JP2006282238A - Liquid container shading liquid absorbing member in container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a structure of container capable of making a liquid absorbing member inserted in a substantially vertical state into the container a shielded state as viewed from outside the container in order to increase an outer appearance of the container having the structure with the liquid absorbing member being fixed inside the transparent container. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a partially or entirely transparent container having a structure in which a liquid absorbing member is fixed in it. Either a longitudinal stripe or slant stripe curved surface or polygonal surface is formed at a partial or entire outer surface of the container and/or its rear surface and the liquid absorbing member is fixed inside the container to realize the liquid absorbing member shielding effect in its outer appearance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to the structure of a container in which a volatile chemical such as a liquid fragrance or deodorant is used by evaporating, extruding or spraying an appropriate amount. More specifically, these liquid drugs are usually stored in a transparent container, sucked up through a liquid absorbing member inserted therein, and evaporated, extruded or sprayed from the upper part of the container. Since these medicines emphasize the design and aesthetics of the container for the purpose of use, it is an obstacle to see the liquid absorbing member in the container from the outside. Therefore, a transparent liquid container having a structure and a function that solves this problem is required.

The liquid-absorbing member inserted into the transparent container is a major obstacle to the overall design and aesthetics of the container. As a method for solving these problems, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-322643, when a liquid medicine is placed in a transparent container having an elliptical cross section, the major axis of the ellipse is due to light refraction when viewed from the front or the back. A method is disclosed in which a liquid absorbing member is attached to the left and right portions of the portion using a phenomenon in which the left and right portions are not visible because they are blind spots (Patent Document 1).

However, in a container with this structure, the liquid absorbing member looks as it is when viewed from an angle other than the front or the back, and light is not refracted even at the top of the container that does not normally contain liquid. There is a problem that the liquid member is visible as it is. Furthermore, in this structure, in a circular container having a cross-sectional shape that is most frequently used, the apparent dead angle range where the liquid absorbing member is shielded is narrower than that of an elliptical container. There is also a problem in that it is limited (Patent Document 1, FIGS. 3 and 4).

In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-267382 discloses that a liquid absorbing member is attached to the inside of a transparent container, and an opaque film is installed between the transparent container wall surface and the liquid absorbing member to absorb the liquid when viewed from the outside. A structure is disclosed in which the liquid member is shielded from view (Patent Document 2).

According to this structure, the liquid absorbing member in the container is shielded by the opaque film, but the opaque film of the shielding material appears to be large from the outside, and the appearance as a transparent liquid container is impaired.
JP 2001-322643 JP JP 2004-267382 JP

In consideration of the structure in which the liquid absorbing member is inserted into the transparent container as described above and the problem of improving the design and aesthetics of the entire container, it is normally inserted vertically into the container from the entrance at the top of the container. An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a container structure in which the liquid absorbing member can be shielded when viewed from the outside of the container. In addition, shielding the liquid-absorbing member in terms of appearance does not necessarily mean that the liquid-absorbing member is completely shielded, but disperses or blurs the image of the liquid-absorbing member, thereby hindering the design aesthetics. It also includes cases where there is no such thing. Furthermore, the object of the present invention includes general-purpose liquid containers in which design and aesthetics are not particularly important.

When the liquid absorbing member is inserted into the container containing the transparent liquid, the image is refracted and deformed by the wall surface of the container. When the liquid-absorbing member was observed from the outside using this phenomenon, a method for shielding the liquid-absorbing member by dispersing or blurring the image to make it unclear was studied. As a result, if a vertical striped curved surface is formed on the surface of the container, when the liquid absorbing member is observed from the outside of the container, the light is refracted and split and dispersed by the vertical striped curved surface, resulting in an unclear image. It has been found that there is an upper shielding effect.

Here, the liquid-absorbing member is inserted almost vertically from the opening to the bottom of the upper part of the container due to its function. Therefore, the reason why the vertical stripe-like or oblique stripe-like curved surface is formed on the surface of the container is to divide and disperse the vertical bar-like image. More preferably, it is a vertical striped curved surface. The vertical stripes are not limited to geometric vertical stripes, but can be used within the range where the same effect is recognized even on a curved surface having a diagonal stripe shape. The present invention can also be applied to other polygonal surfaces such as a curved surface such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a trapezoid.

In addition, since liquid is not usually contained in the upper part of the container, there is a case where the image of the vertical bar-shaped liquid absorbing member is not sufficiently divided and dispersed only by making the outer surface vertically striped curved surface in this part. In such a case, if a vertically striped curved surface is formed on the back surface of the container wall surface, the light refraction and dispersion on the container wall surface can be increased, so that the image of the liquid absorbing member can be disturbed and unclear. By forming vertical striped curved surfaces on the front and back of the container wall in this way, while using the container, the image of the liquid absorbing member is further divided and dispersed in the lower part containing the liquid, and the liquid is formed in the upper part of the container. Even in the empty space, the image of the adsorbing member is divided and dispersed by the refraction action of the front and back of the wall surface, resulting in blurring and a shielding effect. As described above, even when the amount of liquid in the container is reduced, the shielding effect of the liquid absorbing member is recognized, and even when the surface of the container has such a shape, the amount of liquid in the container can be easily from the outside. I understand. Also in this respect, it is superior to conventionally known containers such as cited patent documents.

