JP2019043573A - cap - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tubular container capable of preventing retention of water drops in a cap, flowing down on the outer surface of a container body to a cap side in particular, in the cap attached to the container body like the tubular container used or stored in an inverted state with the cap directed downward.SOLUTION: A cap body 10 comprises an outer cylindrical part 12 installed at the outer peripheral end of a top wall 11, an inner cylindrical part 13 suspendedly installed on an undersurface of the top wall 11 and a space S1 formed between the outer cylindrical part 12 and the inner cylindrical part 13, and is attached to a mouth cylindrical part 51 of a container body 50. A sealing member 30 sealing the space S1 is provided at a bottom edge of the cap body 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cap attached to a mouth tube portion such as a tube container, and more particularly to a cap suitable for a container stored in an inverted state in a bathroom or a washroom.

  Conventionally, as a container for filling out contents from a spout by filling a face-washing foam, shampoo, hair treatment agent, etc. as contents, and squeezing the barrel on the container side, for example, a tube as shown in Patent Document 1 Containers are known.

  Such containers are often used in bathrooms and washrooms, etc., and by making a cap formed with a flat top wall in contact with the installation surface in the bathroom or washroom, the mouth tube portion of the container body Is stored in an inverted position facing down.

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  However, when the container body is placed on the installation surface in the bathroom or washroom with the mouth of the container body facing downward as described above, it is formed between the end of the outer peripheral wall of the cap and the container body. Since the gap is in a state of facing upward, water or the like easily enters and is stored in a space formed between the outer peripheral wall of the cap and the inner engagement cylinder through the gap. For this reason, for example, when you use it while taking a bath in the bathroom and reuse it in the bathroom after getting out of the bathroom and wearing clothes, the water that has accumulated in the cap spills and the clothes etc. There is a risk of getting wet.

  In order to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a cap attached to a container body such as a tube container that is used or stored in an inverted state. It is an object of the present invention to create a tube container that can prevent water droplets flowing down from being stored in a cap.

Among the means for solving the above problems, the main means of the present invention is as follows.
A mouth tube of a container body provided with an outer cylinder part provided at an outer peripheral end of the top wall, an inner cylinder part suspended from the lower surface of the top wall, and a space formed between the outer cylinder part and the inner cylinder part The cap body is attached to the portion, and a sealing member for sealing the space is provided at the lower end of the cap body.
In the main means of the present invention, the sealing member closes the lower end of the cap body and seals the space formed in the cap body, thereby preventing the intrusion of water droplets or the like into the space.

  According to another means of the present invention, a means that the sealing member is formed in a shape following the shape of the shoulder portion of the container body is added to the main means.

  In the above means, the sealing member can eliminate the gap formed between the lower end of the cap main body and the shoulder portion of the container main body, and reliably prevent water droplets or the like from entering.

  In addition, another means of the present invention is obtained by adding a means that the lid body is integrally connected to the cap body via the first hinge portion to any one of the above means.

  In the above means, the cap body and the lid body are integrally formed by means such as injection molding, whereby the number of parts can be reduced.

  According to another means of the present invention, a means that the sealing member is integrally connected to the cap body via the second hinge is added to any of the above means.

  In the above means, the cap body and the sealing member are integrally formed by means such as injection molding, thereby reducing the number of parts.

  In the present invention, it is possible to prevent water droplets flowing down to the cap side through the outer surface of the container body from entering and storing in the space of the cap body, for example, while being used in the bathroom while bathing, In the case where the clothes are put out of clothes and put on and reused in a washroom or the like, the problem that water accumulated in the cap body spills and wets clothes and the like can be solved.

It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the container main body with the cap as 1st Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which made the container main body with which the cap was mounted | worn in the inverted posture. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the cap of 1st Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the container main body with the cap as 2nd Example of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2, the cap 1 shown as the first embodiment is formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material, and mainly includes a cap body 10 to be mounted on a container body 50 described later, and an upper side of the cap body 10. And a sealing member 30 provided on the lower side of the cap body 10.

  The cap body 10 is a short-cylindrical member having a top wall 11 and an outer cylinder portion 12 suspended from the outer peripheral end of the top wall 11. A cylindrical portion 13 is suspended, an annular projection 17 is formed on the inner side, and an inner ring 14 that is inserted into the mouth cylindrical portion 51 of the container body 50 is provided on the inner side. In addition, a spout 15 having a tapered spout hole 16 penetrating through the top wall 11 is projected from the center of the top surface of the top wall 11. The height dimension of the lower end of the inner cylinder part 13 is formed to be lower than the height dimension of the outer cylinder part 12, and there is a height difference between the two according to the inclination angle of the shoulder part 52 of the container body 50. Is provided. Further, an undercut-like locking portion 13a is provided around the lower end of the inner cylinder portion 13, and the locking projection 51a formed on the mouth tube portion 51 of the container body 50 is made by means such as a stopper. Engagement is possible.

