JP2013035553A - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cap that discharges a fixed or unfixed amount of content as a user intends.SOLUTION: The cap 1 includes: particularly between a cap body 4 and a measuring body 5, a measuring region 45 measuring the content from a flow port 29 provided in the measuring body 5, while inverting a container 2; and a storage region 46 facing a fixed quantity discharge hole 20 of the cap body 4 and storing the content from the measuring region 45, while standing the container 2 upright. Consequently, when only the fixed quantity discharge hole 20 is opened with a lid body 6 to tilt the container 2 so that the fixed quantity discharge hole 20 faces downward, the fixed quantity of content is discharged from the fixed quantity discharge hole 20. On the other hand, when only an unfixed quantity discharge hole 21 is opened with the lid body 6 to tilt the container 2 so that the unfixed amount discharge hole 21 faces downward, the content is continuously discharged from the unfixed quantity discharge hole 21.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cap capable of discharging contents in a fixed amount or indefinite amount in accordance with a user's intention.

  As a conventional technique, Patent Document 1 discloses a first storage chamber that communicates with the inside of a container body and in which the contents flow from the container body in an inverted state, and the contents in a state in which the container body is erected. Metered discharge comprising: a second storage chamber that flows in and stores from the first storage chamber; and a cylindrical discharge tub that extends across the first storage chamber and that has one end facing the second storage chamber. A cap is disclosed.

JP 2009-241957 A

  However, with the fixed amount discharge cap according to Patent Document 1, it is possible to discharge the content in a fixed amount, but it is not possible to discharge the amount continuously, which may be inconvenient for the user.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at providing the cap which can discharge the contents in a container quantitatively or indefinitely.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cap attached to a container mouth, wherein the cap is attached to the container mouth and has a top end wall portion. A cap body formed in a cylindrical shape, a measuring body disposed inside the cap body, and a lid body disposed on the top surface of the top end wall portion of the cap body, A fixed-quantity discharge hole and a non-quantitative discharge hole provided in the top end wall, and the metering body is opposed to the non-quantitative discharge hole of the cap body, and the contents from the container circulate therethrough. The lid includes first and second closing portions for independently closing the quantitative discharge hole and the non-quantitative discharge hole of the cap body, and the lid body is provided between the cap body and the weighing body. In addition, the contents from the distribution port in the inverted state of the container A metering zone for metering, opposite the dispensing hole of the cap body, in upright position of the container, is characterized in that a reservoir area for reserving the contents from the metering zone.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the contents in the container are discharged in a fixed amount, when the container is turned upside down, the contents from the container mouth are weighed with the cap body from the circulation port of the weighing body arranged in the cap body. It flows into the measurement area prepared between the body. Subsequently, when the container is erected, the contents from the weighing area flow into the storage area provided between the cap body and the weighing body. Then, if the first closing portion of the lid is detached from the quantitative discharge hole of the cap body to open the quantitative discharge hole, and the container is tilted so that the quantitative discharge hole faces downward, the reservoir in the cap body is stored. A certain amount of the contents stored in the area is discharged to the outside through the fixed discharge hole of the cap body.
On the other hand, when the contents in the container are continuously discharged in an indefinite amount, the second closing portion of the lid is detached from the indeterminate discharge hole in the cap body to open the indeterminate discharge hole, and the container is opened. If the indeterminate discharge hole is tilted downward, the contents in the container are continuously discharged from the ingress of the cap body to the outside through the flow port provided in the measuring body. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the cap body includes a discharge guide portion that is suspended from the periphery of the fixed amount discharge hole of the top end wall portion. It is what.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when quantitatively discharging the contents, the contents stored in the storage area provided between the cap body and the measuring body can be easily discharged along the discharge guide portion. It becomes possible to guide to.

The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2, wherein the discharge guide portion is configured by cutting out a peripheral wall on the side of the unspecified discharge hole within a predetermined height range from the lower end thereof. It is a feature.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the contents stored in the storage area provided between the cap body and the measuring body can be easily flowed into the discharge guide portion.

  According to the cap of the present invention, the contents can be quantitatively or non-quantitatively discharged by a simple operation in accordance with the user's intention.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a cap according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A and 2B show a cap body of the cap, wherein FIG. 2A is a top view, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 2C is a bottom view. FIG. 3 shows a measuring body of the cap, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a cross-sectional view. 4A and 4B show a lid of the cap, wherein FIG. 4A is a top view, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4C is a bottom view. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing in a stepwise manner how the contents are quantitatively discharged from the cap. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing in a stepwise manner how the contents in the cap are discharged indefinitely.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a cap 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a container opening 3 of a container 2, and includes a cap body 4 attached to the container opening 3 of the container 2 and the cap. The measuring body 5 is arranged inside the main body 4, and the lid body 6 that independently closes and separates the quantitative discharge holes 20 and the non-quantitative discharge holes 21 provided in the cap body 4. The container 2 is filled with, for example, powdery or granular seasonings as contents.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cap body 4 includes a top end wall portion 10 having a circular shape in plan view, a cylindrical body portion 11 suspended from the outer peripheral end of the top end wall portion 10, and the cap body 4. It is comprised from the top end wall part 10 inside the trunk | drum 11, and the cylindrical support part 12 suspended from the trunk | drum 11 concentrically. The cylindrical support portion 12 is formed to be considerably lower in height than the body portion 11. A female screw portion 15 that is screwed into a male screw portion 14 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the container port 3 of the container 2 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the trunk portion 11 below the lower end of the cylindrical support portion 12. .

