公开(公告)号：US20230240477A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18011898

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Eddie SIU ,  Garth RYAN ,  Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Johnson THIE ,  Richard Lehonde HOARE

IPC: A47J43/07 ,  G01V3/08 ,  A47J43/046 ,  H01F7/02

CPC classification number: A47J43/0761 ,  G01V3/081 ,  A47J43/046 ,  A47J43/0722 ,  H01F7/02

Abstract: A kitchen device (100) having: a base (110) with a coupling (120) for receiving an accessory (130), the accessory (130) comprising a magnet and being configured for performing an operation when operated by the kitchen device (100); a controller configured to operate the kitchen device (100), and thereby the accessory (130), to perform the operation; and a magnetometer located in the base (110) and configured to interact with the magnet when the accessory (130) is coupled to the base (110) to provide an accessory signal indicative of a presence of the accessory (130) to the controller, wherein the magnetometer comprises a magnetoresistor.

公开(公告)号：US20240382040A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18689917

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Johnson THIE ,  Stephen John MCCLEAN

IPC: A47J37/08 ,  H05B3/26

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a toaster (2) for toasting bread or other food, the toaster (2) comprising: a body (4) having an upward facing slot (6) to receive a slice of bread or a food to be toasted; a carriage (16) mounted in the body beneath the slot (6) to receive a slice of bread, the carriage (16) being movable between an elevated position and a lowered position; a heating panel (10) mounted to the body (4) in an upright configuration adjacent the carriage (16) for toasting one side of a slice of bread in the carriage (16); a linkage assembly (53) for connecting the heating panel (10) to the carriage (16); wherein, the heating panel (10) has a contracted form when not toasting bread, and an expanded form when toasting bread, the heating panel (10) having a vertical dimension in the contracted form that is less than the vertical dimension in the expanded form, and the linkage assembly (53) is configured to move the carriage (16) from the elevated position to the lowered position when the heating panel (10) moves from the contracted form to the expanded form.

公开(公告)号：US20230354767A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18144286

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Giovanni BAEZ ,  Norman OLIVERIA ,  Gerard WHITE

IPC: A01J11/04 ,  A47J43/044

CPC classification number: A01J11/04 ,  A47J43/044 ,  A47J2043/04472

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a frothing assembly (21) to froth milk in a container (11). The assembly (21) includes: a body (25); a motor (33) fixed to the body and having an output shaft (34) that is rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis (35) of the shaft (34); a frothing device (36) rotatably driven by the shaft (34) and to be submerged in the milk in the container (11); and a perforated member (43) at least partly surrounding the frothing device (36) and spaced from the frothing device (36) by a clearance (44), wherein rotation of the frothing device (36) causes movement of milk in the clearance (44) and movement of milk through the perforated member (43) to be circulated back through the container (11) and the clearance (44) to cause frothing of the milk.

公开(公告)号：US20230090991A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17759552

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED

Inventor： Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Johnson THIE ,  Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Ali TOFAILI ,  Alastair Leonard DOVER, V

IPC: A47J37/08 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/00 ,  H05B3/06 ,  H05B3/24 ,  F24C7/06

Abstract: A toaster heating assembly (55A, 55B) including: a frame (60); a panel (65) at least partly supported by the frame (60); a spacer (80) mounted to the panel (65); and an elongate heating element (93) having a plurality of spaced apart elongate heating element portions (95) supported by the spacer (80), so that the spacer (80) is located between the plurality of heating element portions (95) and the panel (65) to provide a gap (94) between the plurality of heating element portions (95) and the panel (65).

公开(公告)号：US20240324543A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18740643

申请日：2024-06-12

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Giovanni BAEZ ,  Norman OLIVERIA ,  Gerard WHITE

IPC: A01J11/04 ,  A47J43/044

CPC classification number: A01J11/04 ,  A47J43/044 ,  A47J2043/04472

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a frothing assembly (21) to froth milk in a container (11). The assembly (21) includes: a body (25); a motor (33) fixed to the body and having an output shaft (34) that is rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis (35) of the shaft (34); a frothing device (36) rotatably driven by the shaft (34) and to be submerged in the milk in the container (11); and a perforated member (43) at least partly surrounding the frothing device (36) and spaced from the frothing device (36) by a clearance (44), wherein rotation of the frothing device (36) causes movement of milk in the clearance (44) and movement of milk through the perforated member (43) to be circulated back through the container (11) and the clearance (44) to cause frothing of the milk.

