JP4601741B2 - Instant food containers - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container for instant food or the like that contains food such as dried noodles and raw noodles that are drained to make an appropriate food after pouring hot water into the container to reconstitute the noodle body. Relates to a container for instant foods, etc., which allows a hot water discharge operation to be performed easily and quickly.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For a container of instant food, etc. with a conventional pouring hot water drainage structure, for example, a container containing fried noodles as instant food, first remove the plastic lid from the container body, pour hot water, and then cover again to dry noodles. Noodles that have been reconstituted with hot water and then raised through a notch in the lid to secure a through hole, then the container is tilted to discharge the hot water through the through hole, drain the hot water, remove the lid again, and reconstitute with hot water I was eating by sprinkling the attached sauce while relaxing. As represented by these fried noodles, containers for instant foods that contain foods such as dry noodles and raw noodles that are suitable for pouring and draining hot water have the following problems: .
[0003]
That is, (1) The problem that the operation of attaching and detaching the lid to the container body is troublesome, (2) The problem that the operation of raising the notch provided in the lid and securing the through hole is quite troublesome, (3) Fingers It is necessary to hold the container and drain the hot water, etc., but there is a risk that hot water may be spilled due to the large amount of hot water required for reconstitution with respect to the capacity of the container. The problem of incurring minor burns, and (4) When draining hot water, the container must be tilted to drain the hot water through the hole, but a substantial weight of noodles containing hot water is unevenly distributed on one side. There is a problem that the container body and the lid must be pressed with a predetermined force or more so that the lid does not come off, and sometimes the noodles that have been reconstituted with hot water are spilled from the container. instant Container of Hinto has been demanded.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to store dry noodles, such as instant noodles, which are suitable for instant cooking by pouring hot water and storing raw noodles, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a container for foods and the like, which is an instant food container that can be simply, quickly, reliably, and safely without the need for a draining operation.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the inventors of the present invention have a container for instant food or the like according to the first aspect of the present invention from a bottom plate and a peripheral wall provided on the periphery of the bottom plate so as to have an opening on one side. A container body provided with a concave groove recessed downward on the upper edge of the peripheral wall, and a lid having substantially the same outer shape as the opening of the container main body and thermally bonded to the upper edge of the peripheral wall In a container for storing instant food made of a material, a tab tongue protruding from the cover material is provided at a position substantially opposite to the concave groove provided in the container body of the cover material, An edge portion is thermally bonded over the entire circumference except for the concave groove, and a hot water outlet formed by the lid material and the concave groove is provided in an open state in which the inside and the outside of the container are always in communication. It is characterized by that.
[0006]
Further, the invention according to claim 2 is that in the container for instant food or the like according to claim 1, the groove is composed of a plurality of non-continuous grooves, and the adjacent grooves are thermally bonded with the lid material. It is a feature.
[0007]
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that in the container for instant food or the like described in claim 1, one or more protrusions are provided in the concave groove.
[0008]
By configuring as described above, the lid tongue is opened to a predetermined position with the finger of the knob tongue piece and a pouring spout is provided, for example, after taking out the liquid seasoning such as sauce placed on the instant fried noodles , Pour a proper amount of hot water through the pouring spout, return the unsealed part of the lid to the original position, and after the hot water has been rewound, tilt the container with your fingers to discharge excess hot water from the groove. After the hot water is cut off, the lid material is completely removed from the container body, and the noodles that have been reconstituted in the hot water are loosened and then sprinkled with the attached sauce to be eaten. That is, the hot water outlet is already provided as a concave groove, and it is not necessary to secure a through hole for hot water by raising a notch formed in the lid as in the prior art. Since the container body and the lid material are bonded by thermal bonding, the opening of the container body other than the one provided (the opening on the side with the recessed groove serving as a hot water outlet) is easy to handle. There is no need to spill, and it is not necessary to hold the container body and the lid with a strong force as in the prior art, and the noodles that have been reconstituted with hot water are not spilled. In addition, since the degree of notching that determines the size of the hot water outlet has been entrusted to the user, the user's target taste and texture are impaired due to the difference in the hot water draining time and the amount of remaining hot water. However, considering the thickness of the noodles and the time to drain the noodles, the noodles will not come out and the hot water draining time can be shortened, and the amount of remaining hot water can be reduced. Since the concave grooves can be formed as appropriate, there are few individual differences in the hot water draining time and the amount of remaining hot water, and the user can uniformly obtain the taste and texture targeted by the manufacturer.
