JPH0958729A - Pouring cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly open and close a pouring tube with slight movement of a tube closing slider by a method wherein a through hole is bored at the middle on a top wall of a cap main body, and a pouring tube made in an elastically deformative soft structure is fixed at its base to the hole in an upright position and the tube closing slider for folding down the pouring tube is slidably provided at the surface of the top wall. SOLUTION: A through hole 3 is bored at the middle on a top wall 2 of an cap main body 1, and a pouring tube 4 made of an elastically deformative soft material is fixed in watertightness at its base 6 to the through hole 3 in an upright position, and an indent 7 is formed at the surface of the top wall 2 on a position near the through hole so that the pouring tube 4 can be folded down and housed therein. A lid-plate-like tube closing slider 5 is slidably mounted on the surface of the top wall 2 so that the pouring tube 4 can be folded down and housed in the indent 7, and a window hole 8 for letting the pouring tube 4 rise and be loosely inserted therein on sliding of the tube closing slider 5 is provided at an appropriate position of the slider. Thereby, the pouring tube 4 can easily and certainly be opened and closed only by slight movement of the tube closing slider 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing cap in which a flexible and elastically deformable dispensing cylinder is folded and closed by a closed cylinder slider.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pouring cap mounted on the mouth and neck of a squeeze container or the like is one in which the liquid in the container can be poured out from a pouring port formed on the top wall of the cap body. However, in order to prevent the liquid in the container from unintentionally flowing out when not pouring out, this type of thing is equipped with an openable and closable outer lid with a mouth plug protruding from the inner surface, and pouring with the outer lid. There are some which close the outlet (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-177151, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-177149, etc.).

[0003]

However, in such a structure, not only is there an inconvenience that the outer lid may interfere with the pouring, but the structure is complicated and considerable dimensional accuracy is required. Therefore, the molding die is complicated even when the synthetic resin is molded, and in addition, high mold precision and the like are required, resulting in a high mold cost and a high product cost. The present invention is intended to solve such a conventional problem by folding an elastically deformable soft material pouring cylinder.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a through hole 3 is formed in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2 of a cap body 1, and an elastically deformable soft material pouring tube 4 is formed in the through hole. Is mounted at the base to stand upright, and a closed cylinder slider 5 for folding the pouring cylinder 4 is slidably mounted on the top wall 2.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a through hole 3 is formed in an intermediate portion of the top wall 2 of the cap main body 1, and the through hole 4 is a spout cylinder 4 made of an elastically deformable soft material cylinder. A watertight attachment is made at 6 to stand up, and a recess 7 for folding and storing the pouring tube 4 is formed on the upper surface of the top wall 2 around the through hole, and the pouring tube is placed on the top wall 2. A lid-plate-like closed cylinder slider 5 for folding and accommodating 4 into the recess 7 is mounted so that it can be opened and closed slidably, and the pouring cylinder 4 is attached to the closed cylinder slider 5 in the opening direction as it slides in the opening direction. It is characterized in that a window hole 8 for upright loose insertion is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a through hole 3 is formed in an intermediate portion of the top wall 2 of the cap main body 1, and the through hole is formed of a soft material tubular body having a cross-section open mouth and elastically deformable. The pouring tube 4 is mounted in a watertight manner at the base portion 6 so as to stand up. To mount the pouring tube 4, the pouring tube is inserted through the through hole 3 from below, and the base portion of the pouring tube 4 is attached. Outward flange 9 that doubles as packing 6
Is formed so that the outward flange is brought into contact with and held by the lower surface of the top wall 2, and the pouring tube 4 is folded over the upper surface of the top wall 2 around the through hole 3 in a closed mouth-lips shape. And a lid plate-shaped closed cylinder slider 5 is provided on the top wall 2 thereof to fold the pouring cylinder 4 into the recess 7 in a mouth-closed manner and to store. The closed cylinder slider is mounted on the top wall 2 so as to be openable and closable through the sliding engagement means of the pair of guide grooves 10 and the guide ridges 11 on both sides, and the closed cylinder slider 5 is placed at a proper position. A window hole 8 is provided for allowing the pouring tube 4 to stand and loosely slide as it slides in the opening direction, and the cap body 1 is placed at an appropriate position in correspondence with one side end 12 of the closing cylinder slider 5 that presses in the opening direction. A concave portion 13 for pressing the closed cylinder slider is formed on the lower surface of the closed cylinder slider 5, and the movable area is movably inserted into the recess 7 at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the closed cylinder slider 5. Characterized in that projecting from the stopper 14 for the regulation.

