JP2022184231A - Shaking-out cap - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shaking-out cap allowing a content to be taken out little by little with no need of shaking a container body, as well as, allowing the content that stays near shaking-out holes to be shaken out while being broken.SOLUTION: A shaking-out cap comprises: a cap body B attached to a container body A for storing a content; and a lid body C pivotally supported on the cap body B via a first hinge part D. The cap body B comprises: an upper wall part 6; shaking-out holes 8 bored in the upper wall part 6; a stirring member B3 for stirring the content near the shaking-out holes 8, that is provided to the upper wall part 6 via a deformable bent part B2. The lid body C comprises: an upper lid part C1 for covering the shaking-out holes 8; and an operation part C2 engaging with the stirring member B3, that is provided on the upper lid part C1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pouring cap that is attached to a container that is used by pouring powdery or granular contents, and more particularly to a pouring cap that allows the contents to be poured little by little.

As a pouring cap for powdery or granular contents such as pepper, wheat flour, potato starch, etc., a protrusion that is inserted into the pouring hole is provided on a lid body that is opened and closed by a hinge part, and when the lid is closed, the pouring hole is closed to prevent the contents from leaking. In order to prevent clogging of the swing-out hole, it is known to attach it to the mouth of the container.

As such a swinging cap, by dividing the lid body into two and adjusting the number of swinging holes and the opening area of the swinging holes, it is possible to adjust the amount of swinging out in three amounts: small amount, medium amount, and large amount. A cap has been conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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However, since the cap described in Patent Document 1 shakes the container body to shake out the contents, there is a problem that the contents are scattered outside the target area and it is difficult to shake out little by little.
Moreover, there is also a problem that the contents remain in the vicinity of the swing-out hole of the swing-out cap, harden, and become difficult to come out from the swing-out hole.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a tipping cap that allows the contents to be taken out little by little without shaking the container body and allows the tipping out while breaking up the contents staying near the tipping hole. intended to provide

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a swinging cap that includes a cap body that is attached to a container body that stores contents, and a lid body that is pivotally supported by the cap body via a first hinge. A swinging cap, wherein the cap body is provided via an upper wall portion, a swinging hole drilled in the upper wall portion, and a deformable bending portion in the upper wall portion, and the contents can be dispensed in the vicinity of the swinging hole. A stirring member for stirring is provided, and the lid includes an upper lid portion covering the swing hole, and an operation portion provided on the upper lid portion and engaged with the stirring member.

As a specific embodiment of the swing cap, the stirring member includes an operation receiving piece extending from the bent portion of the upper wall toward the operating portion side of the lid, and a stirring piece extending downward from the swing hole from the bent portion. A configuration characterized in that the operation unit includes a depressible push button provided on the upper lid and an operation rod that hangs down from the push button and engages with the operation receiving piece of the stirring member, Further, the operation part has an operation recess provided in the upper lid, and an operation rod that hangs down from the operation recess via the weakening deformation part and engages with the operation receiving piece of the stirring member. do.

As a specific embodiment of the swing-out cap, the upper lid portion includes a second hinge portion provided in the center parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion, a second hinge portion connected to the first hinge portion side, and an operation portion. A top wall provided, and a lid wall provided continuously on the opposite side of the second hinge to the first hinge to cover the swing hole of the upper wall.

The swinging cap of the present invention adopts the above-described configuration, and with the container body containing the contents in a tilted state, the contents can be dispensed little by little by repeating the operation of the operation part without shaking the container body. can be shaken out.
In addition, since the tipping cap of the present invention can be shaken out while the contents staying near the tipping hole are broken up by the stirring member, there is no possibility that the tipping hole will be clogged by the hardening of the contents during use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the swinging cap which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is side surface sectional drawing of the state with which it mounted|worn with the container main body, (b) is a bottom view of a swinging cap. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the time of shaping|molding of the swinging cap which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is side sectional drawing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the time of use of the swinging cap which is 1st Example of this invention, (a) is a side sectional view at the time of non-operation of an operation part, and (b) is operation of an operation part. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the swinging cap according to the second embodiment of the present invention is attached to the container body.

