JP2004196354A - Container and indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container with which constant medical efficacy of a gelatinous substance can be obtained for a period of use. <P>SOLUTION: The container 1 equipped with a storage chamber 24 for the gelatinous substance 25 inside and an aperture 20 passing through inside and outside the storage chamber 24 on at least one portion of a side face has a protrusion 9 provided on at least the bottom of the storage chamber 24. When the gelatinous substance 25 is filled in the storage chamber 24, the protrusion 9 on the side of the container 1 is buried into the center of the substance 25, and the substance 25 is gradually reduced in volume to be solidified while being supported by the protrusion 9. Therefore, the gelatinous substance 25 is prevented from moving to a corner of the container 1 at the end of its period of use, so that constant medical efficacy of the substance 25 can be obtained over the whole period of use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container and an indicator, and more particularly to a container in which a gel-like substance is filled and an indicator for displaying the state of the gel-like substance with time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a storage room for a gel-like material is provided inside, and an opening penetrating the storage room is provided on the surface side, and air is circulated between the storage room and the outside through this opening, so that a living room, a bedroom is provided. 2. Description of the Related Art Containers configured to perform deodorization, insect control, and the like inside a storage space (hereinafter, referred to as a "space") such as an indoor space such as a toilet, a vehicle interior space, a clothes dance, a closet, a clog box, and a refrigerator are known. ing. In addition, a container has been proposed in which an opening is provided on the side surface, and the container is configured to volatilize through the opening to efficiently impart a medicinal effect to a space (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2-82980
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the container having the above-described configuration, the gel-like material filled in the storage chamber has a property of gradually decreasing its volume and solidifying as deodorization and insect control progress. Therefore, there is no particular problem in the early stage of use, but in the final stage, the gel-like material is shifted to a corner or the like in the storage room. For this reason, there has been a problem that air cannot be sufficiently circulated through the opening through the gel-like material, and the gel-like material cannot be used while its medicinal effect still remains. In addition, it becomes difficult for the user to accurately check the remaining state of the gel-like substance inside through the opening, and even though the medicinal properties of the gel-like substance remain, the user may discard the gel-like substance or remove the gel-like substance. There has also been a problem that the use is continued in a state where the medicinal effect has disappeared.
[0005]
The present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.Even at the end of use, the medicinal properties of the gel can be sufficiently obtained and the residual state of the gel can be accurately determined with time. Provide a container and an indicator that can be grasped at a time and are not discarded even though the medicinal properties of the gel remain, and do not continue to be used with the medicinal properties of the gel disappeared. It is intended for that purpose.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the container according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a gel-like material storage chamber inside, and an opening penetrating through the storage chamber outside at least one location on a side surface. In the container provided with, a means is provided in which at least a protrusion protruding upward is integrally provided at least on the bottom surface side of the storage chamber, and the protrusion is buried in a gel-like substance filled in the storage chamber. .
The container according to a second aspect of the present invention employs the container according to the first aspect, wherein the protrusion is provided also on the upper surface side of the storage chamber.
Further, the container according to claim 3 of the present invention is the container according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion on the lower surface side and the protrusion on the upper surface side are formed at a predetermined interval. Has adopted.
Furthermore, the container according to claim 4 of the present invention is the container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the openings are provided at a plurality of locations at predetermined intervals over the entire length and the entire width of the container. Measures that have been adopted.
Further, the container according to claim 5 of the present invention employs the container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protrusion has a plate or column shape.
Further, the indicator according to claim 6 of the present invention uses the container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and changes the state of the gel-like substance filled in the storage chamber over time through the opening. Is adopted.
[0007]
[Action]
According to the present invention, by employing the above-described means, when the storage chamber is filled with a gel-like substance, the bottom-side projection or the bottom-side projection and the top-side projection of the storage chamber are filled in the gel-like substance. The object will be located in a buried state. Then, in this state, air flowing between the outside and inside of the storage chamber comes into contact with the gel-like material through the opening to perform deodorization and insect control, and the gel-like material gradually decreases in volume and solidifies. . In this case, since the projections are embedded in the gel, the gel is reduced in volume and solidified while being held by the projections.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described.
