JP2001163346A - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge cap having an opening mechanism in which a lid is not obstructive or the opening/closing operation is easy when opening the lid and taking out the content. SOLUTION: The hinge cap comprises a cap body having an outlet 28 of the content in a top surface 26 and a cylindrical part to be fitted to a container 14, and the lid 6 which is connected to a part of the cap body 4 via a hinge 8 and openable/closable with the hinge 8 as a rotary shaft. The lid 6 covers the top surface 26 of the cap body 4, and can be opened so as to take out the content when the lid is opened, and the hinge 8 is protruded outward of an outer circumferential part of the cap body 4 so that the opening angle between the cap body 4 and the lid 6 in a lid-opening condition is about 180 deg. to 270 deg.. A body locking part 32 and a lid locking part 34 which are engaged with each other are provided on side edge portions facing each other in the vicinity of the hinge 8 for the cap body 4 and the lid 6, and the lid 6 is kept in an opened condition when these components are engaged with each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hinge cap which is attached to a mouth of a container containing contents, and which can cover an opening by closing a lid, and can take out contents appropriately by opening a lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hinge cap has a lid which can be freely opened and closed by using a hinge portion as a rotation axis. When the lid is closed, the lid is fixed with the lid covering the top surface of the cap body. On the other hand, when the lid is opened, the lower end surface of the lid on the side opposite to the hinge is pulled upward, so that the lid is pivotally opened about the hinge as a rotation axis. At this time, the elastic member provided beside the hinge holds the open state when the lid is opened.

[0003] Further, as a device having a mechanism for holding a lid provided openably by this hinge in an open state,
A cap disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-4361 has also been proposed. In this cap, when the lid is opened at 180 degrees, the side edge corners of the lid engage with the protrusions at the side corners of the cap body, and the engaged state is maintained by the tension of the band hinge. is there.

[0004]

In the case of the former of the prior art, the opening angle with the cap body when the lid is open is about 90 to 150 degrees, and is provided on the top surface of the cap body. When taking out the contents from the designated outlet,
For example, when the container is turned upside down and the outlet is put on the palm to take out the contents, or when the outlet is applied directly to the part to be applied and the contents are applied, the contents may interfere with the lid. There was a problem that things could not be taken out.

[0005] Further, in the latter case of the above-mentioned prior art, the lid is 18
Even when the lid is opened at 0 degrees and held in an open state with respect to the cap body, when the lid is opened at 180 degrees, the side of the cap and the cap body come into contact and the lid is not opened any more, and the contents take-out port Since the lid is located on the side of the container, application of the contents is hindered in the same manner as described above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has a hinge cap having an opening mechanism that does not obstruct the lid and facilitates opening and closing operations when the lid is opened to take out the contents. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cap body having an outlet for taking out contents on a top surface and having a cylindrical portion fitted into a container, and connected to a part of the cap body via a hinge. And a lid that can be opened and closed using the hinge as a rotation axis. This lid, in the closed state,
The top surface of the cap body is covered and can be opened so that the contents can be taken out when the lid is opened. When the hinge cap is opened, the opening angle of the cap body with the lid is about 180 to 270 degrees. So that the hinge protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the cap body. A body locking portion and a lid locking portion that engage with each other are provided on mutually facing side edges near the hinge portion of the cap body and the lid, and the lid is opened in the engaged state. Is provided so as to be able to be held. Further, the height from the hinge to the upper surface of the lid is set to １ ／ of the diameter of the cap body.
It is set as follows. In addition, from the upper surface to the side surface of the lid, a gently curved surface or a C-shaped chamfered portion, or a flat or concave notched portion in which the vicinity of a hinge is cut out is formed. Or 180 by notch
It can be opened more than once and is fixed to the cap body.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a hinge cap according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hinge cap 2 of this embodiment is screwed into an opening of a liquid container or the like, and closes the opening so that the contents can be taken out.
The hinge cap 2 comprises a cap body 4 and a lid 6, both of which are integrally connected by a hinge 8.
The lid 6 is opened and closed with the rotation axis as a rotation axis.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cap body 4 fits into the mouth 15 of the container 14, and has a male screw 16 formed on the outer periphery of the mouth 15, so that the cylindrical locking cylinder 10 has a cylindrical shape. A female screw 12 is formed inside and is screwed together. At the center of the top surface 26 of the cap body 4, an outlet 28 for taking out the contents is formed.
An annular seal ring 18 that fits inside is integrally formed. A concave female hook 24 is formed on the side surface of the cap body 4 opposite to the hinge 8, on the side surface immediately below the top surface 26.

The lid 6 is connected to the cap body 4 via a hinge 8.
A flange 20 bulging outward from the peripheral edge of the lid 6 is provided on the side surface opposite to the hinge 8, and a female hook 24 is provided inside the flange 20. An engaging male hook 22 is provided. The male hook 22 and the female hook 24 are positioned so as to be engaged with the lid 6 closed. Further, a stopper 30 is provided on the back surface of the lid 6 so as to close the outlet 28 in a closed state.

