JPH1176074A - Vegetable cooker and support for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vegetable cooker which can be appropriately used even for the container of a different size such as a suitable bowl without requiring any dedicated holding vessel. SOLUTION: Concerning this vegetable cooker, a cooking operation part is provided in the middle of a vegetable slide surface part 11, prescribed processing cooking is performed by moving a vegetable on the slide surface part, and the processed vegetable is discharged onto the rear surface of the cooking operation part. In this case, one of holding parts 17 and 34 abutted on (in external contact or internal contact with) the upper edge part of a holding vessel A such as a bowl is movably provided on the rear side of a main body 1 equipped with the vegetable slide surface part and its interval can be adjusted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetable cooker for processing vegetables such as sliced, sliced, cut and grated vegetables.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of vegetable cookers are conventionally known. The most common manual cooker is provided with a vegetable sliding surface on the upper surface of a plate-shaped main body. In the middle portion of the surface, that is, in the middle of reciprocating the vegetables on the sliding surface portion, a cooking action portion having a flat cutting blade, a vertical cutting blade, a knob cutting blade, a lowering projection, and the like is provided.

[0003] The above-mentioned vegetable cooker is often composed of a combination of a plate-shaped main body and a receiving container. In use, the plate-shaped main body is covered on the receiving container, and the vegetables are moved on a sliding surface portion so as to be sliced. And the like, and cooked vegetables are discharged from the back surface of the cooking section and stored in a receiving container.

When the receiving container is not used,
Plate-shaped body (cooker) in an appropriate container in the kitchen such as a bowl
When the vegetables are cooked with the positioned, the processed vegetables are stored in a bowl or the like, but the cooker itself is unstable and difficult to use. Therefore, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-37593, it is possible to separately use a frame body in which a cooking device main body can be mounted on an upper portion and a cutout portion formed on a lower edge to be hooked on an edge of a ball is formed. Proposed.

[0005]

As a means for using a cooker as a receiving container for receiving an appropriate container such as a ball, a special frame (receptor) has been proposed as described above. Because they are separate, they are not always convenient. That is, since they are separate, they cannot be used if the frame is lost, or they may be forgotten when carrying, for example, camping is required, which is inconvenient. Furthermore, the cooking device main body is set on the frame body, and the whole is set in a double manner, which means that the operability is inferior. Therefore, the present invention proposes a vegetable cooker that can easily use an appropriate container such as a ball having a different size as a receiving container.

[0006]

A vegetable cooking device according to the present invention is provided with a cooking section for cutting or lowering vegetables in the middle of a vegetable sliding surface portion, and moving the vegetables back and forth on the sliding surface portion. Then, in a vegetable cooker that performs predetermined processing such as slicing and discharges processed vegetables to the back of the cooking action section, the upper edge of a receiving container such as a ball is provided on the back of a main body having a vegetable sliding surface. A holding portion that is circumscribed or inscribed in the portion is protruded so as to face the front and rear position of the working portion, and at least one of the front and rear holding portions of the working portion is moved and fixed to the other holding portion so as to be able to move freely in the near and far directions. And a moving mechanism capable of performing the moving operation.

[0007] Further, the vegetable cooking appliance aid according to the present invention comprises:
The present invention is directed to a cooking device not provided with the above-mentioned holding portion, wherein a holding portion similar to the above is provided on a mounting body of the cooking device.

Accordingly, a predetermined cooker is mounted on the cooker provided with the holding portion or the auxiliary tool provided with the holding portion, the distance between the opposed holding portions is adjusted, and the space between the holding portions is used as a receiving container. When the container corresponds to the outer or inner circumference of the container such as a ball to be used, the cooking device can be attached to the receiving container in a form in which the container is sandwiched by the holding portion or a shape in which the container is fitted into the container by the holding portion. It can be used in a stable state.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. <First Embodiment> FIGS. 1 to 10 show a vegetable cooker (first embodiment) embodying the present invention, in which a plate-like vegetable cooker main body is provided with a moving mechanism so that an interval can be adjusted. 1 to 4 show a specific embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention.

The vegetable cooker shown in the first embodiment is composed of a main body 1 formed in a plate shape as a whole, a cooking member 2 mounted and fixed to the main body 1, and moving legs 3. Things.

The main body 1 has a vegetable sliding surface 11 on its upper surface, and has a cooking operation part mounting hole 12 provided with a receiving seat at an intermediate portion of the vegetable sliding surface part 11, and the cooking operation part mounting hole 12 is formed in the cooking operation part mounting hole 12. The cooking member 13 is attached. The cooking action portion 13 is provided on a substrate 131 that can be fitted into the mounting hole 12 with a required action body 132 (in the illustrated example, a thin sliced flat cutting blade is shown. ,
The work piece may be dropped on the back surface of the working body 132 so as to be mounted and fixed in the mounting hole 12.

The main body 1 has fixed holding legs (holding portions) 14 protruding from lower surfaces on both sides of a base end of the vegetable sliding surface portion 11, and further has a handle 15 provided on the base end side. The guide wall 16 is provided by raising both sides of the guide wall 16.

The structure on the main body 1 side that constitutes the moving mechanism of the holding portion includes a long hole 17 and an engaging concave / convex strip 18.
Are formed along the guide walls 16 (parallel to the vegetable sliding direction) on the tail end side from the position of the cooking action portion mounting hole 12 and on both sides of the sliding surface portion 11. Are formed along both side edges of the lower surface of the long hole 17, and have a mountain shape having a sufficient resistance to the movement toward the tail end side.

The movable leg (holding portion) 2 is provided with an operation knob 22 at an upper portion of a shaft portion 21 vertically penetrating the elongated hole 17, and an engagement portion which engages with the engagement uneven strip 18 at a lower portion of the shaft portion 21. A movable holding leg 24 having a surface 23 is provided, and at least the length of the shaft portion 21 has a play corresponding to the height of the mountain-shaped unevenness of the engaging unevenness portion 18, and the operation knob 22 and the vegetable sliding surface portion are provided. Between the upper and lower surfaces (the upper edge surface of the elongated hole)
3 is attached to the main body 1 with an interposition of a spring 25 urged in a direction for maintaining the engagement.

When the operation knob 22 is pressed down against the urging force of the ridge 25, the whole of the movable leg 2 moves downward, and Since the engagement is released, the movable leg 2 is arbitrarily moved along the elongated hole 17 in this state, and when the lower pressure of the operation knob 22 is released, the entire movable leg 2 is biased by the spring 25. It moves upward, and the engaging ridges 18 and the engaging surfaces 23 mesh with each other, so that the movable leg 2 is fixed.

Therefore, when using the above-mentioned vegetable cooker,
The moving leg 2 is moved and fixed to a predetermined position corresponding to the size of the ball A used as a receiving container, and the outer periphery of the ball A is fixed to the ball A by the four holding legs of the fixed holding leg 14 and the moving holding leg 24. Can be attached to the receiving container A in the form of sandwiching the vegetables, and when the vegetables B are slid reciprocally on the vegetable sliding surface portion 11, the cooking appliances are stabilized on the balls A, and there is no trouble. The cooking operation is performed without any gap, and the predetermined workpiece C is stored in the ball A.

Therefore, even if there is a difference in the size of the ball A, it can be handled by adjusting the position of the movable holding leg 24.

FIGS. 5 to 8 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which is composed of a cooking device main body 3 and a moving leg portion 4. The cooking device main body 1 is the same as before. The upper surface is provided with a vegetable sliding surface portion 31, a cooking operation portion mounting hole having a receiving seat provided in an intermediate portion of the vegetable sliding surface portion 31, and a cooking member 33 is mounted in the cooking operation portion mounting hole. The holding portion provided on the main body side includes a fixed holding leg 34 protruding from the lower surface at the center on the distal end side of the vegetable sliding surface portion 31 and a vegetable sliding surface 31.
Guide grooves 37 formed in the guide walls 36 on both sides of the
In particular, when the fixed holding leg 34 is formed in a plate shape and the opposite surface side is concavely curved, the fixed holding leg 34 has the same contact point with the ball as in the case where two fixed holding legs 34 are provided. Of course, it may be a single contact,
Two contacts are more stable.

The moving leg (holding portion) 4 comprises a bent plate-shaped main body 41, a leg 42 provided below the main body 41, and a fixing screw 43 for stopping the movement. It is formed so as to rise up so as to cover the side surface across the lower surface of the cooker main body 3 and further to be hooked on the guide groove 37, and is provided so as to be movable in the vegetable sliding method of the cooker main body 3, and is fixed with a screw. Reference numeral 43 denotes a portion provided so as to press the side surface of the cooking device main body 3, and is fixed by being sandwiched between the main body portion hooked on the guide groove 37 by pressing. Also leg 4
The lower end of 2 has a locking portion projecting from the opposite side.

