JP2002337958A - Article dispensing container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article dispensing container wherein contents housed in a stacked state can be sequentially and completely discharged by a rotary member, and a part of the rotary member serves as a lid to close a discharging port to prevent dust and dirt from entering the container. SOLUTION: The article dispensing container 1 has an article housing 7 and an article dispenser 5. The article housing 7 allows a plurality of articles to be stacked and received and has a force applying means for pressurizing and applying force to an end of the stacked articles 3 toward the other end. The article dispenser 5 has the rotary member 11 for pushing out the article 3 and the discharging port 13 for discharging the pushed-out article. A push-out member to come into contact with a back of the stacked article for pushing it forward is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary member 11. The push-out member is designed such that a pressurizing surface 25 closes the discharging port 13 from the inside as the article is pushed out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article take-out container capable of sequentially taking out articles such as solid confectionery stored in a container from one end thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, children's favorite confections include granular gums and tablet-like solid confections, and containers for containing these confections are known. As such a container, a tablet dispenser (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-114793), which can take out a piece of solid confectionery such as a granular gum, a tablet or the like stored in the container (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-114793), and a crushing gum dispenser (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-25854). It has been known.

[0003] Such a dispenser for confectionery has a housing portion formed in a vertically long box-shaped cylindrical body, and has a movable bottom plate on which articles such as gum and tablets are stacked and placed inside the housing portion. And a mechanism for pushing up the movable bottom plate with a spring body. Then, by a hook mechanism that operates in conjunction with a decorative body that imitates the head of the doll, the uppermost stacked article is pushed out from the opening provided in the head and a part of the article is pushed out. is there.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional tablet dispenser (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-114793).
No.) and a crushing gum dispenser (JP-A-2000-
25854) does not completely eject articles,
It was necessary to expose a portion of the article from the dispenser and pull it out by hand. In addition, the conventional dispenser has a complicated structure in which a take-out port communicating with the inside of the storage unit is covered with a separately provided long plate.
Work such as closing the lid separately was required. Further, in the conventional dispenser, the accommodating portion and the extracting portion are individually formed, and the extracting portion is attached to the accommodating portion.
There is a gap between the accommodating part and the take-out part, and there is a drawback that dust and dirt enter from this part and get stuck on articles.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and sequentially and completely discharges articles stored in a stack by a rotating member and pushes out an article which is a part of the rotating member. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article take-out container in which a member for closing the outlet as a lid and preventing entry of dust and dirt into the container.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an article take-out container according to claim 1 is characterized by having the following requirements. That is, (a) it has an article storage section and an article take-out section. (B) The article storage section is capable of stacking and storing a plurality of articles, and includes an urging unit that abuts one end of the stacked and stored articles and presses and urges the other end. Have. (C) The article take-out section has a rotating member for pushing out the articles located at the other end of the stacked articles, and a discharge port for ejecting the pushed-out articles. (D) On the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member, an extruding member is provided for abutting against the back of the stacked articles and extruding forward, and the extruding member extrudes the article and sets the discharge port inside. Having a pressing surface that can be closed from

[0007] An article take-out container according to a second aspect is characterized by having the following requirements. That is, (a) the rotating member is provided with an operating member for rotating the rotating member. (B) The operating member is a decorative body such as a doll body.

[0008] The article take-out container according to claim 3 is characterized by satisfying the following requirements. That is, (a) the urging means has an inclined surface whose contact surface to the article is inclined downward from the discharge port side toward the back side.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the article take-out container 1 according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the article take-out container 1 according to the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing of a mode that the solid confectionery as an article is taken out from the article take-out container 1 which concerns on this invention. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 3 denotes an article made of a disk-shaped solid confectionery or the like having a diameter of 1.5 cm and a thickness of about 0.4 cm in the present embodiment; It is an article storage unit that stores articles 3 stacked vertically.

