JP2014201341A5 - - Google Patents

Description

Fruit packaging container

  The present invention relates to a fruit packaging container mainly intended to maintain the quality of strawberry fruits.

In recent years, in the strawberry production area, introduction of delicious strawberry has been promoted for the purpose of increasing added value. In general, good-tasting strawberries with soft flesh are difficult to transport over long distances, including export, because they tend to be damaged by transportation. In response to such a background, there is a demand for the development of a new fruit packaging container for providing consumers with high quality without damaging harvested strawberries.
For the purpose of reducing the contact of the fruit with the container while the fruit fruit pattern is sandwiched between the fruit and the fruit, it is possible for the applicant to reduce the contact of the fruit with the main body side fruit formed on the container body. The fruit packaging container which clamps the fruit fruit pattern by the handle clamping piece and the lid side fruit pattern clamping piece formed in the cover body is proposed (patent document 1).

JP 2012-51578 A

However, in the fruit packaging container proposed in Patent Document 1, when the fruit pattern is deformed into a flat shape with the passage of time after the fruit is accommodated, the fruit side container between the main body side fruit pattern holding piece and the lid side fruit pattern holding piece. The stalk was sometimes dropped.
Even if the gripping of the fruit pattern is increased by the gripping force between the main body side fruit gripping piece and the lid body side fruit gripping piece, the flatness of the fruit pattern only increases, and the dropout cannot be effectively prevented.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the fruit packaging container which can prevent the fall of a fruit pattern reliably using the deformation | transformation of a fruit pattern by pinching the fruit fruit pattern.

The fruit wrapping container of the present invention according to claim 1 comprises a container main body in which a recess is formed and a lid that covers the opening of the container main body, and a main body side fruit gripping piece is provided around the recess of the container main body. The lid is formed with a lid side fruit gripping piece at a position in contact with the main body side fruit gripping piece, and the fruit is placed in the recess, and the main body side fruit gripping piece and A fruit wrapping container for holding the fruit pattern by the lid side fruit pattern holding piece, wherein a fruit pattern pressing protrusion is provided on one of the lid side fruit handle holding piece and the main body side fruit holding piece. In addition, a fruit pattern pressing recess is formed on the other side.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the fruit packaging container according to the first aspect, a concave portion is formed in the lid body, and the fruit accommodating space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid body. The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge portion, the fruit handle pressing protrusion is on the cover side fruit holding piece, and the fruit holding recess is on the body side fruit holding piece, respectively. Forming the container body, the lid, and the hinge part integrally, and making the width of the fruit pattern pressing projection part substantially the same as the width of the lid side fruit pattern clamping piece, The depth of the portion is smaller than the depth of the lid-side fruit gripping piece, the width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is approximately the same as the width of the fruit pressing portion, and the depth of the fruit pressing recess is And the depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion Pot and said that it has the same dimensions.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the fruit packaging container according to the first aspect, a concave portion is formed in the lid body, and the fruit accommodating space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid body. The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge portion, the container body, the lid body, and the hinge portion are integrally formed, and the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is connected to the body side fruit gripping piece. The fruit pattern pressing recesses are respectively formed in the lid side fruit gripping pieces, and the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusions is substantially the same as the width of the main body side fruit holding pieces. The depth of the part is set to be smaller than the depth of the main body side fruit handle clamping piece, the width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is substantially the same as the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion, and the depth of the fruit holding recess is And the depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion Pot and said that it has the same dimensions.

According to the present invention, since the fruit pattern is clamped by the main body side fruit gripping piece formed on the container body and the lid side fruit gripping piece formed on the lid body, the movement of the fruit within the container is ensured. Can be suppressed.
In addition, according to the present invention, the movement of the strawberry can be suppressed by pinching the fruit handle, and the weight of the strawberry is received at the fruit bottom having a high fruit hardness. Damage can be reduced.

