JP2006150238A - Coating container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coating container selectively coating a liquid content by pressing an applicator on the object surface of the body to apply or by dropping the liquid content from the applicator apart from the object surface. <P>SOLUTION: The coating container is provided with a container body and a coating member comprising a coating implement installed on the container body, a valve member and a mounting cap. The coating member is provided with the circular cylindrical coating implement having a valve seat provided on its lower end and an elastic supporting tube formed continuously to the implement and supported by the mounting cap. The valve member consists of a valve stem provided with a valve element at its top end and an operating member operated by pressing a body to vertically move the valve stem. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a coating container, and more particularly to a coating container in which direct coating on a surface to be coated and coating by dripping can be selected.

This is an application plug that has a protruding part at the upper end and is urged by a spring so that it comes into pressure contact with the plug provided on the valve seat surface. An applicator plug that has no discomfort and has a massage effect has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, the prior art described in Patent Document 1 is effective when applied directly to the skin, but there is a problem that it cannot be brought into direct contact with the skin when the skin is scratched.
JP-A-8-217123

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and select to apply the applicator by applying pressure to the application surface of the body and to apply the content liquid dropwise from the applicator separated from the application surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a coating container that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is an application container provided with an application member comprising a container body, an application tool mounted on the container body, a valve member, and a mounting cap. The applicator includes a cylindrical applicator provided with a valve seat at the lower end, and an elastic support tube connected to the applicator and supported by a mounting cap. A configuration characterized by comprising a valve stem provided with a valve body and an operation member that is actuated by pressing of the body portion and moves the valve stem up and down is adopted.

  As an embodiment of the operation member, the operation member includes an attachment tube that is fitted into the mouth tube portion of the container body, an operation plate whose lower end is inclined inward by pressing of the body portion, a lower end portion of the operation plate, and a valve rod The structure characterized by consisting of the inclination board which connects a lower end is employ | adopted.

In the present invention, the applicator comprises a cylindrical applicator provided with a valve seat on the inner periphery at the lower end and an elastic support cylinder, and the valve body can be moved up and down by pressing the body part. By contacting the application surface and pressing the application container, the dispensing device can be opened and the content liquid can be dispensed and applied. By pressing, the valve element was separated from the valve seat, the pouring path was opened, and the content liquid could be dropped and applied.
As a result, it becomes possible to select between the pressure application of the applicator and the drop application of the inner container with a single application container.

Next, the coating container of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, A is a container main body, B is a coating member mounted on the container main body A, and C is an overcap.
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the container main body A consists of the mouth tube part 1 and the shoulder part 2, the trunk | drum 3 and the bottom part 4, and is formed with the synthetic resin which has flexibility, As a content, liquid, Or a powdery pharmaceutical, cosmetics, etc. are accommodated.

A screw 5 is screwed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 1, and an annular step portion 6 is formed at the lower end.
The shoulder 2 and the body 3 are square in cross section, and the front and rear surfaces 3 a and 3 b of the body 3 are located on the inner side of the peripheral surface of the annular step 6.

The applicator member B includes an applicator tool B1, a valve member B2, and a mounting cap B3. The applicator tool B1 includes a cylindrical applicator 10 formed from a flexible material and a lower end of the applicator tool 10. The elastic support cylinder 11 provided continuously is provided.
A bulging ring 12 is provided at the lower end of the inner periphery of the applicator 10 to form a valve seat. The elastic support tube 11 includes an upper conical portion 13 and a lower cylindrical fitting tube portion 14. It is made up of.

The valve member B2 includes a valve rod 16 having a valve body 15 at the upper end and an operation member 17 for moving the valve rod 16 up and down.
The operating member 17 includes an inclined plate 18 connected to the lower end of the valve stem 16, and a vertically extending operating plate 20 having a protruding plate portion 19 connected to the inclined plate 18 and located eccentrically on the outer side. The mounting cylinder 21 is connected to the upper end of the actuating plate 20, and the mounting cylinder 21 is fitted to the inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A, and a flange 22 is provided at the upper end. The mouth tube part 1 is joined to the top surface.

The mounting cap B3 is provided with an annular upper wall 25 surrounding the peripheral surface of the applicator 10, a conical cylinder 26, a cylinder 27 that presses the mounting cylinder 21 against the mouth tube portion 1 and is connected to the lower end of the conical cylinder 26. It has.
A flange 28 is provided at the upper end of the cylinder 27, and a protruding ring 29 that supports the lower end of the fitting cylinder portion 14 of the application tool B1 is provided at the inner periphery of the lower end.

  The positional relationship between the applicator 10 and the valve body 15 is such that the applicator B1 is held by the mounting cap B3, the mounting tube 21 of the valve member B2 is pressed against the inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1, and the flange 22 of the mounting tube 21 is fixed. When the flange 28 of the mounting cap B3 is pressed against the top surface of the mouth tube portion 1, the valve member B2 is supported in a fixed positional relationship with respect to the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A. 15 is joined to the valve seat of the applicator 10, that is, the bulging ring 12 to close the pouring path.

  The overcap C is composed of a top wall 30, a conical cylinder 31, a stepped part 32 that continues to the conical cylinder 31, and a circular screwing cylinder 33. A screw 5 of the mouth tube part 1 is provided on the inner periphery of the screwing cylinder 33. A screw 34 that is screwed onto the screw is screwed.

