LEE, Ji Hyun (1-807 GwangJang APT, 38-1Yeouido-dong, Youngdengpo-gu, Seoul 150-762, KR)
LEE, Jong Hyuk (1 Daea APT, 1459 Gayang1-dong, GangSeo-guSeoul 157-710, 07-1302, KR)
LEE, Ji Hyun (1-807 GwangJang APT, 38-1Yeouido-dong, Youngdengpo-gu, Seoul 150-762, KR)
LEE, Jong Hyuk (1 Daea APT, 1459 Gayang1-dong, GangSeo-guSeoul 157-710, 07-1302, KR)
[CLAIMS] [Claim 1]
A cap for containing additives comprising: a sealed container (10) for containing the additives, the sealed container (10) having upper and lower sealing films (11, 12) that seal the upper and lower ends of the sealed container, respectively, and being sealably coupled to the inner wall of the opening of a bottle; a built-in splitting member (20), located within the sealed container (10), for splitting the lower sealing film (12) when being lowered towards the base of the bottle; and a splitting dam (30), located above the upper end, for splitting the upper sealing film (11) when being lowered towards the base of the bottle and for lowering the built-in splitting member (20) to split the lower sealing film (12), so that the additives fall from the sealed container (10) into contents of the bottle. [Claim 2]
The cap of claim 1, wherein the sealed container (10) comprises a sealing plate (13) that is shaped as a doughnut and located at the upper end portion of the bottle opening to seal the upper end portion, in which the sealing plate (13) allows the sealed container (10) to be used for atmospheric pressure, heat-resistance, or pressure-resistance. [Claim 3]
The cap of claim 2, wherein the sealing plate (13) comprises a sealing flexible ring (14) integrally formed therewith. [Claim 4]
The cap of claim 2, wherein the sealing plate (13) comprises a lower cap (40) having an upper cap coupling unit (42). [Claim 5]
The cap of claim 4, wherein the upper cap coupling portion (42) couples an upper cap (50) to the outer surface thereof, in which the upper cap (50) integrally forms the splitting dam (30) on the inner bottom of the upper cap (50). [Claim 6]
The cap of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sealed container (10) and the built-in splitting member (20) form a fixing groove (15) and a fixing protrusion (21), respectively, at the same height to couple each other with respect to their rotational axis. [Claim 7]
The cap of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the built-in splitting member (20) forms a pressing force receiving portion (22) that receives a pressing force generated when the splitting dam (30) is lowered; and the sealed container (10) forms a stopper (16) spaced downward from the pressing force receiving portion (22) at a certain distance to stop lowering the built-in splitting member (20). [Claim 8]
The cap of claim 2, wherein the sealing plate (13) and the sealed container (10) integrally form an upper cap coupling unit (42) on their outer surfaces, in which the upper cap coupling unit (42) is coupled to an upper cap (50) to the outer surface of the upper cap coupling unit (42), in which the upper cap (50) integrally forms the splitting dam (30) on the bottom within the upper cap (50). [Claim 9]
The cap of claim 4, wherein the lower cap (40), coupled to a screw portion of the outer surface of the bottle opening, is integrally formed on the outer surface of the sealing plate (13). [Claim 10]
The cap of any one of claims 1 to 3 and 8, wherein the upper cap (50) comprises a counterfeit prevention band (51) at the lower end thereof, the counterfeit prevention band (51) having a tearing handle (52) that prevents counterfeiting and allows the upper cap (50) to be lowered. [Claim 11] The cap of claim 7, wherein the splitting dam (30) is lowered a certain distance that is greater than a distance from the upper end of the splitting member (20) to the pressing force receiving portion (22). [Claim 12]
A cap for containing additives comprising: a sealed container (10) for containing the additives, the sealed container (10) having upper and lower sealing films (11, 12) that seal the upper and lower ends of the sealed container, respectively, and being sealably coupled to the inner wall of the opening of a bottle! a built-in splitting member (20), located within the sealed container (10), for splitting the lower sealing film (12) when being lowered towards the base of the bottle; a lower cap (40) for fixing the sealed container (10) to the bottle, the upper end of the lower cap (40) being extended to form an upper cap coupling portion (42); an upper cap (50) which is coupled to the upper cap coupling portion (42) and at the upper end of which an auxiliary outlet unit (53) is located, wherein the remaining portion of the upper end of the upper cap (50) to which the upper cap coupling portion (42) is coupled receives a valve plate (60) serving as a valve that moves up and down when the upper cap (50) rotates; and a splitting dam (30), located above the upper end, for splitting the upper sealing film (11) when the splitting dam (30) is lowered towards the base of the bottle, with the association with the upper cap (50), and for lowering the built-in splitting member (20) to split the lower sealing film (12), so that the additives fall from the sealed container (10) into contents of the bottle, wherein the valve plate (60) has a valve housing (64) and serves as a valve operated in such a way that the valve plate (60) is coupled to the auxiliary outlet unit (53) to close a vale outlet (63) and is uncoupled from the auxiliary outlet unit (53) to open the valve outlet (63). [Claim 13]
