JP3786630B2 - Kitchen utensils - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a kitchen utensil used in a kitchen or the like, in which a metal mesh knitted from stainless steel or the like is formed into a deep dish shape, a bowl shape, or the like by press molding, for example.
[0002]
As shown in FIG. 4, for example, this type of conventional kitchen utensil has at least a vertical utensil body M made of a metal mesh knitted from stainless steel or the like, for example, formed into a deep dish shape or a bowl shape by press molding. While protecting with the wire V, the upper edge of the kitchen tool main body M is covered with the edge member F made from a metal or a plastic.
[0003]
As shown in the figure, when the bottom of the kitchen utensil is flat, the horizontal wire Wb surrounding the bottom surface is formed, and when the depth is deep, the vertical wire V is set in the horizontal direction. A horizontal wire Wm for maintaining the connection is used as necessary.
[0004]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when providing a grip portion having a grip H on these kitchen tools, a hole P is formed in the edge member F and the tip of the holding arm S of the handle portion is passed through the hole, and then the tip portion is bent. By forming the annular portion Q, the handle portion is rotatably attached to the kitchen tool.
[0005]
In addition, the edge member F of the kitchen utensil described above is the state where the outer edge of the kitchen utensil main body M is opened or the wire net constituting the kitchen utensil main body M is cut, or after the outer edge is rounded, or After winding the outer edge of this wire mesh around a core wire, the outer edge is sandwiched while bending the metal band to be the edge member F in the width direction, or plastic is molded, so that it is integrated with the kitchen utensil body M. Fixed to.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0006]
However, when the grip portion is attached to the edge member F by the attachment method as described above, the force is applied only to the edge member F when the kitchen utensil is lifted or tilted with the grip H, so that the edge member F is In some cases, deformation or the edge member F is detached from the kitchen tool main body M, and the kitchen tool is damaged or broken.
[0007]
Further, in the conventional kitchen utensil, the distal end of the holding arm S of the handle portion is inserted into the hole through the hole P provided in the edge member F, and then the distal end portion is bent, for example, in an annular shape to form the annular portion Q. Therefore, since the annular portion Q or the holding arm S is always present on the upper surface of the edge member F, it becomes an obstacle when putting food in and out of the kitchen utensil or cleaning the kitchen utensil, Sometimes I caught my hand.
[0008]
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a kitchen utensil that can keep the handle in an easy-to-handle position, can prevent deformation and breakage of the kitchen utensil as described above, and is easy to handle. To do.
[0009]
The kitchen utensil according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1 is a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and a cross-sectional view and a plan view for explaining the structure of the handle portion of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of sets of wires each comprising a kitchen utensil body M in which a wire mesh is formed in an open container shape with an upper opening, and a bottom wire B and a vertical wire V in which both ends of the bottom wire B are bent upward, respectively. In addition, a frame configured to surround the kitchen utensil main body M, and an annular edge for fixing the entire upper edge of the wire mesh forming the kitchen utensil main body M to the ends of the plurality of vertical wires V of the frame The annular portion Q provided at the tip of each of the member F and the pair of holding arms S1 and S2 is rotatable to an annular protrusion L provided by bending a pair of wires Va and Vb in the longitudinal wire of the frame body. In a kitchen utensil provided with an engaged handle portion, the outer peripheral edge of the annular edge member F is The annular projecting portion L is formed so as to be positioned outward from the cylindrical surface assumed in the direction perpendicular to the virtual plane formed by the annular edge member F, and the holding arm S leans against the edge member F. The grip portion is maintained in this position when the handle portion is rotated to the above state .
[0010]
The "annular protrusion L" according to the present invention, including the description of claim 1, includes a wire forming the annular portion Q of the grip H that engages with the "annular protrusion L". "L" means that the vertical wire V is bent in an annular shape so that only a gap narrower than the diameter of the wire forming the annular portion Q of the holding arm S of the handle portion remains so as not to escape from "L". der is, also, the "outer" kitchen utensil body M and outside of the "cylindrical surface that assumes a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane formed by the annular edge member F from the outer periphery of the annular edge member F" This means the direction away from the frame surrounding the kitchen utensil body M.
