KR20170027945A

KR20170027945A - A Storing Cover for a Cooking Container

Info

Publication number: KR20170027945A
Application number: KR1020150124576A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김수
Original assignee: 김수
Priority date: 2015-09-03
Filing date: 2015-09-03
Publication date: 2017-03-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to a storage lid for a cooking container, and specifically, to a storage lid for a cooking container, having a sealing function while can vertically move inside the container in which food is contained, so as to maintain the taste of cooked food. According to the present invention, the storage lid comprises: a lid body (13) capable of vertically moving inside the container for storing food; a combination rim (11) formed on a circumferential surface of the lid body (13); a ring-shaped packing ring (12) combined with the combination rim (11); a handle (H) formed on the upper flat surface of the lid body (13), and formed by a circular groove (G) and an extension protrusion (P); and an adjustment stopper (17) combined with the handle (H), and formed by a fixed protrusion (173a) and an opening/closing protrusion (173b) which includes a pressure adjustment slit (174) capable of flowing air inside the container. The lid body (13) and the handle (H) are integrally formed by injection molding, and the packing ring (12) is made of a flexible material to be separated from the combination rim (11).

Description

A Storing Cover for a Cooking Container

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage lid for a cooking container, and more particularly, to a storage lid for a cooking container which can move up and down into a container to contain food, will be.

A variety of foodstuffs can be cooked through a kitchen utensil such as a rice cooker or a pot, and as a part of the cooked food is consumed, extra food can be produced. The remaining food can be stored and stored in any container which is easy to store in a refrigerator or freezer, which is low temperature and low humidity, or it can be stored in the cooking device itself. For example, in the case of a container having a large load and volume such as a rice cooker, the remaining food is left in the rice cooker and can be maintained for a certain period by a means such as keeping warm. However, in such a case, there is a problem that the taste of the food inside the rice cooker is changed over time, the storage period is shortened, and power is consumed for keeping warmth.

Patent Registration No. 0840587 relates to a vacuum compression cover for food containers which can easily cover and seal food containers having different sizes by a vacuum compression method. For this purpose, a vacuum compression cover covering the opening periphery of food containers of different sizes In forming the cover, the cover is formed of a single cover having a good elastic restoring force, and a pressing portion is provided on the central upper surface of the cover to facilitate the bending operation by the bending portion, and the pressing portion is provided with a handle And a skirt for preventing the escape of the food container from falling off by coming into contact with the side surface of the opening of the food container when the food container is covered with the vacuum release piece. do.

Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0076018 discloses a container for storing food or food materials for a long period of time in a fresh state, in particular, to provide good hermeticity between the container body and the lid, and to provide a container A sealing packing is fixedly coupled to an upper edge of the main body, and a concave groove is formed in the bottom surface of the lid edge so as to fit the sealing packing. An opening / closing port for opening and closing the lid is formed on both sides of the lid. Disclosed is a food vacuum storage container comprising a container body and a lid for allowing the internal water chamber of the food vacuum storage container to be evacuated or vacuumed, and then the lid can be opened from the container body by using a cover opening and closing port.

Patent Publication No. 20-2013-0001047 discloses a container lid of elastic material which is elastically bonded to a container inlet regardless of the shape or size of the container so that the contents are prevented from leaking, comprising: a lid body disposed on the container inlet; The end of the tightening part is folded to form a tunnel by joining the end of the tightening part to the inner circumferential surface of the tightening part, and a cutout groove is provided on the tunnel to exit the tunnel. A sealing member; And a bundling means accommodated in the tunnel, both ends of which are exposed to the outside of the tunnel through the cutout groove, and which can be tightened by binding the exposed ends to bind the tunnel.

The lid disclosed in the prior art is disadvantageous in that it is difficult to maintain the sealed state inside the container and it is difficult to manufacture. There is a problem that means for effectively detecting the state inside the container is not provided.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 0840587 (published by Sasam Co., Ltd., June 23, 2008) Prior Art 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0076018 (published by Lee, Bok-gyu, June 20, 2014) A food vacuum container comprising a container body and a cover Prior Art 3: Utility Model No. 20-2013-0001047 (published by Kunwooncheon, Feb. 14, 2013)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage cover for a cooking container which can be easily manufactured while making it possible to detect the inside of the container which can be moved up and down in a closed state inside the container.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a storage cover for a cooking container comprises: a cover body movable up and down within a container for storing food; A joining rim formed on a circumferential surface of the lid body; An annular packing ring coupled to the engaging rim; A handle formed in the upper plane of the lid body and formed of a circular groove and an extending projection; And an adjusting cap which is coupled to the handle and includes a fixing protrusion and an opening / closing protrusion formed with a pressure adjusting slit capable of air flow inside the container, wherein the cap body and the handle are integrally formed by injection molding, And is detachable from the engagement rim.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a packing receiving groove is formed in the engaging rim, the packing ring is provided with an engaging projection engaging with the receiving groove, a sealing body extending outward from the engaging projection, And a flexible portion having a thickness smaller than that of the hermetically closed body is formed in the hermetically closed body portion which is in contact with the blocking wall.

