JPH05162768A - Rice ball package - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly peel off rice ball packaging film without causing impairment to the rice by a method wherein a fold part is provided on the inner film in direct contact with the rice ball, the outer film is divided into two sections and each of the two film sections is peeled off separately. CONSTITUTION:An unsealing strip 2 is provided on an outer film 3 extending lengthwise approximately along its middle, the outer film 3 is heat sealed to inner films through out the length of its left side edge and from the left end of its upper side to near the unsealing strip 2 and a left inner film 4 is provided extending from the left end of the outer film 3 and past the unsealing strip 2. The outer film 3 is also heat sealed throughout the length of its right side edge, from the right end of its upper side to near the unsealing strip 2 and from the right end of its lower side to near the unsealing strip 2 and a part of the outer film 3 extending from the right side thereof and past the unsealing strip 2 is folded back to form a fold part 7 from & right inner film 5. Laver is contained between the outer film 3 and each of the left and right inner films 4 and 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice ball package, and more particularly to a rice ball package which can be easily opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, rice balls sold at convenience stores and the like are packaged in a rice ball wrapping body as shown in FIGS.

The seaweed and the rice for rice balls do not come into contact with each other during storage, and the rice for rice balls is covered with seaweed for the first time when eating.
The moisture of rice for rice balls prevents the seaweed from getting wet and the taste of the rice balls from falling.

The packaging material 51 for rice balls is a packaging material film 53 having a rectangular shape in which an opening strip 52 extending in the vertical direction is provided in the approximate center in the width direction.
A square-shaped left interior material film 54 having a width larger than that obtained by vertically dividing the interior of the film into a vertical direction, and a square-shaped right interior material film 55 having inner widths 56, 57 of the interior material films 54, 55. The exterior material films 53 are positioned so as to overlap each other in the central portion thereof, and the four sides excluding the opening strip 52 are heat-bonded to integrate the exterior material film 53 and both interior material films 54, 55 into one body. It is formed in a bag shape.

Further, a winding material 67 such as seaweed is enclosed in the inside of the rice ball packaging body 51, and both interior material films 5 are formed.
4, 55 is brought into contact with the rice ball for rice ball 70 and wrapped as shown in FIG.

[0006] When opening the rice ball wrapping body 51 enclosing the rice ball rice 70, first, the opening strip 52 is pulled and removed, and the exterior material film 53 is cut into two. ..

Both interior material films 54 and 55 are divided into two pieces from the beginning, and the edges are heat-bonded to the exterior material film 53 to form heat-bonded portions 58 and 59. When one side of the packaging body 51 is pulled, the one exterior material film 53 and the one interior material film (left interior material film 54) are integrally removed, and half of the winding material 67 such as seaweed is cooked for rice balls. It will be wrapped around 70.

Similarly, if the other exterior material film 53 and the other interior material film (right interior material film 55) of the rice ball package 51 are removed, the entire outer circumference of the rice ball rice 70 is wrapped with seaweed or the like. It is a rice ball wrapped with 67.

However, in the rice ball wrapping body 51 constructed as described above, there is an overlapping portion 68 in which the upper right corner portion 61 and the upper left corner portion 60 are deeply overlapped with each other, and the overlapping portion 68 is opened. A paper label 69 is attached for the purpose of prevention and display, or for decoration. Then, the slitting by the opening strip 52 is obstructed by the overlapping portion 68, and the exterior material film 53 cannot be cut into two well, so that the opening strip 5 is formed.
There was a problem that 2 was cut off on the way.

