FR3069424A1 - DETACHABLE AND FOLDABLE TABLE EQUIPPED WITH A COOKING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a table which comprises: A foldable carrying structure which comprises: a false tray (42) having a recess with a section greater than the section of a cooking system (16) which is connected to the carrier structure (14) by a connection requiring at least one tool to be disassembled, a frame (44) having articulated legs (46.1 to 46.4) allowing the frame (44) to occupy an expanded state in which the false plate (42) is in a horizontal position and a folded-up state, A plate (12) which is removable and connected to the false plate (42) by a connection requiring no tool to be disassembled, the plate (12) and the false plate (42) comprising complementary shapes that cooperate only when the plate (12) is correctly centered with respect to the cooking system (16).

Description

The present application relates to a removable and foldable table equipped with a cooking system.

Document FR-2,891,445 describes a table which comprises a frame, a plate fixed in the upper part of the frame and in which is formed a circular recess as well as a cylindrical cooking system positioned at the level of the recess. An annular space is provided between the cooking system and the tray to generate an ascending air flow which channels, above the table, the hot air and the fumes produced during cooking in order to reject them in height.

This type of table allows guests to cook their own food.

This table may include side panels articulated with respect to the central tray (which includes the cooking system) so as to occupy a deployed position in which the side trays are in the same horizontal plane as the central tray and a folded position in which the side plates are folded 90 ° under the central plate. This solution makes it possible to obtain a more compact table facilitating its storage.

The frame may include casters to facilitate movement of the table.

The table can include, above the central tray, a mobile tray in rotation to make the dishes more accessible.

This table gives full satisfaction when installed. However, in the case of a punctual use of several tables, for example during an event, their installation can be tedious.

The present invention aims to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art.

To this end, the subject of the invention is a table comprising:

a tray which has an upper face, a lower face and a recess, a support structure, a cooking system which has an upper face and a side wall, and a cooking plate configured to provide a space between the cooking plate and the tray which extends over the entire periphery of the hob in order to generate an upward and tubular vertical air flow to channel, above the tray, the heat and fumes produced during cooking and to reject them in height , characterized in that the supporting structure comprises:

a false plate which has an upper face, a lower face and a recess with a section greater than the section of the cooking system so as to provide an annular spacing all around the cooking system, and a frame which has articulated feet allowing the chassis to occupy a deployed state in which the false tray is in a horizontal position and a folded state in which the feet are folded against said false tray, in that the cooking system is connected to the supporting structure by a connection requiring at least a tool to be disassembled, and in that the plate is removable and connected to the false plate by a connection not requiring a tool to be disassembled, the plate and the false plate comprising complementary shapes which cooperate only when the plate is correctly centered in relation to the cooking system.

The table according to the invention overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art by simplifying its installation and allowing a single person to be able to set it up, the various elements of the table being able to be moved independently of each other .

Other characteristics and advantages will emerge from the description of the invention which follows, description given by way of example only, with reference to the appended drawings among which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table which illustrates an embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 2 is a section of the upper part of the table visible in FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the central part of the table visible in FIG. 1, without the hob,

Figure 4 is a front view of a foldable support structure, in the folded state, which illustrates an embodiment according to the invention

FIG. 5 is a side view of the foldable support structure visible in FIG. 4,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a removable tray which illustrates an embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 7 is a cross section of the removable tray visible in FIG. 6,

FIG. 8 is a section through a connection between a removable tray and a foldable support structure which illustrates an embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 9 is a section through a cooking plate,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the cooking plate visible in FIG. 9,

FIG. 11 is a section of a ferrule which equips the removable tray of the table visible in FIG. 1,

FIG. 12 is a section through a fluid recuperator which equips the table visible in FIG. 1, and

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a tripod positioned above the cooking system which equips the table visible in FIG. 1.

According to one embodiment, a table 10 comprises a removable tray 12, a foldable support structure 14, a cooking system 16 and a cooking plate 18.

By way of example, the removable plate 12 is in the form of a disc, as illustrated in FIG. 6. Of course, the invention is not limited to this type of contour. Thus, the contour of the removable tray 12 can be square, rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal or other and be made of different materials.

