WO2016137011A1

WO2016137011A1 - Knife support tool

Info

Publication number: WO2016137011A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/056515
Authority: WO
Inventors: 泉新井田
Original assignee: 泉新井田
Priority date: 2015-02-26
Filing date: 2016-02-24
Publication date: 2016-09-01
Also published as: JP2016158642A

Abstract

Provided is a knife support tool that reduces the danger of a user being injured while a knife is temporarily placed on a cutting board, and that fits the length, thickness and shape of the hands and/or fingers of various users using the knife to cut things. This knife support tool (200) supports a knife (100) and is provided with: a holding part (210) that includes a groove (211) into which the blade (120) of the knife can be inserted from the dull edge (122) side of the blade of the knife, which is the spine; an upper finger placement part (220) that is positioned so as to include the region of the groove in the vertically upward direction, and runs along the dull edge of the blade, and upon which a finger of a hand holding the knife can be placed; and a support part (230) that provides support so that the knife is self standing while leaning to one side of the sides of the blade held by the holding part.

Description

Kitchen knife support

The present invention relates to a kitchen knife support for supporting a kitchen knife, and more particularly, to a kitchen knife support for supporting a kitchen knife so as to be independent in a safe state.

In general, when cooking, the cooking material is cut into an appropriate size with a kitchen knife, the cut material is put into a pan or a frying pan, etc., and heated while adding seasonings.
For example, when cutting a plurality of materials, the cutting operation is temporarily interrupted between the end of cutting of the first material and the start of cutting of the second material. Ingredients may be transferred to balls or dishes. In addition, when the cooking material is cut into an appropriate size, the cutting operation may be temporarily interrupted to check the heating condition of another cooking pan.
Thus, when the cutting operation is temporarily interrupted, in consideration of safety, it is preferable to store the knife used for the cutting operation in a predetermined place such as a dedicated table on which the knife is placed. In many cases, a person temporarily puts a kitchen knife on a cutting board. The reason is that it is very troublesome for the user to store the kitchen knife to be used again immediately in the middle of cooking in a predetermined place, and the cooking efficiency is deteriorated.
However, if the knife is left unprotected while lying on a cutting board, for example, when preparing materials or checking the heating condition of the pan, the user There is a risk of injury from the knife blade.
Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of injury to the user while the knife is temporarily placed on a cutting board, there is a knife support that supports the knife so that it is self-supporting (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). FIG. 9 is a view showing a conventional knife support 10 described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the knife support 10 includes a groove portion 11 that can be inserted from the back side of the knife of the knife, and a holding portion 12 that detachably holds the blade, and extends from one end of the holding portion 12. And a support portion 13 for preventing the knife blade from tilting. With this configuration, when placing a kitchen knife on a cutting board, the knife is prevented from tilting to support its independence, so there is a risk of injury to the user while the kitchen knife is temporarily placed on the cutting board. Is reduced.
Furthermore, the kitchen knife support 10 includes a placement part 14 for placing a finger holding the knife on the upper part of the sandwiching part 12. With this configuration, when the user performs a material cutting operation using a knife, the position of the finger placed on the placement unit 14 is stabilized.

Registered Utility Model No. 3181910

However, although the conventional knife support 10 is provided with the placement part 14 for placing a finger for gripping the knife on the upper part of the sandwiching part 12, the hands and / or fingers of various users who use the knife. The length, thickness, and shape of the knife are not taken into consideration, and there is a problem that it is difficult to use a knife with the knife support 10 attached to some users. Moreover, if the finger | toe which grasps a kitchen knife is mounted in the said mounting part 14, a user will apply force with the said kitchen knife strongly, for example, when applying a load with own weight, when cutting a hard material There is a problem that it is difficult to do.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and one of the objects of the present invention is to hurt a user while temporarily placing a knife on a cutting board. And the length, thickness, and shape of the hands and / or fingers of the various users using the kitchen knife when the user cuts the material using the kitchen knife. Providing a simple knife support.

