JP2010195442A - Dispensing container with pump - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dispensing container with a pump which is capable of easily executing the dispensing operation with a single hand. <P>SOLUTION: In the dispensing container with the pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to a mouth cylindrical part of a container body by a topped cylindrical assembly cap, a topped cylindrical threadedly-engaging body having an opening part in a top part is concentrically arranged above the assembly cap, a nozzle head with a nozzle cylinder extending therefrom is attached to an upper end of a stem of a pump which projects upwardly through an opening part in a top wall of the assembly cap and an opening part of a top part of the threadedly-engaging body. The nozzle head is threadedly engaged to the threadedly-engaging body in a downward displaced state. A locking plate piece capable of demonstrating the finger-hooking function in the push-down operation of the nozzle head integrally projects on an outer flange from a side circumferential wall of the threadedly-engaging body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a dispensing container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to a mouth tube portion of a container body.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes an invention related to a pumping container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump that pumps out the liquid stored in the container body is fixed to the mouth tube portion of the container body with a cap with assembly. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-296140

In this type of pumping container, especially a stationary type container, the contents of the liquid discharged from the palm of the other hand are usually received while pressing the nozzle head with one hand. Perform the extraction operation.
On the other hand, in actual use, there is a scene where it is necessary to perform the pouring operation with one hand closed, and there is a demand for a pouring container with a pump that can easily perform the pouring operation with one hand.

Then, this invention makes it a technical subject to create the extraction container with a pump which can implement the extraction operation with one hand easily.

Of the means for solving the above problems, the main configuration of the present invention is as follows.
In the dispensing container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to the mouth tube portion of the container body by a cap with a cylindrical assembly with a top,
A topped cylindrical screwed attachment body having an opening at the top above the assembled cap is disposed coaxially,
A nozzle head extending from a nozzle cylinder is fitted to the upper end of the stem of the pump that protrudes upward through the opening of the top wall of the assembled cap and the top of the screw fitting. The head is configured to be able to be screwed and fixed to the screw mounting body in a state of being displaced downward,
A locking plate piece that exhibits a finger-hooking function in a push-down operation of the nozzle head is integrally projected from the side peripheral wall of the threaded mounting body.

The dispensing container with a pump having the above-described configuration is provided with a threaded mounting body disposed above the cap, and the threaded mounting body in a state in which the nozzle head is displaced downward during storage, transportation or display of the product filled with the content liquid. It is a type that is configured to be screwed and fixed so that the content liquid is not poured out by an erroneous operation.
When the screwed state of the nozzle head is eliminated during use, the nozzle head is displaced upward by the upward biasing action of the spring disposed in the pump, and the content liquid is poured out by pushing down the nozzle head from this state. can do.

The pumping container with the above-described configuration uses a screwed mounting body that exhibits the function of fixing the nozzle head in the state of being displaced downward as described above, and is formed like an outer casing from the side peripheral wall of the screwed mounting body. It is a locking plate piece protruding integrally,
Align the fingertips other than the thumb with the palm facing upward, and with the index finger etc. in contact with the locking plate piece from below, push the nozzle head down with the thumb to pour the liquid onto the palm. This makes it possible to easily achieve the dispensing operation with one hand.

In the above-described one-handed dispensing operation, the dispensing container can be firmly supported by bringing the index finger or the like into contact with the locking plate piece from below, and the nozzle cylinder for discharging the liquid and the content to be discharged Since the positional relationship of the palm for receiving the liquid can be stably maintained, the pouring operation can be stably performed.
In addition, pressing force can be effectively applied to the nozzle head in a state where the nozzle head and the locking plate piece are sandwiched between the thumb and forefinger, etc., and the nozzle head can be pushed down with a relatively small force. It becomes.

  In addition, as described above, a pressing force is applied to the nozzle head in such a state that the nozzle head and the locking plate piece are sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger, etc., so that the dispensing operation can be performed without applying force directly to the container body. A container body having a relatively thin wall and a small buckling strength can be used.

  Further, the screw attachment body is formed as a separate member from the assembled cap, and the locking plate piece can be easily integrated.

  Another configuration of the present invention is the main configuration described above, wherein the distal end portion of the locking plate piece is recessed in the proximal direction so that the distal end portion of the nozzle cylinder can protrude outward from the distal end portion of the locking plate piece. It is said to have a shape.

  Depending on the viscosity of the content liquid, the content liquid may drop downward from the tip of the nozzle cylinder. Even in such a case, according to the above configuration, the content liquid can be prevented from hitting and attaching to the locking plate piece. Can be used comfortably.

  Still another configuration of the present invention is that the front end portion of the locking plate piece is inclined obliquely forward and downward.

