JP4637529B2 - Garlic peeler - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a peeler for peeling garlic .

A conventional garlic peeler is formed of a sheet having a large coefficient of friction such as silicon rubber, and has a structure in which garlic is sandwiched between folded sheets and the sheet is slid to peel (for example, patent document) 1).
Registered Utility Model No. 3063630

  As described above, a conventional peeler slides a sheet to peel it, but the degree of adhesion between the garlic body and the skin is high, and it does not peel immediately. The conventional peeler rolls garlic wrapped in a sheet as described above, causing a slip between the skin and the body due to the frictional force of the sheet, and rolling the garlic until the shift occurs in the entire garlic. is there. In this way, since the skin is peeled off by gradually causing a gap between the garlic skin and the body, the skin is peeled off and the garlic body is not injured. However, it is necessary to slide the sheet many times in order to create a shift between the garlic body and the skin while wrapping the garlic in a sheet. Even if it is rolled once or twice, no change occurs. In practice, the sheet cannot be peeled unless the sheet is slid at least 15 times before peeling. Therefore, it takes perseverance to peel off, and it takes a considerable amount of time.

  In addition to garlic sliced, it may be crushed with a garlic crusher. When garlic is crushed with a garlic crusher, the garlic body is crushed, so the garlic can be peeled off before crushing. Therefore, the present invention provides a peeler that can peel without damaging the garlic like the conventional product described above, and can peel quickly when the garlic can be damaged. The purpose is to do.

  Claim 1 of the present invention has two arms coupled so as to be pivotable, each arm is formed with a gripping portion, and each sandwiched portion of a food material made of a material having a friction coefficient larger than that of each arm is provided. It is the structure provided inside the arm.

A second aspect of the present invention is limited to the first aspect, in which at least one sandwiching portion is formed of a material softer than the arm and an easily deformable portion that is deformed by the reaction force of the sandwiched food is formed. It is a configuration.

