JPH06171676A - Food container with hot-water supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a container where water contained in a hot-water supply tank is kept from entering a slowing space during other period than heating period. CONSTITUTION:A closed type hot-water supply tank 6 with an annular cross-section is made of nonflammables, filled with water and has a slowing space 9 inside. In the hot-water supply tank 6, a tubular communicating path 19 is vertically extended and provided with a valve member 7 at the lower end and a communicating hole 8 at the upper end. The valve member 7 is opened and communicates with the hot-water supply tank 6 when a pressure is applied to the lower end of the communicating path 10 and the communicating hole 8 leads to the slowing space 9 where food raw material 17 is stowed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present application relates to a food and drink container with a hot water supply device, which is equipped with a hot water supply tank and is suitable for emergency and portable use in which hot water from the outside is unnecessary for cooking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a food container with a hot water supply device, which is provided with a hot water supply tank itself and does not require external hot water supply for cooking, partitions the middle portion of a bottomed cylindrical container 101 as shown in FIG. A plate 102 divides the upper and lower parts, and a food material storage part 103 for storing, for example, dry noodles is provided in the upper part, and a hot water supply tank 104 having water stored in the lower part, respectively. The bottom part of the hot water supply tank 104 and the upper part of the storage part 103 A hot water supply tank 104 is heated by heating the water in the hot water supply tank 104 to push down the hot water in the hot water supply tank 104. A configuration in which food is stored in the storage portion 103 is known, for example, from Japanese Patent Application No. 3-2155.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned known structure, since the hot water supply tank 104 and the storage portion 103 for food or the like are in continuous communication with each other through the conduction path, the hot water supply tank 104 is handled, carried, or in the summer. When the air in the hot water supply tank 104 expands due to a rise in the outside air temperature in the water, water seeps into the storage unit 103 through the conducting path, and the stored food, for example, dried noodles 106, may be impregnated with water and deteriorate in quality. In addition, the conductive path projects to the outer peripheral surface, which is inconvenient to handle, and it is deformed by external force, or damaged and unusable.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, the present application has a hot water supply tank made of a closed annular noncombustible material in which water is enclosed, and a storage section surrounded by the hot water supply tank. A part of the hot water supply tank is provided with a tubular communicating portion extending in the up-down direction, and a valve member that opens to communicate with the hot water supply tank when a required pressure is applied to a lower end portion of the communicating portion, Each of the upper end portions is provided with a through hole that communicates with the storage portion, and preferably an annular hot water supply tank communicates with the bottom portion. The container is further provided with a storage section surrounded by the hot water supply tank in a hot water supply tank made of a closed ring-shaped incombustible material that is in communication with the bottom and is filled with water. And a valve member that opens to communicate with the bottom of the hot water tank when a required pressure is applied to the bottom end of the communication part, and the top end of the communication part Of the cylindrical body is partitioned by a partition plate, a hot water tank is provided at the lower part of the tubular body, and a storage part is provided at the upper part of the tubular body, and a cylindrical shape extending vertically through the partition plate. A communication part is provided, a valve member is provided at the lower end of the communication part and opens when a required pressure is applied to communicate with the bottom part of the hot water tank, and the upper end is opened at the upper part of the storage part. There are things. In the above, in the case of a container for producing food and drink, a lid member for sealing the upper surface of the storage portion is provided, and in the storage portion,
Stores food and drink materials that produce food and drink by hot water supply, or stores drinkable materials that can be dissolved by hot water in the communication part, or packs that store drinkable materials that are decocted by hot water in a water-permeable bag. To do. Furthermore, the material that is decoctioned with hot water is stored in the communication section, and
Drinking water can also be obtained by providing a filter piece in the through hole. Also, attach a handle to the outer surface so that you can hold it by hand. Furthermore, the valve member has a valve surrounded by an easy-to-break portion that breaks when the required pressure acts on the peripheral portion of the valve, leaving the hinge portion at the bottom of the communicating portion.

[0005]

