JP2013545680A - Container seal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container stopper, and more particularly to a seal member that is coupled to an inlet of a container and encloses the container.
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A container sealing member that is coupled to a container port and encloses the container, and a container stopper coupled to the container port is movable in a vertical direction inside a main body attached to the container port and inside the main body. At least one pressing plate is disposed on the lower surface of the pressing plate in the circumferential direction of the container mouth. When the pressing plate is pressed, the sealing member is pierced, and when the main body is rotated, the sealing member is cut. A cutter, a locking portion that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the pressing plate and accommodates a seal member cut by the cutter, and the outer peripheral surface of the pressing plate and the inner peripheral surface of the main body. A connecting portion that is elastically deformed so that the pressing plate moves in the vertical direction, and has a disk shape corresponding to the shape of the container mouth, and the locking portion is pierced The locking part is easily pierced. A first cut portion is formed at a position to be cut, and a second cut portion formed in the circumferential direction is formed at a position corresponding to the cutter so as to be easily cut when cut by the cutter. A container sealing member is provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container stopper, and more particularly to a seal member that is coupled to an inlet of a container and encloses the container.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional container stopper.

  In general, a seal member 152 is attached to a beverage container, a medicine container or the like in order to protect the filling material stored in the container 150. The seal member is bonded to the container port 160 by a method such as bonding, and a container plug 154 is attached to prevent the seal member 152 from being damaged without permission by external impact or contact between objects.

  The container plug 154 has a female screw part 162 formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof, and a male screw part 164 formed in the container port 160. When the container plug 154 is turned, the container plug 154 is separated from the container port 160. Or attached to the container port 160.

  The container stopper 154 is separated from the container port 160 when the container stopper 154 is gripped and rotated. Then, the seal member 152 is removed from the container port 160, and the filling material that has entered the container is discharged to the outside through the container port 160.

  However, the container stopper according to the above-mentioned prior art, after separating the stopper from the container, is attached to the container mouth, and the sealed sealing member is removed by hand or by using another tool such as a knife. There was a problem that it was inconvenient to use.

  In particular, when removing the seal member by hand, if the adhesive force between the seal member and the edge of the container mouth is strong, the seal member cannot be easily removed from the edge, and the user again There is an inconvenience that must be removed by hand, and at this time, there is a hygiene problem caused by touching the container mouth.

  On the other hand, as described above, in order to improve the difficulty for removing the sealing member, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the sealing member can be automatically removed when the container stopper is removed.

  However, the sealing member disclosed in Patent Document 1 changes the material and strength of the sealing member according to the filling stored in the container, and the material and structure of the sealing member coupled to the inlet of the container. Accordingly, there is a problem that the material of the container stopper and the structure thereof, in particular, the material of the engaging portion and the cutter disposed on the lower surface of the pressing plate must be changed.

  In particular, the container stopper disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that perforation and cutting are inconvenient depending on the material and structure of the seal member coupled to the inlet of the container.

Pamphlet of International Publication WO2006 / 062357

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container seal that can be easily perforated and cut by a container plate provided with a pressing plate and a locking portion and a cutter on its lower surface. It is to provide a member.

  The present invention is for achieving the above-described object of the present invention. The present invention is a container sealing member that is coupled to a container port and encloses the container, the container stopper coupled to the container port. Are formed in the circumferential direction of the container mouth on the lower surface of the main body attached to the container mouth, the press plate disposed in the main body so as to be movable in the vertical direction. When the pressing plate is pressed, the sealing member is pierced, and when the main body is rotated, the sealing member is cut, and the sealing member that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the pressing plate and is cut by the cutter is the main body. A locking portion that is housed inside, and a connecting portion that is connected between an outer peripheral surface of the pressing plate and an inner peripheral surface of the main body, and elastically deforms so that the pressing plate moves in the vertical direction, A disc corresponding to the shape of the container mouth When the locking portion is pierced, a first cut portion is formed at a position corresponding to the locking portion so as to be easily pierced, and when the cutting portion is cut by the cutter, it is easily cut Thus, a container sealing member is disclosed in which a second cut portion formed in the circumferential direction is formed at a position corresponding to the cutter.

