JP2013177174A - Measuring and pouring cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring and pouring cap which enables a desired quantity of content fluid to be accurately poured out while a poured quantity is checked, only by tilting a container body.SOLUTION: A measuring and pouring cap 10, which is used by being attached to a mouth and neck part of a container body 11, includes a reservoir measuring chamber 12 which is arranged in the state of covering a tip outflow opening of the mouth and neck part of the container body 11. The reservoir measuring chamber 12 is formed by having its periphery surrounded by a bottom wall part 15 provided with a plurality of outflow ports 13 and 14, and an outer peripheral wall part 17 provided with a pour spout 16. The plurality of outflow ports 13 and 14 comprise the main outflow port 13 which communicates with the pour spout 16, and the auxiliary outflow port 14 which communicates with the reservoir measuring chamber 12. The main outflow port 13 and the auxiliary outflow port 14 are formed in such a shape that a flow rate of the content fluid flowing out into the pour spout 16 from the main outflow port 13 and a flow rate of the content fluid flowing out into the reservoir measuring chamber 12 from the auxiliary outflow port 14 establish a linear relationship, when the content fluid is poured out by tilting the container body 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a metering cap used by being attached to the mouth of a container body.

  For example, when a content liquid is poured out from a container main body containing a liquid detergent, a liquid seasoning, or the like as the content liquid, it is preferable to measure and use an appropriate amount. As a container that can measure the content liquid, for example, a measuring cap with a weighing scale is attached to the mouth part of the container body together with a pouring cap having a pouring nozzle part, and it is removed when the content liquid is used. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a container with a measuring cap is known in which a content liquid is poured into a measuring cap from a dispensing nozzle portion and weighed, and then poured into a washing machine, a cooking utensil or the like.

  Moreover, in the container with the above-mentioned general measurement cap, it is easy to feel troublesome to remove or reattach the measurement cap, and the measurement cap may be lost. For this reason, various types of caps and containers have been developed that can be dispensed after the content liquid has been weighed without requiring the operation of attaching or detaching the weighing cap by providing the dispensing cap as an integral part of the dispensing cap. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In the liquid metering cap of Patent Document 1, the liquid content to be poured is once poured into a metering chamber having a certain volume and weighed, and then the liquid content is poured out. In the measuring and dispensing container of Patent Document 2, the content liquid is once poured into the measuring part of the measuring cap having the dispensing pipe attached to the mouth tube portion of the outer container via the dispensing pipe, and then the content liquid is measured. Is coming out.

JP 11-29167 A JP 2011-31932 A

  However, in the liquid metering cap of Patent Document 1 and the metering container of Patent Document 2, the content liquid is once poured into a metering chamber or metering unit, and then metered out. Therefore, it is necessary to pour the content liquid by two actions: the operation of pouring the content liquid into the measuring chamber or measuring section and the operation of dispensing the measured content liquid from the spout. The improvement of sex is insufficient. In addition, for example, if the content liquid has a high viscosity, the measured content liquid tends to remain by adhering to the inner surface of the measuring chamber or measuring section. In some cases, it is difficult to accurately dispense a desired amount of the content liquid.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a metering and dispensing cap capable of accurately dispensing a desired amount of content liquid while confirming the amount to be dispensed by a single action of tilting the container body. .

  The present invention is a measuring and dispensing cap that is used by being attached to a mouth part of a container body and that allows the content liquid to be poured while checking the amount to be dispensed, and is disposed so as to cover the tip outflow opening of the mouth part. A liquid storage and measurement chamber, the liquid storage and measurement chamber comprising a bottom wall portion provided with a plurality of outlets that open toward the inside of the neck portion, and a spout opening that opens toward the outside of the container. A plurality of outlets provided in the bottom wall portion are connected to the spout provided in the outer peripheral wall portion. An outlet and an auxiliary outlet communicating with the liquid reservoir measuring chamber, and the main outlet and the auxiliary outlet are provided when the container body is tilted in a predetermined direction to discharge the content liquid. The flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the main outlet to the outlet, It is formed in a shape and a positional relationship such that the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet to the liquid reservoir measuring chamber has a certain proportional relationship, and the liquid reservoir measuring chamber is connected via the auxiliary outlet. By providing a metering and dispensing cap that enables the content liquid to be dispensed while confirming the amount of liquid dispensed from the dispensing outlet through the main flow outlet by visually recognizing the amount of fluid flowing into the Is achieved.

