JP2007008548A - Cup-like container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup-like container which is easily manufactured, convenient to assemble a small container with a main container, easy to use, and excellent in designedness, in the cup-like container combined with the small container. <P>SOLUTION: The cup-like container has such a constitution that the small container is removably combined with an opening part of the main container, the inside of the main container is sealed by the small container, and a storing part provided in the small container is sealed by a lid material releasably sticking to the small container. It is possible thereby to provide the cup-like container which uses a small number of components and is easily manufactured and combined and excellent in designedness so that the small container is stored in the main container, and is ease to use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-shaped container having a small container inside a main container.

  Conventionally, in a coffee jelly in a container, cream applied to the coffee jelly is sometimes stored in a small container and assembled to the container. In such a case, the small container is detachably attached to, for example, a leg portion of the main container in which the coffee jelly is stored, removed from the main container when eating, the small container is opened, and the cream is applied to the coffee jelly.

JP 2001-335038 A

  However, a container assembled with a small container has the following problems.

  The main container and the small container store their contents individually, and the small container is assembled to the main container legs, etc., so the main container and the small container must be assembled to the other and the other can be assembled to the other It becomes. Moreover, the small container can be easily removed from the main container, and it is necessary to fix it with an appropriate strength so that it does not come off accidentally when the container is being transported and stored. In addition, it took time and effort to assemble it.

  In addition, a space for storing the small container is required in the leg portion of the main container, and the small container has a shape to be assembled in the space.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a cup-shaped container in which a small container can be easily assembled to a main container, is easy to use, and is excellent in design, in a cup-shaped container in which small containers are combined. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is configured as follows with a cup-shaped container in which a small container is assembled to a main container.

  A small container is removably assembled to the mouth of the main container, the inside of the main container is sealed with the small container, and the storage portion provided in the small container is sealed with a lid material that is detachably attached to the small container. It was decided.

  The main container is a cup-shaped resin molded product and has a mouth at the top. The main container is not limited to a circular cross-sectional shape, and may have a square shape or other shapes. It is preferable to provide a flange on the outer periphery of the mouth portion of the main container so that the upper surface of the mouth portion extends laterally.

  The small container is a resin molded product, and includes a storage portion and a flange extending laterally from the storage portion. In the storage part of the small container, what is added to the contents stored in the main container, for example, syrup, cream, sauce and the like is stored. Furthermore, what is stored in the small container is not limited to liquid but may be solid, powder, or the like. The shape of the storage portion does not need to be formed in a shape that closely contacts the inside of the mouth regardless of the shape inside the mouth of the main container.

  The outer shape of the flange is substantially the same as or wider than the mouth of the main container, and the lower surface of the flange is detachably attached to the mouth of the main container. Thereby, the small container is attached to the main container, and the inside of the main container is sealed by the small container.

  Further, the flange is provided with a knob piece. When the knob piece is held and pulled up with respect to the main container, it is peeled off with an appropriate force, and the flange is removed from the peripheral edge of the opening of the main container. Methods for attaching the flange of the small container to the mouth of the main container include thermal welding, adhesive bonding, ultrasonic welding, etc., and the method is not particularly limited.

  The lid material is a thin piece, and the material is not limited, such as aluminum, resin, paper, resin and paper, and a laminated structure of resin and aluminum. The lid member is attached to the upper surface of the flange of the small container and seals the inside of the small container. The lid member is provided with a knob piece, and the position of the knob piece provided on the flange of the small container may be shifted in the circumferential direction, or the knob piece provided on the flange of the small container may be bent.

  The method for attaching the lid material to the small container is not particularly limited as in the method for attaching the flange to the main container. Also, if the handle is lifted with respect to the small container, it is peeled off with an appropriate force, and the cover material is removed from the periphery of the small container.

  Alternatively, two storage units may be provided in the small container, the small container may be bent between the storage units, and the contents in the storage unit may be poured out from an opening communicating with the storage unit. The storage unit may store the same contents or different types of contents.

  Furthermore, the bottom part of the storage part is formed so as to be positioned below the upper surface position of the main contents stored in the main container, and when the main contents are solidified, it follows the shape of the bottom part on the upper surface of the main contents. You may make it form a hollow.

  The bottom immersed in the main contents is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and can be formed in an appropriate shape such as a heart shape, a star shape, or an animal shape.

  The cup-shaped container according to the present invention has the following effects.

  The small container can be reliably assembled together with the lid material inside the main container.

  The appearance of the container is only the main container, improving the design.

  The small container can be easily removed from the main container, and the contents stored in the small container can be easily applied to the main contents stored in the main container.

  By forming two storage portions in the small container and folding the small container in half, the contents in the storage portion can be easily poured out. In this case, two different types of contents can be poured out simultaneously by bending the small container.

  When the bottom of the small container is positioned below the upper surface of the main contents stored in the main container, the small container is removed from the main container and the small container is placed on the upper surface of the solid main contents. A recess along the shape of the bottom is formed. For example, cream from a small container can be injected into the depression. Further, the bottom of the small container can be formed into a predetermined shape such as a heart shape, and such a heart-shaped depression can be formed on the upper surface of the contents.

