JP2000210200A - Mat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a pan from being stained and to improve the taste of grilled fish by forming a mat with metal fibers. SOLUTION: A mat C arranged above the pan of a heating apparatus is formed with metal fibers. Any metal may be used as the material of the metal fibers forming the mat C, e.g. stainless steel, copper or aluminum, and aluminum is preferable in particular. Aluminum fibers are laminated in the entangled state, and they are pressed from above and below to form a felt-like flat plate. Portions at prescribed positions of the flat plate made of an aluminum fiber laminated material are crushed to form thin sections having small gaps between the metal fibers (high-density sections having small gaps between the metal fibers). The peripheral sections of a mat A (regions of 5-10 mm from the end section) are particularly crushed as the thin sections (high-density sections). Uncrushed portions are thick sections having large gaps between the metal fibers (low-density sections having large gaps between the metal fibers), and the circular thick sections (low-density sections) are regularly repeated in this pattern.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mat placed on a grill pan for grilling fish and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when grilling fish, a mat made of aluminum or aluminum alloy (hereinafter, simply referred to as Al) foil is laid on a saucer of a grill, and the fish is grilled. It has been proposed to prevent the saucer from being soiled by oil or the like falling from the tray. still,
When grilling fish, there are grills that store water on a saucer and grills that do not require water.

[0003] In any case, however, the oil that falls when baking fish adheres and sticks, and it is not easy to remove it. Therefore, a mat for preventing the tray from being soiled has been proposed. By the way, the taste of the grilled fish so far is not good. Therefore, a first problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mat for preventing the tray from being stained.

[0004] A second problem to be solved by the present invention is as follows.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mat that improves the taste of grilled fish and the like.

[0005]

The above object is attained by a mat which is arranged on a saucer of a heating device and which is constituted by using metal fibers. In particular, the problem is solved by a mat arranged on a saucer of a heating appliance, wherein the mat is constituted by a laminated material in which metal fibers are stacked.

That is, if a mat made of metal fibers such as Al is laid on a receiving tray, oil falling off when the fish is baked is blocked by the mat, thereby preventing the receiving tray from being soiled. In addition, the fallen oil is not only present on the mat, but is also partially impregnated into the mat, and the amount of oil present on the mat is relatively small, so that the fallen oil may burn up. Is less.

Further, it should be noted that when baked with an Al fiber mat, the taste is better than when baked with an Al foil mat. That is, as a result of a test conducted by a large number of housewives, it was confirmed that the taste was improved when baked on a mat made of Al fiber.
Although the reason for this cause has not been elucidated at the present stage, it is considered that the above-mentioned mat has a relatively low oil content. Alternatively, unlike the Al foil, the surface is not smooth, so that the reflection of heat is dispersed and the entire surface is burned. Alternatively, it may be because it is not necessary to add water to prevent the tray from becoming dirty.

Also, unlike the mat made of Al foil, no unpleasant high-pitched metal sound is generated even if the hand is used. In addition, the mat made of metal fibers has high rigidity and is easy to handle.
The mat preferably has a thin portion and a thick portion. Alternatively, a type having a high-density portion having a small gap between metal fibers and a low-density portion having a large gap between metal fibers is preferable. In particular, the gap between the metal fibers is a small thin and high-density part, and the thickness is thicker than this thin part,
A type in which the gap between the metal fibers has a large thickness and a low density portion is preferable. As a result, not only is the appearance improved by the pattern consisting of the thin part and the thick part, but also
The mechanical strength is improved. Therefore, it is easy to handle.

The periphery of the mat preferably has a high-density structure in which gaps between metal fibers are small. Alternatively, it is preferable that the gap between the metal fibers has a small thickness. In particular,
It is preferable that the gap between the metal fibers has a small thin and high-density structure. Further, it is preferable to have a thin-walled, high-density structure in which gaps between metal fibers due to pressurization (particularly crushing) are small. This makes it difficult for metal fibers in the peripheral portion to fall off. Also, the mechanical strength is improved.

It is preferable that the metal fibers have a structure in which they are entangled. Only some metal fibers may be entangled. This makes it difficult for the metal fibers to fall off. or,
When the length of the metal fiber is a and the inner diameter of the low-density region where the gap between the metal fibers is large is b, it is preferable that a> b. As a result, at least one end of the metal fiber is located in a high-density portion (thin portion) due to pressurization (crushing), and the metal fiber is less likely to fall off.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A mat according to the present invention is a mat placed on a saucer of a heating appliance, and is made of metal fibers. In particular, it is a mat placed on a saucer of a heating appliance, and is made of a laminated material in which metal fibers are stacked. The mat has a thin portion and a thick portion. Alternatively, it has a high-density part where the gap between the metal fibers is small and a low-density part where the gap between the metal fibers is large. In particular, it has a thin-walled / high-density part where the gap between the metal fibers is small, and a thick-walled / low-density part where the thickness is larger than the thin part and the gap between the metal fibers is large. by this,
The surface formed by the pattern of the thin portion and the thick portion has an uneven structure.

