JPH0826350A - Table container for liquid seasoning - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent liquid seasoning from entering an air intake hole even when its container is largely tilted. CONSTITUTION:An air passage extension 56 is formed extending from the inner opening part of an air intake opening 34 to a pouring opening 36 in a downwardly sloping manner and a shielding member 64 is provided in such a manner as to cover below the opening part of the air passage extension 56, thereby hindering the stream of the air flowing into the liquid seasoning as air bubbles from the opening part of the air passage extension 56 and holding the air flow back near the opening part when a container 20 is largely tilted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tabletop container for liquid seasonings, and more particularly to a liquid seasoning having an improved structure in which clogging or the like is advantageously prevented at an air intake provided for taking air into the container. It relates to a tabletop container for food.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as a desktop container for liquid seasonings such as soy sauce, sauce, chili oil, and sauce, which has been used in general households and restaurants, etc., a container body having an opening at the top and the container are generally used. The lid is attached to the opening of the main body by screwing or the like and covers the opening. By tilting the container, it is accommodated in the main body of the container from the pouring port provided in the lid. Those that allow the liquid seasoning to flow out have been used.

In such a container, an air inlet for taking in air is provided through the lid at the outer peripheral portion of the lid located opposite to the spout, and the liquid is seasoned from the spout. The negative pressure in the container generated when the food is discharged is eliminated so that the liquid seasoning can be continuously discharged.

However, the seasoning is liable to come into contact with the air intake when the seasoning is poured, and since the air intake has a small diameter, the seasoning is caused by the action of surface tension even after pouring. Tend to remain in the air intake, and the residual seasoning solidifies and accumulates, which narrows or blocks the air intake, hindering the smooth supply of air into the container, and the use of the container There was a problem that the quality deteriorated, and in particular, restaurants and the like had to be inspected and washed quite frequently.

Therefore, in view of such a problem, the applicant of the present invention previously disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-277024:
A liquid seasoning which is connected to an inner opening of the air intake port and has an extended air passage extending from the air intake port toward the spout side and inclined downward with a passage cross-sectional area larger than that of the air intake port. Proposed a tabletop container for food. In such a tabletop container, when the container is tilted to let out the seasoning, the extended air passage opens vertically downward, and the inflowing air accumulates in the extended air passage, so that the seasoning The entry to the air intake is blocked.

However, when the present inventor further studied the tabletop container for liquid seasoning having such an extended air passage, the opening of the extended air passage was found when the container was greatly tilted when the seasoning was poured. Since the direction goes diagonally downward beyond the vertical downward direction, it is difficult for the inflowing air to accumulate in the extended air passage, and the seasoning enters and reaches the air intake port, preventing the air intake port from being narrowed or blocked. It has become clear that is difficult to be fully exerted.

[0007]

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and the problem to be solved is that even if the container is largely tilted, the air intake of the seasoning is introduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved tabletop container for liquid seasonings in which the invasion of the liquid seasoning can be effectively prevented and good usability can be more advantageously ensured.

[0008]

In order to solve such a problem, a feature of the present invention resides in that a lid body attached to an upper opening of a container main body in which a liquid seasoning is stored and covering the upper opening is provided. A liquid seasoning spout and an air intake are provided on the outer peripheral portions of the lid, which are opposed to each other, and the liquid spice is connected to the inner opening of the air intake and directed toward the spout side. In a desktop container for a liquid seasoning, which is formed by forming an extension air passage that is inclined downward and has a passage cross-sectional area larger than that of the air intake, the extension container is arranged so as to cover below the opening of the extension air passage. The provision of a shielding member for obstructing the flow of air that is made to flow into the liquid seasoning as bubbles from the opening.

Further, in such a tabletop container for liquid seasoning, the shielding member is, for example, a collar portion extending from the opening of the extended air passage in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening direction, and a lower portion of the collar portion. It can be formed by a cover plate portion that extends obliquely upward from the side peripheral portion toward the front of the opening of the extension air passage and covers the opening at a predetermined distance.

Further, in a preferred aspect of the present invention, a through hole is formed in the lower portion of the shielding member.

The pouring port and the air intake port of the tabletop container for liquid seasoning according to the present invention may be provided on the side peripheral wall portion of the lid body in the shape of an inverted cup. The pipe body extending upward from the outer peripheral portion of the upper wall of the lid forms the spout, while the through hole penetrating the outer peripheral portion of the upper wall portion of the lid body facing the pipe causes air to flow. It is desirable to form the intake.

[0012]

The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings in order to clarify the present invention more specifically.

