DE29520554U1 - Mold for the production of moldings - Google Patents

Description

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Description Mould for producing mouldings

The invention relates to a mold for the simplified production of essentially triangular - in particular heart-shaped - shapes.

Up to now, mainly triangular moldings, including heart-shaped moldings, for example, in which two long sides form the two sides of a triangle and there are two approximately semicircular areas on the third long side of the triangle, have been produced using individual molds. When using individual molds to produce such moldings, problems arise in particular when removing the moldings from the mold. The areas of the corners of the essentially triangular moldings are particularly problematic when removing them. In the corner areas, due to the unfavorable ratio between the molding mass and the contact area between the mold and the molding, parts of the molding often break off or break off when the mold is removed. This can lead to damage to the molding, which is either irreparable or can only be repaired by complex reworking of the molding.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a mold in which in particular the aforementioned problems in the area of the corners of essentially triangular shapes do not occur.

Surprisingly, it has been found that a mold for producing shapes that are essentially triangular when viewed from above, characterized in that this mold consists of η side walls that are connected to one another via their vertical edges, with a side wall forming one side of the essentially triangular molding and the side walls being arranged to form an essentially ring-shaped structure in such a way that the essentially triangular η moldings can be obtained by m divisions along imaginary lines between the center of the mold and a region of the side wall of the mold when viewed from above, with a division along imaginary lines between the center and each edge formed in the side wall of the mold being preferred, can achieve the object of the invention.

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A further embodiment of the invention relates to a mold for producing shapes that are essentially triangular when viewed from above, characterized in that the mold consists of uniform, essentially rectangular side walls that are connected to one another along two opposite edges, each of which forms one side of the essentially triangular molding and is arranged to form an essentially ring-shaped structure, the essentially triangular moldings being obtained by half divisions along the lines that form between two areas that are essentially opposite one another when viewed from above the mold, in which the edges of two side walls meet one another.

The variables n, m and γ denote the set of all natural numbers except 0.

If m belongs to the set of all even natural numbers except η, it is possible to obtain η shaped pieces by m divisions along a line between two regions that are essentially opposite each other when viewed from above, where the edges of two side walls meet.

A further embodiment according to the invention is present when η and m are defined by the set of all even numbers except 0 and 2. In this case it is also possible to obtain η shapes by m divisions along a line between two regions that are essentially opposite one another when viewed from above and in which the edges of two side walls meet.

According to the invention, η = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, but preferably η = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 and particularly preferably η = 4, 6 and 8.

Furthermore, m = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, but preferably η = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 and particularly preferably η = 4, 6 and 8.

According to the invention, divisions are desired at every o. edge, with γ = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, preferably γ = 2, 3, 4 being particularly preferred and γ = 2 being most suitable.

The mold according to the invention can consist of one side wall or be formed from several side walls.

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The edges of the side walls can be connected, for example, by gluing, welding, folding, riveting and the like. The side walls can be made of rigid sheet metal, but preferably of flexible material. These materials include, for example, plastics, metals, in particular sheet metal, cardboard, coated cardboard, with a smooth, preferably polished surface of the side walls being preferred for all materials. Furthermore, the upper and/or lower edges of the side walls of the mold that are not connected to one another can end with a surface that can form, for example, a mold base or a cover. This surface can have any design, in particular a decorative design, with a flat design being preferred. Particularly preferred are essentially rectangular side walls that are bent in such a way that, after division, molded parts in the shape of a heart are created.

The mold according to the invention can be used to produce shapes in any area known to the person skilled in the art, with particular preference being given to use in the bakery and confectionery industry for producing baked goods, in particular bread, pastries, cakes, tarts, pralines, canapés and patisserie.

The division to obtain essentially triangular shapes can be carried out both inside the mold and after the mold has been removed. For division all tools known to the expert are suitable, depending on the material properties of the molded pieces. In the case of confectionery or baked goods a knife, which may be moistened or warm, is particularly preferred.

The fact that η shaped pieces can be obtained by η half partial operations makes the use of the mold significantly easier and is therefore particularly advantageous. Furthermore, the mold according to the invention avoids the occurrence of corners in the mold when forming essentially triangular shapes, which can cause damage to the shaped pieces when the mold is detached from the shapes. Here, η is an element of the set of all even natural numbers except 0 and 2, where η = 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 is preferred and η = 4 is particularly preferred.

The present invention will now be described with the aid of Figs. 1 and 2 using a preferred embodiment, without limiting the scope of the invention.

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The essentially rectangular side walls are delimited by four edges, two of which are opposite each other. The edges can be straight, curved and in any other shape that allows them to be seamlessly closed or interlocked with the edge of another side wall, preferably the side wall adjacent in shape. The edges delimiting the side walls can also describe a parallelogram and/or trapezoid. If the side walls are in the form of a trapezoid, it is preferred according to the invention that edges of the same length of two adjacent side walls are connected to one another.

The side walls can be provided with ornamental depressions and recesses. Rectangular side walls that are curved along their edges that are not connected to adjacent side walls are particularly preferred according to the invention. In particular, bends of side walls that individually or in groups form the round part of a heart shape are preferred.

Furthermore, the mold, which essentially forms a ring, can be interrupted to expand its radius, for example by opening a closure, so that the undivided molding or the divided moldings can be removed.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a side wall.

Fig. 2 shows the perspective view of a preferred embodiment. A preferred embodiment according to the invention consists of four side walls (1) which are joined together via their edges (2) to form a circular structure (3) and by two divisions along the lines (4) and (5) four heart-shaped moldings can be obtained.

Claims (7)

&Iacgr; * I ; ; I.. Dr. Hz/ks- Pos.-No. 031/95 Claims 1. Mold for producing shapes that are essentially triangular when viewed from above, characterized in that this mold consists of n side walls that are connected to one another via their vertical edges, with each side wall forming one side of the essentially triangular molding and the side walls being arranged to form an essentially ring-shaped structure in such a way that the essentially triangular n moldings can be obtained by m divisions along imaginary lines between the center of the mold and a region of the side wall of the mold when viewed from above, with a division along imaginary lines between the center and each edge formed in the side wall of the mold being preferred. 2. Mold according to claim 1, characterized in that the mold consists of uniform, substantially rectangular side walls connected to one another along two opposite edges, which each form one side of the substantially triangular molding and are arranged to form a substantially ring-shaped structure, the substantially triangular moldings being obtained by half-divisions along the lines formed between two regions that are substantially opposite one another when the mold is viewed from above, in which the edges of two side walls meet, where ∆ belongs to the set of all even natural numbers except 0 and 2. 3. Mould according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the mould ends with the edges of the side walls which are not connected to one another and have a substantially flat surface. 4. Mould according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that the substantially rectangular side walls can be curved. 5. Mould according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that the substantially rectangular side walls are bent so that after division, heart-shaped mouldings are formed. »**.·*-&idigr;6- ·· · *· : : * , Dr Hz/ks- Pos.-&Ngr;&ggr;, 031/95 6. Mould according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized in that the mould, which essentially forms a ring, can be interrupted to expand its radius so that the undivided moulding or the divided mouldings can be removed. 7. Mold according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, characterized in that 4 side walls (1) are joined together via their edges (2) to form a circular structure (3) and by two divisions along the lines (4) and (5) four heart-shaped moldings are obtained.