TWM460557U - Container - Google Patents

Description

container

The present invention relates to containers, particularly food containers such as lunch boxes.

There is known a two-stage type container, for example, a two-stage lunch box having a lower stage container and an upper upper stage container which can be disposed in the lower stage container (Patent Document 1). Such a lunch box is used, for example, in a manner of accommodating the groceries in the lower stage container and accommodating the staple food in the upper stage container. At the time of handling the lunch box, the upper container is placed on the upper container, and the upper container and the lower container are fixed to each other by a rubber band or the like. On the other hand, when the lunch box is used, that is, when the food to be contained is to be eaten, the upper container and the upper container are separated from each other and placed on a table or the like.

[Previous Technical Literature] (Patent Literature)

Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2000-116425

However, when the user wants to eat the food in the lunch box, there is a case where the table is not used for arranging the upper container and the lower container. For example, when a user sits on a bench in a park and wants to eat food in a lunch box, Place the upper and lower containers on the rest of the thigh. In this case, there is a case where the upper container or the lower container falls from the thigh.

The present invention provides a container capable of two-stage configuration of the upper container and the lower container, and can be assembled separately.

According to the novelty of claim 1, there is provided a container which is a two-stage container having a lower stage container and an upper stage container, the upper stage container being configurable on the lower stage container, the container being characterized by: A concave portion is formed in the lower surface, a concave portion is formed on the upper surface of the lower container, and the concave portion of the upper stage container and the concave portion of the lower stage container are fitted to each other, and the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container is arranged to intersect the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container. .

In other words, in the novel type described in claim 1, when the container is transported, the bottom container is disposed in the two-stage configuration in which the upper container is disposed on the upper portion of the lower container, so that the bottom area can be made small and easily stored in a bag or bag. in. In addition, this state is called "vertical configuration". On the other hand, when the food to be contained is to be eaten, the upper container is separated from the state and rotated about the vertical axis, that is, the longitudinal direction of the upper container is crossed with the longitudinal direction of the lower container, for example, The arrangement is performed in such a manner that the upper container is covered from the upper surface of the lower container and the concave portion of the upper container and the concave portion of the lower container are fitted to each other. In addition, this state is referred to as "horizontal configuration". In the horizontal arrangement state, the upper container can be picked up as a whole by picking up the lower container. Therefore, as described in the above example, the upper container and the lower container can be placed entirely on the thigh, and by the lower container Pick up and be able to eat food in a stable state.

Further, according to the novelty of claim 2, in the new aspect of the invention of claim 1, the container is provided in a state in which the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container and the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container are orthogonal to each other, See a slightly square from above.

That is, in the novel type described in claim 2, a container is provided which has good design when viewed by the user from above.

Further, according to the novelty of claim 3, in the novelty of claim 1 or claim 2, a container is provided, wherein a fitting protrusion provided on one of the upper stage container or the lower stage container, and the upper stage The fitting groove provided in the other of the container or the lower stage container is fitted in a state in which the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container and the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container are arranged to intersect each other.

That is, in the novel type described in claim 3, by fitting the upper container and the lower container, not only the lower container but also the upper container can be picked up, and the entire container can be picked up. That is, as described in the above example, when the user wants to eat food, the upper container and the lower container can be picked up without being worried about the position of the container, and the food can be eaten in a stable state.

Further, according to the novelty of any one of the claims 1 to 3, the container of the recessed portion which can be disposed in the lower stage container is further provided.

That is, in the novel type described in claim 4, the capacity can be increased, and in the state where the upper container is disposed above the lower container, The segment container is disposed in a space which is formed between the concave portion of the upper container and the concave portion of the lower container, so that the space can be effectively utilized.

According to the novelty described in each of the claims, a common effect can be exerted to provide a container in which the upper container and the lower container can be arranged in two stages and can be assembled separately.

