JP2005230363A - Kitchen knife stand - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen knife stand improving usability when storing a kitchen knife. <P>SOLUTION: This kitchen knife stand stores the kitchen knife 1 by laying the knife 1 approximately horizontally with the edge 1a of a blade turned down and the blunt edge turned up. A plurality of mounts 3 supporting and laying the kitchen knife 1 are disposed in line with some interval apart in the length direction of the kitchen knife 1. Out of the mounts, a handle tip mount 3b supporting a boundary part between the blade and the handle of the kitchen knife 1 is formed with a handle tip storage recess 4 for storing the handle tip 1e of the kitchen knife from the upper part and a penetrating slit 5 for inserting the blade of the kitchen knife 1 adjacent to each other in the disposition direction of the mounts 3. The end of the bottom of the handle tip storage recess 4 for mounting the handle tip 1e of the kitchen knife 1, on the side of the penetrating slit 5, is bored with a notch 6 for inserting the jaw 1c of the blade of the kitchen knife 1, continued to the penetrating slit 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a knife holder.

  Conventionally, as a knife holder for storing a knife, for example, a knife as shown in FIG. 11 has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). The knife holder shown in FIG. 11 is used when the knife 1 is stored in a state where the knife 1 is substantially horizontal and the blade edge 1a of the blade is directed downward and the ridge 1b of the blade is directed upward, and the stored knife 1 is taken out. The knife 1 can be reliably taken out in a safe state with the blade edge 1a downward, and specifically, the groove portion 30 for storing the blade so as to be substantially over the entire length of the knife holder main body 33. Is formed by cutting downward from the upper surface of the knife holder main body 33, and the base 31 for placing the handle 1e on the proximal end portion of the knife holder main body 33 is formed in a stepped shape recessed from the upper surface of the knife holder main body 33. Yes. Specifically, there is a rising wall 32 that faces the end face of the handle 1 e between the pedestal portion 31 and the groove portion 30, and an upper region at the proximal end portion of the groove portion 30 is open to the rising wall 32.

  In the knife holder having the above-described configuration, particularly when the knife 1 without a gusset (section) is stored (see FIG. 9A), it rises with the end face of the handle 1e of the knife 1 and the blade jaw 1c. The wall 32 is sandwiched between the front and the back, and in order to take out the knife 1 stored in the knife holder, the knife 1 must be lifted substantially vertically upward with the knife 1 in a substantially horizontal state. It is. In other words, when the knife 1 is stored in the knife holder, the knife 1 has to be lowered substantially vertically downward while the knife 1 is substantially horizontal.

In general, the kitchen knife 1 is often used with the cutting edge 1d of the knife facing downward from the handle. In the knife 1 without the gusset (section), the blade jaw 1c is located at a position vertically below the handle 1e. When the knife 1 is present), the blade jaw 1c is positioned closer to the user holding the knife 1 than the handle tip 1e. Thus, if the knife 1 in the general use state is stored in the knife holder, the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 hits the lower edge portion of the opening of the groove 30 in the rising wall 32. is there. That is, it is difficult to smoothly store the kitchen knife 1 in the general use state in the kitchen knife holder.
JP 2003-339559 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a knife holder with improved usability when storing a knife.

  In order to solve the above problems, the knife holder according to claim 1 of the present invention stores the knife 1 in a state where the knife 1 is substantially horizontal and the blade edge 1a is directed downward and the blade peak 1b is directed upward. A plurality of erection bases 3 that support and hang over the knife 1 are arranged side by side in the length direction of the knife 1, and the boundary between the blade of the knife 1 and the handle in the erection base 3 The handle base erection base 3b that supports the part has a handle tip storage recess 4 for storing the handle 1e of the knife 1 from above and a through slit 5 for inserting the blade of the knife 1 adjacent to the side of the installation base 3 in parallel. A notch 6 through which the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 is inserted is connected to the through slit 5 at the end of the bottom of the handle tip storage recess 4 on which the handle 1e of the knife 1 is placed. It is characterized by being drilled. According to this, since the notch 6 through which the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 is inserted is formed in the end of the bottom of the handle tip storage recess 4 on the side of the through slit 5 so as to be continuous with the through slit 5, the handle tip storage The blade jaw 1c is inserted into the notch 6 on the bottom surface of the recess 4 so that the blade of the knife 1 is inserted into the through slit 5 and the handle tip 1e of the knife 1 can be accommodated in the handle tip storage recess 4. Here, the kitchen knife 1 is generally used with the cutting edge 1d of the blade facing downward from the handle. In particular, when the knife 1 without a gusset (division) is in a general use posture, it is more than the handle tip 1e. The blade jaw 1c is positioned on the user side having the knife 1, and the knife jaw 1c of the knife 1 collides with the opening edge of the groove portion 30 to the pedestal 31 in the knife holder exemplified in the background art. However, in the knife holder of the present invention, the blade jaw 1c is inserted into the notch 6 on the bottom surface of the handle tip storage recess 4 as described above, and the blade of the knife 1 is inserted into the through slit 5. Since the handle 1e of the knife 1 can be inserted into the handle tip storage recess 4 while being inserted, the knife 1 without gusset (division) in a general use state, which has conventionally been difficult to smoothly store, is provided. Smoothly on the pedestal 3b It is possible to put a handle destination 1e part, it is possible to usability well housed in every kitchen knife kitchen knife 1.

