Cooking utensils with detachable handles

Abstract

To provide a cooking utensil with a detachable handle that can accommodate situations where you want to shake or tilt the cooking utensil itself while cooking, and where you only want to use the handle when moving the cooking utensil itself. [Solution] The cooking utensil 1 comprises a cooking utensil body 2 and a handle 3 that is detachably attached to a handle mounting portion 22. The handle 3 consists of a handle body 3A having a handle portion 31 and an engaging portion 32, and a handle sliding body 3B that is slidably mounted between a first position and a second position. The handle 3 has a locking mechanism that fixes the handle sliding body 3B so that it does not move when it is moved to the first position and when it is moved to the second position. The handle sliding body 3B has a claw portion 34 that restricts the rotational movement of one side of the handle portion 31 when it is moved to the first position, and separates from the handle mounting portion 22 when it is moved to the second position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking utensil with a detachable handle. More specifically, it relates to a cooking utensil with a detachable handle, which includes a cooking utensil body into which food ingredients are put during cooking and a handle for gripping when a user moves the cooking utensil body, and the handle is configured to be detachable from the cooking utensil body.

Background Art

[0002] In a camping scene or the like, when cooking is performed, cooking utensils for applying heat to food ingredients such as pots, frying pans, and griddles are used. In such cooking utensils, in order to make it easier for a user to grip when moving the cooking utensil body and for the cooking utensil body into which food ingredients are put and heat is applied to the food ingredients during cooking, many have a handle that extends in a long shape, supports the cooking utensil body at one end, and allows the user to grip the other end. In recent years, among such cooking utensils with handles, there are demands such as trying not to expose the handle to fire as much as possible during cooking, wanting to share the handle when using multiple types of cooking utensils for cooking, not needing to move the cooking utensil body during cooking but wanting to move the cooking utensil body that has become too hot due to cooking without directly holding it, and wanting to store it more compactly. To meet these demands, cooking utensils with detachable handles have emerged. The handles of conventional cooking utensils with detachable handles can be roughly divided into those corresponding to operations where a user frequently tilts or shakes the cooking utensil body during cooking, such as pots and frying pans, and those that are hardly moved during cooking but are made temporarily easy to move when a user moves the cooking utensil body in a high-temperature state when moving it.

[0003] The cooking utensils (cooking utensils with detachable handles) disclosed in Patent Document 1, including pots, pot handles, and pot handles, are equipped with handles that can accommodate the frequent tilting and shaking of the cooking utensil body by the user during cooking, and the pot handle (handle) is detachably attached to the pot handle (handle attachment part of the cooking utensil body). In this cooking utensil, an engagement hole is formed in the pot handle, and the pot handle has an elongated handle body, a hook-shaped (crank-shaped) locking part provided at the tip of the handle body, and a locking claw that is slidably mounted on the handle body and biased toward the tip by a compression spring. With this cooking utensil, when the locking part is inserted from above into the engagement hole of the pot handle and positioned in the predetermined position, the locking claw, biased by a compression spring, automatically moves toward the tip and slides under the pot handle, thereby automatically and securely fixing the pot handle to the handle (cooking utensil body), thus accommodating the frequent tilting and shaking by the user during cooking. Furthermore, this cooking utensil has a projection that applies force to move the locking claw in the direction of compressing the compression spring, and by applying force to the projection while pulling out the locking part inserted into the engagement hole, the pot handle can be removed from the handle (cooking utensil body).

[0004] On the other hand, the extra-thick steel plate (a cooking utensil with a detachable handle) disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 is equipped with a handle that allows the user to temporarily move the cooking utensil body when it is hot, even though the cooking utensil body itself is hardly moved during cooking. The handle is detachable from the black steel plate (the cooking utensil body). In this cooking utensil, a circular through hole is formed in the edge of the black steel plate, and the handle has a round bar end that is bent into a hook shape (crank shape). With this cooking utensil, by inserting the round bar end of the handle into the through hole in the black steel plate from above and lifting the handle, the black steel plate, which is supported from below by the tip of the handle, can also be lifted, allowing the cooking utensil body to be moved temporarily while it is hot. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-009239 [Non-patent literature]

[0006] [Non-Patent Document 1] Belmont Co., Ltd.'s product sales website (https: / / belmont-online.shop / products / bm-287?srsltid=AfmBOorierynuZ_rb632YLIos-Io-mJfDyVBlOdgjB6mcKQS28Kktlrz) [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] A handle, such as the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, which is designed to accommodate the frequent tilting and shaking of the cooking utensil by the user during cooking, is a handle that is firmly fixed to the cooking utensil body, prioritizing convenience during cooking. In contrast, a handle, such as the one disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, which is designed to make it easier to temporarily move the cooking utensil body when it is hot, is a handle that is simply fixed to the cooking utensil body, prioritizing convenience during movement. Comparing the two, the former is superior in terms of convenience during cooking because it allows the cooking utensil body to be shaken and tilted, but it often requires more effort to attach and detach, and is inferior to the latter in terms of convenience during movement involving the attachment and detachment of the handle, for example, attaching the handle and moving it from the stove to the dining table and then removing the handle to serve the food. Conversely, the latter is superior in terms of convenience during movement involving the attachment and detachment of the handle, but because the handle is not firmly fixed to the cooking utensil body, it is difficult to shake or tilt the cooking utensil body, and is inferior to the former in terms of convenience during cooking.

[0008] In outdoor cooking, such as camping, there are many situations where you want to cook by shaking or tilting the cooking utensil itself over a fire, or where you want to cook on a cooking utensil that is not moved over the fire, and then, once the food is finished, move it to a camping table or similar and serve the food directly from the cooking utensil. However, as mentioned above, while there have been cooking utensils suitable for each situation, there has been no cooking utensil that can handle both situations. Therefore, if you want to handle each situation, you have to prepare different types of cooking utensils suitable for each, which increases the amount of luggage you have to bring when camping. For this reason, there has been a desire for a cooking utensil with a detachable handle that can handle both situations.

[0009] In view of these points, the object of the present invention is to provide a cooking utensil with a detachable handle that can accommodate situations where the cooking utensil body needs to be shaken or tilted while cooking, and also accommodate situations where the handle needs to be used only when moving the cooking utensil body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The cooking utensil with a detachable handle according to the present invention is A cooking appliance body having a cooking section into which ingredients are placed and heated, and a handle mounting section that protrudes radially from the peripheral wall of the cooking section and has an internal through-hole for mounting, A handle having an elongated shape, which can be detachably attached to the handle attachment part of the cooking utensil body, Equipped with, The handle is, The handle body comprises a handle portion that extends elongated along the extension direction, and an engagement portion which is passed through a mounting through hole such that when attached to the handle mounting portion, the tip side engagement surface faces the lower surface of the handle mounting portion, the base side engagement surface faces the upper surface of the handle mounting portion, and both sides of the central wall face the wall surface of the mounting through hole; and a handle sliding body which is attached to the handle portion so as to be slidable between a first position and a second position along the extension direction. The device has a locking mechanism that fixes the handle handrail to the handle body so that it does not move relative to the handle body when the handle handrail is in the first position and when it is in the second position, and also allows the handle handrail to be released from being fixed in a movable position. The handle handrail moving body has a movable body portion that contacts the surface on which the base-side engaging surface of the handle portion faces, and a claw portion that protrudes from the movable body portion and, when the engaging portion is passed through the mounting through hole and moves to the first position, contacts or approaches the lower surface of the handle mounting portion and slides under, thereby restricting the rotational movement of the handle portion in the rotational direction that would cause the tip-side engaging surface and the base-side engaging surface to move away from the handle mounting portion, and moves away from the handle mounting portion when it moves to the second position. It is characterized by the following.

[0011] The handle of this detachable-handle cooking utensil can be switched between a first form in which the handle sliding body is fixed by a locking mechanism when it is moved to a first position, and a second form in which it is fixed by a locking mechanism when it is moved to a second position. This cooking utensil with a detachable handle is In the first configuration, when the handle is positioned with the engaging portion passing through the mounting through-hole of the handle mounting portion, the engaging portion and the claw portion restrict movement of the cooking utensil body relative to the handle in all directions, resulting in a completely fixed configuration in which the handle cannot be removed from the cooking utensil body. In the second configuration, where the handle is attached to the mounting through-hole of the handle attachment section, the engagement section restricts movement of the cooking utensil body in directions other than the predetermined direction of movement relative to the handle. This results in a simple fixing configuration in which the handle can be detached from the cooking utensil body, but the cooking utensil body can still be lifted by the handle.

