AU2017101317A4

AU2017101317A4 - Barbecue grill

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Publication number: AU2017101317A4
Application number: AU2017101317A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Hung Mei Lien
Original assignee: Mor Designs Ltd
Current assignee: Mor Designs Ltd
Priority date: 2017-07-24
Filing date: 2017-09-27
Publication date: 2017-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2025-09-27
Also published as: CN207707792U

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of barbecue equipment, and provides a barbecue grill, which includes a plurality of sauce holder assemblies (100). The sauce holder assemblies include a placing plate (111) and a supporting structure (112), the placing plate is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate (10) and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate, the placing plate can be accommodated at the bottom of the connecting plate, thereby reducing the overall volume of the sauce holder assembly. The support structure comprises a body, the body comprises two vertical sections and a horizontal section, the two vertical sections are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate, and rotatable around the pivot point towards or away from the placing plate, the placing plate is provided with a plurality of placing holes, the position of the horizontal section is disposed to correspond to each of the placing holes, when a cruet passes through the placing hole, its bottom abuts against the horizontal section; further, when the cruet is removed from the placing hole, the two vertical sections can be placed close to the placing plate around the pivot point, and the overall space occupancy of the sauce holder assembly is further reduced, thereby facilitating storage. Fig. 1 Figure 1 1 1 1 11 1112 11b11115 11213 112a 1120 Figure 2

Description

BARBECUE GRILL

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of barbecue equipments, and in particular provides a barbecue grill.

BACKGROUND

[0002] Barbecue grill is a common barbecue facility used by people for barbecuing. In order to facilitate the seasoning of the baked food on the barbecue grill, generally, the existing barbecue grills are mostly equipped with sauce holders, and use the sauce holders to temporarily store cruets with sauces. At present, most of the sauce holders adopts one-piece molding structures, that is, providing a placing groove on the main body of the sauce holder for placing the cruets, since the placing groove protrudes along the placing surface opposite to the main body of the sauce holder, the thickness of the main body of the sauce holder is increased, and the overall volume is increased, which is not easy to store.

SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide a barbecue grill, which aims to solve the technical problem that the saucer holder of the barbecue grill in the prior art has a large volume which results in that the barbecue grill is not easy to store.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution used in the present application is: a barbecue grill, which includes a main body, wherein the barbecue grill further includes a plurality of sauce holder assemblies, each sauce holder assembly comprises a connecting plate and a placing mechanism for placing sauce cruets, the connecting plate is movably connected to the main body, the placing mechanism includes a placing plate and a supporting structure, the placing plate is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate, the support structure comprises a U-shaped body, the U-shaped body comprises two vertical sections and a horizontal section connecting the two vertical sections, the two vertical sections are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate and rotatable around the pivot point towards or away from the placing plate, the placing plate is provided with a plurality of placing holes for the cruets to be inserted and placed therethrough, the horizontal section is located corresponding to each of the placing holes for the bottom of the cruets to abut against.

[0005] Particularly, the placing plate includes a placing portion and a pivot portion, and the pivot portion is formed by the placing portion extending outwardly in the horizontal direction, and the width of the pivot portion is gradually decreased in the extending direction, a plurality of the placing holes are provided on the placing portion.

[0006] Further, the placing mechanism further comprises a pivot pillar, the pivot pillar passes through the pivot portions and is secured to the connecting plate, the pivot portion is circumferentially rotatable about the pivot pillar relative to the connecting plate.

[0007] Further, the placing mechanism further comprises a gasket, the gasket is located between the pivot portion and the pivot pillar, and the gasket is rectangular, a longitudinal direction of the gasket is the same as the extending direction of the pivot portion.

[0008] In particular, the ends of the two vertical sections away from the horizontal section are provided with pivot joints, a bottom of the placing plate is provided with mounting ears corresponding to the two pivot joints, the two pivot joints are successively connected to the two corresponding mounting ears via a rotation axle.

[0009] Particularly, the pivot joint comprises a first end face, the first end face abuts against the bottom of the placing plate when the vertical section is opened relative to the placing plate.

[0010] Particularly, the pivot joint further comprises a second end face, the second end face and the first end face are transitioned through a circular arc, and the first end face and the second end face form an obtuse angle therebetween, the second end face abuts against the bottom of the placing plate when the vertical section is closed relative to the placing plate.

