JPH0451714Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a mandarin orange cutter used to make mandarin oranges such as oranges, summer mandarin oranges, sweet summer mandarin oranges, and honeysuckles easier to eat.

[Problems that conventional technology and ideas try to solve]

This type of mandarin orange has a thick outer skin and tuft skin, so it was not easy to peel the rind and cut the tassel skin to eat. Therefore, a cutter as shown in Fig. 10 has been devised in the past, but since the cutter a is fixed to the pipe b, the cutting edge c always faces the guide slit e, and the cutting edge d has a protruding shape. Because it was so wet, there was a risk of getting your hands caught and getting injured.

Therefore, the present invention aims to solve such problems.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a first cylindrical body provided with a spatula for cutting off the stem at one end, and a cutter for cutting the outer skin that is pivotably attached to the other end so as to be freely retractable.
A tassel cutting blade whose one end is removably inserted into the spatula side, a guide slit is provided in the longitudinal direction from the other end, and whose cutting edge is oriented approximately at the center of the width of the guide slit, on the opposite side of the guide slit, and a second cylindrical body provided so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction.

[Effect]

Separate the first and second cylindrical bodies, insert the spatula for cutting off the stem of the first cylindrical body near the stem of the mandarin orange, rotate it once, and scoop out the stem.
Next, swing the cutter for cutting the outer skin to protrude it,
Make criss-cross cuts in the outer skin, centering on the hollowed-out stem, and peel off the outer skin. Next, slide the blade of the second cylindrical body toward the incision starting end of the guide slit, separate the tuft of the orange with your fingers, place the ridge corner of the tassel against the incision starting end, and seal both sides of the guide slit. When the cutter is brought into contact with both slopes of the tassel and slid to the opposite side, the skin of the tassel is cut along its ridgeline, making it edible.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained below based on the illustrated embodiments.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, this orange cutter consists of a first cylindrical body 1 and a second cylindrical body 2, which are detachable.
The first cylindrical body 1 is made of plastic, and has a protruding spatula 3 having a semicircular arc cross section for cutting off the stem, and a cutter 4 for cutting the outer skin is rotatably attached to the other end. ing. The cutting edge 5 of the cutter 4 is
When not in use, it is stored in the storage recess 6, and when in use, it can be projected by operating the operation protrusion 7. Furthermore, if the sliding semicircular portion 8 of the cutter 4 is provided with protrusions 9, 9 as shown by imaginary lines, the cutter 4 will not easily rotate, making it safer. 10 is cutter 4
This is an abutment part that is provided so that it does not rotate more than necessary.

The second cylindrical body 2 is made of transparent or translucent plastic, and has a joint 12 at one end that is removably fitted into the opening 11 on the side of the spatula 3 and is joined at the other end. A guide slit 13 is provided in the longitudinal direction from the top, and a slit 14 is also provided on the opposite side of the guide slit 13 along the direction of the guide slit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, a slide member 16 into which the proximal end of a tassel cutting blade 15 is inserted and fixed is locked in the slit 14 so as to be movable forward and backward. The cutting edge 17 of the cutter 15 is directed toward approximately the center of the width T of the guide slit 13,
When a finger is pressed against the slide member 16 and slid, the cutting edge 17 moves along the direction of the guide slit 13. Furthermore, the length of the slit 14 is made longer than the length of the guide slit 13 to ensure a place to store the cutter 15 when not in use. As shown in FIG. 6, the joint portion 12 is provided with protrusions 18 at several locations in the longitudinal direction.
2 is prevented from easily slipping out from the opening 11 on the side of the spatula 3.

However, how to use this mandarin orange cutter is to separate the first cylinder 1 and the second cylinder 2,
As shown in FIG. 7, insert the spatula 3 of the first cylindrical body 1 into the vicinity of the stem 20 of the tangerine 19, and make one rotation to scoop out the stem 20. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the operation protrusion 7 is operated to protrude the cutting edge 5 of the cutter 4, and a criss-cross cut is made in the outer skin 21 centering on the hollowed-out stem 20. peel. Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the slide member 16
, slide the blade 15 of the second cylindrical body 2 toward the starting end of the cut in the guide slit 13, then part the tuft 22 of the orange with your fingers, place the edge of the tuft 22 on the starting end of the cut, and then When the edges of the guide slit 13 are brought into contact with both slopes of the tuft 22 and the cutter 15 is slid to the opposite side, the skin of the tassel 22 is cut along its ridgeline, making it edible. In this case, the second cylindrical body 2 is made transparent or translucent, so the tassel 22 and the blade 1 are
It is easy to determine the distance from 5.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and design changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although the pivot shaft 23 of the cutter 4 is made to protrude on both sides (see FIGS. 1 and 3), it is also desirable not to make it protrude.

[Effect of idea]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it produces significant practical effects as described below.

You can easily eat summer oranges, etc.

Since the blade 15 can be slid,
The ridgeline of the orange tuft 22 can be cut more easily.

When not in use, the cutter 4 and blade 15 can be stored, and the spatula 3 can be stored in the first cylindrical body 1 and the second cylindrical body 2.
By joining the tip, the tip is protected, so your hand won't get caught and get injured.

Since the functions are separated into the first cylindrical body 1 and the second cylindrical body 2, it is easy to use and easy to mold.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a side view, Figure 3 is a rear view, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1, Figure 5 is a bottom view, Figure 6 is a sectional view of the joint, Figures 7 to 9 are used. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the method. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 1... First cylindrical body, 2... Second cylindrical body, 3... Spatula, 4... Cutter, 13... Guide slit,
15...Knife, 17...Blade tip, T...Width.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A first cylindrical body 1 having a spatula 3 for cutting off the stem at one end, and a cutter 4 for cutting the outer skin which can be stored freely at the other end, and one end facing the spatula 3. A tassel cutting blade 15 is detachably inserted into the guide slit 13 and has a guide slit 13 extending from the other end in the longitudinal direction, and has a cutting edge 17 directed approximately at the center of the width T of the guide slit 13. , a second cylindrical body 2 provided so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a mandarin orange cutter comprising: