JP5424324B2 - Suction aid - Google Patents
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本発明は、たとえば流動食や飲料などが充填されたパウチ容器などの容器を開栓してそのスパウトに装着して内容物の吸引摂取を補助するための吸引補助具に関する。 The present invention relates to a suction assisting tool for opening a container such as a pouch container filled with a liquid food or a beverage and attaching the container to the spout to assist the intake of the contents.
従来から流動食やその他飲料類が入ったパウチ容器などからその内容物を飲用する際には、その容器口部から直接飲用されている。
一般に内容物が収納されたパウチ容器は、そのスパウトに螺着されるねじキャップによって密閉されており、使用に際してねじキャップを開栓して使用する。たとえば、特許文献１には、筒状口部と該筒状口部の下方に連接する舟形状接着基部とからなる注出口本体と、該注出口本体を構成する舟形状接着基部に固着する樹脂フィルムなどを積層させた袋状容器本体とからなる注出口付き袋が開示されている。
Conventionally, when the contents are drunk from a pouch container or the like containing liquid food or other beverages, they are drunk directly from the mouth of the container.
Generally, a pouch container in which contents are stored is sealed with a screw cap that is screwed to the spout, and the screw cap is opened before use. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a spout main body composed of a cylindrical mouth portion and a boat-shaped adhesive base connected to the bottom of the cylindrical mouth portion, and a resin that is fixed to the boat-shaped adhesive base constituting the spout main body. A bag with a spout formed of a bag-like container body laminated with a film or the like is disclosed.
しかしながら、前記従来の液体やゼリー状の食品を納めたパウチ容器の飲み口から直接吸引することとなり、老人や障害者などがパウチ容器のスパウトとなる螺子部に直接唇をあてて内容物を吸引する際に、開口面積が少なく短い飲み口から吸引するため強い吸引力を必要としたり、材質が固く口に入れたときに違和感を与えるなどの使い勝手に欠けるという課題があった。
特にこのような吸引補助具を偏平袋状のパウチ容器に装着する際には、パウチ本体に対する吸引補助具の取り付け角度などが定まらないために、高齢者などでは吸引補助具の締付けを確実に行えない場合がある。このため、締付け過ぎによってアダプタやスパウトが変形したり、パウチ容器を加圧して液漏れを起こしたりするおそれもあった。
本発明は上記した従来技術の問題点を解決するためになされたもので、高齢者などでもその内容物の摂取が違和感なく容易に行うことができ、使い勝手に優れた吸引補助具を提供することを目的とする。
However, it will be sucked directly from the mouth of the pouch container containing the conventional liquid or jelly-like food, and the elderly or the handicapped will suck the contents by directly applying their lips to the screw part that becomes the spout of the pouch container. In doing so, there is a problem of lack of usability such as requiring a strong suction force to suck from a short drinking mouth with a small opening area and giving a sense of incongruity when the material is firmly put in the mouth.
In particular, when attaching such a suction aid to a flat bag-shaped pouch container, the angle of attachment of the suction aid to the pouch body is not fixed, so that the elderly can reliably tighten the suction aid. There may not be. For this reason, there is a possibility that the adapter or spout may be deformed due to excessive tightening, or the pouch container may be pressurized to cause liquid leakage.
The present invention was made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and provides a suction aid that is easy to use even for elderly people, etc. without any sense of incongruity and is excellent in usability. With the goal.
（１）本発明の吸引補助具は、注出口部を有する容器の該注出口部に設けられ、飲み口部分として使用する吸引補助具であって、
（ａ）該注出口部の外面に設けられた雄ねじに係合する雌ねじを内面に有する係合筒部と、（ｂ）該係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁と、
（ｃ）該リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びる吸引筒部とからなり、
該吸引筒部は内面側が内容物流入路となり、外面側の少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる略矩形状であり、前記長辺側側面の外面には複数本のリブが該開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられ、且つ該リブの垂直断面は先端が曲面となる山形状に形成されており、
前記吸引筒部の短辺が僅かに外方に膨らんだ円弧を有し、前記長辺側側面と前記短辺側側面とで形成される境界部が丸みのある滑らかな面から形成され、前記吸引筒部の開口端部が外方且つ下方に延びる丸みのある滑らかな面から形成されていることを特徴とする。
(1) The suction assisting tool of the present invention is a suction assisting tool provided at the spout part of a container having a spout part and used as a drinking part.
(A) an engagement cylinder part having an internal thread engaging with an external thread provided on the outer surface of the spout part, and (b) a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder part When,
(C) a suction cylinder portion extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top wall;
The suction cylinder portion is a content inflow path on the inner surface side, and at least the open end side horizontal section on the outer surface side is a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the outer surface of the long side surface has a plurality of The rib is provided in parallel to the opening end side horizontal cross section, and the vertical cross section of the rib is formed in a mountain shape whose tip is a curved surface ,
A short side of the suction cylinder part has an arc slightly bulging outward, and a boundary part formed by the long side surface and the short side surface is formed from a rounded smooth surface, The opening end portion of the suction tube portion is formed from a rounded smooth surface extending outward and downward .
