JP2017189970A - Ornament for food product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ornament for a food product which enables decorative members to be positioned and fixed constantly, securely regardless of the skill level of an assembly worker.SOLUTION: An ornament X for a food product of the invention includes: a pick part 5 inserted into a food product to be fixed; a support part 4 provided above the pick part 5; and a first decorative member 1 which is attachable to the support part 4. The support part 4 has: a front wall 10 which supports at least a part of a surface 1p of the first decorative member 1; and a rear wall 11 which is formed having an area larger than the front wall 10 and supports at least a part of a rear surface of the first decorative member 1. The support part 4 sandwiches the first decorative member 1 with the front wall 10 and the rear wall 11 to fix the first decorative member 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a food ornament.

As a food ornament, a cake decoration shown in Patent Document 1 is known.
The cake decoration described in this publication includes a pick to be inserted into the cake, a tree fruit decoration body having a shaft portion made of a wire, a leaf decoration body, and a decoration body including a ribbon and a bell. . A cup part provided with a flange is provided on the upper end side of the cake decoration pick, and the shaft part of the nut decoration body and the shaft part of the ribbon and bell decoration body are inserted into the cup part and bonded and fixed. ing.

Utility Model Registration No. 3161110

Conventional food ornaments were constructed by inserting the shaft part into the cup part of the pick while finely adjusting the positional relationship between the decorative bodies, so the finished product of each positional relationship and overall balance, etc. However, there was a problem that it was mixed by the assembler. Moreover, in order to adjust the positional relationship, the insertion and fixing of the decorative body to the cup portion may be insufficient, and the decorative body may fall on the food, which may impair the commercial value. there were.
Therefore, the present invention provides a food ornament that can make positioning and fixing of decorative members constant and reliable without depending on the skill of an assembler.

The food ornament of the present invention comprises a pick portion that is inserted into and fixed to food, a support portion provided above the pick portion, and a first decorative member that can be attached to the support portion, and the support The portion includes a front wall that supports at least a part of the surface of the first decorative member, and a rear wall that is formed in a larger area than the front wall and supports at least a part of the back surface of the first decorative member. The first decorative member is sandwiched and supported by the front wall and the rear wall.
Since this invention is the structure which clips and hold | maintains a 1st decoration member with a front wall and a rear wall, the attachment to the support part of a 1st decoration member is easy, and the 1st decoration member of Since the rear wall holding the back surface is formed larger than the front wall, the first decorative member can be stably held.

One or more branch portions that can hold the second decorative member in addition to the first decorative member may be integrally formed on the support portion of the present invention.
According to this structure, since the position with respect to the support part of a 2nd decoration member is fixed, it can prevent that the dispersion | variation in the balance by an assembly person's skill generate | occur | produces.

The support portion of the present invention may further be formed with a hole or a protrusion for fastening the third decorative member.
According to this configuration, the third decorative member can be easily fixed.

A locking projection for locking the first decorative member may be formed on the support portion of the present invention.
According to this configuration, the first decorative member can be more securely fixed to the support portion.

The first decorative member of the present invention may be formed with at least one of a notch, a hole, or a cut that is engaged with the engagement protrusion.
According to this configuration, the first decorative member can be easily locked to the locking projection.

Concavities and convexities that restrict the movement of the first decorative member may be formed on at least one of the rear surface of the front wall and the surface of the rear wall of the present invention.
According to this configuration, it is possible to more reliably fix the first decorative member to the support portion.

The front wall of the present invention may protrude in at least one direction from above to below, above from below, above from below, or from side to center.
According to this configuration, the first decorative member can be easily and reliably fixed.

  The food ornament of the present invention has an effect that the positioning and fixing of the decorative members can be made constant and reliable regardless of the skill of the assembler.

