JP2013034604A - Slide member and food material slicer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food material slicer formed by arranging a slide member capable of easily and surely slicing a food material such as bread in a predetermined thickness, on a knife.SOLUTION: The slide member (3) forms the food material slicer 1 by being arranged on the knife (2) comprising a blade body (4) for slicing the food material and a handle body (5) supporting the blade body (4) and laterally slices the food material (7) placed on a cutting table (6) in the predetermined thickness. The slide member includes: a mounting part (8) to the knife (2); and a surface (9) to be guided, which is located apart a distance equal to a required slice thickness (d) from a virtual cutting surface (P) of the food material (7) by the blade body (4) during mounting to the knife (2), and movably guided to the cutting table (6) during slicing the food material.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide member provided on a kitchen knife for easily slicing food such as bread into a predetermined thickness, and a food slicer provided with the slide member.

  In order to slice a flexible food material such as bread into a predetermined thickness with a knife, conventionally, for example, while placing the food material on a cutting table and pressing the food material from above, the knife is cut on the side surface of the food material. A method is known in which a material is horizontally applied to a position and cut into food while moving back and forth within a horizontal plane including the cutting position.

  However, in the above method, it is difficult to hold the knife stably in a horizontal position within a predetermined horizontal plane and move it back and forth while cutting it into the food without the advanced skill of the cutting operator. In such a case, there are problems such as rough cuts, irregularities, or uneven thickness of the thin cut food material, and non-uniform average thickness between the thin cut food materials.

  In Patent Document 1, a knife is provided with a guide member, and the guide member is brought into contact with a side surface of food such as bread placed on a cooking table, and the knife with guide is lowered from above while moving back and forth. A guided knife configured to sequentially slice the food product into a certain thickness is disclosed. However, according to the above configuration, the structure is simple and has the advantage of not requiring a complicated device for holding or feeding the food, but since the flexible food is sliced vertically from above, Since the guide member of the knife with guide is guided to the side of the food that is flexible and easily deformed when the slice is cut, the cut surface of the sliced food becomes rough as a result of the slice. There is a problem that it is easy to cause unevenness or unevenness in thickness.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a slice object such as ham or bread that is slidably mounted on a mounting table is protruded to one side of the mounting table by a regulated amount. There is disclosed a slicing aid configured to slice a sliced object vertically with a knife while in close contact with the guide surface of the member. Further, Patent Document 3 is configured to intermittently raise the bread loave placed on the bread platform by a predetermined movement amount while being pressed by a pressing member, and to slice the bread horizontally with a knife each time the bread rises. An improved bread slicing device is disclosed. However, according to the above-described configuration, the holding and feeding mechanism of the food material to be sliced and the guide and drive mechanism of the kitchen knife require a complicated structure, and even if it can handle a relatively large amount of slice processing, It was not necessarily suitable for home use.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-165665 JP 2005-288567 A Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-45399

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide member that makes it possible to easily and reliably slice a food material such as bread into a predetermined thickness, and a food slicer provided with the slide member. It is in.

The slide member according to the first aspect of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problem is provided on a knife consisting of a blade body for cutting the food material and a handle that supports the blade body to form a food material slicer, A slide member that slices the foodstuff placed in a lateral direction into a predetermined thickness,
An attachment portion to the kitchen knife and a distance corresponding to a required sliced thickness from the virtual cutting surface of the foodstuff by the blade when attached to the knife, and are guided to be freely moved to the cutting table when the foodstuff is sliced. And a guided surface.

  According to the above configuration, when the food is sliced, the knife is provided with the slide member to form the food slicer, the food is placed on the cutting table, and the other hand is pressed while holding the food from above. The blade body is gripped, and the blade body is applied to the food material side surface while moving the guided surface of the slide member movably in contact with the cutting table, and cut into the food material while moving back and forth. Since the height set by the slide member from the cutting table, that is, the height corresponding to the required thin cutting thickness is always stably maintained, the foodstuff can be easily used without requiring high skill of the cutting operator. And it becomes possible to cut into a required thickness reliably.

  The slide member is preferably provided in an arbitrary section from the base of the blade body to the blade body proximity portion of the handle body so that the thin cutting operation of the blade body can be smoothly performed while gripping the handle body. . There is no special restriction | limiting about the material of the said slide member, For example, a plastics, a metal, a ceramic, wood, etc. and those composite materials can be used.

  The guided surface of the slide member may have, for example, a smooth flat surface that enables free sliding on the cutting table, a plurality of smooth spherical surfaces, and other curved surfaces. You may have rolling elements, such as a roller caster and a ball caster, which enable free rolling.

