JPH0736616Y2 - Liquid 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 large liquid container for containing drinking water and the like, and more particularly to a liquid container having foldable legs at the bottom of the container body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a liquid container has a shoulder member joined to the upper end of an outer case enclosing an inner container and a bottom member joined to the lower end.
A plurality of leg pedestals are provided on the outer wall of the bottom member of the bottom member at a predetermined interval toward the center of the bottom member, and a plurality of foldable legs for supporting the bottom member are provided. Through holes are made in the left and right walls and the left and right walls at the rear of each leg, and each leg is inserted between the left and right walls of each leg pedestal, and the left wall of each leg pedestal is inserted. From the outside of one side wall through hole of each leg pedestal with the through hole and the left side wall through hole of each leg matched and the right side wall through hole of each leg pedestal and the right side wall through hole of each leg matched The pin was press-fitted toward the other side wall through hole, and each leg was attached to each pedestal so as to be freely foldable, with the front part of each leg as the free end and the rear part supported.

[0003]

Since the conventional liquid container is constructed as described above, if the press-fitted pin is loose and the pin is loosened during long-term use, the free end of the front part of each leg is It always broke up and rattled and was very unportable. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a liquid container in which the legs are reliably stored and can be carried smoothly.

[0004]

The liquid container according to the present invention is
Left and right side walls that form a leg storage section that is recessed inward of the bottom surface
It is integrally molded at a position near the center, and the legs can be folded.
Store and hold this leg only when
The left and right holding claws are provided.

[0005]

In the liquid container according to the present invention, when the leg is stored, the portion near the tip of the leg which is the free end is held by the elastic left and right holding claws. It can be put in and taken out with a very light touch and it is comfortable to use, and the rear part of the leg is supported by the shaft piece, and the front part is supported by the left and right holding claws, so when carrying it There is no fear that the front part will come off, and there will be no rattling, and it can be stored securely.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Liquid container 1 and the container 2, the outer casing 3 enclosed the inner container, a shoulder member 4 attached to the upper end of the outer case, a bottom member 5 attached to the lower end of the outer case, the bottom outer surface of the bottom member It comprises a plurality of foldable legs 6 provided at predetermined intervals, a lid 7 for covering the mouth of the inner container, and a pouring mechanism 8 for pouring the liquid in the inner container. 9 is a handle.

The inner container 2 is formed of a metal material such as aluminum into a large-capacity bottomed cylinder having a wide mouth.
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper end of the mouth of this inner container 2 is curled to the outside, and the curling portion is fitted with a sealing material into the annular groove for the inner container of the shoulder member described later. . This inner container has a through hole at the lower front surface for inserting a pouring mechanism described later. The outer case 3 is formed by folding a thin iron plate into a cylindrical shape and bending the upper and lower ends inward to cover the body of the inner container at a predetermined interval. The exterior case 3 has an opening formed at the lower part of the front surface thereof so as to communicate with the through hole of the inner container 2.

The shoulder member 4 has a mouth cylinder portion having a large opening in the center, a lid mounting portion that extends outward from the lower end of the mouth cylinder portion, and an annular shape that hangs downward from the outer end of the lid mounting portion. It consists of a single wall with the outer wall. The mouth cylinder of the shoulder member 4 is engraved on its outer peripheral wall with a male screw for a lid to which a lid to be described later is screwed. The lid mounting portion of the shoulder member 4 has two inner and outer annular hanging ribs depending on the lower wall with an annular groove. In the annular groove between the two inner and outer annular hanging ribs, the curling portion at the upper end of the inner container 2 is firmly attached to the honey through a sealing material. 10 is a heat insulating material such as Styrofoam, which is an outer case 3
And the inner container 2 and the gap between the inner container 2 and a bottom member described later are filled.

