CN221229255U - Tableware cage - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tableware cage, which comprises: the cage body is internally provided with a cage bin, and the top of the cage body is opened and a cage opening communicated with the cage bin is formed; two half-shells, both of which are movably mounted on top of the cage, and which are configured to be movable in a direction away from each other to open the cage opening or in a direction toward each other to close the cage opening. According to the tableware cage provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the two half shells are movably matched at the top of the cage body, so that the opening or closing of the cage opening can be realized, and tableware can be stored or taken conveniently.

Description

Tableware cage

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen ware manufacturing, in particular to a tableware cage.

Background

At present, two structures exist in a tableware cage existing in the market, namely, a structure with a cover body and a cage body separated, the cover body needs to be removed from the cage body when the tableware is taken, the taken cover body needs to be placed on a table top, the cover body needs to be covered on the cage body again after taking is finished, the operation is troublesome, the occupied space is large, the chopstick bin can rotate relative to the shell to open or close a fetching opening, but the tableware can be attached to one side wall of the chopstick bin, so that the taking is inconvenient, and improvement space exists.

Disclosure of utility model

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides the tableware cage, and the two half shells are arranged at the top of the cage body, so that tableware can be conveniently taken out, and the occupied space can be reduced.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, a cutlery cage comprises: the cage body is internally provided with a cage bin, and the top of the cage body is opened and a cage opening communicated with the cage bin is formed; two half-shells, both of which are movably mounted on top of the cage, and which are configured to be movable in a direction away from each other to open the cage opening or in a direction toward each other to close the cage opening.

According to the tableware cage provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the two half shells are movably matched at the top of the cage body, so that the opening or closing of the cage opening can be realized, the tableware can be stored or taken conveniently, and meanwhile, the two half shells are arranged at the top of the cage body and are connected with the cage body, so that the occupied space can be reduced.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cutlery box comprises a cutlery box, wherein the cutlery box comprises a cutlery box.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the center of gravity of at least one of the half-shells is located on a side of the corresponding axis of rotation remote from the other half-shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, at least one of the half-shells is provided with a counterweight on the side facing away from the other half-shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the balancing weight is formed with a handle.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cutlery box is provided with a first rotating part, both half-shells are rotatably matched with the first rotating part, and the first rotating part is positioned on one side of at least one half-shell close to the other half-shell, so that the gravity center of at least one half-shell is positioned on one side of the rotating axis far away from the other half-shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first rotating part is configured as a rotating shaft, both the half shells are provided with rotating sleeves, and the rotating sleeves of the two half shells are sleeved outside the rotating shaft in sequence along the axial direction.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the number of the rotating shafts is two, the two rotating shafts are respectively positioned at two sides of the outer peripheral wall of the cage body, and the axes of the two rotating shafts are coincident; each half shell is provided with two rotating sleeves, and the two rotating sleeves are sleeved on the two rotating shafts in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the side wall of the cage body is provided with a limiting part, and at least one half shell is limited and pressed against the limiting part when rotating to the maximum position towards the other half shell.

Cutlery cages according to some embodiments of the present utility model may further comprise a locking mechanism for selectively locking two of the half-shells.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the locking mechanism comprises two locking parts, the two locking parts are respectively arranged on the two half-shells, and the two locking parts can be selectively locked or unlocked; the bottom of the half shell is movably connected with the cage body, and the locking part is arranged at the top of the half shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cutlery box further comprises a base, wherein the bottom of the box body is supported on the base.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the base is provided with a water storage tank, and the bottom of the cage body is at least partially spaced from the base and provided with a water leakage hole opposite to the water storage tank; and/or the cage body is detachably connected with the base.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the depth of the cage compartment is less than the height of the cutlery placed in the cage; and/or, the top of the tableware placed in the cage bin protrudes out of the cage bin; and/or the cage body is provided with a wall hanging piece, and the wall hanging piece is used for being hung on a wall body.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of an opened state of a cutlery cage according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a closed state of the cutlery basket according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a closed state of the cutlery basket according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of an opened state of the cutlery cage according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals:

the cutlery box 100,

Cage 11, cage bin 111, cage mouth 112, rotation axis 113, water leakage hole 114, limit part 115, connecting column 116, half shell 12, balancing weight 121, rotation sleeve 122, locking part 13, base 14, cylindrical hole 141, water storage tank 142.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring now to fig. 1-4, a cutlery box 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described, which facilitates storage and access to cutlery and reduces space occupation by providing two half-shells 12 on top of the box 11.

