JP2011093588A - Shake-out cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make humidity of steam or the like hard to come into direct contact with a shake-out port and to prevent contents from sticking to the shake-out port and getting solidified. <P>SOLUTION: A shake-out cap 1 includes: a cap body 10 including a top wall 21 attached to a mouth 2a of a container body 2 containing the contents W and having the shake-out port 12 for shaking out the contents and a tube 20 hanging down from the outer periphery of the top wall; and a lid 11 disposed on the top wall of the cap body for opening/closing the shake-out port. The shake-out port is formed on the top wall radially outward from a cap axis O. The lid has one of ends serving as a coupling end P2 coupled with the cap body rotatably around a rotation axis L and the other end serving as a moving end P1 coming closer to/farther away from the cap body as the other end makes open/close motion. The coupling end is positioned on the tube where the shake-out port is eccentrically located on the cap body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a swing-out cap that is attached to the mouth of a container main body that contains, for example, powdered or granular contents.

  Conventionally, as this kind of swing-out cap, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a cap body in which a swing-out opening is formed on the top wall, and the swing-out opening attached to the cap body in a freely rotatable manner. 2. Description of the Related Art A cap having a structure including a lid that opens and closes is known. If it demonstrates in detail, the above-mentioned cover body is a plate-shaped member extended from the side surface of the radial direction one end side of a cap main body to the side surface of the other end side, and is arrange | positioned on the ceiling wall part of the cap main body. By pushing down the operation part on one end side, this lid body is in an open state in which the other end side jumps upward and exposes the outlet, and by pushing down the other end part of the lid that has jumped up, The lid is closed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-28940

By the way, for example, in a swing container in which seasonings are contained in the container body as contents, there are many cases where the contents are directly sprinkled into a frying pan or pan during cooking. In such a case, the contents are shaken out in a high-humidity atmosphere such as steam rising from a frying pan or pan, so that the contents easily adhere to the outlet and are solidified as they are.
When the content adheres to the outlet and solidifies in this way, there arises a problem that the outlet is clogged or the lid cannot be completely closed by the attached matter. Therefore, a countermeasure for avoiding such inconvenience is desired.

  However, in the above-described conventional swing cap, since the swing opening is formed and exposed on the top wall portion of the cap body, moisture such as steam is likely to directly hit the swing opening during use. Therefore, the contents easily adhere to and solidify at the outlet due to the influence of moisture, and problems such as clogging of the outlet and poor closure of the lid are likely to occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to make it difficult for moisture such as steam to directly hit the outlet, and to prevent the contents from adhering to the outlet and solidifying. It is to provide a swing cap that can.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
(1) The swing-out cap according to the present invention is attached to the mouth portion of the container main body in which the contents are stored, and has a top wall portion having a swing-out port for swinging out the contents, and an outer peripheral edge of the top wall portion. A tubular body with a top formed by a suspended tubular portion, and disposed on the top wall portion of the cap body so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending along a vertical plane intersecting the cap axis. And a lid that opens and closes the outlet, and the top wall has the outlet formed radially outward from the cap shaft, and the lid has one end on the cap body. The connecting end is rotatably connected around the rotation axis, and the other end is a moving end that approaches and separates from the cap body in accordance with the opening / closing operation. Said side of the ubiquitous side And it is located in the part.

  In the swing cap according to the present invention, when swinging out the contents, first, the lid that closes the swing outlet is rotated. That is, an opening operation is performed so that the moving end is separated from the cap body, and the lid is rotated around the connecting end side. Thereby, since the outlet is opened, the contents can be extracted through the outlet.

Particularly, the outlet is formed so as to be unevenly distributed radially outward from the cap shaft, and the connecting end of the lid is located on the cylindrical portion of the cap body on the uneven side. Therefore, when the contents are shaken out, when the posture of the swing-out cap is set so that the swing-out port is positioned on the lower side, the opened lid can be positioned in the swing-out direction side. Therefore, even when moisture such as steam rises from below when the contents are shaken out, the rising moisture flow can be changed (blocked) using this lid.
Thereby, it becomes difficult for moisture to hit the outlet, and it is possible to effectively prevent the contents from adhering to the outlet and solidifying.

(2) The swing-out cap according to the present invention is the above-described swing-out cap according to the present invention, wherein the ceiling wall portion is provided with an enclosing wall portion that surrounds a portion of the ceiling wall portion where the swing-out opening is formed over the entire circumference It is characterized by being.

  In the swing-out cap according to the present invention, an enclosing wall portion is provided that surrounds the entire portion of the top wall portion where the swing-out opening is formed. Therefore, when the contents are shaken out, even if moisture such as steam rises from below, it becomes more difficult for the moisture to directly hit the outlet and the contents adhere to the outlet and solidify more effectively. Can be suppressed.

(3) The swing-out cap according to the present invention is the swing-out cap according to the present invention, wherein the surrounding wall portion and the cylindrical portion are partially shared, and the connecting end is positioned at the shared portion. A lid is provided.

  In the swing-out cap according to the present invention, since a part of the cylindrical portion of the cap body can be used as the surrounding wall portion, the configuration of the surrounding wall portion can be simplified. In addition, since the outlet can be made closer to the cylinder portion of the cap body, the contents can be easily extracted, and it is not necessary to excessively tilt the outlet cap.

  According to the swing cap according to the present invention, it is difficult for moisture such as steam to directly hit the swing outlet, so that it is possible to prevent the contents from adhering to the swing outlet and solidifying. Therefore, it is easy to prevent clogging of the outlet.

It is a figure which shows embodiment of the swing-out cap which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is sectional drawing in the state with which the opening part of the container main body was mounted | worn. It is the figure which looked at the swing-out cap shown in FIG. 1 from the upper part. It is the figure which made the cover body an open state from the state shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which is swinging out the content using the swing cap shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a swing cap according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
As shown in FIG. 1, the swing cap 1 of the present embodiment is a cap that is attached to the mouth 2 a of the container body 2 in which the content W is accommodated, and has a swing opening 12 for swinging the content W. And a cap body 11 that opens and closes the outlet 12.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the swing-out cap 1 in a state attached to the mouth 2a of the container body 2. In the present embodiment, the central axis of the cap body 10 is referred to as a cap axis O, and a direction orthogonal to the cap axis O is a radial direction, and a direction around the cap axis O is a circumferential direction. Further, the direction away from the container main body 2 toward the swing-out cap 1 along the cap axis O is defined as the upper side, and the direction toward the bottom side (not shown) of the container main body 2 is defined as the lower side.

The cap main body 10 is a top cylindrical member made of synthetic resin or the like, and is suspended from the top wall 21 and the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 21, and the mouth 2 a of the container main body 2 is diametrically oriented. It is comprised by the cylinder part 20 enclosed from the outer side.
A female screw portion 20 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 20. The swing cap 1 is attached to the mouth 2a of the container body 2 by screwing the female thread 20a into the male thread 2c formed in the mouth 2a.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the top wall 21 is formed so that the above-mentioned swing-out port 12 is unevenly distributed radially outward from the cap shaft O, and the portion where the swing-out port 12 is formed is formed. A surrounding wall portion 30 is formed to surround the entire circumference. This point will be described in detail below.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the swing cap 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the lid 11 is opened from the state shown in FIG.

First, the top wall portion 21 of the present embodiment has a step so as to cross the center of the top wall portion 21, and one half side (on the right side of the paper surface in FIGS. 2 and 3) with the step as a boundary. The half side is the zenith portion 21a, and the other half side (left half side with respect to the paper surface in FIGS. 2 and 3) is a step portion 21b that is recessed by one step from the zenith portion 21a.
In addition, a recessed portion 22 that is recessed downward is formed at the approximate center of the top wall portion 21 across the zenith portion 21a and the step portion 21b. The recess 22 is a recess for inserting a fingertip when the lid 11 is opened and closed.

Further, a bottomed hole 25 is formed on the stepped portion 21 b side so as to be adjacent to the recessed portion 22. The bottomed hole 25 includes a common wall portion 26 that also serves as the wall portion of the hollow portion 22, a cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10, a pair of opposed wall portions 27 that face each other, and a bottom portion 28. Yes.
Then, the outlet 12 composed of a plurality of through holes 12 a is formed in the bottom portion 28 of the bottomed hole 25.
That is, the common wall part 26, the cylinder part 20 of the cap main body 10, and the opposing wall part 27 function as the surrounding wall part 30 that surrounds the periphery of the bottom part 28, which is the part where the outlet 12 is formed. Moreover, in this embodiment, a part of the cylinder part 20 of the cap main body 10 is a dual-purpose wall that functions as the surrounding wall part 30 as described above. That is, the wall portion 30 and a part of the cylindrical portion 20 are shared.

  Further, since the outlet 12 is formed in the bottom 28 of the bottomed hole 25 formed on the stepped portion 21b side, the outlet 12 is unevenly distributed radially outward from the cap shaft O as described above. It has become.

