JP4974723B2 - Manufacturing method of foam heat-resistant container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a foamed heat-resistant container capable of obtaining a container, which has heat resistance, heat insulating properties, the glossiness of appearance and good outward appearance and is excellent in commodity value enabling the direct heating of housed food using an electronic oven. <P>SOLUTION: When the fitting molding gap (a) between a recessed mold 11 and a protruded mold 12 is set to the thickness of a crystalline resin foamed sheet material A used in molding and the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is held from both surfaces thereof by the heated recessed mold 11 and the heated protruded mold 12 to be press-molded, the protruded mold 12 is set to temperature same to or higher than that of the recessed mold 11 and the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is sucked by the suction ports 19 and 20 provided to the uneven mold 11, 12 to be closely brought into contact with both surfaces of the uneven mold 11, 12 to be crystallized. After molding, the protruded mold 12 stopping suction is released precedently while the recessed mold 11 is continuously held to a suction state to cool the surface of the molded product and suction is stopped to release the molded product from the recessed mold 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a foamed heat-resistant container using a crystalline resin foam sheet material as a material, having heat resistance on the inner surface, a middle layer maintaining heat insulation, and an outer surface having heat resistance and gloss.

  For example, containers used for selling natto etc. at supermarkets and retail stores are manufactured by using a non-crystalline resin foam sheet material such as polystyrene foam and press-molding with a heated concave mold and convex mold. In general, in such a container, a lid member having the same planar size as the outer shape of the flange is integrally formed on one side of the flange provided around the upper portion of the container body having a square shape through a bendable portion. When the upper opening of the container body is closed, the lid member is folded and stacked on the flange of the container body, and the peripheral frame portion projecting on one surface side of the lid member is fitted to the upper opening of the container body. It is like that.

  Conventionally, the manufacturing method of the container using the resin foam sheet material as described above is a resin foam cut into a predetermined size using a concave mold and a convex mold heated at a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the resin foam sheet material. The sheet material is formed by pressing and molding it with a concave mold and a convex mold for a predetermined time.

  By the way, the conventional molding method as described above is merely a heat-pressed resin foam sheet material and molded into a predetermined shape, so that it becomes a heat-insulating container possessed by a resin foam sheet material such as polystyrene foam. Since the resin foam sheet material is a characteristic as it is, there is a problem that it is not glossy in appearance and inferior in appearance.

  In addition, there is an increasing demand for consumers who want to eat foods in containers as described above by directly heating them in a microwave oven, but the amorphous resin foam sheet material itself is inferior in heat resistance. The present situation is that it is not possible to cope with direct heating in a microwave oven.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to use a crystalline resin foam sheet material as a container material, which has heat resistance, heat insulation and gloss of appearance, has a good appearance, and can directly heat the stored food in a microwave oven. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a foamed heat-resistant container capable of obtaining a container having an excellent commercial value.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention sets the concave and convex fitting molding gaps to be equal to or less than the thickness of the crystalline resin foamed sheet material used for molding, and heats the concave and convex crystals. When the resin foam sheet is press-molded from both sides, the resin foam is obtained by sucking the crystal resin foam sheet material through the suction ports provided in the concave and convex molds and bringing them into close contact with both concave and convex molds. After crystallization of the sheet material, after the molding, the convex mold whose suction is stopped is released in advance, and the concave mold continues the suction state to cool the surface of the molded product, and then the suction is stopped to form the concave mold. A configuration in which the molded product is released from is adopted.

  In the temperature range below the melting point of the crystalline resin foamed sheet material, the concave mold and the convex mold may be set to the same temperature or high temperature as the concave mold, and the crystalline resin foamed sheet material may be press-molded.

  Here, the crystalline resin foamed sheet material has a thickness of 2 mm, for example, and the concave and convex fitting molding gap is set to 1.5 mm. A container having a structure in which a lid member having the same planar size as the outer shape of the flange is integrally formed on one side of the flange provided on the periphery via a bendable portion.

  The suction port provided in the concave shape and the convex shape is provided at a position corresponding to a portion where the sheet material such as a bottom corner portion, a step portion, a bendable portion, a peripheral frame portion of the lid member, etc. of the container body is bent and molded. Ensure that the bent part can be typed.

  In addition, the temperature of the concave and convex molds during press molding is set, for example, to 120 ° or less for concave molds and 120 ° or more for convex molds. Heat resistance can be produced.

  According to this invention, the molding gap between the concave mold and the convex mold is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the crystalline resin foam sheet material used for molding, and the entire surface of the crystalline resin foam sheet material is compressed, and the suction provided in the concave mold and the convex mold By sucking the crystalline resin foam sheet material through the mouth, the crystalline resin foam sheet material can be brought into close contact with both the concave and convex molds, and the bent part can be reliably molded by molding the container, and the accuracy of the shape Can form excellent containers.

