JPH10276903A - Food tray and ready-to-serve food package using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable ready-to-serve food to be easily subdivided so that only a necessary amount can be heated by microwave oven heating. SOLUTION: This food tray is to have two or more housing spaces 3, 3 with periphery parts at opening parts 1 in the upper part and each housing space 3 is bonded with the periphery part 2. Bonding at the part is made to have at least two connected-at-two points 4, 4 and other parts are to be continuoces cuts 5. Connected-at-two points 4, 4 are positioned around a position to be a corner when divided. The housing spaces 3 are spaces for storing subdivided foods. The food tray is packaged to make itself be a food package for microwave oven cooking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food tray and a prepared food package packaged using the tray, and more particularly, to a container for storing frozen food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cooked foods, especially croquettes fried in oil, french fries, fried chicken, etc. have appeared on the market with the spread of microwave ovens, and their packages can be cooked in microwave ovens as they are. Package form is required. These cooked foods are displayed at supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like by frozen distribution.

[0003] The use of frozen foods has become diversified. For example, a large pack of frozen foods is subdivided into single-use amounts and refilled at home, or a portion is taken out and the remainder is sealed. There is a demand for a packaging form that has been frozen and stored again and can be used in various usage modes.

[0004]

In such a case, the necessity of subdivision arises. However, in most cases, the subdivision has not been made easy in the past. On the other hand, there is a method of perforating the periphery of the storage chamber for separating and storing the food in order to allow the food to be divided. However, the perforation has too many connected portions to make it difficult to separate the food. A main object of the present invention is to make it possible to divide the pieces more easily than in the case where the pieces are connected by perforations. Another object of the present invention is to enable easy separation by simply grasping and pulling the vicinity of the end of the container with fingers. Still another object of the present invention is to obtain a prepared food package particularly suitable for microwave cooking by using the food tray and packaging it.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a food tray according to the present invention has two or more storage chambers 3 for storing foods separately, and the storage chambers 3, 3 are joined together. In addition, the bonding state has at least two portions connected at at least one point, and the other portions are long continuous cuts. Each accommodation room 3, 3 is a peripheral part 2
May be joined together, or there is no peripheral portion 2 and the accommodation chambers 3, 3
The two may be directly joined. When the connection state of the storage chambers 3 is as described above, it is possible to easily separate the storage chambers 3 simply by separating at least one connected portion. It is preferable that at least a portion connected at one point is located around a corner which is a separated corner. In this case, it is possible to easily separate the peripheral edge portion of the storage chamber 3 by simply pinching and pulling a portion near the corner when the separation is performed.

On the other hand, by using the food tray and packaging it, a cooked food package particularly suitable for microwave cooking can be obtained. In particular, the cooked food package of the present invention can be easily divided into small portions at the time of microwave cooking, so that only the required portion can be used during cooking. This is very convenient because the space in the refrigerator can be effectively used without taking up space when storing the remaining portion in the refrigerator.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,
The upper opening 1 has two or more accommodation chambers 3 each having a peripheral edge 2, and each of the accommodation chambers 3 is joined at the peripheral edge 2. The storage room 3 is a room for storing foods separately. The peripheral part 2 between the accommodation chambers 3 is joined so that it can be cut off. The joining state of this portion is that there are at least two portions 4 and 4 connected at two points, and the other portions are cuts 5 that are long and continuous. FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate a case where two points are connected, but it is sufficient that at least one point is connected. If they are connected at two points, there is no danger of accidental separation into some beat. In other words, there is no possibility of separation unless a force for positive separation is applied. In addition, at least two portions 4, 4 connected at two points may be provided for each of the accommodation rooms 3. If there is only one portion 4, 4 connected at two points, there is a risk that the beats may be erroneously separated into some time signature, and therefore at least two portions are necessary.

When the peripheral portions 2, 2 are grasped with fingers and pulled, the portions 4, 4, which are connected at two points, can be easily separated and divided. In the case of joining at a perforation as in the past, it is not possible to divide the parts connected at many points unless all parts are separated, but in the case of the present invention, the parts other than the parts connected at the points are long and continuous. Since the cut 5 is formed and is separated from the beginning, it can be easily separated as described above. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the food tray shown in FIG. 1 is subdivided. That is, the portions 4 connected at two points are separated, and the subdivision tray A having one storage chamber 3 is obtained.

