JP2978970B2 - Cooking slicer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a slicer for cooking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cooking slicer is an instrument for thinly slicing cooking materials such as vegetables and fruits, and generally includes a first support plate, a blade arranged in front of the first support plate, and a blade. And a second support plate disposed in front of the second support plate. The second support plate is arranged slightly below the blade, and the cooking material such as vegetables and fruits is slid from the second support plate to the first support plate, so that the cooking material can be placed in the second support plate. It is sliced to the thickness of the vertical gap between the support plate and the blade.

[0003] This cooking slicer can be sliced to a uniform thickness simply by moving cooking ingredients, and is a very convenient tool. However, the thickness of the slice is limited by the distance between the second support plate and the blade. It is determined by the vertical spacing, and cannot be sliced to the desired thickness.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention
We have developed a cooking slicer that can freely change the thickness of slices (Japanese Patent Application No. 7-74521).
issue). This cooking slicer, as shown in FIG.
A first support plate, a blade disposed in front of the first support plate, and a second support plate disposed in front of the blade; , And the second support plate 2 is supported on the frame 4 by a fulcrum 6 so as to be rotatable up and down. And the second
By rotating the support plate 2 up and down about the fulcrum 6, the distance between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 is adjusted. It is advantageous that the blade 3 is slanted with respect to the front-rear direction (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1) because a large force is not required when slicing vegetables or the like. On the other hand, in order to rotate the second support plate 2 along the frame 4, it is natural to provide the fulcrum 6 (that is, the rotation axis) perpendicular to the front-rear direction (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1). As a result, the length of the fulcrum 6 and the length of the blade are different between the left side L (short) and the right side R (long) of the second support plate 2. Therefore, when the second support plate 2 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the gap between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 becomes
The longer right side R is larger than the shorter left side L, and the slice thickness may be different in the left-right direction, and the slice may not be sliced to a constant thickness.

[0005] Thus, the present invention is to provide a cooking slicer in which the thickness of the slice can be freely changed and the thickness of the slice is constant in the left-right direction.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first support plate 1 and a blade 3 arranged in front of the first support plate.
And a second support plate 2 arranged in front of the blade,
In a cooking slicer in which the first support plate 1 has a frame 4 extending forward and the distance between the blade and the rear end of the second support plate is variable, at least the rear side of the second support plate 2 A cooking slicer is provided, which is rotatably supported in two or more directions with respect to a frame, and includes operating means for vertically moving at least a rear side of the second support plate. Accordingly, for example, a rotation axis in one rotation direction is provided orthogonal to the front-rear direction (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1), and the length of the fulcrum 6 and the blade is set to the right side of the second support plate 2. R (short) and left side L (long) are different,
When the second support plate 2 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the gap between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 can be increased even when the longer left side L is larger than the shorter right side R. , Second support plate 2
Is rotated in at least the other rotation direction, so that at least the rear side of the second support plate 2 is rotated so that the gap between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 is the same in the left-right direction. Can be done.

The second invention of the present application is a more specific version of the first invention, wherein the frame 4 has a bottom portion 7 arranged below the second support plate 2. An arc portion 9 is formed at a lower portion, and when the contact portion of the arc portion 9 with the bottom 7 changes, the second support plate 2 rotates up and down so that the left and right relative height changes, and The second support plate 2 provides a cooking slicer characterized in that the second support plate 2 is turned up and down so that the relative height before and after the contact point becomes a fulcrum.

The third invention of the present application is a further embodiment of the first invention by other means. The second support plate 2 has a flexible portion 100, and the second support plate 2 is flexible. A portion on the front side of the portion 100 is supported so as to be rotatable up and down so that the relative height of the frame 4 with respect to the front and rear thereof changes. Is formed from the left end to the right end. And, the bending of the flexible portion 100 causes the rear portion of the second support plate 2 to rotate up and down so that the left and right relative heights change, thereby providing a cooking slicer. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first support plate 1, a blade 3 disposed in front of the first support plate, and a second support plate 2 disposed in front of the blade are provided. The second support plate 2 is disposed below the blade 3, and the first support plate 2
The following means is used in a cooking slicer in which cooking ingredients such as vegetables and fruits are slid over the support plate 1 so that the cooking ingredients are sliced to a thickness of the vertical interval between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3. Provide what you have taken. That is, the blade 3 is arranged obliquely to the front-rear direction, the first support plate 1 has a frame 4 extending forward, and the second support plate 2 is vertically Rotatably supported and the second
The left and right relative heights of at least the rear side of the support plate 2 are variable, and an operating means for moving at least the rear side of the second support plate 2 up and down is provided. This operating means is such that the adjustment member 8 having the pressing portion 81a is
An abutment is provided movably on at least one of the support plate 2 side and abuts on the pressing portion 81a of the adjusting member 8 on at least the other of the first support plate 1 side and the second support plate 2 side. Parts 21 and 72 are provided, and by moving the adjusting member 8, the pressing part 81 a and the contact parts 21 and 7 are
The position of contact with the second support plate 2 changes, and the second support plate 2 moves up and down. With this vertical movement, at least the left and right relative height of the second support plate 2 on the rear side is changed. Things that change.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking slicer according to one embodiment as viewed obliquely from above, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the cooking slicer, FIG. 3 is a bottom view with a bottom plate removed, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line IV.

