Measuring container

Abstract

To provide a measuring container with improved attachability to a measuring cap while reducing an amount of resin to be used.SOLUTION: A measuring container 1 has: a container body 10 including a cylindrical mouth part 13; a nozzle cap 20; and a measuring cap 30. The nozzle cap 20 has: an attachment cap portion 21 having a peripheral wall 23 fixed to the mouth part 13 by a first engagement part E1, and a top wall 26; a dividing wall 27 having an inner peripheral wall 27a extending downwardly on the inside of the mouth part 13 in a radial direction and a bottom wall 27b closing a lower end portion of the inner peripheral wall 27a, and having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a nozzle 28 protruding in a gutter-shape. The measuring cap 30 has: a cylindrical wall 32 attached to the inner peripheral wall 27a by a second engagement part E2; and a top wall 31 closing an upper end portion of the cylindrical wall 32. The mouth part 13 has a reinforcing convex part 13c protruding inwardly in the radial direction and preventing the inner peripheral wall 27a from being displaced outwardly in the radial direction at a height where the second engagement part E2 is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a measuring container having a container body with a cylindrical mouth portion that communicates with a storage space for a liquid content, a nozzle cap that is attached to the mouth portion, and a measuring cap that closes the nozzle. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, liquid measuring containers have been known that are used to store relatively viscous liquid contents such as liquid laundry detergents and fabric softeners, and have a nozzle cap with a nozzle attached to the mouth of a container body that has a storage space for the liquid contents, and this nozzle cap is closed with a measuring cap (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] In such liquid measuring containers, the nozzle is generally formed in a gutter shape, supported by a partition wall of the nozzle cap, with its tip protruding outward from the tip opening of the nozzle cap and spaced apart from the inner peripheral surface of the nozzle cap, which allows the liquid content to be easily poured out to a desired location through the nozzle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-126232 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the above-mentioned conventional liquid measuring container, when the nozzle cap was made thinner in order to reduce the amount of resin used, there were cases where the engaging portion on the nozzle cap side could not be attached because it was radially separated from the engaging portion on the measuring cap side when the measuring cap was attached to the nozzle cap, and there was room for improvement in this regard.

[0006] The present disclosure aims to solve these problems, and its purpose is to provide a measuring container that reduces the amount of resin used while improving the ease of attaching a measuring cap. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The measuring vessel of the present disclosure comprises: A measuring container having a container body with a cylindrical mouth portion communicating with a storage space for a content liquid, a nozzle cap attached to the mouth portion, and a measuring cap closing the nozzle cap, The nozzle cap is an attachment cap portion having an outer peripheral wall fixed to the mouth portion by a first engagement portion and a top wall connected to an upper portion of the outer peripheral wall; a partition wall having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the partition wall including an inner circumferential wall connected to the top wall and extending downward radially inward of the opening, and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the inner circumferential wall; a nozzle projecting upward in a gutter shape from the edge of the pouring hole formed in the bottom wall; and The measuring cap is a cylindrical wall detachably attached to the inner circumferential wall by a second engaging portion; a top wall that closes an upper end of the cylindrical wall, The opening has a reinforcing protrusion that protrudes radially inward and prevents the inner circumferential wall from being displaced radially outward at a height position where the second engaging portion is provided. death, The first engagement portion is disposed above the reinforcing protrusion. It is characterized by:

[0009] The measuring container of the present disclosure also includes: A measuring container having a container body with a cylindrical mouth portion communicating with a storage space for a content liquid, a nozzle cap attached to the mouth portion, and a measuring cap closing the nozzle cap, The nozzle cap is an attachment cap portion having an outer peripheral wall fixed to the mouth portion by a first engagement portion and a top wall connected to an upper portion of the outer peripheral wall; a partition wall having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the partition wall including an inner circumferential wall connected to the top wall and extending downward radially inward of the opening, and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the inner circumferential wall; a nozzle projecting upward in a gutter shape from the edge of the pouring hole formed in the bottom wall; and The measuring cap is a cylindrical wall detachably attached to the inner circumferential wall by a second engaging portion; a top wall that closes an upper end of the cylindrical wall, the mouth portion has a reinforcing protrusion that protrudes radially inward and suppresses radially outward displacement of the inner circumferential wall at a height position where the second engagement portion is provided, The first engagement portion is provided so as to overlap the reinforcing protrusion in the vertical direction. It is characterized by:

[0010] Furthermore, in the measuring container of the present disclosure, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the engagement portions on the mouth side of the first engagement portion are arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing convex portion is arranged at a circumferential position where the engagement portion on the mouth side is not formed.

