A Silicon cooking tools that can be attached to and detached from cooking containers by magnetic force

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking utensil made of silicone, and in particular, to a silicone cooking utensil with improved flexible properties due to the material characteristics of silicone, which allows for magnetic attachment to a cooking container while enabling detachment. By exposing an internal groove in the handle of the rib constituting the silicone cooking utensil for the insertion and fixation of a magnet or metal block, the magnet or metal block is forcibly pressed and fixed, thereby ensuring that the flexibility of the silicone is not affected at all.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking utensil made of silicone, and in particular, improves the flexible portion due to the characteristics of the silicone material, and simultaneously enables the silicone cooking utensil to be attached to and detached from the cooking utensil by magnetic force. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, cooking tools come in various forms, and when heating and cooking various foods, they must be selected and used in different types depending on the cooking method; such tools typically consist of a cooking section and a handle.

[0003] At this time, seasonings and other substances may accumulate on the cooking part during the cooking process. When the use of such cooking utensils is temporarily stopped, various methods have been used to ensure that the seasonings and other substances accumulated on the cooking part of the cooking utensils can be stored hygienically and stably, and in particular, various methods are being proposed for storing them on the cooking utensils.

[0004] In addition, these cooking utensils are typically made of wood, plastic, or metal (corrosion-free stainless steel). Each of these has its own disadvantages: wood has the disadvantage that seasonings can seep in, as well as the problem of wearing down due to frequent use; plastic has the problem of the risk of leaching environmental hormones at high temperatures, as well as the possibility of combustion due to direct heat; and while metal does not have these problems, it can damage the cooking utensil.

[0005] Therefore, recently, in order to resolve these problems, silicone materials are being used that possess excellent heat resistance, as well as chemical resistance, mold release properties, and harmlessness to the human body.

[0006] However, due to its flexibility, this silicone has the problem of bending under pressure applied during cooking.

[0007] Therefore, most of these silicone cooking utensils are equipped with internal ribs (a general term for reinforcing means to prevent bending), and these ribs can mostly be made of plastic that is not easily cut by external force or low-weight aluminum.

[0008] Therefore, in order to enable such silicone cooking tools to be attached to cooking utensils by magnetic force while ensuring easy attachment and detachment, a block or piece of magnet or metal must be attached to the cooking tool; however, there is a problem in that adhesion is impossible due to the release properties of silicone. Additionally, although an insertion groove can be formed in the handle to insert the block or piece of magnet or metal, in this case, due to the flexibility of the silicone, separate fixation is impossible even when the attachment is engaged, leading to the possibility of detachment and potentially causing many problems in practical use. Prior art literature delete The problem to be solved

[0011] Therefore, the present invention enables magnetic attachment to such silicone cooking utensils, and maintains a strong fixing force even when a magnet or metal block is clamped in place. means of solving the problem

[0012] To this end, the present invention exposes an insertion groove in the handle portion for fitting and fixing a magnet or metal block in the rib constituting the silicone cooking tool, thereby allowing the magnet or metal block to be forcibly pressed and fixed, so as not to be affected at all by the flexibility of the silicone.

[0013] In addition, by providing a protrusion on the above-mentioned rib so that the protrusion is exposed from the silicone layer, it is possible to attach a magnet or a metal piece to the exposed surface of the protrusion using an adhesive, thereby enabling the magnet or metal piece to be fixed and maintained by adhesion.

[0014] At this time, the protrusion is also provided with a groove so that when a magnet or metal piece is adhesively fixed, a certain portion is inserted, thereby preventing the possibility of damage caused by contact with moisture of the adhesive.

[0015] In addition, for cooking tools that require flexibility depending on the silicone cooking tool, a reinforcing means is formed to protrude upright from the said thin reinforcing means so that the reinforcing means is exposed and an insertion groove is formed, thereby enabling a magnet or a metal block to be inserted and fixed even in the thin reinforcing means.

[0016] In addition, when an insertion groove is formed in the aforementioned rib, a coating surface is formed so that the insertion groove is also coated with silicone when a magnet or metal block is inserted and fixed in the insertion groove. This allows the silicone coating surface to be pressed by the pressure applied when the magnet or metal block is inserted and fixed in the insertion groove, thereby enabling the maintenance of a tight fixing force. Effects of the invention

