CN111746126B

CN111746126B - A kind of container

Info

Publication number: CN111746126B
Application number: CN201910311951.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁仕超
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-29
Filing date: 2019-04-18
Publication date: 2022-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-18
Also published as: CN111746126A

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a container, which comprises a container main body provided with an outlet, and further comprises a flow stopping switch, wherein the flow stopping switch comprises: the circulating piece is connected with the container main body, a flow channel is formed in the circulating piece, and the flow channel is communicated with the outlet; and the flow stopping piece is arranged on the flow circulating piece, and the flow circulating piece can be bent under the action of the gravity of the flow stopping piece, so that the flow channel is closed. The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention can solve the problem that the bottle mouth is easy to leak when the container is inclined.

Description

A kind of container

The present invention claims priority of the chinese patent application entitled "ink supply container" filed by the national intellectual property office on 29/03/2019 under application number 201910246360.2, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to the field of ink replenishment containers for image forming apparatuses, and more particularly to a container.

[ background of the invention ]

At present, when an ink replenishing container is used to replenish an ink cartridge of an image forming apparatus (e.g., a printer, a copier) with ink, the ink replenishing container (ink bottle) is generally in various postures to replenish the ink cartridge with ink, and therefore, it is necessary to ensure the sealability of the ink replenishing container. However, if the ink bottle is tilted after the outer cap of the ink bottle is opened, ink is likely to leak from the bottle opening, and the printer or the surrounding environment is contaminated due to the characteristics of ink, such as easy contamination and permeation, thereby seriously affecting the user's use.

[ summary of the invention ]

In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a container, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that when the container is inclined, a bottle opening is prone to leakage.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides a container comprising a container body provided with an outlet, the container further comprising a flow stop switch, the flow stop switch comprising: the circulating piece is connected with the container main body, a flow channel is formed in the circulating piece, and the flow channel is communicated with the outlet; and the flow stopping piece is arranged on the flow stopping piece, and the flow stopping piece can be bent under the action of the gravity of the flow stopping piece, so that the flow channel is closed.

Optionally, the container main part includes main part and hollow connecting portion, the main part includes the connecting wall, the connecting wall has seted up the connecting hole, connecting portion with the connecting hole correspond the setting in order to with the main part intercommunication, the circulation piece with the free end of connecting portion is connected and with the connecting hole intercommunication.

Optionally, the circulation piece includes a fixed portion and a bendable portion connected to the fixed portion, the fixed portion is connected to the free end of the connecting portion, and the bendable portion can be bent under the action of gravity of the flow stopping piece.

Optionally, the flow-through member is a flexible hose having elasticity.

Optionally, the connecting wall is a detachable structure.

Optionally, the free end of the connecting portion is protrudingly formed at an outer side or an inner side of the main body portion.

Optionally, the free end of the connecting portion is located outside the main body portion, and the circulating member is sleeved on the free end of the connecting portion.

Optionally, the free end of the connecting portion is located on the inner side of the main body portion, one end of the circulating member penetrates through the hollow connecting portion and is sleeved on the free end of the connecting portion, and the other end of the circulating member extends out of the outer side of the main body portion.

Optionally, the free end of the connecting portion is provided with a slip-preventing structure.

Optionally, the flow stopping member is a hollow structure, and is sleeved on the flow passing member and located outside the container main body.

Optionally, one end of the circulation piece, which is far away from the container body, is provided with a limiting part, and the limiting part is used for preventing the flow stopping piece from falling off from the circulation piece.

Optionally, the container further comprises an inner cap connected to the container body, the inner cap being made of a hard material, the inner cap comprising: the container body is provided with an outlet, the container body is provided with a containing cavity for containing the flow stopping switch, and the circulation piece can be straightened or approximately straightened in the containing cavity under the action of the gravity of the flow stopping piece; and the liquid outlet part is connected with the accommodating part, and when the circulating piece is in a straight or approximately straight state, the flow channel of the circulating piece is communicated with the liquid outlet part.

Optionally, the container further comprises an outer cap cooperating with the inner cap, the outer cap being for sealing the container.

