JP4001203B2 - Dispensing container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dispensing container that ejects contents from a container body capable of dispensing contents by pushing down a dispensing nozzle with an opening / closing function, and dispenses the contents.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, it is a type in which the contents, which are two kinds of chemical solutions, are poured out together at the time of use, such as a certain hair dye, and the contents are individually stored in an aerosol container, and this pair is used at the time of use. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 4-10269 discloses a technique for simultaneously ejecting the contents from an aerosol-type container of this type and simultaneously dispensing the ejected contents from one place.
[0003]
This prior art includes a pair of aerosol containers that contain contents, a bottomed storage case that stores the pair of aerosol containers adjacent in parallel, and a hinge that closes the upper end opening of the storage case. A guide member that is coupled and has a stepped hole on which the pouring nozzle of each aerosol container is tightly fitted and abutted on the lower surface, a discharge port on the upper surface, and a guide path that communicates both the stepped hole and the discharge port. And a movable cover in which a push lever that hangs down to the front lower side outside the storage case is connected to the front end of the storage case.
[0004]
In this prior art, the guide member is lowered and tilted around the hinge coupling portion by pressing the push lever toward the storage case with the finger of one hand holding the container, thereby a pair of aerosol containers. Simultaneously pushing down the dispensing nozzles and releasing them, the contents of both aerosol-type containers are poured out together through the stepped holes, guide passages and discharge ports, so by a simple pressing operation on one push lever The excellent effect of discharging the contents of the two aerosol containers at the same time and together, that is, in a state where they can be used as they are, is exhibited.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described prior art has a problem in that the assembly structure is complicated because the movable cover provided with the discharge port needs to be hinged to the storage case.
[0006]
In addition, since the dispensing nozzle of the aerosol container is opened by tilting down the movable cover, there is a problem that it is difficult to secure a seal between the stepped hole of the movable cover and the dispensing nozzle.
[0007]
The push lever is a hard structure that does not bend and deform, and the hard push lever protrudes in front of the container. There was a problem of getting in the way.
[0008]
Furthermore, since the dispensing nozzle of the aerosol container is opened due to the tilting and lowering of the movable cover due to the force acting on one side, there may be a difference in the degree of depression of the dispensing nozzle of both aerosol containers. There is a possibility that the contents may not be able to maintain an appropriate mixing ratio due to the change of.
[0009]
Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and a simple structure is provided for the portion where the dispensing nozzle of the dispensing container is pushed down by the operation of the fingertip of one hand holding the container body. In addition, it is a technical problem to make the displacement downward and stable, so that the posture of the portion where the contents are poured out is made constant, and a strong and stable sealing property is ensured, and further good handling is obtained. For the purpose.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Among the present invention for solving the above technical problems, the means of the invention according to claim 1 is:
In the center of the upper surface of the head, the container has a container body that can stand up a pouring nozzle with an opening / closing function and can pour contents by pushing down the pouring nozzle.
Having a container case, which is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape and has a pair of receiving holes in the center of the front and rear upper ends;
A stepped hole is formed in the lower surface where the pouring nozzle of the container body fits and abuts, and a pouring cylinder piece forming a pouring port communicating with the stepped hole is erected in the center of the upper surface, and the head of the container body A pair of hanging operation pieces are suspended from the center of both front and rear ends of the pressure block that is assembled so that it can be slid up and down, and an inclined guide surface that is inclined inward is stored on each inner surface of the hanging operation piece. Having an elevating body projecting a sliding contact piece to be brought into sliding contact with the upper end edge of the receiving hole of the case;
In a state where the lifting body is pushed up by the pouring nozzle, the inclined guide surface has a height that can at least open the pouring nozzle above the position where it contacts the upper end edge of the receiving hole. And
The top surface of the tip of the sliding contact piece is formed as a horizontal locking surface that comes into contact with and locks to the inner surface of the upper end of the receiving hole in the released state of the hanging operation piece.
It is in.
[0011]
In use, when the thumb and forefinger of one hand holding the container are pressed so as to grip the lower end portion of the hanging operation piece, the inclined guide of the sliding contact piece that is in contact with the upper end edge of the receiving hole of the storage case By the action of the surface, the both-hanging operation piece is pulled down vertically together with the pressing block, and thereby the pouring nozzle of the container body is pushed down.
[0012]
When the dispensing nozzle is pushed down, the contents are ejected from the container body, and the ejected contents enter the dispensing cylinder piece from the stepped hole and are dispensed from the dispensing outlet.