Whatever the embodiment, the removable plate 12 comprises an upper face 12S, a lower face 121 and a recess 20 delimited by an edge 22. According to one configuration, the edge 22 describes a circle of diameter D22.

Preferably, the removable plate 12 is equipped with a ferrule 24 visible in detail in FIG. 11. The ferrule 24 comprises an approximately tubular portion 26 extended at the top by a flared portion 28.

The tubular portion 26 has an outer diameter D26Ext substantially equal to the diameter D22 of the edge 22 of the recess 20. The flared portion 28 is configured to bear against the upper face 12S of the removable plate 12. Thus, the ferrule 24 is nested in the recess 20 of the removable plate 12.

The cooking system 16 can be identical to that described in document FR-2,891,445.

According to one configuration, the cooking system 16 comprises an upper face 16S and an approximately cylindrical side wall 16L.

The cooking system 16 comprises at least one control positioned at the level of a flat 30 provided at the side wall 16L, as illustrated in FIG. 4. According to one configuration, the cooking system 16 has two flat 30, 30 ' diametrically opposite.

According to a first variant, the cooking system 16 is a gas cooking system supplied by a gas cylinder 32. According to this variant, the cooking system 16 comprises a burner 34 positioned at the center of the upper face 16S.

According to a second variant, the cooking system 16 is an electric cooking system. In this case, it comprises at least one integrated electrical resistance just below the upper face 16S which is a heating surface.

As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cooking plate 18 is in the form of a plate with an upper face 18S and a lower face 181.

The cooking plate 18 is metallic. By way of example, the cooking plate 18 is made of cast iron.

The cooking plate 18 is configured to provide a space between the cooking plate 18 and the removable plate 12 or the annular ring 24, which extends over the entire periphery of the cooking plate 18 and which is between 1 and 5 cm to generate an upward and tubular vertical air flow to channel, above the removable tray 12, the heat and fumes produced during cooking and reject them in height. According to one embodiment, the cooking plate 18 has an outside diameter D18 less than the diameter D22 of the edge of the recess 20, less than the inside diameter D26lnt of the ferrule 24 when the edge 22 is covered with a ferrule 24. L spacing between the cooking plate 18 and the removable tray 12 or the ferrule 24 must be annular, extend over the entire periphery of the cooking plate 18 and be between 1 and 5 cm to generate a vertical air flow ascending and tubular to channel, above the removable tray 12, the heat and fumes produced during cooking and reject them in height.

The upper face 18S of the cooking plate 18 is configured as a function of the food to be cooked. According to one embodiment, it comprises a peripheral rib 36, projecting from the upper face 18S, positioned on the periphery of the cooking plate 18 to retain fluids, such as for example the juices and fats produced during the cooking. This peripheral rib 36 can extend over the entire periphery or almost the entire periphery with the exception of a reduced angular sector in order to channel and orient the fluids towards a recuperator 38 positioned below the cooking plate. 18. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the cooking plate 18 may comprise a transverse rib 40 which extends along a diameter to separate the cooking plate 18 into two cooking zones.

The cooking plate 18 is not limited to this configuration. Thus, it can have disc-shaped imprints, for cooking pancakes for example.

The cooking plate 18 can be equipped with handles 41 for its grasping.

In the presence of a gas cooking system 16, the cooking plate 18 is spaced from the upper face 16S of the cooking system 16 by a regulatory distance.

In the presence of an electric cooking system 16, the cooking plate 18 is placed directly on the upper face 16S of the cooking system 16 to ensure a transfer of heat by conduction between the upper heating surface 16S of the cooking system 16 and the hob 18.

In the absence of a cooking plate 18, the recess 20 of the removable tray 12 can be closed by a plate whose periphery rests on the ferrule 24.

The foldable support structure 14 comprises a false plate 42 and a frame 44 which comprises four feet 46.1 to 46.4.

