JP2018095306A - Packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container that comparatively increases consumer satisfaction with food quantity and contributes to the improvement of efficiency of sales floor area of goods.SOLUTION: The container main body 1 at least includes a placement part 11 on which individual foods items are placed, and a body flange part 12 extending outwardly from the circumference of the placement part. On the placement part, the area for each foods item is equal to or less than 15 cm, and in a plan view, inside the container body, besides the placement part, the area for each foods item is equal to or less than 17 cm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging container for storing foods sold at retail stores, for example.

  Conventionally, in food sales such as lunchboxes and side dishes at retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, packaging for food taking into consideration the situation when packaging food, the state when selling food, the situation when eating food, etc. Containers have been selected. For this reason, food packaging containers have a structure that prevents food from being displaced or overturned when transported by a food manufacturer or carried by a consumer. There have been contrivances such as a structure that makes it easy to take food from the inside when a person eats and drinks.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, sushi is provided by providing small protrusions and large protrusions on the mounting portion on which sushi is placed so as to coincide with the long and short sides of sushi and the boundaries between the sushi at the time of placing. The idea of realizing the standard of the mounting position and the prevention of displacement is proposed. Furthermore, by providing a peripheral wall that is partially different in height from the periphery of the mounting part, it is possible to prevent sushi from rolling and shifting, ease of placing and removing sushi, and avoiding the feeling of sushi sinking. The idea of realizing this has been proposed.

JP 2012-101816 A

  On the other hand, in the retail industry in recent years, there has been a change in the amount of food to be stored in view of the rising prices of foodstuffs and consumers' desire to save. That is, in order to avoid an increase in the price of a product and to give satisfaction to consumers, there is an increasing need to produce a volume feeling equivalent to or higher than that of the conventional one while suppressing the amount of food.

  In addition, as a retail store, consideration is given to the display of food stores such as lunch boxes and prepared dishes. In other words, it is a trial and error to make effective use of the limited sales floor space and to convey to the consumer the type, taste and luxury of the product. , I have always been doing activities to improve food departments that don't get bored.

  In particular, consumers related to the senior generation, such as elderly people and caregivers, are becoming more and more likely to purchase tasty and high-quality food at nearby retail stores at affordable prices. In other words, in order to satisfy the desire to enjoy the luxury and resting time when eating out at home more easily, products are selected based on the quality of food (including appearance).

  However, in light of these trends in the retail industry, the activities of each retail store, and the circumstances of consumers, there are many problems that cannot be solved by the above-described conventional packaging containers. For example, the idea about the technique for providing sufficient satisfaction for consumers with respect to the recent trend of the amount of food and the technique for effectively utilizing the sales floor area for the activities of retail stores has not been proposed.

  In response to such unresolved problems related to food packaging containers, the inventors have come up with the idea of developing a new packaging container based on a technical idea completely different from the prior art. In other words, it is indispensable including the constant outer shape common to packaging containers, the food placement range and area, and the functions and uses of each part of the container, and including the prevention of misalignment of the food and the rigidity of the container itself. It is a packaging container that incorporates various technologies.

  Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a packaging container that relatively enhances consumer satisfaction with respect to the amount of food. A second object of the present invention is to provide a packaging container that contributes to an improvement in the efficiency of the product sales area.

That is, the packaging container according to the present invention includes a container main body including at least a placement portion on which each food is placed and a flange portion extending outward from the periphery of the placement portion. The area per said foodstuff in a mounting part is 15 cm < ² > or less, and the area per said foodstuff in parts other than the said mounting part among the said container main bodies by planar view is 17 cm < ² > or less, Good.

  Moreover, the said container main body may further be equipped with the leg part which pulls up the said mounting part, and the height from the surface of the said mounting part to the lowest end of the said leg part may be 10 mm or more.

  Moreover, the said flange part may have a bulging part with a partially high height.

  Further, the bulging portion may have a wide portion that is partially wide.

