WAFFLE AND BAKING MOLD FOR PRODUCING THE WAFFLE

Abstract

A cone shaped waffle food product including a first side whose surface area is increased by a technical pattern in order to assure a defined adhesion at a baking plate during a production process and to provide engagement surfaces for a receiving tool, wherein the technical pattern includes bars or grooves that are respectively arranged parallel to each other; a second side whose surface area is smaller than the surface area of the first side, and wherein the second side is free from the technical pattern and provided with a design pattern.

Claims

1. A cone shaped waffle food product, comprising: a first side whose surface area is increased by a technical pattern in order to assure a defined adhesion at a baking plate during a production process and to provide engagement surfaces for a receiving tool, wherein the cone shaped waffle food product is rolled up from a waffle blade formed from a waffle dough and configured to receive ice cream, wherein the technical pattern includes bars or grooves that are respectively arranged parallel to each other; a second side whose surface area is smaller than the surface area of the first side, wherein the second side is free from the technical pattern and provided with a design pattern, and wherein the design pattern is formed by the waffle dough.

2. The cone shaped waffle food product according to claim 1, wherein the first side forms an inside of the cone shaped waffle food product and the technical pattern is arranged on the inside of the cone shaped waffle food product.

3. The cone shaped waffle food product according to claim 1, wherein the second side forms an outside of the cone shaped waffle food product and the design pattern is arranged on the outside.

4. The waffle cone shaped waffle food product according to claim 1, wherein the design pattern is freely arrangeable on the second side.

5. A baking mold for producing a waffle blade which is formable into the cone shaped waffle food product according to claim 1, the baking mold comprising: a first baking plate whose baking side is provided with a technical engraving which increases a surface area of a waffle blade in order to assure an adhesion at the first baking plate, a second baking plate whose baking side has a surface area that is smaller than a surface area of the first baking plate, wherein the second baking plate is provided with a design engraving which provides the waffle blade with the design pattern.

6. The baking mold according to 5, wherein the design engraving is part of a switch element which sits in a switch receiver of the second baking plate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Further advantages of the invention and a better comprehension of the invention can be derived from the subsequent description of an advantageous embodiment of the invention with reference to drawing figures, wherein:

[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates a lower baking plate of a baking mold according to the invention for producing a waffle;

[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates an upper baking plate of a baking mold according to the invention with a switch receiver for producing a waffle;

[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates a switch element with a design engraving for the switch receiver of the baking plate according to FIG. 2;

[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates the baking plate according to FIG. 2 with the switch element according to FIG. 3 in the switch receiver;

[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates the baking plate according to FIG. 1 with dough applied;

[0027] FIG. 6 illustrates a waffle plate according to the invention with design engraving;

[0028] FIG. 7 illustrates a prior art waffle;

[0029] FIG. 8 illustrates a waffle according to the invention with an external design surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] In the drawing figures a waffle according of the invention is designated overall with the reference numeral 10.

[0031] This waffle 10 according to the invention is produced by a baking mold which includes a lower baking plate 100 and an upper baking plate 110 which is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0032] The lower baking plate 100 has a baking surface 101. The lower baking plate 100 is provided with an engraving 102 that is formed by the engraving lines 103 and 104.

[0033] The engraving lines 103 are arranged parallel to each other. The engraving line 104 are arranged parallel to each other.

[0034] The engraving lines 103 intersect the engraving lines 104 at a right angle which yields a technical pattern which is essentially diamond shaped.

[0035] The lower baking plate 100 has a first terminal edge with the reference numeral 105 where the applied dough stops when the baking mold is closed.

[0036] FIG. 2 illustrates an upper baking plate 110 of the baking mold according to the invention. The upper baking plate 110 has a second terminal edge 111 where the applied dough stops when the baking mold is closed.

[0037] The baking surface 112 of the upper baking plate 110 is configured substantially flat and contrary to the upper baking plate 100 free from a technical pattern.

[0038] The upper baking plate 110 has a recess 113 which is part of a switch receiver that is not illustrated in more detail. A switch element 115 is inserted in a form locking manner into the switch receiver so that the recess 113 is closed when the switch element 115 is inserted.

[0039] FIG. 3 illustrates the switch element 115. The surface of the switch element 115 is provided with a design engraving 116.

[0040] FIG. 4 illustrates the upper baking plate 110 according to FIG. 2 with the inserted switch element 115. The switch element 115 sits in the recess 113. The surface of the design engraving 116 of the switch element 115 is oriented towards the lower baking plate 100.

[0041] FIG. 5 illustrates the lower baking plate 100 according to FIG. 1 onto which a dough mass 117 is applied. The dough mass 117 is evenly distributed between the lower baking plate 100 and the upper baking plate 110 when the baking mold is closed and baked into a waffle blade 118.

[0042] The baked waffle blade 118 is shown in FIG. 6. A design surface 119 of the waffle blade 118 that is oriented towards the upper baking plate 110 is illustrated which was provided with the design of the design engraving 116 of the switch element 115 during the baking process by applying the upper baking plate 110.

[0043] The second waffle blade side of the waffle blade 118 that was provided with the design of the design engraving 116 and which is configured free from technical patterns is subsequently designated as design side.

[0044] The first waffle blade side of the waffle blade 118 which is not illustrated in more detail is provided with the technical pattern and subsequently also designated as technical side.

[0045] Additionally, a receiving tool 120 is illustrated which is configured as an extraction blade 121. The extraction blade 121 includes so called receiving prongs 122 which engage the engraving lines 103, 104 of the lower baking plate 100. The receiving prongs reach under the baked waffle blade 118 and disengage it from the lower baking plate 100. This process is enhanced by non-illustrated blade edges of the extraction blade 121.

