JP2008189375A - Shaker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a housed content such as salt or the like in a shaker absorbs moisture to solidify and adhere to an inner lid, and can hardly be shaken out. <P>SOLUTION: An agitating member 6 is rotatably supported by the inner lid 3 having small holes 3a. The agitating member 6 has an outward protruding spline 12 engaging with a spline hole 22 of a cap 5. Every time the cap 5 is rotated for use, the agitating member 6 agitates the housed content S. A scraping member 15 rotates with the agitating member 6 while slidably contacting the reverse surface of the inner lid 3 to scrape the housed content adhering to the inner lid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sprinkling container used for sprinkling seasonings such as salt, pepper, chili, sesame salt, and other powdered or granulated contents, and in particular, contents such as salt that are likely to absorb moisture and harden are agitated. The present invention relates to a dispensing container that can be reliably shaken out.

  Generally, a container (bottle) containing a seasoning such as table salt is provided with an inner lid having a large number of small holes at the opening of the container body, and further covered with a cap. With the cap removed from the container main body with a screw, the container main body is turned upside down, and salt and the like in the container main body are discharged by a predetermined amount through a small hole in the inner lid and used.

  The seasonings in the container, especially salt, tend to absorb moisture and harden, and easily adhere to the small hole portion of the inner lid and clog, and even if the user tries to swing out, it often occurs that it is difficult to be discharged outside. . Each time the user needs to remove the inner lid and crush a lump of salt or the like inside the container body with chopsticks, or wipe off the salt attached to the inner lid.

  Conventionally, a protrusion for crushing agglomerated contents with a sharp tip is integrally suspended on the inner surface of the cap, and the lump is crushed by the protrusion when the container is turned upside down and the contents are shaken. Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  Also, the cap is provided with a blocking wall for blocking the passage (discharge) of the contents and a mesh opening with a mesh at the opening. When the contents are shaken out of the container, the lump collides with the net, There has been proposed a container in which the lump is crushed by a small contact area and is subdivided from a mesh mouth and shaken out (see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-8-91405 JP-A-10-167302

  Each of the above-mentioned swinging containers is a container for crushing a lump of the contents produced in the container by colliding with a protrusion or a net by an inertial force. Depending on the inertial force acting, it may not be pulverized sufficiently, especially when it absorbs moisture like salt and hardens due to strong binding force, the lump can be sufficiently subdivided no matter how many times the swinging operation is repeated. Inability to clog the small holes in the inner lid, making it difficult to use.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a dispensing container that can stir the contents in the container body and reliably shake out the contents such as salt by utilizing the operation of rotating the cap and attaching to and detaching from the container body. It is intended to do.

The present invention provides a cap (5) in which the opening (2a) (31a) of the container main body (2) (31) that can store the powdered or granular container (S) (K) can be attached or removed by rotation. In the dispensing container (1) (30) that can be slid out from the small holes (3a) and (32a) disposed in the opening and covered with (32)
It is provided with a stirring member (6) (39) that rotates with the rotation of the cap (5) (32) and stirs the contents in the container body (2) (31).

As an example, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, an inner lid (3) having the small hole (3a) is detachably attached to the opening (2a) of the container body (2).
The stirring member (6) is rotatably supported on the inner lid,
Connecting portions (12, 22) that are connected to the outer portion of the inner lid (3) of the stirring member and the cap (5) so as to be linked together in the rotational direction of the cap so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction. ) In each of the dispensing containers.

  Preferably, a scraping member (15) that slides in contact with the inner surface of the container body (2) of the inner lid (3) and rotates integrally with the stirring member (6) is provided.

As another example, for example, referring to FIG. 3, the small hole (32a) is formed in the cap (32), and the position where the small hole is closed and the position where the small hole is opened are stable. To provide a lid (33),
The shaking container is provided with the stirring member (39) integrally with the cap (32).

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, it does not have any influence on description of a claim by this.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the contents of the container main body absorb moisture and harden, if the cap is rotated to attach or remove the cap to the container main body, the stirring member rotates accordingly and the contents are stirred. The lump can be broken, so that the contents can be reliably shaken out of the small hole.

