JP3040739U - Cutter for plate food - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To quickly and easily cut a plate-shaped food material into a desired shape. A cutter (20) is attached to a pressing member (14) rotatably supported with respect to a base (12) around a shaft (16). When the pressing member (14) is pushed downward, the cutter (20) is cut through the through hole (2) formed in the base (12).
8) While sliding in the inside, it moves downward and the plate-shaped food material (32) inserted into the slit (30) formed in the base (12) is cutter
Cut to the same shape as the cross section of (20). Thus, if the cross-sectional shape of the cutter (20) is formed into a desired shape, the plate-shaped food material (32) can be easily and quickly cut into the desired shape.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cutter for plate-shaped foodstuffs such as sliced cheese and sliced ham, which can cut the plate-shaped foodstuffs into a desired shape.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when cutting plate-shaped foodstuffs such as sliced cheese, sliced ham, paste, and vegetable leaves into desired shapes, such as flowers, animals, or hearts, a knife or other cutter is used to cut each piece. It was necessary to make a one-handed cut. However, when the cutting has to be performed many times, the cutting using such a knife is a very laborious and time-consuming operation.

Further, when a plate-shaped food material is cut into a desired shape, a metal hollowing machine whose outer periphery is shaped like an animal is sometimes used. Even if this hollowing machine is used, When it is necessary to push the punching machine into the plate-shaped food product each time, and when it is necessary to cut a large number of times, it takes time and time as if cutting by hand. .

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a cutting device that can quickly and easily cut a plate-shaped food material into a desired shape without much labor and time. That is the purpose.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve this object, in a first aspect of the present invention, a base, a pressing member that can freely rotate with respect to the base, and the pressing member rotate with respect to the base. And at least one cutting cutter attached to the lower surface of the pressing member so as to move up and down with respect to the base, and a spring member that biases the pressing member in a direction away from the base, and It is composed of at least one of compression spring members wound around the cutting cutter between the pressing member and the base, and the base has a path along which the cutting cutter moves up and down. A through hole having the same cross section as that of the cutting cutter is formed in the cutting cutter. Provided in the direction orthogonal to the direction of vertical movement To provide a cutting device for plate-like food material, wherein those that are.

The above-described plate food material cutting device according to the present invention is used as follows. First, insert sliced cheese or other plate-shaped food into the slit formed on the base. The width of the slit can be set to any width as long as the plate-shaped food material can be inserted.

Next, the pressing member is rotated with respect to the base. As the pressing member rotates with respect to the base, the cutting cutter attached to the lower surface of the pressing member moves downward with respect to the base and passes through the through hole formed in the base. Since this through hole is provided so as to pass through the slit, when the cutting cutter passes through the through hole, the plate-like food material inserted into the slit is cut by the cutting cutter into the same cutting surface as the cutting cutter. To be done. The cut plate-shaped food is pushed to the bottom of the base by a cutter for cutting.

When the pressing of the pressing member is released after cutting the plate-shaped food material, the pressing member is rotated to the initial position by the spring member that biases the pressing member in the direction away from the base. Along with this, the cutting cutter attached to the lower surface of the pressing member also returns to the original position.

Alternatively, in the case where only the compression spring member is provided, the cutting cutter receives the repulsive force of the compressed spring member and moves upward, and then returns to the initial position. The pressing member also returns to the initial position. At the bottom of the through hole, plate-shaped food material cut into the same shape as the cross section of the cutting cutter remains.

In a second aspect of the present invention, a base portion, a pressing portion that can move up and down with respect to the base portion, and a lower surface of the pressing portion that is attached to the lower surface of the pressing portion And at least one cutting cutter that moves up and down with respect to the base portion, and the base portion and the pressing portion are integrally formed of an elastic material, and the base portion has the A through hole having the same cross section as the cutting cutter is formed along the path of the cutting cutter moving up and down, and the base portion includes a slit having a width into which a plate-shaped food product can be inserted. As described above, there is provided a cutting device for plate-shaped food, which is provided in a direction orthogonal to the vertical movement direction of the cutting cutter.

In the cutting device according to the second aspect, unlike the first aspect, a spring member that biases the pressing member in the direction away from the base is not provided, and instead, the base portion is used. The (corresponding to the base in the first aspect) and the pressing portion (corresponding to the pressing member in the first aspect) are integrally made of an elastic material. Therefore, when the pressing portion is pressed downward, the pressing portion receives a repulsive force directed upward due to the elasticity of the material and returns to the original position. Thus, even if the spring member is not provided, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained by integrally molding the base portion and the pressing portion with the elastic material.

The cross-sectional shape of the cutting cutter can be selected to have a desired shape. For example, various shapes such as flowers, animals, hearts, and stars can be formed, and accordingly, the plate-shaped food material can be cut into the same shape as those.

