JPH035587Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial field of application> The invention is a resin molded product that is mainly produced by vacuum forming thin-walled resin, and is suitable for handling multiple eggs even if they are roughly handled during the distribution stage. A container that can store and hold multiple eggs separated from each other to prevent damage caused by collisions between eggs. To enable automatic machines such as registers to accurately read barcodes and other symbols that indicate required information such as size and manufacturer's name. The present invention relates to an egg container in which a flat surface for attaching the necessary automatic reading code is formed on the outer wall portion of the container so that the code is clearly attached to a flat surface instead of an uneven surface.

For more details, see Japanese Patent Application No. 57-188389 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-84773), which was previously filed and published by the present applicant.
No.) As shown in the publication, it consists of a body part and a lid part that can be opened and closed, and a plurality of opposing parts of these parts are provided to form an egg holding space when the two parts are in the closed position. The recesses are formed such that partition walls having a height lower than the peripheral edges of the body and lid are located between the adjacent recesses, and at the gathering point of each partition, the closed position of both parts is formed. A columnar body is formed that abuts against each other, and a columnar body is formed on the outer wall of either the body portion or the lid portion with a length extending between the bottoms of two adjacent recesses for attaching a required information automatic reading code. This invention relates to an improvement in an egg container having a flat surface.

<Prior Art> As shown in FIG. 7, in the egg container according to the earlier application filed by the present applicant having the above-mentioned configuration, the egg container is formed between the bottoms of two adjacent recesses 01b, 01b. Body 0A (or lid 0) located corresponding to flat surface 04
Although it may be B, all body parts are shown as 0A on the drawings. The partition wall 02a' formed between the concave portions 01a and 01a on the ) side was formed to be lower than the peripheral edge portion 01A and at the same height as the remaining partition wall 02a.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> In the above-mentioned earlier application, there is no partition wall between the two recesses 01b, 01b where the flat surface is formed, and the object is stored and held in these recesses 01b, 01b. In order to prevent the eggs e and e from coming into contact with each other, it was necessary to rely solely on the low-height partition wall 02a' formed only on the body 0A side. Therefore, if the eggs e,
There was a drawback that the e had a tendency to change its posture, such as tilting, and cause adjacent eggs to collide and be damaged.

<Means for solving the problems> The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks through extremely simple manufacturing improvements, and in order to achieve this purpose, the egg container according to the present invention has been developed. , which is described in detail at the beginning, is characterized in that the partition wall on the body or lid side corresponding to the flat surface is formed higher than the other partition walls.

<Function> The egg container according to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration is provided with a required information automatic reading code on the flat surface, so that the flat surface can be read as a generally flat code on an automatic reading machine such as a register. By sliding the code along the reading surface, the magnetism etc. emitted from the code can be sensed, and the required information can be automatically read reliably and accurately. Furthermore, among the eggs stored and held between the opposing recesses of both parts in the closed position of the body part and the lid part, the eggs in the areas where the flat surface does not exist are inwardly from the body part and the lid part respectively. Due to the presence of the partition wall that protrudes toward the direction of the eggs, the eggs are kept in a substantially constant posture, and damage caused by collision between adjacent eggs is prevented. The eggs are supported higher than the others, that is, sufficiently higher than their center of gravity by the long protruding bulkheads, so even if they are subjected to some violent vibrations, the eggs will not touch each other. Damage caused by collisions can be reliably prevented, just as with other parts.

<Example> An example of the present invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, A and B are transparent thin-walled plastic bodies and lids, and both A and B can be opened and closed by bending one side along the longitudinal direction of each using a fulcrum 8. The bending fulcrum 8 has both parts A and B closed by heat sealing means or the like on their peripheral edges 1A and 1B. A string-like body 9 for cutting is attached. 1a and 1
b is a deformation of the outer wall portion 7 of the body portion A and lid portion B so as to form a holding space for the egg e when both portions A and B are in the closed position at a location where the body portion A and lid portion B face each other; A total of 10 recesses formed with two rows of five recesses (six or more are also acceptable) in each row,
It is formed. 2a and 2b are the recesses 1
A and 1b are partition walls integrally formed between adjacent recesses 1a, 1a and 1b, 1b, and these partition walls 2a and 2b are higher than the peripheral edges 1A and 1B of the body parts A and B. In addition, at the meeting point of each of the partition walls 2a and 2b, there are substantially quadrangular pyramid-shaped columns 3A and 3B that come into contact with each other when the body portion A and the lid portion B are in the closed position. A small protrusion 3a and a small recess 3b are formed in each neck portion of the columnar bodies 3A and 3B, which are integrally formed and fit into the body portion A and the lid portion B when the body portion A and the lid portion B are in the closed position. Reference numeral 4 denotes a flat surface formed between the bottoms of two adjacent recesses 1b, 1b located at one end in the longitudinal direction of the outer wall portion of the lid portion B. A paper-like body 6 is pasted on which is printed a barcode code 5 showing required information such as the price of the egg, the date of production, the weight and size of the egg, and the name of the producer. This is to automatically read and check the required information regarding eggs at the time of sale and at the time of sale using magnetism, light, etc.