[0017] Therefore, even when a cooking tool is coated with silicone and a silicone layer of a certain thickness exists, it is possible to detach it by magnetic force by firmly mounting a magnet or a metal block into an insertion groove provided in the rib. In particular, even if the rib is thin, it can be mounted by forming a protrusion. In this state, moisture and the like are prevented from penetrating through the gap where it is mounted by the silicone layer. In the case of adhesion, it is directly bonded to the rib, so it is possible even with silicone that has release properties. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0018] FIG. 1, 1a is an embodiment of the present invention in which an insertion groove is formed in the reinforcing member and the insertion groove is exposed to the outside of the silicone layer so that a block is mounted. FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the present invention in which a protrusion is formed to be exposed on the rib of the present invention and a metal or magnetic piece is mounted on the exposed surface of the protrusion. FIG. 3 is an embodiment in which a groove is formed on the exposed surface of the protrusion of FIG. 2 so that a metal piece is inserted and bonded in place. FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention in which a protruding rim is provided on the force member to form a deep groove so that a block can be pressure-mounted. FIG. 4a is an embodiment in which the indentation groove of FIG. 4 is extended to the muscle. FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the state in which a metal or magnetic block is press-coupled when a silicon layer of the present invention is provided, and a silicon coating layer is also provided on the inner surface of the insertion groove. FIG. 5a is an embodiment of the present invention in which a silicone coating layer is provided while the protruding rim of the force member is provided, and a magnet or a metal block is pressurized and coupled. FIGS. 6a and 6b are an example of a state in which a heat-insulating layer is formed on a magnet block of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an embodiment in which the exposed surface of a protrusion provided on the rib of the present invention is filled into a hole of a metal piece and fixed in a molten state. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0019] First, the terms used in the specification and claims of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to their dictionary meanings. Based on the principle that the inventor may appropriately define the concepts of the terms to best describe their invention, they should be interpreted in a meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention.

[0020] Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention; thus, it should be understood that various equivalents and modifications that can replace them may exist at the time of filing.

[0021] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the attached drawings.

[0022] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7, the silicone cooking tool (100) in the present invention is provided with a core (110) made of a lightweight metal, such as aluminum, or plastic, in the center, as the flexibility required for the cooking tool cannot be expected if it is made only of silicone, and is formed by a silicone layer (120) of a certain thickness that surrounds the core (110).

[0023] The method of implementing the silicon layer (120) in the present invention may be provided in the form of insert injection or by dipping, and such implementation method does not limit the purpose of the present invention.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention forms an insertion groove (111) for fitting and fixing a magnet or metal block (10) in a force member (110) constituting the silicone cooking tool (100), and the insertion groove (111) is positioned at the tip of the handle portion (101) of the cooking tool, and in this state, a through hole (122) is also formed in the silicone layer (120) so that the insertion groove (111) of the force member (110) is exposed.

[0025] Accordingly, by forcibly pressing the magnet or metal block (10) into the insertion groove (111) and forcibly fitting it in place, the cut surface (121) of the open through hole (122) of the silicone layer (120) located on the upper layer can be closely attached to the side (11) of the magnet or metal block (10) that is fitted into the insertion groove (111) of the steel member (110), thereby preventing moisture from penetrating through the cut surface (121) of the silicone layer (120) while the magnet or metal block (10) is pressed into the insertion groove (111).

[0026] As an example of further enhancing this tightness, when an insertion groove (111) is formed in the above-mentioned force member (110), the through hole (122) of the silicone layer (120) is opened to the extent that it can be opened by applying pressure. To achieve this, when the silicone layer (120) is formed while the insertion groove (111) is formed in the above-mentioned force member (110), the through hole (122) provided in the silicone layer (120), as shown in FIG. 1a, is formed smaller than the inner diameter (a) of the insertion groove (111) of the force member (110), thereby allowing the magnet or metal block fitted into the insertion groove to have even better tightness with the through hole (122) constituting the silicone layer.

[0027] In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when using a piece of magnet or metal (20) that is not in the form of a block, a protrusion (112) is provided on the strength member (110) so that the protrusion (112) is exposed to the outside of the through hole (122) of the silicone layer (120), and the cut surface (121) of the through hole (122) is in close contact with the side of the exposed protrusion (112). Then, the exposed surface (112a) of the protrusion (112) is made to protrude beyond the silicone layer, and the piece of magnet or metal (20) can be attached to the exposed surface (112a) by means of an adhesive means (1) which may be an adhesive or double-sided tape, thereby allowing the magnet or metal piece (20) to be fixed and maintained by adhesion even when the silicone layer (120) is formed.

[0028] At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a groove (113) that is inserted to a certain depth is formed in the center of the exposed surface (112a) of the protrusion (112), and a magnet or metal piece (20) can be inserted into the groove (113) to be adhesively fixed. When a protrusion (21) is formed on one side of the metal piece and adhesively inserted and fixed, the protrusion (21) is inserted into the groove (113) and adhesively fixed, thereby preventing the possibility of the adhesive means (1) being separated by moisture. As a result, not only is the fixing force enhanced, but the workability for adhesion can also be further increased.

[0029] In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, for a cooking tool that requires flexibility according to the silicone cooking tool (100), a thin core (110) is used in the central part thereof. In this case, to resolve the issue where an insertion groove (111) cannot be formed in the thin core (110) because the core is thin, a protruding rim (114) is provided protruding upright on the upper side of the core (110) so that the protruding rim (114) is exposed to the outside of the through hole (122) of the silicone layer (120), and an insertion groove (111) is provided in the center of the protruding rim (114).

[0030] Therefore, by pressing a magnet or metal block (10) into the insertion groove (111) to secure it, it is possible to secure the magnet or metal block (10) even when the force member (110) is thin.