1 to 8 show an embodiment of a container according to the present invention. The container 1 has a rectangular box-shaped container body 2 having an open front side, and a front side opening of the container body 2. And a rectangular box-shaped lid 14 having an open rear side.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the container body 2 includes an upper plate 3, a lower plate 4, a rear plate 5, and two side plates 6 and 7. An engaging groove 13 having a predetermined depth is provided across the engaging groove 13, and an engaging protrusion 21 of a lid 14 described later is engaged in the engaging groove 13. The boundary between the rear plate 5 and the side plates 6 and 7 of the container body 2 is formed on a curved surface with a predetermined curvature, and the corner of the space 12 in the container body 2 is formed with a curved surface with the predetermined curvature. , And the volume of the gel-like substance filled in the container body 2 is smoothly reduced by the round surface.
[0010]
At the center of the lower plate 4 on the inner surface side of the container body 2, a projection 9 projecting vertically upward is integrally provided. The protrusion 9 has a substantially L-shaped plate shape, and is integrally provided from the lower plate 4 to the lower end of the rear plate 5. A support portion 11 is integrally provided at the base of the projection 9 located at the boundary between the lower plate 4 and the rear plate 5 so as to sandwich the projection 9 from both sides.
[0011]
At the center of the upper plate 3 on the inner surface side of the container body 2, a projection 8 projecting downward in the vertical direction is integrally provided. The protrusion 8 has a substantially L-shaped plate shape like the protrusion 9 on the lower plate 4 side, and is provided integrally from the upper plate 3 to the upper end of the rear plate 5. At the base of the protrusion 8 located at the boundary between the upper plate 3 and the rear plate 5, similarly to the protrusion 9 on the lower plate 4 side, a supporting portion 10 is provided so as to sandwich the protrusion 8 from both sides. It is provided integrally. The upper end of the protrusion 9 on the lower plate 4 side and the lower end of the protrusion 8 on the upper plate 3 are not in contact with each other, and are formed apart from each other at a predetermined interval.
[0012]
The projections 9 of the lower plate 4 and the projections 8 of the upper plate 3 are not limited to L-shaped plates, but may be triangular plates, square plates, columns, prisms, or any other shapes. good. In short, any shape may be used as long as it can be embedded in the center of the gel-like material described later.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the lid 14 has a square box shape with an open rear surface including an upper plate 15, a lower plate 16, a front plate 17, and two side plates 18 and 19. The outer surface side of the opening of the container body 2 is fitted to the inner surface side, so that the container body 2 is attached to the opening of the container body 2.
[0014]
In this case, engaging projections 21 protruding inward are provided integrally at the central portion of the upper plate 15, the central portion of the lower plate 16, and both end portions of the side plates 18 and 19 on the inner surface side of the lid 14. The engagement projections 21 are adapted to be engaged in the engagement grooves 13 at the opening edge of the container body 2.
[0015]
The upper plate 15 of the lid 14 is provided with a plurality of rectangular openings 20 penetrating the inside and outside at predetermined intervals over the entire length and the entire width. The opening 20 is not limited to a square shape, but may be a triangular shape, a hexagonal shape, or the like.
[0016]
Inwardly protruding projections 22 and 23 are integrally provided at a central portion on the inner surface side of the upper plate 15 of the lid 14 and a central portion on the inner surface side of the lower plate 16, respectively. When attached to the opening of the container body 2, it comes into contact with the tips of the projections 8 and 9 on the container body 2 side.
[0017]
Then, the lid 14 is attached to the opening of the container main body 2 configured as described above, and the engaging projection 21 on the lid 14 is engaged with the engaging groove 13 on the container main body 2 side. The container 1 according to the embodiment is configured, and a storage chamber 24 that is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space is formed therein.