The cap of claim 12, wherein the sealed container (10) comprises a sealing plate (13) that is shaped as a doughnut and located at the upper end portion of the bottle opening to seal the upper end portion, in which the sealing plate (13) allows the sealed container (10) to be used for atmospheric pressure, heat-resistance, or pressure-resistance. [Claim 14]
The cap of claim 13, wherein the sealing plate (13) comprises a sealing flexible ring (14) integrally formed therewith. [Claim 15]
The cap of claim 13, wherein the sealing plate (13) comprises a sealing flexible ring (14) . [Claim 16]
The cap of any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the sealed container (10) and the built-in splitting member (20) form a fixing groove (15) and a fixing protrusion (21), respectively, at the same height to couple each other with respect to their rotational axis. [Claim 17]
The cap of any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein: the built-in splitting member (20) forms a pressing force receiving portion (22) that receives a pressing force generated when the splitting dam (30) is lowered; and the sealed container (10) forms a stopper (16) spaced downward from the pressing force receiving portion (22) at a certain distance to stop lowering the built-in splitting member (20). [Claim 18]
The cap of claim 12, wherein the lower cap (40) is integrally formed with the sealed container (10). [Claim 19]
The cap of claim 13, wherein the lower cap (40), coupled to a screw portion of the outer surface of the bottle opening, is integrally formed on the outer surface of the sealing plate (13). [Claim 20]
The cap of claim 12, wherein the valve plate (60) comprises a splitting member (66) is shaped as an approximately corn form, formed on the inner bottom of the valve plate' (60), and longer than the splitting dam (30), so that the splitting member (66) splits the upper film (11) before the splitting dam (30). [Claim 21]
The cap of claims 12, wherein: the valve housing (64) forms a valve groove (62) that can be coupled to and separated from the auxiliary outlet unit (53); and the valve groove (62) is extended via the valve outlet (63) through its outer wall so that the contents of the bottle can be discharged when the auxiliary outlet unit (53) is separated from the valve groove (62). [Claim 22]
The cap of claim 12, wherein: the valve plate (60) forms an external-thread portion (61) at the outer surface, for allowing the upper cap (50) to move up and down; and the external-thread portion (61) forms a sealing protrusion (67) at the lower end thereof, for sealably coupling to the upper outer side of a lower cap coupling unit (18) coupled to the lower cap (40) when the lowering operation is completed. [Claim 23]
The cap of claim 12, wherein: the upper cap (50) is rotatably coupled to the lower cap (40); the lower cap (40) forms a step (41) at which the diameter of the lower cap (40) is reduced with respect to the rotational axis; and the step (41) places a counterfeit prevention band (51) thereon, for preventing the upper cap (50) from being counterfeited and forms a fixing protrudent member (43) for fixing the counterfeit prevention band (51) at one side of the lower cap (40). [Claim 24]
The cap of claims 12, wherein: the upper end portion of the built-in splitting member (20) comprises: a supporting ring (22-2) whose diameter is relatively small, for supporting the upper film (11) to prevent it from splitting, and connecting bars (22-1) for connecting the supporting ring (22-2) to a pressing member (22); and the lower end portion of the built-in splitting member (20) integrally forms a lower pressing member (25) for transmitting a splitting force to the lower film (12). [Claim 25]
The cap of claim 24, wherein the pressing member (22) and the lower pressing member (25) are coupled to each other by at least one vertical bar (24), spaced apart at certain intervals. |
[DESCRIPTION]
[Invention Title]
CAP FOR ADDING ADDITION
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates to additive-contained caps, and more particularly, to a cap that contains additives in a sealed container whose upper portion and lower portion are sealed allowing the additives to fall down into the inside of a bottle as a pressing member lowers the upper portion of the sealed container to the lower portion of the bottle, and thus a built-in splitting member installed within the sealed container is lowered to split the lower film of the sealed container.
