JP5294071B2 - Food decorative cutting device, food decorative cutting method and decorative food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for decoratively cutting food that significantly increases the utility value of decoratively-cut objects so as to achieve the wide decoration development. <P>SOLUTION: The device for decoratively cutting food includes: a punching-out means 4, 6 for punching out the outer shape of an object to be cut into a prescribed shape; and a spiral cutting means 3, 5 for spirally cutting the object R to be cut that is punched out by the punching-out means 4, 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food decorating apparatus, a food decorating method, and the food decorating apparatus for decorating a cut object such as lump vegetables such as potato, sweet potato, carrot, and lump food such as sausage and ham. The present invention relates to a technical field of decorating food produced using a food decorating method.

  Conventionally, as a cutter applicable to this type of decorative cutting device, for example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1 by the present applicant. This cutter has a plurality of blade units arranged concentrically along the same line. These blade units divide the edible portion and the inedible portion of the lump vegetable, and vertically cut the edible portion. A first blade unit in which a cutting blade is formed, a second blade unit in which a divided blade for dividing the edible portion of the massive vegetable into a plurality of radial directions is formed, the first blade unit and the second blade A third cutter unit that is disposed on the discharge side of the blocky vegetable of the unit and is formed with a corner cutting blade that cuts a corner of the edible portion divided into a plurality of portions in the radial direction.

  Since the cutter is mainly for cutting the blocky vegetables into an egg shape, that is, for making a chateau cut, a corner cutting blade for cutting a corner portion of the edible portion is formed in the third blade unit.

  JP 2004-25421 A

  However, although the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above is capable of cutting out lump vegetables and lump fruits, it is mainly for cutting a lump that cuts lump vegetables, especially hard carrots into an egg shape. As a result, there is a problem that since only one type of decorative cutting can be performed, the versatility as a cutting device is low, and the utility value of the cut object is small.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and greatly improves the utility value of a cut object to be cut, and enables a wide range of decoration development, a food decoration device, a food decoration method, and a decorated food The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of the food ornament cutting apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a die cutting means for punching the outer shape of the object to be cut into a predetermined shape, and a die cutting means by the die cutting means. And a spiral cutting means for spirally cutting the object to be cut.

  Here, the `` cut object '' referred to in the present invention includes potato, carrot, taro, radish and other massive vegetables, pineapple, apples, pear and other massive fruits, sausage, ham and other massive processed meats, etc. Bulk food.

  The term “die cutting” as used in the present invention refers to punching the bulk food into a star shape, heart shape, plum petal shape or the like in plan view. The “die cutting blade” is a blade for punching the block food into a star shape, heart shape, plum petal shape or the like in plan view.

  Furthermore, “spiral cutting” as used in the present invention refers to cutting the lump food in a spiral shape along the axial direction while leaving a central portion from the outer peripheral direction toward the center.

  The “decorative cutting” as used in the present invention is to die-cut and spirally cut the block food.

  The food decoration device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the food decoration device according to the first aspect, further comprising support means for supporting the cut and spirally cut object.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food trimming apparatus according to the present invention, a blade board provided on a support plate , and arranged opposite to the blade board, and moved closer to and away from the blade board by a turning operation of a handle. A screw rod advance / retreat mechanism for moving the screw rod in a direction, a holding member attached to the tip of the screw rod and holding one of the objects to be cut, and the blade board and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism, The holding member can be inserted, and a die-cutting member having a die-cutting blade for die-cutting the outer shape of the object to be cut into a predetermined shape, and a press for pressing the holding member in a direction to be inserted into the die-cutting blade And a support protrusion that protrudes on the holding member side, pierces the other of the object to be cut, and sandwiches the object to be cut with the holding member, and the support protrusion The blade edge can contact and separate from A cutting blade that spirally cuts the object to be cut, and a support that is provided on the opposite side of the support protrusion and that supports the spirally cut object that is fed out through an opening that opens around the cutting blade. And a member.

Invention of food decoration cutting device according to claim 4 is a support plate engaging portion is locked by the locking portion is provided, a blade plate provided on the supporting plate, opposite the blade plate A screw rod advancing / retreating mechanism that moves and retreats the screw rod in a direction approaching and moving away from the tool board by rotating the handle, and is attached to the tip of the screw rod to hold one of the objects to be cut. A mold having a holding member, a die cutting blade that is arranged between the blade board and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism, allows the holding member to be inserted, and punches the outer shape of the workpiece into a predetermined shape. A cutting member, and a pressing operation unit that is attached to a rear end of the screw rod and presses the holding member in a direction of inserting the holding member into the die cutting blade, and the blade board projects from the holding member side. And pierce the other of the objects to be cut A support protrusion for holding the object to be cut between the holding member, a cutting edge provided so as to be able to contact with and disengage from the support protrusion, and a cutting blade for spirally cutting the object to be cut; opposite to the support protrusion And a support member that supports the object to be cut that is helically cut out through an opening that opens around the cutting blade.