The number of cutting cutters attached to the lower surface of the pressing member is not limited to one. For example, it is possible to arrange a plurality of cutting cutters side by side in a straight line. By arranging a plurality of cutting cutters in this way, the same number of cutting cutters as the number of cutting cutters can be cut at one time by rotating the pressing member once with respect to the base.

[0014]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a plate-shaped food material cutting device according to the present invention. The plate-shaped food material cutting device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a base 12 and a pressing member 14 disposed above the base 12. A shaft 16 is supported on the rear portion of the base 12, and the pressing member 14 is fitted into the shaft 16 through openings provided at both ends thereof, so that the pressing member 14 can be attached to the shaft 16 and eventually to the shaft 16. , Is supported so as to be freely rotatable with respect to the base 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting member 18 protruding downward is attached to the lower surface 14 a of the pressing member 14. The mounting member 18 is formed with a long hole 18a which is long in the lateral direction. Below the pressing member 14, a cutting cutter 20 having a heart-shaped cross-sectional shape is arranged. A mounting member 22 is projected above the cutting cutter 20, and the mounting member 22 is formed with a long hole 22a which is long in the lateral direction.

The pressing member 14 and the cutting cutter 20 are connected to each other by passing the shaft 24 through both the elongated holes 18a and 22a formed in the attachment members 18 and 20. Since the shaft 24 can move a little inside the elongated holes 18a and 22a, the pressing member 14 and the cutting cutter 20 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable to each other to a small extent. ing. For this reason, as will be described later, when the pressing member 14 rotates about the shaft 16, the rotational movement of the pressing member 14 is converted into vertical movement of the cutting cutter 20.

A spring member 26 is wound around a shaft 16 to which both the base 12 and the pressing member 14 are attached, and both ends of the spring member 26 are in contact with the base 12 and the pressing member 14. The spring member 26 constantly urges the pressing member 14 in the direction away from the base 12, that is, in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

When the pressing member 14 rotates with respect to the base 12, the cutting cutter 20 moves up and down accordingly. A through hole 28 is formed in the base 12 along the path along which the cutting cutter 20 moves up and down. The through hole 28 is formed to have the same cross section as the cutting cutter 20, and the cutting cutter 20 moves up and down as the pressing member 14 rotates. While sliding inside 28, it moves up and down.

The sliding stroke of the cutting cutter 20 inside the through hole 28 is made longer so that the cutting cutter 20 can slide stably. A convex portion 12a is formed on the periphery.

A compression spring member 29 is wound around the cutting cutter 20 between the pressing member 14 and the convex portion 12a. The compression spring member 29 urges the pressing member 14 and the base 12 in the direction in which they separate from each other.

Further, a slit 30 is formed on the base 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the slits 30 are open in three directions on the left and right sides and the front side of the base 12. That is, the slit 30 is formed so as to extend in a direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the moving direction (vertical direction) of the cutting cutter 20. The width of the slits 30 in the vertical direction is set to such a width that sliced cheese and other plate-shaped foodstuffs can be sufficiently inserted. Further, the slit 30 is widened so as to include the through hole 28 provided in the base 12.

The plate-shaped food material cutting device according to the present embodiment having the above-described structure is used as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 2, a plate-like food material 32 (shown by a broken line) such as sliced cheese or sliced ham is inserted into the slit 30 of the base 12 so that the tip reaches the end of the through hole 28. .

Next, the pressing member 14 is pressed downward. By this pressing, the pressing member 14 rotates about the shaft 16, and accordingly, the cutting cutter 20 slides down along the through hole 28 as shown in FIG.

Since the plate-shaped food material 32 is placed on the slit 30 in the middle of the through-hole 28, when the cutting cutter 20 passes through the slit 30, the plate-shaped food material 32 is cut by the cutting cutter 20. Be cut. The cut portion 32a of the plate-shaped food material 32 is pushed to the bottom of the through hole 28 together with the cutting cutter 20.

When the pressing of the pressing member 14 is stopped after the cutting of the plate-shaped food material 32 is completed, the pressing member 14 is separated from the base 12 by the urging force of the spring member 26, that is, the arrow in FIG. Rotate in the direction of A. Along with this, the cutting cutter 20 receives the biasing force of the compression spring member 29 and moves upward while sliding inside the through hole 28, and both the pressing member 14 and the cutting cutter 20 move to their initial positions (that is, Return to the position shown in Fig. 2).

A cut portion 32 a of the plate-shaped food material 32 remains at the bottom of the through hole 28. The cutting portion 32a has the same shape as the cross section of the cutting cutter 20, that is, a heart shape.

Although both the spring member 26 and the compression spring member 29 are provided in the above-described embodiment, the same operation and effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained even if only one of them is provided. be able to.