The top view which shows the open state of the fruit packaging container by a present Example Front view showing the opened state of the fruit packaging container Top view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container Front view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container The perspective view which shows the closed state of the fruit packaging container The side view which shows the display state of the fruit packaging container by a present Example Front view showing the display state of the fruit packaging container The perspective view which shows the storage state or transport state of the fruit packaging container by a present Example. The perspective view which shows the fruit accommodation step to the fruit packaging container by a present Example. The perspective view which shows the fruit accommodation step to the fruit packaging container by a present Example. The perspective view which shows the fruit accommodation step to the fruit packaging container by a present Example. Front view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container Photo showing the effect of using fruit packaging containers according to this example and comparative example

  The fruit packaging container by the 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped with the container main body in which the recessed part was formed, and the cover body which covers the opening of a container main body, and the main body side fruit handle clamping piece is around the recessed part of a container main body. The lid is formed with a lid-side fruit gripping piece at a position in contact with the main body-side fruit gripping piece, and the fruit is placed in the recess, and the main body-side fruit gripping piece and the lid-side fruit gripping part are sandwiched. A fruit wrapping container that holds a fruit pattern by a piece, and a fruit pattern pressing projection is formed on one of the lid side fruit holding piece and the main body side fruit holding piece, and a fruit pressing depression is formed on the other side. It is a thing. According to the present embodiment, after accommodating the fruit, the fruit pattern is deformed into a flat shape as time elapses. Can be prevented.

  According to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the fruit packaging container according to the first embodiment, a concave portion is formed in the lid, and a fruit storage space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid. The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge part, and the container body, the lid, and the hinge part are integrally formed, and the width of the fruit pattern pressing projection is substantially the same as the width of the cover side fruit gripping piece. The depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is smaller than the depth of the lid-side fruit gripping piece, the width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is approximately the same as the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion, and the depth of the fruit pressing groove is Is approximately the same size as the depth of the fruit pattern pressing projection. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress deterioration due to the folding of the fruit pattern and the like, and it is possible to easily form the fruit pattern pressing protrusion and the fruit pattern pressing recess by, for example, pressing.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the fruit packaging container according to the first embodiment, a concave portion is formed in the lid, and a fruit storage space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid. The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge part, and the container body, the lid, and the hinge part are integrally formed, the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is used as the main body side handle holding piece, and the fruit pattern pressing recess is formed as the cover side fruit. Formed on the handle holding pieces, the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusions is approximately the same as the width of the main body side fruit holding pieces, and the depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusions is smaller than the depth of the main body side fruit holding pieces. The width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is approximately the same as the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion, and the depth of the fruit pressing recess is approximately the same as the depth of the fruit pressing protrusion. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress deterioration due to the folding of the fruit pattern and the like , and it is possible to easily form the fruit pattern pressing protrusion and the fruit pattern pressing recess by, for example, pressing.

Hereinafter, a fruit packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the opened state of the fruit packaging container according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the opened state of the fruit packaging container, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container. Is a front view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the closed state of the fruit packaging container.
As shown in the figure, the fruit packaging container according to the present embodiment includes a container body 10 in which a recess 11 is formed, and a lid 20 that covers the opening of the container body 10. As the container material, it is suitable to use a transparent resin material such as polyethylene terephthalate.

  The container body 10 is formed with a bank 12 that surrounds the recess 11 of the container body 10. The bank 12 forms a bank surface 12a that rises from the periphery of the recess 11 at a predetermined height and extends outward at a predetermined width when the opening of the container body 10 is upward, and then extends downward. The outer wall surface 12b is formed. And the main body side flange 13 is formed toward the outer side of the bank 12 in the lower end part of this outer wall surface 12b. The main body side flange 13 is formed on the entire circumference so as to surround the bank 12. The main body side fruit gripping piece 14 is formed such that a part of the bank 12 is lowered and is higher than the surface of the main body side flange 13. Therefore, the main body side handle sandwiching piece 14 is formed of a flat portion having a predetermined width L14.

  A fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is formed in the main body side fruit gripping piece 14. The fruit pattern pressing concave part 17 is formed on the concave part 11 side of the main body side fruit pattern holding piece 14. The width L17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is substantially the same as the width L14 of the main body side fruit clamping piece 14, and the depth W17 of the fruit pattern pressing concave part 17 is smaller than the depth W14 of the main body side fruit holding piece 14. Yes.

