JP2008155924A - Container having hinged cap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container having a hinged cap which visually facilitates a taking out operation for a content. <P>SOLUTION: A spout 13 is formed on the top wall 11 of the hinged cap 10 which is fitted on the mouth section 4 of a container body 1. At the same time, a fitting cylinder 24 which is formed on the lid body 20 of the hinged cap 10 is freely openably/closably engaged with the spout 13 for this container having the hinged cap. In the container having the hinged cap, the lid body 20 is freely openably/closably connected with the main body of the hinged cap 10 by a hinge 23 and a traction band 26. At the same time, on the shoulder section 3 of the container body 1, an engaging protuberance 28 is installed, and an engaging section 27 which is freely disengageably engaged with the engaging protuberance 28 is formed on the top surface section of the lid body 20 for the container having the hinged cap. In designing a die, the hinge 23 and the traction band 26 can continuously be installed on the connected section between the hinged cap 10 and the lid body 20, and therefore, the lid body 20 can be fixed while being widely opened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge cap attached to a mouth portion of a container main body, and more particularly to a container with a hinge cap capable of fixing a lid of the hinge cap to the container main body.

Conventionally, a hinge cap is attached to the mouth of the container body by a method such as screwing, and the lid can be opened and closed with one finger with one touch, and the opened lid can be fixed. There is something. As a conventional container with a hinge cap, there exists a container with a hinge cap shown in FIGS. The main body of the hinge cap 50 is screwed into the mouth portion 52 of the container main body 51, and a spout 58 having a flange portion formed on the top surface of the hinge cap 50 is fitted into the mouth portion 52. The spout 58 having this flange portion is closed by the engagement cylinder 53 of the lid 54 so that the contents can be taken out. The hinge cap 50 is composed of a main body and a lid body 54. As shown in FIG. 12, the main body of the hinge cap 50 and the lid body 54 are integrally connected only by a hinge 55. A body locking portion 56 protruding outward is formed on the side wall of the body of the hinge cap 50 below the hinge 55, and the gap between the left and right hinges 55 of the lid 54 is A lid locking portion 57 protruding in the shape is formed. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, when the lid body 54 is opened, the lid body 54 rotates around the flange 55, and the main body locking portion 56 and the lid locking portion 57 are engaged. The lid 54 is engaged with and fixed to the main body locking portion 56 (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3387035

However, the conventional container with a hinge cap has the following problems.
(1) As shown in FIG. 12, the lid 54 of the left and right hinges 55 is formed with a lid locking portion 57 protruding upward, and on the side wall of the main body of the hinge cap 50 below the hinge 55. The main body locking portion 56 is formed, but the connection portion between the main body of the hinge cap 50 and the lid body 54 in terms of the mold design because of the formation of the lid locking portion 57 and the main body locking portion 56 described above. In addition, there is a drawback that it is impossible to integrally form the hinge and the tension band.
(2) Since only the hinge 55 connects the main body of the hinge cap 50 and the lid body 54 and no tension band is provided, the lid body 54 is first touched with a finger as shown in FIG. When the lid is lifted up and opened, the lid 54 opens only about 90 ° (α in FIG. 10). However, since the lid 54 does not automatically open, the lid 54 becomes in the way and the contents can be taken out. There is a drawback that it is not visually visible enough. The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and by designing a mold, by integrally providing a hinge and a tension band at a connecting portion between the main body of the hinge cap 50 and the lid body 54, An object of the present invention is to provide a container with a hinge cap in which the cover of the hinge cap automatically opens at a large angle, and the hinge cap can be fixed to the shoulder of the container body, so that the contents can be easily taken out. And

