JPH10323317A - Kitchen knife washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sterilize a number of kitchen knives using a water passable cage, by storing the knives arranged in a parallel state in a water passable cage body and equipping partition parts to hold the knives arranged in a parallel state so as not to be slid and moved. SOLUTION: A cage body (a is formed by wires into a lattice and a number of partition parts 2 is formed in the inside. The partition parts 2 are formed by arranging a number of partition members 2a... in parallel at narrow intervals so that a blade plate 3 of each knife (b) is not slid and moved and arranging a number of partition members 2b... of shanks in parallel at wide intervals so that a grip shank of each knives (b). A number of knives (b) are stored in the cage body (a) and then, for instance the whole part of the cage body (a) is stored in a tray 7 filled with water, knives (b) are washed and sterilized by boiling a tray 7 and all. At that time knives (b) are prevented from contacting to and harming each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen knife washer capable of sterilizing a large number of kitchen knives simultaneously.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
Food poisoning cases due to pathogenic Escherichia coli 0-157 etc. occur frequently, and this is a major social problem.

[0003] For this reason, for example, at a school lunch cooking site, a cooking tool such as a kitchen knife is placed in a container such as a large pot, tray or vat, and is put in boiling water of 80 ° C. or more for 5 minutes or more to be heated and sterilized. The work is guided through government offices.

However, in the case of sterilizing a kitchen knife,
When many kitchen knives are put in a container and sterilization is performed, when the kitchen knives are put in and taken out of the container, the kitchen knives in the container rub against each other or collide with each other, and the blade edge and blade edge of the kitchen knife are damaged or damaged When removing the kitchen knife from the container, take care not to cut your hand with the blade of the kitchen knife because the kitchen knife is simply thrown into the container. This had to be troublesome.

[0005] In such hot water sterilization, kitchen knives are simply thrown into a container, water is poured into the container, and the container is cooked over a fire. There was a spill.

Therefore, it is practically impossible to sterilize a large number of knives at the same time, and a large number of knives must be sterilized by dividing them into several pieces. Work.

The present invention solves the above problems,
Practical sterilization operation using a water-dissipating perforated basket that is configured so that the kitchen knives in a parallel state do not swing, can sterilize a large number of kitchen knives at the same time, and the sterilization operation becomes easy. The purpose is to provide a kitchen knife washer with excellent operability, workability and safety.

[0008]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0009] The kitchen knives b are accommodated in a side-by-side basket-like basket body a having a lifting portion 1 and are provided with a partition portion 2 for holding the kitchen knives b in the juxtaposed state so as not to move. The present invention relates to a kitchen knife washer.

[0010] In addition, the blade partition member 2a.
2. The kitchen knife cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein said partitioning section 2 is provided by providing 2a.

Further, a handle partition member 2b provided with a wide interval so that the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b does not move.
2. The kitchen knife washer according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the partition part 2 is provided by providing 2b.

Further, the tray-shaped basket body a is configured to be accommodated in a tray 7 provided with a lifting portion 6, and when the washing liquid such as water, hot water or detergent is accommodated in the tray 7, The kitchen knife cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the kitchen knife (b) housed in the dish-shaped basket body (a) is configured to be immersed in the cleaning liquid.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to carry out the invention) will be described with reference to the drawings, showing the operation and effects thereof.

By storing kitchen knives b side by side in a dish-shaped basket body a, a large number of kitchen knives b can be housed in a dish-shaped basket body a.

Since the stored kitchen knife b does not swing due to the partition portion 2, for example, the kitchen knife b together with the perforated basket body a is stored in a tray 7 filled with water, and the kitchen knife b is boiled together with the tray 7. Even when b is washed, the kitchen knife b does not fluctuate even by boiling, the kitchen b does not rub or collide with each other, and the blade edge 3 ′ or the blade edge of the kitchen b does not hurt.

Further, since the perforated basket body a has the lifting portion 1, for example, even when the perforated basket body a is put in or taken out of the tray 7 in which hot water is put, the hand is put on the hot water. Can be touched.

Further, since the perforated basket body a can pass water, if the perforated basket body a is taken out from the tray 7 and left as it is, the kitchen knife b is automatically drained. Become.

The partition 2 is constructed so as to prevent the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b from sliding, and the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b is prevented.
If it is configured to prevent the sliding movement, the kitchen knife b will surely not swing and the blade edge 3 'of the kitchen knife b will not be damaged.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the kitchen knives b are housed in a side-by-side basket-shaped basket body a having a lifting unit 1 and can pass therethrough, and the partitioning unit 2 holds the kitchen knives b in the side-by-side state so that they do not move. The present invention relates to a kitchen knife washer provided with.

