JP2015178362A - Storage container for fruit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage container for fruits, capable of not only suppressing damage during conveyance, but also suppressing the appearance of fruits stored in the container from becoming worse.SOLUTION: There are included a container body 2 for storing fruits, and a lid body 4 for placing and storing a fruit E, on the fruit E stored in the container body 2. The container body 2 includes a bottom plate part and a side plate part 6 having an opening edge on the upper end. The lid body 4 includes a plate part overlapped on the opening edge, and a vertical plate part erected upward from an inner edge of the overlapped plate part, and placed on the fruit E stored in the container body 2 to inhibit the movement of the fruit E. The vertical plate part includes lower side parts 17a, 18a, and 19a gradually erecting to an upper side, and upper side parts 17b, 18b and 19b erecting from the top edges of the lower side parts 17a, 18a, and 19a at an angle larger than a first curved surface.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fruit storage container for storing substantially spherical fruits such as oranges, pears, apples and peaches.

  Conventionally, a fruit storage container storing a predetermined number of harvested fruits is transported to a sales place such as a market or a supermarket. The transported fruit storage containers are displayed at the store and sold. In particular, house oranges with a high unit price are stored in two stages in a fruit storage container to give a sense of volume by providing a three-dimensional effect. This increases the willingness to purchase products. And the fruit storage container which stores a fruit is comprised from the container main body which has predetermined | prescribed depth, and the cover body which has predetermined | prescribed height, so that the fruit stored in the container can be washed and fumigated. A large number of through holes are formed in the container main body and the lid. A predetermined number of fruits are stored in the container main body of the fruit storage container, and the upper fruit is placed on the stored lower fruit. Since these upper fruits are in a state of protruding upward from the container body, the upper fruits can be covered with the lid by closing the lid (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3172181

  The fruit storage container of Patent Document 1 has a larger internal space than the stored fruit storage space so that the fruit stored therein can be sufficiently washed and fumigated. Therefore, the fruit located in the upper stage moves unexpectedly during transportation and collides with the inside of the lid. As a result, there has been a disadvantage that the fruit in the fruit storage container is damaged early.

  Moreover, if the upper fruit remains moving relative to the lower fruit during transportation, the position of the fruit located in the upper part may be different for each container. For this reason, the appearance of the display deteriorates, and there is room for improvement.

  In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention intends to solve the problem of not only suppressing the damage during transportation but also for suppressing the deterioration of the appearance of the fruit stored in the container. It is to provide a storage container.

  The fruit storage container of the present invention is a fruit storage container for storing substantially spherical fruits for solving the aforementioned problems, and a container main body for storing at least four fruits arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. And a lid for placing and storing a smaller number of fruits than the number of fruits on the fruits stored in the container body, the container body comprising a bottom plate portion and the bottom plate portion A side plate portion that rises upward from the outer peripheral edge and has an opening edge at the upper end, and the lid body stands up from the inner edge of the mating plate portion and the mating plate portion that overlaps the opening edge of the container body. A vertical plate portion that prevents the movement of the fruit that is raised and placed on the fruit stored in the container body, and a top plate portion that closes the upper edge of the vertical plate portion, the vertical plate portion is The lower part that rises gently upward and the upper edge of the lower part It is characterized by comprising an upper portion which rises at an angle greater than said lower portion.

  According to this structure, the movement of the fruit located in the upper stage mounted on the fruit accommodated in the container main body is blocked | prevented by the vertical board part which comprises a cover body. In addition, the lower part that rises gently upward can absorb the variation in the size of the fruit, but can suppress the space in which the fruit can move. Moreover, since it has an upper part that rises at a larger angle than the lower part from the upper edge of the lower part, the upper part that rises at a larger angle than the lower part moves the fruit located in the upper stage. It can be surely blocked at the part.

  Further, the fruit storage container of the present invention is configured such that the top plate portion of the lid body is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a smaller area than the bottom plate portion of the container main body, and a plurality of them can be stacked in the vertical direction. Therefore, the bottom plate portion of the container body is provided with a recess for fitting the top plate portion of the lid, and the top plate is in contact with and supports the bottom surface of the peripheral portion of the recess in the bottom plate portion in the fitted state. You may provide the leg part which protrudes upwards in the four corners of a part.

  As described above, when a plurality of containers are stacked, the concave part of the bottom plate part of the container located in the upper stage fits into the top plate part of the container located in the lower stage and at the same time the top plate part of the container located in the lower stage If the legs provided at the four corners are configured to contact and support the bottom surface of the peripheral edge of the concave portion of the bottom plate portion of the container located in the upper stage, the container located in the upper stage is located in the lower stage due to vibration during transportation. Misalignment with respect to the container can be avoided.

