JP2006089078A - Egg storing container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg storing container which has no possibility of generating temperature change to the utmost during storing under refrigeration, can carry eggs of the number more than the number which can be held by both hands by a few times, and prevents water from flowing out into a refrigerator without wiping the moisture when the eggs are washed. <P>SOLUTION: The egg storing container is equipped with an egg storing tool 1 equipped with an egg storing part in which the eggs are stored, a connecting part (rod-like member 2c) for connecting removably egg storing tools together when another egg storing tool 3 is placed on the egg storing tool, and a handle part (the rod-like member 2c) to which a finger is hooked when the egg storing tools 1 and 3 are carried. The egg storing container may be equipped with the egg storing tool equipped with the egg storing part in which the eggs are stored, a mount on which the egg storing tool is removably placed and which is equipped with an engaging part for engaging removably on the egg storing tool, and the handle part to which a finger is hooked when the egg storing tool placed on the mount is carried. The egg storing container may be equipped with a connecting part for removably connecting the egg storing tools together when another egg storing tool with a similar structure is placed on the egg storing tool placed on the mount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an egg storage container for storing eggs (mainly chicken eggs, hereinafter collectively referred to as eggs), and particularly to an egg storage container that can be removably disposed in a refrigerator compartment such as a refrigerator.

Eggs are painful and require refrigerated storage. At home, refrigerated storage is usually performed in a refrigerator. An egg storage shelf having a plurality of egg storage holes for storing eggs is provided inside the door of a household refrigerator (see Patent Document 1).
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  In the egg storage shelf attached to the refrigerator shown in Patent Document 1, every time the door is opened to take out food in the refrigerator, a temperature change (temperature rise) in the vicinity of the egg storage shelf occurs, and the freshness of the egg is increased. It is not preferable for holding.

  Also, when removing and transporting a large number of eggs, take them one by one from the egg storage shelf and carry them with as many eggs as you can hold with one or both hands. If you try to carry it, you have to make a round trip to and from the refrigerator.

  In addition, recently shipped eggs are well managed and it is rare that the eggs are clearly soiled. However, for hygiene purposes, it is preferable to wash the eggs with water and then store them in a refrigerator or the like. However, for example, the egg storage shelf as shown in Patent Document 1 does not have a structure that takes into account draining, so if the water adhering to the egg is not wiped off well when washed, the adhering water will be removed. Inconvenience that it accumulates in the lower part of the refrigerator or flows out into the refrigerator occurs.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to transport an excess number of eggs with a small number of times with both hands without causing temperature changes as much as possible during refrigerated storage, and preferably when the eggs are washed with water It is an object of the present invention to provide an egg storage container in which moisture does not flow out or accumulate in the refrigerator even if the moisture is not wiped off.

  The egg storage container according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided when an egg storage tool having an egg storage portion for storing an egg and another egg storage tool having a similar structure on the egg storage tool. It is characterized by comprising a connecting part for detachably connecting these egg containers and a handle part for hooking a finger when the egg containers are transported.

  An egg storage container according to claim 2 of the present invention includes an egg storage tool having an egg storage portion for storing an egg, and the egg storage tool detachably mounted and detachably engaged with the egg storage tool. It is characterized by comprising a mounting table provided with an engaging portion and a handle portion on which a finger is hooked when the egg storage tool mounted on the mounting table is transported together with the mounting table.

  The egg storage container according to claim 3 of the present invention attaches and detaches these egg storage tools when placing another egg storage tool having the same structure on the egg storage tool mounted on the mounting table. It is characterized by having a connecting portion that is freely connected.

  The egg storage container according to claim 4 of the present invention is an egg provided with an egg storage part for storing an egg and a discharge part for discharging water adhering to the surface of the egg stored in the egg storage part from the egg storage part. A storage tool, a mounting tray on which the egg storage tool is detachably mounted, and an engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the egg storage tool, and on which the water discharged from the discharge hole is stored, and the mounting tray It is characterized by comprising a handle for hooking a finger when carrying the egg storage tool placed on the placing plate together with the placing plate.

  The egg storage container according to claim 5 of the present invention is configured such that when placing another egg storage tool having the same structure on the egg storage tool placed on the placing plate, the egg storage tools are arranged together. It is characterized by comprising a connecting portion that is detachably connected.

  The egg storage container according to claim 6 of the present invention is characterized in that the handle portion is formed in the connecting portion.

  The egg storage container according to claim 7 of the present invention is characterized in that the connecting portion is formed in the engaging portion.

