Grill grates and combination grill grates

The grill grate design with curved surfaces and splicing structures addresses the issue of grease dripping and burning on the grill, ensuring safe and efficient heat transfer.

DE202025102579U1Active Publication Date: 2025-06-26NINGBO AGSUN PRODS INC
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Application Number
DE202025102579
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2025-03-19
Filing Date
2025-05-09
Publication Date
2025-06-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-05-31

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Technical Problem

Traditional grill grates made of cast iron or welded wire allow heat transfer but result in food residues falling and burning on the grill body, causing fires due to direct contact with high-temperature parts.

Method used

A grill grate design featuring outwardly curved support surfaces with oil guide features and splicing structures to prevent grease from dripping onto the grill body while maintaining heat transfer efficiency.

Benefits of technology

The design effectively prevents grease from igniting on the grill while ensuring efficient heat conduction and grease management, enhancing safety and usability.

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Abstract

Grill grate, characterized in that it comprises: a plurality of first support elements (1), wherein a first distance (101) is formed between two adjacent first support elements (1); at least one second support element (2), wherein the second support element (2) is connected to at least two of the first support elements (1); wherein at least a part of a first surface of the first support element (1) forms a first installation surface (102). wherein the first mounting surface (102) is a first curved surface (103) such that the first oil guide surface (104) is circular; or wherein the first mounting surface (102) is a triangular surface that gradually widens from the top and bottom such that the first oil guide surface (104) is inclined; wherein a second surface of the first support element (1) is provided with a recess, the recess being formed by recessing the second surface of the first support element (1) in a direction towards the first surface.
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Technical area

[0001] The present utility model relates to the technical field of cooking accessories, in particular a grill grid and a combination grill grid. State of the art

[0002] A grill grate is a device used for grilling and baking food in a barbecue. Currently, most grill grates are made of cast iron or welded wire, but grill grates are generally made of cast iron. In order to allow heat to affect the food, the traditional grill grate is arranged in a bar arrangement; there is a gap in the middle to allow heat to be transferred upwards to the food. However, food residues will also fall off, resulting in food residues falling and burning on the high-temperature part of the grill body and the high-temperature part of the ignition plate. The fire inside the grill can easily cause the food to burn. Disclosure of the application

[0003] In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, the utility model provides, in a first aspect, a grill grate comprising: a plurality of first support elements, wherein a first distance is formed between two adjacent first support elements; at least one second support element connected to at least two of the first support elements; At least a portion of a first surface of the first support element forms a first support surface, and at least a portion of the first support surface is provided with an outwardly curved first surface.

[0004] The first mounting surface is a first curved surface such that the first oil guide surface is circular; or the first mounting surface is a triangular surface that gradually widens from the top and bottom such that the first oil guide surface is inclined;

[0005] The second surface of the first support element is provided with a recess in a direction toward the first surface. At least one of the two ends of the first support element is provided with an oil guide opening along a longitudinal direction.

[0006] Through the above technical solution, the present utility model adds a second support element which can increase the support strength of the grille.

[0007] At least a portion of a first surface of the second support member is provided with an outwardly curved second surface. A height difference is formed between a highest point of the second curved surface and at least one of the two sides of the second support member along a width direction to form a second oil guide surface. A highest point of the first curved surface is located above, below, or flush with the highest point of the second curved surface.

[0008] The above technical solution facilitates the falling off of fat and food residues due to the height difference of the oil guide surface.

[0009] The second surface of the first support member is provided with an inwardly curved third surface to form the recess.

[0010] Through the above technical solution, the oil guide hole can drain the oil etc. in the recess in time to prevent the grill grid from being clogged by grease.

[0011] The grille further comprises a connecting element, wherein the connecting element is connected to the two ends of the first support element in the longitudinal direction. The connecting element is provided with a splicing structure for splicing, wherein the splicing structure comprises a connecting recess and a connecting projection.

[0012] The above technical solution makes the splicing structure fit into each other, preventing relative sliding after splicing, which affects oil collection and oil guidance.

[0013] A first arm and a second arm are formed on each side of the first support member along the width direction, wherein a height difference is formed between an end portion of the first arm and an end portion of the second arm, and wherein the length of the first arm along the width direction of the first support member is smaller than the length of the second arm along the width direction of the first support member.

