JP4998779B2 - Liquid pouring cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid dispensing cap that opens and closes a bottle-shaped container body and guides a contained content liquid in a lateral direction.

As a pouring cap for storing liquid seasonings such as syrup, soy sauce, sauce, etc., which is attached to the mouth tube portion of the bottle-shaped container body, one in which the spout portion protrudes from the left and right ends of the upper end portion is known. .
JP 2001-010650 A

In addition, as a cap for the powder container, two large and small outlets for discharging the contents in the container body are formed, and a lid body attached to the mouth of the container body, and two types of the lid body What is comprised from a pair of upper cover which applies | coats separately the ejection opening of this is known.
JP 2002-145300 A

  In the prior art described in Patent Document 1, since the content liquid can be poured out in both the left and right directions, there is an advantage that the pouring operation is easy, and this is generally used. Because the content liquid dispensing capacity is single, it is difficult to adjust the amount of content liquid dispensed, and dust may adhere to the spout or dry content liquid may adhere to the vicinity of the spout. There was a problem that discomfort may occur due to hygiene.

  Moreover, in the prior art described in Patent Document 2, by switching between two kinds of large and small outlets, the degree of the content can be switched to either large or small. A suitable and efficient use can be obtained, and since the outlet is covered with the upper lid, there is no occurrence of discomfort due to the adhesion of dust, etc. Therefore, there has been a problem that it cannot be used as a liquid pouring cap.

  Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the problems in the prior art described above, and is provided with a pair of mouthpieces having different calibers, and both mouthpieces can be individually opened and closed with a cover plate. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to switch the content liquid to be poured out and to prevent the occurrence of deposits on the mouthpiece piece.

  The liquid pouring cap according to the present invention is configured by providing a pair of left and right lid plates that extend a pair of mouthpiece pieces having different diameters to the left and right, and individually open and close the openings of the mouthpiece pieces. ing.

  The pair of left and right caliber pieces extend from the neck tube wall standing upright at the upper end of the assembled tube wall that is tightly attached to the tub tube portion of the container body, and one of them has a large caliber. On the other hand, the other has a small diameter.

  The pair of left and right cover plates are connected to the left and right edge of the top wall that closes the upper end of the neck tube wall via hinges so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. It will be located above the cylinder piece.

  And the latching functional part which maintains the overlapping attitude | position of the cover plate with respect to a top wall is formed in the upper surface of a top wall, and the outer surface of a cover plate.

  In this way, since the pair of mouthpiece pieces are provided to extend to the left and right, an appropriate and good dispensing operation of the content liquid can be obtained, and the diameters thereof are different. By properly using the content liquid, it is possible to obtain a content liquid pouring operation according to a desired degree of pouring.

  In the non-use state, since the opening is covered with a cover plate and closed, both the mouthpieces are covered with dust, or the content liquid remaining near the opening is dried and solidified. In the state where one does not adhere and the other is open, the other is closed by the cover plate, so there is no inconvenience that the content liquid is illegally poured out from the other mouthpiece piece. .

  Since both the cover plates are located above the facing mouthpiece pieces, in order to open the mouthpiece pieces, they are lifted and displaced with the hinge as an axis, but at this time, until they overlap with the top wall By rotating and holding the position of the lid plate with respect to the top wall by the locking function portion at that position, it is possible to prevent the lid plate from interfering with the content liquid dispensing operation. .

  In addition, since both lid plates are hinged to the left and right ends of the top wall, which is the upper end, a position that does not interfere with other components when integrally molding the dispensing cap with synthetic resin by injection molding And easy to set to posture.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, the locking function portion includes: a protruding piece projecting on one of the top wall upper surface and the outer surface of the lid plate; It consists of a groove.

  In the case where the locking function part is composed of a protruding piece and a locking groove, the lid plate that has been opened and rotated is stacked on the top wall and pressed as it is, so that the protruding piece and the locking groove Locking is achieved.

  In another configuration of the present invention, a plug piece that fits tightly into the opening of the mouthpiece piece is provided on the inner surface of both lid plates.

