JP2007284084A - Container with cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container with a cap capable of preventing foam from being generated in a measuring unit. <P>SOLUTION: The container 1 with the cap is equipped with a container body 2 provided with a neck part 2a, a spouting cap 3 fitted to the neck part 2a of the container body 2 and provided with a first spouting port 5a, and a measuring cap 4 which is covered so as to be attachable/detachable on the spouting cap 3 and provided with a measuring unit 4a and a second spouting port 13. The measuring unit 4a is set to be in a sealed state while the measuring cap 4 is covered on the spouting cap 3. Even when the container body 2 is upset or inverted, any liquid does not flow into the measuring unit 4a, and generation of foam in the measuring unit 4a can be reliably prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a capped container having a cap that can be used as a measuring cup.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a container with a cap in which a liquid product such as a liquid detergent, a liquid bleaching agent, and a softening finish is accommodated in a container body, and a cap that is detachably put on the container body is used as a measuring cup (for example, Patent Document 1). ~ 3). Such a container with a cap, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, is a measuring cap 101 provided with a container main body 100 for storing a liquid therein and a measuring unit 101 a for measuring the liquid poured out from the container main body 100. And a return nozzle 102a for returning the liquid adhering to the inside of the measuring cap 101 to the container body 100 when the measuring cap 101 is put on the measuring cap 101. And a pouring cap 102. And when washing etc. using such a liquid product, as shown in FIG. 6, the measurement cap 101 is removed from the extraction cap 102, and the liquid poured out from the extraction nozzle 102a is removed from the measurement cap 101. After weighing with the weighing unit 101a, an operation of putting it in the washing machine is performed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-53051 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-51042 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-53050

  By the way, in the conventional container with a cap, as shown in FIG. 7, there existed a problem that the bubble B adhering in the measurement part 101a overflowed at the time of measurement. Specifically, since a conventional container with a cap is basically stored in an upright state, the occurrence of bubbles B due to the container body 100 being reversed is not taken into consideration, and the measuring cap 101 is attached. If the container main body 100 is turned over or turned upside down in the above state, the liquid flowing into the measuring unit 101a from the dispensing nozzle 102a and the return port 102b returns to the container main body 100 again as shown in FIG. Bubble B is generated. If the measurement cap 101 is removed in such a state and the measurement is performed, it becomes difficult to accurately measure the liquid due to the influence of the bubbles B remaining in the measurement unit 101a as shown in FIG. .

  This invention is proposed in view of such a conventional situation, and it aims at providing the container with a cap which can prevent generation | occurrence | production of the bubble in a measurement part.

In order to achieve this object, a container with a cap according to the present invention is attached to a container body provided with a mouth-and-neck part and a mouth-and-neck part of the container body, and dispenses liquid contained in the container body. A first nozzle having a first outlet to rise from the inner side of the mouth-and-neck portion and a return port for returning the liquid that has flowed down to the proximal end of the nozzle into the container body A cap, a metering unit that is detachably placed on the pouring cap, removes the pouring cap and measures the liquid poured out from the first pouring port, and constitutes a bottom surface of the metering unit, and includes a first nozzle A top plate portion having a second spout at a position facing the spout, and an inner cylinder portion that constitutes a side surface portion of the measuring portion and is suspended from the lower surface of the top plate portion so as to surround the periphery of the nozzle are provided. Weighing caps and dispensing caps In the state where it is covered with the cap, the tip of the nozzle is fitted watertight around the second outlet of the top plate, and the base end of the nozzle is fitted watertight inside the inner cylinder. By this, the measuring part is sealed.
In the container with a cap according to the present invention, since the measuring part is in a sealed state in a state where the measuring cap is put on the dispensing cap, even when the container body is turned over or turned over, the nozzle and the return port can be connected to the inside of the measuring part. Thus, liquid does not flow into the measuring part, and generation of bubbles in the measuring part can be reliably prevented.
The second spout has a smaller diameter than the first spout, is disposed facing the inside of the first spout, and is biased from the center of the first spout toward the side where the container body is inclined. It is preferable.

In the container with a cap according to the present invention, the dispensing cap is located on the base end side of the nozzle and surrounds the periphery of the nozzle, and a cylinder rising upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall In the state which has a shape-shaped inner peripheral wall and the measuring cap is put on the pouring cap, the tip end portion of the inner cylinder portion may be fitted watertightly to the inner peripheral wall.
In this case, in a state where the measuring cap is put on the dispensing cap, the tip portion of the inner cylinder portion is fitted into the inner peripheral wall in a watertight manner, so that the liquid flowing out from the return port is interposed between the inner cylinder portion and the inner peripheral wall. Can be prevented.

Moreover, the container with a cap which concerns on this invention is good also as a structure by which the opening-and-closing means which opens and closes a 2nd spout is provided in the measurement cap.
In this case, when the liquid is measured by removing the measuring cap, the liquid leakage from the second spout can be prevented by the opening / closing means.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the opening / closing means is a cover cap provided on the measuring cap so as to be rotatable via a hinge portion.
In this case, since the cover cap is connected to the measuring cap via the hinge portion, it is possible to prevent the cover cap from being lost when the cover cap is opened.

  In the container with a cap according to the present invention, even if the liquid contained in the container body is a liquid detergent composition or a liquid bleach composition containing at least 2% by mass or more of a surfactant, the foam in the measuring unit Can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even when the container body is turned over or inverted, it is possible to prevent the generation of bubbles in the measuring unit, so that the liquid can be measured without being affected by the bubbles during measurement. It can be accurately measured by the measuring part of the cap.

Hereinafter, a container with a cap to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a container 1 with a cap to which the present invention is applied includes, for example, a container body 2 in which a liquid detergent is stored as a liquid, and a dispensing cap 3 attached to the mouth-neck portion 2a of the container body 2. The metering cap 4 is provided on the pouring cap 3 so as to be detachable.

  The container body 2 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material such as polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, or polyester resin formed into a bottle shape by blow molding. At the upper end portion of the body portion that rises in a cylindrical shape from the bottom portion of the container body 2, a mouth-and-neck portion 2 a having a reduced diameter in a substantially cylindrical shape is provided. In addition, a screw portion 2b for mounting the dispensing cap 3 by screwing is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth-and-neck portion 2a. The shape of the container body 2 is not particularly limited, but is preferably a shape that can be easily held and used for a dispensing operation.

  The dispensing cap 3 is made of a synthetic resin material such as polyethylene resin or polypropylene resin. The pouring cap 3 has an pouring nozzle 5 that rises upward from the inside of the mouth-and-neck portion 2a, and an annular bottom wall that is positioned on the base end side of the pouring nozzle 5 and surrounds the circumference of the pouring nozzle 5 6, a cylindrical inner peripheral wall 7 that rises upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 6, and an inner cylindrical part 8 that is positioned above the inner peripheral wall 7 and to which the measuring cap 4 is detachably attached. And an outer cylinder part 9 which is located outside the inner cylinder part 8 and is detachably attached to the mouth-neck part 2a.

  Among these, the pouring nozzle 5 has the 1st pouring port 5a which pours the liquid accommodated in the container main body 2 in a front-end | tip part, and the opening periphery of the mouth neck part 2a in the approximate center position in the mouth neck part 2a Projecting upward from the portion. The dispensing nozzle 5 has a shape in which the diameter gradually increases from the distal end portion to the middle portion on the proximal end side, and the proximal end portion is watertight inside the measuring portion 4a (inner cylinder portion 15) described later. The fitting part 5b fitted to is provided. The fitting portion 5 b has a shape that is expanded from the midway portion on the base end side of the pouring nozzle 5 to the bottom wall 6 so as to be approximately the same diameter as the inner diameter of the inner cylinder portion 15. Moreover, the fitting part 5b has the shape where the base end side of the extraction | pouring nozzle 5 curved so that it might be easily fitted inside the inner cylinder part 15. FIG.

  The bottom wall 6 is inclined so as to descend in a direction opposite to the direction in which the dispensing nozzle 5 is inclined. Further, the bottom end portion of the bottom wall 6 forms a liquid reservoir 6 a for collecting the liquid detergent adhering to the dispensing nozzle 5 and the measuring cap 4. A return port 10 for returning the liquid detergent accumulated in the liquid reservoir 6 a into the container body 2 is provided at the base end of the dispensing nozzle 5. The return port 10 is for returning the liquid detergent that has flowed down to the proximal end side of the dispensing nozzle 5 into the container body 2, and is a part that communicates with the inside of the container body 2. Note that such a return port 10 can be provided on the bottom wall 6 or the inner peripheral wall 7 in addition to the above-described base end portion of the pouring nozzle 5 as long as it can maintain a sealed state of the measuring unit 4a described later. It is also possible to provide it in between.

  The inner peripheral wall 7 is a portion that is inserted inside the mouth-and-neck portion 2 a and is provided with an annular gap between the inner peripheral wall 7 and the dispensing nozzle 5. The inner cylinder portion 8 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape from the upper end portion of the inner peripheral wall 7 via the step portion 11 and further upward from the mouth neck portion 2a. Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion 8, a screw portion 8a for making the measuring cap 4 detachable by screwing is formed. The outer cylinder portion 9 is suspended in a substantially cylindrical shape downward via a flange portion 12 positioned below the screw portion 8 a of the inner cylinder portion 8. Further, on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder portion 9, a screw portion 9a that is screwed into the screw portion 2b of the mouth-and-neck portion 2a described above is formed. Thereby, the pouring cap 3 can be detachably attached to the mouth-neck portion 2a of the container body 2.

  The measuring cap 4 is made of a synthetic resin material such as polyethylene resin or polypropylene resin. The measuring cap 4 is removed from the discharging cap 3 and measures the liquid detergent discharged from the first discharging port 5a of the discharging nozzle 5, and the container main body while being covered with the discharging cap 3. 2 and a second spout 13 for pouring out the liquid detergent accommodated in the container 2.

  Specifically, the measuring cap 4 includes a substantially circular top plate portion 14 constituting the bottom surface portion of the measuring portion 4a, a substantially cylindrical inner cylinder portion 15 constituting the side surface portion of the measuring portion 4a, and an inner cylinder. It has an outer cylinder part 16 which is located outside the part 15 and is detachably attached to the dispensing cap 3.

  Among these, the top plate part 14 is formed separately from the inner cylinder part 15, and is provided in a state where the upper end opening of the inner cylinder part 15 is closed. Moreover, the 2nd spout 13 facing the 1st spout 5a of the pouring nozzle 5 mentioned above is provided in the approximate center part of the top-plate part 14. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the second spout 13 is smaller in diameter than the first spout 5a of the spout nozzle 5 described above, and is disposed facing the inside of the first spout 5a. The second spout 13 slightly protrudes upward from, for example, the substantially central portion of the top plate 14 so that the liquid detergent contained in the container body 2 can be directly applied to the collar or sleeve of clothes. It has a nozzle shape. The top plate portion 14 can be formed integrally with the inner cylinder portion 15. Moreover, the 2nd spout 13 may be biased and provided in the side which inclines the container main body 2 from the center of the 1st spout 5a.

  A fitting portion 17 is provided on the lower surface portion of the top plate portion 14 so that the tip of the dispensing nozzle 5 is fitted around the second outlet 13 in a watertight manner. For example, the fitting portion 17 is formed of a protruding portion that hangs down in a cylindrical shape from the periphery of the second spout 13, and this protruding portion is configured to be watertightly fitted inside the first spout 5 a. . Further, the fitting portion 17 is not limited to such a configuration, for example, a configuration in which the tip end portion of the pouring nozzle 5 is fitted in a watertight manner inside a cylindrical projection portion, or a cylindrical shape provided double. The structure by which the front-end | tip part of the extraction nozzle 5 is watertightly fitted between these projection parts may be sufficient. Or it can also be set as the structure by which the front-end | tip part of the extraction | pouring nozzle 5 is watertightly fitted inside the recessed part provided in the top-plate part 14. FIG.

  A cover cap 18 serving as an opening / closing means for opening and closing the second spout 13 is rotatably provided on the top surface of the top plate 14 via a hinge 18a. The cover cap 18 is formed integrally with the top plate portion 14 together with the hinge portion 18 a provided on the side surface of the top plate portion 14, and the second spout 13 is provided on the surface facing the top plate portion 14. A plug portion 18b is provided to project.

  By providing such a cover cap 18, the measuring cap 4 can reliably prevent liquid leakage from the second spout 13 when measuring the liquid poured out from the container body 2. Further, since the cover cap 18 is connected to the measuring cap 4 through the hinge portion 18a, it can be prevented that the cover cap 18 is lost when the cover cap 18 is opened.

  The inner cylinder part 15 is suspended from the lower surface of the top plate part 14 so as to surround the periphery of the pouring nozzle 5, and in a state where the measuring cap 4 is put on the pouring cap 3, The fitting portion 5b of the dispensing nozzle 5 positioned above the return port 10 is configured to be fitted in a watertight manner. Moreover, the inner cylinder part 15 is gradually thinned toward the front-end | tip part 15a so that the fitting part 5b may be easily fitted inside.

