FR2695802A1 - Variable-sized baking mould - has detachable components such as slot-in partition and inner mould to give different volume - Google Patents

Abstract

The baking mould, made from metal, alloy or other material which withstands cooking temperatures, consists of a main mould and one or more detachable components (2,3) which enable its inner volume to be varied. The main mould can have transverse slots to receive a detachable partition, while a second mould (3) can be placed inside the first to give a different volume. The mould can be made in a wide range of sizes, a series of moulds can be used with a production line for commercial baking. USE/ADVANTAGE - Enables volume of mould to be precisely adjusted; especially suitable for use with choux pastry, sponge mixture or brioche dough.

Description

COOKING MOLD
ADJUSTABLE for FOOD PRODUCTS
The present invention relates to the development of molds (made of a metal, alloy or any other material that withstands cooking temperatures), the lining of which is adjustable to allow the user to mold certain food preparations in appropriate quantities in order to obtain , after baking, molds similar to molds.

 Certain preparations, if they are not evenly distributed in the mold, during baking, will develop irregularly because of the more or less significant amounts of preparation in certain parts of the mold, hence the importance of regular filling.

 In addition, if the amount of preparation is insufficient so that, even after its maximum development, it does not manage to fill the entire volume of the mold, the molding will be incomplete.

 On the contrary, if the quantity of preparation is too large, the molding will be deformed by the development of the preparation which succeeds in pushing the surplus out of the mold. Surplus, which, if it were not evacuated, would settle within the limits of the mold, giving a denser molding no longer having any culinary and taste relationship with the normally desired molding, hence the importance of a quantitatively suitable filling.

 The baking molds with adjustable lining according to the invention make it possible to remedy these drawbacks.

These molds are in fact characterized by their filling which can be adjusted according to their desires and needs. With these molds, the user adjusts the volume of the mold to be filled to the level he wishes, thus ensuring that his mold in a regular and appropriate way. To adjust the filling of these molds, several methods are possible:
According to a first method, the molds are characterized by single walls in which slide one or more mobile parts which are adjusted to the desired level using an adjustment device.

 According to a second method, the molds are characterized by single walls provided with adjustment orifices provided for the passage of movable partitions.

 According to these two methods, the user first positions the moving parts or partitions at the desired level in order to obtain the volume of the mold which he must fill.

Then it will garnish the part of the mold thus delimited, equalize its filling and turn everything over on a baking sheet. Finally, the user removes the adjustment device or the movable partitions to release the preparation which can thus develop throughout the volume of the mold to give, after baking, molds similar to molds.

 According to a third method, the molds are characterized by walls separated into complementary parts, some of which, called adjustment walls, give the volume of the mold to be filled; the others called complementary walls, used to finish the latter. With this type of mold, the user places the adjustment walls on a baking sheet, fills them and equalizes their filling with a spatula or any other utensil. This done, it fits on top of it, the complementary walls, to give the preparation the total volume of the mold in which it can develop.

 The molds produced according to the invention can obviously depend on other methods not described here.

It being understood that those described in the present application are only a non-limiting example of the possible methods
According to particular embodiments:
- The adjustment of the mold lining is obtained by mobile parts which slide in the walls of the mold and an adjustment device.

 - The adjustment of the lining of the mold is obtained by movable partitions which are passed through adjustment orifices which equip the walls of the mold.

the adjustment of the lining of the mold is obtained by the preparation of the walls of the mold in complementary parts: certain parts of the walls of the mold called: adjustment walls giving us the latter, the other part (s) of the walls of the mold, said: complementary walls finishing said mold
The bases and or covers represent independent parts of the walls of the mold according to the invention which are unique, or separated into complementary parts
the molds according to the invention can have internal walls which make it possible to obtain moldings comprising empty parts
-A set of several molds or a group of molds according to the invention, either fixed to each other, or fixed to plates or any other support, can be produced for serial and / or industrial use of the process.

the molds according to the invention can be integrated into a machine or chain of machines to allow industrial and, or, mechanized use
the molds according to the invention can be of multiple shapes and their dimensions between 1 and 200 centimeters
The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:
Figure 1 shows in perspective a mold produced according to one of the methods of the invention
Figure Z shows in perspective a mold produced according to a second method of the invention
Figure 3 shows in perspective a mold produced according to a third method of the invention
Figure dL shows in perspective, the various phases of use of one of the molds according to the invention
5 shows in perspective a mold according to the invention, the bases and or covers of which are independent parts of the walls of the mold
FIG. 6 represents a top view of the case of a mold requiring several movable partitions
Figure 7 shows a top view and in section, a mold of which several internal parts must not be lined. For this we will use a mold with separate separate walls provided with internal partitions, which, gathered together, we will give the desired molding
Figure 8 shows in perspective and top view, the assembly of several molds or a group of molds according to the invention for industrial use and, or, in series.