（２）本発明の吸引補助具は、注出口部を有する容器の該注出口部に設けられ、飲み口部分として使用する吸引補助具であって、
（ａ）該注出口部の外面に設けられた雄ねじに係合する雌ねじを内面に有する係合筒部と、（ｂ）該係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁と、
（ｃ）該リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びる吸引筒部とからなり、
該吸引筒部は内面側が内容物流入路となり、外面側の少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる略矩形状であり、前記長辺側側面の外面には複数本のリブが該開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられ、且つ該リブの垂直断面は先端が曲面となる山形状に形成されており、
前記容器がパウチ容器であって、前記注出口部が、外面に雄ねじを有する注出筒と、該注出筒の下端部の両側から外方に突出し、偏平袋状に形成されたパウチ本体の開口部に溶着される溶着部とを有するスパウトからなり、
前記係合筒部の雌ねじを前記スパウトの雄ねじに巻き締めて接続したときに前記吸引筒部の前記長辺側側面と前記パウチ本体の側面とが互いに平行となる位置で前記係合筒部の巻き締めを拘束するストッパーが、前記係合筒部の雌ねじの終端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの始端部、或いは前記係合筒部の雌ねじの始端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの終端部に設けられていることにも特徴を有している。
(2) The suction assisting tool of the present invention is a suction assisting tool provided at the spout part of the container having the spout part and used as a drinking part.
(A) an engagement cylinder part having an internal thread engaging with an external thread provided on the outer surface of the spout part, and (b) a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder part When,
(C) a suction cylinder portion extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top wall;
The suction cylinder portion is a content inflow path on the inner surface side, and at least the open end side horizontal section on the outer surface side is a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the outer surface of the long side surface has a plurality of The rib is provided in parallel to the opening end side horizontal cross section, and the vertical cross section of the rib is formed in a mountain shape whose tip is a curved surface ,
The container is a pouch container, and the spout portion includes a pour tube having an external thread on the outer surface, and a pouch body that protrudes outward from both sides of the lower end portion of the pour tube and is formed in a flat bag shape. Consisting of a spout having a welded portion welded to the opening,
When the female thread of the engaging cylinder part is wound and connected to the male thread of the spout, the side of the long side of the suction cylinder part and the side of the pouch body are parallel to each other at the position of the engaging cylinder part. A stopper for restraining the tightening is provided at the end portion of the female screw of the engagement tube portion and the start end portion of the male screw of the spout, or at the start end portion of the female screw of the engagement tube portion and the end portion of the male screw of the spout. and characterized in that there.
（３）本発明の吸引補助具は、前記（２）の吸引補助具において、
前記吸引筒部の短辺が僅かに外方に膨らんだ円弧を有し、前記長辺側側面と前記短辺側側面とで形成される境界部が丸みのある滑らかな面から形成され、前記吸引筒部の開口端部が外方且つ下方に延びる丸みのある滑らかな面から形成されていることを特徴とする。
(3) The suction assisting tool of the present invention is the suction assisting tool of (2),
A short side of the suction cylinder part has an arc slightly bulging outward, and a boundary part formed by the long side surface and the short side surface is formed from a rounded smooth surface, The opening end portion of the suction tube portion is formed from a rounded smooth surface extending outward and downward .
本発明の吸引補助具によれば、容器の注出口部の外面に設けられた雄ねじに係合する係合筒部のリング状天面壁の上部から上方に延びる吸引筒部とを有するように構成されているので、吸引補助具をスパウトの注出筒に確実に装着することができ、装着部分からの漏れがなく衛生的に使用することができる。 According to the suction assisting tool of the present invention, the suction cylinder part extends upward from the upper part of the ring-shaped top wall of the engagement cylinder part that engages with the external thread provided on the outer surface of the spout part of the container. Therefore, the suction assisting tool can be securely attached to the spout tube of the spout, and it can be used in a sanitary manner without leakage from the attachment part.
本実施形態に係る吸引補助具は、流動食や飲料などの飲食材が充填された容器を開栓して、その飲み口部分となるスパウトに装着して使用する吸引補助具であって、容器のスパウトに螺合する係合筒部と、該係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁と、該リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びるその外面側の上部が略矩形状に形成された吸引筒部とを有するように構成される。
これによって、吸引補助具がその上部が略矩形状に形成された吸引筒部を備えているので、高齢者や障害者などでも容易にかつ違和感なくその内容物を摂取できる。
The suction assisting tool according to the present embodiment is a suction assisting tool that is used by opening a container filled with a food or beverage such as liquid food or beverage and mounting it on a spout serving as a drinking mouth part. An engagement cylinder portion screwed into the spout, a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder portion, and an upper portion on the outer surface side extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped ceiling wall. And a suction cylinder portion formed in a rectangular shape.
