JPH1157248A - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain plurality of slices through a single operation of moving a utensil from top to bottom and to obtain slices with plural kinds of thicknesses. SOLUTION: This utensil includes a bifurcated holder 4 formed integrally with a handle 2, a plurality of blade holding parts 7, 8 provided on the branching pieces 5, 6 of the holder 4 along their longitudinal directions, and a blade unit 10 freely removably attached to the blade holding parts 7, 8. The blade 11 of the blade unit 10 has a double-sided blade where edges are formed from both sides, a first one-sided blade with an edge formed on one side, and a second one-sided blade with an edge formed on the other side, at least one of the blades being selectively attached to the blade holding parts 7, 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking utensil for peeling or slicing an object to be cut, such as vegetables and fruits.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a peeler called a peeler is used to peel vegetables and fruits. In this peeler, a U-shaped holder is integrally formed on a handle held by a hand, and a blade body is attached to the holder in such a manner as to extend in a lateral direction (a direction perpendicular to an extension line of the handle).

[0003] In order to peel or slice the object to be cut with the above-mentioned peeling device, hold the object to be cut with one hand, hold the handle with the other hand, and place the upper part of the object to be cut. The cutting object is cut by moving the blade body from above and moving downward from above.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional peeler, only one blade is attached to the holder, so that when slicing, a single moving operation from top to bottom is required. There is a problem that only one slice can be sliced, resulting in low work efficiency. In addition, since the sliced cuttings have a constant thickness, there is a problem that if a cutting having another thickness is to be obtained, it must be replaced with another peeler. .

Further, since the blade body is mounted on the holder in a direction perpendicular to the extension of the handle, there is a problem that sharpness of the blade edge is extremely deteriorated when the sharpness of the blade edge is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when slicing, it is possible to slice a plurality of sheets by a single moving operation from top to bottom, and to cut a plurality of thicknesses. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking tool capable of obtaining a product and having good sharpness.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a bifurcated holder formed integrally with a handle, and a longitudinal section formed on each of the branch pieces of the holder. A plurality of blade holders provided along the direction, and a blade unit which is detachably attached to each of these blade holders, and these blade units have both blades whose blades are formed with blades from both sides. A first blade having a blade formed on one side and a second blade having a blade formed on the other side, at least one of which is selectively attached to the blade holding portion. Features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the blade holding portion according to the first aspect is provided on each of the branch pieces so as to be shifted from each other in a direction orthogonal to an extension of the handle.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a stopper for supporting the attached blade unit at a predetermined angle is integrally formed on the branch piece near the blade holding portion according to the first or second aspect.

According to a fourth aspect, the blade unit according to the first or third aspect has a blade body and a frame, and the blade body is embedded in the frame.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the cooking utensil according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 (a), FIG. (C) is sectional drawing which shows the blade body of FIG. 1, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cooking utensil 1 is formed entirely of a stainless steel flat plate, and has a handle 2 which can be gripped by a cook with one hand.
Is wound and fixed.

A holder 4 is integrally formed with the handle 2 in a bifurcated manner, and the holder 4 has branch pieces 5 and 6 formed by bending the handle 2 by approximately 90 degrees with respect to the plane of the handle 2. . The branch pieces 5 and 6 have different lengths, and the branch piece 5 extends longer than the branch piece 6.

Further, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) holding holes 7 and 8 as blade holders are formed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the branch pieces 5 and 6, respectively. . These holding holes 7 and 8 are respectively provided with branch pieces 5 and 6
Are provided in the same dimension from the tip.

Accordingly, the lengths of the branch pieces 5 and 6 are different from each other, and the holding holes 7 and 8 are provided in the same size from the tips of the branch pieces 5 and 6, respectively. The positions are shifted from each other in a direction orthogonal to the extension of the handle 2. Thereby, when the blade unit 10 is attached to the holding holes 7 and 8,
As shown in FIG. 2, the blade unit 10 is attached at an angle of 25 to 35 degrees, preferably 30 degrees with respect to a direction perpendicular to the extension of the handle 2.

The blade unit 1 is provided in the holding holes 7 and 8.
0 is detachably attached. That is, the blade unit 10 includes a blade body 11, a synthetic resin frame 12 in which the blade body 11 is embedded, and engagement projections 13 projecting from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the frame 12. By slightly expanding the space between the spring-loaded branch pieces 5 and 6 and engaging the engagement protrusions 13 with the holding holes 7 and 8, respectively,
6 returns to the original state, and the blade unit 10 is attached to the holding holes 7 and 8.

Further, stoppers 14 and 15 for supporting the blade unit 10 mounted at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 3 are provided on the branch pieces 5 and 6 near the holding holes 7 and 8, respectively.
It corresponds to the number of the holding holes 7 and 8, respectively, and is formed by being bent approximately 90 degrees inward with respect to the plane of each branch piece 5 and 6.

The blade body 11 of the blade unit 10 is shown in FIG.
There are three types as shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c), and the one shown in FIG. 4 (a) is a first single blade 11a having a blade formed on the upper side. What is shown in b) is a double blade 11b having blades formed on both sides, and FIG.
Shows a second single-edged blade 11c having a blade formed on the lower side.
It is.

The first single edge 11a shown in FIG. 4 (a) and the double edge 11b shown in FIG. 4 (b) are used for thinly peeling the skin of the work or slicing the work thin. On the other hand, the second single edge 11c shown in FIG. 4C is used when the workpiece is peeled thick or the workpiece is sliced thick.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

First, when peeling the object to be cut, the blade unit 1 must be peeled according to whether it is peeled thinly or thickly.
One of the zero blades 11 is selected from the first single blade 11a, the double blades 11b and the second single blade 11c. Then, the space between the branch pieces 5 and 6 is slightly widened, and the selected blade unit 10 is
The engaging projections 13 are engaged with the holding holes 7 and 8 for mounting.

