JP2012068221A - Measuring instruments - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that measuring instruments conventionally take time and effort which are frequently required to repeat the check of increase or decrease of the contents and the instrument scales, until the desired amount is exactly measured.SOLUTION: The measuring instruments are provided which can simultaneously measure the contents while being reduced.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container having a measuring function, such as a measuring spoon, a measuring ladle, a measuring cup, and a rice cooker inner pot.

The measuring spoon is used to measure seasonings and laundry detergents. The measuring cup has the same function as the measuring cup.
In cooking, the conventional procedure is to select a measuring spoon from large, medium and small according to the indication of “sugar, large 1” in the recipe, and to measure the amount. At present, there are some measuring spoons that are both large, medium, and small, and the scale 9 including the ladle is struck twice or three times, or it is slidable. Some spoons attached to the detergent have not only the scale 9 but also easy-to-understand steps.
The measuring cup has a number of scales 9 on the diagonal band so that the scale 9 is easy to read even if you look into it from the top. Some are.

  JP 2007-263936 JP 2005-179576

  Conventional measuring spoons and cups are graduated with a scale 9 for measuring in a horizontal state. But for example, the water, which is probably the most frequently metered at home, is actually cumbersome. First, bring the measuring instrument 1 under the faucet, put the amount of the star, put the measuring instrument 1 on a horizontal place, and check the scale 9 to see if it is the target amount. If not enough, add water from the tap again, throw away if there is more, and place it on the table again to check. However, it was very difficult to repeat this once or twice. In addition, when weighed while placing on a horizontal table, there was a similar problem in reducing the amount to the target amount if too much content was added. This happens because the contents cannot be increased or decreased at the same time.

  Provided is a measuring instrument 1 capable of measuring while reducing the amount. A scale line 8 passing through the spout 6 of the measuring instrument 1 is provided. As will be described later, the scale line 8 is a curve intersecting the pouring plane 7 including the spout 6 and the meter wall 5 and displays the scale 9 on this curve. At the time of weighing, put a large amount first, and measure while spilling while looking at the scale 9 until the target amount is exactly the same. At this time, the target scale line 8 is horizontal. The method of measuring the remaining amount 12 in this way is called a measuring method 1.

  Further, if the total capacity of the measuring instrument 1 is A, the amount spilled once the measuring instrument is full is B, and the remaining amount 12 in the container is C, the equation A = B + C is established. By using this relationship and adding a spill amount 13 to each scale 9, it can be seen at a glance how much spillage has been spilled from the full state. A method of measuring the spill amount 13 in this way is called a measuring method 2. If both the remaining amount 12 and the spilled amount 13 are added to each scale 9, it can always be easily measured by two kinds of measuring methods.

The words in the present invention will be explained.
The measuring spoon 2 includes a ladle, and the measuring cup 3 includes a rice cooker inner pot, a pan, a bowl, and the like. These are collectively referred to as a measuring instrument 1.
When weighing while tilting the measuring instrument 1 slightly, the approximate plane formed by the upper surface of the contents is poured into the pouring plane 7, and the curve intersecting the pouring plane 7 and the measuring instrument wall 5 remains on the scale line 8 and the measuring instrument 1. The amount of the content that is spilled from the state in which the measuring instrument 1 is full is called the spilled amount 13.

The spout 6 refers to the edge portion of the measuring instrument 1 through which the contents pass when pouring or spilling the contents from the measuring instrument 1 into another container or the like. The spout 6 may have a different feature from the other edges, such as a spout-shaped protrusion, but the portion that is passed through when spilling may be referred to as the spout 6. Therefore, there may be a plurality of spouts 6 in one measuring instrument 1.
The plane containing or passing through the spout 6 refers to the general plane formed by the upper surface of the contents when weighing the contents with very little spillage, which is necessarily the pouring plane 7. The case where the figure becomes slightly inaccurate due to the shape of the surface tension, the spout 6, the measuring instrument, etc., also corresponds to the pouring plane 7.

