CH711168A2 - Grill with heater and removable food holder. - Google Patents

Abstract

Grill (1) comprising: a main body having an upper surface (21); a plurality of housings arranged in a matrix on the upper surface (21) of the main body (2); at least two heating bodies (4) removable, each heating body being provided with at least one foot for placing each heating body in different housing of said matrix, each heating body being further provided with a surface of heating substantially perpendicular to the upper surface (21) of the main body when the heating body (4) is placed on the matrix; at least one removable food carrier (5A), each food carrier being provided with at least one foot for placing each food carrier in different housings of said matrix in order to heat a food in said food carrier (5A) between two heating bodies (4).

Description

Technical area

The present invention relates to a grill for barbecue.

State of the art

We know in the state of the art a large number of grills for barbecues. The most common models include a heat source, such as a charcoal compartment or gas nozzles, and a grate above this heat source to deposit food, such as parts. of meat, to grill. Food is frequently directly affected by flames, which causes carbonized combustion of food surfaces by generating harmful polycyclic amino hydrocarbons (PAHs).

In addition, fatty foods, for example some sausages, often free oil directly on the grid and in the flames, which causes a rapid fouling of the grid and an additional generation of flames that reach again the food.

[0004] Another disadvantage of existing grills is the need to manually return the food to be grilled. The grilling manager usually has to stand by the grill all the way through the cooking process, to turn the food pieces around and remove them from the flame when the flames rise.

The usual grills cook only one side of the meat at a time. The cooking time is important; it would be desirable to reduce this time by heating all the faces with a homogeneous temperature.

On the other hand, it is often difficult to adjust the roasting temperature. Some grills provide for this purpose several fixing positions for the grill, at a variable distance from the heat source. However, all the food on the grill receives the same heat, and it is difficult to grill a first group of foods at a distance from the fire, and a second group of foods at a different distance, for example to keep them at home. hot. The change of position of the grid is moreover delicate, especially when the food is placed on it.

Another disadvantage of known grills, including known charcoal grills, is the difficulty of turning them off when grilling is ready. It is usually necessary to wait for the complete combustion of the charcoal, then the cooling of the grill, before it can be cleaned and transported. This results in a waste of unnecessary coal, an additional fouling of the grate, and often the need to wait after grilling. Burns or forest fires caused by poorly burned grills are also not uncommon.

Brief summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a grill that can limit these disadvantages.

According to the invention, these objects are achieved in particular by means of a grill comprising: a main body with an upper surface; a plurality of housings arranged in a matrix on the upper surface of the main body; at least two removable heating bodies, each heating body being provided with at least one foot making it possible to place each heating element in different housings of said matrix, each heating body being further provided with a substantially perpendicular heating surface on the upper surface of the main body when the heating body is placed on the matrix; at least one removable food carrier, each food carrier being provided with at least one foot for placing each portelement in different housings of said matrix in order to heat a food in said food carrier between two heating bodies.

This grill allows to heat both sides of a food simultaneously in the food carrier. This results in a reduced cooking time.

The housing matrix provided allows to position the food carrier (s) and the heating body (s) in different ways, for example in order to adjust the distance between each heating body and the food being grilled in order to check the cooking temperature.

The heating surface of the heating body is preferably substantially vertical when the heating body is placed on the matrix in normal use of the grill. The food to grill is next to these surfaces, so that the flames do not reach them.

A removable mesh may be provided on the upper surface of the main body of the grill. The housing for the feet of the heating bodies and food carriers are then advantageously constituted by the openings between the wires constituting this grid. It is thus easy to economically produce a matrix with numerous housings for positioning the heating bodies in different positions.

A stainless steel plate is advantageously provided directly under this mesh and arranged to collect debris of fuel falling from the heating bodies and food debris falling from the food-holders. It is thus easy to access this plate to clean it by removing the mesh.

Each heating body may comprise two feet, or more than two feet, to place it stably on the matrix. The dimensions and the spacing of the feet make it possible to place the heating body in different rows or columns of the matrix.

Each heater may include a housing for charcoal and a fence to retain the charcoal.

The mesh can be in the plane of the heating surface in a substantially vertical position during normal use of the grill.

The mesh can be removable to fill the coal housing by setting the heating body.

The housing for charcoal may include at least one shelf to prevent all the charcoal accumulates in the bottom of this housing. It is thus possible to guarantee a substantially uniform cooking temperature between the bottom and the top of the heating body.

Removable electric heating bodies and / or provided with nozzles for gas grilling can also be provided.

At least one food carrier may comprise two feet or more than two feet, to place it stably on the matrix.

The dimensions and the spacing of the feet allow to place the food holder in different rows or columns of the matrix.

At least one food carrier may comprise two substantially vertical grids when the food carrier is placed on the matrix.

At least one of the two grids can be movable, for example in rotation about a horizontal axis, in order to pinch a food between the two grids.

At least one food carrier may comprise a skewer support with a plurality of openings for holding a plurality of skewers in a substantially vertical position when the food carrier is placed on the matrix.