  Further, a groove-like recess 16 into which the lid body 6 is fitted is formed on the upper surface of the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4. The plan view shape of the groove-like recess 16 substantially matches the plan view shape of the lid body 6. The groove-like concave portion 16 has a shape in plan view in which linear portions 17 and 17 extending parallel to each other at an interval are connected to arc portions 18 and 18 facing the outer peripheral surface of the body portion 11 and facing each other. It is formed. Each linear portion 17 of the groove-like recess 16 is formed with an engagement recess 19 at substantially the center in the width direction. In addition, at the bottom of the groove-shaped recess 16 of the top wall 10, a fixed discharge hole 20 and a non-fixed discharge hole 21 are opened at intervals along the direction in which each linear portion 17 extends. These fixed discharge holes 20 and non-fixed discharge holes 21 are formed at equal intervals from each straight line portion 17. The fixed discharge holes 20 and the non-fixed discharge holes 21 are formed inside the cylindrical support portion 12. In the present embodiment, the right hole in FIG. 2 is the non-quantitative discharge hole 21, and the left hole is the constant discharge hole 20. On the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4, a single support protrusion 24 that protrudes inward is formed. The inner diameter of the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4 substantially matches the outer diameter of a C-shaped wall portion 27 of the measuring body 5 described later.

  Further, a U-shaped discharge guide portion 25 having a predetermined height is suspended from the periphery of the quantitative discharge hole 20 provided in the top end wall portion 10 on the cap body 4. Both ends of the U-shaped discharge guide portion 25 are connected to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical support portion 12 to form a space 22 penetrating in the vertical direction. In addition, in this embodiment, although the discharge guide part 25 is comprised by the U-shaped member, since the space 22 penetrated to an up-down direction should just be formed under the fixed discharge hole 20, it is limited to a U-shaped member. Not what you want. The lower end part of the discharge guide part 25 is located above the support protrusion 24 provided at the lower edge of the cylindrical support part 12 and has a predetermined distance from the support protrusion 24. This interval corresponds to the thickness of the horizontal wall portion 30 of the measuring body 5 described later. A notch 26 is formed at the lower end of the discharge guide 25. The notch 26 extends from the lower end of the discharge guide 25 to a predetermined height, and is formed on the non-quantitative discharge hole 21 side, that is, on the side toward the center of the cylindrical support portion 12. In the present embodiment, the cutout portion 26 is formed in a range from the lower end of the discharge guide portion 25 to a height that is about half of the total height.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the measuring body 5 is disposed so as to close the C-shaped wall portion 27 having a predetermined height, with the peripheral wall in a predetermined range being opened, and the inside of the C-shaped wall portion 27. And a bent plate portion 28. The bent plate portion 28 includes a horizontal wall portion 30 and an inclined wall portion 31 provided continuously to the horizontal wall portion 30, and is formed in a shape in which a part of the circular shape in plan view is omitted. . The opening portion where the bent plate portion 28 is cut off is located on the side opposite to the open side of the C-shaped wall portion 27, and the opening portion formed near the wall surface of the C-shaped wall portion 27 is The distribution port 29 through which the contents in the container 2 are distributed. As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal wall portion 30 of the bent plate portion 28 is connected so as to block the vicinity of the lower end of the open side of the C-shaped wall portion 27, and the inclined wall portion 31 is connected to the horizontal wall portion 30. It bends continuously from a portion near the center and extends obliquely upward, its side surface is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the C-shaped wall portion 27, and its upper edge 31 a forms a flow port 29. The C-shaped wall portion 27 is a support member for forming the bent plate portion 28 in the cylindrical support portion 12, and may be cylindrical or fence-shaped.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lid body 6 is formed in a plate shape, and the plan view shape thereof is the same as the plan view shape of the groove-like recess 16 provided on the upper surface of the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4. The arcuate portions 32 and 32 that are substantially coincident and are concentrically opposed to each other and the linear portions 33 and 33 that extend in parallel and face each other are formed. On the lower surface of the lid 6, two projecting portions 34 a, 34 b are projected downward from the arc portions 32, 32 at intervals along the direction in which each linear portion 33 extends. The protruding portions 34 a and 34 b are arranged at equal intervals from the straight portions 33. Each projecting portion 34a, 34b is formed in a circular shape in plan view with a predetermined thickness, and an annular projecting portion 36 is formed by forming a circular concave portion 35 on the lower surface thereof. The protruding portion 34 a of the lid 6 corresponds to a first closing portion that closes the quantitative discharge hole 20 provided in the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4, and the protruding portion 34 b is the top end of the cap body 4. This corresponds to a second closing portion that closes the indeterminate discharge hole 21 provided in the wall portion 10.

