JP2018150054A - Food in container, stack, and stack package - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide food in container which can be stored to conserve space.SOLUTION: Food in container 100 consists of a cup-shaped first container 10, a second container 20 which is stored in the first container 10, and food 30 stored and sealed in the second container 20. The first container 10 has its opening unclosed, and the food in container 100 can be stacked on the other food in container 100 with a bottom 12 of its first container 10 inserted in the first container 10 of the other food in container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  It relates to foodstuffs in containers, stacks and packaging stacks.

  Examples of instant foods to be poured and poured include miso soup, soups, teas, coffee and other beverages, and tea pickles. Many of such instant foods are distributed in a moisture-proof container having a volume sufficient for pouring hot water, containing a sachet containing ingredients and powder, and the container sealed with a lid. ing. However, such a container takes time and effort to take out the tools and powder from the sachet, and there is a risk that the hand may become dirty or the sachet may be lost.

  In Patent Literature 1, the center of the cup is recessed downward, and a region of the cup located above the recess is defined as a first storage portion, and the interior of the recess is stored in the second portion. The ingredients contained in the container are described. Soup, sauce, powder, etc. are accommodated in the second accommodating part. And the inner cover is provided in the opening part of a 2nd accommodating part so that peeling is possible. The inner lid is provided with a drawer portion extending in a band shape from the opening portion of the second housing portion toward the opening portion of the first housing portion. Moreover, the outer cover is provided in the opening part of the 1st accommodating part so that peeling is possible.

  Patent Document 2 describes a two-component beverage container as a container-containing food. This two-component beverage container is one in which an auxiliary container is accommodated in a beverage container. The auxiliary container contains an auxiliary solution, and its opening is sealed with an auxiliary container lid made of a material that can be torn by pressing with a straw or the like. The beverage container contains the main beverage in an area other than the space where the auxiliary container is installed in the internal space, and the opening is sealed with a container lid made of a material that can be broken by pressing with a straw or the like. It has been stopped.

JP-A-9-58760 JP 2005-153996 A

  In the foodstuff contained in the container described in Patent Document 1, since the drawer portion is provided on the inner lid, the hand is hardly soiled when the contents of the second storage portion are taken out. However, since the first housing portion and the second housing portion are integrally formed, it is not easy to provide an inner lid at the opening of the second housing portion.

  In order to install the auxiliary container on the inner bottom of the beverage container after preparing the auxiliary container containing the auxiliary solution and closing the opening with the auxiliary container lid, It is technically easy.

  However, when transporting the containerized foods described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a large storage space is required because the bottom of another containerd food is placed on the outer lid of a certain containered food and stacked. There was a problem that the transportation cost was high. In addition, when storing for disasters and emergencies, or when loading on an aircraft, it is required to be able to store more food in a limited space.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a foodstuff in a container that can be stored in a space-saving manner.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a container-containing food material comprising a cup-shaped first container, a second container housed in the first container, and a food material sealed in the second container. The opening of the first container is not blocked, and the bottom of the first container of a certain container-containing food is stacked so as to be positioned in the first container of the other container-containing food. Containerized ingredients are provided.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, each is a container-containing food material according to the first side surface, and the bottom of the first container of a certain container-containing food material is located in the first container of another container-containing food material. A stack is provided that includes a plurality of containerized ingredients stacked in such a manner.
According to the 3rd side surface of this invention, the packaging stack containing the stack which concerns on a 3rd side surface, and the packaging material which packaged the said stack is provided.

  According to the present invention, a foodstuff in a container that can be stored in a space-saving manner is provided.

The perspective view which shows roughly the foodstuff with a container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows roughly the foodstuff containing a container of FIG. The perspective view which shows schematically the 1st container which the foodstuff containing a container of FIG. 1 contains. The perspective view which shows schematically the 2nd container which the foodstuff containing a container of FIG. 1 contains. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a stack obtained by stacking a plurality of containerized ingredients in FIG. 1. Sectional drawing which shows schematically the packaging stack which packaged the stack of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the element which has the same or similar function, the same referential mark is attached | subjected and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

<Ingredients in containers>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a foodstuff in a container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the container-containing food of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a first container included in the container-containing food material of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a second container included in the container-containing food material of FIG. 1.

