US 11,737,600 B2
Configurable air fryer and method of operating the same
Ingrid Hietbrink, Eindhoven (NL)
Assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Appl. No. 17/787,297
Filed by KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
PCT Filed Dec. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/087178
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123277, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19217827 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0015314 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 39/00 (2006.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); F24C 15/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0641 (2013.01) [A23L 5/12 (2016.08); F24C 15/322 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air fryer comprising:
a cooking chamber delimited by a first wall;
an inner cooking chamber within the cooking chamber, the inner cooking chamber has a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from the first opening, and a second wall extending between the first opening and the second opening;
a duct defined by a space between the first wall and the second wall, the duct providing a fluid connection between the first opening and the second opening;
a heater to heat the inner cooking chamber; and
a fan to receive air from axial directions and move the air radially, wherein the fan is axially movable relative to the inner cooking chamber such that the air fryer is configurable to adopt:
a first configuration in which the fan is positioned in the duct and arranged to axially receive air from the inner cooking chamber via the first opening and move the air radially towards the first wall, the first wall being arranged to guide the air to the second opening via the duct; and
a second configuration in which the fan is positioned in the inner cooking chamber and arranged to axially receive air from the duct via the first opening and move the air radially towards the second wall, the second wall being arranged to guide the air into the duct via the second opening.