KR20080028867A - Device for supporting food and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A food supporting tool and a manufacturing method for the same are provided to enable a user to grip and eat food easily without coming into contact with food directly, and to prevent the food from being stuck on a user's hand. A food supporting tool includes a lower surface member(110) and a side member(130). The lower surface member has the shape of a curved surface that is formed to be concave in one direction or has an angular shape. The lower end portion of the side member is integrally formed with both sides of the lower surface member, and is formed in the concave direction of the lower surface member. A receiving portion(105) is formed by the lower surface member and both sides. The receiving portion is formed to correspond to a part of food to receive a part of the food.

Description

Food tray and manufacturing method thereof {DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING FOOD AND METHOD OF THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a food tray and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to accommodate a portion of fast food, such as a hamburger, toast or triangle gimbap, so that the user can easily contact the food without directly contacting the food. It relates to a food support and a method for producing the same so that food can be eaten in a gripped state.

With the rapid growth and development of society as a whole, consumers' needs are becoming more complex and diversified, and modern life has greatly changed the dietary culture of modern people, and as a result, it is easy and quick to eat for these modern people. Fast food is a food that was developed to offer low prices while offering.

This phenomenon is due to the great advantages of fast food as a substitute for snacks or snacks for modern people who are busy. In particular, many people who skip the morning eat breakfast, sandwiches, toasts, triangle gimbap or hamburgers as a substitute for breakfast, or when they go out for lunch. to be.

When eating such fast foods, it is common to use a paper cup or a wrapping paper or the like in the past, and there are some problems with this method.

First, in particular, when eating toast, triangular gimbap or sandwich by hand, there is a problem that the oil or seaweed crumbs on the hand, or the sauce or contents flow down into the hand.

Secondly, when fast foods are eaten immediately from the outside, hands are not generally clean, so there are hygiene problems.

Third, in the case of eating fast foods having a relatively high temperature, there is a problem in that it is not easy to hold hot food by hand.

Technical challenge

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a food support and a method of manufacturing the same so that the food can be easily gripped and eaten without directly contacting the food.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a food support and a method for manufacturing the food or sauce so that the source or contents added to the food does not get on the user's hand.

Another object of the present invention is to accommodate and hold a portion of the food without directly contacting the food, food support and a method for manufacturing a food support that can solve the hygiene problems that may occur when holding and eating the food directly by hand In providing.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a food support and a method for manufacturing the same so as to accommodate a portion of the food, to easily hold the food, and to prevent the food from being separated to the outside.

Technical solution

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the food support which can easily hold the food without directly contacting the food to the user's hand is curved or angled concave in one direction The lower surface member and the lower end of the shape is formed integrally with both side sides of the lower surface member, and includes a side member formed in the concave direction of the lower surface member, the receiving portion is formed by the lower surface member and the side member, the receiving portion It is formed to correspond to a portion of the food to accommodate a portion of the food, and in some cases may accommodate the whole food.

Here, the side member is at least one of a triangular, square, rectangular, fan or one side of the side member of the arc shape, the side member is relatively thicker than the lower surface member, or in a plurality of layers It may be provided.

And, the side member is formed to have one or more protrusions protruding inwardly of the receiving portion in the inner portion thereof to prevent the separation of food, the protrusions may be continuously formed in a line shape to facilitate this. In addition, the protrusion is not limited or limited thereto. For example, the protrusion may have a triangular shape, or may be discontinuously formed in a vertical shape or a dot shape.

In addition, the protrusion may extend in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which food is accommodated, and may be formed in at least one of a straight line, a curve, or a line shape having a continuous pattern.

The side member may be further formed with a plurality of support portions in the direction in which the food is accommodated in the outer portion, and the outer side of the side member that is not connected to the lower surface member extending in the opposite direction of the receiving portion is further formed Included.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a food support port includes providing a fabric, vacuum forming the fabric to form a bottom member and a side member, and curing the vacuum formed fabric. The receiving part is formed by the lower surface member and the side member formed through the vacuum molding, and the receiving part is formed to correspond to a part of the food and is formed to accommodate a part of the food.

