JP3083215U - Frozen food containers - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] It is convenient for a concrete use when heating a frozen main food and a frozen auxiliary food separately housed in a container with a microwave oven, and the food after heating is useful. Provided is a container for frozen food having desired flavor and texture. A container body is provided with a step surface and a groove, a concave portion is provided in the step surface, and a tongue piece is provided on a tray, and the tongue piece is placed on the step surface, whereby the container body is provided with the tongue piece. The tray is supported, and in this supporting state, at least a part of the periphery of the tongue piece faces directly below the recess so that a fingertip can be inserted into the recess so that the tongue piece can be grasped. Occurs when the frozen food stored in the container main body and the frozen auxiliary food stored in the tray are heated by a microwave oven in a state where the tray is supported and the lid is attached to the upper peripheral edge of the container main body. Steam was allowed to escape from the groove.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a frozen food container. Each of them has a container body generally formed of heat-resistant plastic, a tray supported in the container body, and a lid attached to a peripheral edge of an upper end of the container body. A container for frozen food is used, which stores frozen main food in which spaghetti or the like is frozen, and also stores frozen auxiliary food in which the cooking utensils of Oyakodon or meat sauce are frozen in the tray. These frozen food containers are heated in a microwave oven in a state where the frozen main food and frozen auxiliary food are separated and stored as described above, and the heated auxiliary food is spread over the main food. It has become. The present invention relates to an improvement of such a frozen food container.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a container for frozen food as described above, a container main body, a small hole in a side surface, and an upper end portion of the side surface is hooked on a peripheral edge of an upper end of the container main body to be supported in the container main body. And a lid having a vapor vent hole in the upper part and a lid fitted to the peripheral edge of the upper end of the container body with the peripheral end sandwiching the upper end of the tray. It is known (JP-A-6-125755, JP-A-8-228740).

However, in the above-mentioned conventional container for frozen food, the upper end of the tray is hooked on the peripheral edge of the upper end of the main body of the container, and the lid is attached to the main body of the container with the upper end interposed therebetween. After being heated in a microwave oven, the lid is detached from the container main body, and the tray is lifted from the container main body after heating in a microwave oven to remove the heated by-products contained in the tray. There is a problem that considerable care must be taken when serving on the heated main food contained in the container body. When removing the lid fitted to the upper peripheral edge of the container body from the container body, the tray is lifted together. The extra force is applied to the tray, and as a result, the heated by-products contained in the tray spill or splatter.

In the above-mentioned container for frozen food, all of the steam generated from the frozen main food contained in the container itself when heated in a microwave oven passes through a small hole on the side of the tray. As the food reaches the space between the tray and the lid, and then escapes from the vapor vent hole of the lid, the heated by-products are diluted by the above-mentioned large amount of steam rising from below. However, there is a problem that it becomes soft.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The problem to be solved by the present invention is that when the frozen main food and the frozen auxiliary food separately stored in the container are heated in a microwave oven and the heated auxiliary food is eaten over the main food, the specific problem is solved. An object of the present invention is to provide a container for frozen food which is convenient for use and in which the side food after heating has desired flavor and texture.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems has a container main body that stores frozen main food, a tray that is supported in the main body of the container and stores frozen auxiliary food, and is attached to an upper end peripheral portion of the container main body. The container body has a stepped surface formed on at least a part of a side surface thereof, a concave portion formed on at least a part of the stepped surface, and an upper part of the stepped surface above the stepped surface. The tray has a tongue formed on at least a part of the side surface thereof, and the tray is provided with the tongue on the stepped surface. By placing the tray, the tray is supported in the container main body, and in such a support state, at least a part of the periphery of the tongue piece faces the recess directly below, thereby putting a fingertip into the recess. Enabling the tongue to be gripped, further supporting the tray within the container body, and Vapor generated when the frozen food stored in the container main body and the frozen auxiliary food stored in the tray are heated by a microwave oven with the lid attached to the peripheral edge of the upper end of the container main body is allowed to escape from the groove. The present invention relates to a container for frozen food, characterized by comprising

In the frozen food container according to the present invention, a step surface is formed on at least a part of the side surface of the container body, and a tongue piece is formed on at least a part of the side surface of the tray. By mounting the tongue piece on the step surface, the tray is supported in the container body. A recess is formed in at least a part of the step surface of the container body, and when the tongue piece of the tray is placed on the step surface as described above, a part of the peripheral edge of the tongue piece forms the recess. , And a fingertip can be inserted into the concave portion to grasp the tongue piece. Further, a groove is formed in the container body from the stepped surface to the side portion above the stepped surface and the upper peripheral portion, so that the frozen main food and the frozen auxiliary food separately stored in the container can be microwaved. Steam generated during heating is released from the groove.

Therefore, according to the container for frozen foods of the present invention, when the lid is removed from the container body, the tray is not lifted together. In addition, the user can insert the fingertip into the recess on the step surface and grasp the peripheral edge of the tongue to lift the tray. Further, most of the steam generated from the frozen main food during heating can be released through the groove. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the container for frozen foods which concerns on this invention, it is convenient for concrete use, and the side food after heating will have desired flavor and texture.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 1 is a longitudinal side view illustrating the frozen food container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view showing the same frozen food container as FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the relationship between the corner of the container body and the corner of the tray for the same frozen food container as FIG. 1 to 5 show a state in which a frozen spaghetti C is stored as a frozen main food in a container body, and a frozen meat sauce D is stored as a frozen auxiliary food in a tray.