  According to the metering-out cap of the present invention, it is possible to accurately dispense a desired amount of content liquid while confirming the amount of dispensing by a single action of tilting the container body.

The metering-out cap which concerns on preferable one Embodiment of this invention shows the squeeze container with which the container main body was attached, (a) is a side view of the standing state, (b) is a side view of the tilted state is there. It is the perspective view which looked at the metering pouring cap concerning one desirable embodiment of the present invention from the slanting side. It is the front view which looked at the metering pouring cap concerning one desirable embodiment of the present invention from the upper part. FIG. 3 is a cutaway perspective view of the metering cap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention along A-A in FIG. 2. It is the perspective view which looked at the metering-out cap which concerns on preferable one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally downward. 5A is a cutaway perspective view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5B is a cutaway perspective view taken along the line CC of FIG. 4 of the metering cap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. . It is a schematic diagram explaining the situation where content liquid is poured out while inclining a squeeze container and confirming the amount of pouring. (A)-(f) is the schematic bottom view of the bottom wall part which illustrates other shapes and arrangement | positioning of a mainstream outlet and an auxiliary | assistant outlet. The other shape and arrangement | positioning of a main outflow port and an auxiliary outflow port are illustrated, (a), (b) is a schematic perspective view, (c) is a schematic front view. (A)-(c) is the schematic front view explaining the condition where the contents liquid is made to flow out from the mainstream outlet and auxiliary outlet of the arrangement shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing of the condition which makes a content liquid flow out from the mainstream outlet and auxiliary | assistant outlet of the arrangement | positioning shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a metering cap 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is attached to the mouth of the container body 11 of a squeeze container, for example, as shown in FIGS. Used. The metering cap 10 of the present embodiment preferably includes a concave nozzle portion 20 having an arcuate cross-sectional shape on a top wall portion 18 constituting an outer peripheral wall portion 17 to be described later (see FIGS. 2 and 3). For example, the user grips the body portion 11a of the container body 11 to tilt the squeeze container, and squeezes (squeezes) the body portion 11a to deform the content liquid from the container body 11 to the concave nozzle portion 20. Then, the liquid can be poured out through a spout 16 to be described later (see FIGS. 3 and 4) so that a predetermined amount of the content liquid can be poured out. The metering cap 10 of the present embodiment includes a liquid reservoir metering chamber 12 disposed so as to cover the tip outflow opening of the mouth part of the container body 11 (see FIGS. 4 and 6B). ), And a function that allows a desired amount of the content liquid to be poured out from the spout 16 with high accuracy while checking the amount to be poured out.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the metering cap 10 of the present embodiment is used by being attached to the mouth portion of the container body 11, and enables the content liquid to be poured out while checking the amount of pouring. It is a cap, and is provided with a liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 arranged so as to cover the tip outflow opening of the mouth part of the container body 11 (see FIGS. 4 and 6B). The liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 has a bottom wall portion 15 (see FIG. 5) provided with a plurality of outlets 13 and 14 that open toward the inside of the neck portion of the container body 11, and faces the outside of the container body 11. It is formed by being surrounded by an outer peripheral wall portion 17 provided with an opening 16 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that opens. The plurality of outlets 13, 14 provided in the bottom wall portion 15 include a main outlet 13 that communicates with the spout 16 provided in the outer peripheral wall portion 17, and an auxiliary outlet 14 that communicates with the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12. And the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 are flow rates of the content liquid that flows out from the main outlet 13 to the outlet 16 when the container body 11 is tilted in a predetermined direction to discharge the content liquid. And the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet 14 to the liquid storage and metering chamber 12 are formed in a shape and positional relationship so as to have a certain proportional relationship. By visually recognizing the amount of liquid flowing into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 through the auxiliary outlet 14, it is possible to dispense the content liquid while confirming the amount of liquid dispensed from the outlet 16 through the main outlet 13. (See FIG. 7).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the outer peripheral wall portion 17 is provided so as to be interposed between the top wall portion 18 disposed to face the bottom wall portion 15, and the peripheral edge portion of the top wall 18 and the bottom wall portion 15. And a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19. The top surface wall portion 18 of the outer peripheral wall portion 17 is provided with a concave nozzle portion 20 that once receives the content liquid poured out from the spout 16 and then pours it out, as shown in FIG. The direction in which the concave nozzle portion 20 is tilted downward is a predetermined direction in which the container body 11 is tilted.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 are concave when the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 is viewed from the front side (above FIG. 1A) where the concave nozzle portion 20 is provided. The nozzle portion 20 is formed so as to have a line-symmetric shape and positional relationship with a center line T (see FIG. 3) dividing the nozzle portion 20 into two equal parts in the horizontal width direction as a symmetry axis (see FIG. 5).

