JPH08282758A - Strawberry container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce a labor of packing strawberries in a container and prevent the strawberries from being bruised at the time of transport or storage. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of recesses 12 each permitting a receptacle of a strawberry to be inserted are provided in a bottom part of a container body 11. Tapered columns 14A, 14B are erected from a position surrounded by adjacent four of the recesses 12 in the bottom part of the container body 11. On the inner peripheral walls of the container body 11, a plurality of overhanging projections 2A...2J are provided so as to overhang inward with an overhanging degree decreasing upward along the outer periphery of the recess 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to containers used for shipping harvested strawberries.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the harvested strawberries are packed in a box-shaped container and shipped, and are directly sold at a store. In this case, the strawberries were packed in a box so that the strawberries leaned sideways on top of each other. That is, the strawberries must be packed in a neatly aligned state in order to enhance the in-store effect.For that reason, it is easiest to align the strawberries in a box in a state of being tilted sideways and it is easy to align when transporting. There was little risk of misalignment due to vibration or the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned container packing method, firstly, since the strawberries are stored in the container in a state in which the strawberries are tilted sideways, the epidermis comes into contact with the bottom of the container, and secondly, the strawberries are Since they are housed in a container so as to be close to each other, loads are applied to each other, and there is a possibility that the load of another strawberry may be applied to a specific strawberry depending on the vibration or inclination during transportation. Therefore, in this case, when the strawberry is in contact with a container such as a synthetic resin which is a different substance for a long time, the contact part is agitated and melted, or the part of the strawberry is still painful due to the load applied between the strawberries. Then, the phenomenon of becoming a melted state occurred.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, it has been widely practiced to ship immature strawberries that are less likely to cause pain when shipping strawberries, and most of the strawberries that are shipped are especially warm during the warm season. As a result, consumers are forced to have unripe strawberries with insufficient ripeness, and although the reduction in product value due to pain is prevented, the product value is opposite in terms of the taste and flavor of strawberry. There was a problem that was diminished.

Further, although it is easy to arrange the containers in a state of tilting them sideways in order to improve the work efficiency, this is the case compared to other methods, and it requires a great deal of labor and skill. The labor required to cultivate strawberries has to be spent on boxing, which has become a major bottleneck in strawberry cultivation due to the chronic labor shortage.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a strawberry container which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. That is, according to the present invention, a plurality of recesses 12 into which the fruit 2 of the strawberry 1 can enter are provided at the bottom of the container main body 11, and the bottom of the container main body 11 is provided with four recesses adjacent to each other. Pillar 14 tapered from the enclosed area
A and 14B are provided upright, and a plurality of projecting protrusions 2A ... 2A are formed on the inner peripheral wall surface of the container body so that the projecting degree decreases as going upward along the outer periphery of these recesses.
It is characterized in that J is provided facing inward.

[0007]

According to the present invention, therefore, the strawberry is oriented with its apex facing upward, and the fruit is inserted into the recessed portion of the container body, so that a guide action is first produced when the strawberry is packed in the container.

Next, in the strawberries inserted by the above-mentioned procedure, pillars are located in the places surrounded by four adjacent recesses in each recess, and these recesses are formed on the inner wall surface on the circumferential side of the container body. Since a plurality of overhanging protrusions are located along the outer circumference of the section, these pillars and overhanging protrusions are in contact with the circumferential side of the fruit stand of the strawberry. In this case, the pillars are tapered, and the protrusions are configured such that the degree of protrusion decreases as they go upward, so that the strawberries have the effect of being retained by these pillars and protrusions. (See FIGS. 3 and 4).

Further, when the shape of the strawberry is distorted and is laterally long, for example, this portion has a function of being accommodated in the concave portion between the column and the overhanging protrusion.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing an example of the strawberry container of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in the drawing is a container. This container 10 is made of a synthetic resin, here a thin transparent synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride (which is treated as opaque in the figure for the sake of illustration) and is a box of a container body and a lid body covered with the container body. Formed into a shape.