  Further, the lid 6 has two hinge portions 42, 42 formed in a stepwise manner at positions between the projecting portions 34a, 34b on the lower surface thereof, in a direction orthogonal to the linear portions 33, 33. Are formed at intervals along each other. As a result, the rotating portion 40a where the protruding portion 34a is arranged and the rotating portion 40b where the protruding portion 34b is arranged, and the respective linear portions 33 with a predetermined width between the rotating portions 40a and 40b. An extending rectangular immovable portion 41 is formed. Thereby, each rotation part 40a, 40b comes to be able to rotate to an up-down direction centering on each hinge part 42 and 42, respectively. Engagement protrusions 43 and 43 projecting outward from the straight portions 33 and 33 are formed at both ends of the fixed portion 41 of the lid 6 on the straight portions 33 and 33 side, respectively.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid body 6 is aligned with the groove-shaped recess 16 provided in the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4, and the linear portions 17, 17 facing the groove-shaped recess 16 of the cap body 4 are opposed. Engaging protrusions 43, 43 provided at both ends of the straight part 33, 33 side of the immovable part 41 of the lid 6 are fitted into the engaging recesses 19, 19 provided in FIG. At the same time, the annular protrusions 36, 36 of the protrusions 34 a, 34 b provided on the lid 6 are connected to the fixed-quantity discharge holes 20 provided in the groove-shaped recess 16 of the top end wall 10 of the cap body 4 and the non-discharging holes. The fixed amount discharge holes 21 and the fixed amount discharge holes 21 and the non-quantitative discharge holes 21 are respectively closed. At this time, the upper surface of the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4 and the upper surface of the lid body 6 substantially coincide.

  Next, the C-shaped wall portion 27 of the measuring body 5 is positioned so that the U-shaped discharge guide portion 25 suspended in the cap body 4 is located at the open portion of the C-shaped wall portion 27 of the measuring body 5. The measuring body 5 is inserted into the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4 while the outer peripheral surface of the measuring body 5 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4. The lower end of the portion 27 is supported by a support protrusion 24 provided at the lower end of the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4. As a result, the measuring body 5 provided in the cap body 4 has a distribution port 29 (the opening portion of the bent plate portion 28 of the measuring body 5) through which the contents in the container 2 circulate, and the groove-shaped recess 16 of the cap body 4. The indeterminate discharge hole 21 provided at the bottom of the plate faces. Further, the lower end of the discharge guide part 25 provided in the cap body 4 except for the notch part 26 comes into contact with the upper surface of the horizontal wall part 30 of the bent plate part 28 of the measuring body 5 and the side of the notch part 26 of the discharge guide part 25. On the other hand, the inclined wall portion 31 of the bent plate portion 28 of the measuring body 5 is positioned.

  In this state, in the cap body 4, above the tip of the inclined wall portion 31 of the bent plate portion 28 of the measuring body 5 (above the flow port 29), around the discharge guide portion 25, the C of the measuring body 5. A region surrounded by the character-shaped wall portion 27 and the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4 functions as a measurement area 45 for measuring the contents from the circulation port 29 in the cap body 4 in the inverted state of the container 2. . Further, on the bent plate portion 28 of the measuring body 5, the region inside the C-shaped wall portion 27 including the space 22 that is partitioned by the discharge guide portion 25 and the cylindrical support portion 12 and penetrates in the vertical direction is the container 2. Functions as a storage area 46 for storing the contents measured in the measurement area 45 in the inverted state.

  Finally, the body part 11 of the cap body 4 of the cap 1 is put on the container mouth 3 of the container 2, and the male thread part 14 provided on the outer circumferential surface of the container mouth 3 is placed on the inner circumferential surface of the body part 11 of the cap body 4. The provided female screw part 15 is screwed together, and the cap 1 is attached to the container port 3.

