Patent ID: 11937614
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A smoke generating assembly for providing a flow of smoke in an indoor smoker, the smoke generating assembly comprising:
a smoke barrel defining a smoldering chamber that extends between a first end and a second end along a central axis, the smoke barrel being configured for receiving combustible material;
an auger positioned within the smoke barrel and being rotatable about the central axis for selectively urging the combustible material from the first end toward the second end of the smoldering chamber;
a smoldering heater positioned adjacent the smoke barrel for smoldering the combustible material as the auger advances the combustible material past the smoldering heater, wherein an igniter gap is defined between the second end of the smoke barrel and the smoldering heater;
a mounting bracket defining a barrel aperture, wherein the second end of the smoke barrel is seated in the barrel aperture; and
a plurality of fasteners attaching the smoldering heater to the mounting bracket.