JP6382070B2 - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge cap, and in particular, can easily check whether or not a lid has been opened.

  A so-called hinge cap comprising a cap body attached to the mouth of a container and a lid body that is fitted to the cap body and swingably connected via a hinge has an advantage that the lid body can be easily opened and closed with one hand. In addition, since the lid can be prevented from being lost, it is used in a wide range of fields such as a seasoning container, a chemical container, a shampoo, and a container for rinsing.

  By the way, a container with a hinge cap covers the entire container with a shrink film so that it can be confirmed that unauthorized opening has been made at the distribution stage of the product. A sticker that can be discriminated again is attached to the lid. Further, as in Patent Document 1, for example, an engagement protrusion is provided on the front surface of the peripheral wall of the cap, and a cover plate covering the cover is connected to the cover body, and the cover body cannot be opened unless the cover plate is removed. In some cases, a hinge cap with a virgin function is used.

JP 2006-151478 A

  However, when a shrink film or a seal is used, the material cost increases, and an increase in costs related to a post-process for attaching them is inevitable. On the other hand, in the conventional hinge cap as described above, although the cost can be reduced, the covering plywood may have a shape along the outer surface of the cap to cover the engaging protrusion, In some cases, it is difficult to visually recognize the presence or absence.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a hinge cap having a new structure that can easily confirm that the lid has been opened.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the hinge cap of the present invention is held at the mouth of a container and has a cap body having a dispensing opening for dispensing contents, A lid that is openably and closably connected via a first hinge provided on the rear side of the cap body, and a lid that is swingably movable in the front-rear direction via a second hinge provided on the top wall of the lid. And swinging the swinging body held in a state of swinging backward with respect to the unopened lid in advance and engaging with the lid. Thus, the finger-hanging piece provided at the tip of the swinging body is arranged on the front side of the lid body, and the lid body is opened by pulling up the finger-hanging piece.

  Moreover, in the hinge cap of this invention, it is preferable that the said cap main body, the said cover body, and the said rocking body are all shape | molded integrally.

Further, in the hinge cap of the present invention, the top wall of the lid body is provided with a rear concave portion for accommodating the rocking body rocked to the rear side,
It is preferable that the rear concave portion is provided with a convex portion that engages and holds the rocking body rocked rearward.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the hinge cap of the new structure which can confirm easily that the cover body was opened.

It is sectional drawing in the side view of the hinge cap which is one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view immediately after shaping | molding of the hinge cap of FIG. 1, (b) is a bottom view.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, claims, and abstract, the term “upper” refers to the side where the lid body is located with respect to the cap body when the lid body is closed, and the term “lower” refers to On the other side. Further, “rear” is the side on which the first hinge portion is provided, and “front” is the opposite side.

  FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a hinge cap 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention in a side view. The hinge cap 1 includes a cap body 3 held by the mouth portion 2a of the container 2 and a lid body 5 connected to be opened and closed via a first hinge portion 4 provided on the rear side of the cap body 3. . In addition, the shape of the container 2 is not specifically limited, Arbitrary contents, such as a liquid, a granular material, and powder, can be accommodated in the inside.

  The cap body 3 includes a cylindrical outer wall 6 that surrounds the mouth portion 2 a and a partition wall 7 that covers an upper end portion of the outer wall 6. An inward claw portion 6 a that engages with the outward claw portion 2 b of the mouth portion 2 a is provided on the inner surface of the outer side wall 6, and the cap body 3 is held in the container 2. Moreover, the cylindrical inner wall 8 provided at an interval on the radially inner side of the outer wall 6 is disposed on the inner side of the mouth portion 2a. The partition wall 7 is provided with a pouring tube 9 protruding upward, and a pouring opening 10 for pouring the contents of the container 2 is formed inside thereof. In addition, according to the content, the magnitude | size of the extraction opening 10 can be set suitably, and the presence or absence of the extraction pipe | tube 9 can also be selected suitably.

  The lid 5 includes a peripheral wall 11 that is continuous with the outer wall 6, and a top wall 12 that covers the cap body 3 inside the peripheral wall 11. In the present embodiment, the peripheral wall 11 is connected to the outer wall 6 by the first hinge portion 4 and has the same diameter as the outer wall 6. Further, the peripheral wall 11 is disposed so as to surround the outer edge of the partition wall 7 protruding upward from the outer wall 6, thereby stabilizing the position of the lid body 5 with respect to the cap body 3. On the top surface of the top wall 12, there is provided a rocking body 14 that is coupled via a second hinge portion 13 so as to be rockable in the front-rear direction. In the present embodiment, the cap body 3, the lid body 5, and the rocking body 14 are all integrally formed.

  The oscillating body 14 has a flat plate-like portion 15 extending from the second hinge portion 13, and an engaging portion 16 and a finger hooking piece 17 projecting in different directions are provided at the tip portion. On the lower surface of the top wall 12, there is provided a closing plug 18 that enters the inside of the dispensing cylinder 9 with the lid 5 closed, and closes the dispensing opening 10. On the outer peripheral surface of the distal end portion of the closing plug 18, a protrusion 18 a for preventing removal is provided.

