PEELER

Abstract

A peeler has a handle and a blade holder disposed on the grip head of the handle with an adjustable pendulum blade. The pendulum blade is disposed adjustably by an angle between a blade pendulum axis direction and a grip longitudinal axis direction of the handle. The blade holder is configured to be substantially semi-circular and is provided with a blade holder profile moulding disposed on the outer circumference of the blade holder. Furthermore, a grip head profile moulding complementary to the blade holder profile moulding is provided on the grip head, in such a manner that the blade holder profile moulding and the grip head profile moulding engage displaceably and positionably in one another in order to achieve a smooth adjustability of the blade holder on the handle for adjustment of the angle.

Claims

1. A peeler having a handle and a blade holder (disposed on the grip head of the handle with an adjustable pendulum blade, wherein the pendulum blade is disposed adjustably by an angle (between a blade pendulum axis direction and a grip longitudinal axis direction of the handle, wherein the blade holder is configured to be substantially semi-circular and is provided with a blade holder profile moulding disposed on the outer circumference of the blade holder and wherein a grip head profile moulding complementary to the blade holder profile moulding is provided on the grip head, in such a manner that the blade holder profile moulding and the grip head profile moulding engage displaceably and positionably in one another in order to achieve a smooth adjustability of the blade holder on the handle for adjustment of the angle.

2. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein the blade holder profile moulding or the grip head profile moulding are configured as a T groove and the grip head profile moulding or the blade holder profile moulding is configured as an undercut projection respectively on the blade holder or on the grip head.

3. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein the blade holder profile moulding and the grip head profile moulding are each configured as swallowtail-shaped.

4. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein additional fixing means are provided on the blade holder and the grip head for engaging and clamping lockability of the blade holder on the grip head.

5. The peeler according to claim 2, wherein additional fixing means are provided on the blade holder and the grip head for engaging and clamping lockability of the blade holder on the grip head.

6. The peeler according to claim 3, wherein additional fixing means are provided on the blade holder and the grip head for engaging and clamping lockability of the blade holder on the grip head.

7. The peeler according to claim 1, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

8. The peeler according to claim 2, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

9. The peeler according to claim 3, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

10. The peeler according to claim 4, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

11. The peeler according to claim 5, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

12. The peeler according to claim 6, wherein the blade pendulum axis and the grip longitudinal axis span a plane in which the pivot point lies, about which the relative rotation of the blade holder to the handle can be executed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] A preferred exemplary embodiment of the inventive subject matter is described hereinafter in connection with the appended drawings, where various possibilities for fastening the blade holder on the handle and shown and described.

[0011] FIG. 1A shows a schematic view of a peeler with a blade holder, where the set angle between the blade pendulum axis and grip longitudinal axis is 90,

[0012] FIG. 1B shows a view of the peeler according to FIG. 1A where the set angle is 45 and

[0013] FIG. 1C shows a view of the peeler according to FIG. 1A where the set angle is 0.

[0014] FIGS. 2A and 2B show a partial section through a peeler according to FIGS. 1A-1C with a detailed view of the fastening of the blade holder on the grip head of the handle in a first embodiment.

[0015] FIGS. 3A and 3B show a partial section through a peeler according to FIGS. 1A-1C with a detailed view of the fastening of the blade holder on the grip head of the handle in a second embodiment.

DESCRIPTION

[0016] FIGS. 1A-1C show three different schematic views a), b) and c) of a peeler 1 with a handle 10 and a blade holder 11 disposed on a grip head 101 of the handle 10. The handle 10 has a grip longitudinal axis L and the blade holder 11 has a blade pendulum axis K in which a pendulum blade 110 is mounted rotatably or swingingly. An angle between the blade pendulum axis K and the grip longitudinal axis can be adjusted smoothly. [0017] In FIG. 1A the set angle between the blade pendulum axis K and grip longitudinal axis L is 90, [0018] In FIG. 1B the set angle between the blade pendulum axis K and grip longitudinal axis L is 45, and [0019] In FIG. 1C the set angle between the blade pendulum axis K and grip longitudinal axis L is 0.

