JP2014162499A - Hinge cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge cap openable by one action and capable of preventing sealability and resealability of a container from being damaged when a consumer takes out a content.SOLUTION: A hinge cap 1 includes: a cap body 2 provided with an extraction cylinder 6 on a top wall 7; an external lid 4 connected to the cap body 2 through a hinge part 3 and provided openably/closably with the hinge part 3 as a fulcrum; and an inner lid 5 held in a cylindrical wall 17 of the external lid 4 and sealing an opening 6a of the extraction cylinder 6. An inner ring 24 of the inner lid 5 is formed so as to make at least the side of the hinge part 3 longer than a wall part 23 of the inner lid 5, and the inner lid 5 is held inside the cylindrical wall 17 so as to be slidable at least in a height direction, and movable together with the external lid 4 by the opening/closing action of the external lid 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge cap, and more particularly to a hinge cap with improved openability.

  Conventionally, there are so-called hinge caps in which the outer lid and the cap body are joined by a hinge, but many of them have a planned opening portion in which a pull ring is formed to ensure the sealing of the container. When the contents are taken out, it is necessary to pull the pull ring after opening the outer lid, break the score, and remove the planned opening part. It was inconvenient for women and elderly consumers.

  On the other hand, a hinge cap without a pull ring is also known. As a hinge cap without a pull ring, for example, there is one having an inner lid that is hinged to the mouth portion of the dispensing cylinder. The cap provided a plate-like piece on the outer lid and allowed the container to be opened in one operation by causing the plate-like piece to interfere with the inner lid by the opening operation of the outer lid ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-126191 A

  However, in the hinge cap described in Patent Document 1, the inner lid is coupled to the mouth portion of the dispensing cylinder by the hinge, so that when the outer lid is closed, the hinge fulcrum is caused by the interference of the plate-like piece. As a result, the small lid is caught between the outer lid and the dispensing cylinder, the inner lid cannot be closed well, and the sealing and resealability of the container are impaired. There was a possibility that.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a hinge cap that can be opened by a single action (one action) when a consumer takes out the contents, and that the sealing and resealability of the container can be prevented from being impaired. It is intended.

  The present invention relates to a cap body having a top wall provided with a pouring tube, an outer lid connected to the cap body via a hinge portion, and provided to be opened and closed with the hinge portion as a fulcrum, And an inner lid that seals the opening of the dispensing cylinder, and the inner lid is formed inwardly of the wall and when the upper lid is closed. An inner ring fitted into the opening of the dispensing tube, and the outer lid is provided on the top wall, a skirt wall continuous with the top wall, and an inner surface of the top wall that is inward of the skirt wall. And a cylindrical wall having a diameter larger than the opening of the dispensing cylinder, and the cylindrical wall is a hinge cap having holding means for holding the inner lid inside thereof. The inner ring is formed so that at least the hinge portion side is longer than the wall portion, and the inner lid is at least inward of the cylindrical wall. It is slidably held in the direction, a hinge cap, wherein the opening and closing of the outer lid is to move with the outer lid.

  Further, in the present invention, the cap body has a top wall provided with the dispensing cylinder, and the outer lid and the cap body are higher than the height position of the top surface of the top wall. The hinge cap is characterized by being hinged at a position. Further, the present invention is the hinge cap characterized in that the cap body is formed with a convex wall, and the outer lid is hinge-coupled to the convex wall.

  According to the present invention, a cylindrical wall is suspended from the inner surface of the top wall of the outer lid of the hinge cap, and the inner lid is slidably held at least in the height direction inside the cylindrical wall, thereby preventing movement of the outer lid. In conjunction with this, the inner lid can be attached and detached from the mouth of the dispensing cylinder, so that the hinge cap can be opened and the contents taken out with one action. Further, since the inner lid has a wall portion and an inner ring formed longer than the wall portion, the inner lid can be stably held in the cylindrical wall and the outer lid is closed. Since the inner ring serves as a guide, the inner lid can be prevented from being bitten, and the sealing performance and resealability of the container can be prevented from being impaired.

