NO874982L

NO874982L - TRANSPORT UNIT WITH HEATING INSULATION FOR FOOD.

Info

Publication number: NO874982L
Application number: NO87874982A
Authority: NO
Inventors: Heiner Wischhusen; Hans Kehlbeck
Original assignee: Temp Rite International Gmbh
Priority date: 1987-10-09
Filing date: 1987-11-30
Publication date: 1989-04-10
Also published as: NO874982D0; EP0310698A1; FI875048A7; FI875048A0

Description

Foreliggende oppfinnelse gjelder en transportenhet til befordring av forskjelligartede og spesielt forskjellig tempererte retter under varmeisolasjon i samsvar med de bestanddeler som er nevnt i krav 1. Den der nevnte isolerbeholder med en brettiignende underdel og et deksel, betegnes også som tempera-turholdebrett. Transportenheter av nevnte type er nødvendige i sykehus, sanatorier, eldrehjem, skolesentra, romservice på hoteller, ombordservice, særlig i fly, og for fordeling av mat fra sentralkjøkken til dem som "spiser på hjul". The present invention relates to a transport unit for the transport of dishes of different types and in particular different temperatures under thermal insulation in accordance with the components mentioned in claim 1. The insulating container mentioned there with a tray-appropriate lower part and a cover is also referred to as a temperature-holding tray. Transport units of the aforementioned type are necessary in hospitals, sanatoriums, nursing homes, school centres, room service in hotels, on-board service, especially in aircraft, and for the distribution of food from central kitchens to those who "eat on wheels".

Oppfinnelsen gjelder forholdsregler som alle angår den samme transportenhet, men delsvis også skal nyte selvstendig beskyttelse, og at derfor et antall krav med "spesielt" skal gå tilbake på forannevnte. The invention concerns precautions which all concern the same transport unit, but which must also partly enjoy independent protection, and that therefore a number of claims with "special" must refer back to the aforementioned.

Ifølge krav 1 oppnår man at berøringsflatene mellom deksel og underdel langs omfanget blir lengre enn om de hadde befunnet seg i en hovedflate i isolerbeholderen. Herved blir varmeavgivel-sen til omgivelsene nedsatt. Likeså blir avgivelsen av matlukt til omgivelsene nedsatt. According to claim 1, it is achieved that the contact surfaces between the cover and the lower part along the scope are longer than if they had been located on a main surface in the insulating container. Hereby, the heat output to the surroundings is reduced. Likewise, the release of food odors into the surroundings is reduced.

Disse virkningene forsterkes ytterligere ifølge krav 2 ved hjelp av de omløpende ribbene. Da underdelens ribbe ligger lavere enn ellers på grunn av at berøringsflaten faller av mot utsiden, synes brettet i seg selv å være spesielt lavt, hvilket øker salgsverdien. These effects are further enhanced according to claim 2 by means of the surrounding ribs. As the rib of the lower part is lower than usual due to the contact surface falling off towards the outside, the board itself appears to be particularly low, which increases the resale value.

Isolerbeholderen skal tjene til transport av matretter med forskjellige temperaturer, f.eks. varme supper og kjøttretter, såvel som kjølige salater og drikker. Det skal derfor sørges for at temperaturutvekslingen mellom utsparingene i underdel og deksel blir så liten som mulig. For dette sørger, ifølge krav 3, veggene i begge, som befinner seg mellom de enkelte utsparingene, for det første ved en tilstrekkelig bredde og for det annet ved krumme berøringsflater. Også disse har igjen større lengde enn ellers og nedsetter derved ikke bare varmeutvekslingen mellom de enkelte rettene, men også utvekslingen av lukt mellom dem betydelig. The insulating container is to be used for the transport of dishes with different temperatures, e.g. hot soups and meat dishes, as well as cool salads and drinks. It must therefore be ensured that the temperature exchange between the recesses in the lower part and the cover is as small as possible. This is ensured, according to claim 3, by the walls in both, which are located between the individual recesses, firstly by a sufficient width and secondly by curved contact surfaces. These also have a longer length than usual and thereby not only significantly reduces the heat exchange between the individual dishes, but also the exchange of odors between them.

