JP2007135909A - Tableware implement, healing implement, and implement for fixing makeup - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spoon 2 which is cooled fast and sanitarily without blowing with a breath in the case of spooning food F with the spoon and with which hard ice cream is divided easily into small pieces. <P>SOLUTION: A handle part 12 is connected to a metallic tongue-like part 11, and a heat pipe 13 is provided inside of the handle part to promote heat exchange between the food F spooned with the tongue-like part 11 and the handle part 12. Thus, the food F is cooled efficiently through the handle part 12 of the spoon 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food utensil capable of heating and cooling food, a healing tool capable of heating and cooling an affected area, and a cosmetic tool capable of re-dressing.

As shown in FIG. 14, the caregiver or mother uses the spoon 101 to sprinkle the food 102, blows, and blows the temperature to the care recipient or baby who cannot have a spoon or other food device. Adjusted and given.
However, if the caregiver or mother has a cold and contains germs in the breath, the germs in the breath sprayed to adjust the temperature move to the food 102, and the care recipient, baby, etc. There was a risk of getting infected.

  Moreover, since the food 102 which has been sown is cooled from the surface, the temperature of the back surface 103 of the spoon 101 is substantially the same as the temperature of the food 102. As shown in FIG. There was a case where a baby or the like touches the lower lip 104 to cause burns.

  In addition, there is a butter knife as one of the eating utensils, but since the butter is generally refrigerated and harder than the bread, there is a problem that it is difficult to apply evenly to the soft bread.

Further, when, for example, ice cream is subdivided into small dishes using the spoon 101, there is a problem that the scooped ice cream is in close contact with the spoon 101 and cannot be easily transferred.
For this problem, a spoon has been proposed in which a power source is built in the handle and a heating element is provided in the portion where food is sown (see Patent Document 1).
However, this configuration has a disadvantage that the size of the spoon becomes large and heavy because a power source and a heating element are provided.

In addition, treatment is performed by helping natural healing power by warming or cooling the affected area, and warming or cooling the acupuncture points.
Usually, in such a case, a steaming towel or an ice pack is used, but since there is a troublesome preparation of the steaming towel or the like, a configuration in which a Peltier element is provided so as to be electrically heated and cooled is disclosed ( Patent Document 2).
However, the Peltier element is expensive and requires a power source, so that there is a problem that it is not convenient.

Furthermore, when makeup such as a foundation is performed, the foundation may be lifted by sweat or the like. In such a case, the makeup is reworked. However, since the color of the overcoated portion is different from that of the other portions, there is a problem that it takes time and labor to remake.
Japanese Patent Application No. 7-68727 Japanese Patent Application No. 8-166180

  Therefore, in view of the above-described conventional situation, the present invention provides a food utensil that easily adjusts the temperature of food, a healing tool that can heat and cool an affected area with a simple configuration, and a cosmetic that can be easily re-dressed. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to the edible device is characterized in that a cylindrical metal handle is connected to a metal tip contacting the food, and a heat pipe is provided in the handle, and the tip It is characterized in that the food can be heated and cooled by heat exchange between the food in contact with the portion and the handle portion.

  Moreover, while providing the sheath part inserted in the said handle | pattern part, the heat source storage part which accommodates the heating material or cooling material which is in thermal contact with the said handle | pattern part in this sheath part was provided.

  Further, the inside of the tip portion is formed in a cavity so that a temperature difference can be made between the surface in contact with food and the back surface thereof.

  The tip is a tongue-like spoon.

  The tip is a knife having a blade shape.

Furthermore, the tip is a toothed fork.
In the invention relating to the healing tool, a cylindrical metal handle is connected to the tip of the metal tongue, and a heat pipe is provided in the handle to press the tip. It is characterized in that the pressed portion can be heated and cooled by heat exchange between the pressed portion and the handle portion.

  Moreover, the sheath part inserted in the said handle | pattern part was provided, and the heat source storage part which accommodates the heating material or cooling material which heat-contacts with the said handle | pattern part in this sheath part was provided.

