KR20120013675A - Container to Store Aquatic Products - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A marine product preserving container is provided to detachably combine an oxidizing bubbler to a side wall of a storage main body for supplying oxygen to marine products. CONSTITUTION: A marine product preserving container includes a storage main body(110) and a bubbler combining unit(150). The storage main body includes a storing space for storing marine products and water to insert the marine products. The bubbler combining unit detachably combines with one side wall of the storage main body for combining an oxidizing bubbler supplying oxygen to the water. The marine product preserving container additionally comprises an LED light source(170).

Description

Seafood Preservation Containers {Container to Store Aquatic Products}

An aquatic product preservation container is disclosed. More specifically, disclosed is a marine product storage container that can be detachably coupled to the selected portion of the side wall of the receiving body to attach the oxygen supply bubbler to the receiving body can be improved installation convenience than conventional .

In general, an aquarium for preserving aquatic products, that is, a marine product preservation container is disposed in a restaurant or a shopping mall, and stores living seafood such as fish and shellfish inside thereof. The aquatic product preservation container allows a person to see the aquatic products stored in the aquatic product preservation container from the outside so as to grasp the freshness of the aquatic product.

Referring to the basic configuration of such a marine product storage container, it may include a main body that accommodates aquatic products and the water in which the marine products are submerged, and an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen to the water in the main body so that the aquatic products contained in the main body can breathe.

In general, the oxygen supply unit may be manufactured separately and fixedly disposed on the side wall of the main body.

However, in the existing aquatic product storage container having such a configuration, not only the structure for supplying oxygen to the aquatic product is somewhat complicated, but also the oxygen supply part has a structure fixed to the aquatic product storage container, so The shape or structure may cause limitations in the installation.

In addition, conventionally, in order to operate the oxygen supply unit, since power must be continuously supplied to the oxygen supply unit, there is a structural complexity in that the oxygen supply unit must be separately connected to the power supply unit. In addition, the maintenance cost increases due to power consumption. have.

Therefore, while the oxygen can be generated and supplied to the aquatic products in the main body without supplying power, the oxygen storage portion can be selectively detachably coupled to a desired position, and thus a new structure for aquatic product storage containers can be prevented from being confined to the installation space. This is urgent.

An object according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bubbler coupling portion for mounting the oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to the aquatic product accommodated in the receiving body may be detachably coupled to a selected portion of the side wall of the receiving body Accordingly, the present invention provides an aquatic product preservation container that can be prevented from being restricted by an installation space and the like, and which can improve the installation convenience of the conventional device.

In addition, another object according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to supply oxygen to the aquatic products by the oxygen supply bubbler without supplying power, thereby providing a marine product storage container that can implement the cost savings due to reduced power consumption.

Aquatic product storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving body is formed with a receiving space for accommodating aquatic products and water in which at least a portion of the aquatic products are submerged; And a bubbler coupling part detachably coupled to a selected portion of the sidewall of the accommodation body and mounted with an oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to the water contained in the accommodation body. The bubbler coupling portion for mounting the oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to the aquatic product accommodated in the receiving body may be detachably coupled to a selected portion of the side wall of the receiving body, thereby preventing limitation of the installation space. It is possible to improve the installation convenience while conventionally.

The bubbler coupling unit may include a housing case in which the oxygen supply bubbler is accommodated; And a locking member protruding from a side surface of the housing case and detachably coupled to a selected portion of the sidewall of the housing body.

The locking member may be provided in a 'c' shape which is open downward so as to be engaged with an upper end of the side wall of the housing case.

The bubbler coupling part is detachably coupled to the side wall of the housing case so that the housing case is located at an outer region of the housing body, or detachable from the side wall of the housing case so that the housing case is located at the inner region of the housing body. Possibly combined.

The oxygen supply bubbler may include a bubbler body in which solid oxygen and water of a solid type are accommodated, and oxygen is generated by chemically reacting the solid oxygen and the water; And one end is connected to the bubbler body and the other end is provided in a tubular shape to be submerged in the water of the receiving body, may include a supply pipe for supplying the oxygen generated from the bubbler body to the water of the receiving body. .

