JP2010083543A - Refilling container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refilling container capable of preventing a content from dropping when refilling, and easily and rapidly performing refilling. <P>SOLUTION: The refilling container 1 is equipped with a container body 2 filled with the content and refills the content into an empty container. A locking part 32 is formed which projects toward the front side of an opening end of an opening 20 of the container body 2 and can lock on the outer face of the empty container in a refilling state that the container body 2 is arranged at an inverted posture above the mouth cylindrical part of the empty container. At the opening end of the opening 20, a sealing sheet 4 for sealing the opening end, turning back at one side of the opening 20 and extending to the other side of the opening 20 is stuck so as to be peeled off. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill container.

In recent years, after the contents in the container are used up, the contents are transferred from the refill container into the container (empty container), and the number of consumers who continue to use the container without discarding it has increased. In the conventional refill container, the contents in the refill container were refilled by pouring from the mouth tube portion of the empty container, but at the time of this refill, the contents spilled outside the container body, In addition, due to the time required for the refilling operation, the contents have come into contact with the air, and problems such as the scent of the contents dissipating or the contents absorbing moisture have been pointed out.
As a means for solving such a problem, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, the refill container is an airtight bag, so that the contents can be refilled with the refill container when the contents are refilled. It has been proposed to store a certain bag in the container.
JP 2006-188266 A

However, the means for storing the contents together with the bag in the container has the following problems.
For example, when the container body is tilted and the contents are removed from the container body, the amount of the contents removed from the container body depends on not only the inclination of the container body but also the shape of the bag body stored in the container body. There was a problem that it was difficult to take out an appropriate amount. In addition, when the container body is made of a transparent material such as glass, the bag body can be seen through from the outside of the container body, so that the appearance of the container body is deteriorated. There is also a problem that it is difficult to check the remaining amount of contents because it is contained in the body.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object thereof is to prevent spillage of contents at the time of refilling without using the above-described bag body, and to easily and quickly refill. Is to provide a refillable container.

  A refill container according to the present invention includes a container body filled with contents, and is a refill container for refilling the contents with respect to an empty container, and is directed toward the front side of the opening end of the mouth of the container body. And a locking portion that can be locked to the outer surface of the empty container in a refill state in which the container main body is disposed in an inverted position above the mouth tube portion of the empty container, and is provided at the opening end of the mouth portion. The opening end is sealed, and a sealing sheet that is folded back at one side of the mouth and extends to the other side of the mouth is detachably attached. Yes.

  Due to such characteristics, when refilling the contents in the refill container into the empty container, first, the container is so arranged that the mouth tube part of the empty container and the mouth part of the container body of the refill container are vertically opposed to each other. The main body is turned upside down and the refill container is placed above the mouth tube portion of the empty container. At this time, since the locking portion is locked to the outer surface of the empty container, the refill container (container body) is supported via the locking portion, and the empty container and the refill container in the inverted posture in the container axial direction. The relative displacement is restricted, and the refill container in the inverted posture is held above the empty container. Next, the end of the sealing sheet extending to the other side of the mouth is pulled toward the other side of the mouth, thereby peeling the sealing sheet attached to the opening end of the mouth. . At this time, since the sealing sheet is peeled off in a folded state, it is easily peeled off from the opening end of the mouth. When the sealing sheet is peeled off from the opening end of the mouth portion and the opening end of the mouth portion is opened, the contents filled in the container body pass through the mouth tube portion of the empty container from the mouth portion of the container body. Flow down inside the empty container. Thereby, the contents in the refill container are refilled into an empty container.

Further, the refill container according to the present invention is provided with a fitting portion that protrudes toward the front side of the opening end of the mouth portion of the container main body and can be fitted inside the mouth tube portion of the empty container in the refill state. Preferably it is.
As a result, when the container body is placed in an inverted posture above the mouth tube portion of the empty container, the fitting portion is fitted inside the mouth tube portion of the empty container, so that the empty container and the refill container in the inverted posture are positioned. At the same time, the relative displacement of the empty container and the refill container in the inverted posture in the container radial direction is restricted, and the displacement between the empty container and the refill container in the inverted posture is prevented.

  According to the refill container of the present invention, the contents in the container main body are refilled into the empty container by peeling the sealing sheet after the container main body is held above the empty container in the inverted posture by the locking portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent the contents from spilling out when the contents are refilled, and to easily and quickly refill the contents.