  Further, the inside of the tip portion is formed in a cavity, and a temperature difference is created between the surface against which the tip portion is pressed and the back surface thereof.

  In addition, the invention relating to the cosmetic device has a cylindrical handle connected to the tip of a metal tongue, a heat pipe is provided in the handle, and the handle is inserted. A sheath portion made of an electrically insulating material is provided, and the tip portion is charged so that it can be pressed against the pressed portion.

  Further, the sheath portion is provided with a heat source storage portion for storing a heating material or a cooling material in thermal contact with the handle portion.

According to the food utensil according to the present invention, the temperature of the food is transmitted to the heat pipe of the handle, for example, when the food is warm, the food squeezed at the tip can be quickly cooled, and conversely, when the food is cold, it can be warmed. become able to.
In addition, when food is sown, the temperature on the back surface of the food becomes low, so that it is possible to prevent the lips from touching the back surface and causing burns.

  In the invention relating to the healing tool, the tip portion is pressed against the pressed part such as the affected part so as to promote heat exchange between the pressed part and the handle part. The part can be quickly heated and cooled.

  Furthermore, the invention relating to the cosmetic device can press the lifted makeup by pressing against the pressed portion of the skin or the like that is charged by recharging the tip portion, and the charge on the tip portion and the makeup. The repulsive force acts between the electric charge and the makeup can be easily attached to the skin.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a spoon 2 that is one of the edible utensils applied to the description of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is.
In addition, in this 1st Embodiment, although the rice cake is demonstrated as food F, it adds that it can apply to the food F generally sprinkled with a spoon like a soup.

  The spoon 2 has an elliptical (tongue-like) tongue-like portion (tip portion) 11 that holds the food F, a handle portion 12 that is connected to and grips the tongue-like portion 11, and is provided in the handle portion 12. And a heat pipe 13 that promotes heat exchange between the tongue 11 and the handle 12.

  The tongue portion 11 and the handle portion 12 are made of a metal such as iron, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, silver, or gold, or are coated with nickel, tantalum, silver, gold, platinum, or the like by vapor deposition or plating. Is formed.

The scooping surface 16 for receiving the food F of the tongue 11 is formed to be recessed on the back surface (back surface) 17 side, and a space 18 is provided between the scooping surface 16 and the back surface 17. Hereinafter, this space 18 is referred to as a tongue-shaped portion space 18.
The tongue-shaped space 18 has a shape in which the end of the elliptical plate is partially cut out, and the thickness is thicker on the handle 12 side and thinner toward the tip side. Moreover, it becomes wide from the front end side in the scooping surface direction, and narrows toward the handle part side.

The handle portion 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape integrally formed with the tongue-like portion 11, brazed, welded, or the like, and its internal space (hereinafter referred to as the handle portion space 19) communicates with the tongue-like portion space 18. ing. Further, a sealing plug 21 having a filling tube 20 is fixed to the end portion of the handle portion 12 by welding or the like.
Further, an annular regulating member 33 for placing a finger is provided on the handle portion 12 in the vicinity of the connecting portion with the tongue portion 11.

  The tongue portion space 18 and the handle portion space 19 form an operation space 25 of the heat pipe 13, and an annealed stainless mesh sheet (wick) 26 is rolled up and stored in the operation space 25, and the filling tube 20. Is filled with hydraulic fluid. The filling tube 20 is sealed after being filled with the working fluid, so that the working space 25 is a sealed space.

  When the wick 26 is housed in the working space 25, a capillary is formed between the thin wires, and expands so as to return to the original state from the rounded state due to elasticity, and comes into thermal contact with the inner wall of the working space 25.

  Examples of the working liquid include ethanol, a 50% volume ratio of water and ethanol, acetone, and the like, and the filling pressure at that time is about 10 <-5> Torr. Of course, this pressure is set according to the type of eating utensils.

