JP2022114679A - Pour-out cap - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a pain being felt on the back of a finger when the finger is inserted into a ring body and the ring body is pulled up.SOLUTION: A pour-out cap comprises a covering plate 25 that closes a port W1 of a container body W for storing a content. A pour-out hole 14 is formed vertically through in the covering plate. A closing plate 25b connected via a breakable weakened part 25a so as to openably close the pour-out hole is provided. A vertically opened ring body 29 is provided above the closing plate. The rear ends of the ring body and the closing plate are connected via a vertically extending connection part 25c. A notched part 29a vertically opened and formed longitudinally through is formed at the rear end of the ring body. Each of parts of the ring body connected to both sides in the peripheral direction about the ring body with respect to the notched part is a thin part 11 formed thinner than other parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to spout caps.

Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, for example, a cover plate for closing the mouth of a container body containing contents is provided, and the cover plate is formed with a pouring hole penetrating in the vertical direction. , a blocking plate connected via a breakable weakened portion and closing the pouring hole so as to be openable is provided, a ring body opened vertically is provided above the blocking plate, and the ring body and the blocking plate is connected to each other via a connecting portion extending in the vertical direction.

Japanese Patent No. 6523008

However, in the conventional pouring cap, when the back of the finger is directed backward and the finger is inserted into the inside of the ring body and the ring body is pulled up, There is a possibility that the rear end portion to which the connecting portion is connected may be pressed vertically and cause pain.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a pouring cap that can suppress pain on the back of the finger when the finger is inserted into the ring body and the ring body is pulled up. intended to provide

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means. That is, the pouring cap of the present invention has a covering plate that closes the mouth of a container body in which contents are accommodated, and the covering plate is formed with a pouring hole penetrating in the vertical direction and is breakable. a blocking plate that is connected via a weakened portion and that blocks the pouring hole so as to be openable; a ring body that opens vertically is provided above the blocking plate; The rear end portions of the plates are connected to each other via a connecting portion extending in the vertical direction, and the rear end portion of the ring body is formed with a notch portion that opens upward and penetrates in the front-rear direction, Each portion of the ring body, which is continuous with the cutout portion on both sides in the circumferential direction along the periphery of the ring body, is a thin portion formed thinner than the other portions.

According to the present invention, since the notch is formed in the rear end of the ring body, when the back of the finger is directed backward and the finger is inserted into the inside of the ring body and the ring body is pulled up, A finger can be inserted downward into the notch, and a vertical pressing force applied from the upper end of the ring body to the back of the finger can be suppressed.
Each portion of the ring body, which is continuous with the notch on both sides in the circumferential direction along the circumference of the ring body, is a thin-walled portion formed thinner than the other portions. Even if the rear end of the ring body is pressed vertically against the back of the finger when pulling up the ring body with the finger, the elastic deformation of the thin-walled part makes it easier for the notch to expand in the circumferential direction. It is possible to reduce the pressing force in the vertical direction applied to the back of the finger, thereby suppressing pain in the back of the finger.

Of the outer peripheral edge of the thin portion seen in the radial direction of the ring body, the upper end extending in the circumferential direction and the end in the circumferential direction extending in the vertical direction and defining the notch are the ring body. may be curved toward the outside of the

In this case, of the outer peripheral edge of the thin portion viewed from the radial direction of the ring body, the upper end extending in the circumferential direction and the end extending in the vertical direction and defining the notch in the circumferential direction are the ring body. Since it is curved outward, when inserting a finger into the inside of the ring body, it is possible to prevent a hangnail from being caught on the upper end of the ring body, for example. In addition, as described above, even if the upper end portion of the thin portion or the like is pressed vertically against the back of the finger when the ring body is pulled up by the finger, it is possible to prevent it from sinking into the back of the finger.

A portion of the inner peripheral surface of the ring body adjacent to the thin portion and the thin portion may be connected without a step.

In this case, of the inner peripheral surface of the ring body, the portion adjacent to the thin portion and the thin portion are continuous without steps. It is possible to remove it from the inner peripheral surface of the ring body, and it is possible to suppress pain in the finger. It can be easily transformed.

The size of the cutout portion in the circumferential direction increases from the bottom to the top. A connection portion between the end portion in the circumferential direction and the end portion defining the notch portion may be formed in a curved shape that protrudes toward the notch portion.

