JPH06312746A - Instant noodle packing container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to make encasing operation easy and, at the same time, reduce the generation of noodle waste chips due to impairment of the noodle lump by a method in which the noodle lumps can be received obliquely to make them insusceptible to collision with one another at the time of encasing or crowding against one another after encasing, although they are packed in a compact manner. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of erect supporting pieces 62, 63 and 66 are erected from the bottom wall part of a box-like container body 5 in an opposite and juxtaposed manner and noodle lump storing spaces S1 and S2 are sectioned between the rise supporting pieces 62, 63 and 66. The noodle lumps are received in the storing spaces S1 and S2 in a leaning condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a container for packaging instant noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for instant noodle packaging, which packs a noodle lump having a predetermined shape and stores a plurality of the packed noodle lumps, has been conventionally known. A conventional container of this type is made of cardboard in the shape of a flat box with an open upper surface, and as shown in FIG. 6, this container A has a plurality of bag bodies containing powdered soup and oysters. 4 and a plurality of divided noodles 1 ...
Are arranged side by side. Then, the container A accommodating the plurality of divided noodle masses 1 is wrapped with the exterior 3. 2 shows a sachet.

[0003]

By the way, in order to make the size of the product compact, the conventional container A has a size corresponding to the number of the packaged noodle blocks 1 ... Is determined. For example, 3 pieces of the above noodle mass 1
In the container A as shown in FIG. 6 for accommodating two pieces in a row, the width is such that two divided noodle masses 1 and 1 can be arranged side by side and accommodated without excess or deficiency. It has become. Therefore, it is difficult to perform the boxing operation by arranging the divided noodle masses 1 and 1 side by side, and since the noodle masses 1 and 1 are packed when performing such a boxing operation, the noodle masses 1 and 1 There is a problem that the noodle blocks 1 and 1 are crushed and collide with each other, or the noodle blocks 1 and 1 are pressed against each other after being packed, resulting in a loss of the noodle blocks 1 and 1 and generation of noodle scraps.

The above-mentioned box packing work is carried out while the container A is being conveyed by a conveyor. In addition, the bag 4 ...
The work of putting the container into the container is also carried out while the container A is being sent by the conveyor. Then, these operations are carried out in such an order that the bags 4 ... Are put into the container A first, and then the noodle masses 1 and 1 packaged in the container A are boxed. This is because when the noodle masses 1 and 1 are packed in the container A and then the bags 4 are placed on the noodle masses 1 and 1, the bags 4 are conveyed by the conveyor or wrapped by the exterior 3. This is because there is a high possibility that the work efficiency may decrease due to falling out of the container A in the middle or the like.

However, if the order of putting the divided noodle masses 1 ... or the bags 4 into the container A is set to one order as described above, when the packaging process is changed or improved. There is a problem in that that may be an obstacle.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by devising such that the packaged noodle lumps or the unpackaged noodle lumps can be accommodated while being inclined. Despite being compact, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of noodle waste due to the collision of noodle masses during storage and the pressing of noodle masses after storage, and in what order the noodle masses and the bag are arranged. An object of the present invention is to provide a container for instant noodle packaging in which the bag does not fall off even when placed in.

[0007]

A container for instant noodle packaging according to the invention of claim 1 is a container for instant noodle packaging which contains a plurality of noodle masses having a predetermined shape and a bag containing soup. In at least three places of the bottom wall of the box-shaped container body having an open upper surface, the standing support pieces are erected in a face-to-face parallel state, and the noodle masses are sandwiched between the respective standing support pieces. Each of the storage compartments is formed, and the noodle masses placed and stored in each of the storage compartments are supported by the noodle masses partially accommodated in the adjacent storage compartments or the upright supporting piece portions that partition the storage compartments. It is adapted to be supported in a hooked state, and the other part thereof is supported in a butt state by another standing support piece that divides the accommodation compartment, and the bag body is supported in any one of the accommodation compartments. The bag is inserted in the standing posture In which space is ensured.

A container for packaging instant noodles according to the invention of claim 2 is the container for packaging instant noodles according to claim 1, wherein the standing support pieces raised to at least three positions on the bottom wall of the container body are the container body. A first standing support piece corresponding to one side wall of the container, a second standing support piece corresponding to the other side wall of the container body, and an intermediate standing support piece located at one or a plurality of locations between them. The inclined support piece portions along the lower surface of the noodle masses accommodated in the accommodation compartment are respectively provided between the first upright support piece portion, the intermediate upright support piece portion, and the bottom wall portion of the container body. It is provided.

A container for packaging instant noodles according to a third aspect of the present invention is the container for packaging instant noodles according to claim 2, wherein the second standing support piece is located between the second standing support piece and the intermediate standing support piece adjacent thereto. A partition piece part that is raised from the bottom wall part of the container body is provided in the vicinity of the one part part, and the space between the partition piece part and the second standing support piece part is a bag insertion space. Is.

The container for instant noodle packaging according to the invention of claim 4 is the container for instant noodle packaging according to claim 2, wherein the inclination angle of the inclined support piece with respect to the bottom wall of the container body is accommodated in the accommodation compartment. It is smaller than the opening angle between the bottom surface of the noodle masses and the bottom wall.

The container for instant noodles packaging according to the invention of claim 5 is the container for instant noodles packaging according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4, wherein a plurality of individual noodle masses are individually packaged. Is accommodated in each accommodation compartment.

[0012]

According to the container for instant noodle packaging according to the present invention, a plurality of noodle masses are packed in the container body by leaning it on the standing support piece provided in the container body, rather than being packed in the container body. It Therefore, generation of noodle scraps due to collision of noodle masses during boxing operation and generation of noodle scraps due to pressing of noodle masses after boxing can be suppressed. In addition, since the bag containing soup is stored in the bag insertion space secured in any one of the storage compartments in a standing posture, the bag may be packed before or after the noodle mass is boxed. It is possible to put the body in the container body.

According to the container for packaging instant noodles according to the invention of claim 2, the inclined support piece portion provided between the first standing support piece portion or the intermediate standing support piece portion and the bottom wall portion of the container body. As a result, the lower surface of the noodle masses is supported, so that the noodle masses that are boxed by being placed on the respective standing support pieces are stable.

According to the container for instant noodle packaging according to the invention of claim 3, the bag body accommodated in the bag body insertion space in a standing posture is held in the standing posture by the partition piece and the second standing support piece. To be done. Further, when the bag body is housed in the bag body inserting space after the noodle masses have been boxed, the partition piece prevents the noodle piece from protruding into the bag body inserting space. Easy to store in the bag insertion space.

According to the container for instant noodle packaging of the invention of claim 4, since the lower surface of the noodle mass is in a state of being lifted from the inclined support piece portion, the noodle mass is less likely to be damaged and less likely to generate noodle waste. .

According to the instant noodle packaging container of the fifth aspect of the invention, the packaging effect is exerted by the packaging, and the noodle mass is less likely to generate noodle waste.

[0017]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container A for instant noodle packaging according to an example of the present invention. The container body 5 of the container A is formed in a flat box shape with an open upper surface, and has a bottom wall portion 51 and a side wall portion 52 rising from both ends in the width direction (left-right direction) of the bottom wall portion 51. And other side wall portion 53, bottom wall portion 51
The front wall portion 54, the rear wall portion 55, and the like rising from both ends in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) have a certain degree of waist strength and flexibility.

Upright support pieces are vertically erected in a face-to-face parallel state at three locations in the width direction of the bottom wall portion 51 of the container body 5. In the illustrated example, these support pieces are a first upright support piece 62 corresponding to one side wall 52 of the container body 5, a second upright support piece 63 corresponding to the other side wall 53 of the container body 5, and the like. Between the upright support piece portions 62, 63, 66, as shown in detail in FIG. 2 showing the state of use. Noodle mass storage compartments S1, S between each other
2 are formed respectively. In the illustrated example, the first upright support piece 6 corresponding to the side wall 52 of the container body 5.
The second upright supporting piece portion 63 corresponding to the second and other side wall portions 53
Naturally, the length of the container body 5 extends over the entire length of the container body 5, but the intermediate standing support piece 66 is divided into three parts in the front-rear direction. Therefore, each of the two storage compartments S1 and S2 arranged side by side is arranged three in the front-rear direction.

Further, the first upright supporting piece portion 62 and the bottom wall portion 51.
The first inclined support piece portion 67 and the intermediate inclined support piece portion 68 having the same inclination angle are provided between and, and between the intermediate standing support piece portion 66 and the bottom wall portion 51.

Further, the container wall 5 is erected from the bottom wall portion 51 of the container body 5 to a position near the second standing support piece portion 63 in the accommodation section S2 between the second standing support piece portion 63 and the intermediate standing support piece portion 66. A short partition piece 69 is provided, and the space between the partition piece 69 and the second standing support piece 66 is a bag insertion space S.

Although such a container A can be easily and inexpensively produced by pressure-compressing a certain kind of synthetic resin, a container made of cardboard instead of such a pressure-formed product can be used. Good.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a package 2 of the noodle masses 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the package 2 is a tubular packing sheet or paper that wraps the noodle masses 1 and both ends thereof are closed. It is a combination. Reference numerals 21 and 22 indicate closed positions. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the noodle lump 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the noodle lump 1 is obtained by gathering noodles fried in oil and keeping the shape of a short cylinder or truncated cone. It is used for food. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bag body 4 containing liquid soup, powdered soup, powdered soup, oyster, etc. As shown in FIG. 5, the bag body 4 has the same number as the number of noodle masses 1 packed in the container A. (Six in the illustrated example) are arranged in series so that each bag body 4 can be individually divided by tearing the tear line 41 formed of perforations. Further, the shape of each bag body 4 is flat.