  Also, without using a complicated structure such as a mill, the powdered or granular contents can always be shaken out reliably, and the shakeout container can be refilled and used many times. It can also be used as a container for storing a large amount of contents.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the swing container is used, the contents can be automatically stirred by the stirring member every time the cap is removed and attached, and the state in which the contents are hardened and cannot be shaken out is lumped. Can be prevented without performing a special operation of pulverizing the container, so that an accurate and reliable swinging operation of the contents can always be maintained.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the back of the inner lid can be scraped off by the scraping member at the same time as the stirring operation of the contents by the stirring member. Even if the contents are adhered, the adhered contents are surely scraped off during use, preventing clogging of the small holes, so that it is always reliable and reliable in any use condition. Accurate swinging operation can be maintained.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the contents can be stirred by rotating the cap with a simple structure in which the stirring member is fixed to the cap.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a suitable dispensing container (table salt container) 1 for use as a seasoning, particularly salt, is a container body 2 made of a glass bottle and an opening 2 a of the container body 2. , And an inner lid 3 having a large number of small holes 3a, and a cap 5 that covers the opening. The container main body 2 has a male screw portion 2b integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface on the opening 2a side, and salt S is accommodated in a cylindrical shape. The cap 5 is made of hard plastic, and an internal thread portion 5b is integrally formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. The cap 5 is screwed with the external thread portion 2b of the container body and is tightened. The container main body 2 is covered with the surface of 3.

  The inner lid 3 is made of plastic and has a flange 3c around it, and the flange engages with an annular protrusion 2c formed around the opening of the container body 2 by an elastic force. 2 is attached to the opening. The inner lid 3 is integrally formed with a thick boss 3d having a through hole 3e at the center in addition to the numerous small holes 3a formed on the circumference. A stirring member 6 according to the present invention is disposed on the inner lid 3 through the through hole 3e and rotatably supported by the boss 3d.

  The stirring member 6 includes a stirring portion 7, a large-diameter portion 9, a two-chamfered portion 10, a rotation support portion 11, a spline portion 12, and a guide rod portion 13 in order from the lower side. The stirring unit 7 is composed of four stirring rods 7a and 7b branched from the large-diameter portion 9 and extending in the vertical direction (parallel to the axial direction), of which two (7a) are long and two (7b ) Is short, and each tip 7c is sharply formed. The upper portion of the large-diameter portion 9 becomes a two-chamfered portion 10 and is attached so as to rotate a scraping member 15 described later integrally. A spline portion 12 having a predetermined length is formed further above the rotation support portion 11, and the upper portion of the spline portion has a diameter reduced upward so that the spline protrusion has the same diameter as the concave groove. Further, the tip of the tapered surface extends as it is with the reduced diameter to form a guide rod portion 13 having a predetermined length.

  The scraping member 15 is provided with a large number of short brushes 15b on the surface of the plate 15a, and a two-sided chamfer 15c is formed at the center of the plate. The scraping member 15 has a large diameter while the stirring member 6 is inserted into the two chamfered holes 15c from the guide bar portion 13 side and fitted into the two chamfered portions 10 to be integrated in the rotation direction. The plate 15a comes into contact with the step portion of the portion 9 and is positioned in the axial direction.

  With the scraping member 15 attached, the upper end portion of the stirring member 6 is inserted into the through hole 3e of the boss portion 3d from the back surface of the inner lid 3, and the guide bar portion 13, A part of the spline part 12 and the rotation support part 11 protrude. Then, the retaining ring 16 is fixed to the protruding portion of the rotation support portion 11 by fitting, adhesive, elastic friction, screwing, or other fixing means. Thus, the stirring member 6 sandwiches the scraping member 15 between the retaining ring 16 and the large-diameter portion 9 so that the brush 15b contacts the back surface of the inner lid 3, and the inner lid 3 The cylindrical rotation support portion 11 is attached to the boss portion 3d of the inner lid 3 so as to be rotatable. The retaining ring 16 is made of metal or plastic having a low friction coefficient, and abuts against the upper surface of the boss 3d to rotatably support the thrust direction load of the stirring member 6.

