JP2003300567A - Article housing device in which in-container article make a u-turn - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing device for an in-container article, which makes it possible for a person in a home, where the in-container articles, such as delivered milks having a relatively short best-before period, are constantly stocked in a home refrigerator or the like, to take out the article in the order of throw-in from an outlet on the front of the device only by throwing in the article one by one through the inlet of the device housed or fitted in a shelf of the refrigerator without causing the person a trouble of rearranging the article in the order of old-first or purchase-first from the front to the rear of the shelf at every throw-in of the article. <P>SOLUTION: A box having upper and lower shelf plates 2, 3 is made, and the laid in-container article is thrown in on the upper shelf. A space is formed in the box so as to make the thrown in article drop from the rear end of the upper shelf onto the lower shelf one by one. The lower shelf plate is arranged to be sloped downward from its rear end to the front so that each article dropping from the upper shelf plate makes a U-turn and slide along the sloped surface of the lower shelf plate, thus forming a line in the order of throw-in from the front outlet to the rear on the lower shelf plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can be easily stored in a refrigerating storage device such as a household refrigerator and the like. A container-containing product U-turn storage device that can be easily and reliably taken out in the order of insertion from the device front take-out opening by dropping the entered product from the gap inside the upper shelf plate to the lower shelf plate and further making a U-turn. The present invention relates to a cooling storage device such as a household refrigerator equipped with the device as a part of the structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art No prior art is found.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the conventional storage equipment with a front-opening door such as a refrigerator for household use, it is necessary to take out later when storing the same product in a container such as delivery milk having a relatively short shelf life. In order to be able to easily take out from the old order or the purchase order at times, it is necessary to store them in order from the front to the back of the shelf in the old order or the purchase order each time. To do so, first, the same products remaining in the back of the shelf must be packed in order in the front of the shelf or once taken out, and then new products must be stored in the back of the shelf each time. There was a problem that it was troublesome and time-consuming.

The present invention stores or mounts on a shelf of a conventional open-door type cooling storage equipment such as a household refrigerator, and delivers a product containing a container such as delivered milk with a relatively short shelf life from the shelf in front of the apparatus each time. An object of the present invention is to obtain a container-containing product U-turn storage device that can be easily taken out from the device front take-out port in the order in which the devices are put in, when it is necessary to take them out just by putting them in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the U-turn storage device for a container-containing product of the present invention, it is possible to easily install it on a shelf of an existing open door type cooling storage equipment such as a household refrigerator. An outer box having a shelf board with two upper and lower tiers that can be stored is made. The upper shelf is a shelf into which the container-containing products are loaded, and a necessary gap is provided between the upper shelf and the inner wall inside the outer box in order to sequentially drop the loaded container-containing products to the lower shelf. The lower shelf is a shelf having an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the position where the product in the container falls through the gap to the outlet in front of the outer box.

The horizontal width of the two upper and lower shelves may be set to be slightly wider than the maximum of the horizontal width, vertical width and height of the container-containing product to be stored.
It can also be used to store products in a wide variety of containers by attaching the dividers described. Further, by properly using the partition, it is possible to obtain a container-containing product U-turn storage device capable of simultaneously storing several types of container-containing products.

In the case of manufacturing the device which is supposed to store the products in the box-shaped container, it is desirable to use a member having a smooth surface for the lower shelf plate and to adopt a device as described in claim 2. Also, in this case, a thin plate made of plastic or the like, which is slightly longer than the upper shelf board, is laid so that it slightly protrudes from the edge of the tip of the upper shelf board.
If the thin plate is fixed to the upper shelf plate only at one end on the front side, when the box-shaped container-containing product falls from the upper shelf plate to the lower shelf plate, by the action of the vicinity of the eaves of the thin plate,
Since the product in the box-shaped container can be dropped onto the lower shelf plate while rotating, the U-turn to the lower shelf plate of the product can be performed more smoothly.

