DE102015122742B4 - Arrangement with a grill and an additional grill unit - Google Patents

Abstract

Arrangement with a grill (2) and an additional grill unit (1) with a housing (7) made of refractory material and forming a completely encapsulated unit, the interior of the housing (7) being designed to accommodate at least one glow basket (15), wherein the glow basket (15) is designed to hold heating material and means are provided for the controlled supply of outside air into the interior of the housing (7), characterized in that the additional grill unit (1) forms a module which can be integrated into the grill (2). is, wherein the additional grill unit (1) and the grill (2) are designed so that the additional grill unit (1) can be used in the grill (2), and that the additional grill unit (1) in the form of a cooking area, a grill and / or forms an independent unit that can be used for a fire basket.

Description

The invention relates to an arrangement with a grill and an additional grill unit.

Grill systems in a wide variety of forms are used in both the commercial and private sectors. Such grill systems can generally be designed as electric or gas grills. Charcoal grills are still used in a wide variety of designs, since the charcoal as a heating material gives the food being grilled a characteristic aroma.

One problem with charcoal grills, however, is that the charcoal burns off in an uncontrolled manner during the grilling process, which often means that filling a grill with charcoal is not sufficient for the planned grilling process. This requires refilling the grill with charcoal and a time-consuming reheating of the charcoal. A further disadvantage here is that uncontrolled flying sparks can occur, particularly when the charcoal is heated up, which can lead to hazards. In addition, such flying sparks and smoke development can disturb and affect people in the vicinity.

the U.S. 2015/01142238 A1 relates to a grill having a base unit with a refractory spherical shell for receiving heating material. A grill surface is placed on the fireproof ball shell, which is open at the top. A Venturi nozzle can be used to supply more air to the heating material in order to increase the heat output of the grill.

the U.S. 6,708,604 B1 relates to a grill with a cuboid housing with several stacked compartments in which a grill and fire boxes can be stored.

the U.S. 3,667,446 A relates to a grill having a base into which a support unit with perforated walls is inserted. The heating material for the grill is stored there. The top of the grill, in which a grillage is stored, can be closed with a lid.

the U.S. 2012/012 53 23 A1 relates to a grill with a base part in which a fireproof basket can be inserted. The heating material for the grill is stored there. There is a grill grate above the basket. The grill can be closed with a lid.

The object of the invention is to provide a grill system that can be used flexibly.

To solve this problem, the features of the independent claims are provided. Advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

The invention relates to an arrangement with a grill and an additional grill unit with a housing made of refractory material and forming a completely encapsulated unit, the interior of the housing being designed to accommodate at least one glow basket. The annealing basket is designed to accommodate heating material, with means being provided for the controlled supply of outside air into the interior of the housing. The additional grill unit forms a module that can be integrated into the grill. The auxiliary grill unit and the grill are designed so that the auxiliary grill unit can be inserted into the grill. The additional grill unit forms an independent unit that can be used in the form of a cooking area, a grill and/or a fire basket.

The additional grill unit according to the invention can be used both as an independent unit and as an additional module for a grill.

An essential feature of the additional grill unit according to the invention is that its housing forms a completely encapsulated unit consisting of refractory material. One or more incandescent baskets, which are used to hold heating material, can be stored in the interior of the housing. The glow baskets can be filled with different heating materials, such as charcoal or stones, which can be used to grill food, but also firewood. This allows different possible uses of the additional grill unit to be realised.

An essential aspect of the invention is that the additional grill unit has means for the controlled supply of outside air. In this way, the heating process of heating material in the annealing basket can be precisely controlled. In particular, if charcoal is used as heating material, the burning rate of the charcoal can be specified by the controlled supply of outside air. In particular, the outside air supply can be controlled in such a way that burning charcoal can be stored in the additional grill unit for longer periods of time without it burning up significantly. Furthermore, the charcoal or the heating material in general can be extinguished by stopping the outside air supply.