  Moreover, you may provide the cover body 2 with which the corner | angular part was cut | disconnected with the said container main body.

  “Food” means food that can be placed stationary on the placement section, and may be, for example, sushi (including nigiri sushi), bread, rice balls, various side dishes, or a combination of two or more of these. There is no.

  The range in which each of the foods is placed is not limited to the inside of the placement unit, and may be a predetermined range from the placement unit to a portion other than the placement unit, and is not limited. The direction in which each of the foods is placed may be an oblique direction (for example, obliquely leftward) with the normal direction in which the consumer faces the packaging container as the front, and is not limited.

  "The area per said foodstuff in a mounting part" may show what divided the projection area of the mounting part by the total number of the foods mounted in a mounting part. "The area per said food in a part other than a mounting part" is the area obtained by dividing the projected area of the mounting part from the projected area of the container body by the total number of foods placed on the mounting part. May be shown. In addition, there is no limitation in the calculation method of each area.

  The “part other than the placement part” may include a flange part or a leg part, and is not limited.

  The “partially high bulge portion” may be any high portion of the vertical uneven portions formed in the flange portion where the height difference is generated, and is not limited.

  The “partially wide wide portion” may be any wide portion of the uneven portions in the horizontal direction formed in the flange portion, where there is a difference in the width dimension, and is not limited.

In the packaging container according to the present invention, the area per food in the food placement portion is 15 cm ² or less, while the area per food in the portion other than the placement portion of the container body in a plan view is 17 cm ^2. By being below, optimization of the area of the food mounting part and the area of the other part (for example, the flange part) is realized. In other words, the smaller the area of the other portion compared to the area where the food is placed, the more difficult it is for the consumer to visually recognize the other portion and the easier it is to see the food. You can feel (a tight feeling).
In addition, since the flange portion is adjacent to the placement portion, a part of the food protruding from the periphery of the placement portion is also placed on the flange portion because the area of the food placement portion is small. It is possible to give consumers the feeling of being placed spaciously.

  Furthermore, the leg raises the surface of the mounting part of the container body by 10 mm or more, so that the effect of improving the appearance of the food felt by the consumer can be expected. In other words, the amount of food being pulled up makes the volume of food feel closer to the consumer, and the food is kept away from the installation surface (floor, desk, etc.) of the packaging container, thereby reducing or avoiding the feeling of food sinking. be able to.

  Furthermore, since the flange part has a bulge part that is partly high, a difference in height is created in the flange part itself, and a lively feeling can be produced, reducing the blockage of the container body. , Can enhance the appearance of food.

  Furthermore, since the bulging portion has a wide portion that is partially wide, a portion of the food protruding from the periphery of the placement portion can be placed on the wide portion that is higher than the surface of the placement portion. Therefore, it is possible to give the consumer a sense that food is placed three-dimensionally. Furthermore, it is expected that the moldability is improved by increasing the width of the bulging portion. That is, as the projected area of the bulging portion is increased, more material is stretched during molding. As a result, even if the height of the bulging portion is increased, the amount of material to be pulled in is increased, so that it is avoided that the bulging portion is partially thinned and molding can be performed without any trouble.

  Furthermore, the corner portion of the lid that is attached to the container body is cut off, so that the distance between the cut portion and the food placed on the mounting portion is smaller than in the case where the corner portion is not cut. When the lid is closed, the corners are closer to the food on which the corner is placed so that the consumer can see the food more closely, which may cause the food to feel a sense of volume. I can expect.

It is a perspective view of the container main body which shows an example of this packaging container. It is a combination perspective view of a container body and a lid showing an example of the packaging container. It is a front view of the container main body which shows an example of this packaging container. It is a top view of the container main body which shows an example of this packaging container. It is a right view of the container main body which shows an example of this packaging container. It is an expanded end view of the BB part in the AA part shown to the said front view. It is an enlarged end elevation of DD section in CC section shown in the above-mentioned front view.