Next, the object to be cut is held with one hand, the grip 2 is gripped with the other hand, and the blade body 11 is placed on the upper part of the object to be cut, and is moved downward from above to thereby operate the object to be cut. Peel the cuttings.

On the other hand, when slicing a workpiece,
The blade 11 of the blade unit 10 is set to the first single blade 11 according to whether the slice is thin or thick.
a, a plurality of at least one type is selected from the two blades 11b or the second single blade 11c.

Then, the space between the branch pieces 5 and 6 is slightly widened, and the engaging projection 13 of the selected blade unit 10 is
8, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of the blade unit 10 is attached. In the following description, the blade unit 1
A case where two 0s are attached will be described.

Next, the workpiece is held with one hand and the grip 2 is gripped with the other hand, and the blade body 11 of the blade unit 10 located below the two blade units 10 above the workpiece. , And the lower cutting unit 10 is sliced from the lower cutting unit 10 by moving the cutting unit from top to bottom, and the upper cutting unit 10 is also sliced. Thus, two slices can be sliced by one vertical movement operation.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the blade body 11 of the blade unit 10 is selected, and the engaging projections 13 of the blade unit 10 are engaged with the holding holes 7 and 8, so that the blade unit 10
By attaching, it is possible to obtain cuttings of a plurality of thicknesses, and the thickness of the peeled skin and the thickness of the slice can be freely adjusted.

In this case, the first single-edged blade 1 sliced thinly
1a, the blade unit 10 having the two blades 11b and the blade unit 10 having the second single blade for thick slicing are combined and attached one by one. You can get a handmade feeling like sliced.

According to the present embodiment, the holding holes 7 and 8 are provided.
Are provided on the branch pieces 5, 6 at positions shifted from each other in a direction orthogonal to the extension line of the handle 2, so that when the blade unit 10 is attached to the holding holes 7, 8, the blade unit 10 The handle 2 is attached to be inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the extension of the handle 2.

Thus, when peeling or slicing, the blade 11 of the blade unit 10 cuts the workpiece obliquely, so that a cutting effect can be obtained and a cooking tool with good sharpness can be provided. can do. Then, even if the sharpness of the cutting edge is slightly reduced, it is possible to avoid a problem that the sharpness is extremely deteriorated.

In this embodiment, the blade unit 10
Is set at 25 to 35 degrees, preferably 30 degrees. However, if the inclination angle exceeds 35 degrees, the cutting stroke becomes large, and the length of the branch pieces 5, 6 becomes longer. 1 as a whole becomes large. On the other hand, if the inclination angle is less than 25 degrees, the effect of the above-mentioned pull-off cannot be obtained so much.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the stoppers 14, 15 for supporting the blade unit 10 at a predetermined angle are formed integrally with the branch pieces 5, 6 near the holding holes 7, 8, so that the stoppers are separately provided. Is no longer screwed,
The number of parts is reduced, and manufacturing becomes easy.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the blade unit 10 can safely perform the attachment / detachment operation at the time of replacement of the blade unit 10 because the blade body 11 is embedded in the frame 12. .

[0034]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
According to this, a holder is formed integrally with the handle in a bifurcated manner, a plurality of blade holders provided on each of the branch pieces of the holder along the longitudinal direction thereof, and detachably attached to the blade holders. The blade units are provided with two blades each having a blade formed from both sides, a first single blade having a blade formed on one side, and a blade formed on the other side. Having at least one of them selectively attached to the blade holder, a plurality of slices can be sliced by a single moving operation from top to bottom, and It is possible to obtain a cutting having a different thickness, and the thickness of the peeled skin and the thickness of the slice can be freely adjusted.

According to the second aspect, the knife holding portion according to the first aspect is provided on each of the branch pieces so as to be displaced from each other in a direction orthogonal to the extension of the handle. Is obtained, and a cooking tool with good sharpness can be provided.

According to the third aspect, a stopper for supporting the attached blade unit at a predetermined angle is integrally formed on the branch piece in the vicinity of the blade holding portion according to the first or second aspect, so that the stopper is separately screwed. It will not be stopped, and the number of parts will be reduced, and manufacturing will be easier.

According to the fourth aspect, the blade unit according to the first or third aspect has a blade body and a frame, and the blade body is buried in the frame, so that the attachment / detachment operation at the time of replacement of the blade unit is performed. Can be performed safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cooking utensil according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

4 (a), (b), and (c) are cross-sectional views each showing the blade body of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking tool 2 Handle 3 Rubber piece 4 Holder 5 Branch piece 6 Branch piece 7 Holding hole (blade holding part) 8 Holding hole (blade holding part) 10 Blade unit 11 Blade body 11a First single blade 11b Double blade 11c Second single blade 12 Frame 13 Engagement projection 14 Stopper 15 Stopper

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A holder which is bifurcated and formed integrally with a handle, a plurality of blade holders provided on each of the branch pieces of the holder along a longitudinal direction thereof, and detachably attached to the blade holders. A blade unit that is freely attached, and these blade units have two blades each having a blade formed from both sides, a first single blade having a blade formed on one side, and a blade formed on the other side. A cooking utensil, comprising: a second single-edged blade, at least one of which is selectively attached to the blade holder. 2. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, wherein the blade holding portions are provided on each of the branch pieces so as to be shifted from each other in a direction orthogonal to an extension of the handle. 3. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, wherein a stopper for supporting the attached blade unit at a predetermined angle is formed integrally with the branch piece near the blade holding portion. 4. The cooking tool according to claim 1, wherein the blade unit includes a blade body and a frame, and the blade body is embedded in the frame.