JPH052101Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is mainly a packaging container for storing food, especially a food packaging container suitable for storing rice and side foods separately. It is related to.

(Prior Art) The restaurant industry is at its peak in recent years, and foods that are commonly made at home are now on sale. In particular, with recent take-out bento boxes, efforts are being made to allow people to take home hot rice as is, and the image of traditional bento boxes containing cold rice is disappearing.

A variety of packaging containers have been proposed to hold lunch boxes filled with warm rice, etc., but the following requirements are required for this type of packaging container: .

In packaging containers for bento lunches, aside from the rice, the contents of the accompanying foods must be clearly visible. For this purpose, it is necessary to cover this side food with a transparent lid.

If the lid is transparent, the steam generated from the warm rice will tend to cloud the lid, making it difficult to see the side foods, so this must be avoided.

It is necessary to clearly distinguish between rice and side foods. Otherwise, the soup from the side food will mix with the warm rice and the taste of the rice will deteriorate.

This can be easily solved by using a medium plate and covering the medium plate with a transparent lid, but the problem cannot be easily solved as long as there is hot rice.

For example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-13244, "a space is formed at the overlapped part with the lid by a step provided at the center of each side of the container body to improve ventilation." It is effective as a countermeasure. However, the matters described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 13244/1987 are insufficient to materialize the improvement of ventilation in relation to the above-mentioned conditions.

Therefore, the inventor has repeatedly considered how to simultaneously satisfy the above-mentioned requirements for a food packaging container that also holds warm rice, and as a result, has completed the present invention.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and the problem to be solved is to simultaneously solve the above-mentioned needs.

The purpose of the present invention is not only to be able to reliably distinguish between foods and to make parts of them clearly visible, but also to be able to prevent the transparent lid from fogging up. To provide a food packaging container with a simple structure that does not wobble when being carried.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the means adopted by the present invention are described with reference numerals used in the examples. Stepped part 1
It consists of an inner plate 20 placed on the inner plate 1 and a transparent lid 30 fitted to the container body 10 to cover the inner plate 20. In the food packaging container 100 which is configured to store the food separately, there is a handle 1 projecting outward from the upper edge of the container body 10.
3 parts, and a recess 14 that forms a gap between the inner side of the handle 13 and the outer edge of the inner plate 20.
A flange portion 31 corresponding to the flange portion 12 and handle 13 of the container body 10 is formed on the outer edge of the lid body 30, and the center portion of the lid body 30 is projected upwardly from the flange portion 31. Moreover, a pressing part 32 that presses the peripheral edge of the inner plate 20 is integrally formed inside the flange part 31 of the lid 30, and an engaging part of the container body 10 is formed on the outer periphery of this pressing part 32. protrusion 33 that engages with 15;
Food packaging container 10 characterized by forming a
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(Function of the device and mode of use) The function of the food packaging container 100 according to the present invention configured as described above will be explained together with the mode of use thereof.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, this food packaging container 100 is constructed by filling the container body 10 with warm rice, for example, and arranging side foods in the storage section 22 of the inner plate 20. Put it into the container body 10. At this time, the outer periphery 21 of the inner plate 20 is placed on the stepped portion 11 of the container body 10. Thereafter, the lid 30 is fitted to the container body 10. Thereby, the side food placed in the outer periphery 21 of the inner dish 20 can be clearly seen from the outside through the transparent lid 30.

The above state is shown in FIG. 1. In this case, the outer periphery 21 of the inner tray 20 is placed on the stepped portion 11 of the container body 10, and
The upper part of the step part 11 is pressed by the pressing part 32 of the lid body 30.
It is pressed so that it does not move. As a result, when this food packaging container 100 is transported with the contents inside, the inner tray 20 is
1, the food packaging container 100 is firmly pressed down by the container body 10 and the lid 30.
There is no rattling inside.

In particular, in each handle 13 of the container body 10, a recess 14 formed in the handle 13 forms a vent hole between the container body 10 and the outer periphery 21 of the inner plate 20 through which rice steam can escape. has been done.
Further, each recess 14 communicates with the outside through a gap formed between the flange portion 12 of the container body 10 and the flange portion 31 of the lid body 30. As a result, the steam from the warm rice packed inside the container body 10 escapes to the outside of the food packaging container 100, so that the inner surface of the transparent lid 30 is not clouded.

Furthermore, in the embodiment shown below, each recess 1
4 is large enough to fit a human finger, so when inserting the inner plate 20 into the container body 10 or removing it from the container body 10, the outer periphery 21 of the inner plate 20 is The inner plate 20 can be easily stored in the container main body 10 while keeping fingers on it, and the operation to take out the inner plate 20 from the container main body 10 can be easily performed.

Note that when the lid 30 is fitted into the container body 10, each protrusion 33 of the lid 30 elastically deforms and engages with the engaging portion 15 of the container body 10, which is different from a general packaging container. Similarly, in the embodiment shown below, the flange portion 31 of the lid 30 has the same shape as the flange portion 12 of the container body 10, so the positioning of the lid 30 with respect to the container body 10,
Therefore, each protrusion 33 of the lid 30 can be automatically positioned with respect to the engaging portion 15 on the container body 10 side. Therefore, even if each of the engaging portions 15 and the protrusions 33 that engage with the engaging portions 15 are partially formed, these engagements can be performed reliably.