It is a front view of the ornament for foodstuffs which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which looked at the ornament for foods shown in FIG. 1 at the YY line. It is a front view which shows the support part and pick part of the ornament for foodstuffs which are one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the ornament for foodstuffs which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the other example of the support part and pick part of the ornament for foodstuffs which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the other example of the ornament for foodstuffs which is one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a food ornament according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an ornament that decorates a cake or other confectionery will be described as an example. Moreover, in this application, the surface or the front means the surface or direction facing the front of the ornament, and the back or the back means the surface or direction facing the back of the ornament. Moreover, up and down means up and down in a posture in which the ornament is inserted into the food.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a food ornament (hereinafter referred to as “ornament”) X according to an embodiment of the present invention is a leaf-shaped first decorative member 1 that is the main body of decoration, and a second that simulates a nut or the like. And a third decorative member 3 formed in the shape of a star or bell shown in FIG. Further, the ornament X has a support part 4 for attaching and supporting the first decoration member 1 to the third decoration member 3 and a pick part 5 formed below the support part 4 and inserted into a confectionery or the like and fixed. And.

The first decorative member 1 is a decorative body shaped like a bag or the like that creates an atmosphere such as a season or an event, such as a leaf, and is made of cloth, resin, or other material.
In this embodiment, the 1st decoration member 1 is formed in the shape of the two leaf leaves which spread in V shape, and the leaf vein is formed in the surface. A shaft portion 1a extending downward with a predetermined width is formed at the center of the two ridges.

The second decorative member 2 is a member having a three-dimensional shape such as a flat disk shape or a spherical shape imitating a nut or the like, and is given a color that makes the ornament X look gorgeous or give a texture. The 2nd decoration member 2 has the insertion shaft part 2a in which the elongate insertion hole 8 was formed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the third decorative member 3 is a member serving as an accent of the ornament X formed in a star shape, a flower shape, a ribbon, a bell, or the like, although not particularly limited. On the back surface of the third decorative member 3, a protrusion 3 a for attachment to the support portion 4 is formed. The protrusion 3 a can also be an auxiliary member that fixes the first decorative member 1 to the support portion 4 when the first decorative member 1 is inserted through the protrusion 3 a.
These first to third decorative members 1, 2, 3 are configured to be detachable from the support portion 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support part 4 is formed in a front wall 10 that supports a part of the surface 1p of the first decorative member 1 shown in FIG. A rear wall 11 that supports a part of the back surface 1q of the first decorative member 1 shown in the figure is provided, and the first decorative member 1 is sandwiched and supported by the front wall 10 and the rear wall 11. In the present application, the “rear wall 11 formed in a larger area than the front wall 10” is a surface surrounded by smoothly connecting the outer shape of the rear wall 11, and will be described first and second openings 16 described later. , 17, the total area of the rear wall 11 is larger than the area of each front wall 10 formed by one or more. In the present embodiment, the area of the rear wall 11 is formed larger than the sum of the plurality of front walls 10.

The rear wall 11 is a plate-like portion that rises along the center line L1 of the pick portion 5, and the front surface 11p can support the first decorative member 1 shown in FIG. 2 from the back surface 1q.
The outer shape of the rear wall 11 includes a lower end edge 13 that extends while curving upward in accordance with the shape of the lower edge 12 of the leaf extending obliquely upward and leftward from the shaft portion 1a of the first decorative member 1 shown in FIG. 13 is surrounded by a side edge 14 that extends upward from 13 and an upper edge 15 that forms a mountain shape upward from the side edge 14. On the front surface 11p of the rear wall 11, a large number of fine irregularities (not shown) that easily cause frictional resistance with the back surface 1q of the first decorative member 1 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the rear wall 11 has a first opening 16 formed from the upper part to the center in the vertical direction, and a second opening 17 formed at the lower part.
The first opening portion 16 is formed in a substantially oval shape having a shape in which the upper end 16a is curved and recessed. On the upper side of the first opening portion 16, there is formed an upper fastening portion 20 that protrudes forward in a thin circular shape from the rear wall 11 and engages the central portion in the left-right direction of the upper edge portion 18 of the first decorative member 1. ing. The upper fastening portion 20 is formed along the shape of the central portion in the left-right direction of the upper edge portion 18 of the first decorative member 1 having a leaf shape.

