Air fryer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12502029-B2
Application number	US-202017772131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2020
Priority date	Jan 17, 2020
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

An air fryer includes a housing, in which a cooking cavity and a heating cavity are formed, the heating cavity being located behind the cooking cavity; a heating device, which is arranged in the housing to heat the cooking cavity; and a food container, which is placed inside the cooking cavity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An air fryer, comprising:
a housing defining a cooking cavity and a heating cavity, the heating cavity being located behind the cooking cavity; a heating device arranged in the housing to heat the cooking cavity; and a food container configured to receive food to be fried, the food container being adapted to be placed in the cooking cavity; wherein the heating cavity has a lower portion provided with a heating-cavity air outlet, the food container has a rear end provided with an air guiding edge, and when the food container is placed in the cooking cavity, the air guiding edge is located below the heating-cavity air outlet to guide airflow from the heating-cavity air outlet to the food container.

2 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding edge obliquely extends rearwards and upwards in a front-and-rear direction.

3 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a length of the air guiding edge in a front-and-rear direction to a height of the air guiding edge in an up-and-down direction is 1-5.

4 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a length of the air guiding edge in a front-and-rear direction to a height of the air guiding edge in an up-and-down direction is 2-4.

5 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a length of the air guiding edge in a front-and-rear direction to a height of the air guiding edge in an up-and-down direction is 2.5-3.5.

6 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding edge extends rearwards and upwards in an arc shape, and a minimum angle between a tangent line at a rear end of the air guiding edge and a horizontal direction is 45″90 degrees.

7 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding edge extends rearwards and upwards in an arc shape, and a minimum angle between a tangent line at a rear end of the air guiding edge and a horizontal direction is 50-70 degrees.

8 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding edge extends rearwards and upwards in an arc shape, and a minimum angle between a tangent line at a rear end of the air guiding edge and a horizontal direction is 60 degrees.

9 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a heating member and a hot air fan, and the heating cavity has a front surface provided with a heating-cavity air inlet.

10 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the heating-cavity air outlet comprises a plurality of sub air outlets spaced apart in a left-and-right direction.

11 . The air fryer according to claim 10 , wherein each sub air outlet is provided with an air blocking piece extending upwards.

12 . The air fryer according to claim 11 , wherein the air blocking piece is located at a left edge or a right edge of each sub air outlet.

13 . The air fryer according to claim 12 , wherein the heating device comprises a heating member and a hot air fan, the hot air fan rotates clockwise when viewed from rear to front, the air blocking piece is located at the left edge of each sub air outlet; or the hot air fan rotates clockwise when viewed from front to rear, the air blocking piece is located at the right edge of each sub air outlet.

14 . The air fryer according to claim 11 , wherein a length of each air blocking piece in a vertical direction increases gradually from inside to outside.

15 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a heating member and a hot air fan, and the heating cavity comprise:
a vertical portion, the heating-cavity air outlet being defined in a lower surface of the vertical portion; and a circular portion located above the vertical portion and coupled to the vertical portion, the heating member and the hot air fan being arranged in the circular portion.

16 . The air fryer according to claim 15 , wherein a central axis of the hot air fan and a central axis of the circular portion are misaligned.

17 . The air fryer according to claim 15 , wherein the hot air fan rotates clockwise when viewed from rear to front, and in a left-and-right direction a central axis of the hot air fan is located at a left side of a central axis of the circular portion; or the hot air fan rotates clockwise when viewed from front to rear, and in the left-and-right direction, the central axis of the hot air fan is located at a right side of the circular portion.

18 . The air fryer according to claim 15 , wherein in an up-and-down direction, a central axis of the hot air fan is located below a central axis of the circular portion.

19 . The air fryer according to claim 15 , wherein a distance between an outer circumferential edge of the hot air fan and an inner circumferential face of the circular portion increases gradually in a rotation direction of the hot air fan.

Assignees

• Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Zhibo
• Liu Huayong
• Du Zujing
• Yao Liang
• Wu Huimin
• Xiao Fufeng

Classifications

• A47J37/0641 Primary

  with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers · CPC title