JP2001122363A - Aerosol container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent stored content injected out of an injection port from splashing on a hand during use of a so-called trigger type aerosol container and improve its operability by causing a load applied to a finger to be felt light. SOLUTION: A trigger main body 14 is fixed on a container main body 10 and then both a trigger button 20 and a trigger stopper 30 are fixed to it. The trigger button has both an injection port 21a and a resilient engagement piece 22 at its front side and a finger hook segment 23 at its rear side. Then, an enlarged segment 22a at the extremity end of the resilient engagement piece 22 is put into an engagement hole 15b of the trigger main body 14, it is prevented from being pulled out by a resilient piece 15c and then a stem 12 is fitted to a cylindrical segment 24. With such an arrangement as above, when a finger is engaged with the finger hook segment 23 to push down the trigger button 20, it is turned while its engagement position with the trigger main body 14 is applied as a fulcrum point and the stored content discharged out of a stem is guided to the injection port 21a through a discharging passage 24a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of spraying a container, which is ejected from a stem when a button attached to the stem of the container body is pushed down and held in a state where the stem is pushed in use. The present invention relates to an aerosol container ejected from an outlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of aerosol container, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-208749, for example, a button is turned by putting a finger on the button lever and pulling the lever. In some cases, the stem of the container body is pushed in, and the contents in the container body discharged from the stem are ejected from the ejection opening of the button.

[0003]

However, in such an aerosol container, since the lever and the spout are both provided on the front side of the button, there is a problem that the contents spouted from the spout may catch on the hand during use. In addition, since the method is such that a finger is hung and the lever is pulled, there is a problem that a load applied to the finger during use is greatly felt.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems in this type of so-called trigger type aerosol container, and to prevent contents ejected from the ejection port from being caught on the hand during use. It is another object of the present invention to improve the operability by feeling a small load applied to the finger.

[0005]

Accordingly, the present invention provides
A trigger body attached to the container body, a spout and an elastic engagement piece on the front side, and a finger hook on the rear side. Attached to the stem of the container body so that it can be pushed in by pushing down on the stem of the container body, and the contents in the container body discharged from the stem are discharged through the discharge path to the spout. And a trigger button for guiding.

At the time of ejection, the trigger button is depressed to rotate about the engagement position of the elastic engagement piece, thereby pushing the stem of the container main body, and discharging the contents in the container main body discharged from the stem through the discharge passage. Spouts from the spout. After the ejection, when the hand is released from the trigger button, the stem returns, pushes up the trigger button, and rotates around the engagement position to return to the original position.

An engaging hole having an elastic piece is provided in the trigger body, while an enlarged portion is provided at the tip of the elastic engaging piece, and the enlarged portion is inserted into the engaging hole by deforming the elastic piece. It is good to hold down with and to engage with an elastic engagement piece with the trigger main body.

The trigger body may be provided with a trigger stopper movably attached to a stopper position and a release position, and when the trigger body is in the stopper position, it may be engaged with a trigger button to prevent its depression.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section of a main part of an aerosol container according to the present invention. 2 shows the front, FIG. 3 shows the rear, and FIG. 4 shows the plane.

Reference numeral 10 in the figure denotes a container body. The container body 10 in the illustrated example is provided with a winding portion 11 on the outer periphery of the upper edge and a stem 12 protruding upward from the center of the upper surface in the same manner as a normal one (see FIG. 1). And, the contents such as makeup, face washing, hair washing, medicinal, and other liquids and emulsions are stored inside.

A trigger main body 14 is mounted on such a container main body 10 so as to be hooked on the winding portion 11. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the trigger main body 14 is roughly composed of an inner cylinder 15, an outer cylinder 16, a top wall 17, and a bridge 18.

The inner cylinder 15 is provided with a locking ridge 15a on the inner periphery of the lower edge, and has an engaging hole 15b on the front side (front side) near the upper part. The elastic holes 15 are provided in the engagement holes 15b so as to face downward from the upper edge.
c is projected (see FIG. 5B).

