JP5614775B2 - Metering cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a weighing-out cap capable of dispensing a container body content.

A cap body mounted on the mouth and neck of the container body, and mounted in a lateral tube provided on the cap body so that it can be slid and pushed in an outwardly biased state, and a measuring space having upper and lower ends opened vertically. An operation member is provided, a communication hole communicating with the container body is formed at the bottom of the horizontal cylinder, and an oscillating hole is formed at the top of the horizontal cylinder, and the upper end of the measuring space is closed by the horizontal cylinder at the outermost locking position of the operation member. In addition, the measurement space and the communication hole communicate with each other, the lower end opening of the measurement space is closed with a horizontal cylinder by pushing against the outward biasing force of the operation member, and the measurement space and the ejection hole are provided so as to communicate with each other. A measuring and swinging cap in which a water draining window hole is formed in the central portion of a blocking wall that closes the other end of the horizontal cylinder is known as a prior art.

JP 2010-126213 A

However, in the prior art, when the operation member slides in the horizontal cylinder, the contents of the container body enter the spring storage chamber in which the spring for biasing the operation member is stored from the gap between the inner surface of the horizontal cylinder and the outer surface of the operation member. If deposited, the elastic force of the spring may be adversely affected. Therefore, a water drainage window hole is provided and a structure that can be disassembled and cleaned is employed, but it cannot be completely removed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a weighing-out cap capable of almost completely removing the contents of the container body that has entered the spring member storage chamber during use. .

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a cap body 10 attached to the mouth and neck portion 3 of the container body 1;
An operation in which a measuring space 33 is vertically installed in a horizontal tube 16 provided at one end opening of the cap body 10 so as to be slidable and detachable in an outwardly biased state and open at both upper and lower ends. A member 30;
A communicating hole 17 communicating with the inside of the container body 1 is formed at the bottom of the horizontal cylinder 16, and an oscillating hole 19 is formed at the top of the horizontal cylinder 16.
When the container body is inverted, the contents of the container body are provided so as to be able to flow into the measuring chamber 33 through the communication hole 17, and further, the communication between the communication hole 17 and the container body is achieved by pressing the operation member 30. In the weighing-out cap provided in such a manner that the weighing chamber and the horizontal tube out-going hole 19 communicate with each other and the container contents can be drawn out,
A discharge window portion 39 is provided at the peripheral edge of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16 so that the contents of the container body entering the horizontal cylinder can be discharged through the discharge window portion 39 when the operation member 30 is pushed. In addition, the cleaning water at the time of cleaning is provided so as to be discharged from the discharge window.

Further, according to the present invention, the cap main body 10 opens at one end to the peripheral wall 14 that stands up from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 13 that closes the upper end surface of the mounting cylinder 11 fitted to the container body neck 3, and is 13 is formed by horizontally setting a horizontal tube 16 crossing over the top,
The operation member 30 includes a sliding cylinder 31 having both ends open and slidably fitted into the horizontal cylinder 16 with one end projecting outward from the horizontal cylinder 16. The inside of the measuring cylinder part 31a provided vertically at the position is defined as a measuring chamber 33,
The outward biasing of the operation member 30 is an outward biasing by a coil spring 36 interposed between the measuring chamber 33 and the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the horizontal cylinder 16 is formed in a rectangular shape in the longitudinal section, and discharge window portions 39 are provided at least at both upper and lower ends of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16.

Further, according to the present invention, the horizontal cylinder 16 is formed in a rectangular shape in a longitudinal section, a pair of reinforcing ribs 40 are provided diagonally on the closing surface of the horizontal cylinder 16, and a discharge window is provided between the pair of reinforcing ribs. A portion 39 is provided.

In the present invention, since the discharge window 39 is provided at the peripheral edge of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16, the contents of the container body that has entered the horizontal cylinder 16 by the sliding of the slide cylinder 31 during the pushing operation are discharged. Since it is discharged from the portion 39, deposits that could not be completely removed even by cleaning by decomposition are also discharged, and therefore, adverse effects caused by the container body contents being deposited in the horizontal cylinder 16 are avoided. In addition, the cleaning water can be easily discharged.

