Container Cap Slit Reinforcement for Secure Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Caps with long circumferential slits tend to deform during the capping process, particularly at the corner where the top plate and skirt are connected, leading to potential sealing issues.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating worked portions, such as recesses or protrusions, at least on one side of the slits closer to the top plate, which helps prevent deformation by maintaining structural integrity and tension between these features, even when the corner is drawn during capping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a slit with long circumferential length is provided in the cap, then the internal pressure release function is improved, but the slit upper end deforms during corner drawing when capping the container mouth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing worked portions (such as recesses or protrusions) at specific locations along the slit, particularly at the upper end closer to the top plate. These localized structural modifications reinforce the slit area without affecting the overall slit length or pressure release function, thereby preventing deformation during corner drawing while maintaining the long circumferential length needed for effective pressure release.
2Strength
If the corner connecting top plate and skirt is drawn during capping, then the cap is securely attached to the container mouth, but the slit upper end deforms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by pre-forming worked portions (recesses or protrusions) at the slit upper end before the capping process. These pre-formed structural features create resistance against the deformation forces that will be applied during corner drawing, thereby preventing slit deformation while allowing the corner drawing process to proceed for secure cap attachment.
3Stability of the object's composition
If worked portions are added to prevent slit deformation, then the structural integrity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by integrating the worked portions (recesses or protrusions) directly into the cap body during the same forming process, rather than adding them as separate components. This integration maintains structural integrity and prevents slit deformation while avoiding the complexity of additional parts, assembly steps, or separate manufacturing processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A cap includes: a cap body including a top plate and a skirt having a tubular shape disposed on a circumferential edge of the top plate, a sealing member disposed on an inner surface of the top plate and configured to seal a mouth of a container, a slit extending in a circumferential direction of the skirt, and a worked portion formed at least in a part of the slit in the circumferential direction on at least a side of the slit closer to the top plate.


