JPH04269909A - Blade storing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an edge tools storage instrument of simple structure with the low cost, in which plural edge tools can be stably stored and held. CONSTITUTION: A storage instrument body is divided into a pair of half parts, and each half part can be easily manufactured by the injection molding or the like. Plural insertion slots 3, 10 for storing the edge tools, are formed, the elastic members 5, 8 are installed on the areas corresponding to the slots of the half parts, and the edge tools are respectively cramped between the pair of elastic members of the both half parts, so that they can be stably held. When the storage instrument is rectangular, the slots 3 for small edge tools are formed on a top part, that is, one of the short sides, and the slots 10 for large edge tools are formed on the both longitudinal sides, thereby a number of large and small edge tools can be compactly stored.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knife storage device having an insertion slot for storing a knife.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cutlery storage devices are made of wood and often have the shape of a block with an opening for inserting a cutlery. The arrangement of such appliances takes up a lot of space and cannot be easily accommodated in cupboards. Other cutlery storage devices based on magnetic rails are well known, but they also take up a relatively large amount of space. 3,98 U.S.C.
No. 0,608 discloses a knife rack having a plurality of partition members arranged in a stacked manner and constructed of an elastic material. This rack can only be used from one side and is therefore not compact and the manufacturing costs of the partition members are relatively high.

0003

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide a cutlery storage device which can be mounted on the door of a kitchen cupboard without taking up much space, and which can be manufactured particularly economically. It is in.

0004

[Means for solving the problem] In order to achieve the above purpose,
The cutlery storage device of the present invention is constructed by joining a pair of halves, and each insertion slot is provided with a clamp member for clamping the cutlery. Each half can be formed from synthetic materials or wood-based compositions.

[0005]

[Operation] The cutter is clamped in each insertion slot by the clamp member and stably stored and held. Furthermore, since the body of the cutlery storage device is composed of a pair of halves, each half can be integrally molded by injection molding or the like, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. Furthermore, by constructing the clamp member with an elastic member cut and raised at the base of each half, it is possible to further reduce costs.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings of embodiments.

The first embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 11, is a rectangular cutlery storage device that stores five large cutlery on each of its long sides. The top of one of its short sides has seven openings for small knives. As shown by the dashed line in Figure 1, the width of the knife storage device roughly corresponds to the length of the blade of the cutlery to be inserted, and the total space required is the length of the blade plus two. Corresponds to the length of the handle. It is clear from FIGS. 4 to 7 that the cutlery storage device consists of two similar or identical halves, one half being shown in FIG. 1. The relevant half (1) includes:
At its upper edge (2), in the assembled state, i.e. the second
Seven cutouts (3) are provided which, when combined with the two halves, provide insertion openings for small knives. It is shown in each cross-sectional view that the elastic member (5) is cut and shaped from the base (4), and the curvature of the upper row of elastic members (5) for small cutlery is shown in FIG. It will be done. Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows that the cutting tool is not only guided on the top side, ie in the opening (3), but also laterally on its blade. For this purpose, each elastic member (5) is provided with a side wall (6), by which the blade of the knife is guided. (See Figure 7) This is not necessary in the case of a longer knife. This is because the longer knife is guided by guide ribs (7) (see in particular FIGS. 1, 3, 5 and 6). To save material, the ribs do not have to be of a constant height. A long elastic member (8) for a long knife is also attached to the base (4).
) is cut into shape. Guide rib (7)
The guide ribs only extend to the center, and in order to partition into five sections, it is necessary to provide three guide ribs on each left and right side, and these guide ribs are arranged in a zigzag pattern with respect to each section. As is clear from FIG. 1, in which the blades (9) of two cutlery tools are shown in dashed lines, the opening (
10), the arrangement of the guide ribs described above is sufficient, and the side walls (11) of the opening (10) are curved inwards to provide a clamping function for the cutter. Elastic member (
The stroke of 8) is sufficient to be able to clamp the two blades together. On the other hand, its elastic action is sufficient to clamp one blade if it is inserted into the opening from only one side.

