JP2011157085A - Refill container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refill container capable of facilitating refilling work, making a content hardly spilled during the refilling work, and refilling the content even if the content in a main container still remains. <P>SOLUTION: In the refill container 1 having a container body 2 for storing the content and a lid body 3 attached to the mouth 20 of the container body 2 to close the mouth 20 to be refilled with the content by fitting the lid body 3 to the pouring cap of a main container, the lid body 3 has a communication cylindrical part 39 which is fitted to the outer side of a nozzle erected on the pouring cap of the main container, and communicating with the inner side of the container body 2, a closing part 35 which closes a spout 37 formed inside the communication cylindrical part 39 and is unsealed when it is pressed by the nozzle, and a seal cylindrical part 34 which is connected to the tip of the communication cylindrical part 39 and engaged with the outer circumferential part of the base end of the nozzle by fitting the communication cylindrical part 39 to the outer side of the nozzle, and tightly fitted to the outer circumferential part while being deformed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill container.

  Conventionally, as a refill container of this type, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a container main body for storing contents to be refilled in the present container, and a mouth mounted on the mouth of the container main body There is known a refill container in which a lid (refill cap) is provided, and the contents of the container are refilled by screwing the lid onto the mouth of the container. The lid body is provided with a spout for pouring out the contents and a closing portion for closing the spout. The closing part is made of, for example, a cover plate provided with a pull top.

  In the refill container having the above-described configuration, for example, the pull top is first lifted to open the spout of the refill container. Subsequently, the refill container is placed in an upright posture (the mouth is in an upward posture), and the mouth of the main container in an inverted posture (the mouth is in a downward posture) is screwed onto the lid of the refill container. Thereafter, the refill container and the main container are reversed to bring the main container into an upright posture and the refill container into an inverted posture. As a result, the contents in the refill container are refilled into the main container through the insides of the mouths of the refill container and the main container.

JP 2000-159249 A

However, in the above-described conventional refill container, after opening the spout of the refill container, it is necessary to screw the mouth of the main container to the lid, and then turn the refill container and the main container upside down. Work is complicated.
In addition, since the mouth of this container is screwed to the lid of the refill container after opening the spout of the refill container, if the refill container is accidentally tilted during opening or screwing, the contents in the refill container There is a risk of spilling.
In addition, when the mouth of the container is screwed onto the lid, the container is turned upside down, so that the contents in the container spill out if the contents remain inside the container. Therefore, there is a problem that the refilling work can be performed only after the contents in the container are used up.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, can facilitate the refilling operation, is difficult to spill contents during the refilling operation, and the contents in the container remain. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a refill container that can refill the contents even if it is.

  A refill container according to the present invention includes a container main body that stores contents to be refilled in the container, and a lid that is attached to the mouth of the container main body and closes the mouth. In the refill container for refilling the contents by fitting with the pouring cap of the main container, the lid can be fitted to the outside of the nozzle standing on the pouring cap of the main container and the A communicating cylinder part communicated with the inside of the container body, a closing part for closing the spout formed inside the communicating cylinder part and being opened by being pressed by the nozzle, and a tip of the communicating cylinder part A sealing cylinder portion that is in close contact with the outer peripheral portion while being deformed by engaging with the outer peripheral portion of the base end portion of the nozzle by fitting the communication cylindrical portion to the outside of the nozzle. , Is equipped with There.

  Due to such characteristics, when the contents stored in the container body of the refill container are refilled into the main container, first the lid of the refill container is brought into contact with the mouth of the refill container and the main container. Is fitted on the outside of the nozzle of the pouring cap of the container, and the lid is fitted on the pouring cap. Subsequently, by pushing the refill container relative to the main container side, the closing portion is opened by the nozzle, and the spout of the refill container is opened. Thereby, the contents in the container main body of the refill container are poured out from the spout to the inside of the nozzle and refilled into the main container through the nozzle. Further, as described above, the refill container is relatively pushed toward the main container, so that the seal tube portion is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the nozzle base end portion and deformed, and the seal tube is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the nozzle base end portion. The parts are brought into close contact with each other, and the outer periphery of the base end part of the nozzle is sealed by the seal tube part.

In the refill container according to the present invention, it is preferable that the seal cylinder part is formed integrally with the communication cylinder part and is thinner than the communication cylinder part.
As a result, an easily deformable seal tube portion is formed without increasing the number of components.

