JP3236397U - Food cutting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food cutting device capable of easily cutting food at predetermined intervals by an inexpensive device. A mobile table 2 movably installed on a gantry 1 and a cutter 14 for cutting food placed on the mobile table 2 are provided. A movement restricting member 6 having a plurality of movement restricting recesses 5 for restricting the movement of the mobile table 2 along the moving direction of the mobile table 2 at predetermined intervals is detachably attached to the gantry 1, and the mobile table 2 is attached. Is provided with a movement restricting convex portion 4 that fits into the movement restricting concave portion 5, and a cutter 14 is provided at a position where the movable table 2 is moved so that the movement restricting convex portion 4 fits into the movement restricting concave portion 5. Can drive to cut food. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

There is an application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act, which is applied mutatis mutandis in Article 11 of the Practical New Plan Act.

The present invention relates to a food cutting device particularly suitable for cutting food such as cake at predetermined intervals.

Conventionally, in order to cut foods such as cakes at predetermined intervals, a plurality of marks are placed on the foods with a ruler or the like, and the foods are cut with a kitchen knife from above each time along the marks.
Further, as in Patent Document 1 or 2, a device for cutting food along the scale of a ruler installed on a table on which food is placed has also been proposed.

Utility Model Registration No. 3210675 Gazette JP-A-2015-74056

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily cut food at predetermined intervals by an inexpensive device.

In order to achieve the above object, the food cutting device of the present invention includes a mobile table movably installed on a gantry and a cutter for cutting food placed on the mobile table. A movement restricting member having a plurality of movement restricting recesses for restricting the movement of the mobile table along the moving direction of the mobile table at predetermined intervals is detachably attached to the gantry. The mobile table is provided with a movement restricting convex portion that fits into the movement restricting recess, and the mobile table is moved so that the movement restricting convex portion fits into the movement restricting concave portion. It is a food cutting device capable of driving the cutter to cut the food.

The movement restricting member is a prism having a polygonal cross section, and the movement restricting recesses are formed on at least two side surfaces, and the distance between the movement restricting recesses is different for each side surface. , It is preferable to switch the side surface according to a predetermined cutting width of the food.

Further, the movement restricting member can be attached to and detached from the gantry, and may be replaced with one having a different spacing between the movement restricting recesses.

Further, the movement restricting convex portion of the mobile table has a sphere urged by a spring force toward the concave portion, and the sphere moves while in contact with the movement restricting member to reach the position of the concave portion. It is preferable to fit it in the recess when it comes.

Further, it is preferable that the mobile table is moved by rotating a handle connected via a gear mechanism.

Further, it is preferable that the cutter is attached to a column having a rectangular cross section connected to the gantry.

Further, the cutter is preferably an ultrasonic cutter.

Further, a lever for moving the ultrasonic cutter up and down is connected to the ultrasonic cutter, and a switch for turning on the power of the ultrasonic cutter when pressed with one hand is provided on the gantry, and the switch is used on one side. It is preferable to operate the lever with the other hand while pushing with one hand to cut the food.

Further, the food cutting device has a turntable having a rotation axis at the center of the lower surface and provisions for rotation regulation for restricting the rotation angle in the circumferential direction of the lower surface at predetermined intervals. A food cutting device in which a hole for inserting the rotation axis of the turntable is provided on the surface of the formula table, and a rotation-regulating concave portion or a convex portion that fits with the rotation-regulating convex portion or the concave portion is formed. It may be.

Since the food cutting device of the present invention can cut at a position where the movement restricting convex portion of the mobile table fits with the movement restricting member concave portion, the cut surface of the food can be accurately cut in parallel. In addition, since anyone, not a skilled technician, can easily and accurately cut food, even an inexperienced person can cut food inexpensively and easily.

The movement restricting member is a prism having a polygonal cross section, and movement restricting recesses are formed on at least two side surfaces, and the distance between the movement restricting recesses is made different for each side surface according to a predetermined cutting width of food. By switching and using the side surface, it is possible to change to various cutting widths.

By making the movement restricting member removable and replaceable with respect to the gantry and arranging a plurality of movement restricting members having different intervals of the movement restricting recesses, it is possible to cope with various cutting widths.

By using an ultrasonic cutter as the cutter, food does not adhere to the blade and a clean cut surface can be obtained.

In addition, if the ultrasonic cutter is attached to a column with a rectangular cross section so that the ultrasonic cutter moves up and down vertically with respect to the mobile table, the blade of the ultrasonic cutter does not tilt to the left or right, and it is mobile. The food on the table can be easily cut vertically.

Further, by inserting the turntable into the hole of the mobile table and rotating it, round food can be cut at predetermined intervals.

Perspective view of the first embodiment of the food cutting apparatus of the present invention Front view of the gantry portion shown in FIG. Partial perspective view of the food cutting device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the side. Partial enlarged view showing the state where the movement control member is fixed Enlarged view showing the fitting state of the convex part for movement regulation and the concave part for movement regulation Perspective view of the second embodiment of the food cutting apparatus of the present invention Partial perspective view of the food cutting device shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from the side. (A) is a bottom view of the turntable, and (B) is a side view of the turntable.

