JP2011031943A - Blow molded container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blow molded container which easily introduces air into a refilling container and surely performs a refilling operation of a content under a stable condition. <P>SOLUTION: The blow molded container 1 includes: a barrel 2; a shoulder 4 continuously provided on the upper end of the barrel 2, and projecting a spouting part 3 unsealable for spouting the content; and a bottom 6 continuously provided on the lower end of the barrel 2, and projecting a filling opening 5 for filling with the content. In addition, the blow molded container 1 includes a tubular member 7 whose base end is opened on the side of the barrel 2, and which extends to a position just before the lower end of the barrel 2 along the barrel 2 from the base end, and has a closed tip, and has a recessed channel 15 at least extending partially in the peripheral direction on the tubular member 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill blow-molded container in which contents to be injected into another container that is a refill destination of the contents are stored, and particularly air introduction into the refill container when the contents are poured out. Therefore, it is intended to realize a stable refilling operation of the contents.

  In recent years, as containers for filling liquids such as shampoos, rinses, liquid soaps, cosmetics, etc., stationary type containers have been used that are equipped with a dispenser in the mouth so that appropriate contents can be dispensed. In order to replenish liquid containers in such containers, pouch containers or thin blow-molded containers that are advantageous for resource saving and disposal are used (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-130112

  By the way, among the conventional refill containers, the pouch container has no tension on the container itself, so that there is a problem that it is difficult to pour when the spout is inserted into the mouth of the refill destination container.

  On the other hand, blow molded containers have a certain amount of tension even though they are thinned, and their contents can be poured out by inserting the spout port into the mouth of the container to be refilled. Refilling work can be done without spilling things.

  However, the blow molded container as described above has a problem that when the contents are poured out, it is necessary to squeeze the container and pressurize the inside of the container, so that a smooth refill operation cannot be performed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to propose a blow-molded container that can easily introduce air into the refill container and can reliably perform the refilling operation of the contents in a stable state.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the blow-molded container of the present invention is connected to the body portion and the upper end of the body portion and can be opened for pouring out the contents. A refill for storing the contents, comprising a shoulder part protruding from the spout part and a bottom part connected to the lower end of the body part and protruding from the filling port part for filling the contents. In the blow molded container, a tubular member having a proximal end opened at a side portion of the barrel portion, extending from the proximal end along the trunk portion to a position before the lower end of the trunk portion and closed at the distal end is provided. The member is provided with a concave groove extending at least partially along the circumferential direction of the tubular member.

  In the blow-molded container having such a configuration, when the contents are poured out, the spout part of the blow-molded container is opened and inserted into the mouth of the refill destination container, and the container is inverted. When the tubular member is broken by the concave groove provided in the tubular member, an air introduction hole for introducing air is formed in the blow molded container, and the inside of the container is in an atmospheric pressure state, so that the contents are smoothed by its own weight. It flows into the refill destination container.

  Therefore, according to the blow-molded container of the present invention, air can be easily introduced into the refill container through the air introduction hole formed in the tubular member at the time of pouring. There is no need to pressurize the inside, and the contents smoothly flow into another container due to their own weight, and the refilling operation of the contents can be reliably performed in a stable state.

  In the blow molded container according to the present invention, it is preferable to provide a connecting piece for connecting the side portion of the trunk portion and the side portion of the tubular member.

  According to the present invention, smooth refilling can be easily performed by the air introduction hole for introducing air, and it is possible to pour out without waste until the end.

It is a figure which shows the blow molding container of one Embodiment concerning this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a side view of the blow molding container shown in FIG. (A) is AA sectional drawing of the blow molding container shown in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the refilling work of the content.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, FIGS. 1-4 is a figure which shows the blow molding container of one Embodiment concerning this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the blow-molded container 1 includes a cylindrical body portion 2 that extends along the center axis S and in which a middle portion in the direction of the center axis S slightly swells, and an upper end (upper side in FIG. 1). ), A shoulder 4 protruding from the opening 3 for pouring out the contents, and a lower end (lower side in FIG. 1) of the body 2 are connected to the blow molded container. 1 and a bottom portion 6 provided with a filling port portion 5 for filling the contents. In addition, a tubular member 7 whose base end opens to the body 2 at the side of the body 2, extends from the base end along the body 2 to the position just before the lower end of the body 2, and closes the tip. Are connected. The length of the tubular member 7 is not particularly limited. If the tubular member 7 is arranged over almost the entire length of the body 2 as in the illustrated example, the design looks good, and if it is shorter than the illustrated example, material can be saved.

