Cooking device

Abstract

Cooking device (1) with a base body (2), wherein the base body (2) comprises a cooking chamber (3) with a cooking chamber opening (4) for filling the cooking chamber (3), and wherein a holder receptacle (5) for receiving at least one food carrier holder (6) is provided in the cooking chamber (3). The holder receptacle (5) comprises a through-opening (7) in a cooking chamber wall (8), wherein a retaining element (9) of the food carrier holder (6) extends through the through-opening (7) in the cooking chamber wall (8) when installed. A sealing element (10) with a receptacle (11) for the retaining element (9) is inserted into the through-opening (7), wherein the retaining element (9) has a flange (12).

Description

"Cooking equipment"

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device with at least one food carrier holder and at least one base body, wherein the base body comprises at least one cooking chamber with at least one opening for filling the cooking chamber, and wherein the at least one food carrier holder is arranged in the cooking chamber, and wherein at least one holder receptacle for receiving the at least one food carrier holder is provided in the cooking chamber. The holder receptacle comprises at least one through-opening in at least one wall of the cooking chamber, wherein at least one retaining element of the food carrier holder, in the installed state, extends at least partially through the through-opening in the cooking chamber wall. Furthermore, at least one sealing element with at least one receptacle for the retaining element is inserted into the through-opening.The present invention also relates to a method for installing a food carrier holder in the cooking chamber of a cooking device.

[0002] Cooking appliances with a cooking chamber typically have systems for arranging cooking trays or similar items. These systems usually also allow the user to position one or more cooking trays at different heights within the cooking chamber.

[0003] Such systems typically include a food rack holder, which, depending on the design, may consist of a pull-out section or simply provide a slot for a food rack. Usually, a food rack holder is provided on each side of the cooking chamber, allowing, for example, a baking tray or a wire rack to be inserted into or held in place by the two holders.

[0004] One type of food rack holder is a so-called support grid. Such a support grid is simply inserted or hung in openings in the oven wall using rods that protrude at approximately right angles to the insertion direction. To seal the opening and prevent rattling, silicone sealant is inserted between the rod and the opening.

[0005] Heavy food items and accessories in the cooking chamber lead to a high load and therefore a heavy load on the cooking racks, which is then transferred to the rack holders. This heavy load can cause the rack holders to tilt or even slip away from the cooking chamber wall on both sides, making the rack holders, especially those with wire racks inserted into the wall, no longer secure. This is primarily because the rods passing through the cooking chamber wall are not securely seated in the silicone insert in the opening, as the material gives way under excessive load and is compressed or displaced. However, the silicone insert is essential for a tight seal.

[0006] Furthermore, if the load is too high, the movement of the support grid or the mounting rod of the support grid can deform or warp the cooking chamber wall, at least in the area of ​​the opening, which can be very detrimental functionally and is also visually unappealing.

[0007] It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a cooking appliance in which a more reliable attachment of a food carrier holder can be ensured.

[0008] This problem is solved by a cooking device with the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the exemplary embodiments.

[0009] The cooking device according to the invention comprises at least one base body, wherein the base body has at least one cooking chamber with at least one opening for filling the cooking chamber. At least one holder receptacle for receiving at least one food carrier holder is provided in the cooking chamber, wherein the holder receptacle includes at least one through-opening in at least one cooking chamber wall. In the installed state, at least one retaining element of the food carrier holder extends at least partially through the through-opening in the cooking chamber wall, wherein at least one sealing element with at least one receptacle for the retaining element is inserted in the through-opening. Furthermore, the retaining element has at least one flange.

[0010] In particular, the holder receptacle includes the through-opening, the sealing molding and the support device.

[0011] In particular, at least two holder receptacles are provided per cooking tray holder, and preferably at least two cooking tray holders are provided in the cooking chamber, in particular at least one cooking tray holder on the left side wall and at least one cooking tray holder on the right side wall.

[0012] The cooking device according to the invention offers many advantages. A significant advantage is that the bend in the holding element allows for a particularly secure hold of the food carrier holder in the cooking chamber or on the cooking chamber wall. This ensures that the food carrier holder is better fixed in a predetermined position, especially when, for example, a food carrier is inserted or a higher load is applied to the food carrier holder.

[0013] The chamfer reduces or eliminates the risk of the cooking tray holder slipping out of the holder or through-hole. This ensures a secure hold for the cooking tray holder even under heavy loads, such as when placing heavy dishes on top of a divided dish inserted into the holder.

