JP2010023891A - Storing container, and discharging mechanism for storing container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storing container capable of preventing a lid body from being opened by mistake. <P>SOLUTION: The storing container 100 is equipped with a storage body 10 and a discharging mechanism 20. The discharging mechanism 20 is equipped with a discharging port member 30, a lid body 50 engaged with the discharging port member 30, a guiding mechanism 60 for guiding the movement of the discharging port member 30, and a bottomless cylindrical cover member 40. At the lower position of the discharging port member 30, the highest part A point of the lid body 50 is arranged approximately on the same plane as the plane B formed by an upper opening 42 of the cover member 40. Meanwhile, at a position above the discharging port member 30, the highest part A point of the lid body 50 is arranged above the plane B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage container and a discharge mechanism for the storage container.

Conventionally, a first storage part and a second storage part that are vertically adjacent to each other, a middle cap that threadably seals a first opening that communicates the first storage part and the second storage part, and an upper opening of the second storage part There has been proposed a container composed of a pouring cap that seals an opening to a base that is a portion, and a rotation transmission means that transmits the rotation of the pouring cap to an intermediate cap (see Patent Document 1). In this container, when the dispensing cap is rotated in the direction in which the middle cap is unscrewed, this rotation is transmitted to the middle cap, the middle cap is unscrewed from the first opening, and the first opening is opened. . When the first opening is opened, the first contents and the second contents are mixed to communicate with each other through the opened first opening. be able to.
JP-A-11-91831

  However, in the above-described container, the closing lid for opening and closing the spout is always exposed. For this reason, a situation may occur in which the lid is accidentally opened by a user or physical shock, and the contents stored in the container flow out. In particular, there is a strong market demand for improving the reliability of containers that hold their contents when the containers are not used, such as at the time of manufacture and shipment. However, that requirement is not met with the containers described above. In addition, when the contents are powerful drugs or strong odorous substances, the influence on the surroundings becomes large.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned technical problems and greatly contributes to the improvement of the retainability and safety of the contents of the storage container.

  One storage container according to the present invention includes a storage body having a mouth and neck at the top, a discharge port disposed above the storage body, having a discharge port at the top and communicating with the mouth and neck at the bottom. An outlet member, a lid that engages with the discharge port member so as to be able to open and close the discharge port, a guide mechanism that guides the movement between the lower position and the upper position of the discharge port member, and the discharge port member A bottomless cylindrical cover member disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the discharge port member at a lower position. In addition, the uppermost portion of the above-described lid body is arranged on the substantially same plane as or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the above-described cover member at the above-described lower position, and In the above-mentioned upper position, the above-mentioned uppermost part is arranged above the above-mentioned plane.

  According to this storage container, at the lower position of the discharge port member, the uppermost part of the lid body is disposed on substantially the same plane or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member. For this reason, it is possible to prevent or reduce the possibility that the lid body is accidentally opened at a position below the discharge port member. On the other hand, at the upper position of the discharge port member, the uppermost part of the lid is disposed above the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member. For this reason, the lid can be opened at a position above the discharge port member. By adopting this storage container, the virginity of the contents can be enhanced when the container is not used, such as at the time of manufacture and shipment.

  In addition, the discharge mechanism of one storage container of the present invention is disposed above the storage body, and has a discharge port member at the top and a flow port at the bottom, and the discharge port can be opened and closed. A lid that engages with the discharge port member, a guide mechanism that guides the movement between the lower position and the upper position of the discharge port member, and the outer periphery of the discharge port member at the lower position of the discharge port member And a bottomless cylindrical cover member disposed so as to surround. In addition, the uppermost portion of the above-described lid body is arranged on the substantially same plane as or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the above-described cover member at the above-described lower position, and In the above-mentioned upper position, the above-mentioned uppermost part is arranged above the above-mentioned plane.

  According to the storage container discharge mechanism, the uppermost portion of the lid is disposed substantially on the same plane as or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member at a position below the discharge port member. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the lid from being accidentally opened at a position below the discharge port member. On the other hand, at the upper position of the discharge port member, the uppermost part of the lid is disposed above the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member. For this reason, the lid can be opened at a position above the discharge port member. By directly or indirectly providing the container with the above-described discharge mechanism, it is possible to prevent unexpected contamination of foreign matters into the contents in the container.

  According to one storage container of the present invention, since the lid body is prevented from being accidentally opened at a position below the discharge port member, particularly when the container is not used, such as at the time of manufacture and shipment. The virginity of the contents can be enhanced. In addition, according to the discharge mechanism of one storage container of the present invention, the container can be directly or indirectly provided with the discharge mechanism, thereby preventing foreign matter from being unexpectedly mixed into the contents in the container. it can.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this description, common parts are denoted by common reference symbols throughout the drawings unless otherwise specified. In the drawings, the elements of the present embodiment are not necessarily shown to scale. Moreover, in order to make each drawing easy to see, some reference numerals may be omitted.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a storage container 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the lower position of the discharge mechanism 20 of the storage container 100, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the upper position.

