JP4365571B2 - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cap attached to the mouth of a container, and more particularly to a hinge cap.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The hinge cap attached to the container mouth portion includes a cap body, an upper lid, and a hinge connecting the cap body and the upper lid. When the contents of the container are required, the upper lid is pushed up with a finger and removed from the cap body, and then the container is tilted to extract the contents from the spout.
[0003]
However, with this cap, during the pouring, the upper lid may turn in the closing direction due to its own weight, which may prevent the pouring.
Thus, in order to solve this problem, the following hinge cap is used (for example, see Patent Document 1). That is,
[0004]
A cylindrical part engaged with the container neck, a circular cap that engages the cylindrical part and covers the container mouth, and a connecting part that connects the cylindrical part and the cap The connecting portion protrudes from the peripheral wall of the cylindrical part and the circular cap portion toward the outside in the diametrical direction with the same length, and is integrated at the end portion, and the end portion is bent. In an integrally engaging resin lid comprising a set of projecting pieces that are free hinge parts; the cylindrical part is at least between the set of projecting pieces projecting from its peripheral wall and from the peripheral wall A step having a step toward the diametrically inner side of the step, and the circular cap portion is integrally formed between the pair of protruding pieces protruding from the peripheral wall and projecting diagonally downward and diametrically outward from the peripheral wall. When the pivot piece is rotated in the opening direction around the hinge portion of the connecting portion. When the tip of the locking piece comes into contact with the peripheral wall of the cylindrical part and further turns the crown cap, the locking piece gets over the peripheral wall and rotates from this position in the direction to close the crown cap, A synthetic resin lid with a locking piece having a configuration in which the tip of the piece comes into contact with the stepped portion of the cylindrical part and further turns over the stepped portion when the crown cap portion is rotated.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
1993 Utility Model Application Publication No. 39330 (Claims)
[0006]
The conventional example has the following problems.
(1) Since the means for preventing the upper lid from being inadvertently closed during pouring is provided on the outside of the cap, the means protrudes and is not preferable in appearance.
(2) While pouring, the upper lid can be opened and closed visually, but it cannot be confirmed by hearing. Therefore, it is difficult for an audiovisual handicapped person to confirm whether or not the upper lid has been fully opened to a position that does not interfere with the content extraction.
[0007]
In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a cap that can confirm the opening and closing of a lid by sound and has a good appearance. Another object is to prevent the lid from inadvertently rotating in the closing direction during dispensing.
[0008]
The present invention relates to a hinge cap comprising a main body attached to a container mouth portion and a lid connected to the main body via a hinge; inside the vicinity of the hinge, they abut against each other when the lid is opened and closed. And a vibration member and a vibration member for generating engagement / disengagement sound.
[0009]
The vibration member of the present invention is characterized in that either the top surface portion of the main body or the back surface of the top plate portion of the lid protrudes, and the vibration member protrudes in the other direction. The sounding member of the present invention includes a plurality of sounding pieces having a horizontal pressure receiving portion, and the vibration member is a vibration piece having a horizontal pressure portion and a through hole. The vibration member according to the present invention is a vibration piece having a vertical support portion and a horizontal pressure receiving portion, and the vibration member is a plate-like vibration piece having a horizontal pressure portion.
[0010]
The sounding member of the present invention is a sounding piece on both sides of the parallel support rib provided on the top surface portion of the main body, and the vibration member is a vibration piece protruding on both sides of the inner surface of the lid skirt. It is characterized by being. The sounding member of the present invention is a sounding piece provided opposite to each other inside the short side of the square rib of the top surface portion, and the vibration member is disposed on the back surface of the top plate portion of the lid, in parallel. It is a vibration piece provided on both sides of the support rib.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The hinge cap H is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a main body 1 that is attached to a mouth portion of a container, and a lid 5 that is connected to the main body 1 via a hinge 3.
[0012]
A ring-shaped fitting groove 6 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the top surface portion 2 of the main body 1, and a vibration member 8 is erected vertically in the vicinity of the hinge 3. The sounding member 8 is a plate-shaped sounding piece whose tip forms a horizontal pressure receiving portion 8a, and two sounding members 8 are provided in parallel with the center line 3c of the hinge 3 at intervals. Reference numeral 8 denotes an axial object with respect to the center line HC of the hinge cap H. The thickness, protrusion height, and the like of the vibration piece 8 are appropriately selected as necessary.
[0013]
A guide portion 10 is provided in the vicinity of the vibration piece 8, and the guide portion 10 is loosely fitted to the opening groove 12 a of the skirt 12 of the lid 5 during the opening / closing operation of the lid 5. Prevent rolling. The top surface portion 2 is provided with a spout 14, which is disposed on the side opposite to the hinge 3.
