JP2012163542A - Measuring spoon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring spoon with which floating of leveling pieces is sufficiently suppressed and objects to be measured can be leveled comparatively accurately.SOLUTION: A measuring spoon includes a measuring portion 1 which is opened upward and in which objects to be measured can be stored, a handle portion 2 extending from the measuring portion 1, a distal end portion 3a which is attached to the handle portion 2, movable along an opening upper edge 1a of the measuring portion 1 and configured to level the objects to be measured, and a pressing portion 4. By pressing the pressing portion 4 onto an upper surface of the handle portion 2, the distal end portion 3a is abutted to the opening upper edge 1a of the measuring portion 1. While the distal end portion 3a is moved from a leveling starting position S to a leveling ending position E, the handle portion 2 is abutted with at least a part of a lower surface of the pressing portion 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring spoon used for measuring an object to be weighed such as powder, liquid, or paste.

  A measuring spoon used for weighing light-weight objects such as foods, chemicals, and detergents that are in the form of powders, liquids, or pastes. If the object to be weighed is in the form of powder, liquid, or paste, the surplus part is swollen with a stick or spatula, etc. By cutting, it can be accurately measured as the same volume as the measuring part.

  When carrying out such grinding, it is necessary to use both hands at the time of work because the hand has a measuring spoon and the other hand has a stick or a spatula, and the work is complicated. In addition, a stick and a spatula are required in addition to the measuring spoon, but it must be prepared at the same time when worn, and the management of the equipment is troublesome.

  Therefore, there are measuring spoons and measuring spoons that are provided with a scraping rod and spatula so that they can be ground with one hand.

For example, in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3, a scraped piece is attached to the upper surface of the handle portion of the spoon so as to rub the upper surface of the measuring portion, that is, movably parallel to the opening surface of the measuring portion. A measuring spoon is described.
When using such a measuring spoon, while holding the handle portion of the measuring spoon with one hand, the upper part of the measuring portion can be moved using the finger of the hand holding the spoon. , Can be cut with one hand.

On the other hand, for accurate weighing, it is necessary that the scraped piece is moved on the upper surface of the weighing unit while being in contact with the upper surface of the upper end edge of the weighing unit without any gap.
When grinding is performed with the scraped piece floating above the upper edge of the opening, a gap is created between the upper edge of the opening of the weighing unit and the scraped piece. Therefore, accurate weighing is not possible.

  In Patent Documents 4 and 5, it is described that a guide protrusion protruding in the moving direction is provided on the chopping piece, and the protrusion is inserted into the lower surface of the handle portion to suppress the upward lifting of the chopping piece. Has been.

However, in the measuring spoons described in Patent Documents 4 and 5, it is necessary to mold the measuring spoon in advance so that the guide projection and the lower surface of the handle portion are in close contact with each other. Therefore, it is difficult to reliably prevent floating.
Alternatively, when the guide projection is deformed and lowered from the initial position by use, the floating cannot be suppressed, and there is a possibility that accurate measurement cannot be performed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-28125 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-10370 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-175356 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-184164 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-88027

  Therefore, in view of the conventional problems as described above, the present invention provides a measuring spoon capable of sufficiently suppressing the floating of a scraped piece and capable of grinding an object to be weighed relatively accurately. This is the issue.

  The measuring spoon according to the present invention includes a measuring part capable of storing an object to be weighed open upward, a handle part extending from the measuring part, and an object to be weighed in the measuring part attached to the handle part. And a base piece that moves along an upper surface of the handle portion, and the measuring portion that extends from the base portion and moves along with the movement of the base portion. And a tip end portion configured to be able to cut off an object to be weighed by the movement, and the base portion from above the base portion of the handle portion. A pressing portion that can be pressed toward the upper surface is provided, and by pressing the pressing portion against the upper surface of the handle portion, the tip portion is configured to come into contact with the upper end edge of the opening of the measuring unit, The handle portion is ground from the start position where the tip portion is ground. While being moved to the completion position, it is characterized by being configured to at least partially abutting the lower surface of the pressing portion.

According to the present invention, the object to be weighed is stored in the weighing unit, and when the object to be weighed in the weighing unit is worn by the scraping piece, the pressing part provided on the scraping piece is pressed with a finger or the like, The tip of the chopping piece can be brought into contact with the upper edge of the opening of the measuring part, and in this way there is no gap between the tip and the upper edge of the opening. The surplus objects to be weighed above the upper edge of the opening can be precisely cut off.
Further, since at least a part of the pressing portion is in contact with the upper surface of the handle while the tip is moved from the start position to the end position, the pressing portion is always held between the start and end of the cutting. It is possible to press against the upper surface of the part, and it is possible to suppress the tip part from floating up from the upper edge of the opening until it has been ground.

