JPH0757657B2 - Film roll storage and film cutter - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a film roll container and a film cutter used for the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a film roll storage device and a film cutter used for storing a film (including a sheet) such as a wrap film, an aluminum foil, paper, and a non-woven fabric, which can be separated by use. ] Wrap film and aluminum foil are used to package and cook food in kitchens of ordinary households and kitchens of restaurants.

In many cases, the wrap film and the aluminum foil are placed in a dedicated box made of paper, and are cut to an appropriate length with a cutter attached to the box before use. These wrap films and aluminum foil boxes are usually placed on a refrigerator or an appropriate shelf, and taken out as appropriate for use.

The present applicant has previously proposed a refrigerator proposal in which a holder for storing wraps is attached to a wall portion in order to improve the usage such as the above-mentioned use of wrap film or aluminum foil (Practical application Sho 62- No. 195117).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional cutter attached to the box has a safety problem such as scratching a hand or getting caught on clothes.

Further, a film cutter (51) for cutting wraps is attached to the holder as shown in FIG. 6, and the film cutter has a guide rit (53) for guiding the sliding of the cutting means (52). ) And a cutting slit (54) used for cutting the film, and a take-out slit (55) for pulling out the film, which makes the holder large and complicated, resulting in a space. There is a problem in that the breakage does not become an accurate straight line while spoiling the economical efficiency of.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned application also proposes a holder having only guide slits for guiding the cutter, but this is not preferable in practice because it cuts the film inside the holder.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a film roll storage device that has a simple structure and can cut a film in an accurate straight line outside the holder, and a film cutter used therefor. To do.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The film roll container of the present invention is for: (a) a roll storage part; and (b) for taking out a film unwound from a film roll stored in the roll storage part to the outside. Of slits, (c) cutting means for cutting the film taken out from the slits, (d) a guide member for slidably guiding the cutting means in the width direction of the film, (e) The guide member has a guide slit, and (f) the cutting means protrudes into the guide slit from the front surface side of the guide member, a holding member provided on the back surface side of the guide member, and the guide slit. It is composed of a connecting member that is inserted inside to connect the cutting blade and the holding member.

Further, the film cutter of the present invention comprises: (a) a guide member having a guide slit; (b) a cutting blade protruding from the front surface side of the guide member into the guide slit; and a holding member provided on the back surface side of the guide member. And a cutting means including a connecting member that is inserted into the guide slit and connects the cutting blade and the holding member.

[Operation] When a film such as wrapping film or aluminum foil is placed on the surface of the guide member and the cutting means is moved along the guide slit of the guide member, the cutting blade projects into the guide slit and Be disconnected. That is, in the device of the present invention, the guide slit serves as both the slit for receiving the cutting blade and the slit for guiding the cutting means. Therefore, the entire device can be made small.

In addition, the conventional cutter attached to the paper box has safety issues such as scratching hands and clothes.
In the film roll storage device of the present invention, the cutting edge is inside the guide slit, and safety is sufficiently considered so that the blade of the cutter is not directly touched by the hand.

When the cutting blade is composed of two cutting blades arranged in the traveling direction with the connecting member interposed therebetween, it is preferable because the film can be cut when the cutting means is moved in either direction.

The cutting edge may be a rotary type that is concentrically fixed to a roller rolling on the surface of the guide member,
It may be a fixed type.

When the cutting means is provided with a plurality of guide rollers rolling on the surface of the guide member, the movement of the cutting means becomes smooth, and the guide rollers cut while holding the film, so that the film can be cut more accurately. There are advantages.

[Embodiment] Next, a film roll container and a film cutter of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the film roll container of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the film roll container of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of the film roll container of FIG. 4A and 4B are perspective views before assembly, FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B are vertical cross-sectional views and cross-sectional views, respectively, showing an embodiment of cutting means according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are related to the present invention. It is a longitudinal section and a transverse section showing other examples of cutting means.

The film roll container (1) shown in FIG. 1 comprises a main body (2), a cover (3) and a film cutter (4),
As shown in FIG. 3, the box-shaped main body (2) is provided with a separately manufactured cover (3) and two film cutters (4), (5) as shown in FIG. By fitting, it is assembled into the state shown in FIG.

In the main body (2), two roll storage parts (7), which are partitioned by a partition wall (6) to store two rolls of aluminum foil (R1) and wrap film (R2), ( 8) is provided, and two film cutters (4) and (5) are also provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, an opening (3a) is formed in the cover (3), and a notch (3b) is provided at the lower end. The opening (3a) and the notch (3b) are provided so as not to interfere with the film cutters (4) and (5). Between the upper inner edge of the opening (3a) and the upper edge of the film cutter (4) and between the upper inner edge of the notch (3b) and the upper edge of the film cutter (5),
When assembled as shown, a slit (9) for taking out the aluminum foil (R1) and the wrap film (R2) is formed, respectively.

