JP2000142823A - Container for instant foods and draining tool used in the container for instant foods - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent some food materials stored in a container main body from being spoiled when its draining is carried out and further prevent a user from feeling hot when the draining operation is carried out by a method wherein the foods stored in the container main body are not leaked out of the container main body when the draining operation is performed and further the draining operation can be carried out in a short period of time. SOLUTION: This container is comprised of a container main body 2; and a water draining tool 4 which can be stored within the container main body 2 together with the instant foods under a state that the instant foods to be eaten are received from below after the foods are exposed to hot water and once water is drained, wherein the water draining tool can be stored together with the instant foods, taken out of the container main body 2 and draining holes 46 are formed at least in an instant food receiving surface 45.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an instant food container and a drainer used for the instant food container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instant food container used for instant food such as instant yakisoba and spaghetti includes a container body and a lid fitted to the container body, and the instant food material is placed in the container body. After pouring hot water, leaving it for a certain period of time, and then draining it (hot water), instant food is manufactured.

In a conventional instant food container, as a means for draining, a lid is covered so as to cover an opening of the container main body, and the vicinity of a peripheral edge of the lid or a fitting between the lid and the container main body is performed. It is a common practice to provide a drain in a gap or the like at the joint where the food does not flow out, and to drain the hot water in the container body from the drain to drain the water.

When the hot water in the container is discharged, the container is lifted up with both hands, and the container is tilted so that the hot water outlet comes down while pressing the lid with the fingertip, and the hot water in the food container is removed. Discharge from the cut. Therefore, the container body, at least when pouring hot water,
In addition to being resistant to the heat of the hot water, the temperature of the hot water in the container body is not transmitted to the outside. In addition, the lid body fits tightly into the container body so that the food in the container body does not spill out or slip off when draining.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned instant food container, the hot water in the container body must be fitted tightly without carefully discharging the hot water from the container body while carefully pressing the lid with both hands. The lid may come off the container body due to the weight of the food or hot water, and the food in the container body may flow out of the container. When the container body is tilted while carefully pressing the lid with both hands so that the lid body does not come off from the container body due to the weight of the food or hot water, and the hot water in the container body is discharged, The heat was transmitted to the fingertips through the lid, and there was a risk of feeling hot.

Further, when the hot water in the container main body is discharged, the instant food material in the container main body may be clogged in the hot water outlet, and the discharge of the hot water in the container main body may be deteriorated. In such a case, the instant food material in the container body may be stretched or swelled, and the taste of the instant food product thus produced may be reduced by half. In addition, if the time for discharging the hot water is long, the heat of the hot water in the container body is transmitted through the lid, so that there is a problem in that the user must endure a hot feeling.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
Pour hot water into the container body in which the instant food material is stored, expose the instant food material to the hot water, once draining, in an instant food container for storing the instant food, eat the container, The food inside the container can be drained in a short time without spilling out the food inside the container, and the food inside the container can be stretched during draining or hot when draining. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an instant food container without thinking.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the instant food container according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a container main body, exposed to hot water, drained once, and then eats the instant food from below. A drainer that can be accommodated in the container body together with the instant food in the received state and can be taken out of the container main body and has a drain hole at least on a receiving surface of the instant food is provided.

In the above configuration, the shape of the instant food container is not particularly limited.
A shape in which the upper part of the box body is open, and the like can be given. Further, the material forming the container body is not particularly limited as long as it is a material used for instant food with a container such as cup fried noodles, such as foamed plastic or specially processed paper. As a feature of these materials, it is difficult to transfer heat inside the container body to the outside.

[0010] Further, the drainer may be formed of a soft body or a hard body, and is not particularly limited. Examples of the soft body include a soft resin sheet or resin film having a reduced thickness, a thin paper subjected to a waterproof process, and the like. As the hard body, for example, the same material as that of the container body is used. The drain hole is not particularly limited as long as it is a receiving surface of the instant food of the drain device, and may be provided at the bottom of the drain device or may be provided at the side.

A drainer according to a second aspect of the present invention is a drainer used for the instant food container according to the first aspect, and has a flexible bag shape so that the instant food can be moved downward. When the container is received in the container body together with the instant food, the drainer is formed so as to protrude outside the peripheral portion of the container body, and protrudes outside the peripheral portion of the container body. Part of the drainer is hooked on the peripheral portion of the container.

In the above configuration, a part of the drainer that can be hooked on the peripheral portion of the container may be hookable on the entire peripheral portion of the container body, or may be formed on the peripheral portion of the container body. Only one place may be hooked, and there is no particular limitation. However, it is preferable to be hooked on at least two opposing portions of the peripheral portion of the container body because stability becomes more excellent.

[0013] In addition to the above configuration, a handle or the like may be provided on the drainer. In this case, the handle is, for example,
It may be provided at the edge of the drainer, or may be provided so as to extend from one edge to the opposite edge, and is not particularly limited. The form of the drainer having the drainage hole is not limited to the form in which the drainer itself is provided with the drainage hole, but may be a form in which the drainer itself is formed in a net shape, and is not particularly limited.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of an instant food container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of an instant food container according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a use state of the instant food container illustrated in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, an instant food container 1
Includes a container body 2, a lid 3, and a drainer 4. The container main body 2 has a rectangular box shape with an upper part opened, and the drainer 4 is accommodated in or taken out of the opening part 21 with the upper part opened.

