JPH1159759A - Packaging tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a tray which can contain fruits having a long axis such as a pear without contact with adjacent fruits at the axis. SOLUTION: The tail side wall 3 and the head side wall 6 are formed so as to keep high the tail 2a of fruits 2 and low the head 2b thereof, in this tray. And valleys 4 in which the axes 2c of fruits are arranged, are formed to make a packaging tray. In this way, the contact of the axes 2c and the tails 2a of adjacent fruits is prevented and hence, the damage of fruits can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging tray suitable for packaging fruits having a long shaft, such as pears, loquats and cherries.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When shipping fruits, many fruits are arranged in trays and packed in cardboard boxes. From the viewpoint of transportation costs, etc., as many fruits as possible can be efficiently placed on one tray. Alignment is required. For this purpose, the fruits are arranged as densely as possible. However, fruits having a long axis such as pears, loquats and cherries may hit adjacent fruits and damage adjacent fruits. Therefore, a slit is formed in the wall surface of the fruit storage hole formed in the tray, and a fruit shaft is inserted into the slit so as not to damage an adjacent fruit.

[0003] By the way, this type of tray is generally a molded product of a synthetic resin sheet, but the slit cannot be formed at the same time as the molding, and a separate process is required, leading to an increase in cost. I have. Further, since the shafts are inserted one by one into the slit, the workability of the packing operation is reduced, and automation is difficult. An object of the present invention is to provide a tray that does not have a slit and does not cause damage to an adjacent fruit by a shaft.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A packaging tray according to the present invention is a tray for aligning and holding fruits, a side wall of the head on which both sides of the head abut, and a tail supporting the tail of the fruits. And a side wall, wherein the head side wall has a valley where a fruit axis is located. A packaging tray according to a second aspect of the present invention is a tray having a large number of fruit storage portions for aligning and holding fruits, and the fruit storage portion has a size and a shape capable of storing fruits laid down. Here, the upper edge of the tail side of the stored fruit in the fruit storage part is adapted to support the tail of the fruit, and the head side of the fruit in the fruit storage part and the tail side of the fruit in the adjacent fruit storage part are valleys. To communicate with each other. In the invention according to claim 3, the depth of the trough is
The depth is such that the axis of the fruit located in the lower part of the valley and the adjacent fruit stored with the tail part supported on the tail-side upper edge of the adjacent fruit storage part do not come into contact. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the opposing surfaces sandwiching the valley support both sides of the head of the fruit.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the fruit can be stored in the fruit storage section by being laid down, and the adjacent fruit storage section is communicated with the valley, so that the fruit axis is located at the lower part of the valley. Thereby, the tip of the shaft does not come into contact with the adjacent fruit. In particular, in the third aspect of the present invention, since the shaft and tail of the adjacent fruit are held at an interval vertically, the shaft does not contact the adjacent fruit, and the possibility of damage is eliminated. In the invention of claim 4, since both sides of the head portion of the fruit are held by the opposing surfaces of the valleys, the stored state of the fruit is stabilized.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A foaming synthetic resin sheet is molded to form a flat rectangular packaging tray A having a large number of recessed fruit storage portions 1. The fruit container 1
The fruit 2 has a size and a shape that can be stored and held in a laid state, and the lower side of the tail of the fruit 2 is supported by the upper part of the tail side wall 3 of the fruit container 1. Then, the head side 1a of the fruit storage unit 1 and the tail side 1b of the adjacent fruit storage unit 1
Are connected by a valley 4.

The fruit container 1 supports the fruit tail 2a at the upper portion of the tail side wall 3 of the fruit container and stores the fruit with the fruit head 2b positioned downward. Is located below the trough 4. The depth of the valley 4, in other words, the height of the tail side wall 3 of the fruit storage unit 1, is a gap between the tail 2 a of the fruit 2 stored in the fruit storage unit 1 and the bottom surface of the fruit storage unit 1. 5, the shaft 2c and the tail 2a of the fruits 2, 2 stored in the adjacent fruit storage units 1, 1
But not touching. The interval between the pair of head side walls 6 sandwiching the valley 4 is an interval at which the head of the fruit is sandwiched between the two head side walls 6. The head side walls 6, 6 are formed in the same convex portion as the tail side wall 3 of the adjacent fruit storage unit.

A central wall 7 projects between the tail side wall 3 and the head side wall 6 so that the central part of the fruit 2 can be held. In addition, recesses 8 and 9 are formed between the head side wall 6 and the center wall 7 and between the center wall 7 and the tail side wall 3, respectively, so that the exposed area of the stored fruit is increased. However, it is also possible to adopt a mode in which each wall is continuous without providing the concave portions 8 and 9.

