JP2001341769A - Container having cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container having a cap wherein the cap can be easily opened by a patient whose digital freedom is limited or by the aged. SOLUTION: A tapered elastic cylinder 14 of which the lower diameter is smaller is vertically hung internally downward from the inner periphery of the flange-form top wall 12 of a discharging cylinder member 31 which is fitted on the external surface of a mouth section 2. Then, a nozzle 15 is erected from the lower end of the cylinder 14. Also, the distal end of a plug rod 16 which is erected from the internal surface of the nozzle through supporting plates 17 and so forth is fitted in the discharge port 33 of the lid plate 32 of a cap- form member 31. Then, an outward flange 35 at the lower end of a cylindrical body 34 which is hung from the outer periphery of the lid plate 32 is mounted on the upper surface of the top wall 12. Also, the length of the cylindrical body 34 is made larger than the protruding length of the outward flange. Thus, the plug rod 16 is provided in such a manner that the plug rod 16 can be removed from the discharge port 33 when the upper end of the cap-form member 31 is pressed sideways.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container with a cap, and more particularly to a container with a cap that can be easily opened even by a sick or elderly person who has difficulty in handling.

[0002]

[Prior art]

There are widely marketed PET bottles containing drinking water in which a cap is screwed to a mouth and neck rising from a trunk.

[0003] However, it is difficult for a patient without physical strength to unscrew and remove the cap, and after removing the cap, the flow path in the mouth and neck is always open. There is a risk that the bottle may be accidentally knocked down and water spilled around. Furthermore, if the sick person tries to drink water directly from the mouth and neck opening while lying on the bed, there is an inconvenience that water flows out before putting his / her mouth on the opening.

[0004] In view of the above, the present invention is directed to an inwardly-flanged flange of a discharge cylinder member fitted to the outer surface of the mouth and neck so that the flow path of the stored liquid can be easily opened and closed by lever operation using a lever action. The nozzle is erected from the top wall through a small-diameter tapered elastic cylinder downward, and the stopper rod is erected from inside the nozzle, and the upper end of the front stopper rod is fitted into an ejection hole in the center of the top wall. The outward flange of the lower end of the cylinder body hanging from the outer periphery of the top wall is placed on the upper surface of the top wall, and the cap-like member is inclined about the lower edge of the outward flange as a fulcrum by pressing the upper end of the nozzle to the side. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a cap in which the stopper rod can be pulled out from a pouring hole.

[0005]

The first means is a container body 1 that stands up from the mouth and neck 2 and a mouth from the outer periphery of a flange-like top wall 12 placed on the upper end surface of the mouth and neck 2 in a watertight manner. The fitting tube 13 is fitted down to the outer surface of the neck portion 2 and the mounting tube 13 is hung down, and the nozzle 15 is erected from the lower end of the tapered elastic tube 14 having a small diameter which is vertically provided inward from the inner periphery of the flanged top wall 12, and A plurality of support plates 17 protruding from the inner surface of the nozzle toward the nozzle axis.
A pouring cylinder member 11 provided with the plug rod 16 standing slightly higher than the upper surface of the nozzle 15 via...
32 from the outer periphery of the lid plate 32, which is fitted water-tightly into the pouring hole 33
Fitted to the outer surface, the barrel 34 is hung down, and an outward flange 35 attached to the lower end of the barrel is placed on the upper surface of the top wall 12, and the outer diameter of the flange is smaller than the outer diameter of the top wall 12. When the cap-shaped member 31 has a length of the cylinder body 34 larger than the protruding length of the outward flange 35 and presses the upper end of the cap-shaped member 31 sideways, The stopper rod 16 can be pulled out from the pouring hole 33 by inclining the cap-shaped member 31 and the stopper rod-equipped nozzle 15 around the lower surface outer edge of the outward flange 35 as a fulcrum.

The second means has the first means, and is fitted to the upper inner surface of the nozzle from the back surface of the lid plate 32 of the cap-like member, and the hanging cylinder 36 is vertically installed. At the lower end of the outer surface of the hanging cylinder and the upper end of the inner surface of the nozzle 15, first and second stoppers for preventing the cap-shaped member 31 from being removed upward and for preventing liquid leakage.
It is provided with engaging projections 19 and 37.

