CN103025624B - 具有补充食物容器的食物包装 - Google Patents
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Abstract
一种食物盘包括侧壁模块、盖子和底部,其中,所述底部与所述侧壁模块以可脱离方式保持在一起,其中,通过使用附接至所述底部的移除装置能够使得所述底部从所述侧壁模块移除,并且其中,所述盖子附接至所述食物盘的上边缘,其中,所述盘进一步包括定位在所述盘中的补充食物容器,所述补充食物容器以可脱离方式附接至所述底部并且固定地附接至所述食物盘的所述盖子,并且其中,当将所述底部从所述侧壁模块移除时,所述补充食物容器是打开的。本发明的优点是,可以容纳额外的食物并使其与食物盘中其余食物分隔保持但可以同时加热,并且在打开食物盘时补充食物容器也同时打开。
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技术领域
本发明涉及具有补充食物容器的适用于快餐(ready meals)的食物包装等。
背景技术
一种日益增长的需求是,餐食易于准备并且准备时间短。快捷食物或快餐的销售日益增长。这些食物以一次性包装的形式被销售并且适于无需加热直接食用或者食用之前须要加热。
多数快餐容纳在通常由盘构成的一次性包装中,该盘由纸板、金属或塑料材料制成并具有充当盖子的透明塑料层。根据包装材料,可以具有多种不同的加热方法。最常见的用于单份快餐的盘(tray)材料是塑料或纸,这允许餐食在微波炉中加热。也可以使用传统烤炉或将包装置于热水中。在加热之前或之后将包装的盖子移除。在加热之后可以直接从包装中食用该餐食,或者可以将食物从包装转移至餐盘。在转移食物的过程中,食物的外形被破坏并且食物成分难免被混杂。如果食物是冷冻的,在加热之前将食物转移至餐盘可能是没什么问题的,但是对于非冷冻餐食,转移食物是不实际的。
解决食物混杂的一种方法是,使用具有由划分壁部划分的不同部分的盘。通过使用特定模制工具或压制工具以一体件形式制造这样的盘。难以从这样的盘中直接食用,但是可以以更加受控的(但耗时)的方式转移食物。这样的包装的另一个缺点是,不同部分的尺寸是固定的。根据准备的餐食,每一种餐食则可能需要不同的包装。
在WO 2004/045970A1中描述了一种公知的包装,其中,该包装被细分成适于在加热过程中保持不同压力的不同部分,并且因此允许在不同部分中具有不同温度。
US 3,708,086A描述了细分成不同部分的包装,这些不同的部分适于在加热之后颠倒(invert)并具有充当餐盘(plate)的特定盖子。
WO 2006/115457描述了一种食物包装,其中,通过将包装置于餐盘上方并且然后移除包装的底部而将食物转移至餐盘。以这种方式,可以在不使食物成分混杂的情况下将食物转移至餐盘的使用表面。由此快餐保持其在转移之前的方位。一些例如酱料的食物可能仍会与其它食物相互混杂。
从而,可能需要在这样的包装中将不同食物隔开,并同时允许不同食物的不同的加热量。因此,食物包装仍有改进的余地。
发明内容
因此,本发明的一个目的在于,提供改进的食物盘(food tray),其中,在加热过程中不同食物可以被隔开。本发明的另一个目的在于提供一种食物盘,其中,不同食物可以加热至不同温度。
在权利要求1的特征部分描述了根据本发明的解决问题的方案。其它的权利要求包含有利实施方式和食物盘的进一步改进。
在包括侧壁模块、盖子以及底部的食物盘中,其中,底部和侧壁模块以可脱离方式接合在一起,其中,可以使用附接至底部的移除装置将底部从侧壁模块移除,并且其中,盖子附接至食物盘的上边缘,盘进一步包括定位在盘中的补充食物容器,从而实现本发明的目的,该补充食物容器以可脱离方式附接至底部并且以固定方式附接至食物盘的盖子,并且其中,在将底部从侧壁模块移除时,补充食物容器是打开的。
根据本发明的食物盘的这个第一实施方式,食物盘包括定位在盘中的补充食物容器。这样,可以保持额外的食物产品并使其同盘中的其余食物完全隔开保持,而在加热盘时其又可以同时被加热。当打开食物盘时,该额外食物的容器也被打开。补充食物容器则以可移除方式附接至盘的可移除底部,从而当剥离可移除底部时,盘和补充食物容器两者同时打开。优选地,补充食物容器固定地连接至食物盘的盖子,从而当移除可移除底部时,盖子将补充食物容器保持在位。因此,盖子附接至食物盘的上边缘,从而当移除底部时,将盖子保持在位。盖子固定地附接至上边缘或者抵靠该上边缘。
