JP2002193345A - Packaging container for instant noodle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container for instant noodles which prevents the noodles, ingredients or the like from jamming to smoothly discharge hot water when the hot water used for soaking the instant noodles or the like is to be discharged and which can effectively prevent the noodles or the ingredients from flowing out when discharging the hot water. SOLUTION: The packaging container for instant noodles with which hot water is used for disentangling noodles such as instant fried noodles is formed with a plane which forms an approximately uniform slit between a container body and a lid inside a rim at a hot water discharging level of the container body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to instant noodles and instant noodles stored in a container body, and the instant noodles are returned to a soft state using hot water, and then the used hot water is discarded. The present invention relates to a packaging container for instant noodles used for eating food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of packaging containers for instant yakisoba, etc. of instant foods have been provided. There is. For example, as a conventional packaging container 90, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of projections 93 are provided in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the hot water flows inside the edge 92 of one corner of the container body 91. This convex part 9
There is a form in which the outflow of noodles, oysters, etc. is prevented by 3.

[0003] This packaging container 90 has a drawback that when hot water is drained, the noodles, porcelains and the like are clogged between the convex portions 93, so that hot water is not drained quickly.
Conversely, if the distance between the convex portion 93 and the lid is set to be wide, there is a problem that noodles, squid and the like flow out. Therefore, the present invention can eliminate the clogging of the noodles, etc. when draining the hot water, and can smoothly perform the drainage, and effectively prevent the outflow of the noodles, etc. at the time of the drainage. It is intended to provide a packaging container for instant noodles.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the instant noodle packaging container of the present invention is an instant noodle packaging container using hot water for loosening noodles, such as instant noodles. In addition, a flat portion that forms a substantially uniform gap with the lid is formed on the inner side of the edge of the container body at the hot water discharge position. In this packaging container, since the flat portion formed inside the lip at the hot water discharge position forms a substantially uniform gap between the lid and the lid, the gap is set at an appropriate interval to accommodate the inside. Leakage of the instant noodles or squid can be suitably prevented. And since the said plane part can be formed widely in the direction orthogonal to the flow direction of drainage, the draining can be quickly completed without clogging noodles, oysters, etc.

[0005] In the instant noodle packaging container according to the second aspect, the flat portion formed on the container body is formed so as to have the same size as or slightly smaller than the thickness of the instant noodle accommodated in the gap with the lid. Features. In the packaging container according to the present invention, when the hot water is drained, the noodles and oysters do not flow out with the hot water between the flat portion and the lid, and the width of the hot water can be widened so that the maximum amount of the hot water can be set. Can be. Also, based on the thickness of the instant noodles stored in the container, the distance between the flat portion and the lid can be set, and the position of the flat portion can be determined at the time of molding. The packaging container can be easily changed according to the condition.

In the instant noodle packaging container according to the third aspect, the outer edge of the flat portion formed on the container body is formed at a position higher than the flat portion.
In the packaging container according to the present invention, even if the noodles are smaller than the noodles flowing between the flat portion and the seal lid, the outflow portion can effectively prevent the noodles from flowing out.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging container showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view. The container body 1 is formed by molding a synthetic resin material or paper made of a foamed or non-foamed material such as polystyrene or polypropylene. In this embodiment, the container body 1 has a slightly deep container shape and a square outer shape. is there.
Of the edge 11 of the container body 1, the width thereof is formed slightly wider across one corner portion 11 a for draining hot water, so that the adhesive force with the seal lid 2 is increased. . The edge portion 11 of the other portion is configured to be slightly narrower, the adhesive force with the seal lid 2 is set to be weaker than that of the above portion, and the opening portion is easily opened as a portion to be opened for pouring hot water. It is configured to be able to.

As shown in the sectional view, a flat portion 13 is provided in the corner portion where the hot water is drained, at a position close to the hot water draining position inside the edge portion 11. Flat part 1
3 is provided with the side wall 15a of the corner portion protruding into the inside of the container, and the upper part of the side wall 15a is formed into a flat surface up to the lip portion 11a as a hot water discharge position, and the outer port is formed. The edge 11a is formed to be higher than the plane portion 13. The flat portion 13 is provided so as to be close to the seal lid 2 and parallel to the lid surface of the seal lid 2. The distance t from the seal lid 2 is formed to be substantially the same as the thickness of the instant noodles contained in the container body 1 or slightly smaller than the thickness of the noodles when the container body 1 is closed. By setting such an interval t, the noodles and squid do not flow out with the hot water to be discharged,
Moreover, hot water can be drained smoothly.

