Auxiliary clamping type chopsticks

Abstract

The utility model provides an auxiliary clamping type chopstick which comprises two chopstick rods, an elastic hinge body capable of being opened and closed is arranged at the tail ends, close to a holding portion, of the two chopstick rods, the hinge body comprises two bent arc bodies connected with each other, and the connecting position of the two bent arc bodies is of a bendable structure. And clamping heads for clamping food are formed at the tail ends of the clamping parts of the two chopstick rods. The novel chopstick is simple and reasonable in structure and high in integrity, the hinge body and the supporting frame are designed, the control mode of the chopstick is simplified, and children, old people and people with hand dyskinesia can stably operate the chopstick without complex finger coordination actions; the structural appearance design conforming to the natural hand holding posture is adopted, and fatigue and discomfort caused by long-term use are reduced; through self-adaption of the hinge body, the chopstick is suitable for various clamping angles and shapes, and the clamping force of a user on the chopstick and the control ability of the user on food are improved; the device is simple in structure, convenient to operate, wide in application range and higher in auxiliary clamping capacity, and meets the actual use requirements of more people.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the cross technical field of daily life utensils and ergonomic auxiliary appliances, in particular to an auxiliary eating device, in particular to an auxiliary clamping type chopstick. BACKGROUND

[0002] Chopsticks, as a traditional oriental tableware, have a history of thousands of years. Traditional chopsticks are simple in structure, composed of two rods of consistent length, with a cross section approximately circular or square. Users need to control the opening and closing action of the chopsticks through hand muscle coordination to achieve the function of picking up food.

[0003] In recent years, in view of the inconvenience of children, the elderly and patients with upper limb movement disorders in using traditional chopsticks, several structural improved chopstick products have appeared on the market, such as: a metal auxiliary chopstick (patent number: CN216962078U), which combines and installs the metal strip through the clamping groove, so that the metal strip will not fall off, and the metal strip can form a supporting force between the first chopstick leg and the second chopstick leg, thereby facilitating the practice of making a closing action.

[0004] There is also a toothed auxiliary chopstick (patent number: CN213308868U), which connects two chopsticks together using a connecting device, so that a single chopstick will not rotate, which allows the toothed structure of the two chopstick rods to be opposite, so that the opposite toothed structure is easier to hold the object to be held when the chopsticks are used.

[0005] Although the above-mentioned chopstick products improve the operation difficulty of traditional chopsticks to some extent, there are still many deficiencies as follows:

[0006] 1. The operation process still requires certain muscle coordination ability, which is not suitable for people with weak muscle strength or nerve damage;

[0007] 2. Many products lack sufficient ergonomic design, are complex to operate, have poor adaptability, and users are still prone to fatigue during long-term use, with insufficient comfort;

[0008] 3. The appearance of some products is relatively bulky or lacks aesthetic appearance, making it difficult to be universally accepted in public places. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0009] In view of this, the utility model discloses a novel structure, convenient to use, suitable for a variety of crowd's auxiliary clamping chopsticks, design hinge body and support frame, simplify the control mode of chopsticks, so that children, the aged and the person with hand movement disorder need not complex finger coordination action can steady operation chopsticks, adopt the structure appearance design in line with the natural holding posture of hand, reduce the fatigue and discomfort brought by long -term use, through the self -adaptation of hinge body, adapt to a variety of clamping angle and shape, improve the clamping force of user to chopsticks and the control ability to food, reasonable structure, simple operation, wide application range, have stronger auxiliary clamping ability, to make up for the deficiency of existing product, satisfy more crowd, especially the actual use demand of special demand crowd in daily eating.

[0010] The utility model provides a kind of auxiliary clamping chopsticks, comprising: two chopsticks rods, the end of the two chopsticks rods near holding part is provided with the hinge body that can be opened and closed elastically, the hinge body includes two connected arc bodies, the junction of two The arc body is bendable structure;The end of the clamping portion of two The chopsticks rod forms the chuck that clamps food.