1‧‧‧ Bento Box

2‧‧‧Lower container

3‧‧‧Upper container

4‧‧‧Upper cover

5‧‧‧Top cover

6‧‧‧ Lower section cover

7‧‧‧ mid-stage container

8‧‧‧ mid section cover

9‧‧‧Band

10‧‧‧Baffle

11‧‧‧ Bento Box

21‧‧‧ first container

22‧‧‧First connecting member

23‧‧‧First recess

24‧‧‧ containment recess

25‧‧‧Fitting groove

41‧‧‧Upper cover body

42‧‧ ‧ ribs

43‧‧‧Uplift

44‧‧‧ Third recess

51‧‧‧Top cover body

52‧‧‧4th recess

61‧‧‧ Lower section cover body

62‧‧ ‧ ribs

63‧‧‧Uplift

71‧‧‧Mid-section container body

72‧‧‧ fit

73‧‧‧Clocks

81‧‧‧ middle section cover body

83‧‧‧Uplift

91‧‧‧With child ontology

92‧‧‧ first button

26‧‧‧ fit protrusion

31‧‧‧Second container

32‧‧‧Second connection member

32a‧‧‧ bottom wall

32b‧‧‧ side wall

33‧‧‧Second recess

34‧‧‧ fitting protrusion

93‧‧‧second button

94‧‧‧First buttonhole

95‧‧‧Second buttonhole

101‧‧‧ partition body

102‧‧‧Support wall

103‧‧‧ bottom wall

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a vertical arrangement of a two-stage lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a horizontal arrangement of the lid of the lunch box shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a horizontal arrangement of the lid of the lunch box shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lower stage container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper cover for the upper container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the top cover shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the lower cover for the lower stage container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the middle container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the middle cover for the middle container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the tape shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the spacer shown in Fig. 3.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the fitting between the upper container and the lower container.

Fig. 14 is a schematic plan view showing a horizontal arrangement of a lunch box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, common reference symbols are attached to the corresponding constituent elements. Further, in the present specification, the present embodiment is described using a lunch box, but the present invention is also applicable to other containers.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a vertical arrangement of a two-stage type lunch box 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The lunch box 1 has a lower container 2 and an upper container 3. The upper container 3 closes the upper opening by the upper cover 4. On the upper cover 4, the top cover 5 is further covered. The lower stage container 2, by means of two lower section covers 6, respectively closes the upper opening. A middle container 7 is disposed between the upper container 3 and the lower container. The middle section container 7 closes the upper opening by the middle section cover 8. The upper container 3 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower container 2, that is, the lower cover 6, whereby the lunch box 1 can be placed in a vertical configuration. The lunch box 1 of the vertical arrangement can reduce the bottom area, so that it can be easily stored in a bag or a bag. The upper stage container 3 and the lower stage container 2, which are vertically arranged, are fixed to each other by the belt 9. Hereinafter, the method of use and the respective configurations of the lunch box 1 will be described in detail.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a horizontal arrangement of the lid of the lunch box 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a horizontal arrangement in a state in which the lid of the lunch box 1 shown in Fig. 1 is opened (removed). In order to change the lunch box 1 from the vertical configuration to the horizontal configuration, from the vertical configuration shown in Fig. 1, after the tape 9 is unwound, the upper container 3 is separated and picked up, and rotated 90 degrees about the vertical axis. That is, the length direction of the upper container 3 and the length direction of the lower container 2, It is disposed in an orthogonal (perpendicular) manner as viewed from above, and the first container 3 is covered from the upper surface of the lower container 2, and the second concave portion 33 (Fig. 5) and the lower container 2, which will be described later, of the upper container 3 are first described later. The recesses 23 (fourth drawings) are assembled so as to be fitted to each other. In the horizontal arrangement state, the upper container 3 can be picked up as a whole (the whole) by picking up the lower container 2. Therefore, for example, the upper container 3 and the lower container 2 can be placed entirely on the thigh, and the lower container 2 can be picked up, whereby the food can be eaten in a stable state.

