WO2024208062A1

WO2024208062A1 - Visible food ingredient cutter

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Publication number: WO2024208062A1
Application number: PCT/CN2024/084210
Authority: WO
Inventors: 冯世泳
Original assignee: 广东高达莱日用电器有限公司
Priority date: 2023-04-07
Filing date: 2024-03-27
Publication date: 2024-10-10
Also published as: CN220074758U

Abstract

A visible food ingredient cutter is provided. The visible food ingredient cutter comprises a cutting frame (1) and a press cover (2), wherein the press cover (2) is movably connected to the upper portion of the cutting frame (1), the press cover (2) is pivoted in a reciprocating manner around a rotation axis relative to the cutting frame (1), one end of the cutting frame (1) extends upwards to form a first protruding portion (13), the upper surface of the first protruding portion (13) is a first inclined face (131), the first inclined face (131) is formed by inclining one end of the cutting frame (1) towards the opposite end to said end of the cutting frame (1), a cutter (1332) is arranged on the first inclined face (131), and the cutting frame (1) comprises a transparent portion for observation. The face where the cutter is located is an inclined face, so that food ingredients to be cut are placed more stably on the cutter, and do not slide out of the cutter due to slipping. The cutting frame is formed from a transparent material, so that the amount of cut food ingredients can be observed in real time, and the amount of the food ingredients can be easily controlled.

Description

A visual food cutter

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on April 7, 2023, with application number 202320772564.1 and invention name “A visual cutter for food”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this application.

Technical Field

The present application belongs to the technical field of kitchen equipment, and in particular refers to a visual food cutter.

Background Art

The existing food cutter mainly makes improvements on the single cutting function of the cutter, such as Chinese patent CN207058635U, which discloses a multifunctional food cutter, including a cutting frame and a pressure cover, wherein a mounting groove 1 is formed on the cutting frame, a knife frame is detachably mounted in the mounting groove 1, a mounting groove 2 is formed on the pressure cover, a pressure block for pressing the food to be processed toward the knife frame is arranged in the mounting groove 2, the pressure cover is cooperatively arranged above the cutting frame, a storage box for storing the cut food is arranged below the cutting frame, the cutting frame extends outwardly around to form a flange, the cutting frame is covered above the storage box by the flange, and the rear end of the storage box is rotatably connected to the pressure cover, the multifunctional food cutter, since the blades in the knife frame have a variety of arrangement modes, the knife frame can be detachably mounted on the cutting frame, when in use, the knife frame with corresponding blades can be replaced according to actual needs, the function is more, and the disassembly and installation of the knife frame is more convenient, which speeds up the efficiency of food processing.

However, the cutting frame of the cutter is mostly in a plate-like structure, which often blocks the user's view of the cut food, so that the user needs to move the cutting frame from time to time to observe the amount of cut food. Otherwise, the user may cut too little or too much food, which is inconvenient.

Moreover, the structure of the cutter clamping the food and then cutting it requires a certain amount of strength from the user. For example, it is more laborious to use the cutter to make hard food such as potatoes into French fries. In addition, if the potato is round, the potato may slip out of the cutter when the cutter is used to clamp and cut it, and the potato food may fall to the ground, affecting the hygiene of the food. If the potato food suddenly slips out and the user has not yet retracted the force, the user's hands or arms may be injured due to the force, which poses a safety hazard. The existing food cutters are inconvenient to use and inefficient.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above technical defects, the present application provides a visual food cutter.

The purpose of this application is achieved by:

A visual food cutter comprises a cutting frame and a pressure cover, wherein the pressure cover is movably connected above the cutting frame and reciprocates relative to the cutting frame around a rotation axis. A first convex portion is formed by extending upward at one end of the cutting frame, and an upper surface of the first convex portion is a first inclined surface. The first inclined surface is formed by tilting one end of the cutting frame toward an opposite end of the other end of the cutting frame, and a cutter is arranged on the first inclined surface.

Optionally, the knife comprises a blade, and an initial contact surface of the blade with the food is located below the rotation axis.

Optionally, a second convex portion is extended upwardly from the opposite end of one end of the cutting frame, and connecting ears are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the second convex portion. A card slot is respectively provided on the opposite sides of one end of the pressure cover, and the pressure cover is connected to the connecting ear through the card slot to form a movable connection. The connecting ear is located above the surface where the tool is located, and the cutting frame also includes a transparent portion for observation.

