EP2185443B1 - Wärmeisolierender behälter für einzufrierende lebensmittelprodukte - Google Patents

Wärmeisolierender behälter für einzufrierende lebensmittelprodukte Download PDF

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EP2185443B1
EP2185443B1 EP08807558A EP08807558A EP2185443B1 EP 2185443 B1 EP2185443 B1 EP 2185443B1 EP 08807558 A EP08807558 A EP 08807558A EP 08807558 A EP08807558 A EP 08807558A EP 2185443 B1 EP2185443 B1 EP 2185443B1
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Giuseppe Terrasi
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/38—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
    • B65D81/3865—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation drinking cups or like containers
    • B65D81/3869—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation drinking cups or like containers formed with double walls, i.e. hollow

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  • the present invention relates to a heat-insulating container for packaging food products intended to be consumed in the frozen state, such as ice cream, sorbets and chilled desserts.
  • the invention has been developed in order to provide a container for packaging a food composition for ice creams, sorbets or the like, which is not aerated, is marketed in the liquid state, and is intended to be frozen by the consumer in a conventional domestic freezer in static conditions to provide a frozen food product ready for use.
  • a container for packaging a food composition for ice creams, sorbets or the like which is not aerated, is marketed in the liquid state, and is intended to be frozen by the consumer in a conventional domestic freezer in static conditions to provide a frozen food product ready for use.
  • compositions of the aforesaid type are described in EP-A-0 192 753 and EP-A-0 1 072 196 .
  • WO 2005/105 602 A describes a container according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive container which is therefore suitable for large-scale industrial production, and which has good heat-insulating characteristics, such that the container can keep the food product in the frozen state for a prolonged period after its removal from the freezer, while also allowing the quick freezing of a liquid food composition contained therein, when the container is placed in a freezer.
  • a particular object of the invention is therefore to provide a container having the characteristic of being used in two configurations, namely a first configuration in which it has reduced heat-insulating properties such that the liquid food composition contained in it can be frozen quickly when placed in a freezer, and a second configuration in which it has increased heat-insulating properties such that the composition can be kept in the frozen state for a prolonged period when the container is removed from the freezer.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a container which has heat-insulating characteristics such that, when the container is taken out of the refrigerated environment in which it is normally kept, the consistency of the food composition of the ice cream or similar food product contained therein can change over time, as a result of the progressive softening and melting, in a substantially uniform and homogenous way throughout.
  • the invention proposes a container having the characteristics defined in the claims below.
  • a second cuplike containing body 10 also preferably made from thermoformed or injection moulded plastics material, suitable for contact with foods, with a lateral wall 12, a bottom wall 14 and an open mouth 16.
  • plastics materials are currently preferred for the containing bodies 2 and 10, the scope of the invention covers the use of other materials, such as, in particular, paper materials or combinations of paper materials and polymer films or sheets, as well as polymer sheet or film combinations which act as oxygen barriers.
  • the containing body 10 which preferably has a general configuration in the form of a truncated pyramid or truncated cone, but which may have other shapes, such as a truncated hexagonal, cylindrical, parallelepipedal or other body, is designed so that it can be fitted into the containing body 2, thus forming between its lateral wall 12 and the lateral wall 4 of the first containing body 2 one or more gaps 18 which act as air chambers for thermal insulation.
  • the gap 18 is annular and surrounds the whole lateral wall 12 of the first containing body; clearly, the wall 12 of the second containing body and/or the wall 4 of the first containing body can be shaped in such a way as to form a plurality of angularly adjacent and separate gaps.
  • the lateral wall 12 of the second containing body 10 has, adjacent to its mouth 16, a radial flange 20 having a perimetric profile complementary to the mouth perimeter 8 of the first containing body 2 and acting as an upper wall which seals the gap 18.
  • the containing body 10 can be fixed to the containing body 2 by engagement means of the shape coupling or insertion type, such as an inward-projecting annular ridge, carried by the upper end of a collar 22 of the wall 4, under which the flexible peripheral edge of the flange 20 can be snap-fitted.
  • engagement means of the shape coupling or insertion type such as an inward-projecting annular ridge, carried by the upper end of a collar 22 of the wall 4, under which the flexible peripheral edge of the flange 20 can be snap-fitted.
