Claims
- 1. An apparatus for cooking eggs without eggshells by heat radiation, comprising:
a preparation dish having a top and at least one receptacle open at said top for receiving egg contents; and a shield connected to said preparation dish at a distance above said at least one receptacle and shielding the egg contents to be cooked from direct heat radiation.
- 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
said receptacle covers only a portion of said preparation dish; and said shield at least partially exposes at least one portion of said preparation dish not covered by said receptacle to direct heat radiation.
- 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said shield at least partially exposes at least one portion of said preparation dish not covered by said receptacle to direct heat radiation originating from above said at least one receptacle.
- 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
said receptacle has a bottom; and said portion of said preparation dish not covered by said receptacle is heat-conductively connected to said bottom of said receptacle.
- 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
said receptacle has a bottom; and said bottom of said receptacle is a part of said preparation dish.
- 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
said receptacle has a bottom; and said bottom of said receptacle is integral with said preparation dish.
- 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said receptacle is a recess in said preparation dish.
- 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shield is removably connected to said preparation dish.
- 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said shield shields the egg contents from direct heat radiation originating from above said at least one receptacle.
- 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, including a heat radiation source disposed above said shield for radiating heat towards the egg contents.
- 11. The egg cooker according to claim 10, wherein:
said heat radiation source radiates heat from above said shield towards said preparation dish; a rotary drive is disposed above said shield and is removably connected to said preparation dish and to said shield for rotating said preparation dish together with said shield.
- 12. The egg cooker according to claim 10, wherein:
said preparation dish is round; said at least one receptacle is a plurality of receptacles disposed along a circular path; and said shield:
is connectable in a rotationally fixed manner to said preparation dish; and has vanes each associated with a respective one of said receptacles.
- 13. The egg cooker according to claim 10, wherein:
said preparation dish is round; said at least one receptacle is a plurality of receptacles disposed along a circular path; and said shield:
is removably and rotationally fixedly connected to said preparation dish; and has vanes each associated with a respective one of said receptacles.
- 14. The egg cooker according to claim 1, wherein:
said preparation dish is round; said at least one receptacle is a plurality of receptacles disposed along a circular path; and said shield:
is removably and rotationally fixedly connected to said preparation dish; and has vanes each associated with a respective one of said receptacles.
- 15. The egg cooker according to claim 14, wherein said vanes are foldable.
- 16. The egg cooker according to claim 1, wherein said preparation dish and said shield are removable.
- 17. The egg cooker according to claim 11, wherein said drive has a couple selectively driving one of:
said preparation dish and said shield; and a egg turning device for turning eggs with shells.
- 18. The egg cooker according to claim 17, wherein said shield has one of a breakthrough and at least one eye for removal of the eggs with an elongate article.
- 19. An apparatus for cooking eggs without eggshells by heat radiation, comprising:
an upper housing part; a lower housing part; a preparation dish having a top and at least one receptacle open at said top for receiving egg contents; a shield connected to said preparation dish at a distance above said at least one receptacle and shielding the egg contents to be cooked from direct heat radiation; and said preparation dish and said shield removably disposed in said lower housing part.
- 20. An apparatus for cooking eggs without eggshells by heat radiation, comprising:
an upper housing part; a lower housing part; a preparation dish having:
a top; and at least one receptacle having a bottom; said at least one receptacle:
open at said top for receiving egg contents; covering only a portion of said preparation dish; and said bottom of said at least one receptacle heat-conductively connected to at least one portion of said preparation dish not covered by said at least one receptacle; a shield removably connected to said preparation dish at a distance above said at least one receptacle, said shield:
shielding the egg contents to be cooked from direct heat radiation originating from above said at least one receptacle; and at least partially exposing said at least one portion of said preparation dish not covered by said receptacle to direct heat radiation originating from above said at least one receptacle; and said preparation dish and said shield removably disposed in said lower housing part.
- 21. The apparatus according to claim 20, including a heat radiation source disposed in said upper housing part for radiating heat towards the egg contents.
- 22. The egg cooker according to claim 21, wherein:
said heat radiation source radiates heat from above said shield towards said preparation dish; a rotary drive is disposed in said upper housing part above said shield and is removably connected to said preparation dish and to said shield for rotating said preparation dish together with said shield.
- 23. The egg cooker according to claim 20, wherein:
said preparation dish is round; said at least one receptacle is a plurality of receptacles disposed along a circular path; and said shield:
is rotationally fixedly connected to said preparation dish; and has foldable vanes each associated with a respective one of said receptacles.
- 24. The egg cooker according to claim 22, wherein said drive has a couple selectively driving one of:
said preparation dish and said shield; and an egg turning device for turning eggs with shells.
Priority Claims (1)
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100 10 629.3 |
Mar 2000 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/EP01/01846, filed Feb. 19, 2001, which designated the United States and was not published in English.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/EP01/01846 |
Feb 2001 |
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10237228 |
Sep 2002 |
US |