  The knife holder according to claim 2 is the knife holder according to claim 1, wherein the knife holder main body 2 on which the erection base 3 is placed is formed with engagement grooves 7 at predetermined intervals in the direction in which the erection base 3 is juxtaposed, The engagement piece 8 provided on the installation table 3 is engaged with an arbitrary engagement groove 7 so that the installation table 3 can be moved with respect to the knife holder main body 2. According to this, the installation base 3 can be arranged at an appropriate position according to the knife 1 having a different overall length and blade span dimension, and the width of the kitchen knife 1 that can be stored can be widened.

  The knife holder according to claim 3 is the knife holder according to claim 1, wherein the knife stand main body 2 on which the erection base 3 is placed is formed with an engaging ridge 9 extending in the direction in which the erection base 3 is juxtaposed. The engaging recess 10 provided in 3 is slidably engaged with the engaging protrusion 9, and the erection table 3 is arranged so as to be movable with respect to the knife rest main body 2. According to this, since the installation base 3 can be finely arranged at an appropriate position according to the knife 1 having a different overall length or blade span dimension, the width of the knife 1 that can be stored can be widened.

  The knife holder according to claim 4 is the knife holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the knife holder main body 2 on which the installation base 3 is placed is provided with a partition member 11 for separating the knife storage space 25 and the remaining space 26 from each other. It is arranged to be movable in the direction in which the tables 3 are arranged side by side. According to this, the partition member 11 is provided with a remaining space 26 in the knife holder main body 2 in accordance with the knife storage space 25 that changes corresponding to the kitchen knife 1 having a different overall length, and this remaining space 26 is stored as a storage space for other things. Therefore, the storage efficiency in the entire storage space of the knife holder main body 2 can be improved.

  In the present invention, the handle tip installation base has a notch through which the jaw of the knife of the knife is inserted at the end of the bottom of the handle tip storage recess on the side of the through slit so as to be continuous with the through slit. The jaw of the blade is inserted into the notch on the bottom surface of the front storage recess, the blade of the knife is inserted into the through slit, and the handle tip of the kitchen knife can be stored in the handle tip storage recess. This makes it possible to store kitchen knives in a general-use posture in the same position as a kitchen knife, and even in knives without gussets that have been difficult to store smoothly in the past. Since it can be stored in the knife holder, the usability of the knife holder is improved.

  1 to 7 show examples of embodiments of the present invention. The knife holder of this example is a knife holder that stores the knife 1 in a state where the knife 1 is substantially horizontal and the blade edge 1a is directed downward and the blade peak 1b is directed upward. And a knife holder main body 2 having a substantially U-shape that is long before and after opening upward, and a plurality of erection bases 3 for supporting appropriate positions in the length direction of the knife 1 inside the knife holder main body 2 are spaced in the front-rear direction. It is configured by arranging them side by side. Details will be described below.

