SI9300617A - Cooking receptacle - Google Patents

Abstract

A cooking vessel has a bottom (4) linked to sidewalls (3) and a removable lid (1) which closes the inside of the cooking vessel in the area of the top edges (5) of the sidewalls (3). The area of the top edges (5) and the lid (1) have opposite, substantially matching bearing surfaces (5, 6). The object of the invention is to provide an economic and easy to realize solution which allows liquids to be poured from the vessel while solid substances are retained therein, without making its use difficult or impossible. For that purpose, projections (7) and recesses (7) are arranged on the bearing surfaces (5, 6). In the closed state, the projections (7) are engaged in the recesses (8) and when the lid (1) is rotated out of the closed position, the projections (7) lie on the opposite bearing surface (6) and define a slot between both bearing surfaces (5, 6).

Description

(54) KITCHEN (57) In the case of cookware with bottom and side walls connected to it and with a detachable lid that closes the inner space of the cooker in the upper edge area of the side walls, in which the upper edge area and the lid part are in each case circular, a substantially consistent contact surface is to allow liquids to be dispensed while retaining solids by means of a cost-effective, easy-to-manufacture solution that does not impede or impede the use provided in the contact surfaces (5,6) the protuberances (7) and notches (8) arranged in each case, while in the closed state the protrusions (7) are harvested by the recesses (8) and, when rotating the cover part (1), from the closed position of the protrusion (7) the lying contact surface (6) and between the two contact surfaces (5,6) define the gap.

Synkrona AG

Cookware

The invention relates to a cookware according to the introductory part of claim 1.

When using such cooking utensils, it is often necessary to pour out the heated liquids, but still retain the solid ingredients of the dishes in the cookware. Various, partially wrapped structures already exist to accomplish this task.

File CH 309 501 describes a cooking pot with a lid in which the outlet nozzles (nozzles) are arranged in the upper edge of the pot and projections are provided at the edge of the lid. With the help of these, it is possible to drain liquids without having solids with them, but this pot exhibits poor sealing ability. More modern cooking procedures, such as cooking with little water to avoid the loss of liquids cannot be performed on this pot. The same drawback is found in several cooking vessels, which allow casting with a side nozzle.

This defect has been eliminated in the cooking pot known from FR 89 14570, but the edges of the edges are used here, both at the edge of the pot and at the edge of the lid, which, by rotating the lid relative to the pot, allow the opening to be resized and pots. Based on the geometry of the opening, this pot is not suitable for a particular cooked substance. Smaller particles, such as rice, force the widths of the slots, so leakage through these openings, which are then very small, becomes difficult.

The cookware described in the international application published under the WO number

90/09133, has a non-circular pot body which has two projections projecting toward the two sides, which are obscured in the closed state of the cooking pot by an equally non-circular cover. By rotating the non-circular lid relative to the pot, side slots are formed which can be used for pouring. Due to the non-circular edge area, making the sealing surfaces more difficult and more expensive than for cylindrical vessels.

In addition, the ability to stack this cookware with other, usually cylindrical, cookware is limited.

Accordingly, the invention is based on the task of enabling the outlet of a cookware to be dispensed with the simultaneous retention of solids by means of a solution which is inexpensive and easy to manufacture and which does not impede or hinder its use.

This task is solved by the features of claim 1.

With this solution, the basic shape of the cookware is in no way affected; no additional nozzles or protrusions are required. The arrangement of the projections and cuts in the opposite contact surfaces of the cover portion and the upper region of the side walls does not affect the design of the contact surfaces, which are tightly sealed, since both projections and cuts may be small.

Although protrusions can be made with any design elements, such as. with the help of rivets or screws, however, a cost-effective solution is that each time an impression is made between the insertion of the cover portion and the upper edge region of the side walls in the contact surfaces. The rounded bumps and cuts that result are mechanically stable and can be easily cleaned because the bending radii are small. Simple handling is further simplified if the bumps and bumps are distributed symmetrically along the contact surfaces each time, and one contact surface has at least three projections and the other contact surface has at least three bumps. This enables several different positions of the cover part for both closed and open layout.

There is no need for the projections as well as the recesses to be circular, but they can be oval, star-shaped, polygonal or in the form of a company sign, so that they can either be incorporated into the design of the cookware or allow the installation of a service or brand lying in field of view.

