Limiting supporting box and ice cream assembly
By setting a multi-point limiting structure with protrusions that are interference-fitted with the food on the inner wall of the tray and a U-shaped fixing part, the problems of easy displacement of food in the tray and hand contact are solved, and the food is stably limited and hygienically handled.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing trays are prone to food displacement during transportation and handling, leading to collision damage. Furthermore, direct hand contact with food during handling can cause contamination, posing hygiene problems.
The inner wall of the tray's holding slot is provided with a first protrusion and a second protrusion that are interference-fitted with the food to form a multi-point limit. A U-shaped fixing part is provided between the first position and the second position. The food can be placed in the U-shaped fixing part. When taking it out, the U-shaped edge of the U-shaped fixing part serves as a handle to avoid direct hand contact with the food.
It effectively reduces lateral and axial displacement of food, ensuring food stability, and allows food to be directly removed through the U-shaped fixing part, avoiding hand contamination.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of a box, in particular to a limiting box and an ice cream assembly. BACKGROUND
[0002] The box is mainly used for containing food, such as containing ice cream, which can facilitate the transportation, taking and storage of food. At present, in order to improve the stability of food in the box, an anti-skid design or a groove structure is usually used to prevent food from sliding. However, due to the size tolerance and other reasons, the existing box may cause displacement, collision damage and other situations of food during transportation or taking. When taking the food, the fingers need to be inserted into the gap of the box, and the hands directly contact the food, which may contaminate the food and cause hygiene problems.
[0003] Therefore, in view of the above technical problems, how to improve the limiting effect of the box on the food and avoid direct contact between the hands and the food during taking is a technical problem to be solved by those skilled in the art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a limiting box and an ice cream assembly. Through the interference fit of multiple protruding structures and food, the food can be clamped on the protruding structures, and the lateral displacement of the food is reduced through multi-point limiting, thereby improving the limiting effect of the box on the food. The two ends of the detachable U-shaped fixing part are higher than the box to form a taking handle, and the food can be directly taken out to avoid direct contact between the hands and the food.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a limiting box, which comprises a box body, a containing groove for containing food is arranged in the box body, a first protrusion for abutting against the lower outer wall of the food is arranged at a first position of the containing groove, a second protrusion for abutting against the upper outer wall of the food is arranged at a second position of the containing groove, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are in interference fit with the outer wall of the food, a U-shaped fixing part is arranged between the first position and the second position, the food is placed in the U-shaped fixing part, and two U-shaped edges of the U-shaped fixing part extend towards the opening side of the containing groove, and the end portions of the two U-shaped edges are higher than the box body by a predetermined height.
[0006] Preferably, the first protrusions are symmetrically arranged on the two side walls of the containing groove, the opposite surfaces of the two first protrusions abut against the lower outer wall of the food, the first end of the first protrusion is lower than the opening side of the containing groove, the second end of the first protrusion extends towards the groove bottom, and the second end of the first protrusion is spaced apart from the groove bottom by a predetermined distance.
[0007] Preferably, the second protrusions are symmetrically arranged on both side walls of the holding groove, the opposite surfaces of the two second protrusions abut against the upper outer wall of the food, the first end of the second protrusion is lower than the opening side of the holding groove, the second end of the second protrusion extends towards the groove bottom of the holding groove, and the second end of the second protrusion is spaced apart from the groove bottom by a preset distance.
[0008] Preferably, the opposite surfaces are provided with staggered texture structures to increase the contact area and contact friction between the first protrusion or the second protrusion and the food.
[0009] Preferably, the opposite surfaces are adapted to the contour of the outer wall of the food, and the opposite surfaces can symmetrically fit the outer wall of the food.
[0010] Preferably, a U-shaped accommodating groove is formed in the groove wall of the holding groove, the U-shaped fixing part is embedded in the accommodating groove and is in interference fit with the accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is perpendicular to the axis of the holding groove.
[0011] Preferably, the U-shaped fixing part includes a clamping arm embedded in the accommodating groove and a lifting arm arranged at both U-shaped edge ends of the clamping arm, the two U-shaped edges of the clamping arm have elastic force that approaches each other, and after the clamping arm is separated from the accommodating groove, the clamping arm releases the elastic force to clamp the outer side of the food.
[0012] Preferably, the inner wall of the clamping arm facing the food is provided with a food-grade silica gel anti-slip layer.
[0013] Preferably, the tray body is further provided with a limiting groove located at the lower part of the holding groove, and the bottom of the food is limited and interfered with the groove wall of the limiting groove in the axial direction of the holding groove.
