JP3245821B2 - Handle for holding the cooking vessel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a frying pan,
The present invention relates to a handle for grasping and moving a cooking vessel such as a pot, and more particularly, to move a heated cooking vessel safely without a risk of burns when the cooking vessel is heated. The present invention relates to a handle for holding a cooking container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the absence of a handle or the presence of a handle, even if there is a handle, it is difficult to hold the handle due to cooking conditions and the like. Handles or clamping devices have been developed and used. Usually, a device for holding a cooking container is a main body having a rod shape suitable for being held by hand, and a lever provided rotatably so as to be able to vertically enter and exit inside and outside a space formed in the main body. Means and a gripping member adapted to grip or disassemble the cooking vessel while moving forward and backward from the front portion of the body using the rotational movement of the lever means. Some cooking vessel gripping devices further include locking means for securely gripping the cooking vessel with the lever means retracted in the space.

[0003] The cooking container gripping device comprising the above components is convenient for use as if both hands should be used or can be operated with one hand, and the overall structure is complicated. It is a situation that has been developed focusing on one or more of factors such as gender, certainty of holding the cooking container, and certainty of the operation of the locking means. Therefore, many attempts have been made to develop a cooking container gripping device capable of safely moving a heated cooking container or the like by allowing the gripping device to be operated easily and stably, as well as when gripping the cooking container. Yes, and it is being done.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to securely move and hold a cooking container by securely holding and releasing the cooking container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle for holding a cooking vessel.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a power transmission device for converting a rotational force of an operating lever into a linear motion of a movable member, on the other hand, comprising a rotating disk and a rail for guiding the movement of the rotating disk. Or, on the other hand, is constituted by a set of gears that rotate while meshing with each other to ensure the reliability of power transmission, while at the same time holding the cooking container sufficiently to withstand the load caused by the holding of the cooking container. Is to provide a handle.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a handle for holding a cooking container according to the present invention is vertically extended by a predetermined length in a shape suitable for being held by hand, and is provided with an outer peripheral wall and an end portion of an edge of the cooking container. A main body having a fixed gripping portion and a receiving chamber formed therein, in contact with the fixed gripping portion, so that the cooking container can be gripped with the inner peripheral wall of the edge of the cooking container so that the cooking container can be gripped. A movable member that has a movable grip portion that is received in the receiving chamber, one end of which is connected to spring means provided in the main body, and that is disposed in the main body so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the fixed grip portion; An operation lever rotatably supported at one end by the main body and coming into and out of the receiving chamber;
A rotating member and a guiding member, wherein the rotating member and the guiding member cooperate with each other, and the operating lever is received in the receiving chamber, whereby the rotational force of the operating lever is reduced. By converting to a linear motion of the movable member, the movable member is moved into the receiving chamber, and the power transmission device for gripping the edge of the cooking vessel and the operating lever in cooperation with the fixed grip portion are provided. By leaving the receiving chamber, the mutual cooperation between the rotating member and the guide member is released, and the movable member is moved forward with respect to the fixed grip portion by the restoring force of the spring means. This includes releasing the edge of the cooking container.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a handle for holding a cooking container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an internal configuration of the handle.

[0008] The handle of the present invention has a bar shape which is constricted when viewed from the front and the front, and is extended vertically by a certain length.
A receiving chamber 12 having an opening 12 a formed along one long side of the main body 10 is formed inside the main body 10. The receiving chamber 12 is formed inside the main body 10. An operating lever 1 slightly shorter than the length of the main body 10 inside and outside of the main body 10
4 is provided so that the hinge shaft 16 provided on the front end side of the main body 10 as a center of rotation may enter and exit in a horizontal direction balanced with the main body 10. At this time, the operating lever 14 received in the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10 is moved to the receiving chamber 1 of the operating lever 14.
The main body 10 is released from the receiving chamber 12 by a release button 14 a provided to be exposed on the other side of the main body 10 opposite to the opening 12 a formed for entering and exiting the inside and outside of the main body 10.