[0014]
The top plate 16 of the lid 5 is provided with a skirt 12 having an opening groove 12a. The skirt 12 is fitted into the fitting groove 6 when the lid is closed, but a snapping sound is generated when fitted.
On the back surface of the top plate portion 16 of the lid 5, the vibration member 20 and the spout closing member 22 are erected vertically. The vibration member 20 is a torii-shaped vibration piece disposed in the vicinity of the hinge 3 and includes a horizontal pressurizing portion 20a and a through hole 20b.
[0015]
The projecting height of the vibration member 20 is such that when the lid 5 is rotated, the horizontal pressure portion 20a comes into contact with the horizontal pressure receiving portion 8a of the vibration member 8 and the rotation is stopped. The height is chosen so that 5 is in a position that does not interfere with the pouring. That is, when the stop state is entered, the temporary stop angle θ of the top plate portion 16 with respect to the top surface portion 2 is, for example, about 90 °, and this angle θ is appropriately selected as necessary.
[0016]
The spout closing body 22 is a cylindrical body that is fitted to the spout 14 and is provided on the side opposite to the hinge 3. Reference numeral 24 denotes a collar portion, and 25 denotes a screw portion.
[0017]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
When closing the lid.
As shown in FIG. 1, when the top plate portion 16 of the lid 5 in the opened state is pressed toward the main body 1, the lid 5 rotates in the closing direction, but rotates to the temporary stop angle θ. The horizontal pressure portion 20a of the vibration member 20 contacts the horizontal pressure receiving portion 8a of the vibration member 8, and the state shown in FIG.
[0018]
When the lid 5 is further pushed in the same direction, the horizontal pressurizing unit 20a is abruptly separated after pressing the horizontal pressure receiving unit 8a, so that the vibration piece 8 vibrates and generates a clicking sound. Since the engagement / disengagement sound is generated from two sounding pieces, the sound is louder than that in the case where there is only one sounding piece.
[0019]
When the lid 5 is further pushed in the same direction, the spout closing body 22 is fitted into the spout 14, and the skirt 12 is fitted into the fitting groove 6 while making a “click” sound. . At this time, since the vibration piece 8 passes through the through hole 20b, the rotation of the lid 5 is not hindered.
[0020]
When opening the lid.
Put your finger on the flange portion 24 of the lid 5 of the lid closed, rotates the lid 5 on the hinge 3 side, the skirt 12, together with separated from the fitting groove 6 emits a sound of "snapping" the spout The obturator 22 escapes from the spout 14.
[0021]
When the lid 5 reaches the temporary stop angle θ, the horizontal pressure member 20 a of the vibration member 20 contacts the horizontal pressure member 8 a of the vibration member 8.
[0022]
When the lid 5 is further pushed in the same direction, the horizontal pressurizing unit 20a is abruptly separated after pressing the horizontal pressure receiving unit 8a, so that the vibration piece 8 vibrates and generates a clicking sound. Since the engagement / disengagement sound is generated from two sounding pieces, the sound is louder than that in the case where there is only one sounding piece. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the lid 5 is in a state that does not hinder the dispensing. That is, the engagement / disengagement sound informs that the lid is fully opened.
[0023]
In this state, the container is tilted and the contents are poured out from the spout 14. However, since the horizontal pressure receiving portion 8 a of the vibration piece 8 is in contact with the horizontal pressure portion 20 a of the vibration piece 20, the lid is covered by its own weight. 5 does not rotate in the closing direction. For this reason, the lid does not close carelessly during the pouring, so that the pouring operation can be performed smoothly.
[0024]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. The same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 have the same names and functions.
The main differences between this embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows.
(1) The sound vibration member 30 is a sound vibration piece composed of a vertical support portion 30a and a horizontal pressure receiving portion 30b, and the vibration member 32 has a plate-like pressure having a horizontal pressure portion 32a at the tip. Be a vibrator.
[0025]
In this embodiment, the horizontal pressure portion 32a of the vibrating member presses the horizontal pressure receiving portion 30b of the vibration member 30 downward during the closing operation, and also moves the horizontal pressure receiving portion 30b upward during the opening operation. Push up to vibrate.
(2) The temporary stop angle θ is 85 degrees.
[0026]
Note that the vibration member 30 is not limited to the above shape, and may be formed, for example, as follows. However, in this modification, all of the vibration members 30 are smoothly engaged with and disengaged from the vibration member 32. Is for.
a. As shown in FIG. 8, the tip of the horizontal pressure receiving portion 30b is formed on an arcuate surface 30c.
