JP2006182361A - Measuring application container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring application container which facilitates measurement, and has a vertically bouncing application part formed on the front end of a spout stopper to have a massaging effect upon application. <P>SOLUTION: The measuring application container comprises: an inner stopper which has an engaging cylinder at the center of which a channel from a container body is formed. The container also includes the spout stopper having: a spout cylinder, which has a valve cylinder formed at the lower part of the spout cylinder to engage with the engaging cylinder of the inner stopper and open/close the channel; the application part formed at the upper part of the spout cylinder to project outside from a spout of a fitting cap; and a sealing ring formed on the periphery of the lower end of the spout cylinder to open/close the spout of the fitting cap. A measuring chamber is formed between the inner surface of the fitting cap, the inner stopper, and the spout stopper. The spout stopper is moved up to unseal the channel to the measuring chamber and close the spout of the fitting cap as well, so that a content liquid flows into the measuring chamber to be measured. The spout stopper is moved down to close the channel to the measuring chamber and unseal the spout of the fitting cap as well, so that the content liquid in the measuring chamber is applied to an application surface via the application part on the front end of the spout stopper. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a quantitative application container, and more particularly to a quantitative application container capable of measuring the amount of the content liquid used once and applying it to an application surface.

A quantitative dispensing container that attaches a measuring chamber to a container body filled with the contents liquid and measures only the contents liquid in the measuring chamber from the outlet of the measuring chamber after weighing in the measuring chamber has been known ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-17052

  The container described in Patent Document 1 is attached to the container body (1) filled with the content liquid by attaching a measuring member comprising an inner plug (2), a measuring cup (3), and a cap (4) with an opening / closing plate, After measuring the content liquid with the measuring cup (3), the measuring cup (3) is lifted by opening the opening / closing plate (17) of the cap with opening / closing plate (4), and the container body (1) of the inner plug (2). The flow path to the inside is closed, and only the content liquid in the measuring cup (3) is poured out from the pouring hole (16) of the cap (4) with an opening / closing plate.

  However, in the container described in Patent Document 1, since the measuring cup (3) is lifted by operating the cap (4) with an opening / closing plate after the content liquid is measured with the measuring cup (3), the measuring cup (3) The content liquid weighed in is shaken and returned to the container body (1) before the flow path between the inner plug (2) and the container body (1) is closed, and accurate measurement cannot be performed. there were.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and in a quantitative application container provided with a weighing chamber, a spout serving as a flow path between the container main body and the weighing chamber and a flow path between the weighing chamber and the outside of the container. A pouring tap is provided to close either the flow path into the measuring chamber or the pouring port by moving up and down, and when the content liquid is measured, the pouring port is closed by operating the pouring plug. It is another object of the present invention to provide a quantitative application container which can be easily measured and further has an application part that repels up and down at the tip part of the spout so that a massage effect can be imparted during application.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a fixed cap, and a mounting cap provided with a middle plug and a spout plug, and a spout at the top is attached to the mouth tube portion of the container body filled with the content liquid. In the constant-quantity application container, the inner stopper has an engaging cylinder provided with a flow path from the container main body in the center, and the extraction stopper is a valve that engages with the engaging cylinder of the inner stopper at the lower part to open and close the flow path. A pipe, an application part projecting to the outside from the outlet of the mounting cap at the top, and a dispensing cylinder provided with a sealing ring that opens and closes the outlet of the mounting cap at the periphery of the lower end part, and the inner surface of the mounting cap; A measuring chamber is formed between the inner stopper and the outlet stopper, and by raising the outlet stopper, the flow path to the measuring chamber is opened, the outlet of the mounting cap is closed, and the contents in the measuring chamber are closed. When the flow path to the measuring chamber is blocked by pouring and weighing and lowering the spout To, and open the spout for mounting cap, the coating of the tip of the note decene liquid contents of the metering chamber, to adopt a structure which is characterized in that as applied to the coating surface.

  In order to make the measurement more accurate, the measuring chamber is formed with a measuring cup formed by the inner tube of the inner plug and the upper wall, and the inner surface of the mounting cap. A configuration is adopted in which the measured content liquid is measured and applied to the application surface by the application portion at the tip of the spout.

