JP2001231444A - Vessel for pickles - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel for pickles capable of simply preparing pickles and preserving the pickles for a long time. SOLUTION: A water-retaining vessel 21 and an inner 22 capable of draining are installed in the inside of a main body 10 including a cooler 16. An inner lid 40 to be used as a weight is brought to move up and down along a guide shaft protruding to the inside of a cover. Thus, dewatering in simply carried out when moving from pre-pickling to main pickling and cases to touch hands to the pickles are reduced. Spaces causing the intrusion of germs from outside can be omitted. Thus, the vessel capable of preserving the pickles for a long time at a low temperature can be provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for pickling vegetables and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Containers for easily making pickles at home are commercially available. For pickles, vegetables and other materials are sprinkled with salt and a weight is placed, and the material is drained using the moisture inside the material and the partial pressure difference outside. Then, the cells of the material are killed, and long-term storage is enabled by preventing the cells from respiring. As you can see, pickles are a preserved food,
In addition, some are soaked for a long time to enjoy a unique taste. Therefore, pickles are most actively produced in winter when the outside air temperature is low and storage is easy. Particularly in homes where the conditions for storing pickles depend on the outside temperature, pickles are manufactured mainly in winter.

[0003] However, with recent warming, pickles pickled in homes taking advantage of the outside climate are quickly damaged,
It becomes sour. In addition, nutrients such as pitamine C are decomposed, and the food value of the pickles is reduced. Therefore, there is a reality that long-term storage is difficult even in winter.

On the other hand, it is conceived to provide a container for pickles which can increase the storage period in winter and can eat pickles, which is a special product of winter, all year round if there is a suitable material. Have been. Particularly, in recent years, pickles can be obtained regardless of the season by greenhouse cultivation or the like. Therefore, if such a container is used, a favorite pickle can be eaten throughout the four seasons. Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 59-141790 discloses a pickle container that can be kept at a low temperature by attaching a refrigerator to a moisturizing container.

[0005]

When pickles are pickled, under pickling and main pickling are performed. Shimmering is a process in which dark salt is first applied to the material to make it easier to drain water from inside and to kill germs. The next main pickling is a process of thinly salting a material from which various bacteria have been killed, and storing the salt at a salt concentration that is easy to eat. Therefore, it is desirable that the container for pickles not only pressurizes the material and keeps the material at a low temperature, but also can change the conditions inside the container according to each of the under-pickling and the main pickling. In particular, in a container for pickles equipped with a refrigeration device, it is necessary to put in a container equipped with a heat insulating material or a heat insulating material in order to shut off the inside of the container from the outside temperature, it is difficult to replace the inside of the container as it is, Cleaning is also difficult. For this reason,
In the case of -141790, the inner container can be removed, but when transferring from under-pickling to full-pickling, all materials must be taken out and washed, which is troublesome.

During storage, it is better that no germs or the like enter the pickles, that is, the inside of the pickle container. However, as in the case of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-141790, the inner lid for applying pressure to the material inside the container is supported by a shaft penetrating the cover so as to be easily adjusted up and down. Therefore, there is a high possibility that various bacteria enter and propagate through the penetrating portion of the shaft. Also, since the shaft penetrates the cover, the smell of pickles may leak from there into the living space. In addition, when the container falls, the pickle juice may spill.

[0007] As described above, the conventional container for pickles is easy to make pickles at home and can be stored for a long time regardless of the season. There is a lot of room for improvement, in terms of being able to preserve it. Therefore, in the present invention,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a pickle container that can be easily made at home and that can be stored for a long time.

[0008]

For this reason, in the pickle container of the present invention, a container made of punching metal or the like is formed inside a water-tight or water-retentive container without water leakage.
It is possible to install a permeable container that can drain the water inside. That is, the pickle container of the present invention has a water-retentive first container having an upper opening and not leaking water, and an opening of the first container that can be sealed to reduce the volume of the first container. It has a cover with a lid and a water-permeable second container removably installed inside the first container.

