JP3239300U - food container - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a food and drink container that is more convenient to use in daily life. A food container (100) is capable of containing at least 500 cc or more of drink in its hollow interior, and has a container (10) provided with a pair of handles (122) on the outside, a pedestal (30) in contact with a mounting surface, and the above-mentioned container. A leg portion 20 connecting the housing portion and the pedestal portion is provided, and the housing portion, the handle, the leg portion, and the pedestal portion are integrally formed of a plastic material. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a food container.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cup-shaped trophy cups with decorations on their surfaces have been known as souvenirs presented to winners and winners of competitions and the like.

Trophy cups are difficult to use due to their weight, size, etc., and are rarely used in daily life. On the other hand, trophy cups are often gorgeously decorated on the outside, and since they are mementos that come with good memories such as victories, they are not just mementos but are effectively used in daily life. is desirable.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a food container that is more convenient to use in daily life.

The present invention solves at least one of the above problems. A food and drink container according to an aspect of the present invention is capable of containing at least 500 cc or more of drink in a hollow interior, and includes a container provided with a pair of handles on the outside, a pedestal portion in contact with a mounting surface, and the A leg portion connecting the accommodating portion and the base portion is provided, and the accommodating portion, the handle, the leg portion, and the base portion are integrally formed of a plastic material.

Further, the accommodating portion, the handle, the leg portion, and the pedestal portion may be integrally formed of organic glass.

In addition, a plurality of mesh-like grooves extending from the upper portion to the lower portion of the accommodating portion or projection-shaped grooves and protrusions may be formed on the outer surface of the accommodating portion.

Further, the outer surface of the accommodating portion may be processed to have a cloudy surface.

A display area for displaying an emblem or characters may be provided on the outer surface of the housing portion.

Further, the pedestal has a hollow internal space for accommodating the water absorber, the upper surface is provided with a plurality of drain holes penetrating to the inside of the hollow, and the bottom surface holds the water absorber. However, it may have a back cover portion that abuts on the mounting surface.

Further, a water droplet introduction groove, which is a gap for guiding water droplets to the surface of the pedestal, may be formed between the leg and the pedestal.

Further, a permeating material into which water droplets permeate may be laid on the surface of the pedestal, and a water absorbing body may be provided on the permeating material.

The pedestal portion has a water absorbing pedestal made of a permeable material and a water absorbing body installed on the water absorbing pedestal. A water droplet introduction groove, which is a gap for guiding water droplets, may be formed on the pedestal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a food container that is more convenient to use in daily life.

Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

It is the figure which showed an example of the front thru|or a longitudinal cross section of a food-and-drink container. It is the figure which showed an example of the plane of the eating-and-drink container. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the overall image including the surface shape of the eating and drinking container. It is the figure which showed an example of the usage condition of the eating-and-drink container. It is the figure which showed an example of the front thru|or a longitudinal cross-section which concerns on the other form of the eating-and-drink container. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a leg viewed from the opening side of the upper end of the trunk. It is the figure which showed an example of the front thru|or a longitudinal cross-section which concerns on the modification of another form of a drinking container. FIG. 8 is a plan view of an example of the food container shown in FIG. 7;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of the eating-and-drink container which concerns on this invention is described using drawing.

1 to 4 are diagrams related to an example of a food container 100 according to this embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of the front or longitudinal section of the eating and drinking container 100. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a plan view of the eating and drinking container 100. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of an overall image including the surface shape of the eating and drinking container 100. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the usage state of the eating and drinking container 100. As shown in FIG.

The eating/drinking container 100 is a trophy cup-type eating/drinking container that is used for the purpose of presenting, for example, a commemorative gift or a congratulatory gift, and that can also be used as a food/drinking container. As shown in FIG. 1, the eating and drinking container 100 includes a container portion 10 for containing a drink or the like, a pedestal portion 30 that abuts on a mounting surface such as a table, and leg portions that connect the container portion 10 and the pedestal portion 30 ( stem) 20.