To achieve the above object, a knife support in one aspect of the present invention is a knife support that supports a knife, includes a groove that can be inserted from a peak on the back side of the knife of the knife, A sandwiching part for sandwiching, an upper finger placing part that is arranged along the peak of the blade including the region in the vertical direction of the groove part, and on which the finger of the hand holding the knife can be placed, and the sandwiching part And a support portion that supports the knife so as to be self-supporting in a state where the knife is inclined.
With such a configuration, the knife support has a support portion that supports the knife so that it is self-supporting in a tilted state on either side of the side surface of the blade held by the holding portion. It can be placed on a cutting board to reduce the risk of injury to the user, and is positioned along the edge of the blade, including the vertical area of the groove, to grip the knife Since the user has a top finger placement portion on which a finger can be placed, when the user performs a cutting operation on the material using the knife, various user hands and / or use of the knife Fits finger length, thickness and shape.
Preferably, the upper finger placing portion includes a first region and a second region in the tip direction of the blade from the vicinity of the boundary between the handle and the peak of the knife, and the second region is a tip of the blade in the second region. The end portion on the side is closer to the peak of the kitchen knife than the boundary position between the first region and the second region, and is formed so as to be inclined by a first angle with respect to the horizontal plane.
With such a configuration, the second finger is formed so that the upper finger placement portion is inclined according to the shape of the finger placed on the upper finger placement portion. It is adapted to the length, thickness and shape of the hand and / or finger.
Preferably, the knife support further includes a side finger placement portion on which a finger of a hand holding the knife can be placed on one side of the side surface of the blade from the vicinity of the end portion opposite to the opening end of the groove portion. .
With this configuration, the knife support further includes a side finger placement unit separate from the upper finger placement unit, so that it is easy to grip even for a user who attaches a finger to the side of the blade of the knife. Has been.
More preferably, the knife support is such that the length from the boundary between the handle and the peak of the knife in the side finger placement unit in the tip direction of the blade is smaller than the length in the upper finger placement unit, The finger placement unit is formed to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane by a second angle larger than the first angle.
With this configuration, the length of the side finger placement portion is smaller than the length of the upper finger placement portion, and the inclination of the side finger placement portion is larger than the inclination of the upper finger placement portion. Whether the finger is attached to the peak of the knife or the finger is attached to the side of the blade of the knife, the length and thickness of various users' hands and / or fingers using the knife, And to fit the shape.
More preferably, the upper finger placement portion has side walls formed substantially vertically upward on both sides so as to follow the edge of the blade. In the end region on the handle side, there is formed a pressing finger placement portion on which a finger of a hand holding the knife can be placed.
With this configuration, in the side wall portion on the other side of the side wall portion, the pressing finger placement portion on which the finger of the hand holding the knife can be placed is formed in the end region on the handle side of the knife. Therefore, when cutting a hard material, it is possible to apply a strong force to the knife by applying a load with its own weight.
Further, the kitchen knife support according to one aspect of the present invention may have other features as described below.
An uneven portion is formed in at least a part of the second region. With this configuration, when the finger of the hand holding the knife is placed on the upper finger placing portion, the uneven portion prevents the slip.
An uneven portion is formed on at least a part of the side finger placement portion. With this configuration, when the finger of the hand holding the knife is placed on the side finger placement portion, the uneven portion prevents slipping.
The length of the groove is characterized by being smaller than the length from the boundary between the knife handle and the peak of the knife to the jaw which is the end of the blade handle side. With such a configuration, in the state where the knife is temporarily placed on the cutting board, the risk of injury to the user is reduced, and when the user cuts the material using the knife, The object can be cut.
The groove portion is characterized in that a notch portion is formed in the end portion opposite to the opening end of the groove portion in a direction of sandwiching the blade. With this configuration, since the holding portion has elasticity in the direction of holding the knife, when inserting the blade of the kitchen knife into the groove portion, the holding portion acts in the opening direction and is easy to insert. After the blade is pinched by the pinching portion, the pinching portion acts in the closing direction and is difficult to come off.

As described above, according to the present invention, while the knife is temporarily placed on a cutting board, the risk of injury to the user is reduced, and the user can cut the material using the knife. In doing so, it matches the length, thickness and shape of the hands and / or fingers of various users who use the kitchen knife and is easy to grip for the user.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a general knife 100.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a knife support 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the kitchen knife 100 is held by the kitchen knife support 200.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300 while the knife 100 is held by the knife support 200.
FIG. 5 is a view of a state where the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300 while the knife 100 is held by the knife support 200, as viewed from the handle 110 of the knife 100 in the positive X-axis direction.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the upper finger placement unit 220 of the knife support 200.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the side finger placement part 240 of the knife support 200.
FIG. 8 shows that the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the side finger placement unit 240 of the knife support 200 and the thumb of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the pressing finger placement unit of the knife support 200. It is a figure which shows a mode that it has mounted in 250. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a conventional knife support 10 described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG.

In describing the embodiment of the present invention, first, general names of respective parts of a kitchen knife will be briefly described. FIG. 1 is a view showing a general knife 100. The kitchen knife 100 includes a handle 110 that is a hand-held portion and a blade 120 for cutting an object. The blade 120 includes a blade edge 121 that is a portion with a blade for cutting an object, a back-side peak 122 that is opposite to the blade edge 121, and a cutting edge 123 that is a tip portion of the blade edge 121. The cutting edge 121 includes a blade base 124 that is a portion close to the handle 110 and a jaw 125 that is a terminal end of the blade base 124 on the handle 110 side.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely a specific example for carrying out the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention.
<Outline of knife support>
FIG. 2 is a view showing a knife support 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the kitchen knife support 200 includes a holding portion 210, an upper finger placement portion 220, a support portion 230, a side finger placement portion 240, and a pressing finger placement portion 250.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the kitchen knife 100 is held by the kitchen knife support 200. In FIG. 3, the kitchen knife support 200 is mounted in the vicinity of the boundary between the handle 110 and the blade 120 of the kitchen knife 100 from the peak 122 side, which is the back side of the blade of the kitchen knife.
The holding part 210 includes a groove part 211 that can be inserted from a peak on the back side of the knife of the knife, and is formed to hold the blade. The groove 211 has a vertically long shape in a substantially vertical direction (a direction parallel to the Y axis), has an opening on the lower side, and has a substantially horizontal direction (in the ZX plane) at the terminal end opposite to the opening. This is a configuration having a notch 212 in a parallel direction. Since the holding part 210 has elasticity in the direction (parallel to the Z axis) of the knife by the notch part 212, when the knife blade is inserted into the groove part 211, the holding part 210 acts in the opening direction. On the other hand, after the knife blade is held by the holding portion 211, the holding portion 210 acts in the closing direction, and the knife blade becomes difficult to come off.
The upper finger placing unit 220 can be placed with a finger of a hand holding the knife, and is formed to include a region in the vertical upward direction (Y-axis positive direction) of the groove 211. Further, the upper finger placing unit 220 is configured by a first region 221 and a second region 222, and mainly for easily placing an index finger of a hand holding a knife when cutting an object. Is formed.
Specifically, the first region 221 forms a surface (surface parallel to the ZX surface) that is substantially perpendicular to the groove 211 that is vertically long in a substantially vertical direction, and the second region 222 includes The two regions 222 are formed so as to be inclined from the vicinity of the first region 221 toward the tip of the second region 222. For example, by having the first inclination angle a degrees (a is 5 or more and less than 85) with respect to the horizontal plane (ZX plane) of the second region 222, the index finger of the hand holding the knife is mainly from the first joint. The tip is easy to place.
The first region 211 and the second region 212 in the upper finger placement unit 220 may be either a flat surface or a curved surface, respectively, and further, the flat surface and the curved surface may match the shape of the index finger of the hand holding the knife. And may be formed in combination.
In addition, five convex portions 223 are arranged in the second region 222 so that concave and convex portions are formed. This makes it difficult for the index finger placed on the second region 222 to slip when the object is cut.
In addition, although the uneven | corrugated | grooved part was formed in a part of 2nd area | region 222 by arrange | positioning the 5 convex part 223 here, it is not limited to this. For example, the number of the convex portions 223 may be one or more than five. It is also possible to form an uneven portion in a part of the second region 222 by disposing a concave portion instead of the convex portion.
Further, the anti-slip for making the index finger placed on the second region 222 difficult to slip is formed in, for example, the anti-slip in the second region 222 instead of forming an uneven portion in a part of the second region 222. You may form by arrange | positioning a pad etc.
The support portion 230 is formed on either side of the side surface of the blade held by the holding portion 210 so as to be self-supporting in a state where the knife is inclined. Here, it is formed so as to have a predetermined angle upward with respect to the horizontal plane from the opening end of the groove portion 211 with respect to the groove portion 211 having a vertically long shape in a substantially vertical direction. Details of the structure that is self-supporting with the kitchen knife tilted will be described later.
The side finger placement unit 240 is formed so that the finger of the hand holding the knife can be placed on the one side of the side surface of the blade from the vicinity of the terminal end opposite to the opening end of the groove 211. In addition, when the object is cut, the index finger of the hand holding the knife is easily placed.
Specifically, the length from the boundary between the handle and the peak of the knife in the side finger placement unit 240 to the tip direction (X-axis direction) of the blade is smaller than the length in the upper finger placement unit 220. . Further, by having a second inclination angle b (b is greater than a and 90 or less) with respect to the horizontal plane (ZX plane) of the side finger placement unit 240, a hand that holds the knife from one side of the side surface of the blade. It is formed so that the index finger can be easily placed.
In addition, five convex portions 241 are arranged on the side finger placement portion 240 so that concave and convex portions are formed. Thereby, when cutting an object, the index finger placed on the side finger placement unit 240 is difficult to slip.
In addition, although the uneven | corrugated | grooved part was formed in a part of side finger mounting part 240 here by arrange | positioning the five convex parts 241, it is not limited to this. For example, the number of convex portions 241 may be one or more than five. Moreover, it is also possible to form a concavo-convex part in a part of the side finger placement part 240 by arranging a concave part instead of the convex part.
Furthermore, the slip prevention for making the index finger placed on the side finger placement unit 240 difficult to slide is replaced by forming a concavo-convex portion in a part of the side finger placement unit 240, for example, You may form by arrange | positioning a non-slip pad etc. in the part finger mounting part 240. FIG.
Side walls are formed on both sides of the upper finger placing portion 220 along the edge of the blade (in the positive direction of the X axis). And the finger placement part 250 for a press is formed in the edge part area | region by the side of the knife 110 of the kitchen knife in the side wall part away from the groove part 211 in which the blade 120 of the kitchen knife 100 is inserted among the said side wall parts. Yes.
Specifically, the pressing finger placement unit 250 can place the thumb of the hand holding the knife, and in particular, for example, with respect to the pressing direction so that it can be strongly pressed with the placed thumb. Are formed in a substantially vertical plane or curved surface. Here, the pressing direction is a direction from the pressing finger placement unit 250 toward the vicinity of the central portion of the blade edge 121 of the knife 100. If it is such a shape, when cutting a hard material in the central part vicinity of the blade edge | tip 121 of the knife 100, it can utilize by applying a load by own weight.
<Temporary placement>
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300 while the knife 100 is held by the knife support 200. In FIG. 4, the knife 100 is temporarily placed on a cutting board 300 with the knife support 200 attached. Specifically, at least a part of the blade edge 121 of the blade 120 abuts on the cutting board 300, and the support portion 230 of the knife support 200 supports the knife support 200 on which the knife 100 is mounted.
At this time, at least a part of the blade edge 121 and the support portion 230 are in contact with the cutting board 300, but the handle 110 of the knife 100 is not in contact with the cutting board 300. Since the blade edge 121 is partially in contact with the cutting board 300 and the entire blade edge 121 faces the cutting board 300, the risk of injury to the user can be reduced.
Furthermore, in the temporarily placed state, the handle 110 of the kitchen knife 100 does not come into contact with the cutting board 300. For example, even if the cut material remains on the cutting board 300, the handle 110 is not soiled. Even if bacteria or the like from the hand adhere to 110, it is possible to always perform cooking cleanly without being transmitted to the material through the cutting board 300.
In order to explain the state where the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300 while the knife 100 is held by the knife support tool 200, a diagram viewed from the handle 110 of the knife 100 in the positive direction of the X-axis is shown. The description will be given with reference.
FIG. 5 is a view of a state where the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300 while the knife 100 is held by the knife support tool 200 as viewed from the handle 110 of the knife 100 in the positive X-axis direction. In FIG. 5, the support portion 230 supports the knife support 200 on which the knife 100 abuts on the cutting board 300 and the knife 100 tilted in the positive Z-axis direction is mounted.
Specifically, when the knife 100 is temporarily placed with the knife support 200 attached, the blade edge 121 of the knife 100 is exposed from the opening end of the groove portion 211 of the knife support tool 200, so that the blade edge 121 is attached to the cutting board 300. While coming into contact, the kitchen knife 100 is inclined to the support portion 230 side. At this time, at least a part of the support portion 230 comes into contact with the cutting board 300, so that the kitchen knife 00 is stably self-standing in an inclined state.
Here, the support portion 230 is in contact with the cutting board 300 in a plane, but the shape of the support portion 230 is not limited to such a plane, and may be, for example, a curved surface or a leg. The shape may be as follows. Any shape may be used as long as at least a part of the blade edge 121 abuts the cutting board 300 to support the knife support 200 with the knife 100 tilted in the positive Z-axis direction.
Next, examples of a gripping method and a usage method for a user to grip the knife 100 in a state where the knife support 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the knife 100 will be described with reference to the drawings. To do.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state where the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the upper finger placement unit 220 of the knife support 200. In FIG. 6, the user holds the handle 110 while placing the index finger of the hand on the upper finger placing unit 220 and grasps the knife 100 with a so-called pointing type, such as vegetables and meat as cooking ingredients. The object can be cut.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state where the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the side finger placement unit 240 of the knife support 200. In FIG. 7, the user holds the handle 110 while placing the index finger of the hand on the side finger placement unit 240 and grasps the knife 100 with a so-called holding mold, and vegetables, meat, and the like that are cooking ingredients The object can be cut.
In this way, the knife support 200 is formed so that the user can easily hold the knife 100 with either the finger-pointing type or the holding-type holding method with the knife support 200 attached to the knife 100. Has been.

