JP2019210017A - Container and set of vessels and container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a container facilitating complete access of fluid to entire stored items.SOLUTION: In a container 11 of this disclosure, vessels 40 are stored so that M vessels are arranged between a pair of first sidewalls 21, 21 and N vessels are arranged between a pair of second sidewalls 22, 22. And multiple first penetration holes 31 are provided at multiple positions of the pair of first sidewalls 21, 21 that are defined by being equally divided into N sections between the pair of second sidewalls 22, 22, and multiple second penetration holes 32 are provided at multiple positions of the pair of second sidewalls 22, 22 that are defined by being equally divided into M sections between the pair of first sidewalls 21, 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a container that accommodates a plurality of packages arranged in a matrix, and a container container set including such containers and a plurality of containers as packages.

  Conventionally, as this type of container, a container that is subjected to various processes such as heating, cooling, and washing in a state where a package is accommodated is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-18189 (FIG. 1)

  However, in a conventional container, fluids such as hot air, cold air, and washing water used for the above processing do not reach the central portion of the container, and the processing may become uneven. For this reason, there is a need for the development of a technology that makes it easy for fluid to reach the entire package contained in the container.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a pair of first side walls facing each other and a pair of second side walls facing each other. A first plurality of containers between the pair of first sidewalls and a second plurality of containers between the pair of second sidewalls, wherein the pair of first sidewalls includes: A plurality of first through holes are provided at a plurality of positions where the pair of second side walls are equally divided into the second plurality, and an opening lateral width of the first through holes is equally divided into the second plurality. This is a container that is 1/8 to 1/2 of the divided width of the container.

  In claim 1, “... a plurality of first through holes are provided at a plurality of positions” does not mean that the centers of the plurality of first through holes are arranged at the plurality of positions, This means that the plurality of positions are included in the openings of the plurality of first through holes. The same applies to "... a plurality of second through holes are provided at a plurality of positions" in claim 2 described below.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pair of second side walls are provided with a plurality of second through holes at a plurality of positions that equally divide the pair of first side walls into the first plurality. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein an opening lateral width of the second through hole is 1/8 to 1/2 of a division width equally divided into the first plurality.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of third through holes are formed between the adjacent first through holes and between the adjacent second through holes. .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the bottom wall of the container has at least a lower part of a plurality of communication areas connecting the first through holes facing each other and a plurality of communication areas connecting the second through holes opposed to each other. The container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of bottom holes arranged along the lower side of the container are provided.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the container according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and accommodated in a plurality of rows and columns in the container, and the horizontal section is circular, elliptical, or A container container set comprising a plurality of polygonal containers.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the container container set according to the fifth aspect, wherein a part of the container is a throttle part having a smaller plane cross section than the other part.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the container according to claim 1, when a plurality of packages having the same shape are accommodated in a matrix, the plurality of first through holes formed in the pair of first side walls are arranged between rows or columns of packages. Opposite the gap. As a result, the fluid flowing into the container from the side of the container through the plurality of first through holes reaches the package on the center side of the container through the gaps between the rows or columns of the package. That is, if the container of the present invention is used, the fluid reaches the entire luggage, and the processing using the fluid can be made uniform. If there is a gap through which fluid can pass between the packages, the packages may be in contact with each other.

[Invention of claim 2]
According to the container of claim 2, when a plurality of loads having the same shape are accommodated in a matrix, the plurality of first through holes formed in the pair of first side walls and the pair of second side walls A plurality of second through-holes formed on the opposite sides of the gaps between the rows of the luggage and the gaps between the columns. As a result, the fluid flowing into the container from the side of the container through the first through hole and the second through hole passes through the gaps between the rows of the luggage and the gaps between the rows, and enters the luggage on the center side of the container. Will also arrive. That is, if the container of the present invention is used, the fluid reaches the entire luggage, and the processing using the fluid can be made uniform.

