KR101750946B1 - Bean sprouts growing and selling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A container for storing bean sprouts in the form of a circular or polygonal shape having an upper opening and a receiving space in which a plurality of through holes are formed in a lower surface of the container, And a soil container housing the soil to be repositioned therein and having a plurality of perforated holes formed on the lower surface thereof and detachably coupled to the lower side of the container housing member, wherein a root portion of the bean sprouts is cultivated outside the cultivation vessel So that a large amount of bean sprouts can be easily cultivated and sold, and a bean sprouts cultivation and sales apparatus capable of easily removing root portions of bean sprouts without drawing out bean sprouts from a cultivation vessel.

Description

Bean sprouts growing and selling equipment

The present invention relates to a bean sprouts growing apparatus, and more particularly to a bean sprout growing apparatus capable of easily cultivating and selling a large amount of bean sprouts by allowing the roots of bean sprouts to grow outside the cultivation vessel, The present invention relates to a bean sprout cultivation and sales apparatus capable of easily removing root portions.

In general, bean sprouts are placed in a circular or polygonal shaped cultivation container with drainage at the bottom, soaked in water, spread on the floor, constantly supply water in the dark, and germinate by maintaining a high temperature and humidity.

The bean sprouts cultivated in this way were distributed in the cultivation container, and most of them were sold by taking out the desired amount of the beans and bagging them.

However, since the quantity drawn by the manpower is determined, it is difficult for the consumer to accurately predict the quantity required and purchase it.

In addition, in the process of extracting bean sprouts, the head or trunk portion of the bean sprouts is damaged, resulting in deterioration of the merchantability, and the upper surface of the cultivation vessel is opened frequently for sale, so that foreign substances such as dusts are infiltrated and become unhygienic. There is a problem that the preservation period and the circulation period of the bean sprouts are shortened and the productivity is lowered.

Conventionally, in order to solve these problems, in Patent Document 10-2009-0080208, as shown in FIG. 1, a drain hole 11 is formed in a lower part of a container body 10 in which bean sprouts are received, and a sealing portion 12 Discloses a bean sprouts cultivation vessel in which a packaging film 20 is adhered or fused and then an air path 13 through which air can pass to the inside and outside of the sealing portion 12 is formed.

However, after the packaging film 20 is released from the adhesive force due to adhesion or fusing to the container body 10, it is difficult to recombine it. After the required amount of bean sprouts is taken out, the open top surface of the container body 10 So that it is difficult to prevent the foreign matter from entering.

The head of the bean sprouts cultivated in the container body 10 normally grows so as to protrude from the upper end surface of the container body 10. The packaging film 20 is attached to the sealing portion 12 in a state where the bean sprouts are not damaged There is a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased because the container body 10 has to be large.

Registration Utility Model No. 20-0329309 (September 28, 2003, a bean sprouts storage container provided with a lower cover) Registration Practical Newspaper Bulletin 20-0351912 (May 20, 2004, bean sprouts containers to be cultivated) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0080208 (July 24, 2009, a method for directly producing bean sprouts from bean sprouts cultivation vessels and containers)

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bean sprout cultivation and sales apparatus capable of easily cultivating and selling a large amount of bean sprouts.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a bean sprout cultivation and sales apparatus capable of easily removing the root portion of bean sprouts without drawing the bean sprouts out of the cultivation vessel by causing the root portions of the bean sprouts to grow outside the cultivation vessel.

Further, the state of the bean sprouts can be confirmed even in the state where the cultivation container is inserted into the container housing member, so that the consumer can purchase the product while confirming freshness of the product visually, thereby increasing the reliability of the product and allowing foreign substances to flow into the cultivation container And to provide a bean sprout cultivation and sales apparatus capable of selling hygienic and fresh bean sprouts to consumers.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a bean sprouts, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a bean sprout in a circular or polygonal shape having an open top, And a reconditioning chamber accommodated in the container accommodating member, the reconditioning chamber accommodating the reclaimed soil therein and having a plurality of perforated holes formed on the lower surface thereof, the reconditioning chamber being detachably coupled to the lower side of the container housing member. Is accomplished by cultivating and selling sprouts.

The reclaimed soil containing chamber may further include a mesh member having a small hole smaller than the perforated hole and installed on the upper surface of the perforated hole.

The container receiving member may include a cutting groove formed at a lower side of the bottom surface of the cultivating vessel so as to cut a distal end portion of the bean sprout protruding from the lower side of the through hole at one side and a bean sprout cut in the lower portion of the cutting groove, And a processing unit having a storage unit formed to be inserted or withdrawn from the side surface.

