WO2013017377A1

WO2013017377A1 - Mould including a counter-mould for a food item and method for moulding a food item

Info

Publication number: WO2013017377A1
Application number: PCT/EP2012/063383
Authority: WO
Inventors: Anne-Laure NABAT FLECHER
Original assignee: Tellier Sas
Priority date: 2011-08-02
Filing date: 2012-07-09
Publication date: 2013-02-07
Also published as: FR2978646A1; FR2978646B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a mould for a food item, comprising at least a first wall (2) and a second wall (3) mounted on the first wall (2) in order to delimit a moulding space (V) for moulding a food product. The first wall (2) comprises a lower part (2a) by means of which the mould (1) is supported and a zone forming a moulding cavity (2b), while the counter-mould-forming second wall (3) comprises an upper portion (3a) that surrounds the moulding cavity (2b) while leaving an opening (3c) that opens into the moulding space (V) and towards the outside of the mould (1).

Description

Counter mold for food article and method of molding a food article

The invention relates generally to the field of food molds, in particular for the domestic manufacture of food items such as cups, plates, glasses, food cones.

The invention thus relates, in a general manner, to the production of containers by molding a liquid or pasty food product, for example but not exclusively, chocolate, intended to isolate itself especially during a change in temperature.

In general, the molds making it possible to manufacture food articles having hollow shapes in volume include an impression in which a food product is poured, and then a counterform is placed in abutment on the impression so as to allow filling. the space between the imprint and the counterform by the food product. In general, the mold is made of rigid synthetic material in order to maintain the shape of the molded food article.

In this regard, reference may be made to WO 97/49296 which describes a U-shaped rigid mold in which a liquid food product is poured before positioning a counterform so that the food product moves and comes to fill the space. between the mold and the counterform.

However, the use of a rigid synthetic material does not allow easy demolding of the food item.

In addition to this disadvantage, it is difficult to properly dose the food product so that it does not overflow or little food receptacle during the insertion of the counterform. The object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art and, more particularly, to provide a food mold for making food articles in volume, easy to use, and allowing easy demolding of the food. food item, while ensuring the maintenance in position of the counterform on the food container.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a food article mold comprising at least a first wall and a second wall that is mounted on the first wall to delimit a molding volume of a food product.

The first wall comprises a lower part through which the mold bears and a zone forming a mold cavity, and the second wall, forming a counter-form, comprises an upper portion surrounding said mold cavity while leaving a hole opening in the vo lume of molding and towards the outside of the mold.

Thus, it is easy to properly dose the food product in the molding volume so that it does not overflow or little out of the food container, as well as to unmold the molded food item.

Advantageously, the against-shape comprises a lower portion, forming a flange, bearing on the lower part of the first wall.

The thickness of the upper portion of the counterform may be less than the thickness of the lower portion of the counterform in order to stiffen the counterform and to avoid any deformation of the counterform which may lead to erroneous of the food article.

The mold further comprises means for joining the against-shape against the first wall.

The junction means are, for example, snap-fastening means. The mold may comprise stiffening ribs and lateral handles to facilitate its grip and to prevent the food item from leaving the mold during its transport.

In addition, the mold is made of synthetic material, in particular silicone, for example, the first wall is made of rigid synthetic material and the counterform is made of flexible synthetic material.

In one embodiment, the hole in the upper portion of the counterform is beveled.

Advantageously, the upper portion of the counter-form comprises a funnel-shaped portion extending obliquely from the orifice to the outside.

