JP2023031158A - Salt package, manufacturing method of salt package and salt molding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a salt package which can easily and promptly mold a built-up salt, is not needed to perform molding work every time the built-up salt is exchanged, and also, not needed to place the molded built-up salt on a dish.SOLUTION: A salt package 1 of this invention comprises a vessel main body 11 having a pyramidal accommodation space, and also having a bottom face of the accommodation space as an opening face 111, a vessel lid body 12 attached to the vessel main body 11 so as to block the opening face 111, and having a dish shape which makes a side attached to the vessel main body 11 used as a placing face 121, and a salt S for built-up salt accommodated in the vessel main body 11. A pressing part 122 having a contact face 1221 contacting with the salt S is formed at the placing face 121 of the vessel lid body 12, and the vessel lid body 12 is attached to the vessel main body 11 by the fitment of the pressing part 122 of the vessel lid body 12 to the vessel main body 11 from the opening face 111. In a state that the vessel lid body 12 is attached to the vessel main body 11, the contact face 1221 of the pressing part 122 of the vessel lid body 12 is located in an inside direction of the vessel main body 11 rather than the opening face 111 of the vessel main body 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a salt package containing salt for heaping salt in a container, a method for producing the same, and a salt molding machine for molding the heaping salt.

Morishio is a pyramid-shaped or conical pile of salt that is placed at the entrance or store front of an ordinary home or office, a Shinto altar, or a shrine, for the purpose of bringing good luck or warding off evil. In general, the heaped salt is formed by placing the salt on a plate and shaping it manually, or by placing the salt in a forming device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and pressing and hardening it with a spatula.

Japanese Patent No. 3082332

However, when molding salt into a conical shape by hand, it is difficult to mold it into a uniform shape that looks good, and it takes time to get used to the molding. In addition, there is a problem that it becomes troublesome to replace the heaped salt gradually because the hands get dirty. By using a molding machine, it is possible to mold into a uniform shape that looks good, but the work still needs to be done every time the salt pile is replaced, and the salt sticks to the hands during the work, and the Salt may also be scattered on the surface. In addition, when the piled salt formed by the molding machine is placed on a plate, it may collapse if the piled salt is not compacted well. In addition, once the bag of salt used for the salt pile is opened, it tends to harden due to moisture, and there is also the problem that management is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to easily and quickly form the piled salt, and it is not necessary to carry out the forming work every time the piled salt is replaced, and the molded piled salt can be replaced. To provide a salt package which does not need to be placed on a plate. In addition, the present invention provides a salt package that can easily and quickly form a pile of salt, does not require a forming operation each time the pile of salt is replaced, and does not need to place the formed pile of salt on a plate. To provide a method for manufacturing a salt package that can manufacture A further object of the present invention is to provide a salt forming device capable of easily and quickly forming a pile of salt without having to place the formed pile of salt on a plate.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention firstly provides a container body having a conical storage space, the bottom surface of which is an opening surface, and a container body that closes the opening surface. a dish-shaped container lid with a mounting surface on the side attached to the container body; A pressing portion having a contact surface that contacts the salt is formed on the surface, and an annular engaging portion that engages with an edge portion of the container body that constitutes the opening surface is formed on the container lid. The container lid is attached to the container body by engaging the edge portion of the container body with the engaging portion of the container lid provided around the pressing portion, and the container is In a state where the lid is attached to the container body, the contact surface of the pressing portion of the container lid is positioned more inward of the container body than the opening surface of the container body, A package of salt is provided (Invention 1).

According to this invention (Invention 1), the container lid is attached to the container body so that the contact surface of the pressing portion is positioned inward of the container body relative to the opening surface, whereby the salt filled in the container body is It is in a state of being pressed and hardened by the pressing portion and housed in the container body. Since the lid of the container has a plate-like shape in which the side to be attached to the main body of the container serves as a mounting surface, the container can be simply removed from the package of salt with the lid of the container facing down. To easily and quickly form a heaped salt molded into a fixed shape on a dish-shaped container lid body without needing to put the molded heaped salt on the dish. In addition, by individually packaging the piled salt for each use, there is no need to carry out molding work each time the piled salt is replaced, and salt does not adhere to the hands during work and salt is scattered around. do not have. Furthermore, since the large bag of salt is not used in small portions, there is no need to worry about moisture after opening.

