JP3002364U - Food crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a food crushing tool which can be manufactured at low cost, is easy to clean after use, and can crush food with a small labor. [Structure] An intermediate portion of one metal wire 5 having a circular cross section,
The crushed portion 3 of the food is formed by alternately bending back six times in opposite directions in a substantially horizontal plane so that the plurality of linear portions 5a are substantially parallel to each other with a gap 6 having a predetermined width. Both ends of the metal wire 5 are bent upward to form the connecting portion 4. The crushed portion 3 is fixed to the handle 2 via the connecting portion 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a food crushing tool used for crushing food such as potatoes.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a device (so-called potato masher) used for crushing potatoes, there has been one shown in FIG. 5, for example. This is because a large number of through holes 11 are punched out by a press into a disc-shaped metal plate to form a crushed portion 12, and tongue pieces 13 integrally formed on both sides of the crushed portion 12 are bent upward. The piece 13 and the bifurcated connecting portion 15 formed at the lower end of the handle 14 are fixed by rivets 16.

When using this, the boiled potatoes are put into a container such as a ball, and the handle 14 is pushed down by hand from the state where the crushed portion 12 is in contact with the potatoes, and the crushed portion 12 is pressed against the potatoes. As a result, the potato is cut by the metal portion around the through hole 11 of the crushed portion 12, and when the potato is pushed through the through hole 11 to the upper side of the crushed portion 12, the potatoes are horizontally moved to a diameter that can pass through the through hole 11. It will be crushed by being compressed into.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the potato masher has the following drawbacks. That is, in order to manufacture it, it is necessary to punch the through hole 11 in the metal plate, bend the tongue piece 13, and fix the tongue piece 13 and the connecting portion 15 of the handle 14 with the rivet 16; However, this requires a large-scale machine tool such as a press, which is disadvantageous in that the manufacturing cost is high.

Further, because of its shape, a part of the crushed potatoes tends to adhere to the crushed portion 12 (in particular, the inside of the through hole 11), and the adhered potatoes must be removed using a toothpick or the like. In addition, there was a drawback that it took time to clean after use.

Further, since the metal portion around the through hole 11 of the crushing portion 12 has a flat plate shape, a large force is required to cut the potato, which also has a drawback that the labor required for crushing the potato increases. It was

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention provides a food crusher which can be manufactured at low cost, easy to clean after use, and capable of crushing food with a small labor. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the food crushing tool according to the present invention is a food product in which an intermediate portion of one metal wire is bent in a substantially horizontal plane so that a gap having a predetermined width is formed between the parts of the metal wire facing each other. The crushed portion is formed, and both end portions of the metal wire are bent upward to form a connection portion, and the crushed portion is fixed to the handle via the connection portion.

The crushed portion is formed by folding back a plurality of metal wire rods alternately in opposite directions so that the plurality of straight line portions of the metal wire rods are substantially parallel to each other with a gap having a predetermined width.

Further, the metal wire rod has a circular cross section.

[0011]

[Action]

 When the food crushing tool according to the present invention is used, the food is placed in a container such as a ball, and the handle is pushed down from the state where the crushed portion is in contact with the food, and the crushed portion is pressed against the food. As a result, the food is cut by the metal wire that forms the crushed part, and when it is pushed through the gap to the upper side of the crushed part, the food with a width corresponding to the pitch of the metal wire on both sides of the gap becomes the width of the gap. It will be compressed horizontally until it is crushed.

[0012]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a food crushing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the food crushing tool 1 according to this embodiment includes a handle 2, a crushing portion 3, and a connecting portion 4. The crushed portion 3 and the connecting portion 4 are continuously formed by a single metal wire rod 5 having a circular cross section.

That is, the crushed portion 3 is arranged such that the intermediate portions of the metal wire 5 are alternately arranged in opposite directions in a substantially horizontal plane so that the plurality of linear portions 5 a of the metal wire 5 are substantially parallel to each other with a gap 6 having a predetermined width. It is a total of 6 turns. The connecting portion 4 is formed by bending both end portions of the metal wire rod 5 obliquely upward so that the end portions are close to each other. The material of the metal wire 5 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use stainless steel because of its ease of bending and resistance to rust.