  Using the spout formed on the side wall of the small container, the contents can be easily poured out from the small container over the flange.

  In FIG. 5, the whole cup-shaped container 1 is shown. As shown in FIG. 4, the cup-shaped container 1 includes a main container 4, a lid 6 that seals the main container 4, and a small container 8, and the main container 4 has a jelly-shaped main content 20 and a small container. The container 8 contains a liquid content 22 such as cream.

  The main container 4 is a cup-shaped container made of a resin, and has a mouth portion 5 at the top, and a flange 10 extending laterally is formed on the periphery of the mouth portion 5.

  The small container 8 is a cup-shaped container made of a resin, and a storage portion 9 is formed substantially at the center, and a flange 13 extending laterally is formed on the upper peripheral edge of the storage portion 9. The flange 13 includes a knob piece 15 and is attached to the upper surface of the flange 10 using heat welding or the like. The flange 10 and the flange 13 are bonded so as to seal the inside of the main container 4 and to be separated when the knob piece 15 is pulled up with an appropriate pulling force.

  The lid member 6 is a thin piece made of aluminum or the like, has a knob piece 12 on the side, and is formed in substantially the same shape as the flange 13. The lid member 6 is attached to the flange 13 using heat welding or the like, and seals the inside of the small container 8. Although the knob piece 12 and the knob piece 15 are overlapped as shown in FIG. 5, they are not bonded to each other, and the lid member 6 is appropriately removed from the flange 13 by pulling the knob piece 12 and the knob piece 15 apart from each other. It peels with a strong pulling force.

  Next, a procedure when the cup-shaped container 1 is used for a product, a usage method, and the like will be described.

  The main container 4, the lid material 6, and the small container 8 are formed by a material suitable for each and a processing method thereof. The content 22 such as cream is stored inside the molded small container 8, the lid member 6 is attached to the flange 13, and the content 22 is sealed in the small container 8. The main container 4 is filled with the main contents 20 such as jelly, and the flange 13 of the small container 8 to which the lid member 6 is attached is attached to the flange 10 of the mouth portion 5 to seal the inside of the main container 4. To do. This state is shown in FIG.

  When the main container 4 is opened and the main contents 20 are eaten, the small container 8 is first lifted by holding the knob piece 15 together with the knob piece 12, and the small container 8 is removed from the mouth portion 5 of the main container 4. The main container 4 is opened from the mouth 5 and the small container 8 is removed from the main container 4 with the lid 6 attached to the flange 13. Such a state is shown in FIG.

  Next, the lid 6 is lifted from the small container 8 with the knob piece 12, and the lid 6 is removed from the small container 8. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the opened small container 8 is tilted, and the content 22 stored inside is put on the main content 20.

  As described above, according to the cup-shaped container 1, the small container 8 is housed inside the main container 4, so that the appearance is only the main container 4 and the design is improved, and the small container 8 is detached from the main container 4. The main container 4 and the small container 8 are opened by peeling the cover 6 from the small container 8, and the contents 22 stored in the small container 8 can be easily put on the main contents 20 of the main container 4. Can do.

  Next, another example of the cup-shaped container will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a cup-shaped container 2 in which a concave portion 16 is provided in the storage portion 9 of the small container 8 in the cup-shaped container 1. The concave portion 16 is hemispherical, and when the small container 8 is assembled to the mouth portion 5 of the main container 4, the concave portion 16 is formed so as to be immersed in the main contents 20 accommodated in the main container 4. Other configurations are the same as those of the cup-shaped container 1.

  When the cup-shaped container 2 is configured in this manner, when the main contents 20 filled in the main container 4 are in a liquid state and the small container 8 with the lid 6 attached is attached to the mouth portion 5 of the main container 4, The concave portion 16 of the small container 8 is immersed in the main content 20 from the upper surface of the main content 20. When the main content 20 is solidified with the passage of time or by cooling, the main content 20 is solidified inside the main container 4 along the shape of the recess 16. Therefore, when the small container 8 is removed from the main container 4 and the main container 4 is opened, a recess is formed after the recess 16 is removed. Therefore, the contents 22 poured out from the small container 8 into the formed recess. Can be poured.

  FIG. 7 shows another example of the cup-shaped container.

  In the cup-shaped container 3, the small container 8 has two storage portions 9, and the contents 22 can be poured out from the two storage portions 9.

  The small container 8 includes a substantially semicircular storage portion 9 at two locations, and a beam 28 having the same height as the flange 13 is formed between the two storage portions 9. A broken line 30 is provided at the center of the beam 28, and the small container 8 can be bent with the lid 6 inside. The portions of the flange 13 and the beam 28 are formed to have an appropriate strength, and the two storage portions 9 are formed to have an appropriate thickness so that they can be easily deformed.

  On the upper surface of the beam 28, a groove 31 from each storage portion 9 toward the broken line 30 is formed with a slight shift between the broken lines 30. The groove 31 has a triangular cross section and is formed so that the storage portion 9 side is deep and gradually becomes shallower toward the broken line 30. Further, the groove 31 is formed with a triangular groove 31 beyond the broken line 30, and when the small container 8 is bent at the broken line 30 with the lid 6 inside, the both side walls of the groove 31 are broken and the opening 32 is opened. Is formed.

