JP6074302B2 - Container lid composed of inner stopper and lid body - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container lid composed of a synthetic resin inner stopper attached to the mouth and neck of the container and a synthetic resin lid main body attached to the inner stopper.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses a container lid that is composed of a synthetic resin inner stopper attached to the mouth and neck of the container and a synthetic resin lid main body attached to the inner stopper. The inner plug includes a circular obstruction wall and a cylindrical attachment wall connected to the outer peripheral edge of the obstruction wall, and is attached to the mouth and neck of the container by fitting the attachment wall to the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck of the container. The obstruction wall occludes the mouth and neck of the container. The lid body includes a circular cover wall and a fitting wall connected to the outer peripheral surface of the cover wall, and female threads formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner plug mounting wall. It is attached to the inner plug by being screwed into the male thread, and the covering wall is located above the closing wall of the inner plug. A breakable thin line that defines a ball-shaped removal area is formed on the closing wall of the inner plug, and a key-like locked piece that extends upward from the removal area is formed. On the lower surface of the cover wall of the lid body, a key-like locking piece that is locked to the locking piece of the inner plug is formed. When the lid body is attached to the inner plug as required, when the lid body is rotated counterclockwise (in the direction to remove the lid body from the inner plug) when viewed from above, the lid body A force is applied to the removal region of the inner plug through the locking piece and the stoppered piece of the inner plug, the breakable thin line is broken and the removal region is removed from the blocking wall, and thereby a passage opening is formed in the blocking wall. Generated.

JP 2005-59933 A

  The above-described container lid disclosed in Patent Document 1 simply rotates the lid body with respect to the inner plug without causing a sanitary problem by bringing a finger into contact with the closing wall of the inner plug. Thus, the breakable thin line formed on the closed wall of the inner plug can be broken to remove the removal region from the closed wall, thereby generating a passage opening. However, it is still not fully satisfactory, and the removal region is separated from the closed wall to become so-called waste pieces, and such waste pieces enter the container, or the complicated process of taking out and discarding the waste pieces is performed. It is necessary to carry out. Further, there is a possibility that the breakable thin line cannot be broken as required because the locking of the locking piece and the locked piece is not always sufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and the main technical problem thereof is a new and improved container capable of generating a passage opening in the closed wall of the inner plug without generating so-called scrap pieces. To provide a lid.

  Another technical problem of the present invention is to provide a new and improved container lid capable of sufficiently breaking a breakable thin-wall line as required, in addition to solving the above-mentioned main technical problems. is there.

  As a result of intensive studies and experiments, the present inventor has found that the main technical problem can be achieved by making the breakable line formed in the closing wall of the inner plug into a unique shape.

That is, according to the present invention, as a container lid capable of achieving the main technical problem, a synthetic resin inner plug attached to the mouth and neck of the container and a synthetic resin lid main body attached to the inner plug And consists of
The inner plug includes a circular blocking wall and a cylindrical mounting wall connected to the outer peripheral edge of the blocking wall, and is fitted to the mouth and neck of the container by fitting the mounting wall to the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck of the container The occlusion wall occludes the mouth and neck of the container;
The lid body includes a circular covering wall and a cylindrical fitting wall connected to the outer peripheral edge of the covering wall, and the inner plug is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall of the inner plug. The cover wall is located above the blocking wall of the inner plug,
At least one breakable thin line is formed on the closing wall of the inner plug, and the breakable thin line includes an outer arcuate portion extending from the break start end and an inner arcuate portion extending from the break start end. An arcuate deformation region is defined between the outer arcuate part and the inner arcuate part,
Locked means are attached to the deformation region,
At least one discharge opening is formed in the cover wall of the lid body, and locking means for cooperating with the locked means is disposed on the lower surface of the cover wall,
When the lid main body is mounted on the inner plug, the locking means is positioned upstream of the locked means when viewed in a predetermined direction, and the lid main body is rotated in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug. And the locking means are locked to the locked means, and when the lid body is further rotated in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug, the deformation is caused via the locking means and the locked means. A force is applied to the area, the breakable thin line of the inner plug is broken and the deformed area is deformed, thereby creating a passage opening in the closure wall of the inner plug;
When viewed in the predetermined direction of the deformation region, at least the upstream portion is gradually inclined upward toward the upstream,
A container lid is provided.