As a result, since the suction assisting tool includes the suction cylinder portion having an upper portion formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the contents can be easily and comfortably taken by an elderly person or a disabled person.
容器は、液体やゼリー状の食品を充填したパウチ容器や牛乳パックなどのスクイズ性を有するプラスチック容器であって、その上部には飲み口部分となる注出口部が形成されており、注出口部はキャップによって封止されている。
容器は、例えば、アルミニウムなどの蒸着層を有するプラスチックフィルムを素材として形成できる。このようなプラスチック材料としては例えば、ポリエチレン系、ポリプロピレン系、ポリスチレン系、ポリカ−ボネ−ト系、ポリエステル系、ポリアミド系、ＡＢＳ系、ポリアセタ−ル系などの合成樹脂やその他の耐熱性樹脂、紙パルプ材などが適用できる。
The container is a squeeze plastic container such as a pouch container or a milk pack filled with liquid or jelly-like food, and an upper part is formed with a spout part serving as a drinking part. It is sealed with a cap.
The container can be made of, for example, a plastic film having a vapor deposition layer such as aluminum. Examples of such plastic materials include polyethylene-based, polypropylene-based, polystyrene-based, polycarbonate-based, polyester-based, polyamide-based, ABS-based, and polyacetal-based synthetic resins, other heat-resistant resins, and paper. Pulp material can be applied.
吸引補助具は、前記容器を開栓した注出口部に装着される略細長管状の形状を備え、利用者の口に接触する軟質部分である。この素材としては例えば、熱殺菌可能で形状収縮の少ない熱可塑性エラストマー（スチレン系エラストマー）材などが好適に適用される。この場合、熱殺菌して再利用する際に有利であるとともに、口でくわえた際の感触をソフトにでき利用者に優しいものとすることができる。 The suction assisting tool is a soft part that has a substantially elongated tubular shape that is attached to the spout part that opens the container, and that contacts the mouth of the user. As this material, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer (styrene-based elastomer) material that can be heat sterilized and has little shape shrinkage is suitably applied. In this case, it is advantageous when heat-sterilized and reused, and the touch when held in the mouth can be made soft and user-friendly.
係合筒部は、前記容器のキャップを開栓した注出口部に螺着される雌ねじ部分を備え、約３０〜５０ｍｍの長さを有した吸引補助具の下部構造部分である。 The engagement tube portion is a lower structure portion of the suction assisting tool having a female thread portion screwed into the spout portion where the cap of the container is opened and having a length of about 30 to 50 mm.
リング状天面壁は、その下方側が円形状の前記係合筒部に延設され、その上方側が略矩形状断面を有する吸引筒部に連設された略変形円錐台状の連結筒部分であり、係合筒部における内容物の通過流路断面積を拡大して吸引される流動食品などの供給量を確保することができる。
また、このようなリング状天面壁を設けることによって、金型成形などにより吸引補助具を製造する場合におけるアンダーカット部分を少なくして成形性に優れたものとすることもできる。
The ring-shaped top wall is a substantially deformed truncated cone-shaped connecting tube portion whose lower side is extended to the circular engagement tube portion and whose upper side is connected to a suction tube portion having a substantially rectangular cross section. In addition, the supply amount of the fluid food to be sucked can be ensured by enlarging the cross-sectional area of the passage of the contents in the engagement cylinder portion.
In addition, by providing such a ring-shaped top wall, it is possible to reduce the undercut portion when manufacturing a suction assisting tool by molding or the like and to improve the moldability.
吸引筒部は、使用者が口にくわえる部分であり、リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びており、内面側が内容物の通過する略矩形状断面の流入路となり、外面側の少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる丸みを有する略矩形状であり、前記長辺側側面の外面には複数本のリブが該開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられ、且つ該リブの垂直断面は先端が曲面となる山形状に形成されている。 The suction tube portion is a portion that is attached to the mouth of the user, extends upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top wall, and the inner surface side is an inflow passage of a substantially rectangular cross section through which the contents pass, and at least the open end on the outer surface side The part-side horizontal cross section has a substantially rectangular shape with roundness composed of a long side and a short side, and a plurality of ribs are provided on the outer surface of the side face of the long side in parallel to the horizontal section of the opening end part side. And the vertical cross section of this rib is formed in the mountain shape where a front end becomes a curved surface.
本実施形態の吸引補助具は、前記吸引筒部の少なくとも開口端側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる略矩形状であって、前記短辺が僅かに外方に膨らんだ円弧を有し、前記長辺側側面と前記短辺側側面とで形成される境界部が丸みのある滑らかな面から形成され、前記吸引筒部の開口端部が外方且つ下方に延びる丸みのある滑らかな面から形成されている。
また、前記長辺側側面の外方には複数本のリブが吸引補助具の開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられており、前記リブの断面はその先端が曲面となる山形状であることにも特徴を有している。
これによって、吸引補助具を利用者が口にした際の感触をソフトにして心地よいものにすることができるとともに、吸引筒部の外周に突出したリブを設けることで吸引筒部を口中で確実に固定して、その使い勝手をさらに高めることができる。
The suction assisting tool of the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular shape in which at least the opening end side horizontal cross section of the suction tube portion is composed of a long side and a short side, and the short side has a circular arc slightly bulging outward. A boundary portion formed by the long side surface and the short side surface is formed from a rounded smooth surface, and the open end portion of the suction cylinder portion is rounded and smoothly extended outward. It is formed from various surfaces.
