JP2011111222A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate to perform an interchanging operation of a refilling container. <P>SOLUTION: A container 1 includes: a holder 2; and a refilling container 3. The holder 2 is equipped with first and second holder constituting members 4 and 5 for forming the holder 2. The first and second holder constituting members 4 and 5 are connected with each other so as to be relatively rotatable through a hinge 6. On adjoining edge parts of the first and second holder constituting members 4 and 5, a pair of recesses 44 and 54 which are mutually opposed and arranged to form a through-hole through which an opening neck part 34 passes, and are separated to the outside in the radial direction of the opening neck part 34 by relatively rotating the first and second holder constituting members 4 and 5 around the axial line of the hinge 6, are formed. The opening neck part 34 is pinched from the outside in the radial direction and locked by a pair of the recesses 44 and 54, and on at least one of the first and second holder constituting members 4 and 5, a spring part which is engaged with the other one and is elastically deformed when a pair of the recesses 44 and 54 are separated, is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container comprising a replaceable refill container.

  As this type of container, there is conventionally known a configuration including a top cylindrical holder made of a hard material and a refill container replaceable with respect to the holder, as described in Patent Document 1 below, for example. It has been. The above-mentioned holder is provided with a mouth tube portion erected from the inner edge of the annular top wall portion, and an opening extending in the circumferential direction is formed in the mouth tube portion. On the other hand, the above-mentioned refill container is provided with a mouth-and-neck part standing at the upper end of the container body part, and this mouth-and-neck part is provided with a flange projecting radially outward. The container body of the refill container is housed inside the holder, and the neck portion of the refill container is inserted inside the mouth tube portion of the holder so as to protrude from the upper end of the mouth tube portion to the outside of the holder. ing. Further, a plate-like locking piece is inserted into the opening of the mouth tube portion described above, and the front end portion of the locking piece is locked to the lower surface of the flange of the mouth neck portion. The refill container is prevented from coming off by this locking piece, and the refill container in the holder is held.

  In the container described above, when replacing the refill container, first, the locking piece is pulled out from the opening of the mouth tube portion, and then the refill container is taken out from the opening end on the lower end side of the holder. Next, a new refill container is inserted into the holder from the opening end on the lower end side of the holder, and the mouth and neck of the refill container is inserted inside the mouth tube part of the holder. Finally, the locking piece is inserted into the mouth tube part. It is inserted into the opening of the mouth and locked to the flange of the mouth and neck.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-258875

  However, the above-described conventional container has a problem that the replacement work of the refill container is complicated because it is necessary to pull out and insert the locking piece when the refill container is replaced as described above.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container capable of easily replacing a refill container.

  The container according to the present invention includes a holder made of a hard material, and a refill container replaceable with respect to the holder, and a container main body portion of the refill container is stored inside the holder, The neck of the refill container is a container projecting outside the holder, and the holder includes a first holder component and a second holder component that form the holder, and the first holder component The member and the second holder constituting member are connected to each other through a hinge so as to be relatively rotatable, and adjacent edges of the first holder constituting member and the second holder constituting member are arranged so as to face each other. An insertion hole is formed through which the neck and neck are inserted, and the first holder component and the second holder component rotate relatively around the axis of the hinge. A pair of recesses that are separated radially outward of the mouth-and-neck portion are formed, and the mouth-and-neck portion is sandwiched and locked from the radially outer side by the pair of recesses, and the first holder component and the second holder configuration At least one of the members is provided with a spring part that engages and elastically deforms when the pair of recesses are separated from each other.

With such a feature, the mouth-and-neck portion of the refill container is inserted through the insertion hole of the holder formed by the pair of recesses, and the mouth-and-neck portion is sandwiched and locked from the outside in the radial direction by the pair of recesses. Therefore, the refill container in the holder is held.
When exchanging the above-mentioned refill container, first, at least one of the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member is operated to connect the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member to the hinge. Rotate relative to the axis. Thereby, a pair of above-mentioned recessed part separates to the radial direction outer side of a mouth neck part, and latching of the neck part by a pair of recessed part is cancelled | released. Further, at this time, a spring portion provided on at least one of the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member engages with the other and is elastically deformed. Subsequently, the refill container is taken out from the holder while the pair of recesses are separated. Then, with the pair of recesses kept apart, a new refill container is inserted into the holder, and the mouth and neck of the refill container is passed through the insertion hole (between the pair of separated recesses) and protrudes outside the holder. Let Next, the operation described above, that is, the operation of relatively rotating the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member is released. Thereby, the first holder constituting member and the second holder constituting member are relatively rotated in the direction of returning to the original position by the elastic force of the spring portion described above, and the pair of concave portions sandwich the mouth neck portion from the radially outer side. As a result, the mouth and neck of the new refill container is locked by the pair of recesses, and the new refill container in the holder is held.