[Invention of claim 3]
In the container according to the third aspect, the plurality of third through holes formed between the adjacent first through holes and between the adjacent second through holes can be made to enter and exit the container through the fluid.

[Invention of claim 4]
In the container according to the fourth aspect, even when the containers are stacked, the fluid flows between the upper and lower containers through the plurality of bottom holes, and the fluid reaches the entire cargo of the plurality of containers.

[Inventions of Claims 5 and 6]
In the container container set according to claim 5, since the horizontal cross section of the container is circular, elliptical, or polygonal, a gap is easily formed between the columns and the rows of the container, and fluid flows in the container. It becomes easy to flow. In the invention of claim 6, the narrowed portion of the container widens the gap between the columns and the rows of the container so that the fluid flows smoothly.

A perspective view of a container container set according to an embodiment of the present disclosure Perspective view of container Top side perspective view of container Bottom perspective view of container Side view of partially broken container container set An enlarged plan view of a part of a container container set

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the container container set 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the container container set 10 of this embodiment includes a container 11 and a plurality of containers 40 as a plurality of packages accommodated therein.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the container 40 includes a first cylindrical portion 41 having a uniform outer diameter on the lower side from a substantially central position in the vertical direction, and a diameter that gradually decreases from the first cylindrical portion 41 upward. Part 42. In addition, a second cylindrical portion 43 that is smaller in diameter and flatter than the first cylindrical portion 41 is provided above the throttle portion 42, and a flange 44 projects laterally from the upper end of the second cylindrical portion 43. Then, a sheet-like lid body 49 is welded or adhered to the upper surface of the flange 44, and the upper surface opening 40K inside the flange 44 is closed. In addition, the corner | angular part where the bottom face and side surface of the container 40 cross | intersect is the chamfering part 45 chamfered in circular arc shape.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the container 11 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and the planar shape is, for example, a rectangle. Further, the bottom wall 12 of the container 11 has a structure in which a plurality of strip plates 12A are crossed in a lattice shape and surrounded by a frame body 12B, and has a plurality of rectangular bottom holes 13 as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side wall of the container 11 has a pair of first side walls 21, 21 that face each other in the short side direction (hereinafter referred to as a lateral direction H <b> 1) of the planar shape of the container 11, and a longitudinal direction (hereinafter, longitudinal And a pair of second side walls 22 and 22 facing each other in the direction H2). These first and second side walls 21 and 22 stand substantially vertically from the bottom wall 12 (more precisely, a slight angle (for example, 0.5 to 5 degrees so as to fall outward as it goes upward). ).

  An upper end flange 23 projects laterally from the upper ends of the outer surfaces of the first and second side walls 21, 22, and a lower end flange 24 projects laterally from the lower ends of the outer surfaces. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a part of the bottom wall 12 is a lower surface protrusion 25 that protrudes downward from the lower end flange 24. When the containers 11 are stacked, the lower surface protrusion 25 of the upper container 11 is fitted into the upper surface opening 11K of the lower container 11 to prevent lateral displacement.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper end flange 23 and the lower end flange 24 are connected by a plurality of vertical ribs 26. The vertical ribs 26 are disposed at each corner portion of the planar shape of the container 11, two positions near the corners of the vertical and horizontal sides, and two positions near the center. Further, lateral ribs 27 project laterally from the central portions in the vertical direction of the outer surfaces of the first and second side walls 21 and 22. These horizontal ribs 27 are interposed between the two vertical ribs 26 and 26 near the corners of each side, and are orthogonal to the vertical ribs 26 and 26 near the center.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the amount of protrusion of the upper end flange 23 and the lower end flange 24 to the side is larger in the vertical direction H2 than in the horizontal direction H1. Correspondingly, the protruding amount of the vertical rib 26 to the side is larger in the vertical direction H2 than in the horizontal direction H1. Further, the lateral rib 27 has substantially the same amount of protrusion in the lateral direction H1 and the longitudinal direction H2.