When the table 10 is assembled, ready to operate, the false plate 42 is approximately horizontal and positioned under the removable plate 12. It comprises an upper face 42S, a lower face 421 and a recess 48 whose section is greater than the section of the cooking system 16 so as to provide an annular space 50 all around the cooking system 16. According to one embodiment, the recess 48 has a circular periphery which has a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter D26 Int of the ferrule 24.

The false plate 42 has a surface in plan view much less than the removable plate 12 so as to have a mass clearly less than that of the removable plate 12 and not to be visible when the removable plate 12 is mounted.

According to one configuration, the false plate 42 is made of wood and has an approximately square outline, as illustrated in FIG. 4. Of course, the invention is not limited to this outline and to this material.

The legs 46.1 to 46.2 of the chassis 44 are articulated to allow the chassis 44 to occupy a deployed state in which the false plate 42 is in a horizontal position and a folded state in which the false plate 42 is approximately vertical and the legs 46.1 to 46.4 folded against said false plate 42.

According to one embodiment, the chassis 44 comprises two elements in inverted U, each comprising a base 52.1 or 52.2 substantially straight connected to the lower face 421 by flanges 54 in omega and two branches which form two legs 46.1 and 46.2 or 46.3 and 46.4.

The bases 52.1 and 52.2 are substantially parallel and arranged on either side of the recess 48.

The feet 46.1 and 46.3 as well as the feet 46.2 and 46.4 are connected in pairs by a pivot axis 56.1, 56.2 substantially horizontal so that each pair of feet

46.1 and 46.3 on the one hand and 46.2 and 46.4 on the other hand forms an X when the table is assembled and ready to operate, as illustrated in Figure 1.

Each leg 46.1 or 46.2 comprises two sections 58a and 58b connected by a pivot axis 60 so that the two sections 58a and 58b are aligned when the foldable support structure 14 is in the deployed state, as illustrated in FIG. 1, and folded against each other when the foldable support structure 14 is in the folded state, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. A plate 62 secured to one of the sections makes it possible to immobilize the other section in an aligned position .

As illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the feet 46.1 and 46.3 on the one hand and 46.2 and 46.4 on the other are substantially parallel in the folded state and form an X in the deployed state.

The feet 46.1 to 46.4 may have rectilinear or curved shapes in order to obtain good stability and a limited space requirement on the ground.

In addition, legs 46.1 to 46.4 can be equipped with extensions to obtain a high table (also called a standing table) when the legs are equipped with extensions or a normal table (for eating seated) when the legs are not equipped with extensions .

To improve stability, the feet 46.1 and 46.2 on the one hand and 46.3 and 46.4 on the other are connected by first and second crosspieces 64, 64 '.

A support plate 66 can be connected to the first cross member 64 by at least one omega 68 flange so as to be able to pivot around the first cross member 64. The support plate 66 is dimensioned so as to bear against the second cross member 64 'when the table is in the deployed state. Thus when the table is in the deployed state, the support plate 66 is substantially in the same plane as the legs 46.1 to 46.4, as illustrated in FIG. 5. When the table is in the deployed state, it is possible to make pivot the support plate 66 around the first crosspiece 64 to position it substantially horizontally bearing on the second crosspiece 64 '. Thus, the support plate 66 can be used as a support for a gas bottle 32 when the cooking system 16 is on gas.

To block the table in the deployed state, the support plate 66 comprises a stop 70 which is fixed on the underside 661 of the support plate when it is in abutment against the second crosspiece 64 ′ and which is positioned between the first and second sleepers 64, 64 ', in contact against the second sleeper 64' when the support plate 66 rests on the second sleeper 64 '. Thus, when the table is in the deployed state and the support plate 66 rests on the second crosspiece 64 ', the stop 70 acts as a locking system to keep the feet in the deployed state.

According to a characteristic of the invention, the cooking system 16 is connected to the foldable support structure 14, in particular to the false plate 42, by a connection requiring at least one tool to be dismantled. To this end, the foldable support structure 14 comprises legs 72 which connect the cooking system 16 and the false tray 42. According to one configuration, the foldable support structure 14 comprises at least three legs 72 oriented radially, forming an angle of 120 °. Each tab 72 is fixed against the upper face 42S of the false plate 42 by connecting elements such as screws and extends above the upper face 16S of the cooking system 16. Each tab 72 is connected to the cooking system 16 by at least one connecting element, such as for example a threaded rod 74 and a nut 76.