The third means has the first or second means, has a fourth engagement ridge 38 on the inner surface of the lower part of the cap-like member cylinder 34, and has the lower part of the nozzle 15 On the outer surface, third engaging ridges 20 for engaging with the upper surfaces of the fourth engaging ridges are provided, respectively, and the fourth engaging ridges 38 are formed by the inclination of the cap-like member 31 to the side. The three engaging ridges 20 can be forcibly crossed.

[0008] The fourth means is the first, second, or third means.
Means, and the upper half cylindrical portion 43 suspended from the outer periphery of the top plate is fitted to the outer surface of the upper cylindrical portion 43 suspended from the outer periphery of the top plate 42 on the outer surface of the cylindrical body 34 of the cap-shaped member 31. At the same time, a cover cylinder 41 is provided, in which a lower half cylinder part 45 vertically extending from the lower end of the upper half cylinder part via an outwardly projecting wall part 44 is fitted to an outer surface of an upper end part of the mounting cylinder 13. The lower surface of the fifth engaging ridge 21 provided on the outer surface of the upper end of the mounting cylinder 13 is engaged with the lower surface of the fifth engaging ridge 21 by the sixth engaging ridge 46 provided on the inner surface of the lower half cylindrical portion. When the upper end portion is pressed sideways, the cover cylinder 41 is inclined together due to the inclination of the cap-like member 31 with the lower surface outer edge of the outward flange 35 as a fulcrum. The portion is formed so as to be able to forcibly cross the fifth engaging ridge 21 corresponding to the portion.

[0009]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
Is shown.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a container body, and a mouth and neck 2 is erected from a body.

[0011] In the illustrated example, on the inner surface of the upper end of the mouth and neck,
The inner plug 3 for preventing liquid leakage when the container is not used is fitted. The inner plug has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and a flange 4 attached to the upper end of the cylinder is placed on the upper end surface of the mouth and neck portion 2.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a discharge tube member fitted to the outer surface of the mouth and neck portion 2. The member has a flange-shaped top wall 12 placed on the upper end surface of the mouth and neck portion 2 through the flange portion 4 in a water-tight manner,
The inner surface of the mounting cylinder 13 hung from the outer periphery of the top wall is screwed to the outer surface of the mouth and neck.

From the inner periphery of the flange-like top wall 12,
A tapered elastic cylinder 14 having a small diameter is lowered downwardly inward of the mouth and neck portion 2, and a nozzle 15 is erected from the lower end of the cylinder. When the nozzle is pressed to the side, the elasticity of the tapered elastic cylinder 14 is reduced. It is provided to be able to tilt against Also, from the inside of the nozzle 15, the stopper rod 16 stands upright. The stopper bar is formed by connecting a plurality of support plates 17 projecting from the inner surface of a substantially middle portion of the nozzle 15 toward the nozzle axis to the outer surface of the lower half bar portion, and the outer surface of the stopper rod and the upper inner surface of the nozzle 15 and A liquid passage 18 is formed between the inner surface of the hanging cylinder and a liquid passage 18 described later. Also, the upper end of the plug 16 is
It is made to project slightly from the upper surface of the nozzle 15, preferably to approximately the same thickness as a cap-like member cover plate described later. still,
At the upper end of the inner surface of the nozzle 15, a first engaging ridge 19 for preventing the cap-shaped member from being pulled out upward by locking to the second engaging ridge described later is provided around the nozzle. On the outer surface of the nozzle portion above the top wall 12, there is provided a third engaging ridge 20 which keeps the injection hole closed by engaging with a fourth engaging ridge described later.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a cap-like member fitted to the outer surface of the pouring cylinder member 11. This member mounts the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the lid plate 32 on the upper end surface of the nozzle, and liquid-tightly closes the inside of the pouring hole 33 formed in the central portion of the lid plate with the upper end portion of the stopper rod 16. And the cylinder 34 hanging down from the outer periphery of the top wall is connected to the nozzle
15 Fitted to the outer surface. At the lower end of the cylindrical body 34, an outward flange 35 having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the flange-shaped top wall 12 and mounted on the top wall is provided. Further, from the back surface of the lid plate 32 of the cap-shaped member, a hanging cylinder 36 is fitted vertically into the upper part of the nozzle to be suspended.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cap-like member 31 is formed by pushing the upper end portion of the cap member sideways to increase the length of the cylindrical body 34 with respect to the length of the outwardly directed flange 35 so as to remove the member. The upper end of the plug rod 16 of the nozzle is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the inside of the pouring hole 33 by a lever operation for tilting the outer periphery of the lower surface of the orientation flange. A second engaging ridge 37 is provided on the outer surface of the lower end portion of the hanging cylinder 36, and the ridge contacts the lower surface of the first engaging ridge 19 when the cap-like member 31 is inclined. The contact prevents the cap-shaped member from being pulled out upward, and the first and second engagement ridges prevent liquid leakage from between the outer surface of the hanging cylinder and the inner surface of the upper end of the nozzle. Further, in the illustrated example, a fourth engagement ridge 38 is provided around the lower portion of the inner surface of the cylinder 34. The ridge is the third engagement ridge.
20 While being locked to the lower surface, by the lever operation described above,
It is provided so that it can be forcibly moved over the third engagement ridge by being lifted. In this case, it is desirable to further increase the length of the cylinder 34 so that a required lifting force can be obtained.