First, an overall configuration of the cooking slicer will be described with reference to FIGS. The cooking slicer includes a first support plate 1, a blade 3 disposed in front of the first support plate, and a second support plate 2 disposed in front of the blade. 1 and 2, the right side is the front. Cooking ingredients such as vegetables and fruits (not shown)
Is slid from the second support plate 2 to the first support plate 1 (from right to left as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1),
Sliced by blade 3. That is, the second support plate 2 is arranged slightly below the blade 3, and the cooking material is
It is sliced to the thickness of the upper and lower spaces between the support plate and the blade. The one sliced by the slicer is the blade 3 and the second support plate 2
Fall down from between. The blades 3 are arranged so as to cross obliquely with respect to the front-back direction, that is, the sliding direction of cooking materials such as vegetables and fruits.

From both sides of the first support plate, a pair of left and right bar-shaped frames 4 and 4 extend forward. Further, the pair of frames 4 and 4 are connected at the front to form a handle portion 5. The handle portion 5 is a plate-like portion passed between the frames 4 and 4 and has a finger insertion hole 51 at the center thereof, and a finger is inserted into the finger insertion hole 51 to grip the handle portion 5. ing. On the lower surface of the cooking slicer, as shown in FIG.
The bottom plate 7 is passed between the four.

The handle 5 and the left and right frames 4 and 4
The second support portion 2 is arranged above the bottom plate 7 in a space formed by the first support member 2 and the blade 3. In the present embodiment, the rear end (the left end in the figure) of the second support portion 2 enters below the blade 3, but may extend to near the front end of the blade 3. In this embodiment, on the upper surface of the cooking slicer, ridges 11 are also formed on both sides of the first support plate 1 so as to be continuous with the left and right frames 4, 4. Improving sex.

The second support plate 2 is rotatable in two directions with respect to the frames 4 and 4. One direction is the second support plate 2
Of the second support plate 2 is rotatable in a direction in which the left and right ends of the second support plate 2 are moved up and down (hereinafter, referred to as front and rear rotation). Left and right rotation). The configuration for these rotations will be described in more detail. First, as shown in FIG. 5, an arc portion 9 is formed on the lower surface of the second support plate 2 on the rear side. This arc 9
The arc extends in the left-right direction, is low at the left and right ends (the amount of downward protrusion is small), and is the highest at the center (most downwardly protrudes). Note that the arc of the circular arc need not be a perfect circle, but may be an elliptical arc. The second support plate 2 rotates left and right while changing the contact position of the arc portion 9 with the bottom 7. In other words, the second support plate 2
The circular arc portion 9 is rotated left and right using the rotation surface as a rotation surface. On the other hand, the second support plate 2 rotates back and forth around the contact point between the arc portion 9 and the bottom 7 as a fulcrum.

Further, it is desirable to provide a means for preventing the second support plate 2 from falling off from the frame. A long hole 72 is formed in the bottom 7 as shown in FIG. The projection 91 has a retaining portion 92 at the end larger than the long hole, penetrates the projection 91 downward from the upper surface of the bottom portion 7 into the elongated hole 72, and extends the retaining portion 92 at the distal end of the projection 91 to a longer length. It protrudes downward from the hole 72.
When the bottom 7 is flat, it is necessary to make the protrusion 91 long enough so as not to hinder the left and right rotation of the second support plate 2. Arc part 9 of
In this case, even if the protrusion is short, it does not hinder the left-right rotation of the second support plate 2.