The container for frozen food shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 includes a container main body 1, a tray 4 supported in the container main body 1, and a lid 7 fitted on a peripheral edge of an upper end of the container main body 1. And each of them has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. In the container body 1, horizontal step surfaces 13 and 14 are integrally formed at an intermediate portion between opposed longitudinal side surfaces 11 and 12, and one of the step surfaces 13 is provided at both ends in a direction along the longitudinal side surface 11 thereof. Recesses 15 and 16 are formed. In addition, the container body 1 has a total of six grooves 17 to 22 (three on each side) from the step surfaces 13 and 14 to the longitudinal side surface portion above the step surfaces 13 and 14 and the peripheral edge at the upper end in the longitudinal direction. , Grooves 20 and 22 are not shown, the same applies hereinafter).

The tray 4 has tongues 43, 44 integrally formed at the upper ends of the opposed longitudinal side surfaces 41, 42, and both end portions of one tongue 43 in the direction along the longitudinal side surface 41 are cut off. Missing. The tongue pieces 43 and 44 are placed on the step surfaces 13 and 14, whereby the tray 4 is supported in the container body 1. In such a support state, the peripheral edges 45, 46 at both ends of the tongue piece 43 which are cut out (the peripheral edges 46 are not shown, the same applies hereinafter) face the recesses 15, 16 directly. Gaps 47 and 48 are formed between the opposite short side surfaces 23 and 24 where no surface is formed and the tray 4. Then, in a state where the tray 4 is supported as described above and the lid 7 is fitted to the upper end peripheral portion of the container body 1, the space between the frozen spaghetti C housed in the container body 1 and the tray 4 is formed. The space formed in the space 4 communicates with the outside of the container through the grooves 17 to 22, and the space formed between the frozen meat sauce D stored in the tray 4 and the lid 7 is also formed through the grooves 17 to 22. It communicates with the outside of the container.

According to the frozen food container shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, when the lid 7 is removed from the container body 1 after heating in the microwave oven, the tray 4 does not rise together. . In addition, fingertips can be put into the concave portions 15 and 16 of the step surface 13, the peripheral portions 45 and 46 of the tongue piece 43 can be grasped, the tray 4 can be lifted, and the heated meat sauce can be put on spaghetti. Further, most of the steam generated from the frozen spaghetti C at the time of heating is released through the grooves 17 to 22, so that meat sauce having desired flavor and texture, and eventually meat sauce spaghetti can be obtained.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating another container for frozen food according to the present invention. Other configurations whose description is omitted are the same as those of the frozen food container shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, but in the frozen food container shown in FIG. 6, the tray 4a is supported in the container body 1a. In this state, no gap is formed between the opposite short side surfaces 23a and 24a of the container body 1a where the stepped surface is not formed and the tray 4a.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view illustrating still another frozen food container according to the present invention. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the container for frozen food shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, but the container for frozen food shown in FIG. , 24b are also formed with horizontal step surfaces 13c, 14c at the intermediate portion. Therefore, the tray 4b places the tongue pieces 43c, 44c,... Formed integrally on the upper peripheral edge thereof on the step surfaces 13c, 14c,. By being placed, it is supported in the container body 16.

[0015]

[Effect of the invention]

 As is clear from the above description, the present invention described above is convenient for concrete use when heating frozen foods separated in a container and heating them in a microwave oven, and is also useful after heating. There is an effect that a food having the same flavor and texture can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view illustrating a frozen food container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view showing the same frozen food container as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the relationship between the corner of the container body and the corner of the tray for the same frozen food container as in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view illustrating another frozen food container according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view illustrating still another frozen food container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a, 1b ··· container body, 4, 4a, 4b · · tray, 7 · · lid, 11, 12 · · · longitudinal side surface, 13, 1
4, 13c, 14c ... step surface, 15, 16, ... recess,
17, 18, 19, 21 ··· groove, 23, 24, 23a,
24a, 23b, 24b ··· lateral side, 43, 4
4, 43c, 44c ... tongue piece, 47, 48 ... gap

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Yoshida 3-2-1-1, Nihonbashi-Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Nihonbashi-Hamacho F Tower Kagome Co., Ltd. Tokyo Head Office

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A container main body in which frozen main food is stored, a tray supported in the container main body and storing frozen auxiliary food, and a lid attached to a peripheral edge of an upper end of the container main body. A step surface formed on at least a part of the side surface of the container body, a concave portion formed on at least a part of the step surface, a side surface portion above the step surface and the upper end periphery from the step surface; The tray has a tongue formed on at least a part of a side surface thereof, and the tray is placed on the step surface by placing the tongue on the tray. Supporting the tray in the container body, and in such a support state, at least a part of the periphery of the tongue piece faces directly below the recess so that a fingertip can be inserted into the recess and the tongue piece can be grasped, Further, the tray is supported in the container main body, and the upper peripheral edge of the container main body is In a state where the frozen food stored in the container main body and the frozen auxiliary food stored in the tray are heated by a microwave oven in a state where the lid is attached, steam generated when the microwave is heated is released from the groove. Container for frozen food. 2. The container body and the tray each have a substantially rectangular shape in a plane, and a step surface is formed at an intermediate portion between the opposite side surfaces of the container body, and a tongue piece is provided at an upper end of the opposite side surface of the tray. The frozen food container according to claim 1 formed. 3. The frozen food container according to claim 2, wherein concave portions are formed at both ends in a direction along a side surface of the one step surface. 4. In a state where the tray is supported in the container body by placing the tongue piece on the step surface, a gap is provided between the opposite side surfaces of the container body where the step surface is not formed and the tray. The frozen food container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein