JP5507203B2 - Cup type container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-shaped container whose mouth is sealed by attaching a film-like sheet, and is intended to be opened with a simple operation without causing the contents to scatter.

  As for beverages such as coffee, tea or yogurt, an aseptic filling system is adopted when filling the container in order to maintain the taste and flavor of the contents. The main body of the cup is cup-shaped and a film-like sheet is attached to the mouth.

  This type of container is usually provided with a separate straw on the main body of the container, and when removing the contents, the tip of the straw is inserted into the sheet and the posture is maintained as it is. Although this type of container is designed to suck up the contents through a straw, it is unavoidable to touch the tip of the straw with your hand or fingers. Also, in recent years, there has been a tendency to increase the number of products that are sold by warming the contents using a warmer. A container has been proposed in which the mouth is directly placed on the mouth and the contents are taken, and as a prior document regarding this point, a pressing piece is provided on the sealing sheet, and the pressing piece is operated. Container structure cut through the sealed sheet by one-touch is known by (e.g., see Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the conventional type container as described above, when the sealing sheet is torn by the pressing piece, there is an inevitable problem that the contents are inevitably scattered depending on the force. In addition, there is a problem that the part touched by the finger is immersed in the contents in the container, or the finger touches the contents by momentum when tearing the sealing sheet. Furthermore, since it is necessary to provide a cap with a push-down piece separately, the amount of material used tends to increase, and there is a variety of problems such as an inevitable increase in manufacturing cost, and there is still room for improvement. It was.

JP 2004-359314 A

  The subject of the present invention is a novel cup-shaped container that can eliminate the above-mentioned conventional problems and can keep the amount of material used for the member forming the drinking mouth to a minimum There is a place to propose.

The present invention includes a container main body having a cup-shaped cross-sectional shape having a mouth portion opened upward, and a flange portion integrally connected to the outer peripheral edge of the mouth portion of the container main body, and the flange portion has a film shape In a cup-type container that welds the sheet and holds the mouth hermetically,
The cup-type container includes a cover that enables placement on the upper surface of the sheet,
The cover has a locking piece linked to the flange portion and covers a plate-like cover main body that covers at least a part of the outer surface of the seat, and is rotatably connected to the plate-like cover main body via a hinge. Consisting of a lid,
A through-opening that opens in the cover main body adjacent to the inner end of the flange portion, and is provided along an edge of the through-opening, and stands up diagonally outward from the upper surface of the cover main body to form a drinking mouth. And a hook-like standing piece that opens and closes the through-opening by engagement and separation with the lid body ,
The lid body is a cup-type container having a pair of side walls covering both side walls of the upright piece by engaging with the upright piece .

In the cup-shaped container having the above-described configuration, the cover main body has a main wall portion that contacts the inner wall of the mouth portion of the container main body, and is integrally connected to the end portion of the main wall portion to cooperate with the main wall portion. consists side wall portion forming the pouring path of the contents inside and, be provided along the edge of the through opening provided with a hanging wall forming the U-shaped drooping in the lower surface of the cover body it can.

  Further, it is preferable that a groove portion is provided between the locking piece and the cover main body so that the cover main body is slid along the outer surface of the seal and the leading edge of the flange portion is fitted.

  A part of the seal is peeled off and the cover main body is disposed on the part where the sheet is peeled off, so that the locking piece of the cover main body is hooked on the flange portion, whereby the cover is fixed to the container by a simple operation.

  After the cover body is attached, the contents can be poured out simply by separating the lid from the standing piece and opening the through opening.

  When the cover is attached to the container, as long as the lid and the upright piece are in the engaged state, the through opening provided in the cover body is kept closed, so that the contents scatter when the cover is attached. There is nothing.

  The cover main body can be configured as a single body (one part), and since the cover body only needs to have an area enough to provide a lid, a standing piece or a hanging piece, its size is small. As a result, the amount of material used can be kept to a minimum.

It is the external appearance perspective view which showed typically embodiment of the cup-shaped container according to this invention. It is the figure which showed the side surface of the cup type container shown in FIG. 1 in cross section. It is the figure which showed the plane of the cup type container shown in FIG. It is an AA view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed other embodiment of the cup-shaped container according to this invention about the principal part.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
1 is an external perspective view schematically showing an embodiment of a cup-type container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a cross section of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG.

  In the figure, 1 is a container body having a cup-shaped cross section. The container body 1 includes a circular bottom wall 1a and a peripheral wall 1b that is integrally connected to an edge of the bottom wall 1a to form a body portion of the container body 1. The upper portion of the peripheral wall 1b A mouth portion 1c that is open is provided. Reference numeral 2 denotes a flange portion that is integrally connected horizontally to the outer peripheral edge of the mouth portion 1c, and 3 is a film-like sheet (made of aluminum) that is welded or bonded to the flange portion 2 to hold the container body 1 in a sealed state. Etc.). The film-like sheet 3 is provided with a tab 3a so that it can be easily peeled off when the container is opened.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a cover disposed on the upper surface of the sheet 3. The cover 4 is packed and attached to the body of the container main body 1 before being attached to the container, or is disposed inside an overcap (not shown) provided separately. A plate-like cover main body 4a covering at least a part of the outer surface of the sheet 3 and a cover body 4b rotatably connected to the cover main body 4a via a hinge h. Lid 4b is equipped with a main wall 4b ₁ consisting et or elongated plate-like body, leading to an end portion of the main wall 4b _1, and a side wall _4b 2 _{~4b 4} to form a recess on its inner side, On the side wall 4b ₄ positioned at the head, a locking claw 4b ₅ that can be engaged with the top of an upright piece described later is formed.