  • the containing body 10 can be fixed inside the containing body 2 with its bottom wall 14 made to adhere, by gluing or heat-welding for example, to a central portion of the bottom wall 6 of the containing body 2.
  • the radial flange 20 of the second containing body 10 preferably has a tab 24 which engages in an aperture 26 of the collar 22.
  • the lateral wall 4 of the first containing body 2 has a pleated surface: in other words, it has a plurality of longitudinal grooves 28, preferably having V-shaped cross sections.
  • This configuration is preferred, since it ensures that the container can be gripped and handled by the consumer while limiting the contact of the fingertips with the lateral wall to the ridge areas of the longitudinal grooves 28, thus avoiding the disagreeable cold sensation that the consumer would feel if the contact area were larger.
  • the longitudinal grooves 28 can extend over the whole lateral wall of the container (as shown in the drawings), or can cover only a lower region of the lateral wall.
  • the lateral wall 4 of the first containing body has a plurality of apertures 30 which communicate with the aforesaid gap 18.
  • These apertures 30 are preferably longitudinally elongate apertures and are placed in an annular arrangement. If, as mentioned above, the lateral wall 4 is pleated, at least some or all of the aforesaid apertures 30 are preferably placed in the valley of the longitudinal grooves 18.
  • the bottom wall 6 of the containing body 2 also has a plurality of apertures 32 communicating with said gap or plurality of gaps 18, and which are preferably placed along a flat bottom surface which acts as supporting base of the container, in an annular arrangement.
  • the container also has a sealing strip 36, normally heat-welded to the flange 20 and to at least a portion of the tab 24.
  • a further closing element 46 or cover can be placed on top of the sealing strip 36.
  • This closing element 46 shown in the variant of Figures 2 and 3 , can be shaped so as to form within itself a space for containing an additional food product or a surprise gift, preferably a food product, which may be granular for example, intended to be mixed at the time of consumption with the food product present in the second containing body 10; in this case, the closing element 46 is provided with its own sealing strip 48.
  • the closing element 46 when used, has an upper surface 50 which is at least partially flat or in any case shaped in such a way that the container can be placed on a supporting surface and rest in a stable way on this surface.
  • the closing element 46 can be hinged to the mouth edge or to the collar 22 of the containing body 2, or can form a separate element.
  • the function of the apertures 30 and 32 is to permit a variation of the heat-insulating properties of the container, by promoting or impeding the flow of air through the gap 18 according to whether the container is positioned resting on its bottom wall 6 or alternatively resting on the sealing strip 36 or on the closing element or cover 46.
  • the container is intended particularly for packaging, within the second containing body 10, a liquid composition to be frozen by the consumer.
  • the consumer places the container in a freezer so that it rests on the sealing strip 36 or on the closing element or cover 46.
  • the consumer After the freezing has been completed, the consumer removes the container from the freezer and places it in the usual way on a surface for consumption, so that it rests on its lower wall 6, with the sealing strip 36 facing upwards.
  • the apertures 32 are closed by the supporting surface in such a way as to limit to some extent the effect of the flow of air through the gap 18 which communicates with the external environment solely through the apertures 30; in this configuration, therefore, the insulating effect is increased, so that the container has considerably greater heat-insulating properties than those which characterize it when it is placed so that it rests on the sealing strip 36, or on the cover 46.
  • the arrangement of the apertures 32 and 30 can vary widely from that which is described and illustrated, provided that the arrangement of the apertures 32 on the bottom wall 6 is such that these apertures are substantially closed when the container is placed so that it rests on its bottom wall, with the sealing strip facing upwards.
  • the container also has an optional auxiliary annular element 38 which can engage the lateral wall 4 of the first containing body 2 and which has a circular cylindrical surface.
  • This annular element 38 has an annular ridge 40 projecting radially inwards, which can engage in a plurality of holes 42 formed in the wall 4 with an annular arrangement, and which is kept in this position by a plurality of projections 44, each placed immediately underneath a corresponding hole 42.
  • the annular element 38 can thus be snap-fitted to the lateral wall 4 of the first containing body, preferably in a position in which it covers the apertures 30 at least partially, but without closing them.