According to the refill container of the present invention, the contents of the refill container can be refilled into the container simply by fitting the lid of the refill container into the dispensing cap of the present container and pushing it in. It can be carried out.
The lid of the refill container is fitted into the pouring cap of the container, and the closing portion in the communicating cylinder is opened while the communicating cylinder of the lid is fitted outside the nozzle of the pouring cap. Since it is opened, it is difficult to spill contents during refilling work. In addition, since the outer periphery of the base end portion of the nozzle is sealed by the seal cylinder portion, it is possible to prevent the contents from spilling out when the contents are refilled.
Furthermore, since it is not necessary to put the container in an inverted posture during refilling work, refilling can be performed even when the contents in the container remain.

It is a broken view of the refill container for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the refill container and this container for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the refill container and this container for demonstrating embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a refill container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, the mouth 20 side (the upper side in FIG. 1) of the container body 2 is the upper side, and the opposite side (the lower side in FIG. 1) is the lower side. Moreover, the code | symbol O shown in FIG. 1 has shown the center axis line of the refill container 1, and this center axis line is only described as "axis line O" below. A direction along the axis O is referred to as an “axial direction”, a direction orthogonal 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”.

First, the configuration of the refill container 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
A refill container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a container for storing the contents to be refilled into the main container 5 shown in FIG. 2, and the mouth 20 between the refill container 1 and the main container 5 as shown in FIGS. The lid 3 which will be described later is fitted to the pouring cap 7 of the main container 5 so as to abut each other, and the contents are refilled. The above-described contents are liquid contents such as a softener and a liquid detergent.
As a schematic configuration of the refill container 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a container main body 2 for storing contents and a lid body 3 attached to the mouth portion 20 of the container main body 2 are provided.

  The container body 2 is a bottomed cylindrical bottle container and is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyolefin. More specifically, the container body 2 is provided with a cylindrical body 21 extending along the axis O, a bottom 22 connected to the lower end of the body 21, and an upper end of the body 21. A shoulder portion 23 that is gradually reduced in diameter toward the upper side and a substantially cylindrical mouth portion 20 that is erected on the upper end of the shoulder portion 23 are provided. The trunk portion 21 is a thin and easily deformable tube portion. The mouth portion 20 extends along the axial direction with the axis O as the center axis, and a male screw 24 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 20.

  The lid body 3 is a cap body that is attached to the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2 and closes the mouth portion 20, and is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP). More specifically, the lid 3 includes an annular top wall portion 30 that is annular in plan view, a peripheral wall portion 31 that is suspended from the outer edge of the ceiling wall portion 30, and a fitting tube portion 32 that is suspended from the inner edge of the ceiling wall portion 30. A rising cylinder part 33 erected on the upper surface of the top wall part 30, a seal cylinder part 34 provided at the upper end part of the rising cylinder part 33, and a note formed inside the lower end part of the fitting cylinder part 32. And a closing portion 35 that closes the outlet 37. In addition, the above-mentioned fitting cylinder part 32 and the rising cylinder part 33 constitute a communication cylinder part 39 that can be fitted to the outside of a nozzle 74 described later shown in FIG. 2 and communicated with the inside of the container body 2. Yes.

The top wall portion 30 is disposed perpendicularly to the axis O and is disposed above the mouth portion 20.
The peripheral wall portion 31 is a cylindrical tube portion that is provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the mouth portion 20, and is disposed coaxially with the mouth portion 20 with the axis O as a common axis. On the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 31, a female screw 36 that is screwed into the male screw 24 of the mouth portion 20 is formed, and the peripheral wall portion 31 is screwed to the mouth portion 20.

The fitting tube portion 32 is a cylindrical tube portion fitted inside the mouth portion 20, and is disposed coaxially with the mouth portion 20 with the axis O as a common axis. Moreover, the fitting cylinder part 32 is a cylinder part whose inner diameter is larger than at least the outer diameter of the tip part of the nozzle 74 shown in FIG. 2, and the tip part of the nozzle 74 can be inserted inside. . The inside of the lower end portion of the fitting cylinder portion 32 is a spout 37 for pouring the contents in the container body 2, and the closing portion 35 is fitted to the lower end of the fitting cylinder portion 32. Are combined.
The blocking part 35 is a lid member that seals the spout 37 in a liquid-tight manner, and is a circular plate member in plan view. The closing portion 35 is detachably fitted inside the lower end opening (spout port 37) of the fitting tube portion 32, and the inner side (communication tube portion) of the fitting tube portion 32 by a nozzle 74 described later. It is possible to detach from the spout 37 by being pressed from the tip end 39.