  A storage container 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a storage body 10 and a discharge mechanism 20. The discharge mechanism 20 includes a discharge port member 30, a lid 50 that engages with the discharge port member 30, a guide mechanism 60 that guides the movement of the discharge port member 30, and a bottomless cylindrical cover member 40. Moreover, the discharge port member 30 utilizes the guide mechanism 60, and the lower position (position of the discharge port member 30 in FIG. 2) shown in FIG. 2 and the upper position (position of the discharge port member 30 in FIG. 3) shown in FIG. ). Below, each structural member of the storage container 100 is demonstrated.

  First, as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the storage body 10 has the mouth neck part 11 located in the upper part, and the storage part 12 which stores a substance. The storage body 10 has a convex portion 13 that is in close contact with the outer peripheral portion of the discharge port member 30. The convex portion 13 can prevent contents from leaking between the storage body 10 and the discharge port member 30.

  Further, the discharge port member 30 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Further, the upper part of the discharge port member 30 has a discharge port 31, and the bottom part thereof has a circulation port 32 communicating with the mouth-neck part 11.

  Further, the cover member 40 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is disposed so as to surround the outer peripheral portion of the discharge port member 30 at a position below the discharge port member 30. Further, the cover member 40 includes a protrusion 41 that is rotatably engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the storage body 10.

  2 and 3 includes a male screw portion 61 and a female screw portion 62. The male screw portion 61 is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the discharge port member 30 via the connecting portion 71 and interlocks with the discharge port member 30. Further, since the female screw portion 62 is connected to the inner peripheral portion of the cover member 40 via the connecting portion 72, the female screw portion 62 is interlocked with the cover member 40. The male screw portion 61 and the female screw portion 62 are screwed together. By adopting these configurations, when a rotational force is applied to the cover member 40 relative to the storage body 10, the discharge port member 30 can be screwed up and down. The connecting portion 71 is disposed above the mouth / neck portion 11 and is in contact with the upper end of the mouth / neck portion 11 at a position below the discharge port member 30. As a result, the connecting portion 71, the male screw portion 61, and the outer peripheral portion of the discharge port member 30 are fitted to the neck portion 11 using the connecting portion 71 as a stopper.

  Further, a convex portion 63 is formed at a substantially upper end portion of the male screw portion 61, and a convex portion 64 that can be engaged with the convex portion 63 is formed at a substantially upper end portion of the female screw portion 62. In the present embodiment, the convex portion 63 and the convex portion 64 are fixed by being engaged with each other at a position above the discharge port member 30. As a result, since the screwing down of the male screw part 61 and the female screw part 62 is hindered, the discharge port member 30 does not go downward. With such a configuration, after the discharge port member 30 is once moved to the upper position, the discharge port member 30 is fixed at the upper position, so the user looks at the glance that the storage container 100 is not in an unused state. Can be judged. In this embodiment, as the fixing means at the upper position of the discharge port member 30, the convex portion 63 formed on the male screw portion 61 and the convex portion 64 formed on the female screw portion 62 are employed. For example, it may be fixed by other known means including a fixing means using a known bonding technique.

  The lid 50 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 engages with the discharge port member 30 so that the discharge port 31 can be opened and closed. The lid 50 is preferably configured to be engaged with the discharge port member 30 by a hinge. In this case, even if the lid 50 is removed from the discharge port 31, the lid 50 and the discharge port member 30 are engaged, so that it is not necessary to manage the lid 50 separately. Further, the uppermost point A of the lid body 50 of the present embodiment is disposed on substantially the same plane as the plane B formed by the upper opening 42 of the cover member 40 at a position below the discharge port member 30. Here, “substantially the same plane” refers to a range of 5 mm or less from the same plane, preferably a plane having a distance (2 mm or less) that can be said to be extremely difficult to grip the lid 50. On the other hand, the uppermost point A of the lid 50 is disposed above the plane B at a position above the discharge port member 30.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the clearance in planar view with the upper surface outer periphery of the cover body 50 and the inner periphery of the upper side opening part 42 of the cover member 40 is a grade (8 mm or less) which a human finger does not enter. In addition, this gap is more preferably 0.5 mm or more in consideration of a dimensional error between the lid 50 and the cover member 40. When such a configuration is employed, it is possible to prevent the lid 50 from being accidentally opened at a position below the discharge port member 30. In addition, from the viewpoint of facilitating the opening of the lid 50, it is a preferable aspect that the uppermost point A of the lid 50 at a position above the discharge port member 30 is disposed 5 mm or more above the plane B. .