  Between the longitudinal ribs 26 at two positions near the center of each side, the outer edge portion of the lower end flange 24 is cut out to form a cutout portion 24A. Further, on the lower surface of the portion of the lower end flange 24 where the notch portion 24A is not formed, a recess 24B is formed by recessing substantially the entire portion excluding the outer edge portion and the position directly below the vertical rib 26 into a stepped shape. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the distance between the pair of first side walls 21, 21 is such that the container 40 is just fit in M (for example, six) side by side. The interval between the 22 is such that the container 40 can fit in just N (for example, 8). In other words, the container 11 has a size that allows the container 40 to fit inside the M rows and N columns. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the container 11, the upper surface of the container 40 is at a height that is positioned at approximately 3/4 of the total height of the inner surface of the container 11.

  Each first side wall 21 and each second side wall 22 are provided with a plurality of through holes in two upper and lower stages with a lateral rib 27 interposed therebetween. The plurality of through holes in each first side wall 21 include a plurality of first through holes 31 corresponding to the gaps between the columns of the containers 40 of M rows and N columns in the container 11, and a plurality other than the first through holes 31. 3rd through-hole 33 of this. Further, the plurality of through holes in each second side wall 22 include a plurality of second through holes 32 corresponding to the gaps between the rows of the containers 40 in the M rows and N columns in the container 11, and other than the second through holes 32. It consists of a plurality of third through holes 33. Further, each of the first to third through holes 31 to 33 is a vertically long rectangle.

  Specifically, the plurality of first through holes 31 have a plurality of positions at which a portion between the pair of second side walls 22, 22 is equally divided among the first side walls 21, and the openings of the plurality of first through holes 31. It arrange | positions so that it may be located in the center of the horizontal width b, or its vicinity. Similarly, in the plurality of second through holes 32, a plurality of positions at which a portion between the pair of first side walls 21, 21 is equally divided into M among the second side walls 22 is the opening lateral width b of the second through holes 32. It is arrange | positioned so that it may be located in the center of this, or its vicinity. Further, the opening lateral width b of the first through hole 31 and the second through hole 32 is 1 with respect to the divided width a when the space between the pair of second side walls 22 and 22 of the first side wall 21 is equally divided into N. / 8 to 1/2 (more specifically, 1/5 to 1/3). And if the container 40 is accommodated in the container 11 in the matrix form of M rows and N columns, the 1st through-hole 31 and the 2nd through-hole 32 will be in the clearance gap between the columns of the container 40, and the clearance gap between rows. opposite.

  The third through holes 33 are arranged in one vertical row or two vertical rows between the first through holes 31 and 31 or between the second through holes 32 and 32, and one row of the third through holes 33. The opening width is wider than the two rows of third through holes 33, and the opening width is substantially the same as the opening width b of the first through holes 31.

  This completes the description of the configuration of the container container set 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the effect of the container container set 10 will be described.

  In the plurality of containers 40, for example, the upper surface opening 40 </ b> K is sealed with a lid 49 in a state in which raw materials for fermented food are stored. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the containers 40 are accommodated in the container 11 in a matrix form vertically and horizontally. Moreover, although not shown in figure, the container 11 which accommodated the container 40 group is stacked and stored in the air-conditioning room for the fermentation promotion of the said fermented food.

  By the way, in the air conditioning room, air (fluid) flows so that the whole room becomes a uniform temperature. On the other hand, in the container 11 of the present embodiment, a plurality of first through holes 31 formed in the pair of first side walls 21, 21 and a plurality of formed in the pair of second side walls 22, 22. The second through holes 32 face the gaps between the rows of the containers 40 in the container 11 and the gaps between the columns. Thereby, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 6, the air passes through the first through holes 31 or the second through holes 32 and then passes through the gaps between the rows of the containers 40 or the gaps between the columns of the container 11. It reaches the container 40 on the side.

