JP3190831U - Beans container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for bean-like substances capable of efficiently discharging bean-like substances such as coffee beans. A coffee bean container 1 has a lower pallet container portion 100 and an upper folding container portion 500. In the lower pallet container portion 100, a discharge opening 140 is formed at the lower part, and a hopper 200 inclined at 40 ° for automatically discharging the stored coffee beans from the discharge opening 140 is installed inside. ing. The deck portion 112 of the lower pallet container portion 100, which is the lower side of the discharge opening 140, is formed of an inverted V-shaped angle material so that coffee beans do not remain, and coffee beans are discharged on both lower ends of the hopper 200. A square inclined portion, which is an inclined plate for discharging coffee beans toward the center so as not to remain at the end of the opening 140, is installed. The outer surface of the coffee bean container 1 is covered with an outer surface panel that eliminates unevenness and prevents dust, dust, etc. from accumulating. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a bean-like container that can directly store and carry bean-like items such as coffee beans, various beans, or bean-like grains.

  There is a substance (hereinafter referred to as a bean-like material) that is granular or slightly larger than the particle, for example, has a size of a red bean and is flat or elliptical in shape. For example, edible and processing substances include coffee beans, various bean substances, and various bean-like grains.

  When these bean-like products are transported between producers, wholesalers, distributors or stores as consumers, they are often stored in dedicated bags and transported. For example, it is well known that coffee beans are stored in hemp bags and distributed. In addition, it has been proposed to be accommodated in a packaging bag made of a synthetic resin as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and conveyed.

JP 2007-30954 A

  When transporting such bean-like products with a dedicated bag, for example, when transferring the beans-like product from the bag to another container and storing it or putting it into a processing device or cooking device, work manually In most cases. However, such a manual work is a severe work for the worker. In addition, since it takes time to work manually, there has been a demand for transferring beans more efficiently. Furthermore, when handling bean-like products, which are foodstuffs, there has been a demand for more sanitary handling.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above, and its purpose is to provide a bean-like container that can store bean-like items such as coffee beans and store, convey, etc. In addition to being able to store and transport a large amount of beans, when discharging the stored beans, a large amount of beans are automatically discharged in a short time at high speed. It is another object of the present invention to provide a bean-like container that can handle bean-like items in a sanitary manner.

  In order to solve the above problems, a bean-like container of the present invention includes a pallet part, a discharge opening for discharging a stored bean-like object, a discharge door for opening and closing the discharge opening, and a stored bean-like shape. A lower pallet container part that contains a desired bean-like substance in an internal accommodation space, a lower metal frame installed on an upper part of the lower pallet container part, A plurality of side plates that can be erected along a metal frame and can be folded inside the lower metal frame, and communicated with the internal housing space of the lower pallet container when the plurality of side plates are erected An upper folding container part in which an internal housing space is formed, and an upper lid for closing the upper opening of the upper folding container part.

  Preferably, in the bean container according to the present invention, the hopper is formed by an inclined surface inclined at 30 ° to 50 ° with respect to a horizontal plane.

  Also preferably, the bean-like container of the present invention is installed at the end portions on both sides of the discharge opening in the vicinity of the discharge opening of the hopper, and the bean matter does not remain at the end portion and is discharged. And an inclined plate for guiding the beans.

  Preferably, in the bean-like container according to the present invention, the deck part of the lower pallet container part which is the lower side of the discharge opening is formed of an angle material having an inverted V-shaped cross section. It is characterized by.

  Preferably, the bean-like container of the present invention further includes an outer surface panel that covers at least a part of an outer surface of the lower pallet container part, the lower metal frame, and the upper folding container part. To do.

  Preferably, the bean-like container of the present invention is a coffee bean container that accommodates and transports coffee beans.

  According to the present invention, a bean-like container that can store beans, such as coffee beans, can be stored and transported, and can store and transport a large amount of beans. At the same time, when discharging the stored beans, a large amount of beans can be automatically discharged in a short period of time without human intervention, and the beans can be handled in a sanitary manner. A container for beans can be provided.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of main components of a coffee bean container according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an outer surface panel is attached to the main components of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front perspective view for explaining the inside of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a side perspective view for explaining the inside of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the shape of a lower frame member (deck part) of a discharge opening of a pallet part of a lower pallet container part of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the arrow direction in. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a form of a hopper of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the discharge door installed in the discharge opening of the lower pallet container portion of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. 1 and its opening / closing mechanism. FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the open / closed state of the discharge door shown in FIG. 7, and is a cross-sectional view in the direction of the arrow at the position B in FIG. 7, and FIG. FIG. 8B is a view showing a closed state, FIG. 8B is a view showing a state where the discharge door is opened by operating the handle, and FIG. 8C is a state where the discharge door is maintained in an open state. FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a connection portion between the first side plate and the second side plate, which is an upper corner portion of the upper folding container portion of the coffee bean container shown in FIG. FIG. 9A is a partial perspective view, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view in the direction of the arrow at a position C in FIG. 9A. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of the upper lid fixing portion of the coffee bean container shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the container for beans according to the present invention will be described.
In the present invention, green coffee beans (hereinafter simply referred to as coffee beans) are directly stored and stored in wholesalers, dealers, cafeteria storage rooms, roasters (heating devices for roasting), etc. The present invention will be described with reference to a coffee bean container that can be directly introduced.

