JPH0440160B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cutter for cutting food products such as vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish.

[Conventional example]

A cutter with a knife that vertically moves up and down is used for cutting foodstuffs.
Publication No. 197190, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1971-1971, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1987-
It is disclosed in Publication No. 104699, etc. These cutters have made it possible for anyone to easily and reliably cut food products in homes and cafeterias, which previously had to be done manually with a knife. Effective for cutting hard foodstuffs.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Although these cutters are very powerful, they often have a complicated structure and a large number of parts, making assembly complicated and expensive.In addition, the knife blade must be cleaned to maintain its sharpness when handling. There was a problem that it took time to get the knife out of the way.

〔the purpose〕

The present invention was conceived with attention to the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a cutter for cutting food products with a knife that can be vertically raised and lowered, which has a simple structure, a small number of parts, is inexpensive, and easy to handle. To provide a cutter that allows anyone to easily and reliably cut food products.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a pair of frame-shaped supports erected on the upper surface of a base, and a guide groove provided in each support with an open upper part along the longitudinal direction of the support. , a knife inserted from the upper open side of the guide groove and vertically movable up and down along the guide groove of a pair of pillars; a handle, a latching member removably provided at the upper end of the pillar, and a latching member disposed within the frame-shaped pillar and connecting the latching member and the knife to hold the knife. The cutter for foodstuffs is characterized in that it has an elastic member for suspending support, and a foodstuffs receiving seat located between the pair of pillars and disposed on the upper surface of the base plate.

[Effect]

This is completed by inserting a knife from above into the guide groove of the support, placing and locking an elastic member that suspends and supports the knife within the support, and pulling the elastic member upward to release the knife from the support. It can be removed and disassembled, and has a simple structure that does not require fixing members such as screws or screws.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a base plate made of a flat plate-like member, on which a pair of pillars 2 are erected facing each other at a constant interval. A retaining member 4 is fitted, and a spring (elastic member) 5, which is secured to the retaining member 4 and disposed within the support post 2, suspends and supports a knife 6, which will be described later. The knife 6 is inserted into and removed from a guide groove 7 which is open at the top along the upright direction, that is, the longitudinal direction of the pillar 2, without falling off in the lateral direction. The knife 6 can be moved up and down vertically. The knife 6 is inserted from above by passing the jaw 9 through the guide groove 7 of the pillar 2 so that the horizontally long plate-shaped blade 8 is positioned between the pillars 2, and the handle 10 connected to the jaw 9 is inserted between the pillars 2. It is located on the outside of the side and can be grasped. A part of this handle 10 is slightly (approximately 1
cm) It is formed so that it protrudes long and comes into contact with the base plate 1, so that the base plate 1 and the blade 8
Even if a part of a worker's body such as a finger is placed between the blade 8 and the base plate 1, the blade 8 will not come into contact with the base plate 1 and damage will not occur.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section that covers the side surface of the blade 8 of the knife 6, and a protruding piece (guide member) 12 provided on the side surface is passed through the guide groove 7 of the support post 2 in the same way as the knife 6, and is inserted laterally. It is held so that it does not fall off, and is normally in contact with the tip 13 of the knife 6 due to its own weight, and by moving up and down of the knife 6 while completely hiding the side of the blade 8 of the knife 6, it protects one part of the body. This prevents the blade from inadvertently touching the blade 8 and causing damage.

14 is a circular mortar-shaped receiving seat located between the supports 2 on the upper surface of the base 1 and on which the food for cutting is placed;
A slit 15 for receiving the blade 8 of the knife 6 is provided on the food placing surface of the catch seat 14, and a knob 1 is provided on the side surface.
6 are respectively provided, and a pair of stoppers 17 are provided on the upper surface of the base plate 1 to abut against the knobs 16 so that the catch 14 can be horizontally rotated within an angular range of 90 degrees from the center of the catch 14. There is. Therefore, the slit 15 of the catch seat 14 allows the blade 8 of the knife 6 to be formed when the knob 16 is placed in each stopper 17.
It consists of two grooves crisscrossing each other in a criss-cross pattern to receive the water.

In addition, 18 is a reinforcing rib between the base plate 1 and the pillar 2, 19 is a reinforcing beam that determines the interval between the pillars 2, and 20
is a cap that is placed over the tip of each pillar 2 to prevent the knife 6 etc. from slipping out upwards.

