JP2006206159A - Structure of plug part, spout member used for plug part and cap member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide structure of a plug part of a container, a cap member and a spout member which are suitable for a retort treatment and can simplify the manufacturing process. <P>SOLUTION: The container is equipped with the spout member 20 having a cylindrical spout 21, and the cap member 30 which is detachably screwed on the outer periphery of the spout 21 to close the spout 21. In the structure of the plug part 10 of the container, the cap member 30 has a wall 31 extending along the inner wall 22 of the spout 21. On at least one side of the inner wall 22 of the spout 21 or the outer wall 32 of the wall 31 in the cap member 30, the projection member 33 around the wall surfaces of the walls 22, 32 is provided, and the projection member 33 is in contact with the facing wall 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a structure of a stopper part of a container, a spout member and a cap member used for the stopper part, and specifically, a mouth suitable for a container filled with liquid retort food such as corn soup and sauces. The present invention relates to a structure of a stopper, a spout member and a cap member used for a stopper.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a packaging bag provided with a straw for a spout and a cap is known as a container for containing a beverage or a jelly-like liquid. When such a packaging bag is used as a container for performing retort processing in which the pressure changes inside and outside the packaging bag, the contents of the packaging bag expand and leak out of the container, or external moisture enters the packaging bag. There is a case. Therefore, such a packaging bag is unsuitable as a container for retort food, and a container having higher sealing performance is required as a container for retort food.

On the other hand, as a retort food packaging bag that enables retort processing, after filling the packaging bag with retort food, the mouth of the straw for the spout was sealed with an inner sealing material, and the cap was applied from above the inner sealing material Retort food packaging bags are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-338775 A

  However, in a container provided with an inner seal material at the mouth for retort processing, a process for producing the inner seal material and a process for attaching the inner seal material to the mouth of the container are required, and the container manufacturing process Was complicated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container plug structure, a cap member, and a spout member that are suitable for retort processing and that can simplify the manufacturing process.

  The structure of the plug portion of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a spout member having a cylindrical spout, a cap member that is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout. The cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout, and at least one of the inner wall of the spout or the outer wall of the wall of the cap member, A protruding member that goes around the wall surface of the wall is provided, and the protruding member is in contact with the facing wall.

  In the structure of the plug portion of the present invention, it is preferable that a plurality of the projecting members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member. Further, in the structure of the plug portion of the present invention, the wall extending along the inner wall of the spout in the cap member may be a wall of a substantially cylindrical inner plug member provided on the inner side of the cap member. preferable.

  A cap member that solves the above-mentioned problem is a container opening provided with a spout member having a cylindrical spout and a cap member that is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout. In the cap member used for the plug portion, the cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout, and the outer wall of the wall in the cap member is provided with a protruding member that goes around the outer wall, The projecting member is formed at a height in contact with the inner wall of the spout that faces the projecting member.

  The cap member of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the protruding members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member.

  The spout member of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a spout member having a cylindrical spout, and a cap member that is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout. In the spout member used in the cap portion of the container, the cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout, and a protruding member that goes around the inner wall is provided on the inner wall of the spout. The projecting member is formed at a height in contact with the wall of the cap member that faces the projecting member.

  In the spout member of the present invention, a plurality of the protruding members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member.

  According to the structure of the spout portion, the spout member and the cap member used in the spout portion according to the present invention, the protruding member that goes around the inner wall of the spout member or the outer wall of the wall provided in the cap member is provided. At the same time, when the protruding member is in contact with the facing wall, the protruding member suppresses the pressure fluctuation caused by the temperature change during the retort processing, and the contents leak to the outside of the container, or the external moisture enters the inside of the container. This can be suppressed. Therefore, the structure of the plug portion of the present invention is suitable for use in a container whose internal and external pressure fluctuates, such as for retort foods. In addition, since the inner seal material is not used in the structure of the plug portion according to the present invention, the manufacturing process of the container having the structure of the plug portion can be simplified.

  The spout member and the cap member used in the spout portion structure and the spout portion of the present invention further include a plurality of projecting members in the direction of attaching and detaching the cap member, that is, in multiple stages. Therefore, when the structure of this plug part is used for a container with internal and external pressure fluctuations, such as for retort foods, even if there is a fluctuation in pressure, the outflow of contents and the inflow of external moisture etc. It can be blocked by the protruding member. Therefore, the effect that the above-mentioned contents can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the container or external moisture from entering the inside of the container is further increased.

  The structure of the plug part of the present invention, the spout member and the cap member used for the plug part are further provided with a substantially cylindrical inner plug member on the inner side of the cap member, so that the container inner side of the inner plug member is provided. The pressure inside the container can be suppressed by the wall surface. Therefore, the effect that the above-mentioned contents can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the container or external moisture from entering the inside of the container is further increased. Further, since the wall surface having the protruding member is the wall surface of the inner plug member, the wall surface is firmer than the case of having only the wall, and is difficult to be pressed against the central axis side of the spout, thereby improving the sealing performance by the protruding member. be able to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a packaging bag having the structure of the plug part of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the plug part showing the structure of the plug part of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cap member of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing each aspect of the protruding member in the structure of the plug portion of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the spout member of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a retort process.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the structure of the spout portion 10 of the present invention includes a spout member 20 having a cylindrical spout 21, and is detachably screwed onto the outer periphery of the spout 21, And a cap member 30 for closing 21. The plug portion 10 is provided for taking in and out the contents of the container 40 which is a packaging bag.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cap member 30 has a wall 31 extending along the inner wall 22 of the spout 21 in a state where the cap member 30 is screwed to the spout member 20. In the structure of the plug portion 10, at least one of the inner wall 22 of the spout 21 or the outer wall 32 of the wall 31 of the cap member 30 is provided with a protruding member that goes around the wall surfaces of the walls 22 and 32. First, the aspect in which the projection member 33 is provided in the cap member 30 is demonstrated using FIGS.

  The wall 31 of the cap member 30 extends along the inner wall 20 of the spout member 20, and since the spout 21 is cylindrical, the wall 31 of the cap member 30 also extends in a cylindrical shape. is there. Therefore, the protruding member 33 is provided in an annular shape outside the wall 31 of the cap member 30. In the cap member 30, the protruding member 33 is formed at a height H <b> 1 in contact with the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 that faces the cap member 30. That is, the width W1 of the gap between the wall 31 of the cap member and the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 is the height H1 of the protruding member 33. Therefore, when a plurality of protruding members 33 are provided, the height H1 of each protruding member 33 may be different.

  The position where the protrusion member 33 is provided in the cap member 30 is the outer wall 32 of the wall 31 as described above. When the cap member 30 is screwed to the spout member 20, the protrusion member 33 and the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 are provided. If it is the range which touches, it will not specifically limit.

  The number of the projecting members 33 is at least one, but as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, they are arranged in the direction of the axis A of the spout 21 in the spout member 20 (the arrow direction shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). It is preferable to provide a plurality (two or more). This increases the effect of suppressing contents from leaking to the outside or external moisture from entering the container due to pressure changes inside and outside the container, which will be described later. The number of the projecting members 33 is appropriately set according to the length L of the wall 31 of the cap member 30, the position where the projecting member 33 is provided, and the like. It is effective to provide more. In addition, in the structure of the plug part 10 provided in the container which performs a normal retort process, as shown in FIG.

  The protruding member 33 is normally provided so as to make a round substantially perpendicular to the attaching / detaching direction of the cap member 30, but is not limited thereto, and the protruding member 33 makes a round in a direction intersecting the attaching / detaching direction of the cap member 30. To be provided.

  The width W2 of the protruding member 33 and the dimensions such as the interval between the protruding members 33 when a plurality of protruding members 33 are provided are not particularly limited, and are appropriately set within a range in which the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the container can be suppressed. . In addition, when it has three or more projection members 33, it is preferable that each projection member 33 is located at equal intervals.