  According to the egg storage container of Claim 1 of this invention, an egg can be accommodated in the egg storage part of an egg storage tool, and a handle can be hooked and carried. Furthermore, another egg storage tool can be mounted and connected by the connecting part of the egg storage tool, and a plurality of egg storage tools can be transported simultaneously by using the handle.

  According to the egg storage container of the second aspect of the present invention, the egg is stored in the egg storage portion of the storage device and is detachably connected to and engaged with the mounting table. Can be transported together with the mounting table.

  According to the egg storage container of Claim 3 of this invention, another egg storage tool can be mounted and connected by a connection part, A several egg storage tool is simultaneously put together with a mounting base by using a handle part. Can be transported.

  According to the egg storage container of claim 4 of the present invention, the egg is stored in the egg storage portion of the storage device and is detachably connected to and engaged with the mounting tray, and the handle is hooked with a finger and the egg storage device. Can be transported along with the tray. Further, when the egg is washed with water, the water adhering to the egg surface is discharged from the egg storage part through the discharge part and collected on the mounting tray, so that the water adhering to the egg surface is stored in the egg storage container. Even if the egg storage container storing the washed eggs is installed in the refrigerator, the moisture does not flow out into the refrigerator.

  According to the egg storage container of claim 5 of the present invention, another egg storage tool can be mounted and connected by the connecting portion, and a plurality of egg storage tools can be combined with the mounting tray at the same time by using the handle portion. Can be transported to.

  According to the egg storage container of the sixth aspect of the present invention, one or two or more egg storage devices can be transported simultaneously by placing a finger on the grip portion formed at the connecting portion or holding it with a finger. Furthermore, since the handle portion is formed in the connecting portion, there are advantages such as a simple structure and easy operation, and the manufacturing process of the egg storage container can be simplified.

  According to the egg storage container of claim 7 of the present invention, one or two or more egg storage tools are placed on the mounting table or the handle formed on the engaging portion and the connecting portion by placing a finger on or holding the finger. It can be transported at the same time as the loading tray. Further, since the handle portion is formed in the engaging portion and the connecting portion, there are advantages that the structure is simple and the operation is easy, and the manufacturing process of the egg storage container is simplified. it can.

  An egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an egg storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an egg storage tool 1 that stores a plurality of eggs, a mounting tray 2 on which the egg storage tool 1 is mounted, An egg storage device 3 placed on the upper surface of the egg storage device 1 is schematically configured.

  The mounting tray 2 is made of a material such as plastic, and as shown in FIG. 2, a cylindrical standing wall 2b is integrally formed on the peripheral edge of a disc-shaped bottom plate 2a, and is formed in a dish shape. A bar-shaped member 2c having a tapered tip and a circular cross section is formed so as to protrude from substantially the center of the upper surface of the bottom plate 2a. A head 2d having a chick design is formed at the tip of the rod-shaped member 2c. As will be described later, the head 2d becomes a catch when the vicinity of the tip of the rod-shaped member 2c is gripped.

  As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, the egg storage device 1 includes an egg storage portion 1 a having a hollow shape corresponding to the outer shape of an egg in which one egg is stored, and a lower portion of the egg storage portion 1 a. A discharge part 1b for discharging the moisture attached to the surface of the stored egg to the outside from the egg storage part 1a, and an egg storage for guiding the attached water to the discharge part 1b. And a plurality of ridges 1c protruding from the inner surface of the portion 1a. The lower end of the egg storage part 1a is located above the lower edge of the egg storage tool 1 in the figure.

  A plurality (five in the figure) of egg storage portions 1 a are formed at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the egg storage device 1. In addition, a plurality of corrugated protrusions 1d (five in the figure) are formed at equal intervals on the peripheral edge of the egg container 1 upward in the figure. The corrugated protrusion 1d is formed so that its peak portion is located radially outward of the egg storage portion 1a when viewed in plan.

  A cylindrical guide projection 1e having a guide hole 1f is formed at the center of the egg container 1. The rod-like member 2c of the placing plate 2 is inserted into the guide hole 1f, and the egg storage tool 1 is engaged with the placing plate 2.

  Here, the egg container 1 is preferably formed by thermoforming a thin plate made of a material such as plastic such as polypropylene from the viewpoint of reducing the weight of the egg container 1 (see FIG. 6).

  The egg storage device 3 has substantially the same structure as the egg storage device 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, or FIG. 6, the egg storage device 3 includes an egg storage portion 3 a having a hollow shape corresponding to the outer shape of an egg in which one egg is stored, and the egg storage A discharge part 3b for discharging moisture adhering to the surface of the stored egg, which is composed of a circular hole opened at the lower part of the part 3a, and discharging the attached moisture to the discharge part 3b. And a plurality of ridges 3c protruding from the inner surface of the egg storage portion 3a. The lower end of the egg storage part 3 a is located above the lower edge of the egg storage tool 3 in the figure.