The present invention is also related to a cap for containing additives, which is configured to operate in such a way that: a sealed container for containing additives is coupled to a lower cap which is coupled to a bottle! the upper portion of the lower cap is coupled to a upper cap having an auxiliary outlet member a portion of whose upper end is opened; a valve plate lowered when the upper cap rotates is installed; a pressing member, formed on the bottom of the valve plate in the upper portion of the sealed container, is lowered so that the built-in splitting member installed inside the sealed container splits the lower film of the sealed container to make the additives fall down inside the bottle; and the valve plate opens the auxiliary outlet unit of the upper cap, simultaneously.
[Background Art]
In general, most conventional additive package caps are formed in such a way that a containing unit for containing additives is integrally formed with a lower cap. Therefore, when the upper cap and a lowering elevator cooperate with the upper cap and are lowered, the bottom of the containing unit is broken in order to make the additives fall down inside the bottle. However, these conventional caps have drawbacks in that the bottom of the containing unit is made of the same material as the containing unit and the outer edge must be thinly formed in order to be broken. Therefore, moisture
penetrates through the thin film into the cap. On the contrary, if the outer edge is formed of thicker material to prevent moisture from penetrating, it is difficult to split the bottom of the containing unit.
To resolve these problems, the containing unit is manufactured in such a way that the bottom side is sealed by aluminum foil. In this case, however, when the bottle is heated to sterilize the contents therein, the containing unit wraps and the aluminum foil loses its sealing ability.
Furthermore, the conventional additive cap is disadvantageous in that the upper cap and lower cap must be separated from the bottle when the user drinks the contents of the bottle. [Disclosure] [Technical Problem]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a cap for containing additives, according to an aspect of the present invention, which can completely contain additives in a sealed state therein.
The present invention further provides a cap for containing additives, according to an aspect of the present invention, which is configured to include a sealed container with a high quality sealing ability, whose upper and lower ends are sealed by sealing film, and which contains the additives, and that is operated in such a way that the upper and lower sealing films are simultaneously split to add the additives into the content of the bottle, so that the user can drink the additive added content through the sealed container, thereby improving both storage and drinking convenience.
The present invention provides a cap for containing additives, according to another aspect of the present invention, which has a high quality sealing ability.
The present invention further provides a cap for containing additives, according to another aspect of the present invention, which is configured to include a sealed container with a high quality sealing ability,
whose upper and lower ends are sealed by sealing film, and which contains the additives, and that is operated in such a way that the upper and lower sealing films are simultaneously split to add the additives into the content in the bottle, so that the user can drink the additive added content through the sealed container, thereby improving both storage and drinking convenience.