First, with reference to FIGS. 1-4, the whole structure of the container 1 for coffee beans is demonstrated roughly.
1-4 is a figure which shows the whole structure of the container 1 for coffee beans of this embodiment, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main components of the container 1 for coffee beans, and FIG. 2 is an outer surface panel. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a coffee bean container 1 to which 700 is attached, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view for explaining the inside of the coffee bean container 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the side direction for demonstrating an inside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coffee bean container 1 has a main body in a form divided into two upper and lower stages in which an upper folding container part 500 is installed via a lower metal frame 400 on the upper part of the lower pallet container part 100. Then, the coffee beans to be stored are stored in a space (internal storage space) formed inside.

  A discharge opening 140 for discharging the stored coffee beans is formed in the lower part of one side surface of the lower pallet container unit 100, and a discharge door 300 is installed in the discharge opening 140 so as to be freely opened and closed. Has been.

  Inside the lower pallet container part 100, a hopper 200 that forms the bottom surface of the internal storage space of the coffee bean container 1 and is inclined downward toward the discharge opening 140 is installed. The coffee beans stored in the internal storage space of the coffee bean container 1 are guided toward the discharge opening 140 by the hopper 200, and are discharged to the outside through the discharge opening 140 when the discharge door 300 is in an open state. .

The upper opening of the upper folding container part 500 (the upper opening of the internal housing space of the coffee bean container 1) is closed by the upper lid 600, and as shown in FIG. 2, the outer side of the coffee bean container 1, that is, the lower pallet The outer surfaces of the container part 100, the lower metal frame 400, and the upper folding container part 500 are covered with an outer surface panel 700 so as to reduce surface irregularities and reduce accumulation of dust, dust, and the like.
The coffee bean container 1 is roughly configured as described above.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 5-10, the structure of each part of the container 1 for coffee beans is demonstrated in detail.
As described above, the coffee bean container 1 includes the lower pallet container unit 100, the lower metal frame 400, the upper folding container unit 500, the upper lid 600, and the outer surface panel 700 as main components. Further, the lower pallet container unit 100 has a discharge opening 140 formed in a lower portion on one side surface, and has a hopper 200 and a discharge door 300.

  The lower pallet container unit 100 is a box-shaped member that forms the lower part of the coffee bean container 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower pallet container unit 100 is similarly installed with a stainless steel hopper 200 and a side plate 130 by welding to a box-shaped frame structure in which stainless steel square members are connected by welding. In addition, a member such as a discharge door 300 is installed.

  The lower pallet container unit 100 includes a lowermost pallet unit 110 and a container unit 120 formed on the pallet unit 110.

  The pallet part 110 is a flat rectangular parallelepiped base part that serves as a transport base for the coffee bean container 1. A lift hole 111 is formed on the side surface of the pallet part 110, and the claw part of the forklift is inserted into the lift hole 111, so that the coffee bean container 1 is supported and lifted by the forklift. Loading and unloading with respect to the transportation means or loading and unloading with respect to the storage means such as a warehouse is performed.

  In the pallet part 110, the lower frame member (deck part) 112 of the pallet part 110 disposed below the discharge opening 140 is formed of an inverted V-shaped angle material as shown in FIG. Coffee beans may remain in such a frame portion (deck portion) of the pallet portion 110 below the discharge opening 140 when the coffee beans are discharged. By making such a sloped surface, it is possible to prevent the coffee beans from remaining in this portion.

The container part 120 is a container part which accommodates the coffee beans to be accommodated.
In the container part 120, a discharge opening 140 for discharging coffee beans to be stored is formed in the lower part of one side surface. The discharge opening 140 is not formed with any members forming the lower pallet container part 100, that is, no reinforcing material is disposed, and is opened without any obstruction to the full width (horizontal direction) of the side surface. An opening is formed. A discharge door 300 described later is installed in the discharge opening 140 so as to be openable and closable.

