JP2006105726A - Instrument for measuring quantity of dried noodles - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily preserve and manage remaining dried noodles, by efficiently measuring quantity of the dried noodles without requiring skill. <P>SOLUTION: This instrument has a box body 10 having an inner size of one opposed side 12 longer than the length of the dried noodles 24 and having an opening upper part; a plurality of cross-sectional substantially U-shaped weighing grooves 14 juxtaposed in the other opposed side 16 direction inside the box body 10 in parallel to one opposed side 12 and having the cross-sectional area substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of bundling a predetermined quantity of dried noodles; a bottom plate part 18 positioned under the bottom of the weighing grooves 14 by crossing a part in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of these weighing grooves 14; and a substantially U-shaped cutout part 20 arranged in at least one of the other opposed side 16 of the box body 10 and facing a bottom plate part 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dry noodle measuring instrument used for measuring dry noodles such as spaghetti, for example, by a certain amount corresponding to one person.

  For noodles such as spaghetti, udon, soba and somen noodles, dry noodles (also called dry noodles) that are conveniently stored, transported and packaged by drying and trimming to a certain length are widely used. When cooking such dry noodles, it is necessary to measure the amount of dry noodles according to the number of people eating.

  In the case of pasta restaurants, when the chef's hands are free, one serving (for example, about 100 g) of pasta is weighed and separated, and a large number of wrap films are prepared in advance. .

  For weighing dry noodles, a platform scale is widely used, but dry noodles are long and difficult to collect, so when placing dry noodles on the platform scale plate, the dry noodles do not stabilize and easily fall off the plate, and the scale of the scale However, it was difficult to measure accurately because it did not stand still.

ACT 03-35406 JP 2003-339557 A JP2002-233464A JP 2003-90701 A

  Patent Document 1 discloses a measuring instrument in which a long opening is formed vertically in the center of a base and a weighing scale is provided around the opening. In this measuring instrument, dry noodles are bundled and inserted into the opening, and the scale is measured by reading the scale corresponding to the height of the upper edge of the dry noodles.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a method in which through holes having different diameters are provided in a plurality of discs and weighed by passing through through holes corresponding to a desired amount in a state where dry noodles are bundled. Patent Document 3 discloses a method in which a plurality of rings having different diameters are prepared and weighed by passing dry noodles bundled in a ring having a diameter corresponding to a desired amount.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a measuring instrument in which a protruding piece serving as a scale for each number of people is provided on the inner wall surface (opposing surface) of a pair of right-angled solids (upright plates) facing each other with a predetermined interval. This measuring instrument uses the fact that a bundle of dry noodles placed horizontally between straight cubes is divided by protruding pieces, and a crack is formed at the position of this division, and the dry noodles are pushed side by side with a fingertip and picked. It is designed to be removed.

  In the measuring instrument shown in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to pick up excess dry noodles stacked above the scale line with a fingertip. For example, it is necessary to pick up excess dry noodles or to add a small amount of dry noodles by dropping them away from the fingertips when there is a shortage. However, the movement of the fingertips at that time required a very concentrated attention, and there was a problem that considerable habituation and skill were required.

  In the measuring instruments of Patent Documents 2 and 3, it is necessary to repeat the work of picking up an appropriate amount of dry noodles according to the size of the through hole and the ring and passing it through the through hole and the ring, and the work efficiency is extremely poor. There is. In the measuring instrument of Patent Document 4, when dry noodles are put between a pair of right and left straight cubes, both ends of the dry noodles protrude from between the solid cubes, the dry noodles become unstable, and the weighing instrument is If it is tilted, dry noodles are easily dropped from between the three-dimensional space. For this reason, it is impossible to leave the noodles on the cooking table for a long time with the dry noodles put in them, and the remaining dry noodles must be taken out of the measuring instrument and transferred to another storage container every time cooking is completed. For this reason, storage and management of dry noodles were troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a measuring device for dry noodles that can be efficiently measured without requiring skill, and that is easy to store and manage the remaining dry noodles. It is for the purpose.

  According to the present invention, this object is to provide a dry noodle measuring instrument used to measure and separate dry noodles of a predetermined length by a certain amount, and the inner side of one opposite side is longer than the length of the dry noodles and the upper part is opened. A box and a substantially U-shaped cross-section having a cross-sectional area that is parallel to the one opposing side and is substantially parallel to the cross-sectional area in which a predetermined amount of dry noodles are bundled in parallel to the other opposing side inside the box A plurality of metering grooves, a bottom plate portion that crosses a part of the plurality of measuring grooves in the longitudinal direction and is positioned below the bottom of the measuring grooves, and is provided on at least one of the other opposing sides of the box body. This is achieved by a dry noodle measuring device characterized by comprising a substantially U-shaped notch facing the bottom plate.

  If you put dry noodles in a box, fill multiple measuring grooves, and remove dry noodles overflowing from the upper edge of the measuring groove with your fingertips, each measuring groove will contain a certain amount (for example, one person) of dry noodles become.

  In this state, a predetermined amount (a predetermined number of people) of dry noodles corresponding to the number of measuring grooves is accommodated in the box, so that the dry noodles can be stored in this box. Moreover, since the box can be stacked and stored vertically, it can be used as a storage container for dry noodles.

  When cooking dry noodles, a fingertip is inserted from a notch portion facing the bottom plate portion, and the dry noodles extending above the bottom plate portion from the measuring groove are scooped up. The dry noodles bundled in each clock amount groove are scooped up as one or a plurality of bundles with the minimum unit. As a result, a certain amount (for a certain number of people) of dry noodles can be easily and accurately measured and efficiently separated. Further, since the dry noodles remaining in the box can be stored in the box, it is not necessary to transfer the excess dry noodles to another container every time cooking is convenient.

