JPH052473Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a foamed synthetic resin storage box for accommodating containers that require cold storage, such as glass sake bottles, together with an ice pack.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, sake that has not been heat sterilized and is called namazake has started to be sold to the general public. Such raw sake is usually stored in glass bottles and sold while being kept cold. We focused on the fact that it is relatively inexpensive and does not need to be collected and reused to accommodate and transport multiple glass bottles containing raw sake together with an appropriate ice pack, and is used for fresh fish, etc. A storage box made of foamed synthetic resin is used. Such a storage box is composed of a box body and a lid body, the box body has four side walls and a bottom wall, the lid body has four side walls and a top wall, and the lower edges of the four side walls of the lid body are connected to the four side walls of the box body. It is removably fitted to the upper edge of the side wall.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

Therefore, when using a storage box made of foamed synthetic resin, which is a common type used for fresh fish, etc., to store multiple glass bottles of raw sake together with ice packs, (1) (2) As a refrigerant, it is convenient to use a refrigerant that is housed in a synthetic resin film bag and is a fluid at room temperature but semi-fluid at low temperatures. In this case, in order to properly cool the Namazake bottles, it is desirable to have the refrigerant in direct contact with or in close proximity to all the Namazake bottles, but this may cause the refrigerant to move during transportation. There are problems that need to be solved, such as the inability to meet such demands.

The present invention was developed in view of the above facts, and its technical problems are (a) how to handle multiple containers, such as glass raw sake bottles, with the dimensions of the containers, especially the outer diameter of the bottom part, changing somewhat; In order to appropriately deal with such changes,
(b) The refrigerant can be stored and held in the required position with sufficient reliability, and (b) the ice pack can be stored and held in the required position so that it can stably come into direct contact with or be close to all of the plurality of containers. An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved storage box made of foamed synthetic resin, particularly suitable for storing a plurality of glass sake bottles together with a cold pack.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, a plurality of circular lower recesses for accommodating the lower part of the container are provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the box body, and the upper part of the container is accommodated on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body. In addition to arranging the plurality of circular upper recesses corresponding to the lower recesses, intervals are provided in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the plurality of circular lower recesses arranged on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the box body. A plurality of holding protrusions are arranged in the lid body, and an ice pack accommodating recess is formed on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body, and the ice pack accommodating recess is formed in a plurality of circular shapes arranged on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body. It communicates with each of the upper recesses.

That is, according to the present invention, a storage box that solves the above problems includes a box body having four side walls and a bottom wall and an open top surface, and a lid body having four side walls and a top wall and an open bottom surface. , in a foamed synthetic resin storage box in which the lower edge of the four side walls of the lid body is removably fitted to the upper edge of the four side walls of the box body; A plurality of circular lower recesses for accommodating the bottom of the container are arranged, and a plurality of circular upper recesses for accommodating the upper part of the container are arranged on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body in correspondence with the lower recess. A plurality of holding protrusions are provided on the inner circumferential surface of the lower recess at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of holding protrusions are provided on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body, and each of the upper recesses is provided with a plurality of holding protrusions. A storage box is provided, characterized in that a cold pack storage recess is formed in communication with the cold pack, and a cold pack is stored in the cold pack storage recess.

Preferably, a plurality of holding protrusions are also formed at intervals in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the upper recess provided on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body.

[Effect]

In the storage box of the present invention, the lower part of each container is accommodated in the lower recess provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the box body, and the upper part of each container is accommodated in the upper recess provided on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid main body. , and thus are held sufficiently securely in position and are reliably prevented from colliding with each other during transport. The lower part of the container accommodated in the lower recess is elastically held by holding protrusions disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower recess at intervals in the circumferential direction. Such a retaining protrusion is somewhat elastically deformed in accordance with the outer diameter of the lower part of the container and is therefore sufficiently stable even if the outer diameter of the lower part of the container varies somewhat without any accompanying problems. Can be stored and held well. The ice pack can be stored in the ice pack storage recess of the lid body. Since this ice pack accommodating recess is communicated with each of the upper recesses, each of the upper parts of the containers accommodated in the upper recess directly contacts or comes close to the ice pack accommodated in the ice pack accommodating recess. It will be done.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a storage box constructed in accordance with the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the storage box is comprised of a box body, generally designated by number 2, and a lid body, generally designated by number 4. Both the box body 2 and the lid body 4 are made of foamed synthetic resin such as expanded polystyrene.

Referring to FIGS. 2-A to 2-C together with FIG.
0, 12 and 14. The bottom wall 6 is relatively thick, the four side walls 8, 10, 12, and 14 are relatively thin, and a rectangular opening is defined on the top surface of the box body 2.

