JP5033088B2 - Inner lid for container that has both air permeability and air tightness - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention generally relates to an inner lid for a container that has both air permeability and hermeticity. More specifically, the inner lid of the container has a good sealing property when filled with liquid, and when the inner lid is fitted into an empty plastic container. It relates to an inner lid for a container having both air permeability and airtightness improved so as not to cause a pressure difference.

  FIG. 4A is a view of a conventional plastic container 1 as seen from above, and FIG. 4B is a view of it as seen from the side. As shown in these drawings, the liquid container 1 is provided with a liquid outlet 2. An inner lid 3 and a cap 4 are attached to the liquid outlet 2 with reference to FIG. The inner lid 3 has a side wall and a bottom surface, and has a fitting portion 3a that fits into the liquid outlet and seals the plastic container. The plastic container 1 is hermetically sealed by fitting so that the fitting part 3 a is in contact with the inner surface of the liquid outlet 2. The inner wall surface of the cap 4 is provided with a thread groove that fits into a thread provided on the outer surface of the liquid outlet 2.

  A conventional plastic container is configured as described above, and a plurality of plastic containers are stacked and conveyed from the manufacturer of the plastic container to the consumer. In the case of shipping in an empty state from the manufacturer of the plastic container, it is shipped in the state shown in FIG. 4, that is, with the inner lid 3 and the cap 4 covered. Therefore, when the summer is hot, the air in the empty container is heated and the air pressure increases, but the structure of the conventional inner lid has no escape space for the air, so the container expands, loses its shape, and is eventually stacked. There was a problem that the container collapsed and hindered transportation.

  In winter, the air in the empty container cools and the air pressure drops, the container is recessed, and in this case again, there is a problem that the container that has been stacked again collapses, causing trouble in transportation. . As a method of solving this, there is a measure to set a temporary inner lid provided with a vent hole from a plastic container maker to the liquid outlet and transport it to the customer. There is a problem of the disposal of the inner lid.

  In addition, while being transported on a highway, a high altitude of about 1000 m may be reached. At such a high altitude, the sealed container is expanded due to a decrease in atmospheric pressure. This is due to the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the container.As a result, the inner lid in the temporarily fixed state is expanded by pressure, and the pressure difference from the outside disappears and becomes stable. As the air pressure increased, the outside air pressure increased relatively, and the inside of the container was depressurized. As a result, it was well empirically that the inner lid was attracted and sealed. As a result, a concave deformation occurred due to the difference in pressure between the inside and outside, and the concave deformation did not return to its original state due to the creep phenomenon, resulting in poor deformation.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems. Even when the air in the container is heated or cooled with the inner lid closed, there is no pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the container. An object of the present invention is to provide a container inner lid having both improved air permeability and airtightness.

An inner lid for a container having both air permeability and airtightness according to the present invention is attached to a liquid outlet of a plastic container and seals the plastic container, and has a side wall and a bottom surface. A fitting portion for fitting and sealing the container is provided. The fitting portion has a two-stage configuration in which the bottom half of the bottom side has a step whose diameter is smaller than that of the remaining half. A gas venting groove is provided on the outer surface of the substantially half side wall on the bottom surface side of the fitting portion. The gas vent groove extends to the middle of the remaining half of the fitting portion. In the first case where the inner lid is attached to the liquid outlet in the state of an empty container, the bottom half of the fitting portion is fitted into the liquid outlet, and the upper end of the liquid outlet is Unless it abuts against the step and further applies force, it does not fit further. In the second case in which the user fills the liquid and attaches the inner lid, the step is inserted by fitting the fitting portion into the liquid outlet and pushing in more strongly than in the first case. The other half of the fitting portion is also fitted into the liquid outlet and the liquid is sealed.

  When shipping in an empty container state, approximately half of the bottom side of the fitting portion is fitted into the liquid outlet. When shipped in this state, the air in the container enters and exits through the gas vent groove provided on the substantially half side wall on the bottom side, so that there is no pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the container.

  It is preferable that a plurality of the gas venting grooves are provided.

  A plastic container according to another aspect of the present invention has a liquid outlet. An inner lid for sealing the plastic container is attached to the liquid outlet. A cap is attached to the liquid outlet so as to cover the inner lid. The inner lid has a side wall and a bottom surface, and has a fitting portion that fits into the liquid outlet and seals the plastic container. The fitting portion has a two-stage configuration in which the bottom half of the bottom side has a step whose diameter is smaller than that of the remaining half. A degassing groove is provided on the outer surface of the substantially half side wall of the fitting portion. When the plastic container is empty, only about half of the fitting portion on the bottom surface side is fitted into the liquid outlet, and when pressed firmly, the other half is also fitted into the liquid outlet. Has been.

