WO2022097887A1

WO2022097887A1 - Vacuum container

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Publication number: WO2022097887A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/011325
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이걸주
Original assignee: 주식회사 인트로팩
Priority date: 2020-11-05
Filing date: 2021-08-25
Publication date: 2022-05-12
Also published as: KR20220060465A; KR102448374B1; JP2023547851A

Abstract

The vacuum container according to the present invention comprises: a container case equipped with a vacuum pump; and upper and lower accommodation bodies arranged in the longitudinal direction inside the container case and each having an inner accommodation space for accommodating food, wherein the inner accommodation spaces are in communication with the vacuum pump so that same can create a vacuum in the inner accommodation spaces.

Description

vacuum vessel

The present invention relates to a vacuum container for storing food in a vacuum.

In general, for long-term storage of grains such as rice, it should be stored in a cool, well-ventilated place.

In cases where a large amount of rice is consumed, such as in a cafeteria or restaurant, there are cases where a separate storage warehouse is provided or the rice box is not used because rice is consumed within a short period of time. The rice is stored in rice barrels, and the rice barrels used in ordinary households are stored in rice bowls made of synthetic resin or ceramics.

The preservation period of polished rice varies depending on the season. From the fall when rice is harvested to around March of the following year, the rice itself is new rice, so it is fresh and the temperature is low, so it can be preserved for about 2 months. As the rice becomes stale, the temperature gradually rises and the preservation environment deteriorates. The preservation period from April to May is about one month, and as time passes and the hot and humid summer comes, the preservation period is further reduced.

In other words, when the temperature exceeds 30℃, the rice is oxidized and the quality of the rice drops, white powder is formed, and the taste deteriorates remarkably.

Accordingly, in order to prevent oxidation of rice and preserve fresh quality, it is best to store it in an airtight container.

However, in the case of apartment houses such as apartments, since the interior is always warm, most rice casks used so far are difficult to store for a long time even if they store rice. Or mold may develop.

That is, because the conventional rice cask only has a function of storing rice and is not practically suitable for long-term storage of rice, rice worms may occur during long-term storage, and when rice is cooked with rice stored for a long time in a rice cask, the taste of rice is not good. There is a problem that These problems occur simultaneously with all kinds of grains, including barley and millet, in addition to rice.

Therefore, there is still a need for a new structure of rice casks that can keep grains fresh for a long time at home.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum container that can store various foods in a vacuum.

In order to achieve the above object, a vacuum container according to the present invention includes a container case in which a vacuum pump is installed; and an upper receptor and a lower receptor in communication with the vacuum pump so as to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction inside the container case, each having an internal accommodating space in which food is accommodated, and the internal accommodating space is evacuated by the vacuum pump. includes ;

Here, the container case has an upper opening that opens and closes with an upper cover is formed on the upper surface, and a lower opening that opens and closes with a lower cover is formed on the lower side, and the upper receptor is opened to the outside by the upper opening, and the lower The receptor may be opened to the outside by the lower opening.

In this case, a lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed and locked may be installed on a portion of the upper cover and the lower cover, or at one side of the upper opening and the lower opening. .

Specifically, the lower receiver may include: a turntable rotatably installed at the lower portion of the container case, disposed in a radial direction and having a plurality of partition walls spaced apart from each other on the upper portion; and a table tray that is seated on the turntable and is inserted between a plurality of the partition walls of the turntable, the plurality of table trays being spaced apart from each other.

Here, the turntable may be formed with a plurality of locking protrusions or locking grooves spaced apart from each other along an outer circumferential surface of the turntable.

And, the present invention further includes a rotation driving member for rotating the lower receptor, wherein the turntable has a side gear formed along an inner circumferential or outer circumferential surface of the side, and the rotary driving member is a table mounted on the inside of the container case As a motor, it may have a drive shaft gear which rotates the said side gear.

In addition, as another embodiment, the lower receptor may be installed in the lower portion of the container case so as to slide in and out through the lower opening.

On the other hand, the upper receptor is formed to be tapered downward, a lower outlet is formed at the lower end, and a quantitative opening is formed on the side of the container case. It may further include a quantitative receptor with;

Specifically, as an example, the quantitative receptor has an upper portion open to correspond to the lower outlet of the upper receptor, and the metering tray has a front cover that closes the metering opening when it does not move to the outside of the metering opening; And it is mounted on the metering tray to cover the upper rear side of the metering tray, and opens the lower discharge port when it does not move to the outside of the metering opening, and is linked to the metering tray to move to the outside of the metering opening. It may be provided with a; outlet stopper to close the.

Here, in the container case, engaging grooves having magnets embedded therein are formed on both inner side surfaces of the metering opening, and the outlet stopper has a locking pin reciprocally movable in both directions on both sides, and the locking pin is attached to the side of the metering tray. An elastic member for elastically pressing into the hole is provided, and when the locking pin is adjacent to the locking groove while the metering tray is moved to the outside of the metering opening, the locking pin is pulled by the magnetic force of the magnet. The movement of the outlet stopper is restricted by being drawn into the locking groove, so that when the metering tray continues to move, the outlet stopper may be separated from the metering tray.

In this case, a lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the front cover of the metering tray is closed and locked may be installed on a part of the metering tray or one side of the metering opening.

Meanwhile, as another example, the metering opening is opened and closed with a metering cover, and the metering receptor includes: the metering tray disposed below the upper receptor and having an open upper portion; and a weighing unit disposed between the upper receptor and the quantitative tray, and dropping food received through the lower outlet of the upper receptor into the inner receiving space of the quantitative tray during operation.

Here, the metering unit is installed in communication with the lower outlet of the upper receptor and is configured to rotate on the barrel cover so as to open and close the open lower part of the barrel cover and the bottom of the barrel cover, in a vertical direction to the outer surface. Weighing bin having a main body in which a driven gear is formed; and an operating lever installed to rotate in a vertical direction on the container case, a driving gear geared to the driven gear of the barrel body is formed in a vertical direction, and a handle extending through the fixed opening portion is formed.

In addition, a torsion spring is mounted on the fastening portion of the operation lever with respect to the container case, and when the downward pressure on the handle of the vertically descended operation lever is removed, the operation lever is vertically raised by the elastic force of the torsion spring. can be restored.

In this case, a lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the metering cover is closed and locked may be installed on a part of the metering cover or at one side of the metering opening.

The vacuum container according to the present invention is sequentially arranged in the longitudinal direction inside the container case in which the vacuum pump is installed, each food is accommodated, and an upper receptor and a lower receptor in which the inner accommodation space is evacuated by the vacuum pump are configured, so that the upper receptor In addition to receiving food in the lower receptor, it has the effect of separately receiving food in the lower receptors.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the lower receptor is composed of a turntable and a plurality of table trays, various types of food can be placed on the plurality of table trays by type, and one of them can be easily selected and taken out by rotating the turntable. have

And, according to the present invention, since the quantitative receptor is configured on the lower side of the upper receptor, the food in the upper receptor can be withdrawn by a quantitative amount without opening the upper cover, so that the food remaining in the upper receptor can be prevented from being easily deteriorated. have

1 is a perspective view showing a vacuum container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the inside of the vacuum container of FIG. 1 .

Figure 3 is a view showing the lower receptor rotated manually in the vacuum vessel of Figure 2;

4 is a perspective view showing a vacuum container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing the lower receptor automatically rotated in the vacuum vessel of FIG.

6 and 8 are diagrams showing the movement of the quantitative receptor in the vacuum vessel of FIGS. 1 and 2 .

7 is a view showing that the movement is restricted after the outlet stopper is moved to the engaging groove in FIG. 6 .

9 and 10 are perspective views showing a vacuum container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view showing the inside of the vacuum container of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a view showing that food is measured by a metering unit in the vacuum container of FIG. 11 and placed in a metering tray.

13 is a view schematically showing the inside of the vacuum container of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily practice the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for parts having similar functions and functions. In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'upper', 'upper', 'upper surface', 'lower', 'lower', 'lower surface', 'side', etc. are based on the drawings, and in fact, the components are arranged It may vary depending on the direction you are going.