  A plurality (five in the figure) of egg storage portions 3 a are formed at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the egg storage tool 3. In addition, a plurality of corrugated protrusions 3d (five in the figure) are formed at equal intervals on the peripheral edge of the egg container 3 upward in the figure. The corrugated protrusion 3d is formed so that its peak portion is located radially outward of the egg storage portion 3a when viewed in plan.

  Further, a notch-shaped recess into which the tip of the corrugated protrusion 1d of the egg container 1 is fitted when the egg container 3 is stacked above the egg container 1 at the lower edge of the egg container 3. A plurality of 3g (5 in the figure) are formed at equal intervals. The concave portion 3g is formed at a position corresponding to the valley portion of the corrugated protrusion 3d of the egg container 3 when viewed in plan. When the egg storage devices 1 and 3 are stacked from this positional relationship, the egg storage portion 1a of the egg storage device 1 and the egg storage portion 3a of the egg storage device 3 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. As a result, the height of each of the egg containers 1 and 3 can be kept low.

  A cylindrical guide projection 3e formed with a guide hole 3f is formed at the center of the egg container 3. The rod-like member 2c of the placing plate 2 is inserted into the guide hole 3f, and the egg storage tool 3 is engaged with the placing plate 2.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the egg container 1 is formed by thermoforming a thin plate made of a material such as plastic such as polypropylene. This is suitable from the viewpoint of weight reduction.

  In the egg storage container, the lower half of the rod-shaped member 2c formed protruding from the mounting tray 2 constitutes an engaging portion for engaging the egg storage tool 1 with the mounting tray 2, and the intermediate portion of the rod-shaped member 2c is an egg. A connecting portion for connecting another egg storage device 3 on the storage device 1, and a substantially upper half of the rod-shaped member 2 c is a handle on which a finger is hung when carrying the egg storage device mounted on the mounting plate 2. Parts. That is, the grip portion is integrally formed with the connecting portion, and the connecting portion is integrally formed with the engaging portion.

  Next, the usage method of the egg storage container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  One egg is loaded into each of the egg storage portions 1a and 3a of the egg storage devices 1 and 3. When washing an egg, the egg container 1 or egg container 3 loaded with an egg is held by hand and exposed to running water flowing from a tap, and the outer surface of the egg is washed. The eggs are curved, slippery and difficult to wash, and have the property of easily breaking the shell, but the eggs held by the egg storage portions 1a and 3a of the egg storage devices 1 and 3 of this embodiment are stable. It can be washed easily and neatly.

  Next, the rod-shaped member 2c protruding from the mounting tray 2 is inserted into the guide hole 1f of the egg storage device 1, and the egg storage device 1 is lowered to be placed and stored in the peripheral portion 2b of the mounting tray 2. To do.

  Next, the guide hole 3 f of the egg container 3 is inserted into the rod-shaped member 2 c, and the egg container 3 is placed above the egg container 1. At this time, the tip of the corrugated protrusion 1 d of the egg container 1 is fitted into a recess 3 g formed at the lower edge of the egg container 3. Thereby, the egg storage parts 1a and 3a formed in the egg storage devices 1 and 3 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. Further, the stability is increased by the fitting of the corrugated protrusion 1d and the recess 3g.

  Moisture adhering to the surface of the egg when the egg is washed is guided downward by the ridges 1c and 3c formed on the wall surfaces and inner surfaces of the egg storage portions 1a and 3a, and is directed downward from the discharge portions 1b and 3b. It accumulates in the mounting tray 2 after it is made into the mounting tray 2. Therefore, even if the egg storage container is stored in the refrigerator compartment immediately after washing, moisture does not flow into the refrigerator compartment. Then, after draining for a while, the water in the mounting tray 2 is removed by absorbing or discarding the water with a towel or the like.

  When using an egg for cooking, the egg storage container is lifted and transported together with the placing plate 2 and the egg storage devices 1 and 3 by grasping the tip of the rod-shaped member 2c. In the egg storage container of the present embodiment, up to 10 eggs can be transported in one operation.

  Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  In the egg storage container according to the above-described embodiment, the rod-like member 2c protruding from the mounting tray 2 realizes the engaging portion, the connecting portion, and the grip portion of the present invention, but the vicinity of the guide protrusion 3e of the egg storage tool 3 Alternatively, the upper portion may be eliminated, and instead, a finger hook portion may be formed on the peripheral portion of the mounting tray 2 so that the finger hook portion functions as a handle portion.

