JP2009261557A - Goods storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a goods storage container which can be suitably used as a chopstick case. <P>SOLUTION: The goods storage container includes: a container body (4) forming a storage chamber (3) which contains goods (2a) and opens upward; and a lid body (5) which closes the upward opening of the container body so that it can open and close. The container is equipped with engaging means (6a, 6b) which detachably engage the lid body and the container body with the upward opening of the container body (4) closed by the lid body (5). An elastic strip (14) which faces the top of goods (2a) contained in the container body (4) is detachably attached to the inferior surface of the lid body (5). While the lid body (5) is closed and the engaging means (6a, 6b) is engaged, the elastic strip (14) elastically contacts with the top of the goods (2a), and thereby, the goods (2a) are held so that they may not move inside the storage chamber (3). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage container, and more particularly to an article storage container suitably used as a chopstick box.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a chopstick box for storing a pair of chopsticks arranged almost in parallel has been provided. Such a chopstick box is generally used to carry chopsticks together with a lunch box. The chopstick box has a container body that forms an elongated upper opening-like storage chamber that exceeds the entire length of the chopsticks, and the upper opening. The lid includes a lid body that can be freely opened and closed, and has a locking means for detachably locking the lid body and the container body with the lid body closing the upper opening of the container body. .

  The chopsticks box is a slide type that closes by sliding the lid along the elongated upper opening edge of the container body, and the chopstick box is closed by covering the container body so as to cover the lid from above. There are provided a crown type, a hinge type that closes the container body by swinging the lid with a hinge, and the like. The slide type chopstick box constitutes a locking means for maintaining the closed state by fitting the both side edges of the lid slidably to the rail portion of the container body. In addition, the crown type chopstick box and the hinge type chopstick box constitute a locking means for maintaining the closed state by providing a locking concave portion and a locking convex portion that fit together in the closed state. . This prevents inadvertent opening of the lid when carrying the chopstick box.

JP 2004-113494 A

  In the chopstick box, the storage chamber is formed larger than the size of the pair of chopsticks in order to facilitate loading and unloading of chopsticks. In addition, by forming the storage chamber to be large in this manner, the cleaning operation by washing the container body with water or the like is facilitated.

  However, when the chopsticks are carried in a state in which they are stored, the chopsticks are rattled inside the container main body and are free to move. For this reason, there is a possibility that the chopsticks may be damaged, and there is a problem that ticks and noises are generated due to floating.

  Such a problem can be solved, for example, by providing an inner dish in the storage chamber and fitting the chopsticks into the recess formed in the inner dish so as not to be freely movable. However, in this case, although the chopsticks have various shapes and dimensions, the chopstick box is a dedicated chopstick box that accommodates only the chopsticks that match the recess, and a versatile chopstick box cannot be provided.

  The present invention provides a chopstick box having versatility, in which a chopstick box with a storage chamber formed larger than the size of a pair of chopsticks is provided so that the chopsticks do not rattle inside. Such a container of the present invention is not limited to a chopstick box, but can also be applied to an article storage container for storing various articles.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured as a means for storing an article including a container main body that forms a storage chamber having an upper opening for storing articles, and a lid that opens and closes the upper opening of the container main body. Yes, with the lid closing the upper opening of the container body with the lid, provided with a locking means for releasably locking the lid body and the container body, elastic to face the upper part of the article stored in the container body A piece is detachably provided on the lower surface of the lid, and the elastic piece is configured to be elastically contacted with the upper part of the article in a state where the locking means is locked.

  The article storage container of the present invention can constitute a chopstick box for storing a pair of chopsticks arranged substantially in parallel. In this case, an elongated upper opening-shaped storage chamber that exceeds the total length of the chopsticks is formed, and the storage chamber The upper opening is configured to be closed by a lid, and is formed by an elastic sheet having a width that allows the elastic piece to be elastically contacted with the surfaces of a pair of chopsticks simultaneously.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of fitted portions that are spaced apart from each other by a distance L1 are formed on the lower surface of the lid, and a pair of fitted portions that are spaced apart by a distance L2 at both ends of the elastic sheet constituting the elastic piece. And the fitting portion is detachably fitted to the fitted portion so that the separation distance L1 of the fitting portion and the separation distance L2 of the fitting portion satisfy L1 <L2. With this configuration, the elastic sheet is configured to be bent in a bow shape in a state where the fitting portion is fitted to the fitted portion.

