JP2015071445A - Refill container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refill container in which a food storage container is mounted on a cup container so that it is not necessary to take out the food from the food storage container and shift it to a cup and the like, in which the food storage container can be removed from the cup container and disposed of after eating the food, and which is free from the risk that the food storage container comes off from the cup container when opening it, rotates or comes off while eating food.SOLUTION: A refill container 1 comprises a cup container 10 which is repeatedly used, and a food storage container in which food is stored. The food storage container comprises a container body 21 and an opening lid 22. A cup screw part formed at an upper part of the cup container and a storage container screw part 214 formed at an upper part of the container body 21 of the food storage container can be screwed, and they are detachable. Also, at the upper part of the container body of the food storage container, a folding part 213 is provided which is folded by covering an upper end of the cup container.

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill container. In particular, the present invention relates to a refill container composed of a cup container that is repeatedly used and a food storage container in which food is stored.

  Foods that are prepared by pouring hot water, such as instant noodles, instant pasta, and instant rice made from alpha rice, are packaged in soft packaging materials, and some are cooked and eaten in separate containers. There are many commercially available products that are housed in a double-walled container, in which hot water is poured directly into the double-walled container and cooked as it is (an example of a double-walled container is Patent Document 1).

  In addition, recently, the food storage container is stored in a separately prepared cup container, and hot water is poured into the food storage container for cooking, and after eating, the food storage container is removed from the cup container and discarded. Has been developed. In such a form, there is no need to take out the contents from the package and transfer them to a cup or the like, so that handling is good without the hands getting dirty.

  For example, as such, there is a food storage container comprising an easily openable opening lid and a packaging body, the packaging body is a deep-drawn type soft packaging material, and the opening lid is a sheet. . And an opening lid | cover is adhere | attached on the flange part of a package body with easy opening property, and the foodstuff is deaerated and packaged in the package body.

  To cook the packaged food, the food storage container is inserted and fixed in a separately prepared rigid cup, and the easy-open opening lid is peeled off. Pour hot water into the storage container or peel off the easy-openable opening lid first, and insert the food storage container into the cup with the opening facing up and fix it, and the food storage container from the opening Add hot water to cook.

  The shape of the package body of the food storage container for this purpose is exemplified as a cup-shaped container that can be fitted so as to cover the outer edge of the upper end of the opening of the cup (Patent Document 2).

  However, just by fitting in this way, the cup and the food container main body are not fixed, and may be removed when the opening lid is peeled off from the main body of the food container, or the food after cooking is eaten. There is a risk that it may rotate or disengage when it is done, and there is a risk that the lips may be damaged at the fitting end face of the flange portion, etc., which is not always satisfactory.

  Known documents are shown below.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-67312 JP 2008-155965 A

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and by attaching the food storage container to the cup container, it is not necessary to take out the food from the food storage container and transfer it to a cup or the like. The food container can be removed and thrown away, and there is no risk of detaching from the cup container when opening the food container, rotating or detaching when eating, or hurting the lips. An object of the present invention is to provide a refill container comprising a food container and a cup container.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the invention of claim 1 is a refill container comprising a cup container to be repeatedly used and a food storage container in which food is stored,
A refill container characterized in that a cup screw part formed on an upper part of the cup container and a storage container screw part formed on an upper part of a container main body of the food storage container can be screwed together and are detachable. .

  The packaging bag of the present invention is configured as described above, and includes a cup screw portion formed on the upper portion of the cup container to be repeatedly used and a storage container screw portion formed on the upper portion of the container body of the food storage container. Since it can be screwed, there is no need to take out food from the food storage container and transfer it to a cup, etc., and after eating, the food storage container can be removed from the cup container and discarded. There is no fear that it will come off or rotate when you eat.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that a folded portion that is folded back so as to cover the upper end of the cup container is provided on the upper portion of the container body of the food storage container. Refill container.

  The present invention is provided with a folded portion that is folded back to cover the upper end of the cup container at the top of the container main body of the food storage container, so that liquids such as soup when eating are separated from the container main body of the food storage container. It does not get in between the cup containers. Furthermore, since a sufficient turn-back portion is provided, the flange end does not hit (contact) the lips during eating, and there is no fear of injury or anxiety.

  The invention of claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the storage container screw portion is provided in the folded portion, and the storage container screw portion can be screwed into a cup screw portion provided on an outer surface of the cup container. The refill container according to claim 2.

