KR20120038240A - Fortune cookie including folded message sheet and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Fortune cookie including a folded message sheet, and a producing method thereof are provided to prevent a surface of the sheet with the message from contacting the inner surface of the cookie. CONSTITUTION: Fortune cookie is produced with materials including grain powder dough, and has an internal space. The internal space is for storing a folded message sheet(20) having characters or shapes printed on one surface. An eater can take out the folded message sheet before eating the cookie. The folded message sheet includes more than one folded unit(40), and cutting units(45) on one side of the folded lines on the sheet.

Description

Fortune cookie with folded note and its manufacturing method {FORTUNE COOKIE INCLUDING FOLDED MESSAGE SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a fortune cookie, and more specifically, an internal space is formed, and a message that can be combined with a message such as a letter or a figure is accommodated in the internal space, thereby breaking the message by taking out the message and checking the message. The present invention relates to fortune cookies provided so as to be more suitable for application to mass-produced products under commercial distribution.

Fortune cookie is a type of cookie that is known as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Europe, and other countries. Fortune cookie is a fortune cookie that contains a fortune note. I got a name.

1 is a view illustrating a general form of such a fortune cookie 10, the fortune cookie 10 is prepared by baking a dough made of flour, such as flour, in the finished state as shown in the left part of the figure An internal space is formed to have a structure in which a message 20 to which a message 30 such as a text or a figure is combined is accommodated in the internal space.

Therefore, when the cookie is broken as shown in the right part of the drawing, it is possible to take out the message 20 located in the internal space, and thus, at the same time checking the message 30 of the message 20, It is configured to eat a portion of the cookie in a broken state.

Due to the shape of the general fortune cookie 10 as shown, the note 20 accommodated in the cookie has a narrow rectangular band shape. That is, in the manufacturing process, four corners of both ends of the long band-shaped note 20 are included in the fortune cookie in a form or fixed at the longitudinal end of the cookie.

As a means for making the fortune cookie 10 of such a structure, various methods, such as the manufacturing method made by hand at home, the mechanical manufacturing method for mass production, are known.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 1, the message is coupled to one or more sides of the note 20 accommodated in the fortune cookie 10. As the name of Fortune Cookie, the content that is initially combined with the note 20 is mainly related to fortune-telling that corresponds to the person who chose the cookie, but recently, Fortune Cookie 10 is used for personal events. In addition, while being used in various ways, such as public relations, such as a company, a message containing a variety of contents or patterns are combined.

In other words, unlike fortune-telling, which can be expressed in a few lines, the demand for a message with a large amount of content to be combined with a message in a fortune cookie is greatly increased depending on the nature of a promotion or an event. Conventional fortune cookies that can accommodate only narrow rectangular band-shaped notes are not sufficient to meet the demand.

In addition, a message received in a fortune cookie is combined with a message using printing ink or the like on at least one surface. Some people may have a sanitary objection to the direct contact of a printed part with food. Legislative moves to legally prohibit the printed parts, such as packaging, from coming into direct contact with food are also active for some reason, and some countries have already enacted legislation.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide a fortune cookie that can display a larger amount of messages than in the related art, and which can reinforce practical and legal safety measures related to hygiene.

In order to overcome the problems of the conventional fortune cookie as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a fortune cookie including a note that can significantly increase the combined amount of messages compared to the conventional.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fortune cookie which can prevent the message side of the message from directly touching the inner wall of the cookie.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a fortune cookie which can achieve the above objects with little reduction in manufacturing efficiency or increase in manufacturing cost, compared to conventional fortune cookies produced by mass production.

In order to achieve the above object, the fortune cookie with a folded note according to the present invention is made of a material containing flour dough, the interior space is formed in the finished state, the message, such as letters, figures are combined in the interior space In a fortune cookie provided to be eaten by breaking the note is broken to take out the note to confirm the message, the note, at least one side to be brought into contact with each other around the folded line formed in a straight line folded The above folded portion is provided, and the folded portion further includes a cutting portion formed in a portion of the section along the folded line.

In this case, at least two cutting parts may be formed along the folded line.

Furthermore, the cutting portion may be formed on the folded portion inside the outer edge of the note.

On the other hand, the note is in the form of a rectangular sheet as a whole in a fully open state, the folded portion formed on the note, the remaining area except the region located at the outermost side in the state completely folded the note along the folded portion At least one may be formed in a folding position so as to overlap each other in the same form.