  If the bottom plate crosses one end side of the measuring groove, dry noodles can be scooped up and taken out at one end side, which is convenient for pouring the dry noodles into boiling water as it is (Claim 2). You may provide a baseplate part in the middle of the length direction instead of the one end side of a measurement groove | channel. In this case, the dry noodles can be scooped closer to the center, so that the left and right weight balance can be taken up, and a part of the bundle can be prevented from falling off the bundle.

  If the upper edge of the box protrudes above the upper edge of the measuring groove, excess dry noodles overflowing from the measuring groove will not fall out of the box when the dry noodles are put in the measuring groove. Item 3).

  Boxes can be stacked and stored with the same dimensions. At this time, in order to prevent displacement of the box, at least one of the bottom and top edges of the box is engaged with the top or bottom of another box. It is preferable to provide an engaging portion (claim 4).

  1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a storage state in which boxes are stacked.

  In these drawings, reference numeral 10 denotes a box, which is made of hard plastic. The box 10 is open at the top, and the inner side (inner width) of one of the opposite sides (long sides) 12, 12 is slightly longer than the length of the dried noodles. Inside the box 10, five measuring grooves 14 parallel to the long side 12 are provided side by side in the direction of the other opposing side (short side) 16, 16. These measuring grooves 14 are substantially U-shaped in cross section (see FIG. 3), and the cross-sectional area is the cross-sectional area when a predetermined amount (for example, one person or about 100 g) of dry noodles is bundled. Almost equal. The cross-sectional shape of the measuring groove 14 may be a groove shape opened upward, and includes a semicircular arc shape, a V shape, a square shape, and the like.

  A bottom plate portion 18 is formed on one end side of these measuring grooves 14 so as to cross the measuring grooves 14 and to be positioned below the bottom of the measuring grooves 14. The long sides 12 and 12 are formed with substantially U-shaped notches 20 and 20 facing the bottom plate 18. These notches 20 are formed. These notches 20 and 20 are large enough to allow the cook's fingertips to enter, and are deeper than the bottom of the measuring groove 14 so that the fingertips can enter under the bundle of dry noodles that has entered the measuring groove 14. . The notches 20 and 20 are preferably provided on both long sides 12 and 12, but may be provided only on one long side 12.

  Engaging portions 22 are projected from the four corners of the bottom surface of the box 10. The engaging portion 22 is positioned inside the four corners by the thickness of the upper edges of the long side 12 and the short side 16 of the box 10. Therefore, when the plurality of box bodies 10 are stacked, the engaging portion 22 of the upper box body 10 engages with the upper edge of the lower box body 10 from the inside, and the position shift of the box body 10 can be prevented.

  When using this measuring instrument, as shown in FIG. 5, dry noodles 24 are placed in the box 10, and all the measuring grooves 14 are filled with the dry noodles 24. The remaining dry noodles are taken out from the box 10. When preparing a large number of boxes 10 containing dried noodles 24 like this in a restaurant or the like, if these boxes 10 are stacked as shown in FIG. is there.

  When boiled dry noodles in cooking, dry noodles are taken out from the same number of measuring grooves 14 as the number of people ordered. That is, the cook inserts a finger from the notch 20 and scoops up a bundle of dry noodles 24 in the measuring groove 14. The dry noodles 24 for a plurality of people may be scooped at a time, or may be scooped up for each person. Since 24 noodles can be easily taken out for the required number of people, skill is not required and cooking can be performed efficiently. If the dry noodles 24 remain in the box 10, the box 10 can be stacked as shown in FIG. 6, and can be stored and stored easily.

  Note that the dimensions of the box 10, particularly the length of the long side 12, should be set based on the length of the dry noodles used, and the cross-sectional area of the measuring groove 14 varies depending on the thickness and cross-sectional shape of the dry noodles. Of course.

The perspective view which shows one Example of this invention Same top view III-III sectional view in FIG. Similarly IV-IV sectional view Perspective view showing the state of use Diagram showing the stacked storage state

Explanation of symbols

10 Box 12 One opposite side (long side)
14 Weighing groove 16 Opposite side (short side)
18 Bottom plate part 20 Notch part 22 Engagement part 24 Dried noodles

Claims (4)

In a dry noodle measuring instrument used to measure and separate dry noodles of a predetermined length by a certain amount,
A box whose inner side of one opposite side is longer than the length of the dry noodles and whose upper side is open;
A plurality of U-shaped cross-sections that are parallel to the one opposing side and have a cross-sectional area approximately equal to a cross-sectional area in which a predetermined amount of dry noodles are bundled in parallel to the other opposing side direction inside the box. A measuring groove;
A bottom plate portion that crosses a part of the longitudinal direction of the plurality of measuring grooves and is located below the bottom of the measuring grooves;
A substantially U-shaped notch that is provided on at least one of the other opposing sides of the box and faces the bottom plate;
A measuring device for dry noodles.   2. The dry noodle measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate portion crosses one end side of the measuring groove.   The measuring device for dry noodles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper edge of the box is located above the upper edge of the measuring groove.   4. An engaging portion that can be engaged and disengaged is formed on one of the bottom surface and the upper edge of the other box body on one of the bottom surface and the upper edge of the box body, and the plurality of box bodies can be stacked and positioned. A dry noodle measuring instrument.

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