JPH0838372A - Rice bin with storage - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide a rice bin with a storage part that can obtain a wide rice mouth without changing the storage amount of rice. [Structure] A lid 18 that is openable and closable is formed on a partition plate 17 that divides a rice bin 2 and a storage portion 14 that is continuously provided above the rice bin 2. The lid 18 is opened and closed in conjunction with each other by opening and closing the rice door 12 on the front of the rice bin 2. As a result, one large opening is obtained by the rice feeding port 11 opened and closed by the rice door 12 and the rice feeding auxiliary port 21 opened and closed by the lid 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commonly known rice box with a storage section for storing various items, and more particularly to a rice box with a storage section, and particularly, the operation of supplying rice to the rice box is simplified. For improvements to do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of rice box with a storage unit,
The one shown in FIG. 5 is known. Briefly explaining the storage case shown in FIG. 5, reference numeral 30 denotes a storage case body, and a rice storage part 31 for storing rice, an upper storage part 32 continuously formed on the upper part of the rice storage part 31, and a rice storage part 31. It is configured with a side portion storage portion 33 formed on one side surface. Among these, the rice container portion 31 has a rice inlet opening at the upper front portion and a rice door 35 for opening and closing the rice inlet. The rice door 35 is provided with a peep window 36 and a weighing lever 37 in the same manner as the front surface. A front plate 38 arranged and a rice receiver 39 for measuring and discharging rice are provided. Further, a drawer 40 is provided in the upper storage portion 32 so as to be freely inserted and removed, and a slide table 41 and an opening / closing door 42 are provided in the side storage portion 33.
When supplying rice in such a storage box, the rice door 3
With 5 open, it is put into the rice bin from the rice inlet.

[0003]

By the way, in such a rice bin with a storage part, the rice inlet is often made small because of the demand to store a large amount of rice in a limited space, and this makes it possible to reduce the size of rice. There was a problem that it was difficult to input. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a rice bin with a storage portion that allows a wide-mouth rice input port to be obtained without changing the storage amount of rice.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a rice container part having a rice inlet opening at the front upper part, and a rice door pivotably attached forward to the rice inlet. , A rice storage unit that is connected to the upper part of the rice box and has a front opening, and a door that is attached to the rice box and the front of the box, and the rice of the rice box is located in front of the top plate of the rice box. The lid is provided with an opening that is continuous with the opening, and the opening is opened and closed in conjunction with opening and closing of a rice door attached to the rice opening.

[0005]

According to the present invention, by opening the lid provided on the front of the top plate of the rice bin, a large opening continuous with the rice inlet opened and closed by the rice door can be obtained, and the rice can be easily inserted. Moreover, since this lid opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of the rice door, a larger rice inlet is formed in the same manner as the conventional method of opening the rice door when the rice is introduced.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a rice bin with a storage unit of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal sectional view thereof. Reference numeral 1 denotes a storage main body, which has a rice bin 2 formed at a lower portion thereof and an article storage portion 3 formed at an upper portion thereof. Reference numeral 4 denotes a funnel-shaped hopper attached to the inside of the rice bin 2, and a rice storage chamber 5 for storing rice is formed in an upper chamber defined by the funnel-shaped hopper, and a rice measuring device 6 is provided at an outlet thereof.
To form a weighing unit 7.

Reference numeral 8 is a front plate fixed to the front surface of the rice bin 2, and has a peep window 9 for confirming the remaining amount of rice in the rice storage chamber 5, and an operating lever 10 for operating the rice weighing device 6. 1
1 is a rice inlet for supplying rice to the rice storage room 5,
It is opened above the front plate 8 and is attached with a rice door 12 so that it can be opened and closed. The rice door 12 is a door front plate 12a and a door back plate 1
2b and the door back plate 12 in particular.
At b, a chute wall 12c for guiding the rice evenly to the rice storage chamber 5 at the time of rice feeding, fan-shaped guide walls 12d provided upright at both ends of the chute wall 12c, and a projection provided at the tip of the guide wall 12d. Locking part 12e that regulates the opening of the rice door 12
Are formed.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a rice receiver provided in the discharging portion of the rice measuring device 6, which is used to take out the rice measured and discharged by the measuring device 6. Reference numeral 14 designates a storage portion that is connected to the upper portion of the rice bin 2 and is open at the front so that small items can be stored inside. In this way, a storage unit 14, a rice storage chamber 5, and a weighing unit 7 are formed inside the rice bin 2, and a rice door 12, a front plate 8 and a rice receiver 13 for opening and closing the rice inlet 11 are formed on the front surface from above. They are provided in order.