The above-mentioned container body 1, inner plug 3, and pouring cylinder member
11 and the cap-like member 31 can be integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, respectively.

According to the above configuration, in the unused state shown in FIG. 1, first, the inner stopper 3 closes the upper end surface of the mouth and neck portion 2 in a liquid-tight manner. Even when the opening 33 is open, the outflow of the content liquid is prevented as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.

When using the container, the mounting tube 13 is removed from the outer surface of the mouth and neck portion 2 and the inner plug 3 is removed, and then the mounting tube is reattached to the mouth and neck portion. If the above-mentioned sick person or the like cannot be performed, this operation may be performed by the helper or the like.

With the inner plug removed, as shown in FIG. 3, when the upper end of the cap-shaped member 31, which is the point of force A, is pressed laterally, the member makes the outer edge of the lower surface of the outward flange 35 a fulcrum B. Due to the principle of leverage, at the third and fourth engagement ridges 20 and 38 which are the action points C, a part of the fourth engagement ridge 38 is moved from the opposite side of the fulcrum to the third engagement ridge 38. By overcoming the corresponding portion of the engaging ridge 20, the engagement of the two ridges is released, and the upper end of the stopper rod 16 relatively lowers from the inside of the pouring hole 33 to open the hole. When the user tilts the container and attaches his / her own mouth to the spouting hole while maintaining the open state, drinking and drinking from the hole becomes possible.

When the pressing force to the power point A is released,
The nozzle 15 and the cap-shaped member 31 are
Due to the elastic restoring force of 14, the vertical state is restored, the third and fourth engaging ridges 20, 38 are engaged with each other, and the upper end of the stopper rod 16 is again put into the pouring hole 33. The liquid flow path 18 is blocked by being fitted.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a cap-shaped cover cylinder 41 is mounted on the outer surface of the cap-like member 31, and the other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The cover tube 41 is provided with the cap-like member 31.
The upper half cylindrical portion 43 vertically extending from the outer periphery of the top plate 42 is fitted to the outer surface of the cylindrical body 34, and the wall portion extending outward from the lower end of the upper half cylindrical portion.
A lower inner surface of a lower half-tube portion 45 vertically provided via 44 is fitted to an outer surface of an upper end portion of the mounting tube 13. The upper end portion is formed in a small outer diameter portion 13a as shown in the figure, and the lower half cylindrical portion is provided on the lower surface of a fifth engaging ridge 21 provided around the upper outer surface of the small outer diameter portion. A sixth engagement ridge 46 attached to the inner surface of the lower end of the 45 is locked. As will be described later, when the upper end of the upper half cylinder portion 43 is pressed laterally, the fifth and sixth engagement protrusions are inclined by the inclination of the cap-like member 31 with the lower edge of the outward flange 35 as a fulcrum. Accordingly, the cover cylinder 41 is inclined so that the fifth engagement ridge 21 can be forcibly crossed by the sixth engagement ridge 46 so that the fifth engagement ridge 21 can be forcibly crossed. By pressing, the sixth engagement ridge 46 can be forced to cross the fifth engagement ridge 21 and the fourth engagement ridge 38 can force the third engagement ridge 20 to cross. Provide.

The cover tube 41 can be formed of a synthetic resin material.

