JP2009522176A - Multi-compartment packaging for cooking single or multi-flavor products - Google Patents

Abstract

A ready-to-use single-tasting or multi-tasting product packaging comprising a container (1) consisting of various surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) and two chambers (9, 18), the first interior also being A package that contains one or more product ingredients, remains separated from other ingredients until use, and further retains ingestible materials and accessories in a second external chamber.
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Description

The present invention is a ready-to-use product that does not require cooking or needs to be eaten (in the case of dry noodle products) in advance cooking or in a microwave oven and must be mixed before use The present invention relates to the packaging sector which is intended to contain an egg-based product comprising the above components.

As a typical and non-limiting example, the invention is used to melt eggs and single-flavored or multi-flavored omelets, or various aromatic ingredients for special cooking, and single-flavored or multi-flavored creams, cakes, souffles, Furthermore, it can be mixed with various aromatic materials for cooking marinades such as fish or crustaceans.

Various forms of packaging are currently known for products relating to food preparation as described in the above examples.
In particular, the need for package processing includes:
a) Add another container with eggs and flavor in the shell during cooking.
b) The cake powder formulation is added to water, milk or eggs and cooked in a microwave oven.
The special inconvenience in packaging for these two forms consists of the fact that flavors or water, milk, etc. need to be added to produce the final product, resulting in the possibility of soiling itself. All of the inconvenience is that the other containers or mixers get dirty and the cooking sauce pan, frying pan or baking container or tray, which only slightly increases the practicality of traditional cooking methods, must be used. The fact is that only a savory product can be obtained.

There are other packaging formats developed to overcome the above disadvantages.
c) The flowable element is separated from the solid foodstuff by a hermetic partition. Here, a flexible container is handled and its specific position is pushed to obtain an opening in the hermetic partition, resulting in a mixture of fluid and solid components. This packaging is shown in patent JP-B-2154651.
d) The flowable element or powder element can be separated from the solid component by an extractable film and removed to mix the flowable element or powder element with the solid element without itself becoming dirty. This packaging, which can only be cooked for a single taste product, is shown in patent application GB-A-2376220.
e) The flowable element or powder element can be separated from the solid components by a partition that can be removed when the package is opened, and the flowable element or powder element can be mixed with the solid element. In this case, there is a risk of becoming dirty when the package is opened. This packaging is shown in patent application FR-A-2831140, but can only cook single taste products.
f) The flowable element or the powder element is separated from the solid component by a partition adhered to the cover film. The divider can be manually pulled away from the film and the flowable or powder element can be mixed with the solid components without fouling itself. This package is shown in patent application JP-A-20003469948, but can only cook single-tasting products.
JP-B-2154651 GB-A-2376220 FR-A-2831140 JP-A-20003469

Therefore, the scope of this discovery can be used for packaging of ready-to-use products, enabling:
-Maintain proper product component separation until use.
-Mixing various product ingredients in a practical, hygienic and effective manner.
-Also, the finishing of product making in the same packaging with the internal steam exhaust vent enabled.
Above all, it is a packaging that has the possibility of cooking the ingredients so as to obtain a single taste or multiple taste product.

The invention is shown as seen at the end of the manufacturing process with reference to the axonometric section of the improved product shown in FIG.
You can see the following:
-Container (1) with outer wall (2) and base (3) surface
-A partition (4) that defines the surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) coming and going in the passageway (8) of the narrow gap
-An inner chamber (9) defined by a side wall (10) and a suitably deformable base (11) with a plug (12) inserted inside
-Upper sealing film (13).
For the stopper (12), the ring-shaped surfaces (14, 15) are shown on the upper side and are separated by a circular recess (16). The film (13) can be integrated with the stopper corresponding to the ring-shaped surface (14, 15) by heat sealing or other well-known techniques to break contact with external elements of the package contents. A portion (17) of the upper sealing film (13) corresponding to the ring-shaped surface (15) is previously machined along the circular recess (16) at the manufacturing stage so that it can be easily removed in the applications that will become apparent. Put your eyes.

FIG. 2 is a base view of the container (1) where the surrounding compartment (18) is seen and which is intended to hold meal hardware, accessories and concentrates for products not shown here. The compartment is defined by a side (19) that provides a flat surface (20) at the free end and holds the meal hardware, accessories and concentrate shown above with a film (21), while at the same time between the various compartments of the container It is integrated by heat sealing or other known techniques in such a way as to act as a mishandling seal for the device that initiates the communication.

FIG. 3 shows a package cross section at an initial stage of manufacture. There is a recess (22) in the center on the deformable base (11) of the inner chamber (9) and a gill (23) on the inner upper surface, the function of which will be elucidated later.

FIG. 4 shows the next stage in production, where the plug (12) is introduced into the chamber before the inner chamber (9) is filled with specific components of the product.

The plug (12) provides a ring-shaped element (24), is connected to and runs along the interior of the wall (10) and is marginally located on the upper surface (27) of the plug (12) by a connecting rod (25). An opening (28) is formed that connects with the ring wall (26) and connects the inner chamber (9) with the surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7).

Corresponding to the ring-shaped wall (26), there is a peripheral groove (29) with a semicircular cross section, complementing the peripheral groove (30) of the semicircular cross section, Used in the closing phase. Further, the function of the plug (12) will be described later, but provides a passageway (31, 32) and intersects the radial ring wall (26) and the transverse upper surface (27), respectively.

An axial ridge (34) starts from the inside of the top surface (27) of the plug (12) and is grooved so that it can be stably connected to the corresponding gutter (23) in the recess (22) of the deformable base (11). 35) is provided to complete closure of the plug (12).

Once the plug (12) is in place, the inner chamber (9) is moved until it is closed, and the peripheral groove (29) of the semicircular cross section is supplemented with the semicircular cross section of the inner chamber (9) wall (10). Adhere to the peripheral ridge (30). At the same time, the grooves (35) of the axial ridges (34) are connected to the ridges (23) of the deformable base (11) recesses (22).

Referring to FIG. 5, the peripheral compartments (5, 6 and 7) are filled with the appropriate contents of the product after causing the isolation of the inner chamber (9) by complete closure of the stopper (12).

Accordingly, the package is closed by the film (13) and adhered to both the container (1) end (36) and the stopper (12) top surface (27), preferably by heat sealing or other well-known methods.

Referring to FIG. 6, it is necessary to remove the outer compartment (18) sealing film (21) for initial product use, and the final not shown here contained in the outer compartment (18) as already described. It serves as an anti-handling seal to remove extraneous appendages and to allow access to the deformable base (11) from the outside.

Therefore, when the user presses against the bottom of the base (11), it can be deformed so as to be stretchable. As a result, pressure is transferred to the axial ridge (34), and the opening (12) occurs without having to open the package. When the container is turned upside down, the contents of the inner chamber (9) enter the compartments (5, 6 and 7) completely through the opening (28) by always pressing against the deformable base (11).

Referring to FIG. 7, the user stops pressing the deformable base (11) at the end of the operation described above, and is properly positioned so that the elastic return of the plug (12) occurs, and the base (11) recess The cooperation results are transmitted between the rib (23) of (22) and the groove (35) of the axial ridge (34). Accordingly, the ring-shaped wall (26) of the plug (12) is placed on the end of the inner chamber (9) corresponding to the gas flow (30).

If the stopper (12) needs to be more stable in this position, a handle (37) can be provided on the outer part of the movable base so that the stopper (12) is pulled back further into the chamber (9). Can be pulled.

The recall of the stopper (12) inside the chamber (9) is useful for preventing product components from returning to the chamber (9) in the case of certain cooked products.

