Device for Baking Dough-Based Food Products, Net and Method for Baking Such Products

Abstract

The invention relates to a device that comprises a carriage and an oven including a baking chamber, a plurality of stacked baking soles and means for heating said soles. The device is characterized in that it includes a plurality of nets made of a heat-resistant flexible material and includes at least one cell for receiving said food products, in that the carriage is arranged for inserting said nets into the oven, for withdrawing same and for positioning same opposite a sole, and in that it includes means for vertically moving the soles and/or the nets relative to each other so as to place said soles and said nets in an active position in which the bottom of the cells of a net is in contact with the baking sole located opposite and is capable of deformation upon contact with said sole so as to bake said products by induction, and in a passive position, in which the bottom of said cells is separated from the sole located opposite.

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         15 . A carriage for cooking dough-based food products, the carriage being configured for use with an oven comprising a plurality of soles, the carriage comprising:
 a carriage chassis; and   a plurality of supports coupled together via the carriage chassis;   each support comprising at least one cell for holding said dough-based food products to be baked;   each support of the plurality of supports being placed in a superimposed manner above or below another support of the plurality of supports;   each support being spaced apart from another support of the plurality of supports;   wherein the carriage is configured to allow insertion of the plurality of supports into the oven and removal of the plurality of supports from the oven;   wherein the carriage interacts with the oven to cause the plurality of supports and the plurality of soles to be brought into an active position and a passive position relative to each other;   wherein in the active position a bottom portion of the at least one cell of a corresponding support touches a top portion of a corresponding sole of the plurality of soles;   wherein in the passive position the bottom portion of at least one cell is spaced apart from the top portion of the corresponding sole; and   wherein the passive position allows the plurality of supports to be inserted into and removed from the oven.   
     
     
         16 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one cell is formed from a strip of deformable flexible material fixed onto a frame. 
     
     
         17 . The carriage according to  claim 16 , wherein the strip of deformable material is heat resistant. 
     
     
         18 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports and the plurality of soles are in the active position when a door of the oven is closed and in the passive position when the door of the oven is open. 
     
     
         19 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the carriage comprises one or more mechanisms, wherein the one or more mechanisms are coupled to the plurality of supports and the carriage chassis, and wherein the one or more mechanisms are configured to move the plurality of supports vertically in relation to the carriage chassis to bring the plurality of supports into at least one of the active position or the passive position. 
     
     
         20 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the oven comprises one or more mechanisms, and wherein the one or more mechanisms vertically move the plurality of supports of the carriage which cause the plurality of supports to be lowered bringing the plurality of supports into the active position and raised bringing the plurality of supports into the passive position. 
     
     
         21 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the oven comprises one or more mechanisms, and wherein the one or more mechanisms vertically move the plurality of soles of the oven which cause the plurality of soles to be raised bringing the plurality of soles into the active position and lowered bringing the plurality of soles into the passive position. 
     
     
         22 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the oven comprises an air propulsion turbine and a heat source. 
     
     
         23 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the carriage chassis comprises a plurality of pairs of sliders, wherein each support is sized and arranged to be able to slide along a corresponding pair of sliders, and wherein each support is sized and arranged to be supported by the corresponding pair of sliders. 
     
     
         24 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports are made from a material that is at least one of water permeable or steam permeable. 
     
     
         25 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports are made of woven fibreglass. 
     
     
         26 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports are coated with a non-stick material. 
     
     
         27 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the oven comprises one or more additional mechanisms to jointly rotate a cooking module, comprising the plurality of soles and the carriage comprising the plurality of supports, around a vertical axis. 
     
     
         28 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more additional mechanisms are the same as the one or more mechanisms. 
     
     
         29 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports is a plurality of platters. 
     
     
         30 . The carriage according to  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of supports is a plurality of nets. 
     
     
         31 . A system for cooking dough-based food products, the system comprising:
 an oven comprising:   a plurality of soles; and   a carriage comprising:   a carriage chassis; and   a plurality of supports coupled together via the carriage chassis;   each support comprising at least one cell for holding said dough-based food products to be baked;   each support of the plurality of supports being placed in a superimposed manner above or below another support of the plurality of supports;   each support being spaced apart from another support of the plurality of supports;   wherein the carriage is configured to allow insertion of the plurality of supports into the oven and removal of the plurality of supports from the oven;   wherein the carriage interacts with the oven to cause the plurality of supports and the plurality of soles to be brought into an active position and a passive position relative to each other;   wherein in the active position a bottom portion of the at least one cell of a corresponding support touches a top portion of a corresponding sole of the plurality of soles;   wherein in the passive position the bottom portion of at least one cell is spaced apart from the top portion of the corresponding sole; and   wherein the passive position allows the plurality of supports to be inserted into and removed from the oven.   
     
     
         32 . The system according to  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of supports are a plurality of platters. 
     
     
         33 . The system according to  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of supports are a plurality of nets. 
     
     
         34 . A method for cooking dough-based food products, the method comprising:
 providing a carriage comprising a carriage chassis and a plurality of supports coupled together via the carriage chassis, each support comprising at least one cell for holding said dough-based food products to be baked, each support of the plurality of supports being placed in a superimposed manner above or below another support of the plurality of supports, and each support being spaced apart from another support of the plurality of supports;   inserting the carriage into an oven comprising a plurality of soles; and   causing the carriage to interact with the oven to cause the plurality of supports and the plurality of soles to be brought into an active position and a passive position relative to each other;   wherein in the active position a bottom portion of the at least one cell of a corresponding support touches a top portion of a corresponding sole of the plurality of soles;   wherein in the passive position the bottom portion of at least one cell is spaced apart from the top portion of the corresponding sole; and   wherein the passive position allows the plurality of supports to be inserted into and removed from the oven.