JP2011246180A - Measuring container with seesaw valve - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring container with a seesaw valve which is simply constituted, and also, configured for a fixed amount of liquid to be quickly taken out with a simple operation.SOLUTION: In the measuring container with a seesaw valve 10, the container body 11 is covered with a cap 12, and a measuring scale 13 is provided on the cap 12 and includes a liquid outlet 15. A partition plate 17 is provided between the container body 11 and the cap 12, and first and second communication holes 18 and 19 are formed in the partition plate 17. A protrusion 17a is provided on the container body 11 side of the partition plate 17, and the rotary shaft 22 of the seesaw valve 21 is rotatably supported by the protrusion 17a. The first valve body 23 of the seesaw valve 21 is arranged closer to the cap 12 than the partition plate 17 through a first support arm 24 inserted into the first communication hole 18, and a second valve body 25 is arranged closer to the container body 11 than the partition plate 17 through a second support arm 26.

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring container with a seesaw valve that can take out a certain amount of liquid from a container in which liquids such as soy sauce and sauce are stored.

  In general, when taking out a certain amount of liquid from a storage container containing liquids such as soy sauce, sauce, mirin, etc., prepare a measurement container separately from the storage container and pour the liquid in the storage container into the measurement container Is done. However, since it is troublesome to perform such operations one by one, a measuring container that can take out a certain amount of liquid from the container has been proposed.

  For example, in the simple measuring instrument described in Patent Document 1, a valve is provided at the bottom opening of a measuring cup attached to the lower part of the measuring instrument body, and a screw part is provided at the lower part of the inlet / outlet to be screwed into the container mouth. It is worn. And when using this simple measuring instrument, tilt the container, inject the liquid in the container into the measuring cup, weigh a predetermined amount, press the button to open the valve, and mark the measuring cup. The required amount of liquid can be poured out from the bottom opening while looking.

  In addition, the liquid metering device described in Patent Document 2 is provided with a distribution pipe in a side wall opening of a container, an operation piston operated by a first operation rod is provided in the distribution pipe, and an outer end of the distribution pipe. Is formed with a liquid outlet which is opened and closed by an operating piston. Furthermore, a lower opening is formed in the lower part of the distribution pipe, and a measuring pipe is provided below the lower opening so as to communicate with the distribution pipe. The measuring piston controls the amount of liquid flowing out by the second operating rod in the measuring pipe. Is provided. When using this liquid metering device, the first operating rod is operated to close the liquid outlet, and the second operating rod is operated to move the measuring piston to the lower end of the measuring pipe. In this state, the container is tilted to fill the measuring pipe with the liquid. Subsequently, the operating piston is moved by the first operating rod to open the liquid outlet and close the side wall opening. Thereafter, the liquid in the measuring pipe can be taken out from the liquid outlet.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-186724 Utility model registration No. 30953939

  However, in the simple measuring instrument described in Patent Document 1, the measuring cup is attached so as to protrude from the upper side of the container separately from the container in which the liquid is stored, and the measuring cup has a spring. A valve that was opened and closed with a pushbutton had to be provided. For this reason, the number of parts of the apparatus is large and the structure is complicated. In addition, when using this simple measuring instrument, after tilting the container and storing a predetermined amount of liquid in the measuring cup, the operation of pushing and releasing the push button is repeated to discharge a certain amount of liquid. There was a need. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation is troublesome and takes time.

  In the liquid metering device described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to provide a distribution pipe, a first operating rod, an operating piston, etc. on the side of the container, and a measuring pipe, a second operating rod, a measuring piston, etc. communicating with the distribution pipe. There was a complicated mechanism. Furthermore, when this liquid metering device is used, the operation piston and the metering piston are operated to guide the liquid in the container to the metering pipe, and then the metering piston is actuated again so that a certain amount of liquid flows out from the liquid outlet. The operation is complicated and the operation cannot be completed in a short time.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and its object is to have a simple structure and to quickly take out a certain amount of liquid by a simple operation. It is to provide a measuring container with a seesaw valve.

  In order to achieve the above object, the measuring container with a seesaw valve according to claim 1 is configured such that a cap is put on a container main body in which a liquid is stored, a measuring scale is provided on the cap, and the liquid is supplied to the measuring container. An outlet is provided for outflow. A partition plate is provided between the container body and the cap, the first communication hole and the second communication hole are opened in the partition plate at a predetermined interval, and the first communication hole is provided on the container body side of the partition plate. A seesaw valve having a rotation shaft is supported between the hole and the second communication hole, and the first valve body is disposed on the cap side from the partition plate via a first support arm inserted into the first communication hole. In addition, the second valve body is disposed on the container body side of the partition plate via the second support arm.

