JP6253215B1 - Instant food container - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a container for instant food that suppresses breakage of the instant food and prevents the thorn protruding from the instant food from breaking through the container. A container (1) includes a bottom surface part (4) for closing the bottom of the container (1), a body part (5) rising from the entire periphery of the bottom surface part (4), and an inner space (3) defined by the bottom surface part (4) and the body part (5). 3 or more center side support protrusions 7 that bulge from 4. Even if the instant food 100 is dropped toward the bottom part 4 during packaging, or the instant food 100 moves during transportation, the central support protrusion 7 receives the instant food 100 at a position higher than the bottom part 4. The thorn protruding from 100 is prevented from reaching the bottom surface portion 4. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for instant food that contains instant food.

  Instant foods are hardened together in various ways and packed in containers. Instant food is made by making a strip of noodle strip into a strip of noodle strip with a cutting blade, then cutting it into a certain length and putting it into a metal frame for each serving. Thereafter, a method of frying oil during drying (fried noodles) and a method of freeze-drying (freeze drying) under hot air or vacuum (non-fried noodles) can be mentioned. Examples of such instant foods include noodles such as instant ramen, yakisoba and pasta. The container for storing instant food has a body portion that rises while surrounding the entire circumference of the bottom surface portion and expands upward, and the size of the opening opened on the upper surface is set larger than that of the instant food. Therefore, it becomes easy to fit and store instant food in a container by an automatic packaging line (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the automatic packaging line, instant food is dropped onto the container from above. The tilted body portion plays a role of mitigating the collision between the instant food and the bottom portion of the container due to a so-called noisy effect by sliding the instant food about to fall freely toward the bottom portion on the wall surface. In addition, even after instant food is stored in the container, it may be swung in the container during transportation, and even during the transportation of instant food, the tilted torso slides the instant food and impacts the bottom surface. It is relaxed.

  In the production process of instant foods, especially when drying by frying, the upper part opposite to the state pressed in the metal frame is dried while the noodle strings are left free. The tip of the noodles may protrude like a thorn that protrudes into If the thorn-like noodle strings (hereinafter referred to as thorns) protruding from the instant food pierce the container, there is a risk that a hole will open in the container. The noodle tip protruding from a noodle mass such as ramen or fried noodles is stuck in the container and is called “noodle stab”. The body part that slides the instant food weakens the puncture force of the thorn protruding from the instant food, and suppresses the thorn from breaking through the container.

JP 2002-308346 A Japanese Patent No. 4341094

  The upper surface of the container is open, and conventionally, a packaging form of a fitting mode in which a lid is fitted into the container and sealed by covering from the upper surface has been adopted. However, when the fitting form of the packaging form is used, there is a possibility that foreign matter is mixed into the container due to a problem of sealing by the lid. Therefore, in recent years, a sheet film is attached to the upper surface of the container by heat sealing or the like.

  It is assumed that the instant food is cooked in a state where a part of the seal film is left in order to pour hot water and eat after the hot water of the noodles. For example, in foods such as yakisoba and pasta in which the injected hot water is discharged after use in the hot water return of the noodles, a film having a hot water cutting shape at the time of discharging is employed (for example, see Patent Document 2). The entire sheet film is not peeled off. Then, in addition to the instant food, there may be a packaging bag of soup or crispness in the container, but it may be difficult to take out this packaging bag or notice the remaining packaging bag. . In particular, if the packaging bag falls into the gap between the instant food and the torso, or if the packaging bag is submerged under the instant food, the packaging bag will be much more difficult to take out and the remaining packaging bag may not be noticed. Will increase.

  Therefore, in recent years, the outer shape of the instant food and the inner shape of the container are almost matched, the gap between the instant food and the container body is narrowed, and the packaging bag is placed between the instant food and the body. It makes it difficult to drop. In order to narrow the gap between the instant food and the trunk of the container, it is easy to make the inclination angle of the trunk close to vertical.

