JP2003159112A - Lunch box with turnable partition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lunch box with a partition plate which can be turned around a projecting part so that the partition position is diversely varied corresponding to sizes and quantity of various foods for an excellent layout. <P>SOLUTION: A fit part is equipped on either one of a tray to be set with a partition plate or the partition plate and a projecting part to be detachably fit in the fit part on the other. The projecting part is fit into the fit part so as to enable the partition plate to rotate around the projecting part. The tray is equipped with a dent part or a slit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lunch box having a partition plate for partitioning a space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a partition in a conventional lunch box, there is mainly an inverted T-shaped partition plate 15 as shown in FIG. This inverted T-shaped partition plate is attachable / detachable in the e direction as shown in FIG. 12, stands in parallel with a part of the peripheral wall of the lunch box, and serves as a partition wall for partitioning food, and a partition plate at the bottom. It comprises a support portion 17 for supporting the. Such an inverted T-shaped partition plate can be slid in the f direction to change the partition position.

In order to partition the inside of the lunch box, FIG.
There is one in which the partition box 17 as shown in FIG. 3 is put in the lunch box. This partition box can be filled with water-containing food called soup, which is sprinkled with sauce, soy sauce, etc., to prevent the food from mixing with other foods such as rice.

[0004]

However, the conventional partition may be inconvenient when partitioning food. Although the inverted T-shaped partition plate slides, it operates only in a fixed direction, and the range of changing the partition position is limited, so it is difficult to pack food in a lunch box in a variety of ways. . Moreover, the inverted T-shaped partition plate is not suitable for soup with sauce or soy sauce. In the case of soups such as sauces and soy sauce, the soup collects at the bottom of the lunch box,
Because it mixes with other foods.

When a partition box is used, not only a soup product with sauce or soy sauce, but also a liquid product such as soup or miso soup can be put. However, since the shape of the partition box is constant, the partition range of the lunch box cannot be changed, and food cannot be spread in the lunch box in a variety of ways.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to change the partition position in a variety of ways, and also to prevent the soup from being mixed with other foods when soy sauce or soup with sauce is added. It is a thing.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION A lunch box with a rotating partition plate provided in the present invention has a fitting portion on either the tray or the partition plate on which the partition plate is installed, and on the other side, the fitting portion is detachable from the fitting portion. By providing a protrusion and fitting the protrusion into the fitting portion, the partition plate can be rotated around the protrusion as a shaft. With this, by rotating the partition plate, it is possible to set a variety of partition positions, and it is possible to partition the inside of the lunch box according to the food to be packed.

Further, it is preferable that the tray is provided with a concave portion for receiving a water-like substance which flows down from the food contained in the lunch box. By putting this tray in the lunch box, it is a soup food with sauce and soy sauce, and even if the soup falls on the tray, the juice accumulates in the recesses on the surface of the tray, so that the other food will not get soup. It doesn't mix.

It is preferable that the tray has a slit hole that extends from the front surface to the back surface so that the water-like substance that runs off from the food contained in the lunch box is washed out from the tray. By putting this tray in the lunch box, it is a soup food that is sprinkled with sauce and soy sauce, and even if the juice falls on the tray, the juice will drop through the slit holes reaching from the front side to the back side of the tray. , The juice doesn't collect on the tray and the taste doesn't mix with other foods.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example of an embodiment of a lunch box with a rotating partition plate according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows an example of a partition plate 1 of the present invention. The partition plate 1 is composed of a partition part 2 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a projecting part 3 projecting from below the partition part 2.

The partition section 2 constitutes a surface for partitioning the inside of the lunch box. Therefore, the shape of the partition part 2 needs to correspond to the internal shape of the lunch box. Here, the partition section illustrated in FIG. 1 is shown as a rectangular shape, but it may have a rounded shape or an elliptical shape depending on the shape of the lunch box. However, in order to enable the partition part 2 to rotate the partition plate 1 in the directions a and b as illustrated in FIG.
The size of the partition 2 and the internal shape of the lunch box should be determined in consideration of the operation on the circumference having the length as the diameter.

