JP2017171333A - Sealed container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent incorrect opening of a sealed container for food, formed of a synthetic resin material.SOLUTION: A sealed container 1 comprises a container body 3 having an opening 5 at an upper side, and a lid body 30 detachably fitted to the opening 5 of the container body. In the sealed container, the container body 3 is formed by integrally forming a locking claw part 6 detachably fitting the lid body 30 to the outer peripheral edge of the opening 5, and an annular groove part 8 for supporting a locking flange part 33 provided in the circumference of the lid body 30, and is formed by integrally providing an opening/closing operation piece preventing unapproved opening of the lid body 30 to an opening recess provided to a part of the annular groove part. The lid body 30 is formed by integrally providing an engaging part 32 fitted to the locking claw part 6 provided in the opening 5 of the container body 3, and a flat locking flange part 33 fitted to the annular groove part 8 of the container body 3, to an inner peripheral edge of a lid part 31 for closing the opening 5 of the container body 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an improvement of a container having a function of preventing unauthorized opening in a sealed state, which is a sealed container for storing food such as jam and ice cream, which is composed of a container body and a lid formed of a synthetic resin material. .

Conventionally, there are a wide variety of sealed containers for storing foods such as jam, margarine, ice cream, etc. formed of synthetic resin materials, and there are also various methods for fitting the containers and lid plates. In particular, a food container is known which is provided with a seal that prevents unauthorized opening with the lid plate closed in order to prevent foreign matter from being mixed and tampered with (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

U.S. Pat. No. 3,753,512 JP-A-10-250754

However, in the former invention, a locking claw is provided on the periphery of the opening of the container body, and a body channel having a fitting groove is formed at the lower end. It has a structure that has an engaging part to be locked and a fitting wall part that fits into the fitting groove part at the lower end, and the fitting wall part of the cover plate that covers the container body fits into the fitting groove part and cannot be removed from the outside. ing. Further, a tab means for opening the fitting wall portion of the cover plate is provided in a part of the main body channel. The tab means has an edge formed on the extension of the outer edge of the fitting wall portion on the upper side. The mating wall portion of the lid body is exposed from the outside, and the mating wall portion of the lid body is lifted and removed from the exposed portion. Therefore, the tab means is easily opened because it is an operation of pushing down from above. For this reason, there is a risk that the tab means may be accidentally hooked and pushed down to the outside during container transportation or container re-loading.

Moreover, the latter container is provided with a locking claw at the periphery of the opening of the container main body and a fitting groove at the lower end in the same manner as the container. The lid plate has an engagement portion that engages with the engagement claw portion inside the periphery, and a fitting wall portion that fits into the fitting groove portion at the lower end, and the fitting wall portion of the lid plate that covers the container body It has a structure that fits into the fitting groove and cannot be removed from the outside. When opening the container, by pulling the knob piece provided at one end of the outer peripheral rising piece constituting the fitting groove of the container body, the outer peripheral rising piece peels off from the inner peripheral rising piece, and the fitting wall portion of the lid plate is removed. The cover plate can be removed by exposing and pushing up the lower end of the fitting wall. However, the entire outer peripheral rising piece provided with the knob piece must be peeled off, and the operation is troublesome. Further, since the separated outer peripheral rising piece becomes garbage, it has many problems such as being troublesome to be disposed of.

Therefore, the present invention prevents the product from being opened accidentally when the product is being transported or displayed, and also when the container is opened, the unsealed piece is disconnected from the main body and connected to the container. An object of the present invention is to prevent unnecessary dust from being opened and to efficiently open a lid.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a sealed container 1 comprising a container body 3 having an opening 5 above and a lid 30 detachably fitted to the opening 5 of the container body. The main body 3 is integrally formed with an engaging claw portion 6 that removably fits the lid body 30 on the outer peripheral edge of the opening 5 and an annular groove portion 8 that supports an engaging hook portion 33 provided on the peripheral edge of the lid body 30. An opening / closing operation piece 14 is formed integrally with an opening recess 13 formed and provided in a part of the annular groove portion to prevent the lid body 30 from being opened without permission. The lid body 30 is an opening portion of the container body 3. An engaging portion 32 that engages with the engaging claw portion 6 provided in the opening 5 of the container body 3 on the inner peripheral edge of the lid portion 31 that closes the cover 5, and a flat engagement that fits in the annular groove portion 8 of the container body 3. Opening of the lid 30 that is integrally provided with the stop portion 33 and is fitted in the annular groove 8 provided in the opening 5 of the container body 3. Breaks one end of the opening / closing operation piece 14 provided in the opening recess 13 of the annular groove 8, opens the opening recess 13, exposes a part of the locking collar portion 33 of the lid 30, and engages the exposed portion. The lid 30 is formed so as to be removable from the container main body 3 by pushing up the stopper part 33 upward. The annular groove portion 8 is formed with a reinforcing step portion 9 at the inner edge of the horizontal flat portion 11 and integrally provided with a flange portion 10 for preventing an unauthorized opening of the locking flange portion 33 of the lid 30 on the outer side. It is characterized by that. Further, the opening / closing operation piece 14 accommodated in the opening recess 13 is provided with a crushing groove portion 21 formed thin in the vertical direction at both ends of the outer wall portion 15 integrally connected to the outer peripheral surface of the annular groove portion 8. A flange portion 16 and a flat portion 17 having the same shape as the flange portion 10 and the flat portion 11 of the annular groove portion 8 are integrally formed on the inner side, and the tips of at least one support portion 18 provided on the inner edge 17a of the flat portion are It is formed integrally with the inner edge 13a of the opening recess 13 so that it can be crushed, and the opening / closing operation piece 14 is pulled outward to break one of the crushing groove portions 21 and at the same time the tip of the support portion 18 is connected to the inner edge of the opening recess 13 By breaking and separating from 13a, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is opened to expose a part of the locking hook 33 of the lid 30 located in the opening recess 13, and the exposed locking hook 33 is removed. Push up and lock And characterized by being formed from the container body 3 removably lid 30 by the parts 6 disengaging the engaging portion 32 of the lid 30. Furthermore, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is provided with at least one support portion 18 that is horizontally triangular at the inner edge 17 a of the flat portion 17, and the tip of the support portion can be crushed with the inner edge 14 a of the opening recess 13. The reinforcing ribs 19 are integrally formed in the direction perpendicular to the back surface of the support portion 18. In addition, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is provided with holding portions 20 in the lower end horizontal direction of the outer wall portion 15, and protective guard portions 25 that protect the holding portions 20 in the lower end horizontal direction of the annular groove portion 8 on both sides of the holding portion, respectively. It is provided. Further, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is characterized in that notches 22 and 23 are provided at both upper and lower ends of the crushing groove portion 21 provided at both ends of the outer wall portion 15.

Therefore, the container body 3 of the sealed container 1 has an annular groove portion 8 that accommodates the locking claw portion 6 that removably locks the lid body 30 on the outer peripheral edge of the opening 5 and the locking collar portion 33 of the lid body 30. The opening / closing operation piece 14 that can be opened and closed is formed integrally with the annular groove portion 8 in the opening recess 13 provided in a part of the annular groove portion, and the lid body 30 is formed by the locking claw portion 6 of the container body 3. When the lid 30 is fitted to the container main body 3 by integrally forming the engaging portion 32 that fits in and the locking collar portion 33 that is accommodated in the annular groove portion 8, it is opened by ordinary means (hand). It is possible to provide a sealing function for preventing unauthorized opening. For opening, the opening / closing operation piece 14 that closes the opening recess 13 provided in a part of the annular groove 8 is broken to open the opening recess 13 in either the left or right direction, and the lid 30 positioned in the opening recess. The lid body 30 can be easily removed by pushing up a part of the locking hook 33. In addition, since the opening / closing operation piece 14 has the outer wall surface of the annular groove portion 8 and the outer wall portion 15 of the opening / closing operation piece 14 formed on the same surface, there is no possibility of being caught during transportation or when a product is taken in / out, It can be prevented from being opened accidentally. Furthermore, since the opening / closing operation piece 14 is broken from either the left or right crushing groove portion 21 formed to be thin, the remaining crushing groove portion 21 is connected to the annular groove portion 8, so that the opening / closing operation piece 14 becomes dusty. It has a beneficial effect such as no fear of becoming.