In the cooking device, the moving leg 4 is moved by loosening the fixing screw 43, and the moving leg 4 is fixed by tightening the fixing screw 43. When the movable leg 4 is moved to a predetermined position in accordance with the size of the ball A used as the receiving container, and the locking portion of the leg 42 is projected below the winding edge portion of the ball A and fixed,
The outer periphery of the ball A is held between the fixed holding leg 34 and the movable holding leg 42, and the locking portion prevents the upward movement of the ball A.
It can be attached and used in a stable state. Of course, in the above-described first embodiment and other embodiments to be described later, a locking portion may be formed on each opposing surface below the movable leg or below the fixed leg.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the moving and holding section is formed only by the shape of each member without using any parts such as screws and splines. This is an example of the configuration.

More specifically, the cooking device main body 5 and the moving leg 6 are provided in the same manner as in each of the above-described embodiments. A mounting hole for a cooking operation portion having a receiving seat provided at an intermediate position of the vegetable sliding surface portion 51 is formed, and a cooking member 53 is formed in the mounting hole for the cooking operation portion.
Is attached. The configuration of the holding portion provided on the main body side includes fixed holding legs 54 protruding from the lower surface at the center on the tip side of the vegetable sliding surface portion 51 and guide walls 56 on both sides of the vegetable sliding surface 51.
The guide groove 57 and the engaging ridges 58 are formed on the guide groove 57. The guide groove 57 is open at the side, and the engaging concave and convex strip 58 is formed on the upper surface inside the guide groove 57.

The moving leg (holding portion) 6 comprises a bent plate-shaped main body 61 and a leg 62 provided below the main body 61.
The main body 61 rises so as to cover the side surface across the lower surface of the cooker main body 5 and further has at least a guide groove 57.
In the shape, the arm 63 is inserted into the guide groove 57 so that the arm 63 can be freely moved along the guide groove 57. The surface 64 is used.

In the cooking device, the movable leg 6 can move freely when the arm 63 is in contact with the lower surface of the guide groove 57 by its own weight (FIG. 10A). The main body 61 is moved according to the size of the receiving container (ball) A to be mounted and placed on the ball A as it is.
Of the ball A is in contact with the winding edge of the ball A.
And the uneven surface 64 are engaged with each other, so that the movement of the moving leg 6 is prevented, and the outer periphery of the ball A is fixed to the fixed holding leg 54 and the moving holding leg 62.
Thus, the cooking device can be attached to the receiving container A in such a manner that the ball A is held therebetween, and the cooking device can be used in a stable state. Of course, in the movable leg portion 6, when the movable holding leg 62 is protruded slightly behind the main body portion 61, the contact between the main body portion 61 and the winding edge of the ball A is more reliably performed.

<Second Embodiment> FIGS. 11 to 13 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an existing vegetable cooking device D is placed in receiving containers (balls) having different sizes.
It is an auxiliary tool that can be stably mounted on A.

In the illustrated example, a movable leg 8 is attached to a frame-shaped main body 7. The frame-shaped main body 7 is a frame to which an existing cooking device D can be fitted. A movable leg 8 having a fixed leg 72 suspended from one end and a leg 82 suspended from the other end is provided so as to be movable and fixed.

The movable leg 8 can be selected from a suitable structure similarly to the movable leg of each of the above-mentioned embodiments of the cooking device. For example, a long slot 73 for movement is formed in a side frame of the frame-shaped main body 8. The moving leg 8 is erected between the moving long holes 73, and both ends of the moving leg 8 are attached to the outside of the side frame, and fixing means such as a pressing screw 83 are provided. Further moving legs 8
Is different from each of the above embodiments in that
The outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral surface may be subjected to an appropriate non-slip processing (a rough surface or a rubber plate may be applied) as necessary. good.

Therefore, the cooker D is mounted on the main body 7, and
By fitting and holding the holding portions of the fixed leg 72 and the movable leg 82 inside the receiving container such as the ball A, the existing cooking device C can be stably mounted on the receiving container.

In the above embodiment, the existing cooking containers C are usually sold as a plurality of sets in which a cooking device is selectively used for various cooking operations. In this set, since the size of the main body of the cooker is the same, the auxiliary tool can be used as it is for the set cooker, but the size of various existing cookers is not constant. Therefore, in order to provide the auxiliaries with versatility, it is sufficient that the size of the outer frame of the frame-shaped main body can be adjusted.Also, a separate mechanism for integrating the auxiliaries and the cooker may be provided. good.

