JP2720335B2 - Rotating type container with fixed amount discharge device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a powdery substance which is a flowable solid, such as powdered soap, powdered milk, sugar, salt, pepper,
The present invention relates to a container with a fixed-quantity discharge device that enables a fixed-quantity take-out of coffee or the like (hereinafter, referred to as “quantitative discharge”).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a measuring cup or a measuring spoon has been prepared in a container for quantitative discharge of powdered granules such as powdered soap and the like. And pour the granules into them.

[0003]

However, it is troublesome to prepare these measuring cups and measuring spoons separately from the container, and when the scooping or pouring is carried out as described above, the powder particles are not used. Objects may spill or adhere to hands, and it is not always easy to scoop or pour a certain amount into the measuring cup or measuring spoon itself, and weighing may vary. Was something.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a container in which a measuring instrument is attached to the container itself, and the container is tilted so that the powdered material can always be discharged accurately in a constant amount. It is.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a rotating type container with a fixed amount discharging device, comprising a pair of left and right fan-shaped side plates 7 ₁ and 7 ₂ , an inflow side wall plate 8 stretched between inner oblique sides thereof, and outlet side walls 9 which is stretched between its outer inclined side, the top plate 10, 11 stretched between its arcuate sides, an inlet c _1, which opened in the inlet side walls 8, the top plate and the outlet c ₂ formed in 10, 11, a partition wall 12 which is vertically provided on edge to form the outlet c _2, the required width formed in the vertical and horizontal sides of the inlet side wall panels 8 locking edge 8 _1, and a locking edge 9 ₁ of the required width formed on at least the upper side of the discharge port side wall plates 9 and the partition wall 12 and quantification chamber which are partitioned between the inlet side walls 8 13, a discharge chamber 14 which is defined between the outlet side wall plates 9 and the partition wall 12, the inlet c ₁ Oyo Together partitioned by a partition wall 12 at least the upper half portion on the side where the discharge port c ₂ is located, the meter body c of the configuration which communicates the lower half portion in the front of the tip of the partition wall 12, opened in the container body a to window hole 15 that, when rotated it outwardly, the engaging Tomeen 8 ₁ abuts on the opening edge the inner surface of the window hole 15, when rotated inwardly, the outlet side walls It is rotatably mounted in contact with a range locking edge 9 ₁ at the opening upper edge outer surface of the window hole 15 of 9.

[0006]

[Function] When the container body is gradually tilted with the measuring instrument body down, the particles in the container body flow into the metering chamber through the inflow port, and when the container body is returned to the original state, the quantitative measurement is performed. The granules in the room flow into the discharge chamber. Then, when the measuring instrument body is again tilted in the same manner, the granular material in the container body flows into the fixed amount chamber through the inflow port, and the granular material in the discharge chamber is discharged outward through the outflow port. Thereafter, in the same manner, by repeating the operation of raising the container main body and the operation of tilting, a certain amount of the granular material flowing into the fixed amount chamber can be freely discharged.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings. a is a square box-shaped container main body formed by being surrounded by the front and rear side plates 1 and 2, the left and right side plates 3 and 4, the top plate 5 and the bottom plate 6, and b is a quantitative discharge device attached to the upper part of the left side plate 3.

[0008] In meter body c is a side sectional sector forming a main body of the quantitative discharge apparatus b, which is between the pair of fan-shaped side plates 7 _1, 7 ₂ of the inner oblique side opposed at a predetermined interval, the inlet c ₁ And the outlet side wall plate 9 is stretched between the outer oblique sides, and the fan-shaped side plates 7 ₁ , 7 are stretched.
_{Between the two} arc-shaped sides, a large top plate 10 is stretched toward the inflow side wall plate 8 and a narrow top plate 11 is stretched toward the discharge side wall plate 9. formed by an outlet _{c 2.} The inlet sidewall plate 8, the vertical and horizontal edges to form a locking edge ₈₁ of the required width, the outlet side wall plates 9 are top and to the left and right sides, or at least the upper side to the required width locking edge 9 ₁ (FIGS. 2 to 4).