[0020] The blade pendulum axis K and the grip longitudinal axis L here lie in a plane E or span the plane E which corresponds to the plane of the paper, where the blade holder 11 in this plane E is mounted rotatably about a pivot point in this plane E on the handle 10. Accordingly, a relative deflection of the blade holder 11 with respect to the grip longitudinal axis L and therefore to the handle 10 can be achieved. Preferably the axis of rotation runs through the plane E or the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane E.

[0021] The blade holder 11 is configured to be substantially semi-circular and has a blade holder profile moulding disposed on the outer circumference 113 of the blade holder 11. Furthermore, a grip head profile moulding complementary to the blade holder profile moulding is provided on the grip head 101 of the handle 10. Both have a bent rail-like shape. The blade holder profile moulding and the grip head profile moulding are in this case complementary in such a manner that either the blade holder profile moulding is held undetachably in the grip head profile moulding or the grip head profile moulding is held undetachably in the blade holder profile moulding. Naturally various design possibilities are possible here. Two of these are explained in further detail in FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIGS. 3A and 3B. However, it is always the case that the blade holder profile moulding and the grip head profile moulding engage in one another mutually displaceably and positionably in order to achieve a multi-stage or smooth adjustability of the blade holder 11 on the handle 10 for adjustment of the angle .

[0022] Undetachable, mutually supplementary or complementary rail-like profile mouldings of the said type are known per se. In the present case, it is obvious that the grip head profile moulding must have a curvature corresponding to the blade holder profile moulding.

[0023] By means of a suitable choice of production tolerances it can be achieved that a clearance fit is obtained between grip head profile moulding and the blade holder profile moulding such that the parts have little play and can still be displaced by hand force.

[0024] FIGS. 2A and 2B show a partial section through a peeler according to FIGS. 1A-1C with a detailed view of the fastening of the blade holder 11 on the grip head 101 of the handle 10 in a first embodiment.

[0025] In this embodiment the blade holder profile moulding on the blade holder 11 consists of a T groove 114 and the grip head profile moulding in the grip head (shaded area) accordingly has an undercut projection 104 in order to embrace the T shape and thus ensure the undetachability.

[0026] FIGS. 3A and 3B show a partial section through a peeler according to FIGS. 1A-1C with a detailed view of the fastening of the blade holder 11 on the grip head 101 of the handle 10 in a first embodiment.

[0027] In this embodiment the blade holder profile moulding consists of a swallowtail-like profile part 115 on the blade holder 11 and the grip head profile moulding consists of a swallowtail-like profile part 105 on the grip head (shaded area). Here also it would be possible to talk of two oblique grooves on the swallowtail-like profile part 105. The undetachability can also be ensured with such a shape.

[0028] As already implicitly mentioned, the depicted solutions are such that, for example, the T-groove 114 according to the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B need not necessarily be on the blade holder 11 but could equally well also be attached to the grip head 101. Thus, the general formulation with the mutually complementary profile mouldings was also selected.

[0029] Additional fixing means can be provided which are used for engaging or clamping lockability of the blade holder (11) on the grip head (101). In the former case this can, for example, be snap-in cams and snap-in recesses which in FIGS. 1A to 1C are indicated as semicircles on the circumference of the blade holder 11. In the latter case, the fixing means can, for example, also be fixing screws or other clamping means acting on the clearance fit. With such means it can be prevented that the setting of the angle is changed as a result of the play.

REFERENCE LIST

[0030] 1 Peeler [0031] 10 Handle [0032] 101 Grip head [0033] 104 Undercut projection [0034] 105 Swallowtail-like profile part on grip head [0035] L Grip longitudinal axis (or direction) [0036] 11 Blade holder [0037] 110 Pendulum blade [0038] 113 Outer circumference (of blade holder) [0039] 114 T-groove [0040] 115 Swallowtail-like profile part on blade holder [0041] K Blade pendulum axis (or direction) [0042] Angle (between K and L) [0043] E Plane