As means for preventing falling off, a shaft may be provided between the second support plate 2 and the frames 4 and 4. The shaft protrudes from the second support plate 2 side or the frames 4 and 4 side toward the other, and forms a recess into which the shaft is inserted on the other side. However, the concave portion needs to be larger than the shaft so that the second support plate 2 can rotate left and right and back and forth.

In this embodiment, the arc portion 9 is formed at a position near the front end (right end in the figure) of the second support plate 2. The position of the arc portion 9 is not limited to the position near the front end (the right end in the figure), but may be in the middle of the second support plate 2, but when it is at the rear end (the left end in the figure), it is too close to the blade 3. This makes it difficult to adjust the distance between the blade 3 and the blade 3.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 to 6, the structure of the operating means for operating the second support plate 2 to be rotatable, that is,
A structure for adjusting the vertical distance between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 will be described. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the second
Although a relatively large space is drawn between the frames 4 and 4 and the second support plate 2 in order to clearly show the existence of the support plate 2, actually, the rotation of the second support plate is hindered. It is sufficient if the gap is as small as possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, a bottom plate 7 is provided between the left and right frames 4, 4 on the lower surface of the cooking slicer.
The adjusting member 8 is supported on the bottom plate 7. That is, in this embodiment, the first support plate 1, the blade 3, the frame 4,
4, the holding part 5, the bottom plate 7, the second support plate 2, and the adjusting member 8 can be roughly divided into three parts, which are vertically rotatable. Therefore, hereinafter, the “first support plate 1 side” means any of the above members.
In the case where another member is fixed to or extended from one of the members, the "first support plate 1 side"
Shall be included.

The adjusting member 8 in this embodiment includes an adjusting member main body 81 that can move linearly forward and backward, and a lever 82 that is supported on the bottom plate 7 so as to be able to rotate substantially horizontally. The adjustment member main body 81 is formed of a plate-like body having a trapezoidal shape as shown in FIGS. The rear end is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the blade 3 by being inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to a left-right direction (XY direction shown) orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The rear end is provided with a pressing portion 81a. In the present embodiment, the pressing portion 81a is formed in a projecting shape protruding upward at a predetermined height from the right end to the left end (in this figure, from the lower end to the upper end) along the rear end. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the adjusting member main body 81 is fitted into the long grooves 41, 41 provided on the inner walls of the left and right frames 4, 4 along the front-rear direction. The frames 4 and 4 are supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction and immovable in the vertical direction. Further, the pressing portion 81a of the adjusting member main body 81 supported by the frames 4 and 4 in this manner.
As shown in FIG. 4, the contact member 21 can contact a contact portion 21 provided on the lower surface on the rear end side of the second support plate 2. The contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 with which the pressing portion 81a contacts gradually lowers as the entire lower surface of the contact portion 21 from the right end to the left end goes rearward (left side in the figure) as shown in FIG. An inclined surface 21a is formed. The front end side of the inclined surface 21a has an inclined start end 21b that is aligned with the adjustment member main body 81 in the left-right direction (the XY direction in the drawing).
Of the adjustment member main body 81 by being inclined by substantially the same angle as the angle of the pressing portion 81a with respect to the left-right direction.
a is arranged substantially in parallel with a.
It is inclined downward at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane from 1b to the front.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lever 82 is
A shaft 82a extending in the front-rear direction, and an arm 82b extending in the left-right direction from the rear end of the shaft 82a.
And The lever 82 is disposed between the bottom plate 7 and the adjustment member main body 81, and the rear portion of the shaft portion 82a is pivotally supported by the bottom plate 7, so that the pivot position is set to the rotation axis O.
The front side of the shaft portion 82a is substantially in the left-right direction (X-Y in FIG. 3).
Direction) and the arm 82b
Is rotatable substantially in the front-rear direction (ZW direction in FIG. 3). A lever 82 is provided at the front of the shaft 82a.
Is provided with an operation grip portion 82c for movably operating the. The operation grip portion 82c protrudes below the shaft portion 82a. The lower end of the operation grip portion 82c is passed through an arc-shaped guide groove 71 provided on the bottom plate 7 and protrudes below the bottom plate 7.
On the other hand, a connection piece 82d protruding upward is provided at the distal end of the arm 82b. And this connecting piece 8
By inserting 2d into the loose fitting hole 81b provided in the adjustment member main body 81, the lever 82 is connected to the adjustment member main body 81 so as to transmit the rotational force of the lever 82. For more information,
As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the loose fitting hole 81b of the adjusting member main body 81 has a width substantially equal to the diameter of the connecting piece 82d.
1 is drilled at a predetermined length along the left-right direction (vertical direction in the figure), and the connecting piece 82d is inserted into the loose fitting hole 81b from below to connect the lever 82 to the adjusting member main body 81. I do. Then, as the connecting piece 82d rotates around the rotation axis O, the inner wall of the loose fitting hole 81b is pressed forward or backward while moving in the loose fitting hole 81b in the left-right direction, so that the adjustment is performed. The member body 81 is moved forward or backward. As a means for attaching the lever 82, an appropriate means such as a pin or a screw may be employed. On the other hand, the connecting means between the lever 82 and the adjustment member main body 81 is not limited to the above-described one. For example, a loose fitting hole may be formed in the lever 82 and a connection piece may be provided in the adjustment member main body 81. .

Next, the rear end of the second support plate 2 (left end in FIG. 2)
Are sunk under the blade 3 to the first support plate 1 as described above, and on both left and right sides of the end (upper and lower sides in FIG. 2)
Are provided with elastic portions 23, 23. The elastic portion 23 can be formed by bending a synthetic resin, and when the second support plate 2 is made of a synthetic resin, it can also be formed integrally therewith. Further, a leaf spring or a coil spring can be used as the elastic portion 23. In this embodiment, by providing the left and right sides of the rear end of the second support plate 2, the sliced cooking material can be supplied to both elastic portions 23 and 2.
3, the elastic portion may be provided at another position. For example, an elastic portion may be provided between the frame 4 and the second support plate, which is unrelated to the drop of the cooking material. The point is that the rear end of the second support plate 2 (the left end in FIG. 2) can be urged in the direction (downward) in which the distance between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 is increased, and the rear end of the second support plate 2 does not prevent the drop of the cooking material.
Its structure and formation position can be freely changed.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 6 (A), 6 (B) and 7, the rotation between the second support plate 2 and the position between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 will be described. The operation state of the adjustment of the vertical distance will be described.

As described above, the rear end (the left end in the figure) of the second support plate 2 is urged in the direction (downward) to increase the interval with the blade 3. Then, the operation grip portion 82b of the lever 82
However, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 3, when the guide groove 71 of the bottom plate 7 is at the left end (the lower end in FIG. 3), the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 is moved to the second support plate as shown in FIG. Starting end 2 of the inclined surface 21a in the contact portion 21 of FIG.
1b, and the distance between the blade 3 and the second support plate 2 is large. From this state, lever 8
The user holds the second operation grip 82b and rotates it in the direction of arrow X in FIG. Thereby, the connecting piece 82d of the arm 82b
Turns in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. 3, and the connecting piece 82 d presses forward from inside the loose fitting hole 81 b (see FIG. 6B) of the adjustment member main body 81. The pressed adjustment member main body 81 slides along the long grooves 41, 41 of the frames 4, 4, and the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 is brought into contact with the contact surface 21a of the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2. It moves forward while abutting. At this time, since the adjustment member main body 81 is supported by the frames 4 and 4 so as not to be able to move in the vertical direction, the second support plate 2 pivots back and forth around a contact point between the arc portion 9 and the bottom portion 7 to support the elasticity. The contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 rises against the urging force of the portion 23 (arrow a in FIG. 4). That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the rear end (left end in the figure) of the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 is reduced.

Here, since the adjusting member main body 81 moves linearly in the front-rear direction, the inclined surface 21a and the pressing portion 81a may be provided from the left end side to the right end side in parallel with the blade 3, whereby the pressing portion Substantially the entirety from the right end to the left end of 81a can be made to contact the inclined surface 21a. The inclination angle of the inclined surface 21a does not need to be changed from the right end side to the left end side, and is the same (that is, the inclination angle is not changed).
The same vertical height is to be moved from the right end to the left end). However, since the blade 3 is inclined with respect to the front-back direction, the distance from the fulcrum of the second support plate 2 to the front-rear rotation is an arc portion 9 which is the fulcrum of the second support plate 2 for the front-rear rotation.
1 is shorter on the left end side L than on the right end side R in FIG. 1, and the rotation of the second support plate 2 in the front-rear direction alone is the same as the problem to be solved by the above-described invention. Problems may occur. Therefore, in this embodiment, as described above, the second support plate 2 is rotated left and right with the circular arc portion 9 as a rotation surface at the same time as the front and rear rotation, and the same vertical height is set from the right end to the left end. The second support plate 2 is configured to rotate left and right in response to the movement of the inclined surface 21a and the pressing portion 81a that are to move the distance. Accordingly, the second support plate 2 can be received from below with a uniform height from the left end side to the right end side of the pressing portion 81a, and the interval between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 is uniform from the left end side to the right end side. And a stable state can be maintained.