  Hereinafter, 1st and 2nd embodiment of the refill container which concerns on this invention is described based on drawing.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a refill container 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a half sectional view between AA shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a half sectional view between BB shown in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the refill container 1 is disposed on the empty container 10, and FIG. 5 is a cross-section illustrating a state in which the contents X are refilled from the refill container 1 to the empty container 10. FIG.
2 indicates the central axis of the refill container 1 and is simply referred to as “axis O”, and the direction in which the axis O extends is referred to as “axial direction”. Further, the mouth 20 side of the container body 2, that is, the front side of the opening end of the mouth part 20 (upper side in FIG. 2) is “upper side”, and the opposite side, that is, the bottom 21 side of the container body 2 (lower side in FIG. 2) ) Is “lower”. However, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the contents are refilled, the refill container 1 is in an inverted posture, so that the mouth 20 side of the container body 2 is “lower side” and the opposite side is “upper side”. " In addition, a direction perpendicular to the axis O is referred to as a “radial direction”, and a direction around the axis O is referred to as a “circumferential direction”.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the refill container 1 is a container for refilling contents into an empty container 10 (shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). A filled container body 2 and a mounting member 3 mounted on the outer periphery of the mouth 20 of the container body 2 are provided.

  The container main body 2 is a bottomed cylindrical bottle container, and as a schematic configuration thereof, a cylindrical barrel portion 22 extending in the axial direction, a bottom portion 21 provided at a lower end portion of the barrel portion 22, A shoulder portion 23 provided at an upper end portion of the trunk portion 22 and gradually reduced in diameter from the upper end of the trunk portion 22 upward, and a mouth portion 20 provided at the upper end portion of the shoulder portion 23 are provided. The container body 2 is a resin member made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, and the above-described bottom portion 21, trunk portion 22, shoulder portion 23, and mouth portion 20 are continuously provided in the axial direction and integrally formed. Molded. The mouth portion 20 is a cylindrical portion having a diameter smaller than that of the body portion 22, and a flange portion 24 projecting radially inward is formed at the upper end (opening end) over the entire circumference. The fitting convex part 25 which bulged toward the radial direction outer side is formed in the part over the perimeter.

  The mounting member 3 includes a cylindrical peripheral wall 30 disposed coaxially with the mouth portion 20 with the axis O as a common axis, and a flange protruding radially inward from an axially intermediate portion of the peripheral wall 30. Part 31 and a locking part 32 erected on the upper end surface of the peripheral wall part 30.

  The peripheral wall portion 30 is a cylindrical portion that is provided around the outer periphery of the mouth portion 20 at intervals. The peripheral wall portion 30 is smaller in diameter than the outer diameter of the shoulder portion 23 of the container body 2, and the lower end of the peripheral wall portion 30 is locked to the outer peripheral surface (upper surface) of the shoulder portion 23. Further, the lower end surface of the peripheral wall portion 30 is formed below the opening end of the mouth portion 20.

  The flange portion 31 is an annular plate portion formed over the entire circumference along the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 30, and the lower portion of the mouth portion 20 is fitted inside the flange portion 31. At the inner edge of the flange portion 31, a cylindrical fitting tube portion 33 is provided upright around the outer periphery of the lower portion of the mouth portion 20. The upper end surface of the fitting tube portion 33 is engaged with the fitting projection 25 of the mouth portion 20 from below, and the fitting member 3 is connected to the mouth by the fitting tube portion 33 and the fitting projection 25. The part 20 is undercut fitted.

  The locking portion 32 protrudes upward from the mouth portion 20, and in the refilled state in which the container body 2 is disposed in the inverted posture above the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10, as shown in FIG. It is a wall part which can be latched to an outer surface. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the locking portion 32 includes a pair of wall portions 32 a and 32 b that are respectively disposed on both sides of the mouth portion 20 in a plan view and are opposed to each other. The wall portions 32 a and 32 b are wall portions having a circular arc shape in plan view that are curved along the peripheral wall portion 30. A gap larger than at least the width of the pulling portion 41 of the sealing sheet 4 to be described later is provided between both side ends of the pair of wall portions 32a and 32b.

  A sealing sheet 4 for sealing the opening end is detachably attached to the opening end of the mouth portion 20 described above. The sealing sheet 4 is a thin film sheet having airtightness. Specifically, the sealing sheet 4 is a single-layer sheet made of a synthetic resin film, a metal film, a paper film, or the like, or a multilayer sheet obtained by appropriately laminating those films, for example, an aluminum laminate sheet or the like. .

  Further, the sealing sheet 4 is folded back at one side of the mouth portion 20 (right side in FIG. 1) and extends to the other side of the mouth portion 20 (left side in FIG. 1). More specifically, the sealing sheet 4 is a substantially band-shaped sheet folded in two, and includes a closing portion 40 that closes the opening end of the mouth portion 20, and an upper portion of the closing portion 40 that is folded back above the closing portion 40. And a tension part 41 extending to the other side.