In the present invention, the vertical or striped curved or polygonal surface formed on the front surface or back surface of the container main body, or both of the front and back surfaces is a liquid absorption member attached to the container substantially vertically from the outside. The purpose is to divide and disperse the image when it is seen, making it blurred. Accordingly, there is no need to specifically limit the cross-sectional shape of these vertical stripes or oblique stripes. However, in consideration of the appearance of the container and the refraction of light, FIGS. 1 (2) and 2 (1) to (3) are used. As shown, it is preferable that the cross section of the vertical stripe shape or the oblique stripe shape has a convex lens shape, a concave lens shape, or a polygonal cross section. Furthermore, the cross section of the container of the present invention is not limited to a circle, and may be an ellipse or other polygons. The cross-sectional shape may be a shape in which a polygonal surface is continuously formed on the surface of the container as shown in FIG.

In addition, the material of the liquid-absorbing member of the container of the present invention may be a fiber assembly, a foamed plastic molded body made of open cells, a capillary bundle or the like, or a single pipe for suction, and the cross-sectional shape is circular, elliptical, triangular A quadrangle or a polygon can be used, and a shielding effect can be obtained when any of these is used. One or more of these may be used in combination. When the liquid absorbing member is viewed from the outside of the container, it is preferable to make the liquid absorbing member as thin as possible in order to break up and disperse the image to enhance the shielding effect. The present invention has been reached based on these findings.

That is, in a container having a structure in which a liquid-absorbing member is attached to a part or all of the inside of a transparent container, the outer surface of the container and / or a part or all of the rear surface thereof are vertically striped or obliquely curved surfaces. Or the polygonal surface is formed. A liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect in appearance, wherein the liquid-absorbing member is attached to the inside of the container. Here, a liquid container having a circular, oval, triangular, quadrilateral or other polygonal cross-sectional shape is preferable. In addition, a shape that is symmetrical with respect to the center line of the container is preferable as long as the effect of the invention is not hindered, but the shape is not limited thereto.

Further, in the present invention, the cross section of the curved surface of the vertical stripe shape or the oblique stripe shape formed on the outer surface or / and the back surface of the container has a shape in which the convex surface or the concave surface is arranged around the container, more preferably A transparent liquid container having a shape in which a convex lens-shaped or concave lens-shaped cross section is continuously formed around the container is preferable. Or the transparent liquid container whose cross section of the polygonal surface of the vertical stripe shape or the oblique stripe shape formed in the outer surface or / and the back surface of the container is a triangle, a quadrangle, or a trapezoid is preferable.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the liquid absorbing member is a fiber assembly or a foamed plastic molded body made of open cells, a capillary bundle or a single pipe for suction, and the cross-sectional shape is circular, elliptical, triangular, quadrangular or polygonal. A liquid container having a liquid absorbing member shielding effect in appearance is preferable. Further, the mounting position of the liquid absorbing member attached to the inside of the container is attached at a position away from the container main body, and more preferably, is attached substantially vertically from the inlet to the bottom surface provided at the substantially center line of the container. A transparent liquid container is preferred. Further, the liquid absorbing member may be inserted so as to be bent from a part in the vertical direction of the container as long as the shielding effect on the appearance of the present invention is not hindered. Specifically, the case where the position of the lower end of the liquid absorbing member is not at the same position as the position of insertion of the liquid absorbing member when projected in the vertical direction from the upper part of the container is included.

The liquid container of the present invention can be used as a spray container in addition to a liquid volatile product capable of volatilizing an appropriate amount of liquid fragrance, liquid deodorant, perfume, eau de cologne, liquid cosmetics, shampoo, rinse, hand soap. . Furthermore, the object of the present invention includes general-purpose liquid containers in which design and aesthetics are not particularly important.

The container of the present invention is also used for evaporating, extruding, or spraying volatile chemicals such as liquid fragrances and deodorants, and perfume, eau de cologne, liquid cosmetics, shampoos, rinses, hand soaps, etc. Often used. In addition, it is used in household goods and various fields. Depending on the purpose and application, the design and aesthetics of the container are important elements of the product. For this reason, by shielding the image of the liquid-absorbing member in the transparent container, which is an obstacle in appearance, the commercial value is enhanced and it is effective for developing new applications.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 (1) shows a front view of an embodiment of a liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect in appearance according to the present invention. Fig. 1 (2) shows a cross-sectional view of the liquid container body (1) along the line A-A '. The material of the container body (1) is a transparent polyethylene terephthalate blow-molded body. A liquid transpiration section (4) made of a fiber assembly having an openable / closable cap (3) capable of adjusting the open / close degree is attached to the opening (2) in the upper part of the liquid container. An elongated cylindrical liquid-absorbing member (5) composed of a fiber assembly connected to the liquid transpiration section (4) extends downward substantially vertically and reaches the bottom surface of the container body (1).

