DE102016120634A1 - grill - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a grilling device (100, 200) for thermally grilling meat products (10), in particular poultry, with at least two rotatable and vertically stacked holding devices (11), in particular grilled pork, for the meat products to be grilled (10) and at least one Meat products (10) heating heating device (12). In order to enable a uniform through-cooking of the meat products, a grilling device (100, 200) is proposed in which between two adjacent holding devices (11) a protective device (50; 51; 52; 53; 54) is provided which at least one of the on a protects meat products (10) arranged in front of lower on a holding device (11) arranged vertically above the lower meat holding device (11) on the lower holding device (11).

Description

The invention relates to a grill according to the preamble of claim 1.

The grills discussed here are used in practice for the thermal cooking of grilled food, especially meat products.

Barbecues, which are able to cook several or even a variety of meat products at the same time, are usually stationary in restaurants and canteens, but also in mobile vans, such as so-called chicken roasting, used. Usual grills have a plurality of horizontally stacked rotary skewers for the food to be grilled.

It has been found that despite the same or at least comparable thermal conditions, different grill results occur when several grill skewers are arranged one above the other. Furthermore, it was found that the grilled food is durchgegart the faster, the less more skewers are arranged with food above.

To put it simply, the food to be cooked on the top rotisserie spits relatively quickly, the food on the bottom rotates relatively slowly. When broiling chickens, they typically need to be cooked for about 15 minutes longer if they are not placed on the top skewer. As a result, the breast meat of the upper chicken is already dried out, if they continue to be cooked until the lower chicken are also cooked through.

One solution is to start the skewers from bottom to top with about 10 to 15 minutes of time delay. In this case, a uniform roast is achieved with juicy breast meat. Alternatively, the chickens can be hung separately with about 30 to 45 minutes delay. The disadvantage of this, however, in any case, the additional time required. Furthermore, the time-delayed switching requires additional attention of the operating staff.

The object of the invention is therefore to propose a grill, which eliminates the disadvantages described and allows a uniform Durchgaren of the food without additional time required.

This object is achieved by a grill device with the features of claim 1. Accordingly, a protective device is provided between two adjacent holding devices. This protects at least one of the arranged on a lower holding device meat products from liquids that drip on a above, preferably vertically above, or above lying holding device arranged meat products.

The reason for the different cooking behavior of meat products arranged one above another has been determined that a kind of protective layer forms on the meat products when they are wetted with fat or gravy. Such wetting results when heating the meat products from the dripping of fat and gravy. This wetting is the more intense, the more rows of rotisserie spits are arranged one above the other. In a grilling device with, for example, three rotisserie spits on top of each other drops no fat on the top row, on the middle row of the grease of the top row and on the bottom row of the grease of the middle row and the partially forwarded grease of the top row.

The so formed by the fat and gravy juice wetting on the meat products layer forms a heat shield, which ensures that the wetted barbecue needs longer to durchgaren. This explains the longer cooking time and the drying out of the interior.

The object according to the invention is thus achieved by preventing dripping fat from falling onto the food to be cooked. According to the invention, therefore, a protective device is provided which dissipates and / or absorbs dripping fat.

The protective device can be made in a variety of forms and mounted on the grill. In a first embodiment it can be provided that the protective device is coupled to the meat product holding device. Since grills are generally used as holding devices, this designation is used in the following as a matter of priority. However, the use of the term barbecue skewers is not intended to limit the subject matter of the "holding device" to such grill skewers.

The coupling of the protection device to the grill spit can be movable. For example, the protective device may be mounted like a rocking. A direct attachment of the protective device on the spit is usually required when the orbit is provided an orbit and accordingly attachment to the housing is not possible. The orbit of the grill skewers can be circular or elliptical, but also paternoster-like executed.

