JPH11334753A - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cap to which no dirt attaches at a drinking part. SOLUTION: The cap is provided with a main body part 34 formed with a spout and a cover part 35 to be placed in open and closed conditions supported freely movable on the main body 34. At least either in the main body part 34 or the cover part 35, a part for drinking is formed in a part not exposed to the open air when the cover part 35 is placed in a closed condition. The part for drinking extends along the top wall 12a and the side wall 12b of the container main body 12 when the cover part 35 is placed in an open condition. In this case, when the cover part 35 is placed in the open condition, the part for drinking extending along the top wall 12a and the side wall 12b of the container main body 12 is exposed to the open air, and when the cover part 35 is place in the closed condition, the part for drinking is not exposed to the open air. When the cover part 35 is placed in the closed condition, no dirt attaches to the part for drinking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cap.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a packaging container for accommodating a liquid food is provided with a resin cap so that a spout formed by opening the container can be repeatedly opened and closed. And a lid (lid) that is swingably supported on the main body via a hinge and opens and closes the spout.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main portion of a conventional packaging container in which a lid portion of a conventional cap is placed in a closed state, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main portion of a conventional packaging container in which a lid portion of a conventional cap is placed in an open state. It is. In the figure, 11 is a packaging container, 12 is, for example,
A container body 13 having an octagonal shape;
Is a resin cap attached to the top wall 12a. The cap 13 includes a main body 14 and the main body 14.
And a lid portion 15 which is swingably supported via a hinge 16 and is placed in an open state and a closed state. A handle 17 is formed at the tip of the cover portion 15, and the cover portion 15 can be placed in an open state and a closed state by hanging a finger on the handle 17 and swinging the cover portion 15.

A spout 21 is formed at a predetermined position of the main body 14, and a sealing portion 22 is formed at a portion of the lid portion 15 corresponding to the spout 21. The sealing part 22
Has a shape corresponding to the spout 21, and is fitted into the spout 21 when the lid portion 15 is placed in a closed state. In the portion corresponding to the spout 21 in the top wall 12a, a rupture region is formed by thinning a packaging material forming the container body 12, and when the cap 13 is attached to the container body 12, Sealing part 2
2 and the packaging material in the break area are fused.

[0005] Therefore, when the lid portion 15 is rotated by putting a finger on the handle 17, the breaking area is broken and the packaging container 11 is opened, so that it is formed adjacent to the spout 21 in the main body 14. The lips can be put on the drinking portion 14a thus made, and the liquid food (not shown) in the packaging container 11 can be drunk.

[0006]

However, in the conventional cap 13, since the drinking portion 14a is always exposed to the outside air, dirt may adhere to the drinking portion 14a. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problem of the conventional cap and to provide a cap in which dirt does not adhere to a drinking portion.

[0007]

For this purpose, in the cap according to the present invention, a main body having a spout formed therein, and supported swingably with respect to the main body, are placed in an open state and a closed state. A lid portion. A drinking portion is formed on at least one of the main body portion and the lid portion at a portion that is not exposed to the outside air when the lid portion is placed in a closed state.

[0008] The drinking portion extends along the top wall and the side wall of the container body when the lid portion is placed in an open state. In another cap of the present invention, the drinking portion is further formed by a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of the main body. In still another cap of the present invention, the drinking portion is further formed by a portion of the main body close to the hinge and a portion of the lid close to the hinge.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container according to a first embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in a closed state, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a packaging container in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in a closed state according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container in which a lid portion of a cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention is placed in an open state, and FIG. 7 is a first embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the packaging container in which the lid portion of the cap is placed in an open state.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a packaging container; 12, a container body having, for example, an octagonal shape; and 33, a resin cap attached to a cap mounting position of a top wall 12a of the container body 12. The cap 33 is attached to the main body 3.
And a lid portion 35 that is swingably supported by the body portion 34 via a hinge 36 and is placed in an open state and a closed state.

The main body 34 has a horizontal portion 34a extending horizontally along the top wall 12a and a vertical portion 34b extending vertically along the side wall 12b of the container main body 12. The lid portion 35 includes a horizontal portion 35a extending horizontally corresponding to the horizontal portion 34a, and a vertical portion 35b extending vertically corresponding to the vertical portion 34b.
A horizontally extending handle 37 is formed at the center of the lower end of the handle.
The vertical portion 34b is longer than the vertical portion 35b, and the thin portion 51 is formed at a position corresponding to the vertical portion 35b.

In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the main body 34 is formed in a concave shape, and the lower surface of the lid portion 35 is formed in a concave shape corresponding to the upper surface of the main body 34. Also, the lower surface of the lid portion 35 can be made flat (spring). Further, a spout 41 is formed at a predetermined position of the main body 34, and a sealing portion 42 is formed at a portion of the lid 35 corresponding to the spout 41.
The sealing part 42 has a shape corresponding to the spout 41, and is fitted into the spout 41 when the lid part 35 is closed. And the spout 4 in the top wall 12a.
1, the packaging material 4 constituting the container main body 12 is provided.
5 is made thinner to form a break area AR1, and when the cap 33 is attached to the container body 12, the sealing portion 42 and the packaging material 45 in the break area AR1 are fused. Therefore, when the cover portion 35 is rotated by putting a finger on the handle 37, the break area AR1 is broken, and the packaging container 11 is opened.