  Hereinafter, the outline of the packaging container according to the present embodiment (hereinafter, also referred to as “the present packaging container”) will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging container includes at least a placement part 11 on which each food is placed and a main body flange part 12 extending outward from the periphery of the placement part. The main body 1 is provided, and the area per one food item in the placement portion is 15 cm ² or less, and the area per one food item in the container main body other than the placement portion is 17 cm ² or less in plan view. It is good also as a feature.

  Moreover, the container main body 1 may further include a leg portion 13 that pulls up the placement portion 11, and the height from the surface of the placement portion to the lowest end of the leg portion may be 10 mm or more.

  Moreover, the main body flange part 12 may have the bulging part 12a with a partially high height.

  Further, the bulging portion 12a may have a wide portion 12ax that is partially wide. Here, the wide portion 12ax may form an inclined surface. According to such a configuration, it is expected that the illumination light that illuminates the sales floor or the like is reflected at an inclination, and a sharp feeling can be produced in the main body flange portion 12. Due to such a sharp feeling, it is expected that the freshness feeling of the food placed on the placing portion can stand out.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, this packaging container may be equipped with the cover body 2 with which the corner | angular part was cut | disconnected with the container main body 1. FIG.

Next, the detailed structure of the packaging container will be described with reference to FIGS.
The bottom view of the container body is symmetrical with the plan view, the rear view is the same as the front view, and the left side view is the same as the right side view, and may be omitted. The vertical, horizontal, and diagonal thin lines and the arc-shaped thin lines shown in each figure may be lines representing the shape of the three-dimensional surface.

This packaging container may be provided with the container main body 1 which accommodates sushi, and the cover body 2 with which this container main body is mounted | worn, for example. When viewed in plan in a normal orientation in which the consumer of the sushi placed faces the packaging container (hereinafter, this orientation may be the reference, and the front of the packaging container may be the orientation) The packaging container may have a horizontally long, substantially rectangular shape having a long edge and a short edge in plan view. The packaging container may have a vertically and horizontally symmetrical shape.
The dimensions of the container body 1 may be a maximum value in the longitudinal edge direction of 240 mm, a maximum value in the short edge direction of 145 mm, a maximum value in the height direction of 27 mm, and there may be errors in molding. It is not limited to.

The container body 1 has a flat placement portion 11 on which sushi is placed, a body flange portion 12 extending outward from the periphery of the placement portion, and pulls the placement portion to a predetermined height. Legs 13 may be provided. The area per sushi in the container body 1 may be 32 cm ² or less in plan view. The arrangement and quantity of sushi stored in the container main body 1 may be two rows and three to six. There may be a predetermined groove (not numbered) between the placing portion 11 and the main body flange portion 12, and moisture or juice from the sushi placed in this groove may be received. The container body 1 may be a point-symmetric figure with respect to the center point of the container body, and thereby the rigidity of the container body itself may be increased.
The projected area of the container body 1 (corresponding to the inner side from the outer peripheral edge of the main body flange portion 12) is 315 cm ² , the inner area from the inner peripheral edge of the main body flange portion is 235 cm ² , and the projected area of the mounting portion 11 (this mounting area) 148 cm ² may be sufficient, and there may be an error in molding, and the present invention is not limited to this. As a general dimension of nigiri sushi, the long side may be 50 mm, the short side may be 25 mm, and the height may be 25 mm.

The placement unit 11 may be a horizontally long, substantially rectangular shape having a long edge and a short edge in plan view, and the area per sushi in the placement unit may be 15 cm ² or less. The placement unit 11 may include a placement holding unit 11a that holds the arrangement of the placed sushi.
In addition, the dimension of the mounting part 11 may be 175 mm as the maximum value in the longitudinal edge direction and 90 mm as the maximum value in the short edge direction, and may have a molding error, and is not limited thereto.