  The rising tube portion 33 is a cylindrical tube portion having a larger diameter than the fitting tube portion 32, extends in the axial direction with the axis O as the central axis, and is disposed above the fitting tube portion 32. Has been. The rising cylinder part 33 is arranged in series with the fitting cylinder part 32, and the inside of the rising cylinder part 33 is communicated with the inside of the fitting cylinder part 32. Further, the rising cylindrical portion 33 is a cylindrical portion whose inner diameter is at least larger than the outer diameter of the intermediate portion in the axial direction of the nozzle 74 shown in FIG. 2, and the intermediate portion of the nozzle 74 can be inserted inside. is there.

  The seal cylinder part 34 is engaged with the outer peripheral part of the base end part of the nozzle 74 by fitting the communication cylinder part 39 (the fitting cylinder part 32 and the rising cylinder part 33) outside the nozzle 74 shown in FIG. It is an easily deformable tube portion that is in close contact with the outer peripheral portion while being deformed. More specifically, the seal tube portion 34 is a cylindrical tube portion that extends along the axial direction with the axis O as the center axis, and is connected to the upper end of the rising tube portion 33 in series. Further, the seal cylinder portion 34 is formed integrally with the rising cylinder portion 33 and is erected on the upper end surface of the rising cylinder portion 33. Further, the outer diameter of the seal cylinder part 34 is the same as the outer diameter of the rising cylinder part 33, and the outer peripheral surface of the seal cylinder part 34 and the outer peripheral surface of the rising cylinder part 33 are formed flush with each other. Further, the seal cylinder portion 34 is formed with a thickness that can be easily deformed when engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the base end portion of the nozzle 74. Specifically, the seal cylinder part 34 is formed thinner than the rising cylinder part 33, and the inner diameter of the seal cylinder part 34 is larger than the inner diameter of the rising cylinder part 33.

Next, the configuration of the container 5 in which the contents are refilled by the above-described refill container 1 will be described.
The container 5 is a dispensing container for containing liquid contents and for dispensing the contents. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body of the container 5 for containing the contents. 6, a pouring cap 7 attached to the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6, and an overcap (not shown) that is detachably attached to the pouring cap 7.

  The pouring cap 7 is a cap body having a nozzle 74 for pouring the contents in the container body 6, and is fitted on the outside of the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6. More specifically, the schematic configuration of the pouring cap 7 includes an annular top wall 70 in plan view, an outer cylinder 71 suspended from the outer edge of the ceiling wall 70, and an inner side of the outer cylinder 71. The bottomed inner cylindrical portion 72, the nozzle 74 standing from the bottom 73 of the inner cylindrical portion 72 and disposed inside the inner cylindrical portion 72, and the mounting standing from the inner edge of the top wall portion 70 A cylindrical portion 75.

The top wall portion 70 is disposed perpendicular to the central axis (the axis P shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6 and is disposed above the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6. Has been.
The outer cylinder portion 71 is a cylindrical tube portion provided around the outer periphery of the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6, and is undercut fitted to the mouth portion 60.

  The inner cylindrical portion 72 is a bottomed cylindrical portion that is gradually reduced in diameter as it goes downward, and is disposed inside the mouth portion 60 of the container body 6, and the upper end portion is the inner periphery of the lower end portion of the mounting cylindrical portion 75. It is integrally connected to the surface. The bottom portion 73 of the inner cylindrical portion 72 is a substantially annular wall portion in plan view with an opening formed at the center, and from one radial side (left side in FIG. 2) to the other radial side (right side in FIG. 2). Inclined downwards towards Further, the inner cylinder part 72 is formed with a slit 76 extending from the lowest part of the bottom part 73 to an intermediate part of the peripheral wall part of the inner cylinder part 72. The slit 76 is a recovery port for recovering the contents in the inner cylinder portion 72 into the container body 6 and for replacing the contents with the air in the container body 6 when the contents are refilled. Air hole.

  The mounting cylinder part 75 is a cylinder part for mounting an overcap (not shown), and a male screw 77 for screwing the overcap (not shown) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting cylinder part 75. Further, the inner diameter of the mounting cylinder portion 75 is larger than the outer diameter of the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2 of the refill container 1, and the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2 of the refill container 1 can be inserted inside the mounting cylinder portion 75. is there.

