JP2010023920A - Spray can operating tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spray can operating tool capable of pushing down a push-down section of a spray can by a simple operation, and a spray can having the spray can operating tool. <P>SOLUTION: In the spray can operating tool 3, an operating end 40b of a lever 40 is arranged at a back side of a can body 5 and a position where the operating end 40b is arranged easily hooks a forefinger when the can body 5 of the spray can 1 is naturally gripped with a hand using all fingers including the forefinger. When the operating end 40b of the lever 40 is operated. The push-down section 6 is pushed down by the principal of a lever in the spray can operating tool 3. Thus, in using the spray can operating tool 3, the push-down section 6 can be simply pushed down by operating the operating end 40b, enabling the push-down section 6 to be easily pushed down by a small force by the principal of a lever. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a spray can operating tool for operating a pressing portion of a spray can.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the spray can 100 includes a pressing unit 160 including a nozzle 161 for injecting a spray on the top 151 of a can body 150 that stores the spray.
When the pressing unit 160 is pressed, the pressing member 160 sprays the sprayed material stored in the can body 150 from the nozzle 161 in a direction perpendicular to the pressing direction.

When the spray can 100 is used as a spray for cosmetics to be applied to the face, the spray can 100 is operated as follows.
First, the thumb is turned to the front side of the spray can 100, and the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger are turned to the back side of the spray can 100 to hold the spray can 100. Next, the spray can 100 is held and carried to the front of the face, and the nozzle 161 is directed toward the face. Then, the index finger is attached to the crown 162 of the pressing unit 160. Then, when pressing unit 160 is pressed with the index finger, the cosmetic material, which is a spray, is jetted toward the face.

  By the way, when the spray can 100 is used as a spray for cosmetics to be applied to the face as described above, it is difficult to operate the pressing unit 160 in order to point the index finger in a direction different from other fingers that grab the spray can 100. On top of that, there was a problem that hands were tired because of excessive force on the index finger.

  Accordingly, the present invention aims to solve the above-described problems and provide a spray can operating tool capable of pressing the pressing portion of the spray can with a simple operation, and a spray can equipped with the spray can operating tool. And

The spray can operation tool according to claim 1, which is an invention made to solve the above-described problems, is configured to inject the ejected matter from a pressed position for ejecting the ejected matter with respect to the can body storing the ejected matter. A pressing unit that is movably attached to a non-pressing position where no pressing is performed, and includes a nozzle that injects a spray in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the movement, and the pressing unit is not pressed from the pressing position. Attached to the spray can with biasing means biasing towards the position,
A spray can operating tool for operating the pressing unit, wherein an operating end is disposed on the back side opposite to the front side from which the nozzle injects the ejected material as viewed from the pressing unit, and the ejected material is injected The other end is supported so that the operation end swings along the injection direction, and when the operation end is moved in the injection direction, the other end serves as a fulcrum and the operation end serves as a force point. According to the principle of lever, the action portion that pushes down from the non-pressed position toward the pressed position includes a lever provided between the operation end and the other end.

  In this spray can operating tool, the operating end of the lever is disposed on the back side opposite to the front side from which the nozzle discharges the ejected matter as viewed from the pressing portion. The position at which the operation end is disposed is a position where the index finger can be naturally disposed when the can body of the spray can is naturally grasped by the hand with all fingers including the index finger.

  Further, in this spray can operating tool, when the operating end of the lever is operated, the pressing portion is pressed by the lever principle. Therefore, if the operation part is operated, the pressing part of the spray can is pressed with a small force.

  Therefore, when using this spray can operation tool, when the spray can is grasped, the operation part is arranged at a position where the index finger can be naturally arranged, so that the pressing part can be easily pressed by operating this operation part, In addition, the pressing portion can be easily pressed with a smaller force based on the lever principle.

  Next, the spray can operation tool may have any configuration for supporting the lever portion. For example, as described in claim 2, the spray can operation tool includes a cover that covers the pressing portion, and the inside of the cover. The other end of the lever may be supported so as to be swingable. In this case, the cover is formed by opening a portion facing the nozzle and a portion through which the operation end of the lever passes outside the cover. It is preferable to use it.