[0014] An ice cream assembly, comprising:
[0015] A limiting tray, which is the limiting tray described above;
[0016] An ice cream inserted in the holding groove of the limiting tray in the axial direction, the lower part of the ice cream is clamped at the first protrusion, and the upper part of the ice cream is clamped at the second protrusion.
[0017] With respect to the above background art, the present application sets the first protrusion and the second protrusion on the inner wall of the containing groove, so that the first protrusion and the second protrusion abut on the upper part and the lower part of the food respectively, forming multi-point limiting of the food, and using the interference fit mode of the first protrusion and the second protrusion with the outer wall of the food, reducing or even completely avoiding the lateral and axial displacement, forming stable limiting of the food; at the same time, a U-shaped fixing part is also arranged between the first position and the second position, and the food can be placed in the U-shaped structure of the U-shaped fixing part, and when the food is taken, the end part of the tray body can be formed by the two U-shaped edges of the U-shaped fixing part, forming a taking handle, so that the food can be directly taken out, avoiding direct contact of the hand with the food. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the provided drawings.
[0019] Figure 1 The limiting tray three-dimensional structure schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application;
[0020] Figure 2 The limiting tray front structure schematic diagram provided by the embodiments of the present application;
[0021] Figure 3 The limiting tray top view provided by the embodiments of the present application;
[0022] Figure 4 The limiting tray right view provided by the embodiments of the present application.
[0023] In the figure: 1-tray body; 2-first protrusion; 3-second protrusion; 4-U-shaped fixing part;
[0024] 11-containing groove; 12-limiting groove;
[0025] 41-clamping arm; 42-lifting arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0027] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper," "lower," "front," and "rear" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. It is used only for the convenience of describing this application and for simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0028] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, a limiting tray is provided, comprising a tray body 1, which can be made of PP (polypropylene) material. PP material has a density of 0.92 g / cm³ and a flexural modulus of 1500 MPa. In low-temperature environments, PP material has higher low-temperature impact resistance, reaching 35 kJ / m², thus improving the overall structural strength of the limiting tray. The tray body 1 is provided with a holding slot 11 for holding food. The holding slot 11 has an opening on one side, allowing food to be placed in the holding slot 11 through the opening. The depth of the holding slot 11 is not strictly limited here; different depths of the holding slot 11 can be selected according to the actual situation of the food. For example, for some ice cream, the depth of the holding slot 11 can be set to approximately 80 mm, with a dimensional tolerance of ±0.5 mm.
[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 A first protrusion 2 is provided at a first position on the wall of the holding tank 11, and a second protrusion 3 is provided at a second position on the wall of the holding tank 11. The first and second positions are distributed along the axial direction of the holding tank 11. The first protrusion 2 and the second protrusion 3 are both interference fit with the outer wall of the food, so that the two protrusion structures effectively compress the movement space of the food in the holding tank 11 to ±1mm, avoiding the food from shaking due to excessive dimensional tolerance of the holding tank 11.
[0031] The first protrusion 2 abuts against the lower outer wall of the food, and the second protrusion 3 abuts against the upper outer wall of the food, thus forming a multi-point limiting structure. This significantly reduces the lateral displacement of the food in the holding tank 11, which can be reduced to less than or equal to 0.8 mm, ensuring the stability of the food.
[0032] In some embodiments, a U-shaped fixing part 4 is further provided between the first position and the second position. Please refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 3, the middle part of the food can be placed in the U-shaped structure of the U-shaped fixing part 4, and the U-shaped fixing part 4 can be in contact with the outer wall of the food or not. The first protrusion 2, the U-shaped fixing part 4, and the second protrusion 3 are sequentially distributed along the axis of the containing groove 11, and the two U-shaped edges of the U-shaped fixing part 4 extend along the groove wall of the containing groove 11 towards the opening side of the containing groove 11 and extend out of the containing groove 11, so that the end part of the U-shaped edge forms a structure protruding out of the tray body 1, thereby forming a lifting part that can be held by hand. Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 ; and the U-shaped bottom of the U-shaped fixing part 4 can be adapted to the groove bottom of the containing groove 11, without affecting the normal placement of the food in the containing groove 11.
[0033] When taking the food, a certain lifting force can be applied to the lifting part to take the food out of the containing groove 11, and the U-shaped fixing part 4 has a certain elastic deformation capacity, so that the two U-shaped edges of the U-shaped fixing part 4 are clamped on the outside of the food, ensuring that the food can be stably taken out.