[0011] In the measuring container of the present disclosure having the above configuration, the second engagement portion is preferably a thread engagement portion that fixes the inner circumferential wall and the cylindrical wall together by thread engagement.

[0012] In addition, in the measuring container of the present disclosure, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the measuring cap has a flange portion that extends radially outward from the cylindrical wall and abuts against the top wall of the mounting cap portion from above when mounted.

[0013] In the measuring container of the present disclosure having the above-described configuration, it is preferable that the reinforcing protrusion is provided with a flat portion extending in the up-down direction at a radially inner end thereof. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a measuring container that reduces the amount of resin used while improving the ease of attaching a measuring cap. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a measuring container according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a measuring container according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 3] FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a measuring container according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view showing an enlarged view of the opening of a container body that constitutes a measuring container according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view showing the male thread and reinforcing protrusion portion at the opening of the container body that constitutes the measuring container according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the inner circumferential wall is displaced radially outward and the second engagement portion is not engaged when the reinforcing protrusion of the present disclosure is not provided. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] The present disclosure will now be illustrated in more detail with reference to the drawings.

[0017] The measuring container 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, shown in FIG. 1, is used to store relatively viscous liquid contents, such as liquid laundry detergent or fabric softener. It includes a container body 10, a nozzle cap 20, and a measuring cap 30. In the present specification, claims, abstract, and drawings, the side where the measuring cap 30 is located is referred to as the upper side (the upper side in FIG. 1), and the side where the container body 10 is located is referred to as the lower side (the lower side in FIG. 1). The term "radially outward" refers to a direction away from the central axis O of the measuring container 1, which extends vertically in FIG. 1, along a line passing through the central axis O and perpendicular to the central axis O. The term "radially inward" refers to a direction toward the central axis O along the line. The central axis O in FIG. 1 is used to define the radially outward and radially inward directions, but this does not mean that the components of the measuring container 1 of this embodiment are always formed symmetrically about the central axis O.

[0018] The container body 10 is formed in a bottle shape, including a body 11 with an internal storage space S, a bottom 12 closing the lower end of the body 11, and a cylindrical mouth 13 communicating with the storage space S, and the content liquid (not shown) can be stored in the storage space S. This container body 10 can be made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polystyrene (PS). The mouth 13 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and can be formed into any other cylindrical shape, such as an elliptical or rectangular cylinder. The container body 10 can be formed, for example, by extrusion blow molding (direct blow molding) using a parison extruded into a pipe shape.

[0019] 2, the nozzle cap 20 includes an attachment cap part 21 having an outer peripheral wall 23 attached to the mouth 13 of the container body 10 and a top wall 26 continuous with the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 23, a partition wall 27 having a bottomed, cylindrical shape and an inner peripheral wall 27a continuous with the top wall 26 and extending downward radially inside the mouth 13, and a bottom wall 27b closing the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 27a, and a nozzle 28 projecting upward in a gutter-like shape from the edge of a pouring hole 27c formed in the bottom wall 27b of the partition wall 27. In this embodiment, the attachment cap part 21, the partition wall 27, and the nozzle 28 are integrally formed and may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin.

