JP2011195156A - Dispensing cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dispensing cap excellent in liquid separation by solving the problem that a user has to make a troublesome adjustment to the container inclination so that the content liquid gather in a beak-like portion when dispensed.SOLUTION: In the dispensing cap 1 fitted to a container including a dispensing cylinder 4 extending upward from the top wall 5 of a cap body 2, and a dispensing port formed in the top wall 5 inside the dispensing cylinder 4 and opened by being broken, the leading end of the dispensing cylinder has a plurality of dispensing portions 8, and the dispensing portions 8 form a beak-like shape projecting outward of the dispensing cylinder 4 and are formed such that the content liquid stored in the container are able to be simultaneously dispensed from the dispensing portions 8.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pouring cap provided with a pouring tube, and to a cap provided with a beak-shaped pouring portion on the pouring tube.

  2. Description of the Related Art In the past, with regard to a pouring cap provided with a pouring cylinder, studies have been made on caps that improve the liquid pouring property of the content liquid. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a cap that improves liquid drainage and the like by providing a beak-shaped portion in which a pouring tube protrudes radially outward from a circumferential portion (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-40299 A

  In the prior art, when the content liquid is poured out, the content liquid flows out through the beak-shaped portion, so that it is possible to provide a pouring cap with excellent liquid breakage, but the beak-shaped portion is It is formed in a limited range of the dispensing cylinder, and when the user pours out, depending on how it is used, the poured liquid does not flow out from the beak-shaped part and can be contained in the beak-shaped part. The content liquid that was not present may be poured out from the peripheral portion, and the desired liquid drainage may not be obtained.

  For this reason, the user needs to adjust the inclination of the container so that the content liquid concentrates on the beak-shaped portion at the time of pouring. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pouring cap that is free from such problems and has excellent liquid drainage.

  The present invention is attached to a container provided with a pouring cylinder erected from the top wall of the cap body and a circulation port formed on the top wall inward of the pouring cylinder and opened by tearing. The dispensing cap includes a plurality of dispensing portions at a tip of the dispensing tube, and the plurality of dispensing portions are formed in a beak shape protruding outward from the dispensing tube and are stored in the container. It is a dispensing cap characterized in that it can be dispensed simultaneously from a plurality of dispensing sections.

  Further, the present invention is the dispensing cap, wherein the circulation port includes a plurality of circulation portions, and the number of the circulation portions is provided equal to the number of the dispensing portions.

  In addition, the present invention is the pouring cap, wherein the flow port is substantially U-shaped or a pair of narrow flow ports.

  Further, the present invention is the pouring cap characterized in that the flow portion is provided in the vicinity of the base end portion of the pouring tube.

  Further, the present invention is the pouring cap, wherein the plurality of pouring portions are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a liquid flow guide mechanism is provided at the intervals.

  Further, the present invention is the pouring cap, wherein the liquid flow guide mechanism is composed of a rib provided on the pouring cylinder.

  Further, the present invention is a container equipped with a dispensing cap, wherein the container is a multi-liquid storage container capable of individually storing a plurality of content liquids.

  In the present invention, a plurality of pouring parts formed in the shape of beaks are provided at the tip of the pouring cylinder so that the contents can be simultaneously dispensed. The content liquid can be poured out simultaneously from the plurality of the pouring parts. For this reason, it is not necessary to adjust the inclination of the container by the user at the time of pouring, the content liquid can be poured out from the pouring portion, and a cap having excellent liquid drainage can be provided.

  In addition, the distribution port is, for example, substantially U-shaped, or a pair of narrow distribution ports, and by providing at least two distribution parts that are mainly parts through which contents are distributed when the container is tilted, The amount of liquid flowing into the extraction part can be adjusted. By bringing the flow port provided with such a flow part close to the base end part of the pouring cylinder provided with the pouring part, the liquid flowing out from the flow part immediately reaches the pouring part, and the pouring is performed. It can be done easily.

  In addition, the plurality of pouring parts are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a liquid flow guide mechanism, for example, a rib extending on the inner surface of the pouring cylinder is provided at the intervals so that the content liquid flows out from the intervals. Since the liquid flow can be guided to the pouring part, the pouring can be performed more easily.

  In addition, by making the container equipped with the above-mentioned dispensing cap into a container that can store two types of liquids, the two types of liquids can be stored separately during storage and not mixed, but mixed during use. Can do.

It is a three-dimensional view of the cap main body which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of FIG. FIG. 2A shows an example in which the circulation port is U-shaped, and FIG. 2B shows an example in which the circulation port is narrow. It is sectional drawing at the time of use by the III-III line of FIG. It is a top view of the cap main body which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the cap main body which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing by the VI-VI line of FIG. It is a top view of the cap main body which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The dispensing cap 1 includes a cap body 2 and an outer lid (not shown) that is attached to the cap body 2. In the present embodiment, the cap body 2 and the outer lid are connected by a hinge 3.

