WO2024254564A2

WO2024254564A2 - Grill with heat deflector

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Publication number: WO2024254564A2
Application number: PCT/US2024/033158
Authority: WO
Inventors: Paul Trpkovski
Original assignee: Paul Trpkovski LLC
Current assignee: Paul Trpkovski LLC
Priority date: 2023-06-09
Filing date: 2024-06-07
Publication date: 2024-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 2025-12-09
Also published as: WO2024254564A3

Abstract

A grill includes a frame, a cooking surface, a heat source, a heat deflector, and a motor. The cooking surface is coupled with the frame. The heat source is positioned at least partially below the cooking surface. The heat deflector positioned at least partially between the heat source and the cooking surface. The motor is operatively coupled with the heat deflector and configured to move the heat deflector relative to the heat source.

Description

GRILL WITH HEAT DEFLECTOR

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/472,166, filed June 9, 2023, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/542,536, filed October 5, 2023, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/544,447, filed October 17, 2023, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/545,362, filed October 24, 2023, each of which incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

BACKGROUND

[0002] BBQ grills come in many varieties today including, pellet, charcoal, electric, wood, with either direct or indirect heat. The gas grill was invented in the late 1930s by Don McGlaughlin, owner of the Chicago Combustion Corporation, known today as LazyMan. McGlaughlin invented the first built-in grill from the successful gas broiler called BROILBURGER. In 1986, Joe Traeger kicked right off the back deck, and he set out to create a new, better type of BBQ: the pellet grill. Joe Traeger invented the Traeger Wood Pellet Grill, a product which revolutionized the barbeque industry, starting an entirely new classification in barbecuing. George Stephen went on to create the first modern BBQ grill in 1952, he was a welder at Weber Brothers Metal Works in Illinois. He cut a metal buoy in half to make a grill that was dome-shaped, he welded three steel legs onto the dome and then he used the top half as a lid to the grill. The first flattop grills or griddles originated in the 19th century in Mexico and Central America for cooking com dough. These flat top grills were made of clay. With the arrival of the Spaniards, the griddles we made of metal materials. Spaniards adopted these grills with the name planch, which means metal plate. Food that is cooked a la plancha, means grilled on a metal plate. In addition, pots and pans can be placed directly on the metal plate.

[0003] Today, BBQ grills are used globally, with millions of grills sold annually. The current grill market has evolved into some sophisticated cooking systems that involve many methods of cooking either direct or indirect heat sources as well as heated smokers used to grill. The difficulty with most grills is that they use a cooking grate which can give amazing flavor and grills marks. But grill grates inherently allow the oils, grease, and/or food particulars to fall through the grate and onto the heat deflector plates or burners. These drippings cause smoke and add flavor but soon become a cleaning hazard causing for flare ups and if left uncleaned. Further, the charred burnt remnants create carcinogens, mold, bacteria, and poor flavor due to the smoke that drifts into the cooking surface from these charred remains. Many foods easily absorb this contaminated smoke and fumes such as fish and vegetables and ruin the flavor. Furthermore, the grill grates can be difficult to clean with a scraper, steel brush or other chemical means adding to the hazards of cooking on a BBQ grill. The current open top grill grate grills are required to be frequently disassembled to remove the grease and remnant build up from the grates, heat plates, burners, and grease collection plate. Finally, the grill grate cooking surface typically has metal rods or cast-iron plates with spaces or ridges to create grill marks but are nearly impossible to clean effectively, namely on lower (e.g., underside) surfaces of the grate while the grate remains in the grill. Thus, remnants have a tendency to remain on the sides and lower portion of the grates regardless of the type of brush used from the top side of the grate. The current griddle BBQ grills that are in the market today contain a fixed metal plate and a means for directing the grease for collection. The griddle plate builds up with grease and food particles during the cooking process, causing flavors to have burnt grease or other food remnants that can contaminate the flavor.

[0004] A need remains for a new improved BBQ grill that protects the heat source (e.g., burners, fire pot, or other heat source) from drippings, provides for easy and effective cleaning of the cooking surface (e.g., grill grates that are 360 degrees cleaned), and a grease collection pan that collects all remnants from the grilling operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] One embodiment of the invention relates to a grill. The grill includes a frame, a cooking surface, a heat source, a heat deflector, and a motor. The cooking surface is coupled with the frame. The heat source is positioned at least partially below the cooking surface. The heat deflector positioned at least partially between the heat source and the cooking surface. The motor is operatively coupled with the heat deflector and configured to move the heat deflector relative to the heat source. [0006] Another embodiment relates to a grill. The grill includes a frame, a heat source, a grill grate, and an integrated brush. The grill grate includes a plurality of rods. The grill grate is coupled with the frame and positioned above the heat source. The integrated brush is slidably coupled with the grill grate. The integrated brush includes a plurality of brush openings, where each brush opening of the plurality of brush openings is configured to receive a rod of the plurality of rods to at least partially surround the rod. The integrated brush and the grill grate are configured to move relative to each other with the grill grate coupled to the frame.

[0007] Yet another embodiment relates to a grill. The grill includes a frame defining a slit, a cooking surface, a heat source, and a foil roll holder. The cooking surface is coupled with the frame. The heat source is positioned beneath the cooking surface. The foil roll holder is coupled with the frame. The foil roll holder is structured to support a foil roll and to dispense a foil of the foil roll between the heat source and the cooking surface via the slit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a grill with rotary heat deflectors, according to an embodiment.

[0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inner portion of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the rotating heat deflectors drip pan, drip pan, and grill grate assembly, according to an embodiment.

[0010] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 with the outer box, frame, and propane tank assembly, according to an embodiment.

[0011] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 with the cover removed showing the inner components of the grill, according to an embodiment.

[0012] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the inner portion of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the grill’s features, according to an embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inner portion and grill grate of the grill of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment. [0014] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing an inner portion and grill grate with a drip pan, rotary heat deflectors, and the easy cleaning grill grate, according to an embodiment.

[0015] FIG. 8 is partial perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 depicting the grill grate and the grate cleaning handle and grill grate brush configured to scrape the grate 360 degrees such that each grill rod is cleaned with a push and pull of a handle, according to an embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing an easy cleaning grill grate system with 360-degree cleaning operation with the pulling of the handle in the middle of travel, according to an embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the easy cleaning grill grate system with 360-degree cleaning and the handle pulled completely out and across grill grate, according to an embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the grill grate system of FIG. 10 partially assembled, according to an embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 with the grill grate removed and rotisserie drums placed on the rotating heat deflectors, according to an embodiment.

[0020] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of FIG. 12 with the frame removed to show the inner operation of the rotisserie drums, according to an embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 14 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing a main cooking assembly and depicting the position of the drip pan, heater burners, rotary drums deflectors, and the cooking grate surface, according to an embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 15 is a lower perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the burners and the scraper plates on the rotary drum deflectors and the orientation of the components, according to an embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 16 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the grill grates, rotary heat deflectors and scraper plate with the burner details, according to an embodiment. [0024] FIG. 17 is another perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing a burner assembly with the rotary drum deflectors and grill grates, according to an embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the rotary heat deflectors, burners, drip pan and the rotisserie drums in positions with the grill grate removed, according to an embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 19 is an underside perspective view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing details of the rotary heat deflectors, burners, and drive assembly gears operation, according to an embodiment.

[0027] FIG. 20 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 1 showing the heat deflector assembly with the rotisserie drums and detailing the scraper plates and burners, along with the drive gear assembly and motor with burners placed within the rotary heat deflectors to eliminate flare up issues from grease interacting with the burner flame, according to an embodiment.

[0028] FIG. 21 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 1 depicting partially assembled rotary heat deflectors, scraper plates and removal of the rotary heat deflectors and the rotisserie drum in operation, according to an embodiment.

[0029] FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a grill showing the overall complete design, according to an embodiment.

[0030] FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22, according to an embodiment.

[0031] FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 exposing the lower inside working of the fire pot and conveyor heat deflector grease removal device, according to an embodiment.

[0032] FIG. 25 is a front view exposing the inner parts of the grill of FIG. 22, according to an embodiment.

[0033] FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the inner workings of the grill of FIG. 22, according to an embodiment. [0034] FIG. 27 is a lower perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 depicting the inner components and grill grate, according to an embodiment.

[0035] FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the drip pan, conveyor heat deflector, and the easy cleaning grill grate, and pellet hopper and fire pot and auger, according to an embodiment.

[0036] FIG. 29 is a top perspective view of the grill grate with integrated fixed cleaning brush of the grill of FIG. 22, according to an embodiment.

[0037] FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 with the grill body removed showing the inner workings of the pellet hopper, auger, fire pot, conveyor heat deflector and grill grate with integrated cleaning brush, and lower grease collection pan, according to an embodiment.

[0038] FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 with the grill body removed and showing the details of the conveyor rollers, steel belt and scraper plate, fire pot and grease collection, according to an embodiment.

[0039] FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grate with integrated fixed grill brush with sliding grill grate to clean and below the conveyor for removing grease and drippings to the scraper plate, according to an embodiment.

[0040] FIG. 33 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grates and conveyor heat deflector plate and motor drive, according to an embodiment.

[0041] FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the sliding grill grate with integrated fixed brush assembly, according to an embodiment.

