JP7365013B2 - Food storage container with measuring function - Google Patents

Description

Containers for storing dried noodles such as pasta and somen, and stick-shaped foods such as pretzels.

Containers for storing stick-shaped foodstuffs are generally cylindrical containers with bottoms, and the problem is how to efficiently take out only the required amount of stick-shaped foodstuffs. A food storage container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-1477684, a noodle stocker disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-48261, a pasta case from which you can take out as much pasta as you like in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-112459, and a pasta case disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 5746609. As with dried noodle measuring devices and dried noodle storage containers, various types of holes are provided in the top lid of bottomed cylindrical containers to allow the desired amount to be taken out directly from the container. It has been done.

Utility Model Publication No. 61-147768 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-48261 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-112459 Patent No. 5746609

If you store a large amount of stick-shaped ingredients and take out the necessary amount for cooking, you should take out approximately 100g or 80g and then weigh it on a scale. It is necessary to make fine adjustments to the measurements. However, this takes time and effort, so as mentioned above, containers have been devised that allow the desired amount of ingredients to be taken out directly from the storage container without any effort. Since the food materials are oriented in various directions, and some of them are present diagonally in multiple directions, there is a problem in that it is not possible to take out the exact amount and it is not very convenient.
Especially these days, for health management purposes, it is often necessary to more accurately grasp the amount of stick-shaped ingredients such as spaghetti, and there is an increasing need for storage containers that allow accurate measurements of ingredients from inside the container. It can be said that it is increasing even further.

Therefore, the object of the food storage container with a measuring function of the present invention is to provide a storage container for rod-shaped foodstuffs that enables a more accurate amount of rod-shaped foodstuffs to be taken out, and further allows the number of amounts to be taken out to be selected from a plurality of options.
We also propose a device that can simultaneously display the size (thickness) and cooking (boiling) time of stick-shaped foods to be stored.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has constructed a food storage container with a measuring function as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, for example, as follows.
That is, there is a cylindrical container main body (10) in which a rod-shaped food material (60) is stored, an opening is opened on the top surface of the container main body (10), and a predetermined amount of the food material (60) is measured and the container main body ( 10) In a food storage container with a measuring function, which is equipped with a measuring port (22) for taking out food from inside,
Inside the container body (10), there is a tube that protrudes from the inner circumferential wall (12) toward the internal space (18) of the container body (10) and extends in the axial direction of the container body (10). A partition wall (16) that aligns the axes of the food ingredients (60) parallel to the axis of the container body (10 ), the partition wall (16) having an S-shaped cross section perpendicular to the axis. ) is provided,
The measuring port (22) is located near the base of the partition wall (16) in the protruding direction in a plan view projection with the food storage container with a measuring device placed with the measuring port (22) facing upward. The inner circumferential surface (22A) is provided at a position in contact with the surface (16A) of the partition wall (16), and the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the container body (10) in the partition wall (16) The radius of curvature of the first curved portion (16B) is set to match the radius of the measuring port (22) provided in a circular shape.
It is characterized by

In the present invention, the partition wall (16) has an S-shaped cross section perpendicular to its axis , and is suitable for use when a food storage container with a measuring device function is placed with the measuring port (22) facing upward. In plan view projection, the radius of curvature of the first curved portion (16B) of the partition wall (16) on the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the container body (10) is the same as that of the circular measuring port (22). Since it is set to match the radius, the axis of the rod-shaped food material (60) corresponding to the measuring port (22) is further parallel to the axis of the container body (10) (the axis of the measuring port (22) perpendicular to the aperture plane).

Further, in the present invention, a plurality of sizes of measuring devices are provided, which are installed overlapping the lid portion (20) provided with the measuring port (22), and which change the size of the opening by overlapping with the measuring port (22). It is preferable to include a metering port change dial (30) in which an adjustment port (32) is provided. By providing such a measuring port change dial (30), the amount of the food material (60) taken out from the measuring port (22) can be varied.