In addition, the food support manufacturing method may further comprise the step of cutting the cured fabric, further comprising the step of providing the side member in a plurality of layers.

1 is a perspective view of a food support according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the portion I of FIG. 1.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the portion II of FIG.

4 is a perspective view of a food support according to a modified embodiment of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III of FIG. 4.

6 is a perspective view of an arc-shaped food support according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view of a rectangular food support according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing the operation of the rectangular food support shown in FIG.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing food tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment for Invention

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. For reference, in the following description, elements that can be treated identically in terms of configuration and function are almost the same and may be designated by the same reference numerals in order to avoid duplication of description.

First embodiment

1 to 3 illustrate a food support according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a food support according to the first embodiment, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view cut along the I direction of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view cut in the direction II of FIG. .

As shown in the drawing, the food support 10 includes a lower surface member 110, a first side member 130, a second side member 140, and a food container 105.

The lower surface member 110 is formed in a concave shape in one direction. The lower surface member 110 extends the first side member 130 and the second side member 140 on both sides, and integrally formed with the lower surface member 110 and the first side member 130. And the food receiving portion 105 is formed by the second side member 140.

The first side member 110 includes a support part 132 and a protrusion 135.

The support part 132 is formed on the outer side of the first side member 110, and is formed in a plurality or parallel to the direction in which food is accommodated or at a predetermined angle. This has a resistance to the vertical force acting in a direction parallel to the direction in which the food is accommodated, when the first side member 110 is accommodated, and serves to allow the user to easily grip the food.

In the present embodiment, the direction of the support part 132 is provided to be parallel to the direction in which the food is accommodated or formed at an angle, but is not limited thereto or limited, for example, the direction in which the food is accommodated and the vertical direction It is also possible to be formed to facilitate the gripping.

The protrusion 135 is formed on the inner side of the first side member 110, the protrusion 135 is continuously formed in a line shape, extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which food is accommodated. The protrusion 135 may have a straight line, a curved line, or a continuous pattern in a line shape, and is formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which food is accommodated to prevent the food from being separated from the food support 10. Plays a role.

The first and second side members 130 and 140 are formed to have a right triangular shape to reduce material costs and to correspond to the shape of a portion of food, so that the food and water can be easily held and gripped. Do.

The second side member 140 has the same structure as the support part 135 and the protrusion 132 included in the first side member 130 on the opposite side of the first side member 130. 142). Since the support parts 135 and 145 and the protrusion parts 132 and 142 are formed in the same structure, description thereof will be omitted.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the protrusion 135 is formed integrally with the first side member and protrudes toward the receiving portion 105, but is not limited thereto or limited thereto. For example, the protrusion It is also possible that the 135 is formed to protrude to the outside, or may be separately manufactured and combined.

In addition, the protrusion 135 is provided as being linear, but is not limited thereto. For example, the protrusion 135 may be provided in a non-contiguous form, or may have a relatively large protrusion protruding toward the receiving portion 105. It may be provided in the form of.

In addition, although the support part 132 is also formed integrally with the first side member 130 and protrudes outwardly, for example, the direction in which food is accommodated in the first side member 130 and It may be formed in a parallel direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the thickness t2 of the first and second side members 130 and 140 is formed to be relatively thicker than the thickness t1 of the bottom member 110.

The first and second side members 130 and 140 may be formed so that the food is inserted into the gripping portion so that the user does not have much warpage. For example, suppose the member is a simple beam, and the force applied by the user to the center of the member is a concentrated load (W), the elastic modulus of the member is E, the cross-sectional secondary moment of the member is I, and the length of the member is L. In this case, Equation 1 in which the maximum deflection δ _max of the member is expressed as a formula is as follows.

