WO2011071251A2

WO2011071251A2 - Condiment container

Info

Publication number: WO2011071251A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/008176
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김용출; 최영일
Original assignee: Kim Young-Choul; Choi Young-Il
Priority date: 2009-12-08
Filing date: 2010-11-19
Publication date: 2011-06-16
Also published as: WO2011071251A3

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a condiment container wherein there is no need to move a condiments-storing container or to open or close a lid of the container to use a condiment, and there is no need for separate weighing utensils since a condiment is supplied in fixed amounts. The condiment container comprises: a condiment storage portion of which the entire or a part of an upper portion is opened, wherein the condiment storage portion comprises a through-hole which penetrates any one lateral side of the condiment storage portion; and a screw storage portion which is extended from the through-hole and is formed across the bottom surface inside the condiment storage portion. The condiment storage portion further comprises: a screw which is inserted through the through-hole so as to be mounted in the screw storage portion; and a condiment moving means having a handle portion, formed at an end of the side where the screw is exposed outside the condiment storage portion.

Description

Spice containers

The present invention relates to a seasoning container, and more particularly to a seasoning container that can take out a quantitative seasoning without opening and closing a lid.

Seasonings are ingredients used to enhance the taste of food when cooking, such spices are generally added to the food being cooked or the finished food without undergoing a separate washing process. Therefore, it is very important to keep the contaminants in such seasonings. In addition, seasonings are not only various types such as red pepper powder, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, ash, pepper, and herb powder, but also vary in their size and shape even if they are the same type. Therefore, it needs to be stored separately from each other.

In the conventional seasoning container for storing such seasonings, all or part of the upper part of the seasoning accommodating part which accommodates seasonings is opened, and the said opening part is provided with the lid. In the conventional seasoning container, in order to take out the seasoning contents from the seasoning container during cooking, the lid is opened or a spoon is used to measure the seasoning each time. An easy problem arises.

In another conventional seasoning container, a plurality of small holes are formed in the upper portion of the lid, and a lid is provided thereon. This spice container can be seen as a step forward in that it does not need to open and close the lid itself, but because the hole itself is small and the weighing of the spice is not limited, the spice can be used as a fine powder and is formed for spice discharge. Small holes can be easily contaminated, and in this case, since a plurality of small holes are formed, there is a problem that it is difficult to remove contaminants.

In particular, since various seasonings are used for cooking, the number of seasoning containers used for each seasoning increases, and several seasoning containers are stacked and stored in a narrow storage space. Therefore, each time you use the necessary seasoning, you have to move the other seasoning container and take out the seasoning container containing the necessary seasoning.

In addition, due to such a hassle, when the busy time is used while the container lid of the seasoning with high frequency of use is left open throughout the cooking time, the possibility of contamination of the seasoning is further increased.

The present invention solves the above problems, in order to use the seasoning, not only do not need to move the seasoning container itself or to open the lid of the container to keep the seasoning, the seasoning is supplied in a quantitative manner does not require a separate measuring tool To provide a spice container.

A seasoning container according to the present invention is a seasoning container having a seasoning container with all or part of an upper portion of the seasoning container, wherein the seasoning container includes a through hole formed through one side of the seasoning container and from the through hole. A screw accommodating part extending through the bottom surface of the season accommodating part and inserted into the screw accommodating part through the through hole and exposed to the outside of the conical accommodating part of the screw; The end is characterized in that it further comprises a seasoning movement means provided with a handle.

In the seasoning container according to the present invention, the through hole has a circular shape, and the screw accommodating portion extends from a portion of the circumference of the through hole, and is formed below the bottom surface of the seasoning accommodating portion. And a seasoning supply portion extending from the outside of the seasoning accommodating portion to the outside or through the through hole, the saucer having a diameter equal to that of the through hole as a cylindrical tubular shape, wherein the seasoning moving means includes the screw and the A coupling part is provided between the handle parts, and the screw is inserted through the seasoning supply part and the through hole, and the coupling part is rotatably coupled to the seasoning supply part.

In addition, in the seasoning container according to the present invention, the seasoning supply opening, the seasoning outlet is provided in the lower side, the seasoning moving means, the coupling portion is provided with a blocking portion formed by extending the screw portion toward the screw, the blocking portion It is characterized in that for opening and closing the seasoning outlet .

