JP4861056B2 - Replaceable blade peeler - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a replaceable blade peeler such as vegetables used in general households or restaurants.

There is a replaceable blade type peeler in which a replaceable blade is stretched over an arm, and there is a peeler that attaches and detaches the replaceable blade by expanding the arm (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Registered Utility Model No. 3053381

  The present invention is a replaceable-blade peeler that attaches and detaches a replaceable blade by moving the arm-side connecting structure, and can easily move the arm-side connectable structure and attach and detach the replaceable blade with a simple operation. It is an object to provide a replaceable blade peeler that can be used.

  The replaceable blade peeler of Patent Document 1 is a replacement attached by forming a recessed neck at the upper part of the handle and fitting a separate fixed body to the neck to prevent the arm from expanding. Prevent the blade from coming out. And it is the structure which expands an arm and removes a replacement blade by removing a fixed body from a neck part.

The replaceable blade peeler of Patent Document 1 does not have an operation unit for attaching and detaching the replaceable blade, and the arm can be expanded by attaching or removing a separate detachable fixed body. It is a structure that can be blocked or expanded. In Patent Document 1, when a replaceable blade is attached to an arm, a separate fixed body is fitted to the neck after the replaceable blade is spanned between the arms. The fixed body is a fixture for fixing the arm and does not cause the arm to perform a predetermined operation. Furthermore, the fixed body does not follow a predetermined fixed movement, and the fixed body is brought close to the neck by hand and fitted to the neck by the movement of the hand. Therefore, each time a replacement blade is to be mounted, a fixed body must be fitted to the neck, which is very laborious to mount the replacement blade.

  Moreover, the replaceable blade type peeler of Patent Document 1 must be removed from the neck portion by pushing the both side surface support portions of the fixed body outward when removing the replaceable blade. This work also takes time since the fingers of both hands must be used to push the side support portions outward. Therefore, the replaceable blade peeler of Patent Document 1 takes time both when attaching and removing the replaceable blade. When replacing a replacement blade that was used with a new one or a different type, both the attachment and removal operations had to be performed, and it was very time consuming to attach and detach the replacement blade. Then, an object of this invention is to provide the replaceable blade type peeler which can perform attachment / detachment of a replaceable blade by simple operation.

Claim 1 of the present invention is composed of a blade and a holder, blade each journal shaft is provided at both ends, holder includes a handle, a pair of arms extending from the handle, each arm A shaft hole that receives the journal shaft is provided at the end of the blade, and the replacement blade is spanned between the arms by coupling both journal shafts of the replacement blade to the shaft hole. In a replaceable blade peeler that is bent outward, an operating member for bending the arm outward is attached to the mounting position above the bent part of the arm and protrudes downward beyond the bent part of the arm It is attached to the operation member arm so that the finger of the hand holding the handle can be hung on the finger hanging portion of the operating member, and the arm is bent outward by pulling the finger hanging portion with the finger of the hand. The It is configured to replace the blade.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation member is attached to the arm by a support shaft so that the operation member can be turned up and down, and the operation member is reversed, so that the finger hook portion is reversed above the bent portion of the arm and the operation member is not used. It is the structure which can be made.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a guide portion having a guide hole for sliding the operation member up and down is provided on the outer surface of the arm, and the operation member is armed by the guide portion so as to be slidable up and down in the guide hole. The operation member is configured to be movable between a use state position and a non-use state position.

