JPH0754149Y2 - Egg container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an egg container in which a synthetic resin sheet material is formed by vacuum forming means.
More specifically, a rectangular body in plan view having two rows and six or more egg storage recesses divided by a partition wall, and a rectangular lid in plan view connected at one end of the body via a hinge part that can be inverted. And an egg container made of a synthetic resin sheet, which comprises

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of egg container contains 6 pieces in total,
There are 10 or 12 pieces, and substantially hemispherical concaves for accommodating eggs are formed in the container body portion in two rows, left and right. Further, in the lid portion, a substantially frustoconical projection or partition wall that fills the upper space of the eggs housed in the recesses and prevents the eggs from colliding with each other is formed to project from the lid upper wall surface toward the body. .

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Egg containers of this kind are stacked and placed in several stages when the eggs are stored and transported or displayed and sold at a store. However, with conventional egg containers,
Since no consideration was given to prevent lateral slippage by simply placing the upper container on the upper surface of the lower container, when a large number of containers were stacked, a slight vibration could break the container and damage the egg. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to form a concave portion on the flat outer surface of the lid bottom plate into which the tip portion of the egg storage concave portion of the upper egg container to be stacked fits, so that the stacked containers are engaged with each other. Therefore, it is possible to naturally prevent lateral slippage, thereby facilitating the work of aligning the egg containers in an aligned manner and preventing the steps of the stacked containers from being easily collapsed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, the egg container according to the present invention is an integrally molded product made of a thin synthetic resin sheet and has a plurality of two rows of egg storage recesses (2) ...
And a body (1) having a rectangular shape in plan view having a partition wall (3) for partitioning these egg storage recesses, and one end of the body (1) is connected via a hinge part (4) which can be inverted. Rectangular lid in plan view
(5), and the lid (5) has a substantially frustoconical projection that fills the space formed between the upper portions of the eggs stored in the egg storage recesses (2) of the body (1). In the egg container in which the parts (6) and (6) are formed, the flat portion of the outer surface of the bottom plate (8) of the lid portion (5) is an egg storage concave portion of the upper egg container that is stacked.
A recess (9) ... into which the tip of (2) fits is formed,
It has a structure in which radial cuts (9a) are provided on the bottom surface of the recess (9).

[0006]

In the egg container of the present invention configured as described above, when the containers (A) are stacked on top of each other, the upper egg container is placed in the recess (9) formed on the flat outer surface of the bottom plate of the lower lid. The tip portion of the egg storage recess (2) is fitted and engaged, so that lateral displacement between containers can be naturally prevented, and the egg container can be easily stacked and stacked. The steps of the container do not collapse easily. Further, since the radial cuts (9a) are provided on the bottom surface of the recess (9), the tip portion of the egg storage recess (2) can be easily inserted into the recess (9) and the air permeability inside the container can be improved. Can be secured and the freshness of the egg can be maintained.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. This egg container (A) has a rectangular body (1) in plan view and a hinge (4) which is reversible at one edge of the body (1) in the long side direction and which is connected in plan view. It is composed of a rectangular lid portion (5) and is integrally formed by vacuum forming means using a thin synthetic resin sheet as a material. As a material for the synthetic resin sheet, a transparent or nearly transparent polyvinyl chloride resin sheet is preferable.

The body portion (1) is formed with 10 egg storage concave portions (2) ... which are arranged in two rows on the right and left side by side. The vertical and horizontal partition walls divide the egg storage concave portions.
(3) ... is provided. Also, the lid (5) has the body
The egg-concavity (2) of (1) ... has two truncated cone-shaped protrusions (6) and (6) that fill the space formed between the upper portions of the eggs stored in the egg storage recesses (2).
Individually formed. In the present embodiment, the number of egg storage recesses (2) ... Is 10, but it may be 12, or 6 or 8 or 4. Further, the number of convex portions (6) of the lid portion (5) is also increased or decreased according to the number of the egg storage concave portions (2).

