JP5481304B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container.

Conventionally, a container main body in which contents are accommodated and a discharge hole for the contents is formed, and an opening / closing lid that is rotatably attached to the container main body around the axis of the container and in which a communication hole is formed, In addition, a container is known in which communication between the discharge hole and the communication hole and switching between the discharge hole and the communication hole are switched as the opening / closing lid rotates around the container axis.
By the way, as this type of container, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, the latch is connected to the opening / closing lid through a weakening portion that can be broken, and is mounted on the container body so as not to rotate around the container axis. There is known a configuration having tamper evidence that allows a consumer to identify unauthorized opening by disposing a band (locking cylinder).
And in a state where the container is unopened, the consumer first picks the tab piece of the locking band, breaks the pull weakening portion, and separates the locking band from the opening / closing lid, so that the opening / closing lid is attached to the container body. Then, the container is made rotatable around the container axis, and then the opening / closing lid is held and rotated around the container axis with respect to the container body, and the two holes are communicated with the communication hole aligned with the discharge hole.

Japanese Patent No. 3270624

  However, the conventional container has room for improvement in operability from the unopened state to the alignment of the communication hole of the opening / closing lid with the discharge hole of the container body.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a container that can improve operability from the unopened state to the alignment of the communication hole of the opening / closing lid with the discharge hole of the container body. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve such an object, the container of the present invention includes a container main body in which the contents are accommodated and a discharge hole for the contents is formed, and the container main body around the container axis. And an opening / closing lid having a communication hole formed therein, and the communication between the discharge hole and the communication hole is switched between being connected to and shutting off as the opening / closing lid rotates around the container axis with respect to the container body. The opening / closing lid is formed with a window hole exposing the top wall portion of the container body, and an engagement protrusion is formed on a portion of the top wall portion of the container body exposed by the window hole. And a frame piece surrounding the engaging protrusion is connected to the inner peripheral edge of the window hole via a weakened part that can be broken.

According to the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is rotated about the container axis with respect to the container body in an unopened state, the frame piece of the opening / closing lid is engaged with the engaging protrusion of the container body. When the opening / closing lid is rotated about the container axis with respect to the container body, and the opening / closing lid is continuously rotated in the same manner, the communication hole of the opening / closing lid becomes the discharge hole of the container body. It becomes possible to match.
This makes it possible to align the communication hole of the opening / closing lid with the discharge hole of the container body from an unopened state simply by rotating the opening / closing lid around the container axis relative to the container body, improving operability. be able to.
An engagement protrusion is disposed on a portion of the top wall portion of the container body exposed by the window hole, and surrounds the engagement protrusion between the inner periphery of the window hole and the inner periphery. Since the frame pieces to be connected are connected via the breakable weakening portion, the force around the container axis applied to the container body applied to the opening / closing lid can be efficiently transmitted to the weakening portion.
Furthermore, when the container is tampered with, the weakened portion is broken and the frame piece is separated from the opening / closing lid, so that the consumer can easily and reliably recognize tampering.

  Here, a plurality of the discharge holes are formed in the container main body at intervals around the container axis and different from each other, and correspond to the circumferential position where the discharge holes are formed in the container main body. A first display portion representing the form of the discharge holes disposed at the circumferential position is formed at each position, and at least one of these first display portions may also serve as the engaging protrusion. Good.

In this case, since a plurality of discharge holes are formed in the container main body in different forms, it is possible to appropriately select a mode for discharging contents from the consumer.
Further, in the container main body, since each first display portion representing the form of the discharge hole disposed at the circumferential position is formed at each position corresponding to the circumferential position where the discharge hole is formed, It is possible to easily match the communication hole with a discharge hole of a desired form among the plurality of discharge holes.
Furthermore, since at least one of the plurality of first display portions also serves as the engagement protrusion, it is possible to suppress the design restriction due to the provision of the engagement protrusion. .

  Further, the discharge hole is formed in a peripheral wall portion of the container body, the opening / closing lid is formed in a top tube shape, the communication hole is formed in the peripheral wall portion, and the window hole is formed in the top wall portion. And a second display portion is formed in a circumferential portion corresponding to the communication hole in the top wall portion of the opening / closing lid, and the first display portion is In the top wall portion of the container body, it may be formed in a portion exposed by the window hole.