The upper surface of the bottom wall 6 of the box body 2 is provided with six lower recesses 16 for accommodating the bottom wall of a container (not shown) such as a glass raw sake bottle. Each lower recess 16 is
It is formed into a circular shape corresponding to the bottom shape of the container in which it is housed.

A plurality of (three in the specific example) holding protrusions 18 are provided on the side surface of each lower recess 16 and protrude radially inward. Each holding protrusion 18 has a substantially semicircular cross section, and is provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the lower recess 16. Each retaining projection 18 is formed integrally with the bottom wall 6 of the box body 2 from a foamed synthetic resin and can therefore be somewhat elastically deformed. As shown in FIG.
extends downwardly from the opening of the recess 16 to its bottom surface, and when the lower part of the container (not shown) is inserted into the lower recess 16, it resiliently engages the circumferential surface of the lower part of the container, thus retaining the lower part of the container. do. Lower recess 16
The depth may be large enough to accommodate and hold the lower part of the container to be accommodated, and can be set as appropriate depending on the size of the container and the like.

The upper ends of each side wall 8, 10, 12, and 14 are formed so that the inner part thereof is lower than the outer part thereof,
A fitting recess 20 is provided in a portion closer to the inside, covering substantially the entire circumference of the opening of the box body 2. Also,
The outer surfaces of the side walls 10 and 14 of the box body 2 are formed with recesses 22 (one of which is shown in FIG. 2-C) extending upward from the open lower end. The step defining the upper end 22a (FIG. 1) of each recess 22 is
It functions as an engaging portion when lifting the box body 2.
Four mutually adjacent lower recesses 16 in the bottom wall 6
A rhombus-shaped space 24 is formed in the center. The purpose of this space 24 is to reduce the amount of material used.

Next, along with FIG. 1, FIGS. 3-A to 3-C
To explain the lid body 4 with reference to the drawings, the lid body 4 includes a rectangular upper wall 26 and side walls 28, 30, 32, and 34 extending downward from the four side edges of the upper wall 26.
have. The upper wall 26 is formed relatively thick,
The four side walls 28, 30, 32, and 34 are formed relatively thin, and a rectangular opening is defined on the lower surface of the lid body 4.

Six upper recesses 36 are provided on the lower surface of the upper wall 26 of the lid main body 4 to accommodate the upper part of the container, corresponding to the lower recesses 16 provided in the box main body 2.
Each upper recess 36 has a circular first portion 38 at its bottom and a circular second portion 40 at its opening and having a somewhat larger diameter than the first portion 38. have. By constructing the upper recess 36 from the first portion 38 and the second portion 40, it is possible to position them as desired within the upper recess 36 even if the shape of the upper portion of the container is somewhat different. This makes it possible to accommodate several types of containers.

On the side surface of the first portion 38 of each upper recess 36, a plurality of pieces (three pieces in the specific example) protrude inward in the radial direction.
A holding protrusion 42 is provided. Each holding protrusion 4
2 also has a substantially semicircular cross section, and the first part of the upper recess 36
They are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the portion 38. Each retaining protrusion 42 is attached to the upper wall 2 of the lid body 4.
6 and is made of a foamed synthetic resin and therefore can be somewhat elastically deformed. Such a holding protrusion 42
extends from approximately the center in the vertical direction of the first portion 38 of the upper recess 36 to the bottom surface, and when the upper part of the container (not shown) is inserted into the upper recess 36, the circumferential surface of the upper part of the container is elastic. , thus holding the top of the container. The depth of the upper recess 36 may also be large enough to accommodate and hold the upper part of the container to be accommodated, and can be appropriately set depending on the size of the container and the like.

The lower end of each of the side walls 28, 30, 32, and 34 has an inward portion protruding somewhat downwardly than an outer portion, and the inward portion has a protrusion extending substantially all around the opening of the lid body 4. A section 44 is provided. The protrusion 44 is positioned in the fitting recess 20 of the box body 2 when the lid body 4 is fitted into the box body 2 as required.

A refrigerant storage recess 46 is provided at the center of the upper wall 26 in the width direction (direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. 1, vertical direction in FIG. 3-A). The refrigerant storage recess 46 having a rectangular longitudinal section has an upper recess 36 in one row (an upper recess located inside the side wall 28) and an upper recess 36 in the other row (an upper recess located inside the side wall 32). ) extends from the inner surface of the side wall 30 to the inner surface of the opposing side wall 34. A cold pack (for example, one sold under the trade name "Cool Touch" by Dia Nori Kogyo Co., Ltd.) is accommodated in the cold pack housing recess 46 . Regarding this ice pack accommodating recess 46, the ice pack accommodating recess 4
6 and the upper recess 36 (in the specific example, the second portion 4
0) is communicated so that the upper part of the container accommodated in the upper recess 36 comes into direct contact with or comes close to the refrigerant stored in the refrigerant storing recess 46, thus increasing the cooling effect of the refrigerant. This is very important.