In the above invention (invention 1), it is preferable that the pressing portion is formed near the center of the mounting surface of the container lid (invention 2).

According to this invention (Invention 2), when the container main body is removed from the salt package, a pile of salt is formed near the center of the plate-shaped container lid, so that the pile of salt placed on the plate looks good. can be molded.

In the above inventions (Inventions 1 and 2), the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion of the container body is formed with a fitting portion projecting outward, and the engaging portion of the container lid is fitted with a fitting portion. is formed with a fitting groove that opens toward the inside, and by fitting the fitting portion into the fitting groove, the edge portion of the container body is engaged with the container lid. It is preferable to engage with the part (Invention 3). Further, in the above invention (Invention 3), a plurality of the fitting portions are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion of the container body, and the fitting portion is provided in the engaging portion of the container lid. A plurality of matching grooves may be formed corresponding to the number and positions of the plurality of fitting portions (Invention 4).

In the above inventions (inventions 3 and 4), it is preferable that a slit penetrating to the rear side of the mounting surface of the container lid is formed in the fitting groove (invention 5).

When the container lid is attached to the container body, the salt contained in the container body is pushed by the pressing portion and enters the fitting groove. The salt that gets in may bite. According to this invention (Invention 5), since the salt that has entered the fitting groove is discharged from the slit to the outside of the container lid, the salt that has entered the fitting groove is not bitten, and the fitting part is closed. can be fitted into the fitting groove.

Secondly, the present invention provides a container body having a cone-shaped storage space, the bottom surface of which is an opening surface, and a container body attached to the container body so as to close the opening surface, A container lid body having a dish shape with a mounting surface on the side to be attached, the container lid body having a pressing portion formed on the mounting surface, and salt for heaping salt contained in the container body. wherein the container body is filled with the salt, and the container lid is placed on the salt filled in the container body so that the pressing portion is in contact with the salt. Then, while pushing the pressing portion toward the inside of the container body, the edge portion of the container body is engaged with the annular engaging portion provided around the pressing portion, so that the container lid body is placed. to the container body (Invention 6).

Thirdly, the present invention is a salt forming device for forming a pile of salt, which has a conical containing space, a container body having an opening at the bottom of the containing space, and a container body that closes the opening. a dish-shaped container lid attached to the container body in such a manner that the side attached to the container body serves as a mounting surface, and the mounting surface of the container lid includes: A pressing portion having a contact surface that contacts the contained salt is formed. The container lid is attached to the container body by engaging the edge portion of the container body with the engaging portion of the container lid. is attached to the container body, the contact surface of the pressing portion of the container lid is positioned more inward of the container body than the opening surface of the container body. A molding device is provided (Invention 7).

According to the salt package of the present invention, the piled salt can be formed easily and quickly, there is no need to carry out the forming work every time the piled salt is replaced, and there is no need to put the formed piled salt on a plate. . Further, according to the method for producing a salt package of the present invention, the pile of salt can be formed easily and quickly, and there is no need to carry out the forming work each time the pile of salt is replaced, and the formed pile of salt can be placed on a plate. A salt package can be produced that does not need to be placed on a plate. Furthermore, according to the salt forming machine of the present invention, the pile of salt can be formed easily and quickly, and there is no need to put the formed pile of salt on a plate.

