JP2006206163A - Container with lid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container with a lid which can be carried around without spilling contents, and allows a user to dispense a liquid from the container with an easy operation when the user is doing exercise or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A lid 10 which is circular in a plan view and has a nozzle 22 raised on the front part of a top board 20, is attached to the peripheral wall 4 of a container body 2 with an open top face. A topped cylindrical cover 30 is fitted turnably to the outer periphery of the lid 10, with the nozzle 22 inserted into an arcuate slide groove 40 that is bored on a cover top wall 32 at a place separated from the center point O of the top wall 32 by a given distance. A raised board 42 is raised from a part of the peripheral edge of the slid groove 40, and a closing board 44 which closes the upper end of the nozzle 22 liquidtightly, is attached to the upper end of the nozzle 22. Turning of the cover 30 allows the nozzle 22 to be attached to or detached from the closing board 44. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a lid, in particular, a cup-shaped container suitable for storing various beverages.

  As a container for juices and other soft drinks, a container with a lid in which a peripheral wall suspended from the top wall of the lid body is fitted to the upper outer surface of the peripheral wall of the wide-mouthed container with an upper opening is widely used. It is troublesome to remove the lid from the container and place it on the table each time when drinking a drink several times while eating.

  Therefore, of the lid of the container with the seed lid, a folding line extending in the left-right direction at the center of the top of the lid and a separation extending from both ends of the folding line through the top wall rear edge to the lower end of the rear wall of the lid peripheral wall. Forming a lid portion at a portion surrounded by a line, breaking the separation line, and locking the tip end portion of the lid portion folded forward about the folding line to the front edge portion of the top wall There has been proposed one that is formed so as to be formed so that the empty space after the lid portion is folded is used as a drinking mouth (Patent Document 1).

In addition, in order to be able to select the way of drinking with the mouth as described above and the way of drinking using a straw, the folding line is crossed between the left and right ends of the top wall of the lid body of the container with the lid body. And a through-hole for inserting a straw formed in the front wall of the top wall, pierced from the both ends of the folding line to the lower end of the peripheral wall of the lid body, and positioned symmetrically in the longitudinal direction with respect to the folding line, There is also known one provided with a locking projection standing from the rear portion of the top wall (Patent Document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Sho 56-100300 Actual Kosho 60-18363

  In recent years, it has been practiced that a container with a lid containing a sports drink is carried in a bag, and the drink is taken during exercise or at a break.

  However, since the container of both the above-mentioned patent documents has a structure in which a part of the lid body top wall is folded open by breaking the tear line formed in the top wall or the peripheral wall of the lid body, the tear line is broken. If the container is tilted after that, the content liquid may leak from the broken portion, so it is not suitable for carrying in a bag or the like.

  Moreover, in both of these documents, it is configured to drink a beverage with a mouth on the container body or using a straw, but if you try to drink a beverage with a mouth directly on the container body during exercise, There is a possibility that this beverage may jump out of the drinking mouth, and it is troublesome to attach the straw to the container body when the body is fatigued due to exercise.

  The present invention allows the liquid to be taken out of the container by a simple rotation operation even during exercise, etc., and in order to improve the portability by ensuring the prevention of liquid leakage, the nozzle is erected from the front of the top plate on the container body peripheral wall. A lid is attached to the outer periphery of the lid, and the nozzle is inserted into an arc-shaped curved groove formed in the top wall of the cover so that the cover is rotatable. And providing a container with a lid, which is a closing plate attached to an upper end portion of an upright plate standing upright from a part of a peripheral portion of the curved groove, and the upper end portion of the nozzle is opened and closed by turning the cover. With the goal.

  The first means is to attach a lid body 10 which is circular in a plan view and stands up from the front part of the top plate 20 to the peripheral wall 4 of the upper surface opening of the container body. The nozzle 30 is inserted into an arc-shaped curved groove 40 formed in the cover top wall 32 at a predetermined distance from the center axis O, and the cover 30 is rotatably fitted. A closing plate 44 for liquid-tightly closing the upper end portion of the nozzle 22 is attached to the upper end portion of the upright plate 42 erected from a part of the peripheral edge of the curved groove 40, and the closing plate 44 is rotated by rotating the cover 30. The nozzle 22 can be freely attached to and detached from the nozzle.