The accommodating part 10 is a container-shaped part which has an open upper end and accommodates food and drink. The container 10 has a capacity to hold at least 500 cc of beverage. Although the illustrated housing portion 10 is formed in a substantially circular shape in plan view, the shape of the housing portion 10 is not limited to this. It can be. Further, the housing portion 10 may have a shape in which the vicinity of the center swells in the vertical direction in plan view more than the opening portion, for example, by blow molding.

In addition, the housing portion 10 includes an edge portion 11 that is an outer peripheral portion of the opening, a body portion 12 that is positioned at the lower end of the edge portion 11, and a body portion 12 that constitutes the body portion of the housing portion 10, and is located at the lower end of the body portion 12, a bottom portion 13 to which the legs 20 are connected. In addition, each of these parts is partitioned by a bulging line-shaped partitioning portion 1 and a partitioning portion 2 formed along the outer circumference of the housing portion 10 .

The edge portion 11 is located at the upper end of the food container 100 and is a ring-shaped portion (portion serving as a mouthpiece) that abuts against the user's mouth when drinking the drink in the storage portion 10 . Specifically, the edge portion 11 has a shape that expands while curving outward along the outer periphery of the body portion 12 . More specifically, the edge portion 11 has a shape that gradually widens while curving from the body portion 12 side so that the diameter of the opening side is larger than the diameter of the body portion 12 side. there is

The diameter L1 of the edge portion 11 may be set to L1=90 mm to 170 mm, preferably 100 mm to 160 mm, and more preferably 120 mm to 150 mm.

The trunk portion 12 is a portion that constitutes the main body portion of the container portion 10, and has a hollow structure inside for containing food and drink. Although the illustrated trunk portion 12 has a shape that tapers slightly from the edge portion 11 toward the bottom portion 13, the shape of the trunk portion 12 is not limited to this. The diameter of the bottom portion 13 side is substantially the same, or the shape is tapered from the edge portion 11 toward the bottom portion 13, or the shape is such that the vicinity of the center swells in the vertical direction in plan view more than the opening due to blow molding, or , or other shapes.

Further, the outer surface of the body portion 12 is sandblasted, grained, or the like with a leather pattern or the like, and has a rough surface (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a cloudy surface). In addition, on the outer surface of the body portion 12, a mesh-patterned grooved convex portion 121 is formed on a portion other than the frosted surface. The groove-projections 121 are formed by a plurality of mesh-like groove lines or projection patterns extending from the edge portion 11 side to the bottom portion 13 side. The groove line is a linear groove (recess) formed on the surface of the body portion 12, and the surface of the groove (recess) or the opposing side surface of the groove is mirror-finished. Further, when the grooved convex portion 121 has a convex projection pattern, the convex portion projecting from the surface of the body portion 12 is mirror-finished. As a result, the water droplets condensed on the surface of the trunk portion 12 easily flow downward along the groove projections 121, and the fogging of the surface of the trunk portion 12 is easily removed.

Due to such a frosted surface of the trunk portion 12 , water droplets due to dew condensation or the like are less likely to cling to the outer surface of the trunk portion 12 and are more likely to be transmitted to the grooves and protrusions 121 . In addition, due to the action of the groove projections 121 , the water droplets easily flow down toward the bottom portion 13 of the housing portion 10 along the groove projections 121 .

A pair of handles 122 are provided on the outer side of the body portion 12 . The handle 122 has, for example, a U-shape, and one side facing the accommodating portion 10 is a grip portion 123 for gripping (entangling fingers). It should be noted that the shape of the handle 122 is not limited to the U-shape, and may be other different shapes.

By providing the handle 122 on the outer side of the body portion 12 in this manner, the user can easily hold the food container 100 by hand when drinking the drink in the storage portion 10 .

The length L2 of the grip portion 123 is set to L2=30 mm to 100 mm, preferably 50 mm to 80 mm. =15 mm to 60 mm, preferably 20 mm to 50 mm.

