CN102348403A - Food container with integral heating means - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention discloses a food container (10) with integral heating means to heat food contents contained therein. The container comprises: a receptacle (16) that includes a base, at least one side wall and a removable lid; a water sachet (22), supported, in use, by the base; releasing means (26) connected to the water sachet and being arranged to release the water from the sachet upon the means being actuated by a user,- and a pouch (20) containing a mixture of reagents which react exothermically in the presence of water to produce heat. The container further comprises a holder (18) positionable above the pouch, within the receptacle, for holding the contents to be heated, the holder including a base and at least one side wall (48) extending, a convection passage being defined between the at least one side wall and the surrounding receptacle, the convection passage (52) allowing heat produced below the holder to move by convection to above the holder.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to have the food containers of integrated heater, this heater is used for the food contents of heating container, and further expands to the method for making this container and be used for heating the method for the food contents that this container comprises.
Background technology
Generally use such as equipment heated foods such as stove, micro-wave ovens.Yet, nearest impact development and situation, for example war and rural area food relief scheme has proposed eating before the needs of cooking and seal canteen in advance of long term storage at ambient temperature in heating.These canteens generally are meant fast food heat meal; And; Generally comprise the container that holds packaging for foodstuff to be heated, and be arranged in container packaging for foodstuff below and the thermal source of general using exothermic reaction so that before edible the preparatory cook food in the heated food packing.
In an example, existing fast food heat meal utilizes copper sulphate and zinc to be used as thermal source as reagent, and this reaction does not produce gas, residual sulfuric acid zinc and copper after reaction is accomplished.The heat that this reaction produced is few, thereby needs a large amount of reagent to heat a spot of food, and it is obviously not ideal enough.
In another example, existing fast food heat meal utilize dehydration lime (calcium oxide) when it reacts with water as thermal source.Because the exothermic reaction of water and dehydration lime yard only takes place in the relative short time period producing the heat of certain scheduled volume, so the packing that fast food heat is eaten becomes very important.The food of cooking especially in advance, water and dehydration lime (or other exothermic ingredients) each other location and arrangement in the container of fast food heat meal becomes needs the key factor considered; So that effectively with promptly between preparatory cook food to be heated in thermal source (that is the compound of dehydration lime and water) and the container, conduct heat.
Yet in general, conventional fast food heat meal is arranged so that packaging for foodstuff is matched with the container that holds it hermetically, this means and can only pack by heated food from the bottom.This arrangement is unfavorable, and packaging for foodstuff often can't be heated fully.Another shortcoming of this arrangement be only can be in packaging for foodstuff with the food (being generally rice) of one type of its heating, thereby can not before uniting heating, just rice and seasoning dip be pre-mixed.
The target of invention
An object of the present invention is to provide have an integrated heater can be at the food containers of vessel in heating food contents; With the method for making this container and heat the method that comprises food contents in this container, these have solved above-mentioned shortcoming at least in part.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, a kind of food containers that has integrated heater is provided, with the food contents that heating wherein comprises, said food containers comprises:
Storage tank, said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
Water bag, said water bag comprises the water of scheduled volume, and it is supported by substrate in use;
Releasing device, said releasing device is connected with water bag, and is set to after this device person of being used opens, from water bag, discharge water;
Exothermic reaction takes place and produces heat in the sack that comprises reagent mixture, said reagent mixture in the presence of water, said sack is contained in the storage tank, is supported by water bag; With
Can be placed on the storage tank on the said sack in the storage tank; Be used to hold content to be heated; Said storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall; Between at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limit convection channel, the heat that said convection channel allows the storage tank below to produce is delivered to the top of said storage tank through convection current.
In one embodiment of the invention, said releasing device extends through substrate, at least one sidewall or removable cap.
In one embodiment of the invention; The user can be through drawing said releasing device further through substrate, at least one sidewall or removable cap, or push said releasing device and open said releasing device towards substrate, at least one sidewall or removable cap.
In one embodiment of the invention, at least one sidewall of storage tank extends and ends at least one flange (flanged lip) from the substrate of storage tank.
