JPWO2020163710A5

JPWO2020163710A5 -

Info

Publication number: JPWO2020163710A5
Application number: JP2021546777A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-02-14

Claims

A cooking system for food preparation, comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a lid moveable relative to the housing, wherein the lid and the housing cooperate to form a cooking chamber;
a heating element mounted within the lid;
delivering liquid to the heating element during operation of the cooking system, such that the heating element is operable to convert liquid to vapor for delivery to the cooking chamber during operation of the cooking system; and a fluid conduit for a cooking system.

2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein a liquid source is outside the housing and the lid.

3. The cooking system of Claim 2, wherein the liquid source includes a reservoir attachable to at least one of the housing and the lid.

The cooking system is operable in multiple cooking modes including a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, wherein the first cooking mode is a wet cooking mode and the second cooking mode is a dry cooking mode. 2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the cooking system is in mode.

5. The cooking system of claim 4 , wherein in the first cooking mode the liquid is converted to steam during operation of the cooking system.

5. The cooking system of claim 4 , wherein in the first cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a steam cooker.

5. The cooking system of claim 4 , wherein in the second cooking mode, the heating element heats a flow of air circulating within the cooking chamber.

5. The cooking system of claim 4 , wherein in the second cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a non-oil fryer.

5. The cooking system of claim 4 , wherein said heating element is operable in both said first cooking mode and said second cooking mode.

2. The cooking system of claim 1 , wherein said heating element is selected from the group consisting of convective heating elements, conductive heating elements, radiative heating elements and inductive heating elements .

2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit is positioned such that the liquid delivered through the fluid conduit directly contacts the heating element.

2. The cooking system of claim 1, further comprising an air mover configured to circulate the steam generated by the heating element within the cooking chamber.

2. The heating element of claim 1, wherein the heating element comprises a first heating element and the cooking system further comprises a second heating element positioned adjacent one of the side walls and bottom of the housing. cooking system.

A cooking system for food preparation, comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a fluid conduit for delivering liquid to the hollow interior during operation of the cooking system;
a heating element adjacent the outlet of the fluid conduit for heating the hollow interior and for converting the liquid from the outlet to vapor when contacting the heating element; , including
The cooking system is operable in multiple modes including a wet cooking mode and a dry cooking mode, and wherein the heating element is energized in both the wet cooking mode and the dry cooking mode.

15. The cooking system of Claim 14 , further comprising a lid movable relative to the housing.

15. The cooking system of Claim 14 , further comprising a liquid source disposed in fluid communication with the fluid conduit .

16. The cooking system of Claim 15 , wherein the heating element is located within the lid.

15. The cooking system of claim 14 , further comprising a food container receivable within the hollow interior, wherein food is receivable within the food container in both the wet cooking mode and the dry cooking mode.

19. The cooking system of claim 18 , wherein the heating element is positioned at or above the upper region of the food container.

19. The cooking system of claim 18 , further comprising a fan positioned with the heating element at or above the upper region of the food container.

15. The cooking system of claim 14 , further comprising an insert for supporting the food item in either the wet cooking mode or the dry cooking mode.

22. The cooking system of Claim 21 , wherein the insert is receivable within the food container.

15. The cooking system of claim 14 , wherein the cooking appliance is convertible between the wet cooking mode and the dry cooking mode without removing the food item from the hollow interior.

15. The cooking system of claim 14 , wherein said heating element is selected from the group consisting of convective heating elements, conductive heating elements, radiative heating elements and inductive heating elements .

15. The cooking system of claim 14, wherein the outlet of the fluid conduit delivers liquid into direct contact with the heating element.

15. The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising an air mover positioned adjacent to the heating element and configured to circulate the steam generated by the heating element within the hollow interior.

The heating elements include a first heating element positioned within the lid, and the cooking system further includes a second heating element positioned adjacent one of the side walls and bottom of the housing. 16. The cooking system of claim 15, comprising: