The present disclosure relates to a household food cutting tool, particularly, relates to a model of a kitchen meat slicer for accommodating meat, and the model can be used in conjunction with blades to slice or shred meat. It also relates to a kitchen meat slicer, which can quickly cut meat into slices or shreds.
As living standards improve, various meat slicing devices have been invented to achieve quick meat slicing. Generally, these devices have complex structures, are relatively large in size, and mostly motor-driven, making them inconvenient to operate and unsuitable for home use.
A first aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a model for accommodating meat, including a placement cavity with an open top. Each of two opposing side walls of the placement cavity is provided with a plurality of first blade grooves spaced apart, each first blade groove has an upper end notch for receiving a corresponding blade, two opposing first side surfaces of each first blade groove are inclined surfaces approaching a horizontal central line of each first blade groove from outside to inside, and a first spacing of each first blade groove decreases from outside to inside.
A second aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a kitchen meat slicer including the aforementioned model for accommodating meat and a blade set. The blade set includes a handle, a blade holder connected to the handle, and a plurality of blades arranged side by side at intervals; a proximal end of each of the plurality of blades being fixed to the blade holder; a distal end of each of the plurality of blades being fixed to a connecting block; the handle being capable of driving the plurality of blades to slide back and forth for cutting; each of the plurality of blades being capable of entering a corresponding first blade groove from an upper end notch of the corresponding first blade groove and cutting meat placed in the placement cavity.
The present disclosure is further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments of the accompanying drawings.
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A meat slicer includes a model 1 for accommodating meat and a blade set 3 for cutting meat. The blade set 3 includes a handle 31, a blade holder 32 connected to the handle 31. A plurality of long strip-shaped blades 33 arranged side by side at intervals are arranged on the blade holder 32. A blade angle α of each blade 33 is ranged from 14 degrees to 22 degrees. As shown in
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The blades of each first blade 33a and each second blade 33b are both arranged facing away from the first lower end surface 32a1 and the second lower end surface 34a1 respectively, and the handle 31 is fixed to the first blade holder 32a. Each first blade 33a is fixedly inserted to the first blade holder 32a and the first connecting block 34a, and each second blade 33b is fixedly inserted into the second blade holder 32b and the second connecting block 34b.
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The model 1 of the present embodiment has a bottom 12, two side walls 11 opposingly arranged along a front-to-back direction, and two shielding walls 13 opposingly arranged along a left-to-right direction. The side walls 11, the bottom 12 and the shielding walls 13 are integrally formed. The bottom 12, the side walls 11 and the shielding walls 13 enclose a placement cavity Q with an open top. A bottom surface of the placement cavity Q is an arc-shaped, V-shaped or U-shaped concave surface Q1. Each of the two opposing side walls 11 of the placement cavity Q is provided with a plurality of first blade grooves 2a spaced apart from each other, each having an upper end notch 2a1. Each first blade groove 2a allows a blade 33 to enter from its upper end notch 2a1. As shown in
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During use, each blade 33 can enter a corresponding first blade groove 2a from its upper end notch 2a1, and slide back and forth to cut the meat placed in the placement cavity Q. It is generally fresh meat or raw meat, instead of frozen meat.
The bottom of the placement cavity Q is provided with a plurality of second blade grooves 2b arranged side by side at intervals. Each second blade groove 2b is arranged corresponding to a first blade groove 2a and in communication with each other and allows a blade 33 to be inserted. Each second blade grooves 2b runs through the bottom of the placement cavity Q perpendicularly, facilitating the cleaning of the meat slices in these second blade grooves 2b. As shown in
Compared with the related art, the advantages of the model for accommodating meat are as follows.
The present disclosure also provides a base 5, and a suction cup 6 for adhering to the table is provided at a bottom of the base 5. The suction cup 6 is controlled by a suction cup knob 61, which is configured to check whether it is securely adhered or not. When the suction cup 6 is adhered to the table, the suction cup knob 61 can prevent the model 1 from being detached from the base 5. The suction cup knob 61 has a circular central portion and an extension, and the central portion is connected to a rotating shaft. When the suction cup 6 is adhered to the table, the extension of the suction cup knob 61 stands up to prevent the model 1 from being detached from the base 5. The model 1 is detachably mounted on the base 5. A top of the base 5 is defined with a slot 51 extending in a left-to-right direction, and an insert 121 is provided at the bottom of the model 1. The insert 121 can be inserted into the slot 51 to secure the model 1 on the base 5.
