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HEATED AIR CURTAIN CONTAINER WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE ZONES

  • US 20110005409A1
  • Filed: 07/10/2009
  • Published: 01/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A heated food container having a first temperature zone and a second temperature zone, comprising:

  • an interior chamber sized to contain food items, the interior chamber having a first temperature zone and a second temperature zone;

    an opening providing access to the interior chamber;

    a fan configured to supply an air stream to a duct system;

    a heater configured to heat the air stream;

    wherein the duct system is configured to deliver a portion of the air stream across the opening, creating an air curtain;

    a diverter disposed in the air curtain to divert a portion of the air stream out of the 11 air curtain and into the interior chamber, the diverter configured to cause the second temperature zone to maintain a second temperature different from the first temperature; and

    a temperature control system comprising;

    a user interface;

    an input configured to receive a signal from the user interface, the signal representative of a first temperature; and

    a processing circuit configured to control the heater to bring the first temperature zone to the first temperature.

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