In this case, the size of the notch in the circumferential direction increases from the bottom to the top, and the connecting portion of the outer peripheral edge of the thin portion viewed from the radial direction of the ring body is located on the notch side. As described above, when the ring body is pulled up with a finger, the ring body is smoothly brought into sliding contact with the connection portion of the thin portion while the finger is less likely to be caught. It is possible to make it approach toward the , and it is possible to reliably suppress the feeling of pain on the back of the finger.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the back of the finger from feeling pain when the finger is inserted into the ring body and the ring body is pulled up.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the pouring cap of one embodiment with the lid open. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the ring body of FIG. 1;

An embodiment of the spout cap will now be described with reference to the drawings.
The pouring cap 1 according to this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, communicates with the mounting cylinder 13 fitted to the mouth portion W1 of the container main body W in which the contents are stored, and the container main body W. It has a cap body 15 with a pouring hole 14 for the liquid.
The container body W is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the cap body 15 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a top. The container body W and the cap body 15 are arranged coaxially with the common axis O. As shown in FIG.
Hereinafter, the direction along the common axis O will be referred to as the vertical direction, the direction that crosses the common axis O as viewed from the vertical direction will be referred to as the radial direction, and the direction that rotates around the common axis O will be referred to as the circumferential direction.

A lid body 27 is connected to the cap body 15 via a hinge portion 26 . The lid 27 opens and closes the pouring hole 14 by vertically rotating the lid 27 around the hinge portion 26 . A lid or the like detachably screwed to the cap main body 15 may be employed without providing the hinge portion 26 .
Hereinafter, of the radial directions, the side on which the hinge portion 26 is located with respect to the common axis O is called the rearward direction, and the opposite side is called the forward direction.

The cap main body 15 includes a covering cylinder 28 that covers the mounting cylinder 13 from the outside in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 1, circumferential portions of the mounting tube 13 and the covering tube 28 are connected to each other via an unbreakable fixing portion 15b. The fixing portion 15b is provided at a position adjacent to the hinge portion 26 in the circumferential direction. The lower end portions of the mounting tube 13 and the covering tube 28 are connected to each other via a breakable connecting piece 15a. A plurality of connecting pieces 15a are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction. The covering cylinder 28 and the mounting cylinder 13 are integrally formed.
With the lid body 27 opened, the lid body 27 is pulled together with the cover tube 28 via the hinge portion 26, and while the plurality of connecting pieces 15a are broken, the attachment tube 13 is attached to the opening W1 via the fixing portion 15b. The cap main body 15 can be separated from the container main body W by pulling it up.

The top wall portion 22 of the cap main body 15 includes a ring plate portion 23 , a seal cylinder portion 24 , a cover plate 25 and a pouring cylinder 21 .

The ring plate portion 23 extends radially inward from the upper end portion of the mounting cylinder 13 . The ring plate portion 23 is arranged at the upper end opening edge of the mouth portion W1.
The seal tube portion 24 extends downward from the inner peripheral edge portion of the annular plate portion 23 . The seal tube portion 24 is tightly fitted into the opening W1.
The cover plate 25 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the seal tube portion 24 and closes the inside of the mouth portion W1. A spout hole 14 is formed through the covering plate 25 in the vertical direction.
The extraction tube 21 extends upward from the inner peripheral edge of the ring plate portion 23 . A rear portion 21a of the upper end portion of the dispensing tube 21 extends downward toward the rear end portion along the circumferential direction. The pouring tube 21 may be provided on the upper surface of the cover plate 25 to surround the pouring hole 14 from the outside in the radial direction, or the pouring tube 21 may not be provided.

The covering plate 25 is provided with a blocking plate 25b that is connected via a breakable weakened portion 25a and that blocks the pouring hole 14 so as to be openable. The closing plate 25b is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the pouring hole 14 via the weakened portion 25a. The weakened portion 25a is formed thin so as to extend continuously along the inner peripheral surface of the pouring hole 14 when viewed in the vertical direction.
A ring body 29 having an opening in the vertical direction is provided above the closing plate 25b. The ring body 29 is arranged coaxially with the common axis O.

