JPH0741372Y2 - Lunch box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention 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]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional lunch box, in which 22 is a lunch box main body, 21 is a lid for covering the lunch box main body 22, and Is formed by partitioning a plurality of concave accommodating portions 23a to 23d, 24, 25 by a partition wall 20.

The lunch box is used as follows. Recessed storage part 2 with a large storage capacity for the lunch box body 22
Large items such as rice and croquettes are stored in 4, 25, and small items such as pickles, beans and salads are stored in the concave storage portions 23a to 23d having a small storage volume. Then, the edge 21a of the lid 21 is placed on the edge 22a of the lunch box main body 22, and the lid 21 is covered on the lunch box main body 22. If necessary, put chopsticks on the upper surface of the lid 21 and apply a rubber band or the like. The lunch box body 22 and the lid 21 are fixedly held.

[0004]

Since the conventional lunch box is constructed as described above, the lunch box main body 2 is constructed as described above.
2 has a plurality of recessed storage portions 23a-23d, 2
When a plurality of kinds of foods are separately stored in 4, 25 and the lunch box main body 22 is covered with a lid 21 and these are fixed and held by a rubber band or the like and carried, the lunch box vibrates or tilts. Then, the stored food moves in the concave storage portion and the lid 2
1 is lifted, the lid 21 is disengaged from the lunch box main body 22, the food is spilled from the lunch box to the outside, or the food stored in the predetermined recessed storage portion passes over the partition wall 20 and other recessed shapes. There was a problem that when it was moved to the storage part and the lid was opened, different kinds of side dishes and the like were mixed and it was difficult to eat, and the appearance was not good.

As mentioned above, attach chopsticks on the lid 21,
When carrying the lunch box while holding the lid 21 together with the chopsticks on the lunch box body 22 with a rubber band, since the chopsticks are sandwiched between the rubber band and the upper surface of the lid 21, the lid 21 and the lunch box body 22 are held. When the and are integrally fixed and held, it is not possible to obtain a state in which the rubber band adheres tightly to the lid 21 and the lunch box body 22 and can be firmly fixed and held, and the attached chopsticks are separated from between the rubber band and the lid 21. There was a problem that the chopsticks would be complicated and the handling of chopsticks would be complicated.

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

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

[0008]

A lunch box according to the present invention is provided with projections at four corners of the edge of a lunch box main body in which a plurality of concave storage portions for storing a plurality of types of food are formed, and a lid edge. Each of the parts has a plurality of recesses that fit into the protrusions, and an engaging recess that engages with the protrusions. A plate-like member that is sandwiched between the edges of the lunch box body and the lid is provided in the lunch box. It is inserted between the main body and the lid.

Further, the lunch box according to the present invention has a linear projection portion which 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]

In the present invention, the edge portion of the lunch box body and the edge portion of the lid are fitted by the projection and the recess provided on them, and moreover, they engage with the projection and are clamped by these two edges. Since the plate member is provided, even if the lunch box vibrates or tilts when carrying the lunch box, the plate member and the lid are not lifted by the movement of the stored food, 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 portion of the lunch box body, so that it is stored in a predetermined storage portion. It is difficult for food to move over the partition wall that divides the storage to another storage, the lid comes off from the lunch box body, and food stored in a predetermined storage moves to another storage. Is prevented.

Further, in the present invention, since the chopstick storage portion is formed inside one of the long side walls of the lunch box body, the chopsticks can be stored in the lunch box. Since it is not necessary to sandwich the 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 can be eliminated.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 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. 2 (b) is a sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 2 (c) is FIG. 2 (a).
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb of FIG. 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 formed by resin integral molding, and the storage section is partitioned by a partition wall 10. Recessed accommodating portions 5a to 5d, 6 and 7 for accommodating plural kinds of foods
And the side wall 3a of the lunch box main body are provided with linear protrusions 8 forming recesses for accommodating chopsticks, and protrusions 4 are provided at four corners of the edge 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 an edge portion 3a of the lunch box body 3
The flat pressing plate 2c arranged above is an edge portion thereof, and cutout portions 2a are provided at four corners thereof.
The lid 1 is semitransparent and the pressing plate 2 is resin-molded so that it is transparent. The lid 1 is removed and only the pressing plate 2 is mounted on the edge 3a of the lunch box body 3. In the installed state, the storage state inside the lunch box body 3 can be seen through the transparent pressing plate 2.