[0042] FIG. 35 is a multiple perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the operation of the sliding of the grill grates and how it moves for cleaning by pulling handles with integrated brushes, according to an embodiment.

[0043] FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grate with integrated brush, according to an embodiment. [0044] FIG. 37 is a detail perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the integrated brush and the brush openings for 360-degree cleaning of the grill grates, according to an embodiment.

[0045] FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grates with integrated brush and handle, according to an embodiment.

[0046] FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grates with integrated brush, according to an embodiment.

[0047] FIG. 40 is an exploded perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the integrated brush and brush elements for removing debris from the grates as the grates pass through the brush openings to wipe grates 360 degrees, according to an embodiment.

[0048] FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 22 showing the grill grates sliding with a partial assembly within a grill body and how it would be held in place during the cleaning operation, according to an embodiment.

[0049] FIG. 42 is a perspective view of a grill showing the overall complete design and the rotisserie and grate options installed, according to an embodiment.

[0050] FIG. 43 is another perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 with the griddle conveyor only and an optional grill cover hood for more heat buildup, according to an embodiment.

[0051] FIG. 44 is another perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 showing the grill in a rotisserie mode with the added grill top cover, according to an embodiment.

[0052] FIG. 45 is another perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 with the top removed and rear cover removed showing the inner belt conveyor and burners and motor, according to an embodiment.

[0053] FIG. 46 is a perspective rear view of the grill of FIG. 42 detailing the rotisserie operation, according to an embodiment. [0054] FIG. 47 is a side perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 further detailing the rotisserie operation, according to an embodiment.

[0055] FIG. 48 is a detail perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 with the frame and cover removed showing the conveyor, scrape plate, burners and drip pan operation with the rotisserie system installed, according to an embodiment.

[0056] FIG. 49 is a detailed view of the grill of FIG. 42 showing the rotisserie system removed exposing the conveyor griddle assembly and how it is installed, according to an embodiment.

[0057] FIG. 50 is a perspective view of the griddle conveyor portion of the grill of FIG. 42 further detailing the operation and components, according to an embodiment.

[0058] FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 detailing the conveyor griddle operation with rotisserie system installed, according to an embodiment.

[0059] FIG. 52 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 in griddle operation with the floating grill grates installed covering only the rear portion to allowing food to simultaneous be grilled or placed on top of grill to temporarily convey and run the conveyor to clean the griddle of grease and debris exposing a new clean griddle plate, according to an embodiment.

[0060] FIG. 53 is another perspective view of FIG. 52 with the grill grates lifted or uninstalled to demonstrate the simple on/off removal of a floating grate system for dual use, according to an embodiment.

[0061] FIG. 54 is a detail perspective view of the grill of FIG. 42 in griddle operation showing the conveyor plate and controls, according to an embodiment.

[0062] FIG. 55 is an exploded view of the grill of FIG. 54 lifting the griddle conveyor cover guard further detailing the grease plate and conveyor and burner details, according to an embodiment.

[0063] FIG. 56 is an exploded view of the grill of FIG. 55 further showing the details of the burners, drive rollers and motor connection to drive shaft, according to an embodiment. [0064] FIG. 57 is another perspective view of the grill of FIG. 56, according to an embodiment.

[0065] FIG. 58 is a further exploded view of the grill of FIG. 56 further detailing the griddle support plate burners and drive system details, according to an embodiment.

[0066] FIG. 59 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 56 further showing the grease removal system, conveyor griddle plate and burners inside the conveyor or optionally mounted burners below to add the option of burning the under surface of the griddle conveyor to aid in cleaning, according to an embodiment.

[0067] FIG. 60 is a detail view of the inner working of the griddle conveyor and grease collection system of the grill of FIG. 42, according to an embodiment.

[0068] FIG. 61 is an exploded perspective view of the griddle conveyor of the grill of FIG. 42 showing the conveyor belt removed and further showing the burners, and conveyor components, according to an embodiment.

[0069] FIG. 62 is a partial exploded perspective view of grill of FIG. 42 showing the main components of the grill conveyor, to include the conveyor frame, belt, burners and rollers and motor, according to an embodiment.

[0070] FIG. 63 is a perspective view of a grill showing the overall complete design, according to an embodiment.

[0071] FIG. 64 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the overall design, according to an embodiment.

[0072] FIG. 65 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the aluminum foil main roll and the handle for the aluminum foil, according to an embodiment.

[0073] FIG. 66 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the take up roll access door and the grease tray access door, according to an embodiment. [0074] FIG. 67 is a perspective view of the inner workings of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the grill’s features, according to an embodiment.

[0075] FIG. 68 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the lower cover removed showing the details of the foil dispenser system over the heat deflector plate, according to an embodiment.

[0076] FIG. 69 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the drip pan, foil roll heat deflector, and the easy cleaning grill grate, and pellet hopper and fire pot and auger, according to an embodiment.

[0077] FIG. 70 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the front cover removed from the pellet hopper showing the inner details and the aluminum foil roll dispenser system, according to an embodiment.

[0078] FIG. 71 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the front covers removed showing the inner working of the pellet hopper, grill grate position, heat deflector plate, the aluminum foil dispenser delivery system, according to an embodiment.

[0079] FIG. 72 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the grill body removed and detailing the main invention to show the unique aluminum foil roll dispenser and take up roll along the top of the heat deflector plate allowing for easy unrolling of a fresh cover for the heat deflector plate, according to an embodiment.

[0080] FIG. 73 is a front view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the grill body removed and heat delivery system removed detailing the foil roll dispenser and take-up roll system, according to an embodiment.

[0081] FIG. 74 is a partial perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing the grill grate and aluminum foil heat deflector cover and dispensing means, according to an embodiment.

[0082] FIG. 75 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 showing an optional gas burner heat source and propane tank and the position of the burner below the heat deflector plate and the aluminum foil dispenser above, according to an embodiment. [0083] FIG. 76 is a perspective view of the grill of FIG. 63 with the grill body removed and the optional gas burners and an exploded view showing the aluminum foil dispenser, the heat plate, the grill grates, and the burners below, according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0084] Various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference to numerals represent like parts and assemblies throughout the several views. Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the appended claims.

[0085] The present disclosure generally relates to grills (e.g., a BBQ grill, a pellet grill, an outdoor cooktop, a camping stove, or some other indoor or outdoor cooking device) and various improvements therefor. Specifically, disclosed solutions related to systems and devices that provide heat in a substantially uniform fashion to a cooktop, facilitate effective cleaning of the grill and its components, and allow for modification of a cooking surface according to a user’s preference. For example, the disclosed solutions provide automated, semi-automated, or manual means integrated within the grill for cleaning various components of the grill. In other examples, the disclosed solutions relate to a grill with a cook surface that can act as a griddle, grill grate surface, or rotisserie mechanism.

[0086] For example, the disclosed solutions relate to a grill that includes a rotary heat shield. According to the principles of the present disclosure, the grill has multiple features, including one or more of (1) at least one rotating heat deflector, (2) at least one drip pan covering at least a portion of a cooking surface (e.g., an entire cooking surface), (3) a unique grill grate with sliding cleaner and floating rotatable grate rods, (4) a burner that is either below the rotating heat deflector or embedded within the heat deflector, (5) a self-cleaning scraper and flame guard positioned along the heat deflector that engages with the heat deflector as the heat deflector moves, and (6) a rotisserie system that evenly cooks meat while working with the drum heat deflector. Any one of the aforementioned items provide new improvements over prior art technologies, and, alone or combined, produce improvements to multiple types of grills. Further, by combining various of the elements disclosed herein, a grill can be produced that can be self-cleaning, inexpensive to manufacture, convenient, and serves multiple purposes. FIGS. 1-21, among others depict a grill or components thereof that detail one or more of the above features, including by depicting the operations and orientation of the individual components of the grill. The grill with rotary heat shields depicted in FIGS. 1- 21 detail the various designs and the various methods of use of the grill.

[0087] In some examples, the disclosed solutions relate to a grill with a self-cleaning conveyor heat deflector and a unique grill grate cleaning system. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, the grill includes a metal conveyor heat deflector that has a cleaning scraper plate and that continuously rotates during the grilling operation. The rotating action moves the heat close to the cooking surface and maintains an even heat distribution. The scraper plate engages with the heat deflector to clean the heat deflector as the heat deflector is conveyed (e.g., moves, translates). Furthermore, the conveyor heat deflector plate is flat and creates even heat distribution. The grill can include: (1) the conveyor heat deflector, (2) a drip pan covering the entire cooking surface below conveyor heat deflector, (3) a unique grill grate with 360-degree slide grate with integrated cleaning brush, (4) a heat source (e.g., fire pot, burner, or other heat element) that is positioned below the conveyor heat deflector or is disposed within the conveyor heat deflector, and (5) a scraper and flame guard positioned along the conveyor heat deflector to clean the conveyor heat deflector. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, the grill can be adapted to cover pellet grills, charcoal grills, wood grills, electric heater grills just to name a few. Presently, there are no means for providing an automatic means for cleaning a heat deflector plate, a grilling grate surface with an integrated cleaning brush means, all these aforementioned items are a major improvement over current technology in the market.

