JP3179629U - Fresh vegetable storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a fresh vegetable that can form the bottom of a container into a plurality of storage areas and can keep the water level of the cold water reservoirs stored in the partitioned storage areas uniform even when the container is inclined during transportation. A storage container is provided.
A fresh vegetable storage container (1) is formed in a water-repellent box (10) with protruding strips (14, 14) traversing the inner bottom surface to partition at least an end storage area and an intermediate storage area. While forming a cold water sump, each protrusion piece 14 and 14 is formed with the communication port 14a and 14a, and it has the structure which distribute | circulates cold water between cold water sumps.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a fresh vegetable storage container used for transporting and storing fresh vegetables such as broccoli.

  As a storage container for fresh vegetables for cold storage used for transporting and storing fresh vegetables such as broccoli, containers (containers) such as foamed polystyrene comprising a box body opened upward and a lid body are used.

  Fresh vegetables are stored in such a box, and are packed and transported and stored by covering them with a lid covered with a large number of ice pieces.

  For example, when storing broccoli, from the standpoint of preventing damage to the flower buds and maintaining freshness for a long time, the bottom of the stem should be less damaged than the flower buds so that the flower buds do not touch the water at the bottom of the container. It is practiced to store the broccoli in contact with each other.

  Conventionally, it has been proposed to provide a support plate for supporting broccoli in the container so that the state in which the broccoli is set up is maintained during transportation and storage of such a container for fresh vegetables. Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-31940 A

  However, in the above document, fresh vegetables are simply cooled with ice from above, and when the ice melts, a cold water reservoir is formed in each storage area, so that if the container is tilted during transportation, water is stored in each storage area. Since the level fluctuates and variation occurs between the storage areas, there is a case where water supply from the stem part necessary for maintaining the freshness of fresh vegetables cannot be sufficiently maintained.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to form a fresh vegetable storage container into a plurality of storage areas and to provide a cold water reservoir corresponding to the partitioned storage areas. An object of the present invention is to provide a fresh vegetable storage container in which the water storage level can be made uniform.

  In order to achieve the above object, a fresh vegetable storage container according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in a water-repellent box, a protruding strip that crosses the inner bottom surface is formed, and at least an end storage area and an intermediate storage are formed. In addition to forming cold water reservoirs that divide the area, each protrusion has a communication port, and cold water is circulated between the cold water reservoirs.

  In the storage container for fresh vegetables according to claim 2, the protruding strip pieces are detachably attached and used.

  In the storage container for fresh vegetables according to claim 3, a see-through window is formed on the lid that covers the box.

  According to the storage container for fresh vegetables according to claim 1, by making the above-mentioned configuration, the inside of the container can be partitioned into a plurality of storage areas, whereby the fresh vegetables can be stored and maintained in a standing state. At the same time, it is possible to make the water storage level of the cold water reservoir corresponding to the accommodation area partitioned by the ridge pieces uniform, and to make the water absorption amount from the stem portion uniform without being submerged.

  According to the storage container for fresh vegetables according to claim 2, since the strip piece is configured to be detachably attached, the height of the strip piece is optimal in accordance with the type of fresh vegetable to be stored. It can be used at a certain height, and some protruding pieces can be removed and used as necessary.

  According to the storage container for fresh vegetables according to claim 3, since the see-through window is formed in the lid, the internal state can be visually recognized without opening the lid. Such a see-through window is preferably composed of a transparent heat insulating material.For example, in a double window structure sandwiching a heat insulating material, even if a temperature difference occurs between the inside of the container and the outside air, There is no risk of condensation on the outer surface of the transparent window, and the inside of the fresh vegetable storage container can be clearly seen.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the storage container for fresh vegetables which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the box of the container. (A) (b) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing of the box which is a structural member of the storage container for fresh vegetables which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, and is the BB sectional drawing of FIG.

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

  1-3 is explanatory drawing of the storage container for fresh vegetables of this invention. The container 1 includes a box 10 that opens upward and a lid 20 that closes the opening 11.

  The box body 10 and the lid body 20 are preferably made of a foamed resin having good heat insulation properties, such as styrene-modified polyolefin resin, polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, styrene-ethylene copolymer, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer. Use foams of various synthetic resins such as polymers, polystyrene resins such as styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, polyolefin resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate. Can do.

  In order to increase the water resistance of the container 1, a material whose surface is further water-repellent-treated or other materials whose surface is water-repellent-treated may be used.

