JP2005289459A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container fixed to a PET bottle not applying any load to a cap of the PET bottle, and to provide a container fixed to a PET bottle for promoting a sales at an automatic vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: A container 10 of this invention is a container 10 fixed to a storing member 2 having a cap 5 with a neck part 6. The container 10 comprises an annular and cylindrical container body 13 having a storing part 14 for storing a stored item, a supporting member 22 formed at the inner circumferential surface of the container body 13 so as to support the neck part 6, and engagement members 23, 27 engaged with the bottom of the neck part 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present application relates to a container attached to a plastic bottle for containing contents such as drinking water.

  As one method for increasing the market share of products, for example, there is a method of providing (selling) to customers with a gift attached to a plastic bottle. Thereby, there exists an effect that a customer pays attention to a product (a plastic bottle etc.).

  As a form in which such a prize or the like is provided in a plastic bottle, for example, a container for containing the prize or the like is provided separately from the plastic bottle, and the container for containing the prize or the like is attached to the cap of the plastic bottle. There is a form in which a premium storage unit for storing premiums or the like is provided above a content storage unit for storing contents such as drinking water, and the premiums or the like are integrated with a plastic bottle.

  As described above, a technique for providing a customer with a premium on a plastic bottle is disclosed in the following patent documents (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2002-526334 Gazette JP-A-10-291538

  However, it is not appropriate to directly apply a load to the cap of the plastic bottle, such as a plastic bottle in which a container having a housing portion is attached to the cap as described above. This is because, when drinking water or the like is stored in a plastic bottle, the stored item is often filled at a high temperature, and the inside is in a reduced pressure state. Therefore, when some load is applied to the cap, there is a risk of sucking outside air around the cap. If the aspirated outside air contains bacteria that may cause mold or the like, it will breed in drinking water. Therefore, it is considered undesirable to apply a load directly to the cap.

  In addition, it is necessary to note that the size and the like are limited in providing a plastic bottle or the like in a vending machine. Specifically, it is necessary to make it lower than the height of a normal plastic bottle and smaller than the diameter of the body of the bottle. In other words, as a result of attaching the storage unit for prizes etc. to the PET bottles, those that are higher than the height of normal PET bottles cannot be accommodated in the vending machine. This is because contact with adjacent plastic bottles causes problems such as clogging when the plastic bottles are discharged.

  Therefore, the present application was made as an example of solving the above problems, and the first object is to provide a container for attaching to a PET bottle without applying a load to the cap of the PET bottle. A second object is to provide a container to be attached to a plastic bottle for sales purposes in a vending machine.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a container (10) of the present application is a container attached to a container (2) with a cap (5) having a neck portion (6), and the container accommodates an object to be stored. An annular cylindrical container main body (13) having an accommodating portion (14) for supporting, a support (22) formed on an inner peripheral surface of the container main body for supporting the neck portion, and the neck And an engaging body (23, 27) for engaging with the lower part of the unit. If it does in this way, a container can be attached to a container, without applying load to a cap of a container.

  The container body is formed with a lower lid (12) in which an accommodating portion having an opening is formed, and a fitting portion (15) for fitting the accommodating portion having an opening and the lower lid. It is comprised from an upper cover (11).

  The container body includes an annular cylindrical housing portion having an opening, a lower lid (12) in which the engagement body is provided to protrude inwardly on the inner periphery of the opening, and an annular cylindrical shape having an opening. The support body and the engagement body are formed by a fitting portion (15) for fitting with the housing portion and the lower lid provided on the outer periphery of the opening, and an inwardly protruding groove (21) on the inner periphery of the opening. And an upper lid (11) formed with a support portion (20) divided into the container body, and the container body is attached to the neck portion of the container so that the upper lid is at the bottom. In the state of being attached to the container, the engaging body of the upper lid and the lower lid is arranged in an overlapping state, and the support body stands up and the engaging body of the upper lid is placed between the engaging body and the support body. An engagement body of the lower lid is arranged and the neck portion of the container Characterized in that it is attached.