  The shape of the cut surface perpendicular to the wall 31 in contact with the protruding member 33 is not particularly limited, and may be a semicircular shape as shown in FIG. 2 or the like, or a convex shape as shown in FIG. Square shapes, rectangular shapes, other quadrangular shapes, etc.) Triangular shapes (isosceles triangular shapes, right triangle shapes, other triangular shapes, etc.) as shown in FIG. It can be a shape or the like. Further, when a plurality of protruding members 33 are provided, the shape of the cut surfaces of all the protruding members 33 may be the same, or two or more types of cut surfaces may be combined.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wall 31 of the cap member 30 is preferably a wall surface 31 of a substantially cylindrical inner plug member 34 provided inside the cap member 30. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress the pressure inside the container by the wall surface 35 inside the container 40 in the inner plug member 34. Further, since the wall surface 31 is solidified by the inner plug member 34, the sealing performance by the protruding member 33 can be improved. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inside of the inner plug member 34 may be hollow, or although not shown, the inner plug member 34 may not have a hollow portion. The inner plug member 34 has a substantially cylindrical shape as described above, and may be any shape that is close to a cylinder. Therefore, for example, in order to mold the cap member 30 and extract the mold, the inner plug member 34 has a shape such that a slight gradient is formed on each wall surface 32 of the inner plug member 34, and the cap member 30 side of the cap member 30 ( A substantially cylindrical trapezoidal shape in which the lower surface 35 in FIG. 3 is smaller may be used.

  The length L of the wall 31 provided in the cap member 30 is not particularly limited, and may be approximately the same as the height of the cap as shown in FIG. 3 or the like, or may be shorter or longer than this. . The shape and size of each part in the other cap member 30 are not particularly limited as long as the cap member 30 can be screwed into and removed from the spout member 20.

  In addition, the outer surface of the cap member 30 is usually provided with a plurality of irregularities that are linear and substantially perpendicular to the axial direction A as shown in FIG. Since torque is required to attach and detach the cap member 30, when the cap member 30 is fastened to the spout member 20 or when the cap member 30 is opened from the spout member 20, a human finger or device is used. This is provided to prevent slipping of a member that grips the cap member 30.

  The material of the cap member 30 is not particularly limited, and various conventionally known materials such as polyethylene (high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)), polypropylene, silicon and the like. Is used. Of these, the heat-resistant resin is preferably used as the material of the cap member 30 that is subjected to high-temperature treatment. Specifically, high-density polyethylene is a material having high density and high heat resistance, and polypropylene is also heat-resistant. It is a material with high properties. Further, the material of the protruding member 33 in the cap member 30 is usually the same as the material of the entire cap member 30, and an elastic material is preferable so that the protruding member 33 is in close contact with the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20. Used.

  The manufacturing method of the cap member 30 is not specifically limited, The following method is mentioned as an example. The cap member 30 is usually manufactured by integral molding. In addition, the cap member 30 is manufactured separately from the inner wall 31 (inner plug member 34) other than the inner wall 31 (inner plug member 34) of the cap member 30. It is also manufactured by assembling the plug member 34). Note that the cap member 30 may be formed without the protruding member 33 and then the protruding member 33 may be provided. Among these, it is easier to manufacture the cap member 30 by integral molding, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  When the cap member 30 having the above-described protruding member 33 is used as the structure of the plug portion 10, the protruding member is not usually provided on the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 as shown in FIG. 2.

  On the other hand, the aspect which provides the projection member 23 in the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 is demonstrated using FIG. In addition, although sectional drawing of the spout member 20 is shown by FIG. 5 as mentioned above, the inner wall 31 and the outer wall 32 of the cap member 30 at the time of screwing the cap member 30 together with the broken line are shown.

  In this case, the spout member 20 is provided on the inner wall 22 of the spout 21 with a protrusion member 23 that goes around the inner wall 22, and the protrusion member 23 is at a height in contact with the wall surface 32 of the cap member 30 that faces the spout member 20. Is formed. Since the spout 21 is cylindrical, the protruding member 23 is provided in an annular shape inside the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20. In the spout member 20, the protruding member 23 is formed at a height H <b> 2 in contact with the wall surface 31 of the cap member 30 that faces the spout member 20. That is, the width W of the gap between the wall 31 of the cap member 30 and the inner wall 22 of the spout member 20 is the height H2 of the protruding member 23.

  The number of the protruding members 23, the positions where the protruding members 23 are provided, the shape of the cut surface perpendicular to the inner wall 22 with which the protruding members 23 are in contact are the same as those in the protruding member 32 described for the cap member 30.