In addition, a plurality of ribs are provided on the outside of the side surface on the long side in parallel to the horizontal cross section on the opening end side of the suction assisting tool, and the cross section of the rib has a mountain shape whose tip is a curved surface. It also has a feature.
As a result, it is possible to make the suction assisting device soft and comfortable when the user puts it in the mouth, and by providing a rib protruding on the outer periphery of the suction tube portion, the suction tube portion can be surely placed in the mouth. It can be fixed to further improve its usability.
本実施形態の吸引補助具は、前記容器がその飲料充填時に略偏平状となるパウチ容器であって、前記注出口部が、外面に雄ねじを有する注出筒と、該注出筒の下端部の両側から外方に突出し、偏平袋状に形成されたパウチ本体の開口部に溶着される溶着部とを有するスパウトからなり、
前記係合筒部の雌ねじを前記スパウトの雄ねじに巻き締めて接続したときに前記吸引筒部の長辺側側面と前記パウチ本体の側面とが互いに平行となる位置で前記係合筒部の巻き締めを拘束するストッパーが、前記係合筒部の雌ねじの終端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの始端部、或いは前記係合筒部の雌ねじの始端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの終端部に設けられていることを特徴とする。
これによって、吸引補助具を偏平袋状のパウチ容器に装着する際に、高齢者や障害者などであってもパウチ本体に対する吸引補助具の取り付け角度を確実かつ容易に設定することができる。また締付け過ぎによる吸引補助具やスパウトの変形や、加圧による液漏れなどを防止することもできる。
The suction assisting tool of the present embodiment is a pouch container in which the container is substantially flat when the beverage is filled, and the spout portion has a pour tube having an external thread on the outer surface, and a lower end portion of the pour tube It consists of a spout that protrudes outward from both sides of the pouch and has a welded portion that is welded to the opening of the pouch body formed in a flat bag shape,
When the female thread of the engaging cylinder part is wound and connected to the male thread of the spout, the winding part of the engaging cylinder part is wound at a position where the long side surface of the suction cylinder part and the side surface of the pouch body are parallel to each other. A stopper for restraining the tightening is provided at the end of the female thread of the engaging cylinder and the start of the male thread of the spout, or at the start of the female thread of the engaging cylinder and the terminal of the male thread of the spout. It is characterized by that.
Accordingly, when the suction assisting tool is mounted on the flat bag-shaped pouch container, the attachment angle of the suction assisting tool with respect to the pouch body can be reliably and easily set even by an elderly person or a disabled person. Further, it is possible to prevent deformation of the suction assisting tool and spout due to excessive tightening and liquid leakage due to pressurization.
本実施形態の吸引補助具は、前記吸引筒部の長さが３０〜５０ｍｍであることを特徴とする。これによって、利用者が吸引補助具を使用する際に吸引筒部をその口中にほどよく把持して、吸引操作性に優れたものとすることができ、高齢者や障害者でも容易に取り扱うことができる。
なお、このような吸引筒部の長さが３０ｍｍより短かくなると、口中にくわえ難くなり、逆に吸引筒部の長さが５０ｍｍより長くなると、その取り扱いに不便をきたすこともあるので好ましくない。
The suction assisting tool of the present embodiment is characterized in that the suction tube portion has a length of 30 to 50 mm. As a result, when the user uses the suction assisting tool, the suction tube portion can be gripped in its mouth so that it has excellent suction operability and can be easily handled by elderly people and persons with disabilities. Can do.
If the length of the suction cylinder part is shorter than 30 mm, it is difficult to hold in the mouth. Conversely, if the length of the suction cylinder part is longer than 50 mm, it may be inconvenient to handle. .
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図１は本発明の実施例に係る吸引補助具の全体斜視図であり、図２は、実施例に係る吸引補助具の長辺側及び短辺側からみた、それぞれの側面図及びその断面図（右側に示す）である。（ａ）の左右図は長辺側側面図及びその縦断面図であり、（ｂ）の左右図は短辺側側面図及びその縦断面図である。図３は、実施例に係る吸引補助具をスパウトへ装着した状態を示す平面図及び正面図である。図４は、実施例に係る吸引補助具をスパウトへ装着する方法の説明図である。
図示するように、実施例の吸引補助具１０は、熱殺菌可能で熱可塑性エラストマー（スチレン系エラストマー）などの軟質素材によりその断面が略矩形状となる細長管状に形成されている。
The suction assisting tool of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a suction assisting tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of the suction assisting tool according to the embodiment as viewed from the long side and the short side. (Shown on the right). The left and right views of (a) are a side view of the long side and a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and the left and right views of (b) are a side view of the short side and a longitudinal sectional view thereof. FIG. 3: is the top view and front view which show the state which mounted | wore the spout with the suction assistance tool which concerns on an Example. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method for attaching the suction assisting tool according to the embodiment to the spout.
