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公开(公告)号:US20210127464A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US17256977
申请日:2019-06-28
Applicant: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
Inventor: Johnson THIE , Duncan HELLMERS , Stephen John MCCLEAN
Abstract: An induction heating circuit for an appliance, the induction heating circuit comprising: an AC power supply with an AC monitoring output connected to the active line of the AC power supply, the AC monitoring output providing an indication of current being drawn from the AC power supply; a control circuit comprising at least one processor and a semiconductor current sensor, the semiconductor current sensor arranged to i) detect the current being drawn from the AC power supply and ii) output an output voltage based on the detected current; and an induction driving circuit for driving an inductor of the appliance comprising a semiconductor switch, wherein the semiconductor switch is controlled by the processor based on, at least, the output voltage.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
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).
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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
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
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.
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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.
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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).
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公开(公告)号:US20240280396A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18571458
申请日:2022-06-24
Applicant: Breville Pty Limited
Inventor: Duncan Bruce HELLMERS , Johnson THIE , Stephen John MCCLEAN
IPC: G01F23/263 , A47J31/44
CPC classification number: G01F23/266 , G01F23/268 , A47J31/4428 , A47J31/4457
Abstract: There is disclosed herein a level detection system includes a housing (120) having a plurality of wall portions defining a receiving space for a container (200). The system further includes a capacitor having a first plate (142a) and a second plate (142b), the wall portions including a first wall portion having the first plate (142a) and a second wall portion having the second plate (142b). When the container is in the receiving space, a capacitance of the capacitor depends on a level of substance in the container (200). The system also includes a processor configured to determine the level of the substance in the container (200) based on the capacitance of the capacitor.
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公开(公告)号:US20220151425A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US17435858
申请日:2020-03-09
Applicant: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
Inventor: Duncan Bruce HELLMERS , Stephen John MCCLEAN , Johnson THIE , Richard HOARE
Abstract: An appliance (10) to heat a liquid, the appliance (10) including: a vessel (12) to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel (12) having a generally central upright longitudinal axis (24), a bottom wall (26), and a side wall (28) extending upwardly from the bottom wall (26), with the bottom wall (26) and side wall (28) at least partly enclosing a chamber (40) within which the liquid is heated, with the chamber (40) having an upper region (42) axially spaced from the bottom wall (26), and a lower region (44) located between the bottom wall (26) and the upper region (42); a heating element (50) located within the chamber (40) for relative movement therewithin, with the element (50) at least partly formed of ferromagnetic material; a heater base (14) to be positioned relative to the bottom wall (26) of the vessel (12), the heater base (14) including at least a portion of an induction coil (18); connections to deliver an alternating current to the induction coil (18) so as to deliver a magnetic field to the lower region (44); and wherein the element (50) is movable relative to the coil (18) between an operative position at which the element (50) is located within the lower region (44) so as to be energised by the magnetic field to cause heating of the element (50) so that heat generated by the element (50) can be delivered to the liquid via conduction, and an inoperative position at which the element (50) is located in the upper region (42) so as to no longer place an operative load on the induction coil (18).
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