It is a front view of the airtight container concerning the present invention. It is a top view of the sealed container which concerns on this invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the annular groove part provided in the container main body. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the latching collar part of a cover body. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2. It is a principal part enlarged front view of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part of the container main body. It is a principal part enlarged plan view of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part of the container main body. It is a principal part expanded bottom view of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part of the container main body. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the state which opened the opening recessed part provided in the annular groove part. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the state which pushes up the latching hook part in an opening recessed part.

The embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a sealed container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sealed container according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the annular groove provided in the container body, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part showing the locking collar part of the lid, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of the main part of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part of the container body, FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part of the container body, and FIG. It is a principal part expanded bottom view of the opening / closing operation piece provided in the annular groove part. The sealed container 1 includes a container main body 3 having an opening 5 formed above by extrusion molding a synthetic resin sheet material, and a lid 30 detachably fitted to the opening 5 of the container main body 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the container body 3 is formed with a locking claw portion 6 on the outer peripheral edge of the upper opening 5, and a locking collar portion 33 of the lid 30 is provided below the locking claw portion. An annular groove portion 8 to be accommodated is integrally formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the annular groove portion 8 is formed with a reinforcing step portion 9 on the inner edge of the horizontal flat portion 11, and on the outer side, the locking collar portion 33 of the lid 30 accommodated in the annular groove portion 8 is without permission. The flange portion 10 having a height for preventing opening is integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the annular groove 8 forms an opening recess 13 in which a part of the flat portion 11 is opened, and an openable opening / closing operation piece 14 that prevents the lid body 30 from being opened without permission. Are housed together.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is the same as the flange portion 10 and the flat portion 11 of the annular groove portion 8 inside the outer wall portion 15 formed integrally with the outer peripheral surface of the annular groove portion 8. The shape-shaped flange portion 16 and the flat portion 17 are integrally formed, and the ruptureable fracture is formed in a thin thickness in the vertical direction of the portion where the end portion of the opening recess 13 and the annular groove portion 8 are joined to both ends of the outer wall portion 15. The groove portion 21 is provided integrally.

The flat portion 17 of the opening / closing operation piece 14 is provided with three support portions 18 each having a triangular shape in the horizontal direction of the inner edge 17a, and the front ends of the respective support portions can be integrally broken with the inner edge 13a of the opening recess 13. Is formed. The support portion 18 provided inside the opening / closing operation piece 14 can maintain the strength of the opening / closing operation piece 14 located in the opening recess 13 by forming the tip integrally with the inner edge 13a of the opening recess 13. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the support portion 18 is integrally provided with a reinforcing rib portion 19 in the vertical direction on the back surface of each support portion 18 to prevent the support portion 18 from being deformed by external pressure.

Further, the opening / closing operation piece 14 is integrally formed with a holding portion 20 for pulling out the opening / closing operation piece 14 in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the outer wall portion 15, and in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the annular groove portion 8 on both sides of the holding portion. Protective hooks 25 for protecting the holding part 20 are provided.

The opening / closing operation piece 14 is provided with an upper notch portion 22 at the upper end of the crushing groove portion 21 provided at both ends of the outer wall portion 15, and a lower notch portion 23 is provided at the lower end holding portion 20. By providing the notch portions 22 and 23 at both upper and lower ends of the crushing groove portion 21, when the opening / closing operation piece 14 is pulled outward, the joining area can be reduced, so that either the left or right crushing groove portion 21 can be easily formed. Can be broken.

