KR20010044334A - A food Storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A food storage container is provided to facilitate the usage of the food storage container by using a rotating handle and divide two more rooms in a food containing part. CONSTITUTION: A container body(40) has a food containing part(40a). A container cover(50) is on the upper part of the container body. A rotating handle(42) is equipped in both sides of the outer circumference of the upper end of the container body. A folded part(55) is formed to fold a part of the container cover in the container cover. A recess(52) for handle is formed to set the handle in the container cover. A folded part is made of a hinge and a soft resin. A partition member(45) is formed in the food containing part of the container body, and the food containing part is divided into two more rooms.

Description

Food storage box {A food Storage box}

The present invention relates to a food storage container that can store various foods such as kimchi, fish, meat, and more particularly, the handle is provided on both sides of the upper portion of the container body and the food is separated and stored inside the container body. A partition is installed and is provided on the top of the container body to open and close the container lid relates to a food storage container formed with a folding portion that can open and close a portion of the container lid.

In general, a conventional food storage container is provided with a container body 10 having a food container for storing and storing food as shown in Figure 1, the container body 10 is provided on top of the container body (10) It consists of a lid 20 to open and close the food container.

However, the food storage container of Figure 1 having the configuration as described above is a container of the shape of the container body 10 is a square or circular cylinder when the container body 10 is very difficult to hold by hand when the container body There was an inconvenience to support the bottom of (10).

On the other hand, in order to solve the above problems, as shown in Figure 2 another conventional food storage container is provided and used, the configuration of the food storage container has a step 11 is formed integrally on the upper periphery and the food receiving portion A container body 10 having a 10a, and a lid 20 for opening and closing the food container 10a on the container body 10.

The food storage container of FIG. 2 having such a configuration can hold the step 11 by hand when moving, as compared to the food storage container of FIG. When the food storage container is transported in a state where the food is sufficiently stored in the container, the step is so narrow that the user still feels a difficulty in handling.

In addition, the conventional food storage container is configured so that only one food can be stored in the food container formed in the container body, when each of the small amount of food is to be divided and stored in the one container body to store the respective food There was a cumbersome problem of storing each food separately in a vinyl or the like or storing each container body.

In addition to the above problems, the conventional food storage container stores the food in the food container of the container body and closes the lid and keeps it in the refrigerator while opening the lid to take out some of the stored food, and then releases all the cold air in the food container to the outside. At the same time, the food is in contact with the outside air caused a problem that occurs quickly decay.

In addition, the lid provided on the upper part of the container body to open and close the food receiving portion of the container body only serves to cover the food contained in the food receiving portion, but does not perform any more functions, that is, maintaining the confidentiality, such as food acceptance There was a problem that various odors generated from the food accommodated in the department leaks to the outside.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object is to provide a handle that is rotatable on both sides of the upper portion of the container body to facilitate the handling of food storage containers, the inner food container of the container body There is provided a partition in the food compartment is separated into at least two or more, and the lid is formed by a fold to open and close the part or the whole as needed when opening and closing the food compartment of the container body, In one or both of the bottom edge and the upper surface of the container body in contact with the edge is provided with a gastight member to provide a food storage container to maintain the airtightness between the food container and the outside.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional general food storage container,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of another conventional food storage container,

3 is a combined perspective view of the food storage container according to the present invention;

4 is an exploded perspective view of a food storage container according to the present invention;

5a and 5b is a perspective view of the lid action state of the food storage container according to the present invention,

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the lid open state of the food storage container according to the present invention,

Figure 7a and Figure 7b is an excerpts cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the folded portion formed on the lid of the food storage container according to the present invention.

※ Explanation of symbols about main part of drawing ※

40: container body 40a: food receiving unit

41: flange 42: handle

42a: handle hinge 43: fixing member

44: sliding groove 45: partition member

45a: "-" shaped partition member 45b: "+" shaped partition member

50: lid container 51: the upper lid

52: handle seat 53: when the lid

54: engaging member 55: folding part

55a: hinge 55b: soft resin

56: airtight member F: fish (fish)

M: Meat

Food storage container of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the food storage container consisting of a container body provided with a food container containing a food storage portion and the container lid provided on the upper portion of the container body, both sides of the upper outer peripheral surface of the container body It is provided with a handle that is rotatable in a mutually opposite position and the container lid is formed to be folded so that a portion of the container lid is folded.

In addition, the container lid of the food storage container of the present invention has a handle seating portion is formed when the handle is provided on the container body is folded up, the food receiving portion of the container body is provided with a partition member is the food receiving portion. It is divided into two or more.

