JPH0325592Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a rice ball forming tool that allows you to easily make rice balls without getting your hands dirty.

[Prior art] In a conventional rice ball forming tool, a top-opening bottomed packaging member made of aluminum foil is inserted into a pentahedral shape-retaining container made of a material that can be deformed manually, and the packaging member is inserted into the packaging member. The rice ball is formed by filling it with rice and squeezing it with your hands from the outside. In addition, when removing the formed rice ball from the rice ball molding tool, it is necessary to open the presser flap provided at the top of the rice ball molding tool, lift the entire rice ball molding tool, turn it over, and drop the rice ball down (for example, (Opening No. 60-27689).

[Problems to be solved by the invention] With the above-mentioned conventional rice ball forming tool, when taking out the rice balls after forming them on a table or stand, the entire container must be lifted up, turned over, and dropped down, or the rice balls must be removed. must be received by hand. Therefore, the task of taking out the rice balls is troublesome, and there is a problem in that the rice balls cannot be taken out quickly and easily.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rice ball molding tool that can easily and quickly mold rice balls, and can also easily and quickly take out the molded rice balls.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The rice ball molding tool according to the present invention has: a triangular cylindrical molding frame, a side wall shape corresponding to the internal shape of the molding frame, and an aluminum foil that can be fitted into the molding frame. The molding frame has an open upper end and a lower end, and a fixed flap is continuously provided from the lower end so as to protrude outward from the lower end in correspondence with each lower end, Presser flaps that are bendable at the upper end sides are continuously provided corresponding to each upper end side, and the packaging member has a bottom at the lower end and is open at the upper end. A bendable top lid that can cover the top opening is continuously provided from the top edge, and when molding rice balls, each fixing flap that protrudes outward is placed on the mounting surface and the molding is done. The frame is set upright on the mounting surface, the packaging member is fitted into the molding frame, the contents that will become the rice balls are placed in the packaging member, the presser flap is bent inside the molding frame, and the contents are compressed. This is a rice ball molding tool for molding rice balls.

[Operation] First, the molding frame is placed on a table or stand, and the packaging member is inserted into the molding frame with the top open.
Next, the molding frame is fixed onto the table or stand by pressing the fixing flap of the molding frame onto the table or stand with a finger. Then, the rice is filled into the packaging member from above, the top lid of the packaging member is folded to close the upper end of the packaging member, and the presser flap of the molding frame is bent to close the upper end opening of the molding frame. Furthermore, by pressing down on the presser flap from above with a finger, the rice filled inside is compressed to form a rice ball.

Next, when the molding frame is lifted upward, the rice ball wrapped in the packaging member comes out of the molding frame and is left on the table or stand. That is, by simply lifting the molding frame, the rice balls can be taken out easily and quickly.

[Example] As shown in FIG. 1, the rice ball molding tool according to the present invention consists of a triangular cylindrical molding frame 1 and an aluminum foil packaging member 2 having a side wall shape corresponding to the internal shape of the molding frame 1.

The material for the molding frame 1 is preferably polyethylene-coated cardboard, card paper, or plastic sheet. This prevents a decrease in strength due to moisture or rice grains adhering to the inner surface of the molding frame, and improves hygiene. Furthermore, when polyethylene coated paper is used, it becomes possible to manufacture molding frames by heat sealing, which is improved in terms of hygiene compared to manufacturing methods using general adhesives.

Both the upper and lower ends of the molding frame 1 are open, and the upper edge of the molding frame 1 is provided with a bendable presser flap 3 that can cover the upper opening, and the lower edge is provided with a fixing flap 4 that protrudes outward. is provided. The presser flaps 3 are provided on three sides of the upper end of the molding frame 1, and have a generally triangular shape. A generally semicircular pressing piece 5 is integrally provided at the tip of each pressing flap 3. Note that when each presser flap 3 is bent in the direction of arrow A, the presser flaps 3 overlap each other and the upper end opening of the molding frame 1 is closed.
Fixed flap 4 provided on the lower edge of the molding frame 1
is arranged in a posture bent outward in a perpendicular direction from the vertical wall surface 6, and is generally formed in a triangular shape. The tip of the fixing flap 4 is formed into an arc shape. The amount of outward protrusion of the fixing flap 4 may be 10 to 20 mm or more, and the tip of the fixing flap 4 may be trapezoidal. At the joining end of each vertical wall surface 6 of the molding frame 1, a handle piece 7 projecting outward and having a vertical surface shape is integrally provided. Note that since the molding frame 1 does not have a bottom, the overall paper area is small and can be manufactured at low cost.

The packaging member 2 includes a triangular bottom portion 8, a vertical wall surface 9 integrally extending upward from the bottom portion 8, and an upper lid 10 integrally formed on the upper edge of the vertical wall surface 9. When the upper lids 10 are bent in the direction of arrow B, they overlap each other and close the upper opening of the packaging member 2. Furthermore, pleats 11 bent several degrees are formed at the joint portions of each vertical wall surface 9. This packaging member 2 is obtained by sandwiching interleaf paper or the like between aluminum foils and stacking 10 to 20 sheets and molding them using a machine.

Note that when the packaging member 2 is housed in the molding frame 1 as shown by arrow C, the bottom part 8 of the packaging member 2 is arranged on the same plane as the fixing flap 4 of the molding frame 1, and the packaging member The upper lid 10 of the molding frame 1 is arranged at the position of the presser flap 3 of the molding frame 1.

Next, a method for manufacturing the rice ball molding tool will be explained. The pattern for the molding frame 1 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, dotted lines 12 are provided between the vertical wall surface 6 and the presser flap 3 and between the vertical wall surface 6 and the fixed flap 4. This makes it easier to bend each flap 3, 4. From the state shown in FIG. 2, the molding frame 1 as shown in FIG.
is formed. In addition, in the handle piece 7, two pieces of paper patterns are put together, and the joined part is heat-sealed, so that the shape of the molding frame 1 as shown in FIG. 1 is maintained.

On the other hand, the packaging member 2 is made of aluminum foil as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, three protruding parts 10a are parts that become the upper lid 10 (Fig. 1), and three protruding parts 11a are parts that become the folds 11 (Fig. 1).
This is the part that becomes. In addition, the part 1 that becomes the upper lid 10
The circumferential width of 0a is set shorter than the length of one side of the molding frame 1 (FIG. 1), so that when the packaging member 2 is molded as shown in FIG.
The folds 11 are arranged closer to the vertex of the triangle than the upper lid 10.

Next, how to use the rice ball forming tool according to this embodiment will be explained.

First, the molding frame 1 shown in FIG. 1 is placed on a table or stand, and the packaging member 2 is inserted into the molding frame 1 as shown by arrow C. By pressing the fixing flap 4 with a finger, the forming frame 1 is fixed on a table or stand, and rice is filled into the packaging member 2. At this time, since the presser flap 3 and the fixing flap 4 are bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical wall surface 6, each flap 3, 4 reinforces the vertical wall surface 6, thereby allowing the flap to extend outward from the vertical wall surface 6. can prevent swelling.

Next, the upper end opening of the packaging member 2 is closed by bending the upper lid 10 in the direction of arrow B, and the upper end opening of the forming frame 1 is closed by further bending the presser flap 3 in the direction of arrow A. This state is shown in FIG. When the pushing piece 5 is pressed down in the state shown in FIG. 4, the rice filled inside is compressed to an appropriate firmness and a rice ball is formed. If necessary, by pressing the presser flap 3 against the vertical wall surface 6, the degree of compression of the rice can be increased. If you hold the fixing flap 4 with your finger while forming the rice ball,
Stable work is recommended.