When the lower surface of the container is heated during use, the water in the hot water tank boils and the pressure rises, and when the pressure reaches the required pressure, the breakable part breaks. And the boiling water is supplied into the storage portion through the communication portion by the valve member. Therefore, for example, a desired beverage is produced by storing a pack of tea leaves in a water-permeable bag, roasted powdered coffee, solid soup dissolved in hot water, etc. according to the user's preference. In addition, by storing food materials such as dried noodles in the storage section, a desired food can be obtained.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a food container with a water heater according to the present invention, showing the inside of an outer cylinder 1 having a bottom made of a nonflammable material. In addition, the inner cylinder 2 having a bottom and a diameter smaller than that of the outer cylinder 1 is concentrically formed, and the holding piece 3 is interposed between the bottom plate 1a of the outer cylinder 1 and the bottom plate 2a of the inner cylinder 2. So that a gap 4 is created,
In addition, a space between the upper surfaces of the inner cylindrical body 2 and the outer cylindrical body 1 is sealed by an annular upper surface plate portion 5, and a bottom portion 6a is provided between the inner cylindrical body 2 and the outer cylindrical body 1.
Form a closed annular hot water supply tank 6 in which water communicates with the gap 4 and encloses water, and extends in the vertical direction at a part of the annular portion 6b of the hot water supply tank 6, and the lower end portion has a valve member 7
Through the through hole 8, and the upper end portion communicates with the inside of the inner cylindrical body 2, that is, the storage portion 9 having a capacity larger than that of the hot water supply tank 6 through the through hole 8. A tubular communication portion 10 is fixedly provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the valve member 7 comprises a valve 13 having a peripheral portion surrounded by an easily breakable portion 12 while leaving a hinge portion 11 at the bottom of the communicating portion 10, and in the normal state, the communicating portion is connected. When the bottom surface 14 of the portion 10 is closed and the pressure in the hot water supply tank 6 reaches the required pressure, the breakable portion 12 is broken leaving the hinge portion 11 and the communication portion 10 is shown as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The bottom of is open.

A pair of left and right grips 15 are attached to the outer surface of the outer cylindrical body 1 so as to be horizontally rotatable and curved, and the grips 15 are attached by phantom lines in FIG. 2 when not in use. As shown in the drawing, the outer surface of the outer cylindrical body 1 is matched, and when the container 15 is used for hand-held use, the handles 15 are rotated outward, respectively, so that the container becomes hand-held as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. Further, the upper surface of the storage section 9 is sealed by a peelable lid member 16.

However, when the container of the present application is used as a water heater, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the lid member 16 is peeled off to open a part or all of the upper surface of the storage section 9,
When the bottom surface of the outer tubular body 1 is heated in this state, the temperature of the water in the hot water supply tank 6 rises and the pressure in the hot water supply tank 6 rises, and when the pressure reaches the required pressure, it is easy to break. The valve member 7 opens due to the breakage of the portion 12, and the boiling water in the hot water supply tank 6 is supplied from the valve member 7 to the communication portion 10 and to the storage portion 9 from the through hole 8.

Therefore, upon use, a pack p in which tea leaves are packed in a water-permeable bag according to the user's preference in the hot water supply tank 6, or roasted powdered coffee, or solid soup dissolved in hot water is used. By storing a beverage material such as the above, a desired beverage can be produced. Of course, it can also be used simply as a water heater without containing any beverage material.

Although the above description has been made on the case of producing drinking water, as shown in FIG. 6, a food material 17 such as dried noodles or dried wakame and a bag of Chinese soup or raw miso or the like is stored in the storage section 9. When the seasoning 18 is stored in advance and used as a container for producing ramen or miso soup, the lid member 16 is opened at the time of use to take out a bag containing Chinese soup stock or raw miso and open it. After pouring into the container 9, the container is heated again with or without the lid member 16 closed. In this case as well, the valve member 7 is opened to open the valve member 7
The boiling water that has flowed into the communicating pipe 10 through the through hole 8 can flow out into the storage portion 9 through the through hole 8 to produce the required food product.

Next, FIG. 7 shows another embodiment in which a pack p in which tea leaves, powdered coffee, etc. are packed in a water-permeable bag is stored in the communication part 10 to produce a beverage. Cage,
According to this embodiment, the beverage is produced in the process in which the boiling water flows out from the through hole 8 into the storage section 9. FIG. 8 shows that the seasoning 19a such as raw miso is directly stored in the communication section 10, and
Another example of a case in which the food material 19b such as dried seaweed and dried vegetables is stored in the storage section 9 to form a miso soup is shown. In this case, the seasoning 19 is used.
Sealing piece 2 so that a does not move into the storage portion 9 when not in use
The through hole 8 is sealed with 0, and this sealing piece 20 is removed by hand at the time of use. When the tea leaves or the like are directly stored in the communication portion 10 in the above, the filter piece 21 is attached to the position of the through hole 8 as shown by the phantom line in the figure.

