JP2012051631A - Top plate for crate and crate using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protective top plate capable of preventing the oscillation and the upset of food-filled containers stored in a crate each of which is in the shape of a cup with a circular flat surface.SOLUTION: The top plate 1 is made of plastic material of cardboard, and is placed on the food-filled containers 3 stored in the crate 2. Four bent and raised pieces 11 with incisions and slits are each disposed in the neighborhood of each corner part of the surface interior end of the top plate 1. The bent and raised pieces 11 are each bent down and inserted into a gap generated among the four food-filled containers 3 adjacent to each other longitudinally and transversely so as to get in touch with the two food-filled containers 3 in diagonal positions out of the four food-filled containers 3, thereby holding the food-filled containers 3 in place in the crate 2. As a see-through hole 12 is disposed in the top plate 1, the sealing lids of the food-filled containers 3 can be seen therethrough so that a stored objects can be confirmed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a crate top plate used for transporting a food filling container filled with chilled food such as pudding, yogurt and jelly, and a crate using the same.

    For example, chilled food is sold in the form of a flat circular food filling container filled with the food, and the food filling container is filled with a heating liquid, for example, and then a container for transportation is used. A predetermined number is stored in the formed crate, temporarily stored in the distribution center via the cooling chamber, mounted in the vehicle while being stored in the crate, and transported to a retail store, where it is provided for retailing. The crate has a grid or coarse mesh bottom, for example, a flat rectangular shape integrally molded with synthetic resin, and is generally equipped with positioning legs to prevent positioning and misalignment when stacking up and down, and is collected and washed. The crate is composed of, for example, 12 pieces in 3 columns and 4 rows, 20 pieces in 4 columns and 5 rows, and a large number of food filling containers in one row in the column direction and row direction of the crate. Aligned It is those used to pay.

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  In this case, for example, a crate suitable for chilled distribution can be used, but depending on the crate height, a relatively large space may remain between the crate and the upper end of the food filling container. Depending on the type of product, the stored food filling container may swing or fall when it is subjected to vibration or tilted. This may cause the possibility of reducing the commercial value at the time of opening.

  In addition, for example, when it is used for small lot products or when it is unsuitable for crate washing due to drainage circumstances, it is assumed that the crate is one way. It is preferable to use paper such as corrugated cardboard or cardboard. However, if it is made of paper, it is difficult to install the positioning legs. Therefore, for example, the upper surface of the crate is expanded and the upper crate lower end is expanded to the expanded portion. In this case as well, a relatively large space remains between the upper end of the crate and the food filling container, and there is a possibility that the commercial value may be lowered due to the fall.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a solution to that problem is to prevent a decrease in commercial value due to a fall that may occur due to a space between the upper end of the crate and the food filling container, and to prevent the food from filling. The present invention provides a crate top plate and a crate using the same.

  In accordance with the above problems, the present invention uses a top plate so as to cover and place the food filling container on the crate for storing and transporting a large number of planar food filling containers in the column direction and the row direction. In the case of stacking, a food filling container is formed by using an interposed base for receiving an upper crate and arranging bent raised pieces utilizing the plasticity of the top plate on the top plate and arranging them in the column direction and the row direction. Place the food filling container in a fixed position by bending and inserting the bent piece into the gap between them and making contact with the side surfaces of two adjacent food filling containers at one diagonal position in the plane X shape To prevent rocking or overturning that might be caused by the space between the crate and the upper end of the food filling container, and to protect the food filling container by preventing a decline in commercial value. That is, the top plate used in the crate for storing and transporting a large number of flat and round food filling containers in the column direction and the row direction, which is adjacent to the crate in the column direction and the row direction. A food filling container is formed by bending and inserting into a gap in a predetermined position in a plane formed between the food filling containers and contacting two food filling containers adjacent to each other diagonally among the four. The crate top plate is characterized in that it is formed of a plastic plate member with a bent raised piece held at a fixed position.

  In addition to the above, the invention described in claim 2 can hold the food filling container at a fixed position as efficiently and reliably as possible by arranging as few bent raised pieces as possible. The bent raised piece is placed in the vicinity of the in-plane end so that the food filling container accommodated in the corner is adjacent to the two food filling containers adjacent to each other in the column and row directions and diagonally. The crate top plate according to claim 1, wherein the crate top plate is arranged.

  In addition to the above, the invention described in claim 3 is preferably made of corrugated cardboard or cardboard so that the top plate is suitable for one-way use in terms of cost and disposal or recycling. The crate top plate according to claim 1, wherein the crate top plate is formed for use in one way.

