JP2004073533A - Vessel with mill - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel with a mill in which not only a cap body is easily opened/closed by one operation for usage, but also a lid is reliably closed when the vessel with a mill is not used to prevent particles contained in a vessel body from having moisture, and harmful insects from entering the vessel. <P>SOLUTION: The vessel with the mill is constituted so that a female blade 4 is arranged in a fixing mill cylindrical body 3 which is mounted on the neck part 2 of the vessel body 1, a male blade 6 is arranged in a rotary mill cylindrical body 5 which is rotatably disposed in the fixing mill cylindrical body 3, and the particles contained in the vessel body 1 are milled with the rotating male and female blades 6, 4, and taken out from the vessel. The cap body 7 is integrally provided on the rotary mill cylindrical body 5 by hinge connection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mill-equipped container configured to pulverize and take out granules contained in a container body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a female blade is provided by integral molding on a fixed mill cylinder attached to the neck of a container body, and a male blade is provided by integral molding on a rotary mill cylinder rotatably provided on the fixed mill cylinder. There is known a container with a mill in which granules contained in a container are crushed and taken out by the rotating male blade and female blade.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, fixed and rotary mill cylinders, female blades and male blades have been manufactured by integral molding of hard plastic, so the cylinder itself has the same hardness as the female and male blades, and the cap It was not conceivable to provide such as by integral molding.
Therefore, the conventional container with a mill does not have a cap at the discharge port for taking out the crushed granules, so that the granules contained in the container body are apt to be moist during storage, and the contents such as spices There is a risk that pests preferring to enter the container body through the discharge port.
Also, if a soft cap is provided separately at the outlet of the container with a mill, the cap may be lost when using the container with the mill after removing the cap from the outlet, or the cap may be attached or detached due to forgetting to attach it. Not only is it troublesome, but also as described above, there is a problem that the granules contained in the container main body become moist, and pests that prefer contents such as spices enter the container main body from the discharge port.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a female blade on a fixed mill cylinder mounted on the neck of a container body, and a male blade on a rotary mill cylinder rotatably provided on the fixed mill cylinder. A container provided with a mill, wherein the granules contained in the container body are crushed and taken out by the male blade and the female blade rotating, and a cap is integrally provided on the rotary mill cylinder by hinge connection. A container with a mill is provided.
According to the present invention, by providing the cap body integrally with the rotary mill cylinder body by hinge connection, not only can the cap body be easily opened and closed with one touch, but also the cap body is not lost at all. Therefore, when not in use, the lid is securely closed, so that the granules contained in the container body can be prevented from getting wet and the pests from entering the container.
[0005]
Further, the present invention provides a container with a mill according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the rotary mill cylinder and the cap are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin.
According to the present invention, the rotary mill cylinder body and the cap body including the hinge connection part can be easily and reliably molded by integral molding with the soft synthetic resin, and the cap body is lightened with the light operating force by the synthetic resin hinge. It can be opened and closed with one touch.
[0006]
Further, the present invention provides a container with a mill according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the hinge connection portion is provided with an opening / closing positioning spring integrally.
According to the present invention, the cap body can be positioned at the open position or the closed position by the elastic force of the opening / closing positioning spring. Therefore, the open state of the cap body can be maintained during use, and the cap body can be closed during storage. The lid state can be reliably maintained.
[0007]
According to the present invention, in the container with a mill according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a male blade formed separately from a hard material on a top plate having a pulverized particle discharge port of the rotary mill cylinder. Are provided integrally and provided with a mill.
According to the present invention, the male blade can be formed of a material having appropriate hardness separately from the rotary mill cylinder having the hinge connection portion.
[0008]
Further, the present invention provides the container with a mill according to claim 4, wherein a detent groove is provided on one of the male blade side and the top plate side of the rotary mill cylinder, and the other is for detent. A container with a mill is provided in which a projection is provided, and the male blade is fixed to a top plate of the rotary mill cylinder by fitting the detent groove and the detent projection.