In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is 'connected' with another part, it is not only 'directly connected', but also 'indirectly connected' with another component interposed therebetween. also includes In addition, 'including' a certain component means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a vacuum container according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the inside of the vacuum container of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a lower receptor rotated manually in the vacuum container of Figure 2 It is a drawing.

Referring to the drawings, the vacuum container according to the present invention includes a container case 100 , an upper receptor 200 , and a lower receptor 300 .

The container case 100 is provided with a vacuum pump (not shown), which may be preferably installed inside the container case 100 in consideration of design aspects and avoiding interference with external objects.

Here, when the vacuum pump is operated, the food accommodated in the container case 100 is stored under vacuum, thereby blocking contact with the air including external heat and moisture while also removing the internal air, thereby removing the bacteria. By preventing decay due to proliferation and destruction of nutrients due to exposure to oxygen, and furthermore, it is possible to maintain taste and aroma, so that the freshness of food can be maintained for a long time.

Such a vacuum pump may have a structure in communication with each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 so that the inner accommodation space of each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 is evacuated.

As an example, as shown in Fig. 13, which is a schematic diagram of the present invention, the vacuum pump (P) may be disposed on the lower side of the lower receptor (300).

The vacuum pump (P), the upper receptor 200, and the lower receptor 300 may be connected by a valve unit 900, wherein the valve unit 900 takes the same structure as a three-way valve.

The valve unit 900 has a check valve 910 at a portion connected to each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 so that only air intake from each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 is possible. can

Here, the check valve 910 prevents the vacuum state of the lower receptor 300 from being affected when the upper receptor 200 is opened, and when the lower receptor 300 is opened, the vacuum state of the upper receptor 300 is avoid being affected.

That is, when the user opens the upper cover (110 in FIG. 2) of the upper receptor 200 and food enters through the upper opening (100a in FIG. 2), the air that enters the upper receptor 200 through the upper opening 100a is prevented from entering the interior of the lower receptor 300 through the valve unit 900 .

Similarly, when the user opens the lower cover (120 in FIG. 2) of the lower receptor 300 and food enters through the lower opening (100b in FIG. 2), the air that enters the lower receptor 300 through the lower opening 100b is prevented from entering the interior of the upper receptor 200 through the valve unit 900 .

And, when the vacuum pump (P) operates, air is sucked through the valve unit 900 only from the receptors that are not in a vacuum state except for the receptors in a vacuum state among the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300, so that, quickly It can be changed to a vacuum state, and the load of the vacuum pump P can also be reduced.

For reference, a filter 920 for filtering foreign substances may be mounted on a portion of the valve unit 900 communicating with each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 are sequentially spaced apart in the longitudinal direction inside the container case 100 , and each has an internal accommodation space to accommodate food.

The upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 may preferably have an open top structure so that the food stored therein is safely stored without being separated.

In addition, the inner accommodation space of each of the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 has a structure in communication with the vacuum pump to be evacuated by the vacuum pump, and the quantitative receptor 400 to be described later is also evacuated so that the internal accommodation space is evacuated. It has a structure in communication with the vacuum pump, and the communication structure at this time is, for example, the tubes connected to the vacuum pump, the upper receptor 200 , the lower receptor 300 , and the quantitative receptor 400 , the upper opening of the internal accommodating space of each It may be installed in the container case 100 so as to lead to, and of course, any conventional communication structure may be utilized without being limited thereto.

The structure in which the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 are installed in the container case 100 will be described in detail as follows.

The container case 100 has an upper opening 100a that is opened and closed by the upper cover 110 on the upper surface, and a lower opening 100b that is opened and closed by the lower cover 120 is formed on the lower side.

At this time, the upper receptor 200 disposed on the upper part of the container case 100 is opened to the outside by the upper opening 100a of the container case 100 , and the lower receptor 300 disposed on the lower part of the container case 100 . ) has a structure open to the outside by the lower opening (100b) of the container case (100).

In addition, the present invention may be provided with a lock switch (S) configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the upper cover 110 mounted to be rotated on the container case 100 is closed and locked.