  The recess 11 has a hexagonal outer shape in plan view as shown in FIG. 1, the bank 12 and the main body side flange 13 are also formed in a hexagonal shape, and outward projections 12c are formed at the corners of the outer wall surface 12b. Is formed. By these outward projections 12c, the container body 10 and the lid body 20 are engaged to prevent the lid body 20 from being detached from the container body 10. A tongue 15 is formed on a part of the main body side flange 13. In addition, the recessed part 11, the bank 12, and the main body side flange 13 comprise the side by which the main body side fruit handle clamping piece 14 was formed as the longest side among hexagonal sides.

  The lid 20 is formed with a receiving portion 22 that surrounds the recess 21 of the lid 20. The receiving portion 22 is formed by a flat surface 22 a that contacts the bank surface 12 a and an inner wall surface 22 b that rises from the flat surface 22 a at a predetermined height and contacts the outer wall surface 12 b, and contacts the bank 12. And the cover body side flange 23 is formed toward the outer side of the receiving part 22 in the upper end part of the inner wall surface 22b. The lid-side flange 23 is formed on the entire circumference so as to surround the receiving portion 22. The lid side fruit handle clamping piece 24 is formed by raising a part of the flat surface 22a. Therefore, the lid-side fruit gripping piece 24 is formed with a flat portion having a predetermined width L24 in the same manner as the main body-side fruit gripping piece 14.

A fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 is formed on the lid side fruit pattern holding piece 24. The fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 is formed on the concave part 21 side of the lid-side fruit pattern holding piece 24. The width L27 of the fruit pattern pressing projection 27 is substantially the same as the width L24 of the lid side fruit clamping piece 24, and the depth W27 of the fruit pattern pressing projection 27 is smaller than the depth W24 of the lid side fruit clamping piece 24. Dimension.
Accordingly, the width L17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is substantially the same size as the width L27 of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27, and the depth W17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is approximately the same size as the depth W27 of the fruit pressing protrusion 27. It has become.

The lid-side flange 23 located outside the lid-side fruit handle clamping piece 24 is formed with a relief portion 25 that is lower than other portions. A tongue 26 is formed on a part of the lid-side flange 23. The tongue 15 and the tongue 26 are provided at adjacent positions when the container body 10 is closed by the lid 20.
The container body 10 and the lid 20 are connected by a hinge portion 30.

  In the fruit packaging container according to the present embodiment, the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 is formed around the recess 11 of the container main body 10, and the lid body side fruit handle is in a position where it abuts on the main body side fruit gripping piece 14. With the holding piece 24 formed and the fruit placed on the recesses 11 and 21, the fruit pattern is held between the main body side fruit holding piece 14 and the lid side fruit holding piece 24. Thus, according to the present Example, since the fruit fruit pattern is clamped by the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 and the lid side fruit gripping piece 24, the movement of the fruit in the container can be reliably suppressed.

  Further, since the fruit-side pressing part 17 is formed in the main body side fruit holding piece 14 and the fruit-holding protrusion 27 is formed in the lid side fruit holding part 24, the fruit pattern is timed after accommodating the fruit. Although it deforms into a flat shape as the process progresses, it is deformed into a wave shape by the fruit pattern pressing projection 27 and the fruit pattern pressing recess 17, so that it can be reliably prevented from falling off.

  Moreover, the fruit packaging container by a present Example forms the accommodation space of a fruit by the recessed part 11 of the container main body 10, and the recessed part 21 of the cover body 20, and connects the container main body 10 and the cover body 20 by the hinge part 30, and is a container. The main body 10, the lid 20, and the hinge part 30 are integrally formed by press working or the like. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the recesses 11 and 21 are formed in both the container body 10 and the lid 20, so that the recesses 11 and 21 are formed as compared with the case where the recess 11 is formed only in the container body 10. Since the depth of the container can be reduced, pressing can be facilitated, and the container body 10 and the lid body 20 are connected to each other by the hinge portion 30 and integrally molded, whereby a packaging container can be manufactured with a small number of processing steps. Furthermore, since many fruits have a fruit handle in the center of the pulp, the contact of the pulp with the packaging container can be reduced.