[0011] Two chopsticks rods are independent of each other, and the chuck is used for clamping food. The hinge body is arranged between the two chopsticks rods as a main bearing structure, which fixes the two chopsticks rods at a predetermined position, and the bendable structure serves as a hinge shaft of the hinge body, so that the hinge body can be opened and closed, allowing the chopsticks rod to perform elastic opening and closing movement. The hinge body keeps the chopsticks rod open in the unforced state, naturally closes after the user presses the force, automatically resets and opens after the user releases the hand, realizing the elastic opening and closing function of the chopsticks rod. By arranging the elastic opening and closing hinge body at the holding end of the chopsticks rod, the opening and closing path of the chopsticks is controlled, the clamping action is stable and not easy to deviate, solving the problems of easy rotation, clamping deviation and poor clamping stability of traditional chopsticks during clamping.

[0012] Preferably, the chopsticks rod is a food-grade plastic part, such as polyethylene PE or polypropylene PP. The bendable structure has a much smaller thickness than the arc body, making it easy to bend and fold. At the same time, the density at the bendable structure is greater than that at the arc body, improving the strength of the bendable structure and ensuring that it can be repeatedly bent in both directions for up to ten thousand times.

[0013] Preferably, the two chopsticks rods are slender rod parts. The slender chopsticks perform well in terms of meal distribution efficiency and special utensil compatibility. Experiments show that the slender chopsticks can more accurately clamp small food, such as shrimp dumplings with a diameter of φ3cm, with a higher success rate. Moreover, the slender chopsticks are suitable for utensils of various diameters, especially large-diameter soup bowls, avoiding the problem of tilting during clamping. The slender chopsticks also have significant advantages in ergonomics, better conforming to the hand shape of Asians and providing higher comfort when holding, reducing hand muscle strain.

[0014] The elastic and openable hinge body can adaptively fit the physiological curve of natural holding of fingers, improving the comfort of use. The hinge body makes the chopstick rod clamp food after pinching, and automatically opens the clamping end of the chopstick rod after the finger is released, facilitating the preparation for the next clamping. Only a slight press by the user, the chopstick rod can smoothly clamp, bringing great convenience to people with weak muscle strength or nerve damage.

[0015] Further, two support frames for placing fingers are respectively arranged on the two chopstick rods near the hinge body, and the support frames are annular structures in an elliptical shape.

[0016] The support frames are respectively arranged on the two chopstick rods for supporting the index finger and the middle finger, so that the fingers are fixed and guided when the user holds the chopsticks, reducing the muscle strength requirement, and the clamping function of the chopsticks can be realized without complex finger coordination actions, which has low use threshold and strong adaptability, and is especially suitable for children, the elderly and people with hand movement disorders, greatly reducing the learning and use difficulty of traditional chopsticks.

[0017] Further, the support frame comprises a base and a blocking piece, the base is fixedly arranged on the chopstick rod, and the blocking piece is arranged on the side of the base, and the base and the blocking piece form an elliptical space structure.

[0018] Specifically, the support frame is designed in a curved shape in accordance with ergonomics, providing hand support, facilitating the user's fingers to pass through, assisting in exerting force, and stabilizing the structure of the entire chopstick rod.

[0019] Preferably, the height dimension of the blocking piece is smaller than that of the base, so that the blocking piece is more easily deformed than the base, ensuring the stability of the base structure while facilitating the adjustment and adaptation of different thicknesses of fingers through the blocking piece.

[0020] Preferably, the central axis of the elliptical space structure is substantially parallel to the axis direction of the chopstick rod, facilitating the user to pass the index finger and the middle finger into the annular structure of the two support frames respectively, and the index finger is naturally placed on the support frame to exert auxiliary pressure; through the natural pinching action of the hand, the chopstick rod can be driven to perform clamping movement.

[0021] Further, a notch is arranged on the blocking piece, and the width direction of the notch is parallel to the width direction of the base.

[0022] The notch can make the support frame have a certain degree of elastic deformability, facilitating the placement of fingers of different thicknesses, and avoiding fatigue or discomfort caused by improper holding of the fingers.

[0023] Preferably, the range of the curvature of the notch is π / 18-π / 4.

