JP2009012788A - Shake-out container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shake-out container capable of shaking out a content of a necessary kind and a necessary amount for use by attaching rotary lids of the number of partitioned chambers to a cap attached to a container body with its inner side partitioned into a plurality of chambers, turning the rotary lids with respect to a cap body, and opening and closing each opening. <P>SOLUTION: The shake-out container comprises the container body with its inner side partitioned into a plurality of the chambers, the cap body, a plurality of the rotary lids which are rotatably attached to the cap body, and an outer lid. The cap body comprises a top wall and a rotating step formed on the top wall at a position engaged with the container body. An inner opening and an engagement cylinder are provided on the upper surface of the rotating step. Each rotary lid comprises an inner cylinder, a lid wall formed at the inner periphery of the lower end of the inner cylinder with its lower surface engaged with the upper surface of the rotating step of the cap body, and an outer cylinder with its inner periphery engaged with the outer periphery of the engagement cylinder of the rotating step. An outer opening is opened at the lid wall. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing container, and particularly to a dispensing container in which a plurality of types of contents stored in the container are used simultaneously or separately.

2. Description of the Related Art A dispensing container that can divide a container into several chambers, store a plurality of kinds of powdered contents such as sprinkles and peppers, and select and take out the contents is conventionally known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
Utility Model Registration No. 3050061

However, in the conventional swing container, by rotating the rotating lid with respect to the container, the opening of the rotating lid is engaged with the opening of the selected chamber in the container, and only the contents in the chamber are adjacent to each other. Since only the contents in the room are put out, it was not possible to put out a plurality of kinds of contents in the container at the same time.
In addition, the amount of protrusion at a time can be adjusted by the engagement width between the opening of the rotating lid and the opening of the chamber in the container, but the amount that the rotating lid rotates and changes while shaking the container changes. There was a problem that.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention attaches a rotating lid of the number of separated chambers to a cap that is attached to a container body that is divided into a plurality of chambers inside, and rotates the rotating lid with respect to the cap body, It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing container that can be used by opening and closing the opening and taking out the content of the necessary type and quantity.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a container body whose inside is divided into a plurality of chambers, a cap body, and a plurality of rotating lids that are rotatably attached to the cap body, The cap body includes an outer lid, and the cap body includes a top wall and a rotation step provided on the top wall at a position where the top wall engages with a chamber in the container body. An opening and an engaging cylinder are provided, and the rotating lid is provided on the inner cylinder and the inner periphery of the lower end of the inner cylinder, the lower wall is engaged with the upper surface of the rotating step part of the cap body, and the inner periphery is the rotating step part. And an outer cylinder that engages with the outer periphery of the engaging cylinder, and an outer opening is formed in the lid wall.

  As an embodiment relating to the rotation step portion and the rotation lid, the rotation step portion of the cap body and a locking portion that engages with each other and restricts the rotation of the rotation lid are provided at a predetermined position of the rotation lid. Or the engagement of the outer opening of the lid wall of the rotating lid and the inner opening of the rotating step portion of the cap body makes the opening fully closed, half open or fully open. The structure characterized by the arrangement | positioning location of a rotation step part and a rotation lid being concentrated on the structure or the rotation direction side of a cap main body is employ | adopted.

  As an embodiment of the container main body, a configuration is adopted in which the container main body is composed of a main body barrel portion and a main body bottom portion that is detachably attached to the main body barrel portion.

  A swing-out comprising a container body that is divided into a plurality of chambers on the inside, a cap body, a plurality of rotating lids that are rotatably mounted on the cap body, and an outer lid that is connected to the cap body via a hinge. It is a container, and each rotary lid can be rotated with respect to the cap body, and the opening of each chamber in the container body can be selected from full-closed, half-opened and fully-opened. Multiple contents can be put out at the same time, or only one can be put out.

Next, the container of this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings.
In FIG. 1, A is a container main body, B is a cap main body attached to the mouth tube portion of the container main body A, C is three rotating lids rotatably attached to the cap main body B, and D is a hinge to the cap main body B. E is an outer lid provided continuously through E.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container main body A is composed of a main body barrel A1 and a main body bottom A2, and the inner side is divided into three chambers, a chamber a, a chamber b, and a chamber c. Contains different sprinkles and spices.
The main body body A1 includes a mouth tube section 1, a body section 2, and a partition plate 3 that divides the inside of the container body A into three chambers.
A screw for attaching the cap body B is screwed around the outer periphery of the mouth tube portion 1.
An engagement step portion 4 having a reduced diameter is provided at the lower outer periphery of the body portion 2.

