JP5150753B2 - Illuminated cutting board - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminated cutting board in which a light source for illumination is attached to a cutting board.

  Conventionally, no attempt has been made to attach a light source for illumination to a cutting board.

  However, when cooking in a dimly lit environment, problems such as injuries to fingers due to mishandling of knives and the inability to perform operations such as cooking and rearranging foods accurately or quickly may occur. In particular, these problems are likely to occur during power outages, disasters, outdoor cooking such as camping.

  Traditionally, it is likely that other lighting fixtures have been used to illuminate the hand, but when external power sources are not available, especially during power outages, disasters, outdoors, etc. It does not exist at present.

  For example, when illuminating with a flashlight, someone must keep the flashlight to illuminate the hand. In addition, it is troublesome to carry with a desk lamp, and the table occupies a wide range, so it becomes an obstacle to cooking. Furthermore, it is also a problem that cooking workers and other humans often block the light of the lighting fixtures and darken their hands.

  Further, in a situation where the hand is not sufficiently bright, cooking work cannot be performed neatly, and there is a risk of injury, and the worker is stressed due to the danger. Furthermore, since the upper part of the cutting board is not sufficiently visible, propagation of miscellaneous germs and the like cannot be sufficiently determined, causing anxiety in terms of hygiene.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an illuminated cutting board that does not have the inconvenience of carrying and improves safety and workability by illuminating the hand at the time of cooking.

  The present inventor has intensively studied to solve the above problems, and finds that the above problems can be solved if the cutting board has a power source and a light source connected to the power source at respective desired positions. The present invention has been completed.

In other words, illuminated cutting board according to the present invention includes a power source, a light source, e Bei a, and an arm for electrically connecting the supporting while said power source and said light source the light source, and a hollow cutting board body together with the light source, is accommodated together with the arms in the cutting board body in the lighting non-use state, so as to be drawn out of the cutting board body together with said arm in illumination use, that you have a retractable into and out of the cutting board body Features.

In the above, the power source may be a battery . Can pre Symbol arm is a flexible arm. The power source and the light source may be waterproof. A switch for turning on and off the light source may be provided.

  The chopping board with illumination according to the present invention does not have the inconvenience of carrying because the chopping board itself includes a power source and a light source. And it can improve safety | security and workability | operativity by illuminating the hand at the time of cooking, without preparing a lighting fixture separately from a cutting board. Since it has a simple structure, there is an advantage that it can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

  When the power source is a battery, handling is convenient.

  If there is a hollow for containing the light source and the light source can be moved in and out of the cutting board main body, it can be stored when it is not necessary to use illumination, so space saving It becomes possible and can be used in the same manner as a normal cutting board.

  If the light source is supported by the arm, an appropriate position can be illuminated.

  If the arm is a flexible arm, the position of the light source can be changed flexibly, so convenience is improved.

  If the power source and the light source are waterproof, the power source and the light source will not be damaged by water.

  If a switch for turning on and off the light source is provided, the illumination can be easily turned on and off as necessary, so that convenience is improved.

In one Embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention, it is a perspective view which shows the external appearance at the time of non-use of illumination. It is the elements on larger scale which show the power outlet taken from the back surface side in embodiment of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale which show the arm extraction opening seen from the back surface side in embodiment of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the arm from the state shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which pulled out the arm from the state shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows another embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows another embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention. It is a side view which shows another embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention. It is a perspective view of the internal structure which can be employ | adopted as another embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention. It is a side view which shows the switch structure which can be employ | adopted as another embodiment of the cutting board with illumination of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the illuminated cutting board according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these descriptions, and other than the following examples, Modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a non-use state of illumination such as when carrying or storing. A battery 20 as a power source, a light source 30 for illumination, and an arm 40 that supports the light source 30 are built in a hollow portion provided in the cutting board 10. The arm 40 also serves to electrically connect the battery 20 and the light source 30.

  In this embodiment, the battery 20 and the arm 40 are electrically connected by the wiring 50.

  In order to be able to pull out the arm 40 as will be described later, the wiring 50 must be able to extend as much as the length of the arm 40 to be pulled out. In this case, it is only necessary to allow the length of the wiring 50, but there is a possibility that the wiring 50 will be entangled in the inside of the cutting board 10. For example, as shown in FIG. The storage part 51 can be provided.

  Although it does not specifically limit as the light source 30, An energy-saving light source like LED is preferable.

