JP3168788U - Boiled egg maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a boiled egg maker capable of easily making an air vent hole in an egg without breaking the egg. A boiled egg maker 100 includes an egg holding table 110 having a recess 111 capable of accommodating an egg, a handle 120 extending from the egg holding table, and an air bleeding unit 130 provided on the bottom surface of the recess to make a hole in the egg. And consists of. The air bleeding unit is attached at the bottom of the recess and consists of a needle with the tip pointing upwards and a cover made of elastic material that covers the circumference of the needle, and the cover has a needle on the extension of the tip of the needle. A through hole that can be penetrated is formed. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a boiled egg maker.

  Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-36544 discloses an example of an egg air vent.

  FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the egg air vent punch described in the publication.

  A conventional egg air vent 500 shown in FIG. 4 is made of rubber or other flexible material, and is formed on a cylindrical elastic bellows 510 having one side open, and a bottom surface of the elastic bellows 510, and a mortar at the tip. And a needle 530 attached to the center of the protrusion 520 and having a tip facing the opening surface of the elastic bellows 510.

  The egg air vent 500 is used as follows.

  An air vent 500 is placed on the egg 540 whose longitudinal direction is up and down.

  Next, the bottom surface of the elastic bellows 510 is pressed with a finger from top to bottom. Thereby, the elastic bellows 510 is compressed, and the tip of the needle 530 fixed to the tip of the protrusion 520 passes through the shell of the egg 540.

  Thereafter, when the finger is released from the elastic bellows 510, the elastic bellows 510 is restored to its original state, and at the same time, the needle 530 is pulled out of the shell of the egg 540.

  In this way, the egg 540 with the air vent hole is put in boiling water and boiled.

  The conventional egg air vent 500 shown in FIG. 4 has the following problems.

  The first problem is that the egg 540 may break.

  In the conventional egg air vent 500, the needle 530 is passed through the egg 540 by pressing the elastic bellows 510 from above. For this reason, if the elastic bellows 510 is pushed too strongly, the strength with which the needle 530 pierces the egg 540 is increased, and the shell of the egg 540 may be broken instead of opening a hole in the shell of the egg 540. .

  The second problem is that it is difficult to hold the egg 540.

  In the conventional egg air puncher 500, the egg 540 is held with one hand and the air puncher 500 is operated with the other hand. Since the shell of the egg 540 is a curved surface, the air vent punch 500 may slip even if the air vent punch 500 is fixed on the egg 540, and the air vent punch 500 is moved to the egg 540. It was a difficult task to keep it fixed on top. For this reason, it was often impossible to make a hole in the shell of the egg 540 well.

  The present invention was made in view of the problems in the conventional egg air vent 500, and a boiled egg maker that can easily open an air vent without breaking the egg. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an egg holder having at least one recessed portion that is recessed in one direction capable of accommodating an egg, and at least one hole for opening an egg in order to deflate the air inside the egg. A boiled egg maker comprising two air vent units, wherein the concave portion is formed with at least one through-hole that communicates the inside and the outside of the concave portion, and the air vent unit is formed at the bottom of the concave portion. And a needle made of an elastic material covering the periphery of the needle, the needle being able to penetrate the extension line of the needle tip. A boiled egg maker in which a through hole is formed is provided.

  In the boiled egg maker according to the present invention, it is preferable that the egg holding table has a plurality of the recesses, and the air vent unit is formed in any one of the plurality of the recesses.

  In the boiled egg maker according to the present invention, it is preferable that the air vent unit is detachably attached to the recess.

  When the conventional air vent 500 shown in FIG. 4 is used, the shell of the egg 540 may be broken because the elastic bellows 510 and the needle 530 are pushed too much.

  On the other hand, in the boiled egg maker according to the present invention, even if the raw egg is pushed toward the air vent unit, the egg reaches the bottom surface of the recess and is not pushed any further. It is possible to prevent the egg from being broken by piercing the needle without piercing the egg with the strength of.

  In addition, in the conventional air vent punch 500 shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to support the egg 540 with one hand and to operate the air vent punch 500 with the other hand. Since the shell is a curved surface, even if the air vent punch 500 is fixed on the egg 540, the air vent punch 500 slips and the air vent 500 is fixed on the egg 540. Was difficult.