The second opening 17 is substantially rectangular and is formed to be slightly larger than the width of the shaft portion 1 a of the first decorative member 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end edge 13 of the rear wall 11 is formed with a strip-shaped locking projection 23 above the second opening 17, and the first decorative member 1 shown in FIG. The lower edge 12 of the leaf expanding from the shaft portion 1a can be supported from the side and from below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front wall 10 is formed at two locations so as to cover the first opening 16 and the second opening 17 in the present embodiment. The front wall 10 is formed at a distance from the surface 11p of the rear wall 11 by a dimension approximately equal to the thickness of the leaf or slightly larger than the thickness of the leaf.
A front wall 10 (hereinafter referred to as “upper front wall 10 </ b> A”) that covers the first opening 16 extends downward from the upper fastening portion 20. 10 A of upper front walls are the magnitude | sizes which just cover the 1st opening part 16, and are formed in the substantially oval shape from the upper part of the support part 4 to the vertical direction center part vicinity of the support part 4. FIG.

A through-hole 9 is formed in the upper front wall 10A to insert and fasten the protrusion 3a of the third decorative member 3.
A front wall 10 (hereinafter referred to as “lower front wall 10 </ b> B”) that covers the second opening 17 extends upward from an upper surface 28 h of a flange 28 formed at the upper end of the pick portion 5. The lower front wall 10B extends between the side walls 22 and 22 projecting forward from the left and right contour portions 21 (see FIG. 4) that form the lower portion of the rear wall 11 and form the second opening portion 17, that is, It is formed in a rectangular shape with a size that covers the second opening 17.

The lower front wall 10 </ b> B and the side wall 22 form a receiving portion 24 that receives the shaft portion 1 a of the first decorative member 1 in a state where the rear opening is opened by the second opening portion 17.
On each back surface 10q of the upper front wall 10A and the lower front wall 10B shown in FIG. 2, a number of fine irregularities (not shown) that easily cause frictional resistance with the surface 1p of the first decorative member 1 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of branch portions 25 extend in the form of a rod from the vicinity of the upper fastening portion 20 upward, and three in this embodiment.
An unillustrated unevenness is formed at the unillustrated tip of the branch portion 25, and a flat ball-shaped second decorative member 2 is provided so as to cover the unevenness.

  The branch portion 25 is formed with an appropriate length and angle according to how the second decorative member 2 is shown. In the present embodiment, each branch portion 25 is formed to extend in three directions from the upper fastening portion 20 at different lengths and angles. The branch 25 has a short length or an angle so that the second decorative members 2 are close to each other when they appear to be densely packed with each other. It is good to be formed with.

The pick part 5 has a rod shape and is sharply formed toward the tip 5t, and is fixed by being inserted into a food such as a cake.
In the present embodiment, the pick portion 5 is formed in a thin thin plate shape, and is easy for an assembler to hold and store. The pick part 5 may be formed in a circular cross section.
A flange 28 protruding in the horizontal direction is formed at the upper end of the pick portion 5. An upper surface 28h of the flange 28 is provided, and a pick body 29 is formed on the lower surface 28k.

The support part 4 and the pick part 5 are integrally formed.
Although the material of the support part 4 and the pick part 5 is not specifically limited, It can form using well-known methods, such as shaping | molding by 3D printer etc., other injection moldings, using synthetic resins, such as ABS resin, a polypropylene, and polyethylene.
The ornament X of the present invention is composed of the above elements.

Next, how to assemble the ornament X will be described.
In the ornament X, the pick part 5, the support part 4, and the branch part 25 are integrally formed. Therefore, the first decorative member 1 is placed between the upper front wall 10 </ b> A and the lower front wall 10 </ b> B and the rear wall 11. In addition to clipping, it is only necessary to insert the tip of the branch portion 25 into the insertion shaft portion 2a of the second decorative member 2 and insert and insert the protrusion 3a of the third decorative member 3 into the through hole 9.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, in order to attach the first decorative member 1 to the support portion 4, the shaft portion 1 a of the first decorative member 1 is connected to the tip of the second opening 17. It inserts in the receiving part 24 to such an extent that it protrudes, and is located below the predetermined mounting position of the first decorative member 1 in the support part 4.

