Patent ID: 6564792
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A47J,F24C

Abstract:
A device for dehumidifying a cooking chamber in an apparatus for cooking food comprising:a. at least one intake pipe having a first end connected to an inlet of the cooking chamber, and at least one second end, opposite to the first end, which is connected to an external environment; b. at least one outlet pipe having a first end connected to an outlet of the cooking chamber, which outlet is located higher than an inlet to the cooking chamber, and a second end, opposite the first end, which is connected to an external environment; c. at least one intercept device of a flow of air predisposed on the at least one outlet pipe, which intercept device comprises a valve for regulating the flow of air along the outlet pipe, comprising a single-acting valve predisposed on the at least one intake pipe for allowing the flow of air to move towards the cooking chamber; d. wherein the single-acting valve is closed when the cooking chamber exhibits an overpressure; e. wherein the single-acting valve operates in a vertical tract of the at least one intake pipe and is provided with a shutter which is normally retained open by the weight thereof, and which is raised into a closed position by effect f a pressure differential.