EP1237787B1 - Contenant de transport destine a l'emballage et au transport de produits alimentaires - Google Patents

Contenant de transport destine a l'emballage et au transport de produits alimentaires Download PDF

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EP1237787B1
EP1237787B1 EP00974541A EP00974541A EP1237787B1 EP 1237787 B1 EP1237787 B1 EP 1237787B1 EP 00974541 A EP00974541 A EP 00974541A EP 00974541 A EP00974541 A EP 00974541A EP 1237787 B1 EP1237787 B1 EP 1237787B1
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Richard Beer
Norbert Genieser
Stefan Engl
Ingo Holtkamp
Bernd Jordan
Mariette Maldaner
Walter GRÜN
Ralf SCHÖNIG
Hansjürgen LINDE
Uwe Neumann
Matthias Gradl
Andreas Rehklau
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  • the invention relates to a transport container Packing and transporting frozen foods Food, especially ice cream, with the Generic features of claim 1.
  • the well-known transport containers for packaging and Transporting food has a container which is generally rectangular or circular Has floor space. On the container is an outside bent edge formed into one in a lid of the transport container trained groove can be introduced to Close the transport container with the lid.
  • the Transport container can be made of a plastic, in particular made of foamed polystyrene.
  • the lid is sealed with a seal Container connected.
  • the seal consists of one Adhesive tape that has a perforation. To open that The transport container is the seal by pressing in Perforation to share, which makes the lid of the Lets the container lift off.
  • the size of the known transport container is in generally chosen so that the content is not unique Removal can be consumed completely.
  • the Transport container must therefore at least over a certain Period of storage of the unloaded part of the Allow food.
  • the known transport container has the disadvantage that when Opening and removing ice damage the packaging can be what the quality of the packaging remaining food during further storage is deteriorating.
  • the corners of the lid tear the part of the circumferential edge of the lid are slightly a, so that the Lid only partially closes the container.
  • the circumferential edge of the The container may break or the bottom of the container may break be damaged if e.g. B. a knife for cutting the Food is taken to help.
  • the damaged Containers can then on the one hand smells, germs, Invade pathogens and the like. on the other hand the food can flow out of the container so that storage is no longer possible.
  • a Device made of stackable plates for storage and Transportation of food, especially for pizzas presented.
  • the device consists of the same type Plates and a lid for carrying the stack of plates.
  • the Fasten the plates with each other and with the lid is done by a on the side wall of the plate or Cover provided fastening device, by means of which the plate or the lid by rotating it Central longitudinal axis with one arranged below it similar plates connected liquid-tight can be. Since the stackable plate is one Injection molded plastic part, he has the above Disadvantage of the easy destructibility of the foamed plastic-made transport packaging not on.
  • a printability of the device for presentation purposes of the stored in the stackable plate and transported food is however a plastic injection molded part against one foamed plastic manufactured part more difficult.
  • the Device made of stackable plates also works for Applications where different modules for portions of different sizes are needed because due to the design, each of the stackable plates has one same diameter and therefore the same filling volume having.
  • the object of the invention is therefore a transport container for packaging and transporting food one Quantity, which comprises several servings which makes it easier to remove part of the food and the storage of the remaining part is improved is.
  • the task is carried out by a transport container with the Features of claim 1 solved.
  • the cover has a peripheral edge has that the peripheral edge a first edge run, in which the first container can be locked, and a second Edge run, in which the second container can be snapped, comprises.
  • a first edge run in which the first container can be locked
  • a second Edge run in which the second container can be snapped
  • the projection can be in one on the first or engage second container-formed groove, one Reach behind the edge bead to achieve a snap, or similarly accidental loosening of the lid prevent.
  • the surface that the first edge run spans larger than the area that the second Edge run spanned. This allows the edge runs in different areas of the lid.
  • the lid can be designed in stages, the first edge run at a first step and the second edge run is formed at a second stage.
  • the transport container advantageously has in one Transport state in which the first container from the lid and the second container by means of the closure means from the Container bottom of the first container is closed, a Packaging tape that encloses the containers. Thereby become the lid, the first container and the second Containers held together so that accidental opening of the first and / or the second container is prevented. This can also be done on the packaging belt in the containers stored foods are presented advantageously.
