JPS5844548B2 - Double container for instant food - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a first K, an outer container having heat insulation and heat retention properties,
A solidified instant food such as instant noodles (instant ramen, instant udon, etc.) is stored in a metal container that fits and is easily removed, and seasoning materials such as soup and ingredients are enclosed. The inner container has a protruding edge and a lid, with the intention of allowing the ready-to-eat food to be immersed under the surface of the seasoning liquid without floating to the surface when the consumer boils or reconstitutes the food for consumption. The object of the present invention is to provide a double container for instant food, which is completely covered with a covering material after being set.

Instant ramen, which is currently commercially available and is also referred to as "bukuro-mono," is taken out of the packaging bag, placed in a bowl or pot, and then poured with boiling water or boiled for a short time before being eaten.

Therefore, this type of instant ramen has the disadvantage that it cannot be cooked without a container such as a bowl or a pot.

In the olden days, the so-called cup ramen etc. that are currently on the market are made by enclosing instant ramen noodles into an insulating container made of synthetic resin such as styrofoam or vinyl chloride.
Products that are consumed after a certain period of time are known.

However, these cup ramen etc. unfortunately use containers made of synthetic resin.
In the case of vinyl chloride products, there is a high risk that vinyl chloride monomer, a carcinogen, will elute.

In recent years, containers made of polystyrene have been considered relatively safe (currently, most cup ramen type containers are of this type).

), an academic presentation was made by Sakae Sakashita, an assistant professor at the Mie University School of Medicine, at a meeting of the Japanese Anatomical Society in Nagoya on November 29, 1975, in which mice developed tumors as a result of an experiment.

According to an Asahi Shimbun news article dated November 23, 1975.

) has been carried out, and it is giving a great deal of attention and shock to the instant food industry and consumers.

Moreover, the fatal drawback of this type of container is that it cannot be boiled, and you simply pour boiling water into it, which is commonly referred to as a reconstituted container. It is difficult to restore ramen to zero noodle quality.

Therefore, to eat truly beautiful ramen.

As is well known, it must be boiled in a pot for 2 to 3 minutes.

However, according to the present invention, there is no need for cooking utensils such as a pot at all, and the metal inner container is removed from the outer container, and in the same way as a pot, for example, 500 cc of water is added and boiled for 2 to 3 minutes. If you fit this into an outer container made of insulating material and serve it as a meal, you won't need any other utensils such as bowls, and since the small outer container has a slow heat conduction rate, the ramen and soup inside will stay hot. Even if it is, it has the excellent feature that it does not cause the container to become unusable and can be eaten directly in the hand, and it also prevents instant food from floating to the surface when boiling or reconstituting water. It also has the excellent feature that it can be immersed in its entirety under the surface of the seasoning liquid for effective cooking.

Next, the configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an outer container with excellent heat insulation and heat retention properties, and is preferably made of a material such as expanded polystyrene resin.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an inner container made of metal such as aluminum foil or tin foil that fits into the outer container 1 and can be easily removed and removed.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a protruding edge formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the inner container 2, which may be formed in an intermittent annular shape as shown in FIG. 1, or in a continuous annular shape as shown in FIG. It is also good to do.

Further, the projecting edge portion 3 needs to be formed into two strips with an appropriate width interval.

The projecting edge 3 is one of the important features in the structure of the present invention.

In order to bring about the effects described later, the following should be taken into consideration regarding its setting position.

That is, as can be understood from FIG. 2, an instant food S such as instant ramen or instant udon is stored in the inner container 2, and the inner container 2 is brought into contact with the upper and lower edges of the food S, and is held between the top and bottom. The purpose is to form it in a state where it can be pressed down.

Forming as described above is difficult for instant food products due to the manufacturing process.
It is only necessary to add a "squeezing" step to form the projecting edge 3 at the same time as the container is stored in the inner container 2.

In the drawing, 4 is an inner lid made of the same material as the inner container 2, and 5 is an outer lid made of the same material as the outer container 1.

6 is a covering material such as a known heat shrink film.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an upper space created when the instant food S is stored in the inner container 2. Although not shown, the space 7 contains powdered soup, dried meat, dried vegetables, etc. necessary for cooking the instant food S. of seasoning materials will be stored, and 8.
is the lower space.

The present invention configured as described above brings about the following effects.

Firstly, conventional cup ramen type containers are used when pouring boiling water to reconstitute the water, or when placing instant ramen noodles in a pot such as a pot.
For the ramen mentioned above, which floats to the surface with eating utensils such as chopsticks, it is necessary to loosen the whole noodles in boiling water and stir them gently. I couldn't expect the ramen to be rehydrated, and I couldn't get ramen with a good texture.

However, since known cup ramen containers are generally small in shape and are so-called "kofuri" containers, loosening and stirring the ramen itself as described above means that part of the ramen and its seasonings are not exposed to the outside. There was a tendency for liquid to spill, and even when the above-mentioned container was used, the above-mentioned cooking operation was troublesome.

According to the present invention, the instant food S itself is held between the protruding edges 3, so that its floating is inhibited, and the whole is immersed in the seasoning liquid, with sufficient space above and below. As a result, the above-mentioned seasoning operation and stirring can be performed easily and sufficiently, and it is convenient for the food to be eaten immediately with good taste.

2nd K. According to the present invention, the instant food S, which is uniformly shaped into a desired shape and ready to be solidified, is stored in the inner container 2 that is compatible with the instant food S, and is tightly held by the upper and lower projecting edges 3. Since the noodles are sandwiched between the containers, there is no transfer or rearrangement inside the container during product management, for example, during transportation, display, etc., and as a result, breakage of the noodles themselves can be avoided, and the noodles are provided in the most preferred form for consumers. It has the following advantages.

Thirdly, as a result of the outer container 1 having insulation and heat retention properties and the inner container 2 made of aluminum foil, tin foil, etc., (a) cooking utensils such as pots are not required, and (b) heating and boiling are not required. (c) By fitting the inner container to the outer container, there is no need for tableware such as a bowl, and since the outer container is an insulating container, When eating, the heat should not be felt in the hands, and it should be convenient for buffet meals. 2) The part that comes into direct contact with the food (inner container) is made of metal such as tin or aluminum, so it should not be made of PVC.・There is no risk of carcinogenic substances etc. leaching out from synthetic resins such as monomers, and there is no sense of hygiene concerns; (e) The tableware is disposable, so chores such as cleaning up leftovers from meals are not necessary. It is useful for solving problems and saving labor, and it brings about the above benefits.

Fourthly, even when cooking using an electric cooker, which is often used in households these days, the double container of the present invention has the advantage that delicious instant food can be eaten truly instantly. There is.

In other words, current cup ramen cannot be cooked with an electric cooker because the container is made of synthetic resin, etc., but according to the present invention, it can be easily cooked with an electric cooker. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the double container for instant food according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inner container, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view at the time of using a barrel inner container. S... Instant food, 1... Outer container, 2
...Inner container, 3...Protrusion, 4...
...Inner lid, 5...Outer lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An instant food that can be solidified, such as instant noodles, is stored in a metal inner container that fits into and can be easily removed from an outer container that has insulation and heat retention, and is accompanied by appropriate seasoning materials; A double container for instant food, which has two intermittent or continuous projecting edges that sandwich the instant food from above and below, and which is covered after the lid is closed.