JPH10194316A - Discharging container for beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To open the discharging port of a container simultaneously with the opening of a covering lid by an extremely simple motion by a method wherein an engaging ring is erected on a cap to provide a lever attaching piece, and the covering lid is equipped with a connecting piece which connects a lid main body and the cap. SOLUTION: A cap is constituted of a fitting cylinder 4, an upper wall, and a discharging cylinder 6, and a thread 7 is provided on the fitting cylinder 4. On the peripheral surface of the fitting cylinder 4, an attaching part 8 is formed, and on the upper surface of the attaching part 8, a lever attaching piece 9 is erected. On the lever attaching piece 9, an attaching groove 10 is engraved, and on the upper surface of the upper wall 5, of which the lower end is made a bearing part 11, an engaging ring 13, for which an expanded part 12 is provided, is erected at a specified range of the discharging cylinder 6. A closing lid cylinder comprises a top wall and a side cylindrical wall, and at the center of the top wall, an opening which is fitted on a plug member 20, is provided. Thus, by an extremely simple operation of a lever, the covering lid is moved to a opening position, and the closing lid cylinder can be placed under a state wherein the discharging port is opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing container for beverages in which a closing tube is fitted on a dispensing tube provided on a cap of the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dispensing container in which a vertically movable closing lid tube is fitted to a discharging cylinder provided on an upper portion of a cap, and a pouring outlet is opened and closed by vertically moving the closing cylinder, Conventionally known.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional dispensing container has been mainly used as a dispensing container for household detergents and cosmetics, but recently, the above-mentioned dispensing container has been used as a dispensing container for beverages. The beverage is used by attaching a mouth to the lid cylinder and sucking and drinking the beverage directly from the spout. At that time, when the hand is dirty, if the dirty finger touches the lid tube, dust and germs on the finger adhere to the surface of the lid tube, which causes a problem of poor hygiene.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, there has been proposed a beverage dispensing container in which a closed lid cylinder fitted to the dispensing cylinder is opened and closed by operating a lever attached to a cap. ing.

[0005] However, there is no problem when drinking and drinking a drink at a time, but since the capacity is so large that it is not possible to drink at a time and to drink the drink after a while, let's close the lid and store it temporarily. In this case, dust and various germs in the air adhere to the closed lid cylinder with the mouth, and there is a problem that the hygiene is not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a technical problem. A cup-shaped cover for covering a closed cylinder is attached to a cap via a connecting piece, and one-touch operation.
An object of the present invention is to provide a container capable of opening a spout of a container at the same time as opening of a cover.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides, as a beverage dispensing container, a cap having an upwardly dispensing cylinder at the top, and a spout fitted to the dispensing cylinder. A lid container that can be opened and closed, a lever attached to the cap to open and close the lid tube, and a pouring container provided with a cover attached to the cap and covering the lid tube, wherein the cap has A lever ring is provided on a peripheral edge of the upper wall, the locking ring having a bulge at its upper end, and a lever mounting piece is provided. A holding member, and a locking piece is provided on the upper surface of the mounting portion of the holding member,
The cover lid includes a lid main body composed of a side cylinder and a bottom wall, and a connecting piece for coupling the lid main body to the cap, forming a cutout at a predetermined position on the side cylinder end edge, and forming an inner surface of the side cylinder. A configuration is provided in which a bulging ring is provided along the edge to engage with a locking ring erected on the cap, and a protruding ring is erected on the inner surface of the bottom wall to be engaged with the top wall of the closing cylinder. adopt.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, A is a container containing a beverage, and is formed of PET, polyethylene or another synthetic resin. B is a cap on which an injection cylinder is erected, C is a closed lid cylinder, D is an opening / closing lever attached to the cap B, and E is a cover attached to the cap B. The cap B, the lid cylinder C, the lever D, and the cover E are all formed of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the container A includes a container body 1 and a container opening 2, and a screw 3 is formed in the container opening 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cap B comprises a fitting tube 4, an upper wall 5, and a pouring tube 6 erected on the upper surface of the upper wall 5. Is the screw 3 of the container mouth 2
Is provided with a screw 7 to be screwed into the. A mounting portion 8 protruding from the outer periphery is formed on the peripheral surface of the fitting cylinder 4, and a pair of lever mounting pieces 9 are provided upright on the upper surface of the mounting portion 8. The lever mounting piece 9 has a mounting groove 10 formed on each of the opposing surfaces, and a lower end of the mounting groove 10 is provided on an upper surface of the upper wall 5 serving as a semicircular bearing 11.
A bulging portion 12 is provided at the upper end in a certain range along the peripheral surface of the pouring cylinder 6.
Is provided upright.