  The container-containing food material 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a first container 10, a second container 20, and a food material 30. As will be described later, in this container-containing food material 100, the opening of the first container 10 is not closed, and the bottom portion 12 of the first container 10 of a certain container-containing food material 100 is the first of the other container-containing food materials 100. Stacked so as to be located in one container 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first container 10 is a cup-shaped container having an opening at the top. The first container 10 includes a side wall part 11 and a bottom part 12, and tapers from the opening part toward the bottom part 12. Further, a convex portion 13 that protrudes toward the internal space of the first container 10 is provided on the inner surface of the side wall portion 11. Details of the convex portion 13 will be described later.
The material of the first container 10 is, for example, paper, foamed polystyrene, polypropylene, or a laminated product of those materials.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second container 20 is accommodated in the first container 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the second container 20 includes a container body 23 and a lid 24.

  The container body 23 is a cup-shaped structure including a bottom portion 22 and a side wall portion 21. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the second container 20 is accommodated in the first container 10, the bottom 22 and the side wall 21 face the bottom 12 and the side wall 11 of the first container 10, respectively. .

The container main body 23 has a shape substantially equal to the shape of the inner surface in the vicinity of the bottom 12 of the first container 10. The container body 23 may have a shape different from the shape of the inner surface in the vicinity of the bottom 12 of the first container 10. When the container body 23 has a shape substantially equal to the shape of the inner surface in the vicinity of the bottom 12 of the first container 10, when the user eats food obtained through the process of adding water or hot water to the food material 30, It is possible to reduce the risk of food entering the gap between the container 10 and the container body 23 and becoming unable to take out.
In addition, when there is a large gap between the first container 10 and the container main body 23, the internal air is thermally expanded, the container main body 23 is pushed up, and the fixing of the second container 20 to the first container 10 is unstable. There is a risk of becoming. Therefore, this gap is preferably small.

  The container body 23 has a flange at its opening. The container main body 23 has a size and a shape such that when the container main body 23 is accommodated in the first container 10, the flange is positioned below the convex portion 13 described later. For example, the diameter of the flange is larger than the diameter of the inscribed circle of the plurality of convex portions 13 and smaller than the inner diameter of the first container 10 immediately below the plurality of convex portions 13. In addition, when the opening has a flange, it is easy to seal the lid 25 to the opening of the container body 23.

The container body 23 preferably has a higher barrier property than the first container 10. Both the first container 10 and the container body 23 may have a high barrier property, for example, a high gas barrier property such as a high moisture-proof property, but the first container 10 is not required to have a high moisture-proof property. Therefore, for example, when a highly moisture-proof structure is adopted only for the container body 23 out of the first container 10 and the container body 23, a highly moisture-proof structure is adopted for both the first container 10 and the container body 23. Manufacturing cost can be reduced compared to the case.
The material of the container body 23 is, for example, polypropylene, a polyvinylidene chloride laminate, an aluminum foil laminate, or a vapor deposition material of silica or alumina.

The lid body 24 includes a lid portion 25 and a knob portion 26.
The lid 25 closes the opening of the container body 23. The lid portion 25 has an easy peel property and preferably closes the opening of the container body 23 in a peelable manner. Moreover, it is preferable that the cover part 25 has high gas barrier properties, such as high barrier property, for example, high moisture-proof property.
The material of the lid portion 25 is appropriately selected depending on the adherend and contents. Examples of the material of the lid portion 25 include an aluminum foil laminate material laminated with an easy peel sealant material, polypropylene, polyester, or paper.

