JPH08164958A - Closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a closing device which is provided with a container on which both a metal-made cap and a synthetic resin-made cap can be placed and which can make B.B.A small when the synthetic resin-made cap is placed on the container and can display a satisfactory tamper-evidence function. CONSTITUTION: In a closing device consisting of a container 70 having a threaded part 71 formed around the outer periphery of its mouth part and an enlarged step part 72 formed below the threaded part and a cap 50 placed on the container and having a TE ring part 58 separable from the container body upon uncapping, the locking pawls 74 are provided below the enlarged step part 72, the tabs 60 engageable with the locking pawls 74 are provided on the inner wall of the TE ring part 58 of the synthetic resin-made cap and the beads 61 are provided between the tabs 60 enlarging radially and inwardly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container having a threaded portion formed on the outer periphery of a mouth portion, and a tamper evidence ring portion screwed into the mouth portion of the container and connected to the lower portion of the cylinder portion when the container is opened. The present invention relates to a closure device that is separated from the main part of the cap and has a tamper-evidence cap that indicates opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container having a threaded portion at its mouth and a cap opening ring portion which is screwed into the mouth of the container and is connected to the lower portion of the cylinder when the cap is opened. Various types of closure devices have been proposed as a closure device that includes a cap that has a function of displaying the opening when it is separated from the closure (referred to as pill-fur proof property or tamper-evidence property).

FIG. 6 shows, as an example of a conventional closing device, a closing device consisting of a cap and a container corresponding thereto, which is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-14677.
This closure device comprises a top portion 3, a tubular portion 4 extending downward from the peripheral edge of the top portion and having a screw 5 on the inside thereof, and a reverse portion of the container check projection 14 and the cap check projection 8 when the cap body 2 is rotated in the opening direction. A cap 1 provided with a bridge 6 that is broken by a stopping force and an annular body 7 that is partitioned from the cap body 2 by the bridge 6, and a male screw 13 is formed in the mouth 12 so that the cap 1 is mounted. In addition, there is described a closing device including the container 11 in which the container check projection 14 is formed on the lower portion of the male screw 13. In this closing device, when the cap 1 is rotated in the opening direction, the cap check projection 8 provided on the inner surface of the annular body 7 of the cap 1 engages with the container check projection 14 provided on the container 11, The rotation of the ring-shaped body 7 is prevented by this, the bridge 6 is cut, and the ring-shaped body 7 is separated from the cap body 2.

FIG. 7 shows a synthetic resin container lid (cap) disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 1-30702 as another example of the conventional closing device.
A container having a container opening 30 in which a jaw 32 provided below the male screw 31 is formed, and a cap 20 attached to the container are described. This cap 20
Is provided with a top plate portion 21 and a tubular portion 22 that hangs down from the peripheral portion thereof, and the tubular portion 22 has a plurality of slits 23 extending in the circumferential direction and a break defined by a bridge 24 existing between the slits. A line 25 is formed, and the tubular portion 22 is divided into a main portion 26 above the breaking line 25 and a pill fur proof hem portion 27 below the breaking line, and the container mouth portion 30 is formed on the inner surface of the main portion 26. Is formed with a screw portion 28 that is screwed into the male screw 31 of the pill fur proof, and a plurality of protrusions 2 that protrude inward in the radial direction are formed on the inner surface of the pill fur proof hem portion 27.
9 is formed at a position apart from the bridge 24. As shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 29 is formed in such a shape that the amount of protrusion inward in the radial direction gradually increases from the lower side to the upper side in the axial direction.

In this closing device, when the cap 20 is attached to the container mouth 30, the pill fur proof hem 27
Elastically deforms, and the projection 29 passes over the jaw portion 32 of the container mouth portion 30 and enters below. Then, when the cap 20 attached to the container mouth 30 is rotated in the opening direction, the protrusion 29 provided on the inner surface of the pill fur proof hem 27 is locked to the lower end of the jaw of the container mouth 30, and the pill Prevents upward movement of the fur proof hem 27, resulting in a cap 2
The tensile force acts on the bridge 24 connecting the main part 26 of 0 and the pilfer proof skirt 27, the bridge 24 is broken, and the pilfer proof skirt 27 is separated.

[0006]

However, the above-described conventional closing device has the following problems. The closure device described in the former Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-14677 discloses a cap check projection 8 or a container mouth 11 formed on the inner surface of the annular body 7 when the cap 1 is mounted on the container mouth 11. It is necessary to compress the formed container check projections 14 and rotate them relative to each other, but in order to compress these check projections, it is necessary to apply a considerable torque to the cap, and therefore the cap 1 It is relatively difficult to install and the bridge is broken when the cap is installed due to a considerably large torque applied to the cap. In order to solve the drawback, it is conceivable to reduce the amount of protrusion of the check protrusion or to make the check protrusion soft or flexible. In this case, the cap 1 is attached to the container mouth 11. After that, the engagement between the cap check projection 8 and the container check projection 14 becomes insufficient, and the tamper evidence property due to the unsealing display is impaired. Further, the above-described closing device has a drawback that the cap 1 and the container mouth are unique in shape, and it is difficult to apply the cap to a general synthetic resin cap or a metal cap.