Side walls 28, 30 on the top wall 26 of the lid main body 4,
A relatively small triangular space 48 is provided in the four corners defined by 32 and 34, and a region between the side wall 28 and the two upper recesses 36 adjacent to the upper wall 26 of the lid main body 4, A relatively large substantially triangular space 50 is provided between the side wall 32 and the two adjacent upper recesses 36 . These spaces 48 and 50 are also provided to reduce the amount of material used.

When storing a container such as a raw sake bottle in the storage container, the lower part (not shown) of the container is positioned in the lower recess 16 provided in the bottom wall 6 through the opening on the top surface of the box body 2. In the illustrated embodiment, six lower recesses 16 in the bottom wall 6 are provided, so that six containers can be accommodated. When the lower part of the container is thus accommodated, the holding protrusion 18 engages with the circumferential surface of the lower part and elastically holds the bottom of the container. Since each holding protrusion 18 is elastically deformable, it can reliably hold the lower part of the container even if the outer diameter of the lower part of the container changes somewhat, and can be applied to relatively many types of containers.

Next, an ice pack is placed between the containers in one row and the containers in the other row housed in the box body 2, and then the lid body 4 is attached to the box body 2. When the lid body 4 is attached in this way, the four sides of the lid body 4 fit into the fitting recesses 20 provided in the four side walls 8, 10, 12, and 14 of the box body 2.
The protrusions 44 provided on the side walls 28, 30, 32, and 34 fit together, and the top opening of the box body 2 is thus closed by the lid body 4, effectively preventing the cool air inside from leaking to the outside. Prevented. Moreover, the upper part of each container accommodated in the box body 2 is positioned within the upper recess 36 of the lid body 4. When thus positioned, the retaining protrusion 42 engages the circumferential surface of the top of the container and resiliently holds the top of the container. Since each holding protrusion 42 is also elastically deformable, the upper part of the container can be reliably held even if the outer diameter of the upper part of the container changes somewhat, and it can be applied to relatively many types of containers. . The upper part of the ice pack (not shown) is positioned within the ice pack storage recess 46 provided in the lid body 4, making it possible to store a relatively large ice pack.

Although one embodiment of the storage box constructed according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible.

[Effect of idea]

As detailed above, according to the storage box of the present invention, even if the outer diameter of the lower part of the container changes somewhat,
A plurality of containers can be housed and held in required positions with sufficient reliability, and inconveniences such as containers colliding with each other and being damaged can be reliably prevented.
In addition, all the upper parts of the stored and held containers are brought into direct contact with or in close proximity to the ice pack housed in the ice pack storage recess, and thus the container can be sufficiently and effectively kept cool by the ice pack. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 shows an embodiment of the storage box according to the present invention, line 2-A and line 3-A of FIG.
2-A to 2-C are a plan view, a front view, and a right side view showing the box body of the storage box in FIG. 1, respectively. Figure 3-A to Figure 3-
Figure C is a plan view, a front view, and a right side view showing the lid body of the storage box in Figure 1, respectively. 2... Box body, 4... Lid body, 6... Bottom wall,
8, 10, 12 and 14... Side wall, 16... Lower recess, 18... Holding protrusion, 26... Upper wall, 28, 3
0, 32 and 34...Side wall, 36...Upper recess, 4
2... Holding protrusion, 46... Cold pack storage recess.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A box body having four side walls and a bottom wall and having an open top surface, and a lid body having four side walls and a top wall and having an open bottom surface, the four side walls of the lid body. In a storage box made of foamed synthetic resin, the lower edge of which is removably fitted to the upper edge of the four side walls of the box body; A circular lower recess is disposed, and a plurality of circular upper recesses for accommodating the upper part of the container are disposed on the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid body in correspondence with the lower recess; A plurality of holding protrusions are arranged on the inner circumferential surface at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the lower surface of the upper wall of the lid main body further includes ice pack storage that communicates with each of the upper recesses. A storage box characterized in that a recess is formed, and a refrigerant is accommodated in the recess. 2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of holding protrusions are also formed on the inner circumferential surface of the upper recess at intervals in the circumferential direction.