在本发明的一个有利的改进中,补充食物容器包括以可脱离方式附接至补充食物容器的下边缘的独立底部,其中,该独立底部以固定方式附接至盘的底部。这允许在盘外部的独立填充工位对补充食物容器进行填充。这还允许在不同时刻和不同地点对补充食物容器进行填充,并且在将补充食物容器插入食物盘中之前对其进行储存。通过同时为补充食物容器设置以固定方式附接至补充食物容器的上边缘的独立盖子,进一步增加了选择填充地点的自由。独立盖子适于以固定方式附接至食物盘的盖子,使得当移除可移除底部时将补充食物容器保持在位。
在本发明的一个有利改进中,相对于微波,补充食物容器的主体的材料可以是至少部分地不透过的。这样,补充食物容器中的额外食物可以全部地或部分地免受微波辐射,这使得额外食物的受热小于食物盘的其它食物。通过还使用包括相同材料的独立底部和/或独立盖子,可以进一步控制转移至额外食物的辐射。例如,通过使用相对于微波完全不可穿透的材料,可以几乎完全防止额外食物被加热。
在本发明的一个有利改进中,补充食物容器包括吸收微波的材料。这样,补充食物容器中的额外食物可能暴露于由红外辐射导致的额外加热。可以根据需要,将这个材料应用于补充食物容器的主体、独立底部和/或独立盖子。
在本发明的另一个有利改进中,组合地使用遮挡微波的材料和吸收微波的材料。例如,可以在主体和独立底部中使用不可穿透的材料而在盖子中使用吸收性材料。
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下面将参照附图中示出的实施方式对本发明进行更详细的描述,其中:
图1示出了根据本发明的包括补充食物容器的食物盘的侧视图;
图2示出了根据本发明的食物盘的分解视图;
图3示出了包括独立底部的补充食物容器的分解视图;以及
图4示出了包括独立底部和独立盖子的补充食物容器的分解视图。
具体实施方式
下面描述的具有进一步改进的本发明的实施方式应当被认为仅仅是示例并且绝不限制保护范围,保护范围由专利权利要求限定。
图1以包括补充食物容器2的盘1的形式示出了食物包装的第一个实施方式。在示出的示例中,盘1包括彼此互连的横向侧壁5、6以及两个纵向侧壁3、4,由此形成了制成一体的侧壁模块18。盘进一步包括可移除底部13。侧壁3、4和5、6彼此大致垂直,但是也可以是其它形状,诸如,圆形、椭圆形或非对称形状。然而,对于要处理和包装的较大量的情况,矩形外部形状是具有成本效益的。示出的横向侧壁的每一个均包括凹陷区7、8。凹陷区7旨在容纳可移除底部的可移除拉片(tab)14。可移除拉片固定至可移除底部(在相对端部),即,在手指抓住的位置的端部,这意味着,当拉开可移除拉片时,可移除底部开始剥离。凹陷区8位于在上部区域中,上部区域由在盘的上边缘11处的把手9限定。凹陷区8为使用者手指提供空间,使得当移除该底部13时,可以以可靠方式抓住把手。把手9包括缺口10,其可以帮助使用者更可靠地抓住包装。
侧壁稍微倾斜,使得食物盘可以堆叠在彼此中。这允许空食物包装的有效运输。下周缘设置有下边缘12,其用于容纳构成盘的底部13的底部箔片(bottom foil)。可以通过拉动可移除拉片14来移除底部箔片。在制造食物盘时,可移除底部箔片优选地以可移除方式附接至侧壁模块。存在不同方式,可以实现底部的附接,允许以容易方式将其移除,但是,在移除底部之前,仍为食物提供可靠底部。因为可移除的底部被剥离,所以作用在结合处的局部拉力强度会相对较高,从而帮助该底部的移除。
食物包装的上周缘包括适于容纳某种盖子的上边缘。盖子可以由不同材料制成,但是优选地,由透明膜制成,透明膜在食物已放入盘中之后附接至上边缘。当盘中的食物待供应时,盖子不必从盘处移除。这使得盖子更易于附接,这是极其重要的,尤其当通过具有更简单密封机器的较小设施来使用食物盘时。当盖子附接至盘的时候,该可移除盖子需要较大的公差,但是对于本发明的盘,可以获得盖子的紧密且可靠的附接,并具有较小公差。