[0024] Further, the two stop flaps on each chopstick rod are located on both sides of the base, and the gap is located between the two stop flaps.

[0025] The base on each chopstick rod is one, and the stop flaps are two, and the inner diameter of the support frame can be changed according to the thickness of the fingers placed, so that the contour of the support frame can be adjusted.

[0026] Further, the base and the stop flaps are provided with air holes for skin ventilation.

[0027] The air holes on the base and the stop flaps facilitate ventilation and air permeability, dissipate heat and moisture in the annular structure of the support frame, and improve the comfort of long-term use of the user.

[0028] Further, the air holes are located at the middle of the height direction of the side surface of the support frame.

[0029] The air holes located at the middle of the height direction of the side surface of the support frame can ensure that the stress of the support frame after placing the fingers is uniform, and the folding phenomenon does not occur, thereby improving the structural stability of the support frame.

[0030] Further, the inner side of the front end of the chopstick rod is provided with anti-skid protrusions, and the anti-skid protrusions are a plurality of sawtooth structures arranged in an array.

[0031] The anti-skid protrusions increase the friction between the opposite sides of the two chopstick rods and the food, enhance the clamping effect, and reduce the phenomenon of food falling during clamping.

[0032] Further, the bending limit angle of the hinge body is set to an acute angle.

[0033] The bending range of the acute angle can prevent the clamping ends of the two chopstick rods from being separated too much, and prevent the two chopstick rods from being separated and twisted, thereby facilitating the user to hold.

[0034] The utility model expands the application population and scene in practical application, and is not only suitable for eating training population, but also suitable for users with higher requirements for chopstick operation stability in restaurants, families and other daily environments.

[0035] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0036] The auxiliary clamping type chopstick structure provided by the utility model is simple and reasonable, has high integrity, simplifies the control mode of chopsticks through the design of the hinge body and the supporting frame, and enables children, the elderly and people with hand movement disorders to stably operate the chopsticks without complex finger coordination actions; the structure shape design in line with the natural holding posture of the hand reduces fatigue and discomfort caused by long-term use; through self-adaptive adaptation of the hinge body, various clamping angles and shapes are adapted, the clamping force of the user on the chopsticks and the control ability on food are improved; the operation is simple, the application range is wide, the auxiliary clamping ability is stronger, the deficiencies of the existing products are compensated, more people, especially people with special needs, are satisfied in the actual use demand in daily eating, and the utility model has good market acceptance and popularization and application prospects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0037] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference made to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting of the present utility model.

[0038] In the drawings:

[0039] Figure 1 The structure shape drawing of the auxiliary clamping type chopstick of the utility model embodiment.

[0040] The marks in the drawing are represented as:

[0041] 1, chopstick rod, 2, anti-skid convex tooth, 3, supporting frame, 31, base, 32, baffle, 4, hinge body, 5, notch, 6, air hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. The description of the exemplary embodiments is intended to apply to any alternative embodiment, unless otherwise noted. The following description with reference to the attached drawings is provided to assist in understanding the present utility model. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present utility model can be practiced without

[0043] The terms used in the present disclosure are merely for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the present disclosure and the appended claims are intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the term "and / or" used herein means and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0044] It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used herein to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one category of information from another category of information. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if' as used herein can be interpreted as meaning "when" or "while" or "in response to determining."

