JP2013141467A - Container set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container set and a container where a plurality of containers having different size do not slip mutually and can be carried stably even if the containers are combined arbitrarily for stacking.SOLUTION: In the container set where lunch boxes 1, 2, 3 comprising lid parts 11, 21, 31, and container bodies 10, 20, 30 to which the lid parts 11, 21, 31 fit freely openably/closably, fitting projections are formed on outer surfaces of the respective lid parts 11, 21, 31, and fitting recesses fitted to the fitting projections are formed on outer surface at the bottom of the respective container bodies 10, 20, 30.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container set and a container capable of stacking a plurality of containers with lids.

  As a lunch box, a combination of containers with lids is widely used. In some of such lunch boxes, a container for storing a staple food and a container for storing a main dish and a side dish are different in size. In such a lunch box, there is a problem that they are shifted from each other when they are carried in layers. In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that a container body and a cover that covers the opening of the container body, and an outer peripheral part of the container body that enters the upper outer peripheral part of the lid enter the gap. A lunch box is described which consists of a projecting misalignment prevention ring to prevent.

JP 2009-28324 A

  In a container set in which a plurality of containers with lids are combined, it is common to combine containers with lids having different sizes in order to correspond to various usage forms including use as a lunch box. However, the container described in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that the same container is stacked, and does not consider stacking containers having different sizes.

  Moreover, not all the containers with a plurality of lids constituting the container set are necessarily used at the same time. For example, two containers out of a container set made up of three containers may be used as a lunch box. In this way, in a container set composed of a plurality of containers with lids that can be stacked, even when the containers are arbitrarily combined, it is necessary to be able to be carried so as not to deviate from each other when stacked. .

  Furthermore, when using as a lunch box, when a user eats, the space which puts the removed cover part is needed. If there is enough space to eat, there is no problem with the location of the lid, but if there is not enough space such as a park bench, place the lid on the lunch cloth laid on the knee, and then place the container on it. May be put. In such a case, in order to prevent the container from sliding off from the lid, it is necessary to prevent the container and the lid from being displaced from each other.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and is a container set that can be stably carried without shifting each other even when a plurality of containers having different sizes are arbitrarily combined and stacked. And to provide a container.

  The container set according to the present invention is a container set in which a plurality of containers comprising a lid part and a container main body in which the lid part can be freely opened and closed, and a fitting convex part or a fitting concave part is formed on the outer surface of each lid part. The bottom surface of each container body is formed with a fitting recess that fits into the fitting projection of the lid or a fitting projection that fits into the fitting recess of the lid. Features.

  In the present invention, in a plurality of containers, a fitting convex portion or a fitting concave portion is fitted to each lid portion, and a fitting concave portion or a fitting convex portion of the lid portion is fitted to the fitting convex portion of the lid portion. Since the fitting recess to be provided is provided at the bottom of each container body, any two containers can be stably stacked.

  In the container set according to the present invention, the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have the same shape and the same size, respectively, and the fitting concave part of an arbitrary container main body among the plurality of container main bodies is the container main body. And the fitting projection of the lid corresponding to the other container body, and the fitting projection of any container body is the fitting of the lid corresponding to the container body and the other container body. It is characterized by being fitted to the recess.

  In the present invention, the fitting convex portion and the fitting concave portion have the same shape and the same size, respectively, so that any two containers can be stably stacked.

  The container set according to the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of lid portions can be stacked.

  In the present invention, the lid portions of a plurality of containers can be efficiently stored during storage.

  The container set according to the present invention is characterized in that, among the plurality of containers constituting the container set, a small-capacity container can be accommodated in a large-capacity container with the lid portion fitted.

  In the present invention, since a small volume container can be accommodated in a large volume container with the lid part fitted, a plurality of containers can be accommodated in a small space.

  The container according to the present invention is a container composed of a lid and a container main body in which the lid can be freely opened and closed, and a fitting convex portion is formed on the outer surface of the lid, and on the bottom outer surface of the container main body, A fitting recess for fitting with the fitting projection is formed.

  In the present invention, in the container, the lid is provided with a fitting convex portion, and the bottom of the container body is provided with a fitting concave portion to be fitted with the fitting convex portion, so that a plurality of containers can be arbitrarily combined. Can be stacked.

  In the present invention, in a plurality of containers, a fitting convex portion or a fitting concave portion is provided in each lid portion, and the bottom outer surface of each container body is fitted with the fitting convex portion of the lid portion. Since the fitting convex part which fits into the concave part or the fitting concave part of the said cover part was provided, it becomes possible to pile up two containers stably.

