JP2784482B2 - Cutting tools such as noodles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cutting tool for cutting noodles and the like, and more particularly to a cutting tool for cutting noodles and the like so that infants after weaning can easily eat them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, infants up to about two years of age after weaning begin to eat various foods such as baby food, cereals, eggs, meat, and vegetables. In particular, cereals such as porridge, bread, noodles, and the like are often given to infants in addition to nutrition in terms of ease of eating and cooking. However, in order to give them to infants,
They have to be crushed, and the process of feeding them is cumbersome.

[0003] That is, regarding noodles, boil them in small pieces before boiling them, or crush the long-boiled ones with a sliver, crush them with a fork or knife, or use a knife to cut them into small pieces like tataki. Must. For this reason, it takes a lot of time and effort to feed them, and it is a difficult task to perform this many times a day during the period of baby food.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made on the basis of the above technical background, and has the following objects.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting tool which can cut noodles and the like into small pieces by a simple operation so that infants and children can easily eat them.

[0006]

The present invention employs the following means to achieve the above object.

That is, the present invention relates to a cutting tool for cutting noodles and the like into many pieces, comprising a pair of tooth members meshing with each other in a direction intersecting the length direction of the teeth. Etc. in cutting tools.

The present invention also provides a cutting tool for noodles and the like, wherein the tooth member is formed of a tooth plate.

The present invention further provides a cutting tool for noodles and the like, wherein a concave curved surface having a tangent line coincident with the length direction of the tooth is formed on the inner surface of the tooth.

Further, the present invention resides in a cutting tool for noodles and the like, characterized in that an overhang is formed on the inner surface of the tooth and at a position separated from the tip.

Furthermore this invention, each tooth plates, cutting the noodles and the like, characterized in that are provided at the base of a pair of handle pivotally supported to each other in chromatic vital intermediate portion grip portion at the distal end In the fixture.

Further, according to the present invention, each tooth plate is provided with a pincer.
At the free ends of a pair of handles that are
A cutting tool for noodles and the like characterized by being provided respectively.

According to the present invention, noodles and the like can be cut into many pieces by meshing the pair of tooth members. By forming a concave curved surface on the inner surface of the tooth, the noodles are scooped up when the tooth plate meshes, and by forming an overhang on the inner surface of the tooth, a substantially closed space is formed when the tooth plate meshes. Since the noodles are confined in the closed space, the noodles and the like can be reliably cut.

The noodles or the like to which the cutting tool according to the present invention is applied are long foods, such as noodles such as soba, udon, ramen, spaghetti, pasta and rice noodles, as well as other foods such as elongated or strip-shaped. Is also included. These foods are cut in a cooked and softened state, but can also be cut in a hardened state before cooking.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a cutting tool for noodles or the like according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. The cutting tool includes a pair of tooth plates 1a, 1b, and each tooth plate 1a, 1b is provided at the base of a plate-shaped handle 3a, 3b having an annular grip portion 2a, 2b at the tip. Tooth plates 1a, 1b and handles 3a, 3b
Is integrally formed of a plastic material, but may be made of metal or wood.

Each of the handles 3a, 3b has a first portion 5 which is closer to the distal end than the bent portions 4a, 4b bent in the thickness direction.
a, 5b, and base-side second portions 6a, 6b extending parallel to the first portions 5a, 5b. Further, the second portions 6a and 6b have bent portions 7a and 7b bent in the width direction, and one bent portion 7a is provided with a pin insertion hole 8 and the other bent portion 7b is provided with a pin 9 respectively. I have. Pattern 3
The pins a and 3b are pivotally supported by inserting the pin 9 into the pin insertion hole 8, and are rotatable in a plane including the width direction of the handle.

The tooth plates 1a and 1b have a width direction and a handle 3a.
3b so as to intersect with the width direction, that is,
The handles 3a and 3b are provided on the handles 3a and 3b so as to cross the rotation surface of the handle b. One tooth plate 1a has three teeth 1 as shown in FIG.
0a, 11a, 11a, the teeth 11a being smaller in width than the teeth 10a. The other tooth plate 1b has two teeth 1
0b, 10b, the width of these teeth 10b, 10b being equal to the spacing between the teeth 10a, 11a of one tooth plate 1a,
The tooth plates 1a and 1b are adapted to mesh with each other in a direction intersecting the length direction of the teeth by the rotation of the handles 3a and 3b.
The teeth 10a and 10b are teeth for cutting noodles or the like into a required length (for example, about 1 cm), and are set to have a width corresponding to the cut length. Also, the number of teeth can be increased or decreased as appropriate.