The lock switch S may be installed on a portion of the upper cover 110 as shown in the drawings, and may be installed on one side of the upper opening 100a, although not shown in the drawings. The lock switch S is electrically connected to the vacuum pump so that the vacuum pump is automatically operated when the upper cover 110 is rotated to close the upper opening 100a and then locked by the lock switch S take

Likewise, in the present invention, a lock switch S configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the lower cover 120 rotatably mounted to the container case 100 is closed and locked may be provided.

The lock switch S may be installed on a part of the lower cover 120 as shown in the drawing, and although not shown in the drawing, may be installed on one side of the lower opening 100b, and the lower cover ( When 120) is rotated to close the lower opening 100b and then locked by the lock switch S, the vacuum pump is electrically connected to the vacuum pump so that the vacuum pump is automatically operated.

In this case, it goes without saying that the above-described locking switch S may utilize any conventional locking member including a rotary locking member.

On the other hand, the lower receptor 300 is configured to be able to select one of a plurality of accommodated food and take it out through the lower opening 100b.

Specifically, the lower receptor 300 may include a tent table 310 and a table tray 320 as shown in FIG. 3 .

The turntable 310 is rotatably installed in the lower part of the container case 100, for example, a circular shaft column (100d in FIG. 8) of the container case 100 in a central hole (310a in FIG. 8) formed in the center. By being inserted, it takes a structure that smoothly rotates around the shaft pillar (100d).

In addition, the turntable 310 has a partition wall 311 formed at an upper portion thereof. The partition wall 311 may be disposed in a radial direction with respect to the central hole 310a, and a plurality of partition walls 311 may be formed to be spaced apart from each other.

In addition, the table tray 320 is a member of a structure with an open upper portion to accommodate food, and is inserted between a plurality of partition walls 311 , and is seated on the upper portion of the turntable 310 spaced apart from each other.

When the table tray 320 is inserted between the plurality of partition walls 311 and is seated on the turntable 310, it rotates together by the rotation of the turntable 310, and the user opens the lower cover 120 and the lower opening 100b ) is removed from between the plurality of partition walls 311 when withdrawing through.

Each of the plurality of table trays 320 may contain separate food. For example, various kinds of grains may be accommodated for each type, or various types of fruits may be accommodated for each type.

Such a turntable 310 may be formed with a plurality of locking protrusions 310b spaced apart from each other along the outer circumferential surface.

In order for the user to open the lower cover 120 and easily rotate the turntable 310 to select one of the plurality of table trays 320 , the locking protrusion 310b through which the user's finger is caught is the turntable 310 . It may be formed on the side.

A plurality of these locking protrusions 310b are arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the outer circumferential surface of the turntable 310 , so that a user can easily rotate the turntable 310 until it faces the desired table tray 320 . After turning the turntable 310 , the desired table tray 320 may be pulled out through the lower opening 100b , and then the food accommodated in the table tray 320 may be taken out.

Furthermore, although not shown in the drawings, a locking groove may be formed in the turntable 310 instead of the locking protrusion 310b. Of course, such a locking groove also has a function of allowing a user's finger to be easily caught, similarly to the locking projection 310b.

The turntable 310 having the structure as described above may be configured to be manually rotated by a user as shown in FIG. 3 , but may be configured to be rotated automatically as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 . .

4 is a perspective view illustrating a vacuum container according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a lower receptor automatically rotated in the vacuum container of FIG. 4 .

For reference, the same reference numerals as those of FIG. 1 among the reference numerals of FIG. 4 are omitted because they have already been described above.

Referring to the drawings, the present invention may further include a rotation driving member for rotating the lower receptor (300).

As the rotational driving member, a table motor 390 mounted inside the container case 100 may be utilized.

Specifically, the turntable 310 has a side gear 310c formed along an inner circumferential surface or an outer circumferential surface of the side, and the table motor 390 rotates the side gear 310c of the turntable 310. A drive shaft gear 390a. can take a structure with

At this time, the table motor 390 may be controlled through the control panel C mounted on the side of the container case 100, and a plurality of buttons engraved with the number of the table tray 320 are provided on the control panel C. , when the user presses the button, the turntable 310 is rotated so that the table tray 320 of the selected number faces the lower opening 100b.

Furthermore, as another embodiment, although not shown in the drawings, the lower receptor may be installed in the lower portion of the container case to slide in and out through the lower opening.

