KR20050081348A - Variable capacity airtight container - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a variable-capacity closed container configured to be able to vary its volume according to the size or amount of food to be stored so as to utilize space efficiently. The hermetically sealed container includes support pins that are easily inserted into both sides of the first and second bodies, the cover, and the first body so that the second body is fixedly adjustable to the first body. Both side surfaces of the first body are provided with first to third through holes disposed in the vertical direction to support the support pins. The support pin has a locking portion disposed outside the first body and a supporting portion fitted into the through hole. The sealed container has a minimum content when the second body is supported on the support part in the first through hole, and has a maximum content when the second body is supported on the support part in the third through hole.

Description

Variable Capacity Airtight Container

The present invention relates to a sealed container, and more particularly, to a variable-capacity closed container which is configured to vary the content according to the size or amount of food to be stored, thereby increasing convenience of use.

In general, at home, various foods such as kimchi, vegetables, or fruits are kept in a normal refrigerator or kimchi refrigerator in a sealed state to use a sealed container to keep fresh for a long time.

Conventional airtight containers for storing food have a body that is open at the top and a storage space is formed therein to allow food to be stored, and a cover that covers the open upper portion of the body to seal the storage space of the body from the outside. It is made.

Typically, the cover is provided with a handle to easily move the sealed container, the upper edge of the cover and the body of the cover is formed with a coupling means for attaching and detaching the cover to the body.

Therefore, after storing the food in the body to cover the body to the upper edge of the body to be coupled to the cover is the food contained in the body is stored in a sealed state with the outside.

However, the conventional airtight container has a disadvantage in that the storage space cannot be appropriately changed in accordance with the size and quantity of the food because the body is formed only in a certain size.

In other words, even when the size of the food is not small or large, it takes up a certain amount of space in the refrigerator regardless of the size or quantity of the food because the airtight container has a variable content even when the internal space of the airtight container is small. On the contrary, if the food is stored in a large or large amount, it cannot be stored in one sealed container and another sealed container is needed. Therefore, the refrigerator or storage space in which the sealed container is stored can be efficiently used. It will not be possible.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is configured to vary the content according to the size or amount of food to be stored, the capacity-variable closed container to make efficient use of space To provide.

Capacity-variable closed container according to the present invention for achieving this object,

A first body having an upper portion and having a bottom surface, a second body having an upper portion and an open portion fitted to the inside of the first body, a lid fitted to an upper end of the second body, and an amount of the first body At least one pair of support pins which are easily inserted on a side thereof to allow the second body to be fixedly adjustable to the first body, according to a position where the support pins are disposed on the first body. Characterized in that the content is variable.

Both side surfaces of the first body facing each other are formed with a plurality of through-holes spaced apart by a predetermined interval in the vertical direction so that the support pins are fitted so that the lower end of the second body is height-adjusted inside the first body. Make sure that it is supported.

The plurality of through holes may include a pair of first through holes disposed at a lower end of the first body, a pair of third through holes disposed at an upper end of the first body, and a first through hole and a third through hole. It consists of a pair of 2nd through-holes arrange | positioned between through-holes.

The support pin has a larger size than the through hole and includes a catch portion disposed outside the first body and a support portion extending from the catch portion with a size smaller than the through hole, so that the support portion has the through portion. Through the hole is disposed inside the first body to support the lower end of the second body to be fixed.

A fitting groove is provided between the edge of the locking portion and the support portion, and a first sealing member surrounding the periphery of the through hole is fitted in the fitting groove to seal the gap between the support portion and the through hole.

In addition, a first protrusion is formed around the through hole so as to protrude outward from the first body so that the engaging portion does not move.

A first locking jaw extending inwardly of the first protrusion is formed at an edge of the first protrusion, and a locking protrusion extending outwardly of the locking portion is formed at an edge of the locking portion, such that the locking protrusion is formed on the first locking jaw. By being caught or disengaged, the engaging portion is detached from the first protrusion.

In addition, the locking portion is integrally formed with the handle so that the support pin can be easily inserted into the through-hole or withdrawn from the through-hole.

