JP3096852U - Storage container for disposable body warmer - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a disposable body warmer which can be used when necessary by interrupting heat generation and extend the life of the body warmer.
The container body has an opening at one end and has a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored, an inner lid attached to the opening and having at least one inner hole, and the inner lid. And an outer lid 3 formed with at least one outer hole 5 which is rotatably mounted on the opening so as to cover the inner hole and which can communicate with the inner hole. Due to the rotation of the outer lid, a state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside through the inner hole and the outer hole, and a state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside, the wall portion of the outer lid is inward. A closed state is obtained by closing the hole.
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Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a storage container for a disposable body warmer. More specifically, this is a container for storing a warmer of the type that generates heat in the presence of air, and by turning the lid of the container, the contact between the warmer and air is interrupted to interrupt the heat generation, thereby extending the life of the warmer. The present invention relates to a disposable body warmer container that can be extended.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a disposable body warmer in which a heat-generating composition that generates heat in the presence of air is stored in a breathable storage bag (inner bag) and the inner bag is packaged in a non-breathable bag (outer bag) is known. . As such a warmer, in addition to those that warm the limbs and waist, those that target various parts of the body such as soles, shoulders, and buttocks have been proposed. There has also been proposed one in which an adhesive layer is provided on the surface of an inner bag in order to warm the inner bag.
[0003]
In such a disposable body warmer, when the outer bag is opened and the exothermic composition in the inner bag is brought into contact with air, heat generation starts, and a warm state is maintained for a predetermined time.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional disposable body warmer, once the outer bag has been opened, the inner bag is always exposed to air, so even if the warmer is no longer necessary, the heat-generating composition in the inner bag is in air. It will continue to react with oxygen. For this reason, even when heating by a warmer is not required, the warmer continues to generate heat, and the warmer may be wasted.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the circumstances described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a disposable body warmer that can be used when needed by interrupting heat generation and can extend the life of the body warmer.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The storage container for a disposable body warmer of the present invention has an opening at one end, a container body having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored, and an inner lid attached to the opening and having at least one inner hole formed therein, An outer lid formed to be rotatable in the opening so as to cover the inner lid and having at least one outer hole formed therein so as to communicate with the inner hole, wherein the container is rotated by rotating the outer lid. A state in which the space of the main body communicates with the outside through the inner hole and the outer hole, and a state in which the communication between the space of the container main body and the outside is blocked by the wall of the outer lid closing the inner hole. Is obtained.
[0007]
Further, a container body having an opening at one end and having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored therein, a projection erected on the periphery of the opening, and a lid rotatably mounted on the opening. A male screw portion is formed on the outer surface of the protrusion, and a female screw portion that can be screwed with the male screw portion is formed on the inner surface of the lid. A state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside and a state in which the communication is cut off are obtained.
[0008]
Furthermore, a container body having an opening at one end and having a space for accommodating a disposable body warmer therein, a projection erected on the periphery of the opening, and a lid rotatably mounted on the opening. A groove extending from the root to the tip of the projection is formed on the outer surface of the projection, and a projection that can be fitted with the groove is formed on the inner surface of the lid, By rotating the container, a state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside and a state in which the communication is interrupted can be obtained.
[0009]
[Embodiment of the invention]
Hereinafter, the storage container for disposable body warmers of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0010]
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a mounting portion of a container main body, an inner lid and an outer lid in the storage container shown in FIG. is there.
[0011]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a container main body having an opening at one end and having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored. In the present embodiment, the container main body 1 is tapered on the side opposite to the opening. It has a substantially cylindrical shape. In the present invention, the disposable body warmer means a breathable bag (inner bag) in which a heat-generating composition that generates heat by oxidation in the presence of air is enclosed. It is commercially available stored in a bag. Then, it is put in the storage container for disposable body warmers of the present invention at the time of use, and the storage container with the inner bag put therein may be put in an airtight bag and sold.
