JP2002028892A - Fruit cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fruit cutter capable of uniformly applying force to cutting blades when pressing the cutting blades to a fruit and easily making a correction even when the cutting blades are inserted in an oblique direction by offset force. SOLUTION: This fruit cutter comprises cutting blades provided radially and a cutting blade support frame body provided around the cutting blades, and it can radially cut the fruit by putting and pressing the cutting blades to the fruit. The wide-width section of the frame body serving as a handhold at the pressing action is formed over the peripheral length of at least a half or above of the whole periphery of the cutting blades including the opposite portions across the cutting blades.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fruit cutter, and more particularly, to a fruit cutter capable of cutting fruits radially. The present invention relates to a fruit cutter capable of applying a force evenly to a cutting blade with the same, and capable of cutting the fruit accurately and easily in equal parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In our daily life, apples, pears,
When eating fruits such as oranges and watermelons, it is common to eat them after dividing them into several easy-to-eat sizes, and in the past it was common to cut fruits using a kitchen knife or fruit knife. It was a target. However, in the cutting work using a kitchen knife or fruit knife, if you want to divide into many pieces, you need to repeat the cutting work many times, which is troublesome and difficult to accurately divide In addition, it may be dangerous for children who are not used to handling blades.

Therefore, as a jig for solving such a problem, a fruit cutter (A) as shown in FIG.
Exists. The fruit cutter (A) includes a cutting blade (B) provided radially, a cutting blade supporting frame (C) provided around the cutting blade (B), and a radial cutting blade (B). ), The cutting blade (D) is provided at the center of the cutting unit, and the cutting blades (B) and (D) are applied to the fruit and pressed down to cut the fruit radially and simultaneously remove the core. According to the fruit cutter (A), it is possible to easily and safely divide the fruit into equal parts as compared with the case where the above-described kitchen knife or fruit knife is used.

However, such a conventional fruit cutter (A) has the following problems. That is, in the work of pressing the fruit with the cutting blades (B) and (D) and pushing it down, it is necessary to apply a pushing force evenly to the cutting blade in order to cut the cutting blade perpendicular to the fruit. It is not rare that the force is biased and cut in an oblique direction. However, in the fruit cutter (A) as shown in FIG. 31, the portion serving as a handle when pushing down, that is, the wide portion (E) of the frame (C) has a short perimeter at two locations opposed to each other across the cutting blade. Since it is only formed by the cutting edge, it is impossible to apply a pressing force to a portion other than these two portions. As a result, even if the force is biased and cut in an oblique direction during the cutting operation, There was a problem that it was difficult to fix it.

[0005]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is as follows.
It is possible to apply force evenly to the cutting blade when pushing the cutting blade against the fruit, and even if the force is biased and cut diagonally, it is easy to correct this It is to provide a fruit cutter which can do.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A fruit cutter comprising a cutting blade provided radially and a cutting blade supporting frame provided around the cutting blade, the fruit cutter capable of cutting the fruit radially by applying a cutting blade to the fruit and pushing down the fruit. The wide portion of the frame to be a handle at the time of the pushing-down operation is formed over at least a half or more of the entire circumference of the cutting blade including a portion opposed to the cutting blade across the cutting blade. For fruit cutter. The invention according to claim 2 relates to the fruit cutter according to claim 1, wherein the wide portion is formed over the entire periphery of the cutting blade. The invention according to claim 3 relates to the fruit cutter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a circular cutting blade is attached to the center of the radially provided cutting blade. By providing these inventions, the above problem has been successfully solved.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a fruit cutter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of the fruit cutter according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the fruit cutter according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the fruit cutter according to the present invention.

A fruit cutter according to the present invention comprises a cutting blade (1) provided radially, a cutting blade supporting frame (3) provided around the cutting blade (1), and a cutting blade (3) provided radially. The cutting blade (1) is made of a circular cutting blade (2) integrally attached to the center of the cutting blade (1). It is configured so that the core can be removed.

