JP2018104073A - Hinge cap with seal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge cap with a seal which can be opened simply just by opening an upper lid, need not store the upper lid separately at the time of using a container, can distinguish incorrect opening by recognizing visually and simply whether unopened or not.SOLUTION: A hinge cap with a seal comprises an extraction inner plug which is installed to a port cylinder portion of a container body and has an extraction port, a cap body which is installed to the extraction inner plug, an upper lid which is provided to the cap body continuously by intervening a hinge, and a shift plug which seals the extraction port, characterized in that at least one of the cap body and the upper lid is transparent or translucent, the shift plug comprises a plug body which is installed to the upper lid, a seal ring of which rising is regulated by hooking to the extraction inner plug, and a connection portion which connects the plug body and the seal ring and is able to break, and the seal ring descends by breaking the connection portion between the plug body and the seal ring at a first opening time of the lid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge cap provided with a transition plug that moves from the cap main body side having the dispensing cylinder portion to the upper lid side as the lid is opened, and opens the spout, and in particular, whether or not unopened is visually recognized by the transition plug. The present invention relates to a sealed hinge cap.

  Attach a dispensing cylinder member with a dispensing cylinder that pours the liquid contents into the mouth and neck of the container body, fit a transition stopper that closes the dispensing outlet into the dispensing cylinder, and screw the overcap When the lid is closed, the fitting cylinder provided on the overcap fits into the stopper during transition, and when the overcap is screwed open, the stopper during transition transitions to the overcap and opens the spout In addition, a container with a stopper during transition that is opened is conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The container with a stopper during transition described in Patent Document 1 has an excellent feature that, by the stopper during transition, the sound and feel of the breaking portion are transmitted to the user at the time of opening, and it can be determined that the container is unopened. Yes.

JP 2012-46209 A

However, in the container with a stopper during transition described in Patent Document 1, since the overcap is screwed into the dispensing cylinder member, there is a problem that the opened overcap must be stored separately.
Moreover, in order to confirm that it has not been opened, it is necessary to confirm the sound and feel by opening the lid. Unless the lid was actually opened, it was not possible to determine whether it was unopened.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it can be easily opened simply by opening the upper lid, and it is not necessary to store the upper lid separately even when the container is used. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a hinged cap with a seal that can determine whether tampering has occurred.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is a hinge cap with a seal, which is attached to the mouth tube portion of the container body and has a spouting outlet having a spout, a cap main body attached to the spouting spout, It consists of an upper lid that is connected to the cap body via a hinge and a transition plug that seals the spout. At least one of the cap body and the upper lid is formed to be transparent or translucent, and the transition plug is attached to the upper lid. A stopper main body, a sealing ring that engages with the stopper during dispensing, and a breakable connecting part that connects the stopper main body and the sealing ring. A structure is employed in which the connecting portion with the sealing ring is broken and the sealing ring is lowered.

  As a specific example of the transition plug, the upper lid and the plug body have alignment members that align with each other, and the transition plug is aligned with the upper lid. The lower end portion adopts a configuration characterized in that the lower end portion is formed so that the side opposite to the hinge is inclined upward from the hinge side.

  As a specific example of the connection part of the transition plug, the connection part is a plurality of bridges, and the bridge crosses the connecting part with the upper end surface of the sealing ring from the bridge on the hinge side toward the bridge on the opposite side of the hinge. Adopting a configuration characterized in that the surface area is gradually reduced, as another example, the connecting part is a weakened part formed to be ruptured thin, opposite to the hinge of the weakened part A configuration is adopted in which a cutting window is formed in a predetermined range on the side, and both sides of the cutting window are formed with corners toward the side.

  The hinge cap with a seal according to the present invention is attached to a mouth tube portion of a container body, and has a pouring spout having a spout, a cap main body to be attached to the spout spout, and a cap body connected via a hinge. The cap body and the top lid are formed to be transparent or translucent at least one of the cap body and the top lid. It is possible to open easily by opening the top lid with a single touch. In addition, the connection state between the plug body of the transition plug and the sealing ring and the presence or absence of the sealing ring can be easily confirmed by checking whether it is unopened by passing through at least one of the cap body and the top lid from the outside. Determine Rukoto can.