  In the slide member, the attachment portion may be integrated with the kitchen knife so as not to be detached, but preferably includes an attachment / detachment mechanism for removably attaching to the kitchen knife as described in claim 2, In that case, it can be applied to an existing knife or the like as necessary. There is no particular restriction on the attachment / detachment mechanism. For example, a structure in which a fixing member such as a bolt, a nut, or a screw is fixed to a mounting portion of a slide member in a kitchen knife, or the fixing portion such as a bolt, a nut, a screw, or the like is held. It may be a fixed structure or the like, or may be a structure that can be magnetically attached to a portion of a knife or the like that is a place where a slide member is attached in a kitchen knife.

  In the slide member, the distance from the virtual cut surface to the guided surface can be changed by exchanging the slide member itself. On the other hand, as described in claim 3, the virtual cut A distance changing mechanism for changing the distance from the surface to the guided surface may be provided, and in that case, a plurality of thin slices can be handled. The distance changing mechanism is not particularly limited, and for example, a structure may be employed in which a guided surface provided to be displaceable with respect to the virtual cutting surface is moved to a required position and fixed.

  Next, the food material slicer according to the invention according to claim 4 which solves the above-mentioned problem is a knife having a slide body as described above and a handle body for supporting the blade body. Preferably, the slide member is attached to an arbitrary section from the base of the blade body to the blade body proximity portion of the handle body in the knife as described in claim 5. It is provided via a section.

  According to the above configuration, the food is placed on the cutting table, and while holding the food from above with one hand, the handle is held with the other hand, and the guided surface of the slide member is moved to the cutting table. The blade body is always stably held at the height set by the slide member from the cutting table by applying the blade body to the side surface of the food material while freely contacting it and cutting it into the food material while moving it back and forth. Therefore, the food material can be easily and surely sliced to a required thickness without requiring a highly skilled cutting operator.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the food slicer is formed by providing the knife made of the blade for cutting the food and the handle supporting the blade, and the food such as bread can be easily used. In addition, it is possible to provide a slide member that can be surely cut into a required thickness.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, in the said slide member, the slide member which can be applied to an existing knife etc. as needed can be provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, in the said slide member, the slide member which can respond to the thin slice of several thickness can be provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the foodstuff slicer which makes it possible to slice thinly the foodstuffs, such as bread, to required thickness easily and reliably can be provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the foodstuff slicer which makes it possible to slice a foodstuff easily and reliably to required thickness, without producing the hindrance of the handle | steering-piece body and cutting of the blade to a foodstuff. Can be provided.

FIG. 1 shows a food slicer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface made of a smooth flat surface is detachably provided on a blade base, (A) is a plan view, ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in (A), and (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in (A). FIG. 2 is a longitudinal direction corresponding to FIG. 1B of a food slicer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a plurality of smooth spherical surfaces is detachably provided on a blade base. It is sectional drawing. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal direction corresponding to FIG. 1B of a food slicer according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a plurality of ball casters is detachably provided on a blade base. It is sectional drawing. FIG. 4 is a diagram of a food slicer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface made of a smooth flat surface whose distance from a virtual cutting surface can be changed is detachably provided on the blade base. It is width direction sectional drawing corresponding to 1 (C). FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 1B of the food slicer according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a smooth flat surface is detachably provided on the blade proximity part of the handle. FIG. FIG. 6 corresponds to FIG. 1B of the food slicer according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a smooth flat surface is integrally provided at the blade body proximity portion of the handle. It is longitudinal direction sectional drawing.

  In order to carry out the present invention, a sliding member is provided on a knife made up of a blade for cutting a food material and a handle that supports the blade, thereby forming a food slicer. The slide member is a jig that enables a food material placed on a cutting table to be sliced into a predetermined thickness in the lateral direction, and includes an attachment portion to the knife and the knife And a guided surface that is disposed at a distance corresponding to the required sliced thickness from the virtual cutting surface of the food material by the blade body and is guided to be freely moved to the cutting table when the food material is sliced.

  FIG. 1 shows a food slicer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface made of a smooth flat surface is detachably provided on a blade base, (A) is a plan view, ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in (A), and (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in (A).

  In the drawing, a food slicer 1 is composed of a knife 2 and a slide member 3 attached thereto, and the knife 2 is composed of a blade body 4 for cutting the food material and a handle 5 for supporting the blade body 4. The slide member 3 is detachably provided on the base of the blade body 4. The food slicer 1 is placed on a cutting table 6 through the slide member 3, and a food material 7 to be sliced is arranged on the cutting table 6 so as to be cut by the blade body 4.

