JP6508951B2 - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge cap.

  Conventionally, in a so-called hinge cap in which a spout and an outer lid are connected by a hinge, the spout is provided with an engagement hole having a locking piece so that the locking piece is hooked on a finger hook when the lid is closed. Thus, there is a hinge cap that prevents the outer lid from being opened carelessly (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 4660261

  In the conventional hinge cap as described in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent the outer lid from being unintentionally opened during transportation or the like, the engagement force between the finger hook portion of the outer lid and the locking piece of the outlet is disclosed. As a result, the force required to open the outer lid is also increased, which makes it difficult for the consumer to open the outer lid.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the hinge cap which a consumer tends to open a cover part, preventing that a cover part is opened unexpectedly during transport etc. FIG.

The present invention comprises a cap body and a lid portion rotatably coupled to the cap body via a hinge portion, and the cap body is a hooked portion provided on the opposite side to the hinge portion. The lid has a ceiling wall and a hooking portion, and the hooking portion is a pressure receiving portion that is continuous with the ceiling wall, and a pressing portion that is continuous with the pressure receiving portion via a bending portion. And the bent portion is a hinge cap provided with a hooked portion formed to be hookable to the hooked portion, and the pressing portion facing the pressure receiving portion via an air gap. When the lid is opened, the pressing portion is configured to press the pressure receiving portion , and when the pressure receiving portion is pressed inwardly by the pressing portion, the pressure receiving portion is pressed. It has a movable space for the movable the cited hook inward, the pressing portion presses the receiving pressure section, the cited hook is pushed to the movable space, the cited Void when caught by each other between the convex portion and the該被hook portions is released is hinged cap, characterized in that acting as play.

  In the present invention, the pressing portion may be formed in a substantially stepped shape, and an end opposite to the bending portion may be provided outward from the hooking protrusion. Further, in the present invention, the hooked portion may be formed in a hole shape. Further, according to the present invention, the cap body has a locking cylinder, and the lid has an engaging wall engaged with the locking cylinder at a position facing the hooking portion. You can also. Further, in the present invention, the engagement wall may have a rib at an engagement portion with the locking cylinder. Further, in the present invention, the engagement wall may be formed in a flat plate shape. Further, according to the present invention, the cap body may have a convex wall, and the lid may be connected to the convex wall via the hinge portion. Further, according to the present invention, the lid may have at least a projection which prevents the hooks from overlapping each other on the ceiling wall. Further, according to the present invention, the cap body includes a base portion and a top wall portion fitted to the base portion, and the lid portion is connected to the top wall portion via the hinge portion. A hooked portion can also be provided.

  According to the present invention, it is necessary to push the hooking portion into the movable space in order to release the hooking between the hooked portion of the lid and the hooking portion of the cap body by having the hooking portion as described above. In addition, when the hooking portion is pushed into the movable space, the gap between the pressing portion and the pressure receiving portion acts as a play, so even if the hooking portion is pushed during transportation or the like, the lid portion is prevented from opening unexpectedly. It is a structure that can be easily opened by consumers.

It is a front view of the state which closed the cover part which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a top view in the state where a lid part was closed showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view in the state where the lid part was opened showing the embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the state which closed the cover part which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a V-V cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 5, (A) showing the state of the initial stage of opening, (B) showing the state of the first stage of opening, (C) showing the state of the second stage of opening is there.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 6. First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described. The hinge cap 1 includes a cap body 2, a lid 3 and a hinge 4.

  The cap body 2 is configured by fitting the top wall 5 to the base 6. The base 6 has a pouring barrel 7 and an engagement barrel 8 as an engagement portion. The top wall 5 has a top wall 9 and a mouth 10. The mouth 10 is formed so that the pouring barrel 7 of the base 6 can be inserted and is engaged with the engagement barrel 8 of the base 6 It is formed possible. Further, in the present embodiment, the cap main body 2 includes an outer cylinder 11 vertically provided from the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 9, and an inner cylinder 15 forming a fitting groove 14 in which the container is fitted together with the outer cylinder 11. Is further formed.

  The lid portion 3 is rotatably connected to the top wall 9 via the hinge portion 4 on one side, and on the other side opposite to the hinge portion 3, a hole portion 13 which constitutes a hooked portion Is formed. In the present embodiment, a convex wall 12 is erected on the top wall 9, and the lid 3 is connected to the convex wall 12 via the hinge portion 3. That is, in a state where the lid 3 is closed, the height position of the hinge 4 which is the center of rotation of the lid 3 is provided at a position higher than the hook 27 of the hook 19 described later. It becomes. By doing this, the locus of the hooking convex portion 27 immediately before opening the lid 3 is directed outward, and the hooking between the hooking convex portion 27 and the hole 13 is released by transportation or the like. It can prevent more.