  Due to the above configuration, in the pouring operation, the index finger or the like is lowered to the locking plate piece without slipping during the pouring operation by the locking action of the tip of the locking plate piece that is inclined obliquely forward and downward. Therefore, the dispensing operation with one hand can be more stably performed.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the threaded mounting body is disposed above the assembled cap by fitting non-rotatably with the upper end of the cylindrical cylinder of the pump protruding from the opening of the assembled cap. It is said that it is set as a structure.

  The said structure is one of the concrete means concerning the arrangement | positioning aspect to the upper direction of the cap with a group of a screwing mounting body. The pump is firmly assembled to the mouth tube part of the container body by a cap with assembly, and the screw head is fitted to the upper end of the cylinder of the pump so as not to rotate, so that the nozzle head of the screw body As a result, the nozzle head can be reliably screwed out and the nozzle head can be easily screwed out.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the threaded mounting body includes a thread on the upper outer peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall, a locking plate piece integrally provided at the lower end, and the side peripheral wall of the top cylindrical nozzle head. A thread groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the nozzle head, and the nozzle head is configured to be screwed to the screw mounting body.

The above configuration is one of specific means related to the shape of the threaded mounting body and the threaded form of the nozzle head.

What has the main structure of this invention has the effect shown below.
That is, align the fingertips other than the thumb so that the palm is facing upward, and place the index finger or the like with the locking plate piece projecting integrally from the side peripheral wall of the screwed mounting body in the shape of the outer casing from below. By pushing down the nozzle head, the content liquid can be poured out on the palm of the hand, and a one-handed pouring operation can be easily achieved.
Then, by bringing the index finger or the like into contact with the locking plate piece from below, the dispensing container can be firmly supported, and the positional relationship between the nozzle cylinder for discharging the content liquid and the palm for receiving the discharged content liquid Can be stably maintained, so that the dispensing operation can be carried out stably.

Further, the screw attachment body is formed as a separate member from the assembled cap, and the locking plate piece can be easily integrated.

It is a side view which partially shows one Example of the extraction container of this invention longitudinally. It is a top view of the extraction container of FIG. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the usage condition of the extraction container of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below along the examples with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show one embodiment of a pumping container according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view showing a partially longitudinal section, and FIG. 2 is a plan view.

This dispensing container includes a container body 1 by blow molding, a pump 41, a nozzle head 31 disposed at the upper end of the pump 41, and an assembled cap 11 for assembling and fixing the pump 41 to the mouth tube part 2 of the container body 1. And it is comprised from the member of the screwing mounting body 21. FIG.
The pump 41 is arranged in a vertically long cylindrical cylinder 43 so that a stem 42 that functions as a piston is slid upward while being urged upward by a spring 44. The flange 46 is attached to the outer casing.

The nozzle head 31 has a cylindrical shape with a top, and extends a nozzle cylinder 36 laterally (frontward) from the upper end of the side peripheral wall 34. A fitting cylinder 37 suspended from the top 32 is a stem 42 of the pump 41. It fits tightly on the upper end of the and is fixed with a set.
Further, a screw groove 35 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 34 to be screwed into a screw thread 25 of a screw mounting body 21 described later.

  The assembled cap 11 has a cylindrical shape with a top, an opening 13 is formed in the top wall 12, and a screw groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 14. As shown in FIG. When the assembled cap 11 is screwed and assembled to the mouth tube portion 2 of the container body 1, the flange 46 of the pump 41 is connected to the top wall 12 of the assembled cap body 11 and the upper end surface of the mouth tube portion 2 of the container body 1. Thus, the pump 41 can be firmly assembled and fixed to the container body 1 by being sandwiched through the packing 51.

The screw attachment body 21 has a cylindrical shape with a top, an opening 23 is formed in the top 22, and a screw 25 is formed in the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 24. Further, a locking plate piece 27 is integrally protruded from the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall 24 so as to have a finger hooking function when the nozzle head 31 is pushed down.
In addition, the screw attachment body 21 is pulled out from the upper end portion of the cylinder 43 of the pump 41 protruding from the opening portion 13 of the top wall 12 of the assembled cap 11 and is fitted in a non-rotatable manner by the key structure. Arranged above the assembled cap 11.

In the storage, transportation or display stage of the product filled with the content liquid, the dispensing container of the present embodiment is fixed by screwing to the screw mounting body 21 with the nozzle head 31 lowered, and the content liquid is poured by mistake. It is of a type that is configured not to be released.
When the screwed state of the nozzle head 31 is eliminated during use, the nozzle head 31 is displaced upward by the upward biasing action of the spring 44 disposed in the pump 41 (the state shown in FIG. 1). By depressing the head 31, the content liquid can be poured out.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a usage mode of the dispensing container of this embodiment.
As shown in this figure, the fingertips other than the thumb are aligned so that the palm of the hand H faces upward, and the thumb is in contact with the locking plate piece 27 integrally formed on the screwing attachment body 21 from below. By pushing down the nozzle head 31, the content liquid L can be poured out on the palm of the hand, and a one-handed pouring operation can be easily achieved.