A third aspect of the present invention has a configuration in which an element that is formed by providing the easily deformable portion by providing a hollow portion in the sandwiching portion is limitedly added to the second aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an element in which the hollow portion is a hole penetrating the sandwiching portion in the width direction is added to the third aspect limitedly. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an element in which a gap exists between both the sandwiched portions when both arms are fully closed is added to the first to fourth aspects in a limited manner. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, an element in which at least one finger rest is formed on the lower arm and the at least one finger rest is formed below the pinching portion is limited to the first to fifth aspects. This is an added configuration.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, both arms are coupled to each other by a pivot so as to be rotatable at their ends, and both arms have a crushing portion for food, and the arrangement order of each portion starts from the supporting shaft, The elements in the order of the sandwiching portion and the gripping portion are limitedly added to the first to sixth aspects.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the crushing portion includes a food holding chamber provided in one arm and a pusher provided in the other arm, and a plurality of holes are provided in a bottom portion of the holding chamber and a plurality of holes are provided. An element in which the protrusions extend in parallel to the width direction is a structure added limitedly to claim 7.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a grip portion is formed on two arms that are rotatably coupled, and a sandwich portion of a food material made of a material having a larger coefficient of friction than the arm is provided inside the arm. Therefore, when peeling the garlic , first, the food is pressed with the pinching portion to such an extent that a small imprint is generated on the surface of the food. As a result, the state of close contact between the body and the skin of the compressed portion of the food is released, and the skin is then rubbed at the pinching portion while the pressing force is weakened and the food is fixed with fingers and the arm is swung. By these operations, the food can be peeled in a short time. In this case, the skin can be easily peeled in a shorter time by applying small marks to some places around the food. In addition, if the ingredients are pressed into the arm and the food is pressed, the food can be made with a small impression by a small force. In addition, the food is sandwiched without damaging the food by pinching the food to the extent that the food does not leave a mark, swinging the arm many times while fixing the food with fingers, and rubbing the skin with the pinched portion. It is possible to peel off. However, in this case, a certain amount of time is required. In addition, the base and tip of the garlic are cut in advance , and then sandwiched between the pinching portions and fixed with fingers, and the arm can be easily peeled off by swinging the arm.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at least one sandwiching portion is formed of a material softer than the arm, and an easily deformable portion that is deformed by a reaction force of the sandwiched food material is formed. Therefore, after making a small push mark on the food, when fixing the food with fingers and rubbing the skin with the pinching part while swinging the arm, the pinch part is deformed and the contact surface with the food spreads, It can be peeled faster. In addition, since the food is not a perfect sphere but a distorted shape, when rubbing the skin with the sandwiched portion, when the sandwiched portion moves from a portion with a small degree of swelling on the surface of the food to a portion with a large degree of swelling In other words, the surface of the sandwiching portion hits the portion with a large degree of swelling. According to the second aspect of the present invention, by forming the easily deformable portion, the easily deformable portion is deformed by being deeply dented or shallowly deformed corresponding to the irregular shape of the food, so that the pinching portion is not caught and the arm swings. Can be performed smoothly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the easily deformable portion is formed by providing a hollow portion in the sandwiching portion. Since the easily deformable portion is formed thin by providing a hollow portion in the sandwiching portion, it easily deforms along the surface of the food, further expanding the contact surface, and the easily deformable portion firmly grasps the skin of the food. It can be peeled off in a short time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the hollow portion is a hole penetrating the sandwiching portion in the width direction. Therefore, the easily deformable portion is formed in a bridge shape extending in the length direction of the peeler. Thus, when the skin is peeled while the food is sandwiched between the sandwiched portions and fixed with fingers and the arm is swung, the easily deformable portion can grasp the skin firmly and peel it in a short time. That is, since the arm swings up and down when it swings, the easily deformable portion is pulled in the length direction by the frictional force. At that time, since the easily deformable portion is in a bridge shape and is supported at both front and rear ends thereof, the easily deformable portion may be slightly extended by being pulled in the length direction. Because it does not do, it is necessary to grasp the skin and remove it from the body.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when both arms are fully closed, a gap is present between both the sandwiched portions. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the food material from being pushed too much when the food material is sandwiched between the sandwiched portions so that the food material cannot be peeled after that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, at least one finger rest is formed on the lower arm, and the at least one finger rest is formed below the pinching portion. When the arm is swung, the force when the food is peeled at the pinching portion is not too large and not too small, and a delicate force adjustment is necessary. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the fingers can be applied to the upper and lower arm portions of the sandwiching portion, the delicate adjustment of the force can be easily and efficiently peeled off. it can.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, both arms are coupled to each other by a pivot so as to be rotatable at their ends, and both arms have a crushing portion for food, and the arrangement order of each portion starts from the supporting shaft, In this order, the sandwiching part and the gripping part. Therefore, the food material can be easily crushed by arranging a crushing portion that requires the greatest force in the vicinity of the support shaft that obtains the greatest force according to the principle of the insulator. Further, by arranging the sandwiching portion next to the foodstuff, the foodstuff can be sandwiched by the sandwiching portion without spreading the arm at a large angle, so that the foodstuff can be peeled in a stable state.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the crushing portion includes a food material holding chamber provided in one arm and a pusher provided in the other arm, and a plurality of holes are provided in the bottom portion of the holding chamber and a plurality of protrusions are provided. The strip extends parallel to the width direction. Therefore, when the food is crushed, the protrusions cut into the food and crush the food, so that the food can be efficiently crushed.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described. This embodiment is a peeler that peels garlic and also has a device for crushing it. In the peeler, two arms 1 and 2 are rotatably connected to each other by a support shaft 3 at their tip portions. Both arms 1 and 2 are formed by die-casting aluminum, but other materials or moldings may be used. The upper arm 1 is integrally formed with a plate-like pusher 4 for crushing garlic at the tip, and a protrusion 5 is formed at a position between the pusher 4 of the arm 1 and the sandwiching portion 6. A sandwiching portion 6 is provided next to the protrusion 5 and a gripping portion 10 is further continued.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sandwiching portion 6 has a horizontal surface 7 and a back surface 9 having an arc shape. A large number of protrusions 8 are formed on the surface 7 in the width direction to increase the friction effect. The sandwiching portion 6 is solid and has a total length of about 30 mm, and the distance from the surface 7 to the highest position at the center of the arcuate back surface 9 is about 4 mm. The material of the sandwiching portion 6 is a silicone resin, but other synthetic resins having elasticity such as an elastomer and a large friction coefficient may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mounting method of the sandwiching portion 6 is described. As shown in FIG. 1, a recess 12 is formed on the inner side of the arm 1 so that the rear surface 9 of the sandwiching portion matches. Holes 13 and 13 into which the two projections 11 and 11 are fitted are formed, and the projections 11 and 11 are fitted into the holes 13 and 13 so that the sandwiching portion 6 is attached to the arm 1.