In addition, the cultivating container has a catching protrusion protruding from the upper side along the outer circumferential surface, and the container receiving member is recessed in a shape corresponding to the catching jaw on the upper side of the receiving portion to form a receiving groove on which the culturing container is seated .

In addition, the cultivating container may include a grip portion which is recessed or protruded in a direction opposite to the outer circumferential surface of the upper side of the engaging jaw, and a sealing member coupled to the upper side of the knob portion and configured to close the opened upper side of the harvesting container .

It is preferable that the sealing member has a fitting hole formed in an upper outer peripheral surface of the sealing member, the upper and lower end surfaces being open, and a tightening means formed to be inserted into the fitting hole so as to be able to flow, Is preferably formed to be pinched along the tightening means.

The container housing member may include a guide rail protruding upward from both upper surfaces and having guide grooves formed concavely inwardly in mutually opposed rims, a guide rail detachably coupled to the guide rails and sliding along the guide grooves, And a finishing member formed to close the upper surface of the container receiving member.

As described above, the bean sprouts culturing and selling apparatus according to the present invention has a structure in which a soil having excellent water content and drainage ability is combined with the outside of the cultivation vessel in which the bean sprouts are received, so that a separate constitution is inserted in addition to the soybean for germination in the cultivation vessel So that the bean sprouts cultivated can be easily sold to consumers by taking out the cultivation container from the container housing member.

In addition, since the bean sprouts are protruded through the through holes on the lower surface of the cultivating container taken out from the container housing member, there is no need to take the bean sprouts out of the cultivation container when the roots of the bean sprouts are to be removed for hygienic ingestion and increase in mouthfeel , And the damage of bean sprouts is also prevented.

Further, the state of the bean sprouts can be confirmed even in the state where the cultivation container is inserted into the container housing member, so that the consumer can purchase the product while confirming freshness of the product visually, thereby increasing the reliability of the product and allowing foreign substances to flow into the cultivation container So that hygienic and fresh bean sprouts can be sold to consumers.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional bean sprouts cultivation vessel,
2 is a perspective view showing a state where a conventional bean sprouts cultivation vessel is housed in an auxiliary box,
3 is a perspective view showing a bean sprouts cultivating and selling apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view taken along line AA 'of FIG. 3,
Fig. 5 is a side sectional view of Fig. 3,
6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a container for accommodating a re-cultivation soil of a bean sprouts cultivating and selling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is removably formed in a container housing member;
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state in which bean sprouts are housed in a cultivating vessel according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a harvesting container accommodating bean sprouts is closed with a sealing member in Fig. 7;
9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cutting groove, a guide rail and a finishing member are coupled to a bean sprouts growing and selling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the receiving part and the water receiving part are coupled to each other in FIG.

3 to 10, the bean sprouts cultivation and sales apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The present invention includes a cultivation vessel 100 and a vessel receiving member 200 .

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The cultivation vessel 100 has a circular or polygonal shape with an open upper side and a receptive space 110 in which bean sprouts can be grown therein and a plurality of through holes 120 in the lower side thereof. May be formed in various sizes as needed, and may be formed of disposable or recyclable materials.

In this case, the cultivation vessel 100 includes a catching protrusion 130 protruding from the upper side, a handle 140 protruding from the upper side of the catching protrusion 130, And a sealing member 150 coupled to the upper portion of the cultivation unit 140 and configured to close the opened upper side of the cultivation vessel 100.

7 and 8, the sealing member 150 includes an insertion hole 151 formed at an upper outer peripheral surface of the sealing member 150 with open upper and lower end surfaces thereof, The upper side of the sealing member 150 is opened so as to be closed by tightening and loosening the tightening means 152 and the bean sprouts inside the cultivation vessel 100 It is preferable to be formed of a transparent material so that it can be confirmed.

The container receiving member 200 includes a receiving portion 210 which is formed to penetrate the cultivating container 100 in a size corresponding to that of the cultivating container 100 and to insert a plurality of cultivating containers 100 into the upper surface thereof, And a reclaimed soil accommodating chamber 300 in which a reconditioned soil 310 of porous material excellent in drainage property is accommodated and a plurality of perforated holes are formed in a lower surface thereof.

It is preferable that a seating groove 220 is formed on the upper inner circumferential surface of the accommodating portion 210 so as to be recessed in a shape corresponding to the engaging jaw 130 to seat the harvesting container 100.

6, the re-arrayed soil receptacle 300 may be formed to be detachable to the lower side of the container receiving member 200, or may be slidably inserted into and withdrawn from the container receiving member 300 200 and the repositioning receptacle 300 may be coupled to the repositioning receptacle 300. The repositioning receptacle 300 may be provided with a perforation hole 320 on the upper surface of the perforation hole 320, It is preferable to provide a mesh member 330 having a small hole 331 formed therein.

