JP3914130B2 - Live fish container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container for transporting live fish, and is a container that can transport fish and shellfish in an active state.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional container for transporting seafood, fish and seafood are put together with an aqueous solution, and the seafood is transported while the air blown into the container from an air pump is constantly blown into the aqueous solution by an air disperser attached in the container. Some containers for transporting seafood with lids made of styrene foam adopt a structure in which the structure of the recessed space in which the air pump is arranged can be drained outside the container (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3289930 gazette
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if the air pump storage chamber can be drained, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of maintaining the functionality of the air pump that the water in the container body may once enter the air pump storage chamber. It was.
In particular, when an air tube that connects a pump housed in the pump housing chamber and an air disperser housed in the container main body is directly connected to the air pump housing chamber from the container main body, an insertion hole of the air pump and the container main body Since the water in the container main body sometimes enters the pump housing chamber from between, the problem of the container with the pump housing chamber has been considered.
[0005]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a container for transporting live fish that can solve the problem of water entering the above-described pump housing chamber.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The container for transporting live fish according to the present invention that can solve the problems of the conventional products described above, as described in claim 1, a pump storage chamber formed by isolation with a partition wall, and a lower portion provided adjacent thereto An air for connecting a pump housed in the pump housing chamber and an air disperser housed in the container body. A concave groove for conducting the tube is formed in the partition wall that separates the drainage chamber and the inside of the container body, and the air tube conducted to the concave groove is once passed through the drainage chamber and then conducted to the pump housing chamber. Ri Thea forming a groove on the boundary between the drainage chamber of the so that the pump accommodating chamber side partition wall, a groove communicating with the pump housing chamber from drainage chamber, a groove leading from the container body drainage chamber The height of the former is high and the latter is low. It is characterized in that is formed.
[0007]
In the container for transporting live fish according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the air tube is connected from the air disperser in the container main body to the pump in the pump housing chamber, the drainage chamber and the container main body are connected to each other. The air tube connected to the groove formed in the isolated partition wall passes through the drainage chamber once and then into the groove formed on the boundary between the pump storage chamber side partition wall and the drainage chamber. It is conducted and connected to the pump in the pump housing chamber.
[0008]
Therefore, even if the water in the container body enters between the groove and the air tube formed in the partition wall that separates the drainage chamber and the container body, the drainage chamber once detoured to the outside of the container body and out of the container body. It will be drained, water can be prevented from reaching the pump housing chamber side, and water can be prevented from entering the pump housing chamber. Moreover, even if the water in the container main body enters the drainage chamber on the lower groove side, the water does not enter the pump housing chamber on the higher groove side.
[0009]
Moreover, according to the present invention of claim 2 dependent on claim 1, because it is characterized in that the pump accommodating chamber Aru the auxiliary lid that can close the open upper end is provided to allow the cover, the more pump accommodating chamber Intrusion of water can be prevented.
Moreover, in the present invention according to claim 3 that is dependent on claim 1 or 2 , the pump housing chamber is characterized in that the lower part of the outer wall is opened so as to communicate with the outside of the container body, so that air can be easily introduced into the pump. .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be sequentially described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container body 1 and a lid body 2 formed of a synthetic resin foam such as expanded polystyrene before the lid body 2 is attached, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container body. FIG. 3 shows an enlarged plan view of a part of the device when in use. 4 is a side view, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
[0011]
In each figure, reference numeral 10 denotes two pump storage chambers that are separated from the container main body 1 by partition walls 11 and 12 at one side of the container main body 1 that stores seawater. Can accommodate the pump P (see FIG. 3). A drainage chamber 13 is provided adjacent to the pump storage chamber 10. Denoted at 14 is a concave groove for conducting an air tube T connected to the pump P accommodated in the pump accommodating chamber 10 and the air disperser S (see FIG. 3) accommodated in the container body 1. A partition wall 15 that separates the chamber 13 and the container body 1 is formed.
[0012]
The air tube T is formed on the boundary walls 11 ′ and 12 ′ of the pump housing chamber side partition walls 11 and 12 with the drainage chamber 13 after passing through the drainage chamber 13 once detoured to the outside of the container body 1. The groove 16 is electrically connected to the pump housing chamber 10. These conductive states are shown in FIG. 3 (particularly a partially enlarged plan view), and FIG. 5 showing the AA cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the drainage chamber 13 and the container body 1. The cross section of the drainage chamber 13 once detoured to the outside of the container main body 1 is shown, and the concave groove 14 is inclined from the drainage chamber 13 to the outside of the container main body 1 so as to be lowered inward. Yes, the drainage chamber 13 is formed so as to prevent water intrusion from the container body 1 more effectively.
