KR100519431B1 - Egg Packaging Receptacle and Egg Package Employing the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

An egg packaging container for storing eggs in a form that is easy to store and carry, and for selling eggs that have been refrigerated through a pre-operated vending machine, and an egg package containing the eggs. The egg packaging container is connected to the first and second accommodating portions through the bent portions, and when the bent portions are folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section. Have. At least one groove is formed in each of the first and second receptacles, the surface of which is connected in a direction perpendicular to the bent portion and recessed inward. In order to easily bend the bent portion, a through hole having a predetermined shape is punched in the first and second accommodating portions at a portion where the groove and the bent portion meet. Preferably, the egg packaging container is made of a pulp mold material, and when the bent portion is folded to fold the first and second accommodating parts to face each other, the container constituted by the first and second accommodating parts has a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, and an oval cross section. Or polygonal cross section.

Description

Egg Packaging Receptacle and Egg Package Employing the Same}

The present invention relates to a food packaging container, and more particularly to a packaging container for packaging cooked eggs. In addition, the present invention relates to an egg package packed with eggs using such a container.

With the increase in vending machines, consumers can easily purchase the goods they need on the go without having to stop by the supermarket or convenience store. By the way, the goods sold through the vending machine is limited to very few items such as beverages, cigarettes or disposable toilet paper due to storage problems or efficiency problems in terms of installation. Due to the limitation of such sale items, there is a problem in that the utility of the vending machine is limited from the position of the user using the vending machine, and there is a limit in maximizing the profit even from the owner of the vending machine. Therefore, diversification of sales items is urgently required for both the vending machine owner and the user.

On the other hand, consumption of cooked eggs is increasing by the method of boiling and baking for a meal substitute and a snack. Cooked eggs are usually placed on baskets or egg boards, and are sold in facilities such as convenience stores or baths. This distribution method is quite unsanitary because the refrigeration system is not utilized in the final distribution stage. In some convenience stores, cooked eggs may be placed and stored in a refrigerator at a certain place, and then sold. However, according to this selling method, even if a small number of eggs are to be bought, it is inconvenient to stop by the sales place.

Another problem with the conventional cooked egg distribution method is that the eggs are sold individually, so when a buyer goes to a mountain climbing or outing in a bag of eggs purchased at a store, the eggs collide with each other or with other objects. It can be easily broken and hit.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is possible to store the egg in a form that is easy to store and carry, and provides an egg packaging container that allows the sale of the refrigerated eggs through a vending machine that is already installed and operated Let it be the technical problem.

On the other hand, it is another technical problem of the present invention to provide an egg package packed with eggs by such a container.

In the egg packaging container of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is the first and second receiving portion is connected via the bent portion, when bending the bent portion to fold the first and second receiving portion facing each other And the second accommodation portion has a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section. At least one groove is formed in each of the first and second receptacles, the surface of which is connected in a direction perpendicular to the bent portion and recessed inward. In order to easily bend the bent portion, a through hole having a predetermined shape is punched in the first and second accommodating portions at a portion where the groove and the bent portion meet.

In a preferred embodiment, each of the first and the second receiving portion is a side portion in which the groove is formed, the first end surface is bent inwardly connected at one end in the direction of the bent portion of the side portion and the other of the side portion And a second end face that is bent inwardly at the end to be continuous. Egg packaging containers are preferably made of pulp mold, which may be processed from plastic or other materials. On the other hand, when the bent portion is folded to fold the first and the second receiving portion to face each other, the container constituted by the first and second receiving portion has a circular cross section, elliptical cross section, oval cross section or polygonal cross section.

