Foldable distribution container for conveying perishable foods

Abstract

Conventionally, distribution containers, particularly, corrugated cardboard containers and EPS containers, have been used as containers for conveying perishable foods. These containers are disposed as waste after the containers have been used repeatedly by a few times. The amount of these containers disposed as waste is huge, and it has been necessary to reduce the waste, from the viewpoint of resource protection and environmental protection. Particularly, in the EPS containers, bacteria are easily propagated on the inner walls. Further, in the case of the corrugated cardboard containers, they have not been satisfactory from the viewpoint of heat insulation and cooling of the contents. The present invention provides a foldable distribution container for conveying perishable foods of which a foldable container main body and a lid unit covered on the upper opening of the container main body are manufactured as three-wall structures made of a transparent synthetic resin material and having two air layers.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a distribution container for conveying perishable foods, and relates, more particularly, to a foldable distribution container for conveying perishable foods that can be easily folded, that is excellent in cold-temperature retention (insulation and cooling effect), and that can be re-utilized.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0002] In the distribution of perishable foods such as livestock products like frozen meet and marine products like fresh fish, packaging containers having various shapes, functions, performance, and materials are used for perishable foods at present, from the needs of cold-temperature retention and protection from shock.[0003] Among them, corrugated cardboard containers have generally been used as packaging containers for distributing livestock products. This is for the purpose of protecting the frozen contents from external shocks and for distributing the contents in lots. The cool keeping of the contents is achieved through...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] Further, it is possible to achieve the above object of the present invention more effectively by a foldable distribution container for conveying perishable foods, wherein the structures are three-wall structures having two air layers respectively.

[0018] Still further, it is possible to achieve the above object of the present invention more effectively by a foldable distribution container for conveying perishable foods, wherein the side wall of the container main body is provided with an IC card accommodation pocket capable of accommodating an IC card.

Problems solved by technology

Usually, the corrugated cardboard containers once used are not utilized again, as these containers are easily broken and stained, or as the cost of manufacturing these containers is low.

Therefore, because of the characteristics of the shapes, used materials, or the folding mechanism of the containers, these containers cannot satisfy the cold insulation performance that is required for the perishable foods, unless an optional insulation part is added to each container.

The amount of the used packaging containers that are disposed as waste is huge, judging from the amount of perishable foods that are daily consumed.

However, because of the variety in functions and performance required for the packaging containers as described above, standardization and common use of the containers have not yet been realized.

Furthermore, waste is not produced.

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