JPH0441575B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a pickle maker equipped with a novel pressurizing mechanism.

(Prior Art) This type of pickle container has a structure in which a screw-shaped operating rod attached to the lid lowers a push plate inside the container to push the pickles (Utility Model Publication No. 36-29498). Later, as seen in Utility Model Publication Nos. 40-21833 and 49-3675, operability was improved by a type of differential screw mechanism, or as in Utility Model Publication No. 55-37029, the handle was rotated. A device that does not move up and down has been developed.

As mentioned above, it can be said that a feature of the conventional pickle maker was that the push plate was operated (especially pushed down) using a handle that was turned by hand.

(Technical issue) However, turning the handles by hand is not an easy task. This can be understood by looking at each of the above-mentioned inventions and seeing that improvements have been made in the direction of making manual operations easier.

Comparing this improved pressurizing mechanism to the earlier one, not only did the number of parts increase, but the shape of each part was also devised, making it slightly more complex overall.

Therefore, the inventor fundamentally reviewed the structure and operation method of the pickle container, and proceeded with research and development based on new ideas, and as a result completed the present invention.The purpose is to make it easy to handle and operate. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pickle maker that is structurally simple and has good productivity.

Furthermore, from the viewpoint of operation, it is an object of the present invention to enable the push plate to be gradually lowered by pressing the operator. This is because, as a result of various studies, it has been found that the pressing operation has better operability than the rotating operation.

(Technical Means) The above-mentioned problem has a lid that is removably fixed to a container for storing pickles, and an operating body attached to the lid gradually pushes down a push plate placed inside the container. The pressurizing mechanism includes the operating body which is spring-biased so that the lid can be pressed down within a predetermined range and returned to the original position from the pressed state, and the operating body below the operating body. The lifting body is located on the lower surface of the lid and is provided with a large number of teeth in the vertical direction at multiple places on the circumference so that the lifting body moves down a fixed stroke when the lid is pressed down. A holding body that holds each individual position, and a plurality of pressure claws that are provided on the operating body so as to be engageable and detachable from the teeth, and that press down the elevating body by one tooth or more through the teeth 34 that engage when the operating body is inserted and lowered. , which is also provided on the holding body so that it can be engaged with and detached from the teeth.
A plurality of lock pawls that engage with the teeth to keep the elevating body in the depressed position after pressing down the operating body, and a reset means for removing the pressure pawl and the lock pawl from the teeth in order to return the lowered elevating body to its original position. Let's accomplish it.

The lid is removably fixed to the container for pickles,
A press plate and its pressurizing mechanism are provided so as to be suspended below the lid.

The pressurizing mechanism gradually pressurizes the pickles in the container by pressing the push plate with the operating body. A push plate suspended from the elevating body is operated by a holder that is fixedly held in the depressed position.

The engagement means includes a plurality of vertical racks, preferably four, provided at appropriate intervals on the circumferential surface of the elevating body, a pressure pawl that presses down the elevating body through these, and a pressurizing claw that presses down the elevating body through the racks, and a pressurizing claw that presses down the elevating body through the racks, and a pressurizing claw that presses down the elevating body through the racks, and a pressurizing claw that presses down the elevating body through the racks. It can be constructed by a lock pawl that holds the elevating body.

In that case, one rack of the engaging means engages with each claw to counteract the reaction from the pickle side.
It is preferable to construct it by providing a large number of serrated teeth in the vertical direction. Although the number of locks is not limited to four, it is necessary to have about two pressure claws and two locking claws each. Therefore, it is possible to set two wide racks at 180 degree intervals and engage each rack with a pressure claw and a locking claw as appropriate.

A reset means is provided to return the elevating body which has been lowered to the maximum limit to its original position.

When the lock, the pressure pawl, and the lock pawl constitute the engagement means, resetting can be performed by disengaging the engagement, so the operating body only has to relatively rotate the elevating body.