On the other hand, when the lever 82 is rotated in the opposite direction (Y direction in FIG. 3), the connecting piece 82d
Is pressed rearward, and the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 moves rearward while being in contact with the contact surface 21a of the second support plate 2. Thereby, the second support plate 2 is lowered downward by the urging force of the elastic portion 23, and the interval between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 is increased. Naturally, also in this case, the second support plate rotates back and forth and right and left. Since the second support plate 2 is urged downward by its own weight or a force when sliding the cooking material, the second support plate 2 can be implemented without providing the elastic portion 23. However, it is better to provide the elastic portion 23,
This is advantageous in that the followability of the second support plate 2 to the linear movement of the adjustment member main body 81 is enhanced. Further, in the above description, the inclined surface 21a and the pressing portion 81a extend from the left end side to the right end side in parallel with the blade 3, respectively, but a total of two places, one at the left end side and one at the right end side. For example, the formation location and the number of the inclined surface 21a and the pressing portion 81a can be changed as appropriate, such as only providing the inclined surface 21a at the location.

As described above, by adjusting the distance between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 by the linear movement of the adjusting member body 81 due to the rotation of the lever 82, for example, the adjusting member body 81
When the cooking material is slid from the second support plate 2 to the first support plate 1 in the state shown in FIG. 4 in which the pressing portion 81a of the second portion and the inclined surface 21a of the second support plate 2 are in contact with each other, the second A force is applied to the pressing portion 81a from the inclined surface 21a by the force applied on the support plate 2, and the pressing portion 81a slides on the inclined surface 21a and the adjusting member main body 81 tries to escape to the rear side. To move to the side, the lever 82 cannot be moved backward unless the lever 82 is rotated. Therefore, when the adjustment member main body 81 tries to escape to the rear side by pressing from the inclined surface 21a, the connecting piece 82d functions as a stopper, and the movement of the adjustment member main body 81 to the rear side can be suppressed. Moreover, in the above embodiment, the distance M between the connecting piece 82d of the arm 82b and the rotation axis O of the lever 82 is set to
2a (1/3 to 1 in the present embodiment)
(Approximately ４), the lever 82 is unlikely to rotate even when the connection piece 82 d is pressed, and the rearward movement of the adjustment member main body 81 can be suppressed. Further, the inclined surface 21a of the second support plate 2 which comes into contact with the pressing portion 81a as in the above embodiment.
Is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the left-right direction, so that the direction of the force applied to the pressing portion 81a from the inclined surface 21a of the second support plate 2 by the sliding of the cooking material is perpendicular to the inclined surface 21a ( 3 and 5) and the inclined surface 2
1a is a direction inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the adjustment member main body 81 by an angle inclined with respect to the left-right direction,
The pressing of the adjustment member main body 81 to the rear side by “a” can be suppressed. Therefore, when slicing cooking ingredients,
The adjustment member main body 81 can be maintained at a predetermined position, and the interval between the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 is suddenly changed by the escape of the adjustment member main body 81 during slicing of the cooking material. Can be prevented.

Further, by using the slope, the interval can be adjusted steplessly and smoothly. However, the adjusting member body 8
The movement amount of 1 can be changed in multiple stages,
The distance between the support plate 2 and the blade 3 may be changed in multiple stages. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of recesses 71a... 71a are provided at equal intervals in a guide groove 71 of the bottom plate 7,
A locking projection 83 is provided on the operation grip portion 82c of the lever 82, and is movably mounted in the axial direction of the lever 82, and is urged by a spring 84 or the like toward the concave portion 71a of the guide groove 71 to rotate the operation grip portion 82b. At the time of the moving operation, the locking projection 83 may be fitted into the concave portion 71a at an appropriate position.
Of course, a concave portion may be provided in the operation grip portion 82c, and a locking projection may be provided in the guide groove 71. Also, the number of connection pieces and recesses is
The present invention can be implemented with appropriate changes. In short, lever 82
It is sufficient to provide a means for temporarily temporarily fixing the operation gripping portion 82c at a plurality of rotation angles, whereby the material can be sliced accurately at various preset thicknesses. Further, for example, as shown in FIG.
If the distance between the rear end (left end in FIG. 2) of the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 corresponding to the 1a... 71a is indicated by a numeral, it is immediately set to a predetermined thickness. Can be sliced. Further, by temporarily temporarily fixing the operation grip portion 82b at a predetermined angular position, the adjustment member main body 81 can be securely fixed, and the adjustment member main body 81 escapes to the rear side, and the thickness of the slice is inadvertently changed. Can be prevented more reliably.