Further, in the present invention, a dial-type display board (36) is installed over the lid (20) and can switchably display information regarding the rod-shaped food material (60) accommodated in the internal space (18) of the container. , 38) is preferably provided.

According to the present invention, the axes of the rod-shaped foodstuffs in the container body are aligned so as to face in the axial direction of the container body by the partition wall, so that the rod-shaped foodstuffs can be weighed from the container body through the opening on the top surface of the container body. When taking it out through the mouth, it can be expected that the target amount of the food material will be taken out accurately.
Further, by providing a measuring spout change dial in which a plurality of frequently used amounts to be taken out are set, it is possible to efficiently take out a desired amount of stick-shaped foodstuff.
Furthermore, a dial-type display board is installed to display important information such as the size (thickness) of the stick-shaped food material and cooking (boil) time on the container body, making it possible to store the outer bag etc. when purchasing the food material. There will be no need.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which shows the food storage container with a measuring function of one Embodiment of this invention broken down into each part. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a container main body of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the lid portion of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the lid shown in FIG. 3; 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the food storage container with a measuring function of the second embodiment of this invention broken down into each part.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment of the food storage container (50) with a measuring function of this invention is described using FIGS. 1-5.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a food storage container with a measuring function (50) of this embodiment broken down into parts. As shown in this figure, the food storage container with measuring function (50) of the present embodiment includes a container body (10), a measuring port change dial (30), a dial-type display board (36 and 38), and an upper lid part (40). ).
Note that each part may be made of any material such as metal or plastic, but it is preferably made of transparent acrylic resin or the like so that the inside can be seen.

In addition, in this specification (including drawings), regarding each code, when each part is indicated by a general concept, it is indicated by only Arabic numerals without alphabetical branch numbers, and when it is necessary to distinguish each part (i.e. (in cases where it is indicated by a lower level concept), the branch number of a lowercase letter of the alphabet is attached to an Arabic numeral to distinguish it.

The container body (10) is for storing stick-shaped foods (60) such as dried noodles and preserving them while preventing them from being eaten by insects or getting wet, and includes a cylindrical side wall (13), a bottom lid (14) , a partition wall (16), and a lid (20).

The cylindrical side wall (13) forming the height of the container body (10) needs to have a sufficient height to store the rod-shaped food product (60) upright.

The bottom lid part (14) is a member that closes the lower part of the cylindrical side wall part (13) in the container body (10). In order for the container body (10) to stand on its own, the bottom cover (14) needs to have a flat shape. In addition, the bottom lid (14) is removable in order to put the rod-shaped food (60) into the container body (10). In the illustrated embodiment, the bottom lid part (14) is formed by screwing, but the bottom lid part (14) is designed to hold the food (60) housed in the container body (10). ) may be in any form as long as it does not easily fall off from the lower part of the cylindrical side wall (13).

The partition wall (16) protrudes from the inner circumferential wall (12) of the container body (10) toward the internal space (18) of the container body (10), extends in the axial direction of the container body (10), and has a rod-like shape. This is a member for aligning the axes of the foodstuffs (60) parallel to the axis of the container body (10), and in this embodiment, the rod-shaped foodstuffs (60) to be accommodated are aligned near the inner peripheral wall (12). In order to more efficiently guide and align the partition wall (16) at a predetermined location, the cross section perpendicular to the axis (of the partition wall (16)) is curved in an S-shape. In particular, the first curved portion (16B) on the inner peripheral wall (12) side is formed so that the radius of curvature matches the radius of the metering port (22), which will be described later.

