JP2004166527A - Vegetable preservation unit and refrigerator - Google Patents

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JP2004166527A
JP2004166527A JP2002333638A JP2002333638A JP2004166527A JP 2004166527 A JP2004166527 A JP 2004166527A JP 2002333638 A JP2002333638 A JP 2002333638A JP 2002333638 A JP2002333638 A JP 2002333638A JP 2004166527 A JP2004166527 A JP 2004166527A
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Yoshiyuki Noguchi
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vegetable preservation unit suppressing vegetable freshness lowering with time with an easy/inexpensive structure. <P>SOLUTION: This vegetable preservation unit is such that vegetables V are put on the surface of a guard 12 and pushed into the lower side so that a plurality of pins 9 and a thrusting part 11 are thrust into the vegetables V according to descent of the guard 12, and thus water in a tank 2 is supplied through a pipe 10 to the vegetables V so as to suppress vegetable freshness lowering with time with the easy/inexpensive structure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、野菜の経時的な鮮度低下を抑制する野菜保存ユニットおよび冷蔵庫に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
上記冷蔵庫には野菜室内を高湿度に保持したり、野菜室内の野菜から発生するガスを分解することに基づいて野菜の鮮度低下を抑制する構成のものがある(特許文献1参照)。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開平5−317636号公報(図1)
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記従来構成の場合、冷蔵庫に調湿装置およびガス分解装置を組込む必要があるので、構成が複雑になり、コストが高くなる。
本発明は上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的は、簡単・安価な構成で野菜の経時的な鮮度低下を抑制することができる野菜保存ユニットおよび冷蔵庫を提供することにある。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
<請求項1に係る発明について>
請求項1に係る発明は、パイプの刺込み部に野菜を刺込み、野菜をタンク内に接続するところに特徴を有する。この刺込み部とはパイプのうち野菜が刺込まれる部分を称するものであり、必ずしも形状によって確定されるものではない。即ち、刺込み部は残りの部分と異なる形状であっても良く、または、残りの部分と同一形状であっても良い。
請求項1に係る発明によれば、タンク内の水がパイプを通して野菜に毛管現象により供給される。一般的にキャベツ等の野菜を保存する場合には芯をくり抜いて湿ったティッシュペーパーを詰めると良いとされている。これはキャベツが詰め物から水を吸収し、葉に行き渡らせようとするからである。詰め物から水分を補給された葉は何もしていない状態に比べて長く水分が供給されるので、長持ちするようになる。このため、湿度調整装置およびガス分解装置等の大掛りな装置を使用する必要がなくなり、簡単・安価な構成で野菜の経時的な鮮度低下が抑制される。
【0006】
<請求項2に係る発明について>
請求項2に係る発明は、閉鎖状態および開放状態に移動可能なガードを設けたところに特徴を有する。前者の閉鎖状態はパイプの刺込み部を野菜の刺込みができないように覆う状態を称し、後者の開放状態はパイプの刺込み部を野菜の刺込みができるように開放する状態を称する用語である。
請求項2に係る発明によれば、ガードの閉鎖状態で刺込み部がガードにより覆われる。このため、使用者が刺込み部に不用意に手を触れる確度が低くなるので、例えば刺込み部を針状に形成する場合に刺込み部が衝撃力で変形・破損することが防止される。
【0007】
<請求項3に係る発明について>
請求項3に係る発明は、ガードを筒部およびシート部から構成し、ガードの開放状態でパイプが貫通する切込み部をシート部に設けたところに特徴を有する。ここで筒部とは閉鎖状態で刺込み部を外周側から囲うものであり、シート部とは筒部の開口部を塞ぐものであり、ガードの閉鎖状態では刺込み部が周方向および軸方向からガードにより覆われる。また、シート部は切込み部を通して刺込み部が突出する都合上、弾性を有する材料を用いることが好ましい。
請求項3に係る発明によれば、刺込み部が周方向および軸方向からガードにより覆われる。このため、使用者が刺込み部に不用意に手を触れる確度が大幅に低くなるので、例えば刺込み部を針状に形成する場合に刺込み部が衝撃力で変形・破損することが確実に防止される。
【0008】
<請求項4に係る発明について>
請求項4に係る発明は、ガードを閉鎖状態に保持する付勢部材を設けたところに特徴を有する。この付勢部材はコイルスプリングおよびトーションスプリング等の線ばね、板ばねは勿論のこと、ゴム等の弾性部材を含む用語である。
請求項4に係る発明によれば、ガードの閉鎖状態で野菜をガードに当てて押込んだときにはガードが付勢力に抗して開放状態に移動し、野菜がパイプの刺込み部に刺込まれる。この状態で野菜を刺込み部から抜取ったときにガードが付勢力で開放状態から閉鎖状態に自己復帰し、刺込み部がガードにより覆われる。このため、ガードを閉鎖状態に移動操作することを意識的に行わなくても刺込み部を覆うことができるので、刺込み部が露出したままの状態で放置されることがなくなる。