A cutlery cage 100 according to one embodiment of the present utility model comprises: a cage 11 and two half-shells 12.

A cage bin 111 is formed in the cage body 11, and a cage opening 112 communicated with the cage bin 111 is formed in the top of the cage body 11. Specifically, the cage 111 is used for storing tableware, the top of the cage 11 is opened to form a cage opening 112, the cage opening 112 communicates with the cage 111, and the cage opening 112 is used for placing tableware into the cage 111 or taking tableware out therefrom. Thus, in the actual use process, when the tableware is required to be stored, the tableware can be placed into the cage 111 through the cage opening 112, and when the tableware is required to be taken out, the tableware can be taken out from the cage 111 through the cage opening 112.

Further, the inside of the cage 111 may be partitioned, so that the user can conveniently place different kinds of tableware in different areas during the use process, which is beneficial to the storage and the taking of the tableware, and is beneficial to the use of the user, such as setting a partition plate in the cage 111 to form a partition through the partition plate.

Both half-shells 12 are movably mounted on top of the cage 11, and the two half-shells 12 are configured to be movable in a direction away from each other to open the cage opening 112 or in a direction toward each other to close the cage opening 112. Specifically, two half-shells 12 are disposed on top of the cage 11, and the two half-shells 12 are movable relative to the cage 11, such as the two half-shells 12 being relatively close to or far away from each other, wherein the half-shells 12 may be rotatably connected, slidably connected, or otherwise movably connected with the cage 11. Therefore, the opening or closing of the cage opening 112 can be realized through the cooperation between the two half shells 12, for example, when the two half shells 12 move towards the direction away from each other, the opening of the cage opening 112 can be realized, and then tableware can be stored or taken, when the two half shells 12 move towards the direction close to each other, the closing of the cage opening 112 can be realized, and then tableware can be shielded, so that dust is prevented from entering the cage bin 111, and the tableware is prevented from being polluted. To further enable storage or access to the cutlery.

From this, deposit tableware through setting up cage 11, set up two half shells 12 at the top of cage 11 and open or close cage mouth 112 to realize depositing or taking to the tableware, and link to each other two half shells 12 with cage 11, in order to reduce the occupation to mesa space. It should be noted that, the cutlery box 100 in the present utility model may be used as a chopstick box, for example, may be used for storing chopsticks, forks or spoons, wherein, when storing and taking chopsticks, forks or spoons, the chopsticks, forks or spoons may be realized by moving two half-shells 12, and the half-shells 12 are connected to the box body 11 and cannot be separated from the box body 11, that is, no separate placing space is required to be provided for the half-shells 12, that is, the cutlery box 100 does not occupy excessive additional space in the use process, and the space requirement is small; meanwhile, when the two half shells 12 are opened, the top of the cage body 11 is opened, so that when the chopsticks, the forks or the spoons are taken out after being placed, the tops of the chopsticks, the forks or the spoons can extend out of the top of the cage body 11, the situation that the chopsticks, the forks or the spoons are adhered to the wall in the cage body 11 is not easy to exist, convenience for a user to take and place tableware is greatly improved, and user experience is improved.

According to the tableware cage 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, the two half-shells 12 are movably matched at the top of the cage body 11, so that the opening or closing of the cage opening 112 can be realized, and tableware can be stored or taken conveniently, and meanwhile, the two half-shells 12 are arranged at the top of the cage body 11 and connected with the cage body 11, so that the occupied space can be reduced.