The use of the container can be further simplified and a more reliable seating of the lid part is ensured even in the case of increased steam development if the respective contact surfaces are inclined relative to the plane parallel to the bottom surface. This inclination of the contact surfaces results in a mechanically stable support between the conically extending contact surfaces, which has a self-centering effect even with the imprecisely positioned cover part. The slope, which extends radially outwards upwards, has the function of reciprocating in the manner of a condensate funnel in the area of contact surfaces; this avoids in part the loss of liquids when cooking the cartridge.

The inclination of the contact surfaces, extending radially outward in the downward direction, can define the closed annular handle bar and further improve the transparency of the typically formed bumps and notches.

With the aid of the recesses and / or in the marginal area of the side walls of the recesses, which preferably do not exceed the width of the contact surfaces, by increasing the lateral distance between the cover part and the side wall, the flow rate of the fluid during casting can be increased.

With the handle bodies located on the side walls of the cookware, which have holding elements for holding the lid part, it is possible to increase the reliability of the casting. Therefore, when casting, it is no longer necessary to touch the hands of the lid, which is mostly heated. This does not put you at risk of popping. If the retaining elements are made of swivel arches or flaps, which in each case in the backward-facing position rest on the shell of the handle in the handle body, and in the forward-folded position, laterally point-pointing on the edge of the cover part, simple and ergonomic gripping is possible. While the thumb of each hand holds the bow or flaps in a forward-curved position, the rest of the hand can be held securely with the handle. Spot mounting on the edge of the cover portion reduces heat transfer between the cover part and the retaining elements. If the extensions with the lateral extensions extend at least partially in the opening of the handle body and have such elasticity that permits non-destructive deformation of the extensible locus, the design and cleaning of the cookware are thus facilitated.

If the retaining elements are made of pivotally fastened bridges, which are each positioned at least partially below the crankcase or in the reversely rotated position, and protrude beyond the defined region of the cover portion in the rotated position, the retaining element does not affect the design of the handle body. If the bridge is positioned above the handle element, it can be designed as a visible, design element.

The finger picking angles in the handle shell as well as the raised bushy parts on the bridge make it easier to grip.

A further durable and reliably working version of the retaining members consists of sliders, which are each held in the handle body longitudinally movable. In the backward slid position, the sliders extend over or below a portion of the crankcase or are received by the crankcase.

None of the embodiments of the invention limit the possibility of stacking the cookware and does not reduce the conventional utilization or use of certain cooking processes. If the lid is used in the open position during cooking, i.e. the gap between the contact surfaces formed by the projections facilitates the supply of air to the cartridge being cooked. It is possible to bake and thicken to protect ourselves from splashing; when cooking, the cooling air supply can reduce the risk of overcooking.

The invention is further described in detail by way of the accompanying drawings.

In doing so, they show:

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking zone along line A-A of FIG. 2, FIG. Fig. 2 shows the edge area of the cover portion in the floor plan with the dashed outline projections located in the notches, FIG. 3a, 3b are portions of cooking vessels with sloping contact surfaces in cross-section along line A-A of FIG. 2, FIG. 4a, 4b are portions of the cooking vessels shown in FIG. 3a, 3b, each having a cover portion, FIG. 5 is a first embodiment of a handle in plan with a mounting element mounted thereon; FIG. 6 is a first embodiment of a handle in view from the side of a holding member mounted thereon; FIG. 7 is a further embodiment of a handle body partly in cross-section with a holding element attached thereto; FIG. 8 is a further embodiment of the handle in view from the side of the holding member attached thereto; FIG. 9 shows the handle body of FIG. 8 is a plan view of a holding element attached thereto; FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a further embodiment of a handle body with a holding element attached thereto, and FIG. 11 shows the handle body of FIG. 10 in the plan with the holding element attached thereto.

The cookware consists essentially of a lid part 1 and a lower part 2 with cylindrical side walls 3 and a circular, flat bottom 4.

The side wall 3 of FIG. 1, shown partly in cross-section, has an extending axially outward extending in its upper edge region, the upper side of which is essentially a flat contact surface 5. The cover portion 1 also has axial extensions; in this case, the substantially flat underside of the axial extension forms a contact surface 6. In the closed state of the cooking vessel, the contact surfaces 5, 6 are mechanically interconnected, and the space between them is kept so small by means of an alternating shape-locking connection that small amounts of evaporated liquid cause a condensate layer to seal the cookware.