【0009】
<請求項5に係る発明について>
請求項5に係る発明は、野菜が刺込まれる針状をなす複数のピンを設けたところに特徴を有する。これら複数本のピンはパイプを囲うように配置することが好ましい。
請求項5に係る発明によれば、野菜が刺込み部および複数のピンにより固定される。このため、野菜が刺込み部に安定的に固定されるので、野菜が刺込み部から知らぬ間に抜け落ち、使用者の意に反して野菜の鮮度の低下が進むことが防止される。
【0010】
<請求項6に係る発明について>
請求項6に係る発明は、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の野菜保存ユニットを冷蔵庫に組込むところに特徴を有する。この野菜保存ユニットを冷蔵庫に組込むとは野菜保存ユニットを庫内に収納したことを称する用語ではなく、野菜保存ユニットを庫内に着脱可能または着脱不能に一体化したことを称する用語である。
【0011】
請求項6に係る発明によれば、庫内に野菜保存ユニットが組込まれているので、庫内の野菜を整理して野菜保存ユニットの収納空間を確保する面倒な作業を行うことなく、野菜保存ユニットを使用することができる。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の第1の実施例を図1〜図3に基づいて説明する。野菜保存ユニット1は収穫後の野菜に水分を補給することに基づいて野菜の経時的な鮮度低下を抑制するものであり、水分の補給は毛管現象によって行われる。この野菜保存ユニット1は冷蔵庫の野菜室内および冷蔵室内に収納して使用したり、食品ストッカ等の冷暗所内に収納して使用されるものであり、具体構成および使用方法は次の通りである。
【0013】
<野菜保存ユニット1の具体構成について>
タンク2の上面には、図1に示すように、隅部に位置して注水口3が形成されている。この注水口3はタンク2内に通じる円筒状をなすものであり、タンク2内には注水口3を通して水が注入される。この注水口3の上端部にはキャップ4が着脱可能に装着されており、注水口3の上面は注水口3にキャップ4を被せることに基づいて水密状態に閉鎖される。
【0014】
タンク2の上面には中央部に位置して円筒状のジョイント口5が形成されており、ジョイント口5にはジョイント6が装着されている。このジョイント6は径小な円筒状の本体部7と径大な円形状の皿部8と有するものであり、本体部7はジョイント口5の内周面に固定されている。また、皿部8はジョイント口5の上端面に支持されており、本体部7の下端面は皿部8の被支持力によりタンク2内の底面に対して上方に離間した状態に位置決めされている。
【0015】
皿部8内には外周部に位置して複数のピン9が周方向に等ピッチで形成されている。これら各ピン9は上端部が尖った中実の針状をなすものであり、各ピン9の上端は皿部8の上端面に対して上方に突出している。また、皿部8内には複数のピン9の内周部に位置して1本のパイプ10が固定されている。このパイプ10は上端部に針状をなす刺込み部11が形成されたものであり、パイプ10の上端は複数のピン9の上端と同一高さに位置し、パイプ10の下端は本体部7の下端面と同一高さに位置している。
【0016】
ジョイント6にはガード12が装着されている。このガード12は皿部8の周壁に上下方向へスライド可能に挿入された中空状の筒部13と筒部13の上面を塞ぐゴム製のシート部14とを有するものであり、シート部14は筒部13に固定されることに基づいて一体化されている。また、皿部8の上端面にはプレート15が形成されている。このプレート15は皿部8に比べて径大な円環状をなすものであり、ガード12は、図2に示すように、プレート15に係合することに基づいて皿部8に対して上方へ抜止めされる。
【0017】
プレート15の上面には複数のスプリング16が周方向に等ピッチで固定されている。これら複数のスプリング16は圧縮コイルスプリングからなるものであり、ガード12は複数のスプリング16の復元力で上方へ付勢されることに基づいてプレート15に係合した閉鎖状態に保持されている。この閉鎖状態ではガード12が複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11を外周側および上側から覆い、複数のピン10および刺込み部11を外部から接触不能に保護している。尚、スプリング16は付勢部材に相当するものである。
【0018】
シート部14には複数のピン9およびパイプ10の上方に位置して十字状の切込み部17が形成されており、ガード12が複数のスプリング16の復元力に抗して皿部8内の底面に接触した開放状態に押込み操作されたときには、図3に示すように、複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11が切込み部17を通してシート部14の上方に突出した使用状態になる。
【0019】
<野菜保存ユニット1の使用方法について>
キャベツ等の野菜Vを野菜保存ユニット1に装着するには野菜Vの茎をガード12の上面に当て、野菜Vを下方へ押込む。すると、ガード12が下降することに基づいて複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11がシート部14の切込み部17から突出し、野菜Vの茎が複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11に刺さった補水状態になる。この補水状態は野菜Vの荷重,野菜Vおよび複数のピン9間の摩擦力,野菜Vおよび刺込み部11間の摩擦力の合計が複数のスプリング16の復元力に打勝つことに基づいて保持されるものであり、補水状態ではタンク2内の水がパイプ10を通して野菜Vに供給されることに基づいて野菜Vの鮮度低下が抑制される。
【0020】
野菜Vを野菜保存ユニット1から取外すには野菜Vを上方へ持上げ、複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11から抜取る。すると、ガード12が複数のスプリング16の復元力で上昇し、複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11を覆う閉鎖状態に自己復帰する。
【0021】
上記第1実施例によれば、パイプ10の刺込み部11に野菜Vを刺込み、野菜Vをタンク2内に接続した。このため、タンク2内の水がパイプ10を通して野菜Vに補給されるようになるので、簡単・安価な構成で野菜の経時的な鮮度低下が抑制される。
また、閉鎖状態および開放状態に移動可能なガード12を設け、ガード12の閉鎖状態でパイプ10の刺込み部11をガード12により覆った。このため、使用者がピン9および刺込み部11に不用意に手を触れる確度が低くなるので、針状のピン9および刺込み部11が衝撃力で変形・破損することが防止される。