  In this embodiment, the power source 20 can be taken out from the main body of the chopping board 10, and the light source 30 can be moved in and out of the main body of the chopping board 10.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the battery 20 can be taken out from the battery outlet 21, and as shown in FIG. 3, the arm 40 can be pulled out together with the light source 30 from the arm outlet 41. The battery outlet 21 and the arm outlet 41 can be sealed with a cover 22 and a cover 42, respectively, in a state in which the battery 20 and the arm 40 are incorporated.

  The cover 22 and the cover 42 are both waterproofed in a state where the cover 22 and the cover 42 are attached by forming a rubber packing inside (not shown). Therefore, in this state, it is possible to wash like a general cutting board.

  When the remaining amount of the battery 20 is exhausted, the cover 22 is removed, the battery 20 is taken out, replaced with a new battery 20, and the cover 22 is attached again.

  The battery 20 is not particularly limited, and not only a primary battery but also a storage battery may be used.

  In the use state of illumination, first, the cover 42 that seals the arm outlet 41 is removed.

  Next, the usage state of illumination will be described. During use, the arm 40 is pulled out together with the light source 30 from the arm outlet 41 as shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the arm 40 is pulled out from the arm outlet 41, the periphery 43 in contact with the arm outlet 41 is formed of a rubber material to ensure waterproofness when using lighting. doing. In order to form the periphery 43 in contact with the arm outlet 41 with a rubber material, for example, the entire length of the arm 40 is formed with a rubber material, only the periphery 43 is formed with a rubber material different from the arm 40, or only the periphery 43 is rubber. A method of attaching a ring member made of a material can be used.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the arm 40 is a flexible arm, the light source 30 can be freely moved during cooking, which is highly convenient.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is convenient to attach the light source 30 to the tip of the arm 40 because the movable distance of the light source 30 is long.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, For example, the following changes implementation is possible.

  That is, according to the present invention, it is only necessary that the cutting board itself has a power source and a light source connected to the power source at desired positions, and it is not essential that the power source or the light source is built in the cutting board as in the above embodiment. A power source other than a battery may be used.

  Moreover, as a power supply, as shown in FIG. 6, a solar cell can also be used, for example.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the solar panel 201 is provided on the side surface of the cutting board 10, and the electric energy generated by the solar panel 201 is supplied to the storage battery 202 via the wiring 50.

  An energization control unit 203 is provided below the storage battery 202, and the energization amount can be controlled according to the supply amount of electric energy from the solar panel 201 to the storage battery 202, the remaining amount of the storage battery 202, and the like. It can be done. As a result, even if there is a change in illuminance due to weather or time of day, storage and discharge are appropriately performed, and energy saving can be realized.

  Other configurations may be the same as those in the above embodiment.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the position where the solar panel 201 is attached is the arm outlet 41 side, but is not limited to this, and a surface other than the surface where the arm outlet 41 is provided (for example, the battery outlet 21 May be provided on the surface).

  However, the user of the cutting board will usually stand at a position facing the light source 30 in order to obtain a sufficient lighting effect, and further, the arm 40 and the light source 30 may hinder cooking. It is difficult to imagine standing on the arm outlet 41 side and cooking. Then, as shown in the example shown in FIG. 6, the solar panel 201 is provided on the side of the arm outlet 41 where the user of the chopping board will not stand, which may disturb the user or hit the user. It is thought that the possibility of being damaged is reduced.

  Furthermore, although illustration is omitted, a solar cell and a dry cell are combined, and the light source is usually turned on using the power from the solar cell, and the power supply from the solar cell is lost after sunset, and the storage battery. After the power stored in the battery is also consumed, it may be switched to the power supply from the dry battery.

  The use of cutting boards in the dark is not so frequent and the cooking time is only a few hours, so the power consumption is not large, and it can often be covered by power supply by solar cells, but there is no remaining power storage There is an advantage that power can be supplied by a dry cell even in unexpected situations such as a sudden power outage at night.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the flexible arm was used as an arm, as shown to FIG. 7, 8, you may use the upright arm 40a. The arm 40a has a joint portion 44, and the joint portion 44 is extended so that the arm 40a can be laid down.

  In this embodiment, the arm 40a can be projected and retracted in the direction orthogonal to the long side of the cutting board 10 over its entire length, and the light source 30 is pulled up toward the cutting board 10 in front of the joint portion 44. For example, the arm 40a is in front of the joint portion 44 parallel to the long side of the cutting board 10, that is, along the long side of the cutting board 10. The light source 30 can be lifted up along the long side of the cutting board 10 so as to be in an upright state.

