JPH0454938Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a variable metering stopper that is attached to a container for dispensing powder such as salt or pepper.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, this type of container has a dispensing hole formed in the top wall of a cap body fitted to the container body, and this dispensing hole is opened and closed by a lid plate pivotally attached to the rear of the top wall. It was hot.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' In the case of the above container, the dispense hole in the cap body communicated directly with the container body, and the dispense amount per swing was fixed, so the dispense amount could only be adjusted using the dispenser. It was troublesome to use because it had to be done several times, and when a large amount of shakeout was required, the number of shakeouts would increase.

The present invention was devised in consideration of such conventional circumstances, and aims to provide a metering stopper that can vary the amount dispensed in one swing and is optimal for a powder dispensing container.

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the powder metering stopper of the present invention has a small diameter tapered cylinder 4 which extends inwardly from the lower end of the peripheral walls 3 and 6 which are fitted and fixed in the mouth and neck of the container body. erected, a plurality of elastic connecting pieces 8 are made to protrude obliquely downward and inwardly from the upper end of the peripheral wall via the first bent line 7, and a second bent line 9 is attached to the tip of each of these elastic connecting pieces.
A measuring cylinder 10 with a closed upper end and a larger diameter than the upper part of the tapered cylinder is attached through the cylinder wall 11 of the measuring cylinder.
A small gap is formed between the lower end and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder, and the measuring cylinder is pulled up from this position and the elastic connecting piece is elastically reversed, thereby setting a large gap between the lower end of the cylinder wall and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder. It is characterized by being formed in such a way that it can be formed easily.

"Operation" For example, when the measuring cylinder 10 is pulled up from the state shown in FIG. 1 and the elastic connecting piece 8 is elastically reversed, the third
As shown in the figure, the tapered cylinder 4 is connected to the measuring cylinder 10.
The degree of insertion becomes shallower.

This increases the amount of powder inside the container that is dispensed from the tapered barrel into the measuring barrel. Thereafter, the amount of each swing will be constant.

When the powder is shaken back into the measuring cylinder, the powder passes through the gap between the lower end of the cylindrical wall 11 of the measuring cylinder and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder, and passes through the annular shape defined by the upper surface of the tapered cylinder and the inner surface of the peripheral wall. It flows out into the recess A, and from there, by a subsequent swing, it passes through the annular space between the outer surface of the cylindrical wall and the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and is swung out to the outside.

It is obvious that if the measuring cylinder is pushed down in the opposite direction from the above state, it will return to the state shown in FIG. 1, and the degree of insertion will become deeper and the amount of swinging out per swing will decrease.

``Example'' An example of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the metering stopper according to the present invention has a lower cylinder member 1 and an upper cylinder member 2 from the resin molded top.
It is divided into two parts.

The lower cylinder member 1 has a small-diameter tapered cylinder 4 that stands upwardly inward from the lower end of a first peripheral wall 3 that is fitted and fixed to the mouth and neck of the container body.

The upper cylinder member 2 has a second circumferential wall 6 whose lower end is connected to the upper end of the first circumferential wall 3 by a spigot joint 5, which is fitted and fixed into the mouth and neck of the container body. A plurality of elastic connecting pieces 8 are projected obliquely downward and inwardly through the first bending line 7, and the upper end of the tapered cylinder is connected to the tip of each elastic connecting piece via the second bending line 9 with the upper end face closed. Measuring cylinder 10 with a larger diameter than
A small gap is formed between the lower end of the cylindrical wall 11 of the measuring cylinder and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder.

In the illustrated example, a first outward flange 12 is attached to the outer edge of the upper end of the second peripheral wall 6, which is placed on the top surface of the mouth and neck of the container body. In addition, the measuring cylinder 1
A second outward flange 13 for a finger rest is attached to the upper end of the cylindrical wall 11. Furthermore, the top wall 14 of the metering cylinder is hemispherically concave. In addition, four elastic connecting pieces 8 are provided at equal intervals.
In addition, 15 in FIG. 2 is a notch recess for die cutting.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the invention, by moving the measuring cylinder into which the tapered cylinder is inserted up and down using an elastic reversing mechanism, the amount of movement of the container body in one swing is made variable. The desired dispense amount can be easily obtained with simple operations, making it extremely convenient to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the operating state. 3, 6...First and second peripheral walls, 4...Tapered cylinder, 8...Elastic connection piece, 10...Measuring cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A tapered tube 4 having a small diameter is erected upward from the lower end of the peripheral walls 3, 6 to be fixed to the mouth and neck of the container body, and a plurality of elastic connecting pieces 8... are protruded obliquely downward and inward from the upper end of the peripheral walls via a first bending line 7, and a second bending line 9 is formed at the tip of each of these elastic connecting pieces.
A measuring cylinder 10 having a larger diameter than the upper part of the tapered cylinder is attached through the tapered cylinder.
This powder quantity control plug is characterized in that a small gap is formed between the lower end and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder, and by lifting the measuring cylinder from this position and elastically inverting the elastic connecting piece, it is possible to set a larger gap between the lower end of the cylindrical wall and the upper surface of the tapered cylinder.