JP4980022B2 - Seal cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sealing cap, and more particularly to a sealing cap in which the inside of a container is sealed with an inner stopper.

An inner cap provided with a shielding plate was fitted over the mouth of the container, and an outer cap provided with a guide tube engaging with the shielding plate was fitted over the inner plug, and was continuously provided at the lower end of the inner plug. A hermetic cap that cuts off the annular band, pushes down the outer cap, cuts the shielding plate, and fits around the outer periphery of the mouth of the container has been conventionally known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
Japanese Patent No. 3024089

  However, in the sealed container described in Patent Document 1, the outer cap is provided with an annular protrusion (10d) on the inner periphery of the lower end thereof, and is engaged with the lower side of the annular protrusion (5) of the bottle when pushed down. As a result, there is a problem that a certain force is required to push down the outer cap, and the push-down operation is not easy.

Also, when both the annular protrusions are loosely fitted, the click feeling when the annular protrusion (10d) of the exterior cap gets over the annular protrusion (5) of the bottle at the lowest lowered position of the push-down is careful. There was a problem of not knowing otherwise.
Furthermore, in order to know that the position is the lowest position, there is a problem that the engagement state of both the annular protrusions must be examined well.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems. The cap is used as a screw cap to facilitate the cutting of the partition wall of the inner plug, and a sound output mechanism is provided at the lower end of the inner plug, and provided at the lower end of the cap. To provide a cap that can be engaged with the positioning hole so that a sound is generated when the cap is in the lowest position, and that the state can be easily seen from the outside. With the goal.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a liquid dispensing container comprising an inner stopper fitted into a container and a cap screwed into an outer cylinder of the inner stopper as a sealing cap for the dispensing container. The inner plug is fitted to the container mouth cylinder portion, and includes an inner cylinder sealed at the lower end, and an outer cylinder having a screw on the outer periphery and a positioning member provided at the lower end. A flexible connecting portion that is connected to the outer cylinder and protrudes outward, and an elastically deformable positioning body that extends in the circumferential direction from the connecting portion and is provided with a sound emitting plate. Note is composed of a cap body and the upper lid, the cap body, a ball screw screwed into the outer cylinder of the inner plug on the inner periphery and screwed, the side wall bored positioning holes in the lower portion, the central portion forming a Deana, comprising a top wall and vertically the opening means of the inner tube to the lower surface of its outer, lowermost cap is screwed to the inside plug When lowered to the location, positioning of the inside plug into the positioning hole of the cap is fitted, the sounding plate adopts a configuration characterized by generating sound by colliding with the edge portion of the positioning hole.

As an embodiment of the positioning member, a configuration is adopted in which the outer surface of the positioning body is visible from the outside of the cap when the positioning body of the inner plug is inserted into the positioning hole of the cap. To do.

Easily by rotating the cap because the inner cap fitted to the container is provided with a partition, the cap body is screwed into the outer cylinder of the inner cap, and the cutting ring is suspended from the lower surface of the upper wall of the cap body. It is now possible to cut off the inner wall of the plug.
Further, since the positioning member is provided at the lower end of the inner plug outer cylinder and the positioning hole is provided at the lower end portion of the side peripheral wall of the cap body, the cap can be positioned at a constant rotation angle.

  Furthermore, since the sound generating plate is provided on the elastically deformable positioning body of the positioning member of the inner plug, when the cap is at a predetermined angular position, the positioning body is fitted into the positioning hole so as to be inserted. Can be generated and the matched state can be visually observed from the outside of the cap.

Next, embodiments of the sealing cap of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, A is a container, B is an inner stopper, C is a cap, and D is a spacer ring.

  The container A is composed of a mouth tube portion 1 and a shoulder portion 2, a body portion 3 and a bottom portion, and an engagement protrusion 4 is provided on the outer periphery of the mouth tube portion 1, and a neck ring is provided below the protrusion rim 4. 5 and a positioning rib 6 is provided between the outer periphery of the mouth tube portion 1 and the upper surface of the neck ring 5.

The inner plug B is composed of an inner cylinder 7, an upper wall 8, and an outer cylinder 9, and a partition wall 11 having a thin peripheral connection portion 10 is provided at the lower end of the inner cylinder 7.
On the outer periphery of the inner cylinder 7 is provided a bulging ring 12 that fits with the inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container A with a certain allowance so as to seal the inside of the container A.

