JP2010023847A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container capable of easily spouting a content and metering a spouting material by a container for spouting provided in a body and excellent in usability. <P>SOLUTION: In the container 1 composed of the body 2 for storing a liquid content, and a spouting pump 3 for spouting the content freely removably provided at the upper end of the body 2 and freely rotatably having a spouting part 3b having a nozzle 3a, the body 2 is freely removably equipped with the spouting container 11 with an opening whose upper face is opened at the shoulder of the body 2, and positions the opening below the tip of the nozzle 3a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container having a pouring pump for storing a liquid detergent or the like in a main body, and more specifically, a pouring container having an opening having an upper surface opened in a shoulder portion of the main body. It is related with the container which comprises an opening part under the nozzle front-end | tip of a pouring pump.

  Conventionally, containers containing liquid contents such as liquid detergents and shampoos consist of at least two layers, an outer layer and an inner layer, formed by blow molding, for example, and the inner layer and the outer layer adjacent thereto are peeled off. There is a pump container consisting of a flexible laminated bottle and a pump with a suction part that is inserted and fixed in the bottle and opened, and an operation part that is exposed to the outside of the bottle. A part of the bottle neck is inward. An annular protrusion is provided that is recessed and protrudes into the neck of the neck, and the inner surface of this protrusion is liquid-tightly fixed to the outer surface of the suction part in the pump bottle, reducing the liquid in the bottle and peeling off the inner layer. However, the inner layer can be prevented from falling off, and the liquid can enter between the inner layer and the outer layer to prevent the liquid from leaking from the pinch-off processed part at the bottom of the bottle, or preventing the inner layer from being peeled off. Things (eg patent literature) ) There is.

JP-A-7-223663

However, in such a container, when the contents held in the main body are poured out by the extraction pump, the poured material must be received in the palm of the hand or separated into a dispensing container such as a separately prepared cup. In addition, there were annoyances such as dirtying hands with the pouring material, wearing gloves and preparing a separate container for pouring. Further, when it is desired to measure the amount to be dispensed and to sort out the contents, there is a problem in that it is necessary to prepare a container for dispensing having a separate scale, which is troublesome.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a container with excellent usability, in which the contents can be poured out and the amount of the poured out articles can be easily measured with the dispensing container provided in the main body.

  For this reason, the invention described in claim 1 dispenses the contents comprising a main body for storing the liquid contents, a detachable provision at the upper end of the main body, and a pouring part having a nozzle. The main body is detachably provided with a pouring container having an opening having an upper surface opened on a shoulder portion of the main body, and the opening below the tip of the nozzle. The part is located.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the container according to the first aspect, wherein the main body has a scale corresponding to the volume of the dispensing container in a height direction where the side surface of the dispensing container contacts. It is characterized by providing.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the container according to the first aspect, wherein the pouring container includes a spout at an upper end portion in each of the front and rear directions with respect to the main body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the container according to the first aspect, the pouring container includes a brush at an upper end portion in a left-right direction with respect to the main body.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is colorless and transparent.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing pump is provided near the center of the upper end of the main body.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the container according to the first aspect, wherein the dispensing container is provided on both shoulders of the main body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the main body for storing the liquid contents and the pouring portion for pouring the contents, which is detachably provided at the upper end portion of the main body and includes the pouring portion having a nozzle. In the container composed of the discharge pump, the main body is provided with a detachable container having an opening having an upper surface opened on the shoulder of the main body, and the opening is positioned below the tip of the nozzle. When dispensing the contents, there is no need to prepare a separate dispensing container or to separate it by hand, and the dispensing of the contents inside the main body from the nozzle of the dispensing pump is ensured and easy. be able to. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the main body is provided with a scale corresponding to the capacity of the container for pouring in the height direction at the position where the side surface of the container for pouring contacts, so that the nozzle is disposed from the pouring part. When the contents are poured into the container for dispensing via the scale, the amount to be dispensed can be measured by the scale, and the necessary amount can be easily separated by simply pressing the dispensing pump. In addition, since the scale is provided on the main body side, the scale is not soiled with the contents or the like and cannot be seen, and the amount dispensed can be accurately measured. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the pouring container is provided with a spout at the upper end in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body, the pouring container from which the contents have been separated is removed from the main body, When the contents are caused to flow out of the pouring container, the contents can be smoothly flowed out from the pouring container by using the spout provided in the inclination direction of the pouring container according to the user's dominant arm. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the dispensing container includes the brush at the upper end in the left-right direction with respect to the main body, for example, the dispensing container removed from the main body during washing of clothes or the like With this brush, it is possible to rub off dirt that adheres strongly to clothing. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the dispensing container is colorless and transparent, the scale provided on the main body can be easily seen through the dispensing container, and the dispensing pump from the main body into the dispensing container is provided. It is possible to easily visually check the amount of the content that has been poured out through the. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the pouring pump is provided in the vicinity of the center of the upper end portion of the main body, the main body is not bulky by adopting a structure in which the pouring container is easily installed on the shoulder portion of the main body. Can be. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, since the container for pouring is provided on both shoulders of the main body, the contents can be sorted into the container for pouring provided on the main body shoulder of the user, When necessary, the contents can be separated and dispensed into the respective containers for dispensing. Therefore, a container excellent in usability can be provided.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a container showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the container showing another embodiment of a container having different nozzle installation positions, and FIG. Fig. 4 is an explanatory side view of the left handed spout flowing out from the left-handed spout, and Fig. 5 is a pour out container. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of how to use the brush, and FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of a container body provided with a container for pouring on both shoulders of the main body. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a container 1 of the present invention is detachable near a center 2 of a main body 2 such as a bottle for storing liquid contents such as liquid detergent, shampoo, and rinse, and an upper end portion of the main body 2. And an extraction pump 3 having an extraction portion 3b provided with a nozzle 3a for extracting the contents in the main body 2.