  In the present invention, the handle portion includes a handle portion main body and a protruding portion protruding from a side edge of the handle portion main body, and the upper surface of the handle portion main body is flush with the upper surface of the protruding portion. Is preferably provided.

  The handle portion is provided with a handle portion main body and a protruding portion protruding from a side edge of the handle portion main body, and when the upper surface of the handle portion main body and the upper surface of the protruding portion are flush with each other, Even when the pressing portion of the scraped piece moves to the outside from the handle portion side edge at the time of cutting, the pressing portion can be supported on the same surface on the upper surface of the continuous handle portion main body and the upper surface of the protruding portion, It is possible to prevent the scraped piece from floating.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a locking portion for locking the scraped piece is provided at a position where the tip portion has moved to the scraping end position.

  In such a case, when the chopping piece is not used, it is possible to prevent the chopping piece from moving carelessly. Therefore, when the measuring spoon is stored or when the object to be weighed is scooped into the measuring section, the scraped piece does not get in the way.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the base portion is provided with an attachment portion for attaching the scraped piece to the handle portion, and at least a part of the base portion connecting the attachment portion and the tip portion has flexibility. .

  In such a case, since the chopped piece is attached to the handle portion via the flexible base portion, the tip portion can be easily moved by bending the base portion. It can be easily moved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently suppress the floating of the scraped piece and to scrape the object to be weighed relatively accurately.

The perspective view which shows the measuring spoon of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view which shows the measuring spoon of one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the side view, (c) is a bottom view. (A) (b) is a top view which shows the use condition of the measuring spoon of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view explaining the manufacturing method of the measuring spoon of one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the same side view. (A) is a perspective view which shows the measuring spoon of other embodiment of this invention, (b) is the top view. (A) is a perspective view which shows the measuring spoon of other embodiment of this invention, (b) is the top view.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below.
The measuring spoon of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 and 2. FIG.
The measuring spoon 10 of the present embodiment is attached to the measuring unit 1 capable of storing an object to be measured open upward, the handle 2 extending from the measuring unit 1, and the handle 2. A ground piece 3 capable of grinding the object to be weighed in the weighing unit 1 is provided. The ground piece 3 has a base part 3b that moves along the upper surface of the handle part 2, and extends from the base part 3b. And a tip portion 3a configured to move along the upper edge 1a of the opening of the weighing unit 1 along with the movement of the base portion 3b, and to be able to scrape the object to be weighed by the movement. Yes.
The base portion 3b is provided with a pressing portion 4 capable of pressing the base portion 3b from above toward the upper surface of the handle portion 2. By pressing the pressing portion 4 against the upper surface of the handle portion 2, the distal end The portion 3a is configured to come into contact with the opening upper edge 1a of the measuring portion 1, and the handle 2 is pressed while the tip portion 3a is moved from the grinding start position to the grinding end position. The measuring spoon of the present embodiment is configured so as to contact at least a part of the lower surface of the portion 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the measuring unit 1 is formed as a hollow opening in a circular shape on the upper surface of one end of the sheet-like handle 2, and the volume of the measuring unit 1 is a predetermined metering amount. It is formed so that it may become the volume of.

The handle portion 2 includes a handle portion main body 21 and a protruding portion 5 that protrudes outside the one side edge 2a in the longitudinal direction of the handle portion main body 21.
The handle body 21 has an upper surface formed in a flat surface, an edge portion on which the measuring portion 1 is formed is formed in an arc shape along the shape of the opening of the measuring portion 1, and the upper surface on the other end side. Is provided with a protrusion 2c.
The upper surface of the protrusion 5 is provided on a flat surface that is flush with the upper surface of the handle body 21.

The ground piece 3 is provided with a straight base portion 3b and a spatula-shaped tip portion 3a provided so as to extend from the base portion 3b.
The tip portion 3a is curved so as to follow the shape of the opening of the measuring portion 1, and is disposed on the upper surface of the half on the other side edge 2b side of the upper surface of the upper end edge portion 1a of the opening.
The base portion 3 b is disposed on the upper surface of the handle body 21 along the other side edge 2 b in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 21.
A plate-like attachment portion 3c is provided at the end opposite to the tip portion of the base portion 3b. The attachment portion 3c is provided with a hole 3d, and the protrusion 2c of the handle portion main body 21 is provided with a hole. The ground piece 3 is attached to the upper surface of the handle body 21 by being fitted to 3d.

