JP3170204U - Bread cutting aid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bread cutting aid capable of cutting bread, particularly freshly baked bread freshly made from home bakery or the like, cleanly and uniformly with an arbitrary thickness. SOLUTION: A bread cutting aid 1 has a main body 10 having a hollow space and an upper portion and at least one side thereof open, and a mounting surface on which the bread is placed sideways. A support plate 20 and a support plate 20 are provided. A support plate guide 16 is provided on the main body 10. It is preferable that the support plate guide 16 is inclined with respect to the bottom surface 10b of the main body 10. It is preferable that at least one of a plurality of holes and a plurality of protrusions is formed on the mounting surface of the support plate 20. It is preferable that the kitchen knife guide 15 is provided on the upper part of the main body 10 and the support plate guide 16 is arranged below and parallel to the kitchen knife guide 15. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a bread bread cutting aid for easily cutting bread in general households, and more specifically, commercially available bread, especially freshly baked bread, on the spot quickly and uniformly at any thickness. The present invention relates to a bread cutting aid for slicing.

  In modern times, bread has become one of the staple foods for breakfast because it has become more popular on the Japanese table and is less time-consuming to prepare and prepare than white rice. Some breads are sliced before they are placed in the store, such as “4 slices”, “6 slices”, “8 slices”, and “12 slices”. It is also available in a lump without being sliced so as not to be damaged. These block-shaped breads usually form a long cube having a square cross section, and are provided in units such as “one loaf” and “two lozenges”.

  Since this bulk bread was not easy to cut, special kitchen knives (also called bread-cutting knives) specialized in slicing bread were put on the market, and there are many cutting aids that can be used with this knife so far. Proposed and provided (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). These breads were usually hardened by the time they were purchased at the store and then taken home and cut, so any bread cutting tool could be used to cut the bread more or less. In addition, the conventional cutting aid including the instrument disclosed in the above document employs a vertical guide structure in which a knife is guided from the top of the bread to the bottom to slice the bread.

  By the way, in recent years, an electric home baking machine called home bakery has appeared. This home bakery is becoming widespread in ordinary households because anyone can easily make freshly baked bread and provide freshly prepared bread to the table. In addition, the bread made with home bakery does not have a conventional square cross section, but usually has a vertically long rectangular cross section called a hotel bread with a round upper part.

  However, the bread just made with this home bakery is so soft that it cannot be cut cleanly and accurately with a conventional cutting aid. The reason for this will be described below with reference to FIG. The bottom surface of the hotel bread pan is placed on the base of the conventional auxiliary tool, and the portion to which the knife 3 is first applied is the round portion at the top of the pan. That is, the action point C of the cutting force is the upper part of the pan, and the surface G that supports this cutting force (pressing force and shearing force) is the bottom surface of the pan, and the conventional square bread (see FIG. 8A). ), The distance from the top of the bread pan 2 to the bottom surface (distance from the action point C to the support surface G) is relatively long, so that the rigidity of the bread bread 2 against the cutting force of the knife 3 is significantly reduced. . Therefore, when the conventional bread bread cutting aid is used, the fresh bread 2 is cut in a mechanical state as described above. Of course, the bread as a whole is often crushed, and it is difficult to slice it in a good-looking state as it is molded with home bakery.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-10611 Registered Utility Model No. 3041238 Registered Utility Model No. 3130215

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such a conventional situation, and an object thereof is to provide a bread cutting aid that eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional technology. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a bread bread cutting aid that can cleanly and accurately cut bread, particularly freshly baked bread made with home bakery or the like.

  As a result of diligent study, the inventor made a freshly baked bread (especially a hotel bread type bread) almost horizontally as shown in FIG. 8 (c) and configured the following structure to guide the knife from the side. As a result, it was found that even a fresh soft bread can be sliced uniformly and sharply at an arbitrary thickness, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, the present invention employs at least the following configurations and features.
(Aspect 1)
A main body having a hollow space and having an upper part and at least one side part opened;
A support plate having a placement surface that can be placed with the bread placed horizontally;
A bread bread cutting aid with
A bread bread cutting aid, wherein the main body is provided with a support plate guide.
(Aspect 2)
The bread cutting aid according to aspect 1, wherein the support plate guide is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body.
(Aspect 3)
The bread cutting aid according to aspect 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a plurality of holes and a plurality of protrusions is formed on the mounting surface of the support plate.
(Aspect 4)
A knife guide is provided on the upper part of the main body, and
The bread bread cutting aid according to any one of aspects 1 to 3, wherein the support plate guide is disposed below and parallel to the knife guide.
(Aspect 5)
In the aspect 4, the knife guide and the support plate guide are inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body so as to approach the bottom surface of the main body as the knife is guided along the knife guide. The bread bread cutting aid as described.
(Aspect 6)
The bread cutting aid according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of the support plate guides are provided on the main body.
(Aspect 7)
The bread bread cutting aid according to any one of aspects 1 to 6, wherein the support plate is detachably provided on the support plate guide.
(Aspect 8)
The bread bread cutting aid according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, wherein the main body is composed of a plurality of detachable frames.
(Aspect 9)
The bread bread cutting aid according to any one of aspects 1 to 8, wherein a side portion of the main body has a structure capable of standing the main body.

  According to the bread bread cutting aid of the present invention, since the support plate having the above configuration is provided, the bread can be sliced while the fresh bread is placed horizontally. Thereby, even in a freshly prepared soft bread, the bread portion that contacts the knife (the point of action of the cutting force), and the bread portion that supports the cutting force (the bottom surface of the bread in contact with the placement surface), Since the distance is extremely small, the bread can be sliced while maintaining sufficient rigidity in the local portion where the cutting force acts.

  Further, according to the bread bread cutting aid of a preferred aspect of the present invention, since the support plate guide is inclined as described above, the support plate is also inclined to guide the support plate (insertion into and removal from the support plate guide). ) Becomes easier.

  Furthermore, according to the bread bread cutting aid of a preferred aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of holes are formed in the mounting surface of the support plate, the contact area between the bread and the support plate is reduced, and the fresh bread Therefore, the steam generated from the steam can be appropriately released without being retained between the bread and the support plate. In addition, since a plurality of protrusions are formed on the mounting surface of the support plate, the bread is surely gripped when slicing the bread (that is, the bread is placed on the mounting surface of the support plate when slicing). These protrusions lift the bread slightly, so that the contact area between the bread and the support plate can be further reduced, and steam from the bread can be released appropriately.

  Furthermore, according to the bread bread cutting aid of a preferred aspect of the present invention, since the knife guide and the support plate guide are arranged in parallel, the bread can be sliced to a uniform thickness.

  In addition, according to the bread bread cutting aid of the preferred aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of support plate guides are provided in the main body, it is preferable to cut 4 sheets, 6 sheets, 8 sheets, 12 sheets, etc. The slice thickness can be selected. Further, since the support plate is detachably provided on the support plate guide, the slice thickness can be selected and changed more easily.

  Furthermore, according to the bread bread cutting aid of a preferred aspect of the present invention, by configuring the main body from a plurality of detachable frames, it becomes easy to manufacture a mold and the like, and by disassembling after use, Elimination of bread crumbs remaining in the auxiliary tool and cleaning of the auxiliary tool itself are facilitated.

  Furthermore, according to the bread bread cutting auxiliary tool of the preferred aspect of the present invention, since the main body can be erected not only at the bottom part but also at the side part, the auxiliary tool of the present invention can be placed horizontally (used) It can be stored not only in the state) but also in a vertically placed state, and can provide compact and freely selectable storage.

It is the perspective view which showed the bread bread cutting aid which concerns on the Example of this invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a bread cutting aid according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the front view which showed the bread bread cutting aid which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing fractured | ruptured by the A-A 'line | wire of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B ′ of FIG. 3. It is the figure which showed the use condition of the bread cutting aid of this invention. It is the figure which showed the storage / storage state of the bread bread cutting auxiliary tool. It is the figure explaining the positional relationship and mechanical relationship between a kitchen knife and bread.

Hereinafter, although the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the following specific embodiments. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding elements.

(Structure and features of bread cutting aids)
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a bread bread cutting aid 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the bread cutting aid 1 in order to make it easy to visually recognize each component described later. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the bread cutting aid 1. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a use state of the bread cutting aid 1. FIG. 7 is a view showing a storage / storage state of the bread bread cutting aid 1. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the positional relationship and mechanical relationship between the knife and bread.

  The bread bread cutting aid 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “cutting aid 1” or “auxiliary tool 1”) is an area that can be supported even when the bread 10 is placed horizontally and the body 10 having a hollow space. And a support plate 20 on which a mounting surface 21 having a surface is formed. In addition, the upper part of the main body 10 and at least one side part are opened (refer FIG. 4 for the upper part opening part 10t and the side part opening part 10s). In addition, a knife guide 15 is provided on the upper portion 11 of the main body 10, and a support plate guide 16 is provided on the inner side of the main body 10 so as to be disposed below and parallel to the knife guide 15.