Further, the container according to the present invention is provided with a holder body in which an opening extending along the axial direction of the mouth-and-neck portion is formed as the first holder constituent member, and the second holder constituent member And an operating plate disposed inside the opening, wherein one recess is formed at an edge of the opening, and the hinge is disposed at an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the operating plate. It is preferable that the other concave portion facing the one concave portion is formed at one end portion in the axial direction of the operation plate, and a pressing surface is formed at the other end portion.
Thereby, by pressing the pressing surface of the operation plate, the operation plate rotates around the axis of the hinge, and the recess formed at one end of the operation plate is removed from the recess formed at the edge of the opening of the holder body. Get away.

Further, the container according to the present invention is provided with a pair of half-divided members obtained by dividing the holder in half along the axial direction of the mouth-and-neck portion as the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member, The hinge is disposed at an intermediate portion of the pair of half members in the axial direction, and the pair of recesses are formed at end portions of the pair of half members in the axial direction. May be.
Thereby, by rotating the pair of half members relatively around the axis of the hinge so as to widen the axial ends of the pair of half members (ends on the side where the pair of recesses are formed), The pair of recesses formed at the ends of the pair of half members are separated.

Further, in the container according to the present invention, the pair of recesses are formed in the upper end portions of the pair of half members, and the lower end surfaces of the pair of half members are separated from the opposing surface side of the pair of half members. It is preferable that it is inclined downward as it goes to the opposite side.
As a result, when the lower end surfaces of the pair of half members are grounded and the container is placed in a vertical position, a force that causes the lower ends of the pair of half members to expand outwardly due to the weight of the holder works, and the pair of half members acts. A rotational moment around the axis of the hinge acts in a direction in which the upper end portion of the member falls to the opposite surface side (inner side). As a result, the mouth-and-neck portion is tightened by the pair of recesses provided at the upper end portions of the pair of half members.

  According to the container according to the present invention, when replacing the refill container, after performing an operation of relatively rotating the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member, the refill container is replaced, and then the above-described operation is performed. Since only the release is performed, the replacement operation of the refill container can be easily performed.

It is a front view of the container for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container for demonstrating the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view between AA shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view between BB shown in FIG. It is a side view of the container for demonstrating the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container for demonstrating the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view between CC shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, first and second embodiments of a container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
First, the container 1 which is the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-4.
A chain line O shown in FIG. 1 indicates a central axis of the container 1 and the mouth-and-neck part 34 described later, and is hereinafter referred to as “axis O”. In the present invention, the direction along the axis O is referred to as “axial direction”, the direction orthogonal to the axis O is referred to as “radial direction”, and the direction around the axis O is referred to as “circumferential direction”. In the present embodiment, the axial neck portion 34 side (upper side in FIG. 1) is “upper”, and the opposite side (lower side in FIG. 1) is “lower”. In the present embodiment, the surface on which the operation plate 5 is installed (the surface shown in FIG. 1) is the “front surface”, and the opposite surface is the “rear surface”, and the direction perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface (FIG. 2) is referred to as “front-rear direction”, and a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction (lateral direction in FIG. 2) is referred to as “left-right direction”.

  The container 1 shown in FIGS. 1-4 is a container provided with the refill container 3 which accommodates the content, and the holder 2 armored by the refill container 3. As shown in FIG.

  The refill container 3 is a refillable container that can be exchanged with respect to the holder 2, and has a configuration in which a mouth-and-neck part 34 is erected from the upper end of the container main body 30 toward the upper side in the axial direction. More specifically, the refill container 3 is a pouch container with a spout having flexibility, a pouch-shaped container body 30, a spout 31 attached to the upper end of the container body 30, and the upper end of the spout 31. And a cap 32 attached to the.