[0020] More specifically, the attachment cap portion 21 has a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 23 with a larger diameter than the mouth portion 13, and a female thread 23a integrally formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 23 is threadedly coupled to a male thread 13a integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13, thereby attaching the attachment cap portion 21 to the mouth portion 13. In this embodiment, the female thread 23a and the male thread 13a form a first engagement portion E1 for attaching the nozzle cap 20 to the container body 10. A plurality of recessed grooves 23b are formed at the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 23, and locking ribs 13b (see FIG. 2) formed at the base of the mouth portion 13 engage with the recessed grooves 23b to prevent rotation. This keeps the attachment cap portion 21 attached to the mouth portion 13 and prevents it from being easily removed from the mouth portion 13.

[0021] In the illustrated example, the mounting cap 21 is configured to be attached to the mouth 13 by screw connection, but this is not limiting and it can also be configured to be attached to the mouth 13 by other means, such as an undercut. In this case, the outer peripheral wall 23 can be formed into other shapes, such as an elliptical or rectangular cylindrical shape, to match the shape of the mouth 13.

[0022] The attachment cap portion 21 has a top wall 26 connected to the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 23. A seal wall 26a hangs down from the radially inner side of the outer peripheral wall 23 on the top wall 26, and this seal wall 26a fits into the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13, thereby liquid-tightly sealing the upper end opening of the mouth portion 13. A partition wall 27 is formed at the radially inner end of the top wall 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the partition wall 27 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and includes an inner peripheral wall 27a and a bottom wall 27b that closes the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 27a. A pouring hole 27c is provided at the radial center of the bottom wall 27b, which connects the storage space S with the outside and allows the content liquid in the storage space S to be poured out to the outside.

[0023] The nozzle 28 has a C-shaped cross section, i.e., a trough-like shape, with a slit 28a extending axially from one end to the other end on its side. When the measuring cap 30 is attached, the nozzle 28 is spaced radially from the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical wall 32 of the measuring cap 30. The tip of the nozzle 28 is inclined obliquely with respect to the upper opening of the mouth 13 so that the side with the slit 28a slopes downward toward the storage space S of the container body 10, and the tip protrudes upward beyond the top wall 26 of the attached cap part 21. This inclined portion is rounded for ease of handling by the user. This configuration allows the liquid contained in the storage space S of the container body 10 to be easily dispensed to the desired location through the nozzle 28.

[0024] The tip of the nozzle 28 is not limited to an obliquely inclined shape, but can have various shapes, such as a shape parallel to the upper opening of the mouth portion 13, or a shape cut so that it is rounded when viewed from the side.

[0025] The partition wall 27 has a bottom wall 27b that slopes downward toward the slit 28a of the nozzle 28, and its outer periphery is connected to the inner periphery wall 27a that extends downward from the top wall 26. After the content liquid is dispensed, the content liquid that drips down along the outer periphery of the nozzle 28 can be collected at the bottom of the sloped partition wall 27 and returned to the storage space S through the slit 28a.

[0026] The measuring cap 30 is made of, for example, a transparent or translucent resin, and includes a cylindrical wall 32, a top wall 31 that closes the upper end of the cylindrical wall 32, and a flange portion 33 that extends radially outward from approximately the center height of the cylindrical wall 32. The cylindrical wall 32 and the top wall 31 define a measuring space in which the contents can be measured.

[0027] In this embodiment, the cylindrical wall 32 has a cylindrical shape and extends vertically at a radial position inside the inner circumferential wall 27a and outside the nozzle 28 when the measuring cap 30 is attached to the nozzle cap 20 as shown in FIG. 2.

[0028] An external thread 32a is provided on the outer surface of the lower portion of the cylindrical wall 32, which threadably engages with an internal thread 27e provided on the inner surface of the inner circumferential wall 27a of the partition wall 27. In this embodiment, after the contents are measured using the measuring cap 30 and poured into an object, the lower portion of the cylindrical wall 32 is lowered to a radial position between the inner circumferential wall 27a and the nozzle 28, and the external thread 32a of the cylindrical wall 32 is rotated clockwise in a plan view while abutting against the internal thread 27e of the inner circumferential wall 27a, thereby threadably engaging them. In this embodiment, the external thread 32a of the cylindrical wall 32 and the internal thread 27e of the inner circumferential wall 27a constitute the second engagement portion E2.