In the contact surface 5, projections 7 are arranged which are symmetrically distributed over a circular circumference. In accordance with the arrangement, the recesses 8 are formed in the contact surface 6, which in the closed state of the cooking vessel fully accepts the projections 7.

Both the projections 7 and the recesses 8 are made to aid in the design of the cookware by imprinting the recesses.

In the embodiments described above, the projections 7 protrude above the contact surface 5 of the lower portion 2 of the container each time. The protuberances may also be made in the contact surface 6 of the lid portion 1 and the recesses 8 in the contact surface 5 of the lower portion 2 of the container. Any combinations of bumps and cuts may also be made in the respective contact surfaces 5.6.

In a further embodiment not covered by the drawings, there are two or three times more grooves 8 than the projection 7. The grooves 8 have, in groups in the direction of rotation, a displaced increasing depth. This allows slots of different widths to be positioned properly by rotating the cover portion between the support surface 5 and the support surface 6.

In the sketches of FIG. 3a and 3b show the lower portions of 2 vessels whose contact surfaces 5 have, with respect to the right angle of deviation, relative to the side wall 3. The angle of inclination is each indicated by two separate arrows connected and, in the embodiment of FIG. 3a ranges from 15 ° to 90 °. The inclination angle of the embodiment of FIG. 3b ranges from 0 ° to 45 °.

The cover parts, in each case corresponding to the embodiment, have contact surfaces 6, which have essentially the same inclination as the contact surfaces 5.

As shown in the drawings of FIG. 4a and 4b are formed by the inclined contact surfaces 5, 6 of the tapered seat for the cover portion 1 in the lower portion 2, which has a guiding and self-centering effect upon closing.

They may additionally have, as shown in the drawings of FIG. 8 and 9, both the cover portion 1 and the edge region of the side walls 3 have cutouts 9,10 that do not exceed the width of the contact surfaces 5, 6 and locally increase the lateral distance between the cover part 1 and the side wall

3. The free space formed by the recesses 9, 10 increases the flow channel available to the fluid at the outflow and improves the conditions during the outflow. Cutouts 9 and 10, however, are not a disadvantage due to their relatively small height when loading containers, as well as from manufacture. In the following, the cover part 1 may have, instead of the cutouts 9 or in addition to them in the drawings, non-represented noses extending into the recesses 10 and in the open position of the cover part 1 to provide a pivotally secured seat of the cover part 1 at the lower part 2.

On the side walls 3, there are handles 11 on each other opposite sides, which extend in a U-shaped direction laterally obliquely upwards. In the area of the central arm of the handle body 11, there is a handle shell 12, which has a preferred angle 13 for receiving the fingers on its underside.

In the first embodiment, the swivel spacer extends transversely over the handle body 11, and in the backward swivel position, it extends from above to the handle shell 12. The spacer 14 with lateral extensions 15 swings in the openings 16 arranged in the arms of the handle body 11 extending in essentially in parallel. Locen 14 has an elasticity which permits non-destructive recording and mounting of loc 14 on the handle body 11. As shown in the drawings of FIG. 5 and 6, the projection 14 extends in a forward-curved position over the edge region of the lid portion 1 and holds it firmly at the bottom 2 of the container.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the flap 17 is pivotally held on the handle shell 12 of the handle body 11. The lateral extensions 18 of the flap 17 extend into the openings 19 of the handle shell 12 and form a pivoting axis around which the flap is swivel. The function of flap 17 essentially corresponds to that of loc 14 and flap 17

Ί preferably consists of material that conducts heat poorly.

Hereinafter, in FIG. 7, in the embodiment shown, there is a pivotally mounted bridge 20 on the handle 12, which is arranged in the backward rotated position below the handle 12. In this position, the bridge 20 does not appear from above and therefore does not affect the design of the handle 11. In the forward-facing position shown in FIG. 7 indicated by dotted lines, the bridge 20 protrudes over the edge region of the lid portion 1 so that the lid portion 1 is firmly held at the bottom of the container.

In a further design according to the invention, the bridge is fixed on the upper side of the handle shell 12 and forms part of the design of the handle body 11, or is so held in the handle shell 12 that it is covered by the handle shell 12 in the back rotated position, both from the upper and the lower side. .