As shown in the figure, the suction assisting tool 10 of the embodiment is formed in an elongated tubular shape having a substantially rectangular cross section by a soft material such as a thermoplastic elastomer (styrene elastomer) that can be heat sterilized.
吸引補助具１０は、パウチ容器２０の注出口部であるスパウト２４に係合する雌ねじ１１ａを内面に有する係合筒部１１と、係合筒部１１の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁１２と、リング状天面壁１２の上面から上方に延びるその外面側の上部が略矩形状に形成された吸引筒部１３とを有する。 The suction assisting tool 10 includes an engagement cylinder part 11 having an internal thread 11a that engages with a spout 24 that is a spout part of the pouch container 20, and a ring shape that extends radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder part 11. The top surface wall 12 and a suction cylinder portion 13 having an upper portion on the outer surface extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top surface wall 12 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape.
吸引筒部１３は、少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺１３ａと短辺１３ｂとからなる矩形状であって、短辺１３ｂは僅かに外方に膨らんだ円弧を有し、長辺１３ａの下方に延びる長辺側側面１４ａと短辺１３ｂの下方に延びる長辺側側面１４ｂとの境界部１３ｄが丸みのある滑らかな面となり、その長辺側側面１４ａの両面外方には、それぞれ３本のリブ１３ｃが吸引補助具の開口端部水平断面に対して平行に形成されている。
吸引筒部１３における長辺１３ａと短辺１３ｂから形成される内面側は、パウチ容器内の流動食などを吸引する際に所定の内容物の流入を確保することのできる流入路となる。また、吸引筒部１３の長辺側側面１４ａと短辺側側面１４ｂとで形成される境界部１３ｄ及び開口端部１６が外方且つ下方に延びる丸みのある滑らかな面を有しているので違和感なく口に入れることができる。
さらに、リブ１３ｃの垂直断面はその先端が曲面となる山形状１３ｃｄであるために、口中にふくんだ時に過度の刺激を与えるようなこともなく柔らかにフィットするとともに、リブ１３ｃによって口にくわえた際に滑りにくくなるため、高齢者などでも吸引補助具１０を口の中に安定して保持できる。
また、図３に示すように、吸引筒部１３の長さＬは３０〜５０ｍｍの範囲とすることによって、パウチ容器の内容物の吸引が容易にできる。３０ｍｍ未満では吸引補助具を唇によって捕捉し辛く、５０ｍｍを超える長さではその取り扱いに不便をきたすこととなるからである。
The suction cylinder portion 13 has a rectangular shape in which at least the open end side horizontal section is composed of a long side 13a and a short side 13b, and the short side 13b has an arc that slightly swells outwardly. A boundary portion 13d between the long side surface 14a extending downward and the long side surface 14b extending below the short side 13b becomes a rounded smooth surface. The ribs 13c of the book are formed in parallel to the opening end horizontal section of the suction assisting tool.
The inner surface side formed by the long side 13a and the short side 13b in the suction cylinder portion 13 serves as an inflow path that can ensure inflow of predetermined contents when sucking liquid food or the like in the pouch container. Further, the boundary portion 13d and the opening end portion 16 formed by the long side surface 14a and the short side surface 14b of the suction cylinder portion 13 have a rounded smooth surface extending outward and downward. You can put it in your mouth without any discomfort.
Further, the vertical cross section of the rib 13c is a mountain-shaped 13cd whose tip is a curved surface. Therefore, the rib 13c fits softly without causing excessive irritation when it is swallowed in the mouth, and is held in the mouth by the rib 13c. Therefore, even the elderly can stably hold the suction assisting tool 10 in the mouth.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the length L of the suction cylinder portion 13 is in the range of 30 to 50 mm, so that the contents of the pouch container can be easily sucked. If it is less than 30 mm, it is difficult to capture the suction assisting tool by the lips, and if it exceeds 50 mm, the handling becomes inconvenient.
吸引補助具１０が装着されるパウチ容器２０は、流動食やその他食品類が収納される偏平袋状のパウチ本体２１と、そのパウチ本体２１の袋状開口部に溶着され取り付けられる溶着部２２と、溶着部２２から上方に延び外面に雄ねじ２３ａを備えた注出筒２３とを有したスパウト２４を備え、スパウト２４はキャップ２５により封止されている。
使用時には、図４に示すように、未使用時においてパウチ容器２０のスパウト２４の注出筒２３に螺着されて封止されているキャップ２５を取り外し、注出筒２３の雄ねじ２３ａに本実施例の吸引補助具１０を装着する。
A pouch container 20 to which the suction assisting tool 10 is attached includes a flat bag-like pouch body 21 in which liquid food and other foods are stored, and a welding part 22 that is welded and attached to a bag-like opening of the pouch body 21. The spout 24 has a spout 24 that extends upward from the welded portion 22 and has a pouring cylinder 23 having an external thread 23 a on the outer surface. The spout 24 is sealed with a cap 25.
