JP3976094B2 - Kneader - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a kneader that kneads highly viscous fluid food materials such as bread dough and udon dough, and more particularly to a kneader used at home.

  Generally, when kneading bread dough at home, it is generally kneaded with bare hands. However, it is labor-intensive because the dough is struck or pressed against a cutting board.

  On the other hand, kneaders that knead dough with an electric machine are known in noodle factories and the like. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that the container is rotated by providing rib wings provided radially and curved on the inner periphery of the container.

  Patent Document 2 discloses that the dough in the container is kneaded by rotating a blade suspended in a rod shape along the inner peripheral wall of the container.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-31747 Registered Utility Model No. 3046876

  However, since the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above are used for business-use fabrics, an electric motor is required, so that the apparatus becomes large.

  On the other hand, when making bread dough at home, it is desired to knead a small amount of dough easily. In particular, there has not been a home kneader that can easily and easily knead a small amount of bread dough for breakfast for one or two people or when making bread for one family member.

  In particular, when making bread dough, unlike so-called home mixers, dough is required to be pressed or knocked with a strong force to knead (knead), but such kneading operation is simple and powerful. There is a need for a home kneader that can be used by children and the elderly.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a kneader that can knead food dough at home with a simple configuration and simple operation.

The invention described in claim 1 includes a cylindrical container, a lid, and a kneading tool attached to the lid, and the kneading tool is connected to a blade for kneading the dough in the container and a rotating shaft of the blade. And a handle provided on the outside of the lid and for rotating the blade along the inner peripheral surface of the container, and the blade is attached to the rotation shaft and provided with the surface substantially perpendicular to the diameter direction of the inner space of the container. And a side plate provided on the side edge of the substrate at a substantially right angle with the substrate, and a return portion extending in the diameter direction of the inner space of the container at the lower end of the side plate and inclined upward from the lower end of the side plate, The side plate has a substantially triangular shape with the bottom as the base, and the side plate is inclined so that the upper part is forward in the rotational direction when the blades are rotated, and the return part has the inclined upper end positioned behind the lower end in the rotational direction. cage, container and during return portion of the lower end and the bottom surface of the container side plate peripheral surface side end and the container Face each forms a gap between the, and characterized in that it forms a longitudinal section substantially V-with a side plate and the return portion.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 , an auxiliary member made of resin is provided on the upper surface of the side plate, and the upper surface of the side plate is raised.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the dough is put in the container, and the container is covered so that the blades are accommodated in the container. The dough is kneaded by rotating the handle provided on the lid and rotating the blades.

  When the blades rotate, the dough is pressed against the side plate whose upper part is inclined forward in the rotation direction, and the dough is moved and gathered, and a gap is formed between the lower end of the side plate and the bottom of the container. The dough moves to the back of the side plate through this gap. When passing through the gap, the dough is strongly pressed and kneaded by the lower end of the side plate and the bottom of the container. Further, the dough passing through the gap formed between the radial end of the return portion and the container peripheral surface is also strongly pressed and kneaded when passing through this gap due to the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the blades.

  The fabric that has passed through the gap formed between the side plate and the return portion between the inner surface of the container tends to stick to the upper surface (rear surface in the rotational direction) of the side plate due to the reaction when pressed, but the fabric is removed by the return portion. It prevents it from sticking to the upper surface of the side plate or rising upward along the upper surface.

  The above process is repeated by the rotation of the blades, and the dough is pressed and kneaded by the inner surface of the container, the side plate, and the return portion.

  Since the blades are simply turned by rotating the handle provided on the lid of the container, it is easy to operate and does not require the force of hitting or crushing the dough by hand. it can.

  In particular, it is suitable for kneading a small amount of dough at home and has a configuration in which a container is simply covered, so it is small and does not take up space.

Since the gap between the lower end of the side plate and the bottom of the container can be widened in the radial direction, the amount of dough passing through this gap can be increased, and the efficiency of kneading is good.

  By making the side plate into a substantially triangular shape, the side plate can be tilted up and down in the rotation direction so that the inner peripheral surface of the container does not get in the way.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the present invention is achieved, and the upper surface of the side plate (the rear surface in the rotational direction of the inclined side plate) is raised, so that the dough has a return portion. Even if it gets over and touches the upper surface of the side plate, it can be easily dropped and the dough can be prevented from remaining on the upper surface of the side plate, whereby the entire dough can be kneaded without any trouble.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a kneader according to a first embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an extracted blade, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the kneader shown in FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the kneader shown in FIG.

  A kneader 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a household kneader, and kneads dough for a maximum of 3 to 10 general roll breads. Therefore, the size is such that the entire container can be held with one hand.

  The kneader 1 includes a container 3, a lid 5, and a kneading tool 7. The container 3 is made of a substantially cylindrical transparent resin and is transparent, so that the internal kneading state can be seen from the outside.

  The lid 5 is also made of the same resin as the container 3, and the lid 5 is provided with a holding portion 8 that holds the container when the kneading tool 7 is rotated.

  The kneading tool 7 includes a shaft 9, a handle 17 provided outside the lid 5, and a blade 10 located inside the container. The blade 10 includes a substrate 11, a side plate 13, and a return portion 15. Yes.

  The shaft 9 extends vertically through the lid 5, and the upper end is connected to the handle 17 at the top of the lid 5.

  The handle 17 is pivotally attached to the shaft 9, and the handle 19 can be tilted to the outer peripheral side of the container by being inverted as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. By tilting the handle 19 in this way, it can be stored without being bulky when not in use.

  A substrate 11 is fixed to the lower end of the shaft 9. The substrate 11 has a substantially triangular shape with the substrate surface 11a substantially vertical and the upper end 11b extending in the diametrical direction, with the lower end as a vertex.

  In the substrate 11, a side plate 13 is provided at a side edge 11 c facing the inner peripheral surface of the container so as to be substantially perpendicular to the substrate.

  The side plate 13 has a substantially triangular shape with the lower end side as the bottom, and is inclined so that the upper portion 13c is in front of the rotation direction and the lower portion 13d is in the rear of the rotation direction.

  A return portion 15 is provided at the lower portion 13 c of the side plate 13. The return portion 15 is provided on the rear surface (upper surface) side in the rotation direction of the side plate 13, and has a substantially V-shaped cross section in cooperation with the side plate 13. The return portion 15 guides the fabric so that the fabric that has wrapped around the upper surface 13 b of the side plate 13 is separated from the upper surface 13 b of the side plate 13. The side plate 13 and the return portion 15 are each made of resin.

  An auxiliary member 21 is provided on the upper surface 13 b of the side plate 13. The auxiliary member 21 fills a recess formed by the side plate 13 and the return portion 15 so that the fabric S does not enter between the side plate 13 and the return portion 15. Therefore, the auxiliary member 21 is raised on the side plate 13 so that the upper surface thereof is substantially flush with the upper end of the return portion 15.

  Next, the operation and effect of the kneader 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. When kneading the dough S, the dough S is stored in the container 3, or flour or water for making the dough S is put in, the lid 5 is attached to the container 3, the holding part 8 is pressed with one hand, and the other hand Then, the handle 19 is held and rotated.

  As a result, the blade 10 rotates in the container 3. When the blade 10 rotates, the front surface (lower surface) 13a of the side plate 13 in which the upper portion 13c is inclined forward in the rotation direction and the lower portion 13d is inclined rearward in the rotation direction presses the cloth S downward, and the lower portion 13d of the side plate 13 and the container 3 The dough is pushed through the gap 23 between the bottom surface 3a and the dough S is kneaded. The dough S is sequentially guided downward by the inclined side plate 13 and strongly pressed in the gap 23 to be kneaded. The dough S moves through the gap 23 to the rear of the side plate 13 and is similarly kneaded by the side plate 13 that rotates next. On the other hand, the cloth S passing through the gap 25 formed between the radial end of the return portion 15 and the container peripheral surface 3b is also strongly pressed when passing through the gap 25 due to the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the blade 10. And kneaded.

  Although the side plate 13 is formed in a substantially triangular shape so as not to interfere with the inner surface of the container when rotated, the gap 23 between the lower end of the side plate and the container bottom surface 3a can be widened in the radial direction. The amount of the dough S passing through the gap 23 can be increased, and the kneading efficiency is good.

  On the other hand, the fabric S that has passed through the gaps 23 and 25 formed between the side plate 12 and the return portion 15 between the containers 3 tends to adhere to the upper surface 13 b of the side plate 13. It is prevented from sticking to 13b or going upward along the upper surface 13b. Furthermore, since the upper surface 13b of the side plate 13 (the rear surface in the rotational direction of the inclined side plate) is raised by the auxiliary member 21, the fabric S that is about to climb over the return portion 15 and onto the upper surface 13b of the side plate 13 can be easily dropped. The dough S can be prevented from remaining between the side plate 13 and the return portion 15, and the entire dough S can be kneaded without any trouble.

  According to the present embodiment, since the blades 10 are merely rotated by the rotation of the handle 17 provided on the lid 5 of the container 3, the operation is simple, and no force is required to strike or crush the fabric S by hand. Therefore, kneading of dough can be done easily even for children and the elderly.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, the board | substrate 11, the side plate 13, the return part 15, and the auxiliary member 21 which comprise the blade | wing 10 may be integrally molded.

  The constituent members 11, 13, 15, and 21 are not limited to being made of resin, but may be other members such as metal.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the return portion 15 may be provided with an extending portion 28 that extends the side end of the substrate 11 to the upper portion of the substrate 11.

It is a perspective view of the kneader concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which extracts and shows the blade | wing shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the kneader shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the kneader shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the feather | wing which concerns on other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kneader 3 Container 5 Lid 7 Kneading tool 9 Shaft 11 Substrate 13 Side plate 15 Return part 17 Handle 21 Auxiliary member 23, 25 Gap S Dough

Claims (2)

A cylindrical container, a lid, and a kneading tool attached to the lid are provided. The kneading tool is connected to the blades for kneading the dough in the container, and connected to the rotating shaft of the blades, and provided on the outside of the lid. A handle that rotates along the inner peripheral surface of the container, the blades are attached to the rotating shaft, the substrate is provided with the surface substantially perpendicular to the diameter direction of the inner space of the container, and the substrate is disposed on the side edge of the substrate. The side plate has a substantially triangular shape with a side plate provided at a substantially right angle and a return portion that extends in the diameter direction of the inner space of the container at the lower end of the side plate and is inclined upward from the lower end of the side plate. Yes , the side plate is inclined so that the upper part is forward in the rotational direction when the blades are rotated, and the return part has an inclined upper end located behind the lower end in the rotational direction. And a gap between the container inner peripheral surface side end of the return portion and the container inner peripheral surface. Form and has, and kneader, characterized in that to form a vertical section substantially V-with a side plate and the return portion. The kneader according to claim 1 , wherein an auxiliary member made of resin is provided on the upper surface of the side plate, and the upper surface of the side plate is raised.

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