JPH10210928A - Food drying instrument and multi-stage shelf for drying food using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe, sanitary and easily assemblable and disassemblable instrument by constituting it by a frame body composed of plural hollow rod materials made of plastic connected by joints and a net panel whose end edge is fitted, inserted and supported to the fitting groove of the hollow rod material. SOLUTION: For instance, the frame body is formed by connecting the two kinds of the hollow rod materials 2 made of the plastic in different lengths so as to be rectangular by using the four joints 1 for corners and the three net panels 3 are mounted in the frame body. The joints 1 for the corners are provided with a projection in a truncated conical shape on an upper surface, is provided with a corner part and a fitting part on a lower surface and is obtained by injection-molding polypropylene for instance. The hollow rod material 2 is long, is in a cross section almost square shape provided with an almost C-shaped fitting groove with a lip on a side face in a longitudinal direction and is obtained by extrusion-molding hard vinyl chloride for instance. The net panel 3 is composed of a receiving net and a fitting projection and is obtained by injection-molding the polypropylene for instance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food drying tool which can be assembled and disassembled and is used for producing dried foods such as dried fish and shellfish, dried vegetables and dried plums. About shelves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dried foods such as dried seafood and dried plums are produced by drying them on the sun and drying them naturally, or by artificially drying them using an ice temperature or cold air dryer. In drying, in order to improve the ventilation, it is common to use a tegs net or a metal net fixed to a wooden or metal frame in the past, and also for large-sized dryers. In the prior art, a multi-stage drying shelf was used in which the drying net was fixed to a column to form a shelf, and casters were attached to the bottom surface as needed.

[0003]

However, since the tex yarn net is so flexible that hand washing with a brush or the like is not easy, there is a danger of injury when hand washing with a metal net. When the frame is made of wood, it often corrodes and molds. Therefore, when the conventional net is used, there are many problems in terms of safety and hygiene.

Further, in a drying net for a dryer, for example,
A rectangular frame of 600 mm and 1,200 mm in width is used,
Due to the overall size, it became heavy, especially when metal nets were used for metal frames or when multi-stage drying shelves were used, and loading and unloading to and from the dryer was also heavy labor. .

In the above-mentioned conventional nets and drying racks, since the net is completely fixed to the frame, the space occupied during storage during off-season or the like is large, and it is almost impossible to change the size. In addition to the removal of the net
There was a drawback that it could not be used for purposes other than dry netting because it could not be freely exchanged.

[0006]

The present inventors have studied the food drying utensils that are safe and sanitary and can be easily assembled and disassembled, and as a result, have completed the present invention. That is, a food consisting of a frame made of a plurality of plastic hollow bars connected by a joint, and a mesh panel having an edge inserted and supported in a fitting groove provided on a longitudinal side surface of the hollow bar. It is a drying tool.

[0007] Further, the food drying tool according to the present invention is characterized in that a support rail which is inserted and supported in a fitting groove of the hollow bar and protrudes from the surface of the hollow bar is used in place of the mesh panel. .

Further, the food drying utensil using the mesh panel is used as a shelf plate, a plurality of the shelf plates are stacked, and the joints on each shelf plate are further connected vertically by connecting rods to form a multistage shelf for food drying. is there.

[0009] Still further, the food drying multi-stage shelf has a shelf plate made of the food drying tool using a support rail.

The support rail is a rail-shaped support member for supporting a string or a rod mainly used for suspending fish and shellfish, vegetables and the like.

