Roller grill temperature control assemblies and methods for cooking human food

摘要

Disclosures of roller tube grill temperature control assemblies and methods for human food have a sensing device to fit between a pair of tubes with sides that conform to the tube surface, and an associated temperature-sensing component for detecting the sensing device temperature. An electrical control arrangement in electrical connection with a heating element disposed within a tube can control electricity, with mechanisms to modify the set point. A biasing member biases the sensing device. Such device can also have on or more tube receiving inner openings located between the sides of the device. The sensing device can further be a bushing with one or more generally cylindrical openings to receive roller tube or tubes. The assembly moreover can have an infrared sensing device associated with a tube to sense radiation therefrom for detecting temperature.

主权项

1. In a grill assembly for cooking human food, said assembly having a housing and tubular cooking members rotatably mounted in association with the housing, said cooking members having a cylindrical outer surface, improvements comprising:
a sensing device for mounting in association with the grill assembly to be positioned between at least two roller tubes, the sensing device having first and second sides, each of the first and second sides having an arcuate-shaped surface shaped to correspond to the surface of an adjacent roller tube to contact the tube surface; a temperature-sensing probe mounted with the sensing device for detecting the temperature of the sensing device; and a biasing member, the sensing device and biasing member being configured so that the biasing member can be connected with the sensing device, the biasing member and the housing having configurations so that the biasing member can be secured with the housing so that the sensing device is biased to move part of the sensing device against the cylindrical surfaces of the roller tubes with which it is adjacent.