It is the perspective view which looked at the state where the lunch box in an embodiment is piled up from the top. It is a perspective view which shows the container main body of the lunch box in embodiment. It is sectional drawing by the III-III line of FIG. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing the container main body of the lunch box in an embodiment from the lower side. It is a perspective view which shows the cover part of a lunch box. It is sectional drawing by the VI-VI line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the state which accumulated three lunch boxes. It is a perspective view of the state which piled up the S size lunch box on the L size lunch box. It is sectional drawing of the state which stacked the S size lunch box on the L size lunch box. It is the perspective view which showed two containers which provided the fitting recessed part in the cover part, and provided the fitting convex part in the container main body. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the storage form of three lunch boxes. It is sectional drawing which shows another example of the storage form of three lunch boxes.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. In the present embodiment, a container with a lid is described as a lunch box, and a container set is described as a lunch box set, but this is only an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a container with a lid for storing tools, stationery, medicines, books, and the like.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which lunch boxes in the embodiment are stacked, as viewed from above.

  The lunch box set in the present embodiment is composed of three lunch boxes, the L size lunch box 1 having the largest size, the medium M size lunch box 2, and the smallest S size lunch box 3. It is configured. The three lunch boxes 1, 2, and 3 have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and have substantially similar shapes although the sizes are different from each other. Each lunch box 1, 2, 3 comprises a container body 10, 20, 30 and a lid 11, 21, 31. The container body and the lid are formed of a synthetic resin such as PET (Poly-Ethylene-Terephthalate) resin, polypropylene, or polyethylene resin. In the present embodiment, a lunch box set including three lunch boxes is taken as an example. However, two lunch boxes or four or more lunch boxes may be used.

Next, the lunch box 2 constituting the lunch box set will be described. Regarding the lunch boxes 1 and 3, after describing the lunch box 2, differences from the lunch box 2 will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the container body 20 of the lunch box 2 in the embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view when the container body 20 of the lunch box 2 in the embodiment is viewed from the lower side.
The container body 20 has a bottom 20e that is rectangular in plan view and a side plate 20d that rises from the periphery of the bottom 20e, and has a box shape with an opening 20c on one side. The inner peripheral dimension of the opening 20c is slightly longer than the inner peripheral dimension of the bottom part 20e, and the side plate part 20d is inclined slightly outward with respect to the bottom part 20e.

  The side plate portion 20d is folded back in an inverted U-shaped cross section above the container body 20, and forms a convex portion 20a along the outer edge of the opening 20c. The convex portion 20a has a rectangular frame shape, and a handle portion 20b that protrudes in parallel with the bottom portion 20e is formed on two short sides facing the convex portion 20a. The handle portion 20b has an elongated shape in the direction along the side plate portion 20d, and the corners are rounded (R is attached).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the short taper part 20g is provided in the part which the side-plate part 20d and the convex-shaped part 20a continue. The upper end of the tapered portion 20g is substantially at the same position as the upper surface of the handle portion 20b in the height direction.

  A fitting recess 20f is formed on the outer surface of the bottom 20e. The fitting recess 20f has a rectangular shape in plan view.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lid portion 21 of the lunch box 2. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. The lid portion 21 includes a substantially rectangular flat plate portion 21a, a bank portion 21b provided along the outer edge of the flat plate portion 21a, and a fitting convex portion 21c provided in the center of the flat plate portion 21a.

  The bank portion 21b is continuous with the flat plate portion 21a and rises vertically from the flat plate portion 21a. Furthermore, the bank portion 21b is formed to extend in the outer edge direction in parallel with the flat plate portion 21a and to fall in a direction perpendicular to the flat plate portion 21a. The bank portion 21b has an inverted U-shaped cross section. The end of the falling portion of the bank portion 21b is located slightly above the flat plate portion 21a. A handle portion 21d extending outward is provided at the end portion of the bank portion 21b provided on the short side facing the flat plate portion 21a. The handle portion 21d has an elongated shape in the direction along the bank portion 21b, and the corners are rounded. The lid portion 21 fits into the container main body 20 when the concave portion formed by the bank portion 21 b and the convex portion 20 a of the container main body 20 are fitted.

  The fitting convex portion 21 c provided at the center of the lid portion 21 protrudes from the inner side of the lid portion 21 to the outer side. The fitting convex portion 21c has a rectangular shape in plan view.