  A hopper 200 as shown in FIG. 6 that forms the bottom surface of the internal storage space of the coffee bean container 1 is installed inside the container portion 120. The hopper 200 is a flat plate member that is inclined downward toward the discharge opening 140 so that coffee beans are discharged from the discharge opening 140 when the discharge door 300 is opened. As shown in FIG. 4, the hopper 200 is inclined downward from the side surface of the lower pallet container part 100 facing the side surface where the discharge opening 140 is formed toward the side surface where the discharge opening 140 is formed. To be installed.

  The inclination angle of the hopper 200 is appropriately determined depending on the contents to be accommodated, for example, referring to the so-called repose angle of the contents, so that all the contents are automatically discharged when the discharge door 300 is opened. It is preferable to set. The inclination angle of the hopper 200 is preferably 30 ° to 50 °, more preferably about 40 ° with respect to the horizontal plane. In the coffee bean container 1 according to the present embodiment that accommodates coffee beans, the hopper 200 is installed with an inclination of 40 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper 200 is integrated with the reinforcing member 210 on the lower surface and is installed in the container unit 120, and can support the weight even when a large amount of coffee beans are stored in the coffee bean container 1. It is reinforced like that.

  In the lower corner of the hopper 200, coffee beans are likely to stay and are difficult to discharge. Therefore, at the lower corner of the hopper 200, as shown in FIG. 6, a small inclined plate (corner inclined portion) for guiding the coffee beans in the central direction so that the coffee beans can be easily discharged by guiding them in the central direction. ) 220 is attached to help discharge coffee beans.

  Further, a side plate 130 is installed inside the container unit 120 at a position above the hopper 200, as shown in FIG. 1, except for the location of the discharge opening 140. That is, a rectangular side plate 130 is formed on the side surface where the discharge opening 140 is formed and the side surface opposite to the side surface, and the side surface adjacent to the side surface where the discharge opening 140 is formed is along the inclination of the hopper 200. The side plates 130 having substantially right triangles having lower sides are respectively installed.

  The side plate 130 is a stainless plate, and is welded to a stainless steel square member forming the frame of the lower pallet container unit 100, to the hopper 200, or to the side plates 130. By installing the side plate 130 in this way, the coffee bean container 1 has a coffee bean storage space in which the periphery is closed by the side plate 130 and the hopper 200 and only the lower discharge opening 140 and the upper part are opened. It is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a discharge door 300 that opens and closes the discharge opening 140 is installed in the discharge opening 140 of the lower pallet container unit 100.
As shown in FIG. 7, the upper edge 301 of the discharge door 300 is installed on the upper edge 141 of the discharge opening 140 of the lower pallet container unit 100 by a hinge 303. The discharge door 300 can be rotated up and down via the outer side of the coffee bean container 1 with the upper edge 301 as a rotation axis, and when it is rotated downward, the discharge opening 140 is closed. When it is turned upward, the discharge opening 140 is opened.

  A pipe 320 that is rotatably held by a pipe holding portion 310 is installed below the discharge door 300. The pipe 320 is disposed on the discharge door 300 so as to extend in parallel with the lower edge direction (lateral direction) of the discharge door 300. Further, the pipe 320 has a length slightly longer than the lateral width of the discharge door 300, and both ends are installed so as to protrude from the side edges of the discharge door 300. The pipe 320 is made of stainless steel.

  Pipe fixing guides 340 that can rotate integrally with the pipe 320 are mounted at positions protruding from the discharge door 300 at both ends of the pipe 320. The pipe fixing guide 340 is a rectangular parallelepiped member having substantially the same thickness as the pipe 320, and is installed so as to protrude from the pipe 320 in only one direction in the radial direction of the pipe 320 as shown in FIGS. Has been.

  At the position just outside the lower edge of the discharge opening 140 of the discharge opening 140 of the lower pallet container 100, that is, the position where the pipe fixing guide 340 is disposed, a thin plate-shaped stopper 350 protruding upward is installed. ing. The stopper 350 is a thin plate-like member, and is installed at a distance slightly larger than the thickness (diameter) of the pipe 320 between the stopper 350 and the peripheral surface of the pallet container unit 100. The stopper 350 does not interfere with the pipe 320 when the discharge door 300 is rotated, but when the pipe fixing guide 340 is disposed so as to protrude downward from the pipe 320, the pipe fixing guide 340. The height of the protruding portion is set so as to interfere.