In one embodiment of the invention, said storage tank comprises removable cover, and said lid covers in the mouth that at least one sidewall limited, covers and protect content to be heated simultaneously, only before the beginning exothermic reaction, just removes said lid.
In one embodiment of the invention; Said convection channel is the gap that is limited between at least one flange and the storage tank on every side; Formation is defined between at least one wing of the seat on storage tank top and at least one flange; Said at least one wing stretches out from flange, in the zone near at least one wing, to limit the convection channel gap that enlarges; Alternately or additionally; Said convection channel is included in a plurality of convection duct between the ridge that limits at least one sidewall of storage tank; Said pipeline extends between said substrate and said removable cap, is delivered to the top of said storage tank from the below of said storage tank through convection current with the heat that promotes further to be produced.
In one embodiment of the invention; The mixture of reagent comprises fine-powdered magnesium metal (Mg (s)) and the inert filler that mixes with fine-powdered metallic iron (Fe (s)); Said mixture is placed in the permeable sack, so that the water that from water bag, is discharged functionally gets into and contact the reagent mixture in the said sack.The amount of water is predetermined and packaged in advance in the water bag; Like this; When said removable cap during at correct position; Result as predetermined reaction rate; In storage tank, take place through convective heat transfer, content to be heated can be heated to up to about 100 ℃ to 120 ℃ in about 30 to 45 seconds through convective heat transfer.
In one embodiment of the invention, the releasing device that is provided for from water bag discharging water is pulling-on piece (pull-tab).Pulling-on piece can move between the primary importance and the second place, and in said primary importance, the retained part of said pulling-on piece only partly extends through said substrate, at least one sidewall or removable cap; In the said second place, said another part of pulling-on piece is positioned at outside the storage tank, and it is connected to the water bag in the storage tank, and before the beginning exothermic reaction, is sheltered by said substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap.Water bag is by substrate support and be connected to substrate, like this, when the pulling-on piece person of being used moves, draws back water bag thereby the part that water bag is connected with pulling-on piece is torn off by the remainder from water bag.
In one embodiment of the invention, content to be heated comprises aseptic preparatory cook food, and said preparatory cook food is packed in advance and stored, up in storage tank by Convective Heating.Therefore, storage tank is suspended from the storage tank during use, and the substrate of storage tank does not directly contact with sack.Perhaps, except convection current takes place, substrate can take place contact with conduction between the sack.
In one embodiment of the invention, be provided for before said exothermic reaction begins, the additional packaging for foodstuff that can sneak into the additional preparatory cook food content in the content of storage tank with coupling in storage tank; Replacedly or additionally, also hold auxiliary bag and kit in the storage tank.
In one embodiment of the invention; Removable cap comprises the top board with respect to the upper edge projection of storage tank; The top board of projection limits heating clamber above storage tank; The heat that exothermic reaction produced slowly dissipates from storage tank; Especially dissipate through the release aperture that outstanding top board, forms from heating clamber; Like this, after the user draws back water bag about 6 to 8 minutes, content just was ready to so that edible.
In one embodiment of the invention, storage tank is the material of being made by the recyclable materials that can bear the temperature that exothermic reaction produces.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of method of making food containers is provided, said method comprises:
Storage tank is provided, and said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
In water bag, fill the water of scheduled volume, after its sealing, water bag is placed on the position by substrate support;
Releasing device is provided, and said releasing device is connected with water bag, and is set to when the device person of being used opens, from water bag, discharge water;
The sack that comprises reagent mixture is provided, and exothermic reaction takes place and produces heat in reagent mixture in the presence of water, and said sack is arranged in storage tank, is supported by water bag; With
Storage tank is provided and storage tank is positioned on the sack in the storage tank; Storage tank is applicable to and holds food contents to be heated; Storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall; Between said at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limit convection channel; The heat that said convection channel allows the storage tank below to produce is delivered to the storage tank top through convection current, thereby also heats content from the top.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of method that is used for the food contents that the heated food container comprised is provided, said food containers comprises:
Storage tank, said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
Water bag comprises the water of scheduled volume, in use by substrate support;
With the releasing device that said water bag is connected, be set to when the said device person of being used opens, from said water bag, discharge water;
Exothermic reaction takes place and heat release in the sack that contains reagent mixture, reagent mixture in the presence of water, said sack is placed in the storage tank, is supported by water bag; With
Can be placed on the storage tank of the top of sack described in the storage tank, be used to hold content to be heated, said storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall, between said at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limits convection channel,
Said method comprises:
Utilization places the storage tank of sack top that removable cap is fixed on the storage tank;
Open said releasing device, tear water bag thus to discharge water;
Make the water and the reagent mixture reaction that from water bag, discharge, below storage tank, to produce heat; With
Make heat be delivered to the top of storage tank through convection current via said convection channel, thereby also heat content from the top from the below of storage tank.