At least one food carrier may comprise a receptacle for collecting food liquids or debris possibly falling from food.

The matrix comprises at least 10 x 10 said housing to provide a number of possible positions of the heating bodies and sufficient food carriers.

The matrix advantageously allows to place at least two pairs of heating bodies side by side with at least one food carrier between each pair of heating bodies, and to choose the spacing between the heating bodies of each pair.

A clamp can be delivered with the grill to lift or move the heating bodies by one of their sides, for example to adjust the distance to the food.

The clamp may also allow to lift or handle the food carriers.

The main body of the grill is advantageously provided with a storage box for storing all the heating bodies and all the food-holders.

The storage box can be coated with a flame retardant coating and thermally insulating. It allows to store the heating bodies still hot, without the temperature of the other walls of the grill is rising.

The storage box may be substantially impervious to air to smother the fire in the heating bodies that are placed there.

Brief description of the figures

Examples of implementation of the invention are indicated in the description illustrated by the appended figures in which: <tb> Fig. 1 <SEP> illustrates a side view of a grill according to the invention. <tb> Fig. 2 <SEP> illustrates a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1, equipped with a single heater. <tb> Fig. 3 <SEP> illustrates a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1, equipped with three heating bodies and a food carrier. <tb> Fig. 4 <SEP> illustrates an example of a heating body for the grill of FIG. 1. <tb> Fig. 5 <SEP> illustrates an example of a food carrier for the grill of FIG. 1.

Example (s) of embodiment of the invention

An example of grill 1 according to an embodiment of the invention will now be described in relation to FIGS. 1 to 3. It comprises a main body 2, preferably stainless steel or aluminum, of sufficient volume to accommodate at least a storage box 20 for grill accessories, as will be seen later. The height of the main body is advantageously between 70 and 100 cm. Lower bodies, for example for table grills, may also be considered.

[0036] The main body 2 also has wheels, for example two wheels 23, for transporting it.

[0037] The walls of the trunk 20 are preferably provided with a flame-retardant coating, in order to be able to store still warm heating bodies without risk of fire and without overheating the walls of the grill 1. The trunk is preferably sealed to suffocate a non-extinguished heating body stored there.

A removable tray 22 may be stored vertically against one side of the main body or deployed horizontally in the position illustrated in FIG. 1, to deposit food before or after cooking, unused heating bodies, or food carriers before or after grilling. This plate 22 may be provided with a grid with a frame similar to that of the mesh 32, to place the heating bodies and food holders in the manner described below.

The upper surface 21 of the main body is provided with a removable mesh 32. This mesh consists of a frame of spaced metal son and arranged in two perpendicular directions. The spaces between the meshes of the mesh form housing 30 arranged in a matrix. The number of dwellings is advantageously greater than 10 x 10 dwellings. The housings 30 may comprise a square section. The grill 32 is substantially horizontal in the recommended use position of the grill.

A stainless steel plate 34 is disposed a few centimeters under the mesh 32. Debris of coal or food that pass between the mesh of the mesh 32 can be cleaned by removing the mesh. The plate 34 and the mesh 32 are intended to remain cold during grilling.

The grill 1 is delivered with several removable heating bodies 4 illustrated in particular in FIG. 4. The heating bodies comprise feet 40 to place them on the upper surface 21 of the main body 2, by inserting them into the slots 30 of the mesh 32. In the example illustrated, the heating bodies 4 comprise two feet 40 of which the spacing is a multiple of the pitch between the mesh of the grid. It is thus possible to position them in any line or column of the housing matrix 30, and to avoid the risk of involuntary rotation. The legs may be formed of a V-folded sheet, and may be inserted into the housings 30 in two directions perpendicular to each other.

The heating body 4 comprises a rear plate for example of metal and a front closed by a mesh 41 to retain the charcoal in a housing 43 in the heating body. The mesh 41 is removable to fill the heating body 4 by setting it. Shelves 44 may be provided to retain the coal at different heights of the housing and prevent it accumulates at the bottom of the heating body.

The grill 1 is also delivered with one or more food carriers 5A, 5B. The food carrier 5A visible in FIG. 3 comprises two grids 51 which can close one against the other in order to pinch a food in a substantially vertical position. The food carrier 5B of FIG. 5 comprises a skewer support 52 provided with vertical holes 520 for sliding skewers vertically side-by-side. The food carriers are advantageously equipped with a receptacle 53 for recovering the melted fat and food debris and preventing them from falling on the mesh 32. Other types of food carriers for different types of food, including included for example a vertical spindle, a spit, and, can be delivered with the grill. The grill is preferably provided with several food carriers, including several food carriers of the same type.