According to the present invention, since the detent groove and the detent projection are fitted, the rotary mill cylinder and the male blade can be reliably integrated.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the container with a mill according to the present invention is provided with a female blade 4 integrally with a fixed mill cylinder 3 attached to the neck 2 of the container body 1, and the fixed mill cylinder 3 is rotatable. The individually provided male blades 6 are provided on the provided rotary mill cylinder 5, the container body 1 is turned upside down, and the rotary mill cylinder 5 is fixedly held by one hand, and the container body 1 and the fixed mill cylinder 3 are fixed. Is rotated so that the granules contained in the container body 1 are crushed and taken out by the female blade 4 rotating with respect to the male blade 6. The cap body 7 is provided integrally by hinge connection.
[0010]
In the illustrated embodiment, the container body 1 is made of wood, glass, synthetic resin, or the like, and contains particles such as pepper, spices, and rock salt. Further, the fixed mill cylinder 3 can be integrally screwed into the container-side screw portion 10 provided in the container neck portion 2 and mounted. Reference numeral 13 denotes a cylinder-side screw portion provided below the fixed mill cylinder 3.
In FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes an aluminum seal, which is heat-sealed so as to seal the opening 12 of the container body 1, peeled off from the opening 12 at the time of use, and turned the opening 12 downward. Is configured to be able to send out the granules contained in the fixed mill cylinder 3.
[0011]
In the illustrated embodiment, the fixed mill cylinder 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape and is made of a hard synthetic resin such as polyacetal (POM) or polycarbonate (PC). The female blade 4 is integrally formed circumferentially. The female blade 4 is configured such that the pitch on the lower side is increased and the pitch on the upper side is reduced, so that relatively large grains can be finely crushed.
[0012]
In order to pulverize hard particles such as rock salt, it is of course possible to integrally form the ceramic or metal female blade 4 into the fixed mill cylinder 3 by insert molding or the like.
In addition, a step portion 14 is provided circumferentially on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the fixed mill cylinder 3 and a fitting recess 15 is provided, so that the rotary mill cylinder 5 is rotatably and concentrically overlapped. It is configured so that it can be fitted.
[0013]
In the illustrated embodiment, the rotary mill cylinder 5, together with the cap 7, the hinge connecting portion 8, and the open / close positioning spring 9, are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE). On the inner side of the skirt portion of the rotary mill cylinder 5, a fitting projection 16 is provided in a circumferential shape so as to be rotatably fitted into the fitting recess 15 of the fixed mill cylinder 3. .
Further, the rotary mill cylinder 5 is provided with a top plate 17, and an outer periphery of the top plate 17 is provided with a U-shaped annular groove 23 which opens downward, and an upper end of the fixed mill cylinder 3. The annular groove 23 is rotatably fitted to the annular rail 24 provided in the above, so that the fixed mill cylinder 3 and the rotary mill cylinder 5 can rotate with each other smoothly.
[0014]
The top plate 17 of the rotary mill cylinder 5 is provided with a support shaft 18 for fixing and supporting the male blade 6 and a rotation preventing projection 19 for further fixing the male blade 6 integrally. The support shaft 18 is fitted into the support hole 21 provided on the male blade 6, and the rotation preventing projection 19 is fitted into the rotation preventing groove 22 provided on the male blade 6, so that the male blade 6 is integrally formed. It is fixed.
In addition, the top plate portion 17 is provided with a pulverized particle discharge port 20 located on the outer periphery of the male blade 6.
[0015]
The male blade 6 is made of a hard synthetic resin such as polyacetal (POM) or polycarbonate (PC) similar to the female blade 4 and has a conical shape. Is provided.
In order to crush hard particles such as rock salt, the female blade 6 may be made of a harder ceramic or metal, and may not necessarily be made of the same material as the female blade 4. Of course.
[0016]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cap 7 is integrally connected to the rotary mill cylinder 5 via two hinge connection portions 8. An opening / closing positioning spring 9 is integrally provided.
The U-shaped opening / closing positioning spring 9 is provided with a strong elastic force in the bending direction, and springs the cap body 7 to the open position shown in FIG. 4 or the closed position shown in FIG. It is configured so that it can be positioned.
[0017]
The cap body 7 is provided with a flange 25 on the opposite side of the hinge connection part 8 and a notch 26 on the upper side surface of the rotary mill cylinder 5, and as shown in FIG. The cap body 7 can be easily opened by pushing up the flange 25 against the elastic force of the opening / closing positioning spring 9 in the closed state.