As described above, the rotation of the operating lever 14 which operates in the horizontal direction with respect to the main body 10 through the opening 12a formed on one long side of the main body 10, causes the upper side of the main body 10 to extend along the longitudinal direction of the main body 10. Movable member 18 provided
Moves forward and backward, the cooking container is gripped and released. The fact that the operating lever acts in the lateral direction of the main body not only can maintain a sufficient gripping force when gripping the cooking vessel, but also releases the operating lever 14 from the receiving chamber 12 using the release button 4a. This is because the handle of the present invention can be used in a stable state even when it is performed.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 10 includes an upper member 10a and a lower member 1 having a movable member 18 placed therein and separated vertically.
0b. Here, the upper member 10a functions as a lid that opens and closes the inside of the main body 10 for assembling and replacing each component described below, such as the movable member 18 installed in the main body 10, and interacts with the lower member 10b. By coupling, the forward / backward movement of the movable member 18 is smoothly guided. Such an upper member 10a is bound to the lower member 10b by a screw 11.

The lower member 10b of the main body 10 has a fixed grip 15 at its front end, which is attached to the outer peripheral wall of the rim 13 of the cooking vessel. At this time, a stepped protrusion 15a is provided on the upper side of the fixed gripping portion 15 so that a frame 13a in the form of a protrusion formed to protrude outward around the upper portion of the edge 13 of the cooking vessel can be hung. Such a step projection 15a is
When the cooking container is gripped by the handle 10, the frame 1 of the cooking container
By gripping the edge 13 of the cooking container with the 3a stably hung on the step projection 15a, the phenomenon that the cooking container is easily detached from the handle can be prevented.

The lower member 10 constructed as described above
A movable member 18 is provided between the upper member 10a and the upper member 10a so as to be freely movable along the longitudinal direction of the main body 10.
3 is integrally provided with a movable holding portion 18a that comes into contact with the inner peripheral wall. Such a movable grip 18a works together with the fixed grip 15 of the lower member 10b, and plays a role of directly gripping or releasing the edge of the cooking container.

Further, one end of the movable member 18 is supported by a spring means 17 received in a recess 17a formed in the main body 10, so that the moment the operating lever 14 leaves the receiving chamber 12, The movable member 18 is moved forward of the main body 10 by the restoring force of the spring means 17. The movable member 18 is formed with a slot 18b, and a support is formed in the slot 18b so as to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the slot 18b. The movable member 18 is moved by a distance corresponding to the stroke of the slot 18b by the support. The main body 10 moves forward and backward. In this embodiment, the screw 11 serves as a support. However, the support may be configured to protrude from the upper member 10a or the lower member 10b of the main body 10. The stroke of the slot 18b is determined so that the rotation of the operating lever 14 can sufficiently receive the linear movement distance of the movable member 18.

On the other hand, the movable member 18 which moves back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the main body 10 and the operating lever 14 which rotates in the horizontal direction with respect to one of the long sides of the main body 10 have the directions of movement crossing each other. When the operating lever 14 is received inside the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10, the movable member 18 and the operating lever 14 are placed in an up and down position with respect to each other. 18 is the operating lever 14
Will be placed on top of In such an arrangement,
Power transmission device 2 between movable member 18 and operating lever 14
0, the rotational force of the operating lever 14 is
Convert to linear motion of 8. More specifically,
A gear 22 is provided at an appropriate position adjacent to the release button 14a of the operating lever 14, and the movable member 18 is correspondingly provided.
A gear 24 is also provided. At least one of the gears 22, 24 is freely rotatably provided, and preferably all of the pair of gears 22, 24 is rotatably provided. One of the gears 22, 24 is enabled by a rotating member and the other is enabled by a guide member. When the operation lever 14 and the movable member 18 start to intersect with each other by the operation lever 14 being received in the receiving chamber 12 through the opening 12a, at least one of the teeth engages with the teeth of the gear 22 of the operation lever 14. The gears 22 and 24 are arranged so that the two gears rotate. With this arrangement, the operating lever 14 is received in the receiving chamber 12 and the rotational force of the operating lever 14 is reduced by the movable member 1.
8 linear motion. The power transmission is terminated by the operation lever 14 being completely received in the receiving chamber. At this time, the movable member 18 is fixed to the fixed grip 15 of the main body 10.
Is moved backward, that is, in a direction approaching the fixed grip portion 15, and the edge of the cooking vessel is gripped by the cooperation of the fixed grip portion 15 of the main body 10 and the movable grip portion 18a of the movable member 18.