The mounting holding part 11a may be a convex object protruding from the surface of the mounting part 11, or may be arranged according to the shape and size of each sushi, and with respect to the mounting part 11 in plan view. It may be inclined 46 to 48 ° diagonally leftward, and may be inclined 46.5 to 47.5 ° diagonally leftward. For example, the placement holding portion 11a includes a placement holding long side portion 11ax along the long side of sushi inclined 47 ° diagonally to the left and a placement holding short portion along the short side of the sushi perpendicular to the placement holding long side portion. The side part 11ay may be provided continuously. The sushi may be placed in two rows in the upper and lower rows with the placement-holding short side portion 11ay as a boundary, and five through the placement-holding long side portion 11ax. In the mounting and holding long side portion 11ax, the intermediate portion may be interrupted for rigidity enhancement, and the end portion may be tapered.
As described above, the placement holding unit 11a not only prevents the sushi from being displaced, but is also placed on the placement holding unit 11a that is inclined to the left by 46 to 48 ° with respect to the placement unit 11. Since sushi appears to stand more than sushi placed at less than 46 °, it can be expected to make consumers feel a relatively large volume of sushi. Accordingly, the lengths of the longitudinal edges of the placing portion 11 and the container main body 1 can be shortened, so that downsizing of the entire packaging container can be realized, and the display efficiency at the sales floor can be improved.

The main body flange portion 12 may have a horizontally long substantially rectangular shape having a long edge and a short edge in plan view. The main body flange portion 12 may include a portion adjacent to the placement portion 11 and a portion provided with the leg portion 13 interposed between the placement portion and the main body flange portion 12. The main body flange portion 12 may include a bulging portion 12a that is partially high and four corner portions 12b that are diagonally tapered outward and warped upward. Both the long edge side and the short edge side of the main body flange portion 12 may have a point-symmetric shape with respect to the center of the container main body 1.
The width of the main body flange portion 12 is partially different, and the maximum value (thickest part) may be 50 mm, the minimum value (thinnest part) may be 15 mm, and there may be an error in molding. It will never be done.
As described above, the sharpness can be produced in the main body flange portion 12, thereby giving the consumer a three-dimensional feeling and a high-class feeling as compared with a packaging container having a normal flat flange portion, and changing the sales floor. You can expect to give. Furthermore, when the packaging container is made of foamed PSP, it can be expected to provide a sharp impression to the consumer as compared to a round packaging container that takes advantage of the characteristics of the material. Moreover, since the corner | angular part 12b is curving upwards, tapering diagonally and outward, it can anticipate that the part to which the longitudinal edge direction of the container main body 1 became substantially short appears largely with a visual effect. In addition, the height of the left side of the center of the longitudinal edge of the upper body flange portion 12 in the plan view is lower than the height of the right side, so that the visibility of sushi placed near the left corner is improved. For example, it is possible to intentionally guide the consumer's line of sight to high-quality sushi, and it can be expected to increase the commercial value felt by consumers.

The bulging portion 12a may be configured by connecting a plurality of inclined surfaces having partially different angles, and may have a wide portion 12ax having a wide width, and is placed on the wide portion. The steepest inclined surface portion 12ay that is substantially straight down toward the portion 11 may be provided. According to such a configuration, it is expected that the illumination light that illuminates the sales floor or the like is reflected by the inclined surface, and a sharp feeling can be produced in the main body flange portion 12. The bulging portion 12a may be arranged on the right side from the center on the longitudinal edge side of the upper body flange portion 12 in plan view. The bulging portion 12 a and the wide portion 12 ax may be provided adjacent to the placement portion 11. The bulging portion 12 a may be provided on both the long side edges of the main body flange portion 12 and may have a point-symmetric shape with respect to the center of the container main body 1. The corner 12b may have a point-symmetric shape with respect to the center of the container body 1.
In addition, the dimension of the bulging part 12a may be equivalent to the maximum value (the thickest part) of the width of the main body flange part 12. The inclined surface (including the inclined surface portion 12ay) of the bulging portion 12a may be 20 to 45 °, preferably 30 to 40 °, more preferably 33 to 37 °. The height from the surface of the mounting portion 11 to the uppermost end of the bulging portion 12b may be 12 mm.