First, FIG. 1 shows a vertical sectional view of a tabletop container 20 for liquid seasonings having a structure according to the present invention. In this figure, reference numeral 22 denotes a container body, which has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and through the opening 24,
Liquid seasonings such as soy sauce and sauce can be injected and stored.

A male screw groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the opening-side end of the container body 22, and a lid body 26 having a substantially shallow inverted cup shape is screwed and attached thereto. ing. Then, with the lid 26, the container body 22
The opening 24 is covered.

The open end surface of the container body 22 and the lid 2
A seal ring 28 is interposed between the container body 6 and the container 6 and is clamped between the container body 22 and the lid body 26.
The liquid seasoning contained in the container 20 is prevented from leaking from the threaded portion.

The lid 26 has a mounting hole 32 and an air intake port 3 having a diameter smaller than that of the mounting hole 32 with respect to the upper bottom portion 30 thereof.
4 are formed so as to penetrate near the outer peripheral edges of the mounting holes 3 that face each other in the radial direction.
A pipe 36 that forms a spout for allowing the liquid seasoning stored in the container 20 to flow to the outside is inserted and fixed to the container 2.

Further, a fixed cover 35 having a substantially half-dome shape is fixed to the upper surface of the lid 26, and the fixed cover 35 provides an air intake 34 in the lid 26. The covered side is covered over almost half. A pair of pivots 37, 37 are provided at the lower ends of both sides of the opening of the fixed cover 35 so as to project therefrom. A movable cover 39 having a substantially half-dome shape that is one size larger than the fixed cover 35 is attached to both poles of the movable cover 39 while being supported by the pivots 37 and 37 so as to be rotatable about 90 °.

Thereby, as shown in FIG.
By locating the movable cover 39 at one rotation end, the opening of the fixed cover 35 is covered by the movable cover 39, and a dome-shaped cover that covers the pipe body 36 forming the spout and the air intake 34 is provided. On the other hand, by arranging the movable cover 39 on the other rotary end while being formed, the movable cover 39 is overlapped so as to cover the outside of the fixed cover 35, and the pipe body 36 forming the spout is formed. Are exposed to the outside (see FIG. 4). The fixed cover 35 is provided with a projection 43 that is biased by a biasing plate 41 and projects outward from the central lower end portion of the fixed cover 35. The movable cover 39 is prevented from closing even when the container 20 is tilted by being locked at a position that covers the outside of the fixed cover 35.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the tubular body 36 mounted in the mounting hole 32 of the lid body 26 has a straight tubular portion 38 extending linearly with a predetermined length and an arcuate curved portion. The curved portion 40 thus formed has a circular tubular shape integrally formed continuously. Then, at the axial end on the side of the straight pipe portion 38, it is inserted into the mounting hole 32 of the lid body 26 and tightly fixed. As a result, the straight pipe portion 38 extends upward from the lid 26 and inclines at a predetermined angle toward the center side of the lid 26, and extends and stands upright. The curved portion 40 is curved and opened toward the outer peripheral side of the lid body 26 at the protruding tip portion of the.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the tubular body 36
The straight pipe portion 38 has a larger inner diameter than the opening portion on the side of the bending portion 40, and is formed in a tapered tubular shape whose inner diameter gradually increases as it goes downward.
The opening on the side is narrowed (see FIG. 2).

Further, in the straight pipe portion 38 of the pipe body 36, the end portion in the axial direction on the side opposite to the bending portion 40 has the lid body 2.
The inside of 6 is a tubular body extension 42 that projects into the container body 22. That is, the tubular body extension portion 42 is continuously projected from the straight tubular portion 38 of the tubular body 36 into the container body 22, is inclined toward the outer peripheral side of the lid body 26, and extends downward. ing. Further, the tip end portion of the tubular body extension portion 42 extending downward is cut by a substantially vertical cutting surface inclined with respect to the tubular axis, and the tubular body extension portion 42 is cut.
Of the cylindrical wall portion, the wall portion located on the center side of the lid body 26 is a cutting residual portion 46 protruding downward.

In addition, in such a spout, in addition to the straight pipe portion 38 standing upright on the center side of the lid 26, the straight pipe portion 38 has a tapered tubular shape and is curved. Part 4
Since the diameter of the straight pipe section 38 side is larger than the diameter of the 0 side, when the container is erected after the liquid seasoning flows out, the action of gravity on the liquid seasoning remaining in the straight pipe section 38. The suction force based on is advantageously exerted on the seasoning remaining in the bend 40, whereby a good break of the liquid seasoning can be exerted at the outer opening of the spout.

Moreover, the container body 2 is continuous with the straight pipe portion 38.
By forming the tube extension 42 projecting in 2 and further extending a part of the tube extension 42 downward as the cutting residual portion 46, the pouring port is back-flowed after the liquid seasoning flows out. The liquid seasoning returned to the container 20 is the tube extension 4
2 is collected in the cutting residual portion 52 and dropped downward, so that excellent cutting of the liquid seasoning can be exhibited even in the inner opening portion of the spout.

On the other hand, in the portion of the lid 26 where the air intake 34 is provided, as shown in FIG. 3, the communication cylinder 52 is connected to the inner surface of the lid 26.
Is stuck.

The communicating tubular body 52 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape, and the wall portion on the bottom side thereof is obliquely cut off at a cutting surface reaching the inner hole 56. Then, by being fixed to the inner surface of the lid body 26 with an adhesive, fusion bonding, or the like at the cut surface, the communication cylinder body 52 is located inside the container 20 and faces the spout (mounting hole 32) side. Are arranged in the radial direction of the lid body 26 in an open state, and the inner hole 56 thereof is
It is obliquely attached to the lid body 26 in a state of being inclined downward toward the opening side. Further, as a result, the opening of the inner hole 56 in the communication tubular body 52 on the cut surface is covered with the lid 26 in a sealed manner, and the opening of the inner hole 56 on the cut surface is covered. It is communicated with an air intake 34 provided in the body 26. As is clear from this, in the present embodiment, the inner hole 56 of the communication cylinder 52 constitutes an extended air passage.

By the way, the inclination angle of the inner hole 56 is not particularly limited, but when the container 20 is inclined to let out the seasoning, the opening direction is not inclined so much that it is substantially vertically downward. Even when the liquid seasoning enters the inner hole 56 so as to open, when the container 20 is erected,
Considering the viscosity of the liquid seasoning to be contained in the container, the type of the liquid seasoning is determined so that the liquid seasoning is quickly flowed down in the inner hole 56 by the action of gravity and dropped into the container. It will be set according to.

The diameter of the inner hole 56 of the communication cylinder 52 is sufficiently larger than that of the air intake 34 so that the liquid seasoning will not be blocked by surface tension or the like even if it adheres to the inside. It is formed with an inner diameter.

That is, since the communication cylinder 52 is fixed to the lid 26, the air intake 34 is opened in the container body 22 through the inner hole 56 of the communication cylinder 52. Therefore, when the liquid seasoning flows out, the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52 extends from the air intake 34.
Through this, the external air is allowed to flow into the container 20.

Further, at the opening of the communication cylinder 52, a flange 54 is formed which spreads like an outer flange in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening direction. The upper peripheral portion of the collar portion 54 is linearly cut, and the cut surface is adhesively fixed to the inner surface of the lid 26.

Further, in front of the opening of the communication cylinder 52,
Cover plates 58 each having a plate shape curved in a spherical shell shape are arranged to face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween, and a lower end edge portion of the cover plate 58 has a flange portion 5.
4, the upper end edge portion is adhered to the base portion of the tubular body extension portion 42 and the inner surface of the lid body 26 in the vicinity thereof, respectively, so that the lower peripheral edge portion of the collar portion 54 and the tubular body portion. Extension 4
It is disposed so as to straddle the inner surface of the lid 26 near the base of No. 2. As a result, the opening of the communication tubular body 52 is covered by the collar portion 54 and the cover plate 58 at a predetermined distance from the lower side to the front side. As is apparent from this, in this embodiment, the collar portion 54 and the cover plate 5 are
8 is positioned so as to extend over the opening of the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52 as an extension air passage, and covers the opening with a predetermined distance.
Is configured.

Further, the collar portion 54 constituting the shielding member 64 is provided with a semicircular cutout at the center of the lower end edge portion to which the cover plate 58 is adhered, and by this cutout, the flange is provided. A through hole 66 that penetrates between the connecting portions of the portion 54 and the cover plate 58 is formed.

That is, in the tabletop container 20 for liquid seasoning having the above-mentioned structure, as shown in FIG. 4, the liquid seasoning 58 accommodated inside is discharged to the outside through the spout. When inclining the container 20 when spilling,
Since the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52 is opened substantially vertically downward and air flows into the container 20 through the inner hole 56, the liquid seasoning 58 is prevented from entering the inner hole 56. Therefore, contact with the air intake 34 can be prevented as much as possible, and problems such as constriction and blockage of the air intake 34 due to the adhesion of the liquid seasoning 58 to the air intake 34 are avoided. It can be done.