【0022】
また、ガード12を筒部13およびシート部14から構成し、複数のピン9およびパイプ10の刺込み部11を周方向および軸方向からガード12により覆った。このため、使用者がピン9および刺込み部11に不用意に手を触れる確度が大幅に低くなるので、針状のピン9および刺込み部11が衝撃力で変形・破損することが確実に防止される。
【0023】
また、ガード12を閉鎖状態に保持するスプリング16を設けたので、野菜Vをピン9および刺込み部11から抜取ったときにはガード12がスプリング力で開放状態から閉鎖状態に自己復帰し、ピン9および刺込み部11がガード12により覆われるようになる。このため、ガード12を閉鎖状態に移動操作することを意識的に行わなくてもピン9および刺込み部11が覆われるようになるので、ピン9および刺込み部11が露出したままの状態で放置されることがなくなる。
【0024】
また、野菜Vが刺込まれる針状をなすピン9を複数設けた。このため、野菜Vが刺込み部11に安定的に固定されるようになるので、野菜Vが刺込み部11から知らぬ間に抜落ち、使用者の意に反して野菜Vの鮮度の低下が進むことが防止される。しかも、複数のピン9をパイプ10を囲うように配置したので、野菜Vの刺込み部11に対する固定状態が一層安定化される。
【0025】
次に本発明の第2実施例を図4に基づいて説明する。冷蔵庫21内には野菜室22が形成されている。この野菜室22の底壁にはタンク2が固定され、キャップ4およびガード12は野菜室22内に配置されている。
【0026】
上記第2実施例によれば、野菜室22内に野菜保存ユニット1を着脱不能に組込んだので、野菜室22内の野菜を整理して野菜保存ユニット1の収納空間を確保する面倒な作業を行うことなく、野菜保存ユニット1を使用することが可能になる。
【0027】
尚、上記第2実施例においては、野菜室22内に野菜保存ユニット1を着脱不能に組込んだが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば着脱可能に組込んでも良い。この構成の場合、野菜室22内にレバー等の操作部材を設け、レバーを操作することに基づいて野菜保存ユニット1を着脱する構成にすると良い。
また、上記第2実施例においては、野菜室22内に野菜保存ユニット1を移動不能に組込んだが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば移動可能に組込んでも良い。
【0028】
また、上記第1および第2実施例においては、ジョイント6の皿部8に1本のパイプ10を固定したが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば複数本のパイプ10を固定しても良い。要は少なくとも1本のパイプ10を固定すれば良い。また、上記第1および第2実施例においては、タンク2のジョイント口4にジョイント6の筒部7を着脱不能に挿入したが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば着脱可能に挿入しても良い。この場合、径寸法が異なるガード12を有する複数のジョイント6を用意しておき、野菜Vの茎の大きさに応じてジョイント6を選択的に使用すると良い。
【0029】
また、上記第1および第2実施例においては、パイプ10に針状の刺込み部11を形成したが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば残りの部分と同一形状の刺込み部を設けても良い。即ち、パイプ10の上端部を皿部8の上面から単に突出させておき、パイプ10の突出部分に野菜Vの茎を刺込む。
また、上記第1および第2実施例においては、スプリング16としてコイルスプリングを用いたが、これに限定されるものではなく、トーションスプリング等の線ばね・板ばね・ゴム等の弾性部材を用いても良い。
また、上記第1および第2実施例においては、シート14に十字状の切込み部17を設けたが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば一直線状の切込み部を設けても良い。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の第1実施例を示す図(aは野菜保存ユニットの全体構成を示す斜視図、bはX線に沿う断面図)
【図2】(a)は野菜の刺込み部分をガード状態で示す斜視図、(b)はX線に沿う断面図
【図3】(a)は野菜の刺込み部分を非ガード状態で示す斜視図、(b)はX線に沿う断面図
【図4】本発明の第2実施例を示す図(冷蔵庫の内部構成を示す断面図)
【符号の説明】
1は野菜保存ユニット、2はタンク、9はピン、10はパイプ、11は刺込み部、12はガード、13は筒部、14はシート部、16はスプリング(付勢部材)、17は切込み部を示している。
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vegetable storage unit and a refrigerator for suppressing a decrease in freshness of vegetables over time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The refrigerator has a configuration in which the inside of the vegetable room is kept at a high humidity or the freshness of the vegetables is suppressed from being reduced based on decomposing gas generated from the vegetables in the vegetable room (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-317636 (FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since it is necessary to incorporate a humidity control device and a gas decomposition device into the refrigerator, the configuration becomes complicated and the cost increases.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable storage unit and a refrigerator capable of suppressing a decrease in freshness of vegetables over time with a simple and inexpensive configuration.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