More specifically, by bringing the index finger into contact with the locking plate piece 27 from below, the dispensing container can be firmly supported, the nozzle cylinder 36 from which the content liquid L is discharged, and the content liquid L to be discharged. Since the positional relationship between the palm and the palm that receives the light can be stably maintained, the dispensing operation can be stably performed.
Further, a pressing force can be effectively applied to the nozzle head 31 with the thumb and index finger sandwiching the nozzle head 31 and the locking plate piece 27, and the nozzle head 31 can be pushed down with a relatively small force. Can be implemented.

  Then, as described above, the pressing force is applied to the nozzle head 31 in such a state that the nozzle head 31 and the locking plate piece 27 are sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger, etc., so that no force is directly applied to the container body 1. A dispensing operation can be performed, and a container body having a relatively thin wall thickness and a small buckling strength can be used.

  Further, in this embodiment, the tip end portion 27t of the locking plate piece 27 is inclined obliquely downward, and the locking plate piece 27 is brought into contact with the locking plate piece 27 from below by the locking action of the inclined tip portion 27t. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the skidding of the index finger and to stably perform the dispensing operation with one hand.

Further, in this embodiment, the locking plate piece 27 tip portion 27t is recessed in the proximal direction so that the tip portion of the nozzle cylinder 36 protrudes outward from the tip portion 27t of the locking plate piece 27. Yes.
Depending on the viscosity of the content liquid, the content liquid may drop downward from the tip of the nozzle cylinder 36. However, according to the above configuration, the content liquid is prevented from hitting and adhering to the locking plate piece 27 even in such a case. Can be used comfortably.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described along the Example, embodiment of this invention is not limited to these Examples.
For example, the screwing mode of the nozzle head 31 and the screwing attachment 21 is not limited to the present embodiment, and a thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the portion corresponding to the fitting cylinder 37 of the nozzle head 31 of the present embodiment. A screw groove may be formed in a portion corresponding to the opening 23 of the top portion 22 of the screw attachment body 21, and the two may be screwed together.

As described above, the pumping container according to the present invention can be easily realized with one hand and is expected to be used in a wide range of applications.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container main body 2; Mouth part 11; Cap 12 with assembly | attachment; Top wall 13; Opening part 14; Side peripheral wall 21; Screwing attachment body 22: Top part 23; Opening part 24: Side peripheral wall 25; Stop plate piece 27t; tip 31; nozzle head 32; top 34; side peripheral wall 35; screw groove 36; nozzle cylinder 37; fitting cylinder 41; pump 42; stem 43; ; Hand L; Contents liquid

Claims (5)

A pumping container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to a mouth tube portion (2) of a container body (1) with a cap-shaped cylindrical cap (11), and the cap with cap (11) A top-like cylindrical screwed mounting body (21) having an opening (23) formed in the top (22) above is disposed coaxially, and the top wall (12) of the assembled cap (11) The nozzle tube (13) and the upper end of the stem (42) of the pump (41) protruding upward through the opening (23) of the top (22) of the screw fitting (21) The nozzle head (31) extended from 36) is fitted, and the nozzle head (31) is configured to be screwed and fixed to the screw mounting body (21) in a state of being displaced downward, and the screw mounting body A locking plate piece (27) that functions as a finger in the pressing operation of the nozzle head (31) is integrally projected from the side peripheral wall (24) of (21). An extraction container with a pump. The tip of the nozzle tube (36) can protrude outward from the tip of the locking plate piece (27), and the tip (27t) of the locking plate piece (27) is recessed in the proximal direction. The extraction container with a pump according to claim 1. The dispensing container with a pump according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front end (27t) of the locking plate piece (27) is inclined obliquely downward. The screw attachment body (21) is non-rotatably fitted to the upper end of the cylindrical cylinder (43) of the pump (41) protruding from the opening (13) of the assembly cap (11). 4. The dispensing container with a pump according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the container is arranged above the cap (11). The screw attachment body (21) is formed with a screw thread (25) on the upper outer peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall (24), and a locking plate piece (27) is integrally provided at the lower end portion, and has a cylindrical nozzle head with a top. A thread groove (35) is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the side peripheral wall (34) of (31), and the nozzle head (31) is configured to be screwed into the screw mounting body (21). Or the extraction container with a pump of 4.

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