According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a method of molding a food article comprising a step of positioning a mold comprising a first wall on a flat surface, a step of mounting a second wall forming a counterpart on the first wall, in order to delimit a molding volume of a food product, said first wall comprising a lower part by which the mold bears and a zone forming a mold cavity, said second wall forming a counter-shape, comprising an upper portion surrounding the mold cavity while leaving a hole opening in the mold volume and towards the outside of the mold, a filling step in the mold volume of a food product, and a step of demolding of the molded food article.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the following description, given solely by way of nonlimiting example, and with reference to the appended drawings in which:

- Figure 1 shows a food mold according to the invention; - Figure 2 shows a food mold according to another embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 3 shows a food mold according to another embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 4 is a top view of the food mold according to Figure 1;

- Figure 5 shows a food mold according to another embodiment of the invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the food product mold, referenced 1 as a whole, is intended for the molding of cup-type food items. Note that the invention is not limited to the manufacture of such food items and can be applied to any food item having a volume, such as, for example, plates, glasses, cones ...

In the example illustrated, the mold 1 comprises a plurality of first walls 2 interconnected each having an inverted U shape. Each first wall 2 comprises a bottom portion 2a substantially flat and a top portion 2b of curved shape. The upper part 2b corresponds to a zone forming a mold cavity and can be hollow or solid.

The mold 1 further comprises a plurality of second walls 3 interconnected and forming counter-forms intended to be mounted on the plurality of first walls 2. Each counterform 3 thus delimits with a first wall 2, a volume V molding of a food product.

Each second wall 3 comprises an upper portion 3a surrounding the corresponding molding cavity 2b, a lower portion 3b, substantially flat, forming a flange and bearing on the lower portion 2a of the first corresponding wall 2 and a hole 3c practiced in the upper portion 3a and opening into the molding volume V and towards the outside of the mold 1. Alternatively, it could be provided that the lower portion 2a of each first wall 2 is not flat, for example, having a height difference having an upper surface in contact with the lower portion 3b, thereby forming a cavity to avoid a overflow of the food product at the contact surface between the first and the second wall 2, 3, when it is inserted through the orifice 3 c.

The mold 1 is made of synthetic material, for example silicone. The first wall 2 is preferably made of rigid synthetic material, having a Shore D hardness, for example 70 Shore and the second wall 3 is preferably made of flexible synthetic material having a Shore A hardness, for example 40 Shore.

The thickness of the upper portion 3a of the counterform 3 is smaller than the thickness of the lower portion 3b of the counterform 3 in order to stiffen the counterform 3 and to avoid any deformation of the counter-shape. form 3 that can lead to faulty manufacture of a food item.

The mold 1 also comprises junction means 4 making it possible to join the plurality of counterforms 3 with the plurality of first wall 2. More particularly, the connecting means make it possible to join the lower portions 3b of the counterforms 3 with the parts lower 2a of the first walls.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the joining means are studs 4a capable of being inserted into holes 4b, 4c made for this purpose in the lower portions 3b and the lower portions 2a.

Note that the invention is not limited to such connecting means and can be extended to any joining means for maintaining the counterform supported on the first wall.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, in which the same elements bear the same references as in FIG. lower 2a and each lower portion 3b has a dovetail shape fitting into one another and thus forming a joining means 4 of the two walls 2 and 3.

FIG. 3, in which the same elements bear the same references as in FIG. 1, illustrates another embodiment of a joining means, in particular by clipping a pin 4d made on each lower portion 3b in a hole 4th correspondent in each lower part 2a.

FIG. 4 illustrates a view from above of the mold 1 according to FIG. In the example illustrated, the mold 1 comprises two rows of three first walls 2 and second walls 3. A number of first and second walls could be provided that are less than or greater than six.

The first walls 2 being covered by the second walls 3, they are not visible in FIG.

The mold 1, of parallelepipedal general shape, has side handles 5 whose thickness is greater than the thickness of the lower portion 2a to facilitate the gripping of the mold 1 and to stiffen it. Each handle 5 comprises a hole 5a to facilitate the attachment of the mold and thus storage. The mold 1, and in particular the lower part 2a of the first wall 2, comprises stiffening ribs 6, for example a central rib of circular shape and peripheral ribs extending from the central rib towards the lateral handles 5 and towards the edge of the lower part 2a. Note that it is not beyond the scope of the invention when the number of ribs is different from that in the illustrated example.