  The main body 2 includes an inner layer and an outer layer, and is formed by blow molding a synthetic resin. For example, the outer layer can be formed of polyethylene and the inner layer can be formed of nylon or the like. Further, the main body 2 has a mouth / neck part 5 erected from the body part via a shoulder part 4, and a screw thread (not shown) for removably fixing the dispensing pump 3 is provided on the outer periphery of the mouth / neck part 5. Established. The main body 2 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure.

  The dispensing pump 3 is made of synthetic resin or the like, and includes a suction portion 7 that is housed in the main body 2 and opens, and an operating portion 8 that is exposed above the main body 2. On the inner periphery of the joint portion 9, a thread (not shown) that can be screwed onto the thread on the neck 5 of the main body 2 is provided. And by operating the operation part 8, the content in the main body 2 is sucked up and the content can be poured out. Moreover, the extraction | pouring part 3b which has the nozzle 3a is provided rotatably with respect to the screwing part 9. FIG. In addition, since the structure of this extraction pump 3 is a known technique, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a nozzle 3 a ′ can be provided in the mouth and neck portion 5. In this case, it is good also as the container 1 which fixedly installed nozzle 3a 'with respect to the main body 2 by attaching the end of nozzle 3a' to the mouth-and-neck part 5. FIG.

  Next, a specific configuration of the dispensing container, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. First, the container 11 for pouring is, for example, one shoulder 4 of the main body 2 when the main body 2 is molded (for example, the left shoulder 4 of the main body 2 is shown in the figure, but the right shoulder of the main body 2 is shown). It may be detachably provided in the space S provided in the space S.

  The dispensing container 11 is colorless and transparent and has a cup shape such as a substantially rectangular shape with an open top surface. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the left and right sides of the fitting portion 12 provided at the bottom of the dispensing container 11 are provided. By fitting the convex portion 13 into the left and right concave portions 15 of the fitting portion 14 provided at the bottom portion of the shoulder portion 4, the dispensing container 11 is detachably fixed to the shoulder portion 4. At this time, it is set as the structure where the center vicinity of the upper surface opening part of the container 11 for extraction is located below the front-end | tip part of the nozzle 3a in the extraction pump 3. FIG.

  In addition, the fixing method of the container 11 for extraction to the shoulder part 4 is not limited to the fitting method mentioned above, You may fix detachably using an appropriate method. The shape of the dispensing container 11 is preferably adjusted to the overall shape of the main body 2 so that it does not protrude from the main body 2 along the outer periphery of the main body 2, so that the container 1 can be displayed or packaged. For example, when the container 1 is transported, the useless space between the containers 1 can be eliminated, and the container 1 can be configured not to be bulky.