  This knife holder body 2 is a tray formed with the side walls 2b standing upward from the left and right ends of the bottom wall 2a. As shown in FIG. Thus, the engagement grooves 7 are formed so as to face each other at predetermined intervals. In addition, the erection table 3 is specifically arranged in order from the front to the rear of the knife holder main body 2, the blade erection table 3 a for placing and supporting the blade of the knife 1, and the boundary between the blade of the knife 1 and the handle It is composed of a handle erection base 3b for placing and supporting the part and a handle erection base 3c for placing and supporting the handle of the knife 1. In addition, although the usage number of the blade mount base 3a and the handle mount base 3c is not limited, one each is used in this example. As shown in FIG. 3, each of these erection bases 3 is rounded on the upper surface and is formed of an aluminum hollow plate material having substantially the same shape as the inner surface of the knife holder main body 2. The tip mounting base 3b is formed of a plate material having the same height, and the handle mounting base 3c is formed of a lower plate material than the blade mounting base 3a and the handle tip mounting base 3b. In addition, internal hollows 12 are opened on the left and right end surfaces of each installation base 3 made of these hollow plate materials, and edge members 13 that cover the openings of the internal hollows 12 are attached to the left and right end surfaces. The end edge member 13 has an attachment protrusion 14 that is engaged with the inner hollow 12 of the installation base 3 and is engaged with the engagement piece 8 that is inserted into the engagement groove 7 of the knife holder main body 2 and engaged therewith. It is comprised. When the edge members 13 are respectively attached to the left and right end portions of the gantry 3, the engagement pieces 8 protrude from the central portion in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) of the gantry 3 toward the left and right sides, respectively.

  Here, in the plate material of the handle erection base 3c, as shown in FIG. 3C, the rounded upper surface constitutes the handle placing portion 15 on which the handle of the knife 1 is placed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, a cut 16 penetrating in the same cross section before and after the plate material is vertically cut downward from the upper surface of the plate material in the plate material of the blade mount 3a. In this example, the notches 16 are formed in three strips at predetermined intervals on the left and right sides of the plate material. Note that a knife receiving cap 17 having a shape that borders the inner surface of the notch 16 is attached to each of the notches 16. The knife receiving cap 17 is formed of a resin such as LDPE (low density polyethylene) for preventing the knife 1 from spilling. The inside of the knife receiving cap 17 attached to the notch 16 constitutes a through slit 18 that penetrates the blade mounting base 3a back and forth. The blade of the knife 1 is inserted into this through slit 18 and the bottom of the through slit 18 is inserted. The blade edge 1a of the blade of the knife 1 is placed on the blade 1, that is, the blade of the knife 1 can be supported by the blade mount 3a. When a large number of blade mounts 3a are used, the depth of the groove below the through slit 18 is adjusted according to the distance between the blade edge 1a and the peak 1b of the blade, which differs in the length direction of the knife 1. Is formed so as to be deeper as the blade mounting base 3a disposed rearward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the front notch 20 is cut from the front surface and the upper surface of the plate material so that the front notch 20 does not penetrate to the rear of the plate material as shown in FIG. 4. A rear notch 21 is cut from the rear surface and the upper surface of the plate material corresponding to the position so as not to penetrate the front of the plate material. More specifically, the front notch 20 is narrower and deeper than the rear notch 21, and the rear notch 21 has its front end positioned forward of the rear notch 20. In other words, an upper area of the front notch 20 is opened rearward at the front end of the rear notch 21, and a lower area of the front notch 20 is present at the front end of the bottom surface of the rear notch 21. It is opened upward as if it was cut backward. In this example, the notches 22 including the front notch 20 and the rear notch 21 are formed in three strips at predetermined intervals on the left and right sides of the plate material so that the notches 16 of the blade mounting base 3a overlap the front and rear positions. . Each notch 22 is attached with a knife cap 23 made of resin such as LDPE (low density polyethylene) having a shape that borders the inner surface. The knife receiving cap 23 is as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and has a groove-like through slit 5 into which the blade of the knife 1 is inserted at a portion where the front notch 20 of the plate material is attached. An arc recess-shaped handle tip storage recess 4 for storing the handle tip 1e of the knife 1 from above is formed at a portion where the rear notch 21 is attached. Specifically, a vertical wall surface 24 facing the end surface of the handle 1e of the knife 1 is formed at the front edge portion of the handle tip recess 4 and the upper part of the through slit 5 is formed at the left and right central portion of the stand wall 24. The area is opened rearward so as to communicate with the handle tip receiving recess 4, and the lower area of the through slit 5 is at the front edge of the bottom surface of the handle tip receiving recess 4 on which the handle tip 1 e of the knife 1 is placed. It opens upward so as to communicate with the storage recess 4. The opening in the lower area of the through slit 5 at the front edge of the bottom surface of the handle tip storage recess 4 constitutes a notch 6 through which the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 is inserted. The upper opening edge of the through slit 5 may be provided with a taper 19 that becomes wider upward as shown in FIG. 8. In this case, the blade of the knife 1 can be smoothly inserted into the through slit 5. Needless to say, the taper 19 can be similarly applied to the through slit 18 of the blade mount 3a.