  In the present invention, the storage container screw portion is provided in the folded portion, and the storage container screw portion can be screwed into the cup screw portion provided on the outer surface of the cup container. Since it can be screwed by holding the part with each hand, it is easy to transmit force and can be easily screwed.

  The refill container of the present invention does not need to take out food from the food storage container and transfer it to a cup, etc. by attaching the food storage container to the cup container. The food storage container can be removed and thrown away, and there is no risk of detaching from the cup container when opening the food storage container or turning around when eating.

It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the container main body of the food storage container of an example of the refill container of this invention. (A) It is a front view. (B) It is a top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the opening lid | cover of the food storage container of an example of the refill container of this invention with the top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the cup container of an example of the refill container of this invention with the front. It is an example of the refill container of this invention, and is the explanatory view which showed the state which screwed together the container main body of the food storage container with the cup container typically by partially seeing through the front. It is an example of the refill container of this invention, and is explanatory drawing which expanded the screwing part of the state which screwed the container main body of the food storage container to the cup container, and showed it typically in cross section.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described.
Drawing 1 is an explanatory view showing typically the container main part of the food storage container of an example of the refill container of the present invention, (A) is a front view and (B) is a top view.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the opening lid of a food storage container as an example of the refill container of the present invention in a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the cup container of an example of the refill container of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing shown.

  The refill container 1 of this example includes a cup container 10 and a food storage container 20 that are repeatedly used. The food storage container 20 further includes a container main body 21 as shown in FIG. 1 (A) front view and (B) plan view, and an opening lid 22 as shown in FIG.

  The container main body 21 of the food storage container 20 includes a cylindrical body portion 211 having a bottom, a flange portion 212 that extends outward from the upper end of the body portion, and a folded portion 213 that is folded back below the end portion of the flange portion 212.

  The upper end of the cup container 10 is covered by the upper end of the body portion 211, the flange portion 212, and the folded portion 213. The folding portion 213 is provided with a storage container screw portion 214. The storage container screw portion 214 and a cup screw portion of the cup container 10 to be described later are screwed together.

  The container main body 21 of the food container 20 can be formed by sheet molding in which a plastic sheet is heated and softened and is brought into close contact with the mold by vacuum or compressed air. As the plastic sheet, a polypropylene sheet can be preferably used. Although it does not specifically limit as thickness, The sheet | seat of about 500 micrometers can be used preferably.

  Further, a non-stretched nylon film or the like can be laminated to form a multilayer. Furthermore, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer with high barrier properties, MXD nylon, and the like can be laminated.

  In this example, a film-like lid is used for the opening lid 22 of the food container 20. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 2, the opening lid 22 has a shape in which a circular main body portion 221 and a knob portion 222 protruding therefrom are provided. The size of the circular main body portion 221 is set such that it can be sealed to the flange portion 212 of the container main body 21.

  The sheet-like opening lid 22 is made of a plastic film or a multilayer film in which a plastic film and paper or aluminum foil are laminated, and a sealant film for sealing the container main body 21 of the food container 20 is provided in the innermost layer. It has been. The sealant film is desirably an easily peelable sealant film that can be peeled when sealed to the container body 21.

  In this example, a film-like lid is used as the opening lid 22, but other types of lids may be used. For example, a covering lid may be used, or a covering lid may be placed on a film-like lid.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cup container 10 includes a cylindrical body portion 11 having a bottom with an upper end portion opened and a handle portion 12. A cup screw portion 111 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the body portion 11. The cup screw portion 111 and the storage container screw portion 214 of the food storage container 20 are screwed together.

  The container body 21 of the food storage container 20 is supported on the inner peripheral surface of the lower part of the body part 11 so as not to be displaced, and the outer wall of the body part 11 and the body part 211 of the container body 21 of the food storage container 20 are in contact with each other. A rib 112 is provided to prevent heat insulation.

  The upper end and the lower end of the handle part 12 are connected to the upper part and the lower part of the body part 11, respectively, so that a hand can be held between them. Further, in this example, the handle portion 12 has an H-shaped cross section so that it does not hurt even if the hand hits it, and the weight is reduced.

  In this example, the cup container 10 having the above-described shape is used. However, the cup container 10 is not limited to this, and may be a cup container without a handle portion. The cup screw part 111 that can be screwed with the container screw part 214 is not particularly limited as long as the cup screw part 111 can be formed on the upper part.

  The cup container 10 can be made by injection molding. As the resin to be used, olefinic resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene, nylon, and polyester can be used.

