JP2013039114A - Rice ball mold - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice ball mold, capable of beautifully finishing the surface of a rice ball by preventing adhesion of rice.SOLUTION: In the rice ball mold 100, wall surfaces 2 are formed on both long sides of the rectangular bottom of a body 1, and cavity portions 5 are formed on the outside of the wall surfaces 2. The inside surfaces of the wall surfaces 2 and bottom include release surfaces. The rice ball mold 100 includes a lid band one end of which can be attached to a hook 7 of the body 1. When a triangular rice ball is made, rice is packed between the wall surfaces 2 of the body 1, the lid band is placed thereon, and the rice is pressed from both sides by placing a force so as to press the wall surfaces 2 toward the inside by the fingers. When the lid band is pressed to the rice, the lid band is bent in a mountain shape at the bending portion, and the rice is shaped in the mountain shape accordingly and molded into the triangular rice ball. Thus, the surface of the rice ball can be beautifully finished without adhesion of the rice to the hands.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice ball mold in which rice is put and rice balls are manually formed.

  As a tool for holding a rice ball, a mold as disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 is known. The mold for grasping the rice balls is made of polypropylene and has a certain hardness. There are various inner shapes of the mold, and the mold described in Non-Patent Document 1 has a shape imitating the shape of an animal. The user puts an appropriate amount of rice into this mold, pushes the rice into the mold using his hands, hardens it, turns the mold over, and obtains a rice ball of a predetermined shape.

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  However, the above-mentioned conventional mold for holding a rice ball has a problem in that rice grains are attached to the hand because the rice put in the mold is directly pushed by hand. In addition, there is a problem that a clean surface cannot be formed when rice is pushed in with a palm. Then, this invention aims at providing the rice ball type | mold which can prevent the adhesion of rice and can finish the surface of a rice ball beautifully.

  The rice ball type of the present invention comprises a main body made of silicon or other resin, having a wall surface on both sides of the long side of the rectangular bottom, and a pressing body having a pressing surface having a width substantially the same as the interval between the wall surfaces of the main body. Onigiri type characterized by that.

Rice is put into a space formed by the wall surface and the bottom of the main body, the push body is inserted between the wall surfaces, and the rice is pushed into the space through the push body. At the same time, the wall surface of the main body is elastically deformed by being pinched with hands, and the wall surface is biased inward. Thereby, the rice is neatly formed along the shape of the bottom, the wall surface, and the pressing body without the rice adhering to the user's hand.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein the push body is a band-shaped lid having a bent portion bent in the longitudinal direction, and one end of the lid is on one side of the short side of the main body. It can be attached to.

  Since the push body is bent at the bent portion, various shapes of rice balls can be formed depending on the bending position. The number of bent portions is not limited to one, and a plurality of bent portions may be used, or the entire bent portion may be bent. Furthermore, when a rice ball is formed, it is easy to handle because the rice ball can be shaped with fingers. Then, when operating the lid band, the lid band can be bent with this point as a fulcrum by attaching one end of the lid band to one side of the short side of the main body. Specifically, when putting rice between the walls and inserting it between the walls with fingers, the end of the lid can be pushed in while bending at one end of the lid, so operability is extremely good. The attachment of the lid band to the main body includes not only a structure that can be attached to and detached from the main body but also a case where the lid band is integrated with the main body.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is the above-described invention, wherein the push body is a band-shaped lid having a bent portion bent in the longitudinal direction, and the lid has a bent portion bent at a predetermined position. Features.

  For example, if there is only one bent portion, the bottom and both sides of the triangular rice ball are formed by the bottom and the wall surface, and two inclined portions of the mountain of the triangular rice ball are formed by the lid band. According to this rice ball type, a rice ball of a predetermined shape can be formed neatly without the rice sticking to the user's hand.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is the above-mentioned invention, wherein the bent portion and the pusher are a plurality of band-shaped cover bands having bent portions bent in the longitudinal direction, and the positions of the bent portions of the respective cover bands are respectively It is characterized by being different.

  When the position of the bent portion is different, the shape of the rice ball formed using the lid band is different. For this reason, having a plurality of cover strips with different positions of the bent portions with respect to the main body makes it possible to make rice balls having different shapes.