[0088] In some examples, the disclosed solutions relate to a grill with a self-cleaning conveyor heat plate with options for a griddle, grill grate, or rotisserie cooking surface. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, the grill includes a metal conveyor plate that has a cleaning scraper plate and can be rotated by operator during the grilling operation to clean griddle surface, also, the rotating action moves the heat close to the cooking surface and maintains an even heat distribution. The grill can include: (1) a conveyor heat plate, (2) a device to convey the grease to a grease collection pan, (3) a unique grill grate that can float above the griddle conveyor and continuously remove grease and remnants from heat plate griddle, (4) a unique add-on rotisserie system that is easily added and removed, and (5) a selfcleaning scraper and flame guard along the conveyor heat plate. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, the grill can be adapted to cover pellet grills, charcoal grills, wood grills, electric heater grills just to name a few. Presently, there are no means for providing an automatic means for cleaning a heat griddle plate, a grilling grate rack, that floats above a conveyor griddle, and an integrated rotisserie option for griddle grilling, all of these aforementioned items are a major improvement over current technology in the market.

[0089] In some examples, the disclosed solutions relate to a grill with a foil dispenser system over the heat deflector plate. The foil dispenser is an integrated dispenser. In one possible configuration and by non-limiting example, the grill contains a metal heat deflector plate and an aluminum foil dispenser roll that is dispensed across the heat deflector plate and taken up on the other side of the grill. Today in the market most BBQ pellet grills or gas grills with a heat deflector plate either require the operator to disassemble the grill to clean the heat deflector plate or the operator may line or cover the heat deflector plate with a sheet of foil that needs to be replaced after each use and is difficult to install and only can be replaced after the cooking and cool down is complete. The proposed invention integrates a large roll of aluminum foil with a dispensing means and a take-up means such that the foil can be replaced or shifted to a clean surface at any time either during cooking, before or after and does not require disassembly of the grill grates and provides for a clean heat deflector plate free of grease and debris that can cause poor taste or bacteria and mold to grow. According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, the BBQ Pellet grill can be adapted to cover pellet grills, charcoal grills, wood grills, gas grills, electric heater grills just to name a few. Presently, there are no means for providing an automatic means for cleaning a heat deflector plate or a means for dispensing a fresh aluminum foil cover over the heat deflector plate.

[0090] Referring to FIGS. 1-21 generally, a grill 101 (e.g., a BBQ grill, a pellet grill, an outdoor cooktop, a camping stove, or some other indoor or outdoor cooking device) with a lid 102 is shown. The lid 102 includes a handle 128. The grill 101 includes at least one cooking surface 104, shown as a grate 104 (e.g., grill grate, grill grate rods, grill grate bars, grill grate assembly, etc.). The grate 104 is held in an assembly frame 106 with at least one grate rod hole 108. The grate 104 is configured to be cleaned by at least one integrated brush 124 (e.g., sweep arm, grill grate slide, slide arm cleaner, etc.). The brush 124 includes at least one brush opening 126 that corresponds to a spacing within the grate 104 (e.g., a grill grate with space between adjacent rods). The brush 124 can be moved by a cleaning handle 114 attached to a pull arm 116. The brush 124 and the pull arm 116 are connected by at least one slide rod 136. The slide rod 136 is connected to the brush 124 at inner connection 138. The slide rod 136 is connected to the pull arm 116 at outer connection 140.

[0091] The grill 101 further includes a drip tray 120 positioned under the grate 104. The grill box 100 is connected to a frame 122 that includes at least one wheel 130. The frame 122 may contain at least one control valve 112 that controls the flow of propane gas from a propane tank 110 to at least one heat source 160, shown as a burner 160 (e.g., gas tube, burner tube, etc.). A propane gas line 134 feeds a gas manifold 132 to the burner 160. The burner 160 may be directly below at least one heat deflector 142, shown as a rotary heat deflector 142 (e.g., rotary heat deflector tubes, heat deflectors, rotary heat shields, burners, etc.), with at least one flame 164 heating the rotary heat deflector 142 from below. Alternatively, a heat element burner 162 may be inside the rotary heat deflector 142. The rotary heat deflector 142 is actuated (e.g., rotated, turned, indexed) by a motor 156 via a drive shaft 158. In some examples, the motor 156 receives power from an outlet plug 118, which can electrically couple with an electrical outlet, generator, or other power source, for example. The rotary heat deflector 142 has a gear 144 on at least one axial end. The gear 144 engages with (e.g., meshes with) at least one small gear 150 that rotates on an axle 148. A front gear assembly 152 contains at least one small gear 150 and one axle 148. A rear gear assembly 154 contains at least one small gear 150 and one axle 148. The rear gear assembly 154 and the front gear assembly 152 can be rotatably coupled together such that they rotate simultaneously. A scrape plate 146 engages with an outer surface of a body of the rotary heat deflector 142. The grate 104 can be removed to allow for at least one rotisserie drum 166 to be placed on top of the rotary heat deflector 142. The rotisserie drum 166 has a rotisserie drum plate 168 on each of its axial ends and at least one rotisserie drum rod 170 connecting the two rotisserie drum plates 168. The rotisserie drum 166 can hold at least one chicken 172 or some other item for cooking. [0092] Referring to FIG. 1, among others, the grill 101 is shown fully assembled. As depicted in FIG. 1, among others, the grill 101 includes the grate 104. The grate 104 is the cooking surface when used in a grill mode. The grate 104 may have multiple rods that are between .125 and .75 inches in diameter and preferably around .25 inches in diameter. Those rods of the grate 104 may then be spaced between .25 to 1.5 inches from center to center and preferably around .75 inches from center to center. The rods can have a circular cross- sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape (e.g., rectangular, trapezoidal, V-shaped, triangular, oblong, ovular, diamond, or any other shape). In other embodiments, the grate 104 could be a solid sheet (e.g., a griddle) or a group of solid metal strips. In yet other embodiments, the grate 104 could be stamped, cast, extruded, welded, or otherwise constructed without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. The control valve 112 for propane gas direct the heat or amount of gas that is delivered to the burner 160 like any standard grill and the figures show 5 burners 160 each with a control valve 112 to control the amount of gas. The propane tank 110 can be a standard tank and placed in a common location, for example. The drip tray 120 can be seen in FIG. 1 and is removable from the rear and slides out, however the unique feature of the drip tray 120 is that it is made of aluminum foil and is completely disposable and cost about .50 cents to make allowing the user to simply replace the entire drip tray 120 avoiding any cleanup. Unlike most grills that use a drip tray collector plate and funnel the drippings into a small foil pan requiring the user to clean the drip pan collector plate the grill 101 described here has a full-size drip tray 120 that is disposable and from the grate 104 to the drip tray 120 is a clean line of sight catching everything from above and no surfaces need to be cleaned within the grill 101. The grill 101 in FIG. 1 shows a lid 102 with a handle 128. The overall appearance of the grill 101 shown in FIG. 1 appears as a standard grill but the unique features of the grate 104 and the working components below the grate 104 will be shown in the remaining figures.

[0093] FIG. 2, among others, shows the inner working of the grill 101, which include the grate 104 and a motor 156 that turns the rotary heat deflector 142. FIG. 2 also shows the brush 124, which has a 360-degree sweep that cleans the grate 104 by pulling on the cleaning handle 114 once the grill is heated or after grilling to remove the grime and grease in one simple pull of the cleaning handle 114. Further details of the components will be explained in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3-21, among others. [0094] FIG. 3 is another full view of the grill 101 assembled with all the components. The major parts such the wheel 130 for moving, the propane tank 110, the outlet plug 118 for the motor 156, the frame 122 and the grill box 100 are standard and can be of any design or size. The grill 101 shown in FIG. 3 is a 24 inch deep by 30-inch-wide grilling surface with five burners, which is a standard size grill. However, the grill 101 can be any other size. The grill 101 can have as few as one rotary heat deflector 142 and one burner 160 but an exemplary embodiment may have three burners 160 with four rotary heat deflectors 142.

[0095] FIG. 4 is another perspective view showing the grate 104, the brush 124, the pull arm 116, and the cleaning handle 114. The grill 101 includes one motor 156 that can be a fixed or variable speed with a rpm from .1 rpm to 60 rpm and preferably about 3 rpm. The rate at which the motor 156 turns will affect how the heat is transferred from the burner 160 to the rotary heat deflector 142, and the speed will need to be set to sufficiently heat the rotary heat deflector 142 depending on the desired cooking temperature. Therefore, a motor 156 with a variable speed would be the best option for the design. The motor 156 can either be a 12v de or a 120v for standard operation, but any type of motor could be used.

[0096] FIG. 5 further shows the propane gas line 134 that feeds a gas manifold 132 to the burner 160. The motor 156 has a drive shaft 158 that connects the front and rear drive portions together to synchronize the system with one motor operation.

[0097] FIG. 6 now has the front cover plate removed exposing the rotary heat deflector 142. The diameter of the rotary heat deflector 142 can be between 1 inch and 8 inch, or some other diameter and are shown to be at 5 inches. The ends of the rotary heat deflector 142 have stamped gears that are attached to the heat tube and make a full assembly tube. The rotary heat deflector 142 are shown hollow but could have end caps to keep heat in or be filled with a variety of materials to include stone, metal, ceramic, or the heat element burner 162, either electric or gas, can be placed withing the rotary heat deflector 142 to isolate the burner 160 from flare-ups or other debris, for example. The rotary heat deflector 142 shown is made of stainless steel (e.g., a thin gauge stainless steel). The stainless steel can have a wall thickness of .060 inches and can be anywhere from .005” to solid metal rods or any wall thickness in between. The rotary heat deflector 142 is end capped with a gear 144 and rests on a small gear 150 that rotates on an axle 148. In other examples, the rotary heat deflector 142 can include gear teeth positioned elsewhere (e.g., some axial positioned other than the end cap) on the rotary heat deflector 142. The rotary heat deflector 142 can simply be lifted out for cleaning without any tools and the drive train of the 5 tubes are synchronized by the gear mechanism shown and move as one assembly in the same direction.

