Confectionery

Abstract

We offer confectionery that enhances its appeal. [Solution] The confectionery 1 comprises a main body, a character part C1 formed on the main body, and a background part formed on the main body surrounding the character part C1. The background part includes a first background part 31 that does not contain text information 38 and a second background part 32 that contains text information 38. The first region 31a in the first background part 31, surrounded by the second background part 32 and the character part C1, is configured to be separable after the second background part 32 is divided. In the first region 31a in the first background part 31, surrounded by the second background part 32 and the character part C1, is left open on the opposite side (outside) from the character part C1 after the second background part 32 is divided, making it easy to separate.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to confectionery.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as confectionery, for example, in Patent Document 1, there is disclosed a "puzzle chocolate" characterized in that molten chocolate is poured into a mold to solidify and form a chocolate confectionery having a peripheral shape following the inside of the mold, a three-dimensional shape / patterned surface along the bottom surface of the mold, and a required thickness, and this chocolate confectionery is divided into a required number of pieces by cut lines provided to intersect in the vertical and horizontal directions at required intervals.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In Patent Document 1, there is disclosed a chocolate confectionery made into a puzzle by providing cut lines. However, this confectionery only has ways of playing such as cutting a predetermined pattern with the cut lines and assembling it into the original pattern, and there is no change in taste, and there are few types of ways of playing, so it has problems in its interestingness.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a confectionery with improved interestingness.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A confectionery according to one aspect of the present invention is a confectionery comprising a main body, a character part formed on the main body, and a background part formed on the main body surrounding the character part, wherein the background part includes a first background part that does not contain text information and a second background part that contains text information, and the first region of the first background part surrounded by the second background part and the character part is configured to be separable after the second background part is divided. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide confectionery with improved appeal. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a plan view of a confectionery according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the confectionery shown. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view of the portion along line AA in Figure 1. [Figure 4] This is a plan view showing an initial example of the confectionery sorting process. [Figure 5] This is a perspective view illustrating another example of how to separate and identify characters. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Hereinafter, a confectionery product according to one aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the figures. Figure 1 is a plan view of confectionery 1. Figure 2 is a perspective view of confectionery 1. The confectionery 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 is made of chocolate and is a rectangular chocolate confectionery with four sides: top 10a, bottom 10b, left 10c, and right 10d. In plan view, the confectionery 1 is formed with a rectangular main body 10 as the base, and a character part C1 is formed in the approximate central region of the confectionery. A first background part 31 and a second background part 32 are provided around the character part C1 as background parts. A first groove part 41 is provided between the character part C1 and the background parts (first background part 31 and second background part 32), and as will be described later, the character part C1 can be identified. In addition, pictures and designs are drawn on the surface of the character part C1 and the background parts by the second groove part 42.

[0010] The character section C1 is slanted as shown in the illustration to express the character's movement and size. In the first background section 31, background lines are drawn by slanted second grooves 42 that create the effect of the character's movement. These background lines are straight lines and are drawn as radial lines in the composition of the illustration, for example, with a focal point to the upper right outside the confectionery 1. In the first background section 31, the background sections adjacent to the upper end 10a, left end 10c, and right end 10d are configured as a second region 31b that is relatively easy to divide, as will be described later. This second region 31b is provided on both the left and right sides and above the character section C1.

[0011] Furthermore, within the second region 31b, a third background section 33 is provided, which is shaped to follow the inclined background effect lines and is a different color from the first background section 31.

[0012] Confectionery 1 has a second region 31b that is relatively easy to divide, and a first region 31a that is difficult to divide, which is provided as an independent region not connected to the second region 31b. The first region 31a is the region of the first background region 31 surrounded by the second background region 32 along the lower end 10b and the character region C1, and is shown inside the dashed line E1 in the figure. Thus, the first background region 31 is configured to sandwich the character region C1 between the first region 31a below the character's legs and the second region 31b other than below the legs.

[0013] In the first region 31a, the first background portion 31 has a straight section adjacent to the second background portion 32, and as shown in the figure, it is longer in the left-right direction than in the up-down direction. In other words, as will be described later, the first region 31a can be separated and divided because it is not circular or polygonal. Also, in a plan view, the size of the first region 31a is smaller than the total size of the second region 31b (both left and right sides, and the top).

[0014] Furthermore, the surface of the second background section is filled with textual information 38 that describes the character, as well as the character's distinctive mark.

[0015] The character part C1 has a first groove 41 formed around its periphery, which separates it from the first background part 31 and the second background part 32, following the contour of the character. A first groove 41 is also formed between the first background part 31 and the second background part 32. Inside the character part C1, a first groove 41 is also provided between the parts of the character part C1, which separates those parts. This first groove 41 is formed to be deeper than the second groove 42 (see Figure 3).

[0016] The first region 31a has a first groove portion 41 formed in its outer edge portion, that is, the portion adjacent to the character portion C1 and the second background portion 32. Thus, the first region 31a is configured to be surrounded by the first groove portion 41. Further, inside the first groove portion 41, a plurality of second groove portions 42 connected to the first groove portion 41 are formed.

[0017] In this embodiment, the first background portion 31 and the second background portion 32 are, for example, different in color tone from the character portion C1. The first background portion 31 is composed of a single color of a brown color system, and the second background portion 32 is formed of a non-brown color system, for example, pink color. Also, the first background portion 31 and the second background portion 32 have different thicknesses. The second background portion 32 is formed to have the same thickness as the character portion C1. Also, the third background portion 33 is configured to have the same color as the second background portion 32 and has the same thickness as the second background portion 32.

[0018] In the first background portion 31 shown in FIG. 1, for example, its color tone is configured to be a brown color system (ordinary chocolate flavor). In the second background portion 32, it is configured as a pink color system (strawberry chocolate flavor). Most of the parts of the character portion C1 are made of a white color system (white chocolate) material, and in part, it is made of a beige color system (caramel flavor).

[0019] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the portion along A-A of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, each colored portion of the confectionery 1 has a layer of each color formed as a layer having a predetermined thickness. For example, the main body portion 10 has a multicolored pattern drawn on the front surface 10f, but the back surface 10r has a single-color configuration of the main body portion 10. For example, the character portion C1, the first background portion 31, and the second background portion 32 are laminated on the front surface 10f side of the main body portion 10 as other materials (materials different in color, taste, and aroma) from the main body portion 10.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 3, the first groove portion 41 is formed with a large groove depth reaching the main body portion 10. That is, the position of the bottom of the first groove portion 41 is deeper than the surface of the first background portion 31, and it becomes the most easily cracked portion when separating and dividing the confectionery 1. On the other hand, the second groove portion 42 is not as deep as the first groove portion 41, but has a portion connected to the first groove portion 41, the upper end portion 10a, and portions connected to the left and right end portions 10c, 10d (see FIG. 2).

[0021] The second background portion is configured such that the formed height (thickness t3) is the same as the height (thickness t2) of the character portion C1. Also, the thicknesses of the second background portion 32 and the character portion C1 are configured to be smaller than the thickness (t1) of the main body portion 10.

[0022] Further, the character information 38 provided on the second background portion 32 has characters such as the name of the character that emphasize and characterize the character formed thereon. This character information 38 may be configured as either a concave portion or a convex portion.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 3, the main body portion 10 is composed of chocolate containing puffs 60. Here, the first background portion 31 may be formed simultaneously with the main body portion 10, or may be thinly formed on the main body portion 10. For example, when forming the main body portion 10, the puffs 60 are solidified so as to be mostly contained on the lower side (bottom surface side) of the main body portion 10, and the bottom surface of the back side surface 10r (lower side in the figure) of the main body portion 10 has a slightly uneven shape. However, the front side surface 10f (upper side in the figure) of the main body portion 10 forms a substantially flat surface made of chocolate with almost no unevenness due to the puffs 60 during the process of solidifying the chocolate material.

[0024] Note that the character portion C1, the second background portion 32, and the third background portion 33 are configured not to contain puffs 60. Thereby, not only does the taste of the confectionery 1 differ depending on the portion, but also the texture differs greatly due to the different puff 60 content rates with respect to the total amount of chocolate depending on the part to be eaten.

[0025] Figure 4 is a plan view showing an example of the disassembly process for confectionery 1. In the operation of identifying the character part C1 of the confectionery 1, for example, first, the fingertips 61 of the left hand grasp the second region 31b on the upper left side of the first background part 31. Then, with the fingertips 62 of the other hand, the right hand, grasp the front and back of the region on the left side of the character part C1 that is opposite to the right fingers. In this grasping state, by bending the confectionery 1 in the direction of its thickness, it can be divided linearly along the second groove 42 by the dividing line BL1, as shown in Figure 4. In this way, the second region 31b can be divided into a fairly large portion using the second groove 42. Furthermore, the second region 31b and the character part C1 can be separated and divided using the first groove 41.

[0026] The second background portion 32 can be separated and divided from the first background portion 31 and the character portion C1 along the lower end portion 10b. By separating the second background portion 32, the first region 31a exposes the relatively thin edge 31d of the background portion, as shown in Figure 4. Furthermore, as described above, the first region 31a is provided with multiple second grooves 42 connected to the first groove 41, making it possible to divide the first region 31a using the first groove 41 and the second grooves 42.