The aquatic product storage container, the detection unit is mounted inside the receiving body for detecting the dissolved oxygen amount of the water contained in the receiving body; And a controller configured to turn on / off an oxygen generation of the oxygen supply bubbler or adjust an oxygen generation amount based on the detection information of the detector.

The detection unit is a dissolved oxygen measurement sensor for detecting the amount of dissolved oxygen in the receiving body, the control unit may include a valve switch to turn on / off the oxygen generation of the oxygen supply bubbler or to adjust the amount of oxygen generation. Can be.

The aquatic product storage container may further include an LED (Light Emitting Diode) light source coupled to the inner wall of the accommodation body and emitting light into the accommodation body to illuminate the accommodation space of the accommodation body.

The control unit may adjust the degree of illumination or color of the LED light source according to the brightness of the external environment, and accordingly change the color and the degree of illumination of the LED light source according to the external brightness to appropriately stimulate the consumer's desire to buy according to the external brightness Can be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bubbler coupling portion for mounting the oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to the aquatic product contained in the receiving body to the receiving body may be detachably coupled to a selected portion of the side wall of the receiving body, Therefore, while being able to prevent being restricted by the installation space and the like, the installation convenience can be improved than before.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, oxygen can be supplied to the aquatic products by the oxygen supply bubbler without supplying power, thereby realizing cost savings due to reduced power consumption.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by illuminating the interior of the receiving body by the LED light source can improve the fresh feeling of aquatic products and improve the aesthetics.

1 is a perspective view of a seafood storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bubbler coupler illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which the bubbler coupling part of FIG. 1 is coupled to a side wall of the marine product storage container.
4 is a graph showing the survival state of aquatic products over time according to the amount of solid oxygen provided by the acid-song feed bubbler.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the survival of aquatic products over time according to the amount of solid oxygen.
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of experiments in which solid oxygen was not added to the first group and solid oxygen was added to the second group at one time after two days without adding the solid oxygen.
7 is a graph showing the change in dissolved oxygen amount over time according to the solid oxygen input amount.
8 is a perspective view of a seafood storage container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, configurations and applications according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following description is one of several aspects of the patentable invention and the following description forms part of the detailed description of the invention.

1 is a perspective view of a seafood storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bubbler coupling portion shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a bubbler coupling portion of Figure 1 is coupled to the side wall of the seafood storage container Figure is a diagram schematically showing the state.

As shown in these figures, the aquatic product preservation container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving portion formed with a receiving space in which the aquatic product 101 and the water 103 in which at least a portion of the aquatic product 101 is submerged are received. An oxygen supply bubbler which is detachably coupled to a selected portion of the main body 110 and the sidewall 111 of the accommodating body 110 and supplies oxygen to the water 103 accommodated in the accommodating space of the accommodating body 110 ( 130 includes a bubbler coupling portion 150 accommodated therein. In addition, the marine product preservation container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an LED (LED) light source 170 mounted inside the accommodating body 110 to illuminate the accommodating body 110.

Referring to each configuration, first, the receiving body 110 of the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, may be provided in the shape of an open cuboid, the upper portion, so that the aquatic products accommodated therein can be confirmed from the outside. It may be made of transparent reinforced plastic or glass.

In the receiving body 110, the water 103 is accommodated, and aquatic products 101, for example, aquatic products 101 such as abalone, octopus, shellfish or fish, are immersed in some or all of the received water 103. Can be accommodated.

By the way, in the case of such aquatic product 101 should be stored in a live state, for this purpose it must supply oxygen to the water 103 submerged aquatic products. To this end, the aquatic product storage container 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, has an oxygen supply bubbler 130 for supplying oxygen to the water 103, the aquatic product 101 is submerged. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the oxygen supply bubbler 130 according to the present embodiment has a bubbler body 131 for generating oxygen, one end of which is connected to the bubbler body 131, and the other end is a receiving body. It is provided so as to be immersed in the water 103 of the 110 may include a supply pipe 133 for transferring the oxygen generated from the bubble body body 131 to the water 103 of the receiving body 110.

