JP4637763B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a travelable container connected to a heating device in the case of heating and disinfecting tableware.

Conventionally, as this type of travelable container, for example, a hot air outlet port portion connected to the hot air suction port portion of the heating device having a hot air receiving port portion connected to the hot air supply port portion of the heating device on the lower side of one side surface portion. A container body having a container box on the upper side and a storage room for storing dishes, and a table box placed in the storage room of the container body and placed in a tableware bowl. There is known a container including a plurality of shelf boards to be placed and a plurality of casters provided on a lower surface portion of a container main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-319198 A

  However, in the conventional container, since the hot air supplied from the hot air supply port portion of the heating device to the container main body through the hot air receiving port portion is not dispersed, it does not reach every corner of the storage chamber and is stored. There is a risk that the heat disinfection of tableware stored in the corner of the room will be insufficient.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the container which can heat-disinfect the tableware accommodated in the storage chamber of the container main body uniformly.

  The container according to claim 1 is a free-running container connected to a heating device at the time of heat sterilization of tableware, and a hot air inlet port connected to a hot air supply port portion of the heating device is provided below one side surface portion. A container body having a substantially box shape having a hot air discharge port portion connected to a hot air suction port portion of the heating device on the one side surface side and having a storage chamber for storing tableware therein, Arranged in the storage chamber of the container main body, a plurality of shelf plates on which tableware is placed, and disposed in the vicinity of an inner surface of one side surface of the container main body, at least a part of the hot air inlet port A first vertical guide plate opposed to the first vertical guide plate, a first horizontal guide plate disposed above the first vertical guide plate and forming a first hot air flow inlet between the first vertical guide plate, and the container A second vertical guide plate disposed in the vicinity of the inner surface of the other side surface of the main body; A second horizontal guide plate disposed above the guide plate and forming a second hot air flow inlet between the second vertical guide plate and passing through the hot air inlet port from the hot air supply port. The hot air supplied into the container body is guided upward and downward by the first vertical guide plate, and the hot air guided upward by the first vertical guide plate The hot air that flows between the first vertical guide plates and flows into the storage chamber through the first vertical guide plates and is guided downward by the first vertical guide plates is formed between the lower surface portion of the container body and the It flows into the accommodation chamber from the second hot air flow inlet through between the lowermost shelf and between the other side surface of the container main body and the second vertical guide plate.

  The container according to claim 2 is disposed in the vicinity of the inner surface of the one side surface portion of the container body in the container according to claim 1, and at least a part thereof is opposed to the hot air discharge port portion, and the upper surface portion of the container body. A vertical guide plate is provided between which a hot air outlet is formed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hot air supplied from the hot air supply port of the heating device to the container main body through the hot air receiving port can be dispersed and spread throughout the container chamber. Since it can do, the tableware accommodated in the storage chamber of the container main body can be uniformly disinfected by heating.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the container allows the hot air in the storage chamber of the container main body to flow out only from the hot air outlet between the upper surface portion of the container main body and the vertical guide plate toward the hot air discharge port side. The tableware accommodated in the accommodation chamber of the main body can be heated and disinfected even more uniformly.

  An embodiment of the container of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a container that can run freely. This container 1 heats and disinfects dishes (tea bowls, dishes, food cans, etc.) that are stored in the container 1 by hot air circulation. In doing so, it is connected to the heating device 2 which is a hot air generating means.

  The heating device 2 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body 3 having a heater, a fan, and the like disposed in a hot air flow path (not shown).

  A hot air supply port 4 for supplying hot air to the container 1 is formed below the left and right side portions of the apparatus main body 3. A hot air suction port portion 5 for sucking hot air from the container 1 is formed above the left and right side portions of the apparatus main body 3. That is, one opening on the heater side of the hot air channel is the hot air supply port 4, and the other opening on the fan side of the hot air channel is the hot air suction port 5. Further, the apparatus main body 3 is provided with a container connecting guide plate 6, a container locking lever 7, and the like.

  Two containers 1 are connected to the heating device 2, and the dishes in the other container 1 are heated and disinfected after the dishes in the one container 1 are heated and disinfected.

  The container 1 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped container body having a front part 11, a rear part 12, left and right side parts 13, 14, an upper part 15 and a lower part 16 each made of a heat insulating material or the like. Has ten.

  The front surface portion 11 of the container main body 10 is constituted by a front door that opens and closes the front opening, and the rear surface portion 12 of the container main body 10 is constituted by a rear door that opens and closes the rear opening.

