JP7207779B2 - peeling tool - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to peeling implements.

There is a peeling device for peeling the dry epidermis (hereinafter simply referred to as skin) of large quantities of onions. For example, the automatic skin peeling device described in Patent Document 1 includes a supporting board that moves in a fixed direction, an onion root core removing member, and a slitting member that vertically slits the onion skin. , and a bud core removing cutter for removing the bud core of the onion, which is installed at a position corresponding to the root core removing member on the lower side of the support plate. In this automatic peeling device, an onion is placed in an inverted state in a cylindrical support hole of a support board, and when the onion reaches the position of the root core removal member due to the movement of the support board, the root core removal member removes the root core. At the same time, the core removal cutter cuts the core. Next, when the onion reaches the position of the slitting member, the slitting member makes a plurality of slits in the skin in the vertical direction.

Onions come in various sizes and shapes, and a peeling device such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 may leave unpeeled skins in the case of excessively large or small onions or irregularly shaped onions. , The roots and shoots may not be removed completely or may be removed excessively, resulting in a large amount of loss.

Therefore, in the case of onions that are not uniform in size and shape, manual labor is preferable or unavoidable. For manual peeling, for example, a knife (kitchen knife) and an air blow gun for ejecting air are used. Specifically, the handle of the knife and the grip of the air blow gun are held in one hand, and the root and bud core of the onion held in the other hand are excised with the knife, and then air is blown out from the air blow gun. Remove by blowing off the skin.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-135570

However, during work while holding the knife and the air blow gun with one hand, the handle of the knife and the grip of the air blow gun tend to be misaligned. As a result, the hands of the workers are particularly prone to fatigue, and the work while suppressing the slippage causes the palms of the workers to peel off. As a result, the working efficiency of peeling is lowered.

Then, an object of this invention is to provide the peeling tool which suppresses the fall of working efficiency.

A peeling tool of the present invention includes a blade body, an air ejection part, a switching part, and a handle. The blade has a cutting edge formed on one edge in the blade width direction. The air ejection part ejects air from the ejection port. The switching unit switches between on and off of the air ejection. The handle supports the blade body, the air ejection portion, and the switching portion. The handle has a first handle, a second handle, and a positioning mechanism. The first handle extends in one direction and has a blade connected to one end thereof. The second handle portion extends in one direction, and is connected to one end with an air ejection portion with the ejection port directed in a direction intersecting the extending direction, and is provided with a switching portion. The positioning mechanism positions the second handle with respect to the first handle with the first handle and the second handle aligned in the direction of the one end sides and overlapping each other in the thickness direction of the blade body. decide. The positioning mechanism has a first engaging member fixed to the first handle and a second engaging member fixed to the second handle. Both ends of the first engaging member in the blade width direction protrude toward the second grip portion, and the projecting tip is bent in a U-shape to form a first engaging portion. The second engaging member protrudes in a T-shape from the second handle side, and the second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion is provided at each end in the blade width direction of the protruding tip. It can be inserted into and removed from the first engaging member in the blade direction orthogonal to the blade width direction and the blade thickness direction.

In the state where the second handle is positioned with respect to the first handle, it is preferable that the air ejection port faces the edge of the blade in the width direction of the blade.

It is preferable that the first engaging member further includes a regulating member. The regulating member is provided at one end of the first engaging member in the blade direction, and is contacted by the second engaging member inserted into the first engaging member to prevent movement of the second engaging member in the blade direction. regulate.

It is preferable that the first handle and the second handle are positioned such that the second handle is positioned on the worker's side and the first handle is positioned on the outside during the peeling operation.

It is preferable to have a knife having a blade and a first handle, and an air blow gun having an air ejection part, a switching part and a second handle.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is suppressed that the working efficiency of the worker who peels a skin falls.

