Patent ID: 9706870
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A47J,F24C,H05B

Claim:
1. A cooking appliance comprising: at least one housing unit; at least one cooking chamber; at least one steam generation unit configured to supply the at least one cooking chamber with steam, the at least one steam generation unit including at least one removal device comprising at least one pivotable tube; and at least one removable container unit that is associated with the at least one steam generation unit and comprises at least one container portion and at least one holding portion, the at least one container portion including at least one cover comprising a funnel-shaped protective device extending along a length of the cover and at least one opening disposed along the funnel-shaped protective device, the at least one opening including an elongate slot, a width of the elongate slot being larger than a width of a remainder of the opening, and a length of the elongate slot being less than a length of the remainder of the opening, wherein the at least one pivotable tube, at least in portions, is configured to be immersed in the at least one container portion through the elongate slot when the at least one removable container unit is inserted into a corresponding receiving unit next to the at least one cooking chamber, wherein the at least one container portion and the at least one holding portion together have a longitudinal extent that is a multiple of a width of the at least one container portion, wherein the at least the container portion has a height that is a multiple of the width of the at least one container portion, and wherein the at least one container portion is configured to provide a capacity for water to be evaporated that is at least 1 liter.