  In addition, as described in claim 3, it is more preferable that the operation end of the lever extends to the back side of the can body. This position (the back side of the can) is a position where it is easy to hook the fingers of the hand holding the can, so if the lever is extended to this position, the lever can be moved with a simple operation by simply hooking the index finger on the lever. Can be operated.

  Moreover, if a spray can is comprised using the above-mentioned spray can operation tool as described in Claim 4, this spray can can operate a press part easily by simple operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spray can provided with the spray can operation tool of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a view showing the configuration necessary for explaining the operation of the spray can operation tool. It is a schematic diagram.

In the following description, the direction in which the pressing portion 6 is provided with respect to the can 5 is referred to as the upper side.
The spray can 1 used in the present embodiment includes a spray can operation tool 3, a can body 5, and a pressing unit 6.
[1. Can body 5]
The can body 5 has a side surface 50 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, an opening on one end side in the axial direction of the side surface 50 is closed by a bottom member (not shown), and an opening on the other end side in the axial direction of the side surface 50 is also a top member. 52 is closed.

Among these, the top member 52 is attached to the side surface 50 by caulking its edge, and is formed in a truncated cone shape that protrudes with respect to the can 5.
In the can body 5, a cosmetic material which is a spray and a jet gas for injecting the cosmetic material are stored.
[2. Press part 6]
The pressing unit 6 is erected from the top surface 52 a of the crown member 52 and is disposed above the pressing unit 6. The pressing portion 6 is formed in a columnar shape having a smaller diameter than the top surface 52a, and the central axis of the pressing portion 6 is disposed at a position overlapping the reference axis passing through the axis of the side surface 50 of the can body 5. Yes.

  The pressing portion 6 includes a moving tube 60 that extends on the reference axis along the reference axis from the bottom surface on the can 5 side of the pressing portion 6 toward the top surface 52a. The moving tube 60 is a tube that guides the sprayed matter stored in the can 5 to the pressing unit 6.

  Further, the pressing unit 6 includes a nozzle 62 on a peripheral side surface around the central axis. This nozzle 62 is accommodated in the can 50 and injects the injection material led to the pressing part 6 via the moving tube 60. This nozzle injects the injection material in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reference axis (the direction in which the pressing portion moves).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the pressing portion 6 is moved from a non-pressed position that is the position farthest from the can body 5 to a predetermined pressed position (indicated by a dotted line) on the can body 5 side from the non-pressed position. To the position) is supported by the can 5 so as to be movable together with the moving tube 60. Further, the pressing portion 6 is biased from the pressed position toward the non-pressed position via the moving tube 60 by a spring 54 (corresponding to a biasing means) provided in the can 5.

In the spray can 1 configured as described above, when the pressing unit 6 is pushed from the non-pressed position to the pressed position against the urging force of the spring 54, the cosmetic material that is a sprayed matter stored in the can body 5 is It passes through the moving tube 60 and is ejected from the nozzle 62.
[3. Spray can operation tool 3]
As shown in FIG. 1, the spray can operation tool 3 includes a cover 30 and a lever 40.

  The cover 30 is formed in a truncated cone shape that covers the top portion 52 and the pressing portion 6 of the can 5 and is formed of a transparent material. The cover 30 is attached to the top 52 of the can 5 so that the axis of the cover 30 and the reference axis overlap.

  The cover 30 includes a support shaft 32 that supports the lever 40 in a swingable manner. The support shaft 32 is provided above the pressing portion 6 and approximately right above the nozzle 62.

  Further, the cover 30 is provided with an opening 30 a in a front side portion facing the nozzle 62. In addition, the cover 30 is provided with an opening 30 b that allows the operation end of the lever 40 to pass through the outside of the cover 30 on the back side portion opposite to the front side portion facing the nozzle 62.