  The box 10 includes a bottom portion 13 and four side wall portions 12, 12,. In the four side wall portions 12, 12,..., A recess for fitting the lid 20 is formed at the center of the upper end. These recesses are stepped recesses 12a, 12a,... Deeper on the outside than the inside, and the stepped recesses are also provided on corresponding portions of the side portions 23, 23,. 12a, 12a,... Are provided with stepped convex portions 23a, 23a.

  A transparent window 22 is formed in the center of the flat plate portion 21 of the lid 20. The see-through window 22 is formed in a double window structure in which the center of the flat plate portion 21 is cut out to form an opening, and the see-through materials 22a and 22a are attached to the front and back sides so as to sandwich the air layer 22b (FIG. 3 ( b)). A transparent film or a plastic plate can be used as the see-through material 22a and is sealed with a caulking material so that air does not leak.

In the case where such a see-through window 22 is formed, even if a temperature difference occurs between the inside of the container and the outside air, it is possible to prevent dew condensation from occurring on the outer surface of the see-through window 22, and the visibility is good.
In particular, in the illustrated example, the structure is simple because the air layer 22b is sandwiched, but such a transparent window 22 has a high transparency and a heat insulation effect in addition to the air layer. You may make it the structure which enclosed gas, such as liquid agents, such as a liquid, and inert gas.

  Moreover, the recessed part 1a, 1a, ... is formed in the up-and-down 8 edge of the container 1, and when the container 1 is stacked, fingers can be inserted between the upper and lower containers 1. .

  On the inner bottom surface of the bottom portion 13 of the box 10, two protruding strips 14, 14 that cross the inner bottom surface are formed. In the illustrated example, these protruding strips 14, 14, in a plan view, the inside of the box 10 has three accommodation areas including a first end accommodation area 15 a, an intermediate accommodation area 15 c and a second end accommodation area 15 b However, a plurality of intermediate storage areas 15c may be formed according to the container size.

  The height of the ridge piece 14 is specified according to the size of the vegetables to be accommodated, and may be set in consideration of the storage level of the cold water 3 to be stored in the bottom portion 13 described later. A scale may be provided on the ridge piece 14 so that the amount of cold water 3 injected in advance can be measured.

  Each of the protruding strips 14, 14 has a communication port 14 a that circulates between the cold water reservoirs 16, 16 in the storage area defined by the protruding strip 14, at a substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction. The communication port 14a may be configured to separate the protruding strip 14 into a plurality of small protruding strips that are opened upward from the bottom surface height position as shown in the figure, or provided at a position higher than the bottom surface position. You may be comprised by a through-hole, a notch, etc. Moreover, you may provide the some communication port 14a in the one protrusion piece 14. FIG.

  Of the three storage areas defined by the protruding strips 14, the first and second end storage areas 15a and 15b which are the left and right storage areas in FIG. 2 have the same shape and the same dimensions in plan view. is there. The middle intermediate storage area 15c is composed of three small storage areas indicated by phantom lines (broken lines), which have the same shape and the same size as each other, and the first and second end portions. It has substantially the same shape and dimensions as the receiving areas 15a and 15b.

  In each of these subdivided storage areas (end storage areas, small storage areas), taking broccoli as an example, four M-sized broccoli 2, 2,... A total of 20 broccoli 2, 2, ... are accommodated. Different numbers of broccoli can be stored depending on the grade.

  In addition, in order to allow the container 1 of this figure example to store the same kind of broccoli 2 in an aligned manner, it has a configuration in which the protruding strips 14 and 14 are provided so as to have a storage area of the same shape and the same size. The accommodation area does not have to be such a partition, and any one of the protrusion pieces 14 and 14 can be used as long as at least two protrusion pieces 14 and 14 can form an accommodation area having three appropriate shapes and dimensions. You may provide in such a position.

  In these accommodation areas, broccoli 2 can be accommodated one by one. At that time, as shown in FIG. 3A, the broccoli 2 is accommodated with the stem portion 2a supported by the protruding strips 14 so that the broccoli 2 does not fall, and the floret portion 2b facing upward.

  Such protruding strips 14 and 14 are particularly useful at the start of stuffing of vegetables, and by preventing the tumbling at the beginning of stuffing, the subsequent stuffing operation can be made smooth and efficient work can be performed. In addition, it is good also as a structure which can provide a protrusion piece also in the position corresponding to a virtual line in FIG. 2, and can perform accommodation operation | work more easily.

  The following procedure is used to store fresh vegetables.

  First, the cold water 3 is poured into the box 10 to a position lower than the protruding piece 14. Since the ridge piece 14 is formed with a communication port 14a in which the chilled water reservoirs 16 and 16 in the adjacent storage areas communicate with each other, the injected cold water 3 is added to the entire bottom portion 13 of each chilled water reservoir 16. Spread the water storage level to be the same. Thereafter, the broccoli 2 is sequentially accommodated while leaning against the protruding strips 14, and when accommodated in the entire box 10 as shown in FIG. 3 (b), a large number of ice pieces 4 are packed on it, Cover the lid 20.

