JP3256193B2 - Packaging containers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to foodstuffs, especially foodstuffs, such as instant noodles, which contain instant foodstuffs in a container, pour a liquid such as hot water and return the dried foodstuffs, and then discharge the liquid to eat. The present invention relates to a packaging container suitable for packaging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional instant yakisoba container has a structure in which a molded lid is fitted into the mouth of a container body and an opening to be a small hole for hot water is formed on one side of the lid. Has become.
Then, after opening the lid and pouring hot water into the container, the intended opening portion is opened to form a small hole for draining the hot water, and the lid is covered,
Hot water is discharged from the small holes.

[0003]

Since the conventional container has a structure in which a molded lid is fitted to the container body, the lid is disengaged unless the lid is pressed by hand when draining the hot water. There was a risk of food spilling out with the hot water or hot water spilling from an unexpected location and causing burns. In addition, when eating packaged food, a container for pouring liquid such as hot water into the container, returning the dried food, and then discharging and using the liquid,
It is desirable to be able to quickly discharge hot water and the like. However, in the conventional container, there is a demand for a container that has a small liquid discharge path (a small hole for draining the hot water), takes a long time to discharge the hot water, and can discharge the hot water more quickly.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a packaging container wherein a film is fixed to an opening edge of a container body which is open at an upper portion, and the opening is sealed with a film, and food is stored in the container body. It is for. The container body is provided with a step inside the mouth, and a weir is provided on the step to prevent the outflow of instant food when the liquid is discharged, and the liquid is discharged between the weir and the inner wall of the container body. A channel is provided, a part of the film is peeled from the container body and liquid is poured, and then a part of the film is peeled near the weir to discharge the liquid. It is preferable that the weir has a height at which an upper end thereof comes into contact with the film (claim 2). The specific shape of the weir is arbitrary as long as the outflow of instant food is prevented. Further, the weirs can be arranged in a double or triple manner (claim 3). The position of the weir is generally provided at a corner when the container body is a flat rectangular shape, but a plurality of weirs may be provided in parallel along the edge of the container body.

[0005]

In the present invention, when the liquid is discharged, the stored items such as instant yakisoba are blocked by the weir and do not flow out. And since the film covering the opening of the container body is fixed to the edge of the opening, even if the container is tilted when discharging the liquid such as hot water poured into the container body, the liquid flows out of an unexpected position. There is no fear. Therefore, there is no danger of the contents leaking out or the liquid touching the human body without pressing the lid as in a conventional container. Further, since the discharge passage between the weir and the inner wall can have a large cross-sectional area, the liquid is discharged quickly.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a step 2 is formed inside a mouth of a corner of a container body 1 having a flat rectangular shape. At one corner of the container body 1, a weir 3 protrudes from the step portion 2, and a gap serving as a liquid discharge path 4 is provided between the weir 3 and the inner wall 1 a of the container body. The weir 3 is for preventing the stored items such as instant fried noodles stored in the container body from flowing out when the liquid is discharged, and the height thereof is such that the upper end is in contact with the film 5 that seals the container body.
The upper end of the weir 3 and the film 5 are fixed.

The container body 1 stores foods 6 such as instant fried noodles, and the film 5 is fixed to the upper edge 1b of the container body 1 and hermetically sealed. The film 5 has a perforation 7 formed along the weir 3 so that the film 5 is hardly peeled beyond the weir 3 when the liquid is discharged.

FIG. 3 shows a double weir.
That is, at the corner of the container body 1 having a flat rectangular shape,
An inner weir 3a and an outer weir 3b are provided on the step portion 2, and the inner weir 3a
The film 5 is provided with perforations 7 along. According to this embodiment, since the weirs are provided in a double manner, clogging of the discharge path 4 by the contents is less likely to occur. It should be noted that weirs can be arranged in three or more weirs, in which case the risk of clogging is further reduced.

FIG. 4 shows a number of weirs arranged side by side along one side of the container body 1. That is, a large number of inner weirs 3a and outer weirs 3b are provided on the step part 2 in parallel at predetermined intervals along one side of the container body having a planar rectangular shape, and the film 5 is arranged along the juxtaposed inner weirs 3a. Is provided with a perforation 7. According to this embodiment, since the cross-sectional area of the discharge path 4 can be made as large as possible, it is possible to discharge very quickly. In this case, the weir can also be formed in single or triple form.

FIG. 5 shows a container main body 1 having a circular shape, a flat crescent-shaped stepped portion 2 formed on one side thereof, and a weir 3 provided on the stepped portion 2.

A method of using the packaging container of each of the above embodiments will be described by taking as an example a case where instant noodles are packaged as the food 6. First, the film 5 is partially peeled at a position opposite to the weir 3 to form an injection port, and hot water is poured into the container body 1. Thereafter, the peeled film 5 is returned, the injection port is closed, and the stored instant noodles are returned.
The film on the weir 3 side is cut along the perforations 7 to expose the discharge path 4. When the container is tilted in this state, hot water is discharged from the discharge path 4 and food (buckwheat noodles) in the container is blocked by the weir 3 and is not discharged.

[0012] The use of the container of the present invention is not limited to packaging of instant yakisoba, but it is processed to package dried vegetables, seaweed, etc., which are to be eaten by returning with hot water, or to be washed and eaten. It can also be used for packaging such as tazaru soba (soba noodles).

[0013]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) Since a weir for preventing the outflow of food is provided in the container body, the container can be drained without processing the lid. By selecting the arrangement of the weirs, the discharge path can be enlarged, and quick drainage becomes possible. (2) Since the film serving as the lid is fixed to the mouth of the container body, (2-1) the film does not come off without pressing the lid (film) during draining, and water flows out of an unexpected position. There is no danger of burns and the danger of burns when using hot water can be avoided as much as possible. (2-2) Even if the lid is not pressed at the time of draining, there is no fear that an excessively large outlet is formed, and the stored food does not flow out together with a large amount of water flowing out to one machine. (2-3) Since there is no need to push the lid when draining,
Even when hot water is used, no heat is felt. (Conventionally, since the lid body is thin and has relatively low heat insulation, the lid may feel heat when pressed down.) (2-4) In addition to the high airtightness in the container in the food packaging state, the preservability of the food is improved, and the condiments that had to be individually packaged and stored in the container because of the low airtightness of the container in the past were used. Alternatively, it can be stored in a container naked without being individually wrapped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a weir portion of the container body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a weir portion of an embodiment in which weirs are formed in a double manner.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a weir portion of the embodiment in which a weir is formed along one side of the container body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a weir portion of the embodiment in which the container body is circular.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1a Inner wall 2 step part 3 Weir 3a Inner weir 3b Outer weir 4 Discharge path 5 Film 6 Food 7 Perforation

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-337274 (JP, A) JP-A 5-65878 (JP, U) JP-A 63-202684 (JP, U) JP-A 5-42176 (JP, U) , U) Fully open 1987-47019 (JP, U) Fully open Hei 6-32312 (JP, U) Fully open 60-47261 (JP, U) Fully open 1979-49479 (JP, U) 6-32372 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 81/34 B65D 75/62

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container for storing food in the container body, wherein a film is fixed to an opening edge of the container body having an open top and the opening is sealed with the film. A step is provided inside the mouth, and a weir for preventing the outflow of food at the time of discharging the liquid is provided on the step, and a discharge path for the liquid is provided between the weir and the inner wall of the container body. After peeling a part of the film from the container body and pouring the liquid, a part of the film is peeled off in the vicinity of the weir to discharge the liquid, a packaging container 2. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the weir has an upper end at a height in contact with the film. 3. The weir is formed in a double or triple form.
Packaging container described in 1