JP3215141U - Kitchen knife container - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a kitchen knife container capable of temporarily and safely placing a knife during work and capable of safely storing the knife when not in use. SOLUTION: A first plate portion 110 has a concave portion 120 on the periphery, and first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132 on both sides thereof. The second plate portion 150 is accommodated in the recess 120, is supported in a state of being rotatable with respect to the first plate portion 110, and includes a third blade accommodating portion 133. In a posture in which the second plate part 150 is raised by 90 ° with respect to the first plate part 110, the third blade accommodating part 133 accommodates the knife of the knife, and the first plate part 110 is the second plate part 150. Supports and functions as a knife stand. In a posture where the second plate portion 150 is flush with the first plate portion 110, the first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132 and the third blade accommodating portion 133 are swiveled by the second plate portion 150. The blade accommodating part that is continuous in the direction parallel to the axis is configured and functions as a knife sheath. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen knife container for storing blades of various knives such as noodle cutting knives used for buckwheat noodles.

  Hand-made buckwheat noodles consists of four steps: turning, rolling, stretching and cutting. In the water turning step, which is the first step, an appropriate amount of buckwheat flour and water are put in a container called a kneading bowl and mixed with fingers, and water is contained in the whole buckwheat flour. In the second process, which is the second process, buckwheat flour containing water is collected into a substantially conical ball. In the stretching step, which is the third step, buckwheat balls placed on the stretch plate are pressed from above with a rolling pin to form a thin dough of uniform thickness. In the cutting step, which is the fourth step, the dough on the stretched board is folded several times and transferred to a table called a noodle cutting board, and cut into elongated noodles using a knife called a noodle cutting knife. Soba is completed through the above four steps (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3106406

  By the way, in the cutting process, when you finish cutting the soba using a booth board, put the noodle cutting knife, move the cut soba noodles, hold the noodle cutting knife in your hand again, and restart the soba cutting A series of work is repeated. When doing this series of work, those who are not experienced in making soba noodles have a problem that they are not careful about the location of the noodle cutting knife and the direction of the blade, and are easily injured by touching the blade of the noodle cutting knife. there were. In addition, if the noodle cutting knife is placed in a poor location, the noodle cutting knife may fall on the floor and cause serious injury.

  In addition, it is preferable to store the noodle cutting knife so that people do not touch the blade of the noodle cutting knife before entering the cutting process or after the cutting process is completed. There was no appropriate technical means.

  These problems occur not only when handling noodle cutting knives but also when handling various other knives.

  This invention was devised under such a background, and it is possible to temporarily put a knife safely while working with a knife, and to safely put a knife when not using a knife. An object of the present invention is to provide a knife container that can be stored.

  The present invention provides a flat first plate portion having a recess in a part of the periphery and having first and second blade accommodating portions for accommodating knife blades in both regions sandwiching the recess. And a flat second member that is accommodated in the recess and is supported in a pivotable manner with respect to the first plate portion, and has a third blade accommodating portion that accommodates the blade of the knife. In a posture in which the second plate portion is swung so as to occur with respect to the first plate portion, the third blade accommodating portion accommodates the blade of the knife, The first plate portion supports the second plate portion, the first and second plate portions function as a knife stand, and the second plate portion is flush with the first plate portion. In the swiveled posture, the first and second blade housing portions and the third blade housing portion communicate with each other in a direction parallel to the swivel axis of the second plate portion. It said to constitute a contiguous blade accommodating portion for accommodating the blade of knife, the first and second plate portions to provide a knife-containing assembly which is characterized by functioning as a knife sheath Te.

  According to the present invention, the knife can be temporarily and safely placed by functioning the knife holder as a knife stand during work using the knife, and it can also function as a knife stand when not using the knife. The knife can be stored safely.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the kitchen knife accommodation tool which is 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the structure of the 1st board part seen from the insertion side of the knife in the same embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the mode of the shaving off operation | work of the buckwheat flour adhering to the blade of the noodle cutting knife in the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coupling tool in the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the knife container which is 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views showing the configuration of a knife container 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This kitchen knife container 100 is a knife container used for the noodle cutting knife 200 used for buckwheat noodles. In FIGS. 1A and 1B, a noodle cutting knife 200 is shown together with a knife knife 100 to facilitate understanding of the configuration and function of the knife knife 100.