At this time, when the handle grips the edge of the cooking container, that is, when the operating lever 14 is completely folded and stored in the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10, the power transmission device provided on the operating lever 14 side The rotation center axis of the gear 22 has slightly passed through the rotation center line of the gear 24 provided on the movable member 18 (referred to as the rotation center axis that is placed on the center line of forward and backward movement of the movable member 18). Will be in position. The selection of the position of the gear 22 of the operating lever 14 in this manner is to prevent the operating lever 14 from being easily detached from the main body when received in the receiving chamber 12. Here, when the operating lever 14 is completely received in the receiving chamber 12, the operating lever 14 and the movable member 18 are in a state of being stably engaged by the gears 22 and 24 which are the power transmission devices 20, so that the movable lever 18 is movable. The elastic modulus of the restoring spring 17 for supporting the rear of the member 18 is not too large to facilitate the operation of the release button 14a.

The fixed gripping portion 15 of the main body 10 and the movable gripping portion 18a of the movable member 18 or one of the movable gripping portions 18a performs a buffering action while preventing the peripheral wall of the cooking vessel from being damaged by a scratch or the like when the handle is gripped. A non-slip member 18c made of a heat-resistant rubber material is provided to improve the frictional force between the edge of the cooking vessel and the peripheral wall surface.

FIG. 3 shows a lock structure of the operating lever 14, that is, a locking means 30 for preventing the operating lever 14 from being easily detached outside the main body when the operating lever 14 is folded and stored in the main body. This is illustrated in detail. That is, the locking means 30 uses a normal ball method, but such a locking means 30 shows one example. The locking means 30 is provided in the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10.
A ball 32 that partially emerges on the bottom surface of the
The elastic member 34 elastically supports the elastic member 2 elastically. The ball 32 of the locking means 30 is pushed down by the operation lever 14 being forcibly received in the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10, and then the operating lever 14 is completely received in the receiving chamber 12. When this is done, the operating lever 14 springs up into the hook groove 14b formed at the tip of the operating lever 14, and the elastic coefficient of the elastic member 34 prevents the operating lever 14 from being easily detached from the receiving chamber 12. . At this time, the elastic coefficient of the elastic member is selected in an appropriate range in consideration of the relationship with the force required to release the operation lever release button.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanatory views showing a state before and after the cooking container is gripped by the handle of the present invention. First, FIG.
In the case of (1), the operation lever 14 is received by the main body 10, and the state when the handle grips the cooking container is shown.
The gear 22 provided on the fourth side and the gear 24 provided on the movable member 18 are engaged with each other and rotated by receiving the operating lever 14 into the receiving chamber 12, whereby the movable holding of the movable member 18 is performed. The portion 18a grips the edge 13 of the cooking container located between the portions while being pulled toward the fixed grip portion 15 of the main body 10. At this time, the rotation center axis of the gear 22 is located at a position slightly passing through the rotation center axis of the gear 24 placed on the center line of the forward and backward movement of the movable member 18.
Is not easily detached from the receiving chamber 12, and the holding state of the cooking container is stably maintained.