  Furthermore, the rod-shaped member 2c is shortened to a length that does not engage with the guide projection 3e of the egg storage device 3, and the rod-shaped member 2c only has a function of locking the egg storage device 1 to the placing tray 2, instead of eg egg You may make it form the connection part (for example, pin and hole) which connects the egg storage tool 3 on the storage tool 1 in the egg storage tools 1 and 3. FIG.

  Moreover, in the egg storage container of the said embodiment, although one rod-shaped member 2c is formed in the center of the mounting tray 2, it forms so that two or more rod-shaped members provided with the same function may protrude. It may be. Moreover, you may make it form an arrangement position not in the center of the mounting tray 2 but in the peripheral part vicinity or an outer peripheral surface. In the case of this structure, the ends of the two rod-shaped members can be carried with both hands.

  Alternatively, the distal end portion (the portion above the guide projection 3e) of the rod-like member 2c may be formed of a separate member, and these members may be hinge-coupled and bent at the hinge portion during storage. Thereby, the height at the time of accommodation can be made low.

  Moreover, you may make it form the protrusion part and hole which become a finger hook when carrying each egg storage device 1,3 itself in egg storage device 1,3 itself.

  In the egg storage container of the above-described embodiment, the egg storage devices 1 and 3 are illustrated by thermoforming a thin plate of a material such as plastic. However, the egg storage device is a block-shaped material formed by injection molding of a material such as plastic. It may be a thing. In this case, it is preferable to form a dent etc. in the part which does not require an intensity | strength from a viewpoint of weight reduction.

  In the egg storage container of the above-described embodiment, an egg storage tool 3 placed above the egg storage tool 1, that is, one having two egg storage tools 1 and 3 having a similar structure is shown. At least one egg storage device similar to the egg storage device 3 may be placed above the egg storage device 3. Thereby, many eggs can be conveyed simultaneously rather than the said egg storage container.

  Moreover, in the egg storage container of the said embodiment, although the discharge parts 1b and 3b are formed in the lower part of the egg storage parts 1a and 3a formed in the egg storage tools 1 and 3, an egg is washed and stored. If this is not done, it is not necessary to provide the discharge portions 1b and 3b. Moreover, it is not necessary to provide the mounting tray 2 that serves as a moisture receiving tray, and it may be replaced with, for example, a flat mounting base without a water reservoir function.

  Furthermore, if it is not washed and stored with water, there is no need to provide a mounting tray or mounting table. For example, when placing an egg storage device having an egg storage portion for storing eggs and other egg storage devices of similar structure on the egg storage device, these egg storage devices are detachably connected to each other. There may be provided a connecting part to be connected and a handle part for hooking a finger when carrying the egg storage tool formed on the egg storage tool positioned on the lower side.

It is a side view which shows the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting tray of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the egg storage tool of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the egg storage tool of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which looked at the egg storage tool of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention from upper direction. It is sectional drawing of the egg storage tool of the egg storage container which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,3 Egg storage tool 1a, 3a Egg storage part 1b, 3b discharge | emission part 1c, 3c ridge 1d, 3d corrugated protrusion 1e, 3e guide protrusion 1f, 3f guide hole part 3g recessed part 2 mounting plate 2a bottom plate 2b peripheral edge 2c rod shape Member 2d head

Claims (7)

An egg storage device having an egg storage portion for storing eggs, and a connection for detachably connecting these egg storage devices when placing another egg storage device of the same structure on the egg storage device An egg storage container comprising: a portion; and a handle portion on which a finger is hooked when the egg storage tool is transported. An egg storage device including an egg storage portion for storing eggs, a mounting table including an engagement portion on which the egg storage device is detachably mounted and detachably engages with the egg storage device, and An egg storage container comprising: a handle for placing a finger on the egg storage tool placed on the mounting table when the egg storage tool is transported together with the mounting table. It is characterized by comprising a connecting portion for detachably connecting these egg storage devices when placing another egg storage device of the same structure on the egg storage device mounted on the mounting table. The egg storage container according to claim 2. An egg storage device including an egg storage unit for storing eggs and a discharge unit for discharging moisture attached to the surface of the eggs stored in the egg storage unit from the egg storage unit, and the egg storage device detachably mounted And an engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the egg storage device and stores the water discharged from the discharge hole, and the egg storage device mounted on the mounting plate. An egg storage container comprising a handle portion to which a finger is placed when transporting together with a table tray. It is characterized by comprising a connecting portion for detachably connecting these egg storage devices when placing another egg storage device having the same structure on the egg storage device placed on the placing plate. The egg storage container according to claim 4. The egg storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the handle portion is formed in the connecting portion. The egg storage container according to claim 6, wherein the connecting portion is formed in the engaging portion.

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