JP2009255928A - Liquid storing container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily execute a work or the like for collecting a liquid storing containers after a liquid is fed as the liquid storing container is automatically contracted to reduce the volume of the container as the amount of the stored liquid is reduced, and without any volume increase during the storage or conveyance of the liquid storing container after the liquid is fed when the liquid is fed from a liquid feed port to a liquid feeder by making the liquid feed port of the liquid storing container storing the liquid downward. <P>SOLUTION: In the liquid storing container to be attachably/detachably fitted to a liquid feeder 1 with a liquid feeding port 13 downside, a zigzag-shaped bellows part 12 which is vertically expandable is formed on a barrel part 11 of the container 10 storing the liquid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid storage container that is detachably mounted on a liquid supply device with a liquid supply port facing downward, and when the liquid stored in the liquid storage container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device. As the liquid stored in the liquid storage container decreases, the liquid storage container is automatically shrunk to reduce its volume, which is bulky when the liquid storage container is stored or transported after liquid supply. In other words, the present invention is characterized in that the operation of collecting the liquid container after the liquid supply can be easily performed.

  In recent years, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, a liquid storage container containing various liquids such as alkaline ionized water and mineral water is detachably attached to a liquid supply device with a liquid supply port facing downward. The liquid stored in the liquid storage container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device.

  Here, as the above-mentioned liquid storage container, generally, a container simply formed into a bottle shape with a plastic material such as polycarbonate or PET is used.

  However, in the case of such a liquid container that is simply formed into a bottle shape with polycarbonate or the like, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high.

Further, in the case of using a liquid storage container that is simply formed into a bottle shape with polycarbonate or the like in this way, the liquid stored in the liquid storage container is supplied to the liquid supply device from the liquid supply port, and the liquid storage container Even when the liquid stored in the container is exhausted, the liquid container is maintained in the bottle shape as it is, and is bulky when the used liquid container is stored or transported. There is a problem that the operation of recovering the container and cleaning it becomes troublesome and the disposal process after use becomes difficult.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-51750 JP 2007-238144 A

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems in a liquid container that is detachably mounted on a liquid supply device with a liquid supply port facing downward.

  That is, in the present invention, when the liquid stored in the liquid storage container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device, the liquid storage container is reduced as the liquid stored in the liquid storage container decreases. The volume is automatically shrunk to reduce the volume, and when storing or transporting the liquid storage container after liquid supply, it is not bulky, and the operation of recovering the liquid storage container after liquid supply, etc. The problem is to make it easy to do.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problems, in a liquid storage container that is detachably attached to the liquid supply apparatus with the liquid supply port down, the body of the container in which the liquid is stored is vertically expanded and contracted. A possible zigzag bellows was formed.

  Here, in the liquid container according to the present invention, as the above-mentioned container, for example, a container that is blown into a thin wall shape using a flexible plastic material such as low-density polyethylene can be used.

  Further, in the liquid container according to the present invention, in forming the bellows part that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction in the body part of the container as described above, the interval from the top part to the valley part in the zigzag bellows part is as follows. It is desirable that the lower side is larger than the upper side of the top.

  In the liquid container according to the present invention, it is preferable to provide an air hole forming part and a holding handle at the upper part of the container on the side opposite to the liquid supply port.

  Moreover, in the liquid container in this invention, it is preferable to form the trunk | drum of said container in the shape of a square cylinder.

  In the liquid container according to the present invention, a zigzag bellows part that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction is formed in the body part of the container that contains the liquid as described above, so that the liquid container is supplied to the liquid supply device. When the liquid port is detachably mounted and the liquid stored in the container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device, the liquid stored in the container decreases. The inside of the container is depressurized, and the bellows part in the body part of the container is contracted so as to be automatically folded, and the volume of the container is reduced as the liquid is reduced.

  As a result, in the liquid container according to the present invention, when the liquid stored in the container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device, and the liquid stored in the container is exhausted, the body of the container The bellows part of the liquid container is contracted to be folded as described above, the volume of the liquid container is greatly reduced, and it is not bulky when storing or transporting the liquid container after liquid supply, The operation of recovering the liquid container after the liquid supply can be easily performed.