On the inner surface of each tooth 10a, 11a, 10b,
Overhang portions 12a and 12b are formed. Overhang 12
a and 12b have the same width as each tooth, and are formed at positions separated from the tips of the teeth. In addition, each tooth 10a, 11
On the inner surfaces of a and 10b, concave curved surfaces 13a and 13b are formed from the protruding portions 12a and 12b to the distal end.
The concave curved surfaces 13a and 13b are curved surfaces having a tangent line corresponding to the length direction of each tooth.

Next, the use state of the above-mentioned cutting tools such as noodles will be described. FIG. 6 shows the handle 3 holding the grip portions 2a and 2b.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are partial cross-sectional views showing an opened state by rotating a and b. With the handles 3a and 3b opened, as shown in FIG.
Tooth plate 1 of cutting tool is placed in container 14 containing cooked noodles and the like.
The parts a and 1b are put in and rotated in the direction of the arrow so that the handles 3a and 3b close. Thereby, each tooth 10a, 11a,
10b mesh with each other (the state shown in FIG. 1), and the noodles and the like are cut into many pieces by the shearing action of the meshing. FIG. 8 shows the cut state. By repeating this operation a suitable number of times, the entire noodles in the container 14 are cut to such an extent that infants can eat them.

During the cutting operation, each tooth plate 10a, 11a, 1
Since concave curved surfaces 13a and 13b are formed on the inner surface of Ob, noodles and the like are scooped up by the concave curved surfaces 13a and 13b. Further, as the handles 3a, 3b are closed, the overhangs 12a, 12b also mesh with each other in the longitudinal direction, and as a result, the approaching tooth plates 1a, 1
b forms a substantially closed space that gradually narrows. Since the scooped noodles are confined in this space, the noodles can be reliably cut without escaping the noodles.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, the tooth plates are engaged with each other by rotating the handle. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, FIG.
(A) is an example in which the handles 3a and 3b are made to have a tweezer shape or an ice grip shape. FIG. 9B shows a configuration in which a driving mechanism (not shown) for the tooth plates 1a and 1b is accommodated in a cylindrical gripping portion 16 and the tooth plates 1a and 1b mesh with each other by pushing a knocking portion 17. . Further, FIG. 9 (c) shows a configuration in which the gripper 16 is of a pistol type, and the tooth plates 1a and 1b are engaged by pulling a lever 18.

The above embodiment is merely an example, and the present invention can be variously modified. For example, regarding the teeth, both sides of the teeth 10a and 10b are meshing surfaces that give a shearing action to the noodles, but if the teeth 10a and 10b have a pitch (interval) corresponding to the cut length of the noodles, It is also possible to adopt a tooth structure in which only the side surfaces are meshed surfaces.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, noodles and the like can be cut in a short time by a simple operation so that infants can eat them.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing one tooth plate and a handle.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the other tooth plate and handle.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a handle is opened in a partial cross section.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a use state.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which noodles and the like are cut.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b ... tooth plate 2a, 2b ... grip part 3a, 3b ... handle 9 ... pins 10a, 10b, 11a ... teeth 12a, 12b ... overhang parts 13a, 13b ... concave curved surface

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cutting tool for cutting noodles or the like into a number of pieces, comprising a pair of tooth members meshing with each other in a direction intersecting with the length direction of the teeth. Utensils. 2. The cutting tool for noodles or the like according to claim 1, wherein said tooth member is made of a tooth plate. 3. The cutting tool for noodles or the like according to claim 2, wherein a concave curved surface having a tangent line coincident with the length direction of the tooth is formed on the inner surface of the tooth. 4. The cutting tool for noodles or the like according to claim 2, wherein a protruding portion is formed on the inner surface of the tooth and at a position separated from a tip of the tooth. Wherein said each tooth plate, in chromatic vital to grip the leading end
5. A pair of shafts which are pivotally supported on each other at the intervening portions, respectively.
Cutting tools such as the described noodles. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each tooth plate has a tweezer shape or an ice grip.
The cutting tool for noodles or the like according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the cutting tool is provided at a free end of a pair of shaped handles .