[0029] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the mouth portion 13 of the container body 10 is provided with a reinforcing protrusion 13c that protrudes radially inward. In this embodiment, the reinforcing protrusion 13c is an annular protrusion that protrudes radially inward from the inner surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the radially inner end of the reinforcing protrusion 13c is configured to abut or be abuttable against the inner circumferential wall 27a at a height position where the second engagement portion E2 is provided. With this configuration, when the cylindrical wall 32 of the metering cap 30 is threadably engaged with the inner circumferential wall 27a via the second engagement portion E2, the thin-walled inner circumferential wall 27a is prevented from deforming radially outward as shown in FIG. 6, which would cause the second engagement portion E2 to disengage from the cylindrical wall 32 and the inner circumferential wall 27a. Therefore, overrun (the male thread 32a passing through the female thread 27e without being engaged) during engagement via the second engagement portion E2 is prevented.

[0030] 2, in this embodiment, the radially inner end of the reinforcing protrusion 13c is configured to abut against the outer surface of the inner circumferential wall 27a at the height position where the second engagement portion E2 is provided, but is not limited to this. The radially inner end of the reinforcing protrusion 13c may be separated from the inner circumferential wall 27a by a small gap less than the height of the threads.

[0031] In this embodiment, the reinforcing protrusion 13c is formed to have a cross-sectional shape that is substantially trapezoidal, with the shorter side on the radially inner side as shown in FIG. 2, but is not limited to this form. The reinforcing protrusion 13c may have, for example, a rounded surface shape at the radially inner end, or may have a substantially rectangular shape. The reinforcing protrusion 13c has a flat portion 13c1 that extends in the vertical direction at the radially inner end to effectively suppress radially outward displacement of the inner circumferential wall 27a within a predetermined range in the vertical direction where the second engagement portion E2 is formed. Here, "flat" means that, in a cross section taken along a plane including the central axis O, the flat portion 13c1 has a straight portion that extends along the central axis O.

[0032] 2, the flange portion 33 extends radially outward from approximately the center height position of the cylindrical wall 32 and abuts against the top wall 26 of the attachment cap portion 21 from above when the metering cap 30 is attached to the nozzle cap 20. The cylindrical wall 32 is rotated clockwise in a plan view until the lower surface of the flange portion 33 abuts against the top wall 26, thereby threadingly engaging the second engagement portion E2, thereby determining the height position of the metering cap 30 and fixing the metering cap 30 to the nozzle cap 20. A sealing tube 33a hanging downward is provided on the lower surface of the flange portion 33 and fits into the upper inner surface of the inner circumferential wall 27a of the partition wall 27 to liquid-tightly seal the nozzle 28.

[0033] When the measuring cap 30 is attached to the nozzle cap 20, the nozzle 28 is covered by the cylindrical wall 32 and the top wall 31, and the pouring hole 27c is closed. On the other hand, when the measuring cap 30 is removed from the nozzle cap 20, the nozzle 28 is exposed, and the content liquid can be poured out.

[0034] The measuring cap 30 has a measuring space defined by a cylindrical wall 32 and a top wall 31. To quantitatively measure the contents, the side surface of the cylindrical wall 32 may be provided with a measuring scale, for example, as a rib-like protrusion or printed on it.

[0035] The measuring cap 30 can be used as a measuring cup for measuring liquid by placing the top wall 31 on the lower side and the lower end opening of the cylindrical wall 32 on the upper side.

[0036] 1, the metering cap 30 is attached to the nozzle cap 20 by grasping the cylindrical wall 32 and turning it counterclockwise in a plan view to release the threaded engagement between the male thread 32a and the female thread 27e at the second engagement portion E2. When the threaded connection between the metering cap 30 and the nozzle cap 20 is released, the metering cap 30 moves upward relative to the nozzle cap 20. Then, with the threaded engagement completely released, the metering cap 30 can be removed from the nozzle cap 20 by grasping the cylindrical wall 32 and pulling it upward.