The handle 2 is made of wood in a substantially columnar shape, and a pair of holes (not shown) are opened upward from the bottom surface thereof, and the upper end portion of the connecting portion 4 is pushed into the holes. As a result, the crushed portion 3 is fixed to the handle 2 via the connecting portion 4. The handle 2 may be made of a material other than wood, such as plastic, and its shape is arbitrary.

When using the food crushing tool 1 configured as described above, the boiled potatoes are put into a container such as a ball, and the handle 2 is pushed down by hand from a state in which the crushing portion 3 is brought into contact with the potatoes. And press the crushed portion 3 against the potato. As a result, the potato is cut by the metal wire rod 5 that constitutes the crushed portion 3, and when the potato passes through the gap 6 and is pushed to the upper side of the crushed portion 3 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The food having a width corresponding to the pitch a of the metal wire rods 5 on both sides is horizontally compressed until the width b of the gap 6 is reached, and the compressive force crushes the potatoes.

In the food crushing tool 1 according to the present embodiment, the crushing portion 3 and the connecting portion 4 can be easily manufactured by bending the metal wire 5 using pliers or the like, and the cost of parts does not increase. The tool 1 can be manufactured at an extremely low cost.

Further, since the crushed portion 3 is composed of the metal wire 5 having a circular cross section, and the surface thereof is smooth, the crushed potatoes are hard to attach, and the attached potatoes can be removed by simply shaking them in water, for example. After all, cleaning after use is extremely easy. Further, since the metal wire 5 has a circular cross section, the potato can be cut with a comparatively small force, and the labor required for crushing the potato is reduced.

In the above embodiment, the case of crushing potatoes has been described, but it goes without saying that the food crushing tool 1 according to the present invention can also crush foods other than potatoes such as boiled eggs, strawberries and tofu. . However, it is preferable to change the thickness of the metal wire 5 and the width of the gap 6 depending on the target food. Incidentally, when the potatoes are crushed in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is preferable that the thickness of the metal wire 5 is 3 mm and the width of the gap 6 is 10 mm.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the metal wire 5 may not necessarily have a circular cross section. Further, the bent shape of the metal wire 5 is also arbitrary, and for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the crushed portion 3 may be formed by bending the middle portion of the metal wire 5 into a spiral shape having a gap 6 of a predetermined width. Even with the crushed portion 3 in FIG. 4, food can be crushed with substantially the same efficiency as in the above embodiment, but the work of bending the metal wire 5 is slightly more difficult than in the above embodiment.

[0021]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the food crushing tool according to the present invention, since the crushing portion and the connecting portion have a very simple structure which is manufactured by bending a single metal wire rod, it takes a lot of time and effort to manufacture them. Therefore, the food crushing tool can be manufactured at an extremely low cost.

Further, the crushed portion is formed by folding back a plurality of metal wire rods alternately in opposite directions so that a plurality of linear portions of the metal wire rods are substantially parallel to each other with a gap of a predetermined width. With the tool, a food crushing tool with high efficiency for crushing food can be easily manufactured.

Furthermore, in a food crushing tool that uses a metal wire rod having a circular cross section, the surface of the crushed part is smooth, so crushed food does not easily adhere, and even if it adheres, it can be easily removed and used. The subsequent cleaning becomes extremely easy and the metal wire rod having a circular cross section can cut the food with a comparatively small force, which reduces the labor required for crushing the food.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food crushing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 for explaining a use state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a crushing portion of a food crushing tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional potato masher.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Food Crushing Tool 2 Handle 3 Crushing Section 4 Connection Section 5 Metal Wire 5a Straight Section 6 Gap

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. The metal wire rod is formed by bending an intermediate portion of one metal wire rod in a substantially horizontal plane so that a gap having a predetermined width is formed between portions of the metal wire rod facing each other. The food crushing tool is characterized in that both end portions of each are bent upward to form a connecting portion, and the crushing portion is fixed to the handle through the connecting portion. 2. The crushed portion is formed by folding back a plurality of metal wire rods alternately in opposite directions so that a plurality of linear portions of the metal wire rods are substantially parallel to each other with a gap having a predetermined width. Food crusher. 3. The food crushing tool according to claim 1, wherein the metal wire has a circular cross section.