[0011] Further, the placing plate is provided with a limiting pillar, the horizontal section is snap-engaged to the limiting pillar when the vertical section is closed relative to the placing plate.

[0012] Preferably, the number of the placement holes is two, the placing plate is triangular, and the two placing holes are circumferentially distributed on the placing plate with the pivot point as a center.

[0013] Particularly, the connecting plate is detachably connected to the main body, the connecting plate is provided with two hooks, the two hooks are clamped to the edges of the main body.

[0014] The advantages of the present application include that: the barbecue grill provided by the present application includes a plurality of sauce holder assemblies. The sauce holder assemblies include a placing plate and a supporting structure, the placing plate is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate, thus, when the barbecue grill is not used, the placing plate can be accommodated at the bottom of the connecting plate, thereby reducing the overall volume of the sauce holder assembly. The support structure comprises a body, the body comprises two vertical sections and a horizontal section, ends of the two vertical sections away from the horizontal section are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate, and rotatable about the pivot point towards or away from the placing plate, the placing plate is provided with a plurality of placing holes, the position of the horizontal section is disposed to correspond to each of the placing holes, when a cruet passes through the placing hole, its bottom abuts against the horizontal section, thereby achieves fixation; further, when the cruet is removed from the placing hole, the two vertical sections can be placed close to the placing plate around the pivot point and accommodated in the bottom of the placing plate, in this way, the space structure for placing the cruets can be opened or accommodated as needed, and the overall space occupancy of the sauce holder assembly is further reduced, thereby facilitating storage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to illustrate the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the drawings to be used in the embodiments or in the prior art will be briefly described below, apparently, the drawings in the following description are merely embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained based on these drawings by those skilled in the art without paying any creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a sauce holder assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application; [0017] Figure 2 is an exploded view of a sauce holder assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application; [0018] Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the part A in Figure 2; [0019] Figure 4 is an exploded view of the placing mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present application; [0020] Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the part B in Figure 4.

[0021] Wherein, the references in the drawings are as follows: 100 - sauce holder assembly, 10 - connecting plate, 11 - placing mechanism, 111 - placing plate, 112 - supporting structure, 1120 - main body, 112a-vertical section, 112b - horizontal section, 1111 - placing hole, 111a-placing portion, 111 b-pivot portion, 111 c-pivot portion, 113- pivot pillar, 114- gasket, 112c-pivot joint, 1112-mounting ear, 112d -first end face, 112c2-second end face, 115-limiting pillar, 1151 - mounting groove, 101-hook.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below, examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numbers refer to like or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to Figures 1 to 5 are exemplary and are merely intended to explain the present application but not to limit the present application.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by terms "length", "width", "up", "low", "front", "rear", "left", "right", “vertical”, "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and so on are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description rather than indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limits of the present application..

[0024] In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for illustrating, and should not be construed as indicating or imposing a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature that defined by “first” or “second” could expressly or implicitly includes one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plural" is two or more, unless specifically defined.

[0025] In the present application, unless specifically defined, the terms "install", "connected", "connected to", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an one-piece molding structure; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be direct connection or be indirect connection through an intermediary, and also can be an internal connection between two components or an interaction relationship between two components. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art to understand the specific meaning of the above-mentioned term in the present application based on specific situation.

[0026] Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a barbecue grill provided by an embodiment of the present application comprises a main body (not shown) and a plurality of sauce holder assemblies 100. Each of the sauce holder assembly 100 includes a connecting plate 10, and a placing mechanism 11 for placing sauce cruets, the connecting plate 10 is movably connected to the main body. The placing mechanism 11 includes a placing plate 111 and a supporting structure 112, the placing plate 111 is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate 10 and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate 10. The supporting structure 112 includes a U-shaped body 1120, the U-shaped body 1120 includes two vertical segments 112a and a horizontal section 112b connecting the two vertical sections 112a, the two vertical sections 112a are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate 111 and are rotatable around the pivot point closing to or away from the placing plate 111. The placing plate 111 is provided with a plurality of placing holes 1111 for cruets to be inserted and placed therethrough, and the horizontal section 112b is located corresponding to each of the placing holes 1111 for the bottom of the cruets to abut against.