8 shows that the index finger of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the side finger placement part 240 of the knife support 200, and the thumb of the hand holding the knife 100 is placed on the pressing finger of the knife support 200. It is a figure which shows a mode that it has mounted in the part 250. FIG. In FIG. 8, the user holds the knife 100 in a form close to a so-called pressing mold by placing the index finger of the hand on the side finger placement unit 240 while grasping the handle 110, 7 is placed to the lower side of the side finger placement unit 240 rather than the index finger in the holding mold shown in FIG. 7, and a thumb is placed on the pressing finger placement unit 250.
In this way, if the index finger and the thumb are placed on the side finger placement unit 240 and the pressing finger placement unit 250, respectively, the force can be easily transmitted in the direction toward the vicinity of the center portion of the blade edge 121 of the knife 100 and is hard. The material can be easily cut.
As described above, according to the knife support 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, while the knife 100 is temporarily placed on the cutting board 300, the risk of injury to the user is reduced. When a user performs a material cutting operation using the knife 100, the length, thickness, and shape of various users' hands and / or fingers using the knife 100 are adapted and used. It is easy for a person to hold.
Furthermore, in particular, according to the knife support tool 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the pressing finger placement unit 250 is formed, a load is applied with its own weight when cutting a hard material. Force can be applied to the knife.
In the present embodiment, the configuration in the case where the hand holding the knife is the right hand has been described. However, with respect to the knife indicating tool 200, the groove part 210 is substantially symmetrical with the upper finger placement part 220 and the side finger placement part. Needless to say, if the arrangement with 240 is exchanged, the knife indicating tool 200 can be applied even if the hand holding the knife is the left hand, and the same effect can be obtained.
<Knives aid>
In addition, in the knife support 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, if at least the holding part 210, the upper finger placing part 220, and the side finger placing part 240 are provided, it is used as a knife aid. it can. According to the knife assisting tool, when the user cuts the material using the knife 100, the length, thickness, and shape of various users' hands and / or fingers using the knife 100 are adjusted. It is easy to grip for the user.
Further, if the knife assisting tool is provided with the pressing finger placing portion 250, it is easy to transmit force in the direction toward the vicinity of the center portion of the blade edge 121 of the knife 100, and a hard material can be easily cut.
Note that the knife aid does not have to include the support portion 230. Thereby, the knife assisting tool can be reduced in size, and if the gripping part 210 is also reduced in size, it can be further reduced in size. In this case, the miniaturized gripping part 210 strengthens the gripping force of the gripping part 210, uses a material having a large frictional force such as silicon or rubber in the groove part 211 and / or includes an auxiliary tool for gripping, etc. The blade 120 of the kitchen knife 100 is securely gripped.
The specific description of the embodiment of the present invention has been given above. The above description is merely an embodiment, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, but should be broadly interpreted to the extent that a person skilled in the art can grasp.

