JP2013252604A - Food cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food cutter capable of making respective cutting surfaces of food uniform by making respective tensions uniform at portions where steel wires are parallelized.SOLUTION: A wire unit 15 is rotatably attached to a base 11 including a pedestal 13 where food 100 is placed. The wire unit 15 includes: one steel wire 21 having one end supported pivotally on the base 11 by bearing parts 14a and 14b to be rotatable, and disposed to meander so as to form a plurality of folded parts; and tension adjusting members 23a and 23b for adjusting tension of the steel wire 21. The wire unit 15 separates and cuts the food 100 on the pedestal 13 into a plurality of sliced pieces by each part of the steel wire 21 according to its rotation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a food cutting device that cuts food finely, and more particularly, to a food cutting device that can simultaneously cut a food into a number of cuts and cut it into a band shape.

  For example, when a food such as boiled egg is cut into thin pieces and sliced into a plurality of pieces, if it is attempted to do so with a knife, skill is required to equalize the thicknesses of the slice pieces. Therefore, a food cutter has been proposed that allows anyone to easily cut into a plurality of pieces with the same thickness. For example, the cutting device shown in Patent Document 1 arranges a plurality of cutting blades at a predetermined interval on a handle, and rotates the handle along a semicircular groove with respect to food arranged at a predetermined position. The food is brought into contact with a plurality of cutting blades. Thereby, a beautiful cut can be obtained.

  Moreover, the food cutting device shown by patent document 2 is attached to the frame with the piano wire which becomes a cutting blade at a fixed interval, and the frame is rotatably attached to the table, and food such as boiled egg is attached to the table. A plurality of side plates for positioning and holding are disposed. In this food cutter, when the frame is manually rotated from the start position to the end position, each piano wire gradually passes through the food and between the side plates in the process, and the food is divided into a plurality of pieces with the same width. With this configuration, the food having elasticity can be cut into the same thickness at a time.

  Furthermore, the food cutter shown in Patent Document 3 is provided with a base on which an object to be cut is placed, and a linear guide that is provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base and that extends along the longitudinal direction. A guide portion in which a groove is formed, a moving portion that is movably attached along each guide groove, and one end that is rotatably attached around one turning shaft that is supported by each moving portion. A cutter unit in which a handle for operation is provided at the other end, and a plurality of cutting blades are arranged in parallel in the direction of the rotation trajectory, and the workpiece is disposed in the rotation trajectory of the cutting blade on the base, and And a positioning member for positioning. With this configuration, one rotating shaft of the blade unit is pivotally supported on each moving part, and these moving parts are movably attached along the respective guide grooves, whereby the object to be cut is rotated on the base. Since the cutting position and cutting angle of the cutting blade of the blade unit with respect to the workpiece can be changed without being moved with respect to the shaft, the workpiece can be cut reliably and easily.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 07-24086 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-300894 Japanese Patent No. 4169123

  However, since the cutting device and the food cutter shown in Patent Documents 1 and 3 described above have a band shape, the area in contact with the object to be cut (food) increases and the frictional resistance increases. There is a problem that it is difficult to be deformed or to have a beautiful cut. Moreover, although the food cutter of patent document 2 uses a piano wire as a cutting blade and can reduce a contact area with a to-be-cut object, since the piano wire is separately stretched | stretched in the frame, the tension | tensile_strength of each piano wire Is uneven, and the flatness of the cut surface is apt to be distorted, so that all cut surfaces cannot be made uniform.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and by making one steel wire as a cutting blade as a whole, each tension of the parallel portions of the steel wire is made equal to each cut surface of the food. It is an object to provide a food cutter capable of making the food uniform.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is arranged such that a base having a pedestal on which food is placed, a single steel wire is folded back and arranged, and one end side is turned around the base. And a wire unit supported in a movable manner, and the food wire cutter chops the food placed on the pedestal by the rotation of the wire unit.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention according to claim 2 is the food cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the wire unit is arranged with one end pivotally supported on the base. The pair of arms, the pair of steel wire support members attached so as to connect the pair of arms at both ends, respectively, and the one steel wire attached to each of the pair of steel wire support members. A plurality of guide pins that form a plurality of folded portions by folding and stretching and the one steel wire are installed on the pair of steel wire support members, and the distance between the pair of steel wire support members is changed and adjusted. The tension adjusting member that adjusts the tension of the one steel wire is provided.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention according to claim 3 is the food cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the wire unit is arranged in a state where one end of the wire unit is pivotally supported by the base. The pair of arms, a pair of steel wire support members attached so as to connect the pair of arms at both ends, respectively, and the pair of steel wire support members attached at regular intervals. A plurality of guide pins forming a plurality of folded portions by folding and stretching the steel wire, and adjusting the tension of the one steel wire by winding or unwinding the one steel wire The tension adjusting member is provided.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention according to claim 4 is the food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pair of steel wire support members fixes both ends of the steel wire. A fixing mechanism is provided.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention according to claim 5 is the food cutter according to claim 4, wherein the fixing mechanism is a through-hole disposed between the guide pin adjacent to the tension adjusting member. The end portions of the steel wires are respectively inserted into the through-holes of the start pin and the end pin having the above-described features, and fixed by bolting.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention according to claim 6 provides a food cutting machine comprising a wire unit formed by folding a single steel wire.