In addition, in the seasoning container according to the present invention, the length from the inner (season receiving part side) end of the seasoning supply portion to just before the opened surface of the seasoning outlet is larger than the length of the 1/2 pitch (P) of the screw. It features.

The seasoning container according to the present invention is characterized in that the seasoning supply part further includes a positioning means for controlling the rotation of the handle part.

In addition, the seasoning container according to the present invention is characterized in that the bottom surface inside the seasoning container is a horizontal surface or an inclined surface lowering toward the screw receiving part.

In the seasoning container according to the present invention, the entirety of the upper portion of the seasoning container is open, and an engaging protrusion is provided along the circumference of the upper part of the inside of the seasoning container, and at the bottom of the seasoning container, It further comprises a lower end of the container provided with a locking projection along the outer circumference.

In addition, the seasoning container according to the present invention, the seasoning container, characterized in that the groove portion is formed at the end of the blade of the screw closest to the handle portion.

In addition, the seasoning container according to the present invention, the material of the seasoning container is any one selected from stainless steel, heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate, acrylic, the seasoning means is stainless, Heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate, oltem, it is characterized by being formed integrally by any one selected from acrylic.

In order to use the seasoning, the present invention does not need to move the container for storing the seasoning or open and close the lid, and because it is supplied in a quantitative manner and does not need a separate measuring tool, the user can conveniently cook using the seasoning. In addition, the user can prevent the contaminants from being contaminated by foreign matter or moisture in the process of taking out the condiments.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a seasoning container according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a perspective view of a seasoning container according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a plan view showing a screw arrangement in the seasoning container according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a view for explaining that the screw shaft through-hole is formed on the back of the seasoning container according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a view for explaining that the screw shaft receiving portion is formed on the back of the seasoning container according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a perspective view of a seasoning container according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a view for explaining a state of use of the seasoning container according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

8 is a side view showing a screw used in the seasoning container according to a third embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a use example of the screw used in the seasoning container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: seasoning compartment 11: screw compartment

12: through hole 13: seasoning supply

13a: positioning means 13b: locking projection

14: seasoning outlet 15: cover

16: screw shaft hole 17: screw shaft housing

18: protrusion

20: seasoning vehicle 21: screw

22: handle portion 23: coupling portion

24: groove portion 25: blocking portion

(First embodiment)

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a seasoning container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of an assembled state of the seasoning container, Figure 3 is a plan view showing a screw arrangement in the seasoning container, 4 is a view for explaining that the screw through-hole of the screw is formed on the back surface of the seasoning container, Figure 5 is a view for explaining that the shaft center receiving portion of the screw is formed on the back of the seasoning container.

First, the seasoning container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 1 or 2, the seasoning accommodating portion 10 with an upper opening as a space for accommodating spices, and the seasoning accommodating portion ( The lid 30 which covers the opened part of the upper part of 10) and the lower end part 40 of the container which supports the said seasoning accommodating part 10 in the lower end are included.

In FIG. 1, although the upper part of the seasoning accommodating part 10 is shown fully open, only a part can be opened. However, the container lower end portion 40 not only supports the seasoning accommodating portion 10, but also when the two or more seasoning containers are disposed in a vertical direction, the container lower end portion 40 is the seasoning accommodating portion 10 Since it is intended to be used as a coupling means for joining two seasoning containers by inserting into the opened portion of the upper part of the upper part of the container, when the upper part of the seasoning accommodating portion 10 is to be partially opened, the lower end of the container 40 is separately provided. You don't have to.

In addition, a circular through hole 12 is formed in one surface of the seasoning accommodating portion 10 (hereinafter, the through hole 12 is formed in front of the surface on which the through hole 12 is formed). The surface facing the formed surface is viewed from the back side.) Inside the seasoning storage portion 10, a screw accommodating portion 11 is provided which crosses from the front surface to the back surface on which the through hole 12 is formed.

In addition, as the material of the seasoning accommodating portion 10, stainless steel, heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate or acrylic may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the screw accommodating portion 11 extends from a portion of the circumference of the through hole 12 at a position lower than the bottom surface L inside the condiment accommodating portion 10. ) It is provided in a cylindrical tubular shape. The bottom surface L inside the seasoning accommodating part 10 is a surface extending from the upper end portions of both side surfaces of the screw accommodating part 11 to the side surfaces of the seasoning accommodating part 10, and the bottom face L is a horizontal plane. It is also possible, but it is preferable to form an inclined surface that increases from the upper side of the side of the screw accommodating portion 11 toward the side of the seasoning accommodating portion 10.

That is, the screw accommodating portion 11 is disposed lower than the bottom surface L inside the condiment accommodating portion 10, and the bottom surface L is the condiment accommodating portion from the upper end of the side surface of the screw accommodating portion 11. By making the inclined surface that increases toward the side of the (10), the seasonings accommodated in the seasoning container 10 can be efficiently collected in the screw housing (11).

In addition, a cylindrical tubular sauce feeding portion 13 is formed on the front of the sauce storing portion 10 and extends from the through hole 12 to the outside, and has a square shape below the sauce feeding portion 13. Seasoning outlet 14 is provided, the seasoning outlet 14 is to be opened and closed by a cover (15). However, since the seasoning supply unit 13 is formed to protrude to the outside of the seasoning accommodating unit 10, it can occupy the external space unnecessarily, in the state that the seasoning outlet 14 is exposed to the outside, the seasoning supply unit A portion of the 13 may be positioned inside the seasoning accommodating portion 10.

Moreover, the screw shaft hole 16 is formed in the back surface of the seasoning accommodating part 10 through the said back surface at the center point position of the circle which the said screw accommodating part 11 makes (refer FIG. 1 and FIG. 4). On the outside of the back surface where the screw shaft hole 16 is formed, as shown in FIG. 5, a screw shaft locking portion 17 is provided.

Next, the seasoning moving means 20 is composed of a screw 21 and a handle portion 22 provided at one end of the screw 21, the shaft end (not shown) at the other end of the screw 21 The screw 21 extends from the center of the shaft.

In addition, the handle portion 22, there is a coupling portion 23 provided with a step toward the screw 21 is connected, the outer diameter of the coupling portion 23 is almost the inner diameter of the seasoning supply portion 13. Matches.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seasoning moving means 20 is inserted into the seasoning accommodating part 10 through the seasoning supply part 13 with the shaft center of the screw 21 provided in the insertion direction. do. The inserted seasoning moving means 20, the shaft center of the screw 21 can be rotated to the screw shaft center locking portion 17 through the screw shaft center hole 16 provided on the back surface of the seasoning accommodating portion 10. 3, the coupling part is mounted to the seasoning supply part 13 via the screw accommodating part 11 and is provided in the handle part 22, as shown in FIG. 3. 23 is inserted into and combined with the seasoning supply unit 13. At this time, since the coupling portion 23 is not fixed to the seasoning supply portion 13, the handle portion 22 can be rotated in place.

When the handle portion 22 is rotated, the seasoning moving means 20 may come out of the seasoning supply part 13, so that the locking projection 23a is provided along the circumference of the coupling part 23. In addition, the locking projection 13b is provided along the circumference of the seasoning supply portion 13 so that the locking projection 23a of the coupling portion 23 passes through the locking projection 13b of the seasoning supply portion 13. It is desirable to combine.

The engagement of the locking projection 23a of the coupling portion 23 and the locking projection 13b of the seasoning supply portion 13 is that the material of the coupling portion 23 and the seasoning supply portion 13 is ductile, and is caused by pressure. By using elasticity, the locking projection 23a of the engaging portion 23 causes the locking projection 13b of the seasoning supply portion 13 to be pushed by pressure in the axial direction of the handle portion 22. You can combine it.

In this case, however, since the coupling part 23 may be separated from the seasoning supply part 13 due to an unexpected impact, such as falling from a high seasoning container, the locking projection 23a of the coupling part 23. And one of the locking projections 13b of the seasoning supply portion 13 in two rows or more.

As such, the seasoning container in which the seasoning moving unit 20 is coupled to the seasoning accommodating part 10 is as shown in FIG. 2. In addition, the seasoning movement means may be formed integrally by any one selected from stainless steel, heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate, oltem, acrylic.

Next, a method of using the seasoning container according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above.

Put the condiments to be stored in the condiments storage unit 10 and the lid 30 is closed and stored in a state of rotating the handle 22 in the clockwise direction, the screw 21 is rotated in place, but the The seasoning contained between the acid of the screw 21 and the pitch (pitch) is moved toward the seasoning outlet 14 as the screw 21 rotates. Since the seasoning moves in accordance with the rotation of the screw 21 in this way, it is preferable that the screw 21 is in close contact with the screw accommodating portion 11, but the screw 21 and the screw accommodating portion 11 are preferred. Since wear may be caused by friction therebetween, it is preferable to make the radius of the screw accommodating portion 11 slightly larger than the radius of the circle including the blade of the screw 21 to make a minute gap therebetween.