  In order to solve this problem, the solving means of the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a pouring hole is formed in the top wall of the hinge cap attached to the mouth portion of the container body, and the hinge cap is provided in the pouring hole. In a container with a hinge cap in which a fitting cylinder formed on the lid is openably / closably engaged, the lid is connected to the hinge cap body by a hinge and a tension band so as to be freely opened and closed, and the shoulder of the container body The container is provided with a hinge cap, characterized in that an engaging protrusion projects from the part, and an engaging part that is detachably engaged with the engaging protrusion is formed on the top surface of the lid. Due to the design of the mold, the hinge and the tension band can be continuously provided at the connecting portion of the hinge cap body and the lid.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the hinge cap-equipped container, wherein the engaging portion is an engaging hole formed in the top surface of the lid.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lid that is connected to a hinge and a tension band and automatically opens at an angle of 120 ° or more by the action of the tension band, and the lid is opened when the lid is opened. A lid with a hinge cap is characterized in that the lid is fixed by engaging the engagement hole of the top surface portion with the engagement protrusion of the shoulder portion. The lid is connected to the hinge cap body with a hinge and a tension band so that it can be opened and closed. If you lift the lid slightly with your finger, the lid will open slightly and then automatically open to a greater extent. The lid is securely fixed on the shoulder.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hinge cap positioning mechanism in the vicinity of the mouth base of the container body so that the engagement protrusion provided on the lower end of the inner cylinder of the hinge cap can be lifted and engaged. The container with a hinge cap is characterized in that a large convex portion and a small convex portion are formed. The hinge cap and the container body can be positioned.

According to the present invention, because of the design of the mold, the hinge and the tension band can be continuously formed in the vicinity of the hinge. Therefore, the lid of the hinge cap is automatically enlarged by the action of the tension band. Since it can be opened at an angle and the lid can be fixed, it has an effect that the contents can be easily taken out. In addition, the present invention produces an effect that can be handled by a conventional mold facility without requiring a new apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a drawing showing Example 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a container body which is a tube container or a bottle made of synthetic resin, and a mouth part 4 having a slightly wide mouth is formed from a squeezable body part 2 through a shoulder part 3. A male screw 4a is formed in the mouth part 4, and a mouth base part 5 is formed at the lower end of the male screw 4a. Reference numeral 10 denotes a hinge cap. The flange portion 6 is suspended from the top wall 11 of the hinge cap 10 to seal the opening of the mouth portion 4 of the container body 1 and from the outside of the flange portion 6 of the top wall 11 to the inner cylinder 12. Is screwed onto the male screw 4a of the mouth portion 4. As another embodiment, the mouth 4 and the inner cylinder 12 may be forcibly fitted in an undercut format (not shown). The spout 13 is erected above the flange portion 6 of the top wall 11, and an outer cylinder 14 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 11. The outer cylinder 14 is suspended on the shoulder 3. The fitting cylinder 24 is suspended from the inner wall of the top surface of the lid 20 and fitted into the spout 13.

Next, reference numeral 20 denotes a lid, and a front wall 22 is suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the lid 20, and a taper wall 25 is formed on the rear side, and the rear portion and the top wall 11 of the taper wall 25 are formed. The rear part is connected by the hinge 23 and the tension band 26, and the lid 20 and the main body of the hinge cap 10 are manufactured by integral molding.
Further, an engagement hole 27 is formed in the taper wall 25 of the lid 20, and the engagement projection 28 of the shoulder portion 3 is engaged with the engagement hole 27, and the lid 20 is attached to the container body 1. Securely fixed. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the present invention is characterized in that a hinge 23 and a tension body 26 are continuously formed on the left and right sides of the hinge 23. An engaging hole 28 is formed on the shoulder portion 3, and an engaging hole 27 is formed in the taper wall 25. The inventor forms the hinge 23 and the tension body 26 continuously on the left and right sides of the hinge 23 and automatically opens the lid 20 wide, and then fixes the lid 20 to the container main body 1 to The focus was on making it easier to see how it was poured out. Note that the engagement hole 27 is a hole formed in the lid body 20, but as another embodiment, the projection formed in the lid body 20 and the projection formed in the shoulder portion 3 are not a hole. It may be a fixing method of a matching type (not shown).

  As described above, according to the present invention, in connection with the hinge cap 10 and the lid body 20, the engagement protrusion is not formed in the vicinity of the connection portion as in the prior art in the design of the mold. Can be provided continuously. Therefore, the lid 20 is automatically opened largely by the action of the tension body 26 only by lifting the lid 20 a little with a finger. That is, when the lid 20 is first lifted up slightly with a finger, it opens 5 to 45 °, then it is opened 120 to 155 ° by the action of strongly pulling the lid 20 of the tension body 26 upward, and finally 180 to 270 °. (Β shown in FIG. 1) is opened, and the lid 20 is securely fixed to the engagement protrusion 28 of the shoulder 3 of the container body 2. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the content take-out operation. Note that the opening angle β of the lid 20 can be determined to a desired angle by appropriately adjusting the inclination angle of the taper wall 25 of the lid 20 and the length of the engagement protrusion 28. Nor.