That is, when the lower receptor is pulled by the user like a drawer type, it comes out through the lower opening, and when pushed, it can take a structure to enter through the lower opening.

A plurality of these drawer-type lower receptors may be disposed, for example, may be divided and disposed by a cross-shaped partition wall.

In addition, the lower receptor may be provided with a receptor stopper covering the open upper surface, and the receptor stopper may be equipped with an air check valve that permits the outflow of air inside the lower receptor and blocks the reverse inflow.

For reference, it goes without saying that the lower receptor may have a structure in which the internal accommodation space is divided into several parts.

Meanwhile, the present invention may further include a quantitative receptor 400 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 6 to 8 .

As an example, when rice is accommodated in the upper receptor 200, whenever the user opens the upper cover 110 and takes out rice through the upper opening 100a, the remaining rice in the upper receptor 200 comes into contact with the outside air and becomes soggy. It may be damaged or altered, and the present invention is configured to minimize such contact with external air and furthermore, the quantitative receptor 400 is configured to take out rice by a predetermined amount by a set amount.

6 and 8 are views showing the movement of the quantitative receptor in the vacuum container of FIGS. 1 and 2 , and FIG. 7 is a view showing that the movement of the outlet stopper is limited in the quantitative receptor of FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 together with FIG. 2 , the upper receptor 200 is tapered downward and has a lower outlet 200a at the lower end, and the container case 100 has a quantitative opening on the side (in FIG. 8 ). 100c) may have a formed structure.

At this time, the quantitative receptor 400 is disposed on the lower side of the upper receptor 200 and is installed inside the container case 100 to reciprocate toward the quantitative opening 100c.

As an example, the quantitative receptor 400 may include a quantitative tray 410 and an outlet stopper 420 .

The quantitative tray 410 has an upper portion open to correspond to the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200. When the food accommodated in the upper receptor 200 falls through the lower outlet 200a, the inside through the open top is inserted and contained in

The metering tray 410 is formed with a front cover 410a that closes the metering opening 100c when it does not move to the outside of the metering opening 100c.

That is, when the quantitative tray 410 does not come out through the quantitative opening 100c and stays inside the quantitative opening 100c, that is, when positioned inside the container case 100, the front cover 410a, which is the front part. By having a size corresponding to the metering opening 100c, the metering opening 100c is closed.

For reference, the installation space in which the metering tray 410 is installed may have a structure in which the metering tray 410 communicates with the vacuum pump so that the inner space of the metering tray 410 is evacuated.

In addition, the outlet stopper 420 is mounted on the metering tray 410 to partially cover the upper portion of the metering tray 410 , that is, to cover the upper rear side of the metering tray 410 .

The outlet stopper 420 does not block the lower outlet 200a when it does not move toward the quantitative opening 100c, and closes the lower outlet 200a when moving toward the quantitative opening 100c.

Specifically, as the outlet stopper 420 is mounted on the metering tray 410, as shown in the first drawing of FIG. 8, the metering tray 410 does not come out through the metering opening 100c. When staying inside the metering opening 100c, that is, when the metering tray 410 is located inside the container case 100, the outlet stopper 420 does not move to the front side, so the upper portion disposed on the front side By not blocking the lower outlet 200a of the receptor 200, the food accommodated in the upper receptor 200 falls on the quantitative tray 410 through the lower outlet 200a.

At this time, as the separation distance between the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200 and the quantitative tray 410 is not large, only the amount of food such as rice set at a certain height falls on the quantitative tray 410 and is stacked obliquely.

In addition, as shown in the second drawing of FIG. 8 , the outlet stopper 420 is moved forward together with the quantitative tray 410 when the quantitative tray 410 is moved to the outside through the quantitative opening 100c. , by blocking the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200 disposed on the front side, the food accommodated in the upper receptor 200 does not fall through the lower outlet 200a.

And, the quantitative tray 410 can be taken out through the quantitative opening 100c as shown in the third drawing of FIG. It is separated from the 410 and is configured to be fixed in the container case 100 . The outlet stopper 420 fixed in this way is maintained in a state in which the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200 is blocked.