  The material of the dispensing container 11 is not particularly limited. For example, polycarbonate resin, propylene resin, polystyrene, epoxy resin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin), methacrylic resin (PMMA) Resin), methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymer resin (MS resin), and the like.

  Also, spouts 16a and 16b that are slightly bulged in the front-rear direction are provided in the vicinity of the main body 2 side of both upper end portions (upper end portions of the front and rear gripping portions) of the front surface 11a and the rear surface 11b of the pouring container 11. .

  Furthermore, the side surface 2a of the space S in the shoulder portion 4 of the main body 2 and in the height direction where the side surface 11c on the main body 2 side of the extraction container 11 is in contact corresponds to the capacity of the extraction container 11. A scale 17 indicating the capacity in the container 11 is engraved.

  And the brush 18 which made the brush 18a protrude upwards is attached to the upper end part of the side surface 11a by the side of the main body 2 in the extraction container 11 mentioned above. A plurality of brushes 18a having a thin rod shape made of a synthetic resin such as an acrylic resin are installed at equal intervals on the upper end portion of the side surface 11a by integral molding when the dispensing container 11 is molded. The brush 18a is not limited to the synthetic resin as described above, and a plurality of rod-like metals are embedded in a synthetic resin provided by integral molding at the upper end of the side surface 11a, or made of silicon, nylon, or the like. You may provide by arbitrary methods, using a material suitably, such as using a flexible thing.

  Here, when the contents contained in the main body 2 are poured out into a pouring container 11 provided on the shoulder 4 of the main body 2 and this pouring container 11 is used, first, the nozzle 3a is placed in the pouring section. By rotating through 3b, the tip of the nozzle 3a is positioned at the upper surface opening of the dispensing container 11.

  Subsequently, the operation part 8 of the extraction pump 3 is operated up and down to suck up the contents in the main body 2, and the contents are extracted from the nozzle 3a of the extraction part 3b into the extraction container 11. To do. At this time, since the dispensing container 11 is colorless and transparent, the scale 17 engraved in the main body 2 is easy to see through the dispensing container 11, and the main container 2 passes into the dispensing container 11 via the dispensing pump 3. The amount of the extracted content can be easily visually confirmed.

  At this time, as described above, the main body 2 is provided with the scale 17 corresponding to the capacity of the dispensing container 11 in the height direction at the position where the side surface 11a of the dispensing container 11 contacts. When the contents are poured from the dispensing part 3b to the dispensing container 11 via the nozzle 3a, the amount of the dispensing can be measured by the scale 17, and the dispensing part 3b of the dispensing pump 3 is simply pushed. The required amount of contents can be easily separated by operation.

  Next, when the amount of the dispensed product in the dispensing container 11 reaches the required amount, the user holds the front surface 11a and the rear surface 11b of the dispensing container 11 and pulls out the dispensing container 11 from the main body 2. Then, the fitting portion 14 of the shoulder portion 4 of the main body 2 and the fitting portion 12 of the dispensing container 11 are disengaged, and the dispensing container 11 is removed from the main body 2.

  Next, the poured out material is allowed to flow out from the container 11 for pouring. At this time, many users have the container 11 for pouring with their dominant hand (dominant hand). For example, as shown in FIG. When the left-handed user has the pouring container 11 in his left hand, the user has the spout 16a on the front right side of the pouring container 11 held in the left hand (for example, the front surface 11a side of the pouring container 11). By twisting the wrist to the side (wrist side), the extraction container 11 can be inclined naturally, and the extraction product can be easily discharged from the extraction container 11.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, when the right-handed user has the extraction container 11 in the right hand, the user can move the left front of the extraction container 11 in the right hand (for example, the rear surface of the extraction container 11). The pouring container 11 can be tilted naturally by twisting the wrist toward the spout 16b side (wrist side) on the 11b side, and the pouring material can be easily discharged from the pouring container 11.

  In this way, when the dispensing container 11 from which the contents have been separated is removed from the main body 2 and the contents are allowed to flow out of the dispensing container 11, the dispensing container 11 corresponding to the user's dominant hand (hand) Using the spouts 16a, 16b in the inclined direction, the contents can be smoothly discharged from the container 11 for pouring.

