JPS5816366Y2 - grater - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field This invention relates to a grater used to grate radish, wasabi, ginger, etc.

Prior Art Conventionally, a grater or a grater with a grater mounted horizontally on the top of a container has been used as a grater for grating radish, wasabi, ginger, etc.

When conventional graters are placed on a horizontal table, the top surface of the grater becomes horizontal, so when using the grater, it was necessary to apply force in the horizontal direction while pressing down strongly on radish, etc.

In this way, the distribution of the force applied in the downward and lateral directions is done based on the intuition of the person doing the grating work, which has the disadvantage of using a lot of wasted force.

Purpose This invention was made to eliminate the defects of conventional graters as described above, and its purpose is to grate radish, wasabi, ginger, etc. without using unnecessary force. To provide a grater that can easily perform grating work, stably support a grating plate, and easily take out grated radish and the like.

Embodiment Below, the structure of an embodiment embodying this invention will be explained with reference to FIG. It is formed so that it slopes forward and downward with respect to the wall, and the front wall slopes forward.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a support portion projecting inward so as to extend along the inner surfaces of both side walls of the storage container 1, and its upper edge is formed parallel to the upper edge of the side wall.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a handle projecting rearward from the upper part of the rear wall of the storage container 1, and includes an upper plate portion 4 extending rearward at the same inclination angle as the upper edges of both side walls of the storage container 1; It is provided with a pair of side plate parts 5 extending in parallel on both sides.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a through hole formed from the upper plate part 4 of the handle part 3 to the rear wall of the storage container 1, and 7 denotes a hook drilled in the upper plate part 4 for hooking on a hook such as a nail. Holes 8 are a pair of support pins protruding from the inner surface of the side plate 5 of the handle 3 in correspondence with the through holes 6.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a grating plate that is fitted into the opening of the storage container 1 and is supported by the support part 2 so that the upper surface is inclined forward and downward, and the upper surface has a large number of grating protrusions. 10 is provided protrudingly, and a through hole 11 extending in the width direction is formed at the tip.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an operation piece that projects rearward from the center of the rear end of the lowering plate 9, and on its upper surface, three anti-slip pieces 13 having a triangular cross section are provided to protrude in parallel in the width direction. It can be placed in a through hole 6 formed in the handle 3 of the container 1.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a pair of elastic clamping pieces protruding from the lower surface of the operation piece 12, which engage with the support pins 8 formed on the handle 3 of the storage container 1, and hold the grating plate 9. It is rotatably supported at the opening of the storage container 1.

Next, the operation of the grater constructed as described above will be explained.

Now, in this grater, normally the grater plate 9 is rotatably attached to the storage container 1 by engagement with the clamping piece 14 and the support pin 8, and the support part 2 holds the storage container 1.
is supported in an inclined position covering the opening of the

Therefore, the grating plate 9 is supported stably.

When using this grater to grate radish, wasabi, ginger, etc., the upper surface of the grater plate 9 is sloped downward, so all you have to do is apply diagonally downward force. It acts as force components in the horizontal and vertical directions on the upper surface of the plate 9, and it is possible to easily grate radish etc. without using a lot of unnecessary force as in conventional graters.

The angle of inclination of the upper surface of this grater plate 9 is suitably in the range of 10 to 40 degrees.

The grated grater is grated by the action of the grater protrusion 10 and is stored in the storage container 1 through the through hole 11.

Furthermore, if the front wall of the storage container 1 is formed to be inclined forward as in this embodiment, since the grating plate 9 is rotatably attached, it is possible to grate watery radish etc. In this case, when the juice is not needed, the grater plate 9 is slightly opened and rotated by pressing the operation piece 12 to create a slight gap between the front wall of the storage container 1 and the grater plate 9.
Juice can be easily removed from the gap.

Further, by rotating the grated plate 9 widely with the operation piece 12, grated radish and the like in the storage container 1 can be easily taken out.

In this case, since the upper edges of both side walls of the storage container 1 are tilted forward and downward relative to the bottom wall, the front wall side of the storage container 1 becomes shallower, making it easier to take out grated radish, etc. from the front wall side. becomes easier.

Further, after use, if the grate body is washed with water and hung on a hook such as a nail, water can be quickly drained along the front wall of the storage container 1.

Another Embodiment Next, another embodiment of the grater plate 9 will be described according to FIGS. This is a large number of convex portions formed parallel to the direction.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a recess formed near the front end of the upper surface of the grating plate 9, and the bottom surface thereof includes a circular engagement hole 17 and a pair of guide holes 18a extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
18b is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, 19 is an annular convex portion protruding from the lower surface of the grating plate 9 facing the recess 16, and the guide holes 18a and 18b are formed on the upper surface of the annular convex portion 19, respectively. Continuous engagement holes 20 and 21 are formed.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a disc-shaped blade support body formed separately from the grater plate 9, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower surface of the blade support member 22 has a convex portion fitted in the retaining hole 17 at the center thereof. 23 are provided protrudingly, and engagement holes 20 of the grating plate 9 are provided on both sides of the lower surface.
, 21 respectively.
25 is provided protrudingly.