In addition, a part of the cylindrical part 20 of the cap body 10 constituting the bottomed hole 25 (a shared part also serving as the surrounding wall part 30) is formed to be lower than the other parts. As a result, it is possible to swing out the contents W swinged out from the swinging outlet 12 using the portion where the height is lowered. That is, the direction of arrow A shown in FIG.
Further, on the inner surfaces of the pair of opposed wall portions 27, there are stopper wall portions 29 which are inclined so as to gradually decrease toward the radially outer side and are continuously provided to the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10 having a reduced height. It is integrally formed. However, the stopper wall 29 is not essential and may be omitted from the construction.

  The lid 11 is disposed on the top wall portion 21 of the cap body 10 and is rotatably attached around a rotation axis L extending along a virtual vertical plane intersecting the cap axis O via the hinge portion 35. A lid body 40 that is a member and is formed in a plate shape that is semicircular in plan view, and an arcuate wall portion 41 that extends downward from the outer edge of the lid body 40 and is integrally provided with a hinge portion 35. And is composed of. This will be described in detail below.

The lid body 11 of the present embodiment is disposed so that the lid body 40 overlaps the stepped portion 21 b of the top wall portion 21. At this time, the lid body 40 is formed with a thickness substantially equal to the step between the zenith portion 21a and the step portion 21b, and is formed to be substantially flush with the zenith portion 21a in the closed state. .
The other end side of the lid main body 40 located on the top wall 21 is a moving end P1 that approaches and separates from the cap main body 10 in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the lid 11. It covers a part. Therefore, it is possible to open and close the lid body 11 via the moving end P1 by inserting a fingertip into the recess 22.

On the other hand, one end side of the lid body 40 is located on the cylindrical portion 20 side on the side where the outlet 12 is unevenly distributed, and is a connection end P2 that is rotatably connected to the cap body 10, and this connection end The wall portion 41 is formed on the lower surface of P2. A hinge portion 35 is provided between the wall portion 41 and the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10 that also serves as the surrounding wall portion 30. Therefore, the lid 11 is rotated around the rotation axis L by the hinge portion (main hinge) 35, so that the swing opening 12 can be opened and closed.
In particular, the lid body 11 of the present embodiment has the connecting end P2 connected to the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10 also serving as the surrounding wall portion 30 via the wall portion 41 and the hinge portion 35. It is designed so as to be located on the side in which the contents W are drawn out.

  Further, a pair of partition plates 42 having a triangular shape in a side view that overlaps the stopper wall portion 29 when the lid body 11 is in a closed state are formed on the lower surface of the lid body 11. With this partition plate 42, when the lid 11 is closed, the space in the bottomed hole 25 in which the outlet 12 is formed can be made a substantially sealed space, and the communication with the outside air is almost cut off. It is possible.

  Further, an urging member (sub-hinge) 43 such as a leaf spring is connected between the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10 and the wall portion 41 of the lid 11 so as to face each other with the hinge portion 35 interposed therebetween. . Thereby, when the lid body 11 is opened and closed, the lid body 11 can be opened and closed quickly by receiving the urging force from the urging member 43.

Next, the case where the content W is shaken out using the swing cap 1 configured as described above will be described.
First, at the stage of storage or unused, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 11 is closed and the outlet 12 is closed, and moisture is in the bottomed hole 25 in which the outlet 12 is formed. Hard to invade. Therefore, the contents W accommodated in the container body 2 are not easily affected by moisture at the stage of storage or unused.

  Next, when performing the swinging out, first, the lid 11 that closes the swinging opening 12 is rotated around the rotation axis L. That is, a fingertip is put in the hollow part 22, the moving end P1 of the lid body 40 is pulled up, and the lid 11 is opened through the moving end P1. Then, the lid body 11 rotates around the hinge portion 35 (around the rotation axis L) so that the moving end P1 is separated from the cap body 10, and enters the state shown in FIG. As a result, the outlet 12 is opened. In addition, the lid 11 that has been opened is located on the side of the swing-out direction.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the swing-out operation is performed in a state where the container body 2 is tilted upside down so that the portion where the swing-out opening 12 is formed is positioned below the horizontal position. Thereby, the contents W accommodated in the container main body 2 can be shaken out through the outlet 12.

  By the way, the outlet 12 of the present embodiment is formed in the bottom portion 28 of the bottomed hole 25, and a surrounding wall portion 30 is provided around the bottom portion 28 to surround the bottom portion 28 over the entire circumference. Yes. Therefore, even when moisture such as steam (arrow M shown in FIG. 4) rises from below while the contents W are being shaken out, they are difficult to directly hit the outlet 12. Therefore, unlike the conventional one, it is possible to suppress the contents W from adhering to the outlet 12 and solidifying.