1 is a schematic diagram of a peeling implement; FIG. It is explanatory drawing of peeling. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a peeling implement; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the positioning mechanism; FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows another embodiment of a pin, (A) is explanatory drawing of the state which detached from the recessed part, and (B) is the state which was inserted in the recessed part. FIG. 10 is a perspective exploded view of the peeling tool showing another embodiment of the plate-like member; FIG. 11 is a perspective exploded view showing a positioning mechanism of another embodiment; FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view showing a reference example of a positioning mechanism;

The peeler 11 shown in FIG. 1 comprises a peeling implement 12 and a compressor 13 . The peeling tool 12 is an example of a peeling tool for removing the epidermis, which is the dry leaf sheath of an onion (hereinafter simply referred to as "skin"). The peeling tool 12 can also be used as a tool for peeling dry skins such as garlic in addition to onions. The compressor 13 compresses air (air) and sends it out as compressed air. The peeling implement 12 is used in connection with the compressor 13 .

The peeling tool 12 includes a blade body 16 , an air ejection part 17 , a switching part 18 and a handle 19 . The handle 19 includes a first handle portion 21, a second handle portion 22, and a positioning mechanism 23 (see FIG. 3), the details of which will be described later using another drawing.

In this example, the peeling tool 12 is composed of a knife 12A, an air blow gun 12B, a positioning mechanism 23 (see FIG. 3), and the like. The knife 12A includes a blade body 16 and a handle that is a first handle 21. As shown in FIG. The air blow gun 12</b>B includes an air ejection portion 17 , a switching portion 18 and a grip as a second handle portion 22 and is connected to the compressor 13 . In this way, the peeling tool 12 may be configured using the knife 12A and the air blow gun 12B, with the handle of the knife 12A as the first handle 21 and the grip of the air blow gun 12B as the second handle 22. These and the positioning mechanism 23 may form the handle 19 .

The blade 16 is for cutting the root portion 32b (see FIG. 2) where the root 32a (see FIG. 2) grows and the bud core portion 32c (see FIG. 2) of the onion. The blade body 16 has a blade 31 formed with a cutting edge 31a at one edge in the blade width direction X. As shown in FIG. The blade body 16 of this example has a blade 31 only on one edge in the blade width direction X, and the other edge has a ridge 31b. However, the blade body 16 is not limited to this example. A blade provided in the region may also be used. The blade 16 cuts the onion along the planes P1 and P2 (see FIG. 2) intersecting the direction of the stem of the onion to cut off the root portion 32b and the bud core portion 32c. Note that the onion is denoted by reference numeral 32 in FIG.

The air blowing part 17 is for blowing air to the onion from which the root part 32b and the bud core part 32c have been excised. The air ejection part 17 ejects the compressed air sent from the compressor 13 from an ejection port 17a formed at the tip. The ejection port 17a is brought close to the onion from which the root portion 32b and the sprout core portion 32c have been removed, and air is ejected to blow the onion, thereby peeling and removing the skin.

The switching unit 18 is for switching on and off of the air ejection from the air ejection unit 17 . The switching portion 18 of this example is a substantially rod-shaped lever that is swingably attached to the air ejection portion 17. One end of the upper side in FIG. side is an operation unit operated by the operator. The switching portion 18 is swingable about the mounting portion between an initial position where the operation portion is separated from the second handle portion 22 and a position closer to the second handle portion 22 than the initial position. , is urged toward the initial position via the control member 33 . In FIG. 1, the case of the initial position is drawn with a solid line, and the case of the close position is drawn with a two-dot chain line. The control member 33 is provided between the switching portion 18 and the second handle portion 22, controls on and off of the air ejection, and is controlled by displacing the operation portion between the initial position and the close position. Air ejection is switched between off and on via the member 33 . The initial position turns the ejection off and the close position turns it on. However, the switching unit 18 and the switching mechanism for blowing air are not limited to this example, and various known switching mechanisms may be used. Also, in this example, a lever is used as the switching portion 18, but by pressing and releasing the button provided on the air ejection portion 17 or the second handle portion 22, the air ejection is switched on and off. good too.

The air blowing part 17 and the switching part 18 are not limited to the air blow gun 12B. For example, a commercially available rod-shaped air ejection nozzle device that can be used by connecting to the compressor 13 and the switching portion 18 provided in this air ejection nozzle device may be used.