The seasonings moved toward the seasoning outlet 14 are discharged through the seasoning outlet 14 when the cover 15 is opened. At this time, the position of the seasoning outlet 14 is finalized in the screw 21. It is preferable to match the pitch (the pitch of the handle 22 side), and the size of the seasoning outlet 14, that is, the length a is equal to or smaller than one pitch interval P of the screw 21. It is preferable to make the width b equal to or smaller than the diameter R of the circle including the blade of the screw (more preferably, about the same) (more preferably, R / 4 <b ≦ R).

In addition, when the seasoning is discharged through the seasoning outlet 14, if the pitch in contact with the seasoning outlet 14 and the upper pitch extending are open without being sealed by the cylindrical tube of the seasoning supply 13, the opening is opened. Condiments continue to flow into the prepared space there is a fear that the seasonings are discharged through the seasoning outlet (14). Therefore, the length from the inner side (season receiving part side) end of the seasoning supply part 13 to just before the opened surface of the seasoning discharge port 14 is larger than the length of the 1/2 pitch P of the screw 21. It is preferable.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a display unit is displayed on the front of the handle part 22 by numbers or scales, or as shown in FIG. 1, the seasoning supply part 13 and the coupling part 23. It is preferable to place the positioning means 13a on the upper end side of the seasoning supply portion 13 that is in contact with.

The positioning means 13a is provided to elastically contact the coupling part 23 from the inside of the seasoning supply part 13 and is temporarily engaged with a groove formed at a predetermined position of the coupling part 23. . In other words, when the positioning means 13a reaches the groove formed in the engaging portion 23, it is elastically inserted into the groove to control the rotation of the handle portion 22. However, when the rotational pressure is continuously applied, it contracts elastically. It does not interfere with the rotation of the handle portion 22.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, not only need to open and close the lid of the container for storing seasonings in order to use the seasoning, but also no need for a separate measuring tool because the seasoning is supplied in a quantitative manner.

(Second embodiment)

Hereinafter, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the second embodiment, two or more seasoning containers according to the first embodiment are easily loaded and used. The description of the parts already described in the first embodiment will be omitted, and only the differences will be described. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for the same components.

6 is a perspective view of a seasoning container according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a view for explaining the state of use of the seasoning container.

As shown in FIG. 6, the seasoning accommodating part 10 has the whole upper part opened, and the locking protrusion 15 is provided along the periphery in the upper side of the inside of the said seasoning accommodating part 10, and a container lower end part An engaging protrusion 41 is also provided at 40 along the outer circumference.

In addition, in FIG. 7, the two seasoning containers are stacked in a vertical direction, and the lower end portion of the container 40 of the upper seasoning container is inserted into the open portion of the upper seasoning container 10 of the lower seasoning container. , The locking projection 41 of the lower container portion 40 of the upper seasoning container is shown passing through the locking projection 15 inside the seasoning receiving portion 10 of the lower seasoning container.

Therefore, the shape and size of the lower end portion of the container 40 is preferably formed to match the upper portion inside the seasoning accommodating portion 10. In addition, since the engaging projection 41 and the engaging projection 15 are flexible and flexible in the material of the seasoning container, when the pressure is applied to the upper seasoning container, the locking projection 41 of the lower end portion 40 of the container of the upper seasoning container is applied. Is coupled to pass through the locking projections 15 in the seasoning container 10 of the lower seasoning container.

However, even in this case, since the coupling of the locking projection 41 and the locking projection 15 is dismantled due to an unexpected impact such as falling from a high season container, the upper seasoning container and the lower seasoning container may be separated. It is preferable that any one of the locking projections 41 of the lower end of the container 40 and the locking projections 15 in the seasoning container 10 is provided in two or more rows.

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when each independent seasoning container is loaded, an unexpected accident such as the above-mentioned seasoning container slips and falls due to an external small impact can be prevented.

(Third embodiment)

Hereinafter, a third embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8. The third embodiment has a difference in the seasoning moving part including the screw in the seasoning container according to the first and second embodiments described above, the description of the parts already described in the first and second embodiments will be omitted, the difference Explain only about. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for the same components.