  The container body 30 is a flexible bag (pouch) made of a heat-fusible resin sheet obtained by coating a synthetic resin film with a metal film such as aluminum, and is housed inside the holder 2. The container main body 30 is sealed by making the above-described heat-fusible resin sheet into a cylindrical shape and folding both ends thereof and heat-sealing them.

  The spout 31 is a cylindrical body made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP), and extends along the axial direction with the axis O as the central axis. The spout 31 has a configuration in which a mouth / neck portion 34 is connected to the upper end of a stem 33. The stem 33 is a cylindrical straight tube portion. The upper portion of the stem 33 is sandwiched between the upper end portions of the container body portion 30 described above, and the inner surface of the upper end portion of the container body portion 30 is heat-sealed to the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the stem 33. The lower portion of the stem 33 is inserted inside the container main body 30, and the lower end of the stem 33 is opened inside the container main body 30. The mouth-and-neck portion 34 is a substantially cylindrical tube portion that protrudes from the upper end portion of the container main body portion 30 to the outside of the container main body portion 30, and protrudes from the insertion hole 20 described later of the holder 2 to the outside of the holder 2. A male screw 35 for screwing the cap 32 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the neck portion 34. In addition, a pair of annular flanges 36 and 37 protruding outward in the radial direction over the entire circumference are disposed at the lower end portion of the mouth neck portion 34 below the male screw 35 with an interval in the axial direction. Yes. In addition, the part (neck part 38) between a pair of flanges 36 and 37 of the mouth neck part 34 is formed in the planar view oblong circle shape.

  The cap 32 is a top cylindrical lid made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP), for example, and is detachably attached to the mouth / neck portion 34 described above. On the inner peripheral surface of the cap 32, a female screw (not shown) that is screwed onto the male screw 35 is formed.

  The holder 2 is a tubular outer body that houses the container main body 30 described above, and the lower end of the holder 2 is opened to allow the container main body 30 to be taken in and out. The holder 2 is made of a hard material having high shape retention, and is made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP). The holder 2 includes a first holder constituent member (holder body 4) and a second holder constituent member (operation plate 5) that form the holder 2.

  The holder main body 4 is an approximately rectangular tube-shaped top cylinder, and as a schematic configuration, the holder body 4 is suspended from the ceiling wall 40 disposed perpendicular to the axis O and the outer edge of the ceiling wall 40. A peripheral wall portion 41. The top wall portion 40 is a plate portion having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The peripheral wall portion 41 is a substantially rectangular tube-shaped tube portion, and the entire container main body portion 30 described above is accommodated inside the peripheral wall portion 41. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape is gradually expanded as the surrounding wall part 41 goes below, and the flange 42 protruded to the outer side is formed in the lower end of this surrounding wall part 41 over the perimeter.

  Further, the center part of the holder body 4 in the left-right direction extends along the axial direction from the center part in the axial direction of the front wall part 41a of the peripheral wall part 41 to the upper end part, and further in the center part in the front-rear direction of the top wall part 40 A band-like opening 43 extending to the top is formed. A concave portion 44 having a substantially semi-circular circular shape in plan view is formed at an end edge (an edge extending in the left-right direction) of the opening 43 on the top wall 40 side. The recess 44 is a notch having a shape along the outer peripheral surface on the rear side of the above-described mouth-and-neck portion 34 (neck portion 38), and the rear-side portion of the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is fitted inside the recess 44. Yes. In addition, a substantially fan-shaped notch 45 in plan view is formed on each of the left and right side edges (edges extending in the front-rear direction) of the opening 43 on the top wall 40 side. The notch 45 is formed by a rear surface side edge 45a having a substantially arc shape in plan view and a straight front side edge 45b orthogonal to the side edge of the opening 43. The straight edge 45b on the front side is an engaged portion with respect to a spring portion 55 described later.

  The operation plate 5 is a belt-like plate member fitted inside the opening 43 of the holder main body 4 described above, and is bent along the edge of the opening 43 in a substantially L shape in a longitudinal section. More specifically, the operation plate 5 includes a vertical plate portion 50 that extends along the axial direction and is substantially flush with the front wall portion 41 a of the peripheral wall portion 41 of the holder body 4, and an upper end of the vertical plate portion 50. And a horizontal plate portion 51 extending toward the rear surface side and arranged substantially flush with the top wall portion 40 of the holder body 4.

