WO2018038589A1 - Isothermal container for bulk foods with improvement for protecting labels - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an isothermal container for bulk foods, with an improvement for protecting labels, which comprises a container (100) and an independent cover (200), both pieces being formed from virgin plastic. The container (100) has a base (111) that rests on beams having pockets for a forklift.

Description

 ISOTHERMAL CONTAINER FOR BULK INCREASES WITH IMPROVEMENT TO PROTECT LABELS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

 The present utility model as expressed in this specification refers to a container, which has been conceived and realized to obtain numerous and notable advantages over containers. large capacity whose purpose is the loading, transport, storage during transit and unloading of bulk food, semi-packaged food, fresh food that may require thermal insulation and that use moving systems such as pallets with forklifts, elevators or skates, and which are used in trails, fishing places, fish farms, refrigerators, balers or industrialized plants of meat products and by-products, even if they are certified establishments and more particularly to those containers that require a data identification and traceability system either through labels or other adhesive means.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the distribution of bulk food for wholesale customers it is very common that in the transportation of the product from one point to another, such as production areas, storage, or distribution centers, containers with a minimum capacity of 700 liters are used, called large capacity, which are transported in specialized equipment such as 20 or 40 feet refrigerated containers. One type of large capacity container is corrugated cardboard, however these designs have drawbacks such as requiring trained operators, a moisture-free zone for assembly, delays in the process due to its assembly, a large plastic bag capacity as primary packaging, use of film to pack, a platform for transportation and in the case that it will be stored in an elevated rack inside a refrigeration chamber, it will require strapping or other fixing tool to the platform, also it can only be used once within the logistics chain and have low impact resistance and Other mechanical interactions. Some of these inconveniences could be reduced by using a paraffin cardboard, however, this type of material has a higher cost and can only be used once, it is not recyclable and has a tendency to stop being used because of its ecological impact. As for the wooden containers, these are discarded due to sanitary regulations within traces and processing plants. Metal containers of a stainless alloy can be used, however their main disadvantage is the high cost. Another viable option is to use a plastic container, however regardless of the type of container, a 20 or 40-foot refrigerated container will be required and the use of pallets during transportation and storage.

In addition to the aforementioned needs, the containers need to be identified through adhesive devices such as labels where a large variety of information records corresponding to the contents of the container are incorporated, such as weight, lot number, date of manufacture, shift in which it was made, expiration date, number of pieces, price (in the cases requested by the client), plant where it was made, handling instructions among others.

The placement of adhesive devices such as labels on containers is necessary to achieve traceability and control of commercial transactions along the logistics chain, however the integrity of the adhesive devices is affected by the mechanical interactions that occur between the containers that are adjacent to the moment they are transported on a platform or during their accommodation in a storage area, or between containers and the walls of the area where they are located, such as warehouses, warehouses, trails, cargo containers, shipping areas, Packaging areas, food processing areas or other productive processes in the state of the art. In such interactions, if the label has been partially placed, it may cause total or partial detachment with the probability that it will come off. totally during your journey with the client. Another factor that facilitates poor label placement occurs if at the time of washing the container there are fragments of labels k> which will cause part of the label to be left without covering the entire contact surface, this at the time of a scrape or impact between the container wall with another surface causes the detachment.

 Another problem occurs when the label is covered with some film to be embedded since the forming that is formed prevents the barcode of the label from being legible and its registration in the code reader devices is deficient in addition to that this trapped moisture goes deteriorating the role of the label to the extent that it is no longer readable.

Due to all the aforementioned drawbacks, an isothermal bulk food container was developed with improved label protection, which I describe below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES.

 Figure 1 shows an elevated isometric perspective front view of the container according to an embodiment of the invention.

 Figure 2 shows a bottom isometric perspective view of the container according to an embodiment of the invention.

 Figure 3 shows a front sectional view of the container according to an embodiment of the invention.

 Figure 4 shows a front view in elevated isometric perspective of the container according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 5 shows a front isometric perspective front view of the lid according to an embodiment of the invention.

