JP2008174254A - Heat insulating vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat insulating vessel which enables a vessel body and a sleeve to be as simply separated from each other as possible within a range preventing a hindrance from being caused before and during the use of the heat insulating vessel. <P>SOLUTION: This heat insulating vessel 1A comprises a cup body 2 which is made of plastics as a raw material, and a paper sleeve 3 for covering an outer peripheral surface of a body portion 4 of the cup body 2. The cup body 2 is equipped with a curl portion 6 which is formed in such a shape that an upper end part 4a of the body portion 4 is rounded to a radial outside. An upper end part 3a of the sleeve 3 is inserted between the curl portion 6 and the outer peripheral surface of the body portion 4, so that the sleeve 3 can be supported by the curl portion 6 and the body portion 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat insulating container in which the outer peripheral surface of a cup-shaped container body made of plastic is covered with a paper sleeve.

  As a heat insulating container suitable for injecting high-temperature liquid such as hot water, a container having a paper sleeve on its outer peripheral surface so as to cover the trunk of the container body is widely known (for example, Patent Document 1). . In such a heat insulating container, a gap is formed between the sleeve and the body portion, and the gap functions as a heat insulating layer, so that the heat of the contents is not easily transmitted to the user's hand holding the heat insulating container. In such a heat-insulated container, the container body is a plastic molded product, which improves design flexibility compared to the container body made of paper and prevents molding defects such as leakage of contents. Is known (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-45212 JP 2000-344281 A

  As in Patent Document 2, when the material of the container body is plastic and the material of the sleeve is paper, sorting and disposal after use of the heat insulating container is required. Therefore, in order to easily realize separation and disposal after use, it is desirable that the container main body and the sleeve can be separated as easily as possible without causing any trouble before and during use of the heat insulating container.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the heat insulation container which can isolate | separate a container main body and a sleeve as simply as possible in the range which does not cause trouble before and during use of a heat insulation container.

  Hereinafter, the heat insulating container of the present invention will be described. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

  The heat insulating container of the present invention includes a cup-shaped container body (2) made of plastic and a paper sleeve (3, 23, 33, 43) covering the outer peripheral surface of the body (4) of the container body. In the heat insulating container (1A to 1D) having the above, the container body includes a curled part (6) in which the upper end part (4a) of the trunk part is rounded radially outward, and the upper end part (3a, 23a, 33a, 43a) is inserted between the curled portion and the outer peripheral surface of the barrel portion, so that the sleeve is supported by the curled portion and the barrel portion, thereby solving the above-described problems. To do.

  According to this heat insulating container, the upper end portion of the sleeve is inserted between the curled portion and the outer peripheral surface of the barrel portion, and the upper end portion of the sleeve is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the barrel portion by the elastic force of the curled portion, The sleeve is supported by the curl portion and the trunk portion. When a downward force is applied to the sleeve, a frictional force is generated between the sleeve and each of the curl portion and the trunk portion, so that the sleeve does not come off without resistance. Therefore, it is not necessary to interpose an adhesive or the like between the sleeve and the container body when the sleeve is assembled to the container body. Accordingly, the sleeve is not easily detached from the container main body before and during use, and the sleeve and the container main body can be easily separated by pulling down the sleeve with a certain amount of force after use.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the curl portion includes a curved portion (6a) that bulges outward in the radial direction to form an internal space (S), and an upward tip portion (6b) that follows the curved portion. The upper end portion of the sleeve is positioned above the tip portion of the curl portion and fits in the internal space, and the radius is larger than a gap formed between the tip portion and the trunk portion. A retaining portion (23b, 33b, 43b) formed so as to spread outward in the direction may be provided. According to this aspect, since the retaining portion extends radially outward from the gap formed between the tip portion and the body portion of the curl portion, when the sleeve is pulled down, the curl portion A stopper prevents the sleeve from coming out of the container body.

  The retaining portion in this aspect may be configured in various forms. For example, as the retaining portion, a folded portion (23b) in which an upper end portion of the sleeve is folded back outward in the radial direction is provided. It may be. In this case, the direction in which the folded-back portion extends and the direction of the tip end portion are opposite to each other, and they are easily caught by each other, so that the sleeve retaining effect is improved.