  The engagement cylinder 8 is an engagement portion provided to be engageable with the engagement wall 20 of the lid 3 as described later, and in the present embodiment, the top wall 5 and the base 6 are fitted to each other. It also serves as a configuration for Therefore, in the present embodiment, the engagement cylinder 8 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so as to surround the pouring cylinder 7, but in the case of integrally forming the cap main body 2, at least the lid 3 It should just be provided in the part which engages with the engagement wall 20 of the.

  The pouring cylinder 7 is formed as a cylindrical body having an opening 16 for enabling pouring of contents in a container (not shown) to which the hinge cap 1 is attached. The opening 16 may be formed as an opening from the beginning as in this embodiment, but at first, it is formed as an opening planned portion (not shown) partitioned by weakened portions such as a score, and a pull ring or the like is formed. It is also possible to break the weakened portion to form the opening 16 later.

  The lid 3 has a top wall 17, a skirt wall 18 depending from the periphery of the top wall 17, and a hook 19. The top wall 17 has an engagement wall 20 hanging from an inner surface thereof and a hook portion 21 so as to get out of the engagement wall 20. In the present embodiment, the ceiling wall 17 is further provided with a middle foot 22 provided on the inner surface thereof so as to be able to support the lid 3 when the hinge cap 1 is to be plugged into the container. , And is formed to be continuous with the engagement wall 20. The skirt wall 18 is notched on the side opposite to the hinge portion 4, and the notched end is provided so as to be continuous with the engagement wall 20.

  The engagement wall 20 is formed to be engageable with the engagement cylinder 8 of the cap body 2 when the lid 3 is closed. In the present embodiment, the engagement wall 20 is formed substantially in a flat plate shape, and a rib 20 a is formed in a portion engaged with the engagement cylinder 8. When the hinge cap 1 is fitted into the fitting groove 14 in the container, the cap body 2 is deformed in a substantially V shape, but by forming the rib 20a, the fitting to the container is more than expected. Even when the cap body 2 is deformed, the engagement wall 20 of the lid 3 and the engagement cylinder 8 of the cap body 2 can be engaged with each other.

  The hooking portion 19 is provided to be connected to the collar portion 21 and includes a pressing portion 23, a bending portion 24 and a pressure receiving portion 25. The pressing portion 23 is continuous with the pressure receiving portion 25 via the bending portion 24, and the finger pressing portion 26 is formed on the outer surface of the tip end portion (the end portion on the opposite side to the bending portion 24). In the present embodiment, the pressing portion 23 is formed in a substantially stepped shape, and the tip end portion of the pressing portion 23 is positioned more outward than the hooking protrusion 27 of the bending portion 24.

  The bent portion 24 is provided with a hooking protrusion 27. The hooking protrusion 27 is formed to be hooked on the hole 13 of the cap main body 2 when the lid 3 is closed. The pressure receiving portion 25 is provided at a position where its front end (the end opposite to the bending portion 24) is continuous with the flange 21 and faces the engagement wall 20, and the pressure receiving portion 25 engages with A movable space 28 is formed between the wall 20 and the hook 19 to move the hook 19 inward.

  The pressing portion 23 and the pressure receiving portion 25 are formed to face each other via the gap 29 so that the pressing portion 23 can press the pressure receiving portion 25 with play when the finger pressing portion 26 is pressed. There is. In the present embodiment, the pressing portion 23 and the pressure receiving portion 25 are formed to have approximately the same length.

  In the present embodiment, the lid 3 is further provided with a protrusion 30. The protrusions 30 are formed to protrude from the hook 21 and are provided on both sides of the hook 19. When the projecting portions 30 pack and transport the multiple hinge caps 1 in one box, the hooking portions 19 may overlap with each other by providing the air gaps 29, so the hooking portions 19 overlap with each other. Provided to prevent that. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 30 is provided to hang from the top wall 17 to the skirt wall 18, but it may be provided at least on the top wall 17.

