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EP-4537021-B1 - APPLIANCE FOR COOKING DISHES

EP4537021B1EP 4537021 B1EP4537021 B1EP 4537021B1EP-4537021-B1

Inventors

  • Crisà, Fabrizio
  • MARTELLI, Manuele

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20230531

Claims (10)

  1. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes, comprising: - an oven (2) having a cavity (3) and a door (4) associated with a front surface (3A) of the cavity (3) and said door (4) being configured to selectively provide access inside the cavity (3) of the oven (2); - a cooking hob (6) comprising at least one heating element (7), the cooking hob (6) defining an upper surface (1A) of the cooking appliance (1); - at least one inlet opening (8) provided in said upper surface (1A) of the cooking hob (6); - at least one outlet opening (9); - a downdraft hood (10) having at least one suction assembly (11) configured to suck the cooking fumes through said at least one inlet opening (8) and to expel them through said outlet opening (9); - a conduit system (12) comprising a cooking fumes path (12a, 12b) for the sucked fumes to flow between the inlet opening (8) and the outlet opening (9); - a filter (13) for filtering the sucked cooking fumes, said filter (13) being arranged in said cooking fumes path (12a, 12b), said filter (13) being placed upstream of said suction assembly (11); characterized in that the appliance comprises a temperature probe (60) arranged in a chamber (160, 170) associated with the cooking fumes suction path (12a, 12b), said temperature probe (60) being accessible when said door (4) allows access inside the cavity (3) of the oven (2).
  2. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 1, comprising a dividing element (171) mechanically connected to the front surface of the oven (2), said dividing element (171) being movable between a closed position in which it prevents access to the chamber (160, 170) and an open position in which it allows access to the chamber (160, 170), said temperature probe (60) being accessible when said dividing element (171) is in the open position.
  3. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 2, wherein said dividing element (171) in its closing position, has a first surface (171a) visible by the user and a second surface (171b), opposite the first surface (171a) hidden from the user's view.
  4. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 3, comprising a pocket (61) configured to house the temperature probe (60) when the latter is not in use, said pocket (61) is obtained on the second surface (171b) of the dividing element (171).
  5. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 1, comprising a control interface (172) configured to control the functionality of the appliance, said temperature probe (60) being in signal communication with said control interface (172) to transmit data related to the temperature of the dish.
  6. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 5, wherein said signal communication occurs by means of a wireless connection.
  7. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 5, wherein said signal communication occurs by means of a wired connection.
  8. Appliance (1) according to claim 7, wherein: - the temperature probe (60) comprises a sensitive element (60a) adapted to acquire a signal related to the internal temperature of the dishes being cooked in the oven (2), and a cable (60b) configured to put the sensitive element (60a) in signal communication with the control interface (172), - the oven (2) comprises an inlet configured to receive a portion of the cable (60b) when the sensitive element (60a) is arranged in the cavity (3) of the oven (2) and the door (4) is closed.
  9. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 1, said temperature probe (60) detects at several survey points of its surface the temperature values reached by the food being cooked.
  10. Appliance (1) for cooking dishes according to claim 7, said survey points being distributed along the main extension direction of the temperature probe (60).

Description

Technical Field The present invention relates to an appliance for cooking dishes, in accordance with the preamble of claim 1. In particular, the present invention relates to an appliance for cooking dishes which integrates an oven, a cooking hob and a hood of the type commercially known as a recessed or downdraft hood. State of the art In the state of the art there are known apparatuses for cooking food comprising an oven, a hob and a hood for sucking cooking fumes. In particular, some of such apparatuses have downdraft hoods integrated in the cooking hob or alternatively in the top of a kitchen cabinet where the apparatus for cooking dishes is housed. Such a downdraft hood is configured to generate a descending current having a speed greater than the ascending speed of the fumes due to cooking so that such fumes are sucked towards an opening provided in the cooking hob itself with motion having a downwards direction. For example, documents US 6,455,818 B1 and US3587555A show appliances for cooking dishes comprising an oven and a cooking hob arranged vertically above the oven. Such a cooking hob has a central opening arranged between a plurality of cooking zones and is in fluid communication with a suction assembly, positioned below the cooking hob. In use, the suction assembly is configured to generate a negative pressure which results in a suction effect of the cooking fumes through the central slot. Such an appliance for cooking dishes comprises a filter unit arranged in the slot and vertically removable from the cooking hob to carry out filter cleaning and replacing operations. Temperature probes for measuring the degree of temperature reached by the food are also known. Such temperature probes are independent instruments from the appliance. EP2950067A1 describes an oven comprising a temperature probe which can be used to detect the internal temperature of foods being cooked. Problem of the prior art If such a configuration on the one hand makes the probes more usable as they can be transported or used wherever needed, for example the oven and/or the barbecue at a first home or the oven taken from another home, etc., on the other hand it creates the disadvantage of their storage. In particular, since the probe is independent of the appliance, the storage is also remote from the appliance. This may mean that, when needed, the temperature probe is not located at that site or that the user no longer remembers where it was stored, making it impossible to use. This problem is all the more acute if the temperature probe is not used frequently but only occasionally. There is also a need to increase the measurement speed of the known probes so that the measurements can be taken within a short time of inserting the probe in the dish being cooked. Object of the invention In this context, an object underlying the present invention is to provide an appliance for cooking dishes adapted to facilitate the storage operations of the temperature probe. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide an appliance capable of minimizing the risk of losing the temperature probe during its non-use period. It is further an object of the present invention to provide an appliance capable of minimizing the temperature measurement time of the dishes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, the technical task indicated and the specified objects are achieved by an appliance for cooking dishes according to the independent claim. Further preferred embodiments are specified in the dependent claims. Advantages of the invention By virtue of the present invention, it is possible to provide an appliance for cooking dishes present which houses the temperature probe in a safe manner. Furthermore, by virtue of the present invention, the probe is always available and easily accessible. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of an exemplary, but not exclusive, and therefore nonlimiting preferred embodiment of an appliance for cooking dishes, as illustrated in the appended figures, in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective view, with some elements exploded, of an appliance for cooking dishes according to the present invention;Figure 2 shows a front sectional view of the appliance of Figure 1 adapted to show some internal components thereof, in particular Figure 2 shows the paths taken by the cooking fumes inside the appliance;Figure 3 shows a perspective view of some components of the appliance of Figure 1, in particular Figure 3 highlights the path of a flow of cooking fumes through such components;Figure 4 shows a perspective sectional view of a lower portion of the appliance of Figure 1;Figure 5 shows a perspective sectional view of an upper portion of the appliance of Figure 1;Figure 6 shows a perspective sectional view of a side portion of the appliance of Figure 1;Figure 7 shows a perspective view wi