JP2879211B2 - Grain storage container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cereal storage container which can store rice, wheat, and other cereals in ordinary households, and can be scooped out for daily use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Rice bottles used in ordinary households are:
Although various types are commercially available, for example, there is no suitable small-sized rice bin that can be easily used by a single person.

[0003]

Conventionally, rice bins have been
Usually, rice is stored in a storage room of a sink in a kitchen, and rice is scooped out for use as needed, but if stored in a storage room of a narrow sink used by a single person or the like, it is extremely inconvenient.

[0004] Regardless of whether a user is a single person or not, the rice stored in the rice bin is often infested with worms such as cereal elephants, causing trouble for the user. Such insects are particularly susceptible to low rice consumption, such as a single person, and are likely to occur when rice is stored in a rice bin for a long period of time. It is.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a rice bin and other cereal storage containers which solve the above-mentioned problems. The first means is constituted by a container body having an upper opening and a container. A lid for detachably covering an upper opening of the main body, wherein the lid is detachably fixed to an opening edge of the container main body; and a lid of the container main body pivotally connected to the fixed lid. An opening / closing lid that can be raised and rotated upward is provided, and insect repelling means is provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid so that the insect repellent can be stored.

The second means of the present invention comprises a container body having a flange formed on the outer periphery of an upper opening edge, and a lid body for detachably covering the upper opening of the container body. The lid body is detachably fixed to a flange of the container main body, and covers a substantially half of an upper opening of the container main body.A fixed lid portion is pivotally connected to the fixed lid portion to substantially cover an upper opening of the container main body. An opening / closing lid that covers the other half and is capable of standing upright and rotatable upward, and the fixed lid is provided with spacer means that abuts a flange of the container main body from above, so that the opening edge of the container main body A space is formed between the cover and the fixed lid, and an insect repelling means is provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid through the space so that the insect repellent can be stored.

Further, the present invention as a third means comprises a container body having a flange formed on an outer periphery of an upper opening edge, and a lid body for detachably covering the upper opening of the container body. In the grain storage container in which the container main body is configured to be movable via a caster, the container main body forms an inclined wall by tilting a rear bottom portion in a moving direction F downward with respect to a front bottom portion, and moves the container main body. The caster is provided at least on the rear bottom portion in the direction F, and the lid is detachably fixed to a flange of the container main body, and is substantially one side of the upper opening of the container main body which is located on the rear side in the moving direction F. A fixed lid portion for covering the half portion, and a pivotally connected to the fixed lid portion, which is configured to be able to stand up and rotate above the container body, and that the front opening of the upper opening of the container body in the moving direction F To lidding almost the other side half portion located a closing lid part lies in comprising provided insect means which freely accommodates the insecticide to the inner surface of the fixing cover.

In the first to third means, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insect repelling means comprises a holding portion provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid portion, and a cassette detachably held by the holding portion. The cassette body constitutes an openable and closable container for storing the insect repellent.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a grain storage container exemplified as a rice bin has a container body 1 having an upper opening and a container body 1.
And a lid 2 that detachably covers the upper opening of the container body 1. The container body 1 and the lid 2 are each formed of a synthetic resin.

The container body 1 has a flange 3 formed on the outer periphery of the upper opening edge. The flange 3 extends over the entire periphery of the upper opening edge, and is formed to have an L-shaped cross section so as to have a downward peripheral portion. 3a.

The cereal storage container is stored in a storage room of a sink in the kitchen, and the stored cereal such as rice is scooped out and used for edible use as needed. The caster 4 is provided in the container main body 1 so as to be configured so as to be able to move to the container body 1. That is, the container body 1
Is movable in the direction of the arrow F shown in the figure via the casters 4.

In the illustrated embodiment, the container body 1 has an inclined wall 6 formed by inclining the bottom 5a on the rear side with respect to the moving direction F with respect to the bottom 5b on the front side. The casters 4 are attached to the bottom 5a via a bracket 7.
In the case of the example shown in the figure, no casters are provided on the front bottom 5b, and a rib 8 extending in the movement direction F is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom 5b. 1
Is configured to maintain a substantially horizontal posture. Therefore, when the rib 8 is placed on the floor L, the container body 1 does not easily move in the movement direction F or the opposite direction due to the contact friction, but as shown by the arrow U, the container body 1 And lift the rib 8 off the floor L,
The caster 4 freely moves in the moving direction F or the opposite direction. However, the present invention does not prevent the provision of the casters also on the front bottom portion 5b, and various configurations can be freely adopted. The container body 1
If the grain storage capacity is small, no casters need be provided.