The connection between the false plate 42 and the cooking system 16 is such that the cooking system 16 is separated from the false plate 42 by the approximately annular space 50 which extends over the entire periphery of the cooking system 16.

A spacer or a nut 78 can be threaded onto the threaded rod 74 and positioned between the tab 72 and the upper face 16S of the cooking system 16, to allow adjustment of the distance between each tab 72 and the cooking system 16. According to In this configuration, the tab 72 is interposed between the spacer or the nut 78 and the nut 76.

The table 10 includes a support system 80 which makes it possible to maintain the cooking plate 18 above the cooking system 16 at a given height.

According to a first embodiment, the function of the support system 80 is provided by the upper end of the threaded rods 74.

According to a second embodiment, the function of the support system 80 is provided by the legs 72. Thus, each leg 72 extends towards the center of the table and comprises two folds so as to obtain a profile substantially in Z. Thus, each leg 72 comprises a curved end 82 offset upwards relative to the rest of the leg 72, and therefore spaced from the upper face 16S of the cooking system 16.

According to another embodiment, the table 10 combines the first and second embodiments and the function of support system 80 for the cooking plate 18 is ensured by the tabs 72 and the threaded rods 74.

The table 10 also includes a centering system for centering the hob 18 relative to the cooking system 16.

To this end, the underside 181 of the cooking plate comprises recesses 84,86 configured to receive elements integral with the support structure 14 and / or the cooking system 16, the recesses 84, 86 having shapes adjusted to the elements they receive so that the cooking plate 18 is immobilized in a horizontal plane when the cooking plate 18 is put in place and rests on the support system 80. According to one embodiment, the face lower 181 of the baking plate comprises recessed impressions 84 configured to receive the upper ends of the threaded rods 74 and / or recessed impressions 86 configured to receive the curved end 82 of the legs 72.

According to this configuration, the cooking plate 18 can be separated from the rest of the table 10 without tools. During installation, the recesses 84 and 86 help the user to correctly position the hob 18 relative to the cooking system 16.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the table 10 comprises means to facilitate the positioning of the removable tray 12 relative to the foldable support structure 14 and to center it correctly relative to the cooking system 16.

According to one embodiment, the removable plate 12 and the false plate 42 include complementary shapes which cooperate only when the removable plate 12 is correctly centered with respect to the cooking system 16 and are connected by a connection which does not require a tool for be disassembled.

According to one embodiment, the false plate 42 comprises three first studs 88 whose shapes cooperate with those of three second studs 90 integral with the removable plate 12.

According to one configuration, the first three studs 88 are positioned regularly around the recess 48 and are angularly separated by 120 °. The second studs 90 of the removable plate 12 are distributed in the same way as the first studs 88 around the recess 20.

Each first stud 88 includes an outer face 88Ext oriented perpendicular to a radial direction passing through the center of the recess 48 and outward relative to the center.

In addition, each second stud 90 includes an inner face 90lnt oriented perpendicular to a radial direction passing through the center of the recess 20 and towards said center.

The first and second studs 88 and 90 are arranged so that the outer faces 88Ext of the first studs 88 are in contact with the inner faces 90lnt when the removable plate 12 is correctly positioned on the false plate 42 and centered relative to the system cooking 16.

The table 10 also includes a locking system making it possible to immobilize the removable tray 12 relative to the false tray 42 when the removable tray 12 is correctly positioned.

According to an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, the table comprises at least one spindle 92 which is configured to be introduced into orifices 94, 94 'which are formed in the first and second studs 88 and 90 and which are aligned when the removable plate 12 is correctly positioned relative to the false plate 42.

According to a configuration visible in FIG. 8, the false plate 42 comprises three third pads 96 aligned radially with the first pads 88 and spaced from said first pads 88 so as to allow the insertion of the second pads 90 between the first and third pads 88 and 96 when the removable tray 12 is correctly positioned.