[0011]
Oite to the invention described in claim 1, a virtual plane formed by the edge member F is approximately the annular edge member F from the outer periphery of the edge member F annular protrusion L in a state in horizontal position Since it is formed so as to be located outside the cylindrical surface assumed in the vertical direction, when the handle portion is rotated to near the upper limit of the rotation direction as shown by a dotted arc r in FIG. The arm S is kept in that position in a state where the arm S is tilted toward the opening C of the kitchen utensil body M rather than vertical and leans against the edge member F.
[0012]
Therefore, in the kitchen utensil to which the invention described in claim 1 is applied, the kitchen utensil is moved by holding the grip H, or the kitchen utensil containing vegetables and the like is held in the pan etc. Since the grip portion remains standing when the handle is held, the grip H is positioned above the opening C of the kitchen utensil body M, so that it is easy to hold the grip H and take up the kitchen utensil easily. An effect is obtained.
[0013]
Furthermore, the gripping portion is provided by engaging an annular portion Q provided at the tip of the holding arm S of the handle portion with an annular projecting portion L provided on at least a plurality of vertical wires V in the vertical direction for protecting the kitchen tool body M. Since H is attached, no force is applied to the edge member F even if force is applied to the grip H, so that the edge member F is detached from the kitchen utensil body M or the edge member F is deformed or damaged. The special effect that there is no is obtained.
In addition, since there is no handle or its engaging portion on the upper surface of the edge member F, there is nothing that obstructs the upper surface of the edge member F when cleaning the kitchen utensils or taking out foods and the like. In addition to facilitating cleaning, a special effect is obtained in that fingers and hands are not injured during cleaning.
[0014]
The kitchen utensil according to the present invention described in claim 2 is, as shown in the perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the sectional view and the plan view for explaining the configuration of the handle part in FIGS. A kitchen utensil body M in which a wire net is formed in an open container shape with an upper opening, a bottom wire B, and vertical wires V 11 , V 21 , V 31 , V 12 , V , which are bent upward at both ends of the bottom wire B, respectively. 22 , V 32 , and a plurality of vertical wires V 11 , V 21 , V 31 composed of vertical wires V 01, V 02 held by the edge member F and a horizontal wire Wb surrounding the bottom surface of the kitchen utensil body M described below. , V 12 , V 22 , V 32 , V 01 , V 02 are combined to surround the kitchen utensil body M, and the entire upper edge of the wire mesh forming the kitchen utensil body M and the frame a plurality of vertical wire V 11 of the body, V 21, V 31, V 12, V 22, V 32, V01, to fix the end of the V02 An annular edge member F and an annular portion Q provided at the tip of the pair of holding arms S are rotatable to an annular protrusion L provided by bending a pair of wires Va and Vb in the longitudinal wire of the frame body. In a kitchen utensil provided with a handle portion engaged with the annular edge member F, it is located outward from the cylindrical surface assumed in the direction perpendicular to the virtual plane formed by the annular edge member F from the outer periphery of the annular edge member F. The annular projecting portion L is formed so that the handle portion is held in this position when the handle portion is rotated until the holding arm S leans against the edge member F. And
[0015]
In the invention described in claim 2, when the invention described in claim 1 is carried out, the distance between the holding arms S of the two grip portions attached to the opposing positions of the kitchen utensils is, for example, vertical wires V11-V21 and V12. When the interval is shorter than −V22, as shown in FIG. 1, the vertical wires V01 and V02 are provided between the vertical wire V11 and the vertical wire V21 and between the vertical wire V12 and the vertical wire V22, respectively. It has been identified.
[0016]
【Example】
FIG. 1 cited above is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a kitchen utensil according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view cut at an appropriate location so that the configuration according to the present invention becomes clear, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of a handle portion. It is a front view for showing.