  In this embodiment, the container main body 11 is a bottle-shaped plastic container having flexibility that can be squeezed and deformed, and as shown in FIGS. 11a, and a mouth part formed by projecting upward from the upper end of the body part 11a and having an opening surface at the upper end serving as a tip outflow opening (in FIG. 1, it is covered by the mounting skirt part 21 of the metering cap 10). Provided). A metering cap 10 is detachably attached to the mouth portion via various known screwing means and engaging means. The container body 11 can be easily formed by using, for example, blow molding, using various known synthetic resins.

  In the present embodiment, the metering cap 10 is a plastic molded product preferably having a two-part configuration so that the molding can be facilitated and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. That is, the metering cap 10 is composed of a cap upper body 22 and a cap lower body 23 as shown in FIG.

  2 and 3, the cap upper body 22 forms an outer shell portion of the metering cap 10, and is made of a transparent or translucent resin material. The cap upper body 22 includes the outer peripheral wall portion 17 including the top surface wall portion 18 and the cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 provided to extend downward from the peripheral edge portion of the top surface wall portion 18 as described above. Furthermore, a mounting skirt portion 21 that is integrally joined to the lower end portion of the cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 and extends downward in a cylindrical shape is provided with an annular shoulder portion 24 interposed. On the inner side surface of the lower end portion of the mounting skirt portion 21, there are provided screwing ridges and engagement protrusions, and these are screwed onto the screwing ridges and engagement protrusions provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth part of the container body 11. By combining or engaging, the metering cap 10 can be detachably mounted on the container body 11.

  In the present embodiment, the top wall 18 of the outer peripheral wall 17 has, for example, a substantially field track-like planar shape in which a pair of opposed arc-shaped portions are connected by a pair of linear portions. The top wall 18 is disposed at a position corresponding to a pair of main flow outlets 13 (see FIG. 5) formed in the bottom wall 15 by the cap lower body 23, and a pair of spouts 16 are formed in the top. (See FIG. 3). Further, a spout guide wall 16a having a hollow cross-sectional shape similar to the opening shape of the spout 16 is provided so as to protrude downward from the lower surface of the top wall 18 (see FIG. 4). The upper end portion of the main flow outlet guide wall 13a provided so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 15 to be described later is fitted into the lower end portion of the spout guide wall 16a. Will communicate with each other.

  In the present embodiment, a concave nozzle portion 20 is provided so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the top wall portion 18. The concave nozzle portion 20 has an arcuate cross-sectional shape having the same radius of curvature as the arcuate portion of the top wall portion 18. The concave nozzle portion 20 is disposed between one arcuate portion of the top wall portion 18 and the pair of outlets 16 and is provided to have a width straddling the pair of outlets 16. Further, the concave nozzle portion 20 is provided so as to protrude from the top surface wall portion 18 at a height higher than a dripping prevention wall 25 described later. Further, a pair of overflow overflow prevention walls 20 a is provided so as to extend from both sides of the concave nozzle portion 20 along the outer opening edge of each of the pair of outlets 16. By providing the pair of overflow overflow prevention walls 20a, when the container is tilted so that the concave nozzle portion 20 is disposed below and the content liquid is poured out, for example, the container is tilted too much. It is possible to effectively avoid the content liquid poured out from the outlet 16 from overflowing to the side of the concave nozzle portion 20. The concave nozzle part 20, the pair of outlets 16, and the pair of overflowing prevention walls 20a are line-symmetrical shapes and positions with a center line T that divides the concave nozzle part 20 into two equal parts in the widthwise direction. It is formed to be in a relationship.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the top wall 18 of the outer peripheral wall 17 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the top wall 18 at a height lower than the concave nozzle 20 as shown in FIGS. 16 and a dripping prevention wall 25 which is continuously arranged in an annular shape surrounding the outside of the concave nozzle portion 20 and the concave nozzle portion 20 is provided. In the present embodiment, the dripping prevention wall 25 includes one arc-shaped portion of the top surface wall portion 18, an intermediate portion between the concave nozzle portion 20, a pair of straight portions on both sides of the top surface wall portion 18, and the concave nozzle portion 20. A substantially U-shaped portion 25a provided to extend in the middle portion between the pair of overflow overflow prevention walls 20a on both sides of the substantially continuous U-shaped portion 25a. It is formed so as to have a planar shape composed of the convex-shaped portion 25b.

