JP2003305687A - Cooking tool for vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking tool for slicing vegetables provided with a main body in the form of a plate as a whole body, a fixed slide surface and a movable slide surface having proper steps to form an inclined gap in a vegetable sliding direction, and a cutting blade body provided on a gap edge of the fixed slide plate, composed to have no right-left irregularity in the step on the movable slide surface. <P>SOLUTION: A base part 14 is disposed to be integrated with the main body 1 under the movable slide plate 2, and an adjusting part (an adjusting body 3 and leg plate parts 24) to adjust the step is provided between the base part and the movable slide plate. A rotary shaft part 22 is provided with a right and a left vertical positions deflected in such a way that the longer rotation radius side of the movable slide plate is positioned on the upper side in rotatably incorporating an end part of the movable slide plate on the opposite side to the gap edge into the main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetable cooker for cutting vegetables into slices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vegetable cooker is basically a long plate (sliding plate) for sliding vegetables.
A peripheral plate (fixed sliding plate) on the side where the cutting blade body is fixed by attaching a cutting blade body to the edge of the diagonal hole
Is made higher than the other sliding plate, and the vegetables are cut by the thickness of the step.

The cutting thickness is adjusted by adjusting the above-mentioned step, and the lower facing slide plate (movable slide plate) is moved up and down. Specifically, it is known that the movable sliding plate is pivotally supported by the end portion of the movable sliding plate so that the movable sliding plate can be rotated, and a mechanism for moving the movable sliding plate up and down is incorporated below the main body (Actual Publication No. 52-).
No. 21245, Jikken 3-25916).

By the way, the cutting blades are usually provided diagonally without facing at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the main body in order to reduce the cutting resistance, and accordingly, the facing edges of the facing sliding plates (movable sliding plates). Is also formed diagonally. Therefore, even if the base end of the movable slide plate is pivotally supported and the movable slide plate is vertically adjusted by its rotation, the movable blade facing edge has a different distance from the left and right shaft support portions. The height gap from the blade farther from the supporting portion is larger (thickly cut), and the height gap nearer is smaller (thinner cut). That is, even if the end of the movable sliding plate is pivotally supported and the thickness of the cut object is adjusted by rotating the plate, the cut object (vegetable) cannot be cut to a uniform thickness.

As a countermeasure against the above problem, a structure has been proposed in which the base end side of the movable peripheral plate is not axially stopped and the movable slide plate is moved up and down in a parallel state (No. 7-24240). That is, a movable sliding surface plate mounted on the main body so as to be movable only up and down, and an inclined surface portion corresponding to the inclined surface portion of the movable sliding surface plate are formed on the upper surface, and the lower portion of the movable sliding surface plate is mounted on the main body so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. When the adjustment body is slid, the bottom slant surface of the movable sliding plate is in contact with the slant surface of the adjustment body, and the movable sliding plate is movable only in the vertical direction. The entire plate moves up and down in parallel, and the height difference between the plate and the blade is always the same.

However, the structure in which the movable sliding plate can be moved up and down without changing it cannot be dealt with by modifying the conventional manufacturing type of the shaft stop type, and a completely new manufacturing type is required. Moreover, in order for the movable sliding plate to move up and down in the equilibrium state, high manufacturing accuracy is required, and if it is roughly manufactured, it may rattle in the vertical direction.

Therefore, the present invention proposes a novel vegetable cooker capable of adjusting the thickness of sliced pieces to be uniform while adopting a structure in which the base of the movable sliding plate is axially fixed.

[0008]

A vegetable cooker according to the present invention comprises a main body having a plate-frame shape as a whole, and a fixed sliding surface having an appropriate step with a gap inclined with respect to the vegetable sliding direction being interposed. In a vegetable cooker for slicing provided with a movable sliding surface and a cutting blade provided at a gap edge of a fixed sliding plate, a base portion integrated with the main body is arranged below the movable sliding plate, and a base portion is provided. An adjusting portion for adjusting the step is provided between the movable sliding plate and the movable sliding plate, and when the end portion of the movable sliding plate on the opposite side to the gap edge is rotatably incorporated into the main body, the one having the longer rotation radius of the movable sliding plate is positioned above. As described above, the rotating shaft portion is provided by shifting the left and right vertical positions.

Therefore, since the movable sliding plate has its rotating shaft portion displaced in the vertical position on the left and right, it is rotated by the rotating shaft slightly inclined to the left and right with respect to the surface of the fixed sliding plate. The difference between the left and right steps is equal to that in the above case.

Further, according to the present invention, in particular, when the movable sliding plate is rotated, the rotation of the movable sliding plate is not hindered by the contact between the side end surface of the movable sliding plate and the inner peripheral surface of the frame of the main body. The rotary shaft portion is provided with a play in the downward movement direction, and a biasing member for biasing the rotary shaft portion of the movable sliding plate upward is provided internally.

Therefore, if the rotation by the tilting rotation shaft is strictly realized and the main body and the movable slide plate are precisely formed, the movable slide plate cannot rotate, so that the rotation shaft has some play. With the provision of the above, a smooth rotation operation can be performed, and the play allows the step correction by adjusting the adjusting member.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The vegetable cooker shown in the embodiment includes a main body 1, a movable sliding plate 2, and an adjusting body 3.

The main body 1 is formed in a rectangular shape to form a frame body that also serves as a protruding edge body 11 on both sides, and a fixed sliding surface 12 is provided on one side to divide the edge body (frame body) into two diagonally in the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the cutout portion 13 and the base portion 14 are formed. Particularly, the cutting blade body (flat blade) 15 is obliquely attached to the central side edge portion of the fixed sliding surface 12.

