JP2521629B2 - Temperature time management identification tool - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to products such as frozen foods, vegetables, fruits and pharmaceuticals that need to be stored at a predetermined temperature, and the product quality deteriorates at a temperature at which the quality of the product cannot be maintained. The present invention relates to a temperature / time management identification tool that can identify that a device has been left for a while.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When storing products such as frozen foods, vegetables, fruits and pharmaceuticals, it is necessary to store the products at a temperature at which the quality of the products can be maintained. Therefore, the quality of the product deteriorates after a lapse of a predetermined time at the temperature or higher. However, it has been difficult to objectively and easily know the fact that a conventionally stored product has been stored at a predetermined temperature or higher for a predetermined time.

[0003]

The present invention was developed in order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, and when the product quality is deteriorated at a temperature above which the product quality cannot be maintained, the product is left for a predetermined time or longer. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a temperature / time management identifying tool that allows any person to easily know the fact.

[0004]

According to the invention of claim 1, a bag and an ink or paint directly attached to the inside of the bag,
It is characterized in that it comprises a reagent which is directly injected into the bag body, solidifies at the first temperature, starts liquefying at the second temperature, and dissolves the ink or the paint after a lapse of a predetermined time or more. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the bag body, the ink or the paint directly applied to the inside of the bag body, the container housed in the bag body, and the container sealed in the container and solidified at the first temperature, And a reagent that dissolves the ink or the paint when a predetermined time or more has elapsed after liquefaction at the temperature of 2.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the bag is attached to the package in which the processed food is packed. Then, the reagent is injected into the bag body before the package is stored in the freezer. If the inside of the freezer is maintained at the first temperature, the reagent will solidify, so that the ink or paint applied directly to the inside of the bag will not be melted. Further, when the inside of the freezer reaches the second temperature, the reagent starts to liquefy, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the liquefied reagent dissolves the ink or paint, and the reagent is colored by the ink or paint. For this reason, at a glance of the temperature / time management identifying tool, since the reagent is colored, it is possible for anyone to easily know the fact that the product has passed a predetermined time under an inappropriate temperature. According to the invention of claim 2, the bag is attached to the package in which the processed food is packed. If the inside of the freezer is maintained at the first temperature, the reagent is solidified, so that the ink or paint applied inside the bag is not melted. Further, when the inside of the freezer reaches the second temperature, the reagent starts to liquefy, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the liquefied reagent dissolves the ink or paint, and the reagent is colored by the ink or paint. For this reason, at a glance of the temperature / time management identifying tool, since the reagent is colored, it is possible for anyone to easily know the fact that the product has passed a predetermined time under an inappropriate temperature.

[0006]

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the temperature / time management identifying tool according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the temperature / time management identification tool (10) is attached to the surface of the package (A) in which the processed food is packed, through an appropriate means such as an adhesive. The bag body (12) of the temperature / time management identification tool (10) is formed in a bag shape by bonding a transparent nylon front sheet (12A) and bottom sheet (12B). The red ink (14) is linearly printed directly inside the bottom sheet (12B). The white ink (16) is directly printed on the bottom sheet (12B) so as to cover the red ink (14). Therefore, when the bag body (12) is viewed from the outside, the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) appear to be linear. The red ink (14) is formed by mixing casein binder, polyvinyl alcohol binder, acrylic binder, polyester binder, and red pigment, and the white ink (16) is casein binder, polyvinyl alcohol binder, acrylic binder, It is formed by mixing polyester binder and white pigment. A reagent (18) is directly injected into the bag body (12) by a device (not shown). This reagent (18) is composed by mixing 50% each of amyl alcohol and alpha-olefin. As a result, the reagent (18) has the property of solidifying at a temperature of -15 degrees Celsius or lower as the first temperature, and liquefying at -9 degrees Celsius or higher as the second temperature.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
The bag body (12) on which the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) are directly printed is attached to the package (A) in which the processed food is packed through an appropriate attachment means such as an adhesive. And before carrying in the said package (A) to a freezer, the reagent (18) is directly inject | poured in the inside of the said bag body (12) using an injection device not shown, and the said package (A) is stored in a freezer. Since the temperature inside the freezer is maintained below -15 degrees Celsius, which is the temperature for maintaining the quality of the processed food, the reagent (18) directly injected into the bag body (12) directly solidifies. Red ink (14) and white ink (1) printed directly inside the bag (12)
6) does not melt. Further, when the temperature inside the freezer reaches -9 ° C, which is a temperature at which the quality of the processed food cannot be maintained, the reagent (18) starts to liquefy and the red ink (14) and the white ink (16). Begins to dissolve the film. Then, after a lapse of 2 hours as a predetermined time period in which the quality of the processed food is deteriorated at a temperature of -9 ° C or higher, the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) become the reagent (1
It is completely melted by 8), the printed pattern disappears and the reagent (18) is colored. Moreover, the red ink (1
4), the white ink (16) is directly printed on the bottom sheet (12B), so when the reagent (18) begins to melt, the reagent (18) directly melts the red ink (14) and the white ink (16). start. Therefore, at a glance of the temperature / time management identifying tool (10), since the reagent (18) is colored with the red ink (14) and the white ink (16), many people will find that the merchandise is under the inappropriate temperature for a predetermined time. You can know the facts that have passed. In addition, temperature time management identification tool (10)
Prints the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) directly on the bottom sheet (12B) of the bag body (12),
Since the process is completed by injecting the reagent (18) into the product, the manufacturing process is simple and the product cost can be reduced.