[0012] A specific example of a handle in this detachable-handle cooking utensil is: The handle body has an elongated hole formed with the extension direction as the longitudinal side. The handle sliding body has a shaft portion and a protruding portion that protrudes radially from the shaft portion. The shaft portion is inserted into a long hole and fixed to the moving body portion in a state where there is a slight clearance between the protruding portion and the handle main body. As a fixture in the locking mechanism, the tip side is inserted into the long hole and screwed into the moving body portion, and when tightened, it has a locking portion that fixes the handle sliding body so as not to move with respect to the handle main body.

Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the handle detachable cooking utensil according to the present invention, it is possible to cope with scenes where the cooking utensil main body is shaken or tilted for cooking, and it is also possible to cope with scenes where the handle is used only when moving the cooking utensil main body.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0014] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view of the handle detachable cooking utensil according to the embodiment. [Figure 2] It is a perspective view of the cooking utensil main body in the handle detachable cooking utensil of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] It is a perspective view of the handle in the handle detachable cooking utensil of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] It is an exploded perspective view of the handle of FIG. 3. [Figure 5] It is an enlarged side view of the tip side of the handle of FIG. 3. [Figure 6] It is a side view for explaining the movement of the handle sliding body in the handle of FIG. 3. [Figure 7] It is a cross-sectional view showing the first aspect of the handle detachable cooking utensil of FIG. 1. [Figure 8] It is a cross-sectional view showing the second aspect of the handle detachable cooking utensil of FIG. 1. [Figure 9] It is an explanatory view when the handle is removed in the handle detachable cooking utensil of FIG. 1.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] [Embodiment] (Configuration of the handle detachable cooking utensil 1) Figure 1 is a perspective view of a detachable-handle cooking utensil 1 according to an embodiment; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cooking utensil body 2 in the detachable-handle cooking utensil 1; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the handle 3 in the detachable-handle cooking utensil 1; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the handle 3; Figure 5 is an enlarged side view of the tip side of the handle 3; and Figure 6 is a side view illustrating the movement of the handle sliding body 3B of the handle 3. Referring to these figures, the configuration of the detachable-handle cooking utensil 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described first.

[0016] The detachable-handle cooking utensil 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as "cooking utensil 1") is a pot used by the user to heat food when cooking in camping or other similar situations. As shown in Figure 1, it comprises a cooking utensil body 2 having the shape of a pot, and a handle 3 integrated with the cooking utensil body 2, which is gripped by the user to make it easier to lift the cooking utensil body 2. In this specification, with respect to the handle 3, the side attached to the cooking utensil body 2 is referred to as the tip side, and the side opposite the tip side is referred to as the base side.

[0017] The cooking utensil body 2 is made of metal and is the main body of a cooking utensil that applies heat to food. As shown in Figure 2, it has a cooking section 21 into which food is placed and heat is applied, and a handle attachment section 22 for which the handle 3, which will be described later, is attached.

[0018] The cooking section 21 is formed in a bottomed frame shape, including a bottom plate and peripheral walls rising from around the bottom plate. Food can be placed in from the opening at the top, and heat can be applied to the placed food from a stove or the like via the bottom plate.

[0019] The handle mounting portion 22 is plate-shaped and protrudes radially from the peripheral wall of the cooking section 21. The handle 3, described later, is attached to it, and the user applies force to move the cooking utensil body 2 via the handle 3. The handle mounting portion 22 is provided in two locations opposite each other, but it may also be provided in one or three or more locations. Inside the handle mounting portion 22, there is a slit-shaped mounting through hole 22a that extends in a direction intersecting the radial direction. The handle mounting portion 22 may be formed integrally with the cooking section 21, or it may be formed separately from the cooking section 21 and joined to the cooking section 21 by screws or welding, but it is securely fixed to the cooking section 21.

[0020] The handle 3 is the part that the user grips when applying force to move the cooking utensil body 2. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, it has an elongated shape and is detachably attached to the handle mounting portion 22 of the cooking utensil body 2. The handle 3 consists of a handle body 3A for the user to grip and a handle sliding body 3B that slides against the handle body 3A. The handle 3 can be made of heat-resistant resin in part or in whole, but considering heat resistance, strength, and durability, it is preferable that it be made entirely of metal. In the following description, the handle sliding body 3B slides against the handle body 3A within a predetermined range, with the position closest to the tip within that sliding range being referred to as the first position and the position closest to the base being referred to as the second position. In the handle 3 of this embodiment, the position furthest forward within the slidable range is set as the first position, and the position furthest back within the slidable range is set as the second position. However, this does not mean the exact furthest end position, and the first and second positions may be set inward from the exact furthest end position.

