Patent ID: 8522672
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A food cooking oven comprising: a cooking chamber having an entrance for receiving a food item to be cooked, on a skewer having ends protruding from the food item, and an exit for discharging the food item on the skewer after cooking of the food item in the cooking chamber; at least two heaters located in the cooking chamber for cooking food items on skewers in the cooking chamber; a control circuit for controlling operation of the heaters, individually, in terms of at least one of time of operation of the heaters and power supplied to the heaters; a conveyor apparatus located in the cooking chamber for conveying food items on skewers successively, from the entrance, past the heaters for cooking, and to the exit, wherein the conveyor apparatus includes first and second opposed, spaced apart discs commonly mounted concentrically on a rotating shaft, a plurality of first and second clamps, the first and second clamps being peripherally mounted on the first and second discs, respectively, wherein a transfer assembly for transferring a food item on a skewer at the entrance of the cooking chamber to a pair of the first and second clamps for clamping by the pair of clamps and conveying by the first and second discs through the cooking chamber and past the heaters, wherein the transfer assembly includes first rollers for opening the pair of clamps to receive the ends of the skewer, and a release assembly for opening the pair of clamps at the exit of the cooking chamber and releasing the ends of the skewer for discharging the food item on the skewer and the skewer from the cooking chamber after cooking of the food item, wherein the release assembly includes second rollers for opening the pair of clamps to release the ends of the skewer; and a user control device for entering a cooking control signal for the control circuit to control the heaters as the conveyer apparatus conveys food items on skewers past the heaters.