Another technical problem is that two or three breakable thin lines are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the closing wall of the inner plug, and the deformation regions are equally spaced in the circumferential direction. 2 or 3 are specified,
The locked means is composed of a locked piece extending upward from the upstream end of the deformation region when viewed in the predetermined direction and then extending radially inward,
Each of the locking means is constituted by a locking piece extending downward from the lower surface of the covering wall and then extending in the predetermined direction.

Preferably, the central main portion of the blocking wall extends horizontally except at least the upstream portion of the deformation region and the vicinity thereof, and the deformation region is viewed from the downstream end toward the upstream as viewed in the predetermined direction. The rupture that extends horizontally along the horizontally extending portion of the central main part and then extends upwardly to the upstream end toward the upstream, and the central main part of the blocking wall defines the deformation region A vertically extending raised surface is formed adjacent to the break start end of the possible thin line line and the upstream portion of the outer arc and the inner arc. Preferably, each of the locked pieces is composed of a column portion extending vertically upward from the upstream end portion of the deformation region and a protruding beam portion extending horizontally inward in the radial direction from the upper end portion of the column portion. Has been. A common column extending upward from the center of the upper surface is disposed on the closing wall of the inner plug, and the radially inner end of each projecting beam portion of the locked piece is the upper end of the common column. It is preferable to be connected to the section. Each of the locking pieces is preferably composed of a hanging column portion extending downward from the lower surface of the covering wall and a projecting portion extending in an arc shape from the lower end portion of the hanging column portion in the predetermined direction. In a preferred embodiment, the cover wall of the lid body is formed with two or three discharge openings corresponding to the deformation region, and in the plan view, each of the protrusions is entirely within the discharge opening. Located in. At least one positioning groove is formed on one of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall of the inner plug and the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall of the lid body, and at least one positioning protrusion is formed on the other. It is advantageous that the relative angular position of the lid body with respect to the inner plug is regulated by inserting the positioning protrusion into the positioning groove and mounting the lid body on the inner plug. . Preferably, the outer arc-shaped portion and the inner arc-shaped portion of the breakable thin-walled line formed in the closing wall of the inner plug extend from the break starting end portion in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above, The predetermined direction is counterclockwise when viewed from above. The inner stopper and the lid main body are provided with a rotation preventing means that cooperates with each other to prevent the lid main body from rotating in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction with respect to the inner stopper. It is preferable. When the lid body is rotated by an angle α of 50 to 60 degrees in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug, the locking means is locked to the locked means,
When the inner lid and the lid body are rotated relative to the inner stopper by an angle β (0 degree ≦ α−β ≦ 20 degrees) smaller than the angle α by 0 to 20 degrees, the lid body cooperates. Thus, it is desirable that return rotation preventing means for preventing the lid main body from rotating in the opposite direction to the predetermined direction is disposed with respect to the inner plug. The inner plug and the lid main body are provided with a rotation limiting means that cooperates to limit the rotation of the lid main body with respect to the inner plug in the predetermined direction to an angle γ of 300 to 320 degrees. Is preferred. Furthermore, when the lid body is rotated by the angle γ in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug, the lid body cooperates with the inner plug to the inner plug. It is preferable that reverse rotation prevention means for preventing rotation in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction is provided.

  In the container lid of the present invention, the inner plug is closed by simply rotating the lid body in a predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug without causing a sanitary problem by bringing a finger into contact with the closing wall of the inner plug. In addition to being able to create a passage opening in the wall, the passage opening of the inner plug is created by deforming the deformation area (without separating it from the closure wall), so that so-called debris is not generated. Two or three breakable thin lines are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the closing wall of the inner plug, and two or three deformation areas are defined at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The locked means is composed of locked pieces that extend upward from the upstream end of the deformation region when viewed in a predetermined direction and then extend radially inward, and each of the locking means is formed from the lower surface of the covering wall. When the locking piece extends downward and then extends in a predetermined direction, the interlocking between the locked piece and the locking piece is sufficiently strong, and there is substantially no risk of the mutual locking being damaged. There is nothing, and the breakable line is broken sufficiently reliably. Further, at least the upstream portion of the deformation region is bulged upward from the blocking wall toward the upstream when viewed in a predetermined direction, and compared to the case where the entire deformation region is horizontally leveled. Further, it is possible to increase the opening area of the passage opening to facilitate the outflow of the content liquid and to surely prevent the deformed deformation areas from interfering with each other or overlapping to prevent further deformation progress of the deformation areas. Can do.