The horizontally arranged lunch box 1 is slightly square from the top. In other words, in the upper stage container 3 and the lower stage container 2, the lunch box 1 arranged in a horizontal shape is formed in a substantially square shape as viewed from above, and forms a respective bottom surface shape or an upper surface (top surface) shape. Therefore, according to this lunch box 1, it has good design when the user views from above.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lower container 2 shown in Fig. 1. The lower stage container 2 has a pair of first containers 21 at both ends and a flat first connecting member 22 that connects the opposing lower portions of the first containers 21. Since the first connecting member 22 connects the lower portion between the first containers 21, it can be said that the first concave portion 23 is formed above the first connecting member 22, that is, on the upper surface of the lower container 2. On the upper surface of the first connecting member 22, a receiving recess 24 is formed, which is square from the top and accommodates the middle container 7. Further, on both side faces of the first connecting member 22, fitting grooves 25 are formed, and the fitting grooves 25 are fitted to the fitting projections 34 of the upper container 3, which will be described later. Further, a matching protrusion 26 is formed on the inner wall surface of each of the first container 21 sides of the housing recess 24, and the engagement protrusion 26 is formed. From the 26, the engagement protrusions 72, which will be described later, with the middle container 7 are engaged with each other.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper container 3 shown in Fig. 1. The upper stage container 3 has a pair of second containers 31 at both ends and a second connecting member 32 that connects the opposing upper portions of the second containers 31. The second connecting member 32 has a bottom wall 32a and a pair of opposing side wall sides 32b extending from a side edge of the bottom wall 32a to the upper side. The bottom wall 32a and the side wall 32b of the second connecting member 32, and the pair of second containers 31 define a continuous receiving space. Since the second connecting member 32 connects the upper portion between the second containers 31, it can be said that the second concave portion 33 is formed below the second connecting member 32, that is, below the upper portion of the container 3. In the opposing inner wall surface of the second recessed portion 33, that is, the opposing outer wall surface of the second container 31, a fitting projection 34 (Fig. 13) is formed, and the fitting projection 34 and the lower container 2 are fitted into the groove 25 are fitted to each other.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper cover 4 for the upper container 3 shown in Fig. 1. The upper cover 4 has a flat upper cover body 41 which is formed in the same shape as the upper opening of the upper container 3, and a rib 42 which is formed along the periphery of the upper cover body 41 and extends upward. The ridges 42 of the both end portions of the upper cover 4 have ridges 43 that protrude to the upper side. The upper cover body 41, the ridges 42 and the ridges 43 define a third recess 44.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the top cover 5 shown in Fig. 1. The top cover 5 has a flat-shaped top cover body 51 which is formed in the same shape as the upper cover body 41 of the upper stage cover 3, that is, the upper cover body 41 of the upper stage cover 3. A lower surface of the top cover body 51 is formed with a fourth recess 52 (not shown) corresponding to the third recess 44 of the upper cover body 41. In the state where the top cover 5 is covered on the upper cover 4, the upper section The third recess 44 of the cover 4 and the fourth recess 52 of the top cover 5 define an enclosed space in which, for example, items such as chopsticks, spoons, and forks can be accommodated. .

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the lower cover 6 for the lower container 2 shown in Fig. 1. The lower cover 6 has a flat lower cover body 61 which is formed in the same shape as the upper opening of the first container 21 of the lower container 2, and a ridge 62 which is formed along the periphery of the upper cover body 61 and upwardly extend. The ridges 42 corresponding to the lower end cover 6 of the both end portions of the lower stage container 2 have ridges 63 projecting to the upper side.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the middle container 7 shown in Fig. 1. The middle container 7 has a box-shaped middle container body 71. The outer lower portion of the opposite side surface of the middle container main body 71 is formed with a fitting projection 72 so as to be in contact with the fitting projection 26 formed on the housing recess 24 of the lower container 2. A hook portion 73 having a hook shape is formed in an upper portion of one side surface of the middle container body 71.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the middle cover 8 for the middle container 7 shown in Fig. 1. The middle cover 8 has a flat-shaped middle cover body 81 which is formed in the same shape as the upper opening of the middle container 7, and a ridge 82 which is formed along the peripheral edge of the upper cover body 81 and extends upward. A portion of the ribs 82 on one diagonal of the middle cover 8 has a ridge 83 projecting to the upper side.

The middle container 7 can be fitted into the housing recess 24 of the lower container 2 by fitting the engagement projections 72 of the middle container 7 and the engagement projections 26 of the lower container 2 in a closed state by the middle cover 8. In other words, the middle container 7 and the middle cover 8 are formed in a size and shape so as to be disposed in the first recess 23 of the lower container 2. Further, in the middle section The upper container 3 can also be disposed on the upper surface of the lower container 2 in a state where the upper portion 7 and the middle cover 8 are disposed in the first recess 23 of the lower container 2. The lunch box 1 has a middle container 7 in addition to the upper container 3 and the lower container 2, whereby the storage capacity of the food can be increased. Further, in the lunch box 1 arranged in the vertical direction, the middle container 7 is disposed in the space created between the first concave portion 23 of the lower container 2 and the second concave portion 33 of the upper container 3, so that the space can be effectively utilized. Further, in the horizontally arranged lunch box 1, as shown in Fig. 3, the locking portion 73 of the middle container body 71 is locked to the upper opening periphery of the upper container 3 or the lower container 2, whereby the middle portion can be The container 7 is used in the entire manner with the upper stage container 3 and the lower stage container 2.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the belt 9 shown in Fig. 1. The strap 9 has an elongated strap body 91, a first button 92 provided at one end, and a second button 93 provided at a more intermediate portion. The other end of the strap body 91 is formed with a first buttonhole 94, and at a further intermediate portion, a second buttonhole 95 is formed.

