KR101593377B1 - Detachable handle for kitchen utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The handle according to the present invention is removably engaged with the engaging projection formed on one side of the container portion. The handle includes a handle body having a hollow engaging portion extending in the longitudinal direction from one end of the handle so as to insert the engaging projection of the container portion, a first state, a first state, a second state and a third state, A torsion spring which is engaged with the lower part of the handle body and is connected to the upper part so as to be rotatable about the axis of the upper part, And a lower member detachably engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion while being pivotally moved together with the rotary motion.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION [0002] Detachable handle for kitchen utensil [0003]

The present invention relates to a detachable handle detachably coupled to a kitchen container.

In general, a kitchen container can be classified into a storage container capable of simply storing food and a cooking container capable of being heated for cooking. Examples of the cooking utensil include a frying pan, a pot, and the like. Normally, such a container is made of a metal material so as to be heated, and has a handle for holding it even during heating. When a handle is attached to a kitchen container, it is difficult to stack the container with the handle when storing the container, so that it is inconvenient that a large space is required for storing such a container.

In order to avoid such an inconvenience, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-933007, No. 10-716595, and No. 2006-108597 disclose a detachable handle for a kitchen utensil. However, these are simple handles for cooking utensils. There is a problem that it can not be grasped. On the other hand, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1140459 discloses a handle having a hollow socket fixed to the outer surface of a kitchen container and having a latching jaw, and a projection member formed with a projection detachably engaged with the latching jaw of the socket. This handle has improved coupling force between the kitchen container and the handle as compared to the previous one, but the handle and socket are joined by only two projections protruding from the projection member, so that a satisfactory coupling force can still not be obtained. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1528452 discloses a handle having a satisfactory bonding force, but has a problem in that the configuration is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a detachable handle for a kitchen machine which is excellent in bonding force and simple in construction.

The handle according to the present invention is removably engaged with the engaging projection formed on one side of the container portion. The handle includes a handle body having a hollow engaging portion extending in the longitudinal direction from one end of the handle so as to insert the engaging projection of the container portion, a first state, a first state, a second state and a third state, A torsion spring which is engaged with the lower part of the handle body and is connected to the upper part so as to be rotatable about the axis of the upper part, And a lower member detachably engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion while being pivotally moved together with the rotary motion. According to the present invention, in a state where the handle is separated from the container portion, the upper member is fixed to the first state of the axial rotation movement, wherein the spring is in the maximum twisted state, and when the coupling protrusion of the container portion is inserted into the hollow coupling portion of the handle, The member is released from the first state of the axial rotation and is axially rotated to the second state so that the lower member is first engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion and when the user rotates the upper member to the third state of axial rotation, And the handle is fully engaged with the container, so that the spring is in a state without twist.

The handle body has a plate-like body and a lower portion which is inserted into the center opening of the handle body and which is rotatable about the axis of the handle body. The handle body has a plate- And the lower member is composed of a disk-like moving body and a connecting protrusion extending to the upper portion of the moving body and inserted into the hollow portion of the hollow cylindrical cylinder of the upper member so that the lower member Rotate the shaft together.

The lower member has an arc-shaped protrusion with a predetermined thickness, and the coupling protrusion of the container has an arcuate groove, which is engaged with the arcuate protrusion of the lower member at a lower portion thereof. The arcuate groove has a first passage having a larger width, And a narrow second passage. When the upper member is released from the first state of the axial rotation and is axially rotated to the second state and the lower member is first engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion, the arcuate projection of the lower member engages with the first passage of the arcuate groove , When the user rotates the upper member to the third state of axial pivoting motion and the lower member engages with the engaging projection of the container portion, the arcuate projection of the lower member engages with the second passage of the arcuate groove.

The handle body also has an upper front opening communicating with a hollow portion of the hollow coupling portion at one side of the central opening, the upper member having a downward projection which can be inserted into the upper front opening, As shown in FIG.

When the engaging projection of the container portion is inserted into the hollow engaging portion of the handle body, the engaging projection of the container portion has an upward protrusion on the upper portion thereof. When the engaging projection of the container portion is inserted into the upper front opening of the handle body, The member is released from the first state of the axial rotation and is axially rotated to the second state.

1 is a perspective view of a kitchen container with a handle according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the handle of the kitchen container shown in FIG. 1 is separated from the container portion.
3 is a bottom perspective view of the container portion of the kitchen container shown in Fig.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the handle shown in Fig.
5 is a bottom perspective view of the handle body shown in Fig.
6 is a bottom perspective view of the upper member shown in Fig.
7 is a sectional view of an initial stage in which a handle is attached to a container portion of the kitchen container in a separated state, and the handle is seen in the direction AA in FIG.
8 is a sectional view of the state in which the container portion of the kitchen container and the handle are finally engaged, and the handle is seen in the direction of BB in Fig.
9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the container portion of the kitchen container and the handle are first coupled.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a kitchen container 1 in which a detachable handle 10 according to the present invention is attached to a container portion 2, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the handle 10 and the container portion 2 are separated.

The container portion (2) is provided with a coupling projection (3) on one side. The engaging projection 3 has an upward protrusion 4 at its upper portion and an arcuate groove 5 at its lower portion. In the illustrated embodiment, the upward projection 4 has an arc shape. The lower arcuate groove 5 is composed of a first passage 6 and a second passage 7 as shown in Fig. 4) of the lower member 50 to be described later is inserted into these passages 6 and 7 and the first passage 6 is formed so as to have a relatively long length so that the arcuate projection 55 can be easily inserted And the second passage 7 is relatively narrow so that the arc-shaped protrusions 55 are tightly inserted. In the illustrated embodiment, the relative lengths of these passages 6, 7 are the same.

4, the handle 10 according to the present invention includes a handle body 11, an upper member 30, a torsion spring 40, and a lower member 50. Hereinafter, these will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, the upper and lower portions refer to the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, with respect to the handle 10 when used, (2) and the opposite direction.

The handle body 11 has a hollow engaging portion 12 into which the engaging projection 3 of the container portion can be inserted at one end, that is, the front end. The hollow engaging portion 12 extends from the front end of the handle to a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the handle. The handle body 11 has a circular upper member binding portion 13 in which the upper member 30 is located and a circular lower member binding portion 23 in which the lower member 50 is located at the upper portion and the lower portion, respectively . The upper member binding portion 13 is provided with a central opening 15 penetrating the upper member binding portion 13 and the lower member binding portion 23 at the center thereof and a central hollow opening 15 formed at one side of the central opening 15, An upper front opening 17 communicating with the hollow portion of the coupling portion 12 and a first spring engagement groove 14 into which a first end portion 41 of a torsion spring 40 to be described later is inserted. The upper member engagement portion 13 also has a side groove 18 formed at one side along the central opening 15 between the upper front opening 17 and the first spring engagement groove 14, Shape. The lower member fastening portion 23 has an arc-shaped lower projection 25 formed around the central opening 15 so that an arc-shaped passage 27 is formed between the lower projection and the handle body. A lower front opening 29 communicating with the hollow portion of the hollow engaging portion 12 is also formed at a position corresponding to the upper front opening 17 of the lower member fastening portion 23, that is, the upper member fastening portion.

The upper member 30 has a plate-like body 31 and a hollow cylindrical cylinder 33 extending to the lower portion of the body and inserted into the central opening 15 of the handle body 11. [ The plate-shaped body 31 is roughly circular, and a grip portion 32 in the form of a projection is formed on one side so as to make it easy to put a finger on and rotate the finger. The hollow portion 34 of the hollow cylindrical column 33 has a tetragonal shape as shown. A second spring engaging groove 36 and a downward protrusion 37 are formed in the lower portion of the plate-shaped body 31 of the upper member in which the second end portion 43 of the torsion spring 40 described later is inserted. The downward protrusions 37 are formed in a shape such as a downward arc-shaped protrusion 38 extending downward from the plate-shaped body 31 of the upper member 30 so that the upper member 30 can easily rest on the circular upper member fastening portion 13 Shaped elastic member 38 'which is extended from the upper member fastening portion 13 and is curvedly extended to one side so as to be able to elastically move in the upward and downward directions, unlike the downward arc- And is inclined to one side as shown.

The torsion spring 40 is a coil-shaped spring which is located at the upper member fastening portion 13 and has a first end 41 inserted and fixed into the first spring engagement groove 14 of the handle body 11 And a second end portion 43 which is inserted and fixed into the second spring engagement groove 36 of the upper member 30. The torsion spring 40 is positioned between the knob body 11 and the upper member 30 and serves to elastically rotate the upper member 30 relative to the knob body 11. [

The lower member 50 has a disk-shaped body 51 and a coupling projection 53 extending to the upper portion of the body and inserted into the hollow cylindrical hollow portion 34 of the upper member 30. The connection protrusion 53 is a quadrangular projection that conforms to the shape of the square hollow portion 34 so as to be inserted into the hollow cylindrical hollow portion 34. Further, the lower member 50 has an arc-shaped projection 55 having a constant thickness and length along the connection projection 53.

Hereinafter, the coupling relationship of each component will be described with reference to FIG.

The upper member 30 is positioned in the upper member binding portion 13 so that the hollow cylindrical column 33 is inserted into the central opening 15 of the handle body 11 and the hollow cylindrical column 33 is formed by the torsion spring 40. [ So as to be rotatable about its axis as a rotation axis. When the upper member 30 is in its maximum pivotal state (first state) by the torsion spring 40, the upper member 30 has the downward protrusion 37 engaged with the upper member engagement portion 13 of the handle body, And is fixed in the first state by being inserted and positioned in the front opening 17 formed in the first opening. 2 shows the position of the grip portion 32 when the upper member 30 is in the first state. The lower member 50 is fixed to the lower member engagement portion 23 of the handle body 11 so that the tetragonal coupling protrusion 53 is inserted into the rectangular hollow portion 34 of the hollow cylindrical column 33 of the upper member 30. [ ). The lower member 50 also rotates together when the upper member 30 is rotated by the engagement of the coupling protrusion 53 and the hollow portion 34. [ 2, when the upper member 30 is in the first state, the arcuate protrusions 55 of the lower member 50 are positioned in a direction substantially opposite to the grip portion 32 of the upper member The lower member 50 and the upper member 30 are engaged. In this state, the arcuate projection 56 of the lower member is located in the arc-shaped passage 27 between the lower projection 25 and the handle body 11. [ The upper member 30 and the lower member 50 are more completely engaged so that the upper member and the lower member pivot together and the lower member 50 is prevented from being separated from the upper member 30 by gravity during use, The lower member 50 is provided with a screw hole 54 through which the screw 60 passes and the upper member 30 is provided with a hollow cylindrical body 33 at the center thereof with a screw groove (35) are formed.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figs. 7 and 8, the operating relationship of each component relating to the use of the handle 10 according to the present invention will be described.

When the handle 2 is separated from the container portion 2, the upper member 30 is in the first state rotated to its maximum extent by the torsion spring 40, as described above. 2, the arcuate protrusion 56 of the lower member is positioned in the arc-shaped passage 27, and the hollow-shaped protrusion 56 of the lower member is positioned in the hollow- And is positioned substantially in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the engaging portion 12. The engaging projection 3 of the container portion is inserted into the hollow engaging portion 12 of the handle so as to fasten the handle 2 to the engaging projection 3 of the container portion 2. [ When the rear end of the handle 2 is slightly lifted and inserted, it is easily inserted. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the engaging projection of the container portion is inserted into the hollow engaging portion 12 of the handle, and the handle is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of Fig. The upper member 30 is in its first state rotated to its maximum extent by the torsion spring 40 and the downward projection 37 of the upper member is inserted into the upper front opening 17 of the handle body And is fixed in the first state.