[0013]
The pressing block of the lifting / lowering body does not move down unless both the hanging operation pieces are pressed at the same time, so even if one of the hanging operation pieces is inadvertently pressed, it does not move down and the contents of the container body are inconveniently poured. There is no out. In addition, the engagement surface can reliably hold the ascending / descending body with respect to the container body and the storage case, and can be prevented from coming off.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 2 is obtained by adding the configuration of the invention according to claim 1 to that the container body is an aerosol container.
[0015]
In the invention according to claim 2, even if the push-down stroke with respect to the pouring nozzle is small, the opening / closing function portion coupled to the pouring nozzle can be switched reliably, so the lifting body is lowered. The functional part for making it possible can be comprised compactly.
[0016]
The invention described in claim 3 is obtained by adding the configuration of the invention described in claim 1 to a configuration in which the container body is configured as a pair of adjacently arranged in parallel on the left and right.
[0017]
In the invention according to the third aspect, since the discharge nozzles of both the container bodies are equally pushed down by the pressing block that is pulled down in the vertical direction without being inclined by the operation of the both-hanging operation pieces, The amount of the content to be dispensed is always equal, which makes it possible to obtain an appropriate dispensing use of the content.
[0020]
In the invention according to claim 4, in the configuration of the invention according to claim 1, 2, or 3 , a tapered cylindrical seat tube piece having a downwardly expanding diameter functioning as a seat is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the storage case. , Plus.
[0021]
In this invention of Claim 4, the standing attitude | position of a pouring container will be stably hold | maintained by the seat cylinder piece which functions as a seat, and, thereby, obtains a favorable handling state stably. Can do.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. A container body 1 which is an aerosol type container is formed by a valve in a reduced-diameter mouth portion of a metal body having an elongated bottomed cylindrical shape. The head 2 is formed by caulking and fixing a metal cap having the pouring nozzle 3 having the opening / closing function part, and the pouring nozzle 3 is standing on the upper surface of the head 2.
[0023]
A storage case 4 for storing a pair of container bodies 1 adjacent to each other in parallel is formed in a bottomed long cylindrical shape that is long in the left-right direction, and a pair of receiving holes 7 are formed at the center of the upper end of the front and rear walls of the peripheral cylinder 5. It is established (see FIG. 2), and on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the storage case 4, a tapered cylindrical piece 20 that functions as a seat and has a tapered cylindrical diameter that is expanded downward is continuously provided.
[0024]
Since the storage case 4 is in the shape of a long cylinder, when the pair of container bodies 1 are stored, the storage case 4 is formed between the central portion of the front and rear walls of the container body 1 and the two container bodies 1 and adjacent to both the container bodies 1. A space is formed by the valley portions.
[0025]
The elevating body 8 has a stepped hole 11 in which the pouring nozzle 3 is tightly fitted and abutted at both left and right end portions of the lower surface, and erects a pouring cylinder piece 12 that forms a pouring port in the center of the upper surface. A pour-out path 10 that communicates between the stepped hole 11 and the pour-out cylinder piece 12 is formed inside, and further, in the form of an arc cylinder piece that is in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the heads 2 of the container bodies 1 on the front, rear, left, and right sides of the lower surface. The pair of suspending operation pieces 15 are suspended from the center of the front and rear end portions of each of the pressure blocks 9 suspending each pair of the guide pieces 13.
[0026]
In a state where the stepped hole 11 is attached to the dispensing nozzle 3, the inner side surface of the both-side drooping operation piece 15 facing the upper edge of each receiving hole 7 has a triangular plate piece shape with the upper surface as an inclined guide surface 18. A pair of sliding contact pieces 17 are provided with the lower end portion of the inclined guide surface 18 lightly contacting the upper end edge of the receiving hole 7, and the hanging operation piece 15 provided with the sliding contact piece 17. A finger pad 16 is formed on the outer side of the lower end of the pad.
[0027]
The top surface of the tip of each sliding contact piece 17 is formed on a horizontal locking surface 19 that contacts and locks the inner surface of the upper end of the receiving hole 7 in the released state of the hanging operation piece 15 (see FIG. 3). As a result of the locking surface 19 being locked to the inner surface of the upper end of the receiving hole 7, the assembly of the lifting / lowering body 8 with respect to the container body 1 and the storage case 4 is maintained, and removal is prevented.
[0028]
And each sliding contact piece 17 of the both drooping operation piece 15 is located in the center part of the front-rear side in which a space is formed between the storage case 4 and the pair of container bodies 1. Is pressed in a pinch-like manner, the sliding contact piece 17 is displaced inward without hitting the container body 1, and the both-hanging operation piece 15 is reliably pulled down.
[0029]
In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the pressing block 9 is closely fitted to the upper lid-like main body portion and the lower surface side of the main body portion for the convenience of forming the pouring channel 10, thereby opening a pair of stepped holes 11. And the lower cover plate piece 14.