 Figure 6 shows a front sectional view of the lid according to an embodiment of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

The characteristic details of this new Utility Model called isothermal container for bulk food with improvement to protect Labels are clearly shown in the following description and in the accompanying figures:

The ISOTHERMAL CONTAINER FOR BULK FOOD WITH IMPROVEMENT TO PROTECT LABELS does not require films to pack, pallets or strapping for use and comprises a container (100) of thermoplastic material of a piece that has a parallelepiped container (101), said container has a bottom (102) attached to the walls (103), each corner (104) and vortex (105) of the interior of the container are concave with respect to the interior, generating a sanitary finish that facilitates removing accumulation of organic material at the time of washing. The walls (103) join the edge (106) which joins the external contom formed by two lateral faces (107) and two frontal faces (108) creating a space between the container and said faces. Each side face (107) has a side rib (109) as reinforcement, in the same way each front face (108) has a front rib (110) as a reinforcement. The lateral faces (107) and the frontal faces (108) are joined to a base (111) generating a space between the bottom (102) of the container (101) and said base (111). The base (111) rests on a central beam (112) and two lateral beams (113). In addition, the container (100) has a heat insulating material that is in the area defined by the walls (103), the bottom (102), the edge (106), each side face (107), each front face (108) and the base (111), said heat insulating structure reduces the exchange of temperatures between the inside and outside of the container, the lid (200) is independent.

Each outer upper corner (114) has a low rectangular relief (115) where a fastening hook (116) with angled finishes is installed that allows the placement of a nylon cord or other high-strength material to hold the lid (200) together ) to the container (100).

On each front face (108) of the container (100) there is a label protection device (117) which is formed by a box protruding from the central part of the front face (108) and at a floor height that allows it to the operator the correct placement of the label without wasting time in bending over, this box is below the front rib (110) that surrounds it on at least three of its sides, this configuration prevents the walls of another container (100) or other surfaces from affecting the physical integrity of the label or adhesive device for the energy generated either by shock or friction between the surfaces, in addition to being free one side of the box facilitates the operation of removing the label either by hand or with the help of a spatula at the time If the container is washed. Each lateral face (107) has 2 lateral cavities (118) located in the lateral rib (109), said configuration allows to place a variety of additional adhesive means such as some attention serial. At the bottom of each front face (108) is a drain channel (119) that prevents the accumulation of blood when transporting food.

 The base (111) rests on a central beam (112) and two lateral beams (113), the central beam (112) rests on a supporting edge (120) while each lateral beam rests on a coupling edge (121) , said beams are parallel to each other and cross the base (111). There is a double cavity (122) for each of the beams forming what is called in the state of the art forklift pockets or skates, said device allows coupling the uflas of the device used and thus facilitate its transportation and is usually a device corresponding to pallets or pallets.

The container (100) can nest inside another container (100) and in turn carry a third container.

 In a preferred embodiment, the container (100) is formed with the characteristics described above in medium density polyethylene through the rotational molding process to form a single piece that allows great resistance and impermeability to moisture, in which a thermostable polyurethane is injected with a maximum value of thermal conductivity k of 0.06 W / m ° k.

In preferred embodiment of the container (100) its total height is less than its internal width and its external width is less than internal length, said configuration allows another container to be nested inside and in turn carry a third container (100). In preferred embodiment the container (100) has a capacity of per k) minus 800 liters.

 The lid (200) is formed by a rectangular body (201) with a curved edge (202) for each corner of the body (201), a side edge (208) that allows the correct sealing of the container (100), a front edge (203) in each of the two segments of the width of the perimeter of the body (201), a transverse edge (204) in each of the two segments of the length of the perimeter of the body (201), said configuration allows to stow a container ( 100) on a container (100) with lid (200) when placing each coupling edge (121) of the upper container (100) on the body (201) being delimited by each transverse edge (204) and achieving a secure coupling, in addition that the spaces between each front edge (203) allow eliminating any accumulation of blood on the upper face of the body (201). The cover (200) has a double fixing eyelet (205) for each corner, crossing each curved edge (202) and the respective corners of the body (201), with this configuration is achieved in case of being required to ensure the placement of the cover (200) by means of a closing device, such as a nyion cord or polypropylene strap, that dares the fixing eyelet (205) and surrounds the fixing hook (116). The lid (200) has a lower panel (206) protruding from the lower face of the body 201, said lower panel (206) is filled with heat insulating material to achieve thermal insulation once the lid is placed in the container. The lower panel is reinforced by a protective grid (207) that is in high relief with respect to the lower face of the leather (201) thus preventing it from being deformed by the weight of each container (100) that is above the lid (200) at the time of stowage.

