JP2018144870A - Food container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food container which secures rigidity while being able to inhibit production costs.SOLUTION: A food container 1 comprises a cylindrical container body 2 having a bottom of which one end side of an axis direction becomes an opening portion 21 and the other end side of the axis direction becomes a bottom face portion 22, and a lid body 3 which is provided to one end side of the container body 2 and is able to open and close the opening portion 21. A plurality of concave portions 23A, which is extended and provided toward the other side from one side of the opening portion 21 and the bottom face portion 22, and structures a concavo-convex 23C in a circumferential direction of the container body 2, is provided in an inner face of the container body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a food container.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the food container which accommodates a powdery and granular foodstuff is known (for example, refer patent documents 1-6).

JP 2012-116563 A JP-A-8-91406 JP-A-8-91407 JP-A-8-91405 JP-A-10-167302 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-134086

However, since the conventional food containers as described in Patent Documents 1 to 6 need to be thicker in order to ensure rigidity, there is a problem that the amount of material used increases and the manufacturing cost increases. is there.
In addition, the conventional food container has a member for pulverizing the food in preparation for the case where the stored food is agglomerated due to moisture or the like. There is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases because it must be provided separately.
In addition, in the above-described conventional food container, a member for pulverizing food may be damaged during use, which may lead to contamination of foreign substances in the container.

The objective of this invention is providing the food container which can suppress manufacturing cost, ensuring rigidity.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a food container capable of pulverizing a lump of food at a low cost.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a food container capable of preventing foreign matter from being mixed due to breakage of a member for crushing food.

  The food container according to the present invention is provided on the one end side of the container body with a bottomed cylindrical container body in which one end side in the axial direction is an opening and the other end side in the axial direction is a bottom surface, A plurality of lids that can open and close the opening, and extend from one side of the opening and the bottom to the other on the inner surface of the container main body, and form irregularities in the circumferential direction of the container main body. The recess is provided.

According to the present invention, since the plurality of recesses are provided on the inner surface of the container body, the projections are extended by the recesses, and the projections can function as a rib for securing rigidity. . Furthermore, the usage-amount of material can be reduced by providing the container main body with several recessed part. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed while ensuring the rigidity of the food container.
Moreover, since unevenness is comprised in the inner surface of a container main body, even if it does not provide the member for grind | pulverizing food separately, a foodstuff can be grind | pulverized by an unevenness | corrugation. Therefore, it is possible to provide a food container capable of pulverizing a lump of food at a low cost.
Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide a separate member for pulverizing the food, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from being mixed due to breakage of the member.

  The food container of this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said unevenness | corrugation has a saw blade shape continuous in the circumferential direction of the said container main body.

  According to this invention, since the unevenness | corrugation of the inner surface of a container main body has a saw blade shape, a lump-shaped foodstuff can be grind | pulverized effectively.

The disassembled perspective view of the food container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the food container of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the food container which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the food container of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the food container which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In addition, when expressing a direction in the following description, as shown in FIG. 1, it is based on the state which stood the food container 1 with the cover body 3 facing up. In the second and subsequent embodiments, the same constituent members as those in the first embodiment and constituent members having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified. To do.

[First Embodiment]
In FIG. 1, a food container 1 is a container that stores powdered foods such as powdered cheese and granular foods such as sugar and salt. The food container 1 is provided on the one end side of the bottomed cylindrical container body 2 in which one end side in the axial direction is an opening 21 and the other end side in the axial direction is a bottom face portion 22, and the opening is provided. And a lid 3 that can be opened and closed.

The container body 2 is formed of a resin having excellent flexibility such as polypropylene and polyethylene, and is manufactured by extrusion molding or injection molding of the resin. The container body 2 includes a bottom surface portion 22 and a side surface portion 23 erected from the periphery of the bottom surface portion 22.
The bottom surface portion 22 has a larger outer diameter than the side surface portion 23, and the inner surface is a flat surface.
The side surface portion 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a circular outer shape. On the inner surface of the side surface portion 23, a plurality of recesses 23A are extended from one of the opening 21 and the bottom surface portion 22 toward the other. As shown in FIG. 2, the recess 23 </ b> A has a triangular cross-sectional shape, extends linearly in the axial direction of the container body 2, and is provided adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A two-dot chain line L1 in FIG. 2 shows the contour of the inner surface of a conventional container in which the recess 23A is not provided. A plurality of convex portions 23 </ b> B extending in the axial direction are formed on the inner surface of the side surface portion 23 by these concave portions 23 </ b> A, and the concave and convex portions 23 </ b> C are configured in the circumferential direction of the container body 2. The unevenness 23 </ b> C has a saw blade shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the container body 2, that is, a triangular wave shape.
As for the angle of the recess 23A, if the angle is too small, the rigidity can be ensured, but the material cannot be reduced, and the recess 23A may be clogged with food. Fades.
On the other hand, if the angle is too large, the purpose of securing rigidity and material reduction cannot be achieved, and it becomes more difficult to grind the lump.
Therefore, the angle of the recess 23A is preferably in the range of 30 ° to 100 °, and more preferably around 90 ° for the purpose of securing rigidity and reducing material.

The lid 3 includes a top surface portion 31 and an outer peripheral wall portion 32 that is hanged downward from the periphery of the top surface portion 31.
The top surface portion 31 includes a step portion 31A that is one step lower, a plurality of outlets 31B provided in the step portion 31A, and a lid portion 31C that covers the entire step portion 31A including the outlet 31B.
The swing outlet 31B is formed in a substantially triangular shape. The swing outlet 31B is partitioned by a plurality of radially arranged bars 31E and separated from each other by the bars 31E.
The lid portion 31C is integrally formed with the top surface portion 31 via a thin hinge portion 31D located at the boundary line of the step portion 31A, and can be opened and closed with the hinge portion 31D as a rotation center. The opening 21 of the container body 2 is opened and closed by opening and closing the lid 31C.
The outer peripheral wall portion 32 is a portion into which the container main body 2 is fitted, and is continuously provided in the circumferential direction on the periphery of the top surface portion 31.

  In the food container 1 described above, the food container 1 is turned upside down with the lid portion 31C open, and the food is spouted from the shaker 31B. If the food is agglomerated due to moisture absorption or the like, the food becomes the shaker 31B. And the food cannot be taken out from the shaker 31B. In such a case, the food container 1 can be crushed by swinging the food container 1 left and right (in the radial direction of the container body 2) and causing the food item to collide with the unevenness 23C in the food container 1. Thereby, the food which became fine like the original can be shaken out of the food container 1.

According to the embodiment as described above, since the plurality of concave portions 23A are extended on the inner surface of the container body 2, the convex portions 23B are extended by the concave portions 23A, and the convex portions 23B are secured with rigidity. It can function as a rib. Furthermore, the use amount of the material can be reduced by providing the container body 2 with the plurality of recesses 23A. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed while ensuring the rigidity of the food container 1.
Moreover, since the unevenness | corrugation 23C is comprised in the inner surface of the container main body 2, even if it does not provide the member for grind | pulverizing food separately, a foodstuff can be grind | pulverized by the unevenness | corrugation 23C. Therefore, the food container 1 capable of pulverizing the lump-shaped food can be provided at a low cost.
Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide a separate member for pulverizing the food, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from being mixed due to breakage of the member.
Moreover, since the unevenness | corrugation 23C of the inner surface of the container main body 2 has a saw blade shape, a lump-shaped foodstuff can be grind | pulverized effectively.

[Second Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the shape of the side surface portion 24 of the container body 2A is different from that of the first embodiment. In addition, the two-dot chain line L2 on the outer side of FIG. 4 shows the outline of the conventional container outer surface in which the concave portion 24A is not provided.
The side surface portion 24 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a cross-sectional shape in which triangular waveforms are connected in an annular shape. A plurality of recesses 23 </ b> A extend in the axial direction on the inner surface of the side surface portion 24, and the recesses and projections 23 </ b> C are formed on the inner surface of the side surface portion 24 by the plurality of recess portions 23 </ b> A. On the outer surface of the side surface portion 24, a plurality of concave portions 24A are linearly extended in the axial direction. By these concave portions 24A, a plurality of convex portions 24B extending in the axial direction are formed on the outer surface of the side surface portion 24, and concave and convex portions 24C are formed in the circumferential direction. The unevenness 24C has a saw blade shape continuous in the circumferential direction of the container body 2A. The unevenness 23C on the inner surface of the side surface 24 and the unevenness 24C on the outer surface are arranged with their positions shifted in the circumferential direction. With such an arrangement of the irregularities 23C and 24C, the thickness of the side surface portion 24 is uniform.

