Container cap and container to which it is attached

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container cap, and more particularly to a container cap to be connected to a container inlet and a container to which the container cap is connected. The present invention discloses a container cap including a cap body (100) connected to a container inlet (12) of a container (10) for containing contents, and an upper cover (200) connected to the cap body (110) to cover the upper side of the cap body (100), the cap body (100) including an outlet plate (110) that is broken at an upper plate portion (101) and forms an outlet (102) through which the contents contained in the container (10) are discharged, and the upper cover (200) including a pressing portion (210) formed corresponding to the outlet plate (110) and that breaks the outlet plate (110) by moving up and down.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a container cap, and more particularly to a container cap that is coupled to a container inlet and the container to which it is coupled. [Background technology]

[0002] A container cap is attached to the inlet of a container in which liquid or powder contents are stored to seal the container, and various types of container caps are attached depending on the type of contents stored in the container and the method of discharging or opening the container.

[0003] The container cap to be connected to the container has various structures depending on the connection method and function.

[0004] Meanwhile, among conventional container caps, there are container caps having a structure in which granular auxiliary contents are stored in the container cap so that the contents can be consumed together with the container cap, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1, 2 and 3.

[0005] In other words, conventional container caps have a structure in which two or more parts are combined to achieve a specific function, which makes manufacturing complicated, makes it inconvenient to combine with the container, and makes recycling inconvenient or impossible due to internal contamination. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Publication 10-2017-0126366A [Patent Document 2] Korean Patent Publication 10-2016-0024539A [Patent Document 3] Japan Patent 2013-133123A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a container cap and a container to which the cap is attached, which have a simplified overall structure, are easy to manufacture, minimize internal contamination, and are easy to recycle, in order to solve the above problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention has been created to achieve the above-mentioned object of the present invention, and discloses a container cap comprising: a cap body which is coupled to a container inlet of a container in which contents are contained; and an upper lid which is coupled to the cap body so as to cover the upper side of the cap body, the cap body including an outlet plate which is broken at an upper plate portion and forms an outlet through which the contents contained in the container are discharged, and the upper lid including a pressing portion which is formed corresponding to the outlet plate and which breaks the outlet plate by moving up and down.

[0009] The pressing portion includes a pressing plate pressed by a user, an elastic deformation portion that connects to the top lid so as to be movable up and down relative to the top lid, and a pressing portion that protrudes from the underside of the pressing plate and presses the outlet plate downward when the pressing plate moves downward.

[0010] The pressure portion may be formed corresponding to a cut line along which the upper plate portion is to be broken.

[0011] The pressing portion may be formed inside the pressure applying portion, and a reinforcing portion for reinforcing structural strength may be formed.

[0012] The outlet plate may be divided by a cut line formed in the upper plate portion.

[0013] The cut line may be an open curve such that the outlet plate is broken away from the upper plate portion while being partially connected to the upper plate portion.

[0014] A locking portion may be formed on a bottom surface of the upper plate portion so as to maintain the outlet plate in a pushed-apart state after the outlet plate is pressed and pushed-apart by the pressing portion.

[0015] The outlet plate may be formed eccentrically with respect to the center of the upper plate portion.

[0016] The upper plate portion may be formed to have a downward incline toward the outlet plate.

[0017] The top cover may be integrally formed with the cap body by being hinged thereto. Effect of the Invention

[0018] The container cap according to the present invention and the container to which it is attached have the advantage of being easy to use, as the container cap is made up of a cap body that seals the container entrance and a top lid that covers the upper surface of the cap body, and the container cap is formed with an outlet plate that is broken by a pressure portion formed on the top lid to form an opening, allowing the user to easily drink the contents.

[0019] In particular, the container cap according to the present invention and the container to which it is attached have the advantage of being easy to use, since the outlet plate is broken and separated from the cap body by pressing the pressing portion to form an outlet, allowing the user to easily drink the contents without separating the container cap from the container inlet.

