JPH0898780A - Plug device of liquid container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable the brush washing in a plug element by making the valve opening/closing mechanism which is incorporated in the plug element separable from the plug element. CONSTITUTION: In this plug device of a liquid container having a plug element 3 attached to a container main body l in a freely detachable manner and having a liquid injection passage 4 having the inlet 4a communicating with the container main body 1 and an outlet 4b opened to the outside formed therein, a valve opening/closing mechanism 6 having the valve disc 5 capable of opening/closing the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4 by the operation of an operation member 21 is provided and the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is provided to a part on one side of the plug element 3 and the valve opening/ closing mechanism 6 is made freely detachable with respect to the plug element 3 to enable the brush washing in the plug element 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stopper device for a liquid container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a well-known liquid container stopper device, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-116239, a stopper body or a stopper body and a spout portion of a container body are provided. There is a structure in which a valve body that opens and closes the inlet of the liquid injection passage formed between the two is opened and closed by a valve opening and closing mechanism installed in the stopper.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned known example, the plug body and the valve opening / closing mechanism including the valve body for opening / closing the inlet of the liquid injection passage cannot be separated from each other.

Therefore, when cleaning the stopper, the inside of the stopper can only be washed by flushing, and the inside of the stopper cannot be positively cleaned with a brush or the like. In addition, like this,
Just because you can't brush the inside of the plug
Although it is not particularly unsanitary, it is thought that for general consumers, if possible, it is possible to obtain sensory satisfaction if the stopper body can be cleaned with a brush.

Further, in the above-mentioned known example, the outlet of the liquid injection passage is always open, and is covered by a cup detachable from the upper end of the container body. , If the outlet of the injection passage is always open, there is no special problem when the cup is fitted, but if the cup is left unattended, dust or insects will enter from the injection passage. There is a fear that it is hygienic.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the valve opening / closing mechanism assembled in the stopper body is configured to be separable from the stopper body so that brush cleaning in the stopper body can be performed. The first purpose is to prevent the entry of dust or insects through the liquid injection passage by closing the outlet of the liquid injection passage corresponding to the closing operation of the valve body when not in use. Is the second purpose.

[0007]

In the invention according to claim 1, as a means for solving the above problems, the container body 1
It is detachably attached to the inside of the container body 1 and
In a stopper device for a liquid container having a plug body 3 having a liquid injection passage 4 having an inlet 4a communicating with the inside and an outlet 4b opening to the outside air, the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4 is provided with an operating member 21.
Valve opening / closing mechanism 6 having a valve body 5 that can be opened / closed in accordance with the operation of
In addition, the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is provided in a part of the plug body 3 on one side, and the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 is detachable from the plug body 3.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the liquid container stopper device according to the first aspect, the operating member 21 is connected to the liquid injection passage 4
The outlet 4b is also used as a lid member for opening and closing.

In the invention according to claim 3, as means for solving the above-mentioned problems, an outlet 4b which is detachably attached to the container body 1 and communicates with the inside of the container body 1 and is open to one side of the upper part. A stopper device for a liquid container having a stopper body 3 in which a liquid injection passage 4 having a stopper is provided.
A valve element 5 that is vertically movable with respect to the valve body 5 and that closes the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4 during upward movement and is constantly urged in the upward movement direction and can be operated downward from the outside. An operating member that is attached to the stopper body 3 so as to be capable of arc rotation, closes the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 in the non-arc rotation state, and opens the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 in the arc rotation state. A valve opening / closing mechanism 6 including a valve 21 is detachably attached to the plug body 3, and the non-arc rotation state of the operating member 21 and the upward movement state of the valve body 5 are associated with each other.
The arc rotation state of the operation member 21 and the downward movement state of the valve body 5 are associated with each other.

In the invention according to claim 4, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, an outlet 4b which is detachably mounted on the container body 1 and communicates with the inside of the container body 1 and is open to the upper one side. A stopper device for a liquid container having a stopper body 3 in which a liquid injection passage 4 having a stopper is provided.
A valve element 5 that is vertically movable with respect to the valve body 5 and that closes the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4 during upward movement and is constantly urged in the upward movement direction and can be operated downward from the outside. It is slidably attached to the plug body 3 and closes the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 in a state of sliding to one side,
The outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 in the state of sliding to the other side
A valve opening / closing mechanism 6 having an operating member 21 for opening the valve body is detachably provided to the plug body 3, and a sliding state to one side of the operating member 21 and an upward moving state of the valve body 5 are provided. On the other hand, the sliding state of the operating member 21 to the other side and the downward movement state of the valve body 5 are made to correspond to each other.

[0011]

In the invention according to claim 1, the following actions can be obtained by the above means.

That is, the valve element 5 is operated in accordance with the operation of the operation member 21.
Will open and close the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4, and if the inside of the plug 3 is to be brush-cleaned, the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 can be detached from the plug 3 to open the inside of the plug 3. , Brush cleaning is possible.

In the invention according to claim 2, the following effects can be obtained by the above means.

That is, since the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is opened / closed by the operating member 21 which is interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the valve body 5, it is only necessary to open the valve body 5 at the time of liquid injection. While the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is opened, the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is closed by the operating member 21 when the valve body 5 is closed when not in use.

In the invention according to claim 3 or 4, the following actions can be obtained by the above means.

That is, since the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is opened and closed by the operating member 21 which is interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the valve body 5 (for example, arc rotation or sliding), during liquid injection. Only opens the valve body 5, and
The outlet 4b of the injection passage 4 is opened, while the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is closed when the valve body 5 is closed when not in use.
It will be blocked by 1. In addition, if the inside of the plug 3 is desired to be washed with a brush, the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 can be detached from the plug 3 so that the inside of the plug 3 is opened and the brush can be washed.

[0017]

According to the invention of claim 1, the valve body 5 opens and closes the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4 in accordance with the operation of the operating member 21, and the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 causes the plug body 3 to operate. Since it can be detachably attached to the body, the liquid injection passage 4 can be opened or closed without difficulty, which improves usability, and when the inside of the plug 3 is to be washed with a brush, If the opening / closing mechanism 6 is detached from the plug body 3, the inside of the plug body 3 is opened, and brush cleaning is possible, which is excellent for a user of a liquid container to satisfy a sense of cleanliness more than ever before. There is an effect.

According to the invention of claim 2, the liquid injection passage 4
Of the operating member 21 whose outlet 4b interlocks with the opening / closing operation of the valve body 5
Since it is opened and closed by means of the valve, the opening 4 of the liquid injection passage 4 can be obtained by simply opening the valve body 5 during liquid injection.
On the other hand, while b is opened, when not in use, the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is closed by the operating member 21 in accordance with the closing operation of the valve body 5, so that the liquid injection operation can be performed very easily and At the time of use, even if the cup 22 to be fitted on the upper part of the container body 1 is left with the cup 22 removed, there is an excellent effect that dust, insects and the like do not enter through the liquid injection passage 4.

According to the invention of claim 3 or 4,
Since the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is opened / closed by the lid member 21 that interlocks with the opening / closing operation of the valve body 5 (for example, arc rotation or sliding), the valve body 5 is opened during liquid injection. The outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is opened only by opening it, while the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4 is closed by the lid member 21 when the valve body 5 is closed when not in use. , A cup 22 that can be injected into the upper portion of the container body 1 when the liquid injection operation is extremely simple
Even if left unattached, there is an excellent effect that dust, insects and the like will not enter through the liquid injection passage 4.

Further, since the inside of the plug 3 is opened by detaching the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 from the plug 3, the inside of the plug 3 can be brush-cleaned, and the liquid container is used. For a person, there is an excellent effect that a feeling of cleanliness can be satisfied more than ever before.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIGS. 1 and 2 show a stopper device for a liquid container according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In this embodiment, claim 1,
This corresponds to the invention according to 2 or 3.

The stopper device of this embodiment is attached to a spout portion 2 of a container body 1 made of a stainless steel vacuum double container so as to be freely screwed and detached, and is screwed to the spout portion 2 of the container body. , A plug body 3 having an inside as a liquid injection passage 4, a valve body 5 for opening and closing the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4, and a valve opening / closing mechanism (described later in detail) 6 for controlling the opening / closing operation of the valve body 5. It is configured with.

The plug body 3 includes an outer cylinder portion 3a screwed into a screw portion 2a formed on the outer peripheral side of the container body pouring portion 2, and a container body pouring from the upper end of the outer cylinder portion 3a. It is integrally formed with an inner cylinder portion 3b folded back to the inner peripheral side of the mouth portion 2, and a liquid injection passage 4 is formed in the inner cylinder portion 3b. The liquid injection passage 4 is formed between the inner cylindrical portion 3b of the plug body 3 and the vertical flat portion 23 formed on a part of the peripheral wall of the upper case 10a of the valve opening / closing mechanism 6. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4
Is to be formed on a part of the upper edge of the stopper body 3 on one side. As a result, the direction of liquid injection can be specified during liquid injection.