[0009]
Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the container for instant food or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid material is placed at a position corresponding to the concave groove provided in the container body of the lid material. A protruding covering tongue piece is provided. By comprising in this way, it can prevent that foreign materials, such as dust, mix in a container from a ditch | groove by covering the said ditch | groove from the outer side with the said covering tongue piece.
[0010]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the container for instant food or the like according to the fourth aspect, the covering tongue piece is locked to the container body by a locking means in a state of covering the concave groove. It is a feature. By comprising in this way, it can prevent that an insect etc. penetrate | invade in a container.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that in the container for instant food or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 5, at least a portion of the container body provided with a concave groove is covered with an exterior material. It is. By comprising in this way, mixing of foreign materials, such as dust, and insects can be prevented from entering.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 7 is the container for instant foods according to claim 4, wherein the outer packaging material is a heat shrinkable film. By comprising in this way, a container can be coat | covered easily and mixing of foreign materials, such as dust, and invasion of an insect etc. can be prevented.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the use state thereof, and FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a container body showing a third embodiment of a container for instant foods according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of a container for instant foods according to the present invention. 6 is a perspective view of the main part of the container body shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 6 is a layer configuration diagram of the lid material according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 and 2 are containers for instant foods, 10 and 10 ′ are lid materials, and 11 is a knob tongue. 12, 12 is a covering tongue piece, 20, 20 ′, 20 ″ is a container body, 21 is an upper edge of the peripheral wall of the opening, 22 , 22 ′, 22 ″ are concave grooves, 23 are protrusions, 30 is a base material, 40 Indicates a heat-adhesive adhesive layer.
[0014]
First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention, and the container 1 for instant food or the like is a cup shape having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a substantially rectangular opening. The container body 20 and the lid 10 formed so as to match the shape of the substantially rectangular opening of the container body 20 thermally bonded to the peripheral wall upper edge 21 of the opening of the container body 20, The opening peripheral wall upper edge portion 21 located at one corner of the opening of the container body 20 is provided with a recessed groove 22 recessed downward, and is provided in the container body 20 of the lid 10. Further, a knob tongue piece 11 protruding from the lid member 10 is provided at a position facing the concave groove 22. The lower surface of the concave groove 22 is a flat surface.
[0015]
As the configuration of the container body 20, a polystyrene paper, a high impact polystyrene sheet, a polypropylene sheet, a laminated sheet of polyamide and polyethylene or polypropylene, a laminated sheet of polyethylene and polypropylene, and the like are formed by a known vacuum forming method or a pressure forming method. Cooked in hot water such as a container made by injection molding a resin for injection molding such as polypropylene and polystyrene, or a container made of foamed styrene, a paper container, or a double container made of these. The well-known thing used as a container for instant foods can be mentioned.
[0016]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the lid member 10 is a laminated material having a configuration in which a heat-adhesive adhesive layer 40 is provided on one surface of a base material 30, and the base material 30 includes a paper Examples thereof include a metal foil such as aluminum, or an olefin resin such as polypropylene, or a synthetic resin sheet (including synthetic paper) such as polyester or polyamide, or a combination of these in combination. The heat-adhesive adhesive layer 40 includes polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, acrylic acid resin, and methacrylic acid resin. , Ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid ester copolymer, ethylene-methacrylic acid ester copolymer, polyester resin and the like. These resins may be appropriately selected and used depending on the structure of the container body. The base material 30 is usually provided with a printing layer.
[0017]
Next, the method of using the container 1 for instant foods and the like of the present invention will be described by taking as an example the case where the instant food is instant fried noodles. First, the knob tongue 11 provided on the lid 10 of the container 1 for instant food or the like of the present invention shown in FIG. After peeling and providing a pouring opening A as shown in FIG. 2 (a) and taking out the seasoning and the like stored inside from the pouring opening A, and in some cases, dried vegetables, etc. After pouring the hot water, a required amount of hot water is poured into the pouring opening A, and then the peeled portion of the lid member 10 is put on the container again (as shown in FIG. 1). After cooking for the required time in this state (after reconstitution of hot water), as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the concave groove 22 provided in the container body 20 is tilted so that the concave groove 22 side is on the lower side. And the remaining hot water in the container body 20 is discharged from the hot water outlet formed by the lid member 10 (the holding means for the container 1 is not shown). Exposing the container opening taking turning all lid 10 from the body 20, it is eaten after the addition of seasonings. As described above, the drain 22 for discharging the remaining hot water is recessed downward in the opening peripheral wall upper edge portion 21 located at one corner of the opening of the container body 20, and the lid member 10 Therefore, the problems {circle around (1)}, {circle around (2)}, {circle around (3)} and {circle around (4)} described in the section of the prior art do not occur.
