JP3052601U - Rice sharpener - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To grind rice easily and effectively. SOLUTION: A rice collecting unit 20 having a rice collecting space S partitioned by a concave wall 21 and a rice collecting space S integrally connected rearward from the wall 21 of the rice collecting unit 20 are raked. A pressing handle is applied to the obtained rice grains R to grind the rice grains R, and the rice polishing part 10 having a convex pressing surface H is provided with a grip handle 30 extending obliquely upward and rearward.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a rice sharpener.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, before cooking rice, it is not only necessary to wash the rice and wash off the extraneous matter such as polished rice (washing rice), but also to grind the rice grains by pressing the rice grains with water in the palm of your hand. Generally done.

[0003] In this manner, the act of sharpening rice requires immersing the palm in water, but in an environment where the water temperature is low, such as in winter, the actor may be distressed. Also, if you have an injury to your palm or apply nail polish to your nails, directly touching rice with such hands is a hygienic problem.

[0004] Therefore, it is conceivable to grind rice using some kind of equipment so that hands do not come into direct contact with rice or water. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication Nos. 55-48489 and 55-151242, Various rice sharpeners have been devised, such as No. 61-23954 and No. 6-62949.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, these rice sharpeners do not have the function of sharpening rice simply by stirring and washing rice grains soaked in water, or they have the function of sharpening rice, but they simply poke rice with a push plate. They cannot be sharpened effectively.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a rice sharpener capable of easily and effectively sharpening rice.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The rice sharpener of the present invention has a rice grain collecting unit that scrapes rice into a predetermined space and a rice grinding unit that presses the rice collected by the rice collecting unit with a convex pressing surface. It has a handle to apply force to the body to scrape the rice and to press the rice grains.

[0008] That is, the rice sharpener of the present invention has a rice collecting part having a rice collecting space partitioned by a concave inner wall surface having an opening below, and a rice collecting part integrally formed rearward from the inner wall surface of the rice collecting part. A main body consisting of a continuous rice mill having a convex pressing surface for applying a pressing force to the rice grains raked into the rice collecting space to sharpen the rice grains, and a grip handle extending at least upward from the main body. It is characterized by having.

[0009] When a force is applied to the pressing surface to apply a pressing force to the rice grains, a certain amount of rice grains from inside the rice collecting space is formed on a part of the side wall of the concave rice collecting section outside the space. It is desirable to form a notch for escape so as to escape to the area. This is because the rice grains escape from the rice collecting space by a certain amount, causing movement between the rice grains in this space, thereby promoting the sharpening action of the rice.

[0010] Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a drain hole for discharging water from the rice collecting space in the operation of scraping the rice grains or applying a pressing force to the rice grains in the concave inner wall surface. This is because only water is discharged from the space, so that only the rice grains can be effectively scraped, and the pressing force can be effectively applied only to the rice grains.

It is desirable to provide a large number of protrusions on the pressing surface to prevent the rice grains from slipping off the pressing surface and easily escaping when pressed.

[0012]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the rice sharpener of the present invention, the user grips the grip handle and pulls it backward, whereby the rice grains are raked into the rice collecting space by the front wall surface of the rice collecting portion, and then the grip handle is directed downward, Desirably, by pressing downward and obliquely forward, a convex pressing surface integrally connected to the rear from the inner wall surface of the rice collecting part applies a pressing force to the rice grains raked in the rice collecting space. Therefore, rice can be sharpened more efficiently than a conventional rice sharpener which simply pokes rice with a push plate. In addition, since it is not necessary to change the grip handle between the operation of scraping the rice and the operation of sharpening the rice, the rice can be easily sharpened without any trouble for the user. Furthermore, the rice grains in the container can be agitated by the action of scraping the rice. The convex pressing surface allows the user to grind rice with the same feeling as grinding rice at the bulge near the wrist of the palm.

When collecting the rice grains, the rice can be collected by the side wall surface of the rice collecting portion by not only pulling the grip handle backward but also moving the grip handle to the left and right.

Further, in the case where a notch for escaping rice grains is provided on a part of the side wall of the concave rice collecting portion, when a force is applied to the pressing surface to apply a pressing force to the rice grains. In addition, since a certain amount of rice grains escape from the rice collecting space to the outside of the space, movement occurs between the rice grains in the rice collecting space, and the rice sharpening action can be promoted.

Further, in the case where a hole for draining water is provided on the concave inner wall surface, only water is discharged from the space for collecting rice, so that when the rice grains are raked in, the space inside the space is collected. Only rice grains can be effectively raked, and when pressing force is applied to rice grains, pressing force can be effectively applied only to rice grains. Furthermore, even when the container is tilted to drain the cloudy water after the rice is sharpened from the container, the rice grains are received in the rice collecting space and do not spill out of the container. Is discharged from the drain hole, so that drainage can be performed easily.

Further, in the case where a large number of projections are provided on the pressing surface, the rice grains can be prevented from slipping and easily escaping from the pressing surface at the time of pressing. Can be provided.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the rice sharpener of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 (1) is a plan view of an embodiment of the rice sharpener of the present invention, (2) is a side view, and (3) is a cross section taken along line AA of the rice sharpener shown in (1). FIG. 2 is a view showing a mode of use of the rice sharpener shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are views for explaining the operation of the rice sharpener shown in FIG.