In this case, a drinking portion 52 is formed by a portion extending along the top wall 12a in the vicinity of the vertical portion 34b in the horizontal portion 34a and the thin portion 51 extending along the side wall 12b. Therefore, the drinking portion 52
, And drink liquid food (not shown) in the packaging container 11. Thereafter, by swinging the lid portion 35 about the hinge 36, the lid portion 35 can be placed in a closed state as shown in FIG. 1 or the lid portion 35 can be placed in an open state as shown in FIG. Or you can.

The packaging material 45 includes an outer layer 164, a paper substrate 165, an adhesive layer 166, a barrier layer 167, and an adhesive layer 1 formed in order from the outside to the inside of the packaging container 11.
68 and an inner layer 169. Usually, the outer layer 164, the adhesive layers 166, 168, and the inner layer 169 are formed of a resin such as a low-density polyethylene or an ethylene copolymer, but the outer layer 164 and the inner layer 169 are formed of a polyethylene. Is preferred.
Further, the barrier layer 167 is formed of aluminum foil (foil) or the like, and predetermined printing is performed on the outer surface of the outer layer 164 or the outer surface of the paper base material 165 as necessary.

Then, at the stage of manufacturing the packaging material 45, a punch hole 65a is formed in a portion of the paper base material 165 corresponding to the break area AR1. Therefore, the break area AR1 is formed only of the outer layer 164, the adhesive layers 166 and 168, the barrier layer 167, and the inner layer 169, and thus is thinned by the thickness of the paper base material 65. Thus, the lid part 3
When the container 5 is placed in the closed state, the drinking portion 52 is covered with the lid portion 35 and is not exposed to the outside air, so that the drinking portion 52 does not adhere to dirt.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, about what has the same structure as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching the same code | symbol. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container according to a second embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of the cap is placed in a closed state, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cap portion of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part perspective view of the packaging container put in the open state.

In this case, the cap 63 includes a main body 64,
And a lid portion 6 that is swingably supported by the body portion 64 via a hinge 66 and is placed in an open state and a closed state.
5, a handle 67 is formed at the tip of the lid portion 65. Further, a spout 71 is formed at a predetermined position of the main body 64, and a sealing portion 72 is formed at a portion of the lid 65 corresponding to the spout 71. The sealing portion 72 has a shape corresponding to the spout 71, and is fitted into the spout 71 when the lid portion 65 is closed. And
In a portion of the top wall 12a corresponding to the spout 71, the wrapping material 45 (FIG. 5) is thinned so that the break area AR
1 is formed, and when the cap 63 is attached to the container body 12, the sealing portion 72 and the packaging material 45 in the break area AR1 are fused. Therefore, when the cover part 65 is rotated by putting a finger on the handle 67, the break area AR1
Is broken, and the packaging container 11 is opened.

In this case, a drinking portion 82 is formed by a portion of the lid portion 65 extending along the side wall 12b near the hinge 66. Therefore, the drinking portion 8
2 can be put on the lips and the liquid food in the packaging container 11 can be drunk. In order to fix the lid portion 65 to the main body portion 64 when the lid portion is placed in an open state, a projection 83 is provided near the hinge 66 of the lid portion 65, and a projection 83 is provided near the hinge 66 of the main body portion 64. Are formed respectively.

As described above, when the lid portion 65 is placed in the closed state, the drinking portion 82 is covered with the lid portion 65 and is not exposed to the outside air, so that no dirt adheres to the drinking portion 82. In addition, when the lid portion 65 is placed in the closed state, the cap 63 has a flat shape, so that the loadability of the cap 63 is improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0021]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the cap, the main body having the spout formed therein, and the cap is swingably supported with respect to the main body, and the cap is opened and closed. And a lid portion to be placed in the state. A drinking portion is formed on at least one of the main body portion and the lid portion at a portion that is not exposed to the outside air when the lid portion is placed in a closed state.

The drinking portion extends along the top wall and the side wall of the container body when the lid portion is placed in an open state. In this case, when the lid portion is placed in an open state, the drinking portion extending along the top wall and the side wall of the container body is exposed to the outside air,
When the lid portion is closed, the drinking portion is not exposed to the outside air.

Therefore, when the lid portion is placed in the closed state, no dirt adheres to the drinking portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a lid of a cap is placed in a closed state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional packaging container in which a lid portion of a conventional cap is placed in a closed state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional packaging container in which a lid portion of a conventional cap is placed in an open state.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the packaging container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of a cap is in a closed state.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of the packaging container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in a closed state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the packaging container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in an open state.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the packaging container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in an open state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a lid portion of a cap is placed in a closed state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of a packaging container according to a second embodiment of the present invention in which a lid of a cap is placed in an open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Packaging container 12 Container main body 12a Top wall 12b Side wall 33, 63 Cap 34, 64 Main body 35, 65 Lid part 41, 71 Spout 52, 82 Drinking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] (A) a main body having a spout formed therein;
(B) a lid portion swingably supported with respect to the main body portion and having a lid portion placed in an open state and a closed state;
(C) at least one of the body portion and the lid portion has a drinking portion formed at a portion that is not exposed to the outside air when the lid portion is placed in a closed state, and (d) the drinking portion has the lid portion opened. Wherein the cap extends along the top and side walls of the container body when placed on the cap. 2. The cap according to claim 1, wherein the drinking portion is formed by a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of the main body. 3. The cap according to claim 1, wherein the drinking portion is formed by a portion of the body near the hinge and a portion of the lid near the hinge.