The front view of the inner stopper in the suitable embodiment of the synthetic resin container lid comprised according to this invention. The top view of the inner stopper shown in FIG. Sectional drawing along line AA shown in FIG. 2 of the inner stopper shown in FIG. The slope view which shows a part of inner plug shown in FIG. The top view of the cover main body in suitable embodiment of the synthetic resin container lid comprised according to this invention. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the lid body shown in FIG. 5. Sectional drawing along line BB shown in FIG. 5 of the lid | cover main body shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the lid main body shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid main body shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 is attached to the inner plug shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 as required. From the state shown in FIG. 9, the lid body is rotated counterclockwise by a predetermined angle with respect to the inner plug as viewed from above, and the breakable thin wall line of the inner plug is broken to deform the deformation area to generate a passage opening. Sectional drawing which shows the state which carried out.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a container lid constructed according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  A synthetic resin container lid constructed according to the present invention comprises an inner plug 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and a lid body 4 shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. The inner plug 2 can be injection-molded from an appropriate synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene. Similarly, the lid body 4 can also be injection-molded from an appropriate synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene.

  1 to 4, the inner plug 2 includes a circular blocking wall 6 and a mounting wall 8 having a substantially cylindrical shape connected to the outer peripheral edge of the blocking wall 6. The blocking wall 6 in the illustrated embodiment extends substantially vertically upward from the central main portion 10 extending horizontally except at least the upstream portion and the vicinity thereof in the deformation region described later, and the outer peripheral edge of the central main portion 10. And an annular outer peripheral edge portion 14 extending substantially horizontally outward from the upper end of the seal portion 12 in the radial direction.

  The central main portion 10 of the blocking wall 6 is formed with at least one, preferably two or three breakable thin lines at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and at least one, preferably two. It is important that one or three arc-shaped deformation regions are defined, and at least the upstream portion of the deformation region is gradually inclined upward toward the upstream when viewed in a predetermined direction. In the illustrated embodiment, two breakable thin lines 16 are formed symmetrically with respect to the center point of the blocking wall 6, and two deformation regions 18 are defined. As can be clearly understood by referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, particularly FIG. 4, each of the deformation regions 18 is formed in the central main portion 10 of the blocking wall 6 from the downstream end to the upstream as viewed in the predetermined direction. It extends horizontally along the horizontally extending portion of the first, and then gradually inclines upward toward the upstream end toward the upstream. The breakable thin line 16 that defines each of the deformation regions 18 includes a semicircular break start end 16a, an outer arcuate portion 16b extending from the radially outer end of the break start end 16a, and a break start. An inner arcuate portion 16c extending following the radially inner end of the end portion 16a is provided. The outer arc-shaped portion 16b extends in a substantially arc shape, the inner arc-shaped portion 16c extends linearly from the radially inner end portion of the fracture start end portion 16a, and then extends in the substantially arc shape in the central portion of the central main portion 10. It is arcuate as a whole. The downstream end of the outer arc-shaped portion 16c and the downstream end of the inner arc-shaped portion 16c are separated from each other in a substantially radial direction. Due to the fact that the upstream portion of the deformation region 18 extends upwardly and gradually inclines upward toward the upstream end, the break start end portion 16a, the outer arc portion 16b, and the inner arc portion 16c of each of the breakable thin-walled lines 16 are obtained. A raised surface 20 extending vertically is formed in the central main portion 10 of the blocking wall 6 adjacent to the upstream portion. In the illustrated embodiment, the upstream portion of the deformation region 18 is inclined upward to the upstream end toward the upstream, but if desired, substantially the entire deformation region 18 is inclined upward toward the upstream. It can also be used.

