Fruit and root vegetable peeling equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fruit and root vegetable peeling device, which can easily peel the entire skin of a fruit or root vegetable at once without leaving any residue, and can cut the fruit or root vegetable into a plurality of pieces.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fruit and root vegetable peeling device capable of easily peeling the entire skin of fruits and root vegetables at once without leaving any residue, while cutting the fruits and root vegetables into a plurality of pieces. [Background technology]

[0002] In general, fruits, also called berries, are rich in flesh and juice, often sweet, and have a pleasant aroma.

[0003] Such fruits are used as desserts in school, company, and other mass catering facilities, and in order to eat such fruits, the skin must be peeled off due to the application of pesticides, etc.

[0004] A fruit knife is mainly used to peel fruit, and although it depends on the level of skill, it is very difficult to peel the skin to a uniform thickness, and there is a risk that edible parts of the fruit will be peeled off along with the skin. Furthermore, since the blade of the fruit knife is exposed to the outside, there is always a risk of injury.

[0005] Although it is possible to peel fruit to a relatively uniform thickness using a slicer, which is more convenient than a fruit knife, the thickness of the peeled fruit varies depending on the change in the force applied to the slicer, making it difficult for the user to maintain a constant force while completely peeling the skin, and therefore it is not possible to peel the skin to a desired thickness.

[0006] In order to solve these problems, a fruit peeler that allows the thickness of peel to be freely adjusted according to the type of fruit and the user's preference was proposed in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0274700.

[0007] However, in the case of Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0274700, the fruit is rotated while part of the fruit skin is in contact with the peeling unit to peel the fruit. In order to peel the entire fruit skin, the peeling unit must be moved to the desired part of the skin each time, which is cumbersome. Not only is it not possible to peel the entire fruit skin at once, but if the user is not very skilled, there is a problem that part of the fruit skin may remain on the fruit. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to provide a fruit and root vegetable peeling device capable of easily peeling the entire skin of fruits and root vegetables at once without leaving any residue, and cutting the fruits and root vegetables into multiple pieces. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a fruit peeling device comprising: a fixed ring inside which fruit is contained; a plurality of peeling blade portions arranged radially inside the fixed ring and movable toward the center of the fixed ring to peel the skin of the fruit; and an elastic member that elastically supports the plurality of peeling blade portions toward the center of the fixed ring.

[0010] Here, it is preferable that the multiple peeling blade portions are composed of a multiple number of upper peeling blade portions and a multiple number of lower peeling blade portions, which are provided at the inner upper and lower inner parts of the fixed ring, respectively, and are horizontally movable toward the center of the fixed ring.

[0011] In particular, it is preferable that a plurality of the lower peeling blade portions are provided so as to cross each other in the downward direction of the plurality of the upper peeling blade portions.

[0012] In addition, it is preferable that a guide bar is formed on each of the plurality of peeling blades, extending toward the inner surface of the fixing ring and penetrating the fixing ring, for guiding the movement of the plurality of peeling blades.

[0013] Furthermore, it is preferable that the fruit cutting device includes a core separating section provided at the inner center of the fixed ring for separating a fruit core from the fruit, and a plurality of cutting sections provided radially between the outer surface of the core separating section and the inner surface of the fixed ring for cutting the fruit contained inside the fixed ring into a plurality of pieces, the plurality of peeling blade sections being movable toward the center of the fixed ring inside the fixed ring, and guiding the movement of the plurality of peeling blade sections.

[0014] It is also preferable that a stopper is formed on the upper part of the cutting portion, protruding toward the upper side of the cutting portion, and contacting the multiple peeling blade portions to limit the movement of the multiple peeling blade portions so that the multiple peeling blade portions are spaced a predetermined distance from the core separation portion.

[0015] At the same time, it is preferable that the fixing ring is provided inside a cover ring, and a handle portion having handles formed on one and the other sides of the cover ring.

[0016] The fixing ring may preferably include a support on which the fruit accommodated inside the fixing ring is seated.

[0017] Here, it is preferable that an annular engaging and fixing groove is formed on the outer surface of the support portion, in which the plurality of peeling blade portions are engaged and fixed.

[0018] The present invention provides a root vegetable peeling device comprising: a fixed ring inside which root vegetables are housed; a plurality of peeling blade portions arranged radially inside the fixed ring and movable toward the center of the fixed ring, for peeling the skin of the root vegetables; and an elastic member that elastically supports the peeling blade portions toward the center of the fixed ring. Effect of the Invention

[0019] The present invention has the effect of utilizing a plurality of peeling blade sections which are provided radially inside a fixed ring and move inside the fixed ring toward the center of the fixed ring by the elastic force of an elastic member, thereby easily peeling the entire skin of fruits and root vegetables in one go without leaving any residue, while cutting the fruits and root vegetables into a plurality of pieces. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a fruit and root vegetable peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an example guide bar. [Figure 4] 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic view of a peeling blade portion composed of an upper peeling blade portion and a lower peeling blade portion. FIG. [Diagram 5] 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic view of a peeling blade portion composed of an upper peeling blade portion and a lower peeling blade portion. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a core separating section and a cutting section. [Figure 8] 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7, which diagrammatically illustrates a state in which a stopper is formed on an upper portion of a cut portion. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cover ring. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which the fixing ring is separated from the support portion. [Figure 11] 11 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a state in which a fixing ring is coupled to a support portion; FIG. [Figure 12] 12 is a joint cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 11. [Figure 13] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic process of peeling fruits and root vegetables. FIG. [Figure 14]1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic process of peeling fruits and root vegetables. FIG. [Figure 15] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic process of peeling fruits and root vegetables. FIG. [Figure 16] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic process of peeling fruits and root vegetables. FIG. [Figure 17] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fruit cut into multiple pieces; [Figure 18] 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which a handle portion of another example is coupled to a fixing ring. FIG. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0021] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows: Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and may be modified in various ways by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical scope of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fruit and root vegetable peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 1, a fruit and root vegetable peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention generally includes a fixed ring 10, a plurality of peeling blades 20, and an elastic member 30.

[0024] First, the inside of the fixing ring 10 can accommodate fruits such as apples and pears to be peeled, or root vegetables such as potatoes and sweet potatoes to be peeled.

[0025] Next, the peeling blade units 20 are radially provided inside the fixed ring 10 so as to be horizontally movable toward the center of the fixed ring 10 inside the fixed ring 10, thereby peeling the skin of the fruit.

[0026] FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

[0027] The peeling blade unit 20 may be configured to include, for example, a moving plate 210, a moving frame 220, and a peeling blade 230, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

[0028] The moving plate 210 may be horizontally extended toward the center of the fixed ring 10 from inside the fixed ring 10 by a predetermined length.

[0029] The movable plates 210 are provided radially on the fixed ring 10 at predetermined intervals while penetrating the fixed ring 10, and can move horizontally inside the fixed ring 10 toward the center of the fixed ring 10.

[0030] One side of the moving plate 210 may be exposed to the outside of the fixing ring 10 by a predetermined length, and a stopper body 211 may be formed at one end of the moving plate 210 .

[0031] The diagonal length of the stopper body 211 (L in FIG. 1 ) is the diagonal length of the moving plate 210 (L in FIG. 5) 2 ) is better.

[0032] The stopper body 211 can contact the outer surface of the fixed ring 10 to restrict the movement of one end of the movable plate 210 so that the one end of the movable plate 210 is not pulled inwardly into the fixed ring 10.

[0033] The moving frame 220 may be formed to extend in a front-rear direction of the moving plate 210 by a certain length.

[0034] The front and rear ends of the moving frame 220 may be bent toward the center of the fixing ring 10 at a predetermined length.

[0035] The other end of the moving plate 210 may be connected to the middle part of one side of the outer surface of the moving frame 220 .

[0036] The peeling blade 230 may be extended forward and backward along the moving frame 220 by a certain length.

[0037] The front and rear ends of the peeling blade 230 may be axially coupled to the front and rear ends of the moving frame 220 so that the peeling blade 230 is rotatably disposed between the front and rear ends of the moving frame 220.

[0038] Next, the elastic member 30 elastically supports the plurality of peeling blades 20 toward the center of the fixing ring 10 .

[0039] With the moving plate 210 accommodated inside the elastic member 30, the elastic member 30 may be configured in various types, such as a spring, provided between the inner surface of the fixing ring 10 and the middle part of one side outer surface of the moving frame 220.

[0040] FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of an example guide bar.

[0041] Next, in order to allow the plurality of peeling blade units 20 to move smoothly inside the fixing ring 10 toward the center of the fixing ring 10 without shaking due to the elastic force of the elastic member 30, as shown in FIG. 3, a guide bar 40 may be formed on one outer front side and one outer rear side of the moving frame 220 of the plurality of peeling blade units 20, respectively.