  The knife container 100 according to the present embodiment can take two postures. One is a first posture that functions as a knife stand for temporarily and safely placing the noodle cutting knife 200 while performing the buckwheat cutting operation using the noodle cutting knife 200. Fig.1 (a) has shown the knife container 100 which has taken this 1st attitude | position. The other is a second posture that functions as a kitchen knife sheath for storing the noodle cutting knife 200 while the noodle cutting knife 200 is not used. FIG.1 (b) has shown the knife container 100 which has taken this 2nd attitude | position.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the knife accommodating portion 100 includes a first plate portion 110 and a second plate portion 150. Here, the 1st board part 110 and the 2nd board part 150 are the flat wooden board | plate materials of the same thickness, and in the 2nd attitude | position shown in FIG.1 (b), both are rectangular boards as a whole. Configure.

  The first plate 110 is a rectangular plate surrounded by the two long sides 111 and 113 and the two short sides 112 and 114, and is a rectangle that is recessed inwardly at a part of the long side 111. It is the board | plate material which provided the shape-shaped recessed part 120. FIG. And in the 1st board part 110, the 1st and 2nd blade accommodating part 131 and 132 which accommodate the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 are provided in each area | region on both sides which pinch | interpose the recessed part 120 (FIG. 1). (See (b)).

  The first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132 are grooves recessed toward the side where the long side portion 113 is located on the side surface forming the long side portion 111 of the first plate portion 110. Here, the first blade accommodating portion 131 is surrounded by inner walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the first plate portion 110, an inner wall on the long side portion 113 side, and an inner wall on the short side portion 112 side. . And in the 1st blade accommodating part 131, the side facing the short side part 112 is opening. The second blade accommodating portion 132 is surrounded by inner walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the first plate portion 110, an inner wall on the long side portion 113 side, and an inner wall on the short side portion 114 side. And in the 2nd blade accommodating part 132, the side facing the short side part 114 is opening.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the first plate part 110 as viewed from the side of inserting the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200. As shown in FIG. 2, in the first plate portion 100, two permanent magnets 135 are arranged on the wall surface facing the first blade housing portion 131, and the second blade housing portion 132 is faced. Two permanent magnets 136 are arranged on the wall surface. These permanent magnets 135 and 136 serve to attract the blades of the noodle cutting knife 200 accommodated in the first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132 in the second posture shown in FIG. . In the example shown in FIG. 2, the permanent magnet 136 is disposed on the wall surface facing the wall surface on which the permanent magnet 135 is disposed, but may be disposed on the same wall surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a scraper accommodation pocket 140 for accommodating the scraper 141 is provided in the vicinity of the short side portion 112 of the first plate portion 110. The scraper 141 is a thin plate-shaped tool for scraping off the buckwheat flour adhering to the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200. The scraper accommodation pocket 140 is a thin plate-like cavity formed from the side surface of the short side portion 112 of the first plate portion 110 toward the concave portion 120.

  Further, in the vicinity of the long side portion 113 of the plate surface of the first plate portion 110, a blade receiving groove 115 parallel to the long side portion 113 is formed over the entire length of the long side portion 113. The blade receiving groove 115 is used when the scraper 140 scrapes off the buckwheat flour adhering to the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operation of scraping buckwheat flour with the scraper 141. As shown in FIG. 3, the scraper 141 includes a stainless steel thin plate 142 and two wooden thin plates 143 that are bonded to the front and back surfaces of the thin plate 142 by exposing a region in the vicinity of the tip of the thin plate 142. , And a handle 144 provided near the rear end of one of the thin plates 143. Here, the handle 144 is a member that makes it easy for the user to pick up the scraper 141 when taking out the scraper 141 from the scraper accommodation pocket 140. The user stores the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 in the blade receiving groove 115, presses the tip of the thin plate 142 of the scraper 141 against the surface of the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200, and pushes down toward the blade receiving groove 115, Scrape off the buckwheat flour adhering to the blade.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the second plate portion 150 is a rectangular plate material having a size and a shape that is just accommodated in the recess 120. The second plate part 150 is supported in a state in which it can pivot with respect to the first plate part 110. More specifically, the second plate portion 150 has two long side portions 151 and 153 and two short side portions 152 and 153, and the pivot axis in the vicinity of the long side portion 153 is the recess 120. It is supported by the first plate part 110 at the position of the bottom (the farthest part farthest from the long side part 111 side). The second plate portion 150 is provided with a third blade accommodating portion 133 that accommodates the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200. The third blade accommodating portion 133 is a groove that is recessed toward the side where the long side portion 153 is located on the side surface forming the long side portion 151 of the second plate portion 150. The third blade accommodating portion 133 is sandwiched between inner walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the second plate portion 150 and communicates with regions on both outer sides in the long side direction of the second plate portion 150.

