JP5041764B2 - Cooking brush - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking brush used in general households.

A large number of synthetic resin bristles formed into thin threads are bundled and attached to the handle, and the bristle waist strength can be changed arbitrarily by adjusting the bristle protrusion amount. There is a brush that reduces the strength of the waist by increasing the size (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-182680

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the brush which can wash | clean the liquid collected in the bristle after use in a short time. It is another object of the present invention to provide a brush that can be applied with a liquid food while maintaining its shape without damaging the surface of food having a soft surface such as confectionery.

The cooking brush is used, for example, when liquid sweetness is applied to the surface of a confectionery such as a cake. In this case, if the cake surface is a soft material, the shape of the surface of the cake made delicately will be influenced by the strength of the bristle waist. Therefore, in such a case, as in Patent Document 1, a bristle is thin in a thin thread shape and a long brush or a brush using pig hair is used. When the bristle is washed after using such a brush, it takes time and effort to wash away the liquid food because the bristle is thinly attached in a bundle. In particular, since the bristle root is close to the bristle fixing position, the bristle is stronger than the front half of the bristle, and the bristle is not separated from each other, so the liquid food remains at that location. It takes a long time. Then, an object of this invention is to provide the brush which can wash | clean the liquid food material adhering to a bristle after use easily.

  In order to easily wash away the liquid food material adhering to the bristle, a bristle that is thicker than the fine yarn-like bristle or pork bristle described in Patent Document 1 may be used. However, since such a thick bristle is strong, there is a risk of damaging the surface of the delicately made cake and affecting its shape. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a brush that does not damage the surface of a cake or the like even when a bristle thicker than a thin thread-like bristle is used.

Claim 1 of the present invention includes a handle, a base provided on the handle, and a bristle provided on the base, the bristle being formed of a flexible material and from a predetermined first point of the bristle. A reduced diameter portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first point and the second point is formed over a predetermined second point, and the first point is a point having the same height as the base surface, The second point is a point away from the first point by a predetermined distance in the direction of the tip of the bristle, and the outer diameter of the reduced diameter portion is smooth from the second point to the point having the smallest cross-sectional area of the reduced diameter portion. In such a configuration, the cross-sectional area gradually decreases and the cross-sectional area gradually increases from the point with the smallest cross-sectional area to the first point so that the outer shape of the reduced diameter portion becomes smooth. is there.

The second aspect is configured such that the distance from the second point to the tip of the bristle is longer than the distance from the first point to the second point.

A third aspect is a configuration in which an element in which the distance from the second point to the bristle tip is at least twice the distance from the first point to the second point is added to the third aspect.

The first aspect includes a handle, a base provided on the handle, and a bristle provided on the base. The bristle is formed of a flexible material and has a predetermined first position from a predetermined first point of the bristle. A reduced-diameter portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the first point and the second point is formed over two points, and the first point is the same height as the base surface, and the second point Is a point away from the first point by a predetermined distance in the direction of the tip of the bristle, and the diameter of the reduced diameter part is made smooth from the second point to the point with the smallest cross-sectional area of the reduced diameter part. Thus, the cross-sectional area gradually decreases and the cross-sectional area is gradually increased from the point having the smallest cross-sectional area to the first point so that the outer shape of the reduced diameter portion becomes smooth . Therefore, in order to wash the bristle in a short time after using the brush, when the bristle thicker than the thin bristle such as pig hair is used, the portion of the reduced diameter portion is easily bent. Therefore, a liquid food material can be applied while the shape of the food having a soft surface such as confectionery is not damaged and the shape is reliably maintained. Further, the reduced diameter portion is formed adjacent to the base of the bristle, and the bristle is easily bent from the vicinity of the base at the time of cleaning the bristle, so that the liquid food accumulated in the vicinity of the base can be washed away in a short time.

In the second aspect, the distance from the second point to the bristle tip is longer than the distance from the first point to the second point. Therefore, the portion from the second point to the tip of the bristle can also be bent during use, and the hit with the food can be weakened in combination with the reduced diameter portion.

In the third aspect, the distance from the second point to the bristle tip is at least twice the distance from the first point to the second point. Thereby, the part from a 2nd point to a bristle tip can also bend during use, and it can make the hit | damage with respect to a food very weak combined with a reduced diameter part.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described. The brush 1 includes a handle 2, a base 3, and a bristle 4. A large number of bristle 4 is provided integrally with the base 3 by injection molding or compression molding. The bristle 4 may not be injection molding or compression molding. For example, the bristle 4 may be formed separately and implanted on the base. When injection molding or compression molding is used, it is preferable because the bristle is not likely to come off the base. The material of the base 3 and the bristle 4 is a silicone resin, but other materials having flexibility may be used. The hardness of the material is preferably from Shore A 10 to 50, and most preferably from Shore A 30 to 40. The bristle 4 is preferably made of a permeable material. This is because the color of the liquid food material attached to the bristle 4 does not change depending on the color of the bristle 4.