The opening recess 13 is unsealed by pulling the holding portion 20 of the opening / closing operation piece 14 outward to break one of the crushing groove portions 21 provided on the left and right, and at the same time, the tip of the support portion 18 is connected to the inner edge 13a of the opening recess 13. Torn and opened.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lid 30 is formed with an engagement portion 32 that fits with a locking claw portion 6 provided in the opening 5 of the container body 3 on the inner periphery of the lid 31, and on the lower periphery of the lid 30. A lid body in which a flat latching flange portion 33 that fits into the annular groove portion 8 of the container body 3 is integrally provided, and the latching flange portion 33 is fitted into the annular groove portion 8 provided in the opening 5 of the container body 3. Since 30 is enclosed and accommodated by the collar part 10 of the annular groove part 8, since it is difficult to remove the cover body 30 by a normal means (hand), it is possible to prevent unauthorized opening.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lid 30 fitted to the container body 3 is opened by holding the holding portion 20 provided at the lower end of the opening / closing operation piece 14 having a sealing function, or the holding portion and the outer wall portion 15. The left and right crushing groove portions 21 are ruptured at the same time by pulling outward with the upper end of the crushing portion, and at the same time, the tip joint portion of the support portion 18 is ruptured from the inner edge 13a of the opening concave portion 13, The opening recess 13 can be opened by pivoting about the groove 21.

Since the opening / closing operation unit 14 cannot be restored to its original shape once it has been broken, it can be understood at a glance that anyone other than the person who purchased the container has opened it at a glance, thus preventing unauthorized opening. .

When the opening concave portion 13 is opened, a part of the locking collar portion 33 of the lid body 30 accommodated in the annular groove portion 8 is exposed (FIG. 11). Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the engaging portion 32 of the lid body 30 is lifted from the engaging claw portion 6 of the container body 3 by pushing the fingertip X below the locking portion 33 of the exposed portion and pushing it upward. It can be detached and easily removed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Although the shape of the sealed container 1 can be freely formed depending on the application, the container body 3 having an opening 5 opened upward, and the container body 3, and a lid 30 that is detachably fitted into the opening 5 of the container 3, and the locking flange 33 of the lid 30 is accommodated in the annular groove 8 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the opening 5 of the container body 3. Since the locking hook 33 cannot be caught by a person from the outside, it can have a sealing function to prevent unauthorized opening.

The opening / closing operation piece 14 accommodated in the opening recess 13 provided in a part of the annular groove portion 8 of the container body 3 is formed integrally with the outer wall portion 15 on the substantially same surface as the outer peripheral surface of the annular groove portion 8. Since one end of 18 is integrally connected to the inner edge of the opening recess 13, there is no risk of opening or deformation due to inadvertent impacts or catches from the outside.

Further, the holding portion 20 that protrudes outward at the lower portion of the opening / closing operation piece 14 is guarded by providing a protective flange portion 19 at the lower end of the outer wall surface of the annular flange portion 8 on both sides of the holding portion. There is no fear of opening due to inadvertent catching from the safe.

Further, the opening / closing operation piece 14 located in the opening recess 13 is integrally connected to the annular groove portion 8 via the crushing groove portions 21 provided on the left and right sides of the outer wall portion 15 even against an impact caused by an unintentional external pressure from the outside. However, since the front-rear direction is formed integrally with the inner edge portion 13a of the opening recess 13 via the support portion 18, there is no risk of deformation or breakage due to an external impact.

The lid 30 is opened by the opening / closing operation piece 14 provided in the annular groove 8 of the container body 3. By holding the holding portion 20 provided at the lower end of the opening / closing operation piece 14 and pulling it outward, either the left or right crushing groove portion 21 breaks, and at the same time, the tip joint portion of the support portion 18 breaks from the inner edge of the opening recess 13. Then, the opening recess 13 is opened by pivoting around the crushing groove 21 where the opening / closing operation piece 14 remains.

When the opening recessed part 13 is opened, a part of the latching hook part 33 of the lid 30 accommodated in the annular groove part 8 is exposed (FIG. 11). Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the locking portion 32 of the lid body 30 is disengaged from the locking claw portion 6 of the container body 3 by pushing up the fingertip from below the locking portion 33 of the exposed portion. Can be removed easily.