According to a first aspect of the present invention , shaft holes for receiving journal shafts are provided at the end portions of the respective arms, and the replacement blades are spanned between the two arms by coupling both journal shafts of the replacement blades to the shaft holes. Is a replaceable-blade peeler that bends the arm outward, and the operation member for bending the arm outward is attached to the mounting position above the bent part of the arm, and the arm is bent. It is attached to the operation member arm so that the finger of the hand holding the handle can be hung on the finger hook of the operation member protruding downward beyond the head, and the finger hook is pulled with the finger of the hand To bend the arm outward and replace the blade . Therefore, when the replacement blade is attached or removed, the operation member may be operated in the same manner, so that the replacement blade can be attached and detached with a certain simple operation. Moreover, the operation can be easily performed with a fingertip. Moreover, since the other hand becomes free, it can be mounted on the holder with the replacement blade held by that hand. Having a spare blade with your free hand makes it easier to attach the spare blade to the holder.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the finger hooking portion is formed so as not to protrude from the holder or has a small protruding degree at the non-use position of the operation member, the finger hooking portion does not get in the way during the peeling operation.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the replaceable blade 1 is made of a metal plate, has a long hole 2 extending in the length direction, and a cutting blade 3 is formed at one edge of the long hole 2. Journal shafts 4 and 4 are provided at both ends of the replaceable blade 1. The size of the replaceable blade 1 is such that the length of the replaceable blade 1 from end to end of both journal shafts 4 and 4 is about 102 mm and the width is about 20 mm. This size is almost twice the size of household peelers that have been used for a long time. Therefore, it can be said that it is for business use or home use where it is necessary to peel a relatively large amount of vegetables. Moreover, since the length of the replaceable blade 1 is long, for example, the cabbage can be cut into pieces and the onion can be easily sliced. The size is not limited to this value.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 5 of the replaceable blade 1 is provided with a pair of arms 7 and 8 at the upper end of the handle 6. The handle 6 has an elliptical cross-sectional shape, and the length of the handle 6 having the elliptical shape is about 100 mm. The length of the handle 6 is considerably longer than that of a peeler conventionally used in ordinary households. When using a peeler, a conventional peeler is not used by firmly grasping with the palm of the hand, but rather with a peeler between the thumb and forefinger. In contrast, in the present embodiment, the handle 6 is formed longer than in the prior art, so that the handle 6 can be used by firmly grasping it with the palm of the hand when used. The cross-sectional shape of the handle 6 is not limited to an ellipse.

The arms 7 and 8 are integrally formed by bending an elongated metal plate such as stainless steel. The thickness of the arms 7 and 8 is about 1.5 mm. The arms 7 and 8 are coupled to the handle 6 by welding the tips of three coupling pins extending from the handle 6. The arm 7 is bent at the middle bent portion 9, and includes an inclined portion 13 extending from the base 12 to the bent portion 9 and a vertical portion 11 extending from the bent portion 9 to the end portion 10. The inclined portion 13 does not extend in a straight line, but has an upwardly convex arc shape. A shaft hole 14 is provided in the end portion 10 of the arm 7. The shaft hole 14 is for receiving the journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1.

  Similarly to the arm 7, the arm 8 is also bent at the middle bent portion 15, and includes an inclined portion 19 extending from the base 18 to the bent portion 15, and a vertical portion 17 extending from the bent portion 15 to the end portion 16. . The inclined portion 19 does not extend linearly, but has an upwardly convex arc shape. A shaft hole 20 is provided at the end 16 of the arm 8. The shaft hole 20 is for receiving the journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1. The distance between the vertical part 11 of the arm 7 and the vertical part 17 of the arm 8 is about 91 mm.

  A recess 21 is provided at the tip of the end 16 of the arm 8, and a guide groove 22 that continues from the recess 21 to the shaft hole 20 is provided on the inner surface of the arm 8. The recess 21 is provided for positioning the journal shaft 4 when the journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1 is inserted into the shaft hole 20. The guide groove 22 is provided to guide the journal shaft 4 to the shaft hole 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, an operation member 23 formed of an elongated metal plate is attached below the vertical portion 17 of the arm 8 so as to be rotatable about a support shaft 24. The thickness of the operation member 23 is about 1.5 mm. A finger hook portion 25 is formed by bending one end of the operation portion 23. If the surface of the finger hook portion 25 is covered with a resin having high flexibility such as an elastomer, the finger does not hurt during use. As shown in FIG. 2, the bent portion when bending the operating member 23 to form a finger rest 25 is perpendicular to the length direction of the operating member 23. The finger hook portion 25 of the present invention is not limited to such a bending method, and may be formed, for example, by bending the operation member 23 so as to be twisted. At this time, the bent portion is inclined with respect to the length direction of the operation member 23. End of the finger placement portion 25 and the other side is bent, it is possible to easily rotate the the operating member 23 hook the finger when rotating the operating member 23. Support shaft 24 does not support the central operation member 23 is biased to the opposite end near the finger rest 25. FIG. 2 shows a state where the finger hooking portion 25 of the operation member 23 protrudes below the vertical portion 17. The operation member 23 in this state is in a use state position, and is a state when the arm 8 is bent outward. When the arm 8 is bent, the arm 6 can be bent outward by holding the handle 6 with a hand, for example, by pulling the index finger of the hand holding the handle 6 on the finger hook portion 25 and pulling the trigger. As described above, in the present embodiment, the handle 6 is formed longer than the conventional one, so that the finger hook portion 25 can be pulled with a strong force by firmly grasping the handle 6. Because operating member 23 is attached to the arm 8 at the support shaft 24, it is not always a arm 8 integrally lost only the operation member 2 3. The operating member 23 may not be attached to the vertical portion 17 of the long arm 8 but may be attached to the vertical portion 11 of the shorter arm 7.