  5, 6 and 7 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 5 and 6, a pair of large convex portions 30 and small convex portions 31 each have a gap 32 on the outer periphery of the mouth base 5 at the lower end of the male screw 4 a of the mouth 4 at opposite positions. Is formed. And the large convex part 30 is located in the fastening direction of the external thread 4a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of engaging projections 33 are formed at opposite positions on the outer periphery of the lower end of the inner cylinder 12 of the hinge cap 10. In the gap 32, the engaging protrusion 33 rides on and engages the small convex portion 31 on the near side. As a result, the container body 1 and the hinge cap 10 cannot be further tightened, and the printing position and the like can be positioned. Note that a notch 34 is formed at the tip of the engaging projection 33 so that the thickness is thin. This thin-walled distal end portion rides on the small convex portion 31 and is locked in the gap 32 between the large convex portion 30 and the small convex portion 31. The upper portion that is not cut out is formed thick, and the engagement protrusion 33 is more rigid. FIG. 8 shows Example 3 in which the large convex portion 30 and the small convex portion 31 are not formed on the outer periphery of the mouth base portion 5 of the mouth portion 4, and the invention according to the present application includes a positioning mechanism. A third embodiment in which a large convex portion and a small convex portion are not formed is included.

In a container with a hinge cap with a positioning mechanism according to the present invention, it is possible to align the hinge cap, and it is easy to align with the printing direction of a specific position of the container body. It is possible to provide a container with a hinge cap that is harmonized with the top. Further, in a container with a hinge cap without a positioning mechanism, the hinge cap and the container main body can be freely positioned, and a container with a hinge cap that does not require alignment can be provided. The container with a hinge cap according to the present invention can be widely used as a tube container and a bottle container that can be widely filled with cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, and the like.

Sectional drawing which shows Example 1 which opened the cover body of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention. The right view which shows Example 1 which opened the cover body of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention. The expansion perspective view which shows the site | part of the hinge of a container with a hinge cap based on this invention, and a tension | pulling band. The perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention. The top view which shows Example 2 of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention, and shows the container main body which removed the hinge cap. The Example 2 of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention is an enlarged plan view which shows the state in which a pair of large convex part and small convex part were formed in the mouth base of a container main body. The perspective view which looked at the hinge cap of the container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention from the bottom. The container with a hinge cap which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: A top view which shows Example 3 by which a pair of large convex part and a small convex part are not formed in the mouth base of a container main body. Sectional drawing which shows the state which closed the cover body in the conventional container with a hinge cap. Sectional drawing which shows the state which opened the cover body in the conventional container with a hinge cap. The right view which shows the state which opened the cover body of the container with a conventional hinge cap. The expansion perspective view which shows the site | part of the hinge of the container with a conventional hinge cap.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 3 Shoulder part 4 Mouth part 5 Mouth base 10 Hinge cap 11 Top wall 13 Outlet 14 Hinge cap main body 20 Lid body 23 Hinge 24 Fitting cylinder 26 Tension band 28 Engagement protrusion 27 Engagement part (engagement) Hole)
30 Large convex part 31 Small convex part

Claims (4)

The spout is formed in the top wall of the hinge cap attached to the mouth of the container body, and the fitting cylinder formed on the lid of the hinge cap is engaged with the spout so as to be freely opened and closed. In the attached container,
The lid body is connected to the hinge cap body by a hinge and a tension band so that the lid body can be freely opened and closed, and an engagement protrusion projects from the shoulder of the container body, and the engagement protrusion is detachably engaged. A hinge cap-equipped container, wherein the engaging portion is formed on the top surface of the lid. The container with a hinge cap according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is an engaging hole formed in a top surface of the lid.   The lid connected by the hinge and the tension band automatically opens at an angle of 120 ° or more by the action of the tension band, and when the lid opens, the engagement hole in the top surface portion of the lid The container with a hinge cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid is fixed by engaging with an engagement protrusion of the shoulder.   A large convex portion and a small convex portion, which are positioning mechanisms for the hinge cap, are provided in the vicinity of the mouth base portion of the container body so that the engaging protrusion provided on the lower end of the inner cylinder of the hinge cap can be lifted and engaged. 4. A container with a hinge cap according to claim 1, which is formed.

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