  As described above, the blade mounting base 3a, the handle tip mounting base 3b, and the handle mounting base 3c are arranged in this order on the knife holder main body 2 to form a knife holder. 1, the blade of the knife 1 is supported by the blade mounting base 3a with the blade of the knife 1 inserted in the through slit 18 of the blade mounting base 3a as shown in FIG. Inserting the blade of the knife 1 into the through slit 5b of 3b and supporting the boundary between the blade of the knife 1 and the handle on the handle base erection base 3b with the handle 1e of the knife 1 stored in the handle storage recess 4 The knife 1 is laid on each erection base 3 such that the handle pedestal 3c supports the handle of the knife 1 in a state where the handle of the knife 1 is placed on the pattern placement surface of the handle erection base 3c. It is done in support of. When the knife 1 is stored in the knife holder, the blade of the knife 1 is not placed directly on the bottom wall 2a of the knife holder body 2 where dirt easily adheres. Even if the knife 1 is to be slid in the front-rear direction of the knife holder main body 2, the blade of the knife 1 inserted through the through slit 5 of the handle stand 3 b is at the edge of the notch 6. Since the end face of the handle 1e of the knife 1 that is caught or received in the handle storing recess 4 is caught on the standing wall 24, the knife 1 is prevented from unexpectedly falling out of the knife holder.

  By the way, in general, the knife 1 is often used with the cutting edge 1d facing downward from the handle, but when storing the knife 1 in the knife holder, as pointed out in the background art section, If the kitchen knife 1 in the above-mentioned general use state can be stored in the kitchen knife as it is, the kitchen knife can be provided with good usability. Here, in the knife 1 having no gusset (section) as shown in FIG. 9A, when the knife 1 is in a horizontal state, the blade jaw 1c is located at a vertically lower position of the handle 1e. When the posture is in the general use state, the blade jaw 1c is positioned closer to the user holding the knife 1 than the handle 1e. Therefore, when the knives 1 without gussets (zones) in the general use state are stored in the kitchen knife with the posture, the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 is a base of the groove 30 in the kitchen knife illustrated in the background art. Although it was difficult to perform smooth storage because it collided with the opening edge to the portion 31, in the knife holder of this example, the penetrating base 3b penetrates the bottom of the handle tip storage recess 4 as described above. Since the notch 6 through which the jaw 1c of the blade of the knife 1 is inserted is formed in the end on the slit 5 side so as to be continuous with the through slit 5, the handle of the handle base 3b as shown in FIG. Since the blade jaw 1c is inserted into the notch 6 on the bottom surface of the tip storage recess 4, the blade of the knife 1 is inserted through the through slit 5, and the handle tip 1e of the knife 1 can be stored in the handle tip storage recess 4. is there. In other words, the knife holder of this example is a gusset (section) in which the knife 1c of the knife 1 hits the opening edge of the groove portion 30 to the pedestal portion 31 and is difficult to smoothly store. ) Even if there is no knife 1, the handle 1 e can be smoothly placed on the handle stand 3 b, and the knife 1 can be conveniently stored as a knife. . In addition, in the kitchen knife 1 with gussets (sections) as shown in FIG. 9B, compared to the knife 1 without gussets (sections), there is a gusset (section) 1f from the handle 1e in the tip direction. Since the blade jaw 1c can be positioned at a position, the blade jaw 1c is less likely to collide with the front edge portion of the handle tip storage recess 4 compared to the knife 1 without a gusset (section). Therefore, it goes without saying that the handle 1e can be smoothly placed on the handle erection base 3b even in the kitchen knife 1 with the gusset (ku), and the knife 1 can be stored in the knife rest with ease of use.

  In addition, as described above, the various erection bases 3 are arranged on the knife holder main body 2 to form a knife holder, but any pierced hole is provided at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the knife holder main body 2. By detachably engaging the engagement piece 8 with the engagement groove 7, each erection base 3 can be arranged at an arbitrary position in the front-rear direction of the knife holder main body 2. That is, each erection base 3 can be arranged at an appropriate position according to the kitchen knife 1 having a different overall length, cutting edge size, and the like, and the width of the kitchen knife 1 that can be stored is increased. Here, instead of the engagement structure of the engagement piece 8 to the engagement groove 7, as shown in FIG. 10, an engagement protrusion 9 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on each side wall 2 b of the knife holder main body 2. The engaging recess 10 may be provided in the edge member 13 attached to the erection base 3, and the engaging recess 10 may be slidably engaged with the engaging protrusion 9. In this case, the kitchen knife holder 2 Since the installation base 3 can be arranged steplessly at any position in the front-rear direction of the knife, it is possible to make a more precise response to the knife 1 with different overall lengths and blade span dimensions, and the width of the knife 1 that can be stored Can be further expanded. Further, in this case, since there is no engagement groove 7 on the side wall 2b of the kitchen knife holder main body 2 where dirt or the like tends to accumulate, an advantage that the kitchen knife holder main body 2 can be easily cleaned can be expected.