  Accordingly, in the height direction of the discharge door 300 (when the hinge 303 side is upward and the pipe 320 side is downward), the pipe 320 is rotated as shown in FIG. Is disposed above the pipe 320, the pipe fixing guide 340 does not interfere with the stopper 350, and the discharge door 300 is rotatable.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the pipe 320 is rotated with the discharge door 300 closing the discharge opening 140, and the pipe fixing guide 340 is disposed below the pipe 320. In other words, the pipe fixing guide 340 is disposed between the outer surface of the lower pallet container 100 and the stopper 350, and the stopper 350 interferes with the pipe fixing guide 340 and cannot move. As a result, the discharge door 300 cannot be rotated, and the discharge door 300 is maintained in a state where the discharge opening 140 is closed.

  The pipe fixing guides 340 provided at both ends of the pipe 320 are thus brought into an interference state (locked state) or a non-interference state (non-locked state) with respect to the stopper 350 provided in the lower pallet container unit 100. Thus, the discharge door 300 maintains a state where the discharge opening 140 is closed as shown in FIG. 8A, or opens the discharge opening 140 as shown in FIG. 8B. Thus, it is in a rotatable state.

  In order to rotate the pipe 320 as described above, a handle 330 is provided in the middle of the pipe 320 as shown in FIG. The handle 330 extends in the radial direction from a position opposite to the position where the pipe fixing guide 340 protrudes in the circumferential direction of the pipe 320, and is installed to be rotatable integrally with the pipe 320.

  The handle 330 is a member formed by appropriately bending a belt-like member as shown in the figure. Near the end of the handle 330 that is not connected to the pipe 320, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, there is a plate-like protrusion 331 in which a locking hole 332 is formed when closed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, an opening-time locking hole 335 is formed at the outermost end portion. The handle 330 is made of stainless steel.

  In such a configuration, when the discharge door 300 closes the discharge opening 140, the handle 330 moves upward at the position where the discharge door 300 closes the discharge opening 140, as shown in FIG. Rotate. As a result, the pipe fixing guide 340 is rotated to a position where it interferes with the stopper 350, and the discharge door 300 becomes immovable from the position where the discharge opening 140 is closed. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8A, the round drop metal fitting 360 installed on the outer surface of the lower pallet container part 100 in the locking hole 332 at the closing time of the plate-like protruding part 331 of the handle 330. The tip of the spindle 361 is inserted. As a result, the handle 330 becomes unrotatable. As a result, the pipe 320 and the pipe fixing guide 340 are also unrotatable, and the discharge door 300 is maintained in a state where the discharge opening 140 is closed.

  When opening the discharge opening 140, the spindle 361 of the round drop fitting 360 is removed from the locking hole 332 when the plate-like protrusion 331 of the handle 330 is closed. As a result, the interference state between the spindle 361 and the closing locking hole 332 is released, and the handle 330 can be rotated. Then, by rotating the handle 330 in the downward direction as shown in FIG. 8B, the interference with the stopper 350 of the pipe fixing guide 340 is released, and the discharge door 300 can be rotated, The opening 140 can be opened.

  When the discharge opening 140 is maintained in the open state, the discharge door 300 is rotated as it is, and the handle 330 is pulled upward. As shown in FIG. 8C, the handle 330 is opened. The time locking hole 335 is locked to a handle end locking hook 315 installed at the upper part of the outer surface of the lower pallet container part 100. As a result, the discharge door 300 is kept lifted by the handle 330, and the discharge opening 140 is kept open.

  On the lower pallet container part 100 having such a configuration, an upper folding container part 500 is configured via a lower metal frame 400.

  The lower metal frame 400 is a member installed along the upper edge of the lower pallet container part 100, and is a side plate (first side plate (saddle plate) 510 and second side plate (side plate) of the upper folding container part 500. 530), and a support member for standing or folding them.

The lower metal frame 400 has a first frame portion 410 installed along a position where the first side plate 510 is erected and a second frame installed along a position where the second side plate 530 is erected. Frame portion 430.
The first frame portion 410 and the second frame portion 430 have the height when the two first side plates 510 and the second side plate 530 are folded inward, that is, the thickness of the four side plates. Has a corresponding height. The material of the lower frame 200 is stainless steel.

  As shown in FIG. 1, grooves 411 are formed at both ends of the first frame portion 410 and into which the rotation shaft 531 protruding at both ends of the lower edge of the second side plate 530 is dropped. As illustrated, the groove 411 is formed so as to protrude further outward from the plate surface of the first frame portion 410.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a step portion 432 on which the second side plate 530 is placed is provided inside the second frame portion 430. The height of the second side plate 530 is shorter than the height of the first side plate 510. However, when the second side plate 530 is erected along the second frame portion 430, the second side plate 530 is placed on the stepped portion 432, so that the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 The height of the upper edge of the side plate 530 is equal. Note that the height of the stepped portion 432 and the height (difference) between the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are determined to have such a configuration.