[0045] The utility model discloses an auxiliary clamping type chopstick, including two independent chopstick rods 1, two chopstick rods 1 adopt slender bar piece. Slender chopstick can be more accurate to pick small food, and success rate is higher, and slender chopstick is suitable for various diameter tableware, especially large diameter soup bowl, avoid the problem of inclination when picking. Slender chopstick also has remarkable advantage in ergonomics, and the higher holding comfort, reduce hand muscle strain. The front end inboard of chopstick rod 1 is provided with anti -skidding convex tooth 2, and the anti -skidding convex tooth 2 is the multiple sawtooth structure of array arrangement. Anti -skidding convex tooth 2 increases the friction between the opposite side of two chopstick rods 1 and food, enhances the clamping effect, reduces the phenomenon of food falling in the process of picking. Chopstick rod 1 adopts food grade plastic piece polypropylene PP, and the end close to the holding part of two chopstick rods 1 is provided with the elastic openable and closeable hinge body 4, and the hinge body 4 includes two connected curved arc bodies, and the junction of two curved arc bodies is bendable structure. The thickness of bendable structure is much smaller than that of curved arc body, and it is easy to realize bending and folding. At the same time, the density of the bendable structure is greater than that of the curved arc body, which improves the strength of the bendable structure and ensures that the bendable structure can be repeatedly bent in two directions for more than ten thousand times. The bending limit angle of the hinge body 4 is an acute angle, and the bending range of the acute angle can prevent the clamping ends of the two chopstick rods 1 from separating too much, so that the two chopstick rods 1 will not separate or twist, which is convenient for the user to hold. The end of the clamping part of the two chopstick rods 1 forms a chuck for clamping food. The hinge body 4 is arranged between the two chopstick rods 1 and serves as a main bearing structure, which fixes the two chopstick rods 1 at a predetermined position. The bendable structure serves as a hinge shaft of the hinge body 4, so that the hinge body 4 can be opened and closed, and the chopstick rod 1 can be elastically opened and closed. The hinge body 4 keeps the chopstick rod 1 open in the non-force state, and naturally closes after the user presses the force, and automatically resets and opens after the user releases the hand, realizing the elastic opening and closing function of the chopstick rod 1. By arranging the elastic opening and closing hinge body at the holding end of the chopstick rod 1, the opening and closing path of the chopstick is controlled, the clamping action is stable and not easy to deviate, and the problems of rotation, clamping deviation and clamping instability of the traditional chopstick in the clamping process are solved. The elastic openable and closeable hinge body 4 can adaptively adapt to the physiological curve of natural holding of the fingers, improving the use comfort. The hinge body 4 clamps the food after pinching, and automatically opens the clamping end of the chopstick rod 1 after releasing the fingers, which is convenient for the next clamping. The user only needs to press lightly, and the chopstick rod 1 can smoothly clamp, which brings great convenience to people with weak muscle strength or nerve damage.

[0046] Two chopstick rods 1 are respectively provided with support frames 3 for placing fingers near the hinge body 4, and the support frames 3 are annular structures in an elliptical shape. The support frames 3 can support the index finger and the middle finger, so that the fingers are fixed and guided when the user holds the chopsticks, the hand is supported, the fingers are easily inserted, the muscle force is assisted, the muscle force requirement is reduced, the chopstick clamping function is realized without complex finger coordination action, the use threshold is low, the adaptability is strong, and the chopsticks are especially suitable for children, the elderly and people with hand movement disorders, and the learning and use difficulty of traditional chopsticks is greatly reduced. The support frame 3 comprises a base 31 and a baffle 32, the base 31 is fixedly arranged on the chopstick rod 1, the baffle 32 is arranged on the side of the base 31, and the base 31 and the baffle 32 are surrounded to form an elliptical space structure. As shown in Figure 1 each base 31 on each chopstick rod 1 is one, and the two baffles 32 are respectively located on the two sides of the base 31. The height dimension of the baffle 32 is smaller than that of the base 31, so that the baffle 32 is more easily deformed than the base 31, the stability of the base 31 structure is ensured, and the different thicknesses of the fingers are easily adjusted and adapted through the baffle 32. The central axis of the elliptical space structure is substantially parallel to the axis direction of the chopstick rod 1, so that the user can easily insert the index finger and the middle finger into the annular structure of the two support frames 3, and the index finger is naturally placed on the support frame 3 to exert auxiliary pressure; through the natural pinching action of the hand, the chopstick rod 1 can be driven to perform clamping movement. The width direction of the gap 5 between the two baffles 32 is parallel to the width direction of the base 31, and the curvature of the gap 5 is π / 6. The gap 5 can make the support frame 3 have a certain degree of elastic deformation, facilitate the placement of fingers of different thicknesses, and avoid fatigue or discomfort caused by improper holding of the fingers. The inner diameter of the support frame 3 can change with the thickness of the placed fingers, so that the contour of the support frame 3 can be adjusted. The support frame 3 adopts a contour adjustable design in line with the palm structure, is suitable for users with different thicknesses of fingers, conforms to ergonomics, improves the comfort of long-term use, and the curved shape of the support frame 3 conforms to ergonomics, so that the structure of the entire chopstick rod 1 can be stably fixed. The base 31 and the baffle 32 are both provided with air holes 6 for skin ventilation. The fingers sweat due to long-term clamping operation, and the air holes 6 on the base 31 and the baffle 32 facilitate ventilation and air permeation, discharge heat and moisture in the annular structure of the support frame 3, and improve the comfort of long-term use of the user. The air holes 6 are located at the central position of the height direction of the side surface of the support frame 3, so that the stress of the support frame 3 after placing the fingers is uniform, wrinkles and folding phenomena do not occur, and the structural stability of the support frame 3 is improved.

