TWI765560B - Lid member and container with lid - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cover member and a container with a cover, which can maintain the sanitation of the water outlet by improving the drainage performance of the water outlet, and can improve the cleanability with a simple structure. Wherein, the cover member is detachably mounted on a container body with an opening on the upper part, the cover member can be used to close an upper end opening of the container body, and the cover member has an outlet on the upper section of the front side of the cover member. A cover body of the nozzle. The water outlet includes: a protruding portion, which can protrude toward the upper surface of the cover body and forward of the side surface of the cover body; a groove, which protrudes from the upper section of the protruding portion toward the cover body The front end of the groove is formed by notching in the front and rear directions; and an opening part is opened to the rear from the rear end of the groove.

Description

Lid member and container with lid

The present invention relates to a cover member and a container with a cover.

Conventionally, a lidded container is known, which has a lid member (plug body) detachably attached to a container body having an opening at the upper end (for example, Japanese Patent No. 5451813).

For example, the aforementioned container with lid discloses a valve that closes the liquid flow path against the urging force of the coil spring by providing an operating lever in the plug body to close the upper end opening. The structure that the body is pressed down in the opening direction.

It should be noted that, in a conventional container with a lid, a water outlet for pouring out the liquid in the container body to the outside is exposed to the outside. Therefore, dust or garbage may adhere to the water outlet during use.

Moreover, when using it as a milk jug in which milk or fresh cream are put, for example, the drainability of the water outlet becomes worse. Cause the liquid of the water outlet to slide down along the outer edge, or the liquid remains in the water outlet, etc., and the water outlet, etc. becomes dirty.

Therefore, the water outlet of the conventional container with a lid tends to become unsanitary, and in order to maintain the hygiene of the water outlet, it is necessary to frequently perform work such as cleaning the lid member. Moreover, if the structure of the cover member is complicated, the cover member needs to be cleaned more carefully.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional cases, the present invention proposes a cover member for improving the drainage performance of the water outlet, which can maintain the hygiene of the water outlet, and has a simple structure and is easy to clean, thereby providing a cover member with such a cover member that is more convenient to use Container with lid.

One object of the present invention is to provide a cover member, which is detachably mounted on a container body with an opening at the upper end, the cover member includes a cover body that can block an upper opening of the container body , and a water outlet is arranged on the upper side of the front end, and the water outlet includes: a protruding part, which can protrude toward the upper surface of the cover body and the front side of the cover body; a groove, which is The upper section of the protruding portion is formed by notching in the front-rear direction toward the front end of the protruding portion; an opening is formed by opening from the rear end of the groove to the rear.

Optionally, the opening portion is opened on a surface perpendicular to the extending direction of the groove.

Optionally, the groove has a shape whose width and depth gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side.

Optionally, the groove is inclined upwardly from its rear end side to its front end side.

Optionally, at least the upper surface of the protruding portion on which the groove is formed is a flat surface.

Optionally, the water outlet has a concave portion formed by concave the inner surface of the cover body from the opening portion toward the rear of the protruding portion.

Optionally, the cover body has a vent hole on the upper surface of the container body at the rear side of the water outlet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container with a lid, which has the lid member as described in the foregoing object, and a container body on which the lid member can be mounted.

Optionally, the container body has a vacuum insulated construction.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cover member that improves the drainage performance of the water outlet, can maintain the hygiene of the water outlet, and has a simple structure and is easy to clean, thereby providing a belt having such a cover member that is more convenient to use. Cover the container.

In order to facilitate your examination committee to be able to further understand and understand the purpose of the present invention, technical characteristics and effects thereof, the following examples are given to coordinate the drawings, and the detailed description is as follows:

In order to make the purpose, technical content and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification, and the present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications. , various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. For example, a lidded container 100 having a lid member 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lid body 9 is located at a blocking position in the container with lid 100 having the lid member 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention; In the container with lid 100, the lid body 9 is a perspective view of the state in the open position; Figure 3 is a view of the container with lid 100 shown in Figure 1 from below, and the lid body 9 is in the open position. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the container with lid 100 shown in FIG. 1 ; and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the container with lid 100 shown in FIG. 1 .

In the first embodiment, the lidded container 100 , as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , has the lid member 1 of the first embodiment and a container body 2 detachably mounted on the lid member 1 .

The lidded container 100 of the first embodiment can be applied to a milk jug that can keep cold liquid such as milk or fresh cream contained in the container body 2 by the container body 2 having a vacuum insulation structure.