In particular, since the lid body 11 in the open state is located on the side in the swing-out direction, the flow of moisture rising using the lid body 11 can be changed. Therefore, it becomes more difficult for moisture to hit the outlet 12, and it is possible to effectively suppress the content W from adhering to the outlet 12 and solidifying.
Even if the lid body 11 is located on the side of the swing-out direction, the contents W can be swung out through the lid body 11, so that the swing-out is not affected at all.

Further, the lid body 11 of the present embodiment is configured not to occupy the entire top wall portion 21 of the cap body 10 but to be disposed on a part of the top wall portion 21. That is, the lid 11 is in a state where the lid body 40 overlaps only the stepped portion 21b. Therefore, not only when the lid 11 is opened and the outlet 12 is opened, but even in the closed state, the route through which moisture can enter can be narrowed, and the moisture hardly reaches the outlet 12. . That is, since the opening area of the bottomed hole 25 can be reduced, moisture hardly reaches the outlet 12.
Also in this point, it is possible to effectively suppress the content W from adhering to the outlet 12 and solidifying.

As described above, according to the swinging cap 1 of the present embodiment, moisture such as steam is difficult to directly hit the swinging port 12, so that it is possible to suppress the content W from adhering to the swinging port 12 and solidifying. it can. Therefore, it is easy to prevent clogging of the outlet 12. Further, there is no fear that the lid 11 will not close due to the solidification of the contents W.
Moreover, in this embodiment, since a part of cylinder part 20 of the cap main body 10 can be utilized as the surrounding wall part 30, the structure of the surrounding wall part 30 can be simplified. Moreover, since the outlet 12 can be made closer to the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10, the contents W can be easily extracted, and the outlet cap 1 does not need to be excessively inclined.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the tube cap 20 of the cap body 10 and the mouth 2a of the container body 2 are screwed together so that the swing cap 1 is attached to the mouth 2a of the container body 2. However, the structure is not limited, and other structures may be adopted as long as the swing cap 1 can be attached to the mouth 2a of the container body 2. For example, the cylindrical portion 20 of the cap body 10 may be undercut fitted to the mouth portion 2 a of the container body 2.

Further, in the above embodiment, the outlet 12 is formed in the bottom portion 28 of the bottomed hole 25 and the surrounding portion of the bottom portion 28 is surrounded by the surrounding wall portion 30. However, the surrounding wall portion 30 is not essential. However, it may not be provided in terms of configuration. However, since it becomes difficult for moisture to directly contact the outlet 12, it is preferable to configure as in the above embodiment.
In the case of providing the surrounding wall portion, a cylindrical wall body is erected so as to surround the periphery of the portion where the outlet 12 is formed, and the inner peripheral surface of the wall body functions as the surrounding wall portion. It doesn't matter.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cover part 11 was comprised so that rotation around the rotating shaft L was utilized using the hinge part 35, if it can rotate, structures other than the hinge part 35 are also employable.

L ... Rotating shaft O ... Cap shaft W ... Contents P1 ... Moving end P2 ... Connection end 2 ... Container body 2a ... Container body 10 ... Cap body 11 ... Lid body 12 ... Outlet 20 ... Tube part of cap body 21 ... Top wall of the cap body 30 ... Go wall

Claims (3)

A top comprising a top wall portion attached to the mouth portion of the container body in which the contents are stored and having a swing-out port for swinging out the contents, and a cylindrical portion suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the top wall portion A cylindrical cap body;
A lid that is disposed on the top wall of the cap body, is rotatably mounted around a rotation axis extending along a vertical plane intersecting the cap axis, and opens and closes the outlet.
In the top wall portion, the outlet is formed radially outward from the cap shaft,
One end side of the lid body is a connection end that is connected to the cap body so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis, and the other end side is a moving end that approaches and separates from the cap body in accordance with an opening / closing operation.
The dispensing cap is characterized in that, in the cap body, the connecting end is located in the cylindrical portion on the side where the dispensing opening is unevenly distributed. In the swing-out cap according to claim 1,
A swinging cap, wherein the ceiling wall is provided with an enclosing wall that surrounds a portion of the ceiling wall where the swing opening is formed over the entire circumference. In the swing-out cap according to claim 2,
A swing-out cap characterized in that a part of the surrounding wall part and the cylindrical part are shared, and the lid is provided so that the connecting end is located at the shared part.

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