The seal lid 2 covers the lip 11 of the container body 1 and is provided for packing and holding when hot water is drained. The seal lid 2 is made of paper, an aluminum sheet, a synthetic resin material, or the like. For example, it is formed of a sealing member formed into a layered and sheet shape using polyethylene or a layered structure obtained by combining them, and is joined to the rim portion 11 by heat fusion or adhesion. The edge 11 has a form in which the bonding strength can be changed by partially changing the bonding area with respect to the seal lid 2, and the outside 11 c of the corner for discharging hot water is formed to be wide. ,
Adhesive strength is increased. The edge 11a at the corner where the hot water is drained is wide like the above 11c,
A step is provided in the outer half to form a lower edge portion 11b. The lip 11b is used for peeling off the seal lid 2.
The seal lid 2 can be used as a clue part and the seal strength can be weakened with respect to the wide portions 11c on both sides, so that the seal lid 2 can be easily peeled off. Therefore, the edge portions 11a, b on the drain side
When the seal lid 2 is peeled off from the corner, it can be easily peeled off at the corner portion where the hot water is drained, but the peeling force is strongly required at the wide rim portion 11c having the increased adhesive strength, The seal lid 2 can be easily peeled off only at the corner where the hot water is drained.

[0010] Of the lip portion 11, a lip portion 11d on the hot water supply side.
Is formed with a slightly thinner width like the edge portion 11b provided with the above-mentioned step, so that it is easy to take out the packaged instant noodles or the bag containing the oysters, and to supply hot water easily. ,
About two-thirds of the opening of the container body 1 can be relatively easily opened. Note that a wide portion is partially formed in the intermediate portion of the rim 11d, and the strength of the side wall is further increased by forming a side wall portion continuous with the rim 11d in a rib shape.

The instant noodle packaging container according to the present invention comprises an instant noodle,
The soup and the like are stored in the container body 1 and then sold to reach the consumer in a state where the lip 11 is closed in a sealing manner with the sealing lid 2. Then, the consumer first opens the seal lid 2 on the hot water supply side (the side of the lip 11d) and once takes out the instant noodles, shrimp, soup, etc., then takes them out of the stored bag and again takes them into the container body 1. Return to And
After an appropriate amount of hot water is poured into the container body 1 from the hot water supply side of the opened seal lid 2, the seal lid 2 on the hot water supply side is left for a while in a state where it is returned so as to cover the opening 11. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the instant noodles become moderately soft by the poured hot water. Therefore, only the predetermined position of the seal lid 2 on the drain side is opened and the used hot water is discharged.

At the time of draining the hot water, the seal lid 2 on the drain side once opened is returned on the lip portion 11 and the gap between the seal lid 2 and the flat portion 13 formed in this state is removed. The hot water is drained through a channel formed in the hot water. At this time, the container body 1
On the side, there is formed a flat portion 13 which is set to be almost the same as the thickness of the instant noodle containing the interval t between the flat portion 13 and the seal lid 2 or slightly smaller than the thickness of the noodle. There is no danger that the noodles will enter between the flat portion 13 and the noodles will not flow out with the hot water. Moreover,
Since the flat portion 13 is formed wide in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the hot water, the hot water can be drained smoothly without the noodles or the like blocking the flow path of the hot water.

Further, an outer edge portion 11a outside the flat portion 13 is provided.
Is formed so as to be higher than the flat portion 13, so that even if the noodles flow between the flat portion 13 and the sealing lid 2 are smaller than the noodles, the rim portion 11a reliably prevents the noodles from flowing out. be able to. Then, after the hot water is drained, the seal lid 2 is removed, and the softened instant noodles can be eaten. As described above, in the packaging container of this embodiment, the flat portion 13 is formed on the container body 1 side, and the distance from the seal lid 2 is substantially the same as the thickness of the instant noodle.
Or, since it is set to be slightly narrower than the thickness of the noodles, it is possible to effectively prevent outflow of noodles, oysters, etc. at the time of hot water draining, and to be formed wide in a direction perpendicular to the direction of drainage. As a result, clogging of noodles and the like can be prevented, and the hot water can be drained smoothly.

The flat portion 13 formed on the container body 1
May be determined according to the thickness of the instant noodles or the like to be accommodated. is there. The seal lid 2 may be made of paper or aluminum sheet, or may be made of polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, or the like, or may have a composite layer structure of the above materials, and may use hot melt as an adhesive. be able to.

In the above embodiment, the case where the outer shape of the container main body 1 is square has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a circular or other shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container body showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container body.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the container body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional packaging container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 11 Mouth edge 13 Flat part 2 Seal lid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A packaging container for instant noodles, such as instant yakisoba, which uses hot water to loosen noodles. A packaging container for instant noodles, characterized in that it forms a flat part that forms 2. The packaging container for instant noodles according to claim 1, wherein the flat portion of the container body is formed so as to have the same size as or slightly smaller than the thickness of the instant noodle accommodated in the gap with the lid. 3. The packaging container for instant noodles according to claim 1, wherein an outer edge portion of the flat portion formed on the container body is formed at a position higher than the flat portion.