The leg portion 13 may have an L-shaped concave shape that protrudes downward from the peripheral edges of the four corner portions of the placement portion 11 to form a leg shape and the upper end is connected to the main body flange portion 12. In other words, the leg portion 13 may have an L-shaped concave shape arranged at four corner portions of the container main body 1 and a corresponding portion between the placement portion 11 and the main body flange portion 12. The leg portion 13 may have a point-symmetric shape with respect to the center point of the container body 1.
In this way, the leg portion 13 is L-shaped, which not only avoids the possibility of the leg portion being caught on the belt conveyor during line production, but also on the corner portion (corner portion) of the lid when stacking products. It can be matched and stabilized.

  The lid body 2 includes a flat top surface portion 21, a flat side wall portion 22 that expands downward from the periphery of the top surface portion, and a lid flange portion 23 that extends outward from the lower end of the side wall portion. May be provided. The lid 2 may have a structure in which the container body 1 is closed by external fitting, or may have a structure in which the shape of the lid flange portion 23 matches the shape of the main body flange portion 12 and externally fits.

  The top surface portion 21 may have a substantially octagonal shape with corner portions cut off in plan view. The side wall portion 22 may be expanded in a planar shape downward from the periphery including the corner portion of the top surface portion 21. The end surface in the horizontal direction of the side wall portion 22 may have a shape (substantially octagonal shape) equivalent to that of the top surface portion 21. A corner cut portion 24 may be formed at corner portions of the top surface portion 21 and the side wall portion 22.

  The side wall portion 22 may partially rise on the main body flange portion 12 (for example, the bulging portion 12a or the wide portion 12ax), and the lower end edge of the side wall portion rising on the main body flange portion is the main body flange. There may be a cutout portion (not numbered) partially cut out in accordance with the shape of the portion. The lid flange portion 23 may extend outward from the lower end edge of the side wall portion 22 including the cutout portion in a shape that matches the shape of the main body flange portion. A flat portion (not numbered) having a predetermined size may be interposed between the lower end edge of the side wall portion 22 corresponding to the corner cut portion 24 and the lid flange portion 23.

  Next, the implementation status of the packaging container will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  In the container main body 1, a total of ten sushi may be accommodated by the placement holding portion 11 a on the placement portion 11 serving as a guide for the placement location. The placed sushi may be inclined at an angle equivalent to the placement holding unit 11a (for example, 47 ° diagonally leftward), and the sushi in each row may be arranged in an intricate manner. In other words, the angle and arrangement of the sushi may affect the storage that the consumer feels, and the sushi placed in a large angle and intricate arrangement will give the consumer a sense of volume (feeling clogged tightly) May be provided.

  In addition, the sushi placed on the placing portion 11 is pulled up by the leg portion 13 and a sharp feeling is produced in the main body flange portion 12, so that the stored sushi does not sink downward, and the consumer You can improve the impression of sushi. Further, when the end of the sushi protruding from the placement surface portion is placed on the bulging portion 12a of the placement portion 11 and on the inclined surface portion 12ay of the wide portion 12ax, the sushi looks more three-dimensional. It can provide a sense of volume.

  When the lid 2 is attached to the container main body 1, the side wall portion 22 rises inside the main body flange portion 12 or above the bulging portion 12a and the wide portion 12ax of the main body flange portion. Since the corner portion 24 is provided with a flat corner cut portion 24 having a predetermined width, the sushi and the side wall portion are close to each other, so that the consumer can easily check the state of the sushi.

Therefore, in the packaging container in the present embodiment, the area per 1 sushi in the food placing portion 11 is 15 cm ² or less, and the sushi 1 in the portion other than the placing portion of the container body 1 in plan view. When the area per piece is 17 cm ² or less, optimization of the area of the portion where the sushi is placed and the area of other portions (for example, the main body flange portion 12) is realized. In other words, the smaller the area of the other parts compared to the area of the sushi place, the more difficult it is for the consumer to see the other parts and the easier it is to see the sushi. You can feel (a tight feeling).
Further, since the main body flange portion 12 is adjacent to the placement portion 11, part of the sushi protruding from the periphery of the placement portion is also placed on the main body flange portion 12 because the area of the sushi placement portion is small. In addition, it is possible to give the consumer a sense that the sushi is spaciously placed on the container body 1.

