JP2020022618A - Tableware basket - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve convenience of a tableware basket for receiving tableware.SOLUTION: A tableware basket of the present invention is the tableware basket configured by multiple struts being connected in a grid pattern, in which an outer shape is formed in hexahedron. The tableware basket includes multiple tableware support positioned in the inside of the tableware basket and extended along the height direction, and arranged in the multiple places so as to surround the circumference of the tableware stacked in the height direction and received in the inside of the tableware basket. The tableware support positioned in the front side of the tableware basket is connected to the front surface part for forming the surface positioned in the front side of the tableware basket. Then, the front surface part is rotatably connected to a predetermined place of the upper surface part for forming surface positioned in a top side of the tableware basket, and is configured so as to be changed into a state where the front face of the tableware basket is closed and a state where the front face of the tableware basket is opened by rotating with the fulcrum of the connecting place with the upper surface part as a supporting point until being positioned in the upper part of the upper surface part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a tableware basket that can be transported in a state in which a plurality of tableware is stored and that can be put into a dishwasher to be washed.

  A large amount of tableware is used for meals such as school lunches provided at schools and hospitals. Such a large amount of tableware is transported to various places such as a classroom where meals are provided, and a tableware basket is used for transportation. As shown in Patent Literatures 1 and 2, for example, a tableware basket is formed of a lattice-shaped frame, and can store a plurality of tableware. The tableware basket is configured to be able to be transported in a state in which the tableware is stored, and to be directly put into a tableware washing machine to wash the stored tableware.

  Specifically, the tableware baskets disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 can store a plurality of dishes stacked in the height direction, and support the periphery of the dishes with a plurality of supports extending in the height direction. ing. And in the tableware basket of patent document 1, the supporter located in the front side of the said tableware basket is comprised so that it may open in the horizontal direction, ie, the width direction, and it can accommodate tableware in the state with the front side opened. Further, in the tableware basket of Patent Literature 2, the fastener on the upper surface of the tableware basket is configured to be removable, and the tableware can be stored from the upper surface side with the fastener removed.

JP 2011-92448 A JP 2015-37504 A

  However, in the tableware basket described in Patent Literature 1 described above, the support on the front side opens in the width direction, so that a space for opening the support in the width direction of the tableware is required. Then, when the tableware basket is arranged on a serving table or the like, since a space larger than the space for placing the tableware basket is required, there is a possibility that the use place may be limited, and the convenience is reduced. The problem arises. Further, in the above-mentioned tableware basket of Patent Literature 2, since the fasteners on the upper surface are removed and the tableware is stored from the upper surface side, the storing method is not easy. As a result, there arises a problem that convenience is reduced.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of a tableware basket for storing tableware.

A tableware basket according to one embodiment of the present invention is:
A plurality of pillars are connected in a lattice shape, the outer shape is a tableware basket formed in a hexahedron,
A plurality of tableware supports extending along the height direction inside the tableware basket and arranged at a plurality of places so as to surround the tableware stacked and stored in the height direction inside the tableware basket. With
The tableware support located on the front side of the tableware basket is connected to a front part forming a surface located on the front side of the tableware basket,
The front surface portion is rotatably connected to a predetermined portion of an upper surface portion forming a surface located on the upper surface side of the tableware basket, and a state in which the front surface of the tableware basket is closed, and a position above the upper surface portion. Until it is rotated around a connection point with the upper surface portion as a fulcrum and the front surface of the tableware basket is opened,
Take the configuration.

In the above tableware basket,
The front surface is formed integrally with a part of the upper surface that is located on the front side of the upper surface. Is rotatably connected to a predetermined location located a predetermined distance away from the front side to the rear side of the
Take the configuration.

In the above tableware basket,
The upper surface is divided into a front part and a rear part at a substantially intermediate position between the front side and the rear part, and the front part of the upper part is integrally formed with the front part. Yes,
The front surface portion integrally formed with the front surface portion is rotatably connected to the rear surface portion of the upper surface portion,
Take the configuration.

In the above tableware basket,
On a lower surface part forming a surface located on the lower surface of the tableware basket, a mounting plate for mounting tableware is provided,
The placing plate is disposed at a central portion in a width direction which is a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the lower surface portion, and extends from a forefront position to a predetermined position beyond a central position in the front-rear direction toward the back side. Is formed,
Take the configuration.