[0014] Preferably, the retaining element is bent in the area of ​​the cooking chamber wall when installed. This allows for a certain degree of tilting or locking between the cooking chamber wall and the bent retaining element, particularly when a load is applied, effectively preventing the food carrier holder from slipping out.

[0015] In optimized designs, the bend on the retaining element, when installed, is located on the side of the cooking chamber wall facing away from the cooking chamber. This ensures that the bend is present at the end of the retaining element that extends through the opening from the cooking chamber. This also creates a clamping effect between the cooking chamber wall or opening and the retaining element, resulting in a particularly secure hold for the food carrier.

[0016] Particularly preferred is the bending design such that at least one section of the retaining element is oriented essentially downwards after the bending in the installed state. This effectively prevents the food carrier holder or the retaining element from slipping out of the through-opening or reduces the risk of slippage.

[0017] In advantageous embodiments, at least one bent section of the element forms at least one undercut or a type of undercut. This ensures that the food carrier holder or the holding element can no longer be pulled horizontally or downwards out of the through-opening, at least as soon as a load is applied to it.

[0018] Preferably, a plurality of bends are incorporated into the retaining element, such that at least in sections the retaining element has a rounded profile. For example, a continuous curve can be provided on the retaining element. Preferably, at least two retaining elements are provided, wherein the bends are provided on the at least two retaining elements such that the bent sections point towards or away from each other. In this way, in addition to or as an alternative to a downward bend, a clamping effect can be achieved, whereby the clamping of the retaining elements pointing towards or away from each other occurs in a lateral direction.

[0019] Further advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the exemplary embodiments, which are explained below with reference to the accompanying figures.

[0020] The figures show: Figure 1 is a purely schematic representation of an embodiment of a cooking device according to the invention in a front view; Figure 2 is a purely schematic representation of another embodiment of a cooking device according to the invention in a perspective view; Figure 3 is a purely schematic representation of an embodiment of a cooking device according to the invention in a front view; Figure 4 is a purely schematic detail view (Detail A in Figure 3 ) of an embodiment of a cooking device according to the invention in a sectional view; and Figure 5 a purely schematic detail view (Detail B in Figure 2 ) of an embodiment of a cooking device according to the invention in a perspective sectional view.

[0021] In Figure 1 A cooking device 1 according to the invention is shown schematically in a front view, wherein the cooking device 1 is designed here as an oven 100.

[0022] The cooking device 1 comprises a base unit 2 in which a cooking chamber 3 with a cooking chamber opening 4 is formed. The cooking chamber opening 4 can be closed by means of a door 18, which is shown here in an open position to allow a view into the cooking chamber 3.

[0023] In the illustrated embodiments, eight food carrier holders 6 are provided on the left and right walls of the cooking chamber, which are designed here as so-called support grids 16. Food carriers, such as a baking tray, can be arranged in these food carrier holders 6 or support grids 16 at different levels for cooking food. One food carrier 6 is not shown in the figures.

[0024] The food carrier holders 6 are inserted here into through-openings 7 in the cooking chamber walls 8 by means of retaining elements 9, as shown in detail in the following figures. According to the invention, the retaining element 9 has at least one bend 12.

[0025] In Figure 2Figure 1 schematically depicts a basic unit 2 of a cooking device 1 according to the invention in a perspective view, with a food carrier 6 shown on the left wall of the cooking chamber 8. Here, too, it is known that the food carrier 6, or the support grid 16, is inserted by a retaining element 9 into a holder receptacle 5 in the wall of the cooking chamber 8 or into a through-opening 7 in the wall of the cooking chamber 8. As can be seen in detail in the following figures, the end section 14 of the retaining element is formed downwards by a bend 12 on the side 13 facing away from the cooking chamber 3, so that the food carrier 6 can only be removed from the holder receptacle 5 or the through-opening 7 by lifting it slightly upwards. Accidental slippage or tipping due to weight during cooking is thus prevented.

[0026] Since the cooking device 1, or oven 100, is also equipped with a steam function, and generally speaking, it is necessary to seal the opening 7 in the oven wall into which the retaining element 9 is inserted. For this purpose, a sealing element 10 is provided, which is made of silicone 26 and provides a receptacle 11 for the retaining element 9. The sealing element 10 is part of the retaining receptacle 5.

[0027] In Figure 3 This is a purely schematic example of implementation according to Figure 2 shown in a frontal view. Here, too, one can see the cooking tray holder 6 provided on the left wall of the cooking chamber 8, or the left support grid 16. The right support grid 16 is as in Figure 2 also in Figure 3 not shown.

