JP7068951B2 - Container with cap - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container with a cap.

Containers with caps are often used as containers for storing everyday items such as shampoo and conditioner, detergents, cosmetics, and antiseptic solutions. As a cap of a container with a cap, a cap body having a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge is known. In this container with a cap, the cap can be easily opened and closed by swinging the lid with one hand.

In such a container, when the lid is in the closed state, the lid and the cap body are fitted to form a seal, and the contents cannot be discharged unless the fitted state is released. are doing.

However, when such a container is carried in a bag or the like, for example, the lid body and the cap body may not be fitted due to careless force applied to the lid body of the container or due to mischief by a child. It may be unintentionally released and the contents may leak unintentionally.

Techniques for preventing such unintended leakage of contents have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 is a cap composed of two parts including a base and a cap body rotatably held on the base, wherein the cap body is a lid swayably connected via a hinge. Described is a cap that has a body and is provided with a locking mechanism that prevents the lid from swinging in the opening direction due to rotation between the base and the cap body.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-337904

An object of the present invention is to provide a container with a cap, which has a mechanism for preventing unintentional opening of a lid and can be easily manufactured with a small number of parts.

The present invention that achieves the above object is as follows.

<< Aspect 1 >>
A capped container having a container having a container mouth for taking out the contents and a cap rotatably attached to the container mouth.
The container mouth portion has an engaging ring on the outer peripheral surface, which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction and having a notch portion.
The cap has a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The lid has an engagement arm that can be swung by the hinge to open and close, and extends from the lid toward the engagement ring.
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip and has an engaging portion.
When the cap is rotated on the container mouth,
When the engaging arm is located at a position other than the notch portion of the engaging ring, the engaging portion of the engaging arm and the engaging ring are engaged with each other in the opening direction of the lid. Rocking is prevented and
A capped container configured to allow the lid to swing in the opening direction when the engaging arm is in the position of the notch in the engaging ring.
<< Aspect 2 >>
The cap body is
It has a cap opening for distributing the contents and a hole for allowing the engaging portion to reach the engaging ring by penetrating the engaging arm when the lid is closed. And,
When the lid is closed, the lid and the cap mouth form a seal.
The container with a cap according to the first aspect.
<< Aspect 3 >>
The capped container according to aspect 1 or 2, wherein the number of engaging arms is one.
<< Aspect 4 >>
The capped container according to aspect 1 or 2, wherein the number of engaging arms is two or more.
<< Aspect 5 >>
When the lid is swung in the closing direction when the engaging arm is in a position other than the notch portion of the engaging ring, the engaging portion of the engaging arm gets over the engaging ring and The capped container according to any one of aspects 1 to 4, wherein the lid can reach a closed state.
<< Aspect 6 >>
The capped container according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the engaging ring is integrally formed with the container.
<< Aspect 7 >>
The capped container according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the engaging ring is a component different from the container and is attached to the mouth of the container.
<< Aspect 8 >>
The container with a cap according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, wherein the cap has a substantially cylindrical shape.
<< Aspect 9 >>
The container with a cap according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, wherein the cap has a substantially elliptical column shape or a substantially polygonal column shape.
<< Aspect 10 >>
A cap having a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The lid can be swung open and closed by the hinge, can cooperate with the cap body in the closed state to seal the container mouth, and the engagement arm extending from the lid can be sealed. Have,
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip and has an engaging portion.
Used for the capped container according to any one of aspects 1 to 9.
cap.
<< Aspect 11 >>
A container with a container mouth for taking out the contents,
The container mouth portion has an engaging ring on the outer peripheral surface which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction and having a notch portion, and
Used for the capped container according to any one of aspects 1 to 9.
container.

The capped container of the present invention includes a cap that is composed of one component and has a mechanism for preventing unintentional opening of the lid. Since the number of parts of the container with a cap of the present invention is small, it can be easily and inexpensively manufactured, and the mechanism for preventing unintentional opening of the lid effectively prevents unintentional leakage of the contents. can do.

