Patent ID: 8222572

Claim:
A steam generator for a food processor comprising a shell which is separated into a sink and a steam generating chamber, wherein the sink has an inlet for importing water from a water source, and a bottom of the sink has an outlet in communication with the steam generating chamber, and wherein the steam generating chamber comprises a heater inside for heating flowed-in water, and a steam outlet, wherein the sink surrounds the outside of the steam generating chamber, and the heater protrudes upwardly from the bottom of the steam generating chamber, wherein the shell includes an upper shell, a middle shell and a lower shell, the lower shell comprising a bottom board and a first cylindrical side wall extending upwardly from the bottom board, the middle shell comprising a board laid on the first cylindrical side wall and a second cylindrical side wall extending upwardly from the laid board, the upper shell comprising a top board covering the second cylindrical side wall and a third cylindrical side wall extending downwardly from the top board and connected to the laid board of the said middle shell, wherein the third cylindrical side wall is inside the second cylindrical side wall, the space in the third cylindrical side wall forms the steam generating chamber, and the space between the third cylindrical side wall and the second cylindrical side wall forms the said sink.