JPH0678231U - Beverage can - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In a beverage can equipped with a non-separable can opening portion, when the knob is operated to open the can, a part of the can opening portion is dipped in the beverage inside the can for drinking. To provide a means that does not make one feel unclean. [Structure] Can opening portion 14 provided on top plate 13 of can body 12
The raised portion 16 formed on the top plate 13 and the raised portion 1
6 and the knob 17 arranged on the top, the knob 17
The front end portion 18 of the connector 21 is attached to the upper surface of the raising portion 16 by the attaching portion 19, and the connector 21 extending over the raising portion 16 and the top plate 13 is arranged.
6 was attached to the rear end side, and the rear end side of the connector 21 was attached to the top plate 13 by the attaching portion 23.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to beverage cans such as juice, cola, beer and oolong tea.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Various beverages such as juice, cola, beer and oolong tea are often sold in cans. Conventionally, this kind of beverage can is opened by operating a knob arranged on the top plate of the can body and forcibly pulling up and separating the raising part connected to this knob from the top plate. It was a can. However, the knobs and raised parts that were separated from the cans were thrown away on the road, which caused environmental problems.

Therefore, in recent years, beverage cans equipped with non-separable knobs have become increasingly popular. FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of a conventional beverage can having a non-separable type knob. A knob 4 is arranged on a top plate 3 of a can body 2 which is the main body of the beverage can 1. The knob 4 is fixed on the top plate 3 by a pin 5 or the like. As shown in the figure, when you put your fingertip against the rear end of the knob 4 and raise the knob 3, the bent portion 6 formed by making a score line or sticking it on the top plate 3 is a chain line. As shown, the top plate 3 is bent downward so that a part of the top plate 3 is opened.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the upper surface of the bent portion 6 is exposed to the outside, it is easy for the hands and dust 7 to adhere. However, the above-mentioned conventional one has a problem that the lower end of the bent portion 6 bent downward as shown in FIG. 7 is dipped in the beverage 8 inside the can body 2 and gives a drinking person an unclean impression. It was Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage can equipped with a non-separable type knob that solves the above conventional problems.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To this end, the present invention includes an opening portion 14 provided on the top plate 13 of the can body 12, a raising portion 16 formed on the top plate 13, and a knob 17 disposed on the raising portion 16. The distal end portion 18 of the knob 17 is attached to the upper surface of the raising portion 16 by the attaching portion 19, and the connector 21 extending over the raising portion 16 and the top plate 13 is arranged. The side is attached to the rear end side of the raising portion 16, the rear end side of this connector 21 is attached, and the raising portion 16 raised from the top plate 13 is rotatable in the horizontal direction on the top plate 13. It is a thing.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, when the rear end of the knob 17 is erected and the knob 17 is pulled backward, the raising portion 16 is raised from the top plate 13 to open the can. Then, when the knob 17 is rotated in the horizontal direction, the raised portion 16 that is raised from the top plate 13 and separated is horizontally rotated integrally with the knob 17, and the opening 24 is completely exposed on the top plate 13. .

[0007]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage can. An opening portion 14 is provided on a top plate 13 of a can body 12 which is the main body of the beverage can 11. Next, the structure of the can opener 14 will be described in detail.

A cut line 15 is formed in the top plate 13 in a closed loop shape, and a portion surrounded by the cut line 15 is a raised portion 16. The pulling-up part is also formed by attaching a separately formed top plate to the top plate. A knob 17 is arranged on the top plate 13. The knob 17 has a sharp tip portion 18, and the tip portion 18 is attached to the front end portion of the raising portion 16 from an attachment portion 19 such as a pin or a screw. The attachment portion is not limited to a pin or a screw, and spot welding or the like may be used, and various concrete means can be considered. The rear end of the knob 17 is a ring portion 20.

Reference numeral 21 is a connector made of a bendable thin metal piece and is arranged so as to straddle the rear end of the raising portion 16 and the top plate 13. The tip of the connector 21 is attached to the upper surface of the rear end of the raised portion 16 by means of a mounting portion 22 such as a pin or a screw or spot welding, and the rear end of the connector 21 is a pin or the like. It is attached to the top plate 13 by the attachment portion 23 of the above so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.

