JPH0568449U - Spherical food cutting board - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a cutting board for cutting spherical foods, which can be stably placed even on spherical foods of different sizes and shapes and which is easy to use. [Structure] A substrate 10 formed in a flat plate shape, and this substrate 1
A plurality of support plates 20 provided so as to be movable toward and away from a certain point of 0 and having an inclined portion 21 for supporting a spherical food product, and the plurality of support plates 20.
And a positioning member 22 for positioning with respect to 0 respectively.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a cutting board for cutting spherical foods, which is used for placing and cutting or cutting spherical fruits such as watermelons and melons, and spherical vegetables such as pumpkins and cabbage (hereinafter referred to as spherical foods).

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Generally, a cutting board is formed in a flat plate shape and is used for placing food and cutting or cutting it with a knife. If the food to be placed has stability, it is easy to cut or cut with a knife, but if the food to be placed is not stable like spherical food, rotate the spherical food with one hand. The knife must be cut and cut with the other hand while holding it in place. Therefore, when cutting or cutting a spherical food with a conventional cutting board, sufficient caution is required and there is a problem that it is not easy to use.

In order to solve this, there is a food divider disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-196992 by the present applicant. In this food divider, eight substantially triangular support plates are arranged radially in a fixed manner on a rotary plate at a position away from the center point, and a spherical shape is formed by a recess formed by the slopes of the eight support plates. It is a stable support for food.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the supporting plate is fixedly erected on the rotating plate, it is impossible to cope with the case where spherical foods of different sizes or shapes are placed. That is, when spherical foods of different sizes and shapes are placed, the spherical foods may rattle on the supporting plate, and there is a problem that they cannot be stably held.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is a cutting board for cutting spherical foods that can be stably placed even on spherical foods of different sizes and shapes and is easy to use. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a spherical food cutting board according to the present invention is provided with a substrate formed in a flat plate shape and a spherical shape capable of moving in a direction approaching and separating from a certain point on the substrate. It is provided with a plurality of support plates having inclined portions for supporting food and positioning members for positioning the plurality of support plates with respect to the substrate.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, since a plurality of support plates are provided so as to be movable toward and away from a certain point on the substrate, it is possible to cope with spherical foods of different sizes and shapes, The spherical food can be placed stably. Further, since the supporting plate is positioned by the positioning member, it is possible to reliably hold the spherical food product, which improves the usability as a cutting board.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a cutting board for cutting spherical food products according to the present invention. In this embodiment, watermelon is used as a spherical food product. This cutting board has a circular plate-shaped plastic substrate 10, and eight positioning holes 11 are radially formed at positions spaced apart from a center point O of the substrate 10 at radial intervals. ing.

Eight support plates 20 are detachably attached to the eight positioning holes 11, and the support plates 20 are formed of a plastic material in a substantially triangular shape, and a spherical food product is formed on the upper surface thereof. An inclined portion 21 for supporting the watermelon A is formed, and a positioning pin 22 as a positioning member that fits into the positioning hole 11 is formed on the bottom surface thereof at the same intervals as the four positioning holes 11. Two trees have been planted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The positioning pins 22 of the eight support plates 20 are fitted into the eight positioning holes 11 of the board 10, respectively. That is, in order to surely support the watermelon A by the inclined portion 21 of the support plate 20, of the four positioning holes 11 of the eight-row positioning holes 11, two positioning holes 11 in the same order from the inner side or the outer side are provided. Are selected, and the positioning pins 22 of the support plate 20 are fitted into the two positioning holes 11, respectively. Then, a concave portion is formed by the inclined portions 21 of the eight supporting plates 20, and the watermelon A can be placed in this concave portion.

Further, when the size of the watermelon A changes, it is possible to sufficiently cope with it by shifting the position of the positioning hole 11 into which the positioning pin 22 is fitted to the other positioning hole 11. Further, when the shape of the watermelon A is changed, by shifting some of the eight support plates 20, the watermelon A can be reliably placed without rattling.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since each of the eight support plates 20 is provided so as to be movable in the radial direction with respect to the center point O of the substrate 10, the watermelon has different sizes and shapes. But I can handle it enough. Moreover, since the support plate 20 is positioned by the positioning pin 22, the watermelon can be reliably held.

Although the four positioning holes 11 are radially formed at the same intervals in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the supporting plate 20 can be formed by reducing the installation intervals by four or more. Can be positioned at finer intervals. In this case, the positioning pins 22 of the support plate 20 also need to be planted at the same intervals as the positioning holes 11 are installed.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the cutting board for cutting spherical food products according to the present invention. The same parts as those of the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. In the cutting board for cutting spherical food products of the present embodiment, instead of the positioning holes 11 of the above-mentioned embodiment, there are radial grooves 12 with respect to the center point O of the substrate 10, and instead of the positioning pins 22, at the bottom of the support plate 20. Each of the dovetails 23 is formed. Therefore, by inserting the dovetail portion 23 in the dovetail groove 12, the support plate 20 is configured to be slidable in the radial direction with respect to the center point O of the substrate 10.

Further, a ball 13 as a positioning member is provided so as to be retractable at the bottom of the dovetail groove 12 near the side wall of the substrate 10, and the ball 13 is biased upward by a spring 14. A plurality of arcuate grooves 24, into which the balls 13 are inserted, are formed on the bottom surface of the support plate 20 along the longitudinal direction thereof.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The dovetail portions 23 of the eight support plates 20 are respectively inserted into the dovetail grooves 12 of the substrate 10 so that the inclined portions 21 of the support plate 20 are set at positions where the watermelon A is placed. The plate 20 is slid to allow the balls 13 to enter the arcuate grooves 24. Then, a concave portion is formed by the inclined portions 21 of the eight support plates 20, and the watermelon A can be placed in this concave portion. On the other hand, when the size or shape of the watermelon A changes, the support plate 20 may be slid along the dovetail groove 12 and the position of the arcuate groove 24 into which the ball 13 is inserted may be sufficient. it can.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the support plate 20 is slidable along the dovetail groove 12, and the position is determined by inserting the ball 13 into the arc-shaped groove 24 of the support plate 20. As a result, it is not necessary to attach and detach the support plate 20 as in the above embodiment, and the operability is improved. The rest of the configuration and operation are the same as those of the above-mentioned embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, although the substrate 10 is formed in a circular shape in the above embodiment, it may be formed in a rectangular shape. Further, although the support plate 20 can be moved radially with respect to the center point O in the above-mentioned embodiment, the support plate 20 may be provided so as to be movable in the direction of approaching and separating from a certain point.

Further, the number of the support plates 20 is not limited to eight, and a plurality of other plates may be used. Although the positioning pins 22 and the balls 13 are provided as the positioning members of the support plate 20 in the above embodiment, it is needless to say that other positioning members can be applied.

[0020]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the cutting board for cutting spherical food products according to the present invention, since the plurality of supporting plates are provided so as to be movable in the direction approaching and separating from a certain point on the substrate, different sizes and shapes are provided. Even spherical foods of the above type can be sufficiently supported and stably placed, resulting in improved versatility as a cutting board. In addition, since the support plate is positioned by the positioning member, the spherical food can be reliably held, which improves usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cutting board for cutting spherical food products according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before mounting the support plate in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a spherical food product is placed on the support plate in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the cutting board for cutting spherical food products according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Substrate 11 Positioning hole 12 Groove 13 Ball (positioning member) 14 Spring 20 Support plate 21 Inclined portion 22 Positioning pin (positioning member) 23 Groove 24 Arc-shaped groove

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substrate formed in a flat plate shape, and a plurality of support plates provided so as to be movable toward and away from a point on the substrate and having an inclined portion for supporting a spherical food product. A spherical food cutting board, comprising: a positioning member for positioning each of the plurality of support plates with respect to the substrate.