When in use, as shown in FIG. 4, the cap 25 that is screwed and sealed to the pour tube 23 of the spout 24 of the pouch container 20 when not in use is removed and the male screw 23 a of the pour tube 23 is subjected to this operation. The example suction assisting tool 10 is attached.
図５は、本実施例に係る吸引補助具のスパウトへの装着機構の説明図である。
本実施例の吸引補助具１０は、キャップ２５が取り外されたスパウト２４に対して、所定角度で位置決めして取付けることのできる位置決め機構を備えている。すなわち、吸引補助具１０の係合筒部１１には、注出筒２３外周の雄ねじ２３ａに螺合する雌ねじ１１ａが設けられており、偏平袋状となるパウチ本体２１の平面に対して平行な角度で、吸引補助具１０を固定できるようになっている。
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a mechanism for attaching the suction assisting tool to the spout according to the present embodiment.
The suction assisting tool 10 of the present embodiment includes a positioning mechanism that can be positioned and attached at a predetermined angle to the spout 24 from which the cap 25 has been removed. That is, the engaging cylinder portion 11 of the suction assisting tool 10 is provided with an internal thread 11a that is screwed into an external thread 23a on the outer periphery of the extraction cylinder 23, and is parallel to the plane of the pouch main body 21 that has a flat bag shape. The suction assisting tool 10 can be fixed at an angle.
このような位置決め機構は、例えば、図５（ａ）の上下図に示すように、吸引補助具１０には、係合筒部１１の内面に形成された雌ねじ１１ａの終端部のねじ溝を埋めた部分１１ｂを設け、スパウト２４の注出筒２３外周の雄ねじ２３ａの始端部２３ｂを切り立って面にして、両者によりストッパーを構成することができる。
図５（ｂ）の上下図は、従来の通常のねじ機構を示すもので、本実施例とは異なり注出筒外周における雄ねじの終端部の溝又は山の形状が漸次縮小するように形成されているため、キャップの内側に形成されている雌ねじを注出筒２３外周の雄ねじを巻き締めて接続する際に回転停止位置が定まらない。
これに対し、本実施例のねじ機構は、図５（ａ）に示すように、雌ねじ１１ａの終端部１１ｂとスパウト２４の注出筒２３外周の雄ねじ２３ａの始端部２３ｂにストッパーを設けることにより、確実に巻き締め停止位置を定めることができる。
なお、上記ストッパーの構成は、係合筒部１１の内面に形成された雌ねじ１１ａの終端部とスパウト２４の注出筒２３外周の雄ねじの始端部との組合せに変えて、係合筒部の雌ねじの始端部とスパウトの雄ねじの終端部という組合せとしても、同様に巻き締め停止位置を確実に定めることができる。
In such a positioning mechanism, for example, as shown in the upper and lower views of FIG. 5A, the suction assisting tool 10 is filled with a thread groove at the end of the female screw 11 a formed on the inner surface of the engaging cylinder portion 11. A stopper 11 can be formed by providing a portion 11b, and by making the start end portion 23b of the external thread 23a on the outer periphery of the spout cylinder 23 of the spout 24 into a face.
The upper and lower views of FIG. 5 (b) show a conventional normal screw mechanism, and unlike the present embodiment, the shape of the groove or mountain at the end of the male screw on the outer periphery of the extraction cylinder is gradually reduced. Therefore, the rotation stop position is not determined when the internal thread formed on the inner side of the cap is connected by winding the external thread on the outer periphery of the extraction cylinder 23.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5A, the screw mechanism of the present embodiment is provided with a stopper at the end portion 11b of the internal thread 11a and the start end portion 23b of the external thread 23a on the outer periphery of the spout cylinder 23 of the spout 24. The winding stop position can be determined reliably.
In addition, the structure of the stopper is changed to a combination of a terminal portion of the female screw 11a formed on the inner surface of the engaging tube portion 11 and a starting end portion of the male screw on the outer periphery of the spout tube 23 of the spout 24. Similarly, a combination of the starting end portion of the female screw and the end portion of the male screw of the spout can reliably determine the winding stop position.
すなわち、係合筒部１１の雌ねじ１１ａを注出筒２３外周の雄ねじ２３ａに巻き締めて接続する際に、吸引筒部１３の長辺側側面１４ａと、偏平袋状に形成されたパウチ本体２１の平面状の側面２１ａとが、互いに平行となる位置で係合筒部１１の巻き締めを拘束するように設定されているのである。
従って、使用者が吸引筒部１３を口にくわえた状態でパウチ本体２１の平面状側面２１ａを両手でスクイズしながら吸引することが容易となり、内容物のスムーズな押し出しを可能とする。
That is, when the female screw 11a of the engaging cylinder part 11 is wound and connected to the male screw 23a on the outer periphery of the extraction cylinder 23, the long side surface 14a of the suction cylinder part 13 and the pouch main body 21 formed in a flat bag shape. These planar side surfaces 21a are set so as to restrain the tightening of the engaging tube portion 11 at positions parallel to each other.