食物盘进一步包括补充食物容器2。在示出的示例中,补充食物容器是圆形的,但是,也可以想出其它的形状,诸如矩形、正方形、椭圆形或不对称形状。补充食物容器包括主体15、下边缘16和上边缘17。所述补充食物容器适于,在分配盘之后,适于在食物生产者处将补充食物容器插入盘中。这样,可以以堆叠方式对盘进行高效的运输。补充食物容器也可以稍微倾斜,以允许在运输过程中使补充食物容器相互堆叠。下边缘16优选地朝着补充食物容器的中心向内延伸,但也可以向外延伸。上边缘优选17从补充食物容器的中心向外延伸,但也可以向内延伸。从而上、下边缘的方向是可选的,但优选的方向使得具有成本有效的生产工具,并且进一步允许补充食物容器以紧凑方式彼此堆叠。补充食物容器可以由不同材料制成,例如,不同的塑料、聚合物和纸基材料。
当快餐生产者在填充工位利用食物来准备食物盘时,将单个的盘带至填充工位。这可以是手动操作的填充工位或者是自动化的填充工位。在将任何食物放入盘中之前,补充食物容器插入在适当位置中,在示出的示例中,是插在一个角上。下边缘16设置有稍许粘性的涂层,这允许补充食物容器粘在底部并且密封盖补充食物容器的内部。粘性涂层允许在将底部从盘处移除的同时将底部从补充食物容器处移除。因此,补充食物容器会粘在底部但不会坚强(rigidly)地附接至底部。还可以通过加热使补充食物容器附接至底部,正如底部附接至侧壁模块的方式一样。
当补充食物容器保持在位时,食物插入到盘中。例如,可以是肉、土豆和蔬菜。额外食物产品(诸如,例如,酱料)放入补充食物容器中。将酱料放入补充食物容器中的优点是,酱料不会在用餐之前与盘中的食物混合。这将防止,在食物盘的储存和运输期间,食物被额外食物产品所污染。这样,可以防止,例如,油炸土豆被酱料所浸湿,这种浸湿不可避免地会破坏土豆的脆性。当一些食物产品混合时,将会开始一些化学反应,通过分开食物产品之一,也可防止这样的化学反应。一种这样的情况是,额外食物产品使得食物变色,诸如,酱料使得鱼变色,通过隔开食物产品,可以防止这样的变色。
当所有的食物产品放入食物盘时,将盖子安装至盘。盖子优选地在热密封操作中安装至盘,也可以使用不固定地附接至上边缘的盖子。可以使用通常所知的包括加热盘的热密封设备或机器,但是因为盖子不应当是可移除的,所以也可以使用其它的材料、温度和加工时间。对于本发明的食物盘,盖子附接至盘的上边缘的粘结力大于底部附接至下边缘的粘结力是极其重要的,从而当移除底部时,补充食物容器保持在位。在这个示例中,补充食物容器的高度与盘的侧壁的高度相同,使得补充食物容器的上边缘17与盘的上边缘11齐平。这样,在盖子附接至盘的同时,补充食物容器被密封且附接至盖子。
还可以使用以压入配合或咬扣方式附接至上边缘的盖子,这里,盖子具有与侧壁的边缘交叠的边缘,从而盖子的边缘搭在上边缘上。这样,可以使用具有更漂亮外形的特定盖子。这样的盖子可以由可看穿的、清澈且相对较硬的塑料膜制成。盖子可以具有在食物盘上方延伸的形状。为了将补充食物容器附接至盖子,补充食物容器的高度适于盖子的高度。盖子可以固定地附接至食物盘或可以通过诸如突起和沟槽的互锁装置而保持在位。
在本发明的食物盘的一个改进中,补充食物容器设置有以可移除方式附接至补充食物容器的下边缘16的独立底部。可以通过使用粘结剂或使用热密封工艺将独立底部附接至下边缘。使用热密封工艺的一个优点是,不存在任何食物与粘结剂接触的风险,因为有些粘结剂在食品行业是不允许使用的。在此示例中,独立底部的下侧设置有将独立底部和盘的可移除底部粘合的粘结剂。独立底部粘结至盘的可移除底部的粘结力必须大于在独立底部和补充食物容器的下边缘之间的粘结力。这样,独立底部会与可移除底部一起被移除,从而当盘被打开时,补充食物容器也被打开。当将食物放在盘中适当位置时,盘以如上述的方式被密封。其具有的一个优点是,补充食物容器可以在插入盘中之前,在独立填充工位处被填充。
