JPH0644863Y2 - Food container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food container which can store food and can be heated directly in a microwave oven.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are food containers that can be heated directly in a microwave oven. This kind of container is equipped with a lid that seals to a certain degree so that the smell and contents of the stored food do not spill, and vents to cope with the pressure increase in the container when heated in a microwave oven. It has a section.

There are various structures of the ventilation part. Specifically, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-55170, a container in which a removable sealing plug is attached to the air vent hole of the container, As shown in No. 62-96343,
A ventilation hole is provided in the upper edge portion of the container and the outer peripheral portion of the lid body, and the ventilation portion is formed by matching them, and JP-A-3-69482.
As shown in the publication, there is known one in which a rotary knob type opening / closing member is attached to a ventilation hole provided in a lid body.

As the food container, there is also known a container provided with a date indicating section for carrying out date management such as freshness management of contents (food) and management of storage period. As a concrete configuration of the date indicating portion, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication 59-27402
As shown in No. 6, the date part is provided on the outer peripheral part of the container and the indicator part (through hole) is provided on the lid, and the date dial is provided on the lid (Registration No. 669679). It is known that a lid is provided with a date scale and an indicator hand is attached.

[0005]

The above-mentioned food container that can be cooked in a microwave oven is used as a food storage container except when it is heated and stored in a refrigerator or the like with the food stored. . Therefore, even if the container for the microwave oven is provided, it is convenient to attach a date indicating section for managing the due date of the food.

However, if a conventional date indicating portion is simply attached to a food container for microwave oven, the upper surface of the lid of the container becomes cluttered, which is not preferable in terms of design, and the number of constituent members of the container increases, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost. Will end up. Therefore, the present invention proposes a food container that has both a ventilation part and a date indicating part and does not increase the number of members.

[0007]

A food container according to the present invention comprises a container body made of a heat resistant resin and a lid,
In a food container having a ventilation member provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the lid and additionally provided with a rotating member for opening and closing the ventilation hole, the lid and the rotating member within a closed rotation range of the ventilation hole. In addition, a date scale and an indicator mark are provided. In addition, the above-mentioned food container is characterized in that it has a plurality of ventilation holes and has a function of adjusting a ventilation area.

[0008]

When the rotating member is rotated to indicate the date scale corresponding to the date when the food is stored by the indicator mark, the date when the food is stored can be known only by visually recognizing the instruction on the lid later. In addition, in the case of the date indication state by the rotating member, the ventilation hole is closed, there is no inconvenience for storing food, and when using for heating cooking in the microwave,
The rotating member is rotated to open the ventilation hole, and particularly when there are a plurality of ventilation holes, the ventilation member is adjusted so as to have an appropriate ventilation area and is used for heating the range.

[0009]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, a food container according to the present invention includes a container body 1 made of a heat-resistant resin, a lid body 2 that is fitted substantially tightly to the container body 1, and an upper surface of the lid body 2. It is composed of a rotary knob (rotating member) 3 to be mounted, and a circular shallow recess 21 is formed at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the lid body 2, and a support shaft 22 is projectingly provided at the center of the recess 21 to support the recess. Large and small ventilation holes 23, 24, 25 are provided in a predetermined outer peripheral portion of the shaft 22, and symbols L, M, S and symbols corresponding to the ventilation holes 23, 24, 25 are provided on the upper surface of the lid 2 on the outer periphery of the recess 21. An indicator mark 4 is provided at a position opposite to the vent hole symbol. The turning knob 3 is sized to fit in the recess 21 and is attached to the support shaft 22 so that the turning knob 3 can freely rotate in the recess 21.
The communication hole 31 is formed at a position corresponding to 3, 24, 25,
Further, a date scale 5 is provided on the surface thereof, and in the range where the date scale 5 and the indicator mark 4 coincide with each other when the date scale 5 is formed, the ventilation holes 23, 24, 25 and the communication hole 31 are not communicated with each other. To form.

When the above-mentioned container is used for storing and storing food, the rotary knob 3 is rotated so that the date scale 5 and the indication mark 4 corresponding to the date when the food is stored are made to coincide with each other. (See FIG. 3A). Therefore, the storage date of the food can be known at a later date simply by visually recognizing the instruction on the lid 2. Moreover, in the case of the date indication state by the rotary knob 3, the ventilation holes 23, 2
Both 4 and 25 are closed, and there is no inconvenience in storing food. When used for heating and cooking in a microwave oven, the rotary knob 3 is rotated to select one of the vent holes 23, 24 and 25 so that the vent hole 23, 24 and 25 are aligned with each other and communicated with each other. Depending on the food, it is adjusted so as to have an appropriate ventilation area where steam is appropriately removed, and range heating is performed (see FIG. 3B).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the date scale 5 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the recess 21 of the lid body 2, and the rotary knob 3 is provided with an indicator mark. 4 may be provided, and the rotation operation of the rotary knob 5 may be used to adjust the date memory when the food is stored and stored, and the steam removal adjustment when heating the range.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, vent holes 23a, 2
4a and 25a have the same size or different sizes, the rotary knob 3a is provided with no communication hole 31, and the rotary knob 3a is provided with a notch 31a for opening or closing one or a plurality of the ventilation holes. Alternatively, the form of the rotating member, the configuration of the ventilation part, and the form of the date indicating portion can be arbitrarily determined as long as the rotating member that may be provided with an indication mark also serves as the operating portion of the date indicating portion. .

[0013]

As described above, the present invention comprises a container body and a lid body made of a heat-resistant resin, a ventilation member is provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the lid body, and a rotating member for opening and closing the ventilation hole is provided. In a food container that is additionally provided and is compatible with range heating, a date scale and an indicator mark are provided on the lid and the rotating member within the closed rotation range of the vent hole, and the rotating member is provided with the date indicating portion. A food that does not increase the number of members by eliminating the clutter of the top surface of the lid of the container that occurs when simply attaching the previous date indicating part to the food container compatible with the microwave oven. A container for use is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention, partially separated.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same main part.

3A and 3B are explanatory views showing the same action, in which FIG. 3A shows the use of the date indicating portion, and FIG. 3B shows the range heating.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are explanatory views showing the same action, in which (a) shows the use of the date indicator, (b) shows a range heating (steam removal is small), and (c) a range heating (during steam removal). ) Is shown.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are explanatory views showing the operation of the rotating member of the second embodiment of the present invention, (a) shows the use of the date indicator, (b) shows the range heating (steam removal is small), (C) shows the time of heating in the range (large steam removal).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 2 Lid body 21 Recessed portion 22 Support shafts 23, 24, 25 Vent hole 3 Rotating knob (rotating member) 31 Communication hole 31a Cutout portion 4 Pointing mark 5 Date scale

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A food container comprising a container body made of a heat-resistant resin and a lid, wherein a ventilation hole is provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the lid and a rotating member for opening and closing the ventilation hole is provided. In the above, the food container is characterized in that the lid and the rotating member are provided with a date scale and an indicator mark within the closed rotation range of the vent hole. 2. The food container according to claim 1, wherein the food container has a plurality of ventilation holes and has a function of adjusting a ventilation area. 3. The food container according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member is provided with a date scale, and the date scale corresponds to the date within the closed rotation range of the ventilation hole of the rotating member. A food container characterized in that an instruction mark is provided on the upper surface of the lid. 4. The food container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotating member is provided with an indicator mark, and the indicator mark corresponds to the indicator mark within the closed rotation range of the ventilation hole of the rotating member. A food container characterized in that a date scale is provided on the upper surface of the lid.