The outer cylinder 16 is provided so as to have the same center line as the inner cylinder 15, and an arc window 16a is formed in the back side (rear side) in the circumferential direction. In the arc window 16a, two positioning projections 16b and 16c are provided at an interval downward from the upper edge (FIG. 5).
(B)).

A large band-like window 17a is formed in the top wall 17 from the center to the rear side (rear side). The bridge 18 is provided so as to project upward from the center in a chevron shape so as to cover the central portion of the window 17a (see FIG. 5B).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a trigger button 20 is provided in the trigger main body 14. As shown in FIG.
Insert As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the trigger button 20 is roughly divided into a mouth portion 21, an elastic engagement piece 22, a finger hook portion 23, and a cylindrical portion 24.

The mouth portion 21 is provided on the front side (front side), and has a cylindrical ejection port 21a facing forward. The spout 2
1a, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
5 is attached. The elastic engagement piece 22 is once extended downward from the outer periphery of the distal end of the mouth portion 21, then bent and extended forward, and an enlarged portion 22 a is provided at the distal end.

The finger hook 23 is provided on the rear side (rear side), the outer surface is formed in an arc shape, and the abutting portion 23a is extended downward from the rear lower edge. The cylindrical portion 24 extends downward from the rear end of the mouth portion 21 and, at the center, has a discharge passage 24 communicating with the ejection port 21a.
a, and the stem fitting portion 2 is provided in the downward opening of the discharge path 24a.
4b.

Then, such a trigger button 20 is inserted into the trigger main body 14 through the window 17a, and the elastic piece 15c
Is inserted into the engagement hole 15b while deforming the elastic piece 22. After the insertion, the elastic piece 15c is returned, and the elastic piece 15c is stopped by the elastic piece 15c as shown in FIG. .

By the way, in the illustrated aerosol container,
Further, the trigger stopper 30 is attached to the arc window 16a of the container body 14. As shown in FIG. 7, the trigger stopper 30 roughly includes a main body 31, a receiving part 32, and two pairs of claws 33.

The main body 31 is provided with the outer cylinder 1 of the trigger main body 14.
Create an arc with the same curvature as 6. The receiving portion 32 is provided so as to protrude inward from the center of the inner surface of the main body portion 31, and has a linear positioning convex portion 32 a on the upper surface facing the center of curvature of the main body portion 31.
To form The two pairs of claws 33 each include a pair of upper and lower claws,
The main body 31 is provided to protrude inward from both ends of the inner surface.

The receiving portion 32 and two pairs of claw portions 33
Through the arc window 16a and the two pairs of claw portions 33 respectively into the arc window 1
A trigger stopper 30 is attached to the trigger main body 14 so as to hang over the window edge of the window 6a, and is slidably provided along the arc window 16a.

When the trigger stopper 30 is moved to one side and the positioning projection 32a is engaged with one of the positioning projections 16b to be in the stopper position, when the trigger button 20 is pressed down, the abutting portion 23a is received. It is received by the section 32 and prevents the trigger button 20 from being pressed down.

Conversely, the trigger stopper 30 is moved to the other side, and the positioning projection 32a is moved to the other positioning projection 16c.
When the release position is established by engaging with, the position of the abutting portion 23a and the receiving portion 32 is shifted to release the pressing down of the trigger button 20.

When the trigger stopper 30 is slid, the positioning projection 32a moves while climbing over the positioning projections 16b and 16c of the trigger body 14, so that the operation can be performed with a click feeling.

After the trigger button 20 and the trigger stopper 30 are attached to the trigger body 14 as described above, the tip of the stem 12 is pressed into the stem fitting portion 24b, and the trigger button 20 is attached to the stem 12 of the container body 10.
And the trigger main body 14 is attached to the container body 10 by hooking the hooking ridges 15 a on the fastening portion 11 of the container body 10.

Then, when the trigger button 20 is depressed, the stem 12 can be pushed in by rotating about the engagement position of the elastic engagement piece 22.

Now, when using this aerosol container, hold the container body 10 by hand and
Slide 0 to the release position. Next, the finger hook 23
The user pushes the trigger button 20 down, pivots about the engagement position of the elastic engagement piece 22, and pushes the stem 12 of the container body 10.