The operation member 23 is provided with a locking projection 27. The size of the operation member 23 is about 50 mm in length, and the vertical distance from the end of the finger hook portion 25 to the straight line passing through the center of the support shaft 24 is about 37 mm. The distance from the center of the support shaft 24 to the center of the shaft hole 20 is about 35 mm. Further, the distance from the central axis of the handle 6 to the operation member 23 is about 45 mm, but a preferable distance is 25 mm to 60 mm.

The way of bending the arm 8 is not limited to one. The entire arm 8 may be bent by the elasticity of the arm 8, or the arm 8 may be divided in the middle and coupled by a leaf spring 26 as shown in FIG. When the leaf spring 26 is used, the arm 8 is bent at the portion of the leaf spring 26 and the other portions of the arm 8 are not bent. For example, a configuration in which a part of the arm 8 is formed thin and the part is bent may be used.

Next, a method for attaching the replaceable blade 1 to the holder 5 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. First, the handle 6 is grasped with one hand and the replacement blade 1 is grasped with the other hand. When selling the peeler of the present invention, a cap is detachably attached to the replaceable blade 1 to prevent danger. Therefore, when grasping the replacement blade 1, the finger is not damaged by the cutting blade 3 because it is grasped from above the cap. Then, one journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1 is inserted into the shaft hole 14 of the arm 7. Next, the other journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1 is positioned so as to reach the recess 21 of the arm 8. Then, when the index finger is put on the finger hooking portion 25 of the operation member 23 and pulled so as to pull the trigger, the arm 8 is bent outward and the shaft hole 20 is moved outward. Next, the end of the other journal shaft 4 of the replaceable blade 1 is moved downward along the guide groove 22, and when the end of the journal shaft 4 reaches the position of the shaft hole 20, Pull out the power that was added. Then, the bent arm 8 returns to the original state, and at the same time, the journal shaft 4 is inserted into the shaft hole 20. As a result, since the replaceable blade 1 is stretched between the arms 7 and 8, it can be peeled off. However, the finger hooking portion 25 of the operation member 23 extends downward beyond the bent portion 15 of the arm 8. It sticks out and gets in the way during work. Therefore, before the work is performed, the operation member 23 is rotated around the support shaft 24 so that the finger hooking portion 25 is positioned outside the vertical portion 17 of the arm 8, thereby placing the operation member 23 in the non-use position. So that the finger hooking portion 25 does not protrude. In this way, the operation member 23 can be placed between the use state position and the non-use state position, and can be moved between these positions. When the operating member 23 is placed in the non-use position, the locking protrusion 27 of the operating member 23 is engaged with the locking hole 28 of the arm 8 and fixed. FIG. 1 shows this state, and this figure shows a state of use when the work such as peeling of the present invention is performed. It should be noted that the operation member 23 is placed in the non-use state position in the use state when performing work such as peeling of the present invention. However, it is a matter of course that the peeling operation may be performed with the operation member 23 in the use state position although the finger hook portion 25 is somewhat in the way. Since the journal shaft 4 and the shaft holes 14 and 20 of the embodiment are both circular, the replaceable blade 1 can swing around the journal shaft. However, the shapes of the shaft and the shaft hole may be different from each other, or the replaceable blade 1 may be made non-oscillating. Since the vertical portion 17 of the arm 8 is longer than the vertical portion 11 of the arm 7, the replaceable blade 1 spanned between the arms 7 and 8 is inclined with respect to the handle 6. The present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the lengths of the vertical portions 11 and 17 may be the same, and the replacement blade 1 may be stretched vertically with respect to the handle 6.