[0017]
1 to 3 are the same elements, but a plurality of components to which the same one-letter code is added with a different additional code in FIG. Since these elements correspond to each other, FIGS. 2 and 3 show only the code of this one character. In FIG. 3, in order to clarify the configuration of the handle portion, the wire mesh forming the kitchen tool body M is omitted.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, the kitchen utensil of this embodiment includes a pre-shaped kitchen utensil body M made of wire mesh and vertical wires V11, V21, V31 surrounding the kitchen utensil body M in order to protect the kitchen utensil body M. , V12, V22, V32, a frame composed of horizontal wires Wm, Wb and bottom wires B1, B2, B3, a grip H, its holding arm S, and an annular portion Q provided at its tip. It consists of a handle part.
[0019]
Among the vertical wires constituting the frame body, the vertical wires Va and Vb (Va and Vb in FIG. 3) (V11, V12, V01 and V02 in FIG. 1) to which the holding arm S of the handle portion is attached include the kitchen. An annular protrusion L bent outward at a position close to the edge member F of the tool body M is formed. In FIG. 2, the annular protrusion L is formed by bending the vertical wire V. Is shown in detail.
[0020]
The wire frame shown in FIG. 1 has three wire segments V11-B1-V12, V21-B2-V22, and V31-B3-V32 by bending three wires at two locations, respectively. The vertical wires V11, V21, V31, V12, V22, V32 and the bottom wires B1, B2, B3 are configured, and the upper ends of the vertical wires V11, V21, V31, V12, V22, V32 are sandwiched by the edge member F, etc. The bottom wires B1, B2, and B3 are arranged so as to intersect at approximately 60 ° intervals by the means described above.
[0021]
The above-described bottom wires B1, B2, and B3 have functions of maintaining the shape of the kitchen utensil body M and protecting the flat bottom even when a heavy article is put into the kitchen utensil. Then, since the depth of the kitchen utensil is deep, a horizontal wire Wm is provided to keep the vertical wires V11, V21, V31, V12, V22, and V32 connected in the horizontal direction at the intermediate position.
[0022]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the distance between the two holding arms S of the two grip portions attached to the opposing positions of the kitchen utensil so that the kitchen utensil is not tilted even when the kitchen utensil is lifted by the grip H is the vertical wires V11-V21 and V12-V22. Therefore, the vertical wires V01 and V02 are provided between the vertical wire V11 and the vertical wire V21 and between the vertical wire V12 and the vertical wire V22, respectively.
[0023]
These vertical wires V01 and V02 are held by the edge member F and the horizontal wire Wb surrounding the bottom surface of the kitchen tool body M, respectively, and, similarly to the vertical wires V11 and V12, the edge members of the kitchen tool body M. An annular protrusion L bent outward is formed at a position close to F.
[0024]
And each of the annular protrusions L of the vertical wire V11 and the vertical wire V01, and the vertical wire V12 and the vertical wire V02 (corresponding to the vertical wires Va and Vb in FIG. 3 respectively) at the positions facing these vertical wires. After inserting the tips of the holding arms S1 and S2 (FIG. 3) of the handle portion into the ring portion, the extended end portion is bent and shaped in an annular shape to thereby form the annular portion Q of the handle portion engaged with the annular protrusion L. Let it form.
[0025]
Thus, as is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, the grip H is engaged with the annular protrusion L and supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction as indicated by a broken line arc r in FIG.
Then, when the grip H is rotated upward, as shown in FIG. 2, the holding arm S of the grip portion is in a state of falling on the edge member F of the kitchen utensil body M, and the position is maintained even if the grip H is released. Keep.
[0026]
Therefore, when the kitchen utensil is moved with the grip H, or when the kitchen utensil with vegetables etc. is put in the pan etc. Is located above the opening C of the kitchen utensil body M, so that the grip H can be easily held, and the kitchen utensil can be taken up from the hot water safely.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
In the kitchen tool of the present invention, since the handle is attached to the vertical wire for protecting the kitchen tool body, when the kitchen tool is lifted or tilted with the grip of the handle, only the vertical wire is used. As force is applied and no force is applied to the edge member to which the handle is attached unlike the conventional kitchen tool described above, the edge member may be deformed or the edge member may be detached from the kitchen tool body. A special effect is obtained that the kitchen utensils are not damaged or broken.