In the above configuration, the inner plug 3 is removed from the state shown in FIG. 4 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and then, as shown in FIG. When pressed, the cover cylinder 41 and the cap-like member 31 rotate around the outer edge of the lower surface of the outward flange as a fulcrum B, and the third and fourth engagement projections, which are the _first action point C1, are actuated by leverage. Articles 20, 38
And the fifth and sixth engagement ridges 21, 46 which are the _second action point C2.
In the above, the fourth engaging ridge 38 rides over the third engaging ridge 20, and the sixth engaging ridge 46 gets over the fifth engaging ridge 21, respectively. Detached from member 31, and
The upper end of the stopper rod 16 is separated from the inside of the pouring hole 33. The description of other operations that are the same as those in FIG. 3 will be omitted.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the present invention is configured as described above.
The described invention has the following effects. ○ The container of the present application is a dispensing cylinder member 31 fitted to the outer surface of the mouth and neck 2.
The nozzle 15 is erected from the inner periphery of the flange-shaped top wall 12 via a tapered elastic tube 14 having a small diameter at the bottom, and the tip of the plug rod 16 erected from the inside of the nozzle is attached to the lid of the cap-shaped member 31. Board 32
The outer flange 35 at the lower end of the cylindrical body 34 hanging down from the outer periphery of the cover plate 32 is placed on the upper surface of the top wall 12 by fitting into the central pouring hole 33, and the outward flange 35 projects. By making the length of the cylinder body 34 longer than the length, and pressing the upper end of the cap-shaped member 31 to the side, the nozzle 15 is inclined around the lower edge of the lower surface of the outward flange 35 as a fulcrum, so that the plug rod 16 is inclined. Can be pulled out from the pouring hole 33, so that the sick person with weak gripping force can easily open the pouring hole with a small force by leverage of the cap-shaped member about the fulcrum. ○ Since the nozzle 15 is erected from the lower end of the tapered elastic cylinder 14 having a small diameter which is vertically suspended from the inner periphery of the flange-shaped top wall 12, the pressing force is released after the nozzle is tilted to the side by the pressing. Since the liquid flow path 18 is shut off immediately after returning to the upright state, it is possible to prevent the stored liquid from spilling around even when the container of the present invention is accidentally dropped. ○ Since the cap-shaped member 31 has the upper end of the plug rod 16 rising from the inside of the nozzle 15 watertightly fitted into the pouring hole 33, in the fitted state, the liquid leaks even if the container is turned upside down. Therefore, even a sick person who cannot get up from the bed, for example, inserts the upper end of the cap-shaped member into his / her own mouth and tilts the upper end with respect to the container body so that water does not spill around, and It can easily absorb water without any help.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hanging cylinder 36 is vertically attached by fitting the cap-shaped member from the back surface of the lid plate 32 to the inner surface of the upper portion of the nozzle cylinder. Since the first and second engagement ridges 19 and 37 for preventing the cap-shaped member from being pulled out and preventing the liquid from leaking are attached to the upper end of the inner surface of the nozzle 15, the sick person with a physical disability, etc. Without worrying about spilling liquid from the nozzle due to the upper withdrawal of the cap-shaped member, the container of the present application can be handled with confidence,
In addition, liquid leakage between the inner surface of the cylinder body 34 and the outer surface of the nozzle can be reliably prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fourth engagement ridge 38 is provided on the lower inner surface of the cap-like member cylinder 34, and
On the lower outer surface of the nozzle 15, third engaging ridges 20 are provided, respectively, which engage with the upper surfaces of the fourth engaging ridges. Ridge
38 enables the third engaging ridge 20 to be forcedly moved over, so that the closing state of the pouring hole 33 is reliably maintained unless the third and fourth engaging ridges are disengaged from each other by the overhang. In particular, even when the elasticity of the tapered elastic cylinder 14 decreases due to fatigue, it is possible to prevent liquid leakage from the pouring hole.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the inner surface of the upper half-tube portion 43 vertically extending from the outer periphery of the top plate is fitted to the outer surface of the cylinder body of the cap-like member 31, and the upper half-tube portion is provided. A cover cylinder 41 is provided by fitting a lower half-cylinder part 45 vertically extending from a lower end via an outwardly extending wall part 44 to an outer surface of an upper end part of the mounting cylinder 13, and an upper end part of the mounting cylinder 13. A sixth engaging ridge circumferentially provided on the inner surface of the lower half cylindrical portion, on a lower surface of the fifth engaging ridge 21 circumferentially provided on the outer surface.
Since 46 is engaged, the attachment of the cover cylinder 41 can prevent dust from attaching to the pouring hole 33 of the cap-like member, and
By pressing the upper part of the upper half cylinder part 43 sideways, the upper part is the point of force A, the outer edge of the lower surface of the outward flange is the fulcrum B, and the installation positions of the fifth and sixth engaging projections 21 and 46 are determined. 2 action point C ₂
The engagement between the fifth and sixth engaging projections can be easily released by the lever action of the cap-shaped member 31.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a use state of the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a use state of the container.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container body 2 ... Mouth and neck part 3 ... Inner plug 4 ... Flange part 11 ... Outlet cylinder member 12 ... Flange top wall 13 ... Mounting cylinder 14 ... Tapered elastic cylinder 15 ... Nozzle 16 ... Plug rod 17 ... Support plate 18 liquid passage 19 first engagement ridge 20 third engagement ridge 21 fifth engagement ridge 31 cap-shaped member
32 ... lid plate 33 ... pouring hole 34 ... cylinder body 35 ... outward flange 36 ... hanging cylinder 37 ... second engaging ridge 38 ... fourth engaging ridge 41 ... cover cylinder 42 ... top plate 43 ... upper half Tube part 44 ... Outside extension wall part 45 ... Lower half tube part 46 ... Sixth engagement ridge