  The nozzle 74 is a cylindrical tube portion for pouring the contents in the container body 6 described above, and is erected along the axial direction from the inner edge of the bottom portion 73 of the inner tube portion 72. The tip end of the nozzle 74 protrudes upward from the upper end of the mounting cylinder portion 75, and faces downward from one radial side (left side in FIG. 2) toward the other radial side (right side in FIG. 2). It is inclined. The nozzle 74 is formed with a slit 78 extending along the axial direction over the entire length. The slit 78 extends from the tip end to the base end of the nozzle 74 and is connected to the slit 76 of the inner cylinder portion 72 described above.

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

  When the contents stored in the container body 2 of the refill container 1 are refilled into the main container 5, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the overcap (not shown) of the main container 5 is removed and then refilled. In a state where the container 1 is in an inverted posture, the refill container 1 and the mouth parts 20 and 60 of the main container 5 are brought into contact with each other so that the communicating cylinder part 39 (the fitting cylinder part 32 and The rising cylinder portion 33) is inserted outside the nozzle 74 of the pouring cap 7 of the container 5, and the lid 3 is fitted to the pouring cap 7. At this time, since the spout 37 of the lid 3 is closed by the closing portion 35, the contents in the container body 2 of the refill container 1 do not flow out at this time.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the refill container 1 is relatively pushed into the main container 5 side. As a result, the seal cylinder part 34 engages with the bottom part 73 (the outer peripheral part of the base end part of the nozzle 74) of the dispensing cap 7 and deforms into a bellows shape, and the tip of the seal cylinder part 34 is the bottom part of the extraction cap 7 The outer peripheral portion of the base end portion of the nozzle 74 is sealed by the seal cylinder portion 34. That is, the gap between the front end surface of the communication tube portion 39 of the lid 3 and the upper surface of the bottom portion 73 of the pouring cap 7 is closed over the entire circumference by the seal tube portion 34, so that the entire nozzle 74 of the pouring cap 7 is closed. Is covered with the communication tube portion 39 and the seal tube portion 34 of the lid 3.

  In addition, by pushing the refill container 1 relatively toward the main container 5, the closing portion 35 is pressed by the tip of the nozzle 74 of the dispensing cap 7, and the closing portion 35 is refilled from the inside of the spout 37 of the lid 3. 1 is pushed out to the inside of the container body 2 and the spout 37 of the lid 3 is opened. As a result, the contents in the container body 2 of the refill container 1 flow into the inside of the nozzle 74 of the dispensing cap 7 from the spout 37 and flow into the container body 6 of the main container 5 through the nozzle 74. The contents in the refill container 1 are refilled in the main container 5. At this time, the air in the container body 6 of the main container 5 flows out from the slit 76 of the discharge cap 7 through the inner cylindrical portion 72 of the discharge cap 7, and the contents supplied from the refill container 1 are discharged. The air in the container body 6 of the container 5 is replaced.

  In addition, it is preferable that the refill container 1 mentioned above employ | adopts the container which can reduce naturally with the reduction | decrease of the content, or can be changed with external force. Also, a container in which only the inner layer or the inner container is reduced, such as a delamination container or a double container, can be employed. For example, the body 21 is deformed so as to be plastically deformed by pressing the container body. Thereby, the internal volume of the container main body 2 of the refill container 1 is forcibly reduced, the contents in the container main body 2 are positively pushed out, and the refill time is shortened.

  According to the refill container 1 described above, the contents in the refill container 1 can be refilled into the main container 5 simply by fitting the lid 3 of the refill container 1 into the dispensing cap 7 of the main container 5 and pushing it in. Refilling work can be performed easily.

  In addition, the lid 3 of the refill container 1 is fitted into the pouring cap 7 of the main container 5, and the communication tube portion 39 of the lid 3 is fitted to the outside of the nozzle 74 of the pouring cap 7. Since the spout 37 is opened, the contents are not spilled when the lid 3 and the spout cap 7 are fitted together, and the contents are hardly spilled even when the spout 37 is opened. Furthermore, when the contents in the refill container 1 are refilled into the main container 5, the outer peripheral portion of the base end portion of the nozzle 74 is sealed by the seal tube portion 34, and the communication tube portion 39 and the seal tube of the lid 3 are sealed. Since the entire nozzle 74 is covered by the portion 34, even if the content poured out inside the nozzle 74 flows out from the slit 78 of the nozzle 74, the content flows out to the outside of the insertion tube portion 39. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the contents from spilling when the contents are refilled.

  Further, since it is not necessary to place the main container 5 in an inverted posture during the refilling operation, the contents in the main container 5 are not spilled even if the contents in the main container 5 remain. That is, the contents can be refilled even before the contents of the container 5 are used up.

  Further, in the refill container 1 described above, the seal cylinder part 34 is formed integrally with the communication cylinder part 39 and is formed thinner than the communication cylinder part 39 (rising cylinder part 33), thereby increasing the number of parts. The seal cylinder part 34 which is easy to deform | transform is formed. Therefore, an increase in cost can be suppressed.

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 cap-like lid body 3 screwed to the outside of the mouth portion 20 of the container body 2 is provided. However, the present invention has a structure other than screwing (for example, undercut fitting). The lid 3 may be attached to the mouth portion 20. Moreover, the present invention can also use an inner plug-like lid that is fitted inside the mouth portion 20.

  In the above-described embodiment, the spout 37 is formed at the lower end of the communication tube portion 39 (fitting tube portion 32). However, in the present invention, the axial position of the spout 37 can be changed as appropriate. is there. For example, a spout may be formed at an axially intermediate portion (a portion between the fitting tube portion 32 and the rising tube portion 33) of the communication tube portion 39, and an upper end portion of the communication tube portion 39 (the rising tube portion 33). A spout may be formed in.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the closing portion 35 detachably fitted inside the spout 37 is provided. However, the present invention is connected to the inner edge of the spout 37 via the weakened portion. It may be a closed portion, or may be a film-like closed portion that is stretched inside the spout 37 and can be broken by the nozzle 74.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the straight cylinder-shaped seal cylinder part 34 whose outer diameter is substantially the same as that of the rising cylinder part 33 is provided, but the shape of the seal cylinder part in the present invention can be changed as appropriate. For example, the inner diameter may be a seal cylinder part that is substantially the same diameter as the rising cylinder part 33 and the outer diameter is smaller than the rising cylinder part 33, or the inner diameter is larger than the rising cylinder part 33. The seal cylinder part whose outer diameter is smaller than the rising cylinder part 33 may be sufficient. Furthermore, the seal tube portion in the present invention is not limited to a straight tube shape, and may be, for example, a taper tube-shaped seal tube portion that is gradually reduced in diameter or expanded toward the top.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the seal tube portion 34 is formed integrally with the communication tube portion 39, but the present invention can also provide a seal tube portion that is separate from the communication tube portion. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a cylindrical elastic member (seal cylinder part) is fitted and connected to the distal end part of the communication cylinder part 39.
In the above-described embodiment, the seal tube portion 34 engages with the outer peripheral portion of the base end portion of the nozzle 74 and deforms into a bellows shape. However, in the present invention, the seal tube portion is deformed into a bellows shape. It is not limited, and when the seal cylinder part 34 is engaged with the outer peripheral part of the base end part of the nozzle 74, it may be deformed into another shape. For example, the diameter of the seal cylinder 34 may be increased when the seal cylinder 34 is engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the base end of the nozzle 74. Further, the seal cylinder portion 34 may be configured to be in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 74.

  Further, in the present invention, a film-like seal may be attached to the upper end of the communication tube portion 39 in order to reliably prevent the contents in the refill container 1 from leaking out. Alternatively, it is also possible to install a shrink film covering the mouth 20 and the lid 3 of the container body 2 of the refill container 1 from above the above-described seal.

  In addition, the refill container according to the present invention may be, for example, a container that shrinks the bellows-like body portion of the container body to push out the contents, or may be a flexible pouch-shaped pouch container. Good. Furthermore, this invention may be the structure which refills the content by replacing the air in this container, and the content in a refilling container, without reducing the volume of a container main body.

  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.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refill container 2 Container main body 3 Cover body 5 This container 7 Outlet cap 20 Portion part 34 Seal cylinder part 37 Outlet part 38 Closure part 39 Communication cylinder part 74 Nozzle

Claims (2)

A container main body for storing contents to be refilled in the container, and a lid body that is attached to the mouth of the container main body and closes the mouth,
In the refill container for refilling the contents by fitting the lid to the dispensing cap of the main container,
In the lid,
A communicating cylinder portion that can be fitted to the outside of the nozzle provided upright on the pouring cap of the main container and communicated with the inside of the container body;
A closing part that closes the spout formed inside the communicating cylinder part and is opened by being pressed by the nozzle;
The continuous tube portion is connected to the distal end of the communication tube portion, and the communication tube portion is fitted to the outside of the nozzle so that the outer periphery portion of the nozzle is engaged with the outer periphery portion and deformed. An intimate seal tube,
A refill container characterized by being provided with. Refillable container according to claim 1,
The refill container is characterized in that the seal cylinder part is formed integrally with the communication cylinder part and is thinner than the communication cylinder part.

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