  The protruding length of the handle portion 21d provided on the lid portion 21 is set so that the end portion is aligned with the handle portion 20b provided on the container body 20 when the lid portion 21 is fitted on the container body 20. is there. The width of the handle portion 21d is wider than the width of the handle portion 20b. In a state where the lid portion 21 is fitted to the container body 20, both ends of the handle portion 21d protrude from the handle portion 20b. When removing the lid 21 from the container body 20, the lid 21 can be removed by holding the container body 20 with one hand and lifting the end of the handle 21d with the other hand.

In the above description, the lunch box 2 has been described, but the lunch box 1 and the lunch box 3 have substantially the same configuration. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which three lunch boxes are stacked. As shown in FIG. 7, the three lunch boxes 1, 2, and 3 are different in size from each other, but are substantially similar in shape. However, the fitting recess 20f formed in the container body 20 is common to all container bodies, and the fitting recess 30f having the same shape and the same dimensions is formed in the container body 30. Further, the fitting convex portion 21c formed on the lid portion 21 is common to all the lid portions, and the fitting convex portions 11c and 31c having the same shape and the same dimensions are formed on the lid portion 11 and the lid portion 31. is there.
In the present embodiment, the container body 10 is not provided with a fitting recess, but a fitting recess having the same shape and the same dimensions as the container bodies 20 and 30 may be provided. In such a case, when the container main body 10 is placed on the lid portion 11, the fitting concave portion of the container main body 10 and the fitting convex portion 11c of the lid portion 11 are fitted, and the container main body 10 and the lid portion 11 are displaced from each other. It becomes possible to prevent this.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a state in which the S size lunch box 3 is stacked on the L size lunch box 1. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the L size lunch box 1 with the S size lunch box 3 stacked thereon. Since the fitting concave portion 30f formed in the container body 30 and the fitting convex portion 11c formed in the lid portion 11 are made common, even when two arbitrary launch boxes are stacked, the fitting convex portion 11c is fitted. The recess 30f is fitted. Therefore, even when any two lunch boxes are stacked, the two lunch boxes can be stably fixed. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a plurality of containers can be more securely fixed by stacking containers and then wrapping a rubber band or string or wrapping them with a lunch cloth.
Further, when the user takes a meal with the lid off, the user can eat in a small space by placing the container body on the lid. By fitting the fitting concave portion of the container main body and the fitting convex portion of the lid portion, the container main body and the lid portion are fixed to each other, so that the container main body can be prevented from sliding off from the lid portion. .

  In the above description, the fitting convex portion is formed on the lid portion and the fitting concave portion is formed on the container body. However, the fitting concave portion is not limited to this, and the fitting convex portion is provided on the container main body. It may be provided. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing two launch boxes 1 and 2 having a fitting recess on the lid and a fitting protrusion on the container body. As shown in FIG. 10, the bottom 20 e of the container body 20 of the lunch box 2 is provided with a fitting convex portion 20 h and the lid 11 of the lunch box 1 is provided with a fitting concave portion 11 e. By fitting the fitting convex portion 20h and the fitting concave portion 11e, the lunch box 1 and the lunch box 2 are fixed so as not to be displaced from each other.

Moreover, although the fitting convex part and the fitting recessed part were provided one by one in the container main body or the cover part, not only that but you may provide two or more.
Furthermore, although the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part were made into the substantially rectangular shape in planar view, it may be other shapes, such as not only a rectangular shape but circular shape and a star shape.

  Next, a method for storing lunch boxes in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a storage form of three lunch boxes.

  The storage form shown in FIG. 11 is a form in which the three container main bodies 10, 20, 30 and the three lid parts 11, 21, 31 are overlapped separately and the lid part 11 is fitted to the container main body 10. Storage is performed as follows. In order from the smaller container body, the container body is repeatedly placed in a larger container body. That is, the container body 30 is placed in the container body 20, and the container body 20 containing the container body 30 is placed in the container body 10.

  Next, the lid is overlapped. As shown in FIG. 11, the lid 21 is sized to be accommodated inside the bank portion 11 b of the lid portion 11, and the lid portion 31 is sized to be accommodated inside the bank portion 21 b of the lid portion 21. The three lid parts 11, 21, and 31 are stacked as follows. The lid portion 11 is at the bottom, and the lid portion 21 is placed thereon. The lid portion 31 is placed on the lid portion 21.