  The locking portion is formed at the center of the container mouth.

  The locking portion includes a support rod that protrudes downward at the center of the pressing plate, and one or more locking rods that are formed to protrude outward at a terminal portion of the support rod. To do.

  The seal member includes a metal layer having a metal material and a cover layer bonded on the metal layer, the first cut in the seal member, and an adhesive layer to be bonded to the container mouth is applied to a lower surface of the seal member. The portion and the second cut portion are formed only in the cover layer.

  The cover layer is not bonded to the metal layer at a portion including the first cut portion and the second cut portion.

  The metal layer may include aluminum, and the cover layer may include one of paper and synthetic resin.

  The first cut portion may have one or more line shapes formed so as to pass through the center of the container mouth.

  The first cut portion may have any one of a polygonal shape and a circular shape formed so as to include the center of the container mouth.

  The second cut portion may be formed by a cut circle having a circular shape concentric with the container mouth.

  The second cut portion may be configured by one or more arcs concentric with the container mouth.

  The second cut portion may be formed between an inner peripheral surface of the container mouth and a center of the container mouth.

  The first cut portion and the second cut portion may be substantially formed by a line or may have a separated width.

  One or more protrusions may be formed to protrude further from the outer diameter of the container mouth.

  The container sealing member according to the present invention includes a pressing member and a sealing member that is perforated and cut by a container stopper provided with a locking portion and a cutter on the lower surface thereof, and a cut portion is provided at a position corresponding to the locking portion and the cutter. By forming in advance, there is an advantage that perforation and cutting are facilitated.

  In addition, when the container sealing member according to the present invention is composed of a metal layer and a cover layer bonded onto the metal layer, the notch is formed only in the cover layer, and the metal is formed at the position where the notch is formed. There is an advantage that the layer and the cover layer are not adhered to each other, and the structure in the portion formed in the cut portion is weakened so that the perforation and cutting are facilitated.

It is sectional drawing of the container stopper which concerns on a prior art. It is a perspective view which shows the sealing member for containers which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the sealing member for containers of FIG. 2 was attached to the container opening. It is the expanded sectional view which expanded the A section of FIG. It is a top view which shows the other example of the sealing member for containers of FIG. It is a cutting perspective view which shows an example of the cutter of the container stopper of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the latching | locking part of the container stopper of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the sealing member was drilled and cut | disconnected by the latching | locking part and the cutter in the state of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state from which the container stopper and the sealing member were removed in the state of FIG.

  Hereinafter, a container sealing member according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the container sealing member 20 according to the present invention is configured to be coupled to the inlet 12 of the container 10, and is removed from the container opening 12 by perforation and cutting by the container stopper 1. It is characterized by that.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 8, and 9, the container stopper for removing the sealing member 20 from the container opening 12 according to the present invention has a filling stored in the container 10 outside. A main body 16 which is attached to the container opening 12 to be discharged and has a space inside, and a sealing member which is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body 16 and removes the sealing member 20 from the container opening 12 by perforation and cutting when the main body 16 is opened. Includes removal section.

  The container 10 is used for a drinking water container, a chemical container, an oil container or the like in which a liquid or solid filling is stored, and a container opening 12 is provided for a container opening 12 from which the filling is discharged to the outside. A seal member 20 that seals and protects the stored product filled in the container 10 is attached.

  A male screw portion 28 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the container port 12, and a female screw portion 26 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body 16. When the main body 16 is turned, the stopper is attached to the container port 12, or the container Separated from the mouth 12.

  A skirt (not shown) connected by a plurality of bridges that can be easily broken is formed at the lower end of the main body 16, and the state where the main body 16 is attached to the container port 12 is maintained. At this time, the skirt is attached to the container port 12 in a locked state by a protrusion (not shown) formed in the container port 12.

