IP Library Granted Patent US 12,310,531
Granted Patent B2
US 12,310,531 · App. 17/714,344 · Granted May 27, 2025

Air fryer drawer and air fryer

Inventors: Yude Han (Hangzhou, CN); Jianxin Chen (Hangzhou, CN); Justin Lim (Toronto, CA); Jason Lepinske (Chicago, IL); Hongyuan Wang (Hangzhou, CN); Guoying He (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: IB Appliances US Holdings, LLC
A47J37/0641A47J37/0664
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Patent No.
US 12,310,531
App. No.
17/714,344
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air fryer drawer includes a panel, a fryer basket fixed to the rear side of the panel to receive food to be fried, and a handle disposed at the front side of the panel, the panel being provided with a transparent area through which a user can observe the conditions of the food being fried in the fryer basket. The handle includes a grip handle segment, and is capable of rotating between a first state and a second state relative to the panel, the grip handle segment being located at the front side of the transparent area when the handle is in the first state to facilitate manipulation of the grip handle segment, and the grip handle segment being deviated from the transparent area when the handle is in the second state to facilitate observation of the conditions of the food being fried in the fryer basket.

Claims (23)

1. An air fryer drawer comprising:

a panel;

a fryer basket fixed to the rear side of the panel to receive food to be fried; and, a handle disposed at the front side of the panel;

wherein the panel is provided with a transparent area through which a user can observe the conditions of the food being fried in the fryer basket;

wherein the handle comprises a grip handle segment;

wherein the handle is rotatable between a first state and a second state relative to the panel, the grip handle segment being located at the front side of the transparent area when the handle is in the first state to facilitate manipulation of the grip handle segment, and the grip handle segment is deviated from the transparent area when the handle is in the second state to facilitate observation of the conditions of the food being fried in the fryer basket

wherein the air fryer drawer comprises a locking device and a device for unlocking;

wherein the locking device locks the handle when the handle is in the first state and is non-rotatable;

wherein the handle rotatable to the second state by unlocking the device for unlocking;

wherein the panel is provided with a receiving portion;

wherein when the device for locking is subjected to a force, the locking device switches between a first position and a second position, wherein one end of the locking device is inserted into the receiving portion when the locking device is in the first position, at which time the handle is non-rotatable, and wherein the one end of the locking device exits the receiving portion when the locking device is in the second position, at which time the handle is rotatable;

wherein the device for unlocking comprises a pressing portion and an upper inclined portion disposed thereon;

the locking device comprises a lower inclined portion; and,

wherein when the pressing portion is pressed, the upper inclined portion moves along the lower inclined portion to move the locking device.

2. The air fryer drawer of claim 1 ,

wherein the air fryer drawer comprises a first elastic member located between the locking device and the handle, and the first elastic member is pressed by the locking device when the locking device moves from the first position to the second position;

wherein when the device for unlocking is released, the elastic force of the first elastic member butts against the locking device, causing the locking device to move to the first position;

the air fryer drawer further comprises a second elastic member located between the device for unlocking and the locking device, wherein when the device for unlocking is released, the butting force of the second elastic member moves the device for unlocking upward, thus preventing the device for unlocking from hindering the movement of the locking device toward the first position.

3. The air fryer drawer of claim 1 , wherein the axis of rotation of the handle relative to the panel is vertically disposed, and the locking device moves perpendicularly to the axis.

4. The air fryer drawer of claim 3 , wherein the handle comprises a horizontal connecting segment whose one end is rotatably connected to the panel and the grip handle segment is connected to the other end of the horizontal connecting segment, the locking device being disposed on the horizontal connecting segment.

5. The air fryer drawer of claim 4 , wherein an other end of the grip handle segment is extended downward and connected to another horizontal connecting segment, the another horizontal connecting segment being rotatably connected to the panel.

6. The air fryer drawer of claim 3 , wherein the air fryer drawer comprises at least one spindle rotatably connected to the handle and the panel, wherein a spindle of the at least one spindle is provided with a through hole for the locking device to pass through.

7. An air fryer comprising a main body having a cooking chamber, and the air fryer drawer of claim 1 , the air fryer drawer being removably inserted into the cooking chamber.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 069837/0553 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST
To: IB APPLIANCES INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC; IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069839/0542 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
To: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066073/0686 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYANCE TYPE FROM SECURITY INTEREST TO ASSIGNMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 065524 FRAME 0312. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: INSTANT BRANDS LLC; INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (TEXAS) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.; URS-1 (CHARLEROI) LLC; EKCO GROUP, LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (GHC) LLC; URS-2 (CORNING) LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (LATIN AMERICA) LLC; EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC.; EKCO MANUFACTURING OF OHIO, INC.; CORELLE BRANDS (CANADA) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (CANADA) HOLDING INC.; INSTANT BRANDS INC.
To: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065851/0474 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (TEXAS) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS LLC; URS-1 (CHARLEROI) LLC; EKCO GROUP, LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (GHC) LLC; URS-2 (CORNING) LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (LATIN AMERICA) LLC; EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC.; EKCO MANUFACTURING OF OHIO, INC.; CORELLE BRANDS (CANADA) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (CANADA) HOLDING INC.; INSTANT BRANDS INC.
To: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065524/0312 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2022
From: HAN, YUDE; CHEN, JIANXIN; LIM, JUSTIN; LEPINSKE, JASON; WANG, HONGYUAN; HE, GUOYING
To: INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 059824/0492 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202120815780.0 · Apr 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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