JP4165631B2 - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge cap constructed by assembling a lid body to a cap main body that is assembled to a mouthpiece of a casing and has a pouring outlet for contents liquid.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, this type of hinge cap, which is tightly assembled to the casing tube that contains the content liquid such as dressing and noodle soup, usually has a pouring cylinder that forms the pouring port for the content liquid standing on the cap body. In addition, a plug cylinder piece that fits and removes from the extraction cylinder of the cap body and opens and closes the outlet is formed on the inner surface of the top wall of the lid body hinged to the cap body.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in this kind of hinge cap, depending on the type of the content liquid, when the content liquid is poured out, it is necessary to shake out the content liquid with the lid closed, and then pour out the content liquid. However, since the content liquid adheres to the inner surface of the top wall of the lid by this stirring operation, when the casing is tilted during pouring, the content liquid adhering to the lid drops, and the outer surface of the casing There was a problem that the surroundings could be soiled.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and a technique for recovering the content liquid adhering to the inner surface of the lid of the hinge cap by stirring the casing or the like into the casing. An object of the present invention is to provide a hinge cap that prevents liquid dripping at the time of pouring and that can be smoothly and smoothly poured without contaminating the outer surface and the periphery of the housing.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Among the present invention for solving the above technical problems, the means of the invention according to claim 1 is:
Having a cap body that is closely assembled to the housing mouth tube and that has a pouring tube that forms a pouring port for the content liquid and a seal tube piece on the outside thereof;
It is connected to the rear end of the cap body via a hinge, and has a lid body on the inner surface of the top wall that hangs down a plug cylinder that fits tightly into the seal cylinder piece of the cap body when the lid is closed.
Extending the inner surface side part of the rear end of the plug barrel of the lid downward to form a flange piece;
A vertical hole is opened at the rear end of the dispensing cylinder of the cap body so that the lid piece can enter when the lid is opened, and a part of the hook piece is locked at the upper end of the vertical hole when the lid is opened. Providing a locking portion for holding the lid in a predetermined forward tilting posture,
It is in.
[0006]
When the casing is poured out, the contents liquid may adhere to the inner surface of the top wall of the lid of the hinge cap due to stirring of the contents liquid by shaking the casing or carrying the casing.
[0007]
In such a case, when the lid of the hinge cap is opened for pouring out the internal solution, the hook piece also rotates and enters the vertical hole of the pouring cylinder, and is locked to the locking portion at the upper end thereof. Therefore, the lid body stops at a predetermined position inclined forward from the upright position, and this posture is maintained.
[0008]
Therefore, the content liquid adhering to the inner surface of the top wall of the lid flows down, is guided by the inner surfaces of the stopper tube and the hook piece, falls from the tip of the hook piece, falls into the dispensing tube, and is quickly collected in the housing body. Is done.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, each of the opposing surfaces of the vertical hole, wherein the upper end of the vertical hole abuts and engages with the upper end of the vertical hole when the lid is opened. This is made up of the locking projections provided in the above.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the locking portion at the upper end of the vertical hole is configured by the locking protrusion having a simple protruding piece structure, the structure of the locking portion is very simple.
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the vertical hole upper end is formed with a groove formed between the upper end of the vertical hole and the groove that the front end of the collar piece engages when the lid is opened. It is configured by a pair of locking projections provided on each facing surface.
[0012]
In the invention according to claim 3, the predetermined forward tilting posture of the lid body by the locking of the tip of the collar piece with respect to the locking portion of the upper end of the vertical hole is stably held without changing in the open / close direction. Is done.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. A hinge cap is assembled to a cap body 1 that is assembled to a housing mouth tube 21, and a hinge 20 is attached to the rear end of the cap body 1. It is comprised from the lid | cover body 13 connected.
[0014]
The cap main body 1 is a fitting cylinder in which the peripheral wall 15 of the lid 13 is externally detachably fitted to the inner side of the upper end of the assembled cylinder 2 fitted to the outer periphery of the casing mouth cylinder 21 via the top wall 3. 4, and a thin seal cylinder piece 5 formed in an upward inward gradient is connected to the inner edge of the upper end of the fitting cylinder 4.
[0015]
In addition, an insertion tube 6 that is fitted into the housing mouth tube 21 is suspended from the inner end of the top wall 3, and a tapered wall 7 that is formed in a downwardly descending direction inside the insertion tube 6. Are continuously provided, and a pouring cylinder 8 forming a spout is continuously provided at the inner end of the tapered wall 7.
[0016]
The bottom surface of the spout of the cap body 1 is closed by a mouth wall 9 having an inner portion of the breaking groove 10 as a removal wall portion 11, and this removal wall portion 11 uses a pull ring 12 integrally provided on the upper surface. By pulling up occasionally, it is broken and removed at the breaking groove 10 (see FIG. 2).
[0017]
On the inner surface of the top wall 14 formed in a two-stage shape of the lid 13, a plug cylinder 16 that is tightly fitted into the seal cylinder piece 5 when the lid is closed is suspended, and the plug cylinder 16 is formed to have a wall thickness. An arc-shaped groove-shaped flange piece 17 is continuously provided at the rear end portion in such a form that its inner surface side portion extends downward.
[0018]
At the rear end of the pouring cylinder 8 of the cap body 1, a vertical hole 18 having a width in which the flange 17 of the lid 13 can enter when the lid is opened is opened in the vertical direction. The upper end of the flange 17 abuts and engages with each opposing surface of the part, and the engagement part 19 is configured to hold the lid 13 in a posture slightly inclined forward rather than upright. A protrusion 19a is provided (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
[0019]
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a pair of locking projections are formed between the locking portion 19 of the vertical hole 18 and a groove in which the tip of the flange piece 17 is locked. It is configured by 19a and 19b, and the predetermined forward tilt posture holding of the lid body 13 by this locking is stably achieved and maintained without changing to the open / close direction.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the first aspect of the invention, when the lid is opened during use, the lid stops at a predetermined forward tilt position, and its posture is maintained, so that it adheres to the inner surface of the top wall of the lid. The liquid content flows down, is guided to the inner surfaces of the plug cylinder and the hook piece, falls from the tip of the hook piece, and is quickly collected in the casing.
[0021]
Therefore, when the content liquid is poured out with the casing tilted forward, the content liquid adhering to the inner surface of the lid is dripped well and smoothly without contaminating the outer surface and the periphery of the casing. be able to.
[0022]
In the invention according to claim 2, the locking portion at the upper end of the vertical hole of the cap body can be configured with a very simple structure.
[0023]
In the invention according to claim 3, the engaging portion of the upper end of the vertical hole of the cap body can be configured with a simple structure, and the predetermined forward tilting posture of the lid body is displaced in both directions of opening and closing. Since it hold | maintains stably so that it may not, a favorable use condition can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention in a closed state.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an opened state of the embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the main part in the opened state shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front view of an essential part in an opened state, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1; cap body 2; assembly cylinder 3; top wall 4; fitting cylinder 5; seal cylinder piece 6; fitting cylinder 7; taper wall 8; dispensing cylinder 9; mouth wall 10; fracture groove 11; Pull ring 13; Lid 14; Top wall 15; Peripheral wall 16; Plug cylinder 17; Hook piece 18; Vertical hole 19; Locking part 19a; Locking protrusion 19b; Locking protrusion 20; Hinge 21; Tube

