JP2006264732A - Storage body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage body which is easy to handle and can be suitably applied in a writing utensil or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The writing utensil (storage body) 1 includes a body 10 formed in the shape of a cylinder, having a semi-spherical holding section 10b formed on its leading end face 10a, and filled with ink. The writing utensil also includes a pen core 11 the leading end of which projects out and which is held by the holding section 10b of the body 10 so that the other part is accommodated in the body 10. The writing utensil further includes a moving member 12 disposed on the peripheral face of the body 10 so as to be freely moved in the direction of the axial line of the body 10, a lid 13 attached to the moving member 12 and covering the end of the pen core 11 and the holding section 10b of the body 10, and an engaging member 14 supported on the peripheral face of the main body 10 and engageable with the external face of the lid 13. The lid 13 is attached to the moving member 12 via a rotating shaft 15 so as to be freely swung and opened outward. The lid 13 has a flange 13b engageable with the engaging pawl 14a of the engaging member 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a container that is formed in a cylindrical shape and includes a main body that houses and holds the object to be stored in a state in which the tip of the object to be protruded from one end, and a lid that covers the tip of the object to be stored; The present invention relates to a container including a main body that is formed in a cylindrical shape with one end opened and that accommodates an object to be contained therein, and a lid that closes one end opening of the main body.

  For example, various writing tools for writing characters on a whiteboard or the like have been proposed in the past, and one disclosed in JP-A-8-282171 is known.

  This writing instrument consists of a cylindrical main body filled with ink and provided with a pen core at the tip, and a cap that is detachably attached to the tip of the main body and covers the pen core. It is removed by the person from the main body when in use and attached to the main body when not in use.

JP-A-8-282171

  However, in using the above-mentioned conventional writing instrument, the cap must be removed from the main body, and handling of the removed cap is troublesome. For this reason, development of the writing instrument with easy handling of a cap was desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a container that is easy to handle and can be suitably applied to a writing instrument or the like.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A container that is formed in a cylindrical shape and includes a main body that houses and holds the object to be stored in a state in which the tip of the object to be protruded from one end, and a lid that covers the tip of the object to be stored,
A moving member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body;
An end of the lid is attached to the moving member, and is configured to be swingable and open outward.

  According to this container, the user swings the lid with respect to the moving member, opens the cover, and then moves the moving member to the other end side of the main body along the main body axial direction. An object can be used for a predetermined application. On the other hand, after use, when the user moves the moving member to the one end side of the main body along the axial direction of the main body and then closes the cover by swinging the moving member, the tip of the object to be stored is Covered and stored.

  Thus, according to the container according to the present invention, the moving member is provided on the main body so as to be movable along the axial direction, and the lid is swingably attached to the moving member. The lid and the main body are not separated and are easy to handle. In addition, by moving the moving member, it is possible to prevent the end of the lid opposite to the end on the moving member mounting side from protruding beyond the tip of the object to be stored. At the time of use, the usability of the container is not reduced by the opened lid.

The present invention also provides:
A container that includes a main body that is formed in a cylindrical shape with one end open and that contains an object to be stored therein, and a lid that closes the one end opening of the main body.
A moving member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body;
An end of the lid is attached to the moving member, and is configured to be swingable and open outward.

  According to this container, as described above, the user swings the lid with respect to the moving member and opens it outward, and then moves the moving member to the other end side of the main body along the main body axial direction. Thus, it becomes possible to use the contained object for a predetermined application. Similarly to the above, the user moves the moving member to the one end side of the main body along the axial direction of the main body, and then swings and closes the lid with respect to the moving member, thereby opening the one end opening of the main body. Is blocked.

  Thus, the container according to the present invention is also easy to handle because the lid and the main body are not separated as described above. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the lid from protruding beyond one end of the main body by moving the moving member, and the usability of the container is not lowered by the opened lid when the object is used.

