JP6547573B2 - Transfer cap and transfer container into which the cap is inserted - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention accommodates contents for refilling or two-liquid mixing, and can easily transfer the contents to a destination container, and a transfer cap for refilling or two-liquid mixing, and refilling or secondarily inserted with it. It relates to a transfer container for liquid mixing.

Conventionally, in containers such as hair dye that need to be divided into two solutions for long-term storage and mixed immediately before use, the two solutions are divided into containers having two rooms at the time of storage, and just before use The walls of the two rooms have been broken, and the contents of the other container have been poured into the inside of one container, and a container has been used which can be mixed there.
Similarly, refillable containers are also used by being sold in containers that are large and low in transportation cost, and easy to measure and refill them into containers that are easy to use.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a container body having a first port and containing a first liquid, and a first port attached to the container body and having a second port, and an aperture sealed by a seal And a small container attached to the second port of the middle cap, having a third port, and having a cylindrical cutting portion for cutting the seal, and containing the second liquid together with the middle cap; And an upper cap attached to a third opening of the small container.
In this two-component mixed container, the seal film of the middle cap is cut by the cylindrical cutting portion to open the hole, but the seal film at that time remains partially inside the container, so the opening is large. There is a problem that the contents are difficult to flow out without opening, and a part of the seal film is mixed in the contents.

Moreover, in patent document 2, in order to form a refill container mounting port for mounting to the opening of a refill container at one end of a cap main body and to mount it at the opening of a container main body on the opposite side of this refill container mounting port. A refill cap is proposed, which is formed by forming a container body mounting port and forming a partition membrane between the refill container mounting port and the container body mounting port.
However, if the partition membrane is broken, the container may be inverted at the time of refilling, and there is a risk that the contents may be spilled at the stage of trying to refill.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-85828 JP 2000-159249 A

  Therefore, after connecting the refill source container to the refill destination container or the two-component mixing destination container and completely sealing it, it is possible to refill the content or allow the two-component mixing, and there is no contamination of the seal film etc. And, it is an object of the present invention to make a sufficient channel cross-sectional area so that even a content with high viscosity can be transferred in a short time.

The transfer cap according to claim 1 of the present invention is
It has a former fitting part to be fitted into one of the refilling source bottle opening, and a tip fitting part that can be fitted to the refilling destination bottle opening into the other, and the original fitting part and the tip fitting part Joint parts provided with moving part contact parts for opening between them,
An insertion part having a tapered part at the tip and an insertion part at the root side and inserted into the outlet of the refill destination bottle, an abutment flange that can abut on the tip of the refill destination bottle outlet, and contents in the center A moving part for opening having a flow path which can be taken out, and a fixing part which is on the refilling source side and fixes the plug inside;
A partition plate fixed to the refill source side of the moving parts for opening and abutted against the inner partition plate of the joint parts to close the gap between the refill destination and the refill source, and a movement for opening the joint parts near the outer periphery of the partition plate An inner plug provided with a detachable sealing fitting portion inside the part abutment portion;
Consists of
By opening the tip of the opening of the refilling bottle in contact with the abutment flange and inserting the refilling bottle all the way to the back of the joint part, the partition plate of the closed inside plug is pushed open to the refilling source bottle side,
A transfer cap is characterized in that a flow passage is opened between the original fitting portion and the leading fitting portion.

  In the transfer cap according to claim 2 of the present invention, the cylindrical guiding portion which can be inserted into and slid on the insertion portion of the unsealing movable part is disposed in the vicinity of the inside of the unsealing movable part contact portion of the joint part. It is a transfer cap according to claim 1, characterized in that

  In the transfer cap according to a third aspect of the present invention, the skirt portion extended rearward from the contact flange from the insertion portion of the moving part insertion portion for opening is provided, and the cylindrical guiding portion of the joint part is the skirt The transfer cap according to claim 2, wherein the transfer cap is fitted inside the part.