1 is an overall schematic view of a salt package according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the package of salt which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the cross-sectional structure of the container main body which concerns on the same embodiment, and the corresponding relationship of a container main body and a container lid. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the container lid which concerns on the same embodiment, (a) is sectional drawing, (b) is a perspective view. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a container main body is removed from the package of salt which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which removed the container main body from the package of salt which concerns on the same embodiment.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of a salt package 1 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing the structure of the salt package 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a salt package 1 according to the present embodiment includes a container body 11 having a substantially conical shape as a whole and a dish-shaped container lid 12 attached to the container body 11 and the container lid. 12, and salt S for heaping salt is accommodated in the inside of the container.

As shown in FIG. 3, the container main body 11 has a substantially conical accommodation space, and an opening surface 111 is provided on the bottom surface of the accommodation space, that is, the upper end surface of the container main body. The container main body 11 is filled with the salt S for heaping salt received from 111 .

The container body 11 of this embodiment is made of resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), but may be made of materials such as wood, pottery, metal, and paper. The material of the container body 11 preferably has a property of preventing moisture from entering the housing space. In addition, the housing space of the container body 11 does not have to be conical as long as it has a conical shape suitable for forming a salt pile. Alternatively, it may be a frustum shape obtained by removing a cone that shares a vertex and is similarly reduced from the cone. Furthermore, the container body 11 does not need to have a conical outer shape that matches the shape of the accommodation space. It may have any external shape, such as a cylindrical shape, a prismatic shape, or a shape that imitates some object (for example, a doll or an animal).

A cylindrical edge portion 112 that engages with an engaging portion 123 of the container lid 12, which will be described later, is formed on the opening surface 111 side of the container body 11, and the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion 112 A fitting portion 113 projecting toward is formed. The opening surface 111 is positioned on the upper end surface of the edge portion 112 .

The fitting portion 113 extends along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion 112 in the form of a rail. Three length fitting portions 113 are arranged at regular intervals.

The container lid member 12 is attached to the container body 11 so as to close the opening surface 111 of the container body 11, and as shown in FIGS. It has a dish shape with a surface 121 . Considering the appearance of the heaped salt, the container cover member 12 preferably has a circular shape, a regular hexagonal shape, or a regular octagonal shape in plan view, and has a shallow plate shape with a slightly raised peripheral edge. is preferred.

The container lid 12 of the present embodiment is made of resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and is colored white. Any color is acceptable. The material of the container lid 12 preferably has a property of preventing moisture from entering the housing space of the container body 11 .

Near the center of the mounting surface 121 of the container lid 12, a pressing portion 122 having a substantially spherical shape and having a contact surface 1221 that contacts the salt S is formed. The pressing portion 122 is formed by inflating the center portion of the mounting surface 121 in a circular shape in plan view in the direction in which the container body 11 is attached and protruding therefrom. An annular engaging portion 123 with which the 112 engages is erected. A fitting groove 124 that opens inward is formed in the engaging portion 123 .

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the fitting groove 124 is composed of three surfaces: a groove upper surface 1241, a groove side surface 1242, and a groove bottom surface 1243. ), three fitting grooves 124 are formed in the three fitting portions 113 corresponding to the arrangement of the three fitting portions 113 on the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion 112 of the container body 11. formed at corresponding positions. In this way, by adopting a structure in which the fitting portion 113 of the container body 11 is fitted into the fitting groove 124 provided in the container lid 12, the container lid 12 can be attached to the container body 11 easily and quickly. to be able to In addition, when the container body 11 and the container lid 12 are to be manufactured with some design (for example, marks, letters, patterns, designs, etc.), the shape, number, and arrangement of the fitting portions 113 and fitting grooves 124 may be changed. By devising this, the positioning of the container lid 12 when it is attached to the container body 11 can be facilitated, and the design of the product can be enhanced.

A groove upper surface 1241 of the fitting groove 124 is formed with a slit 125 penetrating to the rear side of the mounting surface 121 of the container lid 12 . When the container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11, the salt S contained in the container body 11 is pushed by the pressing portion 122 and enters the fitting groove 124, causing the fitting portion 113 to fit into the fitting groove 124. Even if you try, the salt S that has entered the fitting groove 124 may be bitten. By providing the slit 125 in the groove upper surface 1241 of the fitting groove 124, the salt S that has entered the fitting groove 124 is discharged from the slit 125 to the outside of the container lid 12. The fitting portion 113 can be fitted into the fitting groove 124 without the S being caught.