  In addition to the above, the invention described in claim 4 is provided on any food filling container containing a large number of foods so that the food filling containers stored in the crate can be identified as easily as possible. 4. The crate top plate according to claim 1, wherein a see-through hole having a smaller diameter or an arbitrary shape than the plane of the food filling container is disposed at an in-plane position.

  The invention described in claim 5 is the one described in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 so that the crate using the top plate is suitable for one-way use in terms of cost and disposal or recycling. The top plate is made of corrugated cardboard or cardboard, and is used as a one-way crate for storing and transporting a large number of flat circular food filling containers in the column and row directions. Is.

  The present invention uses these as the gist of the invention and is a means for solving the above problems.

  In the present invention, the bending-up piece and the bending-up means that the flat top plate is bent and deformed downward by utilizing its plasticity.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the invention described in claim 1 covers the food filling container on the crate that stores and conveys a large number of planar food filling containers in the column direction and the row direction. In the case of stacking up and down using a top plate so as to be placed, it is used as an interposed base for receiving the upper crate, and a bending raising piece using the plasticity of the top plate is arranged on the top plate, The bent piece is bent and inserted into the gap between the food filling containers formed by arranging in the row direction, and is inserted into two adjacent food filling containers at one diagonal position in the plane X shape. The food filling container is held in a fixed position by contact, prevents rocking and falling that may be caused by the space between the crate and the upper end of the food filling container, and prevents a decline in commercial value. It is possible to provide a top plate of the crate to be protected.

  In addition to the above, the invention according to the second aspect can ensure that the food filling container can be held at a fixed position as efficiently as possible by arranging as few bent raised pieces as possible. .

  In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 can be suitably used in terms of cost and disposal or recycling by using the top plate for one-way.

  In addition to the above, the invention described in claim 4 can identify the food filling container stored in the crate as easily as possible.

  The invention according to claim 5 can make the crate using the top plate suitable for one way in terms of cost and disposal or recycling.

It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a crate and a top plate. It is a top view of a top plate. It is the elements on larger scale which show the relationship between a bending raising piece and a food filling container. It is the elements on larger scale which show the relationship between a fluoroscopic hole and a food filling container. It is a perspective view of a crate. It is a development view of a crate.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the example of the drawings. 1 is a top used for a crate 2 that accommodates and conveys a large number of planar circular food filling containers 3 in a column direction and a row direction, for example, used for chilled distribution. In this example, the top plate 1 and the crate 2 are formed of corrugated paper or cardboard for one-way use, respectively, and the food filling container 3 of this example has a wide mouth and is reversed in side view. Fill a cup-shaped container with a round cross-section with a sloped side surface to form a trapezoidal shape, and fill it with foods such as pudding, yogurt, and jelly, and print the necessary items such as the product name on the top of the container. The displayed seal lid is fixed and the opening is closed and sealed.

  The top plate 1 is bent and inserted into a gap at a predetermined position in the plane formed between the four food filling containers adjacent to the crate 2 in the column direction and the row direction. In this example, a bent raising piece 11 for holding the food filling container 3 in a fixed position by contacting two adjacent food filling containers is provided and formed by a plastic plate.

  In this example, the plastic material is the above corrugated cardboard or cardboard, for example, a corrugated cardboard, and the bent raising pieces 11 are arranged in the plane, for example, at four places. At this time, the top plate 1 of this example is In the vicinity of the in-plane end so as to contact two food filling containers 3 adjacent to each other in the column direction and the row direction and diagonally adjacent to the food filling container 3 accommodated in the corner, The top plate 1 is arranged in the vicinity of the in-plane corner, and the top plate 1 is smaller in diameter than the plane of the food filling container 3 or in an arbitrary shape at an in-plane position on the arbitrary food filling container 3 stored in the above-mentioned number. A see-through hole 12 is arranged.

  The top plate 2 of this example is, for example, about 30 cm × 25 cm for a capacity of 200 g as shown in the figure, 12 for 4 rows and 3 rows, or about 35 cm × 27 cm for a capacity 120 g slightly larger than this. For 20 pieces in 5 columns and 4 rows, the outer diameter of the food filling container 3 is a rectangular plate having an area set by summing the outer diameter of the food filling container 3 in the column direction and the row direction. That is, the wave is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the top plate 1, that is, along the row direction, so as to ensure its strength.