Compared with the prior art, this application is through setting up only flow switch on the container, and when the container took place the slope, the circulation piece of only flow switch can take place to buckle under the action of gravity that receives only flow piece to close the runner can prevent liquid in the container main part flows, has solved among the prior art when the container takes place the slope, the easy seepage's of bottleneck problem.

[ description of the drawings ]

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention in an inverted state with an outer cap and an inner cap removed.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention in an inclined state with an outer cap and an inner cap removed.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the area a shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating an installation of the connection portion of the container and the flow stop switch according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is another schematic view of the connection portion of the container and the flow stop switch according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is an assembled sectional view of an inner cap and a container body of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged view of the region B shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of a container body of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

1-a container;

2-a container body;

21-a main body portion; 22-a connecting part;

211-a peripheral wall; 212-bottom wall; 213-connecting wall;

221-a snap ring;

3-an outlet;

4-a flow stop switch;

41-a flow-through;

411-a stationary part; 412-a kink; 413-a limiting part;

42-a flow stop;

5-inner cover;

51-a housing part; 52-a liquid outlet part; 53-a housing chamber;

6-outer cover.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless specified or indicated otherwise; the terms "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, integrally connected, or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper" and "lower" used in the description of the embodiments of the present application are used in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. In addition, in this context, it will also be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be directly on "or" under "the other element or be indirectly on" or "under" the other element via an intermediate element.

The first embodiment is as follows:

referring to fig. 1 to 3, a container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container body 2 having an outlet 3.

The container body 2 includes a body portion 21 and a hollow connecting portion 22. The body 21 includes a peripheral wall 211, a bottom wall 212 connected to both ends of the peripheral wall 211, and a connecting wall 213. In one embodiment, the peripheral wall 211, the bottom wall 212 and the connecting wall 213 are integrally formed.

The container body 2 is for containing a flowable medium such as a liquid, a gel having fluidity, or the like. The peripheral wall 211 has a deformation capability, and a user can press the peripheral wall 211 of the main body portion 21 to adjust the flow rate or the amount of the flowable medium flowing in the container main body 2. The main body 21 may have various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a bag shape.

The connecting wall 213 is opened with a connecting hole.

The connection portion 22 is provided corresponding to the connection hole to communicate with the main body portion 21. The free end of the connecting portion 22 is protrudingly formed at the outer side or the inner side of the main body portion 21. In the present embodiment, the connection portion 22 has an elongated hollow column shape, and in other embodiments, the connection portion 22 may be, for example, a hollow quadrangular prism, a hollow hexagonal prism, or the like, which is not limited herein.

With reference to fig. 3 and 4, the container 1 further includes a flow stop switch 4, and the flow stop switch 4 includes a flow element 41 connected to the container body 2 and a flow stop element 42 disposed on the flow element 41.

The flow member 41 is provided with a flow passage which communicates with the outlet 3 of the container body 2. Specifically, the flow member 41 is connected to the free end of the connecting portion 22 and communicates with the connecting hole. The flow member 41 can be bent by the gravity of the flow stopper 42 to close the flow passage.

When the container 1 is inverted, the flow-stopping member 41 is in an extended or approximately extended state under the gravity of the flow-stopping member 42, and at this time, the flow-stopping switch 4 is in an open state, and the medium in the container 1 can flow out of the container 1 along the flow-stopping member 41. When the container 1 is inclined, the flow element 41 is bent by the gravity of the flow stop element 42, and the flow stop switch 4 is closed, so that the medium in the container 1 is difficult to flow out of the container 1 along the flow path of the flow element 41.

Referring to fig. 5, in one embodiment, the circulating element 41 includes a fixing portion 411 and a bendable portion 412 connected to the fixing portion 411, the fixing portion 411 is connected to a free end of the connecting portion 22, and the bendable portion 412 can be bent under the gravity of the flow stopping element 42. In one embodiment, the fixing portion 411 is made of a hard material, such as phenolic plastic, epoxy plastic, etc.; the bendable portion 412 is made of a soft material, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, etc. The fixing portion 411 and the bendable portion 412 are formed by an integral molding process. The fixing portion 411 and the free end of the connecting portion 22 may be connected and fixed by a threaded connection, and in other embodiments, the fixing portion 411 and the free end of the connecting portion 22 may also be connected and fixed by other manners, which is not limited herein.

In another embodiment, the flow-through member is a flexible hose, and the flexible hose is sleeved on the free end of the connecting portion 22.

Accordingly, the free end of the connecting portion 22 is provided with an anti-slip structure, such as a screw thread, a convex point, an anti-slip line, etc., which can increase the friction force and the connection stability.

The material of the flow stopper 42 is metal, and may be, for example, lead, copper, iron, copper alloy, or the like. The metal material has a high density, and the fitting of the flow stopping member 42 can be performed according to the material and softness of the bendable part 412 of the flow member 41. The flow stopping member 42 may be hung on the flow member 41 by a locking manner, or the flow stopping member 42 may be embedded in the bendable portion 412 of the flow member 41 by an integral injection molding manner, which is not limited herein.

Preferably, the flow stopping member 42 is a hollow structure, and the hollow structure is sleeved on the flow member 41 and located outside the container body 2. For example, the flow stop member 42 is a hollow metal ball, and a hollow portion of the hollow metal ball can pass through the flow member 41, so that the hollow metal ball is sleeved on the flow member 41. In other embodiments, the flow stop member 42 may be a hollow cube, a hollow regular dodecahedron, a hollow regular icosahedron, or a hollow block with any shape, which is not limited herein.

One end of the circulating element 41 far away from the container body 2 is provided with a limiting part 413. Specifically, a limiting portion 413 is disposed at an end of the bendable portion 412 of the flow element 41 away from the fixing portion 411, and the limiting portion 413 is used for preventing the flow stopping element 42 from falling off from the flow element 41. Specifically, the stopper 413 has a ring shape, and the outer diameter of the ring-shaped stopper 413 is at least larger than the maximum diameter of the hollow portion of the fluid stopper 42. The stopper 42 is movable along the flow element 41 by the stopper 413, but is not detached.

As shown in fig. 6, in one embodiment, the free end of the connecting portion 22 is located outside the main body portion 21, and the flow-through member 41 is directly fitted over the free end of the connecting portion. The free end of the connecting portion 22 is provided with anti-slip threads to increase the friction between the flow element 41 and the connecting portion 22, so that the connection is more stable.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, when the free end of the connecting portion 22 is located inside the main body portion 21, one end of the flow-through member 41 passes through the hollow connecting portion 22 and is sleeved on the free end of the connecting portion 22, and the other end of the flow-through member 41 extends to the outside of the main body portion 21. The circulation piece 41 is a hose, and understandably, the elastic pressure of the hose is increased in a reverse sleeving manner, so that the hose is attached to the connecting part 22 more tightly and connected more stably, and the hose sleeved on the connecting part 22 is not easy to fall off due to the wet and slippery medium.

In order to connect more firmly, the free end of the connecting part 22 is provided with the snap ring 221, the snap ring 221 has certain elasticity, and the fixing part 411 of the circulating piece 41 is clamped between the connecting part 22 and the snap ring 221, so that the circulating piece is not easy to fall off, and the stability is improved.

Referring to fig. 8 to 9, the container 1 further includes an inner lid 5 connected to the container body 2, and the inner lid 5 includes an accommodating portion 51 and a liquid outlet portion 52. The inner lid 5 is made of a hard material, and may be a thermosetting resin material, for example.