Next, a method for quantitatively discharging contents in the cap 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, after the cap 1 is attached to the container port 3, when the contents in the container 2 are discharged, the container 2 is inverted as shown in FIG. Then, the content from the container port 3 flows into the measurement area 45 described above from the distribution port 29 of the measurement body 5 disposed in the cap body 4. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the container 2 is erected, most of the contents in the measurement area 45 fall into the container 2 from the circulation port 29 of the measurement body 5 in the cap body 4. However, a certain amount of the content flows into the storage area 46 described above along the inclined wall portion 31 of the bent plate portion 28 of the measuring body 5 provided in the cap body 4.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), only the rotating part 40 a on the fixed discharge hole 20 side of the lid body 6 is rotated upward via the hinge part 42, so that the top end wall of the cap body 4. If the constant discharge hole 20 provided in the portion 10 is opened and the container 2 is inverted so that the constant discharge hole 20 faces downward, the contents stored in the storage area 46 in the cap body 4 are A fixed amount is discharged from the fixed discharge hole 20 of the top end wall portion 10 through a space 22 that is partitioned by the discharge guide portion 25 and the cylindrical support portion 12 of the cap body 4 and penetrates in the vertical direction. At the same time, the contents from the container port 3 flow into the measurement area 45 from the circulation port 29 provided in the measurement body 5 in the cap body 4. Subsequently, the quantitative discharge hole 20 of the cap body 4 is closed (not required to be closed) by the rotating portion 40a of the lid 6 and the container 2 is set upright, as shown in FIG. Then, when the quantitative discharge hole 20 of the cap body 4 is opened and the container 2 is tilted so that the quantitative discharge hole 20 faces downward, the state shown in FIG.
As will be understood from this, after discharging a certain amount of contents, when discharging a certain amount of contents continuously, the container 2 is simply turned upside down from the upright state. It becomes possible to discharge from the fixed discharge hole 20 of the main body 4.

Next, a method for discharging the contents in an indefinite amount in the cap 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
When the contents are discharged after a certain amount is discharged, the lid 6 is turned from the state shown in FIG. 6A toward the unfixed discharge hole 21 side as shown in FIG. 6B. Only the portion 40b is pivoted upward via the hinge portion 42 to open the non-quantitative discharge hole 21 provided in the top end wall portion 10 of the cap body 4, and the container 2 is unquantitative discharge hole 21. Is tilted so as to face downward, the contents accumulated in the storage area 46 on the horizontal wall portion 30 of the measuring body 5 provided in the cap body 4 are guided to the inclined wall portion 31 of the measuring body 5 to cap the cap. A non-quantitative discharge hole 21 provided in the top end wall portion 10 of the main body 4 is discharged to the outside. Then, the liquid is continuously discharged from the non-quantitative discharge hole 21 provided in the top end wall 10 of the cap body 4 to the outside.
In addition, what is necessary is just to perform operation of Fig.5 (a)-(c) in order to carry out the fixed amount discharge after making the contents discharge indefinitely.

As described above, according to the cap 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the contents in the container 2 are discharged in a fixed amount, only the fixed discharge hole 20 is opened by the lid 6 and the container 2 is opened. Is tilted so that the quantitative discharge hole 20 faces downward, a certain amount of content is discharged from the quantitative discharge hole 20 of the cap body 4. On the other hand, when the contents in the container 2 are discharged in an indefinite amount, only the indeterminate discharge hole 21 is opened by the lid 6 and the container 2 can be tilted so that the indeterminate discharge hole 21 faces downward. For example, the contents are continuously discharged from the non-quantitative discharge hole 21 of the cap body 4.
As described above, according to the cap 1, it is possible to discharge a certain amount of content or continuously discharge an indefinite amount according to the intention of the user, and the usability for the user is greatly improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cap, 2 Container, 3 Container port, 4 Cap main body, 5 Weighing body, 6 Lid body, 10 Top end wall part, 20 Fixed discharge hole, 21 Unfixed discharge hole, 22 Space, 25 Discharge guide part, 26 Notch part, 29 distribution port, 34a protruding part (first closing part), 34b protruding part (second closing part), 45 measuring area, 46 storage area

Claims (3)

A cap attached to the container mouth,
The cap is attached to the container port and has a cap body formed in a cylindrical shape having a top end wall portion, a measuring body disposed inside the cap body, and an upper surface of the top end wall portion of the cap body. And a lid disposed on the
The cap body includes a quantitative discharge hole and a non-quantitative discharge hole provided in the top end wall portion,
The weighing body is provided with a circulation port through which the contents from the container circulate, facing the non-quantitative discharge hole of the cap body,
The lid includes first and second closing portions that respectively independently close the quantitative discharge hole and the non-quantitative discharge hole of the cap body,
Between the cap body and the measuring body, in a state where the container is inverted, the measuring area for measuring the contents from the flow port, and the constant volume discharge hole of the cap body, And a storage area for storing contents from the measurement area.   The cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap body includes a discharge guide portion that is suspended from the periphery of the discharge hole for quantitative determination of the top end wall portion.   The cap according to claim 2, wherein the discharge guide part is configured by notching a peripheral wall on the side of an indefinite discharge hole within a predetermined height from a lower end thereof.

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