  The closing portion 40 has a substantially circular shape in a plan view having a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the mouth portion 20, and is attached to the opening end surface of the mouth portion 20 (the upper surface of the flange portion 24) via an adhesive (not shown). It is worn. The pulling portion 41 is a band-like portion having a width smaller than the outer diameter of the closing portion 40, extends from the side end of the closing portion 40, and overlaps the upper surface of the closing portion 40. One end portion of the pulling portion 41 is connected to one end portion of the closing portion 40 via a bent portion 42 formed at an intermediate portion in the sheet length direction of the sealing sheet 4. The bent portion 42 is disposed at a position facing the gap between the side ends on one side (the right side in FIG. 1) of the pair of wall portions 32a and 32b, and is in the sheet width direction (outer edge of the opening end of the mouth portion 20). Tangential direction). On the other hand, the other end of the tension portion 41 extends in a direction perpendicular to the bent portion 42, and the tip 41a is between the side ends on the other side (left side in FIG. 1) of the pair of wall portions 32a and 32b. Projecting radially outward.

  Next, the operation of the refill container 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.

When refilling the contents X in the refill container 1 into the empty container 10, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the mouth tube part 11 of the empty container 10 and the mouth part 20 of the container body 2 of the refill container 1 The refill container 1 is placed above the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10 so that the container body 2 is turned upside down. At this time, the locking portion 32 of the mounting member 3 is locked to the outer surface of the empty container 10. That is, the lower end surfaces of the pair of walls 32 a and 32 b abut on the upper surface of the shoulder 12 of the empty container 10, and the mounting member 3 (peripheral wall) is provided between the shoulder 23 of the container body 2 and the shoulder 12 of the empty container 10. The part 30 and the locking part 32) are sandwiched. Thereby, the refill container 1 (container main body 2) is supported via the peripheral wall part 30 and the latching | locking part 32, the relative displacement to the axial direction of the empty container 10 and the refill container 1 of an inverted posture is controlled, and an inverted posture is carried out. The refill container 1 is held above the empty container 10.
In addition, the above-mentioned empty container 10 may be in an empty state in which no content X is contained, or may be in a state in which the content X remains.

  Next, as shown to Fig.5 (a), it sticks to the opening end of the opening part 20 by pulling the edge part of the sealing sheet 4 extended to the side of the opening part 20 toward a radial direction outer side. The formed sealing sheet 4 is peeled off. Explaining in detail, the tip 41a of the other end portion of the tension portion 41 projecting radially outward from between the other side ends of the pair of wall portions 32a, 32b is picked with a finger or the like, and the tension portion 41 is attached. It pulls so that it may pull out from the member 3 (between a pair of wall parts 32a and 32b). As a result, the closing portion 40 that closes the opening end of the mouth portion 20 is peeled off from the bent portion 42 side in a folded state, so that the closing portion 40 can be easily removed from the opening end of the mouth portion 20. It is peeled off.

  And as shown in FIG.5 (b), when the obstruction | occlusion part 40 of the sealing sheet 4 peels from the opening end of the opening part 20, and the opening end of the opening part 20 is open | released, it will be filled in the container main body 2. FIG. The contents X flowed down from the mouth 20 of the container body 2 to the inside of the empty container 10 through the mouth tube part 11 of the empty container 10. Thereby, the contents X in the refill container 1 are refilled into the empty container 10.

  According to the refill container 1 described above, the content X in the container body 2 is emptied by peeling the sealing sheet 4 after the container body 2 is held above the empty container 10 in an inverted posture by the mounting member 3. Since the container 10 is refilled, the contents X can be prevented from spilling when the contents X are refilled, and the contents X can be easily refilled. Moreover, since refilling can be performed quickly, for example, the scent of the contents X can be suppressed and moisture absorption can be suppressed.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the refill container 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 7 is a half-sectional view taken along the line C-C shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 shows the refill container 1 placed on the empty container 10. It is sectional drawing showing the state.
In addition, about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the mounting member 3 protrudes upward from the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2 and can be fitted inside the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10 in the refilled state shown in FIG. 8. A fitting part 34 is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion portion 34 includes a pair of wall portions 34 a and 34 b disposed on both sides of the mouth portion 20 in a plan view and arranged to face each other. These wall portions 34 a and 34 b are wall portions erected from the upper surface of the flange portion 31, and are disposed inside the pair of wall portions 32 a and 32 b constituting the locking portion 32. The wall portions 34 a and 34 b are wall portions having a circular arc shape in plan view that are curved along the outer peripheral surface of the fitting tube portion 33, and the outer surfaces of the wall portions 34 a and 34 b are the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10. It is curved with a radius of curvature equivalent to the inner peripheral surface of the. Between the both side ends of the pair of wall portions 34a and 34b, a space larger than at least the width of the pulling portion 41 of the sealing sheet 4 to be described later is provided, and the side ends of the pair of wall portions 34a and 34b. The tension part 41 of the sealing sheet 4 is extended through the gap.