In an alternative embodiment, grills can also be fixed to the grill to be appropriate. So they can - if anything - only revolve around themselves. In this case, alternatively to the attachment of the protective device on the grill spit, a coupling or attachment to one or more walls of a housing surrounding the grill device may be provided. For example, receptacles may be provided on the rear wall and / or on the side walls of the housing which are compatible with corresponding fastening elements provided on the protective device. For example, can be provided on the protective devices journals and the housing corresponding holes. If a plurality of superimposed holes provided, the protection device can be mounted in different positions on the housing. This results in an adjusting device by means of which the distance between the grill spit and protective device is variable. This is particularly advantageous when different sized grill food to be cooked. For example, 1000 grams of chicken requires a total of about 2 to 3 cm greater distance between the individual skewers than 900-gram chicken.

The protective device may have a flat surface and / or surface inclined with respect to the horizontal at an angle β. With an inclined surface, dripping grease following the guard is drained by gravity following the direction of inclination.

In other embodiments, the protective device may have a roof-like curvature or a trough-like depression. While a roof-like curvature directs the dripping fat to the curvature outer edges, it accumulates in a recess with protection in this depression.

The protective device may be formed integrally or in several pieces from sub-segments. The sub-segments can be connected to each other and thus protect or cover several meat products. As far as the sub-segments are not connected to each other, as required, individual meat products, or even groups of several meat products, be protected from dripping fat.

In a particular embodiment it can be provided that the sub-segments each have a convex or concave surface relative to a horizontal plane. The convex or concave surface is preferably designed such that, in the axial direction of a rotisserie spit, in each case a convex or a concave surface is associated with a meat product. Convex and concave surfaces may also be arranged alternately to form a wavy surface. Due to the convex and / or concave contours, the space required for attaching a protective device can be reduced in the case of at least partially roundish contours of the grilled food, for example in the case of chicken. The convex and / or concave contours can be dimensioned so that they adapt to the contours of the food to be grilled, even with several juxtaposed Grillgutexemplaren.

Particular advantages arise when the convex and / or concave surfaces of adjacent protective devices in the grill unit are offset from one another. For grilling chicken, for example, be applied to the grill skewers that the space between two grilled chicken is at least partially used for at least one other, arranged on an over and / or underlying grilling chicken. This reduces the distance between two rotisserie skewers required for grilling meat products. This is particularly advantageous if an existing grill with design-related close distance between the spits to be retrofitted with protective devices according to the invention.

The guards can be designed so that the liquid dripping on them is fed to a collecting container. The collecting container is preferably mounted below and / or laterally of the lowermost protective device, so that the liquid falls by gravity into the collecting container or trickles into it.

The protective device may have a drain, preferably a bead, a recess or an overflow. Thus, collected by the protective device liquids can be derived at a defined drain point. They are then fed to the collecting container in particular via predefined ways.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a plurality of holding devices can not be arranged directly one above the other but can be arranged one above the other slightly offset from one another. In particular, an alternating step-like arrangement or else alternating forward and backward jumping of the holding device can be provided. This ensures that no direct dripping of a holding device arranged above is possible on a below holding device and thus on the meat products arranged thereon. At the same time, the available space is used optimally. Between the individual staggered holding devices in particular corresponding protective devices are each arranged above. The individual holding devices are but in particular parallel in their orientation aligned with each other. In addition, a horizontally extending arrangement of the holding devices is provided. Also, the or some of the heating devices can be arranged below, above or obliquely laterally of the holding devices. Preferably, an arrangement can be provided at an angle of in particular approximately 45 degrees obliquely from below or above.

The inventive construction of a grill device can also be provided in so-called vertically oriented holding devices. These vertically aligned holding devices are in particular so-called vertical skewers. Typically, multiple meat products can be stacked on such a vertical fixture. In order to prevent dripping, appropriate protective devices are arranged in particular between the individual meat products. These are in particular so-called drip pans. These are preferably formed with a round outer shape. Such protective devices may be attached to the vertical holding device or be releasably secured thereto in another way. For example, an attachment by means of clamps, screws or the like can take place. A releasable attachment of the protective devices on the vertical holding device or the vertical spit is provided in particular.

