JPH11157543A - Canned article with premium case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a canned article with a premium case which enables a premium to be easily attached to the article at any time and can be smoothly operated when the article is stored in a vending machine, and which also has no risk of breakage. SOLUTION: This canned article with a premium case is provided with a cylindrical canned article 1 and a premium case 10 detachably fitted to an upper edge of the article 1 so as to cover an upper face of the article 1. The premium case 10 is formed with a case body 12 having an opening 11 and a cap 13 for opening and closing the opening 11 of the case body 12. Further, the premium case 10 is formed into a circular shape corresponding to that of the canned article 1 and mounted to the article 1 coaxially therewith.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a can article provided to its user through, for example, a vending machine, and more particularly to a can article provided with a premium case for storing a service premium together with the can article. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various vending machines for selling canned articles containing drinking water and the like have been installed in stores, streets, and the like. In the operation of such a vending machine, for the purpose of promoting sales, for example, for a limited period of time, it has been practiced to provide a can product with a service premium to a user of the vending machine with a premium for service. I have. In such a case, conventionally, a service premium is attached to a can article by so-called shrink packaging using a heat-shrinkable resin sheet.

[0003]

However, in the means for attaching a service premium to a can article in such a shrink wrapping, the premium must be attached to the can article in a factory or the like having the packaging facility in advance. The type of can product selected at the vending machine installation site in consideration of the sales of can products, etc., and a premium added to the selected can product at the site and stored in the vending machine Can not be taken.

[0004] In addition, canned articles which are stored and sold in a vending machine are stored in a meandering rail shelf in the vending machine. In the case of shrink packaging, the canned article travels on the rail shelf. There is a risk that the smooth operation of the package will be hindered or the packaging sheet will be damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and it is an object of the invention that a premium can be easily attached to a can product at any time, and that the premium can be smoothly stored in a vending machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a can article with a premium case that can be operated at a high speed and is not likely to be damaged.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a cylindrical can article is detachably fitted to an upper edge of the can article so as to cover an upper surface of the can article. The premium case comprises a case body having an opening, and a cap for opening and closing the opening of the case body, the premium case having a circular shape corresponding to the can article and a can article. They are mounted so that they are arranged coaxially.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure denotes a steel can article, for example. The can article 1 has a cylindrical shape and contains, for example, coffee as drinking water.

The can article 1 is formed in a closed structure by caulking a cover 3 into an opening at the upper end of a can body 2, and the caulking portion of the cover 3 forms an upper end edge of the can article 1 in a circumferential direction. Are formed along the rib 4.

A spout 6 is formed in the cover 3 through a cutout 5, and a portion inside the spout 6 is a push-in lid 7. A tab 8 is attached, and the spout 6 can be opened by pulling up one end of the tab 8 and pushing the lid 7 downward.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a premium case formed of a synthetic resin. The case 10 includes a tray-shaped case body 12 having an opening 11 and an opening 11 of the case body 12.
And a cap 13 that opens and closes. A male screw 12a is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the case main body 12, and a female screw 13a corresponding to the male screw 12a is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the cap 13. And these case bodies 1
2 and the cap 13 have a circular shape corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the can article 1.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the case main body 12 is inverted. As shown in FIG. 3, a rib 4 at the upper end edge of the can article 1 is elastically attached to the periphery of the lower end of the case main body 12. A fitting portion 14 that can be fitted to is formed. The fitting portion 14 includes an annular wall 15 integrally protruding from the periphery of the lower end of the case body 12 and an engagement projection 16 formed at a lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of the annular wall 15. Notches 17 are provided at a plurality of equal positions on the annular wall 15.

The premium case 1 thus configured
No. 0 can be arbitrarily attached to the can article 1 by pushing the fitting portion 14 of the case body 12 so as to face the upper end of the can article 1.

That is, when the fitting portion 14 of the case main body 12 is pushed into the upper end portion of the can article 1, the annular wall 15 of the fitting portion 14 elastically expands outward, and with this expansion, the engagement is made. As shown in FIG. 1, the projection 16 gets over the rib 4 and engages with the lower side of the rib 4, whereby the premium case 10 and the can article 1 are connected.

When the premium case 10 is pulled outward from the upper end of the can article 1, the annular wall 15 of the fitting portion 14 elastically expands outward, and the engagement between the engagement projection 16 and the rib 4 is increased. As a result, the premium case 10 can be arbitrarily removed from the can article 1.

Therefore, when a premium a is attached to the can article 1 and the can article 1 is sold by a vending machine, the premium a for the attachment is stored in a large number of premium cases 10 in advance. And transport it to the vending machine installation site, where the premium case 1 is added to the canned goods 1 selected in consideration of sales and the like.
0 can be attached to the vending machine for sale. In this case, the troublesome and troublesome shrink packaging as in the related art is unnecessary, and the premium a can be attached by selecting any can article 1 stored in the vending machine.

When the premium a is stored in the premium case 10, the premium a is stored in the case main body 12 in a state where the case main body 12 and the cap 13 are separated from each other.
This can be easily performed by screwing a into the male screw 12a of the case body 12 and attaching the cap 13 to the case body 12.

As shown in FIG. 1, the premium case 10 attached to the can article 1 has a circular shape corresponding to the can article 1 and is arranged coaxially with the can article 1. When the article 1 travels while being stored in the meandering rail shelf in the vending machine, the traveling is always performed smoothly, and the premium case 10
Is not damaged.

On the other hand, a can 1 with a premium case is provided to a vending machine of a vending machine, and when a user of the vending machine takes out the can 1, the premium case 10 is removed from the can 1 and further. The cap 13 is removed from the case body 12, and the premium a inside is taken out. And when drinking coffee in the can article 1,
The tab 8 is pulled up to open the spout 6.

A premium case 10 is provided on the upper end of the can article 1.
Is attached, the upper end surface of the can article 1 is covered with the premium case 10, so that foreign matter such as dust does not adhere to the upper end surface, which is advantageous in hygiene management.

Further, when the can 1 of coffee is placed on a holder in the interior of a car or the like, the premium case 10 is attached to the upper end of the can 1 so that the can is vibrated by the car. Even if the article 1 shakes greatly, the coffee inside does not scatter or flow out,
The premium case 10 can be used effectively.
Premium case 10 removed from can article 1
Can also be used as a separate accessory case.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The premium case can be easily attached to a predetermined can article at any time using the premium case, and since the premium case is attached in a circle corresponding to the can article and coaxially with the can article, the premium case is stored in the vending machine. Sometimes it can be operated smoothly and there is no danger of damage to the premium case, and the premium case can be used as a part to prevent foreign matter from adhering to the upper end surface of the can article, or splashing or outflow of drinking water in the can article There is an advantage that it can be effectively used as a component for preventing

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a premium case is attached to a can article.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state where the can article and the premium case are separated.

FIG. 3 is an inverted perspective view of the case body in the premium case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Can article 10 ... Premium case 11 ... Opening 12 ... Case body 13 ... Cap

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A case comprising: a cylindrical can article; and a premium case detachably fitted to an upper edge of the can article so as to cover an upper surface of the can article, wherein the premium case has an opening. A can article with a premium case, comprising a main body and a cap for opening and closing the opening of the case body, wherein the premium case is mounted in a circle corresponding to the can article and coaxially with the can article. .