  By fitting the container main body 10 in which the container main body 30 and the container main body 20 are accommodated with the lid part 11 on which the lid part 31 and the lid part 21 are placed, the storage form as shown in FIG. 11 is obtained. .

In the storage mode shown in FIG. 11, since it is not necessary to put a lid on each container during storage, the labor of storage can be saved. Further, when taking out, for example, when taking out the S size lunch box 3, it is possible to take out without removing the lid of the M size lunch box 2. You can save the trouble of taking out.
Further, since the lid portion 21 is configured to be accommodated in the bank portion 11b of the lid portion 11 and the lid portion 31 is configured to be accommodated in the bank portion 21b of the lid portion 21, the lid portion is provided for each lunch box. It is possible to store in almost the same space as the case of storing by fitting.

  FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a storage form of three lunch boxes. In the storage form shown in FIG. 12, the lunch box with the lid portion closed is placed in the container body of the larger lunch box, and the lid portion of the lunch box placed therein is tightened. By repeating it from a small lunch box, storage is completed. That is, the lunch box 3 in which the lid 31 is fitted to the container body 30 is placed in the container body 20 of the lunch box 2, and the lid 21 is fitted to the container body 20. The lunch box 2 is placed in the container body 10 of the lunch box 1, and the lid 11 is fitted into the container body 10. Now, the storage state is reached.

In the above-described embodiment, the lunch box has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is not limited thereto, and may be an elliptical column shape or a polygonal column shape. Moreover, if the fitting convex part and fitting recessed part of the same shape and the same dimension can be formed in a cover part and a container main body, lid parts and container main bodies may not be similar. However, it is necessary to consider that the storage property is deteriorated.
Moreover, although the container main body and the cover part shall be shape | molded by the synthetic resin, you may shape | mold not only it but metals, such as aluminum, alumite, or stainless steel. You may shape | mold with woods, such as bamboo, cedar, or a hinoki.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.

(Appendix 1)
In a container set that combines a plurality of containers consisting of a lid and a container main body that can be freely opened and closed,
On the outer surface of each lid part, a fitting convex part or a fitting concave part is formed,
On the bottom outer surface of each container body, a fitting recess that fits with the fitting protrusion of the lid or a fitting protrusion that fits with the fitting recess of the lid is formed. Container set.

(Appendix 2)
The fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have the same shape and the same dimensions, respectively.
Among the plurality of container main bodies, the fitting concave portion of any container main body is fitted with the fitting convex portion of the lid corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body, and the fitting of the arbitrary container main body is performed. The container set according to appendix 1, wherein the mating convex part is adapted to be fitted into the fitting concave part of the lid part corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body.

(Appendix 3)
The container set according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of lids can be stacked.

(Appendix 4)
The small volume container among the plurality of containers constituting the container set can be accommodated in a large volume container with the lid part attached. Container set.

(Appendix 5)
The container set according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

(Appendix 6)
The container body according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the container body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.

(Appendix 7)
Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 6, characterized in that a handle is formed on each lid and each container body, and the width of the handle on the lid is wider than the width of the handle on the container body. The container set according to one.

(Appendix 8)
In a container composed of a lid and a container body in which the lid is freely opened and closed,
A fitting projection is formed on the outer surface of the lid,
A fitting recess is formed on the outer surface of the bottom of the container body to be fitted with the fitting projection.

(Appendix 9)
A first container comprising a first lid part and a first container body in which the first lid part can be freely opened and closed;
A second container comprising a second lid body and a second container body in which the second lid portion can be freely opened and closed; and
A third container comprising a third lid body and a third container body in which the third lid part is freely opened and closed;
The first container has a larger capacity than the second container, and the second container has a larger capacity than the third container.
A fitting convex part is formed on the outer surface of each lid part,
On the bottom outer surface of each container body, a fitting recess that fits with the fitting protrusion is formed,
The fitting convex part formed in the first lid part can be fitted into any of the fitting concave part formed in the second container body and the fitting concave part formed in the third container body. Container set.

(Appendix 10)
A first container comprising a first lid part and a first container body in which the first lid part can be freely opened and closed;
A second container comprising a second lid body and a second container body in which the second lid portion can be freely opened and closed; and
A third container comprising a third lid body and a third container body in which the third lid part is freely opened and closed;
The first container has a larger capacity than the second container, and the second container has a larger capacity than the third container.
A fitting recess is formed on the outer surface of each lid,
On the bottom outer surface of each container main body, a fitting convex portion that fits with the fitting concave portion is formed,
The container set characterized by the fitting recessed part formed in the 1st cover part, and the fitting convex part formed in the 3rd container main body fitting.