Solid oxygen (not shown) is accommodated inside the bubbler body 131 of the present embodiment. When the water is filled in the bubbler body 131 so that the solid oxygen is submerged, the solid oxygen and the water may interact with each other to generate oxygen.

That is, in the present embodiment, since oxygen is not generated by using a power source or the like as in the related art, but oxygen is generated by the interaction of solid oxygen with water, a separate configuration for receiving power is not required as in the prior art. Therefore, there is an advantage that can simplify the overall equipment.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the gas containing oxygen generated by the interaction of solid oxygen and water not only supplies oxygen for respiration of the fish product 101 to the water 103 in which the fish product 101 is submerged, but also breathes of the fish product 101. It also serves to remove the resulting carbon dioxide. Therefore, the cleanliness of the water 103 in which the marine product 101 is preserved can be improved.

Meanwhile, as described above, in the conventional case, the oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen has a structure fixed on the main body, but in the present embodiment, the bubbler coupling unit 150 is provided to provide the oxygen supply bubbler 130. You can optionally place it where you want.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bubbler coupling part 150 of the present embodiment includes an accommodating case 151 into which an oxygen supply bubbler 130 is inserted and accommodated, and a side surface of the accommodating case 151. It may include a locking member 153 protrudingly formed to selectively engage the side wall 111 of the receiving body 110.

The accommodating case 151 is provided in a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which an upper portion is opened to stably accommodate the acid supply supply bubbler 130, but one side wall facing the side wall 111 of the accommodating body 110 is longer than the other wall. It may be formed, the locking member 153 may be integrally formed on one side wall.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the locking member 153 of the present embodiment is provided in a 'c' shape in which the lower side is opened so as to be engaged with the upper end of the side wall 111 of the accommodating body 110. That is, when the locking member 153 is lowered from the upper side of the side wall 111 of the receiving body 110, the locking member 153 may be coupled to the side wall 111 of the receiving body 110. On the contrary, when the bubbler coupling part 150 is lifted upward of the side wall 111 of the receiving body 110, the locking member 153 is easily separated from the side wall 111 of the receiving body 110, thereby receiving the receiving body 110. The separation of the bubbler coupling portion 150 to can be easily.

By the structure of the bubbler coupling unit 150, the oxygen supply bubbler 130 may be selectively coupled to any portion of the side wall 111 of the receiving body (110). Therefore, the bubbler coupling portion 150 to which the oxygen supply bubbler 130 is coupled may be installed in accordance with the installation space where the marine product storage container 100 of the present embodiment is installed, thereby improving installation convenience. In addition, the installation space can be flexibly adapted to the installation space, thereby preventing the installation space.

However, in the present embodiment, a case in which one bubbler coupling unit 150 to which the oxygen supply bubbler 130 is coupled is coupled to the aquatic product storage container 100 is described above, but is not limited thereto. Naturally, the coupling part 150 may be detachably coupled to the sidewall of the receiving body 110.

On the other hand, the marine product storage container 100 of the present embodiment, although not shown, in order to properly adjust the amount of oxygen supplied in accordance with the dissolved oxygen amount of the water 103 contained in the receiving body 110, the receiving body 110 A detector (not shown) mounted on an inner wall of the sensor and configured to detect a dissolved oxygen amount of the water 103 contained in the receiving body 110 and to generate oxygen of the oxygen supply bubbler 130 based on the detection information of the detector. It may further include a control unit (not shown) on / off or adjust the amount of oxygen generation.

The detection unit may be provided as a dissolved oxygen measurement sensor for detecting the dissolved oxygen amount of the water 103 and is mounted in the receiving body 110 so as to be at least partially immersed in the water 103 to determine the dissolved oxygen amount of the water 103 in real time. It can be measured. The dissolved oxygen amount measuring sensor not only detects the dissolved oxygen amount of the water 103 but also can measure the water temperature, thus allowing the administrator to properly maintain the temperature state of the water 103.

