JP2005313990A - Liquid supply container with pump, and liquid refill container catered to it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid supply container with a pump and a liquid refill container catered to it, which enable the easy performance of refilling work, and the flexible change of design of the liquid refill container, and which allow the design of the liquid refill container to be used as the design of the liquid supply container with a pump. <P>SOLUTION: The liquid supply container with a pump comprises: a liquid refill container portion having a form of a box with a disc-like flange on its top portion, with a laminated film bonded to the top surface of the disc-like flange, thus encasing liquid inside the box; a lid portion made of flexible resin, having a channel portion installed in recession along its inner circumferential lateral surface, the channel allowing the disc-like flange of the liquid refill container portion to be fitted into it for close engagement, while having a pump mounted on its top portion to discharge the liquid, with a liquid suction pipe being extended downward from the pump. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid supply container with a pump for supplying liquids such as cosmetics and perfumes with a pump mounted on the upper part, and a liquid refill container to be used therefor, in particular, a liquid refill container capable of flexible design is directly attached to a pump. It is related with the liquid supply container with a pump which is easy to refill and is excellent in design nature by attaching to a liquid supply container, and the container for liquid refilling provided to it.

For products such as shampoos and liquid detergents in which liquid is stored in a plastic container with a manual pump, refill liquid is supplied in a resin bag to improve recycling awareness and environmental considerations. The system is widespread. Since the liquid supplied in the bag body is complicated to refill the resin container, various proposals have been made to facilitate this. For example, by placing the resin bag body containing the refill liquid in the lower container of the resin container with a pump that can be divided into upper and lower sides, and mounting the upper part of the resin container with a pump on it, There has been proposed a container or the like in which a liquid suction pipe extending downward from a pump is inserted into a bag body so that liquid can be sucked (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). In addition, as a resin bag for storing a refill liquid, a bag made of a material that easily penetrates a liquid suction pipe has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 and 5).
JP-A-6-171698 (page 2-3, FIG. 2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-048466 (page 2-3, FIG. 1) JP 2002-68345 A (page 4-5, FIG. 1) JP-A-6-255684 (page 2-3, FIG. 1) JP-A-7-172466 (page 2-3, FIG. 1)

  However, most of the conventional liquid supply containers with a pump have the same appearance and have a problem that there are few options for designing the container. In addition, the bag and box for refilling liquid have a problem that only their practicality is important and the design is inferior. Furthermore, for example, in the same brand of shampoo and rinse, the pumped liquid supply container often has the same external shape, and it is difficult to judge which liquid is contained from the external appearance of the container, so it is wrong when refilling the liquid. There was also a problem like that.

  By the way, in the case of products such as cosmetics and perfumes, the design of the container is also an important factor in appealing the luxury and brand image of the product. For example, a novelly designed container alone has the effect of allowing consumers to specify perfume and cosmetics. Therefore, even if it is a liquid refill container, it is required to be excellent in design as long as it is sold alone. Also, even if the same perfume or cosmetic is used, if the consumer chooses the design of the liquid refill container according to the taste and can use it as the main appearance of the liquid supply container with a pump, Promotes motivation and is a great advantage in product sales.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and can be easily refilled, and the design of the liquid refill container can be flexibly changed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid supply container with a pump that can use the design of the container as a design of a liquid supply container with a pump, and a liquid refill container to be used therefor.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 1 of the present invention is formed in a box shape having a disk-like flange on the top, and a laminate film is bonded to the upper surface of the disk-like flange. A liquid refill container for storing the liquid inside the body, and a groove that allows the disk-like flange of the liquid refill container to be fitted into the inner peripheral side surface so that the liquid can be brought into close contact, and the liquid is discharged to the top. Equipped with a pump, and a lid made of a soft resin with a liquid suction pipe extending below the pump, and when the disk-like flange of the liquid refill container is fitted into the lid, The liquid suction pipe is configured to penetrate the laminate film and reach the vicinity of the bottom surface of the liquid refill container.
According to the above configuration, if the shape of the disk-shaped flange is the same, the same lid portion with a pump can be mounted even if the shape of the container of the liquid refill container portion is different. The design can be changed flexibly.

The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 2 of the present invention is the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 1, wherein the laminate film has a diameter slightly smaller than an outer diameter of the liquid suction pipe. The through-hole which has is previously formed.
According to the said structure, the pipe for liquid suction can penetrate the laminate film easily.

Moreover, the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 3 of the present invention is the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 2, wherein an air hole having a very small diameter is further formed in the vicinity of the through hole. It is characterized by being.
According to the above configuration, since the air in the container is replaced when the liquid is discharged to the outside through the liquid suction pipe, the liquid can be smoothly supplied to the outside.

The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 4 of the present invention is the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 3, wherein the through hole and the air hole are covered with a peelable sheet-shaped seal in advance. It is characterized by that.
According to the above configuration, since liquid leakage from the through hole and the air hole is prevented, the liquid refill container can be transported, carried or the like alone.