8 is a side view of the seasoning moving part including a screw. According to FIG. 8, the groove portion 24 is formed at the end portion of the blade 21 of the handle portion 22, and the blocking portion 25 is formed by extending a portion of the coupling portion 23 toward the screw 21. ) Is provided.

By forming the groove part 24, grains or spices having a large particle size are caught between the blade of the screw 21 and the screw accommodating part 11, thereby preventing the movement from being smooth or damaged. In addition, although one groove 24 is formed only at the end of the blade 21 closest to the handle part in FIG. 8, a plurality of grooves including the blade 21 of the screw 21 closest to the handle part are included. You may form a groove part in the edge part of the blade of the screw 21. In addition, it is not limited to forming one groove part in one rotation distance of the blade of the screw 21, You may form a some groove part.

In addition, the size and shape of the blocking portion 25 is formed to match the size and shape of the opening of the seasoning outlet 14 provided in the seasoning supply unit 13, to open and close the opened portion of the seasoning outlet 14 Play a role. Thus, by directly providing the blocking portion 25 for opening and closing the opened portion of the spice outlet 14 to the spice moving means 20, the amount of the spice discharged during one revolution of the screw 21 is always constant. You can do it.

In addition, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the structure and use described in the said Example. For example, although the present invention is described with respect to the seasoning container, it can be applied to the case of using the composition of the present invention as it is, powder or granular detergent or coffee, and also in the embodiments of the present invention, For the sake of clarity, the shaft of the screw is illustrated to be clearly shown, but as shown in FIG. 9, the shaft of the screw does not need to be clearly distinguished, and various changes in the shape are possible if the spices can be moved in a certain direction. Do. In addition, the seasoning container of the present invention, although not shown in particular, by forming a coupling means such as a magnet or a ring on any side or the upper surface of the seasoning container 10, the seasoning container is used to hang or attach to the wall or ceiling Can be.

Claims

A seasoning container having a seasoning container with all or part of the upper portion opened;

The seasoning accommodating part includes a through hole formed through one side of the seasoning accommodating part, and a screw accommodating part extending from the through hole and formed across the bottom surface of the seasoning accommodating part,

The seasoning container further comprises a screw inserted through the through-hole mounted on the screw receiving portion, and seasoning movement means having a handle portion at the end of the screw exposed to the outside of the seasoning receiving portion.
The method of claim 1,

The through hole is circular;

The screw accommodating portion extends from a portion of the circumference of the through hole, and is formed below the bottom surface of the seasoning accommodating portion.

A seasoning supply portion extending from the through-hole to the outside of the seasoning accommodating portion or provided through the through-hole and having an inner diameter of the same size as the through-hole as a cylindrical tubular shape is further provided.

The seasoning movement means is provided with a coupling portion between the screw and the handle portion, the screw is inserted through the spice supply portion and the through hole, the spice is characterized in that the coupling portion is rotatably coupled to the spice supply portion. Vessel.
The method of claim 2,

The seasoning supply opening is provided in the seasoning supply portion downward,

The seasoning movement means is provided with a blocking portion formed by extending a portion of the coupling portion toward the screw,

Seasoning container, characterized in that for opening and closing the seasoning outlet by the blocking unit.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The seasoning container characterized in that the length from the inner side (season receiving part side) end of the seasoning supply part to just before the opened surface of the seasoning discharge port is larger than the length of 1/2 pitch (P) of the screw.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The seasoning container further provided with the said positioning means for controlling rotation of the said handle part in the seasoning supply part.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The bottom surface of the seasoning container is a seasoning container, characterized in that the horizontal surface or the inclined surface lower toward the screw receiving portion.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The seasoning accommodating part has an entire upper portion opened, and an engaging protrusion is provided along the periphery on the upper side of the inside of the seasoning accommodating part,

Seasoning container further comprises a lower end of the container provided with a locking projection along the outer periphery, the lower end of the seasoning container.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

Seasoning container, characterized in that the groove portion 24 is formed at the end of the blade of the screw 21 closest to the handle portion
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The material for the seasoning portion is any one selected from stainless steel, heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate, acrylic,

The seasoning movement means is a seasoning container, characterized in that integrally formed by any one selected from stainless steel, heat-resistant glass, laminated tempered glass, polypropylene, silicon, polycarbonate, oltem, acrylic.