The article take-out section 5 is a hollow member provided at the upper part of the accommodating section 7, in which a rotatable rotatable member 11 is provided. 13 are provided. Further, a lever hole 15 which is a vertically long hole is provided at a position above the discharge port 13. The article take-out part 5 is formed of a synthetic resin harmless to the human body, such as polypropylene or polyethylene. In the present embodiment, the left and right containers 9a and 9b which are divided into right and left are individually formed. 9a and 9b are formed by bonding. The article take-out section 5 has the rotating member 11 that rotates inside as described above, and the left container 9a and the right container 9b that constitute the article take-out section 5 support the rotating member 11 respectively. Shaft member is provided.

That is, the rotating member 11 is attached to the left container 9a.
Is provided with a cylindrical outer shaft 17 having a coupling hole 19. A locking hole 21 is provided in a part of the outer shaft 17 on the peripheral side. The right container 9b has an inner shaft 23 for insertion into the coupling hole 19 of the outer shaft 17 for coupling.
Is provided. The inner shaft 23 is provided with a notch in the center lateral direction so that a split upper part 23a and
3b are formed, and the locking holes 21 of the outer shaft 17 are formed respectively.
Is provided with a locking claw 24 which is locked to the lock. The inner shaft 23 is inserted into the coupling hole 19 of the outer shaft 17 by joining the left container 9a and the right container 9b. Inner shaft 23
Is divided into an upper portion 23a and a lower portion 23b as described above, so that the locking claws 24 are bent inward so as not to interfere with the locking claws 24, and the locking claws 24 are inserted into the locking holes 21 of the outer shaft 17. The inner shaft 23 is fixed to the outer shaft 17 by engaging from the inside. As described above, when the left container 9a and the right container 9b are joined, the outlet 13 having an opening area enough to allow one article 3 to pass therethrough and the rotating member 1 described later in detail.
A lever hole 15 is formed as an elongated hole for rotating the lever 1 and projecting a lever projection 29 for regulating the range of movement.

The rotating member 11 is a cylindrical member in the present embodiment, and has a structure in which a part of the outer peripheral surface is protruded as an extruding member, and a horizontally long pressing surface 25 for extruding the article 3 is provided. ing. This pressing surface 25 is
And, after being pushed out, also acts as a lid for closing the outlet 13 from inside. The rotating member 11 is provided with an insertion hole 27 having an opening on both sides, and is rotatably fitted to an outer shaft 17 provided in the take-out part container 9.

A lever projection 29, which is a substantially cylindrical projection, is provided on the peripheral side surface of the rotating member 11. As described above, the lever projection 29 is for rotating the rotating member 11. That is, the lever projection 29
However, when it is located at the upper end of the lever hole 15, the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 is located at a position covering the outlet 13. When the lever projection 29 is turned from the upper portion toward the lower end of the lever hole 15, the rotating member 11 is also turned in the same direction. In this manner, by rotating the lever projection 29 approximately 90 degrees from the top to the front, the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 is moved backward by about 9 degrees from the position of the discharge port 13.
It can be rotated 0 degrees. Also,
Conversely, when the lever projection 29 is rotated to return, the rotating member 11 is rotated, and the pressing surface 25 located at the rear is moved forward again to push out the article as described later. The operation is performed and the outlet 13 is closed.

The operating member 31 is attached to the lever projection 29, has an action as an operating rod for moving the lever projection 29, and has a character whose shape is a motif of an animal or a hero of animation. By using a model body such as this, it also functions as a decorative body. The operating member 31 is connected to the lever projection 2.
By detachably attaching to 9, it is also possible to replace it with a preferred model body.