Det er kjent å forsyne deksel og underdel i slike isolerbeholdere med utspring og fordypninger som passer til hverandre, og som forhindrer at stabler av isolerbeholdere kan rase sammen. Ifølge krav 4 blir forhøyningene på oversiden av dekselet, som befinner seg innenfor langstrakte, flate fordypninger, utformet slik at de også kan tjene til å sikre skåler som er plassert på dekselet mot å skli ned. It is known to provide the cover and lower part in such insulating containers with protrusions and recesses that match each other, and which prevent stacks of insulating containers from collapsing. According to claim 4, the elevations on the upper side of the cover, which are located within elongated, flat recesses, are designed so that they can also serve to secure bowls placed on the cover against sliding down.

Ifølge krav 5 blir det sørget for, ved en passende samlet høyde av utsparingene som hører til hverandre i dekselet og i underdelen, at lokket på innsatte skåler holdes tett, hvilket motvirker at maten skvalper over under transporten. According to claim 5, it is ensured, by a suitable combined height of the recesses that belong to each other in the cover and in the lower part, that the lid of inserted bowls is kept tight, which prevents the food from spilling over during transport.

Ifølge krav 6 kan man utforme utsparingene i underdelen og kantene på skålene slik at flate skåler kan hvile med en kant på randen av utsparingen. According to claim 6, the recesses in the lower part and the edges of the bowls can be designed so that flat bowls can rest with an edge on the edge of the recess.

I tillegg til de nevnte flate skålene skal man også kunne anvende enda dypere skåler, men med to forskjellige dybder. Særlig er det hensiktsmessig med en større dybde for kopper som selv er utformet som isolerlegemer. Alle dype kopper skal hvile på bunnen eller deler av bunnen av utsparingene. Ifølge krav 7 kan man nå tenke seg underlag for skålbunnene i to forskjellige dybder i underdelen, nemlig ved at utsparingene i underdelen har ytterligere runde fordypninger med bunner som ligger dypere enn resten av bunnen i fordypningen. Nå kan man sette særlig dype beholdere med rund bunn i de runde fordypningene, mens mindre dype beholdere med kantet bunn hviler på de fire delene av bunnen som er utenfor de runde fordypningene. In addition to the aforementioned flat bowls, it should also be possible to use even deeper bowls, but with two different depths. In particular, it is appropriate to have a greater depth for cups which are themselves designed as insulating bodies. All deep cups shall rest on the bottom or part of the bottom of the recesses. According to claim 7, it is now possible to imagine a substrate for the bowl bottoms at two different depths in the lower part, namely in that the recesses in the lower part have further round recesses with bases that lie deeper than the rest of the bottom in the recess. Now you can put particularly deep containers with a round bottom in the round recesses, while smaller deep containers with an angular bottom rest on the four parts of the bottom that are outside the round recesses.

For at kvadratiske skåler ikke skal skli i langstrakte, firkantede fordypninger, kan man ifølge krav 8 forutse forhøynin-ger i bunnen av disse fordypningene, som vil forhindre at skålene rutsjer av gårde. In order that square bowls do not slide in elongated, square recesses, according to claim 8, elevations can be foreseen at the bottom of these recesses, which will prevent the bowls from sliding off.

Ifølge krav 9 sørger man for at forkantede, langstrakte skåler tross alt kan hvile på den vanlige bunnen i fordypningene uten å kantre. According to claim 9, it is ensured that angled, elongated bowls can, after all, rest on the normal bottom in the recesses without overturning.

Ifølge krav 10 skapes det en mulighet for at tomme skåler, eventuelt også fylte skåler, kan byttes mot en vegg i fordypningen som de sitter i. Da lar de seg lett gripe og ta ut i den andre kanten. According to claim 10, an opportunity is created for empty bowls, possibly also filled bowls, to be exchanged for a wall in the recess in which they sit. Then they can be easily grabbed and taken out at the other edge.

Ifølge krav 11 oppnår man at fylte skåler kan gripes godtAccording to claim 11, it is achieved that filled bowls can be gripped well

i den øvre kanten for å ta dem ut.at the top edge to take them out.

Eksempler på utførelse med videre bemerkninger til oppfinnelsen blir beskrevet i det følgende i samsvar med tegningene. Fig. 1 viser perspektivisk en underdel av en isolerbeholder med noen innsatt skåler, til dels med lokk. Fig. 2 viser en lukket isolerbeholder bestående av underdel og deksel. Fig. 3 viser fra siden, delvis i lengdesnitt under en lukket isolerbeholder, over en del av en likeså lukket isolerbeholder ovenpå den første, og som variant en skål som er satt direkte på lokket til den underste isolerbeholderen. Fig. 4 viser i loddrett lengdesnitt underdel og deksel til en isolerbeholder med tre forskjellige innsatte skåler. Fig. 5 viser i loddrett tverrsnitt, forstørret i forhold til fig. 4, underdelen til isolerbeholderen med to innsatte skåler, en med lokk. Fig. 6 viser i lengdesnitt hvordan en tom skål er bikket over. Fig. 7 og 8 viser i loddrette tverrsnitt underdelen med en dyp, henholdsvis flat firkantet skål. Examples of execution with further remarks on the invention are described in the following in accordance with the drawings. Fig. 1 shows in perspective a lower part of an insulating container with some inserted bowls, partly with a lid. Fig. 2 shows a closed insulating container consisting of a lower part and a cover. Fig. 3 shows from the side, partly in longitudinal section below a closed insulating container, above part of an equally closed insulating container on top of the first one, and as a variant a bowl which is placed directly on the lid of the lower insulating container. Fig. 4 shows a vertical longitudinal section of the lower part and cover of an insulating container with three different inserted bowls. Fig. 5 shows in vertical cross-section, enlarged in relation to fig. 4, the lower part of the insulating container with two inserted bowls, one with a lid. Fig. 6 shows in longitudinal section how an empty bowl is folded over. Figs 7 and 8 show in vertical cross-section the lower part with a deep, respectively flat square bowl.

Som fig. 2, 3 og 4 viser, består isolerbeholderen av en underdel 2 og et deksel 4 som passer til denne. De ytre målene As fig. 2, 3 and 4 show, the insulating container consists of a lower part 2 and a cover 4 that fits this. The outer goals

tilsvarer tilnærmet EURO-normen og er ca. 526 x 364 mm (EURO-norm 530 x 370 mm). Underdel og deksel består av dyptrukne kunststoff-skåler 6-9. To og to av disse skålene er forbundet med underdelen 2, henholdsvis dekselet 4, f.eks. ved sveising. I mellom disse roughly corresponds to the EURO norm and is approx. 526 x 364 mm (EURO norm 530 x 370 mm). Lower part and cover consist of deep-drawn plastic bowls 6-9. Two and two of these bowls are connected to the lower part 2, respectively the cover 4, e.g. when welding. In between these

befinner seg en varmeisolerende fylling av polyuretanskum.is a heat-insulating filling of polyurethane foam.

På oversiden av dekselet 4 er det to flate fordypninger 12 som løper i lengderetningen. Innenfor fordypningene er det forhøyninger 14, som er akkurat så høye at oversiden flukter med resten av overflaten av dekselet. Forhøyningene har form av en sirkelbue, og i midten går to forhøyninger nesten sammen til en sirkelformet ring, mens fordypningen i begge ender bare har én forhøyning i form av en tilnærmet halvsirkelring. I bunnen av underdelen 2 er det føtter 16 som har form av sirkelskiver og passer i forhøyningene 14. Så kan man som fig. 3 til venstre viser stable to isolerbeholdere på hverandre og sikre mot at de sklir sideveis. On the upper side of the cover 4, there are two flat recesses 12 which run in the longitudinal direction. Within the recesses are elevations 14, which are just high enough that the upper side is flush with the rest of the surface of the cover. The elevations have the shape of a circular arc, and in the middle two elevations almost merge into a circular ring, while the recess at both ends has only one elevation in the form of an approximately semicircular ring. At the bottom of the lower part 2 there are feet 16 which have the shape of circular disks and fit into the elevations 14. Then, as fig. 3 on the left shows stacking two insulating containers on top of each other and securing them against sliding sideways.

Forhøyningene 14 tjener et annet formål, nemlig å sikre skålen 18 mot å skli. Man kan plassere seks slike skåler sikkert på dekselet. The elevations 14 serve another purpose, namely to secure the bowl 18 against slipping. Six such bowls can be placed securely on the cover.