公开(公告)号：US20240164566A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18552523

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Johnson THIE

IPC: A47J27/10 ,  A23L5/10 ,  H05B3/26 ,  H05B3/82

CPC classification number: A47J27/10 ,  A23L5/13 ,  A47J2202/00 ,  H05B3/26 ,  H05B3/82 ,  H05B2203/013

Abstract: A sous vide device (10) for at least partial immersion in a liquid (16) contained in a vessel (30), the sous vide device (10) comprising:



a housing (12) defining a cavity (14) for fluidic communication with the vessel (30) to at least partially fill the cavity (14) with the liquid; and,
a heater (32) for heating the liquid (16) in the cavity (14) to generate vapour that displaces some of the heated liquid (16) from the cavity (14) into the vessel (30).

公开(公告)号：US20220240711A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17622919

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Johnson THIE

IPC: A47J31/42 ,  A47J42/40

Abstract: The invention relates to coffee packing and dosing devices and machines and more particularly to a portafilter dosing tools used to control the amount, distribution and/or packing of ground coffee within the filter basket of a portafilter prior to extraction. In one aspect the invention provides a device for vibrating the filter basket to vibrate coffee grounds therein to promote levelling and devoiding prior to tamping. In other aspects the invention provides machines and methods for filling a coffee filter basket with tamped ground coffee to a target level. In still other aspect the invention provides a tool for manually administering a uniform tamping force to coffee during tamping.

公开(公告)号：US20210007319A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16762483

申请日：2018-11-07

Applicant: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED

Inventor： Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Giovanni BAEZ ,  Norman OLIVERIA ,  Gerard WHITE

IPC: A01J11/04 ,  A47J43/044

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a frothing assembly (21) to froth milk in a container (11). The assembly (21) includes: a body (25); a motor (33) fixed to the body and having an output shaft (34) that is rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis (35) of the shaft (34); a frothing device (36) rotatably driven by the shaft (34) and to be submerged in the milk in the container (11); and a perforated member (43) at least partly surrounding the frothing device (36) and spaced from the frothing device (36) by a clearance (44), wherein rotation of the frothing device (36) causes movement of milk in the clearance (44) and movement of milk through the perforated member (43) to be circulated back through the container (11) and the clearance (44) to cause frothing of the milk.

公开(公告)号：US20240374072A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18555916

申请日：2022-04-20

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Johnson THIE

IPC: A47J27/21

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an appliance to heat a liquid, the appliance including: a vessel to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel having a base, and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, with the base and side wall at least partly enclosing a chamber within which the liquid is heated; and a heating element for conductive heating of the base and the liquid in the chamber, wherein the base includes a floor and a raised portion extending from the floor into the chamber, the floor having a major surface to contact the liquid, and the raised portion having at least one minor surface to contact the liquid, the at least one minor surface being inclined relative to the major surface to promote movement of one or more bubbles, formed by heating of the liquid, away from the floor and into the chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20240337616A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18577753

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: Breville Pty Limited

Inventor： Stephen John MCCLEAN ,  Duncan Bruce HELLMERS ,  Johnson THIE

IPC: G01N27/22

CPC classification number: G01N27/223

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a humidity sensor (10) for a cooking appliance (100). The humidity sensor (10) comprises: a sensor assembly (30) comprising: conductive plates (50) having a space located therebetween, wherein the conductive plates (50) are electrically charged and subsequently discharged over time; a dielectric plate (60) locatable in the space between the conductive plates (50), wherein the dielectric plate (60) is removable from the space between the conductive plates (50) for cleaning; a controller (20), in electrical communication with the sensor assembly (30), configured to: measure a capacitive characteristic across the conductive plates (50) whilst the dielectric plate (60) is located in the space; and determine, based on the capacitive characteristic, a humidity measurement indicative of the humidity within the cooking appliance (100).