An embodiment according to a further aspect in the invention; Storage tank comprises the removable cover of cooking heated food in the covering storage tank in advance; Said method comprises the removable cap that removes storage tank; Remove the lid of storage tank, and before starting exothermic reaction, removable cap is covered again at the unlatching releasing device.
Another embodiment according to another aspect of the present invention; In storage tank, pack the additional packaging for foodstuff of holding additional preparatory cook food content in advance; Said method comprises the removable cap that removes storage tank; Remove the removable cover of storage tank; Open additional packaging for foodstuff; Additional preparatory cook food content is joined in the food of cooking in advance in the storage tank, and, removable lid is covered again opening releasing device with before starting exothermic reaction.
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Through embodiment one embodiment of the invention are described referring now to non-limitative drawings.Among the figure:
Fig. 1 illustrates the phantom of the food containers of the food contents that the heating with integrated heater according to one embodiment of the invention wherein comprised, and additional packaging for foodstuff and apparatus illustrate separately;
Fig. 2 illustrates the side cross-sectional view of the food containers of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 illustrates the perspective view of the food containers of Fig. 1, illustrates its content with the mode of piling up each other;
Fig. 4 illustrates the perspective view of storage tank of the food containers of Fig. 1, wherein is placed with a water bag and along with the user draws back from storage tank and from water bag, discharges the device of water;
Fig. 5 illustrates the perspective view of the storage tank that holds content to be heated in the food containers of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 illustrates the perspective view that is arranged in hiding sack of being suspended from of storage tank and the storage tank on the water bag of Fig. 5, and the food contents that the supplementary diet of Fig. 1 is packed is added in the content to be heated of storage tank;
Implement the diagram of the operating sequence of the method for food containers in the shop drawings 1 shown in Fig. 7; With
The diagram of the operating sequence of the method for the food contents that is comprised in the food containers of the heating of enforcement shown in Fig. 8 Fig. 1.
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In the accompanying drawings, except as otherwise noted, the identical identical assembly of Reference numeral ordinary representation.Only if when inconsistent, the expression that indicates any character comprises other character with context.
In following explanation, will describe the food contents that is used for heated food container 10 with integrated heater food containers 10, make the method for container 10 and the method for heated food content in food containers 10.Fig. 3 to 6 explanation of accompanying drawing begins before the exothermic reaction, according to food containers 10 or its assembly of a nonrestrictive embodiment of the present invention in container; And Fig. 1 and 2 explanation begins exothermic reaction with the food containers after the heating food contents wherein according to a nonrestrictive embodiment of the present invention in container.
Accompanying drawing 1 illustrates the perspective view of food containers 10, comprises the cutaway view part.Packaging for foodstuff 12 and tableware 14 are shown respectively in addition, and when preparing transportation, they are packaged together in the storage tank 16 of container 10 with storage tank 18, sack 20 and water bag 22 also generally.Shown in accompanying drawing 3, this embodiment according to the present invention, above content is packaged in the container 10 with generally being laminated to each other in advance.