In this embodiment, a roll of aluminum foil (R1) is stored in the upper roll storage portion (7), and a roll of wrap film (R2) is stored in the lower roll storage portion (8).

In use, the aluminum foil (R1) is pulled out through the slit (9) to the outside of the film roll container (1) to a desired length, and the cut portion is stretched on the outer surface of the film cutter (4). After that, the aluminum foil is cut by the film cutter (4) and used.

The wrap film (R2) stored in the lower roll storage section (8) is also similarly pulled out from the slit (9) by a desired length, and then cut by the film cutter (5) to that length. To be done.

The film cutters (4) and (5) are, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide member (11) having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a guide formed on the guide member (11). Cutting means (1) guided along the slit (11a)
2) consists of and.

The cutting means may be a rotary cutting blade type shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B or a fixed cutting blade type shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B. However, when cutting the aluminum foil, a rotary cutting blade type is preferable in order to improve durability of the cutting blade.

4A and 4B show a longitudinal sectional view and a lateral sectional view of an embodiment of the rotary cutting blade type cutting means (12). However, in FIG. 4A, the roller member (16) is not shown in cross section for easy understanding.

The cutting means (12) shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B includes an upper member (12a) arranged on the front surface side of the guide member (11), a holding member (12b) arranged on the rear surface side, and a connecting member (12c) for connecting both members. )
It consists of The upper member (12a) is a box-shaped member that serves as a grip for the cutting means, and is composed of an upper casing (14) and a lower casing (15) that fit into each other. A slit (1) fitted to the upper end of the connecting member (12c) in order to stably fix the thin plate-like connecting member (12c) substantially at the center of the ceiling of the upper casing (14).
4a) has been formed. On the inner wall of the lower casing (15), bearings (15b) of the roller member (16) for stabilizing the sliding of the cutting means (12) are formed in the front and rear.
The bearing (15b) is opened upward, and after the shaft (16a) of the roller member (16) is inserted, the upper casing (1
The upper part is closed by the protrusion (15c) protruding from the inner wall of 4).

The roller member (16) is arranged at a distance from the shaft (16a) rotatably supported by the bearing (15a).
It is composed of individual rollers (16b) and an intermediate body (16c). The roller (16b) and the intermediate fuselage (16c) are
It is fitted concentrically with a). The shaft (16a) may be fixed, and the roller (16b) and the intermediate body (16c) may be rotatably provided on the shaft (16a).

The roller (16b) rolls as a whole by the four wheels on the outer surface of the guide member (11), thereby functioning as a guide roller for ensuring smooth sliding of the cutting means (12). The intermediate body (16c) is a cylindrical body having a diameter smaller than that of the roller (16b), and an annular groove (16d) is formed on the outer periphery of the central portion. A disc-shaped cutting edge (17) is fixed to the annular groove (16d) so that the roller (16b) rotates and the cutting edge (1).
7) also rotates.

That is, the roller (16b) serves not only as a guide roller but also as a driving wheel for rotating the cutting edge (17).

The upper part and the lower part of the connecting member (12c), in which the upper part of the connecting member (12c) is locked in the annular groove (16d), have a wide upper part and a narrower vertical part (12d) between them. Is provided. The vertical portion (12d) is bent at the upper part of the guide member (11) so as to be arranged substantially on the same plane as the disc-shaped cutting blade (17). (See Figure 4B). As a result, the vertical portion (12d) of the connecting member (12c) passes between the films cut by the disc-shaped cutting blade (17) and does not interfere with the film.

The lower part of the connecting member (12c) is formed in a deformed T shape by being enlarged in the sliding direction on the back side of the guide member (11).

A slit (12e) for inserting the lower portion of the connecting member (12c) is formed in the central portion of the holding member (12b), and a stepped portion is further formed to lock the horizontal portion of the deformed T-shaped lower portion. (12f) is molded. The holding member (1
The insertion depth of 2b) is limited.

A groove that slidably engages with two rail-shaped protrusions (18) formed on the back surface of the guide member (11) in a portion of the holding member (12b) that faces the back surface of the guide member (11). (19)
Are formed. This prevents the cutting means (12) from swinging when the aluminum foil is cut.

A rectangular opening or slit (20) is formed in the lower part of the connecting member (12c) of the cutting means (12), and both ends of a leaf spring (21) inserted through the slit (20) are held by a holding member ( It is locked or fixed in a recess (22) formed on the back side of 12b).

As a result, the holding member (12b) is securely held,
Moreover, the roller (16) and the holding member (12b) hold the guide member (11) with appropriate elasticity.