The rear end portions of the ring body 29 and the closing plate 25b are connected to each other via a vertically extending connecting portion 25c. The connecting portion 25 c is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the rear end portion of the ring body 29 .
The connecting portion 25c and the hinge portion 26 may have different positions in the circumferential direction. For example, the hinge portion 26 and the connecting portion 25c may be provided separately on both sides of the common axis O in the radial direction. .

An anti-slip rib 29b is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the front end portion of the ring body 29 . The non-slip ribs 29b are formed in the shape of a ridge extending in the circumferential direction, and are formed in plurality at intervals in the vertical direction. The non-slip rib 29b is provided in the middle portion of the ring body 29 in the vertical direction.
A buffer piece 29c projecting downward is formed at the lower opening edge of the front end portion of the ring body 29. As shown in FIG. The cushioning pieces 29c are formed in the shape of ridges extending in the circumferential direction, and are formed in plurality at intervals in the circumferential direction. The cushioning piece 29c is formed to be elastically deformable. When the ring body 29 is pulled up with a finger, the cushioning piece 29c is brought into contact with the pad of the finger, thereby making it possible to reduce the pressing force in the vertical direction applied to the pad of the finger, thereby eliminating pain in the pad of the finger. You can restrain yourself from feeling it.

In this embodiment, a notch 29a is formed at the rear end of the ring body 29 so as to open upward and penetrate in the front-rear direction. The size of the notch 29a in the circumferential direction increases from the bottom to the top. The lower end portion of the notch portion 29a and the connecting portion 25c have the same size in the circumferential direction. The lower end portion of the notch portion 29a and the center portion in the circumferential direction of each connecting portion 25c are aligned with each other. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the notch 29a is positioned above and vertically adjacent to the upper end of the connecting portion 25c.
A portion of the upper end portion of the ring body 29 located forward of the notch portion 29 a is located above the rear end portion of the pouring tube 21 . The lower end of the notch 29a is located below the rear end of the upper end of the pouring tube 21. As shown in FIG.

Each portion of the ring body 29 that is continuous on both sides in the circumferential direction with respect to the notch portion 29a is a thin portion 11 that is thinner than the other portions. A portion of the inner peripheral surface of the ring body 29 adjacent to the thin portion 11 and the thin portion 11 are continuous without a step. That is, the thin portion 11 is formed by recessing the outer peripheral surface of the ring body 29 radially inward.

As shown in FIG. 3, of the outer peripheral edge portion of the thin portion 11 viewed from the outside in the radial direction, an upper end portion 11a extending in the circumferential direction and an upper end portion 11a extending in the vertical direction and defining a notch portion 29a in the circumferential direction are formed. A connection portion 11c between the end portion 11b and the end portion 11b is formed in a curved shape protruding toward the notch portion 29a. The upper end portion 11a, the circumferential end portion 11b, and the connecting portion 11c are curved toward the outside of the ring body 29, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, for example.

As shown in FIG. 3, of the outer peripheral edge portion of the thin portion 11 viewed from the outside in the radial direction, an open end portion 12 is formed by an upper end portion 11a, a circumferential end portion 11b, and a connecting portion 11c. The portion 16 extends upward along the circumferential direction from the lower end portion of the end portion 11b in the circumferential direction as it separates from the notch portion 29a, and is connected to the upper end portion 11a. The facing portion 16 has a curved shape protruding downward when viewed from the outside in the radial direction. The size of the thin portion 11 in the circumferential direction is larger than the size of the thin portion 11 in the vertical direction.

As described above, according to the pouring cap 1 according to the present embodiment, the notch 29a is formed at the rear end of the ring body 29, so that the ring body can be opened with the back of the finger facing backward. When inserting a finger into the inside of the ring body 29 and pulling up the ring body 29, the finger can enter the notch part 29a downward, and the vertical direction applied to the back of the finger from the upper end part of the ring body 29. can be suppressed.

The portions of the ring body 29 that are connected to both sides in the circumferential direction with respect to the notch portion 29a are thin portions 11 that are thinner than the other portions. Even if the rear end of the ring body 29 is pressed vertically against the back of the finger when the ring body 29 is lifted up by the finger, the elastic deformation of the thin-walled part 11 facilitates the expansion of the notch 29a in the circumferential direction. It is possible to reduce the vertical pressing force applied to the back of the finger from 29, and to suppress the feeling of pain in the back of the finger.

