Automatic bread-making apparatus
First Claim
1. An automatic bread making apparatus for mixing and kneading dough, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an interior surface, a top surface, a bottom, a pair of sidewalls, and a housing opening;
a baking chamber having interior and exterior surfaces, said baking chamber positioned within said housing to form air space between the interior surface of said housing and the exterior surface of said baking chamber, said baking chamber defining an opening, said opening having an openable top cover;
a baking pan made of a heat-conductive material, said baking pan positioned within said baking chamber to define an air space between the interior surface of said baking chamber and said baking pan;
a first impeller configured to supply and circulate heated air to said air space defined between the interior surface of said baking chamber and said baking pan;
a second impeller configured to provide air circulation to said space defined between the interior surface of said housing and the exterior surface of said baking chamber so as to cool said interior surface of said housing;
a bearing housing positioned below said baking chamber for firmly securing said baking pan to said baking chamber, said bearing housing including means for securing said baking pan so as to prevent rotational movement of said baking pan during mixing and kneading, and for permitting removal of said baking pan from said baking chamber, said bearing housing further comprising a shaft extending from said bearing housing into said baking pan; and
a double-shaft motor, wherein each of said shafts are oriented along an axis, said axis extending from one of said side walls of said housing to said interior surface of said baking chamber, said double-shaft motor coupled between said interior surface of said housing and said exterior surface of said baking chamber, wherein said first impeller and said second impeller are mounted on opposite ends of said double-shaft motor, said first impeller mounted proximate to said baking chamber wall and said second impeller mounted proximate to said housing.
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Abstract
An automatic bread making apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a housing having an interior surface, a baking chamber having interior and exterior surfaces, and a baking pan fabricated from a heat-resistant material. The baking chamber is positioned within the housing to form an air space between the interior surface of the housing and the exterior surface of the baking chamber. The baking chamber is also provided with an openable transparent top cover. The baking pan is positioned within the baking chamber to define an air space between the interior surface of the baking chamber and the baking pan. A first impeller is provided to supply and circulate heated air within the air space defined between the interior surface of the baking chamber and the baking pan. A second impeller is provided to supply cool air to the space defined between the interior surface of the housing and the exterior surface of the baking chamber.
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21 Claims
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1. An automatic bread making apparatus for mixing and kneading dough, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an interior surface, a top surface, a bottom, a pair of sidewalls, and a housing opening; a baking chamber having interior and exterior surfaces, said baking chamber positioned within said housing to form air space between the interior surface of said housing and the exterior surface of said baking chamber, said baking chamber defining an opening, said opening having an openable top cover; a baking pan made of a heat-conductive material, said baking pan positioned within said baking chamber to define an air space between the interior surface of said baking chamber and said baking pan; a first impeller configured to supply and circulate heated air to said air space defined between the interior surface of said baking chamber and said baking pan; a second impeller configured to provide air circulation to said space defined between the interior surface of said housing and the exterior surface of said baking chamber so as to cool said interior surface of said housing; a bearing housing positioned below said baking chamber for firmly securing said baking pan to said baking chamber, said bearing housing including means for securing said baking pan so as to prevent rotational movement of said baking pan during mixing and kneading, and for permitting removal of said baking pan from said baking chamber, said bearing housing further comprising a shaft extending from said bearing housing into said baking pan; and a double-shaft motor, wherein each of said shafts are oriented along an axis, said axis extending from one of said side walls of said housing to said interior surface of said baking chamber, said double-shaft motor coupled between said interior surface of said housing and said exterior surface of said baking chamber, wherein said first impeller and said second impeller are mounted on opposite ends of said double-shaft motor, said first impeller mounted proximate to said baking chamber wall and said second impeller mounted proximate to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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