JP4635497B2 - Liquid container dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fluid container dispensing apparatus, which can easily and hygienically remove a content from a container in which a fluid is placed by using a tube, and is used particularly in a medical institution such as a hospital. It is suitable for opening a pouch containing a fluid such as enteric nutrients, liquid foods or infusions and other liquids through a tube.

  As a fluid storage container, instead of conventional cans and bottles, plastic containers and bag-like containers and bag-like containers have come to be used, such as enteral nutrients used in medical institutions such as hospitals. Fluids such as liquid foods or chemicals for infusion are often used by filling a pouch.

  When taking out the content liquid from such a pouch, it is necessary to open it easily and to handle it hygienically. A nozzle-like thing called a spout is attached to the container in advance, and the connection between the opening and the tube is easy. Various proposals have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, as shown in a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 8A and a BB sectional view of FIG. 8B, a cylindrical portion 1 and a cap 2 sealed in a packaging bag as a container, There is disclosed a spout member 3 that can be opened by attaching a spout member 3 having an opening and breaking the cylindrical portion 1 by rotation of the cap 2.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, as a container cap device, a pouring tube is disposed at the tip of the container, the pouring tube has a base portion, a tapered body portion, and a stopper plug. It has a stop plug engaging part, and engages with a stop plug when it is fitted to the dispensing tube. When the stopper plug is cut, the unsealing cap is rotated with respect to the dispensing cylinder in a state where the stopper plug engaging portion is engaged.

  Thereby, when opening the opening | mouth part of the extraction | pouring pipe | tube, it can be poured out without leaking the liquid in a container, without touching directly with a hand.

Further, in Patent Document 3, as in the above two examples, in the liquid storage container, the cap is configured to be opened by rotating the cap, and the cam that relatively raises the cap when the opening is performed is disclosed. A mechanism provided with a mechanism to facilitate removal of the cap is disclosed.
JP 2002-211153 A JP 2002-293361 A Utility Model Registration No. 2605789

  In such a spout member 3 or the like, although the cap 2 can be rotated, the tip end portion of the spout tube 1 can be cut out from the cut portion and opened, as shown in FIG. The part cut out from the tube part 1 is broken by the slight rotation of the cap 2 because the cut part of the tube part 1 and the cap 2 are in the fitted state so that the rotational force can be transmitted effectively. In order to remove the together with the cap 2, it is necessary to maintain the fitting state between the cut-out portion and the cap.

In addition, it is necessary to prevent the cap from being removed until the contents need to be poured out. On the other hand, in the case of opening, the cap can be easily rotated and cut. After that, you need to know this so that you can easily remove the cap.
If these requirements are satisfied, means such as prevention of rotation of the cap, prevention of detachment of the cap, and holding of the cut piece are required, and there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems and demands of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a fluid container pouring device that does not have an easy breakage and does not open.
In addition, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems and demands of the prior art, and provides a fluid container pouring device that can prevent the cover cap from being removed with a simple structure and can be easily removed after opening. It is something to be offered.
Furthermore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and demands of the prior art, and has a simple structure and can be securely held and removed together with a cut piece after opening in the cover cap. It is intended to provide a dispensing device.

In order to solve the problems and demands of the prior art, a fluid container dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention has a proximal end portion attached to a fluid container and an opening member at a distal end portion through a cutout portion. A fluid container comprising: a pouring nozzle integrally provided; and a cover cap that is fitted to the pouring nozzle and that can be engaged with the opening member and cut off the opening member through rotational force from the outside. An anti-rotation device is provided with anti-rotation means for preventing the opening member from being cut off by relative rotation before the cutting operation between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap . The cylindrical portions provided on the extraction nozzle and the cover cap are fitted to each other, and at least one nozzle plane portion is formed on the cylindrical outer surface of the extraction nozzle. Thereby restricting the rotation, it is characterized in that the cap planar portion for enabling pivoting constructed by a cylindrical inner surface of the cover cap climb over.