  The other end 40 a of the lever 40 is supported by a support shaft 32 in the cover 30, passes from above the support shaft 32 above the pressing portion 6, passes through the opening 30 b on the back side portion of the cover 30, and reaches the outside of the cover 30. It is extended. At this time, the operation end 40 b which is the other end of the lever 40 is the back side opposite to the front side from which the nozzle 62 discharges the ejected matter as viewed from the pressing portion 6, and faces the side surface 50 on the back side of the can 5. Placed in position.

  When the lever 40 is attached to the cover 30 as described above, the lever 40 swings the operation end 40b along the injection direction β in which the injection material is injected from the nozzle 62, like the lever 40 indicated by a dotted line in FIG. Move.

The lever 40 includes an action portion 40c that protrudes toward the pressing portion 6 at an upper portion of the pressing portion 6 between the operation end 40b and the other end 40a.
When the operation end 40b of the lever 40 formed in this manner is moved in the ejection direction, the acting portion 40c is like the pressing portion 6 indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 2 with the other end 40a as a fulcrum and the operation end 40b as a power point. However, the pressing part 6 is pressed by the principle of leverage.
[4. Features of spray can according to embodiment]
The spray can operating tool 3 attached to the spray can 1 of the present embodiment has a lever 40 on the back side opposite to the front side from which the nozzle 62 discharges the ejected matter as viewed from the pressing unit 6 and on the back side of the can body 5. The operation end 40b is arranged. The position at which the operation end 40b is arranged is a position where the index finger can be naturally positioned when the can body 5 of the spray can 1 is naturally gripped by all fingers including the index finger, and the hand holding the can body 5 It is a position where it is easy to hook the index finger.

Further, in the spray can operating tool 3, when the operating end 40b of the lever 40 is operated, the pressing unit 6 is pressed according to the lever principle. Therefore, if the operation end 40b is operated, the pressing portion 6 of the spray can 1 can be pressed with a small force.
Therefore, when this spray can operation tool 3 is used, when the spray can 1 is grasped, the index finger can be naturally positioned, and the operation end 40b is disposed at the position where it is naturally hooked. By doing so, the pressing portion 6 can be easily pressed, and the pressing portion 6 can be easily pressed with a smaller force based on the lever principle.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as long as it matches the gist of the invention described in the claims.

It is a perspective view of the spray can provided with the spray can operation tool of this embodiment. It is the schematic diagram of the spray can operation tool and spray can which showed the structure required in order to demonstrate operation | movement of a spray can operation tool. It is a perspective view of the conventional spray can.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Spray can 3 ... Spray can operation tool 5 ... Can body 6 ... Push-down part 30 ... Cover 32 ... Support shaft 40 ... Lever 40a ... Other end 40b ... Operation end 40c ... Action part 50 ... Side surface 52 ... Head member 52a ... Top Surface 54 ... Spring 60 ... Moving tube 62 ... Nozzle

Claims (4)

A can body that stores the ejected matter is movably attached from a pressed position for ejecting the ejected matter to a non-pressed position that does not eject the ejected matter, and is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the movement. Attached to a spray can provided with a pressing part provided with a nozzle for injecting a sprayed product, and an urging means for urging the pressing part from the pressed position toward the non-pressed position,
A spray can operating tool for operating the pressing unit,
An operation end is arranged on the back side opposite to the front side from which the nozzle injects the injection product as viewed from the pressing portion, and the operation end swings along an injection direction in which the injection material is injected. So that the other end is supported,
When the operating end is moved in the ejection direction, an action portion that presses the pressing portion from the non-pressing position toward the pressing position according to the principle of leverage using the other end as a fulcrum and the operating end as a power point, A spray can operation tool comprising a lever provided between an operation end and the other end. In the spray can operation tool according to claim 1,
A cover for covering the pressing portion and supporting the other end of the lever so as to be swingable inside;
The spray can operation tool, wherein the cover has an opening at a portion facing the nozzle and a portion through which the operation end of the lever passes outside the cover. In the spray can operation tool according to claim 1,
The spray can operating tool, wherein an operating end of the lever extends to the back side of the can body.   The spray can provided with the spray can operation tool in any one of Claims 1-3.

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