According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
Moreover, since several recessed part 24A is provided also in the outer surface of the side part 24 of 2 A of container main bodies, the usage-amount of material can be reduced more and the manufacturing cost of a container can be suppressed further.

[Third Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the side surface portion 25 of the container body 2B is different from that of the first embodiment.
The side surface portion 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a circular outer shape. On the inner surface of the side surface portion 25, a plurality of concave portions 25A are spirally extended from one of the opening portion 21 and the bottom surface portion 22 toward the other. A plurality of spiral convex portions 25B are formed on the inner surface of the side surface portion 25 by the plurality of concave portions 25A, and concave and convex portions 25C are formed in the circumferential direction of the container body 2B.

According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
In addition, since the concave portion 25A and the convex portion 25B are provided in a spiral shape, even when a lump of food moves up and down (in the axial direction of the container body 2B), the food item collides with the unevenness 25C of the container body 2B. Therefore, the lump food can be pulverized efficiently.

[Modification]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, the food container 1 may contain foods other than those shown in the embodiment, and may contain, for example, powdery or granular spices such as kosho, powdered milk, potato starch, wheat flour, powdered beverages, and the like.

In the container main bodies 2, 2 </ b> A, 2 </ b> B, the bottom surface portion 22 and the side surface portions 23, 24, 25 may be integrally formed, or the bottom surface portion 22 and the side surface portions 23, 24, 25 may be fixed. Further, in the container bodies 2, 2 </ b> A, 2 </ b> B, the bottom surface portion 22 and the side surface portions 23, 24, 25 may be formed of the same resin, or may be formed of different resins.
The side parts 23, 24, 25 may be formed in a polygonal rectangular tube shape in plan view.
The recesses 23A, 24A, and 25A only need to extend from one of the opening 21 and the bottom surface 22 toward the other, and may be extended in a wave shape such as a sine waveform, a rectangular waveform, or a triangular waveform. It may be extended in an arc shape. Further, the recesses 23A, 24A, and 25A may be formed so as to form sinusoidal or rectangular corrugations in the circumferential direction of the container body 2, or may be intermittently arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. . The cross-sectional shapes of the recesses 23A, 24A, and 25A may be shapes other than those shown in the embodiment, and may be, for example, a quadrangle, an inverted trapezoid, a U shape, or a semicircle.
The unevennesses 23 </ b> C, 24 </ b> C, and 25 </ b> C may be configured in a sine waveform or a rectangular waveform that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the container body 2.

The lid 3 may be detachable from the container body 2 by, for example, configuring the outer peripheral wall portion 32 to be screwable with the container body 2.
The swing outlet 31B may be a circle such as a perfect circle, an ellipse, or an ellipse, a polygon having four or more corners, or any other shape, or may be one in which the entire step portion 31A is opened. Further, the number of the outlets 31B is not limited to the number of the embodiments, and an arbitrary number may be provided.
The lid portion 31C may be slidably provided on the top surface portion 31, and may be configured to open and close the opening 21 of the container body 2 by a sliding operation.
The crosspieces 31E may be arbitrarily arranged. For example, the crosspieces 31E may be provided in parallel to each other or arranged in a lattice shape.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Food container, 2 ... Container main body, 3 ... Cover body, 21 ... Opening part, 22 ... Bottom part, 23-25 ... Side part, 23A-25A ... Recessed part, 23B-25B ... Convex part, 23C-25C ... Unevenness .

Claims (2)

One end side in the axial direction is an opening, and the other end side in the axial direction is a bottomed cylindrical container body,
A lid provided on the one end side of the container body and capable of opening and closing the opening;
The inner surface of the container main body is provided with a plurality of recesses extending from one of the opening and the bottom surface to the other and forming irregularities in the circumferential direction of the container main body. Food container.   The food container according to claim 1, wherein the unevenness has a saw blade shape continuous in a circumferential direction of the container body.

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