JP3153884U - Fruit squeezer - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a fruit squeezer that can squeeze fruit that has been sliced into round slices, and that can squeeze the round fruits in a simple and hygienic manner without touching the fruits directly. . The fruit squeezer 1 includes a main body part 2, a penetrating holding part 10 formed at the tip of the main body part 2 for penetrating and holding one end of a sliced fruit, and the main body part 2 is rotated. It is characterized by comprising a winding part 20 that passes through and holds the other end of the fruit, and a rotating part 30 that rotates the winding part 20. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a fruit squeezer that squeezes fruit sliced in a ring shape, and particularly to a fruit squeezer that can be squeezed hygienically and efficiently without directly touching the fruit.

  Citrus such as lemon and orange have the function of enhancing the taste and flavor of ingredients by adding fruit juice to beverages such as cooking and tea. Usually, when using for cooking, tea, etc., fruit juice was added while squeezing the citrus sliced in a ring shape with a finger. However, crushing sliced fruits with a finger and adding fruit juice has problems in terms of hygiene, and the juice was attached to the finger and felt uncomfortable.

In order to solve these problems, conventionally, there is a fruit juice squeezing tool that can extract fruit juice efficiently even if it is a small citrus fruit carved thickly (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The juice squeezing tool of the above-mentioned document 1 has a squeezing tool for squeezing fruit juice from small citrus fruits such as sliced lemons, etc., having two semi-disc structures made of synthetic resin connected by a thin-walled portion. The two semi-discs have different diameters.

There is also a lemon strainer that does not require operation such as squeezing the lemon with the belly of the spoon, allows the fragrance of the lemon to be maximally exuded in a short time, and makes it easy to put the lemon in and out of the cup (for example Patent Document 2).
The lemon strainer disclosed in the above-mentioned literature 2 is engaged with two lower thin plate sandwiched plates having a lower portion that can be opened and closed and a hand-held piece formed on the upper portion, and the sandwich plate has numerous fine meshes. A hole is formed.

Utility Model Registration No. 3144508 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-66516

  However, since the juice squeezing tool of the above-mentioned patent document 1 requires a lot of force when crushing, it has been difficult for women and elderly people with weak strength to efficiently extract the juice.

  In addition, the lemon strainer of Patent Document 2 described above has a drawback that excellent squeezing efficiency of fruit juice cannot be realized, and further, when scum of thin pieces accumulates on the mesh, the exudation effect deteriorates.

  Therefore, in view of the above points, the present invention is a fruit squeezing tool for squeezing fruit sliced in a ring shape, and can squeeze the fruit in a round shape in a simple and hygienic manner without touching the fruit directly. The object is to provide a fruit squeezer that can be used.

Means for solving the solution

  In order to solve the above problems, the fruit squeezer of the present invention includes a main body part, a penetrating holding part formed at the tip of the main body part for penetrating and holding one end of a sliced fruit, and rotated to the main body part. The winding part which penetrates and hold | maintains the other end of a fruit freely mounted | worn and the rotation part which rotates this winding part were provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The tip of the penetration holding part is curved toward the front side of the main body.

  Moreover, the said winding part has a curved collar part at the front-end | tip.

  Further, at least one winding part is formed at the tip of the turning shaft of the turning part.

  Moreover, the said winding part is formed in the substantially S shape.

Effect of device

  A penetrating holding part that is formed at the tip of the main body part and that penetrates and holds one end of the sliced fruit; and a winding part that is rotatably attached to the main body part and penetrates and holds the other end of the fruit; and By providing the rotating unit that rotates the winding unit, the drawing operation can be performed without directly touching the ring-cut fruit with a finger. For this reason, it is possible to squeeze fruit that is hygienic and easy and efficient.

It is a perspective view of the fruit squeezer in this invention. It is a side view of the use condition of the fruit squeezer. It is a perspective view of the use condition of the fruit squeezer. The winding part which is another suitable example is shown. The operation part which is another suitable example is shown.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the fruit squeezer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The fruit squeezing tool of the present invention is characterized in that it is possible to squeeze a round sliced fruit hygienically and efficiently by an easy operation without directly touching the fruit.

  A fruit squeezing tool 1 shown in the figure is attached to a main body 2, a penetrating holding portion 10 formed at the tip of the main body 2 and penetrating and holding one end of a sliced fruit, and the main body 2 so as to be rotatable The winding part 20 which penetrates and hold | maintains the other end of a fruit and the rotation part 30 which rotates this winding part 20 are provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The main body 2 includes a thin strip-shaped central portion 3 formed in a slightly curved shape, a tip portion 4 protruding in a curved shape at one end of the central portion 3, and a vertical plate shape formed at the other end of the central portion 3. It consists of the rear part 4 of this. The main body 2 is preferably formed integrally with a synthetic resin such as plastic when considering ease of use and mass production.