[0098] FIG. 7 now shows the inner working of the grill 101 with the grate 104 and the details of how the brush 124 is pulled, with the slide rod 136 on each end, affixed to the brush 124 at the inner connection 138 at two ends, with the pull arm 116 and cleaning handle 114 to 360 degree sweep the grate 104. The grate 104 is held in an assembly frame 106 and the grate rod hole 108 that cradles the rods of the grate 104 is either press fit, floating, or loosely held, allowing each rod of the grate 104 to freely rotate or otherwise move. This movable coupling will also allow the user to scrub the rods of the grate 104 with a forward-backward motion or left-to-right motion causing the rods to freely spin exposing all the sides to a cleaning brush. The system has two methods of cleaning with either the brush 124 or by using a wet towel or wire brush but the rods of the grate 104 freely spin allowing the user to put the clean side up and have the dirty side down and letting the heat plate burn off the debris. Currently all grill surfaces have fixed grill rods that are rigid with cross members and make it difficult to get the sides or bottom of the grate clean. With the proposed designs all sides can be cleaned.

[0099] The rotary heater deflector 142 has a front gear assembly 152 and a rear gear assembly 154 that hold a series of axles 148 and small gears 150 that are spaced to interact perfectly with the rotary heat deflector 142 and synchronize the system for smooth operation. The rotary heat deflector 142 also has a space or gap between them (e.g., in embodiments having multiple rotary heat deflectors 142) to allow for grill debris to fall through directly to the drip tray 120. The design of the grate 104, rotary heat deflector 142, and drip tray 120 is stacked and has little to no area for debris to catch and remain, keeping the grill clean for each use.

[0100] FIGS. 8-11 show the operation of the cleaning handle 114 while cleaning the grate 104 by pulling the cleaning handle 114 across the grate 104 with a brush 124 that has at least one brush opening 126. The brush 124 can include a brush opening 126 corresponding to each of the rods of the grate 104. According to an exemplary embodiment, the brush 124 includes a brush opening 126 for each of the rods of the grate 104, where the brush openings 126 correspond to (e.g., match) the spacing of the grate 104 and have a hole that matches the grate rod hole 108 or slightly larger than the rod to allow it to slide. The brush opening 126 can include a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the rods of the grill grate 104. For example, the brush opening 126 can have a circular shape or profde or some other shape (e.g., rectangular, trapezoidal, triangular, V-shaped, oblong, ovular, diamond-shaped, or some other shape). In other embodiments, the brush opening 126 or a brush element within the brush opening 126 can include a shape that does not correspond to a cross-sectional shape of the rod. For example, the brush opening 126 can have a flat or rectangular shape while the rod has a circular cross-sectional shape or some other cross- sectional shape. The brush opening 126 can also contain a brush element or some other means to scrape the grate 104 but the purpose is to remove much of the buildup and the minimal amount that remains should simply bum off easily.

[0101] FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, among others, show the details of the grate 104. The assembly frame 106 includes the grate rod holes 108 that are either press fit onto rods of the grate 104 or oversized such that the rods will float with a hole that is oversized. The assembly frame 106 has brackets that make a rectangular frame to rigidly support the grate 104 on both sides. The slide rod 136 is connected to the brush 124 at inner connection 138 and to the pull arm 116 at outer connection 140. The slide rod 136 can be between .125 and 1 inch in diameter and could be one in the center or 3 or 4 sliding rods or linear bearings to ensure smoother operation of the assembly. The integrated brush 124 includes the brush openings 126 fully surround (e.g., 360 degree encase or envelope) the rods of the grate 104 to clean the entire perimeter of each rod ensuring a clean grill surface not just the top side. The grate 104 can be made of ceramic or metal or coated with any standard grill metals used today. The brush 124 can be made from stainless steel or any material that interacts with the rods and does not cause damage to the surface.

[0102] FIG. 12 shows the grill 101 in rotisserie mode. The grate 104 is removed and the rotisserie drum 166 is simply placed in between any two rotary heat deflectors 142. The rotisserie drum 166 has rotisserie drum plates 168 that are around 0.125 to 1 inch thick with at least one rotisserie drum rod 170 interconnecting the front and rear rotisserie drum plates 168. The diameter of the rotisserie drum plate 168 is between 3 and 12 inches and preferably around 9 inches for most needs. The grill 101 can accommodate two or more rotisserie drums 166 placed, allowing dual cooking. The grate 104 could be split into two parts allowing grilling on the grate 104 and the other side to rotisserie cook. The unique feature is that the rotary heat deflector 142 automatically rotates the rotisserie drum 166 by simply placing the rotisserie drum 166 on top and allowing friction to do the work. This makes removal of the rotisserie drum 166 simple and can be replaced in seconds without any tools or stopping any other rotisserie drum 166 operating independently.

[0103] FIG. 13 shows the details of the rotary heat deflector 142 in rotisserie mode. The rotary heat deflector 142 is heated from within or from below and the heat is transferred to the rotisserie drum 166 units, cooking the meats as they spin at the same speed as the rotary heat deflector 142. Any dripping from the rotisserie drum 166 passes to the rotary heat deflector 142 and is cleaned while cooking with the scrape plate 146 shown on each rotary heat deflector 142.

[0104] FIG. 14 is a front view showing the grill operation in grill mode with the grate 104 on top and the rotary heat deflector 142 below, with the burner 160 further below and the drip tray 120 at the bottom.

[0105] FIG. 15 shows the underside details of the grill 101 with the rotary heat deflector 142. The burner 160 is shown directly below the rotary heat deflector 142 with the flame 164 shown along the length of the burner 160. Each rotary heat deflector 142 has a scrape plate 146 (e.g., a scraper blade, a scraper element) that can be on one or both sides next to the burner 160. The design shows one on the left side and it is made of a sheet of metal around .030 inches to .25 inches thick and preferably around 0.125 with a sharp edge that engages with (e.g., touches, contacts, scrapes) the heat deflector 142 and places a small amount of tension on the heat deflector 142 to allow sufficient scrape of grease buildup or residue during operation without adding additional friction to the system. The purpose of the scrape plate 146 is to remove most of the residue grease built up, where any remaining grease can easily be burned off. The scrape plate 146 can be a rod or plate or any means to clean the rotary heat deflector 142.

[0106] FIG. 16 is a stripped-down front view of the burner 160, the flame 164, the scrape plate 146, and the rotary heat deflector 142, and the operation of the gears 144 and the small gears 150 that are rotatably mounted to axles 148. The motor 156 drives the entire assembly.

[0107] FIG. 17 is an isometric view with the inner working of the BBQ grill with the grate 104, the brush 124, the rotary heat deflector 142, the burner 160, and the drip tray 120 below.

[0108] FIG. 18 shows another detail of the inner working of the grill 101 in rotisserie mode of operation with two rotisserie drums 166 placed directly on the rotary heat deflector 142 and rotating on the rotisserie drum plate 168 of the rotisserie assembly. Chickens 172 can be double stacked on one rotisserie drum 166, and two rotisserie drums 166 can be placed and independently rotate or be removed. The system can include a motor 156 for each rotary heat deflector 142 allowing each one to rotate at a different speed for circulation or heat control by drum speed versus the amount of flame 164 used. However, in rotisserie mode two rotisserie drums 166 side by side need to be perfectly synchronized to work properly for rotisserie, thus the single motor gear drive train assembly was incorporated. As one can see clearly in FIG.

18 the drip tray 120 covers the entire cooking surface, allowing for all dripping to be collected, and the drip tray 120 may be replaced completely to clean the grill.

[0109] FIG. 19 shows the rotary heat deflector 142 from the bottom side showing the drive shaft 158, the gas manifold 132, the burner 160, the control valvel 12, and the scrape plate 146. The purpose of the rotary heat deflector 142 is to evenly distribute the heat throughout the grill and transfer the heat from the burner 160 to the grate 104 and remove the debris and grease by continuously rotating and cleaning the rotary heat deflector 142 with the scrape plate 146. The burner 160 and the flame 164 are below each rotary heat deflector 142, but the burner 160 can be electric heat elements, or the tubes can be heated directly from the core of the tub protecting the heat element burner 162 from any grease or debris eliminating flare- ups. [0110] FIG. 20 shows the BBQ inner workings in rotisserie mode with two rotisserie drums 166 placed on the rotary heat deflector 142. FIG. 20 clearly shows the drive train assembly with the motor 156, the small gear 150 with axle 148, and the rotary heat deflector 142 engaging the small gear 150 at gear 144. The small gear 150 shown is between 0.1 and 3 inches and preferably around 1.5 inches. The heat element burner 162 shown in this figure shows that the heat element burner 162 can be within the rotary heat deflector 142 completely protecting the heat element burner 162 from debris and flare-ups, and directly heating the rotary heat deflector 142 from the inside out. This method may be more advantageous than the burner 160 positioned below; or a combination of both could be used. Finally, the rotary heat deflector 142 could have a trap door that is accessible from the top or end of the tube to allow the insertion of smoker wood, charcoal, or pellets to add smoke or additional heat to the grill. Furthermore, the tubes could be filled with charcoal or pellets and a heat source and auger within the tube to feed pellet and allowing them to roll in the drum while burning and giving the heat allowing the burned debris to fall out the ends. The burner 160 from below the rotary heat deflector 142 can be any type of heat element including a centered auger and pot for pellets fed along the direction of the rotary heat deflector 142 offering protection to the pellet pot and auger as used on most pellet grills. Also, the core of the rotary heat deflector 142 could have an auger and pellet pot within the rotary heat deflector 142, allowing for a completely debris free operation of the pellets, and the smoke could be escaped from the ends of the tube. Additional rotary heat deflectors 142 or a drum could be placed below the rotary heat deflector 142 and can contain pellets. The lower drum could contain holes allowing the dust and burnt pellets to simply fall out the drum tube holes and into the drip pan below for an easy self-cleaning pellet grill with rotary heat deflector 142.