Method for producing a fortune cookie with a folded note according to the present invention, the dough forming step of preparing a dough prepared by including the flour round and flat, prepare a sheet-shaped memo, each folded in the folded state At least one folded portion formed at a position to form a region that can overlap with each other and a cutting portion formed at a portion of the folded line is formed so that the note is folded according to the folded portion. Prepared and prepared, folded note preparation step, baking step of baking the dough through the step of forming the dough using heat, placing the dough on the mold before the dough is passed through the baking step is completely cured, preparing the folded note on one side of the dough Press and insert the folded note through the rough, the inside of the cookie is accommodated in the cookie A cookie shaping step of shaping the shape, and a cookie curing step of waiting for the cookies that have passed through the cookie shaping step to completely solidify.

By the configuration as described above, the fortune cookie with a folded note according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, the message is configured to enter the folded structure, thereby greatly increasing the amount of messages that can be combined in the message.

Second, since the cutting part is included in the folded part of the note, the work precision during the folding process is secured, and the work difficulty is reduced. In particular, the mismatch of the specification of the note or the folding of the folded part in relation to the mass production process is caused. The risk of occurrence can be greatly reduced.

Third, by folding the combined message inward, no message is combined on the side of the message that is in contact with the inner wall of the cookie, thereby minimizing the risks associated with food hygiene and contamination. The statutory conditions can also be fully satisfied.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional fortune cookie,
2 is a view showing the structure and folding process of a note that can be accommodated in a fortune cookie according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a perspective view showing a note that can be accommodated in fortune cookies according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention,
4 is a perspective view illustrating a step of inserting a note into a cookie when a fortune cookie according to the present invention is manufactured according to a mechanical mass production process.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a fortune cookie having a folded note according to the present invention and a method of manufacturing the same will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing preferred embodiments of the present invention.

On the other hand, in giving reference numerals to the respective components, the same reference numerals are given to the same reference numerals as much as possible in order to avoid confusion about the corresponding components having the same and similar functions as in the prior art described above.

2 is a view showing a note 20 accommodated in the fortune cookie according to the first embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The drawing shows three states of the note 20. The note 20 located at the top of the figure is completely formed with only the cutting part 45 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the note in the folded part 40. In the drawing, the note 20 located in the middle of the drawing shows the state in which the note 20 is folded around the foldable part 40, and the note 20 located in the bottom of the drawing is folded on both sides. This state is folded so as to be in close contact.

In the case of the conventional fortune cookie, since a note accommodated in the internal space is about the size of the note 20 located at the bottom of FIG. 2, only a small amount of messages can be combined, but the first embodiment of the present invention Just as in the example, by only folding once to configure the same specifications as the conventional fortune cookie, it is possible to combine the message twice as compared to the conventional.

Therefore, for those who want to use fortune cookies for promotional purposes, such as public relations, such as providing a variety of information, more than double the satisfaction can be obtained.

However, simply configuring the note in a folding structure may expose a number of problems associated with the manufacture of fortune cookies.

Of course, by constructing a structure to fold the note, the surface that can combine the message has the effect of increasing in proportion to the number of the foldable portion 40, but may be difficult in relation to workability, manufacturing difficulty.

That is, when the note 20 is simply folded without any configuration, the addition of a procedure for folding the note 20 not only gives the worker a daily difficulty, but also it is difficult to secure precision for folding in a certain form. .

This may cause a bigger problem, especially in the manufacturing process of mechanically mass-produced fortune cookies. In the manufacturing process of mass-produced fortune cookies, the note 20 must have a specific specification for the machine, If the contact surface is not folded correctly so that the corners are exactly matched, it will be out of the specification, so the repetitive work of the manufacturing machine cannot be performed smoothly, and if the folded part is unfolded in the step before inserting the note 20 into the cookie, It may cause product defects.

Accordingly, in the note 20 inserted into the fortune cookie 10 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 2, the cutting portion 45 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces has a rectangular sheet-shaped note 20. It can be seen that it is formed along the folding line of the foldable part 40 which divides the whole area into two.

The cutting portion 45 may be formed by applying a cut line to the exact position to be folded, it can be easily performed even a series of automated processes.