[0028] This view also shows the three insertion levels for a cooking tray, which is not shown in detail in the figures. Furthermore, the retaining element 9 of the cooking tray holder 6, guided through the cooking chamber wall 8 or through the opening 7 in the cooking chamber wall 8, is visible. The downward angle or bend is also shown, which secures the cooking tray holder 6 or the support grid against slipping towards the center of the cooking chamber.

[0029] In the Figures 4 and 5 are shown in a cut side view and in a cut perspective view, with details "A" from Figure 3 and "B" from Figure 2 Shown enlarged.

[0030] In both figures, it can be seen that a sealing element 10 is guided through the through-opening 7 in the oven wall 8. In the illustrated embodiment, the sealing element 10 is made of silicone 17. The sealing element 10 has a receptacle 11 for the retaining element 9, into which the retaining element 9 can be inserted.

[0031] The sealing element 10 serves, among other things, to seal the opening 7 in the cooking chamber wall 8, thus enabling a steam function and preventing unnecessary and uncontrolled heat loss from the cooking chamber. Furthermore, the flexible sealing element 10 prevents the food rack holder 6 from rattling in the side wall 8.

[0032] As in the Figures 4 and 5As can be seen, several bends 12 are provided here, which cause the section 14 of the retaining element 9 to be slightly bent downwards in the embodiment shown here. This creates a kind of undercut 15, so that the food carrier holder 6 or the support grid 16 can only be removed from the through-opening 7 if it is lifted slightly upwards. Accordingly, the support grid 16 must also be inserted slightly from above into the through-opening 7.

[0033] The bends 12 or the bent retaining element 9 are in the Figures 4 and 5 This is clearly visible. Since the sealing element 10 is a flexible component, it conforms to the shape of the retaining element 9 as soon as the latter is inserted into the receptacle 11 of the sealing element 10. In the technical drawings shown, however, the elastic sealing element 10 is depicted in its relaxed and therefore straight position.

[0034] Furthermore, in the Figures 4 and 5 It is shown that the bends 12 in the illustrated embodiment are present on the side 13 of the cooking chamber wall 8 facing away from the cooking chamber 3 when the retaining element 9 is inserted into the sealing mold part 10 or the receptacle 11. Reference symbol list

[0035] 1 Cooking unit 2 Appliance base 3 Cooking chamber 4 Cooking chamber opening 5 Holder receptacle 6 Food carrier holder 7 Passage opening 8 Cooking chamber wall 9 Retaining element 10 Sealing element 11 Receptacle 12 Edge 13 Side 14 Section 15 Undercut 16 Support grid 17 Silicone 18 Door 100 Oven

Claims

1. Cooking device (1) with at least one food carrier holder (6) and with at least one appliance base (2), wherein the appliance base (2) comprises at least one cooking chamber (3) with at least one cooking chamber opening (4) for filling the cooking chamber (3), wherein the at least one food carrier holder (6) is arranged in the cooking chamber (3), wherein at least one holder receptacle (5) for receiving the at least one food carrier holder (6) is provided in the cooking chamber (3), wherein the holder receptacle (5) comprises at least one through-opening (7) in at least one cooking chamber wall (8), wherein the at least one food carrier holder (6) has at least one retaining element (9), wherein the at least one retaining element (9) of the food carrier holder (6) extends at least partially through the through-opening (7) in the cooking chamber wall (8) in the installed state.wherein at least one sealing element (10) with at least one receptacle (11) for the retaining element (9) is inserted into the through-opening (7), characterized by the fact that the retaining element (9) has at least one bend (12).

2. Cooking device (1) according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the bend (12) in the installed state in the area of ​​the cooking chamber wall (8).

3. Cooking device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the bend (12) is located on the side (13) of the cooking chamber wall (8) facing away from the cooking chamber (3) when installed.

4. Cooking device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the bend (12) is provided such that at least one section (14) of the retaining element (9) is substantially oriented downwards after the bend (12) in the installed state.

5. Cooking device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatat least one chamfered section (14) forms an undercut (15).

6. Cooking device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that a plurality of bends (12) are incorporated into the retaining element (9) such that at least in sections at least one rounding is present on the retaining element (9).

7. Cooking device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that at least two retaining elements (9) are provided, wherein the bends (12) on the at least two retaining elements (9) are provided such that the bent sections (14) point towards each other or away from each other.

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