Next, FIGS. 9 and 10 show another embodiment. In this embodiment, the second support plate 2 is not provided with the arc portion 9 in the previous embodiment. The front end side of the second support plate 2 is attached to the frame 4 by a fulcrum 6 so as to be pivotable in the longitudinal direction. Specifically, a pin 6 projects from the frame 4, and fulcrum holes for rotatably receiving the pin 6 are provided on the left and right near the front end of the second support plate 2. The method of supporting the back and forth rotation does not need to be a special one, and a means for forming a normal hinge can be appropriately employed. Further, similarly to the flexible portion 100 of the second support plate described below, the second support plate may be rotated back and forth by the flexible portion. More specifically, at the boundary between the handle portion 5 of the frame 4 and the second support plate 2, the lower surface side of the second support plate 2 is made thinner than the other portion, and the portion is bent so as to rotate. Is also good. However, this rotation allows the front end side of the second support plate 2 to be able to rotate back and forth with respect to the frame 4, and the flexible portion is formed so as to be orthogonal to the front and rear direction.

On the other hand, a flexible portion 100 is formed on the second support plate 2 for right and left rotation. The flexible portion 100 is formed from the left end side to the right end side so as to be behind the fulcrum 6 for the front and rear rotation of the second support plate 2 and cross the front and rear direction of the second support plate 2. I have. This flexible part 100
Is formed by making the lower surface side of the second support plate 2 thinner than other portions. The flexible portion 100 is tilted with respect to the front-rear direction of the second support plate 2, and the flexible portion 100 bends right and left (to be precise, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction depend on the tilt angle). (Compositing direction). Thereby, the relative height between the left and right on the rear side of the second support plate 2 (the portion on the rear side of the flexible portion 100 of the second support plate 2) becomes variable, and the above-described problem in the case of only the forward and backward rotation is obtained. Can be solved. However, if the width of the flexible portion 100 in the front-rear direction is widened, the flexible portion 100 can be provided to be orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the second support plate 2. In other words, by increasing the width, the flexible portion 100 can bend obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction, whereby the rear side of the second support plate 2 rotates left and right (more precisely, at an angle of inclination). (Combined direction of front-back direction and left-right direction)
The left and right relative heights are variable. It is to be noted that portions substantially the same as those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

11 and 12 show another embodiment. In this embodiment, the second support plate 2 is divided into a front part 201 and a rear part 202, and the front part 20 is divided into two parts.
1 is supported on a frame by a fulcrum 6 so as to be able to rotate back and forth. As this supporting method, a means for forming a normal hinge such as the use of the pin 6 as in the previous embodiment can be appropriately adopted.

Next, the front part 201 and the rear part 2
02 is connected to be able to turn left and right. As an example of this connection, a pin 203 extending in the front-rear direction is rotatably connected at substantially the center of both the front side part 201 and the rear side part 202. Heads with large diameters are formed at both ends of the pin 203, and the openings at the entrances of the fulcrum holes provided on both the front side part and the rear side part are made smaller than the depth of the fulcrum hole, It is desirable to take measures such as forcibly inserting the pin to prevent the pin from coming off.

Further, the head of the pin may be spherical, and the depth of the fulcrum hole may be spherical, and the pin may be rotatable left and right and back and forth. With this configuration, it is not always necessary to attach the front part to the frame so as to be able to rotate back and forth. In other words, the second support plate is connected to the frame by a universal joint, and such a universal joint can be used.

In each of the embodiments, the same means as in the first embodiment can be used for operating the second support plate. As for the operation means, the second support plate 2
There is no particular limitation as long as the means makes the blade approach and separate from the blade in the front-rear direction. For example,
In the previous embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the inclined surface 21 a of the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 is formed so as to be gradually inclined downward as going backward. ) As shown in the figure, the slope 2 gradually slopes upward as it goes backward.
It may be 1a. In this case, by moving the adjustment member main body 81 forward (to the right in the drawing), contrary to the previous embodiment, the rear end of the second support plate 2 rises upward (to the direction a in the drawing). In addition, the distance between the rear end of the second support plate 2 and the blade 3 can be reduced.

