JP2013111466A - Corer for fruit vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a corer for pulling out a cap and a core first and facilitating cutting thereafter, since it is troublesome and the time and labor are needed to cut off the respectively attached cap and core after cutting a tomato into round slices or semicircular shapes without taking off the cap and the core, and allowing coring of other fruit vegetables such as green peppers and kiwis with one device.SOLUTION: The corer mainly includes elements of: a thick cylindrical base shaft body (1) having a through-hole vertically penetrating a center part; a thin cylindrical turning body (2) to be slid on the outer side; a center shaft (3) to be slid in the through-hole of the base shaft body; and a thick cylindrical handle (4) fixed and connected to the front end area of the base shaft body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking utensil that is used to easily remove a sticker or a wick when cooking fruit and vegetables having a sticker or a wick.

Traditionally, when a professional chef or the like cuts a tomato, he uses the tip of a special knife to pull out the tomato's stick and core first, and then cut the tomato freely. However, since it is difficult for ordinary people to center the tomato using the blade edge, and there is a risk of injury, many people cut the tomato into several parts and then cut the core attached to each. . Moreover, although there are few displays, the cooking utensil for exclusive use which takes the tomato of a tomato and a bell pepper core is also marketed, Furthermore, the bell-centering device of a bell pepper etc. are also publicly disclosed (refer patent document 1).
Patent Publication 2003-250695

  Even in fruit vegetables, the tomato and other stickers and wicks are removed during cooking. In addition, it looks bad, such as the fruit juice flowing out during that time, and it is a waste of time and effort. In addition, when tomatoes and peppers are cut into rounds as they are, the rounded parts that have stickers and cores may be discarded as they are cumbersome to remove. As mentioned above, when cooking fruits and vegetables, it is an extra burden on the person who does not core or can not be centered first, and as a result, the pulp is wasted. .

Therefore, when the cooking utensils related to fruit vegetables were examined, dedicated instruments such as tomato sticking (B) as shown in FIG. 5 and bell peppers (C) as shown in FIG. 6 were marketed. It was. However, the above-mentioned cooking utensils and the bell pepper centering device found in Patent Document 1 are all dedicated to one item, and there are other core fruits and vegetables, so the biggest problem is that they cannot be used together. .
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

  Thick cylindrical base shaft body with a through-hole penetrating the center, a thin cylindrical rotating body that slides outside, a central shaft that slides through the through-hole of the base shaft, and fixed to the front end area of the base shaft body A thick-walled cylindrical handle to be joined, which is a centering tool for fruit vegetables mainly composed of these elements.

  A support needle bed is formed from the thick tip of the base shaft to a few centimeters before, and is formed with a step approximately 1-2 times lower than the support needle bed, approximately 1.6 times longer than the support needle bed. Part. In the support shaft portion, the coil spring portion is installed in a region starting from this step and extending to a point approximately the same as the length of the support needle bed portion. A plurality of support needles protruding about 1 cm in length are implanted at the tip of the support needle bed, that is, the thick tip of the base shaft body, and corrugated irregularities are formed on the side peripheral surface of the support needle.

  A thin cylindrical rotating body having an inner diameter that matches the outer diameter of the support needle bed portion of the base shaft body thus formed is formed outside the base shaft body so as to cover the space of the coil spring portion. However, this rotating body starts from a point slightly deviated (about 5 to 10 mm) from the front end of the support shaft portion of the base shaft body, and the first region of about 5 to 10 mm from there is a coil spring portion. It becomes a slightly thicker locking floor that traps the shaft, and shares the contact surface with the support shaft, and continuously covers the coil spring part, while sharing the contact surface with the support needle floor and reaching the tip The rotating body is freely slid on the outside of the base shaft body within the expansion / contraction width of the coil spring portion.

  A handle fitting portion of a handle is fitted and fixedly coupled to the front end region of the support shaft portion protruding forward from the locking floor portion so as to cover from the outside. A through-hole vertically passes through the center of the handle, and the central axis slides in the through-hole to enter and exit the access hole at the top of the handle. From a point slightly advanced along the through-hole from the top of the handle, a shallow step is formed so as to bite into the wall thickness from the inside, and slightly before the front end of the support shaft connected to the handle fitting portion. A small coil spring portion is formed in the space up to. Between the small coil spring portion and the front end of the support shaft portion, a flange portion that fits like an outer ring is formed from the central shaft, so that the central shaft is not detached from the through hole and is integrally coupled. Independent of the integral movement of the base shaft and the handle, the small coil spring part slides in and out freely within the range of the expansion and contraction width.