The knob portion 26 projects outward from the peripheral edge of the lid portion 25 and is formed integrally with the lid portion 25. The knob portion 26 may be a separate body from the lid portion 25. When the knob portion 26 is separated from the lid portion 25, the material of the knob portion 26 is not particularly limited, but when the second container 20 is opened by pulling the end of the knob portion 26, the knob portion 26 or the knob portion. It is preferable to have a strength that does not cause breakage at the joint between 26 and the lid 25. The knob portion 26 may be omitted. However, when the knob portion 26 is provided, the second container 20 can be easily opened.
The material of the knob part 26 may be the same material as that of the lid part 25 as long as it has an appropriate tensile strength. The knob portion 26 may be made of a material different from the material of the lid portion 25. The material of the knob part 26 is, for example, polyester or polypropylene. Further, the knob portion 26 may be a film shape or a string shape.

  When the second container 20 is accommodated in the first container 10, the knob part 26 extends to the opening of the first container 10 along the side wall part 11 of the first container 10. Has a length exceeding the opening of the first container 10. The knob portion 26 may have a length shorter than the above length. However, when the knob part 26 has the above length, it is hygienic because it is not necessary to put a user's hand into the first container 10 when the second container 20 is opened.

  The second container 20 is fixed to the first container 10. Here, the second container 20 is locked to the first container 10. Specifically, in the second container 20, the upper surface of the flange of the second container 20 is in contact with the lower surfaces of the plurality of convex portions 13 protruding toward the internal space of the first container 10 on the inner surface of the side wall portion 11. It is locked by being located in. By fixing the second container 20 to the first container 10, for example, even when the user tilts the first container 10 obliquely upward while eating food, the second container 20 is It doesn't move.

  The second container 20 may be fixed by one convex portion 13 that extends along the inner periphery of the first container 10. Moreover, the 2nd container 20 may be fixed to the 1st container 10 with the 1 or more recessed part provided in the inner surface of the side wall part 11 instead of the convex part 13. FIG.

  The second container 20 may be fixed to the first container 10 by omitting the flange of the container body 23 and providing a structure other than the flange. For example, you may fix by making the recessed part or convex part provided in the outer surface of the side wall part 21 of the container main body 23 fit to the recessed part or convex part provided in the inner surface of the side wall part 11 of the 1st container 10. FIG.

  Examples of other means for fixing the second container 20 to the first container 10 include, for example, a protruding portion in which the inner surface of the bottom portion 12 of the first container 10 protrudes toward the internal space of the first container 10, and the same as this. A means for fixing the outer surface of the bottom portion 22 of the second container 20 in a shape by fitting with a concave portion that is recessed toward the inner space of the second container 20 is mentioned.

  Note that the fixing of the second container 20 to the first container 10 may be omitted if the user does not use the container-containing food 100 with a large inclination.

The food material 30 is accommodated in the second container 20.
The foodstuff 30 can use a liquid, a semi-solid substance, or a solid substance. According to an example, the food material 30 is obtained by drying a food containing moisture, for example, miso soup, soup, or beverages such as tea beverages and coffee beverages by freeze-drying or other methods. According to another example, the food material 30 is pregelatinized dry grains or instant noodles. According to yet another example, the foodstuff 30 is a seasoning such as miso. The foodstuff 30 is a concentrate, for example, a fruit juice concentrate and a coffee beverage concentrate, according to yet another example. According to yet another example, the food material 30 is not intended to eat itself, like dried tea leaves, and eats a liquid obtained by extracting the components contained in the water or hot water. Is intended (hereinafter referred to as “extraction food”). The foodstuff 30 may include two or more of those described above.

<How to use ingredients in containers>
Below, the usage method of the container-containing foodstuff 100 when a user eats is demonstrated. First, in a state where the first container 10 is fixed, the knob portion 26 is pulled, and the lid portion 25 is peeled off from the container main body 23 while leaving the container main body 23 in the first container 10. Then, water or hot water is added to the foodstuff 100 with a container. Thereby, the foodstuff 30 accommodated in the 2nd container 20 absorbs hot water or water, or is diluted. Next, the mixture is kept warm if necessary so that it can be eaten, and a mixture of the ingredients 30 and water or hot water is eaten. For example, when the food material 30 is miso soup obtained by a freeze-drying manufacturing method, the user eats food that is ready to be eaten by pouring.

<Modified example of ingredients in container>
Various modifications can be made to the container-containing food material 100 described above.