  In this way, the upper lid and the lower lid constituting the container main body can be easily separated, so that a stored item such as a prize can be easily taken in and out. Further, in a state where the container 10 is attached to the neck portion 6 of the container 2, the engagement piece 27 of the lower lid 12 is disposed between the support piece 22 and the engagement piece 23 of the upper lid 11, and the engagement of the lower lid 12 is achieved. Since the joining piece 27 is sandwiched and fixed between the support piece 22 and the engaging piece 23 of the upper lid 11 and the upper lid and the lower lid are fitted by the fitting portion 15, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are firmly attached. Thus, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are opened, and the contents accommodated in the accommodating portion 14 do not jump out.

  In addition, flange portions (16, 26) are formed on the outer circumferences of the openings of the upper lid and the lower lid so as to protrude outward, and a part of both of the flange portions is connected. This is convenient because the collar portion can function as a handle when the container is removed from the container.

  Moreover, the said container main body may be equipped with the sealing means for sealing an upper cover and a lower cover. In this way, there is no need to worry about stored items such as prizes stored in the storage unit.

The diameter of the container body is smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the container, and one end of the container body is lower than the upper end of the cap in a state where the container body is attached to the container. Is formed. In this way, it is possible to sell with a vending machine or the like.
The support body and the engagement body may be arranged around the axis formed by a line connecting the support body and the engagement body and the center point of the axis in a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the container body. It is good to arrange so that all the angles are the same. In this case, the neck portion can be pressed from the outer periphery with equal force by the support piece, and the engagement piece can be firmly engaged below the neck portion, so that the container can be stably attached to the container. No rattling, etc. occur.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 is an external view of a container according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the container, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a state diagram when the container is attached to a plastic bottle. 5 is an enlarged view of B in FIG. In addition, embodiment described below is embodiment at the time of applying this application with respect to the plastic drink bottle (henceforth a "container") which accommodates drinking water. In the present invention, a “plastic container” will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as the container includes a cap for sealing the container at a neck portion to be described later. That is, the present invention is not limited to a plastic container, and can be applied to, for example, an aluminum can container. For ease of understanding, the upper, lower, left, and right in the figure are expressed as the upper, lower, left, and right of the container, but the present invention is not limited to this.

<Container structure>
First, the container to which the container of the present application is attached will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the container 2 includes a cylindrical bottle 3 and a cap 5 for sealing the bottle 3. The bottle 3 and the cap 5 are formed by appropriately molding plastic.

  The bottle 3 includes a circular bottom body (not shown) and a side body that is formed by hanging upward from the outer periphery of the bottom body. The side body is formed by being squeezed inward above. The upper end of the side body has an opening communicating with the inside of the bottle 3. In the vicinity of the opening, a flange-shaped neck portion 6 having a flange portion 6a over the outer periphery is provided. The neck portion 6 includes an annular base body and a collar portion 6a formed on the outer periphery of one end portion of the base body. A screw thread is formed on the upper outer peripheral surface of the base body along the axis of the bottle and is screwed with the cap 5.

  The cap 5 is composed of a circular base body 5a and a side body 5b formed to hang downward from the outer periphery of the base body 5a. Moreover, the edge part of the side body 5b has opening. Furthermore, a screw thread for screwing with a screw thread formed on the neck portion 6 of the bottle 3 is formed on the lower inner side of the side body 5b. The thread is formed along the axis of the cap 5 corresponding to the thread formed on the bottle 3. Therefore, the thread formed on the bottle 3 engages with the thread of the cap 5 when the cap 5 is rotated in a predetermined tightening direction. Thereby, the inside of the bottle 3 is sealed by attaching the cap 5 to the bottle 3. The container 10 of the present application is attached to the neck portion 6 of the bottle 3.

<Container configuration>
The container 10 of the present application will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the container 10 is comprised from the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12, and is provided with the container main body 13 which has the accommodating part 14 for accommodating a stored item. The container body 13 is formed in an annular cylindrical shape. Moreover, the material of the container 10 of this embodiment uses PET resin. The material of the container 10 can be formed from other plastic materials such as polypropylene resin and polyethylene. In addition, the container main body 13 stores a storage such as a prize. The items to be stored are not limited to prizes, and a predetermined number of optional products such as health aids and toys can be stored.

