EP2799366B1 - Package for food products - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a packaging for food, in particular for cream cheese products, processed cheese, pies, spreads and the like with a tray-shaped bottom part on which a detachable receiving space for the food partially bordering, preferably transparent lid can be fixed, wherein the bottom part at least in opposite arranged arranged side edge regions with spaced apart upstanding wall ribs.

Packages for foodstuffs, in particular for cream cheese products such as fresh cheese rolls or cheese patties, conventionally have a bell-shaped lid which is detachably connected to a tray-shaped bottom part in order to reconnect the lid to the bottom part after removal of a portion of food. For this purpose, a bottom part is conventionally with a provided circumferential channel in which a congruent trained collar of the lid is to be inserted in a form-fitting. The filled food is stored within the receiving space at a distance from the walls of the bell-shaped lid and can therefore perform during handling movements with the disadvantage that the inner walls of the lid pollute, which can lead to an unsightly overall impression in a store to be stocked foodstuffs.

To reduce this risk of interior wall contamination is out of the DE 20 2011 102 576 U1 known to provide in the lid inwardly directed spacers for supporting the food to be stored in the receiving space, which are designed and arranged such that the filled food, such as a cream cheese roll, can no longer get to the other areas of the head portion of the lid and the side wall portions , Furthermore, it is provided in this known packaging that in the bottom part upwardly projecting holders are arranged with tips that penetrate from below into eg the cream cheese product and fix this. To absorb escaping whey, the bottom part may also be surrounded by a circumferential groove.

If the lid for eating the food removed, the food, such as the cream cheese roll can be removed in total. However, it is also possible to cut with a tool in portions of the food. Thereafter, the lid is to be locked again with the bottom part and to provide, for example, in a cooling. However, if the lid is removed, it is possible that, for example, the fresh cheese roll crashes in a careless movement of the packaging of the bottom part. This is disadvantageous.

From the FR 2627167 A1 is a packaging for food of the aforementioned type known. This is to serve in particular for the storage of cheese. Here are provided at a great distance from each other provided wall ribs and a flat bottom, which are interspersed with different channels for ventilation of the stored cheese. However, special aids to be able to cut a cheese are not provided here, in particular the air circulation channels do not form cutting gaps which interact with the spacing spaces between the wall ribs.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a package for a food, especially for a fresh cheese roll, with which the food is safe to keep even with the lid removed, but nevertheless allows the portionwise removal of the food.

To solve this problem, the packaging of the aforementioned type is characterized in that the wall ribs are spaced apart arranged floor part supports, which are formed by the distance between two adjacent wall ribs and the distance between adjacent floor support columns for cutting the food to be stored in such a way that the cutting blade continues between the individual wall ribs in the area of the bottom part supports, so that the cutting gaps between the legs individual wall ribs and the cutting gaps between the individual floor supports are aligned.

For a food packaging is created in which by the upstanding, provided on the side edge regions of the bottom part wall ribs even with the lid removed, the food is safe to stockpile and to secure against lateral falling even with careless movements. The cutting gap ensures that also e.g. With a knife portions of the filled food can be seen. The wall ribs are preferably arched on their surfaces facing the food to be stored, so that they form, together with the bottom part supports to be provided on the bottom part, which may also have a corresponding curved surface shape, a curved trough part in which e.g. a cross-section round fresh cheese roll is to be placed optimally. The cutting gaps between the individual wall ribs continue in the region of the bottom part supports, so that a e.g. filled fresh cheese roll can be safely cut through the insertion of a knife into the mutually aligned cutting gaps. In turn, individual ones of the support members may have upwardly projecting holders, e.g. are formed in the manner of a dome.

It can be provided a channel for storing and removal of whey, however, in this new packaging between the floor support parts and extends the wall ribs and, for example, in turn, can open into, for example, provided on narrow sides of the package drip trays, the drip trays can in turn form stacking feet for stacking of individual packages.