The egg package of the present invention for achieving the above another technical problem is provided with an egg, an egg container for accommodating the egg, and a container fixture for preventing the egg container from being unfolded. The egg container is connected to the first and second accommodating portions through the bent portions, and when the bent portions are folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section. Have. At least one groove is formed in each of the first and second receptacles, the surface of which is connected in a direction perpendicular to the bent portion and recessed inward. In order to easily bend the bent portion, a through hole having a predetermined shape is punched in the first and second accommodating portions at a portion where the groove and the bent portion meet.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show an egg packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention. Egg packaging container 2 according to the present embodiment is in the folded state as a whole, the first receiving portion is connected through the bent portion 30 opposite the incision in the vertical direction is cut in one side It becomes the form divided into 10 and the 2nd accommodating part 50. FIG. When the bent portion 30 is bent to fold the first and second receptacles 10 and 50 to face each other, the first and second receptacles 10 and 50 may be formed at the upper surface center and the upper portion as shown in FIG. 1. The central part of the lower surface forms an open cylindrical shape. As such, when the bent portion 30 is bent to fold the first and second accommodating portions 10 and 50 to face each other, the cross section of the container including the first and second accommodating portions 10 and 50 is illustrated in FIGS. In the embodiment shown in Figure 2 is circular. However, in another embodiment in which this embodiment is modified, the container cross section may be an elliptical cross section, an ovoid cross section or a polygonal cross section. On the other hand, in the present specification, the expression about the 'up and down' direction will be used as a meaning representing the direction in the egg packaging container is arranged as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, upper surfaces 12 and 52 extending inwardly from the upper sides of the side portions 14 and 54 of the first and second receiving portions 10 and 50 are formed, and the side portions 14 and 54 are similarly formed. The lower surface is formed with a lower surface (not shown) extending inwardly therefrom. When the bent portion 30 is folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions 10 and 50 to face each other, each of the upper and lower surfaces 12 and 52 and the lower surface forms a flat surface. The central portion of the upper surface and the lower surface extended to contact the open is to function as a vent.

The first accommodating part 10 is formed with grooves 22, 24, and 26 that extend in the lateral direction when viewed from the outside and are indented inward. Similarly, the second accommodating portion 50 is also formed with recesses 62, 64, 66 inwardly indented in a vertical position corresponding to the recesses 22, 24, 26 of the first accommodating portion 10. These recesses 22, 24, 26, 62, 64, 66 have a protrusion shape when viewed from the inside of the container as shown in FIG. 2, with an egg loaded between the protrusions, and the protrusions supporting the egg. This prevents the eggs from rolling or bumping into each other. The number of such grooves is determined by the number of eggs inserted into the container. Meanwhile, when the first and second accommodating parts 10 and 50 are to be folded to face each other, the bent part 30 may have the grooves 22, 24, 26, so that the bent part 30 may be bent smoothly. Through-holes 32, 34, 36 are punched in the bent portion 30 at the portion where they meet 62, 64, 66. In the present embodiment, the through-holes 32, 34, 36 are first and second. The accommodating parts 10 and 50 have a substantially circular shape in a deployed state. In a preferred embodiment, the egg packaging container 2 is made of pulp mold material.

3 and 4 show a state in which the eggs are loaded in the expanded state of the egg packaging container 2 of FIG. 1 to 4, the egg packaging container 2 contains two eggs, one egg is placed between the protrusions 22a and 62a and the protrusions 24a and 64a and the other egg. As mentioned above, the eggs are loaded between the protrusions 24a and 64a and the protrusions 26a and 66a. After loading the eggs and folding the first and second receptacles 10, 50 to face each other for packaging, the protrusions 22a, 62a, 24a, 64a, 26a, 66a keep the eggs evenly spaced. And stable support to prevent eggs from breaking, preventing eggs from breaking.

According to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4, eggs are packaged as follows. First, as described above, two eggs are placed in one container in a state where the first and second container parts 10 and 50 are unfolded, and then the first and second container parts 10 and 50 are mutually stacked. Fold to face. At this time, the salt pack packaged with paper or vinyl may be stored together inside the first or second receiving portions 10 and 50. Then, a support for supporting the first and second receivers 10 and 50 from the outside is added to prevent the first and second receivers 10 and 50 from being unfolded. In one embodiment, the support may be a tape for attaching the joint portions of the first and second receptacles 10 and 50. However, in a more preferred embodiment, the film of synthetic resin material such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl vinyl (PVC) is cut slightly longer than the height of the egg packaging container 2 so that the first and second receptacles 10 , 50) to surround the outer circumferential surface, such a film serves as a support.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, the film 70 is heat-compressed so that the film has the entire outer circumferential surface of the first and second accommodating parts 10 and 50 including the recesses 22, 24, 26, 62, 64, and 66. It may be packaged to be in close contact with each other, and as shown in FIG. 5B, the film 80 may support the upper and lower surfaces while maintaining the cylindrical shape on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second accommodating portions 10 and 50. The packaging may be compressed so that only the upper and lower ends are split. Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, in the packaging of the film, vents provided at the centers of the upper and lower surfaces of the egg packaging container 2 are maintained to allow air inside the egg packaging container 2 to be ventilated. It is desirable to allow at least a portion of the vent to be exposed. The packaged egg package in this way becomes almost the same size as a general beverage can, and therefore can be sold in a cold storage state with the beverage in a beverage vending machine. However, of course, the egg package may be sold in a refrigerator or other exhibition stand.