FIG. 1 is a three-view view for explaining an example of the shape of the container mouth portion in the container with a cap of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the rear view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container mouth portion shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a six-view view for explaining an example of the shape of the cap in the container with a cap of the present invention. However, the left side view is omitted because it appears symmetrically with the right side view. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the plan view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cap shown in FIG. 6 (a) shows the lid (50) in the open state, and FIG. 6 (b) shows the lid (50) in the closed state. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a state of a container with a cap composed of the container mouth portion shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the cap shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 7A shows the case where the engaging arm (53) is located at a position other than the notch portion (13a) of the engaging ring (13), and FIG. 7B shows the engaging arm (53) having the engaging arm (53). The time when it is in the position of the notch portion (13a) of the engagement ring (13) is shown. FIG. 8 is a six-view view for explaining another example of the shape of the cap in the container with a cap of the present invention. However, the left side view is omitted because it appears symmetrically with the right side view. FIG. 9 is a six-view view for explaining still another example of the shape of the cap in the container with a cap of the present invention. However, the left side view is omitted because it appears symmetrically with the right side view. FIG. 10 is a three-view view for explaining an example of the shape of the container mouth portion used in combination with the cap shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a three-view view for explaining another example of the shape of the container mouth portion in the container with a cap of the present invention.

《Container with cap》
The container with a cap of the present invention
A capped container having a container having a container mouth for taking out the contents and a cap rotatably attached to the container mouth.
The container mouth portion has an engaging ring on the outer peripheral surface, which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction and having a notch portion.
The cap has a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The lid body can be swung by the hinge to open and close, and has an engagement arm extending from the lid body toward the engagement ring.
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip and has an engaging portion.
When the cap is rotated on the container mouth,
When the engaging arm is located at a position other than the notch portion of the engaging ring, the engaging portion of the engaging arm and the engaging ring are engaged with each other in the opening direction of the lid. Rocking is prevented and
When the engaging arm is located at the position of the notch portion of the engaging ring, the lid is configured to be able to swing in the opening direction.

Hereinafter, the container with a cap of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments illustrated below. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

The container mouth portion (1) of FIG. 1 has a mouth end portion (1a), an engagement ring (13), and a container mouth portion fitting ring (14). The mouth end portion (1a) serves as an outlet when the contents are taken out. The engagement ring (13) is a convex portion that protrudes on the outer peripheral surface (12) of the container mouth portion (1) so as to extend in the circumferential direction, but the notch portion (13a) is formed in a part of the circumference. Have. In this cutout portion (13a), the outer peripheral surface (12) does not protrude and constitutes the same surface as the other portions of the outer peripheral surface (12). The number of notches (13a) may be equal to or greater than the number of engaging arms included in the cap lid. In the container mouth portion (1) of FIG. 1, the number of notched portions (13a) included in the engaging ring (13) is one.

The container mouth fitting ring (14) is a convex portion that protrudes on the outer peripheral surface (12) of the container mouth portion (1) so as to extend in the circumferential direction. The container mouth fitting ring (14) is fitted with the cap body fitting ring (36) described later to hold the cap (20) from above the container mouth (1) so that the cap (20) does not come off, and the container is held. The mouth fitting ring (14) and the cap body fitting ring (36) slide with each other to allow the cap (20) to rotate on the container mouth (1). Although the container mouth fitting ring (14) in the container mouth portion (1) of FIG. 1 has no notch. The container mouth fitting ring (14) may have one or more notches as long as the cap (20) can be rotatably attached.

In the container mouth portion (1) of FIG. 1, the engagement ring (13) and the container mouth portion fitting ring (14) may be integrally formed with the container mouth portion, respectively, and the container mouth portion is It may be another part, which is attached to the mouth of the container.

A sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 2, and a perspective view of the container mouth portion (1) is shown in FIG. 3, respectively. In the perspective view of FIG. 3, the cutout portion (13a) is located on the back surface of the drawing and is not visible.

The cap (20) of FIG. 4 has a cap body (30) and a lid body (50) connected to the cap body via a hinge (40). The lid (50) can be swung by the hinge (40) to open and close. FIG. 4 shows a cap body (30) in which the lid body (50) is in an open state.

The lid body (50) of the cap (20) has a lid suspension portion (51) rising from the hinge (40) and a lid flat surface portion (52) held by the lid suspension portion (51).

The lid body (50) has an engaging arm (53) that rises substantially vertically from the lid flat surface portion (52). The engaging arm (53) has an engaging portion (53a) at its tip. When the lid (50) is closed, the engaging arm (53) faces the engaging ring (13) of the container opening portion (1), and the engaging portion (53a) is the container opening portion (53a). It is configured to engage with the engagement ring (13) of 1) to prevent the lid (50) from swinging in the opening direction. In the cap (20) of FIG. 4, the number of engaging arms (53) included in the lid (50) is one, but this number may be two or more.

The lid (50) of the cap (20) forms a hermetic seal together with the cap mouth portion (32) in the closed state. Specifically, for example, the lid body (50) may further have a lid sealing forming portion (55) for contacting with the cap opening portion (32) to form a sealing when the lid body (50) is in the closed state. The lid seal forming portion (55) may have, for example, a ring, fins, pins, inserts, sleeves, skirts, etc. to form the seal. As shown in FIG. 5, the lid sealing forming portion (55) in the lid body (50) of the cap (20) of FIG. 4 is arranged concentrically so as to sandwich the cap opening portion (32) from the inside and the outside. It has a cap sealing ring (55a) and a ring-shaped cap sealing insert (55b).

The cap body (30) in the cap (20) may have a cap body flat surface portion (31) and a cap body suspension portion (35) held by the cap body flat surface portion (31).

The cap body (30) has a cap opening (32) for distributing the contents and a hole (33) for penetrating the engaging arm (53) when the lid (50) is in the closed state. You can do it. When the cap body (30) has the cap body flat surface portion (31), the cap mouth portion (32) and the hole (33) may be formed in the cap body flat surface portion (31), respectively.

In the cap (20) of FIG. 4, the cap body (30) has a cap body flat surface portion (31), and the cap body flat surface portion (31) is a cap opening portion (32) for distributing the contents. And has a hole (33) for penetrating the engaging arm (53) when the lid (50) is closed. When the lid (50) is closed, the engaging arm (53) penetrates the hole (33) to reach the engaging ring (13), and the lid (50) and the cap opening (32) Engage to form a seal. The number of holes (33) may be the same as the number of engaging arms (53), and in the cap body flat surface portion (31) of the cap (20) of FIG. 4, the number of holes (33) is one. be.

The flat surface portion (31) of the cap body is on the back side (the surface opposite to the surface facing the lid body (50) when the lid body (50) is closed), and the mouth end of the container mouth portion (1). It has a back surface sealing forming portion (34) for contacting with the portion (1a) to form a sealing. The back surface sealing forming portion (34) may have, for example, a ring, fins, pins, inserts, sleeves, skirts, etc. to form the sealing. The cap body (30) of the cap (20) of FIG. 4 is arranged on the back surface sealing forming portion (34) so as to be in contact with the outside of the mouth end portion (1a) of the container mouth portion (1). It has a ring (34a).

A sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 5, the cap body (30) has a cap body fitting ring (36) for fitting with the container mouth fitting ring (14) of the container mouth portion (1). The cap body fitting ring (36) is fitted with the container mouth fitting ring (14) to hold the cap (20) from above the container mouth (1) so that the cap (20) does not come off, and the cap body is fitted. The mating ring (36) and the container mouth fitting ring (14) slide with each other to allow the cap (20) to rotate on the container mouth (1). The cap body fitting ring (36) shown in FIG. 5 does not have a notch, but has one or more notches as long as the cap (20) can be rotatably mounted. You may.

Further, a perspective view of the cap (20) with the lid (50) open is shown in FIG. 6 (a), and a perspective view of the cap (20) with the lid (50) closed is shown in FIG. 6 (b). Each is shown.

FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a container with a cap (100) in a state where the cap (20) of FIG. 4 is attached to the container mouth portion (1) of FIG. In FIG. 7, the lid (50) of the cap (20) is in the closed state.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of a container with a cap (100) composed of a container mouth portion (1) and a cap (20). In FIG. 7A, the engagement arm (53) is located at a position other than the notch portion (13a) of the engagement ring (13), and in FIG. 7A, the mouth end portion of the container mouth portion (1). (1a) is in contact with the back surface sealing forming portion (34) on the back surface of the cap body (30), and the outer surface of the mouth end portion (1a) is surrounded by the back surface sealing ring (34a). A seal is formed between (1a) and the cap body (30). Further, the cap opening portion (32) of the flat surface portion (31) of the cap body is sandwiched between the cap sealing ring (55a) and the cap sealing insert (55b) of the lid body (50) from the inside and the outside to cap. A seal is formed between the main body (30) and the lid (50). As a result, the container with a cap (100) is sealed.