[0012]
The inner bag is a flat gas-permeable bag having small holes or groups of small holes, and at least a part thereof is a gas-permeable surface.
[0013]
The air permeability of the inner bag is not particularly limited, but the size of the air hole may be any size as long as the contents do not spill, for example, about 0.5 mm or less, and the air flow rate is determined by the heat-generating composition. The present invention is not particularly limited in the present invention as long as it can generate heat.
[0014]
The material of the inner bag is not particularly limited, but it is preferably non-fuzzy, soft, strong, stable in quality, and heat-sealable.Polyurethane, polypropylene or polyethylene or a modified material thereof is preferred. A flexible thermoplastic sheet or film such as plastic or rubber, a nonwoven fabric, a single layer or a composite layer of polyvinyl chloride, polyester, or polystyrene can be used.
[0015]
An exothermic composition that generates heat by oxidation in the presence of air is enclosed in the inner bag.
[0016]
Examples of the exothermic composition sealed in the inner bag include metal powder such as iron powder, activated carbon, water, water retention agent (wood flour, vermiculite, diatomaceous earth, perlite, silica gel, alumina, water absorbent resin, etc.), salt, etc. However, the present invention is not limited to these.
[0017]
An inner lid 2 having at least one inner hole 4 is attached to the opening of the container body 1. The shape of the inner holes 4 is substantially circular, and in the present embodiment, three inner holes 4 are formed at equal intervals. An outer lid 3 is rotatably mounted on the opening so as to cover the inner lid 2. At least one outer hole 5 that can communicate with the inner hole 4 is also formed in the outer lid 3, and three substantially circular outer holes 5 are formed at equal intervals, similarly to the inner hole 4.
[0018]
Each of the inner lid 2 and the outer lid 3 has a dome shape, and as shown in FIG. 2, the outer surface of the inner lid 2 contacts the inner surface of the outer lid 3 or a very small gap. Are set so that they face each other.
[0019]
The container body 1, the inner lid 2 and the outer lid 3 are formed by injection molding synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, or the like, or vacuum molding synthetic resin foam such as polyurethane, polyethylene, polyester, or the like. Can be obtained at
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an annular first rib 6 is formed near the open end of the outer surface of the container body 1, and the first rib 6 is formed near the open end of the inner surface of the outer lid 3. An annular first groove having a depth and a shape into which one rib 6 fits is formed. Further, an annular second rib 7 is formed near the opening end on the outer surface of the inner lid 2, and near the opening end on the inner surface of the container body 1, the depth at which the second rib 7 fits is determined. An annular second groove having a shape is formed.
[0021]
The outer lid 3 and the container body 1 are not easily separated because the first rib 6 and the first groove 8 are engaged with each other, but the outer lid 3 is pulled up slightly in FIGS. And the engagement between the rib and the groove is released, and the outer lid 3 is separated from the container body 1. The relationship between the inner lid 2 and the container body 1 is the same.
[0022]
In the storage container according to the present embodiment, since the outer lid 3 is rotatably mounted on the container body 1, the outer lid 3 is rotated to adjust the relative positional relationship between the inner hole 4 and the outer hole 5. By doing so, the supply of air to the disposable body warmer can be cut off. That is, when the outer lid 3 is rotated so that the inner hole 4 and the outer hole 5 coincide with each other, the space of the storage container 1 storing the disposable warmer communicates with the outside via the inner hole 4 and the outer hole 5. You will be in a state to do. On the other hand, when the outer lid 3 is rotated so that the wall of the outer lid 3 covers the inner hole 4, the communication between the space of the container body 1 and the outside is shut off. As described above, the use state and the non-use state of the disposable body warmer can be achieved by the simple operation of rotating the outer lid 3.
[0023]
Embodiment 2
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a mounting portion of the storage container shown in FIG.
[0024]
3 and 4, reference numeral 11 denotes a container body having an opening at one end and having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored. In the present embodiment, the container body 11 has a bottomed short cylindrical shape. ing.