  The container may further include a biasing mechanism that biases the lid toward one end of the main body in the swinging direction so that the lid is closed. The main body outer peripheral surface may further include an engaging claw removably engaged with a surface of the lid opposite to the one end side of the main body, and the container includes the lid of the lid. And an engaging claw that is engageable with a surface opposite to the one end side of the main body, and further includes an engaging member that is swingably provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body. The engaging claw is configured to be separated from and coming into contact with the lid, and when the engaging claw approaches the lid, the engaging claw and the lid are engaged, and the engaging claw is separated from the lid. And the engagement relationship between the engagement claw and the lid may be released. Some time signature can prevent the lid from opening effectively, thereby enhancing usability.

  Examples of the objects to be contained include, but are not limited to, a pen core of a writing instrument, stick-shaped cosmetics, glue, and the like.

  As described above, according to the container according to the present invention, the moving member is provided on the main body so as to be movable along the axial direction thereof, and the lid is swingably attached to the moving member. In addition, it is possible to effectively prevent the lid from interfering when the object is used. Thereby, the usability of the container can be improved.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a writing instrument as a container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a side view in the direction of arrow C in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the writing instrument (container) 1 of the present example is used when, for example, writing characters on a whiteboard or the like, and is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a distal end surface 10a. A semispherical holding portion 10b is formed, the inside of the main body 10 is filled with ink, the tip protrudes to the outside, and the other portion is accommodated in the main body 10, and the axis is the axis of the main body 10. A pen core (object) 11 held by the holding portion 10b of the main body 10, and a moving member 12 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 10 so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body 10. A lid 13 that is attached to the moving member 12 and covers the tip end portion of the pen core 11 and the holding portion 10b of the main body 10; an engagement member 14 that is supported by the outer peripheral surface of the main body 10 and engages with the outer surface of the lid 13; Consists of

  The main body 10 has a T-shaped cross section, and is provided with a guide groove 10c formed along the axial direction and a support protrusion 10d for supporting the engaging member 14 on the distal end side outer peripheral surface. The guide groove 10c and the support protrusion 10d are formed at positions shifted by 180 ° in the circumferential direction.

  The moving member 12 is formed in a rectangular shape so that its longitudinal direction is along the axial direction of the main body 10, engages with the guide groove 10 c of the main body 10, and has a T-shaped cross section. The engaging part 12a and the attaching part 12b to which the lid 13 is attached are provided. The moving member 12 is movable in the axial direction of the main body 10 due to the engagement relationship between the guide groove 10c of the main body 10 and the engaging portion 12a, and the mounting portion 12b is connected to the main body 10 of the moving member 12. It protrudes from the distal end surface 10a of the main body 10 at the distal end side moving end position. The moving end position of the moving member 12 on the rear end side of the main body 10 is set such that the opened lid 13 does not protrude beyond the tip end portion of the pen core 11.

  The lid 13 is formed in a hemispherical shape and has a hollow inside, and has an outer peripheral surface that protrudes outward, an attachment portion 13a that is attached to the attachment portion 12b of the moving member 12, and an outer flange that protrudes outward. Part 13b is formed. The attachment portion 13a and the flange portion 13b are provided at positions shifted by 180 ° in the circumferential direction.

  The attachment portion 12b of the moving member 12 and the attachment portion 13a of the lid 13 are attached via a rotation shaft 15 arranged so as to be orthogonal to the axis of the main body 10, and the lid 13 is centered around the rotation shaft 15. Thus, it is configured to be swingable and open outward.

  The engaging member 14 is formed of a rectangular member, and engages with a flange portion 13b of the lid 13 (a surface of the flange portion 13b on the side opposite to the distal end side of the main body 10) on one end side in the longitudinal direction. An engaging claw 14a is provided, and a central portion in the longitudinal direction is supported by a support protrusion 10d of the main body 10 via a rotary shaft 16 arranged so as to be orthogonal to the axis of the main body 10, and the rotary shaft 16 Is swingable around the center of swing.