The inner diameter of the engaging portion 123 corresponds to the outer diameter of the edge portion 112 of the container body 11 . As a result, the edge portion 112 of the container body 11 is engaged with the engaging portion 123 of the container lid 12 , and the container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 .

The shape of the pressing portion 122 is not limited to a substantially spherical segment shape (hemispherical shape) as long as it has a contact surface 1221 that contacts the salt S. The contact surface 1221 may be an uneven surface instead of a curved surface or a flat surface.

The salt S contained in the container main body 11 is salt for heaping salt, such as natural coarse salt made from seawater, which can maintain its shape to some extent when compacted. As long as the salt can be applied to the piled salt, it may be rock salt, chemically refined salt, or salt to which additives are added.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, when the container lid 12 is attached to the container main body 11, the contact surface 1221 of the pressing portion 122 is positioned inward of the container main body 11 from the opening surface 111 of the container main body 11. located in

A manufacturing process of the salt package 1 of the present embodiment will be described. First, the container main body 11 is filled with the salt S. At this time, the salt S is filled up to the opening surface 111 of the container body 11, and when the container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 later, the pressing portion 122 of the container lid 12 presses the salt S from above, thereby S is pressed and hardened in conformity with the shape of the housing space of the container body 11 so that the housing space of the container body 11 functions as a mold for the heaped salt. The amount of salt S with which the container main body 11 is filled is appropriately adjusted depending on the type of salt S, the size of the pressing portion 122, and the like.

Subsequently, the container lid member 12 is placed on the salt S filled in the container body 11 so that the contact surface 1221 of the pressing portion 122 is in contact with the salt S, and the pressing portion 122 is pushed inwardly of the container body 11. The container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 by rotating the container lid 12 with respect to the container body 11 . At this time, the container lid 12 is attached to the container main body 11 by slidingly inserting the fitting portion 113 into the fitting groove 124 for fitting.

When using the salt package 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. By simply removing the container body 11 from the salt package 1, as shown in FIG. is placed on the placement surface 121 of the .

As shown in FIG. 2, in the salt package 1 of this embodiment, the container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 so that the contact surface 1221 of the pressing portion 122 is located inside the container body 11 with respect to the opening surface 111 . , the salt S filled in the container main body 11 is pressed and hardened by the pressing portion 122 and accommodated in the container main body 11 . Since the container lid 12 has a dish shape with a mounting surface 121 on the side attached to the container body 11, the container body 11 can be removed from the salt package 1 with the container lid 12 facing downward. By simply removing the lid, the heaped salt molded into a fixed shape with good appearance can be easily and quickly molded on the dish-shaped container lid body 12 without the need to put the molded heaped salt on the dish. In addition, by individually packaging the piled salt for each use, there is no need to carry out molding work each time the piled salt is replaced, and salt does not adhere to the hands during work and salt is scattered around. do not have. Furthermore, since the large bag of salt is not used in small portions, there is no need to worry about moisture after opening.

In the salt package 1 of the present embodiment, the container lid 12 is attached to the container body 11 by fitting the fitting portion 113 of the edge portion 112 and the fitting groove 124 of the fitting portion 123. Therefore, the container lid 12 can be easily attached to the container main body 11 filled with the salt S for heaping salt, and the salt filled in the container main body 11 can be easily attached without exerting much force. S can be pressed and solidified by the pressing portion 122 . In addition, since the container body 11 can be removed from the container lid 12 while turning it without exerting much force, the container body 11 can be easily removed from the salt package 1 without collapsing the molded heaped salt. .

