JP2011111221A - Spout cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spout cap capable of conveniently performing a spout opening operation. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a spout cap 10 comprising a cap body 4 mounted to an opening portion 2 of a container 1 having content stored therein and formed with a spout 3, an inner lid 5 turnably connected to the cap body 4 through a first hinge portion 11 so as to open or close the spout 3, and an outer lid 6 turnably connected to the cap body 4 through a second hinge portion 12 so as to cover the inner lid 5, wherein the inner lid 5 has a first engaging portion 21A engaged from below with a first engaged portion 21B formed at the outer lid 6 and an operating portion 5C cooperatively arranged at the first engaging portion 21A and protruded from the outer lid 6 in an outward diametrical direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing cap.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a dispensing cap that is attached to a mouth portion of a container in which contents are stored and that dispenses contents. For example, the pouring cap shown in Patent Document 1 has an inner lid (cap body) attached to the mouth of the container, and the inner lid has a pouring spout (pouring port) for pouring the contents. The provided dispensing cylinder is protrudingly provided. In addition, a top cover (outer cover) having a top shape is removably attached to the inner cover, and a spout cap (inner cover) is detachably attached to the spout at the tip of the pouring tube.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-90342

  However, in this type of pouring cap, when the contents are poured out from the container, it is necessary to remove the outer lid from the cap body and then remove the inner lid from the pouring outlet. there were.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the pouring cap which can perform operation which opens a spout easily.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes the following means.
That is, the present invention is attached to the mouth portion of the container in which the contents are accommodated, and is connected to the cap body formed with the spout and rotatably to the cap body via the first hinge part, A pouring cap comprising: an inner lid that opens and closes the pouring outlet; and an outer lid that is rotatably connected to the cap body via a second hinge portion and covers the inner lid. A first engaging portion that is engaged with a first engaged portion formed on the outer lid from below, and is connected to the first engaging portion and radially outward from the outer lid. A projecting operation portion.

  According to the pouring cap according to the present invention, when the operation portion of the inner lid is operated and rotated around the first hinge portion in the opening direction, the first engagement portion of the inner lid becomes the outer lid. The first engaged portion is pushed up, and the outer lid is rotated around the second hinge portion. By this operation, the inner lid is separated from the spout and the spout is opened, and the outer lid is opened and the spout is exposed. That is, since the outer lid can be opened only by opening the inner lid, the operation for opening the spout can be easily performed.

  Further, in the dispensing cap according to the present invention, the outer lid is engaged with a second engaged portion formed on the inner lid from the lower side, and the second lid is opened and closed when the operation portion is opened and closed. It is good also as having the 2nd engaging part which slides an to-be-engaged part.

  According to the dispensing cap according to the present invention, when the operation portion of the inner lid is operated and rotated around the first hinge portion in the direction of closing the inner lid, the second engaged portion of the inner lid is removed. By pushing down the second engagement portion of the lid, the outer lid is rotated around the second hinge portion. That is, when the inner lid is operated and rotated, not only the opening operation described above, but also when the inner lid is closed, the outer lid is rotated in conjunction with this operation. Therefore, the operation of opening and closing the spout can be performed easily.

  In the dispensing cap according to the present invention, the second engaged portion is a plate-like body extending from the operation portion side toward the first hinge portion side, and the inner lid and the outer lid are opened. It is good also as having a stopper which controls sliding to the 1st hinge part side of the 2nd engagement part in this 2nd engaged part in an end position.

  According to the pouring cap according to the present invention, since the stopper is provided on the second engaged portion of the inner lid, when the inner lid is operated to open the spout, Release of engagement with the second engagement portion of the outer lid is reliably prevented. That is, the second engagement portion of the outer lid is brought into contact with the stopper of the inner lid at the open end positions of the inner lid and the outer lid, so that the second engagement portion is directed toward the first hinge portion. It is restricted that the second engaged portion slides further. Thus, when the inner lid is opened, the second engaging portion of the outer lid slides toward the first hinge portion side beyond the region where the second engaged portion is formed in the inner lid and engages with each other. Is prevented from being released. Therefore, when the inner lid is operated to close the spout, the outer lid is reliably rotated with the rotation of the inner lid, and the above-described operational effects can be stably obtained.

  Further, in the dispensing cap according to the present invention, the inner lid is sandwiched in the rotation direction of the outer lid by the first engaged portion and the second engaging portion of the outer lid. Also good.