  The operation plate 5 described above is connected to the edge of the opening 43 of the holder main body 4 via the hinge 6. The hinge 6 described above is a connecting portion that connects the edge portion of the operation plate 5 and the edge portion of the opening 43 of the holder body 4 and is elastically twistable. The hinges 6 are respectively disposed on the left and right side edges of the central portion in the axial direction of the vertical plate portion 50, whereby the operation plate 5 and the holder body 4 are connected to the hinge 6 extending in the left-right direction. It is relatively rotatable around the axis P. Further, the hinge 6 is integrally connected to the operation plate 5 and the holder main body 4, and the operation plate 5 and the holder main body 4 are integrally formed via the hinge 6.

  A pressing surface 52 that is pressed with, for example, a finger is formed on the surface of the lower end portion of the vertical plate portion 50 of the operation plate 5. The pressing surface 52 is disposed below the hinge 6. By pressing the pressing surface 52, the operation plate 5 rotates around the axis P of the hinge 6, and the lower end portion of the operation plate 5 is The horizontal plate portion 51 of the operation plate 5 moves forward while being pushed inward of the holder body 4.

  Moreover, the edge part (edge part extended in the left-right direction) of the front-end | tip part of the horizontal plate part 51 of the operation board 5, ie, the edge part of the opening 43 in which the recessed part 44 of the above-mentioned holder main body 4 was formed is adjacent. On the edge of the operation plate 5, a concave portion 54 is formed that is opposed to the concave portion 44 of the holder main body 4 described above and forms a pair with the concave portion 44. The concave portion 54 is a cutout portion having a shape along the outer peripheral surface on the front side of the mouth / neck portion 34 (neck portion 38), and the front side portion of the neck portion 38 of the mouth / neck portion 34 is fitted inside the concave portion 54. ing. That is, the concave portion 54 of the operation plate 5 and the concave portion 44 of the holder body 4 are formed symmetrically with respect to each other, and the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is inserted by the pair of concave portions 44 and 54. An insertion hole 20 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is formed. Further, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is sandwiched by the pair of recesses 44 and 54 from the radially outer side (front-rear direction), and the edge portions of the pair of recesses 44 and 54 are the pair of flanges 36 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 described above. , 37 respectively. Further, as described above, the pair of concave portions 44 and 54 are arranged so that the operation plate 5 rotates around the axis P of the hinge 6 and the horizontal plate portion 51 of the operation plate 5 moves relatively forward. Separated outward (front-rear direction).

  Further, on both side portions of the horizontal plate portion 51 of the operation plate 5, when the operation plate 5 is rotated as described above and the pair of concave portions 44 and 54 are separated from each other, the above-described notch portions 45 of the holder body 4. Spring portions 55 that are elastically deformed by being engaged with the front edge 45b are respectively provided. The spring portion 55 is an elastically deformable leaf spring-like biasing member that is curved along the arc-shaped edge 45 a of the notch 45 of the holder body 4 described above, and the notch of the holder body 4 described above. Arranged inside the portion 45. The spring portion 55 protrudes below the lower surface of the top wall portion 40 of the holder body 4 and is integrally connected to both side portions of the horizontal plate portion 51 of the operation plate 5.

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

  In the container 1 described above, the neck portion 38 of the mouth neck portion 34 of the refill container 3 is inserted into the insertion hole 20 of the holder 2 formed by the pair of recesses 44 and 54. At this time, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is sandwiched by the pair of recesses 44 and 54 from the outside in the radial direction, and the edges of the pair of recesses 44 and 54 are engaged with the pair of flanges 36 and 37 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34. Therefore, the refill container 3 in the holder 2 is held.