  This blow-molded container 1 is a refill bottle for storing contents to be transferred to a regular container C having a pump mechanism or the like. For example, the blow-molded container 1 is blow-molded using a synthetic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, etc. Is integrally molded. The thickness of the container 1 is so flexible that it can be poured out while the outlet 3 is inserted into the mouth C1 of another container C to be refilled when the contents are poured out, and can be folded and compacted after the filling. It is adjusted to have sex.

  The spout 3 has a circular tube shape and is erected at the center of the shoulder 4. A closing body 9 that closes the upper end opening 8 is connected to the upper end opening 8 of the spout 3 via a concave groove 10 for breaking. Further, a flat knob 11 is integrally formed at the upper end of the closing body 9. The closing body 9 is configured so that it can be separated together with the knob 10 by twisting the knob 10. In this embodiment, the outer diameter and length of the spout part 3 are adjusted so that they can be inserted into the mouth part C1 of another container C to be refilled, which will be described later.

  The bottom portion 6 is connected to the lower end of the body portion 2 via the convex ribs 13, and is formed in a conical shape in which the cross-sectional area gradually decreases toward the filling port portion 5 disposed at the lower center. Accordingly, when the filling port portion 5 is pushed inward of the trunk portion 2 from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the bottom portion 6 is easily inverted as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 1, conversely, when the filling port 5 is pulled down from the state indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 1, the bottom 6 is easily inverted as indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1. As a result, the filling port 5 protrudes downward from the body 2. The filling port portion 5 has a cylindrical shape and is erected at the center of the bottom portion 6. The blow-molded container 1 immediately after blow molding has a filling port portion 5 protruding from the bottom portion 6 as shown by a solid line in FIG.

  At the time of filling the contents, the contents can be filled from the filling port portion 5 protruding in a state where the container is inverted. When the filling of the contents from the filling port part 5 is completed, the filling port part 5 is closed by, for example, heat sealing the upper end part of the filling port part 5, and then the filling port part 5 is pushed down so that the inside of the body 2 in the radial direction To house. In addition, the filling of the contents into the container 1 can be performed either in a state in which the filling port portion 5 is pulled up and protruded, or in a state in which the filling port portion 5 is previously pushed down and accommodated in the radially inner side of the body 2. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tubular member 7 is a hollow circular tube, and when the contents are filled in the container 1, the contents are also accommodated in the tubular member 7. Further, a concave groove 15 is formed in the vicinity of the distal end of the tubular member 7 so as to extend over the entire circumference along the circumferential direction of the tubular member 7. The portion provided with the concave groove 15 is thinner than the other portion of the tubular member 7 and constitutes a planned fracture portion. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the concave groove 15 inverts the container 1 filled with the contents, and when the contents are poured out only by its own weight, the contents are caused by the negative pressure in the container 1. Is disposed above the liquid level P when it becomes difficult to pour out, that is, on the bottom 6 side. As a result, a knob 16 is formed at the tip of the tubular member 7 that can be picked and bent when the tubular member 7 is broken by the concave groove 15. Moreover, the side part of the trunk | drum 2 and the side part of the tubular member 7 are connected and reinforced with the burr-like connection piece 17. FIG. In the illustrated example, the connecting piece 17 terminates in front of the groove 15, but may be provided over the entire length of the tubular member 17, and according to this, the knob 16 is also reinforced. be able to.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the refilling operation | work to the content to the other container C by the blow molding container 1 concerning this embodiment is demonstrated. When refilling the refill contents filled in the blow molded container 1 into the regular container C to be refilled, first, as shown in FIG. The upper end opening 8 of the spout portion 3 is opened by separating the closing body 9 from the breaking groove 10 provided in the spout portion 3. When opening the upper end opening 8 of the spout 3, the groove 10 may be cut using scissors or the like. Next, the contents can be poured out from the upper end opening 8 into the other container C by inverting the container 1 and inserting the spout part 3 into the mouth part C1 of the other container C. Thus, by inserting the spout part 3 into the mouth part C1 of another container C, the contents can be transferred without spilling.