[0046] FIG. 7 illustrates a prior art ice cream waffle 200. This ice cream waffle is a first cone 201 that is rolled from a waffle blade wherein a first edge 202 of the first cone 201 defines a first waffle opening 203.

[0047] The outer surface 204 of the cone 201 is provided with bars 205 and 206 which are caused by the engraving 102 of the lower baking plate 100. According to the engraving lines 103, 104 the bars 205 and the bars 206 are respectively arranged parallel to each other and typically arranged at a right angle to each other in an intersection portion. The inner surface 207 of the first cone 201 is kept without engraving.

[0048] The waffle 10 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 8. This waffle 10 is a second cone 13 that is rolled up from a waffle blade 118 and whose edge 14 defines a second waffle opening 15.

[0049] The design surface 119 forms the outer surface 11 of the waffle 10 which is free from technical patterns. The design engraving 116 of the waffle blade 118 corresponds to the design engraving 116 illustrated in FIG. 4.

[0050] The inner surface 12 is provided with bars 205, 206 which are caused by the engraving 102 of the lower baking plate 100. The bars 205 and 206 are configured according to the engraving lines 103, 104. The intersecting bars 205 and 206 enclose a right angle in their intersection portion.

[0051] Producing the waffle 10 that is illustrated in FIG. 8 by a baking mold with a lower baking plate 100 and an upper baking plate 110 as described in FIG. 5 is performed as follows.

[0052] The dough mass 117 is applied to the lower baking plate 100 for the baking process. The upper baking plate 110 is applied to the lower baking plate 100. Thus, the dough mass 117 is evenly distributed and baked into a waffle blade 118.

[0053] Due to the technical engraving of the lower baking plate 100 receives a larger surface area compared to the upper baking plate 110.

[0054] Since the dough mass 117 penetrates the engraving lines 103 and 104 of the lower baking plate 100 when the upper baking plate 110 is applied the bars 205 and 206 form on the waffle side that is oriented towards the engraving lines 103, 104. Forming the bars 205 and 206 increases the surface area of this waffle side. Thus, retaining forces of the waffle blade 118 at the lower baking plate 100 are greater than at the upper baking plate 110. This way an adhesion of the waffle blade 118 at the lower baking plate 100 is assured.

[0055] Therefore, the waffle blade 118 disengages from the upper baking plate 110 when the baking mold is opened and adheres to the lower baking plate 100.

[0056] After the baking process the waffle blade 118 is separated from the lower baking plate 100 using the extraction blade 121 wherein the receiving prongs 122 engage the engraving lines 103, 104. The receiving prongs 122 reach under the baked waffle blade 118.

[0057] After disengaging the waffle blade 118 the waffle blade is rolled up in a winding machine with the technical pattern of the waffle blade on an inside to form a cone shaped waffle 10. Putting the technical pattern on the inside of the cone differs from the prior art.

[0058] Through the winding the design surface 119 becomes the outer surface 11 of the waffle 10 and the technical pattern with its bars 205, 206 is arranged on an inner surface 12 of the waffle 10.

[0059] The essential advantage of the waffle 10 according to the invention is the design freedom of the design surface 19. On the design surface 119 designs can be implemented free from technical constraints and thus allow an individual customer specific design.

[0060] The design pattern can be arranged on the waffle 10 at will wherein a design of any orientation, shape and size is conceivable and only limited by the surface area of the waffle cone 118.

[0061] Attention has to be paid that the surface area of the design surface 119 is smaller than the surface area of the side of the waffle blade 118 that is configured with the technical pattern in order to assure a defined disengagement when opening the baking mold.

[0062] The customer specific pattern can be any pattern, like e.g. the lettering or the logo of the manufacturer, information regarding contents of the food product packaged by the waffle, e.g. ice cream or the expiration date which improves differentiation over the competition.

[0063] When the upper baking plate 110 is provided with a switch receiver 114 different design options are possible on the design side of the waffle 10.

[0064] Through the configuration of the upper baking plate 110 with a switch receiver for a switch element 115 which is provided with the design engraving 116 different design engravings can be applied in a cost-effective manner on the design side of the waffle 10. The baking mold itself is not replaced since merely the switch element 115 with the respective design engraving 116 is replaced. This reduces production and purchase cost of the baking mold.

[0065] Furthermore, set up times for switching the engraving are reduced since only the upper baking plate 110 with the switch receiver 114 has to be replaced rather than replacing the entire baking mold.

REFERENCE NUMERALS AND DESIGNATIONS

[0066] 10 waffle

[0067] 11 outer surface of 10

[0068] 12 inner surface of 10

[0069] 13 cone of 10

[0070] 14 edge of 10

[0071] 15 waffle opening of 10

[0072] 100 lower baking plate

[0073] 101 baking surface of 100

[0074] 102 engraving

[0075] 103 engraving line

[0076] 104 engraving line

[0077] 105 first terminal edge

[0078] 110 upper baking plate

[0079] 111 second terminal edge

[0080] 112 baking surface of 110

[0081] 113 recess

[0082] 114 switch receiver

[0083] 115 switch element

[0084] 116 design engraving

[0085] 117 dough mass

[0086] 118 waffle blade

[0087] 119 design surface

[0088] 120 receiving tool

[0089] 121 extraction blade

[0090] 122 receiving prong

[0091] 200 ice cream waffle

[0092] 201 cone

[0093] 202 edge of 200

[0094] 203 waffle opening

[0095] 204 outer surface of 201

[0096] 205 bar

[0097] 206 bar

[0098] 207 inner surface of 201