[0014] By the above technical solution, when the grill of the present utility model is used alone, the first use mode is: the first support surface is directed upward, which is used as an ordinary grill net; the second use mode is: the second surface is directed upward, that is, the recess is directed upward, which can be used as an oil-conducting grill grid.

[0015] In another aspect, the present utility model provides a combination grill grate comprising at least two above grill grates, wherein the two grill grates are stacked in an upper and lower direction, wherein the second surfaces of the two grill grates are provided spaced from each other, wherein the lower first support member is located below the first distance of the upper grill grate, and wherein the recess of the lower grill grate forms an oil collecting groove.

[0016] Two of the grilles, when stacked opposite to each other, are cooperatively abutted by the splicing structure for limitation, so that the connecting projection of one grille is inserted into the connecting recess of the other grille. The first oil guide surface and / or the second oil guide surface are located above the oil collection groove. The second arm of the upper first support member contacts the second arm of the lower first support member or approaches the second arm of the lower first support member, so that the upper first support member and the lower first support member form an S-shape. The first arm of the upper first support member and the first arm of the lower first support member are connected in a spaced manner to form a heat conduction gas channel.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following advantages: The structure of the present utility model is simple, and the first support member located at the bottom can prevent the grease from the grilled food from directly dripping onto the high-temperature part of the grill, thus causing a fire. Furthermore, the heat conduction gas channel in the present utility model does not impair upward heat transfer. Drawing of the disclosure Fig. 1 a three-dimensional representation of the front of the grille of the present utility model during use; Fig. 2 a three-dimensional representation of the back of the grille of the present utility model during use; Fig. 3 a schematic representation of the partial cross-section of the first support element of the grille of the present utility model; Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of the cross-section of the second support element of the grille of the present utility model; Fig. 5 a three-dimensional representation of the combination grill of the present utility model in use; Fig. 6 a three-dimensional representation of the cross-section of the combination grill of the present utility model in use; Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure according to other embodiments of the present invention; List of reference symbols:

[0018] 1 first support element; 101 first distance; 102 first mounting surface; 103 first curved surface; 104 first oil guide surface; 105 recess; 106 oil guide opening; 2 second support element; 201 second curved surface; 202 second oil guide surface; 301 connecting recess; 302 connecting projection; 401 first arm; 402 second arm; 5 heat conduction gas channel; 6 connecting element. Concrete embodiments

[0019] To enable the skilled person to better understand the present utility model and thus more clearly define the scope of protection claimed by the present utility model, a detailed description of the present utility model follows with reference to certain concrete embodiments of the present utility model. It should be noted that the following only describes certain concrete embodiments of the idea of ​​the present utility model, which represent only a portion of the embodiments of the present utility model. The concrete and direct description of the respective structure serves only to better understand the present utility model, and the specific features do not ipso facto and directly limit the scope of implementation of the present utility model.

[0020] With reference to the attached drawings, the present utility model adopts the following technical solutions, in a first aspect, the present utility model provides a barbecue grill comprising: a plurality of first support members 1, wherein the number of the first support members 1 is generally set to eleven, but the present embodiment is not limited by this number, the number of the first support members 1 may be provided to more or less than eleven, so that these first support members 1 are spaced along a width direction of the grille grid so that there is a first distance 101 between two adjacent first support members 1.

[0021] At least one second support element 2 connected to at least two of the first support elements 1, wherein the number of second support elements 2 is generally set to two, and the two second support elements 2 are connected to each end of the first support element 1.

[0022] At least a part of a first surface of the first support element 1 forms a first support surface 102, and at least a part of the first support surface is provided with an outwardly curved first surface.

[0023] The first mounting surface 102 is a first curved surface 103, so that the first oil guide surface 104 is circular; or the first mounting surface 102 is a triangular surface that gradually widens from the top and bottom, so that the first oil guide surface 104 is inclined. A second surface of the first support member 1 is provided with a recess 105, wherein the recess 105 is formed by recessing the second surface of the first support member 1 in a direction toward the first surface. At least one of the two ends of the first support member 1 is provided with an oil guide opening 106 along a longitudinal direction.