It is a top view at the time of the lid opening of embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing in the II-II line of FIG. It is a bottom view at the time of lid opening of the embodiment of the present invention. It is an expanded sectional view showing an inner lid in an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the mode at the time of the opening-and-closing lid in embodiment of this invention, (A) is the figure which showed the mode at the time of closing, and (B) thru | or (D) showed the mode of the opening-and-closing lid in steps. .

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The hinge cap 1 (hereinafter also referred to as cap 1) includes a cap body 2, an outer lid 4 that is rotatably coupled to the cap body 2 by a hinge portion 3, and an inner lid 5 that is held in the outer lid 4. In the present invention, the vertical direction (height direction) is determined when the outer lid 4 is closed, the outer lid 4 side is upward (high position), and the cap body 2 side is downward (low). Position).

  The cap body 2 includes a pouring cylinder 6, a top wall 7 that is continuous with the lower end of the pouring cylinder 6, and an outer cylinder 8 that hangs down from an outer peripheral edge portion 7 a of the top wall 7. The outer cylinder 8 has a notch 9 formed at the upper end thereof over approximately 3/4 of the flange 18 side, and a convex wall 10 is erected on the remaining 1/4 of the hinge 3 side. Moreover, the fitting protrusion 11 fitted to the fitting recessed part formed in the opening | mouth part of the container (not shown) in which the cap 1 is mounted | worn is formed in the lower end part inner surface. In addition, the convex wall 10 can also be made to stand on the top | upper surface 7b of the top wall 7 as needed.

  The dispensing cylinder 6 is erected on the top wall 7 and has a mouth portion 6a at its tip. In the present embodiment, the dispensing cylinder 6 is formed at a position farther from the hinge portion 3 than the center position of the cap body 2.

  The top wall 7 is formed with a locking projection 12 at a location facing the notch 9 of the outer cylinder 8 of the outer peripheral edge portion 7a. In addition, an inner cylinder 14 is formed on the lower surface of the top wall 7 so as to be concentric with the outer cylinder 8 so as to form together with the outer cylinder 8 a fitting recess 13 into which the container mouth is fitted.

  The convex wall 10 is formed with inclined walls 10a at both ends thereof. The inclined wall 10 a is formed with substantially the same inclination angle so as to be combined with the inclined wall 16 a formed on the skirt wall 16 of the outer lid 4. Further, the convex wall 10 is erected so as to protrude above the height H of the top surface 7 b of the top wall 7.

  The outer lid 4 has a top wall 15 and a skirt wall 16 that hangs down from the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 15. The hinge part 4 side of the skirt wall 16 is cut away to form an inclined wall 16a. The top wall 15 has a cylindrical wall 17 suspended from its inner surface 15a.

  One end of the skirt wall 16 is coupled to the convex wall 10 of the cap body 2 via the hinge portion 3, and a collar portion 18 is formed at the other end on the opposite side. An engagement protrusion 19 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the skirt wall 16 to engage with the locking protrusion 12 when the outer lid 4 is closed (hereinafter also simply referred to as “closing lid”).

  The cylindrical wall 17 is formed to have a larger diameter than the opening of the mouth portion 6a of the dispensing cylinder 6 of the cap body 2, and a holding means for holding the inner lid 5 inside the cylindrical wall 17 on the inner surface of the lower end portion thereof. The locking protrusion 21 is formed.

  Further, a middle leg 20 is suspended from the inner surface 15 a outside the cylindrical wall 17. The middle leg 20 has a substantially C-shaped cylindrical shape in which a portion facing the cylindrical wall 17 is cut out, and is longer than the cylindrical wall 17. The middle leg 20 is arbitrarily formed as necessary, and prevents the dispensing cylinder 6 from being deformed by the stoppering force when the cap 1 is attached to the container mouth by stoppering. Formed to do.

