JP6976185B2 - A coating container that weighs and applies the contents - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coating container.

Conventionally, coating containers as shown below have been known. The coating container includes a bottomed tubular container body that houses the contents to be applied to the coated portion, and an inner plug member that is attached to the mouth of the container body and has a communication hole that communicates with the inside of the container body. A measuring chamber is formed between the inner plug member and the inner plug member to communicate with the inside of the container body through a communication hole, and a measuring cylinder member having a discharge hole communicating with the measuring chamber at the top is provided in the measuring chamber. A coating plug whose tip portion protrudes from the discharge hole to the outside of the measuring chamber is provided. The coating plug cuts off the communication between the discharge hole and the measuring chamber, and is located at the measuring position where the measuring chamber and the communicating hole communicate with each other and below the measuring position, and also cuts off the communication between the measuring chamber and the communication hole. In addition, it is movably arranged in the direction of the container axis between the coating position that communicates the discharge hole and the measuring chamber.

Japanese Patent No. 5229542

By the way, in this kind of coating container, the container body may be filled with light-sensitive contents such as a decrease in efficacy when exposed to light. In this case, it is required that the contents flowing into the measuring chamber from the container body are not exposed to light until the coating on the portion to be coated is completed.
On the other hand, there is also a request to apply the contents to the part to be coated while checking the remaining amount of the contents in the measuring chamber.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and while suppressing the light from shining on the contents flowing into the measuring chamber from the container body, while checking the remaining amount of the contents in the measuring chamber. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coating container capable of applying the contents to a portion to be coated.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means.
The coating container according to the present invention has a bottomed tubular container body for accommodating the contents to be applied to the coated portion and a communication hole which is attached to the mouth of the container body and communicates with the inside of the container body. A measuring cylinder in which a measuring chamber communicating with the inside of the container body is formed between the inner plug member and the inner plug member, and a discharge hole communicating with the measuring chamber is formed at the top. A member and a coating plug provided in the measuring chamber and having a tip portion protruding from the discharging hole to the outside of the measuring chamber are provided, and the coating plug provides communication between the discharge hole and the measuring chamber. A measuring position that shuts off and communicates the measuring chamber and the communication hole, and is located on the bottom side of the container body along the container axial direction from the measuring position, and also communicates between the measuring chamber and the communication hole. The container body is formed so that the inside of the container body cannot be seen from the outside of the container over the entire area. The wall portion of the measuring cylinder member that defines the measuring chamber is composed of a see-through portion in which the measuring chamber can be seen from the outside of the container and a light-shielding portion in which the measuring chamber cannot be seen from the outside of the container. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, since the wall portion of the measuring cylinder member is provided with a fluoroscopic portion, when the contents of the measuring chamber are applied to the coated portion, the remaining amount of the contents of the measuring chamber is confirmed through the fluoroscopic portion. It is possible to provide excellent handleability.
Moreover, since the wall portion of the measuring cylinder member includes not only a fluoroscopic portion but also a light-shielding portion, the wall portion flows into the measuring chamber from the container body as compared with the case where the entire wall portion is composed of the fluoroscopic portion. It is possible to prevent the contents from being exposed to light.

Here, among the measuring cylinder members, at least the wall portion is formed of a transparent or translucent material and a light-shielding material, and the transparent layer is partially formed. A light-shielding layer that is removed and covered may be provided, and the see-through portion may include the part of the see-through layer.

In this case, since at least the wall portion of the measuring cylinder member includes the laminated transparent layer and the light-shielding layer, for example, as compared with the configuration in which the transparent layer and the light-shielding layer are arranged in the direction orthogonal to the thickness direction. Therefore, the measuring cylinder member can be easily and accurately formed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to apply the contents to the portion to be coated while suppressing the light from shining on the contents flowing into the measuring chamber from the container body and checking the remaining amount of the contents in the measuring chamber. can.

It is a partial vertical sectional view of the coating container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the coating container shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a side view of the coating container shown in FIG. 2 when the fluoroscopic portion is viewed from the front. It is an enlarged view of the coating container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and is a partial vertical sectional view in a state where a coating plug is pulled up to a measuring position. It is an enlarged view of the coating container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and is a partial vertical sectional view in a state where a coating plug is located at a coating position.

Hereinafter, the coating container according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The coating container 1 contains contents such as a hair restorer and a chemical solution to be applied to the coated portion S such as the scalp and skin of the human body.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coating container 1 is attached to a bottomed tubular container body 2 in which the contents to be applied to the coated portion S are housed, and a mouth portion 3 of the container body 2, and is inside the container body 2. A measuring chamber 6 is formed between the inner plug member 4 having the communication hole 5 communicating with the inner plug member 4 and the inner plug member 4 to communicate with the inside of the container body 2 through the communication hole 5, and the measuring chamber 6 is formed at the top 19. A measuring cylinder member 7 having a discharge hole 8 communicating with the measuring chamber 6 and a coating plug 9 provided in the measuring chamber 6 and having a tip portion 26 protruding from the discharge hole 8 to the outside of the measuring chamber 6 are provided.

Here, the central axes of the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 and the measuring cylinder member 7 are arranged on a common axis. Hereinafter, this common shaft is referred to as a container shaft O, the bottom 2a side (lower side in FIG. 1) of the container body 2 along the container shaft O direction is the lower side, and the mouth 3 side of the container body 2 along the container shaft O direction. (Upper side in FIG. 1) is referred to as upper side. Further, the direction that intersects the container axis O in a plan view from the container axis O direction is referred to as a radial direction, and the direction that orbits around the container axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction.

The mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 has a smaller diameter than the body portion 2b, the bottom portion 2a, and the shoulder portion 2c other than the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2. A male screw portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 3. The male thread portion may be, for example, a double thread. The outer diameter of the upper end portion of the mouth portion 3 is smaller than the outer diameter of the portion of the mouth portion 3 located below the upper end portion, and the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the mouth portion 3 is radially outside. An annular or arcuate protrusion is formed that protrudes in the circumferential direction and extends in the circumferential direction. At the lower end of the mouth portion 3, a detent rib 3b is formed so as to project outward in the radial direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inner plug member 4 has a bottomed cylindrical cylinder cylinder 12 arranged in the mouth portion 3 of the container main body 2 and a support protruding upward from the bottom wall of the cylinder cylinder 12. The main fitting cylinder 13 and the main fitting cylinder 13 which are formed to have a larger diameter than the body 11 and the cylinder cylinder 12 and which protrude upward from the cylinder cylinder 12 and are fitted in the mouth portion 3 of the container main body 2. It has an outer fitting cylinder 17 connected to the main fitting cylinder 13 while surrounding the upper portion of the above from the outside in the radial direction.

In this embodiment, the cylinder cylinder 12, the support 11, the main fitting cylinder 13, and the outer fitting cylinder 17 of the inner plug member 4 are integrally formed. The inner plug member 4 may be integrally formed of, for example, a colored resin material or the like having a light-shielding property, or may be integrally formed of a transparent or translucent resin material or the like. Further, the inner plug member 4 may be appropriately modified such that the inner plug member 4 is covered with a covering body such as a film or a coating film having a light-shielding property.

The support 11 includes a guide shaft 11a that is erected on the bottom wall of the cylinder cylinder 12 and is arranged coaxially with the container shaft O, and a restricting portion 11b that projects radially outward from the lower end of the guide shaft 11a. , Is equipped.
The guide shaft 11a is arranged inside the cylinder cylinder 12 in the radial direction, and the upper end portion of the guide shaft 11a projects upward from the cylinder cylinder 12 and the main fitting cylinder 13.

The regulating portion 11b is a cylindrical body that extends continuously over the entire circumference. The regulating portion 11b is integrally connected to the bottom wall of the cylinder cylinder 12 and the guide shaft 11a. The inner peripheral surface of the regulating portion 11b is integrally formed with the outer peripheral surface of the guide shaft 11a. The upper end edge of the restricting portion 11b is located below the upper end opening edge of the peripheral wall of the cylinder cylinder 12.
As the regulating portion 11b, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of vertically long rib-shaped bodies extending in the container axis O direction are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, the regulating portion 11b may be formed separately from the guide shaft 11a and the cylinder cylinder 12.

