JPH0517106B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cooking appliance suitable for packaging all or part of the accessories used in a cooking appliance with a rectangular cooking chamber, such as a microwave oven. Regarding the packaging structure of accessories.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

For example, there are many types of accessories used for microwave ovens, such as heat-resistant glass shelves, cooking books, instruction manuals,
There are warranty cards, warning flyers, cooking cards for card readers, groping needles for frozen foods, groping needles for temperature detection, and containers such as cake molds. These accessories have different materials, weights, strengths, etc., depending on the model of the cooking appliance.

Conventionally, when packing these accessories,
A storage box is prepared, and accessories are stored and packaged inside using packaging components such as cardboard or styrofoam.

However, such conventional packaging structures require different storage boxes and packaging parts for each cooker model, even if the accessories are similar. In other words,
It was difficult to standardize packaging elements such as storage boxes. Additionally, since a large number of packaging parts are required, there is a problem in that the cost required for packaging is high.

Additionally, in the past, depending on the model of the cooker, it was sometimes difficult to pack all accessories in the same storage box to prevent damage due to vibration during transportation. . In this case, packaging components and packaging methods must be selected for each accessory, which poses a problem of making the packaging process more troublesome. In particular, glass shelves require strict packaging because they are easily damaged.

Furthermore, conventionally, packaged storage boxes and shelf-board packages are stored in a rectangular cooking chamber of a cooker. In this case, in order to prevent the packaging boxes from moving within the cooking chamber, it was necessary to fill the empty space in the cooking chamber or fix them using other suitable fixing means such as adhesive tape. Because of the use of stuffing, etc., there is a problem that the work is troublesome and the packaging cost further increases. Moreover,
Since packaging was troublesome, unpacking was also troublesome.

[Purpose of the invention]

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a packaging structure for cooking appliance accessories that allows a packaging assembly in which accessories are packaged and fixed to be easily inserted into and removed from a cooking chamber, and also enables high-strength, low-cost packaging. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Summary of the invention]

The packaging structure of the cooking appliance accessory according to the present invention includes a pair of opposite sides having the above-mentioned length of a flat plate portion having approximately the same length as a diagonal line diagonally crossing the opening of a rectangular cooking chamber provided in the cooking appliance. , the accessory for the cooking appliance located on the flat plate portion is sandwiched between a mount having folded edges having a substantially L-shaped cross section or a substantially U-shape in cross section, and a packaging film applied to the mount; two spaces that are packaged and fixed together and housed within the cooking chamber along a diagonal direction diagonally across the opening of the cooking chamber, and that form a substantially triangular shape when the inside of the cooking chamber is viewed from the direction of the opening; The present invention is characterized in that it has a packaging assembly that is partitioned into two parts, and this feature achieves the intended purpose of the present invention.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 5 shows a cooking appliance, for example a microwave oven, which has a rectangular cooking chamber 1. FIG. A front opening of the cooking chamber 1 is configured to be opened and closed by a door 2. A packaging assembly 3 is housed in the cooking chamber 1 as will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the packaging assembly 3 is constructed by inserting microwave oven accessories 6 to 12 between a mount 4 and a packaging film 5 and fixing the packaging. . Since this example is implemented in a microwave oven, accessory 6 is a shelf board made of heat-resistant glass, accessory 7 is a cooking card, accessory 8 is an instruction manual, accessory 9 is a cooking book, and accessories. Reference numeral 10 indicates paper, accessory 11 a groping needle for frozen food, and accessory 12 a groping needle for temperature detection.

The mount 4 is formed into a rectangular shape by corrugated cardboard, and in the case of this embodiment, folded edges 14, 14 are bent on a pair of opposite sides of the flat plate part 13 on which the accessories 6 to 12 are placed, and these opposite sides are bent. Folded edges 15 and 16 are also bent on another pair of adjacent opposing sides, respectively.

The flat plate portion 13 has a length L that is approximately the same as the length of a diagonal line that diagonally crosses the opening of the rectangular cooking chamber 1. The folded edges 14, 14 are bent at opposing sides having the same length as the length L of the flat plate portion 13. This embodiment shows a case in which the folded edge 14 is bent so that its cross section is approximately U-shaped in order to further increase the strength of the mount 4. Further, other folded edges 15 and 16 are provided as necessary to further increase the strength of the mount 4, and are bent so that the angle with the flat plate portion 13 is acute.

In addition, FIG. 1 is a developed view of the said mount 4, and in the same figure, 17-29 are the folds for making it possible to assemble the mount 4, respectively. Folds 17-29 are formed by perforations or creases. And fold 17-2
0, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28 are all for valley folds, and other folds 21, 24, 26, 2
9 is for mountain folding. Here, a valley fold is a fold in which both sides of the fold are facing each other when folded, and a mountain fold is a fold in which both sides of the fold are not facing each other when folded. This is the way to fold it. In addition, θ ₁ to _{θ 14} in Fig. 1 are each fold 1
It shows the angle formed by adjacent folds in the area where numbers 7 to 29 are gathered. In this example, θ ₁ and θ ₈ are 85.5°, θ ₂ and θ ₃ are 75°, and θ ₄
but
34.5°, θ ₅ is 84°, θ ₆ is 40.5°, θ ₇ is 90°, θ ₉ and θ ₁₀
is 64.25°, θ ₁₁ is 56° θ ₁₂ is 121.5°, θ ₁₃ is 51.5°,
θ ₁₄
It is set at 63°.

