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Countertop appliance cooking control unit with ejection feature

A technology for control units, appliances, applied in the field of kitchen countertop appliances, which can solve problems such as inexperienced users, dangers, difficulties in assembly and disassembly

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-24
CALPHALON
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For some chefs, this assembly and disassembly operation can be difficult and even dangerous, especially when the utensil is still hot and the user experience is not appropriate for cooking with the utensil

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[0038] The present invention relates to a countertop appliance comprising a cooking control unit, wherein the cooking control unit has an ejection mechanism to facilitate removal of the control unit from the appliance body. The control unit has an attractive industrial design and customary method of operation, and contains the ejection mechanism in an unobtrusive manner. The ejection mechanism is intuitive and easy to operate. The ejection mechanism can be operated with one hand and does not require the user to touch the utensil body which may still be hot from preparing food. In operation, the ejection mechanism drives the control unit out of the appliance (eg, from the first few millimeters), thereby overcoming the lock caused by the friction between the control unit and the appliance body. The control unit can thus be easily retracted from the appliance and cleaned / stored.

[0039] With reference to the accompanying drawings, figure 1is a front view of a first embodiment...

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A cooking control unit for a kitchen-countertop appliance is configured to selectively engage the body of the appliance in operation and to selectively disengage from the appliance body for cleaning. The control unit includes an ejection mechanism that is operable to force the control unit away from the appliance body to cause the disengagement. The ejection mechanism can be related to a cooking selector configured to select a cooking parameter of the food to be prepared. For example, the ejection mechanism can include displacement members such as pins or cams and the cooking selector can include an ejection position. As the cooking selector is adjusted to the ejection position, the control unit is forced away from the body of the countertop appliance by the displacement members.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 077164, filed July 1, 2008, and Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 077162, filed July 1, 2008 Right, these documents are hereby incorporated by reference in this way. technical field [0003] This application relates generally to countertop appliances for preparing food, and more particularly to a detachable cooking control unit for such countertop appliances. Background technique [0004] Countertop appliances for preparing food are ubiquitous in modern kitchens. Professional appliances like pancake pans for waffles and pancakes, ovens, crock pots, pots, grills, mixers, can openers and mini ovens are all vying for countertop space. [0005] In many countertop appliances for cooking, the cooking controls are provided in a self-contained unit that is engageable and detachable from the body of the appliance. This design is to facilitate ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47J36/00
CPCA47J37/08A47J43/04A47J27/004
Inventor J·泰特罗尔特K·多赫蒂L·C·播
Owner CALPHALON
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