  • the annular element 38 has two functions: on the one hand, its flat outer surface permits the printing of information about the nature of the product and/or information of a commercial and/or advertising nature, or the application of an adhesive label carrying such information; on the other hand, the annular element can easily be removed by the consumer, for example before the container is placed in the freezer, so as to promote additionally the flow of air through the gap 18 to accelerate the freezing process.
  • the annular element 38 can have a graspable appendage 52 enabling the container to be used as a cup.

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  1. Hitzeisolierender Behälter, insbesondere für das Verpacken von Nahrungsmittelprodukten, die gefroren sind oder gefroren werden sollen, mit einem ersten becherförmigen Aufbewahrungskörper (2), der eine Seitenwand (4), eine untere Wand (6) und eine offene Mündung (8) aufweist, und einem zweiten becherförmigen Aufbewahrungskörper (10) mit einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (12) und einer Mündung (16), der ein Verschlusselement (36, 46) zugeordnet ist, wobei der zweite Aufbewahrungskörper (10) in den ersten Aufbewahrungskörper (2) eingepasst ist und so geformt ist, dass er einen Freiraum (18) zwischen seiner Seitenwand (12) und der Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) bildet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) mehrere Öffnungen (30) aufweist, die mit dem Freiraum in Verbindung stehen, und die untere Wand (6) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) mehrere Öffnungen (30) aufweist, die auch mit dem Freiraum (18) in Verbindung stehen, wobei die Öffnungen so angeordnet sind, dass sie ein Durchströmen von Luft durch den Freiraum (18) ermöglichen, wenn der Behälter mit dem Verschlusselement (36, 46) auf einer Abstützoberfläche ruhend platziert wird.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwand (12) des zweiten Aufbewahrungskörpers (10) einen radialen Flansch (20) aufweist, der dazu dient, den Freiraum (18) zu verschließen.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der radiale Flansch (20) mit dem Mündungsprofil (8) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) im Wesentlichen bündig positioniert ist.
  4. Behälter nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Aufbewahrungskörper (2) und der zweite Aufbewahrungskörper (10) durch eine Eingriffseinrichtung nach dem Einschnapp- oder Einfügtypus verbunden sind.
  5. Behälter nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Eingriffseinrichtung einen ringförmigen Grat auf der Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) aufweist, der durch Einschnappen oder Einfügen mit dem äußeren Rand des radialen Flansches (20) in Eingriff treten kann.
  6. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Aufbewahrungskörper (2) und der zweite Aufbewahrungskörper (10) durch das in Eingriff Bringen des äußeren Rands des radialen Flansches (20) oder das Verschweißen mit dem Mündungsprofil (8) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) verbunden sind.
  7. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) eine gefaltete Oberfläche (28) aufweist.
  8. Behälter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die gefaltete Oberfläche durch mehrere längsgerichtete Nuten (28), die vorzugsweise einen V-förmigen Querschnitt (28) aufweisen, gebildet wird.
  9. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnungen (30) in der Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers in einer ringförmigen Anordnung in der Nähe der Mündung (8) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) positioniert sind.
  10. Behälter nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwand des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) eine gefaltete Oberfläche (28) aufweist und dass bei ihr die Öffnungen (30) der Seitenwand (4) in den Einbuchtungen wenigstens einiger der Nuten (28), welche die Faltung bilden, positioniert sind.
  11. Behälter nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnungen (32) der unteren Wand (6) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) in einer ringförmigen Anordnung positioniert sind.
  12. Behälter nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein ringförmiges Element (38) aufweist, das mit einer Eingriffseinrichtung (40) versehen ist, die mit der Seitenwand (4) des ersten Aufbewahrungskörpers (2) in Eingriff treten kann.
  13. Behälter nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das ringförmige Element (38) eine kreisförmige zylindrische Oberfläche aufweist.
  14. Behälter nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das ringförmige Element (38) ein anfassbares Anhängsel (52) aufweist.
  15. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche mit einem ersten Verschlusselement (36), das dem Mündungsprofil (20) des zweiten Aufbewahrungskörpers (10) zugeordnet ist, und einem zweiten Verschlusselement (46), das mit einem Versiegelungsstreifen (48) versehen ist und in sich selbst einen Raum ausbildet, um ein zusätzliches Nahrungsprodukt oder ein Überraschungsgeschenk aufzunehmen.
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