Further, at the lower end portion of the plug body cylindrical portion 3b,
A seal packing 7 is provided to ensure the sealing property with the lower end of the container body inlet 2.

The valve opening / closing mechanism 6 of this embodiment is provided with a case 10 which is installed in the inside of the plug body tube portion 3b, and the case 10 is connected to the inside of the plug body tube portion 3b by the liquid injection passage. The upper case 10a, which constitutes a space for 4 and which penetrates and supports the valve body 5, is integrally connected to the lower end of the upper case 10a, and a brush is attached to the inner periphery of the lower end of the plug body tubular portion 3b. It is constituted by an annular screwing portion 10b screwed to the inner screw 29 (see FIG. 2) that is formed. Reference numeral 20 is an external screw formed on the outer periphery of the annular screwing portion 10b (see FIG. 2). The inside of the annular screwing portion 10b constitutes the inlet 4a of the liquid injection passage 4, and the inlet 4a and the upper case 1 are provided between the upper case 10a and the annular screwing portion 10b.
Communication passage 10 for completing the liquid injection passage 4 by communicating the space between the flat portion 23 and the plug body tubular portion 3b at 0a.
c is formed.

Inside the upper case 10a, the valve body 5 is
And a valve pressing rod 14 integrally formed with the valve pressing rod 14.
A valve drive including a spring 16 for urging the valve pushing up, a cam piece 24 having a cam surface 24a that abuts on the upper end of the valve pushing rod 14, and an operating member 21 for rotating the cam piece 24 in an arc. The mechanism 13 is installed. Reference numeral 15 is a spring receiving member.

The valve pushing rod 14 is an upper case 10a.
It is vertically movably fitted into a through hole 19 formed at the center of the bottom of the valve body, and the valve body 5 moves up and down as the valve pushing rod 14 moves up and down to open and close the liquid injection passage inlet 4a. Has become.

The operating member 21 corresponds to the upper case 10.
It is configured so as to be vertically arcuately rotated about a rotation shaft 27 pivotally supported by a bearing member 26 provided at the upper end of a. The operating member 21 also serves as a lid member that opens and closes the liquid injection passage outlet 4b, and the operating member 21 closes the liquid injection passage outlet 4b in the non-arc rotation state. In the arc rotation state, the liquid injection passage outlet 4b is opened. That is, the non-arc rotating state of the operating member 21 and the upward moving state of the valve body 5 correspond to each other, while the arc rotating state of the operating member 21 corresponds to the downward moving state of the valve body 5. It has become. Reference numeral 28 is an operation knob for operating the operation member 21.

The valve opening / closing mechanism 6 is attached by screwing the outer screw 20 of the annular screwing portion 10b with the inner screw 29 formed at the lower end of the inner cylindrical portion 3b of the plug body 3.
Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, without removing the plug body 3,
The valve opening / closing mechanism 6 is separated from the stopper 3 by rotating the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 by holding (or removing) the upper end of the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 and brush cleaning inside the stopper 3 is possible (see FIG. 2).
When the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 is separated without removing the stopper body 3, it is possible to supply liquid from the inside of the stopper body 3 into the container body 1.

In the liquid container of this embodiment, the cup 22 is detachably fitted to the spout 2, and the fitting of the cup 22 causes the cup 22 to move in an arc rotation state. A certain operation member 21 is automatically returned to the non-arc rotation state.

Next, the operation of the liquid container stopper device of this embodiment will be described.

Since the liquid injection passage outlet 4b is opened and closed by the operating member 21 which is interlocked with the opening and closing of the valve body 5, it is only necessary to open the valve body 5 at the time of liquid injection. 4a is opened, and the liquid injection operation can be performed very easily. On the other hand, when not in use, the liquid injection passage outlet 4b is closed by the operation member 21 when the valve body 5 is closed. Even if the cup 22 to be fitted into the container is left with it removed, dust, insects and the like will not enter through the liquid injection passage 4.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, even if the valve body 5 is left in the valve open state (in other words, the valve closing operation by the operating member 21 is forgotten), the cup 22 is placed in the container body 1. When it is attached to the spout 2, the operating member 21 which is rotated upward in an arc is pushed down by the contact with the inner top surface of the cup 22, and the valve body 5 is forcibly closed. .