7, the upward protrusion 4 of the engaging projection 3 is inserted into the upper front opening 17 so that the upper protrusion 4 is inserted into the upper front opening 17, And is inserted into the upper front opening 17 by pushing downward projections 37 of the upper front opening 17. The downward protrusion 37 is positioned on the arcuate elastic member 38 and is released from the upper front opening 17 while being pushed upward. At the same time, the upper member 30 fixed to the first state of the shaft rotation by the maximum torsion of the torsion spring 40 is axially rotated counterclockwise in the state shown in Fig. 2 by the torsion spring 40 , And the lower member (50) also rotates in accordance with the rotation of the shaft of the upper member (30). Shaped protrusion 55 of the lower member rotates to the position of the lower front opening 29 communicating with the hollow engaging portion 12 at the position in the arc-shaped passage 27 when the shaft of the lower member 50 is rotated, And is inserted into the arcuate groove 5 formed at the lower portion of the engaging projection 3. 3, the arcuate groove 5 is formed so that the relatively long first passage 6 and the arc-shaped protrusion 55 are tightly inserted so that the arcuate projection 55 can be inserted easily And a second passage 7 having a relatively narrow width. Accordingly, the arcuate protrusion 55 of the lower member is engaged with the arcuate groove 5 of the engaging projection by the axial rotation, and the restoring force of the torsion spring 40 is such that the arcuate protrusion 55 of the lower member is engaged with the first It can be easily inserted into the passage 6 but not inserted into the second passage 7. In other words, the arcuate protrusion 55 of the lower member is blocked by the connection portion between the first passage 6 and the second passage 7 while being inserted into the first passage 6 of the arcuate groove (1 Car combination). In this manner, the state in which the arcuate projection 55 of the lower member is inserted into the first passage 6 of the arcuate groove is called the second state of the axial rotation, and Fig. 9 shows the handle 10 in this state . The upper member 30 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the state shown in Fig. 2 so that the gripping portion 32 of the upper member is moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle 10 do.

9, when the user pushes the grip portion 32 of the upper member in the counterclockwise direction with the fingers to rotate the upper member 30 to the end, the arcuate projection 55 of the lower member is rotated in the arc- Is inserted and positioned in the second passage 7 of the groove (secondary coupling), at which time the torsion spring 40 is in the third state of axial rotational motion with no twist. The state in which the lower member 50 is secondarily coupled with the engaging projection 3 of the container portion as described above refers to a state in which the removable handle 10 according to the present invention is completely attached to the container portion 2 as shown in Fig. . In this state, the upper member 30 further rotates counterclockwise from the state shown in Fig. 9 to the state shown in Fig. 1, so that the grip portion 32 of the upper member moves toward the rear of the grip 10, And is positioned almost horizontally in the longitudinal direction. 8 showing a state in which the handle 10 and the container portion 2 are fully engaged, the upward projection 4 of the container portion engaging projection 3 has an upper front opening 17 and the arcuate projection 55 of the lower member is inserted into the second passage 7 of the arcuate groove. The upward projections 4 of the container portion engaging projections are engaged with the upper front opening 17 while the engaging projections 3 of the container portion are inserted into the hollow engaging portions 12 of the handle 10, Shaped protrusion 55 of the lower member is tightly inserted and fixed into the second passage 7 of the arcuate groove of the container portion engaging projection so that the container portion 2 and the handle 10 are very close to each other And maintains the connection securely and stably.

On the other hand, when the user presses and rotates the grip portion 32 of the upper member 30 in the clockwise direction with the fingers, the grip is separated from the engaging projection 3 of the container portion while the constituent parts move in the reverse order of the above-described order .