[0037] By removing the measuring cap 30 from the nozzle cap 20 and exposing the nozzle 28, the container body 10 is tilted from an upright position in which the tip of the nozzle 28 faces upward to an inclined position in which the slit 28a faces upward, so that the liquid content in the storage space S can be poured out from the tip of the nozzle 28 through the pouring hole 27c. At this time, because the partition 27 is provided inside the mouth 13 and the nozzle 28 is configured to stand up from the inner peripheral edge of the partition 27, the liquid content in the storage space S of the container body 10 is guided along the nozzle 28, which is formed in a gutter shape, and poured out from the tip of the nozzle 28. Furthermore, even if the liquid content adhering to the tip of nozzle 28 drips down along the outer circumferential surface of nozzle 28 when container body 10 is returned to the upright position after the liquid content has been dispensed, the liquid content will not drip out of mouth 13 but will drip downward along nozzle 28 and be received on the upper surface of partition wall 27, and will be returned through slit 28a of nozzle 28 to storage space S of container body 10. Therefore, with this measuring container 1, the liquid content can be dispensed from nozzle 28 while preventing the liquid content from dripping to the outside.

[0038] When the measuring cap 30 is removed from the nozzle cap 20, it can be used as a measuring cup for measuring liquid by placing the top wall 31 on the bottom and the lower opening of the cylindrical wall 32 on the top.

[0039] After use, the nozzle 28 can be closed by inserting the lower end of the cylindrical wall 32 into the space between the inner peripheral wall 27a and the nozzle 28 and reattaching the measuring cap 30 to the nozzle cap 20.

[0040] As described above, this embodiment is a measuring container 1 having a container body 10 with a cylindrical mouth portion 13 that communicates with a storage space S for the content liquid, a nozzle cap 20 that is attached to the mouth portion 13, and a measuring cap 30 that closes the nozzle cap 20. The nozzle cap 20 has an attached cap part 21 that has an outer peripheral wall 23 that is fixed to the mouth portion 13 by a first engagement part E1 and a top wall 26 that is connected to the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 23, an inner peripheral wall 27a that is connected to the top wall 26 and extends downward on the radial inside of the mouth portion 13, and a cap part 21 that closes the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 27a. The nozzle cap 20 includes a partition wall 27 having a bottomed, cylindrical shape, a bottom wall 27b that closes the nozzle hole 27c, and a nozzle 28 that protrudes upward in a gutter-like shape from the edge of the spout hole 27c formed in the bottom wall 27b. The metering cap 30 includes a cylindrical wall 32 that is detachably attached to the inner circumferential wall 27a by the second engagement portion E2, and a top wall 31 that closes the upper end of the cylindrical wall 32. The mouth portion 13 is configured to have a reinforcing protrusion 13c that protrudes radially inward and prevents the inner circumferential wall 27a from displacing radially outward at the height position where the second engagement portion E2 is provided. By adopting this configuration, even if the nozzle cap 20 is made thinner to reduce the amount of resin used, the reinforcing protrusion 13c provided on the mouth portion 13 of the container body 10 prevents the inner circumferential wall 27a from displacing radially outward at the height position where the second engagement portion E2 is provided. Therefore, the male thread 32a of the cylindrical wall 32 of the measuring cap 30 can be reliably engaged with the female thread 27e of the inner peripheral wall 27a, thereby preventing overrun during thread engagement. This reduces the amount of resin used in the measuring container 1 and improves the ease of attachment of the measuring cap 30.

[0041] In this embodiment, the first engagement portion E1 is configured to be positioned above the reinforcing protrusion 13c. By adopting such a configuration, the height positions of the male thread 13a and the reinforcing protrusion 13c in the mouth portion 13 can be made different, making it possible to easily form the reinforcing protrusion 13c.

