Five-gallon bucket mouth structure

By introducing components such as a fixing block, a rotating rod, and a spring into the structure of the five-gallon barrel opening, the problem of the difficult-to-remove lid was solved, enabling quick assembly and disassembly, improving sealing performance, and reducing production costs.

CN224014395UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20ZHONGSHAN GUANCHANG PLASTIC PACKAGING CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520846984.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-30
Publication Date
2026-03-20
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-30

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Technical Problem

The existing five-gallon buckets use an interference fit or snap-fit ​​connection between the lid and the bucket opening, which makes it difficult to remove the lid after installation, requiring a special lid removal machine and increasing production costs.

Method used

A five-gallon bucket opening structure was designed. By fixing a block to the outer wall of the opening and movably connecting a rotating rod and a connecting rod to the inner wall, the bucket lid can be quickly removed and installed using the cooperation of a spring and a limiting groove, thus avoiding dependence on a dedicated lid-removing machine.

Benefits of technology

It enables quick assembly and disassembly of the lid, reduces production costs, and improves ease of operation and sealing.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of five-gallon barrels, in particular to a five-gallon barrel opening structure which comprises a barrel opening, a plurality of fixing blocks are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the barrel opening, rotating rods are movably connected to the inner walls of the fixing blocks, and pressing heads are fixedly connected to the tops of the rotating rods. A first spring is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the rotating rod, a linkage rod is movably connected to the outer wall of the rotating rod, multiple limiting grooves are formed in the outer wall of the can opening, sliding rod grooves are formed in the bottoms of the interiors of the multiple limiting grooves, limiting blocks are installed in the multiple limiting grooves, and connecting blocks are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the limiting blocks; the bottom of the limiting block is fixedly connected with a sliding rod. The barrel cover is convenient and fast to disassemble and assemble, the operation process is simple, a special cover pulling machine does not need to be used additionally, and the cost is saved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to five gallon bucket field especially relates to a five gallon bucket mouth structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] Five gallon bucket is a kind of container, and its capacity is five gallons (about 18.9 liters). It is mainly used in the industry of barrelled water, and its material is mainly food-grade PC plastic. It has the characteristics of corrosion resistance and easy cleaning, and meets the drinking water safety standards. It is used as a water bucket matched with a drinking water machine, and meets the daily drinking water demand in the scenes such as family and office.

[0003] In the prior art, the bucket cover and the bucket mouth are connected by interference or bayonet connection, which makes it very difficult to remove the bucket cover after installation. A corresponding cover pulling machine is needed to separate the bucket cover from the bucket mouth, which increases the production cost. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a five gallon bucket mouth structure, which mainly solves the technical problem that, in the prior art, the bucket cover and the bucket mouth are connected by interference or bayonet connection, which makes it very difficult to remove the bucket cover after installation. A corresponding cover pulling machine is needed to separate the bucket cover from the bucket mouth, which increases the production cost.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a five gallon bucket mouth structure, comprising a bucket mouth, a fixed block is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bucket mouth, and the number of fixed blocks is multiple, the inner walls of the multiple fixed blocks are movably connected with rotating rods, the top of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with a pressure head, the outer wall of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with a first spring, the outer wall of the rotating rod is movably connected with a connecting rod, a limiting groove is formed in the outer wall of the bucket mouth, and the number of limiting grooves is multiple, a sliding rod groove is formed in the inner bottom of the multiple limiting grooves, a limiting block is installed in the inner part of the multiple limiting grooves, the outer wall of the limiting block is fixedly connected with a connecting block, and the bottom of the limiting block is fixedly connected with a sliding rod.

[0006] By adopting the above technical scheme, the bucket cover is convenient and fast to disassemble and assemble.

[0007] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0008] The bottom of the first spring is fixedly connected with the outer wall of the bucket mouth, the bottom outer wall of the connecting rod is movably connected with the inner wall of the connecting block, and the bottom of the sliding rod extends to the inner part of the sliding rod groove.

[0009] By adopting the above technical scheme, the movement of the limiting block in the limiting groove is limited.

[0010] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0011] The outer wall of the barrel mouth is threadedly connected with a rotating ring, and the rotating ring is located below the plurality of connecting blocks.

[0012] By adopting the above technical scheme, the rotating ring can push the plurality of connecting blocks when moving upwards, thereby fixing the barrel cover.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0014] The top of each of the plurality of limiting blocks is fixedly connected with a second spring, and the top of the second spring is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the limiting groove.

[0015] By adopting the above technical scheme, the first spring is matched to provide driving management for the returning of the rotating rod and the pressing head.

[0016] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0017] The outer wall of the rotating ring is fixedly connected with a plurality of protrusions.

[0018] By adopting the above technical scheme, the rotating ring is conveniently rotated.

[0019] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0020] The top of the barrel mouth is provided with a barrel cover, the bottom of the barrel cover is fixedly connected with a positioning block, and the positioning block is located in the inside of the barrel mouth.

[0021] By adopting the above technical scheme, the barrel cover can be positioned when the barrel cover is installed.

[0022] As a further description of the above technical scheme:

[0023] The top of the barrel mouth is provided with a sealing gasket, and the sealing gasket is located between the barrel mouth and the barrel cover.

[0024] By adopting the above technical scheme, the sealing property of the inside of the barrel mouth is improved after the barrel cover is installed.

[0025] By adopting the above technical scheme, the five-gallon barrel mouth structure has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0026] 1、Compared with the prior art, the five-gallon bucket mouth structure, when installing the bucket cover, the positioning block connected to the bottom of the bucket cover is inserted into the inside of the bucket mouth, then the rotating ring is rotated, the rotating ring moves upwards along the outer wall of the bucket mouth, in the process of upward movement of the rotating ring, the multiple connecting blocks and the limiting block move upwards, the bottom of the limiting block is connected with a sliding rod, which ensures that the limiting block can move up and down along the inside of the limiting groove, and at this time the second spring is in a compressed state, the bottom end of the connecting block movably connected with the connecting rod moves, the other end of the connecting rod pushes the bottom of the rotating rod, the rotating rod rotates around its center position, the pressing head moves towards the top of the bucket cover, in this process, the multiple pressing heads change from a relatively separated state to a relatively close state, thereby tightly pressing the top of the bucket cover, at this time the first spring is in a stretched state, the multiple pressing heads jointly act, the bucket cover is tightly pressed on the top of the bucket mouth, ensuring that the bucket cover is firmly connected with the top of the bucket mouth, the rotating ring is reversely rotated, the first spring rebounds, the second spring rebounds, thereby the pressing head returns to the original position, the bucket cover can be taken off from the top of the top cover, the bucket cover is quickly disassembled and assembled, without using a dedicated cover pulling machine, thereby saving cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 A first perspective view of the overall structure of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0028] Figure 2 A structure diagram of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided. Figure 1 An enlarged structure diagram of the A structure in the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0029] Figure 3 A structure diagram of the outer wall of the bucket mouth of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0030] Figure 4 A structure diagram of the rotating ring and the connecting block of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0031] Figure 5 A structure diagram of the rotating rod, the connecting rod and the connecting block of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0032] Figure 6 A structure diagram of the bucket cover of the five-gallon bucket mouth structure according to the present application is provided.

[0033] Legend:

[0034] 1, bucket mouth; 2, fixed block; 3, rotating rod; 4, pressing head; 5, first spring; 6, connecting rod; 7, limiting groove; 8, sliding rod groove; 9, limiting block; 10, connecting block; 11, sliding rod; 12, rotating ring; 13, second spring; 14, protruding block; 15, bucket cover; 16, positioning block; 17, sealing gasket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Referring to Figures 1-6 The utility model provides a kind of five gallon bucket mouth structure provided by the utility model: including bucket mouth 1, the outer wall of bucket mouth 1 is fixedly connected with fixed block 2, and the quantity of fixed block 2 has multiple, the inner wall of multiple fixed block 2 is movably connected with rotating rod 3, the top of rotating rod 3 is fixedly connected with pressure head 4, the outer wall of rotating rod 3 is fixedly connected with first spring 5, the outer wall of rotating rod 3 is movably connected with connecting rod 6, the bottom end outer wall of connecting rod 6 is movably connected with the inner wall of connecting block 10, the outer wall of bucket mouth 1 is equipped with limit slot 7, and the quantity of limit slot 7 has multiple, the inner wall bottom of multiple limit slot 7 is equipped with sliding rod slot 8, the inside of multiple limit slot 7 is mounted with limit block 9, the outer wall of limit block 9 is fixedly connected with connecting block 10, the bottom of limit block 9 is fixedly connected with sliding rod 11, the bottom of sliding rod 11 extends to the inside of sliding rod slot 8, the outer wall of bucket mouth 1 is threadedly connected with rotating ring 12, rotating ring 12 is below multiple connecting block 10, the top of multiple limit block 9 is fixedly connected with second spring 13, the top of second spring 13 is fixedly connected with the inner wall top of limit slot 7, when installing bucket cover 15, the positioning block 16 connected at the bottom of bucket cover 15 is inserted into the inside of bucket mouth 1, then rotating ring 12 is rotated, and rotating ring 12 is moved up along the outer wall of bucket mouth 1, in the process of rotating ring 12 moving up, multiple connecting block 10 and limit block 9 are pushed and moved up, limit block 9 is connected with sliding rod 11 at the bottom, to ensure that limit block 9 can move up and down along the inside of limit slot 7, and second spring 13 is in compressed state at this time, the bottom end of connecting rod 6 movably connected with connecting block 10 is moved, and the other end of connecting rod 6 pushes the bottom of rotating rod 3, and rotating rod 3 rotates with its center position as center, so that pressure head 4 moves to the top of bucket cover 15, in the process, multiple pressure head 4 changes from relatively separated state to relatively close state, so as to compress the top of bucket cover 15, first spring 5 is in stretched state at this time, and multiple pressure head 4 acts together, so that bucket cover 15 is tightly pressed on the top of bucket mouth 1, to ensure that bucket cover 15 is connected firmly with the top of bucket mouth 1.

[0036] The outer wall of rotating ring 12 is fixedly connected with lug 14, and the quantity of lug 14 has multiple, to facilitate rotating rotating ring 12, the top of bucket mouth 1 is provided with bucket cover 15, the bottom of bucket cover 15 is fixedly connected with positioning block 16, positioning block 16 is located in the inside of bucket mouth 1, the top of bucket mouth 1 is provided with sealing pad 17, and sealing pad 17 is located between bucket mouth 1 and bucket cover 15.

[0037] Working principle: when installing the barrel cover 15, the positioning block 16 connected with the bottom of the barrel cover 15 is inserted into the inside of the barrel mouth 1, then the rotating ring 12 is rotated to move the rotating ring 12 upwards along the outer wall of the barrel mouth 1, in the process of moving upwards, the plurality of connecting blocks 10 and the limiting block 9 are pushed to move upwards, the bottom of the limiting block 9 is connected with the slide rod 11, which ensures that the limiting block 9 can move up and down along the inside of the limiting groove 7, and at this time the second spring 13 is in a compressed state, the bottom end of the connecting rod 6 movably connected with the connecting block 10 is moved, the other end of the connecting rod 6 pushes the bottom of the rotating rod 3, the rotating rod 3 rotates around its center position as the center, the pressing head 4 moves towards the top of the barrel cover 15, in the process, the plurality of pressing heads 4 change from the relatively separated state to the relatively close state, so as to press the top of the barrel cover 15 tightly, at this time the first spring 5 is in a stretched state, the plurality of pressing heads 4 jointly act on the barrel cover 15, so that the barrel cover 15 is tightly pressed on the top of the barrel mouth 1, which ensures that the barrel cover 15 is firmly connected with the top of the barrel mouth 1, the rotating ring 12 is reversely rotated, the first spring 5 rebounds, and the second spring 13 rebounds, so that the pressing head 4 returns to the original position, the barrel cover 15 can be taken off from the top of the top cover, and the barrel cover 15 is quickly disassembled.

[0038] Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the utility model, and does not limit the utility model, although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for the person skilled in the art, it still can modify the technical scheme recorded in the foregoing each embodiment, or equivalent replacement to part of technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model, should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A five-gallon bucket opening structure, comprising a bucket opening (1), characterized in that: The outer wall of the barrel opening (1) is fixedly connected to a fixing block (2), and there are multiple fixing blocks (2). The inner wall of each fixing block (2) is movably connected to a rotating rod (3). The top of the rotating rod (3) is fixedly connected to a pressure head (4). The outer wall of the rotating rod (3) is fixedly connected to a first spring (5). The outer wall of the rotating rod (3) is movably connected to a connecting rod (6). The outer wall of the barrel opening (1) has a limiting groove (7), and there are multiple limiting grooves (7). The bottom of each limiting groove (7) has a sliding rod groove (8). The inside of each limiting groove (7) is equipped with a limiting block (9). The outer wall of the limiting block (9) is fixedly connected to a connecting block (10). The bottom of the limiting block (9) is fixedly connected to a sliding rod (11).

2. The five-gallon barrel opening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the first spring (5) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the barrel opening (1), the bottom outer wall of the connecting rod (6) is movably connected to the inner wall of the connecting block (10), and the bottom of the slide rod (11) extends into the interior of the slide rod groove (8).

3. The five-gallon barrel opening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating ring (12) is threaded onto the outer wall of the barrel opening (1), and the rotating ring (12) is located below the plurality of connecting blocks (10).

4. The five-gallon barrel opening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the multiple limiting blocks (9) is fixedly connected to a second spring (13), and the top of the second spring (13) is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the limiting groove (7).

5. The five-gallon barrel spout structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the rotating ring (12) is fixedly connected with a protrusion (14), and there are multiple protrusions (14).

6. The five-gallon barrel spout structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bucket lid (15) is provided on the top of the bucket opening (1), and a positioning block (16) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bucket lid (15). The positioning block (16) is located inside the bucket opening (1).

7. The five-gallon barrel opening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sealing gasket (17) is provided at the top of the barrel opening (1), and the sealing gasket (17) is located between the barrel opening (1) and the barrel lid (15).