  A measuring container with a seesaw valve according to a second aspect is the invention according to the first aspect, wherein the seesaw valve has a mass on the first valve body side from the rotating shaft larger than a mass on the second valve body side from the rotating shaft. It is set as follows.

  The measuring container with a seesaw valve according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the seesaw valve is a stopper that restricts the opening of the first valve body to the first support arm at a predetermined position. Is provided.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be exhibited.
In the measuring container with a seesaw valve according to the first aspect of the present invention, the partition plate provided between the container main body and the cap is provided with the first communication hole and the second communication hole at predetermined intervals, and the partition plate container On the main body side, a seesaw valve having a rotation shaft is supported between the first communication hole and the second communication hole. The first valve body of the seesaw valve is disposed closer to the cap side than the partition plate via the first support arm inserted through the first communication hole, and the second valve body is disposed in the container from the partition plate via the second support arm. It is arranged on the main body side.

  For this reason, when the container body is tilted with the first valve body side down, the seesaw valve rotates and the first valve body is opened, and the liquid in the container body flows into the cap from the first communication hole. The amount of inflow into the cap can be measured with a weighing scale. Subsequently, when the container body is returned to its original position, the seesaw valve is rotated so that it returns to its original position, the first valve body is closed, and a certain amount of liquid is held in the cap. Thereafter, the container main body and the cap are tilted so that the outflow port is downward, whereby the liquid in the cap can be discharged from the outflow port.

  Therefore, according to the measuring container with a seesaw valve of the present invention, the structure is simple and a certain amount of liquid can be quickly taken out by a simple operation.

The principal part fracture | rupture front view which shows the measuring container with a seesaw valve in embodiment. Sectional drawing which expands and shows the seesaw valve attached to the partition plate. The top view which shows the seesaw valve attached to the partition plate. The top view which shows a cap. It is a figure which shows the effect | action of a measuring container with a seesaw valve, Comprising: The principal part fracture | rupture partial front view which shows the state which inclined the container main body by making the 1st valve body side down. It is a figure which shows the effect | action of a measurement container with a seesaw valve, Comprising: The principal part fracture | rupture partial front view which shows the state which returned the container main body from the state of FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the operation of a measuring container with a seesaw valve, and is a fragmentary front view of a principal part showing a state in which the container body is inclined with the outlet side facing down from the state of FIG. 6. Sectional drawing which shows the other example of the seesaw valve attached to the partition plate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a container body 11 of a measuring container with a seesaw valve (hereinafter also simply referred to as a measuring container) 10 in which liquids such as soy sauce, sauce, mirin, etc. are stored is a transparent polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET). It is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape by a polyester resin such as, and a male screw portion 11a is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion. The male screw portion 11a is screwed with a female screw portion 12a threaded on the inner peripheral surface of the open end portion of the cap 12 formed in a covered cylindrical shape, so that the cap 12 is fixed on the container body 11. . The cap 12 is made of a transparent resin such as a polyethylene resin. The cap 12 is provided with a weighing scale (10, 20 and 30 ml) 13 by a line 13a extending in the axial direction x and a line 13b extending in a direction orthogonal thereto, and can be measured even when the container body 11 is inclined 90 degrees. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, an outlet 15 through which the liquid 14 in the cap 12 flows out is opened at the upper peripheral wall of the cap 12. Further, a thin intake pipe 16 is joined to the upper end surface in the cap 12, and an outer end portion thereof is opened on the outflow port 15 and an inner end portion thereof is opened in the cap 12. When the liquid 14 in the cap 12 flows out from the outlet 15 or when the liquid 14 in the container body 11 is guided into the cap 12, the outside air is sucked from the intake pipe 16 or the air in the cap 12 is discharged. The inside and outside of the cap 12 are equalized so that the liquid 14 can flow smoothly.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a disc-shaped partition plate 17 formed of a hard transparent resin such as acrylic resin is fixed between the container body 11 and the cap 12, and the center of the container body 11 side is fixed. The part becomes the protrusion part 17a which swelled below. The partition plate 17 is provided with a circular first communication hole 18 on the side opposite to the outflow port 15 across the protrusion 17a, and a circular second communication hole 19 is provided on the outflow port 15 side. Has been. The first communication hole 18 is formed large so as to have a diameter that is approximately twice the diameter of the second communication hole 19 so that the amount of liquid 14 flowing from the container body 11 into the cap 12 can be sufficiently secured. It has become. A rubber seal ring 20 is disposed between the outer periphery of the upper surface of the partition plate 17 and the inner peripheral surface of the cap 12, and the space between the container body 11 and the cap 12 is sealed in a watertight manner.

  A support recess 17b is formed in the projecting portion 17a, and a rotation shaft 22 of a seesaw valve 21 formed of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene resin is rotatably supported in the support recess 17b. The first valve body 23 constituting the seesaw valve 21 has an elliptical plate shape that covers the first communication hole 18, and the partition plate is interposed through a first support arm 24 having an arcuate cross section inserted through the first communication hole 18. 17 from the cap 12 side. The second valve body 25 constituting the seesaw valve 21 has an elliptical plate shape that covers the second communication hole 19, and is disposed closer to the container body 11 than the partition plate 17 via the second support arm 26. The first valve body 23 is formed larger than the second valve body 25.

  The first support arm 24 and the second support arm 26 are formed of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene resin in a circular arc shape that protrudes downward. As shown in FIG. 3, the center of the first valve body 23 (center of the first communication hole 18) and the center of the second valve body 25 (center of the second communication hole 19) via the center of the rotation shaft 22. Located on a straight line. As shown by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the seesaw valve 21 rotates clockwise and counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 22, and the first valve body 23 and the second valve body 25 are The valve is configured to open and close.

  A weight 27 is joined to the lower surface of the first support arm 24 so that the mass of the seesaw valve 21 on the first valve body 23 side with respect to the rotation shaft 22 is larger than the mass on the second valve body 25 side of the rotation shaft 22. Is set to The first valve element 23 located on the partition plate 17 always closes the first communication hole 18. A stopper 28 is formed on the outer surface of the first support arm 24 so as to project the valve opening of the first valve body 23 at a predetermined position.

Next, the operation of the weighing container configured as described above will be described.
Now, as shown in FIG. 5, when the container body 11 is tilted so that the first valve body 23 side opposite to the outflow port 15 faces downward, the seesaw valve 21 has the first axis about the rotation shaft 22. An attempt is made to maintain a position based on the balance between the mass on the valve body 23 side and the mass on the second valve body 25 side. For this reason, the first valve body 23 is separated from the partition plate 17 and the first valve body is opened, and the liquid 14 in the container body 11 flows into the cap 12 from the first communication hole 18. When the opening degree of the first valve body 23 increases, the stopper 28 engages with the lower surface of the partition plate 17 and the rotation of the seesaw valve 21 is restricted. When the container body 11 is tilted until it approaches horizontal, the liquid 14 in the container body 11 further flows into the cap 12. The liquid 14 that has flowed into the cap 12 can be measured by the line 13b of the measuring scale 13 by visual observation through the cap 12 formed of a transparent resin. Since the container body 11 is formed of flexible PET, the amount of liquid 14 flowing from the container body 11 into the cap 12 can be finely adjusted by pressing the peripheral wall of the container body 11 with a finger. it can.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6, when the container body 11 is returned to the original position, the first valve body 23 is brought into close contact with the upper surface of the partition plate 17 due to the mass of the liquid 14 in the cap 12 and is closed. At the same time, the second valve body 25 is brought into close contact with the lower surface of the partition plate 17 and closed. In this state, the amount of liquid 14 in the cap 12 can be confirmed by a line 13 a of the measurement scale 13 of the cap 12. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, when the container body 11 and the cap 12 are tilted with the outlet 15 side down, the liquid 14 in the cap 12 is discharged from the outlet 15. At this time, since the air is sucked into the cap 12 from the intake pipe 16, the liquid 14 is smoothly discharged from the outlet 15. At the same time, the liquid 14 remaining in the container body 11 presses the second valve body 25, and the second valve body 25 comes into close contact with the lower surface of the partition plate 17, so that the second valve body 25 and the first valve body 23 are The closed state is maintained. In this way, a certain amount of liquid 14 can be taken out from the measuring container 10.

The effect exhibited by the above embodiment is described collectively below.
(1) In the measuring container 10 of the present embodiment, a seesaw valve 21 having a rotating shaft 22 is supported on a protruding portion 17a that bulges toward the container body 11 of the partition plate 17. The first valve body 23 of the seesaw valve 21 is disposed closer to the cap 12 than the partition plate 17 via the first support arm 24 inserted through the first communication hole 18, and the second valve body 25 includes the second support arm 26. It arrange | positions from the partition plate 17 to the container main body 11 side.

  Therefore, when the container body 11 is tilted with the first valve body 23 side down, the seesaw valve 21 rotates and the first valve body 23 is opened, so that the liquid 14 in the container body 11 can be discharged from the first communication hole 18. The amount of inflow into the cap 12 can be measured with the weighing scale 13 by being guided into the cap 12. When the container body 11 is returned from this state, the seesaw valve 21 is rotated so as to return to the original position, the first valve body 23 is closed, and a certain amount of liquid 14 can be held in the cap 12. Subsequently, when the container body 11 and the cap 12 are tilted with the outflow port 15 facing down, the liquid 14 in the cap 12 can flow out from the outflow port 15.