Further, the height of the lid 6 from the hinge 8 to the upper surface of the lid 6 is set to be not more than 1/2 of the diameter of the cap body 4, and in this embodiment, is formed to be about 1/4. Further, the lid 6 is formed as a chamfered portion which is chamfered in a gentle spherical shape from the upper surface to the side surface, and a notch 9 in which a curved corner is cut out in a plane is formed near the hinge 8. I have.

The hinge 8 is formed in a shape slightly protruding outward from the side peripheral surface of the cap body 4, and is provided at the center of the hinge 8 with the locking cylindrical portion 10 of the cap body 4. A main body locking portion 32 slightly protruding from
Lid locking portion 34 provided on lid 6 and projecting upward from the upper surface of the lid
Is provided. The main body locking portion 32 and the lid locking portion 34 are engaged with each other when the lid 6 is open, and the lid 6 is opened to about 240 degrees with respect to the cap main body 4 to hold the lid 6 in that state. . Further, due to the cutout 9 on the upper surface of the lid 6, the lid 6 is largely opened without the lid 6 abutting on the side surface of the locking cylinder 19 of the cap body 4.

Next, a method of operating the hinge cap 2 of this embodiment will be described. When closing the lid 6,
Is pushed around the hinge 6 about the hinge 8 as a rotation axis so as to cover the top surface 26 of the cap body 4, and the male hook 22 of the lid 6 gets over the female hook 24 of the cap body 4. 4 and the lid 6 are engaged.
At this time, the stopper 30 provided on the back surface of the lid 6 fits into the inner periphery of the outlet 28 provided on the top surface 26 of the cap body 4 and closes the outlet 28.

When the cover 6 is opened, the engagement of the female hook 24 provided on the cap body 4 is released by pushing up or pulling up the flange 20 provided on the cover 6, and the hinge 8 is disengaged. The lid 6 rotates as a rotation axis.
At this time, since the corner is chamfered from the upper surface to the side surface of the lid 6 and the notch 9 is formed in the vicinity of the hinge 8, the side surface of the cap body 4 and the lid 6 do not come into contact with each other. Can continue to rotate even if the opening angle exceeds 180 degrees. Finally, the rotation of the lid 6 is stopped at a position where the main body locking portion 32 and the lid locking portion 34 provided at the center of the hinge 8 are engaged, and the lid 6 is fixed in a widely opened state. Is done. At this time, the back side of the lid 6 is located below the top surface 26 of the cap body 4.

The engagement between the cap body 4 and the lid 6 fixed in the opened state is achieved by pushing the surface of the lid 6 in the closing direction of the lid 6 and rotating the same. 34, the cover can be easily closed.

According to the hinge cap 2 of this embodiment, the opening angle of the lid can be set to 200 degrees or more, and the opened lid 6 is opened by the main body locking portion 32 and the lid locking portion 34. The lid 6 can also be held when the container 14 is turned upside down and the contents are taken out from the outlet 28.
Does not get in the way at all. In particular, since the chamfer and the notch 9 are formed in the lid 6, the opening angle of the lid 6 can be further increased. Also, this hinge cap
Since integral molding is possible by injection molding using a synthetic resin or the like as a raw material, manufacturing costs can be greatly reduced.

The hinge cap according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the shapes of the hinge and the locking portion, and the shapes of the chamfer and the notch can be set as appropriate.

[0018]

According to the hinge cap of the present invention, when taking out the contents from the outlet, the lid can be fixed with the lid opened widely, so that the container is turned upside down and the outlet is put on the palm to take out the contents. Also, even in a usage such as applying directly from the outlet, the contents can be easily taken out without the lid being in the way. Further, since the cap does not need to be removed from the container, the contents can be taken out by a simple operation without the need for a troublesome operation such as once placing the removed cap somewhere.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a closed state of a hinge cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the hinge cap according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a closed state of the hinge cap according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the hinge cap according to the embodiment of the present invention in an open state;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Hinge cap 4 Cap body 6 Lid 8 Hinge 9 Notch 10 Locking cylinder 12 Female screw 14 Container 16 Male screw 18 Seal ring 20 Flange 22 Male hook 24 Female hook 26 Top surface 28 Outlet 30 Plug 32 Main body locking portion 34 lid locking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cap body having a content outlet on a top surface and a tubular portion fitted on a side of a container to a part of the container, the cap body being connected to a part of the cap body via a hinge, In a hinge cap comprising a lid that can be opened and closed with a hinge as a rotation axis, the lid covers a top surface of the cap body in a closed state, and can be opened so that contents can be taken out when the lid is opened. The cap body and the lid protrude outward from the outer periphery, and the cap body and the lid are provided with a main body locking portion and a lid locking portion which are engaged with each other at side edges of the lid near the hinge portion. And the lid is 18
A hinge cap, wherein the lid is provided so as to be fixed by the main body locking portion and the lid locking portion in a state of being opened by 0 degrees or more. 2. The hinge cap according to claim 1, wherein a height from the hinge to an upper surface of the lid is set to be equal to or less than の of a diameter of the cap body. 3. A notch having a chamfer or a notch formed near the hinge portion is formed from the upper surface to the side surface of the lid. The chamfer or the notch allows the lid to contact the side surface of the cap body. The hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid can be opened and fixed at 180 degrees or more without contact.