  In addition, by attaching the crystalline resin foam sheet material to the concave mold and the convex mold, the heat of the concave mold and the convex mold can be transferred to the crystalline resin foam sheet material. It is possible to form a container having a good appearance with an inner surface having heat resistance, an intermediate layer having heat insulation, and an outer surface having heat resistance and gloss.

  Furthermore, by setting the convex mold to the same temperature or high temperature as the concave mold, the crystalline resin foam sheet material is press-molded to improve the heat resistance of the inner surface of the container, and the stored food can be heated directly in the microwave. It is possible to provide a container with excellent commercial value.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a foam heat-resistant container 1 manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention. A container body 2 having a square plane has a large portion 4 via a step portion 3 around the upper portion. A square flange 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the shape part 4, and a lid member 7 is coupled to one side of the flange 5 via a bendable part 6. The lid member 7 has the same outer shape as the flange 5. The peripheral frame portion 8 has a planar size and protrudes on one surface side, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 9 are provided in a portion surrounded by the peripheral frame portion 8.

  When closing the upper opening of the container body 2 containing food, the lid member 7 is folded from the bendable portion 6 and overlapped on the flange 5 of the container body 2, and the peripheral frame portion 8 of the lid member 7 is placed on the container body 2. The upper large portion 4 is fitted.

  The foam heat-resistant container 1 as described above uses a crystalline resin foamed sheet material A obtained by forming a crystalline resin such as PE, PP, PA, POM, and PET into a sheet and foaming the sheet. For forming the container 1, a concave (female) 11 and a convex (male) 12 are used.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the concave mold 11 has a horizontally long square shape with a flat top surface, and a container body molding part 13, a lid member molding part 14, and a bendable part molding part 15 positioned therebetween are formed on the upper surface side. The container main body forming portion 13 is provided such that a concave portion 13a for forming the outer shape of the container main body 2 and a large concave portion 13b are continuous with the concave portion 13a and open on the upper surface thereof.

  Further, the lid member molding portion 14 is provided with a frame-like projection 14 a for molding the peripheral frame portion 8 and a protrusion 14 b for molding the reinforcing rib 9, and the bendable portion molding portion 15 is formed in the width direction of the concave mold 11. A long and low strip-shaped protrusion 15a is provided along the line.

  The convex mold 12 has a horizontally long square shape with a flat bottom surface, and a container body molding portion 16, a lid member molding portion 17, and a bendable portion molding portion 18 positioned therebetween are provided on the lower surface side. Is provided with a convex portion 16a projecting downward for forming the inner shape of the container body 2 and a large convex portion 16b on the upper portion thereof.

  The lid member molding portion 17 is formed by providing a frame-shaped concave portion 17 a for molding the peripheral frame portion 8 and a concave groove 17 b for molding the reinforcing rib 9, and the bendable portion molding portion 18 has a width of the convex mold 12. Two long low protrusions 18a are provided along the direction.

  The concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 are formed by molding between the upper and lower opposing surfaces at the time of molding and the fitting molding gap a between the container body molding parts 13 and 16 and the lid member molding parts 14 and 17 and the bendable part molding parts 15 and 18. Is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A used in the above, and the entire crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is uniformly compressed during molding. For example, the thickness of the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is Assuming 2 mm, the upper and lower opposing surfaces and each fitting molding gap a during molding are set to 1.5 mm.

  The concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 correspond to portions where the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is bent and formed, such as the bottom corner portion or step portion of the container body 2, the bendable portion 6, and the peripheral frame portion 8 of the lid member 7. A large number of small suction ports 19, 20 are arranged at regular intervals at a position, and a vacuum mechanism installed outside the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 is connected to the suction ports 19, 20. By suctioning from both sides, it is possible to reliably mold the bent portion by molding the heat-resistant foamed container 1.

  The concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 are set to the same temperature or high temperature as the concave mold 11 in the temperature range below the melting point of the crystalline resin foam sheet material A so that the crystalline resin foam sheet material A is thermoformed. It is supposed to be.

  This set temperature may be set according to the material of the crystalline resin foam sheet material A. For example, when the crystalline resin foam sheet material A having a thickness of 2 mm is used, the concave mold 11 is 120 ° or less, and the convex mold 12 is used. Is preferably 120 ° or more, specifically, the concave mold 11 is set to a crystallization temperature of 100 °, the convex mold 12 is set to a crystallization temperature of 124 °, and the heating time is preferably set to 5 seconds or more. By setting the mold 12 to a high temperature, the inner surfaces of the container main body 2 and the lid member 7 can be reliably crystallized to generate heat resistance.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the foam heat-resistant container using the said concave mold 11, the convex mold 12, and the crystalline resin foam sheet material A is demonstrated.