Thus, in the present invention, the bottom plate (8) of the lid (5) is
At both end portions along the length direction of the outer surface, as shown in FIG. 4, a concave portion (9) is formed into which the tip portion of the egg storage concave portion (2) of the upper egg container (A) to be stacked is fitted. There is. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the egg storage recesses (2) and (2) located at both ends along the length direction of the egg container (A) are slightly higher than the egg storage recesses in the middle portion. Formed and egg container
Egg storage recesses (2) on both ends of the egg container located at the top when (A) is stacked, and the tip of (2) is the recess of the egg container at the bottom.
Although it is formed so as to fit in (9), as shown in FIG. 5, all egg storage recesses (2) ...
The (9) may be formed to be slightly higher than the outer surface of the lid bottom plate (8). In this case, the recess (9) is, as shown in FIG.
You may form as many as the number corresponding to all the egg storage recessed parts (2).

Further, in the present invention, radial notches (9a) are provided on the bottom surface of the recess (9). This facilitates insertion of the tip portion of the egg storage recess (2) and ensures air permeability inside the container, thus ensuring freshness of the egg.

Further, the egg storage concave portions (2) of the body portion (1), the convex portions (6) and (6) of the lid portion (5) and the peripheral wall surface of the lid portion (5) are shown in the drawings. As such, a number of small stiffening ribs are formed to strengthen the container. Grooves (7) and (7) that open laterally on the short side are provided at both ends of the upper wall surface of the lid portion (5) in the length direction. These grooves (7) and (7) serve as guide grooves for receiving the guide rods for closing the lid part (5) of the container that moves in line in a certain direction on the automatic packing line, and also the lid. Body (1) when part (5) is closed
The egg storage recesses (2) located on both end sides in the length direction of the (2) serve as a partition wall for partitioning the upper space part of the (2), whereby the egg storage recesses (2) and (2) are stored. It is possible to prevent contact between the eggs and rattling, thereby preventing damage to the eggs.

Although the embodiments considered to be typical of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the structures of these embodiments, and is provided with the above-mentioned constitutional requirements of the present invention, and The present invention can be appropriately modified and carried out within a range that achieves the object of the present invention and has the following effects.

[0013]

[Effects of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, when the egg containers (A) ... are stacked on top of each other, a recess formed on the flat outer surface of the bottom plate of the lid of the lower egg container ( In 9), the tip of the egg storage recess (2) of the egg container in the upper row is fitted and engaged, so that the lateral displacement between the containers can be naturally prevented, and the regular stacking of the egg containers is facilitated. In addition, the stacked egg container stages are not easily collapsed by vibration or the like. Also the depression
Since the radial notch (9a) is provided on the bottom surface of (9), the tip part of the egg storage recess (2) can be easily inserted into the recess (9) and the air permeability inside the container can be secured. This has the remarkable effect of maintaining the freshness of the eggs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an egg container according to the present invention with an open lid.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the egg container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the egg container.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a main part when the egg containers are stacked.

FIG. 5 is a front view similar to FIG. 4, showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the egg container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Body part (2) Egg storage recess (3) Partition wall (4) Hinge part (5) Lid part (6) Convex part (8) Lid bottom plate (9) Recessed part (9a) Notch (A) Egg container

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An integrally molded product made of a thin synthetic resin sheet, which has a rectangular shape in plan view having a plurality of egg storage recesses (2) in two rows and vertical and horizontal partition walls (3) separating the egg storage recesses. The body part (1) and a lid part (5) having a rectangular shape in plan view, which is connected to the body part (1) via a hinge part (4) which can be inverted at one end of the body part (1), and the lid part (5). In the egg storage recess (2) of the body (1) ...
In the egg container in which the convex portions (6) of substantially frusto-conical shape filling the space formed between the upper portions of the eggs stored in (6), (6) are formed, the bottom plate (8) of the lid portion (5) outer surface On the flat part of
A recess (9) is formed into which the tip portion of the egg storage recess (2) of the upper egg container to be stacked is inserted, and the recess (9) is formed.
Egg container with radial notches (9a) on the bottom of the container.