  Further, the transfer cap according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the sealing fitting part of the inner plug and the fitting part which is detachable are provided at the root of the cylindrical guiding part of the joint part. Or the transfer cap described in 3.

  The transfer cap according to claim 5 of the present invention is the transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the moving part for opening and the plug are locked by the locking claw. is there.

  The transfer cap according to claim 6 of the present invention is characterized in that the refill destination bottle and the insertable tip fitting portion are detachable by screwing. Cap for transportation.

  A transfer cap according to claim 7 of the present invention is the transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a cap is provided at the tip end of the front fitting portion of the joint part.

  The transfer cap according to claim 8 of the present invention is the transfer cap according to claim 7, characterized in that the cap provided at the tip end of the front fitting portion of the joint part is a hinge cap.

  A transfer container according to claim 9 of the present invention is a transfer container characterized in that the transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is inserted into a refill or two-liquid mixing source bottle.

  In the transfer container according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the transfer source bottle and the original fitting portion can be fitted non-rotatably. is there.

In the transfer container according to claim 11 of the present invention, the undercut is provided at the root of the insertion portion of the movable part for opening, the locking portion is provided at the tip of the refill or two-liquid mixing destination bottle, and the tip of the refill destination bottle is The transfer container according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the transfer container can be locked to the opening movable part.

The transfer cap of the present invention is inserted into and connected to the refill source container and the refill destination container, and after completely sealed and connected, the contents can be refilled, so that the contents can be refilled without refilling. It is possible.
Moreover, since a thin film such as a seal is not used, there is no mixing of them, and since the inside of the moving part for opening becomes a flow path, a sufficiently wide flow path cross-sectional area can be obtained, and the viscosity is Even high contents can be transported. Also, the transfer speed is high, and can be transferred in a short time.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the state which fitted the transfer cap of this invention with the refilling former bottle. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state which opens the hinge cap of the transfer cap of this invention fitted with the refilling origin bottle, and it is going to insert in the refilling destination bottle. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state which screwed the cap for transfer of this invention fitted with the former bottle to a refill destination bottle, and the opening part contact | abutted to the moving parts contact flange for opening. The transfer cap of the present invention fitted to the refilling source bottle is further deeply inserted into the refilling destination bottle side, and the moving part contact flange for opening abuts on the moving part contact part for opening the joint part. FIG. It is a perspective view of the joint parts used for the transfer cap of this invention. It is a perspective view of the mobile part for opening used for the transfer cap of this invention. It is a perspective view of an inside plug used for a transfer cap of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing an example of a refilling former bottle made to fit to a transfer cap of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the transfer cap of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view in a state in which the transfer cap of the present invention is fitted to a refill source bottle.

The transfer cap has an original fitting portion 11 inserted into the refill original bottle opening 40 on one side, and a pre-engagement portion 12 insertable into the other refill opening of the bottle opening, and the original fitting The joint part 1 which provided the opening moving part contact part 13 between the part and the first fitting part covers the outside.
It is desirable to cover the front fitting portion side end of the joint part with a cap or the like so as to prevent foreign matter from entering inside. In particular, if the cap to be covered is the hinge cap 17, not only it can be manufactured integrally but also there is no problem of losing.