  The rice ball type according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a rib is provided at a longitudinal edge of the lid, and a rounded portion is provided at a corner between the surface of the lid and the rib.

  Since the corner of the rice ball is rounded by providing the rounded portion, it is possible to prevent the corner from becoming an unnatural rice ball.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the rice ball type further includes a locking portion on the outside of the wall surface of the main body where a finger can be locked.

  If the user locks the finger with the locking portion to support the main body, the rice is easily pushed between the bottom and the wall surface. In particular, it will look like pressing rice against the main body with a pressing mold, so it is necessary to hold the main body with a certain amount of force, but if there is the locking part, it is easy to support the main body with your fingers, so you can easily make rice balls it can.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the locking portion is formed of a hollow portion that is folded outward from the upper portion of the wall surface and opened downward.

By inserting a finger into the cavity, the finger stops at the top of the folded portion of the cavity, thereby supporting the main body. For this reason, when pushing rice between a bottom and a wall surface, a main part can be supported easily.

The rice ball type according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a release surface comprising a large number of minute irregularities is provided on the bottom or wall side of the rice.

  By providing a release surface, it becomes difficult for rice to adhere to the bottom and the wall surface. For this reason, it can prevent that a rice grain adheres to a main body and the surface of a rice ball becomes uneven. In addition, many fine unevenness | corrugations are many spherical recessed parts, embossing, etc., for example.

It is a front view which shows the rice ball type | mold which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a left side view of the rice ball type illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view of the rice ball type | mold shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the rice ball type | mold shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the rice ball type | mold shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the rice ball type | mold shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows a rice ball-type lid. It is a top view which shows another rice ball type lid. It is a top view which shows another rice ball type lid. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the cover band for triangular rice balls to the main body. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the lid band for square rice balls to the main body. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached to the main body the band lid which deform | transforms freely. It is explanatory drawing which shows this rice ball type | mold modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows another modification of this rice ball type | mold.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a rice ball mold according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a left side view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. 4 is a rear view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a top view of the rice ball type shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the rice ball type shown in FIG.

  The body 1 of the rice ball mold 100 is integrally formed of a silicon material, and the thickness thereof is 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Preferably, it is 2.5 mm or more and 3.5 mm or less. The silicon hardness is preferably 30 or more and 70 or less as measured by JIS K6253 type A durometer. The main body 1 of the rice ball mold 100 is composed of two wall surfaces 2 and a bottom 3 by integrally molding a silicon plate, and a valley is formed by the two wall surfaces 2 as shown in FIG. . The bottom 3 has a length of 60 mm to 120 mm and a width of 25 mm to 40 mm. The height of the wall surface 2 is 50 mm or more and 100 mm or less. The space between the wall surfaces 2 determines the thickness of the rice balls formed by the rice ball mold 100. In order to improve the releasability of the rice grains, a release surface made up of a large number of minute recesses may be formed inside the wall surface 2.

  The wall surface 2 is inclined so as to open slightly upward. Furthermore, the wall surface 2 has a triangular rice ball shape as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the wall surface 2 is folded outward from the upper part to the vicinity of the center in the up-down direction, so that the wall surface 2 is provided with a hollow part 5 opened at the lower part. A user puts a finger of the hand into the hollow portion 5 through the opening and locks the finger to operate the main body 1. The user can easily operate the main body 1 by locking the finger in the cavity 5. Moreover, since the top part 5a of the cavity part 5 is closed, a fingertip stops here and the main body 1 is supported. For this reason, when putting rice into the trough 4 of the main body 1 and pushing it in with a lid band, which will be described later, the force is received by the fingertip, so that the main body 1 is simply compared with the case where the main body 1 is held between fingers. Can be easily supported. Furthermore, since the finger does not directly touch the rice by putting the finger into the hollow portion 5, the main body 1 can be firmly held in a sanitary manner and not greatly affected by the length of the finger or the lower limit of the force.

