WO2013150004A1

WO2013150004A1 - Pot support and gas hob

Info

Publication number: WO2013150004A1
Application number: PCT/EP2013/056898
Authority: WO
Inventors: Andreas Berr; Nico Zendel
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
Priority date: 2012-04-03
Filing date: 2013-04-02
Publication date: 2013-10-10
Also published as: DE102012205466A1

Abstract

A pot support (1) for a gas burner (8) comprises a pot support frame (2) for forming a base surface (17). The pot support frame (2) has at least two sections (4) which are bent away from the base surface (17) of the pot support (1), on which sections pot support fingers (5) projecting inwards are mounted to form a resting surface (6) for a cooking material container (16). A gas hob (10) has a hob plate (11), at least one gas burner (8) arranged in or on the hob plate (11), and a corresponding pot support (1) that is associated with the gas burner (8) and is mounted on the hob plate (11).

Description

Pot carrier and gas hob

The present invention relates to a pot carrier for a gas burner and a gas hob. Gas hobs are produced, for example, as part of stoves or as integratable gas hobs in kitchen worktops. In this case, one or more gas burners are arranged in the hob, which can be controlled via control elements. To keep the food containers, such as pans or pots, at a suitable distance from the burner flame, pot carriers are provided. The pot supports are usually placed or connected to the gas hob or create a support surface for food containers.

Usual pot supports for gas burners are made of enamelled wire mesh, cast iron or stainless steel and often have the disadvantage of not being expandable at will and requiring a high production cost. Known pot carrier materials, for example, also have the disadvantage of being able to be cleaned only with great difficulty. Many commonly used materials discolor due to temperature effects during operation of the gas burner or chemical reagents during cleaning. It is desirable to have aesthetically pleasing pan supports which are durable and do not change their appearance over many cleaning cycles, such as aluminum or iron.

From JP 07190387 A a manufactured from a single sheet metal pot carrier is known, which is made by bending and punching of cutouts or holes.

Against this background, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved pot carrier.

Accordingly, a pot carrier is proposed for a gas burner, wherein the pot carrier comprises a pot carrier frame for forming a stand surface and the pot carrier frame at least two bent away from the base of the pot carrier carrier Ab has sections, are attached to which inwardly projecting pot carrier fingers for forming a support surface for a food container.

When inserting the proposed pot carrier of the pot carrier frame surrounds the gas burner, so that by design of the upwardly bent portions a pot support height for the support surface can be realized. The pot carrier fingers may, for example, have a respective length adapted to the respective burner size.

This gives a flexibly usable pan support, which is easy to manufacture and in particular by changing the pan support fingers is flexibly adaptable to the respective operating and installation situation. The pot carrier fingers, for example, have different colors and be made of any materials.

In embodiments, the pot carrier frame is made of a first pan carrier frame material, and the pan carrier fingers are made of a second pan carrier finger material different from the pan carrier frame material.

By a change of material between the pot carrier frame and the pot carrier fingers, which are usually exposed to a greater heat, since they are closer to the flames, a potential discoloration of the entire pot carrier is reduced. The fingers can be made of a different material, for example. As materials, various metals, such as aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass and the like in question. In particular embodiments, the pot carrier fingers are at least partially made of a ceramic material. For example, it is advisable to produce the head carrier fingers by means of an injection molding process. Ceramic materials can also be easily formed and can realize various pan carrier finger geometries and sizes. Even textures and colors can be easily realized.

In addition, there is an advantage of the material change by pot carrier frame and pot carrier fingers such that a discoloration due to the effect of heat by the appropriate choice of material, such as ceramic, z. As cordierite, can be prevented. In this respect, a combination of flexibly manageable Topfträgerrah menmate- rials, which can be bent or deep drawn, for example, and for example rather brittle, but especially heat- and / or color-resistant materials, such as ceramics for the fingers.

It is also conceivable to provide the pot carrier fingers with a glaze or coating in order to achieve desired colors. It is also possible to completely color a ceramic material.

In embodiments, the pot carrier fingers are attached to an underside of the bent portions of the pot carrier frame. For example, the bent portions may form corners with or without undercuts in which the pot carrier fingers can be attached.

For example, the pot carrier fingers are plugged into the bent sections, latched, welded, soldered and / or glued. The pot carrier fingers can thus be secured by a positive connection in the manner of clips, detents or locking rails or - mechanisms or the like on the pot carrier frame. Also conceivable is a detachable connection, for example, for easy replacement or cleaning of the pot carrier fingers. Also conceivable is a force or friction fit between the pot carrier fingers and the bent portions of the pot carrier frame. Finally, a material bond, for example by welding together, conceivable.