The lid part (20) is a lid material that closes the upper part of the container body (10), and this lid part (20) has a circular measuring port (22) for taking out the contained rod-shaped food material (60). provided. The opening position of the measuring port (22) is near the base in the protruding direction of the partition wall (16), and the food storage container with a measuring device function (50) is placed with the measuring port (22) facing upward. In a plan view projection, the measuring port (22) is provided at a position where its inner circumferential surface (22A) is in contact with the surface (16A) of the partition wall (16).
Further, in this embodiment, the measuring port (22) has a size that allows a bundle of 100 g of stick-shaped food ingredients (60) [more specifically, dried noodle spaghetti] to pass through, and the radius of the measuring port (22) is as described above. The first curved portion (16B) on the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the partition wall (16) in the above-mentioned plan view projection so as to match the radius of curvature of the first curved portion (16B) of the partition wall (16). It is installed inside the .

The measuring port change dial (30) is a member for changing the amount of the stick-shaped food material (60) to be measured and taken out from the container body (10), and in this embodiment, the measuring port changing dial (30) is a member that is rotated to the bottom side of the lid (20). It will be installed if possible. Specifically, this metering port change dial (30) is a disc-shaped metering device in which a plurality of circular metering adjustment ports (32) of different sizes (three in the illustrated embodiment) are opened in the circumferential direction. A mouth change dial body (31), a measuring mouth change dial rotation shaft (34) protruding upward from the center of the measuring mouth change dial body (31), and an upper part of the measuring mouth change dial rotation shaft (34). It consists of an attached measuring port change dial handle part (35).

In this embodiment, the metering port change dial body (31) is provided in contact with the lower surface of the lid (20). The measuring port change dial rotation shaft (34) is inserted into a measuring port changing dial hole (21) drilled in the lid (20), protrudes to the top surface of the lid (20), and has a lid portion on the top thereof. (20) The metering port change dial handle part (35) is attached from the upper side. Thereby, the metering port change dial body (31) is rotatably installed on the lower surface of the lid (20).

The measuring port change dial handle part (35) is a member for rotating the measuring port changing dial body (31) in order to select and change the measuring port (32) that overlaps the measuring port (22).

In this embodiment, the measurement adjustment port (32) is sized to allow 100 g of rod-shaped foodstuffs (60) to pass through in a bundle, and the measurement adjustment port (32a) is sized to allow 80g of rod-shaped foodstuffs (60) to pass through in a bundle. It consists of three types: a measurement adjustment port (32b) sized to pass through, and a measurement adjustment port (32c) sized to allow a 60g stick-shaped food (60) to pass through in a bundle. The size of the opening can be changed.

Here, when performing each of the above three types of weighing, in order to display the weighing value when any of the weighing adjustment ports (32a, 32b, 33c) overlaps with the weighing port (22), A numerical display window (24) is provided at a predetermined location on the lid (20). Numbers are written in advance on the top of the measuring port change dial body (31), and when measuring 100 g of stick-shaped food (60), when weighing 80 g of stick-like food (60), and 60 g. When weighing the stick-shaped foodstuffs (60), the respective measured values appear on the numerical display window (24).

In addition, the rod-shaped food (60) that can pass through the measuring port (22) weighs 100 g, whereas when using the measuring port (32a), the same 100 g is used, and when using the measuring port (32b) In order to reliably guide 80 g of the food (60) to the measuring port (22) when using the measuring port (32c), and 60 g when using the measuring port (32c), each measuring port (32a, 32b, 32c) Along the periphery of the container, short cylindrical protrusions (33a, 33b, 33c) are provided facing downward, that is, toward the internal space (18), in order to dam the passage of an excessive amount of the food material (60). .

The short cylindrical protrusions (33a, 33b, 33c) are more equal to each target amount to be taken out when the metering adjustment port (32a, 32b, 32c) is used in combination with the measuring port (22). It functions to guide the amount of said food material (60) to the metering adjustment port (32a, 32b, 32c) and eventually to the metering port (22).
In order to ensure accurate metering, the short cylindrical protrusion (33) has a tapered shape whose outer diameter decreases downward.