  • the Packaging tape can e.g. B. from a box or There are plastic films that are printed particularly simply can be and are inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the packaging tape advantageously runs around the Lid, with which the first container is closed, and the Bottom of the second container. This can be done in the Filled frozen food the lid side on the packaging tape especially be presented advantageously because it is stacked in one Freezer or the like can be recognized particularly well can. Since the packaging tape runs around the container, too frozen food on the side are presented, which is particularly important when storing in a freezer shelf is advantageous. In addition, the Container together with the lid are particularly advantageous held together.
  • closure means by a the bottom of the first container, at least partially circumferential paragraph on which a margin is provided, is formed. It is special advantageous that the edge run formed by a projection is. This allows the second container on the container bottom of the first container at least essentially in the same Way to be attached to the lid.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first in a sectional view Embodiment of a not according to the invention Transport container 1.
  • the transport container 1 is used for Packaging and transportation of food, in particular frozen foods such as ice cream.
  • the However, transport container 1 not according to the invention is also suitable for other applications.
  • the transport container 1 has a first container 2 and a second container 3, which by means of a common Lid 4 are closable.
  • the cover 4 has one first partial lid 5, which closes the first container 2, and a second partial lid 6, which holds the second container 3 closes on.
  • the cover 4 has a perforation 7, on which the partial covers 5, 6 are connected to one another. By the perforation 7 is the separation of the partial cover 5, 6 by Breaking the lid 4 on the perforation 7 facilitated.
  • the containers are to prevent separation of the partial covers 5, 6 2, 3 enclosed by a packaging tape 8, the partially on the first container 2 and partly on the second Container 3 abuts in sections circumferentially. This can in particular on the outside of the long side 9 of the Packaging tape 8 is a larger representation to illustrate of the food packaged in the shipping container take place, which makes the transport container an attractive Featuring.
  • the first container 2 has a container bottom 10 and two connected to this side walls 11, 12 to each other are inclined.
  • the side walls 11, 12 have at the upper end 13 mutually parallel sections 14, 15, at least are oriented approximately perpendicular to the container bottom 10.
  • Sections 14, 15 have a peripheral edge 16 connected, which is in a circumferential groove 17 of the first Partial lid 5 inserts.
  • the peripheral edge 23 of the first Partial cover 5 has a bent-back edge run 18, which causes the sections 14, 15 of the side walls 11, 12 in the circumferential groove 17 of the first partial cover 5 engage.
  • the first partial cover 5 also has a circumferential paragraph 19 on which the circumferential Edge 16 of the first container 2 is supported inwards.
  • first container 2 and first partial cover 5 corresponds essentially to the structure the second container 3 and the second partial lid 6, which makes a repetitive description unnecessary.
  • the first container 2 has an average width B 1 and the second container 3 has an average width B 2 .
  • the first partial container 2 and the second partial container 3 have the same filling height H.
  • the first container 2 and the second container 3 also have the same length L in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the ratio of the volume V 1 of the first container 2 to the volume V 2 of the second container 3 can therefore be predetermined by the ratio of the width B 1 of the first container 2 to the width B 2 of the second container 3.
  • the filling height H can also be increased if the widths B 1 , B 2 of the two containers 2, 3 are to be reduced while the total filling volume V 1 + V 2 remains the same.
  • the width B 2 of the second container 3 can be chosen approximately as large as the width of a conventional ice cream spoon, so that the ice cream spoon is guided in the second container 3 when ice cream is removed.
  • the width B 1 of the first container 2 can be chosen equal to the width B 2 of the second container 3, so that the ice cream spoon is advantageously guided even when ice cream is removed from the first container 2.
  • the width of the first container 2 is greater than the width of the second container 3, since then a larger amount of ice is available for general consumption from the first container 2, while in the second container 3 untouched ice cream is available, from which shapely balls can be formed for guests.
  • additional decorative elements are arranged, for. B. may consist of vanilla beans, chocolate bars or waffles.
  • a second container 3 with a narrow width B 2 also has the advantage that the core of the filled ice cream is thawed in a short time.
  • Fig. 2 shows a second in a sectional view Execution example of a transport container 1. Already described element are in all figures with matching reference numerals, whereby a repetitive description is unnecessary.
  • the cover 4 has a first closure side 30 and a second closure side 31, which face away from one another.
  • the first container 2 is attached to the first closure side 30 and the second container 3 is attached to the second closure side 31.
  • the width B 1 of the first container 2 is at least substantially equal to the width B 2 of the second container 3 in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the filling height H 1 of the first container 2 and the filling height H 2 of the second container 3 can be selected independently of one another in this exemplary embodiment ,
  • the filling height H 1 of the first container 2 and the filling height H 2 of the second container 3 are selected to be smaller than the width B and the length L of the two containers 2, 3.
  • the transport container 1 has a compact structure, which enables advantageous transport and storage of the transport container 1.
  • the low filling levels H 1 , H 2 reduce the mixing of the foods arranged in the containers 2, 3 in each case.
  • food can be filled in the containers 2, 3, which should not come into contact with each other. This allows z. B. different ice creams can be separated.
  • the reduced heights H 1 , H 2 of the containers 2, 3 result in an at least approximately uniform warming up when the foods filled in the containers 2, 3 are heated.
  • the core of the frozen food can be thawed quickly, which enables the food to be removed from the respective container 2, 3 after a short time.
  • a first protective film 32 is therefore provided closes the first container 2. After removing the lid 4 of the first container 2, the protective film 32 can be removed be, whereby the removal of the food from the first container 2 is enabled.
  • the first Protective film 32 can also be used without the first container 2 Lid 4 are stored without the quality of the in first container 2 filled food deteriorated becomes.
  • the second container 3 with a second one Provide protective film 33 so that this without the lid 4 quality-preserving storage of the filled Allows food.
  • Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment of the Transport container 1 in a sectional view. Already elements described are with matching Provide reference numerals, whereby a repetitive Description unnecessary.
  • the transport container 1 according to the third embodiment has the transport container 1 according to the third embodiment, a lid 4, the one first lid half 34 with which the first container 2 is closable, a second cover half 35 with which the second container 3 is closable, and a removable Connecting element 36 comprises the cover halves 34, 35th connects with each other.
  • the connecting element 36 arranged circumferentially on the lid edge 37 of the lid 4.
  • the connecting element 36 acts with a raised edge 38 the first cover half 34 and a raised edge 39 of the second lid half 35 for connecting the two Lid halves 34, 35 together.
  • the connecting element 36 can with the lid halves 34, 35 by an adhesive, Material bridges or the like can be connected.
  • the Connection can be circumferential at a variety of successive sections may be formed, whereby the removal of the connecting element 36 from the Lid halves 34, 35 is facilitated.
  • Fig. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the Transport container 1.
  • the fourth embodiment of the Transport container 1 differs from that in FIG. 3 illustrated third embodiment of the Transport container 1 by the design of the connection between the first half of the lid 34 and the second Lid half 35, in particular by the design of the Connecting element 36.
  • the connector 36 a variety of to the Lid halves 34, 35 circumferentially in the area of the lid edge 37 arranged connection points 41, 42, the on the first cover half 34 arranged connection points 41 through a tooth-shaped perforation 43 and at the connecting lid 42 arranged on the second cover half 35 separated from each other by a tooth-shaped perforation 44 are.
  • the band-shaped connecting element 36 therefore instructs pages 45, 46 a sawtooth-like structure.
  • the connecting element 36 has a grip element 48 for gripping the end 47 of the connecting element 36.
  • the grip element 48 By pulling the grip element 48 in the tear-off direction 49 the connecting element 36 from the cover halves 34, 35 be separated. After removing the Connecting element 36, the two containers 2, 3rd together with the respective cover half 34, 35 from each other be separated.
  • Fig. 5 shows a fifth embodiment of the Transport container 1 in a sectional view.
  • the cover 4 of the transport container 1 has guide rails 50a to 50f, into which containers 2, 3, 51 can be inserted.
  • the containers 2, 3, 51 grip with their long sides formed edges 52a to 52f in the guide rails 50a up to 50f.
  • the lid 4 has perforations 7, 53 which comprise a plurality of recesses 54, 55.
  • the cover 4 can be perforated 7, 53 in the partial cover 5, 6, 56 are broken, so that, for. B. the third container 51, which is closed by the third partial cover 56, of the containers 2, 3 by the partial lids 5, 6 are closed, separable.
  • the containers 2, 3, 51 can be wholly or partially pull out the cover 4, pulling out on one side can be limited by a stop. Besides, it can also a removable stop element may be provided which Pulling out the partial container, e.g. B. during a Transportes prevented.