<About the invention according to claim 1>
The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that vegetables are inserted into the insertion portion of the pipe and the vegetables are connected to the inside of the tank. The piercing portion refers to a portion of the pipe into which vegetables are pierced, and is not necessarily determined by the shape. That is, the insertion portion may have a shape different from the remaining portion, or may have the same shape as the remaining portion.
According to the invention according to claim 1, the water in the tank is supplied to the vegetables through the pipe by capillary action. Generally, it is said that when storing vegetables such as cabbage, it is better to cut out the core and stuff it with wet tissue paper. This is because cabbage absorbs water from the filling and tries to spread it over the leaves. Leaves replenished with water from the padding are supplied with water for a longer time than when they are not doing anything, so they will last longer. For this reason, it is not necessary to use a large-scale device such as a humidity adjusting device and a gas decomposing device, and a simple and inexpensive configuration can suppress a decrease in freshness of vegetables over time.
[0006]
<About the invention according to claim 2>
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a guard movable in a closed state and an open state is provided. The former closed state refers to a state in which the piercing portion of the pipe is covered so that vegetables cannot be pierced, and the latter open state refers to a state in which the piercing portion of the pipe is opened so that vegetables can be pierced. is there.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the piercing portion is covered with the guard when the guard is closed. For this reason, it is less likely that the user will carelessly touch the insertion portion with his / her hand. For example, when the insertion portion is formed in a needle shape, the insertion portion is prevented from being deformed or damaged by an impact force. .
[0007]
<About the invention according to claim 3>
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the guard is composed of a cylindrical portion and a seat portion, and a cut portion through which a pipe penetrates is provided in the seat portion when the guard is open. Here, the tubular portion surrounds the piercing portion from the outer peripheral side in a closed state, the seat portion closes the opening of the tubular portion, and the piercing portion is circumferentially and axially closed in the closed state of the guard. From the guard. In addition, it is preferable to use an elastic material for the sheet portion because the piercing portion projects through the cut portion.
