JP2003165559A - Beverage container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage container in which a beverage sucking cylinder for a pouring-out port is lifted up while it is being rotated, a hinge cap covers the sucking cylinder, the beverage can be drunk by a person with its hinge cap being brought near the person's mouth and the beverage sucking cylinder is applied with a lid through the hinge cap. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a beverage container in which a hinge cap comprising a cap base member and an over-cap fitted to the cap base member via a hinge mechanism is fitted to a port cylindrical part of the container. The cap base member has a pouring-out cylinder provided with a beverage sucking cylinder and a guiding cylinder. The guiding cylinder is provided with an inclined groove for use in guiding the beverage sucking cylinder in such a way that it can be moved in an upward or downward direction and rotated. The beverage sucking cylinder is provided with an elliptical top wall, an outer circumferential wall and an engaging cylinder having an engagement element engaged with and guided by the inclined groove of the pouring-out cylinder and the beverage sucking cylinder can be rotated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage container, and more particularly to a drinking container for a beverage container in which a hinge cap is fitted on a dispensing cylinder provided on a cap body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A beverage container in which a vertically movable liquid absorbing cylinder is fitted in a dispensing cylinder provided on an upper portion of a cap body to open and close a spout is well known.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional beverage container, since the mouth is directly attached to the drinking cylinder in order to suck from the spout, the overcap is covered.
There was a problem that the overcap removed during drinking was sometimes dropped or lost. If a hinge cap is used to avoid this, there is a problem that it interferes with drinking.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the suction pipe of the spout is raised while being rotated, and a hinge cap is brought to the side of the mouth for drinking.
An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage container in which a drinking cap is covered with a hinge cap.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a beverage container as a container base, a cap base, and an overcap attached to the cap base via a hinge mechanism. A beverage container fitted with a hinge cap consisting of a cap body, and a cap body equipped with a pouring tube having a guide tube attached thereto, the guide tube moving up and down and rotating the drinking tube. The drinking cylinder has an inclined groove that guides freely, and the drinking cylinder includes an elliptical top wall and an outer peripheral wall, and an engagement cylinder having an engaging element that is engaged and guided in the inclined groove of the pouring cylinder. Adopting a structure that can be rotated, the hinge cap and the drinking barrel rotate the drinking barrel 90 degrees when the drinking barrel rises, and the elliptical major axis direction is over. A configuration is adopted which is characterized in that the cap is aligned with the position.

As a specific example of the hinge cap, the hinge cap is a screw type cap, which is connected to the lower end of the side peripheral wall of the cap base through a severable connecting piece and engages with the lower screw end of the container mouth cylinder. Or a hinge cap that is a stopper type cap, and is connected to the slit and the slit leaving a severable connecting portion at a desired position on the side peripheral wall of the cap base. A notch portion is formed, and a cutting groove is formed on the upper wall of the cap base body along the side peripheral wall so as to be continuous with the notch portion.

As a virgin protection mechanism for the hinge cap, a plate body provided with a locking portion for engaging with the knob of the overcap is continuously provided on the side peripheral wall of the cap base body through a connecting piece and a connecting plate. Is adopted.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, A is a container mouth cylinder part, B is a hinge cap, C is a drinking cylinder, and D is a virgin protection mechanism. A screw 1, a projecting ring 2 following the lower end of the screw 1, and a neck ring 3 are provided on the outer periphery of the container mouth cylinder portion A.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hinge cap B
Consists of a cap base B1 and an overcap B3 attached to the cap base B1 by a hinge mechanism B2. The cap base body B1 includes a side peripheral wall 5, an annular upper wall 6, an inner peripheral wall 7, and an annular partition wall 8 continuously provided at the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 7. On the inner periphery of the side peripheral wall 5, the container mouth cylinder portion A
A screw 9 which is screwed into the screw 1 is screwed, and is connected to the lower end by a severable connecting piece 10.
The sealing ring 11 that engages with is continuously provided.