[0020] In addition, the container cap according to the present invention and the container to which it is attached have an advantage that the container cap is formed of a cap body that seals the container entrance and a top lid that covers the upper surface of the cap body, a flow outlet plate that is broken by a pressing portion formed on the top lid to form an opening is formed in the container cap, and the top lid and the cap body are hingedly connected to form an integrated structure, making it easy to recycle after use. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a container cap according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a pressing portion in the container cap of FIG. 1 is activated. FIG. [Diagram 3]FIG. 2 is a side view showing the container cap of FIG. [Figure 4A] 2A to 2C are cross-sectional views showing an operation process of the top lid of the container cap of FIG. [Figure 4B] 2A to 2C are cross-sectional views showing an operation process of the top lid of the container cap of FIG. [Figure 5A] 2 is a plan view showing the upper surface of the top lid of the container cap of FIG. 1. [Figure 5B] 2 is a bottom view of the bottom surface of the top lid of the container cap of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 6A] 2 is a plan view showing the upper surface of the cap body of the container cap of FIG. 1. [Figure 6B] 2 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the cap body of the container cap of FIG. 1. [Figure 7A] 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, illustrating the operation process of a pressing part. FIG. [Figure 7B] 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, illustrating the operation process of a pressing part. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, showing a state after the pressing portion has moved upward or the upper lid has been separated from the cap body. [Figure 9] 2 is a side view of the container cap of FIG. 1, showing a hinge joint portion. [Figure 10A] 2 is a side view of the container cap of FIG. 1, showing a state before the top lid is separated from the cap body. FIG. [Figure 10B] 2 is a side view of the container cap of FIG. 1, showing the state after the top lid has been separated from the cap body. FIG. [Figure 11] 2 is a bottom view showing an example of the top lid of the container cap of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 12] 2 is a bottom view showing an example of a cap body in the container cap of FIG. 1. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a container cap and a container to which the cap is combined according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] As shown in Figures 1 to 12, the container cap according to the present invention includes a cap body 100 which is connected to a container inlet 12 of a container 10 in which contents are contained, and an upper cover 200 which is connected to the cap body 100 so as to cover the upper side of the cap body 100.

[0024] The container 10 can have any configuration as long as it is configured to contain a liquid substance such as a beverage or a powdered substance and is configured to have a container inlet 12 for discharging the container.

[0025] The contents contained in the container 10 may be various substances depending on the combination of auxiliary contents, such as auxiliary contents 42 described below, which are liquid substances to be swallowed together with solid pills, etc., and may generally consist of liquid substances.

[0026] Moreover, the container 10, except for the container inlet 12, may have various shapes such as a cylindrical shape or a square prism shape.

[0027] The container 10 may be made of a plastic material or a glass material. Here, the container cap is preferably made of a plastic material in consideration of manufacturing and breakage separation.

[0028] Meanwhile, the container inlet 12 is an outlet through which the contents are discharged to the outside, and is a portion that is opened and closed by opening and closing the container cap 100, and may have various structures depending on the connection structure of the container inlet 12.

[0029] The cap body 100 is configured to be coupled to a container inlet 12 of a container 10 in which contents are accommodated, and may have various configurations.

[0030] For example, the cap body 100 may include an upper plate portion 101 that covers the opening of the container inlet 12 , and a container coupling portion 151 that extends downward from the upper plate portion 101 and is coupled to the container inlet 12 .

[0031] The upper plate portion 101 is configured to cover the opening of the container inlet 12, and may have a disk shape.

[0032] The upper plate portion 101 is broken to form an outlet plate 110 that forms an outlet 102 through which the contents contained in the container 10 are discharged.

[0033] The outlet plate 110 is configured to break at the upper plate portion 101 to form an outlet 102 through which the contents contained in the container 10 are discharged, and any configuration is possible as long as it is configured to be able to break at the upper plate portion 101 to form the outlet 102.

[0034] In particular, the outlet plate 110 can be sectioned by a cut line 131 formed in the upper plate portion 101 so as to be easily broken off from the upper plate portion 101 .

[0035] The cut line 131 may be formed as a concave cut groove so that the outlet plate 110 is broken at the upper plate portion 101 .

[0036] 2 and 6A, the cut line 131 may be an open curve such that the outlet plate 110 is broken from the upper plate portion 101 while being partially connected to the upper plate portion 101.

[0037] Here, it goes without saying that the outlet plate 110 can be completely separated from the upper plate portion 101 .

[0038] Meanwhile, the bottom surface of the upper plate portion 101 may have a locking portion 132 formed thereon so that the outlet plate 110 maintains the pushed-apart state after being pressed and pushed-apart by the pressing portion 210, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 6B, 7A and 8.

[0039] The engaging portion 132 is configured to be formed on the bottom surface of the upper plate portion 101 so as to maintain the pushed-apart state after the outlet plate 110 is pressed and pushed aside by the pressing portion 210, and various configurations are possible.

[0040] As an example, the engagement portion 132 may be formed in a pair with a width smaller than the width W (diameter) of the outlet plate 110 so that the outlet plate 110 maintains its pushed-apart state after being pressed and pushed-apart by the pressing portion 210, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 6B, 7A and 8.

[0041] Meanwhile, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the outlet plate 110 and the locking portion 132 can be embodied in various ways in conjunction with the configuration of a pressing portion 210, which will be described later.

[0042] As an example, the outlet plate 110 can be completely separated from the upper plate portion 101 when broken, as shown in FIG. 12(a), and can be integrally connected by a connecting portion 111 formed on the bottom surface of the upper plate portion 101.

[0043] At this time, the pressing part 210 may have a structure that allows the outlet plate 110 to be completely separated from the upper plate part 101 .

[0044] As another example, the outlet plate 110 can be broken and separated from the upper plate portion 101 while being connected to the upper plate portion 101 at a plurality of portions as shown in FIG. 12(b).

[0045] That is, the outlet plate 110 is separated into two parts as shown in Figure 12(b), and at this time, the outlet plate 110 is connected to the upper plate portion 101 at two positions, so that it can be pushed away from the upper plate portion 101 and maintain its connected state.

[0046] The upper plate portion 101 is formed with a locking portion 131 in accordance with the number and position of the outlet plate 110 to be broken and separated.

[0047] Meanwhile, the outlet plate 110 may be formed as a disk or the like having a size that can be pushed aside into the container inlet 12 by forming a concentric circle on the upper plate portion 101 .

[0048] In addition, the outlet plate 110 may be formed eccentrically with respect to the center of the upper plate portion 101 .

[0049] At this time, it is preferable to form the outlet plate 110 as close as possible to the edge of the upper plate portion 101, taking into consideration that the contents are discharged to the outside through the outlet 102 formed by breaking and separating the outlet plate 110 from the upper plate portion 101.

[0050] Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper plate 101 may be inclined downward toward the outlet plate 110 so that the contents can be easily discharged.

[0051] The space formed between the upper plate portion 101 and the upper cover 200 described later may be filled with auxiliary contents such as granules, powder, etc. that can be mixed with the contents contained in the container 10.

[0052] The auxiliary contents are filled into the space formed between the upper plate portion 101 and the upper lid 200 described later, and can be injected and mixed into the inside of the container 10 through the outlet 102 formed by breaking and separating the outlet plate 110 described later.

[0053] The container coupling part 151 extends downward from the upper plate part 101 to be coupled to the container inlet 12 , and may have various configurations depending on the coupling structure of the container inlet 12 .

[0054] As an example, the container connection portion 151 may be screwed into the container inlet 12, and a female thread portion 153 may be formed on the inner surface thereof to be screwed into the male thread portion 12a formed on the outer peripheral surface of the container inlet 12.

[0055] Additionally, the container coupling portion 151 may be coupled to the container inlet 12 in a snap-fit ​​configuration.

[0056] Meanwhile, the cap body 100 may further include an upper partition wall 152 protruding upward so that the cap body 100 can be hermetically coupled to an upper cover 200 (to be described later).

[0057] It is preferable that the cap body 100 is provided with a sealing means for sealing the inside of the container 10 when it is coupled with the container inlet 12 .

[0058] The sealing means may be a gasket, a sealing member, or the like. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a ring-shaped gasket 142 that seals the container 10 by adhering closely to the inner peripheral surface of the container inlet 12 may be formed extending downward from the bottom surface of the upper plate portion 101.

[0059] The upper cover 200 is configured to be coupled to the cap body 100 so as to cover the upper side of the cap body 100, and may have various configurations.

[0060] For example, the top cover 200 may be integrally connected, ie, formed with the cap body 100 by a hinge connection part 290 on one side of the top cover 200 so as to be hinged and rotatable with the cap body 100 with respect to a centerline crossing the center.

[0061] The hinge coupling part 290 is configured to connect the top cover 200 to the cap body 100 on one side so as to be hinged with respect to a center line that crosses the center, and may have various shapes such as a thin film or a band.

[0062] Here, it goes without saying that the top cover 200 and the cap body 100 may be combined to be completely separable from each other.

[0063] Meanwhile, a protrusion 203 protruding outwardly may be formed on the opposite side of the hinge coupling portion 290 in order to separate the upper cover 200 from the cap body 100 .

[0064] The protrusion 203 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the upper cover 200 so that a user can press the protrusion 203 with his / her hand to separate the upper cover 200 from the cap body 100, and may have various structures and shapes.

[0065] Meanwhile, in order to maintain the pushed-apart state when the top cover 200 is separated from the cap body 100 and hingedly rotated, a fitting means for connecting the top cover 200 and the cap body 100 may be provided on the outer circumferential surfaces thereof.

[0066] As an example, the cap body 100 has a first fitting portion 181 formed on its outer peripheral surface, for example, below the hinge connection portion 290, and a second fitting portion 281 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the top cover 200, which fits into the first fitting portion 181 when the top cover 200 is separated from the cap body 100 and hingedly rotated.

[0067] The first fitting portion 181 and the second fitting portion 281 are configured to fit into each other, and one may be formed as a protrusion, and the other may be formed as a groove portion that forms a groove into which the protrusion fits.

[0068] Meanwhile, the upper cover 200 is preferably formed to have a structure for connecting the upper plate 101 of the cap body 100 in a sealed state from the outside.

[0069] As a result, the upper cover 20 may include a cover portion 201 having a size and shape (e.g., a disk shape) corresponding to the upper plate portion 101 of the cap body 100, and a partition portion 202 that forms the edge of the cover portion 201 and extends upward.

[0070] The cover portion 201 is configured to have a size and shape (e.g., a disk shape) corresponding to the upper plate portion 101 of the cap body 100, and can have a shape corresponding to the upper plate portion 101 of the cap body 100, except for the pressing plate described below.

[0071] The partition portion 202 is configured to form the edge of the cover portion 201 and extend upward to prevent the pressing portion 210 from being pressed arbitrarily, and is preferably formed to be the same height as or higher than the forming height of the pressing portion 210.

[0072] It is preferable that the partition wall portion 202 and the container connecting portion 151 described above have a cylindrical shape.

[0073] Meanwhile, the partition part 202 is coupled to the container coupling part 151 so that a space defined by the upper cover 200 and the cap body 100 can be sealed from the outside.

[0074] That is, the top cover 200 can be hermetically coupled with the top cover 200 .

[0075] For this, the partition 202 has a sealing coupling ring 250 formed at a lower end thereof, which is coupled to the container coupling part 151 by being in close contact with the inner or outer circumferential surface of the container coupling part 151 .

[0076] The sealed coupling ring 250 is configured to be formed at the lower end of the partition portion 202 so as to be in close contact with the inner or outer peripheral surface of the container coupling portion 151 and to couple with the container coupling portion 151, and various configurations are possible, such as being in close contact with the container coupling portion 151.

[0077] Meanwhile, the upper cover 200, as shown in Figs. 1 to 12, is formed corresponding to the outlet plate 110 and includes a pressing part 210 that breaks the outlet plate 110 by moving up and down.

[0078] The pressing portion 210 is formed corresponding to the outlet plate 110 and is configured to break the outlet plate 110 by vertical movement, and various configurations are possible.

[0079] As an example, the pressing part 210 may include a pressing plate 211 pressed by a user, an elastic deformation part 212 that is connected to the upper cover 200 so as to be movable up and down relative to the upper cover 200, and a pressing part 213 that protrudes from the lower surface of the pressing plate 211 and presses the outlet plate 110 downward when the pressing plate 211 moves downward.

[0080] The pressure plate 211 is a part that is pressed by a user, and it is preferable that the pressure plate 211 has a sturdy structure in consideration of the pressure applied by the user.

[0081] At this time, the pressing plate 211 is formed at a position corresponding to the outlet plate 110 so that the pressing plate 211 can be pressed by a user to break and separate the outlet plate 110 downward.

[0082] The elastic deformation portion 212 is configured to be coupled to the upper cover 200 so as to be movable up and down relative to the upper cover 200, and various configurations are possible.

