Patent ID: 9211038
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A cooking appliance comprising: a vat and a lid that define and enclose a cooking chamber, said lid having a viewing window and said cooking chamber having an air inlet and an air and cooking vapor outlet; a suction device in fluid flow communication with said outlet; a control box housing said suction device; an electric heating resistor connected to and supported by, said control box and disposed inside said vat; and a filtering device with which said suction device is associated, wherein: air introduced through said inlet is directed toward said outlet while passing under said viewing window to scavenge cooking vapors under said window and prevent the appearance of steam that would block a view of the contents of said vat; said suction device is supported by said control box; and said viewing window is visible from outside the appliance when food is being cooked; said control box is constructed and mounted to be separable from said vat together with said suction device and said electric heating resistor; said filtering device comprises a filter unit that is removably mounted relative to said suction device; and said filter unit is located between said air and cooking vapor outlet and said suction device to filter air and cooking vapor leaving said cooking chamber, and said filter unit comprises a presence detecting means provided for actuating a switch that enables said appliance to operate when the filter unit is in place inside said appliance and events said appliance from operating when said filter unit is not in place inside said appliance.