Claims (3)

A cap body (1) which is closely assembled to the casing mouth tube (21) and forms a pouring outlet for the content liquid and a seal tube piece (5) which is erected on the outside of the cap body (1); A cap cylinder (16) that is connected to the rear end of the cap body (1) via a hinge (20) and is tightly fitted into the seal cylinder piece (5) when the lid is closed is suspended on the inner surface of the top wall (14). And a lid (13) provided, and an inner surface side portion of the rear end portion of the plug cylinder (16) extends downward to form a flange piece (17), and the dispensing cylinder (8 ) Is opened at the rear end of the vertical piece (17) when the lid (17) can enter when the lid is opened, and at the upper end of the vertical hole (18), the vertical piece (17) is opened when the lid is opened. A hinge cap comprising a locking portion (19) that is partially locked to hold the lid (13) in a predetermined forward tilted posture. The locking portion (19) at the upper end of the vertical hole (18), the locking provided on each opposing surface of the vertical hole (18), the upper end of the tip of the collar piece (17) abuts and locks when the lid is opened. The hinge cap according to claim 1, wherein the hinge cap is constituted by a protrusion (19a). A locking portion (19) at the upper end of the vertical hole (18) is provided on each facing surface of the vertical hole (18), in which a groove is formed to be engaged with the tip of the collar piece (17) when the lid is opened. The hinge cap according to claim 1, comprising a pair of locking projections (19a), (19b).

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