According to the fluid container pouring device, the anti-rotation means for preventing the opening member from being cut off by the relative rotation before the cutting operation is provided between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap .
The rotation preventing means is fitted between cylindrical portions provided on the extraction nozzle and the cover cap, and at least one nozzle plane portion is formed on the cylindrical outer surface of the extraction nozzle. and thereby restricting rotation in contact, get over the cap planar portion to allow rotation and has to be constructed by a cylindrical inner surface of the cover cap, rotating against the planar portions of each other It is possible to release the restriction by overcoming this, and it is possible to regulate and release the rotation with a simple structure, and also to determine the assembly direction using the flat part, and easy to assemble To be able to. Further, it is possible to reliably prevent the cover cap from being inadvertently rotated and the opening member being cut off.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect , the fluid container pouring device holds the fitted state between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap, and is detached in the axial direction. the disengagement preventing means for preventing is provided,
The disengagement prevention means can be locked to a portion other than the flat portion of the cylindrical portion of the dispensing nozzle, and a locking protrusion that can be locked and released by the flat portion of the cylindrical portion is formed on the cover cap. It is characterized by being configured .

According to this fluid container pouring device, the anti-separation means is provided between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap so as to keep the fitted state and prevent axial detachment. The cover cap is formed by forming a locking projection on the cover cap that can be locked to a portion other than the flat portion of the cylindrical portion of the exit nozzle and can be locked and released by the flat portion of the cylindrical portion. Can be held by the dispensing nozzle until the opening member is cut off, and can be easily removed after the cutting. Also, by locking the locking projection to the cylindrical portion, the cover cap is prevented from coming off, and the locking projection is released from the cylindrical portion to remove the cover cap. Preventive means can be configured.

Furthermore, in addition to the structure of Claim 1 or 2 , the fluid container dispensing device according to a third aspect of the present invention is provided between the dispensing nozzle and the cover cap after the opening member is cut off. A detaching cam mechanism for moving the cover cap in the direction of removing the cover cap is provided.

According to the fluid container pouring device, the detaching cam mechanism is provided between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap to move the cover member in a direction to remove the cover cap after the opening member is cut off. When the cover is cut off, the cover cap is moved by the cam mechanism so that this can be known and can be easily removed.
As a result, even when the disengagement prevention means is provided, the disengagement prevention means is opened and the cover cap is moved, so that a simpler structure can be achieved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, the fluid container pouring device is positioned below the opening member by rotating the cover cap. In addition, a detaching cam mechanism that is pushed up and cut off is provided.

  According to this fluid container pouring device, the cover cap is provided with a detaching cam mechanism which is positioned below the opening member by a turning operation and is pushed up and cut off. Not only twisting but also pushing up makes it possible to separate the opening member more reliably.

Furthermore, in addition to the structure in any one of Claims 1-4 , the dispensing apparatus for fluid containers of Claim 5 of this invention is an opening member cut out between the said cover cap and the said opening member. A cut piece holding means for holding the inside of the cover cap is provided.

  According to this fluid container dispensing apparatus, the cut piece holding means for holding the cut opening member in the cover cap is provided between the cover cap and the opening member. The member can be securely held in the cover cap.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure according to the fifth aspect , the protruding piece holding means is formed on either the cover cap or the opening member. It comprises the part and the recessed part formed in either one, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to this fluid container dispensing apparatus, the cut piece holding means is constituted by a convex portion formed on one of the cover cap and the opening member and a concave portion formed on the other. Therefore, the cut piece can be securely held with a simple structure.

Further, the fluid container pouring device according to claim 7 of the present invention includes, in addition to the structure according to claim 5 , a holding member that holds the cut piece holding means against the upper surface of the opening member provided in the cover cap. Further, it is configured so as to be sandwiched by the cam of the separating cam mechanism according to claim 4 .

  According to this fluid container dispensing apparatus, the cut piece holding means is configured to be sandwiched between a pressing member that presses the upper surface of the opening member provided in the cover cap and a cam of the separating cam mechanism. Thus, the cut piece can be sandwiched between the pressing member and the cam, and the cut piece can be held more securely and removed together with the cover cap.

According to the dispensing device for a fluid container according to claim 1, wherein the present invention, between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap is provided with rotation preventing means for preventing the cut of the opening member by relative rotation of the front cut operation The rotation prevention means is fitted between cylindrical portions provided on the extraction nozzle and the cover cap, and at least one nozzle plane portion is formed on the cylindrical outer surface of the extraction nozzle. Since the cap flat part which makes contact with the part and restricts rotation and which can get over and turn is formed on the inner surface of the cylinder of the cover cap , the flat part is applied to each other. The movement can be regulated and the regulation can be released by overcoming it, the rotation can be regulated and released with a simple structure, and the assembling direction can be determined using the flat part, and the assembling can be facilitated. Uninaru. Further, it is possible to reliably prevent the cover cap from being inadvertently rotated and the opening member being cut off.