  Further, the fruit packaging container according to the present embodiment has the width L27 of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 substantially the same as the width L24 of the cover side fruit holding piece 24, and the depth W27 of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 is set to the cover side. The size of the fruit pattern holding piece 24 is smaller than the depth W24, the width L17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is substantially the same as the width L27 of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27, and the depth W17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is By setting the pressing protrusion 27 to substantially the same depth as the depth W27, it is possible to easily form the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 and the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 by pressing.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the main body side handle holding piece 14 is formed higher than the surface of the main body side flange 13, so that the fruit handle can be prevented from coming into contact with the main body side flange 13. Since the cover body side flange 23 located on the outer side of the piece 24 is formed with a relief portion 25 lower than other portions, the fruit handle can be prevented from coming into contact with the cover body side flange 23, and the main body side handle sandwiching piece 14 and the lid side fruit handle clamping piece 24 can be reliably held.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the display state of the fruit packaging container according to this embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing the display state of the fruit packaging container. The display is an aspect of the storage method.
As shown in the figure, in a state where the strawberry is accommodated in the recesses 11 and 21, the fruit pattern 41 of the strawberry 40 is sandwiched between the main body side fruit sandwiching piece 14 and the lid side fruit sandwiching piece 24, and the main body side The fruit handle holding piece 14 and the lid side fruit holding piece 24 are displayed as below. Since it has a hexagonal shape with the side on which the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 and the lid side fruit gripping piece 24 are formed as the longest side, stability on both sides is maintained, and the recesses 11 and 21 The posture can be maintained with a predetermined inclination in the rear.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a storage state or a transport state of the fruit packaging container according to this embodiment.
Also in this embodiment, in a state where the strawberry is accommodated in the recesses 11 and 21, the fruit pattern 41 of the strawberry 40 is sandwiched between the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 and the lid side fruit gripping piece 24, and the main body side The fruit handle holding piece 14 and the lid side fruit handle holding piece 24 are stored or transported as the lower side.
As shown in the figure, by making the bottom surfaces of the recesses 11 and 21 flat, it is possible to pack a plurality of fruit packaging containers with the bottom surfaces of the respective recesses 11 and 21 in contact with each other.
As in this embodiment, in the state where the strawberry 40 is accommodated, the movement of the strawberry 40 is pinched by the movement of the strawberry 40 by transporting or storing the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 and the lid side fruit gripping piece 24 downward. Since the weight of the strawberry 40 is received by the fruit bottom having a high fruit hardness, the fruit can be prevented from coming into contact with the packaging container to reduce damage during transportation and storage.

Next, the fruit accommodation method in the fruit packaging container by a present Example is demonstrated.
9 to 12 are perspective views showing the fruit accommodation step.
First, as shown in FIG. 9, the strawberry 40 before harvesting is stored in the recess 11 of the container body 10 without touching it with the hand. Then, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the lid 20 is closed. By closing the lid 20, the fruit handle 41 is sandwiched between the main body side fruit sandwiching piece 14 and the lid body side fruit sandwiching piece 24. As shown in FIG. 11, the fruit pattern positioned outward from the main body side flange 13 and the cover side flange 23 in a state where the fruit pattern 41 is sandwiched between the main body side fruit pattern holding piece 14 and the lid body side fruit pattern holding piece 24. By cutting 41, the state of FIG. 12 can be obtained.
As described above, since the fruit packaging container according to the present embodiment can be accommodated without touching the fruit, damage to the pulp during harvesting can also be prevented.

Next, the effect at the time of using the fruit packaging container by a present Example is shown.
13A is a photograph showing the state of the fruit pattern when the fruit packaging container according to this example is used, and FIG. 13B is a photograph showing the state of the fruit pattern when the fruit packaging container according to the comparative example is used. It is.
In the comparative example, the fruit pattern is sandwiched between the main body side fruit gripping piece 14 in which the fruit pattern pressing recessed part 17 is not formed and the lid side fruit holding part 24 in which the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 is not formed. is there.
As shown to Fig.13 (a), when the fruit packaging container by a present Example is used, it turns out that the fruit pattern is deform | transforming into a wave shape while deform | transforming into a flat shape.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG.13 (b), when the fruit packaging container by a comparative example is used, it turns out that the fruit pattern has deform | transformed into flat shape.
As in the comparative example, when the fruit pattern is deformed into a flat shape, the dropout may occur, but by deforming into a wave shape as in the present embodiment, the dropout can be reliably prevented.