The pouring cylinder 6 is erected so as to extend upward from the upper wall 5, and the side cylindrical wall 15 is composed of a lower enlarged diameter portion 16 and an upper reduced diameter portion 17, An engagement ridge 18 is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the cylindrical wall 15. A circular plug member 20 is attached to the upper end of the ejection tube 6 by a plurality of support rods 19 extending from the inner periphery of the side cylinder wall 15.
A flow path 21 for discharging the content liquid is formed between the inner wall and the inner circumference of the side cylinder wall 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, the closing cylinder C comprises a top wall 22 and a side cylinder wall 23. An opening 24 for fitting to the plug member 20 is provided at the center of the top wall 22. ing. When the lid cylinder C is raised, the opening 24 forms a spout X for the content liquid that is continuous with the spouting channel 21 as shown in FIG. 6, and the spout of the container is opened. A step 25 is formed below the opening 24 and engages with the upper end of the dispensing cylinder 6 to hold the closed cylinder C at a predetermined position. A bulging ring 26 is provided on the outer periphery of the upper end of the side cylinder wall 23, and the inner periphery of the side cylinder wall 23 is joined to the upper end of the enlarged diameter portion 16 of the side cylinder wall 15 when the spout X is closed, and when released. A locking ridge 27 is provided so as to engage with the engaging ridge 18 to prevent the lid tube C from falling off.

[0012] As shown in FIG.
, And a pressing member 31 extending outward from an edge of the engaging ring 30. The pressing member 31 is bent in a U shape, and , And a lower pressing portion 33. The mounting portion 32 is provided with a shaft pin 34 protruding outward so as to be inserted into the mounting groove 10 of the lever mounting piece 9. On the upper surface of the mounting portion 32, a protruding piece 35 that engages with the inner surface of the cover E is provided upright. In mounting the lever D, the engaging wheel 30 is inserted into the pouring cylinder 6, the shaft pin 34 is inserted into the mounting groove 10, the bearing portion 11 is held, and the engaging wheel 30 is placed on the upper surface of the upper wall 5 of the cap. Place so that it is joined to

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover lid E is
And a band-shaped connecting piece 41, the cap B and the connecting piece 4
Are connected by one. The lid main body 40 includes a cylindrical wall 42 and a bottom wall 43, covers the closed lid cylinder C, and is formed in a cup shape so as to be joined to the upper wall 5 of the cap. Cylinder wall 4
A notch 45 is provided at the second edge 44 on the opposite side of the connecting piece 41 so that the edge of the cylindrical wall 42 does not abut the lever D when the cover E is fitted. A bulging ring 46 is provided on the inner surface of the cylindrical wall 42 to engage with the bulging portion 12 of the locking ring 13 erected on the cap along the edge 44, and the inner surface of the bottom wall 43 is closed. A protruding ring 47 that engages with the top wall 22 of the lid tube C is provided upright.

Next, the mode of use of the above-mentioned beverage container and the function and effect of drinking the contained beverage will be described with reference to FIG. When the user wants to drink a beverage, the user removes the package and presses the pressing portion 33 of the lever D. The lever D rotates around the shaft pin 34, and the lid C is pushed up by the engagement wheel 30. At that time, the top wall 22 of the lid cylinder C is joined to the protruding ring 47 of the lid body 40 to push up the lid body 40.