• Fig. 1 in einer perspektivischen Darstellung ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer Verpackung nach der Erfindung;
• Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht auf das Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 1;
• Fig. 3 eine Schnittdarstellung gemäß der Schnittlinie "A-A" in Fig. 2;
• Fig. 4 eine Seitenansicht des Ausführungsbeispiels nach Fig. 1, und
• Fig. 5 eine Querschnittsdarstellung gemäß der Querschnittslinie "B-B" in Fig. 4.

For further explanation, reference is made to further subclaims, the following description and the drawings. In the drawing show:

• Fig. 1 in a perspective view of an embodiment of a package according to the invention;
• Fig. 2 a plan view of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 ;
• Fig. 3 a sectional view according to the section line "AA" in Fig. 2 ;
• Fig. 4 a side view of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 , and
• Fig. 5 a cross-sectional view according to the cross-sectional line "BB" in Fig. 4 ,

In the drawing, basically matching parts are provided with matching reference numerals. Generally with 1, the bottom part of the packaging, not shown, is numbered. This bottom part 1 has a support surface 2 with a Peelanformung 3, from which a raised edge 4 emanates, wherein in all rounded corners Rastanformungen 5 are provided to put there the cover part and to lock. Seen inward, close to the raised edge 4 four wall ribs 6, which are arranged at a distance in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular bottom part 1 to each other, wherein the distance from each other is selected such that between adjacent wall ribs 6 each have a cutting gap 7 is formed.

Between the wall ribs 6 bottom part supports 8 are formed in the bottom part 1, which also each have a distance measure, so that there is a cutting gap 9 is formed. As Fig. 2 1, the cutting gaps 9 of the support elements 8 and the cutting gaps 7 of the wall ribs 6 are congruent and aligned so that the cutting gaps 7 between two wall ribs 6 and the cutting gaps 9 form a continuous cutting gap between two base part supports 8.

As in particular from Fig. 2 it can be seen, the respective continuous cutting gaps in the central region have matching distances, so that there pieces of the same size pieces can be cut out of the food. Individual of the support members 8 still have upwardly directed holder 10, which are shaped in the manner of a mandrel.

Overall, this creates a packaging with a bottom part 1, in which a particularly secure storage of the food is possible by the trough-like construction with the support elements 8 and the wall ribs 6 with their cutting gaps 7, 9. Due to the curved formation of the wall ribs 6 and the bottom part supports 8, as is Fig. 5 with the curvature radii 6.1 shown on the wall ribs 6 and the curvature radii 8.1 at the bottom part supports 8 shows, in particular a Frischkäserolle optimally stockpile.

Claims (8)

1. Packaging for food, in particular for cream cheese products, soft cheeses, pâtés, spreads and the like, comprising a tray-shaped base part (1), to which a preferably transparent lid, which defines, in regions, a receiving space for the food, can be detachably fixed, the base part (1) comprising, at least in side edge regions which are arranged so as to be opposite one another, side ribs (6) which stick up and are arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another, characterised in that base part struts (8), which are spaced apart from one another, are associated with the side ribs (6), clearances (7, 9), for the purpose of slicing the food which is to be stored, being formed owing to the distance between adjacent base part struts (8) in such a way that the clearances (7) between the individual side ribs (6) extend in the region of the base part struts (8), and therefore the clearances (7) between the individual side ribs (6) and the clearances (9) between the individual base struts align with one another.
2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterised in that the side ribs (6) are formed together with the base part struts (8) in the manner of a trough.
3. Packaging according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the side regions of the side ribs (6) facing towards the food to be stored are formed so as to have a curved cross section.
4. Packaging according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the base part struts (8) have curved supporting surfaces.
5. Packaging according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a channel (11), for example for removing liquids such as the whey of a product, is provided between the side ribs (8) and the base part struts (8).
6. Packaging according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that at least two base part struts (8) comprise upwardly projecting retainers (10) for stabilising the food to be stored.
7. Packaging according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the base part (1) comprises a raised edge (4) upon which a peripheral collar of the lid can be placed in a latchable manner, the side ribs (6) sticking upwards in a manner inwardly offset from this raised edge (4).
8. Packaging according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the base part (1) comprises a peel tab (3) and in that the lid comprises a peel tab, the peel tab (3) of the base part (1) and the peel tab of the lid being arranged so as to be offset from one another.

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