JP4487283B2 - Container lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid for a container, in particular, a coating provided with a slide-type lid plate that has improved drainage and usability, and a lid for other high-viscosity liquid containers.

Conventionally, a lid described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-121351 is known as a lid of a paint container. This lid has an operating lever connected to the rear end of a slidable sliding plate that opens and closes the spout, and the sliding plate is screwed to a fixing core via a leaf spring, so that the leaf spring ear and the sliding plate rear A helical spring is attached between the cut-out part of the spring with elastic force, and the operation lever is rotated so that the front end of the sliding plate is slid while pressing on the edge of the spout. It is the cover body of the paint container.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-121351

  However, since the above prior art is equipped with a stirrer, there is a problem in that the lid is often complicated due to design restrictions.

  The sliding plate is attached to the stationary core iron via a spring plate, and the rear side thereof is only supported by the upper surface of the vertical wall of the guide tube, so that there is a problem that it is not supported stably and reliably. It was.

  Since one end of the coil spring is connected to the ear of the leaf spring and the sliding plate is pressed against the spout, two springs are required to drive the sliding plate, increasing the number of parts and making the structure complicated. .

  Since the sliding plate is opened and closed by turning the lever with the recess as the axis, the bending plate, and thus the moment of rotating the sliding plate in the clockwise direction acts to lift the front end of the sliding plate. Sometimes.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a lid that has a simple structure and is easy to assemble. An object is to provide a lid for a liquid container.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has a container lid configured as follows.

  That is, the lid body is provided with a spout, the lid body of the container is slidably mounted on the top surface of the lid body, and a spring member is assembled between the lid body and the lid plate member, The spring member biases the lid plate member to close the spout of the lid body, extends an engagement piece from the lid body, hangs the engagement portion from the lid plate member, and the engagement portion is engaged. Engage with the mating piece, hold the lid plate member, hold the spout open, and suspend the pressing piece from the lid plate member so that the pressing piece can be pressed down. The lid of the container is configured so that the engagement with the engaging portion can be released.

  In addition, a pressing portion that can be pressed down is formed on the lid plate member, a pressing piece is disposed at the swinging end of the pressing portion, and the pressing piece is provided in the immediate vicinity of the engaging portion and in parallel with the engaging portion.

  Since the lid of the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  A lid plate member that slides so as to open and close the spout is provided on the upper surface of the lid body that has a spout on the front, and the lid plate member is placed in a direction to close the spout between the lid main body and the lid plate member. A spring member to be urged is attached, and when the lid plate member is pulled backward, the engagement piece and the engagement portion are engaged and the spout is held open, and the upper surface of the lid plate member can be pressed. When the pressed piece is pressed, the engagement between the engagement piece and the engagement portion is released, and the lid plate member closes the spout by the spring member, so that the lid plate member can be opened and closed very easily, and the content liquid can be removed. Can be easily poured out of the container.

  Moreover, the lid plate member slides and closes the spout by the action of the spring member simply by pressing down the pressing piece, so that the liquid drains when closed and the surroundings of the spout are not stained with paint. .

  Since the lid plate member is slidably engaged with the side surface of the lid body, the lid plate member is pressed against the spout and the sealing performance of the spout is improved.

  Since the pressing piece and the engaging part are formed in parallel with each other most recently, the engaging piece can be pressed down accurately to release the engagement with the engaging part, and the lid plate member can be reliably closed.

  FIG. 1 shows the lid. The lid body 2 includes a lid body 4, a lid plate member 6, and a spring member 8, and the attachment port portion 10 is screwed to the mouth tube portion 32 of the container 30 and attached to the container 30.

  The lid body 4 is provided with a mounting opening 10 at the bottom, a spout 12 communicating with the mounting spout 10 at the top and forward, and a box-shaped grip 14 is formed behind the spout 12. ing. An engagement piece 16 having an engagement protrusion 17 protruding upward at the rear end extends rearwardly with moderate elasticity inside the grip portion 14. On the vertical wall plate 20 behind the grip portion 14, an engagement convex portion 9 that stops the end portion of the spring member 8 is provided.

  Inside the spout 12, there is provided an air pipe 15 through which air that replaces the content liquid poured out from the container 30 is introduced into the container 30.

  In the lid plate member 6, side wall plates 7 provided on both the left and right sides are assembled to the upper end portion of the lid body 4 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A plurality of convex ribs 22 are formed on the rear side of the side wall plate 7 to improve the finger grip when the portion is gripped. The cover plate member 6 is formed with a pressing portion 3 which is elastically deformed so as to be pressed downward in an umbrella shape by a notch line 18, and a pressing piece 5 is provided downward on the lower surface of the pressing end 3 on the swing end side. It has been.

  Further, a window portion 11 is formed behind the pressing portion 3 of the cover plate member 6, and an engaging portion 13 that extends downward in parallel to the pressing piece 5 is provided at the front end of the window portion 11. The lower end of the engaging portion 13 extends to a position where it engages with the engaging protrusion 17 of the engaging piece 16 when the lid plate member 6 is pulled backward, while the pressing piece 5 is shorter than the engaging portion 13. In a normal non-pressed state, the lower end is located immediately above the upper surface of the engagement piece 16.

  The spring member 8 is a helical spring. One end of the spring member 8 is applied to the engaging convex portion 9 inside the grip portion 14 and the other end is applied to the engaging convex portion 19 formed on the side surface of the engaging portion 13. The cover plate member 6 is always urged in the direction in which the spout 12 is closed.

  Next, a method for using the lid 2 will be described.

  The attachment port 10 of the lid 2 is screwed into the mouth tube portion 32 of the container 30 until the lower portion of the grip portion 14 comes into contact with the shoulder portion 33 of the container 30.

  The cover plate member 6 is moved forward by the urging of the spring member 8, and closes the spout 12 as shown in FIG. Further, since the side wall plate 7 is assembled to the side surface of the lid body 4 as shown in FIG. 4, the lid plate member 6 is in close contact with the upper peripheral edge of the spout 12, and the spout 12 is sealed by the lid plate member 6. ing.

  When the rear portion of the cover plate member 6 is grasped and the cover plate member 6 is pulled backward, the spout 12 is gradually opened while the spring member 8 is contracted. When the lid plate member 6 is pulled down to the slide rear end, the lower end of the engagement portion 13 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 17 of the engagement piece 16 so that the lid plate member 6 is held in the state shown in FIG. Is kept fully open.

  In this state, the container 30 is tilted, and the paint or the like is poured out from the container 30 through the open spout 12.

  When the dispensing of the content liquid is completed, the pressing portion 3 is pressed down from the upper surface. Then, the pressing piece 5 depresses the engaging piece 16 and releases the engagement between the engaging portion 13 and the engaging piece 16, and the lid plate member 6 moves forward by the spring force of the spring member 8. 6 closes the spout 12.

  As described above, according to the lid body 2, when the rear portion of the lid plate member 6 is grasped and pulled down to the slide rear end, the engagement portion 13 engages with the engagement piece 16 and the lid plate member 6 is lowered rearward. Therefore, the spout 12 is always open, and the content liquid such as paint can be easily poured out from the container 30.

  When the pressing portion 3 on the cover plate member 6 is pressed with a finger or the like, the engagement between the engagement portion 13 and the engagement piece 16 is released, and the cover plate member 6 moves forward by the spring force of the spring member 8. The outlet 12 is closed and sealed.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the spout 12 can be easily opened by pulling the cover plate member 6 rearward, and the spout 12 can be reliably closed by the cover plate member 6 by pressing the pressing portion 3. A good lid 2 can be provided.

It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the spout of the cover concerning this invention was closed. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the spout of the cover concerning this invention was open | released. It is a top view which shows a cover body. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the lid body of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a cover body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Lid 3 Press part 4 Lid body 5 Press piece 6 Lid plate member 7 Side wall plate 8 Spring member 9 Engagement convex part 10 Attachment port part 11 Window part 12 Outlet 13 Engagement part 14 Grip part 15 Air pipe 16 Engagement Joint piece 17 Engagement protrusion 18 Notch line 19 Engagement protrusion 20 Vertical wall plate 22 Convex rib 30 Container 32 Mouth tube

Claims (2)

A lid body of a container provided with a spout in the lid body, and a lid plate member slidably mounted on the top surface of the lid body,
A spring member is assembled between the lid body and the lid plate member, and the spring member urges the lid plate member to close the spout of the lid body and extends an engagement piece from the lid body. The engagement portion is suspended from the lid plate member, the engagement portion engages with the engagement piece, locks the lid plate member, holds the spout, and can be pushed down by the lid plate member. A pressing portion is formed, a pressing piece is disposed at the swinging end of the pressing portion, the pressing piece is suspended so as to be pressed , the pressing piece pushes down the engaging piece, the engaging piece and the engaging portion The container lid which can release the engagement. A pressing portion that is elastically deformable so as to be pressed is formed below the cover plate member, and the pressing piece is provided on the lower surface of the oscillating end side of the pressing portion in the downward direction and in parallel with the engaging portion. The container lid according to claim 1.

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