  According to the food cutter according to the present invention, the wire unit in which one steel wire is meandered can be rotated, and the tension of the steel wire can be adjusted by the tension adjusting member. There is an effect that each section of the food can be made uniform by equalizing each tension of the portion.

It is a side view which shows one preferable embodiment of the food cutter based on this invention. It is a top view of the food cutter shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the detail of the wire unit of the food cutter shown in FIG. (A), (b) is a side view which shows the cutting process of the foodstuff by the food cutter based on this invention. It is a top view which shows the state after the food cutting of a food cutter.

[Configuration of food cutter]
Hereinafter, the food cutting device according to the present invention will be described in detail based on a preferred embodiment. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a food cutter according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. The illustrated food cutter 1 is roughly provided at a base 11 that is a rectangular plate-like body with legs 12 and 12 attached to four corners on the back side, and at the center of the upper surface of the base 11. The pedestal 13 on which the food 100 is placed, the pair of bearing portions 14a and 14b provided at both corners near the edge of the upper surface of the base 11, and the bearing portions 14a and 14b are rotatably supported. The wire unit 15 that divides and cuts the food 100 (for example, boiled eggs, thick-boiled eggs, etc.) on the pedestal 13 into a plurality of pieces when the whole rotates, and the rotated wire unit 15. In order to avoid an impact when contacting the pedestal 13, a pair of stoppers 30, 30 provided on a handle attachment 18 described later is provided. The pedestal 13 has a mounting surface having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the food 100. For example, if the boiled egg is food to be cut, the mounting surface is set according to the outer shape of the boiled egg. Each member is preferably formed of a metal material such as stainless steel or brass, but a member that does not require strength may be formed of a resin material or the like. Moreover, the stoppers 30 and 30 can also be provided on the base 11 with which the holding fixture 18 abuts.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the wire unit 15 is generally in a state in which a pair of arms 16 a and 16 b whose front ends are respectively attached to bearing portions 14 a and 14 b provided on the base 11 and the arms 16 a and 16 b are connected. Steel wire support members 17a and 17b attached in parallel between the two, a handle attachment 18 attached to connect the arms 16a and 16b so as to be parallel to the steel wire support member 17a, and this handle attachment The U-shaped handle 19 attached to the center of the tool 18 and the steel wire support members 17a and 17b are shifted from each other by ½ pitch, and are arranged on the steel wire support members 17a and 17b at regular intervals. A plurality of guide pins 20, 20 function as a cutting blade by being stretched so as to meander by being folded back and hooked onto the guide pins 20, 20. A steel wire 21, a start pin 22a for engaging one end of the steel wire 21 to the steel wire support member 17a, and an end pin 22b for engaging the other end of the steel wire 21 to the steel wire support member 17a; The tension adjusting members 23a and 23b for adjusting the tension of the steel wire 21 according to the rotation direction are provided. The distance between the steel wire support member 17a and the steel wire support member 17b can be changed according to the rotation direction of the tension adjusting members 23a and 23b, and thereby the tension of the steel wire 21 is adjusted. The tension of the steel wire 21 can be adjusted by winding or unwinding the steel wire 21 wound around the tension adjusting members 23a and 23b. In addition, about the engagement system of the steel wire 21 by the fixing mechanism provided with the above-mentioned start point pin 22a and end point pin 22b, as another system, a steel wire is directly pinched | interposed into a steel wire support member using a volt | bolt, a washer, etc. It can also be engaged by a method of tightening and fixing, a method of winding a steel wire around a pin provided on a steel wire support member and fixing it by friction. In short, it is only necessary that both ends of the steel wire 21 are securely fixed to the steel wire support member 17a. Furthermore, it is possible to adopt a structure in which one end of the steel wire 21 is fixedly fastened to the steel wire support member 17b depending on whether the number of cut divisions of the food 100 is odd or even.