The present invention solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional ones, and a notch is provided in the upper part of the side of the rice ball package to easily divide the exterior film into two parts. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rice ball wrapping body in which the rice ball wrapping body can be removed very easily.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an exterior material film having an opening strip extending in the longitudinal direction at approximately the center of the width direction, and a left side edge of the exterior material film. Of the upper side from the left end of the upper side to the vicinity of the opening strip, and from the left end of the lower side to the vicinity of the opening strip, and heat-bonded, and distributed from the left end of the exterior material film beyond the opening strip. The left interior material film provided, the entire length of the right side of the exterior material film, from the right end of the upper side to the vicinity of the strip for opening, and heat bonded from the right end of the lower side to the vicinity of the strip for opening, And,
A portion beyond the opening strip is folded back from the right end of the exterior material film to form a folded-back portion, and the folded-back portion is formed of a right interior material film that crosses the opening strip.
A packaging for rice balls, wherein a wound material such as seaweed is enclosed between the exterior material film and the left and right interior material films, and notches are provided at opposite positions on the upper sides of both sides of the packaging material for rice balls. The means of being provided is adopted. The notch is an I notch, the notch is a V notch, and a plurality of the notches are provided at a predetermined interval.

[0012]

The present invention, by adopting the above means,
By providing the notch so as to face the upper part of the side of the rice ball package, the overlapping portion can be easily cut open by the opening strip, so that the rice ball package can be removed very easily.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a rice ball wrapping body according to the present invention.

The packaging 1 for rice balls has an exterior material film 3 to which an opening strip 2 extending in the longitudinal direction is attached at approximately the center in the width direction, and the entire length of the left side of the exterior material film 3.
Of the left interior material film 4 and the exterior material film 3 which are heat-bonded by the heat-bonding portion 8 from the left end of the upper side to the vicinity of the opening strip 2 and from the left end of the lower side to the vicinity of the opening strip 2. The right interior material film 5 is heat-bonded at the heat-bonding portion 9 over the entire length of the right side, from the right end of the upper side to the vicinity of the opening strip 2 and from the right end of the lower side to the vicinity of the opening strip 2. ing.

The exterior material film 3 and the interior material films 4 and 5 are rectangular in shape, have thermal adhesiveness, and are formed of a biaxially oriented film made of polypropylene. And
The right end side of the left interior material film 4 has the opening strip 2
And the left end side of the right interior material film 5 is overlapped on the left interior material film 4, and the portion beyond the opening strip 2 is folded back. A folded-back portion 7 is formed, and the folded-back portion 7 extends across the opening strip 2.

Then, in the central portion of the exterior material film 3, the inner end portion 6 of the left interior material film 4 and the overlapping portion of the right interior material film 5 are overlapped with each other. Is thermally bonded to the exterior material film 3.

Also, notches 14 and 15 are provided at predetermined positions in the width direction from the side edges at opposite positions on the upper portions of the heat-bonding portions 8 and 9 on both sides of the rice ball package 1. ..

The notches 14 and 15 may be located 10 mm to 70 mm (preferably 20 mm to 30 mm) from the upper end of the rice ball package 1, and the lengths of the notches 14 and 15 are the heat-bonding portions. 1/4 of the width of 8 and 9
It is better to set it to about 3/4, and the notch 14,
The distance between 15 is about 3 mm to 15 mm (preferably 10 mm).
mm).

Next, the rice ball 2 for rice balls is formed by the packaging 1 for rice balls constructed as described above as follows.
Package 0. First, the exterior material film 3 is prepared in advance.
Winding material 1 such as seaweed between the left and right interior material films 4 and 5
The one in which 7 is enclosed is placed with the exterior material film 3 side facing down.

The method of enclosing the winding material 17 is as follows.
First, the winding material 17 is placed on top of the exterior material film 3, and then the left and right interior material films 4 and 5 are stacked on the exterior material film 3, and the four sides of the peripheral portion are heat-bonded and sealed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the rice for rice balls 20 is placed on the lower side of the packaging for rice balls 1 so as to be in contact with the folded portion 7 of the right interior material film 5.