  In the refill container 1 having the fitting portion 34 described above, when the refill container 1 is disposed above the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10 with the container body 2 in an inverted posture as shown in FIG. The inner surface of the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10 is fitted inside, and the outer surfaces of the pair of wall portions 34 a and 34 b of the fit portion 34 are in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10. For this reason, the empty container 10 and the refill container 1 in the inverted posture are positioned, and the relative displacement in the radial direction between the empty container 10 and the refill container 1 in the inverted posture is restricted, and the empty container 10 and the refill container in the inverted posture. 1 is prevented from being displaced.

According to the refill container 1 described above, since the empty container 10 and the refill container 1 in the inverted posture are positioned by the fitting portion 34, the refill container 1 can be easily set at a predetermined position with respect to the empty container 10. The refilling operation of the object X can be easily performed.
In addition, since the displacement between the empty container 10 and the refill container 1 in the inverted posture is prevented by the fitting portion 34, it is possible to reliably prevent the contents X from falling out when the contents X are refilled, and easily. Quick refilling is possible.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the refill container which concerns on this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning, it can change suitably.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the locking portion 32 is locked to the shoulder portion 12 of the empty container 10, but the locking portion of the present invention is locked to any part of the outer surface of the empty container. For example, the engaging portion may be engaged with and locked to the body of the empty container, or the engaging portion may be engaged and engaged with the mouth tube portion of the empty container. The structure which is stopped may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the locking portion 32 is constituted by a pair of wall portions 32a and 32b having a circular arc shape in plan view, but the present invention may be a locking portion having another shape, For example, the engaging part which consists of a C-shaped wall part in planar view may be sufficient, or the engaging part which consists of a flat-shaped wall part which is not curved may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the mounting member 3 is mounted on the outer periphery of the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2, and the mounting member 3 is provided with the locking portion 32 and the fitting portion 34. Another structure may be sufficient, for example, the latching | locking part and the insertion part may be protrudingly provided by the shoulder part 23 of the container main body 2. FIG. In this case, the mounting member 3 can be omitted, and the number of parts can be reduced. In addition, a mounting member having a mouth portion is fitted inside the open end of the bottomed cylindrical container (container body 2), and the mounting member is provided with a locking portion or a fitting portion. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the container main body 2 is composed of a bottomed cylindrical bottle container. However, the container main body of the present invention is not limited to the bottomed cylindrical bottle container. For example, the container main body of the structure by which the cylindrical spout (mouth part) was mounted | worn with the flexible bag body may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sealing sheet 4 is folded from the beginning, but the present invention does not fold the sealing sheet 4 before performing the refilling operation. First, the sealing sheet 4 may be folded, and then the refill container 1 may be disposed above the mouth tube portion 11 of the empty container 10 with the container body 2 in an inverted posture.

  In addition, in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention, it is possible to replace suitably the component in above-mentioned embodiment with a well-known component, and you may combine the above-mentioned modification suitably.

It is a top view of the refill container for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a half sectional view between AA shown in FIG. It is a half sectional view between BB shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the refill container and empty container for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure showing the state which has arrange | positioned the refill container on the empty container. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure showing the state which refills the content with respect to an empty container from a refill container. It is a top view of the refill container for demonstrating the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a half sectional view between CC shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the refill container and empty container for demonstrating the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure showing the state which has arrange | positioned the refill container on the empty container.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refill container 2 Container main body 4 Sealing sheet 10 Empty container 11 Mouth tube part 20 Mouth part 32 Locking part 34 Insertion part

Claims (2)

A refill container provided with a container body filled with contents, refilling the contents against an empty container,
Projects toward the front side of the opening end of the mouth portion of the container body, and can be locked to the outer surface of the empty container in a refill state in which the container body is disposed in an inverted position above the mouth tube portion of the empty container. A locking part is provided,
At the opening end of the mouth portion, the opening end is sealed, and a sealing sheet that is folded back at one side of the mouth portion and extends to the other side of the mouth portion is detachably pasted. A refill container characterized by being worn. Refillable container according to claim 1,
A refillable container characterized by comprising a fitting portion that protrudes toward the front side of the opening end of the mouth portion of the container main body and that can be fitted inside the mouth tube portion of the empty container in the refilled state.

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