  At that time, a pair of fitting recesses are formed opposite to each other, and a pair of fitting portions are formed with fitting projections that fit into the fitting recesses, and the fitting projections are fitted. It is preferable that the fitting convex portion is elastically biased toward the fitting concave portion by the restoring force of the elastic sheet in a state where the elastic sheet is bent into an arcuate shape by being fitted into the concave portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the article 2a is stored in the storage chamber 3 of the container body 4, and the lid 5 closes the article 2a, and the locking means 6a and 6b are locked to close the lid. The elastic piece 14 provided on the lower surface of the lid 5 is elastically contacted with the upper portion of the article 2a in a state where the article 2a is maintained, thereby preventing rattling and play of the article 2a. Therefore, when carrying the container 1a, the article 2a No damage or noise caused by the movement of Since the elastic piece 14 is detachably attached to the lower surface of the lid 5, when the container 1 a is washed with water or the like, the elastic piece 14 and the lid 5 can be easily washed in a disassembled state. There are advantages.

  According to this invention of Claim 2, the outstanding chopstick box which has the said effect can be provided. At this time, the elastic piece 14 is formed by the elastic sheet 15 having a width that is elastically contacted with the surfaces of the pair of chopsticks 2 and 2 at the same time. Preferably achieved.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the elastic sheet 15 is formed in an arcuate shape by fitting the fitting portions 21 and 21 having the separation distance L2 to the fitting portions 17 and 17 having the separation distance L1. Since the structure is curved, the elastic piece 14 can be suitably elastically contacted with the surface of the article 2a while having a simple structure.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fitting convex portion 22 is caused by the restoring force of the elastic sheet 15 curved in an arcuate shape with the fitting convex portions 22 and 22 fitted in the fitting concave portions 18 and 18. , 22 is configured to apply a resilient urging force in the direction of fitting into the fitting recesses 18, 18, so that even when an impact or the like is applied to the lid 5 at the time of opening and closing, the elastic piece 14 may not fall off accidentally. Absent.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, an article storage container 1a as a chopstick box 1 includes a container main body 4 that forms a storage chamber 3 having an upper opening shape for storing a pair of chopsticks 2 and 2 (article 2a) aligned in parallel. The lid body 5 is configured to close the upper opening of the container body 4 so that the upper opening of the container body 4 can be opened and closed. The lid body 5 and the container body 4 can be freely engaged and disengaged with the lid body 5 closing the upper opening of the container body 4. Locking means 6a and 6b are provided for locking.

  In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the container body 4 is in the shape of an elongated rectangular dish with a peripheral wall 8 erected from the vicinity of the periphery of the bottom wall 7 so as to form an elongated upper opening-shaped storage chamber 3 that exceeds the entire length of the chopsticks 2. The lid body 5 is formed in an inverted dish shape having a peripheral wall 10 suspended from the periphery of the plate-like portion 9 covering the upper opening, and the peripheral wall 10 of the lid body 5 is externally fitted to the peripheral wall 8 of the container body 4. Thus, the locking means is constituted by the groove 6a and the rib 6b which are detachably locked to the peripheral walls 8 and 10.

  In the case of the illustrated example, an overhang edge 11 that supports the lower edge of the peripheral wall 10 of the lid body 5 is provided around the bottom wall 7 of the container body 4 in a state where the lid body 5 is closed. Recesses 12 for partially exposing the upper surface 11 a are formed on both sides of the peripheral wall 10 of the lid 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4C, in the state where the lid 5 is covered with the container body 4, the closed state is maintained by the locking of the groove 6a and the rib 6b, but the lid 5 is pressed against the recess 12. By applying a force in a separating direction to the upper edge portion 12a of the recess 12 and the upper surface 11a of the overhanging edge 11 with a fingertip, the locking of the groove 6a and the rib 6b is released, and the lid body 5 is removed from the container body 4 and opened. It is configured so that it can be covered.

  As described above, the illustrated embodiment constitutes the crowned chopstick box described above with respect to the prior art, but the chopstick box 1 of the present invention is not limited to this, and the chopstick box of the slide type or the hinge type as described above. It is also good. In addition, the container main body 4 and the lid body 5 can be integrally formed with a synthetic resin, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 1B and 4C, a small column 13 is formed on the inner side of the peripheral wall 10 of the container body 4 so as to face the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the storage chamber 3 from both sides. Accordingly, the chopsticks 2 and 2 stored in the storage chamber 3 are guided by the small pillars 13 and 13 on both sides so as to be placed at the center in the width direction of the storage chamber 3.