  It is important that each of the deformation areas 18 is provided with a locking means 22. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the locking means 22 has a deformation direction 18 as viewed in a predetermined direction. The strut portion 22a that extends upward from the upstream end portion and then extends radially inward, and more specifically, the strut portion 22a that extends substantially vertically upward from the upper surface of the upstream end portion of the deformation region 18 and the strut portion. It is comprised from the to-be-latched piece which has the overhang | projection beam part 22b extended substantially horizontally in the radial inside from the upper end part of the part 22a. A common support 24 that extends substantially vertically upward is disposed at the center of the upper surface of the blocking wall 6, and the radially inner end of each protruding beam portion 22 b of the locked means 22 is connected to the common support 24. Therefore, the radially inner ends of the projecting beam portions 22 b of the locked means 22 are connected to each other via a common column 24. If desired, the common beam 24 can be omitted and the overhanging beam portion 22b extending from the two column portions 22a can be interconnected. However, it is preferable to dispose the common strut 24 from the standpoint of reliable transmission of force at the time of opening.

  An annular locking ridge 26 projecting outward in the radial direction is formed at the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a positioning groove 28 is formed at a predetermined circumferential position of the annular locking protrusion 26. An annular shoulder surface 30 facing upward is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8. Then, a region below the annular shoulder surface 30 on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 and above the upper surface of the annular outer peripheral edge portion 14 of the blocking wall 6 is clearly shown by referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. As can be understood from the above, one protrusion 32 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and ratchet claws 34 and 36 are formed so as to be separated from the protrusion 32 on both sides in the circumferential direction by a required distance. Each of the ratchet pawls 34 and 36 has a gently inclined surface 34a and 36a extending gradually inward in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2 and a steep engaging surface 34b located at the downstream end in the counterclockwise direction. And 36b. Cutouts 34c and 36c extending in the clockwise direction are formed in the locking surfaces 34b and 36b.

  A plurality of locking ridges 38 projecting inward in the radial direction are disposed at the lower end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8. The locking protrusions 38 are extended in the circumferential direction at a slight interval in the circumferential direction. If desired, instead of forming a plurality of locking ridges 38, annular ridges extending continuously in the circumferential direction can be formed. The outer diameter of the lower half part of the mounting wall 8 is larger than the outer diameter of the upper half part, and the thickness of the lower half part is made larger than the thickness of the upper half part. The mounting wall 8 is formed with an annular gap 40 extending from the lower end to the upper end and extending in the circumferential direction to the vicinity of the upper end of the thickened portion. One or several notches (not shown) extending from the annular gap 40 to the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 are also formed in the lower half of the mounting wall 8 in association with the annular gap 40. The annular gap 40 and the notch formed in relation to the annular gap 40 are used for so-called separate collection after the contents of the container are consumed after the inner plug 2 attached to the mouth and neck of the container is consumed as described later. It is a well-known configuration that makes it possible to easily and easily remove the inner stopper 2 from the mouth and neck of the container (for details, see, for example, JP-A-10-59400 and JP-A-2004-83092). See).

  When the description is continued with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, the lid body 4 in the illustrated embodiment includes an outer lid 43 together with the body portion 42. The main body 42 includes a circular cover wall 44 extending substantially horizontally and a cylindrical fitting wall 46 connected to the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall 44. It is important that at least one, preferably two or three discharge openings 48 corresponding to the deformation region 18 provided in the inner plug 2 are formed in the central portion of the cover wall 44. It is. In the illustrated embodiment, two discharge openings 48 are formed corresponding to the two deformation regions 18 disposed in the inner plug 2. The two discharge openings 48 positioned symmetrically with respect to the center point of the covering wall 44 have a shape substantially matching the shape of the deformation region 18 and are extended in an arc shape in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

  A substantially cylindrical discharge guide wall 50 is formed on the upper surface of the cover wall 44 and extends upward outside the discharge opening 48 in the radial direction. The portion of the discharge guide wall 50 located on the right side in FIGS. 5 and 7 is slightly inclined to the right side upward. The upper end portion of the discharge guide wall 50 is extended in a substantially semicircular shape in FIG. On the upper surface of the cover wall 44, an annular locking ridge 52 is also formed that extends from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall 44 to the upper side in a radially inclined manner. A cylindrical seal piece 54 extending downward is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the cover wall 44. Locking projections 56 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape projecting downward and radially inward are formed at predetermined positions in the circumferential direction on the inner circumferential surface of the seal piece 54. As will be described later, the locking projection 56 cooperates with the projection 32 and the ratchet pawls 34 and 36 disposed on the inner plug 2.