  As an overcap, an overcap is fitted on the mounting cap, and the overcap is screwed into the mounting cap and a top wall provided with an engagement shaft that is inserted into the inner periphery of the dispensing tube of the dispensing tap. The structure is characterized in that the spout tap is raised by removing the overcap from the mounting cap.

  Moreover, the structure characterized by the application part of a spout stopper being formed with bend members, such as a spring, or soft materials, such as rubber | gum and an elastomer, is employ | adopted as an application part.

In a quantitative application container with an inner cap and a spout stopper, a mounting cap with a spout at the top, and an overcap attached to the mounting cap on the mouth tube of the container body filled with the content liquid. By the vertical movement of the spout tap, it is possible to measure simply by closing the spout, and more accurately when using a measuring cup.
Then, the content liquid measured by opening the spout can be applied to the application surface to the end.

  In addition, a massaging effect can be imparted by arranging an application portion that is elastically repelled at the tip of the spout, making it elastically contact with the application surface during application, and moving up and down.

  Next, embodiments of the quantitative application container of the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

  In FIG. 1, A is a container body, B is an attachment cap, C is an inner stopper, D is an outlet stopper, and E is an overcap attached to the attachment cap B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container main body A includes a mouth tube portion 1 and a shoulder portion 2, and an engagement protrusion 3 for fitting a mounting cap B on the outer periphery of the mouth tube portion 1, and its lower part. A neck ring 4 is provided.
A stoper portion 5 is erected at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the neck ring 4 in order to prevent the mounting cap B from rotating.

The mounting cap B is composed of a spout tube portion 10, a dome-shaped measuring tube portion 11, and an attachment tube portion 12 whose inner periphery is fitted to the container body A and whose outer periphery is attached to the overcap E.
A step portion 13 is formed on the inner periphery of the connecting portion of the measuring tube portion 11 and the mounting tube portion 12.

The mounting cylinder part 12 includes an upper cylinder part 15 and an enlarged lower cylinder part 17 connected to the lower end of the upper cylinder part 15 via a step wall part 16. An engagement recess 18 that engages with the engagement protrusion 3 of the mouth tube portion 1 of the main body A is provided, and a screw 19 for screwing the overcap E is provided on the outer periphery of the upper tube portion 15.
On the lower surface of the stepped wall portion 16 of the mounting cylinder portion 12, a projecting piece 20 that abuts against the stopper portion 5 provided on the neck ring 4 of the container body A and prevents the mounting cap B from rotating is suspended. It is installed.

  The inner plug C includes an upper wall 25 that engages with the upper end surface of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container main body A, a support portion 26 on which an outlet plug D that is erected at the center of the upper wall 25 is placed, An engaging cylinder 27 that is erected on the outer side of the portion 26 and engages with the spout D, and an insertion that is suspended from the lower surface of the upper wall 25 and is inserted into the upper inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A. The tube 28 and an engaging ring portion 29 that is erected on the peripheral edge of the upper wall 25 and engages with the inner periphery of the mounting cap B and engages with the step portion 13.

  The support portion 26 includes a top wall 30 and a cylindrical wall 31 suspended from the periphery of the top wall 30, and through holes 32 are drilled at several locations on the cylindrical wall 31 from the outer wall to the inner wall.

The spout D is composed of an upper wall 35, a spout cylinder 36 disposed on the upper surface of the top wall 35, and a valve cylinder 37 suspended from the periphery of the top wall 35.
The upper part of the extraction cylinder 36 is an application part 38, and an outlet p is formed between the inner surface of the outlet cylinder part 10 of the mounting cap B.

  An engaging protrusion 39 is provided on the inner periphery of the extraction cylinder 36 below the application portion 38. The lower end of the outer periphery of the extraction cylinder 36 is provided continuously from the upper surface of the upper wall 35. A sealing ring 40 that is fitted into the lower end portion of the inner periphery of the outlet cylinder portion 10 is disposed.