  The arms 16a and 16b rotate around the bolts 24a and 24b as shown in FIG. The steel wire support members 17a and 17b are fixed to the arms 16a and 16b by bolts 25a, 25b, 26a and 26b, respectively. The handle attachment 18 is fixed to the arms 16a and 16b by bolts 27a and 27b. It is fixed to the handle attachment 18 by bolts 28a, 28b. Further, in this embodiment, the steel wire 21 having a diameter of 0.2 mm and a length of about 4.7 m is used, but this is replaced with an appropriate size according to the hardness of the workpiece. Can be changed.

[Steel wire setting method]
Here, the method to set the steel wire 21 to the guide pins 20 and 20 is demonstrated. In addition, if a user removes bolts 24a and 24b from the bearing parts 14a and 14b shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, and removes the wire unit 15 from the bearing parts 14a and 14b, it will be easy to perform the operation | work which sets a steel wire. First, the bolts 25a and 25b, the nuts 29a and 29b, and the tension adjusting members 23a and 23b are loosened, and the steel wire support member 17a moves to a position closest to the steel wire support member 17b, and the bolts 25a and 25b are temporarily fixed. Keep it. Next, one steel wire 21 is prepared. And as shown in FIG. 3, the end of the steel wire 21 is inserted in the through-hole which is not shown provided in the starting point pin 22a, and the length of about 20-100 mm is exposed. Next, the steel wire 21 that has passed through the through hole is engaged by tightening a set screw using a female screw provided on the start pin 22a. Next, the steel wire 21 is folded back in the order of numbers 1, 2, 3,. This operation may be performed while pulling the steel wire 21 so as not to be detached from the guide pins 20 and 20. Next, the other end of the steel wire 21 via the number 25 is passed through the through hole of the end point pin 22b so that 20 to 100 mm is exposed. And the steel wire 21 is engaged by tightening a set screw using the internal thread provided in the end point pin 22b. In addition, when the steel wire 21 is long, it is good to cut | disconnect an excess part suitably. In addition, as for the above-mentioned engagement method of the steel wire 21 by the start pin 22a and the end pin 22b, as another method, the steel wire is directly clamped and fixed to the steel wire support member using a bolt, a washer or the like. It can also be engaged by a method or a method of winding a steel wire around a pin provided on a steel wire support member and fixing it by friction. In short, it is only necessary that both ends of the steel wire 21 can be reliably fixed to the steel wire support member 17a or 17b. Next, the tension adjusting members 23 a and 23 b are rotated to apply a tension (tension) evenly to the folded portion of the steel wire 21, thereby adjusting the tension of the steel wire 21. When the tension of the steel wire 21 is adjusted, the nuts 29a and 29b are fastened and fixed to the handle fitting 18 to prevent the tension adjusting members 23a and 23b from loosening, and the bolts 25a and 25b are fastened to By fixing the steel wire support member 17a with respect to 16b, the tension | tensile_strength prevention of the steel wire 21 is prevented. If the cutting operation is continued using this cutter, the steel wire 21 may be stretched. In this case, the tension of the steel wire 21 is adjusted again according to the situation. In addition, when the tension | tensile_strength of the steel wire 21 is weak, the following malfunctions arise.
(1) The steel wire 21 does not enter a slit groove (not shown) through which the steel wire 21 in the base 13 passes.
(2) The food on the pedestal 13 cannot be cut into a predetermined thickness.
The wire unit 15 to which the steel wire 21 is attached as described above is attached to the bearing portions 14a and 14b as shown in FIG.