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of the lower position of the storage container 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  In the storage container 200 shown in FIG. 4, the cover member 40 of the storage container 100 of the first embodiment is changed to the cover member 240, and the guide mechanism 60 is changed to the guide mechanism 260. The storage container 200 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the storage container 100 of the first embodiment except for the points described above. Therefore, the description overlapping with that of the first embodiment is omitted.

  The guide mechanism 260 of this embodiment includes a female screw portion 262 instead of the female screw portion 62 in the guide mechanism 60 of the first embodiment. The female screw portion 262 is longer than the female screw portion 62 of the first embodiment, and the cover member 240 of this embodiment is longer than the cover member 40 of the first embodiment. It is a scale. Therefore, the uppermost point A of the lid 50 is located below the plane B at a position below the discharge port member 30. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the lid 50 from being accidentally opened by a user or a physical impact at a position below the discharge port member 30 with higher accuracy.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of the lower position of the discharge port member 30 of the storage container 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the upper position thereof.

  The storage container 300 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 includes an auxiliary member 370 in addition to the storage container 100 of the first embodiment. Further, the storage body 10 of the first embodiment is changed to a storage body 310. The storage container 300 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the storage container 100 of the first embodiment except for the points described above. Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  In addition to the configuration of the storage body 10 of the first embodiment, the storage body 310 has a male screw portion 313 formed on the outer periphery of the mouth and neck portion 11.

  The auxiliary member 370 includes a female screw portion 371 that can be screwed with the male screw portion 313, and an overhang portion 372 that is formed on the outer periphery of the lower end portion of the female screw portion 371 and that is rotatably engaged with the cover member 40. A side surface portion 373 that is in close contact with the outer surface of the discharge port member 30, and a seal cylinder 374 that is suspended from the lower end of the side surface portion 373. The auxiliary member 370 is fixed to the mouth-and-neck portion 11 of the housing 310 by the male screw portion 313 and the female screw portion 371 being screwed together. In addition, the side surface portion 373 is slidably engaged with the discharge port member 30 in a state where the side surface portion 373 is in close contact with the outer side surface of the discharge port member 30. For this reason, leakage of the contents between the auxiliary member 370 and the discharge port member 30 can be prevented. In addition, the seal cylinder 374 is closely fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the mouth / neck portion 11 of the storage body 310. For this reason, the leakage of the contents between the storage body 310 and the auxiliary member 370 can be prevented.

  Since the storage container 300 of this embodiment is provided with the auxiliary member 370, the convex part 13 closely_contact | adhered to the outer peripheral part of the discharge outlet member 30 employ | adopted with the storage container 100 of 1st Embodiment can be omitted. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, although the external thread part 313 and the internal thread part 371 are employ | adopted as a fixing means of the auxiliary member 370 and the storage body 310, you may fix with another well-known fixing means.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, in order to increase the accuracy of the outer side surface of the discharge port member 30 that moves up and down and the side surface portion 373 that is in close contact therewith, it is preferable that the discharge port member 30 and the auxiliary member 370 are formed by an injection molding method. . On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the storage body 310 is not directly involved in the sliding of the discharge port member 30, the accuracy requirement for the connection surface between the storage body 310 and the auxiliary member 370 is the discharge port member 30 and the auxiliary member 370. It may be lower than the connection surface. Accordingly, the housing 310 can be formed by a blow molding method that is not suitable for high-precision processing, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

<Fourth Embodiment>
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of the lower position of the discharge port member 30 of the storage container 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the upper position thereof.

  The storage container 400 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has the same configuration as the storage container 100 of the first embodiment, except that the guide mechanism 60 in the first embodiment is changed to a guide mechanism 460. . Therefore, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  The guide mechanism 460 of the present embodiment includes an engagement protrusion 461, a guide part 462 in which a guide groove 464 for guiding the engagement protrusion 461 is formed, and a lever part 463 provided continuously to the engagement protrusion 461. Is provided. Further, in order to enable operation of the lever portion 463, a through-hole 465 and a through-hole 43 are formed in the guide portion 462 and the cover member 40, respectively. By adopting such a configuration, when an upward force is applied to the lever portion 463 relative to the storage body 10, the discharge port member 30 can be raised. Conversely, when a downward force is applied to the lever portion 463 relative to the storage body 10, the discharge port member 30 can be lowered.