  5 is a locking piece integrally provided at the edge of the cover body 4a and linked to the flange portion 2, 6 is a through-opening having a rectangular shape that opens adjacent to the inner end of the flange portion 2, and 7 is , A hanging piece provided along the edge of the through opening 6. The hanging piece 7 is provided on the lower surface of the cover body 4a, and is integrally connected to a main wall portion 7a that contacts the inner wall of the mouth portion 1a of the container body 1 and an end portion of the main wall portion 7a. It is comprised from the side wall part 7b which cooperates with the main wall part 7a and forms the pouring path r of the content inside.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a hook-like standing piece provided to stand obliquely outward on the upper surface of the cover body 4a. The upright piece 8 includes a main wall 8 a and side walls 8 b and 8 c that are integrally connected to the end of the main wall 8 a, and is formed along the edge of the through opening 6. The upright piece 8 functions as a drinking mouth, and closes the through opening 6 by engaging the tip of the upright piece 8 with the locking claw 4b ₅ of the side wall 4b ₄ of the lid 4b. The end of the upright piece 8 is disengaged from the engaging claw 4b ₅ of the side wall 4b ₄ of the lid 4b, and the through-opening 6 is opened by tilting the lid 4b around the hinge h. .

  The cover 4 according to the present invention opens the through-opening 6 by pulling down the lid 4b to allow the content to be poured out, and the content does not scatter when the container is opened. .

  The cover 4 is composed of one part, and the cover body 4a can be connected to the lid 4b via a hinge h, and the locking piece 5, the through opening 6, Since the size may be small enough to provide the hanging piece 7 and the standing piece 8, the amount of the material constituting the member can be minimized, and the manufacturing cost does not increase extremely.

  In the illustrated example, the locking piece 5 linked to the flange portion 2 is a case where a belt-like peripheral wall having a curved shape equivalent to the outer edge shape of the flange portion 2 arranged in the entire width direction of the cover body 4a is applied. Although shown, the locking piece 5 may be provided with a plurality of tongue pieces, and this point is not limited.

  Further, the rising piece 8 and the hanging piece 7 can be changed into a cylindrical shape or the like, and are appropriately determined depending on the size of the cover 4 or the container.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a cross-section of the main part of another embodiment of the cup-type container according to the present invention. The cup-shaped container according to the present invention is capable of folding the locking piece 5 inward from the middle and providing a groove 9 between the locking piece 5 and the cover body 4a. 3 is partially peeled off, and then the cover body 4a is slid in the direction along the outer surface of the seal 3 at the peeling site, and the groove portion 9 is fitted to the front end edge of the flange portion 2 so that the cover 4 is placed in the container. The main body 1 can be securely fixed.

  When the container is opened, there is no scattering of the contents, and it is possible to provide a cup-type container capable of forming a drinking mouth with a simple operation while reducing the material used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1a Bottom wall 1b Peripheral wall 1c Mouth part 2 Flange part 3 Film-like sheet 3a Tab 4 Cover 4a Cover main body 4b Cover body 5 Locking piece 6 Penetrating opening 7 Drooping piece 7a Main wall part 7b Side wall part 8 Standing piece 8a Main Wall 8b Side wall 8c Side wall 9 Groove h Hinge e Opened end

Claims (3)

A container body having a cup-shaped cross section having a mouth portion opened upward, and a flange portion integrally connected to the outer peripheral edge of the mouth portion of the container body, and a film-like sheet is welded to the flange portion In the cup-type container that holds the mouth hermetically,
The cup-type container includes a cover that enables placement on the upper surface of the sheet,
The cover has a locking piece linked to the flange portion and covers a plate-like cover main body that covers at least a part of the outer surface of the seat, and is rotatably connected to the plate-like cover main body via a hinge. Consisting of a lid,
A through-opening that opens in the cover main body adjacent to the inner end of the flange portion, and is provided along an edge of the through-opening, and stands up diagonally outward from the upper surface of the cover main body to form a drinking mouth. And a hook-like standing piece that opens and closes the through-opening by engagement and separation with the lid ,
The said cover body has a pair of side wall which covers the both side walls of this standing piece by engaging with the said standing piece, The cup type container characterized by the above-mentioned. A main wall portion that contacts the inner wall of the mouth portion of the container main body is integrally connected to the cover main body, and an end portion of the main wall portion, and an outflow passage for contents is provided on the inner side in cooperation with the main wall portion. The cup-shaped container according to claim 1, comprising a side wall portion to be formed, and a hanging piece provided along an edge portion of the through-opening and depending on a lower surface of the cover body. Therebetween and the cover body and the locking piece, provided with a groove for sliding in a direction along the cover body on the outer surface of the seal engaging the leading edge of the flange portion, the cup of claim 1, wherein Mold container.

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