In addition, according to the present invention, the discharge window portions 39 are provided at least at both the upper and lower ends of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16, so that the contents of the container body can be discharged more effectively.

It is a partial sectional side view of the metering-out cap which concerns on this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of FIG. It is a partial front sectional view of a metering out cap. FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3. It is principal part detail drawing which shows the discharge window part of a metering-out cap. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 showing another embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 showing still another embodiment. It is action explanatory drawing at the time of measurement. It is an operation explanatory view at the time of swinging.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a container body. The mouth and neck portion 3 is erected from the upper end of the trunk portion through the shoulder, a flange is attached to the lower outer surface of the mouth and neck portion 3, and a male screw portion is provided on the upper portion of the mouth and neck portion 3. Forming.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a cap body, which includes a mounting cylinder 11 mounted on the container body neck portion 3. The mounting cylinder 11 has a taper-shaped cylindrical portion 12 having a large diameter downward from a fitting cylinder upper end screwed to the outer surface of the mouth and neck portion 3 via a flange. At that time, the axis of the tapered cylindrical portion 12 is decentered to the left in the drawing from the axis of the container body 1. Furthermore, a peripheral wall 14 whose upper portion is enlarged in a taper shape from an upper end surface of the tapered cylindrical portion 12 via a bottom wall 13 having an outward flange shape is erected, and a horizontal cylinder 16 having a rectangular cross section in the peripheral wall 14. And one end thereof is protruded from the peripheral wall 14. The bottom of the horizontal cylinder 16 is shared with the bottom wall 13.

A communication hole 17 communicating with the inside of the container body 1 through the tapered cylindrical portion 12 is provided at the lower part of the horizontal cylinder 16, and an outlet hole 19 is provided at the upper part of the horizontal cylinder 16, and the short cylinder is formed from the periphery of the outlet hole 19. Stand up. The reinforcing plates 20 are arranged radially in the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the tapered cylindrical portion 12 and the bottom surface of the bottom wall 13 having an outward flange shape.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes an operating member, which is provided with a measuring cylinder portion 31a in a sliding cylinder 31 having a rectangular longitudinal section that is slidably fitted into the horizontal cylinder 16, and a measuring chamber 33 is formed therein. An upper surface opening 34 is provided on the upper surface of the measuring chamber 33, and a lower surface opening 35 is provided on the lower surface. A coil spring 36 that biases the sliding cylinder 31 outward is provided in the storage chamber 37. Note that one end of the sliding cylinder 31 protruding from the horizontal cylinder 16 is folded back to form an inner / outer double cylinder, and the front end of the horizontal cylinder 16 is slidably fitted into the inner / outer double cylinder.

  A projecting portion 38 having a circular longitudinal section is provided from the central portion of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16 so that one end portion of the coil spring 36 is fitted into the projecting portion 38 and the other end portion of the spring member 36 is slid. It fits in the cylinder 31 and engages with the measuring chamber 33.

As shown in FIG. 5, discharge window portions 39 for discharging the container contents such as powders that have entered the horizontal tube 16 are formed at both upper and lower ends of the closed surface of the horizontal tube 16. The washing water at the time of washing can be discharged from the discharge window 39.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the discharge window 39 has a pair of reinforcing ribs 40 formed diagonally on the closing surface of the horizontal cylinder 16, and the upper and lower sides of the closing surface of the horizontal cylinder 16. It can also be provided between a pair of reinforcing ribs 40 at both ends. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, it can be provided between the pair of reinforcing ribs 40 and 40 at both the upper and lower ends and the left and right ends of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder 16.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a lid for closing the opening of the peripheral wall 14 of the cap body 10.

Next, the operation will be described.
In the unused state, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower surface opening 35 of the measuring chamber 33 is in communication with the communication hole 17 of the horizontal cylinder 16, but the upper surface opening 34 is closed by the horizontal cylinder 16. To measure, as shown in FIG. 8, after removing the lid 50, the container body 1 may be inverted, and the contents of the container body flow into the measuring chamber 33 through the communication hole 17. In order to swing out after measurement, as shown in FIG. 9, the operation member 30 may be pushed against the urging force of the coil spring 36, and the sliding cylinder 31 moves to close the communication hole 17. Since the upper surface opening 34 of the measuring chamber 33 communicates with the outlet hole 19, the container contents in the measuring chamber 33 flow out of the outlet hole 19. When the operation member 30 is released after the swing, the sliding cylinder 31 is moved by the urging force of the coil spring 36 and returns to the original position.

  When the sliding cylinder 31 slides, when the container contents enter the spring storage chamber 37 through the gap between the inner surface of the horizontal cylinder 16 and the outer surface of the sliding cylinder 31, as shown in FIG. The contents D are discharged from the discharge window 39 by pushing the 31.

  On the other hand, when cleaning is performed, the cap body 10 is screwed out from the container body neck 3, and then the sliding cylinder 31 is extracted from the horizontal cylinder 16 and the coil spring 36 is extracted. Next, cleaning is performed by injecting water into the horizontal cylinder 16 or immersing it in water. After cleaning, a part of the water in the horizontal tube 16 is discharged from the discharge window 39.

  The present invention can be used in the field of a metering-out cap capable of quantitatively dispensing the contents of a container.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cap main body 11 Mounting cylinder 13 Bottom wall 14 Perimeter wall 16 Horizontal cylinder 17 Communication hole 19 Swing hole 30 Operation member 31 Sliding cylinder 33 Measuring chamber 34 Upper surface opening 35 Lower surface opening 36 Coil spring 38 Protrusion part 39 Exhaust window part

Claims (4)

A cap body (10) attached to the mouth and neck (3) of the container body (1);
A measuring space (33) which is slidably pushed in an outwardly biased state and is detachably mounted in a horizontal cylinder (16) provided at one end of the cap body (10) and which is open at both upper and lower ends. And an operating member (30) provided vertically,
A communicating hole (17) communicating with the inside of the container body (1) is drilled at the bottom of the horizontal cylinder (16), and an outlet hole (19) is drilled at the top of the horizontal cylinder (16).
When the container body is inverted, the contents of the container body are provided so as to be able to flow into the measuring chamber (33) through the communication hole (17), and further, the communication hole (17) is pushed by the operation member (30). In the weighing-out cap provided so that the container contents can be drawn out by communication between the weighing chamber and the horizontal tube outlet hole (19).
A discharge window portion (39) is provided at the peripheral edge of the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder (16), and the container body contents that have entered the horizontal cylinder are inserted into the discharge window portion (39) when the operating member (30) is pushed in. ), And the washing water at the time of washing is provided so as to be able to be discharged from the discharge window portion. One end of the cap body (10) is opened at the peripheral wall (14) standing up from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall (13) that closes the upper end surface of the mounting cylinder (11) fitted to the container body neck (3). A horizontal tube (16) that crosses the bottom wall (13) is formed horizontally,
The operating member (30) includes a sliding cylinder (31) having both ends open and slidably fitted into the horizontal cylinder (16) with one end projecting outward from the horizontal cylinder (16). The inside of the measuring cylinder portion (31a) vertically provided at a predetermined position of the sliding cylinder (31) is defined as a measuring chamber (33),
The outward biasing of the operating member (30) is outward biasing by a coil spring (36) interposed between the measuring chamber (33) and the closed surface of the horizontal cylinder (16). The metering cap according to claim 1.   The said horizontal cylinder (16) is formed in the longitudinal cross-section rectangular shape, The discharge window part (39) was provided in the at least up-and-down both ends of the obstruction | occlusion surface of this horizontal cylinder (16), The described metering cap. The horizontal cylinder (16) is formed in a rectangular shape in a longitudinal section, a pair of reinforcing ribs (40) are provided diagonally on the closing surface of the horizontal cylinder (16), and a discharge window is provided between the pair of reinforcing ribs. 4. A metering cap according to claim 3, further comprising a portion (39).