  In this case, while looking down the container from the top wall side, the opening / closing lid is rotated around the container axis with respect to the container main body, and the first display unit representing the form of the desired discharge hole among the plurality of first display units. By combining the second display portions, it is possible to match the communication hole with a discharge hole of a desired form among the plurality of discharge holes, and the handling property can be improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability from the unopened state to matching the communication hole of the opening / closing lid with the discharge hole of the container body.

It is a top view of the unopened state of the container shown as one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of the container shown in FIG. It is a BB sectional view taken on the line of the container shown in FIG. In the container of FIGS. 1 to 3, the weakened portion is broken to separate the frame piece from the opening / closing lid, and the communication hole of the opening / closing lid is aligned with one of the plurality of discharge holes formed in the container body FIG. It is a whole side view of the container shown in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the container 1 according to the present embodiment includes a container body 13 in which contents are stored and discharge holes 11 and 12 for the contents are formed, and a container shaft on the container body 13. An opening / closing lid 15 that is rotatably mounted around the O and has a communication hole 14 is provided.
Then, with the rotational movement of the opening / closing lid 15 around the container axis O with respect to the container main body 13, the communication between the discharge holes 11, 12 and the communication hole 14 is switched and the discharge holes 11, 12 are opened and closed. Has been.

The container main body 13 includes a bottomed cylindrical container body 16 and a top cylindrical mounting body 17 that is attached to the mouth of the container body 16 and has the discharge holes 11 and 12 formed therein.
Here, the container body 16 and the mounting body 17 are each formed in a circular shape in a cross-sectional view and are disposed coaxially with the common shaft. Hereinafter, this common axis is referred to as a container axis O, a direction orthogonal to the container axis O is referred to as a radial direction, a direction around the container axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction, and further along the container axis O direction. The mounting body 17 side is referred to as the upper side, and the bottom 16a side of the container body 16 is referred to as the lower side.

The mounting body 17 includes a top cylindrical body 18, a mounting cylinder 19 that extends downward from the body 18 and is externally fitted to the mouth of the container body 16, and downwards from the body 18. And a seal cylinder 20 which is extended and fitted in the mouth of the container body 16. In addition, the mounting cylinder 19 is formed with a breakable weakened portion 19a over the entire circumference except for a part in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the mounting cylinder 19, a fitting protrusion that is fitted in a fitting recess formed in the mouth of the container body 16 is provided at a portion located below the weakened portion 19 a. It protrudes inward in the radial direction.
An annular groove 21a that opens toward the outer side in the radial direction is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 21 of the main body 18 (the top wall of the container main body).

Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of the above-described discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed in the peripheral wall portion 22 of the main body portion 18 at intervals around the container axis O so as to be different from each other.
The discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed at positions facing each other in the radial direction on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the main body portion 18. In the illustrated example, the discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed in two places on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the main body portion 18.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the one discharge hole 11 is composed of a plurality of small holes 11 a that are arranged close to each other in an independent state. In the illustrated example, a plurality of small holes 11a are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and are formed at intervals in the container axis O direction. Each small hole 11a is formed in a circular shape.
The other discharge hole 12 is one large hole, and as shown in FIG. 2, has a rectangular shape in a plan view when viewed from the radial direction, and its opening area is discharged at the peripheral wall portion 22 of the main body portion 18. This is equivalent to the plane area of the region where the hole 11 is formed.
As described above, it is possible to disperse the contents in one of the discharge holes 11 and discharge them in a relatively small amount, and it is possible to discharge the contents in a relatively large amount together in the other discharge hole 12. It is possible.

The opening / closing lid 15 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a top, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a communication hole 14 is formed in the peripheral wall portion 23. The opening / closing lid 15 is attached to the container main body 13 with a peripheral wall portion 23 fitted on the peripheral wall portion 22 of the main body portion 18 of the mounting body 17 so as to be rotatable around the container axis O.
Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a window hole 25 for exposing the top wall portion 21 of the main body portion 18 of the mounting body 17 is formed in the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15. In the illustrated example, the window hole 25 is a circular opening located coaxially with the container axis O, and the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15 is an annular plate.

  Then, the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15 is placed in the annular groove 21 a formed in the top wall portion 21 of the main body portion 18 of the mounting body 17, and the mounting body 17 is inserted into the window hole 25. Of the top wall portion 21 of the main body portion 18, a main plate portion 21b located on the inner side in the radial direction from the annular groove 21a is fitted. Thereby, the main plate portion 21 b of the top wall portion 21 of the main body portion 18 of the mounting body 17 is exposed by the window hole 25 formed in the opening / closing lid 15. Note that the depth of the annular groove 21 a is equal to the thickness of the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15.

