JP2002095572A - Taking meal auxiliary device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make even a person with difficulty in using hands take a metal smoothly by simultaneously taking rice and topping, when taking a food with the topping on the rice, such as Sushi, by catching it with a taking meal auxiliary device. SOLUTION: This taking meal auxiliary device, in which catching pieces for catching the food are continuously provided on a pair of a right and a left grips, respectively, to catch the food with the right and left catching pieces by opening and closing the right and left grips, includes a holding down piece for holding down the food caught with the right and left catching pieces.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a feeding aid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a feeding aid instead of chopsticks which are used when a handicapped person has a meal,
There is known a pair of left and right grips, each of which is provided with a gripping piece for gripping food.

[0003] Such a feeding aid opens and closes left and right gripping pieces by opening and closing left and right grips.
Foods can be grasped by both grasping pieces, and various kinds of grasping pieces such as chopsticks and spoons have been put into practical use.

[0004]

However, the above conventional eating aid has a structure in which food is gripped by left and right gripping pieces, so that the food is placed on top of rice. If you grab things, for example, sushi, rice and nori, rice and side dishes, etc., on the way to your mouth after grabbing,
There was a drawback that the ingredients placed on top of the rice spilled from the rice, making it difficult to eat the rice and the ingredients at the same time.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a pair of left and right grips are provided with gripping pieces for gripping food, and the left and right grips can be used to grip the food by opening and closing the left and right grips. In the eating aid configured as described above, there is provided an eating aid provided with a pressing piece for pressing food grasped by left and right gripping pieces from above.

Further, in the present invention, the holding piece can be stored in the side position of the gripping piece, the holding piece can be moved in the front-rear direction, and the holding piece can be moved right and left. It is also characterized in that it can be configured.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A feeding aid according to the present invention has a pair of left and right grips, each of which is provided with a gripping piece for gripping food, and the left and right grips are used to open and close the food. It is configured to be able to grasp.

Further, the feeding aid is provided with a pressing piece for pressing the food gripped by the left and right gripping pieces from above.

[0009] Therefore, when food such as sushi, rice and seaweed, and rice and side dishes are grasped, the food is placed on top of the rice. The upper part of the food can be transported to the lip while holding the upper part of the food with the holding piece, so that the ingredients on the upper part of the rice do not fall out of the rice while moving to the lip after grabbing the food. In addition, it is possible to eat rice and ingredients at the same time, and even a handicapped person can eat smoothly.

[0010] Further, by allowing the holding piece to be stored beside the gripping piece, when the holding piece is not used,
By keeping the holding piece in the housed state, the feeding aid can be used without the holding piece being in the way.

[0011] Further, by allowing the pressing piece to move in the front-rear direction, food of various sizes can be favorably moved by moving the pressing piece back and forth according to the size of the food gripped by the left and right grip pieces. It can be adjusted appropriately so as to be held down.

Further, by allowing the holding piece to move to the left and right, the holding piece is moved to the left and right in accordance with the shape of the food gripped by the left and right holding pieces, so that foods of various shapes can be satisfactorily held. It can be appropriately adjusted as described above.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a feeding aid 1 according to this embodiment has a pair of left and right grips.
Grabbing pieces 5 and 6 for grasping the food 4 are respectively connected to the tips of the two and three, and the food 4 is gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 by opening and closing the left and right grips 2 and 3. I can grab it.

Further, the feeding aid 1 has a pressing piece 7 for pressing the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 from above.
Is provided.

The left and right grips 2 and 3 are made of substantially cylindrical wood, and are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so that they can be easily gripped. It is designed to be able to be gripped securely without using it, and is made of wood to reduce the weight.

The left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 are formed by twisting and bending a thin strip of stainless steel in the middle.
Bases 5a, 6a to be inserted into grips 2, 3, and left and right gripping pieces 5, 6
Parts 5b and 6b for rotatably pivoting the food 4 and gripping parts 5c and 6c for holding the food 4 are made of stainless steel. To improve hygiene and to improve workability by forming a strip-shaped thin plate.

The left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 are pivotally connected to each other.
At b, it is pivotally attached by a pivot 9 so that when the user opens and closes the left and right grips 2, 3,
Accordingly, the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6 open and close, whereby the food 4 can be gripped by the gripping portions 5c, 6c of the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6.

Stopper pins 10 and 11 are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of the bases 5a and 6a of the left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 so as to project inwardly, and the gripping pieces 5 and 6 are provided between the stopper pins 10 and 11 respectively. A spring 12 is provided for biasing 6 in the opening direction.

When the gripping pieces 5 and 6 are closed and the tips of the gripping portions 5c and 6c abut, the tips of the stopper pins 10 and 11 abut and the gripping pieces 5 and 6 are further extended. The force cannot be applied in the closing direction (see FIG. 3). This is because even if the hand of the handicap is used, the force cannot be adjusted properly and the tips of the gripping portions 5c and 6c of the gripping pieces 5 and 6 are in contact with each other. Grab piece
This is because a force may be applied in the direction in which the gripping portions 5 and 6 are closed, and the tip portions of the gripping portions 5c and 6c may be deformed.

A pressing piece 7 for pressing the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 from above is provided above the pivotal attachment portion 6b of the right gripping piece 6.

That is, the holding piece 7 is formed in the hollow portion of the substantially rectangular box-shaped holding piece holder 13 extending in the front-rear direction, which is attached to the upper part of the pivoting portion 6b of the right holding piece 6, and has a cylindrical base 7a. To be able to move back and forth in the front-rear direction, and to be rotatable,
A base end portion of a substantially L-shaped holding portion 7b in a side view is continuously provided in the middle of the base portion 7a, and a knob portion 7c protrudes rearward from the base end portion of the holding portion 7b. In addition, the cross section of the distal end portion of the holding portion 7b has a semicircular arc shape.