A wedge-shaped locking piece 12 is vertically provided on the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall 5 between the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall 5 and the sealing ring 11, and the wedge is sandwiched between the upper surface of the sealing ring 11 and the locking piece 12. Shaped engaging pieces 13a, 13b are erected, and a baffle plate 14 is erected beside it. A locking ring 15 that engages with the lower side of the protruding ring 2 is continuously provided on the inner circumference of the lower end of the sealing ring 11. A projecting step portion 17 having a bulged ring 16 at the upper end is formed on the upper surface of the upper wall 6, and a cylindrical body 18 extending from the inner peripheral wall 7 is formed at the inner peripheral edge.
Is erected.

A spout cylinder 20 is provided upright along the inner peripheral edge of the partition wall 8, and the spout cylinder 20 is a lower guide cylinder 21 and an upper diameter-reducing cylinder 22 whose diameter is smaller than that of the guide cylinder 21. It consists of As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, a vertical groove 23 is formed on the outer periphery of the guide cylinder 21 and extends obliquely upward from the lower end of the vertical groove 23.
An inclined groove 24 arranged in an angle range of 0 degrees is engraved. Near the lower ends of the vertical groove 23 and the inclined groove 24, the locking projection 2 is provided.
5, 26 are provided. At the upper end of the guide cylinder 21 corresponding to the inclined groove 24, a notch 27 that is inclined so as to descend toward the vertical groove 23 is provided.

A bulging ring 28 is provided on the outer circumference of the upper end of the diameter-reducing cylinder 22, and a plug member 30 is continuously provided on the inner circumference of the upper end via a plurality of support rods 29. Diameter tube 22
The pouring flow path 31 is formed between the inner circumference and the inner circumference.

As shown in FIG. 3, the drinking cylinder C has a top wall 35.
And an engagement cylinder 36 and an outer peripheral wall 37.
Has an elliptical shape, a pouring opening 38 is bored in the center thereof, and a bulging portion 39 is formed at the peripheral edge portion.

A bulging ring 40 is provided on the inner circumference of the lower end of the engaging cylinder 36 so as to be fitted and guided by the diameter-reducing cylinder 22 of the pouring cylinder 20 and engaged with the bulging ring 28. At the lower end of 36, an engaging rod 42 is provided vertically at a position corresponding to the major axis of the ellipse, the lower end of which is fitted with the engaging groove 41 through the vertical groove 23 and guided by the inclined groove 24. The outer peripheral wall 37 hangs from the outer periphery of the engagement cylinder 36 in the short diameter part of the ellipse, and from the bulging portion 39 of the top wall 35 in the long diameter part, and the lower part thereof has the expanded diameter of the cylinder 4.
It is 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hinge mechanism B2 is
It comprises a hinge 45 and a corrugated elastic plate 46 arranged on both sides thereof. The overcap B3 includes a top wall 47 and a side peripheral wall 48, and an elastic plate 46 of the hinge 45.
It is connected to the cap base B1 via. Side wall 4
A knob 49 is provided on the lower end of the hinge mechanism B2 on the side opposite to the hinge mechanism B2.

As shown in FIG. 4, a virgin protection mechanism D
Is constituted by a plate body 53 which is connected to the cap base body B1 by a connecting piece 50 and a connecting plate 51, and has a locking portion 52 which is engaged with the knob 49 of the overcap B3 at substantially the center thereof.

Next, the manner of use and the effects of the container of this embodiment will be described. In assembling the overcap B3, first, the drinking cylinder C is fitted onto the spout cylinder 20 of the cap base B1, and at that time, the engaging element 41 of the engaging rod 42 of the drinking cylinder C is inserted into the vertical groove 23. When it is inserted into and is pushed down, it gets over the locking projection 25, reaches the bottom, and maintains its position. A notch 2 is provided on the upper end of the guide tube 21 for fitting.
7 is provided, the engagement element 41 is guided to the upper portion of the vertical groove 23 along the inclination of the notch 27, and the insertion is facilitated.

The container is filled with a beverage, fitted with an overcap sealed by a virgin protection mechanism, and shipped to the market. At this time, since the virgin protection mechanism D is applied, when the hinge cap B is opened by intentionally and accidentally removing the plate body 53 at the store, the connecting piece 50 and further the connecting plate 51 are cut, and the plate Since the body 53 is deformed, it is possible to immediately identify the presence or absence of fraud from the appearance.