The cutting blades (1) and (3) have a thickness of, for example, 0.5 m.
The radial cutting blade (1) is radially extended from the circular cutting blade (2) provided at the center at equal angular intervals (45 ° intervals in the illustrated example), and the extended end portion thereof. Is fixed to the frame (3). The method of fixing the cutting blade (1) to the frame (3) is not particularly limited. As a simple fixing method, for example, a cut portion having a fixed depth is formed on the back surface of the frame (3), and the cut portion is Cutting blade (1)
Can be exemplified.

The frame (3) is integrally formed from a synthetic resin such as polystyrene, and its overall shape in plan view is an apple-like shape. Further, the front surface of the frame (3) is substantially flat, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs (4) are formed on the back surface in parallel with each other, so that even if a strong force is applied to the frame (3), (3) is less likely to be damaged, and the frame (3) can be formed thin.

The frame (3) is provided with the cutting blade (1) described above.
It is necessary that the portion to be held during the pressing-down operation of (3) and to which the pressing-down force is applied has a certain width. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 31, this portion was formed only at a short perimeter at two locations opposed to each other with the cutting blade interposed therebetween. However, in the present invention, a portion for applying this pressing force, that is, The peripheral length of at least half or more of the entire circumference of the cutting blade including the portion where the wide portion of the frame body (3) opposes the cutting blade (1) is sandwiched, more preferably the entire length of the cutting blade (1) as shown in the figure. It was formed over the periphery. Thereby, when the cutting blades (1) and (3) are applied to the fruit and pressed down, the frame (3) can be held as necessary to apply force evenly to the cutting blade. This makes it possible to easily correct this even if the cut is made in an oblique direction.

The width of the wide portion of the frame (3) is at least 2
0 mm or more. This is narrower than 20mm,
This is because, when the cutting blades (1) and (3) are being pushed down, it is difficult to apply a pushing force by placing a hand on the portion.

The fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is used for fruits having a core such as apples and pears, and is used for cutting fruits without a core such as oranges, oranges and watermelons. As shown in FIG. 6, the circular cutting blade (2) may be removed so that the radial cutting blade (1) intersects at the center. The fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 has the same configuration as that shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 except for the configuration of the cutting blade.

FIGS. 7 to 18 are plan views showing modified examples of the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, that is, a fruit cutter used for fruits having cores such as apples and pears. In each of the modified examples, only the shape of the frame body (3) is different from the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, but the wide portion of the frame body (3) is opposed to the fruit cutter with the cutting blade (1) interposed therebetween. This is common in that it is formed to have a peripheral length of at least half or more of the entire circumference of the cutting blade including the portion to be cut.

FIGS. 19 to 30 are plan views showing modified examples of the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6, that is, a fruit cutter used for fruits having no core such as oranges and oranges. In each of the examples, only the shape of the frame (3) is different from the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6, but the wide portion of the frame (3) includes a portion facing the cutting blade (1). It is common that at least half of the entire circumference of the cutting blade is formed in a peripheral length.

In the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 7 and 19, the shape of the frame (3) in plan view is circular, and in the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 8 and 20, the shape of the frame (3) in plan view is elliptical. FIG.
The fruit cutter shown in FIG. 21 has a heart shape in plan view of the frame (3), and the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 10 and 22 has a shape in plan view of the frame (3) imitating a sunflower flower. The fruit cutter shown in FIG. 11, FIG. 11 and FIG.
In the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the frame body (3) in plan view is shaped like a bear's face.

In the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 13 and 25, the shape of the frame (3) in plan view imitates a fish.
The fruit cutter shown in FIG. 26 has a shape in which the plan view of the frame (3) simulates toast, and the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 15 and 27 has a star shape in plan view of the frame (3). 16
In the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 28 and FIG. 28, the shape of the frame (3) in plan view imitates a clock, and in the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 17 and 29, the shape of the frame (3) in plan view imitates a house. In the fruit cutter shown in FIGS. 18 and 30, the frame body (3) has a plan view shape imitating a strawberry.

