JPH0417155Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a deodorizer container, and more particularly to a deodorizer container for a refrigerator.

[Prior Art] The use of deodorizing agents such as activated carbon for deodorizing refrigerators has been widely adopted. In such a case,
The deodorizer itself is contained in a container, and the container is placed on a shelf in the refrigerator. Containers usually have a large number of openings, increasing the area of contact with the air inside the refrigerator.

[Problems that the invention aims to solve] On the other hand, when considering the inside of a refrigerator, there are many items such as food and seasonings stored inside, and in some cases, there are more items than can fit inside. There is a time.

In such cases, there is almost no space on the shelf inside the refrigerator, and the deodorizer container is buried between the items and cannot make sufficient contact with the air inside the refrigerator.
This means that the deodorizing effect cannot be achieved.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the container is divided into a main body and a lid body, the lid body is made detachable from the main body, and the lid body The structure is such that there is a gap between the refrigerator and the main body through which the steel wires that make up the refrigerator shelf can pass.

[Function] When the above-mentioned structure is adopted, the lid is placed above the shelf with the lid removed, the main body is positioned below the shelf, and the steel wire forming the shelf is inserted into the gap between the lid and the main body. In this state, the lid and main body can be integrated.

In this state, only a thin lid is placed on the upper side of the shelf, and foods and other items can be freely stored on this lid.

In addition, since the main body of the container is suspended below the shelf, it is exposed to the dead space under the shelf and can fully come into contact with the air inside the refrigerator.

[Example] Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be explained based on an example shown in the drawings.

Figure 1 and the following illustrate one embodiment of the present invention. The deodorizer container according to the present invention consists of a main body 1 and a removable lid 2. Inside the main body 1, there is activated carbon, etc. A bag 3 filled with a deodorizer and an indicator 4 are detachably housed.

The details of each part will be explained below.

The main body 1 is made of plastic or the like in the shape of a quadrilateral "cage" with an open top end, and a large number of slits 5 are formed in the bottom and surrounding side walls to allow air to freely circulate within the main body. It's getting old.

At the corners of the main body 1 are raised protrusions 6, 6.
and 7, 7 are formed integrally with the side wall.

The protrusions 6, 6 on one side are formed to surround the corners of the main body as shown in FIG. It also protrudes horizontally towards the inside of the main body. The height of this protrusion 8 and the thickness of the horizontal protrusion are approximately the same as the thickness of the lid, which will be described later. Furthermore, a notch 8a is formed at the inner corner of the protrusion 8.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the other protruding parts 7, 7 are also elongated and formed in a substantially arcuate cross section so as to surround the corners of the main body, and the height thereof is equal to that of the protruding parts 6, 6. It is the same as the height of the part excluding 8.

By the way, in the vicinity of these protrusions 7, 7,
Projecting pieces 10, 1 are integrated with the side walls 9, 9 in the width direction of the main body.
0 is provided protrudingly.

Although each protruding piece 10, 10 is integral with the side wall 9, 9, it is formed in a state in which it is retracted one step toward the inside.

Each of the protruding pieces 10, 10 protrudes above the side wall 9 from approximately the center thereof, and serves as a free end.
When an external force is applied from the outside, the upper end can be freely elastically deformed. The height of each protrusion piece 10, 10 is higher than the protrusion part 6, 7 by the thickness of the lid body 2.

Further, a hook 11 is formed at the upper end of each protruding piece 10, 10 so as to face outward. Each hook 11
The outer surface is an arcuate surface, and the outer lower end is a horizontal surface. The height of this hook 11 is approximately the same as the thickness of the lid body 2.

By the way, by forming the protrusions 6, 6 and 7, 7 at the corners of the main body 1, elongated recesses 1 are formed in the side walls 12, 12 located at both longitudinal ends of the main body.
3 are formed respectively, and the side walls 9, 9 located at both ends in the width direction have two elongated recesses 1 on the left and right.
4 and 15 are formed, respectively.

The recesses 14 and 15 are separated by a projecting piece 16 that is integral with the side wall 9. The height of the protrusion 16 is the same as the height of the protrusions 6 and 7.

Further, an opening 17 is formed in a continuous state in the bottom plate of the main body 1 from a part of the side wall 12 on the side of the protrusions 7, 7 of the main body 1. Further, a column 18 having a U-shaped cross section is integrally formed on the bottom plate of the main body, facing the center of the opening 17. The open side of the U-shaped support 18 faces the opposite side from the opening 17.