The cylinder cylinder 12 is arranged coaxially with the container shaft O. A plurality of communication holes 5 are formed in the cylinder cylinder 12 at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the inside of the cylinder cylinder 12 communicates with the inside of the container body 2 through the communication holes 5. The number of communication holes 5 may be one. The communication hole 5 is integrally formed over the peripheral wall and the bottom wall of the cylinder cylinder 12. Here, the regulating portion 11b is arranged at the opening peripheral portion of the communication hole 5 in the bottom wall of the cylinder cylinder 12. The radial positions of the inner peripheral surface of the communication hole 5 that is located inside the radial direction and faces the outer side in the radial direction and the surface of the regulating portion 11b that faces the outer side in the radial direction are mutual. It is equivalent. Of the inner peripheral surface of the communication hole 5, the surface located on the peripheral wall of the cylinder cylinder 12 and facing downward is located below the upper end edge of the restricting portion 11b.
The lower end of the coating plug 9 is slidably fitted to a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the cylinder cylinder 12 located above the communication hole 5.

The upper portion of the main fitting cylinder 13 projects upward from the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2. The lower end of the main fitting cylinder 13 is connected to the upper end of the cylinder cylinder 12 via the flange portion.
The outer fitting cylinder 17 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the upper part of the main fitting cylinder 13, and its lower end edge is in contact with the upper end opening edge of the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2. An annular or arcuate protrusion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer fitting cylinder 17 so as to project outward in the radial direction and extend in the circumferential direction.

The measuring cylinder member 7 includes a mounting cylinder portion 18 mounted on the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2, a tubular top portion 19 located above the mounting cylinder portion 18 and having a discharge hole 8 inside, and a mounting cylinder. It has a connecting cylinder portion (wall portion) 20 located between the portion 18 and the top portion 19 and connecting the portions 18 and 19.
In the illustrated example, the measuring cylinder member 7 is gradually reduced in diameter from the lower side to the upper side in the order of the mounting cylinder portion 18, the connecting cylinder portion 20, and the top portion 19.

The mounting cylinder portion 18 has an ecstatic cylinder shape having an annular top wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18 is externally fitted to the upper end portion of the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 and the outer fitting cylinder 17 of the inner plug member 4. On the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18, two annular or arcuate protrusions projecting inward in the radial direction and extending in the circumferential direction are formed at intervals in the container axis O direction. .. Of these two protrusions, the protrusion located on the lower side is undercut-fitted to the protrusion of the mouth portion 3, and the protrusion located on the upper side is undercut-fitted to the protrusion of the outer fitting cylinder 17. There is.

The lower surface of the top wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18 is close to the upper end opening edge of the main fitting cylinder 13 in the inner plug member 4 and is in contact with the upper end opening edge of the outer fitting cylinder 17. The radial positions of the top wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the main fitting cylinder 13 are equal to each other. On the top wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18, a cylinder body is formed which protrudes downward and is inserted between the outer fitting cylinder 17 and the upper portion of the main fitting cylinder 13. This cylinder is fitted to at least one of the main fitting cylinder 13 and the outer fitting cylinder 17 to ensure the liquidtightness of the connecting portion between the inner plug member 4 and the measuring cylinder member 7 in the measuring chamber 6. ing.

The connecting cylinder portion 20 has an ecstatic cylinder shape having an annular top wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 projects upward from the inner peripheral edge portion of the top wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18. The radial position of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder 20 on the inner peripheral surface is the same as the radial position of the inner peripheral surface of the top wall of the mounting cylinder 18 and the main fitting cylinder 13.
The top portion 19 is formed in a cylindrical shape and protrudes upward from the inner peripheral edge portion of the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20. The connecting portion between the inner peripheral surface of the top portion 19 and the lower surface of the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 is formed in a curved surface shape with a protrusion toward the inside in the radial direction. The top portion 19 may be formed in the shape of a square cylinder, for example. Further, the inner peripheral edge of the annular top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 may be used as the discharge hole 8 without providing the top portion 19. That is, the top of the measuring cylinder member 7 may be the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20.
In the present embodiment, the space defined by the connecting cylinder portion 20 of the measuring cylinder member 7 and the main fitting cylinder 13 of the inner plug member 4 is the measuring chamber 6. That is, the inner peripheral surface of the measuring chamber 6 is composed of the inner peripheral surface of the main fitting cylinder 13 of the inner plug member 4 and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 of the measuring cylinder member 7. In the illustrated example, of the measuring cylinder member 7, the connecting cylinder portion 20 is a wall portion defining the measuring chamber 6.