Next, the lid opening operation of the lid 3 according to the present embodiment will be described.
(1) First Stage When the finger pushing portion 26 is pushed inward. First, since there is a gap 29 (play), the pressing portion 23 falls inward centering on the bending portion 24 without releasing the hooking between the hooking convex portion 27 and the hole 13, and in that case, the hooking convex The part 27 is more strongly hooked in the hole 13 (see FIG. 6B).

(2) Second Stage Thereafter, when the finger pressing portion 26 is further pressed inward, the pressing portion 23 presses the pressure receiving portion 25, and the hooking portion 19 is pushed into the movable space 28. As a result, the hooking between the hooking protrusion 27 and the hole 13 is released (see FIG. 6C). Then, when the force to turn the lid 3 acts, the engagement between the engagement wall 20 of the lid 3 and the engagement cylinder 8 of the cap body 2 is released, and the lid 3 is opened.

  For this reason, when a force that can be predicted to be applied during transportation is applied to the pressing portion 23, there is a play that does not release the hooking between the hooking convex portion 27 and the hole 13; It is possible to prevent the lid 3 from being unexpectedly opened without increasing the engagement force between the portion 27 and the hole 13 so much. Further, in the present embodiment, the engagement convex portion 27 and the hole portion are instantaneously engaged by preliminarily engaging the engagement wall 20 of the lid portion 3 with the engagement cylinder 8 of the cap main body 2. Even if the hooking with 13 is released, the lid 3 does not open.

At this time, it is possible to secure a larger air gap 29 (play) by forming the pressing portion 23 and the pressure receiving portion 25 to have substantially the same length and separating them from the hooking convex portion 27 to some extent.
Ru.

  Then, when the consumer opens the lid portion 3, the hooking portion 19 can be pressed and the lid portion 3 can be simply rotated to release the hooking between the hooking protrusion 27 and the hole 13. It is possible to easily open the lid 3.

  Although this invention was demonstrated based on the said embodiment, this invention can be suitably changed in the range which does not change the summary. For example, instead of forming the cap body 2 by combining the two members of the top wall 5 and the base 7, it is possible to form the cap body 2 integrally.

Reference Signs List 1 hinge cap 2 cap main body 3 lid 4 hinge 5 top wall 6 base 7 injection cylinder 8 engagement cylinder 9 top wall 10 opening 11 outer cylinder 12 convex wall 13 hole 14 fitting groove 15 inner cylinder 16 opening Section 17 top wall 18 skirt wall 19 hooking portion 20 engaging wall 20a rib 21 heel portion 22 middle foot 23 pressing portion 24 bending portion 25 pressure receiving portion 26 finger pressing portion 27 hooking convex portion 28 movable space 29 space 30 projecting portion

Claims (9)

A cap body and a lid rotatably connected to the cap body via a hinge;
The cap body has a hooked portion provided on the side opposite to the hinge portion,
The lid portion has a ceiling wall and a hook portion, and the hook portion has a pressure receiving portion continuous with the top wall, and a pressing portion continuous with the pressure receiving portion via a bending portion, The bent portion is a hinge cap that is provided with a hooked portion formed to be hookable to the hooked portion, and the pressing portion is opposed to the pressure receiving portion via a gap,
The pressure unit is configured to press the pressure receiving unit when the lid is opened.
The the cited hook when receiving pressure section is pressed by the pressing portion inward from receiving pressure section toward the inside have a movable space for the movable,
The pressing portion presses the pressure receiving portion, the hooking portion is pushed into the movable space, and the gap serves as a play when the hooking protrusion and the hooking portion are released from being hooked with each other. Feature Hinge cap.   The pressing portion is formed in a substantially stepped shape, and an end portion on the opposite side to the bending portion is provided so as to be positioned outward from the hooking protrusion. The hinge cap of item 1.   The hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hooked portion is formed in a hole shape. The cap body has an engagement portion,
The hinge cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid has an engagement wall provided at a position opposite to the hook so as to be engageable with the engagement portion.   The hinge cap according to claim 4, wherein the engagement wall has a rib at an engagement position with the engagement portion.   The hinge cap according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the engagement wall is formed in a flat plate shape. The cap body has a convex wall,
The hinge cap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lid portion is connected to the convex wall via the hinge portion.   The hinge cap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the lid has a projection that prevents the hooks from overlapping at least the ceiling wall. The cap body includes a base portion and a top wall portion fitted to the base portion, and the lid portion is connected to the top wall portion via the hinge portion and the hooked portion is provided. a hinge cap according to any one of claims 1 to 8, feature.

Images