In a further embodiment, sliders 21 are arranged on the handle body 11, which, in each case, in a backward-displaced position, project through a portion of the handle shell 12. The slider 21 is guided on both longitudinal sides by a swap-shaped guide 23 of the handle shell 12 and its upper side an elevated bulging 24.

The leading edge 22 of the slider 21 is taken into account and in the forward sliding position of the slider 21 allows a subtle adjustment of the holding forces acting on the edge region of the cover part 1. Additionally, in this position, a more reliable self-supporting slider seat is obtained in this position. 21 into a swallow tail shaped guide 23.

Alternatively, the slider 21 is disposed in the reversely pushed position below or accepted by the handle 12.

In the above described embodiments, we generally proceeded from the lower part 2 of the container with cylindrical side walls 3 and the circular bottom 4, the invention is also applicable to non-cylindrical vessels and the lower parts of containers with oblique side walls, such as e.g. in the case of pan, baking pan or Asian wok if the symmetry of the underside and the lid allows for the correct positioning of the lid in more than one position.

Synkrona AG for her:

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Claims (5)

1/5 Fig.1 Fig-2 —H A MIEHIfl * PiSJUiM LJUBLJANA < I —►jA 1. A cooker with a bottom and side walls connected thereto and with a detachable cover portion that closes the inner space of the cookware in the upper edge region of the side walls, wherein the upper edge area and the cover portion comprise in each case a circular, substantially consistent contact surface, characterized in that the projections (5, 6) each have projections (7) and recesses (8) in each case, while in the closed state the projections (7) are harvested by recesses (8) and by rotation of the cover part (1) from the closed position of the projection (7) is located on the opposite contact surface and between the two contact surfaces (5,6) they define a gap. 2/5 Cookware according to claim 1, characterized in that the protrusions (7) and the notches (8) are each made of impressions in the contact surfaces (5, 6). Cookware according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the projections (7) and the bores (8) are distributed symmetrically along the contact surfaces (5, 6) and have at least three projections (5, 6) at least three projections (5, 6). 7) or indentations (8). Cooker according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the respective contact surfaces (5, 6) are inclined with respect to the parallel to the surface of the bottom (4). Cooker according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that cutouts (9, 10) which do not exceed the width of the contact surfaces (5, are arranged in the cover portion (1) and / or in the edge region of the side walls (3). 6) and locally increase the lateral distance between the cover portion (1) and the side wall (3). Cookware according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that handle bodies (11) are provided on the side walls (3), which have holding elements (14,17,20, 21) for holding the lid part (1). Cookware according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding elements consist of swivel arches (14) or flaps (17) which in each case in the backward-facing position rest on the handle shell (12) of the handle body (11) and in The forward-curved position is positioned pointwise laterally on the edge of the cover portion (1). Cooker according to claim 7, characterized in that the bows (14) with lateral extensions (15) extend at least partially in the opening (16) of the handle body (11) and have such elasticity that, by means of non-destructive deformation of the bow (14) permits removal and installation of loc (14) on the handle (11). Cookware according to claim 6, characterized in that the holding elements consist of pivotally mounted bridges (20), which are each in each case arranged at least partially below or above the handle (12) of the handle body in the backward rotated position. (11) or protrude over a certain area of the cover portion (1) or in a forward-facing position thereof. Cookware according to claim 6, characterized in that the holding elements consist of longitudinally sliding on the handle body (11) of the retained sliders (21) projecting in each case in backwardly pushed position over or under part of the shell (12) or by the handle the shell (12) receives and protrudes in a forward-facing position over a certain area of the lid portion (1). Synkrona AG For her: 23422-PR0-ing.SK-XI / 93 Summary In the case of a cooker with a bottom and side walls connected thereto, and with a detachable cover portion, which closes the inner space of the cookware in the upper edge region of the side walls, in which the upper edge area and the cover portion comprise in each case a circular, substantially consistent contact surface, to allow fluid to be dispensed while retaining solids by a cost-effective, easy-to-manufacture solution that does not impede or impede the use, provided that the projections 5, 6 have in each case 7 and recesses 8, in which, in the closed state, the projections 7 are harvested by recesses 8 and, when the cover part 1 is rotated, from the closed position of the projection 7, they lie on the opposite contact surface 6 and define a gap between the two contact surfaces 5, 6. / , ... £ <5 ^ 3 FIG. 3b FIG. 3α