  The “cover” is for keeping the upper surface of the lid body, in particular, the upper surface of the nozzle serving as the suction port, clean, and preferably has a shape corresponding to the shape of the upper surface of the lid body. However, the shape can be changed as appropriate. Further, a knob for turning operation may be provided on the outer surface of the tube wall portion (mounting tube) of the cover.

  The “curved groove” is formed so that the nozzle relatively moves in the curved groove by the rotation of the cover. The length of the curved groove may be such that the upright plate does not get in the way when drinking the contents from the nozzle. For example, the length of the curved groove may be half or one third around the center of the cover top wall. it can.

  It is desirable that the “stand-up plate” stands along the side surface of the nozzle so that it does not easily move when another object hits the nozzle.

  The “blocking plate” is provided so as to protrude horizontally from the upper portion of the nozzle and to seal the lower surface of the upper end surface of the nozzle. When the central portion of the lower surface of the closing plate is bulged shallowly as a plug portion, the plug portion is fitted into the upper end of the nozzle hole, and the lower surface portion of the closing plate excluding the plug portion is brought into close contact with the upper end surface of the nozzle, This is preferable because liquid tightness can be improved.

  The second means includes the first means, and the outer peripheral portion of the lid body 10 and the inner surface of the mounting cylinder 34 of the cover 30 fitted to the outer peripheral portion are in an uneven shape that engages with each other. The engaging means 16 and 36 are provided around, and the closing plate 44 is brought into liquid-tight pressure contact with the upper end surface of the nozzle 22 by the engaging force of both the engaging means.

  The “concavo-convex engaging means” is a mechanism for preventing the cover from being pulled upward, and prevents the cover from being loosened particularly by the rotation of the cover relative to the lid.

  The third means includes either the first means or the second means, and the stopper 46 is projected from the lower surface of the closing plate 44 so that the stopper is opened at the upper end of the nozzle 22. The plug portion 46 is elastically moved over the upper end of the cylindrical wall of the nozzle 22 and detached from the nozzle 22 by being fitted into the nozzle, and the cover 46 is pivotally fitted. ing.

  The bottom surface of the “plug portion” may be gently extended downward from the peripheral portion of the bottom surface of the closing plate in order to smoothly fit and remove the inside of the nozzle by the rotation of the cover. The plug portion may be formed by sinking the closing plate portion excluding the outer peripheral portion into an inverted dome shape. This facilitates elastic deformation, thereby improving the sealing performance in the upper end portion of the nozzle. However, the present invention is not limited to this shape, and the blocking plate can be formed in a thick portion that is flat on the upper surface and protrudes downward only on the lower surface. Further, the plug portion may have a bottom view shape corresponding to the inner edge of the opening so as to snap-fit to the upper end portion of the nozzle 22. Here, the snap fitting refers to a fitting that causes a snap feeling to the hand holding the cover when fitted.

  Further, in order to allow the plug portion to elastically ride over the upper end of the nozzle wall of the nozzle, one or both of the upright plate, the closing plate, and the nozzle may be formed of an elastic material.

  The fourth means includes any one of the first means to the third means, and the upright plate 42 stands in a semi-cylindrical shape from a peripheral edge portion of one end of the curved groove 40, and One half of the nozzle 22 is housed in the upright plate 42.

  The fifth means includes any one of the first means to the third means, and the upright plate 42 is erected from an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the curved groove 40, and the upright plate stand The nozzle 22 can be slid from the installation location to either side of both ends of the curved groove 40.

  The sixth means includes the fifth means, and the upright plate 42 is formed of a pair of opposed plate portions 42a and 42b that are raised from the opposed edge portion of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the curved groove 40. The closing plate 44 is installed between the upper end portions of the opposing plate portions.

The invention according to the first means has the following effects.
○ Since the cover 30 can be freely attached to and detached from the closing plate 44 by rotation, the contents can be eaten and consumed by a simple operation as compared with a container using a straw together.
The closing plate 44 closes the upper end of the nozzle 22 in a liquid-tight manner, has higher liquid-tightness than a container configured to fold back the top wall of the lid as described above, and is suitable for carrying.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the concave-convex engagement means 16 that engages the outer peripheral portion of the lid 10 and the inner surface of the mounting cylinder 34 of the cover 30 fitted to the outer peripheral portion. 36, and the closing plate 44 is liquid-tightly pressed against the upper end surface of the nozzle 22 by the engaging force of both of the engaging means. It is possible to prevent the content liquid from leaking from the nozzle 22 due to loosening of the fitting.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the plug portion 46 is provided so as to elastically cross the upper end of the cylindrical wall of the nozzle 22 and be fitted to and detached from the nozzle, the liquid leakage from the nozzle can be further reliably prevented. can do.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since one half of the nozzle 22 is housed in the semi-cylindrical upright plate 42 that stands up from the peripheral edge of the one end of the curved groove 40, another object collides with the nozzle. Thus, the nozzle 22 can be prevented from being detached from below the closing plate 44.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the upright plate 42 is erected from the longitudinal intermediate portion of the curved groove 40, from this standing plate erected position to either side of the curved groove 40. Since the nozzle 22 can be slid, for example, it is not necessary to visually check the opening direction of the cover during exercise such as running, so there is no inconvenience such as losing feet by observing the container. Easy to use as a drink container.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the upright plate 42 is formed of a pair of opposed plate portions 42a and 42b that are erected from the opposed edge portions of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the curved groove 40. Since the closing plate 44 is installed between the upper ends of the portions, the upper end opening of the nozzle 22 can be more reliably sealed by the closing plate.

  1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

  The container according to the present invention is formed by the container body 2, the lid body 10 and the cover 30.

  The container body 2 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom and has a wide peripheral wall 4.

  The lid 10 has a peripheral wall 12 suspended from the outer edge of the top plate 20, and the lid peripheral wall 12 is screwed in a liquid-tight manner to the upper outer surface of the container peripheral wall 4. In the illustrated example, a large-diameter peripheral wall lower half 12b is suspended from the lower end of the upper half 12a of the peripheral wall 12 via a flange 14, and this lower half is fitted to the upper end of the container peripheral wall 4 is doing. Further, a ridge that is the first engaging means 16 is provided around the outer surface of the upper half 12a of the peripheral wall. Note that the lid body 10 of the present embodiment is formed in a circular shape when viewed from above.

  The top plate 20 of the present embodiment is raised as a whole in a dome shape, more precisely, a dome shape that is a rotating body with respect to the central axis O, and a nozzle 22 having an upper surface opening is raised from the front of the top wall. ing. However, unlike the illustrated example, the top plate may be formed flat. The illustrated nozzle 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape.

  A cover 30 hangs a cylindrical mounting cylinder 34 from the periphery of a dome-shaped top wall 32 corresponding to the lid top plate 20 and liquid-tightens the mounting cylinder to the outer surface of the upper half 12a of the peripheral wall of the lid 10. And is fitted so as to be freely rotatable. Further, a rib which is the second engaging means 36 is provided around the inner surface of the cylindrical wall, and the first engaging means 16 is engageable with the lower surface of the rib. These two engaging means are engaged with each other so as to prevent the cover 30 from being pulled upward, and the upper end portion of the nozzle 22 is provided so as to be pressed against the lower surface of a closing plate described later. Further, a knob 38 for rotating the mounting cylinder is provided at a suitable position on the outer surface of the mounting cylinder 34.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the top wall 32 of the cover 30 has a semicircular curved groove extending from one front side of the top wall to the rear side of the top wall while maintaining a certain distance from the central axis O. 40 is drilled. The width of the curved groove is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the base end portion of the nozzle 22 and is formed freely when the nozzle 22 slides. The nozzle 22 is inserted through the front end of the curved groove 40 as shown in FIG. In addition, a semi-cylindrical upright plate 42 is erected along the other side surface of the nozzle 22 from the peripheral portion on the other side of the front end portion, and upward from the upper end portion of the upright plate to one side. A circular blocking plate 44 is projected from the side. As shown in FIG. 6, the central portion of the lower surface of the closing plate 44 is formed in a plug portion 46 that is recessed in a shallow inverted dome shape, and the plug portion is liquid-tightly fitted into the nozzle hole of the nozzle 22. . The upright plate 42 and the closing plate 44 are elastic enough to allow the plug portion 46 to be extracted from the nozzle 22.