[0008]

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the temperature / time management identifying tool according to the present invention. Note that the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, a spherical container (5) made of resin is provided inside the bag body (12) of the temperature / time management identifying tool (50).
2) is accommodated in multiple numbers. The resin forming the container (52) has a property of being dissolved by the liquefied reagent (18). The reagent (18) is contained in the container (52).
However, since the bag body (12) containing the container (52) is frozen, the reagent (18) is solidified. Since the other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, its description is omitted.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. A bag body (12) accommodating a plurality of containers (52) is attached to a package (A) in which processed foods are packed through an appropriate means such as an adhesive. In this case, since the bag body (12) is frozen until immediately before, the container (52)
The reagent (18) therein is coagulated. Then, the package (A) is stored in a freezer. Since the inside of the freezer is maintained below -15 degrees Celsius, the reagent (1
8) remains in the solidified state. Further, when the temperature inside the freezer becomes -9 ° C or higher, the reagent (18) begins to liquefy, and the reagent (18) is stored in the container (52).
, And the reagent (18) appears in the bag body (12) and begins to dissolve the coatings of the red ink (14) and the white ink (16). Then, after a lapse of 2 hours, which is a predetermined time in which the quality of the processed food deteriorates at a temperature of -9 degrees Celsius or more, the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) are completely melted by the reagent (18), and the printed pattern Disappear and the reagent (18) is colored. Therefore, at a glance of the temperature / time management identification tool (50), the reagent (18) is red ink (14).
And since it is colored with the white ink (16), it is possible for any person to know the fact that the product has passed a predetermined time or more under an inappropriate temperature. In the second embodiment, the reagent (18) is stored immediately before storing the package (A) in the freezer.
Since it is not necessary to inject the resin into the bag body (12), there is an advantage that the injection device can be eliminated.

FIG. 4 shows a temperature / time management identifying tool (60) which is a modification of the second embodiment. The same components as those in the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 4, the bag (1
A spherical container (62) is housed inside 2).
The container (62) is made of a material that is not dissolved in the reagent (18). The liquid reagent (1
8) is enclosed. Since the other structure is the same as that of the second embodiment, its explanation is omitted.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. A bag body (12) accommodating a plurality of containers (62) is attached to a package (A) in which processed foods are packed through an appropriate means such as an adhesive. Immediately before the package (A) is carried into the freezer, the bag body (12) is pressed to crush the container (62) in the bag body (12) and the container (62).
The package (A) is immediately stored in a freezer after the reagent (18) is ruptured and the reagent (18) is taken out to the bag body (12). Since the inside of the freezer is maintained at -15 degrees Celsius or less, the reagent (18) is solidified so that the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) directly printed on the inside of the bag body (12) are melted. Absent. When the temperature inside the freezer becomes -9 ° C or higher, the reagent (18) begins to liquefy and begins to dissolve the red ink (14) and white ink (16) films. The reagent (18) liquefied after a lapse of 2 hours as a predetermined time is red ink (14) and white ink (1
6) is melted, the printed pattern disappears and the reagent (18) is colored. Therefore, at a glance of the temperature / time management identifying tool (60), since the reagent (18) is colored with the red ink (14) and the white ink (16), many people will find that the product is under the inappropriate temperature for a predetermined time. You can know the facts that have passed. Since the other actions are similar to those of the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5 shows a temperature / time management identifying tool (70) which is a modification of the second embodiment. The same components as those in the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, the bag (1
A bag-shaped container (72) is housed inside 2). The bag-like container (72) is made of a material that is not dissolved in the reagent (18) and has a thin wall. A liquid reagent (18) is enclosed in the bag-shaped container (72). Since the other structure is the same as that of the second embodiment, its explanation is omitted.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. A bag-shaped container (7
The bag body (12) accommodating 2) is attached through an appropriate means such as an adhesive. Then, the package (A) is stored in a freezer. Since the inside of the freezer is maintained at -15 degrees Celsius or less, when the reagent (18) is solidified, the reagent (18) expands, and the expansion causes the thin-walled bag-like container (72) to burst. However, since the reagent (18) is solidified, the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) directly printed inside the bag body (12) are not melted. Also, when the temperature inside the freezer becomes -9 ° C or higher, the reagent (18) begins to liquefy and the red ink (1
4) Start to dissolve the white ink (16) film. The reagent (1
8) completely dissolves the red ink (14) and the white ink (16), the printed pattern disappears and the reagent (18) is colored. Therefore, at a glance of the temperature / time management identifying tool (70), the reagent (18) is red ink (14) and white ink (16).
Since the product is colored by, it is possible for anyone to know the fact that the product has been under the inappropriate temperature for a predetermined time or more. Since the other actions are similar to those of the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