A lower end of the second body is formed with a pair of second protrusions protruding outward along the rim, and a second sealing member is sandwiched between the pair of second protrusions so that the lower end of the second body and the first Make sure that the bodies are sealed.

The upper edge of the first body is provided with a second latching jaw extending inwardly to catch the second protrusion so that the second body does not escape from the first body.

The cover is made of a flexible material and is formed with a fitting groove that is open downward in the edge so that the upper edge of the second body is fitted into the fitting groove to be sealed.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a capacity-variable closed container according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 2 capacity-variable according to the present invention The airtight container has been changed to have a minimum content. In addition, Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the support pin shown in Figure 1, Figure 5 is a view showing an enlarged portion A of Figure 2 to show the sealing structure of the support pin and the first body, Figure 6 FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 2 to show a sealed structure of the first body and the second body.

As shown in Figure 1, the variable-capacity closed container (hereinafter referred to as "sealed container") 1 according to the present invention is the bottom surface 11 and front and rear surfaces 12 and both sides 13 so that the top is opened. A first body 10 formed to accommodate food, and only the front and rear surfaces 22 and both sides 23 so that the upper and lower portions thereof can be opened so that the contents of the airtight container 1 can be varied. The cover 30 which covers the second body 20 to be fitted to the body 10, the open upper end of the second body 20 to seal the sealed container 1, and the second body 20 It is provided with a plurality of support pins 40 for supporting and fixing the lower end position.

Support pins are provided at both side surfaces 13 of the first body 10 so that the second body 20 is variably coupled to the first body 10 so that the storage capacity of the sealed container 1 can be varied. First to third through holes 51 and 52 and 53 to which the 40 are fitted are formed.

The first to third through holes 51 and 52 and 53 are spaced apart at regular intervals in the vertical direction from each side surface 13 so that the support pins 40 are formed through the through holes 51 and 52 and 53. The height of the sealed container 1 can be adjusted according to which through hole is fixed to the position of the), and thus the contents of the sealed container 1 can be varied.

The first through hole 51 is formed at the lower ends of both side surfaces 13 of the first body 10 so that the support pin 40 is fitted into the first through hole 51. The enemy is minimized (see FIG. 3), and the third through hole 53 is formed at upper ends of both side surfaces 13 of the first body 10 so that the support pin 40 is formed in the third through hole 53. When fitted, the contents of the sealed container 1 are maximized (see FIG. 2).

In addition, the second through hole 52 is formed between the first and third through holes 51 and 53 at both side surfaces 13 of the first body 10 so that the support pin 40 is formed on the second side. When inserted into the through hole 52, the sealed container 1 has a medium content. Of course, when the plurality of second through holes 52 are arranged in a vertical direction between the first through holes 51 and the third through holes 53, the airtight container 1 may have various sizes. Will be.

The cover 30 is made of a flexible material, and the upper edge of the second body 20 is formed by fitting the groove 31 (see Fig. 2) opened downward in the edge of the cover 30. Being fitted to the 31 so that the cover 30 and the upper end of the second body 20 can be coupled in a sealed state. In addition, each corner of the cover 30 is integrally formed with a gushing portion 32 for easily removing the cover 30 from the second body 20.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the support pin 40 is formed to have a size larger than the size of the through holes 51, 52, 53 formed in the first body 10 so that the first body 10 may be larger. ) Extending from the locking portion 41 with a smaller size than that of the through holes 51, 52 and 53, and smaller than the through holes 51, 52, 53. The support part 42 is provided.

A fitting groove 43 is provided between the edge of the locking portion 41 and the supporting portion 42 so that each through hole 51, 52, 53 is provided in the fitting groove 43 from the outside of the first body 10. The first sealing member 61 enclosing the fitting is fitted so that the space between the support 42 and each of the through holes 51, 52, 53 is sealed. The first sealing member 61 is made of a flexible material, preferably made of a silicon material.

In addition, the engaging portions 41 of the support pins 40 are inserted around the through holes 51, 52, and 53 on the outer sides of both side surfaces 13 of the first body 10 so as not to move. The first protrusion 54 is formed to protrude, and the first locking projection 55 extending inwardly of the first protrusion 54 is integrally formed at the edge of the first protrusion 54.