The present invention further provides a cap for containing additives, according to another aspect of the present invention, which is configured in such a way that: when the upper cap is rotated, the valve plate is lowered and the auxiliary outlet formed at the upper central portion of the upper cap is opened, so that the valve plate of the upper cap can be opened without detaching the upper cap and a user can drink the contents of the bottle. [Technical Solution]
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the cap for containing additives includes: a sealed container whose upper and lower ends are sealed by sealing film that can be split and which contains additives; a built-in splitting member located in the sealed container for splitting the lower seating film when a splitting dam is lower; and an upper cap located in a lower cap that receives the sealed container, wherein the upper cap is lowered to allow the splitting dam to split the sealing films and opened to allow the user to drink the contents of the bottle.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the cap for containing additives includes: a sealed container whose upper and lower ends are sealed by sealing film that can be split and which contains additives; a built-in splitting member located in the sealed container for splitting the lower seating film when a splitting dam is lower; and an upper cap located in a lower cap that receives the sealed container, wherein the upper cap is lowered to allow the splitting dam to split the sealing films and opened to allow the user to drink the contents of the bottle.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the cap for containing additives is configured in such a way that: an auxiliary
outlet is formed in the upper cap; a valve plate is formed therein and is lowered to open the passage of the auxiliary outlet when the upper cap is rotated; and a splitting dam is formed in the valve plate, so that the rotation of the upper cap allows the valve plate to be lowered and thus the splitting dam splits the upper and lower sealing films that seal the upper and lower ends of the sealed container and the built-in splitting member, thereby making the additives fall down inside the contents of the bottle. [Description of Drawings]
The above and other features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view depicting a cap for adding additives in a coupling state according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 1 in an operational state;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 1 when the upper portion is separated;
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view depicting a cap for adding additives according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 4 in a coupling state;
Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 4 is an operational state;
Figure 7 is a perspective view depicting another splitting member built in the cap of Figure 3, according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 4 for describing its operation; and
Figure 9 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting a cap for adding additives according to a third embodiment of the present invention, modified from the cap of Figure 4.
[Best Mode]
Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view depicting a cap for adding additives in a coupling state according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 1 in a operational state. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 1 when the upper portion is separated.
The cap for containing additives, according to the present invention, is configured in such a way that: a sealed container 10 contains the additives and has upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 that seal the upper and lower ends of the sealed container 10, respectively, in which the sealed container 10 is sealably coupled to the inner wall of the opening of a bottle; a built-in splitting member 20, located within the sealed container 10, splits the lower sealing film 12 when it is lowered towards the base of the bottle; and a splitting dam 30, located above the upper end, splits the upper sealing film 11 when it is lowered towards the base of the bottle, and lowers the built-in splitting member 20 to split the lower sealing film 12, so that the additives fall from the sealed container 10 into contents of the bottle.
The sealed container 10 includes a sealing plate 13 that is shaped as a doughnut and located at the upper end portion of the bottle opening to seal the upper end portion.
A sealing flexible ring 14 may be installed onto the sealing plate 13. The sealing flexible ring 14 may be integrally formed with the sealing plate 13. Also, the sealing flexible ring 14 may be manufactured as a packing form and then installed onto the sealing plate 13. In addition, the sealing flexible ring 14 may be formed by an insert injection using softened material different from that of the sealed container 10.
The upper cap coupling portion 42 couples an upper cap 50 to the outer surface thereof, in which the upper cap 50 integrally forms the splitting dam
30 on the inner bottom of the upper cap 50.
The sealed container 10 and the built-in splitting member 20 form a fixing groove 15 and a fixing protrusion 21, respectively, at the same height to couple each other with respect to their rotational axis.
The built-in splitting member 20 forms a pressing force receiving portion 22 that receives a pressing force generated when the splitting dam 30 is lowered. The sealed container 10 forms a stopper 16 spaced downward from the pressing force receiving portion 22 at a certain distance to stop lowering the built-in splitting member 20.
The lower cap 40 may be integrally formed with the sealed container 10.
The sealing plate 13 and the sealed container 10 integrally form an upper cap coupling unit 42 on their outer surfaces, in which the upper cap coupling unit 42 is coupled to an upper cap 50 to the outer surface of the upper cap coupling unit 42, in which the upper cap 50 integrally forms the splitting dam 30 on the bottom within the upper cap 50.
