JP3210564B2 - Structure of ready-to-eat food in containers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of an instant food in a container, and more particularly to a structure of an instant food in which seasonings and instant noodles are stored in a container also serving as tableware.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of ready-to-eat foods, ready-to-eat foods are sold in bowls or cup-shaped packaging containers also serving as tableware. As the container, a molded article in the form of a foamed or non-foamed synthetic resin sheet is frequently used.

[0003] However, this kind of conventional ready-to-eat food has a problem that it is very bulky in transport and storage since the container is formed into a final shape as a bowl or a cup. In particular, when a display at a sales floor or the like is displayed in a stack of several levels, the sales floor cannot be arranged in a large number because the area of the sales floor is limited. If the number of commodities is small or the replenishment is not sufficient, the purchaser's willingness to purchase is reduced due to psychology, which is not preferable for sales promotion.

[0004] Also, when the container body is transferred from the container maker to the food maker, is stored at the food maker, and instant food is stored, the bulky container has disadvantages in transportation, storage, and manufacturing. Further, when purchasing this kind of instant food, it is difficult for a consumer to purchase a large number of foods at once, because it becomes difficult to store the food during the shopping and at home.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed for the purpose of satisfying the interests of manufacturers, sellers and consumers as described above. In this configuration, seasonings and instant noodles are enclosed in the reduced-container main body, thereby providing a structure of an instant food in a container that is extremely advantageous in terms of transport, storage and display. is there.

[0006]

That is, the present invention provides:
A lower member having a bottom surface portion, a lower circumferential surface portion formed in an inclined shape having a large diameter at an upper portion, and a radially extending and contracting groove portion formed in a vertical direction on the inner surface side, and an upper end of the lower circumferential surface portion An intermediate member having an intermediate circumferential surface portion which is integrally connected in an inclined manner such that the lower portion has a large diameter on the outside and lower side via the first hinge portion, and in which radially extending and contracting grooves are formed in the vertical direction on the inner surface side;
An upper member having an upper circumferential surface portion integrally connected to the lower end of the intermediate circumferential surface portion via a second hinge portion and having an upper portion having a large diameter at an upper portion on the outer side and having an upper portion, wherein the intermediate member is the first member. By inverting and extending upward through the hinge portion and the second hinge portion, the extended intermediate circumferential surface portion forms a container side wall surface substantially continuous with the lower circumferential surface portion and the upper circumferential surface portion. The present invention relates to a structure of a ready-to-eat food in a container, comprising: a configured container main body; seasonings and instant noodles contained in the container main body; and a lid covering an upper end of an upper member of the container main body. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the seasonings are accommodated in an inner space of a lower member of the container body, and the instant noodles are also provided in an upper portion of an upper portion of the first hinge portion of the container body. The present invention relates to a structure of an instant food in a container housed in a space inside a member.

Further, the invention of claim 3 relates to the structure of the ready-to-eat food in a container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height of the lower member and the intermediate member of the container body are substantially the same.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state in the structure of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a container body of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the expanded state of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an overall cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is an expanded state of the container body of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram comparing the height of the container body of the present invention with the height of the container body after extension.

As shown in FIG. 1, the instant food F in a container according to the structure of the present invention comprises a lower member 10 and an intermediate member 20.
, An extensible container main body 9 composed of an upper member 30, a seasoning 40 and instant noodles 50 contained in the container main body 9, and a lid 60 covering the upper end of the upper member 30 of the container main body 9.
It consists of each part. Note that reference numeral 70 in the figure is a jacket made of a heat-shrinkable film or the like.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in order to effectively use the inner space of the container body 9, as described in claim 2,
The seasonings 40 having a small capacity are placed in the inner space S of the lower member 10.
1, the instant noodle 50 having a large capacity is accommodated in the inner space S2 of the upper member 30 above the first hinge portion 21.

