JP2005153890A - Cap with metering function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a cap with a metering function which can be applied to any case of a liquid, a powder and a granule as a stored article and can accurately meter the stored article by a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: The cap is used for a container containing either one of the liquid, the powder or the granule as the stored article, and comprises a cap main body 2a fitted to a container opening 1a and a cap lid 2b freely removably fitted to the cap main body 2a. The cap main body 2a and the cap lid 2b are connected with each other by a snap hinge 2c. The cap lid 2b for metering comprises a lid body part 20a regulating a predetermined volume by an upright dimension of a peripheral wall, and one or a plurality of cylindrical body parts 20b increasing the predetermined volume by mutual fitting using the lid body part 20a as a base, and the lid body part 20a and the cylindrical body part 20b are connected with each other by the snap hinge 20c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cap for a container that contains any one of liquid, powder, and granules.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cap for a container that contains any one of liquid, powder, and granules, one having a cap lid that also serves to measure the contents is known (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The cap lid is detachably fitted to the container mouth. The user holds it with one hand and removes it from the container mouth. The contents are formed so as to be able to be metered by pouring in accordance with a scale line provided on the side surface. In this cap lid, since the graduation line is provided on the inner surface of the circumferential wall, the graduation line is difficult to see from the outside and it is difficult to perform accurate measurement.

  Instead of providing the cap function with the cap lid, it consists of a cap body attached to the container mouth and a cap lid that can be detachably fitted to the cap body, and the cap body and the cap lid are connected by a snap hinge. In addition, a cap body having a measuring function is known (Patent Documents 3 and 4).

  The cap body has a circumferential wall exhibiting a predetermined rising height, and an outflow pipe is provided upright from the center of the bottom wall of the cap body to form a measuring chamber from the circumferential wall and the bottom wall. Since the container main body is squeezed, the contents can be weighed by allowing the contents to overflow from the outflow pipe to the measuring chamber along the scale line provided on the inner surface of the circumferential wall.

In the cap which constitutes the cap body as a measuring chamber, the cap body is not only limited to the liquid that can flow out from the outflow pipe, but also has limited applications, and the cap body can be seen from the outside overflowing into the measuring chamber. Must be formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin.
JP 2001-158465 A Special table 2001-518430 Japanese Utility Model Publication 3-23066 Japanese Utility Model Hei 3-129259

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to constitute a cap with a measuring function that can be applied to any of liquids, powders, and granules as a container and can accurately measure the container with a simple structure.

  The present invention comprises a cap main body attached to a container mouth and a cap lid that is detachably fitted to the cap main body, and has a form in which the cap main body and the cap lid are connected by a snap hinge. A lid body comprising a lid body portion that defines a predetermined volume by a rising dimension of the circumferential wall, and one or a plurality of cylindrical body portions that increase the predetermined volume by mutual fitting based on the lid body portion. It is characterized by having a cap cap for measurement formed by connecting the cylindrical body part with a snap hinge from the part.

  A second embodiment of the present invention comprises an outer cup portion having a large volume and an inner cup portion having one or a plurality of small volumes that are fitted inside the outer cup portion based on the outer cup portion. It is also characterized in that a metering cap lid is provided in which the outer cup portion and the inner cup portion are connected by snap hinges alternately arranged with reference to the snap hinge connecting the portions.

  The third aspect of the present invention is also characterized in that a measuring cap lid is provided with stepped portions that increase in volume sequentially from the back side of the lid on the inner periphery of the wall.

  The fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a weighing cap lid provided with one or a plurality of partition walls similar in shape to the circumferential wall defining the lid volume is provided.