  • the partial containers 2, 3, 51 pairs of different volumes may be filled with a first type of ice cream, which in Larger quantities are required in the container 3 more ice cream can be filled and in the container 2 be filled with an alcohol-containing sauce. To escape to prevent the alcohol contained in the sauce Container 2 closed with the protective film 32.
  • Fig. 6 shows a sixth in a sectional view Exemplary embodiment of a transport container 1.
  • the transport container 1 has a first container 2 which is closed by means of a first cover 60, and one second container 3, which by means of a second lid 61st is closed.
  • the transport container 1 also includes a bottom plate 62 on which the containers 2, 3 stand, one Cover plate 63, which on the covers 60, 61 of the container 2, 3rd abuts, and side plates 64, 65, the container 2, 3rd Include on the side.
  • the Bottom plates 62, the Side plates 64, 65 and the cover plate 63 is one Outer packaging or a transport housing is formed.
  • the Containers 2, 3 are also in the interior of the outer packaging provided shelves 66, 67 which are lateral Prevent moving the container 2, 3 so that the Containers 2, 3 are fixed in the outer packaging.
  • the container 3 has side walls 68, 69, with side wall 69 is arranged on the side of the side plate 65.
  • the Side wall 12 of the first container 2, the side wall 68 of the second container 3, the shelf 66 and the Shelves 67 enclose a space 70 that is filled with air is filled. Through the space 70, the containers 2, 3 are in Thermal contact, causing the heat output of the container 2, 3 to the environment is reduced.
  • the Containers 2, 3 also be designed and arranged so that the side walls 12, 68 touch, whereby the heat-emitting surface is reduced.
  • Fig. 7 shows a seventh embodiment of a Transport container 1.
  • the transport container 1 comprises a Lid 4, a first container 2 and a second container 3.
  • the first container 2 is on the second container 3 stacked and closed by the lid 4.
  • the first Container 2 has a circumferential edge 16 which through a double angled side wall 11 is formed. The Side wall 11 is thereby in the upper region 71 Cross section U-shaped.
  • a lid 4 is placed on the first step-shaped Section 72 and a second stepped section 73 having.
  • the first step-shaped section 72 has one Projection 75 so that on the first step-shaped Section 72 a first edge run 76 is formed. In the first edge run 76 is the peripheral edge 16 of the first Container 2 snapped into place.
  • the second step-shaped section 73 of the Cover 4 a second edge run 77, which by a another projection 78 is formed.
  • the second edge run 77 is used to snap the second container 3 onto its peripheral edge 16 '.
  • the peripheral edge 16 'of the second Container 3 is for this purpose corresponding to the peripheral edge 16 of the first container 2 by twisting the Side surface 11 'of the second container 3 is formed.
  • the Snap the second container 3 into the lid 4 is based on 9 described in more detail.
  • the second container 3 is, however, by means of second container 2 closed.
  • the second container 2 has a container bottom 10 on which a circumferential Paragraph 80 is provided.
  • the circumferential paragraph 80 points a projection 81 so that an edge run 82 is formed.
  • the second container engages in this peripheral edge run 82 3 at its upper end 83.
  • the side wall 11 of the first container 2 has a shoulder 84 and a conical Area 85 on.
  • the second container 3 has a shoulder 86 and a conical region 87, the transition between the side wall 11 'and the container bottom 90 of the second container 3 is rounded.
  • the Container bottom 90 is opposite in a central region 91 the edge area 92 raised to a stable support of the to reach the second container 3 in the edge area 92.
  • a closure means is formed to close the second container 3. to close of the two containers 2, 3 is therefore only a lid 4 required because the lid 4 the first container 2nd closes and the second container 3 of the first Container 2 is shot.
  • FIG. 8 shows the transport container shown in FIG. 7 1, in which the two transport containers 2, 3 and the lid 4 encircling packaging tape 8 is provided is.
  • the packaging tape 8 runs around the lid 4, whereby it on the top 93 of the cover 4 at least essentially abuts and around the container bottom 90 of the second container 3, at least essentially in the edge area 92 of the Container bottom 90 of the second container 3 abuts.
  • To the Packing tape 8 is a top surface 94 trained on the z. B. in the transport container 1st packaged, frozen foods attractive, e.g. B. in Form of a serving suggestion is presented.