The perforated basket body a is formed in a lattice shape by a wire, and a handle or the like is not provided as the lifting section 1. The left and right upper portions of the perforated basket body a become the lifting section 1. That is, it is possible to lift the perforated basket body a by hooking a finger or the like on the upper part of the perforated basket body a.

A leg 8 protrudes from the lower part of the basket-shaped basket body a. When the dish-shaped basket body a is placed on a flat surface, the kitchen knife b stored in the dish-shaped basket body a is positioned such that the blade plate 3 side of the kitchen knife b is positioned lower than the handle 4 side of the kitchen knife b. The leg portion 8 is set so that is inclined.

Also, the partition plate 2 for preventing the kitchen knife b from sliding is provided in the basket-shaped basket body a at a small interval so that the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b does not slide. A large number of pattern partitioning members 2b, 2b are provided side by side at a wide interval so that the blade partitioning members 2a, 2a and the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b do not slip.

The interval between the blade partition members 2a is designed to be slightly wider than the thickness of the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b. And swinging are prevented, and the partitioning material 2a
Without touching the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b stored in the kitchen b
The blade edge 3 ′ of the blade plate 3 will not be damaged or lost.

The spacing between the pattern partition members 2b is designed to be slightly wider than the thickness of the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b in a state where the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b is stored in the blade partition members 2a. The kitchen knife b housed in a sandwiched state between the handle partition members 2b is prevented from swinging and swinging, and almost slides due to a synergistic effect with the operation effect of the partition members 2a. It is stored in a state where it does not swing or swing. That is, a large number of kitchen knives b stored in a dish-shaped basket body a.
This prevents the kitchen knives from rubbing or hitting each other.

In this embodiment, one of the partition members 2b of the handle for partitioning one kitchen knife b is used as the partition member 2b of the adjacent kitchen knife b.

Further, as described above, the legs are so tilted that the knife b is inclined with the blade plate 3 side of the kitchen knife b housed in the dish-shaped basket body a positioned below the handle 4 side of the kitchen knife b. 8, the blade plate-side end 4 ′ of the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b sandwiched between the handle partition members 2 b and 2 b is locked by the blade partition members 2 a and 2 a. A forward / backward movement preventing mechanism in which b does not move forward / backward is formed. That is, the blade edge of the kitchen knife b stored in the dish-shaped basket body a does not come into contact with the dish-shaped basket body a or a tray 7 described later, and does not suffer from damage or loss.

The handle 4 of the kitchen knife b uses a disinfectant material or an antibacterial material, such as a synthetic resin or a metal, which does not easily propagate bacteria without using a wooden handle on which bacteria can easily propagate.

As the bactericidal material and the antibacterial material, bactericidal materials such as stainless steel and molybdenum-vanadium steel are used.
It is preferable to use a material that excels in antibacterial action, can be used as the blade plate 3 of the kitchen knife b, and can make the whole kitchen knife b integral. It is desirable that the perforated basket body a and the tray 7 described later are also made of a bacteriolytic material or an antibacterial material in order to prevent the propagation of various bacteria.

The kitchen knife b housed in the basket-shaped basket body a having the above structure is housed in the tray 7 together with the basket-shaped basket body a, and is sterilized and disinfected with water, hot water or a cleaning liquid put in the tray 7. .

The tray 7 is large enough to accommodate the basket-shaped basket body a, and has liftable grips 6 on both sides.

The depth of the tray 7 is set to a depth at which the kitchen knife b stored in the tray-shaped basket body a can be submerged when the tray-shaped basket body a is stored in the tray 7. If the dish-shaped basket body a stored in the tray 7 is completely submerged, it is necessary to put a hand in the boiling water when holding the lifting portion 1, so that the dish-shaped basket body a The tray 7
It is preferable to set the depth of the tray 7 such that the lifting portion 1 of the dish-shaped basket body a projects from the water surface in the tray 7 when stored in the tray.

Hereinafter, the heat sterilization cleaning method of this embodiment will be described in detail.

First, the perforated basket body a and the tray 7 are separated, the tray 7 is placed on a heater such as a stove, and water is poured into the tray 7.

Then, the kitchen knives b are stored in the basket-shaped basket body a in a side-by-side state. At this time, the knife edge 3 ′ of the blade plate 3 of the knife b is directed upward, and the knife b is divided into the partition members 2 a.
When the kitchen knife b is housed in the basket-shaped basket body a, the kitchen knife b
During the sterilization operation, the blade edge 3 ′ of the kitchen knife b does not contact the tray-shaped basket body a or the tray 7, so that the blade edge 3 ′ will not be damaged or damaged.

Further, the tray 7 is heated to boil the water in the tray 7.

Subsequently, with the lifting portion 1 of the perforated basket body a held, the perforated basket body a is put into the hot water in the tray 7.

Subsequently, the tray 7 is boiled for 5 minutes or more while being heated, and the kitchen knife b in the basket-shaped basket body a is boiled and sterilized.