The handle 19 supports the blade body 16 , the air ejection portion 17 and the switching portion 18 . The handle 19 extends in a direction Z (hereinafter referred to as the blade direction) orthogonal to the blade width direction X and the thickness direction (hereinafter referred to as the blade thickness direction) Y of the blade body 16, and is used for peeling. is a grasped portion that is grasped by the operator.

The first handle portion 21 is formed in a columnar shape extending in the blade direction Z as one direction, and is connected by fixing the blade body 16 to one end face. However, as long as the blade body 16 is connected to one end side of the first handle portion 21, the connecting portion need not be the end surface.

The second handle portion 22 is formed in a columnar shape extending in the blade direction Z, similarly to the first handle portion 21, and has an air ejection portion 17 connected to one end thereof and a switching portion 18 provided. The one end side of the second handle portion 22 to which the air ejection portion 17 is connected is aligned with the one end side of the first handle portion 21 to which the blade body 16 is connected. The second handle portion 22 and the first handle portion 21 overlap each other in the blade thickness direction Y. As shown in FIG. The air ejection portion 17 is fixed to the second handle portion 22 with the ejection port 17a directed in a direction intersecting with the blade direction Z in which the second handle portion 22 extends. That is, the ejection port 17a faces in a direction other than the direction in which the tip 16t of the blade 16 faces in the direction Z of the blade. As a result, when the air is jetted toward the onion, it is possible to prevent the hand that holds the onion from being damaged by, for example, the cutting edge 16t. Therefore, it is possible to quickly switch between the cutting process of cutting the root part 32b and the bud core part 32c (see FIG. 2) using the blade body 16 and the peeling process of peeling the skin using the air ejection part 17. Efficient.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the state where the second handle 22 is positioned with respect to the first handle 21, the air ejection port 17a of the air ejection portion 17 faces toward the cutting edge 31a in the blade width direction X. is preferred, and so is the case in this example. That is, the ejection port 17a is oriented to the left, in which the cutting edge 31a faces, in the blade width direction X, which is the horizontal direction in FIG. As a result, the cutting process can be performed by either cutting the onion by moving the cutting edge 31a downward or cutting the onion by moving the cutting edge 31a upward. However, the amount of rotation of the operator's wrist or the like in switching between the excision process and the peeling process can be reduced compared to the case where the ejection port 17a faces the ridge 31b side in the blade width direction X. As a result, workers are less likely to get tired, and a decrease in work efficiency is suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the positioning mechanism 23 is for positioning the second handle 22 with respect to the first handle 21 . The positioning mechanism 23 aligns the first grip portion 21 and the second grip portion 22 with the one end side to which the blade body 16 is connected and the one end side to which the air ejection portion 17 is connected as described above. , and positioned so as to overlap each other in the blade thickness direction Y.

The positioning mechanism 23 has a recessed portion 41 and a projecting portion 42 (see FIG. 4). The concave portion 41 is provided on either one of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22, and is provided on the first handle portion 21 in this example. The projecting portion 42 is formed by a pin 43 in this example, and the tip of the pin 43 is used as the projecting portion 42 . It is fixed to the other of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 and protrudes to one side, that is, toward one side. The protrusion 42 in this example is fixed to the second handle 22 and protrudes toward the first handle 21 . The projecting portion 42 can be inserted into and removed from the recessed portion 41, that is, can be inserted and removed.

By inserting the projecting portion 42 into the recessed portion 41, the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 are positioned. Therefore, the first handle portion 21 that supports the blade 16 and the second handle portion 22 that supports the air ejection portion 17 and the switching portion 18 are used in any of the cutting process, the peeling process, and switching between these processes. Positional deviation is suppressed. Specifically, the sliding movement between the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is suppressed. Therefore, since the operator is prevented from misaligning or correcting the misalignment only by the grip force, it is possible to suppress re-holding and to reduce hand fatigue, thereby suppressing a decrease in work efficiency. In addition, since the hand is less likely to get tired, a decrease in grip strength is suppressed, and an accident such as cutting the hand with the blade body 16 due to fatigue is prevented.