The food decoration device according to claim 5 is the food decoration device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the die-cutting member is detachably attached to the support plate .

  The invention of the food trimming food according to claim 6 is produced by the food trimming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

  The invention of the food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 includes a die cutting step of punching the outer shape of the object to be cut into a predetermined shape, and a spiral cutting step of spirally cutting the object cut by the die cutting step. And.

  The invention of the food decoration cutting method according to claim 8 includes a spiral cutting process for spirally cutting an object to be cut, and a die cutting process for die cutting the outer shape of the object cut by the spiral cutting process into a predetermined shape. And.

  The food decoration cutting method according to claim 9 is the food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a supporting step of supporting the cut and spirally cut object. To do.

  The food decorating method invention according to claim 10 is the food decorating method according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising an extending step of extending the cut and spiral cut object. To do.

  The food decorating method according to claim 11 further comprises an annular forming step of forming the die-cut and spirally cut object in an annular shape in the food decorating method according to claim 7 or 8. It is characterized by.

  The food decorating method according to claim 12 further comprises a twisting step of twisting the die-cut and spirally cut workpiece in the circumferential direction in the food decorating method according to claim 7 or 8. Features.

  The invention of the food decoration method according to claim 13 is the food decoration method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a part of the die cut and spiral cut object is extracted from the outer shape of the object to be cut. It is further characterized by further comprising a second die-cutting step for die-cutting.

  The invention of the cut-off food according to claim 14 is produced by the food-cutting method according to any one of claims 6 to 13.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the die cutting means for punching the outer shape of the workpiece into a predetermined shape, and the spiral cutting means for spirally cutting the workpiece cut by the die cutting means, By providing, it is possible to continuously perform both die cutting and spiral cutting of the object to be cut, greatly improving the utility value of the object to be cut and trimmed, and enabling a wide range of decoration development. .

  According to the second aspect, the die-cut and spirally cut object is supported by the support means, so that the die-cut and spiral-cut object is supported. Since it is possible to always maintain a continuous shape as a single piece without being cut off in the middle, it is possible to increase the commercial value.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the object to be cut is held using the holding member, the outer shape of the object to be cut is cut into a predetermined shape using the pressing mechanism and the die cutting member, and the holding protrusion of the holding member and the tool board is supported. The workpiece is held in between, and the handle is rotated to rotate the holding member and feed the screw while approaching the blade board and spirally cut the workpiece with the cutting blade. By supporting the cut object with a support member, it is possible to continuously perform both the die cutting and the spiral cutting of the object to be cut, greatly improving the utility value of the cut object. And a wide range of decorations can be developed.

According to the fourth aspect, the support plate is locked by the locking portion, the object to be cut is held using the holding member, the pressing operation portion is pressed to press the holding member, and the die cutting blade is inserted. The outer shape of the object to be cut is punched into a predetermined shape, the object to be cut is held between the holding member and the support projection of the blade, and the handle is rotated to rotate the holding member and feed the screw. By cutting the object to be cut spirally with a cutting blade, approaching the blade board, and supporting the die cut and the spirally cut object with a support member, both the die cutting and the spiral cutting of the object to be cut are performed. Can be carried out continuously, greatly improving the utility value of the cut and cut objects, and enabling a wide range of decoration development.

According to the fifth aspect, since the die-cutting member is detachably attached to the support plate , it can be replaced with a different die-cutting blade, and a wide variety of decorative foods can be obtained.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a variety of cut and spiral cut objects can be obtained by producing the decorative food by the food decorative device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects. And greatly improve the utility value and enable a wide range of decorations.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the method includes: a die cutting step for punching the outer shape of the workpiece into a predetermined shape; and a spiral cutting step for spirally cutting the workpiece cut by the die cutting step. The utility value of the cut and cut objects is greatly improved, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the method includes: a spiral cutting process for spirally cutting the workpiece; and a die cutting process for punching the outer shape of the workpiece spirally cut by the spiral cutting process into a predetermined shape. The utility value of the cut and cut objects is greatly improved, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, by providing a support process for supporting the workpiece to be cut by the die cutting and the spiral cutting, the workpiece to be cut by the die cutting and the spiral cutting is always continuous without being divided in the middle. Since the shape as a thing can be maintained, it becomes possible to raise commercial value.

  According to the tenth aspect, by extending the die-cut and spirally cut object, the appearance of the die-cut and spirally cut object is changed, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the eleventh aspect, by forming the cut and spiral cut object in an annular shape, the appearance of the cut and spiral cut object is changed, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the twelfth aspect, by twisting the cut and spiral cut object in the circumferential direction, the appearance of the cut and spiral cut object is changed, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the thirteenth aspect, by cutting a part of the die-cut and spirally cut object smaller than the outer shape of the object to be cut, the appearance of the die-cut and spirally cut object is further improved. A wide variety of decorations can be developed.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, a variety of cut and spiral cut objects can be obtained by producing the cut-off food by the food decoration-cutting method according to any one of the seventh to thirteenth aspects. And greatly improve the utility value and enable a wide range of decorations.

  The perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of the food decorating apparatus which concerns on this invention.   The perspective view which shows the operation state of FIG.   FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a screw rod advance / retreat mechanism of FIG. 1.   The side view which shows the rotation arm of FIG.   The top view which shows the attachment state of the rotation arm of FIG.   The front view which shows the attachment state of the rotation arm of FIG.   The perspective view which shows the tool board of FIG.   The front view which shows the tool board of FIG.   Sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of the rod-shaped body of FIG.   The perspective view which shows the cutting state of the tool board of FIG.   The perspective view which shows the cutting state seen from the other direction of the tool board of FIG.   The front view which shows the 1st modification of the die cutting member of FIG.   The front view which shows the 2nd modification of the die cutting member of FIG.   The perspective view which shows the state which extended | stretched the to-be-cut object cut | disconnected spirally after punching with the punching blade of FIG. 12B.   The perspective view which shows the state which formed the to-be-cut object cut | disconnected spirally after carrying out die cutting with the die cutting blade of FIG. 12B in cyclic | annular form.   The perspective view which shows the state which twisted the to-be-cut object cut | disconnected spirally after punching with the punching blade of FIG. 12B.   FIG. 12B is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a part of an object to be cut that has been spiral cut after being punched with the punching blade of FIG.   The perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the food decorating apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a food decoration cutting device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operating state of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a screw rod advancing / retreating mechanism of FIG. 4 is a side view showing the rotating arm of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the attached state of the rotating arm of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing the attached state of the rotating arm of FIG. In the following embodiment, an example is shown in which a radish is punched and spiral cut as an object to be cut, and both ends of the radish are cut in advance so as to have a predetermined dimension. Moreover, in the following embodiment, the side holding the object to be cut will be described as the front (front) side, and the opposite side will be described as the rear (back) side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the food decoration cutting device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a support base 2 as a support plate , a blade board 3, a die-cutting member 4, a screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5, a pressing mechanism 6, It is roughly composed of

  The support base 2 is formed in a long rectangular shape in plan view and serves as a base for installing the food decoration device 1. The blade board 3 is erected substantially vertically on one side of the support base 2. The screw rod advancing / retreating mechanism 5 is erected in a substantially vertical direction so as to face the die-cutting member 4 at a predetermined interval. The die cutting member 4 is disposed between the blade board 3 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 and is erected substantially vertically. The pressing mechanism 6 is attached to the other side of the support base 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the die cutting member 4 includes a holding frame 7 formed in a rectangular shape, a die cutting blade 8 formed in a heart shape, and the die cutting blade 8 fixed to the holding frame 7. A plurality of vertical cutting blades 9 for cutting a radish as a cut object in the vertical (axial) direction. These vertical cutting blades 9 extend in the outer peripheral direction from the diameter of the radish to be cut.

  Moreover, the die cutting member 4 is detachably attached to the positioning member 10. The positioning member 10 is erected so that the guide grooves 10 a face each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction on the support base 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 includes a cover frame 14, a bracket 15, a support plate 16, a guide portion 18 fixed on the support plate 16 by four screws 17, A rotating arm 19 rotatably attached to the guide portion 18, a screwing member 21 fixed to the rotating arm 19 with two hexagon socket bolts 20, 20, and an upper end of the rotating arm 19 And a long screw rod 23 in which an external thread is engraved in the axial direction, and a handle 24 attached to one end (rear end) of the screw rod 23.

  The cover frame 14 is erected on the support base 11 and is formed in a rectangular box shape having a hollow inside, and a long hole 14 a for allowing the rotation arm 19 to rotate is orthogonal to the screw rod 23 on the upper surface. It is formed in the direction. The bracket 15 is formed in a U-shape when viewed from the front, and its side surface is fixed to a predetermined height on the inner surface of the cover frame 14 by a fixing means such as a screw. A support plate 16 is fixed on the bracket 15.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide portion 18 has two shaft holes 18a and 18a formed at a predetermined interval, and mounting holes 18b and 18b formed in parallel to the shaft holes 18a and 18a. It is equipped with. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotary arm 19 is formed in a square shape when viewed from the side, and at the lower end thereof, the rotary shafts 19 a and 19 a are formed so as to project integrally as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. ing. These rotation shafts 19a, 19a are rotatably mounted in the mounting holes 18b, 18b of the guide portion 18.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the screwing member 21 is formed in a U-shape when viewed from the front, and screwed portions 21 a and 21 a that are notched in a semicircular arc shape are formed on opposite side surfaces. The arc portions of the screwing portions 21 a and 21 a are formed in a blade shape, and these arc portions bite into the valley portion between the threads of the screw rod 23, and the outer circumferential direction with respect to the screw rod 23. It is comprised so that it may become the internal thread screwed together. Moreover, the space | interval of the screwing parts 21a and 21a is set, for example to 12 mm so that it can respond to the pitch of the various length of the screw rod 23. FIG. As a result, it is possible to cope with a screw pitch of the screw rod 23 of 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm, and 12 mm.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the screw rod 23 is slidably mounted in the two shaft holes 18 a and 18 a of the guide portion 18. The screw rod 23 has a fixed dimension until the holding plate 25 fixed to the other end (front end) passes through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4 and a screw on one end (rear end) side. A smooth surface portion 23a that is not provided is formed.

  Therefore, in the position where the rotating arm 19 and the screwing member 21 are shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the screwing portions 21 a and 21 a are not screwed with the screw rod 23, and the screw rod 23 is the guide portion 18. The two shaft holes 18a and 18a are slidable.

  On the other hand, during the cutting operation, the operation knob 22 is operated to rotate the rotating arm 19 and the screwing member 21 to the positions indicated by the solid lines in FIG. Then, the screwing portions 21a and 21a are bitten by their own weights into the valleys between the screw threads of the screw rod 23 and screwed, and the operation knob 22, the rotary arm 19 and the screw rod 23 are screwed into the screw rod 23. It will be in the state where the weight of the combined member 21 is loaded. Thereby, the screw rod 23 can be moved forward and backward in the direction of approaching and moving away from the blade 3 according to the pitch by the turning operation of the handle 24.

  Further, the screw rod 23 is engraved with a screw at a constant pitch, and this pitch is changed depending on the type of the object to be cut. For example, in the case of sweet potato or carrot, the pitch is 3 mm, and in the case of radish, potato or long rice cake 3-4 mm pitch.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a holding plate 25 as a holding member that holds one end of the radish R as an object to be cut is fixed to the other end (tip) of the screw rod 23. . The holding plate 25 is formed in a disc shape, and three locking protrusions 26 for locking one end of the radish R are radially arranged on the side opposite to the fixing side of the screw rod 23. These locking projections 26 are formed with blades at the tips and rounds at the corners of the tips. Thus, by forming a blade at the tip of the locking projection 26, one end of the radish R can be easily held. The holding plate 25 is set to have an outer diameter that allows the holding plate 25 to be inserted through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4.

  The locking projection 26 has three blades arranged radially. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of projections formed in a pointed shape may be arranged. In short, the holding plate 25 is to be cut. Any object may be used as long as it holds one end of the object and prevents the object to be cut from rotating freely. Further, the smooth surface portion 23a is formed to have a certain dimension until the holding plate 25 is inserted through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4, and the cutting of the object to be cut is completed, and the locking projection 26 is formed into the blade board. 3 is formed in a portion located between the screwing portions 21 a and 21 a of the screwing member 21 in a state of approaching 3.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the blade board 3 includes a washer 30, a support protrusion 31, a cutting blade 32, and a long rod-shaped body 33 as a support member formed integrally with the support protrusion 31. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the washer 30 is attached by overlapping two rectangular plates having a thickness of about 2 mm, and one corner of the washer projects to form a circular attachment hole 30a. The support protrusion 31 is a solid round bar having a length of 11 mm, for example, and protrudes on the holding plate 25 side so that the screw rod 23 and the axis coincide with each other. The support protrusion 31 and the rod-shaped body 33 are inserted into the mounting hole 30a, and are fixed to the opening edge of the mounting hole 30a by welding. The support protrusion 31 pierces the other end of the radish R so as to sandwich the radish R between the support plate 25.

  The cutting blade 32 is fixed to the blade 3 together with the washer 30 at a position where a part of the blade edge 32 a comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 31 with screws. And the blade edge 32a of the cutting blade 32 is arrange | positioned so that the outer periphery of the support protrusion 31 may be contacted, as shown in FIG. The cutting blade 32 is formed on the side opposite to the direction in which the support protrusion 31 protrudes, and cuts the radish R spirally along the axial direction while leaving the central portion from the outer peripheral direction toward the center.

  The rod-shaped body 33 is a solid round bar having a length of 135 mm and a diameter of 3 mm, for example, as shown in FIGS. The rod 33 protrudes from the vicinity of the cutting blade 32 on the side opposite to the direction in which the support protrusion 31 protrudes, and supports the spirally cut radish R fed through the opening 34 opened around the cutting blade 32 to be entangled. . Here, since the rod-shaped body 33 is formed integrally with the support protrusion 31, the rod-shaped body 33 protrudes from the support protrusion 31 so that the screw rod 23 and the shaft center coincide with each other.

