EP1483174B1 - Für die mikrowelle geeignete vakuumverpackung - Google Patents

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EP1483174B1
EP1483174B1 EP03705627A EP03705627A EP1483174B1 EP 1483174 B1 EP1483174 B1 EP 1483174B1 EP 03705627 A EP03705627 A EP 03705627A EP 03705627 A EP03705627 A EP 03705627A EP 1483174 B1 EP1483174 B1 EP 1483174B1
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Joel Haamer
Claes Martinsson
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    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/14—Linings or internal coatings
    • B65D25/16—Loose, or loosely-attached, linings
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/225—Pressure relief-valves incorporated in a container wall, e.g. valves comprising at least one elastic element
    • 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
    • B65D81/18—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • 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
    • B65D81/3446—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 specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
    • B65D81/3453—Rigid containers, e.g. trays, bottles, boxes, cups
    • 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
    • B65D2205/00—Venting means
    • B65D2205/02—Venting holes
    • B65D2205/025—Venting holes having a removable label, sticker or adhesive foil covering the hole

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  • the present invention relates to a package designed to contain food product, preferably food product intended to be heated in a microwave oven, said package comprising a tray and a plastic film arranged to cover the top face of the tray during use.
  • the invention likewise relates to a method of packaging food product in a package in accordance with the invention.
  • the food product When ready-cooked dishes are produced in accordance with the method described in WO 00/0365, the food product is placed in a tray, whereupon a plastic film having a valve formed therein is arranged on top of the food product and the tray.
  • the package with the food product contained therein are then inserted into a microwave tunnel for cooking of the food product to the ready-to-eat state, and during this cooking process vapor is produced.
  • Vapor exits through the valve, which preferably is a one-way valve, when the pressure inside the package exceeds the atmospheric pressure.
  • the valve closes and the package is introduced into a cooling tunnel, in which vacuum is created inside the package automatically as a consequence of the condensation that takes place therein.
  • the object of the present invention thus is to provide a package that solves the above referred-to problems.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a method of packaging foodstuff in a package in accordance with the invention.
  • the inventive package also comprises a second plastic film arranged between the tray and said first plastic film, said second plastic film intended when in use to adapt its shape to that of the food product upon evacuation of the space between said first and said second plastic films in which the food product is contained.
  • the advantage of this solution is that the second plastic film deforms as a vacuum is being created in said space without such evacuation affecting the external appearance of the package. As a result, the package retains its appearance and consequently it may be stacked.
  • a package of this kind is suitable for use together with ready-cooked as well as fresh food, whether intended for deep-freezing or refrigeration.
  • a further advantage is the improved appearance of the package, also when a transparent plastic material is used, and the additional paper package conventionally used may be dispensed with.
  • the provision of an additional plastic layer thus makes it possible to eliminate the subsequent paper package, which thus saves money as well as time.
  • a valve preferably is provided on said first plastic film.
  • the valve is arranged to open when a predetermined excess pressure generates inside the package, i.e. in the space between the two plastic films. The heat is distributed inside the package as the latter is being heated as a result of the vapor created during this process spreading inside the package.
  • pressure builds up from the vapor inside the package and finally the valve opens.
  • the valve opens it preferably emits a sound signal as vapor flows out from the valve, thus indicating that the heating up of the food product is complete.
  • the valve consists of an adhesive layer, which may be applied on the uppermost plastic film.
  • the adhesive layer is placed on top of a slit formed in the plastic film.
  • the application of the adhesive layer could take place e.g. in conjunction with the application of the plastic film on the tray on top of the food product.
  • one or several openings preferably are provided leading into the space between the plastic film positioned closest to the tray and the tray itself.
  • the plastic film closest to the tray moves somewhat away from the tray during the evacuation process, and thus in the absence of an opening vacuum is created, which may cause deformation of the tray.
  • the top plastic film preferably is of a stiffer kind than the intermediate plastic film. During the evacuation process it is essentially the intermediate plastic film that changes its shape while the uppermost one continues to be stretched. The even plastic film offers the advantage of making the package more manageable because it may be stacked.
  • the package shown in Fig 1 comprises a tray 1 and a bottom plastic film 2 and an top plastic film 4.
  • Food 3 is located between the plastic films 2, 4.
  • the tray 1 is formed with openings 5 serving to prevent the formation of a below-atmospheric pressure or excess pressure in the space between the bottom plastic film 2 and the tray 1.
  • a valve 6 is formed in the top plastic film 4.
  • the valve 6 is in the form of a tape, which is positioned on top of a slit formed in the top plastic film 4.
  • the package of Fig 1 is shown in the stage when the food product 3 is packaged and the space between the two plastic films 2, 4 is evacuated.
  • Figs 2a-2d show the composition of the package.
  • Fig 2a shows a tray 1 with openings 5 formed therein.
  • Fig 2b shows the manner in which a plastic film 2 is arranged inside the tray.
  • the plastic film 2 is preferably welded to the edges of the tray 1.
  • Fig 2c illustrates the situation when food product 3 has been positioned on top of the plastic film 2 and Fig 2d the situation when a second plastic film has been applied to the package in a position wherein it covers the food product and jointly with the bottom plastic film 2 it forms a closed space, in which the food product 3 lies protected.
  • the top plastic film 4 preferably is welded to the bottom film 2 and to the edges of the tray 1.
  • the closed space is then evacuated, whereby the bottom plastic film 2 adapts itself to the shape of the food product 3 inside the closed space.
  • the top plastic film 2 preferably is arranged on top of the tray 1 in a manner ensuring that the plastic film 4 is in a stretched condition such that it does not alter its shape as a result of the evacuation process and does not adapt its shape to that of the food product 3.
  • the top plastic film 4 is of a somewhat stiffer kind than the bottom one to further counteract tendencies of deformation.
  • the valve could be an indication of fracture made in the plastic film, the dimensions of which fracture is such as to ensure that it bursts when exposed to a predetermined load.
  • a valve of this kind thus is a single-use valve.
  • the opening or openings between the tray 1 and the bottom plastic film 2 in other ways than the one shown in the drawing figures.
  • the bottom plastic film 2 need not be welded to the tray 1 along the entire perimeter edges thereof, in which case the non-welded sections form the openings through which air may pass.