The cutting means (12) shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B has two cutting blades and is provided with a swing prevention measure, so that the aluminum foil can be cut from either the left or right direction, and the cutting edge is smart. Can be obtained.

The cutting means (13) shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B has the same construction as the cutting means (12) shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B except that the cutting blade (23) is fixed. In addition, in FIG. 5A, the roller member (1
6) is not sectioned. This is for cutting a relatively flexible film such as a wrap film.
In the cutting means (13) of FIGS. 5A-5B, the shaft (24) is fixed, and only the roller (25) can rotate around the shaft (24). Further, the cutting blade (23) is arranged, for example, in an inverted V shape between the two plates (26) fixed to the shaft (24) of the cutting blade (23) and is sandwiched together with the connecting member (12c).

In addition to the refrigerator, the film roll container configured as above is incorporated in a kitchen cabinet, a sink, or the like, or is used as a stand-alone device attached to a wall or the like.

Hereinafter, a method of using the film roll container will be described with reference to FIG.

The aluminum foil (R1) and the wrap film (R2) are inserted into the roll accommodating parts (7) and (8) with the cover (3) removed, and their free ends are taken out from the slits (9).

Next, the free end of the film is pulled out by the amount used, and the upper members (12a) of the cutting means (12) and (13) are pinched and slid along the guide slits (11a). As a result, the rotary cutting blade (17) rotates to cut the aluminum foil (R1), or the fixed cutting blade (23) cuts the wrap film (R2). When cutting them, rollers (16b), (2
Since the cutting blades (17) and (23) move in the guide slit (11a) while pressing the film, the film can be cut into an accurate straight line.

If the wrap film (R2) is strongly pressed, it will easily stick to the surface of the guide member (11), and there will be no clue when pulling out the wrap film next. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a protrusion (2) having a triangular cross section is formed on the surface of the guide member (11) in parallel with the guide slit (11a).
It is preferable to provide 7). As a result, a gap is formed between the wrap film (R1) and the surface of the guide member (11), so that the wrap film can be easily pinched during the next use.

On the other hand, in the case of aluminum foil, there is no adsorption action and it falls after cutting. Therefore, tapes made of synthetic resin (2
It is preferable to fix 8) to the surface of the guide member (11). As a result, the aluminum foil (R2) is adsorbed on the tape (28), and the aluminum foil pieces after cutting are easily handled.

[Effects of the Invention] The film roll container and the film cutter of the present invention have a simple structure and can cut a film in a straight line safely and accurately outside the main body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the film roll container of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the film roll container of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of the film roll container of FIG. 4A and 4B are perspective views before assembly, FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B are vertical cross-sectional views and cross-sectional views, respectively, showing an embodiment of cutting means according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are related to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the applicant's earlier application, which is a longitudinal sectional view and a transverse sectional view showing another embodiment of the cutting means. (Main symbols in the drawing) (1): Film roll storage (2): Main body (3): Cover (7), (8): Roll storage (11): Guide member (11a): Guide slit (12) , (13): Cutting means

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A roll accommodating portion, (b) a slit for taking out a film unwound from a film roll accommodated in the roll accommodating portion to the outside, and (c) a slit taken out from the slit. A cutting means for cutting the film, and (d) a guide member for slidably guiding the cutting means in the width direction of the film, (e) the guide member having a guide slit, f) The cutting means projects the cutting blade from the front surface side of the guide member into the guide slit, the holding member provided on the back surface side of the guide member, and is inserted into the guide slit to connect the cutting blade and the holding member. A film roll storage device including a connecting member for 2. The film roll storage container according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means comprises a pair of cutting blades arranged in the traveling direction with the connecting member interposed therebetween. 3. The film roll storage device according to claim 1, wherein the cutting blade is a rotary cutting blade that is concentrically fixed to a roller rolling on the surface of the guide member. 4. The film roll storage container according to claim 2, wherein the cutting blade is a fixed cutting blade arranged in an inverted V shape. 5. A film roll container according to claim 1, wherein said cutting means has a plurality of guide rollers which roll on the surface of the guide member. 6. A guide member having (a) a guide slit, (b) a cutting blade protruding from the front surface side of the guide member into the guide slit, a holding member provided on the back surface side of the guide member, and the guide. A film cutter comprising: a cutting member that is inserted into the slit and that is composed of a connecting member that connects the cutting blade and the holding member. 7. The film cutter according to claim 6, wherein the cutting means comprises a pair of cutting blades arranged in the traveling direction with the connecting member interposed therebetween. 8. A film cutter according to claim 6, wherein said cutting means has a plurality of guide rollers rolling on the surface of the guide member.