[0111] FIG. 21 shows how the rotary heat deflector 142 can be removed by simply lifting it and disengaging the gear assembly. Furthermore, the rotary heat deflector 142 can be filled with wood chips, be solid metal, stone, pellets or charcoal for different smoking and heating methods. The key element is that the rotary heat deflector 142 and the scrape plate 146, with a hidden or hooded heat source to keep flare-ups and heat distribution flowing within the grill continuously, make for a BBQ grill that delivers an easy cleaning even heated cooking experience. [0112] Although FIGS. 1-21 primarily show a gas grill operation with rotary heat deflector 142, the grill configuration can be adapted for numerous methods that involve a rotary heat deflector 142, a scrape plate 146, or an integrated brush 124, among other components. The grill 101 described will also require less time to bring up to heat and require a shorter bum in time before starting to grill. Typically, BBQ grill makers request a 15 to 20 minute warm up and clean debris time wasting heat and natural resources. The grill 101 with self-cleaning features will require much less time to heat up and burn off any debris and reduce the amount of contamination to grill and food resulting is a safer cooking experience that is more energy efficient.

[0113] Referring now to FIGS. 22-41, a grill with a heat deflector (e.g., as conveyor heat deflector) is shown. FIGS. 22-41 detail the various designs and the various methods of use of the grill 201. The grill 201 includes a frame 200 (e.g., a frame body) that houses various components, such as a cooking surface 204, shown as a grate 204 (e.g., grill grate.). Attached to the grate 204 is at least one handle 202 that is used to pull the grate 204 through a brush 212 (e.g., a cleaning brush 212). Attached to the frame 200 is a pellet box 206 (e.g., hopper box, pellet hopper, etc.) with a control panel 208, a lid 210, and a smokestack 238. The pellet box 206 uses a pellet auger 254, powered by an auger motor 256, which receives power from a power cord 214, to deliver pellets to a fire pot 220, where the fire pot 220 is the heat source of the grill 201. Above the fire pot 220 and below the grate 204 sits a conveyor heat assembly 222. A scrape plate 252 engages with (e.g., contacts, scrapes) the conveyor heat assembly 222 to clean the system, with debris being caught underneath in a grease collection drawer 218. The conveyor heat assembly 222 contains a tension axle 246, a drive axle 248, and a grease conveyor 250. It further contains a drive roller 258 and a tension roller 260. The drive roller is connected to a motor 244, which drives the conveyor heat assembly 222. The grate 204 has a grate support frame 216 which is attached to the frame 200 at connection to box 240 and connection to grill frame 242. The grate 204 also has a rear support guide 232 to support the grate 204 while sliding. The cleaning brush 212 contains at least one brush element 224 in a top brush assembly 234 and at least one brush element 212 in a bottom brush assembly 236. The cleaning brush 212 also contains at least one brush opening 226, with the top brush assembly 234 containing a top hole guide 230 and the bottom brush assembly 236 containing a bottom hole guide 228. [0114] FIGS. 22-24 depict the grill 201 and the method of use and how the grill 201, with the grill 201 appearing fully assembled. Turning now to FIG. 22, you can clearly see the grill 201 that includes the grate 204. The grate 204 is the cooking surface when used in grill mode and the rods of the grate 204 are between 0.125 and .75 inches in diameter and preferably around 0.25 inches in diameter. The rods of the grate 204 are then spaced between 0.25 to 2.5 inches from center to center and preferably around 0.75 inches from center to center. The rods can have a circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape (e.g., rectangular, trapezoidal, V-shaped, triangular, oblong, ovular, diamond, or any other shape). In other embodiments, the grate 204 could be a solid sheet (e.g., a griddle) or a group of solid metal strips. In yet other embodiments, the grate 204 could be stamped, cast, extruded, welded, or otherwise constructed without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. The control panel 208 is for operation of auger and fan and temperature control of the grill. The lid 210 is for viewing and opening the grill, for placing food for grilling, and for closing to keep smoke and build heat. The BBQ also has a pellet box 206 for holding the pellets, the auger motor 256, and the pellet auger 254, to deliver pellets to fire pot 220. If we look further, we can see the integrated brush 212 (e.g., cleaning brush), which is full-length, fixed, and integrated with the frame 200. The frame 200 contains the body of the grill that houses all the components. The power cord 214 is for powering the unit, and it can be battery powered or AC voltage.

[0115] Turning our attention to FIG. 23 we can see a smokestack 238 for smoke removal and the grease collection drawer 218.

[0116] Turning our attention to FIG. 24 we can see the inner components with the lower grill body exposed showing the conveyor heat assembly 222 that is used to remove the remnants with a grease conveyor 250 (e.g., a grease conveyor belt 250) that cycles around. We can also see fire pot 220 below the conveyor heat assembly 222. The conveyor heat assembly 222 can be selectively stationary or moving. For example, the conveyor heat assembly 222 can move (e.g., convey, translate, move) intermittently or continuously, such as by rotating slowly about 0 to 36 inches a minute. A speed at which the conveyor heat assembly 222 rotates can be adjusted accordingly for operation to deliver heat from the fire pot 220 and more importantly to clean the drippings of grease remnants from grilling and removing them with a scrape plate 252 to keep the system clean and free of debris. Essentially, the conveyor heat assembly 222 is self-cleaning during operation and is made of stainless steel or any type of metal and covers most of the surface below the grate 204 and is between .001 and .080 inches thick and preferable .010 inches thick metal and a flexible metal conveyor surface that is either motor driven or manually operated with a handle.

[0H7] FIG. 25 shows the grill without the frame 200 and the details of the position of the components. The conveyor heat assembly 222 contains two axles: a tension axle 246 and a drive axle 248. The conveyor heat assembly 222 contains the grease conveyor 250 and guide belt, and provides a tensioning means, and contains the scrape plate 252, a single assembly with all the needs means for tracking, tensioning, and supporting the scrape plate 252. Below the conveyor heat assembly 222 is the fire pot 220, and it is positioned between 1 and 10 inches below, and delivers heat to the grill, and heats and cleans the grease conveyor 250 using the flame or the system can have another fire pot heat deflector standard on most fire pot to contain the flame and dust from the fire pot. Below the fire pot 220 is a grease collection drawer 218. Above the conveyor heat assembly 222 is the grate 204, and this is positioned between 0.5 and 8 inches above the conveyor heat assembly 222. The pellet box 206 with the control panel 208 is like what is in the industry.

[0118] FIG. 26 further shows the grease conveyor 250 and the conveyor heat assembly 222, which contains a metal structure to hold the axles, rollers, and scrape plate 252, and provides support to the grease conveyor 250. The conveyor heat assembly 222 contains a drive axle 248 and a tension axle 246. The grate 204 contains two handles 202 for pulling on the grate 204 and passing it through a cleaning brush 212, which could be a 360-degree brush system, to remove most of the debris from grilling. Itis pulled and pushed a few times on the handle 202 to sweep the grate 204 through the cleaning brush 212.

[0119] FIG. 27 shows a lower view of the system to include the grease collection drawer 218, the fire pot 220, the conveyor heat assembly 222 and finally the grate 204 to create a heat source with a self-cleaning heat deflector and grates.

[0120] FIG. 28 shows the conveyor heat assembly 222 with the scrape plate 252 that rides along (e.g., engages with, contacts, scrapes against) an outer surface or edge of the grease conveyor 250 in a fixed position, and is either spring loaded or under slight tension or floating away slightly from the metal conveyor surface to remove debris and deflect it to the grease collection drawer 218. The motor 244 drives the conveyor heat assembly 222.

[0121] FIG. 30 has the front cover removed from the pellet box 206 and shows the auger motor 256 and the pellet auger 254 to deliver the pellets.

[0122] FIG. 31 has the conveyor heat deflector support frame removed to further show the conveyor rollers, which includes at least 2 rollers. The tension roller 260 has a means of tensioning and/or tracking the grease conveyor 250. The drive roller 258 is connected to the motor 244, which drives the system. The tension roller 260 and the drive roller 258 are between .5 and 5 inches and preferably around 2 inches in diameter.