FIG. 2 illustrates a grill 1 with a single heating body 4. FIG. 3 illustrates a grill 1 on which three heating bodies 4 and a food carrier 5 are placed. The matrix of housings 30 makes it possible to arrange the heating bodies 4 in pairs of two, facing each other, with a food carrier 5 between two, so as to cook food by both sides at the same time. . Two pairs of heating bodies 4 can be placed side by side. The distance between the heating bodies 4 of a pair and between each heating body 4 and the food holder 5 can be adjusted, even during cooking, to adjust the temperature.

The grill can be delivered with an unillustrated clip to enter by one side and lift the heating body 4 during cooking, so as to extract them from their housing 30 to move or store in the trunk 20. A this effect, the heating bodies may have an opening in a side flank or in the back to place the end of the clamp to lift them.

The grill can also be delivered with a lid (not shown) to reduce the cooking time by keeping the heat under the lid. The dimensions and shape of the cover allow for example to put it on the heating bodies, for example straddling two heating bodies facing each other. Openings for the clip may be provided in the cover. The lid can be rectangular.

The grill can also be delivered with a metal support V (not shown) to drop the food holder 5A and open it by retaining the cooking juice. The metal support may be provided with feet for placing it on a grid over the plate 22.

Food carriers can be prepared and filled in advance, to be put in place between the heating bodies at the appropriate time. Their size allows them to be washed in an ordinary dishwasher.

Reference numbers used in the figures

[0049] <Tb> 1 <September> Grill <tb> 2 <SEP> Main Body <Tb> 20 <September> Safe <tb> 21 <SEP> Upper surface of the main body <Tb> 22 <September> Plateau <Tb> 23 <September> Wheels <tb> 30 <SEP> Housing, housing matrix <tb> 32 <SEP> Removable grid <tb> 34 <SEP> Stainless steel plate <tb> 4 <SEP> Heating body <tb> 40 <SEP> Feet of the heating bodies <tb> 41 <SEP> Toasting to keep the charcoal. <tb> 43 <SEP> Housing for charcoal <Tb> 44 <September> Shelves <tb> 5A, 5B <SEP> Food Carrier <tb> 50 <SEP> Feet of Food Holders <Tb> 51 <September> Grids <tb> 52 <SEP> Skewer support <Tb> 520 <September> Openings <Tb> 53 <September> Container

Claims (18)

1. Grill (1) comprising: a main body (2) having an upper surface (21); a plurality of housings (30) arranged in a matrix on the upper surface (21) of the main body (2); at least two removable heating bodies (4), each heating body being provided with at least one foot (40) making it possible to place each heating element in different housings (30) of said matrix, each heating element being furthermore provided with a heating surface (41) substantially perpendicular to the upper surface (21) of the main body when the heating body (4) is placed on the matrix; at least one removable food carrier (5A, 5B), each food carrier being provided with at least one foot (50) for placing each food carrier in different housings (30) of said matrix in order to heat a food in said food carrier (5A, 5B) between two heating bodies (4). 2. Grill according to claim 1, comprising a removable mesh (32) on said upper surface (21), openings in said mesh constituting said housing (30). 3. Grill according to claim 2, comprising a stainless steel plate (34) directly under said grill (32), arranged to collect fuel debris falling from the heating bodies and food debris falling from the food-holders. 4. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 3, each heating body (4) having at least two said feet (40) whose dimensions and spacing allow to place said heater in different rows or columns of said matrix. 5. Grill according to claim 4, each heating body (4) having a housing (43) for charcoal and a grill (41) retaining said charcoal and in the plane of said heating surface. 6. Grill according to claim 5, said charcoal housing (43) having at least one shelf (44) to prevent all the charcoal accumulates at the bottom of this housing. 7. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 6, at least one food carrier (5) having at least two said feet (50) whose dimensions and spacing allow to place said food carrier in different rows or columns of said matrix. 8. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 7, at least one food carrier (5A) having two grids (51) substantially vertical when the food carrier is placed on the matrix (30), and arranged to pinch a food . 9. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 8, at least one food carrier (5B) comprising a skewer support (52) with a plurality of openings (520) for holding a plurality of skewers in a substantially vertical position when the food carrier is placed on the die (30). 10. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 9, at least a food carrier (5A, 5B) having a receptacle for collecting food liquids or debris falling eventually food. 11. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 10, said matrix (30) having at least 10 x 10 said housing (30). 12. Grill according to claim 11, said matrix for placing at least two pairs of heating bodies (4) side-by-side with at least one food carrier (3) between each pair of heating bodies, and to choose the spacing between the heating bodies of each pair. 13. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 12, provided with a removable clip for lifting or moving said heating bodies by one of their flanks. 14. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 13, provided with a rectangular cover arranged to be placed astride over two heating bodies opposite one another. 15. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 14, provided with a support formed by two V-shaped plates for installing and opening a food holder after cooking. 16. Grill according to one of claims 1 to 15, said main body (2) being provided with a storage box (20) for storing all said heating bodies (4) and all said food-holders. 17. Grill according to claim 16, said storage box (20) being coated with a flame retardant coating and thermally insulating. 18. Grill according to one of claims 16 or 17, said storage box being substantially impervious to air.