[0009] In this pickle container, the water accumulated in the second container can be drained to the first container only by lifting the second container when shifting from under pickling to main pickling. Therefore, after the water drained into the first container is discarded, it is possible to shift to the main pickling simply by returning the second container. Therefore, it is not necessary to take out the material by hand or the like when shifting from under pickling to main pickling. Therefore, labor can be saved, and the possibility that germs attached to the hand will adhere to the pickles is reduced, and long-term storage is possible.

Since the second container is taken out of the first container as described above, it is desirable to provide a handle for taking out the second container. The configuration including the first container and the second container can be used for a pickle container having no cooling function.
As described above, the effect of the present invention is high because the transfer to the main pickles is simplified. Further, in a pickle container with a cooling function having a heat insulating outer container for accommodating the first container and a cooling means for cooling the first container, the pickles can be stored for a longer period of time.

Further, since the outer container becomes large, it is possible to take out the material by removing the second container not only at the time of shifting to the main pickling, but also at the time of taking out the fully pickled pickles from the pickle container. This is convenient because you do not need to carry the container. Further, if the first container can be removed from the outer container, it is easy to discard the water drained from the second container when shifting from under pickling to main pickling. Also, cleaning is easy.

On the other hand, the inner lid for pressing the pickles inside the container is made to move up and down along a guide shaft projecting inside the cover. Therefore, no member penetrates the cover, and the inside of the pickle container can be almost completely sealed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent invasion of various germs and prevent the smell from leaking, and also to prevent water leakage even if the pickle container falls down.

Further, it is possible to provide a bag which expands and contracts with a fluid such as water or air inside the cover, and press the inner lid by the pressure of expansion of the elastic bag to pressurize the inside of the first container. . According to this method, pressure can be applied to the pickles in a state where the interior of the pickle container is sealed in the same manner as described above. The fluid such as water or air to be supplied to the bag can be supplied from outside using an appropriate method, for example, a water pressure, a manual or electric pump. Further, the airbag can be expanded and compressed with air, so that it is easy to handle and does not need to treat the discharged fluid. In addition, if the pickle container is equipped with a compressed air source such as an air pump or compressor that supplies compressed air to the airbag, it expands when the cover is closed, compresses the pickles, and opens the cover when the cover is opened. It is also easy to add automatic control such that the cover is easily opened by discharging the air inside.

Therefore, the pickle container of the present invention can make pickles more easily and can store the pickles for a long period of time.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pickle container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a pickle container 1 of the present embodiment. FIG.
The main components constituting the pickle container 1 are shown in an expanded manner. The pickle container 1 of the present embodiment includes a main body 10 having a built-in cooler 16, an inner container (first container) 21 installed in an inner portion 52 of the main body 10, and an inner portion 51 of the inner container 21. And an inner (second container) 22 to be installed. Then, a material to be pickled is put in the inside 50 of the inner 22 and stored. Further, a lid (cover) 30 for sealing the main body 10 is provided, and an inner lid 40 serving as a weight of pickles is attached to an inner surface 35 thereof.

The main body 10 is an outer container having a function of cooling the inner container 21 and an outer case 11 forming an external appearance.
And a heat insulating material 12, and an inner container 21 inside the heat insulating material 12.
And a heat conductor 13 having a function of absorbing heat from the whole. As the heat conductor 13, a metal plate having high heat conductivity is adopted, and the heat conductor 13 having a certain thickness is arranged so as to cover almost the entire inner container 21 so as to reduce a heat gradient. Then, the heat absorbing side of the cooler 16 is connected to a part of the heat conductor 13, and the inner container 21 is cooled through the heat conductor 13.

The heat conductor 13 may be a circuit space in which the cool air cooled by the cooler 16 circulates or circulates. It is also possible to omit the heat conductor 13 by forming the inner container 21 from a metal having good heat conductivity and giving it a certain thickness. However, the inner container 21 is heavy and difficult to handle. In contrast,
In the pickle container 1 of this example, by providing the heat conductor 13, the inner container 21 secures the function of retaining the material entering therein and the water discharged from the material, that is, the water stoppage and a certain degree of strength. Anything should do. Further, since the salt is used, it is desirable to form the inner container 21 with a material that is resistant to corrosion. Therefore, in the pickle container 1 of the present embodiment, punching metal is used for the inner container 21, but a low-cost container having high strength and high corrosion resistance, such as plastic, may be used. Although plastic has low thermal conductivity, the problem of heat transfer is solved by arranging the thermal conductor 13 around as described above.