The coating plug 9 blocks the communication between the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 and communicates the measuring chamber 6 with the communication hole 5 (for example, the state shown in FIG. 4) and the lower side than the measuring position (for example, the state shown in FIG. 4). It is located on the bottom side of the container body along the container axis direction), blocks the communication between the measuring chamber 6 and the communication hole 5, and communicates the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 (“communication” here. Means both "communicate or enable communication") between the coating position (for example, the state shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5) and the container axis O direction (vertical direction). ) Is movably arranged.
In the illustrated example, with the coating plug 9 located at the coating position, the contents of the measuring chamber 6 can be discharged through the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the coating plug 9 and the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8. There is.

The coating stopper 9 extends downward from the ridged cylinder-shaped seal cylinder 24 arranged in the measuring cylinder member 7 and the top wall of the seal cylinder 24, and is surrounded from the outside in the radial direction by the peripheral wall of the seal cylinder 24. It has an extrapolated cylinder 25 and a tubular tip portion 26 erected on the top wall of the seal cylinder 24. The seal cylinder 24, the extrapolation cylinder 25, and the tip portion 26 are arranged coaxially with the container shaft O and are integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper portion of the seal cylinder 24 is slidably fitted inside the discharge hole 8 when the coating plug 9 is located at the measuring position, and the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 are fitted together. Block communication. The lower end of the seal cylinder 24 is slidably fitted inside the cylinder cylinder 12 when the coating stopper 9 is located at the coating position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5. In the illustrated example, the thickness of the lower end portion of the seal cylinder 24 is thinner than the thickness of the other portion.
When the lower end portion of such a seal cylinder 24 is positioned at the coating position, it fits inside the cylinder cylinder 12 and blocks communication between the measuring chamber 6 and the communication hole 5, while when it is located at the measuring position. It separates upward from the inside of the cylinder cylinder 12 and communicates the measuring chamber 6 with the communication hole 5.

The coating plug 9 includes a stopper step portion 24c that projects outward in the radial direction. The stopper step portion 24c is formed at an intermediate portion in the container axis O direction on the outer peripheral surface of the seal cylinder 24. The stopper step portion 24c is formed in an annular shape extending along the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper step portion 24c can come into contact with the opening peripheral portion of the discharge hole 8 in the measuring cylinder member 7 from the lower side when the coating plug 9 is located at the measuring position. .. In the illustrated example, the stopper step portion 24c can come into contact with the inner peripheral edge portion of the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 of the measuring cylinder member 7 from below.

In the state where the coating plug 9 is located at the measuring position, the stopper step portion 24c of the coating plug 9 abuts on the peripheral edge of the opening of the discharge hole 8 in the measuring cylinder member 7 from below, so that even with respect to the measuring chamber 6. Even when an external force is applied to move the coating plug 9 upward, the coating plug 9 located at the weighing position is restricted from moving further upward.
Here, an annular or arcuate first engaging protrusion 24a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the seal cylinder 24 so as to project outward in the radial direction and extend in the circumferential direction. When the coating plug 9 moves from the coating position to the measuring position, the first engaging protrusion 24a overcomes the second engaging protrusion 8a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8 upward and is second. It engages with the engaging protrusion 8a from below the first engaging protrusion 24a. The first engaging protrusion 24a and the second engaging protrusion 8a do not have to be continuously engaged with each other over the entire circumference.

The extrapolation cylinder 25 is extrapolated to the guide shaft 11a of the inner plug member 4 so as to be vertically movable. In the illustrated example, the extrapolation cylinder 25 moves up and down in a non-contact state with the guide shaft 11a of the inner plug member 4. As a result, the coating plug 9 can be smoothly moved up and down. Further, the lower end opening edge of the extrapolation cylinder 25 is located below the lower end opening edge of the seal cylinder 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, with the coating plug 9 located at the coating position, the lower end opening edge of the extrapolation cylinder 25 comes into contact with the upper end edge of the restricting portion 11b of the support 11, and the restricting portion 11b of the support 11b. It is supported from below. At this time, a gap in the container axis O direction is provided between the upper end edge of the guide shaft 11a of the support 11 and the top wall of the seal cylinder 24. Instead of this, the upper end edge of the guide shaft 11a and the top wall of the seal cylinder 24 may be brought into contact with each other to restrict further downward movement of the coating plug 9.

The tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9 is arranged in the top portion 19 of the measuring cylinder member 7 with the coating plug 9 positioned at the coating position. The outer diameter of the tip portion 26 is smaller than the outer diameter of the upper part of the seal cylinder 24 fitted inside the discharge hole 8 when the coating plug 9 is located at the measuring position. With the coating plug 9 located at the coating position, the outer peripheral surface of each of the upper end portion and the tip portion 26 located above the first engaging protrusion 24a and the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8 of the seal cylinder 24. There is a gap between the and, where the contents can be distributed. Then, the inside of the measuring chamber 6 and the outside of the container are communicated with each other through this gap.
An annular or arcuate engaged portion 26a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the tip portion 26 so as to project inward in the radial direction and extend in the circumferential direction.

The coating container 1 includes a cap body 10 that is detachably attached to the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 and covers the discharge hole 8 and the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9.
The cap body 10 has a ridged cylinder shape, and a female screw portion screwed to the male screw portion of the mouth portion 3 is formed on the inner peripheral surface at the lower portion of the peripheral wall thereof. The female thread portion may be, for example, a double thread.
Instead of the cap body 10 being detachably screwed to the mouth portion 3, for example, the smooth outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 3 is detachably fitted to the smooth inner peripheral surface of the cap body 10. Alternatively, the cap body 10 may be detachably fitted to the mouth portion 3 undercut, and the like may be appropriately changed. Further, the cap body 10 may be attached to, for example, the measuring cylinder member 7 instead of being attached to the mouth portion 3.

On the top wall of the cap body 10, a pull-up cylinder 31 is formed so as to project downward and the lower end thereof is detachably fitted in the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9 located at the coating position. .. An annular or arcuate pulling protrusion 31a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulling cylinder 31 so as to project outward in the radial direction and extend in the circumferential direction. The pull-up protrusion 31a is undercut fitted to the engaged portion 26a of the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9, and the coating plug 9 is moved as the cap body 10 moves upward with respect to the mouth portion 3 and the measuring cylinder member 7. It is pulled up and moves from the coating position to the weighing position.

Here, when the pulling protrusion 31a of the cap body 10 is disengaged from the engaged portion 26a of the coating plug 9, the stopper step portion 24c of the coating plug 9 located at the measuring position opens the discharge hole 8 in the measuring cylinder member 7. By contacting the peripheral edge portion from the lower side, the coating plug 9 is restricted from moving further upward. Therefore, when the pulling protrusion 31a of the cap body 10 is disengaged from the engaged portion 26a of the coating plug 9, the coating plug 9 is subjected to an elastic repulsive force downward.
However, as described above, the first engaging protrusion 24a of the coating plug 9 is engaged with the second engaging protrusion 8a of the measuring cylinder member 7 from the lower side of the first engaging protrusion 24a. Therefore, it is possible to restrict the downward movement of the coating plug 9 from the weighing position.

The top wall of the cap body 10 is formed with an outer fitting cylinder 28 that protrudes downward and is detachably fitted to the top 19 of the measuring cylinder member 7.
The cap body 10 includes a contact portion 27 that abuts on the top portion 19 of the measuring cylinder member 7 from above. The contact portion 27 projects downward from the top wall of the cap body 10. The contact portion 27 is arranged on the top wall of the cap body 10 at a portion located inside the outer fitting cylinder 28. A plurality of abutting portions 27 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and are integrally formed with the inner peripheral surface of the outer fitting cylinder 28. The lower end edge of the contact portion 27 is located above the lower end opening edge of the outer fitting cylinder 28. The lower end edge of the contact portion 27 is in contact with the upper end opening edge of the top portion 19 of the measuring cylinder member 7. The contact portion 27 may be formed in an annular shape.