Accordingly, the sealed container 1 can prevent the opening / closing operation piece 14 from opening or deforming due to inadvertent impacts or splashes during transportation, and the opening / closing operation piece 14 can be opened from the container body 3. 14 is not separated, but one of the crushing groove portions 21 provided on both sides remains connected, so that the opening recess 13 once opened as a temporary lid can be closed without becoming dust. Furthermore, since the opening / closing operation unit 14 cannot be restored to its original shape once it has been broken, it can be seen at a glance that something other than the consumer has opened illegally, so that it is possible to prevent unauthorized opening. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sealed container 3 Container main body 5 Opening part 6 Locking claw part 8 Annular groove part 9 Step part 10 Gutter part 11 Flat part 13 Opening recessed part 14 Opening / closing operation piece 15 Outer wall part 16 Gutter part 17 Flat part 18 Support part 19 Reinforcement rib part 20 Holding part 21 Crushing groove part 22 Upper notch part 23 Lower notch part 25 Protection hook part 30 Cover body 31 Cover part 32 Engagement part 33 Locking hook part

Claims (6)

In the closed container (1) comprising a container body (3) having an opening (5) above and a lid (30) that is detachably fitted to the opening (5) of the container body, the container The main body (3) includes a locking claw portion (6) for removably fitting the lid (30) to the outer peripheral edge of the opening (5) and a locking collar provided on the peripheral edge of the lid (30). An opening / closing operation piece (14) that integrally forms an annular groove (8) that supports (33), and prevents unauthorized opening of the lid (30) in an opening recess (13) provided in a part of the annular groove. ) Can be peeled from the opening recess (13) and provided integrally, and the lid (30) is formed on the inner periphery of the lid (31) for closing the opening (5) of the container body (3). Fits into the engaging portion (32) that fits the locking claw (6) provided in the opening (5) of the container body (3), and the annular groove (8) of the container body (3). An unsealing of the lid (30) fitted with the annular groove (8) provided in the opening (5) of the container main body (3) is integrally provided with a flat locking collar (33). One end of the opening / closing operation piece (14) housed in the opening recess (13) of the groove (8) is broken, the opening recess (13) is opened, and a part of the locking collar (33) of the lid (30) And the lid (30) is formed so as to be removable from the container body (3) by pushing up the locking hook (33) of the exposed portion. The annular groove portion (8) forms a reinforcing step portion (9) on the inner edge of the horizontal flat portion (11), and prevents the opening of the locking collar portion (33) of the lid (30) outside without permission. The sealed container according to claim 1, wherein the portion (10) is provided integrally. The opening / closing operation piece (14) accommodated in the opening recess (13) has a crushing groove portion (21) formed thinly in the direction perpendicular to both ends of the outer wall portion (15) integrally connected to the outer peripheral surface of the annular groove portion (8). A flange (16) and a flat portion (17) having the same shape as the flange (10) and the flat portion (11) of the annular groove (8) are integrally formed inside the outer wall portion (15), The tip of at least one support part (18) provided on the inner edge (17a) of the flat part is formed integrally with the inner edge (13a) of the opening recess (13) so as to be crushed, 14) is pulled outward to break one side of the crushing groove (21), and at the same time, the tip of the support (18) is broken away from the inner edge (13a) of the opening recess (13) to be opened and closed. The lid located in the opening recess (13) by opening the piece (14) A part of the locking hook part (33) of (30) is exposed, and the exposed locking hook part (33) is pushed up to engage the engaging part of the lid (30) from the locking claw part (6) ( The sealed container according to claim 1, wherein the lid body (30) is detachable from the container body (3) by detaching 32). The opening / closing operation piece (14) is provided with at least one or more support portions (18) having a triangular shape in the horizontal direction at the inner edge (17a) of the flat portion (17), and a tip of the support portion is provided at the opening recess (13). The hermetic container according to claim 3, wherein the container is integrally formed with the inner edge (14a) so as to be crushed and the reinforcing ribs (19) are integrally provided in a direction perpendicular to the back surface of the support portion (18). . The opening / closing operation piece (14) is provided with a holding portion (20) in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the outer wall portion (15), and the holding portion (20) in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the annular groove (8) on both sides of the holding portion. 4. The sealed container according to claim 3, further comprising a protective guard part (25) for protection. The said opening-and-closing operation piece (14) is provided with the notch part (22, 23) in the up-and-down both ends of the crushing groove part (21) provided in the both ends of the outer wall part (15), The sealing of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. container.

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