According to this configuration, the third studs 96 include orifices 94 '' for housing the pins 92. In this case, the pins 92 are long enough to ensure the connection between the first, second and third studs 88, 90, 96.

According to one configuration, the orifices 94 of the first studs 88 can be blind.

According to one embodiment, the support plate 66 comprises a block 98 attached to its lower face 661 which includes orifices for at least partially accommodating the pins 92. This block 98 makes it possible to be able to store the pins 92 when the table 10 is at the 'folded state.

Of course, the invention is not limited to this embodiment concerning the connection between the removable plate 12 and the false plate 42. According to another embodiment, the ferrule 24 or the removable plate 12 can comprise three legs substantially perpendicular to the upper face 12S of the removable plate 12. Each tab comprises an orifice whose diameter is adjusted to that of a pin and has shapes which cooperate with those of a stud provided at the false plate 12. Thus, the false plate 42 includes three studs (one for each leg) which each have an orifice whose diameter is adjusted to that of a pin. According to this embodiment, to ensure the connection between the removable plate 12 and the false plate 42, the removable plate 12 is positioned above the false plate 42 so that the orifices of the legs integral with the removable plate 12 or the ferrule 24 are aligned with the orifices of the studs integral with the false plate 42 and pins are inserted in the orifices of the tabs and the studs.

According to an embodiment visible in FIG. 12, the fluid recuperator 38 is in the form of a ring with a U-shaped cross section. It is positioned on the legs 72, at the level of the annular space 50. It is dimensioned so as to collect the fluids which flow by gravity from the cooking plate 18. Of course, the invention is not limited to this form of recuperator 38. Thus, the recuperator 38 may have the form of a cup.

The table 10 can include various accessories such as, for example, a spindle for wrapping the legs 46.1 to 46.4, a tripod 100 serving as a support for a plate 102, positioned above the cooking plate 18 and used as a dish support.

The use of the table is now described.

In the folded state, the false plate 42 is in an approximately vertical position and the feet

46.1 to 46.2 are pressed against the false tray 42. The removable trays 12 of several tables 10 can be stored against each other and the cooking plates 18 stacked on top of each other. Compared to the prior art, the invention makes it possible to reduce the storage space to an equal number of stored tables 10.

The different elements of each table 10, namely the removable tray 12, the foldable support structure 14 and the cooking plate 18 can be moved by a single person, independently of each other.

To assemble the table, the user just has to move the legs 46.1 to 46.2 apart so as to deploy the foldable support structure 14 and arrange the false plate 42 in a horizontal position. The support plate 66 is then pivoted around the first crosspiece 64 so as to be positioned horizontally. The stud 70 of the support plate 66 makes it possible to lock the table 10 in the deployed state. The gas bottle 32 can then be placed on the support plate 66 and connected to the cooking system 16.

Next, the removable tray 12 is placed above the false tray 42. When it is correctly positioned, centered with respect to the cooking system 16, the pins 92 are then introduced into the orifices 94, 94 ', 94 ''. Consequently, the removable plate 12 is secured without tools to the foldable support structure 14.

The cooking plate 18 is then put in place as well as possibly the other accessories such as the recuperator 38, the tripod 100.

After use, the baking sheet 18 as well as any other accessories are removed.

The pins 92 are then removed and stored in the orifices of the block 98.

The removable tray 12 is then removed.

After removal of the gas cylinder 32, the support plate 66 is pivoted around the first crosspiece 64 and the false plate 42 is pivoted vertically so that the feet 46.1 to

46.4 are positioned in the folded state.

Finally, the different elements of the table can then be moved independently of each other to their storage location.

The table according to the invention overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art by simplifying its installation and by allowing a single person to be able to put it in place.

According to another advantage, the same foldable support structure 14 can be used with different forms of tray, which makes it possible to rationalize the production costs by only designing a single model of folding support structure 14 on which different trays can be attached.