The application portion 38 is formed as a spiral spring-like resin spring with a flat upper end surface, and is elastically brought into contact with the application surface when the content liquid is applied, and is moved up and down.
In addition, even when the dispensing cylinder 36 itself is formed of a soft material such as rubber or elastomer, or only the application portion 38 is formed of a separate member and disposed at the upper end of the dispensing cylinder 36, It only needs to be in elastic contact with the application surface and move up and down.

  A sealing ring 41 is provided at the lower end of the outer periphery of the valve cylinder 37 to be inserted into the inner peripheral upper part of the engagement cylinder 27 of the inner plug C.

  The overcap E is composed of a top wall 45 and a side peripheral wall 46. At the center of the lower surface of the top wall 45, an engagement ring 47 that engages with an engagement protrusion 39 on the inner periphery of the dispensing tube 36 of the dispensing plug D. An engagement shaft 48 is vertically provided, and an outer periphery thereof is in contact with an outer periphery of the pouring tube 36 of the pouring plug D, and an outer periphery thereof is an inner periphery of the spout tube portion 10 of the mounting cap B. A lid tube 49 to be inserted into the is suspended.

  Below the side peripheral wall 46, a screw 50 that is screwed with the screw 19 provided on the upper cylindrical portion 15 of the mounting cap B is provided, and the overcap E is screwed to the mounting cap B. Yes.

Next, the usage mode and effect of the quantitative application container of the present embodiment will be described.
In assembling the quantitative application container, first, the inner cap C with the spout D attached is attached to the attachment cap B, and then the overcap E is attached to the attachment cap B.

  At that time, the lower surface of the upper wall 35 of the spout D is in contact with the upper surface of the top wall 30 of the support portion 26 of the spout C, and the sealing ring 41 at the lower end of the valve cylinder 37 of the spout D is engaged with the inner plug C. The pipe 27 is inserted into the upper part of the inner periphery, the discharge plug D is attached to the inner plug C, and the flow path of the content liquid is closed.

  Then, by engaging the mounting cap B and the inner plug C, a measuring chamber f is formed by the inner surface of the measuring cylinder portion 11 of the mounting cap B, the inner plug C and the discharge plug D, and in the measuring chamber f, A measuring cup g is formed by the outer periphery of the engaging tube 27 of the inner plug C, the upper surface of the upper wall 25 and the lower portion of the measuring tube portion 11.

In addition, the engagement shaft 48 of the overcap E is inserted into the inner periphery of the extraction tube 36 of the extraction plug D, and the engagement ring 47 of the engagement shaft 48 is connected to the engagement protrusion 39 of the inner periphery of the extraction tube 36. Engage with the lower side.
At the same time, the outer periphery of the lid tube 49 of the overcap E is fitted into the inner periphery of the spout tube portion 10 of the mounting cap B, and the spout p is sealed.

Finally, the mounting cap B to which the pouring stopper D, the inner stopper C, and the overcap E are attached is fitted into the mouth tube portion 1 of the container body A filled with the content liquid.
At that time, the engagement recess 18 of the attachment cylinder portion 12 of the attachment cap B and the engagement protrusion 3 of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container main body A are fitted, and the step portion 13 of the attachment cap B is the inner plug C. The attachment cap B is fitted to the upper part of the container main body A by contacting the engagement ring portion 29.

  Further, the stopper portion 5 of the neck ring 4 of the container main body A and the protruding piece 20 of the mounting cylinder portion 12 of the mounting cap B are engaged to prevent the mounting cap B from rotating around the upper portion of the container main body A. ing.

In using the fixed quantity application container of the present embodiment, first, the overcap E is rotated to unscrew the attachment cap B and open the lid.
At this time, the upper side of the engagement ring 47 of the engagement shaft 48 of the overcap E is engaged with the lower side of the engagement protrusion 39 on the inner periphery of the extraction tube 36 of the extraction plug D. As E rises, the spout D also rises.