If the locking projections 44 extending outwardly of the locking portions 41 are formed at the edges of the locking portions 41 of the support pins 40, the locking portions 41 are fitted to the first protrusions 54. The support pin 40 does not come out of the through holes 51, 52, 53 unless the locking protrusion 44 is caught by the first locking jaw 55 so as not to apply a pulling force to the support pin 40. Will not. The locking projections 44 may be formed in plural and arranged at regular intervals on the edge of the locking portion 41, or may be formed over the entire edge of the locking portion 41.

The first catching jaw 55 and the catching protrusion 44 are formed to be elastically deformable so that when the support pin 40 is pushed or pulled into the through holes 51, 52, 53, the catching portion 41 is provided. It is possible to make an operation that is inserted into or removed from the first protrusion (54).

In addition, a handle 45 formed to protrude outward is integrally provided at the outer end of the locking portion so that the support pin 40 can be easily inserted into or withdrawn from each of the through holes 51, 52, 53. .

As shown in FIG. 6, the second body 20 is fitted inside the first body 10 so that the second body 20 is sealed between the lower end of the first body 10 and the second body 20. A pair of second protrusions 56 protruding outwardly along the edge of the second body 20 is formed at the bottom of the body 20, and a second sealing member is disposed between the pair of second protrusions 56. 62 is fitted. The second sealing member 62 is also made of a flexible material, like the first sealing member 61, preferably made of a silicon material.

In addition, in order to prevent the second body 20 from being inserted upward in the state of being fitted into the first body 10, the upper edge of the first body 10 extends inwardly so that the second protrusion 56 is caught. The second locking jaw 57 is formed. The second protrusion 56 and the second locking jaw 57 are formed to be elastically deformed to allow the second body 20 to be fitted into or exit from the first body 10.

Therefore, when the second body 20 is inserted into the first body 10, the second sealing member 62 disposed along the edge of the bottom outer side of the second body 20 is in close contact with the first body 10. The lower end of the second body 20 and the first body 10 is to be sealed.

Next, a description will be given of an operation in which the sealed container 1 configured as described above has variable contents by the support pins 40.

As shown in FIG. 1, the airtight container 1 has a maximum content as shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the first body 10, the second body 20, and the cover 30 are separated from each other. In order to do so, the support pins 40 are first inserted into the respective through holes 51 and 52 and 53.

That is, when the grip 45 of each support pin 40 is applied to each through hole by applying a slight force, the locking protrusion 44 formed on the edge of the locking portion 41 of the support pin 40 is first. The locking portion 41 is fitted to the first protrusion 54 while exceeding the first locking jaw 55 formed on the first protrusion 54 of the body 10, thereby supporting the support pin 40 of the support pin 40. 42 is disposed in the first body 10 through each of the through holes. As described above, the first sealing member 61 is compressed to seal the support 42 and each through hole at the outside of the first body 10.

As described above, in the state where each of the support pins 40 is fitted into all of the first to third through holes 51, 52, 53, the first body ( 10) the second protrusion 56 formed at the lower end of the second body 20 exceeds the second locking step 57 formed at the upper end of the first body 10, thereby preventing the The lower end is supported by each support portion 42 of the support pins 40 inserted into the third through holes 53 to be fixed in position. When the second body 20 is fitted to the first body 10 as described above, the second sealing member 62 sandwiched between the pair of second protrusions 56 of the second body 20 is compressed and 2 is sealed between the lower end of the body 20 and the first body (10).

Subsequently, when the cover 30 is pressed so that the fitting groove 31 of the cover 30 is inserted into the upper edge of the second body 20, the cover 30 is connected to the second body 20 as shown in FIG. 2. It is combined in a sealed state.

As described above, in the state in which the second body 20 is supported by the support pins 40 inserted into the third through hole 53, the airtight container 1 has the maximum content and thus has a large food or It will be able to store a large amount of food.

In the above state, when the second body 20 is separated from the first body 10 or when the airtight container 1 is positioned to have a minimum amount of contents, first, the tooth decay provided at each corner of the cover 30 is provided. After pulling the part 32 to separate the cover 30 from the second body 20, the second body 20 is subsequently pulled upwards so that the second body 20 is removed from the first body 10. To be separated.