It is a partial cross section side view of the hinge cap with a seal | sticker of 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transition plug of 1st Example, (a) is a top view, (b) is a cross-sectional side view, (c) is a cross-sectional view in the XX line of FIG. (B). It is a partial cross section side view at the time of opening of the hinge cap with a seal | sticker of 1st Example. It is a partial cross section side view when the hinge cap with a seal | sticker of 1st Example is first opened and then closed. It is a figure which shows the transition stopper of 2nd Example, (a) is a top view, (b) is a cross-sectional side view, (c) is a front view. It is a partial cross section side view at the time of lid opening of the hinge cap with a seal | sticker of 2nd Example.

  Next, the hinge cap with a seal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing examples.

In FIG. 1, A is a container body, B is an outlet plug that is attached to the container body A and has an outlet, C is a hinge cap attached to the outlet stopper B, and D is an outlet of the outlet stopper B. A transition plug that seals the outlet.
The hinge cap C includes a cap body C1 attached to the plug B during dispensing, and an upper lid C3 attached to the cap body C1 through the hinge C2 so as to be openable and closable. The hinge cap C is formed such that at least one of the cap body C1 and the upper lid C3 is transparent or translucent.
When either one of the cap main body C1 or the upper lid C3 is transparent or semi-transparent, the cap main body C1 and the upper lid C3 are configured as separate members.
Further, when only the cap body C1 is made transparent or translucent, the seal ring D3 falls when the upper lid C3 is opened if, for example, “opened” is written on the outer surface of the seal ring D3. It can be confirmed from the side surface of the cap body C1.
The transition plug D is attached to the upper lid C3 of the hinge cap C, and a plug body D1 that seals the spout of the plug B being poured out, and a sealing ring D3 that is engaged with the plug B during the pouring and whose rise is restricted. A plurality of bridges D2 are provided as breakable connecting portions for connecting the plug body D1 and the sealing ring D3.

  An annular engagement protrusion 2 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container main body A, and a middle plug main body B1 of the middle plug B, which will be described later, is fitted and locked. It is attached to the mouth tube 1.

  The dispensing plug B includes an inner plug body B1 mounted on the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A, a valve member B2 mounted on the inner side of the inner plug body B1, and adjusting the flow rate of dispensing, and a valve member. It consists of a fixing member B3 that fixes B2 to the inner plug body B1.

The inner plug main body B1 is provided with a discharge pipe portion 5 that forms a spout, and a diameter that extends from the lower end of the discharge pipe portion 5 and is connected to the outer periphery, and a transition plug mounting in which a sealing ring D3 of the transition plug D is mounted on the outer periphery. The tube portion 6 is continuously provided with a diameter increasing from the outer edge of the lower end surface of the transition plug mounting tube portion 6, and the cap mounting tube portion 7 in which the cap body C <b> 1 is mounted on the outer periphery, and the lower end of the cap mounting tube portion 7. And a container fitting portion 8 for fitting and locking the container main body A.
A trumpet-shaped curved portion 9 is formed at the tip of the dispensing cylinder portion 5 so as to expand toward the outer periphery.

  The transition plug mounting cylinder 6 has a valve member B2 inserted into the inner periphery from below and a valve member engaging portion 10 that engages with the outer periphery of the valve member B2 is formed. A locking projection 11 is provided to project.

The cap mounting cylinder portion 7 is provided with a plurality of fixing member engaging ribs 12 whose inner surface engages with the outer periphery of the fixing member B3 on the inner periphery, and a mounting projection 13 for mounting the cap body C1 is provided on the upper portion of the outer periphery. Projected.
At the upper part of the inner side surface of the fixing member engaging rib 12, an engaging protrusion 14 that engages with the outer edge of the lower surface of the fixing member B3 is projected.