  The upper lid 11 includes an outer peripheral wall 11b and an inner peripheral wall 11c that are formed upright in the vertical direction from the outer periphery and inner periphery of the annular bottom body 11a, and is formed with a storage portion 14 for storing prizes and the like. ing. Further, the upper end portion of the upper lid 11 is open. Further, the upper lid 11 protrudes upward along the outer periphery of the outer peripheral wall 11b, and a projection 15 is formed for fitting with the lower lid 12 described later. Further, a collar portion 16 is formed on the outer periphery of the protruding portion 15 so as to protrude outward along the outer periphery.

  Further, four support portions 20 for attaching the container 10 to the container 2 are provided at the opening end portion of the inner peripheral wall 11 c of the upper lid 11. The support portion 20 is formed so as to protrude inside the container 10. The support portion 20 is provided at a position facing the inner periphery of the container 10, and is orthogonal to the line connecting the support portions 20, 20 with the axis 10 of the container 10 and facing the inner periphery of the container. It is formed. The support portions 20 each have a kerf 21. The support portion 20 is divided into a support piece 22 for supporting the upper portion of the neck portion 6 of the container 2 and an engagement piece 23 for engaging with the lower portion of the collar portion 6 a of the neck portion 6. The support piece 22 functions as a support body of the present invention, and the engagement piece 23 functions as an engagement body of the present invention. Moreover, the projection part 15 functions as a fitting part of this invention.

  The lower lid 12 is composed of an outer peripheral wall 12b and an inner peripheral wall 12c that are formed upright in the vertical direction from the outer periphery and inner periphery of the annular bottom body 12a, and a storage portion 14 for storing a prize or the like is formed. Has been. In the present embodiment, the depth of the accommodating portion 14 of the lower lid 12 is formed deeper than the depth of the accommodating portion 14 of the upper lid 11. The upper end of the lower lid 12 is open. Further, the vicinity of the opening of the outer peripheral wall 12 b of the lower lid 12 is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the outer peripheral wall 12 b in order to fit with the protruding portion 15 of the upper lid 11. A flange portion 26 is formed at the open end of the outer peripheral wall 12b so as to protrude outward along the outer periphery.

  Further, four engaging pieces 27 are provided at the opening end portion of the inner peripheral wall 12 c of the lower lid 12 so as to protrude inside the container 10. The engaging piece 27 is provided at a position facing the inner periphery of the container 10, and is orthogonal to the line connecting the engaging pieces 27, 27 via the axis l of the container 10 and facing the inner periphery of the container. Each is provided. The engaging piece 27 engages with the lower portion of the collar portion 6 a of the neck portion 6 of the container 2. The engagement piece 27 functions as an engagement body of the present invention.

  The engaging pieces 23 and 27 formed on the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are formed in the same shape, and are arranged in a state where they overlap at the same position when the container 10 is formed by the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12. Formed to be. Further, a part of the outer periphery of the flange portions 16 and 26 of the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 is connected, and the upper lid 11 is rotated around the connected portion, and the upper lid 11 is connected to the lower lid 12. Together, it functions as a container 10 for storing prizes and the like.

  The inner diameter of the container 10 is formed slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cap 5 of the container 2. The diameter of the outer periphery of the container 10 is formed smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the container 2. Further, the upper end of the upper lid 11 constituting the container main body 13 is formed to be lower than the upper end of the cap 5 in a state where the container 10 is attached to the container 2.

  Further, at the position facing the connecting portion of the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12, the accommodating portion 14 is projected to the substantially outer peripheral position of the collar portions 16, 26 so that the outer peripheral surface is flat. The outer peripheral surface is sealed with a sealing body such as a seal. This sealing body functions as the sealing means of the present invention. Accordingly, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are prevented from opening, and a stored item such as a prize stored in the container 10 is prevented from jumping out.

  Note that the support portion 20 of the upper lid 11 and the engagement pieces 27 of the lower lid 12 preferably have at least two, and each support portion 20 in a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axis l of the container 10. The angles around the axis formed by a line connecting the engaging piece 27 and the center point of the axis l of the container 10 are preferably arranged to be the same. In this way, an equal pressing force can be applied to the plastic bottle.