One engagement protrusion 24 is longer than the other engagement protrusion 25, and the shorter engagement protrusion 25 has a rounded tip.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a through hole formed through the center of the disc-shaped blade support 22, and a circular metal blade 27 having a large number of grating protrusions 10 is fitted into the upper opening of the hole 26. has been done.

Now, the blade support plate 2 is attached to the grater plate 9 configured as described above.
2, attach the retaining protrusion 24 on one side of the blade support 22.
is inserted into the engagement hole 20 along one guide hole 18a provided in the grate plate 9, and then the other retaining convex portion 25 is pressed from above along the other guide hole 18b.

As a result, the engagement protrusion 25 is fitted into the engagement hole 21 connected to the guide hole 18b, the outer edge of the blade support 22 is fitted into the recess 16, and the protrusion 23 is fitted into the engagement hole 17. Ru.

Further, by pressing the vicinity of one of the engagement protrusions 25 from below to disengage the engagement protrusion 25 from the engagement hole 21, and then disengaging the other engagement protrusion 24 from the engagement hole 20, the blade support is 2
2 can be easily removed from the grater plate 9.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the blade support 22 is removable, it can be used as a multipurpose article by preparing replacement parts as shown in FIGS. 6 to 11, for example. I can do it.

The replacement part shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 is a metal rectangular blade body 27 having a large number of hemispherical julienne blades 28a.
a is fitted into the through hole 26a of the blade support 22, and in the case of FIGS. 6, 8, and 9, the blade 28
The size of H is large, medium, and small.

Therefore, if these replacement parts are attached to the grater plate 9 and used, the one shown in Fig. 6 will cut thick juliennes, and the one shown in Fig. 8 will cut medium-thick juliennes. 9
Thin juliennes are obtained from each of the ones shown in the figure.

The replacement part shown in FIG. 10 has a blade body 27a having a straight blade 28b fitted to the blade support 22, and thin slices can be obtained by using this replacement part.

In the replacement part shown in FIG. 11, the blade support 22 is formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and a lemon squeezing part 29 having a semi-elliptic longitudinal section is protruded from the upper surface of the bottom.

Eight protrusions each having a triangular cross-section are formed on the surface of the squeezing part 29 at equal intervals radially from the upper end to the base end, and a pouring part for pouring lemon juice is formed on a part of the side wall. 3
0 is formed protruding outward.

FIG. 12 shows a storage case for each of the replacement parts, in which two semi-cylindrical storage parts 31a and 31b are arranged side by side, and a through hole 32 is provided in the bottom of each of the two storage parts 31a and 31b. a, 32b are drilled.

One of the parallel side walls of one storage section 31 a has a semicircular engagement recess 3 that engages with the lemon squeezing section 29 .
3 is formed, and a pouring part 30 is formed on the side wall orthogonal to the side wall.
A relief port 34 is formed.

Therefore, by using this storage case, one storage section 31
By storing a replacement part for lemon squeezing in the storage section a and storing other replacement parts in the other storage section 31b, it is possible to store the replacement parts in a compact manner.

Further, the through holes 32a and 32b are connected to the engagement protrusion 24 of the replacement part.
or 25, rattling during storage is prevented, and water can also be drained through the through holes 32a and 32b.

Note that this invention is not limited to the configurations of the respective embodiments described above, and it is also possible to arbitrarily change the shape, structure, etc. of each part without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Effects As detailed above, the grater of this invention has 9 grater plates.
Since the top surface is slanted downward, it has the effect of making it easier to grate radish, wasabi, ginger, etc. without using a lot of unnecessary force. .

In addition, the grate plate 9 fitted into the opening of the bottomed box-shaped storage container 1 is supported by support portions 2 formed to protrude inward so as to extend along the inner surfaces of both side walls of the storage container 1.
Since the rear end portion of the grating plate 9 is supported on the rear wall side of the storage container 1, the grating plate 9 can be stably supported, which has the effect of making the grating work easier.

Furthermore, since the upper edges of both side walls of the storage container 1 are sloped forward and downward relative to the bottom wall, the front wall side of the storage container 1 is shallow, and grated radish etc. can be easily taken out from the front wall side. There is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view showing a grater embodying this invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a grater plate of another embodiment, Fig. 3 is also a partial plan view, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 2, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the blade support turned upside down, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing replacement parts,
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line B--B in FIG. 6, FIGS. 8 to 11 are perspective views showing other replacement parts, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a storage case for the replacement parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. The upper edges of both side walls of a bottomed box-shaped storage container 1 are inclined forwardly and downwardly with respect to the bottom wall thereof, and the support portions 2 extending along the inner surfaces of the both side walls protrude inward. The grate plate 9 is shaped and inserted into the opening of the storage container 1 and is supported by the support portion 2, and the rear end of the grate plate 9 is supported on the rear wall side of the storage container 1. A grater characterized by being arranged so that the upper surface of the grater is slanted downward toward the front. 2. The grater according to claim 1, wherein the front wall of the storage container 1 is formed to be inclined forward. 3. The grater according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grater plate 9 is rotatably attached to the handle 3 on the rear wall side of the storage container 1 at its rear end. 4. The grater according to claim 1, wherein the blade body 27 is detachably attached to a part of the grater plate 9.