WO2017064528A1

WO2017064528A1 - Device for igniting solid fuels and for heating

Info

Publication number: WO2017064528A1
Application number: PCT/IB2015/001907
Authority: WO
Inventors: César GALLARDO CHAPARRO; Rogelio GALLARDO CHAPARRO
Original assignee: Gallardo Chaparro César; Gallardo Chaparro Rogelio
Priority date: 2015-10-15
Filing date: 2015-10-15
Publication date: 2017-04-20

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for igniting solid fuels and for heating, comprising a lower section having a lower edge and a peripheral wall, and comprising an upper section connected above the lower section and having a peripheral wall and an upper edge, wherein a plurality of ventilation openings are provided in the peripheral wall of the lower section, running bottom-up from the lower edge of the lower section, as well as there being a mounting seat in communication with a ventilation opening, wherein a support grating is included, mounted inside the lower section to support the solid fuel thereon, at least one mounting rod is connected to the support grating and runs as a secant line over, under or inside the grating, said rod having a pair of mounting end sections, each of which is received in a mounting seat.

Description

"DEVICE TO TURN ON

SOLID AND HEATING FUELS "

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the techniques used in the design and manufacture of apparatus and instruments for igniting solid fuels, such as charcoal or mineral, as well as for heating surfaces such as grills, plates, discs and containers and, more particularly, It refers to a device for lighting solid fuels and for heating.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A very frequent and pleasant human activity is to use some solid fuel such as coal to cook food, usually meat, for this the coal is placed in anaphres, grills, or other utensils for this purpose, more particularly, the coal is placed in a section of the device and on the coal a surface, a grill or some kitchen utensil is placed to place there the food that must be cooked.

In order for the fuel to ignite, it must have an ignition source, a fairly traditional way to achieve this is to use a paper or other easily combustion material below the coal and set it on fire, so that while the paper is consumed, it It generates heat and flames that ignite the coal that is above and that takes longer to enter combustion, so that at this stage a current of air is also passed under the coal to favor the ignition of solid fuel.

There are also chemical products such as combustion initiators but these have a cost and are not always available, and a drawback of them is that they are highly flammable having risks in handling and storage.

Once the solid fuel has been ignited, the heat should be used to cook the food either with grills or by placing containers, in addition more fuel should be placed as time passes or simply remove the ashes from the apparatus or utensil that was occupied.

Therefore, devices designed for this purpose must take these factors into account, that is, they must allow the fuel to be ignited quickly, they must allow heat to be generated and transmitted to cook and heat food efficiently, and they must allow placing more coal and allow the removal of ashes from the fuel and clean the instrument. In this way, devices have been designed to ignite solid fuel and then occupy it elsewhere to take advantage of its heat. In the prior art, a variety of lighters have been designed for this purpose such as the devices described in the following US documents 3,167,040; US 3,934,520; US 3,957,455; US 5,230,325; US 5,469,835; US 6,913,013; US 2010/0307475. Many shapes and designs have been created, but you must have a device that allows the easy removal of ashes or coal, it would even be convenient that in addition to allowing the solid fuel to ignite it can be used to heat or cook food

As it is observed, the removal of the ashes to place the solid fuel is something where solutions must still be given to facilitate the task of placing more coal quickly, at the same time, it must be monitored that the fuel ignites and also serves to cook and heat food

All these inconveniences have motivated the development of a solution that can meet these objectives, and that is also easy to build, maintain and also be economical.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a device for lighting solid fuels and for heating, comprising a lower section with a lower edge and a perimeter wall; and, an upper section connected on the lower section also with a perimeter wall and an upper edge, where the solid fuel is contained in the upper section.

In the lower section, a plurality of ventilation openings are provided particularly provided in the perimeter wall, running from the bottom up from the bottom edge of the lower section. A characteristic part of the present invention is a mounting seat in communication with a ventilation opening.

The device of the present invention also comprises a circular support grid mounted inside the lower section to support solid fuel thereon.

Another important part of the present invention is at least one mounting rod connected to the support grid and running as a drying line on, below or inside the grid, the rod having a pair of mounting end portions each being received in a mounting seat of a ventilation opening, each end portion projects radially outwardly the lower section.

To disassemble the grid and place more coal or remove the ashes, a slight upward movement of the rod is carried out to remove it from the seat, then a horizontal displacement movement is made to finally drop it vertically through the ventilation opening. This movement is extremely fast facilitating the removal of ash or coal.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the upper section has ventilation holes. In yet another embodiment, the grid has a smaller diameter than the Interior of the first section to be displaced horizontally and then fall through the interior of the lower section.

Moreover, it is preferred to include two mounting rods that run parallel below the grid by dividing it into three sections.

Likewise, it is preferred to place in the lower section a combustion initiator such as newspaper, meanwhile, the lower and upper section are integrally joined in a single body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The novel aspects that are considered characteristic of the present invention will be established with particularity in the appended claims. However, the invention itself, together with other objects and advantages thereof, will be better understood in the following detailed description of certain preferred embodiments of the invention, when read in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a first top and front perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the device the present invention.

Figure 2 is a second top and front perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention to observe therein the grid.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a pair of ventilation openings with the rod placed in the seat according to Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the grid.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention being used to heat a cooking surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Reference is made to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings to locate and indicate the characteristic parts of the present invention, in these figures a device 10 for lighting solid fuels and for heating is shown, in which its main parts can be indicated as they are a bottom section 20 that is hollow and shaped cylindrical with a bottom edge 21 and a perimeter wall 22. The bottom section 20 has a height of up to a quarter of the total height of the device for placing in it a sufficient amount of combustion initiator such as newspaper.