As the discharge plug D rises, the sealing ring 41 of the valve cylinder 37 of the discharge plug D comes off from the inner peripheral upper part of the engagement cylinder 27 of the intermediate plug C.
The spout D is raised, the sealing ring 40 of the spout D is fitted into the inner periphery of the spout cylinder 10 of the mounting cap B, and the upper peripheral edge of the upper wall 35 of the spout D is the mounting cap B. Abutting on the lower end of the spout tube portion 10, the rise of the spout D stops.

  When the raising of the dispensing tap D stops and the overcap E is further raised, the engagement shaft 48 and the inner circumference of the dispensing cylinder 36 are disengaged, and only the overcap E is detached from the container, as shown in FIG. Moreover, the spout D closes the spout p of the spout cylinder 10 of the mounting cap B.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the container is turned upside down, the content liquid in the container main body A flows into the flow hole 32 of the support portion 26 of the inner plug C, the engagement cylinder 27 of the inner plug C, and the outlet plug D valve cylinder 37. It flows into the measurement chamber f through the formed flow path.
At this time, since the sealing ring 40 of the spout D is fitted into the inner periphery of the spout tube portion 10 of the mounting cap B and closes the spout p of the spout tube portion 10, the content liquid is in the measuring chamber f. Does not flow out of the container.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when the container is erected, the content liquid is stored in the measuring cup g in the measuring chamber f, and the excess liquid passes through the circulation hole 32 of the support portion 26 as it is, and is stored in the container. Returned to the main body A.

  When the measurement of the content liquid is finished, the application part 38 of the spout D is pressed from above, the spout D is lowered, and the top of the top wall 30 of the support part 26 of the middle plug C is placed on the top of the spout D. While the lower surface of the wall 35 abuts, the sealing ring 41 of the valve cylinder 37 of the spout D is inserted into the upper part of the inner periphery of the engagement cylinder 27 of the inner plug C.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the flow path formed between the engagement cylinder 27 and the valve cylinder 37 through the flow hole 32 of the support portion 26 of the inner plug C is closed, and then the spout plug The engagement between the sealing ring 40 of D and the inner periphery of the spout tube portion 10 of the mounting cap B is disengaged between the outer periphery of the spout tube 36 of the spout D and the inner periphery of the spout tube portion 10 of the mounting cap B. A spout p is formed.

  The flow path formed between the engagement cylinder 27 and the valve cylinder 37 is closed, and an extra content liquid from the container body A is prevented from flowing into the measuring chamber f when the container is inverted.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 5, the container is inverted, and the application part 38 of the spout D is brought into contact with the application surface h such as the scalp, and is elastically moved up and down.
As a result, the content liquid in the measuring chamber f oozes out from the spout p and is applied to the application surface h such as the scalp.
Further, it provides a massage effect on the application surface h such as the scalp due to the elastic contact of the application part 38 and the vertical movement.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, without applying the measuring cup, the container is turned upside down, and the application part 38 of the spout D is applied directly from the state in which the liquid in the container main body A flows into the measuring chamber f. By pressing against the surface h and inserting the valve cylinder 37 of the spout D into the inner periphery upper part of the engagement cylinder 27 of the inner plug C, as shown in FIG. The flow path formed between them can be closed, and at the same time, the engagement between the sealing ring 40 of the spout D and the inner periphery of the spout cylinder part 10 of the mounting cap B can be released to form the spout p.
In this state, the content liquid only in the measuring chamber f can be applied to the application surface h by moving the application unit 38 elastically in contact with the application surface h and moving it up and down.

When the liquid in the measuring chamber f is used up, the container can be kept upright, and the overcap E can be screwed onto the container as shown in FIG. it can.
Moreover, by removing the overcap E and performing a coating operation, the container can be used as a quantitative coating container any number of times until the content liquid in the container body A is exhausted.

Next, an embodiment in which the configuration of the inner plug of the embodiment is changed will be described.
In FIG. 6, Aa is a container main body, Ba is an attachment cap, Ca is an inner stopper, Da is a pouring stopper, and Ea is an overcap attached to the attachment cap Ba.