It is most preferable that the portions 4, 4 connected by two points are located around corners when separated. In this case, it is possible to easily separate the peripheral portion 2 from the end simply by pinching and pulling the portion close to the corner when the separation is performed. In subdividing a large tray before subdivision, the most easy-to-grip location is the part of the peripheral edge 2 that is as close as possible to the corner when separated, so it is connected in the vicinity, that is, around the corner when separated. It is most preferable to do so.

In the drawings, the case where the housing chambers 3 and 3 are joined at the peripheral portion 2 is illustrated, but the case where the housing chambers 3 and 3 are directly joined to each other without the peripheral portion 2 is illustrated. The present invention can also be applied to

As described above, since it can be easily divided, it can be used for various food trays. If this food tray is used, for example, for frozen foods, it can be used only as much as needed during cooking. When the remaining portion is stored in the refrigerator, no space is required, and the space in the refrigerator can be effectively used. However, it is not limited to frozen foods.
If there is more than one, all can be applied. The tray may be made of any material that is resistant to cold, heat, and oil. For example, it can be made of thin polypropylene. In addition, it is preferable to put this tray in a packaging bag as it is or with its upper part covered with a wrap film. Packaging may be performed in any of the usual forms.

The tray shown in FIG. 1 is cooked food for cooking in a microwave oven, in particular, cooked frozen food for cooking in a microwave oven. It is suitable. Further, the tray shown in FIG. 3 is cooked food for cooking in a microwave oven, particularly, frozen frozen food for microwave cooking, and is suitable for storing, for example, a room in a standing state. Pre-cooked frozen foods for cooking in a microwave oven have a contact surface with a container such as a dish that is covered with steam or oil generated from the product when the microwave is heated. It is a frozen product of a foreskin food, most preferably a fried food that has been subjected to frying.

In the tray shown in FIG. 1, each of the storage chambers 3 is formed by a bellows-like uneven wall surface 6. The bellows structure of each of the storage chambers 3 prevents impact from the side and protects the stored food. In addition, when this tray is used, the space is formed between the concave portion and the food surface by contacting the food only at the apex of the convex portion due to the bellows-like concave-convex structure of the wall surface of each accommodation room when heating the microwave oven. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water vapor from leaking from the folds of the bellows-like unevenness, and to prevent the food surface from being wet. In addition, when fried food is stored, when cooking,
Since excess oil from the food placed in the storage room 3 drops off and accumulates in the recesses of the uneven wall surface 6, stickiness at the bottom of the food can be prevented, and the quality close to the quality at the time of deep fry can be reproduced.

On the other hand, in the tray shown in FIG. 3, radial grooves 8, 8 are formed at a position lower than the upper surface of the food storage recess 7 of each storage chamber 3, and the tip thereof is formed in the recess. It extends to outside of 7. When this tray is used, a space is formed between the concave portion formed by the groove 8 and the bottom surface of the food placed in the concave portion 7, and when cooking, steam passes through the space to the outside of the concave portion 7. , Radially from the outer peripheral surface of the food placed in the recess 7, that is, the food surface placed in the recess 7 can be prevented from wetting the food surface. In addition, when the fried food is stored, excess oil coming out of the food placed in the recess 7 drops during cooking and accumulates in the radial grooves 8, 8. Prevents stickiness and reproduces the quality close to that of deep fries.

[0015]

The food tray according to claim 1 or 2 has an effect that it can be easily separated as required.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the food tray can be easily separated from the end simply by pinching and pulling a portion of the peripheral edge near the corner where the food tray has been separated.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a cooked food package particularly suitable for microwave cooking. That is, the cooked food package of the present invention can be easily divided into small portions at the time of microwave cooking, so that only a necessary portion can be used at the time of cooking. This is very convenient because the space in the refrigerator can be effectively used without taking up space when storing the remaining portion in the refrigerator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a food tray according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show a subdivision tray obtained by separating the food tray shown in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing another example of the food tray according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1─ opening, 2─ peripheral part, 3─ accommodation room, 4─ connected part, 5─ cut, 6─ uneven wall surface, 7─ recess, 8─ groove.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A tray having two or more storage chambers 3 for storing food products in a divided manner, wherein each of the storage chambers 3 is joined, and the joined state is that at least one portion connected at least at one point. A food tray characterized in that there are two, and the other part is a long continuous cut 5. 2. A tray having two or more storage chambers 3 for separately storing foods, wherein each of the storage chambers 3 is joined at a peripheral portion 2, and the joined state is connected at at least one point. Characterized in that there are at least two cut portions, and the other portions have long continuous cuts 5. 3. The part connected at least at one point,
The food tray according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tray is located near a corner when separated. 4. A cooked food package, wherein the food tray according to claim 1 is used and packaged.