FR2521419A3 - Hot sandwich maker - has two hinged parts contg. hot plates with cutting edge and electric resistors, and seals sandwich edges - Google Patents

Abstract

The hot-sandiwch maker has a two-part (1,2) frame hinged together with the one folding down over the second. Each part (1,2) encloses at least one hot-plate (4,5). Each hot-plate (4,5) has an inner concave mould. The upper plate (4) has a peripheral cutting edge (8) acting in conjunction with the raised edge (9) of the lower plate (5). Electric resistors (10) are preferably integrated inside the hot-plates (4,5) which are preferably of aluminium or aluminium alloy.

Description

 The present invention relates to the field of the preparation of hot food, of the sandwich type, hamburger, or the like, and relates to an apparatus for producing such a food with closed edges containing various ingredients.

 Currently, hot foods of the croque-monsieur or hamburger type, generally consist of two slices of bread, between which various foods are placed, and which are heated in, an appliance of the electric grill type generally comprising two hot plates which can be folded down. said bread slices.

 The devices for heating these foods generally allow uniform processing of the latter. However, due to the fact that various ingredients, such as meats, sauces, vegetables, or the like, are placed between the slices of bread, these said ingredients are liable to run off at the edges, during the processing of the food, or even during their consumption.

 The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by providing an apparatus for producing a hot food with closed edges, formed by two pieces of bread, containing various ingredients.

 According to the invention, the apparatus for producing such food, consisting of a frame in two parts hinged together and foldable one on the other and each containing at least one heating plate, is characterized in that each heating plate is in the form of a mold with a concave inner surface, and in that one of the heating plates, preferably the upper plate, has a cutting circumferential edge cooperating with a raised edge of the other plate, the closing of the two chassis parts causing a cutting of the edges of the food protruding from the molds, and a welding by crushing and heat of a circumferential zone of the two pieces of bread.

 The invention will be better understood from the description below, which relates to a preferred embodiment, given by way of nonlimiting example, and explained with reference to the appended schematic drawing, the single figure of which is a view in section of an apparatus according to the invention.

 The apparatus for producing a hot food with closed edges containing various ingredients, shown in the accompanying drawing, consists of a frame in two parts 1 and 2 hinged together by means of an axis 3, and by two hot plates 4 and 5 mounted respectively in the upper 1 and lower 2 parts of the chassis.

 The lower part 2 of the chassis is mounted on feet 6, adjustable or not, in the form of suction cups, or the like, and the upper part 1 is advantageously provided, on the side opposite the axis 3, with an operating handle 7 allowing its tilting around axis 3.

 According to the invention, the heating plates 4 and 5 are in the form of molds with a concave inner surface, and the upper plate 4 is provided with a circumferential cutting edge 8, which cooperates with a raised edge 9 of the lower plate. 5, so as to cut the parts of food protruding from the molds when parts 1 and 2 of the chassis are closed.

 The heating of the plates 4 and 5 is advantageously carried out, in a known manner, by means of electrical resistors whose power is adjustable by means of a thermostat not shown.

 According to a characteristic of the invention, the electrical resistances 10 for heating the plates 4 and 5 are advantageously integrated into the latter, so that the losses by radiation and / or by convection are reduced to the maximum.

 The plates 4 and 5 are advantageously made of aluminum, or of an aluminum alloy, and are internally covered with a non-stick coating.

 Thanks to the invention, it is possible, after placing in the plate 5, a first slice of bread on which are deposited various ingredients such as meat, vegetables, sauces, and the like, then the second slice of bread, to produce, by closing the two chassis parts 1 and 2, a food whose edges are entirely closed by crushing and heat welding, and do not have unsightly or non-appetizing protruding parts.

 The heating plates 4 and 5 are surrounded in a known manner by an insulating mass 11, and are connected to the thermostat and to the electrical source by cables not shown.

 Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown in the accompanying drawing.

Modifications remain possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements, or by substitution of technical equivalents, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (3)

- CLAIMS  1. Apparatus for producing a hot food with closed edges, formed by two pieces of bread containing various ingredients, constituted by a frame in two parts (1, 2), articulated between them and foldable one on the other and each containing at least one heating plate (4, 5), apparatus characterized in that each heating plate (4, 5) is in the form of a mold with concave inner surface, and in that one of the heating plates , preferably the upper plate (4) has a circumferential cutting edge (8) cooperating with a raised edge (9) of the other plate (5), the closing of the two parts (1, 2) of the chassis causing cutting of the edges of the food protruding from the molds, and a heat and crush weld of a circumferential zone of the two pieces of bread.  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical resistances (10) for heating the plates (4, 5) are advantageously integrated in the latter, so that the losses by radiation and / or by convection are reduced to maximum.  3. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the plates (4, 5) are advantageously made of aluminum, or aluminum alloy, and are internally covered with a non-stick coating .