In the case of the device that envisions a product such as a milk bottle containing a hard and relatively heavy container, an impact absorbing body is provided at the drop point to absorb the impact when the container falls through the gap between the upper shelf plates. Is desirable. Further, by providing the above-mentioned eaves on the upper shelf plate, the dropping speed of the container can be moderated.

When the U-turn storage device for storing a product containing a container having the above-mentioned structure is stored or mounted on a shelf of a cooling storage device such as a home refrigerator, and the product for storing a container is put on the upper shelf of the device, a milk bottle In the case of a container with a cylindrical shape, such as a container, it goes to the back while rotating, falls from the gap in the back, makes a U-turn after contacting the shock absorber, and rotates to the lower shelf plate that is descending and tilting to the front outlet. , Stop slipping or coming into contact with the container put in immediately before. In the case of a box-shaped container, the lower shelf has a smooth descending slope with low sliding resistance and small surface friction after being pushed by a container that is immediately inserted and moving inward and dropping from the gap. The plate makes a U-turn and advances toward the outlet, and comes into contact with the container placed before or just before the outlet and stops.

Since the device functions as described above, the products in the container can be easily taken out in the old order or the purchase order when it becomes necessary to take them out only by putting them in the upper shelf plate each time.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the apparatus suitable for storing a product containing a container having a cylindrical shape in a main part such as a milk bottle. The upper shelf 2 and the lower shelf 3 are attached inside the outer box 1. The upper shelf plate may or may not be tilted downward, but the lower shelf plate is gently tilted downward from the back toward the slip stopper 4 at the outlet. A slip stopper 4 is provided at the lower outlet. Further, an impact absorbing body 5 is provided in order to absorb the impact when the product in the container falls from the upper shelf plate. The thin plastic plate 6 described in paragraph “0008” is attached to the upper shelf plate.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the apparatus suitable for storing a box-shaped container. The upper shelf 8 can be taken inside the outer box 7,
A thin plastic plate 10 of legal length, which is slightly longer than the upper shelf plate, is placed on the surface thereof, and the tip of the thin plate 10 is projected from the end of the upper shelf plate like an eaves. The thin plate is fixed to the upper shelf plate only at one end close to the upper charging port.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the apparatus suitable for storing a box-shaped container in which a shelf plate constituted by the roller 15 according to claim 2 is used as a part of the lower shelf plate. The upper shelf 12 and the plastic thin plate 13 are attached inside the outer box 11. The rollers 15 have roller shafts 16 on both ends attached to bearings provided on the roller attachment plates 14 on both sides. Each of the rollers is attached to the bearing of the roller attachment plate 14 so as to form a spherical surface or an elliptical surface from the position where the container-containing product falls from the gap of the upper shelf plate.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an embodiment of the apparatus equipped with a movable partition according to claim 3. The movable partition 19 according to claim 3, wherein the used lateral width of the upper shelf board is adjusted.
Has projecting parts 20 and 23, and groove rails 21 and 2
It is free to move left and right along 2. The movable partition 24 for adjusting the use width of the lower shelf has protrusions 25 and 27, and can freely move left and right along the groove rails 26 and 28.

FIG. 6 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of the U-turn storage device for containers and goods of the present invention, which is stored or mounted on the uppermost shelf in a household refrigerator. Further, FIG. 6 is a view of the device in the domestic refrigerator viewed from the front side.