Optionally, the tool comprises a plurality of blades which form a grid-like structure and have cutting edges facing a common cutting direction.

Optionally, the grid structure includes two groups of blades that cross each other, namely a horizontal blade group and a vertical blade group, and the horizontal blade group or the vertical blade group is inclined relative to the vertical direction of the other group.

Optionally, the upper end surface of the blade edge of the blade is not uniform in height.

Optionally, the bottom end surface of the blade is not uniform in height.

Optionally, the grid structure includes two groups of blades that cross each other, namely a horizontal blade group and a vertical blade group. The blades of each group have the same specifications and are set at the same height. The vertical blade group is inclined relative to the vertical direction of the horizontal blade group. The upper end surface of the blade of the horizontal blade group is higher than that of the vertical blade group, and the bottom end surface of the blade of the horizontal blade group is higher than that of the vertical blade group.

Optionally, a pressing block is provided on the pressing cover, and the pressing block includes a plurality of protrusions, and the protrusions penetrate the grid structure of the blade when the pressing cover is completely close to the cutting frame.

Optionally, a containing box is also included, the cutting frame and the containing box are detachably connected, and the containing box is formed of a transparent material.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial technical effects:

1. The visual food cutter provided in the present application has an inclined surface, and the inclined surface design allows the food to be cut to be placed more stably on the cutter and will not slip out of the cutter due to slipping;

2. The visual food cutter provided in this application, because the cutting frame is made of transparent material, the amount of cut food can be observed in real time, which is convenient for controlling the amount of food;

3. The visual food cutter provided by the present application has an initial contact surface between the blade of the cutter and the food located below the rotation axis of the cutter cover. When in use, the initial surface of the cover contacting the food is closer to the horizontal direction of the cutter, so that the food cutter consumes less energy under the same cutting amount. The surface where the knife is located is an inclined surface, so that the initial surface of the pressure cover contacting the food is closer to the horizontal direction of the knife, so that under the same cutting amount, the food cutter consumes less force;

4. The visual food cutter provided by the present application has a part of the blades tilted relative to the other blades, and the tilted cross structure is conducive to reducing the contact surface when cutting food, reducing the force consumption, improving the cutting efficiency, and the tilted blades can better fix the food;

5. The visual food cutter provided by the present application has inconsistent upper end surface heights of some blades and inconsistent lower end surface heights of the blades, which is beneficial to reducing the contact surface when cutting food, reducing energy consumption and improving cutting efficiency;

6. The visual food cutter provided in the present application is helpful in preventing the cut food from sticking to the blade because the protrusion penetrates the lattice structure of the blade when the pressure cover is completely close to the cutting frame;

7. The visual food cutter provided in the present application has a storage box made of transparent material, so the amount of cut food can be observed in real time, making it convenient to control the amount of food.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

FIG1 schematically shows a structural explosion diagram in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG2 schematically shows a perspective view of some embodiments of the present application;

FIG3 schematically shows a front perspective view 1 in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 schematically shows a second front perspective view in some embodiments of the present application.

Specific embodiments

In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can obtain the above-mentioned results without creative work. All other embodiments obtained are within the scope of protection of this application.

In some embodiments of the present application, a food cutter is provided, as shown in FIG1 , comprising a cutting frame 1, a pressure cover 2 and a storage box 3, wherein the cutting frame 1 is connected to the pressure cover 2 and the storage box 3 respectively. The pressure cover 2 is movably connected above the cutting frame 1, and the pressure cover 2 reciprocates and pivots relative to the cutting frame 1 around a rotation axis. The bottom of the cutting frame 1 extends downward to form a flange 11, and the cutting frame 1 is covered above the storage box 3 by the flange 11.

Covering the storage box 3 with the flange 11 is only one way of detachably connecting the cutting frame 1 to the storage box 3. Threaded connection, snap connection and hinge connection can also be used as optional detachable connection methods in the present application.

The cutting frame 1 and/or the containing box 3 are both made of transparent materials, so that the amount of cut food in the containing box 3 can be easily observed.

