JP2004299744A - Hinge cap with a plurality of spouts - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge cap, which is for opening/closing discharge openings of necks, with a structure formed by one injection molding process of a synthetic resin, the hinge cap used for a container made of a flexible material, such as a soft synthetic resin, and having a shoulder on which a plurality of the spout necks are formed. <P>SOLUTION: According to the hinge cap, a cap body 7 has an continuously formed top plate 11. A fitting skirt 8 fitted into the neck 4 of the container, a spout cylinder 12 penetrating the top plate 11 vertically from the fitting skirt 8, and a cover cap 18 continuous with a hinge 20 are formed consecutively and integrally on the top plate 11. An inner cylinder 16 is formed on the fitting skirt and is fitted airtightly on an opening 14 of the neck 4, and a plug 24 is formed vertically on the inner surface of the cover cap 18 to seal up a discharge opening 22 of the spout cylinder 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides shampoos and rinses, cosmetics such as hair dyes, fresh creams, mayonnaise, seasonings such as tomato ketchup, etc., which have a single content or a plurality of types of contents having fluidity and some shape retention. The present invention relates to an improvement in a hinge cap having a discharge port fitted to a plurality of mouths and necks of a flexible container that can be filled and handled as a single unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As this type of hinge cap which is provided with a plurality of discharge ports in one container and is attached to each discharge port, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-54131 is known. The hinge cap has a structure in which a separate cap body member and an opening / closing lid member are fitted and integrated, and then attached to the discharge port of the container. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-54131 (Page 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4)
[0004]
Since the conventional hinge cap has a structure in which two members are fitted and integrated into a discharge port of a container, not only two steps are required for molding each member, but also one step is required for assembling the members. In other words, not only is the assembly of the hinge cap required only three steps, but also the technical idea of changing the shape of the discharge port and changing the appearance of the discharged content is not provided at all.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The hinge cap to be attached to a plurality of discharge ports formed in the conventional single container can be formed in one step, and furthermore, a visual difference is provided in the outer shape of the content discharged from each discharge port to meet the application. An object of the present invention is to provide a hinge cap that can easily obtain a difference in thickness, a difference in decorative beauty, and the like.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, cap bodies which are respectively externally fitted to a plurality of mouth and neck portions of a flexible container, and a fitting skirt portion is formed on a series of top plates. A plurality of mouth and neck portions are formed in series with an interval adapted to the interval between the plurality of mouth and neck portions, and each fitting skirt portion has a discharge cylinder portion projecting vertically through the top plate, and the container And an inner cylinder portion closely fitted in the opening of each mouth and neck portion is integrally formed in series, and from the inner surface of the cover cap which can separately cover the opening portion of each of the discharge cylinder portions, each of the discharge cylinder portions is formed. A plug for sealing the discharge port is vertically provided, and the cover cap is formed integrally with the series of top plates via a hinge.
[0007]
Further, in the second aspect of the invention, the configuration in which the opening shapes of the discharge ports of the respective discharge cylinder portions are formed in different shapes from each other is added to the first aspect of the invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0008]
FIG. 1 is a front view (A) and plan views (B) to FIG. 6 show a first embodiment to which both the first and second aspects of the present invention are applied, and are flexible like a soft synthetic resin. The container 1 made of a material having the property is a container having a single lumen 2, and a plurality of, in the illustrated example, two mouth and neck portions 4, 5 for ejection are formed on the shoulder 3, and a bottom end 6 is formed. Is left open.
[0009]
A cap body 7 shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 is fitted to the mouth and neck portions 4 and 5 with fitting skirt portions 8 and 9 formed integrally with the cap body 7, respectively. As shown in FIG. 6, it is tightly fitted by the undercut portion 10. In the illustrated example, the mouth and neck portions 4 and 5 have the same diameter, but they may have different diameters.
[0010]
The fitting skirt portions 8 and 9 are formed on a series of top plates 11 of the cap body 7 with an interval L2 between the center lines equal to the interval L1 between the center lines of the mouth and neck portions 4 and 5 of the container 1. ing.
[0011]
The fitting skirt portions 8 and 9 have discharge cylinder portions 12 and 13 projecting vertically through the top plate 11 and drooping into openings 14 and 15 of the mouth and neck portions 4 and 5 of the container 1. The inner cylinder portions 16 and 17 that are tightly fitted with each other are integrally formed in a series.
[0012]
On the top plate 11, cover caps 18 and 19 covering the discharge cylinders 12 and 13 are opened by hinge portions 20 and 21 shown in FIG. 2 to a horizontal position shown in FIG. Like the cap 19 and the two cover caps 18 and 19 shown in FIG. 4, the top plate is parallel to the top plate 11 and can be opened and closed by fingers between a closed position that covers the discharge cylinders 12 and 13 in a liquid-tight manner. 11 and are integrally formed.
[0013]
Further, plugs 24 and 25 that fit into the discharge ports 22 and 23 of the discharge cylinder sections 12 and 13 and seal the discharge ports 22 and 23 are vertically provided from the inner surfaces of the cover caps 18 and 19, respectively. When the skirt portions 8 and 9 of the cap body 7 are fitted to the mouth and neck portions 4 and 5, and the cover caps 18 and 19 occupy the closed position, the plugs 24 and 25 can seal the discharge ports 22 and 23. It is configured as follows.
[0014]
According to the invention of claim 2, the opening shape of the discharge ports 22 and 23 is different in diameter as shown in FIG. 2, or one of them has an outer contour shape of flowers such as chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms, and the other has the sun, They have different shapes, such as outer shapes such as stars and three months.
[0015]
In the illustrated container 1, the cap body 7 is fitted to the mouth and neck 4, 5, and after sealing the mouth and neck 4, 5, the inner cavity 2 is filled with the contents. Then, as indicated by a dotted line 6a in FIG. The lower end of the empty container existing at the position shown is cut off at the position of the bottom end 6, and the upper section H thereof is welded to form a sealed container.
[0016]
In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the lumen 2 is an embodiment relating to a single container 1, but the front view (A), plan view (B), bottom view (C), FIG. In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the container 26 is composed of a plurality of independent containers, in the illustrated example, two containers 27 and 28 which are separate from each other, and the mouth and neck of each container. This is an embodiment in which a cap body 31 having the same structure as the cap body 7 applied to the first embodiment is applied to the parts 29 and 30.
[0017]
Since the structure of the cap body 31 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted, and the container 26 which is a package of two separate containers 27 and 28 will be described. I do.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 7 (B) as a plan view and FIG. 7 (C) as a bottom view, the two containers 27 and 28 have a deformed rectangular cylindrical cross section in which opposing surfaces 32 and 33 are flat surfaces. The lower end 34 is a lower end when the two separate containers 27 and 28, which have been independent by the fitting of the cap body 31, are wrapped in one and filled with the inner solution, and are empty containers. This is formed as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 by cutting the 34a at the position of the lower end 34 and integrally welding.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 8, the containers 27 and 28 are integrally covered and joined together by fitting the fitting skirt portions 35 and 36 of the cap body 31 to the mouth and neck portions 29 and 30 with the undercut portion 10. ing.
[0020]
The separate containers 27 and 28 of the second embodiment are also joined together as shown in FIG. 8 in an empty state, and then the contents are filled into the containers 27 and 28, and then the lower end 34 is welded to form a single unit. One container. At the time of welding the lower end 34, it is preferable that the lower ends of the containers 27 and 28 are adhered to each other by means such as pressing.
[0021]
In the above-described second embodiment, the number of the separate containers 27 and 28 is two. However, the number of the separate containers and the number of the cap bodies may be two or more depending on the application.
[0022]
Further, the inner cavity 2 of the container 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6 is separated from each other by a partition provided at a position shown by an imaginary line 37 in FIG. Even if it is divided into two chambers on the left and right, the same container as in the second embodiment can be obtained.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fitting skirts provided on the cap body of the hinge cap and individually fitted to the plurality of mouths and necks of the container are adapted to a series of top plates at intervals between the mouths and necks. The fitting skirt portion is formed with a discharge cylinder portion penetrating vertically through the top plate, and a cover cap for separately covering each discharge cylinder portion is provided on the top plate via a hinge portion. Since the hinge cap is formed integrally and in series, the use of an elastic, somewhat hard synthetic resin has the effect that the hinge cap having the above structure can be formed in one process by one mold by mounting and the like.
[0024]
In addition, the opening of each discharge cylinder is covered with a cover cap, and an inner cylinder closely fitted in the opening of each discharge cylinder hangs down from the inner surface of the cover cap. Since a plug that seals the discharge port of each discharge cylinder is vertically provided from the inner surface of the cover cap to be covered, an effect that the entire opening including the discharge port of the container can be sealed with only the hinge cap is also provided.
[0025]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the opening shapes of the discharge ports of the respective discharge cylinder portions are different from each other, that is, they are formed in a shape having a large or small diameter or a difference in inner peripheral surface shape in a cross section. Therefore, the difference in the discharge amount per unit time, the difference in the peripheral surface shape of the discharged liquid material, and the like can be expressed only by the simple pressing of the finger on the container body, and as a result, the appropriate use according to the application can be achieved. The effect of enabling the maintenance of the amount, the appearance of a design effect at the time of coating, and the like can be achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a container.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which a cover cap of a hinge cap to which the inventions of claims 1 and 2 are applied is opened.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the one shown in FIG. 2 in which one cover cap is closed and the other cover cap is fully opened in a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the device shown in FIG. 2 with a cover cap closed.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the container equipped with the hinge cap shown in FIGS. 2 to 4;
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the one shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a front view, a plan view, and a bottom view of another structure of the container.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the container shown in FIG. 7 equipped with a hinge cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a front view of a completed product of the container shown in FIG.
FIG. 10 is a side view of what is shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 4, 5 Neck and neck part 7 Cap main body 8, 9 Fitting skirt part 11 Top plate 12, 13 Discharge cylinder part 14, 15 Opening part 16, 17 Inner cylinder part 18, 19 Cover cap 20, 21, Hinge part 22, 23 Discharge ports 24, 25 plug

Claims (2)

Fitting skirts of cap bodies, each of which is externally fitted to a plurality of mouths and necks of a container made of a flexible material such as a soft synthetic resin, are attached to a series of top plates, and the plurality of It is formed in a series of droops with an interval that matches the interval of the neck,
Each fitting skirt portion is integrally formed with a discharge cylinder portion projecting vertically through the top plate and an inner cylinder portion which is fitted downwardly and closely in the opening of each mouth and neck of the container. Has been
From the inner surface of the cover cap that can separately cover the opening of each of the discharge cylinders, a plug that seals the discharge port of each of the discharge cylinders is vertically provided,
A hinge cap having a plurality of discharge ports, wherein each of the cover caps is formed integrally with the series of top plates via a hinge portion. 2. The hinge cap having a plurality of discharge ports according to claim 1, wherein the discharge ports of the respective discharge cylinders have different opening shapes.

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