At this time, the bean sprouts protruding from the lower surface of the cultivation vessel 100 when the cultivation vessel 100 in which bean sprouts have been cultivated is inserted into the receiving part 210 at one side of the vessel receiving member 200, The cutting section 230 is provided with a knife or scissors and a cutting tool 230 for cutting the end portion of the bean sprouts projecting to the lower portion of the through hole 120 at a position corresponding to the bottom surface of the cultivation vessel 100 The container holding member 200 is provided with a cutting groove 231 in which the same cutting member (not shown) can be inserted and a distal end portion of the bean sprouts cut by the cutting member inserted into the cutting groove 231, And a receiving portion 232 formed to be inserted into or drawn out from one side surface of the receiving portion 232.
The guide rails 240 protrude upward from both upper surfaces of the container housing member 200 and have guide grooves 241 formed along the protruded longitudinal sides of the guide rails 240 facing each other. And a closure member 250 detachably coupled to the guide groove 241 and slidably moved along the guide groove 241 to finish the upper surface of the container housing member 200.

The operation of the bean sprouts growing and selling apparatus having the above structure will be described below.

When the bean sprouts are cultivated, the cultivation vessel 100 is inserted into the receptacle 210, the cultivation soil receptacle 300 is connected to the lower side of the vessel receiving member 200, The bean sprouts are cultivated by supplying water into the cultivation vessel 100. The cultivated bean sprouts are cultivated in a manner such that the head part and the root part are cultivated And protrudes outward from the upper portion and the lower portion of the container 100.

At this time, it is preferable that a porous member having excellent water content and drainage property is used so that the roots of bean sprouts can be protruded from the lower surface of the cultivation vessel 100, When a conventional sponge or a nonwoven fabric is used, a plurality of holes must be separately formed in order to allow the root portion of the bean sprouts to protrude from the lower portion of the cultivation vessel 100.

In addition, by inserting the mesh member 330 between the rearrangement floor 310 and the lower surface of the rearrangement soil containing chamber 300 where the perforation holes 320 are formed, the distance between the rearrangement floor 310 and the perforation holes 320 There is an advantage that it is possible to enhance drainage and air permeability through the space and to prevent the reclaimed soil 310 from being discharged through the perforation hole 320.

When the container housing member 200 having the cultivating container 100 and the soil container 300 connected to the soil container 300 is placed on a separate tray for cultivation, It is possible to facilitate storage, transportation, and handling of the product.

Herein, when the guide rail 240 is formed on the container housing member 200 and the closing member 250 is coupled to the guide rail 240, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from flowing into the interior of the cultivating container 100 When the closure member 250 is used as an opaque material, the closure member 250 may be individually provided with a dark function for each container accommodating member 200.

Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 2, a container body 10 is inserted into an auxiliary box B to facilitate the mass production and shipment of bean sprouts. However, conventionally, the bean sprouts contained in the container body 10 The bean sprouts are wrapped with the packaging film 20 and the bottom material 14 so that the bean sprouts do not protrude out of the container body 10, It is aimed to be able to cut off the roots of bean sprouts in addition to cultivation, transportation, storage and sale in a state in which they are projected on the lower surface.

On the other hand, when selling the cultivated bean sprouts to a consumer, only the cultivation vessel 100 containing bean sprouts is taken out from the container housing member 200 to which the cultivation soil receptacle 300 is connected. In the cultivation vessel 100, The holding jaw 130 is supported by the seating groove 220 and protrudes from the upper surface of the container housing member 200. Since the handle 140 is formed on the outer surface of the jar 100, have.

Here, when bean sprouts are cultivated by inserting cultivating containers 100 of various sizes into the container storing member 200, the bean sprouts are purchased with the expression 'servings', which is a weight unit or the number of persons consumed by the consumer The bean sprouts need not be taken out separately from the cultivation vessel 100, so that it is possible to prevent the product from being damaged and to sell the bean sprouts in a hygienic state.

In this case, before the harvesting container 100 is pulled out from the container housing member 200, when it is sold to a consumer in a state in which foreign matter is prevented from being pinched on the upper side of the sealing member 150 as shown in FIG. 8, And the hygienic condition is preserved.

The root of the bean sprouts protrudes through the through hole 120 on the lower surface of the cultivation vessel 100 taken out from the container storage member 200. When the bean sprouts are to be removed for hygienic ingestion and increase in texture, The end of the bean sprouts can be easily removed by inserting the harvesting container 100 into the processing portion 230 and inserting a cutting member such as a knife or scissors into the cutting groove 231 as shown in FIG. The bean sprouts need not be taken out from the cultivation vessel 100, so that the bean sprouts can be prevented from being damaged.

