JPH0789504A - Casing method for individually/continuously packaged fluit vegetable, and individually/continuously packaged fluit vegetable used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method that facilitates casing of fruit vegetables while enabling automatized casing to be possible with mechanization applied, and to provide individually/continuously packaged fruit vegetables that are hygienic and can be handled easily on occasions of casing and retailing. CONSTITUTION:Individually/continuously packaged fruit vegetables 4, made up by wrapping the fruit vegetables 1 with films one by one, or in groups each containing several pieces of fruit vegetables, are put in a packaing case, being sorted out in optional numbers. The individually/continuously packaged fruit vegetables 4 are lowered, being hung down from above, into a packing case, and the individually/continuously packaged fruit vegetables 4 are housed in layers in the packing case with the individually/continuously packaged fruit vegetables 4 and the packing case thereunder moved in shuttle in the direction in which the fruit vegetables 1 are arranged. The fruit vegetables are wrapped continuously one by one, or in groups each containing several pieces with the film 2, and perforations 3 for separation are provided to each of sections in optional numbers. Vent holes are formed to the film 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a box of continuously-packed fruit vegetables in which one or two to three fruit vegetables such as cucumber and eggplant are individually (divided) and continuously packed with a film. The present invention relates to a method and a continuously packaged fruit and vegetables used in the boxing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers and eggplants shipped from a sorting field are sorted by grade and packed in a corrugated cardboard box as they are.

The shipped cucumbers and eggplants were taken out of the cardboard boxes and sold naked at retail stores, supermarkets and the like. In this case, four or five cucumbers, eggplants, etc. were sometimes placed in vinyl bags for sale.

[0004]

However, if the fruits and vegetables are packaged in a box or sold without being packaged, there are the following problems. ． When packing in a box at the fruit-picking ground, it was necessary to pick and pick each fruit such as cucumber and eggplant by hand, which was very troublesome. In addition, since the fruits and vegetables are directly touched, they also contribute to a decrease in freshness. ． Since the shape and size of fruits and vegetables are varied (even after being sorted, there is some variation in shape and size), it was very difficult to automate the packing of fruits and vegetables. Until now, various devices for mechanizing the packing of fruits and vegetables have been developed, but at present, these devices are not practical because of their complicated structure and high price. ． If vegetables such as cucumber and eggplant are packed in a box without being peeled, the vegetables move in the box during the distribution process, which is easily painful. ． When the fruits and vegetables are taken out of the box and sold at the store, if they are left naked, the quality of the fruits and vegetables, especially the freshness, tends to deteriorate.
In addition, since consumers directly touch their hands when deciding on the displayed fruits and vegetables, it is easy for the fruits and vegetables to become dirty or hurt.
Nor is it hygienic.

The object of the present invention is to classify fruits and vegetables in a box by hand and automatically in a box by a machine. A continuous packaging method for fruits and vegetables and a hygienic category which is easy to handle during boxing and retailing. To provide continuous packed fruit vegetables.

[0006]

As shown in FIG. 4, the method of box-packing a continuously-packed fruit and vegetables according to the first aspect of the present invention is as follows. The continuously packaged fruits and vegetables 4 that have been continuously packaged are separated into arbitrary number of sections and stored in a packaging box 5.