  The slide member 3 comprises a single rectangular block 11 made of plastic, and a slit 12 is formed in the side surface of the block 11, and the base of the blade body 4 is fitted into the slit 12, and both side walls sandwiching the slit 12 are arranged. Bolts 14 are passed through the corners through bolt through holes 13 and tightened with nuts 15, whereby the slide member 3 is clamped and fixed to the base of the blade body 4. The bolt through hole 13 is formed with a counterbore for completely burying the head of the bolt 14 and the nut 15 after the bolt 14 and the nut 15 are tightened.

  The slit 12, the bolt through hole 13, the bolt 14, the nut 15, and the like cooperate to form the attachment portion 8 of the slide member 3 to the knife 2 in the present invention.

  The lower surface of the block 11 forms a guided surface 9 that is a smooth flat surface that is movably guided to the cutting table 6 when the food material is sliced. The guided surface 9 is a virtual surface of the food material 7 formed by the blade body 4. They are arranged at a distance corresponding to the required sliced thickness d from the cut surface P.

  In the above configuration, while holding the food 7 from above with one hand, the handle 5 is held with the other hand, and the guided surface 9 of the slide member 3 is movably contacted with the cutting table 6 while being movable. Is cut into the food 7 while moving back and forth, and the blade body 4 corresponds to the height set by the slide member 3 from the cutting table 6, that is, the required sliced thickness d. The food material 7 is easily and reliably cut to the required sliced thickness d in a state where it is always stably held at the height to be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the block 11 can also form a guided surface 9 made of a smooth flat surface, and if necessary, the slide member 3 is placed on the base of the blade body 4 and upside down. By attaching, a sliced thickness different from the sliced thickness d is obtained. Further, the slide member 3 may be provided between the blade body 4 and the handle body 5 or in the vicinity of the blade body 4 of the handle body 5 instead of being provided at the base of the blade body 4. A shape other than a rectangle may be used.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal direction corresponding to FIG. 1B of a food slicer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a plurality of smooth spherical surfaces is detachably provided on a blade base. It is sectional drawing.

  Example 2 shown in the figure, in the food slicer 1 having basically the same configuration as Example 1 described above, instead of the guided surface 9 is a smooth flat surface as described above, It is a smooth spherical surface projecting in all directions. The configuration other than the above is basically the same as that of the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the guided surface 9 made of a smooth flat surface can be formed on the upper surface of the block 11, and the slide member 3 is placed on the base of the blade body 4 and upside down as necessary. By attaching, a sliced thickness different from the sliced thickness d is obtained. Further, the slide member 3 may be provided between the blade body 4 and the handle body 5 or in the vicinity of the blade body 4 of the handle body 5 instead of being provided at the base of the blade body 4. A shape other than a rectangle may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a longitudinal direction corresponding to FIG. 1B of a food slicer according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a plurality of ball casters is detachably provided on a blade base. It is sectional drawing.

  In the food slicer 1 having a configuration basically similar to that of the above-described first embodiment, the third embodiment shown in the figure is replaced with the guided surface 9 as a smooth flat surface as described above. It is a ball caster projecting in all directions. The configuration other than the above is basically the same as that of the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the guided surface 9 made of a smooth flat surface can be formed on the upper surface of the block 11, and the slide member 3 is placed on the base of the blade body 4 and upside down as necessary. By attaching, a sliced thickness different from the sliced thickness d is obtained. Further, the slide member 3 may be provided between the blade body 4 and the handle body 5 or in the vicinity of the blade body 4 of the handle body 5 instead of being provided at the base of the blade body 4. A shape other than a rectangle may be used.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram of a food slicer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface made of a smooth flat surface whose distance from a virtual cutting surface can be changed is detachably provided on the blade base. It is width direction sectional drawing corresponding to 1 (C).

  In the food slicer 1 having basically the same configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, the fourth embodiment shown in the figure is similar to the first embodiment, and the slide member 3 is formed of a single rectangular block as described above. 2, the mounting portion 8 of the slide member 3 is composed of the slit 12, the bolt through hole 13, the bolt 14, the nut 15, and the like, but the slide member 3 is made of two plastic upper and lower rectangular blocks 11 a, 11b, the blade body 4 base is sandwiched between the upper and lower blocks 11a and 11b, the bolts 14 are passed through the upper and lower block four corners through the bolt through holes 13 and tightened with the nuts 15, thereby The base 4 of the blade body is clamped and fixed to the upper and lower blocks 11a and 11b. The bolt through hole 13 is formed with a counterbore for completely burying the head of the bolt 14 and the nut 15 after the bolt 14 and the nut 15 are tightened.

