JP2004090967A - Cap and bottle can with cap - Google Patents

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JP2004090967A
JP2004090967A JP2002253565A JP2002253565A JP2004090967A JP 2004090967 A JP2004090967 A JP 2004090967A JP 2002253565 A JP2002253565 A JP 2002253565A JP 2002253565 A JP2002253565 A JP 2002253565A JP 2004090967 A JP2004090967 A JP 2004090967A
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Tatsuya Hanabusa
花房 達也
Ryuichi Ito
伊藤 隆一
Katsuya Kamitsuma
上妻 勝也
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cap which can be turned smoothly without an increasing torque until it seals up a bottle can when capping the bottle can again, and the bottle can with the cap that is sealed certainly when capping it again. <P>SOLUTION: The cap 3a having a female screw part 9 is fitted on the metal bottle can having a male screw part on a capping part. The female part 9 is formed to be shorter than that of the male screw part of the bottle can, and has a complete screw portion C with a lead angle θ and a screw terminal B formed at the angle coinciding with the lead angle θ. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、ボトル缶に被着されるキャップ、およびキャップがボトル缶の口金部に被着されて密封されているキャップ付ボトル缶に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
一般に、飲料用の缶として広く使われているボトル缶は、アルミニウムやアルミニウム合金製の金属板を絞り加工(Drawing)と、次いで行われるしごき加工(Ironing)とによって形成される、一般にDI缶と呼ばれている缶の上部に、口金部が形成されて製造されている。このボトル缶に内容物を充填した後、ボトル缶の口金部にキャップが被着されて、キャップ付ボトル缶とされる。
【0003】
従来、図4に示すようなキャップ付ボトル缶1は、ボトル缶2にキャップ3が被着されて密閉されている。ボトル缶2に設けられた口金部4には、雄ねじ部5と膨出部6とカール部7とが形成されている。キャップ3には、天面部8と雌ねじ部9とピルファープルーフ部10とブリッジ部11とが形成されており、天面部8の内面にはシール材であるライナー12が貼着されている。ボトル缶2の雄ねじ部5とキャップ3の雌ねじ部9とが嵌合し、膨出部6の下方にピルファープルーフ部10の下端部が巻き込む状態で、キャップ3はボトル缶2に被着しており、カール部7とライナー12とが密着することで密封されている。また、ボトル缶2の雄ねじ部5のねじ長さとキャップ3の雌ねじ部9のねじ長さとは、ほぼ同じ長さで形成されており、ねじ始端部およびねじ終端部は規定のねじ山が形成されておらず不完全ねじ部とされている。
【0004】
また、キャップ付ボトル缶1を開栓する時は、ボトル缶2に対しキャップ3を回転させると、雌ねじ部9が雄ねじ部5に案内されてキャップ3を上方に移動させると共に、膨出部6とピルファープルーフ部10との係合によりブリッジ部11が切断され、カール部7とライナー12とが離間される。さらにキャップ3を回転させることで、ボトル缶2からキャップ3が外される。また、ボトル缶2の雄ねじ部5にキャップ3の雌ねじ部9を螺合させて密封することにより、キャップ3でボトル缶2を再栓することができる。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、上記キャップ付ボトル缶1においては、キャップ3の雌ねじ部9のねじ終端部に形成されている不完全ねじ部に平行部が形成されていることにより、再栓時にキャップ3の回転トルクが増大してしまうという問題があった。つまり、再栓時には、まず雄ねじ部5のねじ始端部に雌ねじ部9のねじ終端部が螺合されるのであるが、このとき所定のリード角を有する雄ねじ部5のねじ始端部に、平行部を有する雌ねじ部9のねじ終端部を無理矢理ねじ込むことになるため、回転トルクが増大してしまうのである。また、平行部において雌ねじ部9の幅が狭くなり、雄ねじ部5のねじ山を挟み込んでしまうことにより、キャップを回転する時に摩擦が生じ、回転トルクが増大してしまう。この回転トルクの増大により、再栓時に密封されていないにもかかわらず、利用者は密封されたと感じて回転を止めてしまい、この状態でキャップ付ボトル缶1が転倒した場合、内容物がこぼれ出るという問題があった。
【0006】
本発明は、このような背景の下になされたものであって、再栓時に密封されるまで回転トルクが上昇せずにスムーズに回転させることのできるキャップ、および再栓時に確実に密封されるキャップ付ボトル缶を提供することを目的としている。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために、この発明は以下の手段を提案している。
請求項1に係る発明は、口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶に被着して用いられ、雌ねじ部が形成されているキャップであって、前記ボトル缶の雄ねじ部の全ねじ長さより前記雌ねじ部の全ねじ長さが短く形成されていると共に、該雌ねじ部の完全ねじ部のリード角と同じ角度でねじ終端部が形成されていることを特徴とする。
【0008】
この発明に係るキャップによれば、キャップの雌ねじ部の全ねじ長さがボトル缶の雄ねじ部の全ねじ長さより短く形成されていると共に、雌ねじ部のねじ終端部が雌ねじ部の完全ねじ部のリード角と同じ角度で形成されている。このように雌ねじ部が形成されていることで、再栓時に雌ねじ部のねじ終端部が円滑に雄ねじ部に案内されるので、回転トルクの上昇が抑止される。これにより、スムーズに回転させることができ、確実に再栓することのできるキャップを形成することができる。
【0009】
請求項2に係る発明は、口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶に被着して用いられ、雌ねじ部が形成されているキャップであって、前記雌ねじ部のねじ終端部にキャップの軸線に対して垂直な面と平行に形成された平行部が設けられており、該平行部の長さが30mm以下とされていることを特徴とする。
【0010】
この発明に係るキャップによれば、雌ねじ部のねじ終端部にキャップの軸線に対して垂直な面と平行に設けられた平行部の長さが30mm以下に形成されているので、平行部と雄ねじ部のねじ山との摩擦による回転トルクの上昇が抑止される。これにより、スムーズに回転させることができ、確実に再栓することのできるキャップを形成することができる。
【0011】
請求項3に係る発明は、口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶にキャップが被着されて密封されているキャップ付ボトル缶であって、請求項1または請求項2に記載のキャップが被着されていることを特徴とする。
【0012】
この発明に係るキャップ付ボトル缶によれば、上記のいずれかのキャップが被着されて密封されているので、再栓時にスムーズにキャップを再栓することができる。これにより、再栓時に確実に密封することができ、内容物をこぼすことのないキャップ付ボトル缶を得ることができる。
【0013】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、図面を参照し、この発明の実施の形態について説明する。
図1に示されているキャップ3aは、雌ねじ部9の全ねじ長さが雄ねじ部5の全ねじ長さより短く形成されていると共に、雌ねじ部9の完全ねじ部Cのリード角θと同じ角度でねじ終端部Bが形成されている実施形態である。リード角θは、雌ねじ部9のねじ谷15およびねじ山16の巻線L1とキャップ3aの中心軸Oに垂直な平面とのなす角度である。また、雌ねじ部9のねじ谷15はキャップ3aの内側で谷形状となっているので、外見形状としては外側に突出した形状となっており、ねじ山16の外見形状は凹んだ形状とされている。
【0014】
また、雌ねじ部9の全ねじ長さは、ねじ始端部A、ねじ終端部B、および完全ねじ部Cを含む長さで、ねじ谷15の谷の中心を通る巻き線L1の長さとされている。完全ねじ部Cは、ねじ山16およびねじ谷15が規定の高さおよび深さで形成されている部分で、完全ねじ始点C1から完全ねじ終点C2までの部分とされている。また、完全ねじ始点C1および完全ねじ終点C2は巻き線L1の上に位置している。ねじ始端部Aは、始端点A1から完全ねじ始点C1までの不完全ねじ部の部分で、始端点A1は、ねじ山16の形成され始める点を通り巻き線L1に対し垂直な線と、巻き線L1との交点である。ねじ終端部Bは、完全ねじ終点C2から終端点B2までの不完全ねじ部の部分で、終端点B2は、ねじ山16の形成され終わる点を通り巻き線L1に対し垂直な線と、巻き線L1との交点である。ここで、巻き線L1の長さは、始端点A1から終端点B2までの長さとされている。
【0015】
図2に示されているキャップ3bは、雌ねじ部9のねじ終端部Bに平行部20が形成されている実施形態で、平行部長さxは回転トルクが上昇しない程度の30mm以下に形成されている。平行部20は、ねじ終端部Bにおいて、キャップ3bの中心軸Oに対し垂直な面と平行となるようにねじ山16が形成される部分で、平行部20においてねじ谷15の幅が狭く形成されている。平行部長さxは、ねじ山16の角度が変化する平行部始点20aから、ねじ山16の形成され終わる平行部終点20bまでの長さとされる。また、平行部20のキャップ3bの外側からの深さは0.1〜0.6mmである。
【0016】
これらのキャップ3a,3bの雌ねじ部9は、キャップ3a,3bがボトル缶2に被着される工程において、ボトル缶の口金部4に形成されている雄ねじ部5に巻き締められることにより形成されている。
【0017】
図3に示すように、雄ねじ部5は、ねじ山22およびねじ谷23が形成されており、ねじ始端部Yにおいて徐々にねじ山22の山高さが高く形成され、ねじ終端部Zにおいて徐々にねじ谷23の谷深さが浅く形成されている。ねじ始端部Yは、ねじ山22が形成され始めるねじ始点Y1から完全ねじ始点W1までの不完全ねじ部の部分で、ねじ終端部Zは、完全ねじ終点W2からねじ谷23が形成されなくなるねじ終点Z2までの不完全ねじ部の部分である。ねじ山22およびねじ谷23が、規定の山高さおよび谷深さで形成されている部分、つまり完全ねじ始点W1から完全ねじ終点W2までの部分が完全ねじ部Wである。また、雄ねじ部5のねじ終端部Zには、平行部21が形成されている。
【0018】
また、雄ねじ部5の全ねじ長さは、ねじ山22の山の中心を通る巻き線L2のねじ始点Y1からねじ終点Z2までの長さである。また、口金部4には約1.5〜2.5巻きのねじ山22が形成されている。また、雄ねじ部5の全ねじ長さである巻き線L2の長さより、雌ねじ部9の全ねじ長さである巻き線L1の長さが短く形成されている。
【0019】
また、雄ねじ部5の形成工程において平行部21が形成される過程について説明する。
雄ねじ部形成工程前における雄ねじ部5が形成されていない口金部は、雄ねじ部5の外径よりも若干広い外径の円筒状に形成されている。雄ねじ部形成工程において、円筒状の口金部の径方向外側および内側から金型を押し付け、金型を転動させると共にボトル缶2の下方に移動させることにより、螺旋状に雄ねじ部5が形成される。そして、ねじ終端部Zは、押し付けられた金型が雄ねじ部5から離間する動作によって形成されており、ねじ谷23の上方辺が螺旋形状に添って形成され、ねじ谷23の下方辺が膨出部6に沿って形成される。膨出部6は中心軸O対し垂直な平面と平行に形成されているので、ねじ終端部に平行部21が形成されることになる。
【0020】
平行部21は、雄ねじ部形成工程中の金型と円筒状の口金部との摩擦、金型に対するボトル缶2の空転、および円筒状の口金部の加工精度の差などにより、個々のボトル缶2によって異なって形成され、任意に加工することが困難とされている。たとえば、金型に対するボトル缶2の空転量が多いと平行部21が長く形成される。
【0021】
また、雄ねじ部5が形成されるキャップ3の被着工程について説明する。
キャップ被着工程は、雄ねじ部5が形成された口金部4に、雌ねじ部9の形成されていない有底筒状のキャップ材が置載されるキャップ材置載工程と、キャップ材の中心軸Oの下方向に荷重を加えてキャップ材をボトル缶2に押し付ける押し付け工程と、雄ねじ部5に倣って雌ねじ部9が形成される雌ねじ部形成工程とを有する工程である。
【0022】
雌ねじ部形成工程において、中心軸Oの軸方向に荷重が加えられた状態で、径方向外側から中心軸Oに向けて雄ねじ部5に沿うようにキャップ材に複数のねじ部形成ローラが押し付けられて、キャップ材に雌ねじ部9が形成される。このとき、雄ねじ部5のねじ終端部Zの平行部21に至るまでねじ部形成ローラを押し付けずに雌ねじ部9が形成されることで、ねじ終端部Bがリード角θとされた雌ねじ部9が形成される。つまり、雄ねじ部5の完全ねじ部Wの部分に倣ってねじ終端部Bを形成することで、ねじ終端部Bがリード角θで形成されるのである。
【0023】
このような雌ねじ部9は、従来のキャッピング装置においてねじ部形成ローラを押し付けるタイミングを変更することで容易に形成することができ、たとえば、ねじ部形成ローラを中心軸Oに向けて動作させるカムの形状を変更することや、ねじ部形成ローラの位置を径方向外側の位置に変更することにより、タイミングを変更して形成することができる。このような被着工程によって、雌ねじ部9の完全ねじ部Cのリード角θと同じ角度でねじ終端部Bが形成されたキャップ3が形成される。
【0024】
また、キャップ3bの雌ねじ部9および平行部20を測定する方法として、接触式形状測定機(コントレーサー)を用いる方法と、非接触式形状測定機(レーザーセンサー)を用いる方法とがある。
接触式形状測定機を用いる場合、測定端子を雌ねじ部9の上端付近の測定始点D1に当接させ、中心軸O方向に沿って下方に位置する下端付近の測定終点D2まで雌ねじ部9の形状に倣って測定端子を移動させることで、雌ねじ部9の形状を測定する。このような測定をキャップ3bの周方向に測定始点D1を移動させて行うと、ねじ終端部Bにおいてねじ山16の間隔が狭くなり始める箇所が測定され、この箇所を平行部始点20aと特定できる。そして、平行部始点20aからねじ山16の形成され終わる平行部終点20bまでの長さを平行部長さxとする。
また、非接触式形状測定機を用いる場合、測定レーザーの焦点を平行部終点20bに合わせ、中心軸Oを中心に上面視して時計回りに(図において手前側が右から左となるように)キャップ3bおよびボトル缶2を回転させ、雌ねじ部9の形状を測定する。測定レーザーの焦点が平行部20の範囲にあるときは測定機の表示値にほとんど変化は見られないが、平行部始点20aを過ぎると測定レーザーの焦点がねじ山16から外れてしまい、表示値が変化するので変化が生じた箇所を平行部始点20aと特定できる。そして、キャップ3bの回転角度から平行部長さxを換算する。
【0025】
上述したように形成されたキャップ3aは、雌ねじ部9の全ねじ長さである巻き線L1の長さが、雄ねじ部5の全ねじ長さである巻き線L2の長さより短く形成されていると共に、雌ねじ部9の完全ねじ部Cとねじ終端部Bとが同じリード角θで形成されているので、再栓時に雌ねじ部9と雄ねじ部5との摩擦による回転トルクの上昇を防止することができる。これにより、利用者はスムーズにキャップ3aを回転させることができ、ボトル缶2のカール部7とキャップ3aのライナー12とを密着させて確実に密封することができる。つまり、カール部7とライナー12との密着によって回転トルクが上昇するまで、一定の回転トルクでキャップ3aを回転させることができるのである。
【0026】
また、雌ねじ部9の全ねじ長さを短く形成することにより、雌ねじ部9と雄ねじ部5との嵌合力が弱くなるおそれがある場合は、平行部長さxが30mm以下の平行部20が形成されたキャップ3bを用いることで嵌合力を確保することができると共に、回転トルクの上昇を防止することができる。
【0027】
上述したようなキャップ3a,3bが用いられたキャップ付ボトル缶1は、再栓時において、利用者がスムーズにキャップ3a,3bを回転させ、密封された感触を確実に感じることができるので、キャップ付ボトル缶1の内容物がこぼれ出ることを防止することができる。
【0028】
なお、本実施の形態においては、雄ねじ部5に約1.5〜2.5巻きのねじ山22が形成されているが、ねじ巻数は1.5〜2.5巻き以上でも以下でもよい。また、雄ねじ部5のねじ終端部に平行部21が形成されていないボトル缶2にキャップ3a,3bを用いてキャップ付ボトル缶1が構成されていてもよい。
【0029】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明のキャップによれば、雌ねじ部のねじ終端部が雌ねじ部の完全ねじ部のリード角と同じ角度で形成されているか、もしくはねじ終端部に設けられた平行部が短く形成されているので、再栓時に回転トルクが上昇することなくスムーズにボトル缶に再栓することのできるキャップを形成することができる。
【0030】
また、本発明のキャップ付ボトル缶によれば、上記キャップが用いられているので、再栓時にスムーズにキャップを回転させて確実に密封することができ、内容物をこぼすことのないキャップ付ボトル缶を構成することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施形態におけるキャップの側面図である。
【図2】本発明の一実施形態におけるキャップの側面図である。
【図3】ボトル缶の口金部の側面図である。
【図4】キャップ付ボトル缶の部分断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 キャップ付ボトル缶
2 ボトル缶
3,3a,3b キャップ
4 口金部
5 雄ねじ部
9 雌ねじ部
20 平行部
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cap attached to a bottle can, and a bottle can with a cap, wherein the cap is attached to a base of the bottle can and sealed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, bottle cans, which are widely used as beverage cans, are generally DI cans formed by drawing a metal plate made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, followed by ironing. It is manufactured by forming a base on the top of a so-called can. After filling the contents into this bottle can, a cap is attached to the mouthpiece of the bottle can to obtain a bottle can with cap.
[0003]
Conventionally, a bottle can 1 with a cap as shown in FIG. 4 has a cap 3 attached to a bottle can 2 and hermetically sealed. A male screw part 5, a bulging part 6, and a curling part 7 are formed in a base part 4 provided on the bottle can 2. The cap 3 has a top surface portion 8, a female screw portion 9, a pill fur proof portion 10, and a bridge portion 11. A liner 12, which is a sealing material, is adhered to the inner surface of the top surface portion 8. The male screw part 5 of the bottle can 2 and the female screw part 9 of the cap 3 are fitted together, and the cap 3 is attached to the bottle can 2 with the lower end of the pill fur proof part 10 rolled under the bulging part 6. The curl portion 7 and the liner 12 are tightly sealed with each other. Further, the screw length of the male screw portion 5 of the bottle can 2 and the screw length of the female screw portion 9 of the cap 3 are substantially the same, and a specified screw thread is formed at a screw start end and a screw end. It is considered as an incomplete threaded part.
[0004]
When opening the bottle can 1 with a cap, when the cap 3 is rotated with respect to the bottle can 2, the female screw 9 is guided by the male screw 5 to move the cap 3 upward, and the bulge 6 The bridge portion 11 is cut by the engagement of the pill fur proof portion 10 and the curl portion 7 and the liner 12 are separated from each other. By further rotating the cap 3, the cap 3 is removed from the bottle can 2. Further, by screwing the female screw portion 9 of the cap 3 into the male screw portion 5 of the bottle can 2 and sealing it, the bottle can 2 can be re-plugged with the cap 3.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the bottle can 1 with a cap, since the parallel portion is formed in the incomplete screw portion formed at the screw end portion of the female screw portion 9 of the cap 3, the rotational torque of the cap 3 at the time of re-closing is reduced. There was a problem that it would increase. In other words, at the time of re-plugging, first, the screw end of the female thread 9 is screwed into the screw start of the male thread 5, but at this time, the parallel thread is connected to the screw start of the male thread 5 having a predetermined lead angle. Since the threaded end of the female threaded portion 9 having the above is forcedly screwed in, the rotational torque increases. Further, since the width of the female screw portion 9 is reduced in the parallel portion and the thread of the male screw portion 5 is sandwiched, friction occurs when the cap is rotated, and the rotation torque increases. Due to this increase in the rotational torque, the user feels that the container is sealed, but stops rotating because the bottle is not sealed. When the bottle can 1 with cap falls down in this state, the contents are spilled. There was a problem of getting out.
[0006]
The present invention has been made under such a background, and a cap that can be smoothly rotated without increasing the rotational torque until sealed when resealed, and is securely sealed when resealed. It aims to provide a bottle can with a cap.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means.
The invention according to claim 1 is a cap which is used by being attached to a metal bottle can provided with a male screw portion in a mouth portion and has a female screw portion, wherein the entire male screw portion of the bottle can is provided. The total screw length of the female screw portion is formed shorter than the screw length, and the screw terminal portion is formed at the same angle as the lead angle of the complete screw portion of the female screw portion.
[0008]
According to the cap according to the present invention, the total screw length of the female screw portion of the cap is formed shorter than the total screw length of the male screw portion of the bottle can, and the screw terminal portion of the female screw portion is formed of the complete screw portion of the female screw portion. It is formed at the same angle as the lead angle. Since the female screw portion is formed as described above, the screw end portion of the female screw portion is smoothly guided to the male screw portion at the time of re-plugging, so that an increase in rotational torque is suppressed. This makes it possible to form a cap that can be smoothly rotated and that can be securely re-plugged.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 2 is a cap which is used by being attached to a metal bottle can provided with a male screw portion in a mouth portion and has a female screw portion, wherein the female screw portion has a screw terminal portion. A parallel portion formed parallel to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cap is provided, and the length of the parallel portion is 30 mm or less.
[0010]
According to the cap according to the present invention, since the length of the parallel portion provided parallel to the plane perpendicular to the axis of the cap at the screw end portion of the female screw portion is formed to be 30 mm or less, the parallel portion and the male screw An increase in rotational torque due to friction with the thread of the portion is suppressed. This makes it possible to form a cap that can be smoothly rotated and that can be securely re-plugged.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 3 is a bottle can with a cap, wherein a cap is attached to a metal bottle can having a male screw portion provided on a base portion and the cap is sealed, and the bottle can is described in claim 1 or 2. Is attached.
[0012]
According to the bottle can with cap according to the present invention, any one of the above caps is attached and sealed, so that the cap can be smoothly re-opened when re-opened. As a result, the bottle can be securely sealed at the time of re-closing, and a bottle can with a cap that does not spill the contents can be obtained.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the cap 3a shown in FIG. 1, the total screw length of the female screw portion 9 is shorter than the total screw length of the male screw portion 5, and the same angle as the lead angle θ of the complete screw portion C of the female screw portion 9. This is an embodiment in which a screw end portion B is formed. The lead angle θ is an angle formed between the winding L1 of the thread root 15 and the thread 16 of the female screw portion 9 and a plane perpendicular to the center axis O of the cap 3a. Further, since the thread root 15 of the female screw portion 9 has a root shape inside the cap 3a, it has an outwardly protruding shape as an external shape, and the external shape of the screw thread 16 is a concave shape. I have.
[0014]
The total screw length of the female screw portion 9 is a length including the screw start end portion A, the screw end portion B, and the complete screw portion C, and is the length of the winding L1 passing through the center of the thread valley 15. I have. The complete thread portion C is a portion where the thread 16 and the thread root 15 are formed at specified heights and depths, and is a portion from a complete screw start point C1 to a complete screw end point C2. The complete screw start point C1 and the complete screw end point C2 are located on the winding L1. The screw start end A is a part of the incomplete screw portion from the start end point A1 to the complete screw start point C1, and the start end point A1 is a line passing through the point where the thread 16 starts to be formed and perpendicular to the winding line L1, This is the intersection with the line L1. The screw end portion B is a portion of the incomplete screw portion from the complete screw end point C2 to the end point B2, and the end point B2 is a line passing through the point where the thread 16 is completed and perpendicular to the winding line L1. This is the intersection with the line L1. Here, the length of the winding L1 is the length from the start point A1 to the end point B2.
[0015]
The cap 3b shown in FIG. 2 is an embodiment in which the parallel portion 20 is formed at the screw end portion B of the female screw portion 9, and the parallel portion length x is formed to be 30 mm or less such that the rotational torque does not increase. I have. The parallel portion 20 is a portion where the screw thread 16 is formed so as to be parallel to a plane perpendicular to the center axis O of the cap 3b at the screw end portion B, and the width of the screw root 15 in the parallel portion 20 is narrow. Have been. The parallel part length x is the length from the parallel part start point 20a where the angle of the thread 16 changes to the parallel part end point 20b where the thread 16 is formed. The depth of the parallel portion 20 from the outside of the cap 3b is 0.1 to 0.6 mm.
[0016]
The female screw portions 9 of the caps 3a and 3b are formed by being wound around the male screw portions 5 formed on the base portion 4 of the bottle can in the step of attaching the caps 3a and 3b to the bottle can 2. ing.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, the male screw portion 5 is formed with a screw thread 22 and a screw thread 23, the thread height of the screw thread 22 is gradually increased at the screw start end Y, and is gradually increased at the screw end section Z. The thread valley 23 has a shallow valley depth. The screw start end Y is a part of an incomplete screw portion from the screw start point Y1 at which the thread 22 starts to be formed to the complete screw start point W1, and the screw end portion Z is a screw at which the screw root 23 is not formed from the complete screw end point W2. It is a part of the incomplete thread portion up to the end point Z2. A portion where the screw thread 22 and the screw valley 23 are formed at the specified peak height and valley depth, that is, a portion from the complete screw start point W1 to the complete screw end point W2 is the complete thread portion W. Further, a parallel portion 21 is formed at the screw end portion Z of the male screw portion 5.
[0018]
The total thread length of the external thread portion 5 is the length from the screw start point Y1 to the screw end point Z2 of the winding L2 passing through the center of the thread 22. The base 4 is formed with a thread 22 of about 1.5 to 2.5 turns. Further, the length of the winding L1 which is the total thread length of the female screw portion 9 is shorter than the length of the winding L2 which is the total thread length of the male screw portion 5.
[0019]
The process of forming the parallel portion 21 in the process of forming the male screw portion 5 will be described.
The base portion on which the male screw portion 5 is not formed before the male screw portion forming step is formed in a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the male screw portion 5. In the male screw part forming step, the male screw part 5 is formed in a helical shape by pressing the mold from the outside and inside in the radial direction of the cylindrical mouth part, rolling the mold and moving it below the bottle can 2. You. The screw end portion Z is formed by an operation in which the pressed mold is separated from the male screw portion 5, the upper side of the screw root 23 is formed along the spiral shape, and the lower side of the screw root 23 is expanded. It is formed along the protrusion 6. Since the bulging portion 6 is formed parallel to a plane perpendicular to the center axis O, a parallel portion 21 is formed at the screw end portion.
[0020]
The parallel portion 21 is formed by an individual bottle can due to friction between the mold and the cylindrical mouth portion during the process of forming the male screw portion, idling of the bottle can 2 with respect to the mold, and a difference in processing accuracy of the cylindrical mouth portion. 2 and is difficult to arbitrarily process. For example, if the amount of idling of the bottle can 2 with respect to the mold is large, the parallel portion 21 is formed long.
[0021]
The step of attaching the cap 3 on which the male screw portion 5 is formed will be described.
The cap attaching step includes a cap material mounting step in which a bottomed cylindrical cap material having no female screw portion 9 is mounted on the base 4 on which the male screw portion 5 is formed, and a center axis of the cap material. This is a step including a pressing step of pressing the cap material against the bottle can 2 by applying a load in a downward direction of O, and a female screw part forming step of forming the female screw part 9 following the male screw part 5.
[0022]
In the female screw part forming step, a plurality of screw part forming rollers are pressed against the cap material along the male screw part 5 from the outside in the radial direction toward the central axis O while a load is applied in the axial direction of the central axis O. Thus, the female screw portion 9 is formed in the cap material. At this time, the female screw portion 9 is formed without pressing the screw portion forming roller up to the parallel portion 21 of the screw terminal portion Z of the male screw portion 5, so that the screw terminal portion B has the lead angle θ and the female screw portion 9. Is formed. That is, by forming the screw end portion B following the complete screw portion W of the male screw portion 5, the screw end portion B is formed with the lead angle θ.
[0023]
Such a female screw portion 9 can be easily formed by changing the timing of pressing the screw portion forming roller in the conventional capping device. For example, a cam for operating the screw portion forming roller toward the central axis O can be used. By changing the shape or changing the position of the thread forming roller to a position on the radially outer side, the timing can be changed to form the roller. By such an attaching step, the cap 3 in which the screw end portion B is formed at the same angle as the lead angle θ of the complete screw portion C of the female screw portion 9 is formed.
[0024]
As a method of measuring the female screw portion 9 and the parallel portion 20 of the cap 3b, there are a method using a contact type shape measuring device (contracer) and a method using a non-contact type shape measuring device (laser sensor).
When a contact type shape measuring machine is used, the measurement terminal is brought into contact with the measurement start point D1 near the upper end of the female screw portion 9 and the shape of the female screw portion 9 is measured to the measurement end point D2 near the lower end located below along the central axis O direction. The shape of the female screw portion 9 is measured by moving the measurement terminal in accordance with the above. When such a measurement is performed by moving the measurement start point D1 in the circumferential direction of the cap 3b, a portion where the interval between the threads 16 starts to narrow at the screw end portion B is measured, and this portion can be specified as the parallel portion start point 20a. . The length from the parallel portion start point 20a to the parallel portion end point 20b where the thread 16 is formed is defined as the parallel portion length x.
When a non-contact type shape measuring machine is used, the focus of the measuring laser is adjusted to the parallel portion end point 20b, and the clock is clockwise when viewed from above with the center axis O as a center (so that the front side is right to left in the figure). The cap 3b and the bottle can 2 are rotated, and the shape of the female screw portion 9 is measured. When the focal point of the measuring laser is in the range of the parallel portion 20, there is almost no change in the display value of the measuring machine, but after passing the parallel portion starting point 20a, the focal point of the measuring laser deviates from the thread 16 and the displayed value becomes Is changed, it is possible to identify the place where the change has occurred as the parallel portion start point 20a. Then, the parallel portion length x is converted from the rotation angle of the cap 3b.