Further, according to the fluid container pouring device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the disengagement preventing means for preventing the disengagement in the axial direction by holding the fitted state between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap is provided. The disengagement prevention means can be locked to a portion other than the flat portion of the cylindrical portion of the dispensing nozzle, and a locking projection that can be released from the flat portion of the cylindrical portion is formed on the cover cap. Having to configure, the cover cap can be kept in the dispensing nozzle to cut the completion of the opening member, it can be easily removed after cut. In addition, the cover cap can be prevented from coming off by locking the locking projection to the cylindrical portion, the locking of the locking projection can be released from the cylindrical portion, and the cover cap can be removed. A detachment preventing means can be configured.

Furthermore, according to the dispensing device for a fluid container according to claim 3 of the present invention, the removal for moving the cover cap in the direction of removing the opening member after the cutting operation of the opening member between the dispensing nozzle and the cover cap. Since the cam mechanism is provided, when the opening member is cut off, the cover cap is moved by the cam mechanism, which can be known, and can be easily removed.
As a result, even when the detachment prevention means is provided, the detachment prevention means is opened and the cover cap is moved, so that a simpler structure can be achieved.

According to the fluid container pouring device according to claim 4 of the present invention, the cover cap is provided with a detaching cam mechanism that is positioned below the opening member by a turning operation and is pushed up and cut off. Therefore, it can be pushed up as well as twisted by the separating cam mechanism, and the opening member can be separated more reliably.

Further, according to the fluid container pouring device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the cut piece holding means for holding the cut opening member in the cover cap is provided between the cover cap and the opening member. Therefore, the cut opening member can be securely held in the cover cap.

The formation according to the dispensing device for a fluid container according to claim 6, wherein the present invention, the cut piece holding means, the convex portion and the other one which is formed in one of the opening member and the cover cap Since it was comprised with the recessed part which carried out, the cut piece can be reliably hold | maintained with a simple structure.

Furthermore, according to the fluid container pouring device according to claim 7 of the present invention, the cut piece holding means includes a pressing member that presses an upper surface of the opening member provided in the cover cap, and the fluid container pouring device according to claim 4. Since it is configured to be sandwiched between the cams of the separating cam mechanism, the cut piece can be sandwiched between the pressing member and the cam, and the cut piece can be held more securely and removed together with the cover cap.

  According to the fluid container pouring device that combines the structures of these claims, the cover cap can be prevented from coming off due to inadvertent breakage, and at the same time, the cover cap can be prevented from being removed, and removal after opening can be facilitated. The cut piece after opening in the cover cap can be securely held and removed together.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 relate to an embodiment of a fluid container pouring device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) are respectively a longitudinal sectional view and a plan view of the pouring nozzle covered with a cover cap. In the figure, (a) shows a state before cutting, (b) shows a state after cutting, FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view, a plan view, a bottom view, and FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view of 2 directions which a cover cap orthogonally crosses, a top view, a bottom view, and DD sectional drawing.

  The fluid container pouring device 10 includes a pouring nozzle 20 and a cover cap 40. The pouring nozzle 20 has a proximal end attached to a fluid container such as a pouch (not shown) and a distal end portion. The opening member is integrally provided through a cut-out portion that can be cut into a single piece. On the other hand, the cover cap 40 is fitted on the dispensing nozzle 20 attached to the container, and can be engaged with the opening member to cut off the opening member through a rotational force from the outside. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the dispensing nozzle 20 of the fluid container dispensing apparatus 10 includes a base flange portion 21 serving as a guide for conveyance and container port connection at the base end portion, and has a planar shape. The base flange portion 21 is provided with a horizontally-long substantially rhombus-shaped connecting portion 22 projecting outward in a circular arc shape on the inner side of the container of the base flange portion 21 and having a sharp left and right side, and a fluid such as a pouch. The mouth portion of the container and the connecting portion 22 can be fixed by welding or the like.

  A substantially cylindrical pouring nozzle body 23 is integrally formed on the container outer side portion of the base flange portion 21 of the pouring nozzle 20 so as to protrude to the center portion, and two flange portions 24 and 25 are provided in the middle portion. It is.

  Of these intermediate flange portions 24 and 25, the portion of the dispensing nozzle body 23 protruding upward from the upper flange portion 25 is used as a catheter or tube connection portion 26 after opening, and the tip portion is narrowed in a conical shape. The connecting member 26 is integrally formed with an opening member 28 for cutting through a cutting part 27 for cutting.