<< First Embodiment >>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
(1) Food cutting device The food cutting device of the present invention has a gantry 1, a mobile table 2 movably installed on the gantry 1, and an ultrasonic wave for cutting food placed on the mobile table 2. It is equipped with a cutter 14. The gantry 1 has a cubic frame shape and is close to the shape of a box.

(2) Moving Mechanism Two guide rail mechanisms are provided in parallel between the gantry 1 and the mobile table 2 so that the moving table 2 can move on the gantry 1. This guide rail mechanism consists of guide rails 3a and 3b provided on the gantry 1 and guides 31a and 31b mounted under the mobile table 2 and fitted in the grooves of the respective guide rails 3a and 3b. The formula table 2 moves in a fixed direction on the left and right along the guide rail mechanism. In the guides 31a and 31b, the portions in contact with the guide rails 3a and 3b are preferably made of a special polyethylene resin having a small friction coefficient.

The mobile table 2 moves left and right by manually turning the handle 8. The handle 8 is fixed to the shaft 9. The shaft 9 is supported by the shaft stopper 10 and the shaft holder 11, and the gear 12 is fixed to the shaft 9. By rotating the handle 8, the gears rotate, and the gears are transmitted to and moved to the rack gears 13 fixed to the mobile table 2.

(2) Movement regulation mechanism As shown in FIG. 5, the spherical ball 23 moves slightly up and down by the spring 24 in the movement regulation convex portion 4 fixed to the lower center of the mobile table 2 on the paper of FIG. It is possible to fit into the movement restricting recess 5 when it comes to the position of the movement restricting recess 5.
The movement restricting member 6 having a plurality of movement restricting recesses 5 formed thereof is drawn by being removed from the gantry 1 for convenience in FIG. It is fixed to the gantry 1 by the fixing portions 7a and 7b, and restricts the movement of the mobile table 2.
The movement restricting member 6 shown in FIG. 1 is a prism having a square cross section, and movement restricting recesses 5 are formed on at least two or more surfaces. The distance between the movement restricting recesses 5 is different for each surface, and a plurality of cutting widths can be accommodated by fixing the recesses 5 to the gantry 1 with the surface having a desired cutting width facing up.

(3) Cutting mechanism A support column 15 having a short cross section for raising and lowering the cutter 14 is fixed on the gantry 1.
A rail 16 for raising and lowering the cutter 14 is fixed to the support column 15, and by moving the lever 17 up and down, the cutter 14 moves up and down along the rail 16. The lever 17 holds the weights of the cutter 14 and the cutter holder 19 by the tensile force of the spring 18 at the rear of the column 15.

A vibrating unit 20 of an ultrasonic cutter is fixed to the cutter holder 19, and a cutter 14 is attached below the vibrating unit 20. The power switch 21 is the main power switch of the vibrating unit 20, and when the push button switch 22 is pressed after turning on the power switch 21, a current flows through the vibrating unit 20 to vibrate the cutter 14.

(4) Food cutting procedure A procedure for cutting food on a moving table while moving it from the left side to the right side on the paper of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described.
In order to cut food, the movement restricting member 6 is attached to the movement restricting member fixing portions 7a and 7b, and the handle 8 until the movement restricting convex portion 4 of the mobile table 2 fits into the left end of the movement restricting member recess 5. To move the mobile table 2 to the left end. In that state, the cutting board 30 for the mobile table on which the food is placed is placed on the mobile table 2 while adjusting so that the right part of the portion to be cut of the food is directly below the cutter 14.

Next, while pushing the push button switch 22 with one hand, the lever 17 is lowered with the other hand to cut the food with the cutter 14.
After cutting, if the downward force of the lever 17 is quickly released, the pulling force of the spring 18 at the rear of the lever 17 returns to the original position.

Next, the handle 8 is turned to fit the movement restricting convex portion 4 into the next movement restricting member concave portion 5. When the movement restricting convex portion 4 and the movement restricting member concave portion 5 are fitted, the handle 8 becomes lighter for a moment and then becomes heavier. Cut at that position using the same procedure as above. The required cutting can be made by turning the handle 8 and repeating cutting.

<< Second Embodiment >>
Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. It should be noted that detailed description of the parts common to the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
(5) Food cutting device using a turntable and food cutting procedure First, the hole 26 provided near the center of the mobile table 2 is placed directly above the turntable shaft holder 32 provided on the gantry 1. The position of the mobile table 2 is adjusted, and the mobile table 2 is fixed by the shaft stopper 10.

