JPH0540783Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field]

This invention is a spice container with a mill mechanism that stores granular spices inside and when used, turns it upside down so that the head is facing down and uses a mill mechanism installed in the head to crush and remove the required amount. It is related to.

[Prior art]

Various configurations of this type of spice container with a milling mechanism are known. However, in any spice container, a mill mechanism for grinding spices is screwed onto the top of the container body, that is, an opening in the head, and the container body and the mill mechanism are connected to each other through the wide opening of the container body. It is in a state of communication. Then, the container body is turned upside down, the granular spices are directly supplied to the mill mechanism by flowing down, and the granular spices are crushed and taken out by rotating the mill mechanism.

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

In the conventional spice container with a milling mechanism, the container body and the milling mechanism are in communication through the wide opening of the container body, so that some of the spices supplied to the milling mechanism and being crushed or being crushed are not absorbed by the milling mechanism. Some of the spices are discharged to the outside, while others still remain in the mill mechanism. When the container body is returned to the state in use, that is, the container body is placed in a stationary state, it falls from the mill mechanism into the container body and returns. In this case, spices with large particle sizes are stored in the container body, and when the crushed powdered spices or the spices with small particle sizes that are in the process of being crushed are returned, they are further removed from the gaps between the large spices. It settles and reaches the bottom of the container body. Then, the next time it is used, the larger spices located at the top are fed to the mill mechanism, and as this process is repeated, powdered spices or small spices in the process of being ground are fed into the container. It will be deposited on the bottom of the body. If this happens, not only will the fresh flavor of the spices be lost, but if the container is made of glass and the inside can be seen through, the powdered spices will stick to the walls of the container and cause the container to become dirty. It creates an illusion, and it also adheres to the surrounding surface of granular spices, which seriously spoils its appearance. Especially since it is a food product, care must be taken to avoid spoiling this kind of appearance. There is a problem in that it has to be done.

[Means to solve the problem]

As a specific means for solving the problems of the conventional example, the present invention provides a milling mechanism at the head of the container body, and when in use, it is turned upside down and the crushed spices are dropped from the milling mechanism located below. In the spice container, a spice container is provided between the mill mechanism and the container body, and a central portion corresponding to the center of the mill mechanism that covers the head opening of the container body and avoids the grinding position of the mill blades of the mill mechanism. The present invention provides a spice container with a milling mechanism, characterized in that a partition member having a through hole is provided, and the partition member is formed in a chevron shape as a whole, or projects upward into the through hole of the partition member. By having a flange portion that prevents the container from being crushed, and by interposing such a partition plate, when the container body is returned to its stationary state, most of the remaining crushed or partially crushed spices are caught by the partition plate. The spices will not return to the container body, and the next time they are used, the spices caught on the partition plate will be fed preferentially to the mill mechanism, and the flavor of the spices will be improved by taking them out one after another. It will not be lost and the appearance of the container will not be impaired.

【Example】

Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1 is a container body, the container body is made of, for example, glass or plastic;
It is made transparent so that you can see through the inside. A mill mechanism 2 is screwed onto the top of the container body 1, that is, the head. At that time, a partition plate 3 is interposed and attached between the container body 1 and the mill mechanism 2, and the partition plate 3 covers the head opening of the container body 1 and the mill blade of the mill mechanism 2. A through hole 4 of a predetermined size is provided in the center part corresponding to the center of the mill mechanism, avoiding the rubbing position, and the container body 1 and the mill mechanism 2 are in communication through the through hole. The mill mechanism 2 has an outer shell composed of a fixed part 2a that is screwed and fixed to the head of the container body 1, and a movable part 2b for crushing spices, and a bridge part is provided inside the fixed part 2a. bearing part 6 through 5
are integrally formed, and a cylindrical fixed mill blade 7 is attached along the inner wall surface. The upper end of the movable part 2b is open, and a bearing part 9 is integrally formed in the opening via a bridge part 8. A rotary mill blade 10 is fixed to the bearing part 9, and the bearing part of the fixed part 2a is 6 and the bearing part 9 of the movable part 2b, and the movable part 2b is rotatably connected to the fixed part 2a. Such a configuration of the mill mechanism is also seen in conventional examples. A lid member 12 is provided on the upper part of the movable part 2b.
is detachably attached, and a predetermined amount of granular spices 13 are stored in the container body 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the partition plate 3 is formed of a transparent, translucent, or opaque thin resin sheet or the like in accordance with the shape of the container body 1, and is circular if the container body 1 is cylindrical. In the case of a rectangular tube shape, it is formed into a rectangular plate shape accordingly. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the partition plate 3 may be formed into a chevron shape as a whole, or as shown in FIG.
4 may be integrally formed. In any case, the partition plate 3 functions to catch the powdered spices remaining in the mill mechanism 2 out of the spices crushed by the mill mechanism 2 and prevent them from falling back into the container body 1. It is enough to do something.