The perspective view seen from the end fitting part 12 side of joint parts 1 to Drawing 5-1, and the perspective view seen from original fitting part 11 side in Drawing 5-2 were shown.
A hinge 171 is provided at the end of the tip end of the pre-fit portion 12, and the hinge cap 17 is connected.
Further, a plurality of original ribs 111 are provided in the original fitting portion 11 in order to cause the refilling original bottle and the original fitting portion 11 to be non-rotatably fitted.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of the refilling original bottle to be fitted to the transfer cap of the present invention.
A fitting protrusion 41 to be fitted to the original fitting portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface in the vicinity of the original opening portion 40 of the refilling original bottle. Further, when the fitting projections 41 are provided with a plurality of projecting notches 42, when the plurality of original ribs provided in the original fitting portion of the transfer cap and the refilling original bottle are fitted non-rotatably, the refilling is performed. The front bottle can be freely fitted or unscrewed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the joint part 1 is provided with an insertion portion 21 having a tapered portion 211 at the tip end and an insertion portion 212 at the root side and inserted inside the spout of the replacement destination bottle There is.
Furthermore, a contact flange 22 that can be connected to the root side of the insertion portion and that can contact the tip of the refilling bottle outlet is provided in a flange shape.
Moreover, the fixing part which fixes an inside plug is provided in the refilling source side.
In the center of the insertion portion 21 is formed a flow passage 23 composed of a large hole. The flow path 23 allows the contents to flow out, and the insertion portion 21 is connected to the fixed portion by a plurality of columns 27, and the contents can flow between the plurality of columns 27 to the fixed portion.
Then, a cylindrical skirt portion is provided on the refill source side connected to the abutting flange 22, and the unsealing movable part 2 having a fixing portion for fixing the inside plug is slidably inserted.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the unsealing movable part, and shows a perspective view as viewed from the insertion portion 21 side and a perspective view as viewed from the fixing portion 24.
The center is a flow passage 23 between the fixing portion and the insertion portion, and the fixing portion 24 fixed to the inner plug 3 and the insertion portion 21 are connected by a plurality of pillars to form a flow path. The contents can flow to
An undercut 25 is provided at the base of the insertion portion 212, and is engaged with the opening tip of the refill destination bottle.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the inside plug 3 is fixed to a fixing portion 24 provided on the refill source side of the unsealing movable part 2.
Moreover, it has the partition plate 31 and abuts against the inner partition plate 15 of the joint part 1 to close the gap between the refill destination and the refill source.
And, in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the partition plate 31, there is provided a sealing fitting portion 32 which can be attached and detached to and from the lower inner side of the middle partition plate of the joint part 1, and the partition plate is fixed so as not to move easily.

7 is a perspective view of the inside plug 3, FIG. 7-1 is a perspective view seen from the side of the partition plate, and FIG. 7-2 is a perspective view seen from the side of the sealing fitting portion 32.
A partition plate 31 protrudes to the outer periphery, and a sealing fitting portion 32 is provided on a cylindrical wall extending downward, and a locking claw 33 is provided on the inner diameter side. Since the locking claw 33 is provided with a plurality of fixed locking claws of the unsealing moving part 2, the locking claw 33 is provided over the entire circumference so that the undercut is applied even if the fitting angular position changes.
Further, since only the fixed locking claws of the part for opening movement are provided at several places, the locking claw 33 may be partially cut away as shown in FIG. 7-3. In this case, a rotation stopping rib 332 may be provided on the side of the notch 331. The fixed locking claw can be locked to the locking claw 33 by inserting the fixed locking claw from the notch 331 and rotating it.

  Thus, the transfer cap comprises the joint part 1, the unsealing movable part 2, and the plug 3, and the unsealing movable part 2 and the plug 3 are fixed by the locking claws and integrated Is slidable. Of course, the moving part 2 for opening and the inside plug 3 may be fixed by an adhesive or the like, or may be fused by an ultrasonic wave or the like.

Further, a cylindrical guiding portion 14 which can be inserted into and slid on the insertion portion 212 of the unsealing movable part is provided in the vicinity of the inside of the unsealing movable part abutting portion 13 of the joint part 1.
Furthermore, the skirt portion 21 extends rearward from the fitting flange from the insertion portion of the opening movable part
3 is provided.
Then, before connecting the refill destination bottles, the lengths of the tubular guiding portions 14 of the joint parts are adjusted such that they are inserted into the inside of the skirt portion 213.
Therefore, the unsealing movable part 2 can slide up and down accurately without swinging the inside of the joint part.

At the root of the cylindrical guiding portion 14 below the middle partition plate 15 of the joint part, a sealing engagement portion 32 which is removable from the sealing fitting portion 32 of the inner plug is provided.
At the time of sealing, the inner plug 3 is reliably engaged in the state of being in contact with the inner partition plate 15 of the joint part 1, and the inner plug 3 and the moving part 2 for opening move to the original fitting portion 11 side It is for fixing so that it does not happen.
This prevents the transfer cap from being opened unless a constant pressure is applied.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a state in which the hinge cap 17 of the transfer cap according to the present invention fitted to the refill source bottle 4 is opened and it is about to be inserted into the refill destination bottle 5.
The content of the transfer cap according to the present invention fitted to the refill source bottle 4 does not flow out even if it is inverted.
This is because the partition plate 31 of the inner plug 3 is in contact with the inner partition plate 15 of the joint part 1 to close the gap between the refilling destination and the refilling source.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state in which the transfer cap of the present invention fitted to the refill source bottle is screwed to the refill destination bottle and the opening abuts against the unsealing transfer part contact flange.
Although the tip end of the tip opening 50 of the refill destination bottle 5 is in contact with the contact flange 22, since the partition plate 31 is in contact with the inner partition plate 15 and is closed, the contents are not dropped.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a state in which the transfer cap of the present invention fitted to the refill source bottle 4 is further deeply inserted into the refill destination bottle 5 side.
The opening of the screwed-in refilling destination bottle 5 pushes up the abutting flange 22, and the abutting flange 22 abuts on the unsealing movable part abutting part 13.
At this time, the unsealing movable part 2 ascends so that the skirt portion 213 slides on the cylindrical derivative 14 and reaches the vicinity of the middle partition plate 15.
By the rise of the unsealing movable part 2, the inside plug 3 fixed to the unsealing movable part 2 by the fixed locking claw 26 also ascends. Therefore, the sealing fitting portion 32 fitted at the root of the cylindrical guiding portion is released, and between the original fitting portion 11 and the leading fitting portion 12 closed by the partition plate 31 and the middle partition plate 15. The flow path is opened. In the moving part 2 for opening, the center is the flow path 23, and the fixing portion 24 fixed to the inner plug 3 and the insertion portion 21 are connected by a plurality of pillars, becoming a flow path, and freely The contents can flow.

The problem is less likely to occur if the transfer is filled to the end of the refill bottle contents at once. Simply remove the transfer cap from the refill bottle.
In the transfer cap of the present invention, if the capacity of the refill source bottle is large and the transfer is stopped halfway, the undercut 25 of the unsealing movable part 2 is provided, so that it is rotated and removed from the refill destination bottle And the moving part 2 for opening is also pulled by the refilling destination bottle, and moves to the original position.
Therefore, since the sealing fitting portion 32 is fitted in the sealing locking portion 16 and the partition plate 31 is also closed, the transfer cap can be removed from the refill destination bottle 5 without leaking the contents.

The joint part used for the transfer cap of the present invention, the moving part for opening, and the plug inside can be manufactured using injection molding, compression molding or the like. Materials include olefin resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polymethylpentene and cyclic olefin, styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer resin, acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer resin, styrene resins such as polystyrene resin, acrylonitrile resin, polyoxymethylene Although various molding resins such as resins and polyphenylene resins can be used, materials which do not swell or deteriorate depending on the contents are selected and used.
However, as a material of the joint part, it is desirable to use a material different from the material used for the moving part for opening and the plug inside.

The refilling source bottle and the refilling destination bottle used for the transfer cap of the present invention can be manufactured using injection blow molding, extrusion blow molding or the like. As materials, olefin resin such as polypropylene and polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer resin, styrene resin such as polystyrene resin, acrylonitrile resin, polyamide resin, polyphenylene resin, etc., various molding resins can be used. .
Furthermore, hard bottles such as glass can also be used.
Since the refilling cap of the present invention and the two-component mixing cap can be opened particularly in a wide range of the partition plate, it is possible to efficiently move the air inside the refilling destination bottle to the refilling original bottle by diagonally refilling all over. As it can, even the hard bottle can transfer the contents at high speed.

