ES1228564U - Dosing container (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Metering container, for elongated straight food products, formed by a bag (1) of flexible material configured to arrange the parallel products, with at least one first seal (2) at one longitudinal end of (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Dosing container.

Sector of the technique

The invention relates to a package of elongated food products, for example, pasta (spaghetti or noodles), bread sticks or other similar foods.

It is applicable in the food and packaging industry.

State of the art

The food products can be packaged in multiple ways, the flexible packaging being the most favorable solution in price, comfort of use, unused space and reduction of packaging material.

This type of container consists of a tube of material, usually plastic, which closes at one end, is filled, sealed by the opposite and cut, resulting in a very simple, inexpensive and optimized packaging for your product. Their ends are formed by seals where the two sides of the bag are pressed together and joined, usually by heat sealing.

When this type of packaging is used with straight and elongated food products, the arrangement of these is parallel and usually corresponds to the main or major direction of the tube that makes up the container.

The users of these products wish to be able to control the quantity of product they are going to extract, so that it corresponds to a controlled number of rations. For that there are a few solutions, none fully effective.

An example is seen in WO0198172A1, which defines an exit sealed by a tongue on one side of the container. This system is not very suitable, since the position of the exit is far from the edge, so it is necessary to leave a hollow space between it and the edge. In addition, the solution is complex to manufacture and, as recognized by the applicant itself, can not ensure that the size of the output remains constant.

It is desirable to have a dispenser package for elongated food products comprising a stable output, configurable, and that does not involve modifications in the manufacture, which is maintained in a simple number of stages without scraps of material resulting in increments of waste and that can cause them to break down in the packer if they move accidentally.

There is no known container capable of obtaining the advantages of the invention.

Brief explanation of the invention

The invention consists of packaging according to the claims. Its different realizations provide the solution to the problems cited, among others. The dosing container is defined for long straight food products. It is formed by a bag of flexible material configured to arrange the parallel products, with at least one first seal at a longitudinal end of the bag, ie in the area where the ends of the products are arranged. In one corner of the bag it has an oblique mark that goes through the first seal, normally made by printing on the bag prior to the final conformation, but that can be done in other ways. This mark indicates the cutting line by which an orifice corresponding to an exact number of rations of the food product is generated. That is, if the user cuts through that mark (which usually appears on both sides of the bag, the resulting hole allows the amount corresponding to an exact number of rations to pass, usually a ration.

In a preferred embodiment, the mark comprises two or more cut lines corresponding to different number of rations. For example, 1 and 2 servings.

In a second preferred embodiment, the package has marks in two or more corners of the bag, each passing through a seal. This may imply that the other longitudinal end of the bag has a second seal.

Other variants will be described later.

Description of the drawings

In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail with the help of an example of a non-limiting embodiment, represented in the following figures.

Figure 1: simplified diagram of an example of realization.

Figure 2: view of a second example of embodiment, with a cut made in the mark.

Figure 3: front view of the hole generated by the cut, appreciating its shape.

MODES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In the following, a mode of carrying out the invention will be briefly described, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

An example of a package according to the invention is shown in Figure 1. It comprises an elongated envelope (1), with a greater direction corresponding to the greater direction of its content, sealed by both ends of the envelope (1). This sealing operation generates a first seal (2) at one end and a second seal (3) at the opposite end.

The envelope (1) can be made of plastic material, for example polyethylene, cellulosic material, aluminum foil ... in any combination. For example, it can also be made of multilayer material, such as "tetrabrik" (registered trademark) which comprises a layer of each type. In any case, it must be flexible to accept the temporary deformation, and must admit the presence of marks (4) or drawings on its surface, by any suitable technology.

In one corner of the first seal (2) an oblique mark (4) is arranged, from one side of the first seal (2) to the side of the nearest bag (1). This mark (4) is arranged so that when cutting the bag (1) following the mark (4) a hole (5) of calibrated size is left to that of an exact number of rations of the product contained in the container . Therefore, the position of the mark (4) will be calculated when designing the container as a function of the product. This calibrated hole (5) will be measured by deforming the bag so that it takes the form of a circle, at which point the useful section of the hole is maximum.

The mark (4) generally corresponds to a ration, although it may be accompanied by other marks (4) that correspond to another number of rations, in the same or another corner of the first seal (2) or second seal (3). In Figure 1, the bag has marks (4) in two corners of the first seal (2), as a most preferred version.

Once the cut is made (figure 2), it can be seen that the shape of the hole (5) is very curved, except at one point, the one closest to the end of the container, which would be the weakest point (figure 3). It is foreseeable that you can break through that area and enlarge the exit. However, since the first seal (2) is at that point, the resistance is much higher than that of other areas of the bag (l), and that deformation of the hole (5) does not occur, maintaining the reliability of the measurement during all the useful life of the container.

To calculate the position of the mark (4) to make the cut, it must be considered that the useful section of the hole (5) has to be measured perpendicular to the direction of the paste or other product to be measured. This is especially appreciated in Figure 2, where the cutting angle is not perpendicular to the output of the product. Therefore, the useful section does not correspond to that of the cutting angle.

Claims (4)

1. Dosing container, for elongated straight food products, formed by a bag (1) of flexible material configured to arrange the parallel products, with at least one first seal (2) at one longitudinal end of the bag (1), characterized by that a corner of the bag (1) has an oblique mark (4) passing through the first seal (2), which indicates the cutting line through which an orifice (5) corresponding to an exact number of product rations is generated. food 2. Packaging, according to claim 1, whose mark (4) indicates a ration. 3. Packaging according to claim 1, whose mark (4) comprises two or more cut lines corresponding to different numbers of rations. 4. Packaging, according to claim 1, which has marks (4) in two or more corners of the bag (1) passing through sealed (2,3).