JP4065095B2 - Egg breaker - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an egg breaker, and more particularly to a handy type egg breaker suitable for business use in which a large number of eggs are divided and used every day in restaurants and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In restaurants, eggs (chicken eggs) are indispensable ingredients and are used over a wide variety of cooking items.
[0003]
Conventionally, in restaurants and the like, a cook breaks an egg one by one to take out egg yolk and egg white (hereinafter collectively referred to as egg liquid) and uses it for cooking.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, among large restaurants, hundreds of eggs are used every day in a large restaurant, so it is not easy to divide the eggs one by one with your hands and take out the egg liquid. It is easy to mix the pieces of eggplant into the egg liquid, and providing the cooked food as it is may cause an unpleasant feeling to the customer.
[0005]
In addition, when breaking an egg, fingers are inevitably inserted into the shell, so there is a problem in terms of hygiene. At the same time, egg liquid is attached to the cook's hand and it is inevitable that the hand is soiled.
[0006]
The present invention focuses on the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has been made to improve the problem. It is possible to smoothly extract the egg liquid by dividing the eggshell into two from the center without touching the hands at the time of egg breaking. In particular, there is no contamination of eggshell fragments in the egg liquid after splitting, so that eggs can be split efficiently and hygienically.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a pair of egg receiving part pieces whose inner surfaces have a concave spherical shape suitable for receiving the longitudinal half of the egg, and the egg receiving part pieces are bent into a substantially semicircular shape. a shaft pivotally supported to both sides the upper end of the semicircular ends to freely open and close the same bottom, wound on the shaft to urge the semicircular end lower end of the egg receiving piece closing direction A spring means, a handle portion provided at the outer end of each egg receiving piece and formed in a loop shape with an upper portion protruding upward from the position of the shaft; and a semicircular shape of each egg receiving piece A pair of egg breaking blades projecting upward at the bottom position of the end portion, one of which is higher than the other, and each of the egg breaking blades comes into close contact with each other when both egg receiving portion pieces are closed. When the two egg receiving parts are opened after splitting, each split blade engages with the fracture surface of the eggshell and separates the eggshell to the left and right. Characterized in that so as to flow down the egg liquid from between.
[0008]
This makes it possible to perform a single-handed operation from the split egg to the removal of the egg liquid, so that it is possible to efficiently remove the egg liquid by breaking a large number of eggs, and several hundred pieces per day. Demonstrates great power for business use. In addition, eggshell fragments are not mixed in the egg liquid at the time of egg breaking, the cooked product is not damaged, and the egg liquid is not touched by hands, so that it can be treated in a sanitary manner.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the egg cracker according to the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal front view, FIG. 3 shows a plan view, and FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal side view.
[0011]
The egg breaking device has a concave spherical shape corresponding to a shape obtained by further dividing a piece obtained by dividing a hollow long sphere into two parts in the major axis direction so that the inner surface is suitable for receiving a half of the egg E in the longitudinal direction. A pair of egg receiving portion pieces 1A, 1B and shafts that pivot on both upper ends of semicircular end portions of the egg receiving portion pieces 1A, 1B that are bent in a substantially semicircular shape so that the lower ends can be freely opened and closed. 2 and 2, spring means 3 comprising a wire spring wound around one shaft 2 and energizing the lower ends of the semicircular end portions of the egg receiving piece 1A, 1B, and the egg receiving piece 1A, 1B provided on the outer end for holding and opening / closing the egg breaker by inserting fingers, and the bottom of the semicircular end of each egg receiving piece 1A, 1B It is comprised with the egg breaking blade 5A and 5B which protruded upwards in the position.
[0012]
The egg breaking blades 5A and 5B are configured so as to be in close contact with each other when the left and right egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B are closed by the bias of the spring means 3, and this egg breaking blade The semicircular end portions on both sides of 5A and 5B are extended portions 6A and 6B that slightly overlap each other when the left and right egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B are closed. The length L of the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B is about 20 mm, and the height H is about 6 mm.
[0013]
Although the upper ends of the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B may have a sharp edge shape, a flat shape is preferable because fragments are not generated in the eggshell during the egg breaking. In addition, it is preferable to make one of the splitting blades 5A and 5B slightly higher (about 1 mm) than the other in order to perform splitting well. Furthermore, the upper ends of the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B are formed in a concave arc shape following the semicircular end shape of the egg receiving piece 1A and 1B as shown in the figure. Any shape can be selected, and a preferred shape is a straight line.