The noodle masses 1 divided as shown in FIG. 3 are stored in the storage compartments S1 and S2 of the container A by a boxing operation.
At that time, the first standing support piece 62 and the intermediate standing support piece 66.
Packaged noodle mass 1 accommodated in the accommodation compartment S1 between
As shown in FIG. 2, a part thereof is supported by the first standing support piece portion 62 in a leaning state, and the other part thereof is brought into a butting state by the intermediate standing support piece portion 66 that defines the accommodation section S1. Supported. Moreover, the divided noodle mass 1 accommodated in the accommodation compartment S2 between the intermediate standing support piece portion 66 and the second standing support piece portion 66 is partially accommodated in the accommodation compartment S1 adjacent on the left side. It is supported by the divided packaged noodle masses 1 in a leaning state, and the other part is supported in a butt state by the second standing support piece portion 66 partitioning the accommodation section S2.

Here, the phrase "a part of the divided noodle mass 1 is supported by the first upright supporting piece portion 62 in a leaning state" means that a part of the divided mass 2 of the noodle mass 1 is A state in which the first upright supporting piece portion 62 is supported in a leaning state (the state shown in FIG. 2) and a part of the noodle mass 1 in the sachet 2 is leaning against the first upright supporting piece portion 62. It is meant to include both the state of being supported by. Similarly, the phrase "the other part of the divided noodle mass 1 is supported in a butt state by the intermediate standing support piece 66" means that the other part of the divided mass 2 of the noodle mass 1 is intermediate. The state in which the upright support piece portion 66 supports the butt state (the state shown in FIG. 2) and the other part of the noodle mass 1 in the sachet 2 is supported in the butt state by the intermediate upright support piece portion 66. It is meant to include both the state of being The phrase "a part of the divided noodle masses 1 is supported in a leaning state by the divided noodle masses 1 accommodated in the accommodation compartment S1", or "the divided noodle masses 1
The other part of "is supported in a butt state by the second standing support piece portion 66 that divides the accommodation section S2" also means to include the same state.

Next, the bag 5 described with reference to FIG. 5 is inserted into the bag insertion space S between the partition piece 69 and the second upright support piece 63 as shown in FIG. And is stored in the container A in a standing posture.

The individual storage compartments S of the container A are as described above.
The inclined support piece portion 67 extends along the lower surface 12 of each packaged noodle mass 1 housed in S1 and S2.

A container A containing a plurality of divided noodle masses 1 ... And a bag 4 ... Is packaged using an exterior 7 as shown in FIG. The exterior 3 is made of thin paper or a thin resin film.

As can be seen from the above description, the plurality of packaged noodle blocks 1 ... Are not packed in the container body 5 and boxed. That is, the upper noodle masses 1 ... Are partially overlapped by leaning on the first standing support piece 62 provided in the container body 5 or the divided noodle masses 1 accommodated in the predetermined accommodation space S1. It is packed diagonally. For this reason, boxing can be performed easily by merely placing the packed noodle masses 1 in the predetermined storage spaces S1, S2, and as a result, the noodle masses 1, 1 are separated from each other when boxed. It is possible to prevent the noodle masses from colliding with each other and pressing each other after being packed in a box, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which a large amount of noodle waste is generated due to a defect caused by the collision or the pressing. Further, since the bags 4 containing powdered soup, oysters, etc. are stored in the bag insertion space S formed between the partition piece 69 and the second standing support piece 63 in a standing posture. The work of putting the bags 4 into the container can be freely performed before or after the noodle mass is boxed, and a narrow space is secured for housing the bags 4. This is useful, and this is useful for facilitating the downsizing of the container A in combination with stacking the noodle masses 1 and obliquely packing them as described above.

The packaged noodle masses 1 ... Stored in the container A are stably packed in the box because the lower surface 12 is supported by the first inclined support piece 67 and the intermediate inclined support piece 68. Then, the situation of moving around in the container A does not occur.

Here, as in the illustrated embodiment, the inclination angle θ1 of each inclined support piece portion 67, 68 with respect to the bottom wall portion 51 of the container body 5 is the noodle mass 1 accommodated in each accommodation compartment S1, S2. When the opening angle θ formed by the lower surface 12 of the noodles and the bottom wall portion 51 is smaller than the lower surface 12, the lower surface 12 of the noodle masses 1 ...
.. and the inclined support piece portions 67, 68 do not collide with each other, so that there is an advantage that the noodle mass 1 is less likely to be broken and noodle waste is less likely to be generated. Furthermore, since the noodle masses 1 are packaged in the sachets 2, shocks from the outside are less likely to be transmitted to the noodle masses 1 due to the cushioning function of the sachets 2, and noodles are less likely to be generated.