  A hot air receiving port 24 connected to the hot air supply port 4 of the heating device 2 is formed at the center in the front-rear direction on the lower side of the one side surface 13 of the container body 10 when the tableware is heated and disinfected. . A hot air discharge port portion 25 connected to the hot air suction port portion 5 of the heating device 2 when the tableware is heated and sterilized is formed at the center in the front-rear direction on the upper side of the one side surface portion 13 of the container body 10. A container chamber 26 is formed inside the container body 10 so that tableware is accommodated so as to be able to be taken in and out in a state where it is placed in a tableware bowl, for example.

  Also, in the storage chamber 26 of the container body 10, a plurality of slat-like shelf boards 31 on which tableware is placed, for example, in a state of being placed in a tableware bowl, for example, are arranged horizontally. Yes. Each shelf 31 has a plurality of longitudinally extending bar members 32 arranged in the left-right direction at equal intervals, and a gap 33 is formed between adjacent bar members 32.

  Further, in the vicinity of the inner surface of the one side surface portion 13 of the container main body 10, a substantially rectangular first vertical guide plate 41, a part of which is spaced apart from the hot air receiving portion 24, is perpendicular to the entire length of the container main body 10 in the front-rear direction. It is arranged in a shape. That is, the first vertical guide plate 41 is erected on one end in the left-right direction of the bottom shelf 31. An upper end portion and a lower end portion of the first vertical guide plate 41 are bent at a right angle toward the other side surface portion 14 side of the container body 10.

  Above the first vertical guide plate 41, there is a substantially rectangular first horizontal guide plate 43 that forms a first hot air flow inlet 42 between the upper end of the first vertical guide plate 41 and the container body 10. It is disposed horizontally over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction. The outer end portion along the longitudinal direction of the first horizontal guide plate 43 is in contact with the inner surface of the one side surface portion 13 of the container body 10. The inner end portion along the longitudinal direction of the first horizontal guide plate 43 is located closer to the other side surface portion 14 side of the container body 10 than the position directly above the first vertical guide plate 41.

  Further, in the vicinity of the inner surface of the other side surface portion 14 of the container main body 10, a substantially rectangular second vertical guide plate 46 that is spaced apart and opposed to the first vertical guide plate 41 extends vertically over substantially the entire length of the container main body 10 in the front-rear direction. It is arranged. That is, the second vertical guide plate 46 is erected on the other end in the left-right direction of the bottom shelf 31. The upper end portion and the lower end portion of the second vertical guide plate 46 are bent at a right angle toward the side surface portion 13 of the container body 10.

  Above the second vertical guide plate 46, a substantially rectangular second horizontal guide plate 48 that forms a second hot air flow inlet 47 between the upper end of the second vertical guide plate 46 and the container body 10 is provided. It is disposed horizontally over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction. The second horizontal guide plate 48 is disposed on the same plane as the first horizontal guide plate 43, and the outer end portion along the longitudinal direction of the second horizontal guide plate 48 is the inner surface of the other side surface portion 14 of the container body 10. Touching. The inner end portion along the longitudinal direction of the second horizontal guide plate 48 is located closer to the side surface 13 of the container body 10 than the position directly above the second vertical guide plate 46.

  On the other hand, in the vicinity of the inner surface of the side surface portion 13 of the container body 10, a part of the container body 10 is separated from the hot air discharge port portion 25 so as to face the upper surface portion 15 of the container body 10 and form a hot air outlet 50. A vertical guide plate 51 having a shape is arranged vertically over substantially the entire length of the container body 10 in the front-rear direction.

  The vertical guide plate 51 is erected at the center in the left-right direction, which is the width direction of the first horizontal guide plate 43, and is disposed on the same plane as the first vertical guide plate 41. The upper end portion of the vertical guide plate 51 is bent at a right angle toward the other side surface portion 14 side of the container body 10.

  A plurality of casters 53 are provided on the lower surface of the container body 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the hot air inlet / outlet portion 24 of the container body 10 is opened and closed by a first door 55 slidable along a pair of upper and lower guides 54, and the hot air outlet 25 of the container body 10 is It is opened and closed by a second door 57 that can slide along a pair of upper and lower guides 56.

  Next, the operation of the container 1 will be described.

  When the cleaned dishes in the tableware bowl placed on each shelf 31 of the storage chamber 26 of the container 1 are heated and disinfected using hot air circulation, the hot air receiving port 24 of the container 1 is heated. The hot air outlet port 25 of the container 1 is connected to the hot air suction port 5 of the heating device 2.

  When the heater and the fan of the heating device 2 are operated, hot air is forcedly circulated between the container 1 and the heating device 2, and the tableware on the shelf 31 in the storage chamber 26 of the container 1 is circulated by this hot air circulation. Kinds are sterilized by heating.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the hot air supplied from the hot air supply port 4 of the heating device 2 through the hot air receiving port 24 into the container body 10 is sent by the first vertical guide plate 41. Guided upward and downward.