Further, in the above embodiment, the inclined portion 21a is formed in the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2, and the adjusting member main body 81 is formed.
Although the pressing portion 81a is formed in a protruding shape, it may be provided in reverse. Specifically, for example, FIG.
FIG. 13 (B) corresponds to FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 (C) corresponds to FIG. 13 (A). As shown in FIG. 13 (B), the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 is formed in a projection shape. Pressing portion 8 of adjustment member main body 81
In FIG. 13A, an inclined surface gradually inclined downward toward the rear may be formed, or an inclined surface inclined gradually upward toward the rear as shown in FIG. Further, an inclined surface may be formed on both the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 and the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81. Specifically, for example, FIG.
FIG. 14B corresponds to FIG. 13A, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2 and the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 are formed with an inclined surface which is gradually inclined downward toward the rear, or as shown in FIG. )
As shown in (2), the contact part 21 of the second support plate 2 and the pressing part 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 may be formed with an inclined surface which is gradually inclined upward toward the rear.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, the pressing portion 81a of the adjustment member main body 81 and the contact portion 21 of the second support plate 2
Is provided from the right end to the left end, so that the entire width of the second support plate 2 can be received from below by the pressing portion 81a. The adjusting member main body 81, the second portion 81a and / or the inclined surface 21a of the contact portion 21.
The second support plate 2 may be moved up and down by being provided on a part of each of the support plates 2, but in this case, it is better to arrange the slope and the pressing portion at the left and right centers of the second support plate 2. It is preferable from the viewpoint of stability. Further, a plurality of slopes and pressing portions are provided in the left-right direction of the second support plate 2, and a plurality of portions are brought into contact with each other, so that the second
The support plate 2 may be moved up and down. On the other hand, the pressing portion 81a and the inclined surface 21a of the second support plate 2 do not need to be provided along the blade 3. For example, both or one of the pressing portion 81a and the inclined surface 21a of the second support plate 2 may be moved in the front-rear direction. May be provided in a direction at right angles.

The vertical positional relationship among the bottom plate 7, the adjusting member main body 81, and the lever 82 is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be changed as appropriate.

Further, in the present embodiment, the adjusting member 8 is composed of the adjusting member main body 81 and the lever 82, and the adjusting member main body 81 is disposed so as to be movable back and forth with respect to the second support plate 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a pin 22 is fixed to each of the left and right sides of the front end of the second support plate 2, and the pin 22
Are attached to the sliding grooves provided in the frames 4 and 4 along the front-rear direction so as to be rotatable and slidable in the front-rear direction, and an inclined pressing portion is provided on the lower surface on the rear side of the second support plate 2. The adjusting member main body 81 having the fixing member 81a is fixed, and the rear end of the bottom plate 7 fixed to the frames 4, 4 is provided with a protruding contact portion 72 that contacts the pressing portion 81a. The sliding position of the pressing portion 81a and the contacting portion 72 is changed with the sliding movement of the second support plate 2 with respect to the frames 4 and 4 so that the rear end side of the second support plate 2 is slid up and down. You may do it. In this case, the pressing portion 81a may be formed in a projecting shape, the contact portion 72 may be formed in an inclined shape, or both may be formed in an inclined shape. In this case, the adjusting member 8
May be constituted only by the adjustment member main body 81 and the second support plate 2 may be slid by hand. However, as shown in FIG. 15, a lever 82 similar to that of the previous embodiment is rotatable to the bottom plate 7. And connected to the second support plate 2 via a connecting piece 82d so that the second support plate 2 can be slid in the front-rear direction by rotating the lever 82. 15 in FIG.
Numeral 0 indicates a flexible portion formed on the second support plate 2 for right and left rotation, but two rotation portions such as right and left rotation by the pin 203 shown in FIG. The configuration for providing can be changed as appropriate.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the adjusting member 8 is moved in the front-rear direction. However, the moving direction may be the left-right direction, and the moving direction may be the left-right direction.
No. 21, the direction may be the circumferential direction, and the moving direction of the adjusting member 8 may be changed as appropriate.