The main body bottom portion A2 includes a bottom wall 5 and an engagement wall 6 that stands on the outer edge of the bottom wall 5 and whose inner periphery engages with the engagement step portion 4 of the main body trunk portion A1.
On the upper surface of the bottom wall 5, three bottom lid portions 7 that are engaged with and closed with the lower end side surfaces of the partition walls 3 of the three chambers a, b, and c in the main body barrel portion A <b> 1 and the lower end inner surface of the trunk wall 2 are erected. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cap body B is provided at a position where the top body 10 and the top wall 10 are engaged with the three chambers in the container body A, and a rotational stage in which a rotating lid C is rotatably mounted. A portion 11 and a screwed tube 12 screwed onto the outer periphery of the mouth tube portion 1 of the container main body A are provided, and a hinge E is continuously provided at a predetermined position on the upper side of the top wall 10.

A semi-circular inner opening 13 that opens toward the opposite side of the hinge E, and an engagement cylinder 14 that stands on the outer side of the inner opening 13 and mounts the rotating lid C are provided on the upper surface of each rotating step portion 11. A locking projection 15 is provided at a predetermined position outside the engagement cylinder 14.
An engagement protrusion 16 is provided on the upper outer periphery of the engagement cylinder 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the rotary lid C is provided on the ring-shaped upper wall 20, the inner cylinder 21 connected to the inner edge of the upper wall 20, and the inner periphery of the lower end of the inner cylinder 21. A lid wall 22 that engages with the upper surface of the rotation step portion 11 of B, and an outer cylinder 23 that is suspended from the outer edge of the upper wall 20 and that engages with the outer periphery of the engagement tube 14 of the rotation step portion 11. .

  A semicircular outer opening 24 is opened in the lid wall 22, and together with the remaining lid wall 22, it engages with the upper surface of the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B and the inner opening 13 to open and close the inner opening 13. It has become.

The outer cylinder 23 is provided with a non-slip knurl on the outer periphery, and the upper surface of the outer cylinder 23 is engaged with the lower surface of the engagement protrusion 16 of the engagement cylinder 14 of the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B. An engagement protrusion 25 is provided to prevent C from falling off.
At a predetermined position on the lower end surface of the outer cylinder 23, a locking recess 26 that engages with the locking projection 15 disposed on the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B and restricts the rotation of the rotary lid C is arranged. It is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the outer lid D includes a top wall 30 and an outer cylinder 31, and a hinge E is connected to the outer peripheral lower end of the outer cylinder 31. On the opposite side, a knob 32 is provided.
At a predetermined position on the lower surface of the top wall 30, when the lid is closed, an inner cylinder engages with the upper outer circumference of the inner cylinder 21 of each rotary lid C, and a sealing cylinder 33 that seals the inside of the container body A is suspended. Yes.

Next, the usage mode and operational effects of the container of this embodiment will be described.
Regarding the use of the contents, first, the outer lid D is opened.
Next, a finger or the like is applied to the outer periphery of the outer cylinder 23 of each rotary lid C, and the rotary lid C is rotated with respect to each rotary step portion 11 of the cap body B.

When the rotary lid C is rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B, the lid wall 22 and the outer opening 24 of the rotation lid C, the upper surface of the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B, and the inner opening 13 The state of the opening can be selected by engaging.
As shown in FIG. 5A, when the lower surface of the lid wall 22 completely closes the inner opening 13, the opening is fully closed.
Further, at the position where the rotary lid C is rotated 90 ° from the fully closed state, the opening is in a half-open state as shown in FIG.
Furthermore, at the position where the rotary lid C is rotated 90 ° from the half-open state, the opening is fully opened as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the rotating lid C is rotated with respect to the rotating step portion 11, the locking projection 15 disposed on the rotating step portion 11 of the cap body B is engaged with the lower end surface of the outer cylinder 23 of the rotating lid C. Since the engagement protrusion 15 slides over the stop recess 26 and slightly pushes up the lower end surface of the outer cylinder 23 and engages with the next engagement recess 26, the rotary lid C is clicked at a predetermined rotation position. A feeling can be given and the rotation position can be maintained.

  After each rotary lid C is rotated and the state of each opening is selected, the container is tilted to the opposite side of the hinge E and is opened from each chamber in the container body A through the opening and the inner cylinder 21 of the rotary lid C. Each content can be drawn out and used.