In embodiments, the pan carrier finger material has a lower thermal conductivity than the pan carrier frame material. In a combination of ceramic pot carrier fingers and stainless steel pot carrier frame results in particular a low heating of the curved frame sections, whereby an undesirable discoloration due to the effect of heat can be prevented.

Optionally, an insulating layer can be provided between the pot carrier frame and the pot carrier fingers. For example, this heat insulation layer comprises an adhesive or connecting means with lower thermal conductivity than the Topfträger- finger and / or the pot carrier frame.

In embodiments of the pot carrier, the pot carrier fingers are arranged in pairs in alignment with each other. The pot carrier fingers have from the base of Topfträ- gers a distance of height h, which is suitable to keep a food container, such as a pot or a pan, above the gas burner.

Embodiments of the pot carrier have a polygonal pot carrier frame. For example, the pot carrier frame is square. The pot carrier frame is then e.g. composed of corner sections and curved sections. Preferably, the pot carrier frame is made of a one-piece workpiece. For example, the pot carrier frame by means of deep drawing or bending and a one-piece sheet is made. In embodiments, the pot carrier is designed as a multi-pot carrier for forming bearing surfaces over a plurality of gas burners. Preferably, the pot carrier has four pot carrier fingers. Conceivable, however, are embodiments in which the pot carrier frame comprises an odd number of corners or is designed round. Then, a suitable number of pan carrier fingers can be arranged on the frame.

Furthermore, a gas hob with a hob plate, at least one gas burner, which is arranged in or on the hob plate, and a gas burner associated pot carrier proposed. To form a standing surface, the pot carrier comprises a pot carrier frame, which has at least two sections bent away from the base surface of the pot carrier, to which inwardly projecting pan carrier fingers are attached for forming a support surface for a cooking product container.

The pot carrier can be designed as described above. The cooktop panel or a cooktop tray is made for example of metal. In embodiments, however, the hob plate also includes a glass ceramic or is made of glass or toughened glass. It comes in particular tempered glass as a material for the hob plate in question.

Further advantageous embodiments and aspects of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims and the embodiments of the invention described below. Furthermore, the invention will be explained in more detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the attached figures. It shows:

1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a pot carrier; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment of a pot carrier;

Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of the embodiment of a pot carrier;

4 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a gas hob; Fig. 5: a plan view of the embodiment of the gas hob; and

6 shows a sectional view of the embodiment of the gas hob.

In the figures, the same or functionally identical elements have been given the same reference numerals, unless stated otherwise.

Figs. 1 to 3 show perspective views, a plan view and a sectional view of an embodiment for a pot carrier. The embodiment of a pot carrier 1 is executed with a substantially rectangular or square pot carrier frame 2. The pot carrier 1 in this case comprises the pot carrier frame 2, the corner sections 3 and between the corner sections 3 arranged curved sections 4 has. The pot carrier 1 is placed with the base 17 (see Fig. 3) on a cooktop plate of a gas hob or a gas hob. The bent portions 4 point with a bend in the orientation of FIG. 2 upwardly away from the base 17. In the bending point is a clip portion 7, are fixed in the pot carrier frame 2 inwardly projecting pot carrier fingers 5.

The pot carrier fingers 5 have, as can be seen for example in FIG. 2, in the interior of the frame 2. In each case two pot carrier fingers 5 are arranged in alignment with each other. Thus results at the top of the respective pot carrier fingers 5, which are in particular made of a different material than the pot carrier frame 2, a support surface 6 for storing a Gargutbehälters above a gas burner flame. The pot carrier fingers 5 can be plugged in the clamping sections 2 by means of a positive connection, for example, and profiled accordingly, but also a frictional connection by clamping in the clamping portions 7 of the bent portions 4 is conceivable. It is also possible, the pot carrier fingers 5 with the bent portions 4 to glue. By changing the material between the pot carrier frame 2 and the pot carrier fingers 5, on the one hand during production, the pot carrier fingers can be adapted in their length to the size of a respective gas burner and are easily stored. In addition, a certain isolation is achieved by the pot heat from the largest exposed pot carrier fingers 5 to the frame 2 by the material change.

The pot carrier fingers can for example be made of ceramic, which is particularly heat-resistant and also shows virtually no discoloration due to the influence of heat. In addition, for example, a Keramiktropfträgerfinger 5 additionally enamelled or glazed, which on the one hand the surface is made more robust and on the other hand, a particularly aesthetic appearance is achieved.

The pot carriers 1 are particularly suitable for use in gas hobs. An embodiment of a gas hob is shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. 4 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a gas hob, FIG. 5 is a plan view and FIG. 6 is a sectional view.

The embodiment of a gas hob 10 in this case comprises a hob plate 1 1, which is made for example of glass ceramic and has a particularly noble appearance. The glass ceramic plate as hob plate 1 1 is in a working field 13 or put on. In order to achieve a particularly valuable appearance, the edges 14 of the hob plate 1 1 are bevelled. The gas hob 10 is suitable, for example, for use as a built-in hob in the worktop 13 of a kitchen cabinet.