Next, the swing cap of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings shown in the following examples.
In the following description, as viewed in FIG. 1A, the left direction is defined as the "front side (opposite side to the first hinge part)", the right direction is defined as the "back side (first hinge part side)", and the upper Let the direction be “up” and the downward direction be “down”.

In FIG. 1, A is a container body for storing powdery or granular contents, B is a cap body attached to the container body A, and C is a lid pivotally supported by the cap body B via a first hinge portion D. is the body.
The container main body A has a mouth portion 1, and a male screw 2 for attaching a cap body B is provided on the outer circumference of the mouth portion 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cap main body B is pivotably connected to a main body portion B1 attached to the container main body A via a deformable bending portion B2 which is thinly formed in the main body portion B1. and a stirring member B3 provided.

The body portion B1 is composed of a linear portion 5a parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion D to which the bent portion B2 is continuously provided, an arc portion 5b on the back side, and a connecting portion 5c connecting the linear portion 5a and the arc portion 5b. , an upper wall portion 6 having an opening 5 formed in a semicylindrical shape on the rear side from the center; It is provided with an outer peripheral wall 7 to which D is continuously provided.
On the front side of the upper wall portion 6, a plurality of pouring holes 8 are provided for pouring out the contents.
The outer peripheral wall 7 is provided with a female screw 9 for screwing the male screw 2 of the mouth portion 1 of the container body A on the inner periphery and mounting the cap body B on the container body A, and a lid on the front side of the outer periphery. A lid catch 10 is provided that engages C to keep the lid closed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bent portion B2 is connected to the straight portion 5a of the opening 5, forms an axis parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion D, and is bent as shown in FIG. 1 when set. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stirring member B3 is a stepped wall portion 11 connected to the bent portion B2 and extending to the rear side (downward in FIG. An operation receiving piece 12 provided (in FIG. 1, extends from the lower end of the back side of the stepped wall portion 11 to the back side), and an operation receiving piece 12 extends downward from the front end portion of the stepped wall portion 11 at an angle of about 10° to the back side ( In FIG. 1, the agitating piece 13 extends from the front side upper end of the stepped wall portion 11 downwardly by about 10° and extends toward the front side.
As shown in FIG. 1(b), the agitating piece 13 is a comb-toothed portion having a plurality of comb-toothed portions at the tips thereof, which are spaced apart so as to hide the plurality of swing-out holes 8 of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1 when set. 13a is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lid body C is attached to the upper lid portion C1 connected to the first hinge portion D and the first hinge portion D side of the upper lid portion C1, and is flexible so as to be deformable by pushing down. and an operation portion C2 formed of a material or thin.
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper lid portion C1 is provided with a deformable thin second hinge portion 15 having an axis parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion D in the center. A top wall portion 16 on the back side of 15 connects the first hinge portion D and covers the back side of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1 and the opening 5, and a front side of the second hinge portion 15 on the main body portion B1. and a cover wall portion 17 covering the front side of the upper wall portion 6 and the swing hole 8 .

The top wall portion 16 is provided with a mounting opening 20 for inserting the operating portion C2 at a predetermined position. A bottom wall 22 is connected to the .
As shown in FIG. 1, on the outer periphery of the mounting cylinder 21, when the lid is closed, at least the side edge of the arc portion 5b of the opening 5 of the main body portion B1 and the central portion of the outside of the bent portion B2 that is bent inside the straight portion 5a. A fitting portion 23 is provided that fits in the vicinity and keeps the top wall portion 16 from opening from the cap body B. As shown in FIG. A stepped portion 27 is formed on the top wall portion 16 on the side facing the second hinge portion 15 from the outer periphery of the mounting cylinder 21 to close the linear portion 5a and the connecting portion 5c of the opening 5 when the lid is closed.
A mounting portion 24 for mounting the operation portion C2 is provided on the inner circumference of the mounting cylinder 21 .
The bottom wall 22 has an insertion hole 25 in the center and a plurality of small holes 26 arranged around it.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid wall portion 17 has a front side edge on the bottom surface thereof, so that the inner side thereof engages with the lid locking portion 10 of the main body portion B1 when the lid is closed so that the lid wall portion 17 does not open. The lower surface is provided with a plurality of insertion projections 29 which are inserted into the openings 8 of the upper wall portion 6 when the lid is closed, and close the openings. there is