In the food drying utensil according to the present invention, either one of the mesh panel and the support rail can be arbitrarily selected and mounted, and even after mounting either of them, there is a need. The structure was such that it could be replaced by the other at any time. Further, by stacking a plurality of such food drying utensils using a connecting rod, a multi-stage shelf can be assembled very easily.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a food drying tool according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a food drying tool using a mesh panel, and FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a corner (X) in FIG. As shown in these figures, a food drying utensil according to the present invention is provided on a frame made of a plurality of plastic hollow bars 2 connected by a joint 1 and on a longitudinal side surface of the hollow bars 2. And a mesh panel 3 whose edge is inserted and supported in the fitting groove 22. In this example, two types of hollow rods 2 having different lengths are rectangularly formed by using four corner joints 1. To form a frame, and three mesh panels 3 are mounted in the frame.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d), the corner joint 1 has a truncated cone-shaped protrusion on the upper surface and a corner portion 11 having an open lower surface, And a fitting portion 12 that is fitted into the inner surface of the end of the hollow bar 2 and is obtained by, for example, injection molding polypropylene. The truncated cone-shaped projection 13 in the corner portion 11 is formed by stacking the same size food drying utensil,
Can be prevented from collapsing the food drying utensils stacked in a plurality of stages.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the hollow bar member 2 is long and has a substantially square cross section having a substantially C-shaped fitting groove 21 with a lip on a longitudinal side surface. For example, it can be obtained by extruding hard vinyl chloride.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the frame of the food drying utensil is formed in a rectangular shape by connecting two kinds of hollow bars 2 having different lengths using the corner joint 1. The hollow bar 2 may be unified to a certain length, and the frame may be formed in a square shape by using four of the hollow bars 2. Alternatively, for example, the center of the fitting portion 12 may be a plate-like stopper portion.
A frame may be formed in a rectangular shape by using six hollow rods 2 using an extension joint 1 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mesh panel 3 mounted on the frame has a receiving net 31 formed in a flat rectangular shape or a square, and a downward facing edge of two opposite sides of the receiving net 31. It consists of an extended fitting projection 32 and is obtained, for example, by extrusion molding of polypropylene. The mesh panel 3 is mounted on the frame by inserting and supporting the fitting projections 32 into the fitting grooves 21 of the hollow bar 2. A rectangular frame as shown in FIG. Panel 3 is used. Note that the size of the first sight of the receiving net 31 is appropriately selected depending on the size of the target food. The catching net 31 shown in FIG. 6 is intended for foods having a large area such as a fish opening, and is 35 mm at a glance.
It is formed in a diamond shape of about × 25 mm. If the net is turned upside down and mounted on the frame, the surface of the receiving net 31 is surrounded by the hollow bar 2, so that it is possible to cope with easily rolled food such as plums.

When the food drying utensil according to the present invention is adapted to small fish such as dashi-jako, for example, a fine mesh for a screen door is used as the mesh panel 3 instead of the plastic injection molded product as described above. You may. In this case, the mesh panel 3
Of the mesh panel 3 in the fitting groove 21 of the hollow bar 2
May be covered, and a round or square bar-shaped long rubber may be fitted into the fitting groove 21 from above the mesh panel 3. Further, the receiving net 31 may be made of metal, and a net made of stainless steel, a perforated metal, or a net made of resin-coated steel can be used.

Instead of such a mesh panel 3, a hollow bar 2
The use of the support rails 4 protruding above the surface makes it possible to provide a food drying tool suitable for producing fish bites and the like. FIG. 7 shows the state of use of the fish drying tool with the support rail 4 attached.
9 and FIG. 8 show an example of the support rail 4 in FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (d).

The support rail 4 has projections 41 provided at appropriate intervals with recesses 41 for supporting a piercing cord or rod and preventing rolling.
42 and a pedestal 43 fitted in the fitting groove 21 of the hollow bar 2 and obtained by, for example, injection molding linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). This support rail 4
The hollow rod 2 may be formed to have the same length as the hollow rod 2 or may be provided as a short piece divided into a plurality of pieces. Further, instead of such LLDPE-made one, the above-mentioned long rubber rod or square rod-shaped long rubber is used as the support rail 4 and the hollow rod material 2 is used.
May be fitted into the fitting groove 21.

When the mesh panel 3 is mounted on the frame, the hollow bar 2 is connected so that the fitting groove 22 of the hollow bar 2 which is a long side faces the inside of the frame. When mounting 4 on the frame, the hollow bars 2 are connected so that the fitting groove 22 of the hollow bar 2 which is the long side faces upward.

By using a plurality of the food drying utensils formed as described above and stacking the food drying utensils while connecting the joints 1 upward with the connecting rods, a multi-stage food drying shelf can be easily obtained. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an example in which four food drying utensils using the net panel 3 are connected by a connecting rod 5 to form a four-stage shelf, and FIG. 11 shows four food drying utensils using the support rails 4. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example in which four shelves are connected by connecting rods 5; These food drying multi-tier shelves can be used directly on the ground, or can be used as mobile drying shelves by mounting casters at the bottom or mounted on carts equipped with casters. .

As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (d), the connecting rod 5 is preferably in the form of a slightly tapered hollow cylinder having an open bottom surface. Is obtained by FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which two corner joints 1 are vertically connected by the connecting rod 5 of FIG. As shown in this figure, the tip of the connecting rod 5 is fitted into the joint 1 located above, and the bottom of the connecting rod 5 is put on the outside of the joint 1 located further below, thereby forming the joint 1. The food drying utensils according to the present invention are connected to each other, and the food drying utensil as shown in FIG. 10 or 11 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the connecting rod 5 is preferably provided with a collar 51 at the bottom in order to enhance stability when connecting, especially when a shelf is placed. . Further, in order to make the connection between the connecting rod 5 and the joint 1 tight, it is preferable to form the locking projection 52 on the outer periphery of the connecting rod 5 and the locking projection 14 on the inner surface of the bottom of the joint 1. .

[0024]

In the food drying utensil according to the present invention, the use of a plastic hollow bar for the frame reduces the weight of the food drying utensil as a whole and eliminates the risk of corrosion and rust. Further, the size of the whole food drying tool can be adjusted by appropriately cutting the hollow bar according to the dryer and the place of use, or by combining hollow bars having different lengths. Further, by using a plastic net panel or covering the cut outer periphery of the metal net with resin, the net can be sufficiently washed without injuries to the fingers.

Further, since disassembly and assembly can be performed very easily, when not used during off-season or the like, it can be disassembled into individual members and stored in a small space.

Further, in the food drying utensil according to the present invention,
By rearranging a simple member, it is possible to cope with both the use as a drying net for spreading and drying foods such as fish without fixing, and the use as a fixing frame for a string or a stick.

Further, by connecting the food drying utensils vertically using the connecting rods, it is possible to assemble a multi-stage shelf for drying food of an arbitrary number of stages very easily, and to adjust the number of shelves after assembling the shelves. And easy disassembly and reassembly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a fish drying implement using a net panel.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a corner portion (X) in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view (a) and a bottom view of a corner joint.
(b), a front view (c) and a rear view (d).

FIG. 4 is a side view of the hollow bar.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a joint for extending a hollow rod.

FIG. 6 is a plan view (a), a front view (b), and a left side view of the mesh panel.
(c).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a used state in which a support rail is mounted in place of the net panel.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a corner portion (Y) in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a partial front view (a), a left side view (b), a partial plan view (c), and a partial bottom view (d) of the support rail.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a multi-stage shelf for drying food using a mesh panel.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a multi-stage shelf for drying food using a support rail.

FIG. 12 is a front view (a), a longitudinal sectional view (b), and a plan view of a connecting rod.
(c) and bottom view (d).

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a state in which two corner joints are vertically connected by a connecting rod.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Joint 2 Hollow bar 3 Net panel 4 Support rail 5 Connecting rod

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A frame comprising a plurality of plastic hollow bars connected by a joint, and a mesh panel having an edge inserted and supported in a fitting groove provided in a longitudinal side surface of the hollow bar. Food drying tool consisting of. 2. A frame made of a plurality of plastic hollow rods connected by a joint, and fitted into and supported by a fitting groove provided in a longitudinal side surface of the hollow rod, and has a hollow rod surface. A food drying tool comprising a more protruding support rail. 3. A frame made of a plurality of plastic hollow bars connected by a joint, and a mesh panel having an edge inserted and supported in a fitting groove provided on a longitudinal side surface of the hollow bar. A multi-stage shelf for food drying comprising a plurality of stacked shelves, and joints of the plurality of stacked shelves are further connected vertically by connecting rods. 4. A frame made of a plurality of plastic hollow bars connected by a joint, and fitted and supported in a fitting groove provided on a longitudinal side surface of the hollow bar, and has a hollow bar surface. A multistage shelf for food drying, wherein a shelf plate is formed from a more protruding support rail, and joints in each of the plurality of stacked shelf plates are further connected vertically by connecting rods.