The cap (20) is rotatably attached to the container mouth portion (1) by fitting the cap body fitting ring (36) to the container mouth portion fitting ring (14). By rotating the cap (20) on the container mouth portion (1), the relative positional relationship between the engaging arm (53) and the engaging ring (13) and the notch portion (13a) is changed. Can be done.

In the state of FIG. 7A, the engaging arm (53) is locked because the engaging portion (53a) engages with the convex portion of the engaging ring (13) and is locked. Unintentional swing in the opening direction is prevented.

7 (b) shows that the cap (20) is rotated on the container mouth portion (1) from the state of FIG. 7 (a), and the engaging arm (53) is formed by the notched portion (13) of the engaging ring (13). It is sectional drawing of the container with a cap (100) at the position of 13a). In this state, the engaging arm (53) is not locked because there is no convex portion of the engaging ring (13) at the position of the engaging portion (53a) of the engaging arm (53), and therefore the lid. The body (50) can swing in the opening direction.

In the capped container (100) shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, when the lid (50) of the cap (20) is swung from the open state to the closed state, any of the following (1) and (2) is required. It may be the configuration of.

(1) When the engaging arm (53) is located at a position other than the notch portion (13a) of the engaging ring (13), the engaging portion (53a) of the engaging arm (53) moves in the closing direction. It is blocked by the engagement ring (13) and therefore cannot swing in the closing direction of the lid (50), and
When the cap (20) is rotated on the container mouth portion (1) so that the engaging arm (53) is located at the notch portion (13a) of the engaging ring (13), the engaging arm (53) can be moved in the closing direction, and the lid (50) can be swung in the closing direction.

(2) Even when the engaging arm (53) is at a position other than the notch portion (13a) of the engaging ring (13), the engaging portion (53a) of the engaging arm (53) is still attached to the engaging ring (13a). ) And can move in the closed direction, whereby the lid (50) can swing in the closed state.

The container with a cap of the present invention can prevent unintentional opening such as unintentional opening when carrying and opening due to an erroneous operation by the above mechanism shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, and is simple. It can be opened by operation.

The container with a cap of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, and may be other embodiments within the scope of the purpose of the present invention.

In the cap (21) of FIG. 8, the engaging arm (53) rises diagonally from the end of the lid suspension portion (51), and the cap body plane is formed so as to penetrate the diagonal engaging arm (53). It is the same as the cap (20) of FIG. 4, except that the hole (33) existing in the portion (31) is formed longer in the radial direction. In the cap (21) of FIG. 8, the number of engaging arms (53) included in the lid (50) is one, but this number may be two or more.

The cap (22) of FIG. 9 has two engaging arms (53) at positions of plus or minus 90 ° with respect to the hinge (40) from the center of the lid flat surface portion (52), and for penetrating them. It is the same as the cap (20) in FIG. 4, except that it has two holes (33) at positions of plus or minus 90 ° with respect to the hinge (40) from the center of the flat surface portion (31) of the cap body.

The cap (22) of FIG. 9 is used, for example, in combination with the container mouth portion (2) of FIG. In the container mouth portion (2) of FIG. 10, the engaging ring (13) has two notches (13a), and these two notches (13a) have two engaging arms (53). ), It is the same as the container mouth portion (1) in FIG. 1, except that it exists at each position.

In the cap (22) of FIG. 9, the number of engaging arms (53) included in the lid (50) is two, but this number may be three or more.

The container mouth portion (3) in FIG. 11 is another example of the container mouth portion. In the container mouth portion (3) of FIG. 11, the engagement ring (13) is formed to have a wide width (long in the axial direction of the container mouth portion), and the engagement ring (13) is formed at the mouth end portion (3a). It has started from the latest. Correspondingly, the width of the notch portion (13a) of the engagement ring (13) is also wide. In the container mouth portion (3) of FIG. 11, the engaging ring (13) may also have the function of the container mouth portion fitting ring.

The container with a cap of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, and may be other embodiments within the scope of the purpose of the present invention.

For example, the flat surface portion of the cap body may not be planar, but may have a plurality of holes such as mesh-like and radial. In this case, by adjusting the arrangement of the plurality of holes so that the engaging arm penetrates when the lid is closed, the flat surface portion needs to have a hole for allowing the engaging portion to reach the engaging ring. Is gone.