In addition, the food storage container of the present invention is provided with an airtight member at any one or both sides of the mutual contact between the container body and the container lid, it is possible to block the odor generated from the received food.

Hereinafter, the technical features and preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a combined perspective view showing a food storage container according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the food storage container according to the present invention, Figures 5a and 5b is a lid action state of the food storage container according to the present invention Figure 6 is a perspective view for explaining, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the open state of the lid of the food storage container according to the present invention, Figure 7a and 7b is a main portion for explaining the configuration of the folded portion formed on the lid of the food storage container according to the present invention Excerpt section.

Food storage container 30 of the present invention is divided into the container body 40 and the container lid 50 and the container body 40 is rotated and the handle 42 is configured to be folded into the container lid upper surface 51 is installed In addition, the container lid 50 is provided with a handle seating portion 52 having a recess so that the handle 42 of the container body 40 can be seated thereon, and the lid 50 can be opened and closed only by part of the lid 50. The folded portion 55 is formed to be foldable at 50).

First, the container body 40 is open at the top, the food container 40a having a predetermined space for storing a variety of food inside the container body 40 is formed.

The shape of the container body 40 may be a cylindrical or hexahedral shape that is commonly used, and any shape may be used so long as the container body 40 is in close contact with each other when stored in a limited space such as a refrigerator (not shown). In addition, the container body 40 may be made of any one of a metal material and a synthetic resin material, the synthetic resin material that can be stored for a long time without being influenced by the outside food is stored in the food accommodating portion (40a).

In addition, a flange portion 41 protruding along the outer circumferential surface of the container body 40 is integrally formed with the container body 40 at an upper end of the container body 40, and opposite sides of the flange portion 41 are opposed to each other. The handle 42 is provided in position.

Here, the handle 42 is connected to the container body 40 through the fixing member 43 integrally formed at both ends of the flange portion 41, the hinge 42a formed at one end of the handle 42 is Since the fitting member 43 is rotatably fitted, it is possible to vertically rotate the handle 42.

In addition, the handle 42 has a gripping hole 42b formed at the center of the handle 42 so as to be in contact with the entire palm when the user puts the user's finger to lift the food storage container 30, which is the handle This is to increase the grip force of (42) to allow the user to feel more convenient than when moving the food storage container (30).

On the other hand, the container lid 50 is coupled to the upper end of the flange portion 41 formed in the container body 40 serves to cover the food receiving portion 40a of the container body 40. The material of the container lid 50 is provided separately from the container body 40 as a metal material or synthetic resin material, and a detailed description thereof is as follows.

The upper surface 51 of the container lid 50 is formed with a handle seating portion 52 having a predetermined groove on both sides in contact with the handle 42, when the handle 42 is not used This is to allow the handle 42 to be completely folded and seated on the upper surface 51 of the container lid 50 so that the handle 42 does not interfere with the surroundings. That is, the handle 42 is used to open when the food storage container 30 is moved, the upper surface of the container lid 50 around the hinge 42a of one end of the handle 42 when stored in the refrigerator Since the handle 42 is fully folded in the handle seating portion 52 formed on the container lid 50 to be rotated toward 51, the area occupied by the food storage container 30 is reduced and interference does not occur. do. Therefore, a large amount of food storage containers 30 can be stacked or stored in close contact with each other.

In addition, the lower surface 53 of the container lid 50 is formed to protrude along the edge portion of the lid 50, the coupling member 54 is fitted to the upper edge of the food receiving portion 40a of the container body 40, This is because the coupling member 54 is fitted to the food container 40a of the container body 40, the container lid 50 and the container body 40 is a medium that is coupled to each other. However, the coupling member 54 maintains the airtightness of the food container 40a of the container body 40 in addition to the coupling mediation between the lid 50 and the main body 40 so that the food smell inside leaks to the outside. Blocking to prevent food as well as another function to prevent the food is easily deteriorated by the outside air.

However, in order to maintain the airtightness of the food container 40a completely, the coupling member 54 alone is insufficient. Therefore, the airtight member 56 is provided on one side or both sides of the mutual contact portion between the container body 40 and the container lid 50, the airtight member 56 is a silicon material sufficient sealing effect (sealing) effect In the present invention, the airtight member 56 is formed along the outer edge formed by the container lid bottom 53 and the coupling member 54.

On the other hand, when you want to store different foods, such as fish (F) and meat (M) in one container (30), each of the food is separated from each other so as not to mix with each other as a means for storing the food receiving portion (40a) A partition member 45 is formed to have a sliding groove 44 extending in a direction perpendicular to at least two or more portions facing each other, and partitioning the food receiving portion 40a into two or more partitions in the sliding groove 44. By installing the food receiving portion 40a is divided into each other.