  However, if the inclination angle of the torso is tight, the effect of sliding the instant food along the torso is reduced. For this reason, the frequency of instant foods falling vertically toward the bottom of the container is increased, the impact between the instant food and the bottom of the container is difficult to alleviate, and the noodle mass is damaged by the impact, or the spike that protrudes from the instant food. Makes it easier to puncture the container.

  In addition, even if the inclination angle of the trunk portion can be secured, the instant food may fall vertically to the bottom portion without hitting the trunk portion. At this time, thorns protruding from the instant food may break through the container. Therefore, it is not limited to the type of the lid of the container, and regardless of the degree of inclination of the trunk, it has more or less the same problem, although not as remarkable as the above-mentioned container.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to prevent breakage of the noodle mass and to prevent the thorn protruding from the instant food from breaking through the container. It is to provide a container for use.

In order to achieve the above object, the instant food container of the present invention is a container having an open top surface for dropping and containing instant food having a thorn-like noodle tip protruding from a noodle mass, the bottom of the container A bottom portion that blocks the bottom portion, a barrel portion that rises from the entire circumference of the bottom portion, and a bulge from the bottom portion to a container internal space defined by the bottom portion and the trunk portion, thereby contacting and supporting the instant food. and three or more projections, and four or more shelves that bulges from the boundary between each side and the body portion of the bottom portion to the container interior space, Bei example, said shelf and said projection, said The frame-shaped end region of the bottom portion is disposed so as to surround from the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side . The frame-shaped end region is, for example, a thread tail that extends to each side of the bottom surface.

  The central region of the bottom portion may further include a raised bottom, and the protrusion may bulge from the raised bottom to the container internal space.

  The protrusion may have a dome shape formed of a curved surface.

  You may make it the said shelf bulge from two places of the equidistant position from the center of the edge | side about each edge | side of the said bottom face part.

  An instant food housed in the internal space and a sheet attached to a lip of the trunk may be further provided so that the instant food is sealed in the container internal space.

  According to the present invention, the noodle mass is prevented from being damaged, and the thorn protruding from the instant food is less likely to be stuck in the bottom surface portion, and the opening of the bottom surface portion is suppressed.

It is the perspective view which looked at the container concerning this embodiment from the upper surface opening. It is a top view of the container concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the container concerning this embodiment. It is a bottom view of the container concerning this embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the container concerning this embodiment from the bottom. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the container according to the present embodiment, taken along the line A-B-C-D-F in FIG. It is the sectional view of the ABCD line of Drawing 2 showing the state where the instant food was stored in the container concerning this embodiment.

  An instant edible container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Constitution)
The container 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is typically manufactured by sheet molding. By heating a sheet made of a foamed resin material such as foamed polystyrene with heat resistance, it is softened while adding more foaming properties, and the inner surface side shape and the outer surface side shape of the container 1 are formed using vacuum or compressed air. The mold is sandwiched between a male mold and a female mold. This container 1 mainly stores the instant food 100. Examples of the instant food 100 include fried noodles that are fried when dried and non-fried noodles that are freeze-dried under hot air or vacuum, and the noodle strings are consolidated into one lump using the above-described method. The instant food 100 is, for example, instant ramen, noodles such as fried noodles and pasta manufactured by a method of drying by frying, hot air drying, or freeze drying under vacuum.

  The container 1 has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape in which the upper surface 2 opens and communicates with the internal space 3, and gradually expands from the bottom toward the upper surface 2. The bottom surface portion 4 is a substantially square shape that is substantially matched to the size of the instant food 100. The body portion 5 stands up around the entire circumference of the bottom surface portion 4. The trunk portion 5 rises from the bottom surface portion 4 with a vertical or steep slope, changes to a gentle slope once on the top surface 2 side, and spreads outward so that the top surface 2 opens wider than the instant food 100, and then the vertical portion or Heading to the upper surface 2 with an inclination close to vertical. Thereby, the upper surface 2 side of the container 1 is larger than the instant food 100, and the bottom surface portion 4 side of the container 1 substantially matches the size of the instant food 100.