  Further, when only the knife 1 having a shorter overall length than that of the knife holder main body 2 is stored, the ratio of the knife storage space 25 occupying the knife holder is reduced. Specifically, the remaining space 26 is formed at any end portion in the front-rear direction in the knife holder main body 2. In this case, in order to make effective use of the space in the knife holder as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable to provide the knife holder body 2 with a partition member 11 that partitions the knife storage space 25 and the remaining space 26 in the knife holder. The partition member 11 uses the same plate material as the erection base 3 whose upper surface has a height similar to that of the side wall 2b of the knife holder main body 2, and an edge member 13 having engagement pieces 8 on the left and right side surfaces. It is formed by attaching. According to this, the partition member 11 can also be arranged at an arbitrary position in the front-rear direction of the knife holder main body 2 in the same manner as the erection table 3, and the remainder is matched to the knife storage space 25 that changes corresponding to the knife 1 having a different overall length. Since the space 26 can be clearly separated from the kitchen knife storage space 25 and the remaining space 26 can be used as a storage space for other things, the storage efficiency in the entire storage space of the kitchen knife holder 2 can be improved. is there.

It is a knife holder of the example of embodiment of this invention, (a) is a whole perspective view of a knife holder, (b) is an expansion perspective view of C part of (a). (A) is a top view of a knife rest same as the above, (b) is a bottom view of (a). FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the above-described installation table, wherein (a) is an exploded front view of the blade installation table, (b) is an exploded front view of the handle tip installation table, and (c) is a pattern installation table. FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view, and (d) is a partially cutaway rear view in the plate material of the handle tip installation base same as above. . (A) (b) is the perspective view which changed the direction and looked at the knife-receiving cap which adheres to the handle stand construction base same as the above. (A) is a front view of the knife receiving cap of FIG. 5, (b) is a top view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a side view, and (e) is a back view. And (f) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in (a), and (g) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in (a). (A) (b) is explanatory drawing explaining the accommodation operation | movement of a kitchen knife in order. It is a front view of the principal part which shows the other example of embodiment of this invention. The kind of kitchen knife is demonstrated, (a) is a side view of a kitchen knife without a gusset (section), (b) is a side view of a kitchen knife with a gusset (section). It is a front view which shows the further another example of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the knife holder which is an example of background art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Knife 1c Ago 2 Knife rest main body 3 Mounting base 3a Blade mounting base 3b Handle tip mounting base 3c Handle mounting base 4 Handle tip storage recess 5 Through slit 6 Notch 7 Engaging groove 8 Engaging piece 11 Partition member 25 Knife Storage space 26 Remaining space

Claims (4)

  A knife holder that stores the kitchen knife with the knife in a substantially horizontal position with the blade tip facing downward and the edge of the blade facing upward, and the length of the knife to support multiple knives. The handle base erection base that supports the boundary between the knife blade and the handle of the knife in the erection table is arranged side by side with a gap in the direction. A through slit to be inserted is formed adjacent to the installation direction of the installation base, and a notch through which the knife edge of the knife is inserted at the end of the through slit side of the bottom of the handle tip storage recess on which the handle of the knife is placed A knife holder characterized by being drilled to be continuous with the through slit.   The knife holder main body on which the installation base is placed is formed with an engagement groove at every predetermined interval in the installation direction of the installation base, and the engagement piece provided on the installation base is engaged with an arbitrary engagement groove. 2. The knife holder according to claim 1, wherein the table is movably arranged with respect to the knife holder body.   The knife rest main body on which the installation base is placed is formed with an engaging ridge extending in the direction in which the installation base is arranged, and the engagement recess provided on the installation base is slidably engaged with the engagement protrusion. 2. The knife holder according to claim 1, wherein the erection table is movably arranged with respect to the knife holder main body.   4. The knife holder main body on which the installation table is placed has a partition member that partitions the knife storage space and the remaining space arranged to be movable in the direction in which the installation table is arranged. Kitchen knife holder.

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