  The bottom 3 may be provided with a release surface which is a rectangular flat surface and includes a large number of minute recesses for improving the release property of the rice grains. Further, the wall surface 2 is erected on the long side, and a low tongue-like rib 6 is provided on the short side. This tongue-like rib 6 prevents the bottom 3 from being bent in the short side direction and gives the bottom 3 a certain strength. In addition, a predetermined rounded portion 8 is formed at the corner of the tongue-shaped rib 6 and the bottom 3, and the rounded corner of the rice ball is rounded by this rounded portion 8, so that an unnatural rice ball with a corner is formed. To prevent. Furthermore, since the tongue-like rib 6 can be deformed inward (bottom 3 side) by pressing with a finger, the corner portion of the rice ball can be finished more naturally. The radius of the rounded portion 8 is 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. On the outside of the tongue-like rib 6, a hook 7 made of a cylindrical projection having a disk-like head is provided. In addition, it is preferable to provide a rounded portion at the inner corners of the wall surface 2 and the bottom 3 from the viewpoint of naturally finishing the corner portion of the rice ball.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a rice ball-type lid, wherein (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view in the long side direction, and (c) is a side view in the short side direction. FIG.10 and FIG.11 is a top view which shows another rice ball type lid, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view of a long side direction, (c) is a side view of a short side direction. is there. The lid band 10 shown in FIG. 9 is a push body used when making a triangular rice ball, and the lid band 20 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is a push body used when making a square rice ball. First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the lid band 10 for triangular rice balls has a rectangular band shape, and an elongated hole 11 that is engaged with the hook 7 is provided at one end. As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the rib 12 protrudes downward at the longitudinal edge of the lid 10 and the lid 10 is difficult to bend in the longitudinal direction. However, in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction, there is a bent portion 13 in which a notch is provided in the rib 12, and the lid 10 can be bent at the bent portion 13.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, a predetermined rounded portion 14 is formed at the corner between the rib 12 and the surface of the lid 10, and the corner of the rice ball is rounded by the rounded portion 14. To prevent the unnatural rice balls from standing. The radius of the round portion 14 is 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. The elongated hole 11 has a length of 10 mm or more and 30 mm or less, and is slidable with respect to the hook 7. Moreover, the said bending part 13 has a fixed width | variety in a longitudinal direction, for example, is 5 mm or more and 25 mm or less. The user can slide the lid band 10 along the hook 7 along the long hole 11, and can adjust the length of the portion holding the rice ball.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the rectangular rice ball lid band 20 has a rectangular band shape, and is provided with a long hole 21 that is engaged with the hook 7 at one end. As shown in FIG. 10 (b), the rib 22 protrudes downward at the longitudinal edge of the lid band 20, and the lid band 20 is difficult to bend in the longitudinal direction. However, the rib 22 has a bent portion 23 provided with two notches at two predetermined distances from both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the lid band 20 can be bent at the bent portion 23. ing. Further, a predetermined rounded portion 24 is formed at the corner between the rib 22 and the surface of the lid band 20, and the rounded corner of the rice ball is rounded, resulting in an unnatural rice ball with a rounded corner. To prevent. The radius of the round portion 24 is 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less.

The long hole 21 has a length of 10 mm or more and 30 mm or less, and is slidable with respect to the hook 7. Moreover, the said bending part 23 has a fixed width | variety in a longitudinal direction, for example, is 5 mm or more and 25 mm or less. The user can slide the lid band 20 along the hook 7 along the long hole 21, and can adjust the length of the portion holding the rice ball.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, a lid band 30 that is freely bent in the longitudinal direction as a whole can be used. The lid 30 can be understood as a structure in which a large number of bent portions are continuously provided so that the user can freely deform the lid 30 with a finger. You can freely shape the shape and size of the rice balls. For example, when gripping the sushi portion of sushi, it can be molded into the optimal size and shape.

The lid bands 10, 20, and 30 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 are also integrally formed of a silicon material and have a thickness of 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Preferably, it is 2.5 mm or more and 3.5 mm or less. The silicon hardness is preferably 30 or more and 70 or less as measured by JIS K6253 type A durometer.