The lower arm 2 is integrally formed with a garlic holding chamber 14 at the tip. As shown in FIG. 4, a large number of small holes 15 are formed in the bottom of the holding chamber 14, and protrusions 16 are formed between the rows of the small holes 15. The cross section of the ridge 16 has a triangular shape, but it does not have to be this shape. A protrusion 17 is formed at a position between the holding chamber 14 and the sandwiching portion 18 of the arm 2. A sandwiching portion 18 is provided adjacent to the rear of the projecting portion 17, and a gripping portion 19 is further continued. As shown in FIG. 2, since the protrusion 17 and the protrusion 5 of the arm 1 hit each other, even if the arms 1 and 2 are fully closed, the grip 10 and the grip 19 do not collide. As a matter of course, the pinching portion 6 and the pinching portion 18 do not collide. Further, since the bottom of the holding chamber 14 or the protrusion 16 and the pusher 4 do not collide with each other and a constant interval is maintained, there is no generation of minute metal pieces due to collision between metals.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sandwiching portion 18 has a horizontal surface 20 and a back surface 21 having an arc shape. A hole 23 is formed in the sandwiching portion 18 so as to penetrate the sandwiching portion 18 in the width direction. As a result, the surface 20 of the sandwiching portion forms a bridge shape that can be easily deformed. Many protrusions 22 are formed on the surface 20 in the width direction to increase the friction effect. The entire length of the sandwiching portion 18 is about 30 mm, and the distance from the surface 20 to the highest position at the center of the arcuate back surface 21 is about 8.5 mm. The material of the sandwiching portion 18 is a silicone resin, but other synthetic resins having high elasticity and a large friction coefficient such as an elastomer may be used. This pinching portion 18 is attached to the arm 2 in the same manner as the pinching portion 6 of the arm 1. In order to form the easily deformable portion, a sealed hollow cavity such as a pneumatic rubber ball may be provided instead of the hole 23. Alternatively, a material having high flexibility such as sponge may be used as the easily deformable portion without providing the hollow portion. Further, three shallow concave finger rests are formed on the lower arm 2, and a finger rest 24 closest to the support shaft 3 is formed below the sandwiching part 18.

When the arms 1 and 2 are completely closed, the distance between the surface 7 of the sandwiching portion 6 and the surface 20 of the sandwiching portion 18 is about 5 mm. Moreover, when the hole 23 of the pinching part 18 is crushed by the garlic during use, and the surface 20 of the pinching part is fully dented in a concave shape, the surface 20 of the pinching part 6 facing from the lowest position. The distance is about 10 mm.

As shown in FIG. 1, the grip portions 10 and 19 of the arms 1 and 2 are formed hollow, and the portions from the sandwiching portions 6 and 18 to the support shaft 3 are formed solid. With this configuration, the center of gravity of the entire peeler is present in the vicinity of the pinching portions 6 and 18, and it is easy to hold and operate.

Next, the usage method of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the garlic 25 is sandwiched between the sandwiching parts 6, 18, and the gripping parts 10, 19 are gripped by hand and pressed so that the garlic 25 is pressed. In this case, the surface 20 of the easily deformable sandwiching portion 18 is fully dented, and the garlic 25 is pressed by the opposing upper and lower inner surfaces of the holes 23. After making a mark on the garlic 25, pick the garlic 25 with your finger and rotate it a little, and press the garlic again to make a mark. Repeat this work about 3-5 times to mark the area around the garlic.