  According to the pouring cap according to the present invention, since the inner lid is sandwiched between the first engaged portion and the second engaging portion of the outer lid, even at the open end positions of the inner lid and the outer lid. The inner lid and the outer lid do not move relative to each other and wobble. Therefore, the operation of pouring the contents can be performed easily and stably.

  According to the pouring cap according to the present invention, the operation of opening the pouring port can be easily performed.

It is a sectional side view showing the extraction cap concerning the 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure explaining the closed state of an extraction cap. It is a sectional side view showing the extraction cap concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure explaining the open state of an extraction cap. It is the side view which looked at the extraction | pouring cap in FIG. 2 from the direction which opposes an outlet. It is a sectional side view which shows the extraction cap which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure explaining the closed state of an extraction cap. It is the side view which looked at the extraction | pouring cap in FIG. 4 from the operation part side of the inner cover. It is a sectional side view which shows the extraction cap which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure explaining the open state of an extraction cap. It is a side view which shows the modification of the inner cover of the extraction | pouring cap which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the extraction cap 10 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 1-3.
The pouring cap 10 according to the present embodiment is attached to the mouth portion 2 of the container 1 in which the contents are accommodated, and dispenses the contents. The pouring cap 10 is attached to the mouth portion 2 of the container 1, and has a top cylindrical cap body 4 in which the pouring port 3 is formed, and the cap body 4 is rotated via the first hinge portion 11. A rectangular plate-shaped inner lid 5 that can be connected and opens and closes the spout 3, and a cap-shaped cylindrical outer lid that is rotatably coupled to the cap body 4 via the second hinge portion 12 and covers the inner lid 5. And a lid 6. The cap body 4 and the outer lid 6 are arranged coaxially with the common shaft. Hereinafter, this common axis is referred to as the cap axis O, the outer lid 6 side along the cap axis O direction is referred to as the upper side, the cap body 4 side is referred to as the lower side, and the direction perpendicular to the cap axis O is referred to as the radial direction. A direction along the axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction.

A male screw 2 </ b> A is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 2 in the container 1.
The cap body 4 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter larger than that of the mouth portion 2 and is arranged so as to cover the peripheral wall portion 7 disposed on the radially outer side of the mouth portion 2 and the upper end opening of the peripheral wall portion 7. And a ceiling wall portion 8 having a prone shape.

  A female screw 7 </ b> A is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 7 of the cap body 4, and is screwed into the male screw 2 </ b> A of the mouth portion 2. A second hinge portion 12 that is connected via an outer lid 6 is provided at one end of the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 7. Moreover, the upper end part of the surrounding wall part 7 is diameter-reduced by one step rather than a lower end part and a center part, and the flange part is formed. A rib-like lid locking portion 7B that protrudes radially outward and extends along the circumferential direction is formed on the peripheral wall rising from the flange portion.

  The top wall portion 8 of the cap body 4 has an annular shape in which an outer peripheral edge portion 8a protrudes radially inward from the upper end portion of the peripheral wall portion 7 and extends along the circumferential direction. The upper end opening edge of the mouth portion 2 is in contact with the lower surface of the outer peripheral edge portion 8a of the top wall portion 8, and is fitted into the mouth portion 2 on the radially inner side of the mouth portion 2 on the lower surface. A cylindrical portion 8A is suspended.

  Further, in the top wall portion 8, a central portion 8b located radially inward from the outer peripheral edge portion 8a is formed so as to bulge upward from the radial inner end of the outer peripheral edge portion 8a. It has a hemispherical shape as a whole. In addition, an inclined surface is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the central portion 8b of the top wall portion 8 on the opposite side of the second hinge portion 12 that sandwiches the cap shaft O in the radial direction, and the dispensing cylinder 9 is inclined on the inclined surface It protrudes upward. A spout 3 is formed at the tip of the spout tube 9, and the spout 3 communicates with the inside of the container 1 through the top wall 8 and the mouth 2.

  A first hinge portion 11 is provided on the top surface portion of the central portion 8 b of the top wall portion 8. The 1st hinge part 11 is arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to the extraction pipe | tube 9 along the circumferential direction in this center part 8b, and has connected the top wall part 8 and the inner cover 5. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the first hinge portion 11 of the present embodiment is composed of three plate bodies (three-point hinges) that connect the top wall portion 8 and the inner lid 5. Among them, a pair of plate-like bodies arranged at both ends is an urging plate 11 </ b> A that has elasticity and urges the inner lid 5 in the opening direction. The urging plate 11A is in an extended state when the inner lid 5 is closed in FIG. 1, and is urged in a direction to open the inner lid 5 by an elastic restoring force.