  The support plate guide 16 guides and holds the support plate 20. In this embodiment, the support plate guide 16 inserts the support plate 20 along the groove of the support plate guide 16. Since the groove in the back of the support plate guide 16 (opposite side of the side opening 10s) is provided with a width slightly narrower than the thickness of the support plate 20, the support plate 20 is completely inserted into the back of the support plate guide 16. When inserted, the support plate 20 can be slightly clamped (that is, temporarily fixed) by the support plate guide 16. With the configuration as described above, the support plate 20 can be manually inserted into or extracted from the support plate guide 16 (that is, the support plate 20 can be detachably provided in the main body 10).

  On the other hand, the kitchen knife guide 15 guides the kitchen knife 3 in the substantially horizontal direction (substantially horizontal direction) so that the bread 2 placed horizontally can be sliced on the support plate 20 as shown in FIG.

  Since the auxiliary tool 1 of the present invention adopts the above-described configuration, the bread 2 can be sliced while the fresh bread 2 is placed horizontally on the placement surface 21 of the support plate 20. Thereby, even in the freshly prepared bread 2, the distance between the bread portion that contacts the knife 3 (the point of action of the cutting force) and the bread portion that supports the cutting force (the support surface) is extremely large. Since it is small, the bread 2 can be sliced while maintaining sufficient rigidity in the local portion where the cutting force acts. Further, since the knife guide 15 and the support plate guide 16 are arranged in parallel, the bread 2 can be sliced to a uniform thickness.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cutting aid 1 has a main body guide 15 and a support plate guide 16 that are closer to the bottom surface 10 b of the main body 10 as the kitchen knife 3 is guided along the kitchen knife guide 15. 10 is preferably configured to be inclined with respect to the bottom surface 10b. The inclination angle θ is preferably set in the range of 1 to 10 °, and more preferably set in the range of 2 to 6 °. As a result, the receiving openings provided in the knife guide 15 and the support plate guide 16 are arranged and oriented away from the bottom surface 10 b of the main body 10, so that the knife 3 and the support plate 20 can be easily guided and extracted.

  Moreover, the main body 10 may be comprised from one member, and may be comprised from the some member (For example, the some detachable frame bodies 11-14 as shown in FIG. 2). In the case where the frame is composed of a plurality of frames 11 to 14, it is easy to manufacture a mold or the like in the manufacturing process of the bread cutting aid 1 of the present invention, and after the aid 10 is used, Can be easily disassembled, and the bread crumbs remaining in the auxiliary tool 10 can be easily removed and the auxiliary tool 10 itself can be easily cleaned. Further, configuring the main body 10 from a plurality of members can give a wide range of selection of materials. For example, as described later, for the frames 11 and 12 constituting the kitchen knife guide 15, the blades of the kitchen knife 3 are in frequent contact with each other, so that materials suitable for sliding of the blades of the kitchen knife 3 are selected. Therefore, it is possible to select another material.

  Here, a knife guide 15 is formed by a gap between the frame body 11 and another frame body 12 in contact with the frame body 11. Specifically, since the frame body 11 is fitted to the frame body 12 only at one end (11b), the frame body 11 is slightly movable in the vertical direction near the other end. The resulting gap becomes the kitchen knife guide 15.

  In forming the kitchen knife guide 15, as shown in FIG. 4, a convex portion 11 a protruding downward from the other portion may be formed in a part of the frame body 11. With such a configuration, gaps 15 a and 15 b (that is, a knife guide 15) are formed between the frame body 11 and the frame body 12. When the knife 3 is guided to the auxiliary tool 1 by the knife guides 15 a and 15 b, the blade edge of the knife 3 enters the receiving port 15 a of the knife guide 15, and then the blade edge of the knife 3 is the convex portion 11 a of the frame 11. Can be pushed up to proceed to the guide portion 15b of the knife guide 15. After the cutting edge of the knife 3 has entered the guide portion 15b, if the frame 11 is gripped by a hand different from the hand holding the knife 3, the path of the knife 3 is surely limited, so anyone can The bread 2 can be safely sliced with a predetermined thickness along the path.