In addition to the measuring port change dial (30), the lid (20) also includes a size dial-type display board (36) for displaying the size (thickness) of the rod-shaped food (60), A time dial type display board (38) for displaying the cooking (boiling) time of the food ingredients (60) is installed.
Dial type display board main bodies (36A and 38A), dial type display board rotation shafts (36B and 38B) protruding upward from the center of the dial type display board main bodies (36A and 38A), and dial type display board rotation shafts, respectively. It consists of a dial type display plate handle part (36C and 38C) attached to the upper part of the handle part (36B and 38B).

In this embodiment, the dial type display board main bodies (36A and 38A) are provided on the lower surface of the lid (20). The dial type display plate rotation shafts (36B and 38B) are inserted into the dial type display plate holes (27 and 29) drilled in the lid, project to the top surface of the lid (20), and rotate the dial type display plate. Dial type display plate handle parts (36C and 38C) are attached to the upper part of the rotating shaft (36B and 38B) from above the lid part (20).
Therefore, if you pinch and rotate the dial type display board handle parts (36C and 38C) on the top surface of the lid part (20) with your fingers, the dial type display board main body (36A and 38A) will also rotate accordingly, and the lid part The number display windows (26 and 28) provided at predetermined locations in (20) can be adjusted so that the desired number appears from among the numbers written on the surface of the dial type display board body (36A and 38A). can.

The upper lid part (40) is detachably attached to the upper part of the container body (10), and includes a measuring port change dial (30), a dial-type display board (36 and 38), and a stick-shaped food material (60) that is the contents. It is a member to protect the

Next, the procedure for using the food storage container with measuring function (50) of the first embodiment configured as described above will be explained.
For example, 1 kg of spaghetti, which is a typical stick-shaped food product (60), is put into the internal space (18) of the container body (10) from the bottom lid (14). Here, if the capacity of the container body (10) exceeds the volume of the 1 kg of spaghetti, the spaghetti is stick-shaped and separate, so each piece of spaghetti faces in a different direction in the internal space (18). It becomes a state of existence.
The operation when it is desired to take out 100 g of spaghetti from this state will be explained in order.

First, the upper lid (40) is removed from the container body (10) to expose the lid (20). Rotate the measuring port change dial handle (35) of the measuring port change dial (30) installed on the top surface of the lid (20) with your finger to select one of the three types of weighing adjustment ports (32) for 100 g. Select the measurement adjustment port (32a) for 100 g and adjust so that the measurement adjustment port (32a) for 100g is located directly below the measurement port (22).

Next, the entire food storage container with measuring function (50) with the top lid (40) removed is slightly tilted and slightly rotated in the horizontal direction. Then, the spaghetti slides along the partition wall (16) and the inner peripheral wall (12), so the spaghetti is gathered inside the first curved part (16B) on the inner peripheral wall (12) side of the partition wall (16). .

In this process, the spaghetti, which were initially facing different directions one by one, moves toward the inside of the first curved portion (16B) on the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the partition wall (16) and moves toward the container body (10). aligned parallel to the axial direction. Therefore, with respect to the opening surface of the 100 g metering adjustment port (32a) and the metering port (22) located directly above the first curved portion (16B) on the inner peripheral wall (12) side of the partition wall (16), The gathered spaghetti stands almost vertically. At the same time, the gathered spaghetti is almost parallel to the length direction of the short cylindrical protrusion (33a) on the periphery of the 100g metering adjustment opening (32a).

After the spaghetti is aligned and gathered inside the first curved part (16B) on the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the partition wall (16) by the above procedure, cover the top so that the top and bottom of the container body (10) are turned upside down. By tilting the food storage container with measuring function (50) from which the portion (40) has been removed, the collected spaghetti is guided to the partition wall (16) and the inner wall (12), and the spaghetti is guided to the 100g metering adjustment port (32a) and the measuring device. Slide it vertically toward the opening of the mouth (22).