Further, when replacing the refill container 3 described above, first, the pressing surface 52 of the operation plate 5 is pressed. As a result, the operation plate 5 rotates about the axis P of the hinge 6, the lower end portion of the operation plate 5 is pushed into the inner side (rear side) of the holder 2, and the upper end portion (lateral plate portion 51) of the operation plate 5. ) Moves forward. As a result, the concave portion 54 formed at the upper end portion of the operation plate 5 is separated from the concave portion 44 of the opening 43 of the holder body 4, and the insertion hole 20 formed by the pair of concave portions 44, 54 expands in the front-rear direction. The locking of the mouth and neck 34 by the recesses 44 and 54 is released.
Further, as described above, when the operation plate 5 rotates around the axis P of the hinge 6 and the upper end portion of the operation plate 5 moves forward, the spring portions 55 on both sides of the operation plate 5 are cut off from the holder body 4 respectively. The notch 45 is elastically deformed by contacting the front edge 45b.

  Subsequently, as described above, the refill container 3 is pulled out from the lower end of the holder 2 with the pair of recesses 44 and 54 being separated from each other, and then a new refill container 3 is inserted from the lower end of the holder 2 and the new refill container 3 is inserted. The neck portion 34 of the refill container 3 is passed through the insertion hole 20 and protrudes to the outside of the holder 2.

Next, the pressing operation of the pressing surface 52 described above is released. Thereby, the operation plate 5 is urged by the elastic force of the spring portion 55 described above, and the axis P of the hinge 6 extends in the direction in which the operation plate 5 returns to the original position, that is, in the direction opposite to the rotation direction during the pressing operation described above. Rotating around, the lower end portion of the operation plate 5 moves from the inside of the refill container 3 to the front side and returns to the opening 43, and the upper end portion (lateral plate portion 51) of the operation plate 5 moves to the rear side. To do. As a result, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is sandwiched by the recess portion 54 formed at the upper end portion of the operation plate 5 and the recess portion 44 of the opening 43 of the holder body 4, and the edge portions of the pair of recess portions 44 and 54 are the mouth-and-neck portion 34. The new refill container 3 is held by being engaged with the pair of flanges 36 and 37.
Thus, the replacement work of the refill container 3 is completed.

According to the container 1 described above, when the refill container 3 is replaced, after the operation of rotating the operation plate 5 is performed, the refill container 3 is replaced, and then the above operation is released. Work can be done easily.
Further, in the container 1 described above, the pressing surface 52 is provided at the lower end portion of the operation plate 5, and the operation plate 5 rotates by pressing the pressing surface 52, so that the operation plate 5 can be easily rotated. The replacement work of the refill container 3 can be performed particularly easily.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the container 101 which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on FIGS.
In the present embodiment, the opposing direction (lateral direction in FIG. 5) of the pair of halved members 104 and 105 is referred to as “front-rear direction”, and the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction (lateral direction in FIG. 6). “Left-right direction”.
Moreover, about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the holder 102 is a top cylinder-shaped exterior body that accommodates the container main body 30 of the refill container 3, and is constituted by a pair of halved members 104 and 105. The pair of half members 104 and 105 are members obtained by dividing the holder 102 in half along the axial direction, and are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction and symmetrically in the front-rear direction. More specifically, as a schematic configuration of the half member 104 (105), a top wall portion 140 (150) having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and a substantially U shape in plan view hanging from the top wall portion 140 (150). Peripheral wall portion 141 (151). The top wall portions 140 and 150 of the pair of half members 104 and 105 and the side wall portions 141a and 151a on the left and right sides of the peripheral wall portions 141 and 151 of the pair of half members 104 and 105 are spaced apart in the front-rear direction. The surfaces of the top wall portions 140 and 150 and the surfaces of the side wall portions 141a and 151a of the peripheral wall portions 141 and 151 are substantially flush with each other.

  The pair of half members 104 and 105 described above are connected via a hinge 106. This hinge 106 is a connecting portion that connects the adjacent edge portions (edge portions extending in the axial direction) of the adjacent peripheral wall portions 141 and 151 of the pair of half members 104 and 105 to each other, and is elastic. It can be twisted and deformed. The hinge 106 is disposed at a lower position in the axially intermediate portions of the peripheral wall portions 141 and 151, so that the pair of half members 104 and 105 extend in the left-right direction of the hinge 106. It is relatively rotatable around the existing axis P. The hinge 106 is integrally connected to the pair of half members 104 and 105, and the pair of half members 104 and 105 are integrally formed through the hinge 106. Yes.