The lower cap 40, coupled to a screw portion of the outer surface of the bottle opening, is integrally formed on the outer surface of the sealing plate 13.
The upper cap 50 includes a counterfeit prevention band 51 at the lower end thereof. The counterfeit prevention band 51 includes a tearing handle 52 that prevents counterfeiting and allows the upper cap 50 to be lowered.
The splitting dam 30 is lowered to a certain distance that is greater than a distance from the upper end of the splitting member 20 to the pressing force receiving portion.
The upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 are composed of either aluminum foil alone, or aluminum foil stacked or coupled with a synthetic resin. If the upper sealing film 11 is made of aluminum foil stacked or coupled with a synthetic resin, it has a certain thickness. Therefore, when the upper sealing film 11 is cut by the splitting dam 30, it is placed between the splitting dams 30 as shown in Figure 2. That is, the upper sealing film 11 made of aluminum foil stacked or coupled with a synthetic
resin secures its own supporting force. Additionally, if the lower sealing film 12 is made of aluminum foil stacked or coupled with a synthetic resin, then this prevents breakages.
Although the counterfeit prevention band 51 according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented to include the tearing handle 52, it can be modified in such a way to be torn and opened when the upper cap is lowered. Also, although the upper cap 50 and the upper cap coupling unit 42 are coupled to each other in such a way that the upper cap 50 is screwed down at the initial stage, it may be modified in such a way that the upper cap 50 is screwed up at the initial stage.
The sealed container 10 and the built-in splitting member 20 sealably contain additives with sealing of the upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 and then are packaged by the lower cap 40 and the upper cap 50 in sterilized safety facilities (GMP). After that, the packaged caps are joined to bottles according to the specifications. Also, the sealed container 10, the built-in splitting member 20, and the upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 are made of various materials, such as metal, special glass, or plastic.
The built-in splitting member 20 may be shaped as cylinders, corn, needle holes, or the characters L or T. Specifically, the built-in splitting member 20 may be modified to acquire various shapes as long as they receives a force generated when the splitting dam 30 is lowered and then split the lower sealing film 12.
The flexible ring 14 may be manufactured to comply with atmospheric pressure, heat-resistance, or pressure-resistance. The flexible ring 14 may be integrally or separately formed with respect to the sealing plate 13.
In operation of a first embodiment of the present invention as configured above, as show in Figure 1, a user grips and pulls the tearing handle 52 of the upper cap 50 to detach the counterfeit prevention band 51 and then rotates the upper cap 50, so that the upper cap 50 is lowered by the distance corresponding to the width of the counterfeit prevention band 51. While the upper cap 50 is lowering, the splitting dam 30 integrally formed
with the upper cap 50 is also lowered, splitting the upper sealing film 11 and pushing the pressing force receiving portion 22, thereby lowering the built-in splitting member 20. The lowering of the built splitting member 20 may be implemented to include a screwing manner, a pushing manner, or any other manners as long as the cap may be designed to accomplish the present invention. More specifically, while the built-in splitting member 20 is lowered and receives the pressing force and holds its own horizontal state to thus protect the sealing films against splitting as long as the fixing protrusion 21 and the fixing groove 15 are coupled to each other, if the pressing force is gradually increased such that the fixing protrusion 21 escapes from the fixing groove 15, the built-in splitting member 20 starts to lower downward. In this case, it is preferable that the cut portion of the upper sealing film 1 is placed in the inside of the splitting dam 30 as depicted by a doted line in Figure 2. To this end, the built-in splitting member 20 is tapered so that its diameter gradually decreases from the upper end to the lower end.
When the built-in splitting member 20 is lowered, the lower sealing film 12 is split as shown in Figure 2 and thus the additives fall from the sealed container into the contents of the bottle. It is preferable that the upper cap 50 forms an air inlet to assist the additives in their easy removal from the sealed container.
On the one hand, the sealed container 10 forms a down stopper 16 at its inner wall to stop the pressing force receiving portion 22 from lowering into the contents of the bottle.