Subsequently, the dish-shaped basket body a is taken out from the tray 7 by holding the raised part 1 of the dish-shaped basket body a, and the dish-shaped basket body a is placed at an appropriate place, and Drain.

Subsequently, when the kitchen knife b is taken out of the dish-shaped basket body a while holding the handle 4 of the kitchen knife b, the heating sterilization and cleaning operation of the kitchen knife b is completed. At this time, the dish-shaped basket body a
Since the kitchen knives b are arranged in order, there is no danger of touching the blade plate 3 of another kitchen knives b when holding the handle 4 of the kitchen knives b, that is, there is no danger of damaging the hands. .
When the kitchen knife b is not used immediately, the kitchen knife b may be stored in a sterilizing environment such as a refrigerator while the kitchen knife b is stored in the dish-shaped basket body a.

The operation of draining the hot water from the tray 7 is performed by holding the handle 6 of the tray 7 and tilting the tray 7. Although not shown, the tray 7
If a drain hole and a cap are provided at the lower part of the side surface of the, and hot water can be drained from the drain hole, the drain operation becomes easy.

Since the present embodiment is constructed as described above, a large number of kitchen knives b can be accommodated, and even if many kitchen knives b are sterilized and washed at the same time, the kitchen knives b slide during the sterilization and cleaning operation. It is orderly without swinging or swinging,
Since the knives b do not touch each other, the blade edge 3 'of the knives b
A knife cleaner that excels in practicality and workability, in which the kitchen knife b can be taken out and stored safely without causing any damage to the blade edge.

The knife b is prevented from sliding in the left and right direction by the blade partition members 2a and 2a and the handle partition members 2b and 2b, and the blade partition members 2a and 2a and the handle partition members 2b and 2b. The difference in the distance from the base 2b (back and forth shear movement prevention mechanism) also prevents the shear movement in the front and rear direction, so that the kitchen knife b can be transported in the basket-shaped basket body a, or the tray 7 can be washed thoroughly by boiling. The kitchen knives do not contact each other, and the kitchen knives b
This makes it possible to provide a more practical knife washer that does not touch the edge of the kitchen knife b and does not hurt the blade edge 3 ′ or the cutting edge.

The handle 4 of the kitchen knife b uses an antibacterial material or an antibacterial material, such as a synthetic resin or a metal, which does not easily propagate germs without using a wooden handle on which germs are easily propagated. Therefore, the kitchen knife washing machine is excellent in practicality and safety in which various bacteria do not re-grow on the kitchen knife b cleaned and sterilized.

[0045]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, kitchen knives are housed side by side in a water-carrying dish-shaped basket body having a lifting portion. A partition that holds the knife so that it does not move can be stored, so that many kitchen knives can be stored, and the stored kitchen knives can be washed at the same time without rubbing or hitting each other. It is a kitchen knife washer with excellent practicality and workability, which makes it easy to store and take out.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the blade plate of the kitchen knife is provided with a partition member of a blade provided at a narrow interval to prevent the blade plate from sliding, the partition portion is constituted.
At the same time, the kitchen knife washer can be washed without damaging the edges of many kitchen knives, and is even more practical and workable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the handle portions of the kitchen knives are arranged with a wide interval so that the handle of the kitchen knives does not move and the partition members of the handle are provided, the large number of kitchen knives are simultaneously formed. It is a kitchen knife washer with excellent practicality and workability that can be cleaned without damaging the edge of the knife.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the perforated basket is configured to be housed in a tray provided with a lifting portion, and a washing liquid such as water, hot water or a detergent is housed in the tray. In this case, since the kitchen knives housed in the dish-shaped basket body are soaked in the washing liquid, a large number of kitchen knives can be easily washed by putting the whole dish-shaped basket body in and out of the tray. It becomes a kitchen knife washer with excellent properties.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side sectional view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory top view of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lifting part 2 Partition part 2a Blade partition material 2b Pattern partition material 3 Blade plate 4 Handle 6 Lifting part 7 Tray a Saw-shaped basket body b Kitchen knife

Claims (4)

[Claims] The kitchen knives are housed in a side-by-side basket-like basket body having a lifting portion, and a partition portion is provided for holding the kitchen knives in the side-by-side state so as not to move. Kitchen knife washer. 2. The knife cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein said partition portion is constituted by providing a blade partition member provided side by side at a narrow interval so that the blade plate of the kitchen knife does not slip. . 3. The partition part is constituted by providing a partition member of a handle which is provided side by side at a wide interval so that a handle of a kitchen knife does not move. Knife washer in the section. 4. The dish-shaped basket body is configured to be housed in a tray provided with a lifting portion, and when a washing liquid such as water, hot water or a detergent is housed in the tray. The kitchen knife washer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the kitchen knife stored in the container is immersed in a washing liquid.