JP5896958B2 - Foam box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a foam box for storing vegetables and the like.

  Conventionally, there is a foam box composed of a container main body for storing vegetables and the like, and a lid member that covers the container main body. Vegetables and the like stored in the foam box release ethylene gas, moisture, and the like, and when ethylene gas, moisture, and the like are accumulated in the foam box, the freshness of the vegetables and the like is quickly reduced. On the other hand, if the stored vegetables are exposed to the open air, drying and the like are caused, and the fall of the freshness is also accelerated. Therefore, a foam box is disclosed in which an air flow passage is provided between the container body and the lid member in order to allow some air flow between the inside of the foam box and the outside air and to maintain the freshness of vegetables and the like. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3104698

  The foam box described in Patent Document 1 has an air flow passage through which ethylene gas emanating from stored vegetables or the like escapes to the outside of the foam box. However, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, bonding is performed along the boundary between the lid member 53 and the container body 52 so that the lid member 53 constituting the foaming box 50 does not come off from the container body 52 during transportation. When the tape 100 is wound, the inlet / outlet 55 of the air flow passage is covered with the adhesive tape 100 and does not serve as the air flow passage, which may lead to a decrease in freshness of vegetables or the like.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and even when the adhesive tape is wound along the boundary between the lid member and the container body, the entrance and exit of the air flow passage can be secured, and the stored vegetables etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a foaming box capable of releasing the exhaled ethylene gas or the like to the outside.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a foam box having a container body for storing stored items and a lid member attached to the opening of the container body, and is convex over the entire periphery of the opening. When the lid member is provided with a concave portion or a convex portion that fits into the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening, and the lid member is attached to the container body The lid member has an air flow passage communicating from the outside to the inside of the foam box, and the air flow passage is formed by recessing a part of the concave portion or the convex portion provided in the lid member. The air flow passage has an inlet / outlet on a side wall of the lid member positioned at a corner portion of a contact surface that contacts the container main body, and a bottom surface from the side wall corner portion of the facing position between the inlet / outlet and the container main body. A long groove connected to the air flow passage along the direction Formed in the body.

  Further, the present invention provides a foam box having a container main body for storing stored items and a lid member attached to the opening of the container main body, and a convex portion or a concave portion is provided over the entire periphery of the opening. The lid member is provided with a concave portion or a convex portion that fits into the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening, and when the lid member is attached to the container main body, The container body has an air flow passage communicating from the inside to the inside, and the air flow passage is formed by sinking a part of the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening, and the air flow passage is The container has an inlet / outlet on a side wall of the container body located at a corner portion of the contact surface that contacts the lid member, and a long groove connected from the inlet / outlet to the air flow passage along the bottom surface direction of the container body. Form on the body.

  The long groove preferably has the same width as the entrance / exit.

  According to the first or second aspect of the invention, the adhesive tape is provided along the boundary between the container body of the foam box and the lid member by providing the long groove connected to the inlet / outlet of the air flow passage along the bottom surface direction of the container body. Even when the air is wound, the long groove connected to the inlet / outlet of the air flow passage allows the air to be taken in and out of the foam box.

  According to the invention of claim 3, by making the long groove the same width as the inlet / outlet of the airflow passage, even if the inlet / outlet of the airflow passage is blocked by the adhesive tape, it is possible to take in / out the air at the same flow rate. Become.

1 is a perspective view of a foam box according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the air flow path of the foam box. The half cut side sectional view of the foaming box. (A) is a top view of the container main body of the foaming box, (b) is a half cut side sectional view of the container main body. (A) is a top view of the lid member of the foam box, (b) is a back view of the lid member, and (c) is a front view of the lid member. The perspective view which expanded the corner part of the container main body of the foaming box. The expansion perspective view of a corner part when the lid member of the same foaming box is seen from the back side. The expansion perspective view of a corner part when an adhesive tape is wound around the foaming box. The expansion perspective view of the corner part of the container main body of the foaming box which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view when an adhesive tape is wound around the conventional foaming box. The expansion perspective view of a corner part when an adhesive tape is wound around the conventional foaming box.