The outer cylinder 9 is composed of an upper cylinder part 13 and a lower cylinder part 14 provided continuously below the upper cylinder part 13.
A screw 15 is screwed on the outer periphery of the upper tube portion 13, and an engagement protrusion 16 that engages with the engagement protrusion 4 of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container A is provided on the inner periphery. .

The lower cylindrical portion 14 is suspended from the outer peripheral side of the lower end of the upper cylindrical portion 13, and a detent rib 17 that engages with the positioning rib 6 of the container A is provided on the inner side of the upper end.
A pair or a single positioning member 18 is provided on the lower outer periphery of the lower cylindrical portion 14, and a flange 19 projects from the lower end.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, the positioning member 18 is a flexible connection continuously provided outward from one end of the vertical surface 20 cut at a predetermined position of the lower cylindrical portion 14. It is comprised from the part 21 and the positioning body 22 which can be elastically deformed extended in parallel with the surface of the lower cylinder part 14 from the front-end | tip of the connection part 21. As shown in FIG.
The positioning body 22 can be engaged with a positioning hole 29 provided in the cap C, which will be described later, and the outer surface 23 is displayed in a color different from that of the cap C. A sound output plate 24 is provided along the circumference.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cap C includes a cap main body C1 and an upper lid C3 attached to the cap main body C1 via a hinge mechanism C2.
The cap body C1 includes a side peripheral wall 25 and an upper wall 26. The side peripheral wall 25 is provided with a screw 27 screwed to the inner periphery of the screw 15 on the outer periphery of the outer tube 9 of the inner plug B. The inner circumference of the part is enlarged, a positioning ring 28 is formed on the outer circumference side, and a positioning hole 29 having a certain angle range for inserting the positioning body 22 is drilled at a predetermined position.

An upper surface of a central portion of the upper wall 26 is provided with a pouring cylinder 31 having a pouring hole 30 for pouring the content liquid. A ring 33 is vertically provided.
On the upper part of the cutting ring 33, a bulging portion 34 is provided that fits into the inner periphery of the inner cylinder 7 of the inner plug B with a certain tightening allowance.

  The hinge mechanism C2 is a three-point hinge comprising a hinge 35 and an elastic plate 36 shown in FIG. 5, and one end thereof is connected to the upper end of the side peripheral wall 25 of the cap body C1.

The upper lid C3 includes a top wall 37 and a side peripheral wall 38, and the other end of the hinge mechanism C2 is connected to a predetermined position of the side peripheral wall 38 so as to be freely opened and closed.
In the center of the top wall 37, a plug body 39 that closes the pouring hole 30 provided in the upper wall 26 of the cap body C <b> 1 is suspended.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spacer ring D is placed on the upper surface of the flange 19 of the inner plug B, and the lower end of the side peripheral wall 25 of the cap body C1 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the spacer ring D. .
Although the spacer ring D is ring-shaped in the embodiment, it may be a C-shaped spacer or a ring provided with thin cutting lines above and below.

Next, usage modes and operational effects of the cap of the present invention will be described.
In the dispensing container of the present invention, the contents are stored in the container A and the inner stopper B is fitted, the spacer ring D is then placed on the flange 19 of the inner stopper B, and the cap C is screwed onto the inner stopper B. Obtained by wearing.

  As contents, cosmetics, foods, medicines, and the like that must be exposed to the outside air to completely prevent sterilization are sterilized and filled.

In starting the use of the dispensing container, in this embodiment, first, the cap C is rotated and removed from the inner plug B, and then the spacer ring D is removed.
Next, when the cap C is screwed again into the inner plug B and lowered, the thin connecting portion 10 of the partition wall 11 is cut by the cutting blade 32 of the cutting ring 33 on the lower surface of the upper wall 26 as shown in FIG. The partition wall 11 is separated from the inner cylinder 7.
At that time, the cutting blade 32 descends while rotating, so that the connecting portion 10 can be easily cut.

  When further lowered, as shown in FIG. 4B, the outer surface 23 of the positioning member 22 of the positioning member 18 comes into sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the positioning ring 28. In this state, it is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the positioning ring 28.

