JP2001158435A - Simple container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple container for independently and stably receiving main contents and other contents so that they do not mix nor they degrade respective tastes. SOLUTION: The simple container is formed with a peripheral groove 21 extending in a circumferential direction on an inner peripheral surface and an upper end part of the cup-formed simple container, so that a flange 23 of a sub container 22 filled with contents other than the main contents such as snack food filled in the simple container, sauce for example, is locked by the groove 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple container, and more particularly to a simple container in which contents are filled through an upper opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to fill and supply various foods,
Conventionally, disposable simple containers have been widely used. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 62-95573 discloses an instant noodle storage in which an instant noodle mass is filled in a simple container having an inverted truncated cone shape, and a drying tool is placed on top of the instant noodle mass. A container is disclosed. Such a structure allows a single container to be filled with two types of contents.

When a sauce or the like is attached to a snack or the like containing a cup, the snack is put in a simple cup-shaped container and an auxiliary container containing the above sauce is placed on the upper part.

[0004] In another packaging form, an auxiliary container filled with a sauce is placed on an upper part of a lid of a simple container, and further, a shrink wrapping is performed from above, and a saucer or the like is placed in a cup. Had to supply snacks.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 58-125179 discloses an instant food container comprising a container body and an upper cover detachable from the container body, wherein the upper cover has a bottomed recess in which a retort pouch can be stored. A food container is disclosed in which a retort pouch is stored in the bottomed recess and cardboard is mounted in the recess so as to be closed.

[0006]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3 (2003), according to the container in which the instant noodle mass is first filled in a simple container and the drying ingredient is placed thereon, the instant noodle mass and the drying ingredient are combined. Since they come into contact with each other, the two flavors shift to each other, which causes a problem that the flavor deteriorates with time.

In the case of a simple container in which a sauce or the like is filled in an auxiliary container and the auxiliary container is filled on the snack confectionery previously filled in the container, the auxiliary container filled with the sauce and the snack confectionery are mixed. In some cases, the auxiliary container filled with the sauce may enter the snack and become invisible, making it difficult to remove the snack.

According to a packaging form in which an auxiliary container filled with a sauce or the like is placed on a lid attached to the upper part of a cup-shaped container, and the auxiliary container is fixed by shrink packaging on the lid. It is necessary to further perform shrink wrapping after sealing with the lid material, thereby increasing the cost of packaging. In addition, the amount of dust increases as the number of components of the packaging material increases. In addition, the seal material covering the upper part of the simple container is printed with the display of the product name and contents, etc., but when the auxiliary container filled with the source etc. is attached to this part, the above display is There is a problem of hiding.

As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 58-125179, according to the configuration in which a bottomed recess for storing a retort pouch or the like is formed in the upper lid, the retort is provided in such a bottomed recess. A pouch or the like can be stored. However, in this case, the structure of the upper cover becomes complicated, and a cover plate for covering the bottomed recess and a locking structure for locking such a cover plate are required.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a simple container capable of stably holding an auxiliary container in a state in which the auxiliary container is not mixed with contents. The purpose is to:

[0011]

One object of the present invention is to provide a simple container in which contents are filled through an upper opening, wherein a locking portion extending in a circumferential direction is formed inside a body,
The present invention relates to a simple container characterized in that the auxiliary container is held in a state of being separated from the bottom of the simple container by the locking portion.

[0012] Here, paper is used as a main material, and a portion of the cylinder has an inverted truncated cone shape, and a concave groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder toward the outer peripheral side in the radial direction. It may constitute locking means for holding the auxiliary container. Further, the auxiliary container may be formed of a flat container, and a flange may be formed on an outer peripheral portion of the auxiliary container. The flange may seal the lid of the auxiliary container, and the flange may be locked by the locking portion. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the circumferential groove may be an arc-shaped or substantially L-shaped step.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the main container is filled with the main contents, the auxiliary container is filled with another contents, and the auxiliary container is locked by the locking portion. Can be held. Here, another content in the auxiliary container is stored and held by the auxiliary container in a state of being separated from the main content filled in the simple container.

[0014]

1 and 2 show a substantially entire structure of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention. This simple container has a body portion 10 having a truncated cone shape. . The upper end of the body 10 is an upper opening 11, and the periphery of the upper opening 11 is wound outward to form a curl portion 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the curled portion 12 has a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape in which the upper half is crushed and the upper surface is flat.

The bottom of the body 10 is closed by a bottom plate 15. The peripheral portion of the bottom plate 15 is bent downward to form a peripheral wall portion 16, and such a peripheral wall portion 16 is sandwiched between a lower end of the body portion 10 and a folded portion 17 formed by folding the lower end of the body portion 10. As a result, the bottom plate 15 is coupled to the body 10 with the bottom of the body 10 closed.