  The penetrating holding part 10 is for penetrating and holding one end of the ring-shaped fruit, and is mounted below the front part 4 of the main body part 2. The penetrating holding portion 10 is made of a material such as a synthetic resin such as plastic, and is formed integrally with the main body portion 2.

  Further, the distal end portion 11 of the penetrating holding portion 10 has a pointed shape, and is formed to be bent toward the front side of the main body portion 1 in particular. As a result, when the cut fruit is pierced and fruit juice is squeezed out, the fruit can be prevented from being fed upward and falling during operation.

  The winding part 20 penetrates and holds the other end of the fruit, and has a curved ridge part 21 at the tip. Further, at least one winding unit 20 is formed at the tip of the rotation shaft 31 of the rotation unit 30 according to details described later. In particular, the winding part 20 is preferably formed in a substantially S shape having flanges 21 at both ends as shown in the figure.

  The winding portion 20 is not limited to the above-described substantially S-shape, and may be formed in a fishhook shape having a flange portion 21 at the tip as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, it can be formed in a three-pronged shape around the rotation shaft 31 and further in a cross shape around the rotation shaft 31 as shown in FIG.

  The rotation unit 30 rotates the winding unit 20 and includes an operation unit 32 and a rotation shaft 31. The rotary shaft 31 is slidably attached to the lower end of the rear part 4 of the main body 2, and the winding part 20 is attached to one end and the operation part 32 is attached to the other end. The rotating shaft 31 is preferably formed of a stainless material having rust prevention characteristics.

  Further, since the rotary shaft 31 is slidably attached to the lower end of the rear part 4, the position of the winding part 20 can be freely adjusted by moving the operation part 32 in the left-right direction (front-rear direction). can do. For this reason, it is possible to respond freely even to ring-shaped fruits having different sizes.

  The operation unit 32 rotates the winding unit 20 and is formed in a petal shape so that it can be easily grasped and operated. The operation portion 32 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and may be formed in an L-shaped crank shape as shown in FIG.

Next, the usage method of the fruit squeezer in this invention is demonstrated based on (a) (b) (c) of FIG.
First, as shown to (a), the front-end | tip part 11 of the penetration holding | maintenance part 10 is penetrated to the outline part (skin vicinity) of the end of the fruit A which is circular shape. Next, the heel part 21 of the winding part 20 is made to penetrate the contour part (near the skin) of the other end of the fruit A.

  Next, as shown in (b), the operation part 32 is operated and the winding part 20 is rotated. Thereby, the sliced fruit A is in a twisted state. At this time, the tip of the ring-shaped fruit A is moved upward of the penetrating holding part 10.

  Further, as shown in (c), the operation unit 32 is rotated. Then, the sliced fruit A is further twisted and the fruit juice B can be extracted. At this time, the tip of the ring-shaped fruit A is further moved upward of the penetrating holding part 10.

  By the above-described series of operations, it is possible to squeeze the round sliced fruits hygienically and efficiently with an easy operation without directly touching the round sliced fruits. Needless to say, the fruit squeezer of the present invention can be widely used for various kinds of fruits such as orange, eggplant, Daidai, kabosu, sudachi, ponkan, kumquat, etc. in addition to lemon, which is a typical citrus fruit. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fruit squeezing tool 2 Main-body part 3 Center part 4 Front part 5 Back part 10 Through-holding part 11 Tip part 20 Winding part 21 Kaki part 30 Rotating part 31 Rotating shaft 32 Operation part A Fruit B Fruit juice

Claims (5)

  A main body part, a penetrating holding part formed at the tip of the main body part that penetrates and holds one end of a sliced fruit, and the other end of the fruit that is rotatably attached to the main body part are passed through and held. A fruit squeezer comprising: a winding unit; and a rotating unit that rotates the winding unit.   The fruit squeezer according to claim 1, wherein a tip of the penetrating holding part is curved toward the front side of the main body.   The fruit squeezer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the winding unit has a curved ridge at the tip.   4. The fruit squeezer according to claim 3, wherein at least one winding part is formed at a tip of a turning shaft of the turning part.   The fruit squeezer according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the winding part is formed in a substantially S shape.

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