[0027] The barbecue grill provided by the present application includes a plurality of sauce holder assemblies 100. The sauce holder assemblies 100 include a connecting plate and a placing mechanism 11, the placing mechanism includes a placing plate 111 and a supporting structure 112, the placing plate 111 is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate 10, and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate, thus, when the barbecue grill is not used, the placing plate 111 can be accommodated at the bottom of the connecting plate 10, thereby reducing the overall volume of the sauce holder assembly 100. The support structure 112 comprises a main body 1120, the main body 1120 comprises two vertical sections 112a and a horizontal section 112b, each of the ends of the two vertical sections 112a away from the horizontal section 112b are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate 111, and rotatable about the pivot point towards or away from the placing plate 111. The placing plate 111 is provided with a plurality of placing holes 1111, the position of the horizontal section 112b is disposed to correspond to each of the placing holes 1111, when a cruet passes through the placing hole 1111, its bottom abuts against the horizontal section 112b, thereby achieves fixation; further, when the cruet is removed from the placing hole 1111, the two vertical sections 112a can be placed close to the placing plate 111 around the pivot point and accommodated in the bottom of the placing plate 111, in this way, the space structure for placing the cruets can be opened or accommodated as needed, and the overall occupancy of the sauce holder assembly 100 is further reduced, thereby facilitating storage.

[0028] Particularly, referring to figures 2 and 4, the placing plate 111 includes a placing portion 111a and a pivot portion 111b, and the pivot portion 111 b is formed by the placing portion 111a extending outwardly in the horizontal direction, and the width of the pivot portion 111b is gradually decreased in the extending direction, so that saving materials, meanwhile, there is no additional exposed portions when the pivot portion 111b is pivoted about the pivot point and is accommodated at the bottom of the connecting plate 10, further reduce the occupied space of the whole structure. A plurality of the placing holes 1111 are provided on the placing portion 111a. The number of the placing holes 1111 can be set according to the actual demand.

[0029] Further, referring to figures 2 and 4, the placing mechanism 11 further comprises a pivot pillar 113, the pivot pillar 113 passes through the pivot portions 111b and is secured to the connecting plate 10, the pivot portion 111 b is circumferentially rotatable about the pivot pillar 113 relative to the connecting plate 10. Specifically, the pivot pillar 113 is a screw, the screw includes a non-threaded portion and a threaded portion, the pivot portion 111 b is connected to the non-threaded portion of the screw and is rotatable relative to each other, the threaded portion of the screw is screwed into the connecting plate 10.

[0030] Further, referring to figures 2 and 4, the placing mechanism 11 further comprises a gasket 114, the gasket 114 is located between the pivot portion 111b and the pivot pillar 113, and the gasket 114 is rectangular, a longitudinal direction of the gasket 114 is identical with the extending direction of the pivot portion 111b. The function of the gasket 114 is to improve the connection strength of the pivot portion 111b and to prevent the pivot portion 111b from being broken by the force acting in the axial direction of the pivot post 113.

[0031] In particular, referring to figures 4 and 5, the ends of the two vertical sections 112a away from the horizontal section 112b are provided with pivot joints 112c, a bottom of the placing plate 111 is provided with mounting ears 1112 corresponding to the two pivot joints 112c, the two pivot joints 112c are successively connected to the two corresponding mounting ears 1112 via a rotation axle. The pivot joint 112c is formed by the opposite ends of the two vertical sections 112a projecting outwardly, and the pivot joint 112c is used in conjunction with the mounting ears 1112 to realize the connection.

[0032] Specifically, referring to Figure 5, the pivot joint 112c includes a first end face 112c1. When the vertical section 112a is opened relative to the placing plate 111, the first end face 112c1 of the pivot joint 112c abuts against the bottom of the placing plate 111, thereby defining the angle at which the vertical section 112a is opened relative to the placement plate 111. Preferably, the opening angle of the vertical section 112a relative to the placement plate 111 is defined so that the horizontal section 112b is just below the placing holes 1111 to meet the abutment of the bottom of the cruets.

[0033] Further, referring to Figure 5, the pivot joint 112c further comprises a second end facel 12c2, the second end face 112c2 and the first end face 112c1 are transitioned through a circular arc, and the first end face 112c1 and the second end face 112c2 form an obtuse angle, the second end face 112c2 abuts against the bottom of the placing plate 111 when the vertical section is closed relative to the placing plate 111, so that the vertical section 112a could approach even abut against the bottom of the placement plate 111, further reduce the storage space of the support structure 112.