When using the ready-to-eat food F in the container, the outer cover 70 is peeled off and the lid 60 is removed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate member 20 of the container body 9 is extended upward by inverting the intermediate member 20 through the first hinge portion 21 and the second hinge portion 31, thereby extending the intermediate member 20. Here, a bowl shape 9A is formed. Then, in the bowl shape 9A, the instant noodles 50 and the seasonings 40, which are enclosed in the container body 9, in this case, the powdered soup ingredients 41 and the ingredients 42 such as dried vegetables are put into the bowl 42, and the usual instant foods are prepared. Thus, the hot water W is poured, and after a predetermined time has passed, it is served for food.

FIG. 3 shows the concrete structure of the extendable container body 9 according to the structure of the present invention. This container body 9
As described above, is a bowl-shaped tableware at the time of use, and is made of an integrally molded sheet of a synthetic resin foam in consideration of heat insulation. In the embodiment, a foamed polystyrene resin sheet having a thickness of 2 to 3 mm is formed by vacuum molding. In addition, a non-foamed synthetic resin molded product (including an injection molded product), a paper-made or paper-based product, or the like can be used.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, which is a longitudinal sectional view of the front center of the container 9, the lower member 1 is arranged in order from the bottom.
0, the intermediate member 20 and the upper member 30 are provided in series.
The lower member 10 has a bottom surface 11 that forms the bottom of the container and an inclined lower circumferential surface 12 having a large diameter at the top.
A radially expandable and contractible groove 13 is formed in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the lower circumferential surface 12. Also, the intermediate member 20
Has an intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 which is integrally connected to the lower circumferential surface portion 12 at the upper end thereof through a first hinge portion 21 so that the lower portion has a large diameter at the lower portion. This intermediate circumferential surface portion 22
Also, the radial expansion and contraction groove 23 in the vertical direction is formed on the inner surface side of the container.
Are formed. The upper member 30 is a portion including the container mouth portion, and the lower end (tip) of the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 and the second
An upper circumferential surface portion 32 is integrally connected to the outside upper side via a hinge portion 31 in an inclined manner such that the upper portion has a large diameter.

As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate member 20 shown in FIG.
Through a predetermined container shape in which the extended intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 has a container side wall surface that is substantially continuous with the lower circumferential surface portion 12 and the upper circumferential surface portion 32, here a bowl. A container shape 9A is formed.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view (cross section) showing the extended state of the container body of the present invention. The position shown by the broken line in the figure is the state of the container body 9 before being extended, and the position shown by the chain line is the extended state. This is the later bowl 9A. The position shown by the solid line is the container 9R in which the intermediate member 20 is in the inverted state. As can be understood from this schematic diagram, the intermediate member 20 at the downward inclined position (broken line) is inverted to the upward inclined position (dashed line) via the first hinge portion 21 and the second hinge portion 31. To
When the intermediate member 20 is pulled up (or pushed down),
With the upward movement of the second hinge portion 31R, the first hinge portion 21R is once moved in the inside (reduced diameter) direction I of the container by the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22. Then, the container 9 indicated by the solid line in the figure
When the position exceeds the critical position indicated by R, the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 is inverted, and the first hinge portion 31 </ b> R moves upward and moves to the first circumferential position.
The hinge portion 21R moves again in the outer direction O of the container, and the first hinge portion 21 returns to the original position 21A and the second hinge portion 31 moves to the upper position 31 as shown in the stretched container 9A shown by a dashed line.
Move to A.

As described above, when the intermediate member 20 is turned over, the first hinge portion 21 and the second hinge portion 31 move in and out of the container, and accordingly, the lower circumferential surface portion 12 moves.
In addition, the expansion / contraction operation in the inner / outer direction of the container, that is, in the radial direction occurs on the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22. Such a lower circumferential surface portion 12
The expansion and contraction operation of the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 in the radial direction can be absorbed by the flexibility of the sheet-like material forming the container. However, depending on the thickness or physical properties of the sheet, the shape of the container, or the like, the lower circumferential surface portion 12 and the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 may not easily expand or contract in the radial direction, or may be accompanied by cracks or breakage. is there.