Therefore, according to the measuring container 10, the structure is very simple as compared with the conventional measuring device, and a certain amount of the liquid 14 can be quickly taken out by a simple operation.
(2) The seesaw valve 21 is set so that the mass on the first valve body 23 side from the rotation shaft 22 is larger than the mass on the second valve body 25 side from the rotation shaft 22. For this reason, the first valve body 23 and the second valve body 25 can be easily closed when the measuring container 10 is placed so that the axial direction x thereof is the vertical direction.

  (3) The seesaw valve 21 is provided with a stopper 28 for restricting the opening of the first valve body 23 at a predetermined position on the first support arm 24 thereof. Therefore, when the first valve body 23 is opened, it does not suddenly open greatly, and a sudden inflow of the liquid 14 from the container body 11 into the cap 12 can be avoided, and the opening and closing of the seesaw valve 21 can be stabilized. Can be done in the state.

It should be noted that the embodiments described above can be modified and embodied as follows.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the seesaw valve 21 of the embodiment, the weight 27 is omitted, and the partition plate 17 is connected to the upper surface of the second valve body 25 via a connecting member 29 inserted into the second communication hole 19. A buoyancy member 30 larger than the second communication hole 19 may be provided at an upper position. The buoyancy member 30 can be formed of cork, resin foam, or the like. In this case, when the measuring container 10 is tilted and the liquid 14 in the container main body 11 flows into the cap 12, buoyancy acts on the buoyancy member 30 by the liquid 14 in the cap 12, and the second valve body 25 is closed. At the same time, the first valve body 23 can be closed.

  The projecting portion 17a of the partition plate 17 may be provided on the cap 12 side, and the rotation shaft 22 of the seesaw valve 21 may be supported by the support recessed portion 17b of the projecting portion 17a. In this case, the first valve body 23 and the second valve body 25 are provided at the same position as in the embodiment, and the stopper 28 is provided on the second support arm 26.

  The first valve body 23 can be formed in a planar circular shape, planar square shape, etc. larger than the first communication hole 18, and the second valve body 25 is planar circular shape, planar square shape larger than the second communication hole 19. Etc. can be formed.

The weighing scale 13 provided on the cap 12 can be formed to extend in an arbitrary direction such as a 45 degree direction with respect to the axial direction x of the cap 12.
Next, the technical idea that can be grasped from the embodiment will be described below.
(B) A weighing container with a seesaw valve according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a weight is attached to the first support arm. In this case, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the first valve body and the second valve body when the measuring container is placed so that its axial direction is the vertical direction. The valve body can be quickly brought into close contact with the partition plate and easily closed.
(B) The measurement scale is formed so as to extend in the axial direction of the cap and in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction. With the seesaw valve according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Weighing container. In this case, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the measuring container is tilted and the liquid in the container body flows into the cap, and based on the measuring container The liquid in the cap can be weighed both when returned.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Metering container with a seesaw valve, 11 ... Container body, 12 ... Cap, 13 ... Measurement scale, 14 ... Liquid, 15 ... Outlet, 17 ... Partition plate, 18 ... 1st communication hole, 19 ... 2nd communication hole, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Seesaw valve, 22 ... Rotary shaft, 23 ... 1st valve body, 24 ... 1st support arm, 25 ... 2nd valve body, 26 ... 2nd support arm, 28 ... Stopper.

Claims (3)

In the measuring container provided with a cap on the container body in which the liquid is stored, the measuring scale is provided on the cap, and the outlet for allowing the liquid to flow out is provided.
A partition plate is provided between the container body and the cap, the first communication hole and the second communication hole are opened in the partition plate at a predetermined interval, and the first communication hole is formed on the container body side of the partition plate. A seesaw valve having a rotating shaft is supported between the second communication holes, and the first valve body is disposed on the cap side from the partition plate via a first support arm inserted into the first communication hole, A measuring container with a seesaw valve, wherein the second valve body is disposed on the container body side of the partition plate via the second support arm. 2. The metering with a seesaw valve according to claim 1, wherein the seesaw valve is set such that a mass on the first valve body side with respect to the rotation shaft is larger than a mass on the second valve body side with respect to the rotation shaft. container. 3. The measuring container with a seesaw valve according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seesaw valve is provided with a stopper for restricting the opening of the first valve body at a predetermined position on the first support arm. .

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