The spaghetti that has slipped out first hits the tip of the short cylindrical protrusion (33a), and only the spaghetti existing inside the tunnel formed by the short cylindrical protrusion (33a) passes through the tunnel part of the short cylindrical protrusion (33a). It passes through and enters the 100g metering adjustment port (32a). The bundle of spaghetti that has passed through the 100g measurement adjustment port (32a) is then piled up, leaving behind the spaghetti that is prevented from entering the 100g measurement adjustment port (32a) by the short cylindrical protrusion (33a). As a result, a 100 g bundle of spaghetti is taken out from the top of the main body (10).

Up to this point, the procedure for weighing out 100g of spaghetti has been explained, but if you want to take out 80g of spaghetti, the first part of the above procedure will be changed.
That is, the upper lid (40) is removed from the container body (10) to expose the lid (20), and the measuring spout change dial handle of the measuring spout changing dial (30) installed on the top surface of the lid (20) is (35), select the 80g weighing adjustment port (32b) from the three types of weighing port (32), and select the 80g weighing port (32b) from the weighing port (22). Adjust so that it is located directly below.
The following steps are similar.

Next, the dial type display boards (36 and 38) will be explained.
A size dial-type display board (36) to display the size (thickness) of the spaghetti to be accommodated, a time dial-type display board (38) to display the cooking (boiling) time of the spaghetti to be accommodated, Operate each.
In other words, when you pinch and rotate each dial type display board handle part (36C and 38C) with your fingers, the dial type display board main body (36A and 38A) rotates through the dial type display board rotation axis (36B and 38B). Select the number you want to display from among the numbers written in advance on the surface of the dial-type display board body (36A and 38A) in the corresponding number display windows (26 and 28) opened at predetermined locations on the lid (20). All you have to do is select the number and adjust it so that it is displayed.

Here, in the case of this embodiment in which the partition wall (16) is S-shaped, it is easier and more convenient to install the partition wall (16) by changing the direction of the S-shape depending on the dominant hand of the user.
In other words, when the user holds the container body (10) with his/her right hand, when the measuring port (22) is near the thumb of the right hand, the curve of the first curved portion (16B) of the partition wall (16) It is preferable to install an S-shaped partition wall (16) located on the thumb side with respect to the mouth (22).
Conversely, when the user holds the container body (10) with his/her left hand, when the measuring port (22) is near the thumb of the left hand, the curve of the first curved portion (16B) of the partition wall (16) It is preferable that an S-shaped partition wall (16) is installed so as to be located on the thumb side with respect to the measuring port (22).

Further, in this embodiment, the measuring port change dial body (31) is provided with a short cylindrical projection (33), but the short cylindrical projection (33) is not necessarily necessary. The measuring port change dial body (31) without the short cylindrical protrusion (33) may be rotatably installed on the top surface of the lid (20) instead of the bottom surface.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a case has been described in which it is possible to measure 100 g, 80 g, and 60 g of spaghetti, but the sizes of the measuring port (22) and the measuring port (32) are not limited to these. Instead, the size can be changed as appropriate depending on the type of rod-shaped food material (60) and the required measurement value.

Further, in this embodiment, the upper lid part (40) is used, but as long as it is possible to block the metering port (22) and metering adjustment port (32), a shutter-like cover may be attached directly, for example. .

In addition, in this embodiment, the dial type display board bodies (36A and 38A) of the size dial type display board (36) and the time dial type display board (38) are installed on the lower surface of the lid part (20). However, it may also be rotatably installed on the top surface. In that case, the number display windows (26 and 28) provided in the lid (20) are no longer necessary, and an alternative number display method is employed. For example, an arrow is provided on the dial type display board main body (36A and 38A), and the number to be displayed is selected from among the numbers written in advance around the dial type display board main body (36A and 38A) on the top surface of the lid (20). Possible methods include pointing with an arrow.

Further, in this embodiment, the container body (10) has a cylindrical shape, but it can be implemented in various shapes such as a square prism.