  The inner lid 5 includes a top plate 22, a wall portion 23 that hangs down from the outer peripheral edge of the top plate 22, and an inner ring 24 that hangs down from the top plate 22 inside the wall portion 23. Further, a fitting groove 25 is formed between the wall portion 23 and the inner ring 24 so that the mouth portion 6a of the dispensing tube 6 is fitted when the lid is closed.

  The inner lid 5 is held slidable at least in the height direction inside the cylindrical wall 17 of the outer lid 4 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “holding”). It does not fall from the inside of the cylinder wall 17 to the outside. That is, the inner lid 5 is held such that a gap 26 is formed at least in the height direction between the inner lid 5 and the cylindrical wall 17. In the present embodiment, the inner lid 5 is held so that a gap 27 is formed slightly between the inner wall 5 and the cylindrical wall 17 (at least small enough not to fall from the inside of the cylindrical wall 17 to the outside). ing.

  The inner ring 24 is formed to be in contact with the inner surface of the extraction cylinder 6 of the cap body 2 when the lid is closed, and is longer than the wall portion 23. In the present embodiment, the inner ring 24 is formed to be longer than the wall portion 23 over the entire circumference, but it is sufficient that at least the hinge portion 3 side is formed to be longer than the wall portion 23. The length may be substantially the same over the entire circumference, but the length may be changed.

  Next, the operation of the opening / closing lid of the outer lid 4 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The cap 1 is attached to the container mouth by a stopper while the cap 1 is closed. At this time, the fitting groove 25 of the inner lid 6 is fitted with the mouth portion 6a of the dispensing cylinder 6, and the hermeticity in the container is maintained (see FIG. 5A). Further, the fitting between the fitting groove 25 and the mouth portion 6a can be reliably performed as in the resealing described below.

  At this time, the inner lid 5 is slidably held in the cylindrical wall 17 of the outer lid 4, that is, there is a gap 26 in the height direction between the cylindrical wall 17 and the inner lid 5. Is important. By doing so, even if the engagement between the outer lid 4 and the cap body 2 is unexpectedly loosened due to a drop of the container or the like, the inner lid 5 is provided with the locking protrusion 21 by the amount of the gap 26 in the height direction. No contact is made immediately and no external force is received until the locking ridge 21 is contacted. Therefore, the fitting between the mouth portion 6a and the fitting groove 25 can be maintained, and the container can be kept airtight (see FIG. 5B).

  Moreover, since there is a slight radial gap 27 between the cylindrical wall 17 and the inner lid 5 as in the present embodiment, the impact at the time of dropping or the like is not directly transmitted to the mouth portion 6a of the dispensing cylinder 6. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sealing performance from being impaired by the mouth portion 6a being deformed by the impact.

  Thereafter, when the user opens the lid to take out the contents from the container, the inner lid 5 moves together with the outer lid 4 while being hooked on the locking ridge 21, so that it is detached from the mouth portion 6a with one action. Then, the mouth portion 6a is opened (see FIG. 5D).

  At this time, in the present embodiment, the inner lid 5 is held in the cylindrical wall 17 of the outer lid 4 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, so that the inner lid 5 is detached from the dispensing cylinder port portion 6a. Since it is performed with a delay in releasing the engagement state between the locking projection 12 and the engagement projection 19 (see FIG. 5B), the lid can be opened with a smaller force.

  When the outer lid 4 is closed again (hereinafter also simply referred to as “closing”), the inner lid 5 does not fall while the inner lid 5 is held in the cylindrical wall 17 by the locking protrusion 21. It moves together with the outer lid 4 and first comes into contact with the hinge portion 3 side outer surface of the inner ring 24 of the inner lid 5 and the hinge portion 3 side inner surface of the extraction tube 6 (see FIG. 5C). At this time, the inner lid 5 is thicker in the height direction than the top plate 22 by the amount of the wall portion 23 formed therein, so that the movement in the rotational direction is restricted. Therefore, further tilting from the opening angle θ of the outer lid 4 is prevented, and the inner ring 24 comes into contact with the outer surface of the hinge portion 3 more reliably.