  Next, the usage method of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a lid for triangular rice balls is attached to the main body. First, when making a triangular rice ball, a lid band 10 for triangular rice balls is used, and the elongated hole 11 at the end thereof is hooked on the hook 7 of the main body 1. The user's thumb is inserted into the cavity 5 of one wall surface 2 and the other finger is inserted into the cavity 5 of the other wall surface 2. And rice is packed in the trough 4 between the wall surfaces 2 of the main body 1. At this time, the rice is held on the bottom 3 by the wall surface 2 and the tongue-like rib 6. Then, the lid band 10 is covered from above, and with this, a force is applied so as to sandwich the wall surface 2 with a finger, and the rice is pressed from both sides.

  Since the lid band 10 is bent at the bent portion 13, the lid band 10 is bent at the bent portion 13 as shown in FIG. As a result, rice is formed into a mountain shape. At this time, since the tongue-shaped rib 6 stands up from the short side of the bottom 3, when the lid band 10 is pressed, the rice is prevented from jumping out between the lid band 10 and the bottom 3. Moreover, the corner | angular part of a rice ball is rounded naturally by pressing the tongue-like rib 6 with a finger and making it deform | transform inside. And since the bottom 3 is flat, the rice is formed into a so-called triangular diaper shape as a whole.

In addition, rice balls of different sizes can be formed by changing the length of the lid band 10. For example, when forming a large triangular rice ball, the lid 10 is pulled in a state where the long hole 11 is locked to the hook 7, so that it becomes longer than the main body 1. When the lid 10 is pressed against the rice in this state, a large rice ball can be formed as a whole. In order to obtain a well-balanced shape, the lid 10 is bent above the center of the valley of the main body 1. This is possible because the width of the bent portion 13 in the longitudinal direction of the lid 10 is made large to some extent. On the other hand, when forming a small triangular rice ball, the lid band 10 is slid with the elongated hole 11 engaged with the hook 7 so as to be shorter than the main body 1. When the lid 10 is pressed against the rice in this state, a small rice ball can be formed as a whole.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a lid for rectangular rice balls is attached to the main body. When making a rectangular rice ball, a lid band 20 for square rice balls is used, and a long hole 21 at the end thereof is hooked on the hook 7 of the main body 1. The user's thumb is inserted into the cavity 5 of one wall surface 2 and the other finger is inserted into the cavity 5 of the other wall surface 2. And the cooked rice is stuffed in the trough part 4 between the wall surfaces 2 of the main body 1, and the lid 20 is put on it. Along with this, force is applied so that the wall 2 is sandwiched inside with fingers, and the rice is pressed from both sides. Since the lid band 20 is bent at the two bent portions 23, the lid band 20 is pressed against the rice as it is as shown in FIG. Is bent into a quadrangle, and rice is formed into a quadrangle accordingly. The main body 1 is locked by inserting a finger into the cavity 5 and the finger stops at the top of the inside. Therefore, even if the main body 1 is pressed together with rice with the lid band 20, the main body 1 does not shift downward. Can support. And since the bottom 3 is a plane, rice is shape | molded as a square as a whole.

In addition, rice balls of different sizes can be formed by changing the length of the lid band 20. For example, when forming a small square rice ball, the lid band 20 is pulled in a state where the long hole 21 is locked to the hook 7 so as to be longer than the main body 1. When the lid 20 is pressed against the rice in this state, a large rice ball can be formed as a whole. In order to obtain a well-balanced shape, the width of the bent portion 23 in the longitudinal direction of the lid band 20 is increased to some extent. On the other hand, when forming a small square rice ball, the lid band 20 is slid in a state where the elongated hole 21 is locked to the hook 7 so as to be shorter than the main body 1. When the lid 20 is pressed against the rice in this state, a small rice ball can be formed as a whole.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a freely deformable band lid is attached to the main body. When gripping sushi with this lid band 30, the hole 31 of the lid band 30 is hooked on the hook 7 of the main body 1. The user's thumb is inserted into the cavity 5 of one wall surface 2 and the other finger is inserted into the cavity 5 of the other wall surface 2. Then, vinegared rice is packed in the valleys 4 between the wall surfaces 2 of the main body 1, and the lid band 30 is put on the valleys. Along with this, force is applied so that the wall surface 2 is sandwiched with fingers, and the vinegared rice is pressed from both sides. Here, since the lid band 30 is freely bent, the vinegared rice is shaped into a sharp shape by operating the lid band 30 so that the fingertip is gripped. The main body 1 is locked by inserting a finger into the cavity 5 and the finger stops at the top of the inside. Therefore, even if the main body 1 is pressed together with rice with the lid band 30, the main body 1 is not displaced downward. Can support.