  The opening member 28 protrudes on both sides of the disk portion 29 on the upper portion of the connection portion 26 of the dispensing nozzle body 23 to form an operation portion 30 for cutting operation, and the operation portion 30 rotates about the central axis. The tip of the dispensing nozzle 20 can be opened by being separated from the cut-out portion 27 by, for example, pushing up from the lower side, or by combining these rotation and push-up.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cover cap 40 that covers the pouring nozzle 20 includes a substantially cylindrical cover cap body 41 that is applied to the flange portion 25 above the pouring nozzle body 23. In addition, two opposed outer cylinder portions 42 having a U-shaped cross section and disposed so as to surround the outside of the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 and two conical portions 43 adjacent thereto are provided. Thus, the outer side of the pouring nozzle 20 can be covered.

  The upper surface of the cover cap 40 is provided in a bridge shape in which a bar-like pressing member 44 connects the upper ends of the outer cylinder portion 42, and the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 is covered with the cover cap 40 before cutting. It is arranged in parallel on the top.

  Further, the cover cap 40 is rotated for a cutting operation, but finger-hooking ribs 41a are provided on the outside of the cover cap main body 41 so as to be easily rotated, and are provided at two locations. The finger hanging rib 41a may be further expanded as necessary.

  In the fluid container pouring device 10 constituted by the pouring nozzle 20 and the cover cap 40 covering the pouring nozzle 20, the opening member 28 provided via the cutout portion 27 of the pouring nozzle 20 is replaced with the cover cap 40. In order to cut off and open by turning, a detaching cam mechanism 45 is provided.

  The separation cam mechanism 45 is provided with a separation cam 46 having a central portion high and inclined on both sides inside the conical portion 43 of the cover cap 40, and a lower surface of the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 as a cam follower. By rotating the cap 40 about its central axis, the operation unit 30 can be pushed up, whereby the opening member 28 can be separated from the cutout unit 27.

  During the separation operation, the lower surface of the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 is pressed by the separation cam 46, and the upper surface is pressed by the bridge-shaped pressing member 44, and the cut opening member 28 is separated from the cutting cam 46 and the pressing member 44. The cut piece holding means 47 is configured such that the cut piece holding means 47 holds the cut piece (opening member 28) in the cover cap 40 and can be removed together with the cover cap 40. .

  When such an opening member 28 is cut off by being cut off by the separation cam 46 when the cover cap 40 is rotated, if the relative rotation occurs between the dispensing nozzle 20 and the cover cap 40, an opening may be generated. Therefore, a rotation preventing means 50 for preventing this rotation is provided.

  The rotation preventing means 50 between the pouring nozzle 20 and the cover cap 40 is a nozzle plane that is cut out in two planes facing each other across the central axis of the disc-shaped flange portion 25 above the pouring nozzle 20. While forming the portion 51, two cap flat portions 52 are formed so as to protrude inside the corresponding cover cap body 41 of the cover cap 40. Before the opening operation, the nozzle flat surface portion 51 and the cap flat surface portion 52 come into surface contact so that the cover cap 40 cannot be easily rotated. It is designed so that it can rotate over the nozzle flat surface 51 by elastic deformation of 40.

  By providing such a nozzle flat surface portion 51 and a cap flat surface portion 52, it can be used for alignment when assembling the dispensing nozzle 20 and the cover cap 40, and the conical portion 43 and the pressing member 44 of the cover cap 40 can be used. In cooperation with the shape arrangement, the assembly work can be facilitated as a mark.

  The nozzle flat part 51 and the cap flat part 52 provided as the rotation preventing means 50 are formed at two opposite positions as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, as shown in FIG. In addition, there may be three places at equal intervals around the circumference, or four places as shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, the cap flat surface portion 52 of the cover cap 40 functioning as the rotation preventing means 50 is not limited to one constituted by a continuous straight line. For example, as shown in FIG. The flat portion 52 may be provided, and the flat portion in this case may be further increased in addition to the case where two portions are provided at equal intervals around the circumference.

  In such a fluid container pouring device 10, it is necessary to prevent relative rotation of the cover cap 40 and to prevent the cover cap 40 from coming off in the axial direction until the opening operation is completed. It is provided.