Each half (1) has four coupling members, namely two resilient claws (12) (see also FIG. 8) and two retaining members (12) that engage the resilient claws of the other half (see also FIG. 8). 13) is provided. In place of these coupling members, coupling members (1
4) can also be used. The recessed shoulders of the mounting screws (
two mounting holes (16) as mounting means with
5) is provided. The storage device can also be attached using an adhesive tape provided on the back side of the storage device.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 10, it is intended that the cutlery storage device, ie both of its halves, be integrally molded, essentially by injection molding of a synthetic material or a wood-based composition. However, other deformable materials including metals can also be used. Furthermore, instead of an integrally injection molded elastic member (5) or (8) extending from the base, a metal or plastic elastic member may be attached to the base, although this is generally more complicated. can. To reduce weight and material, each half can be perforated, thereby creating a grid pattern. Furthermore, the final product storage device can be covered with a film sheet (17) as schematically illustrated in FIG. 11, or can be provided with lettering or other decorations.

As another embodiment, FIG. 12 shows an insertion slot with a wide opening (19) and a large elastic member (20) for accommodating a large knife whose cutting edge extends to the opposite side, and a small A circular cutlery storage device (18) is shown with a plurality of radially arranged insertion slots having small openings (21) and small elastic members (22) for storing cutlery. If the cutlery storage device is rotatably installed, there will be an insertion hole (23) in the center.
After removing the cutlery, the cutlery storage device having a knob (24) on one side thereof is rotated and placed in a position with the empty opening facing upward. The elastic member and, if necessary, the guide ribs are also constructed similarly to the member of the first embodiment. This cutlery storage device can also be covered with a film sheet. As a modification of this embodiment, the shape of the storage device can also be made polygonal.

[0011] If desired, the number of different openings may be limited or a corresponding picture of the cutlery may be drawn on the external surface of the storage device. As a variant, it is also conceivable to manufacture the cutlery storage device from a transparent material, such as acrylic glass, which would facilitate the selection of a suitable cutlery.

0012

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive storage device with a simple structure that can store a plurality of cutlery without taking up much space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of one half of the cutlery storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1;

4 corresponds to the sectional view of FIG. 2 with the two halves connected to each other; FIG.

5 shows a view corresponding to the sectional view of FIG. 3 with the two halves connected to each other; FIG.

FIG. 6: VI-V of FIG. 1 when both halves are connected to each other
I-line sectional view.

FIG. 7 VII- of FIG. 1 when both halves are connected to each other
VII line sectional view.

FIG. 8 is a detailed view of the connecting member of both halves.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the coupling member.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting hole.

[Figure 11] Figure 1 with the outer surface covered with a film sheet
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the cutlery storage device of the present invention shown in FIGS. 8 to 9;

FIG. 12 is a front view showing another embodiment of the cutlery storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Half part 3, 21 Opening of insertion slot for small knife 4 Base 5, 8 Elastic member as clamping member 6 Side wall 7 Guide rib 9 Cutting tool 10, 19 Opening of insertion slot for large knife 11 Elastic member bent inward Parts 12, 13, 1
4 Connecting member 16 Mounting hole serving as mounting means
17 Film sheet 23 Hole 24
Knob

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A blade storage device having a plurality of insertion slots for storing blades, the device being constructed by joining a pair of halves, each insertion slot having a clamp member for clamping the blade. A cutlery storage device characterized by being equipped with. 2. The cutlery storage device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member functioning as the clamp member is cut and raised at the base of each half. 3. The cutlery storage device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member made of synthetic material or metal and functioning as the clamp member is attached to the base of each of the halves. 4. The cutlery storage device has a rectangular shape, and one short side of the rectangle is provided with a plurality of first insertion slots for small cutlery, and each of the long sides of both sides of the rectangle is provided with a plurality of first insertion slots for the small cutlery. second insertion slots for large blades, each of said second insertion slots being separated from each other by a guide rib and including an inwardly curved resilient member functioning as said clamping member, said clamp being provided in each said first insertion slot; 2. A cutlery storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic member is provided with a side wall, and the two halves further include mutual coupling members and mounting means. 5. The cutlery storage device has a circular or polygonal shape, and includes a plurality of first insertion slots for small cutlery and second insertion slots for large cutlery, each having an elastic member as the clamp member, arranged radially. 2. The cutlery storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a hole provided in the center of the cutlery storage device with a knob for rotatably attaching the tool. 6. The device according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a hole is formed for weight reduction, and the height of the guide rib provided to separate the insertion slots from each other is not constant over the entire length. The knife storage device described. 7. The cutlery storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is covered with a film sheet. 8. A cutlery storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of a transparent synthetic material.