  As described above, the rice is formed by the bottom 3, the wall surface 2 and the band lids 10, 20, and 30, so that the rice grains do not adhere to the user's hand and the surface of the rice ball is beautiful according to the rice ball mold 100. Finished. When making rice balls with this rice ball mold 100, even if the temperature of the rice is high, a certain silicon thickness is secured, so it is difficult for heat to be transmitted to the fingers.

  When taking out the rice balls, the lids 10, 20, and 30 are removed and the wall surface 2 is slightly opened. At this time, since the release surface 4 is formed on the wall surface 2 and the bottom 3, it is possible to prevent the rice grains from adhering to the wall surface 2. For this reason, the surface of the rice ball is finished neatly. In addition, you may form the mold release surface 4 which consists of many same micro recessed parts also inside the cover strips 10, 20, and 30 (side which a rice grain contacts). Since the rice ball mold 100 is made of elastically deformable silicon, it is easy to take out the rice ball. After taking out the rice balls, you can wash them with water.

  As mentioned above, according to the rice ball type | mold 100 of this invention, rice does not adhere to a hand and the surface of a rice ball can be finished beautifully. Moreover, since it is comprised from a silicon material, the whole deform | transforms flexibly and can shape a rice ball well. Furthermore, since it is easy to wash after use, it is clean.

  Although not shown, the hollow portion 5 may be a ring-shaped locking portion for inserting a finger. Further, the lid bands 10 and 20 may be formed such that the bent portions 13 and 23 are formed by thinning a part of the thick band-shaped silicon plate. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the lid bands 10, 20, and 30 may have a structure in which one end is integrated with the short side of the bottom 3 of the main body 1. One end of a triangular rice ball lid band 10 is integrated with one of the short sides of the bottom 3 of the main body 1, and one end of a square rice ball lid band 20 is integrated with the other of the short sides. Also good. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the lid bands 10, 20, 30 have a predetermined shape such as a mountain shape or a square shape, and have substantially the same width as the interval between the wall surfaces 2 of the main body 1. It is good also as the pushing body 50 which has the pushing surface 51 (The square pushing surface 52 is shown with a dotted line) which can be inserted.

100 Onigiri type 1 Main body 2 Wall surface 3 Bottom 10, 20, 30 Lid

Claims (8)

Made of silicon or other resin,
A body having wall surfaces on both sides of the long side of the rectangular bottom;
A pressing body having a pressing surface having a width substantially the same as the interval between the wall surfaces of the main body;
Rice ball type characterized by having. Furthermore, the said pressing body is a strip | belt-shaped cover strip | bowl which has the bending part bent in a longitudinal direction, The said cover strip | belt can be attached to the one side of the short side of the said main body. Rice ball type described in. Furthermore, the said pressing body is a strip | belt-shaped lid | cover band which has the bending part bent in a longitudinal direction, The said cover band has a bending part bent at a predetermined location, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Rice ball type. Furthermore, the said pressing body is a some cover band which becomes a strip | belt shape which has the bending part bent in a longitudinal direction, The position of the said bending part of each cover band differs, respectively. The rice ball type described in one.   Furthermore, the rib is provided in the longitudinal direction edge of the said cover, and the round part was provided in the corner | angular of the surface of the said cover, and a rib, The claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Rice ball type. Furthermore, it has the latching | locking part which a finger can latch on the outer side of the wall surface of the said main body, The rice ball type | mold as described in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The rice ball type according to claim 6, wherein the locking portion is a hollow portion that is folded outward from an upper portion of the wall surface and opens downward.   The rice ball type according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a release surface comprising a large number of minute irregularities is provided on a side of the bottom or wall surface where rice is put.

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