[0034] Further, referring to Figure 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the placing plate 111 is provided with a limiting pillar 115, the limiting pillar 115 is corresponding to the horizontal section 112b, the horizontal section 112b is snap-engaged on the limiting pillar 115 when the vertical section 112a is closed relative to the placing plate 111. Specifically, the side wall of the limiter column 115 is provided with a mounting groove 1151 which is recessed in the radial direction of the stopper post 115. Specifically, the side wall of the limiting pillar 115 is provided with a mounting groove 1151 which is recessed in the radial direction of the limiting pillar 115, that is, the horizontal section 112b is snap-engaged in the mounting groove 1151.

[0035] Preferably, referring to Figure 4, in the present embodiment, the number of the placing holes 1111 is two, and the placing plate 111 is triangular, that is, the width of the entire placing plate 111 is gradually reduced by the placing portion 111a toward the pivot portion 111b. The two placing holes 1111 are circumferentially distributed on the placing plate 111 with the pivot point as the center. Of course, the number of placing holes 1111 could also be increased as needed.

[0036] Further, referring to figure 2, the connecting plate 10 is detachably connected to the main body, and the connecting plate 10 is provided with two hooks, and the two hooks 101 are engaged with the edges of the main body. The hook 101 is U-shaped, one of the vertical portions of the hook 101 is screwed to the connecting plate 10, and the other vertical portion of the hook 101 is snap-engaged to the edge of the main body.

[0037] The foregoing descriptions are merely exemplary embodiment of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A barbecue grill, which includes a main body, wherein the barbecue grill further includes a plurality of sauce holder assemblies, each sauce holder assembly comprises a connecting plate and a placing mechanism for placing sauce cruets, the connecting plate is movably connected to the main body, the placing mechanism includes a placing plate and a supporting structure, the placing plate is pivoted to the bottom of the connecting plate and rotatable about a pivot point in a plane parallel to the bottom of the connecting plate, the support structure comprises a U-shaped body, the U-shaped body comprises two vertical sections and a horizontal section connecting the two vertical sections, the two vertical sections are pivoted to the bottom of the placing plate and rotatable around the pivot point towards or away from the placing plate, the placing plate is provided with a plurality of placing holes for the cruets to be inserted and placed therethrough, the horizontal section is located corresponding to each of the placing holes for the bottom of the cruets to abut thereon.

2. The barbecue grill according to claim 1, wherein the placing plate includes a placing portion and a pivot portion, wherein the pivot portion is formed by the placing portion extending outwardly in the horizontal direction, and the width of the pivot portion is gradually decreased in the extending direction, a plurality of the placing holes are provided on the placing portion.

3. The barbecue grill according to claim 2, wherein the placing mechanism further comprises a pivot pillar, the pivot pillar passes through the pivot portions and is secured to the connecting plate, the pivot portion is circumferentially rotatable about the pivot pillar relative to the connecting plate.

4. The barbecue grill according to claim 3, wherein the placing mechanism further comprises a gasket, the gasket is located between the pivot portion and the pivot pillar, and the gasket is rectangular, a longitudinal direction of the gasket is the same as the extending direction of the pivot portion.

5. The barbecue grill according to claim 1, wherein the ends of the two vertical sections away from the horizontal section are provided with pivot joints, a bottom of the placing plate is provided with mounting ears corresponding to the two pivot joints, the two pivot joints are successively connected to the two corresponding mounting ears via a rotation axle.

6. The barbecue grill according to claim 5, wherein the pivot joint comprises a first end face, the first end face abuts against the bottom of the placing plate when the vertical section is opened relative to the placing plate.

7. The barbecue grill according to claim 6, wherein the pivot joint further comprises a second end face, the second end face and the first end face are transitioned through a circular arc, and the first end face and the second end face form an obtuse angle therebetween, the second end face abuts against the bottom of the placing plate when the vertical section is closed relative to the placing plate.

8. The barbecue grill according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the placing plate is provided with a limiting pillar, the horizontal section is snap-engaged to the limiting pillar when the vertical section is closed relative to the placing plate.

9. The barbecue grill according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the number of the placement holes is two, the placing plate is triangular, and the two placing holes are circumferentially distributed on the placing plate with the pivot point as a center.

10. The barbecue grill according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the connecting plate is detachably connected to the main body, the connecting plate is provided with two hooks, the two hooks are clamped to the edges of the main body.