JPS6229420Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a fruit storage tray with a stem.

Fruits with stems, such as loquats, tend to be individually stored in a large number of storage compartments (usually about 24) formed on a tray, and further boxed together with the trays as necessary for shipment. When such a tray is used, damage to the loquats can be prevented during transportation and transportation, and it is convenient because the loquats can be displayed together with the tray when sold at a store.

When storing loquats in a tray, it is advantageous for the loquats to fit well within the storage compartment in order to protect them from shock during transportation and transport, and to make them look good when displayed. It is advantageous that the heads are stored so that they are aligned as much as possible.

When storing loquats in a tray, the loquats are usually S,
It is divided into about 5 stages such as M, L, LL, LLL, etc.
Each rank is stored in a tray,
Even within the same rank, there are some differences in the size of the fruit, and there are also some long and thin shapes, some thick and short, and the stems also vary in length and direction. It was very difficult to fit the head in the storage compartment and store it so that the head was aligned.

The present invention was made with the aim of eliminating such conventional problems. That is, the present invention has at least one gutter-like part 1, and inside the gutter-like part 1 is a constricted part 2... It is divided into a large number of storage chambers 1a corresponding to one fruit with a stem a, and a concave groove 3 for storing the stem b is provided in the center of the bottom surface of the gutter-like part 1 over the entire length. The present invention relates to a fruit storage tray with a stem, characterized in that a fruit storage tray is formed with a stem.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the figure, the tray has four parallel troughs 1;
Each gutter-like part 1 connects six storage chambers 1 through a constriction part 2.
It is subdivided into a... Such a tray is usually molded from a thermoplastic synthetic resin, preferably a foamed synthetic resin such as expanded polystyrene, or may be made of other paper materials. In the diagram, 4
is a skirt formed around the tray.

The tray of the present invention has the above-described structure and is used by storing one fruit with a stem, such as a loquat, in each of the storage chambers 1a.

According to the tray of the present invention, the storage chamber 1a has each gutter-shaped portion 1.
Since each is continuous through the constriction part 2,
This makes it much easier to open and close in the gutter width direction than when the storage compartments are each completely independent. Therefore, even if the shape of the fruit a is slightly larger than the storage compartment 1a, it can be stored in the storage compartment 1a. It can be stored by fitting it inside.

Furthermore, since a concave groove 3 is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the gutter-like part 1 over its entire length, when storing the fruit a with a stem in the storage chamber 1a, the stem b is stored in the concave groove 3. The position can be selected as appropriate; for example, as a general tendency, when the fruit b is stored in the groove 3 at the center of the bottom of the storage chamber 1a, the fruit a is stored upright in the storage chamber 1a; If the fruit a is stored in both corners of the groove 3, the fruit a will be stored in an oblique state. Therefore, if the fruit a and the stem b have approximately standard dimensions, by storing them upright in the storage chamber 1a, they can be fit and stored in the storage chamber 1a. Smaller, elongated, or flatb
If it is long, you can store it by laying it diagonally, and in this case, you can also fit it neatly and store it. In FIG. 6, the right side shows the stored state when the fruit a is small, and the left side shows the stored state when the stem b is long. Also, if you store long and thin fruits a or fruits with long stems b, you can store them by laying them diagonally.
The height of the head is approximately the same as that of the standard head, resulting in a good-looking appearance.

In this way, in the present invention, the size and shape of the fruit a and the stem b, as well as the attachment of the stem to the fruit, can be adjusted by the ability to open and close the storage chamber 1a and the position of storing the stem in relation to the groove 3. Even if there is some variation in the direction, etc., this variation can be successfully corrected and absorbed, and the fruit a with the stem is stably and securely fitted to the storage chamber 1a, and the heads are almost aligned. It has the feature of being able to be stored like this.

In the present invention, when both ends of the gutter 1 are opened at the grooves 3 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, air circulation within the gutter 1 is improved. This prevents stored fruit from rotting due to stuffiness. In the figure, 1b is an opening.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view seen from the top side, Fig. 2 is a slope view seen from the back side, Fig. 3 is a front view, Fig. 4 is a side view, and Fig. 4 is a side view. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional front view, FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the main part showing a state in which loquats are stored in the storage chamber, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a gutter-like portion, 1a is a storage chamber, 2 is a constriction, and 3 is a groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has at least one gutter-like part 1, and the gutter-like part 1
The inside is divided into a large number of storage chambers 1a corresponding to one piece of fruit a with a stem via the constricted part 2, and a stem is provided in the center of the bottom of the gutter-like part 1 over the entire length. (b) A fruit storage tray with a stem, characterized in that a concave groove 3 for storage is formed.