[0123] FIG. 32 shows the main core of the systems, the grate 204 with the cleaning brush 212 and handles 202 connected to the grate 204, and below the grate 204 is the conveyor heat assembly 222 for catching and removing the grease remnants and then conveying them to the side and dropping into the grease collection drawer 218 and using the scrape plate 252 to clean the grease conveyor 250, which covers all or most of the area below the grate 204 and allows for some air flow from below. The grill 201 can be operated with a pellet heat system as shown or gas burner or any other heat source.

[0124] FIG. 33 further shows the main core of the invention and with the grate 204 and the other components as shown.

[0125] FIGS. 34-41 show in detail a grate 204 with the integrated brush 212 (e.g., the cleaning brush 212). The cleaning brush 212 includes at least one brush element 224 that engages with the grate 204 as the grate 204 slides through at least one brush opening 226 of the cleaning brush 212. Each of the brush openings 226 can correspond to a rod of the grate 204. For example, the cleaning brush 212 can be sandwiched around the grate 204, and the grate 204 can be moved (e.g., translated, pulled, pushed, slid) through the brush openings 226 of the cleaning brush 212 by pulling on a pair of handles 202 to sweep the grate 204 clean. This grill grate system with an integrated brush could be incorporated into any type of grill system that contains grates. FIG. 35 clearly shows the grate 204 in operation with the grate 204 sliding through the cleaning brush 212. The grate 204 is pushed and pulled once or several times before and after grilling with the grill heated or unheated. The grate 204 is guided on the rear portion with a rear support guide 232 on both sides to support the grates rear portion while sliding. The brush elements 224 are contained within the cleaning brush 212 while the grate 204 is slid through brush openings 226 to further clean the grate 204. According to an exemplary embodiment, the diameters of the brush openings 226 are slightly larger than the rods of the grate 204, which can be from 0.1 to 0.375 inches and can also be made of a single flat plate metal and simply sandwich the brushes top and bottom to clean whatever the design or form factor of the grate 204 may be. For example, the brush opening 226 can have a circular shape or profde or some other shape (e.g., rectangular, trapezoidal, triangular, V-shaped, oblong, ovular, diamond-shaped, or some other shape) depending on the shape or form factor of the rod of the grate 204. In other embodiments, the brush opening 226 or the brush elements 224 within the brush opening 226 can include a shape that does not correspond to a cross-sectional shape of the rod. For example, the brush opening 226 can have a flat or rectangular shape while the rod has a circular cross-sectional shape or some other cross-sectional shape. The brush elements 224 can be made of many materials and easily replaceable with being made of various metals or heat fabrics with an abrasive action. The brush elements 224 could also be aluminum foil crinkled into the top brush assembly 234 or bottom brush assembly 236 and sandwiched around the rods of the grate 204. The design shown is a split system with a sandwiching of the top brush assembly 234 and the bottom brush assembly 236 around the grate 204, but could be made a variety of ways to include no brush elements 224 and just the bottom hole guide 228 and the top hole guide 230 to form the brush openings 226 that simply scrape the rods of the grate 204 without the brush elements 224 to keep the system simple.

[0126] Referring now to FIGS. 42-62, a grill 301 (e.g., a BBQ griddle grill 301) with conveyor heat griddle is shown. FIGS. 42-62 generally depict a grill 301 with a support frame 324 (e.g., a frame 324), a grill lid 304, a propane tank 306, and a cooking surface 308, shown as conveyor belt 308 (e.g., conveyor, conveyor belt, belt, conveyor belt plate, etc.). The conveyor belt 308 collects grease to deposit in a grease collection tray 322 (e.g., grease tray, drip grease collection tray, etc.). The conveyor belt 308 is controlled by conveyor controls 302, which can adjust its speed, for example, and the conveyor belt 308 receives power from at least one motor 326 (e.g., conveyor motor), which in turn receives power from a power cord 300, or other power source. The motor 326 is connected to a drive axle 344. A griddle guard cover 310 surrounds the conveyor belt 308 and is slightly above it to prevent grease from going over the sides.

[0127] At least one rotisserie assembly 312 (e.g., rotisserie rig, rotisserie system, rotisserie fixture, rotisserie unit, unit, etc.) can sit atop the conveyor belt 308 to cook at least one chicken 314, for example. The rotisserie assembly 312 is constructed with at least one rotisserie rod 316 and it rests on a rotisserie roller plate 318, which is on the edge of the conveyor belt 308. The rotisserie assembly 312 contacts the conveyor belt 308 at contact 358. At least one rotisserie roller 332 is built into the rotisserie roller plate 318 and rotates on a roller axle 334. The conveyor belt 308 is heated by at least one heat source, shown as a burner 338 with a burner manifold 336, which may be inside the conveyor belt 308. The burner 338 is controlled by a burner control 320, which may be located on the front of the grill. The conveyor belt 308 has a griddle support frame 362 which contains a scrape plate 328. The griddle support frame 362 is made up of a rear support plate 348 and an end plate 350, which has an end plate guard 352. The conveyor belt 308 has two rollers: a tension roller 342, which rotates on a tension roller axle 340, and a drive roller 346, which turns on the drive axle 344. Below the conveyor belt 308 is a grease drain plate 356 which is angled towards the grease collection tray 322. The burner 338 may be located below a griddle heat support plate 330 (e.g., conveyor support plate, plate, heat plate, etc.). The below burner 354 would heat the griddle heat support plate 330 which then would heat the conveyor belt 308. The conveyor belt 308 can act as a heat deflector, according to some embodiments. For example, a grill grate 360 can be placed above the conveyor belt 308, either wholly or partially, and is supported by the griddle guard cover 310. In such examples, the grill grate 360 can be the cooktop surface, while the conveyor belt 308 is a heat deflector.

[0128] See FIG. 42, demonstrating the complete grill 301 with all options installed to include a grill grate 360, a rotisserie assembly 312 that operates in tandem with the conveyor belt 308 to continuously remove grease and debris while cooking rotisserie, and a grill lid 304 for optional added heat to deflect heat around the meat when needed. Grill lid 304 is optional. The grill uses a propane tank 306 but can use any means for providing heat including, but not limited to, pellet, charcoal, wood, or electric heat elements. The rotisserie assembly 312 is optional.

[0129] See FIG. 43, demonstrating the grill 301 in a griddle operation with the conveyor belt 308 being used in stationary position and heated for cooking. The conveyor belt 308 can be shifted manually or with a motor 326 when food is lifted to clean surface or food can be shifted to the left side and conveyed to right and continuously moved to the left to keep a clean cooking surface or wait until grilling is complete and then run the conveyor to clean surface. The grease is guided to the grease collection tray 322 for removal. The griddle guard cover 310 is a thicker plate that rests above or slightly contacts the conveyor belt 308 to stop grease from going over the sides.

10130] FIG. 44 shows the main components of the grill in rotisserie operation with two rotisserie assemblies 312 installed with a pair of rotisserie roller plates 318, that rest on the edge of the rotisserie assembly 312, on the conveyor belt 308 and the rotisserie rollers 332 that rotate on roller axles 334. The rotisserie assemblies 312 can simply be lifted individually and replaced but continuously rotate using the power from motor 326 while the conveyor belt 308 runs at a speed controlled by the operator with a speed of zero to 60 inches a minute, and adjusted to control cooking, preferably around 6 inches a minute. The grease collection tray 322 can be removed at the end of cooking and dumped out and replaced. The burner 338 is controlled by a burner control 320. The burner 338 can be individually controlled by the 4 burner controls 320 to allow for indirect heat on rotisserie depending on the desired cooking temperature. The grill lid 304 is used in conjunction with the griddle to create an oven type grill or it can be used open top.

[0131] FIG. 45 shows the removal of the rear support plate 348 to showing the burner338, the conveyor belt 308, and the motor 326 with the power cord 300, that can be either AC, DC, or manually controlled with a turn handle for simplicity. The support frame 324 is optional and the unit can be installed indoors or outdoors and inserted into a cabinet or countertop system depending on the application. The take up tension roller 342 turns on a tension roller axle 340 and can have a guiding tensioner or the conveyor belt 308 can have small holes in the edge and pins in the drive roller 346 and tension roller 342 to guide the conveyor belt 308.

[0132] FIG. 46, among others, depicts a rear perspective view of the grill 301 in rotisserie operation with the grill lid 304. The motor 326 is connected to the drive axle 344. FIG. 47, among others, depicts the grill 301 without the optional grill lid 304 and further detailing the operation of the rotisserie assembly 312 and rotisserie roller plates 318 and how the grease is directed to the grease collection tray 322.