  On the other hand, in the boiled egg maker according to the present invention, the egg is supported in a state of being accommodated in each recess, so that unlike the conventional air vent 500, the egg is held with one hand. There is no need to support it, and it is only necessary to push the egg toward the air vent unit, so that the air can be easily punched.

  Also, since the cover of the air vent unit is made of an elastic material, even if the egg is pushed strongly toward the air vent unit, the cover acts as a cushion, preventing the egg shell from being torn be able to.

  Furthermore, since the cover of the air vent unit is made of an elastic material, when the egg is taken out of the recess after the egg is pierced by the needle, the cover returns to its original shape and covers the needle. For this reason, the needle is not exposed, and the user can be prevented from being injured at the tip of the needle.

It is a perspective view when the boiled egg maker concerning a first embodiment of the present invention is seen from the upper part. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the egg in each recessed part of the boiled egg maker based on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the air vent unit of the boiled egg maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the conventional egg air punch.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a boiled egg maker 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

  The boiled egg maker 100 according to this embodiment includes an egg holder 110, a handle 120, and an air vent unit 130.

  The egg holding table 110 includes five concave portions 111 arranged at the apexes of the pentagon. Each recess 111 is recessed downward and has a shape and size that can accommodate the egg 150.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the egg 150 is accommodated in each recess 111.

  A plurality of through holes 112 are formed in the wall surface of each recess 111 to communicate the inside and the outside of the recess 111.

  The handle 120 extends in a direction (upward in FIG. 1) opposite to a direction in which the concaves 111 are recessed (downward in FIG. 1) at the center of the five concaves 111.

  The handle 120 is detachably attached to the egg holder 110.

  FIG. 1 shows a state where the handle 120 is detached from the egg holding table 110.

  For example, an opening 113 is formed at the center of the egg holder 110, and one notch (not shown) is formed at the periphery of the opening 113. A small protrusion 121 is formed in the vicinity of the lower end of the handle 120. After the handle 120 is fitted into the opening 113 with the small protrusion 121 aligned with the notch, the small protrusion 121 is opened by rotating the handle 120. The handle 120 is held on the egg holding table 110 by being positioned below the periphery of the portion 113.

  When removing the handle 120, the handle 120 is rotated to align the small protrusion 121 with the notch, and then pulled out upward, the handle 120 can be moved without interfering with the periphery of the opening 113. It can be removed from the egg holder 110.

  The air vent unit 130 is attached to one of the five recesses 111. The air vent unit 130 is used to make a hole in the egg 150 in order to evacuate the air inside the egg 150.

  FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the air vent unit 130.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the air vent unit 130 includes a support base 131 fixedly fitted in an opening 114 formed on the bottom surface of the recess 111, and a support base 131 that protrudes upward beyond the support base 131. And a hemispherical cover 133 that covers the periphery of the needle 32.

  The cover 133 is made of rubber or other elastic material, and has a repulsive force that restores to its original shape when depressed from above, for example.

  The cover 133 is formed with a through-hole 134 through which the needle 132 can penetrate on the extended line of the tip of the needle 132.

  The boiled egg maker 100 according to this embodiment having the above-described structure is used as follows.

  The raw egg is put into the recess 111 where the air vent unit 130 is attached, and the raw egg 150 is pressed against the air vent unit 130 from above.

  When the raw egg 150 is pressed toward the air vent unit 130 from above, the cover 133 is bent downward and the needle 132 is exposed through the through hole 134.

  When the raw egg 150 is further pressed toward the air vent unit 130, the needle 132 breaks the shell of the raw egg 150 and a hole is made in the shell.

  Next, the raw egg 150 having a hole in the shell is taken out from the recess 111.

  When the raw egg 150 is taken out from the recess 111, the cover 133 bent downward is restored to its original shape by its elastic force. As a result, the needle 132 is hidden inside the cover 133.

  The raw egg 150 having a hole in the shell is moved to a recess 111 (a recess 111 to which the air vent unit 130 is not attached) different from the recess 111 to which the air vent unit 130 is attached.

  Similarly, the shells of the three raw eggs 150 are broken and transferred to the remaining three concave portions 111 where the air vent unit 130 is not attached.

  The last fifth raw egg is left as it is in the recess 111 (the recess 111 to which the air vent unit 130 is attached) after breaking the shell with the needle 132.