As a result, the contents in the container body 10 discharged from the stem 12 are put into the discharge path 24a,
The liquid is guided to the ejection port 21a through a, and is ejected linearly from the nozzle hole 25a of the nozzle member 25.

After the ejection, when the hand is released from the trigger button 20, the stem 12 returns, pushes up the trigger button 20, rotates around the engagement position, and returns to the original position. After use, the trigger stopper 30 is slid to the stopper position, and the careless trigger button 20
Prevents pushing down.

By the way, in the above-described example, the ejection port 21a
The case where the nozzle member 25 is attached to the nozzle hole and the contents are ejected linearly from the nozzle hole 25a has been described. But,
An ejection member having a plurality of spiral grooves may be attached to the ejection port 21a so that the contents are ejected from the ejection hole in the form of a mist. Also, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the ejection port 21a may be made relatively long, and the contents may be ejected in the form of a foam.

[0031]

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the so-called trigger type aerosol container has a spout and an elastic engagement piece on the front side and a finger hook on the rear side, it spouts from the spout during use. It is possible to prevent the content that has been put on the hand hooked on the rear finger hook.

In use, the operation is performed so that the trigger button is depressed by putting a finger on the finger hook, so that the load applied to the finger can be felt smaller than in the conventional case of pulling and operating. Can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition, an engaging hole having an elastic piece is provided in the trigger main body, while an enlarged portion is provided at the tip of the elastic engaging piece to deform the elastic piece. Since the elastic piece is inserted into the mating hole and pressed by the elastic piece, the elastic engaging piece of the trigger button is easily engaged with the trigger body to prevent the trigger button from coming off, thereby improving the assembling property.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition, when the trigger stopper is attached to the trigger main body and the trigger body is moved to the stopper position, the trigger body engages with the trigger button to prevent the trigger button from being pushed down. The trigger stopper can be set at the stopper position to prevent inadvertent depression of the trigger button.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of an aerosol container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional view of a trigger body used in the aerosol container, and FIG. 5B is a right side view thereof.

6A is a vertical sectional view of a trigger button used in the aerosol container, FIG. 6B is a left side view thereof, and FIG. 6C is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a trigger stopper used in the aerosol container.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the aerosol container according to the present invention when different trigger buttons are attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container main body 12 Stem 14 Trigger main body 15 Inner cylinder of trigger main body 15b Engagement hole 15c Elastic piece 16 Outer cylinder of trigger main body 16a Arc window 20 Trigger button 21 Mouth 21a Spout port 22 Elastic engaging piece 22a Enlarged part 23 Finger hook Part 24 Cylindrical part 24a Discharge path 30 Trigger stopper

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masaaki Seki 2-7-7 Kanda Sakuma-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Mitani Valve Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Osamu Takizawa 2-7-7 Kanda Sakuma-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Co., Ltd. F term in Mitani valve (reference) 3E014 PA01 PB01 PC02 PD01 PE14 PE18 PF09 4F033 RA02 RA20 RC16

Claims (3)

[Claims] A trigger body attached to the container body;
A spout and an elastic engagement piece on the front side, and a finger hook on the rear side,
The elastic engagement piece is engaged with the trigger main body, and is pivotally mounted about the engagement position of the elastic engagement piece by pushing down, and the stem is pushed down by pushing down on the stem of the container body. An aerosol container, comprising: a trigger button, which is mounted as possible, and guides the content in the container body discharged from the stem through a discharge path to the jet port. 2. An engaging hole having an elastic piece is provided in the trigger body, and the elastic piece is deformed and inserted into the engaging hole at a tip of the elastic engaging piece. 2. An enlarged portion for holding down to prevent falling off.
3. The aerosol container according to claim 1. 3. The trigger body is provided with a trigger stopper movably attached to a stopper position and a release position, wherein the trigger stopper engages with the trigger button when the stopper body is set to the stopper position to prevent the trigger button from being pressed down. 3. The aerosol container according to 1 or 2.