As shown in the figure, by making the shape of the frame body (3) a shape imitating fruits, animals and plants, daily necessities, buildings, and the like, the fruit cutter is given an interesting appearance and is enjoyable for children and the like. It can be used while using.

Although the fruit cutters shown in the figures are all formed so as to divide the fruit into eight equal parts, in the present invention, the number of cutting blades (1) is changed so as to divide the fruit into four equal parts.
It is possible to configure so that it can be equally divided into any number such as six, ten, and twelve.

[0020]

As described above, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a cutting blade provided radially and a cutting blade supporting frame provided around the cutting blade to cut the fruit. A fruit cutter capable of cutting fruits radially by hitting and pushing down the blade, wherein the entire width of the cutting blade including a portion in which the wide portion of the frame serving as a handle at the time of the pushing operation opposes the cutting blade is sandwiched. Since the fruit cutter is formed so as to extend over at least half the circumference of the circumference, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when the cutting blade is pressed against the fruit and pressed down, it is possible to apply a force evenly to the cutting blade by holding the frame as needed, and the force is biased and cut in an oblique direction. In this case, this can be easily corrected, and the fruit can be easily and accurately cut in equal parts.

The invention according to claim 2 is the fruit cutter according to claim 1, wherein the wide portion is formed around the entire periphery of the cutting blade. In addition, it is possible to change the frame to a free position, and it is possible to apply force evenly to the cutting blade, and even if the force is biased and cut diagonally, Can be easily modified.

The invention according to claim 3 is the fruit cutter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a circular cutting blade is attached to the center of the radially provided cutting blade. It can be applied to cored fruits such as pears and pears.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fruit cutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the fruit cutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the fruit cutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another example of the fruit cutter according to the present invention.

7 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is circular when viewed in plan.

8 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 in plan view is elliptical.

FIG. 9 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 in plan view is a heart shape.

10 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 in plan view is shaped like a sunflower;

11 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is simulated as a telephone.

12 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is shaped like a bear's face.

FIG. 13 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is shaped like a fish.

14 is an example in which the planer shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is shaped like a toast.

FIG. 15 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is a star in plan view.

FIG. 16 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is shaped like a timepiece.

17 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 is shaped like a house.

FIG. 18 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 1 in plan view is imitated as a strawberry.

19 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is circular when viewed in plan.

20 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 in plan view is elliptical.

21 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 in plan view is a heart shape.

FIG. 22 is an example in which the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is shaped like a sunflower flower in plan view.

FIG. 23 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG.

24 is an example of the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 in which the shape of the frame in plan view is shaped like a bear's face.

25 is an example in which the shape of the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 in plan view is shaped like a fish.

26 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is shaped like a toast.

27 is an example in which the frame in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 has a star shape in plan view.

FIG. 28 is an example in which the shape of the frame in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is shaped like a clock.

29 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is imitated as a house.

30 is an example in which the shape of the frame body in plan view in the fruit cutter shown in FIG. 6 is shaped like a strawberry.

FIG. 31 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional fruit cutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cutting blade provided radially 2 Circular cutting blade 3 Frame

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cutting blade provided radially and a frame for supporting the cutting blade provided around the cutting blade, and the fruit can be cut radially by applying the cutting blade to the fruit and pushing it down. A fruit cutter, wherein the wide portion of the frame serving as a handle at the time of the pushing-down operation is formed over at least a half or more of the entire circumference of the cutting blade including a portion opposed to the cutting blade. A fruit cutter characterized by that: 2. The fruit cutter according to claim 1, wherein the wide portion is formed around the entire circumference of the cutting blade. 3. The fruit cutter according to claim 1, wherein a circular cutting blade is attached to the center of the radially provided cutting blade.