The front end surface of the central axis is excavated in a shallow and substantially conical shape, and a guide port is provided for preventing the center of the target (core part of fruit vegetables) from being removed from the support needles provided in the periphery. The tip edge of the rotating body forms a mountain shape at equal intervals of 3 (or several) equal parts, and a sawtooth is provided at the top of the mountain. On the outside of the rotating body, a slip stopper is provided around an area of about 1.5 cm across the boundary between the locking floor and the coil spring.
This is a fruit vegetable corer.

  Using the present invention, it is possible to safely and quickly remove tomato and other stickers and cores, making subsequent separation easy, and wasting waste and flesh around the core that had been thrown away when rounded up until now. It is available without. In addition, it is possible to quickly perform a centering operation in a kitchen or the like for cooking a large amount of fruit and vegetables, and the convenience of being used for other fruit vegetables with a core can be made more enjoyable.

Perspective view of the present invention Cross section of the present invention The perspective view which shows the other Example of the rotary body which is a part of this invention. The perspective view which shows the usage example of this invention Image diagram showing conventional tomato picking Image diagram showing conventional bell pepper centering

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A thick cylindrical base shaft body (1) having a through-hole penetrating through the central portion, a thin cylindrical rotating body (2) sliding outside, and a central shaft sliding through the through-hole of the base shaft body (1) (3) A thick cylindrical handle (4) fixedly coupled to the front end region of the base shaft (1), a fruit vegetable corer (A) mainly composed of these elements. is there.

  The support needle bed (5) is formed from the thick tip of the base shaft (1) to a few cm in front, and from there to the front, the support needle bed (5) is about 1.6 times as long as about 1-2 mm. A low step (6) is formed to form the support shaft (7). In the support shaft portion (7), the coil spring portion (8) is installed in a region starting from the step (6) to a point substantially the same as the length of the support needle bed portion (5). A plurality of support needles (9) protruding about 1 cm in length are implanted at the tip of the support needle bed (7), that is, the thick tip of the base shaft (1), and the side peripheral surface of the support needle (9) A corrugated unevenness is formed.

  A thin cylindrical rotating body (2) having an inner diameter coinciding with the outer diameter of the support needle bed (5) of the base shaft body (1) formed in this way is located outside the base shaft body (1). It is formed so as to cover the space of the coil spring portion (8), but this rotating body (2) is slightly (5 to 10 mm) from the front end of the support shaft portion (7) of the base shaft body (1) to the front. The first region of about 5 to 10 mm starting from the point of approach is a little thicker locking floor portion (10) that confines the coil spring portion (8), and the support shaft portion (7 )), And the tip continuously covers the coil spring portion (8), and the contact needle bed portion (5) and the contact surface are formed thinly to the tip, thereby rotating the body ( 2) slides freely outside the base shaft body (1) within the range of the expansion and contraction width of the coil spring portion (8).

  A grip fitting portion (11) of the grip (4) is fitted into the front end region of the support shaft portion (7) protruding forward from the locking floor portion (10) so as to cover from the outside. Fixedly coupled. A through-hole passes through the central portion of the handle (4), and the central shaft (3) slides through the through-hole to enter and exit the entrance / exit hole (13) of the handle top (12). A support shaft coupled to the grip fitting portion (11) with a shallow step from the point slightly advanced along the through hole from the grip top (12) so as to bite into the wall thickness from the inside. A small coil spring portion (14) is formed in a space just before the front end of (7). Between this small coil spring part (14) and the support shaft part (7) front end, a flange part (16) that fits like an outer ring from the central axis (3) is formed, thereby the central axis (3) Does not escape from the through-hole, and is independent of the integral movement of the base shaft (1) and the handle (4) that are integrally coupled within the range of the expansion / contraction width of the small coil spring portion (14). Slide freely in and out.

The front end surface of the central shaft (1) is excavated in a shallow and substantially conical shape, and a support port (9) provided around the center shaft (1) is provided with a guide port (16) for preventing the center of the target (fruit vegetable core) from being removed. The tip edge of the rotating body (2) forms a mountain shape at equal intervals of 3 (or several) equal parts, and a saw tooth (17) is provided at the top of the mountain. A non-slip (18) is provided on the outside of the rotating body (2) so as to wrap around a region of about 1.5 cm across the boundary between the locking floor (10) and the coil spring (8). It should be noted that if the grip (4) is formed at three locations on the outer periphery of the grip (4) from the top of the grip (12) to the majority of the grip (4) like a finger hook dent (19), it is hard to slip and firmly Easy to pick.
This is a fruit vegetable corer.