FIG. 5 shows a state before the cooking container is gripped or a state where the cooking container is released while being gripped. That is, when the release button 14a is pressed, the operating lever 14 is withdrawn from the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10, and the power transmission device 20 is released.
Gears 22 and 24 rotate in a direction opposite to when the operating lever 14 is received in the receiving chamber 12, and the gears 2 and 24
When the meshing between the gears 2 and 24 is gradually released, and finally the completely meshed state is released, the movable member 18 moves in the forward direction of the main body 10 by the extension force of the spring means 17, and thus the main body 10 is fixed. The movable gripping portion 18a that has been pulled toward the gripping portion 15 moves away from the fixed gripping portion 15 to release the edge of the cooking container that has been gripped.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a handle for holding a cooking container according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are views showing the operation of the handle of FIG. In these drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the components as in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, and the same components will be described briefly without duplication.

Referring to FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, a handle according to another embodiment of the present invention has a main body 10 including an upper member 10a and a lower member 10b, and a body between the upper member 10a and the lower member 10b. A receiving chamber 12 having an opening 12 a formed along one long side of the main body 10 inside the main body 10.
Is formed. The upper and lower members 10a and 10b are connected by a screw 11. The lower member 10b of the main body 10 has a fixed grip portion 15 that comes into contact with the outer peripheral wall of the rim 13 of the cooking container at an end, and a step protrusion 15a is provided on the upper side of the fixed grip portion 15.
Is provided.

The operating lever 14 is rotatably provided around a hinge shaft 16 provided on the front end side of the main body 10 as a rotation axis, and moves into and out of the receiving chamber 12 of the main body 10. The operating lever 14 is provided with a release button 14a, and when the operating lever 14 is completely received in the receiving chamber 12, the release button 1a is provided.
4a is a part of the opening 1 formed in the release lower member 10b.
4b, it protrudes out of the main body 10. Therefore, by pressing the release button 14b, the operating lever 14 is withdrawn from the receiving chamber 12.

The upper member 10a and the lower member 10 of the main body 10
b, a movable member 18 is slidably arranged forward and backward, and the movable member 18 cooperates with the fixed grip 15 of the main body 10 to directly grip the edge of the cooking vessel. have. One end of the movable member 18 is supported by the projecting piece 18d of the movable member 18 by a spring means 17 received in a recess 17a formed in the main body 10, whereby the operating lever 14 is retreated from the receiving chamber 12. Accordingly, the movable member 18 is moved forward of the main body 10 by the restoring force of the spring means 17. Also,
A slot 18b is formed in the movable member 180, and a support such as a screw 11 is disposed in the slot 18b in a direction orthogonal to the slot 18b,
The moving distance of the movable member 18 in the forward and backward directions is the distance between the support and the slot 1.
8b limits the travel distance of slot 18b. The support plate 46 extends upward from the bottom surface of the lower member 10b. The support plate 46 more stably supports the movable member 18, and the movable member 18 slides smoothly between the upper and lower members 10a and 10b. That's what we do. Further, a non-slip member 18c made of a heat-resistant rubber is provided on the movable holding portion 18a of the movable member 18.

While the movable member 18 moves forward and backward along the longitudinal direction of the main body 10, the operating lever 14 rotates in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body 10, so that the movable member 10 and the operating lever 14 Move in the crossing direction. That is, when the operating lever 14 is received in the receiving chamber 12 through the opening 12a, the operating lever 14 is positioned below the movable member 18. In such an arrangement, the power transmission device 3 is provided between the movable member 18 and the operation lever 14.
8 is provided, and the rotational force of the operating lever 14 is
To a linear motion. That is, the operating lever 14 is provided with a rotating disk 40 as a rotating member rotatably provided below the release button 14a using the shaft pin 42. In response to this, the operating member 14 is provided with the operating lever 14 of the receiving chamber 12 for the movable member 18. By being gradually received inside, a rail 44 as a guide member having an inclined surface for guiding the rotating disk 40 is formed. The inclined surface of the rail 44 corresponds to the opening 12 of the receiving chamber 12.
a of the receiving chamber 12, that is, the upper surface is inclined toward the position opposite to the opening 12 a, and the inclined surface has a reverse inclined surface 46 having a reverse inclination with respect to the inclination of the inclined surface. When the lever 14 is completely received in the receiving chamber 12, a part of the rotating disk 40 comes to rest on the above-mentioned inclined surface 46, and the disk 40 is moved from the rail 44 to the container on the side of the opening 12 a of the receiving chamber 12. It will prevent you from slipping. The inclination of the reverse inclined surface 46 is kept the same as or slightly smaller than the inclination of the inclined surface.