  Moreover, since the horizontal cross section of the container 40 is circular, air flows smoothly between the containers 40. In addition, since a part of the container 40 has a reduced diameter, a gap serving as an air flow path is ensured between the containers 40. In addition, since the third through hole 33 is formed in the container 11 at a portion that is not opposed to the gap between the containers 40, air enters and exits the container 11 through the third through hole 33. Thus, air can be passed through the container 11 with a smaller fluid resistance than the structure having only the first through hole 31 or the second through hole 32. Furthermore, since a plurality of bottom holes 13 are formed in the entire bottom wall 12 of the container 11, air flows between the upper and lower containers 11, 11 through the bottom holes 13.

  As a result, air reaches the whole of the plurality of containers 40 respectively accommodated in each of the plurality of containers 11, the temperature of the plurality of containers 40 is made uniform, and the fermentation process is made uniform.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) Although the container 11 of the embodiment includes the through holes facing the gaps between the containers 40 on both the first side wall 21 and the second side wall 22, only the first side wall 21 or the second side wall 22 is provided. Only a through hole facing the gap between the containers may be provided.

  (2) Although the container 11 of the said embodiment was not foldable, in the foldable container, you may provide the said 1st through-hole or 2nd through-hole which opposes the clearance gap of the package to accommodate.

  (3) In the embodiment described above, the air as the fluid passes through the first and second through holes 31, 32, etc., but the first and second liquids such as cleaning liquid, heating water, and cooling water are used as the fluid. The container 40 may be subjected to a predetermined treatment through the second through holes 31 and 32 and the like.

  (4) The container 40 of the above embodiment has the throttle part 42 whose diameter is reduced upward from the middle part in the vertical direction, but the entire container has a shape whose diameter is reduced upward or downward. The small diameter portion on the other end side with respect to the large diameter portion on the one end side in the vertical direction may be referred to as a “throttle portion”. Further, the throttle portion is not limited to the one having a reduced diameter as a whole. For example, a part of the container may be recessed from one side, and the recessed portion may be used as the throttle portion.

  (5) In the container 11 of the above-described embodiment, the plurality of bottom holes 13 are formed in the entire bottom wall 12. For example, a plurality of first through holes 31, 31 facing each other in the bottom wall 12 are connected. A plurality of bottom holes 13 may be arranged side by side only at a position directly below the contact area and a position directly below the plurality of contact areas connecting the opposing second through holes 32 and 32.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container container set 11 Container 11K Top surface opening 12 Bottom wall 13 Bottom hole 21 1st side wall 22 2nd side wall 31 1st through-hole 32 2nd through-hole 33 3rd through-hole 40 Container a division | segmentation width b opening lateral width

Claims (6)

A rectangular parallelepiped shape having a pair of first side walls opposed to each other and a pair of second side walls opposed to each other, and a plurality of pieces having the same shape are arranged between the pair of first side walls, A second plurality of containers arranged side by side between the pair of second side walls,
The pair of first side walls are provided with a plurality of first through holes at a plurality of positions that equally divide the pair of second side walls into the second plurality, and an opening lateral width of the first through holes. Is a container that is 1/8 to 1/2 of the division width of equal division into the second plurality.   The pair of second side walls are provided with a plurality of second through holes at a plurality of positions that equally divide the pair of first side walls into the first plurality, and an opening lateral width of the second through holes. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is 1/8 to 1/2 of a division width of equal division into the first plurality.   The container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of third through holes are formed between the adjacent first through holes and between the adjacent second through holes.   The bottom wall of the container is arranged along at least a lower part of a plurality of communication areas that connect the first through holes facing each other and a lower part of the plurality of communication areas that connect the second through holes that face each other. The container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a plurality of bottom holes are provided. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and
A container container set comprising a plurality of containers having a horizontal cross section that is circular, elliptical, or polygonal, housed in a plurality of rows and columns in the container.   The container container set according to claim 5, wherein a part of the container is a throttle part having a smaller plane cross section than the other part.

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