  In addition, the engaging member 14 swings about the rotation shaft 16 as a swing center, so that the engaging claw 14a comes in contact with and away from the flange 13b, and when the engaging claw 14a approaches the flange 13b, While the engaging claw 14a and the collar 13b are engaged, when the engaging claw 14a is separated from the collar 13b, the engagement relationship between the engaging claw 14a and the collar 13b is released. Yes.

  Note that the lid 13 and the engaging member 14 are engaged with a convex portion (not shown) formed on one of the lid 13 and the moving member 12 and a concave portion (not shown) formed on the other, Predetermined rotation in the swinging direction is caused by the engagement relationship between a protrusion (not shown) formed on one of the engagement member 14 and the support protrusion 10d of the main body 10 and a recess (not shown) formed on the other. It is locked at an angular position. Similarly, with respect to the moving member 12, a convex portion (not shown) formed on one of the engaging portion 12a of the moving member 12 and the guide groove 10c of the main body 10 and a concave portion (not shown) formed on the other side. ) Is engaged at a predetermined movement position in the movement direction.

  According to the writing instrument 1 of the present example configured as described above, the user can use the writing instrument 1 as follows. That is, when using the writing instrument 1, first, when the other end side of the engaging member 14 is pushed from the outside to swing the engaging member 14 about the rotation shaft 16, the engaging claw 14 a is moved to the lid 13. The engagement relationship between the engagement claw 14a and the flange portion 13b is released away from the flange portion 13b, and the engagement member 14 is locked at a rotation angle position as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  Next, the lid 13 is swung around the rotation shaft 15 and opened to the outside, and locked at a rotation angle position as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and then the moving member 12 is moved along the axial direction of the main body 10. Then, it is moved to the rear end side of the main body 10 and locked at a moving position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Thereby, the user can write a character using the writing instrument 1.

  After the writing instrument 1 is used, first, the moving member 12 is moved to the distal end side of the main body 10 along the axial direction of the main body 10 and is locked at the moving position as shown by the solid line in FIG. The lid 13 is swung around the rotation shaft 15 and closed.

  Thereafter, when one end of the engagement member 14 is pushed from the outside to swing the engagement member 14 about the rotation shaft 16, the engagement claw 14 a approaches the flange 13 b of the lid 13 and the engagement claw 14a and the collar part 13b engage, and the said engaging member 14 is latched in the rotation angle position as shown by the continuous line of FIG. Thereby, the pen core 11 is covered and accommodated by the lid 13, and the lid 13 is fixed by the engaging claw 14a.

  Thus, according to the writing instrument 1 of the present example, the moving member 12 is provided on the main body 10 so as to be movable along the axial direction, and the lid 13 is swingably attached to the moving member 12. As described above, the lid 13 and the main body 10 are not separated and are easy to handle. Further, by moving the moving member 12, it is possible to prevent the end of the lid 13 on the side of the collar 13 b from protruding beyond the tip of the pen core 11, so that it is opened when the writing instrument 1 is used. It is possible to effectively prevent the lid 13 from getting in the way. Thereby, the usability of the writing instrument 1 can be improved.

  Further, by engaging the flange 13b of the lid 13 with the engaging claw 14a of the engaging member 14 and fixing the lid 13, the lid 13 can be effectively opened in some time such as carelessness of the user. Therefore, the usability of the writing instrument 1 can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, the specific aspect which this invention can take is not limited to this at all.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, instead of the engaging member 14, an engaging claw 17 that is detachably engaged with the flange 13 b of the lid 13 may be provided on the outer peripheral surface on the distal end side of the main body 10. The same effects as described above can be obtained. The engaging claw 17 is formed so that the tip end thereof is tapered and the inclined surface and the flange 13b come into contact with each other so that the engaging claw 17 is bent, Engagement is possible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a spring body (biasing mechanism) (not shown) for biasing the lid 13 in the closing direction of the lid 13 is appropriately provided, and the spring body (not shown) is biased by the biasing force of the spring body (not shown). Even if the lid 13 is closed, the same effect as described above can be obtained. The lid 13 is configured by omitting the collar portion 13b, and when the moving member 12 is moved to the rear end side of the main body 10, the lid 13 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the main body 10.