  Further, in the fruit storage container of the present invention, the container body is configured to be substantially rectangular in a plan view, the top plate has a width narrower than the width of the container body, and the container body It is configured in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view that is long in the longitudinal direction, and is narrow in a convex shape so as to be narrower toward the middle in the longitudinal direction at each of the middle portions in the longitudinal direction of the pair of long sides of the top plate portion. May be provided.

  As described above, if each of the pair of long sides of the top plate portion has a narrow portion that curves inward so that the width becomes narrower toward the middle portion in the longitudinal direction, the top plate The fruit placed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the portion can be reliably prevented from moving to the central portion in the longitudinal direction by the narrow portion.

  In addition, the fruit storage container of the present invention is formed on a rectangular central portion formed by connecting the centers of four fruits stored in the container main body with a straight line in the row direction and the column direction so as to be adjacent to each other. The center of the fruit to be placed may be positioned.

  As described above, the center of the four fruits stored in the container body so as to be adjacent to each other is connected to the center of the rectangle formed by connecting the centers of the four fruits in the row direction and the column direction. Since the fruit to be placed can be inserted into the gap formed between the outer peripheral edges, the movement of the fruit to be placed can be further suppressed.

  According to the present invention, the vertical plate portion prevents movement of the fruit placed on the fruit stored in the container main body, thereby not only preventing damage during transportation but also in the container. The fruit storage container which can suppress that the appearance of the stored fruit deteriorates can be provided.

It is the top view which made the cover body of the fruit storage container of this invention the open state with respect to the container main body. It is the front view which made the cover body of the storage container for fruits of this invention the open state with respect to the container main body. It is an enlarged view of the part of A of FIG. It is a side view of a container main body. It is a side view of a lid. It is a front view which shows the state which accumulated the storage container for fruits of this invention in the up-down direction. It is a top view which shows the state which accommodated the eight tangerines in the storage container for fruits of this invention. (A), (b), (c) is a schematic plan view which shows the accommodation state of a fruit.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a fruit storage container (hereinafter simply referred to as a container) according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The container 1 is formed of a synthetic resin sheet, and is a container for storing a substantially spherical fruit, for example, an S size orange tangerine E as shown in FIGS. Specifically, the container 1 includes a rectangular container body 2 and a rectangular lid body 4 connected to the container body 2 by a connecting member 3. In the following description, the longitudinal direction of the container body 2 is defined as the row direction, and the short direction of the container body 2 is defined as the column direction. The fruit to be stored may be any fruit as long as it is a house fruit mandarin E and various substantially spherical fruits such as pears, apples and peaches.

  The container body 2 includes a bottom plate portion 5 and a side plate portion 6 that rises upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 5 and has an opening edge 6A at the upper end. As shown in FIG. 7, a total of six house oranges (S size) E can be stored in the container body 2 in a matrix of 2 rows and 3 columns.

  The bottom plate portion 5 is formed with a rectangular recess 5H protruding upward at the center, and a top plate portion 15 to be described later is fitted into the recess 5H. The side plate portion 6 includes front and rear plate portions 7 and 8 located on both sides of the container body 2 in the short side direction and left and right plate portions 9 and 10 located on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the container body 2. And these four board parts 7, 8, 9, and 10 are comprised by the inclination board part located in an outer side, so that an upper side is. As shown in FIG. 1, the four plate portions 7, 8, 9, and 10 have reinforcing ribs 7 </ b> R, 8 </ b> R, 9 </ b> R, and 10 </ b> R that extend from the upper end to the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 5 (FIGS. 2 and 4). , A part of which is omitted in FIG. 6). Each of the reinforcing ribs 7R, 8R, 9R, and 10R protrudes outward, and is configured as an elongated protrusion having the same width from the upper end to the lower end.

  Further, at the upper end of the side plate portion 6, a plate-like opening edge 6A protruding outward is formed. A vertical plate portion 11 extending downward is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening edge 6A, and a plate-like flange portion 12 protruding outward in the lateral (horizontal) direction from the lower end of the vertical plate portion 11 extends over the entire circumferential direction. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, one end portion of both ends of the container body 2 in the short direction of the container body 2 in the flange portion 12 and an end portion of the flange portion 21 of the lid body 4 to be described later are connected and bent. The possible connecting member 3 is configured.

  At both ends of the opening edge 6A opposite to the connecting member 3 in the longitudinal direction, recesses 6H and 6H that can be released and locked by projections 13T and 13T formed on the lid 4 described later are formed. doing. A concave portion 6a that is recessed downward is formed in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the end of the opening edge 6A opposite to the connecting member 3, and a concave portion 4a that is recessed upward is also formed in the lid 4 corresponding thereto. By forming the gap, a gap for discharging the gas of the house oranges E generated in the container 1 in which the lid 4 is closed between the concave portions 6a and 4a is formed and the closed lid 4 is provided. A gap for inserting a finger for opening is formed.