  The hot air guided upward by the first vertical guide plate 41 is accommodated from the first hot air inlet 42 through the flow path 61 between the one side surface 13 of the container body 10 and the first vertical guide plate 41. Flows into chamber 26.

  Further, the hot air guided downward by the first vertical guide plate 41 is flown between the lower surface portion 16 of the container body 10 and the shelf plate 31 at the lowermost stage, and the container body 10. The air passes through the flow path 63 between the other side surface portion 14 and the second vertical guide plate 46 in order, and flows into the accommodation chamber 26 from the second hot air flow inlet 47. At this time, part of the hot air guided downward by the first vertical guide plate 41 flows into the accommodation chamber 26 through the plurality of gaps 33 of the bottom shelf 31 in the middle of the flow path 62.

  The hot air that has flowed into the storage chamber 26 in this way is dispersed and reaches every corner of the storage chamber 26, and all the tableware stored in the storage chamber 26 is heated and disinfected.

  The hot air in the storage chamber 26 flows out from the hot air outlet 50 between the upper surface portion 15 of the container body 10 and the upper end portion of the vertical guide plate 51 toward the hot air outlet portion 25, and then the hot air exhaust is performed. The hot air suction port 5 returns to the heating device 2 through the outlet 25.

  As described above, according to the container 1, the hot air supplied from the hot air supply port 4 of the heating device 2 through the hot air receiving port 24 to the inside of the container main body 10 is dispersed so that each corner of the storage chamber 26 of the container main body 10 is dispersed. Accordingly, it is possible to uniformly disinfect the tableware stored in the storage chamber 26 of the container body 10 by heating and disinfect the tableware.

  It should be noted that the upper and lower ends of the first vertical guide plate 41 are slightly directed toward the container body 10 in order to smooth the flow of hot air supplied into the container body 10 upward and downward and to induce the flow of hot air. The bent ones, the first vertical guide plate 41 and the second vertical guide plate 46 may be slightly inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the first horizontal guide plate 43 and the second horizontal guide plate 48 are horizontal. It may be slightly inclined with respect to the direction.

  Further, an adjusting means including a movable guide plate or the like for adjusting the amount of hot air guided upward by the first vertical guide plate 41 and the amount of hot air guided downward may be provided.

  Further, the heating device 2 is not limited to the one having the hot air supply port 4 and the hot air suction port 5 on both the left and right side portions, and the hot air supply port 4 and the hot air suction are provided only on one of the side surfaces. It may have a mouth portion 5.

It is front view sectional drawing of the container which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view fragmentary sectional view of a container same as the above. It is a side view of a container same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

1 Container 2 Heating Device 4 Hot Air Supply Port 5 Hot Air Suction Port
10 Container body
13 One side
14 Other side
16 Bottom surface
24 Hot air inlet
25 Hot air outlet
26 containment room
31 Shelf
41 First vertical guide plate
42 1st hot air inlet
43 1st horizontal guide plate
46 Second vertical guide plate
47 Second hot air inlet
48 Second horizontal guide plate
50 Hot air outlet
51 Vertical guide plate

Claims (2)

A travelable container connected to a heating device during the heat disinfection of tableware,
A hot air inlet port connected to the hot air supply port of the heating device is provided on the lower side of the one side, and a hot air outlet connected to the hot air suction port of the heating device is provided on the upper side of the side. A substantially box-shaped container body having a storage room for storing tableware therein;
A plurality of shelves arranged in the storage chamber of the container body, on which tableware is placed,
A first vertical guide plate disposed in the vicinity of an inner surface of one side surface of the container main body, at least a part of which is opposed to the hot air receiving port;
A first horizontal guide plate disposed above the first vertical guide plate and forming a first hot air flow inlet with the first vertical guide plate;
A second vertical guide plate disposed in the vicinity of the inner surface of the other side surface of the container body;
A second horizontal guide plate disposed above the second vertical guide plate and forming a second hot air flow inlet with the second vertical guide plate;
The hot air supplied from the hot air supply port through the hot air receiving port into the container body is guided upward and downward by the first vertical guide plate,
The hot air guided upward by the first vertical guide plate flows between the one side portion of the container body and the first vertical guide plate and flows into the accommodation chamber from the first hot air flow inlet,
The hot air guided downward by the first vertical guide plate is between the lower surface portion of the container body and the bottom shelf and between the other side surface portion of the container body and the second vertical guide plate. The container flows into the accommodation chamber from the second hot air flow inlet through the container. A vertical guide plate is provided in the vicinity of the inner surface of one side surface portion of the container body, at least a part thereof is opposed to the hot air discharge port portion, and forms a hot air flow outlet between the upper surface portion of the container body. The container according to claim 1.

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