In the hob plate 1 1 not explicitly shown openings for gas burner 8, 9 are provided. In the sectional view of FIG. 6 can also be seen on the right side that below the hob plate 1 1 faucets 15, such as leads, valves and the like, can be arranged for the gas burner 8, 9. In the embodiment of the gas hob 10, as shown in FIG. 4, a double wok can be seen. Burner 9 top right. Furthermore, controls 12 are provided in the manner of control knobs on the hob plate 1 1, by means of which, for example, the power level and ignition of the gas burner 8, 9 can be controlled.

Pot carriers 1 are arranged around the gas burners 8, 9, with the pot carrier frames 2, which each comprise corner sections 3 and curved sections 4. Of the bent portions 4 each pot carrier fingers 5 in a predetermined height h extend inward. The pot supports 1 are, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, executed. In particular, in the plan view of Fig. 5 can be seen the square pot carrier 1, the form-fitting at least on the burners 8 of the left side and the burners 8, 9 of the right side border each other. It is also conceivable to realize a multi-pot carrier with a pot carrier frame which encloses a plurality of gas burners. Even then, it is possible to produce sections bent upward, that is to say, sections facing away from the support surface 17, against which the pan support fingers 5, which project inward, are fastened.

In the cross-sectional view of Fig. 6 can be seen in particular a Gargutbehälter 16, which is placed on the support surface 6 of the left pot carrier. By simple shaping process, the pot carrier 1 can be made, for example, from a first flat rectangular or square sheet metal frame. It is possible to deform the pot carrier frame by means of a deep-drawing process. However, it is also conceivable methods in which kinks or bends are punched. The pot carrier fingers are manufactured separately, for example, in an injection molding process and can then be inserted and secured in the clamping sections. Furthermore, correspondingly geometrically executed pot carrier frame can be produced by cast iron or other manufacturing techniques. The proposed pot carriers are particularly flexible to produce and facilitate storage with pot carriers for different burner sizes, since the pot carrier fingers can be easily attached to the frame. Although the present invention has been described with reference to embodiments, it is variously modifiable. Used reference signs:

1 pot carrier

2 pot carrier frame

3 pot holder corner

4 pot carrier section

5 pot carrier fingers

6 contact surface

7 clip section

8 gas burners

9 gas burners

10 gas hob

1 1 hob plate

12 control element

13 worktop

14 edge

15 tap

16 food containers

17 floor space

100 pot support h pot support height

Claims

1 . Pot carrier (1) for a gas burner (8), wherein the pot carrier (1) comprises a pot carrier frame (2) for forming a standing surface (17) and the pot carrier frame (2) at least two of the base surface (17) of the pot carrier (1) away has bent portions (4) to which inwardly projecting pot carrier fingers (5) for forming a support surface (6) for a food container (16) are attached.

2. pot carrier (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the pot carrier frame (2) is made of a first pot carrier frame material and the pot carrier fingers (5) are made of a second of the pot carrier frame material different Topfträgerfingermaterial.

3. pot carrier (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pot carrier fingers (5) are at least partially made of a ceramic material.

4. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the pot carrier fingers (5) on a bottom (7) of the bent portions (4) of the pot carrier frame (2) are attached.

5. pot carrier (1) according to one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that the pot carrier fingers (2) to the bent portions (5) clipped, plugged, locked, welded, soldered, and / or glued.

6. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 2-5, characterized in that the Topfträgerfingermaterial has a lower thermal conductivity than the pot carrier frame material.

7. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that between the pot carrier frame (2) and the pot carrier fingers (5) a heat insulation layer is provided. Adhesives A lower thermal conductivity than pan support fingers and / or frames,

8. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the pot carrier fingers (5) are arranged in pairs aligned with each other.

9. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the pot carrier frame (2) polygonal, in particular square, is executed. (Corner sections and curved section)

10. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that the pot carrier frame (2) is made of a one-piece sheet metal.

1 1. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the pot carrier (1) is designed as a multiple pot carrier for forming bearing surfaces over a plurality of gas burners (8, 9).

12. pot carrier (1) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the Topfträ- ger (1) comprises four pot carrier fingers (5).

13. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 6 - 12, characterized in that the pot carrier fingers (5) are produced by means of an injection molding process.

14. Gas hob (10) with a hob plate (1 1), (trough) at least one

Gas burner (8), which is arranged in or on the hob plate (1 1) and a gas burner (8) associated pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-13, which is mounted on the hob plate (1 1).

15. pot carrier (1) according to any one of claims 1-14, characterized in that the hob plate (1 1) is at least partially made of a glass ceramic or glass.