In each of the above embodiments, the outer periphery and the bottom of the storage portion 9 are surrounded by the hot water supply tank 6 in which water is sealed, and the communication part 10 is provided in a part of the hot water supply tank 6. Although the case is shown, FIGS. 9 and 10 omit the bottom plate 2a and the spacing portion 4 of the inner cylindrical body 2 in the above embodiment, and
The communicating portion 10 having the valve member 7 at the lower portion and the communicating portion 10 at the upper portion, which communicates with the through hole 8 and extends downwardly, are provided with the tubular outlet portion 22 having the lower end opened at the lower portion of the storage portion 9 to provide the boiling water outlet portion 22. 11 is a container having a structure in which it is jetted from the lower end of the inner cylinder 23 into the housing portion 9. Further, in FIG. 24, and a container having a configuration in which a conducting portion 25 having an upper end opened at the upper part of the storage portion 9 is erected, and in FIG. 12, an intermediate portion of a bottomed tubular body 26 is vertically moved by a partition plate 27. The hot water supply tank 6 is divided and water is enclosed in the lower part, and the storage part 9 for food materials is formed in the upper part. The partition plate 27 is vertically penetrated to the bottom part 6a of the hot water supply tank 6 in the lower part. A valve member 28 communicating with the communication member 29, and a communication portion 29 having an upper end opening at an upper portion of the storage portion 9 is provided. The vessel configuration, furthermore, 13
12 respectively show a configuration in which the communication part 29 in FIG. 12 is provided along the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 26, and the container shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 is used as a water heater, a drinking water container, or a food container. Of course, it is used as.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the hot water tank filled with water and the storage section are normally shut off by the valve member provided in the communication section. There is no fear that the water in the hot water tank will flow into the container. Therefore, even if a food material or drinking water material is stored in the storage section, there is no fear that it will deteriorate the material and it is effective for storage. Also, it is convenient to carry, and according to the configuration of claim 4, since the communication part is closed by the valve member and the sealing piece before use, the seasoning containing water is contained in the communication part. It has an advantage that it can be stored and various kinds of food can be produced, and a food container with a lot of interest can be provided.

[0015]

[Brief description of drawings]

[Fig. 1] Vertical sectional view

FIG. 2 is a plan view in which a lid member is omitted and a part is cut away.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the lower surface of the valve member.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a usage state as a water heater.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a state of use as a cup ramen.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view showing a state of use as cup coffee.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cooking state as cup coffee.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing still another embodiment.

10 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the main part in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view showing still another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view showing still another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a vertical sectional view showing a conventional configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 hot water supply tank 6a bottom part 7 valve member 8 through hole 9 storage part 10 communication part 10a bottom part 11 hinge part 12 easy breakable part 13 valve 15 handle 16 lid member 20 sealing piece 21 filter piece 22 outlet part 26 cylinder 27 partition plate 29 communication Part p pack

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A hot water supply tank made of a closed ring-shaped non-combustible material in which water is enclosed, and a storage section surrounded by the hot water supply tank, and a tubular shape extending vertically in a part of the hot water supply tank. A valve member that is provided with a communication portion and opens when the required pressure acts on the lower end of the communication portion to communicate with the hot water tank,
In addition, a container for food and drink with a hot water supply device, characterized in that each upper end is provided with a through hole that communicates with the storage section. 2. The container for food and drink with a hot water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the annular hot water supply tank is communicated at the bottom. 3. An upper part communicating with a through hole extending vertically.
The container for food and drink with a hot water supply device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cylindrical lead-out portion having a lower end opening at a lower portion of the hot water supply tank is provided in parallel with the communication portion. 4. The container for food and drink with a hot water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is provided with a removable sealing piece. 5. A hot water supply tank, which is made of a closed ring-shaped incombustible material and is filled in with water and which communicates with the bottom, and a storage section surrounded by the hot water supply tank. A tubular communication part extending vertically is provided upright, and a valve member is provided at the lower end of this communication part that opens when a required pressure is applied and communicates with the bottom of the hot water tank, and the upper end is A container for food and drink with a hot water supply device, which is opened at the top of the storage section. 6. A central part of the tubular body is partitioned by a partition plate, a hot water supply tank is provided at the lower part of the tubular part, and a storage part is provided at the upper part of the tubular part, and a tubular communicating part that penetrates the partition plate and extends in the vertical direction is provided. At the lower end of this communication part, there is provided a valve member that opens when a required pressure is applied and communicates with the bottom part of the hot water supply tank, and the top end is opened at the top of the storage part. Container. 7. The valve member comprises a valve surrounded by an easy-to-break portion that breaks when a required pressure acts, leaving a hinge portion at the bottom of the communication portion.
The container for food and drink with a water heater according to 3, 4, or 5. 8. A lid member for sealing the upper surface of the storage portion is provided,
The container for food and drink with a hot water supply device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the food and drink material that produces food and drink by hot water is stored in the storage part. 9. The communication part comprises a beverage material that can be dissolved in hot water, or a pack in which a material that is infused with hot water is stored in a water-permeable bag.
A container for food and drink with a water heater according to 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 8. 10. The hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a material to be decoctioned with hot water is stored in the communication section, and a filter piece is provided in the through hole. Container for food and drink. 11. A container for food and drink with a water heater according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein a handle is attached to the outer peripheral surface.