[0028]
In the kitchen utensil of the present invention, not only the handle portion is positioned below the edge member of the kitchen utensil, but also there is no member surrounding the edge member. And the kitchen utensils are not disturbed and do not get caught in a cloth or a hand.
[0029]
Furthermore, in the kitchen utensil of the present invention, when the handle is rotated until the holding arm leans against the edge member, the kitchen utensil is lifted with a grip, or the kitchen utensil is put into a pan or the like with a grip. when you or boiled Te, since it remains the handle portion stood, easy to hold the grip, special effect from the hot water can pick up a kitchen tool safely can be obtained.
[0030]
In addition, to assemble a conventional kitchen tool, a process for creating a frame for protecting the kitchen tool body, a process for attaching the kitchen tool body to the frame, a process for attaching an edge member to the kitchen tool body, a handle on the edge member In the kitchen utensil of the present invention, the handle portion including the grip is assembled in advance when the frame body for protecting the kitchen utensil body is formed by the vertical wire or the bottom wire. Therefore, it is possible to assemble the kitchen tool in three steps, that is, a process of creating the frame body, a process of attaching the kitchen tool body to the frame body, and a process of attaching the edge member.
[0031]
In the manufacturing process of the kitchen utensil described above, the process of processing the wire is combined into one process of creating the frame body and the handle, so that an effect of easily arranging the work flow can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a kitchen utensil according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken at an appropriate point for explaining the principle of a kitchen utensil according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view for explaining a configuration of a handle portion of the kitchen utensil according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional kitchen tool.
[Explanation of symbols]
M ... Kitchen utensil body C ... Opening F ... Edge member V ... Vertical wire
Va, Vb …… Vertical wire L for attaching the handle L …… Annular protrusion S …… Holding arm H …… Grip Q …… Annular part

Claims (2)

To surround the kitchen utensil body by combining a plurality of wires composed of a kitchen utensil body formed of a wire mesh in the shape of an open container with an opening at the top, and a vertical wire in which both ends of the bottom wire are bent upward. A configured frame body, an annular edge member for fixing the entire circumference of the upper end edge of the wire mesh forming the kitchen utensil body and the ends of the plurality of vertical wires of the frame body, and the distal ends of the pair of holding arms, respectively In a kitchen utensil comprising a handle portion that is rotatably engaged with an annular protrusion provided by bending a pair of wires in the longitudinal wire of the frame body provided with the annular portion,
The annular protrusion is formed so as to be located outward from the cylindrical surface assumed in the direction perpendicular to the virtual plane formed by the annular edge member from the outer periphery of the annular edge member, and the holding arm is A kitchen utensil characterized in that the handle is held in this position when the handle is rotated to a state where it leans against the edge member. A kitchen utensil body formed of a metal mesh in the shape of an open container with an opening at the top, a bottom wire, a vertical wire in which both ends of the bottom wire are folded upward, and a side member surrounding the bottom portion of the kitchen utensil body described below. A frame configured to surround a kitchen utensil body by combining a plurality of vertical wires made of a vertical wire held by the wire, an entire upper edge of the wire mesh forming the kitchen utensil body, and the frame An annular rim member for fixing the ends of a plurality of vertical wires, and an annular protrusion provided by bending a pair of wires in the vertical wires of the frame body, each having an annular portion provided at the tip of the pair of holding arms. In a kitchen utensil comprising a handle portion rotatably attached to a portion,
The annular protrusion is formed so as to be located outward from the cylindrical surface assumed in the direction perpendicular to the virtual plane formed by the annular edge member from the outer periphery of the annular edge member, and the holding arm is A kitchen utensil characterized in that the handle is held in this position when the handle is rotated to a state where it leans against the edge member.

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