Therefore, it becomes easy for the user to suck the flat side surface 21a of the pouch main body 21 while squeezing it with both hands while holding the suction cylinder portion 13 in the mouth, and the contents can be smoothly pushed out.
上記のような形状の吸引補助具１０は、射出成形機などによりポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、熱可塑性エラストマーなどの樹脂材から製造することができるが、再利用する場合は、熱殺菌時の熱の影響を受け難い熱可塑性エラストマーなどが好ましい。なお、吸引補助具１０における流動食などが通過する矩形状流路の内面や吸引筒部１３の表面を抗菌剤成分や光触媒成分などを含む樹脂などで形成して、吸引補助具１０を再利用する際の衛生性や洗浄性などが確保されるようにしてもよい。 The suction assisting tool 10 having the shape as described above can be manufactured from a resin material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and a thermoplastic elastomer by an injection molding machine or the like. A thermoplastic elastomer that is difficult to receive is preferred. In addition, the suction assisting tool 10 is reused by forming the inner surface of the rectangular flow path through which liquid food or the like in the suction assisting tool 10 and the surface of the suction cylinder portion 13 are made of a resin containing an antibacterial agent component, a photocatalyst component, or the like. The hygiene and cleaning properties at the time may be ensured.
なお、パウチ容器２０のスパウト２４は、ポリエチレン樹脂フィルムなどを素材として袋状に形成されたパウチ本体２１の開口端に溶着部２２がヒートシール（溶着）によって取り付けられる。
パウチ本体２１は、ヒートシール可能なプラスチックシート、通常ポリオレフィン系の樹脂シートを複数重ね合わせるように溶着して作られる。
パウチ容器２０のスパウト２４は、パウチ本体２１の開口端に溶着部２２で溶着されて取り付けられている。
In addition, the spout 24 of the pouch container 20 has a welding portion 22 attached to the opening end of the pouch body 21 formed in a bag shape using a polyethylene resin film or the like as a material by heat sealing (welding).
The pouch body 21 is made by welding a plurality of heat-sealable plastic sheets, usually polyolefin resin sheets.
The spout 24 of the pouch container 20 is attached to the opening end of the pouch main body 21 by being welded by the welding portion 22.
以上説明したように、本発明の実施例に係る吸引補助具１０は、パウチ本体２１のスパウト２４に係合する長辺１３ａと短辺１３ｂからなる略矩形状に形成された吸引筒部１３を有するので、高齢者や障害者などでもその内容物を容易にかつ違和感なく摂取することができる。
また、長辺１３ａと短辺１３ｂとの設定サイズを調整することにより、吸引補助具１０の流入路を大きくすることにより、内容物をスムーズに注出することができる。
さらに、吸引補助具１０は、係合筒部１１と吸引筒部１３との間に係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁を設けているので、吸引補助具１０をスパウト２４の注出筒２３に確実に装着することができ、装着部分からの漏れがなく衛生的に使用できる。
As described above, the suction assisting tool 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the suction cylinder portion 13 formed in a substantially rectangular shape including the long side 13a and the short side 13b that engage with the spout 24 of the pouch body 21. Therefore, even elderly people and persons with disabilities can take the contents easily and without a sense of incongruity.
Further, by adjusting the set size of the long side 13a and the short side 13b, the contents can be smoothly poured out by increasing the inflow path of the suction assisting tool 10.
Furthermore, since the suction assisting tool 10 is provided with a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engaging cylinder part between the engaging cylinder part 11 and the suction cylinder part 13, the suction assisting tool 10 is The spout 24 can be securely attached to the dispensing tube 23 and can be used in a sanitary manner without leakage from the attachment portion.
本発明の吸引補助具は、高齢者や障害者などが吸引摂取することが困難な場合でも、スパウトに簡単に装着して内容物をスムーズに吸引することができ、その利用可能性が極めて高くなる。 The suction assisting device of the present invention can be easily attached to the spout to smoothly suck the contents even when it is difficult for the elderly or handicapped to suck and ingest, and its applicability is extremely high. Become.
１０ 吸引補助具
１１ 係合筒部
１１ａ 雌ねじ
１１ｂ 終端部
１２ リング状天面壁
１３ 吸引筒部
１３ａ 長辺
１３ｂ 短辺
１３ｃ リブ
１３ｃｄ 山形状
１３ｄ 境界部
１４ａ 長辺側側面
１４ｂ 短辺側側面
１５ 流入路
１６ 開口端部
２０ パウチ容器
２１ パウチ本体
２２ 溶着部
２３ 注出筒
２３ａ 雄ねじ
２３ｂ 始端部
２４ スパウト（注出口部）
２５ キャップ
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Suction assistance tool 11 Engagement cylinder part 11a Female thread 11b Termination part 12 Ring-shaped top surface wall 13 Suction cylinder part 13a Long side 13b Short side 13c Rib 13cd Mountain shape 13d Boundary part 14a Long side side 14b Short side 15 16 Opening end 20 Pouch container 21 Pouch body 22 Welding part 23 Extraction cylinder 23a Male thread 23b Starting end part 24 Spout (outlet part)
25 cap
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（ａ）該注出口部の外面に設けられた雄ねじに係合する雌ねじを内面に有する係合筒部と、（ｂ）該係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁と、
（ｃ）該リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びる吸引筒部とからなり、
該吸引筒部は内面側が内容物流入路となり、外面側の少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる略矩形状であり、前記長辺側側面の外面には複数本のリブが該開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられ、且つ該リブの垂直断面は先端が曲面となる山形状に形成されており、
前記吸引筒部の短辺が僅かに外方に膨らんだ円弧を有し、前記長辺側側面と前記短辺側側面とで形成される境界部が丸みのある滑らかな面から形成され、前記吸引筒部の開口端部が外方且つ下方に延びる丸みのある滑らかな面から形成されていることを特徴とする吸引補助具。 A suction assisting tool provided at the spout part of a container having a spout part and used as a drinking part,
(A) an engagement cylinder part having an internal thread engaging with an external thread provided on the outer surface of the spout part, and (b) a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder part When,
(C) a suction cylinder portion extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top wall;
The suction cylinder portion is a content inflow path on the inner surface side, and at least the open end side horizontal section on the outer surface side is a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the outer surface of the long side surface has a plurality of The rib is provided in parallel to the opening end side horizontal cross section, and the vertical cross section of the rib is formed in a mountain shape whose tip is a curved surface ,
A short side of the suction cylinder part has an arc slightly bulging outward, and a boundary part formed by the long side surface and the short side surface is formed from a rounded smooth surface, A suction assisting tool characterized in that the opening end portion of the suction cylinder portion is formed from a rounded smooth surface extending outward and downward .
（ａ）該注出口部の外面に設けられた雄ねじに係合する雌ねじを内面に有する係合筒部と、（ｂ）該係合筒部の上端から径方向内方に延びるリング状天面壁と、
（ｃ）該リング状天面壁の上面から上方に延びる吸引筒部とからなり、
該吸引筒部は内面側が内容物流入路となり、外面側の少なくとも開口端部側水平断面が長辺と短辺とからなる略矩形状であり、前記長辺側側面の外面には複数本のリブが該開口端部側水平断面に対して平行に設けられ、且つ該リブの垂直断面は先端が曲面となる山形状に形成されており、
前記容器がパウチ容器であって、前記注出口部が、外面に雄ねじを有する注出筒と、該注出筒の下端部の両側から外方に突出し、偏平袋状に形成されたパウチ本体の開口部に溶着される溶着部とを有するスパウトからなり、
前記係合筒部の雌ねじを前記スパウトの雄ねじに巻き締めて接続したときに前記吸引筒部の前記長辺側側面と前記パウチ本体の側面とが互いに平行となる位置で前記係合筒部の巻き締めを拘束するストッパーが、前記係合筒部の雌ねじの終端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの始端部、或いは前記係合筒部の雌ねじの始端部と前記スパウトの雄ねじの終端部に設けられていることを特徴とする吸引補助具。 A suction assisting tool provided at the spout part of a container having a spout part and used as a drinking part,
(A) an engagement cylinder part having an internal thread engaging with an external thread provided on the outer surface of the spout part, and (b) a ring-shaped top wall extending radially inward from the upper end of the engagement cylinder part When,
(C) a suction cylinder portion extending upward from the upper surface of the ring-shaped top wall;
The suction cylinder portion is a content inflow path on the inner surface side, and at least the open end side horizontal section on the outer surface side is a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the outer surface of the long side surface has a plurality of The rib is provided in parallel to the opening end side horizontal cross section, and the vertical cross section of the rib is formed in a mountain shape whose tip is a curved surface ,
The container is a pouch container, and the spout portion includes a pour tube having an external thread on the outer surface, and a pouch body that protrudes outward from both sides of the lower end portion of the pour tube and is formed in a flat bag shape. Consisting of a spout having a welded portion welded to the opening,
When the female thread of the engaging cylinder part is wound and connected to the male thread of the spout, the side of the long side of the suction cylinder part and the side of the pouch body are parallel to each other at the position of the engaging cylinder part. A stopper for restraining the tightening is provided at the end portion of the female screw of the engagement tube portion and the start end portion of the male screw of the spout, or at the start end portion of the female screw of the engagement tube portion and the end portion of the male screw of the spout. suction aid, characterized in that there.
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