Patent ID: 6367371
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
An automatic food processing device comprising,a cooking vessel having a heating generally cylindrical inner body and an outer shell surrounding said inner body in a spaced manner to form a compartment between an outer surface of said inner body and said outer shell, said inner body having a cylindrical cavity operative for cooking said food, said cooking vessel being adjustable to disposed in a sloping angle sloping downwards from a high front end to a lower rear end, a first annular ring formed on said out shell and located adjacent to said front end, a second annular ring formed on said outer shell and located adjacent to said rear end, an annular toothed wheel formed at the middle of said outer shell, said cooking vessel being rotatably supported by said first annular ring resting on a first pair of rotary wheels and said second annular ring resting on a second pair of rotary wheels, said annular toothed wheel engaged with a rotary drive gear operative for rotating said cooking vessel, said first pair of rotary wheels, second pair of rotary wheels and rotary drive gear being rotatably mounted on a support base adjustable for varying said sloping angle of said cooking vessel, a front end cap removably disposed at said front end of said cooking vessel, and an input hopper mounted on said front cap and operative for receiving food to be loaded into said cooking vessel, a rear end cap removably disposed at said rear end of said cooking vessel, and an exit chute mounted to said rear end cap and operative for releasing said food from said cooking vessel after cooking.