  The cap 5 has a projecting portion 5d in which a central portion of the bottom surface 5c projects upward, and a hole portion 20 that engages with the spline portion 12 and the guide rod portion 13 is formed inside the projecting portion 5d. ing. The hole includes, in order from the bottom surface side, an annular recess 21 that receives the retaining ring 16, a female spline portion 22 that engages with the spline portion 12, and a guide hole portion 23 into which the guide rod portion 13 is inserted. Formed. The female spline portion 22 has a predetermined length corresponding to the spline portion 12, and an upper end portion thereof is a tapered surface 22a that is reduced in diameter so that the spline groove has the same diameter as the ridge, and The upper end is connected to a guide hole 23 having a predetermined length. Then, the female spline part 22 and the guide hole part 23 of the cap 5 and the spline part 12 and the guide bar part 13 of the stirring member 6 are engaged with each other so that the stirring member 6 and the cap 5 are rotated in the rotation direction. The connecting portion is integrally linked to each other and connected so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction. In addition, since the spline part 12 and the female spline part 22 are guided by the taper surfaces 12a and 22a formed in each, the guide rod part 13 and the guide hole part 23 may be omitted.

  Next, the operation of the dispensing container 1 will be described. A seasoning such as salt S is accommodated in the container body 2, and the opening 2a is covered with a cap 5 when not in use. At this time, the upper projecting portions 12 and 13 of the stirring member are received in the hole 20 of the cap 5, and the bottom surface 5 c of the cap 5 is in close contact with the inner lid 3. In use, when the cap 5 is rotated in the direction in which the screws 2b and 5b are loosened, the female spline portion 22 of the cap 5 and the spline portion 12 of the stirring member 6 are engaged, so that the stirring member 6 also rotates integrally. Thereby, the stirring part 7 stirs the salt S inside the container main body 2, and even if this salt absorbs moisture and is solidified, this lump is destroyed. Further, the scraping member 15 integrally with the stirring member 6 rotates while the brush 15b is in contact with the back surface of the inner lid 3, and even if salt is attached to the rear surface of the inner lid, the salt is scraped off, The clogging of the small holes 3a is eliminated.

  The cap 5 is removed from the container body 2 by screw rotation. At this time, since the splines 12 and 22 allow the movement in the axial direction, it does not hinder the removal of the cap 5. Then, the container body 2 is turned upside down, but the salt in the container body is crushed by the stirring unit 7 and clogged by the scraping member 15 so that it is discharged smoothly.

  When the salt shake-out is completed and the cap 5 is tightened, the guide bar 13 of the stirring member 6 first enters the hole 20 of the cap, and the guide bar 13 extends along the tapered surface 22a to the guide hole 23. The spline portion 12 is guided to the spline hole portion 22 by the both tapered surfaces 12a and 22a. Then, the cap 5 is tightened by rotating the cap 5 in a direction in which the female screw portion 5b of the cap 5 is screwed into the male screw portion 2b of the container body 2 and the cap 5 is screwed. With the rotation of the cap 5, the stirring unit 7 stirs the salt as in the case of removing the cap, and the salt attached to the back surface of the inner lid 3 is scraped off by the scraping member 15 while being steamed during use. The presence of the tapered surfaces 12a and 22a of the guide bar portion 13 and the spline portion enables the cap 5 to be screwed to the container body 2 and the operation of engaging the splines 12 and 13 to be performed smoothly without any trouble.

  In addition, as described above, the dispensing container 1 can be used for a long period of time without containing an object such as salt and preventing it from adhering to the inner lid 3. Can be used many times after refilling. The refilling is performed by removing the inner lid 3 with the cap 5 removed and filling the container body 2 with high-grade salt such as rock salt such as bagging. Then, the inner lid 3 is attached to the container body 2 by the stirring member 6 being easily inserted into the above-described salt by the pointed tip 7c of the stirring rods 7a and 7b. Even when the container body 2 is fully filled with salt or the like, the stirring rods 7a and 7b have two short portions 7b, so that they rotate and stir without receiving excessive rotational resistance. obtain.

  Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The dispensing container 30 includes a container main body 31 that can contain seasonings K such as pepper and a cap 32, a male screw portion 31 b formed on the outer peripheral side of the opening 31 a of the container main body 31, and an inner periphery of the cap 32. The cap 32 is removably attached by the rotation of the container body 31 by being screwed with the female screw portion 32 b formed on the surface. A plurality of small holes 32a are formed in the bottom surface 32c of the cap 32, and a lid 33 is connected to be rotatable about a fulcrum member 32d on one side of the cap. Between the cap 32 and the lid 33, there is provided a leaf spring-like biasing member 35 that biases the cap so as to be stable at a position where the cap is opened and a closed position where the cap is in close contact with the upper surface of the cap. Yes. The lid 33 is integrally formed with a large number of protrusions 33a that fit into the small holes 32a at the closed position and seal the small holes 32a. In the drawing, 32e is an edge provided so as to surround the small hole 32a portion.