  Such a skirt is removed when the body 16 is rotated, causing the body 16 and the container opening 12 to be separated. Concave and convex protrusions 36 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 16 in the circumferential direction so that the user can easily grip and rotate the main body 16.

  On the other hand, the main body 16 may be coupled to the container port 12 by a snap type that opens and closes when pressed. That is, a protrusion (not shown) protruding from the outer peripheral surface may be formed at the end of the container port 12, and the protrusion may be coupled to the main body 16. At this time, even when the main body 16 is snap-coupled to the container mouth 12, when the main body 16 is separated from the container mouth 12, the seal member 20 is separated from the container mouth 12 while being accommodated in the main body 16. Is done.

  Further, even when the main body 16 is snap-coupled to the container port 12, the seal member 20 can be separated from the container port 12 in advance by rotating the main body 16 with respect to the container port 12.

  One or more seal member removing portions are disposed inside the main body 16 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and are provided on the lower surface of the pressing plate 40 in the circumferential direction of the pressing plate 40 pressed by the user and the container port 12. When the pressing plate 40 is pressed, the sealing member 20 is pierced, and when the main body 16 is rotated, the cutter 42 that cuts the sealing member 20 and the lower surface of the pressing plate 40 protrude downward, and are cut by the cutter 42. The sealing member 20 is connected between the locking portion 44 where the sealing member is locked so as to be accommodated inside the main body 16, and the outer peripheral surface of the pressing plate 40 and the inner peripheral surface of the main body 16. , And a connecting portion 46 that supports the moved position of the pressing plate 40 by its own elastic force.

  The pressing plate 40 is preferably formed in a disk shape having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the main body 16 and is disposed at a lower position than the height of the upper surface of the main body 16. A lid (not shown) is attached to the upper surface of the main body 16 and can be protected by a pressing plate. Here, the pressing plate 40 may be concentric with respect to the center of the container mouth 12 or may be eccentrically positioned as disclosed in International Publication No. WO2006 / 062357.

  The cutters 42 are formed on the lower surface of the pressing plate 40 in the circumferential direction of the container port 12, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 6. And a first cutter 52 that is sharply formed below the support portion 50 and moves downward when the pressing plate 40 is pressed, and at least one side surface of both sides of the support portion 50 And a second cutter 54 that cuts the seal member 20 in a circular shape while rotating in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the container inlet 12 when the main body 16 is rotated.

  The connecting portion 46 may be formed of a dome-shaped thin film that connects the inner peripheral surface of the main body 16 and the outer peripheral surface of the pressing plate 40, and elastically deforms when the pressing plate 40 is pressed with a certain force or more. However, the pressing plate 40 is guided so as to move downward.

  Such a connecting portion 46 elastically holds the current position of the pressing plate 40. That is, when the pressing plate 40 is positioned so as to protrude upward from the position where the pressing plate 40 is not pressed, the connecting portion 46 holds the current position of the pressing plate 40 while holding the bulged dome shape. When the pressing plate 40 is pressed by applying a certain force or more, the position where the pressing plate 40 is pressed is held while being elastically deformed into a concave shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 7, the locking portion 44 extends in the lower direction of the pressing plate 40 at the center of the container mouth 12. When the pressing plate 40 is pressed, the sealing member 20 is inserted. The seal member 20 is locked so that at least one of the support rod 56 to be passed through and the end peripheral surface of the support rod 56 formed at the end and cut by the cutter 42 is housed inside the main body 16. A locking rod 58 is included.

  Here, the support rod 56 extends downward from the lower surface of the pressing plate 40 at the center of the container port 12 and is formed in a circular bar shape, so that the seal member 20 can be pierced at the end thereof. A sharp-shaped punch portion 60 is formed.

