JP4762598B2 - Extractor with protective cover - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for preventing an extractor attached to a container mouth portion from being opened illegally in the distribution stage.

The dispenser includes, for example, a so-called hinge cap that includes a stopper fixed to the container mouth and a hinge lid that opens and closes a spout provided in the stopper. Since the spout is exposed when the hinge cap is opened, the hinge cap is a mechanism that clearly shows the closed state of the hinge lid between the stopper and the hinge lid so that the spout is not tampered with in the distribution stage, so-called There is a mechanism provided with a virgin mechanism, and as such a mechanism, for example, there is a mechanism in which a ring member is interposed between a plug body serving as a lower lid and a hinge lid serving as an upper lid, and engaged with each other. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-315820 A

  However, in such a conventional technique, it is necessary to set a hinge lid on the ring member after the ring member is set on the plug body, so that the assembling work is also complicated.

  In addition to the above virgin mechanism, the present inventor will pay attention to a technique that cannot be illegally opened without touching the extraction part and the part to be operated when performing the extraction in the distribution stage, as an excellent dispenser in terms of hygiene. It came.

  As is clear from the above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that the pouring portion of the pouring device attached to the container mouth portion and the portion operated when pouring are completely touched at the distribution stage. It is to prevent the tampering of the dispenser from being unfolded while keeping the state untouched, and to facilitate the complicated assembly work.

Pouring unit with protective cover is present invention, the plug body spout is formed for dispensing the contents of the container has a base portion that is attached to the container mouth portion, and connecting the hinge cover A dispenser with a protective cover, and a protective cover that covers the hinge cover of the dispenser, wherein the protective cover is integrally connected to the base via a hinge and is in its closed state. And a cover main body integrally connected to the engaging portion via the connecting portion, and the connecting portion is formed to be breakable. It is what.

  According to the present invention, the protective cover that covers the pouring part of the pouring device and the part that is operated when pouring is engaged and fixed to the base of the pouring device. The part and the part to be operated when performing the dispensing are not touched at all, and the unopened state can be maintained. Further, since the connecting portion must be broken when opening, it can be judged visually or tactilely whether or not it has already been opened. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the uncovering of the protective cover while keeping the pouring portion of the pouring device and the portion to be operated when pouring out in a state where they are not touched at all at the distribution stage. it can.

  Further, according to the present invention, the protective cover is integrally connected to the base of the dispenser via the hinge, and the engaging portion is engaged and fixed to the base by the closing operation, so that the assembling work is easy.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of the main part showing the uncovered state and the unsealed state of the dispenser 100 with a protective cover, which is an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the dispenser 100 dispenses contents by tilting the container. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the tilting direction is defined as the front side, and the facing direction is defined as the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the dispenser 100 includes a plug 110 attached to a container mouth (not shown), and a hinge cover 130 held by the plug 110.

  The plug body 110 has a concentric double arrangement of the inner tube portion 111 and the outer tube portion 112, and a base portion 114 integrally formed by a plurality of connecting portions 113 therebetween, and is integrally connected to the base portion 114, And a main part 116 having a spout 115 leading to the inside of the container. That is, the plug body 110 is formed by integrally forming a base portion 114 provided with a protective cover to be described later and a main portion 116 having a spout 115. The main portion 116 has a cylindrical portion 117 that hangs down integrally on the inner side thereof, and is fitted to the container mouth portion by a rib 118 provided on the inner side of the cylindrical portion 117.

The hinge cover 130 is integrally formed from the inner lower surface of the top plate 131, and a seal protrusion 132 that fits into the spout 115 in the closed state is formed. A hanging annular wall 133 is provided. The annular wall 133 contacts the upper surface 116f of the main portion 116 when the hinge cover 130 is closed. In addition, the hinge cover 130 includes a hinge 134 that is integrally connected to the top plate 131 and a leg portion 135 that is integrally connected via the hinge 134. Here, the plug 110 has a fitting hole 119 formed between the base 114 and the main portion 116, and the leg cover 135 is fitted into the fitting hole 119, whereby the hinge cover 130 is plugged. Connect to 110.

That is, the dispenser 100 according to the present embodiment is a so-called hinge cap comprising a plug body 110 having a spout 115 for pouring the contents in a container and a hinge cover 130 connected to the plug body 110. It is. In this embodiment, the hinge cover 130 is formed separately from the plug body 110, but may be integrally formed. When the plug body 110 and the hinge cover 130 are formed integrally, it is preferable that the hinge 134 of the hinge cover 130 and a hinge connecting a protective cover described later are not arranged in the same direction.