The measuring instrument body c is provided with the fan-shaped side plates 7 ₁ ,
7 a between _second central portion, and the above-vertically partition wall 12 to the edge forming the outlet c ₂ significantly top plate 10, between the partition wall 12 and the inlet side walls 8 Quantitative room 13
A discharge chamber 14 is formed between the partition wall 12 and the discharge port side wall plate 9. More specifically, the above quantitative chamber 13 and the discharge chamber 14, the inlet c ₁ and at least the upper half of the partition wall of the discharge port c ₂ are located side 1
2, and the lower half portion is communicated in front of the front end of the partition wall 12.

The measuring instrument body c constructed as described above is inserted into the window hole 15 formed in the upper part of the left side plate 3 of the container body a.
The fixed amount discharge device b is rotatably mounted inside and outside thereof. That is, the meter body c is the fitted into the window hole 15, the opening lower edge inner face of the engaging Tomeen 8 ₁ of the lower side window holes 15 a portion _{81 'of} the inlet side wall plates 8, a suitable hinge Or when attached with adhesive etc. and turned outward,
As shown in FIG. 2, upper and lateral sides of the portion of the locking edge ₈₁ comes into contact with the opening upper edge interior surface and right and left marginal inner surface of the window hole 15, also when rotated inwardly, Figure as shown in 3, at least the locking edge 9 ₁ outlet side wall plates 9 are so as to abut against the opening upper edge outer surface of the window hole 15. In the present embodiment, in the structure portion 8 ₁ of the lower side of the engaging Tomeen 8 _{1 'can} be bent in and out at the opening lower edge of the window hole 15.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a vertically long window hole provided in the front side plate 1 of the container body a, and a transparent material through which the inside can be seen is stretched. This is for observing the amount (remaining amount) of the granular material contained in the container body a from outside. 17 is a front side plate 1 of the container body a.
The outlet 17 is provided at the upper corner near the right side plate 4 of the container body a. And closed with a thin layer material 18 which can be easily opened or closed with a drawer and push-in beak which is conventionally known and used.

The quantitative extraction of the particulate matter by the quantitative discharge device b is performed as follows. First, the measuring instrument c (FIG. 3, FIG. 5 (1)) located inside the container body a is rotated outward (FIG. 5 (2)), and the measuring instrument c is moved downward. When the composed state gradually tilting the container body a, the granular material d, such as soap powder flows into quantitative chamber 13 through the inlet c ₁ (FIG. 5 (3)), followed by the original container body a In this state, the granular material d in the fixed amount chamber 13
Flows into the discharge chamber 14 including the communication portion at the front end of the front end (FIG. 5D). Therefore again, the meter body c tilts the container body a to the state becomes lower, with granular material d in the container body a flows into the quantitative chamber 13 through the inlet c _1, powder discharge chamber 14 grain product d is discharged to the outside through the outlet _{c 2} (FIG. 5 (5)).

Thereafter, the operation of raising the container main body a and the operation of tilting the container body a are repeated in the same manner, whereby the fixed amount chamber 1 is
It is clear that a certain amount of the granular material d flowing into 3 can be freely discharged. Even after the discharge operation is performed once or more, even if the measuring instrument body c is rotated inward of the container main body a, the discharge chamber 14 has the powdery and granular materials that had entered the fixed quantity chamber 13 when the previous time inclined. d will be stored (Fig. 5 (6))
From the next use, the granular material d is discharged from the first tilting operation of the container body a.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. If the container body is gradually tilted with the measuring instrument body down, the particles in the container body will flow into the quantitative chamber through the inlet, and when the container body is returned to the original state, the powder in the quantitative chamber will The granules flow into the discharge chamber. Then, when the measuring instrument body is again tilted in the same manner, the granular material in the container body flows into the fixed amount chamber through the inflow port, and the granular material in the discharge chamber is discharged outward through the outflow port. Thereafter, in the same manner, by repeating the operation of raising the container main body and the operation of tilting, a certain amount of the granular material flowing into the fixed amount chamber can be freely discharged.

That is, according to the present invention, there is no need to prepare a measuring cup or a measuring spoon as in the prior art. Therefore, when scooping or pouring with them, the powdery or granular material is spilled or adhered to the hand. No more. In addition, unlike the case where a measuring cup or a measuring spoon is used, the powder and granules can always be accurately discharged by a fixed amount simply by tilting the container body.