  A cylindrical fixing boss portion 37 is integrally formed at the center of the back surface of the cap 32. A screw hole 37a is formed in the boss portion 37, and the stirring member 39 according to the present invention is fixed. The stirring member 39 includes a stirring portion 40 having a coil spring shape and a shaft portion 41 having a screw 41a formed at an end thereof. The screw 41a is screwed into the screw hole 37a of the boss portion, and a nut 42 is used. The cap 32 is fastened and loosened and fixed to the cap 32 integrally.

  The swing container 30 of the present embodiment has a cap 32 attached to the container body 31 such that the stirring member 39 is embedded in the seasoning K in the container body 31. When the container is not used, the lid 33 is in the closed position and the small hole 32a is closed by the projection 33a. Then, the seasoning K is discharged from the small hole 32a and used for use by moving the lid 33 to the open position and swinging the container 30 upside down in a stable state by the biasing member 35. It is made.

  When the seasoning K in the container body 31 is hardened and it is difficult to get out of the small hole 32a, the user loosens the cap 32 by rotating it. The stirring member 39 is also rotated integrally by the rotation of the cap, and the coil spring-like stirring unit 40 stirs the seasoning K to break up the lump. At this time, the cap 32 may be rotated until it is removed from the container main body 31, or may be stopped halfway and reversely tightened.

  When the cap 32 is removed from the container main body 31, the agitation member 39 may be moved up and down to pulverize the lump. Further, the winding direction and pitch of the coil 32 of the cap 32 and the screw 32b, 31b of the cap 32 are made substantially the same, and when the mounting / removal by the screws 32b, 31b of the cap 32, the stirring unit 40 is accommodated at the same pitch. The cap may be moved back and forth smoothly so that the cap can be attached and removed smoothly.

  In addition, although embodiment mentioned above made the stirring parts 7 and 40 of the stirring members 6 and 39 the rod shape or the coil spring shape, other shapes, such as not only this but a propeller shape, may be sufficient. Moreover, although the caps 5 and 32 were attached and removed by screws, the caps 5 and 32 can be similarly applied to those that can be attached and removed by other rotations such as bayonet. Of course, in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the scraping member 15 may be omitted. Moreover, although seasonings, such as salt and pepper, were demonstrated, of course, you may accommodate other powders or granular objects, such as cosmetics, in a container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows embodiment of this invention, (a) is a front view of the container main body, the inner lid, and the stirring member which were partially cut, (b) is a front view of the cross-sectioned cap, (c) is the inner lid and the stirring member FIG. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the said embodiment. It is the partially sectional front view which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,30 Draw-out container 2,31 Container main body 3 Inner lid 3a, 32a Small hole 5,32 Cap 6,39 Stirring member 7,40 Stirring part 12,22 Connection part (spline part, spline hole part)
13, 23 Guide bar part, guide hole part 15 Scraping member S, K Contained matter (salt, pepper, seasoning)

Claims (4)

In the dispensing container which can cover the opening of the container main body capable of storing the powdered or granular container with a cap which can be attached or removed by rotation, and can eject the container from the small hole arranged in the opening. ,
Rotating with the rotation of the cap, provided with a stirring member for stirring the contents in the container body,
A dispensing container characterized by that. An inner lid having the small hole is detachably attached to the opening of the container body,
The stirring member is rotatably supported by the inner lid,
The outer part of the inner lid of the stirring member and the cap are provided with connecting portions that are integrally linked in the rotation direction of the cap and connected so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction.
The dispensing container according to claim 1. A scraping member that is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the inner lid of the container body and that rotates integrally with the stirring member,
The dispensing container according to claim 2. The cap is provided with a lid by forming the small hole and urging the cap so as to be stable at a position where the small hole is closed and a position where the small hole is opened.
The stirring member is provided integrally with the cap.
The dispensing container according to claim 1.

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