DE3921939A1 - Cylindrical wire lattice basket for shaping hams and similar meat products - Google Patents

Abstract

In the case of a known wire lattice basket for the aforementioned purpose, the meat products to be shaped are inserted and removed through apertures on the end faces of the basket. This makes insertion and removal of the meat products difficult and awkward and can easily cause damage to the finished meat products as they are being removed from the basket. The new basket is intended to avoid these disadvantages. The new wire lattice basket is characterised in that its outside lattice (6) is longitudinally divided, has its own elastic prestressing means which act in the opening direction, i.e. in the direction in which it is stretched and, when it is converted to the closed condition, can be elastically deformed against this prestressing. In the case of the new wire lattice basket, the open condition is automatically achieved and a large aperture is created which extends over the entire length of the wire lattice basket 1 and is to be used for insertion and removal of the meat products. This results in greatly improved handling of the wire lattice basket. The wire lattice basket is suitable for shaping hams and similar meat products which are to be made to adopt the external shape dictated by the wire lattice basket via a smoking or drying process. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a cylindrical wire mesh terkorb according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such a wire mesh basket is in DE-OS 34 13 293 described by the applicant.

This well-known wire mesh basket is used for shaping smoked or air-dried meat products, the Shape through the cylindrical shape of the wire grid basket during the smoking or drying process happens. After completing this process, the Meat products in the shape they are in during this Smoking or drying process through the wire mesh basket have been pressed; then in particular is the pattern of the coarse mesh basket fabric in the surface the meat products are constantly pressed in and thus ensure for grip of meat products.

The known wire mesh basket is a disadvantage felt that the meat products after the conclusion of Her positioning process and removal of the front cover parts of the wire mesh basket difficult from the wire mesh basket and are on their outer surface can also be easily damaged.

It is therefore the task of a wire mesh basket to create, in which the meat products after Completion of the manufacturing process is simplified and largely excluded in the event of damage to the goods are.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a wire grid basket released, which is characterized by that the jacket grid is separated in its longitudinal direction is and one in the sense of opening, d. H. in his stretching direction device has elastic self-prestressing and when transferred to the closed state against this Preload is elastically deformable.

The new wire mesh basket advantageously shows in the open Condition is a very large one, covering the entire length of the basket Appropriate opening for inserting and removing the Goods on. This open state also arises automatically on, so that the handling of the wire mesh basket is very simple overall. To make the closed state of the wire mesh basket is the sen cladding against this own bias elastically deformed until the two longitudinal edges of the Man telgitters face each other directly and the Opening of the basket is closed. In this condition becomes the wire mesh basket, which is expediently made of V2A steel consists of the closure means set until the Molding process is complete. After loosening the ver the wire mesh basket automatically opens and thereby largely separates itself from the one in it sensitive goods, after which they are easy and undamaged can be removed.

Advantageous refinements and developments of Invention are specified in subclaims 2 to 4. An embodiment of the invention is in a drawing voltage and is explained in more detail below.  

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a standing cylindrical wire mesh basket in the open to,

Fig. 2 shows the cylindrical wire mesh basket in the closed state.

As shown in FIGS . 1 and 2 of the drawing, the embodiment of the wire mesh basket 1 shown here essentially consists of a jacket mesh 6 and an end round front mesh 2 each, in the figures only the top right front mesh 2 in order to achieve a clear representation is shown. At the lower left end of the wire mesh basket in the figures, there is accordingly another end mesh 2 in mirror symmetry.

From Fig. 1, which shows the wire mesh basket 1 in its open state, it can be seen that in this state an over the entire length of the wire mesh basket bes 1 reaching opening for the insertion or removal of goods is released. This open position is achieved by an elastic inherent prestress of the Mantelgit age 6 , which is largely relaxed in the open state according to FIG. 1.

In order to bring the wire mesh basket 1 into the closed state shown in FIG. 2, the jacket grid 6 is elastically deformed against its bias until the two edges of the jacket grid 6 are directly opposite one another. In this position, the wire mesh basket 1 is fixed by closure means, the closure means Ver here are a total of two hooks 4 , which are hinged to the upper longitudinal edge of the jacket grid 6 in FIGS . 1 and 2 and which are closed in the closed state of the wire mesh basket 1 can be hooked onto the opposite longitudinal edge of the jacket grid 6 .

As can be seen in the figures of the drawing, the front grille 2 is only firmly connected to the jacket grille 6 over a small part of its circumference, here approximately one eighth of the circumference. The individual parts of the wire mesh basket 1 are preferably made of V2A steel in the form of thin rods or wires that are spot welded together.

To exclude a displacement of the front grille 2 relative to the jacket grid 6 in the closed state of the wire mesh basket 1 , the front grille 2 has at its order outside the connection area to the jacket grille 6 several, here two outwardly projecting holding fingers 5 , which are behind the outer wire ring of the jacket grille 6 grab and so support the front grille 2 on the jacket grid 6 against the pressure of the Chen Chen in the wire mesh basket 1 , not shown in the drawings.

Finally, the wire mesh basket 1 also has a hanging hook 3 in the region of its one end face, which is formed as an extension of the one longitudinal edge of the jacket mesh 6 . By means of this hanging hook 3 , the wire mesh basket 1 can easily be hung together with further wire mesh baskets on a supporting bar or chain.

Claims (4)

1. Cylindrical wire mesh basket for shaping ham and similar meat products, with a jacket grid and one end round end grille, the wire mesh basket for inserting and removing the goods in an open state and for the process of shaping the goods in a closed Bringable condition and in the latter by Ver closing means is stable, characterized in that the jacket grid ( 6 ) is separated in its longitudinal direction and has an elastic self-bias acting in the direction of opening, ie in its direction of stretching, and in the closed state against against this Is elastically deformable before tension. 2. Wire mesh basket according to claim 1, characterized in that the front grilles ( 2 ) are each firmly connected to the jacket grid ( 6 ) over at most a quarter of their circumference and in the further course of their order at least one in the closed state the jacket grid ( 6 ) have an outward-pointing retaining finger ( 5 ) in the end area. 3. wire mesh basket according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the closure means consist of hooks ( 4 ) which are articulated on one longitudinal edge of the Mantelgit ters ( 6 ) and which on the opposite longitudinal edge of the Ge geiger grid ( 6 ) in these are hookable. 4. wire mesh basket according to claims 1 to 3, characterized by at least one end of the end of the wire mesh basket ( 1 ) in an extension of the one longitudinal edge of the wire mesh ( 6 ) arranged hanging hook ( 3 ).