(First embodiment)
A foaming box according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, a foam box 1 is a storage container for storing vegetables and the like and used for transportation such as transportation, and includes a container body 2 and a lid member 3. The foam box 1 has an air flow passage 4 communicating with the inside of the foam box 1 at four locations on the side wall of the lid member 3 located at the corner of the contact surface where the lid member 3 contacts the container body 2 (see FIG. 2). The entrance / exit 5 is provided respectively. A long groove 6 connected to the inlet / outlet 5 is provided at a predetermined length in the container main body 2 along the bottom surface direction of the container main body 2 from the side wall corner portion at the facing position between the inlet / outlet 5 and the container main body 2. The long groove 6 has the same width as the inlet / outlet 5 of the air flow passage 4.

  FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the air flow passage 4 provided in the side wall corner of the foam box 1. The air flow passage 4 communicates with the inside of the foaming box 1 and plays a role of releasing ethylene gas, moisture, and the like generated from vegetables stored in the foaming box 1 to the outside. Further, since the inlet / outlet 5 of the air flow passage 4 is covered with the adhesive tape 100, ethylene gas, moisture and the like cannot be directly discharged from the inlet / outlet 5, but the ethylene gas, moisture, etc. are long grooves that lead to the inlet / outlet 5. 6 is discharged to the outside. The structure of the air flow passage 4, the inlet / outlet 5, and the long groove 6 will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 3 shows a foam box 1 in which a lid member 3 is mounted on a container body 2, wherein the left half shows a side surface and the right half shows a cross section. The inside of the foam box 1 is a space for storing vegetables such as asparagus.

  In FIG. 4, the opening 2a of the container body 2 is provided with a convex portion 2b over the entire periphery of the opening 2a. When the container main body 2 is viewed from above, the container main body 2 has a rectangular shape, and a handle 2c is provided at a central portion on the left and right short sides of the rectangle. In order to form the handle 2c, the container body 2 has a recess 2d on the side surface along the bottom surface from the handle 2c.

  In FIG. 5, the lid member 3 has a similar rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular opening 2 a of the container body 2. On the back surface side of the lid member 3, a recess 3 a is provided over the entire periphery of the lid member 3 so as to fit into the projection 2 b provided in the opening 2 a of the container body 2. In addition, the air flow passage 4 is formed in each corner portion on the back surface side of the lid member 3 by recessing the concave portion 3a. Here, the depression means that the recessed portion 3a is further recessed, and in reality, a convex portion having a predetermined shape is provided in the portion of the air flow passage 4 of the mold for molding the lid member 3. A flow passage 4 is formed.

  In FIG. 6, the long groove 6 provided in the container body 2 extends from the side corner portion of the air flow passage 4 provided in the lid member 3 to the bottom surface of the container body 2 from the side corner portion facing the container body 2. Along the way. The long groove 6 is provided at each of the four side corners of the container body 2 and is connected to the inlet / outlet 5 of the airflow passage 4 as described above, and is formed with the same width as the inlet / outlet 5 of the airflow passage 4. Has been.

  In FIG. 7, the air flow path 4 provided in the lid member 3 includes two first flow paths 4 a, a second flow path 4 b, a third flow path 4 c, and a fourth flow path 4 d from the inside of the foam box 1. These flow passages are connected from the inlet / outlet 5 to the inside of the foam box 1. The first flow passage 4 a has a semi-cylindrical shape and is connected to the inside of the container body 2. The second flow passage 4b is formed by recessing the lower surface of the corner portion of the concave portion 3a of the lid member 3 to a predetermined depth. The third flow passage 4c is formed by causing the side wall of the convex portion 2b of the corner portion of the container body 2 to be recessed in the side surface direction. The four flow passages 4d are formed by causing a corner portion connected to the third flow passage 4c of the lid member 3 to be depressed to a predetermined depth in the side wall direction.

  As shown in FIG. 8, according to the foam box 1 of the first embodiment, even if the inlet / outlet 5 of the air flow passage 4 communicating with the inside of the foam box 1 is blocked with the adhesive tape 100, the foam box 1. The ethylene gas, moisture, etc. generated from the vegetables stored in can be discharged from the long groove 6 connected to the inlet / outlet 5. Further, since the long groove 6 is formed to have a certain length, even if the adhesive tape 100 having a plurality of types of widths is wound along the contact portion between the container body 2 and the lid member 3, the long groove 6 is provided. Is not blocked by the adhesive tape 100.

