JPH0548718U - Lunch box - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To obtain a lunch box which can be carried while the lid is not detached from the lunch box main body and the predetermined storage state is maintained. [Structure] Protrusions 4 are provided at four corners of an edge 3a of a lunch box body 3 having a plurality of recessed storages 5a to 5d, 6, 7 defined by a partition wall 10, and a recess 4a fitted into the protrusion 4 is formed. Are provided at four corners of the edge portion 1a of the lid 1, and the edge plate 3a of the lunch box main body 3 and the edge portion 1a of the lid 1 sandwich the holding plate 2 having the cutout portion 2a engaging with the protrusion 4. Then, the protrusion 4 and the recess 4a are fitted together.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a lunch box, and more particularly, to an improvement in the structure of a lunch box having a plurality of recessed storage portions defined by partition walls.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a conventional lunch box, in which 22 is a lunch box body, 21 is a lid that covers the lunch box body 22, and the lunch box body 22 has a plurality of concave shapes. The accommodating portions 23a to 23d, 24, 25 are formed by being partitioned by the partition wall 20.

The lunch box is used as follows. The lunch box main body 22 has a large storage volume in which concave storage portions 24 and 25 are used to store bulky foods such as rice and croquette, and the small storage volume is provided in the concave storage portions 23a to 23d such as pickles, beans and salads. Store small items. Then, the edge portion 21a of the lid 21 is placed on the edge portion 22a of the lunch box body 22, and the lid 21 is covered on the lunch box body 22, and chopsticks are placed on the upper surface of the lid 21 as needed, and a rubber band or the like is placed. Then, the lunch box body 22 and the lid 21 are fixedly held.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the conventional lunch box is configured as described above, a plurality of kinds of foods are classified into the plurality of concave storage portions 23a to 23d, 24, 25 formed in the lunch box body 22 as described above. When storing and placing the lid 21 on the lunch box main body 22 and holding and fixing them with rubber bands etc. and carrying it, if the lunch box vibrates or tilts, the stored food will move in the concave storage part. The lid 21 is lifted, the lid 21 is disengaged from the lunch box main body 22, and the food is spilled to the outside from the lunch box, or the food stored in the predetermined recessed storage section gets over the partition wall 20 and other There was a problem that it was difficult to eat because it moved to the concave storage part and when opening the lid and eating, different kinds of side dishes etc were mixed and it was also aesthetically unpleasant.

In addition, when the chopsticks are attached to the lid 21 as described above and the chopsticks 21 are fixedly held on the lunch box body 22 with a rubber band to carry the lunch box, the rubber band and the upper surface of the lid 21 are Since the chopsticks are sandwiched between the two, when the lid 21 and the lunch box main body 22 are integrally fixed and held, the rubber band can be firmly attached to the lid 21 and the lunch box main body 22 and firmly held. However, the chopsticks attached to the chopsticks were removed from between the rubber band and the lid 21, and the handling of the chopsticks became complicated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the lid does not come off from the lunch box main body, and the food stored in the predetermined concave storage portion has a predetermined concave storage. An object of the present invention is to provide a lunch box that can be carried without moving from one part to another concave storage part.

Further, another object of the present invention is that a plurality of kinds of foods can be carried without being moved from a predetermined storage portion and the lid is detached from the main body as described above, and moreover, chopsticks can be placed in the lunch box. It is to provide a lunch box that can also be stored.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The lunch box according to the present invention is provided with projections at four corners of the edge of the lunch box main body in which a plurality of concave-shaped storage parts for storing a plurality of kinds of food are formed, and the projections are fitted to the respective edges of the lid. A plate-like member is provided between the lunch box body and the lid, which has a plurality of recesses and an engaging recess that engages with the protrusion and is sandwiched by the edges of both the lunch box body and the lid. It was done.

In addition, the lunch box according to the present invention has a linear protrusion that forms a chopstick storage portion between the long side wall and one of the long side walls inside the lunch box body. It is provided.