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to be.

In Equation 1 above, the maximum deflection (δ _max ) is inversely proportional to the product of the elastic modulus (E) and the cross-sectional secondary moment (I), and is proportional to the product of the concentrated load (W) and the cube of the length (L) of the member. do.

Assuming that the concentrated load W applied to the first and second side members 130 and 140 and the concentrated load W applied to the bottom member 110 are the same and their cross-sectional areas are the same, Since it is formed, the elastic modulus E and the cross-sectional secondary moment I are equal to each other. Therefore, the maximum deflection δ _max is determined by the length L of the member, and the maximum deflection δ _max is proportional to the cube of the length L of the member, so that the first and second side members ( In order to reduce the maximum deflection (δ _max ) of the 130 and 140, the length L of the member should be reduced. However, since the accommodation portion 105 is formed to correspond to a part of the shape of the food, the length L of the member may be reduced. It is not easy to reduce.

Therefore, the cross-sectional secondary moment (I) should be reduced, and the cross-sectional secondary moment (I) is proportional to the square of the distance at the center of the cross-section of the first and second side members (130, 140). If the cross-sections of the first and second side members 130 and 140 are formed relatively wider, the secondary moments of the cross-sections increase accordingly, and the maximum bending of the first and second side members 130 and 140 is increased. (δ _max ) also has the effect of being able to reduce.

Accordingly, even when the first and second side members 130 and 140 are formed to be thicker than the lower surface member 110 to accommodate food, the first and second side members 130 and 140 may be formed. It is preferable to hold the food by partially preventing the bending in the direction of the receiving portion (105).

In addition, when it is not easy to form the thickness of the first and second side members 130 and 140 thickly, it is preferable to form the support parts 132 and 142 so as to increase rigidity as in the present embodiment. It is more preferred because similar effects can be expected while consuming less material.

In addition, as described above, including the protrusions 135 and 145 and the support parts 132 and 142 and increasing the thickness of the side members 130 and 140 may be fast foods having a relatively high temperature. When ingested, since the heat of the food can be largely prevented from being conducted to the user's hand, there is an advantage that the user can easily grasp the hot food.

4 and 5 illustrate a food support port further including a round jaw portion and a multi-layered side member.

4 is a perspective view showing a food support according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction III of FIG. 4.

As shown in the drawing, the food support 20 includes a lower surface member 160, a first multilayer side member 170, a second multilayer side member 180, and a food container 105. Here, in the modified embodiment, the elements presented in the same configuration as the first embodiment will be omitted.

The first and second multilayer side members 170 and 180 include a plurality of layers 173 and 183, support members 172 and 182, and protrusions 175 and 185. The plurality of layers 173 and 183 are formed by overlapping a plurality of single layer side members. The plurality of layers 173 and 183 may be integrally formed with the protrusions 175 and 185, respectively, but are not limited thereto.

The plurality of protrusions 175 and 185 are continuously formed in a linear manner, and are disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which food is inserted into the accommodation portion 105. In addition, the protrusions 175 and 185 are arranged in a curved shape, and serve to fix the food so that the food is not separated from the receiving part 105 after being inserted into the receiving part 105. .

The upper end of the multi-layered side member (170, 180) is provided with a circular step portion 190 formed to extend to the outside. The threshold portion 190 prevents food or liquid sauce added to the food or food debris to be separated from the outside of the food support 20, the user grips the food in the food support 20 In the process of eating, the food or food additives are effective to prevent contact with the user's hand or body parts or clothes.

In addition, the circular jaw portion 190 is presented in the form of extending in the outward direction of the multi-layered side members (170, 180), for example, extending in the outer direction of the upper and wider shape in the direction of food It is also possible to form a, but is not limited thereto.

Second embodiment

6 is a perspective view showing the arc-shaped food support 30 as a second embodiment.

As shown in the figure, the arc-type food support 30 is the lower surface member 210, the first side member 230, the second side member 240, the food receiving portion 105 and the circular step portion 250 It includes.

The first and second side members 230 and 240 include support parts 232 and 242 and protrusions 235 and 245, respectively, and the same configuration of the first and second side members 230 and 240 is the same. The description of the configuration of the first side member 230 will be omitted and the description of the second side member 240 will be omitted as necessary.

The lower surface member 210 is formed in an arc shape to concave in the direction of one surface. In this case, the first side member 230 formed in the concave direction is connected to the lower surface member 210 by forming one side thereof in an arc shape, which can accommodate a portion of a hamburger or a circular food or the like. to be.

The second side member 240 includes a protrusion 245. The shape of the protrusion 245 is generally provided to prevent the food contained in the receiving portion 105 from escaping to the outside when holding a circular food such as a hamburger, the protrusion 245 is continuously It is a combination of straight lines that have a uniform pattern and are formed linearly.

Third embodiment

7 and 8 show a rectangular food tray as a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the rectangular food tray, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of the rectangular food tray shown in FIG.

As shown here, the rectangular food support 40 includes a lower surface member 320, the first side member 330 and the second side member 340, the food receiving portion 105 and the round jaw 350 do.

The lower surface member 320 is formed to extend at an angle of 90 degrees to the upper side in the form of "b" in one surface direction, the other side includes an extended cover portion 310.

The side members 330 and 340 extend integrally with the side surface of the lower surface of the “b” shape, and have a disconnecting portion 315 connected to the cover portion 310 to facilitate release. The disconnecting unit 315 is provided with a plurality of perforated holes continuously formed in a linear manner, but is not limited thereto. For example, the disconnecting unit 315 may be provided in a relatively thin form.

In addition, the first and second side members 330 and 340 include a support 332 and a linear protrusion 345.

Here, when the user eats the food 500 leaving only a part of the food 500, it is not easy to take out the food 500 remaining from the rectangular food support 40 shown in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, by releasing the coupling of the disconnection unit 315 and opening the cover part 310 of the rectangular food support 40 in the outward direction 317, the open cover part ( Take out the food 500 in the direction (501) 310 is formed so that the user can easily eat.

In addition, the cover portion 310 is formed so that it can be opened to more than 90 degrees or less than 270 degrees, when the user ingests the food 500, the cover portion 310 is inserted into the user's mouth together It is formed to prevent.

The protrusion 345 may be formed in a direction parallel to the cover part direction 501 so as to facilitate the process of discharging the food 500 in the cover part direction 501. no.

Although not shown in the first embodiment, the modified embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment according to the present invention, it is generally known that the food restraint can have a different shape depending on the shape of the food. Anyone skilled in the art will understand, for example, it is possible to form a hemispherical shape to accommodate spherical food, without distinguishing between the lower surface member and the side member, including an empty space therein, one side It is also possible for the clogged and the other side to be formed in the shape of a connected pipe to accommodate baguette bread or long food.

Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the present invention will be described. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing food tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in this, first, the fabric is provided in the upper portion of the frame formed in the shape of the food (S1). Although a thermoplastic material may be used as the fabric of the food support, the material is not limited or limited thereto. For example, paper or starch may be used, and an environmentally friendly material or an environmentally degradable material may be considered in consideration of environmental influences. , Biodegradable materials or biodegradable materials can be used.

Next, the fabric is vacuum-molded to form a lower surface member and a side member to form a food tray (S2). The side member is formed by a vacuum forming step in the frame including a protrusion and a support portion, the upper jaw portion is formed on the upper side of the side member.

Next, the side member is provided with a plurality of layers (S3). The side member provided with the plurality of layers may be integrally formed with the lower surface member, or may be manufactured separately and coupled to the lower surface member. In addition, the step of providing the side member in a plurality of layers may be replaced or omitted to increase the thickness of the side member.

Next, the food mold is vacuum-molded (S4).

