Fryer for commercial use

• US 6,980,867 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2001
• Issued: 12/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paloma Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Paloma Industries Limited (Paloma Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Motoharu, Kito, Shoji, Suzuki, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Paul L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHECHTMAN, SEAN P
• Application Number:
  US09/903,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20020005119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,630 Days
• Field of Search: 700/1, 700 14- 17, 700/21, 700 78- 81, 700/83, 700/211, 993/24, 993/25, 993/36, 993/37, 993/42, 993/44, 702/177, 702/178, 299/507, 219/507
• US Class Current: 700/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/32 Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/1266 Control devices, e.g. to control temperature, level or quality of the frying liquid
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/082 on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination

Abstract

A fryer controller is provided with a calendar function. In addition, a maintenance execution time is set for each maintenance item by operating a switch on an operating panel 16. When the maintenance execution time reaches a preset time, an asterisk * is displayed on a display portion 18 of the operating panel 16. In this way, a maintenance schedule is precisely managed.

Claims

1. A commercial fryer for cooking a food by using predetermined heating means, said commercial fryer comprising:

(a) means for setting a maintenance time of each of a plurality of maintenance items wherein a user arbitrarily sets a weekly or monthly time cycle of maintenance for executing each of said maintenance items and a calendar date for a standard date of said time cycle;

(b) means for tracking calendar dates and determining when said maintenance time for each of said plurality of maintenance items occurs;

(c) means for informing said user when each calendar date occurs for executing each one of said maintenance items set by said maintenance time setting means, said informing means displays a predetermined sign on an operating panel of said commercial fryer; and

(d) means for displaying each one of said user informed maintenance items after said predetermined sign is displayed on said operating panel.

2. A cooking utensil as recited in claim 1, wherein after informing said user of the execution time, said execution time is automatically removed by performing the corresponding one of said maintenance items.