  Although not shown, grooves are formed on both sides of the stepped portion 432 at both ends of the second frame portion 430 and into which the rotating shaft 511 protruding at both ends of the lower edge of the first side plate 510 is dropped. Yes. In other words, a gap is provided between the inner side surface of the first frame portion 410 adjacent to the second frame portion 430 and the end portion of the step portion 432 on both sides of the second frame portion 430. This is formed in a groove into which the rotation shaft 511 of the first side plate 510 is dropped. When the first side plate 510 is erected along the first frame portion 410, the rotation shaft 511 of the first side plate 510 is dropped into this groove.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the second side plate 530 is erected along the second frame portion 430, the second side plate 530 is disposed on the inner upper portion in the vicinity of the end portions on both sides of the second frame portion 430. A rising prevention pin 433 is formed to be inserted into the rising prevention hole 533 formed in the above. The rising prevention pin 433 is formed at a position corresponding to a position where the rising prevention hole 533 of the second side plate 530 is disposed when the second side plate 530 is erected along the second frame portion 430. When the second side plate 530 is raised along the second frame portion 430 by inserting the prevention pins 433 into the rise prevention holes 533 and the second side plate 530 is erected with respect to the second frame portion 430. It will be in a state where it cannot escape upward.

  The upper folding container portion 500 is formed on the lower metal frame 400 having such a configuration. As described above, the upper folding container portion 500 includes a pair of side plates 510 and a pair of second side plates 530. When these four side plates are erected along the lower metal frame 400, the inner housing space of the lower pallet container unit 100 is formed above the lower metal frame 400, in other words, above the lower pallet container unit 100. A housing space that communicates integrally is formed.

  The pair of first side plates 510 are arranged on the first frame portion 410 of the lower metal frame 400 so as to face each other, and the pair of second side plates 530 are arranged on the second frame portion of the lower metal frame 400. On the 430, they are also arranged so as to face each other and to connect both side ends of the first side plate 510.

  The first side plate 510 and the second side plate 520 are each formed of an outer frame using a stainless steel square member and a reinforcing member using a stainless steel square member or a member having a U-shaped cross section. Similarly, a flat plate member made of stainless steel is joined by welding or the like.

  The first side plate 510 has, on both sides of its lower edge, a rotation shaft 511 that protrudes in the direction of extending the lower edge. The rotation shaft 511 is formed to have a length approximately the same as the thickness of the adjacent second side plate 530.

  When the first side plate 510 is installed along the first frame portion 410 of the lower metal frame 400, the lower edge portion of the first side plate 510 including the rotation shaft 511 is arranged along the first frame portion 410. Thus, the first frame portion 410 is disposed between the second frame portions 430 connected on both sides of the first frame portion 410. At this time, the rotation shaft 511 of the first side plate 510 is dropped into the groove between the end portion of the step portion 432 of the second frame portion 430 and the inner surface of the first frame portion 410 as described above. Will be. As a result, the first side plate 510 is rotatable about the position of the lower edge as the rotation axis, and the position on the horizontal plane is defined as a position along the first frame portion 410. . As a result, the first side plate 510 is rotated with the lower edge and the rotation shaft 511 as a rotation axis, and is erected along the first frame portion 410 or the lower pallet container portion 100. It is made into the state folded into the upper part (being laid down).

  Latch locks 520 are installed on both upper sides of the outer surface of the first side plate 510. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the latch lock 520 is installed in such a manner that the spindle 521 can be taken in and out in the horizontal direction, and the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are provided. By projecting the spindle 521 outward in the horizontal direction in the standing state, the spindle 521 is inserted into the spindle engagement hole 543 of the engagement plate 540 of the adjacent second side plate 530. As a result, the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are not tilted in the inner direction or the outer direction, respectively, and the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are in the vertical direction. Integrated relatively immovable.

  When the spindle 521 of the latch lock 520 is retracted, the engagement state between the spindle 521 and the spindle engagement hole 543 of the engagement plate 540 of the second side plate 530 is released, and the first side plate 510 is moved inwardly. It will be possible to tilt to. In addition, after the first side plate 510 is tilted, the second side plate 530 is also tiltable in the inward direction. Further, the first side plate 510 moves in the vertical direction relative to the second side plate 530 within a range of the interval between the rotation shaft 511 of the first side plate 510 and the lower edge of the second side plate 530. It becomes possible.

  Further, a sealing metal fitting 525 used when sealing the coffee bean container 1 is installed in the vicinity of the upper center of the outer surface of the first side plate 510. In the coffee bean container 1, sealing metal fittings 625 are also provided at corresponding positions of the upper lid 600 described later, and the sealing metal fittings 525 of the upper folding container portion 500 and the sealing metal fittings 625 of the upper lid 600 are connected. By mounting the sealing member in such a manner, the internal storage space of the coffee bean container 1 can be sealed, and tamper evidence is maintained.