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation portion C2 is connected to a peripheral wall portion 30 mounted inside the mounting cylinder 21 of the top wall portion 16 of the upper lid portion C1, and the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 30. A dome-shaped push button 31 protrudes upward from the top surface of the top wall 16 and is capable of being deformed by pushing down; an operation rod 32 which is inserted into the cap body B and protrudes downward, the lower end abuts the upper surface of the operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3 of the cap body B, and pushes down the operation receiving piece 12 at the time of pushing down operation.
A mounting protrusion 33 that engages with the mounting portion 24 of the mounting cylinder 21 is provided on the outer circumference of the peripheral wall portion 30 .

Next, the mode of use and effects of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the swinging cap of this embodiment is manufactured by integrally molding a cap body B and a top lid portion C1 of a lid body C via a first hinge portion D, and an operation portion C2 is a separate body. Manufactured in

Next, the integrally molded cap main body B and the upper lid portion C1 are closed.
First, by pushing the operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3 of the cap main body B toward the rear side, the stirring member B3 is bent about the bent portion B2, and then the upper lid portion C1 is rotated about the first hinge portion D. Then, the upper lid portion C1 is attached to the main body portion B1, and the lid is closed.
At this time, the outer periphery of the mounting cylinder 21 of the top wall portion 16 of the upper lid portion C1 is fitted with the opening 5 and the bent portion B2 of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1, and at least the top wall portion 16 of the upper lid portion C1 is fitted. is attached so as not to come off from the main body B1.
Further, the lid wall portion 17 of the upper lid portion C1 covers and closes the front side of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1, and at the same time, the insertion projection 29 of the lid wall portion 17 inserts into the swing hole 8 of the upper wall portion 6. occlude.

Next, the operating portion C2 is attached to the upper lid portion C1 of the lid body C, and the setting of the swinging cap is completed.
Note that the cap main body B and the upper lid portion C1, which are integrally formed, may be configured such that the operating portion C2 is attached to the upper lid portion C1 first, and then the lid body C is closed to the cap main body B.
At this time, the upper surface of the operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3 of the cap main body B is pushed in by the lower surface of the bottom wall 22 of the top wall portion 16 of the upper lid portion C1 and the operation rod 32 of the operation portion C2, and the operation receiving piece 12 is It is bent through the bent portion B2 so as to be parallel to the bottom wall 22 .
When the operation receiving piece 12 becomes parallel to the bottom wall 22, as shown in FIG. Since it is oriented so as to extend to the side, a space α with an angle of about 10° is formed between it and the lower surface of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1.
At this time, the operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3 contacts the operation rod 32 of the operation portion C2 due to the restoring force of the bending portion B2, and this state is maintained.

Finally, a cap body B of a closed swing-out cap is attached to the container body A filled with the content, thereby forming the swing-out container shown in FIG.
At the time of distribution, a seal is affixed to the mouth portion 1 of the container body A so that the cap body B is attached in a sealed state, and before using the contents, the cap body B is removed from the container body A, the seal is removed, and the container is opened. After that, the cap body B may be attached to the container body A again.
Since the container main body A and the cap main body B are attached by screwing, when the contents in the container main body A are used up, the screwing is removed, the contents are refilled into the container main body A, and the cap main body B and the cap main body B are screwed together. They can be worn together and used repeatedly.