When the cutter configured in this manner is not cutting (at all times), the force of the spring 5 is used to hold the knife 6.
is in the raised position, and the cover 11 completely hides the side surface of the blade 8 of the knife 6 (see Figure 3).

When cutting, place the knob 16 of the catch 14 on one stopper 17, place the food to be cut on the catch 14, grasp the handle 10 of the knife 6 with both hands, and lower the knife. The knife 6 is lowered while stretching the spring 5, and the cover 11 is also lowered by its own weight while riding on the tip 13 of the knife 6. When the blade 8 of the knife 6 starts cutting the food, the cover 11 comes into contact with the top of the food and is prevented from descending any further, so it is held by the support 2 and remains in that position (see Figure 4). ). On the other hand, the knife 6 is further pushed down and the blade 8 is attached to the slit 15 of the catch seat 14, thereby dividing the food into two parts. When the rear handle 10 is raised after this cutting is completed, the cover 11 rides on the tip 13 of the knife 6 again and completely hides the side of the blade 8, together with the knife 6 which is pulled up by the force of the spring 5. It returns to its original state (see Figure 3). Next, the food product is rotated 90 degrees by bringing the knob 16 of the catch seat 14 into contact with the other stopper 17, and the above-mentioned cutting process is repeated to divide the food product into quarters (see FIG. 5).

[Application example]

The latching member 4, which is a pin that locks the spring 5 that hangs the knife 6, may be placed from above on a groove provided at the tip of the post 2, instead of in the hole 3 provided on the post 2, or , the spring 5 is latched to a cap 20 that also serves as a latching member without using a latching member 4 made of a pin, and when the cap 20 is placed over the column 2, the spring 5 is positioned and locked within the column 2. Moreover, rubber can be used as the elastic member instead of the spring 5.

The catch plate 14 is rotatable by 90 degrees and has a cross-shaped slit 15 to divide the food into four parts. If a slit consisting of a book groove is provided, the food item can be divided into six parts. Further, if the catch 14 is made removable and a catch that can be moved horizontally and laterally is attached to the upper surface of the base 1, it can be used as a drying cutter.

〔effect〕

The present invention provides a pair of frame-shaped supports that are erected on the top surface of a base, a guide groove that is open at the top along the longitudinal direction of the support, and a guide groove that is open at the top of the guide groove. A knife that is inserted from the side and is vertically movable up and down along the guide grooves of a pair of pillars, a handle that is provided at each end of the knife and disposed on both outside sides of each of the pillars, and a handle that is installed at both ends of the knife, and a handle that is disposed on the outside of each of the pillars. a latching member removably provided at the upper end; and an elastic member disposed within the frame-shaped support and connecting the latching member and the knife to suspend and support the knife. and a food product receiving seat located between the pair of supports and arranged on the upper surface of the base plate, and the knife is normally protected from the risk of falling off due to the elastic member. The knife is suspended in the guide groove of the support, but by grasping the handle with both hands and lowering the knife vertically, anyone can easily and reliably cut food, and it also requires both hands. Since it is configured so that it descends by grasping the handle, it is possible to eliminate the problem of injuring the fingertips.

Further, the present invention is completed by inserting a knife from above in accordance with the guide groove of the support, placing and locking an elastic member for suspending and supporting the knife in the support, and pulling the elastic member upward. The knife can be removed from the support and disassembled, and the simple structure does not use fixing members such as screws or screws, and the number of parts is small, making it easy to assemble and easy to assemble. It is of great practical value as it solves the problems of conventional food cutters of this type, without requiring much effort when removing the knife to clean the blade.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the same, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are front views for explaining the usage state of the same. 1... Base board, 2... Support, 4... Latching member, 5... Spring (elastic member), 6... Knife,
7... Guide groove, 8... Blade, 10... Handle, 14...
Ukeza.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A pair of frame-shaped pillars erected on the top surface of the base, each pillar has a guide groove that is open at the top along the length of the support, and a guide groove is inserted from the upper open side of the guide groove. A knife is provided so as to be vertically movable up and down along the guide grooves of a pair of pillars, a handle is provided at each end of the knife and is disposed on the outside of the side surface of each of the pillars, and a handle is provided at the upper end of the pillar. a latch member that is removably provided; an elastic member that is disposed within the frame-shaped support and connects the latch member and the knife to suspend and support the knife; A food cutter comprising: a food product receiving seat located between the supports of the food product and arranged on the upper surface of the base plate.