JP3210967U - Sushi molding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a sushi molding machine that can easily form (cook) rolled sushi having a polygonal cross section and store it as it is after molding and carry it as a lunch box. A sushi molding machine 10 includes first and second end face portions 1 and 2 having polygonal (N ≧ 3) planes 1a and 2a, and side walls extending between the first and second end face portions. Part 3 and fixing means 4 capable of temporarily connecting and holding the first and second end face parts and the side wall part. The side wall portion includes first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 and a side wall hinge portion Hs that couples the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 so as to be openable and closable. The first and second end surface portions include an end-side hinge portion He connected to any one of the first to Nth side wall plates so as to be openable and closable. When the first to Nth side wall plates are opened, the ingredients for sushi can be packed, and when the side wall plates are closed and the ingredients are surrounded and pressed, sushi can be formed. By holding the side wall plate closed by the fixing means 4, it can be used as a sushi storage / portable container. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a sushi molding machine, and more specifically, it can easily form (cook) rolled sushi with a polygonal cross-section, and can store rolled sushi as it is and carry it as a lunch box. It relates to sushi molders.

  Sushi, such as hand-rolled sushi and nigiri sushi, is a popular food for all ages from adults to children. Sushi is cooked. In addition, a mushroom (rolling sushi) is a long and thin piece of bamboo that has been cut to the same length and connected with cotton thread, and has been conventionally used for cooking sushi rolls.

(Problems with conventional rolls)
However, with the conventional rolls, only rolled sushi having a monotonous circular cross section can be produced due to its structure. In addition, when conventional rolls are used, rice grains and the like tend to stick between bamboo materials, and the only way to wash them is by hand washing. Furthermore, in order to carry cooked sushi as a bento, additional work such as preparing another container such as a folded box or a bento box and transferring the rolled sushi from the roll to the folded box occurs. There was also a possibility that problems such as the shape of sushi breaking during work.

(Prior art of rolled sushi molding equipment)
By the way, cooking utensils for forming rolled sushi and nigiri sushi into a desired shape have been proposed in general households (see Patent Documents 1 to 4). However, prior arts such as Patent Documents 1 to 4 focus on producing rolled sushi, nigiri sushi, and the like, and basically there is no idea of storing and transporting after production.

  Under these circumstances, the inventor thought that rolled sushi such as seaweed rolls had fewer opportunities to be used as a lunch box menu compared to rice balls, and developed a device to overcome this situation. Started.

  In addition, the cross-sectional shape of sushi formed with the appliances disclosed in these Patent Documents 1 to 4 is usually circular (elliptical) or rectangular (rectangular), and the finished sushi has a monotonous outline, It was not enough to meet the demands for diversity of choice and improved appearance.

JP, 2006-059373, A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 05-067283 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-255397 JP 2009-011297 A

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such a conventional situation. That is, the present invention aims to provide a sushi molding machine that can easily form (cook) rolled sushi and the like having a polygonal cross section, store the rolled sushi as it is, and carry it as a lunch box. And

  The present inventor made first and second end face portions having the same area as the polygon in order to form and store sushi having a polygonal (N-gonal, preferably pentagonal) cross section after intensive study. Can be formed into sushi having the above cross-sectional shape by providing the first to Nth side wall plates divided into N pieces between the first and second end face portions, and the sushi We have found a fixing means that can connect and fix the first and second end face portions and the first to Nth side wall plates in a molded and enclosed state, and found that the above object can be achieved by combining them well. The present invention has been completed.

