JP2012223487A - Container with applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container with an applicator in which a lid body including an applicator is molded integrally with a container body to reduce manufacturing cost.SOLUTION: The container 1 includes the container body 2 for housing the content N, and the lid body 3 closing an opening 20 of the container body 2 and having the applicator 4 inserted into the container body 2, wherein the lid body 3 is formed integrally with the container body 2 and connected to the container body 2 through a breakable weakened portion 6, and the applicator 4 projects integrally on the inside of the container body 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with an applicator.

  Conventionally, as a container provided with an applicator, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a container body filled with liquid cosmetics, and a brush-like applicator disposed at the mouth of the container body, And a container capable of applying an appropriate amount of liquid cosmetic product to the applicator through the content extraction tube by pressing the container body from the outside and applying the liquid cosmetic adhering to the applicator to a desired location. ing. Further, in this container, a lid that can be attached to the applicator when not in use is formed integrally with the container body, and is opened by separating the lid from the container body.

Utility Model Registration No. 2568992

  However, in the container with the applicator of Patent Document 1 described above, the container main body and the lid are molded integrally, but the lid and the applicator are separate, and the container main body molded integrally with the lid is used. On the other hand, the applicator is assembled. For this reason, there is a problem that it takes time to assemble the applicator, and a plurality of types of molds are required, which may increase the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by integrally forming the container body, the lid, and the applicator, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for assembly, and to reduce the manufacturing cost. It aims at providing the container with an applicator which can aim at reduction.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
An applicator-equipped container according to the present invention includes a container main body in which contents are stored, and a lid that closes the mouth of the container main body and includes an applicator that can be inserted into the container main body. A container with a tool, wherein the lid is formed integrally with the container body and connected to the container body via a weakening portion that can be broken, and the applicator is disposed on the inner side of the container body. It is characterized by being integrally projected.

According to the container with an applicator according to the present invention, the lid body can be detached from the container body by breaking the weakened portion by rotating, tilting, pulling, etc. with respect to the container body. The body is opened. At this time, since the applicator is integrally provided on the lid, the contents in the container body can be attached to the applicator, and the attached contents can be applied to a desired location by the applicator. . And even after opening, the contents in the container body can be repeatedly applied by inserting and removing the applicator from the container body.
In addition, since the container body, the lid, and the applicator can be integrally formed at the time of manufacture, for example, after the applicator is manufactured separately from the lid and the container body, they are assembled. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate an assembling process and to reduce the time and effort required for assembling. In addition, since it is possible to reduce the types of molds at the time of molding, manufacturing costs can be suppressed.

  In the container with an applicator of the present invention, the opening surface of the mouth is preferably inclined with respect to an orthogonal plane orthogonal to the container axis.

  In this case, the opening surface of the mouth portion is inclined with respect to the orthogonal plane, and the opening area is larger than that in the direction orthogonal to the container axis. Can be inserted and removed.

  In the container with an applicator according to the present invention, the lid is provided with an operation portion, and the operation portion protrudes outward in the radial direction of the container body and extends toward the bottom side. It is preferable that a hook is provided.

  In this case, after the weakened portion is broken and the mouth portion is opened, the hook portion of the operation portion can be hooked on the opening edge of the mouth portion. Therefore, when temporarily stopping the use of the applicator after opening the container body, the lid body is locked to the container body, for example, the application tool is placed in the container body, etc. Can do.

  According to the container with an applicator according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor required for assembling by integrally forming the container main body, the lid, and the applicator, reducing the types of molds, and manufacturing costs. Can be reduced.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the container by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container shown in FIG. In the container shown in FIG. 1, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which cut | disconnected the cover body from the container main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the container by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container shown in FIG. In the container shown in FIG. 4, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which cut | disconnected the cover body from the container main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the container by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container shown in FIG. In the container shown in FIG. 7, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which cut | disconnected the cover body from the container main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the container by other embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which reversed the top | upper surface part of the cover body shown in FIG. 10 cut away from the container main body, and converged the front-end | tip of an applicator. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the container by other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a container with an applicator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 1 of the present embodiment is a brush that can be inserted into the container body 2 while closing the container body 2 in which the contents N are stored and the mouth 20 of the container body 2. And a lid 3 having a shape-like applicator 4.