[0030]
Further, the dispensing cylinder piece 12 has a short cylindrical shape, but the structure of the dispensing cylinder piece 12 is not limited to the short cylindrical shape, and may be, for example, an elongated cylindrical shape. You may assemble | attach the comb body which provided the discharge port in the comb-tooth piece.
[0031]
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the storage case 4 is formed at the center of the front and rear walls of the peripheral cylinder 5 formed in an oblong and short cylindrical shape for storing the lower ends of the pair of container bodies 1. A pair of vertically long opposing plates 6 is erected on the upper surface of the part, and a receiving hole 7 is opened at the upper end of each opposing plate 6.
[0032]
In the present invention, the number of container bodies 1 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the first aspect of the invention, the assembling of the elevating body with respect to the container body and the storage case can be achieved only by fitting, so that the assembling structure is simplified and the container body with respect to the dispensing nozzle is also provided. Since the posture of the pressing block does not change when the contents are dispensed, the posture of the dispensing nozzle with respect to the stepped hole can always be kept constant, so that there is no gap between the stepped hole and the dispensing nozzle. The strong seal can be stably held.
[0034]
The hanging operation piece that opens and closes the dispensing nozzle is located along the surface of the storage case without protruding outward, so that it is less likely to be caught by other articles, and both hanging operation pieces must be pressed. Since the pouring nozzle cannot be pulled down, even if one of the drooping operation pieces is unintentionally pressed, the contents are not poured out, and thus safe handling can be easily obtained. Moreover, the assembly of the raising / lowering body with respect to a container body and a storage case can be hold | maintained reliably, and omission can be prevented.
[0035]
In the invention according to the second aspect, the functional part for lowering the elevating body can be configured in a compact manner, which facilitates manufacture and handling.
[0036]
In the invention according to claim 3, since the dispensing nozzles of both container bodies are equally pushed down by the pressing block which is pulled down in the vertical direction without tilting by the operation of the both hanging operation pieces, it is dispensed from both container bodies. The amount of content to be kept is always equal, which allows for proper dispensing and use of the content.
[0038]
In the invention of claim 4 , the vertically long pouring container is not easily toppled by the seat cylinder piece functioning as a seat, and when the pouring container is taken in and out of the vanity shelf, it is inadvertently applied. It can be handled stably and satisfactorily without falling.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a right side is a container body central part, and a left side is a container center part, and a lifting body and a storage case are cut halfway.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a storage case according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical side view of the vicinity of the sliding contact piece of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage case showing a second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container body 2; Head 3; Pouring nozzle 4; Storage case 5; Peripheral cylinder 6; Opposite plate 7; Receiving hole 8; Elevator 9; Pressing block 10; Guide piece 14; Lower lid plate piece 15; Suspension operation piece 16; Finger contact portion 17; Sliding contact piece 18; Inclined guide surface 19; Locking surface 20;

Claims (4)

A container body (1) in which a pouring nozzle (3) with an opening / closing function is raised at the center of the upper surface of the head (2), and the contents can be poured by pushing down the pouring nozzle (3); The container case (4) of the container body (1), which is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape and has a pair of receiving holes (7) in the center of the front and rear upper ends, and the pouring nozzle (3) are closely fitted. A stepped hole (11) that abuts against the bottom surface, and a pouring cylinder piece (12) that forms a spout communicating with the stepped hole (11) is erected at the center of the upper surface, and the head (2 A pair of suspending operation pieces (15) are suspended from the center of both front and rear end portions of the pressure block (9) which is assembled to be slidable up and down, and inwardly on each inner surface of the suspending operation piece (15). Elevating body (8) projecting a sliding contact piece (17) for sliding the inclined guide surface (18) inclined downward to the upper edge of the receiving hole (7) The inclined guide surface (18) is brought into contact with the upper edge of the receiving hole (7) in a state where the elevating body (8) is pushed up by the pouring nozzle (3). It has a structure which has the height which can make the said pouring nozzle (3) into an open state upwards, and it releases the said drooping operation piece (15) on the front-end | tip part upper surface of the said sliding contact protrusion (17). A pouring container formed on a horizontal locking surface (19) that abuts and locks on the inner surface of the upper end of the receiving hole (7) .   The pouring container according to claim 1, wherein the container body (1) is an aerosol container.   The dispensing container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container body (1) is configured as a pair of adjacently arranged in parallel on the left and right. The pouring container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a tapered cylindrical seat tube piece (20) having a downwardly expanding diameter and functioning as a seat is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the storage case (4).

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