US 12,251,048 B2
System for automatically preparing meals according to a selected recipe and method for operating the same
Gunnar Grass, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to CHEF JASPER INC., Montreal (CA)
Appl. No. 16/635,171
Filed by CHEF JASPER INC., Montréal (CA)
PCT Filed Aug. 2, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/055830
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/026027, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/541,419, filed on Aug. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0154948 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/07 (2013.01) [A47J 44/00 (2013.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.08); A47J 27/004 (2013.01); A47J 36/32 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for automatically preparing meals according to a selected recipe, the system comprising:
a food processing unit for performing a set of food preparation tasks, wherein the food processing unit comprises at least one multifunctional cooking device including at least one load cell and adapted for performing a first food preparation task selected from a group consisting of mixing, stirring and chopping and a second food preparation task comprising heating;
a plurality of food containers, each food container for storing a given ingredient;
an identification unit for identifying the selected given food container;
at least one rail located adjacent to the food processing unit;
a collecting element for collecting a selected given food container of either the plurality of food containers located in a vicinity of the collecting element or from another plurality of food containers located in one of a fridge and a freezer located in a vicinity of the collecting element, the collecting element comprising a grabbing member for grabbing the selected given food container, wherein the grabbing member is adapted to avoid direct interaction with food, and wherein the grabbing member comprises a pair of load cells configured to measure a corresponding weight of a selected food container grabbed by the collecting element;
wherein the collecting element is moveable along the at least one rail to enable smooth movement of the collecting element; and
a control system operatively connected to the food processing unit, to the identification unit and to the collecting element, the control system adapted to manage the food processing unit and the collecting element to thereby prepare food according to the selected recipe,
wherein a preparation of a given meal involving a corresponding plurality of food preparation tasks is performed by a given multifunctional cooking device of the food processing unit, the given multifunctional cooking device performing the corresponding plurality of food preparation tasks without any transfer outside the given multifunctional cooking device to another device in a preparation of a food task prior to completion of the given meal.