Som fig. 1, 4 og 5 viser, har underdel 2 og deksel 4 ytre berøringsflater 20, 21 som forløper skått i forhold til en tenkt, vannrett midtflate, og som faller av utover med omlag 40° i forhold til horisontalen. På utsiden slutter det seg til vann-rette berøringsflater 23, 24. Kanten av underdel og deksel danner omløpende ribber 26, 27. Ved skråstillingen og knekken i slissen mellom berøringsflatene blir avgivelsen av varme og lukt til omgivelsene nedsatt. Ved de skrå berøringsflatene 2 0 og de omløpende ribbene 26 tilsammen, vekkes inntrykket av en særlig lav underdel. As fig. 1, 4 and 5 show, lower part 2 and cover 4 have outer contact surfaces 20, 21 which extend obliquely in relation to an imaginary, horizontal central surface, and which fall off outwards at approximately 40° in relation to the horizontal. On the outside, it joins horizontal contact surfaces 23, 24. The edge of the lower part and cover form circumferential ribs 26, 27. Due to the slanting position and the break in the slot between the contact surfaces, the release of heat and odors to the surroundings is reduced. The inclined contact surfaces 20 and the surrounding ribs 26 together create the impression of a particularly low lower part.

Som vist i fig. 1 og 4 er det forutsett fordypninger i underdelen, og spesielt på hver av de to kortsidene en langstrakt og, bortsett fra avrundinger i hjørnene, firkantet fordypning 30. Mellom de to fordypningene 30 er det forutsett to fordypninger As shown in fig. 1 and 4, recesses are provided in the lower part, and in particular on each of the two short sides an elongated and, apart from rounding in the corners, square recess 30. Between the two recesses 30, two recesses are provided

3 2 som, bortsett fra avrundede hjørner, har en kvadratisk form.3 2 which, except for rounded corners, has a square shape.

I dekselet er forutsett dertil passende fordypninger 34, henholdsvis 36. Mellom fordypningene har underdelen vegger 38 med betraktelig bredde, og som løper på tvers og på langs. Overdelen har tilsvarende vegger 39, også med ganske stor tykkelse. Bare ved tykkelsen blir varmeutvekslingen mellom de enkelte fordypningene og forskjellig tempererte retter sterkt innskrenket. Som videre forholdsregel kommer i tillegg at berøringsflatene 40 og 41 i disse veggene har krumninger som passer til hverandre. Også herved blir atter slissene mellom berøringsflatene gjort bredere, hvilket ytterligere nedsetter varme- og luktutvekslingen. Veggene 38 i underdelen har oventil en større tykkelse enn veggene 39 i dekselet, slik at det blir plass til kantene 46 på skålene (sammenlign fig. 4 til venstre). Suitable recesses 34 and 36 are provided in the cover. Between the recesses, the lower part has walls 38 of considerable width, which run transversely and lengthwise. The upper part has corresponding walls 39, also with a fairly large thickness. The heat exchange between the individual recesses and differently tempered dishes is greatly restricted by the thickness alone. As a further precaution, it is added that the contact surfaces 40 and 41 in these walls have curvatures that match each other. Here too, the slits between the contact surfaces are made wider, which further reduces heat and odor exchange. The walls 38 in the lower part have a greater thickness at the top than the walls 39 in the cover, so that there is room for the edges 46 of the bowls (compare Fig. 4 on the left).

De skålene som skal brukes er i enkleste fall tynnveggede, men kan ha forskjellige former. Av de tynnveggede skålene viser fig. 1 en flat kvadratisk skål 44, fig. 4 og 8 en flat rettvink-let skål 45. Slike skåler henger med sine nedoverbøyde kanter 46 på randen av fordypningen 30 eller 32. Dype tynnveggede kopper 48 av kradratisk form, eller 50 i firkantform, står med bunnen 52, henholdsvis 53, på hovedbunnen 55 av den firkantede eller kvadratiske fordypningen. Lokk 57 eller 58 tjener hovedsakelig til å lukke den dype koppen. The bowls to be used are in the simplest case thin-walled, but can have different shapes. Of the thin-walled bowls, fig. 1 a flat square bowl 44, fig. 4 and 8 a flat right-angled bowl 45. Such bowls hang with their downwardly bent edges 46 on the edge of the recess 30 or 32. Deep thin-walled cups 48 of quadratic shape, or 50 in square shape, stand with the base 52, respectively 53, on the main base 55 of the square or square recess. Lid 57 or 58 mainly serves to close the deep cup.