A stepped portion 32 having a wall surface facing in the circumferential direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the cap body 10. In a state where the cap body 10 is attached to the mouth portion 3 of the container main body 2, the step portion 32 can be brought into contact with the detent rib 3b of the container main body 2 from the circumferential direction. When the step portion 32 comes into contact with the detent rib 3b from the circumferential direction, the cap body 10 is restricted from being excessively tightened to the mouth portion 3.

In the present embodiment, the container body 2 is formed so that the inside of the container body 2 cannot be visually recognized from the outside of the container over the entire area. In the illustrated example, the container body 2 is integrally formed of a resin material having a light-shielding property. The container body 2 may be appropriately modified, for example, by covering a molded body made of a transparent or translucent resin material or the like with a covering body such as a film or a coating film having a light-shielding property over the entire area. good.

Of the measuring cylinder members 7, the connecting cylinder portion 20 that defines the measuring chamber 6 is composed of a fluoroscopic portion 21 in which the measuring chamber 6 is visible from the outside of the container and a light-shielding portion 22 in which the measuring chamber 6 is invisible from the outside of the container. It is configured.
The surface area of the fluoroscopic portion 21 is smaller than the surface area of the light-shielding portion 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the fluoroscopic unit 21 exhibits a long rectangular shape in the container axis O direction when viewed from the outside in the radial direction. The fluoroscopic portion 21 is arranged over the peripheral wall and the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20. The fluoroscopic portion 21 is arranged over the entire length in the container axis O direction excluding the lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20. The fluoroscopic portion 21 is arranged over the entire length in the radial direction on the top wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20.

Of the measuring cylinder members 7, at least the connecting cylinder portion 20 is formed of a transparent or semi-transparent transparent material and a light-shielding material, and the transparent layer 23 is removed except for a part thereof. A light-shielding layer 33 for covering the surface is provided. The fluoroscopic unit 21 includes a part of the fluoroscopic layer 23 that is not covered with the light-shielding layer 33. The material forming the transparent layer 23 may be colorless or colored. The term "semi-transparent" as used herein means that the inside has visible light transmission.
In the illustrated example, the light-shielding layer 33 covers the outer surface of the fluoroscopic layer 23. Further, the entire measuring cylinder member 7 has a laminated structure in which the fluoroscopic layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 are laminated. The entire measuring cylinder member 7 has a two-layer structure composed of a fluoroscopic layer 23 and a light-shielding layer 33.

In the measuring cylinder member 7, the light-shielding layer 33 includes an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the mounting cylinder portion 18, an upper surface of the top wall, an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20, an upper surface of the top wall, and an outer peripheral surface of the top portion 19. And the upper end opening edge. The fluoroscopic layer 23 constitutes, in the measuring cylinder member 7, at least the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8 to which the contents come into contact, the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20, and the lower surface of the top wall. ..
The part of the fluoroscopic layer 23 is thicker than the part excluding the part by the thickness of the light-shielding layer 33. The outer surface of the part of the fluoroscopic layer 23 is flush with the outer surface of the light-shielding layer 33, and constitutes a part of the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20 and a part of the upper surface of the top wall. .. The outer surface of the fluoroscopic portion 21 is flush with the outer surface of the light-shielding portion 22.

The measuring cylinder member 7 is formed, for example, by so-called insert molding, two-color molding, or the like, in which one of the fluoroscopic layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 is used as an insert product and the other is injection-molded.
Instead of this, for example, the light-shielding layer 33 may be formed by applying a material having a light-shielding property to the outer surface of the transparent layer 23, and the light-shielding layer 33 may be attached to the outer surface of the transparent layer 23. The film may be formed, or the fluoroscopic layer 23 may be fitted inside the light-shielding layer 33 with the fluoroscopic layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 as separate members.
The fluoroscopic layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 may be formed of different materials from each other, or may be formed of materials having the same main agent but different types or amounts of pigments contained therein.

The coating container 1 has a cap body 10 after the measuring applicator in which the inner plug member 4, the measuring cylinder member 7, and the coating plug 9 are assembled is attached to the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 filled with the contents. Is formed by screwing to the mouth portion 3.