  It is important that a locking means 58 is formed on the lower surface of the covering wall 44. In the illustrated embodiment, two locking means 58 are formed on the lower surface of the cover wall 44 corresponding to the two locked means 22 formed on the inner plug 2. As clearly understood by referring to FIG. 8, each of the locking means 58 is constituted by a locking piece extending downward from the lower surface of the cover wall 44 and then extending in a predetermined direction, and more specifically, the discharge opening 48. It is comprised from the latching piece which has the protrusion part 58b extended in an arc shape counterclockwise in FIG. 5 from the lower end of this hanging pillar part 58a and the lower end of this hanging pillar part 58a. The cross-sectional shape of each of the two drooping column portions 58a facing each other in the diameter direction is a substantially trapezoid. In FIG. 5, which is a plan view, it is advantageous from the viewpoint of molding that the substantially entire projections 58 b are located in the discharge opening 48.

  The fitting wall 46, which may be substantially cylindrical, is suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall 44. A plurality of engaging protrusions 62 extending in the circumferential direction are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the fitting wall 46 at intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, a positioning protrusion 64 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is formed at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction at the lower end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall 46. As will be further described later, the positioning protrusion 64 cooperates with the positioning groove 28 formed in the inner plug 2. If desired, a positioning protrusion can be formed at an appropriate portion of the inner plug 2 and a positioning groove cooperating with the positioning protrusion can be formed at an appropriate portion of the lid body 4. An immersive portion 60 extending in an arc shape is formed at a specific angle position on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting wall 46.

  Continuing the description with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, the outer lid 43 includes a circular top wall 66 and a cylindrical skirt wall 68 depending from the periphery of the top wall 66. The outer lid 43 is pivoted to the main body 42 by connecting a circumferential specific portion at the lower end of the skirt wall 68 to a circumferential specific portion of the fitting wall of the main body 42 via a hinge means 70. It is connected freely. The lid body 6 composed of the main body portion 42 and the outer lid 43 is molded in a state illustrated by solid lines in FIGS. 5 to 7, and the outer lid 43 with respect to the main body portion 42 is solid lines in FIGS. 5 to 7. It can turn between the open position shown in the figure and the closed position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The hinge means 70, which may be in a known form per se, is located on the diametrically opposite side of the recessed portion 60 formed in the fitting wall 46 of the main body portion 42. A cylindrical sealing piece 72 is formed on the inner surface of the top wall 66. Further, on the inner surface of the top wall 66, two convex portions 74 extending in a semicircular shape on the radially outer side of the seal piece 72 in the right half portion in FIGS. 5 and 7 are also formed. An annular locking groove 76 is formed in the lower part of the inner peripheral surface of the skirt wall 68. In addition, on the inner peripheral surface of the skirt wall 68, two protrusions 78 extending in a semicircular arc shape in the axial direction intermediate portion in the right half portion in FIG. 7 are also formed. On the outer peripheral surface of the skirt wall 68, an arc-shaped ridge 80 positioned on the diametrically opposite side with respect to the hinge means 70 is formed. Further, two relatively long arc-shaped ridges 82 and two relatively short arc-shaped ridges 84 are formed on the front end surface, that is, the lower end surface of the skirt wall 68. When the outer lid 43 is brought into the closed position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, the outer peripheral surface of the seal piece 72 is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the discharge guide wall 50 in the main body portion 42. Further, the annular locking groove 76 is locked to the annular locking protrusion 52 of the main body 42, and thus the outer lid 43 is locked to the closed position so as to be releasable. The arc-shaped ridges 82 and 84 are brought into close contact with the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the cover wall 44 of the main body 42.