  In addition, the length of the rod-shaped body 33 can be appropriately changed based on the length of the workpiece in the axial direction. Moreover, the diameter of the rod-shaped body 33 is set in order to make the hole formed at the center of the radish R spirally cut as much as possible in terms of strength.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the opening 34 is formed so as to open largely around the cutting blade 32 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, but the opening 34 is large enough to feed out the radish R to be cut. That's fine. Thus, the mechanical strength of the blade 3 can be increased by forming the opening 34 to be small.

  Next, the pressing mechanism 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pressing mechanism 6 includes two mounting plates 36, a support arm 37, a shaft attachment portion 38, a pressing rod 39, a pressing spring 40, and a guide plate 41.

  The two attachment plates 36 are fixed so as to protrude to the outer side of the end portion of the support base 2. One end of the support arm 37 is pivotally attached to the two attachment plates 36 using a pin 36a, and a long hole 37a is formed at one end to which the pin 36a is attached. Further, the support arm 37 is formed in a U shape, and the other end (upper end) is an operation portion 37b.

  The shaft attachment portion 38 is attached to the corner portion in the middle of the support arm portion 37 using a pin. The push rod 39 has a rear end fixed to the shaft attachment portion 38, and a front end thereof faces a fixed end of the handle 24 of the screw rod 23 in the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5. The push spring 40 is attached to the push rod 39, and always urges the push rod 39 rearward, that is, in a direction away from the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5. The guide plate 41 is erected on the support base 2, and a guide hole 41 a for guiding the movement of the push bar 39 is formed.

  In the pressing mechanism 6 configured as described above, when the operator grips and presses the operating portion 37b, the operating portion 37b rotates counterclockwise around the pin 36a against the urging force of the pressing spring 40. To do. Then, the push rod 39 moves along the guide hole 41 a of the guide plate 41, and its tip presses the fixed end of the handle 24 of the screw rod 23. Thereby, the screw rod 23 moves toward the die-cutting member 4 by the moving stroke of the push rod 39. The moving stroke is defined as a length that allows the holding plate 25 to be inserted into the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4.

  The screw rod 23 is not formed with a thread over the length until the holding plate 25 passes through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4, and is formed with a smooth surface portion 23a. When the tip of the rod 39 presses the fixed end of the handle 24 of the screw rod 23, the screw rod 23 can be moved smoothly.

  The die cutting member 4 and the pressing mechanism 6 constitute the die cutting means of the present application, and the blade board 3 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 constitute the spiral cutting means of the present application.

  Next, the die cutting operation and the spiral cutting operation by the food decoration cutting device 1 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a cutting state of the tool board of FIG. 7, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cutting state of the tool board shown in FIG.

  At the time of the cutting operation, the operator operates the operation knob 22 to rotate the rotating arm 19 about the rotating shaft 19a to the front and the upper side as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The screw member 21 is separated from the screw rod 23, and one end portion of the radish R as an object to be cut is held by using the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the operator grips and pushes the operation portion 37b, and the operation portion 37b rotates counterclockwise about the pin 36a against the urging force of the push spring 40. Then, the push rod 39 moves along the guide hole 41 a of the guide plate 41, and its tip presses the fixed end of the handle 24 of the screw rod 23. Thereby, the screw rod 23 moves toward the die cutting member 4 by the moving stroke of the push rod 39, and the holding plate 25 is inserted into the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4. At this time, the radish R is die-cut into a heart shape by the die-cutting blade 8 and at the same time, the periphery thereof is vertically cut by the vertical cutting blade 9.

  Further, the screw rod 23 is slid into the shaft holes 18 a and 18 a of the guide portion 18, the other end of the radish R is pierced into the support protrusion 31, and between the support protrusion 31 and the locking protrusion 26 of the holding plate 25. Hold the radish R.

  Next, when the operation knob 22 is operated again and the screwing member 21 is turned downward about the turning shaft 19a as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the screwing portions 21a and 21a are rotated. Is self-weighted and bites into the valley between the thread of the screw rod 23 and is screwed, and the weight of the operation knob 22, the rotating arm 19 and the screwing member 21 is loaded on the screw rod 23. It becomes a state.

  When the handle 24 is turned from this state, the screw rod 23 advances in the direction approaching the blade 3 according to the pitch. Then, when the screw rod 23 approaches the blade board 3 and is pressed against the cutting blade 32 of the blade board 3 while rotating the radish R by the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25, the cutting blade 32 is shown in FIG. And as shown in FIG. 11, the radish R is cut | disconnected spirally along an axial direction, leaving a center part toward the center from an outer peripheral direction.

  The radish R, which has been cut and spiral cut, is partially fed out of the opening 34 gradually, entangled with the rod-shaped body 33, and supported by the rod-shaped body 33 as an integral object. Become. In addition, the radish R that has been die-cut and spirally cut has a small hole formed by the support protrusion 31 at the center thereof.