The container body 2 is made of foamed plastic used as a container for existing instant noodles or cardboard which is specially processed to suppress heat conductivity. Even when inserted, heat is not easily transmitted to the outside of the container body 2.

The cover 3 is made of a material such as plastic or paper. Further, the lid 3 has a peripheral portion 31 hanging downward, so that the lid 3 does not move when it covers the opening 21 of the container body 2. The drainer 4 includes a drainer main body 40, a handle 41, and a hook member 42, and is stored in the container main body 2 in a state where an instant noodle 51 and an additive 52 described later are stored therein. I have.

The drainer body 40 is formed of paper processed so as to have water resistance and heat resistance so as to be flexible, and has a drain hole 46 in a bottom portion 45. The drainer body 40 has an outer diameter of the container body 2.
Is formed to be slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the container, and is accommodated in the container body 2 and receives an instant noodle 51 and an additive 52 shown in FIG. 2 described below from below. I have.

The handles 41 are provided at two opposing positions on the periphery of the drainer body 40, and can be hooked on the periphery of the container body 2. Also,
The drainer body 40 can be folded so that the opposite handles 41 can be overlapped. Furthermore, the container body 2 is located at two opposing positions on the side of the drainer body 40 where the handle 41 is not provided.
A hook portion 42 is provided to support the drainer main body 40 by being hooked on a peripheral portion of the device.

Next, the production of instant fried noodles using the instant food container 1 will be described. (1) First, as shown in FIG.
The draining device 4 is put in the inside, and the instant noodle 51 and the additive 52 which are the raw materials of the instant fried noodles are put in the draining device 4, and hot water is sprinkled. (2) Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the cover 3 is covered from above the container body 2 and left for a predetermined time. (3) After the elapse of the predetermined time, when the instant noodle 51 and the medicine 52 become soft, the handles 41 of the drainer 4 are overlapped with each other as shown in FIG. The tool 4 is taken out and drained.

(4) When the drainage is sufficiently performed, the hot water remaining in the container main body 2 is discarded, so that no hot water remains in the container main body 2. After that, as shown in FIG. 2C, the drainer 4 is held by one hand, and
Is lifted, and the other 4 of the hook member 42 is lifted.
The drained instant noodles 51 and the drug additive 52 are poured into the container body 2 from the edge of the drainer base 40 provided with 2b. (5) As shown in FIG. 2 (d), add a desired amount of a seasoning such as a sauce to the instant noodles 51 and the drug additive 52 opened in the container body 2 and mix well to form an instant fried noodle. Finalize.

As described above, since the instant food container 1 is provided with the drainer 4 having a large number of drainage holes 46 in the bottom portion 45, the drainage for manufacturing instant fried noodles can be performed in a short time. It can be performed easily and reliably. Therefore, it does not take too much time to drain the noodles, and the noodles do not stretch because the temperature of the hot water is transferred to the container or the lid during the draining.

Further, since the container body 2 is not drained by tilting, the lid 3 does not come off the container body 2 at the time of draining, and the instant noodles 51 and the additive 52 do not overflow. Further, the lid 3 does not need to be fitted to the container main body 2 as in a conventional container such as fried noodles in a container, since it is only necessary to cover at least the opening 21 of the container main body 2. In addition, the molding becomes easier and the production cost can be reduced. In addition, since the lid 3 does not need to have a drain hole in the lid 3 itself,
It has a simpler configuration and is easy to mold.

The instant food container according to the present invention comprises:
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the instant food container 1 is used for cooking instant noodles. However, for example, raw noodles may be scrubbed, or ingredients such as freeze-dried may be returned. It may be good, or pre-gelatinized rice or the like may be returned to the hot water.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the instant food container according to the present invention may be used when exposing foodstuffs to be eaten in a cooled state, such as cold Chinese or zaru soba, to water. Even in this case, since the drainage can be performed in a short time, it is possible to prevent the noodles from becoming watery.

In the above embodiment, the drainer 4
Has been designed such that the instant noodles 51 and the additive 52 after draining from one edge of the drainer main body 40 are opened in the container main body 2. When the thread is pulled through, the drainer body is opened along the perforations, and the food material in the drainer may be opened in the container body 2.

[0027]

As described above, the instant food container according to claim 1 of the present invention can surely drain the water in a short time, so that the food material overflows at the time of draining, or the food material overflows. It does not grow or grow. Also, when draining, you do not have to feel hot. Claim 1 according to claim 2
Since the drainer used for the instant food container has flexibility, it is easier to handle, and further, since a part of the drainer can be hooked on the edge of the container body, Despite being formed of a flexible material, it can be reliably disposed in the container body in a stable state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of an instant food container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a use state of the instant food container of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instant food container 2 Container main body 3 Lid 4 Drainer 41 Handle 42 Hook part (part of drainer) 45 Bottom part (receiving surface) 46 Drain hole 51 Instant noodle (instant food) 52 Additive (instant food)

Claims (2)

[Claims] The present invention is characterized in that, after being exposed to hot water and once drained, the instant food to be eaten can be received in the container main body together with the instant food while being received from below, and can be taken out of the container main body. And a drainer having a drain hole on at least the receiving surface of the instant food. 2. The drainer has a bag-like shape having flexibility, and when the instant food is received in a container body together with the instant food while being received from below, at least a part of the drainer. 2. The improvised container according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the drainer protruding outside the peripheral portion of the container main body is formed so as to protrude outside the peripheral portion of the container main body. Drainer used for food containers.