The downward protrusion 37 of the upper member is released from the upper front opening 17 of the handle body so that the upper member 30 and the lower member 50 are moved in the first and second states of axial rotation, 4, the upper member fastening portion 13 of the handle body is provided with a plurality of fastening holes (not shown) around the central opening 15 so that the downward protrusion 37 of the upper member does not resist this axial rotation Circular arc-shaped side grooves 18 are formed. An inclined portion 19 is formed at one side of the side groove 18 so that the downward protrusion 37 of the upper member smoothly advances into and out of the side groove 18. [ The handle body 11 is formed with a grip groove 20 located adjacent to the upper member binding portion 13 as shown in the figure so that the user grips the grip portion 32 of the upper member 30 with his or her fingers It is easy.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Claims (6)

A handle detachably coupled to a coupling protrusion formed on one side of the container
A handle body having a hollow engaging portion extending in the longitudinal direction from one end of the handle so that the engaging projection of the container portion is inserted,
An upper member which is engaged with the upper portion of the knob body and is axially rotated between a first state, a second state and a third state,
A torsion spring that engages one side of the upper member and the other side of the torsion spring in engagement with the knob body to rotate the upper member about the knob body,
And a lower member connected to the lower portion of the handle body and connected to the upper member and detachably engaged with the coupling protrusion of the container portion while being pivotally moved together with the axial rotation of the upper member,
In the state where the handle is separated from the container portion, the upper member is fixed to the first state of the axial rotation movement, and the spring is in the maximum twisted state, and when the coupling projection of the container portion is inserted into the hollow coupling portion of the handle, The lower member is first engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion while the lower member is rotated to the second state, and when the user rotates the upper member to the third state of axial rotation, the lower member is engaged with the engaging projection of the container portion and the second And the handle is fully engaged with the container, at which time the spring is free of twist,
The lower member has an arc-shaped protrusion of a predetermined thickness, and the coupling protrusion of the container has an arcuate groove, which is engaged with the arcuate protrusion of the lower member at a lower portion thereof. The arcuate groove has a first passage with a wide width, When the upper member is axially rotated from the first state of the axial rotation movement to the second state of the axial rotation movement toward the lower front opening of the handle body, the lower member is configured such that the arc- When the user performs the primary coupling inserted into the first passage of the groove and the user rotates the upper member from the second state to the third state of the axial rotation movement, the lower member causes the arcuate projection to move in the second direction of the arcuate groove of the container- And a second coupling member inserted into the passageway. The method according to claim 1,
The handle main body has a central member opening having an upper member binding portion to which the upper member is engaged and a lower member binding portion to which the lower member is joined,
The upper member binding portion has an upper front opening communicating with the hollow portion of the hollow coupling portion at one side of the central opening and the lower member binding portion has a lower front opening communicating with the hollow portion of the hollow coupling portion in the same direction as the upper front opening Removable handle for kitchen machine. 3. The method of claim 2,
The upper member is composed of a plate-like body and a hollow cylindrical body which extends to the lower portion of the body and is inserted into the center opening of the body,
Wherein the lower member comprises a disk-shaped body and a coupling protrusion extending to an upper portion of the moving body and inserted into a hollow portion of the hollow cylindrical body of the upper member so that the lower member also rotates when the shaft of the upper member rotates. Removable handle for use. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the upper member has a downward projection that can be inserted into the upper front opening of the upper member binding portion so that the upper member can be fixed to the first state of axial rotation movement. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the coupling protrusion of the container unit has an upward protrusion on its upper part and the coupling protrusion of the container unit is inserted into the hollow coupling unit of the handle body, the upward protrusion is inserted into the upper front opening of the handle body to push the downward protrusion of the upper member, Wherein the upper member is folded into a second state of axial rotational movement by a torsion spring. delete

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