In general, it is advantageous that the heating materials are completely encapsulated in the interior of the housing charcoal, no flying sparks escape from the housing.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the additional grill unit, the housing has a base part on which a turntable rests as a means for the controlled supply of outside air and is rotatably mounted there. Depending on the rotary position of the turntable, ventilation slots in the base part are covered or exposed.

This represents a structurally particularly simple way of controlling the air supply to the interior of the housing. The control of the supply of outside air can be carried out by an operator simply by actuating a control element accessible on the outside of the additional grill unit, such as a lever, in order to change the rotary position of the to change the turntable.

In a particularly advantageous manner, segments of the side walls of the housing that protrude downward beyond the base part are provided with a tray plate for catching axles emerging from the base part.

If the turntable is positioned in such a way that the ventilation slits in the base part are exposed, the ash produced during the combustion process of heating material, in particular charcoal, can escape through the ventilation slits, then be collected in the storage tray and thus easily disposed of.

Each annealing basket is also advantageously open at the top. Its bottom and side walls have ventilation holes.

The ventilation holes in the annealing basket ensure that outside air introduced into the interior of the housing can come into direct contact with the heating material, which can promote the heating process or the burning of the heating material in a targeted manner.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, a grill grate is assigned to the or each glow basket.

The functionality of the additional grill unit according to the invention is considerably expanded by the grill grate arranged in the housing. In particular, the grillage can be used to position food to be grilled on it. A saucepan can also be placed there. Then the additional grill unit can be used as an independent unit, in particular as a grill or cooking area.

Rail guides are particularly advantageously provided on the inner walls of the housing, with the glow basket(s) being mounted on the first rail guides and the grill grates(s) being mounted on the second rail guides such that they are at a distance above the tops of the glow baskets.

As a result of the rail guide, the or each grill grate is positioned in an optimal target position relative to the glow basket with the heating material located therein.

Further advantageously, the or each grilling grate is formed from an arrangement of parallel, spaced-apart rod elements, the longitudinal ends of which are each clamped in an angle element.

The grill grate according to the invention is thus constructed in a modular manner from individual parts which can be reversibly connected to one another and, if necessary, detached again. In comparison to known grill grates, which consist of a fixed welded construction, the grill grate according to the invention has a significantly expanded functionality. The grill grate can be disassembled for cleaning purposes. The individual components of the grill grate, namely rod elements and angle elements, can be cleaned more easily, quickly and thoroughly. Furthermore, a suitable variation of the lengths of the rod elements and the angle elements and optionally by varying the number of rod elements, the size of the grill grate can be easily varied. Finally, the grill grate can be quickly assembled from its individual components. For this purpose, the rod elements only have to be pushed into the angle elements with their longitudinal ends and fixed there by screw connections or the like.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the additional grill unit, at least one movably mounted cover is provided on the upper side of the housing. When the lid is closed, the top of the case is completely closed. When the cover is open, the interior of the housing is exposed, so that a glow basket or a grillage can be inserted into it or removed from it.

Two sliding covers are provided on the upper side of the housing in a particularly useful manner.

This enables simple, user-friendly assembly of the additional grill unit.

A pair of lifting tongs is particularly advantageous for inserting or removing a glow basket or a grill grate.

This makes the additional grill unit according to the invention even more user-friendly elevated. An operator can use one and the same lifting tongs to both remove an incandescent basket from the housing and insert it there, and also remove a grill grate from the housing and insert it there.

It is particularly advantageous that the lifting tongs can be actuated in such a way that the lifting tongs can automatically engage with or be released from the glow basket or the grill grate. This means that the operator does not have to touch the grill grate or the glow basket for this purpose, so that the operator's hands are reliably prevented from getting dirty or burned.

The additional grill unit according to the invention can be used in different ways.

According to a first use, the additional grill unit is used for the controlled lighting and heating up of charcoal or for heating up stones as heating materials.

When charcoal is heated, the burning process can be precisely controlled by the means for supplying outside air. In particular, the supply of outside air can be controlled in such a way that charcoal is stored in the housing of the additional grill unit for a longer period of time after it has been heated up, without the charcoal being burned off to any significant degree.