The method of using this lunch box will be described below.
A large volume of rice, croquette, etc. is stored in the concave storage sections 6 and 7 having a large storage volume of the lunch box main body 3, and pickles, beans,
Store small items such as salads. Then, after the food is stored in each of 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 body 3 and placed on the edge portion 3, and the recess 4 of the edge portion 1a of the lid 1 is attached to the protrusion 4.
The lid 1 is covered so as to fit a and the edge portion 2 of the pressing plate 2 is
b is sandwiched between the edge portion 3a of the lunch box body 3 and the edge portion 1a of the lid 1, and the lunch box body 3 and the lid 1 are fixedly held by a rubber band or the like. In this way, the food and the chopsticks are stored in the 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. When carrying a lunch box consisting of
As shown in FIG. 5, even if the lunch box is tilted, the concave storage parts 5a, 5
Since the distance between the partition wall 10 and the pressing plate is much smaller than the distance between the partition wall 10 and the lid 1, the foods stored in the b cannot pass over the partition wall 10. Almost disappeared, and this holding plate 2
Is firmly sandwiched and fixed by the edge 3a of the lunch box body 3 and the edge 1a of the lid 1, so that the pressing plate 2 is not pushed up by food.

The lunch box of the present embodiment as described above has a cut box which engages with the lunch box body having a plurality of recessed storage portions 5a to 5d, 6, 7 and the projections 4 formed at the four corners of the edge portion 3a. Since the pressing plate 2 having the notch 2a and the lid having the concave portion 4a which fits the projection 4 on the edge 1a thereof are provided, the lid 1 and the pressing plate 2 can be stably fixed to the lunch box. As a result, the holding plate 2 and the lid 1 will not come off from the lunch box body 3 even if the stored food moves due to the lunch box tilting or vibrating when carrying the lunch box. Further, since the food is pressed by the pressing plate 2 and the space above the partition wall 10 that divides the concave storage parts 5a to 5d, 6, 7 is narrowed, the food stored in the predetermined concave storage part is partitioned. Can't move over wall 10 to another recess It is possible to maintain the state housed in the predetermined housing part. In addition, since the side wall 3b and the linear protrusion 8 form a concave portion for accommodating the chopsticks in the lunch box main body 3 so that the chopsticks can be accommodated in the concave portion, the lunch box main body 3 and the lid 1 can be made stronger. Not only can it be fixedly held, but the chopsticks do not come off from the lunch box as when attaching chopsticks to the lid with rubber bands, and the complexity of handling chopsticks can be eliminated.

In the lunch box of this embodiment, the lid 1 has an edge 1a.
The inner part of the box is formed to have a high position, which gives the box a high-class 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]

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. The four corners of the edge portion of the lid are provided with four recesses that fit into the respective projections, and have notches that engage with the projections.
A plate-shaped member 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.

According to the lunch box of the present invention,
Since a linear protrusion that forms a storage portion for the chopsticks is formed inside one of the long side walls in the lunch box body, the chopsticks can be stored in the lunch box. Since it is not necessary to sandwich the chopsticks in the rubber band for fixing the lid and the lunch box as in the conventional case, there is an effect that the complexity of handling the 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 body 3a edge part 3b side wall 4 protrusion 4a recessed part 5a to 5d recessed storage part 6 recessed storage part 7 recessed storage part 8 linear projection part 10 partition wall

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lunch box main body having a plurality of recessed 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, the projections are formed at the four corners of the edge of the lunch box body, and four recesses are respectively fitted to the projections at the four corners of the edge of the lid of the lunch box. 4 which engages with the above-mentioned four protrusions at the four corners of the edge thereof.
A lunch box comprising a flat plate-like member having two notches and sandwiched between an edge of the lunch box body and an 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 main body. Lunch box characterized by.