JP6296898B2 - Food storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a food storage container that includes a container main body that stores food and a lid main body that is detachable from the container main body, and the container main body is water-stopped by the lid main body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a food storage container is known that includes a container lid that covers an upper opening of a container, an annular groove is provided in the outer peripheral portion of the container lid, and a container seal member is attached to the groove (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-14433

  In Patent Document 1, the container lid engaging portion for engaging the container seal member becomes a concave groove, and dirt easily accumulates, resulting in poor cleanability.

  Further, since the container seal member has to be removed from the narrow groove at the time of cleaning, it is not easy to remove the container seal member.

  The problem to be solved is to provide a food storage container that is excellent in cleanability and in which the container seal member can be easily attached and detached.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food storage container comprising a container main body for storing food and a lid main body detachably attached to the container main body, wherein the container main body is water-stopped by the lid main body. It has detachable ring-shaped member, engaged by the lid container seal member to the outer wall surface of the inner surface and the ring-shaped member of the body to abut against the lid body and the ring-like member engaging portion of the two or more places while if the ring-shaped member is characterized in that chromatic elasticity.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the container seal member is mounted by any one of the three surfaces of the inner wall surface of the lid body, the outer wall surface of the ring-shaped member, the lower surface of the lid body, and the upper surface of the ring-shaped member. A concave groove is formed.

The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that a cross-sectional shape of the container seal member is a hollow shape.

The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the container seal member has a tongue-like tongue piece.

The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that the cross-sectional shape of the container seal member is a U-shape.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of use, the ring-shaped member is engaged with the container main body, and the container seal member is disposed on the inner surface of the lid main body and the outer wall surface of the ring-shaped member. On the other hand, by removing the ring-shaped member from the container main body and disassembling it into the container main body and the ring-shaped member, it is possible to eliminate the groove-shaped groove and to make the structure easy to clean. Moreover, the ring-shaped member can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid body by the elasticity of the ring-shaped member.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form the concave groove portion by any three surfaces and to attach the container seal member to the concave groove portion.

According to invention of Claim 3, a container sealing member can be elastically deformed by hollow shape, and can improve sealing performance.

According to invention of Claim 4, a sealing performance can be improved with a tongue piece part.

According to the invention of claim 5, the container sealing member can be elastically deformed by the U-shape to enhance the sealing performance.

It is a perspective view of the state which decomposed | disassembled the cover main body which shows Example 1 of this invention, a ring-shaped member, and a container seal member. It is sectional drawing around a ditch | groove part same as the above. It is a perspective view same as the above. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the hinge member same as the above. It is the side view seen from the long side part side same as the above. It is a top view same as the above. It is a bottom view same as the above. It is the side view seen from the short side part side same as the above. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 5. It is a perspective view of a hinge member same as the above. It is sectional drawing around the ditch | groove part which shows Example 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view same as the above. It is the side view seen from the long side part side same as the above. It is the side view seen from the short side part side same as the above. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 9. It is sectional drawing around the ditch | groove part which shows Example 3 of this invention. It is sectional drawing same as the above.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the Example demonstrated below does not limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all of the configurations described below are not necessarily essential requirements of the present invention.

  FIGS. 1-11 has shown Example 1, and the container main body 2 which accommodates the foodstuffs (not shown) of the food storage container 1 comprises a bottomed box shape which has the upper opening 3, and the bottom part 4 of FIG. Long side surfaces 5, 5 in the length direction and short side surfaces 6, 6 in the width direction are provided on four sides, and an outer flange portion 7 is provided around the upper opening 3.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the long side portions 5 and 5 are positioned on the left and right sides of the food storage container 1 and the short side portions 6 and 6 are positioned on the front and rear sides of the food storage container 1. Moreover, although the long side part 5 is longer than the short side part 6, you may make the long side part 5 which is one side part, and the short side part 6 which is the other side part have the same length.

  The food storage container 1 is formed of, for example, a steel such as stainless steel, a metal such as aluminum, or a synthetic resin, except for a packing as a container seal member described later. The member is made of synthetic resin.

  The food storage container 1 includes a lid body 11 that closes the upper opening 3 of the container body 2. The lid main body 11 is provided with a flat upper surface portion 12 having a substantially elongated hole shape at the center of the upper portion thereof, and a flat lower surface portion 13 is provided around the upper surface portion 12. In addition, a step 14 in the vertical direction is provided between the upper surface portion 12 and the lower surface portion 13, and the upper surface portion 12 is positioned one step higher than the lower surface portion 13. Further, an outer edge portion 15 is provided around the lower surface portion 13, and the planar shape of the outer peripheral surface 15M of the outer edge portion 15 is substantially the same as the planar shape of the outer peripheral surface 7M of the outer collar portion 7.