  After the top wall 18 of the outer peripheral wall 17 is provided with a liquid dripping prevention wall 25 surrounding the outside of the spout 16 and the concave nozzle part 20, the squeeze container is tilted and the content liquid is poured out. When the container main body 11 is returned to the state in which the container main body 11 is erected again, the remaining content liquid collected in the container main body 11 from the concave nozzle portion 20 is returned to the container main body 11 through the spout 16. Even if the liquid stays on the top surface of the top wall 18 through the periphery of the concave nozzle portion 20 and the like, the retained content liquid is prevented from flowing out to the outside or below the top wall 18, so It is possible to effectively avoid contamination with the internal solution.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the top wall 18 of the outer peripheral wall 17 is provided with a vent hole 26 for taking outside air into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12, as shown in FIGS. It is disposed in the inner region of the wall 25 and is formed at the tip of the substantially convex shaped portion 25b of the dripping prevention wall 25. A ventilation hole 26 is formed in the top wall 18 of the outer peripheral wall portion 17 for taking outside air into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12, so that air replacement inside the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 is performed via the vent hole 26. After the squeeze container is tilted and the content liquid is poured out, the container main body 11 is returned to the state in which the container body 11 is erected again. The inflowing content liquid can be smoothly collected by the container body 11 via the auxiliary outlet 14. Further, since the vent hole 26 is disposed in the inner region of the dripping prevention wall 25, even if the content liquid leaks to the outside through the vent hole 26, the leaked content liquid is It is possible to effectively prevent the hand and surroundings from becoming dirty with the internal solution by preventing the liquid from flowing outward or downward.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 of the outer peripheral wall portion 17 continues downward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the top wall portion 18 having a substantially field track-like planar shape. The lower end portion is provided to be joined to the annular shoulder portion 24. Accordingly, the cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 is interposed between the top wall portion 18 and the bottom wall portion 15 (see FIG. 4), and maintains a considerable height gap between them, so that the bottom wall The liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 having a considerable capacity is formed by surrounding the periphery of the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 together with the portion 15 and the top wall portion 18.

  The cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 is provided with a measuring scale line 27 on a side wall portion 19a extending downward from a substantially field track-shaped straight portion of the top wall portion 18 (see FIG. 2). In this embodiment, the measurement scale line 27 is provided so as to extend in an oblique direction with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical peripheral wall portion 19 in accordance with a predetermined tilt direction and a predetermined tilt angle of the container body 11. In addition, a scale 27a corresponding to the amount of content liquid poured out through the mainstream outlet 13 and the outlet 16 is provided. That is, as will be described later, an amount of content liquid that flows out from the container main body 11 through the main outlet 13 and is proportional to the amount of content discharged from the outlet 16 is stored in the liquid storage and measurement chamber 12. The liquid storage metering chamber 12 flows through the auxiliary outlet 14. While confirming the inflow amount of the content liquid into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 that is in a proportional relationship with the amount of the content liquid, by visually checking with the scale 27a corresponding to the amount of the liquid to be dispensed, The amount dispensed can be easily grasped.

  The cap lower body 23 that constitutes the metering cap 10 together with the cap upper body 22 forms the bottom wall portion 15 of the metering cap 10 as shown in FIGS. In the present embodiment, like the cap upper body 22, it is made of a transparent or translucent resin material. The bottom wall portion 15 by the cap lower body 23 is formed in a disk shape having an outer shape smaller than the inner diameter thereof, which can be accommodated inside the cylindrical mounting skirt portion 21 of the cap upper body 22. An annular engagement wall 28 is integrally formed at the peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion 15 so as to protrude upward from the peripheral portion. An inner upper end portion of the annular engagement wall 28 is arranged concentrically with the inner upper end portion of the attachment skirt portion 21 of the cap upper body 22 and the attachment skirt portion 21 and protrudes downward from the lower surface of the annular shoulder portion 24. The cap upper body 22 and the cap lower body 23 are joined together by being fixed to the ring portion 24a by being fitted from below the mounting skirt portion 21 via known engagement means. The metering cap 10 of the embodiment is formed.