Next, the hardened food support is separated from the frame and the fabric is cut so that the food support is separated one by one (S5). In the present food support manufacturing method 50, the step (S5) of cutting the fabric is presented to be carried out after the step (S4) of curing the food support, but is not limited or limited thereto, for example, It is also possible to execute before the step S1 of providing the far-end.

Next, discharge the cured food tray (S6).

The food support manufacturing method 50 is produced when the food support through the vacuum molding, it is advantageous when using a fabric that is easy to cool. In addition, according to the fast changing food culture, fast foods also change rapidly, and accordingly, the shape of the food support is also changed. Since the frame making period of the vacuum molding is generally about one week short, the food support is accommodated by the above change. There is an advantage that can be prepared.

In the present embodiment, but the vacuum molding in the food support manufacturing method 50 is presented as an example, but is not limited to this, it is also possible to use an injection molding method, in this case it is easy to change the mold to obtain similar advantages It will be understood by those skilled in the art that it can.

As described above, according to the present invention, by holding the toast, triangular gimbap, sandwiches and the like directly by hand, there is an effect that the food does not get on part of the user's body or clothing.

Secondly, even when the hands are not clean from the outside, it is possible to ingest food without directly contacting food, thereby preventing the problems that may occur in hygiene.

Thirdly, even when eating fast foods having a relatively high temperature, heat is not easily conducted through the protrusions and the supporting parts, thereby making it easy to hold and eat hot food by hand.

Fourth, by manufacturing the food support through vacuum molding, the shape of the food also changes according to the rapidly changing food culture, and the food support, which must be changed accordingly, can change and manufacture the vacuum molding frame in a short time. Therefore, it is easy to change the shape of the food support.

Fifth, since not only the vacuum molding but also the manufacturing process such as injection molding, which is used for general purpose, can be used, the shape of the food support base can be changed in a short time similarly to the advantages obtained during vacuum molding. It is easy to change, and there is an effect that various manufacturing processes can be adopted.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (14)

A lower surface member having a curved surface or an angular shape formed concave in one direction; And A lower end portion integrally formed with both side edges of the lower surface member and formed in a concave direction of the lower surface member; And a receiving part formed by the lower surface member and the side member, wherein the receiving part is formed to correspond to a part of the food and accommodates a part of the food. The method of claim 1, The side member is a food support, characterized in that the triangular, square, rectangular, fan-shaped or one side of the side member is at least one of the shape of an arc. The method of claim 2, The side member is a food support, characterized in that the relatively thicker than the lower surface member. The method of claim 3, wherein The side member is a food support, characterized in that provided with a plurality of layers. The method of claim 2, The side member is a food support, characterized in that the inner portion to form one or more protrusions protruding in the inner direction of the receiving portion. The method of claim 5, Food projections characterized in that the protrusion is formed continuously in a line shape. The method of claim 5, The protrusion is a food support, characterized in that at least one of the shape of a triangular, square, circular or discontinuous dot shape. The method of claim 6, The protrusion is a food support, characterized in that at least one of the line shape of a straight line, curve or continuous pattern. The method of claim 6, The protrusion is a food support, characterized in that extending in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the food is accommodated. The method of claim 2, The side member has a food support, characterized in that the outer portion is further formed with a plurality of support in the direction in which the food is accommodated. The method of claim 2, The outer side of the side member that is not connected to the lower surface member food support, characterized in that it further comprises a ring extending extending in the outward direction of the side member. Providing a fabric; Vacuum forming the fabric to form a lower surface member and a side member; Curing the vacuum molded fabric; And It includes, and the receiving portion is formed by the lower surface member and the side member formed through the vacuum molding, the receiving portion is formed to correspond to a portion of the food, characterized in that can accommodate a portion of food production Way. The method of claim 12, The food support manufacturing method characterized in that it further comprises the step of cutting the fabric. The method of claim 12, The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the side member in a plurality of layers.

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