Abstract: A pressure cooking appliance arranged to form a cooking chamber and comprising an adjustment device (7) of the pressure inside the chamber, which comprises a steam leakage pipe, said pipe defining a steam inlet section (8) and a flow section (9), wherein the adjustment device (7) comprises setting means (11) of the inlet section (8) and flow section (9), which is mobile between an open position, wherein it sets the inlet section (8) and flow section (9) so as to prevent the pressure applied inside the chamber from rising above a safety pressure and a decompression position, wherein it sets the inlet section (8) and flow section (9) to enable the decompression of the chamber to the safety pressure, without food projection.

Abstract: A lip gasket (1) designed to be mounted between the lid (2) and the bowl (3) of a cooking appliance (4) for the purpose of providing sealing between the lid (2) and the bowl (3), the gasket (1) comprising at least first and second lips (1A, 1B), interconnected by a heel, the lips (1A, 1B) and the heel (1C) being such that, when the lips (1A, 1B) are brought together, they are suitable for defining a closed interstitial space (100), the gasket (1) being characterized in that it is provided with at least one geometrical discontinuity (80) suitable for acting, when the lips (1A, 1B) are brought together, to provide at least one path (9, 90) for putting the interstitial space (100) into communication with the outside. The invention applies to household cooking appliances.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking vessel for cooking food under pressure, said vessel comprising: a cooking bowl (2), a lid (3), and locking means (5); and support means disposed between the lid (3) and the locking means (5); said cooking vessel being characterized in that: firstly, the lid (3) and the bowl (2) are shaped so that the lid (3) penetrates into the bowl (2) so as to form an “internal-mount” lid; and secondly, the support means subdivide the lid (3) into one or more fixed angular sectors (3F), and one or more free angular sectors, said support means and the lid (3) being dimensioned in a manner such as to enable the free sector(s) of the lid (3) to be deformed in controlled manner under the effect of the pressure prevailing in the bowl (2). A cooking vessel for cooking food under pressure.

Abstract: A device for reducing losses relating to the start-up of an industrial production line for ice cream provided with a traditional freezer. The invention relates to a device enabling the tubing used to convey the ice cream from the freezer to the dosing machine. Said device comprises a protector disposed around said tubing and a refrigerating fluid which can circulate therewithin with the aid of a pump which is actuated by a control.

Abstract: The invention provides a domestic appliance for cooking under pressure and comprising: a cooking bowl and a lid for being fitting and locked on said bowl to form a substantially leaktight cooking enclosure; means for locking and unlocking the lid relative to the bowl; pressure regulator means arranged to maintain a relative pressure inside the enclosure at a substantially constant predetermined “cooking” pressure value; and activatable and deactivatable decompression means arranged, when activated, to allow the pressure that exists inside the enclosure to drop; wherein the pressure regulator means is designed so that the cooking pressure lies substantially in the range 10 kPa to 30 kPa.

Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance for cooking food under pressure, the appliance comprising: a bowl and a lid; locking/unlocking means suitable for going between a locking position in which the lid (2) is locked relative to the bowl and an unlocking position; and decompression means (6) for decompressing the vessel; wherein said locking/unlocking means and said decompression means (6) are connected functionally to a single, common control member (7A), said control member (7A) being designed to be suitable for finding itself in a locking and decompression position in which the locking/unlocking means find themselves in their locking position, while the decompression means are activated. The invention is applicable to household appliances for cooking under pressure.

Abstract: An appliance for cooking under pressure comprises a lid and a bowl having a side wall, said lid and side wall defining an interstitial space presenting an initial cross section of predetermined initial radial dimension for receiving an annular sealing gasket. The bowl, the lid, and the gasket are designed so that when the pressure inside the vessel reaches a predetermined critical value, the interstitial space presents a predetermined critical radial dimension such that the difference between the initial dimension and the critical dimension is great enough to cause leaktight contact between the gasket and the side wall to be broken. The invention is particularly applicable to domestic pressure cookers.