First, when the closed cylinder C is at a predetermined raised position, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
The swelling ring 46 is disengaged from the swelling portion 12 of the locking ring 13, and the projection 35 provided on the mounting portion 32 of the lever D allows the lid main body 40 to connect the lid body 40 to the mounting portion 32 of the lever D.
And acts to pull the connecting piece 41 upward.

Further, when the holding portion 33 of the lever D is joined to the surface of the mounting portion 8 of the cap B, and the cover cylinder C is raised to the uppermost position, the projection 35 is moved to the inner periphery of the cylinder wall 42 of the cover body 40. Is disengaged from the cover body 4 and moves into the notch portion 45, and the lid body 4
0 is free. At this time, since the connecting piece 41 has elasticity, a restoring force acts on the tension and moves to the open position as shown in FIG. At the same time,
The spout X is in the maximum open state, and the mouth can be attached to the closed lid tube C to drink the beverage. This state is maintained as long as the pressing of the lever D is not released, and the drinking of the content beverage can be continued.

When the outlet X is to be closed, the cover E is placed on the lid C and pressed from above, the lid C is lowered, the lever D is returned to the original position, and the outlet of the container is closed. . At the same time, the swelling ring 46 provided on the cylindrical wall 42 of the lid main body 40 is engaged with the swelling portion 12 of the locking ring 13 to be tightly fitted.

In the above embodiment, when attaching the cap B to the container A, screws 3 and 7 are provided on the outer periphery of the container opening 2 and the inner periphery of the fitting tube 4 of the cap B, respectively.
Is screwed into the container A, but fitting ridges may be provided on the outer periphery of the container mouth portion 2 and the inner periphery of the fitting cylinder 4, respectively, and fitted by tapping.

[0019]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. The cover lid can be moved to the open position by one-touch operation of the lever, and at the same time, the closed lid cylinder can be set to the open state of the spout. Since the lid can be opened and closed without touching the fingers, dust and germs on the fingers can be closed even when the hands are dirty when drinking the drink with the liquid content into the lid and drinking. Sanitary without sticking to the lid tube. Since the closing tube of the dispensing tube is covered with the cover, dust and germs in the air do not adhere to the surface of the closing tube, which is sanitary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of a dispensing container.

3A and 3B are views showing a cap, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG.
Is a side view, and (c) is a plan view.

4A and 4B are diagrams showing a closed cylinder, in which FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a bottom view.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing a lever, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view and FIG. 5B is a front view.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an opened state of a pouring container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Container B Cap C Closed cylinder D Lever E Cover X Spout 2 Container mouth 4 Fitting cylinder 5 Top wall 6 Discharge cylinder 9 Lever mounting piece 12 Swelling part 13 Locking ring 15 Side cylinder wall 19 Support rod 20 Plug member 22 Top wall 24 Opening 30 Engagement ring 31 Pressing member 35 Projecting piece 40 Lid body 41 Connecting piece 42 Cylindrical wall 43 Bottom wall 45 Notch 46 Swelling ring 47 Projecting ring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cap having a spouting tube erected on an upper part thereof, a closing cover tube fitted to the spouting tube and capable of opening and closing a spout, a lever attached to the cap to open and close the closing cover tube, A lid attached to the cap and covering the lid with a cover, wherein the cap is provided with a locking ring having a bulge at its upper end on a peripheral edge of an upper wall. A lever attachment piece is provided, the lever includes an engagement ring that engages with a lower surface of the closed lid cylinder and a holding member, and a locking piece is provided on an upper surface of an attachment portion of the holding member; The cover lid includes a lid main body including a side cylinder and a bottom wall, and a connecting piece for connecting the lid main body to the cap, forming a cutout at a predetermined location on an edge of the side cylinder, and forming an end on the inner surface of the side cylinder. A bulging ring is provided along the edge to engage with a locking ring erected in the gap, and a protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the bottom wall to engage with the top wall of the closed cylinder. Dispensing container for beverages, characterized by having an outlet ring.