Next, the molded rice ball is taken out from inside the molding frame 1. In this case, grasp two or one of the handle pieces 7 by hand and lift them upward. Since the molding frame 1 does not have a bottom, only the molding frame 1 is lifted upward and the molded rice balls remain on the table or stand. Thereby, the rice ball can be easily and quickly taken out from inside the molding frame 1. That is, there is no need to turn the molding frame 1 upside down to take out the rice balls, and the taking out operation is extremely easy.

Further, when making rice balls, the closed presser foot flap 3 is opened as shown in FIG. After that, by performing the same operations as above,
You can make new onigiri.

When the rice ball making process is completed, the forming frame 1 is bent along the folding line 15 in FIG. As a result, the molding frame 1 becomes compact as shown in FIG. 5, and can be easily stored even in a narrow space.

In addition, since the paper coated with polyethylene on the surface is used as the molding frame 1, it is hygienic and the molding frame 1 does not become weak due to moisture or the like. Due to heat-sealing manufacturing, there is no need to consider the toxicity of the adhesive. Furthermore, since the molding frame 1 does not have a bottom, the amount of paper used can be minimized, and the paper can be easily removed, resulting in low cost. A fold 11 is formed on the top side of the triangular packaging member 2.
Therefore, it is easier to stuff rice into the packaging member 2 compared to a packaging member having pleats on the inside. The folds 11 are located closer to the apex than the upper lid 10, and when pressed by the three upper lids 10, a small opening is formed at the upper end of the folds 11, so that steam and moisture do not get trapped inside.
The rice ball is not sticky.

[Effects of the invention] According to the rice ball forming tool according to the invention, a forming frame with open upper and lower ends is placed on the mounting surface,
A packaging member is fitted into this molding frame, and the contents that will become the rice ball are placed inside the packaging member to mold the rice ball. Therefore, in order to remove the molded rice ball from the molding frame, the entire rice ball molding tool is lifted by hand, and the rice ball wrapped in the packaging material remains on the mounting surface, making it easy to remove the molded rice ball from the molding frame. and can be taken out quickly. Therefore, the rice balls can be taken out without having to perform the troublesome work of turning the origiri molding tool over and taking out the rice balls inside the molding tool, as in the conventional method. This makes it possible to take out the rice ball very easily without getting your hands dirty, and it is safe because even hot rice balls do not come into contact with your bare hands.

Since a fixing flap 4 protruding outward is provided on the lower edge of the molding frame 1, the molding frame 1 can be fixed to a table, desk, etc. without pressing down on the main body of the molding frame 1 when stuffing rice. become. This makes it possible to easily fix the molding frame 1 without deforming it, so that well-shaped rice balls can be easily made.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rice ball forming tool according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a developed view of the forming frame, Fig. 3 is a developed view of the packaging member, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the rice ball forming tool in use. , FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the storage posture of the molding frame. 1 is a molding frame, 2 is a packaging member, 3 is a presser flap, 4 is a fixing flap, and 10 is an upper lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A packaging member comprising: a triangular cylindrical molding frame; and a packaging member made of aluminum foil that has a side wall shape corresponding to the internal shape of the molding frame and can be fitted into the molding frame; The molding frame is open at the upper and lower ends, and a fixed flap is provided continuously from the lower end so as to protrude outward from the lower end in correspondence to each lower end, and from the upper end to each upper end. Correspondingly, presser flaps are continuously provided which are bendable at the upper end sides, and the packaging member has a bottom at the lower end and is open at the upper end, and the upper end opening extends from the upper end side. A bendable upper lid that can cover the rice ball is continuously provided, and when molding the rice ball, each of the fixing flaps protruding outward is placed on the mounting surface, and the molding frame is placed on the mounting surface. The packaging member is fitted into the molding frame, the contents that will become the rice ball are placed in the packaging member, and the presser flap is folded inside the molding frame to compress the contents. A rice ball molding tool for molding rice balls.