JP4974733B2 - Accessories for beverage cans - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage can accessory mounting tool for mounting a bag-shaped accessory on a beverage can.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for a leaflet for a can that is used by being attached to a beverage can. This leaflet for cans is provided with an opening in the top plate that is larger than the diameter of the upper end (upper lid) of the can, and a locking portion provided inward from the inner periphery of the opening is tightened by the can. It is inserted in the lower part of the part (first prior art).

  Further, a technique for attaching a so-called cap-type accessory case to a can is known. In this technology, a cap-type accessory case is attached to the top of a beverage can so that a promotional item such as a small toy is accommodated in the accessory case (No. 1). 2 prior art).

JP 2006-282233 A

  However, in the first prior art described above, for example, a promotional product such as a printed matter having a predetermined size and weight cannot be packed and attached.

  Further, in the second prior art, a promotional item having a predetermined size and weight, for example, a promotional item that is long and protrudes from the body diameter of the beverage can, or an area larger than the area of the upper lid of the beverage can It is not possible to store printed materials as they are.

  An object of this invention is to provide the accessory mounting tool for drink cans which can attach | subject the accessory which has a predetermined dimension and weight to a drink can.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a beverage can accessory mounting tool for mounting a bag-shaped accessory having a locking hole on a cylindrical beverage can, which is held on the outer peripheral side surface of the beverage can. A C-shaped hugging part to be attached to attach, an accessory holding part provided on the outer peripheral side of the hugging part, and an accessory that locks the accessory through the locking hole for the accessory The hugging portion is made of an elastic material, and has a flange portion that is detachably fitted into the recess of the upper cover caulking groove on the inner peripheral surface, and the vertical size of the hugging portion is The flange portion is larger than the vertical dimension of the flange portion, and the flange portion is provided in the central portion in the vertical direction of the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion .

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1 , a bonding strength increasing portion is provided between the holding portion and the accessory holding portion.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the accessory has a substantially bag-like outer shape, an opening for opening the bag is provided on the upper side, and an accessory is provided above the opening. A stop hole is formed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention , in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the accessory locking projection includes a shaft portion and a head portion having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion. And the accessory locking hole includes a central hole and left and right holes communicating with the central hole at the left and right of the central hole and having a smaller diameter than the central hole.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4 , wherein the central hole is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the head of the accessory locking projection, and the left and right holes are of the shaft portion of the accessory locking projection. It has a larger diameter than the outer diameter.

  According to the invention of claim 1, by attaching the hugging part to the beverage can, the accessory joined to the hugging part is attached to the beverage can. The accessory is held on the outer peripheral side surface of the beverage can so as to be suspended by the hugging part and the accessory holding part. Therefore, the accessory must be larger than the diameter and area of the upper lid of the beverage can. Even if it exists, it can be attached to a beverage can.

Since the hugging portion is made of an elastic material, the entire beverage can accessory mounting tool can be detachably mounted.

By fitting the flange portion along the concave portion of the upper lid caulking groove, the flange portion can be reliably held at that position.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the joint strength increasing portion is installed between the hugging portion and the accessory holding portion to increase the mechanical strength. When the holding portion is pushed and a large force or impact is applied from the outside, the accessory holding portion can be prevented from being deformed or damaged.

According to the invention of claim 3 , since the accessory is in the form of a bag, promotional items such as printed matter having an outer dimension larger than the diameter of the beverage can can be accommodated in the bag. Moreover, since the locking hole is provided above the opening of the bag-like accessory, the opening is opened while the accessory bag is attached to the beverage can mounting tool, and the accessory inside is taken out. Or change it.

According to the invention of claim 4 , when attaching the accessory to the accessory holding portion, the accessory can be easily locked by inserting the central hole of the accessory into the accessory locking projection and sliding left and right. .

According to the invention of claim 5 , the locking hole can be easily inserted into the accessory locking projection, and the locking hole can be prevented from coming off from the accessory locking projection after the insertion. .

  Hereinafter, an accessory mounting tool for beverage cans according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing an accessory mounting tool for beverage cans according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the accessory is attached to the beverage can with the accessory attached to the beverage can, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the state of FIG. 2 as viewed from above the beverage can. 4 to 6 are perspective views showing an operation when the beverage can accessory mounting tool is mounted on the beverage can, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the beverage can accessory mounting tool mounted on the beverage can. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an accessory bag held by the accessory attachment device for beverage cans according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing a portion of a locking hole in the accessory bag. FIG. 10 is a front view for explaining the operation of locking the accessory bag, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the accessory bag locked to the accessory holding portion.

  This beverage can accessory mounting tool is composed of a hugging portion 1, an accessory holding portion 2, and accessory locking projections 3a and 3b.