The mat has a high-density structure at the periphery thereof with a small gap between metal fibers. Alternatively, it has a thin structure in which gaps between metal fibers are small. In particular, it has a thin-walled, high-density structure with small gaps between metal fibers. For example, pressurization (especially,
A thin and high-density structure with small gaps between metal fibers due to (crushing). The metal fibers may be merely laminated, but are particularly entangled with each other. Only some metal fibers may be entangled.

The average length a of the metal fibers is given by: a where b is the inner diameter of the low-density region where the gap between the metal fibers is large.
> B. Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a grill mat according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1, and FIG.

In each figure, A is a grill pan, B is a net, C
Is a mat composed of metal fibers. The material of the metal fibers constituting the mat C may be any metal. For example, stainless steel, copper, Al, or the like can be used. Among them, Al is preferable. This is because the specific gravity of Al is small and the mat C can be reduced in weight. Also, there is little danger of rust. Further, heat conductivity and heat radiation are good. In this embodiment, Al fibers are used. Further, the average length of the metal fibers in the present embodiment was about 20 mm or more. The Al fibers were laminated in a state where the fibers were entangled, and pressed from above and below to form a felt-like flat plate.

Next, a predetermined portion of the flat plate made of the Al fiber laminated material was crushed to form a thin portion 1 having a small gap between metal fibers (a high density portion having a small gap between metal fibers). In particular, the periphery of the mat A (5 mm to 10 m from the end)
1 and FIG. 2, the crushed portion is a thin portion (high-density portion) 1. The portion not crushed is a thick portion (low-density portion) having a large gap between metal fibers (a low-density portion having a large gap between metal fibers), and a thick portion (low-density portion) having a circular (diameter of 10 mm) shape. 2 is an orderly and repeated pattern.

If the mat C having the above structure is laid on the pan of the grill, the oil falling off when grilled is blocked by the mat C, and the pan A can be prevented from becoming dirty. And
The oil that has fallen not only exists on the mat C but also impregnates the mat C because it constitutes a low-density portion, and the oil present on the mat C is relatively small. Therefore, there was little fear that the dropped oil would burn.

Further, it should be noted that when baked with a mat C made of Al fibers, the taste was better than when baked with a mat made of Al foil.
That is, as a result of a test conducted by a large number of housewives, it was confirmed that the taste improved when the mat C made of Al fiber was laid and baked. Also, unlike the mat made of Al foil, no unpleasant high-pitched metal sound is generated even if the hand is used.

In addition, since the concave and convex pattern of the thin portion (high-density portion) 1 and the thick portion (low-density portion) 2 is formed repeatedly in the above relationship, at least one end of the Al fiber is formed at least. It is in the thin portion 1 and the Al fibers are hard to fall off.
Further, since the periphery of the mat C is crushed to form a thin-walled portion (high-density portion), the edge portion does not have a curled structure unlike a conventional mat made of Al foil. However, the mechanical strength is excellent.

The mat C made of metal fibers has a higher rigidity and is easier to handle than a mat made of Al foil. In addition, since the metal fibers are entangled with each other, it is difficult for the metal fibers to fall off. In particular, since the length of the metal fiber is longer than the inner diameter of the low-density part 2, at least one end of the metal fiber is located in the high-density part 1, and the metal fiber is less likely to fall off.

Further, there is no wrinkle as seen in a conventional Al foil mat and the appearance is excellent.

[0021]

[Effect] If a mat composed of metal fibers such as Al is laid on a receiving tray, oil that has fallen during baking is blocked by the mat, and the receiving tray can be prevented from becoming dirty.
In addition, the fallen oil is not only present on the mat, but is also partially impregnated into the mat, and the amount of oil present on the mat is relatively small, so that the fallen oil may burn up. Is less. Compared to the case where a mat made of Al foil is laid and baked,
When baked on a fiber mat, the taste is excellent. That is, as a result of the test by many housewives, Al
The improvement in taste when baked with a fiber mat was confirmed. The mat contaminated with oil can be discarded and is easy to handle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a mat.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Grill pan B Net C Metal fiber mat 1 Thin part (high density part) 2 Thick part (low density part)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mat arranged on a saucer of a heating device, wherein the mat is formed using metal fibers. 2. A mat arranged on a saucer of a heating device, wherein the mat is formed of a laminated material in which metal fibers are stacked. 3. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat has a thin portion and a thick portion. 4. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat has a high-density portion having a small gap between metal fibers and a low-density portion having a large gap between metal fibers. 5. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat has a structure in which metal fibers are entangled with each other. 6. The mat according to claim 1, wherein the metal fibers are aluminum or aluminum alloy fibers.