JPH0424875Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an instant food container that requires hot water supply and drainage for cooking.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a method of integrating a container body and an upper container consisting of an inner lid and an upper lid having a food storage section installed on the upper part of the container body, there is a method by heat fusion (for example, Utility Model Application No. 57-92665). Alternatively, a method is provided in which a fitting part is provided on the periphery of the top cover or inner cover, and is fitted and integrated with the flange of the container body (for example, Utility Model No. 58-84977
No. 58-84977) was issued. In addition, a device in which a part of the inner lid of the container was made into a recess and a drain hole or air hole was provided on the periphery was invented in
There is No. 42864.

However, according to the invention of the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Application No. 57-92665, the food packaging container is for filling two types of foods, but does not have a structure that allows hot water to be supplied and drained during cooking.

Furthermore, according to Utility Model Application No. 58-84977 and Utility Model Application No. 58-84977, when implementing this method, a container having a retort food storage section is separated from the container body and hot water is supplied to the container body. Moreover, the container must be fitted and closed to the container body, making attachment and detachment of the container complicated and making it impossible to perform simple hot water supply and drainage operations.

Furthermore, according to Utility Model Publication No. 54-42864, since the inner lid has an air hole and a hot water drainage hole, there is no need to attach or remove the inner lid for hot water supply and drainage. Because the liquid reservoir is not closed,
In order to add a liquid or fluid seasoning liquid, etc., it is necessary to package it separately and attach it, which poses problems such as the trouble of separate packaging and the unnecessary waste of packaging materials.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have developed an instant food container that requires hot water supply and drainage for cooking and does not require the attachment and detachment of the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water. The following method has been filed as a method for integrating containers. (Utility Application No. 61-58081) Namely, there is a method using heat fusion, a method in which a fitting part is provided on the periphery of the inner lid and the fitting part is integrated with the flange of the container body, and a method in which an external expansion part provided on the periphery of the upper lid is attached to the flange of the container body. This method is to wrap it around the bottom and integrate it.

[Problems to be solved by the present invention] However, as mentioned above, the method using heat fusion requires consideration of mutual adhesion due to the materials of the inner lid and the container body, and also requires a separate heat bonding device. It was hot.

In addition, in the method of providing a fitting part on the periphery of the inner lid, if a metal such as aluminum or a laminate of metal such as aluminum and plastic is used as the material, plastic deformation due to the metal material may occur. A sufficient fit could not be obtained, and the fixation of the inner lid itself during draining was extremely unstable.

Therefore, the use of metal materials for the lid body having the fitting portion has been almost excluded.

Furthermore, even with the method of integrating the outer expansion part provided at the periphery of the top lid with the lower part of the flange of the main body of the container, a sufficient fit cannot be obtained, and when the container is tilted when draining hot water during cooking, There was a risk that the inner lid would come off due to the weight of the food and boiling water inside the container.

[Means for solving the problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional products, the present invention requires hot water supply and drainage for cooking, and eliminates the need to attach and detach the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water. In instant food containers, the upper container is integrally fitted with the container body regardless of its material, and even if the container is tilted during draining, the seasoning materials will not leak and the The object of the present invention is to provide an ``instant food container'' that allows hot water to be drained while safely holding the container body and upper container without coming off.

In other words, the gist of the present invention is as follows:
In an instant food container that requires hot water supply and drainage for cooking and does not require the attachment and detachment of the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water, the instant food container body has a flange around the opening;
An upper container comprising an inner lid having a seasoning material storage recess formed by expanding into the container main body, the peripheral edge of which overlaps the container main flange, and an upper lid that seals and closes at least the recess of the inner lid; It is composed of a cover lid that is fitted and integrated with the container body from above the container, and the end of the upper container is cut out to form a drain port, and the other end of the upper container faces the cutout through the recess. The end of the lid is bent upward from the vicinity of the upper end of the recess to form a hot water supply port that communicates with the inside and outside of the container body. A fitting portion is provided to fit and lock,
In the hot water outlet and hot water supply port formed by placing the upper container on the periphery of the opening of the container body, an end corresponding to the hot water outlet is provided with a hot water outlet that communicates with the inside and outside of the container body, Furthermore, it is an instant food container with a lid that has a cut-off end that corresponds to the hot water supply opening.

Next, while following the attached drawings regarding the present invention,
A more detailed explanation will be given below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in a state where the folded portion 6 of FIG. 1 is closed.

In Figures 1 and 2, 1 is the container body, 3
Reference numeral 5 indicates an inner lid having a seasoning material storage recess 4 that bulges into the container body, and 5 an upper lid that seals and closes the recess of the inner lid. The upper container is composed of an inner lid 3 and an upper lid 5.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cover lid in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper container is placed on the container body.