  The hugging part 1 is a member having a substantially C-shaped outer shape that is mounted so as to be hugged to the caulking groove 5 provided near the upper lid 20 on the outer peripheral side surface of the beverage can 4 whose outer shape is substantially cylindrical. . The hugging portion 1 is made of, for example, ABS resin or polyethylene resin, has elasticity and has a smooth surface, and is set to be detachably attached to the caulking groove 5 of the upper lid 20 of the beverage can 4. Has been. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a flange section 6 having a convex section that is fitted along the concave section of the caulking groove 5 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holding section 1. In addition, in FIG. 7, in order to simplify illustration, the cross section of only one (right side) of the two holding parts 1 hugged to the drink can 4 is shown.

  The accessory holding part 2 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the hugging part 1, and is attached to an accessory bag so as to be hung on the accessory locking projections 3 a and 3 b provided on the front surface of the accessory holding part 2. 7 is held.

  The accessory locking projections 3a and 3b are provided so as to be inserted into locking holes 8a and 8b provided in predetermined portions of the bag-shaped accessory bag 7 so as to lock the accessory bag 7. It is. As shown in FIG. 11, the heads 9 of the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b are substantially hemispherical, the spherical side faces outward, and the flat plate faces downward (the surface of the accessory holding part 2). Direction) and is provided at the tip of the shaft portion 10. The diameter of the head 9 (or the maximum width dimension when the outer shape is a cube or the like) D1 is set to be larger than the diameter (or maximum width dimension) D2 of the shaft portion 10. Then, the shaft portion 10 is joined to the front surface at a predetermined position near both ends of the accessory holding portion 2 one by one so that the entire attachment locking projections 3a and 3b are respectively attached to the accessory holding portion 2. It is in a state of protruding from the front. The accessory bag 7 is held by the accessory holding part 2 by inserting and locking the locking holes 8a and 8b of the accessory bag 7 to the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b, respectively. Is done.

  As for the joining of the C-shaped (curved) hugging portion 1 and the linear accessory holding portion 2, if they are joined only at a small portion where they are in contact, for example, they are pressed against adjacent cans. When an external mechanical force is applied to the accessory holding part 2, the accessory holding part 2 and the joining part are deformed or buckled, and this beverage can accessory mounting part is damaged or deformed. May occur. Therefore, in order to enhance the structural joint strength of the joint portion, a fillet-like joint strength enhancer as shown in FIG. 1A, for example, is provided between the holding portion 1 and the accessory holding portion 2. 11 are provided integrally.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the accessory bag 7 is a bag capable of accommodating so-called promotional goods (promotional goods) such as a small-sized reduced-size book (printed material), as described above. It is held by the accessory holding unit 2. More specifically, the accessory bag 7 has an outer shape of the main body 12 that is substantially bag-shaped, and an opening 13 and a flap 14 are provided near the upper end of the main body 12 so that the entire main body 12 is like an envelope. It has a structure. The flap 14 is set so as to be folded from the base so as to cover and seal the opening 13. On the upper side of the opening 13, an extension portion 15 provided with locking holes 8 a and 8 b is connected.

  The locking holes 8a and 8b provided in the extension portion 15 of the accessory bag 7 are provided with one central hole 81 and left and right sides of the central hole 81 as shown in FIGS. Each of the two small holes 82 and 83 has a hole diameter D4 smaller than the hole diameter D3 of the central hole 81 and is provided continuously so as to partially overlap the central hole 81. The central hole 81 has a hole diameter D3 smaller than the diameter D1 (or the maximum width) of the head 9 of the accessory locking projections 3a, 3b, and the small holes 82, 83 are attached. It has a hole diameter D4 that is larger than the diameter D2 (or the maximum width) of the shaft portion 10 of the product locking projections 3a and 3b and smaller than the hole diameter D3 of the central hole 81.

  Such locking holes 8a and 8b are inserted into the two accessory locking projections 3a and 3b, respectively, and locked to the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b. The accessory bag 7 is punched at the same pitch P as the arrangement pitch P between the two accessory locking projections 3a, 3b. Each of the locking holes 8a and 8b is inserted into and locked with the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b respectively provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the accessory holding portion 2. Thus, the accessory bag 7 is set to be held in a state of being hung on the accessory holding part 2.