  The disengagement prevention means 60 of the cover cap 40 uses the flange portion 25 above the pouring nozzle 20, and hooks a locking protrusion 61 that protrudes to the inside of the lower end of the cover cap body 41 of the cover cap 40 on its lower surface. While preventing the disengagement by locking, the outer periphery of the rotation preventing means 50 formed in the flange portion 25 is cut away by the nozzle flat portion 51 so that the locking protrusion 61 is not caught. Thus, the lock can be released.

  When the nozzle flat surface portion 51 is not provided, the cover cap body 41 can be elastically deformed and lifted to release the lock.

  On the other hand, in this disengagement prevention means 60, when the cover cap 40 is put on the dispensing nozzle 20, the locking projection 61 is positioned other than the nozzle flat surface portion 51 of the upper flange portion 25 and is locked. In the state where the cover cap 40 is rotated and the opening member 28 is separated by the separation cam 46 and the separation is completed, the locking projection 61 can be positioned on the nozzle flat surface portion 51 to be opened. It is like that.

  As described above, the nozzle flat portion 51 of the rotation preventing means 50 is used for preventing the cover cap 40 from rotating, and at the same time, used for releasing the locking projection 61 of the removal preventing means 60 of the cover cap 40. This also serves to simplify the structure and facilitate manufacture.

  Furthermore, in this fluid container pouring device 10, the cover cap 40 is turned off and the opening member 28 of the pouring nozzle 20 is cut off to complete the opening. In order to clearly know this and to be able to remove the cover cap 40, a cover cap removal cam mechanism 70 is provided. To move to.

  In this cover cap removal cam mechanism 70, a pair of removal cams 71 projecting downward on the inner periphery of the lower portion of the cover cap 40 is formed across the central axis, and a cam follower 72 corresponding to these removal cams 71 is provided for the dispensing nozzle 20. The upper flange portion 25 is formed so as to protrude from two locations on the upper surface.

  By rotating the cover cap 40 with the detaching cam 71 and the cam follower 72, the cover cap 40 can be lifted up so as to be pushed up in the axial direction.

  Accordingly, it can be seen that the cover cap 40 may be removed from the dispensing nozzle 20 and that the locking of the cover cap 40 detachment preventing means 60 is released.

  When only the locking projection 61 is provided as the means 60 for preventing the cover cap 40 from being removed and the nozzle flat part 51 is not provided, the nozzle flat part 51 is not opened depending on the rotation position. It is possible to release the locking by elastically deforming the locking projection 61 by lifting up with the 40 removal cams 71.

  In the fluid container dispensing apparatus 10 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a cover cap 40 is attached to a fluid container (not shown), for example, a dispensing nozzle 20 attached to the mouth of a pouch by welding or the like. The locking projection 61 of the disengagement prevention means 60 is hooked and locked to the flange portion 25 other than the nozzle flat surface portion 51 of the rotation prevention means 50 and attached.

  Thereby, the cover cap 40 is hold | maintained, without removing from the extraction nozzle 20, and the extraction nozzle 20 can be kept hygienic.

  Further, in this state, the disc portion 29 of the opening member 28 and the operation portion 30 that are integrally provided at the tip end portion of the dispensing nozzle body 23 of the dispensing nozzle 20 via the cutout portion 27 are the outer cylinder of the cover cap 40. While being surrounded by the portion 42 and the conical portion 43, the upper surface of the opening member 28 and the pressing member 44 of the dispensing nozzle main body 23 are separated from each other by a slight gap.

  Further, the nozzle flat portion 51 of the pouring nozzle 20 constituting the rotation preventing mechanism 50 and the cap flat portion 52 of the cover cap 40 are in surface contact with each other, and the cover cap 40 is in such a degree that a slight force is applied to the cover cap 40. 40 cannot be rotated, and the opening member 28 is prevented from being inadvertently cut off.

  Further, the separation cam 46 of the separation cam mechanism 45 is positioned 90 degrees away from the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 in the rotational direction, and the removal cam 71 of the cap removal cam mechanism 70 is in a state before being pushed up. It faces the cam follower 72 of the flange portion 25 of the dispensing nozzle 20 or is in contact therewith.

Next, when taking out the contents (fluid) in the fluid container, a finger is put on the finger-hanging rib 41a of the cover cap 40, and the pouring nozzle is rotated so that the cover cap 40 is rotated around its central axis. Rotate along the outside of 20.
At this time, since the nozzle flat portion 51 of the dispensing nozzle 20 constituting the rotation preventing mechanism 50 and the cap flat portion 52 of the cover cap 40 are in surface contact with each other, the cover cap 40 is elastically deformed to cause the nozzle flat surface. The rotation preventing mechanism 50 is opened so as to get over the portion 51.