Although the details of not shown mobile pulling-on piece 26 has illustrated among Fig. 4 that pulling-on piece 26 can move between the primary importance and the second place, in primary importance, the retained part 28 of pulling-on piece 26 only partly extends through the sidewall 30 of storage tank 16; In second place (not shown), another part 32 of pulling-on piece 26 is positioned at outside the container 10, and it is connected with water bag 22 in the storage tank 16, and before exothermic reaction begins, is sequestered in the container 10.The mobile of pulling-on piece 26 guarantees that water bag is torn, and preferably the line of weakness (line of weakness) 33 that is provided with on the water bag 22 is torn, so that water flows out into storage tank 16 from water bag 22.The water yield in the water bag 22 is predetermined and wrapped; Food contents to be heated can be through the mode of the convective heat transfer of generation in storage tank 16 in the container 10 like this; Because predetermined reaction rate was heated to about 100 ℃ to 120 ℃ in about 30 to 45 seconds.Obviously, be fixed on the storage tank 16 if be fit to the removable cap 34 of snap on the upper edge 36 of storage tank 16, then hot transmission can occur over just in the container 10.Lid 34 comprises the top board of giving prominence to respect to the upper edge 36 of storage tank 16 38, and shown in accompanying drawing 2, said outstanding top board 38 limits heating clamber 40 above storage tank 18.In the top board 38 of lid 34, also form air vent 42, the heat of exothermic reaction generation dissipates in the closed heating 40 from the storage tank 16 of sealing lentamente like this.This makes and draws back water bag 22 after about 6 to 8 minutes the user that the content in the container 10 just can be ready to so that edible.
Usually, shown in Fig. 1 to 3, sack 20 is positioned at storage tank 16, is supported by water bag 22.Sack 20 comprises reagent mixture 44, and reagent mixture exothermic reaction takes place in the presence of water produces hot Q.The applicant believes, the fine-powdered magnesium metal (Mg (s)) that is mixed with fine-powdered metallic iron (Fe (s)) and inert filler produces enough hot Q, with at very short a period of time heating food article content.This chemical reaction is:
For activating or causing and should react, the water of the scheduled volume that from water bag 22, discharges contacts with the reagent mixture in the sack 20.Although have only in a small amount ferrous metal (Fe (s)) to constitute the part of mixture, when it begins when oxidized, iron is used as the catalyst of above-mentioned chemical reaction, and oxidized and when sending its two valence electrons to iron when magnesium subsequently, reverts back its simple substance state.
Can produce the heat of similar reaction rate and analog quantity with safety and economical and practical mode, and can be used for the alternative reagent of the content that container 10 according to the present invention wherein comprised with heating, also be considered to fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.It is also envisioned that reagent mixture 44 can be arranged in the storage tank 16 by loosely, but in the present invention, mixture 44 is placed in the permeable sack 20, so that the water that from water bag 22, discharges operatively contacts the mixture 44 in the sack 20.
Accompanying drawing 5 illustrates the storage tank 18 that is used to hold food contents to be heated according to of the present invention.Show storage tank 18 among Fig. 2,3 and 6 above sack 20, and be arranged in storage tank 16.Storage tank 16 comprises bed 46, sidewall 48 and the flange 50 that stretches out from the neighboring of sidewall 48.Between flange 50 and storage tank on every side 16, limit convection channel 52, the hot Q that produces from storage tank 18 belows can be delivered to the top of storage tank via convection channel through convection current like this, gets into heating clamber 40, thus also heated food content from the top.Storage tank 18 comprises removable cover 54, and its covering is limited to the openend 55 between the sidewall 48 of storage tank 18, covers simultaneously and protects content to be heated, before exothermic reaction begins, removes said lid 54.
It is the gaps 56 that are formed between the wing 62 of seat 58 that the top 60 of storage tank 16 limited and flange 50 that Fig. 2 and 6 illustrates the convection channel 52 that is limited to 16 of flange 50 and storage tanks on every side.The wing 62 stretches out from flange 50, or upsweeps with respect to flange 50, with near the convection channel gap 56 of the expansion of the area limiting the wing 62.