The cap 20 described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-30702 is the pill fur proof hem 2.
By providing the protrusion 29 of 7 and the bridge 24 separately, the pill fur proof skirt 27 is provided when the protrusion 29 gets over the jaw 32 of the container mouth 30 when the cap 20 is mounted on the container mouth 30. Bridge 2 even if elastically deformed
4 is prevented from breaking. However, when the cap 20 is opened, the protrusion 29 provided on the inner surface of the pill fur proof skirt 27 is locked to the lower end of the jaw of the container mouth 30 to prevent the pill fur proof skirt 27 from moving upward. Since the structure is such that the bridge 24 is blocked by the tensile force acting on the bridge 24 connecting the main portion 26 of the cap 20 and the pill fur proof skirt 27 as a result,
If the cap is made of synthetic resin, the bridge 24
When a tensile force is applied to the bridge 24, the bridge 24 is easily stretched, and in order to break the bridge 24, it is necessary to rotate the cap body by a considerable angle in the opening direction.

In this kind of tamper-evidence cap, when the cap attached to the container mouth is turned in the opening direction from the initial position, the upper end of the container mouth separates from the inner surface of the cap or the liner. The rotation angle (seal release angle; hereinafter referred to as SR) at the time when the sealing property of the container is released, and the bridge when the cap attached to the container mouth is rotated from the initial position in the opening direction. Rotation angle up to the cutting position (bridge break angle;
(Hereinafter referred to as “BBAA”), the relationship between SRBA-BBAA
= 0 degrees or more, preferably 30 degrees or more. That is, when the cap is opened, it is desirable that the bridge be cut before the upper end of the container opening is separated from the liner or the like to release the hermetic seal. As a cap of the closing device, a cap made of a metal such as aluminum alloy is used, and the cap is put on the container mouth, and the cylinder is wound around the outer circumference of the container mouth. Can be made as small as 90 degrees or less, so that the SRABABA value can be made large. However, in the synthetic resin cap 20 described above, BBA may increase due to the extension of the bridge 24, and SRBA-BBAA may become 0 degrees or less.
There were points to be improved from the viewpoint of improving the tamper evidence.

Further, the cap 20 is attached to the container mouth 30.
When the pill fur proof hem 27 is elastically deformed when it is mounted on the chin, the protrusion 29 causes the protrusion 29 to move to the jaw 3 of the container mouth 30.
If the mechanical strength of the bridge 24 is weak, the bridge 24 may be broken when the cap is screwed, even if the projection 29 of the pill fur proof skirt 27 and the bridge 24 are provided separately. In order to prevent such inconvenience, the strength of the bridge 24 should be increased, or the breaking line 2 as shown by reference numerals 34 and 35 in FIG.
5. Engagement pieces are provided above and below the bridge 5, and when the cap is screwed, the bridge 2
It is conceivable to prevent 4 from being cut. However, if the strength of the bridge 24 is increased, it may be difficult to open the cap, or the bridge 24 may not be cut, and the tamper evidence property may be impaired. Further, it is not possible to provide the engaging pieces above and below the breaking line 25. It is difficult in the normal cap manufacturing process, a special manufacturing process is indispensable, and the manufacturing cost is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is provided with a container in which both a metal cap and a synthetic resin cap can be mounted, and further, when the synthetic resin cap is mounted on the container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a closing device that can reduce B.A. and that can exhibit good tamper evidence.

[0011]

In the closing device according to the present invention, a threaded portion is formed on the outer periphery of the mouth portion, and a bulging step portion bulging radially outward is formed below the threaded portion. A container, a top plate portion and a tubular portion hanging from the periphery thereof, and a tamper evidence ring portion formed from the main portion by a horizontal score leaving a plurality of bridges under the tubular portion to form a synthetic resin. In a closing device consisting of a cap made of metal or a cap made of metal, below the bulging step of the container,
One or a plurality of locking claws are provided spaced apart along the circumferential direction via the reduced diameter portion, and formed to project radially inward on the inner wall surface of the tamper evidence ring portion of the synthetic resin cap. A plurality of tabs of plate-like shape that can be undulated in the up-and-down direction to prevent movement in the opening direction of the tamper evidence ring portion by engaging one side with the locking claws are arranged along the circumferential direction, A bead bulging inward in the radial direction is provided between these tabs, and when the synthetic resin cap is attached to the container mouth and rotated in the opening direction, the tabs engage the locking claws. When the metal cap is attached to the mouth of the container, the tamper evidence ring portion of the cap is engaged with the lower end of the bulging step.

Further, in a preferred mode of the closing device of the present invention, a screw portion is formed on the outer periphery of the mouth portion, and a bulging step portion bulging radially outward is formed below the screw portion. A tamper-evidence ring section is provided that includes a container, a top plate section, and a tube section that hangs down from the periphery thereof, and a tamper evidence ring section that is divided from the main section by a horizontal score is formed leaving a plurality of bridges at the bottom of the tube section. In a closing device comprising a synthetic resin cap having a threaded portion that is screwed into the threaded portion of the container is provided on the inner wall surface of the portion, one unit is provided below the bulging step portion of the container via a reduced diameter portion. Alternatively, a plurality of locking claws arranged along the circumferential direction are provided, and the locking claws are formed so as to project radially inward on the inner wall surface of the tamper evidence ring portion of the synthetic resin cap. Open the tamper evidence ring by engaging the sides A plurality of plate-like tabs that can be undulated in the vertical direction that are prevented from moving in the vertical direction are spaced apart along the circumferential direction, and a bead that bulges inward in the radial direction is provided between these tabs. Is.

In the closing device provided with the synthetic resin cap, the one side surface of the tab and the abutting surface of the locking claw which abuts the one side surface of the tab when the cap is opened are arranged so as to be vertical surfaces. Is desirable.

In the closing device provided with the synthetic resin cap, a thick portion for enhancing bending resistance of the tab may be provided on at least the one side surface of the peripheral portion of the tab.

In the closing device provided with the synthetic resin cap, the tamper evidence ring portion of the cap is
A configuration may be used in which a vertical score for opening the tamper evidence ring portion in a band shape is provided.

In the closing device according to the present invention, the bridge breaking angle, which is the rotation angle up to the position where the bridge is cut by rotating the cap attached to the container mouth in the opening direction, is 90 degrees or less. desirable.

[0017]

In the closing device of the present invention, one container or a plurality of locking claws spaced apart along the circumferential direction are provided below the bulging step portion of the container via the reduced diameter portion, and the container swelling portion is expanded. The tamper evidence ring part of the cap is engaged with the lower end of the projecting part or the locking claw, and when a metal cap is attached to this container, its tubular part is fitted along the outer periphery of the container mouth part. Tighten, then plastically deform the lower end of the tamper evidence ring of this cap so that it covers the lower end of the bulging step of the container, and then attach the synthetic resin cap with the tab on the tamper evidence ring. In this case, the tab of the tamper evidence ring portion is engaged with the locking claw of the container and mounted. By providing a reduced diameter portion between the bulging step portion of this container and the locking claw, the capping device such as a winding roller used when mounting the metal cap can be mounted without impairing the operability. You can

When a synthetic resin cap having tabs on the tamper evidence ring is attached to the container mouth, the tabs of the cap are tilted with their tips facing upward and the outer circumference of the container mouth is closed. And moves to a position corresponding to the non-locking pawl non-forming surface at the same height as the locking pawl. The tab of the cap attached to the container mouth is erected so that the tip approaches the outer circumference of the container mouth or comes into contact with the outer periphery of the container mouth from a state in which the tip is tilted upward at a position corresponding to the non-locking claw formation surface. When the cap attached to the container mouth is turned in the opening direction, one side of the tab abuts against the abutment surface of the locking claw and rotation of the tamper evidence ring is blocked, and as a result, the cap is opened in the opening direction. The turning force that acts on the bridge directly acts on the bridge, and the bridge is easily cut.

A plurality of locking claws are arranged at intervals below the bulging step of the container mouth, and a plurality of tabs are arranged on the inner wall of the tamper evidence ring of the synthetic resin cap. By this, the force can be applied uniformly to multiple bridges, the bridges can be easily cut, and the rotation angle to the position where the bridges are cut by rotating the cap attached to the container mouth in the opening direction The bridge breaking angle (BBA) is 90 degrees, preferably 45
It becomes possible to make it as small as or below.

Further, by providing the tamper evidence ring portion of the cap with a vertical score or a vertical weakening line for opening the tamper evidence ring portion into a band shape, the horizontal score is cut when the cap is opened and the cap is closed. The tamper-evidence ring part is separated from the main part, and the tamper-evidence ring part is opened like a band, so that it can be easily removed from the container mouth part.

Further, since the bead is provided between the tabs, when the cap is mounted on the container, the cap is guided so that the position of the cap coincides with the center of the container opening, and the cap is slanted with respect to the container. It is possible to prevent wearing. Furthermore, by providing this bead, it is possible to prevent mischief by inserting wire etc. from the side of the tab and tilting the tab to remove the cap attached to the container without cutting the tamper evidence ring part. it can.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a closing device according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 50 is a cap and 70 is a container. In this embodiment, the cap 5
0 is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene.
The container 70 is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PE
It is made of synthetic resin such as T). The container 70
Is not limited to this embodiment and may be a glass container.

The cap 50 has a circular top plate portion 51.
And a cap main body 53 including a tubular portion 52 that hangs down from the peripheral edge of the top plate portion 51, and a thin liner 54 provided on the inner surface side of the top plate portion 51 of the cap main body 53. There is. The cylindrical portion 52 has a horizontal score of 5 with the horizontal score 56 leaving a plurality of thin bridges 55.
It is partitioned into a main part 57 above 6 and a tamper evidence ring part (hereinafter referred to as TE ring part) 58 below the horizontal score 56. On the inner wall surface of the main portion 57, a screw portion 59 that is screwed with a male screw 71 formed on the outer periphery of the mouth portion of the container 70 is formed. Further, on the inner wall surface of the lower end portion of the TE ring portion 58, four plate-like tabs 60 that can be undulated in the vertical direction are formed to project inward in the radial direction. Further, a bead 61 is formed between these tabs 60 by TE.
It is formed so as to bulge radially inward from the inner wall surface of the lower end portion of the ring portion 58, and the inner diameter of the lower end of the cap 50, that is, the lower end of the TE ring portion 58 is reduced.

Of both side portions of these tabs 60, at least one side surface 60a which comes into contact with the locking claw 74 of the container 70 when the cap 50 is opened is a vertical surface. Further, in the present embodiment, at least one side surface 60 of the peripheral edge of the tab 60.
A thick portion 60b is formed on the a side to increase the thickness downward, and when the one side surface 60a and the contact surface 74a of the locking claw 74 contact each other and a pressing force is applied to the one side surface 60a. Tab 6
It gives 0 resistance to bending and deformation. The position and thickness of the thick portion 60b are not particularly limited, and the bending resistance of the tab 60 can be improved, and the thick portion 60b can be formed at an appropriate position and thickness as long as it does not affect the undulating motion of the tab 60. Is.

When the tab 60 is laid down with its tip facing upward, the inner wall portion of the TE ring portion 58 located at a position facing the tab 60 accommodates the laid-down tab 60 and is a container. In order to allow smooth passage through the bulging stepped portion 72 of 70, it is preferable that the recessed portion is radially outwardly recessed with respect to other portions of the cap.

The minimum inner diameter of the bead 61 is the container 7
It is desirable to set it to be almost equal to the maximum outer diameter of the locking claw 74 of 0. In addition, the cap 50 already attached to the container 70
For the purpose of mischievous opening of the bridge 55 without cutting the bridge 55, the tab 60 and the bead which are adjacent to each other are prevented from being inserted by inserting a wire or the like through the gap between the tab 60 and the bead 61. The gap with 61 is preferably as narrow as possible. For example, the height of bulging from the inner wall of the TE ring portion 58 is preferably 0.5 to 2 mm, and the gap between the bead 61 and the tab 60 is preferably about 1 to 5 mm.

In the container 70, a male screw 71 is formed on the outer periphery of the upper portion of the mouth 70a, a bulging stepped portion 72 that bulges in an annular shape is formed below the male screw 71, and a flange is formed on the lower neck portion. 73 is formed. Further, in this container 70, a plurality of locking claws 74 are provided below the bulging step portion 72 via a reduced diameter portion 75 at intervals in the circumferential direction. In these locking claws 74, the contact surface 74a on the side with which the one side surface 60a of the tab 60 contacts when the cap 50 is opened is formed as a vertical surface, and the opposite surface thereof is a gradually reduced inclined surface 74b. ing. Furthermore, the upper surface of the locking claw 74 is an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely downward toward the outside in the radial direction. Further, between the locking claws 74 is a locking claw non-forming surface 76 where each tab 60 is located in a state where the cap 50 is mounted on the container mouth portion 70a.

In the present embodiment, the TE ring portion 58 is provided with four tabs 60, and the container 70 is provided with four locking claws 74 below the bulging step portion 72 of the ratchet structure. The four tabs 60 and the locking claws 74 may be evenly arranged along the circumferential direction, or, as shown in FIG. 3, the four tabs 60 arranged along the circumferential direction. The gap between a part of the gap and its radially opposite portion is arranged to be larger than the gap between the two tabs 60 arranged close to each other, and the locking claw 74 is made to correspond to the arrangement of the tab 60. You may arrange it. By disposing one adjacent tab 60 close and the other tab 60 distant from each other, it is possible to improve releasability at the time of molding the cap 50 and the container 70. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the angle α formed by the two tabs 60 arranged close to each other and the angle β formed by the two locking claws 74 arranged close to each other are 50 to 80 degrees, preferably about 70 degrees. I am trying.

Further, the maximum outer diameter of the locking claw 74 of the container 70 is equal to the outer diameter of the bulging step portion 72, or the bulging step portion 7
It may be bulged outward from 2. Furthermore, TE of tab 60
The protruding length from the ring portion 58 is set to a dimension such that the tip end of the tab 60 cannot pass through the locking claw non-forming surface 76 and come out downward.

A method of using the closing device according to this embodiment will be described. After the container 70 is filled with the desired content liquid,
The cap 50 is conveyed to a cap mounting device (not shown), supports the lower surface of the flange 73, and is preferably conveyed in a suspended state, while the cap 50 is screwed and fitted into the mouth portion 70a thereof.
Attach and seal.

When the cap 50 is attached to the container opening 70a, the bead 61 bulging from the lower end of the TE ring portion 58 passes through the outer circumference of the bulging step 72 and the locking claw 74 when the cap 50 is attached. To prevent the cap 50 from being obliquely attached to the container 70 by guiding the position of the container 50 to the center of the container opening 70a. Next, the tab 60 of the TE ring portion 58 comes into contact with the upper end of the container opening portion 70a, the male screw 71, and the bulging step portion 72, and is brought into a state in which the tip end thereof is directed upward, and the container opening portion is formed. Passing the outer periphery of the container 70a, the male screw 71 of the container 70 and the screw part 59 of the cap 50 are screwed in the closing direction to move downward, and move to a position facing the locking claw 74 of the container mouth 70a. To do. At this time, the tab 60 causes the locking claw 74 of the container opening 70a to
Even if the tab 60 is brought into contact with, the tab 60 is in a state of being tilted with its tip facing upward, and since it comes into contact with the inclined surface 74b side of the locking claw 74, the locking claw can be easily moved along the surface of the inclined surface 74b. You can get over 74.

The cap 50 attached to the container opening 70a
2 and 3, the tab 60 has a bulging step 72
Non-locking claw forming surface 7 between the plurality of lower locking claws 74
The position corresponding to 6 is reached, and the tab 60 stands up by the elastic force of the tab 60 itself so as to make its tip end contact the non-locking pawl surface 76.

The upper end and the outer peripheral surface of the container opening 70a are pressed against a liner 54 made of a soft resin provided on the inner surface of the top plate portion 51 of the cap 50, thereby sealing the container 70.

When the cap 50 of the closing device is opened, when the cap 50 attached to the container opening 70a is turned in the opening direction, each tab 60 is locked at one side 60a by a slight rotational movement. It abuts against the abutment surface 74a of the claw 74 and prevents the TE ring portion 58 from rotating in the opening direction.

Since the main part 57 of the cap 50 is rotated in the opening direction and the TE ring part 58 is prevented from rotating, the plurality of thin bridges 55 connecting the main part 57 and the TE ring part 58 are As the main part 57 rotates, the main part 57 is rapidly pulled in the lateral direction and immediately cut. As a result, cap 5
The TE ring portion 58 is separated from the 0 main portion 57. When the bridge 55 is cut, the liner 54 is in contact with the upper end of the container opening 70a and the outer peripheral surface near the upper end, so that the container 70 is maintained hermetically sealed.

When the main portion 57 of the cap 50 is further rotated in the opening direction, the liner 54 is separated from the upper end of the container mouth portion 70a and the outer peripheral surface near the upper end, the hermetic seal of the container 70 is released, and the main portion 57 is further opened. Turn to remove from container opening 70a.

In the closing device of this embodiment, the cap 50
The TE ring portion 58 is provided with a plurality of undulating tabs 60, and a plurality of locking claws 74 are provided below the bulging step portion 72 of the container opening portion 70a, and the cap 5 attached to the container opening portion 70a is provided.
When 0 is rotated in the opening direction, one side surface 60a of the tab 60 is brought into contact with the contact surface 74a of the locking claw 74 and the TE ring portion 5
The rotation of the bridge 8 is prevented, and as a result, the rotational force that rotates the cap 50 in the opening direction directly acts on the bridge 55,
5 is easily cut. Further, in this embodiment, the four locking claws 74 are arranged at the container opening 70a at intervals, and the four tabs 60 are arranged at intervals at the inner wall of the TE ring portion 58 of the cap 50. The force can be uniformly applied to the plurality of bridges 55, and the bridges 55 can be easily cut with a small rotation angle. Therefore, according to the closing device of this embodiment, the cap 50 attached to the container opening 70a is rotated in the opening direction, and the bridge breaking angle (BB) is the rotation angle up to the position where the bridge 55 is cut. .A) can be reduced to 90 degrees or less, preferably 45 degrees or less.