When the hinge cap B is rotated and raised, the connecting piece 10 is cut and the side peripheral wall 5 and the sealing ring 11 are cut.
Are separated and the gap between them is expanded, so that the presence or absence of fraud can be immediately identified from the appearance.

In drinking, first, the plate body 53 of the virgin protection mechanism D is pulled outward, the connecting piece 50 and the connecting plate 51 are cut, the virgin protection mechanism D is peeled off, and the hinge cap B is opened. Next, when the cylinder 43 of the drinking cylinder C is rotated counterclockwise, the engaging element 41 is guided by the inclined groove 24, and the drinking cylinder C is rotated at the same time as it is raised, and as shown in FIG. At the position, it rotates 90 degrees, and the elliptical major axis line a of the top wall 35 coincides with the direction of the overcap B3.

When the drinking cylinder C is held in the mouth, the elliptical long diameter portion is held laterally, and the overcap B3 comes to the side of the face so as not to interfere with drinking. At this time, since it is a hinge cap, it does not come off from the cap base body B1 and the overcap is never lost as in the conventional case. When the drinking is finished, close the overcap B3 and store the container. At this time, since the drinking cylinder C is covered with the overcap B3, it is hygienic without dust and bacteria in the air adhering thereto.

After all the stored beverages have been sucked,
When discarding the container, turn the hinge cap B,
The locking piece 12 at the lower end of the side peripheral wall 5 rides on the engaging piece 13b and presses the engaging piece 13b to press the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall 5 and the sealing ring 1.
1 acts so as to widen the space between them, cutting the connecting piece 10 and separating the sealing ring 11 from the lower end of the side peripheral wall 5. When the hinge cap B is further rotated, it can be detached from the container mouth cylinder portion A, and the container and the hinge cap B can be removed.
Can be separated.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, a cap type cap is used instead of the screw type cap in the first embodiment, and for the same configuration, the same reference numeral is appended with a subscript a to simplify the description, The difference will be mainly described below.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, Aa is a container mouth cylinder, and B is
a is a hinge cap, Ca is a drinking cylinder, and Da is a virgin protection mechanism. A fitting projection 6 is formed on the outer periphery of the container mouth cylinder portion Aa.
0 and a neck ring 61 are provided in a protruding manner, and the hinge cap Ba is an overcap B attached to the cap base B1a and the cap base B1a by a hinge mechanism B2a.
3a.

The cap base B1a includes a side peripheral wall 62, an annular upper wall 63, an inner peripheral wall 64, and an annular partition wall 65 connected to the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 64. As shown in FIG.
A slit 67 is formed in the side peripheral wall 62 at a position near the hinge mechanism B2a, leaving a connecting portion 66 at the lower end, and a cutout portion 68 following the slit 67 is provided. Notch 6
A plurality of vertical strips 69 are provided on the side peripheral wall 62 for 8 to form a knob 70.

As shown in FIG. 6, the inner peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 62 is provided with an engaging protrusion 71 which engages with the engaging protrusion 60 except for the slit 67. On the lower surface of the upper wall 63, along the side peripheral wall 62, at least 180 following the notch 68.
A cutting groove 72 is engraved in a range exceeding the degree, and the upper wall 6
On the upper surface of 3, there is an engagement ring 7 having a bulge ring at the upper edge.
3 is erected, and a cylinder 74 extending from the inner peripheral wall 64 along the inner peripheral edge is erected.

As in the first embodiment, a pouring tube 20a is provided upright along the inner peripheral edge of the partition wall 65. The pouring tube 20a has a guide tube 21a at the base and a reduced diameter at the upper portion. Cylinder 22
It consists of a and. Similar to the first embodiment, a vertical groove and an inclined groove for guiding the drinking cylinder Ca are formed on the outer periphery of the guide cylinder 21a, and the diameter-reducing cylinder 22a is provided with a support rod 29a and a plug member. 30a are arranged in series.

The drinking cylinder Ca includes an elliptical top wall 35a having a pouring opening 38a similar to that of the first embodiment, an engagement cylinder 36a and an outer peripheral wall 37a.