The illustrated rice sharpener 100 includes a rice collecting unit 20 having a rice collecting space S partitioned by a concave wall 21 having an opening below, and a rice collecting unit 20 integrally formed rearward from the wall 21 of the rice collecting unit 20. A pressing force is applied to the rice grains R raked into the rice collecting space S to sharpen the rice grains R. The rice polishing section 10 having a convex pressing surface H is attached to the main body, which is obliquely upward and rearward. This is a configuration provided with a handle 30 extending to the end. Further, the upper surface of the main body is formed with a concave portion 15 having an opening upward as a whole so as to conform to the inner surface shape of the rice collecting space S of the rice collecting portion 20 and to make the rice polishing portion 10 thick. ing.

A notch 16 is formed in a portion of the left and right side walls, which are part of the concave wall 21, connected to the U.S.A. lab 10 in a shape shown by a two-dot chain line to form a space for collecting rice. A certain amount of rice grains R are pushed out of the space S from inside the space S. A large number of drainage holes 22 for drainage are formed in the wall 21 of the rice collecting unit 20 that partitions the concave space S. Further, a large number of protrusions 11 are provided on the pressing surface H of the U.S.A.

On the other hand, a bent portion 31 that can absorb a load applied to the grip handle 30 by bending to a certain extent is formed near the connecting portion of the grip handle 30 with the main body.

Next, the operation of the rice sharpener 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rice sharpener 100 is used for sharpening rice R immersed in water W contained in a container 200 (for example, a bowl or an inner pot of a rice cooker) having an open top. used.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, a user grips the grip handle 30, and puts the main body into the water W in a state where the grip handle 30 is set up to the extent along the vertical direction. Thereby, the front wall 21 of the rice collecting unit 20 is inserted between the rice grains R soaked in the water W.

Next, the user pulls the handle 30 backward (in the direction of the arrow X), and the rice grains R are scraped into the rice collecting space S by the front side wall 21 of the rice collecting section 20 (see FIG. 4). At this time, water W also enters the rice collecting space S at the same time, and the water W is discharged to the outside of the space S from a drain hole 22 formed in a wall 21 that partitions the space S. Therefore, only the rice grains R are efficiently scraped into the rice collecting space S.

Next, the user slightly tilts the grip handle 30 rearward around the rice grains R stored in the space S (arrow Z direction), and subsequently moves the grip handle 30 downward obliquely forward (arrow Y direction). Press (see Fig. 5). As a result, the convex pressing surface H that is integrally connected rearward from the inner wall 21 of the rice collecting unit 20 exerts a pressing force on the rice grains R raked in the rice collecting space S, and the rice R is sharpened. At this time, the large number of protrusions 11 provided on the pressing surface H prevent the rice grains R in contact with the pressing surface H from slipping and easily escaping from the pressing surface H, so that the pressing force is efficiently applied to the rice R. On the other hand, a certain amount of rice grains R is pushed out of the rice collecting space S through the cutouts 16 on the left and right side walls, which are part of the wall 21, and is pushed out of the rice collecting space S. Movement occurs between the rice grains R to promote the sharpening action of the rice.

As described above, according to the rice sharpener 100 of the present embodiment, rice can be sharpened more efficiently than a conventional rice sharpener that simply pushes rice with a push plate. . In addition, since it is not necessary to change the grip handle 30 between the operation of scraping rice and the operation of sharpening, the rice can be easily sharpened without any trouble for the user.

In addition, even if an excessive force is applied to the grip handle 30 during the rice sharpening operation, the load is absorbed by bending the bent portion 31 of the grip handle 30 as shown in FIG. Therefore, an excessive pressing load that breaks the rice grains R is not applied to the rice grains R.

Further, in the rice sharpener 100 of the above embodiment, the convex pressing surface H of the rice sharpening part 10 is not only the rice grains R raked into the rice collecting space S but also the rice sharpening space S. The pressing force is applied also to the rice grains R existing below the pressing surface H, which is present behind, so that the rice grains R in the corresponding portions can also be sharpened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (1) is a plan view of an embodiment of the rice sharpener of the present invention, (2) is a side view, and (3) is a cross section taken along line AA of the rice sharpener shown in (1). Sectional view

FIG. 2 is a view showing a use mode of the rice sharpener shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of the rice sharpener shown in FIG. 1 (part 1)

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of the rice sharpener shown in FIG. 1 (part 2)

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the rice sharpener shown in FIG. 1 (part 3)

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Rice Research Department 11 Protrusion 15 Recess 16 Notch 20 Rice Collection 21 Wall 22 Drainage Hole 30 Handle 31 Bent 100 Rice Sharpener 200 Container H Pressing Surface S Space for Rice Collection R Rice W

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A rice collecting portion having a rice collecting space partitioned by a concave inner wall surface having an opening below, and the rice collecting space integrally connected rearward from the inner wall surface of the rice collecting portion. A rice-grinding part having a convex pressing surface for applying a pressing force to the rice grains raked into the rice grain to grind the rice grains, and a grip handle extending at least upward from the main body. Rice sharpener. 2. The rice sharpener according to claim 1, wherein a notch for escape of rice grains is formed in a part of a side wall of the concave rice collecting portion. 3. The rice sharpener according to claim 2, wherein a hole for draining water is formed in the concave inner wall surface. 4. The rice sharpener according to claim 3, wherein a large number of projections are formed on the pressing surface.