  The ice pieces may be ice pieces made of ice, solidified in a sherbet form, or packed in pieces of ice pieces or cold insulation, and in the latter case, they are packed in bags. It does not melt into the cold water reservoir 16.

  The container 1 is stored in a cold storage box or a cold storage vehicle in such a state, and stored or transported in a refrigerated state.

  In this way, in a cold car or the like, the broccoli 2 in the container 1 is cooled with ice from above and with cold water from below, so that the temperature of the water in the cold water reservoir 16 rises to lower the freshness of the vegetables. There is nothing.

  After the container 1 is lowered from the cold car or the like, the ice 4 in the container 1 is gradually melted, and the melted cold water 3 is stored in the cold water reservoir 16, but the cold water 3 is like fresh flowers from the stem 2a. Since it is absorbed, the broccoli 2 is constantly replenished with water and the freshness is maintained. Moreover, the state of freshness maintenance can also be determined by looking at the melting degree of the ice 4 covering the broccoli 2.

  Further, since the protrusion 14 acts as a weir, even if the container 1 is shaken or tilted during transportation or the like, the cold water 3 in the cold water reservoir 16 does not enter the adjacent storage area, and even if it enters the adjacent storage area, If it returns to a state, since the communication port 14a is provided, it will become uniform immediately. Thus, since the water storage level of the cold water reservoir 16 is uniform during transportation and storage, the amount of water absorbed from the stem 2a of the broccoli 2 can be maintained.

  Of course, since the broccoli 2 can be stored in the box 10 with the stem portion 2a facing down, the broccoli 2 can be replenished with water without immersing the floret portion 2b of the broccoli 2, and the ridges. Since the water storage level can be adjusted by the height of the piece 14, it can be prevented from becoming soaked.

  When the container 1 is transported without being stored in a cold car or the like, it is not necessary to store water in the cold water reservoir 16 in advance.

  As mentioned above, in the Example, although it has the structure which can be accommodated in the box 10 by making the broccoli 2 into object, it cannot be overemphasized that it can utilize also for accommodation of other various vegetables. Since it is the structure which can fully supply a water | moisture content from a stem part, it can utilize also for storage, such as spinach and a Japanese mustard spinach, for example.

  Moreover, various vegetables can also be kept cold by using the container 1 which provided the protrusion piece 14 of the appropriate height according to the vegetable made into object.

  FIG. 4 shows another example of the present invention. This container 1 is provided with a fitting recess 13a for fitting the lower end portion of the ridge piece 14 in the bottom portion 13 so that the ridge piece 14 is detachable. When the ridge piece 14 is not necessary for storing other vegetables, when some ridge pieces 14 are unnecessary in terms of dimensions, or when the tall ridge piece 14 is required. Assumed. FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 2. The same parts as those in the embodiment of FIGS. Is omitted.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the right protrusion piece 14 in the drawing can be removed, and the intermediate accommodation area 15 c and the second end accommodation area 15 b can be combined. Other large vegetables can be accommodated in the accommodation area combined in this way. Thereby, various vegetables can be mixed, for example, it can utilize also as a container for home delivery which packed various vegetables.

  In addition, by attaching the protrusion strip 14 which is tall and the communication port 14a is provided at a position higher than the bottom surface, the storage area is accommodated from one accommodation area until the water storage level reaches a predetermined height position. It is possible to prevent water from moving to the area.

  Furthermore, by providing three or more fitting recesses 13a on the bottom 13 and selectively changing the recesses 13a into which the protrusions 14 are fitted, the size of the accommodation area can be changed.

1 Fresh vegetable storage container (container)
1a dent 2 broccoli (fresh vegetables)
2a stem part 2b flower bud part 3 cold water 4 ice piece 10 box 14 ridge piece 14a communication port 15a first end accommodating area 15b second end accommodating area 15c intermediate accommodating area 16 cold water reservoir 20 lid 22 transparent window 22a see-through material 22b air layer

Claims (3)

  In the water-repellent box, a ridge piece that crosses the inner bottom surface is formed to form at least a cold water sump that divides the end storage area and the intermediate storage area. A container for fresh vegetables that has a structure in which cold water is distributed between cold water reservoirs. In claim 1,
A storage container for fresh vegetables, wherein the protruding strips are detachably attached. In claim 1 or 2,
A storage container for fresh vegetables, wherein a transparent window is formed on the lid that covers the box.

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