  In a state where a certain amount has been spilled from the full state, the amount of the content is called the remaining amount 12, and the spilled amount is called the spilled amount 13. A scale 9 is displayed on the scale line 8, and a numerical value 10 added to each scale 9 indicates the spill amount 13 or the remaining amount 12. Furthermore, the weight 14 corresponding to the spilled amount 13 and the remaining amount 12 may be indicated. In addition, the amount of laundry or washing machine water amount may be indicated instead of the amount of the detergent itself like a laundry detergent. In either case, the positions and the number of them are changed as necessary. Further, the expressions of the remaining amount 12 and the spilled amount 13 include those replaced with the corresponding amounts as described above.

-Only one measuring spoon 2 is required, and work efficiency is improved.
・ We can weigh while spilling. Quick and accurate weighing is possible without having to re-level and check again. (If you measure on the container, there will be no waste)
・ Simple and easy to use and clean.
・ It is easy to measure heavy items such as when adjusting the amount of water in the rice cooker 4.
-Since the measuring instrument wall 5 on the side opposite to the spout 6 has a larger distance between the scale 9 and the scale 9 than in the prior art, it is easy to increase the number of the scales 9 even if the measuring instrument 1 is small.
・ In weighing method 2, the amount of the target material to be added is fixed, and when making sweets that are added in small portions, the amount of food that has been transferred from a full state to another container The measuring instrument 1 is very convenient.
・ Weighing method 2 can be used without calculating the spilled amount 13 as spilled amount 13, so it is easy to collect data for experiments and making sweets.
-It is more convenient if there is a weight display as in the fourth embodiment. The normal measuring instrument 1 measures by size, but the displayed amount of the recipe is often a weight, and it is easy to use if written together.

Example 1 perspective view of measuring spoon Example 2 Measuring cup perspective view Example 3 Measuring cup perspective view in a state of measuring while spilling

  Example 1 of the measuring spoon 2 is shown in FIG. Here, the spout 6 is in the center of the tip, but the spout 6 may be provided so as to be held on the front side with a dominant hand. The basic shape is the same as a spoon, so it is easy to wash and clean. In FIG. 1, the scale 9 is provided on almost the entire scale line 8, but it is sufficient that the scale 9 can uniquely determine the plane. Even if the scale 9 is short, it is sufficient if the spout 6 is inserted and there are three places.

A second embodiment of the measuring cup 3 is shown in FIG.
The shape of the spout 6 is not limited to the shape of the mouthpiece, and any part of the edge of the measuring device may be used as the spout 6 instead of one place. The shape of the spout 6 may be changed depending on the property of the object to be measured to make it easier to measure by preventing liquid dripping.

  It is easy to understand if the scale line 8 is distinguished by a dotted line, a broken line or the like for each quantity. The amount of the weighing method 2 and the weighing method 1 is described above and below the scale 9, respectively. At this time, if the upper and lower parts of the scale 9 are clearly divided by changing the pattern and color, the scale 9 is easy to read. In addition, it is easier to use if the same horizontal scale is used with the same color and pattern.

  It is convenient to display not only the volume or the volume but also the weight in the measuring instrument 1 dedicated to one to several kinds of materials. For each scale 9, a weight 14 corresponding to the spilled amount 13 and the remaining amount 12 of the target material to be measured is written together.

  The rice cooker inner pot 4 is the same as the measuring cup 3, but the numerical value 10 added to the normal scale is the total number of rice, and the amount of water matching it is often displayed as the amount of rice. It describes as follows.

  The measuring spoon 2 dedicated to laundry detergent often displays the amount of laundry or washing machine water, not the amount of detergent. It is easy to put in the washing machine after weighing in the detergent container in the weighing method 1.

1. 1. Measuring instrument 2. Measuring spoon 3. Measuring cup 4. Cooker in the rice cooker Meter wall 6. Spout 7. Pouring plane 8. Scale line9. Scale 10 Numerical value 11. Total capacity 12. Remaining amount13. Spill amount14. Applicable weight

Claims (3)

  A measuring instrument characterized by displaying a scale 9 on a curve where a pouring plane 7 including a spout 6 of the measuring instrument and a measuring instrument wall 5 intersect.   The measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the numerical values representing the remaining quantity 12 and the spilled quantity 13 is marked on the scale 9.   The measuring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a corresponding weight calculated by specific gravity is added to at least one target.

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