  In the case where the stopper piece protrudes from the inner surface of the cover plate, the stopper piece can be securely sealed by the tight fitting of the stopper piece into the opening of the mouthpiece piece, The closing position of the cover plate is stably maintained by the fitting force of the stopper piece.

  Further, according to another configuration of the present invention, a part of the assembled cylinder wall is extended to the top wall to form a side wall, and in a closed state, the cylinder wall is positioned in front of and behind the mouthpiece piece and combined with the side wall. A pair of side plates constituting the structure is integrally provided on the lid plate.

  In the case where the pair of side plates are integrated with the lid plate, in the closed state, the cap piece is covered with the lid plate and the side plate. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience that the user hits the delirium.

  On the contrary, since the front and back of the mouthpiece piece are opened in use, it is possible to directly observe the mouthpiece piece during the dispensing operation, thereby knowing the state of the content liquid being dispensed from the mouthpiece piece. Can do.

  In addition, another configuration of the present invention is such that the lid plate is in a suspended position in the closed state.

  In the closed state, in the case where the lid plate is in the hanging posture, the mouthpiece piece is in a posture that extends to the left and right, so in the state in which the lid plate is in the hanging posture, Thus, the mouthpiece piece is positioned vertically.

  Further, another configuration of the present invention is such that the lid plate is in a suspended position in the closed state, and a hinge plate as a connecting portion with the top wall is hinged to the lid plate. It is.

  In the case where the hinge plate is provided on the lid plate, even if the top wall is smaller than the extension length of the mouthpiece piece, the lid plate is hinged at a position where the lid plate is in the hanging position in the closed state. It can be positioned by a plate.

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the present invention, by properly using a pair of mouthpieces extending to the left and right, it is possible to obtain a good and desired dispensing operation, so that the content liquid can be accurately and appropriately obtained. Can be dispensed.

  In addition, since foreign matter can be prevented from adhering to the opening of the both-end tube piece, it is possible to obtain a comfortable use state without sanitary discomfort, and to obtain a safe dispensing operation of the content liquid. be able to.

  And since the cover plate which opened the mouthpiece piece is raised and rotated, it is locked and held in a state where it is overlapped with the top wall. Thus, a safe and stable pouring operation can be obtained without disturbing the pouring operation due to turning distractingly.

  In addition, when integrally molding the dispensing cap by injection molding, it is easy to set the lid cap to a position and posture that does not interfere with other components, making it easy to integrally mold the dispensing cap. Can be done.

  In the case where a stopper piece is provided on the inner surface of the lid plate, the mouthpiece piece is reliably sealed and the closed position of the lid plate is stably maintained, so that the container body is reliably and stably sealed. The state can be obtained.

  In the case where a pair of side plates are integrated with the lid plate, the lid plate covers the mouthpiece piece in the closed state, so that it prevents other articles from colliding with the mouthpiece piece. Thus, the liquid can be used safely, and the state of the content liquid being poured can be observed in the state of use, so that an accurate and proper dispensing operation can be obtained.

  In the closed state, the lid plate is in a suspended position. When the lid plate is in the suspended position, the mouthpiece piece is perpendicular to the lid plate, so that the lid plate is rotated downward. The lid plate comes into contact with the front end of the mouthpiece piece from the front, and thereby the sealing of the opening of the mouthpiece piece by the lid plate can be achieved without difficulty.

  In the case where the hinge plate is provided on the lid plate, the lid plate is positioned so as to be in the hanging position in the closed state even when the top wall is smaller than the extension length of the mouthpiece piece. Therefore, without being influenced by the size of the top wall, a reasonable sealing of the opening of the mouthpiece piece by the cover plate can be reliably obtained.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The pouring cap 1 according to the present invention includes an assembled cylindrical wall 2 that is externally attached to a mouth tube portion 18 of a box-shaped container body 17 and is tightly screwed together, and a shoulder on the upper end of the assembled cylindrical wall 2. A neck cylinder wall 5 standing upright through the wall 4 to form a content liquid outlet passage, and a pair extending in the left-right direction from the neck wall 5 to form a content liquid outlet passage. And a pair of cover plates 10 for opening and closing the mouthpiece piece 8.