  Furthermore, the leg part 13 can expect the effect which improves the appearance of the sushi which a consumer feels more because the surface of the mounting part 11 of the container main body 1 raises 10 mm or more. In other words, as the loading unit 11 is raised, the volume of sushi is made closer to the consumer, and the sushi is kept away from the installation surface (floor, desk, etc.) of the packaging container, so that the food sinks. Can be reduced or avoided.

  Furthermore, since the main body flange portion 12 has the bulging portion 12a that is partly high, a difference in height is born in the main body flange portion itself, and it is easy to produce a dynamic feeling. The feeling of blockage of the container body can be reduced and the appearance of sushi can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, since the bulging portion 12a has a wide portion 12ax that is partially wide, the wide portion of the sushi that protrudes from the periphery of the placement portion 11 is positioned higher than the surface of the placement portion 11. Since a portion is served, consumers can be given a sense that sushi is placed three-dimensionally.

  Furthermore, since the lid part 2 attached to the container body 1 has the corner cutting part 24, the distance between the corner cutting part 24 and the sushi placed on the mounting part 11 as compared with the state where the corner part is not cut. Because it shrinks, consumers can get closer to the sushi where the corner-cutting portion 24 is placed when the lid is closed, so that consumers can see the sushi closer, making the food feel relatively voluminous. I can expect that. Furthermore, it can be expected that a feeling of volume (a tight feeling) is felt as the distance between the top surface portion 21 of the lid portion 2 and the placement portion 11 of the container body 1 is narrower. Here, the distance between the top surface portion 21 of the lid portion 2 and the placement portion 11 of the container body 1 is not particularly limited, but may be 45 mm or less, and preferably 40 mm or less.

The container body 1 and the lid body 2 in this embodiment are formed by thermoforming a synthetic resin sheet by sheet molding such as vacuum molding, pressure molding, vacuum pressure molding, double-side vacuum molding, hot plate molding, and the like. May be. As the synthetic resin sheet, for example, a polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, a styrene resin such as polystyrene, or an olefin resin such as polypropylene may be used. As the resin, for example, if a foamed resin is used, it is preferable because it is lightweight and has heat insulating properties. Furthermore, the front surface or the back surface of the sheet may be covered with a synthetic resin film, and when the surface is covered, printing may be performed. The thickness of the synthetic resin foam sheet is not particularly limited, but may be 2.0 to 3.5 mm, preferably 2.5 to 3.0 mm, and more preferably 2.6 to 2.9 mm. The basis weight of the synthetic resin foam sheet is not particularly limited, but may be 120 to 150 g / m ² , and preferably 125 to 145 g / m ² .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 11 Placement part 11a Placement holding part 11ax Placement holding long side part 11ay Placement holding short side part 12 Body flange part 12a Swelling part 12ax Wide part 12ay Inclined surface part 13 Leg part 2 Lid body 21 Top surface part 22 Side wall part 23 Cover flange part 24 Corner cut part

Claims (5)

A container body provided with at least a placement part on which each of the foods is placed and a flange part extending outward from the periphery of the placement part;
The area per said food in the placement section is 15 cm ² or less,
The packaging container, wherein an area per one food in a portion other than the placement portion of the container main body in a plan view is 17 cm ² or less. The container body further includes a leg portion that pulls up the placement portion,
The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein a height from a surface of the mounting portion to a lowermost end of the leg portion is 10 mm or more. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the flange portion has a bulging portion having a partially high height. The packaging container according to claim 3, wherein the bulging portion has a wide portion that is partially wide. The packaging container according to claim 1, further comprising a lid attached to the container main body and having a corner portion cut off.

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