[0042] In this embodiment, the second engagement portion E2 is configured as a thread engagement portion that secures the inner circumferential wall 27a and the cylindrical wall 32 by thread engagement. By adopting this configuration, even if the cylindrical wall 32 of the measuring cap 30 is gripped and lifted when lifting the measuring container 1, the thread engagement between the inner circumferential wall 27a and the cylindrical wall 32 is less likely to come loose than a stopper engagement, etc. Therefore, unintentional disengagement when carrying or operating the measuring container 1 can be prevented.

[0043] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the metering cap 30 is configured to include a flange portion 33 that extends radially outward from the cylindrical wall 32 and abuts from above against the top wall 26 of the attachment cap portion 21 when attached. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to determine the height position of the metering cap 30 and attach it to the nozzle cap 20 using the second engagement portion E2, without providing an attachment tube or threaded tube portion for attaching the metering cap to the nozzle cap as in the prior art (Patent Document 1). Therefore, the configuration of the nozzle cap 20 and the metering cap 30 can be simplified, and the amount of resin used can be reduced.

[0044] In this embodiment, the reinforcing protrusion 13c is configured to have a flat portion 13c1 extending in the vertical direction at the radially inner end. By adopting this configuration, the flat portion 13c1 is provided along the vertical direction, which is the extension direction of the second engagement portion E2, and therefore, engagement of the second engagement portion E2 can be reliably assisted from the radially outer side so that the inner circumferential wall 27a does not displace radially outward in a predetermined height region of the second engagement portion E2.

[0045] Next, a measuring container 2 according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be illustrated and described with reference to the drawings.

[0046] A measuring container 2 according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure, shown in Figure 3, includes a container body 110, a nozzle cap 20, and a measuring cap 30. This embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except for the configuration of the opening 13 of the container body 110 (see Figures 4 and 5). Therefore, the configuration of the container body 110 will be mainly described in detail.

[0047] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the mouth portion 13 of the container body 110 is provided with reinforcing protrusions 13c that protrude radially inward. In this embodiment, the reinforcing protrusions 13c are protrusions that protrude radially inward from the inner surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 10, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, are arranged intermittently at four equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Furthermore, unlike the first embodiment, the reinforcing protrusions 13c are arranged at approximately the same height as the male threads 13a on the outer surface. In other words, the male threads 13a, which are the engaging portions of the first engaging portion E1 on the mouth portion 13 side, are arranged to overlap the reinforcing protrusions 13c in the vertical direction. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the male threads 13a are arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing protrusions 13c are arranged at circumferential positions where the male threads 13a are not formed.

[0048] With the above configuration, the reinforcing convex portion 13c and the male screw 13a can be positioned at approximately the same height, thereby providing the same effect as the first embodiment (suppressing overrun when engaging with the second engaging portion E2) while reducing the vertical dimensions of the mouth portion 13, the attachment cap portion 21 and the measuring cap 30, thereby reducing the amount of resin used in the measuring container 2 and making the measuring container 2 smaller.

[0049] It is sufficient that the male thread 13a and the reinforcing protrusion 13c partially overlap in the vertical direction, and there may be a portion of the male thread 13a or the reinforcing protrusion 13c that does not overlap in the vertical direction.

[0050] As described above, in this embodiment, the first engagement portion E1 is configured to overlap the reinforcing protrusion 13c in the vertical direction. By adopting this configuration, while providing the same effects as in the first embodiment, the vertical dimensions of the opening 13, the attachment cap portion 21, and the measuring cap 30 can be reduced, thereby reducing the amount of resin used in the measuring container 2 and making the measuring container 2 more compact.

[0051] In this embodiment, the engaging portions on the mouth portion 13 side of the first engaging portion E1 are arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing protrusions 13c are arranged in circumferential positions where no engaging portions are formed on the mouth portion 13 side. By adopting such a configuration, the reinforcing protrusions 13c can be easily formed while the male threads 13a of the first engaging portion E1 and the reinforcing protrusions 13c overlap in the vertical direction.