Next, the article storage section 7 will be described.
The article storage section 7 is provided integrally with a lower portion of the article take-out section 5 and includes a storage frame 33 that stores the articles 3 stacked vertically and a cover body 35 that stores the storage frame 33. It is a member. In the present embodiment, the housing frame 33 is a member having a U-shaped cross section with a front surface opened. The housing frame 33 is formed by joining a right frame 33a and a left frame 33b, and has a locking hole 37a provided at the bottom of the right frame 33a and a locking claw 37b provided at the bottom of the left frame 33b. Are connected by

A push-up member 39 is slidably provided in the housing frame 33 as urging means for urging the article 3 in a direction in which the article take-out section 5 is provided. The push-up member 39 is a box-shaped member having an open bottom, and an upper surface 41 of the push-up member 39 has a slope slightly lowered from the front side (the discharge port 13 side) toward the rear side. This is to prevent the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 from being caught on the push-up member 39 with respect to the push-up member 39, and to reliably push out the last stored article. The push-up member 31 is pushed up from below by a spring member 47 described later. In this state, when supplying articles, the cover body 35 is pulled down, and the push-up member 31 is pulled downward so that the guide projection 43 is hooked by the end of the cover pair 35 in the guide groove 49. ing. At this time, the push-up member 31 tries to rotate by the urging of the spring member 47 with the guide protrusion 43 as a fulcrum,
The rear side is lifted in 3. Therefore, in the present embodiment, even if the rear side is lifted as described above, the upper surface of the pressing member 33 is formed to have a shape which is inclined downward toward the rear side in advance, so that the pressing member 33 is inclined downward toward the opening. Has been prevented.

At the approximate center of the front surface of the push-up member 39, the above-mentioned locking projection 43 for locking the cover body 35 is provided. Slits 45 are provided on both sides of the guide projections 43 and cut upward from below. The slits 45 make the guide projections 43 elastic. This is to prevent the guide projection 43 from becoming an obstacle when the cover body 35 is mounted so as to cover the housing frame 33.

A spring member 47 is provided in the housing frame 33 for urging the housed push-up member 39 upward from below. In the present embodiment, the spring member 47 is a coil spring formed in a spiral shape. One end of the spring member 47 contacts the bottom of the housing frame 33, and the other end contacts the bottom of the push-up member 39. By pressing and pushing the push-up member 39, the article 3 acts to be pushed upward by pushing the article 3 upward from below.

The housing frame 33 is housed in a cover 35 which covers the entire housing frame 33 and is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the housing frame 33. In the present embodiment, the cover body 35 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like into a tubular shape with upper and lower openings. The cover body 35 has a substantially central portion outside the front surface projecting in a convex shape in the longitudinal direction, and a guide groove 49 having a closed upper end is provided inside the convex portion. The guide groove 49 locks the guide projection 43 so that when the push-up member 39 rises to a predetermined position above the cover body 35, it does not slide upward any further. In addition, when the article 3 is stored in the storage frame 33, when the cover body 35 is pulled downward,
Nine guide projections 43 are hooked on the upper ends of the guide grooves 49, and the push-up member 39 is also configured to move downward following the movement of the cover body 35. When the cover body 35 is pulled downward, the opening of the storage frame 33 is exposed, and the article 3 can be stored by pulling down the push-up member 39. Thus, the cover body 35
, Which accommodates the accommodating frame 33 and also functions as a lid for closing the opening of the accommodating frame 33 accommodating the article 3.

Next, the manner in which the articles (solid confectionery) 3 housed in the article take-out container 1 having the above structure are taken out one by one will be described with reference to FIGS. Article removal container 1
Meanwhile, the normal state in which articles are stored is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the lever projection 29 and the operation member 31 provided on the rotating member 11 are attached to the article take-out container 1.
Located at the top of. At this time, the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 is connected to the outlet 1 provided in the article take-out container 1.
3 covers the inside from the inside, and plays a role of a lid for preventing dust and dirt from entering the article take-out container 1.

In order to take out the article 3 from the article take-out container 1, the operation member 31 is once turned forward from above. Then, with the movement of the operation member 31, the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 simultaneously moves rearward while contacting the upper surface of the article 3, and the discharge port 13 is opened (FIG. 2B). reference). When the pressing surface 25 moves rearward, the pressing surface 25 can be brought into contact with the back surface of the article 3, and the article 3 is urged from below by the push-up member 39 and is turned on the peripheral side surface of the rotating member 11. And is arranged at a position facing the discharge port 13.