  Moreover, the frame bodies 12-14 except the frame body 11 arrange | positioned at the uppermost part have the convex parts 12a, 13a, 14a for fitting, and the adjacent frame bodies 11-14 are this convex part 12a, 13a, for fitting. Since the recesses 11b, 12b, and 13b for fitting corresponding to 14a are provided, the frames 11 to 14 are detachably fitted.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the mounting surface 21 of the support plate 20 has a plurality of holes 22 as shown in FIGS. By comprising in this way, the contact area of the bread 2 and the support plate 20 can be reduced, and the vapor | steam generated from the fresh bread 2 can be escaped moderately without staying between the bread 2 and the support plate 20. it can. Note that if the freshly baked bread 2 is kept in close contact with the placement surface 21 of the support plate 20, the contact surface of the bread 2 becomes wet with steam.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a plurality of protrusions 23 are preferably formed on the mounting surface 21 of the support plate 20. By configuring in this way, the bread 2 can be reliably gripped when slicing the bread 2 (that is, the bread 2 can be prevented from slipping on the mounting surface 21 of the support plate 20 during slicing). At the same time, since the bread 2 is slightly lifted by these protrusions 23, the contact area between the bread 2 and the support plate 20 can be further reduced, and steam generated from the freshly baked bread 2 can be released appropriately.

  In addition, it is preferable that a plurality of the above-described support plate guides 16 are provided in the main body 10 (in the illustrated example, five, see reference numerals 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, and 16e in FIGS. 4 and 5). In the illustrated example, the support plate guides 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, and 16e are arranged such that the distance (gap) from the knife guide 15 is 3 cm, 2.5 cm, 2 cm, 1.5 cm, and 1 cm, respectively. Has been. With this configuration, the user can select a desired slice thickness such as cutting four, five, six, eight, or twelve.

  In addition, it is preferable that at least one extraction portion (for example, the extraction hole 24 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3) is formed in the support plate 20. With such a configuration, the support plate 20 can be easily removed from the main body 10, and when a plurality of support plate guides 16 are installed as described above, the support plate guide in which the support plate 20 was accommodated. The support plate 20 can be easily inserted and removed from 16 (for example, 16a) to another support plate guide 16 (for example, 16e).

  By the way, since the outer peripheral part of the support plate 20 is held by the main body 10, when cutting the bread 2, the mechanical relationship of the cross section of the support plate 20 becomes a state like a doubly supported beam. Therefore, the support plate 20 is preferably provided with a rigidity enhancing structure. As this rigidity enhancing structure, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of ribs 25 are formed in a grid shape (the ribs 25 are partially different from each other) across the back surface of the support plate 20 (the surface on the back side of the mounting surface 21). And a structure provided in a state of intersecting with the rib 25 of FIG. With such a configuration, the support plate 20 has sufficient rigidity to resist compressive stress and bending stress to the support plate 20 generated when the bread 2 is cut. In the illustrated example, each rib 25 extends over the back surface so as to avoid the positions where the above-described holes 22 and the extraction holes 24 are disposed.

  It is preferable that the side part of the main body 10 has a structure in which the main body 10 can be erected (for example, see FIG. 7). By comprising in this way, the auxiliary | assistant tool 1 of this invention can be stored not only in a horizontal state (use state) but in a vertical state, and can provide compact and freely selectable storage.

  The above-mentioned home bakery is spreading to ordinary households due to its low price and high performance, and hot bread is easily made fresh in many households. According to the bread bread cutting aid of the present invention, it is possible to clean and accurately slice even such an extremely soft bread when baked. Thus, the bread bread cutting aid of the present invention has very high industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bread cutting aid 2 Bread 3 Knife 10 Main body 10b Bottom 10s Side opening 10t Upper opening 11-14 Frame 15, 15a, 15b Knife guide 16, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d Support plate guide 20 Support plate 21 Placement surface 22 hole 23 protrusion

Claims (9)

A main body having a hollow space and having an upper part and at least one side part opened;
A support plate having a placement surface that can be placed with the bread placed horizontally;
A bread bread cutting aid with
A bread bread cutting aid, wherein the main body is provided with a support plate guide.   The bread bread cutting aid according to claim 1, wherein the support plate guide is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body.   The bread cutting aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a plurality of holes and a plurality of protrusions is formed on the mounting surface of the support plate. A knife guide is provided on the upper part of the main body, and
The bread supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support plate guide is disposed below and parallel to the knife guide.   5. The knife guide and the support plate guide are inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body so as to approach the bottom surface of the main body as the knife is guided along the knife guide. The bread bread cutting aid described in 1.   The bread cutting aid according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of the support plate guides are provided on the main body.   The bread supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the support plate is detachably provided on the support plate guide.   The bread cutting aid according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the main body includes a plurality of detachable frames.   The bread bread cutting aid according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a side portion of the main body has a structure capable of standing the main body.

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