[0031] At this time, as shown in FIG. 4a, a lower groove (111a) is provided so as to be inserted into the protruding rim (114) formed with an insertion groove (111), thereby extending downward from the insertion groove, so that the magnet or metal block (10) can be more firmly fixed to the force member (110).

[0032] In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, when an insertion groove (111) is formed in the reinforcing member (110) and a block of magnet or metal (10) is inserted and fixed in the insertion groove (111), a coating surface (123) is formed so that the insertion groove (111) is coated with silicone, and the coating surface and the silicone layer are provided as a single unit. The block of magnet or metal (10) is provided with a size equal to the inner surface of the insertion groove (111) provided in the reinforcing member and combined, thereby the coating surface (123) having elasticity is pressed, maintaining a tight fixing force, and also preventing a gap from occurring between the block of magnet or metal (10) and the coating surface (123), thus helping to maintain airtightness.

[0033] In the present invention, if the component fixed to the force bar (110) is a magnet, it is preferable that the cooking utensil (200) be equipped with a magnetizable metal. If the force bar (110) is equipped with a magnetizable metal, the cooking utensil (200) is equipped with a magnet, so that the cooking utensil can be easily attached and detached from the cooking utensil by magnetic force during cooking.

[0034] In addition, the magnet mounted on the cooking vessel (200) may preferably be a heat-resistant magnet, and as shown in FIG. 6, by providing a heat-insulating layer (12) on the magnet (including a block or piece), it is possible to block heat from being transferred to the magnet block (10) even when cooking is performed by heating the cooking vessel (200).

[0035] In addition, when fixing the metal piece or magnetic piece (20) by adhesive, if possible, the reinforcing bar (110) may be made of plastic to facilitate adhesion with adhesive. If the plastic material forming the reinforcing bar (110) is a plastic material that has adhesive properties in a molten state, it is possible to melt the surface of the exposed reinforcing bar by heating it with heat without using adhesive, and then adhere it.

[0036] In addition, even if the plastic forming the rib (110) is a material without adhesive properties, as shown in FIG. 7, a hole (21) is made in the metal piece (20), and then the exposed surface (112a) of the protrusion exposed through the hole (21) is melted so that the hole (21) of the magnet piece or metal piece (20) is filled while the plastic is in a molten state and the button body (2) is formed by being exposed to the upper layer, thereby making it possible to fix the magnet piece or metal piece without using an adhesive means. Explanation of the symbols

[0037] 1:Adhesive means 2:Button body 10:Block 20:Piece 100:Cooking tool 110:Strength 120:Silicone layer 200:Cooking utensil

Claims

Claim 1 In a silicone cooking tool comprising a cooking portion and a handle portion, a reinforcing member (110) is provided inside, and a silicone layer (120) of a certain thickness is formed to surround the reinforcing member (110). An insertion groove (111) for inserting and fixing a magnet or metal block (10) is formed in the reinforcing member (110). The silicone layer (120) is opened so that the insertion groove (111) is exposed by providing a through hole (122) in the silicone layer (120) at the tip of the handle portion (101) of the cooking tool. The inner diameter of the insertion groove (111) formed in the reinforcing member (110) is provided so that the magnet or metal block (10) is inserted and fixed while being pressed. The inner diameter of the through hole (122) provided in the silicone layer (120) is provided smaller than the inner diameter of the insertion groove, so that the magnet or metal block passes through the through hole of the silicone layer and is inserted into the insertion groove. A silicone cooking tool that can be attached to a cooking container by magnetic force, characterized in that when fixed by pressure, the cut surface forming the through hole of the silicone layer is fixed in a state where the through hole of the silicone layer is opened and pressed against the side of the block, and the cut surface of the through hole is attached to the side of the magnet or metal block (10) while the block (10) of the magnet or metal is fitted and fixed in the insertion groove (111), and is provided to protrude upward from the through hole. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 A silicone cooking tool that is magnetically detachable from a cooking container, characterized in that it is provided with a steel member (110) and a silicone layer (120) of a certain thickness that surrounds the steel member (110), wherein a protruding rim (114) is provided protrudingly on the steel member (110), and the protruding rim (114) is exposed to the outside of the through hole of the silicone layer so that the cut surface of the through hole of the silicone layer is in close contact with the side of the protruding rim, and a magnet or metal block is fitted and fixed in an insertion groove (111) provided in the center of the protruding rim (114) so ​​that the magnet or metal block can be positioned in the center of the through hole of the silicone layer. Claim 4 delete Claim 5 delete Claim 6 delete Claim 7 In paragraph 3, a silicone cooking tool detachable from a cooking container by magnetic force is characterized by forming a coating surface (123) of a silicone layer (120) in an insertion groove (111) provided in the above-mentioned steel member (110), and providing a block of magnet or metal (10) with the same size as the inner surface of the insertion groove, so that the coating surface (123) having elastic force is pressed, thereby maintaining a tight fixing force so that no gap is created, and the magnet or metal block (10) can be magnetically detachably mounted to a cooking container. Claim 8 delete

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