[0016]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

In a home or the like where a single product, such as milk for delivery, having a relatively short shelf life is always stored for cooling storage on the shelf of a conventional household refrigerator or cold storage device, when storing the product. , Even if the same product that was previously stored remains in the back, it tends to be stored in front of a shelf that is easy to store. Also, if someone in the family, etc. takes out the same product as needed, the product in front of the shelf will be taken out and used without distinguishing which product was stored first. It tends to happen. As a result, it is often the case that old products are left on the shelves without anyone noticing them, and by the time they become aware, their expiration dates have already expired. To avoid the inconveniences described above, when storing products in a shelf, first insert the products remaining in the shelf into the back of the shelf, arrange them in the order of storage from the front row, and then insert new products. If the products are lined up or other products are stored on the same shelf and you cannot insert your hands into the shelf and work, remove all the products remaining on the same shelf from the shelf and then This is a very cumbersome task of having to store new products in the back of the shelf. However, if the U-turn storage device for storing products in a container according to the present invention is stored in the shelf of the cooling storage device such as the household refrigerator, or if the cooling storage device for household refrigerator is equipped with the device, a new product is obtained. Each time it is simply put in the upper shelf of the device, and when it becomes necessary to use the product later, the product in the front row that makes a U-turn to the take-out port of the device is taken out, that is, the old order. It can be taken out reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a container U-turn storage device for goods. (B) It is a perspective view same as the above.

FIG. 2 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a product U-turn storage device in a container. (B) It is a perspective view same as the above.

FIG. 3 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a container U-turn storage device for goods. (B) It is a cross-sectional view of "A-A" of the above.

FIG. 4 (a) is a plan view showing an embodiment of a container U-turn storage device for goods. (B) It is a "BB" longitudinal cross-sectional view of the above.

5 (a) is an elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 as seen from the front. (B) It is a "C-C" cross-sectional view of the above.

FIG. 6 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of a U-turn storage device for storing goods in a container, which is stored or mounted on the uppermost shelf in a household refrigerator. (B) It is the figure which looked at the said apparatus in the said domestic refrigerator from the front side.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 7, 11, 17 Outer box 2, 8, 12, 18 Upper shelf plate 3, 9 Lower shelf plate 4 Non-slip 5 Shock absorber 6, 10, 13 Plastic thin plate 14 Roller mounting plate 15 Roller 16 Roller shaft 19 Movable middle partition (upper shelf plate) 24 Movable middle partition (lower shelf plate) 20, 23 Projection part (movable middle partition of upper shelf plate) 25, 27 Projection part (movable middle partition of lower shelf plate) 21, 22, 26, 28 Groove rail 29 Product U in a container stored in a shelf in a household refrigerator
Turn storage device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An outer box of a size that can be easily stored in a shelf of a refrigerating storage device such as a household refrigerator, and a horizontal box which is mounted relatively above the inside of the outer box or which is loose toward the inner side of the outer box. An upper shelf plate which is inclined downwardly and which is provided with a gap for sequentially dropping the products in a container one by one to the lower shelf plate between the inner wall of the outer box and the inner edge of the upper shelf plate. It consists of a lower shelf with an inclined surface that descends from the position where the product in the container falls to the outlet in front of the outer box, and the width, height and height of the product in the container to be stored. The horizontal width of the upper shelf and the lower shelf, and the upper shelf so that the longest measurement line of the dimension measurement lines and the horizontal measurement line of the upper shelf plate or the lower shelf plate can be put in or stored in a direction parallel to the horizontal measurement line. U-packaged product with necessary and sufficient space between the plate and the lower shelf Down storage devices. 2. A spherical surface or an ellipse is formed at a certain distance from the position where the product falls from the upper shelf plate in the inclined surface of the lower shelf plate in order to reduce the slip resistance when the product contained in the container slides on the lower shelf plate. The container according to claim 1, wherein an inclined surface using a rotating body such as a roller is attached to all or part of the lower shelf plate in order to form a surface or to reduce surface friction when the product slides on the lower shelf plate. Stored product U-turn storage device. 3. A movable partition which allows the user to freely adjust the actually used lateral width of the lateral width of the upper shelf board and the lower shelf board according to the size of the product to be stored in a container is attached. The U-turn storage device for a container-containing product according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The container-containing product U according to claim 1, 2 or 3.
Cooling storage equipment such as household refrigerators equipped with a turn storage device as part of the structure.