[0018]
Although not described, the instant food container 1 according to the present invention is usually for preventing foreign matter such as dust and insects from entering from the concave groove 22 provided in the container body 20. The entire container 1 is covered with a heat shrink film or the like, or is covered with a cover lid made of a molded product covering the concave groove 22 or the like.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the instant food container according to the present invention. The instant food container 2 of the present invention is the same as the container 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. In the lid member 10, a cover having a size capable of projecting from the lid member 10 at a position facing the knob tongue 11, that is, a position corresponding to the concave groove 22 of the container body 20, and covering the concave groove 22 from the outside. The container 1 is the same as the container 1 of the first embodiment except that it includes a lid member 10 'provided with a tongue piece 12. By using the cover member 10 ′ provided with the covering tongue piece 12 in this manner, for example, when the cover member 10 ′ is made of a laminated material made of plastic foil or the like, this covering tongue By bending the piece 12 so as to cover the concave groove 22 of the container body 20, the concave groove 22 can be easily covered, and if a cellophane tape or an adhesive means such as a hot melt adhesive is used. The cover member 10 'covers the concave groove 22 with the covering tongue piece 12 and fixes the covering tongue piece 12 to the container body 20 without being related to the laminated material made of plastic foil or the like having plastic deformability. It is possible to prevent foreign substances such as dust and insects from entering. In any case, the entire container 2 can be covered with a heat shrink film or the like. The covering tongue piece 12 also has a role of stabilizing the discharge direction of the remaining hot water when discharging the remaining hot water.
[0020]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a container main body showing a third embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention, and the container main body 20 ′ of the container for instant food or the like according to the present invention is the first embodiment. In addition to the configuration having a plurality of (three in FIG. 4) non-continuous concave grooves 22 'in place of the concave grooves 22 provided in the container body 20 of the containers 1 and 2 of the second embodiment, The same as the container body 20. The lower surface of the concave groove 22 ′ is a flat surface, and the upper surfaces of the two walls separating the three concave grooves 22 ′ are the same height as the upper edge 21 of the peripheral wall of the opening of the container body 20 ′. is there.
[0021]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a container main body showing a fourth embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention, and the container main body 20 '' of the container for instant food or the like according to the present invention is the first embodiment. One or a plurality of projections 23 (3 in FIG. 4) having a dimension shorter than the depth dimension of the groove 22 in the groove 22 provided in the container body 20 of the container 1 or 2 of the embodiment or the second embodiment. The container body 20 is the same as the container body 20 except that the groove 22 '' has a plurality of projections). In FIG. 5, the projections 23 provided in the concave grooves have a conical shape. However, the shape is not limited to this, and when the remaining hot water is discharged, such as a quadrangular prism shape or a cylindrical shape, the noodles that have been reconstituted with hot water flow out. Any shape may be used as long as it functions as a weir so as not to occur. The lower surface of the concave groove 22 '' is a flat surface.
[0022]
The containers of instant foods and the like of the first to fourth embodiments described above are representative embodiments of the containers of instant foods and the like of the present invention, and in a range not departing from the configuration of the present invention. These are all included in the instant food container of the present invention. In addition, the configuration of the concave groove provided in the container body or the configuration of the covering tongue piece is appropriately configured depending on the requirements of the thickness of the noodle, the discharge time of the remaining hot water, the direction stability at the time of discharging the remaining hot water, the exterior material, etc. You can decide. In addition, the container body has been described in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape so far, but various shapes such as a square shape or a round shape may be used without being particular about the shape.
[0023]
【Example】
Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.
Example 1
An example of the instant food container of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
It has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape made of expanded polystyrene with a flange at the opening and outer dimensions W ₁ × W ₂ of 170 mm × 170 mm and height H of 60 mm. The flange F located at the corner has a depth F of 3 mm and a width. The container body 20 having a concave groove 22 with an R of 10 mm and a depth S of 10 mm is filled with 130 g (not shown) of seasoned fried noodles (not shown) that will be 2.5 mm thick after hot water, and then the outer dimensions are 170 mm x 170 mm The lid 10 '(printing layer / coating paper 79.1g / m ² / polyethylene layer 20μm / aluminum) with a square tongue shape and a grip tongue piece 11 and a covering tongue piece 12 protruding at the opposite corners A container of instant food or the like of the present invention was prepared by thermally bonding a foil 7 μm / a heat-adhesive adhesive layer 25 μm) at the flange portion of the container body 20.
[0024]
Example 2
The layer structure of the lid 10 'of Example 1 was changed from printing layer / coated paper 79.1 g / m ² / polyethylene layer 20 μm / aluminum foil 7 μm / thermal adhesive adhesive layer 25 μm to polyethylene terephthalate film 12 μm / printing layer / adhesive. A container for instant foods and the like of the present invention was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except for changing to layer / coated paper 58.1 g / m ² / polyethylene layer 20 μm / aluminum foil 7 μm / thermoadhesive adhesive layer 45 μm.
[0025]
Using the ones produced in the first and second embodiments, first, the gripping tongue 11 of the lid member 10 'is grasped with fingers and raised up to reach about 1/3 from the container body 20 to the lid member 10. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), a pouring opening A is provided, a required amount of hot water is poured into the pouring opening A, and the lid 10 'is peeled off. The portion was again put on the container body 20 (as shown in FIG. 3), and after cooking for the required time in this state (after reconstitution), the container body 20 was provided as shown in FIG. The remaining hot water in the container main body 20 was discharged from a hot water outlet formed by the concave groove 22 and the lid member 10 ′ by inclining so that the concave groove 22 side became the lower side. In both Examples 1 and 2, the remaining hot water could be drained smoothly without the problems (1), (2), (3), (4) and the like listed in the section of the prior art. Further, the direction of discharging the remaining hot water when the hot water was discharged was stabilized by the covering tongue piece 12. Furthermore, there was no individual difference in hot water cutting time and amount of remaining hot water, and good taste and texture could be obtained uniformly.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is a container for instant foods for storing dry noodles, raw noodles and the like, represented by instant yakisoba, which is suitable for pouring and draining hot water. There is an effect that it can be performed easily, quickly, surely and safely without trouble.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a container body showing a third embodiment of a container for instant food or the like according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a container body showing a fourth embodiment of a container for instant food and the like according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a layer configuration diagram of a lid member according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2, Containers, such as instant food 10,10 'Lid material 11 Knob tongue piece 12 Cover tongue piece 20,20', 20 "Container main body 21 Upper edge of peripheral wall of opening part
22 , 22 ′, 22 ″ concave groove 23 protrusion 30 base material 40 heat-adhesive adhesive layer

Claims (7)

A container body comprising a bottom plate and a peripheral wall provided at the periphery of the bottom plate so as to have an opening on one side, and a concave groove recessed downward on the upper edge of the peripheral wall; and the container body In a container for storing instant foods and the like having a substantially the same outer shape as the opening, and a lid member thermally bonded to the upper edge portion of the peripheral wall, the concave groove provided in the container body of the lid member is substantially Knob tongues projecting from the lid member are provided at opposing positions, and the upper edge of the peripheral wall is thermally bonded over the entire circumference except for the concave groove, and is formed by the lid member and the concave groove. A container for instant food or the like, wherein a hot water outlet is provided in an open state in which the inside and the outside of the container are always in communication with each other.   2. A container for instant food or the like according to claim 1, wherein the groove is composed of a plurality of continuous grooves, and the adjacent grooves are thermally bonded with the lid member.   2. A container for instant food or the like according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of protrusions are provided in the concave groove.   The instant food according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a covering tongue piece protruding from the lid member is provided at a position corresponding to the concave groove provided in the container body of the lid member. Etc. container.   5. A container for instant food or the like according to claim 4, wherein the covering tongue piece is locked to the container body by a locking means in a state of covering the concave groove.   The container for instant food or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the container for instant food or the like, at least a portion provided with a concave groove of the container body is covered with an exterior material.   The container for instant food or the like according to claim 6, wherein the exterior material is a heat shrinkable film.

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