JP6754450B2 - Slicing - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to kitchen utensils, in particular to a spatula.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an existing slicer operation. Referring to FIG. 1, the existing slicer 300 includes a spatula portion 310 and a handle portion 320, and the handle portion 320 is connected to the center position of one side side 311 of the spatula portion 310, and the handle portion 320 has a grip portion. 321 is installed. Based on such a structure, the user must maintain a bending angle of generally about 90 ° between the forearm 52 and the upper arm 53 of the arm 50 when operating the spatula 300 to fry the ingredients. The ingredients must be fried by moving the forearm 52 back and forth.

However, in fact, Western-style system kitchen utensils are commonly found in ordinary households, and the height of the furnace surface of Western-style system kitchen utensils is relatively high, so when the user operates the slicer 300, the elbow is generally used. Unless the arm 50 is lifted to a height close to the shoulder 60, the slicer 300 cannot be operated smoothly. As a result, when used for a long time, the user tends to cause discomfort and muscle pain in the shoulder. In particular, when using a wok with a relatively deep depth, the above problem becomes more serious because the pot surface is high and the arm 50 needs to be lifted higher.

The present invention provides an ergonomically consistent operation method by proposing a slicer, causing shoulder discomfort and muscle aches in the user when the existing slicer is used in combination with modern Western-style system kitchen utensils. Improve easy problems.

In order to achieve at least one of the above advantages, or any other advantage, an embodiment of the present invention proposes a spatula including a spatula and a handle, with the spatula protruding from the spatula and spatula surfaces. and having a side wall, extends handle portion along a first stretching axis connected to the spatula part, and connected to the side wall, orthographic in spatula surface of the first stretching axis pass through the center of the spatula surface Instead, the handle is connected to the first corner of the spatula surface, the side wall is located at least above the first extension shaft, and the spatula surface has a second corner facing the first corner. The side wall does not extend to both sides adjacent to the second corner of the spatula surface, and the second corner is arcuate or corner-cut .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the side wall protrudes from both sides adjacent to the first corner portion on the spatula surface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the arc radius of the arcuate second corner is 5 mm to 300 mm.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the edge angle between both sides adjacent to the second corner portion on the spatula surface is 90 ° or more.

In one embodiment of the present invention, any one side of both sides of the spatula surface adjacent to the second corner is a straight side or both arc sides, and both sides are straight side or straight side, respectively. The arc side, which is the arc side, has an arc radius of more than 50 mm.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the spatula portion further has a connecting portion extending from the side wall, and the handle portion connects to the connecting portion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the handle portion includes a handle body, the handle body is divided into a series of first and second stages, and the first stage is stretched along the first stretching axis to form a spatula portion. The second stage is stretched along the second stretching axis, and the orthographic projection on the spatula plane of the second stretching shaft is the orthogonal projection between the center of the spatula plane and the spatula plane of the first stretching shaft. Located in between.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the acute angle between the orthogonal projection on the spatula surface of the second extension axis and the orthogonal projection on the spatula surface of the first extension axis is 5 ° to 45 °.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first stage tilts with respect to the spatula surface to form a first obtuse angle with the spatula surface, and the second stage tilts with respect to the spatula surface and between the spatula surface. A second obtuse angle is formed, and the second obtuse angle is larger than the first obtuse angle.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the handle portion further has a grip portion and is fitted in the second stage.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the spatula portion further has a bottom surface facing the spatula surface, and the bottom surface is a flat surface or a curved surface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the side wall on the spatula surface faces the side side of the handle portion.

In the slicer of the embodiment of the present invention, the handle portion is connected to the spatula surface along the first extension axis, and the normal projection on the spatula surface of the first extension axis does not pass through the center of the spatula surface. An ergonomically consistent operation method can be used to operate the spatula of the embodiment of the present invention, improving the problem that the existing spatula is likely to cause shoulder muscle pain in the user.

The above description is merely an outline of the technical plan of the present invention, and can be carried out in accordance with the contents of the specification in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clear and easy to understand, and the above and other purposes of the present invention. In order to make the features and advantages more clear and easy to understand, the following will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, particularly with reference to preferred embodiments.

It is an operation schematic diagram of an existing slicer. It is the schematic of the slicer of one Example of this invention. It is the schematic of another angle of the slicer of FIG. It is the operation schematic diagram of the slicer of FIG. It is the schematic of the slicer of another Example of this invention. It is the schematic of the slicer of another Example of this invention. It is the schematic of the slicer of another Example of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a slicer of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the slicer 100 of the present embodiment includes a spatula portion 110 and a handle portion 120, and the spatula portion 110 has a spatula surface 111 and a side wall 112 protruding from the spatula surface 111, and the handle portion 120. Stretches along the first stretching axis A1 and connects to the spatula portion 110 and to the side wall 112. Orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111 of the first extension axis A1 does not pass through the center of the spatula surface 111. That is, the handle portion 120 is not connected to the center position of the side side 1112 adjacent to the handle portion 120 on the spatula surface 111. For example, the handle portion 120 of this embodiment is connected to, for example, the boundary between the adjacent side surfaces 1112 and 1113 on the spatula surface 111 (that is, the first corner portion 1111 of the spatula surface 111), and is connected to the handle portion 120 and the side. There is, for example, a dent angle θ1 with the side 1112, and the dent angle θ1 is, for example, an acute angle. However, in other embodiments, the angle θ1 may be a right angle or an obtuse angle. The side side 1114 facing the side side 1113 of the spatula surface 111 may be the front edge of the spatula surface 111, and generally comes into contact with the food material from the front edge during operation. The spatula surface 111 of this embodiment is, for example, a flat surface, but the present invention does not limit the specific shape of the spatula surface 111. In another embodiment, the spatula surface 111 may be curved, and the spatula surface 111 is, for example, concave or ladle-shaped.

Based on the side side 1114 of the spatula surface 111, it is used as the leading edge of the spatula surface 111, and the side wall 112 is located at least on the first extension axis A1. Specifically, the side wall 112 is installed along at least the side side 1113. In this embodiment, the side wall 112 projects from both side surfaces 1112 and 1113 adjacent to the first corner portion 1111 on the spatula surface 111, that is, the side wall 112 extends from the side side 1113 to the side side 1112. In this way, the side side 1115 of the spatula surface 111 facing the side side 1112 may be the leading edge of the spatula surface 111. In another embodiment, the side wall 112 may extend from the side 1113 to the side 1115, 1112. The spatula portion 110 of this embodiment has, for example, a connecting portion 113 further extending from the side wall 112, and the handle portion 120 is connected to the connecting portion 113. Further, the connecting portion 113 has, for example, an insertion groove 1131, and when the handle portion 120 is inserted into the insertion groove 1131, the connecting portion 113 passes through the connecting portion 113 and is connected to the first corner portion 1111. In one embodiment, the connecting portion 113 can be integrally molded with the handle portion 120.

The spatula surface 111 of this embodiment further has a second corner portion 1116 facing the first corner portion 1111, that is, a boundary between the side sides 1114 and 1115. The second corner portion 1116 has, for example, an arc shape. In one embodiment, the arc radius of the arcuate second corner portion 1116 is, for example, 5 mm to 300 mm, but the present invention does not limit the specific shape of the second corner portion 1116. For example, the second corner portion 1116 may have a corner cut shape or a right angle shape. It should be noted that, for example, a dent angle θ2 is provided between the side sides 1114 and 1115 adjacent to the second corner portion 1116, and the dent angle θ2 is, for example, 90 ° or more. In other embodiments, the radius θ2 may be less than 90 °. In addition, any one of the side sides 1114 and 1115 adjacent to the second corner portion 1116 may be a straight side side or an arc side side, respectively, and the arc radius which is the arc side side exceeds, for example, 50 mm. , The present invention is not limited to this numerical range. In FIG. 2, both side sides 1114 and 1115 adjacent to the second corner portion 1116 are, for example, both arc side sides.

The shape of the spatula surface 111 is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The handle portion 120 of this embodiment includes, for example, the handle body 121. The handle body 121 is divided into, for example, a series of first stage 1211 and second stage 1212, and the first stage 1211 extends along the first extension axis A1 and is connected to the side wall 112 of the spatula portion 110, and the second stage 1212 Is stretched along the second stretching axis A2, and the normal projection on the spatula surface 111 of the second stretching axis A2 is between the center O of the spatula surface 111 and the normal projection on the spatula surface 111 of the first stretching axis A1. Located in. That is, the orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111 of the second extension axis A2 can pass through the center O of the spatula surface 111 or be located between the center O and the side side 1113. Then, the first stage 1211 is connected to, for example, the boundary between the adjacent side surfaces 1112 and 1113 on the spatula surface 111 (that is, the first corner portion 1111 of the spatula surface 111), and the first stage 1211 and the second stage are connected. Since there is a bend between the 1212 and the flyback 100, the operation direction of the entire flyback 100 can be adjusted, so that the user can easily hold and operate the flyback 100. An acute angle θ3 is formed between the orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111 of the second extension axis A2 and the orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111 of the first extension axis A1, and the acute angle θ3 is, for example, 5 to 45. °. The angle of this acute angle is optimal depending on the size of the spatula portion, and in this embodiment, it is preferably 15 to 18 ° because the center of gravity of the entire slicer 100 is positioned in a better place. .. It should be explained that, due to the differently shaped spatula design, the orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111 of the second extension axis A2 can also be located between the center O and the side 1114. In other embodiments, the handle body 121 may be straight without bending, or the entire handle body 121 may be arcuate.