By selecting the state of each opening to be fully open, half open, or fully closed, it is possible to adjust and use the three types of contents that come out with one swing of the container.
Moreover, one of the contents can be selected and used by making any one opening fully open and making the other two openings fully closed.

  When the contents are not used, when the outer lid D is closed, the sealed cylinder 33 of the outer lid D and the inner cylinder 21 of the rotary lid C are engaged, and the inside of the container is sealed.

  Since the container body A1 and the body bottom A2 of the container body A can be detached from the container of the present embodiment, when the contents in the container body A disappear, the body bottom A2 is removed from the body body A1 of the container body A, After each chamber of the main body barrel A1 is filled with new contents, the main body bottom A2 is attached to the main body barrel A1, and the contents can be used again by swinging out from the opening.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotation step portion 11 and the rotation lid C of the cap body B are arranged at the center of each chamber of the container body A. As an example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the location of the rotation step portion 11 and the rotation lid C of the cap body B is concentrated on the opposite side of the hinge E of each chamber of the container body A, the container is tilted. When the contents are taken out from the opening, the timing at which the contents are put out can be made almost simultaneously.
Since the timing at which the contents come out can be made almost simultaneously, even if the contents are liquid, three kinds of contents can be poured out almost at the same time.

In addition, the inner openings 13 on the upper surface of each rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B are opened in a semicircle toward the opposite side of the hinge E, but the respective inner openings 13 are opened so as to face the outer peripheral side of the container. By tilting the container in accordance with each opening direction, the timing at which each content comes out can be changed, and the contents in the chamber in that direction can be taken out.
Furthermore, it can be used as a dispensing container that can be opened one by one by changing the opening direction.
The opening direction of the inner opening 13 on the upper surface of each rotating step portion 11 is not limited to the direction of the above embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the inner opening 13 of the rotating step portion 11 of the cap body B and the outer opening 24 of the lid wall 22 of the rotating lid C are opened in a semicircular shape, but as another embodiment of the inner opening and the outer opening, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the inner opening 13a of the rotating step portion 11 of the cap body B and the outer opening 24a of the lid wall 22 of the rotating lid C are formed so that two quarters are formed on the diagonal of the circumference. Also good.
As shown in FIG. 7A, since the lower surface of the lid wall 22 closes the inner opening 13a, the opening is fully closed.
Further, at a position where the rotary lid C is rotated 45 ° from the fully closed state, as shown in FIG. 7B, the outer opening 24a is engaged with the inner opening 13a and the upper surface of the rotation step portion 11, and the opening is half-opened. It becomes a state.
Further, at a position where the rotary lid C is rotated 45 ° from the half-open state, as shown in FIG. 7C, the outer opening 24a is engaged with the inner opening 13a, and the opening is fully opened.

Furthermore, as another example of the inner opening and the outer opening, as shown in FIG. 8, the inner opening 13b of the rotating step portion 11 of the cap body B and the outer opening 24b of the lid wall 22 of the rotating lid C are spaced by 90 °. You may make it form four each.
As shown in FIG. 8A, since the lower surface of the lid wall 22 closes the inner opening 13b, the opening is fully closed.
Further, at the position where the rotary lid C is rotated 22.5 ° from the fully closed state, as shown in FIG. 8B, the outer opening 24b engages with the inner opening 13b and the upper surface of the rotation step portion 11 to open the opening. Will be half open.
Further, at a position where the rotary lid C is rotated 22.5 ° from the half-open state, as shown in FIG. 8C, the outer opening 24b is engaged with the inner opening 13b, and the opening is fully opened.

  That is, in the present invention, the rotation lid C is rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B, so that the lid wall and the outer opening of the rotation lid C, the upper surface of the rotation step portion of the cap body B, and The shape of the inner opening of the cap main body B and the outer opening of the rotary lid C is not limited to the above embodiment, as long as the state of the opening can be selected by engaging with the inner opening.

