JPH08217076A - Instant food vessel informing of tasty timing with sound - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily find the most favorable timing of taste, by adding a function informing of a tasty timing with sound to an instant food vessel which provides cooked food by only pouring hot water. CONSTITUTION: An enclosed container (air tank) 1 charged with air is placed on the bottom of an instant food vessel and a pipe 3 with a whistle 4 is attached thereto. The upper part of the pipe 3 is getting in contact with the air and the inside of the pipe is always the same pressure with the outside air pressure. A thin film 2 is attached to the lower end of the pipe and broken when the whole enclosed container 1 receives a certain heat and expands with the heat and hence the inner pressure reaches a specified pressure. The whistle 4 is sounded by the air stream flowing out of the container 1 when the film has been broken to inform with sound that appropriate heat and water have penetrated in the food. A starchy film or a protein film is used so as to break at 170g/cm<2> or more or less pressure for instance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of an instant food container which can be eaten only by pouring hot water with a function of giving an audible notification of eating habits.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional containers for instant foods judge the eating condition only by measuring the time.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As various kinds of instant foods that return to a state where they can be eaten by pouring hot water are flooded, it is only necessary to measure the time to know when to eat. However, there are many cases in which it is difficult to eat due to the carelessness of the user.

The present invention draws a sound when a certain amount of heat is applied to a container of instant food which is returned to an edible state by pouring hot water, so as to draw the user's attention and also The purpose is to detect and inform the time difference until the time of eating due to the difference in temperature.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a heat sensing device and a sound generating device are added to an instant food container.

[0006]

The function of the instant food container to which the present invention is added is
When a certain amount of heat is applied to the instant food, a sound is emitted to notify that fact.

[0007]

EXAMPLE In FIG. 1, an airtight closed container is placed at the bottom of the container and a tube with a whistle is attached to it.

The upper part of the tube is kept in contact with the outside air so that the pressure is always the same as the outside air pressure.

A thin film is attached to the lower part of the tube, and the whole closed container receives a certain amount of heat to cause thermal expansion, so that the thin film is broken when the internal pressure reaches a certain amount of about 170 g weight per square centimeter. .

A whistle is struck by the air coming out at this time, and this sound is used to notify that an appropriate amount of heat and moisture have been transmitted to the instant food.

As a thin membrane attached to the lowermost portion of the tube, a starch membrane or a protein membrane which can be broken by a pressure of about 170 g / cm 2 is suitable.

As a substitute for the thin film, paraffin or the like may be used, and the plug can be removed by melting it.

When it is desired to increase the volume of sound produced by the whistle, a harmless liquid having a boiling point of about 75 ° C. may be placed in the closed container.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the function of sensing the internal heat conduction state is added to the container of the instant food itself which makes hot water ready to be eaten.
It is possible to get an accurate grasp of the time to eat depending on the difference in the temperature of the sosugi hot water, and to make a sound to inform the time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sketch of an instant food container that informs when to eat with a sound.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state in which the device of the present invention is attached to a container for general instant food.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Air tank 2 Thin film that breaks at a constant pressure 3 Tube 4 Whistle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An instant food container that informs when to eat by sound