 In a preferred embodiment, the cover (200) is formed with the characteristics described above in medium density polyethylene through the rotational molding process to form a single piece that allows great resistance θ moisture impermeability, in which a thermosetting polyurethane will be injected with a maximum value of thermal conductivity k of 0.06 W / m ° k.

Claims

 Having sufficiently described the utility model, what is contained in the following clauses is claimed as property. 1. An isothermal bulk food container with improvement to protect labels and that is also nestable, stable, with easy to clean surfaces, curved internal corners, waterproof and high structural resistance of plastic material, characterized in that it comprises:  A smooth interior parallelepiped container formed by opening to place contents, edge, walls and floor that have thermal insulation, and ribs on the outer faces of the contom to give greater resistance; a box; a drain channel on each front face; a double lateral cavity for each lateral face; a clamping means for each corner, to secure the lid; a base with forklift pockets and; a thermally insulated lid.  2. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the container, the walls, the floor, the base and the edge constitute a single rotomolded plastic piece of virgin and pollution-free plastic material.  3. The container according to claim 2, CHARACTERIZED because it is impervious to liquid coughs as it is a single piece rotomoulded in thermoplastic material.  4. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED because it has a cavity formed between the walls of the container and the faces of the contour bounded by the edge and which continues to a lower bedroom that is between the floor and the base, said cavity surrounds the drain channel in the front wall. 5. The container according to claim 4, CHARACTERIZED in that said cavity and said lower bedroom are occupied with thermal insulators such as Polyurethane, whereby the walls, the floor and are thermally insulated. 6. The container according to claim 4 and 5, CHARACTERIZED because the cavity and lower bedroom are impervious to liquids.  7. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the upper edge, the Lower edge, the contour, the upper face, the lower face of said plastic lid that independent of the container constitute a single rotomoulded piece of virgin and free plastic material of contamination  8. The container according to claim 7, CHARACTERIZED in that the plastic lid has an internal cavity formed by the separation between the contour, the lower edge, the upper edge, the upper face and the lower face of said plastic lid.  9. The container according to claim 8, CHARACTERIZED in that the internal cavity of said plastic lid is occupied with thermal insulators such as Polyurethane, whereby said plastic lid is thermally insulated.  10. The container according to claim 9, CHARACTERIZED in that the internal cavity of said plastic lid is impervious to water. 11. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the drain channel is formed by a channel that crosses the lower middle part of each front face. 12. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the outer frame is novel and is formed of a quadrangular depression located in the center of the outer part of the front wall, thus protecting any adhesive means such as labels, from giving it caused by the energy originated between the interactions such as scrapes, bumps, rubbing of said container against another container or the walls of the operation where they are located, such as warehouses, warehouses, trails, containers, shipping areas, packaging areas , food processing areas or other productive processes in the state of the art. 13. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the lateral faces have a pair of lateral cavities for placing adhesive devices.  14. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the fastening device is formed by a hook coupled to each edge and whose function is to place a device for fastening the lid such as a rope or belt.  15. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED because the base has forklift pockets that allow it to be transported by loading devices such as skates and forklifts.  16. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED because to simplify its transportation another container can nest.  17. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED because when the plastic lid is placed another container can be stowed because the upper edge of the plastic lid is modular to the base of said container with the base resting on the outer face of the lid and at the same time contained by the upper edge of the plastic lid.  18. The container according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED because it has a sanitary finish.  19. The container according to claim 1, 5, 9 and 14, CHARACTERIZED because when said plastic lid is placed on said container an isothermal chamber is formed which significantly reduces the thermal transfer between the exterior and interior of said container .  20. The container according to claim 2, 8 and 14, CHARACTERIZED in that said container, said lid are food grade when formed by virgin plastic and free of coritamination.  21. The container according to claim 22 CHARACTERIZED because the container and said lid are recyclable at the end of their useful life since their plastic elements can be used by methods known in the state of the art.