  The cap body 2 includes a pour tube 4 and a tube portion 6 connected to the pour tube 4 via a top wall 5. The top wall 5 is provided with a locking cylinder 7 concentric with the pouring cylinder 4, and the locking cylinder 7 is formed with a larger diameter than the pouring cylinder 4.

The dispensing tube 4 is provided at its tip with two dispensing portions 8 formed in a beak shape toward the outside of the dispensing tube 4. Pouring unit 8, on the opposite side of the region and the hinge 3 with respect to the imaginary line I _A, and provided the contents of the dispensing cap 1 is housed in a container mounted on the co-pourable intervals. Desirably, pouring unit 8, each other elongation theta _A of the outer end portion 8a of the pouring unit 8 around the center O of the pouring cylinder 4 is 180 ° or less, and the tip portion of the spout portion 8 8b a distance such as elongation theta _B becomes 90 ° or less of each other, in this embodiment the release angle theta _{a =} about 90 °, an elongation theta _{B =} about 35 °. At this time, it is preferable that the separation angle θ _B is set to ½ or less of the separation angle θ _A. By being provided in this way, it is possible to obtain a dispensing portion as desired in the design value and to cover the content liquid in a wide range. Moreover, when it provides in the range exceeding the above, it may become difficult to perform simultaneous extraction from two extraction parts. Further, the two pouring portions 8 provided in the pouring cylinder 4 are formed at intervals via the spacing portion 9. Although the space | interval part 9 is formed in planar view circular arc shape, the length is suitably selected as needed. The tip of the dispensing tube 4 is lower in the region on the hinge 3 side than the region on the dispensing part 4 side in order to improve the sealing performance when the dispensing tube 4 is sealed with an outer lid. Thus, it is formed in a substantially staircase shape in plan view. The stepped portion 4a is provided in the region of the hinge 3 side of the imaginary line I _A of the median of the pouring cylinder 4. In addition, the magnitude | size of the space | interval part 9 can be suitably changed according to the magnitude | size of the extraction | pouring part 8 to require.

  A distribution port that is opened by tearing is formed in the top wall 5 on the inner side of the dispensing cylinder 4. Although the circulation port can be formed in a circular shape on the entire inner top wall 5, in the present embodiment, a substantially U-shaped circulation port 10A or a pair of narrow circulation ports 10B facing each other is provided. It is done. Initially, the flow port 10A or 10B is blocked by the blocking wall 11 in order to block the flow of the liquid. The blocking wall 11 is provided with an endless fissure. A method for removing the blocking wall 11 at the time of use can be appropriately selected. For example, a pull ring or the like may be provided. In addition, in this invention, the distribution | circulation part 10a or 10b shows the terminal part by the side of the extraction | pouring part 8 of each distribution port 10A or 10B.

  When the user pours out the content liquid from the container, after pulling the pull ring of the pouring cap 1 and tearing it with a fissure and opening the flow ports 10A and 10B, when the container is tilted, first, The liquid flows down toward the beak-shaped pouring part 8 while the amount of liquid is adjusted by the circulation port 10A or 10B. The content liquid is divided into beak-shaped pouring parts 8 and 8 widely provided in the pouring region at the tip of the pouring cylinder 4 and is poured out of the container from the pouring parts 8. When the inclination of the container is returned to the original state after the desired amount is poured out, the liquid dischargeability is good because the pouring portion 8 is formed in a beak shape. At this time, the amount of liquid reaching the pouring part 8 can be adjusted by the effect of the circulation port 10A or 10B, so that the content liquid exceeding the capacity of the pouring part 8 is poured from a place other than the pouring part 8. Moreover, since the pouring part 8 is provided over the pouring region, it is not necessary to adjust the inclination of the container so that the content liquid concentrates on the pouring part 8.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to 3 have the same name and function. Further, the difference from the first embodiment is that the circulation part of the circulation port is brought close to the base end part of the extraction tube 4. In the present embodiment, a pair of narrow flow ports 10B are provided, and both the flow ports 10B, 10B are opposed to each other with a gap therebetween. In addition, the flow part 10b of the flow port 10B is provided on the top wall 5a continuous to the base end part of the pouring cylinder 4, and the distance between the flow part 10b and the base end part of the pouring pipe 4 is via the top wall 5a. It is desirable to be as close as possible in product design. The distance in the present embodiment is set to 1.0 mm or less, preferably 0.5 mm or less. If the distance is greater than 1.0 mm, the content liquid tends to accumulate on the top wall 5a and is not preferred because it cannot be quickly dispensed.

  When the user uses the container equipped with the dispensing cap 1 of the present embodiment, the content liquid that has flowed out of the circulation part 10b is inclined by tilting the container and the proximal end part of the extraction part 8 and the circulation part 10b. Since they are close to each other, they reach the extraction portion 8 directly. For this reason, the internal liquid whose liquid volume was adjusted by the circulation port 10 </ b> B can be easily poured out from the pouring part 8.