  In addition, the container main body 2 and the lid body 3 described above are arranged in a state where the respective central axes are located on a common axis. In the present embodiment, this common axis is referred to as a container axis O, and in the container 1, the lid 3 side along the container axis O direction is referred to as an upper side, and the container body 2 side is referred to as a lower side. A direction perpendicular to the container axis O is referred to as a radial direction, and a direction around the container axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction.

  The container main body 2 includes a cylindrical main body portion 21 whose upper end opening is the mouth portion 20 and whose lower end opening 2b is sealed by the film 5. The inner diameter of the mouth portion 20 is smaller than the inner diameter of the portion of the main body portion 21 located below the mouth portion 20. The main body 21 is formed with a flange-like bottom edge 22 that protrudes radially outward from the lower end edge over the entire circumference.

  The lid 3 has a flat plate-like top surface portion 30 that closes the opening of the mouth portion 20, and an operation portion 31 that protrudes upward from the outer peripheral portion 30 a of the top surface portion 30. The applicator 4 protrudes integrally from the top surface portion 30 toward the lower side (inner side of the container body 2 side). The amount of protrusion from the top surface portion 30 directed downward of the applicator 4 is the same over the entire area of the applicator 4. At the upper end of the operation portion 31, a knob portion 31a that protrudes inward in the radial direction is disposed. The knob 31a is formed in a ring shape penetrating in the container axis O direction. The knob 31 a is located on the inner side in the radial direction than the container body 2.

  The lid 3 is connected to the container main body 2 via a breakable weakening portion 6 that seals between the outer peripheral portion 30 a of the top surface portion 30 and the mouth portion 20 of the container main body 2. The weakened portion 6 is continuously extended over the entire circumference along the opening edge of the mouth portion 20, and is formed in a thin wall with a recessed lower surface side. It can be easily broken by rotating, tilting, or pulling in the direction. That is, the container main body 2 is integrally formed with the lid body 3 via the weakened portion 6 in the manufacturing state, and the lid body 3 can be detached from the container main body 2 by breaking the weakened portion 6.

  Here, the container body 2, the lid body 3, and the applicator 4 that are integrally molded via the weakening portion 6 are manufactured by, for example, injection molding. And after filling this container with the content N in the container main body 2 in the upside-down posture so that the lower end opening 2b of the container main body 2 faces upward, the entire periphery of the peripheral edge 5a of the film 5 is the bottom edge. The container body 2 is manufactured by being fixed to the portion 22 by welding or the like.

Next, the operation of the container 1 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the container 1, the weakened portion 6 is broken by, for example, rotating, tilting, and pulling the lid 3 with respect to the container main body 2, and thereby the lid 3 is removed from the container main body 2. The container main body 2 is opened by making it detach | leave from. At this time, since the applicator 4 is integrally provided in the lid 3, the content N in the container body 2 is attached to the applicator 4, and the content attached to the applicator 4 with the operation unit 31. Product N can be applied to the desired location. And the content N in the container main body 2 can be repeatedly apply | coated by inserting / removing the applicator 4 with respect to the inside of the container main body 2 even after opening.

  Moreover, since it becomes possible to shape | mold the container main body 2, the cover body 3, and the applicator 4 integrally at the time of manufacture, for example, after manufacturing the applicator 4 separately from the lid 3 and the container main body 2, for example. An assembling process such as assembling them can be eliminated, and the labor required for assembling can be reduced. In addition, since it is possible to reduce the types of molds at the time of molding, manufacturing costs can be suppressed.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the same or similar members and parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Only will be described.

(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the container 1 </ b> A according to the present embodiment, the opening surface of the mouth portion 20 </ b> A disposed coaxially with the container axis O is inclined with respect to the orthogonal plane orthogonal to the container axis O. . The top surface portion 30A of the lid 3A is also connected to the mouth portion 20A via the weakening portion 6 in a state inclined with respect to the orthogonal surface. The operation portion 31A of the lid 3A protrudes upward from the outer peripheral portion 30a of the top surface portion 30A, and a knob portion 31b protruding outward in the radial direction is disposed at an upper end portion thereof.

  A brush-shaped applicator 4 is integrally projected on the lower surface side of the top surface portion 30A. The amount of protrusion from the top surface portion 30 </ b> A directed downward of the applicator 4 is the same over the entire area of the applicator 4. The lower end opening 2 b of the main body 21 </ b> A is sealed with the film 5.