On the other hand, the built-in splitting member 20 forms an up stopping protrusion 23, and the sealed container 10 forms an up stopper 17 corresponding to the up stopping protrusion 23. Therefore, the built-in splitting member 20 cannot be removed upward from the sealed container 10.
After adding the additives to the contents of the bottle, the user rotates the upper cap 50 in the opposite direction to separate the upper cap from the lower cap 40 as shown in Figure 3. After that, the user drinks the
contents through the sealed container serving as the outlet of the bottle. Furthermore, the user can drinks the contents after the lower cap 40 is completely detached from the bottle opening.
The following is a description of a second embodiment of the present invention shown in Figures 4 to 9.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view depicting a cap for adding additives according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 4 in a coupling state. Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view depicting the cap of Figure 4 is an operational state.
The cap for containing additives, according to the present invention, is configured in such a way that: a sealed container 10 contains the additives and has upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 that seal the upper and lower ends of the sealed container 10, respectively, in which the sealed container 10 is sealably coupled to the inner wall of the opening of a bottle; a built-in splitting member 20, located within the sealed container 10, splits the lower sealing film 12 when it is lowered to the bottom direction of the bottle! a lower cap 40 fixes the sealed container 10 to the bottle, in which the upper end of the lower cap 40 is extended to form an upper cap coupling portion 42; an upper cap 50 is coupled to the upper cap coupling portion 42 and locates an auxiliary outlet unit (53) at the upper end thereof, in which the remaining portion of the upper end of the upper cap 50, to which the upper cap coupling portion 42 is coupled, receives a valve plate 60 serving as a valve that moves up and down when the upper cap 50 rotates; and a splitting dam 30, located above the upper end, splits the upper sealing film 11 when the splitting dam 30 is lowered towards the base of the bottle, with the association of the upper cap 50, and lowers the built-in splitting member 20 to split the lower sealing film 12, so that the additives fall from the sealed container 10 into contents of the bottle. Here, the valve plate 60 has a valve housing 64 and serves as a valve operated in such a way that the valve plate 60 is coupled to the auxiliary
outlet unit 53 to close a vale outlet 63 and is uncoupled from the auxiliary outlet unit 53 to open the valve outlet 63.
The sealed container 10 includes a sealing plate 13 that is shaped as a doughnut and located at the upper end portion of the bottle opening to seal the upper end portion, in which the sealing plate 13 allows the sealed container 10 to be used for atmospheric pressure, heat-resistance, or pressure-resistance.
A sealing flexible ring 14 may be installed onto the sealing plate 13. The sealing flexible ring 14 may be integrally formed with the sealing plate 13.
The sealed container 10 and the built-in splitting member 20 form a fixing groove 15 and a fixing protrusion 21, respectively, at the same height to couple each other with respect to their rotational axis.
The built-in splitting member 20 forms a pressing force receiving portion 22 that receives a pressing force generated when the splitting dam 30 is lowered. The sealed container 10 forms a stopper 16 spaced downward from the pressing force receiving portion 22 at a certain distance to stop lowering the built-in splitting member 20.
The lower cap 40 is integrally formed with the sealed container 10 as shown in Figure 9.
The lower cap 40, coupled to a screw portion of the outer surface of the bottle opening, is integrally formed on the outer surface of the sealing plate 13.
The valve plate 60 include a splitting member 66 is shaped in an approximate corn form, formed on the bottom of the valve plate 60, and is longer than the splitting dam 30, so that the splitting member 66 splits the upper film 11 earlier than the splitting dam 30.
The valve housing 64 forms a valve groove 62 that can be coupled to and separated from the auxiliary outlet unit 53. The valve groove 62 is extended via the valve outlet 63 through its outer wall so that the contents of the bottle can be discharged when the auxiliary outlet unit 53 is
separated from the valve groove 62.
The valve plate 60 forms an external-thread portion 61 at the outer surface, to allow the upper cap 50 to move up and down. The external-thread portion 61 forms a sealing protrusion 67 at the lower end thereof, for sealably coupling to the upper outer side of a lower cap coupling unit 18 coupled to the lower cap 40 when the lowering operation is completed.
The upper cap 50 is rotatably coupled to the lower cap 40. The lower cap 40 forms a step 41 at which the diameter of the lower cap 40 is reduced with respect to the rotational axis. The step 41 places a counterfeit prevention band 51 thereon, to safeguard the upper cap 50 from counterfeiting and forms a fixing protrudent member 43 for fixing the counterfeit prevention band 51 at one side of the lower cap 40.
The upper end portion of the built-in splitting member 20 includes: a supporting ring 22-2 whose diameter is relatively small, for supporting the upper film 11 to prevent it from splitting, and connecting bars 22-1 for connecting the supporting ring 22-2 to a pressing member 22; and the lower end portion of the built-in splitting member 20 integrally forms a lower pressing member 25 for transmitting a splitting force to the lower film 12.
The pressing member 22 and the lower pressing member 25 are coupled to each other by at least one vertical bar 24, spaced apart at certain intervals.
The upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 are implemented by either an aluminum foil alone or aluminum foil stacked or coupled with a synthetic resin.
The sealed container 10 and the built-in splitting member 20 sealably contain additives, which are sealed by the upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12, and then are packaged by the lower cap 40 and the upper cap 50 in sterilized safety facilities (GMP). After that, the packaged caps are joined to bottles according to the specifications. Also, the sealed container 10, the built-in splitting member 20, and the upper and lower sealing films 11 and 12 are made of various materials, such as metal, special glass, or
plast ic .
The built-in splitting member 20 and Figure 7 may be shaped as various forms, such as cylinders, corn, needle holes, and the characters L or T. Specifically, the built-in splitting member 20 may be modified to have various shapes as long as they receives a force generated when the splitting dam 30 is lowered and then split the lower sealing film 12.
The flexible ring 14 may be manufactured to comply with atmospheric pressure, heat-resistance, or pressure-resistance. The flexible ring 14 may be integrally or separately formed with respect to the sealing plate 13.
A projecting portion 46 is rotatably coupled to a fixing step 56 formed on the circularly inner wall of the lower end portion of the upper cap 50. An outlet valve ring 54 is extended downward at a certain length from the auxiliary outlet unit 53 and is coupled to a valve groove 62. Therefore, the outlet valve ring 54 serves as a valve. Fixing ribs 65 are radially formed between the valve housing 64 and the splitting dam 30 to support the valve housing 64. An internal-thread portion 57 is coupled to the external-thread portion 61 and allows the valve plate to move up and down when the upper cap 50 is rotated.
In operation of a second embodiment of present invention as configured above, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, when the upper cap 50 is rotated, the counterfeit prevention band 51 supported by the fixing protrudent member 43 is detached from the upper cap 50 and the external-thread portion 61 is lowered with respect to the internal-thread portion. The valve plate 60 integrally formed with the external-thread portion 61 is also lowered. Accordingly, the splitting dam 30 and the splitting member 66, which are integrally formed with the valve plate 60, split the upper sealing film 11. If the splitting member 66 is formed longer than the splitting dam 30, it splits the upper sealing film 11 prior to the splitting dam 30. That is, since the splitting dam 30 just presses the cut upper sealing film 11, the upper sealing film 11 is usually split at its center portion. After that, the splitting dam 30 is further lowered to push the pressing force receiving
portion 22, thereby lowering the built-in splitting member 20. While the built-in splitting member 20 is lowered and receives the pressing force and holds its own horizontal state to thus protect the sealing films against splitting as long as the fixing protrusion 21 and the fixing groove 15 are coupled to each other, if the pressing force is gradually increased such that the fixing protrusion 21 is removed from the fixing groove 15, the built-in splitting member 20 starts to lower downward.
