EP3048392B1 - Package for frozen products and manufacturing thereof - Google Patents

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EP3048392B1
EP3048392B1 EP15152339.6A EP15152339A EP3048392B1 EP 3048392 B1 EP3048392 B1 EP 3048392B1 EP 15152339 A EP15152339 A EP 15152339A EP 3048392 B1 EP3048392 B1 EP 3048392B1
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Laurentius Hendrikus Frans Lambertus Van Haren
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • F25C1/243—Moulds made of plastics e.g. silicone

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  • the invention relates to a package for a frozen product, such as a frozen liquid. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing such a package.
  • Packages for a frozen products are well known, for instance in the shape of plastic bags holding ice cubes or cardboard containers holding blocks of frozen food, such as spinach or soup. Such packages are used to pack the frozen product after manufacturing.
  • a liquid, usually water, is frozen in a mould comprising two parts, which mould parts comprise pairs of interconnected hollow spaces for forming ice blocks. Upon moving the mould parts away from each other after forming the ice blocks, the ice blocks can be released from the mould.
  • a package for frozen products with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO93/07427 A1 .
  • the ice blocks resulting from such a mould have an interconnection that is broken upon release from the mould.
  • the resulting individual blocks are then packed in a container or a bag.
  • a disadvantage of packing loose, individual ice blocks or blocks of frozen products in a container or a bag is that the volume of such a package is not used optimally.
  • the cardboard containers used are usually larger than needed for the amount of frozen product inside, due to the random orientation, i.e. not ordered, of the blocks. This is also the case for the used bags.
  • the volume needed for transport and storage is therefore larger than the actual transported or stored volume of product. To optimize the efficiency of transport and storage, the superfluous volume in these packages may be reduced.
  • a package for a frozen product with the features of claim 1, the package comprising:
  • the package is formed of a mould element that has at least one mould cavity.
  • the mould cavity comprises a filling space enclosed by a base, a first peripheral wall and the sealing element opposite the base and connected to at least part of the first peripheral wall.
  • the filling opening is used to fill the mould cavity with the food product in liquid state.
  • the food product can be water for the making of ice lumps, but soup or a paste are possible as well.
  • the liquid food product will then be frozen within the mould cavity.
  • the mould element and the sealing element may form a part of a package for the food product when in a solid or frozen state, thereby reducing the volume of the package of such a food product.
  • the filling opening is provided at a top end of the mould element.
  • the filling opening is provided between the sealing element and the first peripheral wall, preferably at the top end of the moulding element.
  • the filling opening comprises a first recessed portion in the first peripheral wall of the moulding element, extending from an exterior of the moulding element to an interior of the mould cavity, which first recessed portion forms an interruption in a connection between the sealing element and the peripheral wall.
  • the filling opening is thereby enclosed by the first recessed portion and the sealing element.
  • the first recessed portion can be shaped in various forms, such as U-shaped, V-shaped, or square-like or semi-circular.
  • the mould element is provided with at least two mould cavities, wherein the periphery of each mould cavity is provided with a first peripheral wall. It is preferred that the mould element is provided with a series of at least two mould cavities.
  • the series of mould cavities can be arranged as a row, i.e. next to each other, or as a column, i.e. one above the other.
  • the mould cavities are adjacent to each other such that the adjacent mould cavities share a part of the first peripheral wall.
  • the mould element is provided with at least four mould cavities, wherein the mould cavities are arranged in an n x n matrix or an m x n matrix, wherein n and m represent the number of columns and rows, respectively.
  • the mould cavities can also be arranged in a matrix having n columns and m rows, wherein n and m are both higher than 1, such that a mould element with four mould cavities, a 2x2 matrix having 2 columns and 2 rows can be formed.
  • a 3x3 matrix can be formed.
  • the mould cavities in the mould element could also be formed as a single row or single column as described above.
  • a part of the first peripheral wall located between the adjacent mould cavities is provided with a second recessed portion extending from a first mould cavity to a second mould cavity, such that the adjacent mould cavities are interconnected.
  • the sealing element extends over the recessed portion, thereby forming a connecting space enclosed between the second recessed portion and the sealing element, which connecting space extends from the first mould cavity to the second mould cavity.
  • the mould element comprises a second peripheral wall enclosing the at least one mould cavity, wherein the first peripheral wall located between adjacent mould cavities has a lower height relative to the second peripheral wall.
  • the mould cavities are delimited by a base, a first peripheral wall extending from the base and the sealing element connected to the first peripheral wall, thereby forming an interior of the mould cavity.
  • the base of the mould cavity and the sealing element form opposite sides of the mould element. When in an upright position, the base of the mould cavity and the opposite sealing element form substantially parallel, vertical planes.
  • the mould element is delimited by a second peripheral wall, enclosing the at least one mould cavity.
  • the second peripheral wall encloses the series of mould cavities.
  • the second peripheral wall is preferably higher than the part of the first peripheral wall located between adjacent mould cavities. The sealing element can then be connected to the relatively higher second peripheral wall at the ends of the mould element.
  • the second peripheral wall and the first peripheral wall enclosing mould cavities adjacent to the second peripheral wall of the mould element coincide.
  • the second peripheral wall and the first peripheral wall enclosing mould cavities adjacent to the second peripheral wall of the mould element coincide, wherein the sealing element is connected to the second peripheral wall of the mould element.
  • the first peripheral wall enclosing mould cavities positioned at an end of the mould element forms a second peripheral wall of the mould element, surrounding the mould cavities provided in the mould element.
  • the first peripheral wall located between adjacent mould cavities has a lower height relative to the second peripheral wall, and wherein the sealing element is connected to the second peripheral wall of the mould element.
  • the package comprises a second mould element connected to the first mould element.
  • the first and second mould element are connected at an end of each mould element through a pivoting connection, such that the sealing elements, such as a foil, of each mould element face each other upon pivoting of the first and second mould elements towards each other.
  • the package can contain double the amount of lumps of frozen products.
  • the sealing element is a foil material, such as a polyethylene (PE) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foil.
  • the sealing element comprises a third mould element provided with at least one mould cavity having a base and a first peripheral wall extending therefrom, wherein the first and the third mould element are symmetrical with respect to each other and are connected along at least part of the peripheral edges of the respective first peripheral walls.
  • the package is preferably used when the mould cavity is filled with a frozen food product.
  • the food product is entered into the mould cavities in a liquid state and frozen in a suitable device according to a suitable method.
  • the filling openings may be left open, i.e. not closed.
  • the filling openings can be sealed by a further sealing element or a sealing material such as a wax or suitably putty.
  • the package further comprises a container for containing the mould element comprising the frozen food product.
  • the invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a package for a food product with the features of claim 13, the method comprising:
  • the mould cavity is sealed with the sealing element such that a filling space between the first peripheral wall and the sealing element is provided.
  • the method can further comprise after sealing the mould cavity with the sealing opening at least partly filling the mould element with a liquid product through the filling opening.
  • the mould cavity is at least partly filled after sealing the mould cavity and enclosing the filling space.
  • the method comprises after the step of filling the mould element: freezing the liquid product in a suitable refrigerating device to form a frozen product in the mould element. It is preferred that the mould element is positioned such that the filling opening is located at a top end of the mould element during filling and/or refrigerating, such that the liquid product remains within the mould element. Alternatively, the filling opening can be closed or sealed with a further sealing element or a suitable material such as a wax or putty after filling.
  • the method comprises inserting the mould element into a container.
  • the frozen food product in the mould cavity remains in the package during transport and storage and is only taken out upon use.
  • FIG 1 shows a planar view of a first embodiment of the package 1 according to the invention.
  • the package 1 comprises a first and second mould element 2, 5 with a series of interconnected mould cavities 4 and a sealing element 3 to close the mould cavities 4.
  • Each mould cavity 4 comprises a base 6, see Figure 3 , and a first peripheral wall 7 extending from the base 6.
  • the mould element 2 is surrounded by a second peripheral wall 8, that coincides with the first peripheral wall 7 of the mould cavities 4' positioned at one of the ends of the mould element 2, i.e. at the ends of the mould element the first peripheral wall 7 forms the second peripheral wall 8 of the mould element 2, 5. Pairs of mould cavities 4, 4' that are adjacent to each other share a first peripheral wall 7.
  • the sealing element 3, here shown as a foil, is connected to the first peripheral wall 7 of the mould cavities 4 and to the second peripheral wall 8 of the mould element.
  • the second peripheral wall 8 is on one side provided with a series of filling openings 9 to fill the sealed mould cavities 4, 4' with a suitable substance.
  • the filling opening 9 is a first recessed portion of the peripheral wall 7, as shown in Figure 2 .
  • the first peripheral wall 7 is provided with a second recessed portion 10 extending from a first mould cavity 4' to a second mould cavity 4, such that the adjacent mould cavities 4, 4' are interconnected.
  • the sealing element or foil 3 extends over the second recessed portion 10, thereby forming a connecting space 11 enclosed between the second recessed portion 10 of the first peripheral wall 7 and foil 3, which connecting space 11 extends from the first mould cavity 4' to the second mould cavity 4. Similar connecting spaces 11 are provided between pairs of adjacent mould cavities 4, 4'.
  • the second mould element 5 is shaped in a similar way as the first mould element 2 and is connected to the first mould element 2 by means of a pivotable connection piece 12. In such a way the first and second mould elements 2, 5 can be pivoted towards each other such that the sides provided with the foil 3 are either facing each other, as shown in Figure 3 , or are facing away from each other.
  • the package 1 can also contain only one mould element 2 as described here.
  • the package 1 is manufactured by sealing the mould cavities 4, 4' of the mould element 2, 5 with the foil 3 by connecting the foil to the edges of the first peripheral wall 7 surrounding the mould cavities 4, 4' and the second peripheral wall 8 surrounding the mould element 2, 5. Then the mould cavities 4, 4' are filled through the filling openings 9 provided at an end of the mould element as a first recessed portion of the second peripheral wall 8. The mould cavities adjacent to the mould cavities at the end of the mould element provided with the filling openings 9 are filled with a liquid food product via the connecting spaces 11 that interconnect the adjacent mould cavities. After filling the mould cavities 4, 4', the package 1 is put in a refrigerating device to freeze the food product.
  • the food product can be a liquid, such as water, a drink or a soup, but can also be a paste or emulsion, such a spinach paste.
  • the mould element 2, 5 is only partially filled to allow expansion of the food product while being frozen and to prevent the package from bursting and subsequent leakage.
  • the filling openings 9 serve as air outlets during the freeze process.

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ES15152339T ES2701256T3 (es) 2015-01-23 2015-01-23 Envase para productos congelados y fabricación de este
PT15152339T PT3048392T (pt) 2015-01-23 2015-01-23 Embalagem para produtos congelados e sua fabricação

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