Further, the blade 16 and the air ejection portion 17 may be subject to maintenance, inspection, and maintenance (hereinafter collectively referred to as maintenance work). For example, in the case of the blade body 16, maintenance work such as sharpening the blade 31 is performed approximately once every two days, depending on the amount of peeling per day. When the blade 31 is to be sharpened, it is easier to perform the polishing work if it is separated from the air blowing portion 17 and the like, and it is easier to polish the entire area of the blade 31 with certainty. Also, the air blowing portion 17 can be inspected more reliably and can be prevented from being injured by the blade 16 when it is separated from the blade 16 . A method of fixing the first handle 21 and the second handle 22 together by wrapping them with, for example, adhesive tape can also suppress the positional deviation between the first handle 21 and the second handle 22, but the blade Winding and peeling the adhesive tape each time the body 16 and the air ejection portion 17 are integrated and separated is inefficient. In addition, in the case of an adhesive tape, since the adhesive is left unpeeled, dirt on the unpeeled portion may cause unsanitary conditions, and it takes time to remove the unpeeled portion. In this regard, since the protrusion 42 in the recess 41 can be easily pulled out of the recess 41, the first handle 21 and the second handle 22 can be easily separated and connected to each other. The blade body 16, the air ejection portion 17 and the switching portion 18 are easily separated from each other. Therefore, the maintenance work for the blade body 16 and the air ejection part 17 can be easily performed, and the start of the maintenance work and the switching from the maintenance work to the peeling process can be made more quickly. As a result, all work, including maintenance work, is made more efficient.

The recessed portion 41 may be a hole formed directly in the first handle portion 21, which is also the case in this example. Since the first handle portion 21 of this example is made of wood or plastic which is easy to cut, it is easy to form a hole. Therefore, the recessed portion 41 is formed by cutting. Thus, the recessed portion 41 does not have to be provided as a member, and even a hole formed in the first handle portion 21 is regarded as the recessed portion 41 . However, for example, even if a depression forming member having the depression 41 formed thereon is attached to the first handle portion 21, it does not matter because the projecting portion 42 can be inserted and removed. Examples of the recess-forming member include a ring-shaped member formed with a through hole functioning as the recess 41 and a plate-shaped member formed with a bottomed hole that is the recess 41 . Such a recess forming member can be used when the recess cannot be directly formed in either the first handle portion 21 or the second handle portion 22 .

When the recessed portion 41 is a hole formed directly in the first handle portion 21, it is preferable that the recessed portion 41 and the projecting portion 42 are paired. By forming a pair of recessed portions 41 and providing a pair of protruding portions 42 to be inserted and removed from each of them, the positions of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 are set at two positions. Therefore, positional displacement including rotation of the first grip portion 21 and the second grip portion 22 extending in one direction, specifically, slide rotation in addition to slide movement is suppressed. Note that a pair includes two or more pairs. Moreover, a pair means at least two, and the number does not necessarily have to be a multiple of two, and an odd number of at least three is also acceptable.

The pair of recessed portions 41 are preferably formed side by side in the direction in which the first handle portion 21 extends, and this example also does so. Thereby, the rotation of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is more reliably suppressed. The distance between the pair of recessed portions 41 is such that the dimension in the blade width direction X between the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is short (in this example, as shown in FIG. 1, the first handle portion 21 is ), from the viewpoint of more reliably suppressing the rotation of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 .

The positioning mechanism 23 preferably includes a plate-like member 46 and a pair of screws 47, and preferably has a pair of screw holes (female threads) 50 formed in the surface of the second handle portion 22, and this example also does so. ing. In this example, the plate member 46 has a rectangular shape extending in the same direction as the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22, but may have a shape other than the rectangular shape. A pair of first through holes 51 are formed in the plate member 46 at positions overlapping the pair of screw holes 50 . The screw 47 is screwed into the screw hole 50 to fix the plate member 46 to the second handle portion 22 . It should be noted that a pair of screws 47 and screw holes 50 also includes two or more pairs. Moreover, a pair means at least two, and the number does not necessarily have to be a multiple of two, and an odd number of at least three is also acceptable.