  Similar to the container body 2, the lid body 4 is configured in a rectangular shape having substantially the same outer dimensions in plan view. Specifically, the lid body 4 includes a laminated plate portion 13 that is stacked on the opening edge 6 </ b> A of the container body 2, and a house that is raised upward from the inner edge of the laminated plate portion 13 and stored in the container body 2. The vertical plate part 14 which prevents the movement of the house oranges E mounted on the mandarin orange E, and the top plate part 15 which obstruct | occludes the upper end edge of this vertical plate part are provided.

  The vertical plate portion 14 includes a pair of front and rear vertical plate portions 16 and 17 located on both sides in the short direction of the lid body 4 and a pair of left and right vertical plate portions 18 and 19 located on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 4. I have.

  Each of the vertical plate portions 16, 17, 18, 19 rises gently upward, and has lower portions 16a, 17a, 18a, 19a having a first curved surface that is convex inward, and a lower portion 16a. , 17a, 18a, 19a are provided with upper portions 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b having a second curved surface that rises from the upper edge of the first curved surface and is convex inward. Here, the first angle of the first curved surface with respect to the horizontal plane is set to an angle of 40 degrees, and the second angle of the second curved surface with respect to the horizontal plane is set to an angle of 65 degrees. It is preferable to set an arbitrary angle in the range of 30 to 50 degrees and set the second angle to an arbitrary angle in the range of 50 to 80 degrees. In addition, the boundary part of lower part 16a, 17a, 18a, 19a and upper part 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b is the line L shown in FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.5, FIG.6, FIG.

  Therefore, the movement of the upper house orange E placed on the upper house orange E housed in the container body 2 is caused by the movement of the upper parts 16b, 17b, 18b, Blocked by 19b. In addition, the lower portions 16a, 17a, 18a, and 19a having a first curved surface that rises gently upward and is convex inward can absorb variations in the size of the house orange. However, the space where the house oranges E can move can be reduced. Further, upper portions 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b each having a second curved surface rising from the upper end edge of the lower portions 16a, 17a, 18a, 19a at a larger angle than the first curved surface and projecting inward; Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the upper portion 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b rising from the first curved surface from moving the house orange E located in the upper stage. Further, since the lower portions 16a, 17a, 18a, 19a and the upper portions 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b are formed of curved surfaces that are convex inward, the house mandarin orange E has the lower portions 16a, 17a, 18a, Even if it abuts against 19a and the upper portions 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b, it can be prevented from being damaged.

  The outer peripheral edge of the mating plate portion 13 includes a side plate portion 20 that rises upward, and a flange portion 21 that protrudes laterally outward from the upper end of the side plate portion 20. Convex portions 13T and 13T that can be unlocked and locked to the concave portions 6H and 6H are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the end portion of the mating plate portion 13 opposite to the connecting member 3.

  The top plate portion 15 of the lid body 4 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having an area smaller than the bottom plate portion 5 of the container main body 2, and a plurality of the top plate portions 15 of the container main body 2 can be stacked in the vertical direction. In addition, the concave portion 5H into which the top plate portion 15 of the lid 4 is fitted is provided.

  Further, in the fitting state in which the top plate portion 15 of the lid 4 is fitted to the concave portion 5H of the bottom plate portion 5 of the container body 2, the top surface 5S of the peripheral portion of the concave portion 5H in the bottom plate portion 5 is contacted and supported. Leg portions 22 projecting upward are provided at the four corners of the plate portion 15. Each leg 22 includes a top-view ceiling 22A having a circular arc shape in contact with the bottom surface 5S of the peripheral edge of the recess 5H, a side 22B that forms a gently curved surface downward from the top-end ceiling 22A, A vertical reinforcing ridge 22C that protrudes outward and extends in the vertical direction is provided at the center of 22B. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, when a plurality of (two in the figure, upper and lower) containers are stacked, the concave portion 5H of the bottom plate portion 5 of the container 1 located in the upper stage is the top plate portion of the container 1 located in the lower stage. 15, the leg portions 22, 22, 22, 22 provided at the four corners of the top plate portion 15 of the container 1 located in the lower stage are fitted to the peripheral edge of the recess 5 </ b> H of the bottom plate part 5 of the container located in the upper stage. If it is the structure which abuts and supports bottom surface 5S, it can avoid that the container 1 located in the upper stage is displaced with respect to the container 1 located in the lower stage due to vibration during transportation.