  The lip 6 is widened by folding the upper end of the body 5 outward. After the instant food 100 is accommodated in the lip 6, an approximately square sheet film having a size that covers the upper surface 2 of the container 1 is heat-sealed. The container 1 encloses the instant food 100 together with the sheet film. Each corner of the container 1 is smoothly rounded.

  A raised bottom 41 is provided in the central region of the bottom surface portion 4. The raised bottom 41 has a substantially square shape similar to the bottom surface portion 4, and bulges toward the inner space 3 side of the container 1 and is one step higher. From the raised bottom 41, the central support protrusion 7 bulges toward the inner space 3 side. The center-side support protrusions 7 are formed at least in three places to support the instant food 100 on the surface, and are preferably formed at the four corners of the raised bottom 41. The central support protrusion 7 is formed of a curved surface and has a circular dome shape that is circular when viewed from above and smooth when viewed from side. The center-side support protrusion 7 is provided on the bottom surface portion 4 and does not necessarily need to be formed on the raised bottom 41 as long as it bulges toward the inner space 3, and even in the container 1 without the raised bottom 41, It is only necessary to bulge from the region, but if it is bulged from the raised bottom 41, the height can be gained, and the density is not reduced by sheet molding, and the strength can be maintained.

  At the boundary 43 between the bottom surface portion 4 and the body portion 5, a bottom edge side support shelf 8 bulges toward the internal space 3 side. In order to support the end region of the instant food 100, the bottom edge side support shelf 8 is formed in at least one place on each side of the bottom surface portion 4, and preferably two places at equal distances from the side center. Is formed in place. More preferably, the bottom edge side support shelf 8 may be provided at a distance from the edge of the edge where the strength is relatively weak and closer to the center of the edge. This bottom edge side support shelf 8 is long along the edge of the container, is flat at the center, is smoothly curved at the other edges, and has a shape of a hook piece divided into four 90 degrees.

  In other words, the center-side support protrusions 7 formed at the four corners of the raised bottom 41 and the bottom edge-side support shelves 8 formed at two positions on each side of the bottom surface portion 4 are frame-like regions generated around the raised bottom 41. A certain yarn bottom portion 42 is arranged so as to surround from the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side. In the sheet-molded container 1, the density of the yarn bottom portion 42 is sparse compared to the raised bottom 41, and the strength is relatively weak.

  In addition, the center side support protrusion 7 and the bottom edge side support shelf 8 are set so that the height of the highest point with the thread bottom portion 42 as a base point is substantially equal or the center side support protrusion 7 is high. Further, the height from the hem to the highest point of the center side support protrusion 7 and the bottom edge side support shelf 8 is higher than the average length of the thorns 101 that can jump out of the instant food 100. Further, the distance from the highest point of the center side support protrusion 7 and the bottom edge side support shelf 8 to the upper surface 2 of the container 1 is set sufficiently longer than the thickness of the instant food 100.

(Function)
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the instant food 100 is stored in the container 1. In the instant food 100 accommodated in the container 1, the food central region is supported by the central support protrusion 7, the food end region is supported by the bottom edge support shelf 8, and floats from the bottom surface portion 4. In particular, since the center-side support protrusion 7 is formed on the raised bottom 41, the distance from the yarn bottom portion 42 to the instant food 100 is long.

  Therefore, even if the instant food 100 drops vertically toward the bottom surface portion 4, the central support protrusion 7 first receives the instant food 100 and prevents the thorns 101 protruding from the instant food 100 from reaching the bottom surface portion 4. For example, the thorn 101 is a noodle tip protruding from a noodle mass. That is, the central support protrusion 7 supports the instant food 100 at a position higher than the bottom surface portion 4, thereby reducing the possibility that the thorns 101 protruding from the instant food 100 reach the bottom surface portion 4. In particular, the possibility that the thorns 101 from which the instant food 100 protrudes reaches the yarn bottom 42 is reduced. The non-contact between the thread bottom portion 42 and the thorns 101, which are less dense than the raised bottom 41, greatly reduces the possibility that the thorns 101 will break through the container 1.