In some embodiments, both half-shells 12 are rotatably connected to the cage 11. In other words, the two half-shells 12 are both connected with the cage 11 and can rotate relative to the cage 11, so that the opening or closing of the cage opening 112 can be realized by the rotation of the two half-shells 12 relative to the cage 11, and further, the storage or taking of tableware can be realized. That is, when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the two half-shells 12 rotate in a direction away from each other, and when the cage opening 112 needs to be closed, the two half-shells 12 rotate in a direction close to each other, and it should be noted that the rotation directions of the two half-shells 12 are opposite to each other and the rotation directions of the two half-shells are opposite to each other.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the two half-shells 12 are distributed in the left-right direction at the top of the cage 11, and the top of each of the two half-shells 12 is rotatably connected to the cage 11, whereby each of the two half-shells 12 can be rotated toward each other in the left-right direction to close the cage opening 112 as in fig. 2, or can be rotated away from each other in the left-right direction to open the cage opening 112 as in fig. 1.

Wherein, set up half shell 12 and cage 11 into rotary connection, can set up the axis of rotation similar structure in the two junction and can realize clearance fit, connection structure is simple, simple to operate, and the user of being convenient for opens or closes cage mouth 112 fast.

In some embodiments, the center of gravity of at least one half shell 12 is located on a side of the corresponding axis of rotation remote from the other half shell 12. It is possible to arrange the center of gravity of one half-shell 12 on the side of the corresponding rotation axis away from the other half-shell 12, or to arrange the centers of gravity of both half-shells 12 on the side of the corresponding rotation axis away from the other half-shell 12.

It will be appreciated that when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the half-shells 12 can rotate themselves relative to the cage body 11 by the action of their own gravity, specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the centers of gravity of the two half-shells 12 can be located on the side of the corresponding rotation axis away from the other half-shell 12, in other words, the center of gravity of the left half-shell 12 can be located on the side of the rotation axis away from the right half-shell 12, i.e. the center of gravity of the left half-shell 12 can be located on the left side of the rotation axis, so that when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the left half-shell 12 can be opened downward to the left about its rotation axis by the action of its own gravity, and at the same time, the center of gravity of the right half-shell 12 can be located on the right side of the rotation axis away from the side of the left half-shell 12, i.e. the center of gravity of the right half-shell 12 can be located on the right side of its rotation axis, so that when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the right half-shell 12 can be opened downward about its rotation axis by the action of its own gravity.

From this, when the cage mouth 112 needs to be opened, two half shells 12 can both rotate to the direction of keeping away from each other under the effect of self gravity to realize opening of cage mouth 112, and then realize depositing or taking to the tableware, greatly improved the user and opened the convenience of cage mouth 112, reduced the operation degree of difficulty, the practicality is better.

In some embodiments, at least one half-shell 12 is provided with a weight 121 on a side facing away from the other half-shell 12. The counter weight 121 may be disposed on one side of the half shell 12 facing away from the other half shell 12, or the counter weights 121 may be disposed on one side of the two half shells 12 facing away from each other, so that when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the two half shells 12 can rotate in a direction away from each other relative to the cage 11 under the action of gravity of the counter weights 121, so as to realize opening of the cage opening 112, and further realize storage or taking of tableware.

Specifically, the weight 121 may be disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the half shell 12, and particularly may be disposed at a position of the middle of the outer peripheral wall of the half shell 12, so as to facilitate lowering the center of gravity of the half shell 12, and realize rotation of the half shell 12 under the action of the weight 121. As shown in fig. 1-2 and 4, a weight 121 is provided at the bottom of the outer peripheral wall of the left half shell 12, and a weight 121 is provided at the bottom of the outer peripheral wall of the right half shell 12.

Therefore, the structure of the balancing weight 121 can be flexibly arranged to adjust the gravity center position of the half shell 12, and of course, the balancing weight 121 can be also arranged to be a hollow structure in the actual design to reduce the whole weight of the cutlery cage 100, thereby meeting the light weight requirement of the cutlery cage 100 under the condition of realizing gravity opening.

In some embodiments, weight 121 is formed with a hand-held portion. Understandably, the setting of the hand-held portion is beneficial to the user to move the cutlery box 100 in the use process, the balancing weight 121 can be directly used as the hand-held portion, the setting of the dual function of the balancing weight 121 is realized, the independent hand-held portion is not required, the material use is reduced, and the weight of the cutlery box 100 is reduced, so that the cutlery box 100 is lighter.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1-2 and 4, the weight 121 may be disposed to protrude outward from the bottom of the outer peripheral wall of the half-shell 12 to form a protruding structure on the outer peripheral wall of the half-shell 12, and a user may directly hold the entire weight 121 or finger tips may be disposed on the bottom surface of the weight 121, so that when the movement of the dish rack 100 is required, the user may directly lift the dish rack 100 through the hand-holding part to move, thereby facilitating the operation.

In practical design, the weight 121 may be configured to adapt to the shape of the hand of the user, such as forming a finger grip, which is more beneficial to rapid and stable operation.

In some embodiments, the cage 11 is provided with a first rotation portion, with which both half-shells 12 are rotatably fitted, the first rotation portion being located on the side of at least one half-shell 12 close to the other half-shell 12, so that the centre of gravity of at least one half-shell 12 is located on the side of the rotation axis remote from the other half-shell 12. Namely, a first rotating part is arranged on the cage 11, the first rotating part is connected with the two half shells 12 at the same time, and the two half shells 12 can rotate around the first rotating part, the first rotating part is arranged on one side of one half shell 12 close to the other half shell 12, so that the gravity center of the one half shell 12 is positioned on one side of the rotating axis far away from the other half shell 12, or the first rotating part is arranged on one side of the two half shells 12 close to each other, namely on the central line of the two half shells 12, so that the gravity centers of the two half shells 12 are positioned on one side of the rotating axis far away from the other half shell 12.

It will be appreciated that opening of the cage 112 may be accomplished only if at least one of the half-shells 12 is rotated in a direction away from the other half-shell 12. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first rotating portion is disposed at the joint of the two half-shells 12, for example, the first rotating portion is located at the bottom of one side of the two half-shells 12 close to each other, so that the bottom of the side surfaces of the two half-shells 12 close to each other are connected to the first rotating portion, and the centers of gravity of the two half-shells 12 are located at one side of the rotation axis far away from each other, so that when the cage opening 112 is opened, the two half-shells 12 can rotate in a direction far away from each other relative to the cage 11, so as to realize automatic opening of the cage opening 112, and further store or take tableware.

Simultaneously, two half shells 12 rotate through a first rotation portion simultaneously with the cage 11 to be connected, do benefit to not only realize the position arrangement of focus, and need not every half shell 12 all to set up an independent first rotation portion, reduce the quantity of first rotation portion promptly to make the overall structure of tableware cage 100 simpler, simultaneously, can reduce the use of material, reduce the setting cost.

In some embodiments, the first rotating portion is configured as a rotating shaft 113, both half shells 12 are provided with rotating sleeves 122, and the rotating sleeves 122 of the two half shells 12 are sequentially sleeved outside the rotating shaft 113 in the axial direction. Therefore, the two half shells 12 can be connected with the cage body 11 through the sleeve connection and the matching of the rotating sleeves 122 and the rotating shaft 113, wherein the rotating shaft 113 is sleeved with the two rotating sleeves 122 at the same time, so that the rotating axes of the two rotating sleeves 122 are coincident, the two rotating sleeves are distributed in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 113, the rotating interference cannot be formed, and the structural design is more reasonable.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the rotation shaft 113 may be provided to extend outwardly from the outer peripheral wall of the cage 11, such as the cage 11 is configured to have a circular cross section, the rotation shaft 113 may be extended to protrude outwardly in the radial direction of the cage 11, and the rotation shaft 113 may be provided at a position above the middle in the height direction of the cage 11; meanwhile, the rotating sleeve 122 may be disposed to protrude downwards from the lower edge of the half shell 12, and the rotating sleeve 122 is perforated, so that the rotating sleeve 122 may be sleeved on the rotating shaft 113 to connect the half shell 12 with the cage 11.

Further, the rotating sleeves 122 on the two half-shells 12 can be sleeved on the rotating shaft 113, the sleeving sequence is not sequential, and the rotation of the rotating sleeves 122 relative to the rotating shaft 113 can be utilized to realize the rotation of the half-shells 12 relative to the cage 11, so as to realize the opening or closing of the cage opening 112. The axial length of the two rotating sleeves 122 is set to be significantly smaller than that of the rotating shaft 113, so that the rotating sleeves 122 can be quickly sleeved outside the rotating shaft 113, and the two rotating sleeves 122 cannot be mutually extruded outside the rotating shaft 113, thereby facilitating smooth opening or closing of the half shell 12.

In some embodiments, the number of the rotation shafts 113 is two, and the two rotation shafts 113 are respectively located at two sides of the outer peripheral wall of the cage 11, and the axes of the two rotation shafts 113 coincide. In other words, the number of the rotation shafts 113 may be two, the two rotation shafts 113 are all disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the cage 11, and the two rotation shafts 113 are axially and oppositely distributed, so that each half shell 12 can be connected with the two rotation shafts 113 through the two rotation sleeves 122 respectively to be mounted on the cage 11, and the connection stability of the half shell 12 and the cage 11 can be improved. And, two rotating shafts 113 are located at two sides of the outer peripheral wall of the cage 11, and two rotating sleeves 122 are correspondingly located at two sides of the bottom of the half shell 12, so that the two sides of the half shell 12 and the cage 11 are stressed and balanced after being connected.

It should be noted that, the two half-shells 12 rotate around the two rotating shafts 113, and the axes of the two rotating shafts 113 are the rotation axes of the two half-shells 12.

In some embodiments, the side wall of the cage 11 is provided with a limiting portion 115, at least one half shell 12 is limited and pressed against the limiting portion 115 when rotating to the maximum position towards the other half shell, i.e. one half shell 12 is in limited and pressed fit with the limiting portion 115, and both half shells 12 can also be in limited and pressed fit with the limiting portion 115. It should be noted that, in the process of rotating the two half-shells 12 relative to the cage 11, when both the two half-shells 12 rotate downward and rotate to the lowest position, the bottoms of the two half-shells 12 will press against the peripheral wall of the cage 11 to perform a limiting function, i.e. to realize the limiting of the downward rotation limit position; and when two half shells 12 all upwards rotate, be provided with spacing portion 115 at the lateral wall of cage 11, when two half shells 12 all rotate towards the direction that is close to each other, rotate to highest position department, two half shells 12 all can support and press in spacing portion 115, and spacing portion 115 can carry out spacingly to two half shells 12, avoids its excessive rotation.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the limiting portion 115 may be configured as an annular boss disposed around the cage opening 112, where the annular boss is disposed protruding from the outer peripheral wall of the cage body 11, when the cage opening 112 is opened, the two half shells 12 rotate to the lowest position and are pressed against the outer peripheral wall of the cage body 11, that is, the cage body 11 limits the two half shells 12, when the cage opening 112 is closed, the two half shells 12 rotate to the highest position and are pressed against the annular boss, that is, the annular boss limits the two half shells 12, so that the two half shells 12 rotate within a reasonable stroke, and excessive rotation of the half shells 12 is avoided; in addition, the annular boss is annularly arranged at the cage opening 112, so that the strength of the cage opening 112 can be increased, and the deformation of the cage opening 112 is avoided.

In some embodiments, cutlery basket 100 further comprises a locking mechanism for selectively locking the two half-shells 12, i.e., locking or unlocking the two half-shells 12 by the locking mechanism.

Specifically, when the cage opening 112 needs to be opened, the locking mechanism is unlocked, and the two half-shells 12 rotate towards a direction away from each other under the action of self gravity or the balancing weights 121 until the bottoms of the two half-shells 12 are pressed against the outer peripheral wall of the cage body 11; when the cage opening 112 needs to be closed, the two half-shells 12 will rotate towards the direction approaching to each other until the two half-shells 12 are pressed against the limiting part 115, and meanwhile, the locking mechanism is locked, so that the two half-shells 12 cannot be automatically opened under the action of gravity, the position of the half-shells 12 is stable when the cage opening 112 is closed, and the cage opening 112 is prevented from being automatically opened when no person opens.

In some embodiments, the locking mechanism includes two locking portions 13, the two locking portions 13 are respectively provided on the two half-shells 12, and the two locking portions 13 can be selectively locked or unlocked. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4, the locking mechanism includes two locking portions 13, where the two locking portions 13 are respectively disposed on the two half-shells 12, one of the locking portions 13 may be configured to have a hook, and the other locking portion 13 may be configured to have a slot, and locking between the two half-shells 12 is achieved by fastening the hook with the slot.