A circumferential groove 21 is formed in the body 10 at a position near the upper end thereof to form a locking portion. As shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral groove 21 has an arc-shaped cross section,
It has a concave shape toward the outer peripheral side in the radial direction. The peripheral groove 21 receives the flange 23 of the auxiliary container 22 so that the auxiliary container 22 is held inside the container away from the bottom. A lid member 24 made of a film is attached to the auxiliary container 22, and a peripheral portion of the lid member 24 is joined to the flange 23. Further, the cover member 24 is formed with a knob 25 projecting a part of the outer peripheral side thereof.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the contents 28 such as snacks are filled in the simple container 10 to a predetermined height. Then, for example, the auxiliary container 22 filled with a sauce and the upper part is closed
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
The container is held in the body 10 of the container. Thereafter, the upper opening 11 of the container body is joined by a lid member 29 having a knob 30 on a part of the outer peripheral side. Thus, the snack and the sauce are supplied in a state of being filled together.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 3 on an enlarged scale, the body of the snack confectionery has a laminated structure of paper 32 and aluminum foil 33. The lid 29 has a joint structure between the film 34 and the aluminum foil 35. And such a cover material 29 is the curl portion 1
The upper opening 11 is closed by being joined and sealed to the flat upper surface of the second.

As described above, the simple container of the present embodiment is a cup-shaped simple container for filling snacks and the like.
A peripheral groove 21 is formed in the inner peripheral noodle on the upper side of the body 10.
In addition, the height of the circumferential groove 21 can be set to an arbitrary height according to the amount of the snack 28, the size of the auxiliary container 22, and the like. Then, the flat auxiliary container 22 is filled with a source and the like, and is sealed by a lid member 24 made of a film. A flange 23 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the auxiliary container 22. A lid 24 is joined and sealed to the flange 23, and the outer peripheral end of the flange 23 is formed into a peripheral groove of the body 10. 21 so as to be fixed.

According to such a simple container, the auxiliary container 22 filled with a sauce or the like can be fixed at an arbitrary position inside the body 10 of the simple container having a cup shape. It does not mix with the snack 28 that makes up the product. In addition, it becomes possible to set the auxiliary container 22 filled with the sauce without using a cover to make it a commercial product. According to such a packaging form, the number of components of the packaging material can be reduced, and the packaging cost can be reduced.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the auxiliary container 22 is held in two stages at the upper end portion of the body portion 10 of the simple container. That is, peripheral grooves 21 are formed on the inner peripheral side of the body portion 10 of the container in two upper and lower stages, and each peripheral groove 21 locks the flange 23 portion of the auxiliary container 22.
Therefore, according to such a configuration, it becomes possible to package and supply two types of sauces together with snacks.
If necessary, a peripheral groove 21 may be further formed to stably hold three or more auxiliary containers 22.

Next, still another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a stepped peripheral groove 21 having an L-shaped cross section is formed in the body 10. According to the shape of the peripheral groove 21, the auxiliary container 22
Of the flange 23 at the corner of the step 21 can be received more reliably. Accordingly, this makes it possible to more reliably hold the auxiliary container 22 in a state of being separated from the bottom plate 15.

In the above embodiment, the snack 28
Is filled in the container body 10 and the sauce is filled in the auxiliary container 22, but can be used for other purposes. For example, it may be used as a container for instant noodles. In this case, the container body 10
The inside may be filled with the dry cotton lump and the auxiliary container 22 may be filled with the ingredients. Here, it is also possible to fill and supply a plurality of auxiliary containers 22 with different types of tools.

[0024]

As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, in a simple container in which contents are filled through an upper opening, a locking portion extending in a circumferential direction is formed inside a body, and a locking portion is formed. Thus, the auxiliary container is held in a state of being separated from the bottom of the simple container.

Therefore, according to such a configuration, the simple container is filled with the seed material and the auxiliary container is filled with another content, and the auxiliary container is separated from the bottom of the simple container. It is possible to maintain stable. Then, the main content and another content are not mixed with each other, or the auxiliary container is not hidden inside the main content. Further, when the simple container is sealed with the lid material, the auxiliary container becomes invisible from the outside, so that the external appearance is not impaired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a simple container.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the simple container.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a simple container according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a simple container of still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Body part 11 Top opening 12 Curled part 15 Bottom plate 16 Peripheral wall part 17 Folding part 21 Peripheral groove (locking part) 22 Auxiliary container 23 Flange 24 Lid material (film) 25 Knob 28 Contents 29 Lid material (laminate material) 30 Knob 32 Paper 33 Aluminum foil 34 Film 35 Aluminum foil

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A simple container in which contents are filled through an upper opening, wherein a locking portion extending in a circumferential direction is formed inside a body, and the auxiliary container is connected to the bottom portion of the simple container by the locking portion. A simple container characterized in that the container is held in a state separated from the container. 2. A paper as a main material, wherein a portion of the body has an inverted truncated cone shape, and a circumferential groove is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body toward a radially outer circumferential side. The simple container according to claim 1, wherein a locking means for holding the auxiliary container is configured. 3. The auxiliary container is made of a flat container, and a flange is formed on the outer periphery of the auxiliary container. The flange seals the lid of the auxiliary container, and the flange is locked by the locking portion. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A simple container according to 1. 4. The simple container according to claim 2, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the peripheral groove is an arc. 5. The simple container according to claim 2, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the peripheral groove is a substantially L-shaped step.