The storage lid according to the present invention can maintain the taste of food according to the effective decompression environment through the structure which can be moved up and down in a sealed state inside the container. The storage lid according to the present invention is structurally stable by injection molding, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, the packing ring according to the present invention has a structure that is not easily detached from the storage cover and frees up-and-down movement of the cover.

Figs. 1A and 1B illustrate an exploded structure and a coupling structure for a storage cover according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a packing ring applied to a storage cover according to the present invention.
3 shows another embodiment of a storage cover according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

Figs. 1A and 1B respectively show an embodiment of a disassembling structure and a coupling structure for the storage cover 10 according to the present invention.

1A and 1B, the storage cover 10 includes a cover body 13 which can be moved up and down within a container for storing food; An engaging rim 11 formed on a peripheral surface of the lid body 13; An annular packing ring (12) coupled to the engagement rim (11); A handle H formed on the upper plane of the lid body 13 and formed of a circular groove G and an extension projection P; And an opening and closing projection 173b coupled to the handle H and formed with a fixing projection 173a and a pressure adjusting slit 174 capable of air flow inside the container, And the handle H are integrally formed by injection molding, and the packing ring 12 is formed of a stretchable material and is detachable from the engaging rim 11.

The storage cover 10 according to the present invention can be applied to any container having a space in which foods can be stored, such as a pressure cooker.

The lid body 13 may be in the shape of a convex lens and may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin material made of polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, or a mixture thereof, Structure. In addition, the lid body 13 may be made of a transparent synthetic resin material so as to confirm the state of food stored in the container, but is not necessarily required. Making the lid body 13 integrally structured makes it structurally stable while reducing manufacturing cost. The lid body 13 can be formed into a circular convex shape or a convex lens shape, and a handle H can be formed at the center portion. The handle H can be composed of a concave circular groove G having a constant diameter and an extending projection P crossing the center of the circular groove G. [ The handle H can be formed in various shapes for holding the cover body 13 so as to be movable up and down, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

A joining rim 11 may be formed on the circumferential surface of the lid body 13 and the joining rim 11 may form a circumferential wall of the lid body 13. [ The engaging rims 11 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the container, for example, a thickness surface in the vertical direction. And a packing receiving groove 112 may be formed in the central portion of the thickness surface along the extending direction of the engaging rim 11. An annular packing ring 12 may be coupled to the packing receiving groove 112.

The packing ring 12 can be made of materials such as, but not limited to, silicon, polypyrrolidone, polyethylene, flexible polyurethane, polypropylene or PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane). The end portion of the packing ring 12 may be finished to a curved surface or may be formed in a tube shape to be relatively thick compared to other portions. And at least the end portion of the packing ring 12 can be made of a stretchable material having a small coefficient of friction.

An adjustment stopper 17 composed of a fixing protrusion 173a and an opening / closing protrusion 173b may be provided on the handle H or the extending protrusion P. The fixing protrusion 173a can be fixed to the fixing groove 16a formed in the extending projection P and the opening and closing protrusion 173b can be detachably inserted into the adjusting hole 116b formed in the extending projection P . The adjustment hole 116b may be formed to penetrate through the cover body 13 and the opening and closing projection 173b may be made to be insertable and detachable by fitting into the adjustment hole 116b. For such insertion and detachment, the adjusting plug 17 or the opening and closing protrusion 173b may be made of a stretchable material such as silicone.

The opening / closing projection 173b may be formed with a pressure adjusting slit 174. The pressure regulating slit 174 can be made to allow air to escape to the outside in such a way that a gap is created when a strong pressure is generated from inside the container. The pressure regulating slit 174 may be formed into an intersecting linear shape or a tube shape, and may be formed to be connected to the inside in an open state. The pressure regulating slit 174 having various shapes can be formed in the opening and closing projection 173b and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a packing ring applied to a storage cover according to the present invention.

2, the packing ring 12 includes a coupling protrusion 212a coupled to the packing receiving groove 112, a hermetically sealed body 214 and coupling protrusion 212a extending outward from the coupling protrusion 212a, And a blocking wall 212b connecting the body 214. A flexible portion 213 having a thickness smaller than that of the hermetically sealed body 214 is formed in a portion of the hermetically closed body 214 contacting the blocking wall 212b .