[0133] FIGS. 48-51, among others, depict the details of the grill 301 in rotisserie operation. As shown, the conveyor belt 308 has two rollers: a drive roller 346 and a tension roller 342 that can have tension and guide means installed. Within the conveyor belt 308 is at least one burner 338 and the burner manifold 336, with the burner controls 320 out front. The conveyor belt 308 has a griddle support frame 362 that contains the scrape plate 328. The scrape plate 328 can be a thin metal strip about 0.010 to .75 thick with a sharp edge or a brush assembly. Below the conveyor belt 308 is a grease drain plate 356 that is angled towards the grease collection tray 322 and the conveyor belt 308 rotates in the direction of left to right when looking from the front operator side. The conveyor belt 308 is made of stainless steel or any steel and can be coated with nonstick surface or metals that are designed for cooking such as ICONEL 625. The thickness of the conveyor belt 308 is between 0.001 and 0.1 inches and preferably around 0.012 inches. The conveyor belt 308 is continuous with either a lap or butt weld or some other means of holding it. The conveyor belt 308 could also be rotated back and forth and only clean and return and not be continuous. The rotisserie assembly 312 is made up of a rotisserie rack that contains round end plates that are about 4 to 12 inches in diameter and preferably about 8 inches and about 0.060 to 1 inch thick and preferably around 0.125 inches thick made of metal such as stainless steel. The rotisserie rods 316 are either flat or round and about 0.1 to 2 inch in diameter and there can be from 1 to 12 rotisserie rods 316 that the meat is inserted and the rotisserie rods 316 have stops to limit or stop the rotisserie assembly 312 at a specific distance to interact with rotisserie rollers 332 and the roller axles 334. Each rotisserie roller plate 318 contains a set of rotisserie rollers 332 that the plates of the rotisserie assembly 312 rest on and spaced apart and when installed to have the edge of the rotisserie assembly 312 contact the conveyor belt 308 at contact 358 and drive the rotisserie assembly 312 around. The rotisserie assembly 312 and rotisserie rod 316 can be simply set in on the conveyor belt 308 or removed at any time without the need to stop the other rotisserie assembly 312. The grill 301 shows two rotisserie assemblies 312, but it is understood that 1 to 16 could be used depending on the design or size of various components. The unit shown is being used in chicken cooking mode with the larger meat shown but smaller kebabs could be done.

[0134] FIGS. 52 and 53, among others, show the grill 301 in a griddle and grill grate mode. The grill grate 360 is a drop-in grate supported by the griddle guard cover 310 between 0 and 5 inches above but preferably about 0.1 inches above the conveyor belt 308 just to allow the grease to pass but the heat to emanate from the conveyor belt 308 to the food (e.g., meat) on the grill grate 360. Some or all of an exposed portion of the conveyor belt 308 could be covered with a grill grate 360, which can be about 8 inches wide, according to some examples. The conveyor belt 308 and grilling surface shown is about 20 inches wide by 30 inches across and can be made to be any size desired with 1 to 12 burners 338 or a pellet system below or within or charcoal heat or electric or wood. The purpose of the grill grate 360 that does not cover an entirety of the exposed portion of the conveyor belt 308 is to allow griddle use on the conveyor belt 308 and grilling on grill grate 360 simultaneously for different meats or vegetables. It could also be used to temporarily place food items that can rest on the grill grate 360 while the conveyor belt 308 is moved to clean the surface like a holding shelf grate, for example. The conveyor controls 302 can have multiple modes such as rotisserie mode, clean mode, or the speed can be adjusted from zero to 60 inches a minute or any speed in between for operator desired use.

[0135] FIGS. 54-62, among others show the BBQ grill griddle details of the conveyor belt 308 and all the components needed to operate. A heat source (e.g., a burner assembly) includes a burner manifold 336, to distribute the gas from the propane tank 306, and the burner 338 with small holes like any burner to ignite the gas with an electronic spark or match depending on design. The burner 338 is within the conveyor belt 308 to protect the burner 338 and direct the heat to the griddle heat support plate 330 which is a metal plate that covers the entire conveyor belt 308 below. The griddle heat support plate 330 is about 0.1 to 1 inch thick and holds the heat and transfers to the conveyor belt 308. The griddle heat support plate 330 is ideally about 0.25 inches thick and made of metal. FIG. 59 shows an optional location for the burner 338 being entirely below the conveyor belt 308, thus allowing the below burner 354 to actually bum the grill surface and clean all debris but the heat will be further away and have losses but would clean the belt. Also, a single below burner 354 could be placed below the conveyor belt 308 just for the purpose of fire burner cleaning the conveyor belt 308 and the other burner 338 within as shown. Possibly having only one below burner 354 just for added cleaning of conveyor belt 308, along with scrape bar or scrape brush. The griddle support frame 362 contains either a single fabricated plate that contains the roller support, the conveyor support, and the scrape plate 328. The drawing showing does not contain a tracking or tension or guide system for the conveyor but can have this included depending on the design. The tension roller 342 and the drive roller 346 are made of metal or stone and are about 0.5 to 12 inches in diameter and preferably around 4 to 6 inches. The drive axle 344 and the tension roller axle 340 are metal and can have high temperature bearing and would be around .1 to 3 inches in diameter and preferably about .5 inches.

[0136 ] Referring to FIGS. 63-76, a grill 401 with an integrated foil dispenser and foil heat deflector is shown. FIGS. 63-76 generally depict various designs and the various methods of use of the grill 401. The grill 401 includes a main body 400 (e.g., a frame), a pellet hopper 406 that has a controller 408 (e.g., temperature control means, necessary controls, etc.), a smoke vent 424, a grate 412 (e.g., grill grates, etc.), and a lid 414 to cover the grate 412 to trap the heat. In the side of the main body 400 there is a slit 410 where a foil roll 402 (e.g., aluminum foil, aluminum foil roll, aluminum foil spool, main spool, aluminum foil cover, etc.) can be fed through. The foil 402 is fed from a foil roll holder 444 (e.g., aluminum foil roll holder, spool holder, tray, etc.) which turns on an axle 422, through the slit 410 by a handle 404. The foil of the foil roll 402 is fed across a heat deflector plate (e.g., heat plate, heat deflector surface, heat deflector, etc.) 426 to a take-up spool 418. The take-up spool 418 can be accessed via a foil access door 416. The foil of the foil roll 402 is angled across the heat deflector plate 426 so that grease and debris can flow toward the debris opening 428 in the heat deflector plate 426. Once through the debris opening 428, any grease or debris will fall into a grease collection tray 420. The grill 401 further contains a heat source 430, shown as a fire pot 430, an auger delivery 432, and auger motor 434. Alternatively, the grill 401 may contain a different heat source, such as a burner assembly that includes a burner manifold 436, at least one burner 438, at least one burner control 440, and a propane tank 442, among other components.

[0137] See FIGS. 63-66 showing the details of the grill 401 with integrated aluminum foil dispenser for the heat deflector cover. As we can see the grill 401 has a main body 400 that encompasses the inner working of the system to provide a heat barrier for all the components and to allow heat to build up to temperatures of between 100- and 900-degrees Fahrenheit. The grill 401 contains a lid 414 to access the grate 412. The grill 401 shown is operating as a pellet grill that contains a pellet hopper 406 and a controller 408, but the grill 401 can be a propane grill, a charcoal grill, or some other grill. The grill 401 also contains a foil roll holder 444 with an axle 422 to rotate or assist in the dispensing of the foil 402. The foil 402 can be any type of metal but preferably due to cost an aluminum foil that is between 0.001 and 0.060 inches thick is the most cost-effective option. The foil 402 is as wide as the heat deflector plate 426 and typically would be between 9 and 36 inches wide. For example, the foil 402 can be 18 inch wide. The foil 402 can be anywhere from 5 to 5000 feet and most industrial rolls of aluminum are between 500 and 1000 feet, enough for a years’ worth of grilling if the foil 402 is advanced everyday of grilling with an average cost of about 25 cents a grilling operation, for example. The foil 402 is fed through the grill with a slit 410 in the main body 400. The slit 410 is about 0.020 to 0.5 inches and preferably around 0.1 inches to limit the heat escape. The slit 410 in the main body 400 is as wide as the heat deflector plate 426 and foil 402 to allow it to easily be slipped through and pass over the heat deflector plate 426 to the take-up spool 418. The operator then simply manually rotates the handle 404 to take up the foil 402 and provide a clean cover for the heat deflector plate 426. Once all the foil 402 is taken up with the take-up spool 418, the foil access door 416 can be opened to remove the spent or used foil 402 and replace the foil roll 402 with new foil roll 402, and the process starts over. The main feature is to be able to provide a simple and clean method to provide a clean heat deflector plate 426 as grease and debris fall through the grate 412 and onto the heat deflector plate 426 and foil roll 402. The operator can simply turn the foil handle 404 and get a new clean heat deflector plate 426 to make cooking safe clean and keep the flavors without a bum flavor to the vegetables or meat. [0138] FIGS. 67-71, among others, depict the inner working of the grill 401 with integrated aluminum foil dispenser. The grill 401 shown is a standard pellet grill configuration that contains a pellet hopper 406, an auger delivery 432, an auger motor 434, a fire pot 430 (e.g., a heat source), and the controller 408, and a fan system and hot rod to ignite. The main unique improvement is the integrated foil dispenser systems that contains foil roll 402 that is cradled in a foil roll holder 444 and can rotate about an axle 422 to allow the foil of the foil roll 402 to be dispensed into a slit 410 in the main body 400 and drawn across the top of the heat deflector plate 426 and wrapped around the end to a take-up spool 418 that contains a handle 404 or an electric motor means. The grease and debris can flow down the foil of the foil roll 402 since it is angled (e.g., oriented at a descending angle) towards a grease collection tray 420 and the end of the heat deflector plate 426 has an debris opening 428 to allow the grease and debris to free fall to the grease collection tray 420 while the take-up spool 418 rolls up the foil of the foil roll 402 that is dirty and contaminated but most of the grease and debris is able to fall into the grease collection tray 420.