  And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.5 and FIG.6 (a), (b), in the center part of the bottom wall part 15 in which the annular engaging wall 28 was provided in the peripheral part, the container main body 11 is shown. As a plurality of outlets 13 and 14 that open toward the inside of the neck portion, a main outlet 13 that communicates with the spout 16 provided in the outer peripheral wall 17, and an auxiliary outlet 14 that communicates with the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 However, the openings are preferably formed so as to have a line-symmetric shape and positional relationship with the center line T that divides the concave nozzle portion 20 into two equal parts in the lateral width direction. The main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 are formed from the main outlet 13 and the outlet 16 when the container body 11 is tilted, for example, in a predetermined direction in which the concave nozzle portion 20 is disposed below to discharge the content liquid. The flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet 14 and the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet 14 into the liquid storage and metering chamber 12 are formed in such a shape and positional relationship that they have a certain proportional relationship.

  In the present embodiment, both the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 have a vertically long rectangular shape with respect to a predetermined tilt direction, and the auxiliary outlet 14 is a pair of the main outlets 13. An opening is formed in the bottom wall portion 15 between them. Since the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 have a vertically long rectangular shape, it is possible to easily adjust the discharge amount according to the angle at which the squeeze container is inclined. In addition, the auxiliary outlet 14 is formed between the pair of main outlets 13 so as to be opened, so that the axis of symmetry of the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 is obtained by, for example, rotation with respect to the axis of the squeeze container. Even when the content liquid is poured out in a state where the center line T of the concave nozzle portion 20 is inclined to the left and right, for example, by making the opening area of each main outlet 13 and the opening area of the auxiliary outlet 14 the same, It is possible to easily set so that a half amount of the content liquid always flows into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 with respect to the amount of the content liquid poured out through the pair of main outlets 13. .

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is made to stand up from the opening peripheral part of a pair of main flow outlet 13 in the upper surface of the bottom wall part 15, respectively, and is the same as the rectangular opening shape of the main flow outlet 13, as shown in FIG. A pair of main flow outlet guide walls 13a having a hollow cross-sectional shape is provided. When the bottom wall portion 15 by the cap lower body 23 is fitted into the cap upper body 22 from below the mounting skirt portion 21, the upper end portions of these main flow outlet guide walls 13 a are formed on the top wall 18 of the cap upper body 22. It will be fitted inside the lower end portion of the spout guide wall 16a having a hollow cross-sectional shape similar to the opening shape of the spout 16 protruding downward from the lower surface. As a result, the main flow outlet 13 and the spout 16 communicate with each other in a state where the content liquid can be poured out from the container body 11.

  And, according to the metering and dispensing cap 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, for example, it is used by being attached to the mouth part of the container body 11 of the squeeze container, and the container body 11 is tilted by one action. While confirming the amount to be dispensed, it becomes possible to dispense a desired amount of the content liquid with high accuracy.

  In other words, the metering cap 10 of the present embodiment includes a liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 disposed so as to cover the tip outflow opening of the neck portion of the container body 11, and the bottom wall portion 15 of the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12. The main flow outlet 13 communicating with the spout 16 and the auxiliary flow outlet 14 communicating with the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 are preferably provided in a part of the flow path leading from the main flow outlet 13 to the spout 16 A part of the flow path leading from the outlet 14 to the liquid storage measuring chamber 12 has the same water level in the height direction, and the main outlet 13 or a part of the flow path and the auxiliary outlet 14 or By forming one or more flow rate adjusting passages having the same area as a part of the flow path, the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from these outlets 13 and 14 has a certain proportional relationship. It is formed in shape and positional relationship.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the user grasps the trunk portion 11 a of the container body 11 to tilt the squeeze container and squeeze (squeeze) the trunk portion 11 a to deform the main flow outlet 13. When the content liquid is poured out from the spout 16 via the liquid, the content liquid having a volume proportional to the amount poured out from the spout 16 flows into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber 12 via the auxiliary outlet 14. Then, since the liquid is stored in the liquid storage measuring chamber 12, the amount of the stored content liquid is preferably visually recognized using the measurement scale line 27 as an index, so that the liquid poured out from the spout 16 is poured. It is possible to accurately dispense a desired amount of content liquid from the spout 16 by one action of simply tilting the container body 11 including squeezing the body 11a while easily checking the amount to be dispensed. become.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the metering cap can be used by being attached to a mouth portion of a container other than the squeeze container, for example, the container for discharging the content liquid only by tilting the container. In addition, it is not always necessary to provide a concave nozzle part that allows the content liquid poured out from the pouring port to be once poured out, and the predetermined direction for tilting the container body depends on the shape of the main flow outlet and the auxiliary flow outlet. In view of this, it can be set as appropriate. Furthermore, it is not always necessary to provide a vent hole or a dripping prevention wall on the outer peripheral wall.