  On the left and right sides of the food storage container 1, recesses 8 and 8 that are recessed inward in the plane are formed at the center in the front-rear direction. Specifically, concave portions 5H and 5H that are recessed inward in the planar shape are formed in the center in the length direction of the long side surface portions 5 and 5 on the left and right sides, respectively. Corresponding to the recess 5H, recesses 7H and 15H are formed in the outer flange portion 7 and the outer edge portion 15, and protrusions projecting outward with respect to these recesses 5H, 7H and 15H on both sides in the length direction. 5T, 5T, 7T, 7T, 15T, and 15T are formed, and these protrusions 5T, 5T, 7T, 7T, 15T, and 15T are formed on convex curved surfaces. In addition, linear portions 5S, 7S, and 15S are provided on the inner bottoms of the recesses 5H, 7H, and 15H. The protrusions 7T and 15T are the outermost part of the container body 2 and the outermost part of the lid body 11. And the said recessed parts 5H and 7H are the dents of the center part of the container main body 2. FIG.

  Further, the short side surface portion 6 and the outer flange portion 7 and the outer edge portion 15 corresponding to the short side surface portion 6 are convex curved surfaces having a larger curvature than the projecting portions 5T, 5T, 7T, 7T, 15T, and 15T. In addition, at the corners of the four corners of the food storage container 1, the curved projections 5T, 7T, and 15T, the short side surface portion 6, and the outer flange portion 7 and the outer edge portion 15 corresponding to the short side surface portion 6 are formed. Are formed continuously by a curved surface.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lid body 11 is formed with recesses 20, 20 for connecting a hinge member 21 at the left and right centers of the stepped portion 14. The recess 20 includes a front-rear direction bottom surface portion 14T in which the step portion 14 is recessed toward the center side, and left and right side surface portions 14S, 14S provided on both sides of the bottom surface portion 14T. The lower ends of the side surface portions 14S and 14S are formed continuously with the lower surface portion 13. The length of the recess 20 is substantially equal to the length of the recess 8, and the proximal end side of the hinge member 21 is accommodated in the recess 20.

  The hinge member 21 has substantially the same width in the front-rear direction in the mounted state, and has a substantially L shape by providing a bent portion 24 between the base plate side upper plate portion 22 and the distal end side plate portion 23, The outer surface of the bent portion 24 is formed into a curved surface, and the angle formed by the upper plate portion 22 and the side plate portion 23 is 90 degrees or more and 135 degrees or less. Further, the side plate portion 23 is formed longer than the upper plate portion 22.

  On the left and right sides of the base end of the upper plate portion 22, cylindrical portions 25, 25 serving as fitting receiving portions are provided, and shaft portions 26, 26 serving as fitting portions to which the cylindrical portions 25, 25 are externally fitted are provided in the recesses 20. Projecting from the side surfaces 14S and 14S. Further, a cutout portion 27 is formed on one of the tube portions 25, 25 by cutting out a part of the side surface of the tube portion 25. The width of the cutout portion 27 is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 26. It is small and has a dimension that allows the shaft portion 26 to pass through elastic deformation so that the cutout portion 27 expands. Further, when the hinge member 21 is locked, the cutout portion 27 is formed on the lower side toward the center with respect to the upper plate portion 22.

  Note that the bottom portion 25T located on the opposite side of the cylindrical portion 25 is closed. Further, the cylindrical portions 25 on both sides are connected by a curved surface 28 continuous to the outer periphery thereof, and the curved surface 28 is positioned slightly on the outer surface side from the outer surface of the upper plate portion 22.

  On the inner surface of the side plate portion 23 of the hinge member 21, locking portions 31, 31 that are substantially orthogonal to the inner surface protrude from the front and rear with an interval therebetween, and these locking portions 31, 31 are provided on the outer edge portion 15. The latch receiving portion 32 is latched. The latch receiving portion 32 is constituted by a ridge projecting downward from the lower surface 15K on the distal end side of the outer edge portion 15.