[0025]
In the cap 3a formed as described above, the length of the winding L1 which is the total screw length of the female screw portion 9 is shorter than the length of the winding L2 which is the total screw length of the male screw portion 5. At the same time, since the complete thread portion C of the female thread portion 9 and the terminal end portion B of the female thread portion are formed at the same lead angle θ, it is possible to prevent an increase in rotational torque due to friction between the female thread portion 9 and the male thread portion 5 at the time of re-plugging. Can be. Thus, the user can smoothly rotate the cap 3a, and the curl portion 7 of the bottle can 2 and the liner 12 of the cap 3a can be tightly sealed to each other. That is, the cap 3a can be rotated with a constant rotation torque until the rotation torque increases due to the close contact between the curl portion 7 and the liner 12.
[0026]
Further, when the total screw length of the female screw portion 9 is reduced to reduce the fitting force between the female screw portion 9 and the male screw portion 5, the parallel portion 20 having a parallel portion length x of 30 mm or less is formed. By using the cap 3b thus set, a fitting force can be ensured, and an increase in rotational torque can be prevented.
[0027]
In the bottle can 1 with caps in which the caps 3a and 3b are used as described above, the user can smoothly rotate the caps 3a and 3b at the time of re-closing and reliably feel the sealed feeling. It is possible to prevent the contents of the bottle can 1 with cap from spilling out.
[0028]
In the present embodiment, the screw thread 22 having about 1.5 to 2.5 turns is formed in the male screw portion 5, but the number of screw turns may be 1.5 to 2.5 turns or more. Further, the bottle can 1 with a cap may be configured using the caps 3a and 3b on the bottle can 2 in which the parallel portion 21 is not formed at the screw end portion of the male screw portion 5.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cap of the present invention, the screw terminal portion of the female screw portion is formed at the same angle as the lead angle of the complete screw portion of the female screw portion, or the parallel portion provided at the screw terminal portion has Since it is formed short, it is possible to form a cap that can be smoothly re-plugged into the bottle can without increasing the rotational torque when re-plugging.
[0030]
Further, according to the bottle can with cap of the present invention, since the above-mentioned cap is used, the cap can be smoothly rotated at the time of re-closing and can be securely sealed, and the bottle with cap without spilling the contents. Cans can be configured.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the cap according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a mouth portion of a bottle can.
FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a bottle can with a cap.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottle can with cap 2 Bottle can 3, 3a, 3b Cap 4 Cap part 5 Male screw part 9 Female screw part 20 Parallel part

Claims (3)

口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶に被着して用いられ、雌ねじ部が形成されているキャップであって、
前記ボトル缶の雄ねじ部の全ねじ長さより前記雌ねじ部の全ねじ長さが短く形成されていると共に、該雌ねじ部の完全ねじ部のリード角と同じ角度でねじ終端部が形成されていることを特徴とするキャップ。
A cap which is used by being attached to a metal bottle can provided with a male screw part in a mouth part and a female screw part is formed,
The total screw length of the female screw portion is formed shorter than the total screw length of the male screw portion of the bottle can, and the screw end portion is formed at the same angle as the lead angle of the complete screw portion of the female screw portion. A cap characterized by the following.
口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶に被着して用いられ、雌ねじ部が形成されているキャップであって、
前記雌ねじ部のねじ終端部にキャップの軸線に対して垂直な面と平行に形成された平行部が設けられており、該平行部の長さが30mm以下とされていることを特徴とするキャップ。
A cap which is used by being attached to a metal bottle can provided with a male screw part in a mouth part and a female screw part is formed,
A cap, wherein a parallel portion formed parallel to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cap is provided at a screw end portion of the female screw portion, and the length of the parallel portion is 30 mm or less. .
口金部に雄ねじ部が設けられた金属製のボトル缶にキャップが被着されて密封されているキャップ付ボトル缶であって、
請求項1または請求項2に記載のキャップが被着されていることを特徴とするキャップ付ボトル缶。
A bottle can with a cap in which a cap is attached and sealed to a metal bottle can provided with a male screw portion in a mouth portion,
A bottle can with a cap, wherein the cap according to claim 1 or 2 is attached.
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