  In addition, the auxiliary outlet does not necessarily need to be opened between the pair of main outlets, and the main outlet and the auxiliary outlet do not necessarily have a vertically long rectangular shape. The number, shape, arrangement, etc. of the main outlet and auxiliary outlets are such that the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the main flow outlet to the spout and the flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet to the liquid storage measuring chamber are constant. It is possible to design appropriately with a positional relationship that is a proportional relationship. For example, the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 can be formed so as to have the shapes and arrangements shown in FIGS.

  Furthermore, as shown to Fig.9 (a)-(c), the main outflow port 13 and the auxiliary outflow port 14 can also be formed as a vertical alignment type. By disposing the main outlet 13 and the auxiliary outlet 14 as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, for example, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C and FIGS. 11A to 11C. In addition, the liquid level height A = B at which the liquid can be discharged (see FIGS. 10A and 11A) and the liquid level height A> B at which the liquid can be discharged (FIG. 10B). 11 (b)) and the height A <B at which the liquid can be discharged (see FIGS. 10 (c) and 11 (c)), the height at which the liquid can be discharged depending on the angle. Even if it is slightly different, the head can be made very small.

10 Metering Cap 11 Container Body 11a Body 12 Reservoir Measuring Chamber 13 Main Outlet (Flow Control Path)
13a Main outlet guide wall 14 Auxiliary outlet (flow rate adjustment path)
15 bottom wall 16 spout 16a spout guide wall 17 outer peripheral wall 18 top wall 19 finger collar 20 concave nozzle 20a spout prevention wall 21 mounting skirt 22 cap upper body 23 cap lower body 24 annular shoulder 24a Inner ring portion 25 Drip-preventing wall 25a Substantially U-shaped portion 25b Substantially convex-shaped portion 26 Vent hole 27 Measuring scale line 27a Scale 28 Annular engagement wall

Claims (9)

A metering cap that is used by being attached to the mouth of the container body and allows the content liquid to be poured out while checking the amount to be poured.
A liquid reservoir measuring chamber is provided so as to cover a tip outflow opening of the mouthpiece, and the liquid reservoir measuring chamber has a bottom wall portion provided with a plurality of outlets that open toward the inside of the mouthpiece. And the outer periphery wall portion provided with a spout opening that opens toward the outside of the container,
The plurality of outlets provided in the bottom wall portion includes a main outlet that communicates with the spout provided in the outer peripheral wall portion, and an auxiliary outlet that communicates with the liquid reservoir measurement chamber,
And the main outlet and the auxiliary outlet are the flow rate of the content liquid that flows out from the main outlet to the outlet when the container body is tilted in a predetermined direction to discharge the content liquid, The flow rate of the content liquid flowing out from the auxiliary outlet to the liquid reservoir measuring chamber is formed in a shape and positional relationship so as to have a certain proportional relationship,
By visually recognizing the amount of liquid flowing into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber through the auxiliary outlet, it is possible to dispense the content liquid while confirming the amount of liquid dispensed from the outlet through the main outlet. Metering cap.   The outer peripheral wall portion is provided with a concave nozzle portion for receiving the content liquid poured out from the pouring port and then further pouring out, and the direction in which the concave nozzle portion is tilted so that the concave nozzle portion is disposed below is provided. The metering-out cap according to claim 1, which is in the predetermined direction for tilting the container body.   The main flow outlet and the auxiliary flow outlet are symmetrical about a central line that divides the concave nozzle portion into two equal parts in the lateral width direction when the liquid reservoir measuring chamber is viewed from the front side where the concave nozzle portion is provided. The metering cap according to claim 2, wherein the metering cap is formed so as to have a line-symmetric shape and positional relationship.   The metering-out cap according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary outlet is sandwiched between the pair of main outlets and is formed in the bottom wall portion.   5. The metering cap according to claim 3, wherein the main outlet and the auxiliary outlet have a vertically long rectangular shape.   The metering-out cap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a vent hole for taking in outside air into the liquid reservoir measuring chamber is formed in the outer peripheral wall portion.   The measurement according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the outer peripheral wall portion is provided with a dripping prevention wall that is continuously arranged in an annular shape so as to surround the outside of the spout and the concave nozzle portion. Pouring cap.   The metering cap according to claim 7, wherein the vent hole is formed in an inner region of the dripping prevention wall.   The metering cap according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which has a two-part configuration.

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