JPH10141827A - Cooler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deal with a container of various size containing drinking water or food by providing an ice water container having a volume regulating mechanism and a rotating means for rotating the water or food container, and cooling the water or food container with heat of fusion of ice or chilled water. SOLUTION: In the case of cooling a canned beer 3 of 350ml, a partition wall 14 is inserted into a groove 13 to match a size of the beer 3. Ice lumps 4 are filled in an ice water container 1, the beer 3 is placed on the container 1, and a sucker 23 is sucked to a bottom 31 of the beer 3. When a start switch 24 of a motor unit 2 is turned on in such a state, the motor is rotted, and a motor shaft 22 is decelerated and rotated by the rotation of the motor. Thus, the beer 3 is rotated and cooled all over. In the case of cooling a canned beer of 500ml, the partition wall 14 is removed, and volume of the container 1 is increased. The beer 3 is cooled in several minutes with very high efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooler suitable for cooling a container containing drinking water or food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, US Pat.
As described in the specification and drawings of No. 5, the container containing drinking water or food is rotated while being in contact with the ice water in the ice water storage container, and the drinking water is melted by the heat of melting of the ice and the melted cold water. Alternatively, a cooler that cools a container in which food is stored is known.

[0003] Such a cooler is suitable for cooling a container in which drinking water or food is stored in a place without a refrigerator, such as outdoors.

[0004]

However, in the above-described cooler, since the volume of the ice water storage container is constant, there is a difficulty in accommodating containers of various sizes of drinking water or food. Was. That is, for example, 350 ml
If the ice water storage container is designed according to the size of canned beer, 500 ml canned beer cannot be cooled,
Conversely, if the ice water storage container is designed according to the size of the 500 ml can beer, a space is created around the can beer when cooling the 350 ml can beer, and the cooling efficiency is reduced.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such problems in the conventional cooler, and an object of the present invention is to solve the problems in the conventional cooler and to provide various sizes of drinking water. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooler that can handle a container in which food is stored.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooler comprising: an ice water storage container having a volume adjusting mechanism; and a rotating device for rotating a drinking water or food storage container. Moving means, and cooling the drinking water or the food storage container with the heat of melting of ice or cold water.

A second aspect of the present invention is the cooler according to the first aspect, wherein a detachable partition is provided in the ice water storage container.

In the first and second aspects of the present invention, the material of the ice water storage container is not particularly limited as long as it can store ice water, and is not particularly limited. Resin, ABS resin, polycarbonate, polyethylene, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, iron, a metal such as aluminum or wood alone, or a combination of these can be used, in particular,
It is preferable to use a poorly-heated conductor such as wood or synthetic resin because ice is hard to melt.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the volume adjusting mechanism of the ice water storage container is not particularly limited as long as it can adjust the volume of the ice water storage container. A detachable partition may be provided in the ice water storage container, and the volume of the ice water storage container may be adjusted by attaching and detaching the partition, by providing a partition movable in the horizontal direction and moving the partition horizontally. The volume of the ice water storage container may be adjusted.
A mechanism capable of moving one to four side walls with respect to the bottom plate may be provided, and the volume of the ice water storage container may be adjusted by moving one or two side walls with respect to the bottom plate. It is also possible to provide a mechanism for raising and lowering the bottom plate with respect to the side wall, and to adjust the volume of the ice water storage container by raising and lowering the bottom plate.

In the present invention, the partition may be any partition as long as it can partition the inside of the ice water storage container. For example, a plate, a net or a comb may be used. Hard vinyl chloride resin, ABS resin, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene and other synthetic resins and iron and aluminum and other metals and wood alone or in an appropriate combination thereof can be used. In particular, wood, synthetic resin and the like can be used. It is preferable to use a heat-defective conductor because ice hardly melts.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooler having an ice water storage container having a volume adjusting mechanism, and a rotating means for rotating the drinking water or food storage container.
It is used to cool the drinking water or food storage container with the heat of melting of ice or cold water. Can respond.