  When the die cutting operation and the spiral cutting operation of the radish R are completed and the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25 approaches the cutting blade 32, the smooth surface portion 23a of the screw rod 23 is the screwing portion of the screwing member 21. When the handle 24 is rotated, it only rotates idly and the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25 does not approach the cutting blade 32 side.

  Next, a modified example of the die cutting member will be described. 12A is a front view showing a first modification of the die cutting member of FIG. 1, and FIG. 12B is a front view showing a second modification of the die cutting member of FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is demonstrated to the part which is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment, or respond | corresponds.

  In the first modification of the die cutting member shown in FIG. 12A, the die cutting blade 8a is formed in a star shape. Moreover, in the 2nd modification of the die cutting member shown to FIG. 12B, the die cutting blade 8b is formed in the petal shape of a plum. In addition to the star shape, the plum petal shape, and the heart shape in the first embodiment, the die cutting blade may be, for example, pine, bamboo, crane, turtle, Kotobuki, Fuji, butterfly, autumn leaves, chestnut, cocoon , Ginkgo, chrysanthemum, leaves, cocoons, spades, clubs, diamonds, battledore, Suehiro, sailboats, kites, turtle shells, fumei, cocoons, eggplants, trees, matsutake, etc. Any shape can be used. The radish R cut and spiral cut in this way is used as follows.

  For example, the radish R cut into a spiral shape after being cut into plum petals is decorated as shown in FIGS. Specifically, FIG. 13 shows a radish R1 obtained by extending an object to be cut after being cut by the die cutting blade 8b shown in FIG. 12B. FIG. 14 shows a radish R2 in which an object to be cut spirally formed after being punched by the punching blade 8b of FIG. 12B is formed in an annular shape. FIG. 15 shows a radish R3 in which an object to be cut spirally cut after being punched by the punching blade 8b of FIG. 12B is twisted in the circumferential direction. The shape of the radish R3 is easily formed into a so-called twisted plum shape. FIG. 16 shows a radish R4 in which a part of an object to be cut which has been spirally cut after being punched by the punching blade 8b of FIG. 12B is further punched. In FIG. 16, a part of the object to be cut that has been die cut and spiral cut is formed by die cutting using a die cutting tool that is smaller than the outer shape of the object to be cut.

  In this way, the die cut and spiral cut object is elongated, formed into a ring shape, and twisted in the circumferential direction, thereby changing the appearance of the die cut and spiral cut object and enabling a wide range of decoration development. . In addition, by cutting a part of the die cut and spiral cut object smaller than the outer shape of the cut object, the appearance of the die cut and spiral cut object is changed to a wider variety. It is possible to develop a wide range of decorations. If a large number of workpieces having different shapes are combined, a wider variety of decorations can be developed.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the die cutting means including the die cutting member 4 and the pressing mechanism 6 and the spiral cutting means including the blade board 3 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 are provided. Both die cutting and spiral cutting of R can be performed continuously, and the utility value of die-cut and decorated radish R can be greatly improved, and a wide range of decoration can be developed.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the radish R that has been die cut and spirally cut is supported by the rod-shaped body 33, so that the radish R that has been spirally cut is not divided in the middle and is always continuous. Therefore, the product value can be increased.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the holding plate 25 is used to hold the radish R, the pressing mechanism 6 and the die-cutting member 4 are used to die-cut the outer shape of the radish R, and the holding plate 25 and the blade are cut out. The radish R is held between the support projections 31 of the board 3, the handle 24 is rotated to rotate the holding plate 25, and the screw is fed while approaching the blade board 3, and the radish R is spirally cut by the cutting blade 32. In addition, by supporting the spirally cut radish R with the rod-shaped body 33, it is possible to continuously perform both the die cutting and the spiral cutting of the radish R. It is greatly improved and a wide range of decoration can be developed.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, since the die cutting member 4 is detachably attached to the positioning member 10 erected on the support base 2, it can be replaced with a different die cutting blade. Since a wide variety of decorated foods can be obtained by the food decorating apparatus 1 on the stand, versatility can be greatly improved.

  And the cut-off food of this embodiment is made by the food cut-out device 1, so that the radish R that has been die-cut and spiral cut is made into a wide variety, greatly improving the utility value, and wide range of decoration development. Is possible.

  Various modifications can be made to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the radish R is cut out after being cut, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the radish R may be cut out after being cut. Even if it does in this way, the effect similar to the said embodiment is acquired. However, handling of an object to be cut is easier in the process of spiral cutting after die cutting as in the above embodiment.

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FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the food decorating apparatus according to the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the part which is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment, or respond | corresponds, and only a different structure is demonstrated.

  In the food decoration cutting device 50 shown in FIG. 17, a locking portion 51 for locking the support table 2 to the cooking table 52 is integrally formed along the width direction of the end portion of the support table 2.