Next, the lower right corner 13 on the lower side of the rice ball package 1 is bent in the direction of arrow a with respect to the rice ball 20 and the lower left corner 12 on the lower side of the rice ball package 1 is opened. It is bent in the direction of arrow b with respect to the rice for rice ball 20 and overlapped with the lower right corner 13. Then, the upper side of the rice ball package 1 is bent in the direction of arrow c with respect to the rice ball 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper right corner 11 on the upper side of the rice ball package 1 is bent in the direction of arrow d with respect to the rice ball 20 and the upper side of the rice ball package 1 is shown. The upper left corner 1 is bent in the direction of arrow e with respect to the rice for rice 20 and the upper right corner 1 is formed.
The overlapped portion 18 is formed by superimposing it on 1, and a paper label 19 is attached to the overlapped portion 18. In this way, the rice ball 20 for rice balls wrapped with the rice ball wrapping body 1 as shown in FIG. 5 is formed.

The operation of the rice ball wrapping body 1 configured as described above will be described. When opening the packing 1 for rice balls, first, the opening strip 2 is pulled in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the notches 16 and 16 are provided on the exterior material film 3 on both sides of the opening strip 2. Therefore, the exterior material film 3 is cut into two along the opening strip 2.

On the other hand, since the left and right interior material films 4 and 5 overlap each other in the central portion of the exterior material film 3 and are heat-bonded to the edge portion of the exterior material film 3, the opening strip 2 is used. When the exterior material film 3 is divided into two, the bag-shaped package 1 for rice balls is divided into two.

The wrapping body 1 for rice balls divided into two parts
One of the left and right interior material films 4 and 5 located between one of the exterior material film 3 and the wrapping material 17 such as seaweed and the rice for rice ball 20 is pulled to one of the exterior material film 3 and the wrapping material 1 such as seaweed.
7 and the rice for rice balls 20 are slid and moved to be removed, and the rice balls 21 covered with the wrapping material 17 such as seaweed are exposed as shown in FIG.

Further, the notch 14 and the notch 14 are provided at predetermined intervals so as to face both sides of the upper part of the rice ball package 1.
5 are provided, and as shown in FIG. 5, both notches 14,
15 is located in the overlapping portion 18 and is located in the upper part of the opening strip 2.

Since the exterior material film 3 and the interior material films 4 and 5 are formed of biaxially stretched films, as shown in FIG. 7, when the unsealing strip 2 is pulled, the upper right corner 11 The overlapping portion 18 in which the upper left corner portion 10 and the upper left corner portion 10 overlap with each other can be easily cut out along with the notches 14 and 15 along with the paper label 19 fixing the overlapping portion 18.

Further, since the right interior material film 5 is provided with the folded-back portion 7, the exterior material film 3 is divided into two parts, and then the halved wrapping body 1 for rice balls is formed into the right interior material film 5. When the side is peeled off, the rice for rice ball 20 can be peeled off smoothly without being damaged, and when the left interior material film 4 side is peeled off, the left interior material film 4 is not directly in contact with the rice for rice ball 20. Since the rice for rice balls 20 can be peeled off smoothly without damaging it.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of a rice ball wrapping body according to the present invention. This rice ball wrapping body 31 has an opening strip extending in the longitudinal direction at substantially the center in the width direction. The exterior material film 33 to which the body 32 is attached, the entire length of the left side of the exterior material film 33, from the left end of the upper side to the vicinity of the opening strip 32, and from the left end of the lower side to the opening strip 32. The left interior material film 34 which is heat-bonded by the heat-bonding portion 38 to the entire length of the right side of the exterior material film 33 and the right end of the upper side from the opening strip 3
2 to the vicinity and from the right end of the lower side
Of the right interior material film 35 that is heat-bonded by the heat-bonding portion 39 up to the vicinity of.

The packaging material film 33 is formed of a uniaxially stretched polypropylene film having a rectangular shape, a heat adhesive property, and a longitudinal stretching. Both of the interior material films 34, 35 are formed of a rice film 50 for rice balls and a polyethylene film which is easily separated.

The right end side of the left interior material film 34 is disposed beyond the opening strip 32, while the left end side of the right interior material film 35 is the left interior material film 4. And a portion beyond the opening strip 32 is folded back to form a folded-back portion 37, and the folded-back portion 37 extends across the opening strip 32.