[0014]
The handle portions 4 and 4 are formed in a loop shape so as to be easily held by fingers, and an upper portion of the handle portions 4 and 4 protrudes upward from the position of the shafts 2 and 2. The lower ends of the semicircular end portions of the egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B are formed to open against the urging force of the spring means 3 by pulling them together.
[0015]
A stopper 6C is provided at one end of the extended portion 6B on one side of the egg receiving piece 1B so as to project outward at a right angle, and the shaft 2 is provided on the extended portion 6A on one side of the other egg receiving piece 1A. A fan-shaped cut hole 6D is formed at the center. When the stopper 6C is fitted and the left and right egg receiving pieces 1A and 1B are opened, the stopper 6C abuts on the end of the cut hole 6D. The degree θ (about 50 °) is determined.
[0016]
The egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B including the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B can be obtained by pressing with a metal plate or molding with plastic.
[0017]
Next, the operation will be described.
[0018]
When the egg E is broken and the egg liquid is taken out, the egg E is put across the left and right egg receiving pieces 1A and 1B closed in the state of FIG. 1, and then illustrated in FIG. 5 (A). Insert the thumb 7 into one handle 4 and the middle finger 8 and ring finger 9 into the other handle 4 and hold the upper surface of the egg E with the index finger 10 so that the lower surface of the egg breaker is fixed on a table, cooking table, etc. When applied to the top, the impact causes the cracking blades 5A and 5B to crack from the lower side of the eggshell to both sides, and the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B enter the eggshell.
[0019]
Next, if the left and right handle portions 4 and 4 are pulled together in the above-described holding state, the left and right egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B are opposed to the spring means 3 around the shafts 2 and 2 and the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B. And the stopper 6C contacts the end of the cut hole 6D, so that the lower end is opened over an angle (about 50 °) indicated by θ in FIG.
[0020]
As a result, the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B open to the left and right in a state of being engaged with the fractured surfaces of the egg shells divided by the egg breaking blades 5A and 5B, so that the eggshells are accommodated in the left and right egg receiving portion pieces 1A and 1B. As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the egg liquid Ea in the eggshell flows downward from between the split blades 5A and 5B and drops into an appropriate container or on the cooked product. be able to. All operations from the above-mentioned split egg to the removal of the egg liquid can be performed by one-handed operation.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the egg is placed on the left and right egg receiving pieces, and the egg receiving piece is cracked in the eggshell by applying the lower surface to a hard object and then cracking the eggshell. If opened to the left and right, the egg shell is separated into the right and left by the split egg blade, and the egg liquid can be flowed out and taken out between them, so that fragments of the egg shell will not be mixed into the egg liquid during the cleavage.
[0022]
In addition, the finger does not touch the egg liquid at the time of egg breaking and the eggshell and the egg liquid do not come into contact with each other.
[0023]
Furthermore, since it can be surely broken at the center in the longitudinal direction of the egg, it is possible to reliably remove the egg liquid, especially when it is desired to remove the egg yolk without damaging it. In addition to being ideal for business use that uses a large number of eggs, it can be a convenient egg breaker for home use.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of an egg breaking device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal front view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view of the same.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams showing a use state. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1A, 1B Egg receiving piece 2 Shaft 3 Spring means 4 Handle 5A, 5B Splitting blade 6A, 6B Extension E Egg Ea Egg liquid

Claims (1)

A pair of egg receiving pieces having a concave spherical shape, the inner surface of which is suitable for receiving the longitudinal half of the egg;
A shaft that pivotally supports the upper ends of both side portions of the semicircular end portion that is bent in a substantially semicircular shape of these egg receiving pieces, and the lower end thereof can be freely opened and closed,
Spring means wound around the shaft for biasing in a direction to close the lower end of the semicircular end of the egg receiving piece;
A handle portion provided at the outer end of each egg receiving piece and formed in a loop shape with the upper portion protruding upward from the position of the shaft ;
A pair of egg breaking blades that protrude upward at the bottom position of the semicircular end of each egg receiving piece and are formed one higher than the other ,
When the egg-receiving piece is closed, each of the above-mentioned egg breaking blades is in close contact with each other to form one blade, and when the egg-receiving piece is opened after breaking, each of the egg breaking blades engages the fracture surface of the eggshell. Then, the egg shell is separated into right and left, and the egg liquid is allowed to flow down between the semicircular ends.

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