According to the invention according to claim 3, the piercing portion is covered by the guard from the circumferential direction and the axial direction. As a result, the probability that the user carelessly touches the punctured part is greatly reduced, so that, for example, when the punctured part is formed into a needle shape, it is sure that the punctured part is deformed or damaged by the impact force. Is prevented.
[0008]
<About the invention according to claim 4>
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a biasing member for holding the guard in a closed state is provided. This urging member is a term that includes not only a wire spring such as a coil spring and a torsion spring, a plate spring, but also an elastic member such as rubber.
According to the invention according to claim 4, when the vegetable is pressed against the guard in the closed state of the guard, the guard moves to the open state against the urging force, and the vegetable is stabbed into the piercing portion of the pipe. . When the vegetables are removed from the piercing portion in this state, the guard returns to the closed state from the open state by the biasing force, and the piercing portion is covered by the guard. For this reason, the punctured portion can be covered without consciously moving the guard to the closed state, so that the punctured portion is not left in an exposed state.
[0009]
<About the invention according to claim 5>
The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a plurality of needle-shaped pins into which vegetables are inserted are provided. Preferably, the plurality of pins are arranged so as to surround the pipe.
According to the invention according to claim 5, the vegetables are fixed by the stab and the plurality of pins. For this reason, the vegetables are stably fixed to the piercing portion, so that the vegetables fall out of the piercing portion without knowing and the deterioration of the freshness of the vegetables is prevented from proceeding against the intention of the user.
[0010]
<About the invention according to claim 6>
The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the vegetable storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is incorporated in a refrigerator. Incorporating the vegetable storage unit into the refrigerator is not a term indicating that the vegetable storage unit is stored in the refrigerator, but a term indicating that the vegetable storage unit is detachably or non-removably integrated in the refrigerator.
[0011]
According to the invention according to claim 6, since the vegetable storage unit is incorporated in the storage, the vegetable storage can be performed without performing the troublesome work of arranging the vegetables in the storage and securing the storage space of the vegetable storage unit. Units can be used.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vegetable storage unit 1 suppresses a decrease in freshness of vegetables over time based on supplying water to the vegetables after harvesting, and the supply of water is performed by a capillary phenomenon. The vegetable storage unit 1 is used by being stored in a vegetable room and a refrigerator room of a refrigerator, or is used by being stored in a cool dark place such as a food stocker. The specific configuration and usage method are as follows.
[0013]
<Specific configuration of vegetable storage unit 1>
On the upper surface of the tank 2, as shown in FIG. 1, a water inlet 3 is formed at a corner. The water inlet 3 has a cylindrical shape communicating with the tank 2, and water is injected into the tank 2 through the water inlet 3. A cap 4 is detachably attached to the upper end of the water inlet 3, and the upper surface of the water inlet 3 is closed in a watertight state based on the cap 4 being put on the water inlet 3.
[0014]
A cylindrical joint port 5 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the tank 2, and a joint 6 is attached to the joint port 5. The joint 6 has a small-diameter cylindrical main body 7 and a large-diameter circular dish 8, and the main body 7 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the joint port 5. The dish 8 is supported by the upper end face of the joint port 5, and the lower end face of the main body 7 is positioned upwardly away from the bottom surface in the tank 2 by the supported force of the dish 8. I have.
[0015]
A plurality of pins 9 are formed on the outer periphery of the dish 8 at an equal pitch in the circumferential direction. Each of the pins 9 has a solid needle shape with a sharp upper end, and the upper end of each pin 9 projects upward with respect to the upper end surface of the dish 8. In addition, one pipe 10 is fixed to the inside of the dish 8 at the inner periphery of the plurality of pins 9. The pipe 10 has a needle-shaped piercing portion 11 formed at the upper end, the upper end of the pipe 10 is positioned at the same height as the upper ends of the plurality of pins 9, and the lower end of the pipe 10 is Are located at the same height as the lower end surface of the.
[0016]
A guard 12 is attached to the joint 6. The guard 12 has a hollow cylindrical portion 13 inserted into the peripheral wall of the dish portion 8 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a rubber seat portion 14 for closing the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 13. It is integrated based on being fixed to the cylindrical portion 13. A plate 15 is formed on the upper end surface of the dish 8. The plate 15 is formed in an annular shape having a diameter larger than that of the plate portion 8, and the guard 12 moves upward with respect to the plate portion 8 based on engagement with the plate 15 as shown in FIG. 2. It is stopped.
[0017]
A plurality of springs 16 are fixed on the upper surface of the plate 15 at a constant pitch in the circumferential direction. The plurality of springs 16 are compression coil springs, and the guard 12 is held in a closed state in which the guards 12 are engaged with the plate 15 by being urged upward by the restoring force of the plurality of springs 16. In this closed state, the guard 12 covers the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10 from the outer peripheral side and the upper side, and protects the plurality of pins 10 and the piercing portions 11 from being inaccessible from the outside. The spring 16 corresponds to a biasing member.
[0018]
A cross-shaped notch 17 is formed in the seat portion 14 above the plurality of pins 9 and the pipe 10, and the guard 12 is provided with a bottom surface in the dish portion 8 against the restoring force of the plurality of springs 16. When the push operation is performed in the open state in contact with the sheet member 14, as shown in FIG. 3, the use state is such that the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10 protrude above the sheet portion 14 through the cut portions 17.
[0019]
<How to use vegetable storage unit 1>
To attach the vegetable V such as cabbage to the vegetable storage unit 1, the stem of the vegetable V is applied to the upper surface of the guard 12, and the vegetable V is pushed downward. Then, based on the lowering of the guard 12, the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10 protrude from the notches 17 of the sheet portion 14, and the stem of the vegetable V is inserted into the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions of the pipe 10. It becomes the water replenishment state stuck in 11. This water replenishment state is maintained based on the fact that the sum of the load of the vegetable V, the frictional force between the vegetable V and the plurality of pins 9, and the frictional force between the vegetable V and the piercing portion 11 overcomes the restoring force of the plurality of springs 16. In the rehydration state, the freshness of the vegetable V is suppressed based on the fact that the water in the tank 2 is supplied to the vegetable V through the pipe 10.
[0020]
To remove the vegetables V from the vegetable storage unit 1, the vegetables V are lifted upward and are extracted from the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10. Then, the guard 12 is raised by the restoring force of the plurality of springs 16 and self-returns to the closed state covering the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10.
[0021]
According to the first embodiment, the vegetable V was inserted into the insertion portion 11 of the pipe 10 and the vegetable V was connected to the inside of the tank 2. For this reason, since the water in the tank 2 is supplied to the vegetables V through the pipe 10, the freshness of the vegetables over time can be suppressed with a simple and inexpensive configuration.
A guard 12 movable between a closed state and an open state is provided, and the piercing portion 11 of the pipe 10 is covered by the guard 12 in the closed state of the guard 12. For this reason, it is less likely that the user will carelessly touch the pin 9 and the insertion portion 11 with his / her hand, thereby preventing the needle-like pin 9 and the insertion portion 11 from being deformed or damaged by an impact force.
[0022]
The guard 12 was composed of a cylindrical portion 13 and a seat portion 14, and the plurality of pins 9 and the piercing portions 11 of the pipe 10 were covered by the guard 12 from the circumferential direction and the axial direction. As a result, the probability that the user carelessly touches the pin 9 and the insertion portion 11 is greatly reduced, so that the needle-shaped pin 9 and the insertion portion 11 are surely deformed or damaged by the impact force. Is prevented.
[0023]
Further, since the spring 16 for holding the guard 12 in the closed state is provided, when the vegetable V is pulled out from the pin 9 and the piercing portion 11, the guard 12 self-returns from the open state to the closed state by the spring force. The piercing portion 11 is covered by the guard 12. For this reason, the pin 9 and the piercing portion 11 can be covered without intentionally moving the guard 12 to the closed state, so that the pin 9 and the piercing portion 11 are exposed. You will not be left alone.
[0024]
Further, a plurality of needle-shaped pins 9 into which the vegetables V are inserted are provided. As a result, the vegetables V are stably fixed to the insertion portion 11, so that the vegetables V fall out of the insertion portion 11 without being noticed, and the freshness of the vegetables V decreases against the user's will. Is prevented from proceeding. Moreover, since the plurality of pins 9 are arranged so as to surround the pipe 10, the fixed state of the vegetable V with respect to the stab 11 is further stabilized.
[0025]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A vegetable compartment 22 is formed in the refrigerator 21. The tank 2 is fixed to the bottom wall of the vegetable compartment 22, and the cap 4 and the guard 12 are arranged in the vegetable compartment 22.
[0026]
According to the second embodiment, since the vegetable storage unit 1 is irremovably incorporated in the vegetable room 22, it is troublesome to arrange the vegetables in the vegetable room 22 and secure a storage space for the vegetable storage unit 1. , The vegetable storage unit 1 can be used.
[0027]
In addition, in the said 2nd Example, although the vegetable storage unit 1 was built in the vegetable room 22 so that attachment / detachment is not possible, it is not limited to this and may be incorporated, for example so that attachment / detachment is possible. In the case of this configuration, an operation member such as a lever may be provided in the vegetable compartment 22, and the vegetable storage unit 1 may be attached and detached based on the operation of the lever.
In the second embodiment, the vegetable storage unit 1 is immovably incorporated in the vegetable compartment 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vegetable storage unit 1 may be incorporated so as to be movable.
[0028]
Further, in the first and second embodiments, one pipe 10 is fixed to the dish 8 of the joint 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of pipes 10 may be fixed. good. In short, at least one pipe 10 may be fixed. In the first and second embodiments, the cylindrical portion 7 of the joint 6 is irremovably inserted into the joint port 4 of the tank 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Is also good. In this case, a plurality of joints 6 having guards 12 having different diameters are prepared, and the joints 6 may be selectively used according to the size of the stem of the vegetable V.
[0029]
Further, in the first and second embodiments, the needle-shaped piercing portion 11 is formed in the pipe 10, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, a piercing portion having the same shape as the remaining portion is provided. May be. That is, the upper end of the pipe 10 is simply made to protrude from the upper surface of the dish 8, and the stem of the vegetable V is inserted into the protruding portion of the pipe 10.
In the first and second embodiments, the coil spring is used as the spring 16. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an elastic member such as a wire spring such as a torsion spring, a leaf spring, or rubber is used. Is also good.
Further, in the first and second embodiments, the cross-shaped cut portion 17 is provided in the sheet 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a straight cut portion may be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a is a perspective view showing an entire configuration of a vegetable storage unit, and b is a cross-sectional view taken along an X-ray).
2 (a) is a perspective view showing a guarded state of a vegetable stabbed part, and FIG. 2 (b) is a cross-sectional view along an X-ray. FIG. 3 (a) shows a vegetable stabbed part in a non-guarded state. FIG. 4 is a perspective view, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view along X-ray. FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention (a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of a refrigerator).
[Explanation of symbols]
1 is a vegetable storage unit, 2 is a tank, 9 is a pin, 10 is a pipe, 11 is a stab, 12 is a guard, 13 is a cylinder, 14 is a seat, 16 is a spring (biasing member), and 17 is a cut. Part is shown.

Claims (6)

水を貯留するタンクと、
前記タンク内に通じるパイプとを備え、
前記パイプには、前記タンクの外部に位置して野菜が刺込まれる刺込み部が設けられていることを特徴とする野菜保存ユニット。
A tank for storing water,
A pipe leading into the tank,
A vegetable storage unit, wherein the pipe is provided with a piercing portion which is located outside the tank and into which vegetables are pierced.
刺込み部を閉鎖する閉鎖状態および刺込み部を開放する開放状態に移動可能なガードを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1記載の野菜保存ユニット。2. The vegetable storage unit according to claim 1, further comprising a guard movable in a closed state for closing the piercing portion and an open state for opening the piercing portion. ガードは、刺込み部を外周側から囲う筒部と筒部の開口部を塞ぐシート部とを有し、
前記シート部には、前記ガードの開放状態でパイプが貫通する切込み部が設けられていることを特徴とする請求項2記載の野菜保存ユニット。
The guard has a tubular portion surrounding the piercing portion from the outer peripheral side and a sheet portion closing the opening of the tubular portion,
The vegetable storage unit according to claim 2, wherein the sheet portion is provided with a cut portion through which a pipe passes when the guard is opened.
ガードを閉鎖状態に保持する付勢部材を備えたことを特徴とする請求項2〜3のいずれかに記載の野菜保存ユニット。The vegetable storage unit according to claim 2, further comprising an urging member that holds the guard in a closed state. 野菜が刺込まれる針状をなす複数のピンを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の野菜保存ユニット。The vegetable storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a plurality of needle-like pins into which vegetables are inserted. 請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の野菜保存ユニットが組込まれたことを特徴とする冷蔵庫。A refrigerator comprising the vegetable storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
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