The lower part 19 of the main body 10 is provided with a cooling room (machine room).
A cooler 16 and a fan 15 for exhausting exhaust heat from the cooler 16 to the outside of the main body 10 are provided. Further, a ventilation louver or a ventilation hole 17 is provided outside the cooling chamber 19 to enhance heat exhaust efficiency. Also, on the outside of the main body 10, an operation unit 18 for controlling on / off of the cooler 10 and a cooling temperature is provided.
Is provided. In the pickle container 1 of this example, an electronic cooler using a Peltier element is employed. Electronic coolers are compact and have high thermal efficiency. Of course, it is also possible to employ an electric cooler that performs cooling via a refrigerant using a compressor, and an absorption refrigerator.

The inner container 21 installed in the interior 52 of the main body 10 is a water-tight container in which water from the pickles does not leak outside. Furthermore, the water discharged from the material can be removed from the main body 10 so that the water can be easily discarded or washed. For this reason, a handle 25 that can be folded is attached to the upper end of the inner container 21, and the handle 2
It can be easily removed from the main body 10 simply by holding it.

Inner 2 installed inside inner container 21
2 is formed of a stainless steel punching metal in this example. Therefore, this inner 2
2, a large number of small-diameter through holes 23 are opened.
2 can hold the material put in the interior 50, but water or juice coming out of the material passes through the hole 23 and the inner container 2
Drained to 1 In addition, since a large number of water-permeable holes 23 are opened, not only drainage but also water penetration is good. Therefore,
With the raw material put in the interior 50, the raw material can be drained and taken out of the inner container 21, and the raw material can be immersed in the pickle liquid of the inner container 21 to be submerged or fully pickled.

The cover (outer lid) 30 of the pickle container 1 of this embodiment.
Is a heat insulating structure in which a heat insulating material 32 is sandwiched between outer cases 31 so that the inner container 21 can be thermally shielded from the outside. Further, an inner lid 40 serving as a weight at the center protrudes toward the inner container 21 from the inner side 35 of the cover 30.
As shown in FIG. 3, the inner lid 40 has a disc-shaped pressing plate 46 so as to apply pressure as evenly as possible to the material for pickles inside the inner container 21, and the pressing plate 46. 46 is provided with a cylindrical guide tube 41 connected to the center. On the other hand, at the center of the cover 30, a bolt 43 serving as a guide shaft projects toward the inner container 21.
3 enters the inside of the guide cylinder 41, and the inner lid 40
It is attached so that it can move up and down in the center of the. The combination of the guide shaft 43 and the guide cylinder 41 can of course be reversed.

Further, a coil spring 44 extending along the guide cylinder 41 is provided outside the guide cylinder 41 so that a downward pressure can be applied to the pressing plate 46. The upper end of the coil spring 44 contacts the inner surface 35 of the cover, and the lower end is supported by a spring fixing nut 42 that moves along a male screw cut on the outer surface of the guide cylinder 41, and transmits a force to the pressing plate 46. Therefore, by moving the fixing nut 42 up and down along the guide cylinder 41, the force of the spring 44 can be adjusted, and the force for pushing the pickles can be adjusted. Further, in the pickle container 1 of this example, an outer guide tube 45 is provided outside the guide tube 42 so that the movement of the inner lid 40 can be further stabilized. The outer guide cylinder 45 extends from the inner surface of the cover 30 so as to enclose the guide cylinder 42 and the spring 44 disposed outside the guide cylinder 42, and covers these outer sides to prevent fingers from being pinched by the springs. ing. At the same time, it functions to support the guide cylinder 41, so that even if the pressing plate 46 hits the material and is inclined, no excessive stress is applied to the guide cylinder 41 and the guide shaft 43, so that the guide cylinder 41 can smoothly move up and down.