  Further, in the liquid container according to the present invention, in forming the zigzag bellows portion that can expand and contract in the vertical direction on the body portion of the container, the interval from the top to the trough portion in the zigzag bellows portion, If the lower side is larger than the upper side of the top, when the bellows is contracted so as to be folded as described above, the upper part of the bellows in the zigzag shape is on the lower side. It folds appropriately so as to be in close contact with each other, and the liquid in the container is appropriately supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device, so that the liquid is prevented from remaining in the container.

  Further, in the liquid container according to the present invention, an air hole forming portion is provided in the upper part of the container on the side opposite to the liquid supply port, and the liquid in the container is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device as described above. After that, when the air hole forming part is cut off or the air hole is opened by opening the air hole forming part, air is introduced into the container that has been decompressed through the air hole, The remaining liquid is appropriately supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid supply device, and the liquid remaining in the container is further suppressed.

  Further, in the liquid container according to the present invention, when a holding handle is provided on the upper side of the container on the side opposite to the liquid supply port, an operation of attaching the liquid container to the liquid supply apparatus with the holding handle is performed. It becomes easy to do.

  Further, in the liquid container according to the present invention, when the body portion of the container is formed in a square tube shape corresponding to the liquid supply device, the waste space on the liquid supply device is reduced and the liquid container is supplied. The liquid can be mounted on the liquid device, and the amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage container can be increased.

  Hereinafter, a liquid container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the liquid container according to the present invention is not limited to the one shown in the following embodiment, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not changing the gist of the invention.

  In the liquid storage container in this embodiment, a container 10 that stores liquid by blow molding using a flexible plastic material such as low density polyethylene is formed into a thin wall shape, and as shown in FIG. A bellows portion 12 having a zigzag shape that can be vertically expanded and contracted is formed in the body portion 11 having a rectangular tube shape, and the liquid contained in the container 10 is supplied to the liquid supply device 1 below the body portion 11. A liquid supply port 13 to be supplied is provided, and a liquid supply cap 2 having a valve mechanism (not shown) is attached to the liquid supply port 13.

  In the liquid container of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a recess 14 is formed in the upper part of the container 10 on the side opposite to the liquid supply port 13, and the container is formed in the recess 14. A holding handle 15 that communicates with 10 is provided, and an air hole forming portion 16 that forms an air hole 16 a for introducing air into the container 10 is provided in a detachable manner.

Further, in the liquid container of this embodiment, in forming the bellows portion 12 that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction in the body portion 11, as shown in FIG. 1, in the bellows portion 12 having a zigzag shape, The interval d ₂ from the top portion 12a to the trough portion 12b on the lower side of the top portion 12a is made larger than the interval d ₁ from the top portion 12a to the trough portion 12b on the upper side.

  When the liquid container in this embodiment is attached to the liquid supply apparatus 1, the container 10 is pulled by holding the holding handle 15 provided in the container 10, and the body of the container 10 is pulled. The bellows portion 12 in the portion 11 is extended in a zigzag shape.

  Then, with the bellows portion 12 in the body portion 11 extended in a zigzag shape in this manner, a liquid such as alkaline ionized water or mineral water is accommodated in the container 10, and then the liquid supply port 13 in the container 10 is filled. The liquid supply cap 2 having a valve mechanism is attached, and the liquid supply cap 2 prevents the liquid stored in the container 10 from spilling out even when the liquid supply port 13 is in the downward position.

  Next, with the liquid supply port 13 to which the liquid supply cap 2 is attached facing downward, the liquid supply port 13 to which the liquid supply cap 2 is attached is attached to the attachment portion 1a of the liquid supply device 1 as shown in FIG. The valve mechanism provided in the liquid supply cap 2 is opened by a pressing member (not shown) provided in the mounting portion 1a of the liquid supply apparatus 1, and the liquid contained in the container 10 is discharged The liquid is supplied to the liquid supply device 1 through the liquid supply port 13, and the liquid thus supplied to the liquid supply device 1 is supplied from the faucet 1 b provided in the liquid supply device 1.