With such a configuration, when hot food F is sown in the tongue 11, the heat evaporates the working fluid in the tongue space 18. Accordingly, the latent heat of vaporization is given from the food F, and the food F is cooled.
When the hydraulic fluid evaporates, a pressure difference is generated between the tongue-shaped space 18 and the handle space 19, and the hydraulic fluid evaporated so as to relieve the pressure difference diffuses throughout the working space 25 at a substantially sonic speed.

Since the handle portion 12 is in thermal contact with the atmosphere and the hand holding the handle portion 12, the working fluid that has diffused into the handle portion space 19 dissipates heat through the handle portion 12 and condenses. The condensed working fluid moves to the tongue-shaped space 18 by the capillary tube formed by the wick 26.
By repeating such a cycle, the heat of the tongue 11 can be efficiently radiated through the handle 12.

  Fig. 4 (a) shows the rice cake (100 ° C, 200cc) cooked in two rice cakes at room temperature of 24 ° C, one is left as it is and the other is a spoon according to the present invention. Fig. 4 (b) shows the result of measuring the time to reach a temperature in the vicinity of 48 ° C with the 2 plugged in. It is the result of measuring the temperature 3 seconds after squeezing from the bowl by the spoon 2 according to the present invention by 2.5 cc.

The result shown in FIG. 4 (a) shows that it takes 18 minutes for natural heat radiation to reach 47 ° C, which is substantially the same temperature, but by inserting the spoon 2 of the present invention, the result is 49 ° C in 2.5 minutes. It can be seen that the cooling efficiency is very high.
Moreover, the result of FIG.4 (b) shows that it will drop to 47 degreeC, and it turns out that it can cool in a short time, when the porridge according to the porridge is scooped with the spoon 2 which concerns on this invention and it passes for 3 seconds.

  As described above, according to the spoon 2 according to the present invention, the sown food F is quickly cooled, so that it is not necessary for the caregiver to blow and cool as in the conventional case. Etc. can be prevented from adhering to the food F.

Moreover, in the conventional spoon 2, since the heat of the sizzling food F is directly transmitted in the thickness direction of the tongue 11 and reaches the back surface 17, the temperature of the back surface 17 is substantially the same as the temperature of the food F. The lips touched the back surface 17 and sometimes burned.
On the other hand, in the spoon 2 according to the present invention, since the tongue-shaped space 18 exists between the scooping surface 16 and the back surface 17, the heat of the food F flows to the back surface 17 side through the peripheral edge of the tongue-shaped portion 11. As a result, the temperature of the back surface 17 becomes lower than the temperature of the food F. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the lower lip touches the back surface 17 and burns.

  For example, when the temperature of the back surface 17 when the food F at 47 ° C. is cooked is measured, it is found that a temperature difference of 5 ° C. occurs at 42 ° C. Therefore, it was shown that the spoon according to the present invention has excellent characteristics with respect to safety.

  In addition, in the said description, the spoon 2 as an eating tool which cools the food F which was sown was demonstrated. However, the present invention is not limited to such use, and can be used when the food F is desired to be heated.

  For example, when ice cream is subdivided into scooping small dishes, the scooped ice cream may be in close contact with the spoon 2 and may not be easily transferred to the small dish. In such a case, if the ice cream near the scooping surface 16 is soft, it can be easily transferred from the spoon 2.

  In addition, when honey is put in ugly black tea, the honey that adheres to the spoon 2 may droop because the honey is highly viscous. In such a case, if the viscosity of the sown honey can be reduced, the inconvenience that the honey drips can be suppressed.

Furthermore, when butter is applied to bread or the like using a butter knife, since the butter is stored in a refrigerator or the like and hardened, it is not easy to apply it to a softer bread. In such a case, it is easy to apply if the butter is soft.
In addition, when meat is stabbed with a fork, if the teeth of the fork are warm, there is an advantage that a decrease in the temperature of the stabbed meat can be suppressed.

  Such a problem can be dealt with by reversely cycling the working fluid of the heat pipe 13 in the spoon 2 described above.