  The bristle 4 has the same shape and a circular cross section, and is tapered as shown in FIG. The cross section is not limited to a circle, but may be a rectangle, a rectangle, an ellipse, or the like. A boundary between the base 3 and the bristle 4, that is, a point having the same height as the base surface 22 is a first point 5, and a point away from the base point 22 by a predetermined distance is a second point 6. The portion between the first point 5 and the second point 6 is the reduced diameter portion 7, and the cross-sectional area is smaller than both the cross section of the first point 5 and the cross section of the second point 6. The reduced diameter portion 7 is formed so that the cross-sectional area at the center is the smallest, and the diameter gradually increases from the center toward the first point and the second point. The diameter gradually changes so that the outer shape of the reduced diameter portion becomes smooth. The center of the cross section having the smallest cross-sectional area of the reduced diameter portion 7 may be deviated from the central axis of the bristle 4. The bristle 4 is tapered and bends like a normal bristle, and also bends independently at the reduced diameter portion 7, so it is very soft. For this reason, the cookie does not move with the brush when a liquid food material is applied to a lightweight object such as a cookie. In addition, the surface is not damaged when applied to a soft food such as bread. Furthermore, since the reduced diameter portion 7 is formed in the bristle 4, it can be easily bent at that portion. Therefore, the liquid food material collected at the base of the bristle 4 after use can be easily washed away. Further, the reduced diameter portion 7 creates a gap at the base of each bristle 4. Therefore, since the gap serves as a passage for washing out the liquid food material, the liquid food material can be washed out more easily.

The length of the bristle 4 is about 35 mm. The distance from the first point 5 to the second point 6 is about 8 mm. The diameter of the bristle 4 at the first point 5 is about 2 mm, the diameter of the bristle 4 at the second point 6 is about 1.8 mm, and the diameter of the narrowest part of the reduced diameter portion 7 is about 1.6 mm. A thickness of 0.3 to 0.9 times the diameter at the first point 5 is preferable. The cross-sectional area of the bristle at the second point 6 is preferably less than or equal to the cross-sectional area at the first point 5. The diameter of the tip of the bristle 4 is about 0.6 mm. The distance between the centers of two adjacent bristle 4 is about 2.3 mm. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the numerical values listed here. Each bristle does not have to be the same length and may not have the same thickness. That is, a long bristle and a short bristle may be mixed, or a thick bristle and a thin bristle may be mixed.

The base 3 is formed integrally with the bristle 4 as described above. As shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, an engagement hole 9 is formed in the base 3. By engaging an engagement portion 8 provided at the tip of the pattern 2 with the engagement hole 9, the pattern 2 and the base 3 joins. As shown in FIG. 2, since the hook 10 is provided on the handle 2, it can be hung on the edge of the pan. Since the base surface 22 projects outward from the base 3, it serves to prevent dripping when the handle 2 is directed downward.

  5 to 8 show brushes having other structures. The brush 23 can detachably attach the brush unit 11 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 to the handle 12. In the brush unit 11, two plate-like bases 13 and 14 are integrally connected by a hinge 15. Each of the bases 13 and 14 is integrally provided with a row of bristles 16. The structure of the bristle 16 is the same as the bristle 4 described above. An oval recess 17 is provided on the surface of the base 13, and an oval protrusion (not shown) is provided on the back surface. An oval protrusion 18 is provided on the surface of the base 14, and an oval recess (not shown) is provided on the back surface. When the brush unit 11 is folded as shown in FIG. 8, the recess 17 and the protrusion 18 are fitted. As shown in FIG. 6, a clamping part 19 is attached to the tip of the handle 12. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the two brush units 11 and 11 are held between the holding pieces 20 and 20. When the clamping pieces 20 and 20 do not clamp the brush unit, the tips of the clamping pieces 20 and 20 are close to each other. Therefore, it is possible to sandwich one brush unit 11. Furthermore, it is also possible to expand the holding pieces 20 and 20 by pressing the knob pieces 21 and 21 by hand to hold the three brush units 11.

Front view of the brush of the present invention Side view of the brush of the present invention Front view of base with integrated bristle Front view of a single bristle Partial front view of brush with other structure Side view of the brush in FIG. Front view of brush unit Top view of the brush unit folded

1 brush, 2 handle, 3 base, 4 bristle, 5 first point, 6 second point, 7 reduced diameter part, 8 engaging part, 9 engaging hole, 10 hook, 11 brush unit, 12 handle, 13 base 14 bases, 15 hinges, 16 bristle, 17 recesses, 18 protrusions, 19 clamping parts, 20 clamping pieces, 21 knob pieces, 22 base surfaces, 23 brushes

Claims (3)

A handle, a base provided on the handle, and a bristle provided on the base, the bristle being formed of a flexible material and extending from a predetermined first point to a predetermined second point of the bristle. A reduced diameter portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first point and the second point is formed , the first point is a point that is the same height as the base surface, and the second point is from the first point This is a point separated by a predetermined distance in the direction of the tip of the bristle. A cooking brush, wherein the cross-sectional area is gradually increased so that the outer diameter of the reduced diameter portion is smooth from the point having the smallest cross-sectional area to the first point . The brush according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the second point to the bristle tip is longer than the distance from the first point to the second point. The brush according to claim 2, wherein the distance from the second point to the tip of the bristle is at least twice the distance from the first point to the second point.

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