Of the outer peripheral edge portion of the thin portion 11 viewed in the radial direction, the upper end portion 11a extending in the circumferential direction and the circumferential end portion 11b extending in the vertical direction and defining the notch portion 29a are located outside the ring body 29. , so that when inserting a finger into the inside of the ring body 29, for example, it is possible to prevent a hangnail from being caught on the upper end of the ring body 29, thereby facilitating this insertion. In addition, as described above, when the ring body 29 is pulled up by the finger, even if the upper end portion of the thin portion 11 or the like is pressed against the back of the finger in the vertical direction, it is possible to prevent the thin portion 11 from sinking into the back of the finger.

Of the inner peripheral surface of the ring body 29, the portion adjacent to the thin wall portion 11 and the thin wall portion 11 are continuous without steps, so when the ring body 29 is pulled up with a finger, there is no stepped portion that strongly hits the finger. , can be removed from the inner peripheral surface of the ring body 29, so that the finger can be prevented from feeling pain. It can be made easy to elastically deform toward the outside.

The size of the notch 29a in the circumferential direction increases from the bottom to the top, and the connecting portion 11c of the outer peripheral edge of the thin portion 11 when viewed from the radial direction extends toward the notch 29a. As described above, when the ring body 29 is pulled up with a finger, the notched part 29a is smoothly brought into sliding contact with the connecting part 11c of the thin part 11 without being caught by the finger. It is possible to make the finger downwardly enter the finger, and it is possible to reliably suppress the feeling of pain in the back of the finger.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The blocking plate 25b is formed larger than the pouring hole 14 when viewed from above and is connected to the upper surface of the covering plate 25 via weakened portions intermittently provided along the outer peripheral surface of the blocking plate 25b. may
The open end portion 12 of the outer peripheral edge portion of the thin portion 11 when viewed from the radial direction does not need to be curved toward the outside of the ring body 29 .
As long as the thin portion 11 is formed by denting in the radial direction at least one of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the ring body 29, the thin portion 11 may be modified as appropriate without being limited to the above embodiment.
The shape of the thin portion 11 viewed from the radial direction may be, for example, circular or rectangular.
As long as the notch 29a is sandwiched between the thin portions 11 in the circumferential direction, the shape and size of the notch 29a are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate.

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the components in the above embodiments with known components without departing from the scope of the present invention, and the above embodiments and modifications may be combined as appropriate.

Reference Signs List 1 spout cap 11 thin portion 11a upper end portion 11b circumferential end portion 11c connection portion 14 spout hole 25 cover plate 25a weakened portion 25b closure plate 25c connecting portion 29 ring body 29a notch portion W container body W1 mouth portion

Claims (4)

Having a cover plate that closes the mouth of the container body containing the contents,
The covering plate is provided with a pouring hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and is connected via a rupturable weakened portion, and is provided with a closing plate that closes the pouring hole so as to be openable,
A ring body opened in the vertical direction is provided above the closing plate,
rear end portions of the ring body and the closing plate are connected to each other via a connecting portion extending in the vertical direction;
A notch portion that opens upward and penetrates in the front-rear direction is formed in the rear end portion of the ring body,
In the pouring cap, each portion of the ring body that is continuous with the cutout portion on both sides in the circumferential direction along the circumference of the ring body is a thin-walled portion that is thinner than other portions. Of the outer peripheral edge of the thin portion seen in the radial direction of the ring body, the upper end extending in the circumferential direction and the end in the circumferential direction extending in the vertical direction and defining the notch are the ring body. 2. The spout cap according to claim 1, which is curved towards the outside of the . 3. The pouring cap according to claim 1, wherein the portion adjacent to the thin portion and the thin portion of the inner peripheral surface of the ring body are continuous without steps. The size of the notch in the circumferential direction increases from the bottom to the top,
A connection portion between an upper end portion extending in the circumferential direction and a circumferential end portion extending in the vertical direction and defining the notch portion in the outer peripheral edge portion of the thin portion when viewed in the radial direction of the ring body. 4. The pouring cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein is formed in a curvilinear shape protruding toward the notch side.

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