[0027] Figure 5 is a plan view showing another example of how to identify a character. In the case shown in Figure 5, for example, division by fingertip as shown in Figure 4 is possible, but as a tool 70 for dividing, a tool 70 with a relatively thin tip, such as a bamboo spatula, spoon, or fork, can be used. The illustration shows the state in which the first region 31a is divided with the tool 70 after the second background portion 32 has been divided. In this case, for example, the tip 71 of the tool 70, which is grasped with a fingertip 62, is placed against the place to be divided and pressed. This operation concentrates pressure on a narrow area relative to the main body portion 10. By repeating this operation in small increments, it is possible to effectively separate and divide the character portion C1.

[0028] Furthermore, in the division operation using the device 70, the device 70 can be used while the confectionery 1 remains in the confectionery container 80.

[0029] The confectionery container 80 is made of paper or resin and is used to protect the confectionery 1 when it is sold. In other words, the confectionery 1 is sold in the confectionery container 80 and wrapped in a cosmetic packaging bag. Therefore, the surface area of ​​the confectionery container 80 is larger than the size of the confectionery 1. The depth (t5) of the confectionery container 80 is also equal to or greater than the thickness (t4) of the confectionery 1 (see Figure 2).

[0030] Within the confectionery container 80 configured in this way, the separation operation can be performed by crushing with the pointed tip 71 of the tool 70. At this time, fine separation pieces 90 are released from the first background 31. However, by using the confectionery container 80, the scattering of the separation pieces 90 is avoided, and the separation pieces 90 are contained in the internal space SP of the confectionery container 80 as shown in the figure.

[0031] Unlike when the character part C1 is successfully separated, if the separation fails and the candy breaks in various places, the broken pieces of candy become a mixture of the character area, the second background part 32, and the first background part 31. As a result, the taste, aroma, and texture of the candy pieces vary as they are mixed together in each piece of candy 1. In this way, even a failed separation can be enjoyed for its variations in taste, and the success or failure of separating and separating the character allows for the enjoyment of different tastes, aromas, and textures of candy 1.

[0032] As described above, in the confectionery 1 of this embodiment, in the first background part 31, the first region 31a surrounded by the second background part 32 and the character part C1 is left open on the opposite side (outside) from the character part C1 after the second background part 32 is divided (not surrounded by the thick second background part 32), making it easy to divide.

[0033] Furthermore, in the confectionery 1 of this embodiment, the color of the first background portion 31 is formed with a different color from that of the second background portion 32, making it easier to recognize the position of the first region 31a.

[0034] In the confectionery 1 of this embodiment, a second region 31b, which is relatively easy to divide and has no restrictions on the order of division, and a first region 31a (a region with high division difficulty) which has restrictions on the order of division, are mixed together as independent regions in a position surrounding the character part C1 (a position sandwiching the character part C1), thereby allowing for variations in how the character part C1 is identified.

[0035] Furthermore, in the confectionery 1 of this embodiment, the second region 31b is configured to have a larger area than the first region 31a, so that it does not become too difficult to identify the character part C1.

[0036] In the present embodiment of the confectionery 1, the first region 31a has a shape other than circular or polygonal, so that the division operation does not become too difficult. Furthermore, the adjacent parts of the first background portion 31 and the second background portion 32 of the first region 31a are configured in a straight line, and a first groove (a relatively deep groove) is provided in these adjacent parts, making it easier to separate the second background portion 32 surrounding the first region 31a.

[0037] Furthermore, in the confectionery 1 of this embodiment, a first groove 41 is provided between the first region 31a and the character portion C1, allowing the first region 31a to be separated using the first groove 41. Moreover, a second groove 42 connected to the first groove 41 is formed in the first region 31a, making the separation operation within the first region 31a even easier.

[0038] In this embodiment of the confectionery 1, the character can be separated using the tip of the tool 70, and this can be done while the confectionery 1 is inside the confectionery container 80. The confectionery container 80 has a storage depth (t5) that is equal to or greater than the thickness (t4) of the confectionery 1, which prevents the scattering of the confectionery pieces (separated pieces 90) that are crushed by pressing against the tool 70. As a result, after enjoying separating the character from the confectionery 1, the finely crushed confectionery pieces can be kept inside the container and made easy to eat.

[0039] In this embodiment of confectionery 1, the main body 10 includes a main body 10 containing puffs 60, allowing consumers to enjoy both the taste and texture. Furthermore, the inclusion of puffs 60 not only creates a change in texture but also makes the main body 10 relatively easy to break even if it is thick. Additionally, since the first type of character part C1 and the second type of character part C2 do not contain puffs 60, they can form a smooth surface and create intricate designs.

[0040] Although one aspect of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, a configuration is provided in which one first region 31a is provided, but the invention is not limited to this configuration, and a configuration in which multiple first regions 31b are provided may also be used.

[0041] Furthermore, while the above embodiment describes a confectionery primarily made from chocolate, it is not limited to this composition; for example, any ingredient that hardens to a certain extent, such as cookies, is not particularly limited.

