KR102394279B1 - Packer for portable bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus for a lunch box, comprising: a main body in which a seating plate having a seating hole formed thereon is installed; a sealing member detachably installed in the seating hole of the seating plate and having a plurality of accommodating holes formed by a plurality of partition pieces so as to correspond to the shape of the lunch box to be sealed while the rim of the lunch container is mounted; a pressing member which is coupled to one side of the main body by a hinge and covers the upper portion of the seating hole of the seating plate as it rotates; and a heating member installed on the pressing member and heated to a set temperature by an electrical signal, and inlet grooves recessed to a predetermined depth are formed in both side ends of the upper surface of the seating plate.

Description

Packing device for lunch box {Packer for portable bowl}

The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus for a lunch box, and more particularly, by pressing a pressing member provided with a heating member, the opened upper end of the lunch container divided into a plurality of accommodation parts by a plurality of partition jaws is formed by thermal fusion to form a film. It relates to a packaging device for a lunch box sealed with

In recent years, with the development of delivery culture, there is a tendency for consumers to have a variety of food delivered to a desired place without directly visiting a restaurant and ingested.

Most of the food delivered in this way is put in a food container made of a synthetic resin material, and the opened upper end is sealed with a film to ensure airtightness and heat retention.

That is, the food container is composed of a container body having an open top to form an opening, and a film attached to the periphery of the opening of the container body, that is, on the upper surface of the rim to seal the opening.

At this time, the container body and the film are made of a thermoplastic resin that is melted by heat, and a rim portion is formed to extend outwardly around the upper surface of the container body so that the user can easily grip it.

Therefore, in a state in which food such as broth is contained in the container body, the opening of the container body is covered with a film to prevent the food from flowing out through the opening of the container body to be sealed. At this time, a film is placed around the edge of the container body. It is heat-sealed to ensure sealing.

As described above, the film is bonded to the opening of the food container by thermal fusion to seal the opening. -1851006 (a portable airtight packaging device with an automatic container ejection structure) and Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1770424 (a packaging device for a portable container) have been applied for and registered.

Among them, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1851006 (a portable airtight packaging device having an automatic container ejection structure) uses a film to seal the upper opening of a portable food container by thermal fusion and then lifts the pressing member. As the portable food container rises automatically, the container is automatically discharged to provide worker convenience. It was difficult to manufacture because of its complex configuration, and there were disadvantages in that it required a lot of manufacturing cost.

On the other hand, in recent years, there has been a demand for a packaging device for packaging a lunch box having a plurality of compartments inside to contain rice, soup, and a plurality of side dishes, as well as packaging for a container containing only one food including broth. is in an increasing trend.

However, in the case of a lunch box, the number of compartments is provided differently depending on the number of side dishes, and the conventional lunch box packaging apparatus has a problem in that it is difficult to universally package various types of lunch containers.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1851006 (2018.04.16.)

The present invention has been devised in view of the various problems as described above, and the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to press a pressing member having a heating member and divide the lunch container into a plurality of receiving parts by a plurality of partition jaws. A lunch box packaging device that allows the film-sealed lunch box to be easily withdrawn from the main body with the opened upper end sealed with a film by thermal fusion, but has a very simple configuration and reduces manufacturing costs due to minimal assembly work is to provide

In addition, another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a packaging device for a lunch box that enables to selectively seal and package various types of lunch containers, each of which has a different number of receiving parts by its compartments, depending on the number of side dishes. will be.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, there is provided a packaging apparatus for a lunch box, comprising: a main body in which a seating plate having a seating hole formed thereon is installed; a sealing member detachably installed in the seating hole of the seating plate and having a plurality of accommodating holes formed by a plurality of partition pieces so as to correspond to the shape of the lunch box to be sealed while the edge of the lunch container is mounted; a pressing member which is coupled to one side of the main body by a hinge and covers the upper portion of the seating hole of the seating plate as it rotates; It may include a heating member installed on the pressing member and heated to a set temperature by an electrical signal, and may have a configuration in which inlet grooves recessed to a predetermined depth are formed on both side ends of the upper surface of the seating plate.

Here, the lunch box container, a horizontal rim portion is formed on the circumferential side, is formed to be divided into a rice accommodating part, a soup accommodating part, and a plurality of side dish accommodating parts by a plurality of partition jaws, and among the rim parts, the inlet A portion of the edge portion positioned above the groove may form a floating state.

In addition, it may be configured to further include a variable partition piece for dividing at least one accommodating part into at least two or more accommodating parts among the plurality of accommodating parts divided by the partition jaws.

At this time, the variable partition piece includes a plate-shaped coupling member having through holes formed at both ends, a base member detachably coupled to the coupling member, and a predetermined height on the upper portion of the base member while having a predetermined elasticity and heat resistance. It may be of a configuration including a stepped portion formed of this excellent silicon material.

On the other hand, screw holes are formed on the bottom surface of the seating plate to face each other with any one receiving part interposed therebetween, and the coupling member is coupled through the through hole and the screw hole of the coupling member, so that the seating plate is The variable partition piece can be removably coupled.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, the opened upper end of the lunch box divided into a plurality of receiving parts by a plurality of partition jaws by pressing a pressing member having a heating member is made into a film by thermal fusion. In the sealed state, it is possible to easily withdraw the film-sealed lunch box from the main body, as well as to provide a useful effect of reducing the manufacturing cost due to the very simple configuration, which reduces the number of assembly steps.

In addition, according to the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to selectively seal various types of lunch containers, each having a different number of accommodating parts according to the number of side dishes, the convenience of use thereof is improved. A greatly enhanced effect can also be provided.

The effect according to the present invention is not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a perspective view showing a packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a lunch box in which a film is sealed and packaged by a packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a state in which the lunch box of Figure 2 is seated in the packaging device of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the process of sealing the film in the upper opening of the lunch box in Figure 3;
5 is a cross-sectional view in a state in which the film is sealed in the opening of the lunch box by the packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a lunch box in a state in which the film is sealed in the opening by the packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of a state in which a variable partition piece is separated from the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a bottom perspective view of a seating plate in the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a perspective view of another lunch box in which the film is sealed and packaged by the packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a state in which the lunch box of Figure 9 is seated in a state in which the variable partition piece is mounted in Figure 7;
11 is a perspective view showing a lunch box in a state in which the film is sealed in the opening by the packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Accordingly, in some embodiments, well-known process steps, well-known structures, and well-known techniques have not been specifically described in order to avoid obscuring the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, includes and/or comprising means not excluding the presence or addition of one or more other components, steps and/or actions other than the stated components, steps and/or actions. use it as And, “and/or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited items.

In addition, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to perspective, cross-sectional, side, and/or schematic views that are ideal illustrative views of the present invention. Accordingly, the shape of the illustrative drawing may be modified due to manufacturing technology and/or tolerance. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific form shown, but also include changes in the form generated according to the manufacturing process. In addition, in each of the drawings shown in the embodiment of the present invention, each component may be enlarged or reduced to some extent in consideration of convenience of description.

Hereinafter, a packing apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying exemplary drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lunch box in which a film is sealed and packaged by the packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is It is a perspective view of a state in which the lunch box of FIG. 2 is seated on the packaging device of FIG. 1 .

In addition, FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the process of sealing the film in the upper opening of the lunch box in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a state in which the film is sealed in the opening of the lunch box by the packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a packed lunch box in a state in which the film is sealed in the opening by the packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 , the packaging apparatus 100 for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 110 in which a seating plate 120 having a seating hole formed thereon is installed, and the seating plate. A plurality of compartment pieces 210 so as to be detachably installed in the seating hole of 120 and to correspond to the shape of the lunch box 500 and 500a to be sealed while the edge 501 of the lunch container 500 and 500a is mounted. A sealing member 200 having a plurality of accommodating holes 212 formed therein by a sealing member 200 and a pressing member 130 that covers the upper portion of the seating hole of the seating plate 120 as it is rotated by being coupled to one side of the main body 110 by a hinge and , which is installed on the pressing member 130 and may be configured to include a heating member 140 that is heated to a set temperature by an electrical signal.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2 , the lunch box 500 in which the upper opening is sealed by the film 600 by the packaging device 100 having the above configuration and packaged is usually rice, soup, and a plurality of side dishes. and a plurality of accommodating portions 502,504,506,508,510,512 are formed by a plurality of partition jaws 520 so that a spoon and chopsticks can be contained, and the periphery thereof extends in the horizontal direction so that the operator can easily grip it. It may have a structure in which 501 is formed.

Therefore, in the packaging apparatus 100 for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, the sealing member 200 detachably installed with respect to the seating hole of the seating plate 120 corresponds to the shape of the lunch container 500 . It may be configured with a plurality of accommodation holes 212 by a plurality of partition pieces 210 to do so.

Here, among the plurality of accommodating holes 212 , at least one accommodating hole may be increased or decreased in number as the variable partition piece 220 to be described later is detachably installed with respect to the sealing member 200 . It will be described in detail later.

The main body 110 includes a floor 112 seated on a floor surface such as a table, a front support 114 and a rear support 116 installed upright with respect to the floor 112, and the front support ( 114) and the rear support part 116 may be installed to be supported and configured to include a seating plate 120 having a seating hole through which the lunch box 500 passes.

Here, an empty space 118 is formed between the front support 114 and the rear support 116 and between the bottom 112 and the seating plate 120, and the empty space 118 and the seating hole are By having a structure in communication with each other, when the lunch container passes through the seating hole, each of the receiving parts 502 , 504 , 506 , 508 , 510 and 512 of the lunch container may be located in the empty space 118 .

For reference, a pair of rollers may be installed on the rear side of the bottom 112 of the main body 110 at regular intervals, and a film roll is seated on this roller to freely drive the film roll, so that the film is continuously pulled out It can perform the function to

In addition, the auxiliary handle part 150 may be installed in the front support part 114 of the support parts of the main body 110 so as to protrude forward.

The auxiliary handle 150 is a pair of connecting rods 152 installed to protrude forward from the front support 114, and a connecting rod 154 connecting the pair of connecting rods 152 in an orthogonal direction. After the operator grips the handle 132 of the pressing member 130, in a state in which the pressing member 130 is pressed in the downward direction, the handle 132 and the connecting rod 154 are simultaneously operated in both directions. By holding the film, it is possible to perform a function of more easily performing thermal fusion of the film by the heating member 140 .

Meanwhile, the sealing member 200 is detachably installed around the periphery of the seating hole of the seating plate 120 , and a plurality of accommodation holes 212 communicating with the seating hole, that is, each accommodation portion of the lunch container 500 . (502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512) may be formed in a frame shape in which the receiving holes 212 for passing through.

Here, the sealing member 200 is a combination of a sealing plate formed with a step portion made of a silicone material having excellent heat resistance while having a predetermined elasticity by a certain height on the upper surface of the sealing member 200, and a stainless steel material that is laminated to the lower surface of the sealing plate. It may consist of a plate.

Accordingly, the coupling plate constituting the sealing member 200 is inserted into the seating hole formed in the seating plate 120 of the body 110 to be fixedly coupled or separated.

For reference, the non-explained reference numeral 136 in the drawing indicates a weight for preventing the film released from the film roll from being rewindered back to the film roll or from falling down the mounting plate 120 .

On the other hand, in the packaging apparatus 100 for a lunch box that can be configured as described above, inlet grooves 300 recessed to a predetermined depth may be formed in both side ends of the upper surface of the seating plate 120 , respectively.

Here, the inlet groove 300 is preferably formed by a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction so that the remaining four fingers, except for the thumb, among the fingers of the operator can enter.

The process of sealing the upper opening of the lunch box 500 by thermal fusion of the film using the packing apparatus 100 for the lunch box which can be configured as described above will be described as follows.

First, in a state in which the pressing member 130 opens the plurality of receiving holes 212 partitioned by the plurality of partition pieces 210 in the seating plate 120 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , Each receiving portion 502,504,506,508,510,512 of the lunch box 500 is accommodated in the plurality of receiving holes 212, and the film roll is mounted on a pair of rollers installed on the rear side of the bottom 112 of the main body 110. In this state, pull the tip of the film to cover the top of the lunch box.

At this time, it goes without saying that power is connected to the packaging apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention so that the heating member 140 is heated to a set temperature.

Accordingly, each receiving portion (502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512) of the lunch box 500 is accommodated in each receiving hole 212 of the seating plate 120, and each compartment jaw 520 of the lunch box 500 is a sealing member 200. It is seated on each of the compartment pieces 210 of the to form a state in close contact.

At this time, among the entire circumference of the rim 501 of the lunch box 500 , a portion of the rim positioned above the inlet groove 300 of the seating plate 120 is floating in the air as shown in FIG. 5 . state will be achieved

In this state, when the operator holds the handle 132 of the pressing member 130 and presses it in the direction of the main body 110 as shown in FIG. 4 , the upper surface of the rim portion 501 of the lunch box 500 and the plurality of The upper surfaces of the partition jaws 520 are seated on the stepped portions installed on the upper portions of the partition pieces 210 of the sealing member 200 to form a close contact state, and in this state, the heating member 140 closes the film 600. By bonding to the upper surface of the rim portion 501 of the lunch box 500 and the upper surface of the plurality of compartment jaws 520 by thermal fusion, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each accommodation of the lunch container 500 The film 600 is firmly bonded over the upper surfaces of the parts (502, 504, 506, 508, 510, and 512) without floating.

Accordingly, various side dishes, including rice and soup, contained in each of the accommodating parts 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512 of the lunch box 500 are sealed in an independent form in each of the accommodating parts 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512.

In this state, the operator puts his hands in the inlet grooves 300 formed to a predetermined depth on both side ends of the upper surface of the seating plate 120, and maintains the state floating in the air with respect to the inlet grooves 300 (500) It is possible to easily discharge a part of the edge portion 501 of the body 110 by easily gripping it.

As described above, according to the packaging apparatus 100 for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, the configuration is simple and the manufacturing cost is reduced due to the small number of assembly steps, and the pressing member 130 having the heating member 140 . In a state in which the opened upper end of the lunch box 500 having a plurality of compartment jaws 520 is sealed with a film by heat fusion by pressing the A useful effect can be provided.

On the other hand, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the variable compartment piece is separated from the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of a seating plate in the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention. , FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another lunch box in which a film is sealed and packaged by a packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a state in which the lunch box of FIG. 9 is seated in a state in which the variable partition piece is mounted in FIG. 7 , and FIG. 11 is packaged so that the film is sealed in the opening by the packaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing a lunch box container in a finished state.

As described above, the lunch box containers 500 and 500a whose upper surface opening is sealed with a film by the packaging device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention include rice and soup, and a plurality of side dishes, spoons and chopsticks. A plurality of receiving portions 502,504,506,508,510,512 may be formed by a plurality of partitioning jaws 520 to be contained independently.

At this time, the lunch box 500 may have all four side dish accommodating parts 506, 508, 510, 512 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and all five side dish accommodating parts as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 . (506,508,510a,510b,512) may be formed.

That is, in the lunch box 500, the number of side dish accommodating parts can vary according to the number of side dishes, and as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, five side dish accommodating parts 506, 508, 510a, 510b, 512 are formed. When the (500a) is sealed as the packaging device 100 in which the receiving holes 212 for accommodating the four side dishes accommodating parts 506, 508, 510, and 512 are formed as shown in FIG. The side dish receiving portion of (510b) is not made to be sealed to be sealed independently.

Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, the variable partition piece 220 is provided on the seating plate 120 in order to universally seal and pack the lunch containers 500 and 500a having different number of side dish receiving parts according to the number of side dishes. ) can be removably installed.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 , screw holes 124 may be formed on the bottom surface of the seating plate 120 to face each other with any one receiving part therebetween.

Here, the screw holes 124 may be formed in pairs at a predetermined interval.

A variable partition piece 220 for coupling by screwing to the screw hole 124 may be provided, and the variable partition piece 220 is a plate-like coupling member 226 having through holes 228 formed at both side ends. ), the base member 222 removably coupled to the coupling member 226, and a step portion 224 made of silicone material having excellent heat resistance while having a predetermined elasticity as much as a predetermined height on the upper portion of the base member 222 ) may be formed in a configuration.

At this time, the coupling member 226 of the variable partition piece 220 is formed to have an overall length longer than that of the base member 222 and the stepped portion 224, and, accordingly, the screws of the seating plate 120 at both ends thereof. A through hole 228 may be formed to correspond to the hole 124 .

When the variable partition piece 220 that can be configured as described above is coupled as a fastening member 230 with respect to the bottom surface of the seating plate 120 as shown in FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 7, Any one of the accommodating holes 212 is divided into two accommodating holes by the variable partition piece 220 .

Therefore, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the five side dish receiving portions (506, 508, 510a, 510b, 512) are formed by sealing the lunch box 500a with a film 600 to each receiving portion (502, 504, 506, 508, 510a, 510b, 512) can be sealed and packaged independently and hermetically.

For reference, in the packaging apparatus 100 for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, it has been described as an example that any one side dish receiving part is divided into two side dish receiving parts by the variable partition piece 220 as an example, but this As only an embodiment, it is not limited thereto, and each side dish accommodating part (506, 508, 510a, 510b, 512), including the rice accommodating part 502, the soup accommodating part 504, is also at least two by other variable partition pieces. Of course, it can be divided into the above accommodation units.

As described above, according to the packaging apparatus for a lunch box according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to selectively seal various types of lunch containers, each having a different number of compartments, depending on the number of side dishes. A greatly enhanced effect can also be provided.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above 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.

100: packaging device 110: body
112: bottom 114: front support
116: rear support 118: empty space part
120: seating plate 124: screw hole
130: pressing member 132: handle
140: heating member 150: auxiliary handle part
152: connecting rod 154: connecting rod
200: sealing member 210: partition piece
212: receiving hole 220: variable compartment side
222: base member 224: stepped portion
226: coupling member 228: through hole
230: fastening member 500,500a: lunch container
501: rim 502,504,506,508,510,512: receiving part
520: compartment jaw 600: film

Claims (5)

A main body in which a seating plate having a seating hole formed thereon is installed, and a plurality of partition pieces that are detachably installed in the seating hole of the seating plate and mounted on the edge of the lunch box to correspond to the shape of the lunch box to be sealed. A sealing member having a receiving hole formed therein, a pressing member that is coupled to one side of the main body by a hinge and covers the upper portion of the seating hole of the seating plate as it rotates, and it is installed in the pressing member and heated to a set temperature by an electrical signal In the packaging device for a lunch box configured including a heating member,
Inlet grooves recessed to a predetermined depth are formed in both ends of the upper surface of the seating plate,
The lunch container is formed with a horizontal rim on the circumferential side, and is divided into a rice accommodating part, a soup accommodating part, and a plurality of side dish accommodating parts by a plurality of partition jaws, and among the rims, the upper part of the inlet groove A part of the edge part located on the
Among the plurality of accommodating parts divided by the partition jaws, it further comprises a variable partition piece for dividing at least one accommodating part into at least two or more accommodating parts,
The variable partition piece,
A coupling member on a plate having through holes formed at both ends,
a base member detachably coupled to the coupling member;
It is configured to include a step portion formed of a silicone material having a predetermined elasticity and excellent heat resistance on the upper portion of the base member by a predetermined height,
Screw holes are formed on the bottom surface of the seating plate to face each other with any one receiving part therebetween,
A packing apparatus for a lunch box, characterized in that by coupling the coupling member through the passage hole of the coupling member and the screw hole, the variable partition piece is detachably coupled to the seating plate.
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