[0021] The handle body 3A is a plate-shaped member that extends along the extension direction with a predetermined width, and has a handle portion 31 located at the base and an engaging portion 32 located at the tip of the handle portion 31.

[0022] The handle portion 31 extends lengthwise along the extension direction and is the part that is gripped by the user, mainly from the center towards the base. As shown in Figure 4, the handle portion 31 has an elongated hole 31a formed on the tip side, which penetrates in the thickness direction of the plate and has the extension direction as the longitudinal side. This elongated hole 31a has an outer shape in which the tip and base sides are constant narrow sections with a width corresponding to the diameter of the shaft of the sliding support portion 35 described later and a length corresponding to the amount of sliding of the handle sliding body 3B, and the central part is an arc-shaped variable width section in which circular holes corresponding to the diameter of the shaft of the lock portion 36 described later, centered on the shaft position of the lock portion 36 at the beginning and end positions of the sliding of the handle sliding body 3B overlap.

[0023] The engaging portion 32 is the part that passes through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22 of the cooking utensil body 2 when in use, and is formed with a width dimension corresponding to the width dimension of the mounting through hole 22a. As shown in Figure 5, the engaging portion 32 is bent in a crank shape from the tip side of the handle portion 31, and a tip-side engaging surface 32a, a base-side engaging surface 32b, and a central wall 32c connecting the ends of both engaging surfaces 32a and 32b are formed, with the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b facing in opposite directions towards the inside. Here, the surfaces of the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b are offset according to the thickness dimension of the handle mounting portion 22 of the cooking utensil body 2. As a result, when the engaging portion 32 is passed through the mounting through hole 22a and attached to the handle mounting portion 22, the tip-side engaging surface 32a faces the lower surface of the handle mounting portion 22, the base-side engaging surface 32b faces the upper surface of the handle mounting portion 22, and both sides of the central wall 32c face the wall surface of the mounting through hole 22a (see also Figures 7-8).

[0024] The handle handrail movable body 3B is attached to the handle portion 31 so as to be slidable between a first position and a second position along the extension direction, and consists of a movable body portion 33, a claw portion 34, a sliding support portion 35, and a locking portion 36.

[0025] The movable body portion 33 has a block shape and is positioned opposite the side (downward in Figure 5) to which the base-side engaging surface 32b of the handle portion 31 faces. The movable body portion 33 has a screw hole in the center of the surface opposite the handle portion 31 for screwing in the lock portion 36 (described later), and screw holes for screwing in the sliding support portion 35 (described later) on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the screw hole for screwing in the lock portion 36.

[0026] The claw portion 34 protrudes from the side of the movable body portion 33 facing the engaging portion 32, at a distance from the base-side engaging surface 32b. More specifically, when the claw portion 34 moves to the first position, the surface facing the base-side engaging surface 32b has a gap between the base-side engaging surface 32b and the plate thickness dimension of the handle mounting portion 22. In addition, the claw portion 34 protrudes with a length shorter than the slidable travel distance of the handle sliding body 3B. As a result, when the engaging portion 32 is passed through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22 and the claw portion 34 moves to the first position, it contacts or approaches the lower surface of the handle mounting portion 22 and slips under it, restricting the rotational movement of the handle portion 31 in the rotational direction that would cause the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b to move away from the handle mounting portion 22, and moves away from the handle mounting portion 22 when it moves to the second position (see also Figures 6-8).

[0027] The sliding support portion 35 is, for example, two stepped screws, each having a shaft portion (underhead portion) and an overhang portion (screw head portion) that extends radially from the shaft portion. Each is fixed (screwed) to the movable body portion 33 by inserting the shaft portion through the fixed narrow width portions at the tip and base of the elongated hole 31a of the handle portion 31. The stepped portion under the head of the stepped screw serving as the sliding support portion 35 is set so that its outer diameter is slightly smaller than the width of the fixed narrow width portion of the elongated hole 31a of the handle portion 31, and its length is slightly larger than the plate thickness of the handle portion. It is fixed to the movable body portion 33 with a small clearance between the overhang portion and the handle body 3A.

[0028] The locking part 36 is, for example, a thumb screw, and its tip (screw side) is inserted through the arc-shaped variable width portion of the elongated hole 31a of the handle part 31 and screwed into the movable body part 33. When tightened, the movable body part 33 is brought closer to the handle part 31, fixing the handle sliding body 3B so that it does not move relative to the handle body 3A.

[0029] The handle 3 configured in this way has a locking mechanism comprising a movable body 33 and a locking part 36 that fixes the handle sliding body 3B so that it does not move relative to the handle body 3A when the handle sliding body 3B is moved to the first position and when the handle sliding body 3B is moved to the second position, and also allows the handle sliding body 3B to be released from being fixed in a movable state. For this reason, the handle 3 is switchable between a first form, as shown in Figure 6(a), where the handle sliding body 3B is moved to the first position and the tip of the claw part 34 is at position P1 and fixed by the locking mechanism, and a second form, as shown in Figure 6(b), where the handle sliding body 3B is moved to the second position and the tip of the claw part 34 is at position P2, shifted from position P1 towards the base and fixed by the locking mechanism.

[0030] (How to use cooking utensil 1 with detachable handle) Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the first embodiment of the detachable handle cooking utensil 1, Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the second embodiment, and Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the handle removal. The method of using the detachable handle cooking utensil 1 will be explained with reference to Figures 7-9.

[0031] When a user wants to use the cooking utensil 1 in a situation where they want to shake or tilt the cooking utensil body 2 while cooking, they first loosen the locking part 36 of the handle 3 and move the handle sliding body 3B to the second position as shown in Figure 6(b), and then pass the engaging part 32 of the handle 3 through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting part 22 of the cooking utensil body 2. Next, they move the handle sliding body 3B to the first position as shown in Figure 6(a) and tighten the locking part 36. As a result, the handle 3 becomes the first form as shown in Figure 7, with the engaging part 32 passing through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting part 22. In this state, the engaging part 32 and the claw part 34 restrict the movement of the cooking utensil body 2 relative to the handle 3 in all directions, and the cooking utensil 1 becomes completely fixed so that the handle 3 cannot be removed from the cooking utensil body 2, allowing the user to grasp the handle 3 and shake or tilt the cooking utensil body 2.

[0032] Furthermore, if the user wants to use the handle 3 only when moving the cooking utensil 1, they first loosen the locking part 36 of the handle 3, move the handle sliding body 3B to the second position as shown in Figure 6(b), tighten the locking part 36 to fix it in place, and pass the engaging part 32 of the handle 3 through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting part 22 of the cooking utensil body 2. This results in the second form shown in Figure 8, where the handle 3 has its engaging part 32 passed through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting part 22. In this state, the engaging part 32 restricts the movement of the cooking utensil body 2 in directions other than the predetermined movement direction relative to the handle 3, allowing the handle 3 to be removed from the cooking utensil body 2, while still allowing the cooking utensil body 2 to be lifted by the handle 3, resulting in a simple fixing configuration. To explain in more detail, as shown in Figure 8, when the handle 3 is in its second form with the engaging portion 32 passed through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22, and a user grips the handle 3 and applies a force F1 to lift the tip, a force lifting the cookware body 2 is transmitted from the tip-side engaging surface 32a of the engaging portion 32 to the lower surface of the handle mounting portion 22. At this time, although the central wall 32c of the engaging portion 32 passes through the mounting through hole 22a and the movement of the handle 3 in the extension direction is restricted, the cookware body 2 will try to rotate around the central wall 32c due to its weight. However, because the upper surface of the handle mounting portion 22 is held down by the base-side engaging surface 32b of the engaging portion 32, the cookware body 2 cannot rotate in the direction of rotation due to its weight and is instead lifted. On the other hand, as shown in Figure 9, when the handle 3 is attached to the cooking utensil body 2 in the second configuration with the handle 3 attached through the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22 and the cooking utensil body 2 is in contact with the ground, if the user grasps the handle 3 and applies a force F2 to lift the base, the claw portion 34 is separated from the handle mounting portion 22, so there is no restriction on the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b to move away from the handle mounting portion 22, and the handle 3 rotates relative to the cooking utensil body 2. As a result, the engaging portion 32 can be pulled out from the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22, and the user can remove the handle 3 from the cooking utensil body 2.