[0010]

[Action]

 In this invention, the edge portion of the lunch box body and the edge portion of the lid are fitted by the protrusions and the recesses provided on them, and moreover, they engage with this protrusion and are sandwiched by these both edge portions. Since the plate-shaped member is provided, the plate-shaped member and the lid will not be lifted by the movement of the stored food even if the lunch box vibrates or tilts when carrying the lunch box. In addition, the plate-shaped member sandwiched between the edge of the lunch box body and the edge of the lid narrows the space above the partition wall that divides the recessed storage section of the lunch box body, so that it can be stored in the specified storage section. It becomes difficult for the stored food to move to the other storage section beyond the partition wall that divides the storage section, the lid is removed from the lunch box main body, or the food stored in a predetermined storage section moves to another storage section. Is prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, since the chopstick storage portion is formed inside the long side wall of one side of the lunch box body, the chopsticks can be stored in the lunch box. Since it is not necessary to sandwich chopsticks with a rubber band or the like to fix the lid, the force to tighten the lid and the lunch box body with the rubber band etc. becomes strong, and the lid and the lunch box body can be firmly fixed and held. The complexity of handling chopsticks can be eliminated.

[0012]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing the structure of the lunch box body 3 in detail, and FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view thereof. 2B is a sectional view taken along line aa of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along line bb of FIG. 2A. In the figure, 3 is a lunch box main body, 3a is an edge portion thereof, 3b is a side wall of the lunch box main body, the lunch box main body 3 is integrally formed by resin, and the storage section is partitioned by a partition wall 10. A linear projection 8 forming a recess for storing chopsticks is provided between the recessed storage portions 5a to 5d, 6 and 7 for storing a plurality of kinds of food and the side wall 3a of the lunch box body, and the edge portion is provided. Protrusions 4 are provided at the four corners of 3a. Further, 1 is a lid that covers the lunch box body 3, and 1a is an edge portion thereof, and recesses 4a that fit into the protrusions 4 of the lunch box body 3 are provided at four corners of the edge portion 1a. Further, 2 is a flat pressing plate disposed on the edge 3a of the lunch box body 3, 2c is its edge, and cutouts 2a are provided at its four corners. The lid 1 is made of resin so that the lid 1 is semi-transparent and the pressing plate 2 is transparent. The lid 1 is removed and only the pressing plate 2 is attached to the edge 3a of the lunch box body 3. In the mounted state, the storage state inside the lunch box body 3 can be seen through the transparent holding plate 2.

The method of using this lunch box will be described below. For example, rice, croquette, and other bulky items are stored in the concave storage units 6 and 7 having a large storage volume in the lunch box main body 3, and for example, pickles, beans, salads, etc. are stored in the concave storage units 5a to 5d having a small storage volume. Store small items. Then, after the food is stored in the concave storage portions 5a to 5d, 6 and 7, the chopsticks are stored in the concave portion formed between the linear protrusion 8 and the side wall 3b of the lunch box body 3. Then, the cutout portion 2a of the pressing plate 2 is engaged with the protrusion 4 of the edge portion 3 of the lunch box main body 3 and placed on the edge portion 3, and the protrusion 4 is recessed in the edge portion 1a of the lid 1. 4a is fitted so that the lid 4 is fitted, and the edge 2b of the pressing plate 2 is sandwiched between the edge 3a of the lunch box body 3 and the edge 1a of the lid 1, and the lunch box body 3 is covered with a rubber band or the like. And the lid 1 are fixedly held. In this way, the food and chopsticks are stored in a predetermined storage portion, the pressing plate 2 is sandwiched between the edge portion 3a of the lunch box body 3 and the edge portion 1a of the lid 1, and these are fixedly held by a rubber band. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when the bento box formed as described above is carried around, the food stored in the concave storage parts 5a and 5b is not separated even if the bento box is tilted. Since the space between the partition wall 10 and the lid 1 is much smaller than the space between the partition wall 10 and the lid 1, the space between the partition wall 10 and the lid 1 is hardly passed. Since the sheet 3a and the edge 1a of the lid 1 are firmly sandwiched and fixed, the pressing plate 2 is not pushed up by food.

The lunch box of the present embodiment as described above is engaged with the lunch box body having a plurality of concave storage portions 5a to 5d, 6, 7 and the protrusions 4 formed at the four corners of the edge portion 3a. Since the pressing plate 2 having the cutout portion 2a and the lid having the concave portion 4a that fits the protrusion 4 on the edge portion 1a are formed, the lid 1 and the pressing plate 2 are used as a lunch box. It can be fixed stably, and as a result, even if the packed food moves due to the bent or tilted box when carrying the lunch box, the holding plate 2 and the lid 1 can be removed from the lunch box main body 3. It does not come off, the food is pressed by the pressing plate 2, and the space above the partition wall 10 that divides the concave storage portions 5a to 5d, 6, 7 becomes narrower, so that the predetermined concave storage portion The food stored in the above can not be moved over the partition wall 10 to another concave storage unit. It is possible to maintain the state of being stored in a predetermined storage portion. In addition, the side wall 3b and the linear projection 8 are formed in the lunch box main body 3 to form a concave portion for accommodating the chopsticks, and the chopsticks can be accommodated in the concave portion. Not only can it be firmly fixed and held, but the chopsticks do not come off from the lunch box as in the case where chopsticks were attached to the lid with rubber bands, and the complexity of chopstick handling can be eliminated.

Further, in the lunch box of this embodiment, the lid 1 is formed such that the inner portion of the edge portion 1a is located at a high position, which gives the lunch box a high-grade feeling.

In the lunch box of the above embodiment, the chopstick storage portion is formed, but the chopstick storage portion does not necessarily have to be formed.

[0017]

【The invention's effect】

 As described above, according to the lunch box according to the present invention, the protrusions are provided at the four corners of the edge of the lunch box main body in which a plurality of concave storage portions for storing a plurality of kinds of food are formed, and the edge portion of the lid is provided. A plate-shaped member is provided at each of the four corners of the plate, which has four recesses that fit into the respective projections and has notches that engage with the projections, and that is sandwiched between the edges of both the lunch box body and the lid. Since the lunch box body is inserted between the lunch box body and the lid, there is an effect that the lid does not come off from the lunch box body and the food can be carried while being held in the predetermined concave storage portion.

Further, according to the lunch box of the present invention, a linear protrusion that forms a chopstick accommodating portion is formed inside the one side wall of the lunch box body, which is a side wall of the long side. As a result, the chopsticks can be stored in the lunch box, and the chopsticks do not have to be sandwiched between the rubber bands that fix the lid and the lunch box as in the conventional case, and the complexity of handling chopsticks can be eliminated. ..

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed view of the lunch box body shown in FIG.
2 (a) is a plan view thereof, FIG. 2 (b) is a sectional view taken along line aa of FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 2 (c) is a sectional view taken along line bb of FIG. 2 (a).

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a usage state of a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional lunch box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lid 1a Edge part 2 Pressing plate 2a Notch part 2b Edge part 3 Lunch box main body 3a Edge part 3b Side wall 4 Protrusion 4a Recess 5a-5d Recessed storage part 6 Recessed storage part 7 Recessed storage part 8 Linear protrusion part 10 Partition wall

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lunch box main body having a plurality of concave storage parts partitioned by partition walls, and a lid for mounting the edge part on the edge part of the lunch box main body and covering the storage part of the lunch box main body. In the lunch box including the above, four protrusions are formed at four corners of the edge of the lunch box body, and four recesses are respectively fitted at the four corners of the edge of the lid of the lunch box. And engage with the above-mentioned four protrusions at the four corners of the edge.
A lunch box, comprising a flat plate-shaped member having two notches and sandwiched between the edge of the lunch box body and the edge of the lid. 2. The lunch box according to claim 1, wherein a linear protrusion that forms a chopstick accommodating portion is provided inside the long side wall of one side of the lunch box body. Lunch box characterized by.