  The inner lid 5 is a plate-like body having a rectangular shape in plan view that gradually extends from the upper side to the lower side as it goes from the radially inner side to the radially outer side. The upper end of the inner lid 5 is connected to the first hinge portion 11. Further, a cylindrical plug portion 5 </ b> A protrudes from the inner surface of the inner lid 5 facing the dispensing cylinder 9 at a position corresponding to the dispensing port 3. The outer diameter of the plug portion 5A is set to be the same as or slightly larger than the inner diameter of the spout 3 and the plug portion 5A is fitted to the spout 3 with the inner lid 5 closed. . A rib-shaped inner lid locking portion 5 </ b> B extending in the width direction of the inner lid 5 is formed at the tip of the inner lid 5 on the side opposite to the first hinge portion 11. In the state where the inner lid 5 is closed, the inner lid locked portion 5B is locked to the lid locking portion 7B of the cap body 4, and thereby the inner lid 5 is resisted against the elastic restoring force of the first hinge portion 11 described above. The closed state of the lid 5 is maintained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer surface of the inner lid 5 protrudes radially outward from the cap body 4 and the outer lid 6 on the outer surface of the front end portion (position opposite to the inner lid locked portion 5B). A hook-shaped operation portion 5 </ b> C extending along the width direction of the inner lid 5 is formed. In a state where the inner lid 5 is closed, the operation portion 5C is located below the first hinge portion 11. When the contents are poured out, the operation part 5C is rotated around the first hinge part 11 and the inner lid 5 is pushed up to open the spout 3. When closing the inner lid 5, the operation portion 5 </ b> C is pushed down toward the container 1, and the operation of fitting the plug portion 5 </ b> A into the spout 3 is performed. The operation of closing the spout 3 may be performed by pushing down the outer lid 6 as will be described later.
Further, a first engagement portion 21 </ b> A is continuously provided on the outer surface of the inner lid 5 on the first hinge portion 11 side of the operation portion 5 </ b> C.

  In addition, the outer diameter of the outer lid 6 having a prone shape is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the cap body 4. A second hinge portion 12 is provided at the lower end portion of the outer peripheral surface of the outer lid 6. In FIG. 2, the second hinge portion 12 has three plate-like bodies that connect the peripheral wall portion 7 and the outer lid 6. Similar to the first hinge portion 11 described above, in the second hinge portion 12, a pair of plate-like bodies arranged at both ends of these plate-like bodies have elasticity and bias the opening direction of the outer lid 6. The biasing plate 12A is used. The urging plate 12A is in an extended state when the outer lid 6 is closed in FIG. 1, and is urged in a direction to open the outer lid 6 by an elastic restoring force.

  Further, in FIG. 1, the inside of the lower end portion of the outer lid 6 is fitted to a peripheral wall rising from a flange portion at the upper end portion of the peripheral wall portion 7. Inside the lower end portion of the outer lid 6, a rib-like outer lid locking portion 6A that protrudes inward in the radial direction and extends along the circumferential direction is formed. In a state where the outer lid 6 is closed, the outer lid locked portion 6A is locked to the lid locking portion 7B of the cap body 4, and thereby, the outer lid 6 is externally resisted against the elastic restoring force of the second hinge portion 12 described above. The closed state of the lid 6 is maintained.

  At the lower end of the outer lid 6, a notch 6 </ b> B having a rectangular concave shape is formed on the opposite side of the second hinge 12 that sandwiches the cap shaft O in the radial direction. The notch 6B opens downward, faces the lower side of the three sides that define the notch 6B, and faces the first engagement portion 21A of the inner lid 5. A first engaged portion 21 </ b> B is formed on the side to be engaged. The first engaged portion 21B is formed in a tapered surface that gradually inclines toward the upper side as it goes from the radially outer side to the radially inner side, and is uniformly formed on the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5. It can be contacted. With such a configuration, the first engaging portion 21 </ b> A of the inner lid 5 is engaged with the first engaged portion 21 </ b> B of the outer lid 6 from below.

  When the inner lid 5 is pushed up and opened as described above, the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5 engages with the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6 and is pushed up so that the outer lid 6 It can be opened together with the inner lid 5. On the other hand, when the operation of closing the outer lid 6 is performed, the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6 engages with the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5 from above and is pushed down, so that the inner lid 5 The lid 6 can be closed together. In addition, after closing the inner lid 5 as described above, the outer lid 6 may be operated and then closed.

