Patent ID: 7647923
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A cooking apparatus, comprising, a barbeque, said barbeque being comprised of a cooking-grid and a barbeque casting; said cooking-grid being configured to hold food over the barbeque casting and to allow heating of the food; said barbeque casting being configured below the cooking-grid and facilitating heating of the food by emitting thermal energy; said cooking-grid being movable such that the distance between the cooking-grid and the barbeque casting can be varied; a temperature measuring device that emits an output signal; a control device for processing the signal received from the temperature measuring device; and a mechanical means for varying the distance between the cooking-grid and the barbeque casting according to said output signal received from said control device, wherein: said temperature measuring device is one or more thermocouples: said one or more thermocouples are fixed onto an intermediate grill surface of said barbeque casting; said barbeque casting is fixed relative to the ground and the height of the cooking-grid can be varied; and in response to a signal from said temperature measuring device indicating high heat, the cooking-grid is automatically raised to a maximum height, thereby maximizing the distance between the cooking-grid and the barbeque casting; wherein one or more additional switches allow the chef to manually control the distance between the cooking-grid and the barbeque casting, allow the chef to select a temperature, and allow the chef to select between an automatic mode and a manual mode.