FR2700101A1 - Device of bars for the assembly of the molds used in the manufacture of cheese. - Google Patents

Abstract

The superposition of two blocks is carried out by superimposing frames (1) formed by bars (2, 3) each comprising internally, on their upper edge, a longitudinal rebate (21, 31) on the bottom of which the lower longitudinal edge rests (25) of the bars (2, 3) of the frame (1) of the upper block.

Description

The present invention relates to a device of bars for

  assembling the molds used in the

cheese making.

  We know that to make cheese, we pour curd into a mold generally called "faisselle", then we let the curd drip into the faisselle whose holes are used to evacuate the serum or whey, the together being

  subject to a regulated temperature.

  The dishes are generally grouped together and kept aligned against one another in the same horizontal plane, by means of a frame produced by the assembly of bars, welded or screwed to each other by their ends, and whose height is greater. to that of the dishes, so as to facilitate the gripping of the blocks and to ensure the protection of the dishes The blocks thus produced are then superimposed in columns, the dishes of a block resting on the dishes of the lower block, said dishes having an architecture preventing the dripping of a

in another dish.

  Devices of this type are described for example in documents FR-A-8509752 and FR-A-8608413 in the name of the applicant. If these devices are entirely satisfactory with regard to drainage and their handling, they nevertheless have a drawback in that when the blocks are stacked, there remain spaces between the bars of two superimposed blocks, which has as a result, depending on the temperature difference inside or outside the column, that air escapes or enters said column through said spaces and creates temperature variations of the order of 3 to 4 degrees inside of said column, in particular between the center and the periphery Or, in order to obtain a quality cheese, it is advisable that inside a column there are no temperature differences, a temperature not respected

  can give bitterness to the product, which is then downgraded.

  The object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback by proposing an improvement to known bar devices, making it possible to avoid variations in

  temperature inside a column of cutlery blocks.

  For this purpose, the bars object of the present invention, of a height greater than that of the dishes, are made so that the bars of a block rest on the bars of the lower block, without space between two

overlapping bars.

  The bars according to the invention have for this purpose the characteristic of having longitudinally and internally, on their upper edge, a rebate allowing the lower longitudinal edge of the upper bar to be placed there, so that a block rests on another

  block both by the bars and by the dishes.

  A column formed of blocks produced using such bars is therefore practically hermetic laterally, the passage of air can only take place through the upper and lower openings, so that the temperature difference between the center and the periphery of said column

is only of the order of a degree.

  The advantages and features of this

  invention will emerge more clearly from the description which

  follows and which relates to the attached drawing, which represents

  a non-limiting embodiment.

  In the accompanying drawing: FIG. 1 represents a partial perspective view of a frame produced by means of bars according to the invention. Figure 2 shows a partial sectional view

  of a block produced by means of the same bars.

  If we refer to Figure 1 we can see that a frame 1 for the assembly of dishes, not shown, is made by means of four bars 2 and 3 similar in pairs, only two of which are shown partially, preferably made plastic and assembled,

  without limitation, by welding at their ends.

  The bars 2 are welded by their edge 20 to the

  ends 30 of the bars 3 on the internal wall 32 of these

  this. He d. The bars 2 and 3 have at their upper edge an internal longitudinal rebate, respectively 21 and 31, the ends of the rebates 31 of the bars 3 have a return at right angles 36, in order to allow a perfect fit with the rebates 21 of the bars 2 and to ensure

the continuity of the rebate.

  It can also be seen that the internal walls 22 and 32 of the bars 2 and 3 have regularly spaced openings 23 and 33 for positioning the dishes and projections 24 and 34 intended to supply the material for

welding them.

  If we now refer to Figure 2 we can see that when two blocks 4 and 5 are superimposed, the block 4 rests on the block 5 both by the frame 1 and by the dishes 10, which are welded together and bars 2 and 3 at the projections 24 and 34 of the latter and the projections 14 of which

  are laterally provided with said dishes 10.

  The longitudinal lower edges 25 of the bars 2 and 3 of the upper frame 1 rest on the bottoms of the rebates 21 and 31 of the bars 2 and 3 of the lower frame 1, leaving no

  no space between the two superimposed frames 1.

  It goes without saying that the present invention cannot be

  limited to the foregoing description of one of its modes of

  achievement, likely to undergo a number of

  modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Claims (1)

CLAIM   Bar device for assembling into blocks the molds used in the manufacture of cheese, characterized in that the superposition of two blocks (4, 5) is produced by superposition of frames (1) constituted by bars (2, 3) each having internally, on their upper edge, a longitudinal rebate (21, 31) on the bottom of which rests the lower longitudinal edge (25) of the bars (2, 3) of the frame (1) of the upper block (4).