A display area 124 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the body portion 12 to display an object such as an emblem (or a predetermined mark) or letters by molding or engraving. Note that a sticker, metal, or the like indicating such an object may be attached to the display area 124 . Further, processing may be performed so that an object such as an emblem is directly displayed on the surface of the display area 124 by printing by a predetermined method such as silk printing or by laser processing.

By providing the display area 124 on the outer surface of the body part 12 in this way, it is possible to indicate what kind of event the commemorative gift or congratulatory gift was given.

The bottom portion 13 is a portion corresponding to the bottom of the housing portion 10, and has a predetermined angle (for example, an inclination angle of 8° or more, preferably an inclination angle of 15° or more) with respect to the bottom surface of the pedestal portion 30 substantially parallel to the mounting surface. It has a shape with a bowl-shaped inclined surface that forms a A leg portion 20 is connected to the lower end of the bottom portion 13 at a substantially central position.

By forming the bottom portion 13 into a bowl shape with a sloped surface having a predetermined angle of inclination in this way, water droplets that have flowed down along the groove projections 121 can be easily and gently transferred to the leg portion 20 .

The height L4 of the trunk portion 12 consisting of the edge portion 11, the trunk portion 12 and the bottom portion 13 may be set to L4=110 mm to 230 mm, and the preferable range is 120 mm to 220 mm, which is a more preferable range. is between 130 mm and 210 mm.

The leg portion 20 is a portion positioned between the housing portion 10 and the base portion 30 and connecting them to each other. The surface of the leg portion 20 is formed with a vertically elongated pattern D1 from a decorative point of view and so that the leg portion 20 can be easily caught by a finger when the leg portion 20 is held by the hand.

Such a pattern D1 of the leg portion 20 makes it easy for the user to hold the leg portion 20 with his or her fingers, and suppresses the rotating motion to facilitate holding the eating and drinking container 100 by hand.

The pedestal portion 30 is a portion that abuts on a mounting surface such as a table and supports the entire eating and drinking container 100 . Although the illustrated pedestal portion 30 has a shape that spreads like a flange, the shape of the pedestal portion 30 is not limited to this. good.

The pedestal portion 30 includes a cylindrical main body portion 31 having a predetermined height, a bottom cover portion 32 having a larger diameter than the main body portion and abutting on a mounting surface, and a leg portion positioned above the main body portion 31. and a connecting portion 33 connected to 20 .

The connecting portion 33 is a portion that widens while gently curving from the leg portion 20 side. The body portion 31 has a cylindrical shape with a predetermined height, and has a structure having a hollow internal space. In addition, a plurality of drain holes 34 penetrating to the hollow interior are formed on the upper surface of the body portion 31 .

A water absorbing body 35 that absorbs moisture such as water droplets is accommodated in the hollow interior of the main body 31 . The water absorbing body 35 may be a flexible water absorbing material such as rayon, polyester, polyurethane, cotton or paper, or may be a hard porous material such as diatomaceous earth. The bottom lid portion 32 has an L-shaped cross section and a substantially circular shape in plan view, and functions as a saucer for holding the water absorber 35 in the hollow interior of the main body portion 31 . The bottom lid portion 32 is detachably fixed to the main body portion 31 by being screwed or engaged with the main body portion 31 by means of protruding claws or the like. In addition, on the outer peripheral surface of the pedestal portion 30, a vertically elongated pattern D2 is formed from a decorative point of view.

The diameter L5 of the bottom lid portion 32 may be set to L5=80 mm to 170 mm, preferably 90 mm to 160 mm, and more preferably 100 mm to 150 mm.

In this way, by providing the drain hole 34 on the upper surface of the main body 31 and making it possible to accommodate the water absorber 35 in the hollow interior, the water droplets transmitted from the accommodation unit 10 are absorbed by the water absorber 35, and the table etc. can be kept from getting wet.

The height L6, which is the sum of the height of the leg portion 20 and the height of the base portion 30, may be set to L6=40 mm to 140 mm, preferably 50 mm to 130 mm, more preferably 60 mm to 120 mm. be.