  The inner plug 2 and the lid body 4 as described above are combined as shown in FIG. More specifically, the main body portion 42 in the lid main body 4 in which the outer lid 43 is in the closed position is forcibly lowered with respect to the inner plug 2, and the fitting wall 46 of the main body portion 42 is moved to the inner plug 2. It is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8. At this time, the positioning groove 64 (FIG. 6) is formed in the upper end portion of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 with the circumferential position of the positioning protrusion 64 (FIG. 6) formed on the lower end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall 46. The positioning protrusion 64 is made to enter the positioning groove 28 so as to coincide with the circumferential position of 1), thereby restricting the relative angular position of the lid body 4 with respect to the inner plug 2. When the lid body 4 is lowered with respect to the inner plug 2 to the state shown in FIG. 9, the engagement protrusion 62 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall 46 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8. The lid main body 4 is rotatably attached to the inner plug 2 in this manner. The seal piece 54 of the lid body 4 is brought into close contact with the upper end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 of the inner plug 2. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the locking projection 56 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the seal piece 54 of the lid main body 4 in a state where the lid main body 4 is attached to the inner plug 2 as required. The protrusion 32 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 of the inner plug 2 is positioned adjacent to the downstream in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. The protrusion 32 and the locking protrusion 56 cooperate to constitute a rotation preventing means, and the lid body 4 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 (clockwise as viewed from above in FIG. 9) with respect to the inner plug 2. To prevent. The protruding portions 58b of the locking means 58 in the lid body 4 are separated from each other below the overhanging beam portions 22b of the locked means 22 in the inner plug 2 and upstream in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. (In the illustrated embodiment, the pair of projecting beam portions 22b are not completely point-symmetrical and are slightly shifted from each other for the convenience of the molding die and the like, and the pair of projecting portions 58b are also completely corresponding to this. Is not point-symmetrical but slightly shifted).

  In FIG. 9, the mouth and neck portion 86 of the container to which the container lid constructed according to the present invention is applied is also shown by a two-dot chain line. The mouth-and-neck portion 86 of the container, which can be formed from an appropriate synthetic resin or glass, has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and an annular locking groove 88 is formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. As clearly shown in FIG. 9, by receiving the mouth / neck portion 86 of the container between the lower half of the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 of the inner plug 2 and the outer peripheral surface of the seal portion 12, A container lid is attached to 86. The locking ridge 38 formed on the lower end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the mounting wall 8 of the inner plug 2 is locked in the locking groove 88 of the mouth and neck portion 86, and the sealing portion 12 of the blocking wall 6 in the inner plug 2. The outer peripheral surface is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mouth and neck portion 86.

  When the contents such as seasoning liquid contained in the container are consumed, the lid body 4 is rotated counterclockwise (counterclockwise in FIG. 2) when viewed from above in FIG. Let me. When the lid body 4 is rotated by a predetermined angle α (FIG. 2) with respect to the inner plug 2, each of the two locking means 58 disposed on the lid body 4 is disposed on the inner plug 2. Each of the two locked means 22 is locked. More specifically, the protruding portion 58b of the locking means 58 enters below the protruding beam portion 22b of the locked means 22, and the suspended column portion 58a of the locking means 58 is the protruding beam portion of the locked means 22. 22b. The predetermined angle α is conveniently about 50 to 60 degrees. When the lid body 4 is further rotated beyond the predetermined angle α with respect to the inner plug 2, stress is applied to each of the breakable thin lines 16 via the locked means 22, and the breakable thin line 16 is It begins to break from the break starting end 16a.

  In the illustrated embodiment, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the lid body 4 has an angle β (0 degree ≦ α−β ≦ 20) smaller than the predetermined angle α by 0 to 20 degrees with respect to the inner plug 2. When the cover projection 4 is rotated by a predetermined degree, the locking projection 56 disposed on the lid body 4 elastically climbs over the ratchet pawl 34 disposed on the inner plug 2, and the lid body 4 moves against the inner plug 2. 9, rotation in the clockwise direction when viewed from above (clockwise in FIG. 2) is prevented by the cooperation of the locking protrusion 56 and the locking surface 34b of the ratchet pawl 34 that stands up. Therefore, the locking projection 56 and the ratchet pawl 34 cooperate to constitute a return rotation preventing means.