In addition, among the gaps between the edges of the adjacent peripheral wall parts 141 and 151, the gap 100 below the hinge 106 described above is gradually widened toward the lower side, and is formed in a substantially triangular shape in side view. .
Further, the lower end surfaces 141b and 151b of the peripheral wall portions 141 and 151 of the pair of half members 104 and 105 are opposite to each other (in the front and rear direction) from the opposing surface side (in the front and rear direction) of the pair of half members 104 and 105. It is inclined downward as it goes to.
Further, flanges 142 and 152 projecting outward are provided at the lower ends of the peripheral wall portions 141 and 151 described above.

  In addition, recessed portions 144 and 154 having substantially semi-circular circular shapes in plan view are formed on adjacent edges of the top wall portions 140 and 150 of the pair of half-split members 104 and 105, respectively. These concave portions 144 and 154 are disposed in the center portion in the left-right direction, respectively, and are disposed facing each other in the front-rear direction. Further, the recesses 144 and 154 are notch portions having a shape along the outer peripheral surface on the rear surface side or the front surface side of the mouth and neck portion 34 (neck portion 38) of the refill container 3. The rear surface side portion or front surface side portion of the neck portion 38 is fitted. That is, these concave portions 144 and 154 are formed symmetrically with respect to each other, and the pair of concave portions 144 and 154 has an insertion hole having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view through which the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is inserted. 120 is formed. Further, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is sandwiched by the pair of recesses 144 and 154 from the radially outer side (front-rear direction), and the edges of the pair of recesses 144 and 154 are the pair of flanges 36 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 described above. , 37 respectively. Further, as described above, the pair of half members 104, 105 rotate relatively around the axis P of the hinge 106, so that the top wall portions 140, 150 of the pair of half members 104, 105 are separated from each other. The pair of recesses 144 and 154 described above are separated radially outward (front-rear direction).

  In addition, notches 145 and 155 having a substantially semicircular circular shape in plan view are formed at adjacent edges of the top wall portions 140 and 150 of the pair of half members 104 and 105, respectively. These notches 145 and 155 are arranged 180 degrees rotationally symmetrical with respect to the axis O. That is, the notch 145 of one half member 104 is disposed on one side in the left-right direction (right side in FIG. 6) of the above-described recess 144, and the notch 155 of the other half member 105 is The recess 154 is disposed on the other side in the left-right direction (left side in FIG. 6). Engagement convex portions 145a and 155a projecting along the left-right direction are provided on the side edges of the notches 145 and 155, respectively.

Further, as described above, the pair of half members 104, 105 are relatively rotated on the adjacent edges of the top wall portions 140, 150 of the pair of half members 104, 105, so that the pair of recesses 144, Spring portions 146 and 156 are provided, which are elastically deformed by engaging with the engaging convex portions 155a and 145a of the opposite half members 105 and 104 when the 154 is separated. The spring portions 146 and 156 are elastically deformable plate spring-like urging members formed in a substantially bowl shape in plan view, and on the opposite sides of the notch portions 145 and 155 across the concave portions 144 and 154. It is arranged. The spring portions 146 and 156 are disposed inside the notches 155 and 145 of the opposite half members 105 and 104. That is, the spring part 146 of one half member 104 is disposed inside the notch part 155 of the other half member 105, and the spring part 156 of the other half member 105 is one half member 104. Is disposed inside the notch 145. The end portions 146a and 156a of the spring portions 146 and 156 are disposed outside the engaging convex portions 155a and 145a of the opposite half members 105 and 104 in the front-rear direction.
In addition, in the top wall portions 140 and 150 of the pair of half members 104 and 105, recess portions 147 and 157 are respectively formed in the center portions in the left-right direction.

  Next, the operation of the container 101 having the above-described configuration will be described.

When exchanging the refill container 3 provided in the container 101, first, a finger or the like is put on the recesses 147, 157 so that the upper ends of the pair of half members 104, 105 are respectively outward in the front-rear direction. pull. Accordingly, the pair of half members 104 and 105 rotate around the axis P of the hinge 106, the top wall portions 140 and 150 of the half members 104 and 105 move to the outside in the front-rear direction, and the half member 104 , 105 move to the inner side (front-rear direction inner side) of the holder 2, respectively. As a result, the pair of recesses 144 and 154 formed in the top wall portions 140 and 150 are separated from each other, the insertion hole 120 formed by the pair of recesses 144 and 154 expands in the front-rear direction, and the mouth formed by the pair of recesses 144 and 154 The locking of the neck 34 is released.
Further, as described above, when the pair of half members 104 and 105 rotate around the axis P of the hinge 106 and the top wall portions 140 and 150 move to the outside in the front-rear direction, respectively, the half members 104 and 105 are provided respectively. The end portions 146a and 156a of the spring portions 146 and 156 are hooked on the engaging convex portions 155a and 145a of the opposite half members 105 and 104, respectively, and the spring portions 146 and 156 are elastically deformed.