  Although the shape of the other spout member 20 is not specifically limited, even if the spout member 20 has the conduit | pipe 24 extended inside the container 40 as shown in FIG. Good. The dimensions of each part of the spout member 20 are not particularly limited as long as the contents of the container 40 can be taken in and out and the cap member 30 can be screwed in and out.

  The manufacturing method of the spout member 20 is not particularly limited, and is manufactured by integrally molding the cap member 30 as described above. The cap member 30 is divided and molded, and the molded parts are bonded together. Is also manufactured. The material of the spout member 20 and the protrusion member 23 of the spout member 20 is not particularly limited, and the same material as the cap member 30 described above is used. Note that the spout member 20 and the cap member 30 may be made of different materials.

  When the spout member 20 having the protruding member 23 described above is used as the structure of the plug portion 10, the protruding member is usually provided on the outer wall 32 of the wall surface 31 of the cap member 30 as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 5. Is not provided.

  However, in the structure of the spout part 10 of the present invention, although not shown, the protruding members 23 and 33 described above may be provided on both the spout member 20 and the cap member 30. In this case, the positional relationship between the protruding members 23 and 33 is not particularly limited. However, in consideration of attaching and detaching the cap member 30, the protruding member 23 of the spout member 20 is provided inside the container 40, and the protruding member of the cap member 30 is provided. 33 is preferably provided outside the container 40.

  Moreover, in the structure 10 of the spout part of this invention, the structure for shortening retort sterilization time, the structure for preventing becoming a nest of bacteria, etc. can also be provided.

  In FIG. 1, a bottom gusset bag-like container 40 in which a peripheral portion 42 is heat-sealed with a folded sheet (not shown) for a bottom gusset portion sandwiched between two rectangular sheets 41A and 41B. Although the example to which the structure of the plug part 10 of the present invention is applied has been described, the container to which the structure of the plug part 10 of the present invention is applied is not particularly limited, and a general bag, pouch, paper pack, side Containers such as gusset pouches, flat bags, and pillow bags are used.

  Here, the effect | action at the time of the retort process by the structure of the stopper part 10 of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

  The temperature / pressure / cooling water level program of the steam retort sterilization treatment is usually as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the retort process includes a temperature raising (pressurizing) step (1), a sterilizing step (2), and a cooling step (3). An example in which the structure of the plug portion 10 of the present invention is applied to a container filled with contents and retort processing will be described.

  In the temperature raising step (1), first, a container filled with the contents is put into the water in the retort kettle, and the external temperature of the container is raised. At this time, since no external pressure is applied to the container from the beginning to about 70 to 90 ° C., the pressure inside the container becomes high due to the volume expansion of the contents and residual air. In this state, a force is generated to cause the contents of the container to go out from the inside to the outside.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressure applied to the protrusion member 33A provided on the innermost side of the container is ΔP1, the pressure applied to the protrusion member 33B provided next to the outer side is ΔP2, and then outward. Let ΔP3 be the pressure applied to the provided protruding member 33C. According to the structure of the plug portion 10 of the present invention, the pressure applied to each protruding member decreases in the order of the protruding member 33A, the protruding member 33B, and the protruding member 33C (ΔP1> ΔP2> ΔP3≈0). ). Due to the structure of the plug 10, the contents of the container can be prevented from leaking outside the container.

  Further, in the temperature raising step (1), an external pressure is gradually applied between about 70-90 ° C. and about 120 ° C.

  Next, the sterilization step (2) is performed by setting the outside of the container to a set temperature and a set pressure (high temperature and high pressure) and holding them for a predetermined time. At this time, since the temperature and pressure inside and outside the container are in an equilibrium state, there is no force that the contents go out of the container or the water vapor outside the container enters the container.

  Next, in the cooling step (3), the hot water and the cooling water in the retort kettle are exchanged while keeping the external pressure constant, and the container is cooled while flowing the cooling water, and the cooling water is drained after the container is cooled. Then, exhaust and exhaust the retort process.