A pumped liquid supply container according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the liquid supply container with a pump according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the liquid suction pipe penetrates the laminate film. The end portion on the side to be made is formed to be sharp.
According to the said structure, the pipe for liquid suction can penetrate the laminate film easily.

Further, the liquid refilling container provided for the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 6 of the present invention can be fitted into a groove portion recessed in the inner peripheral side surface of the lid portion with a pump made of soft resin so that the liquid refilling container can be in close contact. A disc-shaped flange formed on the disc-shaped flange and a box for holding liquid, and a laminate film is bonded to the upper surface of the disc-shaped flange to store the liquid inside the box. To do.
According to the above configuration, if the shape of the disk-shaped flange is the same, the same lid portion with a pump can be mounted even if the shape of the box of the liquid refill container is different. It can be changed flexibly.
it can.

Further, the liquid refilling container provided for the pumped liquid supply container according to claim 7 of the present invention is the liquid refilling container provided for the pumped liquid supply container according to claim 6, wherein the laminate film includes: A through hole having a diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the liquid suction pipe extending below the pump is formed in advance.
According to the said structure, the pipe for liquid suction can penetrate the laminate film easily.

Moreover, the liquid refilling container provided for the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 8 of the present invention is a container for liquid refilling provided for the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 7, and is in the vicinity of the through hole. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a very small diameter air hole is further formed.
According to the above configuration, since the air in the container is replaced when the liquid is discharged to the outside through the liquid suction pipe, the liquid can be smoothly supplied to the outside.

Moreover, the liquid refilling container provided for the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 9 of the present invention is a container for liquid refilling provided for the liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 8, wherein the through hole and the air The hole is previously covered with a peelable sheet-like seal.
According to the above configuration, since leakage of liquid from the through hole and the air hole is prevented, the liquid refill container can be transported, carried, and the like.

  According to the liquid supply container with a pump of the present invention and the liquid refill container provided thereto, the design of the liquid refill container can be freely changed, and the design can be used as the design of the liquid supply container with a pump. Based on the high design properties of the container, it is possible to appeal the high-quality feeling and brand image of the product.

  Hereinafter, a liquid supply container with a pump and a liquid refilling container provided for the same in an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional shape of a pumped liquid supply container according to an embodiment of the present invention. The liquid supply container with a pump mainly includes a pump unit 10, a lid unit 20, a liquid refilling container unit 30, and the like.

  The pump unit 10 is a push-type pump, and below the pump unit 10, the liquid suction pipe 11 formed of flexible resin or hard rubber reaches the bottom surface of the liquid refill container unit 30. It is extended to. When the upper part of the pump unit 10 is manually pressed, the liquid in the container is sucked and the liquid is ejected from the ejection port 12.

  The lid portion 20 is formed of a soft resin such as polyethylene, and the pump portion 10 is attached by screwing. The lid part 20 has a bowl-like shape, and a groove part 21 is provided in the inner peripheral side surface thereof, and a disk-like flange part 31 of a liquid refill container part 30 to be described later is fitted and closely attached thereto.

  The liquid refill container portion 30 is composed of a disk-shaped flange portion 31 and a box body portion 32 and stores liquid. A laminating film 33 is bonded to the upper surface of the disk-shaped flange portion 31, and a sealing seal 34 for sealing a through hole and an air hole through which the liquid suction pipe 11 penetrates is further bonded to the upper surface of the laminating film 33. And prevent liquid leakage. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the liquid refill container 30 of the pumped liquid supply container according to the embodiment of the present invention, that is, the liquid refill container provided to the pumped liquid supply container. On the upper surface of the laminate film 33 adhered to the upper surface of the disk-shaped flange portion 31, a sealing seal 34 that covers the through hole 35 and the air hole 36 is attached. When mounting the liquid refilling container on the lid portion 20, the sealing seal 34 is peeled off to expose the through hole 35 and the air hole 36, and the disk-like flange portion 31 is inserted into the liquid suction pipe 11 while penetrating the liquid suction pipe 11. Fit into the groove 21. Therefore, the liquid can be easily refilled without spilling the liquid. The sealing seal 34 may have a shape that covers only the vicinity of the through hole 35 and the air hole 36 as shown in FIG. 2, or may have a shape that covers the entire laminate film as shown in FIG. .

  The laminate film 33 may be a known cap sealing material based on an aluminum alloy foil, such as a film prepared by coating or pasting a synthetic resin on both surfaces of an aluminum alloy foil. The sealing seal 34 may also be a known sealing material such as a synthetic resin sheet or a paper coated with a synthetic resin.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, the end of the liquid suction pipe 11 penetrating into the laminate film 33 has a notch (a) or tapered (b) tip. Thereby, penetration of the pipe 11 for liquid suction can be performed easily. The diameter of the through hole 35 is set to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the liquid suction pipe 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the laminate film 33 and the liquid suction pipe 11 are in close contact with each other when the liquid suction pipe 11 penetrates.