  Since the configuration other than the inner plug Ca is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same configuration is shown with a suffix a, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The inner plug Ca includes an upper wall 55 that engages with the upper end surface of the mouth tube portion 1a of the container body Aa, a flow hole 56 that is drilled in the center of the upper wall 55, and a peripheral edge of the flow hole 56 of the upper wall 55. An engaging cylinder 57 that is erected and engages with the lower end portion of the spout tap Da, and a fitting insertion cylinder 58 that is suspended from the lower surface of the upper wall 55 and is fitted into the upper inner periphery of the mouth tube portion 1a of the container body Aa. And an engagement ring portion 59 that is erected on the periphery of the upper wall 55 and engages with the step portion 13a on the inner periphery of the mounting cap Ba.

  On the inner periphery of the engagement cylinder 57, at a predetermined height, the lower end portion of the valve cylinder 37a of the pouring tap Da abuts, and several ribs 60 are provided to prevent the pouring tap Da from descending.

In assembling the quantitative application container of the present embodiment, first, as in the first embodiment, the pouring tap Da is attached to the inner plug Ca.
At that time, the lower end of the valve cylinder 37a of the outlet plug Da abuts on the upper end of the rib 60 on the inner periphery of the engagement cylinder 57 of the inner plug Ca, and the sealing ring 41a of the valve cylinder 37a of the outlet plug Da is connected to the inner plug. The Ca is inserted into the inner peripheral upper part of the engagement cylinder 57, and the flow path of the content liquid is closed.

  Since the assembly is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the assembly of the inner stopper Ca and the pouring stopper Da, the description thereof is omitted.

By assembling the quantitative application container of the present embodiment, the measuring chamber fa is formed by the inner surface of the measuring tube portion 11a of the mounting cap Ba, the inner plug Ca, and the discharge plug Da as in the first embodiment.
In the measuring chamber fa, a measuring cup ga is formed by the outer periphery of the engaging tube 57 of the inner plug Ca, the upper surface of the upper wall 55, and the lower portion of the measuring tube portion 11a.

Next, usage modes and operational effects of this embodiment will be described.
Except for the relationship between the inner plug Ca and the pouring tap Da, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.
When the discharge tap Da is raised, the engagement between the sealing ring 41a of the valve barrel 37a of the discharge tap Da and the inner peripheral upper portion of the engagement cylinder 57 of the inner plug Ca is released, and the valve cylinder 37a and the engagement cylinder 57 are disengaged. Is a flow path of the content liquid from the container main body Aa to the measuring chamber fa.
Further, the content liquid is stored in the measuring cup ga in the measuring chamber fa, and the remaining liquid passes through the inner periphery of the engaging cylinder 57 as it is and is returned to the container main body Aa.

When the measurement of the content liquid is finished, the application portion 38a of the spout stopper Da is pressed from above, the spout stopper Da is lowered, and the sealing ring 41a of the valve barrel 37a of the spout stopper Da is the engagement cylinder of the inner plug Ca. 57, the lower end of the valve cylinder 37a of the outlet plug Da abuts on the upper end of the rib 60 on the inner periphery of the engaging cylinder 57 of the inner plug Ca, and the lowering of the outlet plug Da stops.
Then, the flow path between the valve cylinder 37a and the engagement cylinder 57 is closed, and then the spout between the outer periphery of the engagement cylinder 36a of the spout stopper Da and the inner periphery of the spout cylinder portion 10a of the mounting cap Ba. pa is formed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the content liquid can be measured with the measuring cup ga in the measuring chamber fa, and only the measured amount can be applied to the application surface.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the rib that prevents the pouring stopper from descending is disposed on the inner periphery of the engagement tube of the inner plug. However, as shown in FIG. Instead of providing a rib, instead, the upper end of the engagement tube 65 of the inner plug Cb contacts the outer periphery of the valve tube 66 of the discharge plug Db at a predetermined height, and the discharge plug Db is lowered. Even in the case where the blocking flange 67 is provided, the content liquid can be measured by the measuring cup gb in the measuring chamber fb and the measured amount can be applied to the application surface as in the second embodiment.

In each example, the measuring tube part of the mounting cap is made of a transparent material, and a measuring line is provided as a guideline for measuring. And more accurate weighing is possible.
Therefore, the configuration of the mounting cap is not limited to the form of each embodiment.