In actual use, the food cutter may not include a storage box, so it is suitable for a variety of containers, such as pots, pans, etc. When the container is made of non-transparent material, the cutting frame 1 formed of transparent material allows the user to see the amount of cut food in the container.

Transparent material molding is only a way to visualize the amount of cut food. Visibility can also be achieved by making a part of the cutting frame transparent, or making a part of the receiving box transparent, or opening the opening.

When a part of the cutting frame is transparent, the part is the transparent part of the cutting frame, which is the transparent part for observation, that is, the cutting frame includes the transparent part for observation. The cutting frame is formed of transparent material, which is a form of "the cutting frame includes the transparent part for observation".

As shown in FIG1 , a first convex portion 13 is formed on one end of the cutting frame 1, and the upper surface of the first convex portion 13 is inclined toward one end of the cutting frame to form a first inclined surface 131. An opening groove 132 is formed on the first inclined surface 131, and a knife holder 133 is detachably installed in the opening groove 132. The knife holder 133 includes a fixed frame 1331 and a knife 1332 arranged in the fixed frame 1331. Since the surface where the knife 1332 is located is an inclined surface, the design of the inclined surface makes it possible for the food to be cut to be placed on the knife more stably and will not slip out of the cutter due to slipping. The two oblique sides of the first inclined surface 131 are respectively provided with knife removal grooves 1311, and the knife removal grooves 1311 are symmetrically arranged to facilitate the removal of the knife holder 133. The inner edge of the fixed frame 1331 extends toward the direction of the pressure cover to form a plurality of limiting flanges 1333, which are convenient for the clamping position to completely press the pressure cover 2 of the cutting frame 1.

The second convex portion 12 is formed on the opposite end of one end of the cutting frame 1, and the opposite sides of the second convex portion 12 are respectively provided with connecting ears 121, and the opposite sides of one end of the pressure cover 2 are respectively provided with a clamping groove 21, and the pressure cover 2 is clamped on the connecting ear 121 through the clamping groove 21 to form a movable connection. The clamping slot 21 reciprocates and pivots relative to the cutting frame 1 around a rotation axis. The state where the pressure cover 2 is completely away from the cutting frame 1 is shown in FIG. 3 , and the state where the pressure cover 2 is completely close to the cutting frame 1 is shown in FIG. 4 .

The side of the opening groove 132 away from the second protrusion 12 is inwardly retracted toward its bottom to form a second inclined surface 1321, as shown in Figure 3, the fixed frame 1331 is provided with a third inclined surface 1334 that matches the second inclined surface 1321, as shown in Figure 1, when installing the tool holder 133, the tool 1332 is first placed into the opening groove 132, and the fixed frame 1331 is then pressed on the tool 1332. The cooperation between the second inclined surface 1321 and the third inclined surface 1334 can make the fixing frame 1331 easy to install. The third inclined surface 1334 is provided with a first groove 1335, and the cutting frame 1 is provided with a detachable clamping block 134, and the clamping block 134 is provided with a clamping boss corresponding to the first groove 1335. After the fixed frame 1331 is pressed on the tool 1332, as shown in Figure 2, the clamping block 134 is clamped into the first groove 1335 through the clamping boss to clamp the connection between the fixed frame 1331, the tool 1332 and the cutting frame 1.

The opposite end of one end of the cutting frame 1 is horizontally extended to form a pressure relief portion 14, which includes one or more vents, which is conducive to the separation operation of the cutting frame and the receiving box. When the vent is opened to the amount of cut food in the receiving box 3, the vent can serve as a way to visualize the amount of cut food.

The cutter 1332 includes a cutter frame 13321 and a blade 13322 , and an initial contact surface between the cutting edge of the cutter 1332 and the food is located below the rotating shaft.

A mounting groove is formed on the pressure cover 2, and a pressure block 22 for pressing the object to be cut toward the tool holder is arranged in the mounting groove. A longitudinal baffle is formed on the back of the pressure block 22, and a snap structure is formed on the corresponding mounting groove. The snap structure rests on the baffle. A second groove 221 is opened at one end of the pressure block, as shown in Figure 2, which serves as a force application point during removal and unloading.

