Measuring cap and container with measuring cap provided with the same

Abstract

To provide a measuring cap capable of suppressing scattering of contents, and a container with a measuring cap provided with the same.SOLUTION: A measuring cap 1 is provided with an attachment part 10, a supply part 30 and a measuring cylinder 40. The attachment part 10 is attached to a container 100. The supply part 30 is supplied with contents L from the container 100 via the attachment part 10. The measuring cylinder 40 stores a predetermined amount of the contents L from a passage port 31 formed in the supply part 30. The supply part 30 has a nozzle plate 34 facing the passage port 31 from the measuring cylinder 40 side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a measuring cap for dispensing a predetermined amount of the contents of a container, and a container with a measuring cap that includes the measuring cap. [Background technology]

[0002] Condiments, bath additives, laundry detergents, cosmetics, etc. are usually used in a fixed amount per use. Therefore, when a user takes out a condiment, bath additive, laundry detergent, cosmetics, etc. (hereinafter, contents) stored in a container from the container, the user must separately measure the amount (predetermined amount) of the contents to be used per use. In order to eliminate the trouble of measuring, it is preferable that the container or a cap attached to the container has a function of taking out only the predetermined amount of the contents.

[0003] Patent Document 1 proposes a cap having the above-mentioned function, that is, a measuring cap, which includes a supply part (liquid suction tube 8) that sucks up contents (liquid) from a container (bottle 16) via a liquid delivery pipe 11, and a measuring tube (measuring cup 10) in which a predetermined amount of contents (liquid) is stored from a passage port (liquid discharge port 9) formed in the supply part (liquid suction tube 8).

[0004] However, the content (liquid) discharged from the passage opening (liquid discharge opening 9) may hit the measuring tube (measuring cup 10) with force and splash, soiling the surrounding area.

[0005] As a measuring cap for preventing scattering, Patent Document 2 proposes a passage port (discharge port 36) formed with a predetermined aspect ratio. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3033394 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6411307 Summary of the Invention

[0007] Incidentally, the measuring cap described in Patent Document 2 has a passage opening (discharge opening 36) with a predetermined aspect ratio, so that the content (liquid material) discharged from the passage opening (discharge opening 36) is prevented from flowing upward as much as possible. Therefore, if the upper end of the measuring tube (measuring chamber) is low, the discharged content (liquid material) will splash out of the measuring tube (measuring chamber).

[0008] For this reason, neither of the measuring caps described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 prevents the contents from scattering.

[0009] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a measuring cap capable of preventing the contents from scattering, and a container with a measuring cap equipped with the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to solve the above problems, a measuring cap according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an attachment part that is attached to a container; a supply section to which the contents are supplied from a container via the attachment section; a measuring cylinder in which a predetermined amount of the contents from the passage port formed in the supply section is stored, The supply unit is located inside the measuring tube, The supply unit is a nozzle rising from the bottom surface of the measuring cylinder; The above passageway Located between the passage and the measuring cylinder facing the Nozzle plate and Have death, the nozzle plate of the supply section has a shape extending over the entire circumference, faces the passage port on the inside, and faces the measuring cylinder over the entire circumference on the outside; a lower end of the nozzle plate connected to a tip of the nozzle; When the upper end of the nozzle plate reaches above the passage opening, This is what we have in mind.

[0012] Furthermore, 2 The container with a measuring cap according to the present invention is 1 of A measuring cap according to the invention; a container to which the measuring cap attachment portion is attached; the measuring cap and container are a spout and a pouch, respectively; The supply portion of the measuring cap has one passage opening formed therein. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the measuring cap and the measuring capped container including the measuring cap, the nozzle plate facing the passage opening can prevent the contents discharged from the passage opening from scattering. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a measuring cap and a measuring capped container equipped with the measuring cap according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the contents of a container are filled into the measuring tube of the measuring cap. FIG. [Diagram 3] 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the contents flow back from the measuring cylinder into a container. FIG. [Figure 4] 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a predetermined amount of contents is stored in the measuring cylinder. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the content of the measuring cylinder is poured out by tilting the container. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a measuring cap and a measuring capped container equipped with the same according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the spout of the measuring cap. [Figure 8] 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] [Embodiment 1]

[0016] Hereinafter, a measuring cap according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a container with a measuring cap including the same will be described with reference to FIG.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 1, the measuring cap 1 of this embodiment 1 comprises an attachment part 10 that is attached to a container 100, a supply part 30 to which contents L are supplied from the container 100 via this attachment part 10, and a measuring tube 40 in which a predetermined amount of contents L is stored from a passage port 31 formed in this supply part 30.

[0018] The portion of the container 100 to which the attachment part 10 is attached is, for example, the mouth 110 of the container 100. Therefore, the attachment part 10 has an outer tube 11 and an inner tube 12 that contact the outside and inside of the mouth 110 of the container 100, and an upper wall 13 that connects the upper ends of the outer tube 11 and the inner tube 12. Note that the attachment part 10 is not limited to the example shown in Fig. 1, and may be attached to a portion other than the mouth 110 as long as it can be attached to the container 100. An example in which the attachment part 10 is attached to a portion other than the mouth 110 will be described later as a second embodiment.

[0019] The content L of the container 100 may be any fluid, such as a powder or liquid. Examples of the liquid include liquid seasonings such as soy sauce, sauce, and dressing. Other examples of the liquid include fabric softeners, liquid laundry detergents, liquid bath additives, and cosmetics. In the following, a liquid with a viscosity of 100 to 1000 mPa·s is referred to as a medium-viscosity liquid.

[0020] The inside of the supply unit 30 communicates with the container 100 via the attachment unit 10. Therefore, the supply unit 30 is supplied with the contents L by squeezing the container 100, and the contents L flow back into the container 100 by its own weight. Furthermore, the passage port 31 of the supply unit 30 is an opening that communicates the inside of the supply unit 30 with the measuring tube 40 and allows the contents L to pass through. The supply unit 30 has, for example, a nozzle 32 that rises from the bottom surface of the measuring tube 40, and a dome 33 that is provided inside the tip of the nozzle 32 and is located above the nozzle 32. The passage port 31 is, for example, a gap between the nozzle 32 and the dome 33.

[0021] As a gist of the present invention, the supply unit 30 has a nozzle plate 34 facing the passage opening 31 from the measuring tube 40 side. This nozzle plate 34 is hit by the contents L discharged from the passage opening 31, thereby suppressing scattering of the contents L. In addition, the nozzle plate 34 also prevents the contents L from leaking out from the passage opening 31 when the container 100 to which the attachment unit 10 is attached is tilted. The nozzle plate 34 is connected to the tip of the nozzle 32, for example.

[0022] The supply unit 30 is preferably located inside the measuring tube 40, in other words, it is preferably surrounded by the measuring tube 40. The nozzle plate 34 of the supply unit 30 is preferably shaped to extend over the entire circumference, facing the passage port 31 on the inside and facing the measuring tube 40 on the outside. With this configuration, the nozzle plate 34 is shaped to extend over the entire circumference, and is sufficiently large relative to the passage port 31, thereby sufficiently suppressing the scattering of the contents L. The nozzle plate 34 also acts as a plate to block the contents L filled in the measuring tube 40. Furthermore, the upper end of the nozzle plate 34 is preferably lower than the upper end of the measuring tube 40, and more preferably is at the same height as the upper end of the dome 33.

[0023] The passage opening 31 of the supply unit 30 is 0.06 mm 2 More than 6.4mm 2 It is preferable that the area or shape of the passage opening 31 is 0.3 mm or more and 1.6 mm or less, and the width (or length) is 0.2 mm or more and 4.0 mm or less, when the passage opening 31 is rectangular having a vertical width and a horizontal width. By having the area or shape of the passage opening 31, when the content L is a medium viscosity liquid, the content L can be smoothly discharged into the measuring tube 40 by squeezing the container 100, while the content L is less likely to leak out when the container 100 is tilted.