在本发明的食物盘的另一个改进中,补充食物容器(除了独立底部)也设置有附接至补充食物容器的上边缘17的独立盖子。在本示例中,独立盖子以固定方式附接至补充食物容器的上边缘,因为没有打开盖子的必要。这可以通过使用粘结剂或者热密封工艺来获得。独立盖子附接至补充食物容器的上边缘的粘结力必须大于在独立底部和补充食物容器下边缘之间的粘结力。这样,独立底部会与可移除底部一起被移除,从而当盘被打开时,补充食物容器也被打开。当将食物放在盘中适当位置时,盘以如上所述的相同方式被密封。在这个密封工艺过程中,补充食物容器也与独立盖子一起附接至盘的盖子。其具有的一个优点是,补充食物容器可以在插入盘中之前在独立填充工位进行填充和密封。这使得可以以特定方式处理额外食物,例如,通过为补充食物容器中的额外食物使用特定保护气体。还可以例如,在超高温工艺中处理补充食物容器中的额外食物,以延长额外食物的储存时间。这是有利的,因为有些额外食物(诸如酱料)可能对储存更敏感。
上述的补充食物容器通过粘结至底部或食物盘的盖子而维持在适当的位置。在另一个实施方式中,补充食物容器比盘的侧壁低,并且是附接至一个或两个侧壁。在这种情况下,补充食物容器必须在插入盘中之前设置有独立底部,因为其不能与盘的盖子一起密封。补充食物容器可以通过合适的粘结剂附接至侧壁,在将盘的底部移除的过程中,该粘结剂会将补充食物容器保持附接至侧壁。
补充食物容器的尺寸可以适合于食物盘中的快餐的额外食物的量。从而,可以在相同的盘中使用不同尺寸的补充食物容器,这允许灵活的方案而仅需要一个基体盘。当仅有一小部分的额外食物被使用时,在食物盘中插入小的补充食物容器。当更多的额外食物被使用时,可以插入较大的补充食物容器,或者可以使用两个小的补充食物容器。当使用两个补充食物容器时,还可以将它们置于食物盘的相对的角上,从而允许将额外食物更均匀的分散。还可以使用包括不同种类的额外食物(它们不会与食物盘中的食物混杂或彼此混杂)的两个补充食物容器。这使得可以例如提供具有白色酱料和深色酱料的菜品,而这两种酱料不会相互混杂。
在上述的包括补充食物容器的食物盘中,补充食物容器中的额外食物与食物盘其它部分中的食物同时且以相同的强度加热。在一些情况下,相对于食物盘其它部分中的食物,补充食物容器中的食物可能需要加热的程度较小。这种情况可能是,当额外食物是应当加热至比食物盘其它部分的食物低的温度的酱料时。这种情况还可能是,当额外食物比其它食物包括更多的水时,因为当在微波炉中加热食物时,含水量较高的食物会加热得更快。对于普通的酱料,这可能意味着,酱料过热了并且可能在其他食物变温之前变坏。
另一种情况,当补充食物容器中的食物的受热应该小于其它食物时,当额外食物是新鲜蔬菜时,诸如萨拉,其不应当太过加热或根本不需要加热。这种情况的另一示例是,当快餐是具有泡沫奶油或果酱的薄饼。盘包装有薄饼,泡沫奶油在补充食物容器中,并且果酱在另一个补充食物容器中。薄饼应当例如加热至80度,果酱加热至40度并且泡沫奶油根本不应当加热。
补充食物容器可以包括或多或少可透过微波的材料,从而允许减少额外食物的加热量。微波表示适于在微波炉中加热食物的电磁波。这样的微波通常频率为2.45GHz,但也可以使用在较小GHz范围内的频率。这样的材料可以仅用在补充食物容器的主体,但也可以根据允许穿透额外食物的辐射量而用在独立底部和独立盖子中。众所周知的或多或少可透过微波的材料诸如是(并且通常包覆有不同的材料层),包括具有一层或更多金属涂层的至少一层箔。金属箔可以以特定图案布置,以控制由该材料反射或传输的辐射量。也可以使用完全不可透过的材料,只要外部表面的尺寸和形状反射的微波量不会导致微波管破坏。
在一个示例中,用这种材料足以制造补充食物容器的主体。在这种情况下,补充食物容器插入在盘中并且以上述的相同方式粘结至盘的底部。当额外食物待一定程度地加热时,可以使用这样的补充食物容器。当需要更好的遮蔽时,独立底部和/或独立盖子也可以由这样的材料制成。因为补充食物容器的主体以及独立底部和独立盖子两者由这样的材料制成,可以遮蔽大部分或所有的微波辐射。这会几乎完全防止额外食物被加热。来自其它食物的一些热辐射是不可避免的。
以上述的薄饼为例,果酱容纳在补充食物容器中,该补充食物容器由遮蔽一部分微波的材料制成且具有矩形底部和盖子,并且泡沫奶油(whipped cream)容纳在由遮蔽微波的材料制成的补充食物容器中,该补充食物容器还具有也遮蔽微波的独立底部和独立盖子。这样,薄饼会完全暴露于微波中,果酱会暴露于部分的微波中并且泡沫奶油不会暴露于任何微波中。当菜品准备好时,其被放在餐盘上并且底部被移除。现在,菜品被适当地加热并且精细的布置在餐盘上,而没有对食物进行额外的处理。