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  1. Verpackung, die dafür bestimmt ist, Lebensmittelprodukte (3), vorzugsweise Lebensmittelprodukte (3), die in einem Mikrowellengerät erwärmt werden sollen, aufzunehmen, mit einer Schale (1) und einer Kunststofffolie (4), die so angeordnet ist, dass sie die Schale (1) bedeckt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    eine zweite Kunststofffolie (2) zwischen der Schale (1) und der ersten Kunststofffolie (4) angeordnet ist, wobei bei Evakuierung des Raums zwischen der ersten Kunststofffolie (4) und der zweiten Kunststofffolie (2), in dem das Lebensmittelprodukt (3) enthalten ist, nur die zweite Kunststofffolie (2) ihre Form an die des Lebensmittelprodukts (3) anpassen kann.
  2. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Ventil (6) in der ersten Kunststofffolie (4) ausgebildet ist.
  3. Verpackung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (6) aus einer Haftschicht besteht.
  4. Verpackung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (6) so eingerichtet ist, dass es ein akustisches Signal aussendet, wenn Dampf aus dem Ventil (6) strömt.
  5. Verpackung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Ventil (6) so eingerichtet ist, dass es sich öffnet, wenn ein vorgegebener Überdruck in der Verpackung erreicht ist.
  6. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schale (1) mit mindestens einer Öffnung (5) ausgebildet ist, die dafür bestimmt ist, bei Evakuierung und Erwärmung des Lebensmittelprodukts Luft durchzulassen.
  7. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Kunststofffolie (4) steifer als die zweite Kunststofffolie (2) ist.
  8. Verfahren zum Verpacken von Lebensmittelprodukten (3) in einer in Anspruch 1 definierten Verpackung mit den Schritten:
    Anordnen der zweiten Kunststofffolie (2) in der Schale (1);
    Platzieren von Lebensmittelprodukten (3) in der Schale (1) auf der zweiten Kunststofffolie (2);
    Anordnen der ersten Kunststofffolie (4) auf dem Lebensmittelprodukt (3), das in der Schale (1) auf der zweiten Kunststofffolie (2) platziert ist; und
    Evakuieren des Raums zwischen der ersten Kunststofffolie (4) und der zweiten Kunststofffolie (2), in dem das Lebensmittelprodukt (3) untergebracht ist.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, das den Schritt des Kochens des Lebensmittelprodukts (3) in einem Mikrowellengerät vor der Evakuierung aufweist.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Evakuierung automatisch erfolgt.
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SE0200740A SE519320C2 (sv) 2002-03-13 2002-03-13 Vakuumförpackning för livsmedel avsedd för mikrovågsugn
SE0200740 2002-03-13
PCT/SE2003/000300 WO2003076302A1 (en) 2002-03-13 2003-02-25 Microwaveable vacuum package

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