The beverage can 11 has the above-described structure. Next, the can opening method will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (e). FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the can opening portion 14 before the can opening. First, as shown in FIG. 2B, a fingertip is applied to the ring portion 20 at the rear end of the knob 17 and the knob 17 is pulled up in the arrow direction. Then, the sharp tip 18 is pushed downward, and the front end of the raising portion 16 is pushed downward by the tip, slightly bent and separated from the top plate 13 and partially opened.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2C, the ring portion 20 is pulled backward (see the arrow). Then, the raising portion 16 is raised from the top plate 13 so as to be turned from the score line 15. When the raising portion 16 is completely raised (see FIG. 2 (d)), the knob 17 is horizontally rotated about the mounting portion 23 (FIG. 2 (e)). Then, the raising portion 16 raised and separated from the top plate 13 horizontally rotates integrally with the knob 17, and the opening 24 formed by raising the raising portion 16 from the top plate 13 is completely exposed. Then, a mouth is attached to the upper edge portion 25 (FIG. 1) of the can body 12 and the beverage is dripped from the opening portion 24. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 23 is used as the shaft mounting portion, and the raising portion 16 is horizontally rotated around the mounting portion 23. However, the other mounting portion 22 is used as the shaft mounting portion and the raising portion 16 is rotated. It may be rotated horizontally, or the raising portion 16 may be horizontally rotated by forcibly bending the connector 21 with the attachment portions 22 and 23 as fixed portions, and the raising portion raised from the top plate 13 may be rotated. Various concrete means for horizontally rotating the bending portion 16 are conceivable.

In this way, since the raising portion 16 is raised above the top plate 13 and opens, the raising portion 16 to which hands or dust is attached is inside the can body 12 as in the conventional one shown in FIG. Do not soak the drinker without feeling unclean.

3, 4, 5, and 6 show another embodiment of the present invention. 3 to 5, this is different from that of the above-described first embodiment in that it is provided with a guard body 26 that covers the mouth edge portion of the upper edge portion 25 of the can body 12. . The guard body 26 is formed by bending a metal plate and is integrally formed with the knob 17. The tip portion 18 of the knob 17 and the inner edge portion of the guard body 26 are slightly connected to each other. The knob 17 and the guard body 16 are integrally formed by pressing means or the like.

The method for opening this can is the same as the method shown in FIG. 2, and first, the rear end of the knob 17 is pulled up with a fingertip. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the connecting portion a between the tip portion 18 and the guard body 26 is broken. FIG. 6 shows the same state as FIG. Next, as described with reference to FIGS. 2 (c), (d) and (e), pulling the knob 17 backward to raise the raising portion 16 and horizontally rotating the knob 17, the opening 24 is opened. Fully exposed.

Next, the guard body 26 separated from the knob 17 is slidable along the upper edge portion 25, and if the guard body 26 is rotated along the upper edge portion 25 in the arrow direction shown in FIG. The upper edge 25 along the outside of the opening 24 is exposed. Therefore, the exposed upper edge 25 is attached to the mouth to drink.

According to the present embodiment, the portion of the upper edge portion 25 to which the mouth is attached when drinking is covered by the guard body 26, and the guard body 26 and the tip end portion 18 are separated by breaking and separated along the upper edge portion 25. By turning the guard body 26 laterally, the portion of the upper edge portion 25 to which the mouth is attached is exposed for the first time, so that a further clean feeling can be obtained. If the guard body 26 after breakage is separated from the can body 12 and discarded on the road or the like, an environmental problem occurs. Therefore, the guard body 26 is attached by caulking means so as not to separate from the upper edge portion 25. .

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, even if the pulling portion 16 is pulled up by operating the knob 17 and a part of the top plate 13 is opened, the pulling portion 16 causes the drink in the can body 12. Since it does not soak in the bottle, it does not give the drinker a feeling of uncleanness, and since the knob 17 and the raising portion 16 are not separated from the can 12, there is no environmental problem.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage can according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view of an essential part of a beverage can according to an embodiment of the present invention during opening. (B) A perspective view of an essential part of a beverage can according to an embodiment of the present invention during opening. ) Perspective view of the main part of the beverage can according to one embodiment of the present invention during opening of the can (d) Perspective view of the main part of the beverage can during opening of the one according to the present invention (e) Implementation of the present invention Perspective view of essential parts of the example beverage can during can opening

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a beverage can according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a beverage can according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a beverage can according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of a beverage can according to another embodiment of the present invention during opening.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of a conventional beverage can.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Beverage Can 12 Can Body 13 Top Plate 14 Opening Can 16 Raising Part 17 Knob 18 Tip Part 19 Mounting Part 21 Connector 23 Mounting Part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A can body 12 and an open can portion 14 provided on a top plate 13 of the can body 12. The open can portion 14 comprises:
It has a raising portion 16 formed on the top plate 13 and a knob 17 arranged on the raising portion 16, and a tip portion 18 of the knob 17 is attached to the upper surface of the raising portion 16 by the attachment portion 1.
9 and the connector 21 that straddles the raising portion 16 and the top plate 13 is arranged.
A front end side of the connector 21 is attached to the rear end side of the pulling portion 16, and a rear end side of the connector 21 is attached to the top plate 13.
A beverage can characterized in that the raising portion 16 raised from the top plate 13 is rotatable in the horizontal direction.