The accommodating part 51 is connected with one end of the container main body 2 close to the outlet 3, the accommodating part 51 is provided with an accommodating cavity 53 for accommodating the flow stop switch 4, the flow-through member 41 can be straightened or approximately straightened in the accommodating cavity 53 under the action of the gravity of the flow stop member 42, and the length (D1) of the part of the flow-through member 41 positioned outside the main body part 21 in the straightened state is smaller than or equal to or slightly larger than the depth (D2) of the accommodating cavity. Preferably, the receiving cavity 53 is hollow and cylindrical, and the radius D3 of the receiving cavity 53 is greater than the length of the flow-through piece 41 outside the main body 21 in the extended state (D1). It can be understood that the inner lid 5 accommodates the flow stop switch 4 in the containing cavity 53, and when the flowable medium in the container 1 is injected into another container, the bendable part 412 in the flow element 41 does not have enough supporting force to cause shaking, which may result in leakage during the injection process.

The liquid outlet portion 52 is connected to one end of the storage portion 51 away from the container body 2. Specifically, the liquid outlet portion 52 is a liquid outlet nozzle, and may be in the shape of a hollow cylinder, a duckbill, or the like. The inner diameter of the liquid outlet portion 52 is smaller than the inner diameter of the storage portion 51.

It can be understood that when the flow element 41 is in the straight state or the approximately straight state under the action of the flow stopping element 42, the flow channel of the flow element 41 is communicated with the liquid outlet portion 52, and the flowable medium in the container body 2 can flow to the liquid outlet portion 52 through the flow element 41 and then flow out from the liquid outlet portion 52. When the container 1 is tilted, the flow path 41 is bent by the flow stopper 42 and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 51, and at this time, the flowable medium in the container 1 is less likely to flow out. When the container 1 is tilted from the horizontal position, even a small amount of leakage will remain in the housing chamber 53 by the collision force and will not flow out of the liquid outlet 52. When the container 1 is corrected from the tilted state to the horizontal state, in which the outlet end of the container 1 is directed upward, a small amount of the medium leaked out may be contaminated, the flow stop switch 4 continues to be kept in the closed state, and the contaminated flowable medium does not flow back into the container body 2 any more, contaminating the flowable medium in the container body 2.

Moreover, the surface of the container 1 has fine lines, when the flowable medium leaks, the flowable medium is likely to flow into the fine lines to pollute the surface of the container, and the flow passage can be closed in time through the flow stop switch of the container provided by the embodiment, so that the leakage is prevented.

As shown in fig. 4, in one embodiment, the peripheral wall 211 of the container body 2 is provided with an external thread, and the inner lid 5 is provided with an internal thread matching the external thread, so that the inner lid 5 can be tightly sealed with the container body 2 and the flow stop switch 4 can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 51.

Further, the container 1 further comprises an outer cap 6 coupled to the inner cap 5, the outer cap 6 being used to seal the container 1. The outer cover 6 and the inner cover 5 can be fixedly connected through threads. After the flowable medium is injected into the container 1, the outer cap 6 can seal the container 1 to prevent the medium from flowing out or air from entering the interior of the container body 2.

In assembling, the flow stopper 42 is fitted over the flow guide 41, the fixing portion 411 of the flow guide 41 is connected and fixed to the free end of the connecting portion 22 of the container body 2, the inner cap 5 is screwed and fixed to the container body 2, and the outer cap 6 is screwed and fixed to the inner cap 5. When the container 1 is used, the container 1 is rotated to enable the container 1 to be in an inverted state, the medium in the container 1 can flow out, and the container can be turned to be in an inclined state or a horizontal state to prevent the medium in the container 1 from flowing out.

Example two

As shown in fig. 10, the second embodiment provides a container 1, which is different from the first embodiment in that the peripheral wall 211 and the bottom wall 212 of the main body 21 are integrally formed, and the connecting wall 213 is a detachable structure. The connecting wall 213 is provided with a connecting hole, and it is understood that when the diameter of the outlet 3 of the container body 2 is larger, the connecting wall 213 is clamped in the outlet 3 of the container body 2, and the connecting portion 22 is provided corresponding to the connecting hole of the connecting wall 213 to communicate with the body portion 21.

Example three:

the container is an ink supply container for the image forming apparatus, when the ink supply container is turned upside down, the flow direction of the ink in the container main body 2 is downward, the gravity direction of the flow stopping member 42 is also downward, the flow member 41 is straightened from a bent state under the gravity action of the flow stopping member 42, at this time, the flow stopping switch 4 is in an open state, and the ink can flow out through the flow member 41 and flow into the ink cartridge of the image forming apparatus.