The transfer cap of the present invention is as described above, and the contents can be transferred after being inserted in and connected to the refill source container and the refill destination container and completely sealed and connected. It can be transported without taking anything away.
Also, since no thin film or the like such as a seal is used, there is no contamination thereof.
Furthermore, since the inside of the moving part for opening becomes a flow path, a sufficiently wide flow path cross-sectional area can be obtained, and even if the content is high in viscosity, it can be transferred, and the transfer speed is fast and in a short time. It can be transported.
Further, the merits of the present invention are great, such as high productivity and inexpensive mass production since they can be easily produced by ordinary injection molding.

1 ......... joint parts 11 ........ original fitting portion 111 ....... original rib 12 ........ destination fitting portion 13, ································· Moving part contact part 14 for opening ··········································································································· Stop part 17 ································································································· Moved part 21 for opening ···················································································································································· Moving part 21 for opening ···················· Insertion part 211 ···· ···································································································· Flow road 24 ........ fixing part 25 ........ undercut 26 ........ fixing locking pawl 3 ......... in plug 31,・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Partition board 32 ・ ・ ・···················································································································································································································· - refill the original bottle 40 ........ original opening (refill the original bottle opening)
41 ........ fitting projections 42 ........ projections cutout 5 ......... refill destination bottle 50 ........ destination opening ( Refillable bottle opening)

Claims (11)

It has a former fitting part to be fitted into one of the refilling source bottle opening, and a tip fitting part that can be fitted to the refilling destination bottle opening into the other, and the original fitting part and the tip fitting part A joint part provided with an opening moving part contact portion and an intermediate partition plate between the
An insertion part having a tapered part at the tip and an insertion part at the root side and inserted into the outlet of the refill destination bottle, an abutment flange that can abut on the tip of the refill destination bottle outlet, and contents in the center A moving part for opening having a flow path which can be taken out, and a fixing part which is on the refilling source side and fixes the plug inside;
A partition plate fixed to the refill source side of the moving parts for opening and in contact with the inner partition plate of the joint part to close the gap between the refill destination and the refill source and the inner partition plate of the joint part near the outer periphery of the partition plate An inner plug provided with a sealing fitting portion which is detachable from the lower end inside,
Consists of
By opening the tip of the opening of the refilling bottle in contact with the abutment flange and inserting the refilling bottle all the way to the back of the joint part, the partition plate of the closed inside plug is pushed open to the refilling source bottle side and the original fitting A transfer cap characterized in that a flow passage is opened between a part and a front fitting part.   The transfer according to claim 1, characterized in that a cylindrical guiding portion, which is insertable into and slidable on the insertion portion of the unsealing movable part, is provided in the vicinity of the inside of the unsealing movable part abutting part of the joint part. Cap.   The skirt part extended from the insertion part of the moving part for opening to the rear from the abutting flange is provided, and the cylindrical guiding part of the joint part is inserted inside the skirt part. Description transfer cap.   The transfer cap according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a seal fitting portion of the inner plug and a removable sealing stopper are provided at the root of the cylindrical guiding portion below the inner partition plate of the joint part. .   The transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the moving part for opening and the inside plug are locked by a locking claw.   The transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the refilling destination bottle and the pluggable pre-fitting portion are detachable by screwing.   The transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a cap is provided at a tip end of the first fitting portion of the joint part.   8. The transfer cap according to claim 7, wherein the cap provided at the tip end of the first fitting portion of the joint part is a hinge cap.   The transfer container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the transfer cap according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is inserted into the refillable bottle.   10. The transfer container according to claim 9, wherein the refilling source bottle and the source fitting portion are non-rotatably fittable.   An undercut is provided at the base of the insertion portion of the moving part for opening, a locking part is provided at the tip of the refill destination bottle, and the tip of the refill destination bottle can be locked to the moving part for opening. The transfer container according to 10.

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