The egg packaging container 2 of the present invention functions as follows. With the packaging completed, the protrusions 22a, 62a, 24a, 64a, 26a, 66a of the first and second receptacles 10, 50 allow the eggs to each other by keeping the eggs constant and stably supported. Prevents eggs from breaking by preventing them from colliding or flowing. In view of the slight difference in the size of the eggs, the grooves 22, 62, 24, 64, 26, 66 and the protrusions 22a, 62a, 24a, 64a of the first and second receptacles 10 and 50. , 26a, 66a) is preferably formed around a large egg. Even in such a case, since the gap between the eggs is sufficiently secured, it is possible to prevent the eggs from colliding with each other even when a large impact is applied, such as when the egg package falls to the bottom. On the other hand, although eggs may flow minutely, since the first and second receptacles 10 and 50 are made of a pulp mold material, even if the eggs collide with the sidewalls of the container 2, the sidewalls of the container 2 are sufficiently wide. Buffer to prevent eggs from breaking. On the other hand, since the air vent of the egg packaging container (2) is maintained, fresh air can flow into the egg packaging container (2) to maintain the freshness of the eggs.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1-5B two eggs may be inserted into the egg packaging container 2, but in an embodiment where this embodiment is modified, more eggs may be inserted into the container. 6 and 7 show an embodiment of such an egg packaging container.

The egg packaging container 102 according to the embodiment of Fig. 6 and 7 also becomes a tubular shape in a folded state, is cut in one direction in the vertical direction is connected via the bent portion 130 opposite the incision The first receiving portion 110 and the second receiving portion 150 is divided into a form. When the bend 130 is folded to fold the first and second accommodating parts 110 and 150 to face each other, the first and second accommodating parts 110 and 150 may have the upper and lower center portions thereof open. Form a tub. As such, when the bent portion 130 is bent to fold the first and second accommodating portions 110 and 150 to face each other, the cross section of the container including the first and second accommodating portions 110 and 150 becomes ovoid. . However, in another embodiment in which this embodiment is modified, the container cross section may be a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section or a polygonal cross section.

In the present embodiment, the upper surface 112, 152 extending inwardly from the upper side of the side portion of the first and second receiving portion (110, 150) is formed, and similarly the lower surface of the lower side extending inward from the lower side of the side portion 114 and 154 are formed. When the bent portion 130 is bent to fold the first and second receiving portions 110 and 150 to face each other, the upper surfaces 112 and 152 and the lower surfaces 114 and 154 each form a flat surface. At this time, the central portion of the upper surface and the lower surface is extended so that the eggs are in contact with the fresh air is open to function as a vent. In this preferred embodiment, the egg packaging container 102 may be made of a pulp mold material.

The first accommodating part 110 is formed with grooves 121 to 126 that are connected in the lateral direction when viewed from the outside and indented inward, and similarly to the second accommodating part 150, the first accommodating part 110 is also provided. Grooves 161 to 166 indented inward in a vertical position corresponding to the grooves 121 to 126 of the grooves are formed, and these grooves 121 to 126 and 161 to 166 are protrusions 121a to when viewed from the inside of the container. 126a, 161a-166a). Between each of the protrusions 121a to 126a and 161a to 166a, that is, between the protrusions 121a and 161a and the protrusions 122a and 162a, between the protrusions 123a and 163a and the protrusions 124a and 164a and the protrusions 125a and 165a. And the eggs are stored in a row between the protrusions 126a and 166a. In particular, in such an embodiment, in order to increase the number of eggs to be stored, it is preferable to store the eggs in the lateral direction. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the protrusions 121a to 126a and 161a to 166a may be formed only inside the container without forming the grooves 121 to 126 and 161 to 166 on the outer circumferential surface of the container.