In addition, when the container holding member 200 is placed on the stool and consumers are allowed to purchase more easily, the upper end of the container holding member 200 is closed by joining the closing member 250 with a transparent material, The reliability of the product is increased and foreign substances are prevented from flowing into the cultivation vessel 100, so that hygienic and fresh bean sprouts can be sold to consumers.

Lastly, when the cultivation vessel 100 is formed of a recyclable material, the seller can refund the price of the cultivation vessel 100 to the customer who returns the cultivation vessel 100, In this way, the consumer can induce the cultivation container 100 to be brought back, and the bond between the seller and the consumer can be formed, thereby securing the customer and expecting the sales increase continuously.

In the case of cultivating in a general household, as shown in FIG. 10, a water receiving unit 400 having a receiving space and an inclined lower surface is installed in a receiving space 300, The drainage hole 410 is formed at one side of the water receiving part 400 so as to be drained to the outside of the water receiving part 400 so as to be clean and hygienic It is possible to create bean sprout cultivation conditions.

In addition, in the case of further including the hinged door 420 which is opened / closed by turning hinges at one side of the water receiving part 400, since the water receiving part 400 is easily washed, it is possible to cultivate the bean sprouts in a more hygienic state.

In addition, the water receiving portion 400 can be moved and handled easily by engaging with the wheel 430, which is freely rotatable about the axial direction and movable in a state of being closely attached to the ground, to the lower side of the water receiving portion 400.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be embodied in various forms of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: cultivation vessel 110: accommodation space
120: through hole 130:
140: handle portion 150: sealing member
151: insertion hole 152: tightening means
200: container holding member 210:
220: seat groove 230:
231: Cutting groove 232:
240: guide rail 241: guide groove
250: Closing member
300: Rehabilitation Soil 310: Reconstituted soil
320: perforation hole 330: mesh member
331: Fine holes
400: water receiving part 410: drain
420: a sliding door 430: a wheel

Claims (9)

A cultivation vessel 100 having an upper side opened in a circular or polygonal shape, an accommodating space 110 in which bean sprouts can be grown, and a plurality of through holes 120 formed in a lower side thereof;
A storage space 210 in which a plurality of the cultivation containers 100 are inserted is formed on an upper surface of the storage space 310 and a reconditioned storage space 310 is accommodated below the storage space 210, And a container receiving member 200 provided with a soil re-
The reconditioning soil receiving chamber 300 is detachably formed in the lower portion of the container receiving member 200,
A mesh member 330 having a fine hole 331 smaller than the perforation hole 320 is formed on the upper surface of the perforation hole 320,
The bean sprouts protruding from the lower surface of the cultivation vessel 100 when the cultivation vessel 100 in which bean sprouts have been cultivated is inserted into the receptacle 210 at one side of the vessel receiving member 200 The processing unit 230 may be provided at a position corresponding to the bottom surface of the cultivating container 100 inserted into the accommodating unit 210, The bean sprouts are cut so that a cutting member is insertable to cut the bean sprouts and the bean sprouts are cut by the cutting members inserted into the cut grooves. And a receiving portion 232 formed so as to be inserted into or drawn out from one side surface of the receiving portion 232,
Guide rails 240 protruding upward from both upper surfaces of the container housing member 200 and having guide grooves 241 formed along the protruded longitudinal direction on the inner side surfaces facing each other, And a closure member (250) detachably coupled to the guide groove (241) so as to be slidable along the guide groove (241) and to finish the upper surface of the container storage member (200) Device. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the re-cultivated soil receiving chamber (300) is slid to one side from the bottom of the container receiving member (200) and is formed to be capable of being inserted and drawn out. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The container storage member 100 is formed with an engagement protrusion 130 protruding from the upper side along the outer peripheral surface of the container storage member 100. The container storage member 200 has a shape corresponding to the engagement protrusion 130 Wherein a seating groove (220) in which the cultivation vessel (100) is seated is formed. The method according to claim 6,
The cultivation vessel 100 includes a handle 140 which is recessed or protruded in a direction opposite to the upper outer circumferential surface of the engaging jaw 130 and a handle 140 coupled to the upper side of the handle 140, And a sealing member (150) formed to close the opened upper side of the bean sprouts. 8. The method of claim 7,
The sealing member 150 includes a fitting hole 151 having upper and lower end surfaces opened and formed along the upper outer circumferential surface of the sealing member 150 and a fastening member 151 formed to be inserted into the fitting hole 151 Wherein the upper side of the sealing member (150) is formed so as to follow the tightening means (152). delete

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