  As described above, according to the dispensing cap 10 according to the present embodiment, when the operation portion 5C of the inner lid 5 is operated and the inner lid 5 is rotated around the first hinge portion 11 in the opening direction. The first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5 pushes up the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6, and the outer lid 6 is rotated around the second hinge portion 12. By this operation, the plug portion 5A of the inner lid 5 is detached from the spout 3 and spaced apart to open the spout 3, and the outer lid 6 is opened to expose the spout 3. That is, since the outer lid 6 can be opened only by opening the inner lid 5, the operation for opening the spout 3 can be easily performed.

  Moreover, since the 1st hinge part 11 is provided with the urging | biasing board 11A urged | biased in the direction which opens the inner cover 5, it is easy to pour the contents. That is, when the container 1 is tilted and the content is poured out from the spout 3, it is prevented that the inner lid 5 is rotated in the closing direction and the spout 3 is covered. Stable and reliable dispensing.

  Moreover, since the 2nd hinge part 12 is provided with the urging | biasing board 12A urged | biased in the direction which opens the outer cover 6, when pouring out the contents, it rotates in the direction in which the outer cover 6 is closed and poured. There will be no hindrance. Further, the inner lid 5 can be opened and closed while the outer lid 6 is opened.

  Further, since the first hinge portion 11 is disposed on the top surface of the top wall portion 8 and the inner lid 5 is closed, the operation portion 5C is pushed down toward the container 1 side. Thus, the external force applied to the pouring cap 10 is dispersed on the table or the like on which the container 1 is placed, so that the operation can be performed stably. Further, when the inner lid 5 is closed, the contents are prevented from scattering upward or laterally from the spout 3.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a dispensing cap 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same member as above-mentioned embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the pouring cap 20 of the present embodiment, both ends of the inner lid 5 in the width direction protrude from the inner lid 5 in the width direction and extend from the operation portion 5C side toward the first hinge portion 11 side. A bowl-shaped second engaged portion 22B is formed.

  In addition, a pair of hook-like or claw-like second engaging portions 22 </ b> A that engage with the second engaged portion 22 </ b> B of the inner lid 5 from below is formed at the lower end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the outer lid 6. Yes. As shown in FIG. 5, these second engaging portions 22 </ b> A are formed so as to protrude toward each other along the width direction of the inner lid 5, the upper surface is a flat surface, and the lower surface is approached. The taper surface is gradually inclined upward toward the direction. Further, the interval between the second engaging portions 22A is set to be smaller than the outer dimension along the width direction of the inner lid 5 (that is, the distance between the pair of second engaged portions 22B outside in the width direction). .

  When the inner lid 5 is opened and closed by operating the operation portion 5C, the second engaging portion 22A of the outer lid 6 slides on the second engaged portion 22B of the inner lid 5 along with the opening and closing operation. Move. Specifically, the second engaging portion 22A of the outer lid 6 is in sliding contact with the inner surface facing the spout 3 side in the second engaged portion 22B of the inner lid 5, while the operating portion 5C and the first hinge portion 11 are in contact with each other. And the second engaged portion 22B moves along the extending direction.

The inner lid 5 is sandwiched between the first engaged portion 21 </ b> B and the second engaging portion 22 </ b> A of the outer lid 6 in the rotational direction of the outer lid 6.
With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6 slides on the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5 in accordance with the aforementioned opening / closing operation. That is, substantially the entire outer surface of the inner lid 5 is the first engaging portion 21A, and the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6 is in sliding contact with the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5. While moving between the operation unit 5 </ b> C and the first hinge unit 11.

  When the inner lid 5 is pushed up and opened, the first engaging portion 21A of the inner lid 5 is engaged with the first engaged portion 21B of the outer lid 6 from the lower side and pushed up, and the outer lid 6 Although it can be opened together with the inner lid 5, in the present embodiment, the mutual engagement between the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6 is not released even at the open end positions of the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6. Is different. FIG. 6 shows the open end positions of the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6. In this state, the inner lid 5 is maintained in the open position by the elastic restoring force of the first hinge portion 11, and the outer lid 6 is The second hinge portion 12 is maintained in the open position by the elastic restoring force described above.

  On the other hand, when the inner lid 5 is closed by operating the operation portion 5C, the second engaged portion 22B of the inner lid 5 is engaged with the second engaging portion 22A of the outer lid 6 from above and pushed down. The outer lid 6 is closed together with the inner lid 5.