Since the width of the exterior material film 33 is more than twice the width of the left interior material film 34 and the right interior material film 35, both of the interior material films 33 at the central portion of the exterior material film 33. If 34 and 35 are arranged in a stacked state, both ends of the exterior packaging material film 33 will protrude.

Then, of the exterior material film 33, the portions protruding to the side of the left and right interior material films 33 and 34 are folded back and heat-bonded to the left side edge of the left interior material film 34 to form an exterior material. Material film 33 and left interior material film 3
4 and the exterior material film 33 are heat-bonded to each other.
8 and is heat-bonded to the right side of the right interior material film 35 to form a heat-bonded portion 39 in which the exterior material film 33 and the right interior material film 35 and the exterior material film 33 are heat-bonded. ..

Therefore, the heat-bonding portions 38 and 39 formed at both ends of the rice ball packaging body 31 are portions where the exterior material film 33 and the interior material films 34 and 35 are heat-bonded on the inner side, and The side is the portion where the exterior material films 33 are thermally bonded together.

Further, notches 44 and 45 having a predetermined length in the width direction from the side edges are provided at opposite positions on the upper portions of the heat-bonding portions 38 and 39 on both sides of the rice ball package 31, and further, Thermal bonding parts 8 on both sides of the packing 1 for rice balls,
Notches 14 and 15 are provided at opposite positions on the upper portion of the plate 9 at predetermined intervals in the width direction from the side edges.

The method of wrapping the rice ball 50 with the wrapping body 31 having the above-mentioned structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the rice ball wrapping body 31 configured as described above will be described. When unwrapping the rice ball packaging body 31, first, when the unsealing strip 32 is pulled, the notches 46 and 46 are provided in the exterior material films 33 on both sides of the unsealing strip 32. The exterior material film 33 is cut into two along the opening strip 32.

On the other hand, the left and right interior material films 34, 35
Is overlapped at the center of the exterior material film 33,
Since the packaging material film 33 is heat-bonded to the packaging material film 33, if the packaging material film 33 is divided into two using the opening strip 32, the bag-shaped rice ball packaging body 31 is divided into two.

The rice ball wrapping body 3 divided into two parts
One of the left and right interior material films 34, 35 located between the exterior material film 33 and the wrapping material 47 such as seaweed and rice for rice 50 is used for the wrapping material 47 such as seaweed and the rice ball. The rice ball 50 is slid on the rice 50 to be removed, and the rice ball covered with the winding material 47 such as seaweed is exposed.

In this case, since the right interior material film 35 which is in contact with the rice for rice 50 is the folded portion 37, it comes to be peeled off from the rice for rice 50, so that the rice for rice 50 is not damaged.

Further, notches 44 and 45 are provided on both sides of the upper portion of the rice ball package 31 so as to face each other.
As shown in 0, both notches 44 and 45 are located at the overlapping portion 48 and above the unsealing strip 32.

The exterior material film 33 is formed of a uniaxially stretched film whose stretching direction is the longitudinal direction, and outside the heat-bonding portions 38 and 39 formed on both sides of the rice ball packaging body 31. Is a portion where the exterior material films 33 are heat-bonded to each other. Therefore, when the opening strip 32 is pulled, the overlapping portion 48 where the upper right corner portion 41 and the upper left corner portion 40 overlap each other is the notch 44, 45
A cut is made along the extending direction of the exterior packaging material film 33, and the paper label 49 is detached and can be easily cut open.

Furthermore, both interior material films 34, 35
Is a polyethylene film, so rice for rice 5
0 is good, and the right interior material film 35 is provided with the folded-back portion 37.
After dividing into two, the wrapping body for rice balls 31 divided into two
When removing the right interior material film 35 side, it can be smoothly removed without damaging the rice ball rice 50, and when peeling off the left interior material film 34 side, the rice 50 for rice balls is directly contacted originally. Since it was not, it can be peeled off smoothly.