  The lid member 6 is attached to the upper surfaces of the flange 13 and the beam 28 so as not to be peeled off, and seals the inside of each storage portion 9. The knob piece 12 is also bonded to the knob piece 15. Other configurations of the cup-shaped container 3 are the same as the configurations of the cup-shaped container 1 described in the first example.

  As described above, in this cup-shaped container 3, the same contents 22 or two different kinds of contents 22 are stored in the storage portions 9, and the lid member 6 is attached to the flange 13 and the beam 28. The inside of the storage unit 9 is sealed. The small container 8 is attached to the mouth portion 5 of the main container 4 in which the main contents 20 are stored, and the inside of the main container 4 is sealed.

  When the main container 4 is opened and the main contents 20 are eaten, the knob piece 15 is held together with the knob piece 12, the small container 8 is removed from the main container 4, and the lid member 6 is turned inside as shown in FIG. The small container 8 is bent at the fold line 30. Then, the groove portion 31 is broken at the broken line 30 and the opening 32 is formed. And when the two storage parts 9 are pressed with a finger, the contents 22 of the storage part 9 are poured out from the opening 32 as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the contents 22 stored in the small container 8 can be easily poured out, and the opening 32 is formed inside the small container 8, that is, on the main container 4 side. It does not fall into the container 4. Moreover, even when different contents 22 are stored in the two storage units 9, they can be poured out simultaneously by one operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the small container 8 may be bent with the lid member 6 facing outward to allow the contents 22 to be poured out from the storage portion 9. In this case, when the small container 8 is bent along the broken line 30, a crack is generated in a part of the lid member 6, and the contents 22 are poured out from the storage portion 9 using the crack as an opening 32.

  FIG. 10 shows another example. In this example, the storage portion 9 of the small container 8 is formed in a heart shape as shown in FIG. 10, and the bottom portion of the storage portion 9 is positioned below the upper surface of the main contents 20 stored in the main container 4. It was. In addition, although not shown in figure, the cover material 6 is affixed on the upper surface of the small container 8 so that peeling is possible like the said 1st example.

  As a result, the spout 11 is formed on the side wall of the small container 8 due to the protruding portion of the heart shape in the storage portion 9, so that the contents 22 can be easily poured by the spout 11. In addition, after the storage portion 9 is removed, a recess 19 is formed in a heart shape on the upper surface of the solid main content 20, and when the content 22 such as cream is poured into the recess 19, the content 22 is placed in the recess 19. Filled with mold.

  In any of the examples of the cup-shaped container described above, the spout 11 may be formed on the side wall of the storage portion 9, and the storage portion may be provided as long as it has a protruding portion so that the spout 11 is formed. 9 is not limited to a heart shape, and the shape thereof is not particularly limited, such as a star shape or an animal shape. Furthermore, when it is necessary to peel off the cover material 6 from the small container 8, in addition to not bonding the knob piece 12 and the knob piece 15 of the small container 8 at the same position, the respective positions are made different in the circumferential direction. You may arrange.

It is sectional drawing which showed the cup-shaped container concerning this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the cup-shaped container of the state which removed the small container. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which is pouring the contents from a small container. It is a disassembled perspective view of a cup-shaped container. It is the perspective view which showed the cup-shaped container concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a cup-shaped container. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the other example of a cup-shaped container. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a cup-shaped container. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a cup-shaped container. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a cup-shaped container.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3 Cup-shaped container 4 Main container 5 Portion 6 Lid 8 Small container 9 Storage part 10, 13 Flange 11 Spout 12, 15 Knob piece 16 Recess 19 Recess 20 Main contents 22 Contents 28 Beam 30 Fold Line 31 Groove 32 Opening

Claims (5)

The main container is a cup with a mouth on the top,
The small container includes a storage portion and a flange extending laterally from the outer periphery of the upper end of the storage portion,
The lower surface of the flange is attached to the upper surface of the mouth of the main container so as to seal the inside of the main container and be peelable from the upper surface of the mouth,
A cup-shaped container in which a lid is sealed on the upper surface of the flange so that the inside of the storage portion is sealed and can be peeled off from the upper surface of the flange.   The small container includes two storage portions, and has a fold line between the two storage portions to fold the small container. When the small container is folded by the fold line and the storage portion is pressed, the opening leads to each storage portion. The cup-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein the contents are poured out from each storage portion through the container.   The cup-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein a part of the side wall of the storage portion is protruded outward, and the protrusion is used as a spout when the contents are poured out from the storage portion.   The bottom part of a storage part is located below the upper surface of the main content accommodated in a main container, and the hollow by this bottom part is formed in the upper surface of the main content solidified. The cup-shaped container according to item.   The cup-shaped container according to claim 4, wherein a cross section of at least a portion immersed in the main contents is formed in a predetermined shape at the bottom of the storage portion.

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