  According to the inner lid for a container having both air permeability and hermeticity according to the present invention, even if the bottom half of the fitting portion is fitted into the liquid outlet and shipped in this state, the bottom side Air in the container enters and exits through a gas vent groove provided on a substantially half side wall, and as a result, there is no pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the container. As a result, the shape of the container does not change depending on whether the air inside the container is heated or cooled by the external temperature, so that the containers that have been stacked several times as in the conventional case collapse and interfere with transportation. Does not occur.

  Even if the air in the container is heated or cooled with the inner lid in place, the fitting part of the inner lid should be This is realized by adopting a two-stage structure having a step, in which approximately half of the diameter is smaller than that of the remaining approximately half, and a gas vent groove is provided on the side wall of the bottom half of the fitting portion. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of an inner lid for a container having both air permeability and airtightness according to the first embodiment.
The inner lid 5 for a plastic container is attached to the liquid outlet of the plastic container and seals the plastic container. The inner lid 5 for the plastic container has a side wall 6a and a bottom surface 6b, and has a fitting portion 6 that fits into the liquid outlet and seals the plastic container. The fitting portion 6 has a two-stage configuration having a step 6c in which approximately half of the bottom surface 5b side is smaller in diameter than the remaining approximately half. A degassing groove 7 is provided on the outer surface of the substantially half side wall on the bottom surface side of the fitting portion 6. The gas vent groove 7 is formed to extend to the middle of the remaining half of the fitting portion 6. A plurality of degassing grooves 7 are preferably provided. In FIG. 1, recesses are provided at four locations on the outer periphery of the side wall of the fitting portion 6 to form a total of four degassing grooves 7.

  2A and 2B show a state where the inner lid 5 is attached to an empty container. FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.

  When shipping with the inner lid 5 attached in the state of an empty container, the bottom half of the fitting portion 6 is fitted into the liquid outlet 8. The upper end portion 9 of the liquid outlet 8 abuts on the step 6c and does not fit any further unless further force is applied. In this state, the inside of the container passes through the gas vent groove 7 provided on the side wall of the half of the fitting portion 6 on the bottom side and extending to the middle of the remaining half of the fitting portion 6. Since the air can enter and exit as indicated by arrows, there is no pressure difference between the inside and outside of the container. Even if the air in the container is heated or cooled by the external temperature, the shape of the container does not change, so that there is no problem in that the containers stacked in the conventional manner collapse and cause trouble in transportation. .

  FIGS. 3A and 3B show a use state when the user fills the liquid and attaches the inner lid. FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.

  First, until the state shown in FIG. 2 is reached, the fitting portion 6 of the inner lid is fitted into the liquid outlet 8 and is further pushed in. As shown in FIG. The remaining half of the insertion portion 6 is also fitted into the liquid outlet 8 and comes into contact with the protrusion 10a provided on the flange 10 at the top of the lid 5 and stops. Thereby, the liquid is sealed. Thereafter, the inner lid 5 is fixed to the liquid outlet 8 by covering the cap.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  When the inner lid according to the present invention is used, since the shape of the container does not change depending on the external temperature, even if the air in the container is heated or cooled, the containers stacked in the conventional manner collapse and are transported. There is no problem of causing trouble.

It is a fragmentary sectional view of the inner lid for containers which has air permeability and airtightness concerning Example 1. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the state which attached the inner cover to the empty container. (B) is the B section enlarged view in FIG. 2 (A). (A) is a figure which shows the use condition when filling a liquid with a user and attaching an inner cover. (B) is the B section enlarged view in FIG. 3 (A). (A) is the figure seen from the single upper part of the conventional plastic container. (B) is the figure which looked at the conventional plastic container from the side. It is a fragmentary sectional view in the state where the conventional lid and cap were attached to the poly container.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Poly container 2 Liquid takeout port 3 Inner lid 3a Fit-in part 4 Cap 5 Poly container inner lid 6 Fit-in part 6a Side wall 6b Bottom face 6c Step 7 Degassing groove 8 Liquid take-out port 9 Upper end part 10 鍔 10a Protrusion Part

Claims (2)

A container inner lid that is attached to the liquid outlet of the container and has both air permeability and sealing,
Having a side wall and a bottom surface, and having a fitting portion that fits into the liquid outlet and seals the container;
The fitting portion has a two-stage configuration having a step, in which a substantially half of the bottom surface side is smaller in diameter than the remaining half.
A gas venting groove is provided on the outer surface of the substantially half side wall on the bottom side of the fitting portion ,
The gas vent groove is formed extending to the middle of the remaining half of the fitting portion,
In the first case where the inner lid is attached to the liquid outlet in the state of an empty container, the bottom half of the fitting portion is fitted into the liquid outlet, and the upper end of the liquid outlet is Unless it abuts against the step and further applies force, it will not fit further,
In the second case in which the user fills the liquid and attaches the inner lid, the step is inserted by fitting the fitting portion into the liquid outlet and pushing in more strongly than in the first case. An inner lid for a container having both air permeability and airtightness , wherein the other half of the fitting portion is fitted into the liquid outlet and the liquid is sealed . The container inner lid having both air permeability and airtightness according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the gas venting grooves are provided.