Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable grate assembly for a wood burning grill
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Application No.: US17113752Application Date: 2020-12-07
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Publication No.: US12029348B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Tomas Garces , Gonzalo Luis Ocano , Daniel Carballo , Eric Matthew Lewis , Andrew Schiller , Steven Fox
- Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: A47J37/07
- IPC: A47J37/07 ; F24B1/26 ; F24B13/02

Abstract:
A wood burning grill includes a cabinet that defines a coal support platform for supporting burning wood during a grilling process. A grate is positioned above the coal support platform and a grate positioning assembly mechanically couples the grate to the cabinet. The grate positioning assembly includes two four-bar linkage systems positioned on opposite sides of the grate for suspending the grate in cantilevered manner from the cabinet. Each four-bar linkage system includes a drive arm that is mechanically coupled to the drive gear and a support arm that maintains the grate in a substantially horizontal orientation while moving between the raised position and the lowered position. A hand wheel is rotatably mounted to the cabinet and is coupled to the drive gear through a rotating shaft and a worm gear such that rotating the hand wheel moves the grate between the raised position and the lowered position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220175187A1 ADJUSTABLE GRATE ASSEMBLY FOR A WOOD BURNING GRILL Public/Granted day:2022-06-09
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