[0034] In summary of the above embodiments, the first protrusion 2 and the second protrusion 3 are arranged on the inner wall of the containing groove 11, so that the first protrusion 2 and the second protrusion 3 abut on the upper part and the lower part of the food respectively, forming multi-point limiting of the food, and the first protrusion 2 and the second protrusion 3 are in interference fit with the outer wall of the food to reduce or even completely avoid lateral and axial displacement, thereby forming stable limiting of the food. Meanwhile, the U-shaped fixing part 4 is arranged between the first position and the second position, and the food can be placed in the U-shaped structure of the U-shaped fixing part 4. When taking the food, the end part of the U-shaped fixing part 4 beyond the tray body 1 forms a taking handle, and the food can be directly taken out, avoiding direct contact of the hand with the food.
[0035] In some embodiments, the first protrusion 2 can be symmetrically arranged on the two side walls of the containing groove 11. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The opposite surfaces of the two first protrusions 2 abut on the outer wall of the lower part of the food, and under the premise of interference fit, the two first protrusions 2 can exert a certain clamping force on the food to ensure that the lower part of the food can be stably placed in the containing groove 11. Further, the first end of the first protrusion 2 is lower than the opening side of the containing groove 11, the second end of the first protrusion 2 extends towards the groove bottom of the containing groove 11, and there is a predetermined distance interval between the second end of the first protrusion 2 and the groove bottom. The distance between the second end of the first protrusion 2 and the groove bottom is about 20 mm, and the height of the protrusion is about 1.5-2.5 mm.
[0036] Similarly, the second protrusions 3 can also be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the holding tank 11. The opposing surfaces of the two second protrusions 3 abut against the upper outer wall of the food. The first end of the second protrusion 3 is lower than the opening side of the holding tank 11, and the second end of the second protrusion 3 extends toward the bottom of the holding tank 11, with a preset distance between the second end of the second protrusion 3 and the bottom of the tank. The distance between the second end of the second protrusion 3 and the bottom of the tank is approximately 50 mm, and the height of the protrusion is approximately 2.5-3.5 mm. It should be noted that the specific arrangement of the first protrusion 2 and the second protrusion 3 is based on the food being ice cream. Different parameters of the first protrusion 2 can also be selected according to the actual size of the food. These will not be detailed here, but all fall within the scope of protection of this application.
[0037] In addition, considering the amount of displacement of food in the axial direction of the holding tank 11, an interlaced micron-level texture structure, such as a diamond grid structure, can be set on the opposite surfaces of the two first protrusions 2 and the opposite surfaces of the two second protrusions 3. The grid depth is approximately 0.1-0.3 mm. The interlaced grid texture structure can be formed by laser etching, thereby increasing the contact area and contact friction between the first protrusion 2 or the second protrusion 3 and the food.
[0038] Due to differences in food type or shape, the opposing surfaces of the two first protrusions 2 and the two second protrusions 3 should be adapted to the outer contour of the food. This ensures that the opposing surfaces symmetrically fit against the two outer walls of the food, guarantees that the textured structure on the protrusions can fully contact the outer wall of the food, and ensures sufficient friction between the protrusions and the outer wall of the food. It also increases the contact area between the protrusions and the outer wall of the food, ensuring the effective clamping of the food by the protrusions.
[0039] A U-shaped receiving groove is provided on the wall of the holding tank 11. The U-shaped receiving groove can be used to place the U-shaped fixing part 4. In other words, the U-shaped fixing part 4 can be embedded in the receiving groove. Furthermore, the width of the receiving groove can be set to 8mm, the depth of the groove can be set to 3mm, and the receiving groove is perpendicular to the axis of the holding tank 11. When the U-shaped fixing part 4 is embedded in the receiving groove, the edge of the U-shaped fixing part 4 can be interference-fitted with the wall of the receiving groove. The interference can be set between 0.2mm and 0.4mm, so that the U-shaped fixing part 4 can be stably set in the receiving groove without applying external force.
[0040] Further, please refer to Figure 1The U-shaped fixing part 4 includes a clamping arm 41 embedded in the receiving groove and a lifting arm 42 located at the ends of the two U-shaped sides of the clamping arm 41. The lifting arm 42 is the aforementioned lifting part. The two U-shaped sides of the clamping arm 41 have an elastic force that brings them closer together. However, due to the interference fit of the receiving groove, the two U-shaped sides of the clamping arm 41 cannot detach from the restriction of the receiving groove. Only when an external force is applied to the lifting arm 42 to lift the U-shaped fixing part 4 upward can the clamping arm 41 detach from the restriction of the receiving groove. This allows the clamping arm 41 to release its elastic force and clamp the food on the outside, ensuring that the U-shaped fixing part 4 stably clamps the food. This allows the food to stably detach from the holding groove 11 for the customer to take.
[0041] Since the U-shaped fixing part 4 has a certain elastic deformation capability, TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) elastomer or TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane rubber) shape memory polymer can be used as the main material of the U-shaped fixing part 4. Of course, other similar elastic materials can also be used, but they will not be described in detail here.