  The gap between the upper and lower blocks 11a, 11b, the bolt through hole 13, the bolt 14, the nut 15 and the like cooperate to form the attachment portion 8 of the slide member 3 to the knife 2 in the present invention.

  Further, the lower surface of the lower block 11b forms a guided surface 9 composed of a smooth flat surface that is movably guided to the cutting table 6 when the food material is sliced, and the guided surface 9 is formed of the food material 7 by the blade body 4. The virtual cutting plane P is disposed at a distance corresponding to the required thin cutting thickness d. That is, by replacing the lower block 11b with a different thickness and / or by interposing a spacer 16 of a required thickness between the base of the blade body 4 and the lower block 11b, the virtual cutting plane P The distance from the guided surface 9 to the guided surface 9 can be changed.

  In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the upper block 11a can be formed with a guided surface 9 made of a smooth flat surface, and the slide member 3 is mounted on the base of the blade body 4 as necessary upside down as necessary. By attaching to, the sliced thickness different from the sliced thickness d is obtained. Further, the slide member 3 may be provided between the blade body 4 and the handle body 5 or in the vicinity of the blade body 4 of the handle body 5 instead of being provided at the base of the blade body 4. A shape other than a rectangle may be used. Further, with respect to the slide member 3, the guided surface 9 may be a smooth spherical surface as in the second embodiment, a ball caster as in the third embodiment, or the like, instead of a smooth flat surface.

  FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 1B of the food slicer according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a smooth flat surface is detachably provided on the blade proximity part of the handle. FIG.

  In the fifth embodiment shown in the figure, the slide member 3 is formed of a ceramic rectangular plate 17, and the plate 17 is provided at four locations through the screw through holes 19 with screws 18 in the vicinity of the blade body 4 of the handle 5. The screw through hole 19 is provided with a counterbore that completely embeds the head of the screw 18 after the screw 18 is tightened.

  The lower surface of the plate 17 forms a guided surface 9 composed of a smooth flat surface that is movably guided to the cutting table 6 when the food material is sliced. The guided surface 9 is a virtual cutting surface of the food material 7 by the blade body 4. They are arranged at a distance corresponding to the required sliced thickness d from P. For the slide member 3, the guided surface 9 may be a smooth spherical surface as in the second embodiment, a ball caster as in the third embodiment, or the like, instead of a smooth flat surface.

  FIG. 6 corresponds to FIG. 1B of the food slicer according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which a slide member having a guided surface composed of a smooth flat surface is integrally provided at the blade body proximity portion of the handle. It is longitudinal direction sectional drawing.

  In Example 6 shown in the figure, the slide member 3 is made of a plastic rectangular plate 20, and the plate 20 is integrally formed in the vicinity of the blade 4 of the handle 5, and the lower surface of the plate 20 is formed when the food material is sliced. A guided surface 9 is formed which is a smooth flat surface guided movably on the cutting table 6, and the guided surface 9 corresponds to a required sliced thickness d from the virtual cutting surface P of the food 7 by the blade body 4. Are placed at a distance. For the slide member 3, the guided surface 9 may be a smooth spherical surface as in the second embodiment, a ball caster as in the third embodiment, or the like, instead of a smooth flat surface.

d Thin slice thickness 1 Food slicer 2 Knife 3 Knife 3 Slide member 4 Blade body 5 Handle 6 Cutting base 7 Food 8 Mounting portion 9 Guided surface 11 Block 11a Upper block 11b Lower block 12 Slit 13 Bolt through hole 14 Bolt 15 Nut 16 Spacer 17 Plate 18 Screw 19 Screw through hole 20 Plate

Claims (5)

A food slicer is formed on a knife (2) composed of a blade (4) for cutting the food material and a handle (5) supporting the blade (4), and is placed on the cutting table (6). A slide member (3) for transversely slicing the food (7) to a predetermined thickness,
From the virtual cutting surface (P) of the foodstuff (7) by the blade (4) to the required sliced thickness (d) when attached to the knife (2) and the knife (2) A slide member characterized by having a guided surface (9) which is arranged at a corresponding distance and which is guided movably to the cutting table (6) when the food is sliced.   The slide member according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion (8) includes an attachment / detachment mechanism for detachably attaching to the knife (2).   The slide member according to claim 1, further comprising a distance changing mechanism for changing a distance from the virtual cut surface (P) to the guided surface (9).   The slide member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is attached to a knife (2) comprising a blade (4) for cutting food ingredients and a handle (5) for supporting the blade (4). 8) Food slicer provided through   The food slicer according to claim 4, wherein the slide member is placed in any section from the base of the blade body (4) to the blade body (4) proximity portion of the handle (5) in the knife (2). A food slicer provided via the attachment portion (8).

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