  At this time, the contents fall under their own weight for some time, but as the negative pressure in the container 1 increases as the contents are poured out, the contents become dead as shown in FIG. It becomes difficult to fall at. Therefore, the knob 16 of the tubular member 7 is picked, and as shown in FIG. 4C, the tubular member 7 is broken and broken by the breaking groove 15 to introduce air into the blow molded container 1. The air introduction hole 18 to be formed is formed, and the blow molded container 1 is in an atmospheric pressure state. As a result, the contents smoothly flow into the refill destination container C by its own weight and can be poured out without waste until the end.

  Therefore, according to the blow molded container 1 of this embodiment, when transferring the contents, air can be easily introduced into the refill container 1 through the air introduction hole 18 formed in the tubular member 7. It is not necessary to pressurize the inside of the container 1 by squeezing the blow-molded container 1 and the contents smoothly flow into the other containers C by their own weight, so that the contents can be refilled reliably in a stable state. It becomes possible.

  Further, since the knob member 16 is provided on the tubular member 7 on the tip side from the concave groove 15, the tubular member 7 can be easily broken by the concave groove 15.

  Further, since the tubular member 7 is integrally formed by blow molding, and the concave groove 15 that forms the air introduction hole 18 by breakage is formed at the same time as the tubular member 7 is formed, the blow molded container 1 is manufactured at low cost. can do.

  Further, since the connecting piece 17 for connecting and reinforcing the side portion of the body portion 2 and the side portion of the tubular member 7 is provided, the tubular member 7 can be brought into contact with the outside during transportation or the like, or the concave groove 15 There is no risk of breaking.

  Furthermore, since the container 1 can be folded after the content is poured out, the container 1 can be made compact when it is discarded, and the volume of dust can be reduced. In addition, since the filling port portion 5 is provided in the bottom portion 6 and the bottom portion 6 is configured to be reversible, the appearance shape is not conspicuous and the design is excellent.

  As mentioned above, although demonstrated based on the example of illustration, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can change suitably within the description range of a claim. For example, the shape of the trunk | drum 2 and the bottom part 6 grade | etc., Is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can change suitably. Further, the concave groove 15 provided in the tubular member 7 does not need to be provided over the entire circumference of the tubular member 7 and may be long enough to form an air introduction hole 18 having a sufficient opening when broken.

  The contents filled in the refill blow-molded container 1 are not particularly limited, and can be filled with food such as beverages and seasonings, shampoo, liquid soap and the like.

  Thus, according to the present invention, since the air can be easily introduced into the refill container by the air introduction hole for introducing air, a blow molded container that can reliably perform the refilling operation of the contents in a stable state is proposed. It becomes possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blow molding container 2 Body part 3 Outlet part 4 Shoulder part 5 Filling port part 6 Bottom part 7 Tubular member 15 Groove | grooved part 16 Knob part 17 Connection piece 18 Air introduction hole

Claims (2)

Filled with the body, the shoulder connected to the upper end of the body, a shoulder projecting an openable spout for pouring the contents, and the lower end of the body In a blow molded container for refilling, comprising a bottom portion protruding from a filling port portion for storing contents,
A tubular member having a proximal end opened at a side portion of the trunk portion, extending from the proximal end along the trunk portion to a position in front of the lower end of the trunk portion and closed at the distal end is provided, and the tubular member is provided on the tubular member. A blow molded container provided with a concave groove extending at least partially along the circumferential direction.   The blow molded container according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting piece that connects a side portion of the body portion and a side portion of the tubular member.

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