The container fitting portion 8 includes a flange-shaped upper wall 15 provided continuously to the lower end of the cap mounting cylinder portion 7, an outer edge outer tube 16 suspended from the lower surface of the upper wall 15, and an inner peripheral side thereof. The upper part of the mouth tube part 1 of the container body A is fitted and sandwiched between the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 16 and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 17.
An engagement recess 18 that fits into the engagement protrusion 2 of the container main body A is formed in the lower part of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 16, and in the vicinity of the lower end of the outer cylinder 16, after the container is used, A separation mechanism for separating and discarding the outlet stopper B from the container main body A is provided, and a separation tab 19 is continuously provided on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 16.

The valve member B2 is composed of a top wall 20 and an engagement tube 21 which is suspended from the outer edge of the top wall 20 and whose outer periphery engages with the inner periphery of the valve member engaging portion 10 of the inner plug main body B1. 20 is formed into a deformable thin wall.
A cross-shaped slit 22 is formed in the top wall 20 at the center when viewed from the top.

The fixing member B3 includes a cylindrical wall 23 whose outer periphery is engaged with the inner periphery of the engaging cylinder 21 of the valve member B2, and a flange wall 24 provided continuously to the lower end of the cylindrical wall 23.
The flange wall 24 is in contact with the lower end surface of the engagement tube 21 and the inner edge of the lower end surface of the transition plug mounting tube portion 6 of the inner plug main body B1, and the side peripheral surface is formed on the upper portion of the fixing member engagement rib 12. By fitting with the engaging protrusion 14, the valve member B2 is formed to be fixed to the inner plug main body B1.

The cap body C1 is a ring-shaped upper wall 25, an inner peripheral wall 26 suspended from the inner edge of the upper wall 25, and suspended from an outer edge of the upper wall 25. A hinge C2 is continuously provided at a predetermined position on the upper end of the outer periphery. And an outer peripheral wall 27.
When the cap main body C1 is attached to the dispensing inner stopper B, the inner peripheral wall 26 is in contact with the upper surface of the upper wall 15 of the container fitting portion 8 of the inner stopper main body B1, and the inner peripheral surface is the cap mounting cylinder. An engaging protrusion that is formed so as to abut on the outer surface of the mounting protrusion 13 of the portion 7, and that the upper surface portion engages with the lower surface portion of the mounting protrusion 13 at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 26. 28 is protrudingly provided.

The top cover C3 includes a top wall 30 and a side peripheral wall 31 that is suspended from the outer edge of the top wall 30 and has a hinge C2 connected to a predetermined position at the lower end of the outer periphery. A mounting cylinder wall 33 on which D is mounted and an alignment projection 34 disposed on the inner hinge C2 side of the mounting cylinder wall 33 are suspended.
A knob 35 projects from the upper end of the outer periphery of the side peripheral wall 31 opposite to the hinge C2.
An engaging recess 36 is formed in the lower part of the inner periphery of the mounting cylinder wall 33.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the plug body D1 is suspended from a ring-shaped upper wall 40 whose lower surface is in contact with the upper end portion of the extraction tube portion 5 of the inner plug body B1, and an inner edge of the upper wall 40, A sealing plug portion 41 inserted into the inner periphery of the extraction cylinder portion 5, a ring-shaped engaging peripheral wall portion 42 provided continuously with the outer edge of the upper wall 40, and a lower surface outer edge of the engaging peripheral wall portion 42. It consists of a side peripheral wall 43.
The engagement peripheral wall portion 42 is formed such that the upper surface abuts on the lower surface of the top wall 30 of the upper lid C3 and the outer periphery engages with the inner periphery of the mounting cylinder wall 33, and is engaged with the engagement recess 36 at a predetermined position on the outer periphery. A mating locking projection 45 is projected, and an alignment recess 46 into which the alignment projection 34 is inserted is formed on the upper surface of the hinge C2 side.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B, the lower end portion of the side peripheral wall portion 43 is formed so that the side opposite to the hinge C2 is inclined upward by the height h compared to the hinge C2 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the plurality of bridges D2 are formed between the outer edge of the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall 43 of the plug body D1 and the inner edge of the upper end surface of the sealing ring D3. In accordance with the inclination of the side peripheral wall 43, the height gradually increases from the bridge D2a on the hinge C2 side toward the bridge D2b on the opposite side to the hinge C2, and from the bridge D2a on the hinge C2 side to the bridge D2b on the opposite side to the hinge C2. Each is formed so that the cross-sectional area of the continuous portion with the upper end surface of the sealing ring D3 is gradually reduced.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (b), an engaging protrusion 47 that engages with the locking protrusion 11 of the transition plug mounting cylinder 6 of the inner plug main body B1 is provided at the lower end of the inner periphery of the sealing ring D3. Projected.
The transition plug D is formed so that the upper part of the sealing ring D3 is mounted in the hinge cap C at a height above the upper wall 25 of the cap body C1 of the closed hinge cap C.