In some embodiments of the present application, when in use, the food to be cut is placed on the cutter 1332, and the user pivots the pressure cover 2 around a rotation axis toward the cutting frame 1, and the pressure block 22 presses the food to make the food cut by the cutter 1332. The initial contact surface between the blade and the food refers to the extended plane in space determined by the contact between the food to be cut and the blade of the cutter 1332 when the food is placed on the cutter 1332. When the blade of the cutter 1332 is multi-line, the blade can be regarded as a multi-line line, and at least two lines can confirm the plane; when the blade of the cutter 1332 is single line, the blade can be enlarged to a surface with a certain width, that is, the upper end surface of the blade, and the spatial extension plane where the surface is located is the initial contact surface between the blade and the food.

It should be noted that the initial contact surface between the blade and the food can be confirmed when there is no food to be cut. When the knife has a single blade, the upper end surface of the blade can be confirmed as the initial contact surface between the blade and the food; when the knife has multiple blades, the highest and most highly consistent multiple blades are regarded as the spatial extension plane confirmed after the multiple lines, which is the initial contact surface between the blade and the food.

The initial contact surface between the blade of the cutter 1332 and the food is located below the rotating axis of the cutter cover. When in use, the initial surface of the cover contacting the food is closer to the horizontal direction of the cutter, so that under the same cutting amount, the food cutter consumes less force.

In some embodiments of the present application, by providing the second protrusion 12, the connecting ear 121 and the slot 21, as shown in FIG2, as a solution for realizing that the initial contact surface between the blade and the food is located below the rotation axis, other solutions for making the rotation axis higher than the initial contact surface between the blade and the food are also included in actual use. In some embodiments of the present application, the initial contact surface between the blade and the food is an inclined surface (because the surface where the cutter 1332 is located is an inclined surface), which also has the effect of making the initial contact surface between the blade and the food below the rotation axis.

A limiting groove is provided on the inner side of the knife frame 1332, and the blade 13322 is clamped in the limiting groove. There are multiple blades 13322, and the blades 13322 form a grid structure and have a cutting edge facing a common cutting direction. The grid structure includes two groups of blades that cross each other, namely a horizontal blade group 13323 and a vertical blade group 13324. The blades of each group have the same specifications and the blades are set at the same height. The vertical blade group 13324 is tilted relative to the vertical direction of the horizontal blade group 13323. The inclined cross structure is conducive to reducing the contact surface when cutting food, consuming less energy, and improving cutting efficiency. The inclined blade can better fix the food. The upper end surface height of the blade of the horizontal blade group 13323 is higher than that of the vertical blade group 13324. This setting causes part of the blade of the blade to preferentially contact the food placed on the knife 1332, reducing the force point during initial cutting and saving more energy. The bottom end surface of the blades of the horizontal blade group 13323 is higher than that of the vertical blade group 13324. This arrangement causes a portion of the blades to be preferentially separated from the food being cut, which is beneficial to reducing the contact surface when cutting the food, reducing energy consumption, and improving cutting efficiency. The initial contact surface between the blade edge of the horizontal blade group 13323 and the food is located below the aforementioned rotation axis.

The grid structure refers to the intersection of blades to form multiple regular or irregular quadrilaterals, and the cross-shaped shape is a type of intersection. The common cutting direction corresponds to the side of the cutter 1332 where the food is placed. The "horizontal" in the above-mentioned horizontal knife group and the "vertical" in the vertical knife group are based on the horizontal plane. The blade specifications and/or blade setting heights of each group may be inconsistent, so as to achieve a form in which the upper end surface height of the blade is inconsistent or the bottom end surface height of the blade is inconsistent, resulting in a labor-saving effect. The above-mentioned "vertical knife group 13324 is tilted relative to the vertical direction of the horizontal knife group 13323" is relative to the horizontal and vertical knife groups that cross vertically. In actual production, the state of tilting can be achieved in any group or part of the blade of the cutter 1332. "Tilt", "inconsistent height of the upper end surface of the blade" and "inconsistent height of the bottom end surface of the blade" can be used alone or in any combination.

The pressing block 22 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 222, and the arrangement shape of the plurality of protrusions 222 is similar to that of the fixing frame 1331. The shapes of the inner cavities match each other. When the pressure cover 2 is fully pressed against the cutting frame 1, as shown in FIG4 , the specifications of the protrusions 222 are the same, and the upper surface of the protrusions 222 is a non-inclined surface. The length of the protrusions 222 is sufficient to make the upper surface of the protrusions 222 flush with the bottom end surface of the blade of the vertical knife group 13324, or to make the upper surface of the protrusions 222 lower than the bottom end surface of the blade of the vertical knife group 13324, so that the protrusions 222 completely penetrate the blade 13322, making it easy for all the cut ingredients to enter the receiving box 3, and preventing the cut ingredients from sticking to the blade.