Further, in the case of cleaning the stopper device of this embodiment, the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 can be easily removed from the stopper 3 by removing the valve opening / closing mechanism 6 from the stopper 3, as shown in FIG. To be separated. In this state, the inside of the plug body 3 is in a completely opened state, so that brush cleaning can be easily performed, and a liquid container user can further satisfy a sense of cleanliness.

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 3 and 4 show a stopper for a liquid container according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In this embodiment, claim 1,
This corresponds to the invention according to 2 or 4.

In the case of the present embodiment, the cam piece 24 in the stopper device of the first embodiment is configured to be horizontally moved by the operation member 21 which is horizontally moved on the guide member 30 provided on the upper end of the upper case 10a. And the operating member 21 is
It also serves as a lid member for opening and closing the outlet 4b of the liquid injection passage 4. Therefore, the sliding state of the operating member 21 to one side corresponds to the upward moving state of the valve body 5, while the sliding state of the operating member 21 to the other side and the downward moving state of the valve body 5 correspond to each other. It is supposed to correspond. The closing operation of the valve element 5 and the closing operation of the operating member 21 are accomplished manually or by returning by fitting the cup 22. Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description will be omitted to avoid duplication.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the configuration of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that the design can be appropriately changed without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a liquid container stopper device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state of the liquid container stopper device according to the first embodiment of the present invention during cleaning of the stopper body.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a liquid container stopper device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state when the stopper body of the liquid container stopper device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is being cleaned.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a container body, 2 is a spout, 3 is a plug, 4 is a liquid injection passage,
4a is an inlet, 4b is an outlet, 5 is a valve element, 6 is a valve opening / closing mechanism, 1
3 is a valve drive mechanism, 14 is a valve pushing rod, 15 is a spring receiving member, 16 is a spring, 21 is an operating member, 24 is a cam piece.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An inlet (4) which is detachably attached to a container body (1) and which communicates with the inside of the container body (1).
Liquid injection passage having a) and an outlet (4b) opening to the outside air
A stopper device for a liquid container having a stopper body (3) forming (4), the valve body being capable of opening and closing the inlet (4a) of the liquid injection passageway (4) in accordance with the operation of an operation member (21). A valve opening / closing mechanism (6) having (5) is provided, and the liquid injection passage (4) is provided.
The outlet (4b) of the plug (3) is provided in a part of the plug (3) on one side, and the valve opening / closing mechanism (6) is detachable from the plug (3). Container stopper device. 2. The stopper for a liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the operation member (21) also serves as a lid member for opening and closing the outlet (4b) of the liquid injection passage (4). apparatus. 3. A liquid injection passage (4) which is detachably attached to the container body (1) and has an outlet (4b) communicating with the inside of the container body (1) and having an opening on one side of the upper part. A stopper device for a liquid container having a stopper body (3), which is vertically movable with respect to the stopper body (3) and closes an inlet (4a) of the liquid injection passage (4) when moving upward. And a valve body (5) that is always urged in the upward direction and can be operated downward from the outside, and is attached to the plug body (3) in an arc-rotatable manner, and is in a non-arc-rotated state. And an operating member (21) for closing the outlet (4b) of the liquid injection passage (4) and opening the outlet (4b) of the liquid injection passage (4) in an arc-rotated state. 6) is detachably attached to the stopper body (3), and the operation member (2
1) Correspond between the non-arc rotation state of the valve body (5) and the upward movement state of the valve body (5), while the arc rotation state of the operating member (21) corresponds to the downward movement state of the valve body (5). A stopper device for a liquid container, characterized in that 4. A liquid injection passageway (4) which is detachably attached to the container body (1) and has an outlet (4b) which communicates with the inside of the container body (1) and opens to one side of the upper part. A stopper device for a liquid container having a stopper body (3), which is vertically movable with respect to the stopper body (3) and closes an inlet (4a) of the liquid injection passage (4) when moving upward. And a state in which the valve body (5), which is always urged in the upward direction and can be operated downward from the outside, and the stopper body (3) are slidably attached to the valve body (3) and slid to one side. Valve opening / closing with an operating member (21) for closing the outlet (4b) of the liquid injection passage (4) and opening the outlet (4b) of the liquid injection passage (4) in a state of sliding to the other A mechanism (6) is detachably attached to the plug body (3) and is attached to one side of the operation member (21). The sliding state of the valve body (5) and the upward movement state of the valve body (5) are made to correspond to each other, while the sliding state of the operating member (21) to the other side is made to correspond to the downward movement state of the valve body (5). A stopper device for a liquid container, which is characterized in that: