JP2002286357A - Collecting/containing box of foods/seasoning for daily dish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collecting/containing box for preventing daily dish foods from being forgotten in the refrigerator over the consumption period and discarded because the foods for daily dish contained in pan type plastic packs or the foods/seasoning for daily dish packed in small bottles, cans, boxes or tubes have random shapes and dimensions, and thereby they can not be arranged easily in the refrigerator. SOLUTION: Packed foods for daily dish are contained in transparent containers 1 and placed in a refrigerator or taken out therefrom in units of the container 1 so that the names of the contained foods can be confirmed easily along with the residual quantity and the consumption period thereof. Packed foods can thereby be prevented from being forgotten or waste due to duplicate purchase can be eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box for collectively storing foods for a side dish in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is standard that recent refrigerators have a separate room structure for each temperature zone such as a freezing room, a refrigerator room, and an ice room. In addition, the door pocket inside the refrigerator compartment has a dedicated space for storing eggs and a space for storing containers such as boxed milk, PET bottled juice or soy sauce, bottled beer, etc.
A pocket for storing tubes such as mustard, wasabi, ground ginger, ground garlic and mustard is provided. On the other hand, it can be called a special space especially for packed side dishes such as tsukudani, boiled beans, salads, grilled fish, boiled vegetables, Chinese side dishes, fried foods, natto, tofu, etc. Rather, they are arranged or stacked on shelves in refrigerators at various times according to the user's preference.

[0003]

Since packed foods sold at retail stores such as supermarkets vary in the material, shape, dimensions, etc. of the packs for each food manufacturer or store, the packs are organized in a refrigerator. Surprisingly difficult to store. In addition, the place where the food is stored changes each time a meal is taken in and out. As a result, it is a common occurrence that food put in or slipped into the back is forgotten for its existence and is wasted on a daily basis.
As described above, the packaged food has conventionally been easily dismissed from the arrangement and storage in the refrigerator.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a physically unstable storage method to appropriately stack and store foods having different shapes and sizes of packs on shelves of a refrigerator. In addition, by selecting and removing necessary foods from the food at each meal, and adding newly purchased foods, what and how much remains and which side of which shelf in the refrigerator is located It is extremely difficult to memorize and manage the expiration date of each. The present invention manages individual food packs one by one, instead of the conventional management method that is difficult to execute for a large mental load, and performs group management of one or several packed foods etc. This embodies a method for making management easy and reliable.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a food storage box in a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the storage box B indicated in claim 2, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage box B in a state of being accommodated in the auxiliary container shown in claim 3. The storage box B is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped container 1 made of transparent and durable plastic or glass, but the upper surface 2 is an open mouth. In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of side surface ventilation holes 5 are provided in the lower portion of the side surface portion 3, and an appropriate number of bottom surface ventilation holes 6 are provided in the bottom surface portion 4. R10m at corner 7 of container 1
Although a radius of about m is taken, it is possible to prevent the user's hand or the like from hitting the corner and feeling painful. Short legs 8 are provided on the bottom portion 4 of the container 1, which makes it easier for cold air to pass through the bottom portion 4 in the refrigerator. The auxiliary container 9 stores the storage box B outside the refrigerator, and prevents cold air from leaking from the container 1 or entry of outside air into the container 1. The depth and width of the inside of the auxiliary container 9 are slightly larger than those of the outside of the container 1, and the height is 1 to 1 from the upper end of the side portion ventilation hole 5 of the container 1 with the container 1 housed therein. It is a dimension that is 2 cm higher. This storage box B fits in a single-stage shelf in the refrigerator compartment, and has a height of about 10 to 15 cm.
It is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped having a depth of about 15 to 30 cm and a width of about 5 to 30 cm. The specific dimensions of the storage box B are based on the general shelf dimensions of the refrigerator compartment of a medium-sized and large-sized refrigerator for home use, and the dimensions of the food packs or containers stored in the box and the respective dimensions are usually stored. Various items are set in consideration of the number of pieces, and the size and weight that are easy for humans to put in and out. In addition, the storage box is transparent, and since it is put in and out of the refrigerator many times every day while storing a certain amount of heavy items inside, it can withstand the stress caused by it and does not cause deformation or fatigue failure, and It is made of a material that has an impact resistance that does not break even when dropped on a wooden floor, and has a certain thickness and hardness so that people can easily grasp it with fingers, and it is designed to be non-slip You. As the suitable material, for example, polycarbonate is given.

[0006]

The storage box according to the present invention is made of a highly transparent material and can be taken out of the refrigerator as a whole box. The expiration date can be easily confirmed sometime. This has the effect of making it easier to determine which foods should be replenished, promoting proper consumption of the foods on hand, and avoiding the over-purchase of foods on hand. From the user's point of view, rather than putting all packed foods and foods and condiments in bottles, cans, boxes or tubes in a single storage box, the individual users should classify according to their own standards. It may be preferable to store these items in separate boxes. For example, (1) packed foods are stored in separate storage boxes for foods that have been refrigerated from the time of purchase and foods that have been heated at the time of purchase. And in a storage box different from bottles, cans, boxes or tubed foods and seasonings, or (3) Western-style jam, butter, margarine,
Mustard, pepper, sugar, whipped cream,
Instant coffee, mayonnaise, etc. are to be stored in separate storage boxes by themselves. Food waste, especially leftover food, is increasing year by year in Japan, exceeding 6% of food expenses. This is not only inevitable, but also increases the amount of garbage, thereby increasing the disposal cost. The present invention can help households and reduce social costs by reducing leftover food waste in refrigerators.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a food for side dish according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view of the collective storage box in a seasoning refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a collective storage box in a refrigerator for foods and seasonings for side dishes stored in an auxiliary container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Top part 3 Side part 4 Bottom part 5 Side part ventilation hole 6 Bottom part ventilation hole 7 Corner part
8 short legs 9 auxiliary container

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a refrigerator, food for prepared foods packed in a plastic flat plate type pack container with a lid or wrap sheet packaging or prepared food packed in containers such as small bottles, cans, boxes and tubes. For the purpose of collective storage of foods or seasonings, it is made of transparent and durable plastic or glass, and the top part is open for taking in and out of those foods or seasonings, and only the lower part of the side or the lower part of the side and the bottom part A storage box having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped structure with ventilation holes of an appropriate size and number to allow cold air to pass through both sides. 2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein when the storage box is placed on a shelf in a refrigerator or on a table outside the refrigerator, the lower portion of the bottom surface directly contacts the upper surface portion of the shelf. A storage box with short legs of appropriate height at the bottom of the bottom to avoid the problem. 3. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein when the storage box is used outside the refrigerator, the storage box is stored therein.
A storage box provided with an auxiliary container for preventing cold air from leaking or entering outside air from ventilation holes in a lower side surface and / or a bottom surface of the storage box.