(Appendix 11)
The fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have the same shape and the same dimensions, respectively.
Of the plurality of container main bodies, the fitting convex portion of any container main body is adapted to fit into the fitting concave portion of the lid corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body. The container set according to 9.

(Appendix 12)
The fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have the same shape and the same dimensions, respectively.
Of the plurality of container main bodies, the fitting concave part of any container main body is adapted to be fitted to the fitting convex part of the lid corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body. The container set according to 10.

(Appendix 13)
The container set according to any one of appendices 9 to 12, wherein the plurality of lids can be stacked.

(Appendix 14)
The small volume container among a plurality of containers constituting the container set can be accommodated in a large volume container with the lid part fitted thereto. Container set.

(Appendix 15)
The container set according to any one of appendices 9 to 14, wherein the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

(Appendix 16)
The container body according to any one of appendices 9 to 15, wherein the container body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.

(Appendix 17)
Any one of Supplementary notes 9 to 16, wherein a handle is formed on each lid and each container body, and the width of the handle on the lid is wider than the width of the handle on the container body. The container set according to one.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Launch box 10 Container main body 10f Fitting recessed part 11 Lid part 11c Fitting convex part 2 Lunch box 20 Container main body 20f Fitting concave part 21 Lid part 21c Fitting convex part 3 Lunch box 30 Container main body 31 Lid part 31f Fitting convex part

The present invention relates to a container set capable of overlapping a plurality of containers with a lid.

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above. Even when a plurality of containers having different sizes are stacked in an arbitrary combination, the container set can be stably carried without shifting each other. The purpose is to provide

In the container set according to the present invention, the first container has a larger capacity than the second container, and the second container has a larger capacity than the second container. The capacity is larger than that of the third container, and the outer surface of each lid part is formed with fitting protrusions of the same shape and the same dimensions, and the plurality of lid parts can be stacked. among them, wherein the second container and the outer bottom surface of the third container of the container body, Yes and Hamago凹section to be fitted in front Kihama convexities are formed, the third container, a lid The second container can be accommodated in the first container with the lid part fitted, and the second container can be accommodated in the first container with the lid part fitted. The fitting convex part formed on the lid part is formed on the container main body bottom part of the third container. By engagement concave portion and the fitting, characterized in that you have a stackable said third vessel to said first vessel.

In the present invention, in the plurality of containers, the first container has a larger capacity than the second container, the second container has a larger capacity than the third container, and the outer surface of each lid portion has the same shape. And fitting protrusions of the same size are formed, and in each container main body, the fitting concave part into which the fitting convex part is fitted on the bottom outer surface of the container main body of the second container and the third container. Thus, the third container can be stacked on the lid of the first container.

In the present invention, in the plurality of containers, the first container has a larger capacity than the second container, the second container has a larger capacity than the third container, and the outer surface of each lid portion has the same shape. And fitting protrusions of the same size are formed, and in each container main body, the fitting concave part into which the fitting convex part is fitted on the bottom outer surface of the container main body of the second container and the third container. Thus, the third container can be stacked on the lid of the first container.

Claims (5)

In a container set that combines a plurality of containers consisting of a lid and a container main body that can be freely opened and closed,
On the outer surface of each lid part, a fitting convex part or a fitting concave part is formed,
On the bottom outer surface of each container body, a fitting recess that fits with the fitting protrusion of the lid or a fitting protrusion that fits with the fitting recess of the lid is formed. Container set. The fitting convex part and the fitting concave part have the same shape and the same dimensions, respectively.
Among the plurality of container main bodies, the fitting concave portion of any container main body is fitted with the fitting convex portion of the lid corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body, and the fitting of the arbitrary container main body is performed. 2. The container set according to claim 1, wherein the fitting convex part is adapted to be fitted into the fitting concave part of the lid part corresponding to the container main body and the other container main body.   The container set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of lids can be stacked. The small container of the plurality of containers constituting the container set can be accommodated in a large container with the lid attached. 4. Container set described. In a container composed of a lid and a container body in which the lid is freely opened and closed,
A fitting projection is formed on the outer surface of the lid,
A fitting recess is formed on the outer surface of the bottom of the container body to be fitted with the fitting projection.

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