In any of the above constructions, it is used by mounting it on the mouth and neck of a squeeze container or the like containing the required liquid. When the liquid is poured out, the closed cylinder slider 5 is poured. It suffices to move it to the outlet barrel open area (see FIG. 2 to FIG. 4), whereby the spout barrel 4 becomes an upright open barrel state by its elasticity. In this open-cylinder state, if the squeeze container or the like is tilted and squeezed or shaken out, the liquid in the container is discharged from the pouring cylinder 4 to the outside. Next, when closing the pouring tube 4, the closing tube slider 5 may be folded and moved to the circle (see FIG. 1). The container is folded and closed to prevent the liquid in the container from flowing out.

Further, in the inventions of claims 2 and 3,
When the lid cylinder-shaped closed cylinder slider 5 is moved in the opening direction while the pouring cylinder 4 is folded and stored, when the window hole 8 of the closing cylinder slider reaches the pouring cylinder open area, the pouring cylinder 4 is opened. Becomes an upright open cylinder state due to its own elasticity in the window hole 8, and when it is moved in the closing direction conversely, when the window hole 8 reaches the collapsed range of the discharge tube, the discharge tube 4 is depressed again. It is folded down into 7 and closed. The recess 7 formed on the upper surface of the top wall 2 accommodates the collapsed pouring tube 4 to facilitate mounting and sliding of the closed tube slider 5, and the opening tube of the pouring tube 4 has a lip-like cross-sectional shape. Facilitates folding and ensures closing of the cylinder due to this folding.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, the outward flange 9 of the spouting cylinder 4 plays a role of packing when the cap body 1 is attached to the mouth and neck of a squeeze container to ensure watertightness. 1 closed cylinder slider depression 13
Facilitates finger pushing in the opening direction of the closed cylinder slider 5,
The sliding engagement means between the pair of guide grooves 10 and the guide ridges 11 allows the closed cylinder slider 5 to slide accurately and smoothly, and the stopper 14 for restricting the movable range is provided in the recess 7. By moving and colliding with the front edge and the rear edge of the recess, the folded closed position and the standing open position of the pouring tube 4 in the closed tube slider 5 are determined.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show an embodiment of a pouring cap according to the inventions of claims 1 to 3. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a cap body having a through hole 3 formed in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2, and 4 denotes an elastically deformable soft material pouring tube which is attached to the through hole at a base portion 6 and stands up. Reference numeral 5 denotes a closed cylinder slider mounted on the top wall 2 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction so as to fold down the pouring cylinder, and these members are appropriately molded from synthetic resin or rubber. Become.

The cap body 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long horizontal surface and a short front-back shape, a through-hole 3 having a lip-like opening is formed at the center of the top wall 2, and the top wall 2 is surrounded by the through-hole. A rectangular recess 7 is formed on the upper surface of the container to fold and store the pouring tube 4 into a closed lip shape, and a screw tube 15 is hung vertically from the lower surface of the top wall 2 with the through hole 3 as the center. A screw cylinder allows it to be screwed into a mouth-neck portion (not shown) of a squeeze container or the like, and an outer peripheral wall 16 is hung from the peripheral portion of the top wall 2. Also, the top wall 2
On the upper surface, a pair of concave step portions 18 are provided on the front edge and the rear edge, and a pair of guide concave grooves 10 are formed on each standing surface of the concave step portion, and the left side surface of the outer peripheral wall 16 is formed. A closed cylinder slider pressing recess 13 having a curved concave surface is formed in the upper part of the.