The protruding portion 3 illustrated in FIG. 1 is located in the center of the lower surface of the partition portion 2 and has a reverse cutting cone shape. The protruding portion 3 is a fitting portion 4 formed on the surface of the tray 5.
Used by fitting into. The protruding portion 3 is the fitting portion 4
It is removable with respect to. This fitting state is shown in FIG. 2, and the partition plate 1 has a fitting portion 4 as shown by an arrow c.
Fit in. This fitting portion 4 is a circular hole,
If the protrusion 3 is loosely fitted in this hole, the partition plate 1 can be rotated, and if the protrusion 3 is tightly fitted, the sizes of the protrusion 3 and the fitting part 4 are set so that the partition plate 1 can be fixed. Good to do.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the partition plate 1 has the protruding portion 3 fitted in the fitting portion 4 and fixed to the tray 5. Then, the partition plate 1 can be rotated in the directions of a and b of FIG. In this way, the partition plate 1 can be rotated to change the partition position. With this, unlike when using a sliding partition plate or partition box,
Flexible and versatile partitioning is possible, and it is possible to accommodate a variety of side dishes, such as the size of the side dish, the length of the side dish, and the amount of the side dish.

In FIG. 2, a state where three partition plates 1 are used is illustrated. By using a plurality of partition plates 1, it is possible to carry out a partition method with a wider variety of variations. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, by arranging all the partition plates 1 in a certain direction, a long area can be partitioned, and long food materials such as salmon fillets can be effectively packed. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when three partition plates 1 are used, and one partition plate 1 at the center among them is arranged at a right angle with respect to the other two partition plates 1, a lunch box is provided. The inside of the box is divided into four parts, so small food items such as pickles and salads can be arranged in a well-balanced manner, and the bento can have a beautiful layout. As described above, in addition to this, by partitioning a plurality of partition plates 1 by rotating them, it is possible to partition various variations.

Further, since the partition plate 1 is a detachable fitting type, the partition plate 1 can be easily removed. By removing all the partition plates 1, the inside of the lunch box can be utilized without partitioning at all, and the lunch box can be used as a bowl or the like. On the other hand, by removing and using a part of the plurality of partition plates 1, the space can be widened and used.

The partition plate 1 is used by inserting it into the tray 5. 2 to 4 show an example of a state in which the partition plate 1 is fitted in the tray 5. The tray 5 may have a shape such as a circular shape or a rectangular shape which fits into the planar shape of the lunch box, but in the case shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the case having a substantially gourd shape is shown. There is. Further, the peripheral edge portion 6 of the tray 5 has a warped shape so that the juice itself does not spill from the tray 5 when the food itself or the food is soy sauce or sauce, and the entire surface of the tray 5 Is a recess 7.

As shown in FIG. 5, an elongated groove-shaped recess may be formed on the surface of the tray 5. When soy sauce or sauce is sprinkled, the juice may drop on the surface of the tray 5 and spatter it on other foods. However, as shown in FIG. 5, by providing the elongated groove-shaped concave portion 7 on the surface of the tray 5, the juice does not flow down into the concave portion and sprinkle on other food, and the taste is not mixed. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5, showing an example of the state of the elongated groove-shaped recess 7.
Although FIG. 5 shows a plurality of elongated groove-shaped concave portions 7, one elongated groove-shaped concave portion 7 may be provided at the end of the surface of the tray 5.

The front surface of the tray 5 may have a slit hole 8 extending from the front surface to the back surface of the tray 5 as shown in FIG. Although it is a so-called duck-shaped one, even in the case of the tray 5 having such slit holes 8, when the juice of the soup falls, it spills from the tray 5 inside the lunch box through the slit holes 8 to the bottom of the lunch box and is used for other food. It doesn't squeeze the juice and the taste is not mixed. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7, showing an example of the state of the slit holes 8. Although the slit hole 8 is shaped like an elongated groove in FIGS. 7 and 8, the shape is not limited to such a shape, and may be a small circular hole or the like.

The shape of the lunch box itself is shown in FIGS.
As described above, when the tray 5 is placed on the bottom of the lunch box and the protrusion 3 is fitted into the fitting portion 4, the partition plate 1 can partition the inside of the lunch box. Since the tray 5 is shaped like a gourd, the whole lunch box is also gourd, and in FIGS. 10 and 11, the gourd lunch boxes can be stacked and used. The shape of the lunch box is preferably as round as possible. The partition plate rotates around the protrusion 3 as a shaft to partition the inside of the lunch box. Therefore, when the lunch box has a rectangular shape or the like, the partition 1 cannot rotate 360 degrees on the side wall 14 of the lunch box. In some cases, the inside of the lunch box may not be partitioned sufficiently. When the lunch box is shaped like a gourd, the partition plate 1 can be rotated without any trouble, and the inside of the lunch box can be sufficiently partitioned. Note that FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the inside of the lunch box with a rotating partition plate by a broken line.

FIG. 10 shows an example of combining a tray with a partition plate and a box body in the d direction. From the top, the lid 9 with a clasp, the tray 5 with a partition plate, the first box 10, the inner lid 11, and the second box 12 are combined in this order, and the tray 5 with a partition plate is placed inside the first box 10. The inner lid 11 can be sandwiched between the one box body 10 and the second box body 12, the lid 9 can be covered, and the entire lunch box can be fixed by the clasp 13 attached to the lid.

Incidentally, when the partition plate 1 is fitted in the tray 5, the case where the projection 3 is provided in the partition plate 1 and the fitting part 4 is provided in the tray 5 has been exemplified here. A protrusion may be provided on the upper surface of the tray 5 and a fitting portion 4 may be provided on the partition 1. In short, the fitting portion 4 may be provided on one of the partition portion 1 and the tray 5, and the protruding portion 3 that is detachable from the fitting portion 4 may be provided on the other.

【The invention's effect】

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the partition plate can be rotated around the projecting portion as a base, the partition position can be varied in a wide variety when partitioning the lunch box, and various food sizes and lengths can be obtained. You can handle the quantity. Now you can make a bento with a beautiful layout.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a soup or sauce-added food called soup is packed in a lunch box, even if the soup falls on the tray, the soup flows into the recessed portion of the tray, etc. The food is soupy that the taste is not mixed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the food called soup or soup with soy sauce is packed in the lunch box, even if the juice of the soup falls on the tray, the juice passes through the slit holes from the tray to the lunch box. It will fall to the bottom and will not collect in the tray. This will not add juice to the taste of other foods.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a partition plate of a lunch box with a rotary partition plate according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a partition plate is fixed to a tray, and also shows a state before a part of the partition plate is fitted into a fitting hole.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a partition plate is fixed to a tray, and shows a case where three partition plates are fixed in a certain direction so that long food can be put therein.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view exemplifying a state in which a partition plate is fixed to a tray. Of the three partition plates, one central partition plate is perpendicular to the other two partition plates. It shows the case where the inside of the lunch box is divided into four.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a tray having a partition plate attached, and illustrates an example in which an elongated groove that is a recess is formed in the tray.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a tray having a partition plate attached thereto, and illustrates a case where the tray is provided with elongated slit-shaped slit holes.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a tray with a partition plate is placed in a lunch box.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a case where a tray with a partition plate is incorporated into a lunch box, showing a case where a lid with a clasp, a tray with a partition plate, a first box body, an inner lid, and a second box body are sequentially combined from the top. .

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a tray with a partition plate is incorporated in a lunch box and another box body is superposed.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional lunch box using an inverted T-shaped slide type partition.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional lunch box using a partition box in the conventional lunch box.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Partition plate, 2 ... Partition part, 3 ... Projection part, 4 ... Fitting part, 5 ... Tray, 6 ... Tray end part, 7 ... Recessed part, 8 ... Slit hole, 9 ... Lid, 10 ... First box , 11 ... Inner lid, 12
... second box, 13 ... retained metal, 14 ... side wall.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fitting portion is provided on one of a tray or a partition plate on which a partition plate is installed, and a projection portion detachable from the fitting portion is provided on the other, and the projection portion is fitted into the fitting portion. The lunch box with a rotating partition plate is characterized in that the partition plate can be rotated around the protrusion. 2. The lunch box with a rotary partition plate according to claim 1, wherein the tray is provided with a concave portion for receiving a water-like substance which flows down from the food contained in the lunch box. 3. The lunch box with a rotary partition plate according to claim 1, wherein the tray has a slit hole from the front surface to the back surface for draining the water-like substance flowing out of the food put in the lunch box from the tray. box.