According to the method for box-packing of continuously-packed fruits and vegetables according to claim 2 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of fruits and vegetables 1 are divided into one piece or a plurality of pieces and continuously packed with a film 2. The continuous packaging fruit and vegetables 4 having the cutout portion 3 which is separable into arbitrary number of sections in 2 are separated into arbitrary number of sections and stored in the packaging box 5.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the method of boxing the continuously packaged fruits and vegetables according to claim 3 is as shown in FIG.
Is hung from above into the packing box 5, and the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 of the same category and the packaging box 5 therebelow are relatively repeatedly moved in the arrangement direction of the fruit vegetables 1 so that the continuous packaging vegetables 4 of the classification box 5 are packed. It is folded back and stored in a stack.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 4 of the present invention comprises one or a plurality of fruit and vegetables 1 which are continuously packaged with a film 2. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the continuously packaged fruit vegetables according to claim 5 of the present invention, a plurality of fruit vegetables 1 are divided one by one or in plurals and continuously packaged with a film 2. The cutout portion 3 is formed so as to be separable in each section or every arbitrary number of sections.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the continuously packaged fruit vegetables according to claim 6 of the present invention, a plurality of fruit vegetables 1 are divided one by one or by a plurality of portions in a hermetically sealed compartment 15 to form a film 2. It is continuously packaged, and a separable cutout portion 3 is formed in the partition portion 15 at all or arbitrary places.

[0012] As shown in Fig. 7, the continuously-packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 7 of the present invention are as follows.
The ventilation holes 30 are formed on the entire surface or a part of the surface.

[0013]

According to the method of boxing a continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 1 of the present invention, the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables 4 which are continuously packaged by dividing the fruit and vegetables 1 by the film 2 are separated for each arbitrary number of sections. Since it is housed in the packing box 5, a large number of consecutively-separated packaged vegetables can be packaged at once by increasing the number of sections to be separated.

In the method for boxing a continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 2 of the present invention, the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables 4 which are obtained by dividing the fruit and vegetables 1 by the film 2 and continuously packaged are cut out from the desired cut portion 3, Cut continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4
Is stored in the packaging box 5, so that by increasing the number of divided continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 to be cut, many continuous continuous packaging fruit vegetables can be boxed at one time. Further, it is possible to easily separate the cutout portion 3 by hand without using a cutter such as a cutter or scissors.

According to the method for packaging a continuously-packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 3 of the present invention, a continuously-packaged fruit and vegetables 4 which are obtained by dividing the fruit and vegetables 1 by the film 2 and continuously packaged are put on the packing box 5 from the same packing box. In order to hang it down in the packaging container 5 and relatively repeatedly move the section continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 and the packaging box 5 in the arrangement direction of the fruits 1 to fold the section continuous packaging vegetable 4 into the packaging box 5 for storage, The continuously packaged fruits and vegetables 4 that are hung in the packing box 5 are continuously packed into the packing box 5 automatically.

In the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 4 of the present invention, since the fruit and vegetables 1 are separately packaged one by one or a plurality by the film 2, they are packaged both when they are boxed and when they are retailed. You can handle Fruit 1 as it is, Fruit 1
You don't have to touch it directly.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables, the cutaway portion 3 which is separable is formed in each of the films 2 in which the fruit and vegetables 1 are continuously packaged and each of them or any number of the films. , Without using a cutter or scissors,
It can be easily separated from the cutout 3.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the continuously packaged fruits and vegetables, the fruits and vegetables 1 are divided into the compartments 15 having a sealed structure and continuously packaged with the film 2, and the whole or any of the compartments 15 can be separated. 3 is formed, the film 2 can be easily separated from the cutout portion 3 by hand,
Moreover, since the partition 15 after the separation has the sealed structure, the fruit 1 inside does not fly out from the separation surface.

In the continuously-packed fruit and vegetables according to claim 7 of the present invention, since the air holes 30 are opened in the whole surface or a part of the film 2, an appropriate amount of air flows in and out of the air holes 30 and the freshness of the fruit vegetables in the inside. , Quality is retained.

[0020]

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a continuously-packed fruit vegetable according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a cucumber (fruit vegetable) and 2 is a film in which the cucumber 1 is packaged.

As the film 2, a heat-fusible film which is fused when heat is applied is used. The film 2 has a strip shape. There are various methods for packaging the cucumber 1 using this film 2, and one of them is as shown in FIG. 1, both widthwise end portions 10 and 11 of the strip-shaped film 2 are folded back to form a tubular shape. Bend and add 1 cucumber inside.
There is a pillow package (normal pillow package) in which the both ends 10 and 11 which are folded back are overlapped with each other, and the overlapped ends 10 and 11 are heated and bonded. For pillow packaging, there is also a reverse pillow packaging method in which the film 2 is folded back to the front side and both ends thereof are attached. The present invention may be applied to any packaging method or any other packaging method.

In the present invention, when the fruit 1 is wrapped with the film 2, the fruit 1 is lined up at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the film 2 and packed, and the adjacent fruit 1 is hermetically sealed.
Is provided to separate adjacent fruit vegetables 1. As a method of forming the partition portion 15, for example, the film 2 between adjacent fruit and vegetables 1 is sandwiched from above and below by a heater (not shown) and heat-fused.

A cutout 3 is formed in the widthwise center of each partition 15 of the film 2 along the longitudinal direction of the partition 15 to form a cutout 3. The cutout 3
The film 2 is cut along the perforations 16 when one end in the longitudinal direction is pinched and pulled up as shown in FIG. The cutout 3 may be provided only in the arbitrary partition 15.

The cut-off portion 3 may be other than the perforated line, and in short, it is sufficient that the film 2 can be cut from the partition portion 15 at a desired position. For example, a cut is formed at one end of the partition portion 15 in the width direction. You may put it in.

[0025]

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the partitioned and continuously packed fruit and vegetables according to the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment in the packaging method and is the same as the other embodiments. For this segmented continuous packaging fruit and vegetables, two strip-shaped films 2 are prepared, and the fruits and vegetables 1 are placed on the underlying film 2 along the longitudinal direction of the film 2.
Place one by one at a fixed interval side by side,
Put another film 2 on top of it, and then both upper and lower films 2
The both ends 20 in the width direction of the product are heated and fused by a heater (not shown), and the film 2 between the adjacent fruit 1 of the packaged fruit 1 is not shown. The one used, the one using a high frequency heating device, or the other one may be used.)
Then, the partition portion 15 is provided by sandwiching it from above and below and heating and fusing it, and the adjacent fruit and vegetables are divided in this partition portion.

Similar to the first embodiment, a cutout portion 3 is formed in the partition 15 in the film 2 so that the film 2 can be cut from the cutout portion 3.

Incidentally, in the continuously packed fruit and vegetables according to the present invention, the fruit and vegetables 1 to be packed with the film 2 may be arranged in two rows horizontally as shown in FIG. 3 or may be arranged in more rows.

In each of the figures, one fruit vegetable (cucumber) 1 is divided and packaged one by one, but if two or more fruit vegetables 1 such as two or three are packaged individually. good.

Further, the film 2 does not have to generate adhesive force when heat is applied, but in that case, it is adhered using an adhesive or the like. It is advisable to print the production area name, the producer name, and other advertisements on this film 2.

[0030]

[Embodiment 3] FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the separately-packed continuously-packed fruit and vegetables according to the present invention, in which the fruit and vegetables 1 are oriented vertically and are individually packaged into a large number of continuous packages. Also in this case, the partition 15 is provided by hermetically sealing between the adjacent fruit vegetables 1.
As a method of forming the partition portion 15, for example, the film 2 between adjacent fruit and vegetables 1 is sandwiched by a heater (not shown) and heat-fused to form the partition portion 15.

A cutout 3 is also formed in the partition 15 of the film 2 so that the cutout 3 can be cut into desired packages. The packaging method in the case of FIG. 6 may be the same packaging method as in the cases of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, or separately from them, the fruit vegetables 1 are dropped at an arbitrary interval in a tube-shaped container to form a film between adjacent fruit vegetables 1. 2 is sandwiched by a heater (not shown) and heat-fused to provide the partition portion 15.