As described above, the pickle container 1 of the present invention has a cooling function in the main body 10, so that the temperature of the pickles inside the inner container 21 can be kept constant. Therefore, the interior of the inner container 21 can be maintained at a temperature suitable for pickles even in a warm winter or in a season when the outside air becomes high in summer or the like. Further, since the inner lid 40 serving as a weight for pickles is provided on the inside of the cover 30, it is possible to perform a process from under pickling to main pickling instead of simply storing the pickles, At home or the like, pickles can be made using a material suitable for the user's preference. Therefore, pickles can be manufactured regardless of the four seasons, and the pickles can be stored for a long time.

Further, the pickle container 1 of the present embodiment comprises a main body 10
Has a removable container 21 inside thereof, and furthermore, a drainable container (inner) 22 made of perforated metal or the like is provided inside the container 21 so that only the inner 22 is taken out when immersed underneath, and the inner container 21 is removed. It is possible to easily discard the water accumulated in the water, and after draining, it is possible to make the main pickling simply by returning the inner 22. Therefore, it is easy to remove the material itself during pickling.
The process of moving to the main pickle is simplified. In addition, by adopting this structure, the number of times of touching the pickles themselves is reduced, so that the possibility that germs attached to the picks are attached to the pickles is reduced, and the pickles can be stored for a longer period of time.

The spring 4 attached to the inside 35 of the cover 30
4 is provided with an inner lid 40 capable of compressing the pickles using the repulsive force and draining the pickles. The inner cover 40 for compression of the present embodiment is provided with a guide shaft 4 protruding from the inside of the cover 35.
3 and the guide tube 41 of the inner lid 40 are combined to move up and down, so that a member that penetrates through the cover 30 and extends to the outside is unnecessary. For this reason, the cover 3
It is possible to prevent a germ from entering a portion from the portion penetrating through 0, or prevent the smell from leaking to the outside. Further, since the inside of the pickle container 1 is almost completely sealed by providing the cover 30, even if it is erroneously knocked down, juice does not leak, and an easy-to-use and safe pickle container can be provided. Depending on the type or situation of the pickles, sometimes it is desired to change the pressure on the pickles. In this case, the compression force is adjusted simply by adjusting the stopper 42 of the spring 44 in the vertical direction along the screw of the guide cylinder 41. Is possible. Therefore, pickles can be easily made according to the user's preference.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a pickle container different from the above. In the above-mentioned pickle container, the inner lid 40 is pressurized by the spring 44, whereas the pickle container 1 of the present embodiment employs the inner lid 60 of a type pressurized by the elastic bag 61. . In the pickle container 1 of the present embodiment, air that is easy to handle is employed as a medium for expanding and contracting the bag 61. For this reason, a bellows-type airbag 61 is provided on the inner side 35 of the outer lid 50, and an air supply port 62 for supplying compressed air to the airbag 61 and an exhaust port 63 for exhausting air from the airbag 61 are provided. Each port 6
2 and 63 are provided with a check valve (not shown) which moves in the direction of flowing air.
Compressed air is supplied from a compressed air source 64 arranged together with a fan or the like. As the compressed air source 64, an air pump, a compressor, or a blower can be used. Further, the exhaust port 63 is disposed in the cooling chamber 19 or another appropriate place so that the air inside the airbag 61 can be exhausted.

As described above, in the pickle container 1 of the present embodiment, the back 61 which expands and contracts by air is provided on the inner side 35 of the cover 30, and the tip of the back 61 is covered with the inner lid by the pressure of expansion of the elastic back. Reference numeral 60 indicates that the material for pickles inside the inner container 21 can be pressurized. Therefore, pressure can be applied to the pickles in a state where the interior of the pickle container 1 is sealed as in the above-described example. Since the airbag 61 is of a bellows type, it can be expanded and contracted in accordance with the amount of pickles.
The effect of the weight can be adjusted by the pressure of the air supplied to the inside of the device.

Further, since the supply / exhaust control can be easily performed, it is possible to easily control the pressurization of the pickles and the release of the pressure. Therefore, when the lid 30 is opened, the airbag 61 is depressed so that the lid 30 can be easily opened, or when the lid 30 is closed, the bag is automatically expanded to pressurize the pickles. it can. Furthermore, by periodically compressing and contracting the airbag 61, the pressure applied to the pickle material can be changed at an appropriate cycle, so that the pickle juice and the material can be easily blended. As a result, it is possible to obtain the effects of shortening the time required for pickling and refreshing the pickled floor.

