WO2011135346A1

WO2011135346A1 - Oven

Info

Publication number: WO2011135346A1
Application number: PCT/GB2011/050812
Authority: WO
Inventors: Matthew Ashley Victor Patnick
Original assignee: Matthew Ashley Victor Patnick
Priority date: 2010-04-29
Filing date: 2011-04-26
Publication date: 2011-11-03
Also published as: GB201106407D0; GB201007156D0; GB201214913D0; GB2513526A

Abstract

An oven (10) comprises a plurality of oven forming arrangements (12) disposed in cooperation with one another to provide a main body (15) of the oven. At least one of the oven forming arrangements comprises an insulating arrangement (50) having a holding formation (24) to hold insulating material (26) to insulate the main body.

Description

Oven

This invention relates to ovens. More particularly, but not exclusively, this invention relates to outdoor ovens. Embodiments of this invention relate to outdoor ovens for domestic use.

Outdoor ovens are quite common and are generally used to cook pizzas and the like. Such ovens generally have a main body which defines a heating space in which heating means, for example in the form of a fire can be provided. The heating space also serves as a space to cook the food.

According to one aspect of this invention, there is provided an oven comprising a plurality of oven forming arrangements disposed in cooperation with one another to provide a main body of the oven, wherein at least one of the oven forming arrangements comprises an insulating arrangement having a holding formation to hold insulating material to insulate the main body.

In one embodiment, a plurality of the oven forming arrangements comprise insulating arrangements, each having a respective holding formation to hold the insulating material. Each holding formation may be provided within the respective insulating arrangement.

According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided an oven comprising a plurality of oven forming arrangements disposed in cooperation with one another to provide a main body of the oven, wherein at least one oven forming arrangement comprises an insulating arrangement defining a recess to receive insulating material to insulate the main body.

The oven may include the insulating material to insulate the main body.

The holding formation may be a recess defined in the respective insulating arrangement. The, or each, insulating arrangement may comprise a first oven forming member having the holding formation, and a second oven forming member mountable over the holding formation to provide a cover for the holding formation, thereby securing the insulating material in the insulating arrangement.

The first oven forming member may define the recess. The second oven forming member may comprise a cover to cover the recess.

According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided an oven comprising a plurality of oven forming arrangements disposed in cooperation with one another to provide a main body of the oven, wherein at least one oven forming arrangement comprises an insulating arrangement comprising first and second oven forming members, wherein the first of the oven forming member defines a recess to receive insulating material, and the second oven forming member provides a cover for the recess.

The first and second oven forming members may be secured to each other by securing means, such as a mortar, which may be a refractory mortar. The first and second oven forming members may be formed of a refractory material, such as refractory concrete,

According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided an oven forming arrangement in the form of an insulating arrangement for use in forming an oven as described above, said insulating arrangement comprising a first oven forming member having a holding formation, and a second oven forming member to provide a cover for the first oven forming member.

The holding formation may be a recess defined in the first oven forming member. The second oven forming member may comprise a cover to cover the recess. The insulating arrangement may comprise insulating material held by the holding formation. The first and second oven forming members may be secured to each other by securing means, such as a mortar, which may be a refractory mortar. The first and second oven forming members may be formed of a refractory material, such as refractory concrete,

The main body may define a heating space. The recess may be defined in a face of the, or each, first oven forming member that faces directly towards, or directly away from, the heating space. The oven forming arrangements may be in the form of blocks. The, or each, oven forming arrangement may be formed of a refractory material, such as a refractory concrete. The, or each, oven forming arrangement having the holding formation may comprise a first block defining the recess, and a second block providing the cover for the recess.

The oven may comprise a plurality of front oven forming arrangements to define a front region of the main body. The oven may comprise a plurality of rear oven forming arrangements to provide a rear region of the main body. The front region of the main body may further include a key member arrangeable between the front region oven forming arrangements. The key member may define an aperture through which fumes may be exhausted. The key member may be disposed at an upper region of the main body. Each of the oven forming arrangements may have a curved outer surface, which may be convex. The inner surface of each oven forming arrangement may be concave.

The securing means may be provided to secure the oven forming arrangements to one another. The securing means may comprise mortar disposed between adjacent oven forming arrangements. The mortar may comprise a refractory mortar. The oven may include a chimney or flue received in the aperture of the key member. The oven may include a support, upon which the main body is mounted. The support may comprise a base member, which may be formed of a load bearing material, such as wood. The wood may be oak.

The support may include a refractory material, which may be provided on the base member. The refractory material may comprise concrete, which may be in the form of one or more concrete slabs.

The support may include insulation, which may be provided on the refractory material. The insulation may be formed of a plastics material, such as a polystyrene material. The polystyrene material may be an extruded polystyrene material. Suitable insulation may be sold under the trade mark Iso Board.

The support may comprise a load spreading material, such as sand. The load spreading material may be disposed on the insulation.

The support may include a plurality of refractory members. The refractory members may be arranged on the load spreading material. The refractory members may comprise fire bricks.

An embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of an oven;

Figure 2 is a side view of the oven; Figure 3 is a rear view of the oven;

Figure 4 is a top view of the oven; Figure 5 is a sectional side view of a part of a support for a main body of the oven;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of an oven forming arrangement; Figure 7 shows a sectional view of two oven forming arrangements; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an oven.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown an oven 10 suitable for use outdoors, and which comprises a plurality of oven forming arrangements 12. The oven forming arrangements 12 comprise two front region oven forming arrangements 12A 12B, and two rear region oven forming arrangements 12C, 12D. The oven 10 also includes a further oven forming arrangement in the form of a key block member 14 arranged between the two front region oven forming arrangements 12A, 12B.

The oven forming arrangements 12 are arranged in cooperation with one another to provide a main body 15, which is supported on a support in the form of a platform 16. The main body 15 defines a heating space 18 in which food can be cooked.

Referring to Figure 5, there is shown a sectional view of a region of the platform 16. The platform 16 comprises a plurality of layers. The platform 16 comprises a base member 40, formed of a suitably strong rigid material, such as oak. The platform 16 further includes a refractory layer 42 formed of a plurality of slabs 42A of a refractory concrete. An insulating layer 44 is provided on the refractory layer 42. The insulating layer 44 is formed of a polystyrene material, such as sold under the trade mark Iso Board.

A load spreading layer 46 is provided on the insulating layer 44. The load spreading layer comprises a layer of a load spreading material, such as sand.

A second refractory layer 48 may be provided on the load spreading layer 46. The second refractory layer 48 may comprise a plurality of fire bricks 48A covering the load spreading layer 46.

The main body 15 of the oven 10 is disposed on the platform 16 so that it rests on the second refractory layer 48.

Referring to Figure 6, there is shown one of the oven forming arrangements 12, which is in the form of an insulating arrangement, designated 50. The insulating arrangement 50 comprises a first oven forming member 20 and a second oven forming member in the form of a cover 22.

The first oven forming member 20 has a holding formation in the form of a recess 24 defined by the first oven forming member. An insulating material 26 is received in the recess 24.

The cover 22 is mounted on the first oven forming member 20 to cover the recess 24, and hold the insulation in the recess 24. The cover 22 is secured to the first oven forming member 20 by a refractory mortar. The insulating material 26 may comprise body soluble fibre, which in the embodiment described herein is substantially 25mm thick.

Figure 7 shows a sectional side view of two of the oven forming arrangements 12, for example the rear oven forming arrangements 12C, 12D.

Each oven forming arrangement 12C, 12D is in the form of an insulating arrangement 50, and comprises the first oven forming member 20, defining the recess 24, and the second oven forming member providing a cover 22 for the recess 24. The insulating material 26 is held in the recess 24.

The first oven forming member 20 and the cover 22 are formed of a refractory material, such as refractory concrete. The first oven forming member 20 and the cover 22 are secured to each other by securing means which, in the embodiment shown, is in the form of a refractory mortar.

The main body 15 is constructed on the platform 16 with the key member 14 provided at the top and between the two front region oven forming arrangements 12A, 12B.

The key block member 14 defines an exhaust aperture 28, to allow gases in the heating space to be exhausted from the oven 10. A flue or chimney 30 (shown only in Figure 2) can be received within the exhaust aperture 28 to direct the exhaust gases away from the oven 10, and away from any people sitting around the oven 10.

The two front region oven forming arrangements, 12A, 12B define an opening 32 therebetween in which a door (not shown) can be mounted by suitable hinges to one of the front region oven forming arrangements 12A or 12B. There is thus described an embodiment of an outdoor oven, in which the front and rear region oven forming arrangements have holding formation in which insulation can be held. Securing means, in the form of a refractory mortar 34, is provided to secure the oven forming arrangements 12 to one another.

Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the main body of the oven can be of a different shape to that shown in the drawings, in which case, the oven forming arrangements may be of correspondingly different shapes.

In one modification, the oven may be of a smaller or larger size, in which case a greater or lesser number of the oven forming arrangements 12 could be used. Some, or all, of the oven forming arrangements may include the holding formation.

Figure 8 shows an example of an oven 1 10 of a larger size than the oven 10 shown in Figures 1 to 4. The oven 1 10 comprises seven oven forming arrangements 1 12.

The oven forming arrangements 1 12 are in the form of two front region oven forming arrangements 1 12A, 1 12B, disposed at the front region of the oven, three rear region oven forming arrangements 1 12C, 1 12D, 1 12E disposed at the rear region of the oven, and two intermediate region oven forming arrangements 1 12F, 1 12G.

As can be seen, the rear oven forming arrangement 1 12E is disposed between the other two rear oven forming arrangements 1 12C, 1 12D. The seven oven forming arrangements also include two intermediate region oven forming arrangements 1 12F, 1 12G. The intermediate oven forming arrangement 1 12F is disposed between the front region oven forming arrangement 1 12A and the rear region oven forming arrangement 1 12C. The intermediate oven forming arrangement 1 12G is disposed between the front region oven forming arrangement 1 12B and the rear region oven forming arrangement 1 12D.