[0013]
1 is an auxiliary lid that covers the upper opening surface of the pump housing chamber 10 so that the opening is closed after setting the pump P in the pump housing chamber 10. When covered, it is very suitable for completely preventing water from entering from above the pump housing chamber 10.
Further, reference numeral 10 a in FIG. 1 denotes an air inlet to the pump housing chamber 10. Further, 10b in FIG. 2 is a protrusion formed on the side surface of the pump storage chamber 10, and 10c is a protrusion formed on the bottom surface of the pump storage chamber 10, and each of the pump P can be easily taken in and out by reducing the indoor contact surface. Furthermore, the heat from the pump is easily dissipated. In FIG. 1, 17 is a holding recess, 21 is an air vent hole formed in the lid 2, which is one step lower than the periphery of the lid 2, and even when the container body 1 with the lid 2 is stacked. It is formed so as to be easily vented, and the groove 22 following the hole 21 is opened outward, and is formed to have a lower gradient as it approaches the outer side so that water does not accumulate on the lid 2 by any chance. It is formed as follows. 2c of FIG. 2 is the holding | maintenance part protrudingly provided by the bottom face of the container main body 1, and hold | maintains the air tube T of the air disperser S vicinity (refer FIG. 3).
[0014]
Next, in FIG. 5, the groove 14 formed in the partition wall 15 that separates the container body 1 and the drainage chamber 13 is formed low on the container body 1 side and high on the drainage chamber 13 side. The concave groove 16 in the portion serving as the boundary wall 11 ′ between the chamber 13 and the pump housing chamber 10 is formed higher than the position of the uppermost end of the concave groove 14 to reliably prevent water from entering.
Intrusion of water into the pump housing chamber 10 from the air tube conducting portion can be reliably prevented by the concave groove 14 of the draining chamber 13 and the concave groove 16 between the draining chamber 13 and the pump housing chamber 10. Become.
[0015]
4 shows a side view in which the pump storage chamber 10 can be seen, and FIG. 6 shows an embodiment in which the number of pump storage chambers 10 is changed to one. The configuration that does not enter 10 is the same as in the previous embodiment. Furthermore, an example has been shown in which a pump storage chamber and a drainage chamber separated from and connected to this are provided only on one side of the container. However, the pump storage is not limited to one side of the container, but on the opposite side and other sides. A chamber and a drainage chamber adjacent thereto may be provided.
[0016]
In addition, the bottom face R and height of the concave groove 14 and further, the concave groove 16 are formed slightly smaller than the air tube T, and the sealing performance against water can be maintained well.
Further, in FIG. 7, the sealing effect is achieved by forming the thin protrusion 1b on one side and the thin groove 2b on the other side so as to provide a close fitting state between the container body 1 and the lid 2. It is preferable for raising the value.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
According to the container for transporting live fish according to the present invention, before the air tube connecting the air disperser and the pump in the container main body is conducted to the pump housing chamber, the container main body is separated into a drainage chamber separated by a partition wall. Since it is connected, water in the container body will be drained in the drainage chamber even if it enters between the concave groove of the partition wall on the drainage chamber and the air tube, ensuring that water enters the pump housing chamber. By adopting a configuration that can prevent, the air tube can be conducted from the air disperser in the container body to the pump storage chamber, and the waterproof effect can be exhibited in maintaining the functionality of the pump storage chamber. Become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container body and a lid body before the lid body is attached.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body.
FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged plan view showing a state of use.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part of the container body.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the container body taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a container body showing a modified example.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion in which the fitting between the container body and the lid is reinforced.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 2 Lid 10 Pump accommodation chambers 11, 12, Partition walls 11 ', 12' Boundary wall 13 Drainage chamber 14 Drain groove 15 on the drainage chamber side Septum 16 Pitch S on the pump accommodation chamber side P Pump S Air distributor T air tube

Claims (3)

A pump housing chamber comprising a container main body provided with a pump housing chamber formed by separation with a partition wall, a drainage chamber opened adjacent to the pump housing, and a lid for covering the container main body. A groove is formed in the partition wall that separates the drainage chamber from the container body, and is connected to the air tube that connects the pump housed in the container and the air disperser housed in the container body. after conducting the air tube is once through the drainage chamber, Ri boundary to form a groove on the tare of the drainage chamber of the pump accommodating chamber side partition wall so as to be electrically connected to the pump accommodating chamber, the pump from drainage chamber A container for transporting live fish, characterized in that the concave groove communicating with the storage chamber and the concave groove communicating from the inside of the container body to the drainage chamber are formed with a difference in height so that the former is high and the latter is low . Characterized in that the pump accommodating chamber that is an auxiliary lid that can close the open upper end is provided to allow the cover, live fish transport container according to claim 1 Symbol placement. The container for transporting live fish according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the pump housing chamber is opened so that the lower part of the outer wall communicates outside the container body.

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