JP2008207854A - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cap which enables a cutting channel to be easily cut off when the spout of an inner plug is opened and a removed part to be unplugged even when the cap becomes hard at low temperature or the cap is formed of a synthetic resin being relatively rigid. <P>SOLUTION: The cap consists of an inner plug B fitted on the mouth cylindrical part 1 of a container main body A and an outer cap D. The inner plug is equipped with the inner peripheral wall 5 equipped with a bottom wall 6 on which a pull-ring 14 is erected through a support 13 on a removing part 11 provided with the cutting channel 12 opening a spout. The support has the outer periphery whose lower part sectional face is formed round, and the removing part consists of a spout part and a support continuously providing part. The support continuously providing part is composed of a head part formed surrounding the outer edge of the lower face of the support and a joint with a narrower width than that of the head part and continuously provided on the spout part. The cutting channel is provided so as to be close to the outer edge of the lower face of the support. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cap, in particular, a cap in which a pull ring is pulled up to cut a cutting groove to remove a removal portion and open a spout.

A cap consisting of an inner stopper with a dispensing tube and a lid is fitted on the mouth tube of the container body that stores edible liquids, etc. A container that pulls up a continuous pull ring, cuts a cutting groove, unplugs a removal portion, and forms a spout is conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-104417 A

However, with the conventional container configuration, if the place of use is cold or if it is stored at a low temperature until just before use, the cap will harden at low temperatures, so a strong force is required to cut the cutting groove, and it can be cut easily. There was a problem that I could not.
Furthermore, the pulling direction of the removal part can be easily cut when the pull ring is pulled in the direction in which the support column is tilted toward the center of the cap. However, when the pull ring is pulled in the other direction, the cutting groove cannot be easily cut. It was.

  The present invention has an object to solve the above-mentioned problem. Even when the inner plug is cured at a low temperature or is formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin, it is cut at the opening of the outlet of the inner plug. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cap that can easily cut a groove and can plug a removal portion.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is a cap composed of an inner plug fitted to the mouth tube portion of the container body and an outer cap as a cap, and the inner plug is a cut that opens the spout. The removal portion provided with a groove is provided with an inner peripheral wall having a bottom wall provided with a pull ring through a support column, and the support column has a circular outer periphery at the lower cross section. And a column connecting portion, and the column connecting portion is composed of a head formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the column bottom surface, and a connecting portion that is narrower than the head and is connected to the spout portion. The structure is characterized in that the cutting groove is carved close to the outer edge of the lower surface of the support column.

  The present invention provides an inner plug having an inner peripheral wall having a bottom wall in which a pull ring is erected via a support column in a removal portion in which a cutting groove for opening a spout is formed, and a lower section of the support column is formed in a circular shape. In the vicinity of the circular column, the cutting groove is cut along the outer edge of the column lower surface, and the column is formed in a circular column. It is possible to concentrate on the cutting groove around the circular strut continuous part, and the cutting groove can be easily cut at the initial stage of pulling, and the removal part is removed even when the inner plug is cold and hardened. It is now possible to easily unplug.

Next, an embodiment of the cap of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, A is a container main body, B is an inner stopper attached to the mouth tube portion of the container main body A, C is an inner cap attached to the upper part of the inner peripheral wall of the inner stopper B, and D is sealed inside the container. It is an outer cap.
The container main body A includes a mouth tube portion 1 and a shoulder portion 2, and the mouth tube portion 1 is provided with an engagement protrusion 3 on the outer periphery of the upper portion, and a neck ring 4 is provided therebelow. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inner plug B includes an inner peripheral wall 5, a bottom wall 6 connected to the inner periphery of the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 5, and an upper wall connected to the outer periphery of the intermediate portion of the inner peripheral wall 5. 7 and an outer cylinder 8 suspended from the lower surface of the outer edge of the upper wall 7.
A locking portion 9 that engages with the inner cap C is provided on the outer peripheral upper portion of the inner peripheral wall 5, and the engaging protrusion 3 of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A is engaged with the inner peripheral lower portion of the outer tube 8. A mating engagement portion 10 is provided.

The bottom wall 6 is provided with a cutting groove 12 for cutting the removal portion 11 that forms the spout.
The removal part 11 is formed from the spout part 11a and the support | pillar connection part 11b which connected the circular support | pillar 13 on the upper surface, and the cross-sectional shape of a lower part is inward in the upper surface of the support | pillar connection part 11b. A columnar recess 13 a is provided, a circular support column 13 is erected, and a pull ring 14 is connected to the tip of the column 13.

  The column connecting portion 11b includes a circular head portion 11b1 formed along the circular column 13 and a connecting portion 11b2 narrower than the head portion 11b1 and connected to the spout portion 11a. A cutting groove portion 12a is engraved on the outer edge of the support column connecting portion 11b adjacent to the support column 13, and a cutting groove portion 12b is formed on the outer edge of the spout port portion 11a.

The inner cap C is provided on the bottom surface of the pour tube 15, the upper wall 16 connected to the outer periphery of the bottom end of the pour tube 15, and the bottom surface of the top wall 16. And an engagement cylinder 18 that is suspended from the outer edge of the upper wall 16 and has an inner periphery mounted on the inner peripheral wall 5 of the inner plug B.
The engaging cylinder 18 is provided with a locking projection 19 that engages with a locking portion 9 on the outer periphery of the inner peripheral wall 5 of the inner plug B on the inner periphery, and a knob portion 20 on the outer periphery.

  The outer cap D is suspended from the top wall 25, the central lower surface of the top wall 25, the outer periphery engages with the inner periphery of the extraction tube 15 of the inner cap C, and a predetermined lower surface of the top wall 25. The inner circumference is engaged with the neck ring 4 of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container main body A, and the inner cylinder 27 for attaching the outer cap D to the container main body A, and the outer edge of the top wall 25 are suspended. An outer cylinder 28 is provided.

Next, the effect of the cap of this embodiment will be described.
In using the cap, the outer cap D is removed from the container main body A, the lid is opened, and then the inner cap C is removed from the upper part of the inner plug B.
Next, a finger or the like is put on the pull ring 14 of the inner plug B and pulled upward, and the removal portion 11 is plugged from the bottom wall 6 through the cutting groove 12 to form a spout.

When the inner plug B is unplugged, the circular column connecting portion 11b of the removing unit 11 is close to the bottom surface of the column 13 and the cutting groove 12a is engraved so as to surround the outer edge. As shown, when the pull ring 14 is pulled upward on the spout portion 11a side, the force F against the support column 13 is transmitted to the support column connecting portion 11b and directly acts on the cutting groove portion 12a to easily cut the thin portion of the cutting groove 12 can do.
Further, since the support column connecting portion 11b is formed in a circular shape and the cutting groove portion 12a is provided close to the support column 13, the circumferential length is shortened, and the force per unit length can be increased.

  Moreover, since the support | pillar connection part 11b is formed circularly with the support | pillar 13, even if it pulls the pull ring 14 in the horizontal slanting direction at the time of plugging, the force of the horizontal diagonal direction with respect to the support | pillar 13 is a support | pillar connection part. 11b and can directly act on the corresponding portion of the cutting groove 12a.

The inner plug B of the present invention concentrates the pulling force on the cutting groove portion 12a around the supporting column connecting portion 11b by pulling the pull ring 14 when the removing portion 11 is pulled out, due to the shape of the supporting column 13 and the supporting column connecting portion 11b. The cutting groove 12 can be easily cut as compared with the conventional one, and the removal portion 11 can be removed and plugged.
After unplugging, the inner cap C is fitted to the inner plug B, and the outer cap D is fitted from above.

When the content liquid is poured out, the outer cap D is removed, the container is tilted, and the liquid is poured out from the dispensing cylinder 15 of the inner cap C.
At that time, since the content liquid can be stored inside the inner peripheral wall 5 and the inner periphery of the inner cylinder 17 of the inner cap C and the lower surface of the upper wall 16, a certain amount of the content liquid is discharged from the dispensing cylinder 15 of the inner cap C. Can pour.
Moreover, when the container main body A is a thing which can be pressed, the trunk | drum of the container main body A can be pressed and it can also pour out from the extraction pipe | tube 15 vigorously.

  In addition, the inner cap C can be removed and poured out through the inner periphery of the inner peripheral wall 5 of the inner plug B. In this case, the inclination of the container can be adjusted by hand to obtain a desired dispensing amount. .

In the above embodiment, the inner plug B and the inner cap C are formed separately, but the inner cap C may be connected to the upper portion of the inner plug B via a hinge and integrally formed.
When the inner cap C is removed from the inner plug B, the inner cap C is connected to the hinge, so that it is possible to prevent only the inner cap from being lost.

The present invention relates to the bottom wall 6 of the inner plug B. In the above embodiment, the inner cap C is mounted on the upper portion of the inner plug B. However, if not necessary, the inner cap may not be provided.
Also, the outer cap D can be attached to the container by, for example, providing a screw on the outer periphery of the inner plug B and screwing it with the inner periphery of the outer cap D, or connecting the inner plug and the outer cap via a hinge. However, it may be mounted.
The configuration other than the configuration related to the bottom wall of the inner plug is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the present invention, the column of the pull ring has a circular shape with a certain diameter, and the pull ring is pulled vertically, whereby the removal portion of the spout can be easily cut and removed from the bottom wall through the cutting groove.
Further, any container can be used as long as it is a container that pulls the pull ring and unplugs the removal portion, regardless of the content liquid.

It is a vertical front view of the container of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of an inside plug, (a) is a top view, (b) is a vertical front view, (c) is a bottom view. It is explanatory drawing at the time of unplugging of an inner stopper.

Explanation of symbols

A Container body B Inner plug C Inner cap D Outer cap 1 Mouth tube portion 2 Shoulder portion 3 Engagement protrusion 4 Neck ring 5 Inner peripheral wall 6 Bottom wall 7, 16 Upper wall 8, 28 Outer tube 9 Locking portion 10 Engagement Part 11 Removal part 11a Spout part 11b Strut connecting part 11b1 Head part 11b2 Connection part 12 Cutting groove 12a, 12b Cutting groove part
13 Column 13a Concave 14 Pull ring 15 Extraction cylinder 17, 27 Inner cylinder 18, 26 Engagement cylinder 19 Locking protrusion 20 Knob section 25 Top wall

Claims (1)

A cap composed of an inner cap fitted to the mouth tube portion of the container body and an outer cap,
The inner plug is provided with an inner peripheral wall having a bottom wall in which a pull ring is erected through a support column in a removal portion in which a cutting groove for opening a spout is formed,
The support column has a lower cross-section outer periphery formed in a circle,
The removal part consists of a spout part and a strut connection part,
The column connecting part is composed of a head formed to surround the outer edge of the column lower surface, and a connection part narrower than the head and connected to the spout unit, and the cutting groove is formed on the outer edge of the column lower surface. A cap with an internal stopper, characterized by being engraved in close proximity.

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