  That is, since ice cream, butter, honey, etc. are often lower in temperature than the hand holding the handle 12 and the atmosphere, the working fluid in the handle space 19 evaporates and diffuses into the tongue-like space 18. Then, heat can be applied to the food F by repeating the cycle of releasing heat to the food F, condensing, and returning to the handle space 19 through the capillary formed by the wick 26.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the said embodiment, the food F was the structure which heat-exchanges with the hand which hold | grips air | atmosphere or the handle | pattern part 12 via the heat pipe 13. FIG.
However, when the food F is to be cooled faster or warmed faster, the demand may not be satisfied only by using the heat radiation source or the heat absorption source as air or a hand.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a heating source and a cooling heat source are separately provided so that the food can be heated and cooled more quickly. As shown in FIGS. While having the part 12 and the heat pipe 13, it has the sheath part 30 by which the handle | pattern part 12 is inserted. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow BB in FIG.
Since this tongue-shaped part 11, the handle | pattern part 12, and the heat pipe 13 are the structures substantially the same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The sheath portion 30 includes a substantially cylindrical sheath body 31 into which the handle portion 12 is inserted to form a gripping portion, a heat source storage portion 32 that is formed inside the sheath body 31 and into which a heat source or a cold source is inserted, a sheath An isolation portion 38 formed of metal or the like that forms an inner wall of the main body 31 and partitions the heat source storage portion 32 is provided.

  As the heat source 34, a water-absorbing polymer or cold water can be used, and as the heat source, generally known materials such as hot water and warming materials (which oxidize iron etc. and use the heat at that time) can be used. It is formed in a cylindrical shape so that it can be stored in the storage portion 32.

In addition, when the heat source 34 is packaged or the like and can maintain its shape by itself, the isolation part 38 is not necessary. However, when the shape cannot be maintained by itself such as cold water, the isolation part 38 is not provided. I need it.
Of course, if the isolation part 38 is provided, it will be appreciated that it can be used in any case. In the following description, the heat source 34 will be described as an example in which the shape of the heat source 34 can be maintained by itself, and the isolation part 38 is provided.

  The sheath main body 31 is formed of resin, glass, metal, or the like, and is provided with a restriction material storage portion 35 that stores the restriction material 33 and restricts the storage position thereof at the tip. Various sculptures and patterns can be provided on the sheath body 31.

  A heat source storage portion 32 is provided adjacent to the restriction material storage portion 35, and a sheath cover is provided at the rear end side of the sheath body 31 to prevent the heat source 34 stored in the restriction material storage portion 35 from being extracted. 36 is provided. The sheath cover 36 may be formed of a highly elastic member such as resin or rubber, and the sheath cover 36 may be pushed in while elastically deforming and deformed, or may be formed of the same material as the sheath body. Also good.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the heat source 34 is inserted into the sheath body 31 and put into use. First, the heat source 34 is inserted into the sheath body 31 and the sheath lid 36 is used to cover the sheath body 31.
Next, the sheath body 31 to which the heat source 34 is inserted is inserted from the end side of the handle portion 12 and stored until the restricting material storage portion 35 comes into contact with the restricting material 33 to be usable.

  In addition, in this state, since the sheath main body 31 is only in a state of being attached to the handle portion 12, it may be considered that the sheath main body 31 comes off during use. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 8, a female screw 23 inserted into the restricting material storage portion 35 is formed in the sheath main body 31, and a male screw 24 is screwed into the female screw 23, so that the male screw The detachment of the inserted sheath body 31 may be regulated by bringing the tip of 24 into contact with the regulating material 33.

  In the above description, the case where the tongue 11 functions as the spoon 2 has been described. However, in the case of a butter knife, the configuration shown in FIG. 9 is possible. In addition, Fig.9 (a) is a perspective view of the butter knife 3 as a food tool concerning this Embodiment, and FIG.9 (b) is the CC arrow directional cross-sectional view.

  In this case, the tongue 11 acts as the knife 28 of the butter knife 3, and the heat pipe 13 extends to the tongue 11.