Due to such a cutting portion 45, there is the following advantages with respect to the folding process and the folded state of the note 20.

First, it folds easily (the folding process is easy)

Second, it is folded correctly (it can be easily folded to the exact size required)

Third, after being folded once, since the shape restoring force due to the repulsive force of the folded portion is greatly weakened, as compared with the case where the cutting portion 45 is not present, it is not easily unfolded.

Due to these advantages, there is almost no increase in the difficulty of the work related to the folding process, and the working precision is also not difficult to be guaranteed. In particular, the incidence of defects in the mass production type manufacturing process due to the folding part 40 is hardly increased.

On the other hand, through the cutting portion 45 of the note 20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention through Figure 2 can be seen that two or more are formed in the form of a dotted line along the folding line of the folded portion 40, Compared to the case where only one cut portion 45 having the same length as the whole is formed, the above-described advantages in the case where the cut portion 45 is provided in the folded portion 40 are retained, but the structural robustness of the note 20 is maintained. It is easy to guess the superiority without difficulty.

3 is a perspective view showing a note 20 included in the fortune cookie according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention.

The note 20 located on the left side of the drawing of FIG. 3 has a single folded portion 40 as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, thereby securing a double message combining area as compared to the related art. However, it can be seen that the formation position of the cutting part 45 is slightly different from the first embodiment.

That is, in the case of the note 20 shown in FIG. 2, the cutting part 45 is formed to be included in the inside of the outer edge of the note 20 when viewed through the entire note 20. Note 20 shown on the left can be seen that the cutting portion 45 located on the outside extends to the outer edge of the note 20.

In the case of the note according to the second embodiment, while the folding portion 40 itself is formed in a shape in which the cutting portion 45 extends to the outer edge, the difficulty in relation to cutting precision is not high, while the note 20 By giving a feeling that is somewhat separated, there is a disadvantage in that the connection of the message content described on the surface of the note 20 may give a somewhat inferior feeling,

In the case of the note according to the first embodiment, there is a disadvantage that the risk of failure due to the expansion of the cutting portion 45 to the outside in the process of forming the cutting portion 45 is relatively high, while the note 20 is the cutting portion 45 By providing a strong feeling of a sheet as a whole as a whole, it is advantageous to write a continuous content throughout the entire surface to which the message is combined, so that each structure has a corresponding advantage and disadvantage.

The note 20 located on the right side of FIG. 3 has two folding parts 40 unlike the first and second embodiments, and secures three times the message joining area as compared with the prior art. Has The two folds 40 are formed at positions where the area of the entire note 20 is divided into three parts. Thus, when the message 20 needs to be combined with more messages, the third embodiment will be described. Fortune cookies containing the note 20 according to the may be preferred.

In fact, as the number of the folds 40 increases, the difficulty or defect rate in the manufacturing process due to the folded state can be somewhat increased, but in this case, a method such as making the thickness of the sheet used thinner, etc. Since there is a part that can be overcome, there is no need to theoretically limit the number of folding.

On the other hand, unlike the first and second embodiments described above, by providing a plurality of folded portions 40 as in the third embodiment, when the folded region is divided into three or more portions, each of the overlapping regions The folded portion 40 may be formed at a position such that the shape and the area are completely the same, but as a configuration for the user of the fortune cookie according to the present invention to easily recognize that the note is folded, in a folded state In the case of the form of the outermost region, a configuration of slightly different height may be applied, unlike other regions folded and overlapped with each other.

For example, by configuring the height of the outermost region to be 10% longer or shorter than the height of other regions, the user can see the folded state of the fortune cookie by visually and tactilely. You can induce an action to make it work.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a manufacturing process of inserting a note 20 into a cookie when a fortune cookie according to the present invention is manufactured by a mechanical mass production process.

In the illustrated state, the circular dough plate 50, which is baked to some extent by passing through an oven, is placed at a position indicated by a dotted line on the frame, and the note 20 held by the note holding part 60 is removed. Inserting into the cookie by pressing the one surface of the circular dough plate 50 through the mold, after the dough is completely hardened through the molding process of the step not shown is the manufacture of the cookie is completed.

In the case of the note holding unit 60, a structure having a structure for gripping by sucking the note 20 in a vacuum state may be used. According to an experiment of the present invention, the cutting unit 45 is provided according to the present invention. Note that the folded note 20 is maintained in close contact with each surface folded even in the gripped state.

The general process for manufacturing a fortune cookie with a mechanical device consists of:

1) Dough forming step of preparing a round and flat dough prepared by including flour.

2) A message preparation step of preparing a message combined with a message in a standard size.

3) Baking step of baking dough in the oven for a certain time.

4) Cookie molding is placed on the mold before the dough after the baking step is completely cured, by pressing and inserting the folded note through the preparation step of the folded note on one side of the dough, and molding the cookie containing the note into a certain shape. step.

5) A cookie curing step that waits until the cookies that have undergone the cookie molding step are completely hardened.

That is, in the case of using the folded structured note 20 according to the present invention, the method of manufacturing the fortune cookie is prepared in the form of a rectangular sheet in a step before the illustrated process of the conventional mass production fortune cookie manufacturing process described above. In addition, a folded portion formed at a position for equally dividing the area of the note and a folded portion 40 including a cutting portion 45 formed at a portion of the folded line are formed to form the folded portion 20. After only adding the process of preparing and folded in a folded state according to 40), and by inserting the note 20 into the cookie in a conventional manner, the addition of a complicated and difficult manufacturing process, as well as manufacturing, With no increase in costs, it is possible to manufacture fortune cookies containing messages that combine two or three times more messages.

This advantage, in addition to being able to maximize the working precision without difficulty due to the cutting portion 45, as described above, for example, in the form of a conventional fortune cookie note doubled without folding the note as it is Compared to doubling the size of the message itself in order to secure the combined area of the message, the area of dough, the thickness of the dough as well as the time it takes to bake the dough, the unit cookies occupy on the manufacturing line Many factors, such as increased area, make this more obvious given the exponential increase in product costs.

On the other hand, in the description of the configuration of the present invention through the preferred embodiments of the present invention, in the case of the overall form of the note 20, by folding the folded portion 40 to be in a rectangular shape similar to the note to enter the conventional fortune cookie. For the sake of clarity, the present invention has been described as being in the form of a rectangle having a relatively large area. However, within the technical scope of the present invention, the corners of the outer region are cut diagonally so as to facilitate the unfolding of the folded notes 20. It is obvious that this type of note can be included in the category of 'notes in the form of a rectangular sheet as a whole'.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments and the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation of the illustrated and described embodiments. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such appropriate modifications and changes, and equivalents thereof, should be regarded as within the scope of the present invention.

10: fortune cookie 20: note
30: Message 40: Folded portion
45: cutting portion 50: circular dough plate
60: note holding part

Claims (5)

It is made of a material containing a flour dough, the inner space is formed in the finished product state by receiving a message 20 that can be combined with a message, such as letters, figures in the inner space to break up the message 20 to take out the message Fortune cookies that can be checked and eaten,
The note 20 is provided with at least one folded portion 40 to allow both sides to abut the center of the folded line formed in a straight line,
The folded portion 40, fortune cookie with a folded note, characterized in that further comprises a cutting portion 45 formed in some section along the folded line.
The fortune cookie with a folded note of claim 1, wherein at least two cutting parts are formed along the folded line.
The fortune cookie with a folded note of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cutting portion (45) is formed on the folded portion (40) inside the outer edge of the note (20).
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The note 20 has a rectangular sheet shape as a whole in a fully expanded state,
The folded portion 40 formed on the note 20 has the same shape as the remaining region except for the region located at the outermost side in the state in which the note 20 is completely folded along the folded portion 40. A fortune cookie with a folded note, characterized in that formed at least one or more in the folded position so as to overlap each other.
Dough forming step of preparing a round and flat dough prepared by including flour;
A sheet 20 in the form of a sheet is prepared, the folded line formed at a position such that each folded area can be overlapped with each other in the folded state of the note 20, and a cutting portion 45 formed in a portion of the folded line. Forming at least one or more folding portions 40, including, and preparing the folded notes 20 in a folded state according to the folded portions 40;
Baking step of baking the dough through the step of forming the dough using hot air;
The baking step is placed on the mold before the dough is completely cured, and pressed by inserting the folded note 20 subjected to the folded note preparation step on one side of the dough, and the inner space in which the note 20 is accommodated Forming a cookie provided, a cookie forming step; And
And a cookie curing step of waiting for the cookie to be completely hardened after the cookie forming step.

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