The power transmission device 38 having such a configuration
When the operating lever 14 and the movable member 18 start to cross each other up and down by receiving the operating lever 14 through the opening 12a inside the receiving chamber 12, the operating lever 14
The circumferential surface of the disk 40 comes into contact with the inclined surface of the rail 44, and the operating lever 14 subsequently enters the receiving chamber 12. Is converted into a linear motion of the movable member 18. When the operating lever 14 is completely received in the receiving chamber 12, a part of the circumferential surface of the disk 40 comes to be located on the reverse inclined surface 46 of the rail 44.
The disk 40 is rotated in reverse from the rail 44, and the operating lever 1
4 can be prevented from easily leaving the receiving chamber 12.

At this time, when the operating lever 14 is received in the receiving chamber 12, the movable member 18 moves to the rear of the main body 10, whereby the fixed grip 15 of the main body 10 and the movable grip 18a of the movable member 18 are moved. In cooperation with the above, the edge of the cooking container is grasped. To release the grip of the edge of the cooking vessel, when the release button 14a is pressed, the disk 40 is guided from the rail 44, the operating lever 14 itself is released from the receiving chamber 12, and the main body is moved by the spring means 17 of the movable member 18. The food container 10 is moved forward of 10, thereby releasing the grip of the cooking container.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the cooking container can be stably held or released by rotating the operating lever in a horizontal direction balanced with the main body with the long side piece in the longitudinal direction of the main body to perform the gripping or releasing of the cooking container. The edge can be gripped and moved.

Further, when the cooking container is gripped, the frame provided outward around the upper portion of the edge of the cooking container can be hung on the hanging projection provided on the body holding grip of the handle, so that cooking is further enhanced. The container can be stably held.

By using a rotating disk and rails or a set of gears to convert the rotational force of the operating lever into a linear motion of the movable member, the power transmission device can withstand high loads.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and can be modified within the scope described in the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a handle for holding a cooking container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a handle for holding a cooking container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the handle of the present invention with the upper member removed;
It is a top view showing signs that a handle grasped a cooking container.

FIG. 5 shows the handle of the present invention with the upper member removed;
It is a top view showing signs that a handle released a cooking container.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a handle for holding a cooking container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state before an upper member is removed and a cooking container is gripped in order to show an operation of the handle of FIG. 6;

8 is a plan view showing a state in which an upper member is removed to show the operation of the handle of FIG. 6 and the handle grips the cooking container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body 10a Upper member 10b Lower member 12 Reception chamber 14 Operating lever 15 Fixed grip part 15a Step projection part 16 Hinge shaft 18 Movable member 18a Movable grip part 20 Power transmission device 30 Lock means