The base body portion 3 b is provided with a plate-like pressing portion 4 that protrudes toward the inside of the handle portion main body 21.
The pressing portion 4 is disposed on the upper surface of the handle body 21 so that the lower surface of the pressing portion 4 is in contact with the upper surface of the handle body 21, and the widthwise length of the widest portion substantially matches the width of the handle body 21. It is formed to do.
The pressing unit 4 is disposed at a position that does not fog the measuring unit 1. The edge portion 4a in the width direction on the weighing unit 1 side of the pressing unit 4 is cut obliquely.
The angle of the edge portion 4a can be appropriately set to such an angle that the pressing portion 4 does not hang over the measuring portion 3 even when the cut piece 3 is moved.

The pressing portion 4 is disposed at substantially the same position as the protruding portion 5 in the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 2.
That is, when viewed from above, the pressing portion 4 and the protruding portion 5 are arranged side by side.
A linear protrusion 4b that draws a concentric circle is formed at the center of the upper surface of the pressing portion 4 of the present embodiment.

  A protrusion 7 is formed on the lower surface side of the pressing portion 4 and is locked to a notch 6 formed at a position corresponding to the base of the protruding portion 5 on the side edge of the handle body 21.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B, the thickness of the cut piece 3 is slightly increased from the tip 3 a to the position where the pressing portion 4 of the base portion 3 b is attached. A thinned portion 3e is formed from the mounting position to the mounting portion 3c side.
The thin portion 3e is formed to have a thickness that allows the base portion 3b to be easily bent, although it varies depending on the type of synthetic resin that is the material of the scraped piece 3.
The tip portion 3a is formed to have a thickness that is strong enough to wear the object to be weighed when worn.

The measuring part 1, the handle part 2, and the ground piece 3 as described above can be manufactured by, for example, integrally molding from a synthetic resin or the like.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the synthetic resin sheet is formed into a predetermined shape, and is formed in a state where the measuring portion 1, the handle portion 2, and the chopped piece 3 are connected via the connecting portion X. Each portion of the measuring spoon 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is easily formed by bending the synthetic resin sheet via the portion X so that the handle portion 2 and the cut piece 3 are overlapped. be able to.
Alternatively, a synthetic resin sheet having a predetermined shape corresponding to the measuring portion 1 and the handle portion 2, a synthetic resin sheet having a predetermined shape corresponding to the cut piece 3, and two members are formed, and the two members are stacked. In addition, each part of the measuring spoon 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration can be easily formed.

As the material of the measuring part 1, the handle part 2 and the ground piece 3, for example, synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, etc., metal such as stainless steel, wood, paper, ceramic, etc. are preferably used.
Among these, it is preferable to use a synthetic resin because it is easy to form by integral molding.
In particular, when an olefin resin is used, by adjusting the thickness of the chopped piece 3 as described above, the tip portion 3a has a strength that can be crushed, and the thin portion 3e of the base portion 3b has a thickness. Is preferable because it can be easily flexible.

  Next, the case where the measuring spoon 10 as described above is used will be described.

First, an object to be weighed such as powder, a liquid with high viscosity, or a pasty solid is piled up and stored in the weighing unit 1 so as to rise from the upper end edge 1a of the opening.
Then, the vicinity of the center of the pressing portion 4, that is, the vicinity of the center Y of the concentric linear protrusion 4b shown in FIG.
At this time, a force is applied to the ground piece 3 by pressing the pressing portion 4 to the upper surface side of the handle portion 3, so that the tip portion 3 a formed integrally with the pressing portion 4 and the base portion 3 b is also provided. It presses toward the opening upper end edge part 1a of the measurement part 1 to contact | abut, and the front-end | tip part 3a is contact | abutted on the opening upper end edge part 1a without gap.

  In this state, that is, from the state in which the chopped piece 3 is at the chopping start position S shown in FIG. In addition, since it moves along the upper surface of the opening upper edge 1a to the grinding end position E shown in FIG. 3 (b), the excess object to be weighed above the measuring unit 1 is scraped off by the tip 3a.

  In order to move the tip portion 3a while pressing the pressing portion 4 against the top surface of the handle body 21 as described above, the tip portion 3a is always in contact with the upper end edge 1a of the opening, It is possible to precisely wear without a gap between the opening upper edge 1a and the tip 3a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the tip 3a moves to the cut-off end position E, the central portion Y of the pressing portion 4 moves to a position where it protrudes from the one side edge 2a of the handle body 21. However, even at such a position, the lower surface of the pressing portion 4 near the central portion Y is supported on the same surface as the upper surface of the handle body 21 by the projecting portion 5, so that the tip portion 3 a is surely secured until grinding is completed. Can be suppressed.