Since other features of the embodiments of FIGS. 6 and 7 are similar to those of FIGS. 1 to 5B, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. For example, in the above embodiment, the description has been made of an example in which (n + 1) protrusions are formed in an egg packaging container for accommodating n eggs, but in the modified embodiment, two less such protrusions are formed. Can be. 1 to 4, in the egg packaging container 2, the upper protrusions 22a and 62a and the lower protrusions 26a and 66a may be omitted, and the eggs collide between the two eggs. Only the protrusions 24a and 64a can be formed in the container to prevent them. In this case, the upper and lower surfaces 12, 52 and lower surfaces of the first and second receptacles 10, 50 prevent the eggs from leaving the container. Likewise, in the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 suitable for inserting three eggs, only two raised portions between the eggs can be formed. On the other hand, in the above description, the egg packaging container 2 is described as being made of a pulp mold material, but in another embodiment, the egg packaging container 2 may be made of plastic or other material.

On the other hand, the description has been made with respect to an example of storing two or three eggs in an egg packaging container, but it is also possible to store four or more eggs. On the other hand, in FIG. 7, when the bent portion 130 is bent in the embodiment of FIG. 6 to fold the first and second accommodating portions 110 and 150 to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions 110 are shown. 150, the cross section of the vessel is shown to be oval, but as mentioned above, the vessel cross section may be a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section or a polygon, where the cross section of the vessel is circular or polygonal and the protrusion ( It is also possible to have an oval cross section only at the portions 121a to 126a and 161a to 166a).

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, according to the present invention, since a small amount of eggs can be accommodated in a container of relatively high strength and compactly packed, there is an effect of simplifying storage and carrying of eggs from a seller or a buyer. In addition, since the egg package can be sold in a refrigerated state through a vending machine that is already installed and operated, the vending machine owner's income can be improved and the user's convenience of purchase is increased. In particular, when using a pulp mold container, the weight of the container itself is not only easy to store and carry, but also to prevent the eggs from breaking due to the high strength of the container, it has the advantage of low cost and environmentally friendly.

1 is a perspective view showing an egg packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing an unfolded state of the egg packaging container of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective photo showing a state in which the eggs are stacked in the egg packaging container unfolded state of FIG.

4 is a view showing a state in which the eggs are stacked in the egg packaging container unfolded state of FIG.

5A is a perspective view of one embodiment of an egg package packed with eggs using the egg package container of FIG. 1;

5B is a perspective view of another embodiment of an egg package packed with eggs using the egg package container of FIG. 1;

Figure 6 is a view showing a state in which the egg is loaded in the unfolded egg packaging container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of the egg packaging container of FIG.

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2: egg packaging container 10: first receiving portion

12, 52: upper surface 14, 54: side portion

22, 24, 26, 62, 64, 66: groove

22a, 62a, 24a, 64a, 26a, 66a: protrusion

30: bend 32, 34, 36: through hole

50: second accommodating part 70, 80: film

Claims (19)