[0024] Up to this point, the measuring cap 1 according to this embodiment 1 has been described, but the container 101 with measuring cap according to this embodiment 1 comprises the measuring cap 1 and a container 100 to which the mounting portion 10 of the measuring cap 1 is attached.

[0025] Hereinafter, a method of using the measuring cap 1 and a measuring capped container 101 including the measuring cap will be described with reference to Figs.

[0026] First, when the container 100 of the container with measuring cap 101 shown in Fig. 1 is squeezed, the content L of the container 100 is supplied to the supply section 30 via the mounting section 10 of the measuring cap 1, and is further discharged from the passage port 31 into the measuring tube 40, as shown in Fig. 2. Here, when the content L is a liquid with a medium viscosity, the passage port 31 is 0.06 mm 2 The discharge can be performed even if the length is less than 0.3 mm and the width is less than 0.2 mm. 2 If the vertical width is 0.3 mm or more and the horizontal width is 0.2 mm or more (for example), the ejection is performed smoothly.

[0027] The discharged contents L do not directly hit the measuring cylinder 40, but hit the nozzle plate 34 once and are guided to the measuring cylinder 40, so scattering is suppressed. The contents L that hit the nozzle plate 34 are guided to the measuring cylinder 40 and filled into the measuring cylinder 40 until they reach a height higher than the upper end of the nozzle plate 34.

[0028] Thereafter, when the squeeze is stopped, the contents L in the measuring cylinder 40 flows back due to its own weight from the passage port 31 through the supply part 30 and the attachment part 10 into the container 100 as shown in Fig. 3. In this way, when the upper end of the contents L descends to the upper end of the nozzle plate 34 as shown in Fig. 4, the contents L are blocked by the nozzle plate 34 and a predetermined amount of the contents L is stored in the measuring cylinder 40.

[0029] 5, by tilting the container 100, the content L of the measuring tube 40 (i.e., a predetermined amount of the content L) is poured out from the measuring tube 40. Here, when the content L is a liquid with a medium viscosity, the passage opening 31 is 6.4 mm. 2 Even if the container 100 has a vertical width of more than 1.6 mm and a horizontal width of more than 4.0 mm, the contents L are unlikely to leak out of the passage opening 31 when the container 100 is tilted. 2 or less (for example, the vertical width is 1.6 mm or less and the horizontal width is 4.0 mm or less), the contents L are more unlikely to leak out from the passage opening 31 when the container 100 is tilted.

[0030] In this way, according to the measuring cap 1 and the measuring capped container 101 equipped with the same, the nozzle plate 34 facing the passage port 31 can prevent the contents L discharged from the passage port 31 from scattering.

[0031] In addition, since the nozzle plate 34 extending around the entire periphery is sufficiently large relative to the passage port 31, scattering of the contents L discharged from the passage port 31 can be sufficiently suppressed. [Embodiment 2]

[0032] A measuring cap and a measuring capped container including the same according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the measuring capped container according to the second embodiment, the measuring cap 1 is a spout and the container 100 is a pouch in the measuring capped container 101 according to the first embodiment. The second embodiment will be described focusing on configurations different from the first embodiment, and the same configurations as the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

[0033] 6, a metering cap 2 according to the second embodiment includes a spout 1 corresponding to the metering cap 1 according to the first embodiment, and a top lid 20 that is detachable from the spout 1. A container 102 with a metering cap according to the second embodiment includes the spout 1, the top lid 20, and a pouch 100 corresponding to the container 100 according to the first embodiment.

[0034] The upper cover 20 has a top wall 21, a skirt 22 provided on the outer periphery of the top wall 21, and a sealing portion 23 provided on the lower surface of the top wall 21. The skirt 22 has an inner peripheral screw portion 24 on the inside of its lower portion.