[0033] (Effects / Actions) Cooking utensil 1 comprises a cooking utensil body 2 and a handle 3 that is detachably attached to a handle mounting portion 22 of the cooking utensil body 2, and is configured as a cooking utensil with a detachable handle. The handle 3 in this cooking utensil 1 consists of a handle body 3A having a handle portion 31 and an engagement portion 32 having a base-side engagement surface 32a that faces the lower surface of the handle mounting portion 22 when attached to the handle mounting portion 22, a base-side engagement surface 32b that faces the upper surface of the handle mounting portion, and a central wall 32c formed on both sides that faces the wall surface of the mounting through hole 22a, and a handle sliding body 3B that is attached to the handle portion 31 and is slidably mounted between a first position and a second position. The handle sliding body 3B has a movable main body 33 that contacts the handle portion 31, and a claw portion 34 that protrudes from the movable main body 33 and, when the engaging portion 32 is passed through the mounting through hole 22a and moves to the first position, contacts or approaches the lower surface of the handle mounting portion 22 and slips under, restricting the rotational movement of the handle portion 31 in the rotational direction that would cause the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b to move away from the handle mounting portion 22, and moves away from the handle mounting portion 22 when it moves to the second position. In other words, in the cooking utensil 1, when the handle sliding body 3B is in the first position, the handle 3 is in a state where it can firmly grip the cooking utensil body 2 by restricting the rotational movement of the handle portion 31 in the rotational direction that would cause the tip-side engaging surface 32a and the base-side engaging surface 32b to move away from the handle mounting portion 22. However, it is troublesome to remove the handle 3 from the cooking utensil body 2. On the other hand, when the handle sliding body 3B is in the second position, the handle 3 can support the cooking utensil body 2 with the engaging part 32 and lift the cooking utensil body 2 when the weight of the cooking utensil body 2 is applied, but when the weight of the cooking utensil body 2 is not applied, the handle 3 cannot firmly support the cooking utensil body 2. This means that the handle 3 can be easily removed from the cooking utensil body 2 if someone tries to remove it. However, the user cannot use the cooking utensil body 2 in a way that causes it to float relative to the handle 3, such as by shaking it. Here, the cooking utensil 1 has a locking mechanism that fixes the handle sliding body 3B so that it does not move relative to the handle body 3A when the handle sliding body 3B is in the first position and when the handle sliding body 3B is in the second position, and also allows the handle sliding body 3B to be released from being fixed in a movable state.As a result, in the cooking utensil 1, the handle 3 can be securely switched between a state where the handle sliding body 3B is moved to the first position and a state where it is moved to the second position by the locking mechanism. Therefore, the cooking utensil 1 can accommodate situations where you want to cook by shaking or tilting the cooking utensil body 2, and also accommodate situations where you only want to use the handle 3 when moving the cooking utensil body 2.

[0034] Furthermore, in the handle 3 of the cooking utensil 1, the handle body 3A has an elongated hole 31a with the extension direction being the longitudinal side, and the handle sliding body 3B has a shaft portion and an overhang portion that extends from the shaft portion, and has a stepped screw as a sliding support portion 35 which is fixed to the movable body portion with the shaft portion inserted through the elongated hole so that there is a small clearance between the overhang portion and the handle body, and a thumb screw as a locking part 36 which is inserted through the elongated hole at the tip side and screwed into the movable body portion 33 and tightened to fix the handle sliding body 3B so that it does not move relative to the handle body 3A as a fixing device in the locking mechanism. With this configuration, a highly reliable sliding mechanism and locking mechanism can be easily constructed.

[0035] [Other forms] Although the present invention has been described above based on the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. It can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the invention, and for example, the following modifications are also possible.

[0036] (1) The number, material, shape, position, size, processing method, etc. of the components described in the above embodiments are illustrative examples and can be changed within the scope that does not impair the effects of the present invention.

[0037] (2) In the embodiments described above, the cooking utensil 1 was described as a pot, and the cooking utensil body 2 was described as having a pot body shape formed in a bottomed frame shape including a bottom plate and peripheral walls rising from around the bottom plate, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The cooking utensil body may have a frying pan body shape with low peripheral wall height, or an iron plate shape with a slight peripheral wall height, and may be a cooking utensil as a frying pan or an iron plate.

[0038] (3) In the embodiments described above, the handle 3 was described as having a handle sliding body 3B that moves linearly relative to the handle body 3A, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the handle sliding body may rotate and slide relative to the handle body.

[0039] (4) In the above embodiment, the guide for the sliding handle sliding body 3B relative to the handle body 3A was a single elongated hole 31a extending in a straight line formed in the handle portion 31, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the edge of the handle portion 31 may be used as a guide for the sliding handle sliding body, or two or more elongated holes may be provided as guides for the sliding handle sliding body, or the elongated holes used as guides may be bent in the middle.