The holding piece holder 13 has an advancing / retracting guide groove 15 extending in the front-rear direction on the left side wall 14.
Guide grooves for rotation 16, 1 extending in the left and right direction at the front and rear ends of 15
In addition, locking grooves 18 and 19 extending in the front-rear direction are formed in each of the rotation guide grooves 16 and 17.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the knob 7c is picked up and the base end of the holding portion 7b is turned to the left around the axis of the base 7a along the turning guide grooves 16 and 17, The holding piece 7 can be stored at the left side position of the holding piece 6 along the holding portion 6c.

Thus, when the holding piece 7 is not used, the feeding piece 1 can be used without disturbing the holding piece 7 by keeping the holding piece 7 in the housed state. The usability of the tool 1 can be improved.

On the other hand, when the knob 7c is pinched and the base end of the holding section 7b is turned to the right around the axis of the base 7a along the turning guide grooves 16, 17, the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6 are formed. Grip 5a,
The pressing portion 7b of the pressing piece 7 is located substantially at the center of 6a and above the gripping portions 5a, 6a, and as shown in FIG. 1, the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6 is pressed. It can be pressed from above by the part 7b.

In this case, the pressing portion 7b of the pressing piece 7
Are locked in the locking grooves 18, 19,
The rotation of the holding piece 7 is prevented, and the food 4 can be satisfactorily pressed by the holding piece 7.

The holding piece 7 can be moved back and forth along the guide groove 15 for moving the base of the holding portion 7b.

Therefore, by moving the pressing portion 7b of the pressing piece 7 back and forth in accordance with the size of the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6, foods 4 of various sizes can be satisfactorily pressed. Can be appropriately adjusted as described above.

As described above, the eating aid 1 has the pressing piece 7 for pressing the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5 and 6 from above, so that the food is placed on the top of the rice. , For example, when grabbing food 4 such as sushi, rice and nori, and rice and side dishes, grasp the left and right sides of the food 4
It is possible to carry the food 4 to the mouth while holding it with the holding piece 7 while holding the food 4 at the top and the top of the rice while moving to the mouth after grabbing the food 4. Ingredients do not spill out of the rice, the rice and the ingredients can be eaten at the same time, and even a handicapped person can eat smoothly.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 6 and 7 show a feeding aid 21 according to a second embodiment. In this embodiment, the pressing piece 22 is moved in the left-right direction. ing.
The structure other than the holding piece 22 and the holding piece holder 23 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the description is omitted.

In the present embodiment, the holding piece 22 has a cylindrical shape in the hollow portion of a substantially rectangular box-shaped holding piece holder 23 extending in the left-right direction attached to the upper part of the pivotal attachment portion 6b of the right gripping piece 6. Base 22
a is movably inserted in the left-right direction, and a base end of a substantially L-shaped holding portion 7b in a side view is continuously provided in the middle of the base 22a. In addition, the cross section of the tip of the pressing portion 22b is formed in a semicircular arc shape.

The holding piece holder 23 has a moving guide groove 25 extending in the left-right direction in the upper wall 24.

Then, as shown in FIG.
It can be moved right and left along the guide groove 25 for movement.

Therefore, by moving the holding portion 7b of the holding piece 7 right and left in accordance with the shape of the food 4 gripped by the left and right gripping pieces 5, 6, the food 4 of various shapes can be satisfactorily pressed. It can be adjusted appropriately.

[0036]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

That is, in the present invention according to claim 1, gripping pieces for gripping food are respectively connected to the pair of left and right grips, and the food can be gripped by the left and right gripping pieces by opening and closing the left and right grips. In the eating aid configured as described above, since the holding piece for pressing the food gripped by the left and right gripping pieces from above is provided, the state in which the ingredient is placed on top of the rice, for example, sushi, rice When grabbing food such as seaweed, seaweed, rice and side dishes, the left and right sides of the food can be grasped and clamped, and the top of the food can be carried to the mouth with the pressing piece pressed, The ingredients on top of the rice do not spill from the rice on the way to the mouth after grabbing the food, so that you can eat the rice and the ingredients at the same time, even if you are a handicapped person Eat smoothly Door can be.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the holding piece can be stored beside the gripping piece, when the holding piece is not used, the holding piece is kept in the storage state so that the holding piece can be stored. The eating aid can be used without being in the way, and the usability of the eating aid can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the pressing piece can be moved in the front-back direction, the pressing piece is moved back and forth in accordance with the size of the food gripped by the left and right gripping pieces. Adjustments can be appropriately made so that foods of various sizes can be satisfactorily pressed, and the usability of the eating aid can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the pressing piece can be moved to the left and right, various movements can be made by moving the pressing piece to the left and right according to the shape of the food gripped by the left and right gripping pieces. The shape of the food can be adjusted appropriately so that the food can be satisfactorily pressed, and the usability of the eating aid can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of an eating aid according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the eating aid with a gripping piece opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the eating aid with the gripping piece closed.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the eating aid.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing a base end of a holding piece.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a feeding aid according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,21 Feeding aid 2,3 Grip 4 Food 5,6 Grip piece 7,22 Holder 12,23 Holder for holder

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An eating aid which comprises a pair of left and right grips, each of which is provided with a gripping piece for gripping food, so that the left and right gripping pieces can grip the food by opening and closing the left and right grips. A feeding aid comprising a pressing piece for pressing food grasped by right and left gripping pieces from above. 2. The eating aid according to claim 1, wherein the holding piece is configured to be accommodated at a side position of the gripping piece. 3. The eating aid according to claim 1, wherein the pressing piece is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction. 4. The eating aid according to claim 1, wherein the holding piece is configured to be movable left and right.