JP5132299B2 - Sealed bowl-shaped tableware and sealing lid used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is an improvement of tableware. More specifically, the container can be reliably sealed by a normal closing operation, and the lid member can be prevented from falling at the time of opening. The present invention relates to a sealed bowl-shaped tableware that is easy and easy to use and a sealed lid used therefor.

  As is well known, catering services for home delivery of bento boxes have become widespread due to the diversification of lifestyles in recent years. In particular, there is a high demand for nursing homes for the elderly, and home-delivery visits have led to low nutrition for the elderly living alone. This also contributes to prevention, safety confirmation, and withdrawal.

  By the way, when eating, especially for elderly people, eating side dishes such as miso soup and soups at the same time makes the chopsticks moist and makes rice grains less sticky, making it easier to eat or clogging the throat. Can also be prevented. For this reason, even for home delivery lunch boxes, soup is an important and indispensable dish for the elderly.

  However, such a soup (or fluid food) is easily spilled and thus difficult to transport. Therefore, conventionally, as a tableware that prevents soup from spilling, there is a table that covers and seals the container. For example, there is disclosed an apparatus that draws out air from a container with a check valve and closes the lid member (see Patent Document 1), but is unhappy that the pump operation for decompressing the inside of the container is very troublesome. There is.

  In addition, there are some which screw the lid member into the opening of the container, but it takes time and effort to remove it, and the thread portion is easily soiled, leaving unwashed, etc., which is unsatisfactory. .

Furthermore, when the number of servings is large, the container for storing the soup is a bowl-shaped container, so that it is difficult to stack it, and it is unavoidable that it is often laid out horizontally. There was also.
JP 2003-40319 A (page 3-5, FIG. 1-6)

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems in the bowl-shaped tableware for storing fluid food such as soup, and can easily and reliably seal the container, and Further, it is a technical object to provide a sealed bowl-shaped tableware that can prevent the lid member from falling at the time of opening, and that is easy to stack and easy to use.

  In addition, the present invention provides a sealing lid used for a sealed bowl-shaped tableware that can easily and reliably seal a container and can prevent the container from falling into the container accidentally when opened. Technical issue.

  Means employed by the present inventor for solving the above-described problems will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

That is, according to the present invention, in the lid member 1 made of a flexible soft resin capable of sealing the opening 21 in the bowl-shaped tableware 2 that can store liquid food such as soup, the peripheral edge of the body portion 11 of the lid member 1 is provided. The peripheral wall portion 12 is formed over the entire circumference, and the peripheral wall portion 12 can be fitted in a close contact state at the inner peripheral edge portion 21a of the opening 21, while the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 12 A flange 13 that can be in contact with the entire circumference of the edge 21b of the opening 21 is formed. A flange piece 14 is formed on a part of the periphery of the flange 13 on the opposite side of the flange piece 14. When the engaging piece 15 that can be engaged with the edge portion 21b is suspended from about the circumference of the periphery of the flange 13 and the turning piece 14 is lifted up when opened, the opposite side of the main body portion 11 is a bowl-shaped tableware. 2, and the bottom 22 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 is formed by the main body 11 and the peripheral wall 12 of the lid member 1. By being accommodated in a recess that is, by employing the technical means that configured to stack a plurality of bowl-shaped tableware 2.2 ..., to complete the sealed bowl-shaped tableware.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, in addition to the said means, this invention shape | molds the ring-shaped seal protrusion 12a in the outer peripheral surface of the surrounding wall part 12 of the cover member 1, and if necessary, the bowl-shaped tableware 2 The technical means of allowing the inner peripheral edge portion 21a of the opening portion 21 to be fitted in a close contact state was adopted.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention may employ technical means in which an identification means 14a is provided on the turn piece 14 of the lid member 1 in addition to the above-described means as necessary.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention may employ technical means for integrally forming the lid member 1 with a soft silicone material in addition to the above-described means as necessary.

In addition, the present invention is a lid member 1 made of a flexible soft resin capable of sealing an opening in a bowl-shaped tableware that can store liquid food such as soup, and is provided on the periphery of the main body 11 of the lid member 1. The peripheral wall portion 12 is formed over the entire circumference, and a flange 13 that can be in contact with the entire periphery of the edge portion of the opening is formed on the peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 12, and the peripheral edge of the flange 13 is formed. The hooking piece 14 protrudes partly, and on the opposite side of the turning piece 14, a fastening piece 15 that can be fastened to the edge portion is provided in a substantially half circumference of the periphery of the flange 13. By adopting the technical means to do, we completed the sealing lid used for the sealed bowl type tableware.

  Further, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention employs technical means of forming a ring-shaped seal protrusion 12a on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the lid member 1 in addition to the above means as necessary. can do.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention may employ technical means in which an identification means 14a is provided on the turn piece 14 of the lid member 1 in addition to the above-described means as necessary.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention may employ technical means for integrally forming the lid member 1 with a soft silicone material in addition to the above-described means as necessary.