  Further, in this embodiment, instead of the pressing mechanism 6 of the first embodiment, a pressing operation portion 53 is formed on one end (rear end) side of the screw rod 23 of the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 in a direction orthogonal to the screw rod 23. Is fixed. The pressing operation portion 53 is formed in a rod shape and has a length that can be gripped by an operator with both hands, and the center in the longitudinal direction is a fixed portion to the screw rod 23. A handle 24 that rotates the holding plate 25 via the screw rod 23 is fixed to the pressing operation portion 53. The handle 24 is attached so as to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to the pressing operation portion 53 at a position shifted in any direction from the longitudinal center of the pressing operation portion 53.

  As in the first embodiment, the screw rod 23 has a certain dimension until the holding plate 25 fixed to the other end (tip) passes through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4, and one end (rear). On the (end) side, a smooth surface portion 23a not formed with a screw is formed. Accordingly, when the pressing operation portion 53 is pressed and the holding plate 25 is inserted through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4 via the screw rod 23, the screw rod 23 can be moved smoothly.

  Next, the die cutting operation and the spiral cutting operation by the food decoration cutting device 50 of this embodiment will be described.

  At the time of cutting work, after the support base 2 is locked using the locking part 51, one end of the radish R as the object to be cut is held using the locking protrusion 26 of the holding plate 25. To do.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the operator grips the pressing operation portion 53, and the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25 pushes in the direction in which the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4 is inserted. Then, the screw rod 23 moves toward the die cutting member 4, and the holding plate 25 is inserted through the die cutting blade 8 of the die cutting member 4. At this time, the radish R is die-cut into a heart shape by the die-cutting blade 8 and at the same time, the periphery thereof is vertically cut by the vertical cutting blade 9.

  Further, the pressing operation portion 53 is pushed to move the screw rod 23, and the other end portion of the radish R die-cut into a heart shape is pierced into the support protrusion 31, thereby the engagement protrusion of the support protrusion 31 and the holding plate 25. The radish R that has been die-cut with 26 is sandwiched.

  Next, when the operating knob 22 is operated to rotate the screwing member 21 downward about the rotating shaft 19a as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the screwing portions 21a and 21a are moved. A state in which the weight of the operation knob 22, the rotating arm 19, and the screwing member 21 is loaded on the screw rod 23 by biting into the valley between the screw threads of the screw rod 23 by its own weight. It becomes.

  When the handle 24 is turned from this state, the screw rod 23 advances in the direction approaching the blade 3 according to the pitch. Then, when the screw rod 23 approaches the blade board 3 and is pressed against the cutting blade 32 of the blade board 3 while rotating the radish R by the locking projection 26 of the holding plate 25, the cutting blade 32 is turned into the radish R. Is spirally cut along the axial direction while leaving the central portion from the outer peripheral direction toward the center.

  Then, the spirally cut radish R is partially sent out from the opening 34 gradually, entangled with the rod-shaped body 33 sequentially, and is supported by the rod-shaped body 33 as an integral body. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, the support base 2 is locked by the locking portion 51, the radish R is held using the holding plate 25, and the pressing operation portion 53 is pressed to press the holding plate 25. The radish R is inserted into the die cutting blade 8, the outer shape of the radish R is punched into a heart shape, the radish R is held between the holding plate 25 and the support protrusion 31 of the blade 3 and the handle 24 is rotated. The holding plate 25 is rotated and screwed while approaching the blade board 3, the radish R is spirally cut by the cutting blade 32, and the die-cut and spirally cut radish R is supported by the rod-shaped body 33, whereby the radish Both the R die cutting and the spiral cutting can be performed continuously, the utility value of the radish R cut out can be greatly improved, and a wide variety of decorations can be developed.

    Further, according to the present embodiment, since the pressing operation portion 53 is directly fixed to one end (rear end) side of the screw rod 23 of the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5, the structure is simplified as compared with the first embodiment, The number of parts can be greatly reduced, and the longitudinal dimension of the apparatus can be shortened.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the radish R is spirally cut has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the bulk food such as lump vegetables such as carrots and lump processed meat such as sausage and ham is spirally cut It is also applicable to.

In the first and second embodiments, the die cutting member 4 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction with respect to the blade board 3, and the screw rod 23 is advanced and retracted in the horizontal direction. Without being limited thereto, for example, the die-cutting member 4 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 are installed above the cutter plate 3 provided horizontally on the support plate , and the screw rod 23 is placed vertically with respect to the cutter plate 3. You may make it move forward and backward. Of course, the food decorating device main body is configured in such a positional relationship that the die cutting member 4 and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 are obliquely above the blade board 3, and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 is advanced and retracted in a tilting direction. You may do it.

  In this case, when the rod-shaped body 33 is used as a support member, the spirally cut radish R may not be supported by gravity, and therefore, for example, a support member formed in a curved shape or a spiral shape is used. The spirally cut radish R needs to be gently dropped or directly received by the receiving portion as described above.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the handle 24 of the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 is rotated to cut the radish R in a spiral manner. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is described in Japanese Patent No. 1555468 by the present applicant. As shown, the holding plate 25 may be rotated using the driving force of the motor, and the radish R may be spirally cut using the rotational force.