  Thus, in the container 1A according to the present embodiment, in addition to the operational effects of the first embodiment described above, the opening surface of the mouth 20A is perpendicular to the orthogonal surface orthogonal to the container axis O, as shown in FIG. Since it is inclined and has an opening area larger than that in the direction perpendicular to the container axis O, the applicator 4 can be easily inserted into and removed from the container body 2A.

(Third embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the container 1 </ b> B according to this embodiment is a modification in which the shape of the operation unit 31 is changed in the container 1 </ b> A according to the second embodiment described above. That is, the operation part 31B has a configuration in which a hook part 31c that protrudes outward in the radial direction of the container body 2B and extends downward is provided. As shown in FIG. 9, the length dimension of the hook portion 31c is determined when the hook portion 31c is hooked on the opening edge 2a in a state where the lid 3B is separated from the container body 2B. The lower end of the length is such that it does not contact the mounting surface of the container 1B.

As described above, in the container 1B according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, after the lid 3B is broken from the container body 2B and the mouth 20B is opened, the operation portion 31B is provided on the opening edge 2a of the mouth 20B. The hook 31c can be hooked. Therefore, when the use of the applicator 4 is temporarily stopped after the container body 2B is opened, for example, the applicator 4 is inserted into the container body 2B by locking the lid 3B to the container body 2B. You can leave it in.
In addition, the hook portion 31c can be provided in the first and second embodiments, and in this case, it is preferable to arrange the hook portion 31c at a position below the knob portion in the operation portion.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the brush-shaped applicator 4 of the present embodiment, the brush-shaped applicator 4 is provided integrally with the flat top surface portion 30, but is not limited thereto. For example, the container 1 </ b> C shown in FIG. 10 has a configuration manufactured in a state in which the top surface portion 30 </ b> C is curved so as to form a protruding curved surface that protrudes downward. The applicator 4 extends along the container axis O direction. When the lid 3C is separated from the container body 2C and the contents N are applied to the application portion using the applicator 4, the arrangement interval of the brush tip 4a is kept in a state where the top surface portion 30C is curved as described above. Can be ensured widely, so that it can be applied over a wide area of the application portion. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, when the top surface portion 30C is inverted and deformed so that the lower surface side has a concave curved surface, the brush tip 4a converges and the arrangement interval is narrowed. ) Can be applied.
In addition, instead of the container shown in FIG. 10, the applicator 4 as shown in FIG. 12 may be radially extended so as to gradually diffuse from the top to the bottom.
In this case, it is preferable that the top surface portion in the first embodiment has a structure that can be deformed so as to have a protruding curved surface shape that protrudes downward after molding.

In the present embodiment, the applicator is a brush-like one, but is not limited to this, and may be a spatula, a comb-like or a spoon-like one.
In each of the above embodiments, the lower end opening of the container body is closed with a film, but instead, the opposite surface is bonded (such as heat welding) so as to sandwich the lower end opening as in a tube container. May be blocked.

Further, the shapes of the container body, the lid, and the operation unit are not limited to the present embodiment, and can be appropriately changed according to conditions such as the type of contents, the amount of the contents, and the usage.
Furthermore, the operation part of a cover body can also be abbreviate | omitted.

  In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments with well-known constituent elements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-described embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  It is suitably used for sample sample containers.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C Container (container with applicator)
2, 2A, 2B Container body 2a Opening edge 3, 3A, 3B, 3C Lid 4 Application tool 5 Film 6 Weaker 20, 20A, 20B Mouth 21, 21A Main body 30, 30A, 30B, 30C Top surface 31 , 31A, 31B Operation part 31a, 31b Knob part 31c Hook part O Container shaft

Claims (3)

A container body for storing contents;
A lid that closes the mouth of the container body and has an applicator that can be inserted into the container body;
A container with an applicator comprising
The lid is formed integrally with the container main body and connected to the container main body through a weakening portion that can be broken, and the applicator projects integrally on the inner side of the container main body. A container with an applicator.   The container with applicator according to claim 1, wherein an opening surface of the mouth portion is inclined with respect to an orthogonal surface orthogonal to the container axis. The lid is provided with an operation unit,
3. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion is provided with a hook portion that protrudes toward a radially outer side of the container body and extends toward a bottom side. container.

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