  The upper end of the neck wall 5 is closed by the top wall 6, but the cover plate 10 is integrally connected to the left and right end edges of the top wall 6 by hinges 16 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

  The locking functional portion formed on the top surface of the top wall 6 and the outer surface of the lid plate 10 opposite to the surface facing the mouthpiece piece 8 is a projecting piece 7 projecting from the center of the top surface of the top wall 6. And a locking groove 12 which is engraved on the outer surface of the lid plate 10 and into which the protruding piece 7 is fitted and locked.

  The dense assembly of the assembled tubular wall 2 with respect to the mouth tube portion 18 is performed by screwing the lower end edge of the seal tube piece 3 suspended from the shoulder wall 4 with respect to the upper end surface of the mouth tube portion 18. Achieved by close contact.

  Both lid plates 10 are provided in a hanging position in the closed state, and plug pieces 11 are provided on the inner surface facing the mouthpiece piece 8 so as to closely fit into the opening of the mouthpiece piece 8. ing.

  In addition, the side plates 13 positioned in front of and behind the mouthpiece piece 8 are integrally connected to the lid plates 10 in a closed state. By providing the side plates 13, the pouring cap 1 in the closed state is provided. The external shape is made simple in a cylindrical shape, and the mouthpiece piece 8 is covered and concealed in a closed state so as to eliminate unnecessary contact with other articles and to reduce the adhesion of dust.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the height of the assembled cylindrical wall 2 and the seal cylindrical piece 3 is large, and accordingly, the height of the neck cylindrical wall 5 is small, The mouthpiece piece 8 is positioned closer to the upper side, so that the height width of the lid plate 10 is small.

  Moreover, the appearance shape of the whole extraction | pouring cap 1 is a closed state attitude | position, and the upper part position in which the cover plate 10 is located becomes a diameter reduced to a spherical arc shape, and became flat on either side (refer FIG. 1). A side wall 9 is provided between the top wall 6 and the assembled cylinder wall 2 in a form in which a part of the assembled cylinder wall 2 is extended, and the side plate 13 of the lid plate 10 is divided into right and left by the side wall 9. ing.

  The lid plate 10 is integrally hinged to the top wall 6 that is flat on the left and right via a hinge plate 15 that is coupled to the top wall 6 and the lid plate 10 with a hinge 16. The hinge plate 15 is provided with a locking groove 12 and a side plate 13.

  As described above, the lid plate 10 can be opened and closed independently from the side plate 13 and the hinge plate 15, but this is opened and closed by the hinge 16 positioned immediately above the mouthpiece piece 8. Thus, the plug piece 11 can be attached to and detached from the opening of the mouthpiece piece 8 smoothly and appropriately.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the mouthpiece piece 8 on the side having a larger diameter is opened. The hinge plate 15 together with the lid plate 10 with the mouthpiece piece 8 opened is rotated and reversed, and is superimposed on the top wall 6. The projecting piece 7 is locked in the locking groove 12 as it is, thereby holding the hinge plate 15 immovable so as not to obstruct the dispensing operation.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the arrangement relationship of each component in the injection mold when the dispensing cap 1 of the first embodiment is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene. The lid plate 10 side portion is arranged in an upright posture from the left and right edges of the top wall 6, so that it is arranged in a state where it can be released without difficulty without interfering with other components. .

  In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 11, the neck tube wall 5 has a large height, and a mouthpiece piece 8 is provided at the central portion of the neck tube wall 5. The top wall 6 has a disk shape with a diameter equal to the outer diameter of the assembled cylindrical wall 2.

  The appearance shape of the entire dispensing cap 1 is in a closed state posture and has a top cylindrical shape, and the left and right side portions of the top cylindrical tube body are cut out along the arcuate surface, and the remaining portions are side walls 9 ( A portion cut along the arc surface is a side plate 13 (see FIG. 6). In addition, a finger-hanging piece 14 for projecting and rotating the cover plate 10 is provided on the outer surface of each side plate 13 in a protruding manner.

  When the cover plate 10 is opened and rotated, the fingertip is hooked on the two finger hanging pieces 14 and the cover plate 10 is opened and turned so as to be pulled, and as shown in FIG. When the plug plate 11 is pulled out from the mouthpiece piece 8 by pushing the side plate 13 and then the cover plate 10 is opened and rotated, the plug piece 11 can be easily pulled out from the mouthpiece piece 8.

