US20100206889A1 - Self-heatable container - Google Patents

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US20100206889A1
US20100206889A1 US12/668,498 US66849810A US2010206889A1 US 20100206889 A1 US20100206889 A1 US 20100206889A1 US 66849810 A US66849810 A US 66849810A US 2010206889 A1 US2010206889 A1 US 2010206889A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/04—Containers with means for keeping food cool or hot
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/02—Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
    • B65D81/3484—Packages having self-contained heating means, e.g. heating generated by the reaction of two chemicals

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  • the present invention relates to a self-heatable container.
  • the field of the invention is that of the preparation of containers intended to contain food products, especially beverages, soups and the like, which can be consumed at a temperature greater than room temperature and in any place, particularly when specific heating means are not available.
  • the invention relates to a container with a simple structure (with a minimum of component parts) and reasonably simple construction, essentially formed by a body containing the product, conventionally closed, and by an incorporated heating device which works by the likewise known principle of the exothermic reaction of two chemical products which are contacted prior to the consumption of the beverage of interest. This process takes place with safety and efficiency as a result of the design of the parts forming the container and the associated device thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the components forming essential container parts of the new container, depicted in the relative position of their coupling.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of a housing which can be operated to cause the heating process of the container and with two associated elements.
  • FIG. 3 shows the housing and its associated elements coupled to one of the containers forming the new container, which, in turn, is associated with another of the containers.
  • FIG. 4 shows the operation of the device causing the heating of one of the containers and the latter, in turn, that of the beverage contained in the other container of the container.
  • FIG. 5 indicates the normal position of the container with its content heated and ready for its consumption.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional details of the functional housing included in the container.
  • the body 1 contains the product, such as a beverage, soup or the like, intended for its consumption, optionally, once heated by the incorporated means.
  • Said body 1 can have any regular shape, such as a cylindrical shape, according to the attached drawings, and is made of a metallic material of a suitable thickness. In its upper part it has a flange 2 intended to receive a discoid lid 3 provided with conventional opening means and fixed by a peripheral crimp 4 .
  • the body 1 has an area 5 with an optionally decreasing diameter and followed by a cylindrical area 6 with a smaller diameter provided with a flange 7 at its end for placing a closing lid 8 , similar to lid 3 , finally fixed by a hermetic crimp 24 .
  • the container 9 consists of a cylindrical body having in its mouth a projecting flange 9 ′, therefore said component 9 is supported in the lower flange 7 of the first container 1 .
  • the component 10 in the form of a housing is a cylindrical body of a small height with respect to its diameter, made of a plastic material which, in its cylindrical side part 11 , has a considerable resistance, whereas its base 12 , of a reduced thickness, is flexible in its central part, defining a dome in the inner face of which there is the projection 13 .
  • the latter has the form of a prism with a square section, with cuts 14 in its faces like acute angles determining the formation of four fingers with an L-shaped or right-angled section.
  • Such housing incorporates in the outer face of its base a disc 17 of a porous material acting as a filter.
  • the disc 17 is of a flexible, porous and air-permeable and also moisture-absorbing material.
  • the lower lid 8 is arranged, which is fixed by the aforementioned double crimp 24 , which gathers together in a completely leak-tight manner the lid 8 , the filter 17 , the flange 9 ′ of the container 9 and the lower flange 2 of the body 1 , while at the same time it holds the housing 10 such that it is completely locked.
  • a certain amount of water is placed in the housing 10 , and it is hermetically closed by means of the seal 15 , the inner face of which is supported exactly on the central projection 13 and its fingers with a right-angled section.
  • the filter disc 17 is likewise incorporated to it.
  • the housing 10 and its annexes are introduced in the joint mouth of the components 1 and 9 , according to the mentioned FIG. 3 , after which the lid 8 is fixed, followed by the already mentioned double crimp 24 which assures the hermetic closing of this end part of the container, i.e., the associated edges of the lid 8 , the filter 17 , the housing 10 and the container 9 .
  • the latter is absolutely locked with respect to the body 1 .
  • a sterilization of the finished container then takes place in an autoclave at a temperature and pressure suitable for the characteristics of the product.
  • the sterilization is possible given the simplified configuration and the metallic nature of the new container, and the latter is ready for its final conditioning, which occurs with the placement of a preferably tubular and laminar label 18 .
  • the lower lid 8 fixed by the safety crimp 24 , closes and holds all the components of the heating module associated with the container 9 .
  • the consumption of the beverage contained in the body 1 takes place, with regard to its prior heating, by partially extracting the lower lid 8 , retained by the crimp 24 , which leaves the filter 17 and, behind it, the dome or (flexible) central part 12 of the housing exposed. This central part is pressed, whereby the projection 13 moves forward in an axial direction and, like a striker, causes the tearing of the seal 15 and the passage of the water contained in the housing into the container 9 .
  • the water contacts the calcium oxide 20 contained in the mentioned container, initiating the exothermic chemical reaction which gives rise to a considerable increase of the temperature of the actual container 9 .
  • the container with its content is shaken for 10 seconds to facilitate the mixture of the reagents and is again inverted, leaving it face up ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the heating is noted due to the exothermic chemical reaction, which gives rise to a considerable increase of the temperature of the surface of the container 9 and, as a result, of the product.
  • the user in less than 3 minutes, can open the mouth of the container by separating the upper lid 3 and have access to the heated beverage.
  • the wall of the body metallic 1 is obviously also heated with the previous operation, normally at a high temperature which can be, for example, of the order of 65-70° C., since the container is designed so that the temperature of the content rises from 38 to 40° C. with respect to the environment.
  • the label 18 is made of a heat-insulating material, such as polystyrene.
  • a condensation of the moisture contained in the hot air can occur upon contacting a cold surface (for example, the surface of a table on which the container is placed).
  • the content will not be suitably heated and some amount of vapor may appear, which will be partly absorbed by the filter disc 17 .
  • the openings 21 existing in the crown 22 determine air passages between the outside and the inside of the container 9 and assure that the reaction always occurs at atmospheric pressure, whereas the ribs 23 reduce to a minimum the amount of calcium hydroxide in powder form, resulting from the reaction, which could be deposited on the filter disc 17 .

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