AUTOMATED COOKING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MANAGING BASKET WORKFLOW FOR FOOD PREPARATION

    公开(公告)号:EP4316320A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-07

    申请号:EP23210456.2

    申请日:2022-04-28

    IPC分类号: A47J37/12

    摘要: An automated cooking system (10) is provided for adding labor and time efficiencies in food production environments such as restaurants. The automated cooking system (10) includes at least a fryer (12), a dispensing freezer (18), a hot holding station (20), a plurality of baskets (16), and a gantry system (22). The gantry system (22) includes a gantry control (26) for a gantry (24), configured to engage and move each of the baskets (16). A method for managing basket workflow during food preparation at an automated cooking system (10) is described. Further, a method for managing basket workflow at a dispensing freezer (18) during food preparation at an automated cooking system (10) is described. The automated cooking system (10) and methods provide repetition of basket loading and discharge cycles such that the gantry (24) can fully manage and automate cooking using up to 6 or more baskets (16) at the fryer (12), thereby maximizing food product throughput in the standard footprint space for the fryer (12).

    STAGED FRYER HEATING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4233650A3

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-18

    申请号:EP23174588.6

    申请日:2022-03-02

    IPC分类号: A47J37/12

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer program products for controlling a heating system (40) in a fryer (10). At startup, a setpoint temperature (T SP ) for a cooking medium (36) is set to a melt temperature (T MELT ). While in melt mode, each of a plurality of heating elements (44-47) each located in a different region of a fry pot (12, 14) is sequentially activated to control an amount of heat provided to the cooking medium. Once the cooking medium has reached the melt temperature, the setpoint temperature is increased to a target cooking temperature (T TCT ). While in cooking mode, if an order to cook a food product is not received within a predetermined time period, the setpoint temperature is set to an idle temperature (T IDLE ) which is below the target setpoint temperature and above the melt temperature. The target cooking temperature is adjusted using a set of setpoint bias temperatures that is selected based on a cooking load.

    STAGED FRYER HEATING SYSTEM
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4052623A2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-07

    申请号:EP22159724.8

    申请日:2022-03-02

    IPC分类号: A47J37/12

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer program products for controlling a heating system (40) in a fryer (10). At startup, a setpoint temperature (T SP ) for a cooking medium (36) is set to a melt temperature (T MELT ). While in melt mode, each of a plurality of heating elements (44-47) each located in a different region of a fry pot (12, 14) is sequentially activated to control an amount of heat provided to the cooking medium. Once the cooking medium has reached the melt temperature, the setpoint temperature is increased to a target cooking temperature (T TCT ). While in cooking mode, if an order to cook a food product is not received within a predetermined time period, the setpoint temperature is set to an idle temperature (T IDLE ) which is below the target setpoint temperature and above the melt temperature. The target cooking temperature is adjusted using a set of setpoint bias temperatures that is selected based on a cooking load.

    COOKING SYSTEMS WITH WASHING ELEMENTS AND SPREADER BAR

    公开(公告)号:EP3429442A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-23

    申请号:EP17767590.7

    申请日:2017-03-17

    IPC分类号: A47J37/00 A47J37/12

    摘要: Systems and methods for delivering a cooking medium in a cooking apparatus are disclosed. A delivery system includes a rotary valve having a rotary inlet and a plurality of rotary outlets. The rotary inlet is configured to be in fluid communication with a source of cooking medium and the plurality of rotary outlets are configured to be in fluid communication with a corresponding plurality of receptacles. A rotary position sensor generates a signal, having continuous angular position resolution, based on an angular position of the rotary valve. A controller receives the signal generated by the rotary position sensor and selectively places the rotary inlet in fluid communication with one of the plurality of rotary outlets based on the signal generated by the rotary position sensor. The rotary position sensor may include a Hall-effect sensor that functions at elevated operating temperatures associated with the cooking medium.

    LIP SEALS FOR COOKING APPARATUS AND COOKING APPARATUS HAVING LIP SEAL
    7.
    发明公开
    LIP SEALS FOR COOKING APPARATUS AND COOKING APPARATUS HAVING LIP SEAL 审中-公开
    LIP密封圈烹饪设备和KOCH设备中的唇形密封

    公开(公告)号:EP2882319A2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-17

    申请号:EP13828074.8

    申请日:2013-08-08

    发明人: SUMMONS, Gary, F.

    IPC分类号: A47J27/08

    摘要: A cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber configured to hold a cooking medium therein, a lid configured to cover the cooking chamber, and a sealing member disposed between the lid and the cooking chamber to create a seal between the cooking chamber and the lid. The lid comprises a lid liner and a retaining member disposed on an inner surface of the lid, the retaining member configured to retain the sealing member adjacent to an edge of the lid. The sealing member comprises a lip portion comprising an upper leg and a lower leg, each disposed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sealing member to substantially form a V shape at one longitudinal end of the sealing member, and a ridge portion comprising an upper ridge and a lower ridge, each disposed at an opposite longitudinal end of the sealing member.

    Ventless hood for a deep fat fryer
    8.
    发明公开
    Ventless hood for a deep fat fryer 失效
    Abzugslose HaubefürFriteusen。

    公开(公告)号:EP0420373A2

    公开(公告)日:1991-04-03

    申请号:EP90301919.8

    申请日:1990-02-22

    发明人: Moore, David O.

    IPC分类号: A47J36/38 A47J37/12 F24C15/20

    摘要: A ventless hood (2) for a commercial deep fat frying pressure cooker (1) having a pot (10) in which cooking is performed by the use of a heated cooking oil bath and steam under pressure derived from the moisture in the food being cooked. The hood (2) comprises a vertical portion at the rear of the cooker and a forwardly extending open-bottom portion spaced from and overlying the pot. The forwardly extending portion of the hood (2) supports a pair of angularly related baffle filters (45,46) surmounted by a metallic mesh filter (67) and a charcoal filter (68). A fan (78) in the vertical portion of the hood draws ambient air and cooking gasses through these filters. A water tank (86) is mounted behind the cooker together with a pump (91) to recirculate the water in the tank through a heat exchanging radiator (73) located between the filters and the fan to cool the water. During the cooking cycle excess steam and vaporized cooking oil are introduced into the water bath which acts as a scrubber and condenses the majority of the steam and vaporized cooking oil. Residual non-condensables, uncondensed steam, vaporized cooking oil and unabsorbed odors are vented from the water tank directly to the bottom of the forward hood portion. At the end of the cooking cycle all of the cooking gasses are vented into the water bath prior to opening of the cooking pot.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于商业深层油炸压力锅(1)的无通风罩(2),其具有锅(10),其中通过使用加热烹饪油浴进行烹饪和在烹调食物中的来自水分的压力下进行蒸汽 。 罩(2)包括位于炊具后部的垂直部分和与罐隔开并且覆盖在锅上的向前延伸的开口底部部分。 罩(2)的向前延伸的部分支撑由金属网过滤器(67)和炭过滤器(68)所覆盖的一对角度相关的挡板过滤器(45,46)。 机罩垂直部分的风扇(78)通过这些过滤器吸收环境空气和烹饪气体。 水箱(86)与泵(91)一起安装在炊具的后面,以通过位于过滤器和风扇之间的热交换散热器(73)将罐中的水再循环以冷却水。 在烹饪周期期间,将多余的蒸汽和蒸发的烹饪油引入作为洗涤器的水浴中并冷凝大部分蒸汽和蒸发的食用油。 剩余的不可冷凝物,未冷凝的蒸汽,蒸发的烹饪油和未吸收的气味从水箱直接排放到前罩部分的底部。 在烹饪周期结束时,所有烹饪气体在打开烹饪锅之前都被排放到水浴中。

    Pressure cooker having a locking device
    9.
    发明公开
    Pressure cooker having a locking device 失效
    压力机的锁定机构

    公开(公告)号:EP0341823A3

    公开(公告)日:1990-04-18

    申请号:EP89303485.0

    申请日:1989-04-10

    IPC分类号: E05C5/02 A47J27/08

    摘要: A simple to operate locking mechanism for a pressure cooker, the locking mechanism having a locking arm rotatable from a fully open to a fully locked position, the locking arm (11) being operatively connected to a cam shaft assembly (30) which is rotatable with the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being slidably axially in a cam shaft sleeve (40) rotatably mounted in a displacement member (20) which causes the cam shaft assembly to be axially displaced as it is rotated by the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being moveable from a retracted to an extended position as the locking arm moves from a fully open to an intermediate position. A safety mechanism (51-57) is provided to prevent rotation of the locking arm from the intermediate to the fully locked position in the event the cam shaft assembly is not fully extended. A pressure responsive safety mechanism (58, 59) is also provided to prevent opening movement of the locking mechanism in the event the cooker is under pressure.

    Pressure cooker having a locking device
    10.
    发明公开
    Pressure cooker having a locking device 失效
    VerriegelvorrichtungfürHochdruckgefäss。

    公开(公告)号:EP0341823A2

    公开(公告)日:1989-11-15

    申请号:EP89303485.0

    申请日:1989-04-10

    IPC分类号: E05C5/02 A47J27/08

    摘要: A simple to operate locking mechanism for a pressure cooker, the locking mechanism having a locking arm rotatable from a fully open to a fully locked position, the locking arm (11) being operatively connected to a cam shaft assembly (30) which is rotatable with the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being slidably axially in a cam shaft sleeve (40) rotatably mounted in a displacement member (20) which causes the cam shaft assembly to be axially displaced as it is rotated by the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being moveable from a retracted to an extended position as the locking arm moves from a fully open to an intermediate position. A safety mechanism (51-57) is provided to prevent rotation of the locking arm from the intermediate to the fully locked position in the event the cam shaft assembly is not fully extended. A pressure responsive safety mechanism (58, 59) is also provided to prevent opening movement of the locking mechanism in the event the cooker is under pressure.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于压力锅的简单操作锁定机构,该锁定机构具有可从完全打开到完全锁定位置的锁定臂,所述锁定臂(11)可操作地连接到凸轮轴组件(30),所述凸轮轴组件 所述锁定臂,所述凸轮轴组件在可旋转地安装在位移构件(20)中的凸轮轴套(40)中可滑动地轴向地移动,所述位移构件(20)使得当所述凸轮轴组件在被所述锁定臂旋转时轴向移位,所述凸轮轴 当锁定臂从完全打开移动到中间位置时,组件可从缩回位置移动到延伸位置。 在凸轮轴组件没有完全伸出的情况下,提供安全机构(51-57)以防止锁定臂从中间到完全锁定位置的旋转。 还提供压力响应安全机构(58,59)以防止在炊具处于压力下的情况下锁定机构的打开运动。