A glow basket with charcoal as the heating medium is preferably used to heat stones. In this case, the stones to be heated are placed in an annealing basket, which is then placed on the annealing basket with the charcoal.

In both cases, the additional grill unit is used as an additional module for a grill, whereby the glow basket or baskets can be removed from the additional grill unit in order to insert them into the grill, where the heating material contained in the respective grill grate can then be used to grill food.

According to a further use, the additional grill unit according to the invention serves as a hotplate, with charcoal or stones being stored as heating material in at least one glow basket of the additional grill unit, and a cooking pot being placed on a grillage in the additional grill unit.

In this case, the additional grill unit is used as an independent unit.

According to a further use, the additional grill unit according to the invention serves as a fire basket, with firewood being stored as heating material in at least one glow basket of the additional grill unit when the cover of the housing is open.

In this case, too, the additional grill unit is used as an independent unit, especially as an outdoor fireplace.

According to a further use, the additional grill unit according to the invention serves as a grill, with charcoal or stones being stored as heating material in at least one glow basket of the additional grill unit. Food to be grilled is stored on at least one grill grate in the additional grill unit.

In this case, too, the additional grill unit is used as an independent unit.

• • Anheizen von in wenigstens einem Glühkorb gelagerter Holzkohle innerhalb der Zusatzgrilleinheit.
• • Überführen des Glühkorbs mit angeheizter Holzkohle von der Zusatzgrilleinheit in den Grill, wobei dort die Holzkohle zum Anbraten oder Anrösten des Grillguts genutzt wird.
• • Überführen des Glühkorbs mit der Holzkohle nach erfolgtem Anbrat- oder Anröstvorgang von dem Grill in die Zusatzgrilleinheit, wo die Holzkohle geschützt gegen unkontrolliertes Abbrennen gelagert wird.
• • Überführen wenigstens eines Glühkorbs mit Steinen, die in der Zusatzgrilleinheit angeheizt wurden, in den Grill, wo die Steine zum Garen des Grillguts genutzt werden.

According to the method according to the invention for grilling food by means of a grill and an additional grill unit assigned to it. Characterized by the following process steps:

• • Heating up charcoal stored in at least one annealing basket within the additional grill unit.
• • Transferring the glow basket with heated charcoal from the additional grill unit to the grill, where the charcoal is used to sear or roast the food to be grilled.
• • Transfer of the glow basket with the charcoal after the searing or roasting process from the grill to the additional grill unit, where the charcoal is stored so that it is protected against uncontrolled burning.
• • Transferring at least one annealing basket with stones that have been heated in the auxiliary grill unit to the grill, where the stones are used to cook the grilled food.

In the method according to the invention, the additional grill unit is used several times to support the function of a grill. The process is particularly suitable for high-quality grilling of meat, and in principle also for grilling fish.

The advantage of the method is that all heating materials for the grilling process can be heated up in the additional grilling unit and also stored there. The additional grill unit thus supports the function of the grill by allowing the heating materials to be supplied to the grill in an optimally conditioned manner.

• 1: Anordnung der erfindungsgemäßen Zusatzgrilleinheit an einem Grill.
• 1a: Längsschnitt durch die Anordnung gemäß 1.
• 2: Perspektivische Darstellung der Zusatzgrilleinheit gemäß 1.
• 3: Erste Längsschnittdarstellung der Zusatzgrilleinheit gemäß 2.
• 4: Zweite Längsschnittdarstellung der Zusatzgrilleinheit gemäß 2.
• 5: Einzeldarstellung eines Bodenteils der Zusatzgrilleinheit mit einem Drehteller.
• 6: Einzeldarstellung eines Grillrosts für die Zusatzgrilleinheit gemäß 2.
• 7: Einzeldarstellung einer Hebezange für die Zusatzgrilleinheit gemäß 2.
• 8: Darstellung der Hebezange bei Aufgreifen eines Grillrosts.
• 9: Darstellung der Hebezange bei Aufgreifen eines Glühkorbs der Zusatzgrilleinheit.

The invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. Show it:

• 1 : Arrangement of the additional grill unit according to the invention on a grill.
• 1a : Longitudinal section through the arrangement according to 1 .
• 2 : Perspective view of the additional grill unit according to 1 .
• 3 : First longitudinal section view of the additional grill unit according to 2 .
• 4 : Second longitudinal section view of the additional grill unit according to 2 .
• 5 : Individual representation of a base part of the additional grill unit with a turntable.
• 6 : Individual representation of a grill grate for the additional grill unit according to 2 .
• 7 : Individual representation of a lifting tongs for the additional grill unit according to 2 .
• 8th : Representation of the lifting tongs picking up a grill grate.
• 9 : Representation of the lifting tongs when picking up a glow basket of the additional grill unit.

1 schematically shows an exemplary embodiment of the additional grill unit 1 according to the invention in association with a grill 2. The grill 2 has, in a known manner, a grill oven part 3 which is mounted on a frame 4 on which wheels 5 are mounted. The frame 4 has a support plate 6 oriented in the horizontal direction, on which the additional grill unit 1 can be stored.

The additional grill unit 1 according to the invention is in the 2 until 4 shown separately. The additional grill unit 1 has a cuboid housing 7, which consists of a refractory sheet steel construction.

The top of the housing 7 can be locked with two sliding covers 8 which are guided in longitudinal guides 9 and are part of the housing 7 .

In the lower area of the housing 7 there is a flat base part 10 mounted between the side walls of the housing 7. An arrangement of ventilation slots 11 is located in the base part 10. A turntable 12 resting on the underside of the base part 10 is rotatably mounted. A lever 13 protrudes from the edge of the turntable 12, by means of which the rotational position of the turntable 12 can be adjusted by an operator ( 5 ). The turntable 12 has a slot structure corresponding to the ventilation slots 11 so that, depending on the rotational position of the turntable 12 , the ventilation slots 11 are exposed or closed with the turntable 12 . The supply of outside air into the interior of the housing 7 can be controlled with the turntable 12 .

How from the 2 and 3 As can be seen, two opposite side walls of the housing 7 protrude downwards over the base part 10 . The lower edges of these side walls are bent over and thus form supports for a tray 14, which is used to collect ash and the like, which exits through the base part 10 when the ventilation slots 11 are open.

In the interior of the housing 7 glow baskets 15 can be stored. At the in 2 In the example shown, two identical glow baskets 15 are mounted in the interior of the housing 7 . Each annealing basket 15 consists of a refractory sheet steel construction. Each glow basket 15 is open at the top. The side walls and the bottom of the annealing basket 15 are provided with ventilation holes 15a. The glow baskets 15 are used to hold heating materials such as charcoal.

To support the incandescent baskets 15 in the housing 7, first rail guides 16 are provided, which protrude from opposite inner sides of the housing 7 and run parallel to one another at the same height. Each annealing basket 15 has two parallel edge strips 17 which protrude outwards from opposite upper edges of the annealing basket 15 . To store a annealing basket 15 in the interior, this is placed with its edge strips 17 on the first rail guide 16 .

The glow baskets 15 are designed in such a way that they can also be used in the grill 2 .

At least one grill grate 18 can also be stored in the interior of the housing 7 of the additional grill unit 1, which 6 is shown in a single representation. The grillage 18 has a modular structure. The grillage 18 consists of an arrangement of identically designed rod elements 19, which are formed in the present case by round bars, and two identically designed angle elements 20, which are formed in the present case by sheet metal angles. The grill grate 18 can be assembled simply by inserting the long-side ends of the rod elements 19 into the sheet metal angles and then fixing them in position by means of screw connections.

Second rail guides 21 are provided for mounting the grillage 18 in the housing 7 and protrude from opposite inner sides of the housing 7 . The grill grate 18 can be placed on these rail guides 21 .