(Example) To explain with reference to the drawings, FIGS. 1 to 10
The figure shows a first embodiment, in which 1 is a rectangular container for storing pickles, 2 is a lid that fits into the opening of the container, and locking pieces 3, 3 are provided on both sides of the container and protrude diagonally downward.
Then, the elastic engagement pieces 4, 4 provided diagonally downwardly protruding from both sides of the lid 2 are engaged and removably fixed. 5
6 indicates a step portion with which each locking piece 3 engages, and 6 indicates a removal end of the lower end of the elastic engagement piece. With this configuration, the lid 2 is automatically fixed in a state in which the lid 2 is covered and the closing portion 7 is fitted into the container opening edge 8.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a push plate having a size that fits inside the container, and has a push rod 11 projecting upward from the center. 12
Reference numeral 13 indicates a retaining protrusion formed on the upper part of the press rod, and 13 indicates an engaging part formed at the inner lower part of a sliding tube 14 formed at the center of the elevating body 15. The elevating body 15 has a downward groove on the outer periphery of the sliding cylinder, and the press spring 16 is set by placing the upper end in the groove and fitting the lower end around the press rod. Therefore, the push plate 10 is the elevating body 1
It is formed so that it can be biased downward without coming off from 5. This press plate 10 is attached to the lid 2 via a pressure mechanism 20 so as to be suspended.

The pressurizing mechanism 20 of the first embodiment has a circular plate-shaped operating body 22 that is rotatably operated within a circular opening 21 formed in the center of the lid 2 . The operating body 22 has two symmetrical inward pressing claws 23 extending downward on the inner side of its lower surface and spaced at equal intervals in the rotational direction.
Reference numeral 24 denotes a locking edge that locks on the lower edge of the opening 21, and is provided on the lower outer periphery of the operating body 22 to prevent it from coming off upward.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a holder, which is provided independently on the lid 2 and is attached to a mounting base 26 protruding from the lower outside of the opening 21 by means of engagement means 27. The holding body 25 has an annular portion 28 in the center through which the pressure claw 23 of the operating body 22 passes, and between it and the engaging means 27, returns the pressed operating body 22 to its original position. For this reason, it has a portion 29 supporting the lower end of the return spring 30 whose upper end is in contact with the lower surface of the operating body, and a lock pawl 31 inclined inwardly at the lower end of the annular portion 28 is provided symmetrically and in the direction of rotation. There are two at equal intervals.

The operating body 22 is in its original position and upper limit when its locking edge 24 is locked to the lower edge 21a of the opening 21, and the range (stroke) in which it can be pushed down is from there until it hits the spring support portion 29. Become. Utilizing this upper and lower range, the elevating body 15 described below is sent one rack at a time.

The elevating body 15 is formed into a double cylinder shape having the above-mentioned sliding cylinder 14 inside, and the toes 23a, 31 of the pressure claw 23 and the locking claw 31 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 32.
Racks 33 in the vertical direction for engaging the parts a are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction (FIG. 10b). This rack 33 has a sliding part b inclined downwardly and inwardly, and a step part a.
The toe 23 has serrated teeth 34 consisting of
a and 31a engage with the stepped portion a, respectively. Rack 33
is constituted by a sufficient number of teeth 34 to move the push plate 10 up and down from the upper limit to the lower limit (see FIG. 5).

The racks 33 are formed at four locations as shown in FIG. The engagement is released by shifting. The operating body 22 serves as the reset means.
A method is adopted in which the holder 25 is rotated together with the holder 25 against the return spring 30. 35 is a locking portion that locks one end of the return spring 30 to the operating body 22 in the circumferential direction;
6 indicates a notch in the mounting base 26 that locks the other end of the spring. Numeral 37 is a locking piece provided on the lower surface of the operating body, 38 is a cutout groove provided in the annular portion 28 of the holding piece for engagement with the locking piece, and 39 is an extension of the uppermost part of the rack.

In the above configuration, the operating body 22 and the lid 2 are positioned using a known method such as a click stop.
The elevating body 15 and the push plate 10 have a protrusion 12 and an engaging portion 13.
The push plate 10 is placed in a fixed position by the rectangular container 1. However, container 1
If it is circular, a detent can be appropriately provided between it and the push plate.

FIG. 11 and subsequent figures relate to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the operating body 42 is integrated with a diaphragm-shaped return spring 40 and does not rotate, and is inserted into an opening 41 formed in a concave shape in the lid 2. , is fixed by an engaging means 44 on the outer frame portion 43 of the return spring 40, and a pressure claw 23 is provided on the inner side of the lower surface in substantially the same manner as described above.