Here, in the present embodiment, in the container body 13, at each position corresponding to the circumferential position where the discharge holes 11, 12 are formed, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, First display portions 26 and 27 representing the forms of the arranged discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed separately.
In the illustrated example, the first display portions 26 and 27 are formed on the main plate portion 21 b of the mounting body 17, and the planar view shape thereof is the same as the planar view shape of the discharge holes 11 and 12.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, of the two first display portions 26 and 27, one first display portion (engagement protrusion) 26 that exhibits the same planar view shape as the one of the discharge holes 11 is mounted. It is a protrusion that protrudes upward from the main plate portion 21 b of the body 17.
In the present embodiment, one first display portion 26 is configured by arranging a plurality of small protrusions 26a in the same manner as the plurality of small holes 11a. In the illustrated example, the outer diameter of the small protrusion 26a is equivalent to the inner diameter of the small hole 11a. In addition, the size of the one ejection hole 11 and the size of the first display portion 26 may be different or the same.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a weakened portion 29 that can break the frame piece 28 that surrounds the first display portion 26 between the inner peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of the window hole 25 of the opening / closing lid 15. Are connected through.
That is, one first display portion 26 also serves as an engagement protrusion that protrudes from the main plate portion 21 b of the mounting body 17 and engages with the frame piece 28. In the illustrated example, the shape of the frame piece 28 in plan view is formed in a C-shape that opens outward in the radial direction, and the outer edge of one of the first display portions 26 is close to or abuts on the inner peripheral edge thereof. ing.
In addition, the other first display unit 27, which has the same planar view shape as that of the other discharge hole 12, of the two first display units 26 and 27 is the same as the first display unit 26. The protrusions protrude upward from the main plate portion 21b. Note that the size of the other ejection hole 12 and the size of the other first display portion 27 may be different or the same.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the second display portion 30 is formed in the circumferential portion corresponding to the communication hole 14 in the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15. . In the example shown in the figure, the second display unit 30 is an arrow pointing inward in the radial direction.
The second display unit 30 protrudes upward from the top wall 24 of the opening / closing lid 15. In addition, an annular protrusion 24b that extends continuously over the entire circumference except for the position where the second display unit 30 is disposed is formed at the radial intermediate portion of the top wall 24 of the opening / closing lid 15. Furthermore, the upper surfaces of the first display units 26 and 27, the second display unit 30, the annular protrusion 24b, and the frame piece 28 are on the same plane orthogonal to the container axis O, as shown in FIGS. Is located.

  As described above, according to the container 1 according to the present embodiment, when the opening / closing lid 15 is rotated about the container axis O with respect to the container body 13 in an unopened state, the frame piece of the opening / closing lid 15 28 is engaged with one first display portion 26 of the container main body 13, whereby the weakened portion 29 is broken, and the opening / closing lid 15 is rotatable about the container axis O with respect to the container main body 13, and continues. Similarly, when the opening / closing lid 15 is rotationally moved, the communication hole 14 of the opening / closing lid 15 can be aligned with the discharge holes 11, 12 of the container body 13.

Accordingly, the communication hole 14 of the opening / closing lid 15 can be aligned with the discharge holes 11, 12 of the container body 13 from an unopened state simply by rotating the opening / closing lid 15 around the container axis O relative to the container body 13. It becomes possible and operability can be improved.
One first display portion 26 is disposed on the main plate portion 21 b of the mounting body 17, and surrounds the first display portion 26 between the inner peripheral edge of the window hole 25 and the inner peripheral edge. Since the frame piece 28 is connected through the weakened portion 29 that can be broken, the force around the container axis O applied to the container main body 13 applied to the opening / closing lid 15 can be efficiently transmitted to the weakened portion 29.
Furthermore, when the container 1 is tampered with, the weakened portion 29 is broken and the frame piece 28 is separated from the opening / closing lid 15, so that the consumer can easily and reliably recognize tampering. .

Furthermore, since a plurality of discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed in the container main body 13 in different forms, it is possible to appropriately select a mode for discharging contents to the consumer.
Moreover, in the container main body 13, the 1st display part 26 showing the form of the discharge holes 11 and 12 arrange | positioned in the said circumferential direction position in each position corresponding to the circumferential direction position in which the discharge holes 11 and 12 were formed, 27 is formed separately, it becomes possible to easily match the communication hole 14 to a discharge hole of a desired form among the plurality of discharge holes 11 and 12.
Further, one of the first display portions 26 also serves as an engaging protrusion that protrudes from the main plate portion 21b of the mounting body 17 and engages with the frame piece 28. Therefore, the engaging protrusion is provided. Thus, it is possible to suppress the container 1 from being restricted in design.