[0025]
Four projections 13 are provided upright on the periphery of the opening of the container body 11, and a dish-shaped lid 12 is rotatably mounted on the opening.
[0026]
A male screw part 14 is formed on the outer surface of the protrusion 13, and a female screw part 15 that can be screwed with the male screw part 14 is formed near the open end of the inner surface of the lid 12. I have. The thread of the male screw portion 14 near the tip of the projection 13 is crushed so that the lid 12 is not easily detached from the container body 11.
[0027]
When the lid 12 is turned counterclockwise, the lid 12 moves away from the container main body 11, and eventually the lid 12 cannot be rotated with a small force due to the collapse of the thread. At this time, a gap is formed between the distal end surface 12a of the lid 12 and the distal end surface 11a of the container main body 11, and the space inside the container main body 11 is in a state of communicating with the outside. In this state, the exothermic composition of the warmer in the container body 11 can come into contact with oxygen in the air, so that an oxidative exothermic reaction occurs, and the warmer gradually warms. Then, when it is desired to suspend the use of the warmer, turning the lid 12 clockwise causes the distal end surface 12a of the lid 12 to abut on the distal end surface 11a of the container body 11 so that the lid 12 cannot be rotated. In this state, the space inside the container body 11 is cut off from communication with the outside, so that the reaction of the warmer stops. When replacing the warmer, the lid 12 can be removed by turning the lid 12 completely counterclockwise and applying a little force to peel off the lid 12 from the container body 11.
[0028]
Embodiment 3
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to the third embodiment. In the second embodiment, the lid is moved in the direction away from the container body by using a screw, but other than this, for example, a groove (projection portion) as shown in FIG. 13, a groove (not shown) 16 is formed near the opening end of the inner surface of the lid 12 so as to fit into the groove 16. The lid 12 may be moved in a direction away from the container body 11 by moving the convex portion in the groove 16.
[0029]
[Effect of the invention]
As described above, according to the storage container for disposable body warmers of the present invention, the use state and non-use state of the body warmer can be switched by a simple operation of rotating the lid of the container, and the body warmer is enabled only when necessary. By using it, the life of Cairo can be extended.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a mounting portion of a container main body, an inner lid and an outer lid in the storage container shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a mounting part of a container main body and a lid in the storage container shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a storage container for a disposable body warmer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 11 Container main body 2 Inner lid 3 Outer lid 4 Inner hole 5 Outer hole 6 First rib 7 Second rib 8 First groove 9 Second groove 12 Cover 13 Projection

Claims (3)

A container body having an opening at one end and having a space for accommodating a disposable body warmer therein, an inner lid attached to the opening and having at least one inner hole, and the opening covering the inner lid; And an outer lid formed with at least one outer hole capable of communicating with the inner hole, and the rotation of the outer lid causes the space of the container body to become the inner hole and the outer hole. And a state in which communication between the space of the container body and the outside is interrupted by closing a wall of the outer lid by closing an inner hole. Storage container. One end is opened, comprising a container body having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored, a protruding portion erected on the periphery of the opening, and a lid rotatably mounted on the opening, A male screw portion is formed on an outer surface of the protrusion, and a female screw portion that can be screwed with the male screw portion is formed on an inner surface of the lid. A storage container for a disposable body warmer, wherein a state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside and a state in which the communication is cut off are obtained. One end is opened, comprising a container body having a space in which a disposable body warmer can be stored, a protruding portion erected on the periphery of the opening, and a lid rotatably mounted on the opening, A groove is formed on the outer surface of the protrusion from the root to the tip of the protrusion, and a protrusion that can be fitted into the groove is formed on the inner surface of the lid, and the cover is turned. A disposable body warmer storage container, wherein a state in which the space of the container body communicates with the outside and a state in which the communication is cut off are obtained by movement.

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