The outer end (38) of the passageway (31, 32) is exposed, with the exception of a portion (17) of the upper film located corresponding to the ring-shaped surface (15) of the stopper (12), and the container (1) A communication path is formed between the inside and the outside of the container so that, for example, when the packaging is used in a microwave oven, the vapor generated in the cooking stage of the product can escape.

Referring to FIG. 8, a top view of the inner chamber (9) plug (12) is shown. In the opening of the passage (32), a ring-shaped surface (14, 15) and a circular recess (16) are further seen, and the circular recess is preliminarily formed by a part (17) of the upper sealing film (13) during the manufacturing process. This is useful for making a perforation (39).

Referring to FIGS. 9, 10 and 11, a second improvement of the present invention is shown, wherein the compartment (4) does not have an elongated gap passage.

In this particular improvement, the plug (12) of the inner chamber (9) provides a dividing wall (40), and the contents of the inner chamber (9) are appropriately subdivided into the surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7). Expected to carry. The plug (12) has a specific ridge (41) and runs along a guide (42) guided from the inner side wall of the chamber (9) to prevent the dividing wall (40) from being in an unfavorable position.

Once the container (1) is turned upside down and a large amount of the normal liquid content in each space drawn by the dividing wall (40) in the chamber (9) stabilizes, the user can replace the inner chamber (9) base (11 )Press. The necessary movement of the plug (12) exposes the opening (28) and the surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) communicate with the inner chamber (9). Passage (31, 32, and 33) opened by the user by removing a portion (17) of the top closure (13) film located corresponding to the knob (43) found at the outer end (38) of the aforementioned passage Thus, steam generated in the cooking stage can flow outward.

With reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, future improvements in packaging are shown, allowing different components to be poured into each surrounding compartment.

In this refinement, the plug (12) of the inner chamber (9) is actually formed by a combination of various elements (44, 45), which together with the adjacent portions of the inner chamber (9) side wall (10) Concerning the provisions of the separate compartments, each can hold the product components inside.

In the case of FIGS. 12 and 13, the element (44) closes the compartment (46) and itself has the function of partitioning the compartment (47), while the element (45) closes the compartment (47) It has the function of partitioning its own section (48).

In this particular embodiment, the side wall (10) of the inner chamber (9) is a connection opening between the compartment (46, 47 and 48) and the surrounding compartment (5, 6 and 7) of the inner chamber (9). (28), when each separate compartment of the inner chamber acts on the deformable base (11), it is one of the surrounding compartments and is arranged at various heights and angular distances so as to communicate with only one .

The passages (31, 32 and 33) which the user can lift and open a part (17) of the upper sealing film (13) corresponding to the knob (43) located at the outer end (38) of the passages (31, 32 and 33) 33), steam generated in the cooking stage can flow outward.

10 and 13, a V-shaped cut (49) on the knob (43) is shown, corresponding to creating perforations (39) in advance in the sealing film (13) during the manufacturing process. The perforation in advance facilitates removal of only a portion (17) of the upper sealing film (13) that closes the outer ends of the passageways (31, 32 and 33).

It should be pointed out that the present invention is not limited to the description given by the examples, but can be completed and modified by those skilled in the art without exceeding the patent limits.

The present invention allows many advantages and overcomes the difficulties that could not be overcome using the currently marketed systems.

FIG. 3 is an axonometric view of the first improvement of the present invention having a surrounding communication section. FIG. 3 is an axonometric view of the improved product base shown in FIG. 1. The vertical cross section of the container shown in FIG. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the improved product shown in Fig. 1 with an internal compartment plug inserted. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the improved product shown in Fig. 1 using an internal sealing plug and using an upper sealing film. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the improved product shown in Fig. 1 with the internal compartment plug opened. FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the improved product shown in FIG. 1 with the details of the exhaust port between the plug base and the concave membrane recess and the passage of the connecting part with the internal compartment plug pulled back. The figure seen from the internal division stopper upper part of the improved product shown in FIG. A vertical section of a second improvement with another surrounding compartment. Fig. 10 is an axonometric section of the improved product shown in Fig. 9; Fig. 10 is an axonometric cross section of the internal peripheral plug of the improved product shown in Fig. 9; Vertical section of a future improved product that defines various separate compartments by internal parts. FIG. 13 is an axonometric cross section of the improved product shown in FIG.