  The second side plate 530 has rotating shafts 531 projecting in the direction of extending the lower edge on both sides of the lower edge. When attaching the second side plate 530 to a position along the second frame portion 430 of the lower metal frame 400, the rotating shaft 531 is dropped into the grooves 411 formed on both sides of the first frame portion 410. As a result, the second side plate 530 is held at a position in the horizontal direction of the lower edge thereof along the second frame portion 430. As described above, the lower edge of the second side plate 530 is placed on the stepped portion 432 of the second frame portion 430, so that the second side plate 530 has its lower edge and rotation. The shaft 531 is rotated about the rotation shaft, and is placed upright along the second frame portion 430, or is folded into the upper portion of the lower pallet container portion 100 (laid down). .

  Further, as described above, as shown in FIG. 1, the rising prevention holes 533 are formed in the lower portions of both edges of the second side plate 530. The rise prevention hole 533 is a hole through which the rise prevention pin 433 formed in the second frame portion 430 is inserted and passed when the second side plate 530 is erected along the second frame portion 430. It is. That is, the rise prevention hole 533 is formed at a position corresponding to the rise prevention pin 433 when the second side plate 530 is erected along the second frame portion 430, and the second side plate 530 is raised. A state in which the second side plate 530 does not come out upward with respect to the second frame portion 430 by inserting the prevention pins 433 into the prevention holes 533 and standing along the second frame portion 430. It is said.

  As shown in FIG. 9, engagement plates 540 for engaging with the first side plate 510 are formed on both the left and right side edge portions of the second side plate 530. The engagement plate 540 is a thin plate-like portion extending in the inner direction (in the direction of the first side plate 510) perpendicular to the plate surface from the peripheral portions on the left and right sides of the second side plate 530. When the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are erected along the lower metal frame 400, the adjacent first side plate 510 is closely arranged on the engagement plate 540 of the second side plate 530. . As a result, the rotation of the first side plate 510 to the outside is prevented.

  A spindle engagement hole forming plate 542 in which a spindle engagement hole 543 is formed is formed at the end of the plate-like portion that protrudes in the direction of the first side plate 510 at the top of the engagement plate 540. As described above, the spindles 521 of the latch locks 520 installed on both sides of the upper portion of the first side plate 510 are fitted into the spindle engagement holes 543. By inserting the spindle 521 of the latch lock 520 into the spindle engagement hole 543, as described above, the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 are integrated or integrated. Each of the lower pallet container portions 100 is released and can be tilted.

  Further, an upper lid fixing portion 650 is formed together with the upper lid side anchoring hole member 651 of the upper lid 600 near the upper center of the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530, and is engaged with the upper lid side anchoring hole member 651. A side plate side anchoring member 653 that holds the upper lid 600 on the upper folding container portion 500 by holding is installed.

  In the upper folding container portion 500 having such a configuration, the first side plate 510 is installed along the first frame portion 410 of the lower metal frame 400, and then the second side plate 530 is rotated as described above. The first side plate 510 and the latch lock 520 are installed on the lower metal frame 400 by dropping the shaft 531 into the groove 411 of the first frame portion 410. At this time, the second side plate 530 is disposed on the rotation shaft 511 of the first side plate 510.

  And when assembling the upper folding container part 500, first, a pair of 2nd side plate 530 is raised, and it stands on the 2nd frame part 430. FIG. At this time, the lower metal frame 400 cannot be pulled upward by fitting the upward prevention pins 433 formed in the second frame portion 430 into the upward prevention holes 533.

  Next, the pair of first side plates 510 is raised and moved until both outer surfaces of the first side plate 510 abut on the engagement plates 540 of the second side plate 530. In such a state, the spindle 521 of the latch lock 520 is protruded, and the tip is inserted into the spindle engagement hole 543 of the spindle engagement hole forming plate 542 of the engagement plate 540 of the second side plate 530. To do. As a result, both the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 cannot be tilted and cannot be pulled out with respect to the lower metal frame 400, and the upper side of the lower metal frame 400 is integrated with the lower metal frame 400. It will be in the state in which the folding container part 500 was formed.