  Subsequently, as described above, the refill container 3 is pulled out from the lower end of the holder 102 with the pair of recesses 144 and 154 being separated from each other. Thereafter, a new refill container 3 is inserted from the lower end of the holder 102 and the new refill container 3 is inserted. The mouth-and-neck portion 34 of the refill container 3 is passed through the insertion hole 120 and protrudes to the outside of the holder 102.

Next, the operation of pulling the upper ends of the pair of half members 104 and 105 outward in the front-rear direction is released. Thereby, the half members 104 and 105 are urged by the elastic force of the spring portions 146 and 156, and the pair of half members 104 and 105 return to their original positions, that is, the rotation direction during the operation described above. Are rotated about the axis P of the hinge 106, and the top wall portions 140, 150 of the pair of half members 104, 105 are moved inward in the front-rear direction. As a result, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is sandwiched by the pair of recesses 144 and 154, and the edges of the pair of recesses 144 and 154 are engaged with the pair of flanges 36 and 37 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34, thereby creating a new refill container 3. Is retained.
Thus, the replacement work of the refill container 3 is completed.

  In the above-described replacement method, the pair of half members 104, 105 are respectively rotated by placing fingers or the like on the recesses 147, 157 and pulling the upper ends of the pair of half members 104, 105 outward in the front-rear direction. The pair of recesses 144 and 154 are separated from each other, but the pair of recesses 144 and 154 can be separated by pressing the lower ends of the pair of half members 104 and 105 inward in the front-rear direction. it can. Thereby, operation which cancels | releases a pair of recessed part 144,154 from the mouth neck part 34 can be performed with one hand.

  According to the container 1 described above, the holder 102 is formed by the pair of half members 104 and 105 that are relatively rotatably connected via the hinge 106, and the pair of half members 104 and 105 can be easily formed. Therefore, the replacement work of the refill container 3 can be performed particularly easily.

  In addition, since the lower end surfaces of the pair of half members 104, 105 are inclined downwardly from the inner side to the outer side in the front-rear direction, the lower end surfaces of the pair of half members 104, 105 are grounded and the container 101 is When placed vertically, the weight of the container 101 causes the lower ends of the pair of half members 104, 105 to expand outward in the front-rear direction, and the upper ends of the pair of half members 104, 105 are in the front-rear direction. Rotational moments about the axis P of the hinge 106 in the direction of tilting inward act respectively. As a result, the neck portion 38 of the mouth-and-neck portion 34 is tightened by the pair of recesses 144 and 154 provided in the top wall portions 140 and 150 of the pair of half-split members 104 and 105. Therefore, the refill container 3 in the holder 102 can be held more strongly.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the container concerning 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, the present invention is provided in the first holder constituent member and provided in the second holder constituent member and the spring part that is elastically deformed by engaging the second holder constituent member when the pair of recesses are separated from each other. Thus, it is only necessary to provide at least one of the spring portions that are elastically deformed by engaging with the first holder component when the pair of recesses are separated.
That is, in the first embodiment described above, the spring that is elastically deformed by engaging with the edge 45b of the notch 45 of the holder body 4 when the pair of recesses 44 and 54 are separated from the operation plate 5. Although the portion 55 is provided, the present invention has a configuration in which the holder body 4 is provided with a spring portion that engages with the operation plate 5 and elastically deforms when the pair of concave portions 44 and 54 are separated. Alternatively, the operation plate 5 and the holder body 4 may be provided with spring portions, respectively.
In the second embodiment described above, when the pair of recesses 144 and 154 are separated from the pair of half members 104 and 105 (the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member), Spring portions 146 and 156 that are elastically deformed by being engaged with the engaging projections 155a and 145a of the half members 105 and 104 (second holder constituent member and first holder constituent member) are provided. A configuration in which any one of the two spring portions 146 and 156 described above is omitted may be employed.
Furthermore, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the above-described spring portion is not provided in the holder. For example, instead of the above-described spring portion, a pair of concave portions engage in a state in which the mouth-and-neck portion is sandwiched, and the first, first It is also possible to form an engaging portion between the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member that is disengaged when the two holder constituent members are relatively rotated to separate the pair of recesses. is there.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pair of flanges 36 and 37 are provided in the mouth-and-neck portion 34, and the neck portion 38 between the pair of flanges 36 and 37 is replaced by a pair of concave portions 44 and 54 (144 and 154). Although pinched and locked, in the present invention, it is possible to make the mouth and neck portion sandwiched between the pair of concave portions 44 and 54 (144 and 154) into other configurations. For example, the configuration may be such that the lower flange 37 of the pair of flanges 36 and 37 is omitted, or a reduced diameter portion (constricted portion) is formed in a part of the cylindrical mouth and neck portion. The reduced diameter portion may be sandwiched between a pair of concave portions 44 and 54 (144 and 154).