  The cap with a measuring function according to the present invention is formed for measuring a cap lid that can be removed from the cap body with a snap hinge, so that it can be applied to a container containing any of liquid, powder, and granules, and the entire cap can be used. There are no material restrictions such as forming from transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and the cap lid that can be removed from the cap body with a snap hinge is selected to have a different volume, or a different volume portion of the cap lid is selected. Therefore, the contents can be accurately weighed with a simple structure as the contents to be poured out into the predetermined volume portion of the cap lid that is removed from the cap body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the illustrated embodiment is configured as a cap 2 provided on a container 1 provided with a narrow-mouthed container port 1a on the upper side of a container body 1b. Examples of the container 1 provided with the cap 2 include a cylindrical bottle suitable for containing a detergent, a bleaching agent, or a liquid such as soy sauce or vinegar. In the container 1, a spiral male screw 1c is provided on the outer periphery near the opening end on the peripheral side wall of the container port 1a.

  The cap 2 includes a cap body 2a attached to the container port 1a and a cap lid 2b that is detachably fitted to the cap body 2a. By connecting the cap body 2a and the cap lid 2b with a snap hinge 2c, The container mouth 1a is formed to be opened and closed by a cap lid 2b. In the cap 2, the cap lid 2 b is provided with a weighing function capable of selecting a necessary amount of the contents flowing out from the container port 1 a.

  The cap body 2a is formed to have a cylindrical shape that fits outside the container port 1a. The cap body 2a is provided with a spiral female screw 2d screwed into the male screw 1c of the container port 1 on the inner peripheral surface, and an inner bottom wall 2f that opens a pouring hole 2e for the contents in the center. Is provided in the diameter. A cylindrical extraction port 2g surrounding the pouring hole 2e is provided on the inner bottom wall 2f so as to rise upward, while a cylindrical fitting wall 2h that is fitted within the diameter of the container port is provided so as to protrude downward. ing.

  The cap lid 2b is formed in a cup shape having a predetermined internal volume because the upper end side of the circumferential wall having a predetermined rising height is closed by the top wall. The cap lid 2b is detachably fitted to the cap body 2a by inner and outer fitting edges 2i, 2j. The cap lid 2b is provided with a cylindrical inner plug 2k that fits inside the extraction port 2g that rises above the inner bottom wall 2f of the cap body 2a so as to protrude inside the top wall.

  When the cap lid 2b is removed from the cap body 2a, the snap hinge 2c connects the cap body 2a and the cap lid 2b with such a length that the leading end side of the extraction port 2g is inclined into the edge of the cap lid 2b. It is formed as follows. The cap body 2a and the cap lid 2b are formed by two connecting strips spaced in the circumferential direction so as to be securely connected.

  The cap 2 is configured such that the cap lid 2b has a measuring function capable of selecting a necessary amount of the contents flowing out from the container port 1a.

  The cap according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) is predetermined by fitting the lid 20a that defines a predetermined volume with the rising dimension of the circumferential wall and the lid 20a as a base. It comprises a cylindrical body portion 20b that increases the volume of the measuring device, and is provided with a measuring cap lid 2b formed by connecting the lid body portion 20a and the cylindrical body portion 20b with a snap hinge 20c.

  Inner and outer fitting edges 20d and 20e that fit together are provided at the relative edges of the lid part 20a and the cylindrical part 20b. The snap hinge 20c has a length that allows the distal end side of the extraction port 2g to be tilted into the edge of the lid part 2b when the lid part 20a is removed from the cylinder part 20b. It is formed so as to connect 20b. The snap hinge 20c is also formed by two connecting strips spaced in the circumferential direction so as to securely connect the lid portion 20a and the cylindrical portion 20b.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, a cylindrical body in which latching pieces 2l and 20f that can be lifted and opened by a user by hooking a finger to fit the cap main body 2a. It is provided to protrude outward from the lower end edge of the portion 20b and the lower end edge of the lid portion 20a that fits into the cylindrical portion 20b.

  In the cap with the measuring function configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the cap lid 2b is released from the cap body 2a by the latching piece 2l, and the distal end side of the extraction port 2g is snapped into the edge of the cap lid 2b. When tilted by the hinge 2c, the contents of the container 1 can be poured out from the extraction port 2g to the inside of the cap lid 2b. The amount of the dispensed item is determined by the internal volume of the cap lid 2b.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, with the cylindrical body portion 20b fitted to the cap body 2a, the lid body portion 20a is jumped up and opened from the cylindrical body portion 20b with the latching piece 20f, and the leading end side of the extraction port 2g is opened. When the snap hinge 20c is tilted into the edge of the lid part 20a, the contents of the container 1 can be poured into the lid part 20a from the extraction port 2g. The amount of the dispensed item is determined by the internal volume of the lid 20a.

  The cap cap 2b and the internal volume of the lid 20a are determined as one large sag and one small sag. As a result, using the cap lid 2b, it is possible to accurately weigh the contents to be poured into the defined volume portion of the cap lid 2b that is removed from the cap body 2a and opened with a simple structure.

  Although embodiment mentioned above was demonstrated based on the case where it provided with the one cylinder part 20b, while providing the several cylinder part which mutually fits, and connecting a cylinder mutually with a snap hinge, a container is contained. It can also be configured for weighing to select various capacities. Further, when the snap hinges 2c and 20c are provided at relative positions on the circumference, when the lid 20a is jumped up and opened from the cylindrical body 20b by the latching piece 20f, the cylindrical body 20b jumps up with the cap 20c. It is restrained by a snap hinge 2c connected to the main body 2a.

  The cap according to the second embodiment includes an outer cup portion 21a having a large volume as shown in FIG. 6 and a single inner cup portion 21b that fits inside the outer cup portion 21a as a base, and the cap body 2a. A snap cap 2b that connects the outer cup portion 21a and the inner cup portion 21b with snap hinges 21c that are arranged at alternate relative positions with reference to the snap hinge 2c that connects the outer cup portion 20a and the outer cup portion 20a. Has been.

  The inner cup portion 21b is provided with a knob 21d that is pulled out from the open edge opposite to the snap hinge 21c, so that it can be taken out of the outer cup portion 21a.

  In the cap with the measuring function, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer cup portion 21a is lifted and released from the cap body 2a by the latch piece 2l while the inner cup portion 21b is housed in the outer cup portion 21a, and the extraction port When the 2g tip side is tilted into the edge of the inner cup portion 21b by the snap hinge 2c, the contents of the container 1 can be poured out from the extraction port 2g to the inner cup portion 21b. The amount of the dispensed item is determined by the internal volume of the inner cup portion 21b.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer cup portion 21a is lifted and released from the cap body 2a by the latching piece 2l, the inner cup portion 21b is removed from the outer cup portion 21a by the pick piece 21c, and the tip of the extraction port 2g. When the side is tilted into the edge of the outer cup portion 21a by the snap hinge 2c, the contents of the container 1 can be poured into the outer cup portion 21a from the extraction port 2g. The amount of the dispensed item is determined by the internal volume of the outer cup portion 21b that becomes the cap lid itself.

  The cap according to the second embodiment includes an inner cup portion having a plurality of small volumes that are fitted inside each other, and a cap cap for measurement connected by a snap hinge that alternately arranges the inner cups alternately. It can also be configured. Since the inner cups are connected to each other by snap hinges that are alternately arranged, unnecessary inner cup portions can be prevented from being taken out.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the cap according to the third embodiment includes a measuring cap lid 2 b provided with a stepped portion 22 that increases in volume from the back side of the lid on the inner periphery of the wall.

  In the cap with the measuring function, as shown in FIG. 10, the cap lid 2b is released from the cap main body 2a by the latching piece 2l, and the distal end side of the extraction port 2g is tilted into the edge of the cap lid 2b by the snap hinge 2c. Then, the contents in the container 1 can be poured into the cap lid 2b from the extraction port 2g. The amount of the poured out item is determined by whether the contained item is poured out to the inside of the cap lid 2b or to the edge position of the step portion 22.