To this end, the container case 100 is provided with a locking groove portion 100e in which the magnet M is embedded, and the outlet stopper 420 may include a locking pin 421 and an elastic member 422 .

Specifically, the container case 100 is formed with a locking groove portion 100e having a magnet (M) built-in on both inner side surfaces of the quantitative opening portion 100c.

In addition, the outlet stopper 420 includes a locking pin 421 reciprocating in both directions on both sides, and elastically pressing the locking pin 421 into the side hole 410b of the metering tray 410. An elastic member 422 may be provided.

According to this configuration, as shown in the right drawing of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the locking pin 421 is adjacent to the locking groove 100e while the quantitative tray 410 is moved to the outside of the quantitative opening 100c. At this time, the locking pin 421 is pulled by the magnetic force of the magnet M built in the engaging groove 100e and inserted into the engaging groove 100e, so that the outlet stopper 420 moves in the front direction (the weighing tray 410 is pulled out). direction) movement is restricted and the position is fixed, and when the movement of the metering tray 410 continues, the outlet stopper 420 is separated from the metering tray 410 .

That is, when the outlet stopper 420 is fixed in position and the metering tray 410 continues to move to the outside of the metering opening 100c, the outlet stopper 420 is separated from the metering tray 410 and fixed in position. will maintain the status quo.

In other words, the metering tray 410 can be separated from the outlet stopper 420 and completely pulled out of the metering opening 100c.

And, in the present invention, a lock switch (S in FIGS. 1 and 4) configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the front cover (410a in FIGS. 1 and 4) of the metering tray 410 is closed and locked may be provided. there is.

The lock switch S may be installed on the front cover 410a, which is a part of the metering tray 410, as shown in the drawing, and although not shown in the drawing, to be installed on one side of the metering opening 100c. can The lock switch (S) is electrically connected to the vacuum pump so that the vacuum pump is automatically operated when the front cover (410a) is moved backward to close the quantitative opening (100c) and then locked by the lock switch (S). take

9 and 10 are perspective views showing a vacuum container according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is a view showing the inside of the vacuum container of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a measurement unit in the vacuum container of FIG. It is a diagram showing that food is weighed and put in the quantification tray.

As another example, the quantitative receptor 400 may include a quantitative tray 410 and a measurement unit MU, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 .

The metering tray 410 is disposed on the lower side of the upper receptor 200, has an open structure, and is installed inside the container case 100 to reciprocate toward the metering opening 100c.

After the food accommodated in the upper receptor 200 falls to the metering unit MU through the lower outlet 200a, the metering unit MU passes through the open top of the metering tray 410 when the metering unit MU is operated. ) and is drawn into the inside of the quantitative tray 410 and contained.

In addition, the metering unit (MU) is disposed between the upper receptor 200 and the quantitative tray 410, and when the food received through the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200 is operated, the inside of the quantitative tray 410 It is configured to fall into the receiving space.

Specifically, the metering unit MU may include a metering container 450 and an operation lever 460 .

The weighing container 450 may consist of a barrel cover 451 and a barrel body 452, and an internal accommodation space in which food can be accommodated in the assembled barrel cover 451 and the barrel body 452. have

Here, the tube cover 451 is installed in communication with the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200, and takes an open structure.

The barrel body 452 is installed to be rotated to open and close the open lower part of the barrel cover 451, and at this time, as long as it takes a structure to open and close the open lower part of the barrel cover 451 while rotating, the barrel cover 451) It may be rotatably installed in the container case 100 may be rotatably installed.

The cylindrical body 452 has a driven gear 452a formed on its outer surface in a vertical direction. Accordingly, the driven gear 452a moves in the vertical direction by the vertical driving gear 460a of the operating lever 460 to be described later. If it is, the cylindrical body 452 is rotated in the vertical direction.

Looking at such a weighing container 450 in more detail, the tube cover 451 has a communication port 451a formed on the upper portion to form a structure communicating with the lower outlet 200a of the upper receptor 200, and one side has the tube A gear hole 451b through which the driven gear 452a of the main body 452 is retracted and the driven gear 452a is exposed toward the operating lever 460 may be formed.

In addition, the operation lever 460 is installed to rotate in the vertical direction to the container case 100, the driving gear 460a geared to the driven gear 452a of the main body 452 may be formed in the vertical direction. .