  A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 have the same name and function. Further, the difference from the first embodiment is that a liquid flow guide mechanism is provided in the interval portion 9 of the dispensing cylinder 4. The spacing portion 9 is provided with a liquid flow guide mechanism, for example, a rib 12. The rib 12 is a substantially trapezoidal plate body in plan view extending toward the center O of the dispensing cylinder, and is obliquely provided from the distal end portion 9a of the spacing portion 9 toward the top wall 5 inside the dispensing cylinder 4. The tip 9a side is formed wide. In the present embodiment, narrow flow ports 10B are provided at two locations, and the content liquid flowing out from the respective flow ports 10B, 10B is separated by the ribs 12, so that the content liquid can be guided to the dispensing portion 8. The rib 12 is provided so as to be substantially directly above a straight line connecting the flow portions 10b, 10b of the pair of narrow flow ports 10B, 10B. The shape, size, etc. of the rib 12 can be appropriately selected depending on the situation when the dispensing cap 1 is used.

  When the user uses the container equipped with the dispensing cap 1 of the present embodiment, the content liquid whose liquid amount is adjusted by the circulation part 10b should be poured out from the one pouring part 8 by the rib 12. It is divided into a content liquid and a content liquid to be poured out from the other dispensing section 8. For this reason, the content liquid flowing out from each circulation part 10b, 10b is poured out from each extraction part 8, 8 while the flow rate is regulated. For this reason, the content liquid does not mix before reaching each of the extraction sections 8 and 8, so the content liquid is discharged from the extraction sections 8 and 8 at a regulated flow rate. It is not poured out from the place.

  A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to 6 have the same name and function. This embodiment is similar to the third embodiment, but is different in that each of the extraction portions 8A and 8A is formed inward. Unlike the extraction parts 8 and 8, the extraction parts 8A and 8A are formed so that their center lines intersect each other. That is, by forming the pouring portion 8 inward, the amount of protrusion in the radial direction of the pouring portion 8 that protrudes outward from the tip of the pouring tube 4 can be suppressed. The protruding portion 8 can be formed long.

In the present embodiment, the dispensing cap 1 is attached to a multi-liquid storage container (not shown) whose interior is partitioned by a vertical partition. This container is a container that can be individually accommodated without mixing two kinds of contents liquids. The vertical barrier rib is usually when the dispensing cap 1 is attached, comes directly under the virtual line I _B in FIG. 7 _(phantom line I _B is the center line in the lateral direction in FIG. 7 of the cap 1 pouring) The container is divided into two rooms, one of which communicates with one of the circulation ports 10B and the other of the containers communicates with the other circulation port 10B. In addition, although the size (volume) of the two rooms can be changed by changing the position of the vertical partition wall, the position is between the two circulation portions 10b of the circulation port 10B provided at two places. The range of L in FIG. Of course, the dispensing cap 1 of the present embodiment can be attached to a container having no vertical partition.

  Such a container is used, for example, as a container for pharmaceuticals used by mixing two kinds of contents liquids to be stored separately, or a container for two-liquid separation type seasonings such as dressings. be able to.

  Although the present invention has been described by dividing it into the first to fourth embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. For example, the number, shape, and the like of the dispensing portions 8 can be changed as appropriate according to the form of use. In the second to fourth embodiments, the first embodiment is shown in place of the narrow distribution port 10B. It is also possible to provide such a U-shaped distribution port 10A. Also, the first to fourth embodiments can be appropriately combined, such as providing the liquid flow guide mechanism of the third embodiment in the second embodiment. The present invention can be applied not only to a hinge cap but also to a screw cap or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pouring cap 2 Cap body 3 Hinge 4 Pouring cylinder 4a Stepped part 5 Top wall 6 Cylindrical part 7 Locking cylinder 8, 8A Pouring part 8a Outer end part 8b Tip part 9 Spacing part 9a Tip part 10A, 10B Distribution Mouth 10a, 10b Distribution part 11 Blocking wall 12 Rib

Claims (7)

In a pouring cap attached to a container provided with a pouring cylinder erected from the top wall of the cap body and a flow opening formed on the top wall inward of the pouring cylinder and opened by tearing ,
The tip of the pouring tube is provided with a plurality of pouring portions, and the plurality of pouring portions are formed in a beak shape protruding outward from the pouring tube, and a plurality of liquid contents stored in the container An extraction cap characterized in that it is provided so that it can be simultaneously extracted from the extraction portion.   The pouring cap according to claim 1, wherein the circulation port includes a plurality of circulation portions, and the number of the circulation portions is equal to the number of the extraction portions.   The pouring cap according to claim 1, wherein the circulation port is formed in a substantially U shape or a pair of narrow circulation ports.   The pouring cap according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the flow portion is provided in the vicinity of a base end portion of the pouring tube.   5. The pouring according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pouring portions are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a liquid flow guide mechanism is provided at the intervals. cap.   The pouring cap according to claim 5, wherein the liquid flow guide mechanism includes a rib provided on the pouring cylinder.   A container equipped with the dispensing cap according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the container is a multi-liquid storage container capable of individually storing a plurality of contents liquids. A container characterized by that.