Patent ID: 8567306
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A fryer, comprising: a fryer tank having an oil layer for cooking and a water layer disposed below the oil layer; a heater disposed in the oil layer; a water suction opening at a bottom of the fryer tank, the water suction opening being disposed at an intersection point between a first line, which connects center points of two opposite side walls among side walls of said fryer tank, and a second line, which connects center points of two other opposite side walls among said side walls of said fryer tank, in top view; and a water supply opening formed in one of said side walls of the fryer tank and opening to the water layer, said water supply opening being disposed at a side end part of one of said side walls near a corner of said fryer tank, in top view, said water supply opening discharging water at least in a direction perpendicular to said side wall in which said water supply opening is formed, wherein in plan view, said water supply opening is off-center relative to said water suction opening, wherein water in the water layer is circulated through a water recirculation path disposed between said water suction opening and said water supply opening by being drawn out from said water suction opening and then outputted from said water supply opening into the fryer tank, thus rotating the water layer in the fryer tank in a swirl, the swirl in the water causing the oil in contact with the water to revolve horizontally, wherein said water recirculation path comprises a filtering water tank having a filter; wherein water in the water layer mixed with impurities is drawn out from said water suction opening and then delivered into the filtering water tank where the impurities are filtered out and allowed to settle on a bottom of the filtering water tank; and wherein the filtered water is delivered into the fryer tank from said water supply opening.