Like in particular 3 seen, the second rail guides 21 are arranged above the first rail guide 16, so that the is stored according to the grillage 18 at a distance above the glow baskets 15.

To ensure that the introduction of the incandescent baskets 15 is not impeded by the second rail guides 21, these second rail guides 21 protrude less far from the inner walls of the housing 7 than the first rail guides 16.

The or each grill grate 18 is advantageously designed in such a way that it can also be used in the grill 2 .

The or each grillage 18 and the or each annealing basket 15 can be inserted into the interior of the housing 7 or removed from it when the sliding covers 8 are open. To transport these units, lifting tongs 22 are provided, which 7 is shown in a single representation.

The lifting tongs 22 consist of two sheet metal parts connected by a joint 23 . The sections of the sheet metal parts arranged above the joint 23 form grip parts 24. The sections of the sheet metal parts arranged below the joint 23 form gripping arms 25. The lower edges of the gripping arms 25 are bent and form grip strips 26.

7 shows the lifting tongs 22 with gripping parts 24 resting against one another. In this position, the gripping arms 25 are in a latched position. By pulling the handle parts 24 apart, the gripping arms 25 are moved towards one another (as indicated by the arrows in 7 shown), whereby the gripping arms 25 are transferred into a release position.

To pick up the grillage 18 ( 8th ) When the gripping arms 25 are in the release position, the grip strips 26 are guided through gaps between two adjacent rod elements 19 . Then the handle parts 24 are moved towards each other so that the gripper arms 25 are transferred to the latched position and the handle strips 26 as in 8th latch onto the rod elements 19 shown. The grill grate 18 can now be transported with the lifting tongs 22 .

To pick up the glow basket 15 ( 9 ) the lifting tongs 22 are introduced into the interior of the annealing basket 15 with the gripping arms 25 in the release position. Then the lifting tongs 22 are moved into the locking position, so that the gripping strips 26 of the lifting tongs 22 snap into strips on the upper edge of the glow basket 15, as shown in FIG 9 represents. The annealing basket 15 can now be transported with the lifting tongs 22 .

According to a first variant, the additional grill unit 1 can be used as an independent, stand-alone unit.

The additional grill unit 1 can be used as a fire basket, for example, by filling firewood into the glow baskets 15 in the housing 7 and igniting it there. The sliding cover 8 remain open in this application. Furthermore, there is no grillage 18 in the housing 7.

Furthermore, the glow baskets 15 in the housing 7 can be filled with charcoal, which is ignited there. The grill grate 18 is mounted above the glow baskets 15 . A saucepan can be placed on the grillage 18. The additional grill unit 1 then forms a hotplate. Alternatively, the additional grill unit 1 can be used as an independent grill unit, in which the food to be grilled is placed on the grill 2.

Finally, the additional grill unit 1, as in 1 shown, can be used as an additional module for the grill 2. In this case, the additional grill unit 1 is preferably used to ignite and heat up charcoal in the first annealing baskets 15. Above these annealing baskets 15, additional annealing baskets 15 with stones can be stored, which are heated by the charcoal as additional heating material.

The heating materials of the auxiliary grill unit 1 are used in the grill 2 for grilling meat, for example. First, a glow basket 15 with burning charcoal is removed from the additional grill unit 1 and inserted into the grill 2 . There the charcoal is used to sear the meat at a temperature of around 250°C. Thereafter, the glow basket 15 with charcoal is removed from the grill 2 and inserted into the additional grill unit 1, the burning behavior of the charcoal being specified there by means of the turntable 12. Then the glow basket 15 with the heated stones is transferred from the additional grill unit 1 to the grill 2 . There the meat is cooked at approx. 130°C to 150°C by means of the heated stones.