Next, usage modes and operational effects of this embodiment will be described.
As the assembly process of the container of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, when the transition plug D is mounted in the hinge cap C, the transition plug D is placed in the mounting cylindrical wall 33 of the upper cover C3 of the opened hinge cap C. The stopper body D1 is aligned and inserted, and the lower end of the inner periphery of the mounting cylinder wall 33 of the upper lid C3 gets over the engaging protrusion 45 of the engaging peripheral wall part 42 of the stopper body D1, and engages with the engaging recess 36. Then, the transition plug D is attached to the upper lid C3.
At that time, if the alignment projection 34 on the hinge C2 side of the upper lid C3 is not in a position where it is inserted into the alignment recess 46 of the engagement peripheral wall portion 42 of the plug body D1, the mounting is hindered. D is not mounted unless it is aligned.
The transition plug D is mounted in the hinge cap C at a height such that the upper part of the sealing ring D3 is above the upper wall 25 of the closed cap body C1.

  The dispensing inner plug B is inserted and engaged with the valve member B2 in the inner plug main body B1, and then inserted and engaged with the fixing member B3, thereby fixing the valve member B2 and the inner plug main body B1. The member B3 is attached and fixed.

Next, when the hinge cap C is attached to the dispensing stopper B, the closed hinge cap C is covered from above the dispensing stopper B, and the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 26 of the cap body C1 is the middle. The cap main body B1 comes into contact with the upper surface of the upper wall 15 of the container fitting portion 8 and the engaging protrusion 28 on the inner periphery of the inner peripheral wall 26 passes over and engages with the mounting protrusion 13 of the cap mounting cylinder portion 7, thereby engaging the cap main body. C1 is attached to the inner plug body B1.
Further, the outer periphery of the sealing plug portion 41 of the plug main body D1 mounted in the upper lid C3 is inserted into the inner periphery of the extraction cylinder portion 5 of the inner plug main body B1, and the engagement protrusion 47 of the sealing ring D3 is sealed. Overcoming and engaging the locking projection 11 of the transition plug mounting cylinder 6 of the inner plug main body B1, the transition plug D is mounted on the inner plug main body B1.

  Finally, when the dispensing inner stopper B equipped with the hinge cap C is attached to the container main body A filled with the contents, the outer cylinder 16 and the inner cylinder 17 of the container fitting portion 8 of the inner stopper main body B1 are placed in the container. When it is applied to the upper part of the mouth tube part 1 of the main body A and is plugged from above, the engaging protrusion 2 is fitted into the engaging concave part 18 and the discharging plug B is attached to the container main body A, and the assembly process is completed. To do.

When the lid is opened in this embodiment, a finger or the like is applied to the knob 35 of the upper lid C3 of the hinge cap C and pushed upward, and the upper lid C3 is rotated with respect to the cap body C1 with the hinge C2 as a fulcrum. Cover.
At that time, the stopper body D1 of the transition stopper D attached to the upper cover C3 together with the upper cover C3 also rotates around the hinge C2, and the sealing stopper portion 41 of the stopper body D1 is pulled from the dispensing cylinder portion 5 of the inner stopper body B1. It is pulled out and opened.