(Example) Next, the food packaging container 100 according to the present invention,
Embodiments will be described in detail according to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a food packaging container 10 in a packaged state.
As shown in FIG. 2, this food packaging container 100 includes a container body 10, an inner tray 20 accommodated therein, and a container body 10 that fits into the container body 10. It is composed of a transparent lid body 30.

The container main body 10 has a deep bottom as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and a stepped portion 11 on which an inner plate 20 is placed is formed around the entire inner circumference of the upper part.
The outside of this stepped portion 11 has a horizontal flange portion 12.
However, by making a part of this flange portion 12 further protrude outward, the pair of left and right handles 1
3 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the recess 14 is formed by bulging out the approximate center of each handle 13 to an extent slightly larger than the size of a human finger. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a portion of the container body 10 located above the stepped portion 11 is partially bulged inward to provide the following features. Engagement part 15 that engages each protrusion 33 of lid body 30
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the inner tray 20 has a shape and size that allows its outer periphery 21 to be reliably placed on the stepped portion 11 of the container body 10. The inner side of this outer periphery 21 is a storage section 22 which is large enough to store and arrange side foods and the like.

The lid body 30 is made of a transparent material, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a flange portion 12 on the side of the container body 10 and a handle 1 are provided on the outer periphery of the lid body 30.
A flange portion 31 having a shape and size corresponding to No. 3 is formed. Further, the main body portion of the lid body 30 located inside the flange portion 31 is formed higher than the flange portion 31, as shown in FIG.
Thereby, the space to be formed by the storage section 22 of the inner plate 20, that is, the storage section for side foods, is made of a sufficient size.

The main body portion and the flange portion 3 of this lid body 30 are
1, there is a pressing part 32 as shown in FIG.
is formed, and this pressing part 32 is
0 into the container body 10, the container body 10
It is formed so as to be located entirely on the step portion 11 of the. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a protrusion 33 formed by bulging a part of the pressing portion 32 outward is located on the outer periphery of the pressing portion 32. As shown in FIG. Of course, each of these protrusions 33 is located at a position relative to each engaging portion 15 of the container body 10, and is partially provided in plurality (four in this embodiment).

The container body 10, the inner plate 20, and the lid 30 in this embodiment are made of plastic, and the flange portion 31 of the lid 30 corresponding to the handle 13 of the container body 10 has a handle 13 side. An engaging protrusion 34 that engages with is formed.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, in the food packaging container 100 according to the invention, the inner tray 20 is placed on the stepped portion 11 of the container body 10, and the transparent lid 30 is placed above the inner tray 20. Since the inner tray 20 is covered with a lid, not only can the contents be reliably separated by the inner tray 20, but also the contents on the inner tray 20 can be clearly seen from the outside.

Further, since ventilation holes are formed on the outer periphery of the inner plate 20 by the respective recesses 14 of the container body 10, steam emitted from the contents stored in the container body 10 can be easily discharged to the outside through the ventilation holes. This makes it possible to prevent the transparent lid body 30 from fogging up.

Further, since the pressing part 32 is formed on the lid 30, when the container main body 10 is covered with the lid 30, the outer periphery 21 of the inner plate 20 is pressed against the outer periphery 21 of the inner plate 20 by the lower end of the pressing part 32. Since it can be pressed against the stepped portion 11 of the main body 10, the food packaging container 1
It is possible to prevent the inner plate 20 inside 00 from wobbling.

In addition, since the recesses 14 on the side of the container body 10 are made to be large enough to allow a person's fingers to enter, the food packaging container 100 according to the present invention allows the inner plate 20 to be easily inserted into and taken out from the container body 10. It is something that can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Figure 1 shows a food packaging container according to the present invention in which a lid is fitted to a container body containing an inner plate, and a partially enlarged cross section taken at a position corresponding to the - line in Figure 3. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the food packaging container, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container body, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the inner tray, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the lid. Explanation of symbols, 100... Food packaging container, 10
... Container body, 11 ... Step part, 12 ... Flange part, 13 ... Handle, 14 ... Recess, 15 ... Engagement part, 20 ... Inner plate, 21 ... Outer periphery, 30 ... Lid body, 31...flange part, 32...pressing part, 33
……protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] The container body is composed of a container body, an inner plate placed on a stepped portion of the container body, and a transparent lid fitted to the container body to cover the inner plate, In a food packaging container configured to store different types of food separately within the container body and on the inner plate, a handle portion projecting outward is provided on the upper edge of the container body, and the handle portion is provided with a handle portion projecting outward. forming a recess forming a space between the outer edge of the inner plate and the outer edge of the container, and forming a flange portion corresponding to the flange portion and the handle portion of the container body on the outer edge of the lid body; A central portion of this lid body projects upward from its flange portion, and a pressing portion for pressing the peripheral edge of the inner plate is integrally formed inside the flange portion of this lid body, and this pressing portion A food packaging container, characterized in that a protrusion is formed on the outer periphery of the portion to engage with the engaging portion of the container body.