  The heated butter 29 is melted (or softened) by the heat from the hand, the atmosphere, or heat from the heat source 34 via the heat pipe 13, and can be easily applied to bread or the like. Improves.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. So far, the spoon 2 and the butter knife 3 used as food utensils have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be used as a healing tool or a makeup repair tool.

  Since these basic configurations are the same as the configurations shown in FIG. 5, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. However, the external shape of the tongue-like portion 11 may be a disc shape, for example, depending on the application and the site to be used.

  The tongue-like portion (tip portion) 11 acts as a heating / cooling portion 39 that heats or cools the affected portion (a pressed portion) and the handle portion 12 acts as a handle. A heat pipe 13 is accommodated in the handle 12.

In general, in order to heat or cool the body part, at least the temperature of the body part to be heated or cooled has to be raised, and since most of the body is moisture, the sheath body 31 has a heating source. It is preferable that the heat source 34 of a cold heat source is accommodated.
Of course, it is also possible to use a heat source or a cold heat source wrapped around the handle portion 12 in response to an increase in the amount of heat required.

  FIG. 10 shows a state when the healing part 4 is used to heat or cool the affected part 37 by pressing the warming / cooling part 39 against the affected part 37 (the thumb joint is taken as the affected part in FIG. 10). FIG.

  Conventionally, when using a steamed towel or ice bag to heat or cool a local affected area, clothes may get wet with these steamed towels, etc.In the case of a towel or ice bag, Although the heat conduction inside them is poor, the temperature of the part that is hot as a whole is in contact with the affected area is lowered, and there is inconvenience that the position must be changed many times, but the healing device according to the present invention There is convenience that such a problem does not occur.

  Next, as another embodiment, a cosmetic tool for retouching makeup will be described with reference to FIG. Since the basic configuration of this makeup tool is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. However, the external shape of the tongue-like portion 11 may be a disk shape, for example, and can be changed according to the application and the site to be used.

  And the tongue-shaped part 11 acts as the pressing part (pressed part) 42 pressed against the skin to be retouched, and the handle part 12 acts as a handle. A heat pipe 13 is accommodated in the handle 12, and a sheath 30 is inserted into the handle 12.

  The sheath body 31 of the handle portion 30 is formed of an electrically insulating glass, resin, or the like, and a tantalum film 41 is deposited on the surface of the pressing portion 42.

  The cosmetic 6 is used by charging the pressing portion 42 and pressing it against the skin to be re-dressed. In order to make the pressing portion 42 into a charged state, the sheath main body 31 needs to be formed of a material having electrical insulation.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state of re-dressing, and FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the principle of re-dressing. Makeup, such as foundations, rises when you sweat. In this case, it is not easy to reattach the lifted makeup to the skin even if the makeup is retouched but simply pressed with a makeup puff. Such lifted makeup is positively charged as shown in FIG. 13A, and the skin is negatively charged.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the pressing portion 42 is positively charged and pressed against the lifted makeup portion 46, the pressing portion 42 presses the lifted makeup and the pressing portion 42 is pressed. The makeup is pressed against the skin by the repulsive force that acts between the charge of the part 42 and the charge of the makeup.

  Since there are various irregularities on the skin, the degree to which makeup is attached to the skin is low only by pressing the pressing portion 42, but it can be satisfactorily attached by pressing with the action of an electric field.

  In addition, sweat etc. can be considered as a cause of makeup rising. Therefore, if the sweat is not suppressed, the make-up can not be satisfactorily performed, or the makeup collapse occurs immediately. Since sweat is due to an increase in the temperature of the skin, sweating can be suppressed by cooling the part.

  For this reason, the sheath portion 30 is configured to accommodate a cold heat source. Accordingly, the makeup lifted while cooling the skin is mechanically pressed and pressed by the action of the electric field, so that partial retouching can be easily performed.

  A tantalum film 41 is deposited on the surface of the pressing portion 42. This tantalum film 41 is provided in order to prevent the disadvantage that the surface of the pressing portion 42 is darkened when the makeup is repaired.

  That is, when the pressing portion 42 is pressed against the skin, it is assumed that the pressing portion 42 is scratched by makeup (not sure), but the surface of the pressing portion 42 is darkened. Inconvenience occurred.

  Therefore, as a result of changing the material so that the surface of the pressing portion 42 is a metal surface such as gold, platinum, iron, aluminum, stainless steel, tantalum, etc. Also darkening occurred.

  Accordingly, it has been found that vapor deposition of tantalum is effective in preventing the occurrence of darkening. The thickness was several microns.

It is a side view of the spoon applied to description of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the spoon shown in FIG. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of the spoon in FIG. It is a figure which shows the experimental result which compared the performance of the conventional product and this invention product. It is a perspective view of a spoon provided with the sheath part applied to description of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is BB arrow sectional drawing of the spoon in FIG. FIG. 6 is an assembly view of the spoon of FIG. 5. It is the fragmentary sectional view which expanded the tongue-shaped part of the spoon of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the butter knife as another Example. It is a figure explaining the use condition of the healing tool applied to description of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the cosmetics as another Example. It is a figure explaining the use condition of cosmetics. It is a figure explaining the action principle of a cosmetic tool. It is a figure applied to description of a prior art, and is a figure which shows a mode when the food squeezed with the spoon is cooled. It is a figure applied to description of the prior art, and is a figure which shows a mode when food is given to a care recipient etc. with a spoon.

Explanation of symbols

F Food 2 Spoon 3 Butter knife 4 Healing tool 6 Cosmetic tool 11 Tongue part 12 Handle part 13 Heat pipe 16 Scoop surface 17 Back face 18 Tongue part space 19 Handle part space 20 Filling tube 21 Seal plug 23 Female screw 24 Male screw 25 Working space 26 Mesh sheet (wick)
28 Knife part 29 Butter 30 Handle part 30 Sheath base 30 Sheath part 31 Sheath body 32 Heat source storage part 33 Control material 34 Heat source 35 Control material storage part 36 Sheath cover 37 Affected part 38 Isolation part 39 Thermal cooling part 41 Tantalum film 42 Pushing part

Claims (11)

  A cylindrical metal handle is connected to the metal tip in contact with food, and a heat pipe is provided in the handle, and the heat exchange between the food in contact with the tip and the handle A food utensil characterized by the ability to heat and cool food.   The sheath part inserted in the said handle | pattern part is provided, The heat source storage part which accommodates the heating material or cooling material which is in thermal contact with the said handle | pattern part in the said sheath part was provided. Eating utensils.   The eating tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inside of the tip portion is formed in a cavity, and a temperature difference is formed between a surface in contact with food and a back surface thereof.   The eating tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tip is a tongue-shaped spoon.   The eating tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tip portion is a knife having a blade shape.   The eating tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tip part is a toothed fork.   A cylindrical metal handle is connected to the tip of the metal tongue, and a heat pipe is provided in the handle, and the tip is pressed against the pressed portion. A healing tool, wherein the pressed portion can be heated and cooled by heat exchange between the portion and the handle portion.   The healing according to claim 7, wherein a sheath portion to be inserted into the handle portion is provided, and a heat source storage portion for storing a heating material or a cooling material that is in thermal contact with the handle portion is provided in the sheath portion. Ingredients.   The healing tool according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the inside of the tip portion is formed in a cavity, and a temperature difference is created between a surface to which the tip portion is pressed and a back surface thereof.   A cylindrical handle is connected to the tip of the metal tongue, a heat pipe is provided in the handle, and a sheath made of an electrical insulating material is inserted into the handle. A cosmetic tool characterized by being provided so that the tip can be charged and pressed against a pressed portion.   The cosmetic device according to claim 10, wherein a heat source storage portion that stores a heating material or a coolant that is in thermal contact with the handle portion is provided in the sheath portion.

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