  Further, the distal end portion 15a of the inner cylinder portion 15 has a shape curved outward, and the distal end portion 15a of the inner cylinder portion 15 is the inner peripheral wall in a state where the measuring cap 4 is put on the dispensing cap 3. 7 is water-tightly fitted.

  The outer cylinder part 16 is suspended in a substantially cylindrical shape downward via a flange part 19 located in the middle part of the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder part 15. Further, on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder portion 16, a screw portion 16a that is screwed into the screw portion 8a of the inner cylinder portion 8 described above is formed. Thereby, the measuring cap 4 can be detachably put on the dispensing cap 3.

The measuring cap 4 is preferably transparent in order to facilitate measurement by the measuring unit 4a, and a scale (not shown) for capacity display is provided on the side surface of the inner cylinder unit 15. ing. A plurality of vertical grooves 20 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder portion 16 over the entire circumference so as to prevent slippage when the measuring cap is rotated.
The measuring cap 4 is not limited to the outer fitting type that is fitted to the outside of the pouring cap 3, but may be an inner fitting type that is fitted to the inner side of the pouring cap 3.

  When washing or the like is performed using the container 1 with a cap as described above, the measuring cap 4 with the cover cap 18 closed is removed from the pouring cap 3, the container body 2 is tilted, and the first pouring of the pouring nozzle 5 is performed. After the liquid detergent poured out from the outlet 5a is measured by the measuring unit 4a of the measuring cap 4, an operation is performed such that the liquid detergent is put into the washing machine.

  On the other hand, in this container 1 with a cap, the cover cap 18 is opened while the measuring cap 4 is put on the pouring cap 3, and the container body 2 is tilted to pour out from the first pouring port 5a of the pouring nozzle 5. It is also possible to perform operations such as pouring the liquid detergent that has been dispensed from the second spout 13.

By the way, in the container 1 with a cap to which the present invention is applied, when the measuring cap 4 is put on the pouring cap 3, the tip end portion of the pouring nozzle 5 is fitted into the fitting portion 17 of the top plate portion 14 in a watertight manner. At the same time, the fitting portion 5b of the dispensing nozzle 5 is fitted in a watertight manner inside the inner cylinder portion 15, so that the measuring portion 4a is in a sealed state.
Thereby, in the container 1 with a cap to which the present invention is applied, the liquid detergent does not flow into the measuring unit 4a from the dispensing nozzle 5 and the return port 10 even when the container body 2 is turned over or inverted. The generation of bubbles in the measuring unit 4a can be reliably prevented.
Therefore, in this container 1 with a cap, the liquid detergent can be accurately measured by the measuring unit 4a of the measuring cap 4 without being affected by bubbles during measurement.

  Moreover, in the container 1 with a cap to which the present invention is applied, the tip 15a of the inner cylinder portion 15 is fitted into the inner peripheral wall 7 in a watertight manner in a state where the measuring cap 4 is put on the pouring cap 3, so that the return is achieved. The liquid detergent flowing out from the mouth 10 can be prevented from flowing between the inner cylinder portion 15 and the inner peripheral wall 7 and the inner cylinder portion 8 from between the inner cylinder portion 15 and the inner peripheral wall 7.

In addition, this invention is not necessarily limited to the said embodiment, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the cover cap 18 shown in FIG. 1 described above is provided as the opening / closing means for opening and closing the second spout 13 of the measuring cap 4. Instead, for example, a turret-type cap opening / closing mechanism 30 as shown in FIG.

Specifically, the cap opening / closing mechanism 30 includes an application nozzle 31 that can directly apply a liquid cleaning agent to partial dirt such as clothes collars and sleeves. A base end portion is rotatably attached to the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4. On the other hand, the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4 is provided with a storage recess 32 for storing the application nozzle 31, and the second spout 13 (shown in FIG. 2) is formed at the bottom of the storage recess 32. Not shown.) Is arranged. The application nozzle 31 is rotatable over an angle range of approximately 90 ° between a storage position stored in the storage recess 32 and an upright position where the application nozzle 31 is in contact with the side surface of the storage recess 32 and prevented from rotating. It has become. When the application nozzle 31 is in the state of being housed in the housing recess 32 by a turning operation, the application nozzle 31 closes the second spout 13 by being closely fitted to the housing recess 32. On the other hand, the application nozzle 31 is in a state of communicating with the second spout 13 by having its proximal end closely contacted with the storage recess 32 when the application nozzle 31 is raised from the storage recess 32 by a rotation operation. . Thereby, it is possible to pour out the liquid detergent from the tip of the application nozzle 31 through the second spout 13.
As described above, in the cap opening / closing mechanism 30, the second spout 13 of the measuring cap 4 can be opened and closed by the rotation operation of the application nozzle 31. In addition, the tip portion of the application nozzle 31 is provided with a flange portion 33 that projects outward from the measuring cap 4 at the storage position. The application nozzle 31 can be easily erected from the storage recess 32 by the flange 33.

Further, in the present invention, for example, a push-pull type cap opening / closing mechanism 40 as shown in FIG. The cap opening / closing mechanism 40 has a push-pull cap 41 provided with a nozzle 41a at the center. The push-pull cap 41 is attached to the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4 and slides in the vertical direction ( Push-pull) is possible. On the other hand, the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4 is provided with a storage recess 42 for storing the push-pull cap 41, and the second spout 13 (in FIG. 3) is formed at the bottom of the storage recess 42. (Not shown). The push-pull cap 41 closes the second spout 13 when the push-pull cap 41 is housed in the housing recess 42 by a pushing operation. On the other hand, when the push-pull cap 41 is in a state of protruding from the storage recess 42 by a pulling (pull) operation, the second spout 13 is opened, and the liquid detergent is discharged from the tip of the nozzle 41a through the second spout 13. It is possible to dispense.
As described above, the cap opening / closing mechanism 40 can open and close the second spout 13 of the measuring cap 4 by a push-pull operation of the push-pull cap 41. A plurality of lateral grooves 43 are provided on the side surface of the push-pull cap 41 to prevent slipping when the push-pull cap 41 is pulled out.

Further, in the present invention, for example, a toggle-type cap opening / closing mechanism 50 as shown in FIG. The cap opening / closing mechanism 50 has a toggle cap 51 provided with a spout 51a on a side surface portion, and the toggle cap 51 is swingably attached to the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4. On the other hand, the top plate portion 14 of the measuring cap 4 is provided with a storage recess 52 for storing the toggle cap 51, and the second spout 13 (shown in FIG. 4) is formed at the bottom of the storage recess 52. Not shown.) Is arranged. And this toggle cap 51 obstruct | occludes the 2nd spout 13 when the spout 51a side is in the state accommodated in the accommodation recessed part 52 by rocking | fluctuation operation, as shown to FIG. 4A. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the toggle cap 51 opens the second spout 13 when the pour spout 51 a side protrudes from the storage recess 52 by the swinging operation, and passes through the second spout 13. Liquid detergent can be poured out from the spout 51a.
As described above, in the cap opening / closing mechanism 50, the second spout 13 of the measuring cap 4 can be opened and closed by the swing operation of the toggle cap 51.

  In the present invention, in addition to the cap opening / closing mechanism 30, 40, 50 described above, a screw-type cap opening / closing mechanism may be provided in the measuring cap 4.

  In addition, about the liquid (content liquid) accommodated in the said container 1 with a cap, a liquid bleach etc. can be accommodated other than the liquid detergent generally used conventionally. Moreover, in the container 1 with a cap to which the present invention is applied, even if the liquid contained in the container body 2 is a liquid detergent composition or a liquid bleach composition containing at least 2% by mass of a surfactant, the measuring unit Generation | occurrence | production of the bubble within 4a can be prevented.

  The surfactant is not particularly limited as long as it is conventionally used in liquid detergents, liquid bleaches and the like, and can be used alone or in combination of two or more. The total amount of the surfactant contained in the content liquid is preferably 2% by mass or more from the viewpoint of performance. Among the surfactants, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether represented by the following general formula (1) which is a nonionic surfactant is preferably used, and such nonionic surfactants are used alone or in combination of two or more. can do.

R ¹ —O— (CH ₂ CH ₂ O) _n —H (1)

In formula (1), R ¹ represents an alkyl group, and n represents the average number of moles added of ethylene oxide (EO).
In this polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, the alkyl group may be linear or branched. Moreover, carbon number of an alkyl group is 7-16, Preferably it is 10-16, More preferably, it is 12-14. Specific examples of the alkyl group include a heptyl group, an octyl group, a nonyl group, a decyl group, an undecyl group, a dodecyl group, a tridecyl group, a tetradecyl group, a pentadecyl group, and a hexadecyl group.