  Further, as the retaining portion, a protrusion (33b) provided at the upper end portion of the sleeve and bulging outward in the radial direction and extending in the circumferential direction may be provided, and as the retaining portion, A stepped portion (43b) provided at the upper end portion of the sleeve and having an outer diameter extending outward in the radial direction may be provided. According to these aspects, the upper end of the sleeve is inserted between the curl portion and the outer peripheral surface of the trunk portion, as compared with the case where the upper end portion of the sleeve is simply folded back, depending on the swelling of the protrusion and the size of the step. Therefore, there is an advantage that the productivity of the heat insulating container is improved because the sleeve is unlikely to buckle when the sleeve and the container main body are combined.

  As described above, according to the heat insulating container of the present invention, the upper end portion of the sleeve is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the trunk portion by the elastic force of the curl portion, and the sleeve is supported by the curl portion and the trunk portion. When a downward force is applied to the sleeve, a frictional force is generated between the sleeve and each of the curled portion and the trunk portion, so the sleeve does not come off without resistance. There is no need to interpose an adhesive or the like between the container body. Accordingly, the sleeve is not easily detached from the container main body before and during use, and the sleeve and the container main body can be easily separated by pulling down the sleeve with a certain amount of force after use.

(First form)
FIG. 1 shows a heat insulating container according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. As shown in these drawings, the heat insulating container 1A is configured by combining a cup-shaped cup body 2 as a container body and a paper tubular sleeve 3 covering the outer peripheral surface thereof. The cup body 2 is formed in a substantially truncated cone shape having a body portion 4 and a bottom portion 5. The cup body 2 includes a curled portion 6 in which an upper end portion 4a of the body portion 4 is rounded outward in the radial direction. The material of the cup body 2 is made of plastic such as PP (polypropylene) or PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and the form shown in the drawing is obtained by using a molding method such as a vacuum forming method or a pressure forming method. To be molded. The cup body 2 can be formed by molding a plastic material into an illustrated form by an injection molding method. Further, the cup body 2 may be formed as a so-called barrier container made of a plastic such as a multilayer sheet. The curled portion 6 provided in the cup body 2 can be formed by various methods, and the curled portion 6 has a well-known curled opening of a cup-shaped molded product obtained by the various materials and molding methods described above. You may form by pressing on a metal mold | die (not shown).

  The sleeve 3 is formed by bonding both end portions of a fan-shaped blank (not shown), and an inwardly curled portion 7 is provided at the lower end thereof. 1 A of heat insulation containers are formed by inserting the upper end part 3a of the sleeve 3 between the curl part 6 of the cup main body 2, and the outer peripheral surface of the trunk | drum 4, and combining the cup main body 2 and the sleeve 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the curled portion 6 of the cup body 2 includes a curved portion 6 a that swells radially outward so that an internal space S is formed, and an upward tip portion 6 b that follows the curved portion 6 a. By inserting the upper end portion 3 a of the sleeve 3 into the curled portion 6, the gap G between the distal end portion 6 b and the trunk portion 4 is pushed wide, and the upper end portion 3 a of the sleeve 3 is Pressed against the outer peripheral surface. Accordingly, the sleeve 3 is supported by the curl portion 6 and the trunk portion 4. The strength with which the sleeve 3 is pressed depends on the thickness of the material of the sleeve 3, the material of the cup body 2 and the thickness of the barrel portion 4, and the size of the gap G between the tip portion 6 b of the curled portion 6 and the barrel portion 2. It can be adjusted by setting.

  According to the heat insulating container 1 </ b> A, when a downward force is applied to the sleeve 3, a frictional force is generated between the sleeve 3 and each of the curled portion 6 and the trunk portion 4, so that the sleeve 3 does not come off without resistance. . Therefore, it is not necessary to interpose an adhesive or the like between the sleeve 3 and the cup body 2 when the sleeve 3 is assembled to the cup body 2. Accordingly, the sleeve 3 is not easily detached from the cup body 2 before and during use, and the sleeve 3 and the cup body 2 can be easily separated by pulling down the sleeve 3 with a certain amount of force after use. it can. Therefore, separation disposal after use of the heat insulating container 1A becomes easy.