  To attach the hinge member 21 to the lid body 11, after inserting the shaft part 26 into one cylindrical part 25 without the notch part 27, align the notch part 27 with the side surface of the other shaft part 26, and When the tube portion 25 is pushed toward the shaft portion 26 side, the notch portion 27 is elastically deformed and opened, the shaft portion 26 passes through the notch portion 27, and the shaft portion 26 is fitted into the other tube portion 25. A hinge member 21 is connected to the lid main body 11 so as to be rotatable by concave-convex fitting.

  Then, when the container body 2 is covered with the lid body 11 and the hinge member 21 is rotated downward, the locking portion 31 is locked to the outer edge portion 15.

  A plurality of leg portions 35 having a protruding shape are provided on the lower surface of the bottom surface portion 4.

  Next, the characteristic configuration of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, etc., a ring-shaped member 41 made of synthetic resin is detachably provided on the inner surface side of the lid body 11. The ring-shaped member 41 includes a ring main body 42 that is mounted at a substantially constant interval from the inner wall surface 15N of the outer edge portion 15, and a ring-side engaging portion 43 that engages and disengages the ring main body 42 with the lid main body 11. 43.

  Then, by attaching the ring-shaped member 41 to the lid body 11, in this example, the inner wall surface 15N of the outer edge portion 15, the ring body 42 and the outer wall surface 42G, and the space between the inner wall surface 15N and the outer wall surface 42G. A concave groove portion 44 to which the packing 40 is attached is formed by the three surfaces of the lower surface portion 13 of the lid main body 11 and the lower surface 13K located at the lower portion, and the lower portion of the concave groove portion 44 is opened. The inner wall surface 15N and the outer wall surface 42G form a vertical direction, and the lower surface 13K forms a horizontal direction. The lower surface 13K and the inner wall surface 15N are the inner surface of the lid body 11.

  The ring main body 42 is formed to be smaller than the inner wall surface 15N by the thickness of the packing 40, and has long side portions 45, 45 in the length direction and short side portions 46, 46 in the width direction. On the left and right sides of the ring body 42, recesses 45H and 45H that are recessed inward in the plane are formed at the center in the front-rear direction. Specifically, concave portions 45H and 45H, which are recessed inward in the planar shape, are formed at the center in the length direction of the long side portions 45 and 45 on the left and right sides, respectively, and on both sides in the length direction of the concave portions 45H and 45H. Projections 45T and 45T projecting outward from these are formed, and these projections 45T and 45T are formed on convex curved surfaces. Further, the short side portion 46 of the ring body 42 is formed on a curved surface larger than the protrusion 45T, and connects the protrusions 45T and 45T on both sides. The long side portion 45 is formed substantially straight in the concave portion 45H.

  The ring main body 42 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is easily elastically deformed so that the interval between the concave portions 45H and 45H is narrowed. As a result, the ring-side engagement portions 43 and 43 on both sides are connected to the lid-side engagement portions 51 and 51. It is possible to engage with each other by inserting them in between. In this case, since the ring body 42 is formed in a curved shape except for the recesses 45H and 45H, it can be elastically deformed without difficulty.

  The ring-side engaging portion 43 has a flange piece 47 projecting inwardly above the recess 45H of the long side portion 45, and the upper surface of the flange piece portion 47 is formed flat. An engaging claw portion 48 facing inward is provided at the upper part of the inner end of the portion 47. The engaging claw portion 48 is formed to have a substantially entire length in the front-rear direction of the collar piece portion 47. A projecting portion 49 projects downward from the lower edge of the recess 45H of the ring body 42. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of the engaging claw portion 48 is formed as a concave curved surface, and a curved guide surface 48 </ b> A is formed outside the upper end of the engaging claw portion 48.

  The lid main body 11 includes a lid side engaging portion 51 to which the ring side engaging portion 43 is engaged and disengaged. The lid-side engaging portion 51 includes an engaging protrusion 53 that protrudes inwardly at the inner end of the lower surface 52 of the recess 20, and is configured by the engaging protrusion 53 and the lower surface 52 of the recess 20. Has been.

  Further, positioning projections 54 and 54 are provided on the front and rear of the lower surface 52 to sandwich the flange portion 47 from the front and rear, and the positioning projections 54 and 54 constitute positioning means for the lid-side engagement portion 51. . The lower surface 52 of the recess 20 is substantially flush with the lower surface 13K of the lower surface portion 13.

  Further, the ring-side engagement portion 43 and the lid-side engagement portion 51 constitute an engagement portion 55 that engages the ring-shaped member 41 with the lid body 11.

  The packing 40 is made of an annular elastic body. Further, the packing 40 has a substantially band shape, the vertical width is constant, and has a constant thickness corresponding to the width of the concave groove portion 44. Further, the vertical width of the packing 40 is larger than the depth of the concave groove 44 and smaller than the height of the ring body 42. In this example, the depth of the recessed groove 44 is equal to the height of the outer wall surface 15G. Therefore, when the packing 40 is attached to the recessed groove portion 44, the lower end portion in the width direction of the packing 40 protrudes downward from the recessed groove portion 44.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the packing 40 is hollow and has a partition 40A in the horizontal direction at the center of a vertically long rectangular cross section, and has hollows 40B and 40B above and below the partition 40A. In FIG. 1, the packing 40 has a shape along the outer wall surface 42 </ b> G of the ring main body 42, but is circular when no force is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, when the lid body 11 is put on the upper opening 3 of the container body 2, the lower part of the ring body 42 is fitted in the upper opening 3, and the lower edge of the packing 40 is the outer edge. It contacts the upper surface 7J of the collar portion 7.

  Next, a method for using the food storage container 1 will be described. When food (not shown) is stored in the container body 2 and the upper body 3 is covered with the lid body 11, the lower part of the ring body 42 is fitted into the upper opening 3, and the packing 40 is placed on the upper surface 7 </ b> J of the outer casing 7. Close contact and water stop. Then, when the user pushes down the side plate portion 23 of the hinge member 21, the locking portion 31 is locked to the locking receiving portion 32. As a result, the lid body 11 is fixed to the container body 2.

  On the other hand, the lid body 11 can be removed from the container body 2 by placing a finger on the recess 33 and releasing the locking portion 31 by lifting the side plate portion 23 upward.

  When removing the packing 40 from the lid body 11, if the ring-shaped member 41 is elastically deformed so as to narrow the left and right protruding portions 49, 49, the engagement between the lid side engaging portion 51 and the engaging claw portion 48 is released. The ring-shaped member 41 can be removed from the lid body 11, and the packing 40 can be removed at the same time.

  By removing the ring-shaped member 41 from the lid main body 11 in this way, the lower surface 13K of the lid main body 11 and the inner wall surface 15N of the outer edge portion 15 constituting the concave groove portion 44 are opened and can be easily cleaned. The ring-shaped member 41 can also be cleaned alone.

  Then, when the cleaning is finished and the left and right engaging claws 48 are locked to the engaging ridges 53, 53, the outer wall surface 42G, the inner wall surface 15N, and the lower surface 13K connecting the upper portions thereof. The groove 44 is formed, and the packing 40 can be attached to the groove 44.

  In this case, the engaging claw portions 48 and 48 can be locked to the engaging protrusions 53 and 53 by being elastically deformed so that the interval between the concave portions 45H and 45H is narrowed.

  Alternatively, when one engagement claw portion 48 is first locked to the engagement protrusion 53 and then the other engagement claw portion 48 is brought close to the engagement protrusion 53, the guide surface of the engagement claw portion 48 48A hits the engaging ridge 53, and the guide surface 48A narrows the interval between the engaging claw portions 48 on both sides, and the other engaging claw portion 48 can be locked to the engaging ridge 53.

  In addition, the packing 40 is externally mounted on the outer wall surface 42G of the ring main body 42, and the engagement claws 53, 53 are engaged with the engagement claws 53, 53 with the recesses 45H, 45H being manually narrowed. The parts 48, 48 may be locked.

  Thus, in this embodiment, corresponding to claim 1, the container body 2 for storing food and the lid body 11 detachably attached to the container body 2 are provided, and the container body 2 is stopped by the lid body 11. The food storage container has a ring-shaped member 41 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid body 11, and the packing 40 as the container seal member abuts on the inner wall surface 15N of the lid body 11 and the outer wall surface 42G of the ring-shaped member 41. In some cases, the ring-shaped member 41 can be engaged and attached to the container body 2 and the packing 40 can be disposed on the inner wall surface 15N of the lid body 11 and the outer wall surface 42G of the ring-shaped member 41. On the other hand, by removing the ring-shaped member 41 from the container main body 2 and disassembling it into the container main body 2 and the ring-shaped member 41, the groove-shaped groove can be eliminated, and the structure can be easily cleaned.

  As described above, in this embodiment, any one of the inner wall surface 15N of the lid main body 11, the outer wall surface 42G of the ring-shaped member 41, the lower surface 13K of the lid main body 11, and the upper surface of the ring-shaped member 41 corresponds to claim 2. These three surfaces form a concave groove 44 for mounting the packing 40 as a container seal member. In this example, the concave groove 44 is formed by three surfaces of the inner wall surface 15N, the outer wall surface 42G and the lower surface 13K. The packing 40 can be attached to the groove 44.

Thus, in this embodiment, corresponding to claim 1 , the lid main body 11 and the ring-shaped member 41 are engaged by the engagement portions 55, 55 at two or more locations, and the ring-shaped member 41 is elastic. Therefore, the ring-shaped member 41 can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid body 11 by the elasticity of the ring-shaped member 41.

As described above, in this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the packing 40 serving as the container seal member is a hollow shape corresponding to the third aspect , so that the sealing performance can be improved.

  Further, as an effect of the embodiment, since the ring body 42 is formed in a curved shape except for the recesses 45H and 45H, it can be elastically deformed without difficulty when the space between the recesses 45H and 45H is narrowed. . Further, the ring-side engaging portion 43 has a hook piece 47 projecting inwardly on the upper portion of the concave portion 45H of the long side portion 45, and in an engaged state, the upper surface of the hook piece portion 47 is engaged with the lid side. Since the surface comes into contact with the lower surface 52 of the part 51, a stable mounting state is obtained. In addition, since the recessed portion 45H of the ring body 42 is formed with a protruding portion 49 that protrudes downward from the other portions of the ring body 42, the engagement releasing work can be easily performed using the protruding portions 49, 49 on both sides. It can be carried out. Furthermore, the front and rear positioning of the lid-side engaging portion 51 can be performed by positioning protrusions 54 and 54 provided on the lid body 11. Further, since the left and right engaging portions 55 and 55 have the same configuration, the ring-shaped member 41 can be engaged with the lid main body 11 regardless of the left or right orientation. Furthermore, since the ring side engaging portions 43, 43 are provided on the long side portions 45, 45 longer than the short side portions 46, 46, the ring body 42 is easily deformed so as to narrow the space between the ring side engaging portions 43, 43, The engagement / disengagement work of the engaging portion 55 can be easily performed.

  12 to 17, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with the same reference numerals assigned to the same parts as the first embodiment and detailed description thereof omitted. This example shows a modification of the packing 60 and the groove 61 that constitute the water stop structure 50. The packing 60 is solid and has a vertically long rectangular cross section. A tongue-like tongue piece 62 projects from the outer peripheral surface of the packing 60 in the vertical center. In addition, the length of the tongue piece 62 is preferably about one half or less and about one third or more of the height of the packing 60.

  A lateral lower flange 63 is provided around the lower side of the outer wall surface 42G of the ring main body 42, and a part of the groove 61 is formed by the upper surface 63J of the lower flange 63.

  When the ring-shaped member 41 is engaged and attached to the lid main body 11, the upper groove 63J, the outer wall surface 42G, and the lower surface 13K form the concave groove 61 that opens on the outer peripheral side. The lower surface 13K and the upper surface 63J are substantially parallel to each other in the horizontal direction, the outer wall surface 42G is in the vertical direction, and the outer wall surface 42G is substantially orthogonal to the lower surface 13K and the upper surface 63J.

  In this example, the lid body 11 is not provided with the hinge member 21, the shaft portion 26, and the outer flange portion 7. In addition, the planar shape of the lower surface portion 13 of the lid body 11 is slightly larger than the upper edge portion 2F of the container body 2.

  Then, the packing 60 is fitted in the recessed groove portion 61, and the lid body 11 covers the upper opening 3 of the container body 2, and as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the lid is placed on the upper edge 2F of the container body 2. The lower surface 13K of the main body 11 abuts, and at the same time, the tongue piece 62 comes into pressure contact with the inner surface of the container main body 2 and a water-stopping state is obtained. In this case, the lid body 11 may be fixed by winding a stretchable band (not shown) around the food storage container 1 in the closed state. The band is preferably aligned with the positions of the recesses 20 and 20.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment are obtained.

  Thus, in this embodiment, in accordance with claim 2, the inner wall surface 15N of the lid body 11, the outer wall surface 42G of the ring member 41, the lower surface 13K of the lid body 11, and the upper surface 63J of the ring member 41 are provided. The concave groove portion 61 is formed by any three surfaces. In this example, the concave groove portion 61 is formed by the three surfaces of the outer wall surface 42G, the lower surface 13K, and the upper surface 63J, and the packing 60 is attached to the concave groove portion 61. it can.

