JP2011219118A - Cap for liquid vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a liquid to be rubbed against an item to be applied without troublesome operation even after the liquid is discharged from a cap to the item to be applied or while the liquid is discharged in the cap for a liquid vessel used for metering the liquid or using the liquid little by little.SOLUTION: The cap 1A for the liquid vessel removably attached to an opening 21 of a vessel body 20 accommodating the liquid includes: an outer tube 2; an inner tube 3 formed inside the outer tube; a metering chamber 4 formed in the inner tube; and an application surface 10 formed in a part of the end on the opening 4a side of the metering chamber of the inner tube. The application surface 10 protrudes to the part 3b (non-application surface) other than the application surface of the end on the opening 4a side of the metering chamber of the inner tube oppositely to the bottom 4b of the metering chamber. The width of the application surface 10 in the radial direction of the inner tube is larger than the width of the non-application surface 3b in the radial direction of the inner tube.

Description

  The present invention is attached as a lid to a container body containing a liquid such as a liquid detergent or a liquid bleaching agent, and measures the liquid in the container body or distributes an appropriate amount to dispense the liquid. The present invention relates to a liquid container cap that can be rubbed against an object to be coated.

  There is a measuring cap that is attached as a lid to a container body containing a liquid such as a liquid detergent or a liquid bleaching agent, and is used to measure the liquid in the container body or to separate and dispense an appropriate amount of liquid ( Patent Document 1).

  Moreover, what provided the applicator for rubbing a liquid on a to-be-coated object to such a measuring cap is proposed (patent documents 2, 3).

JP 2001-171704 A JP 2007-99306 A JP 2007-168885 A

  However, the prior art uses the upper part as an applicator when the measuring cap is mounted on the container body, and removes the measuring cap when measuring to perform the measuring operation. Therefore, an applicator is formed at the bottom of the measuring cap when measuring. Has been. In such a conventional measuring cap with an applicator, in order to use the applicator, first remove the measuring cap from the container body, measure the liquid into the measuring cap, and then dispense the liquid from the measuring cap. The cumbersome operation of changing the measuring cap upside down and attaching it to the container body and removing the auxiliary cap covering the applicator was necessary.

  On the other hand, the present invention measures the liquid in the container body with the cap, or separates an appropriate amount with the cap, and even after the liquid is poured from the cap to the coated object, it is applied to the coated object. An object of the present invention is to provide a cap for a liquid container that can rub liquid.

  The present inventor, in a liquid container cap provided with a measuring chamber, formed an application surface on the liquid flow path at the opening of the measuring chamber so that the liquid can be rubbed against an object to be applied. It has been found that a liquid can be rubbed against an object to be coated even after or after a predetermined amount of liquid is poured onto the object to be coated.

That is, the present invention is a liquid container cap that is detachably attached to the mouth of the container body containing the liquid,
Outer cylinder,
An inner cylinder formed inside the outer cylinder,
A measuring chamber formed in the inner cylinder portion, and a coating surface formed at a part of the end portion of the inner cylinder portion on the weighing chamber opening side, and the coating surface is an end portion on the weighing chamber opening side of the inner cylinder portion For the part other than the application surface of
Provided is a cap in which the width of the coating surface in the radial direction of the inner cylinder portion is larger than the wall thickness at a portion other than the coating surface.

  Moreover, this invention provides the liquid container provided with the container main body which accommodates a liquid, and the said cap for liquid containers.

  According to the cap for a liquid container of the present invention, since the measuring chamber is provided, the liquid can be measured, and since the application surface is provided on the side of the measuring chamber opening, the liquid is poured out from the measuring chamber. The application surface can be positioned. Therefore, the liquid can be rubbed against the coating object even after the liquid separated into the measuring chamber is poured out onto the coating object or while being poured out onto the coating object. In this case, it is not necessary to change the cap upside down, and it is not necessary to remove the cap that covers the coating surface.