  For example, the opening of the second container 20 may be closed with a platter or a mesh, and the lid 25 may be provided thereon. Here, the lid portion 25 and the eye plate, mesh, and the like are provided so that the eye plate, mesh, and the like remain in the opening when the lid portion 25 is peeled off. The 2nd container 20 which has such a structure is suitable when accommodating the foodstuffs for extraction, such as a dry tea leaf, as the foodstuff 30. FIG. By providing an eye plate or a mesh in the opening, the internal space of the second container 20 communicates with the space above it without causing the food 30 to flow out of the second container 20 even if the lid 25 is peeled off. Can be made. The user obtains an extract of tea leaves and fruits through a process of adding water or hot water, and eats the extract.

  The position of the opening of the second container 20 is not limited to the upper part, and may be a side part. When the opening is provided in the upper part, the foodstuff 30 accommodated in the second container 20 can be easily taken out. The structure in which the opening portion is provided on the side portion is suitable for use in extracting a component from the food material 30 accommodated in the second container 20.

  The container body 23 included in the second container 20 may be provided with a partition in a direction perpendicular to the bottom portion 22. Such a structure is suitable when a plurality of foodstuffs 30 are accommodated, and can be accommodated so that they are not mixed.

  Further, the opening of the container body 23 may be inclined with respect to the bottom 12 of the first container 10. In the 2nd container 20 of such a structure, when the knob part 26 protrudes from the position of the part with small height of the side wall part 21 among the cover parts 25, the knob part 26 is grasped and the cover part 25 is peeled. It becomes even easier.

  In addition, the foodstuff 100 in a container may further include a foodstuff other than the foodstuff 30 accommodated in the second container 20. In this case, foodstuffs other than the foodstuff 30 are accommodated in a small bag, for example. Thereby, the foodstuff accommodated in the pouch etc. can be added after adding water or hot water to the foodstuff 30, for example. In addition, it is preferable to prevent the loss of the sachet or the like by fixing it to the lid 24 or the like.

<Stack>
The container-containing food material 100 may be distributed as a single product, or may be distributed in a form in which a plurality of container-containing food materials 100 are stacked.
Below, the stack | stack which piled up the some foodstuff 100 in a container is demonstrated.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a stack in which a plurality of containerized foods of FIG. 1 are stacked. A stack 200 shown in FIG. 5 includes a plurality of containerized foods 100 each having the above-described configuration. These container-containing foods 100 are stacked such that the bottom 12 of the first container 10 of a certain container-containing food 100 is positioned in the first container 10 of another container-containing food 100.

  According to such a configuration, the height when stacked can be reduced as compared to the same container-containing food except that the first container 10 is provided with an outer lid. In other words, space saving in the height direction can be achieved.

  In the stack 200 shown in FIG. 5, the bottom portion 12 of the first container 10 of a certain container-containing food material 100 is in contact with the lid portion 25 of another container-containing food material 100. The contact between the bottom portion 12 and the lid portion 25 depends on the size of the first container 10 and the size of the second container 20. The bottom portion 12 and the lid portion 25 may be in contact with each other or may not be in contact with each other. When the bottom portion 12 and the lid portion 25 are in contact with each other, the space saving in the height direction when stacked is further improved.

<Packaging stack>
The container-containing food material 100 may be distributed in a form in which stacked ones are packaged with a packaging material.
Below, the packaging stack which packaged the stack 200 which accumulated the some foodstuff 100 in a container with the packaging material 40 is demonstrated.

  6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a packaging stack in which the stack of FIG. 5 is integrated. A packaging stack 300 shown in FIG. 6 includes a stack 200 and a packaging material 40 in which the stack 200 is grouped. Here, a shrink film is used for the packaging material 40.

  The packaging material 40 can be omitted and distributed, but when distributed in the state of the packaging stack 300, the risk that the plurality of foodstuffs 100 in a container are separated can be reduced. That is, transportation becomes easy.