Here, the partition member 45 may be made of any one of a metal material or a synthetic resin material, and the shape of the partition member 45 is divided into two portions of the "-" type partition member 45a for dividing the food accommodation portion 40a into two places and the food accommodation portion four. Any of the "+" type partition members 45b to be divided into can be used.

When you want to take out any one side of the food container 40a separated by the partition member 45, the entire container lid 50 is not only very inconvenient, but also unnecessary parts open there Cold air will escape to the outside. Therefore, the following configuration is added to the container lid 50 to avoid the hassle of removing the entire container lid 50 and to take out only one side of the partitioned food to maintain the freshness of the other.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the container lid 50 has a folding portion 55 in which a portion of the container lid 50 is folded so as to extend from one side to the other end, and to the folding portion 55. A portion of the container lid 50 is folded upward. As a result, when taking out the food stored in any one side of the different food stored in the partitioned food receiving portion 40a, it is possible to open and close the lid only necessary parts without opening the entire container lid 50.

At this time, the folded portion 55 may be made of any one of the hinge 55a or the soft resin 55b so that a portion of the container lid 50 can be smoothly folded upward. However, preferably, a hinge is used, and more preferably, soft silicone is applied to the surface of the lid 50 on which the hinge 55a is installed to compensate for the gap of the hinge 55a, and at the same time, due to the hinge 55a. It is good to keep the gap tight. Of course, the folded portion 55 of the container lid 50 may be formed to be elongated with the soft resin 55b.

The action of the food storage container 30 according to the present invention having the above configuration is as follows.

First, take off the lid 50 of the food storage container 30 according to the present invention having the configuration as described above to accommodate the food to be stored in the container body (40). At this time, if the food stored in the container body 40 is a single type, but it does not matter, for example, different foods such as fish (F) and meat (M) depending on the purpose of the "-" shaped partition member 45a or Selecting an appropriate one of the "+" shaped partition member 45b and inserting it into the sliding groove 44 formed on the inner wall of the container body 40, and storing different foods in the partitioned food receiving portion 40a as appropriate. The lid 50 may be closed.

When moving to the refrigerator (not shown) to store the food storage container 30, the food is stored in this way so that the finger penetrates through the handles 42 formed on both sides of the top of the container body 40 opposite to each other Just insert it and lift it to the top.

In addition, when the refrigerator is stored in the refrigerator, when both handles 42 are rotated and folded onto the lid 50, the handles 42 are accommodated in the handle seat 52 without protruding from the lid 50. When the food storage container 30 is stored in the refrigerator in large quantities, the containers 30 may be stacked on each other, or may be in close contact with each other, thereby maximizing space utilization in a limited space, and may be generated by the handle 42. There is no interference between the containers 30.

On the other hand, when you want to take out the food stored in the food storage container 30 may be carried out in the reverse order to the above process, but when you want to take out only one of the different food partitioned, it is necessary to open the entire lid 50 above. Without opening the one side lid (50a) corresponding to the area where the food is to be taken out and the desired food is to be taken out.

As described above, according to the food storage container according to the present invention, by providing a handle that can be rotated on both sides of the upper portion of the container body can easily and easily handle the food storage container, a partition is provided in the inner food container of the container body. By arranging at least two food compartments to separate them, one or more food containers can be divided and stored in one food container, and by forming a fold in the lid, a part or all of the food container of the container body can be opened and closed. It can be opened and closed to maintain the freshness of food for a long time, and by providing an airtight member on one or both sides of the bottom edge of the lid and the upper surface of the container body in contact with the edge, the airtightness between the food container and the outside Unique effects that can be maintained to prevent the leakage of odors from food A.

Claims (7)

In the food storage container consisting of a container body 40 formed with a food container 40a for storing food and a container lid 50 provided on the container body 40, the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the container body 40 Both sides are provided with a rotatable handle (42) in mutually opposite positions and the container lid (50) is a food storage container, characterized in that the folded portion (55) is formed so that a portion of the container lid (50) is folded. The food container according to claim 1, wherein the container lid (50) has a handle seating portion (52) on which a handle (42) is seated. The food storage container according to claim 1, wherein the folding part (55) is made of a hinge. The food storage container according to claim 1, wherein the folding part (55) is made of soft resin. The food storage container according to claim 1, wherein a partition member (45) is provided in the food container portion (40a) of the container body (40) and the food container portion (40a) is divided into two or more. The food storage container according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the container lid (50) is provided with a coupling member (54) fitted to the upper edge of the food container (40a) of the container body (40). The food storage container according to claim 1, wherein an airtight member (56) is provided on one side or both sides of the mutual contact portion between the container body (40) and the container lid (50).