  The lid 20 is a short cylindrical member having a lid top wall 21 and an outer peripheral wall 22, and the cross-section of the lid top wall 21 is formed to have a curved shape that is recessed horizontally or slightly concavely. . An insertion pin 23 is formed in the center of the inner surface of the lid top wall 21 so as to be inserted into the pouring hole 16 and closed when the lid is closed, and a short cylindrical blocking wall 24 is formed around the insertion pin 23. A handle 25 is formed at a position in front of the outer peripheral wall 22.

  The lid 20 is connected to the cap body 10 through a first hinge part 40 so as to be freely opened and closed. The first hinge portion 40 shown in the present embodiment is a so-called three-point hinge, and has a lower end of a recess 12a formed in a part of the outer cylinder portion 12 on the cap body 10 side, a lid top wall 21 on the lid body 20 side, and an outer periphery. An L-shaped elastic piece 41 arranged in a band between the end portion of the notch 22a formed in a substantially L shape between the wall 22 and positions on both sides of the L-shaped elastic piece 41; A pair of left and right thin hinges 42 are provided between the outer cylinder portion 12 and the outer peripheral wall 22. In a state where the lid 20 is closed, the L-shaped elastic piece 41 has a lower end 41a housed in a part of the recess 12a of the outer cylinder 12 and a notch 22a on the lid 20 side, and an upper end 41b notch. It is the structure accommodated in the other remaining part of the part 22a (refer FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sealing member 30 is a substantially ring-shaped member having a tapered inclined portion 31, and the shoulder portion of the container body 50 is between the inner edge portion 32 and the outer edge portion 33 of the inclined portion 31. A height difference corresponding to the inclination angle of 52 is provided. An inner fitting piece 34 is formed on the inner edge 32 side of the upper surface of the inclined portion 31, and an outer fitting piece 35 is also formed on the outer edge 33 side. The lower surface of the inclined portion 31 is the shoulder of the container body 50. It is formed in a shape that follows the shape of the portion 52.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing member 30 is integrally connected to the cap body 10 via the second hinge part 60 so as to be rotatable. The sealing member 30 is configured to fit the inner fitting piece 34 and the outer fitting piece 35 formed on the upper surface of the inclined portion 31 between the inner cylinder portion 13 and the outer cylinder portion 12 on the cap body 10 side. Thus, the cap body 10 is fixed to the lower end of the cap body 10 in an inseparable state. Thereby, space S1 formed between the inner cylinder part 13 and the outer cylinder part 12 is sealed, and the penetration | invasion of the water drop etc. in the space S1 is prevented. The sealing member 30 may be fixed using an adhesive or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cap body 10 having a sealing member 30 fixed to the lower end of the cap 1 is engaged with a mouth tube portion 51 of a container body 50 such as a tube container by means such as a stopper. Installed. At this time, the locking portion 13 a formed on the inner cylinder portion 13 on the cap 1 side engages with the locking projection 51 a formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 51 of the container body 50 in an inseparable manner. At the same time, the annular protrusion 17 provided on the lower surface of the top wall 11 is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the mouth tube portion 5 by this engagement, and the inner ring 14 on the cap 1 side contacts the mouth tube portion 51 on the container body 50 side. The contents (not shown) filled in the container body 50 are prevented from leaking through a slight gap between the container body 50 and the cap body 10 by being inserted and closely attached to the inner edge. Has been.

  Then, the lid 20 can be brought into a closed state in which the top wall 11 of the cap body 10 is fitted by rotating through the first hinge portion 40. At this time, the insertion pin 23 on the lid 20 side is inserted into the extraction hole 16 on the cap body 10 side to close the outlet 15. At the same time, the tip of the blocking wall 24 on the lid 20 side comes into contact with the top wall 11 of the cap body 10. Therefore, in the closed state, it is possible to reliably prevent liquid leakage of contents from the spout 15.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the container main body 50 has a cap 1 attached to the mouth tube portion 51 on the container main body 50 side, and then is placed in an inverted position with the cap 1 facing downward. It is placed on an installation surface 70 such as a pedestal. As described above, the lid top wall 21 of the cap 1 has a curved shape in which the cross section is recessed horizontally or slightly concavely, so that the container body 50 is placed on the installation surface 70 with the cap 1 facing downward. It is possible to exhibit high self-supporting ability to stably maintain the inverted posture of the container body 50.

  In a state after use in which the contents are discharged from the container main body 50 and the face is washed, the water droplets W adhere to the surface of the trunk portion 53 and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, these water droplets W are transmitted from the surface of the trunk portion 53 to the outer cylinder portion 12 on the cap body 10 side via the shoulder portion 52, and further to the outer peripheral wall on the lid body 20 side from the surface of the outer cylinder portion 12. 22 flows down on the installation surface 70 through the surface. At this time, the sealing member 30 formed in a shape following the shape of the shoulder portion 52 is disposed between the shoulder portion 52 and the cap body 10, and the sealing member 30 is connected to the shoulder portion 52 and the outer cylinder portion. The gap S <b> 2 formed between the 12 end portions can be closed. At the same time, since the sealing member 30 seals the space S1 formed between the outer cylinder portion 12 and the inner cylinder portion 13, the water droplet W enters through the gap S2 and is stored in the space S1. Can be surely prevented. Therefore, when bathing in the bathroom as in the past, and when reused in the washroom after getting out of the bathroom and wearing clothes, the water accumulated in the cap 1 spills and the clothes etc. It can make it difficult to get wet.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a cap as a second embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a container body.
The difference between the cap of the second embodiment and the modification of the first embodiment is that the cap body is formed integrally with the lid, and the mounting method to the container body 50 is the first embodiment. Although the example is different from the engagement by the stopper and the like in the second example in that it is screwed by the screw, other configurations and effects are the same as those in the first example. Therefore, in the following description, the same members will be described with the same reference numerals with a focus on different points.