In the salt package 1 of this embodiment, the pressing portion 122 is formed near the center of the mounting surface 121 of the container lid 12, so that when the container body 11 is removed from the salt package 1, Since the heaped salt is formed in the vicinity of the center of the dish-shaped container lid 12, the heaped salt placed on the dish can be molded to look good.

Note that the container body 11 and the container lid 12 described above can also be used as a salt forming device for forming a pile of salt. In this case, the user puts salt into the container main body 11 by himself for the heaping salt, attaches the container lid 12 to the container main body 11 from above, and presses and hardens the contained salt to turn the container lid 12 downward. By removing the container main body 11 in this state, the salt can be piled up on the dish-shaped container lid 12 .

Although the salt package, the method for producing the salt package, and the salt molding machine according to the present invention have been described above based on the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. Implementation is possible. For example, in order to attach the container lid to the container body, a claw-like structure is formed on the edge of the container body, and an attachment hole for engaging the claw-like structure with the engaging portion of the container lid is formed. The provided structure may be adopted.

1 salt package 11 container body 111 opening surface 112 edge portion 113 fitting portion 12 container lid 121 mounting surface 122 pressing portion 1221 contact surface 123 engaging portion 124 fitting groove 1241 groove upper surface 1242 groove side surface 1243 groove bottom surface 125 slit

Claims (7)

a container body having a cone-shaped storage space, the bottom surface of the storage space being an opening;
a dish-shaped container lid attached to the container body so as to close the opening surface, and having a mounting surface on the side attached to the container body;
and salt for heaping salt accommodated in the container body,
A pressing portion having a contact surface that contacts the salt is formed on the mounting surface of the container lid,
An annular engaging portion with which an edge portion of the container body constituting the opening surface engages is provided around the pressing portion of the container lid,
The container lid is attached to the container body by engaging the edge portion of the container body with the engaging portion of the container lid,
In a state in which the container lid is attached to the container body, the contact surface of the pressing portion of the container lid is positioned inward of the container body relative to the opening surface of the container body. Yes, a package of salt. 2. The salt package according to claim 1, wherein said pressing portion is formed near the center of said mounting surface of said container lid. A fitting portion projecting outward is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion of the container body,
The engaging portion of the container lid is formed with a fitting groove that opens toward the inside,
3. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said edge portion of said container body is engaged with said engaging portion of said container lid by fitting said fitting portion into said fitting groove. A package of salt as described. A plurality of fitting portions are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the edge portion of the container body,
4. The salt according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of said fitting grooves are formed in said engaging portion of said container lid corresponding to the number and positions of said plurality of said fitting portions. packaging. 5. The salt package according to claim 3, wherein the fitting groove is formed with a slit penetrating to the rear side of the mounting surface of the container lid. A container body having a conical storage space, the bottom surface of which is an opening surface, and a mounting surface attached to the container body so as to close the opening surface. Manufacture of a salt package comprising: a container lid having a dish shape, the container lid having a pressing portion formed on the mounting surface; a method,
filling the container body with the salt;
Place the container lid on top of the salt filled in the container body so that the pressing portion is in contact with the salt;
While pushing the pressing portion toward the inner side of the container body, the edge portion of the container body is engaged with the annular engaging portion provided around the pressing portion to move the container lid body to the above-mentioned position. A method for manufacturing a salt package, comprising attaching it to a container body. A salt forming device for forming a pile of salt,
a container body having a cone-shaped storage space, the bottom surface of the storage space being an opening;
a dish-shaped container lid that is attached to the container body so as to close the opening surface and has a mounting surface on the side attached to the container body,
The mounting surface of the container lid is formed with a pressing portion having a contact surface that contacts the salt contained in the container body,
An annular engaging portion with which an edge portion of the container body constituting the opening surface engages is provided around the pressing portion of the container lid,
The container lid is attached to the container body by engaging the edge portion of the container body with the engaging portion of the container lid,
In a state in which the container lid is attached to the container body, the contact surface of the pressing portion of the container lid is positioned inward of the container body relative to the opening surface of the container body. Yes, a salt molder.

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