  By the rotation of the cover cap 40, the detaching cam 46 of the detaching cam mechanism 45 first enters the lower side of the operation unit 30 on both sides of the opening member 28, and thereafter starts contact with the lower surface of the operation unit 30. When rotated, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the operation unit 30 is pushed up on both sides and cut out from the cutout unit 27.

  The cut opening member 28 is sandwiched between the pressing member 44 and the detaching cam 46 of the cover cap main body 41 constituting the cut piece holding means 47 and is securely held in the cover cap 40.

  Further, after the separation cam 46 of the separation cam mechanism 45 enters the lower side of the operation portion 30 on both sides of the opening member 28 by the rotation of the cover cap 40, the removal cam 71 and the cam follower 72 of the cap removal cam mechanism 70 When the contact cap is started and the cover cap 40 is pushed up and the opening member 28 is cut off, the cover cap 40 is lifted up from the flange portion 25 of the dispensing nozzle 20. At the same time, the locking projection 61 of the mechanism 60 for preventing the cap cap 40 from coming off is located on the nozzle flat portion 51 due to the elastic deformation caused by the lift-up of the cover cap 40 and the locking is released.

  Thus, in a state where the cover cap 40 is lifted up from the flange portion 25 of the dispensing nozzle 20, it is easily known that the cutting of the opening member 28 is completed and the detachment prevention mechanism 60 of the cover cap 40 is opened. It can be seen that the cover cap 40 can be removed from the dispensing nozzle 20.

Thereafter, by removing the cover cap 40, the cut opening member 28 can be removed while being held in the cover cap 40.
Thereby, it can open without touching the connection part 26 of the extraction | pouring nozzle 20 directly, and it is hygienic and can connect a tube etc. immediately. The separation can also be performed using only the cap removing cam mechanism 70 without using the separating cam mechanism 45.

  As described above, according to the fluid container pouring device 10, all necessary functions such as prevention of cover cap rotation, prevention of cover cap removal, retention of cut pieces, and integral disposal are provided with a simple structure. Can be handled hygienically.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. The same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those of the embodiment already described, and the description will be omitted.
5 to 7 show another embodiment of the fluid container pouring device according to the present invention. FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b), and 5 (c) show a state in which the pouring nozzle is covered with a cover cap. (A), (c) shows a state before cutting, (b) shows a state after cutting, and FIG. 6 shows only the left half of the dispensing nozzle. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view, a plan view, and a bottom view of the cover cap taken along line A-O-A.

  In the fluid container pouring nozzle 10A, the opening member 28 of the pouring nozzle 20 is separated only by the rotation of the cover cap 40, and is separated without applying a push-up force.

  Accordingly, the operation member 30 at four locations protrudes around the disk portion 29 in the opening member 28 formed integrally through the cutout portion 27 of the dispensing nozzle 20 of the fluid container dispensing apparatus 10A. It is.

  Further, a horizontal ridge 31 constituting the cut piece holding means 47 is formed on the outer surface of the disk portion 29 of the opening member 28, and a circularly recessed support for supporting the cover cap 40 is formed on the upper surface. A portion 32 is formed.

  On the other hand, the cover cap 40 is formed with a fitting recess 48 in which the disk portion 29 and the operation portion 30 of the opening member 28 are fitted, corresponding to these planar shapes, and the inner surface of the fitting recess 48. A groove 49 corresponding to the horizontal protrusion 31 of the opening member 28 is formed in the opening member 28, and the cut opening member 28 is held in the cover cap 40 by engaging the protrusion 31 and the groove 49. A piece holding means 47 is configured.

  In addition, a support protrusion 41 b that protrudes downward is formed inside the top surface of the cover cap body 41 of the cover cap 40, and engages with the support portion 32 of the opening member 28.

  The other configuration of the fluid container extraction device 10A is the same as that of the fluid container extraction device 10 already described, and the rotation prevention means 50, the detachment prevention means 60, and the cap removal cam mechanism having the same configuration. 70.

In the fluid container dispensing apparatus 10A configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 5A, a cover cap 40 is attached to a fluid container (not shown), for example, a dispensing nozzle 20 attached to the mouth of a pouch by welding or the like. The locking projection 61 of the disengagement prevention means 60 is hooked and locked to the flange portion 25 other than the nozzle flat surface portion 51 of the rotation prevention means 50 and attached.
Thereby, the cover cap 40 is hold | maintained, without removing from the extraction nozzle 20, and the extraction nozzle 20 can be kept hygienic.

  Further, in this state, the disc portion 29 of the opening member 28 and the operation portion 30 that are integrally provided at the distal end portion of the dispensing nozzle body 23 of the dispensing nozzle 20 via the cutout portion 27 are fitted into the cover cap 40. In addition to being fitted into the recess 48, the ridge 31 of the opening member 28 and the recessed groove 49 of the cover cap 40 are engaged with each other, so that the cover cap 40 can be securely held even if the opening member 28 is cut off. .

  Further, the nozzle flat portion 51 of the pouring nozzle 20 constituting the rotation preventing mechanism 50 and the cap flat portion 52 of the cover cap 40 are in surface contact with each other, and the cover cap 40 is in such a degree that a slight force is applied to the cover cap 40. 40 cannot be rotated, and the opening member 28 is prevented from being cut more carelessly in cooperation with the function of preventing the rotation due to the strength of the cutout portion 27 of the opening member 28.

  Further, the support protrusion 41b on the top surface of the cover cap body 41 of the cover cap 40 engages with the recessed support portion 32 on the upper surface of the opening member 28 of the dispensing nozzle 20, and the cover cap 40 is rotated around these. It can be done.

  Further, the removal cam 71 of the cap removal cam mechanism 70 is opposed to or in contact with the cam follower 72 of the flange portion 25 of the dispensing nozzle 20 with a gap before being pushed up.

Next, when taking out the contents (fluid) in the fluid container, a finger is put on the finger-hanging rib 41a of the cover cap 40, and the pouring nozzle is rotated so that the cover cap 40 is rotated around its central axis. It rotates along the outer peripheral surface of 20.
At this time, since the nozzle flat portion 51 of the dispensing nozzle 20 constituting the rotation prevention mechanism 50 and the cap flat portion 52 of the cover cap 40 are in surface contact with each other, the cover cap 40 is elastically deformed and the nozzle flat surface is formed. The rotation preventing mechanism 50 is opened so as to get over the portion 51.

  When the cover cap 40 is rotated, the cover cap 40 is stably rotated with respect to the dispensing nozzle 20 by the engagement between the support portion 32 of the dispensing nozzle 20 and the support protrusion 41b of the cover cap 40. be able to.

  In addition, in this fluid container dispensing apparatus 10A, the opening member 28 fitted in the fitting recess 48 of the cover cap 40 is rotated by the rotation of the cover cap 40 and is cut out from the cutout portion 27. The exit nozzle 20 is opened.

  The cut opening member 28 is securely held in the cover cap 40 by the engagement of the concave groove 49 of the cover cap main body 41 constituting the cut piece holding means 47 and the protrusion 31 of the opening member 28. It becomes.

  Further, when the cover cap 40 is rotated, contact between the removal cam 71 and the cam follower 72 of the cap removal cam mechanism 70 is started and the cover cap 40 is pushed up, and the opening member 28 is cut off. It will be in the state lifted up from the flange part 25 of the extraction nozzle 20. FIG. At the same time, the locking projection 61 of the mechanism 60 for preventing the cap cap 40 from coming off is located on the nozzle flat portion 51 due to the elastic deformation caused by the lift-up of the cover cap 40 and the locking is released.

  Thus, in a state where the cover cap 40 is lifted up from the flange portion 25 of the dispensing nozzle 20, it is easily known that the cutting of the opening member 28 is completed and the detachment prevention mechanism 60 of the cover cap 40 is opened. It can be seen that the cover cap 40 can be removed from the dispensing nozzle 20.

  Thereafter, by removing the cover cap 40, the cut opening member 28 can be removed while being held in the cover cap 40, and can be discarded as a unit.

  Thereby, it can open, without touching the connection part 26 of the extraction | pouring nozzle 20 directly, is hygienic, and can connect a tube etc. immediately.

  As described above, according to the fluid container dispensing apparatus 10A, all the necessary functions such as prevention of rotation of the cover cap, prevention of removal of the cover cap, retention of the cut piece, and integral disposal are provided with a simple structure. Can be handled hygienically.

  In the above embodiment, the material and shape of the fluid container are not particularly described, but any material can be used as long as it is used as a normal fluid container. Therefore, it is suitable for a container for storing a medical enteral nutrient, a liquid food, or a drug solution for infusion.