  Next, specific examples of blending are shown in Table 1 as examples of the liquid bleach composition contained in the capped container 1 to which the present invention is applied, but the present invention is limited to these examples. It is not something. Further, “%” unless otherwise specified is mass%.

Each component described in Table 1 is as follows.
Hydrogen peroxide: manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc., 35% aqueous solution hydroxyethane diphosphonic acid: ethylenediaminetetrakismethylenephosphonic acid, trade name BRIQUEST422, manufactured by Albright Wilson, 60% product 4-methoxyphenol: trade name MQ-F, Kawaguchi Chemical 100% product polyoxyethylene alkyl ether: nonionic surfactant, manufactured by Lion, Yi is a nonion included in the range of nav-2 to nav + 2 with respect to the total mass of the nonionic surfactant of the general formula (1). It is a ratio of the total mass of the surfactant. Yi = 84%, alkyl group C12, EO average added mole number = 5, 90% product LAS-H: C10-14 alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, trade name Rypon LH-200, manufactured by Lion, 96% product Aos- Na: Sodium α-olefin sulfonate having 14 carbon atoms, trade name Lipolane LB-440, manufactured by Lion Corporation, 38% product 4 sodium borate pentahydrate: sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, trade names BORAX, manufactured by BORAX 100% product sodium hydroxide: manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., 25% product sulfuric acid: manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., 62.5% product fragrance: JP-A 2003-368398, Tables 7 to 14

  The present invention can be widely applied to a container with a cap provided with a cap that can be used as a measuring cup. In addition to the container containing the liquid detergent composition and the liquid bleach composition described above, It can be suitably used for liquid products, medicines, foods, and the like that contain liquids that require weighing.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a container with a cap to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a turret-type cap opening / closing mechanism. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a push-pull type cap opening / closing mechanism. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a toggle-type cap opening / closing mechanism, in which A is when closed and B is when opened. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a conventional container with a cap. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a usage pattern of a container with a cap. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state of the container with a cap shown in FIG. 5 during weighing. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after the cap-equipped container shown in FIG. 5 is inverted.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container with a cap 2 ... Container main body 3 ... Discharge cap 4 ... Measurement cap 4a ... Measurement part 5 ... Discharge nozzle 5a ... 1st spout 5b ... Fitting part 6 ... Bottom wall 6a ... Liquid reservoir part 7 ... Inside Peripheral wall 8 ... Inner cylinder part 9 ... Outer cylinder part 10 ... Return port 13 ... Second outlet 14 ... Top plate part 15 ... Inner cylinder part 16 ... Outer cylinder part 17 ... Fitting part 18 ... Cover cap

Claims (5)

A container body provided with a mouth and neck,
A nozzle mounted on the mouth and neck of the container body and having a first outlet for pouring out the liquid contained in the container body at the tip and rising upward from the inside of the mouth and neck A pouring cap provided with a return port for returning the liquid that has flowed down to the base end side of the nozzle into the container body;
The dispensing cap is detachably put on the dispensing cap, and a metering unit for measuring the liquid dispensed from the dispensing cap and dispensed from the first dispensing port; and a bottom surface portion of the metering unit; A top plate portion having a second spout at a position facing the first spout, and an inner cylinder that forms a side surface portion of the measuring portion and is suspended from the lower surface of the top plate so as to surround the periphery of the nozzle A measuring cap provided with a portion,
In a state where the metering cap is put on the dispensing cap, the tip of the nozzle is fitted in a watertight manner around the second outlet of the top plate, and the base end of the nozzle is the inner cylinder. A container with a cap, wherein the measuring portion is hermetically sealed by being watertightly fitted inside the portion. The dispensing cap has an annular bottom wall that is positioned on the base end side of the nozzle and surrounds the periphery of the nozzle, and a cylindrical inner peripheral wall that rises upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall. ,
2. The container with a cap according to claim 1, wherein a tip end portion of the inner cylinder portion is fitted into the inner peripheral wall in a watertight manner in a state where the measuring cap is put on the pouring cap.   The container with a cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the measuring cap is provided with an opening / closing means for opening and closing the second spout.   The container with a cap according to claim 3, wherein the opening / closing means is a cover cap that is rotatably provided on the measuring cap via a hinge portion.   5. The liquid contained in the container body is a liquid detergent composition or a liquid bleach composition containing at least 2% by mass or more of a surfactant, according to claim 1. Container with cap.

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