Hereinafter, the operation of the coating container 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, before using the coating container 1, the lower end of the sealing cylinder 24 of the coating plug 9 fits inside the peripheral wall of the cylinder cylinder 12, and the measuring chamber 6 and the communication hole 5 communicate with each other. It is blocked.
In order to apply the contents in the container body 2 to the coated portion S, first, the cap body 10 is moved upward to be separated from the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2, and the tip portions of the discharge hole 8 and the coating plug 9 are applied. 26 is exposed to the outside of the container. Here, when the cap body 10 is disengaged, the pulling protrusion 31a of the pulling cylinder 31 and the engaged portion 26a of the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9 engage with each other in the container shaft O direction. , The coating plug 9 is pulled up by the cap body 10 and moved to the weighing position. At this time, since the male threaded portion of the mouth portion 3 and the female threaded portion of the cap body 10 are double-threaded threads, the lead of the screw is larger than that of the single-threaded thread. Therefore, the amount of displacement in the container axis O direction with respect to the amount of rotation of the cap body 10 in the circumferential direction can be increased. As a result, the coating stopper 9 can be quickly moved upward, and the cap body 10 can be quickly detached from the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the coating plug 9 is moved to the measuring position, the upper part of the seal cylinder 24 of the coating plug 9 fits inside the discharge hole 8, and the stopper step portion 24c of the coating plug 9 is the measuring cylinder. The first engaging protrusion 24a of the coating plug 9 abuts on the top wall (opening peripheral edge of the discharge hole 8) of the connecting cylinder portion 20 of the member 7, and the second engaging protrusion 8a of the measuring cylinder member 7 The first engaging protrusion 24a engages with the second engaging protrusion 8a from below the first engaging protrusion 24a. At this time, the communication between the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 is cut off. From this state, the cap body 10 is further moved upward with respect to the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2, so that the pulling protrusion 31a of the pulling cylinder 31 of the cap body 10 is engaged with the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9. The cap body 10 is removed from the container body 2 and the coating plug 9 by overcoming the portion 26a upward.

Next, with the coating plug 9 positioned at the measuring position, the coating container 1 is placed in an inverted position so that the contents in the container body 2 flow into the measuring chamber 6 through the communication hole 5. At this time, since the communication between the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 is blocked by the coating plug 9, a predetermined amount of contents are weighed in the measuring chamber 6.
Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9 located at the measuring position is pressed against the coated portion S, the coating plug 9 moves toward the coating position. In this process, a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the coating plug 9 and the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8 is opened to the outside of the container, and the extrapolation cylinder 25 is abutted against the regulating portion 11b of the inner plug member 4 and also. The lower end of the seal cylinder 24 is fitted inside the peripheral wall of the cylinder cylinder 12.
As a result, in the coating container 1, the communication between the measuring chamber 6 and the communication hole 5 is cut off, the discharge hole 8 and the measuring chamber 6 communicate with each other, and the inner peripheral surface of the discharge hole 8 and the tip portion of the coating plug 9 are communicated with each other. The contents can be applied to the portion S to be coated through the gap between the outer peripheral surface of 26 and the outer peripheral surface of 26.

After use (after coating), the lower end of the pulling cylinder 31 of the cap body 10 is fitted into the tip portion 26 of the coating plug 9, and the pulling protrusion 31a of the pulling cylinder 31 is engaged with the tip portion 26. The pull-up protrusion 31a is engaged by screwing the female threaded portion of the cap body 10 into the male threaded portion of the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 in a state where the cap body 10 is in contact with the mating portion 26a from above the engaged portion 26a. The joint portion 26a is made to ride downward, and the cap body 10 is attached to the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2.

