WO1997011628A2 - Apparatus for heating articles of food by way of the dry method - Google Patents
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- WO1997011628A2 WO1997011628A2 PCT/EP1996/004257 EP9604257W WO9711628A2 WO 1997011628 A2 WO1997011628 A2 WO 1997011628A2 EP 9604257 W EP9604257 W EP 9604257W WO 9711628 A2 WO9711628 A2 WO 9711628A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/04—Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits
- A47J37/047—Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits with rotating drums or baskets
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/12—Deep fat fryers, e.g. for frying fish or chips
- A47J37/1228—Automatic machines for frying and dispensing metered amounts of food
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- the invention relates to an apparatus for heating of various kinds of articles of food by way of the so-called dry method.
- the term 'heating' means in what follows heating up, baking, frying, grilling, as well as unfreezing.
- the apparatus according to the invention may serve for the heating of different kinds of articles of food such as french fries, croquettes, bread, poultry, pizza...
- the so-called dry method for the frying of articles of food stands in contradiction with the wet method.
- the articles of food are not immersed in a bath of oil or fat, but have been baked beforehand or have been provided with the required quantity of fat. During the heating no supplementary quantity of fat or oil is needed.
- a heating apparatus for carrying out such a dry method has already been disclosed in WO -86/07648 (Hoeberigs J.M.M.), WO-A-89/10085 (Hoeberigs R.), EP-A-0 504 968 (Hoeberigs J.M.M.) and US-A-4,203,357 CTournus).
- WO -86/07648 Hoeberigs J.M.M.
- WO-A-89/10085 Hoeberigs R.
- EP-A-0 504 968 Hoeberigs J.M.M.
- US-A-4,203,357 CTournus During the heating of e.g. french fries by way of the dry method the french fries must be continuously subjected to a movement such that the french fries are browned at ail sides.
- a further drawback is that the apparatus can only be emptied by taking the recipient which forms the heating room, out of the apparatus. This must occur on condition of taking precautionary measures such as the use of a special handle or glove to prevent the hands from being burnt.
- the invention provides for an apparatus for the heating of articles of food by way of the dry method.
- the apparatus comprises a heating room where the articles of food are brought, heating means and a ventilator for creating a hot air current, and further comprises means which may subject the heating room to a rocking movement around a horizontal axle.
- the heating room is nearly closed and the heating means and the ventilator are inside the heating room and are fixedly connected to the heating room.
- non closed refer to a heating room that is completely closed except for possible holes used for blowing off steam which may be created during the heating.
- a configuration according to the invention has as an advantage that the heating means and ventilator follow the same rocking movement of the heating room since they are fixedly connected thereto such that the distance between the heating means and the articles of food remains Iimited and nearly equal during the whole heating period such that this heating period can be kept Iimited. The consequence is that the articles of food do not dry up and that they are crisp.
- the heating room of the apparatus according to the invention has a bottom which is preferably carried out in pivotable way with respect to the rest of the heating room.
- the pivoting of the bottom facilitates the filling and emptying of the heating room with articles of food without having to take the heating room out of the apparatus.
- the bottom can be preferably hooked in and out with respect to the rest of the heating room so that a cleaning may occur easily.
- the bottom is preferably provided with a supplementary heating, a bottom heating to further limit the heating time.
- the bottom is preferably provided with roughnesses that prevent the articles of food from falling all at once from one side of the heating room to the other side during the rocking movement.
- the heating room has a double walls, one wall of which may slide out with respect to the other wall in order to adjust the volume of the heating room without steps.
- the apparatus comprises means which can adjust the amplitude ofthe rocking movement. In this way the amplitude of the rocking movement can be adapted to the kind of articles of food which must be heated. The smaller the articles of food, the greater the most suitable amplitude, and vice versa. French fries e.g. are preferably subjected to a rocking movement with a relatively large amplitude. With croquettes the amplitude may be adjusted to a lower value.
- the bottom is subdivided into two or more segments and each segment is capable of containing one or more portions of articles of food.
- this apparatus which is suitable for use in restaurants one or more portions of articles of food may be heated at the same time.
- each segment is pivotable with respect of the rest of the bottom in order to allow for filling and emptying with the articles of food.
- the apparatus further comprises means for opening and closing the segments before and after each heating period.
- Figure 1 is a side view of an apparatus according to the invention ;
- FIG. 2 is a front view of an apparatus according to the invention ;
- FIG. 3 and 4 each show a schematic view of an apparatus according to the invention, where the apparatus has a bottom that is subdivided into more than one segment. Detaiied description of a preferable embodiment
- An apparatus 10 for heating articles of food by way of the dry method comprises a heating room 11 which takes the form of a box with a rectangular cross-section.
- the heating room 11 is hung on a frame 12 by means of a horizontal axle 13.
- Heating means 14, e.g. infrared radiators and/or electrical resistances, are just as a roof 15 and a ventilator 16, fixed to the ceiling of the heating room 11.
- the ventilator 16 sucks in air from the centre, and blows this air along the heating means sidewards to the bottom.
- a small electrical motor 17 is fixedly connected to a block 18 above the heating room.
- the electrical motor 17 drives by means of a driving belt 19 and a pulley 20 that is fixedly connected to a disc 22.
- a rod 24 makes a connection between the disc 22 and the frame 12 by means of two axle pins 26-28 and in this way takes care of a rocking movement of the heating room 11 , if the electrical motor 17 is turning.
- the bottom 30 Under in the heating room 11 is a bottom 30.
- the bottom 30 has hooks 32 in the rear which match the holes of the back wall of heating room 11.
- the function of the hooks is twofold. First the hooks 32 allow the bottom to pivot with respect to the rest of heating room 11 so that the heating room 11 can be filled and afterwards emptied with articles of food. Second the bottom 30 can be hooked in and out by means ofthe hooks 32 so that the bottom can be cleaned separately and easily.
- the bottom is provided with a bottom heating 34 which, next to the heating means 14 which serve as main heating, takes care of an additional heating and takes care for a crisp underside of the pizzas in case of heating of pizzas.
- the bottom heating 34 forms one unity with the bottom and is e.g.
- a radiation source 400 to 500 Watt which radiates to one side which is the side of the heating room.
- An isolating Iayer or plate 36 is provided under the bottom heating 34.
- the bottom 30 is provided with roughnesses which may e.g. take the form of a metal mesh 38 which is lain on the bottom.
- a bolt 40 which may be operated manually by means of a knob 42, locks the bottom to the heating room during the heating.
- the knob 42 is carried out in a heat-isolating material.
- a push to the knob 42 allows the bottom 30 to pivot open.
- the movement of the bottom 30 is here Iimited by means of a support 44 in the form of a hook the height of which may be adjusted by means of a screw nut 46 that is fixed in a slot at the back side of the heating room.
- the heating room 11 comprises a double wall 52 - 54 which may slide in each other. Easily operable butterfly-nuts are at the outer side of the outer wall 52.
- In the inner wall 54 are vertical slots inside of which the butterfly-nuts 56 may move while the two walls 52 and 54 slide over each other during the adjustment of the desired volume of the heating room 11. In this way a volume of a heating room that can be adjusted continuously is obtained over a range varying from 100% (both walls slid in each other as much as possible) until 170% (both walls slid out of each other as much possible).
- the vertical slots may also be made in the outer wall 52.
- the apertures which are created by the slots 58 during the sliding out ofthe walls, may, if desired, be covered by small plates to limit the loss of heat. These small plates are then also fixed by means of the butterfly-nuts 56.
- the created apertures may also be used in some cases to blow off steam. If the walls are slid in each other, there are no apertures created by the slots 58 for they are covered by the inner or outer wall. In such a case steam may be blown off by providing the ceiling of the heating room 11 with coverable holes.
- the apparatus according to the invention further comprises a timing clock which may be tuned by means of a knob 60.
- the timing clock may control the various positions of the heating room in following way : After the tuned heating period a small barring rod 62 comes in a so-called barring position by means of a mechanism 64 which reacts on the timing clock.
- One or more small horizontal rods 66 may be fixed to the turning disc 22. When a first small rod 66 comes at the level of the small barring rod 62, the turning movement of the disc 22 is stopped and so is the rocking movement of the heating room 11. The position of the small rod 66 which stops the movement, determines in the disc 22 the position of the heating room 11. In this way foilowing positions of the heating room are created :
- the apparatus according to the invention further comprises a knob 68 for the tuning of the desired temperature by means of a thermostat.
- the heating room 11 is rocking up and down : with a great amplitude for french fries (pin 26 connected to rod 24), with a smaller amplitude for croquettes (pin 29 connected to rod 24).
- the bottom is provided with roughnesses (mesh 38).
- the rocking movement is not necessary or there is a Iimited amplitude of the rocking movement, and the heating room remains nearly horizontal during the heating period.
- the mesh 38 can simply be removed from the bottom 30.
- An apparatus according to the invention has e.g. following dimensions :
- an apparatus according to the invention consists of simple parts and that the manufacture of these parts as well as the assembly of the various parts may be easily automated.
- the apparatus can be easily kept in repair and cleaned.
- the bottom 30 needs the greatest maintenance and can be hooked in and out for that goal. Once the bottom has been hooked out, there are nowhere spots or parts that cannot be reached.
- the block 18 that is above the heating room 11 is fixedly connected to the ceiling of the heating room. Care has been taken that there is a sufficient air gap and or isolation between the block 18 where a number of parts are housed (feeding, electrical motor, timing clock ...) and the heating room, in order to prevent the block from becoming too hot during use of the apparatus.
- the apparatus according to the invention may also be provided with a second motor which controls the movement of the bottom 30 with respect to the rest of the heating room 11. In this case the bolt 40 and the support 44 are omitted.
- this second motor possibly in cooperation with the first motor 17 which controls the movement of the complete heating room 11 , the above-mentioned positions 1 to 3 for the filling and emptying of various kinds of articles of food can be realized in an automated way.
- each segment 70 may pivot around a horizontal axle 72.
- Each segment 70 may be provided with a separate bottom heating.
- the heating room 11 is in a slightly inclined position, and one of the segments 70 has pivoted out of the heating room 11 until a horizontal position so that one or two trays 74, e.g. made of aluminium, filled with the articles of food 76, may be put into the apparatus.
- the trays 74 may remain in the heating room 11 during the heating.
- the segments 70 are closed.
- the heating room 11 is again slightly inclined.
- One of the segments 70 is pivoted out of the heating room until it takes a greater slope of about 35° to 40° so that the trays 74 with the heated articles of food 76 may slide out from segment 70.
- the automated control of the opening of the segments before and after the heating period may be done by means of a small cable 78 that is attached to the end 79 of segment 70 and that is ordered by means of a motor 80.
- the motor 80 is actuated when filling the heating apparatus and after the end of the heating period.
- each segment 70 has also a side partition 82 that may also pivot with respect to the rest of the heating apparatus.
- the filling of the apparatus is done when the heating room 11 is inclined at about 45° and when side partition 82 is opened (see opened position of side partition 82 in hatched lines and arrow 83).
- the heating of the articles of food 76 is done when both segments 70 and side partitions 82 are closed.
- the automated control of the opening and closing of the segments 70 may be carried out by means of electrical motors 85 and a small rod 86, one end of which is fixed excentrically to a disc of the the electrical motors 85 and the other end of which is fixed to the segments 70.
- the automated control of the opening and closing of the segments side partitions 82 may be carried out by means of electrical motors 88 and a small rod 90, one end of which is fixed excentrically to a disc of the electrical motors 88 and the other end of which is fixed to the side partitions 82
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EP96933425A EP0855870A2 (en) | 1995-09-28 | 1996-09-24 | Apparatus for heating articles of food by way of the dry method |
US09/049,061 US5960707A (en) | 1995-09-23 | 1998-03-27 | Apparatus for heating articles of food by way of the dry method |
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BE9500800A BE1009617A6 (en) | 1995-09-28 | 1995-09-28 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING FOOD WITH DRY METHOD. |
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NL1010579C2 (en) | 1998-11-18 | 2000-05-23 | Prolion Bv | Method and device for heating foodstuffs. |
US6774345B1 (en) | 1999-05-25 | 2004-08-10 | Fritson Ag | Method and device for preparing foodstuffs by baking inside an oven cavity |
EP1518485A2 (en) | 2003-05-02 | 2005-03-30 | Swilion B.V. | Device and method for heating pieces of food, and packed pieces of food for use with this method |
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WO1997037575A1 (en) * | 1996-04-09 | 1997-10-16 | Hoverdale N.V. | Oven and method for finishing a foodstuff in such oven |
NL1010579C2 (en) | 1998-11-18 | 2000-05-23 | Prolion Bv | Method and device for heating foodstuffs. |
WO2000030054A1 (en) | 1998-11-18 | 2000-05-25 | Prolion B.V. | Device and method for heating foodstuffs |
US6774345B1 (en) | 1999-05-25 | 2004-08-10 | Fritson Ag | Method and device for preparing foodstuffs by baking inside an oven cavity |
EP1518485A2 (en) | 2003-05-02 | 2005-03-30 | Swilion B.V. | Device and method for heating pieces of food, and packed pieces of food for use with this method |
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