The pouring tube 4 is formed into a lip-shaped tubular body having an opening in cross section corresponding to the through hole 3, and an outward flange 9 also serving as a packing is formed at the lower end thereof to form the through hole 3
Is inserted from below and the outward flange 9 is held in contact with the lower surface of the top wall 2 so that the through hole 3 is mounted in a watertight manner at the base portion 6 to stand up.

The closed cylinder slider 5 is formed in the shape of a cover plate to be placed on the top wall 2 of the cap body 1, and has a pair of guide projections corresponding to the pair of guide grooves 10 on the front and rear edges of the lower surface. 11 is provided for sliding engagement, and a window hole 8 is provided in the left half portion for allowing the pouring tube 4 to stand up and loosely with sliding in the right direction, that is, the opening direction.
Further, a pair of stoppers 14 for restricting a movable range that is movably inserted into the recess 7 are provided at appropriate places on the lower surface, and one end 12 on the left side is a recess 13 for pressing the closed cylinder slider.
In (2), the finger is pushed in the opening direction, and the other end 17 on the right side is pushed in the closing direction.

[0014]

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention,
A through hole 3 is bored in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2 of the cap body 1, and an elastically deformable soft material pouring tube 4 is attached to the through hole to stand upright, and the top wall 2 thereof is provided. Since the closed cylinder slider 5 that folds the pouring cylinder 4 is slidably mounted on the above, the upright pouring cylinder 4 is elastically deformed by only slightly moving the closing cylinder slider 5. The pouring tube 4 that has been folded or folded can be made to stand upright by a restoring force due to elasticity, and at the time of folding, the pouring tube 4 is reliably closed by the closing force due to elastic deformation. Further, when it is upright, the spout barrel 4 can be opened properly by maintaining the open pipe state by the elastic restoring force, and therefore, the spout barrel 4 is slightly moved by the closed cylinder slider 5. Can be opened and closed very easily and accurately by simply moving Unnecessary and, it is possible to minimize the operational disadvantages dispense. Furthermore, since the pouring tube 4 is folded down and closed by elastic deformation, the structure can be simplified, and the slidable mounting of the closed tube slider 5 on the top wall 2 can also be performed by the closing tube slider 5. With regard to opening and closing, it is not necessary to make the dimensional accuracy of each part extremely high, each member can be easily manufactured by molding with synthetic resin, etc., and the molding die can be easily manufactured without requiring high dimensional accuracy. It can be manufactured, the die cost can be reduced, and thus the product cost can be kept low.