The holder 45 is integrally molded in the center of the lid 2 and forms the opening 41. 4
Reference numeral 6 indicates a small hole into which the engagement claw 44a of the engagement means 44 is inserted, 47 indicates a support portion of the frame portion 43, and 48 indicates an annular portion provided at the center through which the pressure claw 23 passes. The lock pawl 31 is formed inwardly on a part of the annular portion 48 of this holding body, and is located 90 degrees apart from the pressure pawl 23.

The elevating body 50 has almost the same form as that of the first embodiment, but has a rotating operating portion 49 at its lower end for resetting the operating body 42. 1st
As shown in Figure 6, there are 4 holes on the outer circumferential surface.
The press plate 10, which is biased downward by a press spring 16, is connected to the inner sliding tube 14 so that the press rod 11 does not rotate. 51 is the elevating body 50
An elastic piece formed by making two cuts in the upper outer cylinder of
By rotating the operation part 49, it is removed from the holding body side and reset is performed.

Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, corresponding parts are given the same reference numerals and detailed explanations will be omitted.

Regarding the reset means, the first embodiment shows a method in which the pressure claw 23 is first removed from the rack 33, and then the operating body 22 is turned to remove the locking claw 31. In the second embodiment, both claws 23 and 31 are removed. Although a method of rotating the elevating body 15 while remaining in a fixed position has been shown, it is also possible to make the operating body 22 independent from the pressure claw 23 and rotate it to rotate the elevating body 15, but this is limited to the above two examples. Not done.

(Function) In the configuration of the first embodiment described above, the reset means is released in advance, the container 1 is covered with the lid 2, the elastic engagement piece 4 is fitted into the locking piece 3, and the elevating body 15
is at the upper limit original position (Figure 4, right half of Figure 5).

When the operating body 22 is pushed down once against the elasticity of the return spring 30, the pressure claw 23 integrated with the operating body 22 pushes down the elevating body 15 by one tooth 34 via its rack 33, and in this state Since the lock claw 31 engages and holds the rack 33 to hold the elevating body 15, even if you release your hand and the operating body 22 returns to its original position,
The push plate 10 is placed in a position where it is lowered by one tooth.

Each time the operating body 22 is pressed, the elevating body 15 descends by one tooth, so the pressing force of the push plate 10 is gradually applied to the pickles, and the upper extension of the last tooth corresponds to the downward stroke of the operating body 22. Since it exceeds the limit, it is not sent any further and reaches the lower limit (left half of Figure 5). At this time, the push plate 10 can rise so as to compress the push spring 16. For resetting, when the operating body 22 is rotated clockwise together with the holding body 25, the lock pawl 31 and the pressure pawl 23 are moved between the racks 33, so that the elevating body 15 can be returned to its current position.

In the case of the second embodiment, the pressurizing operation is exactly the same as described above, and by pressing down the operating body 42, the elevating body 50 can be gradually lowered. However, in the case of resetting, the lid 2 is removed from the container 1, and then the operating section 49 is rotated in either the left or right direction to disengage the claws from the racks and return the elevating body 50 to its original position.

(Effects) Since the present invention is configured and operates as described above, it exhibits the following effects.

The push plate can be lowered one tooth at a time by pressing down the operating body within a predetermined range.

Since the push plate can be lowered step by step, one tooth at a time, the degree of push can be determined by the number of times the push plate is pushed down, and there is little risk of pushing too hard.

Since the operating body is pushed down, it is easier than rotating the operating body, and there is no need to hold down the container.

The pressurizing mechanism is composed of an operating body, a holding body, an elevating body, and two springs, and does not require complicated parts like a conventional differential screw mechanism, so it is better than conventional ones. The structure is simplified,
Productivity is also good.