  The locking rod 58 may have various shapes and structures, and may be formed in an elastically deformable shape that is bent in the upward direction. While being bent, the punch portion 60 passes through the hole, and is inserted into the seal member 20. After being inserted into the seal member 20, the original shape is restored and the inner surface of the seal member 20 is locked.

  A process of removing the seal member from the container opening by the container stopper configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 8, and 9.

  In order to discharge the filling stored in the container 10 to the outside, first, when the pressing plate 40 is pressed downward, the connecting portion 46 is elastically deformed, and the pressing plate 40 moves downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the cutter 42 formed on the lower edge of the pressing plate 40 pierces the edge of the seal member 20. At the same time, the locking portion 44 formed on the lower side of the pressing plate 40 pierces the center of the seal member 20.

  At this time, the locking protrusion 58 of the locking portion 44 passes through the hole formed by the punch portion 6 of the support rod 56.

  If such an action is completed, when the user grips and rotates the main body 16, the second cutter 54 of the cutter 42 cuts the seal member 20 into a circle.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the main body 16 is separated from the container port 12, the seal member 20 removed from the container port 12 is in a state of being hooked on the locking protrusion 58 of the locking portion 44. , Separated from the container opening 12 together with the main body 16 and housed inside the main body 16.

  Hereinafter, the container sealing member according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  The seal member 20 has a disk shape corresponding to the shape of the container mouth 12, and when the locking portion 44 is pierced, it is at a position corresponding to the locking portion 44 so that it can be easily pierced. When the first cut portion 70 is formed and cut by the cutter 42, the second cut portion 80 formed in the circumferential direction is formed at a position corresponding to the cutter 42 so as to be easily cut. Features.

  Here, the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 are configured to facilitate perforation and cutting by the cutter 42 and the locking portion 44, and retain the sealing function of the seal member 20 with respect to the container stopper 1. It is preferable to be formed.

  The sealing member 20 may have any configuration as long as the container port 12 can be sealed. As an example, an adhesive layer 23 that is bonded to the container port 12 is formed on the lower surface, and a metal layer 21 having a metal material and a cover layer 22 bonded on the metal layer 21 may be included.

  Here, the first incision 70 and the second cut 80 are preferably formed only in the cover layer 22.

  The metal layer 21 constitutes a part of the seal member 20, is made of a metal material, may be made of a material such as aluminum foil, and may contain aluminum such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

  The cover layer 22 is formed on or adhered to the metal layer 21, and can have a material such as a non-woven fabric such as paper or a synthetic resin, and is bonded onto the metal layer 21 by an adhesive 24. Can be done.

  Here, the cover layer 22 may not be bonded to the metal layer 21 at the portions 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B including the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80.

  The portions 20A and 20B including the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 are disposed in the vicinity of the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 as shown in FIGS. Various shapes such as a circular shape 20 </ b> B and a ring shape concentric with the second cut portion 80 may be formed with reference to the center.

  If the cover layer 22 is not bonded to the metal layer 21 in the portion including the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80, the portion near the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 which are cut portions is cut. The strength is weakened, and drilling and cutting by the cutter 42 and the locking portion 44 are facilitated.

  The first cut portion 70 is formed at a position corresponding to the locking portion 44. When the locking portion 44 is perforated, various shapes are possible as a configuration in which the perforation is easily formed. It may have one or more line shapes such as an “X” shape formed so as to pass through the center of the container mouth 12.

  Further, the first cut portion 70 may have any one of a polygonal shape and a circular shape formed so as to include the center of the container mouth 12.

  The second cut portion 80 may be formed by a cut circle having a circular shape concentric with the container opening 12.

  The cut circle may be formed by a solid line as shown in FIG. 5 or may be formed by one or more arcs concentric with the container mouth 12 as shown in FIG. The second cut portion 80 may be formed of a plurality of concentric cut circles.

  As described above, if the second cut portion 80 is formed of one or more arcs, the container opening 12 is concentric with the arc excluding the arc as a bridge, and the inner side and the outer side are connected to each other around the arc. There is an advantage that the state can be maintained, and adhesion with the metal layer 21 is facilitated after the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 are formed.