In the cooler according to the present invention, a movable partition wall is provided in the ice water storage container, so that the volume of the ice water storage container can be adjusted by moving the partition wall.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the cooler of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing a use mode of the cooler of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular ice water storage container in plan view, and the ice water storage container 1 is AB
It is made of S resin. Convex portions 12 are protruded from the inner surfaces of the opposing long side walls 11, 11 of the ice water storage container 1,
A concave groove 13 is provided in the convex portion 12. A partition 14 made of ABS resin is detachably inserted into the concave groove 13.

A slit-like notch 16 is formed from the center of the upper edge of one short side wall 15 of the ice water storage container 1. Guide grooves 17, 17 are provided on the outer surface of one short side wall 15, and ribs 21 of the motor unit 2 are inserted into the guide grooves 17, 17 so as to be movable up and down. Motor unit 2
A motor shaft 22 protrudes from one side surface of the motor shaft 2.
A suction cup 23 is provided at the tip of 2.

As the motor unit 2 moves up and down, the motor shaft 22 moves up and down in a slit 16 formed in one short side wall 15 of the ice water storage container 1. Reference numeral 24 denotes a start switch provided on the motor unit 2.

Since the cooler of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 has the structure described above, when cooling 350 ml of beer 3, the partition wall 14 is formed into a groove 13 in accordance with the size of the beer 3.
Then, the ice block 4 is put in the ice water storage container 1, the canned beer 3 is placed thereon, and the suction cup 23 is adsorbed on the bottom surface 31 of the canned beer 3.

When the start switch 24 of the motor unit 2 is turned on in such a state, a motor (not shown) of the motor unit 2 rotates, and the rotation of the motor causes the motor shaft 22 to rotate at a reduced speed, thereby rotating the can 3, Canned beer 3
Is cooled evenly. In this manner, the canned beer 3 is cooled in about several minutes, and is more efficient than a case where cooling by the refrigerator requires 1 to 2 hours.

Using the cooler of the present invention shown in FIG.
When cooling canned beer of ml, the partition wall 14 is removed and the volume of the ice water storage container 1 is expanded.

In the cooler of the present invention shown in FIG.
When cooling the 0 ml canned beer 3, the volume of the ice water storage container 1 can be reduced by using the partition wall 14, and the canned beer 3 can be efficiently cooled. When cooling 500 ml of beer, the partition wall 14 is removed, and the volume of the ice water storage container 1 is expanded to cool 500 ml of beer.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and design changes within the scope of the present invention may be made. Included in the invention.

For example, canned juice may be cooled instead of canned beer, or a synthetic resin container may be used instead of a can as a container for drinking water or food.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cooler of the present invention has an ice water storage container having a volume adjusting mechanism and a rotating means for rotating the drinking water or food storage container. Since the drinking water or food storage container is cooled with water or cold water, the volume of the ice water storage container can be adjusted by the volume adjusting mechanism to accommodate containers of various sizes of drinking water and food.

In the cooler according to the second aspect of the present invention, since a movable partition is provided in the ice water storage container, the volume of the ice water storage container can be adjusted by moving the partition.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cooler according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing a use mode of the cooler of the present invention shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ice water storage container 11 Long side wall 12 Convex part 13 Concave groove 14 Partition wall 15 Short side wall 16 Slit-shaped notch 17 Guide groove 2 Motor unit 21 Rib 22 Motor shaft 23 Suction cup 24 Start switch 3 Can beer 31 Bottom 4 Ice block

Claims (2)

[Claims] An ice water storage container having a volume adjusting mechanism,
A cooler comprising: a rotating means for rotating a drinking water or food storage container; and cooling the drinking water or the food storage container with heat of melting of ice or cold water. 2. The cooler according to claim 1, wherein a detachable partition is provided in the ice water storage container.