  In the above configuration, the plug portion 46 of the closing plate 44 is in pressure contact with the upper end surface of the nozzle 22 by the elastic force of the upright plate 42 in the state shown in FIG. Further, the other half of the nozzle 22 is housed in the upright plate 42, and even if another object hits the nozzle 22 from one side, it can be countered by the rigidity of the upright plate 42. Since the other side does not collide with the nozzle 22 by being blocked by the upright plate 42 from the other side, the nozzle can be prevented from coming out of the plug portion 46 due to the collision. Therefore, even if this container is put in, for example, a sports bag, liquid leakage does not occur.

  When the cover 30 is rotated in the opening direction by putting a finger on the knob 38 from the state of FIG. 1, a pulling force is applied to the upright plate 42 shown in FIG. Elastically crosses the other side half of the cylindrical wall of the nozzle 22 and leaves the cylindrical hole of the nozzle 22. When the cover 30 is further rotated, the nozzle 22 slides relatively in the curved groove 40 and reaches the rear end of the slide 40 as shown in FIG. Just drink the contents. When drinking is finished, the cover is turned in the closing direction, and the state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.

  8 to 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In this embodiment, the curved groove 40 has a graceful shape extending from the front end portion side of the top wall 32 to the rear side in the left-right direction by 1/3 circumference. The nozzle 22 is inserted through the front portion of the curved groove 40. Further, a pair of front and rear opposing plate portions 42a and 42b are erected as standing plates from the front and rear opposing edge portions of the front portion of the curved groove, and a plug portion is provided on the lower surface between the upper end portions of both the opposing plate portions. A blocking plate 44 is installed. However, this configuration can be appropriately changed. For example, one of the opposing plate portions may be omitted and the other plate portion may be an upright plate.

It is a perspective view of the container concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of the container. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the III-III direction of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the IV-IV direction of FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the container. It is the principal part longitudinal cross section seen in the VI-VI direction of FIG. It is an effect | action explanatory surface of the principal part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the container of FIG. It is an effect | action figure of the container of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... container body 4 ... peripheral wall 10 ... lid body 12 ... peripheral wall 12a ... same upper half part 12b ... same lower half part
14 ... Butt 16 ... First engaging means 20 ... Top plate 22 ... Nozzle 30 ... Cover 32 ... Top wall
34 ... Installation cylinder 36 ... Second engagement means 38 ... Knob 40 ... Curved groove 42 ... Standing plate
44… Occlusion plate 46… Stopper

Claims (6)

  A lid body 10 is mounted on the peripheral wall 4 of the container body 2 having an opening on the upper surface, and the nozzle 22 is erected from the front part of the top plate 20 in a plan view. The nozzle 22 is inserted into an arc-shaped curved groove 40 formed in the cover top wall 32 at a certain distance from the central axis O, and is fitted in a freely rotatable manner. A closing plate 44 that liquid-tightly closes the upper end of the nozzle 22 is attached to the upper end of the upright plate 42 that is erected from a part, and the nozzle 22 is attached to and detached from the closing plate 44 by the rotation of the cover 30. A container with a lid, characterized by being freely configured.   On the outer peripheral part of the lid 10 and the inner surface of the mounting cylinder 34 of the cover 30 fitted to the outer peripheral part, concave and convex engaging means 16 and 36 that are engaged with each other are provided so as to surround both of them. The container with a lid according to claim 1, wherein the closing plate (44) is brought into liquid-tight pressure contact with the upper end surface of the nozzle (22) by the engaging force of the coupling means.     The plug portion 46 is made to protrude shortly from the lower surface of the closing plate 44, the plug portion is press-fitted into the upper end opening of the nozzle 22, and the plug portion 46 is connected to the cylinder of the nozzle 22 by the rotation of the cover. 3. The container with a lid according to claim 1, wherein the container is provided so as to elastically climb over the upper end of the wall and be detached from the nozzle 22 and closely fit into the nozzle.   The upright plate (42) is erected in a semi-cylindrical shape from the peripheral edge of one end of the curved groove (40), and one half of the nozzle (22) is accommodated in the upright plate (42). A container with a lid according to claim 3.   The upright plate 42 is erected from the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the curved groove 40, and the nozzle 22 can be slid from either side of the upright plate to either side of the curved groove 40. The container with a lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container with a lid is configured.   The upright plate 42 is formed of a pair of opposed plate portions 42a and 42b that are erected from the opposed edge portions of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the curved groove 40, and the closing plate 44 is interposed between the upper end portions of the opposed plate portions. The container with a lid according to claim 5, wherein the container is constructed.