Further, in this embodiment, in accordance with the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the cross section of the packing 60 as the container seal member has the tongue-like tongue portion 62, the sealing performance can be improved.

  Further, as an effect of the embodiment, when the packing 60 is attached to the recessed groove portion 61 opened on the outer peripheral side and the lower portion of the lid body 11 is fitted into the upper opening 3 of the container body 2, the packing 60 extends in the vertical direction of the recessed groove portion 61. Since the outer wall surface 42G and the inner peripheral surface in the vertical direction of the container body 2 are pressed against each other, a reliable water stop effect can be obtained and the lid body 11 can be fixed to the container body 2 by the elasticity of the packing 60.

  18 to 19, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described in detail with the same reference numerals assigned to the same portions as those in the above embodiments, and detailed description thereof omitted. In this example, a modification of the packing 70 constituting the water stop structure 50 is shown. The packing 70 has a substantially U-shaped cross section by connecting the inner sides of the upper horizontal side 71 and the lower horizontal side 71A arranged at intervals in the vertical direction by a vertical side 72, and the outline of the cross section is a straight line. It is configured. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the packing 70 is symmetrical in the vertical direction.

  When the packing 70 is mounted in the concave groove portion 44, the inner side surface of the vertical side portion 72 is in pressure contact with the outer wall surface 42G, and the upper surface of the upper horizontal side portion 71 is in pressure contact with the lower surface 13K. The side surface is close to or in pressure contact with the inner wall surface 15N.

  Then, when the container body 2 is covered with the lid body 11, as shown in FIG. 18, the lower surface of the lower lateral portion 71A comes into pressure contact with the upper surface 7J of the outer flange portion 7, and the upper opening 3 of the container body 2 is stopped. The In this case, a gap is formed between the outer wall surface 42G of the ring main body 42 and the inner peripheral surface of the container main body 2, and the outer wall surface 42G does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the container main body 2. In the embodiment, the outer wall surface 42G does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the container body 2 in the entire periphery, but may be configured to partially contact.

  Further, a plurality of inner containers 81, 81 are detachably housed in the container body 2, and these inner containers 81, 81 have a bottomed box shape and have an opening at the top.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the same operations and effects as the above-described embodiments are obtained.

In this way, in this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the packing 70 which is a container seal member is U-shaped, corresponding to claim 5 , so that the sealing performance can be improved.

  Further, as an effect of the embodiment, the packing 70 having a U-shaped cross section has an upper horizontal side portion 71 and a lower horizontal side portion 71A that are spaced apart from each other, so that the packing 70 is attached to the lower surface 13K of the lid body 11. The packing 70 is elastically deformed and a reliable water-stopping effect is obtained.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above Example, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible within the range of the summary of invention. For example, the shapes of the container main body, the lid main body, and the ring-shaped member are not limited to the embodiments, and various shapes can be used. Further, there may be three or more engaging portions. Furthermore, in Claim 1 or 2 , the container seal member can be used in various shapes. Further, the upper opening of the container body may be circular, elliptical, oval, or the like. Furthermore, the outer wall surface and the inner wall surface are not limited to being vertical but may be oblique as long as they are in the vertical direction.

1 Food storage container 2 Container body
11 Lid body
13K bottom surface (inner surface)
15N inner wall (inner surface)
40 Packing (container seal member)
40B Hollow part
41 Ring-shaped member
42 Ring body
42G outer wall
43 Ring side engagement
44 groove
51 Lid side engaging part
55 Engagement part
60 Packing (container seal)
61 groove
62 Tongue
63J Top view
70 Packing (container seal)

Claims (5)

A food storage container comprising a container main body for storing food, and a lid main body detachably attached to the container main body, wherein the container main body includes a ring-shaped member that can be engaged and disengaged in the lid main body. It has, together with the container sealing member to the outer wall surface of the ring-shaped member and the inner surface of the lid body is abutting, the ring-shaped member and the lid body is engaged with the engagement portion of the two or more places, the ring food storage containers member is characterized in that chromatic elasticity. A concave groove for mounting the container seal member is formed by any three surfaces of the inner wall surface of the lid body, the outer wall surface of the ring-shaped member, the lower surface of the lid body, and the upper surface of the ring-shaped member. The food storage container according to claim 1. The food storage container according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the container seal member has a hollow cross-sectional shape. The food storage container according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the container seal member has a tongue-shaped tongue piece. The food storage container according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the container seal member is U-shaped.

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