[Explanation of operation]

The spice container with a milling mechanism of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration stores a predetermined amount of granular spices 13 in the container body 1, and the milling mechanism 2 is normally positioned at the top with the lid member 12 closed. The container is stored with the container main body 1 side seated.
Then, when the lid member 12 is removed during use and the container is turned upside down to take out the spices, the granular spices 13 enter the mill mechanism 2 through the through holes 4 of the partition plate 3 and maintain that state to be milled. By manually rotating the movable part 2b of the mechanism 2, the granular spices 13 are crushed between the fixed mill blade 7 and the rotary mill blade 10, and most of the crushed spices are discharged to the outside. Spices are taken out. After removing this spice, return the container to its original state.
That is, when the container main body 1 side is seated and placed, the granular spice 1 contained in the mill mechanism 2
Among the spices 3, only the granular spices 13 located near the through hole 4 will fall down from the through hole 4 and return, but most of the crushed powdered spices or spices in the process of being crushed are caught by the partition plate 3. , it does not return to the container body 1. In particular, since the through hole 4 is provided in the center of the partition plate 3 and is provided in a position that avoids the position where the fixed mill blade 7 and the rotary mill blade 10 rub together, these are fixed. Most of the powdered or unground spices remaining between the mill blade 7 and the rotary mill blade 10 are removed from the partition plate 3 other than through holes 4.
It ends up falling upward, is caught by the partition plate 3, and does not return to the container body 1. Then, at the next time of use, when the container is turned upside down in the same way as the previous time, the spices received on the partition plate 3 are fixed faster than the granular spices 13 coming from the container body 1 through the through holes 4. The spices are supplied between the mill blades 7 and the rotary mill blades 10, and the spices that were supplied first to the mill mechanism 2 are sequentially discharged to the outside, and the spices are powdered or in the process of being crushed. This prevents the spices from returning to the container body 1 and accumulating, which not only maintains the appearance of the container but also maintains the fresh flavor of the spices.

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, the spice container with a milling mechanism according to the present invention has a milling mechanism installed in the head of the container body, and when in use, it is turned upside down and the crushed spices are dropped from the milling mechanism located below. The spice container is provided with a spice container that covers the head opening of the container body between the mill mechanism and the container body;
and a partition member having a through hole is provided in a central portion corresponding to the center of the mill mechanism avoiding the mill blade rubbing position of the mill mechanism, and the partition member is formed in a chevron shape as a whole, or By using a configuration in which a flange portion that protrudes upward is provided in the through hole of the partition member, and by interposing such a partition plate, when the main body of the container is returned to the standing state after the work of crushing and taking out the spices, Most of the crushed or half-milled spices remaining in the mill mechanism are caught by the partition plate and do not return to the container body, and for the next use, the crushed or half-milled spices that are caught on the partition plate are removed. The spices are preferentially supplied to the mill mechanism, and the excellent effect is that the flavor of the spices is not lost even when the spices are taken out sequentially. In addition, most of the crushed or in-process spices remaining in the mill mechanism are caught by the partition plate and do not return to the container body, and even if the container body is transparent, powdered spices may remain on the inner peripheral surface of the container body. It also has the excellent effect of reducing the amount of adhesion and preventing the appearance of the container from being damaged during storage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing a part of the spice container with a mill mechanism according to the present invention in cross section, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the partition plate provided, FIG. 4 is a side view showing another example of the partition plate, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing still another example of the partition plate. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Container body, 2... Mill mechanism, 2a... Fixed part, 2b... Movable part, 3... Partition plate, 4... Through hole, 5, 8... Bridge part, 6, 9... Bearing Department,
7... Fixed mill blade, 10... Rotating mill blade, 11...
... shaft, 12 ... lid member, 13 ... granular spice,
14...Flange part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A spice container which is provided with a milling mechanism at the head of the container body and is turned upside down when in use so that ground spices fall from the milling mechanism located below. A partition is provided between the mill mechanism and the container body, which covers the head opening of the container body and has a through hole in the center corresponding to the center of the mill mechanism, avoiding the mill blade rubbing position of the mill mechanism. A spice container with a mill mechanism characterized by having a member. (2) Claim (1) in which the partition member has an overall chevron shape.
Spice container with mill mechanism as described. (3) The spice container with a mill mechanism according to claim (1), wherein the through hole of the partition member is provided with a flange portion projecting upward.