In order to solve this, in the present invention, radially extending and contracting grooves 13 and 23 are formed in the vertical direction on the inner surface side of the lower circumferential surface portion 12 and the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22. The radially extending and contracting grooves 13 of the lower circumferential surface portion 12 and the radially extending and contracting grooves 23 of the intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 allow the intermediate member 20 to be easily and efficiently inverted. A relatively large bowl-shaped container as in the embodiment is also used for the lower member 1.
Thus, it is possible to configure the three members: the intermediate member 20, the intermediate member 20, and the upper member 30. Although not shown, a circumferential groove may be provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5,
The intermediate circumferential surface portion 22 is formed by a curved surface 24 swelling inward of the container, and a curved surface 24A swelling outward when inverted upward.
With such a configuration, it is possible to provide an intermediate circumferential surface portion which is strong during extension.

Furthermore, if the height h of the lower member 10 and the intermediate member 20 is substantially the same as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, the height of the container can be reduced by the intermediate member 20. Can be performed most effectively.

FIG. 8 is a diagram comparing the height of the stretchable container 9 of the present invention with the height of the stretched container 9A. As can be clearly understood from the drawing, the intermediate member 20 is formed to be inclined downward. And an upper member 3 at a lower end (tip) inclined downward.
Since 0 is connected, the extension type container 9 can achieve a reduction in height twice the height H of the intermediate member 20 in the container 9A after extension. A portion 2H indicated by a hatched portion in the drawing is a portion whose height is reduced.

[0022]

As shown and described above, according to the stretchable container of the present invention, the overall height of the instant food is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional type of food having a container body formed into a final shape. Therefore, the volume can be reduced (volume reduction), which is extremely advantageous in terms of transportation and storage for manufacturers and sellers and consumers. In particular, at the time of display at a sales floor or the like, more commodities can be stacked and displayed, so that they are differentiated from other conventional commodities and have great merits in sales promotion.

According to the container body of the present invention, the intermediate member is composed of the lower member, the intermediate member, and the upper member, and the intermediate circumferential surface portion extended by inversion and extension of the intermediate member is lower. It is configured to form a container side wall surface that is substantially continuous with the side circumferential surface portion and the upper circumferential surface portion, and since the radially expandable and contractible groove portions of the lower edge circumferential surface portion and the intermediate circumferential surface portion are formed on the container inner surface side, It is excellent in terms of use, and the usability is also improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state of the container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a container body in the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an extended state of the container body of FIG. 4;

6 is an overall cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating an extended state of a container body.

FIG. 8 is a diagram comparing the height of the container body with the height of the container after extension.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Container main body 9A Container after extension 10 Lower member 11 Bottom part 12 Lower circumferential surface part 13 Elastic groove part 20 Intermediate member 21 First hinge part 22 Intermediate circumferential surface part 23 Elastic groove part 30 Upper member 31 Second hinge part 32 Upper side Circumferential surface 40 Seasonings 50 Instant noodles 60 Lid F Instant food in container

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An inclined shape having a bottom surface and a large diameter at the top.
Radial expansion / contraction grooves are formed in the vertical direction on the inner side
A lower member having a lower circumferential surface portion that is, is integrally connected to the inclined lower portion is a large diameter on the outside downwardly through the lower circumferential surface portion upper end and a first hinge portion, and the inner surface
An intermediate member having an intermediate circumferential surface portion in which radially extending and contracting grooves are formed in a vertical direction on the side;
An upper member having an upper circumferential surface portion integrally connected in an inclined manner such that the upper portion has a large diameter at an upper side outside via a hinge portion, and the intermediate member is connected via the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion. by inverting stretched upward Te, the Shin
The stretched intermediate circumferential surface portion is the lower circumferential surface portion and the upper circumferential surface portion.
It is configured to form a container side wall surface that is almost continuous with the peripheral surface.
A container body, a seasoning and instant noodles contained in the container body, and a lid covering an upper end of an upper member of the container body. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the seasonings are contained in a space inside a lower member of the container body, and the instant noodles are also contained in a space inside an upper member above a first hinge portion of the container body. Instant food structure in a closed container. 3. The structure of an instant food in a container according to claim 1, wherein the height of the lower member and the height of the intermediate member are substantially the same.