Pyrolysis Appliance

Abstract

A pyrolysis device having at least one muffle defining a cooking space and is formed with a has a muffle opening, at least one door for closing the muffle opening, and at least one drive motor for moving the door, and a self-locking gear operatively associated with the drive motor. Preferably the gear is a self-locking screw gear.

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         7 . A pyrolysis device having at least one muffle defining a cooking space and is formed with a has a muffle opening, at least one door for closing the muffle opening, and at least one drive motor for moving the door, the pyrolysis device comprising a self-locking gear operatively associated with the drive motor. 
     
     
         8 . The pyrolysis device according to  claim 7  wherein the self-locking gear is formed as a worm gear. 
     
     
         9 . The pyrolysis device according to  claim 7  wherein the self-locking gear has a gear ratio of about 30:1 to about 60:1. 
     
     
         10 . The pyrolysis device according to  claim 9  wherein the self-locking gear has a gear ratio of about 40:1 to about 50:1, in particular about 45:1. 
     
     
         11 . The pyrolysis device according to  claim 7  wherein the drive motor is shorted when the door is in the closed condition. 
     
     
         12 . The pyrolysis device according to  claim 7  wherein the pyrolysis device is formed as a cooking appliance, in particular a high-level built-in cooking appliance having a muffle opening formed in a base door.