When the fruit 2 is stored in the packaging tray A, the shaft 2c of the fruit 2 is positioned below the valley 4 and the fruit 2
Is brought into contact with the head side walls 6, 6, and the tail 2 a of the fruit 2 is supported on the upper part of the tail side wall 3. When the fruit 2 is stored in each fruit storage section in this state, the axis 2c of the fruit 2 is located below the valley portion 4, and the tail portion 2a of the fruit 2 is supported on the upper portion of the tail side wall 3 and floats from the bottom of the valley portion 4. Therefore, there is no contact between the axis 2c of the fruit 2 and the tail 2a of the adjacent fruit. Also, since the head 2b of each fruit is pressed by the side wall 6 of the head, the head of the fruit 2 is almost fixed, and the shaft 2c does not swing and is held in a stable state.

The tail side walls 3, 3 formed with the valley 4 interposed therebetween can hold both sides of the tail 2a of the fruit 2, and the tail 2a of the fruit 2 is also fixed, so that the storage state is further stabilized. The central wall 7 also has a function of holding the fruit 2.

[0011]

Second Embodiment FIGS. 4 to 6 show an embodiment according to the first aspect of the present invention, in which a concave portion for accommodating fruits is not provided and a side wall 6 of a head is sandwiched on a flat surface with a valley 4 therebetween. 6 and tail side wall 3 are provided. The two convex portions 3a and 3b constituting the tail side wall 3 are formed integrally with the head side wall 6.

In this embodiment, the head 2b of the fruit 2
Are brought into contact with the head side walls 6, 6, and the shaft 2 c is located below the valley 4, and the fruit tail 2 a is supported on the upper part of the tail side wall 3. By supporting the fruit 2 in this manner, the fruit 2 is held with the tail 2a floating with the shaft 2c facing down, so that the shaft 2c does not hit adjacent fruits.

According to the present invention, the lower side of the tail of the fruit can be supported by the side wall of the tail, and the head side of the fruit in the fruit storage part and the tail side of the fruit in the adjacent fruit storage part are valleys. , So that the axis of the fruit can be positioned in this valley, so that the tip of the axis of the fruit does not touch the adjacent fruit and there is no risk of damaging the adjacent fruit. In particular, the depth of the valley, the axis of the fruit located at the bottom of the valley,
If the depth is set such that the tail is supported on the tail side wall upper part of the adjacent fruit storage part and the adjacent fruit stored does not contact,
There is no contact between the fruit axis and the adjacent fruit at all,
The risk of damage is further reduced. When the opposing surfaces sandwiching the valley support both sides of the head of the fruit, the head of the stored fruit does not move carelessly, and a stable storage state is obtained. Therefore, according to the present invention, long-axial fruits such as pears, loquats, and cherries, which were conventionally considered to be difficult to efficiently store, can be stored as densely as possible,
In addition, it is possible to obtain a packaging tray which does not require much time for the storing operation and has a low manufacturing cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a stored state of the fruit.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where fruits are stored.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a stored state of the fruit.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where fruits are stored.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fruit storage part 2 Fruit 2a Fruit tail 2b Fruit head 2c Fruit axis 3 Tail side wall 4 Valley part 5 Void 6 Head side wall 7 Central wall 8 Recess 9 Recess

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A tray for aligning and holding fruit, comprising a head side wall on which both sides of the head of the fruit abut, and a tail side wall on which a tail of the fruit is supported, wherein the side wall of the head is fruit. Packaging tray having a valley where the axis of 2. A tray having a number of recessed fruit storage portions for aligning and holding fruits, wherein the fruit storage portion is capable of storing fruits while lying down, and a tail side wall of the stored fruits in the fruit storage portion. The upper part can support the tail of the fruit, and the head part of the fruit in the fruit storage part and the tail part of the fruit in the adjacent fruit storage part communicate with each other at the valley, and the axis of the fruit is located in this valley Can be used for packaging tray 3. The depth of the valley is such that the axis of the fruit located at the lower part of the valley is in contact with the adjacent fruit stored with the tail supported on the tail-side upper edge of the adjacent fruit storage part. 3. The packaging tray according to claim 1, wherein the packaging tray has a depth not to be changed. 4. The packaging tray according to claim 2, wherein the opposing surface sandwiching the valley of the side wall of the head supports both sides of the head of the fruit.