Further advantages and features of the invention will be explained in more detail in particular in the embodiments and with reference to the drawing. The figures show:

1 a barbecue according to the invention with fixedly mounted grill skewers in a front view;

2 the grill according to 1 in a side view;

3 another inventive grill device with paternoster-like grilling skewers in a front view;

4 the grill according to 3 in a side view;

5 the grill according to 1 with mutually staggered protective devices;

6 a grill according to the invention with alternately offset stacked holding devices;

7 a grill according to the invention with vertically oriented grill skewers and protective devices; and

8th another inventive grill device with arranged between the grill skewers heaters.

The same or similar elements may be provided in the following figures with the same or similar reference numerals. Furthermore, the figures of the drawing, the description and the claims contain numerous features in combination. It is clear to a person skilled in the art that these features are also considered individually and / or they can be combined to form further combinations not described here in detail.

The 1 and 2 show a grill 100 with five superimposed holding devices 11 , which are executed here as a rotary skewers. On every rotisserie are meat products 10 , Chicken in the illustrated embodiment, attached. In principle, however, other meat products, such as knuckles or the like, can be used.

The spits are in the sidewalls 26 . 27 a cabinet-like housing 13 stored. In operating mode, the spits are usually from a central drive 24 via a suitable drive means 25 , For example, a chain, set in rotation.

The grill 100 also has a back wall 28 on, from which the meat products 10 by means of a thermal heater 12 be cooked. At the heater 12 is in the illustrated embodiment, a gas burner system with a gas storage tank 30 , from the gas in a known manner via a conduit system 31 to outlet nozzles 32 directed and burned there. The outlet nozzles 32 are in the area of the back wall 28 arranged in several horizontal rows, which by means of a control system 33 individually switched on and off. As an alternative to the gas burner system, other heating systems, for example on an electrical basis, can also be used.

In the embodiment of 1 and 2 are by way of illustration four different types of protection devices 50 . 51 . 52 and 53 shown. It is not excluded, of course, that a barbecue 100 between the holding devices in each case the same protection devices 50 . 51 . 52 or 53 having. Furthermore, it is not excluded that the in 3 illustrated protections 54 to the in 1 shown holding devices 11 are attached and vice versa.

At the protection device 50 it is a flat sheet of stainless steel. This sheet is inclined by an angle β on the rear wall 28 appropriate.

At the protection device 51 it is a sheet metal body with a curvature 17 that is between the two side walls 26 and 27 is appropriate. The protection device 51 is arranged so that the curvature 17 a roof-like contour over the underlying rotisserie forms. Alternatively, a reverse attachment is possible. The vault 17 then forms a trough-like contour for collecting the dripping of overlying meat products liquids. Other combinations are conceivable.

The protection device 52 has a number of subsegments 19 with convex surfaces downwards 21 on. The surfaces can, as shown here, the shape and size of the meat products to be cooked 10 be adjusted.

In contrast, the protection device points 53 subsegments 20 with concave surfaces seen downwards 22 on. Also the concave contours 22 Here are the shape and size of the meat products 10 customized.

In addition to the concave or convex contours, the protection device 52 and 53 analogous to the protective devices 50 with an inclination at an angle β on the housing 13 or attached to the rotisserie. So is on the protection device 52 ; 53 Dripping grease specifically forwarded in the direction of the intended slope.

All protections 50 . 51 . 52 . 53 and 54 has in common that a wetting of the meat products with top dripping grease and other liquids is prevented. The dripping grease and the dripping liquid are placed under the grill skewers in a collection box 23 collected.

The 3 and 4 show an alternative embodiment in the form of a grill 200 ,

In contrast to the grill 100 are the fixtures 11 , which in turn are skewers, at the grill 200 not stationary in the housing 13 installed but in a circulation system 34 integrated. The circulation system 34 carries a total of ten spits and is powered by a drive 24 set in motion. The spits move paternoster-like in an orbit 35 at the with a heating device (in 3 . 4 and 5 for reasons of clarity not shown) provided back wall 28 along. At the lower end of the orbit 35 they are deflected away from the heater forward and then promoted back up.

At the rotisserie are guards 54 attached like a rocker by means of a holder. The protections 54 are therefore below the meat products throughout the entire cycle 10 and keep dripping fat and other liquids from the meat products below 10 remote.

In the illustrated embodiment, the protective devices 54 a trough-like depression and are attached at an angle α to the grill skewers. The size of the inclination angle α is adjustable over the length of the holder. Grease and liquids thus flow in the direction of arrow R through the protection device 54 until the end 36 , At the end 36 is a process 37 provided, which is preferably arranged off-center, so that the over the drain 37 dripping fat does not point to a vertical below the overflow 37 dripping further barbecue spit, but this past passing directly into a collection container 23 ,

In the collection container 23 the dripping liquids are collected and disposed of from there as needed.

5 shows the grill device 100 with an alternative, namely staggered, arrangement of meat products 10 and protective devices 52 , At the meat products 10 this is chicken again.

A between two each on a rotisserie juxtaposed chicken remaining space 38 is used to create additional space for the middle area of a chicken skewered or skewered above it. Analogous to this are subsegments 19 adjacent holding devices 52 offset from each other attached. The convex surfaces 21 the subsegments 19 are adapted to the body shape of the chicken.

In all figures, and therefore in 5 , Grill skewers and meat products or chicken are shown only schematically. The distances between the chicken itself shown in the figures and also the distances between chicken and guards 50 . 51 . 52 . 53 and 54 are therefore not to scale, but only to clarify the respective principle.

In the 5 illustrated protections 52 continue to have a non-illustrated sequence, from which the trapped fluids by gravity into the collection container 23 be directed.

In the further embodiment, in the 6 is shown, are a plurality of holding devices 11 not directly superimposed, but offset each other. In fact, in this case, the holding devices 11 aligned alternately forward and backward. This allows optimal space utilization while preventing dripping on underlying meat products 10 be ensured. These are protective devices 55 in accordance with the invention between the individual holding devices 11 arranged. protections 55 can be formed for example as horizontal plates or the like.

Another inventive, not shown here embodiment assigns the holding devices 11 and heaters 12 instead of jumping up and down in the manner of a rising staircase. This will also drip on underlying meat products 10 avoided, since each step itself practically serves as a protective device.

In the 7 another embodiment is shown. These are vertically aligned grill skewers, so-called vertical skewers 39 as holding devices 11 , In this case are several meat products 10 on the vertical spit 39 arranged one above the other. To prevent in this case, a dripping of liquids from top to bottom, here are also protections 56 intended. In the 7 are two different protections 56 shown. The protection device shown in the drawing above 56 is designed plate-shaped in the usual way. It can, for example, absorb a certain amount of liquid, in particular in the manner of a plate. It can also be a so-called drip plate. The lower protective device in the drawing 56 has lateral drip edges, which are bent downwards for this purpose. Here, dripping liquid can be discharged directly downwards, without on an underlying meat product 10 to get.

As in the present case, the holding device 11 or the vertical spit 39 Turning around the vertical axis is a circular symmetrical shape of the protector 76 advantageous. In particular, these may be circular guards 56 act.

In the 7 is also still a protective device 58 shown. This has a lateral run-off edge. It is designed as downwardly inclined bent sheet metal. The protection device 58 is for attachment between two meat products 10 provided to prevent dripping from top to bottom. The lateral run-off edge of the protection device 58 serves to drain down dripping liquid in a collection container. To twist the asymmetrically shaped protection device 58 To prevent this, in the form shown on the housing 13 be attached. It can also be a holding device 11 , as for example be provided in the form of a vertical or horizontal rod.

Incidentally, several of the vertical skewers shown here 39 be arranged side by side. In particular, for example, several of these grill skewers 39 on a turntable 40 be arranged, as indicated here in dashed lines.

The turntable 40 is in particular also about a vertical axis of rotation 41 rotatably mounted. So can the individual vertical skewers 39 be heated successively by rotation by a vertically aligned, not shown here heating device is arranged on one side. In addition, the individual vertical skewers can be 39 Edit in a simple manner by a user, so in particular to equip with food or free from it. Also, they can be completely removed from the turntable 40 remove or put on this.