When the plate member 46 is used, the protruding portion 42 may protrude from the facing surface 46A facing the first handle portion 21 among the member surfaces of the plate member 46 . For example, the projecting portion 42 may be directly formed on the facing surface 46A, or may be formed using a pin 43 which is a separate member from the plate member 46 as in this example. As described above, since the positioning mechanism 23 can be constituted by the plate-like member 46 and the screw 47, the peeling tool 12 can be easily obtained even by using the commercially available knife 12A or air blow gun 12B. Note that the projecting portion 42 may be formed directly on the second handle portion 22 without using the plate-like member 46 . For example, the pin 43 can be fixed to the surface of the second handle portion 22 by welding or bonding with an adhesive. Note that the pin 43 in this example is made of metal.

In this example, the axial length of the pin 43 is larger than the thickness (dimension in the blade thickness direction Y) of the plate member 46, and the pin 43 forms the projecting portion 42 as described above. Therefore, a second through hole 52 is formed in the plate-like member 46 at a position overlapping the recessed portion 41 . The pin 43 is inserted through the second through hole 52 from the facing surface (member surface on the side opposite to the facing surface 46A) 46B of the plate member 46 facing the second handle portion 22, whereby the tip of the pin 43 faces It is formed to protrude from the surface 46A. Therefore, in this example, the plate-like member 46 is fixed to the second handle portion 22 with the screw 47 while the pin 43 is inserted through the second through hole 52 . By using the plate member 46 in which the pin 43 and the second through hole 52 are formed in this manner, the projecting portion 42 is easily formed.

The pair of screw holes 50 are preferably formed side by side in the direction in which the second handle 22 extends, and this is the case in this example as well. As a result, the fixing of the plate-like member 46 to the second handle portion 22 is more stable, and positional deviation including rotation between the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is suppressed for a longer period of time. It is preferable that the distance between the pair of screw holes 50 is larger than the dimension of the second handle 22 in the blade width direction X from the viewpoint of fixing the plate member 46 more stably.

When there is a pair of recessed portions 41, that is, when there are two or more recessed portions 41, the number of second through holes 52 in the plate-like member 46 may be one or two or more. For example, even if two recessed portions 41 are formed, only one projecting portion 42 may be formed using a plate-like member (not shown) having one second through hole 52 . However, from the viewpoint of more reliably suppressing the rotation of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22, it is preferable to allow all of the recesses 41 to function. , the plate member 46 in which the second through holes 52 are formed.

The positional relationship in the blade thickness direction Y between the first grip portion 21 and the second grip portion 22 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to consider the gripping mode of the operator during the peeling process, that is, during the peeling operation. In this example, the arrangement of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is set so that the second handle portion 22 is positioned on the operator side and the first handle portion 21 is positioned on the outside side. It is positioned in the arranged state. That is, the mode shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is a mode in which the handle 19 is held in the right hand to peel the skin. As a result, while the handle 19 is held, the blade body 16 is positioned outside the air ejection portion 17 . Therefore, injury or the like caused by the blade body 16 can be more reliably prevented, and the worker's work efficiency can be improved due to the sense of security.

The first through hole 51 is preferably formed so that the head 47t of the screw 47 does not protrude from the facing surface 46A. As shown in FIG. 4, the first through-hole 51 of this example is formed with a counterbore portion by counterbore processing. It is flush with the facing surface 46A. As a result, the head 47t does not interfere with the plate-like member 46 and the first handle portion 21 having a flat opposing surface facing the plate-like member 46, so that the posture of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is adjusted. becomes more stable. Similarly, the second through hole 52 is preferably formed so that the head 43t of the pin 43 does not protrude from the facing surface 46B, and this example also does so. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the second through-hole 52 is similarly formed with a spot facing portion, and the head portion 43t is accommodated in this spot facing portion so that the head portion 43t and the opposing surface 46B are flush with each other. I have to. As a result, the head 43t does not interfere with the plate-like member 46 and the second handle portion 22 having a flat facing surface facing the plate-like member 46, so that the posture of the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 does not change. has become more stable.

