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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2003
Zhaoxia Xu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automatic fry apparatus. This fry apparatus includes a container ( ) having an open top and a closed bottom for holding and heating oil, a lid ( ) for covering container ( ), a perforated rotary drum ( ) defining therewithin a frying chamber for foods removably installed in container ( ), a motor ( ) operationally connected to drum ( ) through a transmission assembly ( ) for rotating drum ( ), and a forced venting system, which includes a blowing device ( ) and a venting device ( ) for blowing fresh air into the fry apparatus such that the evaporation of food moisture is facilitated and the oil vapor content and odors in the cooking fumes are removed before the air is exhausted into the room. Drum ( ) is partially immersed in the boiling oil for frying foods. When drum ( ) rotates, the food pieces therein are automatically separated and stirred for a homogeneous heating. A control module ( ) controls the whole frying process in a programmed automatic manner, and therefore human involvement and chore are minimized.