Next, when the handle 45 of each of the support pins 40 inserted into the third through hole 53 and the second through hole 52 is grasped, and the support pin 40 is pulled out, the locking protrusion 44 is first caught. The support pin 40 is separated from the second and third through holes 52 and 53 by coming out of the jaw 55.

Next, when the second body 20 is slightly applied downward, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the second body 20 supports each of the support pins 40 fitted in the first through hole 51. The position is fixed to 42.

As described above, when the lower end of the second body 20 is supported by the support pins 40 in the first through hole 51, the airtight container 1 may have a variable capacity so as to have a minimum amount of contents, such as a refrigerator or other storage space. It can be stored in a small space.

As described in detail above, the variable-capacity closed container according to the present invention is configured to easily and quickly change its content according to the size or amount of food to be stored, so that the food can be efficiently stored and thus the sealed container. There is an effect that can effectively utilize the refrigerator or other storage space is stored.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a variable-capacity closed container according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 and shows a state in which the variable-capacity closed container according to the present invention is changed to have a minimum content.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the support pin shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2 to show a sealing structure of the support pin and the first body.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 2 to show a sealing structure between the first body and the second body.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

1: hermetic container 10: first body

20: second body 30: cover

40: support pin 41: engaging portion

42: support portion 44: locking projection

45: handle 51, 52, 53: through hole

54, 56: projection 55, 57: locking jaw

61, 62: sealing member

Claims (11)

A first body having an upper portion and having a bottom surface, a second body having an upper portion and an open portion fitted to the inside of the first body, a lid fitted to an upper end of the second body, and an amount of the first body At least one pair of support pins which are easily inserted on a side thereof to allow the second body to be fixedly adjustable to the first body, according to a position where the support pins are disposed on the first body. A variable-capacity closed container characterized in that the contents are variable. 2. The lower surface of the first body of claim 1, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed on both side surfaces of the first body facing each other so that the support pins are fitted in a plurality of through holes spaced apart by a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. A variable displacement container, characterized in that the height is supported to be adjustable in the body. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of through holes comprises: a pair of first through holes disposed at a lower end of the first body, a pair of third through holes disposed at an upper end of the first body, and the first through holes; A capacity-variable closed container comprising a pair of second through holes disposed between a first through hole and a third through hole. According to claim 2, wherein the support pin is formed with a larger size than the through hole and having a latch disposed on the outside of the first body, and the support portion extending from the locking portion in a smaller size than the through hole And the support portion penetrates the through-hole and is disposed inside the first body to support and fix the lower end of the second body so as to be fixed in position. The method of claim 4, wherein the fitting groove is provided between the edge of the locking portion and the support, the first groove is inserted into the fitting groove surrounding the periphery of the through hole to seal between the support and the through hole. Capacity-variable sealed containers. The container of claim 4, wherein a first protrusion is formed to protrude outward from the first body so that the locking portion is inserted and moved around the through hole. The method of claim 6, wherein the first projection of the first protrusion is formed on the edge of the first protrusion protruding to the inside of the engaging portion, the locking projection extending outward of the locking portion is formed on the edge of the locking portion, Capacitively variable closed container characterized in that the engaging portion is detached to the first protrusion by being caught or pulled out of the first locking jaw. 5. The container of claim 4, wherein a handle is integrally formed in the locking portion so that the support pin can be easily inserted into or withdrawn from the through hole. According to claim 2, wherein the lower end of the second body is formed with a pair of second protrusions protruding outward along the rim, the second sealing member is sandwiched between the pair of second protrusions to the second body A capacity-variable hermetically sealed container characterized in that it is sealed between the lower end of the first body and the first body. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the upper edge of the first body is provided with a second locking step extending inwardly so that the second projection is caught so that the second body does not escape from the first body. Capacity variable sealed container. According to claim 1, wherein the cover is made of a flexible material and the edge is formed in the downwardly open fitting groove is formed so that the upper edge of the second body is fitted in the fitting groove to be sealed, variable capacity sealing Vessel.