JP2012020789A - Structure of instant food container set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of an instant food container set which is capable of improving an adhesion degree between a lid body and a flat projecting edge by engaging a projection piece of the lid body with an engaging groove of a flat projecting edge of the container after hot water is poured into the container and the container is covered with the lid, and preventing a heat atmosphere inside the container from escaping.SOLUTION: The structure of the instant food container set includes the container 2 and the lid body 3. The container 2 has an opening end 24 at the top surface. The flat projecting edge 25 having the engaging groove 251 is formed to extend outward on the periphery of the container 2 located on the side of the opening end 24. The lid body 3 is formed in plate-like shape, and covered on the opening end 24 of the container 2. A projection piece 34 capable of being bent downward is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging groove 251 on the periphery of the lid body 3. The container 2 is integrally formed of a first material. The first material is a foamed resin material.

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a container set for instant foods, and in particular, a high-temperature liquid poured into a container by covering the opening end of the container again with a lid to increase the degree of adhesion between the container and a flat convex edge. The present invention relates to the structure of a container set that prevents the heat atmosphere from escaping.

  Food is necessary for people's lives and needs to be cooked to eat. With the development of science and technology, foods that can be easily cooked and eaten at any time and anywhere have been developed by simply cooking foods, drying them, and heating them by adding hot water when cooking. It was. Examples of the food include instant noodles, instant soups, and instant beverages that are currently on the market.

  Conventional instant foods are covered with a lid in a container in which the food is placed so that it can be easily cooked with hot water. As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional instant food container set 5 includes a container 6 and a lid 7. A food item is placed in the container 6, and a convex edge 62 extends outward from the peripheral edge of the container located on the side of the open end 61 of the container 6. The open end 61 of the container 6 is covered with a lid body 7 having a projecting piece 71 on the peripheral edge, the bottom peripheral edge of the lid body 7 is adhered to the convex edge 62 of the container, and the container is sealed to be in the container. Prevent food from being contaminated.

  When cooking, first, the protruding piece 71 of the lid body 7 is peeled off, the lid body 7 is peeled off from the convex edge 62 and hot water is poured, and then the lid body 7 is put on the opening end 61 of the container 6 again. Even if the protruding piece 71 is bent downward, the gap between the protruding piece 71 and the convex edge 62 is not coupled, so that a gap is formed between the lid body 7 and the convex edge 62 even after the lid is closed. Then, the pressure of the thermal atmosphere generated in the container 6 is strengthened and the gap is widened (see FIG. 2), and the peripheral part of the lid body may be lifted and the center part may be recessed. And, as the central part of the lid body is recessed, the deformation amount of the peripheral part of the lid body increases and the gap increases, so that the thermal atmosphere in the container 6 escapes from the gap and the heating rate or dissolution rate of the food becomes slower. The temperature inside the container may drop.

  An object of the present invention is to pour hot water into a container and then cover it again, and then engage the projecting piece of the lid with the engaging groove of the flat convex edge of the container, An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a container set for instant food that can improve the degree of adhesion with a flat convex edge portion and prevent escape of the thermal atmosphere inside the container.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is a structure of an instant food container set including a container and a lid, the container having an open end on a top surface, A flat convex edge portion having an engagement groove is extended outwardly on the peripheral edge of the container located on the side of the opening end, the lid is plate-shaped, and the opening end of the container A structure of an instant food container set is provided, wherein a protrusion that can be bent downward is provided at a position corresponding to the engagement groove on a peripheral edge of the lid. Is done.

  It is preferable that the container is integrally formed of a first material, and the first material is a foamed resin material.

  It is preferable that the first convex material is molded from the container to the opening end, and the planar convex edge portion is molded from the second material.

  It is preferable that the first material is a paper material and the second material is a plastic material.

  The planar convex edge portion is preferably formed by covering the inner edge portion, the outer edge portion and the top end of the top surface of the first material with the second material.

  It is preferable that the said cover body has an aluminum foil main body and the film which covers each of the bottom side and top side of the said aluminum foil main body.

  The structure of the instant food container set of the present invention, after pouring hot water into the container and then covering the lid, engages the protruding piece of the lid and the engaging groove of the flat convex edge of the container, It is possible to improve the degree of adhesion between the lid and the planar convex edge portion and prevent the thermal atmosphere inside the container from escaping.