  In the above-described embodiment, the refill container 3 made of a pouch with a spout is mounted on the holder 2 (102). However, the refill container in the present invention can be changed as appropriate, and a refill container other than the pouch container is used. For example, a refill container such as a bottle container or a spray can may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the holder 2 (102) is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape with a top. However, in the present invention, the shape of the holder can be changed as appropriate, and the holder 2 (102) is a top-cylindrical holder. Alternatively, a hemispherical (dome-shaped) holder may be used.

  In the container 1 (101) in the above-described embodiment, the container 1 (101) is tilted after the cap 32 is removed from the mouth-and-neck part 34, whereby the contents in the refill container 3 are removed from the mouth-and-neck part 34. Although it is possible to pour out directly, in the present invention, a discharger (not shown) such as a pump can be attached to the mouth / neck portion 34 described above. Thereby, the contents in the refill container 3 can be discharged by the discharger.

  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.

1 container 2 holder 3 refill container 4 holder body (first holder component)
5 Operation plate (second holder component)
6 Hinge 20 Insertion hole 34 Mouth neck portion 44, 54 Recess 52 Press surface 55 Spring portion 101 Container 102 Holder 104, 105 Half member (first holder constituent member, second holder constituent member)
106 Hinge 120 Insertion hole 144, 154 Recess 146, 156 Spring part

Claims (4)

A holder made of a hard material, and a refill container exchangeable with the holder,
The container body of the refill container is housed inside the holder, and the neck of the refill container is a container protruding outside the holder,
The holder includes a first holder component and a second holder component that form the holder,
The first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member are connected so as to be relatively rotatable via a hinge,
The adjacent edge portions of the first holder component member and the second holder component member are formed so as to be opposed to each other to form an insertion hole through which the mouth-neck portion is inserted, and the first holder component member and the second holder component member are A pair of recesses that are separated from the outside in the radial direction of the mouth-and-neck by rotating relative to the axis of the hinge is formed,
The mouth and neck are sandwiched and locked from outside in the radial direction by the pair of recesses,
At least one of the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member is provided with a spring portion that engages and elastically deforms when the pair of recesses are separated from each other. Container to be used. The container according to claim 1,
The first holder constituent member is provided with a holder main body formed with an opening extending along the axial direction of the mouth-and-neck portion, and is disposed inside the opening as the second holder constituent member. An operation panel is provided,
One recess is formed at the edge of the opening,
The hinge is disposed at an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the operation plate, and the other concave portion facing the one concave portion is formed at one end portion in the axial direction of the operation plate. A container having a pressing surface. The container according to claim 1,
As the first holder constituent member and the second holder constituent member, a pair of half-divided members obtained by dividing the holder in half along the axial direction of the mouth-and-neck portion are provided,
The hinge is disposed at an intermediate portion of the pair of half members in the axial direction, and the pair of recesses are formed at end portions of the pair of half members in the axial direction. Container. The container according to claim 3,
The pair of recesses are formed at the upper ends of the pair of half members, and the lower end surfaces of the pair of half members are inclined downwardly from the opposing surface side of the pair of half members to the opposite side. A container characterized by being.

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