  In the present invention, a peripheral wall portion is formed around the entire periphery of the main body portion of the lid member so that the peripheral wall portion can be fitted in close contact with the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening, while the peripheral wall A flange capable of abutting the entire periphery of the edge of the opening is formed on the periphery of the upper end of the opening, and a flange piece is formed on a part of the periphery of the flange, and the opposite side of the flange piece On the side, by suspending the engagement piece that can be engaged with the edge portion, when lifting the turning piece at the time of opening, it can prevent the opposite side of the main body portion from falling into the bowl-shaped tableware, By accommodating the bottom part of the bowl-shaped tableware in the recess created by the main body part and the peripheral wall part of the lid member, it is possible to stack a plurality of bowl-shaped tableware in an orderly and stable manner.

  Moreover, since the lid member and the bowl-shaped tableware can be easily washed by using the bowl-shaped tableware of the present invention, it can be said that it is difficult to leave unwashed and is hygienic, and its practical utility value as a tableware is very high. There is something.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings specifically shown as follows.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, what is indicated by reference numeral 1 is a lid member, and this lid member 1 is made of a flexible soft resin, and in this embodiment, is molded with a soft silicone material (preferably steam resistance). The opening 21 in the bowl-shaped tableware 2 described later is sealed.

  In addition, what is indicated by reference numeral 2 is a bowl-shaped tableware, and this bowl-shaped tableware 2 is a bottomed container having an opening 21 that can contain a fluid food such as soup, and in this embodiment, a microwave oven. In order to cope with the heat treatment by use, it is preferable to produce a heat-resistant resin such as heat-resistant ABS, PP (polypropylene), or PET (polyethylene terephthalate) as a material to be used, and it is formed into a circular mortar shape.

  Thus, the sealed bowl-shaped tableware in the present invention is a combination of the lid member 1 and the bowl-shaped tableware 2, and first, the configuration of the lid member 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. A peripheral wall 12 is formed around the entire periphery of the main body 11 of the lid member 1. In the present embodiment, the main body 11 is formed in a circular plate shape.

  Next, a flange 13 is formed around the entire periphery of the upper end periphery of the peripheral wall portion 12 toward the outside.

  Further, a turning piece 14 is projected on a part of the periphery of the flange 13. In the present embodiment, as the turning piece 14, an area that can be picked up with a finger is integrally projected on the outside of the flange 13, but it may be formed in a protruding shape.

  An engaging piece 15 is suspended from the opposite side of the turning piece 14 in the main body 11. In the present embodiment, the engaging piece 15 of the lid member 1 is suspended over the substantially half circumference of the periphery of the flange 13. The engaging piece 15 extends in the circumferential direction starting from the opposite side of the turning piece 14.

  In the present embodiment, the lid member 1 is integrally formed of a soft silicone material, and can be produced by pressing a silicone sheet member and casting appropriately.

  Next, a method for using the sealed bowl-shaped tableware in the present embodiment will be described. First, the bowl-shaped tableware 2 stores fluid food such as soup. This fluid food is basically a soup such as miso soup or soup that is eaten in a warm state, and is stored in a cooking place in a warm state. And in order to seal the said cover member 1 in the opening part 21 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2, the said surrounding wall part 12 is fitted in the contact | adherence state in the inner peripheral edge part 21a of the said opening part 21. FIG.

  At this time, the flange 13 formed on the periphery of the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 12 is brought into contact with the entire periphery of the edge portion 21b of the opening portion 21 so as to be completely sealed (see FIG. 3).

  In the present embodiment, the ring-shaped seal protrusion 12a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the lid member 1, thereby further improving the adhesion strength at the inner peripheral edge portion 21a of the opening portion 21 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2. Can be increased. In the present embodiment, two seal ridges 12a are formed, but the number can be appropriately increased or decreased.

  And since the liquid food accommodated in the bowl-shaped tableware 2 cools with progress of time, the temperature of the air inside a container falls and a volume shrinks. Thus, the pressure inside the container becomes relatively lower than the pressure outside the container (atmospheric pressure), so that the main body 11 is elastically deformed and bent concavely toward the inside of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 as shown in FIG. To do.

  Accordingly, the peripheral wall portion 12 and the flange 13 formed on the peripheral edge of the main body portion 11 are urged in the close contact direction on the entire inner peripheral edge portion 21a and the edge portion 21b of the bowl-shaped tableware 2, so that the fitting is firmly performed. It is done.

  And when opening, outside air is sent to the inside of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 which has been in a negative pressure state by picking up the scraping piece 14 protruding from a part of the periphery of the flange 13 with a finger and rolling it up. The lid member 1 can be easily removed (see FIG. 5).

