Container for microwave oven

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10717585-B2
Application number	US-201515515763-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

An object is to provide a microwave container configured to precisely discharge vapor from a vapor-discharging part to avoid any vapor discharge from the remaining portions, and the microwave container includes: a container main body having an opening in its upper portion; a flange part formed to extend outwardly from the opening of the container main body; and a heat-seal part in a rib shape formed over the entire periphery of an upper surface of the flange part and heat-sealed to a film-shaped lid member for sealing the opening, wherein the heat-seal part includes a first heat-seal part for discharging vapor generated in the container main body by breaking the heat seal with the lid member when the vapor reaches a predetermined pressure, and a second heat-seal part wider than the first heat-seal part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A microwave container comprising:
a container main body having an opening in an upper portion thereof;
a flange part formed to extend outwardly from the opening of the container main body;
a heat-seal part formed over the entire periphery of an upper surface of the flange part and heat-sealed to a film-shaped lid member for sealing the opening, wherein
the heat-seal part includes
a first heat-seal part for discharging vapor generated in the container main body by breaking the heat seal with the lid member when the vapor reaches a predetermined pressure, and
a second heat-seal part wider than the first heat-seal part,
the heat-seal part includes an M-shaped pattern comprising the first heat-seal part formed by a V-shaped pattern on the middle and a lid-opening part formed by a reversed V-shaped pattern on both sides of the first heat-seal part,
the width of the second heat-seal part is wider than the width of the M-shaped pattern.

2. The microwave container as described in claim 1 , wherein the first heat-seal part has a V-shaped portion widely opened to the outside, and
the flange part has recess portions on the opposite sides of the first heat-seal part in an outer area of the second heat-seal part.

3. A microwave container comprising:
a container main body having an opening in an upper portion thereof;
a flange part formed to extend outwardly from the opening of the container main body; and
a heat-seal part formed over the entire periphery of an upper surface of the flange part and heat-sealed to a film-shaped lid member for sealing the opening, wherein
the heat-seal part has a first heat-seal part and a second heat-seal part,
the first heat-seal part is a vapor-discharging part configured to break the heat seal of the lid member to discharge vapor when vapor generated in the container main body reaches a predetermined pressure, and the second heat-seal part is a part other than the vapor-discharging part,
the vapor-discharging part is formed by a V-shaped portion widely opened to the outside in plan view, and
a seal strength of the vapor-discharging part is weakened toward a tip located inside the V-shaped portion.

4. The microwave container as described in claim 3 , wherein the flange part has recess portions on the opposite sides of the vapor-discharging part in an outer area of the heat-seal part.

5. The microwave container as described in claim 1 , wherein the flange part is inclined while an extended end thereof points downward, and the heat-seal part is formed while an upper surface thereof is in a horizontal direction.

6. The microwave container as described in claim 1 , wherein the container main body has a step portion on its side surface, the step portion peripherally provided thereon and having a downwardly tapered diameter, and the side surface on the opening side is outwardly inclined from the step portion with respect to a vertical direction.

7. A microwave container comprising:
a container main body having an opening in an upper portion thereof;
a flange part formed to extend outwardly from the opening of the container main body; and
a heat-seal part formed over the entire periphery of an upper surface of the flange part and protruded upward, and heat-sealed on a film-shaped lid member for sealing the opening, wherein
the heat-seal part includes a first heat-seal part and a second heat-seal part constituting the entire periphery of the flange part,
the first heat-seal part is a part for discharging vapor generated in the container main body by breaking the heat seal with the lid member when the vapor reaches a predetermined pressure, and the second heat-seal part is a part other than the first heat-seal part, and is higher than the first heat-seal part with respect to a protruding height from the upper surface of the flange part.

8. The microwave container as described in claim 7 , wherein the first heat-seal part has a V-shaped portion widely opened to the outside.

9. The microwave container as described in claim 7 , further comprising:
a gradually changing portion located in between the first heat-seal part and the second heat-seal part, wherein
the protrusion height thereof is gradually higher from the first heat-seal part toward the second heat-seal part.

10. The microwave container as described in claim 7 , wherein the protrusion height of the second heat-seal part is 1.1 to 2.5 times higher than the protrusion height of the first heat-seal part.

11. The microwave container as described in claim 7 , wherein the first heat-seal part has one or more tips located outside the container main body, the tips being inclined to be lower toward an outer edge of the flange part.

12. The microwave container as described in claim 8 , further comprising:
a gradually changing portion located in between the first heat-seal part and the second heat-seal part, wherein
the protrusion height thereof is gradually higher from the first heat-seal part toward the second heat-seal part.

13. The microwave container as described in claim 8 , wherein the protrusion height of the second heat-seal part is 1.1 to 2.5 times higher than the protrusion height of the first heat-seal part.

14. The microwave container as described in claim 9 , wherein the protrusion height of the second heat-seal part is 1.1 to 2.5 times higher than the protrusion height of the first heat-seal part.

15. The microwave container as described in claim 12 , wherein the protrusion height of the second heat-seal part is 1.1 to 2.5 times higher than the protrusion height of the first heat-seal part.

Assignees

• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishikawa Shinji
• MARUYAMA Kumio

Classifications

• B65D77/2036 Primary

  the seal having a stress concentrating portion · CPC title

• B65D77/20

  by applying separate lids or covers {, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers} · CPC title

• B65D81/34

  for packaging foodstuffs {or other articles} intended to be cooked or heated within the package · CPC title

• B65D25/38

  Devices for discharging contents ({containers formed by folding or erecting paper blanks B65D5/72} ; incorporated in removable or non-permanently secured closure members B65D47/00; for discharging thin flat articles B65D83/08) · CPC title

• B65D81/3453 Primary

  Rigid containers, e.g. trays, bottles, boxes, cups · CPC title