It is sectional drawing which shows a state when the cover body of the conventional container set for instant foods is closed. It is sectional drawing which shows a state when the cover body of the conventional container set for instant foods is closed. It is a perspective view which shows the container set for instant foods by one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a state when the cover body of the container set for instant foods by one Embodiment of this invention is closed again. It is sectional drawing which shows the container set for instant food by other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a state when using the container set for instant foods by other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

  Please refer to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, a container set 1 having a structure of an instant food container set according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least a container 2 and a lid 3. The container 2 is formed so as to be surrounded by the bottom plate 21 and the side plate 22. An arrangement space 23 is provided in the container 2. The shape of the container 2 formed so as to surround is, for example, a cube or a truncated cone, but is not limited thereto. The container 2 may be made of a foamed resin such as foamed polystyrene. An open end 24 is formed on the top surface of the container 2. On the peripheral edge of the container 2 located on the side of the open end 24, a side plate 22 has a planar convex edge 25 extending outward. An engaging groove 251 is provided in the planar convex edge portion 25. The lid 3 is plate-shaped and may be made of an aluminum foil. The aluminum foil main body 31 has a bottom side covered with a film 32 and a top side covered with a film 33. A protrusion piece 34 that can be bent downward is provided on the peripheral edge of the lid 3. In this embodiment, there are two protruding piece portions 34. The position of the protruding piece 34 corresponds to the engagement groove 251 of the container 2.

  After putting food into the container 2, the manufacturer attaches the lid 3 on the planar convex edge 25 of the opening end 24 of the container 2 and seals the opening end 24 of the container 2, thereby The food inside can be prevented from being contaminated. The bottom side of the lid 3 is covered with a film 32, and the film 32 and the planar convex edge 25 of the opening end 24 of the container 2 are bonded by a high frequency method, a heating method, etc. Complete.

  Please refer to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, when actually cooking, when the lid 3 is opened and a liquid such as hot water is poured into the container 2, the bonded portion between the lid 3 and the planar convex edge 25 is already detached. Therefore, the cover 3 is again put on the open end 24 of the container 2, and then the projecting piece portion 34 of the cover 3 is bent downward, and is engaged with the engagement groove 251 provided at the corresponding position. The degree of adhesion between the body 3 and the planar convex edge portion 25 of the opening end 24 can be increased, and the projecting piece portion 34 is bent downward and is located below the planar convex edge portion 25 to be in close contact with each other. Since the degree increases, escape of the thermal atmosphere in the container 2 can be prevented. Therefore, the inside can be heated by this hot atmosphere, or the speed at which food is dissolved can be increased.

  Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the planar convex edge 25 of the structure of the instant food container set according to another embodiment of the present invention extends to the peripheral edge of the container 2 located on the side of the open end 24. It is not provided and extends integrally from the side plate 22 toward the outside (that is, from the container 2 to the opening end 24 and molded by the first material, which is a paper material), on the side of the opening end 24 Each of the inner edge 221 and the outer edge 222 of the side plate 22 of the container 2 positioned is covered with the film 4, and the outer side of these two films 4 and the top end 223 of the side plate 22 are covered with the second material and stretched outward. Thus, the planar convex edge portion 26 is formed. The second material is a material obtained by molding and curing a plastic material such as plastic, and the engaging groove 261 is provided in the planar convex edge portion 26.

  As can be seen from the above, the structure of the instant food container set according to the present invention is such that when cooking, a liquid such as hot water is put into the container, and then the protruding piece of the lid is bent downward so that the plane of the container When engaged in the engagement groove of the convex edge, the degree of adhesion between the lid and the planar convex edge of the open end can be increased, so that the thermal atmosphere is prevented from escaping and inside the container Certain foods can be heated and dissolved.

  While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, as may be appreciated by those skilled in the art, they are not intended to limit the invention in any way. Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the claims of the present invention should be construed broadly including such changes and modifications.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container set 2 Container 3 Lid 4 Film 5 Container set 6 Container 7 Lid 21 Bottom plate 22 Side plate 23 Arrangement space 24 Open end 25 Flat convex edge part 26 Flat convex edge part 31 Aluminum foil main body 32 Film 33 Film 34 Projection Piece 61 Open end 62 Convex edge 71 Projection piece 221 Inner edge 222 Outer edge 223 Top end 251 Engagement groove 261

Claims (6)

An instant food container set comprising a container and a lid,
The container is provided with an open end on the top surface, and a planar convex edge portion having an engagement groove is extended outward on the periphery of the container located on the side of the open end.
The lid is plate-shaped, and covers the opening end of the container, and a protruding piece that can be bent downward is provided on the periphery of the lid at a position corresponding to the engagement groove. A structure of a container set for instant food, characterized in that The container is integrally formed of a first material;
The structure of the instant food container set according to claim 1, wherein the first material is a foamed resin material. The first material is molded from the container to the open end,
The structure of the instant food container set according to claim 1, wherein the planar convex edge portion is formed of a second material. The first material is a paper material;
The structure of the instant food container set according to claim 3, wherein the second material is a plastic material.   The said planar convex edge part is formed by covering the inner edge part, the outer edge part, and the top edge of the top surface of the first material with the second material. Structure of instant food container set.   The structure of the instant food container set according to claim 1, wherein the lid includes an aluminum foil main body and a film covering each of a bottom side and a top side of the aluminum foil main body.

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