The bottom member 5 is formed in a dish shape, and is provided with a fitting lower piece extending upward from the annular outer peripheral end thereof. The lower fitting piece has an annular lower groove formed on the outer side thereof, into which the bent portion at the lower end of the outer case 3 is forcibly fitted and coupled. The bottom member 5 is the bottom surface
And recessed towards the outside of the center 11 to the inside, or outside person
Further, a plurality of leg body accommodating portions 12, 12 are provided on the inner side of the bottom face toward the center 11 and at a predetermined interval around the bottom face. The leg accommodating portion 12 Ri center 11 nearest the bottom member 5
It was a shallow groove 13 are formed outward preferred Rio deep groove 14.
As shown in FIG. 3, the shallow groove 13 of the leg body storage portion 12 is shallower than the recess of the center 11, and the left side of the leg body storage portion 12 is
Providing left and right holding claws 17 and 18 with elasticity in the left and right side wall directions so that the front part of the leg body described later can be attached to and detached from this shallow groove at a position close to the center on the right side walls 15 and 16. ing. The left and right holding nails 17 and 18 as shown in FIG. 4, is one body molded in the corner portion between the bottom outer and shallow groove 13 of the bottom member, the respective holding than the elastic moving toward the shallow groove 13 side Less elastic movement towards the back of the nail. This leg storage section 12 is a shallow groove 1
On the bottom side of the boundary between the groove 3 and the deep groove 14, a locking rib 19 for locking an engagement piece of a leg body described later is hung. This locking rib 19
Is formed to have a width narrower than the space between the left and right sides of the legs described later.

The deep groove 14 of the leg accommodating portion 12 is provided with a depth and a width such that the leg can be rotated about a shaft piece of the leg described later as a fulcrum. The deep groove 14 of the leg accommodating portion 12 is provided with elongated holes 20, 20 for inserting a shaft piece of a leg, which will be described later, in the lower portions of the left and right side walls forming the deep groove . The elongated hole 20 extends along the longitudinal direction of the left and right side walls that form the deep groove 14, and guide holes 21 for guiding the shaft pieces of the legs corresponding to the folding of the legs, which will be described later, and the shaft pieces in the guide holes. And a receiving port 22 for press-fitting. The guide hole 21 of the elongated hole 20 is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft piece of the leg body so that the shaft piece can be easily rotated. The receiving port 22 of the elongated hole 20 is provided with a shaft piece of a leg body described later as a guide hole 2
It is formed in a taper slightly smaller than the diameter of the shaft piece so that it can be press-fitted into the shaft 1. The elongated hole 20 is fixed in an obliquely widened state with respect to the ground plane by abutting part of the left and right sides of the below-mentioned leg on the outside of the bottom surface of the bottom member when the below-mentioned leg is upright. It is formed at a height that

One leg 6 is provided in each of the leg accommodating portions 12, and a rod-shaped body having a circular cross section or an elliptical cross section is formed on the left and right portions 6a and 6b in the longitudinal direction and the front and rear sides in the lateral direction. Part 6
It is formed in an integral shape by combining it with the rectangles c and 6d. The leg 6 has elliptic cylindrical shaft pieces 23, 23 formed on the outer sides of the rear portions of the left and right portions 6a, 6b, respectively.
The leg 6 has an engaging piece 24 vertically provided above the rear portion of the rear side portion 6d so as to engage with the engaging rib 19 of the leg accommodating portion 12 only when the leg is erected in an obliquely widened state with respect to the ground plane. is doing. This engagement piece has a width narrower than that between the left and right sides of the leg.

