CN102068181A

CN102068181A - Folding chopstick

Info

Publication number: CN102068181A
Application number: CN 201110002393
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李志远; 符超
Original assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics of CAS
Current assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics of CAS
Priority date: 2011-01-07
Filing date: 2011-01-07
Publication date: 2011-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-07
Also published as: CN102068181B

Abstract

The invention provides a folding chopstick which is characterized in that a chopstick body is divided into a front half part and a back front part, wherein the edge of the front half part and the edge of the back half part are linked through a hinge; one end face of the front half part of the chopstick body is provided with a lug, the end face of the back half part corresponding to the lug is provided with a groove matched with the lug; one side surface of the lug is provided with a small hole; one side top of the groove which is at the same side with the small hole of the corresponding lug is provided with a notch, a press piece is also arranged at the same side, and the press piece can be rotatably fixed on the side surface of the back half part of the chopstick body through a rivet; the upper part of the press piece is provided with a bulge which is positioned in the notch of the groove, and the lower part of the press piece is a press part; and when the chopstick is folded to be straight, the lug on the front half part of the chopstick body enters into the groove of the back half part, and the bulge on the press piece is articulated with the small hole on the lug. In the folding chopstick provided by the invention, the automatic locking of the hinge can be achieved, when folding is carried out, the locking can be removed only through pressing down the press piece so as to achieve the folding.

Description

A kind of folding chopsticks

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of life that can be convenient for carrying tableware-chopsticks commonly used.

Background technology

Traditional chopsticks are because long, and most lunch box all can not load it, and more bad being placed in the bag carried.The length of chopsticks is to limit the decisive factor that it easily carries.If therefore can shorten the length of chopsticks, just can solve the problem of carrying.If just merely chopsticks are shortened, carry though made things convenient for, use inconvenience.To carry and use in order to take into account, a lot of people have done invention and have attempted.The scheme that addresses this problem is summarized and mainly contained three kinds: first kind is the chopsticks that can disassemble and assemble.Generally be that chopsticks are divided into two sections, design a kind of jockey and make two sections of chopsticks can freely disassemble and assemble.Though this scheme is feasible, also there is product on market, to sell, also want two sections when being to use, two sections assembling, convenient not enough; Especially to be divided into two sections to chopsticks and carry, lose wherein one section easily.Second kind is the chopsticks that can stretch.Generally be the chopsticks separated into two parts, thicker part is made tubulose relatively.One end of chopsticks gripping food is because thinner relatively, can the part of indentation one tubulose in.Extract the chopsticks body during use out, form long chopsticks with tubular body and use.A shortcoming of this scheme is exactly, sleeve pipe content easy-to-collection, breed bacteria is polluted chopstick head easily, and the inside of sleeve pipe clean little convenient.The third scheme folds chopsticks exactly, for fixing two parts of chopsticks, the use latch that has, and the use spring that has and thin chain or steel wire, the use sleeve pipe that also has.These measures are also all not too convenient.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of folding chopsticks, to improve the defective that exists in the known technology.

For achieving the above object, folding chopsticks provided by the invention, its chopsticks body is divided into first half and latter half of, and the edge of first half one end and the edge of a latter half of end pass through hinge links;

One end face of chopsticks body first half is provided with a projection, and the latter half of end face corresponding with this projection is provided with a groove that matches with this projection;

One side of projection has an aperture;

Groove one side roof part of the aperture homonymy on the corresponding projection is provided with a breach, and homonymy is provided with a compressing tablet, and this compressing tablet is rotatably mounted to the latter half of side of chopsticks body by a rivet;

The top of this compressing tablet is provided with a projection, and this projection is arranged in the breach of groove, and the bottom of this compressing tablet is the press section;

Chopsticks are rolled over when straight, and the projection of chopsticks body first half enters latter half of groove, the aperture interlock mutually on the projection on this compressing tablet and the projection.

Described folding chopsticks, wherein the bumping surface of chopsticks body first half forms a wedge shaped projection to the width of a side of the groove width less than the projection opposite side.

Described folding chopsticks, the latter half of compressing tablet groove that is provided with a ccontaining compressing tablet of the chopsticks body of aperture homonymy on the projection of wherein corresponding chopsticks body first half, compressing tablet places in the compressing tablet groove, entirely matches with the chopsticks body.

Described folding chopsticks, wherein that the chopsticks body of irony or steel is latter half of tail end magnetization can attract two parts of chopsticks together after folding.

Described folding chopsticks, wherein the compressing tablet groove bottom of the latter half of ccontaining compressing tablet of chopsticks body is provided with an arc groove, and when pressing the lower sheeting tail end, the compressing tablet tail end has activity space.

Described folding chopsticks wherein are equipped with a flexible member between the press section compressing tablet groove of compressing tablet, and this flexible member is spring or spring leaf.

Folding chopsticks provided by the invention utilize hinge to realize the folding of chopsticks, utilize the projection of coincideing mutually and aperture and lever to realize the locking of hinge.