Reference numeral 15 is a decorative door that covers the front surfaces of the rice container 2 and the storage portion 14, and has a small article storage pocket 16 on the back surface that is inserted into and removed from the storage portion 14 when the door 15 is opened and closed. Therefore, since the small article storage pocket 16 is stored in the storage portion 14 with the decorative door 15 closed, the rear portion thereof is used as a storage space for other articles.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a partition plate which divides the rice storage chamber 5 of the rice bin 2 and the storage portion 14 formed on the upper part of the rice bin, which is composed of two members which are divided into front and rear, and a front side of which serves as a lid body 18 of the rear side. The rear plate 19 is rotatably pivoted by a support shaft 20, and is attached to the upper part of the rice bowl 2 on three sides except one side where the lid 18 of the rear plate 19 is pivotally attached. As a result, the lid 18
A rice feeding auxiliary opening 21 that opens and closes when the
A large opening continuous with the rice inlet 11 obtained by opening 2 is obtained.

Reference numeral 22 denotes an opening / closing support for opening the lid 18, one end of which is connected to a flange portion 23 below the fulcrum 20 of the lid 18 via a pin 24 and the other end of which locks the rice door 12 when opened. A contact portion 25 with which the portion 12e abuts is formed.
The opening / closing support body 22 is supported by a guide body 26 having an L-shaped cross section attached to the inner surface of the rice box so as to be prevented from moving downward and to move back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction. Locking part 12e of the rice door 12
Pushes the contact portion 25 forward to open the lid 18.

In the rice bin with a storage portion constructed as described above, the decorative door 15 is opened when the rice is weighed out and replenished. At this time, the small article storage pocket 16 provided on the back surface of the makeup door 15 is pulled out from the storage section 14 above the rice bin, so that the front surface of the storage section 14 is opened. Here, when the work of replenishing rice is performed, the rice door 12 is opened as usual, but the lid 18 located at the top of the rice bin is opened in the storage portion 14 in conjunction with this operation. As a result, the rice input auxiliary port 21 continuous with the rice input port 11 obtained by opening the rice door 12 is opened, and one large rice input port is formed.

The structure in which the rice door 12 and the lid 18 are opened in association with each other is the greatest feature of the present invention. This point will be further described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 12e of the rice door 12 is rotated until it comes into contact with the contact portion 25 of the opening / closing support 22. In this state, the rice door 12 opens halfway and the lid 18 is not opened. When the rice door 12 is further rotated from here, the opening / closing support 22 is pushed by the locking portion 12e of the rice door 12 to advance to the bent portion on the front side of the rice bin as shown in FIG.
The lid 18 connected to the rear end of the lid opens upward around the support shaft 20. At this time, the rice inlet formed is the lid 18
It will be surrounded by the backside of the rice and the inside of the side wall of the rice bowl,
The rice is prevented from entering the back of the storage portion 14 when the rice is introduced. Then, when the rice feeding is completed, the lid 18 is operated to return to the normal position by its own weight by closing the rice door 12.

[0015]

As described above, the present invention has the above-described structure, and has a rice feeding auxiliary opening continuous to the rice feeding opening closed on the front side of the rice feeding opening, and the rice feeding opening is opened to the auxiliary feeding opening. Since it has a lid that opens and closes in conjunction with, the rice inlet, which is restricted by the size of the rice door, extends to the top of the rice bowl, simplifying the rice supply operation. Further, since the lid that opens and closes the auxiliary opening opens and closes in conjunction with the rice door, it is possible to obtain a rice insertion opening larger than before by the same operation as before.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a rice bin with a storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal cross-sectional view of the rice ball.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the rice door in the rice box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the lid body in the same US jar.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a conventional rice bin with a storage portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Cabinet Body 2 Rice Box 11 Rice Inlet 12 Rice Door 18 Lid 22 Opening / Closing Support

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice box part having an opening for opening a rice in an upper front part, and a rice door pivotably attached to the rice port so that the rice door can be tilted forward, and a storage space connected to an upper part of the rice box part and having an open front. And a door body attached to the front of the rice bowl and the storage space, and a lid for opening and closing the opening provided in front of the top plate of the rice bowl and continuous with the rice inlet of the rice bowl. A rice bin with a storage part, comprising a body, and the lid body opens and closes in conjunction with opening and closing of a rice door attached to the rice inlet.