JPH025347Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a deodorizing device suitably used in refrigerators and the like.

Various deodorizing devices are installed to deodorize the inside of the refrigerator, but all of them are cubic, cylindrical, prismatic, or other geometric shapes, so they are unsightly when placed inside the refrigerator containing fruits and vegetables. There are many things.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention has a shape that embodies vegetables, fruits, etc., and places it in an inconspicuous place due to the striped pattern of fruits etc.
It has ventilation holes and stores a deodorizer inside.

This will be explained below along with examples.

In what is shown in the figure, the main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin material and is shaped like a melon, watermelon, pineapple, strawberry, tomato, corn, cucumber, pumpkin, apple, pear, tangerine, or other vegetables or fruits. In the case shown in the figure, it is formed in the shape of a cantaloupe, and the surface has striped patterns, uneven patterns, hole patterns, etc. that are characteristic of vegetables, fruits, etc., and these patterns make it difficult to see areas that are not noticeable. In the one shown, ventilation holes 2 are provided in the recesses between the striped patterns. The main body 1 includes two small bowl-shaped shell pieces 3,
3, and the shell piece has an integral hinge 4 at its lower part.
The two shell pieces are connected so as to be openable and closable, and are held in a closed state by fitting protrusions 5 provided at several places on the opening edge of one shell piece into engagement holes 6 provided at several places on the opening edge of the other shell piece. Ru. At this time, a hanging hole 7 is formed in the upper part of the main body 1, and a hanging piece 8 which embodies the fruit axis, preferably a hanging piece 8 extending left and right as shown in the figure, is rotatably attached to the hanging hole. be.

A deodorizing agent 9 is housed in the main body, and preferably an iron-ascorbic acid compound made by mixing vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and iron (ferrous iron) is used as the deodorizing element 10, but activated carbon or other It is also possible to use a deodorizing element or an appropriate combination thereof, and the deodorizing element can be attached to a non-woven fabric, cloth, synthetic resin foam material or other air permeable substrate 1.
The bag is packed inside the bag 12 formed in step 1, and preferably, the bag is colored to resemble the ground color of vegetables, fruits, etc. that are the form of the main body, such as light green in the case shown in the figure.

The interior of the refrigerator can be deodorized by putting a deodorizer inside the main body, closing it, and hanging the hanging piece 8 on the mesh shelf 13 inside the refrigerator. By doing so, the main body can be oriented in any direction, either toward the door or toward the wall.

The present invention is constructed as described above, with the main body consisting of vegetables,
Since it is formed in the shape of a fruit, etc., it looks good when stored in the refrigerator with other vegetables and fruits. Since it is installed in an inconspicuous location with a hole pattern, it is difficult to tell at first glance that it is a deodorizing device.Furthermore, when hanging it on the mesh shelf of a refrigerator, the hanging piece should be oriented in the direction that intersects with the mesh. In addition, the main body portion can be oriented appropriately so as not to interfere with the items placed below. In addition, since iron and an ascorbic acid compound are used as the deodorizing element, unlike the physical deodorizing effect of conventional activated carbon, which adsorbs odorous substances to the uneven surface, it can deodorize chemically, and has a strong deodorizing effect. In addition, the iron and oxygen molecules incorporated into the ascorbic acid compound can maintain the freshness of vegetables and fruits, allowing them to be used more effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view, FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view, FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the deodorizer, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the device in use. 1...Main body, 2...Vent hole, 8...Hanging piece, 9
...deodorizer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with shell pieces 3, 3 which have a form embodying vegetables, fruits, etc., having a striped pattern, an uneven pattern, a hole pattern, etc. on the surface, and in which ventilation holes 2 are formed in inconspicuous parts due to the morphological pattern, A main body 1 is formed by connecting the lower parts of the shell pieces so as to be openable and closable with an integral hinge 4, and a hanging hole 7 is formed in the upper part of the main body, and the fruit stems of the vegetables, fruits, etc. are inserted into the hanging hole. A deodorizing device in which a hanging piece 8 in a concrete form is rotatably attached, and a deodorizing element 10 containing iron and an ascorbic acid compound is housed in the main body.