Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Reindert Jannes Van Wifferen

Petrus Johannes Bremer

Sipke Theo Douma

Martijn Van Zutphen

Ingrid Hietbrink

Timotheus Johannes Maria Van Aken

Manel Josefien Leuverink

Marc Alexander Pastoors

Rogier Enrico De Haas

Christian Zainitzer

Adarsh Shrivastava

Rudolf Wurmitzer

A radiation grill unit () comprises (i) a food support unit (), (ii) a radiation unit () that includes a reflector () (with reflector opening ()) hosting an IR radiation heater (), wherein the radiation unit () is configured to provide IR radiation () in a direction of the food support unit (), and (iii) a radiation grill unit cavity () configured to host a drip tray (). A radiation unit housing includes a convection channel between (i) a back side of the reflector, opposite a front side that reflects IR radiation in the direction of the food support unit, and (ii) an inner surface of the radiation unit housing. The housing further comprises a lower opening below a lower part edge of the reflector and an upper opening above an upper part edge of the reflector to define a lower end and an upper end, respectively, of the convection channel.

Radiation grill

A radiation grill unit () comprises (i) a food support unit () with bars (), (ii) a radiation unit () that includes a reflector () (with reflector opening ()) hosting an IR radiation heater (), wherein the radiation unit () is configured to provide IR radiation () in a direction of the food support unit (), and (iii) a radiation grill unit cavity () configured to host a drip tray (). The drip tray is configured in the radiation grill unit cavity below a lower part edge of the reflector and out of a line of sight of direct IR radiation from the IR radiation heater. The drip tray further comprises a drip tray face and at least one drip tray reservoir configured at a side edge of the drip tray in a location that does not receive direct IR radiation, and configured to store a lipid comprising liquid.

The invention provides a radiation grill unit () comprising (i) a food support unit (), for instance with bars (), (ii) a radiation unit () comprising a reflector () (with reflector opening ()) hosting an (electrical) IR radiation heater (), wherein the radiation unit () is optionally configured to provide IR radiation () in a direction of the food support unit (), and (iii) a radiation grill unit cavity () configured to host a drip tray () (with edge ()).

A radiation grill unit () comprises (i) a food support unit (), (ii) a radiation unit () that includes a reflector () (with reflector opening ()) hosting an IR radiation heater (), wherein the radiation unit () is configured to provide IR radiation () in a direction of the food support unit (), and (iii) a radiation grill unit cavity () configured to host a drip tray (). The reflector comprises (i) an upper part having a parabolic shape with an upper part edge and (ii) a lower part with a lower part edge, wherein the lower part includes (a) only one face, (b) two faces, or (c) more than two faces, wherein each face includes a straight segment shape.

The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food of increased variance with improved cooking time and also improved food quality, a desk-appliance apparatus () for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (), an air movement device (), a heating device (), and air guiding means (). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure () at least partly enclosing a receiving volume () for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls () and a bottom wall (), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening () for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device. The air guiding means provide an air duct arrangement () from the discharge opening via the heating device and the air movement device to the air entry opening. The heating device is arranged out-of-sight of the receiving volume.

Air-based fryer

The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food with hot air with an improved flow characteristic, an apparatus () for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (), an air movement device (), a heating device (), and air guiding means (). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure () at least partly enclosing a receiving volume () for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls () and a bottom wall (), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening () for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device. The air guiding means provide an air duct arrangement () from the discharge opening via the heating device and the air movement device to the air entry opening. The air movement device is a fan () with an air inlet () and an air outlet (), and the fan is provided sidewards of the food preparation chamber.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Reindert Jannes Van Wifferen