Patent ID: 7036425

Claim:
A mechanism for controlling a basket in a deep fryer, the mechanism comprising: a bracket to hold the basket; a driving device coupled to the basket through the mechanism and adapted to move the basket upward and downward relative to the deep fryer; a driven device coupling the bracket to the driving device and including a seat fixedly mounted on a free end of the driving device, a guiding slot defined in a top portion of the seat, a limit formed inside the seat and having a guiding shaft extending upward from a top face of the limit to correspond to and be received in the guiding slot to allow the limit to move horizontally inside the seat and an enclosure enclosing the seat and fixed to a portion of the driving device, the enclosure having a pushbutton slidably mounted on top of the enclosure such that movement of the driving device causes the seat to move; a recoil spring arranged at a rear side of the limit and the pushbutton respectively so that a recoil force of the recoil spring returns the limit after the limit is moved; and a bracket receiving the basket therein and comprising a first U-shaped arm and a second U-shaped arm pivotally extending out to be pivotally received in a first pivot cutout and a second pivot cutout in the enclosure respectively, the first U-shaped arm further having a bend formed in a mediate portion of the first U-shaped arm to be pivotally received in a cutout defined in the limit; wherein the driving device comprises a motor; wherein the driving device comprises a motor shaft alternately extending out of the motor and a sleeve securely formed on a side of the motor to receive therein the motor shaft; and further comprising a guiding rod securely provided beside the motor shaft and a ring formed on an outer side face of the enclosure to allow a free end of the guiding rod to extend therethrough.