  An elastic piece 14 facing the top of the chopsticks 2 and 2 stored in the storage chamber 3 in a state where the container body 4 is closed by the lid 5 and the locking means 6 a and 6 b are locked is the lower surface of the lid 5. The elastic piece 14 is configured to be elastically contacted with the upper portions of the chopsticks 2 and 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elastic piece 14 constitutes an elastic sheet 15 integrally formed of an elastic material such as synthetic rubber such as silicon rubber or elastomer, and the lower surface (inner side surface) of the plate-like portion 9 of the lid 5. It is detachably attached to the attachment portion 16 formed in the above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment portion 16 is configured by a pair of fitted portions 17 and 17 that are located at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like portion 9 and that are separated from each other by a distance L1 in the longitudinal direction. Thus, a fitting recess 18 is formed opposite to the fitted parts 17, 17. At this time, a cutout 19 penetrating toward the fitting recess 18 is formed in the one fitted portion 17. A recessed portion 20 is formed between the fitted portions 17 and 17 so that the lower surface of the plate-like portion 9 is slightly recessed including the fitting recessed portions 18 and 18.

  The elastic sheet 15 extends in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like portion 9 and forms a pair of fitting portions 21 and 21 spaced at a distance L2 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. A fitting convex portion 22 that can be fitted into the mating concave portion 18 is provided. The elastic sheet 15 is formed in a flexible sheet shape that can be easily deformed as a whole, but the fitting portion 21 is formed so as to be relatively difficult to deform by being thick. Has been.

  In the case of the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the elastic sheet 15 is in the form of a flat sheet in a normal state (a state in which no external force is applied in a state after molding), and a fitting portion from both ends thereof. 21 and 21 extend at an angle θ (90 ° <θ <120 °), and the fitting protrusions 22 of the fitting portions 21 and 21 are fitted as shown in FIG. When fitted into the fitting recess 18 of the parts 17 and 17 and the elastic sheet 15 is bent in a bow shape, the fitting parts 21 and 21 are fixed in a state of being substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the plate-like part 9. It is configured.

  The separation distance L1 of the fitted portions 17 and 17 and the separation distance L2 of the fitting portions 21 and 21 are configured to satisfy L1 <L2, and the separation distance L2 of the fitting portions 21 and 21 is set to the above-described distance L2. When contracted to the separation distance L1, the elastic sheet 15 is configured to bend in an arcuate direction in the direction of arrow U (see FIG. 3A).

  Then, when the fitting convex part 22 of the fitting parts 21 and 21 is inserted in the fitting concave part 18 of the to-be-fitted parts 17 and 17, in the state which the elastic sheet 15 curved in the shape of a bow as shown in FIG. The elastic piece 14 is attached to the attachment portion 16 of the lid 5. In this state, the restoring force of the elastic sheet 15 acts so as to elastically urge the fitting convex portion 22 toward the fitting concave portion 18, so that the elastic piece 14 does not easily fall off.

  When removing the elastic piece 14 from the lid 5, the fitting portions 21 and 21 may be extracted from the fitted portions 17 and 17 through elastic deformation of the elastic sheet 15. At this time, if the tip of a needle-like member such as a toothpick is inserted into the notch 19 formed in the one fitted portion 17, the fitting portion 21 can be easily detached from the fitted portion 17. And when one fitting part 21 detach | leaves, the elastic urging | biasing force with respect to the other fitting part 21 will lose | disappear, Therefore The elastic piece 14 can be easily removed from the attachment part 16. FIG. Therefore, the elastic piece 14 and the lid 5 can be easily washed by washing with the elastic piece 14 removed.

  After the chopsticks 2 and 2 are stored in the storage chamber 3 of the container body 4, the cover body 5 is covered with a crown so that the container body 4 can be covered, and the lid body 5 is closed as shown in FIG. The attached elastic sheet 15 is deformed by being elastically contacted with the surfaces of the chopsticks 2 and 2 as shown in FIGS. The closed state is maintained by locking. At this time, the elastic sheet 15 is formed so as to have a width that is elastically contacted with the surfaces of the pair of chopsticks 2 and 2 at the same time. Therefore, the chopsticks 2 and 2 are held by the elastic sheet 15 so that the chopsticks 2 and 2 are not loosely generated inside the storage chamber 3 and are not movable.