[Operation of food cutter]
Next, operation | movement of the food cutting device 1 mentioned above is demonstrated. FIG. 4 shows a side view of the food cutter 1 in the food cutting step, (a) is a side view showing a state at the start of cutting, and (b) is a side view showing a state after cutting. Moreover, FIG. 5 is a top view which shows the state after the food cutting of the goods cutting device. First, the food cutter 1 is installed on a flat place. Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the wire unit 15 is rotated around the bearing portions 14 a and 14 b so as to be caused from the base 11. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 5, a food (here, boiled egg) 100 to be cut is placed in the center on the pedestal 13. When the handle 19 is held by hand and the wire unit 15 is tilted in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the steel wire 21 that is folded in the process maintains a predetermined tension. By gradually entering the food 100, the food 100 is cut into a large number of pieces at a time, and a large number of cuts 101 are formed in the food 100 according to the arrangement of the steel wires 21 as shown in FIG. 5. When the rotated wire unit 15 reaches a horizontal position as shown in FIG. 4B and the stopper 30 in the handle attachment 18 abuts the base 11, the food 100 is completely removed by the folded portion of the steel wire 21. Into a plurality of solids of the same width. Thereafter, the cut food 100 is taken out from the pedestal 13 and placed on a plate or the like at home, and the required number is placed in a lunch box at a catered lunch box or the like.

[Effect of the embodiment]
According to the food cutter 1 according to the present embodiment, the wire unit 15 folds and arranges one steel wire 21 between the arms 16a and 16b, and adjusts the tension of the steel wire 21 with the tension adjusting members 23a and 23b. Since it was made possible, each tension | tensile_strength of the folding | turning part of the steel wire 21 can be adjusted equally. As a result, there is an effect that each cut surface of the food can be made uniform.

  As described above, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims, Needless to say, various modifications and changes are possible. For example, although the parallel arrangement portion of the steel wire 21 is parallel to the arms 16a and 16b, the steel wire 21 may be arranged in a direction orthogonal to the arms 16a and 16b, that is, in a direction parallel to the steel wire support members 17a and 17b. Good.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment was described, the food cutter provided with the wire unit 15 which concerns on this invention is employable not only for an egg but the cutting | disconnection of tofu, a konjac, a candy, etc. in general.

  The food cutter provided with the wire unit 15 according to the present invention is not limited to food, and can be applied to uses such as manufacturing noodles and cutting clay for ceramics.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food cutter 11 Base 12 Foot 13 Base 14a, 14b Bearing part 15 Wire unit 16a, 16b Arm 17a, 17b Steel wire support member 18 Handle attachment tool 19 Handle 20, 20 Guide pin 21 Steel wire 22a Starting point pin 22b End point pin 23a, 23b Tension adjusting member 24a, 24b Bolt 25a, 25b Bolt 26a, 26b Bolt 27a, 27b Bolt 28a, 28b Bolt 29a, 29b Nut 30 Stopper 100 Food 101 Cut

Claims (6)

A base with a pedestal on which food is placed;
A wire unit in which one steel wire is arranged in a folded manner and one end side is pivotally supported by the base,
The food cutting machine comprising: cutting the food on which the steel wire is placed on the pedestal by turning the wire unit. The food cutter according to claim 1, wherein
The wire unit is
A pair of arms arranged with one end pivotally supported by the base;
A pair of steel wire support members attached to connect the pair of arms at both ends, and
A plurality of guide pins attached to each of the pair of steel wire support members, forming a plurality of folded portions by folding and stretching the one steel wire,
A tension adjusting member for adjusting the tension of the one steel wire by changing and adjusting the distance between the pair of steel wire support members;
A food cutting device comprising: The food cutter according to claim 1, wherein
The wire unit is
A pair of arms arranged with one end pivotally supported by the base;
A pair of steel wire support members attached to connect the pair of arms at both ends, and
A plurality of guide pins that are attached to each of the pair of steel wire support members at a constant interval, and that form a plurality of folded portions by folding and stretching the one steel wire,
The tension adjusting member for adjusting the tension of the one steel wire by winding or unwinding the one steel wire; and
A food cutting device comprising: The food cutter according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The pair of steel wire support members are provided with a fixing mechanism for fixing both ends of the steel wire. The food cutter according to claim 4, wherein
The fixing mechanism is
The ends of the steel wire are respectively inserted into the through holes of the start pin and the end pin having a through hole arranged between the guide pins adjacent to the tension adjusting member and fixed by bolting. Food cutting machine.   A food cutter comprising a wire unit formed by folding a single steel wire.

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