Specifically, in the container with lid 100 , the container body 2 has an outer container 3 and an inner container 4 formed of stainless steel, etc. with a bottomed cylindrical shape, and the container body 2 is formed as an inner container 4 accommodated in the container. In the state of the outer container 3, it is a container of a double structure in which the openings are joined to each other. In addition, a vacuum insulation layer 5 is provided between the outer container 3 and the inner container 4 . The vacuum heat insulating layer 5 is formed by plugging the exhaust hole provided in the center of the bottom surface of the outer container 3 in the chamber in which the pressure is reduced to a high vacuum (vacuum suction) state.

The container body 2 has a substantially circular bottom portion 2a, a substantially cylindrical body portion 2b extending from the outer periphery of the bottom portion 2a, and an upper end side of the body portion 2b having a reduced diameter and formed in a substantially cylindrical shape A head and neck 2c. In addition, the upper end portion of the head and neck portion 2c serves as an upper end opening portion 2d of the container body 2, and the opening is circular in plan view. In addition, an annular overhanging portion 2e is provided on the entire inner circumference of the head and neck portion 2c.

While the container with lid 100 of the first embodiment has a substantially cylindrical appearance as a whole, the outer shape of the container with lid 100 is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately changed according to the size or design. In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the container body 2 may be coated or printed.

Please refer to Figures 1, 6 and 7 to illustrate the structure of the cover member 1 of the first embodiment; Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cover body with the cover member shown in Figure 1 viewed from above; And FIG. 7 is the perspective view which looked at the cover main body which has the cover member shown in FIG. 1 from the lower side.

Please refer to Figures 1, 6 and 7 again. In the following description, the side of the cover member 1 with a water outlet 6 described later is the "front side" of the cover member 1, so as to be different from the water outlet provided with the water outlet. The side opposite to the side 6 is described as the "rear side" of the cover member 1 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , the cover member 1 of the first embodiment is configured as a plug body for closing the upper end opening 2 d of the container body 2 . Specifically, the cover member 1 has a cover body 7 which can block the upper end opening 2d of the container body 2 and is provided with the water outlet 6 at the upper end of the front side, and is rotatably mounted on the cover through a hinge portion 8 A cover 9 of the water outlet 6 can be opened and closed on the rear side of the main body 7 .

The cover body 7 is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), and polyacetal (POM). The cover body 7 has a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall 7a and an upper wall 7b covering the upper surface of the peripheral wall 7a.

The cover body 7 is detachably mounted on the head and neck portion 2c of the container body 2 by screwing, so the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 7a is provided with a female thread portion 10 . On the other hand, the outer peripheral surface of the head and neck portion 2 c of the container body 2 is provided with a male screw portion 11 that can be screwed with the female screw portion 10 .

In addition, the cover body 7 is provided with a handle portion 12 that can be grasped by the user, and the handle portion 12 is arranged to protrude from the side surface of the rear side of the cover body 7 and extend downward.

The water outlet 6 constitutes a liquid channel for pouring out the liquid in the container body 2 to the outside. Specifically, the water outlet 6 has a protruding portion 6a that protrudes above the upper surface of the upper wall 7b (cover body 7 ) and forward of the side surface of the peripheral wall 7a (cover body 7 ). A groove 6b is cut in the front-rear direction from the front end of the protruding portion 6a in the upper section, an opening 6c is opened from the rear end of the groove 6b to the rear, and the inner surface of the cover body 7 is opened from the opening 6c. A concave portion 6d recessed toward the rear of the protruding portion 6a.

In the water outlet 6 of the first embodiment, at least the upper surface of the protruding portion 6a on which the groove 6b is formed is formed as a flat surface. The groove 6b has a substantially arc shape in cross section, and is formed by notching the center portion of the upper surface of the protruding portion 6a in the front-rear direction. Further, the groove 6b has a shape whose width and depth gradually decrease from the rear end side toward the front end side. Furthermore, the groove 6b is inclined upward from the rear end side toward the front end side (inclination downward from the front end side toward the rear end side).

The opening portion 6c continues the rear end of the groove 6b and is substantially arc-shaped in cross-section, and the upper portion thereof is substantially linear in cross-section so as to block the upper portion of the groove 6b. In addition, the opening portion 6c has an opening facing the inside of the cover body 7 on a surface where the extension direction (front-rear direction) of the pair of grooves 6b is perpendicular.

The recessed portion 6d is provided on the lower surface of the upper wall 7b (the inner peripheral surface of the cover body 7), and the depth gradually increases from the rear end to the opening 6c at the front end. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the concave portion 6d is substantially arc-shaped in a plan view from the flat lower surface (the bottom surface of the concave portion 6d) of the protruding portion 6a continuous with the opening portion 6c toward the rear side. way to expand.

The upper section of the cover body 7 is provided with an exhaust hole 13 for introducing external air into the interior of the container body 2 , and the exhaust hole 13 is located at the rear side of the water outlet 6 from the upper wall 7b (cover body 7 ). is formed by a circular hole penetrating the upper wall 7b in the thickness direction.

An annular wall 7c protrudes from the lower surface of the upper wall 7b on the inner side of the cover body 7. Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 7. The annular wall 7c is concentric with the peripheral wall 7a. The circular shape is protrudingly provided in the position continuous with this opening part 6c. That is, the opening portion 6c is provided in a state of penetrating the annular wall 7c in the front-rear direction, and the exhaust hole 13 is provided at a position overlapping the rear end side of the annular wall 7c.

A waterproof gasket 14 is detachably mounted on the inside of the lid body 7 . The waterproof gasket 14 is used to seal the sealing member between the lid body 7 and the container body 2 , and can be made of heat-resistant rubber such as silicone rubber. or an elastic member such as an elastic body.

The waterproof packing 14 has a stepped shape along the lower surface of the upper wall 7b, the outer peripheral surface and the lower end surface of the annular wall 7c, and is formed in an annular shape as a whole. The waterproof gasket 14 is fitted between the peripheral wall 7a and the annular wall 7c in a state of being in contact with the lower surface of the upper wall 7b, the outer peripheral surface and the lower end surface of the annular wall 7c.

On the other hand, the waterproof gasket 14 can be taken out from the inside of the cover body 7 by elastically deforming itself (elastically stretching). Thereby, the waterproof gasket 14 and the cover body 7 can be cleaned respectively, and the hygiene between the waterproof gasket 14 and the cover body 7 can be maintained.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the waterproof gasket 14 is provided with an elastic flange portion 14a protruding in the entire diameter expansion direction. When the waterproof gasket 14 is attached to the lid body 7 of the container body 2 , the elastic flange portion 14 a will be elastically deformed to be in a state of being in close contact with the upper end portion of the head and neck portion 2 c over the entire circumference. Thereby, the lid body 7 and the container body 2 can be sealed in a liquid-tight manner (water-tight).

The cover body 9 may be made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polyacetal (POM), or the like. The cover body 9 has a top wall portion 9a covering the water outlet 6 and the upper section of the cover body 7, and a peripheral wall portion 9b protruding downward from the periphery of the top wall portion 9a. When the cover body 9 plugs the water outlet 6, the peripheral wall portion 9b covers the front end side of the water outlet 6 and abuts the upper wall 7b of the cover body 7 to be flush with the peripheral wall 7a.

The cover body 9 is installed in such a way that it can be freely rotated in the up and down direction by a hinge part 8 provided on a handle part 12 (cover body 7 ), and the cover body 9 can be blocked due to its own weight. Force is applied in the direction of the water outlet 6 .

The cover body 9 has a rod portion 15 located at the rear side of the hinge portion 8 and protruding along the upper end of the handle portion 12 . In the state where the handle portion 12 is grasped, the cover body 9 can be rotated in the direction of opening the water outlet 6 by pressing the lever portion 15 downward.

The cover body 9 has a protruding portion 16 protruding from the lower surface of the top wall portion 9 a at a position opposite to the groove 6 b of the water outlet 6 . The protruding portion 16 has a shape extending in the front-rear direction in accordance with the shape of the groove 6b and gradually decreasing in height from the rear end side to the front end side. In addition, the front end of the protruding portion 16 is connected to the peripheral wall portion 9b.

With the cover member 1 of the present embodiment configured as above, when the cover body 9 blocks the water outlet 6, the tip of the protruding portion 16 abuts against the bottom surface of the groove 6b, and the top wall portion 9a The lower surface will abut against the flat upper surface of the protruding portion 6a.

Thereby, for example, when the container body 2 is tilted forward without pressing the lever portion 15 due to misoperation, in order to pour out the liquid, the liquid flowing out from the water outlet 6 adheres to the cover body 9 and the protrusion. When the inner surface corresponding to the flat surface of the portion 6 a is formed, the liquid adhering to the cover 9 will return to the water outlet 6 side through the protruding portion 16 . In addition, by making the lower surface of the top wall portion 9a abut against the flat upper surface of the protruding portion 6a, the liquid adhering to the inner surface of the cover body 9 can be prevented from leaking out of the water outlet 6. Therefore, when the cover body 9 is opened, the liquid adhering to the cover body 9 can be prevented from scattering around or contaminating the surroundings of the water outlet 6 .

In addition, in the cover member 1 of the first embodiment, when the cover body 9 opens the water outlet 6, the container body 2 is inclined forward, so that the container body 2 can be poured out from the water outlet 6 more easily. the liquid, and can further improve the drainage performance of the water outlet 6 after the liquid is poured out.

Specifically, when the water outlet 6 pours out the liquid in the container body 2 from the opening 6c through the groove 6b, the recess 6d has the function of accumulating liquid, and the outside air will be introduced through the exhaust hole 13 to the inside of the container body 2 . Thereby, while preventing air from flowing into the opening 6c, the liquid temporarily accumulated in the recess 6d can slide into the groove 6b from the opening 6c and be poured out. That is, when the liquid flows out of the opening portion 6c, the opening portion 6c is filled with the liquid, so that the inflow of air through the opening portion 6c can be prevented.

On the other hand, in the water outlet 6, the width and depth of the groove 6b gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side, so that the drainage performance of the front end of the groove 6b after pouring the liquid can be improved. In addition, since the groove 6b is inclined downward from the front end side to the rear end side, the liquid flowing along the groove 6b can quickly return to the container body 2 through the opening portion 6c.

Therefore, the cover member 1 of the first embodiment can prevent the contamination of the water outlet 6 caused by the dripping of the liquid from the water outlet 6 or the stagnation of the liquid in the water outlet 6, and can maintain the hygiene of the water outlet 6 . Moreover, the trouble of frequently cleaning the cover member 1 can be saved.

In addition, in the cover member 1 of the first embodiment, the cleaning efficiency can be improved due to the simple structures of the cover body 7 and the cover body 9 described above. Therefore, the container with lid 100 of the first embodiment can be used more conveniently by having the lid member 1 .

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be added without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiments, the lidded container 100 applied to the milk jug is exemplified, but the present invention can be widely applied as long as it is a lidded container having a lid member detachably attached to the head and neck portion of the container body.

In addition, the above-mentioned embodiment exemplifies the lidded container 100 having the container body 2 having the vacuum insulation structure and can exhibit the function of keeping cold, but the present invention can also be applied to the lidded container provided with the container body without the vacuum insulation structure. According to the above, it is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the rights claimed by the present invention is not limited to this. The equivalent changes that can be easily considered should all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

100: Container with lid 1: Cover member 2: container body 2a: Bottom 2b: main body 2c: head and neck 2d: upper end opening 2e: Overhang 3: Outer container 4: inner container 5: Vacuum insulation layer 6: water outlet 6a: Protrusion 6b: Groove 6c: Opening 6d: Recess 7: cover body 7a: Peripheral Wall 7b: Upper wall 7c: annular wall 8: Hinge part 9: Cover 9a: top wall 9b: Peripheral wall 10: Female thread part 11: Male thread part 12: Handle part 13: exhaust hole 14: Waterproof liner 14a: Elastic flange part 15: Rod 16: Protrusions

[FIG. 1] is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid body is located at the blocking position in the container with a lid having a lid member according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [FIG. 2] is a view of the tape shown in FIG. 1 from the upper side A perspective view of the lid container with the lid in the open position; [Fig. 3] is a perspective view of the lid in the open position of the container with lid shown in Fig. 1 viewed from below; [Fig. 4] It is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the container with lid shown in Fig. 1; [Fig. 5] is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the container with lid shown in Fig. 1; [Fig. 6] is a view from above. 1 is a perspective view of the lid body of the lid member shown in FIG. 1; and [FIG. 7] is a perspective view of the lid body having the lid member shown in FIG. 1 viewed from below.

100: Container with lid

1: Cover member

2: container body

2a: Bottom

2b: main body

2c: head and neck

2d: upper end opening

2e: Overhang

3: Outer container

4: inner container

5: Vacuum insulation layer

6: water outlet

6a: Protrusion

6b: Groove

6c: Opening

6d: Recess

7: cover body

7a: Peripheral Wall

7b: Upper wall

7c: annular wall

9: Cover

9a: top wall

9b: Peripheral wall

10: Female thread part

11: Male thread part

12: Handle part

13: exhaust hole

14: Waterproof liner

14a: Elastic flange part

15: Rod

16: Protrusions

Claims (8)

A cover member is detachably installed on a container body with an opening at the upper end, the cover member includes a cover body, the cover body can block an upper end opening of the container body, and a water outlet is provided on the upper side of the front end , the water outlet includes: a protruding part, which can protrude toward the upper surface of the cover body and the front side of the cover body, and the water outlet has the inner surface of the cover body from the cover body. a concave part formed by the opening part concave toward the rear of the protruding part; a groove formed by cutting the upper section of the protruding part toward the front end of the protruding part in the front-rear direction; and an opening part from the groove The rear end of the groove is formed by opening to the rear. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is opened on a surface perpendicular to the extending direction of the groove. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the groove has a shape whose width and depth gradually decrease from the rear end side to the front end side. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the groove is inclined upwardly from the rear end side toward the front end side thereof. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein at least an upper surface of the protruding portion on which the groove is formed is a flat surface. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the cover body is provided with at least one vent hole, and each vent hole can be located at the rear side of the water outlet of the container body. A container with a lid has the lid member according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and a container body on which the lid member can be mounted. The lidded container according to claim 7, wherein the container body has a vacuum heat-insulating structure.

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