In addition, the operation lever 460 may have a handle 460b extending to the outside of the container case 100 through the quantitative opening 100c.

That is, in the operation lever 460, the driven gear 452a and the corresponding driving gear 460a of the cylinder body 452 are disposed in the portion in the direction of the metering tube 450, and the portion in the direction of the metering opening 100c, which is the opposite side. The handle 460b is disposed.

Such a metering unit (MU) may be operated as shown in FIG. 12 , and specifically, as shown in the upper drawing of FIG. 12 , first the barrel body 452 closes the open lower part of the barrel cover 451 . In one state, the food accommodated in the upper receptor 200 is introduced and accommodated in the inner receiving space of the weighing container 450 through the communication port 451a of the barrel cover 451 .

In addition, as shown in the lower drawing of FIG. 12 , when the user pushes down the handle 460b of the operation lever 460 with a finger, the drive gear located on the opposite side of the handle 460b from the operation lever 460 ( As 460a) is raised, the driven gear 452a of the barrel body 452 is pushed upward to rotate the barrel body 452 to open the lower part of the barrel cover 451, The food is dropped into the lower portion of the quantitative tray 410 .

Afterwards, when the user pulls the metering tray 410 and takes it out, the food accommodated in the metering tray 410 can be taken out.

Of course, at this time, when a torsion spring (not shown) is mounted on the fastening portion of the operation lever 460 with respect to the container case 100, the downward pressure on the handle 460b of the vertically lowered operation lever 460 is removed ( When the user does not press the handle 460b), the handle 460b is vertically raised by the elastic force of the torsion spring to restore its position.

Furthermore, when the user presses the handle 460b several times before taking out the metering tray 410, the amount of food multiplied by the number of times the handle 460b is pressed by the amount of food accommodated in the weighing container 450 is equal to the amount of food received in the metering tray 450. As it enters the 410, it is possible to smoothly and easily withdraw as much food as the user wants from the upper receptor 200.

On the other hand, the metering opening 100c is opened and closed by the metering cover 130, and a lock switch (C in FIG. 9) configured to automatically operate a vacuum pump (not shown) when the metering cover 130 is closed and locked is provided. can be

As shown in the drawing, the lock switch C may be installed on a part of the quantitative cover 130, and although not shown in the drawings, may be installed on one side of the quantitative opening 100c. The lock switch (C) is electrically connected to the vacuum pump so that the vacuum pump is automatically operated when the metering cover (130) is rotated to close the metering opening (100c) and then locked by the lock switch (C). take

In this case, it goes without saying that the above-described lock switch C can be used with any conventional locking member, including a rotary locking member.

As a result, according to the present invention, the upper receptor 200 and the lower receptor 300 are arranged to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction inside the container case 100 in which the vacuum pump is installed, respectively, the food is accommodated, and the inner accommodation space is evacuated by the vacuum pump. ) by being configured, it is possible to accommodate food separately in the lower receptor 300 as well as accommodate the food in the upper receptor 200 .

In addition, according to the present invention, since the lower receptor 300 is composed of a turntable 310 and a plurality of table trays 320 , various types of food can be stored in the plurality of table trays 320 by type, and the turntable 310 is provided. It can be rotated to easily select one of them and pull it out.

And, according to the present invention, as the quantitative receptor 400 is configured on the lower side of the upper receptor 200, the food in the upper receptor 200 can be taken out by a quantitative amount without opening the upper cover 110, the upper receptor ( 200) can prevent the food left over from being easily spoiled.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will realize that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

Claims

a container case in which a vacuum pump is installed; and

an upper and a lower receptor which are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction in the interior of the container case, each having an internal accommodating space for accommodating the food, the internal accommodating space being in communication with the vacuum pump to be evacuated by the vacuum pump;

A vacuum container comprising a.
According to claim 1,

The container case has an upper opening that opens and closes with an upper cover on its upper surface, and a lower opening that opens and closes with a lower cover on its lower side.