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A container body 1 standing up from the mouth and neck 2 and fitted to the outer surface of the mouth and neck 2 from the outer periphery of a flanged top wall 12 placed on the upper end surface of the mouth and neck 2 in a watertight manner. While hanging down the mounting cylinder 13, the nozzle 15 is erected from the lower end of the tapered resilient cylinder 14 having a small diameter that is vertically downwardly extended downward from the inner periphery of the flange-shaped top wall 12, and substantially from the inner surface of the nozzle in the middle. Nozzle through a plurality of support plates 17 projecting toward the nozzle axis
(15) An injection cylinder member (11) provided with the plug (16) standing slightly higher than the upper surface, and the upper end of the plug (16) is fitted watertight into an injection hole (33) formed in the center of the cover plate (32). Cover placed on top of nozzle 15
From the outer peripheral portion 32, the nozzle 15 is fitted to the outer surface of the nozzle 15, the cylinder body 34 is hung down, and an outward flange 35 attached to the lower end of the cylinder body is placed on the upper surface of the top wall 12, and the outer diameter of the flange is adjusted to the top diameter. And a cap-shaped member 31 having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the wall 12. When pressed to the side, the cap-shaped member 31 and the nozzle 15
A container with a cap, characterized in that the stopper rod 16 can be pulled out from the pouring hole 33 by being inclined. 2. A hanging tube 36 is fitted from the back surface of the lid plate 32 of the cap-shaped member to the upper inner surface of the nozzle 15 and the lower end of the outer surface of the hanging tube and the upper end of the inner surface of the nozzle 15 are provided. The container with a cap according to claim 1, characterized in that first and second engaging ridges (19, 37) for preventing the cap-shaped member (31) from being removed upward and preventing liquid leakage are attached to the portion. 3. A fourth engagement ridge 38 is provided on the lower inner surface of the cap-like member cylinder 34, and a lower outer surface of the nozzle 15 is provided on the lower outer surface of the nozzle 15.
The third engagement ridges 20 for engaging with the upper surface of the fourth engagement ridges are provided, respectively, and the cap-shaped members 31 to the side are provided.
The container with a cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fourth engaging ridge (38) can forcibly move over the third engaging ridge (20) by the inclination of the third engaging ridge (38). 4. To the outer surface of the cylinder body 34 of the cap-shaped member 31,
The inner surface of the upper half-tube portion 43 hanging from the outer periphery of the top plate 42 is fitted, and the lower half-tube portion 45 hanging from the lower end of the upper half-tube portion via an outwardly extending wall portion 44 is attached to the mounting tube 13. A cover cylinder 41 fitted to the outer surface of the upper end of the mounting cylinder 13 is provided. The sixth engaging member is formed on the inner surface of the lower half cylinder portion on the lower surface of the fifth engaging ridge 21 provided on the outer surface of the upper end of the mounting cylinder 13. When the abutment ridges 46 are engaged and the upper end of the upper half-cylindrical portion 43 is pressed to the side, the cover cylinder 41 is together with the inclination of the cap-shaped member 31 with the lower surface outer edge of the outward flange 35 as a fulcrum. At this time, at this time, a part of the sixth engagement ridge 46 corresponds to the fifth engagement ridge 21 corresponding to the portion.
The container with a cap according to claim 1, wherein the portion is formed so as to be capable of forcibly climbing over.