When the ink supply container is horizontally placed, the ink in the container main body 2 cannot flow, the flow stop switch 4 is in the closed state, and the flow member 41 is bent by the flow stop member 42, so that the ink does not flow out.

When the ink supply container is inclined, the flow direction of the ink in the container main body 2 is horizontal, the gravity direction of the flow stopping member 42 is vertical, the flow stopping member 41 is bent under the action of the flow stopping member 42, and the flow stopping switch 4 is in a closed state, so that the ink in the ink supply container is stagnant and cannot reach the outside through the flow stopping member 41, and the ink leakage and pollution of the use environment can pollute the printer or the surrounding environment and influence the use of customers.

Moreover, after the ink is filled, the ink supply container is changed from the inverted supply state to the horizontal placement state, and the flow stop member 42 timely changes the flow stop switch to the closed state in the process, so that the ink can not drip out, and the environment can not be polluted.

The embodiment of the invention provides a container, wherein a flow stopping switch is arranged on the container, when the container is inclined, a flow part of the flow stopping switch can be bent under the action of the gravity of the flow stopping part, so that a flow passage is closed, liquid in a container main body can be prevented from flowing out, and the problem that a bottle opening is easy to leak when the container is inclined in the prior art is solved.

The present invention is not limited to the above preferred embodiments, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A container comprising a container body provided with an outlet and an inner lid connected to said container body, said container further comprising a flow stop switch, said flow stop switch comprising:

the circulating piece is connected with the container main body, a flow channel is formed in the circulating piece, the circulating piece is an elastic hose, and the flow channel is communicated with the outlet; and

the flow stopping piece is arranged on the hose, and the hose can be bent under the action of the gravity of the flow stopping piece so as to close the flow passage;

the inner cup includes the portion of acceping, the portion of acceping with the container main part is equipped with the one end of export is connected, the portion of acceping is equipped with and is used for acceping the chamber of acceping of flow stop switch, the radius of acceping the chamber is greater than the circulation piece is located the length of the outer part of container main part under straightening the state.

2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container body includes a main body portion and a hollow connecting portion, the main body portion includes a connecting wall, the connecting wall is opened with a connecting hole, the connecting portion is disposed corresponding to the connecting hole to communicate with the main body portion, and the circulating member is connected to a free end of the connecting portion and communicates with the connecting hole.

3. The container according to claim 2, wherein the flow-through member includes a fixed portion connected to a free end of the connecting portion and a bendable portion connected to the fixed portion, the bendable portion being capable of being bent under the gravity of the flow-stopping member.

4. The container according to claim 2, wherein the connecting wall is a detachable structure.

5. The container according to claim 2, wherein the free end of the connecting portion is protrudingly formed at an outer side or an inner side of the body portion.

6. A container according to claim 5, wherein the free end of the connecting portion is located outside the body portion, and the flow-through member is fitted over the free end of the connecting portion.

7. The container according to claim 5, wherein the free end of the connecting portion is located inside the main body portion, one end of the flow-through member passes through the connecting portion and is sleeved on the free end of the connecting portion, and the other end of the flow-through member extends to the outside of the main body portion.

8. A container according to claim 2, wherein the free end of the connecting portion is provided with a non-slip formation.

9. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the flow stopping member is a hollow structure, and is sleeved on the flow member and located outside the container body.

10. The container according to claim 9, wherein a stopper is provided at an end of the flow-stopping member away from the container body, and the stopper is configured to prevent the flow-stopping member from falling off the flow-stopping member.

11. The container of claim 1, wherein the inner lid includes a liquid outlet portion connected to the receiving portion, and when the flow member is in a straight or nearly straight state in the receiving cavity under the gravity of the flow stopping member, the flow channel of the flow member is in communication with the liquid outlet portion.

12. The container of claim 11, further comprising an outer lid that mates with the inner lid, the outer lid for sealing the container.