[0024] In this embodiment, the first mounting surface 102 is a generally outwardly curved surface, a portion of which then forms the first oil guide surface 104.

[0025] Through the above technical solution, the present utility model adds a second support member 2, which can increase the support strength of the grill grate. In this embodiment, the first support member 1 and the second support member 2 are provided vertically, and in other embodiments, the angle between the first support member 1 and the second support member 2 can also be an acute angle or an obtuse angle.

[0026] In the present embodiment, a number of second support elements 2 are located in the same straight line, and in other embodiments, the second support elements may be provided offset, as in Fig. 7 shown.

[0027] At least a portion of a first surface of the second support member 2 is provided with an outwardly curved second surface 201. A height difference is formed between a highest point of the second curved surface 201 and at least one of the two sides of the second support member 2 along a width direction to form a second oil guide surface 202. To improve the oil guide effect, a second oil guide surface 202 is generally formed on both sides of the second support member 2 along the width direction. A highest point of the first curved surface 103 is located above, below, or flush with the highest point of the second curved surface 201 for better oil guide.

[0028] Due to the above technical solution, since a height difference is formed between the highest and the lowest point of the oil guide surface in the longitudinal direction, the falling off of grease and food residues is facilitated due to the height difference of the oil guide surface.

[0029] The second surface of the first support element 1 is provided with an inwardly curved third surface to form the recess 105.

[0030] With the above technical solution, the oil guide hole 106 can timely drain the oil, etc., contained in the recess 105 to prevent the grill grate from being clogged with grease. The recesses can be circular, square, or triangular, and their arrangement can be designed according to actual conditions.

[0031] The grille further comprises a connecting element 6, wherein the connecting element 6 is connected to the two ends of the first support element 1 in the longitudinal direction. The connecting element 6 is provided with a splicing structure for splicing, wherein the splicing structure includes a connecting recess 301 and a connecting projection 302. The shape of the connecting projection 302 and the connecting recess 301 is generally circular or polygonal.

[0032] Through the above technical solution, the splicing structure is configured to be inserted into each other, preventing relative sliding after splicing, which impairs oil collection and oil guidance. Therefore, when two grilles are stacked and connected, the inner diameter of the connecting recess 301 of one grille generally needs to be larger than the outer diameter of the connecting protrusion 302 of the other grille, so that the connecting protrusion 302 between the two grilles can be inserted into the connecting recess 301 to realize the stacking positioning of the two grilles one on top of the other.

[0033] A first arm 401 and a second arm 402 are formed on each side of the first support member 1 along the width direction, wherein a height difference is formed between an end portion of the first arm 401 and an end portion of the second arm 402, and wherein the length of the first arm 401 along the width direction of the first support member 1 is smaller than the length of the second arm 402 along the width direction of the first support member 1. The end portion of the second arm 402 is provided flush with one side of the connecting member 6 comprising a splicing structure.

[0034] By the above technical solution, when the grill of the present utility model is used alone, the first use mode is: the first support surface 102 is directed upward, which is used as an ordinary grill net; the second use mode is: the second surface is directed upward, that is, the recess 105 is directed upward, which can be used as an oil-conducting grill grid.

[0035] In another aspect, the present utility model provides a combination grill rack comprising at least two above grill racks, the two grill racks being stacked in an upper and lower direction, the second surfaces of the two grill racks being spaced apart from each other, the lower first support member 1 being located below the first space 101 of the upper grill rack, and the recess 105 of the lower grill rack forming an oil collecting groove. When stacking, the lower grill rack is formed by rotating the grill rack with the first curved surface 103 facing upward by 180° with one end of the longitudinal direction of the grill rack as a fulcrum, thereby directing the recess 105 of the lower grill rack upward.

[0036] Two of the grill grids, when stacked opposite each other, are cooperatively abutted by the splicing structure for delimitation. The first oil guide surface 104 and / or the second oil guide surface 202 are located above the oil collection groove. The second arm 402 of the upper first support member 1 contacts the second arm 402 of the lower first support member 1 or approaches the second arm of the lower first support member, so that the upper first support member 1 and the lower first support member 1 form an S-shape. The first arm 401 of the upper first support member 1 and the first arm 401 of the lower first support member 1 are connected in a spaced relationship to form a heat conduction gas channel 5.