As shown in Fig. 1, in the case of the vertical arrangement of the lunch box 1, the belt 9 is wound around the central portion of the lunch box 1, and the first button 92 is passed through the first buttonhole 94 (they are stuck) Thereby, the upper stage container 3 and the lower stage container 2 are fixed to each other. On the other hand, the lunch box 1 can also be used in such a manner that only the upper container 3 is transported instead of the whole. In this case, the top cover 5 is further covered from above in a state in which the upper container 3 is closed by the upper cover 4. In this state, as in the first drawing, the tape 9 is wound around the upper container 3, but if it is wound in the same manner, the tape 9 is too long. Here, the first button 92 is passed through the second buttonhole 95, and the second button 93 is passed through the first buttonhole 94. Thereby, the upper container 3 and the top cover 5 can be fixed to each other, and the tape 9 is not excessively long.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the spacer 10 shown in Fig. 3. The partition 10 has a partition body 101, a supporting wall 102 opposed to each other, perpendicular to the partition body 101, and a bottom wall 103 connecting the partition body 10 and the opposing support wall 102. The partition plate 10 is disposed at a desired position on the bottom wall 32a of the second connecting member 32 of the upper stage container 3, and the accommodation space of the upper stage container 3 can be freely partitioned.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the fitting between the upper stage container 3 and the lower stage container 2, that is, a partial longitudinal sectional view along the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container 3 in the horizontally arranged lunch box 1. When the upper container 3 is covered from the upper surface of the lower container 2 and the second concave portion 33 of the upper container 3 and the first concave portion 23 of the lower container 2 are fitted to each other, the fitting projection 34 of the upper container 3 and the lower container 2 are The fitting groove 25 is fitted in a snap manner. Thereby, not only the lower container 2 but also the upper container 3 can be picked up, and the entire lunch box 1 can be picked up. In other words, for example, when the user wants to eat food, the upper container 3 and the lower container 2 can be picked up without being worried about picking up the position of the lunch box 1, and the food can be eaten in a stable state.

The lower stage container 2, the upper stage container 3, the top cover 5, the middle stage container 7, and the partition plate 10 are formed integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin. These components can use the same material or different materials. Further, the upper cover 4, the lower cover 6, the middle cover 8, and the belt 9 are integrally formed of an elastic material such as soft synthetic resin. These can be used with the same material or with different materials.

In the above embodiment, the state of the horizontal arrangement of the lunch box 1 Next, it looks slightly square from the top, but can also be other shapes. Further, the longitudinal direction of the upper container and the longitudinal direction of the lower container are not orthogonal, and they may intersect at other angles. Fig. 14 is a schematic plan view showing a horizontal arrangement of a lunch box 11 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 14, the shape of the storage space can also be a circular combined shape. Others can also be a combined shape of triangles.

1‧‧‧ Bento Box

2‧‧‧Lower container

3‧‧‧Upper container

4‧‧‧Upper cover

5‧‧‧Top cover

6‧‧‧ Lower section cover

Claims (5)

A container is a two-stage container having a lower stage container and an upper stage container, the upper stage container being configurable on the upper stage of the lower stage container, the container being characterized in that a recess is formed under the upper stage container and formed on the lower stage of the container The concave portion is configured such that the concave portion of the upper stage container and the concave portion of the lower stage container are fitted to each other, and the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container intersects with the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container. The container according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal direction of the upper stage container is arranged orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container, and is slightly square as viewed from above. The container according to claim 1, wherein the fitting protrusion provided in one of the upper stage container or the lower stage container and the fitting groove provided in the other of the upper stage container or the lower stage container are in the upper stage container The longitudinal direction is fitted in a state in which the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container is arranged to intersect with each other. The container according to claim 2, wherein the fitting protrusion provided in one of the upper stage container or the lower stage container and the fitting groove provided in the other of the upper stage container or the lower stage container are in the upper stage container The longitudinal direction is fitted in a state in which the longitudinal direction of the lower stage container is arranged to intersect with each other. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a container which is disposed in a recess of the lower stage container.