  In each of the above embodiments, the screw rod 23 of the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 5 is manually pressed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pressure rod 23 is pressed using driving means such as fluid pressure or an electric motor. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food decoration cutting device 2 Support stand 3 Tool board 4 Die cutting member 5 Screw rod advance / retreat mechanism 6 Pressing mechanism 7 Holding frame 8 Die cutting blade 10 Positioning member 19 Rotating arm 23 Operation knob 24 Handle 25 Holding plate 26 Locking protrusion 31 Support projection 32 Cutting blade 33 Rod-shaped body 34 Opening portion 36 Mounting plate 37 Support arm 38 Axle mounting portion 39 Push rod 40 Push spring 41 Guide plate 50 Food decoration device 51 Locking portion 52 Cooking table 53 Press operation portion

Claims (14)

A die cutting means for punching the outer shape of the workpiece into a predetermined shape;
Spiral cutting means for spirally cutting an object cut by the die cutting means;
A food decoration cutting device comprising: In the food decoration device according to claim 1,
A food decoration cutting apparatus, further comprising support means for supporting the cut and spirally cut workpiece. A tool board provided on the support plate ;
A screw rod advancing / retreating mechanism that is disposed to face the tool plate and advances and retracts the screw rod in a direction approaching and moving away from the tool plate by a turning operation of a handle;
A holding member attached to the tip of the screw rod and holding one of the objects to be cut;
A die-cutting member that is disposed between the blade board and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism, has a die-cutting blade through which the holding member can be inserted, and die-cuts the outer shape of the object to be cut into a predetermined shape,
A pressing mechanism that presses the holding member in a direction of insertion through the die cutting blade,
The tool board is
A support protrusion that protrudes on the holding member side, pierces the other of the object to be cut, and sandwiches the object to be cut with the holding member;
A cutting blade provided with a blade edge so as to be able to contact and separate from the support protrusion, and to cut the object to be cut spirally;
A support member that is provided on the opposite side of the support protrusion and supports the object to be cut that is helically cut out through an opening that opens around the cutting blade;
A food decoration cutting device characterized by comprising: A support plate provided with a locking portion and locked by the locking portion;
A tool board provided on the support plate ;
A screw rod advancing / retreating mechanism that is disposed to face the tool plate and advances and retracts the screw rod in a direction approaching and moving away from the tool plate by a turning operation of a handle;
A holding member attached to the tip of the screw rod and holding one of the objects to be cut;
A die-cutting member that is disposed between the blade board and the screw rod advance / retreat mechanism, has a die-cutting blade through which the holding member can be inserted, and die-cuts the outer shape of the object to be cut into a predetermined shape,
A pressing operation unit that is attached to a rear end of the screw rod and presses the holding member in a direction of inserting the holding member into the die cutting blade;
The tool board is
A support protrusion that protrudes on the holding member side, pierces the other of the object to be cut, and sandwiches the object to be cut with the holding member;
A cutting blade provided with a blade edge so as to be able to contact and separate from the support protrusion, and to cut the object to be cut spirally;
A support member that is provided on the opposite side of the support protrusion and supports the object to be cut that is helically cut out through an opening that opens around the cutting blade;
A food decoration cutting device characterized by comprising: The food decoration device according to claim 3 or 4,
The food trimming apparatus, wherein the die cutting member is detachably attached to the support plate .   A decorated food produced by the food decoration device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A die cutting step for die cutting the outer shape of the workpiece into a predetermined shape;
A spiral cutting step of spirally cutting the workpiece cut by the die cutting step;
A food decoration cutting method comprising: A spiral cutting process for spirally cutting the workpiece;
A die cutting step of die cutting the outer shape of the workpiece spirally cut by the spiral cutting step into a predetermined shape;
A food decoration cutting method comprising: The food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8,
A food decoration cutting method, further comprising a supporting step of supporting the die-cut and spirally cut object. The food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8,
The food decoration cutting method characterized by further comprising the extending process which expands the to-be-cut object cut by the die cutting and the spiral cutting. The food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8,
The food decoration cutting method characterized by further comprising the cyclic | annular formation process which forms the said to-be-cut object cut | disconnected by the said die cutting and the spiral cut in cyclic | annular form. The food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8,
A food decoration cutting method, further comprising a twisting process of twisting the die-cut and spirally cut workpiece in the circumferential direction. The food decoration cutting method according to claim 7 or 8,
The food decoration cutting method characterized by further comprising the 2nd die cutting process which die-cuts a part of the to-be-cut object cut by the said die cutting and the spiral cut smaller than the external shape of the said to-be-cut object.   14. A decorated food produced by the food decorating method according to any one of claims 7 to 13.

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