  As described above, according to the dispensing cap 20 according to the present embodiment, when the operation portion 5C of the inner lid 5 is operated and rotated around the first hinge portion 11 in the direction in which the inner lid 5 is closed. The second engaged portion 22B of the inner lid 5 pushes down the second engaging portion 22A of the outer lid 6, and the outer lid 6 is rotated around the second hinge portion 12. That is, when the inner lid 5 is operated and rotated, not only the opening operation described above, but also when the inner lid 5 is closed, the outer lid 6 is rotated in conjunction with this operation. Yes. Therefore, the operation of opening and closing the spout 3 can be easily performed.

  Further, since the inner lid 5 is sandwiched between the first engaged portion 21B and the second engaging portion 22A of the outer lid 6, the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6 are also located at the open end positions thereof. The lid 5 and the outer lid 6 are not moved relative to each other and wobbling. Therefore, the operation of pouring the contents can be performed easily and stably.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the second engaged portion 22 </ b> B of the inner lid 5 is located at the open end positions of the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6. It is good also as having the stopper 23 which controls sliding to the 1st hinge part 11 side of 22 A of 2nd engaging parts in 22B. Specifically, a pair of stoppers 23 are arranged at the end on the first hinge portion 11 side on the inner surface of the second engaged portion 22B, are formed to protrude from the inner surface, and the width direction of the inner lid 5 Rib shape extending along.

Then, when performing the operation of opening the spout 3, the surface facing the operation portion 5 </ b> C side of the stopper 23 and the first hinge portion 11 side of the second engagement portion 22 </ b> A of the outer lid 6 are faced at the open end position. The surfaces are in contact with each other.
In this case, when the inner lid 5 is operated to open the spout 3, the engagement between the second engaged portion 22 </ b> B of the inner lid 5 and the second engaging portion 22 </ b> A of the outer lid 6 is reliably prevented. Is done.

  In other words, the second engagement portion 22A of the outer lid 6 is brought into contact with the stopper 23 of the inner lid 5 at the open end positions of the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6, so that the second engagement portion 22A is first. Further sliding on the second engaged portion 22B toward the hinge portion 11 side is restricted. Thus, when opening the inner lid 5, the second engaging portion 22 </ b> A of the outer lid 6 slides toward the first hinge portion 11 side beyond the region where the second engaged portion 22 </ b> B is formed in the inner lid 5. Thus, the mutual engagement is prevented from being released. Therefore, when the inner lid 5 is operated to close the spout 3, the outer lid 6 is reliably rotated along with the rotation of the inner lid 5, and the operational effects described in the second embodiment are stabilized. Obtained.

  In addition, in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention, it is possible to replace suitably the component in above-mentioned embodiment with a well-known component, and you may combine the above-mentioned modification suitably.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Mouth part 3 Spout 4 Cap main body 5 Inner lid 5C Operation part 6 Outer lid 10, 20 Pouring cap 11 1st hinge part 12 2nd hinge part 21A 1st engaging part 21B 1st to-be-engaged part 22A Second engaging portion 22B Second engaged portion 23 Stopper

Claims (4)

A cap body that is attached to the mouth portion of the container in which the contents are stored, and a cap main body in which a spout is formed, is rotatably connected to the cap main body via a first hinge portion, and opens and closes the spout. A pouring cap comprising: an inner lid; and an outer lid that is rotatably connected to the cap body via a second hinge portion and covers the inner lid,
The inner lid is connected to a first engaging portion that is engaged with a first engaged portion formed on the outer lid from below, and is connected to the first engaging portion. A pouring cap comprising an operating portion protruding outward in the direction. A dispensing cap according to claim 1,
The outer lid engages with a second engaged portion formed on the inner lid from the lower side, and slides on the second engaged portion in accordance with an opening / closing operation of the operating portion. A pouring cap characterized by having a joint. A dispensing cap according to claim 2, wherein
The second engaged portion is a plate-like body extending from the operation portion side toward the first hinge portion side, and the second engaged portion is at an open end position of the inner lid and the outer lid. A pouring cap comprising a stopper for restricting the sliding of the second engagement portion toward the first hinge portion. A dispensing cap according to claim 2 or 3,
The pouring cap, wherein the inner lid is sandwiched in the rotation direction of the outer lid by the first engaged portion and the second engaging portion of the outer lid.

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