Wherein, the bottom of half shell 12 is movably connected with cage 11, and locking part 13 is located at the top of half shell 12. Namely, the two locking portions 13 are respectively arranged at the top of the two half-shells 12, so that when the cage opening 112 is closed, the two half-shells 12 rotate around the rotating shaft 113 at the bottom in a direction close to each other, and when the rotating shafts are rotated to the position where the distance between the top walls of the two half-shells 12 is smaller and the hooks extend into the clamping grooves, the locking of the two half-shells 12 can be realized, and when the cage opening 112 is opened, a user can apply an acting force to the half-shells 12 to enable the hooks to be separated from the clamping grooves, so that the two half-shells 12 rotate in a direction far away from each other, and the unlocking of the cage opening 112 is realized.

In some embodiments, cutlery basket 100 further comprises a base 14, with the bottom of basket 11 supported by base 14. In particular, as shown in fig. 1-4, the cutlery box 100 is further provided with a base 14, the base 14 being adapted to support the basket 11, the cutlery box 100 being adapted to be placed on a counter by means of the base 14.

It should be noted that, the bottom area of the base 14 is larger than the bottom area of the cage 11, so that the base 14 can better support the cage 11 and can be placed on the table top more stably, so that the placement of the cutlery cage 100 is more stable.

In some embodiments, the base 14 is formed with a water storage tank 142, and the bottom of the cage 11 is at least partially spaced apart from the base 14 and provided with a water leakage hole 114 opposite to the water storage tank 142, so that water in the cage 11 can flow into the water storage tank 142 from top to bottom through the water leakage hole 114 to avoid water accumulation in the cage 11.

As shown in fig. 4, the central area of the bottom of the cage 11 is connected with the base 14, and the peripheral area of the bottom of the cage 11 is spaced apart from the base 14, so that a gap exists between the cage 11 and the base 14, and a plurality of water leakage holes 114 are provided at the bottom of the cage 11, wherein the plurality of water leakage holes 114 may be provided, and the plurality of water leakage holes 114 are distributed around the central area at the bottom wall of the cage 11, so that water leakage can be performed at each position in the circumferential direction, that is, normal water leakage can also be performed when the cage 11 is inclined.

Wherein, can set up the base 14 into disk type structure, the circumference border of base 14 is upwards buckled for the middle part region, forms open aqua storage tank 142 in top, and aqua storage tank 142 is used for storing the water that flows into in the base 14, can avoid water to flow out of base 14, flows to the mesa.

It can be appreciated that the cutlery box 100 can be used for placing chopsticks, forks, spoons and other cutlery, when a user cleans the chopsticks, forks, spoons and other cutlery, water attached to the cutlery can flow downwards into the box 11, at this time, water can be prevented from depositing in the box 11 by arranging the water leakage holes 114, drying of the interior of the box 11 is ensured, bacteria breeding in a humid environment is avoided, and clean and sanitary tableware is ensured.

And/or the cage 11 is removably connected to the base 14. As shown in fig. 4, a connecting column 116 is disposed at the center of the bottom of the cage 11, a cylindrical hole 141 is disposed at the center of the base 14, the connecting column 116 can be inserted into the cylindrical hole 141 to connect the cage 11 and the base 14, when the cage 11 and the base 14 need to be cleaned, the connecting column 116 can be pulled out from the cylindrical hole 141 to clean the cage 11 and the base 14 respectively, and after the cleaning is completed, the connecting column 116 is inserted into the cylindrical hole 141 to mount the cage 11 and the base 14.

And when the water in the water storage tank 142 is deposited more, the cage 11 can be separated from the base 14, so that the water in the base 14 is poured out, and tableware in the cage 11 is prevented from falling out in the water pouring process.

In some embodiments, the depth of the cage 111 is less than the height of the cutlery placed in the cage 11, and/or the top of the cutlery placed in the cage 111 protrudes out of the cage 111 such that at least a portion of the cutlery may protrude from the mouth 112 when placed in the cutlery cage 100, so that the cutlery may be accessed by a user from the top of the cutlery. Thus, the depth of the cage 111 is smaller than the height of the dishes placed therein, and the dishes rest on the inner peripheral wall of the cage 111 but still have a part extending from the cage opening 112, which is beneficial to the user to take the dishes, and is convenient to operate.

