CN1223222A

CN1223222A - Container

Info

Publication number: CN1223222A
Application number: CN 97117542
Authority: CN
Inventors: 池口茂高
Original assignee: Shanghai Hu Chang Trading Co Ltd; Sugioka Takaharu; Harima Chemical Inc
Current assignee: Shanghai Hu Chang Trading Co Ltd; Sugioka Takaharu; Harima Chemical Inc
Priority date: 1997-08-28
Filing date: 1997-08-28
Publication date: 1999-07-21

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container, in particular, it relates to a container for packaging instant food (for example, bowl-type instant noodles). Said container self-body is formed from upper portion material, middle portion material and lower portion material which are hinged together. Before it is used, the middle portion material and lower portion material are overlapped, so that the volume of the container can be effectively reduced, and it is favourable for transportation and storage, and when it is used, the hinged bent portion is over turned, the middle portion material can be stretched out so as to form the required container form.

Description

Container

The present invention relates to a kind of container, relate in particular to a kind of container that is used for instant food (such as bowl instant noodle) packing.

In the instant food field, usually, be instant food to be placed in the container for packing of bowl-shape or cup-shaped sell.This container for packing is to be made by the synthetic resin thin slice of foaming or non-foaming mostly.

Yet, because the convenience food packages container after the moulding in the past mostly is big bowl-shape or cup-shaped, so, in carrying, keeping, all exist the problem that volume expands.Special when their layerings being emitted in supermarket or other markets, because the area in market is limited, and the volume of instant food is relatively large, therefore, can not discharge a lot.Like this, very few in the commodity amount kind, when perhaps additional insufficient, the customer's of can going down psychologically naturally desire to buy, this is very disadvantageous to promotion.

Also because vessel is transported to food production producer by container production producer, food production producer also can be because of container volume be bigger when it take care of and carry out packaging for foodstuff and deposit, and has the inconvenience in transportation, keeping and the manufacturing.

In addition, for consumers, the disposable instant food of buying a lot of this packings has certain difficulty equally on carrying and preserving, therefore, and can only small purchases.

In order to solve owing to the excessive the problems referred to above that cause of container for packing volume, the invention provides a kind of volume less, be convenient to the container for packing carrying and preserve.

The object of the present invention is achieved like this: vessel forms a wide-aperture conical dish shape on its bottom and top, it has a following side material that is made of the lower circumference face, the upper lateral part material that the one pars intermedia material that is made of the intermediate circumference face and is made of upside circumference face, following side material and pars intermedia material are connected to one by the 1st hinge bending part that is positioned at material upper end, following side and pars intermedia material upper end, pars intermedia material and upper lateral part material are connected to one by the 2nd hinge bending part that is positioned at pars intermedia material lower end and upper lateral part material lower end, by described the 1st hinge bending part and the 2nd hinge bending part described pars intermedia material are overturn upward, stretching, extension is to form required container shapes.

Because container of the present invention can stretch, therefore, the present invention compares with bowl-shape or cup-like containers in the past, highly obviously reduces, thereby can reduce its single-piece volume, is convenient to builder, sellers and customer's carrying, keeping like this.Particularly discharging just can stack more commodity during instant food in the market, compares with other similar instant food in the past, and very attractive force is arranged on promotion.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing preferred embodiment of the present invention is elaborated.

Fig. 1 illustrates the section-drawing of an embodiment of container of the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates the section-drawing of Fig. 1 container running condition;

Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of container of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates the central longitudinal sectional drawing of container among Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 illustrates the section-drawing of vessel extended configuration among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 illustrates along the drawing in side sectional elevation of Fig. 4 center line 6-6 intercepting;

Fig. 7 illustrates the mode chart of vessel extended configuration;

The degree of contrast figure of container when Fig. 8 is vessel and extended configuration.

As shown in Figure 1, be an embodiment F of container of the present invention.Container has the extended position vessel 9 that is made of following side material 10, pars intermedia material 20 and upper lateral part material 30, covering container body 9 upper lateral part materials 30 upper ends be lid 60.Be contained with seasoning seasoning matter 40 (the seasoning seasoning matter also comprises batchings 42 such as Powdered soup stock 41 and dehydrated vegetables etc.) and instant noodles piece 50 in the vessel 9.In addition, heat-shrinkable film 70 can constitute housing material.

In the embodiment in figure 1, in order to effectively utilize the inner space of vessel 9, seasoning seasoning matter 40 that can capacity is less is contained among the inner space S1 of following side material 10 and the instant noodles piece that capacity is bigger is contained in bending part 21 tops of the 1st hinge, and among the inner space S2 of upper lateral part material 30.

When using container F of the present invention, peel off housing material 70 earlier, open lid 60, take out instant noodles piece 50 and seasoning seasoning matter 40 in the vessel 9.Again as shown in Figure 2, overturn upward by the 1st hinge bending part 21 and the 2nd hinge bending part 31, pars intermedia material 20 is stretched upward, the container shapes so that formation sets promptly, finally becomes jorum 9A.With batching such as aforesaid instant noodles piece 50 and seasoning seasoning matter 40, Powdered soup stock 41 and dehydrated vegetables 42 etc., pour in this jorum 9A, the instant food with general is the same so again, adds hot boiling water W, passing through the regular hour just can be edible.

From Fig. 3, the concrete structure of container extended position vessel 9 of the present invention is shown.This vessel 9 as previously mentioned, be the same with the tableware of general big bowl shape when using, is considered thermal insulation, and it is mainly made by the thin slice of synthetic resin foaming body.What adopt in the present embodiment is that thickness is the foamed polystyrene resin thin slice of 2-3 millimeter.In addition, also can use non-foaming synthetical resin products (comprising the injection molded product), produce container of the present invention based on material or other suitable equivalent material of paper.

As Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, this vessel 9 is formed by connecting by following side material 10, pars intermedia material 20 and upper lateral part material 30.

Following side material 10 is meant the coniform lateral circle surface portion 12 down of bottom surface sections 11 and the large aperture above it.

Pars intermedia material 20 is meant the upper end and, outside side-lower, a bottom large aperture coniform intermediate circumference face 22 that form 21 that link into an integrated entity by the 1st hinge bending part of aforementioned lower circumference face 12.The 1st hinge bending part 21 is positioned at the upper end of lower circumference facial 12 and intermediate circumference face 22.

Upper lateral part material 30 is meant the lower end of intermediate circumference face 22 and by the 2nd hinge bending part 31, above the outside, and the upside circumference face 32 that large aperture is cone shape, be integral connection is formed at top.The 2nd hinge bending part 31 is in the lower end of intermediate circumference facial 22 and upside circumference face 32.

As shown in Figure 5,, the pars intermedia material 20 among Fig. 4 is stretched, form the jorum shapes of containers 9A that sets by the 1st hinge bending part 21 and the 2nd hinge bending part 31 of overturning upward.

Fig. 7 is the mode chart of vessel extended configuration of the present invention.What be shown in dotted line among the figure is that vessel 9 stretches preceding position.Shown in the long and short dash line is the position of stretching the big bowl 9A in back.Shown in the solid line is the position of container 9R in 20 switching processes of pars intermedia material.

From this scheme drawing, can be expressly understood very much, will make pars intermedia material 20 by the 1st

hinge bending part

21 and 31 upsets of the 2nd hinge bending part, will up carry pars intermedia material 20 (perhaps to pressing down), along with the 2nd hinge 31 is moved upwards up to position 31R, the 1st hinge bending part 21 because of the effect of intermediate circumference face 22, move to 21R place, position to internal diameter (diameter reduction) I of container direction.Then, when surpassing critical spot with the container 9R shown in the solid line among the figure, intermediate circumference face 22 begins turning, along with the 2nd hinge bending part is moved upward from position 31R, the 1st hinge bending part from position 21R again to the outside of container (post-equalization) 0 direction move, promptly shown in long and short dash line, move to 21A and the 31A position of the container 9A that trails.

As implied above, during 20 upsets of pars intermedia material, the 1st hinge bending part 21 and the 2nd hinge bending 31 respectively to the inboard of container and outer direction move, mobile along with the position, container has produced to the inside the distortion with the outside respectively on lower circumference facial 12 and intermediate circumference face 22, promptly flexible to diametric(al).Owing to make the flexibility of the laminar object of container, therefore can absorb.

But, because thickness, characteristic and the container shapes etc. of this sheet-like article not simultaneously, can make lower circumference facial 12 and the intermediate circumference face 22 can not be easily flexible towards diametric(al), and/or may produce be full of cracks, phenomenon such as break.

As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, be shaped on radial

telescopic chute

13 and 23, just can overcome this situation along the above-below direction of lower circumference facial 12 and intermediate circumference face 22.On the transverse cross-sectional view of Fig. 6, we just can understand, also

telescopic chute

13 and 23 can be made only inboard flexible to vessel.In addition, not expression also can be provided with groove in a circumferential direction on the figure.

As shown on Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, intermediate circumference face 22 can be made the curved surface 24 heaved to container inside, when overturning upward, formed the curved surface 24A that heaves laterally, do like this, when stretching, just can form the more solid circumference face of centre waist.

As shown in Figure 5, to the upset of the top of pars intermedia material 20, when stretching, the facial 22A of its intermediate circumference that trails connects into the side wall surface of container basically with lower circumference facial 12 and upside circumference face 32, as the structure making, outward appearance are also quite beautiful, and usability also can improve.

Shown in Figure 4, if following side material 10 is substantially the same with the height h of pars intermedia material 20.According to pars intermedia material 20 fixed container height also can reduce very effectively.

Describe the present invention in conjunction with preferred embodiment of the present invention above, persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that any modification of being done according to the present invention spirit and design and improve all should be within the scope that claim of the present invention is protected.

Claims

1. container, include a vessel and a container top, it is characterized in that, a wide-aperture conical dish shape is formed at the bottom of vessel and top, it has a following side material that is made of the lower circumference face, the upper lateral part material that the one pars intermedia material that is made of the intermediate circumference face and is made of upside circumference face, following side material and pars intermedia material are connected to one by the 1st hinge bending part that is positioned at material upper end, following side and pars intermedia material upper end, pars intermedia material and upper lateral part material are connected to one by the 2nd hinge bending part that is positioned at pars intermedia material lower end and upper lateral part material lower end, by described the 1st hinge bending part and the 2nd hinge bending part described pars intermedia material are overturn upward, stretching, extension is to form required container shapes.

2. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the above-below direction along described lower circumference face and intermediate circumference face is formed with radial telescopic chute.

3. container as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described intermediate circumference face when upwards overturning, becomes a crooked laterally curved surface to the curved surface of container inside bending.

4. container as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described pars intermedia material is upset upwards, stretches, and intermediate circumference face and the described lower circumference face and the lower circumference face of its stretching, extension can generally be connected to form the sidewall of container.

5. container as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described pars intermedia material is upset upwards, stretches, and intermediate circumference face and the described lower circumference face and the lower circumference face of its stretching, extension can generally be connected to form the sidewall of container.

6. container as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, the following side material of described vessel and the height of pars intermedia material are basic identical.

7. container as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, the following side material of described vessel and the height of pars intermedia material are basic identical.

8. container as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, the following side material of described vessel and the height of pars intermedia material are basic identical.

9. container as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the following side material of described vessel and the height of pars intermedia material are basic identical.