[0042] The height of the lifting arm 42 protruding from the holding groove 11 is matched with the ergonomic grip radius. The height of the lifting arm 42 can be set to 15mm, or the ratio of the height of the lifting arm 42 to the total height of the tray body 1 can be set to 1:6. No further restrictions are imposed here, and both fall within the protection scope of this application.
[0043] In addition, a food-grade silicone anti-slip layer is provided on the inner wall of the food on the gripping arm 41, with a friction coefficient of up to 0.8, ensuring that there will be no hygiene problems when the gripping arm 41 clamps the outer wall of the food, and also has high friction to ensure stable food gripping.
[0044] Please refer to Figure 1 The tray body 1 is also provided with a limiting groove 12 located at the lower part of the holding groove 11. The bottom of the food and the groove wall of the limiting groove 12 interfere with each other in the axial direction of the holding groove 11, thereby limiting the bottom of the food and preventing the food from accidentally falling out of the bottom of the tray body 1.
[0045] This application also provides an ice cream assembly, which includes a limiting tray and ice cream. The limiting tray is the aforementioned limiting tray. The ice cream is inserted axially into the holding groove 11 of the limiting tray, and the lower part of the ice cream is clamped between two first protrusions 2, while the upper part of the ice cream is clamped between two second protrusions 3.
[0046] It should be noted that in this specification, relational terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity from several other entities, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities.
[0047] This document uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this application. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications to this application without departing from the principles of this application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this application.
Claims
1. A limiting tray, characterized in that, The device includes a tray body (1), which has a holding slot (11) for holding food. A first protrusion (2) is provided at a first position on the wall of the holding slot (11) to abut against the lower outer wall of the food. A second protrusion (3) is provided at a second position on the wall of the holding slot (11) to abut against the upper outer wall of the food. The first protrusion (2) and the second protrusion (3) are interference-fitted with the outer wall of the food. A U-shaped fixing part (4) is provided between the first position and the second position. The food is placed in the U-shaped fixing part (4). The two U-shaped sides of the U-shaped fixing part (4) extend along the wall of the holding slot (11) toward the opening side of the holding slot (11), and the ends of the two U-shaped sides exceed the preset height of the tray body (1).
2. The limiting tray according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first protrusion (2) is symmetrically disposed on both sides of the container (11). The opposite surfaces of the two first protrusions (2) abut against the lower outer wall of the food. The first end of the first protrusion (2) is lower than the opening side of the container (11). The second end of the first protrusion (2) extends toward the bottom of the container (11). There is a preset distance between the second end of the first protrusion (2) and the bottom of the container.
3. The limiting tray according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second protrusion (3) is symmetrically disposed on both sides of the container (11). The opposite surfaces of the two second protrusions (3) abut against the upper outer wall of the food. The first end of the second protrusion (3) is lower than the opening side of the container (11). The second end of the second protrusion (3) extends toward the bottom of the container (11), and there is a preset distance between the second end of the second protrusion (3) and the bottom of the container.
4. The limiting tray according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The opposing surfaces are provided with an interlaced texture structure to increase the contact area and contact friction between the first protrusion (2) or the second protrusion (3) and the food.
5. The limiting tray according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The opposing surfaces are adapted to the outer contour of the food, and the opposing surfaces can be symmetrically attached to the outer wall of the food.
6. The limiting tray according to claim 1, characterized in that, The container (11) has a U-shaped receiving groove on its wall. The U-shaped fixing part (4) is embedded in the receiving groove and is interference-fitted with the receiving groove. The receiving groove is perpendicular to the axis of the container (11).
7. The limiting tray according to claim 6, characterized in that, The U-shaped fixing part (4) includes a clamping arm (41) embedded in the receiving groove and a lifting arm (42) provided at the ends of the two U-shaped sides of the clamping arm (41). The two U-shaped sides of the clamping arm (41) have an elastic force that brings them closer together. After the clamping arm (41) is disengaged from the receiving groove, the clamping arm (41) releases the elastic force to clamp the outside of the food.
8. The limiting tray according to claim 7, characterized in that, The clamping arm (41) has a food-grade silicone anti-slip layer on the inner wall facing the food.
9. The limiting tray according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray body (1) is also provided with a limiting groove (12) located at the lower part of the holding groove (11), and the bottom of the food and the groove wall of the limiting groove (12) interfere with each other in the axial direction of the holding groove (11).
10. An ice cream component, characterized in that, include: The limiting tray is the limiting tray as described in any one of claims 1-9; Ice cream is inserted axially into the holding slot (11) of the limiting tray, with the lower part of the ice cream held at the first protrusion (2) and the upper part held at the second protrusion (3).