Reference numeral 11 in the drawing denotes the container body described above, and a large number of recesses 12 are provided at the bottom (in this embodiment, six recesses 12 are provided, but, for example, 12 or 15 are required. It is set accordingly.). In this case, the depression 12
Has a size such that the base portion 3 of the fruit stand 2 of the strawberry 1 can enter (reference numeral 4 in the figure indicates the pickle part of the strawberry).

At the bottom of the container body 11, columns 14A and 14B, which are tapered from a portion surrounded by four adjacent recesses in the recess 12, are provided upright.

Further, a plurality of protruding protrusions 2A ... 2J are formed on the inner wall surface of the container body 11 so as to be located along the outer periphery of the recessed portion 12 and the protruding degree decreases as it goes upward. Are provided facing inward.

The positions of the pillars and the overhanging projections in the drawing of this embodiment will be described in detail as follows (the position is temporarily defined as the front of the strawberry container in FIG. 1). Do). First, in this embodiment, since the recessed portions 12 of the container body 11 are provided in three rows in the front and rear and two rows in the left and right, a total of six recessed portions, two recessed portions in the front row and two recessed portions in the middle row are provided. The pillar 14A is located first in the surrounded area, and then the pillar 14B is located in the area surrounded by the two hollow portions in the middle row and the two hollow portions in the last row.

Next, regarding the overhanging protrusion, in this embodiment, together with the above-mentioned pillar, it is assumed that one strawberry is held by the pillar and the overhanging protrusion from the four circumferential directions. That is, the following ten protrusions are provided on the inner wall surface of the container body 11 in the clockwise direction from the front center thereof. (1) Of the two recesses in the front row, the overhanging protrusion 2A directed toward the 2 o'clock direction of the left recess and the 10 o'clock direction of the right recess. (2) Overhanging protrusion 2B, which is also facing the 2 o'clock direction in the recess on the right side. (3) Overhanging protrusions 2C directed toward the 4 o'clock direction of the front depression and the 2 o'clock direction of the rear depression in the depressions on the right side of the front row and the right side of the middle row. (4) Overhanging protrusions 2D directed toward the 4 o'clock direction of the front depression and the 2 o'clock direction of the rear depression, in the depressions on the right side of the middle row and the right side of the last row. (5) Overhanging protrusion 2E, which is also oriented toward the 4 o'clock direction on the rear recess. (6) Of the two recesses in the last row, the overhanging protrusion 2F is directed toward the right o'clock recess at 8 o'clock and the left recess at 4 o'clock. (7) Overhanging protrusion 2G, which is also directed toward the 8 o'clock direction in the recess on the left side. (8) Overhanging protrusions 2H directed toward the rear dent at 10 o'clock and the front dent at 8 o'clock in the dents on the left side of the last row and the left side of the middle row. (9) Overhanging protrusions 2I directed toward the rear dent at 10 o'clock and the front dent at 8 o'clock in the middle row left and front row left dents. (10) Similarly, an overhanging protrusion 2J directed in the 10 o'clock direction on the front recess.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, for example, FIG.
The strawberry 1 supported by the recess 12 at the X position is supported by the overhanging projections 2I, 2J, 2A and the pillar 14A, and the strawberries supported by the recess 12 at the Y position are overhanging projections 2H, 2I. It will be supported by the pillars 14A and 14B.

In this case, the pillars 14A and 14B are tapered, and the protrusions 2A ...
Since the degree of overhang decreases toward the top, the fruit 2 of the strawberry 1 is held in contact with these pillars and overhanging protrusions (see FIG. 4).

Further, in this case, the recessed portion 12 functions as a space for accommodating the base portion 3 for the fruits of the strawberry 1, and corresponds to the length of the strawberry.

Next, reference numeral 21 in the drawing is a lid, and in this embodiment, the container body 11 is connected via a hinge 20.
Connected with.

In this embodiment, pillars 24A and 24B that abut against the pillars 14A and 14B that are erected from the container body 11 are vertically provided from the ceiling portion of the lid 31 in order to increase the rigidity in the vertical direction during loading. These are fitted into the fitting recesses 15A and 15B and the fitting protrusions 25A and 25B, respectively.

