JPS5837816Y2 - Kirimochi packaging - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to the packaging of cut rice cakes.

Many innovations have been made since ancient times regarding the packaging of mochi, but in recent years a vacuum packaging method using plastic film has been developed, and this method has become widely popular as it is extremely effective in increasing the shelf life of mochi. .

The shape of mochi wrapped using this method was initially limited to mochi-shaped mochi, but recently mochi-shaped mochi have also been seen.

By the way, vacuum-packed rice cakes usually have a 90 to 12
Sterilization is performed by retorting at a high temperature of 0°C.

Because the packaging structure of retort processing and vacuum packaging work synergistically, a package of mochi with good shelf life can be obtained. Special measures are required to prevent adhesion.

However, as for the vacuum packaging method of cut mochi that is currently in practical use, in addition to the method of vacuum packaging a collection of cut mochi as is on the premise of omitting retort processing, there are other methods that use deep drawing method. The only method is to insert a cut mochi into a plastic sheet with a number of indentations the size of a single mochi, cover it with another plastic film, and seal it under reduced pressure.

This deep drawing method naturally requires an expensive plastic sheet that can be deep drawn, and also requires a forming machine, which not only significantly increases the packaging cost, but also reduces the quality of the resulting package. It has the disadvantage of being bulky.

The present invention was completed as a result of various studies aimed at finding a better packaging method for kirimochi against the background of the current situation.

The package of cut mochi provided by the present invention includes a plurality of regularly arranged cut mochi, and cut mochi arranged along the trial cutting mochi and passing through all the gaps between adjacent cut mochi. It is made by vacuum packaging and retort processing together with a wide tape-shaped plastic film.

The present invention will be explained below with reference to specific examples.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an example of a cutout package according to the present invention, in which 1 to 3 are cutout handles, 4 is a partition tape made of polyethylene, and 5 is a polyethylene film and a nylon film. This is a laminated packaging film.

In this package, before the cutters 1 to 3 are wrapped with the packaging film 5, a partition tape 4 having a width equal to the A-A' force direction dimension of the cutters is arranged as shown in the figure. Adjacent cutting tools do not come into direct contact with each other, and even after retort processing, adhesion between the cutting tools does not occur.

To arrange the partition tape as shown, it is sufficient to feed the partition tape alternately from both sides of the tape while continuously feeding the partition tape to the packaging machine.

The end of the partition tape 4 is heat-sealed together with the packaging film 5.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the arrangement of partition tapes in another example, in which figure a is a plan view and figure b is a front view.

In this case, a partition tape 9 having a width approximately equal to the thickness d of the cutters 6 to 8 is arranged as shown in the figure to prevent the cutters from coming into contact with each other.

3 and 4 are both schematic diagrams showing still another example of the package according to the present invention, and like FIG. 2, the packaging film is omitted.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, a wide partition tape 10 is used as in the example shown in FIG.

In the example shown in Figure 4, the arrangement of the cutters 14 is different from the above three examples,
Although the arrangement is the same as in the case of packaging sliced bread, the arrangement relationship between the cutter and the partition tape 15 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG.

Figure 5 shows the partition tape arrangement as in the example in Figure 2.
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which cut mochis arranged in a row are applied to packaging.

In this case, there are two partition tapes (16, 17), each of which is separately supplied to the packaging machine.

As is clear from the above examples, there are many possible arrangements for the partition tape of the present invention to pass through all of the gaps between adjacent notches, and arrangements other than those exemplified are also possible. The arrangement is not limited to.

Depending on how the tape is arranged, the required width of the partition tape is equal to either of the two sides of the surface where the clips are in contact with each other.

The cut and primary width of the tape -shaped plastic film of the tape -shaped plastic film described in the partition tape in the book are how to arrange the cuts in such vertical, horizontal and thickness. It means that the width is equal to any part determined by the way the partition tape is arranged.

As the partition tape in the present invention, any plastic film can be used as long as it can withstand retort processing and is harmless from a food hygiene perspective, but it is preferably one that can be heat-sealed together with a packaging film, and usually has a thickness of 20 to 100 μm.
Polyolefin films such as thick polyethylene films and polypropylene films are suitable.

In particular, when a low melting point film such as polyethylene film is used, most of the part of the partition tape in contact with the inner surface of the packaging film fuses with the packaging film during processing. This has the advantage that it is easy to separate the cutter and the partition tape after opening the package.

The packaging film for the package according to the present invention does not require any special packaging film, and can be appropriately selected from plastic films commonly used for vacuum packaging toys and other foods.

Also, no changes are required to the vacuum packaging process. Therefore, a detailed description of the packaging film and the vacuum packaging process will be omitted.

Since the package for cutting tools according to the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, adhesion of cutting tools to each other is reliably prevented during retort processing.

Even though the effect is certain, since only a thin partition tape is added, the volume of the package is not only the same as that of the same amount of Noshimochi packaging, but the material cost is also low. .

In addition, unlike inserting cut pieces of plastic film one by one between the cutters, a continuous tape-like film is used as is, making mechanical manufacturing (packaging) easy and, as mentioned above, retort-friendly. It is also possible to fuse a portion of the partition tape with the packaging film during processing to facilitate post-opening processing.

Therefore, the present invention is highly practical and will greatly contribute to the spread of Kirimochi as a commercial product.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a package for a cutter according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining the arrangement of partition tapes in the package according to the present invention. 1-3, 6-B, 11-14: Kirimochi, 4, 9, 10,
15, 16, 17: Partition tape, 5: Packaging film.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of regularly arranged cutters are separated along with a tape-shaped plastic film of the same width as the cutters, which are arranged along the trial cutter and pass through all the gaps between adjacent cutters as a continuous tape. A cut-shaped package made by vacuum packaging with plastic packaging film and then retort processing.