[0042] As explained above, this specification contains the following information:

[0043] (1) It is a confectionery, The main body and The character part formed on the main body, The character portion is surrounded by a background portion formed on the main body portion, The above background section includes a first background section that does not contain text information and a second background section that contains text information. A confectionery in which the first region enclosed by the second background and the character portion in the first background portion is configured to be separable after the second background portion is divided.

[0044] (2) (1) The confectionery described above, The confectionery is configured to be separable in the second region of the first background area described above, which is not enclosed by the second background area and the character area described above, before the second background area is divided.

[0045] (3) (2) The confectionery described above, The above-mentioned first background is configured such that the above-mentioned first region and the above-mentioned second region are not connected, in a confectionery.

[0046] (4) (2) or (3) Confectionery as described above, The first region and the second region described above are formed spaced apart from each other, in a confectionery.

[0047] (5) A confectionery described in any one of (2) to (4), A confectionery in which the first region and the second region are formed such that the character portion is located between them.

[0048] (6) A confectionery described in any one of (2) to (5), The above-mentioned first background is configured such that the total size of the second region is greater than the total size of the first region, in this confectionery.

[0049] (7) A confectionery described in any one of (2) to (6), The main body is configured to be separable, including the character section and the background section, and the first region is configured to be more difficult to separate than the second region, in the form of confectionery.

[0050] (8) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (7), The above-mentioned first region is a confectionery made up of shapes other than circular and polygonal.

[0051] (9) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (8), The above-mentioned first background portion is configured such that the portion adjacent to the above-mentioned second background portion in the above-mentioned first region is in a straight line.

[0052] (10) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (9), The above-mentioned first background portion is a confectionery in which a first groove portion is formed around the above-mentioned first region.

[0053] (11) (10) Confectionery as described above, The above-mentioned first background portion is a confectionery in which the above-mentioned first groove portion is formed in the portion adjacent to the above-mentioned character portion.

[0054] (12) (10) or (11) Confectionery as described above, The above-mentioned first background portion is a confectionery in which the first groove portion is formed in a portion adjacent to the above-mentioned second background portion.

[0055] (13) A confectionery described in any one of (10) to (12), The above-mentioned first background portion is a confectionery in which a second groove, different from the first groove, is formed in the above-mentioned first region.

[0056] (14) A confectionery described in any one of (2) to (7), The above-mentioned first background portion is a confectionery in which a first groove portion is formed around the first region and a second groove portion different from the first groove portion is formed in the second region.

[0057] (15) (13) or (14) Confectionery as described above, The first groove is formed to be deeper than the second groove in the confectionery.

[0058] (16) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (15), The above-mentioned main body is composed of one or more of the above-mentioned first regions, and is a confectionery.

[0059] (17) A confectionery described in any one of (1) to (16), A confectionery in which the first background section described above is configured such that its color is different from the color of the second background section described above.

[0060] (18) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (17), The confectionery is characterized in that the second background portion described above is thicker than the first background portion described above.

[0061] (19) A confectionery item described in any one of (1) to (18), The above-mentioned second background section is constructed to have the same thickness as the above-mentioned character section, in a confectionery. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0062] 1. Confectionery 10 Main body 31 1st background part (background part) 31a 1st area 31b 2nd area 32 Second background part (background part) 38-character information 41 First groove 42 Second groove 60 puffs C1 Character Department

Claims

1. A rectangular, flat confection having four ends, top, bottom, left, and right, The main body and The character portion is formed by being laminated on one side of the main body portion, The device comprises a background portion formed by being laminated around the character portion and on one side of the main body portion, The outline of the character portion is formed with a first groove that extends to the main body portion, creating a gap between it and the background portion. The background portion includes a first background portion that is thinner than the thickness of the character portion and does not contain text information, and a second background portion that is the same thickness as the thickness of the character portion and contains text information. The first groove is formed between the first background portion and the second background portion. A second linear groove, shallower in depth than the first groove, is formed in the first background portion. The confectionery includes a first background portion which comprises a second region in which the second groove portion extends to the end of the rectangle, and a first region which is not connected to the second region and is surrounded by the second background portion and the character portion.

2. The confectionery according to Claim 1, A confectionery in which the first region and the second region are formed such that the character portion is located between them.

3. The confectionery according to Claim 1, The first background portion is configured such that the total size of the second region is greater than the total size of the first region, in this confectionery.

4. The confectionery according to Claim 1, The main body is configured to be separable, including the character part and the background part, in a confectionery.

5. A confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first region is a confectionery made up of shapes other than circular and polygonal.

6. A confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A confectionery in which the first background portion is configured such that the portion adjacent to the second background portion in the first region is in a straight line.

7. A confectionery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first background section and the second background section have different colors from the character section. A confectionery in which the first background portion is configured such that its color is different from the color of the second background portion.

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