  For example, when this cap is used as a measuring cap for a container body containing liquid detergent for clothing, the liquid detergent is separated into the measuring chamber of the cap, and the liquid detergent is poured directly into the clothing, and the dispensed liquid detergent is removed. Can be easily rubbed onto clothing. Therefore, it is possible to increase the washing efficiency.

1A is a perspective view, FIG. 1B is a top view, FIG. 1C is a bottom view, and FIG. 1D is a sectional view of a cap 1A according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a top perspective view of the liquid container 100A of the present invention with the cap 1A of the embodiment mounted on the container body, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the cap mounting portion. FIG. 2B is a top perspective view of the container body with the cap 1A removed from the liquid container 100A of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a method of using the cap 1A. 4A is a perspective view, FIG. 4B is a top view, and FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1B according to the embodiment of the present invention. 5A is a perspective view, FIG. 5B is a top view, and FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1C according to the embodiment of the present invention. 6A is a perspective view, FIG. 6B is a top view, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1D according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7A is a perspective view, FIG. 7B is a top view, FIG. 7C is a bottom view, and FIG. 7D is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1E according to the embodiment of the present invention. 8A is a perspective view, FIG. 8B is a top view, and FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1F according to the embodiment of the present invention. 9A is a perspective view, FIG. 9B is a top view, and FIG. 9C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1G according to the embodiment of the present invention. 10A is a perspective view, FIG. 10B is a top view, and FIG. 10C is a cross-sectional view of the cap 1H according to the embodiment of the present invention. 11A is a perspective view and FIG. 11B is a sectional view of the cap 1I according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same numerals indicate the same or equivalent components.

  1A is a perspective view of a cap 1A according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the weighing chamber opening side, FIG. 1B is a top view (Y arrow view), and FIG. 1C is a bottom view Z arrow. (View) and (d) XX sectional drawing. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the cap 1 </ b> A is detachably attached to the mouth portion 21 of the container body 20 containing the liquid, and is an outer cylinder that is screwed into the mouth portion 21 of the container body 20. Part 2, inner cylinder part 3 formed inside the outer cylinder part 2, measuring chamber 4 formed inside the inner cylinder part 3, end part of the outer cylinder part 2 on the weighing chamber bottom part 4 b side and the inner cylinder part 3 It is an integrally molded product having an application surface 10 formed on a part of the end portion on the side of the measuring chamber opening 4a of the inner cylinder portion 3 and the annular wall 5 that closes the space.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, an inner plug 30 having a pour-out portion 31 protruding in a bowl shape and a peripheral wall 32 is press-fitted into the mouth portion 21 of the container body 20. The inner plug 30 may be screwed with the container body 20 at the peripheral wall 32, and the outer cylindrical portion 2 of the cap 1 </ b> A is attached to the peripheral wall 32 of the inner plug 30 by a screw formed on the inner side thereof. It may be screwed with the formed screw.

  The application surface 10 has a characteristic configuration of the cap 1A, and a part of the end of the inner cylinder 3 on the side of the measuring chamber opening 4a projects in a crescent shape on the side opposite to the measuring chamber bottom 4b. ing. Further, the application surface 10 has a width L1 in the radial direction of the inner cylinder portion relative to the portion other than the application surface of the inner cylinder portion 3 (hereinafter referred to as a non-application surface) 3b, and the measurement chamber opening 4a side of the inner cylinder portion 3 It is larger than the wall thickness L2 on the non-application surface 3b at the end.

  Therefore, according to this cap 1A, as shown to Fig.3 (a), the liquid A is poured directly from the application surface 10 side of the measurement chamber 4 of cap 1A to to-be-coated objects B, such as clothes to wash. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3B, the application surface 10 can be easily pressed against the application object B by simply changing the angle of the application surface 10 of the cap 1A with respect to the application object B, and the liquid A Can be rubbed onto the workpiece B. Therefore, it is possible to increase the washing efficiency as compared with the case where the liquid is only weighed or poured out into the washing machine and the clothes are washed.

  Here, as the shape of the measuring chamber 4 and the application surface 10, the amount of the liquid A poured out from the measuring chamber 4 can be easily controlled, and the liquid A poured out into the coating object B can be easily spread. It is preferable to make it the shape which does not damage the fabric | dough etc. which become B easily. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 (d), in the longitudinal sectional view passing through the central axis L0 of the cap 1A, the angle θ formed by the coating surface 10 and the inner cylindrical portion outer wall 3a is 20 to 70 °, particularly 30 to 30 °. The angle is preferably 50 °.

  Further, the length L3 at which the application surface 10 protrudes from the non-application surface 3b at the end of the inner cylinder portion 3 on the side of the measurement chamber opening 4a is 7 to 10 mm at the protruding tip of the application surface 10. preferable.

  Furthermore, as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 1 (c), the outer shape of the application surface is such that the edge 10a on the weighing chamber opening 4a side of the application surface 10 faces the edge 10b of the application surface facing the edge 10a. It is preferable to use a crescent shape recessed in an arc shape. Thereby, it becomes easy to pour out the liquid A from the measuring chamber 4 little by little. The radius of curvature of the arcuate edge 10a is made larger than the radius of curvature of the edge 10b facing the edge 10a on the coating surface 10. In addition, the recessed shape of the edge 10a may be substantially V-shaped.

  It is preferable that the width L4 in the radial direction of the inner cylinder portion from the cap center axis L0 to the point with the largest amount of recess in the edge 10a is L4 ≦ L1. Thereby, a sufficient area of the crescent-shaped application surface 10 can be ensured, and the clothes to be coated B can be easily applied without being damaged. When the radius of the inner cylindrical portion outer wall 3a formed in a cylindrical shape with the cap central axis L0 as the center is R, L1 with respect to the radius R is 40 to 80%, particularly 50 from the viewpoint of application performance to clothes. It is preferable to set it to -70%.

  It is preferable that the start point and the end point of the recess of the edge 10a are provided on the same plane S including the cap center axis L0. Further, a line connecting the start point and the end point may be positioned on the edge 10b side with respect to the cap center axis L0.

  On the other hand, in this cap 1A, from the viewpoint of suppressing shrinkage distortion during molding, shortening the cooling time, etc., the outer wall of the inner cylinder part on the application surface 10 side is prevented so that the wall thickness of the inner cylinder part 3 does not become larger than necessary. A groove 7 opened on the weighing chamber bottom 4b side is provided between 3a and the weighing chamber 4, so that a central wall 6 extending from the edge 10a on the weighing chamber opening side of the application surface 10 to the weighing chamber bottom 4b is formed. The non-application surface side of the central wall 6 is a measuring chamber 4.

  Further, in order to improve the gripping ability of the cap 1A, the edge 2b on the bottom side of the measuring chamber of the outer cylinder 2 is positioned closer to the measuring chamber opening 4a than the measuring chamber bottom 4b, and the inner cylinder 3 is the outer cylinder. The shape protrudes from the portion 2 toward the weighing chamber bottom 4b.

  The liquid container cap of the present invention can take various forms. For example, the cap 1B of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 has grooves 11 having a circular cross section in the direction of the cap central axis L0 on the surface of the central wall 6 on the side of the measuring chamber 4 in the above-described cap 1A. A plurality are provided. In addition, when providing the groove | channel 11 in the center wall 6 in this way, the cross section can be made into various shapes, for example, is good also as V shape.

  By providing such a groove | channel 11, it becomes easy to control the liquid quantity of the liquid A poured out from the measurement chamber 4, and it becomes easy to pour out little by little.

  In the cap 1C of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the central wall 6 and the inner cylindrical portion outer wall 3a are integrated by partially forming the wall thickness of the inner cylindrical portion outer wall 3a by not forming the groove 7 in the aforementioned cap 1A. The coating surface 10 is formed at the measuring chamber opening side end of the thickened inner cylinder portion 3. Depending on the molding conditions of the cap, a thick portion may be provided on the cap 1C as described above.

  The cap 1D of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 also does not have the groove 7, but a part of the wall of the inner cylinder portion 3 on the side of the measuring chamber opening side is inclined and extended in the direction of the cap central axis L0. By providing, the application surface 10 is formed, and a thick portion is suppressed from being generated in the inner cylinder portion 3.

  The cap 1E of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by forming the coating surface 10 by thickening a part of the end portion on the side of the measuring chamber opening 4a of the inner cylinder portion 3, and in that case 10b is substantially linear, and the coating surface 10 is formed on a flat surface substantially perpendicular to the cap center axis L0. Further, in this cap 1E, in order to increase the strength when the coating surface 10 is rubbed against the workpiece B, a partial thick portion 12 extending from the weighing chamber bottom 4b to the coating surface 10 is formed on the inner surface of the weighing chamber 4. Provided.

  In the cap 1F of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, in the above-described cap 1A, a part of the end portion on the side of the measuring chamber opening of the inner cylinder portion 3 is projected in an elliptical column shape, and its corners are rounded to round the corners. The top and the periphery of the elliptical columnar protrusion are the application surface 10.

  By forming the application surface 10 in such a shape with rounded corners, it becomes easy to rub the liquid A against the object B to be applied regardless of the portion of the application surface 10.

  The caps 1A to 1F described above are obtained by integral molding, but the cap of the present invention may be obtained by joining a plurality of parts.

  For example, the cap 1G of FIG. 9 includes an outer cylinder part 2 and an inner cylinder part 3, and a cap body in which a measuring chamber 4 is formed inside the inner cylinder part 3, and an application surface forming member that forms an application surface 10 The coating surface forming member 14 is fitted to the opening end side of the inner cylinder portion 3.

  The application surface forming member 14 is provided so as to protrude from the opening end of the weighing chamber 4, and a part of the surface of the application surface forming member 14 is inserted into the measurement chamber 4 and fixed. It has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section connected to the plate-like portion 14b. A groove 11 is formed on the surface of the plate-like portion 14b on the side of the measuring chamber 4 in the same manner as the central wall 6 of the cap 1B in FIG. 4 described above, so that the amount of liquid injected from the measuring chamber 4 can be easily controlled. . The application surface forming member 14 has a fitting portion 15 into which the opening wall of the inner cylinder portion 3 can be fitted so that the application surface forming member 14 can be fixed to the opening end of the inner cylinder portion 3 by fitting. Is provided.

  The cap 1H of FIG. 10 also includes an outer cylinder part 2 and an inner cylinder part 3, a cap main body in which the measuring chamber 4 is formed inside the inner cylinder part 3, and an application surface forming member 14 that forms the application surface 10. The coating surface forming member 14 is fitted to the opening end side of the inner cylinder portion 3 by the fitting portion 15. The coating surface forming member 14 has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section in which the protruding portion 14a and the plate-like portion 14c are connected. In this embodiment, the coating surface forming member 14 includes the plate-like portion 14c inside. It is made to fix to the outer side of the measurement chamber 4 along the cylinder part outer wall 3a.

  If the cap is composed of a plurality of parts like the caps 1G and 1H, a complicated shape can be realized.

  Each of the caps 1A to 1H described above is formed such that the edge of the outer cylinder portion 2 on the weighing chamber bottom 4b side is located closer to the weighing chamber opening 4a than the weighing chamber bottom 4b. Thus, the cap is easily grasped. In the present invention, for example, as shown in the cap 1I shown in FIG. 11, the edge portion 2b on the bottom side of the measuring chamber of the outer cylinder portion 2 and the bottom portion 4b of the measuring chamber are , They may be formed on substantially the same plane.

  Furthermore, the deformation | transformation part of each aspect mentioned above can be combined suitably. Further, in any of the caps of the present invention, for example, a plurality of dimple-like irregularities may be provided on the surface of the application surface 10 in order to make it easier to rub the liquid onto the object to be applied.

  You may form a knurl in the outer surface of the outer cylinder part 2 as needed. Further, in order to measure a predetermined amount of liquid, the measuring chamber 4 may be appropriately scaled.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the cap of the present invention can be attached to various container bodies that pour out liquid from the mouth of the container body, including containers having an inner stopper 30, A liquid container including such a container body and a cap is included.

  In addition, the fitting form of the cap and the container body may be a fitting type in addition to the screwing shown in FIG. 2A.

  Further, the capacity of the liquid container of the present invention is not particularly limited, but in order to hold the container body and directly pour the liquid onto the object to be coated, the liquid container having a capacity of several liters or more that makes it difficult to control the amount of liquid. It is particularly useful as a cap.

  The cap and the container main body constituting the liquid container of the present invention can be industrially manufactured by using, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, by an injection molding method, a blow molding method, or the like.

  The liquid container cap of the present invention is useful in the field of liquid containers for containing liquids such as liquid detergents and liquid bleaches.

1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H, 1I Cap 2 Outer cylinder part 3 Inner cylinder part 3a Inner cylinder part outer wall 3b Parts other than the application surface at the measurement chamber opening side end (non-application surface)
4 Weighing chamber 4a Weighing chamber opening 4b Weighing chamber bottom 5 Annular wall 6 Central wall 7 Groove 10 Application surface 10a Edge of application surface on measuring chamber opening side 10b Edge of application surface facing edge 10a 11 Groove 12 Partial thickness Part 14 Application surface forming member 14a Protruding part 14b Plate-like part 14c Plate-like part 15 Fitting part 20 Container body 21 Mouth part 30 Inner plug 31 Outlet part 32 Peripheral wall 100A Liquid container A Liquid B Object L0 Cap central axis L1 Width in the radial direction of the inner cylinder portion of the coating surface L2 Width in the radial direction of the inner cylinder portion of the non-coating surface L3 Projection length of the coating surface with respect to the non-coating surface L4 Width in the radial direction of the cylinder part R Radius of the outer wall of the inner cylinder part

Claims (9)

A cap for a liquid container that is detachably attached to a mouth of a container body that contains a liquid,
Outer cylinder,
An inner cylinder formed inside the outer cylinder,
A measuring chamber formed in the inner cylinder portion, and a coating surface formed at a part of the end portion of the inner cylinder portion on the weighing chamber opening side, and the coating surface is an end portion on the weighing chamber opening side of the inner cylinder portion For the part other than the application surface of
The cap whose inner cylinder part radial direction width | variety of an application surface is larger than the wall thickness in the said non-application surface.   The cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap is integrally molded. It has a central wall from the weighing chamber opening side edge of the application surface to the weighing chamber bottom,
A weighing chamber is provided on the non-application surface side of the central wall,
The cap according to claim 2, wherein a groove opened on the bottom side of the weighing chamber is provided on the application surface side of the central wall.   The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a groove in the axial direction of the inner cylinder portion is formed on a surface of the central wall on the weighing chamber side.   The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an edge of the application surface on the side of the measuring chamber opening is recessed toward the edge of the application surface facing the edge.   The cap according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of irregularities are formed on the outer surface of the application surface.   The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an edge of the outer tube portion on the bottom side of the measuring chamber is positioned closer to the measuring chamber opening than the bottom of the measuring chamber.   The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an edge of the outer tube portion on the bottom side of the measuring chamber and the bottom of the measuring chamber are on substantially the same plane.   A liquid container comprising a container main body for storing a liquid and the liquid container cap according to claim 1.

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