When the first and second accommodating portion is connected via the bent portion, and the bent portion is folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section, Each of the first and second accommodating portions is bent at a right angle inward from an upper end of the side portion forming the tubular shape of the predetermined cross-section and extended by a predetermined length, and is bent inward from a lower end of the side portion and opened by a predetermined length. The lower surface is continued, wherein when the upper surface of the first and second receiving portion is folded around the bent portion, the predetermined length is determined so that the central portion thereof is opened to form a ventilation hole, In each of the first and second accommodating portions, grooves extending in the circumferential direction along the surface thereof are formed between each accommodating portion, upper and lower accommodating portions, and the lower accommodating portion so as to form a plurality of accommodating portions in the vertical direction. Formed on the lower side, An egg packaging container in which a through hole of a predetermined shape is punched in the first and second accommodating portions at a portion where the recesses and the bent portion meet so that the bent portion may be bent. The egg packaging container of claim 1, wherein the egg packaging container is made of pulp mold. The egg packaging container of claim 1, wherein the egg packaging container is made of plastic. The egg packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical cross section is any one selected from a cross-sectional group consisting of a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, an oval cross section, and a polygonal cross section. egg; An egg container for accommodating the eggs; And A support for preventing the egg container from spreading; An egg package having a, wherein the egg container When the first and second accommodating portion is connected via the bent portion, and the bent portion is folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section, Each of the first and second accommodating portions is bent at a right angle inward from an upper end of the side portion forming the tubular shape of the predetermined cross-section and extended by a predetermined length, and is bent inward from a lower end of the side portion and opened by a predetermined length. The lower surface is continued, wherein when the upper surface of the first and second receiving portion is folded around the bent portion, the predetermined length is determined so that the central portion thereof is opened to form a ventilation hole, In each of the first and second accommodating portions, grooves extending in the circumferential direction along the surface thereof are formed between each accommodating portion, upper and lower accommodating portions, and the lower accommodating portion so as to form a plurality of accommodating portions in the vertical direction. Formed on the lower side, The egg packaging body is punched through a predetermined shape of the through hole in the first and the second receiving portion at the portion where the grooves and the bent portion meets so that the bent portion can be bent. The egg package according to claim 5, wherein the egg package container is made of pulp mold. The egg package according to claim 5, wherein the egg package container is made of plastic. The egg package according to claim 5, wherein the cylindrical cross section is any one selected from a cross-sectional group consisting of a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, an ovoid cross section, and a polygonal cross section. 6. The support according to claim 5, wherein the support is made of any one material selected from the group of synthetic resins consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polysynthetic vinyl, wherein at least a portion of the central portion of the first and second end faces is opened. Egg packaging body surrounding the first and second receiving portion outer peripheral surface of the egg container in a state. Claim 10 was abandoned upon payment of a setup registration fee. egg; An egg container for accommodating the eggs; And A container fixture for preventing the egg container from spreading; An egg package having a, wherein the egg container When the first and second accommodating portion is connected via the bent portion, and the bent portion is folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section, Each of the first and second receiving portions is formed with at least one groove connected in a direction perpendicular to the bent portion along the surface thereof and recessed inwardly, Egg packaging body in which a through hole of a predetermined shape is punched in the first and second receiving portion at the portion where the groove and the bent portion meet so that the bent portion can be bent. Claim 11 was abandoned upon payment of a setup registration fee. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the first and second receiving portion A side portion of which the groove is formed; A first end surface that is bent inward at one end of the side surface in the bent portion direction; A second end surface that is bent inward from the other end of the bent portion in the side portion; Egg package provided with. Claim 12 was abandoned upon payment of a registration fee. The egg package according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the egg package container is made of a pulp mold material. Claim 13 was abandoned upon payment of a registration fee. The egg package according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the egg package container is made of plastic. Claim 14 was abandoned when the registration fee was paid. The egg package according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the cylindrical cross section is any one selected from a cross-sectional group consisting of a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, an ovoid cross section, and a polygonal cross section. Claim 15 was abandoned upon payment of a registration fee. 12. The container holder according to claim 11, wherein the container fixture is made of any one material selected from the group of synthetic resins consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and polysynthetic vinyl, wherein at least a portion of the central portion of the first and second end faces is open. Egg packaging body surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the first and the second receiving portion of the egg container in a state of making it. Claim 16 was abandoned upon payment of a setup registration fee. egg; An egg container for accommodating the eggs; And A container fixture for preventing the egg container from spreading; An egg package having a, wherein the egg container When the first and second accommodating portion is connected via the bent portion, and the bent portion is folded to fold the first and second accommodating portions to face each other, the first and second accommodating portions have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined cross section, Each of the first and second receptacles A side portion connected to the other via the bent portion; A first end surface that is bent inward at one end of the side surface in the bent portion direction; A second end surface that is bent inward from the other end of the bent portion in the side portion; Egg package provided with. Claim 17 was abandoned upon payment of a registration fee. 17. The egg package according to claim 16, wherein the egg package container is made of pulp mold. Claim 18 was abandoned upon payment of a set-up fee. The egg package according to claim 16, wherein the egg package container is made of plastic. Claim 19 was abandoned upon payment of a registration fee. The egg package according to claim 16, wherein the tubular cross section is any one selected from a cross-sectional group consisting of a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, an ovoid cross section, and a polygonal cross section.