When removing the replaceable blade 1 from the state of FIG. 1, first, a cap is attached to the replaceable blade 1, and the operation member 23 is rotated to project the finger hook portion 25 below the bent portion 15 as shown in FIG. 2. Then, when the handle 6 is grasped with a hand and the index finger of the hand is pulled on the finger hook portion 25 to pull the trigger, the arm 8 is bent outward and the shaft hole 20 is moved to move the journal shaft 4 out of the shaft hole 20. The replaceable blade 1 can be removed. In addition, the code | symbol 29 in FIG. 1 is a stopper of the replaceable blade 1, and is for preventing rotation of the replaceable blade 1 on the way. Reference numeral 30 denotes bud removal, which is for removing buds such as potatoes or removing the skin remaining in the depressions.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the arm 8 and the operation member 23. The structure for attaching the leaf spring 26 to bend the arm 8 is as described above. The operation member 31 in this embodiment is configured not to rotate like the operation member 23 described above but to slide up and down. That is, a guide portion 32 for sliding the operation member 31 is provided on the outer surface of the vertical portion 17 of the arm 8. A guide hole 33 is provided in the guide portion 32 in the vertical direction, and the operation member 31 slides up and down in the guide hole 33. (Not shown.) Leaf spring into the guide hole 33 and is attached, the operating member 31 because the plate spring presses the operating member 31 resiliently can retain the desired height. Therefore, the finger hook 34 can be adjusted to an easy-to-use height that matches the size of the user's hand and fingers.

The perspective view which shows the use condition when performing work, such as peeling of the present invention Perspective view of holder Front view of spare blade Partial front view showing another embodiment of the arm

1 replacement blade, 2 long hole, 3 cutting blade, 4 journal shaft, 5 holder, 6 handle, 7 arm, 8 arm, 9 bent portion, 10 end, 11 vertical portion, 12 root, 13 inclined portion, 14 shaft hole 15 bent portions, 16 end portions, 17 vertical portions, 18 root portions, 19 inclined portions, 20 shaft holes, 21 recess portions, 22 guide grooves, 23 operation members, 24 support shafts, 25 finger hook portions, 26 leaf springs, 27 engagements Stop projection, 28 Locking hole, 29 Stopper, 30 Sprouting, 31 Operating member, 32 Guide part, 33 Guide hole, 34 Finger hook part

Claims (3)

The replaceable blade comprises a replaceable blade and a holder, and the replaceable blade is provided with journal shafts at both ends thereof, and the holder has a handle and a pair of arms extending from the handle, and the journal shaft is disposed at the end of each arm. The replacement blade is spanned between the two arms by coupling both journal shafts of the replacement blade to the shaft hole, and replacement of the replacement blade is performed by bending the arm outward. In the blade-type peeler, the operating member for deflecting the arm outward is attached at a mounting position above the bent portion of the arm, and protrudes downward beyond the bent portion of the arm. to to be able to apply a finger of the hand that is holding the handle, the operating member is attached to the arm, that is bent arm on the outside by a hand finger catching finger rest exchanging blade Blade type peeler characterized. The operation member is attached to the arm by a support shaft so that the operation member can be reversed up and down, and by reversing the operation member, the finger hook portion can be reversed above the bent portion of the arm so that the operation member is not in use. The replaceable blade type peeler according to claim 1. A guide portion having a guide hole for sliding the operation member up and down on the outer surface of the arm is provided, and the operation member is attached to the arm by the guide portion so as to be able to slide up and down in the guide hole, and The replaceable blade type peeler according to claim 1, wherein the operating member is movable between a use state position and a non-use state position.

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