[0139] FIGS. 72-74, among others, depict the integrated aluminum foil dispenser and its operations. As you can see the foil roll 402 is held in a foil roll holder 444 that contains the axle 422 and a means for holding the foil roll 402 such that it freely rotates and does not bind. The foil roll 402 can contain a means to provide some friction such that the foil 402 does not free unwind but not so much as to make sure the winding up to the take-up spool 418 does not tear the foil 402 or create too much friction to easily allow a motor or a hand crank foil handle 404 to take-up the foil 402. Take-up spool 418 can simply have a slit into which the foil of the foil roll 402 can be provided to create a engage the foil of the foil roll 402 (e.g., lock down of the foil of the foil roll 402, create tension in the foil of the foil roll 402) with the take-up spool 418. In other examples, a high temperature tape could be used to adhere the foil of the foil roll 402 to the take-up spool 418 such that the take-up spool 418 can wind up the foil 402. As you can see, the heat deflector plate 426 is left short by about 1 inch from grill end to allow the foil 402 to wrap around the heat deflector plate 426 end and down to the take-up spool 418. The grate 412 can be any type of grill grates and typically would be between 0.1 and 8 inches above the heat deflector plate 426 and preferably around 3 inches. The heat deflector plate 426 shown is a solid plate about 0.1 inches thick and can be between 0.020 to 0.75 inches thick and preferably about 0.080 inches. The heat deflector plate 426 can have slits or opening to allow heat and or flames to emanate to the foil of the foil roll 402. The foil of the foil roll 402 can have perforations, slits, cuts, or holes to allow flames to pass through, according to some examples. The slits or cuts in the foil of the foil roll 402 can be premade or built into the dispenser such that as the foil of the foil roll 402 is dispensed, the perforations, slits, cuts, or holes are formed. For example, a punch roll set or some other device can be structured to engage with the foil of the foil roll 402 as the foil is dispensed or sometime thereafter.

[0140] FIGS. 75-76 depict an alternative heat source, namely a propane gas heat source with the burner 438, the burner controls 440, the burner manifold 436, and a propane tank 442.

The gas burner assembly is a standard assembly and simply sits below the heat deflector plate 426. The heat deflector plate 426 could be narrow plates about 2 to 4 inches wide that sit over each burner 438 to allow heat to build up in zones and the foil 402 would span the gaps, but the heat zones could be independent versus one large heat plate. The main purpose of the foil of the foil roll 402 in this mode is to protect the burner 438 and allow for a fresh heat deflector plate 426 at any time during or after cooking.

[0141] It is understood that the various solutions described herein can be combined. Although concepts may be disclosed with reference to an embodiment, it is understood that the same concepts can be readily applied to grills discussed herein with reference to other embodiments. It is also understood that the grills depicted in the figures are merely examples, and that the disclosed solutions can be applied to other cooking devices, whether intended for indoor use or outdoor use and regardless of what heat source (e.g., propane, natural gas, charcoal, wood, pellet, electric, inductive, or other heat source) is used to operate the grill.

[0142] As utilized herein with respect to numerical ranges, the terms “approximately,” “about,” “substantially,” and similar terms generally mean +/- 10% of the disclosed values, unless specified otherwise. As utilized herein with respect to structural features (e.g., to describe shape, size, orientation, direction, relative position, etc.), the terms “approximately,” “about,” “substantially,” and similar terms are meant to cover minor variations in structure that may result from, for example, the manufacturing or assembly process and are intended to have a broad meaning in harmony with the common and accepted usage by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter of this disclosure pertains. Accordingly, these terms should be interpreted as indicating that insubstantial or inconsequential modifications or alterations of the subject matter described and claimed are considered to be within the scope of the disclosure as recited in the appended claims.

[0143] It should be noted that the term “exemplary” and variations thereof, as used herein to describe various embodiments, are intended to indicate that such embodiments are possible examples, representations, or illustrations of possible embodiments (and such terms are not intended to connote that such embodiments are necessarily extraordinary or superlative examples).

[0144] The term “coupled” and variations thereof, as used herein, means the joining of two members directly or indirectly to one another. Such joining may be stationary (e.g., permanent or fixed) or moveable (e.g., removable or releasable). Such joining may be achieved with the two members coupled directly to each other, with the two members coupled to each other using a separate intervening member and any additional intermediate members coupled with one another, or with the two members coupled to each other using an intervening member that is integrally formed as a single unitary body with one of the two members. If “coupled” or variations thereof are modified by an additional term (e.g., directly coupled), the generic definition of “coupled” provided above is modified by the plain language meaning of the additional term (e.g., “directly coupled” means the joining of two members without any separate intervening member), resulting in a narrower definition than the generic definition of “coupled” provided above. Such coupling may be mechanical, electrical, or fluidic.

[0145] References herein to the positions of elements (e.g., “top,” “bottom,” “above,” “below”) are merely used to describe the orientation of various elements in the figures. It should be noted that the orientation of various elements may differ according to other exemplary embodiments, and that such variations are intended to be encompassed by the present disclosure.

[0146] It is important to note that the construction and arrangement of the grill and the components thereof as shown in the various exemplary embodiments is illustrative only. Additionally, any element disclosed in one embodiment may be incorporated or utilized with any other embodiment disclosed herein.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A grill, comprising: a frame; a cooking surface coupled with the frame; a heat source positioned at least partially below the cooking surface; a heat deflector positioned at least partially between the heat source and the cooking surface; and a motor operatively coupled with the heat deflector and configured to move the heat deflector relative to the heat source.

2. The grill of claim 1, further comprising: a scrape plate engaged with the heat deflector and configured to scrape debris from the heat deflector.

3. The grill of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is removably coupled with the frame, wherein the heat deflector is a griddle conveyor.

4. The grill of claim 1, further comprising: a rotisserie drum operatively coupled with the heat deflector and configured to rotate as the heat deflector moves relative to the heat source.

5. The grill of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is a grill grate including a plurality of rods, the grill further comprising: an integrated brush slidably coupled with the grill grate, the integrated brush including a plurality of brush openings, each brush opening of the plurality of brush openings configured to receive a rod of the plurality of rods to at least partially surround the rod, wherein the integrated brush and the grill grate are configured to move relative to each other with the grill grate coupled to the frame.

6. The grill of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is a grill grate having a plurality of rods, the grill further comprising: an integrated brush slidably coupled with the grill grate, the integrated brush including a plurality of brush openings, each brush opening of the plurality of brush openings configured to receive a rod of the plurality of rods to at least partially surround the rod, wherein the integrated brush and the grill grate are configured to move relative to each other with the grill grate coupled to the frame.

7. The grill of claim 1, further comprising: a foil roll holder coupled with the frame, the foil roll holder structured to hold a foil roll and dispense a portion of the foil roll between the heat source and the cooking surface.

8. The grill of claim 1, further comprising: a foil roll holder coupled with the frame, the foil roll holder structured to hold a foil roll and dispense a foil of the foil roll between the heat source and the cooking surface; and a take-up spool coupled with the frame and configured to engage with the foil; wherein the foil extends from the foil roll holder to the take-up spool.

9. A grill, comprising: a frame; a heat source; a grill grate comprising a plurality of rods, the grill grate coupled with the frame and positioned above the heat source; and an integrated brush slidably coupled with the grill grate, the integrated brush including a plurality of brush openings, each brush opening of the plurality of brush openings configured to receive a rod of the plurality of rods to at least partially surround the rod, wherein the integrated brush and the grill grate are configured to move relative to each other with the grill grate coupled to the frame.

10. The grill of claim 9, wherein the integrated brush is configured to move relative to the grill grate as the grill grate remains stationary relative to the frame.

11. The grill of claim 9, wherein the grill grate is slidably coupled with the frame and configured to move relative to the integrated brush as the integrated brush remains stationary relative to the frame.

12. The grill of claim 9, wherein the brush opening is an aperture that envelopes the rod to clean 360 degrees around the rod.

13. The grill of claim 9, wherein the integrated brush includes a top brush assembly and a bottom brush assembly, wherein the top brush assembly and the bottom brush assembly cooperatively surround each of the plurality of rods of the grill grate.

14. The grill of claim 9, further comprising: a motor; and a heat deflector positioned between the heat source and the grill grate, the heat deflector operatively coupled with the motor and configured to move relative to the heat source.

15. The grill of claim 9, further comprising: a motor; and a heat deflector positioned below the grill grate and operatively coupled with the motor and configured to move relative to the grill grate; wherein the heat source is positioned within the heat deflector.

16. The grill of claim 9, further comprising: a foil roll holder coupled with the frame, the foil roll holder structured to hold a foil roll and dispense a foil of the foil roll between the heat source and a cooking surface.

17. A grill, comprising: a frame defining a slit; a cooking surface coupled with the frame; a heat source positioned beneath the cooking surface; and a foil roll holder coupled with the frame, the foil roll holder structured to support a foil roll and dispense a foil of the foil roll between the heat source and the cooking surface via the slit.

18. The grill of claim 17, further comprising: a take-up spool coupled with the frame and configured to engage with the foil, wherein the foil extends from the slit to the take-up spool.

19. The grill of claim 17, further comprising: a heat deflector positioned between the heat source and the cooking surface, wherein the foil extends between the heat deflector and the cooking surface.

20. The grill of claim 17, further comprising: a motor; a heat deflector operatively coupled with the motor and positioned between the heat source and the cooking surface, the heat deflector configured to move relative to the cooking surface.