Claims (10)

1. Table including: a tray (12) which has an upper face (12S), a lower face (121) and a recess (20), a support structure (14), a cooking system (16) which has an upper face (16S) and a side wall (16L), and a cooking plate (18) configured to provide a space between the cooking plate (18) and the tray (12) which extends over the entire periphery of the cooking plate (18) in order to generate an upward and tubular vertical air flow to channel, above the plate (12), the heat and the fumes produced during cooking and to reject them in height, characterized in that the supporting structure (14) includes: a false plate (42) which has an upper face (42S), a lower face (421) and a recess (48) with a section greater than the section of the cooking system (16) so as to provide an annular spacing (50 ) all around the cooking system (16), and a frame (44) which has articulated feet (46.1 to 46.4) allowing the frame (44) to occupy a deployed state in which the false plate (42) is in position horizontal and a folded state in which the feet (46.1 to 46.4) are folded against said false tray (42), in that the cooking system (16) is connected to the support structure (14) by a connection requiring at least one tool to be dismantled, and in that the plate (12) is removable and connected to the false plate (42) by a connection not requiring a tool to be dismantled, the plate (12) and the false plates (42) comprising complementary forms which cooperate only when the plate (12) is correctly ent centered in relation to the cooking system (16). 2. Table according to claim 1, characterized in that the table comprises a support system (80) which keeps the hob (18) above the cooking system (16) at a given height. 3. Table according to claim 2, characterized in that the support structure (14) comprises at least three legs (72) oriented radially which are fixed to the false plate (42) by connecting elements, which extend above of the upper face (16S) of the cooking system (16) and which are each connected to the cooking system (16) by at least one threaded rod (74) and a nut (76), the upper end of the threaded rods ( 74) allowing the cooking plate (18) to be kept at the given height. 4. Table according to claim 2, characterized in that the support structure (14) comprises at least three legs (72) oriented radially which are fixed to the false plate (42) by connecting elements, which extend above of the upper face (16S) of the cooking system (16) and which are connected to the cooking system (16) each leg (72) having a curved end (82) offset upwards relative to the rest of the leg (72 ) to maintain the hob (18) at the given height. 5. Table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table comprises a centering system configured to center the hob (18) relative to the cooking system (16). 6. Table according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lower face (181) of the cooking plate (18) includes recesses (84,86) configured to receive elements integral with the supporting structure (14) and / or the cooking system (16), the indentations (84, 86) having shapes adjusted to the elements which they receive so that the cooking plate (18) is immobilized in a horizontal plane when the cooking plate (18) is put in place. 7. Table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the false plate (42) comprises three first studs (88) positioned regularly around the recess (48), angularly separated by 120 ° and each comprising an outer face (88Ext) oriented perpendicularly to a radial direction passing through the center of the recess (48) and oriented outward relative to said center, in that the plate (12) comprises three second studs (90) distributed by the same so that the first studs (88) around the recess (20), each second stud (90) comprising an inner face (90lnt) oriented perpendicular to a radial direction passing through the center of the recess (20) and oriented towards said center and in that the first and second pads (88, 90) are arranged so that the outer faces (88Ext) of the first pads (88) are in contact with the inner faces (90lnt) when the plate (12 ) is correctly positioned on the false plate (42) and centered relative to the cooking system (16). 8. Table according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the table comprises at least one pin (92) which is configured to be introduced into orifices (94, 94 ') which are 5 formed in the first and second pads (88, 90) and which are aligned when the plate (12) is correctly positioned relative to the false plate (42). 9. Table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the frame (44) comprises two inverted U-shaped elements, each comprising a base (52.1, 52.2) connected to the underside (421) of the false plate (42) and two branches which form feet (46.1 to 10 46.4), the bases (52.1, 52.2) being arranged on either side of the recess (48) of the false plate (42), the feet (46.1 to 46.4) being connected in pairs by a pivot axis ( 56.1, 56.2) so that each pair of feet (46.1 to 46.4) forms an X in the deployed state. 10. Table according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the table comprises a locking system for holding the feet (46.1 to 46.4) in the deployed state.