Further, in the closing device of this embodiment, the cap 50 is mounted on the container opening 70a by providing a plurality of tabs 60 which can be undulated on the inner wall surface of the TE ring portion 58 of the cap 50. At this time, the bulging step portion 72 and the locking claw 74 are held in a state where the tab 60 is tilted upward.
Can be mounted over the bridge 55, and the bridge 55 can be mounted without applying extra force. Therefore, the cap 70 of the closing device can prevent the bridge from being cut when the cap is attached without providing any special means for preventing the bridge from being cut when the cap is attached.

Further, in the closing device of this embodiment, the tab 6
By configuring the one side surface 60a of 0 and the contact surface 74a of the locking claw 74 as vertical surfaces, the one side surface 60a of the tab 60 and the contact surface 74a of the locking claw 74 regardless of the inclination degree of the tab 60. Are parallel to each other, and both are reliably and effectively contacted with each other, so that the rotation preventing effect of the TE ring portion 58 can be enhanced.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the closing device of the present invention. The closure device according to this embodiment is configured with substantially the same components as the closure device of the previous embodiment. In this embodiment, the TE ring portion 58 of the cap 50 is provided.
Further, a vertical score 81 for opening the TE ring portion 58 in a band shape is provided. The vertical score 81 in this embodiment is connected to the horizontal score 56. The bridges 55 located on both sides of the vertical score 81 among the plurality of bridges 55 may be formed thicker than the other bridges 55.

In the closing device according to this embodiment, similarly to the previous embodiment, the cap 50 can be attached to the container opening 70a to open the cap 50, and the TE ring portion 58 is provided with the vertical score 81. As a result, the one side surface 60a of the tab 60 abuts on the abutment surface 74a of the locking claw 74 when the cap is opened, and
The rotation of the E-ring portion 58 is blocked, the bridge 55 that connects the main portion 57 and the TE ring portion 58 is cut, and the TE ring portion 58 causes the vertical score 81 by cutting the bridge 55.
The ring is opened to form a band shape and is cut off from the main portion 57 of the cap 50.

In the closing device of this embodiment, the TE ring portion 58 is provided with the vertical score 81, and the TE ring portion 58 is opened like a band when the cap is opened.
The ring portion 58 can be easily removed from the container mouth portion 70a, and the unsealing indication is further clarified, so that the tamper evidence of the closing device can be further improved. Further, since the TE ring portion 58 does not remain in the container mouth portion 70a and can be removed together with the cap 50, the container 70 and the cap 50 including the TE ring portion 58 can be easily separated even after use, and the container 70 It becomes easy to discard and reprocess the cap 50 and the cap 50.

In this embodiment, the horizontal score 56 of the cap 50 is left as a wide bridge without being formed over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction of the cap, and the vertical score 81 or adjacent to one end of the wide bridge. A configuration in which a vertical weakening line is provided may be used. Here, the vertical weakening line has a structure in which the TE ring portion 58 is cut in the vertical direction while leaving an uncut portion that serves as a vertical bridge in the center or the end portion, or a thin connecting portion remains in the TE ring portion 58. As shown in FIG. Also,
When forming the wide bridge, two vertical weakening lines may be provided so as to be adjacent to both ends thereof. By thus providing the two vertical weakening lines adjacent to both ends of the wide bridge, the TE ring portion 58 is opened by breaking one of the vertical weakening lines, and then the other vertical weakening line is left. It can be easily torn from the main part 57 of the cap 50 along the weakening line.

It is needless to say that each of the above-mentioned embodiments exemplifies the closing device of the present invention, and various modifications can be made. For example, in each of the above embodiments, the liner is arranged on the inner surface of the top plate portion 51 of the cap main body 53, but a ridge or the like is provided on the inner surface side of the top plate portion to contact the upper end of the container mouth to provide airtightness. The linerless cap without the liner may be used. In addition, in each of the above-described embodiments, the container 70 is a plastic container such as PET, but it can be configured as a glass container and the flange 73 is used.
You may use a container without.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the closing device of the present invention. This embodiment exemplifies a closing device in which a metal cap 90 such as an aluminum alloy is wound around the container opening 100. The metal cap 90 includes a cap body 93 made of a metal, which includes a top plate portion 91 and a cylindrical portion 92 hanging down from a peripheral edge of the top plate portion, and a thin synthetic resin liner provided on the inner surface side of the top plate portion 92. It consists of 94. A horizontal score 96 is formed in the cylindrical portion 92 in the circumferential direction while leaving a plurality of thin bridges 95, and thus the cylindrical portion 92 has a main portion 97 on the top plate portion 92 side and a TE below the main portion 97.
It is partitioned into a ring portion 98. The tubular portion 92 is wound and fastened along the male screw 101 on the outer peripheral surface of the container mouth portion 100. The lower end of the TE ring portion 98 of the tubular portion 92 is
It is formed so as to cover the lower end of the bulging step portion 102 of the container mouth portion 100.