In order to stand up the leg body 6 in an obliquely widened state, first, a finger is inserted from the center 11 of the bottom member 5 into the shallow groove 13 of the leg body housing 12 above the front side portion 6c of the leg body 6, When the left and right holding claws 17 and 18 of the shallow groove 13 are pulled against the left and right holding claws 17 and 18, the left and right side portions 6a and 6b of the leg body 6 are separated from the inside of the shallow groove 13.
Next, when the front side portion 6c is pressed toward the bottom surface outer end of the bottom member 5, the leg body 6 is rotated via the shaft pieces 23, 23,
The leg 6 abuts the left and right portions 6a and 6b on the outside of the bottom surface of the bottom member 5 and stands up obliquely to the ground contact surface, and at the same time, the engaging piece 24 of the leg 6 causes the leg storage portion 12 to move. The leg is retained by the retaining rib 19 of FIG. Next, when the leg body is stored, the front side portion 6c of the leg body 6 is pushed toward the center 11 of the bottom member 5, so that the engagement piece 24 of the leg body 6 is pushed from the locking rib 19 of the leg body storage portion 12. It comes off. In this state, the left and right holding claws 17 and 18 of the leg storage unit 12 are further added.
If the left and right side portions 6a and 6b of the leg body are pressed into the shallow groove 13 against the force, the leg body is stored in the leg body storage portion.

The lid 7 has a hollow double wall structure formed by blow molding and covers the opening of the mouth cylinder of the shoulder member 4 in a detachable manner. The pouring mechanism 8 includes a faucet body 25, a valve shaft rod 26 that opens and closes a liquid passage in the faucet body, and an operation lever 27 that slides the valve shaft rod. The faucet body has a screw engraved on the outer periphery of the rear part. The rear part of the faucet body is inserted into the through hole of the inner container through the opening of the outer case 3, and is screwed in order from the inside of the inner container through the packing, washer, and nut. It is fastened and fixed.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] In the present invention, when the legs are stored, the portions near the free ends of the legs are held by elastic left and right holding claws. It is very comfortable to put in and take out of the body with a very light touch, and the rear part of the leg is supported by a shaft piece, and the front part is instructed from both sides with two left and right holding claws. Since the holding claws have a small outward expansion, they can be securely stored even during long-term use without fear of the front parts of the legs coming off and rattling.
Also, when the leg is erected, the leg is erected obliquely and expansively with respect to the ground contact surface only by pushing the tip of the leg outward, and at the same time, the engaging piece of the leg is accommodated in the leg storage section. since the Ru held engaged with the bottom side <br/> of engaging rib may be erected very smoothly and reliably. Furthermore, the number of parts is extremely small with only the leg body, and the leg body can be easily mounted by simply inserting the left and right shaft pieces of the leg body along the guide holes from the receiving holes of the long holes of the bottom member. The work efficiency can be greatly improved without the troublesome work. Furthermore, since there is no protruding portion for mounting the leg on the bottom side of the bottom member, and the leg can be stored in the bottom member, it becomes extremely compact, and at the same time, one box for packaging or a plurality of it is stored. The carton box that can be made can also be downsized and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial vertical sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Liquid Container 2 Inner Container 3 Exterior Case 4 Shoulder Member 5 Bottom Member 6 Leg 6a Left Side 6b Right Side 6c Front Side 6d Rear Side 7 Lid 8 Pouring Mechanism 9 Handle 10 Styrofoam 11 Bottom Center 12 Leg Storage part 13 Shallow groove 14 Deep groove 15 Left side wall part 16 Right side wall part 17 Right side wall part 17 Left holding claw 18 Right holding claw 19 Locking rib 20 Long hole 21 Guide hole 22 Receptacle 23 Shaft piece 24 Engagement piece 25 Faucet body 26 Valve shaft rod 27 Operating lever

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A combined shoulder member at the upper end of the outer casing surrounding the inner container, combine the bottom member to the bottom end, opposite from the outside to the center on the bottom <br/> outside side of the bottom member, the bottom inner A plurality of recessed leg body storage units are provided around the bottom surface at a predetermined interval, and the openable and closable leg body is pivotally mounted at a position near the outside of the leg body storage unit, close to the center of the leg body storage unit. Fold the legs toward the position
In the liquid container for storing at Ritatan, to the bottom surface inside
Close to the center on the left and right walls that form the recessed leg storage
Formed integrally with the have position, when folded leg only housed holds this leg, and the left, which relative to an elastic, liquid container, characterized in that a right holding claws.