Further, when the plug body D1 is pulled upward from the side opposite to the hinge C2, it engages with the engaging protrusion 47 of the sealing ring D3 and the locking protrusion 11 of the transition plug mounting cylinder part 6 of the discharging plug B. Since the rise of the sealing ring D3 is regulated, a load is applied to the bridge D2 that connects the plug body D1 and the sealing ring D3, and the bridge D2 is broken.
Since the bridge D2 has the highest bridge D2b on the side opposite to the hinge C2 due to the inclination of the side peripheral wall 43 of the plug body D1, and the cross-sectional area of the connecting portion with the upper end surface of the sealing ring D3 is the smallest. It is easy to break and is easily broken.
As the bridge D2b is broken, the height gradually decreases from the bridge D2b to the bridge D2a on the hinge C2 side, and the cross-sectional area is gradually increased. If it becomes, it will not become easy to fracture | rupture, the fracture | rupture of the bridge | bridging D2 can be advanced with fixed load, and the force applied with respect to an open lid | cover can be kept constant.

Finally, the bridge D2a is also broken, and when all the bridges D2 are broken, the plug body D1 is opened together with the upper lid C3 as shown in FIG.
Further, when the bridge D2 is all broken, the sealing ring D3 connected to the plug body D1 is cut off, and the sealing ring D3 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 47 and the locking protrusion 11 of the transition plug mounting cylinder part 6. And the upper end of the transition plug mounting cylinder portion 6 fall downward so as to be hidden below the upper wall 25 of the cap body C1.
After opening the lid, the container is tilted, and the contents in the container main body A are poured out from the pouring tube portion 5 of the inner plug main body B1 through the valve member B2 of the pouring inner plug B.

  When closing the lid, when the upper lid C3 is closed with respect to the cap main body C1 via the hinge C2, the sealing plug portion 41 of the plug main body D1 mounted on the upper lid C3 becomes the dispensing cylinder portion of the inner plug main body B1. 5 and sealed.

  After the first opening, the bridge D2 of the transition plug D is all broken, and the sealing ring D3 is below the outer periphery of the transition plug mounting cylinder 6 and the upper end is hidden below the upper wall 25 of the cap body C1. As shown in FIG. 4, when the inside of the upper lid C3 or the cap main body C1 that is transparent or translucent is viewed from the outside, whether the bridge D2 is broken or not and the sealing ring D3 is seen from the upper wall 25. Whether the cap is open or not can be visually recognized as to whether the cap has been opened, and unauthorized opening can be determined.

Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment in which the configuration of the connecting portion that connects the stopper main body of the first embodiment and the sealing ring is changed.
In the following, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and differences will be mainly described.
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, A is a container body, B is a container plug A attached to the container body A and having a spout, C is a hinge cap attached to the spout container B, E is a container It is a transition plug that seals the spout of the outlet plug B.
The transition plug E is attached to the upper lid C3 of the hinge cap C, and is connected to the stopper main body E1 that seals the spout of the stopper B during extraction, and a breakable connecting portion E2 to the lower end of the outer periphery of the stopper main body E1. And a sealing ring E3.

As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion E2 is formed between the inner edge of the lower peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 43 of the plug body E1 and the inner edge of the upper end surface of the sealing ring E3, and is inclined to the side peripheral wall 43 of the plug main body E1. At the same time, a weakened portion 50 is formed in the breakable thin wall that gradually increases in height from the hinge C2 side toward the opposite side of the hinge C2, and is formed on a side opposite to the hinge C2 of the weakened portion 50 within a predetermined range. A cutting window 51 is drilled.
Both sides of the cutting window 51 are formed with acute corners toward the sides.
In addition, since the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall part 43 of the stopper main body E1 does not need to incline, the height of the weakening part 50 may also be a fixed width.