The container mouth 100 has a male screw 101 on the outer peripheral surface.
A bulging step portion 102 that bulges radially outward in the radial direction is formed immediately below the male screw 101. A plurality of locking claws 103 are formed below the bulging step portion 102 along the circumferential direction via a reduced diameter portion 104.

In the closing device of this embodiment, the metal cap body having the straight cylindrical portion 92 before the plastic deformation of the cylindrical portion 92 in conformity with the outer periphery of the container opening portion 100 is carried out.
The cylindrical portion 92 is attached to the male screw 10 on the outer peripheral surface of the container mouth 100 by a capping device equipped with a winding roller.
1, and the lower end of the TE ring portion 98 is molded and wound so as to cover the lower end of the bulging step portion 102. At this time, a top load is applied from the upper end side of the cap 90, and the tubular portion 92 is wound tightly while the container mouth portion 100 is strongly pressed against the liner 94. This container mouth 10
In No. 0, since a plurality of locking claws 103 are formed below the bulging stepped portion 102 along the circumferential direction via the reduced diameter portion 104,
When molding the lower end of the TE ring portion 98 so as to wind the lower end of the bulging step portion 102, the diameter-reduced portion 104 facilitates cap molding with a molding roller or the like, and the locking claw 103 does not interfere.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cap 90 attached to the container opening 100 is turned in the opening direction, the cap body 93 is screwed onto the male screw 101 of the container opening 100 and rises, but the TE ring. The lower end of the portion 98 is the container mouth portion 100.
The plurality of bridges 95 connecting the TE ring portion 98 and the main portion 97 are cut off because the lower end of the bulging step portion 102 of the TE ring portion 98 is locked and prevented from rising. It has been separated from, and the opening has been clearly indicated. When a cap made of a metal such as aluminum alloy is used, the bridge 95 can be immediately cut by the tensile force generated between the TE ring portion 98 and the main portion 97 when the cap is opened. Desirably, it can be made as small as 45 degrees or less.

The cylindrical portion 9 of the cap 90 of this embodiment
2, the horizontal score 96 is provided on the main part 97 and the TE ring part 9 except for one wide bridge and a plurality of narrow bridges.
It is also possible to form a vertical weakening line adjacent to the end of the wide bridge so as to open the TE ring portion 98 in a band shape. By thus providing the TE ring portion 98 with the vertical weakening line, the bridge 95 is broken and the horizontal score 98 is cut when the cap is opened, and the TE ring portion 98 is opened in a band shape and remains in the container mouth portion 100. It can be removed together with the cap 90 without using it, and the container and the cap including the TE ring portion can be easily separated even after use, and the container and the cap can be easily discarded and reprocessed.

In the above embodiment, the case where the metal cap 90 is wound around the container opening portion 100 is illustrated, but the container opening portion 100 and the container opening portion 70 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. It has substantially the same function. That is, both the synthetic resin cap 50 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the metal cap 90 shown in FIG. 5 can be attached to the container mouths 70 and 100. That is, when the synthetic resin cap 50 is attached to the container mouths 70, 100, the tabs 60 projectingly formed on the inner wall surface of the TE ring portion 58 are locked to the locking claws 74, 103 of the container mouths 70, 100. Tamper evidence is obtained, and when the metal cap 90 is mounted, the lower end of the TE ring portion 98 is engaged with the bulging stepped portions 72, 102 to obtain tamper evidence. Also, the container mouth 70a, 10
Between the bulging step portions 72 and 102 of 0 and the locking claws 74 and 103, the reduced diameter portions 75 and 10
Providing 4 facilitates cap molding using a molding roller or the like by the reduced-diameter portion 104, particularly winding molding of the lower end portion of the TE ring portion 98 when the metal cap 90 is mounted.

[0051]

As described above, according to the closure device of the present invention, one member or a plurality of members are arranged along the circumferential direction below the bulging step portion of the container mouth via the reduced diameter portion. A stopper claw is provided, and a TE ring portion of the cap is engaged with the lower end of the bulging step or the locking claw, and when the metal cap is attached to the container, the cylindrical portion is connected to the container mouth. Tighten along the outer circumference of the part, plastically deform the lower end of the TE ring part of this cap so that it covers the lower end of the bulging step part, and attach the synthetic resin cap with the tab on the TE ring part. In this case, the tab of the TE ring portion is engaged with the locking claw and mounted. Since this container has a reduced diameter portion between the bulging step and the locking claw, it can be mounted without impairing the operability of the capping device such as the winding roller used when mounting the metal cap. You can Therefore, in this closing device, a metal cap and a synthetic resin cap can be attached to the container.