"The specifications of protrusion 222 are the same, the upper surface of protrusion 222 is a non-inclined surface, and the length of protrusion 222 is sufficient to make the upper surface of protrusion 222 flush with the bottom end surface of the blade of vertical knife group 13324, or to make the upper surface of protrusion 222 lower than the bottom end surface of the blade of vertical knife group 13324" is only a solution to achieve "protrusion 222 completely penetrates blade 13322". The specifications of protrusion 222 can be different, and the upper surface of protrusion 222 can be an inclined surface. Ultimately, "the state in which protrusion 222 completely penetrates blade 13322 is achieved, so that all the cut food can enter the receiving box 3, preventing the cut food from sticking to the blade."

The protrusions 222 have different lengths or the upper surface of the protrusions 222 is an inclined surface, which can reduce the contact area with the food, making cutting more labor-saving.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, the present application may have various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements fall within the scope of the present application to be protected. The scope of protection claimed in the present application is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand and implement it without creative effort.

The term "one embodiment", "embodiment" or "one or more embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. In addition, please note that the examples of the term "in one embodiment" here do not necessarily all refer to the same embodiment.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are described. However, it can be understood that the present The embodiments of the application can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures, and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure the understanding of this description.

In the claims, any reference signs placed between brackets shall not be construed as limiting the claims. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claims. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present application may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a unit claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third etc. does not indicate any order. These words may be interpreted as names.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

A visual food cutter comprises a cutting frame and a pressure cover, wherein the pressure cover is movably connected above the cutting frame and reciprocates relative to the cutting frame around a rotation axis. The feature is that a first convex portion is formed extending upward at one end of the cutting frame, and the upper surface of the first convex portion is a first inclined surface, the first inclined surface is formed by tilting one end of the cutting frame toward the opposite end of the other end of the cutting frame, and a cutter is arranged on the first inclined surface.
The visual food cutter according to claim 1 is characterized in that the tool comprises a blade, and an initial contact surface between the blade and the food is located below the rotating shaft.
The visual food cutter according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: a second convex portion is extended upwardly from the opposite end of one end of the cutting frame, and connecting ears are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the second convex portion, and a card groove is respectively provided on the opposite sides of one end of the pressure cover, and the pressure cover is connected to the connecting ear through the card groove to form a movable connection, the connecting ear is located above the surface where the knife is located, and the cutting frame also includes a transparent portion for observation.
The visual food cutter according to claim 1 is characterized in that the tool comprises a plurality of blades, the blades form a grid structure and have cutting edges facing a common cutting direction.
The visual food cutter according to claim 4 is characterized in that: the grid structure includes two groups of blades that cross each other, namely a horizontal blade group and a vertical blade group, and the horizontal blade group or the vertical blade group is inclined relative to the vertical direction of the other group.
The visual food cutter according to claim 4 or 5 is characterized in that the upper end surface height of the blade edge of the blade is inconsistent.
The visual food cutter according to claim 4 or 5 is characterized in that the bottom end surface of the blade has inconsistent heights.
The visual food cutter according to claim 4 is characterized in that: the grid structure includes two groups of blades that cross each other, namely a horizontal blade group and a vertical blade group, the blades of each group have the same specifications and the blades are set at the same height, the vertical blade group is inclined relative to the vertical direction of the horizontal blade group, the upper end surface of the blade of the horizontal blade group is higher than that of the vertical blade group, and the bottom end surface of the blade of the horizontal blade group is higher than that of the vertical blade group.
The visual food cutter according to claim 4 is characterized in that: a pressing block is provided on the pressing cover, and the pressing block includes a plurality of protrusions, and the protrusions penetrate the grid structure of the blade when the pressing cover is completely close to the cutting frame.
The visual food cutter according to claim 1 is characterized by further comprising a storage box, wherein the cutting frame and the storage box are detachably connected, and the storage box is formed of a transparent material.