The controller may appropriately adjust the amount of oxygen provided in real time by controlling the chemical action of the oxygen supply bubbler 130 based on the sensing information of the detector, and may stop the oxygen supply in some cases. Accordingly, the controller of the present embodiment may include a valve switch (not shown) for turning on / off the oxygen generation of the oxygen supply bubbler or adjusting the oxygen generation amount. That is, when the oxygen supply is not necessary, the valve switch stops the oxygen supply by completely blocking the supply pipe, while the oxygen supply can be appropriately adjusted by appropriately adjusting the opening degree of the valve switch when the oxygen supply is required.

By the configuration of the sensing unit and the control unit, the oxygen supply efficiency by the oxygen supply bubbler 130 may be improved, and thus the service period of the oxygen supply bubbler 130 may be extended.

On the other hand, aquatic product storage container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, is coupled to the lower region of the side wall 111 in the interior of the receiving body 110 into the receiving body 110 The light emitting diode (LED) may further include a light emitting diode (LED) light source 170.

The LED light source 170 may emit a blue light toward the inner direction of the receiving body 110 in which the marine product 10 is preserved, so that the manager can accurately grasp the state of the seafood 101 in the receiving body 110. Not only can light be illuminated outside through the water 103, but also enhance the aesthetics.

On the other hand, the LED light source 170 may be controlled by the above-described control degree or color. The marine product preservation container 100 of the present embodiment is generally disposed outside to be visible to customers, etc. At this time, since the brightness of the external environment changes depending on weather or day and night, the degree of illumination of the LED light source 170 according to the change of the external environment or It is desirable to give a change of color. Thus, the LED light source 170 of the present embodiment can be adjusted the degree of illumination or color emitted according to the external environment, and thus can not only give the customer aesthetics but also inspires a desire to purchase.

On the other hand, below, the present invention will be described through the experimental data of the marine product storage container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a graph showing the survival state of aquatic products over time according to the amount of solid oxygen provided by the acid-song feed bubbler.

As shown in the figure, only nine of the 16 abalones survive after 24 hours in the case of aquatic preservation vessels that do not provide solid oxygen, but in the case of aquatic preservation vessels in which 5 grams (g) of solid oxygen are added. Fourteen abalone survivors survived, and all of the aquatic preservation vessels in which 20 grams of solid oxygen were added survived. In other words, it can be seen that the activity of the abalone is implemented in proportion to the amount of solid oxygen input, thereby increasing the survival probability.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing the survival of aquatic products over time according to the amount of solid oxygen. As shown therein, when no solid oxygen is added, a total of 3.4 (average values) of 5 abalones survive after 24 hours, and a total of 1 survive after 36 hours. On the other hand, when 20 grams of solid oxygen is added, a total of 4.5 survivors of 5 abalones survive and 2.5 survivors after 36 hours. In other words, it can be seen that the survival probability of aquatic products increases with time in proportion to the solid oxygen input amount.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of experiments in which solid oxygen was not added to the first group and solid oxygen was added to the second group at one time after two days without adding the solid oxygen.

As shown in the figure, the activity of the first group of aquatic products in which solid oxygen is not added at the end of the day continues to decrease, but the activity of the aquatic products of the second group in which solid oxygen is added is lower than that of the first group. You can see that it is small. Through this, it can be inferred that, when solid oxygen is introduced, the survival probability of the aquatic product is improved and the freshness is also improved.

7 is a graph showing the change in dissolved oxygen amount over time according to the solid oxygen input amount.

As shown in the drawing, when the solid oxygen is not added, the dissolved oxygen amount continues to decrease with time, and the dissolved oxygen amount becomes 0 when 36 hours have elapsed, but the solid oxygen is added to the test start time and after 24 hours, respectively. In this case, the amount of dissolved oxygen is not large and it can be seen that the amount of dissolved oxygen is approximately 2.5 after 36 hours.

As such, when oxygen is introduced into the water in which the marine product is stored through solid oxygen, the activity of the marine product can be increased, thereby improving the survival probability and freshness of the marine product.

On the other hand, with reference to Figure 8, will be described in the marine product storage container according to another embodiment of the present invention, the description of the configuration substantially the same as the marine product storage container according to the above-described embodiment will be omitted.

8 is a perspective view of a seafood storage container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in this, the aquatic product storage container 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same configuration as the aquatic product storage container 100 (see FIG. 1) of the above-described embodiment, bubbler coupling portion 250 ) Is somewhat different.