When a synthetic resin cap having tabs on the TE ring portion is attached to this container, when the cap attached to the container mouth is turned in the opening direction, one side surface of the tab engages with the locking claw. The TE ring portion is prevented from rotating due to the contact with the contact surface, and as a result, the rotational force that rotates the cap in the opening direction directly acts on the bridge, and the bridge is easily cut, so that the bridge is cut. The bridge breaking angle (BBA), which is the rotation angle to the position, can be reduced,
The BBA can be set to 90 degrees or less, preferably 45 degrees or less for both synthetic resin caps and metal caps. It is possible to provide a small closing device with good tamper evidence.

Further, since the TE ring portion is provided with a vertical score or a vertical weakening line and the TE ring portion is opened like a band when the cap is opened, the TE ring portion can be easily removed from the container mouth portion. Thus, the unsealing indication becomes more clear, and the tamper evidence of the closing device can be further improved. Also, since the TE ring part does not remain in the container mouth part and can be removed together with the cap,
Even after use, the container and the cap including the TE ring portion can be easily separated, and the container and the cap can be easily discarded and reprocessed.

Further, since the bead is provided between the tabs, when the cap is attached to the container, the cap is guided so that the position of the cap coincides with the center of the container opening, and the cap is slanted with respect to the container. It is possible to prevent wearing. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the mischief of removing the attached cap without cutting the TE ring portion by inserting the wire or the like from the side of the tab and tilting the tab.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially sectional front view of a closing device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing the same closing device.

3 shows the same closing device and is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of a closing device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially sectional front view of a closing device showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional closing device.

FIG. 7 is a partially sectional front view showing another example of the conventional closing device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of the closing device shown in FIG. 7.

[Explanation of symbols]

50, 90 ... Cap, 51, 91 ... Top plate part, 5
2,92 ... Cylinder part, 53,93 ... Cap body, 5
4,94 …… Liner, 55,95 …… Bridge, 5
6,96 ... Horizontal score, 57,97 ... Main part, 58,
98 ... TE ring part (tamper evidence ring part), 59 ... screw part, 60 ... tab, 60a ... one side, 61 ... bead, 70, 100 ... container, 70a ...
... Container mouth part, 71,101 ... Male screw, 72,102 ...
... Swelling step portion, 73 ... Flange, 74, 103 ... Locking claw, 74a ... Contact surface, 75, 104 ... Reduced diameter portion, 76
…… Surface with no locking claws, 81 …… Vertical score.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A container in which a threaded portion is formed on the outer periphery of a mouth portion, and a bulging step portion that bulges radially outward in a radial direction is formed below the threaded portion, and a container is suspended from a top plate portion and its peripheral edge. And a cap made of a synthetic resin or a metal cap having a tamper evidence ring section separated from the main section by a horizontal score, leaving a plurality of bridges at the bottom of the cylinder section. A tamper-evidence ring portion of the synthetic resin cap is provided below the bulging step portion of the container with one locking claw provided with a reduced diameter portion or a plurality of locking claws spaced apart in the circumferential direction. A plate-like tab that is formed to project inward in the radial direction on the inner wall surface of the tab, and one side surface of which engages with the locking claw to prevent the tamper evidence ring part from moving in the opening direction and which can be undulated in the vertical direction. Are spaced apart along the circumferential direction In addition, a bead that bulges radially inward is provided between these tabs, and when the synthetic resin cap is attached to the container mouth and rotated in the opening direction, the tabs A closing device characterized in that when the metal cap is attached to the container mouth, the tamper evidence ring portion of the cap engages with the lower end of the bulging step. . 2. A container in which a threaded portion is formed on the outer circumference of the mouth portion, and a bulging step portion that bulges radially outward in the radial direction is formed below the threaded portion; And a tamper-evidence ring part formed by a horizontal score to leave a plurality of bridges in the lower part of the cylinder part, and the threaded part of the container is formed on the inner wall surface of the main part. In a closing device comprising a synthetic resin cap provided with a screw part to be screwed, one or a plurality of parts are arranged along a circumferential direction below a bulging step part of the container via a reduced diameter part. Is formed on the inner wall surface of the tamper-evidence ring portion of the synthetic resin cap, and one side surface engages with the engagement claw to form a tamper-evidence ring portion. Can be lifted up and down to prevent movement in the opening direction A plate-like tabs are spaced along a plurality circumferential direction, and closing means, characterized in that the bead that bulges radially inward between these tabs is provided. 3. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein one side surface of the tab and a contact surface of a locking claw that contacts the one side surface of the tab when the cap is opened are vertical surfaces. 4. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein a thick portion for enhancing bending resistance of the tab is formed on at least one of the side surfaces of the peripheral portion of the tab. 5. The closure device according to claim 1, wherein the tamper evidence ring portion of the cap is provided with a vertical score that opens the tamper evidence ring portion in a band shape. 6. The bridge breaking angle, which is the rotation angle up to the position where the bridge is cut by rotating the cap attached to the container mouth in the opening direction, is 90 degrees or less. The closure device according to any one of 5 to 5.