Folding chopsticks provided by the invention can be realized automatically locking of hinge, when folding, also only need just can unlock by lower sheeting and realize folding.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is overall structure figure of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the cross sectional representation of wedge shaped projection among Fig. 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is first half of the present invention and latter half of structural representation.

Primary clustering symbol description in the accompanying drawing:

1 chopsticks body first half, 2 chopsticks bodies are latter half of, 3 hinges, 4 wedge shaped projection, 5 apertures, 6 compressing tablets, 7 rivets, 8 arc grooves, 9 grooves, 10 projectioies, 11 spring leafs, what a, b, c, d represented is different parts and length.

The specific embodiment

Overall structure of the present invention as shown in Figure 1.Be made up of chopsticks body first half 1 and chopsticks body latter half of 2, the edge of latter half of 2 two parts of chopsticks body first half 1 and chopsticks body one end is linked by hinge 3.

In chopsticks body first half 1 and the chopsticks body latter half of 2 two-part link ends, an end of chopsticks body first half is provided with wedge shaped projection 4 (as shown in Figure 2), and the latter half of end of chopsticks body is provided with groove 9.

The side of wedge shaped projection 4 offers an aperture 5, now groove one side roof part of aperture homonymy is provided with a breach on this projection, and homonymy is provided with a compressing tablet 6, and this compressing tablet 6 is rotatably mounted to the latter half of side of chopsticks body by a rivet 7, compressing tablet 6 is fixed on the chopsticks body 2, and forms a lever with rivet 7.Rivet 7 plays the effect of the lever strong point.For compressing tablet 6 is entirely matched with chopsticks body latter half of 2, prevent that the tail end of compressing tablet 6 from protruding the chopsticks body, on the chopsticks body is latter half of, be provided with the compressing tablet groove of a ccontaining compressing tablet 6, this compressing tablet 6 places in this compressing tablet groove, can make with the chopsticks body entirely to be integrated.

The top of compressing tablet 6 is provided with a projection 10 (seeing also shown in Figure 3), and this projection 10 is arranged in the breach of groove, and the bottom of this compressing tablet 6 is the press section.

When the latter half of groove 9 of the wedge shaped projection 4 of chopsticks body first half 1 and chopsticks body matched, the projection 10 on the compressing tablet 6 was engaged in the aperture 5 of wedge shaped projection 4.

When guaranteeing the press section (tail end) by lower sheeting 6, the projection of compressing tablet 6 upper ends can be left the aperture 5 of wedge shaped projection 4, is provided with an arc groove 8 in compressing tablet groove bottom, so that when pressing the tail end of lower sheeting 6, the tail end of this compressing tablet 6 has activity space.

Between the press section of compressing tablet 6 and compressing tablet groove, shell fragment 11 is installed, is used for holding up the tail end of compressing tablet 6, projection 10 firmly is locked in the aperture 5.When using chopsticks, straight the chopsticks folding, at this moment, projection 4 is pressed in the groove 9, and projection 10 is pressed in the aperture 5, and chopsticks are locked.In the time will folding up chopsticks, press on the lower sheeting 6 and arc groove 8 pairing positions, the other end perk of compressing tablet at this moment, projection 10 detaches aperture 5, unlock, at this moment can be chopsticks two parts folding together.

Of particular note:

1) the folding direction of chopsticks will become an angle of 90 degrees with the direction that compressing tablet is depressed, and also is that hinge 3 will be installed on two mutually perpendicular with compressing tablet 6:

2) projection 4 is wedge shapes, and detailed saying is exactly to mark the length that the length of symbol a is greater than b among Fig. 2.And a equates with d or is slightly less than d, and b equates with c or is slightly less than c.Design can guarantee that projection 4 can be pressed in the groove 9 smoothly like this.

If the material selection steel or the iron of 3 chopsticks can allow the later half end of chopsticks magnetize, thereby two parts of chopsticks can be attracted together.

Claims

1. folding chopsticks, its chopsticks body is divided into first half and latter half of, and the edge of first half one end and the edge of a latter half of end pass through hinge links;

One side of projection has an aperture;

2. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 1, wherein, the bumping surface of chopsticks body first half forms a wedge shaped projection to the width of a side of the groove width less than the projection opposite side.

3. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 1, wherein, the latter half of compressing tablet groove that is provided with a ccontaining compressing tablet of the chopsticks body of aperture homonymy on the projection of corresponding chopsticks body first half, compressing tablet places in the compressing tablet groove, entirely matches with the chopsticks body.

4. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 1, wherein, the tail end magnetization that the chopsticks body of irony or steel is latter half of can attract two parts of chopsticks together after folding.

5. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 1, wherein, the compressing tablet groove bottom of the latter half of ccontaining compressing tablet of chopsticks body is provided with an arc groove, and when pressing the lower sheeting tail end, the compressing tablet tail end has activity space.

6. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 1, wherein, between the press section of compressing tablet and the compressing tablet groove flexible member is installed.

7. according to the described folding chopsticks of claim 6, wherein, flexible member is spring or shell fragment.