If the tableware is chopsticks, forks and spoons, the depth of the cage bin 111 is smaller than the height of the chopsticks, forks or spoons, the tops of the chopsticks, forks and spoons can extend out of the upper end of the cage body 11, at this time, a user can grasp the top of the tableware, the situation that the tableware cannot be grasped due to adherence cannot occur, and user experience is improved.

And/or the cage 11 is provided with a wall hanging piece, and the wall hanging piece is used for hanging the wall body. Specifically, wall hanging pieces can be arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the tableware cage 100, and the tableware cage 100 can be hung on a wall through the wall hanging pieces, so that the placing space of a table top is prevented from being occupied.

Wherein, when specifically designing, can set up the hanging piece as the couple, couple can hang the support piece department of locating the wall body, perhaps the hanging piece is formed with the interface of hanging, from the interface department of hanging with tableware cage 100 to the hook of wall body on, convenient operation.

In the specific design of the cutlery box 100 of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the two half-shells 12 may be set to be symmetrical, and the two half-shells 12 are configured to be cylindrical with spherical top after being closed, meanwhile, the box 11 is configured to be cylindrical, so that the cutlery box 100 after the opening 112 is closed is also configured to be cylindrical with spherical top, and the top will not form an edge angle, and the structure is smoother, and the visual effect of the appearance is good.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (14)

1. A cutlery box, comprising:

the cage body is internally provided with a cage bin, and the top of the cage body is opened and a cage opening communicated with the cage bin is formed;

Two half-shells, both of which are movably mounted on top of the cage, and which are configured to be movable in a direction away from each other to open the cage opening or in a direction toward each other to close the cage opening.

2. A cutlery cage according to claim 1, wherein both of said half-shells are rotatably connected to said cage body.

3. Cutlery cage according to claim 2, characterized in that the centre of gravity of at least one of the half-shells is located on the side of the corresponding rotation axis remote from the other half-shell.

4. A cutlery box according to claim 3, characterized in that at least one of the half-shells is provided with a counter weight on the side facing away from the other half-shell.

5. The cutlery cage of claim 4, wherein the weight is formed with a hand-held portion.

6. A cutlery cage according to claim 3, wherein the cage body is provided with a first rotation part, with which both half-shells are rotatably fitted, the first rotation part being located on the side of at least one of the half-shells close to the other half-shell, so that the centre of gravity of at least one of the half-shells is located on the side of the rotation axis remote from the other half-shell.

7. The cutlery box of claim 6, wherein the first rotating part is configured as a rotating shaft, both the half-shells are provided with rotating sleeves, and the rotating sleeves of the two half-shells are sequentially sleeved outside the rotating shaft along the axial direction.

8. The cutlery box of claim 7 wherein there are two said axes of rotation, one on each side of the outer peripheral wall of the box and the axes of the two axes of rotation are coincident;

each half shell is provided with two rotating sleeves, and the two rotating sleeves are sleeved on the two rotating shafts in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

9. A cutlery basket according to any of claims 2-8, wherein the side walls of the basket are provided with a limiting portion, at least one of the half-shells being limited against said limiting portion when rotated towards the other to a maximum position.

10. A cutlery cage according to any of claims 1-8, further comprising a locking mechanism for selectively locking two of the half-shells.

11. The cutlery box of claim 10, wherein the locking mechanism comprises two locking parts, the two locking parts being provided on the two half-shells, respectively, the two locking parts being selectively lockable or unlockable;

The bottom of the half shell is movably connected with the cage body, and the locking part is arranged at the top of the half shell.

12. A cutlery cage according to any of claims 1-8, 11, further comprising a base, the bottom of the cage being supported by the base.

13. The cutlery box of claim 12 wherein the base forms a water reservoir, the bottom of the box being at least partially spaced from the base and provided with a water drain hole directly opposite the water reservoir;

and/or the cage body is detachably connected with the base.

14. A cutlery box according to any of claims 1-8, 11, 13, wherein the depth of the cage compartment is smaller than the height of cutlery placed in the cage;

And/or, the top of the tableware placed in the cage bin protrudes out of the cage bin;

And/or the cage body is provided with a wall hanging piece, and the wall hanging piece is used for being hung on a wall body.