<Attaching method of container>
Next, the attachment method which attaches a container to a container is demonstrated using FIG. 4, FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, first, the container 10 is inserted with the cap 5 of the container 2 on the inner periphery of the container 10 with the upper lid 11 facing down. At that time, the support piece 22 of the container 10 rises upward as the container 10 is inserted into the container 2. Further, the container 10 is pushed down below the container 2, whereby the engagement piece 27 of the lower lid 12 is disposed between the support piece 22 and the engagement piece 23 of the upper lid 11 as shown in FIG. 12 engaging pieces 27 are sandwiched and fixed between the support piece 22 and the engaging piece 23 of the upper lid 11, and the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are fitted by the protrusion 15. Further, the engaging pieces 23 and 27 get over the collar portion 6a of the neck portion 6 and engage with the lower portion of the collar portion 6a.

  As a result, the support piece 22 is disposed so as to press the upper portion of the neck portion 6 in the axial direction of the container 2, and the engagement pieces 23 and 27 engage with the lower portion of the collar portion 6 a of the neck portion 6. 10 is mounted on the container 2 without rattling. Further, an engagement piece 27 of the lower lid 12 is disposed between the support piece 22 and the engagement piece 23 of the upper lid 11, and the engagement piece 27 of the lower lid 12 is arranged between the support piece 22 and the engagement piece 23 of the upper lid 11. Since the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are fitted by the protrusion 15 and are fixed between the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are opened and accommodated. The contents accommodated in the portion 14 do not jump out. In addition, since the engagement pieces 23 and 27 are formed on the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12, the two pieces are engaged with each other below the collar portion 6 a of the neck portion 6. The container 10 is attached to the container 2, and the container 10 can be prevented from coming off the container 2.

  As described above, the container 10 of the present application is a container 10 that is attached to the container 2 with the cap 5 having the neck portion 6, and the container 10 has the accommodating portion 14 for accommodating the contents. An annular cylindrical container main body 13, a support piece 22 for supporting the neck portion 6 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the container main body 13, and an engagement piece that engages below the neck portion 6 23, 27.

  The container body 13 includes an annular cylindrical housing portion 14 having an opening, a lower lid 12 on which an engagement body 27 is provided so as to project inwardly on the inner periphery of the opening, and an annular cylindrical housing having an opening. A protrusion 15 for fitting with the lower cover 12 provided on the outer periphery of the part 14 and the opening, and a support part 20 that protrudes inward to the inner periphery of the opening and is divided into a support piece 22 and an engagement piece 23 by a kerf 21. The container body 13 is attached to the neck portion 6 of the container 2 so that the upper cover 11 is on the bottom, and the container body 13 is attached to the container 2 in a state where the container body 13 is attached to the container 2. In addition, the engaging bodies 22 and 27 of the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are arranged in an overlapping state, and the support piece 22 stands and the lower lid 12 is placed between the engaging piece 23 and the support piece 22 of the upper lid 11. An engagement piece 27 is arranged on the neck portion 6 of the container 2. Ri attached. In addition, flange portions 15 and 26 are formed on the outer peripheries of both openings of the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 so as to protrude outward, and a part of both of the collar portions 15 and 26 is connected. The container body 13 may include a sealing body for sealing the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12. The diameter of the container body 13 is formed so as to be smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the container 2. The container body 13 is formed such that one end of the container body 13 is lower than the upper end of the cap 5 in a state where the container body 13 is attached to the container 2. In addition, the support piece 22 and the engagement pieces 23 and 27 are centered on the axis of the support piece 22 and the engagement pieces 23 and 27 in a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the container body 13. Desirably, the angles around the axis formed by a line connecting the points are arranged so as to be all the same.