[0040]

According to the inventions of the present application, it is possible to provide a cooking slicer in which the thickness of the slice can be freely and reliably changed, and the thickness of the slice can be made uniform in the left-right direction. It was done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking slicer according to one embodiment as viewed from obliquely above.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the cooking slicer.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the cooking slicer with a bottom plate removed.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

5A is a plan view of a second support plate, FIG. 5B is a side view of the second support plate,
(C) is a front view of the same.

FIG. 6A is a plan view of an adjustment member main body, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part in a state where a distance between a second support plate and a blade is widened.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of another embodiment of the lever.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cooking slicer according to another embodiment as viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a cooking slicer according to still another embodiment as viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line XII-XII of FIG.

13A and 13B are diagrams showing another embodiment of the pressing portion and the contact portion, and FIG. 13A is a schematic view of an embodiment in which the contact portion has an inclined surface that gradually inclines upward as going backward. (B) is a schematic view of an embodiment in which the pressing portion is an inclined surface that gradually inclines downward as it goes backward, and the contact portion is a projecting shape, (c) is gradually inclined upward as the pressing portion goes backward. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment in which a slope is formed and a contact portion is formed in a protruding shape.

14A and 14B show still another embodiment of a pressing portion and a contact portion, and FIG. 14A is an embodiment in which the pressing portion and the contact portion are inclined surfaces that are gradually inclined downward toward the rear. FIG. 3B is a schematic view of an embodiment in which the pressing portion and the contact portion are inclined surfaces that gradually incline upward as they go rearward.

FIG. 15 shows yet another embodiment of the pressing portion and the contact portion, and is a schematic diagram of an embodiment in which the contact portion is provided on the bottom plate on the first support plate side.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a cooking slicer according to the invention filed prior to the present invention as viewed obliquely from above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st support plate 2 2nd support plate 3 blade 4 frame 7 bottom plate 8 adjustment member 21 contact part 81 adjustment member main body 81a pressing part 82 lever

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first support plate (1), a blade (3) arranged in front of the first support plate, and a second support plate (2) arranged in front of the blade. A first support plate (1) having a frame (4) extending forward, wherein a distance between a blade and a rear end of the second support plate is variable; At least the rear side of the plate (2) is supported rotatably in two or more directions with respect to the frame (4), and operation means for vertically moving at least the rear side of the second support plate (2) is provided. A slicer for cooking, characterized in that: 2. A frame (4) having a bottom (7) arranged below the second support plate (2), and an arc portion (9) formed at a lower portion of the second support plate (2). When the contact point of the arc portion (9) with the bottom (7) changes, the second support plate (2) pivots up and down so that the relative height between the left and right changes, and The cooking slicer according to claim 1, wherein the second support plate (2) rotates up and down so that the relative height before and after the second support plate (2) changes with the contact point as a fulcrum. 3. A frame (4) in which the second support plate (2) has a flexible portion (100) and the second support plate (2) is located at a position forward of the flexible portion (100). The flexible portion (100) is formed from the left end to the right end so as to cross the front and rear direction of the second support plate (2) so that the relative height between the front and rear sides changes. The flexure of the flexible portion (100) causes the rear portion of the second support plate (2) to turn up and down so that the relative height between the right and left sides changes. The slicer for cooking according to 1. 4. A first support plate (1), a blade (3) arranged in front of the first support plate, and a second support plate (2) arranged in front of the blade. The second support plate (2) is arranged below the blade (3), and the first support plate is arranged on the second support plate (2).
(1) In a cooking slicer in which cooking ingredients such as vegetables and fruits are slid over the cooking slicer so that the cooking ingredients are sliced to the thickness of the upper and lower spaces between the second support plate (2) and the blade (3). The blade (3) is arranged obliquely to the front-back direction, and the first support plate
(1) has a frame (4) extending forward, a second support plate (2) is supported by the frame (4) so as to be vertically rotatable, and a second support plate is provided. The second support plate (2) is provided with operating means for vertically moving at least the rear side of the second support plate (2). An adjusting member (8) having (81a) is movably provided on at least one of the first support plate (1) side and the second support plate (2) side. At least one of the second support plate (2) side and the adjusting member
(8) are provided with contact portions (21) and (72) that contact the pressing portion (81a), and by moving the adjusting member (8), the pressing portion (81a) and the contact portion (81) are moved. 21) The contact point with (72) changes and the second support plate
(2) is moved up and down, and the relative height of at least the rear left and right of the second support plate (2) is changed with the up and down movement. For slicer.