In the above tableware basket,
The placing plate is formed with a plurality of through holes,
Take the configuration.

In the above tableware basket,
At the lower end of the front portion in a state where the front surface of the tableware basket is closed, a projection is provided that protrudes downward on the inner side of the tableware basket,
In order to prevent the front part from opening, a locking piece for locking the projection protruding downward on the inner side of the tableware basket has a lower surface part forming a surface located on the lower surface of the tableware basket. In the foreground,
Take the configuration.

  According to the tableware basket of the above configuration, the front part can be rotated and opened in the height direction. As a result, the space for disposing the tableware basket itself can be saved, tableware can be easily stored from the open front surface, and convenience can be improved.

It is a figure showing composition of a tableware basket of the present invention, and shows a state when a front part is closed. It is the figure which looked at the tableware basket shown in FIG. 1 from the upper part. It is a figure showing composition of a tableware basket of the present invention, and shows a state when a front part is opened. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which tableware is stored in a tableware basket with a front part shown in FIG. 3 opened. It is a figure which shows the mode when the front part of the tableware which accommodated the tableware as shown in FIG. 4 was closed.

<First embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the tableware basket, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining a method of using the tableware basket.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware basket in the present embodiment is configured by connecting a plurality of columns in a lattice shape, and has an outer shape of a hexahedron. Specifically, the tableware basket is formed in a substantially cube in which all six sides are formed in a substantially square shape, and includes a front part, a back part, an upper part, a lower part, and two side parts. ing. However, each surface portion forming the tableware basket is not necessarily limited to a square, and may be a rectangle or another shape. In this embodiment, the vertical direction in FIG. 1 is the height direction, the direction between the front and rear portions is the front-back direction, and the direction between the two side portions, which is the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, is the width. Direction.

  Here, FIG. 1 shows a state of the tableware basket when the front part is closed. When the front part is opened, the state of FIG. 3 is obtained. FIG. 2 is a view of the tableware basket shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from above, and shows an upper surface portion located on the upper surface of the tableware basket. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  First, the lower surface will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface forming the lower surface of the tableware basket has an outer shape formed by columns 40 formed in a substantially square shape. The lower surface is provided with two columns 41, 42 extending in the front-rear direction inside, and one of the columns extending in the width direction, which is perpendicular to the front-rear direction, inside. A column 43 is provided. The two support columns 42 extending in the front-rear direction are provided with a mounting plate 44 arranged with the plate surface facing the height direction.

  The mounting plate 44 is a plate-like member having a predetermined width and arranged at a central portion of the lower surface in the width direction. Tableware is placed on the plate surface of the placing plate 44 as described later. The mounting plate 44 has a predetermined length along the front-rear direction on the lower surface. More specifically, the mounting plate 44 is formed to extend from the frontmost position to a predetermined position beyond the center in the front-rear direction toward the rear side, but does not extend to the rearmost position. However, the mounting plate 44 may be formed to any length. The mounting plate 44 has a plurality of through holes penetrating the plate surface.

  In addition, the one pillar 43 extending along the width direction is disposed substantially at the center of the lower surface in the front-rear direction, and extends upward near the both ends inside the dish basket in the height direction of the dish basket. Tableware supports 45 and 46, which are composed of columns, are connected. In addition, these two tableware supports 45 and 46 are connected to the upper surface at the upper end. Specifically, the arrangement interval between the two tableware supports 45 and 46 is set such that the outer shape placed on the placement plate 44 surrounds the periphery of the circular tableware as described later.

  Next, two side portions will be described with reference to FIG. The outer shape of the side surface portion is constituted by columns 50 and 60 formed in a substantially square shape. The side surface portions are located at both end portions in the width direction of the above-described lower surface portion, and form side surfaces that stand vertically to the lower surface portion. Auxiliary columns for maintaining the strength of the tableware basket itself and for connecting with other columns are provided in the inside of the side portions, and are connected to the columns 50 and 60 constituting the outer shape.

  Next, the back surface will be described with reference to FIGS. The outer surface of the rear portion is constituted by columns 20 formed in a substantially square shape. The rear portion is located on the rearmost side of the above-described lower surface in the front-rear direction, and forms a rear surface that stands vertically to the lower surface. Inside the back part, an auxiliary column for maintaining the strength of the tableware basket itself or for connecting with another column is provided so as to be connected to the column 20 constituting the outer shape.