[0042] The guide bar 40 extends horizontally along the moving plate 210 at a certain length toward the inner surface of the fixed ring 10, and can guide the movement of the plurality of peeling blade units 20 while penetrating the fixed ring 10.

[0043] 4 and 5 are perspective views each showing a schematic view of a peeling blade portion composed of an upper peeling blade portion and a lower peeling blade portion, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG.

[0044] Next, in order to improve the peeling efficiency of the multiple peeling blade portions 20, the multiple peeling blade portions 20 may be configured to include roughly multiple upper peeling blade portions 201 and multiple lower peeling blade portions 202, as shown in Figures 4 to 6.

[0045] The upper peeling blade units 201 may be radially provided on the inner upper portion of the fixed ring 10 so as to be horizontally movable toward the center of the fixed ring 10 inside the fixed ring 10.

[0046] The lower peeling blade units 202 may be radially provided on the inner lower portion of the fixed ring 10 so as to be horizontally movable toward the center of the fixed ring 10 inside the fixed ring 10 .

[0047] The plurality of lower peeling blade units 202 may be provided in a downward direction of the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201 so as to be positioned on the same vertical line as the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201. Preferably, however, in order to enable the entire skin of fruits and root vegetables to be easily peeled at once without leaving any residue through the plurality of peeling blade units 20 consisting of the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201 and the plurality of lower peeling blade units 202, the plurality of lower peeling blade units 202 may be provided so as to cross the downward direction of the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201, as shown in FIG. 5.

[0048] For this purpose, for example, the lower peeling blades 202 may be provided in a lower direction of the spaces S formed between the upper peeling blades 201 .

[0049] FIG. 7 is a perspective view that illustrates the core separating portion and the cutting portion.

[0050] Next, in order to easily cut the fruits and root vegetables into a plurality of pieces as well as peeling the skin of the fruits and root vegetables, a core separating unit 50 and a cutting unit 60 may be provided as shown in FIG.

[0051] The core separation unit 50 is tubular and extends a certain length in the vertical direction of the fixing ring 10 and is vertically provided at the inner middle part of the fixing ring 10 to separate fruit cores, which are the central parts of fruits, from fruits or root vegetable cores, which are the central parts of root vegetables, from root vegetables.

[0052] The cutting units 60 are provided radially between the outer surface of the core separating unit 50 and the inner surface of the fixing ring 10 while standing inside the fixing ring 10, and can cut the fruit or root vegetables contained inside the fixing ring 10 into multiple pieces.

[0053] In order to improve the cutting efficiency of fruits or root vegetables, the cutting unit 60 may be composed of an upper cutting unit 610 and a lower cutting unit 620.

[0054] The upper cut portions 610 may be provided in a radial manner between the upper outer surface of the core separator 50 and the upper inner surface of the fixing ring 10 .

[0055] The lower cut portions 620 may be provided in a radial manner between the lower outer surface of the core separator 50 and the lower inner surface of the fixing ring 10 .

[0056] The lower cutting portion 620 may be provided in a downward direction of the plurality of upper cutting portions 610 so as to be positioned on the same vertical line as the upper cutting portion 610, but preferably, the lower cutting portion 620 may be provided to cross the downward direction of the upper cutting portion 610 in order to cut fruits and root vegetables into a larger number of pieces through the plurality of cutting portions 60 consisting of the upper cutting portion 610 and the lower cutting portion 620.

[0057] For this purpose, for example, the lower cutting unit 620 may be provided with the plurality of lower peeling blade units 202 in a lower direction of the spaces S formed between the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201 .

[0058] Meanwhile, when the core separation unit 50 and the cutting unit 60 are provided inside the fixed ring 10, the peeling blade unit 20 may be configured to include the moving frame 220 and the peeling blade 230 as shown in FIG. 7 as another example, and the cutting unit 60 may be provided inside the fixed ring 10 so as to be movable toward the center of the fixed ring 10.

[0059] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7, which shows a state in which a stopper is formed on the upper part of the cut portion.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 8, a guide slit 240 extending a certain length in the vertical direction of the fixing ring 10 may be formed in the middle of the moving frame 220 of the upper peeling blade unit 201 and in the middle of the peeling blade 230 of the upper peeling blade unit 201.

[0061] The upper cutting portion 610 of the cutting unit 60 can pass through the guide slits 240 of the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201, respectively.

[0062] The upper cutting portion 610 of the cutting unit 60 can guide the movement of the plurality of upper peeling blade units 201 .