  Then, when the liquid stored in the container 10 is sequentially supplied to the liquid supply device 1 and the amount of the liquid stored in the container 10 decreases, the inside of the container 10 is decompressed, and FIG. The zigzag bellows portion 12 in the body portion 11 of the container 10 contracts so as to be automatically folded.

Here, in the liquid container in this embodiment, the bellows portion 12 becomes zigzag as described above, than the distance d ₁ from the top 12a to the valley 12b in the upper side of the top portion 12a, the top 12a Since the distance d ₂ from the top portion 12a to the valley portion 12b on the lower side is increased, the bellows portion is contracted as shown in FIG. 6 when the inside of the container 10 is depressurized and the bellows portion 12 contracts as described above. 12 is folded so that the portion of the top portion 12a above the top portion 12a is in close contact with the lower portion, so that no liquid remains in the folded portion of the folded bellows portion 12, and the liquid in the container 10 is supplied. The liquid supply 13 is appropriately supplied to the liquid supply apparatus 1.

  Further, as described above, the liquid in the container 10 is supplied from the liquid supply port 13 to the liquid supply device 1 to contract the zigzag-shaped bellows portion 12 so as to be folded and provided in the holding handle 15. When the air hole forming part 16 is cut off and the holding hole 15 is opened with an air hole 16a as shown in FIG. 7, air is introduced into the container 10 that has been decompressed through the air hole 16a. The liquid remaining in the liquid 10 is supplied to the liquid supply apparatus 1 through the liquid supply port 13, and the liquid remaining in the container 10 is further suppressed.

  Thus, after supplying the liquid accommodated in the container 10 to the liquid supply apparatus 1, when this liquid storage container is removed from the liquid supply apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. The zigzag-shaped bellows portion 12 is shrunk so as to be folded and the volume is greatly reduced, and it is not bulky when the liquid container is stored or transported after the liquid supply. The operation of collecting the liquid container can be easily performed.

  Furthermore, when the container 10 is formed into a thin wall by blow molding using a flexible plastic material such as low-density polyethylene as described above, compared to the case where a bottle-like container is molded with a plastic material such as polycarbonate. The manufacturing cost is reduced, and disposal after use can be easily performed.

It is the schematic front view which showed the liquid storage container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic plan view which showed the liquid container which concerns on said embodiment. In the liquid container according to the above-described embodiment, a partial cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state in which a holding handle is provided in a concave portion formed in the upper part of the container and an air hole forming portion that can be separated is provided in the holding handle. is there. It is the schematic front view which showed the state with which the liquid container which concerns on said embodiment was mounted | worn with the liquid supply apparatus. When the liquid storage container according to the above embodiment is attached to the liquid supply apparatus and the liquid stored in the container is supplied to the liquid supply apparatus, the contracted state in which the bellows part of the body part of the container is folded is folded. It is the partial explanatory view shown. In the liquid container according to the above embodiment, it is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state in which the bellows portion is contracted so as to be folded. In the liquid container according to the above embodiment, it is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state in which an air hole is formed by cutting an air hole forming portion provided in the holding handle.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid supply apparatus 1a Attachment part 1b Faucet 2 Liquid supply cap 10 Container 11 Body part 12 Bellows part 12a Top part 12b Valley part 13 Liquid supply port 14 Recess 15 Holding handle 16 Air hole formation part 16a Air hole d ₁ Top part of a bellows part The distance from the top to the valley on the upper side of the d ₂ The distance from the top to the valley on the lower side of the top of the bellows part

Claims (7)

  In a liquid storage container that is detachably mounted on a liquid supply apparatus with a liquid supply port facing down, a bellows portion that is zigzag that can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction is formed on the body portion of the container that stores the liquid. A liquid container characterized by the above.   2. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the container is blow-molded with a flexible plastic material.   In the liquid container according to claim 1 or 2, the interval from the top to the valley in the zigzag bellows is larger on the lower side than on the upper side of the top. Characteristic liquid container.   The liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an air hole forming portion is provided on an upper portion of the container on the side opposite to the liquid supply port. container.   The liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a holding handle is provided on an upper part of the container on the side opposite to the liquid supply port.   6. The liquid container according to claim 5, wherein an air hole forming portion is formed in the holding handle.   The liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the body portion of the container is formed in a square tube shape.

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