  FIG. 9 shows a state in which the mouthpiece piece 8 having a small diameter is opened. The lid plate 10 with the mouthpiece piece 8 opened is rotated and reversed, and is overlapped on the top wall 6 and directly into the locking groove 12. The projecting piece 7 is locked, so that the cover plate 10 is held immovable so as not to obstruct the dispensing operation.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the arrangement relationship of each component in the injection mold when the dispensing cap 1 of the second embodiment is integrally molded with a synthetic resin material. Are arranged in an upright posture from the left and right edges of the top wall 6, so that they are arranged in a state where they can be released without difficulty without interfering with other components.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 16, the entire configuration is substantially the same as that of the second embodiment, but the both-end tube piece 8 is positioned slightly higher. The difference is that the height width of the combination of the cover plate 10 and the side plate 13 is small, and a space is formed below the cover plate 10 in the closed state.

  As apparent from the posture during the pouring operation shown in FIG. 14, when the cover plate 10 is superimposed on the top wall 6, the locking groove 12 provided on the outer surface is opposed to the projecting piece 7 of the top wall 6. It is molded with a height width that can be made.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of the arrangement relationship of the components in the injection mold when the dispensing cap 1 of the third embodiment is integrally molded with a synthetic resin material. Similar to the embodiment, the two cover plates 10 are arranged in an upright posture from the left and right edges of the top wall 6, so that they can be released without difficulty without interfering with other components. Will be.

It is a whole external appearance perspective view of the example of 1st embodiment. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view in the closed state of the example of embodiment shown in FIG. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view in the open state of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an overall plan view in the state shown in FIG. 2. It is a whole longitudinal cross-sectional view of the example of arrangement | positioning at the time of injection molding of the embodiment example of FIG. It is a whole external appearance perspective view of the example of 2nd embodiment. It is a whole longitudinal cross-sectional view in the closed state of the example of embodiment shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the open | release procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an overall longitudinal sectional view of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 6 in an open state. It is a whole top view in the state shown in FIG. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view of the example of arrangement | positioning at the time of injection molding of the embodiment example of FIG. It is a whole external appearance perspective view of the example of 3rd embodiment. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view in the closed state of the example of an embodiment shown in FIG. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view in the open state of the embodiment shown in FIG. It is a whole top view in the state shown in FIG. It is the whole longitudinal cross-sectional view of the example of arrangement | positioning at the time of injection molding of the example of embodiment of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Pouring cap 2; Assembly cylinder wall 3; Seal cylinder piece 4; Shoulder wall 5; Neck cylinder wall 6; Top wall 7; Protrusion piece 8; Mouth piece 9; ; Locking groove 13; side plate 14; finger-hanging piece 15; hinge plate 16; hinge 17; container 18;

Claims (6)

An assembled cylinder wall that is tightly attached to the mouth tube portion of the container body, a neck cylinder wall that stands upright at the upper end of the assembled cylinder wall, and that is closed at the top by a top wall, and extends from the neck cylinder wall to the left and right And a pair of left and right lid plates that are connected to the top wall via a hinge so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and open and close the mouthpiece piece. And a liquid dispensing cap having a locking function portion formed on the top wall upper surface and the lid plate outer surface. The locking function portion is constituted by a projecting piece projecting on one of the top wall upper surface and the outer surface of the lid plate, and an engaging groove formed on the other, into which the projecting piece is fitted and locked. Liquid dispensing cap as described. The liquid pouring cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plug piece that fits closely into the opening of the mouthpiece piece is provided on the inner surfaces of both lid plates. A pair of side plates, which form a side wall by extending a part of the assembled cylindrical wall to the top wall, are positioned in front and back of the mouthpiece piece in a closed state, and form a cylindrical wall structure in combination with the side wall. The liquid dispensing cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the liquid dispensing cap is provided integrally with the lid plate. The liquid dispensing cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lid plate is in a suspended position in the closed state. 6. The liquid dispensing cap according to claim 5, wherein a hinge plate as a connecting portion with the top wall is hinge-coupled to the lid plate.

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