Even without using a conventional differential screw mechanism, the operating body is always kept at a fixed position and does not move up and down, resulting in good operability, and there is no problem of the operating body protruding and getting in the way.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The first drawing relates to a pickle maker according to the present invention.
The figure is a partially cutaway plan view of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is an inner view of the lid, FIG. 4 is a partially sectional front view, FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view, and FIG. Figure 7 is a plan view of the operating body, Figure 7 is an illustration of spring installation, Figure 8 is a partially cutaway front view of the holder, Figure 9 is a bottom view, and Figure 9 is a bottom view.
Figure 0 a is a plan view of the elevating body, b is a partially cutaway front view,
Figure 11 is a cutaway front view of the second embodiment;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view, Figure 13 is an inner view of the lid, and Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view.
15 is a partial side view showing the relationship between the operating body and the lid, FIG. 16a is a plan view of the elevating body, and FIG. 16b is a front view. 10... Push plate, 11... Push rod, 15, 50...
Lifting body, 16... Pressing spring, 20... Pressure mechanism, 2
2, 42... Operating body, 23... Pressure claw, 25, 4
5... Holding body, 27, 44... Engaging means, 30,
40...Return spring, 31...Lock claw, 33...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pressure mechanism that has a lid that is removably fixed to a container for storing pickles, and that gradually pushes down a push plate placed inside the container using an operating body attached to the lid. The pressurizing mechanism includes the operating body which is spring-biased so that the lid can be pressed down within a predetermined range and can return to the original position from the depressed state, and the operating body located below the operating body. An elevating body is provided with a plurality of teeth in the vertical direction on its circumferential surface so as to descend by a certain stroke when the cap is pressed down, and an elevating body is provided on the lower surface of the lid and engages with the teeth to move the elevating body to a fixed position. A holding body is provided to fix and hold the elevating body, and a holding body is provided on the operating body so that it can be engaged with and detached from the teeth, and when the operating body is pressed down, the lifting body is
A plurality of pressure pawls that push down by more than the teeth, a plurality of locking pawls that are also provided on the holding body so that they can be engaged with and detached from the teeth, and that engage with the teeth to keep the elevating body in the depressed position after the operation body is depressed, and A pickle maker comprising reset means for removing the pressure pawl and the lock pawl from the teeth in order to return the elevating body to its original position. 2. The pressure mechanism is arranged in an opening formed in a suitable position of the lid, can be pressed down by a predetermined stroke with respect to the lid, and includes an operating body that is symmetrically provided with pressure claws that extend downward on the inside, and a lid. a plurality of locking claws arranged on the circumference of a circle including the pressure claws inside thereof, and having a part supporting the other end of a spring that returns the pressed operating body to its original position. A plurality of vertical racks are formed at predetermined intervals on the outer circumferential surface of the pickle to counter the pushing up force from the pickle side when the lock claw is engaged with the holder protruding downward. The lifting body is integrally suspended with a press rod protruding from a push plate that presses the lever, and the relative rotation between the operating body, the holding body, and the lifting body allows the pressing claw and the locking claw to be easily moved. 2. The pickle maker according to claim 1, further comprising reset means for removing the elevating body and returning the elevating body to its original position. 3 The operating body is rotatably locked to the lower edge of the opening, and the coiled spring whose upper end is locked to the operating body and whose lower end is locked to the spring support portion of the holder prevents the operating body from being pressed down. 3. The pickle maker according to claim 2, wherein the pickle maker is configured to receive a return force to the original position and a return force upon resetting. 4. The pickle maker according to claim 2, wherein the holder is a member independent from the lid, and is attached by engagement means to a mounting base formed on the lower surface of the lid around the opening. 5. The operating body can be engaged with the holding body to rotate it by its rotational operation, and the operating body and the holding body constitute a reset means that rotates with respect to the elevating body by the rotational operation. The pickle container described in item 2. 6. A pressurizing claw that extends downward inwardly is disposed in an opening formed in a proper position of the lid, is integrally equipped with a spring that can be pushed down against the lid by a predetermined stroke, and returns to the original position from the pressed down state. 2. The pickle maker according to claim 1, further comprising an operating body arranged symmetrically and attached near the opening by an engaging means. 7. The pickle maker according to claim 6, wherein the spring has a diaphragm shape and is provided on the outer periphery of the pressing portion of the operating body. 8. The pickle maker according to claim 2 or 6, wherein the holder is formed integrally with the lid, and has an annular portion in the center thereof in which a pressure claw of the operating body is arranged. 9 A rack part that resists the pushing force by engaging with a lock claw is formed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and the push rod protruding from the pickle push plate placed in the container can be moved up and down and Claim 2 or Claim 2, further comprising an elevating body having a sliding tube which is fitted into the center so as to prevent it from coming off, and further provided with an operating part for rotating relative to the operating body at the lower end of the rack part. The pickle container described in item 6. 10 The push rod is fitted into the sliding tube so that it can be moved up and down and prevented from coming off downward, and a spring that presses the push plate downward is provided between the push plate and the slide tube. The pickle maker according to claim 2 or 6.