  In the present embodiment, two coupling tools 160 are used as means for supporting the second plate portion 150 with respect to the first plate portion 110 in a pivotable state.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the connector 160. As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting tool 160 has two connecting plate portions 161a and 161b. Here, the connecting plate portion 161a (161b) includes a base end portion 1611 and two strip plate portions 1612 extending in parallel from the base end portion 1611 with a gap therebetween. The gap between the two band plate portions 1612 is provided to receive the blade when the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 is accommodated in the first to third blade accommodating portions 131 to 133. . The two connecting plate portions 161 a and 161 b are connected to each other by a shaft 1613 that passes through each base end portion 1611.

  One connector 160 of the two connectors 160 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), with the short side portion 152 of the second plate portion 150 being the side wall surface of the recess 120 of the first plate portion 110 (see FIG. 1 (a) and (b) are used to connect to the right side wall surface). Specifically, in the second plate portion 150, the two strips of one of the connection plate portions 161a of the connector 160 with respect to the side end surfaces of the two walls sandwiching the third blade accommodating portion 133. Part 1612 is glued. In addition, in the first plate portion 110, the two strip plate portions 1612 of the other connection plate portion 161b of the connection tool 160 are disposed on the side end surfaces of the two walls sandwiching the first blade accommodating portion 131. Glued.

  The other connecting member 160 of the two connecting members 160 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, with the short side portion 154 of the second plate portion 150 being the side wall surface of the recess 120 of the first plate portion 110 (see FIG. 1 (a) and (b) are used to connect to the left side wall surface). Specifically, in the second plate portion 150, the two strips of one of the connection plate portions 161a of the connector 160 with respect to the side end surfaces of the two walls sandwiching the third blade accommodating portion 133. Part 1612 is glued. Further, in the first plate portion 110, the two strip plate portions 1612 of the other connection plate portion 161b of the connection tool 160 are disposed on the side end surfaces of the two walls sandwiching the second blade accommodating portion 132. Glued.

  As described above, in a state where the second plate portion 150 is supported by the first plate portion 110 by the two connecting tools 160, the shaft 1613 of one connecting device 160 and the shaft 1613 of the other connecting device 160 pass. The axis becomes the pivot axis of the second plate portion 150.

  By the way, in order for the kitchen knife container 100 to stably maintain the function as the kitchen knife stand and the function as the kitchen knife sheath, the first posture and the second posture of the kitchen knife container 100 need to be stable. is there. Therefore, in the present embodiment, means for stabilizing the first posture and the second posture is provided in the connector 160.

  In the two connecting plate portions 161a and 161b shown in FIG. 4, one of the surfaces of the two base end portions 1611 facing each other has a four-fold rotationally symmetric shape about the axis 1613 (that is, rotates 90 °). (The same shape every time) is provided, and the other surface has a four-fold rotational symmetry about the axis 1613, and is provided with a recess that can accommodate the protrusion (not shown). . The four-fold rotationally symmetrical convex portions and concave portions are, for example, plus (+)-shaped convex portions and concave portions. In the connecting device 160, when the angle θ formed by the two connecting plate portions 161a and 161b around the shaft 1613 is 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 °, one connecting plate portion The convex portion of the base end portion 1611 of 161a is accommodated in the concave portion of the base end portion 1611 of the other connecting plate portion 161b.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the second plate 150 is in the first posture (θ = 90 °) orthogonal to the first plate 110 and the second plate 150 is the first plate 110. In the second posture (θ = 0 °) in the same plane, the knife container 100 is in a stable state. In this stable state, one base end of the connector 160 interposed between the second plate portion 150 and the first plate portion 110 when the force for turning the second plate portion 150 is below a certain threshold value. The convex portion of the portion 1611 stops in the concave portion of the other base end portion 1611, and the second plate portion 150 does not pivot with respect to the first plate portion 110. However, if the force for turning the second plate portion 150 exceeds the threshold value, the convex portion of one base end portion 1611 of the connector 160 interposed between the second plate portion 150 and the first plate portion 110. Escapes from the recess of the other base end portion 1611 and slides along the surface of the base end portion 1611. For this reason, the second plate portion 150 rotates with respect to the first plate portion 110. Therefore, it is possible to switch the knife container 100 from the first posture to the second posture or from the second posture to the first posture by applying a force equal to or greater than the threshold value to the second plate portion 150. is there.

  In the present embodiment, the user turns the second plate portion 150 with respect to the first plate portion 110 to turn the second plate portion 150 into the first plate as shown in FIG. It can be set as the 1st attitude | position orthogonal to the board part 110 (arrow Y1). In this first posture, the knife container 100 is configured as a knife stand in which the third blade accommodating portion 133 accommodates the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 and the first plate portion 110 supports the second plate portion 100. Function.

  In a preferred embodiment, in the first posture, the bottom portion of the third blade housing portion 133 is at the same position as the plate surface of the first plate portion 110 or at a position lower than the plate surface (the plate surface and the first plate portion). 110 to the other plate surface). For this reason, the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 is placed on the plate surface of the first plate portion 110 when accommodated in the third blade accommodation portion 133. Therefore, the noodle cutting knife 200 can be stably supported by the first plate portion 110.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1B, the user turns the second plate portion 150 with respect to the first plate portion 110 to thereby turn the first plate portion 110 and the second plate portion 150. Can be in the second posture constituting the same plane (arrow Y2). In the present embodiment, in the second posture, the first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132 and the third blade accommodating portion 133 constitute a continuous blade accommodating portion that accommodates the blade of the noodle knife 200. It functions as a knife sheath.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the noodle cutting knife 200 can be temporarily and safely placed during the operation of using the noodle cutting knife 200, and the noodle cutting knife 200 is used when the noodle cutting knife 200 is not used. Can be stored safely.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the permanent magnet 135 is disposed in the first blade housing portion 131, and the permanent magnet 136 is disposed in the second blade housing portion 132. Therefore, when the kitchen knife container 100 is made to function as a kitchen knife sheath, the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 is adsorbed by the permanent magnets 135 and 136, and the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 is stably held in the kitchen knife container 100. it can.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the scraper 141 is accommodated in the scraper accommodating pocket 140 provided in the first plate portion 110. Therefore, using this scraper 141, the buckwheat flour adhering to the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 can be scraped off.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the blade receiving groove 115 is formed in the first plate portion 110, the blade of the noodle cutting knife 200 is accommodated in the blade receiving groove 115 and attached to the blade by the scraper 141. The work of scraping buckwheat flour can be easily performed.

Second Embodiment
5 (a) and 5 (b) are perspective views showing the configuration of a kitchen knife container 100A that is a second embodiment of the present invention. This knife container 100A is a knife container used for the Santoku knife 200A. 5A and 5B, the santoku knife 200A is shown together with the knife knife 100A in order to facilitate understanding of the configuration and function of the knife knife 100A. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the portions corresponding to the portions shown in FIG. 1, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The knife container 100A in the present embodiment is applied to a Santoku knife 200A used in an environment that is easily wet and dirty. For this reason, the 1st board part 110 and the 2nd board part 150 in kitchen knife container 100A are comprised by resin etc. which are used as materials, such as an antibacterial cutting board. Further, since the Santoku knife 200A is not used for buckwheat cutting, the scraper accommodation pocket 140 and the blade accommodation groove 115 of the first embodiment are not provided in the knife accommodation tool 100A. In the present embodiment, two permanent magnets 135 that attract the blades of the Santoku knife 200 </ b> A are provided only in the first blade housing part 131.

  As in the first embodiment, the kitchen knife container 100A according to the present embodiment has a first posture in which the second plate portion 150 can pivot with respect to the first plate portion 110 and functions as a knife stand, A second posture that functions as a knife sheath may be taken. Fig.5 (a) shows the kitchen knife container 100A which has taken the 1st attitude | position, and FIG.5 (b) has shown the knife knife 100A which has taken this 2nd attitude | position.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the first plate portion 110 is provided with first and second blade accommodating portions 131 and 132, and the second plate portion 150 is provided with a third blade accommodating portion 133. Is provided. However, there is a slight difference between the first plate portion 110 and the second plate portion 150 in the present embodiment and those of the first embodiment.

  The first plate portion 110 has an opening 137 that allows an external space to communicate with the space in the first blade accommodating portion 131 along a direction parallel to the turning axis of the second plate portion 150. The first blade accommodating portion 131 is surrounded by inner walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the first plate portion 110, an inner wall on the long side portion 113 side, and an inner wall on the long side portion 111 side. And the 1st blade accommodating part 131 has the side facing the opening part 137 of the short side part 112 opened. The second blade accommodating portion 132 includes inner walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the first plate portion 110, an inner wall on the long side portion 113 side, an inner wall on the long side portion 111 side, and a short side portion 114 side. It is surrounded by the inner wall. And in the 2nd blade accommodating part 132, the side facing the short side part 114 is opening.

  Further, in the second plate portion 150, the end on the second blade housing portion 132 side of both ends of the long side portion 151 is locally between the two inner walls facing the third blade housing portion 133. A stopper 138 is provided for bridging.

  In the present embodiment, in the first posture (FIG. 5A), the blade of the santoku knife 200A is housed in the third blade housing portion 133, and the cutting edge of the third blade housing portion 133 is long with the stopper 138. The gap between the side wall on the side portion 153 side is passed and the blade of the Santoku knife 200A is placed on the plate surface of the first plate portion 110. At this time, since the handle of the santoku knife 200A is heavy, it rotates with the chin on the handle side as a fulcrum, and the peak of the blade of the santoku knife 200A is lifted away from the turning axis of the second plate 150. However, in the present embodiment, the stopper 138 prevents the peak of the blade of the Santoku knife 200A from falling off from the third blade housing portion 133. Therefore, the Santoku knife 200A can be stably supported.

  Further, in the second posture (FIG. 5B), the first blade accommodating portion 131, the third blade accommodating portion 133, and the second blade accommodating portion 132 rotate the second plate portion 150. A continuous blade accommodating portion that accommodates the blade of the Santoku knife 200A inserted from the opening 137 of the first plate portion 110 along the direction parallel to the axis is configured. At that time, the permanent magnet 135 attracts the blade of the Santoku knife 200 </ b> A housed in the first blade housing portion 131.

The above is the details of the knife container 100A according to the present embodiment.
Also in this embodiment, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

<Other embodiments>
Although the first and second embodiments of the present invention have been described above, there may be other embodiments of the present invention. For example, it is as follows.

(1) In the first and second embodiments, the first and second plate portions 110 and 150 are rectangular as a whole in the second posture, but the overall shape is not necessarily rectangular. There is no need. This overall shape can be arbitrarily changed according to the user's preference.

(2) In the first and second embodiments, the second plate portion 150 may be configured to be detachable from the first plate portion 110.

(3) In the first embodiment, the scraper accommodating pocket 140 is provided in the first plate portion 110 as a scraper accommodating portion for accommodating the scraper 141. However, the form of the scraper accommodating portion is not limited to this. For example, a pair of guides in which grooves for guiding both side portions of the scraper 140 are respectively formed are provided in the first plate portion 110, and the scraper 140 is accommodated by sandwiching the scraper 140 between the grooves of these guides. You may do it.

(4) In the first and second embodiments described above, the knife container is in a posture in which the second plate portion 150 is swung so as to be orthogonal to the first plate portion 110, that is, 90 degrees. Served as a kitchen knife stand. However, depending on the shape of the knife container, for example, when the pivot axis of the first plate portion 150 is in the vicinity of the periphery of the first plate portion 110, the second plate portion 150 is moved relative to the first plate portion 110. If it is swung so that it occurs 90 degrees, the stability may be lost. Therefore, in such a case, the kitchen knife container is in a posture in which the second plate portion 150 is swung with respect to the first plate portion 110 so as to occur at a predetermined angle smaller than 90 ° (for example, 60 °). May function as a knife stand.

(5) In the first and second embodiments, a non-slip sheet may be attached to at least one of the two surfaces on both sides in the thickness direction of the first plate portion 110. As this anti-slip sheet, for example, a composite sheet made of vinyl chloride and polyester is suitable. According to this aspect, when the knife holder is functioning as a knife stand, the anti-slip provided on the first plate part 110 prevents the knife holder from moving, so the safety of work using the knife Can be increased.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100,100A ... Knife accommodation tool, 200 ... Noodle cutting knife, 200A ... Santoku knife, 110 ... 1st board part, 150 ... 2nd board part, 120 ... Recessed part, 131 ... 1st blade accommodation part, 132 ... 2nd blade accommodating part, 133 ... 3rd blade accommodating part, 111,113,151,153 ... long side part, 112,114,152,154 ... short side part, 115 ... blade accommodating groove, 140 ... scraper accommodation Pocket, 141 ... scraper, 142 ... thin plate made of stainless steel, 143 ... thin plate made of wood, 144 ... handle, 135, 136 ... permanent magnet, 160 ... connecting tool, 161a, 161b ... plate for connecting, 1611 ... base end, 1612 ... strip plate part, 1613 ... axis.

Claims (7)

A first plate portion having first and second blade accommodating portions each having a concave portion in a peripheral section and accommodating knife blades in respective regions on both sides sandwiching the concave portion;
A second plate portion that is housed in the recess and is supported in a pivotable manner with respect to the first plate portion, and having a third blade housing portion that houses the blade of the knife; Comprising
In a posture in which the second plate portion is swung so as to be raised with respect to the first plate portion, the third blade accommodating portion accommodates the blade of the knife, and the first plate portion is the first plate portion. 2 plate portions, the first and second plate portions function as a knife stand,
In a posture in which the second plate portion is swung so as to be flush with the first plate portion, the first and second blade accommodating portions and the third blade accommodating portion are the second plate. A knife housing characterized in that it forms a continuous blade housing portion that communicates in a direction parallel to the pivot axis of the portion and houses the blade of the kitchen knife, and the first and second plate portions function as a knife sheath Ingredients.   In a posture in which the second plate portion is flush with the first plate portion, the first blade housing portion, the third blade housing portion, and the second blade housing portion are: 2. The kitchen knife container according to claim 1, comprising a continuous blade container that houses the blades of the knife along a direction orthogonal to the pivot axis of the second plate unit. The first plate portion has an opening that communicates an external space with a space in the first blade housing portion along a direction parallel to the pivot axis of the second plate portion,
The first blade housing portion, the third blade housing portion, and the second blade housing in a posture in which the second plate portion is swung so as to be flush with the first plate portion. The portion constitutes a continuous blade accommodating portion that accommodates the blade of the knife inserted from the opening of the first plate portion along a direction parallel to the pivot axis. The kitchen knife container described.   In the first plate portion, a permanent magnet that adsorbs the blade of the knife is disposed on at least one of a wall surface facing the first blade housing portion or a wall surface facing the second blade housing portion. The kitchen knife container according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The kitchen knife container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a scraper holding portion that holds a scraper that scrapes off deposits on the blade of the kitchen knife is provided in the first plate portion. .   The knife accommodation tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a blade accommodation groove for accommodating the blade of the knife is formed in the first plate portion.   The second plate portion is provided with a stopper for preventing the blade of the knife from moving away from the pivot axis of the second plate portion and falling off from the third blade housing portion. The knife container according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

Images