By placing the upper container on the container main body flange 2, a drain port 13 communicating with the inside and outside of the container main body is formed at one end.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a bent portion of the inner lid which forms a hot water supply port 14 that communicates with the container body by bending upward from the vicinity of the upper end of the recess. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cover, which is made of polystyrene resin, polypropylene resin, or the like.

A container body flange 2 is attached to the periphery of the lid 7.
A fitting part 11 that fits and locks is provided, and a raised part 8 is provided at the end of the cover corresponding to the drain port 13, forming a drain port 12.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the end of the cover corresponding to the hot water supply port 14 is cut off in a corresponding manner so that it can be bent.

The shape of the end portion of the cover lid corresponding to the drain port 13 is not only the raised portion 8 as described above, but also several openings on the upper surface of the end portion of the cover cover, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. It is also possible to have a shape in which .

That is, a shape that allows hot water to drain so that the instant food 9 does not flow out during cooking (for example, a U shape like 16)
A letter-shaped opening) can be adopted as appropriate.

Incidentally, it is preferable that a raised portion 15 be provided in the center portion of the cover lid.

The above explanation with reference to the accompanying drawings is based on one embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited thereto.In an instant food container that requires water supply and drainage during cooking, the upper container is placed on the container body. The present invention can be appropriately applied to instant food containers of any shape as long as the container has a structure in which a water supply/discharge port is formed by doing so.

[Operation and Effect] The present invention is an instant food container that requires hot water to be supplied and drained for cooking and does not require the attachment and detachment of the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water. An upper container is placed on the flange of the container body, and includes an inner lid having a seasoning material storage recess and a peripheral edge of which overlaps the flange of the container body, and an upper lid that seals and closes at least the recess of the inner lid. While forming the drain ports 12 and 13, the upper container is integrally fitted and fixed to the container body 1 by the fitting and locking of the cover fitting part 11 to the container main body flange 2, so that the upper container is fixed integrally with the container body 1. There is no need to provide a fitting part on the peripheral wall of the container itself, there is no need to heat-seal the upper container to the container body, and there is no need to prepare a separate thermal bonding device.

Therefore, the upper container can be easily fitted and integrated into the container body and fixed thereto, regardless of its material.

Furthermore, if the instant food container according to the present invention is used, there is no need to attach or detach the cover lid or the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water during cooking, and when supplying hot water, the upper Hot water may be supplied from the hot water supply opening formed by bending the bent portion 6 of the container upward, and when discharging hot water, the lid fitting portion 11 is fitted and locked onto the container body flange 2. Since the upper container is fixed to the container body, it will not come off even if the container body is tilted, and the hot water can be drained while being held securely. The seasoning material also has the sanitary effect of being heated separately from the ready-to-eat food by the heat of the hot water after hot water is supplied, making it possible to further simplify the cooking operation. The upper container itself can be retort sterilized as appropriate depending on the storage stability of the seasoning material stored therein.

Furthermore, by providing the raised portion 15 at the center of the cover, excellent stacking and strength reinforcement of the cover itself can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in a state where the folded portion 6 of FIG. 1 is closed. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a container main body, 3 is an inner lid having a seasoning material storage recess 4 that bulges into the container main body, and 5 is an upper lid that seals and closes the recess of the inner lid. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cover lid in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper container is placed on the container body. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5 with the U-shaped opening portion opened. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Container body, 2... Flange, 3... Inner lid, 4... Recessed part, 5... Top lid, 6... Bent part, 7... Cover lid, 8... Exhaust spout raised part, 9...
... Instant food, 10... Seasoning material, 11... Fitting part, 12... Water outlet, 13... Water outlet, 14...
...Hot water inlet, 15... Lid raised part, 16...
U-shaped opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An instant food container that requires hot water supply and drainage for cooking and does not require the attachment and detachment of the upper container when supplying and discharging hot water, an instant food container body having a flange around the opening;
An upper container comprising an inner lid having a seasoning material storage recess formed by expanding into the container main body, the peripheral edge of which overlaps the container main flange, and an upper lid that seals and closes at least the recess of the inner lid; and a lid that fits and integrates with the container main body from above the container, the end of the upper container is cut off to form a drain port, and the other end of the upper container faces the cutout through the recess. The end portion is bent upward with the vicinity of the upper end of the recess as a boundary to form a hot water supply port that communicates with the inside and outside of the container body. A fitting portion is provided so as to fit and lock,
In the hot water outlet and hot water supply port formed by placing the upper container on the periphery of the opening of the container body, an end corresponding to the hot water outlet is provided with a hot water outlet that communicates with the inside and outside of the container body, Furthermore, the instant food container is a cover lid having an end portion corresponding to the hot water supply opening portion cut off.