  Since the arm 40a can be moved in and out along the long side of the cutting board 10, there is an advantage that there is not much space in the drawing direction. In this case, the arm outlet is formed over a wide range so that the light source 30 can be moved forward and backward from the joint portion 44 of the arm 40a along the long side of the cutting board 10.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the winding-type wiring storage unit 51 is used. However, as shown in FIG. 9, a wiring rail 52 may be used.

  That is, the two insulators 521 and 522 are combined so that the upper side is slidable, and the conductor 523 is laid throughout the entire length of the lower insulator 521 serving as a wiring duct. Inside, a concave power receiving portion (not shown) that is in sliding contact with the conductor 523 is provided over its entire length. Since the conductor 523 and the power receiving unit are in sliding contact with each other, power is supplied from the conductor 523 to the power receiving unit at any time point in the extraction operation of the arm 40 and the light source 30, and the power receiving unit further receives the arm from the power receiving unit. Electric power is supplied to 40 and the light source 30.

  Also in this embodiment, as in the above-described embodiment, the periphery 43 of the arm 40 that contacts the arm outlet 41 can be formed of a rubber material, but instead of or in addition to this, the upper side The periphery of the insulator 522 that is in contact with the arm outlet 41 may be formed of a rubber material.

  According to this embodiment, the arm 40 and the light source 30 can be pulled out smoothly, and it is not necessary to wind up the wiring 50. Therefore, there is an advantage that the wiring is not consumed much and can be used stably.

  In addition to the winding-type wiring storage unit and the wiring rail, any means that can advance and retract the arm and the light source while maintaining their electrical connection, such as using a curl cord, can be used. The curled cord is curled in a spiral shape and can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction of the spiral, and a conventionally known one can be used. Even when the curled cord is used, there is no need to wind up the wiring 50, so there is an advantage that the wiring 50 is not consumed much and can be used stably.

  In addition, in each of the above embodiments, since no switch is provided, lighting and extinguishing are controlled only by attaching and detaching the battery. However, lighting and extinguishing of the light source are not performed so frequently. In this way, there is almost no problem. However, a switch may be provided in order to more easily turn on and off the light source. For example, an embodiment in which a switch is attached to the arm or a switch is attached near the battery outlet may be used. Furthermore, the switch may be provided at a plurality of locations such as near the arm and the battery outlet. Further, this switch may have an illuminance adjustment function.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above-described method of simply providing a switch at the arm or battery outlet, a method of switching in conjunction with the operation of the arm can also be adopted. In this case, lighting is used. Since the light source is automatically turned on when the light source is drawn out, it is very easy to use, wasteful power consumption is suppressed, and energy saving can be realized.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, it is also possible to provide a slide type switch 60.

  In this embodiment, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the basic structure of the wiring rail 52, that is, the upper insulator for sliding the arm 40 by sliding with the lower insulator 521 whose position is fixed. However, unlike the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the conductor 523 and the concave power receiving portion that is in sliding contact with the conductor 523 are not provided. Instead, the lower insulator 521 is connected to the power source. A fixed contact 61 is provided, and a movable contact 62 that can supply power to the light source 30 by contacting the fixed contact 61 with the arm 40 pulled out is provided on the insulator 522 on the upper side.

  According to this embodiment, the switch operation of turning off when arm 40 is retracted (state shown in FIG. 10A) and turning on when arm 40 is pulled out (state shown in FIG. Since it is done in conjunction, the user is not burdened at all when the switch is turned on and off.

  Finally, in each of the above embodiments, the example in which the periphery of the arm that contacts the arm outlet is formed of a rubber material has been described. However, the arm outlet side, that is, the drawer outlet that contacts the arm on the arm outlet, not the arm side, has been described. A rubber packing may be formed on the inner peripheral surface.

  The present invention can be suitably used in place of a conventional cutting board, for example, in the event of a power failure, disaster, or outdoors.

10 cutting board 20 battery 21 battery outlet 30 light source 40 arm 41 arm outlet 50 wiring 60 switch

Claims (5)

A power source, a light source, e Bei a, and an arm for electrically connecting the supporting while said power source and said light source the light source, and which has a hollow cutting board body,
Said light source is accommodated together with the arms in the cutting board body in the lighting non-use state, so as to be drawn out of the cutting board body together with said arm in illumination use, a feature that you have a retractable into and out of the cutting board body Illuminated cutting board.   The illuminated cutting board according to claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery. The illuminated cutting board according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the arm is a flexible arm. The illuminated cutting board according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the power source and the light source are waterproofed. The illuminated cutting board according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a switch for turning on and off the light source.

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