In the cap 1 shown in the second embodiment, a space S1 is formed between the outer cylinder portion 12 and the inner cylinder portion 13 of the bottomed cylindrical cap body 10, and a sealing member that seals the space S1. 30 is provided. That is, the sealing member 30 includes an inner fitting piece 34 and an outer fitting piece 35 formed on the upper surface of the inclined portion 31, an end portion of the inner cylinder portion 13 on the cap body 10 side, and an end portion of the outer cylinder portion 12. The cap body 10 is fixed to the lower end of the cap body 10 in an inseparable state.
The sealing member 30 is formed integrally with the cap main body 10, and the sealing member 30 and the cap main body 10 are connected via a second hinge portion 60 provided at the lower end of the outer cylinder portion 12 of the cap main body 10. Has been.

  A female screw 13b is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 13 of the cap body 10, and the cap main body 10 is screwed into a male screw 51b formed in the mouth tube portion 51 of the container main body 50. 50. An inner ring 14 is formed on the inner surface of the top wall 11 of the cap body 10 so as to be inserted into the mouth tube portion 51 of the container body 50 to prevent leakage of contents.

  Also in the cap 1 shown in the second embodiment, when the cap main body 10 is attached to the container main body 50, the sealing member 30 is interposed between the lower end and the shoulder 52 in the cap main body 10, and the shoulder 52 and the outer cylinder The gap S <b> 2 formed between the 12 end portions can be closed. Further, since the sealing member 30 seals the space S1 formed between the outer cylinder part 12 and the inner cylinder part 13, in the inverted position, water droplets form the gap S2 as in the first embodiment. It is possible to prevent intrusion through and storage in the space S1. Therefore, when the garment is worn and used again as in the prior art, it is possible to make it difficult to cause a problem that water accumulated in the cap 1 spills and wets the garment or the like.

As mentioned above, although the structure of this invention and its effect were demonstrated along the Example, embodiment of this invention is not limited to the said Example.
In the first embodiment, the cap 1 is mounted on the container body 50, and the undercut-shaped locking portion 13 a provided on the side of the cap 1 is formed on the locking protrusion 51 a of the mouth tube portion 51 of the container body 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a screw type in which the cap 1 is screwed into the mouth tube portion 51 as in the second embodiment has been described. It may be a configuration.

  Similarly, the configuration of the second embodiment is not limited to screw-type screwing, and may be configured to be engaged by a means such as a stopper as in the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the three-point hinge is shown and described as the configuration of the first hinge portion 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other hinge configurations may be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the container body 50 to which the cap 1 is attached is shown as a tube container. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any other container such as a bottle container may be used. Also good.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a wider area, for example, in the field of caps attached to container bodies that are placed in an inverted state in a bathroom or a washroom.

1: Cap 10: Cap body 11: Top wall 12: Outer tube portion 12a: Recessed portion 13: Inner tube portion 13a: Locking portion 13b: Female thread 14: Inner ring 15: Outlet 16: Outlet 17: Annular projection 20: Lid 21: Lid top wall 22: Outer peripheral wall 22a: Notch part 23: Insertion pin 24: Blocking wall 25: Handle 30: Sealing member 31: Inclined part 32: Inner edge part 33: Outer edge part 34: Inner fitting Piece 35: Outer fitting piece 40: First hinge portion 41: L-shaped elastic piece 41a: Lower end portion 41b: Upper end portion 42: Thin hinge 50: Container body 51: Mouth tube portion 51a: Locking protrusion 51b: Male screw 52: Shoulder 53: Body 60: Second hinge part 70: Installation surface S1: Space S2: Crevice W: Water drop

Claims (4)

  The outer cylinder part (12) provided in the outer peripheral end of the top wall (11), the inner cylinder part (13) suspended from the lower surface of the top wall (11), the outer cylinder part (12), and the inner cylinder A cap body (10) provided with a space (S1) formed between the cap body (13) and the cap body portion (51) of the container body (50), the cap body (10) A cap, wherein a sealing member (30) for sealing the space (S1) is provided at the lower end of the cap.   The cap according to claim 1, wherein the sealing member (30) is formed in a shape that follows the shape of the shoulder portion (52) of the container body (50).   The cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cap body (10) is integrally connected to the cap body (10) via the first hinge portion (40).   The cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sealing member (30) is integrally connected to the cap body (10) via the second hinge part (60).

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