In addition, the height L7, which is the sum of the height of the base portion 30, the height of the leg portion 20, and the height of the housing portion 10, may be set to L7=170 mm to 330 mm, and a preferable range is 190 mm to 320 mm. and a more preferred range is 200 mm to 290 mm.

In order to maintain the stability of the food container 100 as a whole, the diameter L5 of the bottom lid portion 32 is desirably set to 2/5 or more, preferably 1/2 or more of the height L7 of the food container 100 .

In addition, by using a plastic resin (plastic material) such as PETG resin such as Tritan (registered trademark) as the material of the eating and drinking container 100, it is resistant to alcohol, the surface is hard to be damaged, and the thickness can be reduced. can be made lighter. Moreover, even if it deform|transforms, it will be hard to break and can be made strong. Further, by making it translucent or opaque with a color, it is possible to make scratches less conspicuous than transparent, and dirt such as scale after cleaning can be made less conspicuous. In addition, as the material of the eating and drinking container 100, a material called “organic glass”, which is a transparent resin, can be used. Organic glass includes polycarbonate resin, polyester resin, PET resin, PETG resin (polyethylene terephthalate glycol resin), acrylic resin, and the like. The eating and drinking container 100 may be partially or wholly colored. The color may be applied to ABS resin, polypropylene resin, or the like.

Since the eating and drinking container 100 is made of plastic resin, it is hard to break even if it is formed in a large size and is easy to handle, so that the drink can be enjoyed with peace of mind. In addition, since the eating and drinking container 100 is made of plastic resin, it is possible to reduce the weight of the eating and drinking container 100, and even with a large size, it is easy to use in daily life. In addition, since the eating and drinking container 100 is comfortable to drink and is hard to break, it can be washed with confidence. Furthermore, unlike glass containers, the eating and drinking container 100 has little heat conduction, so it has the characteristics that the temperature of the drink is easily maintained and dew condensation is less likely to occur.

Moreover, the eating and drinking container 100 is manufactured by integral formation. Specifically, in the eating and drinking container 100, the accommodating portion 10, the leg portion 20, and the base portion 30 are integrally formed by, for example, injection molding or blow molding (blow molding). In addition, for example, double molding may be used for the thick portion. Also, in the case of blow molding, a housing portion can be formed by extruding a molten material into a pipe shape (parison), blowing compressed air into the parison, pressing the material against a mold, and cooling and solidifying the material. . Blow molding has the advantage that the upper end in a front view can be easily formed into a flat shape and the thickness can be made uniform.

The method of forming the eating and drinking container 100 is not limited to this. You may manufacture so that a part may integrate.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, ice is put in the housing portion 10 to store a bottle of wine, whiskey, or the like, instead of the beverage container 100 being used by directly putting the drink in the housing portion 10. , may be used to cool these drinks.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the front or longitudinal section of another form of the eating and drinking container 100. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the eating and drinking container 100 according to the present embodiment includes a body portion 12, a leg portion 20 which is positioned between the body portion 12 and the pedestal portion 30, has a truncated cone shape, and a lower end of the leg portion 20. and a pedestal portion 30 to be installed. The body 12 of this embodiment has an external shape different from that of the body 12 of the food container 100 described above. It is assumed that they have the same configuration. Also, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the leg portion 20 viewed from the opening side of the upper end of the body portion 12. FIG. As shown in the figure, the leg portion 20 has a hollow truncated cone shape, and has a circular trunk side end portion 21 and a base portion side end portion 22 that partially contacts the surface of the base portion 30 . and have The circular diameter of the trunk-side end portion 21 is formed to be approximately the same size as the circular diameter of the bottom portion 13 located at the lower end of the trunk portion 12 .