  The bent raised pieces 11 arranged in the vicinity of the in-plane end portion of the top plate 1 are bent at the upper portion of the food filling container at the corner positions, and the upper end portions of the pieces 11 in the column direction and the row direction are two pieces. This is placed on the side surface of the food filling container 3 so that both ends in the width direction of the bent piece 11 are in contact with each other. At this time, the bent raised piece 11 has a trapezoidal shape, for example. By forming notches or slits in the opposite hypotenuse and long side leaving a short side, it is formed into a trapezoidal shape that allows the bending to occur, or as shown in the figure, the long side portion and the long side of the opposite hypotenuse It is formed into a trapezoidal shape with a through hole in which the vicinity of the side is partly cut and removed, and the bending portion 11 is bent inward so that the bending portion can be bent slightly inward, and the width direction both ends thereof are made easier. Curved in a round shape and filled with food The Taise' for aspects of vessel 3, to reduce its contact area as possible, the food-filled container 3 are as not to leave Taise' marks.

  The bent raised piece 11 in the top plate 1 of this example is bent so that, for example, the short side is 4 cm, the long side on the through hole side is about 5 cm, and the oblique side on the cut side is about 2 cm, and the cut side is raised downward by the cut. By raising, it is possible to insert from the surface toward the food filling container 3 side by about 2 cm according to the length of the hypotenuse.

  In this example, the bent and raised piece 11 is directed toward the corner so that the pair of adjacent food filling containers 3 located at the corners are held at fixed positions in the vicinity of the in-plane end portion of the top plate 1. This is arranged in four places so that it can be bent, so that the food filling container 3 housed in the crate 2 can be efficiently put into place by installing as few bent raising pieces 11 as possible. It can be held. That is, for example, in the case of 4 columns and 3 rows and 12 bends, 1 and 2 rows, 2 and 3 rows, 2 and 3 columns, 2 and 3 columns, 1 and 2 rows, and 2, 3 For four gaps between the rows, that is, four gaps in the vicinity of the in-plane end except for the middle two of the total six formed between the food filling containers 3, and 5 columns 4 rows 20 In the case of a single piece, four gaps between 1, 2 and 3, 4 and 4 rows, that is, between the food filling containers 3, as well as between 1, 2 columns, 1, 2 rows and 3, 4 rows, 4, 5 columns. Are arranged so that they can be inserted by bending to each of the gap positions in the vicinity of the four in-plane end portions excluding the middle eight of the total of twelve. By thus bending and raising the pieces 11 at four positions in the vicinity of the in-plane end, the top plate 1 covers a large number of food filling containers 3 housed in a crate 2 described later and is stacked up and down. In this case, while the upper crate 2 is used as an interposed base, the two food filling containers 3 adjacent to the food filling container 3 in the crate 2 and in the column direction and the row direction and in the diagonal position are provided. The food filling container 3 is brought into contact so that both ends of the bending raising piece 11 are pressed against the side surface of the food filling container 3 so that the food filling container 3 is positioned by being hooked by the bending raising piece 11. By maintaining this relative positional relationship, the position is held at a fixed position, so that the swinging and falling due to the vibration to the crate and the inclination of the crate can be prevented as effectively and reliably as possible. .

  In this example, the see-through hole 12 has a shape smaller than the plane of the food filling container 3 and a part of the circumference is removed. At this time, the diameter of the see-through hole 12 is the same as that of the food filling container 3. It is assumed that the diameter is 6 to 7 cm, which is about 1 cm smaller than the diameter, and, for example, one place is arranged at a corner position or an end intermediate position in the plane. By arranging the see-through hole 12, the seal lid of the food filling container 3 covered with the top plate 1 by the see-through hole 12 and the product name printed thereon can be confirmed without removing the top plate 1. It is.

  The crate 2 of the present example using the top plate 1 is made of corrugated cardboard or cardboard, and is used for one-way for storing and transporting a large number of flat circular food filling containers 3 in the column and row directions. When the crate 2 is stacked in a single row, the crate 2 has an opening area of about 37 cm × 30 cm and a depth of about 7 cm for a capacity of 200 g as shown in the figure. It accommodates 12 of the rows or slightly larger than this, and has a depth of about 7 cm as well as an opening area of about 37 cm × 28 cm for a capacity of 120 g and accommodates 20 of 5 rows and 4 rows, At this time, the crate 2 is erected by arranging upright walls 22 upright from the bottom plate 21 around the circumference and forming the bottom plate 21 smaller than the opening area by about 1 to 2 cm. Each of the walls 22 is inclined to the outside, and at the upper end, the top plate 1 has an opening that expands to the upper end by expanding the opening area so that the top plate 1 can be received in a drop shape. The crate 2 is suitable for accommodating the food filling container 3 using the cup type container.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the crate 2 is a fixed piece at the tip of the standing wall 22 in the longitudinal direction, with the bottom wall 21 of the plate molded from corrugated cardboard as the lower surface, and the standing wall 22 at the peripheral edge being inclined as described above. 23 is inclined upward with respect to the upright wall 22 and fixed, for example, by bonding, thereby forming the above-described widened opening having a large area at the upper end and projecting to the longitudinal end of one of the upstanding walls 22 facing each other. The protrusions 24 formed on the one fixed piece 23 are formed on the respective corners when the crate 2 is formed so as to prevent the lateral displacement of the crate 2 in the upper stage when the crate 2 is stacked. They are arranged so as to form an L shape.

  At this time, the crate 2 communicates the inside and outside of the crate as a horizontally long space between the bottom plate 21 and the other upstanding wall 22 facing it, and introduces and circulates cold air into the crate, for example, when circulating in a cooling chamber or chilled. A cold air hole 25 is arranged, and a handle hole 26 is arranged in a pair of opposing corners of the four rectangular corners so that the crate 2 stacked up and down can be easily pulled out.

  Since the top plate 1 and the crate 2 of this example formed in this way are of one way using corrugated cardboard, the food filling container 3 is crated in a state filled with a heating liquid at a factory and sealed with a seal lid, for example. And stored in the distribution center via the cooling room, and then transported to a retail store by a vehicle having a refrigeration facility. At the retail store, the top plate 1 is removed and the food filling container 3 is taken out from the crate 2. The top plate 1 and the crate 2 are used for disposal or recycling, particularly for recycling, while being sold at the storefront. At this time, the top plate 1 is placed on the food filling container 3 accommodated in the crate 2. The food filling container 3 is covered and placed in an expanded opening of the crate 2 so as to be placed thereon. The raised piece 11 is bent downward and inserted into the four gaps. In this example, the food raising container 3 accommodated in the corner is adjacent to the food filling container 3 in the column direction and the row direction, and By facing two food filling containers 3 adjacent at diagonal positions and sandwiching the food filling containers 3 accommodated in the corners, even in the crate 2 stacked at the top, the wind pressure in the cooling chamber The top plate 1 can be reliably held without causing trouble such as blowing off, and the food filling container 3 accommodated in the crate 2 is held in a fixed position as a whole to prevent the crate 2 from swinging or falling. In addition, it can be transported up to the retail store without causing troubles in the form of collapse of goods and a decrease in product value due to this, and when the crate 2 is stacked up and down, the lower food filling container The top plate 1 is bent and raised, for example, mechanically or manually, with the bent plate 11 placed on the food filling container 3. Since the bending can be performed on both the front and back sides, the top plate 3 can be placed without questioning the front and back sides. Furthermore, the food filling container 3 can be removed by arranging the fluoroscopic holes 12. The seal lid of the food filling container 3 accommodated in the crate 2 can be confirmed while preventing popping out.

  Although the illustrated example is as described above, the top plate is used for the above-mentioned corrugated cardboard or cardboard crate as a cardboard or cardboard made of an appropriate material such as cardboard or synthetic resin that can be bent up and bent. In addition, it should be used for a synthetic resin integral molding crate, and if necessary, the number of bent raised pieces may be increased so as to be inserted into the above-mentioned four or more appropriate gaps. Including top plate, bent-up piece, crate, food filling container, including further bending in the middle of its protruding direction and contact between two adjacent food filling containers facing the gap The specific shapes, structures, materials, relationships thereof, additions to these, etc., such as plastic plate materials and fluoroscopic holes used as necessary, can be in various forms as long as they do not contradict the gist of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Top plate 11 Bending raising piece 12 Perspective hole 2 Crate 21 Bottom plate 22 Standing wall 23 Fixed piece 24 Projection piece 25 Cold air hole 26 Hand hole 3 Food filling container

Claims (5)

  A top plate used for a crate for storing and transporting a large number of planar food filling containers in a column direction and a row direction, and an in-plane formed between four food filling containers adjacent to each other in the column direction and the row direction of the crate Bending and inserting into a gap at a predetermined position and plastically including a bent raising piece for holding the food filling container in a fixed position by contacting two adjacent food filling containers diagonally among the four A crate top plate formed by a plate material.   The bending raising piece is disposed in the vicinity of the in-plane end so as to contact two food filling containers adjacent to the food filling container accommodated in the corner in the column direction and the row direction and diagonally adjacent to each other. The crate top plate according to claim 1, wherein:   3. The crate top plate according to claim 1, wherein the plastic plate material is formed of corrugated cardboard or cardboard for one-way use.   4. The fluoroscopic hole having a smaller diameter or an arbitrary shape than the plane of the food filling container is disposed at an in-plane position on any of the food filling containers stored in large numbers. Crate top plate.   The top plate according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 is formed by corrugated cardboard or cardboard, and is used for one-way to store and transport a large number of flat circular food filling containers in the column direction and row direction. Crate using the characteristic top plate.

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