The handle portion 120 of the present embodiment further includes a grip portion 122, and the grip portion 122 has an advantageous function that the heat source is cut off and it is easy to hold by fitting to the second stage 1212. Fitting the grip portion 122 to the second step 1212 means that the grip portion 122 surrounds the second step 1212, and the grip portion 122 and the second step 1212 are separable parts or integrally molded. is there. The spatula portion 110 and the handle portion 120 of this embodiment may be combined or integrally molded depending on the design requirements. That is, the spatula portion 110 and the handle portion 120 can be combined with each other after being manufactured respectively. Alternatively, the spatula portion 110 and the handle portion 120 may have an inseparable integrated structure, and the handle portion 120 extends from the side wall 112, and the spatula portion 120 does not have the above-mentioned connecting portion 113.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another angle of the spatula of FIG. 2. With reference to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the first stage 1211 of the handle body 121 is tilted with respect to, for example, the spatula surface 111. The first obtuse angle θ4 is formed with the surface 111, and the second step 1212 of the handle body 121 forms a second obtuse angle θ5 with the spatula surface 111, for example, with respect to the spatula surface 111, and the first obtuse angle θ5 is formed. The obtuse angle θ4 is smaller than the second obtuse angle θ5. In other words, the second stage 1212 is bent, for example, with respect to the first stage 1211 to the reference plane P where the spatula surface 111 is located. The distance D from the bending point (the place where the first step 1211 and the second step 1212 are connected) to the reference plane P can be designed according to the depth of the pan.

The handle portion 120 of this embodiment is divided into a first stage 121 and a second stage 122, but in other embodiments, the handle portion may be a straight line without bending, or the entire handle portion may be arcuate. Even so, it does not distinguish between the first stage and the second stage. The spatula portion 110 further has a bottom surface 114 facing the spatula surface 111, and in the present embodiment, the bottom surface 114 is, for example, a flat surface, but the present invention does not limit the specific shape of the bottom surface 114. For example, the bottom surface 114 may be a curved surface. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the spatula 110 may have one or more through holes (not shown) penetrating from the spatula surface 111 to the bottom surface 114 and is used as a perforated spatula. .. The shape of the through hole is round hole shape or groove tank shape, but is not limited to these.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the operation of the slicer of FIG. With reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, the handle portion 120 extends along the first extension shaft A1 and is connected to the spatula portion 110, is connected to the side wall 112, and is positive on the spatula surface 111 of the first extension shaft A1. Since the projection does not pass through the center O of the spatula surface 111, the handle portion 120 is connected to the first corner portion 1111 of the spatula surface 111, and when the user operates the slicer 100 of the present embodiment, the height of the arm 70 The ingredients can be fried by swinging the forearm 72 back and forth with the elbow 71 as the axis. Such an operating method is more ergonomic and can help improve problems that are prone to user shoulder discomfort and muscle aches when used in combination with existing slicers and modern Western system kitchen utensils. As shown in FIG. 3, since the second stage 1212 of the handle portion 120 is bent to the reference plane P where the spatula surface 111 is located with respect to the first stage 1211, the height of the arm when operating the spatula 100 Can be further reduced.