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Put the insert 121 of the model 1 into the slot 51 of the base 5 along a left-to-right direction to complete the installation of the model 1 on the base 5. Then, rotate the suction cup knob 61 to control the suction cup 6 to adhere to the table, allowing the extension of the suction cup knob 6 to be upright to prevent the model 1 from being detached from the base 5 laterally.
When slicing meat, put the fresh meat into the placement cavity Q from the open top of the placement cavity Q, hold the handle 31 of the blade set 3, and then put the plurality of blades 33 of the blade set 3 into the corresponding first blade grooves 2a, and press down. When the blades 33 contacts the meat, press down and slide the blade set 3 back and forth, easily cutting the meat into slices of uniform thickness (the thickness of the meat slice is equal to the spacing between the blades). This allows the meat to be cut into slices at one time. The bottom of the placement cavity Q is provided with a plurality of second blade grooves 2b, each in communication with a corresponding first blade groove 2a. When the blades 33 of the blade set 3 moves to the bottom of the placement cavity Q, the blades 33 continue to cut downward into the second blade grooves 2b below the bottom surface of the placement cavity Q, allowing the meat placed in the placement cavity Q to be cut. A depth of the second blade groove 2b is preferably greater than or equal to a height of each blade 33, allowing each blade 33 after cutting the meat to be located below the bottom surface of the placement cavity Q. When the blade set 3 moves upward, the top surface of each blade 33 pushes the cut meat upward together, which is convenient for the user to take out the meat while moving the blade set 3 upward.
After the fresh meat is cut into slices, stack them vertically, and place them in the placement cavity Q through the open top. Hold the blade set 3 by hand and re-enter the meat into placement cavity Q to cut the slices into shreds, allowing consumers to freely choose the shape of the food.
The first spacing of the first blade groove 2a gradually decreases from outside to inside. The overall shape of the first blade groove 2a is small inside and large outside, and the overall shape of the second blade groove 2b is small on the top and large on the bottom. The meat tends to not easily be stuck in the first blade grooves 2a from the placement cavity Q, nor is it easy to be stuck in the second blade grooves 2b from the placement cavity Q. The blades 33 moves back and forth in the first blade grooves 2a and the second blade grooves 2b with less stagnation and less friction, which is more labor-saving. The blades 33 do not easily wobble within the first blade grooves 2a, resulting in more uniform meat slices with consistent thickness. The cleaning is easy, rinsing from outside to inside creates a trumpet-shaped water flow with a wide outer and narrow inner stream, providing strong pressure that effectively removes residual meat scraps.
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Each of left and right sides of each shielding walls 13 above the open top of the placement cavity Q is provided with a guiding wall 131. A side of the guiding wall 131 facing the first blade groove 3a has a guiding bevel 3a1 and a vertical guiding bevel 3a2. The vertical guiding bevel 3a2 is located below the guiding bevel 3a1. An intersection line 3a3 of the guiding bevel 3a1 and the vertical guiding bevel 3a2 is located above the upper end notches 3 of the first blade grooves 3a. An outer side of the guiding bevel 3a1 has an outer bevel 3a4 inclined outward.
When cutting meat, the outermost blades 31 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 are guided by the guiding bevel 3a1 to gradually slide into the open top of the placement cavity Q. However, instead of sliding directly into the first blade groove 3a, they are first transitioned and adjusted via the vertical guiding bevel 3a2 below the guiding bevel 3a1. This adjusts the (referring to the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3) sliding from a inclined direction to a vertical direction before continuing into the first blade grooves 3a. Additionally, this prevents the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 directly sliding into the first blade grooves 3a along the inclined direction of the guiding bevel 3a1, avoiding damage to the groove wall of the first blade groove 3a caused by the outermost blades 33 of the blade set 3 and preventing a jamming phenomenon, ensuring smoother operation. During use, users often inadvertently tilt the blade set 3, i.e., slightly tilt sidewards, resulting the blades 33 not to be aligned with the first blade grooves 3a. However, as the outer side of the guiding bevel 3a1 has an outer outwardly inclined bevel 3a4, even if the blade set 3 tilts slightly to the left and right directions when entering the first blade grooves 3a, the outermost blades 33 of the blade set may not cut the outer side of the guiding bevel 3a1. This ensures smoother insertion and prevents damage to the blades and guiding walls.
