Toaster oven with automatic feed
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1. An electrical household toasting appliance comprising:
- a conveyor for transporting food items through the appliance from an entrance to an exit;
a first tray member mounted by hinges from the entrance and which supports the food items as they enter the appliance;
a second tray member which is mounted by second hinges from the exit and supports the food items as they exit the appliance;
an electric motor assembly adapted for rotational communication with the conveyor;
a plurality of heating elements connected to an electrical supply; and
at least one mechanism for rotating at least one of the first and second tray members comprising;
a first electric motor; and
a first pivot linkage driven by the first electric motor.
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Abstract
A toaster for everyday household use includes a conveyor which carries items to be toasted past electrical heating panels. The toaster has an entrance wherein the items are inserted horizontally from a feed tray onto the conveyor. The feed tray being a cover for the entrance way, when the toaster is not in use, automatically opens to become a feed mechanism which closes after the item to be cooked has entered the toaster. The apparatus further has another door which functions as a cover for the exit hole of the toaster which automatically opens to dispense the cooked food item upon the end of a cooking cycle.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrical household toasting appliance comprising:
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a conveyor for transporting food items through the appliance from an entrance to an exit; a first tray member mounted by hinges from the entrance and which supports the food items as they enter the appliance; a second tray member which is mounted by second hinges from the exit and supports the food items as they exit the appliance; an electric motor assembly adapted for rotational communication with the conveyor; a plurality of heating elements connected to an electrical supply; and at least one mechanism for rotating at least one of the first and second tray members comprising; a first electric motor; and a first pivot linkage driven by the first electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical household toasting appliance comprising:
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a base member; a body member fastened to said base member, said body member having a generally trapezoidal shape, a plurality of side walls and an entrance and an exit on opposite longitudinal ends thereof; a conveyance assembly for transporting food items through said body member from said entrance to said exit at a speed; a plurality of planar tray members each hinged at one end extending from each of said entrance and said exit; a control means for adjusting said speed of said conveyance assembly; a plurality of heating elements; and at least one mechanism coupled to at least one of the plurality of tray members for rotating at least one of the tray members about its hinge comprising an electric motor and a pivot linkage. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electric household toasting appliance comprising:
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a chain conveyor for transporting food items through the appliance from an entrance to an exit; a first planar tray member having a handle, being mounted by hinges adjacent the entrance, which supports the food items as they enter the appliance; a first mechanism for rotating the first planar tray member which comprises a first electric motor, a motor arm having two ends, mounted at one end to the motor and at the second end to the first planar tray member; a second planer member having a handle, being mounted by hinges adjacent the exit which supports the food items as they leave the appliance, a second mechanism for rotating the second planar tray member which comprises a second electric motor, a second motor arm having two ends, the first end of the second motor arm being attached to the second electric motor and the second end of the second motor arm being attached to the second planar tray member; a plurality of heating elements being disposed substantially parallel to the chain conveyor; a translucent door having a handle being attached by at least one hinge to the appliance; a controller operatively connected to the conveyor and the first and second motors for controlling the opening and closing of the first and second planar tray members.
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