Further, in this embodiment, an edge portion 28 is provided on the upper surface of the lid body 21, and when the container main body 11 is superposed on the lid body 21 in the inner dimension surrounded by the edge portion 28,
By matching the outer extension of the aggregate of the depressions 12 at the bottom of the container body 11, a lateral deviation prevention means is provided when the strawberry containers 10 are stacked (see FIG. 5).

Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of vent holes 27 are provided on the upper surface of the lid 21.

To use the above container, hold the strawberries 1 with the leaves 4 toward the recess 12 of the container body 11, insert the base 3 of the fruit into the recess 12, and attach the fruit 2 to the pillar 14.
Drop between A and 14B and the overhanging protrusions 2A ... 2J. Then, by repeating the above work for each strawberry in sequence, the strawberries 1 are arranged in a standing state in the container body.

In this case, if the container is molded with a thin synthetic resin as in this embodiment, the above-mentioned pillar 14 is formed.
A, 14B and the overhanging projections 2A ... 2J can be expected to have appropriate elasticity due to their shape, and will be held in soft contact with the strawberry, and the strawberry will be less likely to be damaged.

[0025]

The present invention constructed as described above has the following unique effects. The dents, pillars and overhanging protrusions on the bottom of the container create a guide action when packing strawberries in a container, which makes positioning of strawberries easy and can be done in a short time without special skills. You can put all the strawberries in a box in a line, and you can use them for the production, harvest and sale of strawberries.
Boxing work, which is said to account for 100% of the total, is dramatically improved, and robots can be used.

Since the fruits of the strawberry are held by the pillars and the protruding protrusions at the bottom of the container, the strawberry is completely supported in the container in an upright state, so that it may fall or rattle during transportation. It is prevented and damage caused by contact is reduced.

In the above case, the strawberry is not held by surface contact such as a mere dent but is held by a plurality of pillars and overhanging protrusions, so that the number of contacting parts is small. You can expect elasticity,
Soft contact reduces damage.

By the same action as described above, even if the shape of the strawberry is distorted, it is surely held, while the recessed portion at the bottom of the container functions as a space for accommodating the base of the fruit stand of the strawberry. A container that corresponds to the length and length of strawberries and can be widely applied to various shapes of strawberries is realized.

In the above case, the shape of strawberries is distorted.
In the case of, for example, a horizontally long container, this portion is accommodated in the recessed portion between the pillar and the overhanging protrusion, so that a container widely applicable to various shapes of strawberries can be realized.

Since the fruit weights of the individual strawberries are supported independently of each other, there is no risk that the load of other strawberries will be applied to the specific strawberries due to vibration or inclination, and there is a risk of pain during transportation and storage. Will be reduced.

In the case where the lid is provided with the slip-prevention edge as in the embodiment, not only the slip-prevention during transportation but also the safe stacking display in the sales floor of the supermarket or the like is possible and the display space can be saved.

When the lid is provided with the ventilation hole as in the embodiment, by communicating with the outside air, the occurrence of clouding due to a temperature difference is prevented, and the visibility of strawberries in the contents of the container at the time of display is improved. Be improved.

From the above effects, according to the present invention, orderly packed strawberries having a high store effect can be easily realized without any trouble, and inadvertent contact between the containers and strawberries is prevented, so that the Since the pain caused by the roasting of strawberries during storage is prevented as much as possible, not only is the shipping cost of strawberries greatly reduced, but the ripeness in warm seasons such as April and May, which was previously impossible, is also possible. It becomes possible to distribute strawberries with high price, and it is possible to enhance the commercialability of strawberries in terms of both distribution cost and quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a developed state of the strawberry container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the state in the middle of the same as above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container body of the strawberry container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the strawberry container of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a stacked state of the strawberry containers of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Strawberry 2A ... 2J Overhanging protrusion 3 Base of fruit picking (of strawberry) 10 Strawberry container 11 Container body 12 Cavity 14A, 14B Pillar

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of recesses (12) into which a fruit (2) of a strawberry (1) can enter are provided at the bottom of the container body (11) to form the bottom of the container body (11). During,
A tapered pillar (14A, 14B) is erected from a place surrounded by four recesses adjacent to each other, and the degree of protrusion on the inner wall surface of the container body along the outer periphery of these recesses is higher. Multiple protrusions (2
A ... 2J) is provided facing inward, a strawberry container.