The lid 2 has a fixed lid 2a for covering substantially one half of the upper opening of the container body 1 located on the rear side in the moving direction F, and a substantially one half of the front located on the front side. An open / close lid 2b for covering the fixed lid 2b via a pivot 9 so that the open / close lid 2b can be turned upright.
Connected to a. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the fixed lid 2a
Is slightly smaller than half of the upper opening of the container body 1, and the opening / closing lid 2 b is slightly larger than half of the upper opening of the container body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixed lid 2a
Is provided with a downwardly facing covering wall 10 by forming three sides of a peripheral portion into an L-shaped cross section, and fitting the covering wall 10 to the peripheral edge 3a of the flange 3 in the container body 1 to form the covering wall 10.
Is fixed to the lower edge of the peripheral portion 3a by removably engaging the claw pieces 11 provided at intervals. At this time, the flange 3 located at the rear end of the container body 1 in the movement direction F
Is provided on the fixed lid 2a at the portion corresponding to the portion (2). When the fixed lid 2a is detachably fitted to the flange 3 of the container body 1 as described above, the spacer means 12 is provided. 12 is brought into contact with the flange 3 from above, whereby a space S is formed between the flange 3 and the fixed lid 2a, and the fixed lid 2a is formed through the space S.
Insect repellent means 13 capable of storing an insect repellent is provided on the inner surface of the device. In the illustrated embodiment, the spacer means 12 is constituted by a rib extending from the lower surface of the fixed lid 2a to the inner surface of the covering wall 10 so that the reinforcing material at the joint between the fixed lid 2a and the covering wall 10 can be provided. By providing a projection 12a extending from the rib along the inside of the opening edge of the container body 1, the fixed lid 2a
Are also used as positioning means in a state of being fitted to the flange 3.

Further, the fixed lid portion 2a has a pivot socket portion 14 which is concavely bent downward at one open side, and pivot support holes 15 at both ends of the pivot socket portion 14.

The opening / closing lid 2b is provided with a downwardly facing covering wall 16 by forming three sides of the periphery into an L-shaped cross section, and the covering wall 16 is externally fitted to the peripheral edge 3a of the flange 3 in the container body 1. In this state, the covering wall 16 is continuously connected to the covering wall 10 of the fixed lid 2a, and the top surface of the fixed lid 2a and the top surface of the opening / closing lid 2b are continuously connected. . On one open side of the opening / closing lid 2b, there is provided a pivot plug 17 to be fitted into the pivot socket 14. The pivot holes 15 are provided at both ends of the pivot plug 17.
And a projection-like pivot 9 to be fitted to the main body. Therefore, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 1, the opening / closing lid 2b can be raised and rotated about the pivot 9 as a fulcrum, thereby opening and closing almost half of the front side of the upper opening of the container body 1.

In the region corresponding to the portion of the flange 3 located at the front end in the moving direction F of the container body 1,
A stopper 18 is provided on the lower surface of the opening / closing lid 2b. The stopper 18 contacts the upper surface of the flange 3 with the opening / closing lid 2b closed. In this state, the projecting locking means 19 provided on the inner surface of the covering wall 16 in the opening / closing lid 2b.
Engages with a locking groove 20 provided in the peripheral edge 3a of the flange 3 in the container body 1 in a detachable manner. Stopper 1
Numeral 8 is constituted by a rib extending from the lower surface of the opening / closing lid 2b to the inner surface of the covering wall 16, thereby forming the opening / closing lid 2b.
And the reinforcing material in the connecting portion of the covering wall 16.

The insect control means 13 comprises a holding portion 21 provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid portion 2a and a cassette body 22 detachably held by the holding portion 21.
An openable container for storing the insect repellent is provided.

The holding portion 21 has, for example, a substantially rectangular frame rib 23 projecting from the inner surface of the fixed lid portion 2a, and has a slit 24 at an appropriate position of the frame rib 23 so as to have flexibility. Has formed. On the other hand, the cassette body 22 is a plate-shaped upper and lower container 22a, 22b that can be opened and closed via a hinge.
And a ventilation hole 25 composed of a number of slots or small holes is provided around the periphery. Then, by inserting the cassette body 22 into the holding portion 21, the cassette body 22 is elastically held by the frame ribs 23. At this time, the cassette body 22 can be pulled out from the frame rib 23 and held detachably. The holding unit 21 and the cassette body 22 may employ various configurations other than those shown in the drawings. In short, any configuration may be used as long as the cassette body 22 is detachably held.