The usage method of the refill container 1 of this example is demonstrated below.
FIG. 4 is an example of the refill container of the present invention, and is an explanatory view schematically showing a partially transparent view of the container main body of the food storage container screwed into the cup container, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which expanded the screwing part of the state which screwed the container main body of the food storage container with the cup container by an example of a refill container, and was typically shown with the cross section.

  In order to cook and eat food using the refill container 1 of this example, first, a food storage container 20 in which food is stored and sealed is attached to the cup container 10. At this time, the food storage container 20 is inserted into the body 11 of the cup container 10 from the body 211 of the container body 21.

  And the upper end part of the trunk | drum 11 of the cup container 10 is inserted so that it may cover with the upper end part of the trunk | drum 211 of the food storage container 20, the flange part 212, and the folding | returning part 213, and the storage container screw part of the food storage container 20 214 is turned and screwed into the cup screw portion 111 of the cup container 10.

  At this time, the folded portion 213 provided with the storage container screw portion 214 and the body portion 11 of the cup container 10 can be held and rotated with their respective hands so that the force can be easily transmitted and the screw can be easily screwed. Can be combined.

  If it does in this way, the food storage container 20 will be fixed to the cup container 10 in the state in which the trunk | drum 211 of the container main body 21 entered the trunk | drum 11 of the cup container 10. FIG. After this state, the opening lid 22 is opened. At this time, since the food storage container 20 is fixed to the cup container 10, the food storage container 20 is not detached from the cup container 10.

  Since the food container 20 is fixed to the cup container 10, the handle part 12 of the cup container 10 is held with one hand, the knob part 222 of the opening lid 22 is held with the other hand, and the food container 20 is easily opened. There is no risk of spilling or crushing the contents.

  And hot water is poured from the opened portion and cooked. When the opening lid 22 is a film-like lid, it is partially opened to such an extent that hot water can be poured, and after pouring hot water, the opening lid 22 is straightened to close the opened portion and cooked. After cooking, the opening lid 22 is completely removed, and the cooked food is eaten.

  If the cover lid is further attached, the film-like lid is completely peeled off and opened. And after pouring hot water, it covers with a covering lid, the opening part opened is cooked. After cooking, remove the cover and eat the cooked food.

  When eating, the upper edge of the cup container 10 is covered with the upper end part of the body part 211 of the food container 20, the flange part 212, and the folded part 213, so that food soup or the like is contained in the container of the food container 20. There is no possibility of getting in between the main body 21 and the cup container 10, and there is no fear of damaging the lips. Further, there is no fear that the container body 21 of the food container 20 rotates in the cup container 10 or comes off when tilted during eating.

  After eating, the container body 21 of the food storage container 20 is turned to unscrew and separate the cup screw part 111 and the storage container screw part 214, and the container body 21 of the food storage container 20 is discarded. Since the cup container 10 does not touch food and the mouth (lips), it does not need to be washed in particular, and can be saved again and used repeatedly.

  As described above, in the refill container 1 of the present invention, by attaching the food storage container 20 to the cup container 10, it is not necessary to take out food from the food storage container 20 and transfer it to another container.

  In addition, the food can be cooked and eaten while in the food storage container 20, and the container main body 21 of the food storage container 20 is removed from the cup container 10 and discarded after eating. You can eat.

  When the food storage container 20 is opened, it may come off the cup container 10 or when eating, the container body 21 of the food storage container 20 may rotate or come off in the cup container 10. Absent. Furthermore, food soup or the like does not enter between the container body 21 of the food storage container 20 and the cup container 10 at the time of eating.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refill container 10 ... Cup container 11 ... Trunk part 12 ... Handle part 111 ... Cup screw part 112 ... Rib 20 ... Food storage container 21 ... Container main body 211 ... Body part 212 ... Flange part 213 ... Folding part 214 ... Storage container screw part 22 ... Opening lid 221 ... Body part 222 ... Knobing part

Claims (3)

A refill container comprising a cup container to be repeatedly used and a food storage container in which food is stored,
A refill container, wherein a cup screw part formed on an upper part of the cup container and a storage container screw part formed on an upper part of a container main body of the food storage container can be screwed together and are detachable.   The refill container according to claim 1, wherein a folded portion that is folded back so as to cover an upper end of the cup container is provided on an upper portion of the container body of the food storage container.   The refill container according to claim 2, wherein the storage container screw portion is provided in the folded portion, and the storage container screw portion can be screwed into a cup screw portion provided on an outer surface of the cup container.

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