  By the way, in each embodiment mentioned above, since a discharge port member and one guide mechanism are connected by the connection part, and the cover member and the other guide mechanism are connected by the connection part, each is made into a separate component. The configuration is adopted. However, the discharge port member and one guide mechanism may be integrated and / or the cover member and the other guide mechanism may be integrated. In this case, the process of assembling the discharge port member and the guide mechanism and the cover member and the guide mechanism can be omitted.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the structure which fixes a discharge port member in the upper position of a discharge port member is employ | adopted, a discharge port member is not fixed and a discharge port member is an upper position and a lower position. You may comprise so that a reciprocation is possible between them. By disposing the discharge port member at the lower position, it is possible to prevent the lid 50 from being accidentally opened by the user or physical impact even after the unused state is removed.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, the substance stored by the storage body may be any of a liquid, a granular material, and powder, and at least 2 types of mixtures may be sufficient among them.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, it is preferable that each component is resin. This is because it is advantageous in terms of the variety of part shapes and manufacturing costs.

  Further, in the third embodiment described above, the configuration in which the side surface portion 373 of the auxiliary member 370 is in close contact with the outer surface of the discharge port member 30 is employed, but the side surface portion 373 of the auxiliary member 370 is the discharge port member 30. A structure closely contacting the inner surface may be used. Even in this case, leakage of the contents between the auxiliary member 370 and the discharge port member 30 can be prevented.

  Further, in the third embodiment described above, the auxiliary member 370 includes the overhanging portion 372 that engages with the cover member 40 so as to be rotatable. However, the configuration is not limited thereto. A configuration in which the overhanging portion 372 is not provided and the cover member 40 is rotatably engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the storage body may be employed as in the first embodiment.

  In the above-described fourth embodiment, a configuration that does not include the auxiliary member in the third embodiment is employed, but the configuration is not limited thereto. A configuration in which the storage container 400 of the fourth embodiment includes the above-described auxiliary member may be employed. As described above, modifications that exist within the scope of the present invention are also included in the claims.

  The present invention can be widely used as a storage container.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the storage container in one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the downward position of the storage container in one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the upper position of the storage container in one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the downward position of the storage container in other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the downward position of the storage container in other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the upper position of the storage container in other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the downward position of the storage container in other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of the upper position of the storage container in other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,310 Storage body 11 Mouth neck part 12 Storage part 13 Convex part 20 Discharge mechanism 30 Discharge port member 31 Discharge port 32 Distribution port 40,240 Cover member 41 Protrusion part 42 Upper opening part 43,465 Through-hole 50 Lid body 60,260 Guide mechanism 61 Male thread part 62,262 Female thread part 63 Convex part 64 Convex part 71,72 Connection part 100,200,300,400 Storage container 313 Male thread part 370 Auxiliary member 371 Female thread part 372 Overhang part 373 Side part 374 Seal cylinder 461 Engaging projection 462 Guide part 463 Lever part 464 Guide groove

Claims (7)

A container having a mouth and neck at the top;
A discharge port member disposed above the housing and having a discharge port at the top and a flow port communicating with the neck at the bottom portion;
A lid that engages with the discharge port member so that the discharge port can be opened and closed;
A guide mechanism for guiding movement between a lower position and an upper position of the discharge port member;
A bottomless cylindrical cover member disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the discharge port member at a position below the discharge port member;
The uppermost portion of the lid body is disposed substantially on the same plane as or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member at the lower position, and the uppermost portion is above the plane at the upper position. Placed in a storage container. The storage container according to claim 1, wherein a gap in a plan view between the outer periphery of the upper surface of the lid and the inner periphery of the upper opening of the cover member is 0.5 mm or more and 8 mm or less. An auxiliary member fixed to the neck and neck, and further slidably engaged with the discharge port member in close contact with the inner or outer surface of the discharge port member;
The storage container according to claim 1, wherein the discharge port member is engaged with the neck portion via the auxiliary member. The storage container according to claim 1, further comprising a fixture that fixes the discharge port member at the upper position. The cover member engages with the storage body so as to be relatively rotatable,
The guide mechanism is provided continuously with the discharge port member and interlocked with the discharge port member, and is connected with the cover member while interlocking with the cover member, and the male screw portion. A female screw part to be screwed,
The storage container according to claim 1, wherein when the cover member is given a rotational force relative to the storage body, the discharge port member is screwed up and down. The guide mechanism is
Convex portions or guide groove portions that are connected to the discharge port member and interlock with the discharge port member;
A guide groove provided continuously with the cover member, interlocked with the cover member, and slidably engaged with a convex portion provided continuously with the discharge port member, or a guide provided continuously with the discharge port member. The storage container according to claim 1, further comprising a convex portion that slidably engages with the groove portion. A discharge port member having a discharge port at the top and a circulation port at the bottom;
A lid that engages with the discharge port member so that the discharge port can be opened and closed;
A guide mechanism for guiding movement between a lower position and an upper position of the discharge port member;
A bottomless cylindrical cover member disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the discharge port member at a position below the discharge port member;
The uppermost portion of the lid body is disposed substantially on the same plane as or below the plane formed by the upper opening of the cover member at the lower position, and the uppermost portion is above the plane at the upper position. The storage container discharge mechanism.

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