When the rice for rice balls is wrapped in the packaging for rice balls, since the notch is hidden under the paper label, there is no possibility of unpacking from the notch portion during storage.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, the polypropylene film is used as the exterior material film, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any biaxially stretched film may be used in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, a uniaxially stretched film may be used. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the polyethylene film is used as the interior material film, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any material that does not allow moisture to pass through and that can be easily separated from the rice for rice balls is acceptable.

[0047]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, as described above, notches are provided on both sides of the upper portion of the rice ball package so as to face each other. When rice balls are packaged with this rice ball package, Since both notches are located at the overlapping portion and are located above the opening strip, when the opening strip is pulled, the portion where the upper right corner and the upper left corner overlap each other is A cut is made along the notch, making it easier to cut open the exterior material film,
The rice ball wrapper can be removed very easily.

Further, since the interior material film on the side which comes into direct contact with the rice for rice balls is provided with the folded portion,
After the outer packaging film is divided into two pieces, the two pieces of the rice ball packaging body can be peeled off one by one, which has an excellent effect that the rice for rice balls can be smoothly peeled off without being damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a rice ball wrapping body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state cut along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a method of wrapping rice for rice balls using the rice ball package in the first embodiment of the rice ball package according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a method of wrapping rice for rice balls by using the rice ball package in the first embodiment of the rice ball package according to the present invention, which is a perspective view showing the next step of FIG. 3; ..

FIG. 5 is a front view showing rice for rice balls wrapped with the packaging material for rice balls in the first embodiment of the packaging material for rice balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a half of the rice ball wrapping body is removed and the rice ball is exposed in the first embodiment of the rice ball wrapping body according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which the overlapping portion of the rice ball package is cut open in the first embodiment of the rice ball package according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the rice ball wrapping body according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state cut along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the overlapping portion of the rice ball package in the second embodiment of the rice ball package according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a conventional package for rice balls.

12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state cut along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing an overlapping part of a rice ball wrapping body in a conventional rice ball wrapping body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 31, 51 ...... Package for rice balls 2, 32, 52 …… Strip for opening 3, 33, 53 …… Exterior material film 4, 34, 54 …… Left interior material film 5, 35, 55 …… Right interior material film 6, 36, 56, 57 ... Inner end portion 7, 37 ... Folding portion 8, 9, 38, 39, 58, 59 ... Thermal bonding portion 10, 40, 60 ... Upper left corner portion 11 , 41, 61 ... upper right corner 12, 42, 62 ... lower left corner 13, 43, 63 ... lower right corner 14, 15, 16, 44, 45, 46, 64 ... notch 17, 47, 67 ...... Coiled material 18,48,68 …… Overlapping part 19,49,69 …… Label 20,50,70 …… Rice ball rice 21 …… Rice ball

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An exterior material film having an opening strip extending in the longitudinal direction at substantially the center in the width direction, the entire length of the left side of the exterior material film, the left end of the upper side to the vicinity of the opening strip. And a left interior material film that is heat-bonded from the left end of the lower side to the vicinity of the opening strip, and is disposed from the left end of the exterior material film beyond the opening strip, and the right side of the exterior material film. Of the whole length, from the right end of the upper side to the vicinity of the strip for opening, and from the right end of the lower side to the vicinity of the strip for opening, which is heat-bonded, and the portion beyond the strip for opening from the right end of the exterior packaging film. Is folded back to form a folded back portion, and the folded back portion is composed of a right interior material film that extends across the opening strip, and a wound material such as seaweed is provided between the exterior material film and the left and right interior material films. To enclose A package for rice balls,
A package for a rice ball, characterized in that notches are provided at opposite positions on upper sides of both sides of the package for a rice ball. 2. The package for rice balls according to claim 1, wherein the notch is an I notch. 3. The package for rice balls according to claim 1, wherein the notch is a V notch. 4. The packaging body for rice balls according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a plurality of the notches are provided at a predetermined interval.