A part of the structure (the shape of the holding legs, etc.) of each of the above-described embodiments and examples can be employed in other examples, either circumscribed or inscribed with respect to the ball A. It is also possible to use a movable holding unit instead of the fixed holding unit. In addition, the structure of the cooking device main body is not limited to the cooking device having a single cooking operation portion as in each of the above-described embodiments, and the operation body of the cooking operation portion can be directly mounted on the main body, and the vegetable sliding surface portion can be moved up and down. Various structures, such as adjusting the cutting size of a workpiece, or mounting a working member having a plurality of working bodies around a main body on a main body to make it possible to switch the working body to be used. According to the present invention, it is sufficient that the suitable holding device main body or the auxiliary tool for mounting the cooking device main body is provided with an opposing holding portion capable of adjusting the interval.

[0031]

As described above, the present invention provides a cooker body having a plate-shaped body provided with a cooking action section for cutting and the like, a moving mechanism capable of adjusting a facing distance, and a receiving container such as a ball. It is provided with a holding portion to be clamped or fitted to the receiving container, and can be used by being mounted on a receiving container of different sizes, and has an advantage that no special receiving container is required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory views of the same use state, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a bottom view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the same use state (a partially cut front view).

4A and 4B are explanatory views of the moving mechanism, wherein FIG. 4A shows a fixed state, and FIG. 4B shows a movable state.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view (plan view) of the use state.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view (partly cutaway front view) of the same use state.

FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the movable leg portion, wherein (a) shows a disengaged state and (b) shows an engaged state.

FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view (longitudinal sectional view) of the same use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 3, 5 Main body 11, 31, 51 Vegetable sliding surface portion 12 Mounting hole for cooking action portion 13, 33, 53 Working member 14 Fixed holding leg 15 Handle 16, 36, 56 Guide wall 17 Long hole 37, 57 Guide groove 18 , 58 Engagement irregularities 2, 4, 6, 8 Moving leg 21 Shaft 22 Operation knob 23 Engaging surface 24 Moving holding leg 25 Spring 41, 61, 81 Main body 42, 62, 82 Moving leg 43, 83 Pressing screw 63 arm part 67 engaging uneven surface 7 auxiliary tool main body 71 receiving part 72 fixed leg 73 moving long hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cooking operation section for cutting or lowering vegetables is provided in the middle of a vegetable sliding surface portion, and the vegetables are moved back and forth on the sliding surface portion to perform predetermined processing cooking such as thin slices and the like. In a vegetable cooker for discharging used vegetables to the back side of a cooking operation section, a holding section that circumscribes or inscribes an upper edge portion of a receiving container such as a ball is provided on the back side of a main body having a vegetable sliding surface section, A vegetable which is provided so as to protrude so as to be opposed to the front and rear positions of at least one of the front and rear portions of the action portion, and which can move and fix at least one of the front and rear portions freely with respect to the other holding portion. Cooking device. 2. The vegetable cooker according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the holding portions facing the front and rear of the action portion has a single contact with the ball and the other has two contacts. 3. The vegetable cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the leg moving mechanism is provided with an elongated hole on both sides of the sliding surface portion in parallel with the vegetable sliding direction. Leg portions provided with engaging projections on the back surfaces of both edges thereof, operating knobs provided on an upper portion of a shaft portion vertically penetrating the long hole, and an engagement surface engaging with the projections and recesses on a lower portion of the shaft portion. A vegetable cooker provided with a spring formed between the operation knob and the upper edge of the long hole, the spring being urged in a direction for maintaining the engagement between the concave and convex strips and the engagement surface. 4. A cooking action section for cutting or lowering vegetables is provided in the middle of the vegetable sliding surface portion, and the vegetables are moved back and forth on the sliding surface portion to perform predetermined processing and cooking such as thin slices. In a cooker mounting body in which a vegetable cooker that discharges food to the back of the cooking action part can be mounted, and at least a portion corresponding to the cooking action part opens up and down when the vegetable cooker is mounted, a receiving container such as a ball is provided. A holding portion that is circumscribed or inscribed at the upper edge is opposed to the front and rear position of the action portion and protrudes from the back surface of the main body, and at least one of the holding portions before and after the action portion is freely movable toward and away from the other holding portion. A holder for a vegetable cooker, comprising a moving mechanism capable of moving and fixing.