Convection channel 52 according to this embodiment of the present invention also comprises a plurality of pipelines 64 between the ridge on the sidewall 30 that is limited to storage tank 16.Pipeline 64 extends between substrate 24 and lid 34, is delivered to the top of storage tank 18 with the hot Q that promotes further to be produced from the below of storage tank 18 through convection current, promptly gets into heating clamber 40.Be understood that container 10 only also can bring into play the effect of heating institute content thing through gap 56, hot Q can be delivered to heating clamber 40 through gap 56.Obviously, shown in accompanying drawing 6, convection channel 52 can be included between storage tank 16 and the heating clamber 40 a plurality of gaps 56 and/or the pipeline 64 that forms, and wherein, gap 56 is formed at the below at angle of the flange 50 of storage tank 18, and pipeline 64 is formed in the sidewall 30 of storage tank 16.Multiple shape and configuration also can be taked with pipeline 64 in gap 56, and can be arranged on the different position between storage tank 16 and the heating clamber 40.
Content to be heated comprises aseptic preparatory cook food, packs and store the food of cooking in advance in advance, up in storage tank 18, passing through Convective Heating subsequently.In use, storage tank is suspended from storage tank 16 tops, and the bottom 46 of storage tank 18 does not directly contact sack 20.Perhaps, except convection current takes place, between bottom 46 and the sack 20 transmission can take place and contact.The content of also imagining in the wrapped storage tank to be heated can comprise water.
In this embodiment of the present invention, supplementary diet packing 12 is provided in storage tank 16, it holds additional food contents of cooking in advance, and said additional preparatory cook food content can be sneaked into the food contents of storage tank 18 before exothermic reaction begins.Alternately or additionally, also can hold the auxiliary bag (not shown) that comprises for example anti-stored article (for example, coffee, sugar, milk powder, cereal, bread, sweets, dry fruit etc.) in the storage tank 16; With comprise the for example kit of match, toilet paper, chewing gum and condom.Also the available energy recyclable material (for example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS food-grade)) that bears the temperature that exothermic reaction produces is made storage tank 16 and storage tank 18.Also can use the other materials that also can tolerate the temperature that is produced.
Shown in accompanying drawing 7, according to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of method 100 of making food containers 10 is provided, this figure illustrates the order of the operation of carrying out in the method 100.
Shown in frame 102, method 100 comprises provides storage tank 16, storage tank 16 to comprise substrate 24, at least one sidewall 30 and removable cap 34.Shown in frame 104, method 100 also comprises, fills water bag 22 with the water of scheduled volume, and with its sealing, when lid 34 is removed, water bag 22 is placed on the position of being supported by substrate 24.Then, shown in frame 106, method 100 comprises provides releasing device 26, and releasing device is connected with water bag 22, and is set to when releasing device 26 persons of being used open, from water bag 22, discharge water.Then, shown in frame 108, method 100 comprises provides the sack 20 that comprises reagent mixture 44, and the exothermic reaction heat release takes place in the presence of water reagent mixture, and sack 20 is placed in the storage tank 16, is supported by water bag 22.Shown in frame 110; This method stops in the following manner: before cover lid 34 again; Storage tank 18 is provided in storage tank and storage tank 18 is arranged on above the sack 20; Storage tank 18 is suitable for holding food contents to be heated; Storage tank 18 comprises substrate 46 and at least one sidewall 48; Limit convection channel 52 between at least one sidewall 48 and the storage tank on every side 16, convection channel 52 allows heat that storage tanks 18 belows produce to be delivered to the top of storage tank 18, so also the heating content from the top through convection current.
Shown in accompanying drawing 8, according to a further aspect in the invention, the method 200 that is used for 10 content things of heating container is provided, this figure illustrates the order of the operation of carrying out in the method 200.
Shown in frame 202, method 200 comprises, utilizes the storage tank 18 that places sack 20 tops, and removable cap 34 is fixed on the storage tank 16.Shown in frame 204, method 200 also comprises opens releasing device 26, therefore, tears water bag 22 to discharge water.Subsequently, shown in frame 206, method 200 comprises that permission discharges water from water bag 22, with reagent mixture 44 reactions, below storage tank 18, to produce hot Q.Shown in frame 204, this method stops in the following manner: allow hot Q through convection current, via convection channel 52/56/64, be delivered to storage tank 18 tops from storage tank 18 belows, get into heating clamber 40, so also the heating content from the top.