The oven 1 10 also includes further oven forming arrangements providing a key region 1 14 at the top of the oven 1 10. The key region 1 14 comprises five key block members 1 14A, 1 14B, 1 14C, 1 14D, 1 14E disposed in succession from the front region of the oven. Each key block member 1 14A and 1 14B defines a semi circular aperture 128A and 128B.

When the key block members are disposed as shown in Figure 8, the two apertures 128A and 128B are aligned with one another to define an exhaust aperture 128 so that gases produced during cooking can be exhausted from the oven 1 10. If desired, a flue or chimney (not shown in Figure 8) can be arranged in the exhaust aperture 128

The seven oven forming arrangements 1 12A to 1 12G and the five key block members 128A to 128E are arranged in cooperation with each other to provide a main body 1 15.

The main body 1 15 defines a heating space 1 18 in which food can be cooked. The main body 1 15 is supported on a platform (not shown in Figure 8), having the same construction as the platform 16 described above.

The two front region oven forming arrangements 1 12A and 1 12B define an opening 132 therebetween to allow access to the heating space 1 18. If desired a door (not shown) ban be attached by hinges (also not shown) to either of the front region oven forming arrangements 1 12A or 1 12B. Each of the oven forming arrangements 1 12A is in the form of an insulating arrangement 50 having the same construction as the insulating arrangement 50 described above with reference to Figures 6 and 7.

Claims

1 . An oven comprising a plurality of oven forming arrangements disposed in cooperation with one another to provide a main body of the oven, wherein at least one of the oven forming arrangements comprises an insulating arrangement having a holding formation to hold insulating material to insulate the main body.

2. An oven according to Claim 1 , wherein the insulating arrangement comprises a first oven forming member having the holding formation, and a second oven forming member mountable over the holding formation to provide a cover for the holding formation.

3. An oven according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding formation is a recess defined by the insulating arrangement, the recess being configured to receive insulating material to insulate the main body.

4. An oven according to Claim 3 when dependent upon Claim 3, wherein the first oven forming member defines the recess, and the second oven forming member comprises a cover to cover the recess.

5. An oven according to Claim 4, wherein the main body defines a heating space, and the recess is defined in a face of the first oven forming member, wherein said face faces directly towards, or directly away from, the heating space.

6. An oven according to any preceding Claim, wherein a plurality of the oven forming arrangements comprise insulating arrangements to hold the insulating material, a respective holding formation being provided by each insulating arrangement.

7. An oven according to any preceding Claim, wherein the oven forming arrangements are in the form of blocks, and each oven forming arrangement is formed of a refractory material.

8. An oven according to any preceding Claim comprising a plurality of front oven forming arrangements, to define a front region of the main body, and a plurality of rear oven forming arrangements to provide a rear region of the main body.

9. An oven according to Claim 8, wherein the front oven forming arrangements further include a key member arranged centrally of the front oven forming arrangements, the key member being disposed at an upper region of the main body, and the key member defining an aperture through which fumes can be exhausted.

10. An oven according to any preceding Claim, wherein each of the oven forming arrangements has a convex curved outer surface and a concave curved inner surface.

1 1 . An oven according to any preceding Claim, wherein securing means is provided to secure the oven forming arrangements to one another, the securing means comprising mortar disposed between adjacent oven forming arrangements.

12. An oven according to any preceding Claim, including a chimney or flue received in the aperture defined in the key member.

13. An oven according to any preceding Claim including a support, upon which the main body is mounted, the support comprising a base member, formed of a load bearing material.

14. An oven according to Claim 13, wherein the support includes a refractory material on the base member.

15. An oven according to Claim 14, wherein the refractory material comprises concrete, in the form of one or more concrete slabs.

16. An oven according to Claim 15, wherein the support includes: insulation, which is provided on the refractory material, the insulation being formed of an extruded plastics material; a load spreading material disposed on the insulation; and a plurality of refractory members, the refractory members being arranged on the load spreading material.

17. An oven according to any preceding Claim, including insulating material held by the holding formation to insulate the main body.

18. An oven forming arrangement in the form of an insulating arrangement for use in forming an oven as claimed in any preceding Claim, said insulating arrangement comprising a first oven forming member having a holding formation for holding insulation, and a second oven forming member to provide a cover for the first oven forming member.

19. An oven forming arrangement according to Claim 18, wherein the holding formation is a recess defined in the first oven forming member, the recess being configured to receive the insulation, and wherein the second oven forming member provides a cover over the recess.

20. An oven forming arrangement according to Claim 19, wherein the recess is defined in a face of the, or each, first oven forming member.

21 . An oven forming arrangement according to Claim 18, 19 or 20, wherein the oven forming arrangement is in the form of a block, formed of a refractory material.

22. An oven forming arrangement according to any of Claims 18 to 21 , having a convex curved outer surface, and a concave curved inner surface.

23. An oven forming arrangement according to any of Claims 18 to 22 comprising insulating material held by the holding formation.

24. An oven substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 4.

25. An oven substantially as herein described with reference to Figure 8.

26. An oven forming arrangement substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 6 and 7.