  The material of the pouring nozzle and the cover cap constituting the pouring device is not particularly described, but may be a commonly used synthetic resin, such as polypropylene, which is molded by injection molding or the like.

1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view and a plan view of a state in which a cover cap is put on a pouring nozzle, respectively, and FIG. (B) shows the state after cutting. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut | disconnected only the left half of the extraction nozzle concerning one Embodiment of the extraction apparatus for fluid containers of this invention, the top view, and a bottom view. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view of two orthogonal directions, the top view, the bottom view, and DD sectional drawing of the cover cap concerning one Embodiment of the extraction apparatus for fluid containers of this invention. It is the top view of the extraction nozzle concerning other embodiment of the rotation prevention means of the extraction apparatus for fluid containers of this invention, and a cross-sectional view of a cover cap. According to another embodiment of the fluid container pouring device of the present invention, (a), (b), (c) are respectively a longitudinal sectional view, a plan view, and a plan view of a state in which the pouring nozzle is covered with a cover cap. In CC sectional drawing, (a), (c) shows the state before cutting, (b) shows the state after cutting. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view, the top view, and bottom view which cut | disconnected only the left half of the extraction nozzle concerning other one Embodiment of the extraction apparatus for fluid containers of this invention. It is an AOA sectional view, a top view, and a bottom view of a cover cap concerning other embodiments of a fluid container pouring device of this invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view and BB sectional drawing of the conventional spout member.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A Fluid container pouring device 20 Pouring nozzle 21 Base flange portion 22 Connecting portion 23 Pouring nozzle main body 24, 25 Flange portion 26 Connection portion 27 Cutout portion 28 Opening member 29 Disc portion 30 Operation portion 31 Projection line 32 Support portion 40 Cover cap 41 Cover cap body 41a Finger hooking rib 41b Support projection 42 Outer cylinder portion 43 Conical portion 44 Holding member 45 Detach cam mechanism 46 Detach cam 47 Cut piece retaining means 48 Fitting recess 49 Recess groove 50 Anti-rotation Means 51 Nozzle flat surface portion 52 Cap flat surface portion 53 Curved surface portion 60 Disengagement preventing means 61 Locking protrusion 70 Cover cap removal cam mechanism 71 Removal cam 72 Cam follower

Claims (7)

A base end portion is attached to the fluid container, and a pouring nozzle in which an opening member is integrally provided at a distal end portion through a cut-out portion, and is fitted to the pouring nozzle and is engaged with the opening member. A fluid container pouring device comprising a cover cap capable of cutting off the opening member via a rotational force from the outside,
Provided between the dispensing nozzle and the cover cap is a rotation preventing means for preventing the opening member from being cut by relative rotation before the cutting operation ,
The rotation preventing means is fitted between cylindrical portions provided on the extraction nozzle and the cover cap, and at least one nozzle plane portion is formed on the cylindrical outer surface of the extraction nozzle. A fluid container pouring device comprising: a cap flat surface portion formed on the inner surface of the cylinder of the cover cap, wherein the cap flat surface portion is allowed to come into contact with the inner surface of the cover cap and rotate . A disengagement prevention means is provided to prevent the disengagement in the axial direction by holding the fitted state between the dispensing nozzle and the cover cap,
The disengagement prevention means can be locked to a portion other than the flat portion of the cylindrical portion of the dispensing nozzle, and a locking protrusion that can be locked and released by the flat portion of the cylindrical portion is formed on the cover cap. The fluid container dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fluid container dispensing apparatus is configured as described above. Between the pouring nozzle and the cover cap, fluid container according to claim 1, wherein in that a removable cam mechanism for moving in a direction to remove the cover cap after cut operation of said opening member Pouring device. The fluid container note according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cover cap is provided with a detaching cam mechanism which is positioned below the opening member by a turning operation and is pushed up and cut off. Out device. Between the opening member and the cover cap, fluid container according to claim 1-4 either, characterized in that a cut piece holding means for holding the opening member, taken in the cover cap Pouring device. 6. The fluid container note according to claim 5, wherein the cut piece holding means is constituted by a convex portion formed on one of the cover cap and the opening member and a concave portion formed on the other. Out device. Claims wherein the cut piece holding means, and the pressing member for pressing the upper surface of the opening member provided on the cover cap, characterized by being configured so as to sandwich at the cam of the disconnecting cam mechanism of claim 4, wherein Item 6. A fluid container pouring device according to Item 5 .

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