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A body which has a shape suitable for being gripped by hand, is elongated in a certain length vertically, and has a fixed gripping part which comes into contact with an outer peripheral wall of an edge of a cooking vessel at an end and a receiving chamber formed therein. A movable gripper that contacts an inner peripheral wall of an edge of the cooking container at an end thereof so that the cooking container can be gripped in relation to the fixed gripper, and one end is received in the receiving chamber; A movable member connected to a spring means provided on the main body, and disposed in the main body so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the fixed gripping portion, one end rotatably supported by the main body, and inside and outside the receiving chamber. An actuating lever to be moved in and out, a rotating member and a guide member, wherein the rotating member and the guide member cooperate with each other, and the actuating lever is received in the receiving chamber, whereby the actuation is performed. The linear motion of the movable member By moving the movable member into the receiving chamber, the power transmission device for gripping the edge of the cooking vessel in cooperation with the fixed gripping part and the operating lever are moved from the receiving chamber. By leaving the room, the mutual cooperative relationship between the rotating member and the guide member is released, and the movable member is moved forward with respect to the fixed grip portion by the restoring force of the spring means. A handle for gripping a cooking container including releasing the grip of the container rim. 2. The handle according to claim 1, wherein the movable member further includes a stroke adjusting means for adjusting a forward and backward movement distance of the movable member. 3. The travel adjustment means includes a slot formed in the movable member in the forward and backward direction of the movable member, and a support disposed in the slot and supported by an appropriate portion of the main body. The handle for gripping a cooking container according to claim 2, wherein a distance in which the operating member moves forward and backward is adjusted. 4. The power transmission device, wherein the main body includes an upper member and a lower member, wherein the movable member is slidably supported between the upper member and the lower member. Is received in the receiving chamber, the movable member moves rearward with respect to the fixed gripping portion, and the power transmission device is retreated from the receiving chamber, whereby the fixed gripping is performed. The handle for gripping a cooking container according to claim 1, wherein the movable member is moved forward with respect to the part. 5. The handle for holding a cooking vessel according to claim 4, wherein the operating lever is moved into and out of the receiving chamber in a horizontal direction with respect to the main body. 6. The power transmission device, wherein the rotating device is a rotatably arranged disk, and the guide member is configured such that the operating lever is gradually received in the receiving chamber. A rail having an inclined surface for guiding the disc, wherein the actuation lever is received in the receiving chamber of the main body, so that the disc is rotated, and the receiving lever is gradually received from above the rail. By moving into the interior of the chamber, the disk and the rail cooperate to convert the rotational force of the operating lever into a linear motion of the movable member, and the movable member and the fixed grip portion Cooperate to grip the rim of the cooking vessel.
A handle for gripping the cooking vessel as described. 7. The disk is rotatably coupled to the actuation lever, the rail is coupled to the movable member, and the inclined surface of the rail is directed inward from an entrance of the receiving chamber. The handle for holding a cooking vessel according to claim 5, wherein the operating lever is received in the receiving chamber to guide the disk by being inclined upward. 8. The rail according to claim 1, wherein the inclined surface of the rail has a reverse inclined surface having an opposite inclination to an inclination of the inclined surface of the rail at a position opposite to an entrance side of the receiving chamber of the main body. When the actuating lever is completely received in the receiving chamber, a part of the disk is placed on the reverse inclined surface, and the disk can be easily removed from the rail by the receiving chamber. 7. The sliding member does not slip to the entrance side of the vehicle.
A handle for gripping the cooking vessel as described. 9. The power transmission device, wherein the rotating member and the guide member are gears, and at least one of the pair of gears is rotatably provided, and the operating lever is By being received in the receiving chamber of the main body, the set of gears and the like come into rolling contact with each other, converting the rotational force of the operating lever into linear motion of the movable member, and The handle for gripping a cooking container according to claim 1, wherein the edge of the cooking container is gripped by cooperation between the cooking container and the fixed gripping portion. 10. The operating lever includes a release knob, the release knob projecting out of the body when the operating lever is completely received in the receiving chamber of the body. The handle for gripping a cooking container according to claim 1, wherein the operating lever is released from the receiving chamber by being extended from the operating lever so that the operating lever can be released from the receiving chamber by pressing the release knob. 11. The main body further includes a groove, a spring received in the groove, and a ball movably supported up and down by the spring, and the actuating lever further includes a hook groove. When the operating lever is received inside the receiving chamber of the main body, the ball is received in the hook groove so that the gripping state of the movable member and the fixed gripping portion is not easily released. A handle for holding the cooking container according to claim 1. 12. The movable member further includes a heat-resistant elastic non-slip member for preventing the cooking container from slipping by performing a buffering action by elasticity when gripping the cooking container. Item 2. A handle for holding the cooking container according to Item 1.