Furthermore, when not slicing, the slicing piece 3 is disposed on the other side edge 2b of the handle body 21 as shown in FIG. 3 (a). The protrusion 7 thus formed is locked to the notch 6 formed at the base of the protrusion 5 of the handle 2.
Therefore, even if the thin portion 3e of the chopped piece 3 is bent to the outside of the handle portion main body 21, since the projection 7 is locked, the chopped piece 3 is bent to the outside of the other side edge 2b of the handle portion 2. Can be suppressed.
Therefore, when storing or using the measuring spoon 10 without chopping, the chopping piece 3 moves carelessly and does not get in the way, and the thin portion 3e is overloaded and damaged. Can also be prevented.

Note that the measuring spoon of the present invention may be provided with a locking portion that locks the scraped piece when the tip of the scraped piece reaches the scraping end position.
As such a locking portion, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, when the tip portion 3a of the cut piece 3 is moved to the cut end position, the pressing portion 4 The protrusion-shaped latching | locking part 8 etc. which protrude on the upper surface of the position which abuts are illustrated.
The pressing portion 4 of the chopping piece 3 is locked by the locking portion 8 so that the chopping piece does not move further in the chopping direction.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the slicing pieces 3 from moving unnecessarily and applying too much load to the thin portion 3e, thereby preventing damage.
As shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the locking portion may be a protrusion along the shape of the edge of the protrusion 5, or may be a cylindrical protrusion having a small diameter as shown in FIG. 6. Well, the point is that the shape is not limited as long as the movement of the chopping piece 3 is locked.
Further, as the locking portion, in addition to projecting on the upper surface of the projecting portion as described above, for example, it may be a protrusion formed at the end position of the upper surface of the handle portion, or a slicing piece, An engaging portion comprising means for attaching so as to rotate only at a predetermined angle may be provided, and in short, any engaging portion capable of engaging the chopped piece at the ending end position is sufficient.

In the said embodiment, although the protrusion part 5 was provided only in the one side edge 2a side of the handle part main body 21, a protrusion part may be provided in the both sides of a handle part main body.
For example, when the width of the measuring portion is wider than the width of the handle portion, the pressing portion may protrude from both side edges of the handle portion main body at the wear start position and the wear end position of the cut piece.
In such a case, by providing protrusions on both sides of the handle body, it is always part of the pressing part, preferably near the center of the pressing part, while the cutting piece is moved from the cutting start position to the cutting end position. Can be brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the protrusion and the handle body and supported from below.

  Alternatively, without providing the protrusion 5, the width of the handle portion body is formed wider than the width of the measuring portion, and the lower surface of the pressing portion and the handle portion body are moved while moving from the start position to the end position. You may form so that an upper surface may contact | abut.

In the said embodiment, although the press part 4 was formed so that it might protrude from the abrasion piece 3 to the inner side of the handle part main body 21, when the protrusion part is provided in the both sides of the handle part main body as mentioned above, or a handle When the part main body is provided wide, the pressing part 4 may be formed so as to protrude from the ground piece 3 to the outside of the handle part 2.
In short, the pressing part is pressed so that the cutting piece can be pressed against the upper surface side of the handle body while the cutting piece moves at the time of cutting, and the pressing portion is pressed against and supported by the upper surface of the handle portion. The part and the handle part should just be formed.

1: Measuring part, 2: Pattern part, 3: Ground piece, 4: Pressing part, 5: Protruding part, 8: Locking part, 10: Measuring spoon

Claims (4)

A weighing unit capable of storing an object to be weighed open upward; a handle extending from the weighing unit; and a scraping piece attached to the handle and capable of grinding the object to be weighed in the weighing unit Is provided,
The ground piece has a base part that moves along the upper surface of the handle part, and extends from the base part, and is movable along the upper edge of the opening of the measuring part as the base part moves. A tip portion configured so that the object to be weighed can be worn by the movement,
The base portion is provided with a pressing portion capable of pressing the base portion from above toward the upper surface of the handle portion. By pressing the pressing portion against the upper surface of the handle portion, the tip portion of the measuring portion is It is configured to contact the upper edge of the opening,
The measuring spoon is configured to contact at least a part of the lower surface of the pressing portion while the tip portion is moved from a grinding start position to a grinding end position.   The handle is provided with a handle body and a protrusion protruding from a side edge of the handle body, and the upper surface of the handle body and the upper surface of the protrusion are provided flush with each other. The measuring spoon according to claim 1.   The measuring spoon according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a locking portion that locks the scraped piece at a position where the tip portion has moved to the ground end position.   The base part is provided with an attachment part for attaching the scraped piece to the handle part, and at least a part of the base part connecting the attachment part and the tip part has flexibility. A measuring spoon according to claim 1.

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