Patent ID: 6235210
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A recirculating fryer assembly comprising:a fryer vat for holding cooking fluid and receiving food articles for cooking, including an inlet port and an outlet port;a heating element disposed within the vat, or within a recirculation path of the cooking fluid, for heating the cooking fluid used in the fryer;a frame supporting the fryer vat; anda filtration system including:a pump having an inlet port and an outlet port, the pump outlet port coupled to the fryer vat inlet so as to pump cooking fluid into the fryer vat;a continuous filter assembly, including a continuous filter housing, an inlet into the continuous filter housing, an outlet from the continuous filter housing, and a first filter positioned, within the continuous filter housing, operatively between the continuous filter housing inlet and the continuous filter housing outlet;a batch filter assembly, including a holding tank, an inlet into the holding tank, an outlet from the holding tank and a second filter positioned within the holding tank, operatively between the holding tank inlet and the holding tank outlet;a valve having a first inlet in fluid communication with the continuous filter housing outlet, a second inlet in fluid communication with the holding tank outlet, and an outlet in fluid communication with the pump inlet, the valve including a switch operative to control flow of cooking fluid therethrough from a first position in which the first valve inlet is in fluid communication with the continuous filter housing outlet to a second position in which the second valve inlet is in fluid communication with the holding tank outlet.