  Here, when the seal member 20 is coupled to the container port 12 and then removed by the container stopper 1, a portion excluding the arc that forms the second cut portion 80 concentrically with the container port 12 is cut by the cutter 42. The

  The second cut portion 80 is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the cutter 42 and is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the container port 12 and the center of the container port 12.

  Meanwhile, the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 may be substantially formed by a line or may have a separated width.

  Further, the first cut portion 70 and the second cut portion 80 may be formed in various shapes such as a state where the seal member 20 is cut into the cover layer 22 or a groove which is cut only partially.

  In addition, one or more protrusions 25 may be formed to protrude from the outer diameter of the container port 12.

  The protrusion 25 is a portion used when the seal member 20 is bonded to the container port 12 by an induction method after the container plug 1 is coupled to the container port 12 in a state of being disposed in the container plug 1. And may have various shapes.

  Here, when the container stopper 1 is coupled to the container opening 12, the protrusion 25 is folded to the outer peripheral surface side of the container opening 12 along the hidden line 25 a shown in FIG. 5 by the inner surface of the container stopper 1.

  On the other hand, in the sealing member 20 as described above, the metal layer 26 is formed by applying a magnetic field with a certain strength (induction heating method) or heating by conduction (conduction method) with the main body 16 attached to the container port 12. When heated, the adhesive layer 28 melts and adheres to the container mouth 12.

Claims (13)

A container sealing member that is coupled to the container port and encloses the container,
The container stopper coupled to the container mouth is
A main body attached to the container mouth;
A pressing plate disposed inside the main body so as to be movable in the vertical direction;
At least one or more formed in the circumferential direction of the container mouth on the lower surface of the pressing plate, and when the pressing plate is pressed, a sealing member is pierced, and when the main body is rotated, a cutter that cuts the sealing member;
On the lower surface of the pressing plate, a locking portion that protrudes in the lower direction and stores the sealing member cut by the cutter inside the main body,
A connecting portion connected between the outer peripheral surface of the pressing plate and the inner peripheral surface of the main body, and elastically deforming so that the pressing plate moves in the vertical direction;
Including
It has a disk shape corresponding to the shape of the container mouth,
When the locking portion is pierced, a first cut portion is formed at a position corresponding to the locking portion so as to be easily pierced,
A container sealing member comprising a second cut portion formed in a circumferential direction at a position corresponding to the cutter so as to be easily cut when cut by the cutter.   The container sealing member according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is formed at a center of the container mouth.   The locking portion includes a support rod that protrudes downward at the center of the pressing plate, and one or more locking rods that are formed to protrude outward at a terminal portion of the support rod. The container sealing member according to claim 2. The sealing member is
An adhesive layer is applied to the lower surface so as to be adhered to the container mouth, and includes a metal layer having a metal material, and a cover layer adhered on the metal layer,
The container sealing member according to claim 1, wherein the first cut portion and the second cut portion are formed only in the cover layer.   The container cover member according to claim 4, wherein the cover layer is not bonded to the metal layer at a portion including the first cut portion and the second cut portion. The metal layer includes aluminum;
The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the cover layer has any one material of paper and synthetic resin.   The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the first cut portion has one or more linear shapes formed so as to pass through a center of the container mouth.   5. The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the first cut portion has any one of a polygonal shape and a circular shape formed so as to include a center of the container mouth.   5. The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the second cut portion is formed by a cut circle having a circular shape concentric with the container port.   5. The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the second cut portion is configured by one or more arcs concentric with the container port.   The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the second cut portion is formed between an inner peripheral surface of the container port and a center of the container port. The first cut portion and the second cut portion are:
The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein the container sealing member is substantially formed by a line or has a spaced width.   The container sealing member according to claim 4, wherein one or more protrusions are formed so as to protrude further from the outer diameter of the container mouth.

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