Automated corn popping apparatus with oil conduit system

Details Automated corn popping apparatus with oil conduit system Automated corn popping apparatus with oil conduit system

1999-05-06

2000-08-08

Alexander, Reginald L.

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Cereal-puffing

Corn-popper type

993238, 993237, A23L 118

Patent

active

060985267

ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses an automated corn popping apparatus including a kettle, a support arrangement for supporting and operating the kettle, a display arrangement for enclosing the corn popping apparatus, a controller for automatically operating the corn popping apparatus, and a conduit system for introducing cooking oil into the kettle. In a preferred embodiment, the kettle includes a kettle and an agitator mechanism. A support arrangement includes a mechanism for rotating the kettle from a position for popping corn to a position for dumping corn into the display arrangement. Also, a shaft mechanism is used for raising and lowering the lid and rotating the agitator mechanism. The shaft mechanism is in fluid association with a source of cooking oil at one end of its length, and has apertures located near the other end of its length so as to provide a conduit for the supply of cooking oil directly into the kettle. The controller includes actuators for necessary mechanical movement, sensors to determine component positions, and a programmer to receive sensor signals and control actuators to achieve automatic corn popping.

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