The present invention is configured as described above, and when actually used, it is as follows (see FIG. 4).
1. Hold the handle (4) with your dominant hand, hold the tomato (20) with the other hand, put the guide port (17) over the stem (21), push the handle (4) and place the support needle (9) Insert into the core (22).
2. Rotate the finger from the grip (4) to the anti-slip (18) and rotate the rotating body (2) from side to side (22) by 90 ° to the core (22). Cut until (2) is idle.
3. Grasp the rotating rotating body (2) and the grip (4) at the same time, pull it out by half rotation outward, push the central shaft (3) protruding from the access hole (13), and pull it out from the tomato (20) The core portion (22) held by the support needle (9) is pushed out.
The above-mentioned centering procedure can be performed in about 4 seconds, and the method of using other fruit vegetables is the same.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is effective to provide a tongue-like ridge (25) instead of the saw blade (18) and use it for a large strawberry with soft flesh.

  As shown in FIG. 3, instead of winding the anti-slip (18), irregularities having a non-slip shape such as countless small protrusions (25) may be integrally formed.

A Fruit core picking tool B Tomato picking C Bell pepper centering 1 Base shaft 2 Rotating body 3 Center shaft 4 Handle 5 Support needle bed 6 Step 7 Support shaft 8 Coil spring 9 Support needle 10 Locking floor Part 11 grip fitting part 12 grip top part 13 entrance / exit hole 14 small coil spring part 15 collar part 16 guide port 17 sawtooth 18 non-slip 19 finger hook dent 20 tomato 21 stem part 22 core part 23 head 24 tongue-like bowl 25 small Protrusion

Claims (1)

  Thick cylindrical base shaft body with a through-hole penetrating the center, a thin cylindrical rotating body that slides outside, a central shaft that slides through the through-hole of the base shaft, and fixed to the front end area of the base shaft body A thick cylindrical handle to be joined, which is a centering tool for fruit vegetables mainly composed of these elements, but a support needle bed part from the thick tip of the base body to a few cm in front, From there, it is about 1.6 times the length of the support needle bed and is formed with a step about 1-2 mm lower to form a support shaft. Coil springs are installed in a region up to the same point as the length of the needle, and a plurality of support needles protruding about 1 cm in length are implanted and supported at the tip of the support needle bed, that is, the thick tip of the base shaft body. Corrugated irregularities are formed on the side peripheral surface of the needle, and it matches the outer diameter of the support needle bed portion of the base shaft body thus formed. A thin cylindrical rotating body having an inner diameter is formed outside the base shaft body so as to cover the space of the coil spring portion, and this rotating body is the front end of the support shaft portion of the base shaft body. It starts from a point a little (about 5-10mm) away from the front, and the first area about 5-10mm away from there becomes a slightly thickened locking floor that confines the coil spring part, and the support shaft part And the tip of the rotating body is formed in a thin shape up to the tip while sharing the contact surface with the support needle bed, and the rotating body is within the expansion / contraction width range of the coil spring. It slides freely on the outside of the base shaft body, and the handle fitting part of the handle is fitted into the front end area of the spindle part protruding forward from the locking floor part so as to cover from the outside. The center of the handle has a through hole running through it, The center axis slides, enters and exits the access hole at the top of the handle, and from a point slightly advanced along the through hole from the top of the handle, with a shallow step so that it bites into the thick cylinder from the inside. A small coil spring is formed in a space just before the front end of the support shaft coupled to the grip fitting portion, and from the central axis between the small coil spring and the front end of the support shaft. A flange that fits like an outer ring is formed, so that the central shaft does not come out of the through-hole, and is independent of the integral movement of the base shaft body and the handle. It slides freely in and out of the expansion / contraction width of the coil spring part, and the tip surface of the central axis is excavated in a shallow and substantially conical shape, and the support needles provided around the target (core part of fruit vegetables) A guide opening is provided to prevent the center from being removed, and the tip edge of the rotating body is 3 (or several). A mountain shape is formed at equal intervals of minutes, a sawtooth is provided at the top of the mountain, and a slip stopper is wound around the area of about 1.5 cm across the boundary between the locking floor and the coil spring on the outside of the rotating body. Fruit vegetable corer.

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