[0052] Although the present disclosure has been described based on various drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each component can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistencies, and multiple components can be combined into one or divided. It should be understood that these modifications and alterations are also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0053] For example, in the first embodiment, the first engagement portion E1 is configured to be positioned above the reinforcing protrusion 13c, but this is not limited to this form, and the first engagement portion E1 may also be configured to be positioned below the reinforcing protrusion 13c.

[0054] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the first engagement portion E1 is configured as a thread engagement portion, but is not limited to this, and may be another type of engagement portion, such as a stopper engagement.

[0055] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the flange portion 33 of the measuring cap 30 is configured to abut against the top wall 26 of the mounting cap portion 21 to determine the vertical position of the measuring cap 30, but this is not limited to this form, and the measuring cap 30 may also be configured to abut against the mounting cap portion 21 or other portions to determine the vertical position of the measuring cap 30. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 1,2 Measuring container 10 Container body 11 Torso 12 Bottom 13 Mouth 13a male thread 13b Locking rib 13c Reinforcement protrusion 13c1 Flat part 20 Nozzle cap 21 Mounting cap 23 Outer wall 23a female thread 23b Groove 26 Ceiling wall 26a Seal Wall 27 Bulkhead 27a Inner wall 27b Bottom wall 27c spout hole 28 nozzles 28a Slit 30 Measuring Caps 31 Top Wall 32 Cylindrical wall 32a male thread 33 Flange 33a Seal tube 110 Container body E1 1st engagement part E2 Second engagement part O center axis S Storage space

Claims

1. A measuring container having a container body with a cylindrical mouth portion communicating with a storage space for a content liquid, a nozzle cap attached to the mouth portion, and a measuring cap closing the nozzle cap, The nozzle cap is an attachment cap portion having an outer peripheral wall fixed to the mouth portion by a first engagement portion and a top wall connected to an upper portion of the outer peripheral wall; a partition wall having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the partition wall including an inner circumferential wall connected to the top wall and extending downward radially inward of the opening, and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the inner circumferential wall; a nozzle projecting upward in a gutter shape from the edge of the pouring hole formed in the bottom wall; and The measuring cap is a cylindrical wall detachably attached to the inner circumferential wall by a second engaging portion; a top wall that closes an upper end of the cylindrical wall, the mouth portion has a reinforcing protrusion that protrudes radially inward and suppresses radially outward displacement of the inner circumferential wall at a height position where the second engagement portion is provided, The measuring container is characterized in that the first engaging portion is disposed above the reinforcing protrusion.

2. A measuring container having a container body with a cylindrical mouth portion connected to a storage space for a liquid content, a nozzle cap attached to the mouth portion, and a measuring cap closing the nozzle cap, The nozzle cap is an attachment cap portion having an outer peripheral wall fixed to the mouth portion by a first engagement portion and a top wall connected to an upper portion of the outer peripheral wall; a partition wall having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the partition wall including an inner circumferential wall connected to the top wall and extending downward radially inward of the opening, and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the inner circumferential wall; a nozzle projecting upward in a gutter shape from the edge of the pouring hole formed in the bottom wall; and The measuring cap is a cylindrical wall detachably attached to the inner circumferential wall by a second engaging portion; a top wall that closes an upper end of the cylindrical wall, the mouth portion has a reinforcing protrusion that protrudes radially inward and suppresses radially outward displacement of the inner circumferential wall at a height position where the second engagement portion is provided, The first engagement portion is provided so as to overlap the reinforcing protrusion in the vertical direction.

3. 3. The measuring container according to claim 2, wherein the engaging portions on the mouth side of the first engaging portion are arranged intermittently in the circumferential direction, and the reinforcing protrusions are arranged in circumferential positions where the engaging portions on the mouth side are not formed.

4. The measuring container according to claim 1 , wherein the second engaging portion is a thread engaging portion that fixes the inner circumferential wall and the cylindrical wall by thread engagement.

5. The measuring container according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring cap has a flange portion that extends radially outward from the cylindrical wall and abuts against the top wall of the mounting cap portion from above when mounted.

6. The measuring container according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing protrusion is provided with a flat portion extending in the up-down direction at a radially inner end thereof.

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