  Next, the effect | action of the accessory mounting tool for drinks cans which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the accessory mounting device for a beverage can has the accessory holding portion in a state where the accessory bag 7 is held so as to hang on the front surface of the accessory holding portion 2. 2 is attached to the caulking groove 5 of the beverage can 4 so that the accessory bag 7 can be attached to the accessory bag 7 via the accessory attachment device for the beverage can. 4, the mounting on the beverage can 4 will be described in time series with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the notched portion of the C-shaped hugging portion 1 is pressed against the body portion of the beverage can 4 and attached. At this time, the tip 16 extending in the shape of an arm of the hugging portion 1 has a rounded shape, and the whole hugging portion 1 is made of a material having an appropriate elasticity and a smooth surface. Therefore, as the tip 16 of the hugging portion 1 slides along the cylindrical side surface of the beverage can 4, the interval between the tips 16 a and 16 b of the hugging portion 1 is gradually expanded.

  When the tip 16 of the hugging portion 1 passes the maximum diameter portion of the beverage can 4, the distance between the left and right tip 16 a and the tip 16 b of the hugging portion 1 is gradually narrowed. At this time, the elastic force of the hugging portion 1 works, and the whole beverage can accessory mounting tool is urged toward the beverage can 4, and as shown in FIG. It stops in a state of being hugged on the cylindrical side of the.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the entire beverage can accessory mounting tool is moved upward of the beverage can 4 (toward the caulking groove 5 of the upper lid 20), and the body of the beverage can 4 is placed. Slide the sides. When the hugging portion 1 of the beverage can accessory mounting tool reaches the caulking groove 5 of the beverage can 4, the flange provided on the inner peripheral side of the hugging portion 1 as shown in FIG. The part 6 is fitted in the caulking groove 5 by the elasticity of the hugging part 1, and the accessory mounting tool for a beverage can is attached to the beverage can 4. When this beverage can accessory mounting tool is intentionally removed from the beverage can 4, the above procedure may be reversed, and the beverage can accessory mounting tool may be pulled out of the beverage can 4 as it is. Anyway.

  As a procedure for suspending and holding the accessory bag 7 on the front surface of the accessory holding portion 2, first, as shown in FIG. 10A, the accessory provided on the front surface of the accessory holding portion 2. The product locking protrusions 3a and 3b are inserted through the locking holes 8a and 8b of the accessory bag 7. At this time, by inserting the heads 9 of the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b into the central hole 81 of the locking holes 8a and 8b, the accessory locking projections 3a are most easily used. 3b can be inserted into the locking holes 8a and 8b. This is because the central hole 81 has the largest hole diameter among the locking holes 8a and 8b, and the small holes 82 and 83 are provided on both sides of the central hole 81. This is because it is the position where the head portion 9 is most easily inserted in the whole of the locking holes 8a and 8b.

  After inserting the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b into the central hole 81 of the locking holes 8a and 8b of the accessory bag 7 in this way, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the locking holes 8a and 8b are moved in parallel from the position of the central hole 81 to either one of the small holes 82 and 83 on both sides thereof. Here, FIG. 10 (b) shows a case of moving to the left small hole 82. FIG.

  In this way, as shown in FIG. 11, the accessory locking projections 3 a and 3 b are locked at the position of the small hole 82 (or the small hole 83), which is a hole having a smaller diameter than the central hole 81. By doing so, the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b can be locked more securely than when locked at the position of the central hole 81, and the accessory bag 7 is mounted with the accessory for the beverage can. It is possible to prevent the tool from falling off. Here, when the accessory bag 7 is removed from the beverage can accessory mounting tool, the above procedure may be reversed.

  As described above, according to the accessory mounting tool for beverage cans according to the embodiment of the present invention, by attaching the hugging portion 1 to the beverage can 4, the accessory holding joined to the hugging portion 1 is maintained. The accessory bag 7 held by the portion 2 can be securely attached to the front surface of the beverage can 4 in a detachable manner. Moreover, since the accessories accommodated in the accessory bag 7 are generally so-called promotional goods or novelty items, when the beverage can 4 is displayed on the product shelf by being attached to the front surface of the beverage can 4. Easy to see for consumers.

  Since the accessory bag 7 is held by being hung by the hugging portion 1 and the accessory holding portion 2 on the outer peripheral side surface of the beverage can 4, the accessory bag 7 is larger than the diameter and area of the upper lid 20 of the beverage can. Even the accessory bag 7 for storing accessories can be attached to the beverage can 4. In general, the beverage can 4 has a vertically long cylindrical shape with a length of 100 mm or more, but its diameter is relatively small, such as about 52 mm. For this reason, in the case of an accessory case mounted on the top lid 20 of the beverage can 4 in a conventional cap shape, only an accessory having a size within the diameter of the beverage can 4 can be accommodated. According to the accessory mounting device for a beverage can according to the present embodiment, the accessory can be accommodated in the accessory bag 7 and attached to the beverage can 4 so as to fit at least the length of the beverage can 4. Is possible.

  According to the present embodiment, since the flange portion 6 is fitted along the concave cross section of the caulking groove 5 of the upper lid 20, the holding portion 1 can be more securely held at that position.

  Since the joint strength increasing part 11 is provided between the holding part 1 and the accessory holding part 2, when a large force or impact is applied to the accessory holding part 2 from the outside, the accessory holding part It is possible to prevent the joint portion between 2 and the hugging part 1 from being deformed or damaged.

  Further, since the locking holes 8a and 8b are composed of the central hole 81 and the small holes 82 and 83 on both sides thereof, the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b are inserted into the locking holes 8a and 8b. In this case, the insertion can be made simpler, and after the insertion, the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b can be translated into the small hole 82 or the small hole 83, thereby providing an accessory. The bag 7 can be more securely held by the accessory holding part 2.

  Also, one accessory locking projection 3a, 3b is provided at each longitudinal end of the accessory holding portion 2 (3a, 3b), and one is provided for each accessory locking projection 3a, 3b. Since the locking holes 8a and 8b are inserted and locked one by one, the accessory bag 7 can be more securely and stably held in the beverage can accessory mounting tool.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the external shape of the head 9 of the accessory locking projections 3a and 3b is not limited to a hemispherical shape. For example, various shapes such as a triangular pyramid shape and a disk shape are possible. Further, it goes without saying that the shape of the shaft portion 10 can be, for example, a quadrangular prism shape in addition to the cylindrical shape. Further, the joint strength enhancing portion 11 provided between the hugging portion 1 and the accessory holding portion 2 is not limited to the fillet shape as described above. A crumb-like one that fills the space between 1 and the accessory holder 2 is also possible. Further, it goes without saying that the external shape of the accessory holding portion 2 can be, for example, a rod shape or a prismatic shape in addition to the strip shape.

  The accessory held by the accessory attachment for beverage cans is not limited to the accessory bag 7 as described above, and may be a case formed by bending a transparent hard resin plate, for example.

It is a figure which shows the accessory mounting tool for drink cans concerning embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hold | maintained the accessory to the drink can accessory attachment tool of FIG. 1, and was mounted | worn with the drink can. It is the top view which looked at the state of Drawing 2 from the top of a drink can. It is a perspective view which shows the operation | movement at the time of mounting | wearing a drink can with the accessory mounting tool for drink cans of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the operation | movement at the time of mounting | wearing with a drink can the accessory mounting tool for drink cans following FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the operation | movement at the time of mounting | wearing a drink can with the accessory mounting tool for drink cans following FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the flange part of the holding part fit in the crimping groove | channel of a drink can. It is a perspective view which shows the whole accessory bag hold | maintained at the accessory mounting tool for drink cans concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the part of the hole for latching in the accessory bag of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which penetrated the accessory latching protrusion of the accessory mounting tool for drink cans in the latching hole in the accessory bag of FIG. 8, and latched both. It is sectional drawing of the protrusion for an accessory latching of the state shown in FIG. 10, and its peripheral part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holding part 2 Accessory holding | maintenance part 3a, 3b Protrusion 5 for attachment locking 7 Caulking groove 7 Accessory bag 8a, 8b Locking hole 9 Head 10 Shaft part 11 Joint strength increase part

Claims (5)

A beverage can accessory mounting tool for mounting a bag-shaped accessory having a locking hole on a cylindrical beverage can, and having a substantially C-shaped outer shape mounted so as to be held on the outer peripheral side surface of the beverage can. It includes a biasing unit, and accessories holding portion provided on the outer peripheral side of the抱付portion, and a projection for accessory locking for locking the accessory by inserting the locking holes of the accessory, 抱付portion The flange portion is made of an elastic material and has a flange portion that is detachably fitted in the recess of the upper lid caulking groove on the inner peripheral surface thereof, and the vertical dimension of the hug portion is larger than the vertical dimension of the flange portion, and the flange portion Is provided at the center of the inner peripheral surface of the hugging portion in the up-down direction, and is equipped with an accessory for a beverage can. The accessory mounting tool for a beverage can according to claim 1 , further comprising: a joint strength increasing portion constructed between the hugging portion and the accessory holding portion. Accessories are outer shape substantially bag shape, the upper opening is provided to open the bag, according to claim 1 or 2 above the opening, characterized in that the locking hole is are drilled The accessory fitting for beverage cans as described in 1. The accessory locking projection has a shaft portion and a head having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion, and the locking hole for the accessory is formed in the central hole on the left and right sides of the central hole. The accessory mounting device for beverage cans according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising left and right holes that communicate with each other and have a smaller diameter than the central hole. A diameter smaller than the diameter of the head of the projection Accessories for locking the central bore, claims lateral hole and having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the projection for the accessory locking 4 The accessory fitting for beverage cans as described in 1.

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