An embodiment according to another aspect of the present invention; Storage tank 18 comprises the removable cover 54 that covers the food of cooking in advance to be heated in the storage tank 18; Therefore; Method 200 comprises the lid 34 that removes storage tank 16, removes the lid 54 of storage tank 18 and is pulled through sidewall 30 with cover lid 34 again before starting exothermic reaction at flange 26.Be pulled through sidewall 30 with before starting exothermic reaction at pulling-on piece 26, the preparatory cook food that is placed in the additional food product packets 12 also can be added in the food in the storage tank 18, with to wherein adding for example flavoring.
Although illustrate and described an embodiment preferred of the present invention; Should understand and not be intended to limit degree of the present invention; And be intended to cover all modification and alternative methods in the spirit and scope of the present invention that fall into; Comprise: the method that is used to make the food contents that is comprised in mould and the method and the heating container 10 of container 10 and assembly thereof.
The applicant believes; Food containers 10 of the present invention has solved the shortcoming in the hot meal method of traditional fast food at least in part; Because container 10 provides clean and tidy but durable and heatable easily method; Wherein, can the food that boil be provided to the people that are in for example war situation or dependence food relief plan.
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1. food containers, said food containers are useful on the wherein integrated heater of contained food contents of heating, and said food containers comprises:
Storage tank, said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
Water bag, said water bag contains the water of scheduled volume, in use by said substrate support;
Releasing device, said releasing device is connected with said water bag, and is set to when the said releasing device person of being used opens, from said water bag, discharge water;
Exothermic reaction takes place and produces heat in the sack that contains reagent mixture, said reagent mixture in the presence of water, said sack is contained in the said storage tank, is supported by said water bag; With
Can place the storage tank of the said sack top in the said storage tank; Be used to hold content to be heated; Said storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall; Between said at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limit convection channel; The heat that said convection channel allows said storage tank below to produce is delivered to said storage tank top through convection current, thereby also heats said content from the top.
2. the food containers of claim 1, wherein, said releasing device extends through said substrate, at least one sidewall or said removable cap.
3. the food containers of claim 2; Wherein, Said releasing device is a pulling-on piece; It is opened through said pulling-on piece is drawn to the second place from primary importance by the user; In said primary importance, the retained part of said pulling-on piece only partly extends through said substrate, at least one sidewall or removable cap; And in the said second place; Another part of said pulling-on piece is positioned at outside the said storage tank; This another part of said pulling-on piece is connected on the said water bag in the said storage tank, and before said exothermic reaction begins, is covered by said substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap.
4. the food containers of claim 3; Wherein, Said water bag is supported on the said substrate and with said substrate and is connected, and makes that when the user moved said pulling-on piece, the part that said water bag is connected with said pulling-on piece was torn to draw back said water bag from the remainder of said water bag.
5. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, at least one sidewall of wherein said storage tank extend away from the said substrate of said storage tank and end at least one flange.
6. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim; Wherein said storage tank comprises the mouth that covering is limited said at least one sidewall and covers and protect the removable cover of content to be heated simultaneously; Just before said exothermic reaction begins, just remove said lid.
7. the described food containers of claim 5 or claim 6; Wherein said convection channel be limited to said at least one flange and said around storage tank between the gap, be formed between at least one wing of seat and said at least one flange on the top that is defined in said storage tank.
8. the food containers of claim 7, wherein, said at least one wing stretches out said flange, thereby near limiting the convection channel gap that enlarges in the zone of said at least one wing.
9. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim; Wherein, Said convection channel comprises the convection duct between the ridge in a plurality of at least one sidewall that is defined in said storage tank; Said pipeline extends between said substrate and said removable cap, so that promote that further the heat that is produced is delivered to the top of said storage tank from the below of said storage tank through convection current.
10. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein, said sack is permeable, so that the water that from said water bag, discharges operationally contacts the said reagent compound in the said sack.
11. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein, said reagent mixture comprises fine-powdered magnesium metal (Mg (s)) and the inert filler that mixes with fine-powdered metallic iron (Fe (s)).
12. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim; Wherein, The water yield in the said water bag be scheduled to wrapped; Make when said removable cap places correct position, in said storage tank, take place because predetermined reaction rate makes said content to be heated in about 30 to 45 seconds, to be heated to about 100 ℃ to 120 ℃ through convective heat transfer.
13. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein, said storage tank is suspended from the top of said storage tank in use, and said storage tank does not directly contact with said sack.
14. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein, content to be heated comprises the sterile food of cooking in advance, and said food of cooking is in advance packed in advance and is stored in the said storage tank until follow-up heating.
15. each described food containers in the claim 1 to 13, said container comprise the supplementary diet packing that is used to hold the additional food contents of cooking in advance, it can be sneaked in the said content of said storage tank before exothermic reaction begins.
16. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein, said removable cap comprises the top board with respect to said storage tank upper edge projection, and the top board of said projection limits the heating clamber of said storage tank top.
17. the described food containers of claim 16; Be included in the release aperture that forms on the said top board of said lid; The heat that said release aperture allows to produce dissipates from said storage tank lentamente; So that after about 6 to 8 minutes, said content can be ready to so that edible after from said water bag, discharging water.
18. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein said storage tank comprise auxiliary bag and kit.
19. each described food containers in the aforementioned claim, wherein said storage tank is made by callable food-grade acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, and said copolymer can bear the temperature that is produced by said exothermic reaction.
20. a method of making food containers, said method comprises:
Storage tank is provided, and said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
Water with scheduled volume is filled water bag, and after sealing, said water bag is placed the position by said substrate support;
Releasing device is provided, and said releasing device is connected with said water bag, and is set to after the said device person of being used opens, and from said water bag, discharges said water;
The sack that contains reagent mixture is provided, and exothermic reaction takes place and produces heat in said reagent mixture in the presence of water, and said sack is contained in the said storage tank, is supported by said water bag; With
Storage tank is provided; And before being fixed to said removable cap on the said storage tank; Make said storage tank be positioned the said sack top in the said storage tank; Said storage tank is applicable to and holds food contents to be heated; Said storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall; Between said at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limit convection channel, the heat that said convection channel allows said storage tank below to produce is delivered to said storage tank top through convection current, thereby also heats said content from the top.
21. be used for the method for the food contents that the heated food container comprised, said food containers comprises:
Storage tank, said storage tank comprises substrate, at least one sidewall and removable cap;
Water bag, said water bag contains the water of scheduled volume, in use by said substrate support;
Releasing device, said releasing device is connected with said water bag, and is set to when the said device person of being used opens, from said water bag, discharge water;
Exothermic reaction takes place and produces heat in the sack that contains reagent mixture, said reagent mixture in the presence of water, said sack is accommodated in the said storage tank, is supported by said water bag; With
Can place the storage tank of the said sack top in the said storage tank, be used to hold content to be heated, said storage tank comprises substrate and at least one sidewall, between said at least one sidewall and storage tank on every side, limits convection channel,
Said method comprises:
Utilization places the said storage tank of said sack top that said removable cap is fixed on the said storage tank;
Open said releasing device, tear said water bag thus to discharge water;
Make the water and the reaction of said reagent mixture that from said water bag, discharge, below said storage tank, to produce heat; With
Make said heat through the below of convection current,, be delivered to the top of said storage tank, thereby also heat said content from the top via said convection channel from said storage tank.
22. the method that requires in the claim 21; Wherein said storage tank comprises the removable cover that covers preparatory cook food to be heated in the said storage tank; Said method comprises the said detachable lid that removes said storage tank; Remove the said lid of said storage tank; With opening said releasing device with before starting said exothermic reaction, said removable cap is covered again.
23. the method that requires in the claim 22; Wherein in said storage tank, pack the supplementary diet packing of holding additional preparatory cook food content in advance; Said method comprises the said removable cap that removes said storage tank; Remove the said lid of said storage tank; Open said supplementary diet packing; Said additional preparatory cook food content is added in the said preparatory cook food in the said storage tank; With opening said releasing device with before starting said exothermic reaction, cover said removable cap.
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