WO2007025408A1

WO2007025408A1 - An opening date indicator for packaging food products and a method of using the same

Info

Publication number: WO2007025408A1
Application number: PCT/CN2005/001341
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yuanfang Hsu
Original assignee: Yuanfang Hsu
Priority date: 2005-08-29
Filing date: 2005-08-29
Publication date: 2007-03-08

Abstract

The invention relates to an opening date indicator for packaging food products. The indicator comprises a main body, a date turnplate and a top cover, wherein there is provided with a first engaging portion on the main body for indicating a first time, and there is provided on the date turnplate with a second engaging portion for its matching with the first engaging portion. The first engaging portion is rotatable with respect to the second engaging portion, and there is marked with a second time on the turnplate of the two sides of the second engaging portion. Furthermore, there is a groove matching with the date turnplate on the top cover, the date turnplate can rotate inside the groove, and there are provided with open windows on the top wall of the groove for showing the first time and the second time. Since the indicator has the main body for indicating the first time and the date turnplate for indicating the second time and corresponding windows, a user can set the date on the same day when he opens a beverage container by turning the indicator of the invention, so as to know whether the holding time has exceeded the time limit when he opens the beverage container next time. A method of using said opening date indicator is also disclosed. The invention has simple structure and industrial practicability, moreover can remind drinkers to pay more attention to the security and reliability of beverage.

Description

Opening date indicator for packaged food and method of use

Technical field

The invention relates to an opening date indicator for a packaged food and a method of using the same.

Background technique

People buy juice, beverages, food, etc., usually not finished once, so even if the juice, beverage, food packaging is marked with the date of manufacture and shelf life, once the package is opened, the actual time can be saved is far from the packaging. The shelf life indicated above, if the work is busy or other incidents, the next time you drink, it may have exceeded the time that juice, drinks, food, etc. can be preserved, causing damage to people's health.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide an opening date indicator for a packaged food and a method of using the same.

The object of the present invention is: a date opening indicator for packaging food, a main body; a first mating portion, located on the main body, for indicating the first time; a date dial; a second mating portion, located on the date dial, The second mating portion is matched with the first mating portion, the first mating portion is rotatable relative to the second mating portion, and the upper end of the date dial on the outside of the second mating portion is marked with a second time; a top cover; a slot, located on the top cover, The slot matches the date dial, the date dial can be rotated in the slot; the window, located on the top wall of the slot, is used to display the first time and the second time.

The window includes a first window that can display a first time and a second window that can display a second time.

The first engaging portion is a boss of the upper end surface of the main body, and the second engaging portion is a through hole matching the boss on the date cover date dial.

The first mating portion side wall is provided with a first mating member, and the second mating portion side wall is correspondingly disposed with a second mating member that is engaged with the first mating member.

The first mating member is a plurality of grooves on the side wall of the first mating portion, and the second mating member is a bump on the inner wall of the second mating portion, and the bump is caught in the recess.

The number of the grooves is 62, and the bumps are symmetrically distributed, and the number thereof is 2.

The side wall of the date dial is provided with a third mating portion, and the sidewall of the blind hole of the top cover is provided with a fourth mating portion matched with the third mating portion, and the third mating portion is slidable relative to the fourth mating portion.

The third engaging portion is a pawl on the side wall of the date dial, and the fourth engaging portion is a ratchet on the inner wall of the blind hole of the top cover, and the pawl is caught in the ratchet.

a fifth matching portion is disposed on the upper end surface of the main body, and a corresponding arrangement of the lower end surface of the top cover is engaged with the fifth matching portion The sixth coordination department.

The fifth engaging portion is a protrusion of the upper end surface of the main body, the convex side wall is provided with a circular protrusion, and the sixth engaging portion is a groove of the lower end surface of the top cover, and the side wall of the groove is arranged to be engaged with the circular protrusion Circular groove.

A method for using an opening date indicator of a packaged food, comprising the following steps: 1) rotating the top cover counterclockwise/clockwise, displaying the second time window sequentially displaying the second time; 2) displaying the second After the window of time rotates to the second time of the desired selection, the top cover rotates clockwise/counterclockwise, the top cover locks and drives the date dial to rotate, and the window for the first time is displayed in sequence for the first time until The window for the first time can be displayed rotated above the first time of the desired selection.