The insect repellent contained in the cassette body 22 is not limited as long as it does not harm the human body, while eliminating insects such as cereal worms. For example, pepper and garlic are known to be effective. I have. Therefore, in order to effectively control insects, a small piece obtained by crushing the pepper and / or a piece obtained by crushing the garlic, preferably a mixture of both, is directly or indirectly indirectly via a bag such as a nonwoven fabric. It should be stored in.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid 2 that detachably covers the upper opening of the container body 1 is detachably fixed to the opening edge of the container body 1. Part 2a
And an opening / closing lid 2b pivotally connected to the fixed lid 2a and rising and rotatable above the container body 1, and an insect repelling means 13 capable of storing an insect repellent is provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid 2a. Therefore, when cereals such as rice are stored in a general household and used for food as needed, insects such as cereal elephants can be eliminated and a sanitary cereal storage container can be provided. When the grains such as rice are scooped out and served for edible use, the opening and closing lid 2b can be opened and closed with the fixed lid 2a fixed, so that the operation is easy, and the fixing is always fixed. Since the insect repelling means 13 is provided on the inner surface of the lid 2a, there is an effect that there is no possibility that the insect repelling means 13 will fall off by the opening and closing operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, the fixed lid portion 2a covers substantially one half of the upper opening of the container body 1, while the opening / closing lid portion 2b covers the container. Body 1
Because it is a configuration that covers almost the other half of the upper opening of
Opening and closing the opening / closing lid 2b increases the opening area, making it extremely easy to scoop out grains such as rice and the like. In addition, the space S is formed by the spacer means 12 provided on the fixed lid 2a. In this configuration, the insect-controlling means 13 is not provided so that the insect-controlling means 13 protrudes greatly into the container main body 1. There is an effect that it can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, the container body 1 forms the inclined wall 6 by inclining the rear bottom portion 5a with respect to the front bottom portion 5b. Therefore, when the remaining amount of the stored grains is reduced, the grains are easily moved to the deep bottom portion 5b via the inclined wall 6, and the bottom portion 5b having such a depth is formed.
Since the opening / closing lid 2b is arranged above b, grains with a small remaining amount can be easily scooped out. And since the container main body 1 is configured to be movable by the casters 4, the grain storage container is pulled out and moved as needed from the state where the grain storage container is stored in the narrow storage room of the sink.
There is an effect that cereals can be easily scooped out or replenished.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, the insect repelling means 13 is detachably held by the holding portion 21 provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid portion 2a. Since the cassette body 22 constitutes an openable and closable container for storing the insect repellent, the storage or replacement of the insect repellent through the attachment and detachment of the cassette body 22 is easy, and In this case, the insect repelling means 13 can be easily constructed simply by storing the small pieces of pepper and the small pieces of gilt that can be easily obtained in ordinary households in the cassette body 22.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a rear side of a disassembled lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Lid 2a Fixed lid 2b Openable lid 3 Flange 4 Caster 5a Rear bottom 5b Front bottom 6 Inclined wall 9 Axis 12 Spacer means 13 Insect repellent means 21 Holding part 22 Cassette body

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container body having an upper opening, and a lid for detachably covering the upper opening of the container body, wherein the lid is detachably fixed to an opening edge of the container body. And an opening / closing lid that is pivotally connected to the fixed lid and is capable of standing up and rotating above the container body, and is provided with insect repellent means on the inner surface of the fixed lid that is capable of storing an insect repellent. And cereal storage containers. 2. A container body having a flange formed on an outer periphery of an upper opening edge, and a lid for detachably covering an upper opening of the container body, wherein the lid is detachably attached to a flange of the container body. A fixed lid portion which is fixed and covers substantially one half of the upper opening of the container body, and which is pivotally connected to the fixed lid portion to cover substantially the other half of the upper opening of the container body and erects upward; A movable opening / closing lid portion, wherein the fixed lid portion is provided with a spacer means that comes into contact with the flange of the container body from above, thereby forming a space between the opening edge of the container body and the fixed lid portion. A cereal storage container provided with an insect repellent means capable of storing an insect repellent on the inner surface of the fixed lid portion through the space. 3. A grain comprising a container body having a flange formed on the outer periphery of an upper opening edge and a lid body for detachably covering the upper opening of the container body, wherein the container body is configured to be movable via a caster. In the storage container, the container body forms an inclined wall by lowering and tilting a rear bottom portion in a moving direction F with respect to a front bottom portion, and the caster is provided at least on a rear bottom portion in the moving direction F. The lid is detachably fixed to a flange of the container main body, and covers a substantially one-half portion of the upper opening of the container main body located on the rear side with respect to the movement direction F; An opening / closing lid portion pivotally connected to the lid portion and configured to be capable of standing upright and rotatable above the container main body, and covering an approximately half of the upper opening located on the front side in the moving direction F in the upper opening. , Cereal storage container, characterized by comprising providing a repellent means which freely accommodates the insecticide to the inner surface of the fixing cover. 4. The insect repelling means comprises a holding portion provided on the inner surface of the fixed lid portion, and a cassette body detachably held by the holding portion, wherein the cassette body is openable and closable for storing an insect repellent. 3. A container comprising a container.
Or a cereal storage container according to 3.