[0063] In addition, a guide slit 240 extending a certain length in the vertical direction of the fixing ring 10 may be formed in the middle of the moving frame 220 of the lower peeling blade unit 202 and the middle of the peeling blade 230 of the lower peeling blade unit 202, respectively.

[0064] The lower cutting portion 620 of the cutting unit 60 can pass through each of the guide slits 240 of the lower peeling blade units 202.

[0065] The lower cutting portion 620 of the cutting unit 60 can guide the movement of the plurality of lower peeling blade units 202 .

[0066] Next, in order to maintain the plurality of peeling blade portions 20 at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the core separation portion 50, as shown in FIG. 8, a stopper 70 may be formed on the upper portion of the cutting portion 60, protruding a certain length in the upward direction of the cutting portion 60 to limit the movement of the plurality of peeling blade portions 20.

[0067] For example, the stopper 70 may be formed at the upper center of the cutting unit 60 so as to be located between the moving frame 220 and the peeling blades 230 of the plurality of peeling blade units 20 .

[0068] The stopper 70 cannot pass through the guide slit 240 of the peeling blade 230 of the peeling blade unit 20 and the guide slit 240 of the moving frame 220 of the peeling blade unit 20. 3 is the vertical length L of the guide slit 240 of the moving frame 220 4 It can be formed longer.

[0069] The stopper 70 contacts a portion of the moving frame 220 around the upper portion of the guide slit 240 of the moving frame 220 of the peeling blade unit 20, thereby maintaining the plurality of peeling blade units 20 spaced a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the core separation unit 50.

[0070] FIG. 9 is a perspective view that illustrates the cover ring.

[0071] Next, a handle portion 80 may be provided within which the fixing ring 10 is housed.

[0072] For example, the handle portion 80 may be broadly composed of a cover ring 810 and a handle 820, as shown in FIG.

[0073] The fixing ring 10 may be provided inside the cover ring 810 with the cover ring 810 surrounding the outside of the fixing ring 10 .

[0074] Inside the cover ring 810, a plurality of guide grooves 811 in which a plurality of movable plates 210 of the peeling blade parts 20 that move toward the center of the fixed ring 10 inside the fixed ring 10 and a stopper body 211 are accommodated may be formed radially and horizontally extended to a certain length along the movable plate 210.

[0075] The guide groove 811 can guide the movement of the moving plates 210 and the stopper bodies 211 of the multiple peeling blade units 20.

[0076] The handles 820 may be formed on one upper side and the other upper side of the cover ring 810, respectively.

[0077] 10 is a separated perspective view showing a state in which the fixing ring is separated from the support part, FIG. 11 is a combined perspective view showing a state in which the fixing ring is combined with the support part, and FIG. 12 is a combined cross-sectional view along line BB in FIG. 11.

[0078] Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a support part 90 detachably coupled to the fixing ring 10 may be provided.

[0079] The lower part of the fruit or root vegetable to be accommodated inside the fixing ring 10 can be seated and fixed on the upper part of the support part 90.

[0080] A position fixing shaft 910 may be formed at the center of the support part 90 and extend in a vertical direction of the support part 90 by a predetermined length.

[0081] An upper portion of the position fixing shaft 910 may be extended to an upper direction of the support part 90 by a certain length and exposed to an outer side of the upper direction of the support part 90 .

[0082] The upper portion of the position fixing shaft 910 may be gradually tapered from the lower portion to the upper portion of the support part 90 .

[0083] With the upper portion of the position fixing shaft 910 being inserted and fixed to a predetermined depth into the lower center of the fruit or root vegetable, the fruit or root vegetable can be more stably seated and fixed on the upper portion of the support part 90 without moving.

[0084] A plurality of insertion grooves 920 may be formed radially at an upper portion of the support part 90 around the upper center of the support part 90 to a predetermined depth.

[0085] The cutting parts 60 may be inserted into the respective insertion grooves 920 .

[0086] In order to make it easier to transport and store the fixing ring 10 and the handle portion 80 together with the support portion 90, and to prevent the fixing ring 10 connected to the support portion 90 from being separated from the support portion 90 too easily, an annular locking and fixing groove 930 in which the peeling blades 230 of the peeling blade portion 20 are locked and fixed may be formed on the outer surface of the support portion 90.

[0087] The annular locking groove 930 may be composed of an upper annular locking groove 931 and a lower annular locking groove 932 .

[0088] The peeling blades 230 of the upper peeling blade unit 201 can be accommodated and fixed in the annular upper engaging and fixing groove 931 .