To use the swing-out cap of this embodiment, first, put your finger on the front side of the lid wall portion 17 of the upper lid portion C1 and lift the lid wall portion 17 upward with the second hinge portion 15 as a fulcrum. The locking protrusion 28 and the lid locking portion 10 of the main body B1 are disengaged, the lid wall portion 17 is lifted from the front side of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body B1, and the swing hole 8 of the upper wall portion 6 is opened. be done.
When the container main body A is tilted as shown in FIG. 3(a) after the swing hole 8 of the upper wall portion 6 is opened, the contents inside the container main body A move toward the upper wall portion 6 of the cap main body B. Moving.
The moved contents pass between the comb tooth portions 13a of the stirring pieces 13 of the stirring member B3 and enter the space α.
A part of the content that enters the space α goes out through the swing-out hole 8 of the upper wall 6, but most of it stays in the swing-out hole 8 and around the inside of the upper wall 6, The opening of the swing-out hole 8 is closed to prevent the contents from coming out of the swing-out cap.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3(b), when the push button 31 of the operating portion C2 of the lid C is pushed inward while the container main body A is tilted, the tip of the operating rod 32 operates the stirring member B3. The receiving piece 12 is pushed in, and the stirring piece 13 is pressed against the inner surface side of the upper wall portion 6 with the bent portion B2 as a fulcrum, and the contents in the space α are collapsed.
Since the tips of the comb tooth portions 13a of the agitating pieces 13 are arranged corresponding to the respective swing-out holes 8, the contents are prevented from excessively moving around the swing-out holes 8, and the contents are discharged from the swing-out holes 8. Alleviate the difficulty.

Next, when the pushing of the push button 31 of the operation part C2 is released, the restoring force of the push button 31 raises the operating rod 32, and the restoring force of the bending part B2 causes the operation as shown in FIG. The receiving piece 12 is directed parallel to the bottom wall 22, and the push button 31 is returned to the state before being pushed.

Further, since a plurality of small holes 26 are formed around the insertion hole 25 of the bottom wall 22 of the upper lid portion C1 into which the operation rod 32 of the operation portion C2 is inserted, the inside of the operation portion C2 and the upper surface of the bottom wall 22 are separated. Air is replaced inwardly from the small hole 26 so as not to interfere with the deformation of the push button 31 due to the change in the internal pressure when the push button 31 of the operating portion C2 is pushed down and restored. Furthermore, when the container main body A is turned upside down, if the contents enter the operation part C2, the contents are returned to the container main body A through the small holes 26 when the container main body A is turned upright.

In the swinging cap of this embodiment, the lid wall portion 17 of the upper lid portion C1 of the lid body C is lifted from the front side of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1, and after opening the swinging holes 8 respectively, the container body A is tilted, By pushing the push button 31 of the operation part C2, the stirring member B3 can be used to break down the contents staying in the respective swing-out holes 8 and their surroundings, and to push out a certain amount. By returning the , the contents can be filled in front of each swinging hole 8 again.
In addition, since the container main body A can be tilted and the contents can be shaken out by pushing the operation part C2, the container main body A can be fixed at a target location and the contents can be shaken out stably. By shaking the container main body A to shake out the contents, the aim is not fixed, and the contents do not scatter and stain the surroundings.

Next, a second embodiment in which the configuration of the lid body C is changed will be described.
Hereinafter, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the differences will be mainly described.

In FIG. 4, A is a container main body, B is a cap main body attached to the container main body A, and E is a lid body pivotally supported on the cap main body B via a first hinge portion D. As shown in FIG.
The cap main body B includes a main body portion B1 attached to the container main body A, and a stirring member B3 which is formed thin in the main body portion B1 and is connected to the main body B1 via a deformable bending portion B2 so as to be able to swing. there is
The lid body E includes an upper lid portion E1 that connects the first hinge portion D, and an operation portion E2 that is connected to the first hinge portion D side of the upper lid portion E1.

The operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3 is provided with an engagement receiving portion 35 that engages with the front end portion of the operation portion E2 from the front end portion.

The upper lid portion E1 is provided with a second hinge portion 15 formed in the center with an axis parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion D and deformable and thin. A top wall portion 40 that connects the hinge portion D and covers the back side of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1 and the opening 5, and the front side of the second hinge portion 15 is the front surface of the upper wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1. It is a lid wall portion 17 that covers the side and the swing hole 8 .

When the lid is closed, the bottom surface of the top wall portion 40 engages with the top surface of the top wall portion 6 of the main body portion B1 to block the top surface of the top wall portion 6 and the opening 5. An operation recess 41 having a shape is provided, and an operation portion E2 is connected to the center of the operation recess 41 via a deformable weakening deformable portion 42 .