FIG. 9 represents a top view, by way of example and without notion of dimensions, some possible forms of the molds according to the invention
With reference to these drawings, the molds comprise: in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, single walls (1) in which slide one or more mobile parts (2) which are positioned at the desired level by means of an adjustment device (3). Once the movable part (s) (2) set to the desired level, the user fills his mold, equalizes his filling with a spatula or any other utensil and turns his mold on a baking sheet. then it removes the adjustment device (3) to allow the preparation the possibility of developing throughout the volume of the mold. The movable part (s) (2) sliding in the walls of the mold (l) progressively development of cooking preparation.

 In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the molds have single walls (1), two of which, parallel, are provided with adjustment orifices (4) allowing the passage of the movable partitions (5). The installation of movable partitions (5} in the adjustment holes (4) of the mold walls (l) gives the user the exact volume of the mold to be filled. After filling and leveling the user will turn the mold over hob to then remove the movable partitions (5), thus freeing up the entire volume of the mold for the development of the preparation for cooking.

 In the embodiment according to Figure 3 the mold has walls separated into complementary parts, one or more parts called adjustment walls (6), used to adjust the volume of the mold to be filled, the other parts called complementary walls (7 ) the graduate. With this type of mold, the user places the setting wall (s) (6) directly on a baking sheet to fill them and equalize their filling.

Then, it will fit over the complementary walls (7) to finish the mold. Thus ready for cooking, the preparation will then only have to develop within the limits of the mold thus defined.

in the embodiment according to FIG. 5 the mold comprises bases (8) and, or, covers (9) independent of the walls of the mold (1), which are either single or separated into complementary walls. The main purpose of these bases (8) and, covers (9) is to remove the hob and to facilitate demolding. In fact, after filling, the user will fit the base (8) on the walls of the mold (1), turn it over, remove the movable partitions (5) and fit the cover (9). The mold will then be ready to be placed in the oven or stored.
In the embodiment according to Figure 6 the mold no longer has single walls (1) parallel, but circular and, in addition, a central part which can not be traversed integrally by a movable partition (5). the mold by avoiding the central part, two movable partitions (5) of different but complementary shapes proved to be necessary to solve the problem, so that the user by positioning not one but two movable partitions (5) will still obtain the ideal quantity of preparation to have, after the removal of the movable partitions (5) and cooking, the desired molding.

 In the embodiment according to Figure 7 the mold consists of separate walls in which are fixed internal walls (10) serving to define the internal shape of the mold. Here, the user will fill the adjustment walls (6) with internal walls (10) and level their packing as usual. Then, it will fit on the complementary walls (7) with internal walls (10).

The preparation thus partitioned will be forced to develop according to the internal shapes and volumes of the mold, giving the desired molding.

 In the embodiment according to FIG. 8, five covers (9) are joined together by means of a “dovetail” style assembly system to allow the molds according to the invention to be used in series. The movable partitions (5) are, for their part, suitably separated and separated using the adjustment stops (ll) provided at their two ends with male lugs which will fit into the female orifices located at the two ends of the handles (12) of the movable partitions (5).

Here, the user, after assembling the covers (9) and fitting the walls, will position the movable partitions (5) of all the molds at once, after filling and equalization, turn all the molds over and then remove them. only once the movable partitions (5). Similarly, four rows of 5 molds according to the invention are fixed to each other regularly so that a partitioning device (13) composed of five partitioning blades (14) of a length equivalent to the four molds they must cross, allow the user to adjust the filling of all molds in one go. Device (13) that the user will remove before cooking as for the other embodiments.

 In the embodiments according to FIG. 9, the molds represented are only a non-limiting example of the forms of molds which can be produced according to the invention.

The dimensions are between 1 and 200 centimeters. For molds with cubic shapes, we can have five molds whose sides measure by way of example, for the first 2 cm, for the second 3 cm, for the third 4 cm, for the fourth 5 cm, for the fifth 6 cm, this in order to have the possibility of obtaining a size adapted to each use.

 The molds according to the invention are particularly intended for pastry for molding and baking by way of nonlimiting example of dough for cabbage, baba, and brioche.

Claims (4)

RESELL I CAT I ONS 1 / Baking molds for food products made of a metal, alloy or any other material supporting cooking temperatures, characterized by their adjustable lining. 2 / Molds according to the first claim, characterized by one or more mobile parts (2) and an adjustment device (3) which make it possible to adjust the exact volume of the mold to be filled. 3 / Molds according to the first claim, characterized by one or more mobile partitions. (5) which passes through the adjustment orifices (4) which equip the walls of the mold (l); this gives us the exact volume of the mold to be garnished <L / Molds according to the first claim characterized by walls separated into several complementary parts: adjusting walls (6) serving to define the volume of the mold to be garnished and, complementary walls ( 7) used to complete these to finish the mold. 5 / Molds according to the preceding claims, characterized by bases (8) and, or, covers (9) independent of the walls of the mold (1) which are unique or separated into complementary parts. 6 / Molds according to the preceding claims, characterized by internal walls. (10) which make it possible to have a molding comprising empty parts. 7 / Molds according to the preceding claims characterized by their use in series thanks to their assembly together or on any other support 8 / Molds according to the preceding claims characterized by their industrial use thanks to their integration into a machine or chain of machines 9 / Molds according to the preceding claims, characterized by their multiple shapes and their dimensions ranging between 1 and 200 centimeters.