  Thereafter, the inner lid 5 moves while the inner ring 24 is guided to the inner surface, the mouth portion 6a of the extraction tube 6 is fitted into the fitting groove 25 of the inner lid 5, and the container is sealed again (resealed). (See FIG. 5B). Therefore, the inner lid 5 is prevented from shifting during resealing. At this time, it is important that the inner ring 24 is formed longer than the wall portion 23. When the inner ring 24 is formed shorter than the wall portion 23, the abutment between the inner ring 24 and the dispensing cylinder 6 is just before the lid is closed, and the guide effect cannot be obtained.

  At this time, the position of the hinge portion 3 is preferably higher than the top surface 7 b of the top wall 7. Since the cap 1 is closed while the outer lid 4 rotates around the hinge portion 3 as a fulcrum, the outer surface on the hinge portion 3 side of the inner ring 24 and the inner surface on the hinge portion 3 side of the dispensing tube 6 are slanted. Although contact is made from the direction, it is possible to make contact from a direction closer to the vertical direction in this way, so that it is possible to further prevent the inner lid 5 from being displaced during resealing. It becomes.

  Also, the outer surface of the inner ring 24 on the side of the hinge portion 3 and the hinge of the dispensing tube 6 can be formed by forming the dispensing tube 6 at a position farther from the hinge portion 3 than the center position of the cap body 2 as in this embodiment. It becomes possible to contact the inner surface on the part 3 side from a direction closer to the vertical direction.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not change the summary of invention, it can change suitably. For example, the wall portion 23 of the inner lid 5 may be erected from the top plate 22. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  Further, the outer lid 4 or the cap body 2 and the inner lid 5 may be formed of the same resin or the like, but may be formed of different resins or the like. For example, by forming the inner lid 5 from a relatively hard resin and forming the outer lid 4 or the like from a relatively soft resin, it is possible to easily open the lid and obtain higher sealing performance. Become.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hinge cap 2 Cap main body 3 Hinge part 4 Outer cover 5 Inner cover 6 Extraction cylinder 6a Mouth part 7 Top wall 7a Outer peripheral edge part 7b Top surface 8 Outer cylinder 9 Notch 10 Convex wall 10a Inclined wall 11 Fitting ridge 12 Engagement Non-convex 13 Insertion concave 14 Inner cylinder 15 Top wall 15a Inner surface 16 Skirt wall 16a Inclined wall 17 Cylindrical wall 18 Gutter 19 Engaging protrusion 20 Middle foot 21 Locking ridge 22 Top plate 23 Wall 24 Inner ring 25 Insertion groove 26 Gap 27 Gap

Claims (4)

A cap body provided with a pouring tube on the top wall;
An outer lid that is connected to the cap body via a hinge portion, and that can be opened and closed with the hinge portion as a fulcrum;
An inner lid that is held in the outer lid and seals the opening of the dispensing cylinder,
The inner lid has a wall portion and an inner ring that is formed inward of the wall portion and is fitted into the opening of the dispensing cylinder when the upper lid is closed,
The outer lid includes a top wall, a skirt wall continuous with the top wall, and a cylinder formed on the inner surface of the top wall inward of the skirt wall and having a larger diameter than the opening of the pouring cylinder And have a wall
The cylindrical wall is a hinge cap having a holding means for holding the inner lid inside thereof,
The inner ring is formed so that at least the hinge part side is longer than the wall part,
The inner cap is held inside the cylindrical wall so as to be slidable at least in the height direction, and moves together with the outer lid by opening and closing the outer lid. . The cap body has a top wall provided with the dispensing tube,
The hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer lid and the cap body are hinge-coupled at a position higher than a height position of a top surface of the top wall. The cap body has a convex wall,
The hinge cap according to claim 2, wherein the outer lid is hinge-coupled to the convex wall.   The hinge cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dispensing tube is formed at a position farther from the hinge portion than a center position of the cap body.

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