A turntable shaft 33 provided in the center of the turntable 25 is inserted into the hole 26 of the mobile table 2, and one of the protrusions 28 for the rotation restricting portion provided at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction of the back surface of the turntable 25. Is fitted into the rotation control recess 27 provided on the surface of the mobile table 2. A circular cutting board 29 is placed on the turntable 25 and a circular food is placed. While pressing the push button switch 22 with one hand, the lever 17 that moves the cutter 14 up and down with the other hand is lowered and cut.

While rotating the turntable 25, the next rotation-regulating convex portion 28 provided at a predetermined interval is fitted into the rotation-regulating concave portion 27 and cut. Round food is cut at intervals provided at predetermined intervals by going around.

(Other embodiments)
The cutter 14 is an ultrasonic cutter, but the cutter may be changed to a thin-edged, saw-shaped cutter according to the characteristics of the food such as a soft elastic food, a hardened hard food, and a fragile food. For example, cakes, cookies, pie confectionery, sheep cans, bread, bread dough, ice cream, frozen dough and other confectionery, cheese and other dairy products, vegetables, potatoes, rice cakes, pasta and other grain plates and blocks. Foods are also good.

Anti-scattering plates may be installed on the side surface and the rear of the mobile table 2 in order to prevent the moisture of the food from scattering due to the vibration of the ultrasonic cutter and the scattering of food pieces generated when the food is moved.

The cross section of the movement restricting member 6 is not limited to a square, and may be, for example, a hexagon or an octagon. It is preferable that the movement restricting recess 5 is formed on two or more side surfaces of the prism, preferably all side surfaces. Further, a plurality of movement restricting members 6 having different intervals between the movement restricting recesses 5 may be prepared. In either case, many cutting widths can be accommodated.

In the second embodiment, the turntable 25 may be turned directly by hand, or a groove is cut in the central axis of the turntable 25, a gear mechanism (not shown) is connected to the groove, and a handle (not shown) is provided separately. You may operate the turntable 25 to manually rotate the turntable 25.

Further, in the second embodiment, the rotation restricting concave portion of the mobile table 2 may be changed to a convex portion, and the rotation restricting convex portion of the turntable 25 may be changed to a concave portion. As a result, the number of parts of the convex portion can be reduced.

1 ... Stand 2 ... Mobile table 3a, 3b ... Guide rail 4 ... Movement regulation convex part 5 ... Movement regulation concave part 6 ... Movement regulation member 7a, 7b ... Movement regulation member fixing part 8 ... Handle 9 ... Shaft 10 ... Shaft Stopper 11 ... Shaft holder 12 ... Gear 13 ... Rack gear 14 ... Cutter 15 ... Support 16 ... Rail 17 ... Lever 18 ... Spring 19 ... Cutter holder 20 ... Vibration unit 21 ... Power switch 22 ... Push button switch 23 ... Ball 24 ... Spring 25 ... Turntable 26 ... Hole 27 ... Rotation regulation recess 28 ... Rotation regulation convex 29 ... Circular cutting plate 30 ... Mobile table cutting plate 31a, 31b ... Guide 32 ... Turntable shaft holder 33 ... Turntable shaft

Claims (9)

A mobile table that is movably installed on the gantry,
A cutter for cutting food placed on the mobile table is provided.
A movement restricting member having a plurality of movement restricting recesses for restricting the movement of the mobile table along the moving direction of the mobile table is attached to the gantry at predetermined intervals.
The mobile table is provided with a movement restricting convex portion that fits into the movement restricting concave portion.
A food cutting device capable of cutting food by moving the mobile table and driving the cutter at a position where the movement restricting convex portion fits into the movement restricting concave portion. The movement restricting member is a prism having a polygonal cross section, and the movement restricting recesses are formed on at least two side surfaces, and the distance between the movement restricting recesses is different for each side surface. The food cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the side surface is switched and used according to a predetermined cutting width of the above. The food cutting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movement restricting member is removable from the gantry and can be replaced with a movement restricting recess having a different spacing. The movement-regulating convex portion of the mobile table has a sphere urged by a spring force toward the concave portion, and when the sphere moves while in contact with the movement restricting member and reaches the position of the concave portion. The food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is fitted in the recess. The food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile table is moved by rotating a handle connected via a gear mechanism. The food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cutter is attached to a column having a rectangular cross section connected to the gantry. The food cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cutter is an ultrasonic cutter. A lever for moving the ultrasonic cutter up and down is connected to the ultrasonic cutter, and a switch for turning on the power of the ultrasonic cutter when pressed with one hand is provided on the gantry, and the switch is pressed with one hand. The food cutting device according to claim 7, wherein the lever is operated with the other hand while pressing the food to cut the food. It has a turntable having a rotation axis at the center of the lower surface and having protrusions or recesses for restricting rotation for regulating the rotation angle in the circumferential direction of the lower surface at predetermined intervals, and has a turntable on the surface of the mobile table. Is any of claims 1 to 8 in which a hole for inserting the rotation axis of the turntable is provided and a rotation regulation concave portion or a convex portion that fits with the rotation regulation convex portion or the concave portion is formed. The food cutting device described in.

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