(Second form)
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a heat insulating container according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. In these drawings, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. In the heat insulating container 1B shown in these drawings, a folded portion 23b as a retaining portion is provided on the upper end portion 23a of the sleeve 23. As shown in FIG. 4, the folded portion 23 b is configured by folding the upper end portion 23 a of the sleeve 23 radially outward and downward, and the folded portion 23 b is formed between the distal end portion 6 b and the body portion 4. It is formed so as to spread outward in the radial direction from the gap G, and is located above the front end portion 6 b of the curled portion 6 and accommodated in the internal space S.

  According to the heat insulating container 1B, since the folded portion 23b extends radially outward from the gap G formed between the tip portion 6b of the curl portion 6 and the body portion 4, the sleeve 3 is pulled downward. In this case, the folded portion 23b comes into contact with the tip portion 6b of the curled portion 6, and the sleeve 3 is difficult to be removed from the cup body 2. In addition, the direction in which the folded portion 23b extends and the direction of the distal end portion 6b are opposite to each other, and they are easily hooked to each other, so that the sleeve 3 is more difficult to be removed from the cup body 2.

  This invention is not limited to the above form, It can implement with a various form within the range of the summary of this invention. The retaining portion according to the present invention is not limited to the form shown in FIGS. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the present invention can be implemented in a heat insulating container 1 </ b> C in which a protrusion 33 b as a retaining portion is provided on the upper end portion 33 a of the sleeve 33. The protrusions 33 b shown in FIG. 5 swell outward in the radial direction and extend in the circumferential direction of the sleeve 33. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, this invention can also be implemented in the heat insulation container 1D by which the level | step-difference part 43b as a retaining part was provided in the upper end part 43a of the sleeve 43. As shown in FIG. The step 43b shown in FIG. 6 is formed so that the outer diameter spreads radially outward.

  In the form shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sleeves 33 and 43 are connected to the curled part 6 than in the form shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, depending on the swelling of the protrusion 33 b and the size of the step 43 b. Since there is little resistance when inserting between the sleeve and the outer peripheral surface of the body portion 4, when the sleeves 33 and 43 are combined with the cup body 2, problems such as buckling of the sleeves 33 and 43 hardly occur. Productivity of insulated containers is improved.

The figure which showed the heat insulation container which concerns on one form of this invention. The elements on larger scale of FIG. The figure which showed the heat insulation container which concerns on a 2nd form. The elements on larger scale of FIG. The figure which showed the heat insulation container provided with the modification of the retaining part of FIG. The figure which showed the heat insulation container provided with the other modification of the retaining part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1A-1D Insulated container 2 Cup body (container body)
3, 23, 33, 43 Sleeves 3a, 23a, 33a, 43a Upper end portion 4 Body portion 4a Upper end portion 6 Curled portion 6a Curved portion 6b Tip portion 23b Folded portion (retaining portion)
33b Projection part (preventing part)
43b Step part (preventing part)
S internal space

Claims (5)

In a heat insulating container having a cup-shaped container body made of plastic and a paper sleeve covering the outer peripheral surface of the body portion of the container body,
The container body includes a curled portion in which an upper end portion of the body portion is rounded outward in a radial direction,
An insulating container, wherein the sleeve is supported by the curl portion and the body portion by inserting an upper end portion of the sleeve between the curl portion and an outer peripheral surface of the body portion.   The curled portion has a curved portion that bulges outward in the radial direction to form an internal space, and an upward distal end portion that follows the curved portion, and the distal end portion of the curled portion is disposed at an upper end portion of the sleeve. There is provided a retaining portion formed so as to be located above and fit within the internal space and to extend outward in the radial direction from a gap formed between the tip portion and the body portion. The insulated container according to claim 1, wherein   The heat insulation container according to claim 2, wherein a folded portion in which an upper end portion of the sleeve is folded outward and downward in the radial direction is provided as the retaining portion.   The heat insulation container according to claim 2, wherein a protrusion that is provided at an upper end portion of the sleeve, swells outward in the radial direction, and extends in the circumferential direction is provided as the retaining portion.   The heat insulation container according to claim 2, wherein a stepped portion provided at an upper end portion of the sleeve and having an outer diameter extending outward is provided as the retaining portion.

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