JPS6026380Y2 - vegetable container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a vegetable container used in a refrigerator, and more particularly to an improvement in the opening/closing mechanism of a vent provided in a sealing lid of a vegetable container for controlling humidity.

Generally, this type of vegetable container has a sealing lid attached to the opening of the main body, which is provided with a ventilation hole that can be opened and closed for controlling humidity.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of this type of vegetable container.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a synthetic resin main body having an opening, 2 is a synthetic resin sealing lid that is detachably attached to the opening of the main body 1, and 3 is a synthetic resin sealing lid that is perforated in the sealing lid 2. It is a ventilation hole.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a knob that opens and closes the vent hole 3 by sliding a slit plate (not shown) provided with a slit that fits the vent hole 3 back and forth.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a locking portion provided on the sealing lid 2, and when this vegetable container is attached to the refrigerator, a locking pin attached to the inner box of the refrigerator is locked to the locking portion 5, and the main body 1 is locked. Only the sides can be pulled out forward.

As mentioned above, the ventilation port 3 of the airtight lid 2 of the conventional vegetable container can be opened and closed freely. If only the main body 1 of the container was pulled out, the vegetables would hit the slit plate and the slit plate would move, causing the vent 3 to open or close even though it was not necessary.

The present invention was developed in view of the structural drawbacks of the conventional vegetable containers mentioned above.
To provide an opening/closing mechanism for a vent of a vegetable container that does not close.

The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, which illustrate one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the vegetable container according to the present invention installed in the inner box of a refrigerator, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the back side of the sealing lid of the vegetable container, and Fig. 4 is the same sealing lid. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the lid, and FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the sealing lid.

In these drawings, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same symbols and explained.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a box-shaped synthetic resin body having an opening, and 2 is a sealing lid attached to the opening of book #1.

This sealing lid 2 can be attached to the opening from the top side of the main body 1 when the vegetable container is outside the refrigerator, and when it is attached to the inside of the refrigerator, it can be attached to the lid 2 that is locked inside the refrigerator. The main body 1 can be attached to the sealing lid 2 by sliding it from the front.

3 is a plurality of vent holes drilled in the sealing M2.

4 is a knob provided integrally with or connected to a synthetic resin type slit plate, and 5 is a locking portion of the sealing lid 2.

When the vegetable container is installed in the inner box A of the refrigerator, the locking portion 5 engages with a locking pin (not shown) provided in the inner box A to fix the vegetable container.

In this fixed state, only the main body 1 of the vegetable container can be pulled out in the forward direction.

The slit plate has a slit 7 that fits into the vent hole 3 of the sealing lid 2, and is mounted on the back surface of the sealing lid 2 so as to be slidable back and forth as shown in FIG.

The slit plate 6 also has two locking holes for locking the slit plate 6 at positions where the vent 3 of the sealing lid 2 and the slits 7 of the slit plate 6 match and at positions where they do not match. 8 and 8' are provided.

On the other hand, the rib 9 on the back side of the sealing lid 2 is provided with a locking protrusion 10 (see FIG. 4) that locks into the locking holes 8, 8'.

This locking protrusion 10 and the locking hole 8° 8' cooperate to lock the slit plate 6 in the position where the vent 3 is "open" and the position where it is "closed". do.

In other words, when the locking protrusion 10 is locked in one of the locking holes 8, the vent 3 is open, and when the locking protrusion 10 is locked in the other locking hole 8', the vent 3 is open. becomes "closed".

In addition, the locking protrusion 10 has slopes on both sides as shown in FIG. 4 so that it can be easily moved when the slit plate 6 is moved to change the locking state from one hole to the other hole. It's a must have.

In the vegetable container configured as described above, when opening the vent 3 with the sealing lid 2 attached to the main body 1,
Using the knob 4, move the slit plate 6 in the direction of the arrow from the state in which the vent 3 and the slit 7 of the slit plate 6 do not match as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to align the vent 3 and the slit 7. If they match, the vent 3 will be "open".

During this movement, the slit plate 6 has elasticity and moves along the inclined surface of the locking protrusion 10, so that it is elastically deformed as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, and when it reaches the "open" position. Since the locking protrusion 10 enters another hole 8, it returns to its original shape.

In the above embodiment, the locking protrusion 10 is provided on the sealing lid 2 side, and the locking hole 8.8' is provided on the slit plate 6 side, but the effect of the present invention can also be achieved with the opposite configuration. obtain.

In this case, if the locking holes 8, 8' on the sealing M2 side are made so that they do not reach the surface, no inconvenience will occur.

Further, the locking holes 8, 8' need not be through holes, of course.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, even when the vegetable container is installed in the refrigerator and only the main body containing vegetables is pulled out, the slit plate is locked to the sealing lid, so the main body remains intact. The slit plate does not slide as the drawer is pulled out, so the open/closed state of the vent does not change.

Additionally, when opening and closing the vent, the elasticity of the slit plate provides a snap effect, allowing you to check its movement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a general vegetable container, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the vegetable container according to the present invention installed in the inner box of a refrigerator, and Fig. 3 is a sealing lid of the vegetable container. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the sealing lid, and FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the sealing lid. 1...Main body, 2...Sealing lid, 3...
...Vent, 6...Slit plate, 7
...Slit, 8゜8'...Latching hole, 10...Latching protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A main body having an opening, a sealing lid detachably attached to the opening of the main body and having a plurality of ventilation holes on a surface, and a slit that fits into the ventilation holes of the sealing lid, the slit and an elastic slit plate attached to the back side of the sealing lid so that it can be moved between the positions where the air holes and the ventilation holes coincide with each other, and the slit plate is attached to each of the positions on the slit plate side. A locking hole or a locking protrusion is provided on the sealing lid side, and a locking protrusion is provided on the sealing lid side to lock the slit plate in its respective position. A vegetable container characterized by being provided with a locking hole into which a locking protrusion locks.