[0047] Moreover, the appearance and portability of the auxiliary clamping type chopsticks are optimized in the design process, a simple and beautiful appearance is maintained, functionality and modern aesthetics are considered, and the chopsticks are convenient to carry and clean.

[0048] The auxiliary clamping type chopstick structure of the embodiment is simple and reasonable, has high integrity, simplifies the control mode of the chopsticks by designing the hinge body and the support frame, enables children, the elderly and people with hand movement disorders to stably operate the chopsticks without complex finger coordination actions, adopts a structure shape design conforming to a natural holding posture of the hand, reduces fatigue and discomfort caused by long-term use, adapts to various clamping angles and shapes through self-adaptive adaptation of the hinge body, improves the clamping force of the user on the chopsticks and the control ability on food, is easy to operate, has a wide application range, has stronger auxiliary clamping capacity, makes up for the shortcomings of existing products, meets the actual use requirements of more people, especially people with special needs in daily eating.

[0049] Thus, the technical scheme of the utility model has been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but those skilled in the art can easily understand that the protection scope of the utility model is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to relevant technical features without departing from the principles of the utility model, and the technical schemes after the changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0050] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model and is not used to limit the utility model; for those skilled in the art, the utility model can have various changes and variations. Any modification, replacement, improvement made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An assisted grip chopstick, characterized by, The utility model relates to a pair of chopsticks, including: Two chopstick rods, the end of the two chopstick rods near the holding part is provided with a flexible open-close hinge body, the hinge body contains two connected curved arc bodies, and the connecting part of the two curved arc bodies is a bendable structure; the end of the clamping part of the two chopstick rods forms a clamp head for clamping food.

2. The auxiliary gripper chopstick according to claim 1, wherein, Two support frames for placing fingers are arranged on the two chopstick rods near the hinge body respectively, and the support frame is an elliptical ring structure.

3. The auxiliary gripper chopstick according to claim 2, wherein, The support frame contains a base and a baffle, the base is fixedly arranged on the chopstick rod, and the baffle is arranged on the side of the base; the base and the baffle form an elliptical space structure.

4. The auxiliary gripper chopstick according to claim 3, wherein, A notch is arranged on the baffle, and the width direction of the notch is parallel to the width direction of the base.

5. The auxiliary gripper chopstick according to claim 4, wherein, There are two baffles on each chopstick rod, and the two baffles are located on the two sides of the base respectively; the notch is located between the two baffles.

6. The auxiliary gripped chopstick according to claim 3, wherein, Breathable holes for skin ventilation are arranged on the base and the baffle.

7. The auxiliary gripper chopstick according to claim 6, wherein, The breathable holes are located at the central part of the height direction of the side of the support frame.

8. The auxiliary gripped chopstick according to claim 1, wherein, Anti-slip protrusions are arranged on the inner side of the front end of the chopstick rod, and the anti-slip protrusions are a plurality of sawtooth structures arranged in an array.

9. The auxiliary gripped chopstick according to claim 1, wherein, The bending limit angle of the hinge body is an acute angle.

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