In the above embodiment, the locking projection 15 and the locking recess 26 are arranged on the lower end surface of the outer cylinder 23 of the rotating lid C on the rotating step portion 11 of the cap body B. Since it is sufficient that the cover C is provided with a click feeling at a predetermined rotation position and can maintain the rotation position, for example, the rotation step portion 11 of the cap body B has an engagement recess, and the outer cylinder 23 of the rotation lid C A locking projection may be provided on the lower end surface.
Further, the engaging portion is disposed at a predetermined position inside the engaging cylinder 14 on the upper surface of the rotating step portion 11, and the engaging portion engaged with the engaging portion is disposed on the lower surface of the upper wall 20 of the rotating portion C. The same effect can be obtained even when the engaging portion is a locking plate and a pair of locking projections sandwiching the engaging plate.
Any structure may be sufficient as the latching mechanism of the rotation step part 11 of the cap main body B, and the rotation lid C, and it is not limited to the form of the said Example.

In the above embodiment, the container main body A is divided into three chambers. However, if the container main body A is divided into a plurality of chambers and the rotation step portion 11 and the rotation lid C of the cap main body B are formed accordingly, a plurality of chambers A are provided. Can be used as a single container.
The partition of the chamber in the container main body A and the number of the rotation step portions 11 and the rotation lids C of the cap main body B associated therewith are not limited to the above embodiment.

  In the present invention, the amount of each content can be adjusted by rotating each rotary lid attached to the cap body, and several types of content can be distributed and used in one container. It can be widely used as a powdered food product such as sprinkles and spices, a liquid food product such as soy sauce and sauce, and other powdered and liquid food containers.

It is explanatory drawing of the shake-out container of this invention, (a) is a partial cross section top view at the time of an outer cover opening, (b) is a partial cross section elevation view at the time of an outer cover closure. It is explanatory drawing of a container main body, (a) is a top view, (b) is a partial cross section elevation view at the time of decomposition | disassembly of a main body trunk | drum and a main body bottom part. It is explanatory drawing of a cap main body and an outer cover, (a) is a top view at the time of an outer cover opening, (b) is a partial cross section elevation view at the time of an outer cover closing. It is explanatory drawing of a rotation lid, (a) is a top view, (b) is a partial cross section elevation view, (c) is a bottom view. It is explanatory drawing of the opening at the time of rotation of a rotation cover, (a) is at the time of full closing, (b) is at the time of half-opening, (c) is at the time of full opening. It is a top view at the time of the outer cover opening of another Example of a shake-out container. It is explanatory drawing of the opening at the time of rotation lid rotation of another Example of the outer opening of a rotation lid and the inner opening of a cap main body, (a) at the time of full closure, (b) at the time of half-opening, (c) at the time of full open is there. It is explanatory drawing of the opening at the time of rotation lid rotation of another Example of the outer opening of a rotation lid and the inner opening of a cap main body, (a) at the time of full closure, (b) at the time of half-opening, (c) at the time of full open is there.

Explanation of symbols

A container main body A1 main body barrel A2 main body bottom a, b, c chamber B cap main body C rotating lid D outer lid E hinge 1 mouth tube portion 2 trunk portion 3 partition plate 4 engagement step portion 5 bottom wall 6 engagement wall 7 Bottom cover portion 10, 30 Top wall 11 Rotating step portion 12 Screwed tube 13, 13a, 13b Inner opening 14 Engagement tube 15 Locking protrusion 16, 25 Engagement protrusion 20 Upper wall 21 Inner tube 22 Lid wall 23, 31 Outer cylinder 24, 24a, 24b Outer opening 26 Locking recess 32 Knob 33 Sealed cylinder

Claims (5)

A dispensing container comprising a container body whose inner side is divided into a plurality of chambers, a cap body, a plurality of rotating lids rotatably mounted on the cap body, and an outer lid,
The cap body includes a top wall and a rotation step provided on the top wall at a position to engage with a chamber in the container body.
An inner opening and an engagement cylinder are provided on the upper surface of the rotation step portion,
The rotating lid is provided on the inner cylinder, the inner periphery of the lower end of the inner cylinder, the lower wall is engaged with the upper surface of the rotating step portion of the cap body, and the outer periphery is engaged with the outer periphery of the engaging tube of the rotating step portion. With a tube,
A swing container having an outer opening on the lid wall.   The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion that engages with each other and restricts rotation of the rotating lid is provided at a predetermined position of the rotating step portion of the cap body and the rotating lid.   3. The swing-out mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the opening is fully closed, half-opened, or fully opened by engagement of the outer opening of the lid wall of the rotating lid and the inner opening of the rotating step portion of the cap body. container.   The dispensing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotation step portion and the rotation lid are disposed on the side of the cap body in the dispensing direction.   The dispensing container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container main body includes a main body barrel and a main body bottom portion that is detachably attached to the main barrel.

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