  With the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 opposed to each other in the vertical direction being released to a predetermined temperature, the crystalline resin foamed sheet material A cut into a predetermined size and preheated to a predetermined temperature is used as the concave mold 11. By placing the convex mold 12 on the upper surface and lowering the convex mold 12 with respect to the concave mold 11, in the container body molding parts 13, 16, the convex part 16a pushes the crystalline resin foam sheet material A toward the concave part 13a, and the lid In the member forming portions 14 and 17, the frame-shaped concave portion 17a pushes the crystalline resin foam sheet material A into the frame-shaped protrusion 14a, and the bendable portion forming portions 15 and 18 include the strip-shaped protrusion 15a and the protrusion 18a. The crystalline resin foamed sheet material A is compressed by the above, and is fitted in a state where the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 are set to form the fitting molding gap a. The crystalline resin softened by the heat of the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 The foam sheet material A is thinner than the original thickness. Whole is subjected to compression urchin, portions other than the bendable portion 6 is compressed to a certain thickness.

  The container body molding parts 13 and 16 mold the container body 2, the lid member molding parts 14 and 17 mold the lid member 7, and the bendable part molding parts 15 and 18 mold the bendable part 6. .

  As described above, the crystalline resin foam sheet material A is pressed with the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12, and the suction ports 19 and 20 provided in the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 are vacuumed as shown by arrows in FIG. The crystalline resin foam sheet material A is sucked from both sides, the crystalline resin foam sheet material A is brought into close contact with both the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12, and the container body 2, the lid member 7 and the bendable section 6 are adhered. Make sure to mold the bent part.

  Thus, by sucking the crystalline resin foam sheet material A from both sides and bringing it into close contact with both surfaces of the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12, the heat of the concave mold 11 and the convex mold 12 is transmitted to the crystalline resin foam sheet material A, Both surfaces of the crystalline resin foam sheet material A can be reliably crystallized.

  The press molding time as described above is, for example, 5 seconds or more, and after this press molding time, the vacuum at the suction port 20 provided in the convex mold 12 is stopped and the convex mold 12 is released in advance. The foam heat-resistant container 1 sucked by the suction port 19 of the concave mold 11 remains in the concave mold 11, and the surface that becomes the inner surface side of the foam heat-resistant container 1 is cooled by continuing the suction by the suction port 19 of the concave mold 11 for 2 seconds or more. .

  Next, when the vacuum at the suction port 19 provided in the concave mold 11 is stopped and the molded heat-resistant container 1 is separated from the concave mold 11, the molding of the heat-resistant foam container 1 is completed.

  In the molding of the heat-resistant foamed container 1 as described above, by setting the temperature of the convex mold 12 higher than that of the concave mold 11, the crystallization of the inner surface of the foamed heat-resistant container 1 proceeds, and thus obtained. The foamed heat-resistant container 1 has heat resistance on the inner surface side of the container body 2 and the lid member 7, the intermediate layer has heat insulation, the outer peripheral surface is heat resistant and glossy, and the whole is compressed. As a result, the strength can be improved.

  In this way, the heat-resistant foamed container 1 can directly heat the stored food by the microwave oven due to the heat resistance of the inner surface, and the heat resistance and glossiness of the outer peripheral surface makes the container look good. Value will be improved.

Exploded perspective view of concave and convex molds used for molding foam heat-resistant containers Top view of concave and convex molds showing the molded state of the foam heat-resistant container A plan view showing a molded state of the foam heat-resistant container, with the concave mold and the convex mold partially cut away (A) is a longitudinal front view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, (b) is a longitudinal side view taken along line BB in FIG. 2, and (c) is taken along line CC in FIG. Longitudinal side view Perspective view with lid member of foam heat-resistant container opened

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Foam heat-resistant container 2 Container body 3 Step part 4 Large part 5 Flange 6 Bendable part 7 Lid member 8 Peripheral frame part 9 Reinforcement rib 11 Concave type 12 Convex type 13 Container body molded part 14 Lid member molded part 15 Bendable part molding Part 16 Container body molding part 17 Lid member molding part 18 Bendable part molding part 19 Suction port 20 Suction port A Crystalline resin foam sheet material

Claims (2)

  When the concave and convex fitting molding gap is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the crystalline resin foam sheet material used for molding, and the crystalline resin foam sheet material is sandwiched from both sides by the heated concave mold and convex mold. The crystalline resin foam sheet material is crystallized by sucking the crystalline resin foam sheet material through the suction ports provided in the concave and convex molds and sticking it to both sides of the concave mold and convex mold. A method for producing a heat-resistant foamed container, in which the raised mold is released in advance and the recessed mold cools the surface of the molded product by continuing the suction state, and thereafter the suction is stopped and the molded product is released from the recessed mold.   The crystalline resin foamed sheet material is press-molded by setting the concave mold and the convex mold at the same temperature or high temperature as the concave mold in a temperature range below the melting point of the crystalline resin foamed sheet material. A method for manufacturing a foam heat-resistant container.

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