In this state, the two leaves of the first decorative member 1 are still in a position covering the surface 10p of the upper front wall 10A, so that the lower end of the upper front wall 10A is passed through while folding the leaf backward, The first decorative member 1 is turned to the back surface 10q (see FIG. 2) side of the upper front wall 10A. At this time, since the upper end edges 15 and 15 are formed in a substantially mountain shape and do not protrude to the left and right, the support portion 4 is easy to handle such as folding the first decorative member 1.
Thereafter, when the first decorative member 1 is pulled upward until it hits the upper retaining portion 20, the lower edge 12 is disposed on the locking convex portion 23 of the rear wall 11 and bent toward the second opening portion 17. The tip of the shaft portion 1a that has protruded is positioned on the upper surface 28h of the flange 28 portion, and the entire first decorative member 1 has a posture extending to the original shape.

The first decorative member 1 has its front surface 1p held up and down by the upper front wall 10A and the lower front wall 10B, and the back surface 1q of the first decorative member 1 is supported by the rear wall 11. That is, it is supported from both the front surface 1p and the back surface 1q. Furthermore, the movement of the first decorative member 1 in the vertical and horizontal directions is restricted by the upper fastening portion 20, the locking convex portion 23, and the upper surface 28 h of the flange 28.
The first decorative member 1 is attached to a predetermined position of the support portion 4 in this way, and is extremely reliable so that the movement in the vertical and horizontal directions and the thickness direction is restricted so that the first decorative member 1 is not easily dropped from the support portion 4. Fixed to.

The second decorative member 2 has a fitting shaft portion 2a, and the tip of the branch portion 25 is formed with unevenness (not shown) for preventing slipping. Therefore, the second decorative member 2 is formed on the fitting shaft portion 2a. It is securely fixed simply by inserting the tip of the branch portion 25.
Moreover, the 3rd decoration member 3 can be simply fastened to the through-hole 9 formed in 10 A of upper front walls.

Thus, since this invention employ | adopts the structure which clips and fixes the 1st decoration member 1 with the front wall 10 and the rear wall 11, it can attach to a predetermined position simply and reliably. There is an effect.
Further, according to the present invention, a locking projection 23 is formed at the lower edge 13 of the support portion 4, and the first decorative member 1 is disposed inside the locking projection 23 to restrict the movement in the left and right and downward directions. Therefore, the first decorative member 1 can be more securely fixed to the support portion 4. Therefore, this invention produces the effect that it can prevent effectively that the 1st decoration member 1 falls out to foodstuffs and the merchantability of foodstuffs is reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, since the upper decorative portion 20 can restrict the first decorative member 1 from moving upward, the above effect can be further expected.
Furthermore, since the back surface 10q of the front wall 10 and the surface 11p of the rear wall 11 have fine irregularities that easily cause friction, the first decorative member 1 can be more easily fixed.
Moreover, since the pick part 5, the support part 4, and the branch part 25 are integrally molded by this invention, there exists an effect that the effort of attachment / detachment of each member can be saved.

  Moreover, since the 2nd decoration member 2 and the 3rd decoration member 3 are each being reliably fixed to the branch part 25 and the through-hole 9 of 10 A of upper front walls, the 2nd decoration member 2 is added to a foodstuff. And there exists an effect that it can prevent effectively that the 3rd decoration member 3 falls and reduces the commercial value of foodstuffs.

In the present invention, since the positioning of the first to third decorative members 1, 2 and 3 is easy, the finish of the ornament X does not vary depending on the skill of the assembler, and the parts do not fall off. There is an effect that the ornament X having a certain quality can be easily produced.
Moreover, since the branch part 25 of the present invention is bent obliquely forward, the arrangement of the second decorative member 2 can be shown in three dimensions, and the second decorative member 2 is, for example, a tree fruit. In some cases, it is possible to create that atmosphere better.

  In the above embodiment, the upper front wall 10A is configured to be formed in a substantially elliptical shape extending vertically, but is not limited to this shape. For example, as shown in FIG. The structure formed in the spreading triangle may be sufficient. With such a configuration, even if it is attempted to remove the first decorative member 1 by passing through the upper front wall 10A, the corners of the upper front wall 10A protruding to the left and right effectively prevent this, There exists an effect that the drop-off or removal of the first decorative member 1 can be effectively prevented. Moreover, the through-hole 9 may be formed in the rear wall 11 as shown in FIG. In this case, when the first decorative member 1 is clipped to the support portion 4, a hole is also formed at the position of the first decorative member 1 corresponding to the through hole 9, so that the protrusion of the third decorative member 3 is formed. The third decorative member 3 can be fastened to the first decorative member 1 and the support portion 4 by passing 3a through the hole and the through hole 9.

Moreover, the tip of the branch part 25 is preferably not only bent obliquely forward but also extended in an appropriate direction.
Moreover, if the 1st decoration member 1 can be fixed with respect to the support part 4, the latching convex part 23 formed in the lower end edge 13 of the rear wall 11 is, as shown in FIG. A plurality of dot-like protrusions 30 may be formed at intervals.

  In this case, a cutout 31 is formed in the first decorative member 1 in accordance with the shape of the locking convex portion 30, and the first decorative member 1 is formed on the locking convex portion 30 so as to surround the locking convex portion 30. The notch 31 may be locked. In addition, the latching convex part 30 may be formed not in the immediate vicinity of the lower end edge 13 or the side end edge 14 of the rear wall 11, but the shape of the 1st decoration member 1 made to correspond in this case is It may be a hole or a cut.

Even if the shapes of the locking projection 30 and the first decorative member 1 are formed in this way, the first decorative member 1 can be securely fixed to the support portion 4 and can be prevented from falling off.
Or the latching convex part 30 may be formed in the surface 11p of the rear wall 11, and may bite into the back surface 1q of the 1st decoration member 1, and may be fixed.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the front wall 10 becomes the structure formed in the upper part and the lower part of the rear wall 11, even if the front wall 10 was formed in any one, or either right and left Or what extended in the horizontal direction toward the center from both may be sufficient.
Further, in order to fasten the third decorative member 3 to the support portion 4, a configuration in which a through hole 9 is formed in the front wall 10 and a protrusion 3 a is formed in the third decorative member 3 is adopted. A structure in which a protrusion is formed and a hole for inserting the protrusion of the front wall 10 into the third decorative member 3 may be formed.
Moreover, the support part 4 and the pick part 5 may be formed so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  Or in the said embodiment, although the front wall 10 is formed in plate shape with the width dimension of about 3 mm or more, the front wall 10 is not limited to this structure, It extends ahead from the rear wall 11, and is 1st. As long as the surface of the decorative member 1 can be pressed, it may be claw-shaped smaller than the front wall 10 of the above embodiment.

X food ornament 1 first decorative member 2 second decorative member 3 third decorative member 4 support portion 5 pick portion 9 through hole 10 front wall 11 rear wall 25 branch portion 23 locking convex portion 30 locking convex portion 31 Notch

Claims (7)

A pick portion that is inserted into and fixed to food, a support portion provided above the pick portion, and a first decorative member that can be attached to the support portion;
The support part is formed in a larger area than the front wall for supporting at least a part of the surface of the first decorative member, and supports at least a part of the back surface of the first decorative member. A rear wall,
A food ornament in which the first decorative member is sandwiched and supported by the front wall and the rear wall.   The food ornament according to claim 1, wherein one or more branches that can hold the second decorative member in addition to the first decorative member are integrally formed on the support portion.   The food ornament according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hole or a protrusion for fastening the third decorative member is further formed in the support portion.   The food ornament according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a locking projection for locking the first decorative member is formed on the support portion.   5. The food ornament according to claim 4, wherein the first decorative member is formed with at least one of a notch, a hole, and a cut to be engaged with the engagement convex portion.   The food according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein irregularities for regulating movement of the first decorative member are formed on at least one of the rear surface of the front wall and the surface of the rear wall. Ornament for.   The food ornament according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the front wall protrudes in at least one of a direction from above to below, above from below, above from below, or from the side to the center.

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