Next, the operation member 31 is rotated upward from the front. Then, with the movement of the operation member 31, the pressing surface 25 of the rotating member 11 moves toward the discharge port 13 while pushing the rear side (back surface) of the article 3 forward. The article 3 is gradually discharged from the discharge port 13 as the pressing surface 25 moves. When the article 3 is completely discharged, the pressing surface 25 covers the discharge port 13 provided in the article take-out container 1 as a lid from the inside. The article 3 to be discharged next in this state is urged upward together with the push-up member 39 by the spring member 47 and pressed against the rotating member 11. Thus, the article take-out container 1 of the present invention can sequentially take out the articles 3 stacked and housed in the article housing section 7 one by one.

In the above embodiment, the article storage section 7
In the case where the article 3 is accommodated in the case, it has been described that the cover body 35 is pulled down and accommodated from the front side, but may be accommodated from the rear side. The configuration of the article storage section is not particularly limited as long as the articles 3 can be stacked and stored in the article storage section 7 in order and urged from below.

[0024]

As described above, the article take-out container according to the present invention has the following effects. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotating member that completely discharges the article and pushes out the article closes the discharge port and performs the function of the lid, thereby blocking the discharge port, preventing intrusion of dust and dirt, and improving sanitation. There is an effect that there is. In addition, there is no need to provide a separate lid for closing the discharge port and provide a mechanism for operating the lid, and there is an advantage that the structure is simplified, the structure is hardly broken, and the number of manufacturing steps is not involved.

In the invention according to the second aspect, since the operation member also serving as a decoration is attached to the protruding lever projection, the operation member can be easily attached. In addition, it is easy to form an operating member in the shape of another character unless the operating member itself is provided with a mechanism for taking out an article, and the operating member can be easily changed according to the application. Such an effect can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the upper surface of the push-up member of the article is an inclined surface which is inclined downward as it goes rearward, the pressing surface of the rotating member is prevented from being caught by the push-up member. It has the effect of preventing.
In addition, there is an effect that the push-up member can be prevented from lowering and inclining toward the opening side so as to rotate by the urging of the spring member with the protrusion serving as a fulcrum.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an article take-out container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an article take-out container according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which an article is taken out of an article take-out container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article removal container 3 Article 5 Article removal part 7 Article storage part 9 Extraction part container 9a Right container 9b Left container 11 Rotating member 13 Discharge port 15 Lever hole 17 Outer shaft 19 Coupling hole 21 Locking hole 23 Inner shaft 23a Upper part 23b Lower part 24 locking claw 25 pressing surface 27 insertion hole 29 lever projection 31 operating member 33 housing frame 33a right frame 33b left frame 35 cover body 37a locking hole 37b locking projection 39 push-up member 41 upper surface 43 guide projection 45 slit 47 spring Member 49 Guide groove

Claims (3)

[Claims] An article take-out container having the following requirements: (B) It has an article storage section and an article take-out section. (B) The article storage section is capable of stacking and storing a plurality of articles, and includes an urging unit that abuts one end of the stacked and stored articles and presses and urges the other end. Have. (C) The article take-out section has a rotating member for pushing out the articles located at the other end of the stacked articles, and a discharge port for ejecting the pushed-out articles. (D) On the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member, an extruding member is provided for abutting against the back of the stacked articles and extruding forward, and the extruding member extrudes the article and sets the discharge port inside. Having a pressing surface that can be closed from 2. The article take-out container according to claim 1, wherein the container has the following requirements. (B) The rotating member is provided with an operating member for rotating the rotating member. (B) The operating member is a decorative body such as a doll body. 3. The article take-out container according to claim 1, wherein the container has the following requirements. (A) The urging means has an inclined surface whose contact surface with the article is inclined downward from the discharge port side toward the back side.