  • frozen food is also the Side surface 95 or that of the side surface 95 opposite side surface of the packaging tape 8.
  • the packaging of the two containers 2, 3 results in a compact form of the transport container 1, wherein is prevented that the first transport container 2 from the second transport container 3 lifts off or that the cover 4 stands out from the first container 2.
  • the packing tape 8 can also partially on the cover 4 and / or the first Container 2 and / or the second container 3 attached, for. B. glued, so that through the packaging tape 8 a A seal of quality is given to a consumer allows to check whether an unauthorized opening of a the container 2, 3 is done or not.
  • FIG. 9 shows the second container 3 shown in FIG. 7, which is closed with the lid 4.
  • To close the second container 3 with the lid 4 is used to form of the peripheral edge 16 'angled twice Side surface 11 'of the second container 3 in the second Edge run 77 of the cover 4 engaged. It reaches behind the projection 78 of the cover 4 the peripheral edge 16 'of second container 3.
  • Embodiment of the transport container 1 acts second container 3 with the edge run 77 of the lid 4 or with the edge run 82 of the circumferential paragraph 80 of the Container bottom 10 together, on a smaller Diameter than the first edge run 76 with which the first container 2 for closing the first container 2 interacts.
  • the edge runs 76, 77 can also be different than through the Projections 75, 78 are formed.
  • the marginal runs 76, 77 by at least in sections circumferential groove-shaped recesses can be formed in the corresponding projections of the containers 2, 3 when closing this snap into place.
  • the second container 3 Since the second container 3 is connected to the first container 2 can also be closed with the lid 4, after the frozen food completely from the first Container 2 has been removed, the frozen Food is removed from the second container 3, the first container 2 is no longer required, so that there is a considerable saving in space.
  • the second container 3, of which at least still partially filled first container 2 are removed e.g. B. if the frozen in the second container 3 packed Food to be thawed. Because of the low Height of each packed in the transport containers 2, 3, frozen food can thaw in a short time take place, during transport of the transport container 1, especially together with the conveyor belt 8, which also consists of a heat-insulating material can consist of thawing the transported in the transport container 1, frozen food is prevented.
  • the invention is not based on those described Embodiments limited.
  • the in the description of ice cream also made can be transferred to other frozen foods.

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  1. Réceptacle de transport (1) destiné à l'emballage et au transport de produits alimentaires surgelés, en particulier de glace alimentaire,
    comportant
    un premier récipient (2) susceptible d'être fermé au moyen d'un couvercle (4),
    un moyen de fermeture destiné à fermer un deuxième récipient (3) étant réalisé au fond (10) du premier récipient (2),
    le couvercle (4) présentant une bordure périphérique (23), et
    le deuxième récipient (3) étant susceptible d'être fermé aussi bien par un fond (10) du premier récipient (2) que par le couvercle (4),
    caractérisé en ce que
    la bordure périphérique (23) comprend un premier rebord (76) dans lequel le premier récipient (2) peut venir s'enclencher par son ouverture, et un deuxième rebord (77) dans lequel le deuxième récipient (3) peut venir s'enclencher par son ouverture.
  2. Réceptacle de transport selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le premier rebord (76) et/ou le deuxième rebord (77) est défini par une saillie (75, 78) réalisée au moins partiellement à la périphérie sur la bordure périphérique (23).
  3. Réceptacle de transport selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la surface que définit le premier rebord (76) est supérieure à la surface que définit le deuxième rebord (77).
  4. Réceptacle de transport selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que, dans un état de transport dans lequel le premier récipient (2) est fermé par le couvercle (4) et le deuxième récipient (3) est fermé via le moyen de fermeture par le fond (10) du premier récipient (2), le réceptacle de transport (1) comprend un ruban d'emballage (8) qui entoure les récipients (2, 3).
  5. Réceptacle de transport selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le ruban d'emballage (8) s'étend autour du couvercle (4) par lequel est fermé le premier récipient (2) et autour du fond (90) du deuxième récipient (3).
  6. Réceptacle de transport selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de fermeture est formé par un palier (80) réalisé au fond (10) du premier récipient (2) et au moins partiellement périphérique, qui comprend un troisième rebord (82).
  7. Réceptacle de transport selon les revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le troisième rebord (82) est formé par une saillie (81).
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