Further, as in the third aspect,
When a transparent material that can see through the inside is stretched over the vertically long window hole provided in the container body, the amount (remaining amount) of the powder and granules contained in the container body can be seen from the outside, By providing a separate outlet in the container body, when the remaining amount of the powder and granules becomes too small to be taken out by the constant-rate discharging device, the outlet can be easily taken out using the outlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the same, showing a state where the measuring instrument body is rotating outward.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the same, showing a state where the measuring instrument body is rotating inward.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the weighing instrument body.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the state of discharge of the particulate material according to the first embodiment; (1) Shows a state in which the container main body stands up and the measuring instrument body is in an inwardly rotating position. (2) Shows a state in which the container main body is standing up and the measuring instrument body is in the outward rotation position. (3) The state in which the container body is tilted and the granular material enters the fixed amount chamber. (4) The state in which the container body is raised and the powder and granules enter the discharge chamber. (5) The state in which the container body is tilted again, and the particles in the container body enter the fixed amount chamber and the particles in the discharge chamber are discharged. (6) The state where the container body is further raised and the granular material enters the discharge chamber.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List a Container main body b Quantitative discharge device c Measuring instrument c ₁ Inlet c ₂ Outlet 13 Quantitative chamber 14 Discharge chamber 12 Partition wall

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of left and right fan-shaped side plates, an inlet side wall plate stretched between their inner oblique sides, an outlet side wall plate stretched between their outer oblique sides, and a stretched portion between their arcuate sides. The top plate, the inflow opening formed in the inflow side wall plate, the outflow opening formed in the top plate, the partition wall vertically provided on the periphery forming the outflow opening, and the periphery of the inflow side wall plate A fixed width edge formed at the periphery of the outlet side wall plate, and a fixed amount defined between the partition wall and the inlet side wall plate. A chamber, and a discharge chamber partitioned between the partition wall and the discharge port side wall plate, at least an upper half of the side where the inflow port and the discharge port are located is partitioned by a partition wall, and a lower half section is formed. The measuring instrument body, which communicates in front of the end of the partition wall, has a window opening in the container body. On the other hand, when it is turned outward, the locking edge of the inlet side wall plate abuts against the inner surface of the opening edge of the window hole, and when it is turned inward, the locking edge of the outlet side wall plate Is rotatably mounted in a range in which it contacts the outer surface of the upper edge of the opening of the window hole. 2. An inlet side wall plate having an inlet formed between the inner oblique sides of a pair of left and right fan-shaped side plates is stretched, and an outlet side wall plate is stretched between the outer oblique sides. A large top plate is stretched on the inlet side wall plate side, and a narrow top plate is stretched on the outlet side wall plate side, and an outlet is formed between these top plates. Forming a locking edge of a required width on the side, the outlet side wall plate forms a locking edge of a required width on the upper side and the left and right sides, or at least on the upper side, between the central portions of the sector side plates, And, a partition wall is vertically provided at an edge forming an outlet of the large top plate, a fixed amount chamber is provided between the partition wall and the inlet side wall plate, and the partition wall and the outlet side wall plate are also provided. By forming a discharge chamber between the above, the fixed quantity chamber and the discharge chamber are positioned at the inlet and the discharge port. At least the upper half of the partitioning side is partitioned by a partition wall, and the measuring instrument c communicating the lower half of the partitioning wall in front of the tip of the partition wall fits into the window hole opened in the container body, and the inflow port The locking edge of the side wall plate is attached to the inner surface of the lower edge of the opening of the window hole with an appropriate hinge or an adhesive, and when rotated outward, the locking edge of the inlet side wall plate is The rotating type is characterized in that the engaging edge of the outlet side wall plate abuts on the outer surface of the upper edge of the opening of the window hole when the inner surface is in contact with the inner surface of the opening edge and is rotated inward. Container with fixed amount discharge device. 3. The container body has a vertically long window hole covered with a transparent material through which the inside can be seen, and an outlet is provided at an upper corner, which is closed with a thin layer material or a beak that can be pulled out and pushed in. 3. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container can be used when the remaining amount of the granular material is too small to be taken out by the constant-rate discharging device.