Further, an adhesive (not shown) is applied to the surface of the mount 4 on which the accessories 6 to 12 are placed. Although this adhesive is applied to all of the above surfaces in this embodiment, it may be applied only to the periphery of the flat plate portion 13. Furthermore, the flat plate portion 13 of the mount 4 is provided with a plurality of through holes 30. These through holes 30 are arranged so that when the accessory 6 is placed on the flat plate portion 13, at least one of them will not be blocked regardless of how it is placed.

The packaging film 5 is a film made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene. In this embodiment, the packaging film 5 is made transparent or colored transparent so that the contents of the accessories 6 to 12 etc. can be visually recognized during packaging. This packaging film 5 is attached to the above-mentioned mount 4
By this adhesion, the accessories 6 to 12 placed on the flat plate part 13 are attached to the mount 4.
It is designed to be sandwiched between the package and the package.

The packaging film 5 is attached to the mount 4 in the following manner. That is, as shown in FIG.
are stacked in the stated order, and then the accessories 6 to 12 and the mount 4 are covered with the packaging film 5 as shown in FIG. The accessory 10 is for protecting the cooking booklet 8, and the excess portion that is larger than the cooking booklet 8 and protruding from its entire circumference is folded into the cooking booklet 8, and is attached to the cooking booklet 8 with an adhesive tape 31. An accessory (temperature sensing probe) 12 is held. Further, in the above state, the periphery of the packaging film 5 is pressed and bonded to the periphery of the flat plate portion 13 if necessary. Then, air is sucked between the mount 4 and the packaging film 5 by communicating the through holes 30 of the mount 4 with a vacuum suction source. Then, the packaging film 5 is reliably adhered to the mount 4. This completes the application of the packaging film 5, and thereby the accessories 6 to 12 are wrapped and fixed.

The accessory package obtained in the above manner is folded as follows to constitute the packaging assembly 3. That is, first, the folded edges 14, 14 are formed on a pair of opposing sides of the flat plate part 13 by valley folding around the folds 17, 18, 20, 25, respectively. Next, valley folds are performed around the folds 23 and 28, and mountain folds are performed around the folds 24 and 29, respectively. Finally, mountain folds are performed around the folds 21 and 26, and valley folds are performed around the fold 19. Then, the folded edges 15 and 16 are formed by bending the other pair of opposing sides of the flat plate part 13, and these ends form a bending angle of θ ₄ and θ ₁₁ to form both ends of the folded edges 15 and 16. are stacked in each column. The above assembly constitutes the packaging assembly 3. Therefore, the total length of the packaging assembly 3 is substantially equal to the diagonal length of the rectangular cooking chamber 1 since it is formed by the length L of the flat plate portion 13.

The packaging assembly 3 is designed to be inserted into and removed from the cooking chamber 1 along its diagonal. This final packaging state is shown in FIG. In this packed state, the folded edge 15 is attached to the vertical wall surface of the cooking chamber 1, and the folded edge 16 is attached to the horizontal wall surface of the cooking chamber 1.

The configuration of the packaging structure described above has the following advantages.

First, when packaging the accessories 6 to 12, there is no need to wrap them individually, and the packaging film 5
can be easily done in one step by adhering to the mount 4.

Second, the packaging film 5 can freely deform along with the stacked state of the accessories 6 to 12, and can sandwich the accessories 6 to 12 between it and the mount 4 to secure the packaging. Therefore, the accessories 6 to 12 are the flat plate portion 13 of the mount 4.
If it is inside the box, it can be wrapped regardless of its size, position, number, etc. In other words, the packaging member can be made common to various models of cooking appliances.

Thirdly, since the packaging members are only the mount 4 and the packaging film, the number of packaging members is extremely small.

Fourth, the accessory package is folded to form a packaging assembly 3, and this assembly 3 is inserted into the cooking chamber 1 along a diagonal direction diagonally across the opening of the rectangular cooking chamber 1, as shown in FIG. Cooking room 1
The interior is partitioned into two spaces 1a that are approximately triangular in shape when viewed from the opening direction. The packaging assembly 3 is thereby positioned within the cooking chamber 1. Therefore, there is no need to specially pack stuffing into the cooking chamber 1 or to fix the packaging assembly 3. Moreover, when the packaging assembly 3 is inserted into the cooking chamber 1 through the opening in the depth direction, the cooking chamber 1 is partitioned into two approximately triangular spaces 1a located on both sides of the packaging assembly 3. , Assemble the packaging 3 while inserting your hands into these spaces 1a as necessary.
can perform insertion work. Therefore, the packaging assembly 3 can be easily installed in the cooking chamber 1.

Fifth, as mentioned above, there is no need for padding or fixing means, so it goes without saying that the number of components of the packaging structure can be reduced.