[0083] For example, the elastic deformation portion 212 may be configured in various ways, such as being concentric with the pressure plate 211 and being formed as a relatively thin film, or the portion connected to the pressure plate 211 and the portion connected to the cover portion 201 being formed thinner than the remaining portions.

[0084] The pressure applying portion 213 is configured to protrude from the underside of the pressure plate 211 and apply pressure downward to the outlet plate 110 when the pressure plate 211 moves downward, and any configuration is possible as long as the outlet plate 110 can be fractured and separated from the upper plate portion 101.

[0085] As an example, the pressure portion 213 is formed corresponding to a portion where the outlet plate 110 is broken and separated from the upper plate portion 101, for example, a cut line 131, as shown in FIGS.

[0086] That is, the pressure applying portion 213 may have a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the incision line 131 .

[0087] For example, the pressurizing portion 213 may have a ring shape excluding the portion where the outlet plate 110 is connected to the upper plate portion 101, as shown in FIGS.

[0088] In addition, the pressure member 213 may have a pointed shape at its lower end to promote breaking at the incision line 131 .

[0089] In addition, the pressure member 213 may be formed to a height that allows the outlet plate 110 to be broken and separated from the upper plate portion 101 by vertical movement, and may be positioned corresponding to the edge of the outlet plate 110 when the upper cover 200 is attached to the cap body 100.

[0090] That is, the pressure applying portion 213 is formed corresponding to the cut line 131 along which the upper plate portion 101 is to be broken.

[0091] Meanwhile, the pressing portion 210 may be formed inside the pressure applying portion 213, and may have a reinforcing portion 214 for reinforcing the structural strength.

[0092] The reinforcing portion 214 is formed inside the pressure applying portion 213 to reinforce the structural strength, and may have various configurations.

[0093] For example, the reinforcing portion 214 may have various configurations such as a rib or a partition wall formed long in the vertical direction on the inner circumferential surface of the pressure portion 213 .

[0094] The above is merely a description of some of the preferred embodiments that can be realized by the present invention, and as is well known, the scope of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and all technical ideas of the present invention described above and their fundamental principles are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The cap includes a cap body that is coupled to a container inlet of a container in which contents are stored, and a top cover that is coupled to the cap body so as to cover an upper side of the cap body, the cap body includes an outlet plate that is formed by breaking a cut line formed in an upper plate portion to form an outlet through which the contents contained in the container are discharged, the upper cover includes a pressing portion that is formed corresponding to the outlet plate and breaks the outlet plate by moving up and down, The upper cover is integrally formed with the cap body by being hinged thereto, The pressing portion is A pressure plate that the user presses; an elastic deformation portion that is coupled to the upper cover so as to be movable up and down relative to the upper cover; a pressure portion that protrudes from a lower surface of the pressure plate and presses the outlet plate downward when the pressure plate moves downward, A container cap, comprising: a ring-shaped gasket extending downward from the bottom surface of the upper plate portion for sealing the container by closely contacting the inner peripheral surface of the container inlet.

2. The pressure applying unit is 2. The container cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap is formed to correspond to the cut line.

3. The pressing portion is 2. The container cap according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing portion formed on the inside of the pressure portion to reinforce the structural strength of the container cap.

4. The outlet plate is The container cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is divided by the incision line.

5. The incision line is 5. The container cap according to claim 4, wherein the outlet plate forms an open curve so as to be broken off from the upper plate portion when a portion of the outlet plate is connected to the upper plate portion.

6. 5. The container cap according to claim 4, wherein a locking portion is formed on a bottom surface of the upper plate portion so as to maintain the outlet plate in a pushed-apart state after the outlet plate is pressed and pushed-apart by the pressing portion.

7. The outlet plate is 5. The container cap according to claim 4, wherein the upper plate portion is formed eccentrically with respect to the center thereof.

8. 5. The container cap according to claim 4, wherein the upper plate portion is formed with a downward incline toward the outlet plate.

9. The cap body includes an upper plate portion that covers an opening of the container inlet, and a container coupling portion that extends downward from the upper plate portion and is coupled to the container inlet, the upper cover includes a cover portion having a size and shape corresponding to the upper plate portion of the cap body, and a partition portion forming an edge of the cover portion and extending upward, A container cap as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the partition portion has a sealed connecting ring formed at its lower end which is tightly attached to the inner or outer peripheral surface of the container connecting portion and connected to the container connecting portion.

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