The outer surface (6) of the main body (1) of the liquid container is formed with a vertically striped curved surface (7) as shown in FIG. 1 (1), and the sectional view taken along the line AA 'is shown in FIG. 1 (2). In addition, a large number of convex cross-sections are annularly connected along the circumference. The outer surface of the container is a vertically striped curved surface.When a thin rod-shaped liquid absorbing member (5) attached almost vertically inside the container is observed from the outside of the container, the image is split by refraction of light. This is to increase the effect of shielding the liquid-absorbing member by dispersing and forming a blurred shape. In order to divide and disperse an image of a vertical elongated object by refraction of light, it is basically necessary to use a vertical stripe-like curved surface. Note that even a slanted curved surface can be used within a range where the image of the liquid absorbing member can be divided and dispersed to form a blurred shape.

Here, the vertical stripe-shaped curved surface is not limited to a shape composed of strict parallel lines, and can be used as long as it is an oblique stripe-shaped curved surface based on vertical stripes. The surface is not limited, and may be a concave surface, a curved surface with a wide range of shapes, or other polygonal surfaces. Any curved surface or polygonal surface can be used as long as the image of the liquid absorbing member inside the container is divided and dispersed to become unclear and a shielding effect is obtained. The shape of the cross section shown in Fig. 1 (2) takes into account both the effect of splitting and dispersing the image of the liquid-absorbing member due to the refraction of light, resulting in an unclear blur, and the design and aesthetic appearance of the container. It is a thing.

Fig. 2 (1) shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of another embodiment of the vertically striped curved surface. The outer surface of the container body (1) has a shape in which a number of concave and convex sections are connected in an annular shape. Also, the shape of the container body (1) in FIG. 2 (2) is such that a large number of convex cross sections are connected to the front and back of the outer surface. Further, FIG. 2 (3), which is another embodiment, has a shape in which a cross section of a large number of convex lenses is annularly connected to the outer surface of the container body (1), but the heads of two adjacent convex surfaces arranged on the outer surface. The convex top of the inner surface is disposed on a straight bisector of a straight line connecting the tops. In any aspect, when the liquid absorbing member in the container is viewed from the outside, the image is divided and dispersed to form an unclear blurred shape, and the shielding effect of the liquid absorbing member is recognized. In addition, FIG. 3 shows an aspect in which the cross-sectional shape is a polygonal surface. Similar to the other aspects of the present invention, it has the effect of blurring and shielding the image of the liquid absorbing member.

The present invention is a container used for evaporating or spraying a volatile chemical solution such as a liquid fragrance and a deodorant by an appropriate amount by sucking it with a liquid absorbing member in the container. In addition, it is used in household goods and various wide fields. There are many uses for storing chemicals in a transparent container, and in this field, the design and aesthetics of the container are emphasized. For this reason, there is a high possibility that the technique for shielding the liquid-absorbing member in the container which becomes an obstacle in design will be widely used in fields other than the present invention in the future.

(1) is a front view of one aspect of the liquid container according to the present invention in which the liquid absorbing member in the container is shielded in appearance, and (2) is a sectional view thereof. (1), (2) and (3) are sectional views of other embodiments of the liquid container shown in FIG. Sectional drawing of the other aspect of the liquid container of this invention is shown.

Explanation of symbols

1 Container body
2 Container opening
3 Container cap
4 Liquid transpiration unit
5 Liquid absorbing material
6 External surface of main body
7 Vertically striped curved surface
8 Polygon

Claims (6)

In a container having a structure in which a liquid absorbing member is attached to a part or all of the inside of a transparent container, on the outer surface of the container or / and part or all of the rear surface thereof, a vertically striped or obliquely striped curved surface or polygon A liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect in appearance, wherein a surface is formed and the liquid-absorbing member is attached to the inside of the container. The liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect in appearance according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the container is a circle, an ellipse, a triangle, a quadrangle, or other polygons. The appearance of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cross section of the curved surface of the vertical stripe shape or the oblique stripe shape formed on the outer surface of the container and / or the back surface thereof has a shape in which the convex surface or the concave surface is arranged around the container. A liquid container having a liquid absorbing member shielding effect. The external appearance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cross section of a vertically striped or obliquely striped polygonal surface formed on the outer surface of the container and / or the back surface thereof has a shape in which a triangle or a quadrangle is arranged around the container. A liquid container having an upper liquid-absorbing member shielding effect. The liquid-absorbing member is a fiber assembly or a foamed plastic molded body composed of open cells, a capillary bundle, or a single pipe for suction, and the cross-sectional shape is a circle, an ellipse, a triangle, a quadrangle, or a polygon. 5. A liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect on appearance according to any one of 4 above. The liquid container is a liquid volatile agent capable of volatilizing an appropriate amount of liquid fragrance, liquid deodorant, perfume, eau de cologne, liquid cosmetic, shampoo, rinse, hand soap or spray container. A liquid container having a liquid-absorbing member shielding effect in any appearance.

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