  In addition, tableware support members 21 and 22 composed of two columns, which are located on the front side in the front-rear direction from the rear part, that is, inside the tableware basket and extend in the height direction of the tableware basket, are connected to the back part. I have. Specifically, auxiliary pillars 23 and 24 that extend in the width direction and are located on the inner side of the tableware basket are connected to and provided near the upper end and the lower end, respectively. Two tableware supports 21 and 22 are provided to connect between them. The arrangement interval between the two tableware supports 21 and 22 is set such that the outer shape accommodated in the tableware basket surrounds a circular tableware as described later.

  Next, the upper surface will be described with reference to FIGS. The upper surface portion faces the lower surface portion described above, and forms the upper surface of the tableware basket itself. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface has an outer shape composed of pillars that are generally formed in a substantially square shape, but is divided into a front side and a rear side at a substantially intermediate position in the front-rear direction. It has become. In other words, the upper surface portion has a front side portion formed by a pillar 31 formed in a substantially rectangular shape on the front side, and a rear side portion formed by a pillar 32 formed in a substantially rectangular shape on the back side. And are arranged. The front side portion is rotatably connected to the rear side portion at a connection point 33 with the rear side portion. Further, the front side portion is connected to the front portion and is integrally formed with the front portion. This configuration will be described later.

  Next, the front part will be described with reference to FIGS. The outer surface of the front part is constituted by columns 10 formed in a substantially square shape. The front portion forms a surface facing the back portion described above, and is located on the forefront side in the front-rear direction of the above-described lower portion, and the front surface of the tableware basket itself vertically erected on the lower portion. Is formed.

  In addition, tableware support members 11 and 12, which are located on the back side in the front-rear direction from the front part, that is, inside the tableware basket and extend in the height direction of the tableware basket, are connected to the front part. I have. Specifically, auxiliary pillars 13 and 14 that are located on the inner side of the tableware basket and extend in the width direction are connected and provided near the upper end and near the lower end, respectively. Two tableware supports 11, 12 are provided so as to connect between them. The interval between the two tableware supports 11 and 12 is set such that the outer shape accommodated in the tableware basket surrounds the circular tableware as described later.

  The front side portion is integrated with the front side portion constituting a part of the above-described upper surface portion at the upper end portion. That is, the upper end of the front portion is bent at a right angle to form a part of the upper surface. And since the front part which is integral with the front part is rotatably connected to the rear part of the upper part at the connection point 33, the front part itself is rotatably connected to the upper part. It will be. Specifically, the front portion is rotatably connected to the rear portion at substantially the center in the front-rear direction of the upper portion, and the lower end of the front portion is rotatable upward with the connection point 33 as a fulcrum. Become.

  Here, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the above-described front portion is rotated around the connection point 33 on the upper surface portion until it is positioned above the upper surface portion. By rotating the front part above the upper part in this way, the two tableware supports 11, which are located on the front side inside the tableware basket integrally connected to the front part, 12 will also be located above the top surface. As a result, the front surface of the tableware basket can be opened. In addition, since the front side portion of the upper surface portion is integrated with the upper end side of the front portion, the position of the front side portion can also be rotated to be positioned above the upper surface portion. Thereby, the front side of the upper surface can also be opened.

  As described above, the tableware basket of the present invention can rotate the front part upward to open the entire front surface and the front surface side of the upper surface of the tableware basket itself. For this reason, the opening space of the tableware basket is wide, the tableware can be easily stored, and the convenience is improved. Further, since the rotated front portion is located above the upper surface portion, it is not necessary to secure a space in the width direction of the tableware basket, and the use becomes easy.

  Here, FIG. 4 shows a state where the front surface of the tableware basket is opened and the tableware 100 is stored. As shown in this figure, the tableware 100 is stacked and stored in the height direction on the plate surface of the placing plate 44 provided on the lower surface of the tableware basket. At this time, since the mounting plate 44 is formed from the forefront location on the lower surface, it can be placed from the forefront location when storing the lowermost tableware 100, which facilitates storage.