The movable sliding plate 2 has an upper surface serving as a movable sliding surface 21, and the movable sliding surface 21 has a fixed sliding surface 12 and a cutting blade body 15.
Is located at a slight step, and is arranged on the base portion 14 via the adjusting body 3 so that a gap a is formed between the cutting blade body 15 and the cutting blade body 15 so as to drop downward.

The movable sliding plate 2 has a movable sliding surface 21.
In order to be able to adjust the step between the fixed sliding surface 12 and the cutting blade body 15, a rotating shaft portion is provided on the side surface of the base portion (opposite to the gap side edge), and a step adjusting mechanism is provided on the bottom surface.

The rotating shaft portion has rotating shafts 22a and 22b projecting from the side surface of the base end of the movable sliding plate 2, and a bearing hole 16 is formed in the body 1 at a position facing the rotating shaft. 22a and 22b are mounted, and in particular, the rotary shaft 22a of the longer side of the movable sliding plate (the right side in the illustrated example) is located above, and the upper end of the bearing hole 16 is also located at that position. Correspond to. Further, the bearing hole 16 is formed by the rotating shafts 22a and 22b.
Is formed in such a shape that the can move downward.

Further, a ridge 23 for urging the tip of the movable slide plate 2 in a direction in which the tip of the movable sliding plate 2 is pressed downward is provided on the base end side of the positions of the rotating shafts 22a and 22b, and the rotating shafts 22a and 22b are set to the above-mentioned positions. It is adapted to be pressed against the upper end of the bearing hole 16.

The step adjusting mechanism of the movable sliding plate 2 is provided with
On the back of the, hang the leg plate 24 that increases in thickness toward the tip,
The movable slide plate 2 is rotated by changing the abutting positions of the upper end surface of the adjusting body 3 and the leg plate portion 24 by sliding the adjusting body 3 back and forth, and the leg plate portion 24 slides. Parallel to the direction and the tip of the movable sliding plate 2 (the part facing the gap a)
Is formed by a plurality of projecting portions having the same thickness change, and the tip edge of the adjusting body 2 which is the contact point also has an oblique shape corresponding to the gap a.

In the structure for moving the adjusting body 3, the through hole 17 is provided in the central portion of the base portion 14, and the operation knob 31 connected to the adjusting body 3 is projected downward from the through hole 17.

When the adjusting body 3 is moved forward by the operation knob 31, the abutting position between the upper surface of the tip of the adjusting body 3 and the leg plate portion 24 changes, and the front edge of the movable sliding plate 2 is pushed up. Become. In this pushing up, the movable sliding plate 2 is rotated by the rotating shafts 22a, 22.
While rotating around b, the balance between the play of the bearing portions of the rotating shafts 22a and 22b and the biasing force of the spring 23 allows the adjusting body 3 and the plurality of leg plate portions 24 to contact at a uniform thickness position. I will come into contact with you.

That is, in the conventional rotating operation of the movable sliding plate 2 by the horizontal rotating shaft, the step in the inclined gap a does not change uniformly, but the movable sliding plate 2 is rotated so as to be twisted. Therefore, the change in step is made more uniform, and a slight error for causing the adjusting body 3 and the plurality of leg plate portions 24 to contact each other is absorbed by the play of the rotating shaft portion. It was done.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and in particular, the vertical adjusting mechanism of the movable sliding plate can employ various structures proposed in the past.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the vegetable cooker for cutting slices, which is provided with the inclined cutting blade body and the fixed sliding surface and the movable sliding surface having appropriate steps, below the movable sliding plate. The base part that is integrated with the main body is provided in the main body, and the adjustment part that adjusts the step is provided between the base part and the movable sliding plate. When the end of the movable sliding plate on the opposite side to the gap edge is rotatably incorporated into the main body, The movable sliding plate is provided with a rotating shaft portion which is vertically displaced so that the movable sliding plate having a longer rotating radius is located at the upper side. The front end edge of the movable sliding plate is twisted by rotating the movable sliding plate. The height of the cutting object, which determines the thickness of the cutting object (step), is made to match on the left and right, and the cutting object of the desired thickness can be easily obtained. It was made possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the movable sliding plate, in which (a) is a plan view (b).
Is a front view (C) is an end view.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the same portion cut.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body 11 protruding edge 12 Fixed sliding surface 13 Extraction part (gap a) 14 Base 15 Cutting blade 16 Bearing hole 17 through hole 2 movable sliding plate 21 Movable sliding surface 22a, 22b rotating shaft 23 lines 24 Leg plate 3 adjustment body 31 Operation pick

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fixed sliding surface and a movable sliding surface having appropriate steps with a main body having a plate frame shape as a whole, with a gap inclined with respect to the vegetable sliding direction, and a gap edge of the fixed sliding plate. In a vegetable cooker for slicing cutting, which comprises a cutting blade body provided in the base plate, a base part that is integral with the main body is disposed below the movable slide plate, and the step is adjusted between the base part and the movable slide plate. When the end of the movable sliding plate on the opposite side of the gap edge is rotatably incorporated into the main body, the movable sliding plate is rotated by shifting the left and right vertical positions so that the one with the longer turning radius is located above. A vegetable cooker characterized by comprising a shaft. 2. When the movable sliding plate is rotated, a downward movement direction of the rotary shaft portion is set so that the rotation of the movable sliding plate is not hindered by the contact between the side end surface of the movable sliding plate and the inner peripheral surface of the frame of the main body. The vegetable cooker according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable cooker is provided with a play to and a biasing member that biases the rotating shaft portion of the movable sliding plate upward is provided inside.