  Next, an example of the external shape of the liquid refill container 30 used for the liquid refill container 30, that is, the liquid supply container with a pump is shown. The box 32 of the container is designed not only in the shape of a cylinder or a truncated cone as shown in FIG. 6, but also in the shape of a prism or a square cone as shown in FIG. 7 or a complicated shape as shown in FIG. can do. This is because the disc-shaped flange portion 31 above the box body portion 32 can be fitted into the lid portion 20 to which the pump portion 10 is attached if the shape such as the size and thickness is the same.

  If these box portions 32 are filled with a liquid, and a laminate film 33 and a sealing seal 34 are adhered, it can be provided as a liquid refill container. And if this container for liquid refilling is inserted in the cover part 20 equipped with the pump part 10, it can be used as a liquid supply container with a pump. The appearance of this liquid supply container with a pump is represented by the design of a liquid refill container, so if you provide refill containers with different shapes depending on the type of cosmetics and perfume, you can use high-end products for cosmetics and perfumes It is possible to appeal the feeling and brand image by design, and the consumer can easily identify the liquid inside from the appearance of the container. Further, a troublesome refilling operation such as a conventional refill bag body is unnecessary, and the refilling operation can be easily performed without spilling liquid. Furthermore, even if the same cosmetics and perfumes are provided, if a liquid refill container having a different design is provided, the consumer can select the container according to his / her taste and promotes the willingness to purchase.

  Although the push type pump is used in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the gist of the present invention can be implemented using any other manual type pump such as a trigger type. Needless to say.

  The liquid supply container with a pump and the container for liquid refill according to the present invention can be easily refilled with liquid, and the design of the liquid refill container can be changed flexibly. Since it can be used as a design for supply containers, it has the effect of appealing the high-class feeling and brand image of products based on the design characteristics of the containers, with pumps such as cosmetics and perfumes that require high design characteristics. It is useful in a liquid supply container and a liquid refill container used therefor.

  It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional shape of the liquid supply container with a pump in embodiment of this invention.   It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the liquid refill container part of the liquid supply container with a pump in embodiment of this invention, ie, the liquid refill container provided to the liquid supply container with a pump.   It is a figure which shows another example of a shape of a sealing seal.   It is a figure which shows the front-end | tip shape example of the pipe for liquid suction of the liquid supply container with a pump in embodiment of this invention.   It is a schematic diagram which shows the condition where the pipe for liquid suction penetrates into the through-hole of a diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe for liquid suction formed in the laminate film.   It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance shape of the container for liquid refilling (conical stand).   It is a figure which shows the external appearance example of the container for liquid refills (square pan stand)   It is a figure which shows the external appearance example of the container for liquid refills (complex shape)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pump 11 Liquid suction pipe 12 Spout 20 Lid part 21 Groove part 30 Liquid refill container part 31 Disc-shaped flange part 32 Box part 33 Laminate film 34 Sealing seal 35 Through-hole 36 Air hole

Claims (9)

Formed in a box shape having a disk-shaped flange on the upper part, a liquid refill container portion for storing a liquid inside the box body by adhering a laminate film on the upper surface of the disk-shaped flange;
A groove for allowing the disk-like flange of the liquid refilling container portion to be fitted into the inner peripheral side surface is recessed, and a pump for discharging liquid is provided at the upper portion, and a liquid suction pipe is provided below the pump. A soft resin lid that extends, and
When the disc-shaped flange of the liquid refill container is inserted into the lid, the liquid suction pipe penetrates the laminate film and reaches the vicinity of the bottom surface of the liquid refill container. A liquid supply container with a pump characterized by the above.   The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 1, wherein a through-hole having a diameter slightly smaller than an outer diameter of the liquid suction pipe is formed in the laminate film in advance.   The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 2, wherein an air hole having a very small diameter is further formed in the vicinity of the through hole.   The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 3, wherein the through hole and the air hole are previously covered with a peelable sheet-like seal.   The liquid supply container with a pump according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an end of the liquid suction pipe on the side penetrating the laminate film is formed to be sharp. A disc-shaped flange formed so as to be fitted into a groove formed in a concave portion on the inner peripheral side surface of the lid portion with a pump made of soft resin; and
A box for holding the liquid,
A liquid refill container for use in a liquid supply container with a pump, wherein a laminate film is adhered to the upper surface of the disk-shaped flange to store a liquid inside the box.   7. The liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 6, wherein a through hole having a diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the liquid suction pipe extending below the pump is formed in the laminate film in advance. Liquid refill container to be provided.   The container for refilling a liquid to be provided for a liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 7, wherein an air hole having a very small diameter is further formed in the vicinity of the through hole.   9. The liquid refill container for use in a liquid supply container with a pump according to claim 8, wherein the through hole and the air hole are covered in advance with a peelable sheet-like seal.

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