  At this time, since the engaging piece 15 that can be engaged with the edge portion 21b is suspended from the opposite side of the turning piece 14, when the turning piece 14 is lifted up at the time of opening, the main body portion 11 is accidentally turned up. Can be prevented from slipping into the juice in the bowl-shaped tableware 2 and falling down.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom part 22 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 is accommodated in the recessed part produced by the main-body part 11 and the surrounding wall part 12 of the cover member 1, and thereby a plurality of bowls Since the tableware 2 · 2 ··· can be stacked one after another, many containers can be transported without being bulky.

  The present invention is generally configured as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the description of “Claims”. For example, FIG. As shown, by providing an identification means 14a such as a protrusion on the turning piece 14 of the lid member 1, the position of the turning piece 14 can be shown reliably. The identification means 14a can also be obtained by embossing the protrusions or the concavo-convex pattern, or changing the size or shape of the turning piece 14 itself or coloring it.

  The material used for the lid member 1 is not limited to silicone as long as it is a flexible soft resin, and urethane resin, rubber, etc. can be used. If it is suspended from the edge portion 21b so as to be able to be engaged, it does not reach the half circumference of the peripheral edge of the flange 13 and functions sufficiently by being molded into a part located on the opposite side of the turning piece 14. These are all within the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a whole perspective view showing the bowl-shaped tableware of this invention. It is a whole perspective view showing the lid member used for the bowl type tableware of the present invention. It is explanatory sectional drawing showing the use condition of the bowl type tableware of this invention. It is explanatory sectional drawing showing the use condition of the bowl type tableware of this invention. It is explanatory sectional drawing showing the use condition of the bowl type tableware of this invention. It is a whole perspective view showing the state where the bowl type tableware of the present invention was piled up. It is a whole perspective view showing the modification of the bowl type tableware of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Lid body
11 Body
12 Perimeter wall
12a Sealing ridge
13 Flange
14 Rolling pieces
14a Identification means
15 Anchor piece 2 bowl type tableware
21 opening
21a Inner peripheral edge
21b Edge
22 Bottom

Claims (8)

In the lid member 1 made of a flexible soft resin capable of sealing the opening 21 in the bowl-shaped tableware 2 that can contain liquid food such as soup, the periphery of the main body 11 of the lid member 1 is wound around the entire circumference. While the peripheral wall portion 12 is formed, the peripheral wall portion 12 can be fitted in a close contact state in the inner peripheral edge portion 21a of the opening portion 21,
A flange 13 capable of contacting the entire periphery of the edge portion 21b of the opening 21 is formed on the peripheral edge of the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 12. A part of the flange 14 protrudes from the peripheral edge of the flange 13. In addition, on the opposite side of the ring piece 14, an engagement piece 15 that can be engaged with the edge portion 21b is provided to hang around a substantially half circumference of the periphery of the flange 13 ,
When the roll piece 14 is rolled up at the time of opening, it can prevent the opposite side of the main body 11 from falling into the bowl-shaped tableware 2,
The bottom portion 22 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 is configured to be stacked in a plurality of bowl-shaped tableware 2, 2... By being housed in a recess created by the main body portion 11 and the peripheral wall portion 12 of the lid member 1. Hermetically sealed bowl-shaped tableware.   A ring-shaped seal protrusion 12a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the lid member 1, and the inner peripheral edge portion 21a of the opening portion 21 of the bowl-shaped tableware 2 can be fitted in a close contact state. The sealed bowl-shaped tableware according to claim 1.   The sealed bowl-shaped tableware according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an identification means (14a) is provided on the turn piece (14) of the lid member (1).   The hermetically sealed bowl-shaped tableware according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid member 1 is integrally formed of a soft silicone material. A lid member 1 made of a flexible soft resin capable of sealing an opening in a bowl-shaped tableware that can store a liquid food such as soup, and the peripheral edge of the main body portion 11 of the lid member 1 is spread over the entire circumference. A peripheral wall portion 12 is formed, and a flange 13 capable of contacting the entire periphery of the edge portion of the opening is formed on the upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall portion 12. A part of the peripheral edge of the flange 13 And the engagement piece 15 that can be engaged with the edge portion is provided on the opposite side of the engagement piece 14 so as to hang around a substantially half circumference of the periphery of the flange 13. Sealing lid used for the sealed type bowl-shaped tableware.   6. A hermetic lid used for hermetic type bowl-shaped tableware according to claim 5, wherein a ring-shaped seal projection 12a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 12 of the lid member 1.   7. A sealing lid for use in a sealed bowl-shaped tableware according to claim 5 or 6, wherein an identification means 14a is provided on the turn piece 14 of the lid member 1.   The sealing lid used for the sealed bowl-shaped tableware according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the lid member 1 is integrally formed of a soft silicone material.

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