Claims (11)

External side wall (2) and base in a multi-compartment package for cooking single taste or multi-taste products, where the container (1) provides an inner chamber (9) defined by the side wall (10) and a deformable base (11) By means of the surface (3), the plug (12) inserted into the inner chamber (9), and an upper sealing film (13) that is attached to the end (36) of the outer side wall (2) by heat sealing or other known methods Consists of separated containers, one or more compartments (4) are created in the container (1), the other surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) are defined and external pressure is applied to the deformable base (11) When the plug (12) is moved from the closed position until the specific opening (28) formed in the side wall of the plug (12) and / or the inner chamber (9) is exposed, the peripheral compartment (5) , 6 and 7) and the inner chamber (9) which can communicate between the inner chamber (9). By using the stopper (12) in the deformable base (11), the same stopper (12) is used in a manner that prevents the final return of product components to the chamber (9) when the application of the pressure is stopped. Is pulled back by the elastic return of the deformable base (11) having elastic properties, or the user pulls with a specific handle (37) of the arrangement for accidental reasons, or both The multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to claim 1, wherein the packaging is pulled back according to the situation. A groove in which the recess (22) is on the deformable base (11) of the inner chamber (9) and has a gill (23) in the inner upper part, and a groove in which the plug (12) is connected to the gutter (23) in the above-mentioned depression A multi-compartment package for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to claim 2, characterized in that it has an axial ridge (34) indicating (35). The same passageway provided with passages (31, 32 and 33), so that when part (17) of the upper sealing film (13) closing the outer end (38) of the passageway is removed, steam can be released during the cooking stage. 4. Single-flavor or multi-flavor product cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that communication between the surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) and the outside can occur corresponding to the external end (38) of Multi-compartment packaging. To assist in removing only a portion (17) of the upper sealing film (13) without damaging the remainder of the film, a perforation (39) in advance on the portion (17) of the upper sealing film (13). The multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to claim 4, characterized in that the film can be removed later. The plug (12) provides a ring-shaped wall (26) to the periphery in response to the creation of a peripheral opening (29) and complements the peripheral ridge (30) on the side wall (10) of the inner chamber (9). The multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it operates at the closing stage of the stopper (12). The plug (12) is composed of various elements (44, 45) and is stably assembled between itself, together with the adjacent part of the inner chamber (9) side wall (10) in the chamber (9) Multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it participates in defining separate compartments (46, 47 and 48). The inner chamber (9) is different in that the side wall (10) connects one or more compartments (46, 47 and 48) of the inner chamber (9) with one or more surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7). 8. Multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to claim 7, characterized in that it has openings (28) guided in height and / or angular distance. A plug (12) that closes the inner chamber (9) provides a wall (40) that divides the contents of the chamber, and then the dividing wall (40) of the plug (12) is desirable with respect to the opening (28). Characterized in that it has a ridge (41) running along the guide (42) guided from the inner surface of the chamber (9) or from the elements (44, 45) in a specific shape, so as to avoid being in a position A multi-compartment package for cooking single-flavor or multi-flavor products according to any one of claims 1-8. 9. A single taste or multiple taste according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the individual surrounding compartments (5, 6 and 7) come and go between themselves through elongated gaps (8). Multi-compartment packaging for product cooking. An external chamber (18) is created on the bottom of the container (1), defined by the side surface (19) giving a flat surface (20) on its free end, and can be sealed with a film (21), heat sealed or other known methods The multi-compartment packaging for cooking single-tasting or multi-tasting products according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it is integrated therewith.

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