[0040] (5) In the embodiments described above, the sliding support portion 35 was described as a stepped screw and the locking portion 36 as a thumb screw, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The sliding support portion 35 only needs to be able to support the handle sliding body so that it can slide without coming off the handle body, and the locking portion only needs to be able to fix the handle sliding body so that it does not move in the first position and the second position, respectively.

[0041] (6) In the embodiments described above, the mounting through hole 22a of the handle mounting portion 22 of the cooking utensil body 2 was described as being slit-shaped, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the mounting through hole of the handle mounting portion may be formed as two round holes spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and the engaging portion of the handle may be formed from a round bar corresponding to the shape of the round holes. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0042] 1...Cooking utensil with detachable handle (cooking utensil), 2...Cooking utensil body, 3...Handle, 3A...Handle body, 3B...Handle sliding body, 21...Cooking section, 22...Handle mounting section, 22a...Mounting through hole, 31...Shank section, 31a...Slotted hole, 32...Engaging section, 32a...Tip-side engaging surface, 32b...Base-side engaging surface, 32c...Central wall, 33...Moving body section, 34...Claw section, 35...Sliding support section, 36...Locking section

Claims

1. A cooking appliance body having a cooking section into which ingredients are placed and heat is applied to the ingredients, and a handle mounting section that protrudes radially from the peripheral wall of the cooking section and has an internal through-hole for mounting, A handle having an elongated shape, which is detachably attached to the handle attachment portion of the cooking utensil body, Equipped with, The aforementioned handle is, The handle body comprises a handle portion that extends elongated along the extension direction, and an engagement portion that is passed through a mounting through hole such that when attached to the handle mounting portion, the tip side engagement surface faces the lower surface of the handle mounting portion, the base side engagement surface faces the upper surface of the handle mounting portion, and both sides of the central wall face the wall surface of the mounting through hole; and a handle sliding body attached to the handle portion so as to be slidable between a first position and a second position along the extension direction. The device has a locking mechanism that fixes the handle handrail movable body so that it does not move relative to the handle body when it is moved to the first position and when it is moved to the second position, and that allows the handle handrail movable body to be released from being fixed in a movable state. The handle handrail moving body has a movable body portion that contacts the surface of the handle portion toward the base-side engaging surface, and a claw portion that protrudes from the movable body portion and, when the engaging portion is passed through the mounting through hole and moves to the first position, contacts or approaches the lower surface of the handle mounting portion and slides under, thereby restricting the rotational movement of the handle portion in the rotational direction toward which the tip-side engaging surface and the base-side engaging surface would move toward the handle mounting portion, and moves toward the second position, thereby moving toward the handle mounting portion. A cooking utensil characterized by its detachable handle.

2. In the cooking utensil with a detachable handle described in claim 1, The handle is switchable between a first configuration in which the handle sliding body is fixed by the locking mechanism when it is moved to the first position, and a second configuration in which it is fixed by the locking mechanism when it is moved to the second position. When the handle is in the first configuration with the engaging portion passing through the mounting through hole of the handle mounting portion, the engaging portion and the claw portion restrict the movement of the cooking utensil body relative to the handle in all directions, resulting in a completely fixed configuration in which the handle cannot be removed from the cooking utensil body. When the handle is in the second configuration with the engaging portion passed through the mounting through-hole of the handle mounting portion, the engaging portion restricts the movement of the cooking utensil body in directions other than the predetermined movement direction relative to the handle, thereby allowing the handle to be removed from the cooking utensil body, while still allowing the cooking utensil body to be lifted by the handle, resulting in a simple fixing configuration. Cooking utensils with detachable handles.

3. In the cooking utensil with a detachable handle described in claim 2, The handle body has an elongated hole formed with the extension direction as the longitudinal side, The handle handrail has a shaft portion and an overhang portion that extends radially from the shaft portion, and includes a sliding support portion which is fixed to the movable body portion by inserting the shaft portion into the elongated hole so that there is a small clearance between the overhang portion and the handle body, and a locking portion which serves as a fixing device in the locking mechanism and is screwed into the movable body portion by inserting its tip into the elongated hole and tightening it to fix the handle handrail to the handle body so that it does not move. Cooking utensils with detachable handles.

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