The container for packaging instant noodles according to the present invention can be implemented in a mode other than the above-mentioned embodiments. Specific examples thereof are listed below.

(1) A container A in which the noodle mass 1 is not packaged and is stored in each of the storage compartments S1 and S2 in a naked state.

(2) Standing support pieces are erected in parallel with each other at more than three places on the bottom wall of the container body, and noodle block accommodating sections are formed between the respective standing support pieces. Container A

(3) The first standing support piece is separated from the one side wall 52 of the container body 5, and the second standing support piece is connected to the container body 5.
The container A which is erected from the bottom wall portion 51 separately from the other side wall portion 53.

(4) A container A in which the entire lower surface 12 of the noodle mass 1 packaged by the inclined support piece portions 67, 68 or the non-packaged noodle mass 1 is supported.

(5) A container A in which the partitioning piece portion 69 is omitted and a bag insertion space is secured in which one of the accommodation compartments S1 and S2 can accommodate the bag body 4 in a standing posture.

(6) A container A in which a plurality of individually divided bags 4 are stood up in the bag insertion space S to be housed.

[0038]

According to the invention of claim 1, even if the container is made compact, the packing operation of the noodle masses can be performed easily, and the noodle masses collide with each other at the time of packaging and the noodle masses after packaging. In addition to the effect that the pressing of the noodles is less likely to occur and the occurrence of noodle waste is suppressed, there is no restriction on the order in which the noodle mass and the bag body are put into the container body, which makes it easier to change or improve the packaging process. effective.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the packed noodle masses are hard to move in the container, and the stored state is stable.

According to the container for instant noodle packaging according to the invention of claim 3, the bag body can be easily bagged regardless of whether the bag body is put into the bag body inserting space before or after the noodle mass is boxed. It is possible to lean against the body insertion space and store it.

According to the inventions of claims 4 and 5, the noodle masses packed in the box are less likely to be damaged, and the noodle waste is extremely unlikely to be generated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an instant noodle packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a cross section of a usage state of the container.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a packaged noodle mass.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a noodle mass.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a bag body.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a usage state of a conventional container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A container for instant noodle packaging 1 noodle mass 2 packets 4 bag body 5 container body 12 bottom surface of noodle mass 51 bottom wall portion 52 one side wall portion 53 other side wall portion 62 first standing support piece portion 63 second standing support piece portion 66 Intermediate standing support piece 67 First inclined support piece (inclined support piece) 68 Intermediate inclined support piece (inclined support piece) 69 Partition piece S1, S2 accommodation section S Bag insertion space θ With lower surface of noodle mass Opening angle θ1 with the above bottom wall Inclination angle of inclined support piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A container for instant noodle packaging containing a plurality of noodle masses retained in a predetermined shape and a bag containing soup, wherein at least the bottom wall of a box-shaped container body having an open upper surface. Three
At the location, the standing support pieces are erected in a face-to-face parallel state, and a storage section for a noodle mass is formed between each of the standing support pieces, and the noodles are placed and stored in each storage section. A part of the lump is supported in a leaning state by the noodle lumps partially housed in the adjacent storage compartments or the upright support pieces that partition the storage compartments, and the other part partitions the storage compartments. It is adapted to be supported in a butt state by another standing support piece, and a bag insertion space for accommodating the bag body in a standing posture is secured in any one of the accommodation compartments. Characteristic container for instant noodles packaging. 2. A standing support piece that is erected at least at three locations on the bottom wall of the container body corresponds to a first standing support piece that corresponds to one side wall of the container body and another side wall of the container body. Is divided into a second upright support piece portion and an intermediate upright support piece portion located at one or a plurality of locations between them, and each of the first upright support piece portion and the intermediate upright support piece portion and the bottom of the container body. The container for instant noodle packaging according to claim 1, wherein inclined support piece portions are respectively provided along the lower surface of the noodle masses accommodated in the accommodation compartment, extending between the container and the wall portion. 3. A partition piece portion raised from the bottom wall portion of the container body is provided in the vicinity of the second standing support piece portion between the second standing support piece portion and the intermediate standing support piece portion adjacent thereto. The container for instant noodle packaging according to claim 2, wherein the space between the partition piece and the second standing support piece is a bag insertion space. 4. The inclination angle of the inclined support piece portion with respect to the bottom wall portion of the container body is smaller than the opening angle between the bottom surface of the noodle masses accommodated in the accommodation compartment and the bottom wall portion. The container for instant noodle packaging described in 2. 5. The instant immunity according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, and 4, wherein a plurality of individually-packaged noodle masses are accommodated in respective accommodation compartments. Noodle packaging container.