  Moreover, the bottom edge side support shelf 8 supports the end of the instant food 100 received by the center side support protrusion 7, and prevents the instant food 100 received by the center side support protrusion 7 from tilting by momentum. Or, even if the instant food 100 is inclined and falls, the bottom edge side support shelf 8 adjusts the posture of the instant food 100. Therefore, even if the thorns 101 protrude from the end of the instant food 100, the possibility that the thorns 101 collide with the yarn bottom portion 42 is reduced.

  When the container 1 is made of a foamed resin material, the central support protrusion 7 has flexibility, and at the moment when the instant food 100 collides with the central support protrusion 7, the plurality of central support protrusions 7 are elastically deformed. In addition, the impact is dispersed, and the kinetic energy of the instant food 100 is attenuated in combination with the cushion effect. Therefore, even if the thorn 101 protruding from the instant food 100 has a length that reaches the bottom surface portion 4, the puncture force enough to break the bottom surface portion 4 can be lost. In addition, the instant food 100 can be prevented from being damaged. Since the central support protrusion 7 is formed in a so-called puddle region, the density is relatively high, and the force is dispersed by the dome shape, so the possibility of being broken is low.

  Further, when the instant food 100 is accommodated, the thorns 101 of the instant food 100 may go toward the central support protrusion 7. However, since the center side support protrusion 7 has a dome shape and is formed in a puddle region and has high strength, it prevents the thorns 101 from being stuck by a so-called noisy effect of sliding the thorns 101.

(effect)
As described above, the container 1 has a bottom surface 4 that blocks the bottom of the container 1, a trunk portion 5 that rises from the entire circumference of the bottom surface portion 4, and an inner space 3 that is defined by the bottom surface portion 4 and the trunk portion 5. Three or more central support projections 7 bulging from the portion 4 are provided. Thereby, even if the instant food 100 falls toward the bottom part 4 at the time of packing, or the instant food 100 moves at the time of transportation, the center side support protrusion 7 receives the instant food 100 at a position higher than the bottom part 4. The possibility that the thorns 101 protruding from the instant food 100 break through the bottom surface portion 4 is reduced. In addition, the instant food 100 is also less likely to be damaged due to impact relaxation.

  In addition, a raised bottom 41 is further provided in the central region of the bottom surface portion 4, and the center-side support protrusion 7 bulges from the raised bottom 41 to the internal space 3. The raised bottom 41 is thickened during sheet molding and has a high density. Compared with the case where the central support protrusion 7 bulges up to a height where the thorns 101 are difficult to stick without the raised bottom 41, the strength of the central support protrusion 7 is higher, and even if the instant food 100 is received, it is difficult to be destroyed. Become. However, even if there is no raised bottom 41, the central support protrusion 7 can receive the instant food 100, so that depending on the type of material of the container 1, the amount of material used, the strength of the thorn 101, etc. It is only necessary to select whether the side support protrusion 7 is provided or whether the center side support protrusion 7 is provided without the raised bottom 41.

  Further, the center side support protrusion 7 has a dome shape constituted by a curved surface. As a result, even if the thorns 101 of the instant food 100 are directed toward the central support protrusion 7, the thorns 101 pierce the central support protrusion 7 and break through the container 1 due to the so-called noisy effect of sliding the thorns 101 on the curved surface. Can be suppressed.

  Further, four or more bottom edge side support shelves 8 that bulge from the boundary between each side of the bottom surface part 4 and the body part 5 to the internal space 3 are further provided, and the center side support protrusion 7 and the bottom edge side support shelf 8 are the same. It was made to have the height of. Thereby, since the bottom edge side support shelf 8 supports the end region of the instant food 100, the instant food 100 can be prevented from being inclined and the food end region approaching the bottom surface portion 4. In particular, since the frame-shaped end region of the bottom surface portion 4 has a relatively low density due to sheet molding, the container 101 can effectively prevent the thorns 101 of the instant food 100 from reaching the end region. The possibility of opening a hole to 1 can be greatly reduced.