In this embodiment, as a method of putting spaghetti, which is a rod-shaped food ingredient (60), into the container body (10), the bottom lid (14) is made detachable. The portion (20) can also be made removable so that spaghetti can be added from above.
In that case, for example, as in the second embodiment (second embodiment) of FIG. (44) is preferably provided on the lid (20). At that time, when the above-mentioned locking protrusion (44) is arranged deep in the lower part of the above-mentioned L-shaped groove (42), the inner circumferential surface (22A) of the measuring port (22) is connected to the partition wall (16) in plan view. ), by fitting the locking protrusion (44) deep into the lower part of the L-shaped groove (42), the lid part (20) becomes cylindrical. It can be fixed to the upper part of the shaped side wall part (13), and the measuring port (22) can be arranged at a predetermined position. Moreover, by releasing the above-mentioned engagement, the lid part (20) can be removed from the upper part of the cylindrical side wall part (13).

10: Container body, 12: Inner peripheral wall, 13: Cylindrical side wall, 14: Bottom cover, 16: Partition wall, 16A: Surface (of the partition wall), 16B: First curved portion (of the partition wall), 18 : Internal space (of the main body), 20: Lid, 21: Measuring port change dial hole, 22: Measuring port, 22A: Inner circumferential surface (of the measuring port), 24: Numerical display window (for measured values), 26 : (For size) Number display window, 27: (For size) Dial type display board hole, 28: (For time) Number display window, 29: (For time) Dial type display board hole, 30: Measuring port change Dial, 31: Measuring port change dial body, 32: Measuring adjustment port, 33: Short cylindrical protrusion, 34: Measuring port change dial rotation axis, 35: Measuring port change dial handle part, 36: (For size) dial type Display board, 36A: (For size) Dial type display board main body, 36B: (For size) Dial type display board rotation axis, 36C: (For size) Dial type display board handle part, 38: (For time) Dial type display Plate, 38A: (For time) Dial type display board main body, 38B: (For time) Dial type display board rotating shaft, 38C: (For time) Dial type display board handle part, 40: Top cover part, 42: L-shaped groove , 44: Locking protrusion, 50: Food storage container with measuring function, 60: (rod-shaped) food material.

Claims (3)

A cylindrical container main body (10) in which a rod-shaped food material (60) is stored, and an opening on the top surface of the container main body (10), and a predetermined amount of the food material (60) is measured and the container main body (10) is opened. In a food storage container with a measuring function, which is equipped with a measuring port (22) for taking out food from inside,
Inside the container body (10), there is a tube that protrudes from the inner circumferential wall (12) toward the internal space (18) of the container body (10) and extends in the axial direction of the container body (10). A partition wall (16) that aligns the axes of the food ingredients (60) parallel to the axis of the container body (10 ), the partition wall (16) having an S-shaped cross section perpendicular to the axis. ) is provided,
The measuring port (22) is located near the base of the partition wall (16) in the protruding direction in a plan view projection with the food storage container with a measuring device placed with the measuring port (22) facing upward. The inner circumferential surface (22A) is provided at a position in contact with the surface (16A) of the partition wall (16), and the inner circumferential wall (12) side of the container body (10) in the partition wall (16) The radius of curvature of the first curved portion (16B) is set to match the radius of the measuring port (22) provided in a circular shape.
A food storage container with a measuring function. The food storage container with a measuring function according to claim 1,
The metering port (22) is installed overlapping the lid (20) provided with the metering port (22), and a plurality of metering adjustment ports (32) of a plurality of sizes are perforated to change the size of the opening by overlapping with the metering port (22). A food storage container with a measuring function , characterized in that it is equipped with a measuring spout change dial (30) . The food storage container with a measuring function according to claim 1 or 2,
Dial-type display boards (36, 38) are installed over the lid part (20) and can switchably display information regarding the rod-shaped food material (60) housed in the inner space (18) of the container. , a food storage container with a measuring function .

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