In this embodiment, the container body 10 and the lid body 20 are described as being integrally formed by connecting the hinge body 30 to each other. However, the container body 10 and the lid body 20 are separated from each other without providing the hinge section 30. You may comprise. Moreover, you may connect the some container main body 10 by a connection part.
Further, in the present embodiment, the case has been described in which the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is formed in the main body side handle clamping piece 14 and the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 is formed in the lid side fruit holding part 24. The pattern pressing protrusion 27 may be formed on the side pattern holding piece 14 and the pattern pressing recess 17 may be formed on the lid side pattern holding piece 24.
In this embodiment, the width L17 of the fruit pattern pressing recess 17 is substantially the same as the width L14 of the main body side fruit holding piece 14. Here, the substantially same dimension is a dimension satisfying the width L14−La <width L17 when the width L17 ≦ the width L14 and the average diameter of the fruit pattern is La. The same applies to the width L27 of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion 27 and the width L24 of the lid side fruit pattern holding piece 24.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to transport near-ripe high-quality fruits that have been unsuitable for long-distance transportation because of the softness of the pulp, and it is expected that the production area will be activated, such as increased production. Moreover, it can be stored in individual fruit packaging containers immediately after harvesting, and can be handled hygienically without touching the fruit by human hands. In addition, individual unit sales that are not possible with the conventional sales form become possible. Furthermore, it is possible to reliably prevent the fruit pattern from falling off.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container main body 11 Recess 12 Bank 12a Bank surface 13 Main body side flange 14 Main body side handle clamping piece 17 Fruit holding depression 20 Lid 21 Recess 22 Receiving part 22a Plane 23 Lid side flange 24 Lid side handle clamping piece 25 Relief part 27 Fruit handle pressing projection 30 Hinge portion 40 Strawberry 41 Fruit pattern L14 Width of main body side handle clamping piece L17 Width of fruit pattern pressing recess L24 Width of lid side side pattern holding piece L27 Width of fruit pattern pressing projection W14 Main body side Depth of the fruit pattern clamping piece W17 Depth of the fruit pattern pressing recess W24 Depth of the lid side fruit pattern clamping piece W27 Depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion

Claims (3)

A container body formed with a recess, and a lid that covers the opening of the container body,
A body side handle sandwiching piece is formed around the recess of the container body,
A lid-side fruit handle sandwiching piece is formed at a position in contact with the main body-side fruit gripping piece on the lid,
In a state in which the fruit is placed in the recess, the fruit packaging container holds the fruit pattern by the main body side fruit holding piece and the lid side fruit holding piece,
A fruit packaging container, wherein a fruit pattern pressing protrusion is formed on one of the lid side fruit holding piece and the main body side fruit holding piece, and a fruit pressing depression is formed on the other. The lid is formed with a recess,
The fruit storage space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid,
The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge part,
The fruit pattern pressing protrusion is formed on the lid side fruit pattern holding piece, and the fruit pattern pressing recess is formed on the main body side fruit holding piece,
The container body, the lid, and the hinge part are integrally formed,
The width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is approximately the same size as the width of the lid side fruit pattern clamping piece,
The depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is smaller than the depth of the lid side fruit pattern clamping piece,
The width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is approximately the same size as the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion,
The fruit packaging container according to claim 1, wherein a depth of the fruit pattern pressing recess is substantially the same as the depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion. The lid is formed with a recess,
The fruit storage space is formed by the concave portion of the container body and the concave portion of the lid,
The container body and the lid are connected by a hinge part,
The container body, the lid, and the hinge part are integrally formed,
The fruit pattern pressing protrusion is formed on the main body side fruit holding piece, and the fruit pattern pressing recess is formed on the lid side fruit holding piece,
The width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is substantially the same as the width of the main body side fruit clamping piece,
The depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion is smaller than the depth of the main body side fruit gripping piece,
The width of the fruit pattern pressing recess is approximately the same size as the width of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion,
The fruit packaging container according to claim 1, wherein a depth of the fruit pattern pressing recess is substantially the same as the depth of the fruit pattern pressing protrusion.