JPH04120579U - cooler box - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent a decrease in the actual volume inside a cooler box, and to be able to adjust the strength and duration of the cooling effect from the ice pack. [Structure] The casing of the lid body 2 is formed by integrating an outer lid 8 and an inner lid 9. Then, a bag 12 containing an ice pack 11 is stored inside the bag 12. In addition, the inner lid 9
A plurality of openings 9b are formed in the openings 9b. Further, a slidable opening adjusting plate 13 is provided on the outer surface of the inner lid 9, and a plurality of openings 13a are formed in this opening adjusting plate 13. Then, the opening 9b of the inner lid 9 and the opening 13 of the opening adjusting plate 13
By adjusting the area of the overlapping portion with a, the strength and duration of the cooling effect can be adjusted.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention relates to a cooler box, and in particular, to adjust the cold retention effect inside the box. Regarding the cooler box that can be used.

0002

[Conventional technology]

In general, cooler boxes are widely known because they keep the interior at a low temperature to maintain the freshness of fresh fish, etc. It is being Such cooler boxes usually have ice inside the box. The structure is such that an ice pack is added to keep the inside at a low temperature. However, in such a cooler box, the storage capacity is limited. Since the volume occupied by ice or ice packs is large, the actual volume is small, Especially with small cooler boxes, there is a problem that the influence of ice etc. is large. there were.

0003 Therefore, in recent years, a cooler box with the structure shown in Figure 11 has been proposed. (Utility Model Application No. 3-20275). The reference numeral 101 in the figure is the cooler main body. An opening 101a is formed in the upper surface of the holder. Then, the cooler main body 101 A swingable upper lid 102 is provided on the opening 101a side, and this upper lid 102 The opening 101a is opened and closed by the swinging. Moreover, inside this upper lid 102, A concave storage portion 102a is formed to store the cold pack 103. This storage part 1 Holding bands 104, 104 for holding the ice pack 103 stored in 02a are This prevents the cold pack 103 from falling off.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, with the configuration described above, it is only necessary to freeze the ice pack. Although it has the advantage of storing the ice pack inside the top lid and using it as a cooler box. When using a cold pack, adjust the strength and duration of the cooling effect from the ice pack. If it is not possible to function as a cooler box efficiently. There are some problems.

[0005] The present invention was developed in view of the problems mentioned above, and aims to reduce the internal volume. To provide a cooler box in which cooling efficiency can be easily adjusted. The purpose is to

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention consists of a box body having an opening and a lid body that opens and closes the opening. The cooler box is equipped with an ice pack that keeps the inside of the box body cold. In the box, the lid body is removable from the box body, and the lid body is removable from the box body. The body is formed of a hollow casing, and an ice pack is stored inside this casing. The surface of the casing facing the opening of the box body has the casing attached to it. An opening that communicates with the inside of the An adjustment member is slidably provided, and the adjustment member is adjusted by sliding the adjustment member. The overlapping area of the opening and the opening of the casing changes. .

[0007]

[Effect]

Remove the lid body from the box body and store the cold storage inside the casing of the lid body. Freeze the agent. After that, attach the lid body to the box body and open the box body. By closing the opening with the lid body, the inside of the cooler box is kept cold. If you want to adjust the cooling efficiency inside the cooler box, move the adjustment member to the case. By sliding it against the surface of the thing, the adjustment member opening and the casing The overlapping area with the opening changes, and as a result, during cold storage, the area inside the box body changes. Since the opening area between the casing and the casing containing the ice pack changes, the cold insulation may need to be adjusted. can become.

[0008]

【Example】

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooler box according to the present invention. Code 1 in the figure is a box. The box body 1 is open at the top in the figure. And this opening The lid main body 2 that covers the opening is attached to the box book by means of a hinge mechanism 3 and a snap lock 4. It is provided so that it can be attached to and detached from the body 1 so as to be openable and closable.