  In this way, since the container 10 is attached to the neck portion 6 of the container 2, the container 10 can be attached to the container 2 without applying a load to the cap 5. Moreover, since the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 which comprise the container main body 13 can be easily isolate | separated by forming the projection part 15 for fitting with the lower cover 12 in the upper cover 11, from the accommodating part 14 of the container 10 It is possible to easily take in and out stored items such as prizes. Further, in a state where the container 10 is attached to the neck portion 6 of the container 2, the engagement piece 27 of the lower lid 12 is disposed between the support piece 22 and the engagement piece 23 of the upper lid 11, and the engagement of the lower lid 12 is achieved. Since the combined piece 27 is sandwiched and fixed between the support piece 22 and the engaging piece 23 of the upper lid 11 and the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are fitted by the projection 15, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are firmly attached. Thus, the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 are opened, and the contents accommodated in the accommodating portion 14 do not jump out. Further, it is convenient that the flange portions 16 and 26 are formed on the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 constituting the container body 13 so that the container 10 can function as a handle when the container 10 is removed from the container 2. Further, by fitting and / or sealing the upper lid 11 and the lower lid 12 with the protruding portion 15 or the sealing body, there is no fear that a stored item such as a prize stored in the storage portion 14 of the container 10 will jump out. Further, by forming a container that is lower than the upper end portion of the cap of the container 2 and smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the container, it can be sold by a vending machine or the like. A line connecting the support piece 22, the engagement pieces 23, 27 and the center point of the axis in a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the container body 13. The neck portion 6 can be pressed from the outer periphery with an equal force by the support piece 22 and the engagement pieces 23 and 27 below the neck portion 6 are arranged so that the angles around the axis formed by Since the container 10 can be securely engaged, the container 10 can be stably attached to the container 2, and rattling or the like does not occur.

  The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and may be implemented in various forms. For example, in the present embodiment, the depth of the accommodating portion 14 of the lower lid 12 is formed deeper than the accommodating portion 14 of the upper lid 11, but the depth of the accommodating portion of the upper lid 11 is larger than that of the lower lid 12. It may be formed deeper than the depth of the portion 14. In this case, the upper lid 11 of this embodiment is used as a lower lid, and the lower lid 12 of this embodiment is used as an upper lid. By doing so, when the container 10 is attached to the neck portion 6 of the container 2, the container 10 is mounted upside down in the present embodiment, but the container 2 is not changed without changing the vertical direction of the container 10. It can be attached to the neck portion 6. Thereby, a container functions similarly to this embodiment.

It is an external view of the container which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of a container. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. State diagram when a container is attached to a plastic bottle It is B enlarged view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 container 5 cap 6 neck part 10 container 11 upper lid 12 lower lid 14 accommodating part 15 projection part 16, 26 collar part 22 support piece 23, 27 engagement piece

Claims (6)

A container attached to a container with a cap having a neck,
The container is
An annular cylindrical container body having an accommodating portion for accommodating the contents;
It is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the container body,
A support for supporting the neck portion;
An engagement body for engaging with the lower portion of the neck portion;
A container characterized by comprising: The container body is
An annular cylindrical housing portion having an opening, and a lower lid on which the engagement body provided to project inwardly on the inner periphery of the opening is formed;
An annular cylindrical housing portion having an opening, a fitting portion for fitting with the lower lid provided on the outer periphery of the opening, and the support body and the engaging body by an inwardly projecting groove on the inner periphery of the opening And an upper lid formed with a support portion divided into
The container body is attached to the neck portion of the container so that the upper lid is on the bottom,
The container main body is arranged in a state where the upper lid and the lower lid are engaged with each other in a state where the container main body is attached to the container, and the support body stands up and the upper lid is engaged with the upper lid and the support body. The container according to claim 1, wherein an engagement body of the lower lid is arranged between the two and attached to a neck portion of the container.   3. The collar according to claim 2, wherein a flange portion is formed on an outer periphery of both openings of the upper lid and the lower lid so as to protrude outward, and a part of both the flange portions is connected. container.   The container according to claim 2, wherein the container main body includes a sealing unit for sealing the upper lid and the lower lid.   The diameter of the container body is smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the container, and one end of the container body is lower than the upper end of the cap when the container body is attached to the container. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The support and the engagement body have an angle around the axis formed by a line connecting the support and the engagement body and the center point of the axis in a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the container body. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the containers are all arranged to be the same.

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