[0037] The connecting recess 301 of the upper first support member 1 is inserted into the connecting projection 302 of the lower first support member 1, and the connecting projection 302 of the upper first support member 1 is inserted into the connecting recess 301 of the lower first support member 1.

[0038] The above grid grille is formed or welded in one piece.

[0039] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following advantages: The structure of the present utility model is simple, and the first support member 1 located at the bottom can prevent the grease from the grilled food from directly dripping onto the high-temperature part of the grill, thus causing a fire. Furthermore, the heat conduction gas channel 5 in the present utility model does not impair upward heat transfer.

Claims

[1] Grill grate, characterized by that it includes: a plurality of first support elements (1), wherein a first distance (101) is formed between two adjacent first support elements (1); at least one second support element (2), wherein the second support element (2) is connected to at least two of the first support elements (1); wherein at least a part of a first surface of the first support element (1) forms a first installation surface (102). wherein the first mounting surface (102) is a first curved surface (103) such that the first oil guide surface (104) is circular; or wherein the first mounting surface (102) is a triangular surface that gradually widens from the top and bottom such that the first oil guide surface (104) is inclined; wherein a second surface of the first support element (1) is provided with a recess, the recess being formed by recessing the second surface of the first support element (1) in a direction towards the first surface. [2] Grill grate according to claim 1, characterized by that at least a part of the first mounting surface (102) is provided with the first curved surface (103). [3] Grill grate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that at least a part of a first surface of the second support element (2) is provided with an outwardly curved second surface (201), wherein a height difference is formed between a highest point of the second curved surface (201) and at least one of the two sides of the second support element (2) along a width direction to form a second oil guide surface (202). [4] Grill grate according to claim 3, characterized bythat a highest point of the first curved surface (103) is above, below or flush with the highest point of the second curved surface (201). [5] Grill grate according to claim 1, characterized by that the second surface of the first support element (1) is provided with an inwardly curved third surface to form the recess (105). [6] Grill grate according to claim 1, characterized by that at least one of the two ends of the first support element (1) is provided with an oil guide opening (106) along a longitudinal direction. [7] Grill grate according to claim 1, characterized by that it further comprises a connecting element (6), wherein the connecting element (6) is connected to the two ends of the first support element (1) in the longitudinal direction. [8] Grill grate according to claim 7, characterized bythat the connecting element (6) is provided with a splicing structure for splicing, wherein the splicing structure comprises a connecting recess (301) and a connecting projection (302). [9] Grill grate according to claim 1, characterized by that a first arm (401) and a second arm (402) are formed on each side of the first support element (1) along the width direction, wherein a height difference is formed between an end portion of the first arm (401) and an end portion of the second arm (402), and wherein the length of the first arm (401) along the width direction of the first support element (1) is smaller than the length of the second arm (402) along the width direction of the first support element (1). [10] Combination grill grid, characterized bythat it comprises at least two grill grids according to claim 8, wherein the two grill grids are stacked in an upper and lower direction, wherein the second surfaces of the two grill grids are provided spaced from each other, wherein the lower first support element (1) is located below the first distance (101) of the upper grill grid, and wherein the recess (105) of the lower grill grid forms an oil collecting groove. [11] Combination grill according to claim 10, characterized by that two of the grill grids, when stacked opposite each other, are cooperatively butted against each other by the splicing structure for delimitation, so that the connecting projection (302) of one grill grid is inserted into the connecting recess (301) of the other grill grid. [12] Combination grill according to claim 10, characterized bythat the first oil guide surface (104) and / or the second oil guide surface (202) are located above the oil collecting groove. [13] Combination grill according to claim 10, characterized by that the second arm (402) of the upper first support element (1) touches the second arm (402) of the lower first support element (1) or approaches the second arm of the lower first support element, so that the upper first support element (1) and the lower first support element (1) form an S-shape. [14] Combination grill according to claim 10, characterized by that the first arm (401) of the upper first support element (1) and the first arm (401) of the lower first support element (1) are connected at a distance to form a heat conduction gas channel (5).