The pedestal side end 22 of the leg 20 has, as shown in the figure, a water droplet introduction groove 25 including a convex portion 23 that abuts on the surface of the pedestal 30 and a concave portion 24 that is recessed toward the trunk side end 21 . have. That is, a gap is formed by the water droplet introduction groove 25 between the surface of the base portion 30 and the recess 24, and water droplets are guided to the surface of the base portion 30 through this gap. In addition, the number of these protrusions 23 and recesses 24 is not particularly limited, and may be more or less than the number of protrusions 23 and recesses 24 shown in the figure. Also, the shape of the water droplet introduction groove 25 formed by the protrusions 23 and the recesses 24 is not particularly limited. It may be a slight gap that is formed.

With such a water droplet introduction groove 25 , the leg portion 20 can guide water droplets that have flowed down from the body portion 12 to the surface of the base portion 30 .

As shown in the figure, the pedestal portion 30 has a thin columnar shape with an outer peripheral portion formed higher than the surface with which the leg portion 20 abuts. A permeable material 36 is laid on the surface of the pedestal portion 30 . In addition, a block-shaped water absorber 35 is installed on the permeable material 36 in the hollow inside of the leg portion 20 and in the approximate center of the surface of the pedestal portion 30 .

Further, the base portion 30 and the leg portion 20 are structured to be fixed to each other by a predetermined method such as a fitting method.

According to the configuration of the pedestal portion 30 as described above, the water droplets guided to the surface of the pedestal portion 30 along the water droplet introduction grooves 25 once permeate the permeating material 36 and are absorbed by the water absorber 35 via the permeating material 36 . be. Therefore, the structure of the leg portion 20 and the base portion 30 of the eating and drinking container 100 can prevent a mounting surface such as a table from getting wet due to water droplets.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a front or longitudinal section according to another modification of the eating and drinking container 100. As shown in FIG. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the structure same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and detailed description is abbreviate|omitted.

As illustrated, the pedestal portion 30 of the eating and drinking container 100 according to this modified example has a water absorbing pedestal 37 formed of a permeable material. The water absorbing pedestal 37 is formed to have a diameter substantially equal to the inner peripheral diameter of the pedestal side end 22 of the leg 20 . The water absorbing base 37 also has a projecting attachment fixing portion 38 for pressing against the inside of the leg portion 20 and fixing the base portion 30 to the leg portion 20 by the pressing force. A block-shaped water absorber 35 is installed at a substantially central position of the water absorber pedestal 37 . The pedestal portion 30 is not provided with the water absorbing body 35, and the thickness of the permeating material in the vicinity of the center of the water absorbing pedestal 37 is made thicker than in other parts, or the water absorbing body is provided inside (or under) the permeating material in the vicinity of the center. 35 may be included to provide a sufficient absorbing power.

When the leg portion 20 is fixed to the pedestal portion 30, the convex portion 23 of the leg portion 20 comes into contact with the floor surface on which the eating and drinking container 100 is placed, as shown in the drawing. Therefore, the water droplet introduction groove 25 formed by the convex portion 23 and the concave portion 24 of the leg portion 20 is formed outside the outer periphery of the water absorbing base 37 .

According to the pedestal portion 30 as described above, water droplets flowing on the floor surface on which the eating and drinking container 100 is placed permeate the water absorbing pedestal 37 through the water droplet introduction groove 25, and enter the water absorbing body 35 via the water absorbing pedestal 37. water is absorbed. Therefore, the eating and drinking container 100 can absorb water droplets flowing on the floor surface due to the structure of the leg portion 20 and the base portion 30 as described above.

In addition, the water absorbing pedestal 37 is designed so that it does not drop off from the leg 20 due to the weight of the water absorption, and the inner space of the leg 20 increases the pressing force against the inner side of the leg 20 when it absorbs water. It is preferable to have a structure that warps or swells in the direction of . Therefore, it is preferable that the water absorbing pedestal 37 is preliminarily formed with dents and creases, dried, and forcibly curled so that it is easily deformed when it absorbs water. The method for preventing falling off is not particularly limited. For example, the pedestal portion 30 having the water absorbing pedestal 37 falls off from the leg portion 20 by using a spring wire material or a clip exerting a pressing force against the leg portion 20. You can prevent this.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an example of the food container 100 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the handle 122 of the food container 100 is composed of a pair of opposing rods 125 protruding side by side (horizontally) from the body portion 12 and a connecting rod 126 connecting the opposing rods 125 to each other. Note that the handle 122 may be configured with a facing rod 125 formed to have a vertical positional relationship and a connecting rod 126 connecting the facing rods 125 to each other.