In a quantitative application container with an inner cap and a spout stopper, a mounting cap with a spout at the top, and an overcap attached to the mounting cap on the mouth tube of the container body filled with the content liquid. With the vertical movement of the spout, it is possible to measure the content liquid and apply the accurately weighed content liquid to the application surface, making it simpler in structure. .
In addition, it is possible to provide a massage effect by disposing a repellent application part at the tip of the spout and moving it up and down during application.

  The quantitative application container of the present invention can be widely used as a quantitative application container for hair restorer, other chemicals, cosmetics and the like.

It is a section elevation view of the fixed quantity application container of the 1st example of the present invention. It is a sectional elevational view when removing the overcap and raising the spout. It is a cross-sectional elevation view when the container is inverted. It is a cross-sectional elevation view when the container is inverted and then returned to the upright position. It is a cross-sectional elevation view when the container is inverted and the application part at the tip of the spout tap is brought into elastic contact with the application surface. It is a section elevation view of the 2nd example. It is a sectional elevation view of a modification of the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

A, Aa, Ab Container body B, Ba, Bb Mounting cap C, Ca, Bb Middle plug D, Da, Db Outlet plug E, Ea, Eb Overcap f, fa, fb Measuring chamber g, ga, gb Measuring cup h Coating surface p, pa Outlet 1, 1a Mouth tube 2 Shoulder 3 Engaging protrusion 4 Neck ring 5 Stopper 10, 10a Outlet tube 11, 11a Measuring tube 12 Mounting tube 13, 13a Step DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Upper cylinder part 16 Step wall part 17 Lower cylinder part 18 Engagement recessed part 19, 50 Screw 20 Projection piece 25, 35, Upper wall 26 Support part 27, 57, 65 Engagement cylinder 28, 58 Insertion cylinder 29, 59 Engagement Joint ring portion 30, 45 Top wall 31 Tube wall 32, 56 Flow hole 36, 36a Outlet tube 37, 37a, 66 Valve tube 38, 38a Application portion 39 Engagement ridge 40 Sealing ring 41, 41a Sealing ring 46 Side peripheral wall 7 Kakarigowa 48 engaging shaft 49 cover tube 60 ribs 67 flange

Claims (4)

In a quantitative application container with an inner cap and a spout stopper attached to the mouth tube portion of the container body filled with the content liquid, and a mounting cap provided with a spout on the top,
The inner plug has an engagement cylinder provided with a flow path from the container body in the center,
The spout is provided with a valve cylinder that engages with the engaging cylinder of the inner plug at the lower part and opens and closes the flow path, and an applicator part that protrudes outward from the spout of the mounting cap at the upper part. It has a dispensing cylinder with a sealing ring that opens and closes the dispensing outlet,
A measuring chamber is formed between the inner surface of the mounting cap, the inner stopper and the outlet stopper,
By raising the pouring tap, the flow path to the measuring chamber is opened, the spout of the mounting cap is closed, and the content liquid is poured into the measuring chamber for measurement.
By lowering the pouring tap, the flow path to the measuring chamber is closed, the spout of the mounting cap is opened, and the liquid in the measuring chamber is applied to the application surface by the application section at the tip of the pouring tap. A quantitative application container characterized by being made to do. In the measuring chamber, a measuring cup is formed in the inside with the engaging tube of the inner plug and the upper wall, and the inner surface of the mounting cap.
2. The quantitative application according to claim 1, wherein the content liquid is poured into the measurement chamber and measured with a measuring cup, and the measured content liquid is applied to the application surface by the application part at the tip of the spout. container. An overcap is fitted on the mounting cap, and the overcap is provided with a top wall provided with an engagement shaft that is inserted into the inner periphery of the dispensing tube of the spout plug, and a side peripheral wall that is screwed into the mounting cap. And
3. The quantitative application container according to claim 1, wherein the discharge cap is raised by removing the overcap from the mounting cap.   4. The quantitative application container according to claim 1, wherein the application part of the spout is formed of a bend member such as a spring or a soft material such as rubber or elastomer.

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