[0032]

[Embodiment 4] The basic packaging form shown in FIG. 7 is the same as that of FIG. 1, except that the vent hole 30 is provided. In FIG. 7, fine holes having a size that is difficult to see with the naked eye are opened at both longitudinal ends of each packaging section. The vent holes 30 may be formed on the entire surface of each packaging section. Also, the ventilation holes 30 may be formed in a size of several millimeters in several numbers in each packaging section.

[0033]

[Embodiment 5] FIG. 4 is a first embodiment of the method for box-packing of continuously-packed fruits and vegetables according to the present invention. This boxing method includes, for example, the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 of Example 1 or 2 and the packaging box (cardboard box) 5 for packaging the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 of the same category.
Use and. Then, the divided continuous packed fruit vegetables 4 are separated at the cutout portion 3 at a desired position so that the size thereof is smaller than the size of the opening of the packing box 5, and the separated continuous packed fruit vegetables 4 are packed one by one. Put in 5 and store. Finally, the lid of the packing box 5 is closed.

[0034]

[Embodiment 6] FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the method for box-packing of the continuously-packed fruit vegetables according to the present invention. This boxing method includes, for example, the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 of Example 1 or 2 and the packaging box (cardboard box) 5 for packaging the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 of the same category.
Use and. Then, the continuous packaging fruit vegetables 4 are hung from above the packing box 5 into the same packaging box 5, and while gradually lowering, the packing box 5 is repeatedly moved in the direction of the arrow XX in the figure, and 4 is folded back in the packing box 5 to be stacked and stored. Instead of repeatedly moving the packing box 5 in the direction of arrow XX, the continuous continuous packaging fruit 4 to be hung may be repeatedly moved in the same direction. The point is that the continuously-packed vegetables 4 and the packaging box 5 may be relatively moved in the arrangement direction of the vegetables 1. When the packing is completed, the lid of the packing box 5 is closed.

In the illustrated embodiment, for the convenience of explanation, the case where the fruit and vegetables 1 is cucumber has been described, but the fruit and vegetables 1 may be something other than cucumber, such as eggplant.

[0036]

[Example 7] As a third embodiment of the method for box-packing of continuously packaged vegetables according to the present invention, as shown in Fig. 6, the continuously packaged vegetables obtained by vertically packaging the vegetables 1 are separated by a desired number. It is also possible to arrange them in any number of rows side by side and stack them on top of each other in a box.

[0037]

According to the method for boxing continuously-packed fruit and vegetables according to claim 1 of the present invention, the continuously-packed fruit and vegetables 4 which are connected like a sheet are separated by the desired number of partitions, and the inside of the packing box 5 is obtained. The boxes can be easily packed by simply stacking them one by one, and the efficiency of the packing work is improved. Further, it is possible to provide an automatic boxing device for fruit vegetables which is easy to mechanize and has high practicality.

According to the boxing method for the continuous packaged vegetables according to claim 2 of the present invention, the continuous continuous packaged vegetables 4 which are continuously packaged by the film 2 are cut into the desired cut portion 3.
Since it can be cut from the machine, it can be easily cut by hand without using a cutter or scissors such as scissors. Also,
Since the cut and continuously packed fruit and vegetables 4 can be packed in the packing box 5 simply by stacking them, the packing becomes easy even when packing by hand, the efficiency of the packing work is improved, and the mechanization is also facilitated.

According to the method for box-packing of continuously-packed fruits and vegetables according to claim 3 of the present invention, the continuously-packed fruits and vegetables 4 which are connected like a sheet are hung from above into the packing box 5 and the continuously-packed vegetables are packaged. By simply repeatedly moving the vegetables 4 and the packing box 5 relatively in the arrangement direction of the vegetables 1, the continuously packaged vegetables 4 can be folded back into the packing box 5 and automatically stacked and stored for packing. Since it is not necessary to pick up one by one and pack it in the box, the efficiency of packing work is improved.
Since the fruit 1 is not directly touched by the hands, it is hygienic and the quality is not easily deteriorated.

The sectioned and continuously packed fruit and vegetables according to claim 4 of the present invention have the following effects because the fruit and vegetables 1 are separately packed by the film 2 one by one or plurally. ． Since the vegetables 1 are in sheet form, they are convenient to carry, box, display, and sell. ． The fruit 1 can be handled without directly touching the fruit 1 during packaging and retailing, so the fruit 1 does not get dirty, its freshness does not deteriorate, and insects do not stick, so it is hygienic. Is. ． Since the fruit 1 can be cut off from the end of the film 2, the packaged fruit 1 does not fall apart. ． At the time of retail sale, it can be sold separately in the desired number of categories, and since it is not necessary to separately package the separated fruit vegetables 1, it is easy to retail.

In the continuously packaged fruit vegetables according to claim 5 of the present invention, the fruit vegetables 1 are divided by the film 2 and continuously packaged.
Since the cutout portion 3 that can be separated is formed for all or any number of divisions, the required number of fruit vegetables 1 can be easily separated from the cutout portion 3 by hand without using a cutter or the like. It is convenient to handle.

In the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 6 of the present invention, the fruit and vegetables 1 continuously packaged with the film 2 are divided by the partition portion 15 having a sealed structure, and all or any of the partition portions 15 can be separated. Since the film 3 is formed, the film 2 can be easily separated from the cutout portion 3. In addition, since the partition portion 15 after the separation has the hermetically sealed structure, the fruit 1 inside does not fly out after the separation and cutting.

In the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 7 of the present invention, since the air holes 30 are opened on the entire surface or a part of the film 2, an appropriate amount of air flows in and out from the air holes 30 to maintain the freshness of the fruit and vegetables inside. , Quality is retained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a packaged fruit and vegetables according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the packed vegetable according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an application example of the packaged vegetables shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a method of boxing a continuously packaged fruit vegetable according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the method for box-packing of the continuous, continuously packed fruit and vegetables according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the packaged vegetables according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the packed fruit and vegetables according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fruit vegetables 2 Film 3 Cut-out section 4 Classification Continuous packaging Fruit vegetables 5 Packing box 15 Partition section 30 Vent

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of fruit vegetables (1) are divided into one piece or a plurality of pieces and continuously packed with a film (2). A method for boxing a continuously-packed fruit and vegetables in a compartment, which is characterized in that it is housed in a box (5). 2. The film (2) of the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables (4) according to claim 1 is provided with a cutout portion (3) which is separable into a desired number of divisions, and the cutout portion is provided for each arbitrary number of divisions. (3) A method for packing a continuous continuous-packed fruit vegetable box, which is separated from (3) and stored in a packing box (5). 3. The continuous packaging fruit vegetables (4) according to claim 1 or claim 2 is hung from above into a packaging box (5), and the continuous packaging fruits vegetables (4) of the same category and the packing box (5) below it. ) And are relatively repeatedly moved in the arrangement direction of the fruits and vegetables, and the continuously packaged fruits and vegetables (4) are folded back in the packing box (5) to be stacked and stored. Method. 4. A continuously packaged fruit and vegetables according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fruit and vegetables (1) are divided one by one or a plurality of them and continuously packaged with a film (2). 5. A plurality of fruit vegetables (1) are divided into one piece or a plurality of pieces and are continuously packaged in a film (2), and can be separated into each section of the film (2) or into an arbitrary number of sections. A divided continuous packed fruit vegetable characterized by being formed with a cutout portion (3). 6. A plurality of fruit vegetables (1) are divided one by one or by a plurality of sealed compartments (15) and continuously packaged with a film (2), and all or arbitrary compartments (15). ) Is provided with a separable cut-out portion (3). 7. A ventilation hole (30) is formed on the whole surface or a part of the film (2) of the continuously packaged fruit and vegetables (4) according to claim 4, 5, or 6. Category continuous packaging fruit vegetables.