  As the rotation of the lid main body 4 exceeding the predetermined angle α proceeds, the breakage of the breakable thin line 16 proceeds from the break start end portion 16a to the outer arc-shaped portion 16b and the inner arc-shaped portion 16c. Specifically, the break of the breakable thin line 16 is broken at the upstream end in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2 of the break start end portion 16a, and then both side edges of the break start end portion 16a are gradually broken from the upstream end to the downstream end. Then, each of the outer arc-shaped portion 16b and the inner arc-shaped portion 16c is gradually broken from the upstream end to the downstream end thereof. The upstream portion of the deformation region 18 is inclined upward toward the upstream in the predetermined direction, in other words, gradually inclined downward toward the downstream in the predetermined direction, that is, the breaking progress direction. The arcuate portion 16b and the inner arcuate portion 16c are also subjected to an axially upward pulling force, and also avoids the already deformed portions of the deformation region 18 from interfering or overlapping, thus breaking and deforming the breakable thin line 16. The deformation of the region 18 can proceed sufficiently easily. When the rotation of the lid body 4 with respect to the inner plug 2 proceeds to an angle γ (FIG. 2), as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The lid main body 4 is prevented from further rotating counterclockwise with respect to the inner plug 2 by abutting against the protrusion 32 that is formed. Therefore, the locking projection 56 and the projection 32 cooperate to constitute a rotation limiting means for limiting the rotation of the lid body 4 to the angle γ. The angle γ is conveniently about 300 to 320 degrees. When the lid body 4 is rotated by the angle γ with respect to the inner plug 2, as shown in FIG. 10, each of the breakable thin-wall lines 16 is substantially at the downstream end of the respective outer arc-shaped portion 16 a and inner arc-shaped portion 16 b. The deformation region 20 disposed on the closing wall 6 of the inner plug 2 is deformed in a roll shape by being deformed upward and counterclockwise in accordance with the progress of the breakage of the breakable thin wall 16. In the closed wall 6, two passage openings 90 (FIG. 10) are generated. Since the upstream portion of the deformation area 18 is inclined upward toward the upstream, the opening area of the passage opening 90 becomes larger than when the entire deformation area 18 is extended horizontally. The downstream end of the outer arcuate portion 18a and the downstream end of the inner arcuate portion 18b of the breakable thin-wall line 16 are separated from each other, and the deformation region 20 is separated from the blocking wall 6 without being broken. There is no.

  In the illustrated embodiment, when the lid body 4 is rotated to the angle γ with respect to the inner plug 2, the locking projection 56 provided on the lid body 4 is provided on the inner plug 2. The ratchet pawl 36 that is present is overcome elastically. Therefore, the rotation of the lid body 4 in the clockwise direction with respect to the inner plug 2 is prevented by the cooperation of the locking projection 56 and the raised locking surface 36 b of the ratchet pawl 36. Accordingly, the locking projection 56 and the ratchet pawl 36 cooperate to constitute a reverse rotation preventing means.

  After the passage opening 90 is generated in the closing wall 6 of the inner plug 2 as described above, the outer lid 43 of the lid body 4 is swung to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 10, and then the container is tilted. Then, the contents of the container flow out through the passage opening 90 generated in the closing wall 6 of the inner plug 2 and the discharge opening 48 disposed in the lid body 4 and are guided to the discharge guide wall 50 of the lid body 4. Discharged.

2: Inner plug 4: Lid main body 6: Closure wall 8: Mounting wall 16: Breakable thin line 16a: Break start end of breakable thin line 16b: Outer arcuate portion of breakable thin line 16c: Breakable thin line Inner arc-shaped portion 18: Deformation region 20: Raised surface 22: Locked means 22a: Strut portion of locked means 22b: Overhanging beam portion of locked means 32: Locking protrusion 34: Ratchet claw 36: Ratchet claw 42: Main part of the lid main body 43: Outer lid of the lid main body 44: Covering wall 46: Fitting wall 48: Discharge opening 56: Locking protrusion 58: Locking means 58a: Drooping column part 58b: Protruding part 86: Container Neck 90: Passing opening

Claims (13)