  When the upper folding container 500 is folded (folded), the first lock 520 is operated to pull out the spindle 521 from the spindle engagement hole 543 of the engagement plate 540 of the second side plate 530, thereby The side plate 510 can tilt inward, and after the first side plate 510 tilts, the second side plate 530 can also tilt inward, and the upper folding container portion 500 is folded into the upper part of the lower metal frame 400. The

  In addition, after the first side plate 510 is tilted, the second side plate 530 is tilted slightly inward to release the engagement state between the rise prevention hole 533 and the rise prevention pin 433 of the second frame portion 430. The second side plate 530 is pulled out upward. In addition, after the pair of second side plates 530 are pulled out together, the first side plate 510 is also in a state where it can be pulled out upward. When it is desired to separate the first side plate 510 and the second side plate 530 from the main body (lower metal frame 400) of the coffee bean container 1, these operations can be performed to pull them out.

The upper lid 600 is a lid that closes the upper opening of the internal accommodation space of the lower pallet container portion 100.
When the upper folding container portion 500 is assembled, the upper lid 600 closes the upper opening of the accommodation space formed by the four side plates erected on the lower metal frame 400.
When the upper folding container 500 is folded, that is, when the four side plates are tilted inward and overlapped and accommodated inside the lower metal frame 400, The upper opening defined by the edge is closed.

  The upper lid 600 is divided into two so that the stored coffee beans can be sampled. That is, the upper lid 600 is configured such that the main plate portion 610 and the small plate portion 620 are connected by the hinge 630, and only the small plate portion 620 can be opened and closed.

  In the vicinity of the upper four corners of the upper lid 600, a misalignment preventing projection for engaging with the bottom of another coffee bean container stacked on the coffee bean container 1 and preventing lateral displacement of the coffee bean container. 640 is formed.

Further, as described above, the upper lid side anchoring hole member 651 that constitutes the upper lid fixing portion 650 together with the side plate side anchoring member 653 of the upper folding container portion 500 is mounted in the vicinity of each central portion of the four edges of the upper lid 600. ing. As shown in FIG. 10, each upper lid side anchoring hole member 651 is a band-shaped member formed in an engagement hole 652 in which one is fixed to the upper lid 600 and the other is engageable with a hook-shaped member. When the upper lid 600 is installed on the upper part of the coffee bean container 1, the upper lid side anchoring hole member 651 is pulled along the outer surface of the upper folding container portion 500, and the side plate side installed on the outer surface of the upper folding container portion 500 is used. The mooring member 653 is hooked on the engagement hole 652 of the upper lid side mooring hole member 651 and is held by the upper lid side mooring hole member 651. By mooring the upper lid fixing portion 650 in this way at all four peripheral edges of the upper lid 600, the upper lid 600 is placed in an unopenable state at the upper portion of the upper folding container portion 500.
When the upper lid 600 is opened, the side plate side anchoring member 653 may be operated to release the engagement state of the upper lid side anchoring hole member 651.

  Further, a sealing metal fitting 625 is provided on the edge of the upper lid 600. As described above, in the coffee bean container 1, the sealing metal fittings 525 are installed at corresponding positions on the outer surface of the upper folding container portion 500, and the sealing metal fittings 525 and the upper lid 600 of the upper folding container portion 500 are arranged. By attaching a sealing member so as to connect the metal fitting 625 for sealing, the internal storage space of the coffee bean container 1 is sealed, and tamper evidence is maintained. Note that the sealing metal fitting 525 of the upper lid 600 and the sealing metal fitting 525 of the upper folding container portion 500 may be installed in any number at any position as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer surface panel 700 is a thin plate member that covers the outer surface of the coffee bean container 1, that is, the outer surfaces of the lower pallet container part 100, the lower metal frame 400, and the upper folding container part 500. The outer surface panel 700 reduces unevenness on the outer surface of the coffee bean container 1 and reduces accumulation of dust, dust, etc., and as a result, the coffee beans as food can be conveyed in a hygienic preferred form. Thus, the outer surface of the container 1 for coffee beans is covered. In the present invention, the outer surface panel 700 is also formed of a stainless steel thin plate.

In the coffee bean container 1 having such a configuration, a large amount of coffee beans can be accommodated and transported by the upper and lower two-stage accommodating portions of the lower pallet container portion 100 and the upper folding container portion 500.
Further, the lower pallet container part 100 is formed with a discharge opening 140 at the lowermost part, and a hopper 200 is installed on the bottom surface of the internal storage space, so that when the discharge door 300 is opened, it is stored. A large amount of coffee beans can be automatically discharged without human intervention.

  In particular, since the hopper 200 is inclined at an angle of 40 ° in consideration of the angle of repose of the coffee beans, the stored coffee beans are completely automatically discharged when the discharge door 300 is opened. Can do. Therefore, the coffee beans can be discharged easily at high speed, that is, efficiently.