[0018]
The opening / closing positioning structure of the cap body 7 is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and is provided so as to open the cap 7 by a spring force urged in the opening direction about the hinge connection portion 8 and to close the cap 7. It is also possible to provide an engagement portion between the collar 25 and the notch 26 so as to maintain a sealed state, and to release the engagement when the cap 7 is opened.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the container with a mill according to the present invention, the fixed mill cylinder attached to the neck of the container body is provided with a female blade, and the fixed mill cylinder is rotatably provided on the rotary mill cylinder with a male blade. In a container with a mill configured to crush and remove the granules contained in the container body by the male blade and the female blade rotating, a cap is integrally provided on the rotary mill cylinder by hinge connection. By having the above configuration, not only can the cap body be easily opened and closed with a single touch so that it can be used in a container with a mill so that the cap body is not lost at all, so when not in use, There is an effect that the lid can be securely closed to prevent the granules contained in the container main body from being moistened, and that pests can be prevented from entering the container.
[0020]
Further, the present invention provides the container with a mill according to claim 1, wherein the rotary mill cylinder and the cap are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin, so that the rotary mill cylinder and the cap are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin. Thus, the rotary mill cylinder and the cap can be easily and reliably formed including the hinge connection portion, and the cap can be opened and closed with a single operation with a light operating force by the synthetic resin hinge.
[0021]
According to the present invention, in the container with the mill according to claim 1 or 2, the cap body is opened by the elastic force of the opening / closing positioning spring by having the hinge connecting portion integrally provided with the opening / closing positioning spring. Since the cap can be positioned at the position or the closed position, it is possible to keep the open state of the cap body during use, and to surely keep the closed state of the cap body during storage.
[0022]
Further, according to the present invention, in the mill-equipped container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a male blade separately formed of a hard material on a top plate having a pulverized particle discharge port of the rotary mill cylinder. Has an effect that a male blade made of a material having an appropriate hardness can be provided separately from a soft rotary mill cylinder having a hinge connection portion.
[0023]
Further, the present invention provides the container with a mill according to claim 4, wherein a detent groove is provided on one of the male blade side and the top plate side of the rotary mill cylinder, and the other is for detent. By providing a configuration in which a projection is provided, the detent groove and the detent projection are fitted, and the male blade is fixed to the top plate of the rotary mill cylinder. There is an effect that the blade can be surely integrated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a container with a mill of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a main part of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a front view showing a main part of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a front view showing a main part of the embodiment.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Container neck part 3 Fixed mill cylinder 4 Female blade 5 Rotating mill cylinder 6 Male blade 7 Cap body 8 Hinge connection part 9 Spring 10 Container side screw part 11 Aluminum seal 12 Opening 13 Tube body screw part 14 Step part 15 Fitting concave portion 16 Fitting convex portion 17 Top plate portion 18 Support shaft 19 Protrusion portion 20 Crushed particle discharge port 21 Support hole 22 Groove portion 23 Annular groove 24 Annular rail 25 Flange portion 26 Notch

Claims (5)

A female blade is provided on a fixed mill cylinder mounted on the neck of the container body, and a male blade is provided on a rotatable mill cylinder rotatably provided on the fixed mill cylinder to rotate the granules contained in the container body. A container with a mill, which is crushed and taken out by the male blade and the female blade, wherein a cap is integrally provided on the rotary mill cylinder by hinge connection. The container with a mill according to claim 1, wherein the rotary mill cylinder and the cap are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin. The container with a mill according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an open / close positioning spring is provided integrally with the hinge connection portion. 4. The container with a mill according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a male blade separately formed of a hard material is integrally fixed to a top plate having a pulverized particle discharge port of the rotary mill cylinder. Container with mill provided. The container with a mill according to claim 4, wherein a detent groove is provided on one of the male blade side and the top plate side of the rotary mill cylinder, and a detent projection is provided on the other, A container with a mill, wherein the male blade is fixed to a top plate of the rotary mill cylinder by fitting the detent groove and the detent protrusion.

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