[0018]
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a mixture of a liquid insect repellent, a fragrance, a deodorant and a gelling agent is filled into the storage chamber 24 of the container 1 having the above-described configuration, and the mixture is cooled and solidified. When the container 1 is placed in the storage space in this state, the air in the storage space flows between the inside and the outside of the storage chamber 24 through the opening 20 and comes into contact with the gel 25. In addition, the storage space is deodorized and / or the insect repellent or the fragrance is volatilized, so that the storage space is provided with an insect repellent effect or fragrance.
[0019]
Then, as deodorization, insect repellent, aroma and the like progress, the gel-like material 25 gradually decreases in volume and solidifies, but the container 1 is located at the center of the upper surface and the center of the lower surface of the gel-like material 25. Since the protrusions 8 and 9 on the side are respectively buried, the gel 25 is reduced in volume while being held by the protrusions 8 and 9 in the early stage of use, and at the end of use. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding of the projection 8 on the upper plate 3 side is released due to the contraction of the gel and the weight of the gel, and the volume is reduced while being held only by the lower projection 9. Become.
[0020]
Therefore, during the entire use period, the gel-like material 25 is always located at the center of the container 1 while being held by the projection 9, so that at the end of use, the gel-like material 25 is placed at the corner of the container 1. There is no possibility that the medicinal effect of the gel-like material 25 cannot be obtained due to the deviation, and a certain medicinal effect of the gel-like material 25 can be obtained during the entire use period.
[0021]
In the container 1, the state of the gel 25 can be grasped over time by visually observing the change in volume of the gel 25 filled in the storage chamber 24 through the opening 20 over time. Since it will also function as an indicator, it will not be discarded despite the medicinal properties of the gel 25 remaining, or will not continue to be used in a state where no medicinal properties are obtained. is there.
[0022]
In the above description, the projections 8 and 9 are provided on both the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 4 of the container 1. However, depending on the type of the gel 25, the projections 8 of the upper plate 3 are omitted. The protrusion 9 may be provided only on the lower plate 4. Further, in the above description, the container 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may have another known shape.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention configured as described above, the volume of the gel-like material filled in the storage chamber is gradually reduced in a state in which the protrusions are embedded. Therefore, for example, by providing the protrusion at the center of the bottom surface of the container or at the center of the bottom surface and the upper surface, the gel-like material can be located at the center of the container even at the end of use. In the cycle, the same drug effect as in the initial stage can be obtained, and a certain drug effect can be obtained through the entire use period.
Further, the container can also function as an indicator that can grasp the state of the gel-like substance over time by visually observing the state of the gel-like substance in the storage chamber through the opening, so that the gel-like state can be obtained. It is no longer possible to discard a product despite its remaining medicinal properties or to continue using it without obtaining any medicinal properties.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a container according to the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing an initial state of use.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state at the end of use of the container shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of a container main body of the container shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the lid of the container shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a rear view of FIG. 6;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container 2 ... Container main body 3 ... Upper plate 4 ... Lower plate 5 ... Rear plate 6 ... Side plate 7 ... Side plate 8 ... Projection 9 ... Projection 10 ... Supporting part 11 ... Supporting portion 12 Space 13 Engaging groove 14 Cover 15 Upper plate 16 Lower plate 17 Front plate 18 Side plate 19 Side plate 20 Opening 21 22 Projection 23 Projection 24 Storage chamber 25 Gel-like material

Claims (6)

In a container having a gel-like storage chamber provided therein and having an opening penetrating the storage chamber at least in one side surface, a projection protruding upward from at least the bottom side of the storage chamber is integrally formed. Wherein the projection is buried in a gel-like substance filled in the storage chamber. The container according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is provided also on an upper surface side of the storage chamber. The container according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion on the lower surface and the protrusion on the upper surface are formed at a predetermined interval. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the openings are provided at a plurality of locations at predetermined intervals over the entire length and width of the container. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protrusion has a plate shape or a column shape. An indicator using the container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the state of the gel-like substance filled in the storage chamber is displayed over time through the opening. .

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