The operation part E2 has a vertical rod shape that is deformably connected to the operation recess 41 via the weakening deformation part 42. The upper part of the weakening deformation part 42 is an operation lever 45, and the lower part of the weakening deformation part 42 is a closing lid. At times, the distal end portion serves as an operation rod 46 that engages with the engagement receiving portion 35 of the operation receiving piece 12 of the stirring member B3.

Next, the mode of use and effects of this embodiment will be described.
The swinging cap of this embodiment is manufactured by integrally molding the cap main body B, the upper lid portion E1 and the operating portion E2 of the lid body E via the first hinge portion D, the lid body E is closed, and the contents are stored. is attached to the container main body A filled with , as shown in FIG.

In order to use the swing cap of this embodiment, first, the lid wall portion 17 of the upper lid portion E1 is lifted with the second hinge portion 15 as a fulcrum to open the lid. tilt the
Next, by putting a finger on the operating lever 45 of the operating portion E2 and pushing the operating lever 45 toward the rear side with respect to the top wall portion 40 via the weakened deformed portion 42, the continuous operating rod 46 receives the operation. By pushing the engagement receiving portion 35 of the piece 12 to the front side, the operation receiving piece 12 can be operated, and the stirring member B3 can be swung around the bent portion B2 as a fulcrum, thereby stirring the contents staying in the space α. The piece 13 allows the contents to be pushed out from the swinging hole 8 of the cap body B.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same effects are achieved.

With the shake-out cap of the present invention, the contents can be shaken out little by little by repeating the operation of the operation part without shaking the container body in which the contents are stored in an inclined state. Since the contents staying near the pouring hole can be shaken out while being broken up by the stirring member, there is no fear that the contents will harden and block the pouring hole during use, and as a pouring cap for powdery or granular contents. preferred.

A container main body B cap main body B1 main body B2 bent portion B3 stirring member C, E cover C1, E1 upper cover C2, E2 operating portion D first hinge α space 1 mouth 2 male screw 5 opening 5a straight portion 5b arc Portion 5c Connecting portion 6 Upper wall portion 7 Peripheral wall 8 Swing hole 9 Female screw 10 Lid locking portion 11 Stepped wall portion 12 Operation receiving piece 13 Stirring piece 13a Comb tooth portion 15 Second hinge portions 16, 40 Top wall portion 17 Lid Wall portion 20 Mounting opening 21 Mounting tube 22 Bottom wall 23 Fitting portion 24 Mounting portion 25 Insertion hole 26 Small hole 27 Stepped portion 28 Locking projection 29 Insertion projection 30 Peripheral wall 31 Push buttons 32, 46 Operation rod 33 Mounting Projection 35 Engagement receiving portion 41 Operation recess 42 Weakening deformation portion 45 Operation lever

Claims (5)

A swinging cap comprising a cap body attached to a container body for storing contents, and a lid body pivotally supported by the cap body via a first hinge,
The cap body includes an upper wall portion, a swing hole formed in the upper wall portion, and a stirring member provided in the upper wall portion via a deformable bent portion for stirring the contents near the swing hole. prepared,
A swinging cap, wherein the lid body includes an upper lid portion covering the swinging hole, and an operating portion provided on the upper lid portion and engaged with the stirring member. 2. The swinging according to claim 1, wherein the stirring member includes an operation receiving piece extending from the bent portion of the upper wall portion toward the operating portion side of the lid, and a stirring piece extending downward from the swinging hole from the bent portion. cap. 3. The swinging cap according to claim 2, wherein the operating portion comprises a pushable push button provided on the upper lid portion, and an operating rod suspended from the push button and engaged with the operation receiving piece of the stirring member. . 3. The operation part according to claim 2, wherein the operation part comprises an operation recess provided in the upper lid part, and an operation rod that hangs down from the operation recess through the weakened deformation part and engages with the operation receiving piece of the stirring member. swing cap. The upper lid portion includes a second hinge portion provided in the center parallel to the axis of the first hinge portion, a top wall portion connected to the first hinge portion side of the second hinge portion and provided with an operation portion, and a second hinge portion. 5. The swinging cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a lid wall portion provided continuously on the opposite side of the first hinge portion of the hinge portion and covering the swinging hole of the upper wall portion.

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