  Further, the top wall 12 is formed with a front concave portion 19 for accommodating the rocking body 14 swung forward, and a rear concave portion 20 for housing the rocking body 14 swung rearward. ing. In the region where the front recess 19 is provided, the top wall 12 is inclined downward from the second hinge portion 13 toward the front, and in the region where the rear recess 20 is provided, the top wall 12 is connected to the second hinge portion 13. Inclined downward from the rear. An engaging claw portion 21 that protrudes forward is provided at the front end of the front recess 19. When the oscillating body 14 is oscillated forward and the engaging claw portion 21 is inserted into the opening 16 a provided in the engaging portion 16, the oscillating body is engaged with the engaging portion 16 and the engaging claw portion 21. 14 is fixed to the lid 5. At this time, the finger-hanging piece 17 is disposed on the front side of the lid 5. In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 16 and the engaging claw portion 21 are configured to be engaged so as not to be released.

  Convex portions 22 are provided on both sides of the side surface 20a of the rear concave portion 20, and the swinging body 14 swung rearward can be detachably engaged and held. In addition, the convex part 22 may be provided only in any one side 20a, and a shape and a position are not specifically limited.

  Here, FIGS. 2A and 2B are a plan view and a bottom view of the hinge cap 1 immediately after molding, respectively, and the lid 5 is in a state of being opened 180 degrees with respect to the cap body 3, and the swinging body. 14 is not accommodated in the front recessed part 19 and the back recessed part 20, and is located near the center.

  The hinge cap 1 of the present embodiment closes the lid body 5 with respect to the cap body 3 after molding, and stores the swinging body 14 in the rear concave portion 20 and engages and holds it with the convex portion 22. The container 2 is plugged into the mouth portion 2a of the container 2 and is distributed and stored. In the unopened state in which the rocking body 14 is accommodated in the rear recess 20, the finger-hook piece 17 is not arranged on the front side of the lid body 5, so that the finger cannot be hung and the lid body 5 cannot be opened.

  When the lid 5 is opened, the rocking body 14 is swung forward to the maximum while releasing the engagement of the convex portion 22, and the engaging portion 16 is engaged with the engaging claw portion 21. Let Thereby, since the rocking | swiveling body 14 is fixed with respect to the cover body 5, it becomes possible to lift the cover body 5 by pulling up the finger-hook piece 17 arrange | positioned ahead of the cover body 5. FIG. The lid 5 is opened with the first hinge portion 4 as a fulcrum, the closing plug 18 is pulled out from the dispensing cylinder 9 and the dispensing opening 10 is released, so that the contents can be dispensed.

  In the hinge cap 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the swinging body 14 that is held in a state of being swung back in advance is swung forward and the lid 5 is swung. Since the lid 5 can be opened by being engaged, it is possible to easily confirm that the lid 5 has been opened only by looking at the position of the rocking body 14. Further, in the state where the swinging body 14 swings rearward, the finger-hook piece 17 does not exist on the front side of the lid 5, so that unintended opening can be prevented. Further, when opening the lid 5, a part of the hinge cap 1 is not cut off, so that it is not necessary to discard the removed part.

  Moreover, in the hinge cap 1 of this embodiment, since the cap main body 3, the lid body 5, and the rocking body 14 are all integrally molded, the increase in the number of parts is prevented and the cost is suppressed. can do.

  Further, in the hinge cap 1 of the present embodiment, the rear concave portion 20 is provided on the top wall 12 of the lid body 5, and the convex portion 22 that engages and holds the rocking body 14 is provided in the rear concave portion 20. It is difficult to contact the rocking body 14 from the outside during distribution and storage to prevent the rocking body 14 from being illegally operated, and to prevent the appearance of the rocking body 14 from being deteriorated by exposing the rocking body 14. Can do.

  Further, in the hinge cap 1 of the present embodiment, the second hinge portion 13 is provided in front of the center of the lid 5, so that when the swinging body 14 is swung forward, the finger-hanging piece 17 is provided. Is arranged on the front side of the lid 5 and is configured to prevent the finger-hanging piece 17 from being exposed to the outside in the radial direction of the lid 5 when it is swung back. In addition, the rocking body 14 engaged and held by the convex portion 22 can be prevented from unintentionally rocking forward.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated examples, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims. For example, the mouth of the container 2 The portion 2a and the outer wall 6 of the cap body 3 may be configured to be screw-engaged. Moreover, it is also possible to enhance the effect of preventing unauthorized opening by further wrapping the shrink film in the unopened state in which the rocking body 14 is accommodated in the rear recess 20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hinge cap 2 Container 2a Mouth part 2b Outward claw part 3 Cap main body 4 1st hinge part 5 Lid body 6 Outer side wall 6a Inward claw part 7 Partition 8 Inner side wall 9 Outlet cylinder 10 Outlet 11 Peripheral wall 12 Top wall 13 Second hinge part 14 Oscillator 15 Plate-like part 16 Engagement part 16a Opening 17 Finger hook piece 18 Blocking plug 19 Front concave part 20 Rear concave part 21 Engaging claw part 22 Convex part

Claims (3)

A cap body which is held at the mouth of the container and has a pouring opening for pouring the contents, and a lid body which is connected to be opened and closed via a first hinge provided on the rear side of the cap body; An oscillating body coupled so as to be able to oscillate in the front-rear direction via a second hinge provided on the top wall of the lid,
By swinging the swinging body held in a state of swinging backward with respect to the unopened lid in advance to the front and engaging with the lid, A finger hook provided at the tip is disposed on the front side of the lid,
The lid is configured to be opened by pulling up the finger-hanging piece ,
A hinge cap characterized in that the lid can close the dispensing opening regardless of the position of the swinging body .   The hinge cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap body, the lid body, and the rocking body are all integrally formed. The top wall of the lid body is provided with a rear recess for accommodating the rocking body rocked to the rear side,
The hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear concave portion is provided with a convex portion that engages and holds the rocking body rocked rearward.

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