The present invention can be used for a kitchen knife support tool for supporting a kitchen knife, and is particularly useful for a kitchen knife support tool that can be used in various gripping methods even when attached to a kitchen knife.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Knife 110 Handle 120 Blade 121 Blade edge 122 Peak 123 Cutting edge 124 Blade edge 125 Jaw 10, 200

Cleaver support

12, 210

Nipping part

11, 211 Groove part 14 Placement part 212 Notch part 220 Upper finger placement part 221 1st area | region 222

Second region

223, 241

Convex portion

13, 230 Support portion 240 Side finger placement portion 250 Finger placement portion for pressing 300 Cutting board a, b Angle

Claims

A knife support for supporting a knife,
Including a groove part that can be inserted from a ridge on the back side of the blade of the knife, and a sandwiching part for sandwiching the blade;
An upper finger placement portion on which a finger of a hand gripping the knife is placed, and is arranged along the edge of the blade including a region in the vertical direction of the groove portion;
A support part that supports the knife so that it is self-supporting in a state where the knife is inclined on either one of the side surfaces of the blade held by the holding part;
A knife support.
The upper finger placing portion includes a first region and a second region in the tip direction of the blade from the vicinity of the boundary between the handle and the peak of the knife,
In the second region, the end position on the tip side of the blade in the second region is closer to the peak of the knife than the boundary position between the first region and the second region, and the first region with respect to the horizontal plane The knife support according to claim 1, wherein the knife support is formed to be inclined by an angle.
On the one side of the side of the blade from the vicinity of the terminal end opposite to the opening end of the groove part, a side finger placement part on which a finger of a hand holding the knife can be placed,
The knife support according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
The length in the tip direction of the blade from the boundary between the handle and the peak of the knife in the side finger placement unit is smaller than the length in the upper finger placement unit,
4. The knife support according to claim 3, wherein the side finger placement portion is formed to be inclined with respect to a horizontal plane by a second angle larger than the first angle.
In the upper finger placement portion, side walls are formed substantially vertically upward on both sides along the edge of the blade,
In the side wall portion on the other side of the side wall portion other than the one side, a pressing finger placement portion on which a finger of a hand holding the knife can be placed is formed in an end region on the handle side of the knife. The knife support according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the knife support is provided.