  Next, for example, when the main body 2 contains a liquid detergent and the clothes etc. are washed using the detergent in the container 1, the dirt strongly adhered to each part of the clothes (for example, a collar or a sleeve part). If you want to scrape and remove the contents, remove the dispensing container 11 from which the contents poured out from the main body 2 have been separated from the main body 2 and put the contents on the dirty part of the clothes, or without pouring out the contents. The extraction container 11 is removed from the main body 2, and the extraction container 11 is turned so that the brush 18 is positioned downward.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, it is not necessary to prepare a separate brush or the like by grasping the dispensing container 11, applying the tip of the brush 18 a to the dirt portion to be removed of the clothing, and rubbing the brush 18 a against the clothing. It is possible to remove dirt from the clothing using the dispensing container 11 provided in the main body 2 of the container 1 as it is.

  Moreover, since the pouring pump 3 of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of the center of the upper end portion of the main body 2, the pouring container 11 can be easily installed on the shoulder portion 4 of the main body 2, and the main body 2 is not bulky. be able to.

  And as above-mentioned, since the extraction pump 3 has in the center vicinity of the upper end part of the main body 2, the container for extraction can also be provided in the both shoulder parts 4 and 4 'of the main body 2. FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, one shoulder 4 of the main body 2 described above (for example, the left shoulder 4 of the main body 2, but may be the right shoulder 4 ′ of the main body 2). The dispensing container 11 is also provided on the other shoulder 4 ′ of the main body 2 (for example, the right shoulder 4 ′ of the main body 2 but may be the left shoulder 4 of the main body 2) in the same manner as described above. be able to.

  At this time, the dispensing containers 11 and 11 ′ provided on the shoulders 4 and 4 ′ may have the same capacity (size), but the dispensing containers 11 and 11 ′ may have different capacities. May be provided. In that case, the size of the space S ′ formed in the shoulder portion 4 ′ where the dispensing container 11 ′ is installed is different from the size of the space S formed in the shoulder portion 4, and a scale not shown provided on the shoulder portion 4 ′ side. Also, according to the capacity of the dispensing container 11 ′, it is provided at an engraved interval different from the scale 17 engraved on the shoulder 4 side. Moreover, the installation of the brush to the side surface upper end part of the container 11 'for extraction is arbitrary.

  By adopting such a configuration, the contents can be sorted into the dispensing containers 11 and 11 ′ provided on the shoulders 4 and 4 ′ of the main body 2 that is easy for the user to use, and each can be dispensed when necessary. The contents can be separated into containers 11 and 11 '.

It is the whole container perspective view which shows one Example of this invention. It is the whole container perspective view which shows another Example of the container from which the installation position of a nozzle differs. It is a side surface enlarged view of the container for extraction which shows typically the attachment structure to a main part shoulder. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for letting a dominant hand flow out of a left-handed spout in a dispensing container. In a container for extraction, it is explanatory drawing which makes a dominant hand flow out of a pouring thing from a spout for right-handed use. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of a brush. It is front sectional drawing of the container main body provided with the container for extraction on the shoulder parts of a main body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Main body 2a Side surface 4 Shoulder part 11 Container 11 for pouring 11a Front surface 11b Rear surface 11c Side surface 12, 14 Fitting part 13 Convex part 15 Concave part 16a, 16b Spout 17 Scale 18 Brush 18a Brush S Space

Claims (7)

A main body for storing liquid contents;
A pouring pump for pouring out the contents, which is detachably provided at the upper end of the main body, and has a pouring portion having a nozzle,
In a container consisting of
The main body is provided with a detachable container having an opening having an upper surface opened on the shoulder of the main body, and the opening is positioned below the tip of the nozzle.   2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a scale corresponding to a capacity of the extraction container in a height direction at a position where a side surface of the extraction container contacts.   2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing container includes a spout at an upper end portion in each of the front and rear directions with respect to the main body.   The container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing container includes a brush at an upper end portion in a left-right direction with respect to the main body.   The container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is colorless and transparent.   The container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing pump is provided in the vicinity of the center of the upper end of the main body.   The container according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is provided on both shoulders of the main body.

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