The caps (20, 21, 22) shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, 8 and 9 all have a substantially cylindrical shape when the lid (50) is in the closed state. However, the cap in the present invention is not limited to this shape, and may have other shapes such as a substantially elliptical pillar shape and a substantially polygonal pillar shape.

"cap"
In another aspect of the invention
A cap having a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The lid can be opened and closed by swinging with the hinge, can cooperate with the cap body in the closed state to seal the container mouth, and can extend downward from the lid. Has a joint arm,
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip thereof.
The cap used for the capped container of the present invention is provided.

For details of the above cap components, the description of the capped container of the present invention can be referred to.

In yet another aspect of the invention,
A container with a container mouth for taking out the contents,
The container used for the capped container of the present invention is provided in which the container mouth portion extends in the circumferential direction and has an engaging ring which is a convex portion having a notch on the outer peripheral surface.

For details of the above-mentioned container components, the description of the capped container of the present invention can be referred to.

1, 2, 3 Container mouth 1a, 2a, 3a Mouth end 12 Outer peripheral surface 13 Engagement ring 13a Notch 14 Container mouth fitting ring 20, 21, 22 Cap 30 Cap body 31 Cap body Flat part 32 Cap Mouth 33 Hole 34 Backside sealing forming part 34a Backside sealing ring 35 Cap body hanging part 36 Cap body fitting ring 40 Hinge 50 Lid 51 Lid hanging part 52 Closure flat part 53 Engaging arm 53a Engaging part 55 Lid sealing forming part 55a Cap Sealed Ring 55b Cap Sealed Insert 100 Capped Container

Claims (11)

A capped container having a container having a container mouth for taking out the contents and a cap rotatably attached to the container mouth.
The container mouth portion has an engaging ring which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction and having a notch , and a container mouth fitting ring which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface. Have and
The cap has a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The cap body has a cap body fitting ring for fitting with the container mouth fitting ring.
The lid has an engagement arm that can be swung by the hinge to open and close, and extends from the lid toward the engagement ring.
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip thereof and has an engaging portion.
The container mouth fitting ring is fitted with the cap body fitting ring to hold the cap so that it does not come off from above the container mouth, and the container mouth fitting ring and the cap body fitting ring are fitted. The mating ring slides on each other and has a function of allowing the cap to rotate on the container mouth.
The cap is rotatably attached to the container mouth portion by fitting the cap body fitting ring to the container mouth portion fitting ring, and is attached to the container mouth portion rotatably .
When the cap is rotated on the container mouth portion , the relative positional relationship between the engaging arm and the notch portion of the engaging ring can be changed.
When the engaging arm is located at a position other than the notch portion of the engaging ring, the engaging portion of the engaging arm and the engaging ring are engaged with each other in the opening direction of the lid. Rocking is prevented and
A capped container configured to allow the lid to swing in the opening direction when the engaging arm is in the position of the notch in the engaging ring. The cap body is
It has a cap opening for distributing the contents and a hole for allowing the engaging portion to reach the engaging ring by penetrating the engaging arm when the lid is closed. And,
When the lid is closed, the lid and the cap mouth form a seal.
The container with a cap according to claim 1. The capped container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of engaging arms is one. The capped container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of engaging arms is two or more. When the lid is swung in the closing direction when the engaging arm is in a position other than the notch portion of the engaging ring, the engaging portion of the engaging arm gets over the engaging ring and The container with a cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lid can reach a closed state. The capped container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the engaging ring is integrally formed with the container. The capped container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the engaging ring is a component different from the container and is attached to the mouth of the container. The container with a cap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cap has a substantially cylindrical shape. The container with a cap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cap has a substantially elliptical column shape or a substantially polygonal column shape. A cap having a cap body and a lid body connected to the cap body via a hinge.
The lid can be swung open and closed by the hinge, can cooperate with the cap body in the closed state to seal the container mouth, and the engagement arm extending from the lid can be sealed. Have,
The engaging arm has an engaging portion at the tip and has an engaging portion.
Used for the capped container according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
cap. A container with a container mouth for taking out the contents,
The container mouth portion has an engaging ring on the outer peripheral surface which is a convex portion extending in the circumferential direction and having a notch portion, and
Used for the capped container according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
container.

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