Instead of the metal pin 43, an elastically deformable pin 63 may be used as shown in FIG. The pin 63 is made of an elastically deformable material, and is elastically deformed in a shrinking direction when pressed, but returns to its original state when the pressure is released. The diameter (diameter of the shaft) of the pin 63 is slightly larger than the diameter of the recess 41 as shown in FIG. 5A. In FIG. 5, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1, 3 are assigned to the same members as those in FIGS.

The diameter of the pin 63 is only slightly larger than the diameter of the recessed portion 41, and the pin 63 is elastically deformed in the direction of contraction in the radial direction. It can be inserted into and removed from the portion 41 . Therefore, in the inserted state, positional deviation between the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 is suppressed in any scene during the cutting process, the peeling process, and switching between these processes. Further, since the projecting portion 42 formed by the pin 63 is elastically deformed according to the size of the recessed portion 41, the projecting portion 42 and the recessed portion 41 are pressed against each other, and the projecting portion 42 is held by the recessed portion 41. become a state. As a result, it is difficult to detach during the cutting process, the peeling process, or during switching between these processes. On the other hand, since the diameter of the pin 63 is only slightly larger than the diameter of the recessed portion 41, it can be easily detached from the recessed portion 41. The part returns as shown in FIG. 5(A). Note that the diameter of the pin 63 may be the same as the diameter of the recessed portion 41 .

Furthermore, the diameter of the pin 63 may be formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the second through hole 52, which is also the case in this example. Note that the diameter of the pin 63 may be the same as the diameter of the second through hole 52 . In addition, in FIG. 5, the diameter of the shaft of the pin 63 is greatly exaggerated for the sake of convenience. Examples of elastically deformable materials include elastomers and plastics.

Instead of the pin 63, a shaft portion (not shown) having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the second through hole 52 and a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the recessed portion 41 are formed at the tip of the shaft portion. A pin having a large tip (not shown) (not shown, hereinafter referred to as a large tip pin) may also be used. Similar to the pin 63, the large-diameter pin at the tip is also made of an elastically deformable material, and is inserted into and removed from the recess 41 by the elastic deformation of the tip.

Instead of the second through-hole 52, a slit-shaped second through-hole 65 as shown in FIG. 6 may be used. The plate-like member 66 has one slit-shaped second through-hole 65 instead of the two second through-holes 52 in each of the above examples. The second through-hole 65 extends in the blade direction Z, and is formed at a position where one end and the other end overlap with a plurality of (two in this example) recesses 41 . As a result, the pin 43 is inserted into and removed from the recessed portion 41 via one end and the other end of the second through hole 65 . Also in this example, instead of the pin 43, the pin 63 (see FIG. 5) or the large-diameter pin described above may be used.

When the plate member 66 is used, the pin 43 may be replaced by a projecting member 68 extending in the blade direction Z as shown in FIG. In this case, instead of the two recessed portions 41 in each of the above examples, one recessed portion 69 formed in a slit shape can be used. As a result, the posture is more stable than when the pin 43 is used, and insertion/removal is easier. The protruding member 68 may be made of metal, for example, like the pin 43, or may be made of an elastically deformable material, like the pin 63 and the large-diameter tip pin. When formed of an elastically deformable material, in a cross section along the XY plane including the blade width direction X and the blade thickness direction Y, the dimension of the recessed portion 69 in the blade width direction X in the same manner as the tip large diameter pin A tip with a large diameter may be formed.

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As a reference example, a positioning mechanism different from the above examples is shown below. A positioning mechanism 80 shown in FIG. 8 includes a first engaging member 81 and a second engaging member 81 that engage with each other, instead of the plate member 46, the recessed portion 41, and the pin 43 shown in FIGS. a member 82; The first engaging member 81 is fixed to the first handle portion 21 by, for example, a screw (not shown). Both ends of the first engaging member 81 in the blade width direction X protrude toward the second handle portion 22, and each end is bent in a U-shape to form a first engaging portion 81a.