  Further, the discharge opening 140 formed in the lower pallet container portion 100 is formed without any obstacles such as a support column in the entire lateral direction of the coffee bean container 1. Accordingly, also in this respect, the coffee beans can be discharged from the discharge opening 140 at high speed, that is, in a short time, and the coffee beans can be discharged more efficiently.

  Furthermore, a corner inclined part (inclined plate) 220 is formed at the lower corner of the hopper 200, and the coffee beans at the corner are guided inward. Accordingly, the coffee beans can be discharged more smoothly and easily, and the coffee beans can be prevented from staying in the corners of the discharge opening 140 and cannot be discharged. In this respect, the coffee beans can be discharged more efficiently. Can do.

  Further, in the coffee bean container 1, the lower frame material (deck part) 112 of the pallet part 110 disposed below the discharge opening 140 is formed of an inverted V-shaped angle material as shown in FIG. Therefore, the coffee beans can be prevented from remaining in the frame material portion, and the coffee beans can be discharged more efficiently in this respect.

Further, in the coffee bean container 1, the outer side surfaces, that is, the outer side surfaces of the lower pallet container part 100, the lower metal frame 400, and the upper folding container part 500 are covered with the outer surface panel 700. Surface irregularities are reduced so that accumulation of dust, dust, etc. is reduced. Therefore, the coffee beans that are food can be conveyed in an appropriate sanitary state.
Moreover, as for the container 1 for coffee beans, substantially all the members are stainless steel. Accordingly, also in this respect, food such as coffee beans can be transported under appropriate hygiene management.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, a coffee bean container that contains coffee beans has been exemplified. However, the bean container according to the present invention accommodates and conveys any bean including wheat, soybeans, and the like. Can do.
In the coffee bean container, the angle of the hopper is 40 °. However, this is based on the angle of repose of the coffee beans, and if the contents change, the angle of the hopper may be changed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container for coffee beans 100 ... Lower pallet container part 110 ... Pallet part
111 ... Lift holes
112 ... Lower frame material (deck part) of discharge opening
120 ... container part 130 ... side plate 140 ... discharge opening
141 ... Upper edge 200 ... Hopper 210 ... Reinforcing material 220 ... Square inclined part 300 ... Draining door 301 ... Upper edge 303 ... Hinge 310 ... Pipe holding part 315 ... Handle end locking hook 320 ... Pipe 330 ... Handle
331 ... Plate-like protrusion
332: Locking hole when closed
335: Locking hole when opened 340 ... Pipe fixing guide 350 ... Stopper 360 ... Round drop fitting 361 ... Spindle 400 ... Lower metal frame 410 ... First frame
411 ... groove 430 ... second frame
432 ... Stepped portion
433 ... Anti-raising pin 500 ... Upper folding container portion 510 ... First side plate (plate)
511 ... Rotating shaft
520 ... Latch lock
521 ... Spindle
525 ... Metal fitting for sealing 530 ... Second side plate (side plate)
531 ... Rotating shaft
533 ... Prevention hole
540 ... engagement plate
542 ... Spindle engagement hole forming plate
543 ... Spindle engagement hole 600 ... Upper lid 610 ... Main plate portion 620 ... Small plate portion 625 ... Sealing bracket 630 ... Hinge 640 ... Deviation prevention convex portion 650 ... Upper lid fixing portion
651 ... Upper lid side mooring hole member
652 ... engagement hole
653 ... Side plate side mooring member 700 ... Outer surface panel

Claims (6)

A pallet section, a discharge opening for discharging the stored beans, a discharge door for opening and closing the discharge opening, and a hopper for guiding the stored beans to the discharge opening; A lower pallet container for containing the desired beans,
A lower metal frame installed on top of the lower pallet container part;
The internal housing space of the lower pallet container portion has a plurality of side plates that can be erected along the lower metal frame and can be folded inside the lower metal frame, and the plurality of side plates are erected. An upper folding container portion in which an internal housing space communicating with the upper folding container portion is formed;
A bean-like container having an upper lid that closes an upper opening of the upper folding container portion.   2. The container for bean-like objects according to claim 1, wherein the hopper is configured by an inclined surface inclined at 30 ° to 50 ° with respect to a horizontal plane.   The apparatus further comprises an inclined plate that is installed in the vicinity of both ends of the discharge opening of the hopper and guides the beans so that the beans are discharged without remaining at the ends. The container for bean-like products according to claim 1 or 2.   The bean according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a deck portion of the lower pallet container portion that is below the discharge opening is formed of an angle material having an inverted V-shaped cross section. Container for items.   The bean-like product according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an outer surface panel that covers at least a part of an outer surface of the lower pallet container part, the lower metal frame, and the upper folding container part. Container.   The bean-like product container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bean-like product is a coffee bean and is a coffee bean container.

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