Next, usage modes and operational effects of this embodiment will be described.
When the lid is opened in the present embodiment, together with the upper lid C3, the stopper body E1 of the transition stopper E attached to the upper lid C3 also rotates around the hinge C2.
When the stopper main body E1 is pulled upward from the opposite side of the hinge C2, the rise of the sealing ring E3 is restricted by the engagement with the inner stopper main body B1, so that the connecting portion for connecting the stopper main body E1 and the sealing ring E3. A load is applied to E2, and the weakened portion 50 is broken.
The weakened portion 50 has a cutting window 51 formed on the side opposite to the hinge C2, and the cutting window 51 is widened upward, and both sides of the cutting window 51 have corners toward the side. The portion 50 starts to break from the tip of the corner formed on both sides of the cutting window 51, can advance the breakage of the weakened portion 50 with a constant load, and can keep the force applied to the lid open. it can.

Finally, all the weakened portions 50 are broken, and the plug body E1 is opened together with the upper lid C3 as shown in FIG.
Further, the weakened portion 50 is all broken, so that the sealing ring E3 connected to the stopper main body E1 is cut off, and the sealing ring E3 is lowered so that the upper end is hidden below the upper wall 25 of the cap main body C1. As a result, the opening of the cap can be visually confirmed by looking at the inside of the transparent or translucent upper lid C3 from the outside to determine whether or not the connecting portion E2 is broken and whether or not the sealing ring E3 is above the upper wall 25. It is possible to discriminate tampering.
Other functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  The hinge cap with a seal of the present invention can be opened simply by opening the top lid, and there is no need to store the top lid separately even when the container is used, and the top lid that is transparent or translucent after the first lid opening. Since the opened state can be easily visually recognized by looking inside from the outside, it can be widely used as a container capable of discriminating unauthorized opening.

A Container body B Outlet plug B1 Inner plug body B2 Valve member B3 Fixing member C Hinge cap C1 Cap body C2 Hinge C3 Upper lid D, E Transition plug D1, E1 Plug body D2, D2a, D2b Bridge (connecting part)
D3, E3 Sealing ring E2 Connecting portion 1 Mouth tube portion 2 Engaging protrusion 5 Extraction tube portion 6 Transition plug mounting tube portion 7 Cap mounting tube portion 8 Container fitting portion 9 Trumpet-shaped bending portion 10 Valve member engagement portion 11 , 45 Locking protrusion 12 Fixing member engaging rib 13 Mounting protrusion 14, 47, 28 Engaging protrusion 15, 25, 40 Upper wall
16 Outer cylinder 17 Inner cylinder 18, 36 Engaging recess 19 Separation tabs 20, 30 Top wall
21 engagement cylinder 22 slit 23 cylinder wall 24 flange wall 26 inner peripheral wall 27 outer peripheral wall 31 side peripheral wall 33 mounting cylinder wall 34 alignment projection 35 knob piece 41 sealing plug part 42 engagement peripheral wall part 43 side peripheral wall part 46 alignment recess 50 weakening part 51 cutting window

Claims (5)

Sealing the spout, which is attached to the mouth tube portion of the container body, has a spout with a spout, a cap body attached to the spout, a top lid connected to the cap body via a hinge, and A transition plug that
At least one of the cap body and the upper lid is formed to be transparent or translucent,
The transition plug includes a plug body that is attached to the upper lid, a sealing ring that engages with the stopper during pouring and is restricted from rising, and a breakable connecting portion that connects the plug body and the sealing ring.
A hinge cap with a seal, wherein the connecting portion between the stopper body and the seal ring is broken when the lid is first opened, and the seal ring is lowered. The top lid and the plug body have alignment members that align with each other,
The hinge cap with a seal according to claim 1, wherein the transition plug is aligned with the upper lid.   The sealed hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a lower end portion of the plug body is formed so that a side opposite to the hinge is inclined upward from the hinge side. The connecting part is a plurality of bridges,
The bridge is formed so that the cross-sectional area of the continuous portion from the bridge on the hinge side to the bridge on the opposite side of the hinge and the upper end surface of the sealing ring is gradually reduced. A hinge cap with a seal according to any one of the above. The connecting part is a weakened part formed to be thin and breakable,
A cutting window is drilled in a predetermined range on the side opposite to the hinge of the weakened part,
The hinge cap with a seal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein corners are formed on both sides of the cutting window toward the side.

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