在另一个示例中,补充食物容器可以包括设计为吸收微波的材料。根据额外食物,可以将这样的材料应用于补充食物容器的主体、补充食物容器的独立底部和/或补充食物容器的独立盖子。这样的材料会吸收微波并会加热,这进而产生红外辐射。这样的材料被称为感受器(susceptor)并且大多通常包含具有特定图案的薄膜形式的铝或陶瓷。例如,当额外食物表面应当具有某种额外颜色以呈现栅格的或褐色的表面时,可以使用这样的材料。这可以用于例如为油煎面包块(bread crouton)作最后的润色,从而使小馅饼具有硬底部或者制备奶油焦糖(crème caramel)的上表面。
还可以使用补充食物容器,该补充食物容器的独立底部和/或独立盖子具有的材料同时反射和吸收微波。在一个示例中,补充食物容器和独立底部由完全不可透过或部分地可透过微波的材料制成,而盖子由吸收微波的材料制成。这样的补充食物容器可以用于不需要由微波加热的但应当具有褐色表面的额外食物。一个示例是,不应当完全烹制但应当对表面进行精致的栅格式润色的甜胡椒。根据额外食物的种类,其它的组合也是可以的。
本发明不应当被认为限于上述的实施方式,可以在所附专利权利要求的范围内做出很多另外的变化与更改。补充食物容器可以具有任何尺寸和形状并且可以由任何合适的材料制成。
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1.一种食物盘(1),包括侧壁模块(18)、盖子(19)和底部(13),其中,所述底部(13)与所述侧壁模块(18)以可脱离方式保持在一起,其中,通过使用附接至所述底部(13)的移除装置,所述底部(13)能够从所述侧壁模块(18)移除,并且其中,所述盖子(19)附接至所述食物盘(1)的上边缘(11),其特征在于,所述盘进一步包括定位在所述盘(1)中的补充食物容器(2),所述补充食物容器以可脱离方式附接至所述底部(13)并且固定地附接至所述食物盘(1)的所述盖子(19),并且其中,当所述底部(13)从所述侧壁模块(18)移除时,所述补充食物容器(2)被打开。
2.根据权利要求1所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述盖子固定地附接至所述食物盘(1)的所述上边缘(11)。
3.根据权利要求1或2所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器(2)进一步包括以可脱离方式附接至所述补充食物容器(2)的下边缘(16)的独立底部(20),并且其中,所述独立底部(20)以固定方式附接至所述盘的所述底部(13)。
4.根据权利要求3所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器(2)进一步包括以固定方式附接至所述补充食物容器(2)的上边缘(17)的独立盖子(21),并且其中,所述独立盖子(21)以固定方式附接至所述盘的所述盖子(19)。
5.根据权利要求3所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的主体(15)包括至少部分地不可透过微波的材料。
6.根据权利要求3所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的所述独立底部(20)包括至少部分地不可透过微波的材料。
7.根据权利要求4所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的所述独立盖子(21)包括至少部分地不可透过微波的材料。
8.根据权利要求1所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的主体(15)包括吸收微波的材料。
9.根据权利要求3所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的所述独立底部(20)包括吸收微波的材料。
10.根据权利要求4所述的食物盘,其特征在于,所述补充食物容器的所述独立盖子(21)包括吸收微波的材料。
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