The packing receiving grooves 112 formed in the engaging rim 11 may have a circular cross section, but are not limited thereto. For example, the receiving groove 112 may be a rectangular shape with one side opened, and if necessary, the receiving groove 112 may be made to have a larger width toward the inside.

The engaging projections 212a can be formed into a shape which can be separated and engaged with the sealing accommodating groove 112, and the sealing body 214 can be formed into a strip shape. A tubular contact protrusion 214a may be disposed at the end of the hermetically sealed body 214 which is in contact with the inner surface of the container. The contact protrusion 214a can be made integral with the hermetic body 214 and can be made relatively thick compared to the hermetic body 214. [ A blocking wall 212b may be formed between the coupling protrusion 212a and the hermetically sealed body 214. [ The blocking wall 212b may be formed to extend in a direction parallel to the thickness surface of the engaging rim 11 and may be formed in a manner that the engaging rim 11 is joined to the engaging rim 11 in a state where the packing ring 12 is engaged with the receiving groove 112. [ . The blocking wall 212b prevents the moisture from flowing into the receiving groove 112 and at the same time keeps the packing ring 12 in the state of being coupled to the receiving groove 112. [

The flexibility of the vertical movement of the storage cover may be weakened due to the formation of the blocking wall 212b and the flexible portion 213 may be formed at the interface between the blocking wall 212b and the hermetically- have. The flexible portion 213 may be formed to have a relatively small thickness as compared with other portions of the hermetic body 214. The flexible portion 213 can be formed in various structures and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the storage cover according to the present invention will be described.

Fig. 3 shows another embodiment of the storage cover 11 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the stopper member 32 may be disposed below the cover body 13. The stopper member 32 is for restricting movement of the storage cover in a downward direction, and may be disposed in pairs such that the stopper member 32 is opposed to the cover body 13 on both sides. The stopper member 32 may be formed in various lengths depending on the depth of the container, and may be formed in a multi-step structure in which a plurality of the stopper members 32 are connected as required. The stopper member 32 can be selectively installed and the present invention is not limited by the structure of the stopper member 32. [

If the storage container is such as a pressure cooker, for example, it is advantageous for it to be stored inside such as a spatula. The spatula can be fixed by the extending projections P and the circular grooves G and concretely is formed in the through grooves 311 formed in the extending projections P and the fixed portions 312a and 312b formed in the circular grooves G . The spatula can be fixed at various positions, and the through grooves 311 and the fixing portions 312a and 312b can be appropriately formed according to the shape of the spatula.

According to the present invention, a thermometer and a hygrometer for measuring the temperature or the humidity inside the container can be disposed in the storage cover, and a display 33 for indicating the measured temperature or humidity can be disposed in the extension protrusion. In addition, the display 33 may be provided with a timer for indicating the elapsed time of the contents contained in the container. The timer can have a reset function. Alternatively, the time may be set automatically based on when the contents are first cooked and placed. Specifically, the maximum temperature range can be determined when cooking is performed inside the storage container. When the temperature reaches the maximum temperature range by the temperature sensor, the timer can be reset, and the elapsed time can be displayed thereafter. The display 33 may be arranged in various positions and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

10: Storage cover 11: Coupling rim
12: packing ring 13: cover body
16a: Fixing groove 17: Adjustment plug
32: stopper member 33: display
112: packing receiving groove 116b: adjusting hole
173a: Fixing projection 173b:
174: pressure adjusting slit 212a: engaging projection
212b: blocking wall 213: flexible portion
214: sealing body 214a: contact projection
311: through groove 312a, 312b:
G: Circular groove H: Handle
P: Extension projection

Claims

A cover body (13) capable of moving up and down within a container for storing foods;
An engaging rim 11 formed on a peripheral surface of the lid body 13;
An annular packing ring (12) coupled to the engagement rim (11);
A handle H formed on the upper plane of the lid body 13 and formed of a circular groove G and an extension projection P; And
And an adjusting cap 17 which is coupled to the handle H and includes an opening / closing projection 173b formed with a fixing projection 173a and a pressure adjusting slit 174 capable of air flow inside the container,
Characterized in that the lid body (13) and the handle (H) are integrally formed by injection molding and the packing ring (12) is formed of a stretchable material and is detachable from the engaging rim (11) .

The packing ring according to claim 1, wherein the packing rim (112) is formed in the rim (11), and the packing ring (12) has an engaging projection (212a) And a blocking wall 212b connecting the sealing body 214 and the coupling protrusion 212a to the sealing body 214. The sealing body 214 contacting the blocking wall 212b is provided with a sealing body 214 , And a flexible portion (213) having a smaller thickness than the flexible portion (213) is formed.