Koppene 18 (fig. 4) har en isolervegg 60 og brukes til varme retter som suppe eller grøt. Disse skålene er fortrinnsvis sirkelrunde, men har ihvertfall en sirkelformet bunn 62, spesielt med en omløpende ringvulst 61 som ståflate. I bunnen av disse skålene er det innenfor ringvulsten 61 forutsett en ringformet The cups 18 (fig. 4) have an insulating wall 60 and are used for hot dishes such as soup or porridge. These bowls are preferably circular, but in any case have a circular bottom 62, especially with a circumferential annular bead 61 as a standing surface. At the bottom of these bowls, an annular groove is provided within the ring bead 61

not 63, som passer til å sette oppå forhøyningene 14 i deksel 4 på isolerbeholderen (fig. 3). I fordypningene 30 og 32 i underdelen er forutsett ytterligere flate, sikrelformige fordypninger 64, som tjener til opptak av bunnene 62 av den type skåler 18. På denne måten kan altså fordypningene ta opp kopper av tre forskjellige høyder. Mens koppene 18 hviler med sin sirkelformede bunn i de sirkelformede fordypningene 64, står de kvadratiske bunnene i skålene 48 på hovedbunnen 55 i fordypningen 30 eller 32, mens de flate skålene 44 og 45 henger med randen på kanten av fordypningene. notch 63, which is suitable for placing on top of the elevations 14 in cover 4 on the insulating container (fig. 3). In the depressions 30 and 32 in the lower part, further flat, safety-shaped depressions 64 are provided, which serve to receive the bottoms 62 of the type of bowls 18. In this way, the depressions can take up cups of three different heights. While the cups 18 rest with their circular bottoms in the circular recesses 64, the square bottoms of the bowls 48 stand on the main base 55 in the recess 30 or 32, while the flat bowls 44 and 45 hang with their rims on the edge of the recesses.

For at kvadratiske skåler 48 ikke skal gli i de firkantede fordypningene 30, har hver av disse fordypningene en flat forhøyning 66 av en slik form og utstrekning at sideveggene i skålene 48 sideveis støter mot kantene 68 på disse forhøyningene. Dette er spesielt viktig når bare én skål 48 er plassert i en lang fordypning 30. In order for square bowls 48 not to slide in the square recesses 30, each of these recesses has a flat elevation 66 of such a shape and extent that the side walls of the bowls 48 laterally abut against the edges 68 of these elevations. This is particularly important when only one bowl 48 is placed in a long recess 30.

For at de lange, dype skålene 50 ikke skal vippe på forhøyningen 66, har bunnen en tilsvarende flat forhøyning 70. In order for the long, deep bowls 50 not to tilt on the elevation 66, the bottom has a corresponding flat elevation 70.

Som vist i fig. 4, er totalhøyden fra hovedbunnen 55 i fordypningen i underdelen til bunnen 72 i den tilhørende fordypning 74 i overdelen slik utmålt at den er like høy som en dyp kopp 48 medregnet lokket 58 og en gripetopp 76. Med påsatt deksel 4 på isolerbeholderen holdes også koppens lokk på plass. As shown in fig. 4, the total height from the main base 55 in the recess in the lower part to the bottom 72 in the corresponding recess 74 in the upper part is measured so that it is as high as a deep cup 48 including the lid 58 and a grip top 76. With the cover 4 on the insulating container also held lid in place.

Det gjøres lettere å ta ut den særlig dype koppen 18 og de noe mindre dype skålene 48 og 50 fra underdelen ved at det er en avstand på en fingertykkelse eller mer mellom den nedoverpekende rand på skålen og den øvre kanten på fordypningen i underdelen. Dette er viktig for uttaket av fylte skåler. I tillegg gjøres det også lettere å ta ut tomme kopper ved en spesiell formgivning av veggene i fordypningen, som vist i fig. 5 og 6. Som fig. 5 viser, er et øvre område 80 av en langstrakt fordypning noe sterkere skrådd enn den utvendige vegge i den høye tynnveggede koppen 48 (eller også 50). Som vist i fig. 6 kan man nå trykke på randen 82 på koppen ensidig i pilens retning og bikke den over, slik at den lett kan gripes i den venstre rand i fig. 6. It is made easier to take out the particularly deep cup 18 and the slightly less deep bowls 48 and 50 from the lower part by the fact that there is a distance of a finger thickness or more between the downward-pointing edge of the bowl and the upper edge of the recess in the lower part. This is important for taking out filled bowls. In addition, empty cups are also made easier to take out by a special design of the walls in the recess, as shown in fig. 5 and 6. As fig. 5 shows, an upper area 80 of an elongate recess is somewhat more strongly inclined than the outer walls of the tall thin-walled cup 48 (or also 50). As shown in fig. 6, one can now press on the edge 82 of the cup on one side in the direction of the arrow and fold it over, so that it can be easily grasped in the left edge in fig. 6.