  Here, the packaging material 40 can integrate the stack 200. For the packaging material 40, for example, a wrapping material that wraps the stack 200, or a binding material that bundles and bundles a plurality of container-containing foods 100 included in the stack 200 can be used.

  The enveloping material is, for example, a film, a sheet, a buffer sheet having one or more air chambers inside, or a bag made of them. As an example, the enveloping material is a shrink film. When the opening of the container-containing food material 100 located at the top of the stack 200 is covered with the enveloping material, or when the entire stack 200 is wrapped with the enveloping material, the risk of foreign matter entering the container-containing food material 100 Can be reduced.

  The binding material is, for example, a string, a metal wire, a band, or a tape. When the stack 200 is integrated with the binding material, it is preferable to place a plate or the like on the opening of the container-containing food material 100 located at the top of the stack 200 to reduce the risk of foreign matter entering the container.

<Effect>
In the container-containing food 100, the opening of the first container 10 is not closed. With such a structure, the foodstuff 100 in a container can be stacked such that the bottom 12 of a certain foodstuff 100 is located in the first container of another foodstuff 100. Therefore, space saving and transportation cost reduction can be achieved. That is, the above-mentioned foodstuff 100 in a container is suitable for storing and transporting food prepared in case of a disaster or emergency.

  Moreover, since the foodstuff 30 is accommodated in the 2nd container 20 and sealed, if the 2nd container 20 has moisture resistance, the 1st container 10 does not need to have high moisture resistance. Therefore, a reduction in manufacturing cost can be achieved. Furthermore, when changing to another foodstuff, it is only necessary to change the foodstuff 30 accommodated in the second container 20. Therefore, multi-product production becomes easy.

  The container-containing food 100 is provided with a knob portion 26 that facilitates the peeling of the lid portion 25. By providing the knob part 26, the user can peel the lid part 25 by pulling the knob part 26. Therefore, the second container 20 can be opened by a single operation without getting the hands dirty. The second container 20 is fixed to the first container 10. Thereby, the user can eat the food by tilting the container-containing food material 100 greatly.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the implementation stage, it can change variously in the range which does not deviate from the summary. Further, the embodiments may be implemented in combination as appropriate, and in that case, the combined effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the present invention includes various inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by combinations selected from a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if several constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, if the problem can be solved and an effect can be obtained, the configuration from which the constituent requirements are deleted can be extracted as an invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... 1st container, 11 ... Side wall part of 1st container, 12 ... Bottom part of 1st container, 13 ... Convex part, 20 ... 2nd container, 21 ... Side wall part of 2nd container, 22 ... Bottom part of 2nd container , 23 ... Container body of second container, 24 ... Lid, 25 ... Lid, 26 ... Knob, 30 ... Food, 40 ... Packaging, 100 ... Food in container, 200 ... Stack, 300 ... Packaging stack.

Claims (9)

A cup-shaped first container;
A second container housed in the first container;
A foodstuff in a container provided with a foodstuff sealed in the second container,
The first container is not clogged in its opening,
A container-containing food that is stacked so that the bottom of the first container of a certain container-containing food is located in the first container of another container-containing food.   The second container includes a cup-shaped container main body and a lid that closes the opening of the container main body, such that the bottom and side walls thereof face the bottom and side walls of the first container, respectively. The container-containing foodstuff according to claim 1, which is accommodated in the first container.   The container-containing food according to claim 2, wherein the lid includes a lid that closes the opening of the container body and a knob that protrudes outward from a peripheral edge of the lid.   The said knob part has a length which a front-end | tip exceeds the said opening part when it extends toward the said opening part of the said 1st container along the said side wall part of the said 1st container. Ingredients in a container.   The container-containing food material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second container is fixed to the first container.   The containered food material according to claim 5, wherein the second container is locked to the first container.   The containered food material according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second container has a higher barrier property than the first container.   Each is the foodstuff in a container of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7, The said bottom part of the said 1st container of a certain foodstuff in a container is located in the said 1st container of another foodstuff in a container. A stack containing multiple containerized ingredients stacked on top of each other.   A packaging stack comprising the stack according to claim 8 and a packaging material in which the stack is packaged.