On the other hand, the lid body 2 is formed into a flat plate having the same size and shape as the main body 1, and has a large number of slits 19 formed therein to improve air circulation.

A notch 20 having a shape complementary to the protrusion 8 at the upper end of the protrusion 6 of the main body 1 is formed at a corner on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 2, and an inner corner of this notch 20 is formed. A protrusion 20a that fits into the notch 8a of the protrusion 8 is formed therein.

Further, protrusions 21 are formed along the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the lid body 2 and near both ends in the width direction.

One end of the protrusion 21 faces the lower side of the notch 20. This portion becomes the locking piece 21a and is located below the projection 8.

On the other end side of the protrusion 21, a U-shaped protrusion 21b that is open toward the inside is continuously formed. A quadrilateral opening 22 is formed surrounded by the protrusions 21b.

A protrusion 22 a that is lower than the surface of the lid 2 is formed on the inner edge located outside the opening 22 .

Inside the opening 22 is a hook 1 of the projecting piece 10 on the main body side.
1 is fitted, and the horizontal portion of the lower end of the hook 11 is engaged with the protrusion 22a. Therefore, the size of the opening 22 is formed to be one size larger than the cross-sectional shape of the hook 11.

On the other hand, the bag body 3 is made of a nonwoven fabric with good air permeability, and a deodorizing agent such as activated carbon (not shown) is sealed inside.

The indicator 4 is a container made of plastic or the like and has a bottle shape, and the inside thereof is filled with a colored, odorless, harmless, and volatile jelly-like substance 4a. When the cap 23 is opened, this substance comes into contact with air and begins to volatilize, and the entire amount evaporates after a certain period of time. If you set this certain period of time to the time when the deodorizing effect disappears,
By visually seeing it, you can know when to replace the deodorizer.

A protrusion 24 having a U-shaped cross section and complementary to the opening 17 of the main body 1 is formed at a corner of the outer peripheral surface of the container of the indicator 4. Furthermore, the size of the container of the indicator 4 is determined by the protrusion 24.
When the indicator 4 is fitted into the opening 17, the indicator 4 is press-fitted between the support 18 and the side wall 12 on the side of the opening 17. Further, in this state, since the protrusion 24 is fitted into the opening 17, the indicator 4 does not shift.

Next, a method of using this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the lid 2 is placed on the upper side of the shelf 25 of the refrigerator with the protrusion 21 side facing down.

Next, the bag body 3 and the cap 23 are placed inside the main body 1.
With indicator 4 removed and set,
The main body 1 is positioned below the shelf 25. At this time, the indicator 4 is positioned on the front side, and a plurality of steel wires 25a constituting the shelf 25 are fitted into the recess 13 of the side wall 12.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the end of the lid body 2 on the notch 20 side passes between the steel wires 25a and approaches the protrusion 6 side facing above the shelf, and the locking piece 2
1a to the lower side of the protrusion 8, and the protrusion 8 and the notch 20.
and fit together.

Subsequently, the end of the lid body 2 on the opening 22 side is brought close to the top of the hook 11, and the hook 11 is fitted into the opening 22. Then, since the outer circumferential surface of the hook 11 comes into contact with the protrusion 22a, each protrusion 10 is elastically deformed inward, and the hook 11 contacts the protrusion 22a.
When the protruding piece 10 is overcome, the protruding piece 10 returns to its original state, the hook 11 and the protruding part 22a are engaged, and the lid body 2 is locked.

Even if you release your hand in this state, as shown in FIG. 9, the lid 2 is above the steel wire 25a, and the main body 1 is suspended from the lid 2, so it will not fall. At this time, the upper side of the recess 13 is closed with the lid 2, and becomes a gap through which the steel wire 25a passes.

When the container is attached in this way, the main body 1 containing the deodorizer is located in the space below the shelf 25 that would normally be a dead space, so it comes into sufficient contact with the air inside the refrigerator and can fully exhibit its deodorizing function.

Continue to use the deodorizer in the above-mentioned state, monitor the amount of volatile substances remaining in the indicator 4, and when the volatile substances are almost gone, it is time to replace the deodorizer, and the container is removed.

During this removal, the protrusions 10, 10 of the main body 1 are each pressed inward to cause elastic deformation, and the hook 11 is removed from the protrusion 22a of the opening 22 of the lid body 2, and the hook 11 is pulled out from the opening 22. Lid body 2
Remove the locking piece 21a at the tip from the bottom of the protrusion 8,
The lid body 2 and the main body 1 are separated. Then, replace the bag 3 and indicator 4 inside the main body 1 with new ones,
The lid 2 and the main body 1 may be integrated as described above again.

[Effects] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the main body 1 is formed as a casing having an upper open side and having a pair of opposing side walls 9, 9 and 12, 12, and one side wall is opposite to the other. The corners of the ends have raised protrusions 6, 6, and the corners of the other end have protrusions 6, 6.
Projections 7, 7 having the same height are formed,
A protrusion 8 is horizontally protruded upwardly and inwardly from the upper end of the corner of the protrusions 6, 6, respectively, and protrusions 10, 10 are provided at the same height as the protrusion 8 in the vicinity of the protrusions 7, 7. are formed integrally with the side wall 9 and closer to the inside than the side wall 9, and each protruding piece 10,10
The upper end is a hook 11 that bulges outward, and a notch 20 having a shape complementary to the protrusion 8 is provided at a corner on one end side of the lid 2.
and a locking piece 21a facing the lower side of the protrusion 8, and the protrusion pieces 10, 1 are formed on the other end side of the lid body 2.
A long recess 1 is formed at the upper end of each side wall 9, 12.
4, 15, and 13 are formed to face each other, the end of the lid 2 on the notch 20 side is brought closer to the protrusion 6 side of the main body, and the locking piece 21a of the lid is guided to the lower side of the protrusion 8. When the lid 2 is slid and the projection 8 and the notch 20 are combined, the locking piece 21a of the lid engages with the inward projection 8 of the main body, and the corner on one side of the container does not slide in the opposite direction. It will never be opened.

However, since the other corner of the container is press-fitted into the opening 22 of the lid while elastically deforming the hook 11 of the main body, the lid cannot be slid unless this fitted state is released. The lid and main body can be completely locked. Since multiple steel wires that make up the refrigerator shelf are guided through the gap between the lid and the main body, the main body containing the deodorizer is suspended in the dead space below the shelf. The lid of the deodorizer container is press-fitted to the main body, so even if items touch the deodorizer container when taking items in or out of the refrigerator, the main body will separate from the lid and fall. Never happened. Therefore, the air inside the refrigerator and the deodorizing agent can be brought into sufficient contact with each other, and the deodorizing effect can be sufficiently exerted.

Furthermore, since the lid and main body are extremely easy to attach and detach, the deodorizer and indicator can be replaced even more easily.

Furthermore, since an indicator is provided to indicate when to replace the deodorizer, effective deodorization can be performed without missing the replacement time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is for explaining one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is an overall perspective view, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in Figure 1. , Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view,
6 and 7 are enlarged exploded perspective views of essential parts, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the installed state, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 8. 1... Main body, 2... Lid body, 3... Bag body, 4...
Indicator, 5, 19...Slit, 6, 7...
...Protrusion, 8...Protrusion, 9, 12...Side wall, 10
... protrusion, 11 ... hook, 13-15 ... recess, 17 ... opening, 18 ... pillar, 21a ...
Locking piece, 22... opening, 22a... protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the deodorizer container, a container body 1 in which a large number of slits 5 are formed and a deodorizer is housed therein, and a lid body 2 having a large number of slits 19 are engaged with this main body. It is formed as an upper open housing having pairs of opposing side walls 9, 9 and 12, 12, with a raised protrusion 6, 6 at the corner of one end and a raised protrusion 6, 6 at the corner of the other end. Projections 7, 7 having the same height as the projections 6, 6 are formed in the section, and projections 8 are formed at the upper ends of the corners of the projections 6, 6, respectively, and project horizontally upward and inward. In the vicinity of the protrusions 7, 7, the protrusions 10, 10 are attached to the side wall 9 at the same height as the protrusion 8.
The upper end of each protruding piece 10, 10 is a hook 11 that bulges outward, and a corner on one end side of the lid body 2 has a A notch 20 having a complementary shape to the protrusion 8 and a locking piece 21a facing the lower side of the protrusion 8 are formed, and the hook 11 of the protrusion 10 is formed on the other end side of the lid body 2. , 11 is formed therein, and elongated recesses 14, 15 and 13 are formed in the upper ends of each side wall 9, 12 to face each other.