A first through-hole 51 is formed in the second engaging member 82 , and the second engaging member 82 is fixed to the second handle portion 22 with a screw 47 through the first through-hole 51 . The second engaging member 82 protrudes in a T shape when viewed from above in FIG. The second engaging member 82 is inserted downward from the top of the first engaging member 81 in FIG. 8 and removed from the bottom upward. Thus, the second engaging member 82 can be inserted into and removed from the first engaging member 81 along the surface of the first handle portion 21 on the second handle portion 22 side. During insertion and in the inserted state, the first engaging portion 81a and the second engaging portion 82a are engaged. Thereby, the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 are positioned in the blade width direction X and the blade thickness direction Y, respectively.

The first engaging member 81 of this reference example is provided with a regulating member 86 at one end in the blade direction Z (the other end opposite to the one end where the blade 16 is provided in FIG. 8). It is The restricting member 86 restricts downward movement of the second engaging member 82 in FIG. 8 by abutting the inserted second engaging member 82 . Thereby, the first handle portion 21 and the second handle portion 22 are positioned in the direction Z of the blade. The positioning mechanism 80 of this reference example, like the positioning mechanisms shown in FIGS. It does not have a protruding part that protrudes to the side and can be inserted into and removed from the recessed part. However, like the positioning mechanism shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, it has the function of positioning the first handle and the second handle, and suppresses the decrease in work efficiency when manually peeling the skin of an onion or the like. do.

11 Peeling machine 12 Peeling tool 12A Knife 12B Air blow gun 13 Compressor 16 Blade body 17 Air jet part 17a Jet port 18 Switching part 19 Handle 21 First handle part 22 Second handle part 23 Positioning mechanism 31 Blade 31a Cutting edge 41,69 Recessed portion 42 Protruding portion 43, 63 Pin 46, 66 Plate-like member 47 Screw 50 Screw hole 51 First through hole 52, 65 Second through hole 68 Protruding member

Claims (5)

a blade body having a cutting edge formed on one edge in the blade width direction;
an air ejection portion that ejects air from the ejection port;
a switching unit for switching on and off of the air ejection;
a handle that supports the blade body, the air ejection section, and the switching section,
The handle is
a first handle extending in one direction and having one end connected to the blade;
a second handle portion extending in one direction, the air ejection portion being connected to one end side with the ejection port directed in a direction intersecting the extending direction, and the switching portion being provided;
The position of the second handle with respect to the first handle is adjusted with the first handle and the second handle aligned in the direction of the one end side and overlapping each other in the thickness direction of the blade. and a positioning mechanism for determining
The positioning mechanism is
a first engagement member fixed to the first handle;
a second engaging member fixed to the second handle,
Both ends of the first engaging member in the blade width direction protrude toward the second handle portion, and the projecting tip is bent in a U-shape to form a first engaging portion,
The second engaging member protrudes in a T shape from the second handle side, and a second engaging member that engages with the first engaging portion is provided at each end of the protruding tip in the blade width direction. A peeling tool provided with a joining portion and capable of being inserted into and removed from the first engaging member in a blade direction orthogonal to the blade width direction and the blade thickness direction. 2. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein said air jetting portion has said jetting port directed toward said cutting edge in said blade width direction when said second gripping portion is positioned with respect to said first gripping portion. tools. The second engaging member provided at one end of the first engaging member in the blade direction and inserted into the first engaging member comes into contact with the second engaging member in the blade direction. 3. The peeling tool according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting member for restricting movement. The first handle and the second handle are positioned such that the second handle is positioned on the worker's side and the first handle is positioned on the outside during the peeling operation. Item 4. A peeling tool according to any one of Items 1 to 3. a knife having the blade and the first handle;
an air blow gun including the air ejection portion, the switching portion, and the second handle;
5. A peeling implement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:

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