The upper receptor is opened to the outside by the upper opening, and the lower receptor is opened to the outside by the lower opening.
3. The method of claim 2,

A lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed and locked is installed on a portion of the upper cover and the lower cover, or at one side of the upper and lower openings Vessel.
3. The method of claim 2,

The lower receptor is

a turntable rotatably installed at the lower portion of the container case, disposed in a radial direction and having a plurality of partition walls spaced apart from each other; and

a table tray seated on the turntable and inserted between the plurality of partition walls of the turntable, the plurality of table trays being spaced apart from each other;

A vacuum container comprising a.
5. The method of claim 4,

The turntable is a vacuum container, characterized in that the plurality of locking projections or locking grooves are spaced apart along the outer circumferential surface of the side.
5. The method of claim 4,

It further includes; a rotation driving member for rotating the lower receptor;

The turntable has a side gear formed along an inner circumferential surface or an outer circumferential surface of the side,

The rotary drive member is a table motor mounted inside the container case, characterized in that it has a drive shaft gear for rotating the side gear.
3. The method of claim 2,

The lower receptor is

Vacuum container, characterized in that installed in the lower part of the container case so as to slide in and out through the lower opening.
3. The method of claim 2,

The upper receptor is formed to be tapered downward, a lower outlet is formed at the lower end, and a quantitative opening is formed at the side of the container case,

a quantitative receptor disposed below the upper receptor and having a quantitative tray reciprocating toward the quantitative opening;

A vacuum container further comprising a.
9. The method of claim 8,

The quantitative receptor is

the metering tray having an upper portion open to correspond to the lower outlet of the upper receptor and having a front cover for closing the metering opening when the metering opening is not moved to the outside; and

It is mounted on the metering tray to cover the upper rear side of the metering tray, and opens the lower outlet when it does not move to the outside of the metering opening, and is linked to the metering tray to close the lower outlet when moving to the outside of the metering opening plugging outlet plug;

A vacuum container comprising a.
10. The method of claim 9,

The container case is formed with engaging grooves with magnets built-in on both inner side surfaces of the quantitative opening,

The outlet stopper includes a locking pin reciprocating in both directions on both sides, and an elastic member for elastically pressing the locking pin into the side hole of the metering tray,

When the locking pin is adjacent to the locking groove while the quantitative tray is moved to the outside of the metering opening, the locking pin is pulled by the magnetic force of the magnet and introduced into the locking groove, thereby limiting movement of the outlet stopper. A vacuum container, characterized in that when the movement of the metering tray continues, the outlet stopper is separated from the metering tray.
10. The method of claim 9,

A vacuum container, characterized in that a lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the front cover of the metering tray is locked is installed on a part of the metering tray or one side of the metering opening.
9. The method of claim 8,

The metering opening is opened and closed with a metering cover,

The quantitative receptor is

The quantitative tray is disposed below the upper receptor and has an open top; and

a metering unit disposed between the upper receptor and the metering tray and dropping the food received through the lower outlet of the upper receptor into the inner receiving space of the metering tray during operation;

A vacuum container comprising a.
13. The method of claim 12,

The metering unit is

a metering container installed in communication with the lower outlet of the upper container and having an open lower part, and a cylindrical body configured to be rotated to open and close the open lower part of the barrel cover and have a driven gear formed on the outer surface in a vertical direction; and

an operation lever installed to rotate in a vertical direction on the container case, a driving gear geared to the driven gear of the barrel body is formed in a vertical direction, and a handle extending through the fixed opening portion is formed;

A vacuum container comprising a.
14. The method of claim 13,

A torsion spring is mounted on the fastening portion of the operation lever with respect to the container case, and when the downward pressure on the handle of the vertically lowered operation lever is removed, the handle is vertically raised by the elastic force of the torsion spring and the position is restored. Features a vacuum vessel.
13. The method of claim 12,

A vacuum container, characterized in that a lock switch configured to automatically operate the vacuum pump when the metering cover is closed and locked is installed on a part of the metering cover or one side of the metering opening.
According to claim 1,

The vacuum pump, the upper receptor, and the lower receptor are connected by a valve unit,

The valve unit is a vacuum container, characterized in that the check valve is mounted at a portion connected to each of the upper and lower receptors so that only air intake from each of the upper and lower receptors is possible.