In addition, the hinge cap 100 has a cutout portion C formed on the rear side of the plug 110, and a protective cover for preventing unauthorized opening that covers the main portion 116 is integrally connected to the cutout portion C. Yes. The cover includes an engaging portion 122 that is integrally connected via a hinge 121 within the width region of the cutout portion C, and the engaging portion 122 and the cover main body 120. The engaging portion 122 includes an annular flange 122a and engaging protrusions 122b integrally formed radially from the outer peripheral edge of the flange 122a. Reference numeral 123 denotes a connecting portion that is intermittently disposed between the cover main body 120 and the flange 112a of the engaging portion 122, and integrally connects the protective cover and the flange 122a. As a piece. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the protective cover includes a cover main body 120 and an engaging portion 122 that are integrally connected via a connecting portion 123. The protective cover and the base portion 114 of the hinge cap 100 are connected to the hinge 121. It is formed in one piece.

Here, an engagement groove S ₁ is provided in the upper part of the shoulder 114 s of the plug base 114. The engagement groove S ₁ is the shoulder 114s, having a engaging step portion 112b connected integrally from the upper end of the outer tube side wall 112a. Thus, the protective engaging projection 122b provided on the cover, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 1, the closing operation of the protective cover through the cover body 120, fits into the engaging groove S ₁ of the base portion 114, The engagement step 112b is engaged and fixed. Thereby, the protective cover is fixed to the plug base 114 by the rotation of the hinge 121.

  That is, when the hinge cap 100 closes the protective cover via the cover body 120, the engagement protrusion 122b of the engagement portion 122 is engaged and fixed to the engagement step portion 112b provided on the base portion 114. Thereby, the hinge cap 100 with a protective cover formed by firmly fixing the protective cover to the plug 110 is formed. For this reason, unless the user pulls or twists the cover body 120 with a great force, the user cannot remove the cover body 120 by breaking the connecting portion 123. FIG. 2 shows an unsealed state with the cover body 120 removed.

As is clear from the above description, the hinge cap 100 with a protective cover of this embodiment is a protective cover that covers the spout 115 that is the pouring portion of the hinge cap 100 and the hinge cover 130 that is the portion that is operated when pouring. Since the engaging portion 122 is engaged and fixed to the base portion 114 of the plug body 110, the spout 115 and the hinge cover 130 of the hinge cap 100 are not touched at all in the distribution stage, and are shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Thus, the unopened state can be maintained. Further, when opening, since the connecting portion 123 must be broken as shown in FIG. 2, it can be judged visually or tactilely whether or not it has already been opened. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the spout 115 of the hinge cap 100 and the hinge cover 130 can be prevented from being touched at all in the distribution stage, and at the same time, unauthorized opening of the protective cover can be prevented.

Further, the protective cover is connected integrally with the base portion 114 via a hinge 121, the engaging protrusion 122b is engaged and fixed in the engaging groove S ₁ of the base portion 114 by its close operation, the arrows in FIG. 1 Assembling can be performed simply by rotating the protective cover in the direction shown, and the assembling work becomes easy.

  In this embodiment, ribs that are detachably fitted to each other are integrally formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cover main body 120 and the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding position of the plug body 110, so that the cover main body 120 is in an opened state. After that, the cover main body 120 may be used as an overcap if necessary.

  The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims. For example, the connecting portion 123 may be provided over the entire circumference without being intermittently arranged as long as it can be broken. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which removes the said band part by a user pulling the knob | pick part provided in this band part as a band part which connected the connection part 123 through the thin cutting band. Further, the dispenser according to the present invention is not limited to the hinge cap, but, for example, in place of the spout of the plug, the contents are sucked, pressurized, and pumped by repeated pushing and returning operations of the nozzle head. And a cap with a pump provided with a cylindrical portion for holding the pump.

It is an extractor with a protective cover which is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the unopened state. In the same form, it is principal part sectional drawing which shows the opening state.

Explanation of symbols

100 Hinge cap
110 plug
114 base
116 Main part
120 Cover body
121 Hinge
122 engaging part
122p engagement protrusion
123 Connecting part S ₁ engaging groove

Claims (3)

A base portion that is attached to the container mouth portion to plug body spout for pouring has been formed the contents of the container, the spout unit formed by connecting the hinge cover, the pouring device of the hinge A dispenser with a protective cover comprising a protective cover for covering the cover,
The protective cover is integrally connected to the base portion via a hinge and engaged with and fixed to the base portion by a closing operation thereof, and a cover integrally connected to the engagement portion via a connecting portion. A pourer with a protective cover, comprising: a main body, wherein the connecting portion is formed to be breakable. In Claim 1, the said engaging part consists of the annular flange integrally connected with the said protective cover via the said connection part, and the engagement protrusion integrally formed radially from the outer periphery of this flange, The said An extractor with a protective cover, wherein the engagement protrusion is engaged and fixed by an engagement step portion of an engagement groove provided on a shoulder portion of the base portion. 3. The dispenser with a protective cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting portion is disposed intermittently.

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