JP2014097807A5 - - Google Patents

Description

The present invention made for this purpose is a container having a storage chamber for storing a fruit to which the stem is connected while holding the stem, each of which is made of an elastic body and is arranged adjacent to the border of the stem A pair of sandwiching pieces, a receiving seat whose one surface faces the accommodation chamber and the other surface faces the pair of sandwiching pieces, and a cushion disposed on one surface side of the receiving seat, and It has the characteristics.
In the present invention, the pair of sandwiching pieces are in contact with the receiving seat having higher rigidity than the pair of sandwiching pieces , so that the bending in the first direction toward the receiving seat is restricted, but the second separating from the receiving seat. Deflection in the direction is allowed.
Moreover, the cushion in this invention is formed from the flexible material, and if the fruit accommodated in a storage chamber contacts a cushion, it will give reaction force with respect to a fruit in the 1st direction.

It is a figure which shows a mode that the strawberry was accommodated in the container of this embodiment, and was hold | maintained. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the process in which a stem is inserted in the slit of the container of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which turned the container (container main body) of FIG. 1 upside down. It is a figure which shows the example which arrange | positions and uses multiple containers of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the holder used for the container of FIG. It is a figure which shows the holding member disclosed by patent document 5. FIG.

[Container configuration]
The container body 10 includes a rectangular pedestal 11, an outer cylinder 13 whose outer shape rising from the pedestal 11 is tapered, a cylindrical inner cylinder 15 that hangs down from the leading edge of the outer cylinder 13 toward the inside, A circular receiving seat 17 extending inward from the leading edge of the tube 15 and a slit (first slit) 19 extending in the radial direction from the outer tube 13 to the center of the receiving seat 17 are provided. The container body 10 can be manufactured by various methods. For example, a relatively high-rigidity resin such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or polycarbonate can be injection-molded and manufactured as an integral molded product. In addition, the container main body 10 should just produce the rigidity of the part of the receiving seat 17 sufficiently higher than the holder 20 at least. In addition, the container body 10 is not limited to a resin, and may be composed of a metal material such as stainless steel, and a composite material of a metal and a resin. It is assumed that the vertical direction in FIG. 1 is along the vertical direction.

A slit (second slit) 31 is formed in the cushion 30 corresponding to the slit 19 of the container body 10 and the notch 21 of the holder 20. When the strawberry S is accommodated in the container body 10, the stem st of the strawberry S is inserted into the slit 31 aligned with the slit 19 and the notch 21.

Note that the present invention allows the stem st to be pushed in the horizontal direction. In that case, the load received from the pair of sandwiching pieces 23 increases as the stem st goes to the back, and the stem st is delayed obliquely backward from the grasped position. Then, the stem st is pulled in the axial direction. As a result, the pinching piece 23 is induced to bend downward, and the pushing load is automatically reduced.
FIG. 3B shows an example in which the sandwiching piece 23 has returned to the horizontal position. Depending on the diameter of the stem st, the stem st is sandwiched with the sandwiching piece 23 slightly bent upward. Sometimes.
In addition, as described above, the receiving seat 17 supports the cushion 30 on the front surface in addition to the function of regulating the bending toward the one of the sandwiching pieces 23 ( first direction) on the back surface. It has the function of giving the reaction force F to the strawberry S.

The holder 20 has a circular through hole 22 formed at the end point of the notch 21, but the form of the notch is not limited to this. An example thereof is shown in FIG. 6, in which only a straight cut 21 is formed without providing the through-hole 22 as shown in FIG. 6A, and a cross-shaped cut 25 is formed at the end of the cut 21 as shown in FIG. Example of forming, example of forming both circular through hole 22 and cross-shaped cut 25 as shown in (c), and forming both triangular through hole 22 and cross-shaped cut 25 as shown in (d). It can be in various forms such as examples. In addition to the shape of the cut, the outer shape of the holder 20 can be rectangular as shown in (e).
The present inventors actually housed the strawberry S in the container 1 having the holder 20 having the above-described form, and performed a vibration test (frequency: 30 Hz, acceleration: 4.5 G). As a result, any holding tool 20 was used, and pinching did not come off after 5 minutes. 6A to 6D, in particular, a cross-shaped cut 25 is formed at the end point of the cut 21 (b) and both the triangular through hole 22 and the cross-shaped cut 25 are formed ( In the form d), it is difficult to remove the pinch. In particular, in the embodiment (d), the pinch does not come off even if the vibration test is continued for 30 minutes.
FIG. 6 shows an example in which the position where the cross-shaped cut 25 and the through hole 22 are provided is provided at the center of the holder 20, but by providing the position behind the center of the entrance of the cut 21, The clamping force by the pair of clamping pieces 23 can be increased.
Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, an example in which the direction of the notch 21 of the holding tool 20 and the slit 31 of the cushion 30 are matched is shown, but for example, after holding the strawberry S, the holding tool 20 or the cushion 30. by rotating the, is possible to intersect at a range orientation of approximately 90 to 120 degrees of the cut 21 and the slit 31 is effective to prevent the stem st moves from nipping portion, or or fall off.

Claims (14)

A container having a storage chamber for storing a fruit to which the stem is connected while holding the stem,
Each of which is made of an elastic body, and a pair of sandwiching pieces arranged adjacent to the border of the stem,
A receiving seat with one surface facing the storage chamber and the other surface facing the pair of clamping pieces;
A cushion disposed on the one surface side of the receiving seat, and
The receiving seat has higher rigidity than the pair of clamping pieces,
The pair of sandwiching pieces are in contact with the receiving seat, so that the bending in the first direction toward the receiving seat is restricted, but the bending in the second direction away from the receiving seat is allowed,
The cushion is formed of a flexible material, and when the fruit accommodated in the accommodation chamber comes into contact with the cushion, a reaction force is applied to the fruit in a first direction.
A container characterized by that. The container of claim 1, wherein the first orientation is upward and the second orientation is downward. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of sandwiching pieces are formed by providing a cut in a disk-shaped member formed integrally. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cushion is formed of a foamable resin. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cushion has a bowl shape. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the receiving seat is formed with a first slit that extends in a radial direction from an edge portion to a center thereof. The container according to claim 6, wherein a second slit corresponding to the first slit of the receiving seat is formed in the cushion. The pair of sandwiching pieces are formed by providing cuts in a disk-shaped member formed integrally,
The container according to claim 7, wherein the cut is formed corresponding to the first slit and the second slit. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the pair of sandwiching pieces is formed of at least one of silicon rubber, foamed urethane, neoprene rubber, and foamed styrene. The containment chamber is
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the container is formed by the receiving seat and a cylindrical side wall surrounding the receiving seat. The container according to claim 10, wherein the side wall restricts movement of the fruit in a horizontal direction. A method for using the container according to any one of claims 1 to 11 ,
Arrange the container so that the opening of the storage chamber is facing upward,
Accommodating the fruit in the housing chamber and said stem downward,
How to use the container, wherein a call. A method of using the container according to claim 8,
Arrange the container so that the opening of the storage chamber is facing upward,
When storing the fruit in the storage chamber with the stem facing down,
The stem is inserted with the first slit, the second slit, and the notch aligned.
A method of using a container characterized by the above. The stem is inserted from the side of the container,
The use method of the container of Claim 13.