The partition wall 2a' located between the two adjacent recesses 1b, 1b on the body A side corresponding to the flat surface 4 is higher than the other partition walls 2a, and is higher than the columnar body 3.
The height is the same as that of A or slightly lower than that.

The body portion A and the lid portion B are both integrally formed by vacuum forming means.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be listed.

[] In the embodiment shown in FIG.
, two recesses 1b, 1b located in parallel in the longitudinal direction on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lid part B.
In this case, the partition wall 2a', which is positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, is higher than the other partition walls.

[] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the flat surfaces 4 are formed at both ends of the lid B in the longitudinal direction, and the paper-like body 6 is stuck to only one of the flat surfaces 4. .

[] Although not shown, the flat surface 4 is connected to the body part A.
It may also be formed on the side. In this case, one partition wall on the lid portion B side is formed higher than the other partition walls.

[] The above-mentioned required information automatic reading code 5 may be magnetically recorded on a magnetic tape, or may be printed directly on the flat surface 4.

[] The body portion A and the lid portion B may be completely separated.

<Effects of the invention> As is clear from the detailed description above, when the present invention is used, (1) the presence of the flat surface 4 makes it possible to clearly label the required automatic reading code in a flat state; (2) recessed portion 1 located corresponding to said flat surface 4;
Even if the eggs stored in a and 1b are only accessed from one side, they should be supported by the bulkhead 2a' which is taller than the other, so that adjacent eggs can be protected against each other due to vibrations, etc. This can reliably prevent collisions and damage.

(3) Moreover, the egg protection function mentioned in (2) above can be achieved by a simple manufacturing method such as making one partition wall 2a' higher than the others, so it is not necessary to prepare separately when storing eggs. This method is extremely useful in practical use, since it does not take much effort to put the partition member into the container.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 1 is an overall plan view in the open position, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of main parts in the closed position, Figs. 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional views taken along lines - and - in Fig. 2, and Figs. 6 is a plan view of the closed position showing different embodiments, and FIG.
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of the prior application (conventional example). A is the body, B is the lid, 1a and 1b are the recesses, 2
2a and 2b are partition walls, 2a' is a high partition wall, 3A and 3B are columnar bodies, 4 is a flat surface, 5 is a required information automatic reading code, and 7 is an outer wall portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Consisting of a body part A and a lid part B that can be opened and closed, and in a plurality of opposing positions of both parts A and B, egg holding spaces are provided when both parts A and B are in the closed position. The recesses 1a and 1b for forming the recesses 1a and 1b are spaced between the adjacent recesses 1a and 1a and between the adjacent recesses 1b and 1b. Column bodies 3A and 3B are formed at the meeting point of each of the partition walls 2a and 2b to be in contact with each other when the both parts A and B are in the closed position,
Further, on the outer wall portion 7 of either the body portion A or the lid portion B, a flat surface 4 for attaching a required information automatic reading code is formed with a length extending between the bottoms of the two adjacent recesses 1b, 1b. It is an egg container that is
Body part A or lid part B located corresponding to the flat surface 4
An egg container characterized in that a side partition wall 2a' is formed higher than other partition walls 2a. The egg container according to claim 1, wherein the height of the partition wall 2a' is the same as or slightly lower than the height of the columnar body 3A. The body part A and the lid part B are molded resin parts, and both parts A and B are integrally connected on one side so as to be able to swing open and close. egg container. The egg container according to claim 1, wherein the necessary information automatic reading code 5 is printed on a paper-like material 6 that can be attached to the flat surface 4.