In this embodiment, the bag 61 is inflated with air, but water may be added instead of air, and the weight of water may be used as a weight. However, considering the time and effort of drainage, it is desirable to expand and compress the bag 61 using air as a medium as in this example.
Further, the air supply port may be taken out of the pickle container 1 and air may be supplied to the bag 61 from the outside by a simple pump or the like, which is convenient for reducing costs. Further, the bag 61 can be attached to another place of the outer lid 30, for example, the inner container 21 to apply pressure to the pickles. However, in consideration of the configuration of the inner 22, the back 61 is provided inside the outer lid 30. Is considered to be the most convenient and simple method.

In this embodiment, a perforated metal container having a large number of holes is used as the water-permeable inner member. It is also possible to use a container made of aluminum as the inner material. However, if the holes are substantially evenly opened throughout the container, the drainage is good, and the material quickly adapts when soaked in juice. Further, the inner 22 may be of a size that can fit inside the inner container 21. By making the outer diameter of the inner 22 slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the inner container, a space for circulating the pickled juice outside the inner 22 is provided. Is also possible. Further, in this example, a cooler is installed on the bottom of the inner container and the entire inner container is cooled by a suitable heat conductor, but the cooler may be installed at a location other than the bottom of the inner container. Often, it can be installed on the side. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a space for cooling the upper part of the inner container and providing a space for pickling juice to circulate up and down, so as to stabilize the quality of pickles in the container.

[0031]

As described above, in the pickle container of the present invention, since the water-permeable second container is provided, the second container is lifted when shifting from under pickling to main pickling. The water collected in the second container can be drained to the first container only by the above. Therefore, the process of manufacturing the pickles is simplified, and the user is less likely to touch the pickles, and the pickles can be manufactured in a state suitable for long-term storage.

Further, an inner lid for pressing the pickles in the container is moved up and down along a guide shaft projecting inside the cover. Therefore, no member penetrates the cover, and the inside of the pickle container can be almost completely sealed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent invasion of various germs and prevent the smell from leaking, and also to prevent water leakage even if the pickle container falls down.

Therefore, the pickle container of the present invention can make pickles more easily and can store the pickles for a long period of time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a pickle container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an expanded view showing main components of the pickle container shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an expanded view showing a part of an inner lid shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a different example of the pickle container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pickle container 10 Main body 13 Heat conductor 15 Fan 16 Cooler 21 Inner container (1st container) 22 Inner (2nd container) 23 Hole for water permeability 30 Cover 40 Inner lid 41 Guide cylinder 42 Nut 43 Guide shaft 44 spring 46 pressurizing plate 60 elastic inner lid 61 air bag 62 air supply port 63 exhaust port 64 compressed air source

Continued on front page F term (reference) 3E035 AA13 AB02 BA04 BB01 BD04 CA01 DA10 3E067 AA11 AB01 AB08 BA05B BA05C BC07A CA18 EE11 GA01 GB07 GD02 4B069 DA15 DC02 DC05 DC10 DE01 HA01

Claims (8)

[Claims] A first container having a water retention property having an upper opening; a cover having an inner lid capable of sealing the opening of the first container and compressing the volume of the first container; A pickle container having a water-permeable second container removably installed inside the first container. 2. The pickle container according to claim 1, wherein the second container has a handle for taking out. 3. The first cover according to claim 1, wherein the inner lid moves up and down along a guide shaft projecting inward of the cover, and the first cover is moved by a pressure of a spring located outside the guide shaft.
A container for pickles that pressurizes the inside of the container. 4. The pickle container according to claim 1, wherein the inner lid pressurizes the inside of the first container by the pressure of an elastic bag provided inside the cover. 5. The pickle container according to claim 4, wherein the elastic bag is an air bag. 6. The pickle container according to claim 5, further comprising a compressed air source for supplying compressed air to the airbag. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Further, a heat-insulating outer container for storing the first container,
A container for pickles having cooling means for cooling the first container. 8. The pickle container according to claim 7, wherein the first container is removable from an outer container.