[0009] FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the box body 1. Code 5 in the figure is polypropylene resin A heat insulating member 6 made of polystyrene foam is housed inside the outer box 5. It is. Furthermore, inside this heat insulating member 6, there is an inner box 7 made of polypropylene resin. It is stored. The inner box 7 and the outer box 5 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. They are united in a state of being. That is, the upper surface of the outer box 5 has an engagement groove 5a in the circumferential direction. An engaging protrusion 7a that can be engaged with the engaging groove 5a is formed in the inner box 7. By engaging the engagement groove 5a and the engagement protrusion 7a, the outer box 5 and It can be integrated with the inner box 7. In addition, at this time, the heat insulating member 6 is connected to the outer box 5 and the inner box. 7 will be interposed between them. In addition, there is a seal protrusion on the upper surface of the inner box 7 in FIG. 7b is formed in the circumferential direction to improve the sealing performance with the lid body 2.

0010 FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the lid main body 2. The code 8 in the figure is made of polypropylene resin. The lower part of the outer lid 8 in the figure is in an open state. Then, fill this opening with a polyp. The casing of the lid body 2 is shaped by covering it with the inner lid 9 molded from lopylene resin. will be accomplished. Here, an engagement groove 8a is formed in the circumferential direction on the lower surface side of the outer cover 8 in the figure. By engaging the engagement protrusion 9a of the inner cover 9 with the engagement groove 8a, the outer cover is closed. 8 and an inner lid 9 are integrally constructed. In addition, the inside of the outer lid 8 is made of styrofoam. A heat insulating member 10 is housed therein. On the side facing the inner cover 9 of this heat insulating member 10, A recess 10a is formed, and inside the recess 10a there is a soft chloride film on which aluminum is vapor-deposited. A bag 12 containing an ice pack 11 is housed in a vinyl bag 12. Also, The inner lid 9 has a plurality of openings 9b as shown in FIG. 9b,... are formed. Furthermore, on the lower surface side of the inner lid 9 in FIG. The opening adjustment plate 13 in which openings 13a, 13a, ... are formed is supported by screws 14. has been done. Here, this aperture adjustment plate 13 has four elongated holes 13 near its four corners. b, 13b, ... (Fig. 5), and the position of the elongated hole 13b can be adjusted. Therefore, the opening adjustment plate 13 is configured to be slidable with respect to the inner cover 9. . Further, in FIG. 4, a groove 9c is formed in the circumferential direction on the lower surface side of the inner lid 9 in the figure. A cushion sealing material 1 made of polyethylene foam is placed inside this groove 9c. 5 is buried in this cushion sealing material 15, and the seal protrusion 7b of the inner box 7 described above is embedded in the cushion sealing material 15. This contact improves sealing performance. Note that the cold pack 11 is made of starch. and acrylic acid copolymer polymer.

[0011] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the snap lock 4 used in this embodiment. i.e. patch An engaging portion 4b is swingably provided on the main body portion 4a of the lock 4, and the engaging piece 4 of this engaging portion 4b c is engaged with the snap lock engaging part 4d shown in FIG. 1, and is provided integrally with the engaging part 4b. By press-fitting the shaft 4e into the shaft receiver 4f of the box body 1. Then, the lid body 2 is fixed to the box body 1.

0012 The effects of using a cooler box configured in this way are explained below. I will clarify. First, in FIG. 1, by releasing the snap lock 4 and removing the hinge mechanism 3, A box body 1 and a lid body 2 are separated. And the lid book containing the ice pack 11 The body 2 is stored in a freezer, for example, and the cold pack 11 is frozen. This ice pack 11 is frozen In this state, store the items to be stored in the box body 1 and cover the opening of the box body 1. By attaching the lid body 2 to the box body 1 in this manner, the stored items can be protected. Can be kept cold.