The beneficial effects of using the above scheme:

1. Since the main body indicating the first time and the date dial indicating the second time and the corresponding display window are provided, the user can turn on the month and date of the day by rotating the marker of the present invention when the beverage is opened, It is necessary to know whether the storage time of the food is expired when it is eaten next time. Since the opened food is generally not placed for more than one year, it is not necessary to set the parts of the year and the corresponding window to be opened. The design of the present invention is simple, practical, and improves people. Safety and reliability of food consumption.

2. The first fitting member and the second fitting member are arranged, so that the rotation determines that the month of the opening day does not cause relative sliding between the main body and the date dial due to external factors such as the inversion of the beverage package, thereby further improving the reliability of the marker. Sex.

3. The number of grooves as the first fitting member is 62, and when the number of the bumps as the second fitting member is 2, the alignment error of the date displayed by the second window is zero, which greatly improves the display of the marker. Quasi-sexuality.

4. The third matching portion and the fourth matching portion are arranged, so that the rotation determines the date of opening the day, and the relative sliding between the date dial and the top cover is not caused by external factors such as the inversion of the packaged food, thereby further improving the marker Reliability; At the same time, due to the one-way rotation between the third mating part and the fourth mating part, the counterclockwise/clockwise rotation can select the date, and the clockwise/counterclockwise rotation can select the month, which is convenient for the user's actual operation and simple in structure. Low cost and practicality.

5. The fifth matching portion and the sixth matching portion are disposed, the main body can be firmly engaged on the top cover, and the circular protrusion on the fifth engaging portion and the circular shape on the sixth matching portion are also provided. The groove is such that both the main body and the top cover can be fixed, and the main body can be rotated relative to the top cover, which improves the stability and flexibility of the marker of the present invention.

DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described in further detail by means of specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an opening date marker for packaged food. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the assembled front edge A-A of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial enlarged view of a portion B of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the main body.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the date dial.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the top cover.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the present invention used as a bottle cap.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of the invention used as a patch.

Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of the use of the present invention as a tag.

detailed description

Embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, an opening date indicator for a packaged food, comprising a main body 1, a date dial 2 and a top cover 3, the main body 1 being provided with a first mating portion 11 on the first mating portion 11 The first time is indicated, and the date dial 2 is provided with a second mating portion 22 matching the first mating portion 11, the first mating portion 11 is rotatable relative to the second mating portion 22, and the date dial 2 is coupled to the second mating portion 22 A second time is indicated on the outer upper end surface; the top cover 3 has an opening downward groove matching the date dial 2, the date dial 2 is rotatable in the slot, and the top wall of the slot is open for displaying the first time The window 31 and the second window 32 for displaying the second time. In this embodiment, the first time represents a month, which is 1-12, and the second time represents a date, which is 1-31. Since most people generally do not put the packaged food for more than one year, it is only necessary to set the month. And the date is OK.

In this embodiment, the first engaging portion 11 is a boss of the upper end surface of the main body 1. The upper end surface of the boss is used to indicate the first time, and the second engaging portion 22 is a through hole matching the boss 11 on the date dial 2. The boss can be rotated in the through hole, and the upper end surface outside the through hole on the date dial 2 is used to indicate the second time.

The first mating portion 11 can also be a recess of the upper end surface of the main body 1. The bottom wall of the recess is used to indicate the first time, and the second mating portion 22 is a transparent body matching the groove on the date dial 2, and the transparent body can be The inner end of the transparent body on the date dial 2 is rotated to indicate the second time.

When the opening date indicator for packaging food is fixed to the bottle, the lower end of the main body is made into a bottle type, and if it is fixed to the paper box, it is made into a patch type or the like.

E.g:

As shown in Fig. 7, the bottom of the main body 1 is provided with a groove matching the mouth of the beverage bottle, and the entire device is used as a bottle cap. As shown in Fig. 8, for a box-shaped beverage package or food package, the main body 1 is bonded to the surface of the beverage box or the food container or the body 1 is integrated with the surface of the beverage container.

As shown in FIG. 9, in order to facilitate flexible installation, a fixing member 12 is disposed on the side wall of the main body 1, the fixing member 12 is used for fixing the opening date indicator of the packaged food on the beverage package, and may be a structure such as a buckle or a snap ring. work process:

Assume that on August 8, 2005, the date of opening of the packaged food is installed on the food packaging. If the user does not need to drink and needs to continue to store the beverage, turn the date dial 2 and the top cover 3 to make the first The window 31 displays the month corresponding to the day in the first time on the main body 1, that is, 8, and then rotates the top cover 3 separately, so that the second window 32 displays the date corresponding to the day in the second time on the date dial 2, that is, 8. This way, when the user opens the beverage next time, it is possible to clearly know from the opening date indicator of the packaged food the beverage that was opened last time, thereby judging whether the beverage exceeds the storage period.

The side of the first mating portion 11 is provided with a first mating member 13, and a second mating member 21 corresponding to the first mating member 13 is disposed on the side wall of the second mating portion 22.

In this embodiment, the first engaging member 13 is 62 grooves of the side wall of the first engaging portion 11, and the second engaging member 21 is two convex points symmetrically distributed on the sidewall of the second engaging portion 22, respectively. The card is caught in the groove, and according to the depth of the groove, when the force applied to the date dial 2 exceeds a certain value, the bump can be released from the groove and moved to the next groove.

The number of grooves of the sidewall of the first mating portion 11 is set according to the number of bumps on the sidewall of the second mating portion 22 and the number of second times, if the number of recesses on the sidewall of the first mating portion 11 is not equal to the second When the number of the bumps on the side wall of the mating portion 22 is multiplied by the second time, the second window 31 generates a registration error when the second time is displayed, and the calculation formula is: the registration error %=1 the second mating portion 22 side Number of bumps on the wall * Second time number - Number of grooves on the side wall of the first mating portion 11 1 Number of bumps on the side wall of the second mating portion 22 X Second time number indicated on the date dial 2 χ 100% In this embodiment, the number of grooves on the side wall of the first mating portion 11 is 60, the number of bumps on the side wall of the second mating portion 22 is 2, and the second time number indicated on the date dial 2 is 31. Then the second window 31 耷 shows the second time when | 31*2- 60 | /31*2*100%=1/31*100%=3. 2% error, but basically such error for the display Two times will not have any effect.

The first mating member 13 can also be two bumps symmetrically distributed on the sidewall of the first mating portion 11. The second mating member 21 is 62 recesses on the sidewall of the second mating portion 22, and the bumps are respectively recessed. In the groove, when the force applied to the date dial 2 exceeds a certain value, the bump can be released from the groove and moved to the next groove.

The side wall of the turntable 2 is provided with a third mating portion 23, and the side wall of the slot of the top cover 3 is provided with a fourth mating portion 33 matching the third mating portion 23, and the third mating portion 23 can be single with respect to the fourth mating portion 33. Turn to the direction.

In this embodiment, the third engaging portion 23 is two claws on the side wall of the date dial 2, and the fourth engaging portion 33 is 62 ratchets on the side wall of the slot of the top cover 3, and the pawl is placed in the ratchet. According to the shape of the ratchet, the third mating portion 23 can be rotated one-way clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the fourth mating portion 33. In the embodiment, the third engaging portion 23 is rotatable in a clockwise direction with respect to the fourth engaging portion 33.

The third engaging portion 23 can also be a ratchet on the side wall of the date dial 2, and the fourth engaging portion 33 is a pawl on the side wall of the slot of the top cover 3, and the ratchet is placed in the pawl, according to the shape of the ratchet The three fitting portions 23 are rotatable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction with respect to the fourth fitting portion 33.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper end surface of the main body 1 is provided with a fifth mating portion 12, and the lower end surface of the top cover 3 is correspondingly disposed with a sixth mating portion 34 matching the fifth mating portion 12, the fifth mating portion 12 and the sixth mating portion. 34 cards are connected.

In this embodiment, the fifth engaging portion 12 is a protrusion of the upper end surface of the main body 1. The convex wall is provided with a circular groove 121, and the sixth engaging portion 34 is a groove of the lower end surface of the top cover 3, and the groove wall A circular protrusion matching the circular protrusion 121 is provided, and when the protrusion of the upper end surface of the main body 1 is inserted into the groove of the lower end surface of the top cover 3, the circular protrusion on the wall of the groove is caught in the circular concave on the convex wall In the slot 121.

The fifth engaging portion 12 may also be a groove on the upper end surface of the main body 1. The groove wall is provided with a circular protrusion 121, and the sixth engaging portion 34 is a protrusion of the lower end surface of the top cover 3, and the convex wall is provided with a circular protrusion. 121 matching circular grooves, when the projection of the lower end surface of the top cover 3 is inserted into the groove of the upper end surface of the main body 1, the circular protrusion 121 on the wall of the groove is caught in the circular groove on the convex wall. ,

work process:

Suppose that it is now August 9, 2005, the date of opening of the packaged food is installed on the food packaging. If the user does not need to drink and needs to continue to store the beverage, turn the marker counterclockwise, on the date dial 2 The pawl continuously slides in the ratchet on the top cover 3 until the second window 32 displays the date corresponding to the day in the second time on the date dial 2, ie 9; then rotates the marker clockwise, then the date dial The pawl on 2 cannot slide in the ratchet on the top cover 3. After the date dial 2 continues to receive a force exceeding a certain value, the two bumps on the side wall of the second mating portion 22 are on the side wall of the first mating portion 11. Moving in the 62 grooves, when the first window 31 displays the month corresponding to the day in the first time on the main body 1, that is, after 8 stops, the marker displays the time when the food is opened, and the user When the food is opened a second time, it is possible to clearly know from the date of opening of the packaged food the food that was opened last time, thereby judging whether the food exceeds the storage period.

Claims

Rights request

1. A date stamper for packaged food, characterized in that:

Subject (1);

a first mating portion (11) located on the main body (1) for indicating the first time;

Date dial (2); ■

The second mating portion (22) is located on the date dial (2), the second mating portion (22) is matched with the first mating portion (11), and the first mating portion (11) is opposite to the second mating portion (22) Rotating, a second time is indicated on the upper end surface of the date dial (2) outside the second mating portion (22);

Top cover (3);

The slot is located on the top cover (3), the slot matches the date dial (2), the date dial (2) can be rotated in the slot, and the window, located on the top wall of the slot, for displaying the first time and the second time.

2. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 1, wherein: said window comprises a first window (31) for displaying a first time and a second window for displaying a second time ( 32).

3. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 1, wherein: the first mating portion (11) is a boss of the upper end surface of the main body (1), and the second mating portion (22) A through hole that matches the boss (11) on the date dial (2).

4. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 3, wherein: the first mating portion (11) has a first fitting member (13) and a second mating portion (22) Correspondingly, a second fitting (21) is provided on the side wall which is engaged with the first fitting member (13).

The opening date indicator of the packaged food according to claim 4, wherein: the first fitting member (13) is a plurality of grooves on the side wall of the first fitting portion (11), and the second fitting Piece (21) is the second mating part

(22) Bumps on the inner wall, the bumps are stuck in the grooves.

The opening date indicator of the packaged food according to claim 5, wherein the number of the grooves is 62, and the bumps are symmetrically distributed, and the number thereof is 2.

7. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 1, wherein: the side wall of the date dial (2) is provided with a third mating portion (23), and the top cover (3) has a blind hole side. The wall is provided with a fourth mating portion (33) matching the third mating portion (23), and the third mating portion (23) is unidirectionally slidable relative to the fourth mating portion (33).

8. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 7, wherein: said third engaging portion (23) is a pawl on a side wall of the date dial (2), and a fourth mating portion ( 33) for the top cover (3) on the inner wall of the blind hole The ratchet, the pawl is stuck in the ratchet.

9. The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 1, wherein: the upper end surface of the main body (1) is provided with a fifth fitting portion (12), and the lower end surface of the top cover (3) is correspondingly arranged. a sixth mating portion (34) that is engaged with the fifth mating portion (12).

The opening date indicator of a packaged food according to claim 9, wherein: the fifth engaging portion (12) is a protrusion of an upper end surface of the main body (1), and a circle is arranged on the convex side wall. The protrusion (121), the sixth engaging portion (34) is a groove of the lower end surface of the top cover (3), and the side wall of the groove is provided with a circular groove that is engaged with the circular protrusion (121).

11. A method of using an opening date indicator for a packaged food product according to claim 7, comprising the steps of: 1) rotating the top cover (3) counterclockwise/clockwise to display the second The window of time displays the second time in sequence; 2) After the window of the second time is displayed to rotate above the second time of the desired selection, the top cover (3) rotates clockwise/counterclockwise, and the top cover (3) locks Live and drive the date dial (2) to rotate, the first time window can be displayed to display the first time in sequence, until the window showing the first time is rotated to the first time of the desired selection.