  The container body 2 is configured in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the top plate portion 15 has a width that is narrower than the width of the container body 2 and is configured in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the longitudinal direction of the container body 2. In addition, each of the pair of long sides of the top plate portion 15 includes narrow portions 23 and 23 that are curved inwardly so that the width becomes narrower toward the center in the longitudinal direction. Accordingly, the narrow portions 23 and 23 can reliably prevent the house oranges E and E placed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the top plate portion 15 from moving to the central portion in the longitudinal direction.

  Further, the house oranges to be placed on the rectangular center C formed by connecting the centers of the four house oranges E stored in the container body 2 so as to be adjacent to each other with straight lines in the row direction and the column direction. The center R of E is located. Accordingly, a total of two house oranges E in one row and two columns are placed on the house orange E stored in the container body 2. In this way, since the house oranges E to be placed can be inserted into the gaps formed between the outer peripheral edges of the four house oranges E, the movement of the house oranges E to be placed can be further suppressed. .

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  In the above embodiment, six house oranges E are stored below the container 1 and two house oranges E are stored above the container 1. However, as shown in FIG. Eight house oranges E may be stored on the lower side, and three house oranges E may be stored on the upper side of the container 1, or as shown in FIG. Nine house mandarin oranges E may be stored, and four house mandarin oranges E may be stored on the upper side of the container 1, and as shown in FIG. House oranges E may be stored, and one house orange E may be stored above the container 1. In short, an arbitrary number of house oranges E (fruits) of 4 or more is stored below the container 1 and an arbitrary number of house oranges E (fruits) smaller than the number stored below the container 1 above. Can be stored. In particular, the number of rows of the upper fruit is set to the number of rows corresponding to the number of rows of the lower fruit −1, and the number of columns of the upper fruit is set to the number of columns corresponding to the number of columns of the lower fruit −1. It is preferable. Moreover, it is preferable to make the fruit to mount enter in the clearance gap formed between the outer periphery of four fruits.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the container was comprised in rectangular shape in planar view, you may comprise in shapes, such as circular, an ellipse, and a polygon other than square shape.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container, 2 ... Container main body, 3 ... Connecting member, 4 ... Cover body, 4a ... Recessed part, 5 ... Bottom plate part, 5H ... Recessed part, 5S ... Bottom surface, 6 ... Side plate part, 6A ... Opening edge, 6H ... Recessed part, 6a ... concave portion, 7, 8 ... front and rear plate portion, 9, 10 ... left and right plate portion, 7R, 8R, 9R, 10R ... reinforcing rib, 11 ... vertical plate portion, 12 ... flange portion, 13 ... plate portion, 13T ... Convex part, 14 ... vertical plate part, 15 ... top plate part, 16, 17 ... front and rear vertical plate part, 18, 19 ... left and right vertical plate part, 16A, 17A, 18A, 19A ... lower part, 16B, 17B, 18B , 19B: upper portion, 16a, 17a, 18a, 19a ... first curved surface, 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b ... second curved surface, 20 ... side plate portion, 21 ... flange portion, 22 ... leg portion, 22A ... upper end Ceiling part, 22B ... side part, 22C ... ridge part, 23 ... narrow part

Claims (4)

A fruit storage container for storing substantially spherical fruits,
A container body for storing at least four fruits arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, and for placing and storing a smaller number of fruits than the number of the fruits on the fruits stored in the container body With a lid,
The container body includes a bottom plate portion, and a side plate portion that rises upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion and has an opening edge at the upper end.
The lid includes a mating plate portion that is stacked on the opening edge of the container body, and a fruit that is raised above the inner edge of the mating plate portion and placed on the fruit stored in the container body. A vertical plate portion that prevents movement and a top plate portion that closes the upper edge of the vertical plate portion,
The vertical plate portion includes a lower portion that rises gently upward, and an upper portion that rises from the upper edge of the lower portion at a larger angle than the lower portion. Storage container.   The top plate portion of the lid is configured in a substantially rectangular shape having a smaller area than the bottom plate portion of the container main body, and a plurality of pieces can be stacked in the vertical direction. The top plate portion of the lid is provided with a concave portion to be fitted, and in the fitted state, leg portions projecting upward at the four corners of the top plate portion are provided so as to contact and support the bottom surface of the peripheral portion of the concave portion of the bottom plate portion. The fruit storage container according to claim 1, wherein the fruit storage container is provided.   The container body is configured in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the top plate portion has a width that is narrower than the width of the container body, and is configured in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the longitudinal direction of the container body. Further, each of the pair of long sides of the top plate portion includes a narrow portion that curves inwardly so that the width becomes narrower toward the middle portion in the longitudinal direction. Item 3. A fruit storage container according to Item 1 or 2.   Positioning the center of the fruit to be placed on the center of a rectangle formed by connecting the centers of the four fruits stored in the container body adjacent to each other with straight lines in the row direction and the column direction. The fruit storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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