  In this way, after the raw eggs are stored in each of the five recesses 111 (as shown in FIG. 2), the boiled egg maker 100 (in particular, each recess 111 is stored) with the handle 120. Put raw eggs in boiling water.

  Since each through-hole 112 is formed in each concave portion 111, boiling water reciprocates between the inside and the outside of the concave portion 111, and the raw egg, especially the lower half (portion accommodated in the concave portion 111) Heat. For this reason, it is possible to heat the whole raw egg uniformly.

  After the eggs are boiled, the boiled egg maker 100 can be taken out of boiling water by holding the handle 120 and the boiled eggs can be taken out.

  According to the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  When the conventional air vent hole punch 500 shown in FIG. 4 is used, if the elastic bellows 510 and the needle 530 are pushed too much, the shell of the egg 540 may be broken.

  On the other hand, in the boiled egg maker 100 according to this embodiment, even if the raw egg 150 is pushed toward the air vent unit 130, the egg 150 reaches the bottom surface of the recess 111 and is not pushed any further. . For this reason, it is possible to prevent the egg 150 from being broken by piercing the needle 132 without the needle 132 piercing the egg 150 with a strength higher than necessary.

  Further, in the conventional air vent hole punch 500 shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to support the egg 540 with one hand and to operate the air vent hole punch 500 with the other hand. Since the shell of the egg 540 is a curved surface, even if the air vent punch 500 is fixed on the egg 540, the air vent punch 500 slips and the air vent punch 500 is placed on the egg 540. It was difficult to fix.

  On the other hand, in the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the egg 150 is supported in a state of being accommodated in each recess 111, so that unlike the conventional air vent 500, the egg 150 It is not necessary to support the egg 150 with one hand, and it is only necessary to push the egg 150 toward the air vent unit 130, so that the air vent hole can be easily formed in the egg 150.

  Further, since the cover 133 of the air vent unit 130 is made of an elastic material, even if the egg 150 is strongly pushed toward the air vent unit 130, the cover 133 serves as a cushion, so that the shell of the egg 150 Can be prevented from being broken.

  Furthermore, since the cover 133 of the air vent unit 130 is made of an elastic material, when the egg 150 is removed from the recess 111 after the egg 150 is punctured by the needle 132, the cover 133 returns to its original shape, Cover the needle 132. For this reason, the needle 132 is not exposed, and the user can be prevented from being injured at the tip of the needle 132.

  The boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above structure, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the egg holding table 110 is configured to include five recesses 111, but the number of recesses 111 is not limited to five. The egg holder 110 can be configured to include one or more arbitrary number of recesses 111.

  In the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the handle 120 is detachably attached to the egg holding table 110, but the handle 120 may be fixedly attached to the egg holding table 110.

  In the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the handle 120 is provided at the center of the arrangement position of each recess 111, but the handle 120 may be provided at another position of the egg holder 110. is there.

  Alternatively, the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment can be configured not to include the handle 120.

  In the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the air vent unit 130 is provided in one of the five recesses 111, but two or more of the five recesses 111 are provided. It is also possible to provide an air vent unit 130 at 111.

  Further, in the boiled egg maker 100 according to the present embodiment, the air vent unit 130 is configured to be fixed to the bottom surface of the recess 111, but the air vent unit 130 can be removed from the recess 111. It is also possible to attach to.

100 Boiled egg maker 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention 110 Egg holder 111 Recess 112 Through hole 120 Handle 130 Air vent unit 131 Support base 132 Needle 133 Cover 134 Through hole

Claims (3)

An egg holder having at least one recess recessed in one direction capable of accommodating an egg;
At least one air vent unit that punctures the egg to deflate the interior of the egg;
A boiled egg maker consisting of
The recess is formed with at least one through-hole that communicates the inside and the outside of the recess,
The air vent unit is
A needle attached at the bottom of the recess, with the tip pointing upwards;
A cover made of an elastic material covering the periphery of the needle;
Consists of
The boiled egg maker with which the said cover is formed with the through-hole which can penetrate the said needle on the extension line | wire of the said tip of the said needle. 3. The boiled egg according to claim 1, wherein the egg holding table has a plurality of the recesses, and the air vent unit is formed in any one of the plurality of the recesses. Manufacturing device. The boiled egg maker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air vent unit is detachably attached to the recess.

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