A TOASTER

摘要

A toaster has a housing ( 100) defining a toasting cavity ( 115). A conveyor mechanism ( 130) is mounted in the toasting cavity (1 15) and longitudinally extends from adjacent a toasting cavity inlet (1 16) to a toasting cavity outlet (117). The conveyor mechanism (130) has a first rack (150) with a plurality of longitudinally extending and laterally spaced first rack elements (155). An upper surface of each of the first rack elements (i 55) defines a first plane. The conveyor mechanism (.130) further has a second rack (170) with a plural ity of longitudinally extending and laterally spaced second rack elements (175) interposed between the first rack elements (155). An upper surface of each of the second rack elements (175) defines a second plane. An upper heating element ( 1 18) is arranged in the toasting cavity (1 35) above the conveyor mechanism ( 130), whilst a lower heating element (1 19) is arranged in the toasting cavity (1 15) below the conveyor mechanism ( 130). A drive mechanism (200) drives the second rack ( 170) along a cyclic path having a conveying phase in which the second plane is disposed above the first plane and the second rack elements (.175) are displaced downstream and a return phase in which the second plane is disposed beneath the first plane and the second rack elements (175) are displaced upstream.