  In addition, the lid 13 and the engaging member 14 are not configured to be locked at a predetermined rotation angle position in the swinging direction, but a spring body that biases the lid 13 in the opening direction of the lid 13. (Not shown) is provided as appropriate, and a stopper (not shown) is provided in the mounting portion 12b of the moving member 12 to restrict the swing of the lid 13 so that the opening angle of the lid 13 is a predetermined angle. You may comprise suitably the spring body (not shown) which urges | biases the said engaging member 14 so that the engaging claw 14a of the combined member 14 may approach the collar part 13b side of the lid | cover 13.

  If it does in this way, a user will push the other end side of the engaging member 14 from the outside, and the said engaging member 14 will rock | fluctuate to the rotating shaft 16 center against the urging | biasing force of a spring body (not shown). When the engagement relationship between the engagement claw 14a and the flange portion 13b is released, the lid 13 is opened outward by the urging force of a spring body (not shown) and abuts against a stopper (not shown). Thereafter, by moving the moving member 12 to the rear end side of the main body 10, it becomes possible to write characters.

  After use, the moving member 12 is moved to the distal end side of the main body 10 and the lid 13 is swung around the rotating shaft 15 against the urging force of a spring body (not shown), and at this time, After the other end side of the engaging member 14 is pushed from the outside, the engaging member 14 is swung against the urging force of a spring body (not shown), and after the lid 13 is completely closed, the engaging member 14 is swung to engage the engaging claw 14a and the flange 13b.

  In this case, a corner portion of the flange portion 13b on the main body 10 side and a corner portion of the engagement claw 14a opposite to the flange portion 13b are formed on the inclined surface, and the engagement member is caused by the force when the lid 13 is closed. The engaging member 14 may be engaged with the flange 13b by swinging 14 against the urging force of a spring body (not shown).

  In the above example, the container according to the present invention is configured as the writing instrument 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the container can be configured as a cosmetic container 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9. 7 and 8 are cross-sectional views showing a schematic configuration of a cosmetic container as a container according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-section in the direction of arrows DD in FIG. FIG.

  The cosmetic container 30 includes a main body 31 formed in a cylindrical shape with an open end, and a holding member 32 that is housed in the main body 31 so as to be movable in the axial direction thereof and holds a bar-shaped cosmetic product (contained object) K. The movable member 12 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 31 so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body 31, a lid 33 attached to the movable member 12 and closing the tip opening of the main body 31, and the outer periphery of the main body 31 The engaging member 14 supported by the surface and engageable with the outer surface of the lid 33 (the surface opposite to the main body 31 side), the feeding mechanism 34 for moving the holding member 32 in the axial direction of the main body 31, and the like. Is done.

  The main body 31 has a T-shaped cross section and is formed along the axial direction. The main body 31 has a guide groove 31a that engages with the engaging portion 12a of the moving member 12, and a support protrusion 31b that supports the engaging member 14. The guide groove 31a and the support protrusion 31b are formed at positions shifted by 180 ° in the circumferential direction.

  The lid 33 is composed of a disk-like member having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the main body 31, and is arranged on the outer surface (the surface opposite to the main body 31 side) of the lid 33 via the rotary shaft 15. An attachment portion 33a attached to the attachment portion 12b of the moving member 12 is provided, and is configured to be swingable and open outward with the rotary shaft 15 as a swing center. The engaging claw 14a of the engaging member 14 is engaged with the outer surface of the lid 33.

  The feeding mechanism 34 includes a rotating body 35 attached to a rear end portion of the main body 31 so as to be rotatable relative to the main body 31, a spiral groove 31 c formed on the inner peripheral surface of the main body 31, and a holding member 32. And an engagement protrusion 32a that engages with the spiral groove 31c of the main body 31.

  The rotating body 35 includes an insertion hole 35 a into which the holding member 32 is inserted, and an engaging groove 35 b that engages with the engaging protrusion 32 a of the holding member 32 and is provided along the axial direction of the rotating body 35. The holding member 32 is formed so as to be movable in the axial direction of the rotating body 35. The rotating body 35 is inserted into the main body 31 except for the rear end side.

  According to the cosmetic container 30 configured in this way, the user opens the lid 33 and moves the moving member 12 to the rear end side of the main body 31 in the same manner as the writing instrument 1, and then the rotating body 35. Is rotated relative to the main body 31, the engagement relationship between the engagement groove 35 b of the rotating body 35 and the engagement protrusion 32 a of the holding member 32, and the relationship between the spiral groove 31 c of the main body 31 and the holding member 32 a. Since the holding member 32 moves in the axial direction of the main body 31 due to the engagement relationship with the mating protrusion 32 a, the cosmetic product K can be caused to appear and disappear from the front end opening of the main body 31.

  And if a user uses the cosmetics K protruded from the front-end | tip opening part of the main body 31, after rotating the rotary body 35 relatively with respect to the main body 31, and drawing in the cosmetics K in the main body 31, the said writing instrument 1, the moving member 12 can be moved to the distal end side of the main body 31 to open the lid 33, and can be fixed by the engaging claw 14 a of the engaging member 14.

  Thus, even when configured as the cosmetic container 30, the same effect as that of the writing instrument 1 can be obtained. In this cosmetic container 30, when the cosmetic product K held by the holding member 32 is replaced with, for example, a stick-like glue, the cosmetic container 30 can function as a glue container.

  Further, the configuration of the feeding mechanism 34 is not limited to the above example, and various configurations can be adopted.

It is sectional drawing which showed schematic structure of the writing instrument which is a container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the arrow A direction in FIG. It is a side view of the arrow B direction in FIG. It is a side view of the arrow C direction in FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed schematic structure of the writing instrument which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed schematic structure of the writing instrument which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed schematic structure of the cosmetic container which is a container which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed schematic structure of the cosmetic container which is a container which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the arrow DD direction in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Writing instrument 10 Main body 10a Tip surface 10b Holding | maintenance part 10c Guide groove 10d Supporting protrusion 11 Pen core 12 Moving member 12a Engagement part 12b Attachment part 13 Lid 13a Attachment part 13b Hook part 14 Engagement member 14a Engagement claw 15 Rotating shaft 16 Rotation axis

Claims (5)

A container that is formed in a cylindrical shape and includes a main body that houses and holds the object to be stored in a state in which the tip of the object to be protruded from one end, and a lid that covers the tip of the object to be stored,
A moving member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body;
The lid is configured such that an end portion of the lid is attached to the moving member so as to be swingable and open outward. A container that includes a main body that is formed in a cylindrical shape with one end open and that contains an object to be stored therein, and a lid that closes the one end opening of the main body.
A moving member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body so as to be movable in the axial direction of the main body;
The lid is configured such that an end portion of the lid is attached to the moving member so as to be swingable and open outward.   The container according to claim 1, further comprising an urging mechanism that urges the lid toward one end of the main body in the swinging direction to close the lid.   The container according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging claw that detachably engages with a surface of the lid opposite to the one end side of the main body on the outer peripheral surface of the main body. .   The container further includes an engaging claw that is engageable with a surface of the lid opposite to the one end side of the main body, and further includes an engaging member that is swingably provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body. The engaging member is configured so that the engaging claw is separated from and coming into contact with the lid by swinging the engaging member, and when the engaging claw approaches the lid, the engaging claw and the lid are engaged, The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the engaging claw is separated from the lid, the engaging relationship between the engaging claw and the lid is released.

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