  In the case of the illustrated embodiment, since the central part of the chopsticks 2 and 2 in the longitudinal direction is restrained by the small pillars 13 and 13 from both sides, the floating of the chopsticks 2 and 2 with respect to the turning direction with the central part as a fulcrum is prevented. It's enough. Therefore, the elastic contact force of the elastic sheet 15 may be a force that prevents such a swinging movement in the turning direction.

  When the lid is opened to use the chopsticks 2 and 2, the locking means 6 a and 6 b are unlocked using the recess 11 as described above, and the lid 5 is removed from the container body 4. Even when an impact is applied to the lid 5 at the time of opening and closing, the restoring force of the elastic sheet 15 curved in an arc shape acts so as to elastically bias the fitting convex portions 22 and 22 toward the fitting concave portions 18 and 18. Therefore, the elastic piece 14 does not fall off accidentally.

  When the chopstick box 1 is washed with water or the like, it is possible to easily wash the elastic piece 14 and the lid 5 in a disassembled state by removing the elastic piece 14 from the mounting portion 16.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The external appearance of one Embodiment of this invention is shown, (A) is a perspective view which shows the article storage container of a closed state, (B) is a perspective view which shows the article storage container of an open state. The state which attached the elastic piece to the cover body is shown, (A) is a perspective view which shows a cover body in the state of lying on the back, (B) is an enlarged view which partially fractures and shows the attachment part of an elastic piece. The state which decomposed | disassembled the cover body and the elastic piece is shown, (A) is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure which can attach or detach a cover body and an elastic piece, (B) is sectional drawing. The action by an elastic piece is shown, (A) is a sectional view showing the state before closing, (B) is the sectional view showing the state after closing, (C) is a CC sectional view of (B). It is. The elastic piece is shown, (A) is sectional drawing, (B) is a top view, (C) is a front view, (D) is a right view, (E) is a bottom view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chopstick box 1a Goods storage container 2 Chopsticks 2a Goods 3 Storage chamber 4 Container main body 5 Cover body 6a, 6b Locking means 14 Elastic piece 15 Elastic sheet 16 Mounting part 17 Fit part 18 Fitting recessed part 21 Fitting part 22 Fitting Convex

Claims (4)

An article storage container comprising a container body (4) forming an upper opening-shaped storage chamber (3) for storing an article (2a), and a lid (5) for opening and closing the upper opening of the container body. Yes,
In a state where the upper opening of the container body (4) is closed by the lid body (5), a locking means (6a, 6b) is provided for releasably locking the lid body and the container body.
An elastic piece (14) facing the top of the article (2a) stored in the container body (4) is detachably provided on the lower surface of the lid (5), and the locking means (6a, 6b) are locked. An article storage container comprising the elastic piece (14) elastically contacting the upper part of the article (2a). A chopstick box (1) for storing a pair of chopsticks (2, 2) arranged substantially parallel to each other is formed, and an elongated upper opening-shaped storage chamber (3) that exceeds the total length of the chopsticks is formed, and the storage chamber (3) An article storage container whose upper opening is closed by a lid (5),
The article storage container according to claim 1, wherein the elastic piece (14) is formed of an elastic sheet (15) having a width that is elastically contacted with the surfaces of the pair of chopsticks (2, 2) simultaneously. . A pair of mated portions (17) and (17) are formed on the lower surface of the lid (5) so as to be separated from each other by a distance L1. A pair of spaced-apart fitting parts (21) and (21) are formed, and the fitting parts (21) and (21) are detachably fitted to the fitted parts (17) and (17). ,
By configuring the separation distance L1 of the fitted parts (17) and (17) and the separation distance L2 of the fitting parts (21) and (21) to satisfy L1 <L2, the fitting parts (21) (21 The article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elastic sheet (15) is bent in a bow shape in a state in which the elastic sheet (15) is fitted to the fitted part (17) (17). Storage container. A pair of mating recesses (18) facing each other is formed in the pair of mated portions (17) and (17), and the mating recess (18) is fitted into the pair of mating portions (21) and (21). Forms a mating protrusion (22),
The elastic sheet (15) is bent in a bow shape by fitting the fitting convex parts (22) and (22) into the fitting concave parts (18) and (18). The article storage container according to claim 3, wherein the fitting convex portion (22) is configured to be elastically biased toward the fitting concave portion (18).

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