When the built-in splitting member 20 is lowered, the lower sealing film 12 is split as shown in Figure 6 and thus the additives fall from the sealed container into the contents of the bottle. It is preferable that the upper cap 50 forms an air inlet to assist the additives in their easy removal from the sealed container.
On one hand, the sealed container 10 forms a down stopper 16 at its inner wall to stop the pressing force receiving portion 22 from lowering into the content in the bottle.
On the other hand, the built-in splitting member 20 forms an up stopping protrusion 23, and the sealed container 10 forms an up stopper 17 corresponding to the up stopping protrusion 23. Therefore, the built-in splitting member 20 cannot escape upward from the sealed container 10.
After adding the additives to the content in the bottle, the user can drink the content in a space provided by the auxiliary outlet unit between the upper cap 50 and the vale plate 60. That is, the content flows into the space through the vale outlet 63 and the valve groove 62 from the bottle inside as shown in Figure 8. Also, the user can drink the contents after the lower cap 40 is completely detached from the bottle opening.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. [Industrial Applicability]
The first embodiment of the cap for containing additives, according to the present invention, is configured in such a way as to seal its upper and lower ends and its body. The first embodiment allows the upper and lower ends to be split to add the additives into the contents of the bottle, so that the user can drink the additives added content. The first embodiment can completely sealably store the additives and does not need to separate the part containing the additives from the bottle when it is used, thereby securing the safety of the additives.
The sealed container for containing the additives is integrally formed with a sealing plate serving as a package that closes the opening of the bottle, thereby securing the sealing ability. The first embodiment can be applied to drinkable vessels that require heat sterilization. The first embodiment can be widely used.
The sealed container of high sealing ability, whose upper and lower ends are sealed by the upper and lower sealing films, contains additives and then is placed in the cap according to the present invention. When it is used, the sealing films are split to add the additives into the content in the bottle, thereby allowing the user to drink the additive added content. Since the first embodiment is not affected by external temperature, it improves both storage and drinking convenience.
The first embodiment is configured to include the sealed container whose upper and lower ends are sealed using sealing films to contain the additives. Therefore, the sealed container can be individually manufactured and then undergo a capping process to complete the first embodiment. In this case, the yield can be increased and a variety of additives can be capped in the sealed container.
The second embodiment of the cap for containing additives, according to the present invention, is configured in such a way to seal its upper and lower ends and its body. The second embodiment allows the upper and lower ends to be split to add the additives into the contents of the bottle, so that the user can drink the additives added contents. The second embodiment
can completely sealably store the additives and does not need a separate portion containing the additives from the bottle when it is used, thereby securing the safety of the additives.
The sealed container for containing the additives is integrally formed with a sealing plate serving as a package that closes the opening of the bottle, thereby securing the sealing ability. The second embodiment can be applied to drinkable vessels that require heat sterilization. The second embodiment can be widely used.
The sealed container of high sealing ability, whose upper and lower ends are sealed by the upper and lower sealing films, contains additives and then is placed in the cap according to the present invention. When it is used, both sealing films are split to add the additives into the contents of the bottle, thereby allowing the user to drink the additive added content. Since the embodiment is not affected by external temperature, it improves both storage and drinking convenience.
The embodiment is configured to include the sealed container whose upper and lower ends are sealed using sealing films to contain the additives. Therefore, the sealed container can be individually manufactured and then undergo a capping process to complete the second embodiment. In this case, the yield can be increased and a variety of additives can be capped in the sealed container.
The cap for containing additives, according to the present invention, provides a user with convenience in that: the valve plate closes or opens the valve outlet that is bored at the upper portion of the upper cap, associating with the rotation of the upper cap; the upper cap is rotated to lower the valve plate, so that the upper and lower sealing films are split to add the additives into the contents of the bottle. Also, when the upper cap is rotated in the opposite direction, the valve plate closes the outlet. That is, the function where the valve plate is closed and re-opened, which is called a push-pull function, allows the user to leave the content and to drink it later instead of drinking it at a set time. Also, the push-pull
function allows the user to drink the content without opening the cap.