  The cap according to the third embodiment may be configured by including a measuring cap lid 2b provided with a plurality of stepped portions that increase in volume sequentially from the back side of the lid on the inner circumference of the wall.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the cap according to the fourth embodiment includes a measuring cap lid 2b provided with a partition wall 23 having a shape similar to a circumferential wall partitioning the volume in the lid. The partition wall 23 is also provided as an inner plug that fits inside the extraction port 2g.

  In the cap with the measuring function, as shown in FIG. 12, the cap lid 2b is released from the cap body 2a by the latching piece 2l, and the distal end side of the extraction port 2g is tilted into the edge of the cap lid 2b by the snap hinge 2c. Then, the contents in the container 1 can be poured into the cap lid 2b from the extraction port 2g. The amount of the poured out item is determined depending on whether the contained item is poured out into the cap lid 2b or the inside of the partition wall 23.

  The cap according to the fourth embodiment can also be configured by including a measuring cap lid provided with a plurality of partition walls concentrically defining a lid internal volume.

  Although the above-described embodiment has been described as being provided in a container that contains a liquid, it is also provided in a container that contains powder and fluid. Moreover, it is equipped not only with a narrow-mouthed container but also with a container having the same diameter as the trunk.

It is a perspective view which shows the cap with a measurement function which concerns on the 1st form of this invention in an open state. It is sectional drawing which shows the cap of FIG. It is a top view which shows the cap of FIG. 1 in an unfolded state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 1 in a large capacity | capacitance measurement use state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 1 in the measurement use state of a small capacity | capacitance. It is sectional drawing which shows the cap with a measurement function which concerns on the 2nd form of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 6 in the measurement use state of a small capacity | capacitance. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 6 in a large capacity | capacitance measurement use state. It is sectional drawing which shows the cap with a measuring function which concerns on the 3rd form of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 9 in a measurement use state. It is sectional drawing which shows the cap with a measurement function which concerns on the 4th form of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cap of FIG. 11 in a measurement use state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 1a Container port 2 Cap 2a Cap main body 2b Cap lid 2c Snap hinge 20a Lid body part 20b Cylindrical part 20c Snap hinge 21a Large cup part 21b Small cup part 21c Snap hinge 22 Step part 23 Partition wall

Claims (4)

It is for containers that contain either liquid, powder or granules, and consists of a cap body attached to the container mouth and a cap lid that can be detachably fitted to the cap body. In caps connected with snap hinges,
A lid body comprising a lid body portion that defines a predetermined volume by a rising dimension of the circumferential wall, and one or a plurality of cylindrical body portions that increase the predetermined volume by mutual fitting based on the lid body portion. A cap with a measuring function, characterized by comprising a cap cap for measuring formed by connecting a cylindrical body portion with a snap hinge. It is for containers that contain either liquid, powder or granules, and consists of a cap body attached to the container mouth and a cap lid that can be detachably fitted to the cap body. In caps connected with snap hinges,
Based on a snap hinge that connects the cap body and the outer cup part with an outer cup part having a large volume and an inner cup part having one or more small volumes that fit inside the outer cup part as a base And a cap with a measuring function, characterized in that it includes a cap cap for measuring formed by connecting the outer cup portion and the inner cup portion by snap hinges alternately arranged. It is for containers that contain either liquid, powder or granules, and consists of a cap body attached to the container mouth and a cap lid that can be detachably fitted to the cap body. In caps connected with snap hinges,
A cap with a measuring function, characterized in that it is provided with a measuring cap lid provided with a step portion that increases in volume sequentially from the back side of the lid on the inner periphery of the wall. It is for containers that contain either liquid, powder or granules, and consists of a cap body attached to the container mouth and a cap lid that can be detachably fitted to the cap body. In caps connected with snap hinges,
A cap with a measuring function, comprising a measuring cap cover provided with one or a plurality of partition walls similar in shape to a circumferential wall defining a volume inside the cover.

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