That is, the bubbler coupling portion 150 (see FIG. 1) of the embodiment is coupled to the accommodation body 110 so that the accommodation case 151 is disposed in the outer space of the accommodation body 110, but the bubbler coupling of another embodiment is coupled. Part 250 is coupled to the receiving body 210 so that the housing case 251 is located in the inner space of the receiving body 210.

Therefore, the outer space corresponding to the bubbler coupling part 250 can be reduced, thereby improving installation convenience, and since the flexible installation can be made according to the installation space, the installation space can be prevented from being restricted.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, a bubbler coupling part for attaching an oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to an aquatic product contained in the accommodating main body to the accommodating main body may be detachably coupled to a selected portion of the side wall of the accommodating main body. In this way, while being able to prevent being restricted by the installation space and the like, it is possible to improve the installation convenience compared to the prior art. In addition, it is possible to combine the bubbler coupling portion combined with the oxygen supply bubbler in the existing seafood preservation container can improve the preservation state of the seafood.

In addition, oxygen can be supplied to the aquatic product by the oxygen supply bubbler without power supply, thereby realizing cost reduction by reducing the power consumption, and improving the fresh feeling of the aquatic product by illuminating the interior of the accommodating body by the LED light source. It can also help to improve the aesthetics.

In the above-described embodiments, the bubbler engaging portion is provided with a locking member so that the bubbler coupling portion is engaged with the selected sidewall of the accommodating body, but the coupling method of the accommodating body and the bubbler coupling portion is not limited to the locking engagement. It is obvious that the attachment and detachment of the bubbler coupling portion can be made by other coupling methods.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents and equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, will fall within the scope of the present invention. .

100: marine product storage container 110: receiving body
130: oxygen supply bubbler 131: bubbler body
133: supply pipe 150: bubbler coupling portion
151: housing case 153: locking member
170: LED light source

Claims (9)

An accommodating main body having an accommodating space therein for accommodating the aquatic product and at least a portion of the aquatic product; And
A bubbler coupling part detachably coupled to a selected portion of the sidewall of the accommodation body and equipped with an oxygen supply bubbler for supplying oxygen to the water contained in the accommodation body;
Seafood preservation container comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The bubbler coupling portion,
An accommodation case accommodating the oxygen supply bubbler; And
And a catching member protruding from a side surface of the accommodating case and detachably engaged with a selected portion of the sidewall of the accommodating body.
The method of claim 2,
The catching member is a marine product storage container is provided in a 'c' shape is open to the lower side to be coupled to the top of the side wall of the housing case.
The method of claim 2,
The bubbler coupling part is detachably coupled to the side wall of the housing case so that the housing case is located at an outer region of the housing body, or detachable from the side wall of the housing case so that the housing case is located at the inner region of the housing body. Seafood storage container possibly combined.
The method of claim 1,
The oxygen supply bubbler is,
A bubbler body in which solid oxygen and water of a solid type are accommodated, and oxygen is generated by chemically acting on the solid oxygen and the water; And
One end is connected to the bubbler body and the other end is provided in a tubular shape to be immersed in the water of the receiving body, a marine product storage container including a supply pipe for supplying the oxygen generated from the bubbler body to the water of the receiving body .
The method of claim 1,
A detection unit mounted inside the receiving body to detect the dissolved oxygen amount of the water contained in the receiving body; And
And a controller configured to turn on / off the generation of oxygen in the oxygen supply bubbler or to adjust an amount of oxygen generation based on the detection information of the detector.
The method of claim 6,
The detection unit is a dissolved oxygen measurement sensor for detecting the dissolved oxygen amount in the receiving body,
The control unit is a marine product storage container including a valve switch for turning on / off (oxygen) generation of the oxygen supply bubbler or to adjust the amount of oxygen generation.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
And a light emitting diode (LED) light source coupled to an inner wall of the accommodating body and emitting light into the accommodating body to illuminate the accommodating space of the accommodating body.
The method of claim 8,
The control unit is a marine product storage container for adjusting the degree of illumination or color of the LED light source according to the brightness of the external environment.

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