That is, the present invention employs at least the following configurations and features.
(Aspect 1)
First and second end face portions provided at both longitudinal ends and having a polygonal plane (N ≧ 3);
A side wall portion extending between the first and second end surface portions;
Fixing means capable of temporarily connecting and holding the first and second end face portions and the side wall portion;
A sushi molding machine equipped with
The side wall portion includes first to Nth side wall plates, and a side wall hinge portion that connects adjacent first to Nth side wall plates so as to be openable and closable,
The first and second end face portions include end side hinge portions that are openably and closably connected to any of the first to Nth side wall plates adjacent to each other.
The fixing means holds the first and second side wall plates in the closed state at the outer edges that define the boundary between the flat surfaces of the first and second end surface portions in the closed state. ,And,
The sushi molding machine in which the first and second end face parts and the side wall part are held by the fixing means can be used as a sushi storage and portable container.
(Aspect 2)
2. The sushi molder according to aspect 1, wherein the outer edge that defines the boundary of the plane of the polygon forms a curve that is most recessed near the center.
(Aspect 3)
The fixing means includes an (N + 1) th sidewall plate connected to any of the first to Nth sidewall plates, ear members provided at both longitudinal ends of the (N + 1) th sidewall plate, the ear member and the (N + 1) th member. An end hinge portion for connecting the side wall plate to bendable,
The aspect 1 or 2 characterized in that the ear member bent at the end-side hinge portion engages with the first and second end surface portions to maintain the closed state of the first to Nth side wall plates. Sushi molding machine.
(Aspect 4)
The first and second end surfaces further include holes,
The said ear member is further provided with the convex part which can be engaged with the said hole in the said closed state, The sushi shaping | molding apparatus of the aspect 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Aspect 5)
The first and second end surface portions further include at least one groove, and
In any one of the first to fourth aspects, at least one of the first to Nth side wall plates further includes an end protrusion that can be inserted into the groove in a state where the first to Nth side wall plates are closed. A sushi molding machine according to any one of the above.
(Aspect 6)
The sushi molder according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein any one of the first to (N + 1) th side wall plates is provided with plate laver cutting means.
(Aspect 7)
A side wall,
Fixing means capable of temporarily connecting and holding the side wall,
A sushi molding machine equipped with
The side wall portion includes first to Nth side wall plates having the same width, and a side wall hinge portion that connects adjacent first to Nth side wall plates so as to be openable and closable,
When the first to Nth side wall plates are bent from the side wall hinge portion, a closed hollow space having a polygonal (N ≧ 3) cross section is formed in the side wall portion, and
The sushi molding machine in which the side wall portion is held by the fixing means can also be used as a sushi storage / portable container.
(Aspect 8)
The sushi molder according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, wherein the sushi molder is made of resin.
(Aspect 9)
The sushi molder according to any one of aspects 1 to 8, wherein N = 5.

  According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, sushi rolls having a polygonal cross section such as a pentagon can be easily formed (cooked), and the sushi rolls and the like can be stored as they are after being molded as a lunch box. A portable sushi molder is provided.

  According to the preferred aspect of the present invention, the plate laver cutting means is provided, and therefore, the plate laver that is wound around the ingredients (shari) when molding sushi can be easily cut into a desired length.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, since it is a resin-made sushi molding machine, it can be manufactured lightly and inexpensively and can be easily washed with a dishwasher.

It is the figure which showed the state (opening state) which opened the side wall part 3 of the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 of this invention. FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of the first end surface portion 1. It is the figure which showed the state which assembled (closed) a part of side wall part 3 of the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 of this invention. FIG.2 (b) is the figure which showed the cross section of the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 in the said assembly state. It is a figure explaining the method of shape | molding the sushi 9 using the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 of this invention. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show the state of molding by the sushi molding machine 10 of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d) are images showing an example of the completed sushi 9. FIG.

  Hereinafter, although the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the following specific embodiments. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding elements.

(Outline of sushi molding machine)
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the sushi molding machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction as main constituent members, The side wall part 3 extended between the 2nd end surface parts 1 and 2 and the fixing means 4 which can connect and hold | maintain the 1st, 2nd end surface parts 1 and 2 and the side wall part 3 temporarily are provided.

(Structure of the first and second end faces)
The first and second end face portions 1, 2 have planes 1a, 2a having polygonal shapes (N ≧ 3, in the illustrated example, N = 5 pentagon). Further, the outer edges 1b and 2b that define the boundary between the polygonal planes 1a and 2a extend between the vertices (1c, 1c) (2c, 2c) existing at both ends, but as will be described later, the outer edges 1b, 2b, 2b preferably forms the most concave curve (the shape constricted toward the center of the polygon, see FIG. 1B) near the center between the vertices (1c, 1c) (2c, 2c).

  The first and second end face portions 1 and 2 are connected to one of the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 adjacent thereto (the third side wall plate 33 in the illustrated example) so as to be opened and closed (bent). An end hinge portion He is provided. As a result, the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 provided at both ends of the third side wall plate 33 are in a state in which these elements extend in a straight line (open state) and the first and second end surface portions. 1 and 2 take one of the forms in which they stand vertically with respect to the third side wall plate 33 (closed state).

(Side wall structure)
Here, the side wall 3 opens and closes between the first to Nth side wall plates (in the drawing, the first to fifth side wall plates 31 to 35) and the adjacent first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35. And a side wall hinge portion Hs that can be connected. As a result, the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 are in a state where these side wall plates 31 to 35 all extend in a straight line (open state, see FIG. 1A) and adjacent side wall plates to each other. Are in a bent state (closed state, see FIG. 3 (f)).