Moreover, such a desktop container 20 for liquid seasoning
In FIG. 5, and further as shown in FIG.
When the container 20 is tilted too much, the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52
When the opening direction of the internal hole 56 is diagonally downward and downward, the shielding member 64 is positioned from above the opening of the inner hole 56 to the front, and the opening of the inner hole 56 of the communicating tubular body 52 is opened. The rise of the air that flows into the liquid seasoning 62 as air bubbles from the above is obstructed by the shielding member 64, so that the air is made to wrap around from both sides of the shielding member 64 and the air is also raised. A predetermined amount of bubbles are retained from the inside of the member 64 to the opening of the inner hole 56. In particular, in the present embodiment, the cover plate 58 forming the shielding member 64 is formed of a plate-like body that is curved in a spherical shell shape, and the collar portion 54 forming the shielding member 64 is formed of a communicating cylinder. Since it is formed with a predetermined width over the entire circumference of the inner hole 56 of 52, the inner hole 5 of the communication tubular body 52
Bubbles can be advantageously and stably retained around the opening of 6.

As described above, the air bubble flowing into the liquid seasoning 62 through the inner hole 56 of the communicating cylinder 52 does not immediately rise in the seasoning, and the shielding member 64 allows the inner hole 56 to flow. As a result of being retained around the opening of the inner hole 56, the inflowing air is advantageously retained in the inner hole 56 even when the opening direction of the inner hole 56 goes obliquely downward beyond the vertically downward direction. The invasion of the liquid seasoning 58 into the interior of the liquid seasoning can be effectively prevented, and therefore the liquid seasoning 58
Can be prevented from contacting the air intake 34, and problems such as constriction or blockage of the air intake 34 due to the adhesion of the liquid seasoning to the air intake 34 can be very effectively solved. Of.

Moreover, since the shielding member 64 is arranged so as to cover the lower portion of the inner hole 56 of the communicating tubular body 52, when the container 20 is returned to the upright state after the liquid seasoning has flown out. Even if the liquid seasoning 62 contained in the container 20 jumps from below, the liquid seasoning 62 can be advantageously prevented from entering the inner hole 56 of the communication cylinder 52.

Further, in this embodiment, the shielding member 64 is provided.
Since the through-hole 66 is formed between the adhesive portion between the collar portion 54 and the cover plate 58 located at the bottom of the container, the shielding member 64 is provided when the container 20 is returned to the upright state after the liquid seasoning flows out. The liquid seasoning 62 that has entered the inside of the container can be quickly dropped into the container body 22 through the through hole 66, and therefore the liquid seasoning 62 that has entered the inside of the shielding member 64.
Flow into the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52, or the shielding member 6
It does not accumulate in the lower part of the inside of No. 4 and accumulate. In addition, the through hole 66 is formed by inclining the container 20 so that the liquid seasoning
It can also function as an adjustment hole for adjusting the amount of air retained inside the shielding member 64 when the air 8 is discharged.

The degree of curvature and width of the shielding member 64,
Alternatively, the distance from the opening of the inner hole 56 of the communication tubular body 52, etc. is taken into consideration even when the container 20 is largely tilted in consideration of the viscosity and the like of the liquid seasoning 62 to be stored. It is determined so that air bubbles can be retained in the opening of the inner hole 56 to the extent that the liquid seasoning 62 does not enter the inside of 56.

Further, since the inner hole 56 of the communicating tubular body 52 is formed with an inner diameter sufficiently larger than that of the air intake port 34 and is inclined downward toward the opening side, by any chance, the inside Even if the liquid seasoning enters the hole 56, it hardly reaches the air intake 34, and
The seasoning that has entered the inner hole 56 does not cause the inner hole 56 to be blocked or the like, and can be quickly discharged to the outside.

Furthermore, in the tabletop container 20 for liquid seasoning of this embodiment, the cutting residual portion 4 is formed even on the spout side.
Since 6 is formed so as to project into the container, the cuttability of the liquid seasoning in the opening inside the container is improved, so that such narrowing and clogging on the spout side can be effectively prevented. Therefore, in combination with the effect of preventing narrowing or clogging on the air intake 34 side,
Therefore, more excellent usability can be exhibited.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are literal examples, and the present invention should not be construed as being limited to such specific examples.

For example, the length and the cross-sectional shape of the extended air passage are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment, but are appropriately determined in consideration of the viscosity of the liquid seasoning to be contained. It will be.

Further, in the above embodiment, the spout (tube 3
6) and the air intake 34 are both provided to vertically penetrate the upper bottom portion 30 of the lid body 26.
It is also possible to form them by penetrating the side wall portion of the lid body 26 in the horizontal direction or the oblique direction.

Furthermore, the shielding member may be arranged so as to cover at least the lower part of the opening of the inner hole 56 in the communication cylinder 52, and the upper end thereof is the lid 26 on the spout side.
It is not necessary that the flange portion 54 be formed so as to extend to the upper portion, and that the collar portion 54 need not be formed over the entire circumference of the opening portion of the inner hole 56.

Further, the specific shape of the shielding member is as follows.
It should be determined in consideration of the viscosity of the liquid seasoning to be accommodated. For example, when the liquid seasoning is used for a seasoning having a low viscosity, the through hole 66 of the shielding member 64 is reduced or closed, In the lower part of the cover plate 58, the gap between the both side edges of the cover plate 58 and the collar portion 54 of the communication tubular body 52 is covered to form a pocket-shaped shielding member, and the opening of the extended air passage is formed. It is desirable to make it easier for bubbles to accumulate around the.

The specific structure of the shielding member is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and the entire shielding member is integrally formed with the opening of the inner hole 56 in the communicating cylinder 52. It is also possible.

Furthermore, the cover 35 in the lid 26,
39 does not necessarily have to be provided.

Although not listed one by one, the present invention
Based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, it can be implemented in various modified, modified, and improved modes, and
It goes without saying that all such embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, in the tabletop container for liquid seasoning having the structure according to the present invention,
Even if the seasoning is inclined too much when flowing out, air bubbles flowing in from the opening of the extended air passage are retained near the opening of the extended air passage by the shielding member, so that the air bubbles flow into the extended air passage. Of the liquid seasoning can be advantageously prevented, and therefore, the adhesion of the liquid seasoning to the air intake, and thus the constriction or blockage of the air intake can be more effectively avoided. Therefore, further improvement in usability can be achieved.

Further, a flange portion spreading like a flange in the opening of the extended air passage and a cover plate portion extending obliquely upward from the lower peripheral edge of the flange toward the front of the opening form a shielding member. With this structure, it is possible to easily form the shielding member that can advantageously keep the bubbles that flow in through the extended air passage near the opening of the extended air passage.

Furthermore, if a through hole is provided in the lower portion of the shielding member, the liquid seasoning that has entered the inside of the shielding member can be promptly returned when the container is returned to the upright state after the liquid seasoning flows out. It is possible to drop the solution in the container body.

Furthermore, in the tabletop container for liquid seasoning according to the present invention, the spout can be advantageously formed by, for example, a pipe extending upward from the upper wall portion of the lid, while the spout is located opposite to the spout. An air intake can be advantageously formed by a through hole penetrating the upper wall of the lid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a desktop container for liquid seasonings as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view showing a usage state of the desktop container for liquid seasoning shown in FIG.

5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory view showing a use state of the desktop container for liquid seasoning shown in FIG. 1 different from that in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view showing a use state of the tabletop container for liquid seasoning shown in FIG. 1 which is different from that in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Desktop Container for Liquid Seasoning 22 Container Body 24 Opening 26 Lid 32 Mounting Hole for Spout 34 Air Intake 36 Tube 52 Communication Tube 54 Collar 56 Inner Hole 58 Cover Plate 62 Liquid Seasoning 64 Concealing Member 66 through holes

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lid, which is attached to an upper opening of a container body in which a liquid seasoning is accommodated and covers the upper opening, has a pouring port for the liquid seasoning and an air intake port. An extended air passage which is provided on the outer peripheral portions of the air inlets facing each other and is connected to the inner opening of the air inlet and extends obliquely downward toward the spout side and is larger than the air inlet. In a desktop container for liquid seasoning formed with a passage cross-sectional area, a flow of air which is arranged so as to cover below the opening of the extended air passage and is allowed to flow into the liquid seasoning as bubbles from the opening. A desktop container for liquid seasonings, which is provided with a shielding member that interferes with the above. 2. A flange portion extending from the opening portion of the extension air passage in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening direction, and a diagonally upward direction from a lower peripheral edge portion of the flange portion toward the front of the opening portion of the extension air passage. The desktop container for liquid seasoning according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is constituted by a cover plate portion that extends and covers the opening at a predetermined distance. 3. The desktop container for liquid seasoning according to claim 1, wherein a through hole is provided in a lower portion of the shielding member. 4. The pouring port is formed by a pipe body extending upward from an outer peripheral portion of an upper wall portion of the lid body, and a position facing the pipe body in the upper wall portion of the lid body. The tabletop container for liquid seasoning according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air intake port is formed by a through hole provided in an outer peripheral portion of the liquid seasoning.