[0013] By the way, this cooling efficiency, such as cooling temperature and cooling time, depends on the stored items. It differs depending on the situation. Therefore, in order to respond to this change, as shown in Figure 5, Loosen the screw 14 and move the opening adjustment plate 13 in the left and right directions in the figure along the long hole 13b. let Then, the opening 9b of the inner lid 9 and the opening 13a of the opening adjusting plate 13 overlap. By adjusting the size of the matching area, the relationship between the ice pack 11 and the inside of the box body 1 can be adjusted. The connection status can be changed. In other words, for example, if you want to keep the cold storage temperature low, If you want to maintain cold storage for a long time, reduce the overlapping area and If you want to maintain a high temperature or short cooling time, increase the overlapping area. Just listen. In this way, the cold storage state can be adjusted as desired. .

[0014] In addition, by storing the ice pack 11 in the bag 12 deposited with aluminum, Heat can be prevented from being transferred into the cold pack 11, and the cold pack 11 can be slowly In addition to absorbing heat and gradually melting, it also has a high cold retention effect and can be kept for a long time. It can maintain cold retention. FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the fixing means between the box body 1 and the lid body 2 according to the present invention. be. That is, in the first embodiment described above, one side is a snap lock 4 and the other side is a hot button. In contrast to the locking mechanism 3, in this example both snap locks 4 are used. It was designed to be used.

[0015] FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the fixing means between the box body 1 and the lid body 2 according to the present invention. be. That is, while the first embodiment described above used the patch-in lock 4, this embodiment In the example, one side uses a snap lock and the other side uses a hinge, and the hinge uses pin 16. It was designed to be fixed in place. FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the fixing means between the box body 1 and the lid body 2 according to the present invention. be. That is, while the first embodiment described above used the patch-in lock 4, this embodiment For example, the engagement protrusion 17 can be engaged with the box body 1 and the engagement protrusion 17 can be engaged with the lid body 2. An opening 18 is provided. Then, the engaging protrusion 17 and the opening 18 are engaged. By doing so, the box body 1 and the lid body 2 are fixed.

[0016] FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the fixing means for the box body 1 and the lid body 2 according to the present invention. It is. That is, the hook-shaped engagement piece 19 is always attached to the lid body 2 by a spring (not shown). Force in the direction of the middle arrow. Also, the engaging piece 19 is moved against the biasing force of this spring. An engaging portion 20 having a protrusion is provided on the box body 1. Then, open the lid body 2. When fixing to the box body 1, by inserting the engagement piece 19 into the engagement part 20. A fixation is made.

[0017]

[Effect of the idea]

As mentioned above, this invention allows the box body and the lid body to be attached and detached, and the interior of the lid body. By storing the ice pack, it is possible to prevent the actual volume from decreasing, and the bottle The box body and lid body can be easily cleaned. In addition, the adjustment member By adjusting the position of the opening, you can adjust the strength or weakness of the cooling effect from the ice pack. This has effects such as being able to adjust the duration.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooler box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the box body.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the box body.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the lid body.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the lid body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a snap lock.

FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the fixing means between the box body and the lid body according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is another embodiment of the means for fixing the box body and the lid body according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is another embodiment of the fixing means between the box body and the lid body according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is another embodiment of the means for fixing the box body and the lid body according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a cooler box that has been proposed in recent years.

[Explanation of symbols]

1...Box body 1 2...Lid body 8...Outer lid 9...Inner lid 9b...opening 11... Cold pack 13...Aperture adjustment plate 13a...opening

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cooler box comprising a box main body having an opening and a lid main body for opening and closing the opening, the inside of the box main body being kept cool with an ice pack, wherein the lid main body is connected to the box main body. The lid main body is formed of a hollow casing, an ice pack is stored inside the casing, and a surface of the casing facing the opening of the box main body communicates with the inside of the casing. An adjustment member having an opening is slidably provided on the surface, and sliding of the adjustment member causes the opening of the adjustment member to connect with the opening of the casing. A cooler box characterized by changing the overlapping area.