US 11,937,614 B2
Smoke generating assembly for an indoor smoker
Daniel Carballo, Louisville, KY (US); Andrew Schiller, Louisville, KY (US); and Tomas Garces, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,384.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361515 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23B 4/052 (2006.01)
CPC A23B 4/052 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indoor smoker comprising:
a cabinet;
a smoking chamber positioned within the cabinet; and
a smoke generating assembly for providing a flow of smoke into the smoking chamber, the smoke generating assembly comprising:
a smoke barrel defining a smoldering chamber that extends between a first end and a second end along a central axis, the smoke barrel being configured for receiving combustible material;
an auger positioned within the smoke barrel and being rotatable about the central axis for selectively urging the combustible material from the first end toward the second end of the smoldering chamber;
a smoldering heater positioned adjacent the smoke barrel for smoldering the combustible material as the auger advances the combustible material past the smoldering heater, wherein an igniter gap is defined between the second end of the smoke barrel and the smoldering heater;
a container positioned below the smoke barrel and the smoldering heater for receiving and extinguishing the combustible material; and
a dust deflector positioned below the smoldering heater for directing pellet dust toward a rear of the container.