When the fixed angle position is reached, the connecting portion 21 side of the positioning body 22 is inserted into the positioning hole 29. When the rotation further proceeds, the tip 22a of the positioning body 22 is moved to the positioning hole 29 as shown in FIG. At that time, the positioning body 22 is restored, and the sound producing plate 24 collides with the edge 29a of the positioning hole 29 to generate sound.
And since the outer surface 23 of the positioning body 22 can be visually observed from the outside of the positioning hole 29, it can be easily known from the outside that the cap C is positioned at a certain angular position.

  Further, when the cap C is rotated in the reverse direction, the tip 22a of the positioning body 22 collides with the end face of the edge 29a of the positioning hole 29 to prevent the cap from being reversely rotated. Work as.

  Therefore, in the present invention, by rotating the cap, it is easily lowered, and when it reaches a predetermined lowered position, a sound is generated to notify the positioning, and the positioning body 22 enters the positioning hole 29 from the outside of the cap C. It can be visually observed.

  In pouring the contents, as shown in FIG. 5, when the upper lid C3 is opened, the plug 39 opens the pouring hole 30 and the contents liquid can be poured.

In the above-described embodiment, the partition wall 11 is continuously provided at the lower end of the inner cylinder 7.
In addition, the partition 11 is separated by a cutting ring 33 having a cutting edge 32 at the tip. However, when the sealing means is an aluminum seal, a film, or a plug, the opening means may be provided. It is not limited to the example cutting ring.

  In the present invention, the positioning hole provided in the inner plug is inserted into the positioning hole of the cap so that sound is generated during positioning, and the outer surface of the positioning body is easily visible from the outside of the cap. Regardless of the type of contents, it can be widely used as a screw cap positioning mechanism.

It is a sectional elevation view of the cap of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional elevational view in the middle of lowering after removing the spacer ring and rotating the cap. It is a section elevation in the state where a cap exists in the lowest position. 4A and 4B are explanatory views taken along line A-A in FIG. 3, in which FIG. 3A is a bottom view just before positioning, and FIG. It is a cross-sectional elevation view when the upper lid is opened.

Explanation of symbols

A Container B Inner plug C Cap C1 Cap body C2 Hinge mechanism C3 Top lid D Spacer ring 1 Mouth tube part 2 Shoulder part 3 Body part 4, 16 Engagement ridge 5 Neck ring 6 Positioning rib 7 Inner cylinder 8, 26 Upper wall 9 Outer cylinder 10 Connecting portion 11 Bulkhead 12 Swelling portion 13 Upper cylindrical portion 14 Lower cylindrical portion 15, 27 Screw 17 Rotating stopper rib 18 Positioning member 19 Flange 20 Vertical surface 21 Connecting portion 22 Positioning body 22a Tip 23 Outer surface 24 Sound output plate 25, 38 Side peripheral wall 28 Positioning ring 29 Positioning hole 29a Edge portion 30 Outlet hole 31 Outlet tube 32 Cutting blade 33 Cutting ring 34 Swelling portion 35 Hinge 36 Elastic plate 37 Top wall 39 Plug body

Claims (2)

A liquid dispensing container comprising an inner stopper fitted in the container and a cap screwed onto the outer cylinder of the inner stopper,
The inner plug is fitted to the container mouth cylinder part, and includes an inner cylinder sealed at the lower end, an outer cylinder having a screw on the outer periphery, and a positioning member at the lower end.
The positioning member includes a flexible connecting portion that is connected to the outer cylinder and protrudes outward, and an elastically deformable positioning body that extends in the circumferential direction from the connecting portion and is provided with a sound output plate. And
The cap consists of a cap body and an upper lid.
Cap body is to screwed a ball screw screwed into the outer cylinder of the inner plug on the inner periphery, to form a side wall bored positioning holes at a lower end portion, a note Deana in the center, the lower surface of the outer And an upper wall in which an opening means for the inner cylinder is suspended ,
When the cap is screwed into the inner plug and lowered to the lowest position, the positioning member of the inner plug is inserted into the positioning hole of the cap, and the sound output plate collides with the edge of the positioning hole to generate sound. Sealing cap for the dispensing container. When the positioning of the inner plug is inserted into the positioning hole of the cap, the outer surface of the positioning body is sealed in the dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the adapted visible from the outside of the cap cap.

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