JPH08298874A - Container having air permeability - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a container capable of efficiently draining water to control the culture of seedlings or fungi or store foods in a cold state. CONSTITUTION: The container is used for receiving a seedling bed having plant seedlings planted therein or a fungal bed having mushroom fungi inoculated thereon or used for storing foods in a cold state. In the container, the main body 3 of the container is formed from a bottom surface and a peripheral wall 2 surrounding the bottom surface. Ventilation holes 4 are formed in the peripheral wall 2, and the lower ends of the ventilation holes 4 are formed to the bottom surface. Water in the container main body 3 can be drained from the bottom surface through the lower ends of the ventilation holes 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a breathable container used for controlling the cultivation of fungi and seedlings of mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms and plants and keeping foods in a cold state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a cultivation container A used for cultivating fungi such as mushrooms and seedlings such as tobacco and rice. This cultivation container A is a container having air permeability, and a peripheral wall 2 is erected so as to surround a bottom surface 1 having a substantially quadrangular plane to form a container body 3, and a large number of ventilation holes 4 are formed in the bottom surface 1 and the peripheral wall 2. Is formed by providing the peripheral wall 2
Among them, the one that is erected on the pair of opposed side ends of the bottom surface 1 is formed as a side wall 2a, and the one that is erected on the other opposed side end of the bottom surface 1 is formed as an enclosure wall 2b. In this cultivation container A, a seed bed in which seedlings are planted and a fungus bed to which fungi are attached are placed on the bottom surface 1 to grow seedlings and fungi, and seedlings and fungi that have grown to a certain size are stored in the container body 3. It is used by being shipped as it is stored in.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example,
Even if extra water such as rainwater flows into the container body 3, it cannot be discharged efficiently, and excessive water may be contained in the seedbed or fungus bed, which may adversely affect the cultivation of seedlings or fungi. There was a problem. Further, in the above-described conventional example, since the peripheral wall 2 is provided with a large number of vent holes 4, there is no place for displaying information such as the shipping origin and type of seedlings, and the shipping origin is displayed and the seedlings and types of fungi are displayed. If the peripheral wall 2 is formed of a solid surface without the vent holes 4 in order to display the above information, there is a problem that the air permeability is impaired.

When food such as marine products and raw meat is stored in a cold state using the air-permeable container as in the above-mentioned conventional example, the water and the juice flowing out from the food are frozen in the vent 4 to become ice, and the vent 4 Had a problem of being blocked by ice and impairing breathability. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, it is possible to carry out cultivation adjustment so as to not effectively affect the cultivation of seedlings and fungi by discharging water efficiently, and shipping without impairing air permeability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container having air permeability, which can display information such as origin and can prevent the air permeability from being impaired even when food is stored in a cold state.

[0005]

A breathable container according to the present invention has a breathable container body 3 and a pair of peripheral walls 2 facing each other, with a gap between the outer sides of each of the facing peripheral walls 2. The display piece 6 formed of a solid surface for displaying the information is provided, and the gap between the peripheral wall 2 and the display piece 6 is formed as a circulation portion 7 that communicates with the vent 4, and the circulation portion 7 is provided at the lower end of the display piece 6. It is characterized in that it is provided with an air inlet / outlet 8 which communicates with.

In the present invention, the container body 3 is formed by the bottom surface 1 and the peripheral wall 2 surrounding the bottom surface 1, the ventilation hole 4 is provided in the peripheral wall 2, and the lower end edge portion 45 of the ventilation hole 4 reaches the bottom surface 1. Can be formed. Further, according to the present invention, the upper edge 8a of the air inlet / outlet 8 can be formed so as to be located above the lower edge 45 of the vent 4.