Hinge mechanism B2a, overcap B3a
The virgin protection mechanism Da is the same as in the first embodiment.

Next, the mode of use and operational effects of the second embodiment will be described. Hinge cap Ba of this embodiment
Is different from the first embodiment in that it is fitted into a container filled with a beverage by stoppering, but the use mode and the action and effect at that time are the same as those in the first embodiment.

When disposing of the container after use, the pulling groove 70 of the upper wall 63 is pulled out from the notch portion 68 by holding the grip portion 70 of the lower side peripheral wall 62 and pulling it outward.
Is cut, the side peripheral wall 62 is separated from the fitting protrusion 60 of the container mouth cylinder portion Aa, and the hinge cap Ba can be removed, and as in the first embodiment, it can be sorted and discarded.

[0032]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. Attach a hinge cap to the beverage container, rotatably attach a drinking cylinder with an elliptical top wall to the cap cylinder's spout cylinder, and when drinking, the overcap comes in the major axis direction of the ellipse. As a result, the cap does not interfere with drinking.

Since the hinge cap is used, since the overcap cannot be removed from the beverage container when the lid is opened, it cannot be dropped and lost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a beverage container of the present invention.

2A and 2B are explanatory views of a hinge cap, FIG. 2A is a partially sectional front view, FIG. 2B is a top view of a spout barrel, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a drinking cylinder, (a) is a partially sectional front view,
(B) is a top view.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a virgin protection mechanism, (a) is a front view and (b) is a top view.

5A and 5B are explanatory views when the container is in use, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a lowered position of a drinking cylinder, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of a raised position of a drinking cylinder.

FIG. 6 is a partially sectional front view of a container of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a cap according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

A, Aa container mouth cylinder B, Ba hinge cap B1, B1a cap base B2, B2a Hinge mechanism B3, B3a overcap C, Ca sucking tube D, Da Virgin protection mechanism 1 screw 2 protruding ring 3,61 neck ring 5,62 Side wall 6,63 Upper wall 7, 64 Inner wall 10 connecting pieces 11 Seal Ring 20, 20a pouring barrel 21, 21a Guide tube 22, 22a Reduced diameter cylinder 23 vertical groove 24 inclined groove 25, 26 Locking ridge 27 Notches 29, 29a Support rod 30, 30a Plug member 31 pouring flow path 35, 35a Top wall 36, 36a Engagement tube 37, 37a Outer peripheral wall 38, 38a pouring opening 41 Engagement element 42 Engaging rod 50 connecting pieces 51 Connection plate 52 Locking part 53 plate 60 mating ridges 66 Connection 67 slits 68 Notch 70 Picking part 71 engagement ridge 72 cutting groove

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A beverage container in which a hinge cap composed of a cap base body and an overcap attached to the cap base body via a hinge mechanism is fitted in the container mouth tube portion, wherein the cap base body is a suction container. The drinking tube is equipped with a pouring tube with a guiding tube, the guiding tube has an inclined groove that guides the drinking tube up and down, and the swiveling tube has an elliptical top. A beverage container, comprising a wall, an outer peripheral wall, and an engagement tube having an engagement element that is engaged and guided in the inclined groove of the dispensing tube, and is rotatable. 2. The ascending cylinder is rotated 90 degrees when the ascending cylinder is raised so that the major axis direction of the ellipse coincides with the direction in which the overcap is located.
The beverage container described. 3. The hinge cap is a screw type cap,
The sealing ring, which is connected to the lower end of the side peripheral wall of the cap base body through a severable connecting piece, and which engages with the lower end of the screw of the container mouth cylinder is provided in series. Beverage container. 4. The hinge cap is a stopper type cap, and a slit and a cutout portion following the slit are formed leaving a severable connecting portion at a desired position on the side peripheral wall of the cap base, and the upper wall of the cap base is formed. The beverage container according to claim 1, wherein a cutting groove is formed along the side peripheral wall so as to follow the cutout portion. 5. A plate body having a locking portion that engages with a knob of the overcap is continuously provided on the side peripheral wall of the cap base body through a severable connecting piece and a connecting plate. The beverage container according to 1 to 4.