Above this lower section is connected an upper section 30, which is hollow and cylindrical with an upper edge 31 and a perimeter wall 32, it is in this section where the solid fuel is contained. The upper section has ventilation holes 33, in particular two ventilation holes 33 are provided near the upper edge, said ventilation holes being diametrically opposed to each other and allow the entry of air into the upper part, also through these openings You can enter some tool to tilt the device when the coal has ignited.

In the embodiment described, it is preferred that the lower section 20 and the upper section 30 be integrally formed in a single body.

Whenever a combustion initiator such as newspaper is placed in the lower section, a plurality of ventilation openings 40 provided in the perimeter wall 22 of the lower section 20 are provided, each of these openings runs from the bottom to the bottom edge. 21 of the lower section 20. In addition, each of these openings is in communication with a mounting seat 50 whose function will be described later.

However, a support grid 60 is provided to contain the carbon (see figure

2) which is circular in shape and is mounted inside the device by dividing the lower section 20 of the upper section 30, in this regard it can be mentioned that at least one mounting rod 70 is connected below the grid that runs as a drying line below the grid 60 can also run above or in the middle of the grid.

The grid 60 has a plurality of uniformly distributed circularly openings 61 and is a surface for the uniform passage of air that comes from the lower section.

To further observe the above characteristics, reference is made to Figures 3 and 4, where it can be mentioned that the rod 70 has a mounting end portion 71, each projecting the lower section radially outwardly protruding ^~ from the device 10, This is intended to allow the user to push the rod easily.

Preferably, two mounting rods 70 are provided which run parallel to each other below the grid by dividing it into three sections. In this way the weight of coal will be properly supported by the grid once it is it is mounted to the lower section and the rods are inside the mounting seats 50.

In the embodiment described, six ventilation openings in the lower wall are preferably provided in a symmetrical relationship, two are cooperating to receive the end portion of one of the rods, two others are configured to receive the end portions of the other rod, and the remaining ones allow the passage of air towards the lower section and below the coal.

The mounting rods have interaction with the ventilation openings which have a rhomboid shape with an open lower vertex 41 and a closed upper vertex 42; a horizontal portion 43 running from the upper vertex 42; a stop 44 where the portion that connects to the mounting seat 50 ends.

The ventilation openings have this shape since two objectives are sought, the first of them is precisely to allow the passage of air into the device and the second to drive the rod into and out of the seat through the opening easily. In fact, the upper openings 33 have a similar shape and the horizontal portion serves as a point of attachment or support for tilting or lifting the device, for this purpose a tool with a flat tip such as a rod can be used.

In this sense, the grid is removed from the seat 50, first with a slight upward movement, then it is carried out by a horizontal displacement of the rod through the horizontal portion and then dropped vertically through the ventilation opening.

Reference is now made to Figure 5, where the device 10 of the embodiment described is shown being used to heat a grill 11 which can be received on the upper edge 31 of the upper section 30 and receive heat from the coal which is below.

The device of the present invention allows a quick and safe ignition of the carbon, avoiding the use of flammable materials, it comprises few loose or mobile parts which aids in the manufacture, operation and storage of the same once it has been discontinued. Another important point is that it does not include handles, as these would heat up and obstruct the storage of the device. Even when certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and exemplified, it should be emphasized that numerous modifications to them are possible, such as how to attach the rod to the grid, the number of openings in the lower or upper section . Therefore, the present invention should not be considered as restricted except as required by the prior art and by the scope of the appended claims.

REFERENCE LIST Device

Grill

Lower section

21 Bottom Edge

22 Perimeter Wall

Upper section

31 Top Edge

32 Perimeter Wall

33 Vent hole

Ventilation openings

41 Lower vertex

42 Upper vertex

43 Horizontal section

44 Stop

Mounting seat

Grating

61 Circular openings

Mounting rod

71 End Section

Claims

1. A device for lighting solid fuels and for heating characterized in that it comprises:

a lower section with a lower edge and a perimeter wall;

an upper section connected on the lower section, with a perimeter wall and an upper edge, where the solid fuel is contained in the upper section; a plurality of ventilation openings provided on the perimeter wall of the lower section, running from the bottom up from the lower edge of the lower section,

a mounting seat in communication with a ventilation opening;

a circular support grid mounted inside the lower section to support solid fuel thereon;

at least one mounting rod connected to the support grid and running as a drying line on, below or inside the grid, the rod having a couple of sections of mounting ends each being received in a mounting seat of a ventilation opening;

where the grill is removed from the seat with a displacement of the rod in an upward direction and then a horizontal displacement and then fall through the ventilation opening.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the grid has a plurality of circularly shaped openings.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper section has ventilation holes.

The device according to claim 3, characterized in that two ventilation holes are provided near the upper edge, said ventilation holes being diametrically opposed to each other.

The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the ventilation openings are rhomboid in shape with an open lower vertex and a closed upper vertex; a first portion that runs horizontally from the upper vertex; a stop where the first portion ends where the mounting seat is below.

The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the grid has a smaller diameter than the inside of the first section to be displaced horizontally and then fall inside the lower section.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the solid fuel is mineral or vegetable coal.

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the end sections project radially outward from the lower section.

9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises two mounting rods running parallel to the grid by dividing it into three sections.

10. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that on the upper edge of the upper section of the upper section is adapted to place therein a heating surface.

11. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that said heating surface is a comal or a grill.

12. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that six ventilation openings are provided in the lower part.

13. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a combustion initiator is placed inside the lower section.

14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that said initiator is paper.

15. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said lower section has a height of up to a quarter of the total height of the device.

16. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower and upper section are integrally formed in a single body.