  Further, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the rotating state of the front portion is returned after storing the tableware, and the front surface of the tableware basket itself is closed by the front portion. At this time, two stoppers 70 and 80 are provided near the lower end of the front part. The stoppers 70 and 80 are provided with protrusions 71 and 81 that protrude downward on the inner side of the tableware basket, and the protrusions 71 and 81 are protruded downward with the front part closed. As a result, the projections 71 and 81 are located on the inner side of the locking pieces 47 and 48 provided to protrude upward at the forefront portion of the lower surface, and the projections 71 and 81 do not move to the front side. Locked. As a result, the rotation of the front part can be locked, the front part is not opened, and the state in which the front part of the tableware basket is closed by the front part can be maintained.

  As described above, when the front surface of the tableware basket is closed, the tableware stacked and stored in the height direction inside the tableware support has six tableware support members 11, 12, 21, 22. , 45, 46 (see FIG. 2). That is, inside the tableware basket, the front side of the tableware is the tableware support of reference numerals 11 and 12, the back side is the tableware support of reference numerals 21 and 22, and the side surface is the tableware support of reference numerals 45 and 46. In, it will be surrounded. Accordingly, the tableware basket in which the tableware is stored can be turned upside down and put into the dishwasher to wash and store the tableware. At this time, since the plurality of through holes are formed in the mounting plate 44 on which the tableware is mounted, washing and drying can be performed efficiently.

  Then, as described above, when taking out the tableware stored in the tableware basket or storing the tableware, pressing the buttons 72, 82 provided on the stopper 70 causes the protrusions 71, 81 to move upward, The protruding state is released, and the front surface can be rotated again to open the front surface of the tableware basket.

  In the above description, the case where the upper surface is divided into the front side and the rear side at a substantially middle position in the front-rear direction and the front side portion is integrally formed with the front portion is illustrated, but the front side portion is not limited to any one. It may be a size or a shape. Further, the front surface portion does not necessarily have to be formed by bending to the upper surface portion side.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments and the like, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

10, 20, 31, 32, 40, 50, 60 Posts 11, 12, 21, 22, 45, 46 Tableware support 44 Mounting plates 47, 48 Locking pieces 70, 80 Stoppers 71, 81 Projections

Claims (6)

A plurality of pillars are connected in a lattice shape, the outer shape is a tableware basket formed in a hexahedron,
A plurality of tableware supports extending in the height direction positioned inside the tableware basket and arranged at a plurality of locations so as to surround the tableware stacked and stored in the height direction inside the tableware basket. With
The tableware support body located on the front side of the tableware basket is connected to a front part forming a surface located on the front side of the tableware basket,
The front surface portion is rotatably connected to a predetermined portion of an upper surface portion forming a surface located on the upper surface side of the tableware basket, and a state in which the front surface of the tableware basket is closed, and a position above the upper surface portion. Until it is rotated around a connection point with the upper surface portion as a fulcrum and the front surface of the tableware basket is opened,
Tableware basket. The tableware basket according to claim 1,
The front surface is formed integrally with a part of the upper surface that is located on the front side of the upper surface, and a part of the upper surface that is integrally formed with the front is formed by the upper surface. Is rotatably connected to a predetermined position located a predetermined distance away from the front side to the back side of the
Tableware basket. The tableware basket according to claim 2,
The upper surface portion is configured to be divided into a front side portion and a rear side portion at a substantially intermediate position between the front side and the back side, and the front side portion of the upper surface portion is integrally formed with the front portion. Yes,
The front surface portion integrally formed with the front surface portion is rotatably connected to the rear surface portion of the upper surface portion,
Tableware basket. The tableware basket according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
On a lower surface portion forming a surface located on the lower surface of the tableware basket, a mounting plate for mounting tableware is provided,
The placing plate is disposed at a central portion in a width direction which is a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the lower surface portion, and extends from a forefront position to a predetermined position beyond a central position in the front-rear direction toward the back side. Is formed,
Tableware basket. The tableware basket according to claim 4,
The placing plate is formed with a plurality of through holes,
Tableware basket. The tableware basket according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
At the lower end of the front portion in a state where the front surface of the tableware basket is closed, a projection is provided that protrudes downward on the inner side of the tableware basket,
A locking piece that locks the projection in a state protruding downward on the inner side of the tableware basket so that the front part does not open, a lower surface part that forms a surface located on the lower surface of the tableware basket In the foreground,
Tableware basket.

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