In the 8th a further embodiment of the invention is shown.

Here are the case 13 of the grill 100 also several horizontal fixtures 11 arranged in the form of grilled skewers. The meat products 10 are on the grill skewers 11 applied. The heaters 12 However, in the present case are not in the usual way horizontally behind or next to the respective spit 11 arranged, but in this case above.

So can the heater 12 heat the food from above. At the same time the heater is used 12 as a protection device 59 to catch or drain off dripping liquid from above. So a dripping on underneath Grillgutstück can be prevented. Another advantage of this arrangement of the heater 12 above the Grillguts results from the fact that now the grill is accessible from both sides. Thus, in particular, several grill skewers can be arranged one behind the other. Thus, arranged on the same horizontal plane holding devices 11 in a common heater 12 be heated.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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meat products

11

holder

12

heater

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casing

14

setting device

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surface

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bulge

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deepening

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subsegment

20

subsegment

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convex surface

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concave surface

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collecting container

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drive

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drive means

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Side wall

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Side wall

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rear wall

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Gas reservoir

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line system

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exhaust nozzle

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control device

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circulation system

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orbit

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The End

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procedure

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free space

39

vertical spit

40

turntable

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axis of rotation

50

guard

51

guard

52

guard

53

guard

54

guard

55

guard

56

guard

57

guard

58

guard

59

guard

100

grill

200

grill

α

angle

β

angle

Claims (15)

Grilling device for the thermal grilling of meat products ( 10 ), in particular poultry, with at least two rotatable and vertically stacked holding devices ( 11 ), in particular grilled meats, for the meat products to be grilled ( 10 ) and at least one of the meat products ( 10 ) heating heating device ( 12 ), characterized in that between two adjacent holding devices ( 11 ) a protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) is provided, the at least one of the on a lower holding device ( 11 ) arranged meat products ( 10 ) in front of on a holding device ( 11 ) arranged meat products ( 10 ) protects against dripping liquids. Grilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) to the holding device ( 11 ), which is preferably a movable coupling. Barbecue according to claim 1, characterized in that a grilling device ( 100 ) at least partially surrounding housing ( 13 ), the protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) preferably to the housing ( 13 ) is coupled. Barbecue according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that an adjusting device ( 14 ) is provided, by means of which the distance between the holding device ( 11 ) and protection device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) is changeable. Grilling device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the protective device ( 50 ) a plane plane and / or surface inclined by an angle (β) with respect to the horizontal ( 16 ) having. Grilling device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the protective device ( 51 ) a roof-like curvature ( 17 ) and / or that the protective device ( 54 ) a trough-like depression ( 18 ) having. Grilling device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the protective device ( 52 ; 53 ) at least two subsegments ( 19 ; 20 ). Grilling device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) for protecting one or more or all of them on a holding device ( 11 ) arranged meat product ( 10 ) or arranged meat products ( 10 ) is provided. Grilling apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the sub-segments ( 19 ; 20 ) each have a convex surface relative to a horizontal plane ( 21 ) or concave surface ( 22 ) exhibit. Grilling apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that convex and concave surfaces ( 21 ; 22 ) are arranged alternately, forming a wave-shaped surface. Grilling apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the convex and / or concave surfaces ( 21 ; 22 ) of adjacent protective devices ( 52 . 53 ) are offset from one another. Barbecue according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the Protection device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) the liquid dripping onto a collecting container ( 23 ). Barbecue according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) has at least one drain, preferably a bead, a recess or an overflow, so that from the protective device ( 50 ; 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ) collected liquids at a defined drain point can be derived. Barbecue according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the holding devices ( 11 ) are arranged offset from one another horizontally, preferably alternately, protective devices ( 55 ) are arranged therebetween. Barbecue according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the at least one holding device ( 11 ) is vertically aligned, preferably as a vertical spit ( 39 ), in particular plate-like or plate-like protective devices 56 horizontally between the meat products ( 10 ) are arranged.

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