[0089] The peeling blades 230 of the lower peeling blade unit 202 can be accommodated and fixed in the annular lower engaging and fixing groove 932 .

[0090] 13 to 16 are cross-sectional views that diagrammatically show a process of peeling the skin of fruits and root vegetables, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view that diagrammatically shows a fruit cut into a plurality of pieces.

[0091] As shown in FIG. 13, fruits 3 or root vegetables can be placed and fixed on the upper part of the support part 90.

[0092] With the upper part of the fruit 3 housed inside the fixing ring 10, the user can use the handle 820 of the handle portion 80 to lower the fixing ring 10 together with the handle portion 80 toward the lower portion of the fixing ring 10, as shown in Figures 14 to 16.

[0093] At this time, the peeling blades 230 of the multiple peeling blade units 20 move inside the fixing ring 10 toward the center of the fixing ring 10 along the surface curvature of the fruit 3 or root vegetable, and descend while in close contact with the surface of the fruit 3 or root vegetable, easily peeling the entire skin 5 of the fruit 3 or root vegetable in one go without leaving any behind. At the same time, the core separation unit 50 separates the fruit core 7 or root vegetable core from the fruit or root vegetable, and the cutting unit 60 cuts the fruit 3 or root vegetable into multiple pieces as shown in Figure 17.

[0094] FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a state in which a handle portion of another example is coupled to a fixing ring, and FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

[0095] Next, when the peeling blade unit 20 is configured to include the moving frame 220 and the peeling blade 230 as described above, as another example, the handle unit 80 can be configured to include a lower covering ring 812 and an upper covering ring 813 as shown in Figures 18 and 19.

[0096] The fixing ring 10 may be detachably accommodated inside the lower cover ring 812 .

[0097] The upper cover ring 813 is formed on the upper part of the lower cover ring 812 to protrude inwardly of the lower cover ring 812 by a certain length, and may be seated on the upper part of the fixing ring 10 .

[0098] The handles 820 of the handle part 80 may be formed on one upper side and the other upper side of the upper cover ring 813, respectively. [Industrial Applicability]

[0099] The present invention has the effect of utilizing a plurality of peeling blade sections which are provided radially inside a fixed ring and move inside the fixed ring toward the center of the fixed ring by the elastic force of an elastic member, thereby easily peeling the entire skin of fruits and root vegetables in one go without leaving any residue, while cutting the fruits and root vegetables into a plurality of pieces.

Claims

1. a fixing ring inside which the fruit is accommodated; A plurality of peeling blade units are provided radially inside the fixing ring and movable toward a center of the fixing ring, and peel the skin of the fruit. an elastic member that elastically supports the plurality of peeling blade portions toward the center of the fixing ring; a core separating portion provided at the inner central portion of the fixing ring for separating a fruit core from the fruit; a cutting section provided radially between an outer surface of the core separating section and an inner surface of the fixing ring to cut the fruit accommodated inside the fixing ring into a plurality of pieces, the cutting section being provided inside the fixing ring so as to be movable toward a center of the fixing ring with the plurality of peeling blade sections, and guiding the movement of the plurality of peeling blade sections; A fruit peeling device comprising:

2. The fruit peeling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of peeling blade sections are composed of a plurality of upper peeling blade sections and a plurality of lower peeling blade sections, which are provided at the inner upper and lower inner parts of the fixed ring and are capable of moving horizontally toward the center of the fixed ring, respectively.

3. 3. The fruit peeling device according to claim 2, wherein the lower peeling blades are disposed so as to cross each other in a downward direction of the upper peeling blades.

4. 2. The fruit peeling device according to claim 1, wherein a guide bar is formed on one side and the other side of the plurality of peeling blades, extending toward an inner surface of the fixing ring and penetrating the fixing ring to guide the movement of the plurality of peeling blades.

5. 2. The fruit peeling device according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is formed on an upper portion of the cutting portion, protruding toward an upper portion of the cutting portion and contacting the plurality of peeling blade portions to limit movement of the plurality of peeling blade portions so that the plurality of peeling blade portions are spaced a predetermined distance from the core separation portion.

6. 2. The fruit peeling device according to claim 1, further comprising a handle portion including a cover ring provided inside the fixing ring and handles formed on one and the other sides of the cover ring.

7. 2. The fruit peeling device according to claim 1, further comprising a support on which the fruit accommodated inside the fixing ring is seated.

8. 8. The fruit peeling device according to claim 7, wherein an annular groove is formed on an outer surface of the support member to receive and fix a plurality of peeling blades.

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