  The bottom edge side support shelves 8 bulge out from two locations at equal distances from the center of each side of the bottom surface portion 4. Thereby, compared with the case where the bottom edge side support shelf 8 is one place, the posture of the instant food 100 can be easily adjusted, and the instant food 100 can be further prevented from being tilted and the thorn 101 being stuck in the bottom surface portion 4. .

  Although the shelf length may be increased along the side, the volume of the container 1 appears to be small. Further, when the packaging film is shrunk by covering the container 1 with a packaging film on which characters and figures are printed, the packaging film adheres to the dent on the outside of the container 1 resulting from the formation of the bottom edge side support shelf 8. There is a risk that characters and figures will be distorted. On the other hand, if two bottom edge side support shelves 8 are provided for each side, the length of each bottom edge side support shelf 8 can be shortened. Further, the packaging film is difficult to stick to the bottom edge side support shelf 8, and the characters and figures of the packaging film can be prevented from being distorted.

  Furthermore, since the center side support protrusion 7 and the bottom edge side support shelf 8 are disposed so as to surround the frame-shaped end region of the bottom surface portion 4 from the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side, on the characteristics of sheet molding, It is possible to effectively protect the portion where the strength is weakened.

  This container 1 is particularly effective when the gap between the instant food 100 and the trunk portion 5 is narrowed by adopting a method of sealing by sticking a sheet. However, even if the inclination angle of the trunk portion 5 can be secured, when the instant food 100 drops vertically toward the bottom surface portion 4, the center side support protrusion 7 or the bottom edge side support shelf 8 is effective. Works. Therefore, no matter what the sealing mode of the container 1 is, no matter what the inclination of the body portion 5 is, this center side support protrusion 7 or in addition to this, the bottom edge side support shelf 8 is provided. Also good.

  Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the container 1 of the substantially square frustum as an example, even if the container 1 is a polygonal frustum, such as a rectangle and a pentagon, or a substantially cylindrical shape, the instant food 100 may be sufficient as it. Any shape can be adopted as long as the thorns 101 protruding from the bottom may break through the bottom surface portion 4.

  Furthermore, the center side support protrusions 7 should be provided at least in three places in order to support the instant food 100 on the surface, and depending on how thick the protection of the frame-shaped end region of the bottom surface portion 4 is. The number may be increased to 4 or 5 locations.

  Also, from the viewpoint of preventing the instant food 100 from tilting, the number of the bottom edge side support shelves 8 should be large, but the number is determined in consideration of the certainty of tilt prevention and size impressions, film letters and figure shrinks. What is necessary is just to determine and at least one place should just be provided in each edge | side of the bottom face part 4.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Upper surface 3 Internal space 4 Bottom part 41 Raised bottom 42 Yarn bottom part 43 Boundary 5 Trunk part 6 Mouth edge 7 Center side support protrusion 8 Bottom edge side support shelf 100 Instant food 101 Thorn

Claims (6)

A container having an open top surface for storing and storing instant foods having thorn-like noodle tips protruding from the noodle mass,
A bottom portion for closing the bottom of the container;
A trunk that rises from the entire circumference of the bottom, and
Three or more protrusions that bulge from the bottom surface to the container internal space defined by the bottom surface and the body, and support the instant food in contact with each other;
Four or more shelves that bulge from the boundary between each side of the bottom part and the body part to the internal space of the container;
Bei to give a,
The protrusion and the shelf are disposed so as to surround a frame-shaped end region of the bottom surface portion from an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side;
An instant food container. The frame-shaped end region is a thread end extending to each side of the bottom surface;
The instant food container according to claim 1. Further comprising a raised bottom in the central region of the bottom portion,
The protrusion bulges from the raised bottom into the container internal space;
The instant food container according to claim 1 or 2, The protrusion has a dome shape constituted by a curved surface;
An instant food container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The shelf bulges out from two locations at equidistant positions from the center of each side of the bottom surface,
An instant food container according to claim 4. Instant food contained in the internal space;
A sheet attached to the lip of the trunk;
Further comprising
The instant food is sealed in the inner space of the container;
An instant food container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .

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