In addition, according to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, the through hole 3 of the top wall 2 of the cap body 1 is bored in the shape of an open mouth, and the through hole has a cross section with a mouth open mouth. Since the pouring cylinder 4 composed of a body is attached to the base 6, the closed cylinder slider 5
The folding can be performed easily and lightly, and the closed state due to the folding can be accurately maintained and secured. In addition, a depression 7 is formed around the through hole 3 on the top surface of the top wall 2.
Since the hollow cylinder 7 is formed, the pouring cylinder 4 folded by the movement of the closed cylinder slider 5 can be stored in the recess 7, and therefore, the closed cylinder slider 5 can be easily mounted and its sliding is easy and light. It can be anything.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the spouting cylinder 4 is mounted, the spouting cylinder is inserted into the through hole 3 from below, and the base portion 6 of the spouting cylinder also functions as packing. Since the flange 9 is formed and the outward flange is held in contact with the lower surface of the top wall 2, the spout 4 can be mounted very easily and reliably, and the cap body 1 is squeezed. When attached to the mouth and neck of a container or the like, watertightness can be secured by the outward flange 9, and packing can be omitted. Further, since the closed cylinder slider 5 is mounted on the top wall 2 so as to be openable and closable via the sliding engagement means of the pair of guide grooves 10 and the guide ridges 11 on both sides, the closed cylinder slider 5 is attached. It can be slid accurately and lightly in a constant state at all times, and the cap body 1 has a closed cylinder slider in place corresponding to one side end 12 of the closed cylinder slider 5 which is pressed in the opening direction. Since the pressing concave portion 13 is formed, it is possible to easily push the closed cylinder slider 5 with a finger in the opening direction.
Since a stopper 14 for restricting a movable range that is movably inserted into the recess 7 of the top wall 2 is provided at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the closed cylinder slider 5, the stopper is made to strike the front edge and the rear edge of the recess 7. By combining them, the pouring tube folding closed position and the pouring tube standing open position in the closed tube slider 5 can be determined, which is convenient for operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an outlet cylinder closed state showing an embodiment according to the inventions of claims 1 to 3. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the same embodiment in an open state of a spout barrel.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the same embodiment in the opened state.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway front view showing the same embodiment in an open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cap body 2 ... Top wall 3 ... Through hole 4 ... Pour out cylinder 5 ... Closed cylinder slider 6 ... Base 7 ... Recess 8 ... Window hole 9 ... Outward flange 10 ... Guide groove 11 ... Guide ridge 12 ... Side end 13 ... Closed cylinder slider pressing recess 14 ... Stopper 15 ... Screw cylinder 16 ... Outer peripheral wall 17 ... Other end 18 ... Recessed step

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A through hole 3 is formed in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2 of a cap body 1, and a soft material pouring cylinder 4 elastically deformable in the through hole.
A pouring cap in which a closed cylinder slider 5 for folding the pouring cylinder 4 is slidably mounted on the top wall 2 of the cap. 2. A through hole 3 is bored in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2 of a cap main body 1, and a pouring tube 4 made of a soft material tube that is elastically deformable in the through hole is made watertight at a base portion 6. While mounting and standing up, a recess 7 is formed on the upper surface of the top wall 2 around the through hole to fold and store the pouring tube 4, and the pouring tube 4 is placed on the top wall 2 in the recess 7. A lid plate-like closed cylinder slider 5 that is folded down and stored so that it can be opened and closed slidably, and a window that allows the pouring cylinder 4 to be vertically inserted into a proper position of the closed cylinder slider 5 as the closed cylinder slider 5 slides in the opening direction. A pouring cap having a hole 8. 3. A pouring hole 4 is formed in an intermediate portion of a top wall 2 of a cap body 1, and a pouring tube 4 made of a soft material which is elastically deformable and has a cross-section open mouth is formed in the through hole. The base 6 is mounted in a watertight manner to stand up, and when mounting the pouring cylinder 4, the pouring cylinder is inserted through the through hole 3 from below and the base 6 of the pouring cylinder also serves as packing. An outward facing flange 9 is formed, and the outward facing flange 9 is held in contact with the lower surface of the top wall 2 and the pouring cylinder 4 is closed on the upper surface of the top wall 2 around the through hole 3. Form a dent 7 that folds down into a lip shape for storage,
On the top wall 2, a lid plate-shaped closed cylinder slider 5 for accommodating the pouring cylinder 4 by folding it into a recess 7 in the shape of a closed mouth is arranged. On the other hand, a pair of guide grooves 10 and guide ridges 11 on both sides are slidably mounted to open and close, and the closed cylinder slider 5 is slid at a proper position in the opening direction. A window hole 8 for allowing the pouring cylinder 4 to be inserted upright is provided, and a closed cylinder slider pressing concave portion 13 is provided at an appropriate position of the cap body 1 so as to correspond to one side end 12 of the closed cylinder slider 5 which presses in the opening direction. A pouring cap, which is formed by projecting a stopper 14 for restricting a movable range which is movably inserted into the recess 7 at an appropriate position on the lower surface of the closed cylinder slider 5.