Sixthly, since the packaging assembly 3 has folded edges 14, 14, the flat plate portion 13 is reinforced by these,
The rigidity of the entire mount 4 can be increased. As a result, even though the heat-resistant glass shelf board (accessory 6) is packaged, sufficient strength can be obtained so that it will not be deformed due to vibrations during transportation.

Seventhly, when taking out the packaging assembly 3 from the cooking chamber 1, in addition to not using any filling or fixing means as described above, the folded edge 14 on the front side can be used as a handle, and the packaging assembly 3 can be taken out. The cooking chamber 1 is partitioned by the two triangular spaces 1a formed on both sides of the packing assembly 3, and the packing assembly 3 can be removed from the cooking chamber 1 by inserting your hand into the two triangular spaces 1a formed on both sides of the packing assembly 3. The assembly 3 can be easily taken out from the cooking chamber 1.

Eighth, due to the first to sixth reasons already mentioned,
The total cost required for packaging can be reduced.

Furthermore, since cooking appliances such as microwave ovens currently have two cooking chamber sizes, independent of their model, the mount is shown in Figure 6 to fit one of the cooking chamber sizes. You may use the one shown. This mount 4 has a form suitable for a case where the size of the cooking chamber of the cooking appliance is slightly smaller than that of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the differences from the mount shown in FIG. 1 will be described below. That is, θ ₁ and θ ₈ are
90°, θ ₂ and θ ₃ are 62.5°, θ ₄ is 55°, θ ₅ is 117.5
°, θ ₇
and θ ₁₄ is 90°, θ ₉ and θ ₁₀ are 72.5°, θ ₁₁ is 35
°,
θ ₁₂ is set to 107.5° and θ ₁₃ is set to 17.5°. Of course,
The relationship between valley folds and mountain folds of each of the folds 17 to 29 is the same as in the above embodiment.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the packaging film 5 may be heat-shrinkable. In this case, it does not matter whether or not the mount 4 has an adhesive and the through holes 30, but it goes without saying that heat must be applied to adhere the mount 4 to the mount 4. Of course, it goes without saying that if the heat-shrinkable packaging film 5 is used in the above-mentioned embodiment and the heat-shrinkable film is used in combination, the accessories can be more securely wrapped and fixed. Furthermore, in the case where the folded edges 15 and 16 are omitted in the present invention, the folded edges 15 and 16 are omitted.
The ends of 4 and 14 may be cut out or bent in advance to form an angle of θ ₄ or θ ₁₁ . Furthermore, the folded edges 14, 14 may have a configuration in which the cross section thereof is bent into a substantially L-shape. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to microwave ovens, but can be implemented in ovens and the like as long as the cooking device has a rectangular cooking chamber.

In addition, in carrying out the present invention, unless it is contrary to the gist of the invention, specific structures, shapes, positions, etc. of the mount, flat plate portion, folded edges, packaging film, packaging assembly, etc.
It goes without saying that the material and the like are not limited to the one embodiment described above, and can be configured and implemented in various ways.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention described above has the structure described in the claims above, the number of parts required for packaging the cooking appliance accessories and storing them in the cooking chamber is extremely small, and the number and position of the accessories can be reduced. Packaging parts can be standardized based on size, etc. Therefore, the material cost and processing cost can be reduced compared to the conventional method, and the overall packaging cost can be reduced.
In addition, the folded edges that are bent on the pair of opposite sides of the flat plate part, which have approximately the same length as the diagonal length of the rectangular cooking chamber of the cooker, ensure great strength for packaging assembly. In addition to the fact that the packaging assembly can be used as a handle, the packaging assembly is stored in the cooking chamber by partitioning the cooking chamber into two approximately triangular spaces, and the spaces on both sides of the packaging assembly can be used as work space when inserting and removing the packaging assembly. Since it can be used, there are effects such as being able to easily perform the work of inserting and removing packaging assemblies into and from the cooking chamber.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 1 is a plan view showing the unfolded state of the mount, Figure 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the accessory package, Figure 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the packaging assembly, and Figure 4 is the packaging. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the corner part of the assembly in a state in the middle of assembly, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the cooker with the door open, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another mount in the unfolded state. 1... Cooking room, 1a... Space, 3... Packing assembly, 4... Mounting paper, 5... Packaging film, 6-12
...Accessories, 13...Flat plate part, 14...Folded edges, 1
5, 16...A broken relationship.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 A pair of opposing sides having the above-mentioned length of a flat plate portion having a length substantially the same as the length of a diagonal line diagonally crossing the opening of a rectangular cooking chamber provided in a cooking device have a substantially L-shaped cross section or The accessories for the cooker located on the flat plate part are sandwiched between a mount having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a folded edge and a packaging film attached to the mount, and the packaging is fixed. and a packaging assembly that is housed in the cooking chamber along a diagonal direction that diagonally crosses the opening of the cooking chamber and partitions the cooking chamber into two spaces that form a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the direction of the opening. A packaging structure for cooking appliance accessories characterized by: 2. The cooking method according to claim 1, wherein another set of opposing sides adjacent to the set of opposing sides of the flat plate portion also have folded edges, respectively. Packaging structure for equipment accessories.