In the above embodiment, the processed food packed in the package (A) needs to be stored at -15 degrees Celsius or lower, and the quality deteriorates after 2 hours or more at -9 degrees Celsius or higher. , The amyl alcohol and the alpha-olefin were mixed at a ratio of 50% each, the reagent (18) was applied.
The components and proportions of the reagent are not limited to this, and it is necessary to change the components and proportions of the reagent according to the quality of the products to be stored. For example, if you want to set the liquefying temperature to +10 degrees Celsius when the solidifying temperature is -15 degrees Celsius,
Parexylene 50% (ratio can be changed within the range of 50% to 10%), benzyl alcohol 10% (10% to 20%)
% Can be changed within the range), ortho-xylene 40% (4
Reagents may be prepared with a component and a ratio of 0% to 70%). Other reagents include Glycol 5%, Paraxylene 80% (Percentage can be changed within the range of 80% to 15%), Orthoxylene 5% (5% to 6%).
The ratio can be changed within the range of 0%), benzyl alcohol 10
There is a reagent or the like consisting of a component (% can be changed within the range of 10% to 20%) and a ratio.

In the embodiment, in order to make it easy to see whether or not the ink has melted from the outside, the bag body (12) has a linear printing pattern of the red ink (14) and the white ink (16).
Although the ink was directly printed inside, it is of course possible to print only one color of the red ink (14) or the white ink (16). In addition, the red ink (14) and white ink (1
By changing the printing thickness of 6) red ink (1
4), the time for the white ink (16) to melt may be changed. In addition, although the red ink (14) and the white ink (16) are directly printed inside the bag body (12) in the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the red paint and the white paint are printed on the bag body (12). You may spray directly inside. Also,
In the embodiment, the temperature / time management identification tool according to the present invention is attached to the processed food product to control the quality.
Of course, it can be applied to quality control of various products such as vegetables, fruits and pharmaceuticals.

[0016]

As described above, when the temperature / time management identification tool of the present invention is used, if a predetermined time has elapsed in which the quality of the product is deteriorated while the storage temperature of the product is not observed, the reagent is used. Since the ink or paint is melted, it has an excellent effect that it is possible to easily and quickly know the fact that the control temperature and time during storage have not been performed. Further, since the temperature / time management identification tool of the present invention is completed by directly applying ink or paint to the inside of the bag and injecting the reagent into the bag, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the product cost can be reduced. Has excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of a temperature / time management identification tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective sectional view showing a first embodiment of the temperature / time management identification tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the temperature / time management identifying tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the second embodiment of the temperature / time management identification tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another modified example of the second embodiment of the temperature / time management identification tool according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) ・ ・ ・ Temperature and time management identification tool (12) ・ ・ ・ Bag (14) ・ ・ ・ Red ink (16) ・ ・ ・ White ink (18) ・ ・ ・ Reagent (50) ・ ・ ・ Temperature and time Management identifier (52) ... Container (60) ... Temperature / time management identifier (62) ... Container (70) ... Temperature / time management identifier (72) ... Bag-shaped container

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bag body, ink or paint directly applied to the inside of the bag body, directly injected into the bag body, solidified at a first temperature, and liquefied at a second temperature for a predetermined time or more. A temperature-time management identification tool, comprising: a reagent that dissolves the ink or paint when the time passes. 2. A bag body, ink or paint directly applied to the inside of the bag body, a container contained in the bag body, and a container enclosed in the container and solidified at a first temperature and a second A temperature-time management discriminating tool comprising: a reagent that dissolves the ink or paint when a predetermined time or more has elapsed after liquefaction at a temperature.