  As described above, the cooling step (3) has a mechanism for keeping the external pressure constant. However, when the hot water and the cooling water are replaced in the sterilization step (2), the inside of the container and the retort pot (the container) The pressure difference between the outside of the container is high and the pressure outside the container is low. At this time, as in the above-described temperature raising step (1), a force is generated for the contents to go out.

  According to the structure of the plug portion 10 of the present invention, leakage of the contents of the container to the outside of the container can be suppressed by the same action as in the above-described temperature raising step (1).

  Further, in the cooling step (3), the volume of the contents of the container decreases as the temperature of the contents of the container decreases. A force to enter the inside (a force to suck moisture into the container) is generated.

  At this time, according to the structure of the spout portion 10 of the present invention, the pressure applied to each protruding member decreases in the order of the protruding member 33C, the protruding member 33B, and the protruding member 33A (ΔP3> ΔP2> Δ P1≈0). Due to the structure of the plug 10, moisture can be prevented from entering the container from the outside of the container.

  In addition, the retort process which concerns on the above-mentioned description is an example, and the specific retort process of the container which has the structure of the stopper part 10 of this invention is not limited to each process mentioned above, a temperature range, a pressure range, etc. . Moreover, the container which has the structure of the spout part 10 of this invention acts so that the protrusion member 33 may suppress the fluctuation | variation of a pressure with respect to processes, such as a boil sterilization process with a pressure fluctuation similarly to a retort process. Thus, the structure of the plug portion 10 of the present invention is suitably used for a container having pressure fluctuations inside and outside the container.

  As described above, according to the structure of the spout portion 10 of the present invention, the protrusion member 33 or 23 suppresses fluctuations in pressure inside and outside the container 40, and the contents leak to the outside of the container 40, or external moisture. Can be prevented from entering the inside of the container. Moreover, since the above-mentioned effect is acquired without providing an inner seal material at the mouth portion of the spout 21, the manufacturing process of the container 40 and the stopper portion 10 is simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the packaging bag which has the structure of the cap part of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the plug part which shows the structure of the plug part of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the cap member of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows each aspect of the protrusion member in the structure of the spout part of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the spout member of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the process of a retort process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mouth part 20 ... Outlet member 21 ... Outlet (spout)
22 ... Outlet inner wall 23 ... Projection member 24 ... Conduit 30 ... Cap member 31 ... Wall (inner wall) of the cap member
32 ... Outer wall of the wall of the cap member 33 ... Projection member 34 ... Inner plug member 35 ... Wall surface of the inner plug member inside the container 40 ... Container 41A, 41B ... Sheet constituting the container 42 ... Periphery of the container H1 ... Cap Height of protrusion member provided on member H2 ... Height of protrusion member provided on spout member W1 ... Width of gap between wall of cap member and inner wall of spout member W2 ... Width of protrusion member L ... The length of the wall of the cap member A ... The shaft of the spout of the spout member

Claims (7)

In the structure of the stopper portion of the container, comprising a spout member having a cylindrical spout and a cap member that is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout.
The cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout,
At least one of the inner wall of the spout or the outer wall of the cap member is provided with a protruding member that goes around the wall surface of the wall, and the protruding member is in contact with the facing wall. Part structure.   The plug part structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the protruding members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member.   The wall plug according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wall extending along the inner wall of the spout in the cap member is a wall of a substantially cylindrical inner plug member provided inside the cap member. Part structure. In a cap member used for a cap portion of a container provided with a spout member having a cylindrical spout and a cap member that detachably engages with the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout,
The cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout,
The outer wall of the wall of the cap member is provided with a protruding member that goes around the outer wall, and the protruding member is formed at a height in contact with the inner wall of the spout facing the cap member. Element.   The cap member according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of the protruding members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member. In a spout member used for a cap portion of a container comprising a spout member having a cylindrical spout and a cap member that is detachably screwed to the outer periphery of the spout and closes the spout ,
The cap member has a wall extending along the inner wall of the spout,
The spout member according to claim 1, wherein a projecting member that goes around the inner wall is provided on the inner wall of the spout, and the projecting member is formed at a height in contact with the wall of the cap member that faces the spout.   The spout member according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of the projecting members are provided side by side in the axial direction of the spout member.

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