(Structure of fixing means)
The fixing means 4 is closed to the outer edge 1b that defines the boundary between the flat surfaces 1a and 2a of the first and second end face portions 1 and 2 in the closed state (upright state). It can hold | maintain so that the edge part of any one of -Nth side wall board 31-35 may be arrange | positioned (refer FIG.4 (b)).

(Raw material for sushi mold)
Here, each member constituting the sushi molding machine 10 is preferably made of resin. As a result, the sushi molding machine 10 of the present invention can be manufactured lightly and inexpensively, and can be easily washed with a dishwasher. Furthermore, if the sushi molding machine 10 is made of a transparent or translucent resin, the sushi molding state inside the sushi molding machine 10 can be confirmed as shown in FIG. it can.

  In addition, the side wall hinge portion Hs is made of resin as described above, and is configured to have a plate thickness thinner than the thickness of the side wall plates 31 to 35 adjacent thereto, so that the adjacent side wall plates 31 to 35 are A hinge function that enables bending (opening and closing) to each other with respect to the side wall hinge portion Hs can be provided (see also each of FIGS. 1 and 2 for the open / close state). Similarly, the hinge function can be imparted to the end hinge portion He so as to have a plate thickness thinner than the plate thicknesses of the first and second end face portions 1 and 2 and the third side wall plate 33.

(Sushi molded by a sushi molding machine (finished product))
If it is the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 comprised as mentioned above, if it will be in the state which opened the 1st-Nth side wall plates 31-35, while being able to pack the ingredients 7 and 8 for sushi 9, If the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 are closed and the materials 7 and 8 are surrounded and pressed, the above-described polygons corresponding to the outer shapes of the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 (in the illustrated example) The sushi 9 having a pentagonal cross section can be formed (see FIG. 4C).

(Use as storage / portable container (lunch box))
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the sushi 9 is surrounded and held by the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 and the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 by the fixing means 4 described above. The molding device 10 can be used as a container for storing and carrying the sushi 9.

(Preferable structure of fixing means)
Here, the fixing means 4 is the (N + 1) th side wall plate (the sixth side wall plate 36 in the figure) connected to any one of the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 (the fifth side wall plate 35 in the figure). And ear members 41, 41 projecting from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the (N + 1) th side wall plate 36, and end-side hinge portions He, which connect the ear members 41, 41 and the (N + 1) th side wall plate 36 so as to be bendable. It is preferable to further comprise He.

  More preferably, the ear members 41, 41 bent by the end hinges He, He engage with the first and second end surface portions 1, 2 to keep the side wall portion 3 closed. More specifically, the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 are provided with holes 42 and 42, while the ear members 41 and 41 are convex (engaged with the above-described holes 42 and 42) in a closed (bent) state. It is preferable to include the portions 43 and 43. With the above configuration, the molded sushi 9 can be stored (enclosed / held) in the sushi molding machine 10 very easily.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the first and second end face portions 1 and 2 further include at least one (two in the drawing) groove 44 in the polygonal planes 1a and 2a. It may be. Then, at least one of the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 (in the illustrated example, the second and fourth side wall plates 32 and 34) side walls the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35. It is preferable to further include an end protrusion 45 that can be inserted into the groove 44 in a state where the hinge Hs is closed (bent).

  In addition, you may make it the edge part protrusion part 45 have a plate | board thickness thinner than the plate | board thickness of the main-body part of the 2nd and 4th side wall board 32,34. With this preferred configuration, the sushi molding machine 10 can completely surround and store the sushi 9 with the molded sushi 9 hardly exposed to the outside. In the closed state, a beautiful polygonal cylinder is formed in the same manner as the sushi 9 inside.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the plate laver cutting means 5 is provided in the side edge part of either the 1st-N + 1th side wall plates 31-36 (in the example of illustration, the (N + 1) th side wall plate 36). The plate seaweed cutting means 5 is more preferably concavo-convex teeth 5a formed continuously over the side edge. Here, the concavo-convex shape includes other shapes that can cut the plate seaweed 6 such as a zigzag shape or a saw shape. Thus, as described later, when the sushi 9 is cooked using the sushi molding device 10, the plate nori 6 is wound around the ingredients 7 and then the desired (necessary) length is obtained. The laver 6 can be easily cut.

(Usage of sushi molding machine)
Next, an example of the cooking method of the sushi 9 using the sushi molding machine 10 of the present invention will be described.

(1. Assembly of the bottom)
First, in a state where the third side wall plate 33 is installed on the ground (for example, a kitchen table), the second and fourth side wall plates 32 and 34 adjacent to the third side wall plate 33 are lifted so as to be bent upward from the side wall hinge portion Hs. . Thereafter, the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 are lifted (bent) with the end hinge portion He as a base point so that the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 are also erected vertically with respect to the third side wall plate 33. As a result, the bottom surface portion whose inner side surface is opened upward is assembled (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). At the time of this assembly, the grooves 44 of the first and second end face portions 1 and 2 are fitted into the end protrusions 45 provided on the second and fourth side wall plates 32 and 34, respectively, and the assembled state is obtained. It is preferable to keep it properly. Thereby, since a firm container is formed, the below-mentioned ingredients 7 and 8 do not spill from both sides of the sushi molding machine 10, and the below-described ingredients 7 and 8 are easily packed.

(2. Placement of plate seaweed)
Next, the plate seaweed 6 is placed on the opened inner surface of the sushi molding machine 10. When the plate laver 6 is placed, the side edge of the first side wall plate 31 (the side wall plate on which the plate nori cutting means 5 is not formed) and one side edge of the plate nori 6 are matched. It is desirable to keep it.

(3. Packing ingredients)
Next, rice grains (shari) 7 which is one of the ingredients are packed inside the sushi molding machine 10 (in the illustrated example, on the plate seaweed 6) (see FIG. 3A). At this time, it is preferable to push the shari 7 firmly toward the bottom, and finally it is packed to about 1/3 of the internal volume of the sushi molding machine 10 and the center of the cross section of the shari 7 is recessed. preferable.

  Next, other favorite ingredients 8 such as fried egg or cucumber are placed in the recesses of the shari 7 formed as described above (see FIG. 3B).

  Then, the shavings 7 are further arranged above the favorite ingredients 8 so that these ingredients 8 are not visible (see FIG. 3C). At this time, it is preferable to arrange the shari 7 so as to protrude about 1 cm above the internal volume of the sushi molding machine 10.

(4. Enclosure and pressing of ingredients)
When the placement of the ingredients 7 and 8 is completed, the first side wall plate 31 is further bent inward with the side wall hinge portion Hs as a base point, and the upper left side of the shari 7 is also wrapped with the plate nori 6 (FIG. 3D). reference).

  This time, the N-th and N + 1-th side wall plates 35 and 36 on the opposite side are bent in the same manner, and the upper right side of the shri 7 is also wrapped with the plate nori 6 (see FIG. 3 (e)). Thereby, the shari 7 in which the ingredients 8 are packed is wound completely around the plate nori 6.

(5. Cutting the plate seaweed)
If necessary, the plate laver 6 protruding outside the sushi molder 10 is cut out by the plate laver cutting means 5 provided at the side edge of the (N + 1) th side wall plate 36 (FIGS. 3 (e) and 4). (See (a)).

(6. Nori board entrainment)
The closed first and Nth side wall plates 31 and 35 are once opened, and the plate nori 6 sandwiched between the side wall plates 31 and 35 is further wound (see FIGS. 3 (f) and 4 (b)). ).

(7. Molding of sushi and taking out the molded sushi)
Thus, the sushi 9 is completely formed. Then, the completed sushi 9 can be taken out by opening each side wall board 31-35 of the sushi shaping | molding machine 10 (refer FIG.4 (c)). Since the removed sushi 9 is released from the pressed state, the shape of the cross section (polygonal cross section) of the formed sushi expands outward. However, in this preferred embodiment, the outer edges 1c and 2c of the first and second end face portions 1 and 2 are curved in the center (polygonal center) in anticipation of the expansion of the sushi 9 after completion. 1 (see FIG. 1B), the section of the expanded sushi 9 can be kept close to a regular regular polygon.

(8. Fixing with ear members and storage of sushi)
Further, the protrusions 43 and 43 of the ear member 41 are engaged and fixed in the holes 42 and 42 of the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 to firmly hold the closed state of the sushi molding machine 10. Thereby, the sushi molding machine 10 can be used as it is as a storage / portable container (lunch box) for the molded sushi 9.

  Although this invention was demonstrated referring the above-mentioned Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example. For example, in the embodiment, the sushi molding machine 10 forms a pentagonal cylinder, but is not limited to this embodiment, and may form a hexagonal or heptagonal cylinder.

(Modification)
Also, for example, the object of the present invention can be achieved by the following modification (not shown). That is, the sushi 9 can be molded, stored, and carried even in a configuration in which the first and second end surface portions 1 and 2 that are the components of the above-described embodiment are not provided.

(Example of configuration of modification)
The modified sushi molding machine 10 includes a side wall portion 3 and fixing means capable of temporarily connecting and holding the side wall portion 3. The side wall 3 opens and closes between the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 having the same width W (see FIG. 1B) and the adjacent first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35. And a side wall hinge portion Hs that can be connected. When the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 are bent with the side wall hinge portion Hs as a base point, the side wall portion 3 is closed with a polygonal cross section (N ≧ 3, for example, N = 5). A hollow space (a space in which materials 7 and 8 described later are pressed and formed) is formed.

  Even in the modified example of the above configuration, the ingredients 7 and 8 for sushi can be packed if the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 are opened. On the other hand, if the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 are bent and the ingredients 7 and 8 are surrounded and pressed, the sushi 9 having a polygonal cross section can be formed.

  Furthermore, the sushi 9 is surrounded and held by the first to Nth side wall plates 31 to 35 by fixing means (not shown, for example, a band or rubber band capable of winding the closed side wall portion 3). Thus, the modified sushi molding machine 10 can be used as a storage / portable container for the sushi 9.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a sushi molder that can easily mold (cook) sushi rolls having a polygonal cross section such as a pentagon and store the sushi rolls as they are and carry them as a lunch box. Provided.

  The sushi molding machine of the present invention can easily form, store, and carry sushi that has an external shape (eg, pentagonal prism) that has not been seen in the past. Therefore, the sushi molding machine of the present invention has very high industrial utility value and applicability.

1, 2 First and second end face portions 1a, 2a First and second end face portions 1b, 2b Outer edges 1c, 2c First and second end face portions that define a boundary between the first and second end face portions Top of the plane 3 Side wall part 4 Fixing means 5 Plate nori cutting means 5a Uneven tooth 6 Plate nori 7 Ingredients (rice grain)
8 ingredients (other favorite ingredients)
9 Sushi 10 Sushi molding machine 31-35 First to fifth (Nth) side wall plates 36 Sixth (N + 1) side wall plates 41, 41 Ear members 42, 42 Provided on the first and second end surfaces Holes 43, 43 Protrusions provided on the ear members 44 Grooves 45 End protrusions that can be inserted into the grooves He End side hinges Hs Side wall hinges W Side wall plate width

Claims (9)

First and second end face portions provided at both longitudinal ends and having a polygonal plane (N ≧ 3);
A side wall portion extending between the first and second end surface portions;
Fixing means capable of temporarily connecting and holding the first and second end face portions and the side wall portion;
A sushi molding machine equipped with
The side wall portion includes first to Nth side wall plates, and a side wall hinge portion that connects adjacent first to Nth side wall plates so as to be openable and closable,
The first and second end face portions include end side hinge portions that are openably and closably connected to any of the first to Nth side wall plates adjacent to each other.
The fixing means holds the first and second side wall plates in the closed state at the outer edges that define the boundary between the flat surfaces of the first and second end surface portions in the closed state. ,And,
The sushi molding machine in which the first and second end face parts and the side wall part are held by the fixing means can be used as a sushi storage and portable container.   The sushi molder according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge that defines the boundary of the plane of the polygon forms a most concave curve near the center. The fixing means includes an (N + 1) th sidewall plate connected to any of the first to Nth sidewall plates, ear members provided at both longitudinal ends of the (N + 1) th sidewall plate, the ear member and the (N + 1) th member. An end hinge portion for connecting the side wall plate to bendable,
The said ear | edge member bent by the said end side hinge part engages with a 1st, 2nd end surface part, and hold | maintains the closed state of the 1st-Nth side wall board. The sushi molder described. The first and second end surfaces further include holes,
The sushi molding machine according to claim 3, wherein the ear member further includes a convex portion engageable with the hole in the closed state. The first and second end surface portions further include at least one groove, and
5. At least one of the first to Nth side wall plates further includes an end protrusion that can be inserted into the groove with the first to Nth side wall plates closed. The sushi molding machine according to any one of the above.   The sushi molder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein any one of the first to (N + 1) th side wall plates is provided with plate laver cutting means. A side wall,
Fixing means capable of temporarily connecting and holding the side wall,
A sushi molding machine equipped with
The side wall portion includes first to Nth side wall plates having the same width, and a side wall hinge portion that connects adjacent first to Nth side wall plates so as to be openable and closable,
When the first to Nth side wall plates are bent from the side wall hinge portion, a closed hollow space having a polygonal (N ≧ 3) cross section is formed in the side wall portion, and
The sushi molding machine in which the side wall portion is held by the fixing means can also be used as a sushi storage / portable container.   The sushi molder according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the sushi molder is made of resin.   The sushi molder according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein N = 5.