Reference List

(1)

auxiliary grill unit

(2)

grill

(3)

grill oven part

(4)

frame

(5)

Wheels

(6)

support plate

(7)

Housing

(8th)

sliding lid

(9)

longitudinal guide

(10)

bottom part

(11)

air vent

(12)

turntable

(13)

lever

(14)

tray

(15)

glow basket

(15a)

ventilation hole

(16)

first rail guide

(17)

sidebar

(18)

grill grate

(19)

rod element

(20)

angle element

(21)

second rail guide

(22)

lifting tongs

(23)

joint

(24)

handle part

(25)

gripper arm

(26)

grip bar

Claims (14)

Arrangement with a grill (2) and an additional grill unit (1) with a housing (7) made of refractory material and forming a completely encapsulated unit, the interior of the housing (7) being designed to accommodate at least one glow basket (15), wherein the glow basket (15) is designed to hold heating material and means are provided for the controlled supply of outside air into the interior of the housing (7), characterized in that the additional grill unit (1) forms a module which can be integrated into the grill (2). is, wherein the additional grill unit (1) and the grill (2) are designed so that the additional grill unit (1) can be used in the grill (2), and that the additional grill unit (1) in the form of a cooking area, a grill and / or forms an independent unit that can be used for a fire basket. arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that each annealing basket (15) is open at its top and that its bottom and side walls have ventilation holes (15a). Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 or 2 , characterized in that the or each glow basket (15) is assigned a grillage (18). arrangement according to claim 3 characterized in that the or each grillage (18) is formed from an array of parallel spaced bar members (19) each having its longitudinal ends clamped in an angle member (20). arrangement according to claim 4 , characterized in that rail guides (16, 21) are provided on the inner walls of the housing (7), the glow basket(s) (15) being mounted on the first rail guides (16) and the grill grate(s) ( 18) are stored in such a way that they are at a distance above the tops of the glow baskets (15). Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 5 , characterized in that the housing (7) has a base part (10) on which a turntable (12) rests as a means for the controlled supply of outside air and is rotatably mounted there, ventilation slots (11 ) are covered or exposed in the bottom part (10). arrangement according to claim 6 , characterized in that a tray (14) for catching ash escaping from the bottom part (10) is provided on segments of the side walls of the housing (7) projecting downwards over the bottom part (10). Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 7 , characterized in that at least one movably mounted cover is provided on the upper side of the housing (7), the upper side of the housing (7) being completely closed off when the cover is closed, and the interior of the housing (7) being exposed when the cover is open, so that a glow basket (15) or a grillage (18) can be inserted into or removed from it. arrangement according to claim 8 , characterized in that lifting tongs (22) are provided for inserting or removing a glow basket (15) or a grill grate (18). Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 9 , characterized in that controlled ignition and heating of charcoal or heating of stones as heating materials can be carried out with the additional grill unit. Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 9 , characterized in that the additional grill unit forms a cooking area, wherein in at least one glow basket (15) of the additional grill unit (1) as heating material charcoal or stones gela device, and wherein a cooking pot is set up on a grillage (18) in the additional grilling unit (1). Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 9 , characterized in that the additional grill unit forms a fire basket, with the lid of the housing (7) being open in at least one glow basket (15) of the additional grill unit (1) as fuel firewood is stored. Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 until 9 , characterized in that the additional grill unit forms a grill, with charcoal or stones being stored as heating material in at least one glow basket (15) of the additional grill unit (1), and with food to be grilled being stored on at least one grill grate (18) in the additional grill unit (1). . Method for grilling food to be grilled using a grill (2) and an additional grill unit (1) associated therewith according to one of Claims 1 until 9 , characterized by the following process steps: • Heating up charcoal stored in at least one annealing basket (15) within the additional grilling unit (1) • Transferring the annealing basket (15) with heated charcoal from the additional grilling unit (1) to the grill (2), where the charcoal is used to sear or roast the food to be grilled • Transfer the annealing basket (15) with the charcoal after the roasting or roasting process from the grill (2) to the additional grill unit (1), where the charcoal is stored so that it is protected against uncontrolled burning • Transfer at least a glow basket (15) with stones that have been heated in the additional grill unit (1) into the grill (2), where the stones are used to cook the grilled food.

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