It is composed of a synthetic resin inner stopper attached to the mouth and neck of the container and a synthetic resin lid body attached to the inner stopper,
The inner plug includes a circular blocking wall and a cylindrical mounting wall connected to the outer peripheral edge of the blocking wall, and is fitted to the mouth and neck of the container by fitting the mounting wall to the outer peripheral surface of the mouth and neck of the container The occlusion wall occludes the mouth and neck of the container;
The lid body includes a circular covering wall and a cylindrical fitting wall connected to the outer peripheral edge of the covering wall, and the inner plug is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall of the inner plug. The cover wall is located above the blocking wall of the inner plug,
At least one breakable thin line is formed on the closing wall of the inner plug, and the breakable thin line includes an outer arcuate portion extending from the break start end and an inner arcuate portion extending from the break start end. An arcuate deformation region is defined between the outer arcuate part and the inner arcuate part,
Locked means are attached to the deformation region,
At least one discharge opening is formed in the cover wall of the lid body, and locking means for cooperating with the locked means is disposed on the lower surface of the cover wall,
When the lid main body is mounted on the inner plug, the locking means is positioned upstream of the locked means when viewed in a predetermined direction, and the lid main body is rotated in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug. And the locking means are locked to the locked means, and when the lid body is further rotated in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug, the deformation is caused via the locking means and the locked means. A force is applied to the area, the breakable thin line of the inner plug is broken and the deformed area is deformed, thereby creating a passage opening in the closure wall of the inner plug;
When viewed in the predetermined direction of the deformation region, at least the upstream portion is gradually inclined upward toward the upstream,
A container lid characterized by that. The central main portion of the blocking wall extends horizontally except at least the upstream portion of the deformation region and the vicinity thereof, and the deformation region is the central main portion from the downstream end toward the upstream as viewed in the predetermined direction. Extending horizontally along the horizontally extending portion of the plate, and then inclined upward to the upstream end toward the upstream,
The central main portion of the closed wall has a vertically extending raised surface adjacent to the break starting end of the breakable thin line defining the deformation region and the upstream portion of the outer arc portion and the inner arc portion. The container lid according to claim 1, wherein: Two or three breakable thin lines are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the closing wall of the inner plug, and two or three deformation regions are spaced at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Is defined,
The locked means is composed of a locked piece extending upward from the upstream end of the deformation region when viewed in the predetermined direction and then extending radially inward,
The container lid according to claim 1, wherein each of the locking means includes a locking piece that extends downward from the lower surface of the covering wall and then extends in the predetermined direction.   Each of the latched pieces is composed of a column portion extending vertically upward from the upstream end portion of the deformation region and a protruding beam portion extending horizontally inward in the radial direction from the upper end portion of the column portion. The container lid according to claim 3.   A common column extending upward from the center of the upper surface is disposed on the closing wall of the inner plug, and the radially inner end of each projecting beam portion of the locked piece is the upper end of the common column. The container lid according to claim 4, which is connected to the portion.   Each of the said locking piece is comprised from the protrusion part extended in an arc shape from the lower end part of the said drooping pillar part to the said predetermined direction, and the downward extending from the lower surface of this covering wall. The container lid in any one.   The cover wall of the lid body has two or three discharge openings corresponding to the deformation region, and each of the protrusions is located in the discharge opening in a plan view. Item 7. The container lid according to Item 6.   At least one positioning groove is formed on one of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting wall of the inner plug and the inner peripheral surface of the fitting wall of the lid body, and at least one positioning protrusion is formed on the other. The relative angular position of the lid body with respect to the inner plug is regulated by inserting the positioning protrusion into the positioning groove and mounting the lid body on the inner plug. The container lid according to any one of 7 to 7.   The outer arc-shaped portion and the inner arc-shaped portion of the breakable thin line formed on the closing wall of the inner plug extend from the break starting end portion in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above, and the predetermined direction is The container lid according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above.   The inner stopper and the lid main body are provided with a rotation preventing means that cooperates with each other to prevent the lid main body from rotating in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction with respect to the inner stopper. The container lid according to any one of claims 1 to 9. When the lid body is rotated by an angle α of 50 to 60 degrees in the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug, the locking means is locked to the locked means,
When the inner lid and the lid body are rotated relative to the inner stopper by an angle β (0 degree ≦ α−β ≦ 20 degrees) smaller than the angle α by 0 to 20 degrees, the lid body cooperates. The return rotation prevention means for preventing the lid body from rotating in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction with respect to the inner plug is provided. Container lid.   The inner plug and the lid main body are provided with a rotation limiting means that cooperates to limit the rotation of the lid main body with respect to the inner plug in the predetermined direction to an angle γ of 300 to 320 degrees. The container lid according to any one of claims 1 to 11.   When the lid body is rotated by the angle γ in the predetermined direction relative to the inner plug, the lid body cooperates with the inner plug in the predetermined direction. The container lid according to claim 12, further comprising a reverse rotation preventing means for preventing rotation in the opposite direction with respect to the container.

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