  In addition, while looking down on the container 1 from above, the open / close lid 15 is rotated around the container axis O with respect to the container body 13 to form the desired discharge holes 11 and 12 among the plurality of first display portions 26 and 27. By aligning the second display portion 30 with the first display portion to be represented, it becomes possible to match the communication hole 14 to a discharge hole of a desired form among the plurality of discharge holes 11 and 12, thereby improving the handleability. it can.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration including the bottomed cylindrical container body 16 and the mounting body 17 is shown as the container body 13, but instead, for example, the top cylinder in which the discharge holes 11 and 12 are formed. You may employ | adopt the structure provided with a cylindrical container body and the bottom plate which obstruct | occludes the lower end opening of this container body.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the one 1st display part 26 showing the form of one discharge hole 11 among the two 1st display parts 26 and 27 showed the structure engaged with the frame piece 28, the other The other first display portion 26 representing the form of the discharge hole 12 may be engaged with the frame piece 28, or the frame piece 28 may be engaged with all the first display portions 26 and 27.
In the above-described embodiment, the other display portion 27 that does not engage with the frame piece 28 out of the two first display portions 26 and 27 is appropriately changed, for example, formed in a concave shape or a sticked seal. Also good.
Further, apart from the one first display portion 26 representing the form of the one discharge hole 11, an engagement protrusion only for engaging with the frame piece 28 is provided, so that one first display portion 26 is provided. In addition, it is not necessary to serve as an engaging protrusion that engages with the frame piece 28.
Further, the first display units 26 and 27 may be characters expressing the form of the ejection holes such as “small” and “large”, for example.
Further, the discharge holes 11 and 12 may be formed in the top wall portion of the container main body 13 and the communication hole 14 may be formed in the top wall portion 24 of the opening / closing lid 15, and the first display portions 26 and 27 are The second display unit 30 may be disposed on the peripheral wall portion 23 of the opening / closing lid 15.
Further, the first display units 26 and 27 and the second display unit 30 may not be provided.

  In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments with well-known constituent elements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-described modified examples may be appropriately combined.

  The operability from the unopened state to the matching of the communication hole of the opening / closing lid with the discharge hole of the container main body can be improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 11, 12 Ejection hole 13 Container main body 14 Communication hole 15 Opening-closing lid 17 Mounting body 21 Top wall part of mounting body (top wall part of container main body)
21b Main plate (exposed by window hole)
22 Attached body peripheral wall (container body peripheral wall)
23 Peripheral wall portion of the opening / closing lid 24 Top wall portion of the opening / closing lid 25 Window hole 26 One first display portion (engagement protrusion)
27 Other first display section 28 Frame piece 29 Weakening section 30 Second display section O Container shaft

Claims (3)

A container body in which the contents are contained and a discharge hole for the contents is formed;
An opening / closing lid that is mounted on the container body so as to be rotatable around the container axis, and has a communication hole,
With the rotational movement of the opening / closing lid around the container axis with respect to the container body, the container can be switched between communication and blocking between the discharge hole and the communication hole,
The opening / closing lid is formed with a window hole exposing the top wall portion of the container body,
In the top wall portion of the container main body, an engagement protrusion is provided to protrude from the window hole,
A container characterized in that a frame piece surrounding the engaging protrusion is connected to the inner peripheral edge of the window hole via a weakened part that can be broken. The container according to claim 1,
A plurality of the discharge holes are formed in the container main body at intervals around the container axis, with different shapes from each other,
In the container main body, a first display portion representing the form of the discharge hole disposed at the circumferential position is formed at each position corresponding to the circumferential position at which the discharge hole is formed.
A container characterized in that at least one of the first display portions also serves as the engaging protrusion. A container according to claim 2,
The discharge hole is formed in a peripheral wall portion of the container body,
The opening / closing lid is formed in a tubular shape, the communication hole is formed in the peripheral wall portion, and the window hole is formed in the top wall portion, and is externally fitted to the peripheral wall portion of the container body,
In the top wall portion of the opening / closing lid, a second display portion is formed in a circumferential portion corresponding to the communication hole,
The said 1st display part is formed in the part exposed by the said window hole in the top wall part of a container main body, The container characterized by the above-mentioned.

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