As described above, according to the plate-shaped food material cutting device of the present embodiment, by simply inserting the plate-shaped food material 32 into the slit 30 and pressing the pressing member 14, the desired cutting can be performed easily and in a short time. A plate-shaped food material cut into a shape can be obtained.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the plate-shaped food material cutting device according to the present invention. The cutting device 40 according to the present embodiment has a shape in which the letter “U” is oriented horizontally, and the lower half forms the base portion 42 (corresponding to the base 12 in the first embodiment) and the upper portion. Half of them form the pressing portion 44 (corresponding to the pressing member 14 in the first embodiment). That is, the base portion 42 and the pressing portion 44 are integrally formed. Further, the base portion 42 and the pressing portion 44 are made of an elastic material.

Further, the cutting device according to the present embodiment is not provided with the spring member 26 and the compression spring member 29. The structure other than these points is the same as that of the cutter according to the first embodiment.

As described above, since the base portion 42 and the pressing portion 44 are integrally formed, the pressing portion 44 can bend in the vertical direction with respect to the base portion 42 to some extent. In addition, due to the elastic property of the material, when the pressing portion 44 is pushed downward, a force for pushing the pressing portion 44 upward acts on the pressing portion 44.

Therefore, in the cutting device according to the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the banner member 26. Further, in the present embodiment, the compression spring member 29 may or may not be provided.

As described above, in the cutting device according to the present embodiment, the base portion 42 and the pressing portion 44 are integrally molded with the elastic material instead of the biasing force of the spring member 26 in the first embodiment. By utilizing the restoring force of the elastic material, the same effect as the cutting device according to the first embodiment is exhibited.

In addition, in the above-described two embodiments, the cross section of the cutting cutter 20 is not limited to the heart shape in the above-described first embodiment, and a desired shape such as a flower, an animal, a star, or a character can be obtained. The shape can be selected.

Further, in the above-described two embodiments, the plate-shaped food material cutting device provided with one cutting cutter 20 is taken up, but the cutting member that can be attached to the pressing member 14 or the pressing portion 44 is used. The number of cutters 20 is not limited to one, and two or three or more cutting cutters 20 can be attached to the pressing member 14 or the pressing portion 44. For example, a plurality of cutting cutters may be arranged side by side in parallel, or may be arranged in a zigzag pattern.

By attaching a plurality of cutting cutters 20 to the pressing member 14 or the pressing portion 44, a large number of cutting portions 32a are obtained by rotating the pressing member 14 once or moving the pressing portion 44 up and down once. Thus, the plate-shaped food material 32 can be cut extremely efficiently.

[0037]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the plate-shaped food material cutting device according to the present invention can quickly and easily cut the plate-shaped food material into a desired shape. In particular, by attaching a plurality of cutting cutters, it is possible to obtain a large number of cutting portions from the plate-shaped food material with one rotation of the pressing member or the pressing portion, and to cut the plate-shaped food material very efficiently. It is possible to do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a plate food material cutting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX when a pressing member is pushed in.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a plate-shaped food material cutting device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Cutter for plate-shaped foodstuff according to the first embodiment 12 Base 14 Pressing member 16 Shaft 18 Mounting member 20 Cutting cutter 22 Mounting member 24 Shaft 26 Spring member 28 Through hole 30 Slit 32 Plate-shaped foodstuff 40 Second Cutter for plate-like food material according to the embodiment 42 Base portion 44 Pressing portion

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A base, a pressing member that can freely rotate with respect to the base, and a vertical movement with respect to the base when the pressing member rotates with respect to the base. At least one cutting cutter attached to the lower surface of the pressing member, a spring member for urging the pressing member in a direction away from the base, and the cutting between the pressing member and the base. At least one of compression spring members wound around the cutting cutter, and a through hole having the same cross section as the cutting cutter is formed in the base along the path in which the cutting cutter moves up and down. The base is provided with a slit having a width into which a plate-shaped food product can be inserted.
A cutter for plate-shaped foodstuffs, which is provided in a direction orthogonal to the vertical movement direction of the cutter for cutting so as to include the through hole. 2. A base portion, a pressing portion that can move up and down with respect to the base portion, and a bottom portion of the pressing portion that is attached to a lower surface of the base portion and moves up and down with respect to the base portion together with the vertical movement of the pressing portion. Which comprises at least one cutter for cutting, the base portion and the pressing portion are integrally formed of an elastic material, and the base portion has the above-mentioned distance along which the cutting cutter moves up and down. A through hole having the same cross section as that of the cutting cutter is formed, and a slit having a width into which a plate-shaped food product can be inserted is formed in the base portion so that the slit of the cutting cutter moves up and down so as to include the through hole. A cutter for plate-like foods, which is provided in a direction orthogonal to the direction.