As described above, according to the coating container 1 according to the present embodiment, among the measuring cylinder members 7, the connecting cylinder portion 20 defining the measuring chamber 6 includes the fluoroscopic portion 21, so that the contents of the measuring chamber 6 can be used. When applying to the part to be coated S, it becomes possible to check the remaining amount of the contents of the measuring chamber 6 through the fluoroscopic part 21, and for example, the measured contents can be surely used up, and the excellent handleability is achieved. Can be provided.
Moreover, since the connecting cylinder portion 20 includes not only the see-through portion 21 but also the light-shielding portion 22, the container body 2 to the measuring chamber 6 are compared with the case where the entire connecting cylinder portion 20 is composed of the see-through portion 21. It is possible to prevent the contents flowing into the container from being exposed to light.
Further, since the connecting cylinder portion 20 that defines the measuring chamber 6 of the measuring cylinder member 7 includes the laminated transparent layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33, for example, the transparent layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 are in the thickness direction. Compared with the configuration in which the measuring cylinder members 7 are arranged in the orthogonal directions, the measuring cylinder member 7 can be formed easily and accurately.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, by forming at least a part of the coating plug 9 with a soft material or the like, it is possible to make the coating feel of the coating plug 9 comfortable and comfortable with less irritation.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the light-shielding layer 33 covers the outer surface of the transparent layer 23 as the measuring cylinder member 7, but the light-shielding layer 33 may cover the inner surface of the transparent layer 23.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the measuring cylinder member 7 has a two-layer structure having a see-through layer 23 and a light-shielding layer 33. For example, the see-through layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction. It may be a one-layer structure or a multi-layer structure having three or more layers. In the latter case, the light-shielding layer 33 is arranged in the innermost layer constituting the inner peripheral surface of the measuring chamber 6, the outermost layer constituting the outer surface of the measuring cylinder member 7, or the intermediate layer between the innermost layer and the outermost layer. You may.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the entire measuring cylinder member 7 has a laminated structure in which the fluoroscopic layer 23 and the light-shielding layer 33 are laminated, but only the connecting cylinder portion 20 of the measuring cylinder members 7 is shown. A configuration having such a laminated structure may be adopted.

In the above embodiment, the fluoroscopic portion 21 is arranged on both the top wall and the peripheral wall of the connecting cylinder portion 20, but in the connecting cylinder portion 20, only one of the top wall and the peripheral wall is provided. In addition, the fluoroscopic unit 21 may be arranged.
In the above embodiment, the outer surface of the see-through portion 21 is flush with the outer surface of the light-shielding portion 22, but a step portion is arranged between the outer surface of the see-through portion 21 and the outer surface of the light-shielding portion 22. May be done.
Further, when the main fitting cylinder 13 and the outer fitting cylinder 17 having at least a part of the inner plug member 4 located above the container main body 2 are made of a transparent or translucent material, the measuring cylinder member 7 The fluoroscopic portion 21 may be arranged on the mounting cylinder portion 18.

In addition, it is appropriately possible to replace the constituent elements in the above-described embodiment with well-known constituent elements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-mentioned modifications may be appropriately combined.

1 Coating container 2 Container body 2a Bottom 3 Mouth 4 Inner plug member 5 Communication hole 6 Measuring chamber 7 Measuring cylinder member 8 Discharge hole 9 Coating plug 19 Top 20 Connecting cylinder (wall)
21 See-through part 22 Light-shielding part 23 See-through layer 26 Tip part 33 Light-shielding layer O Container shaft S Applied part

Claims (2)

A bottomed cylindrical container body that houses the contents to be applied to the part to be coated,
An inner plug member that is attached to the mouth of the container body and has a communication hole that communicates with the inside of the container body.
A measuring cylinder member having a measuring chamber communicating with the inside of the container body through the communicating hole between the inner plug member and a discharge hole communicating with the measuring chamber at the top.
A coating plug provided in the measuring chamber and having a tip protruding from the discharge hole to the outside of the measuring chamber is provided.
The coating plug is
A measuring position that blocks communication between the discharge hole and the measuring chamber and allows communication between the measuring chamber and the communication hole.
A coating position located on the bottom side of the container body along the container axial direction from the measuring position, blocking communication between the measuring chamber and the communication hole, and communicating the discharge hole and the measuring chamber. , Which is movably arranged in the direction of the container axis,
The inside of the container body is invisible from the outside of the container over the entire area.
The wall portion of the measuring cylinder member that defines the measuring chamber is composed of a fluoroscopic portion in which the measuring chamber can be seen from the outside of the container and a light-shielding portion in which the measuring chamber cannot be seen from the outside of the container. A coating container characterized by that. Of the measuring cylinder members, at least the wall portion is
A see-through layer made of a transparent or translucent material,
It is formed of a material having a light-shielding property, and is provided with a light-shielding layer that covers the fluoroscopic layer except for a part thereof.
The coating container according to claim 1, wherein the fluoroscopic unit includes the partial portion of the fluoroscopic layer.

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