The steps of making a food article through the mold 1 are as follows:

In a first step, the first wall 2 of the mold 1 is positioned on a flat surface, and the second wall 3 forming a counterform is superposed on the first wall 2, in order to define a molding volume V of the food product. . Thus, the portion 3a upper counterform 3 surrounds the mold cavity while leaving a hole 3c opening into the molding volume V and outwardly of the mold 1, and the lower portion 3b of the counterform 3 is in resting on the lower part 2a of the first wall 2. The lower portion 3b and the lower part 2a are then joined by joining means 4. Once the positioning steps of the first and second walls 2, 3 have been carried out, a step of filling a food product in the molding volume V, through the opening opening 3c. The food product then fills the space between the upper portion 3a and the upper portion 2b in order to conform to the impression zone 2b.

Thus, during demolding, it is sufficient to unhook the joining means 4 and to remove the plurality of against-shape 3 and then to remove the molded food item on the cavity area 2b of the first wall 2.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, in which the same elements bear the same references as in FIG. 1, the orifice 3c made in the upper portion 3a of the counterform 3 is beveled and the upper portion 3a of the counter-form 3 comprises a funnel-shaped portion 3d extending obliquely from the orifice 3c towards the outside of the mold, in order to more easily pour the food product into the molding volume V. 3d funnel portion is an integral part of the story-form 3.

Thanks to the invention described above, it is possible to make at home food items, both cups and shapes in volume, thanks to its materials suitable for demolding. The cups can be manufactured, by way of non-limiting example, based on chocolate, caramel ...

In addition, such a mold is reusable and easy to use. Indeed, it is easy to properly dose the food product in the molding volume so that it does not overflow or little food receptacle, as well as demolding the molded food item, thanks to the second walls made of flexible synthetic material.

Claims

1. Mold for the domestic manufacture of food articles comprising at least a first wall (2) and a second wall (3) mounted on the first wall (2) for delimiting a molding volume (V) of a food product, the first wall (2) having a lower part (2a) by which the mold (1) bears and a zone forming a mold cavity (2b), and the second wall (3), forming a counter-form, comprising a upper portion (3 a) surrounding said mold cavity (2b) while leaving a hole (3 c) opening in the molding volume (V) and towards the outside of the mold (1) and a lower portion (3 b ), forming a flange, bearing on the lower part (2a) of the first wall (2), characterized in that the thickness of the upper portion (3a) of the counter-form (3) is less than 1 thickness of the lower portion (3b) of the counterform (3).

2. Mold according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises junction means (4) of against-shape (3) against the first wall (2).

3. Mold according to claim 2, wherein the connecting means (4) are snap-fastening means (4d, 4e).

4. Mold according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises stiffening ribs (6).

5. Mold according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises lateral handles (5).

6. Mold according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first wall (2) is made of rigid synthetic material and against-shape (3) is made of flexible synthetic material.

7. Mold according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the orifice (3c) formed in the upper portion (3a) of the againstform (3) is beveled.

8. Mold according to claim 7, the upper portion (3a) of the againstform (3) comprises a funnel-shaped portion (3d) extending obliquely from the orifice (3c) to the 'outside.

9. A method of molding a food article comprising a step of positioning a first wall (2) of a mold (1) according to any one of the preceding claims on a flat surface, a mounting step of a second wall (3) forming a counter-shape on the first wall (2), in order to delimit a molding volume (V) of a food product, said first wall (2) comprising a lower part (2a) by which the mold (1) bears and an area forming a mold cavity (2b), said second wall (3) forming a counter-form, comprising an upper portion (3a) surrounding the mold cavity (2b) while leaving a orifice (3c) opening into the molding volume (V) and towards the outside of the mold (1), a filling step in the molding volume (V) of a food product, and a demolding step of the molded food article on the molding impression (2b).