Such a handle 122 may be formed, for example, by integrally molding the body portion 12 and the facing rod 125 and connecting the facing rods 125 with a connecting rod 126 in a later manufacturing process.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where a drink is put in the eating and drinking container 100 and used as a glass, and the case where a drink bottle is put in and used are described, but the usage method of the eating and drinking container 100 according to the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the hollow interior may be used as a vessel by putting cooked food therein.

As described above, according to the eating and drinking container 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the eating and drinking container 100 that is more convenient to use in daily life.

The embodiment of the food container according to the present invention has been described above. It should be noted that the above embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these. The present invention includes a form in which the configuration of each part (the configuration of each part in the body section 12, the leg section 20, and the pedestal section 30) according to the above embodiments and modifications are freely combined, and various modifications. . Also, in the above embodiments, the example in which the material is plastic has been mainly described, but the material may be inorganic glass as long as it is manufacturable. In particular, the structure that collects water droplets condensed on the outer surface of the container 10 and guides them downward is effective for inorganic glass eating and drinking containers that easily condense. Also, various additions, changes and partial deletions are possible without departing from the conceptual idea and spirit of the present invention derived from the content defined in the claims and equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Eating and drinking container, 10... Accommodating part, 11... Edge part, 12... Body part, 122... Handle, 123... Grip part, 124... Display area, 13 ... bottom portion 20 ... leg portion 25 ... water droplet introduction groove 30 ... base portion 31 ... body portion 32 ... bottom cover portion 33 ... connection portion ... drain hole, 35 ... water absorber, 36 ... permeation material, 37 ... water absorption pedestal, 38 ... mounting and fixing part

Claims (9)

a storage part capable of storing at least 500 cc or more of drink in the hollow interior and having a pair of handles provided on the outside;
a pedestal portion in contact with the mounting surface;
a leg portion connecting the housing portion and the pedestal portion;
A eating and drinking container, wherein the accommodating portion, the handle, the leg portion, and the base portion are integrally formed of a plastic material. The eating and drinking container according to claim 1,
A eating and drinking container, wherein the accommodating portion, the handle, the leg portion, and the pedestal portion are integrally formed of organic glass. The eating and drinking container according to claim 1 or 2,
A food and drink container, wherein a plurality of mesh-like grooves or projection-shaped grooves and projections extending from the upper portion to the lower portion of the accommodating portion are formed on the outer surface of the accommodating portion. The eating and drinking container according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A food and beverage container, wherein the outer surface of the accommodating portion is processed to have a frosted surface. The eating and drinking container according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A food container, wherein a display area for displaying an emblem or characters is provided on the outer surface of the container. The eating and drinking container according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The pedestal is
having a hollow internal space that accommodates the water absorber,
The upper surface is provided with a plurality of drain holes penetrating to the inside of the hollow,
A food container, wherein the bottom surface of the food container holds the water absorber and has a back lid part that abuts on the mounting surface. The eating and drinking container according to claim 1,
A food and drink container, wherein a water droplet introduction groove, which is a gap for guiding water droplets to the surface of the base portion, is formed between the leg portion and the base portion. The eating and drinking container according to claim 7,
A food and drink container, wherein a permeating material that is permeated with water droplets is laid on the surface of the base portion, and a water absorbing body is provided on the permeating material. The eating and drinking container according to claim 1,
The pedestal has a water absorbing pedestal made of a permeable material and a water absorbing body installed on the water absorbing pedestal,
A food container, wherein a water droplet introduction groove, which is a gap for guiding water droplets to the water absorption pedestal, is formed between the leg portion and the mounting surface of the food container.

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