[0027]
b. As shown in FIG. 9, the drooping portion 30d is formed by bending the tip of the horizontal pressure receiving portion 30b downward.
c. As shown in FIG. 10, the arc-shaped convex part 30 is formed in the lower surface of the front-end | tip part of the horizontal pressure receiving part 30b.
[0028]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 have the same names and functions.
The main differences between this embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows.
(1) The vibration member 35 is a vibration piece protruding from both sides of the parallel support rib 36, and the vibration member 37 is protruded from both sides of the inner surface of the skirt 12 of the lid 5. Be.
[0029]
In this embodiment, the vibrating piece 37 presses the vibration piece 35 downward during the closing operation, and pushes the vibration piece 35 upward during the opening operation to vibrate.
[0030]
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 12. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 have the same names and functions.
The main differences between this embodiment and the third embodiment are as follows.
The vibration member 40 is a vibration piece provided to face the inner surface of the rectangular rib 41, and the vibration member 43 is a vibration piece provided on both sides of the parallel support rib 42. The parallel support ribs 42 are provided on the back surface of the top plate surface of the lid 5.
[0031]
In this embodiment, the vibrating piece 43 presses the sounding piece 40 downward during the closing operation and pushes the sounding piece 40 upward to vibrate during the opening operation.
[0032]
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above.For example, instead of providing the vibration member on the top surface portion of the main body and the vibration member on the back surface of the top plate portion of the lid, The vibration member may be provided on the top surface portion of the main body, and the vibration member may be provided on the back surface of the top plate portion of the lid.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the vibration member and the vibration member that abut each other during the opening / closing operation of the lid to generate the engagement / disengagement sound are provided inside the vicinity of the hinge, the engagement / disengagement sound is generated when the lid is opened / closed. Therefore, it can be confirmed by hearing whether or not the lid has been opened to a position that does not interfere with the dispensing of the contents, or whether the lid is being opened or closed.
[0034]
Further, when the temporary stop angle is reached during the lid opening operation, the vibration member and the vibration member are engaged with each other, so that the lid can be prevented from rotating in the closing direction due to its own weight. Therefore, since the open lid state can be reliably maintained during the dispensing, the dispensing operation can be performed smoothly. Furthermore, since the vibration member and the vibration member are provided inside the hinge cap, the appearance can be improved as compared with the conventional example.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the front view.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1;
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing another state of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a part of a plan view.
7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another state of FIG.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing another embodiment of the vibration member.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the sound-vibrating material.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the vibration member.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a part of a plan view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a view showing a part of a plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Top surface part 3 Hinge 5 Lid 8 Vibration member
12 Skirt
16 Top plate
20 Excitation member

Claims (5)

In a hinge cap comprising: a main body attached to the container mouth portion; and a lid connected to the main body via a hinge;
On the inner side in the vicinity of the hinge, a vibration member and a vibration member that abut each other at the time of opening and closing of the lid and generate engagement / disengagement sound are provided,
The vibration cap is composed of a plurality of vibration pieces having a horizontal pressure receiving portion, and the vibration member is a vibration piece having a horizontal pressure portion and a through hole . In a hinge cap comprising: a main body attached to the container mouth portion; and a lid connected to the main body via a hinge;
Inside the vicinity of the hinge is provided with a vibration member and a vibration member that abut each other during the opening and closing operation of the lid and generate an engaging / disengaging sound,
The sound vibration member is a sound vibration piece having a vertical support portion formed integrally with the main body and a horizontal pressure receiving portion at the tip of the vertical support portion, and the vibration member has a plate shape having a horizontal pressure portion. A hinge cap characterized by being a vibrating piece. In a hinge cap comprising: a main body attached to the container mouth portion; and a lid connected to the main body via a hinge;
Inside the vicinity of the hinge is provided with a vibration member and a vibration member that abut each other during the opening and closing operation of the lid and generate an engaging / disengaging sound,
The vibration member is a vibration piece on both sides of the parallel support rib provided on the top surface portion of the main body, and the vibration member is a vibration piece protruding on both sides of the inner surface of the lid skirt. Features a hinge cap. In a hinge cap comprising: a main body attached to the container mouth portion; and a lid connected to the main body via a hinge;
Inside the vicinity of the hinge is provided with a vibration member and a vibration member that abut each other during the opening and closing operation of the lid and generate an engaging / disengaging sound,
The vibration member is a vibration piece provided opposite to each other inside the short side of the square rib of the top surface portion, and the vibration member is a parallel support rib disposed on the back surface of the top plate portion of the lid. A hinge cap characterized in that it is a vibrating piece provided on both sides. The vibration member is projected from either the top surface of the main body or the back surface of the top plate of the lid, and the vibration member is projected from the other side. The hinge cap according to 2, 3, or 4.

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