After a mark is made around the garlic 25, the garlic 25 is picked with fingers and sandwiched between the sandwiching portions 6 and 18. The pinching strength is pinched with a weaker force than when the garlic 25 is pressed. Therefore, at this time, the surface 20 of the sandwiching portion is not fully recessed, but may be fully recessed. When the arms 1 and 2 are swung with a weak force and the garlic skin is peeled off, the surface 20 of the pinched portion peels off the skin while bending up and down corresponding to the garlic's distorted surface. Pick the garlic with your fingers and change the position while rolling. During the peeling of the skin while swinging the arms 1 and 2, when a portion of the garlic surface having a large degree of bulging moves to a position between the sandwiched parts 6 and 18, the bulging degree depends on the degree of bulging. The surface 20 of the sandwiching portion will be fully dented. Thus, the whole skin can be peeled by swinging the arms 1 and 2 while rolling the garlic. As described above, the upper sandwiching portion 6 is solid, and the lower sandwiching portion 18 has a hole 23 and is hollow. Moreover, although the full length of both the clamping parts 6 and 18 is equal, since the curvature radius of the back surface 21 of the clamping part 18 is smaller than the curvature radius of the back surface 9 of the clamping part 6, the vertical width of the center part of the clamping part 18 is a clamping part. It becomes larger than the vertical width of the center part of 6, and will dent deeply. Since the surface 20 of the sandwiching portion 18 is deeply recessed, the sandwiched garlic naturally approaches the center of the sandwiching portion 18, so that the skin can be efficiently peeled off.

It should be noted that when the garlic is marked, the gripping portions 10 and 19 are firmly gripped with a hand and pressed strongly. However, when peeling the garlic, it is necessary to sandwich the garlic with a smaller force. Accordingly, the thumb is placed on the finger placement part 24 under the sandwiching part 18, the index finger is placed on the sandwiching part 6, the garlic is sandwiched by the force of these two fingers, and the other fingers are placed lightly on the arm 1. Garlic can be sandwiched with delicate force. Thereby, since garlic is not pinched by force larger than necessary, garlic can be rolled smoothly and can be peeled efficiently. As in the case of squeezing garlic with strong force, place the thumb on the upper gripping part 10 and place the other finger on the lower gripping part 19 to reduce the pinching force and roll the garlic. Also good.

Another method of peeling is to cut the root and tip of the garlic instead of making the garlic surface as described above, and then roll the garlic in the same way as the peeling process described above. Can be peeled. As another method, the surface 20 of the pinching portion 18 is fully dented, but the garlic is pinched with a force that does not leave a mark, and when the arms 1 and 2 are swung over time, the garlic peels. Gradually peeling off from the body, this work while rolling the garlic, can be peeled without damaging the garlic.

When the garlic has been peeled, the arms 1 and 2 are opened approximately 180 ° and the garlic 25 is placed in the holding chamber 14. Next, the arms 1 and 2 are closed, the gripping portions 10 and 19 are gripped, and the garlic is crushed. Garlic is sandwiched between the bottoms of the pusher 4 and the holding chamber 14, the ridges 16 bite into the garlic, the garlic is easily crushed, and the crushed garlic goes out through the small holes 15. Thus, when peeling the garlic to crush the garlic, even if the garlic is damaged, there is no inconvenience even if the garlic is peeled.

Sectional drawing which shows the use condition of this invention Front view of the present invention Partial perspective view showing the sandwiched portion and the crushed portion Top view of lower arm

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Arm 2 Arm 3 Support shaft 4 Pusher 5 Protrusion 6 Clamping part 7 Surface 8 Projection 9 Back 10 Grasping part 11 Projection 12 Recess 13 Hole 14 Holding chamber 15 Small hole 16 Projection 17 Projection 18 Clamping part 19 Grasping part 20 Front surface 21 Rear surface 22 Projection 23 Hole 24 Finger rest 25 Garlic

Claims (8)

It has two arms connected to each other in a rotatable manner, each arm has a gripping portion, and a sandwiching portion made of a material having a larger coefficient of friction than the arm is provided inside each arm. Features garlic peeler 2. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sandwiching portion is formed of a material softer than the arm and is formed with an easily deformable portion that is deformed by a reaction force of the sandwiched food material. 3. The peeler according to claim 2, wherein the easily deformable portion is formed by providing a hollow portion in the sandwiching portion. 4. The peeler according to claim 3, wherein the hollow portion is a hole penetrating the sandwiching portion in the width direction. The peeler according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a gap is present between both sandwiched portions when both arms are fully closed. The peeler according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least one finger rest is formed on the lower arm, and the at least one finger rest is formed below the pinching portion. Both arms are connected by pivots at their ends so that they can rotate, and both arms have food crushing parts, and the order of each part starts from the spindles, crushing parts, pinching parts, gripping The peeler according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , which is in the order of the parts. The crushing portion is composed of a food holding chamber provided in one arm and a pusher provided in the other arm. A plurality of holes are provided in the bottom of the holding chamber and a plurality of protrusions are arranged in the width direction. A peeler according to claim 7 extending parallel to

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