[0007]

[Function] A display piece 6 formed of a solid surface for displaying information such as a shipping source of seedlings and fungi is provided on each outer side of a pair of opposing peripheral walls 2 of a container body 3 having air permeability with a gap. Since the gap between the peripheral wall 2 and the display piece 6 is formed as the circulation portion 7 communicating with the ventilation port 4, and the air inlet / outlet 8 communicating with the circulation portion 7 is provided at the lower end of the display piece 6, seedlings or fungi are attached to the display piece. Information such as the shipping source of the container can be displayed, and the vent hole 4 and the air inlet / outlet 8 are communicated with each other through the circulation portion 7 to allow air to flow in and out of the container body 3 through the ventilation port 4, the air inlet / outlet 8 and the circulation portion 7. be able to.

Further, since the container body 3 is formed by the bottom surface 1 and the peripheral wall 2 surrounding the bottom surface 1, the peripheral wall 2 is provided with the ventilation port 4, and the lower end edge portion 45 of the ventilation port 4 reaches the bottom surface 1. The water that has flowed into the container body 3 can be discharged from the bottom surface 1 through the lower portion of the ventilation port 4. In addition, the upper edge 8a of the air inlet / outlet 8 is located above the lower edge 45 of the vent hole 4.
Since it is formed by arranging, the part of the ventilation port 4 and the part of the air inlet / outlet 8 can be made to face each other, and air can be supplied to the container body 3
It can be made easy to get in and out.

[0009]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples. The cultivation container A, which is an example of the air-permeable container of the present embodiment, can be formed as shown in FIG. 1 by injection molding a resin, for example. Reference numeral 3 denotes a container body, which is composed of a bottom surface 1 and a peripheral wall 2 surrounding the bottom surface 1. The bottom surface 1 is substantially quadrangular in a plan view, and a large number of bottom surface rib pieces 10 are provided on the lower surface thereof so as to cross each other vertically and horizontally. In addition, a large number of bottom surface ventilation holes 4a that are open to the upper and lower surfaces are formed as ventilation holes 4 over the entire bottom surface 1 (note that part of the bottom surface ventilation hole 4a is omitted in FIG. 1). ). The peripheral wall 2 is composed of side walls 2a provided along a pair of opposite side ends of the bottom surface 1 and an enclosure wall 2b provided along a pair of opposite side ends of the bottom surface 1.

The side wall 2a is substantially quadrangular in a side view, and a large number of side wall rib pieces 11 are provided on the outer surface thereof so as to cross each other vertically and horizontally. Further, a large number of side wall vents 4b, which are open to the inner and outer surfaces, are formed as the vents 4 on the side wall 2a over almost the entire surface. Further, a hand insertion opening 12 for inserting a hand when carrying the cultivation container A is provided at the upper portion of the side wall 2a by opening the inner and outer surfaces thereof, and a pair of positioning recesses 13 is provided on the upper surface of the side wall 2a. There is. As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 14 is formed on the lower surface of the side wall 2a along the width direction of the side wall 2a, and a positioning rib piece 15 is formed in the recess 14 at a position facing the positioning recess 13. Is provided.

The enclosure wall 2b is formed such that both ends thereof are integrally connected to the side end portions of the inner surface of the opposing side wall 2a, respectively, and the side ventilation holes as the ventilation holes 4 are formed on both sides of the enclosure wall 2b. 4d is provided. Further, the enclosure wall 2b is provided with a plurality of enclosure wall vents 4c as the vents 4, and the lower end edge portion 45 of the enclosure wall vent 4c reaches the bottom surface 1 as shown in FIG. The lower portion of the enclosure wall ventilation port 4c on the bottom surface 1 is formed as a drainage port 9.

As described above, the lower end edge portion 4 of the surrounding wall ventilation port 4c
By opening 5 on the bottom surface 1 as a drainage port 9,
Water can be discharged from the bottom surface 1 to the outside of the container body 3 through the drainage port 9 as shown by an arrow A in FIG. It is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid from accumulating. Each enclosure wall 2b
Is provided with an upper piece 16 projecting outward at the upper end thereof, and a plurality of reinforcing rib pieces 17 are formed on the outer surface of the surrounding wall 2b. Two
A display piece 6 is continuously provided so as to face b. A gap formed between the enclosure wall 2b and the display piece 6 is formed as a circulation portion 7, which is communicated with the enclosure wall ventilation port 4c of the enclosure wall 2b and the lower surface of the circulation portion 7 serves as a circulation port 20 as a container body. 3 is opened on the lower surface. The dimension between the outer surfaces of the facing display pieces 6 is slightly smaller than the dimension between the inner surfaces of the facing side walls 2a.

At the lower end of the display piece 6, an air inlet / outlet 8 communicating with the circulation portion 7 is formed as a notch. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper edge 8a of the air inlet / outlet 8 is located above the lower edge 45 of the surrounding wall ventilation opening 4c, which allows a part of the air inlet / outlet 8 and the surrounding wall ventilation. A part of the mouth 4c comes to face, and the air inlet / outlet 8 to the circulation portion 7
It is possible to facilitate the flow of air to the surrounding wall ventilation port 4c through the.

The side wall 2 is provided at both ends of the upper piece 16 of the surrounding wall 2b.
A support portion 18 protruding upward along the inner surface of a is integrally connected, and the tip of the support portion 18 is located slightly above the central portion of the side wall 2a in the height direction. Further, the upper piece 16 is provided with a plurality of drain holes 21 communicating with the flow section 7. The upper side of the air inlet / outlet port 8 of the display piece 6 is formed on a solid surface, and information on seedlings and fungi to be cultivated is displayed on this portion. The information on seedlings and fungi is matters relating to seedlings such as shipping origin, type, number, size, cultivation start date and cultivation period, and the information to be displayed may be any of these points and is not limited to these. Not to mention it. As a display method, a method of handwriting or printing on the display piece 6, or a method of sticking a sticker on which information is written,
Alternatively, it is possible to adopt a method in which a card on which information is recorded is stuck with an adhesive tape, fixed with a fixing tool such as a screw, or locked with a locking tool.

The cultivation container A formed as described above is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the bottom surface 1 is used by placing a nursery bed 31 on which seedlings 30 such as tobacco and rice are planted and a mushroom bed on which mushroom fungi such as shiitake mushrooms are attached. Air can be circulated in the cultivation container A through the ventilation port 4b, and cultivation is also performed through the air inlet / outlet port 8, the circulation port 20, the circulation unit 7, and the enclosure wall ventilation port 4c as shown by an arrow B in FIG. Air can be circulated in the container A,
Fresh air can be easily taken into the cultivation container A. In other words, in this cultivation container A, it is possible to set and control conditions under which seedlings and fungi are easy to grow by preventing excess water from accumulating in the container body 3 or by sufficiently introducing air into the container body 3. So-called cultivation adjustment can be performed.

The seedlings and fungi cultivated in the cultivating container A are shipped as they are stored in the cultivating container A. The display piece 6 of the cultivating container A displays information on the seedlings and fungi. Since there is this information, seedlings and fungi can be easily sorted according to the information such as the shipping destination and type, it becomes easier to organize and store during cultivation and the shipping destination etc. can be understood at a glance when shipping. It is easy to do.

The above-mentioned cultivation containers A can be housed in pairs. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, one cultivation container A is turned upside down, and the side wall 2a of the lower cultivation container A is
The display piece 6 of the upper cultivation container A is positioned inside the inner side of the cultivation container A, and the display piece 6 of the lower cultivation container A is positioned inside the side wall 2a of the upper cultivation container A.
Can be stacked vertically, and the cultivation container A can be stored by placing the tip of the support part 18 of the upper cultivation container A on the tip of the support part 18 of the lower cultivation container A.

By storing the cultivation container A in this way, it is not necessary to secure a wide space for storing it, and it is not necessary to stack the cultivation container A upward, and thus the container can be compactly stored. Also, by placing the tip of the support portion 18 of the upper cultivation container A on the tip of the support portion 18 of the lower cultivation container A, the upper cultivation container A
Can be supported by the supporting portion 18 of the lower cultivation container A, and the two cultivation containers A can be supported in a state of being housed as shown in FIGS.
It is possible to prevent the upper cultivation container A from being displaced downwards when the vegetables are carried together. Further, in the above-mentioned stored state, rainwater or the like enters the circulation portion 7 of the upper cultivation container A through the circulation port 20, but this rainwater or the like can be discharged from the drain hole 21 of the surrounding wall 2b.

In the above embodiments, a breathable container was used as the cultivation container A. In the present invention, however, the breathable container shown in FIG. 1 is a food product containing a large amount of water or juice such as fish and other marine products and raw meat. May be used as a container for cold storage. In this case, the food is placed in the container body 3 so as to be placed on the bottom surface 1 and kept cold in a freezer or the like. Thus, by using the present invention as a container for keeping food containing a large amount of water or liquid in a cold state, the water or liquid flowing out from the food can be discharged to the outside of the container body 3 from the bottom vent 4a or the drainage port 9. By keeping water and juice in the container body 3 and freezing, it is possible to prevent the enclosure wall ventilation port 4c and the side wall ventilation port 4b from being closed with ice, so that the ventilation property of the container body 3 is not impaired. Is something that can be. Further, similar to the above-described embodiment, information such as the food shipping origin can be displayed on the display piece 6 without impairing the air permeability, and the food can be easily viewed according to information such as the shipping destination and the type by viewing this information. This makes it easy to organize and store at the time of storage, and at the time of shipping, the shipping destination and the like can be identified at a glance and shipping becomes easy.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a solid surface for displaying information such as a shipping source of seedlings or fungi via a gap on the outside of each of a pair of opposing peripheral walls of a breathable container body. By providing a display piece formed by, the gap between the peripheral wall and the display piece is formed as a circulation part communicating with the ventilation port, and an air inlet and outlet communicating with the circulation part is provided at the lower end of the display piece. It is possible to display information such as the shipping origin of the container and to connect the ventilation port and the air inlet and outlet through the circulation port to allow air to flow in and out of the container body through the ventilation port, the air inlet and outlet, and the ventilation port. Information such as the shipping origin can be displayed without damage.

Further, since the container body is formed by the bottom surface and the peripheral wall surrounding the bottom surface, and the peripheral wall is provided with the ventilation port and the lower end edge portion of the ventilation port reaches the bottom surface, the container is formed from the bottom surface through the lower part of the ventilation port. It is possible to discharge the water that has flowed into the body, and it is possible to adjust the cultivation so that the water is efficiently discharged and does not adversely affect the cultivation of seedlings and fungi. During cold storage, water and juice from food stays in the container body and freezes,
The vent hole can be prevented from being closed, and the breathability can be maintained.

Further, since the upper edge portion of the air inlet / outlet is located above the lower edge portion of the vent hole, a part of the vent hole and a part of the air inlet / outlet can be opposed to each other, and the air can be supplied to the container body. It is possible to make it easy to move in and out, and to ensure sufficient air permeability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a part of the same is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a part of the above.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a usage state of the same.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a storage state of the above.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the storage state of the above.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bottom face 2 Circumferential wall 3 Container body 4 Vent hole 6 Display piece 7 Flow section 8 Air inlet / outlet 8a Upper edge 45 Lower edge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display piece formed of a solid surface for displaying information such as a seedling or a shipping source of a bacterium through a gap is provided outside each of a pair of opposing peripheral walls of a container body having air permeability. A container having air permeability, characterized in that a gap between the peripheral wall and the display piece is formed as a circulation portion communicating with the ventilation port, and an air inlet / outlet communicating with the circulation portion is provided at a lower end of the display piece. 2. The container main body is formed by the bottom surface and a peripheral wall surrounding the bottom surface, and the peripheral wall is provided with a ventilation port, and the lower end edge portion of the ventilation port reaches the bottom surface. A container having air permeability according to 1. 3. The air-permeable container according to claim 1, wherein the air inlet / outlet upper side edge portion is formed above the lower end edge portion of the air outlet opening.