Next, usage modes and effects of the present invention will be described.
First, for the assembly of the application container, the mounting cap B3 holding the valve member B2 and the application tool B1 is provided on the inner periphery of the mouth tube part 1 of the container body A filled with the contents, and the attachment cylinder 21 of the valve member B2 is provided. It is obtained by fitting into the mouth tube portion 1 so as to be in pressure contact with the mouth tube portion 1 and then fitting the cap C thereon.

  The coating container of the present invention can be used by directly coating the contents on the coating surface or by dropping the contents onto the coating surface.

First, the case of direct application will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the applicator 10 is brought into contact with the desired application surface p of the body and the application container is pressed against the application surface p, the applicator 10 deforms the elastic support cylinder 11 and moves backward. When a pouring passage s is formed between the bulging portion 12 that is the valve seat 10 and the valve body 15, the contents are poured out and moved while the application container is in contact with the application surface p, even in a wide range. Can be applied.
When the applicator 10 is moved away from the application surface p, the elastic support cylinder 11 is restored, the valve body 15 is joined to the bulging ring 12 and the discharge passage s is closed.

Next, the case where the contents are dropped and applied will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the applicator 10 is directed toward the application surface p of the body and the front and rear surfaces 3 a and 3 b of the body 3 of the container body A are pressed, the protruding plate 19 is pressed by the front and rear surfaces 3 a and 3 b. The actuating plate 20 is bent inward with the connecting portion with the mounting cylinder 21 as an axis, and the connecting angle with the inclined plate 18 is decreased to act to push down the inclined plate 18 and the valve stem 16.

  As a result, the valve body 15 moves away from the bulging ring 12 and opens the pouring path s. At the same time, the front and rear surfaces 3a and 3b of the body 3 are pressed, whereby the internal pressure in the container body A is increased. The content liquid is poured out through the pouring path s and dropped onto the coating surface p.

  When it is desired to apply to a wide range, the application container can be applied to the desired range by moving the application container and dropping it in small portions.

  Therefore, the present application container can be applied in direct contact with the application surface p, and can be applied away from the application surface p. If the wound hurts, it can be dropped from the application surface p, and if not, it can be applied directly to the application surface p and the massage effect can be obtained by pressing the periphery.

  In any case, when the application is finished, the cap C can be fitted on the container main body A and the application container can be stored.

In the above embodiment, the elastic support cylinder 11 having elasticity is used to support the applicator 10, but an integral or separate spring member may be used between the applicator 10 and the support portion of the mounting cap B3. Good.
Further, the mounting cylinder 21 of the valve member B2 is fitted into the inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1, but the mounting tube 21 is attached to the lower end of the cylinder 27 of the mounting cap B3, and the cylinder 27 and the flange 28 of the mounting cap B3 are connected to the mouth tube portion. It may be attached so as to be joined to the inner circumference of 1 and the top surface.

  Furthermore, a diameter-reduced portion having a locking protrusion is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the mouth tube portion 1, and a locking cylinder that engages with the locking protrusion is suspended from the outer peripheral edge of the flange of the mounting cap B3. Or a threaded tube having a threaded portion formed on the inner surface from the outer peripheral edge of the flange of the mounting cap B3 is suspended, and a screw is screwed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the mouth tube portion 1 separately from the screw for the cap. Thus, the attachment method of each member, such as screwing the attachment cap B3 and the mouth tube portion 1, can be selected as appropriate.

The application container of the present invention can be applied directly by bringing it into contact with the application surface, and can be applied away from the application surface, so that it is particularly effective for pharmaceutical application.
Moreover, it can be widely applied not only to pharmaceuticals but also to containers for applying cosmetics or the like intended for the body.

It is a partial cross section front view of the container for application of the present invention. It is a partial cross section side view of the container for application | coating. It is a top view of the container for application. It is explanatory drawing at the time of the pressure application of an applicator. It is explanatory drawing at the time of dripping application | coating of the content.

Explanation of symbols

A Container body B Application member B1 Application tool B2 Valve member B3 Mounting cap C Overcap p Application surface s Outlet path 1 Mouth tube part 2 Shoulder part 3 Body part 3a, b Front and rear face 4 Bottom part 5 Screw 6 Annular step part 10 Application Tool 11 Elastic support cylinder 12 Expansion ring 13 Conical part 14 Fitting cylinder part 15 Valve body 16 Valve rod 17 Operation member 18 Inclined plate 19 Projection plate part 20 Actuation plate 21 Mounting cylinder 22 Flange 25 Upper wall 26 Conical cylinder 27 Cylinder 28 Flange 29 Projecting ring 30 Top wall 31 Conical cylinder 32 Step part 33 Screwed cylinder 34 Screw

Claims (2)

An application container comprising an application member comprising a container body, an application tool mounted on the container body, a valve member, and an attachment cap,
The applicator comprises a cylindrical applicator provided with a valve seat at the lower end, and an elastic support tube connected to the applicator and supported by a mounting cap.
An application container, wherein the valve member comprises a valve rod having a valve body at an upper end, and an operation member that is actuated by pressing the body portion to move the valve rod up and down.   An operation member is an attachment cylinder that is inserted into the mouth tube portion of the container body, an operation plate whose lower end is inclined inward by pressing of the body portion, and an inclined plate that connects the lower end portion of the operation plate and the lower end of the valve stem The coating container according to claim 1, comprising:

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