Since the long groove 6 is formed with the same width as the inlet / outlet 5 of the air flow passage 4, it is possible to take in and out air at the same flow rate as the inlet / outlet 5, and ethylene gas generated from vegetables or the like stored in the foaming box 1. And moisture are discharged smoothly. Further, since the long groove 6 is formed on the lower side of the inlet / outlet 5 of the air flow passage 4, even if the foam box 1 is exposed to water during transportation, water or the like is foamed through the air flow passage 4. It does not enter the box 1.
(Second Embodiment)

  A foaming box according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the foam box 1 according to the first embodiment, the air flow path 4 is provided in the lid member 3, but the air flow path 10 of the foam box of the second embodiment is formed in the container body 11. It is different. In addition, since the fitting structure of the recessed part 3a is the same as that provided in the opening part 2a of the container main body 2 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and provided in the cover member 3, the drawing is abbreviate | omitted.

  An air flow passage 10 is formed in the convex portion 11b of the container main body 11 in the container main body 11, and this air flow passage 10 is externally provided on the side wall of the container main body 11 located at the corner portion of the contact surface in contact with the lid member. The entrance 12 is provided. The air flow passage 10 includes two first flow passages 10a, a second flow passage 10b, a third flow passage 10c, and a fourth flow passage 10d from the inside of the container body 11. These flow passages are connected from the inlet / outlet 12 to the inside of the container main body 11, and the inlet / outlet 12 is connected to the long groove 13, which has the same width as the inlet / outlet 12 and extends along the bottom surface direction of the container main body 11. The predetermined length is formed.

  The first flow passage 10a, the second flow passage 10b, the third flow passage 10c, and the fourth flow passage 10d provided in the container main body 11 are air flows provided in the lid member 3 shown in the first embodiment. The portion corresponding to the path 4 is formed by recessing the convex portion 11b located at the corner of the opening where the container body 11 is fitted with the lid member.

  The long groove 13 of the foaming box according to the second embodiment is the same as the long groove 6 of the foaming box 1 according to the first embodiment, even though the inlet / outlet 12 of the air flow passage 10 is closed with the adhesive tape 100. Ethylene gas and moisture generated from vegetables and the like can be discharged from the long groove 13 connected to the inlet / outlet 12. Further, since the air flow passage 10 and the long groove 13 are provided in the container main body 11, the air flow passage 10 and the long groove are formed in the container main body only by changing the mold of the container main body of the foaming box not provided with the air flow passage. 13 can be formed, and a foaming box having the same effect as this embodiment can be created.

  In 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, the convex part 2b is provided over the perimeter of the opening part 2a of the container main body 2, and it covers over the perimeter of the cover member 3 so that it may fit in this. The recess 3a is provided, but a recess may be provided in the opening 2a of the container body 2 and a protrusion may be provided in the lid member 3.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Foam box 2,11 Container main body 2a Opening part 2b, 11b Convex part (convex part of an opening part)
3 Lid member 3a Recessed portion (recessed portion of lid member)
4,10 Air flow passage 5,12 Entrance / exit 6,13 Long groove

Claims (3)

In a foam box provided with a container main body for storing stored items and a lid member attached to the opening of the container main body,
Protrusions or recesses are provided over the entire periphery of the opening,
The lid member is provided with a concave portion or a convex portion that fits into the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening,
When the lid member is attached to the container body, the lid member has an air flow passage communicating from the outside to the inside of the foam box,
The air flow passage is formed by recessing a part of the concave portion or the convex portion provided in the lid member,
The air flow passage has an inlet / outlet on a side wall of the lid member located at a corner portion of a contact surface that contacts the container body,
A foaming box, wherein a long groove connected to the air flow passage is formed in the container body along a bottom surface direction from a side wall corner portion at a position where the inlet / outlet and the container body face each other. In a foam box provided with a container main body for storing stored items, and a lid member attached to the opening of the container main body,
Protrusions or recesses are provided over the entire periphery of the opening,
The lid member is provided with a concave portion or a convex portion that fits into the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening,
When the lid member is mounted on the container body, the container body has an air flow passage communicating from the outside to the inside of the foam box,
The air flow passage is formed by sinking a part of the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the opening,
The air flow passage has an inlet / outlet on a side wall of the container body located at a corner portion of a contact surface in contact with the lid member,
A foaming box, characterized in that a long groove that is connected to the air flow path from the inlet / outlet along the bottom surface of the container body is formed in the container body.   The foaming box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said long slot has the same width as said entrance / exit.

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