[0035] The measuring tube 40 of the spout 1 has, on the outside of its lower part, an outer peripheral threaded portion 42 that threads into the inner peripheral threaded portion 24 of the top cover 20. The measuring tube 40 also has an upper end portion 43 with an expanded diameter. This expanded upper end portion 43 is the portion that comes into contact with the sealing portion 23 of the top cover 20 and is sealed when the inner peripheral threaded portion 24 threads into the outer peripheral threaded portion 42.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 7, the supply part 30 of the spout 1 has a base part 35 connected to the upper wall 13 of the attachment part 10, and an upper part 37 having a smaller diameter than the base part 35. The base part 35 has a straightening rib 36 on the inside thereof for straightening the flow of the contents L. As shown in FIG. 8, the straightening ribs 36 are plural and arranged at equal intervals. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper part 37 has the passage opening 31, the dome 33, and the nozzle plate 34 described in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the number of the passage openings 31 is arbitrary, but in the second embodiment, there is only one passage opening 31.

[0037] Hereinafter, a method of using the measuring cap 2 according to the second embodiment and a measuring capped container 102 including the measuring cap will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0038] First, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner peripheral threaded portion 24 of the top cover 20 is threadedly engaged with the outer peripheral threaded portion 42 of the spout 1 (the top cover 20 is attached to the spout 1), and this threaded engagement is released (the top cover 20 is released from the spout 1).

[0039] Thereafter, the method of use is the same as that described in the embodiment 1. Here, since there is only one passage opening 31, air replacement is unlikely to occur in pouch 100. That is, content L poured out from pouch 100 through spout 1 is not replaced by air in pouch 100, in other words, almost no air enters pouch 100 even when content L is poured out. This prevents the phenomenon that air enters pouch 100, which is undesirable for pouch 100.

[0040] In this way, the measuring cap 2 of this embodiment 2 and the container 102 with measuring cap equipped therewith can achieve the effects described in the embodiment 1, and can also prevent air from entering the pouch 100.

[0041] In addition, since the straightening rib 36 straightens the flow of the contents L at the base 35 of the nozzle 32, the straightened contents L are discharged from the passage port 31, thereby further preventing the contents L from scattering.

[0042] Incidentally, in the first and second embodiments, the portion from the supply unit 30 to the container 100 (pouch 100) has not been described in detail, but it is preferable that no valve is provided in this portion. This is because the absence of the valve allows the content L to flow smoothly back from the supply unit 30 shown in FIG. 3 to the container (pouch 100).

[0043] Moreover, the first and second embodiments are illustrative in all respects and are not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims, not by the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. Among the configurations of the measuring caps 1 and 2 described in the above embodiments for carrying out the invention, those other than those described as the first invention in the "Means for solving the problem" are optional configurations and can be deleted or modified as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] L Contents 1 Measuring cap (embodiment 1) 2 Measuring cap (embodiment 2) 10 Mounting part 13 Upper Wall 20 Top lid 30 Supply section 31 Passage gate 32 Nozzles 33 Dome 34 Nozzle plate 36 Straightening rib 40 Measuring tube 100 containers (pouches) 101 Container with measuring cap (embodiment 1) 102 Container with measuring cap (embodiment 2)

Claims

1. An attachment part that is attached to the container; a supply section to which the contents are supplied from a container via the attachment section; a measuring cylinder in which a predetermined amount of the contents from the passage port formed in the supply section is stored, The supply unit is located inside the measuring tube, The supply unit is a nozzle rising from the bottom surface of the measuring cylinder; a nozzle plate facing the passage opening and positioned between the passage opening and the measuring cylinder; the nozzle plate of the supply section has a shape extending over the entire circumference, faces the passage port on the inside, and faces the measuring cylinder over the entire circumference on the outside; a lower end of the nozzle plate connected to a tip of the nozzle; A measuring cap, characterized in that an upper end of the nozzle plate reaches above the passage opening.

2. A measuring cap according to claim 1; a container to which the measuring cap attachment portion is attached; the measuring cap and container are a spout and a pouch, respectively; A container with a measuring cap, characterized in that the supply section of the measuring cap has one passage opening.

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