Claims

1. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation, with the following components that belong together: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a matching cover (4) both of which have recesses that fit together (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), characterized in that c) cover (4) and lower part (2) have mutual contact surfaces (20, 21) along the circumference, which are inclined in relation to an imaginary main surface in the insulating container, and even run downward towards the outside.

2. Transport unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (4) and lower part (2) have circumferential ribs (26, 27) with the same outer dimensions.

3. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a matching cover (4) both of which have recesses that fit together (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44,45, 48, 50), esp according to one of the aforementioned requirements, characterized by that c) cover (4) and lower part (2) have between the recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) walls (38, 39) of a thickness sufficient for thermal insulation and such a height that the walls in the cover (4) and in the lower part ( 2) lie on top of each other in the contact surfaces (40, 41) when the insulating container is closed, d) the contact surfaces of the walls have curvatures that match each other across the longitudinal direction.

4. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation with the following related components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4) both of which have recesses that fit each other (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), c) whereby cover (4) and lower part (2) have projections and recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) that fit each other, which engage each other when the insulating containers are stacked on top of each other, in particular according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized in that d) on the upper side of the cover (4), elevations (14) in the form of rings or parts of rings are arranged within elongated, flat recesses (12), e) on the underside of at least some of the types of bowls (18) projections (ring beads 61) or recesses (ring groove 63) are arranged which match the elevations.

5. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4), both of which have matching recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50) especially according to one of the aforementioned requirements, characterized in that when the insulating container is closed, the total height of the recess in the lower part (2) and cover (4) for closing the lid on the bowls (57, 58) is the same as the total height of the bowls (48, 50), the lid on the bowls and any grip top (76) that may be present.

6. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under heat insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4), both of which have matching recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), especially according to one of the aforementioned requirements, characterized in that flat bowls (44, 45) hang with an outwardly pointing, particularly downwardly bent edge (46) on the edge of the recess in the lower part (2).

7. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4), both of which have matching recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various partially insulated, partially uninsulated bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), in particular according to one of the aforementioned claims, characterized by that c) in the main base (55) of square and/or square recesses in the lower part, there are arranged round, especially circular additional recesses (64) for receiving circular, especially circular arc-shaped bases (62) in particularly deep cups (18), d) deep cups (48, 50), albeit with somewhat less depth, have essentially square, especially essentially square bottom parts, which in any case with the corners protrude beyond the additional recesses (64).

8. Transport unit according to claim 7, characterized in that in the main base of square recesses in the lower part, in order to prevent deep bowls (48, 50) standing on the main base (55) from starting to slide, elevations (66) are arranged with a location and shape that matches the width on the bottoms of these bowls.

9. Transport unit according to claim 8, characterized in that the bottom in deep square bowls (45) has a flat elevation (66) that fits the elevation.

10. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under thermal insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4), both of which have matching recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), especially according to one of the aforementioned requirements, characterized in that the walls in the recesses in the lower part (2) in the upper area (80) are less strongly inclined in relation to an imaginary horizontal surface than the outer wall in inserted deeper cups (48, 50), so that there is a gap that expands up between the walls.

11. Transport unit for the transport of various and especially differently tempered food dishes under heat insulation, with the following cohesive components: a) an insulating container with a tray-like lower part (2) and a suitable cover (4), both of which have matching recesses (30, 32, 34, 36) for b) various bowls (18, 44, 45, 48, 50), especially according to one of the aforementioned requirements, characterized by such a shape of the lower part (2) and its recesses that there is a distance of about a finger's thickness between the lower edge of the rim of the deep cups (18, 48, 50) and the edge of the recess in the lower part.