It should be explained that the structure of the slicer 100 in FIG. 2 is suitable for right-hand operation. In another embodiment, a spatula suitable for left hand operation can also be designed according to the design principles described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the slicer 100A of this embodiment is roughly a mirror image structure of the slicer 100 of FIG. 2, and also matches the structural features of the slicer 100 of FIG. The structure of the slicer 100A is suitable for operation with the left hand, and also has the functions and effects of the slicer 100 of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a slicer of another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the slicer 100b of the present embodiment is similar to the slicer 100 of FIG. 2, includes the spatula portion 110b and the handle portion 120b, and the spatula portion 110b protrudes from the spatula surface 111b and the spatula surface 111b. It has a side wall 112b, and the handle portion 120b extends along the first extension axis A1 and is connected to the spatula portion 110b, and is connected to the side wall 112b. Orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111b of the first extension axis A1 does not pass through the center of the spatula surface 111b. The main difference between the slicer 100b of this embodiment and the slicer 100 of FIG. 2 is that the side wall 112b of this embodiment is located on the surface of the spatula surface 111b and faces the side side 1112 of the handle portion 120b. That is, it is located on the side 1112 adjacent to the handle portion 120b of the spatula surface 111b. The side wall 112b is not installed on the side side 1113 of the spatula surface 111b.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 113b extending from the side wall 112b is integrally molded with the handle main body 121 of the handle portion 120b. In another embodiment, the connecting portion 113b of FIG. 6 can be connected to the handle main body 121 by changing to the connecting portion 113 having the insertion groove 1131 of FIG. Then, the connecting portion 113 of FIG. 2 may be changed to the connecting portion 113b integrally molded with the handle main body 121 of FIG. The handle portion 120b may be replaced with the handle portion 120 of the handle main body 121 having the first stage 1211 and the second stage 1212 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a slicer of another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the slicer 100c of the present embodiment is similar to the slicer 100 of FIG. 2, including the spatula portion 110c and the handle portion 120c, and the spatula portion 110c is a side wall protruding from the spatula surface 111c and the spatula surface 111c. It has 112c, and the handle portion 120c extends along the first extension axis A1 and is connected to the spatula portion 110c, and is connected to the side wall 112c. Orthographic projection on the spatula surface 111c of the first extension axis A1 does not pass through the center of the spatula surface 111c. The main difference between the slicer 100c of this embodiment and the slicer 100 of FIG. 2 is that the side wall 112c of this embodiment is located on the side side 1113 of the spatula surface 111c, and the first extension shaft A1 passes through the side wall 112c. And the side wall 112c is not installed on the other side of the spatula surface 111c.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 113c extending from the side wall 112c is integrally molded with the handle main body 121 of the handle portion 120c. In another embodiment, the connecting portion 113c of FIG. 7 can be joined to the handle main body 121 by changing to the connecting portion 113 having the insertion groove 1131 of FIG. The handle portion 120c may be replaced with the handle portion 120 of the handle main body 121 having the first stage 1211 and the second stage 1212 as shown in FIG.

The above content is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. The present invention has been disclosed based on, but is not limited to, preferred examples, as described above. Those skilled in the art will make slight changes or make adjustments to equivalent examples that are evenly changed based on the above disclosure method and technical contents without departing from the scope of the technical proposal of the present invention. Can be done. However, as long as the content does not deviate from the scope of the technical proposal of the present invention, any simple modification, equal change, and adjustment to the above examples based on the substance of the technique of the present invention are defined in the present invention. It belongs to the scope of technical proposals.

Claims (11)

A spatula portion having a spatula surface and a side wall protruding from the spatula surface,
A slicer including a handle portion that is stretched along the first stretching shaft and connected to the spatula portion and is connected to the side wall portion.
The orthographic projection of the first extension axis on the spatula plane does not pass through the center of the spatula plane.
The handle portion is connected to the first corner portion of the spatula surface, and is connected to the first corner portion.
The side wall is located at least above the first stretching shaft.
The side wall protrudes from both sides of the spatula surface adjacent to the first corner portion.
The spatula surface has a second corner portion facing the first corner portion, and has a second corner portion.
The side wall does not extend to both sides adjacent to the second corner of the spatula surface,
The second corner portion is a slicer characterized by having an arc shape or a corner cut shape. The slicer according to claim 1, wherein the arc radius of the second corner portion having an arc shape is 5 mm to 300 mm. The slicer according to claim 1, wherein the edge angle between the side surfaces adjacent to the second corner portion on the spatula surface is 90 ° or more. Claim 1 is characterized in that any one of the side surfaces of the spatula surface adjacent to the second corner portion is a straight side side or an arc side side, and the arc radius which is the arc side side exceeds 50 mm. Slicing as described in. The slicer portion according to claim 1, wherein the spatula portion further has a connecting portion extending from the side wall, and the handle portion is connected to the connecting portion. The handle portion includes a handle body, and the handle body is divided into a continuous first stage and a second stage, and the first stage is stretched along the first stretching shaft and connected to the spatula portion. The second stage is stretched along the second stretching axis, and the orthographic projection of the second stretching shaft on the spatula plane is at the center of the spatula plane and on the spatula plane of the first stretching shaft. The slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that it is located between an orthographic projection. And orthographic projection in the spatula surface of the second stretching axis, the acute angle between the orthogonal projection of the spatula surface of the first stretching axis, according to claim 6, characterized in that it is 5 ° to 45 ° Fry back. The first step tilts with respect to the spatula surface and forms a first obtuse angle with the spatula surface, and the second step tilts with respect to the spatula surface and forms a first obtuse angle with the spatula surface. The slicer according to claim 6 , wherein two obtuse angles are formed, and the second obtuse angle is larger than the first obtuse angle. The fly-back according to claim 6 , wherein the handle portion further includes a grip portion and is fitted to the second stage. The slicer according to claim 1, wherein the spatula portion further has a bottom surface facing the spatula surface, and the bottom surface is a flat surface or a curved surface. The slicer according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the side wall located on the spatula surface faces the side side of the handle portion.

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