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Each of left and right sides of each side wall 11 of model 1 has a shielding column 14, and an upper inner side wall 14a of each shielding column 14 tilts outward and upward, and a lower inner side wall 14b of each shielding column tilts inward and upward. An upper end of each upper inner side wall 14a is located above the upper end notches 2a1 of the blade grooves 2a. The front and rear shielding columns 14 on the same side are connected together by a corresponding shielding wall 13.
A lower end of each upper inner wall 14a is connected to a corresponding lower inner wall 14b of the shielding column, and an intersection 14c of this upper inner wall 14a and this lower inner wall 14b is located above the upper end notches 2a1 of the first blade grooves 2a.
Alternatively, each upper inner wall 14a and a corresponding lower inner wall 14b are connected via a vertical guiding bevel 14d, and the intersection 14c of the upper inner wall 14a and the vertical guiding bevel 14d is located above the upper end notches 31 of the first blade grooves 2a.
When cutting meat, the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 do not slide directly into the first blade grooves 3a, but first is transitioned and adjusted via the vertical guiding bevels 14d below the upper inner side walls 14a, and the sliding of the blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 is adjusted from a inclined direction to an approximately vertical direction before continuing into the first blade grooves 3a. This prevents the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 from directly sliding into the first blade grooves 3a along the inclined direction of the upper inner side wall 14a, thereby avoiding damage to the groove walls of the first blade grooves 3a by the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 and preventing the resulted jamming phenomenon. To ensure the alignment of the blade set, and the aligned blades 33 of the blade set 3 correspond precisely to the first blade grooves 3a, allowing for smoother insertion. The lower inner side wall 14b of each shielding column 14 is inclined inward from bottom to top, giving the shielding column 14 a gradually converging shape from outside to inside. When the outermost blades 33 on the left and right sides of the blade set 3 slides into the first blade grooves 3a, the lower inner side walls 14b gradually converging from outside to inside exerts a force to press against the blades 33, preventing lateral movements of each blade 33 when entering the blade grooves 3, and helping to maintain a consistent cutting direction. As the lower inner side wall 14b of each shielding column 14 is inclined inward from bottom to top and forms a converging trend inwardly, the shielding column 14 has an inward elastic force. When the blades 33 exits the first blade groove 3a, the shielding column 14 may reset to its original position (with the left and right shielding columns moving closer to each other). This ensures that each blade 33 can be aligned and accurately enter the first blade groove 3a the next time, effectively preventing deformation of the shielding column 14 due to outward squeezing after long-term use, which could otherwise affect the alignment and entry of the blades 33 into the first blade grooves 3a.
It should be noted that in the description of the embodiments, the terms “front, back”, “left, right”, “inside, outside”, “upper, lower” and the like indicating directions or positional relationships are all based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure. The terms “install”, “connect”, and “connected” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be a connection between the insides of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.
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202321844700.X | Jul 2023 | CN | national |
202321852848.8 | Jul 2023 | CN | national |
202323428113.5 | Dec 2023 | CN | national |
202323548641.4 | Dec 2023 | CN | national |
202323559966.2 | Dec 2023 | CN | national |
This application is a Bypass Continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2024/090023, filed Apr. 26, 2024, not in English, which claims priority to and the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 2023218528488, filed on Jul. 13, 2023; Chinese Patent Application No. 2023234281135, filed on Dec. 15, 2023; Chinese Patent Application No. 202321844700X, filed on Jul. 13, 2023; Chinese Patent Application No. 2023235599662, filed on Dec. 25, 2023; and Chinese Patent Application No. 2023235486414, filed on Dec. 25, 2023; the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent | PCT/CN2024/090023 | Apr 2024 | WO |
Child | 19011204 | US |