JP2013079084A - Refill container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refill container which allows contents to be easily and smoothly refilled without causing such a failure that the contents are attached to fingers upon refilling operation.SOLUTION: The refill container 1 includes a container body 3 and a spouting plug 13 disposed at a mouth 9 of the container body. The spouting plug 13 includes a base 19 in which an opening 19a held in the mouth 9 and connected with a filling space M is formed and a tubular body 26 which is held freely swingingly in the base 19, forms a spouting passage P of the contents in the tubular body, blocks the opening 19a at a reclining posture, and aligns the opening 19a and the spouting passage P at an erection posture by drawing up the tubular body to permit the spouting of the contents. A virgin band 37 which surrounds the tubular body 26 when the tubular body 26 transitions from the reclining posture to the erection posture is caught and broken by the tubular body 26 and causes a through-hole 35 for air replacement to appear on the base 19 is disposed on the base 19. A pipe 43 for air replacement which makes the filling space M communicate with the outside in cooperation with the through-hole 35 is provided in the filling space M.

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill container comprising a container body having a mouth connected to a filling space for contents, and a spout provided at the mouth of the container body, in particular, an easy and smooth refilling operation. It is something that is going to be realized.

  Containers containing shampoos, rinses, detergents, deodorizers, cosmetics, etc. are distributed in the market with a discharge device such as a pump attached to the mouth of the container in order to allow the appropriate amount of contents to be removed. After the contents are used up, resources can be effectively saved by transferring new contents from the refill containers that are sold separately and reusing the original containers (containers that are refilled). Utilization is planned.

  By the way, refill containers are often deformed because they are often used with low-rigidity containers such as pouch-type containers and thin blow-molded containers, and it is difficult to refill the contents and the contents adhere to the fingers. There was also a risk. In order to solve this problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that a base is formed on a base of a container body, and a base that is engaged with and held by the mouth, and a base that is pivotably held by the base and is raised. A refill container is disclosed that is provided with a dispensing plug that includes a cylindrical body that allows the contents to be dispensed in alignment with the opened opening. According to such a refill container, the contents in the refill container can be transferred simply by hooking the barrel of the spout tap on the mouth of the container to be refilled to cause the cylinder. .

JP 2011-157096 A

  However, the refill container proposed in Patent Document 1 dispenses the contents while the entire container is turned upside down, and the contents are reduced in pressure by the contents being dispensed, so that the contents are smooth. There was room for improvement in this respect because there were cases where it was not possible to dispense.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to propose a refill container that can easily and smoothly transfer contents without causing problems such as the contents adhering to fingers during refilling work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the refill container of the present invention is provided in a container main body having a mouth connected to a filling space for contents, and in the mouth of the container main body. A refill container comprising a pouring tap, wherein the pouring tap is held in the mouth portion and has a base formed with an opening connected to the filling space; A cylindrical body that forms a content extraction passage, and closes the opening in a tilted posture with respect to the base, while the opening and the extraction passage are aligned in an upright posture caused by the opening. A cylindrical body that allows the contents to be poured out, and surrounds the cylindrical body around the base, and when the cylindrical body transitions from the tilted position to the standing position, the cylindrical body Hang on and break through the base for air replacement A virgin band for causing the air to appear is provided, and an air replacement pipe is provided in the filling space to communicate the filling space and the outside in cooperation with the through hole that appears when the virgin band breaks. To do.

  In the refill container according to the present invention, the virgin band has one end portion that closes the through hole is connected to the base in a breakable manner, and the other end portion is connected to the base in a non-breakable manner. It is preferable to become.

  Moreover, in the refill container of this invention, it is preferable to provide a notch or a recessed part in the side surface of the said other end part of the said virgin band on the opposite side to the side surface facing the said cylinder.

  According to the refilling container of the present invention, the opening of the base and the through hole for air replacement are opened simply by tilting the container body by placing the spout on the mouth of the container to be refilled. The refilling operation can be easily performed without directly touching the spout tap with fingers, and air replacement is performed through the through-hole formed in the base as the contents in the refilling container flow out. Therefore, smooth refilling work can be performed.

It is sectional drawing of the refill container of one Embodiment according to this invention. It is a top view which shows the refill container of FIG. 1 in the state which open | released the cap. It is a perspective view which shows the pouring stopper in the refill container of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the pouring tap of the refilling container of FIG. 1 was applied to the opening part of the container in which the content is refilled. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the container main body of the refill container was inclined from the state of FIG. 5 (the bottom part was lifted). It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the container main body of the refill container was further inclined from the state of FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the spout tap showing how the virgin band breaks in the state of FIG. 6. It is sectional drawing which showed a mode that the container main body of the refilling container inclines upside down from the state of FIG. 7, and transfers the contents.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a refill container that can accommodate the contents for refill. The refill container 1 includes a container main body 3 that divides a filling space M for contents inside, and the container main body 3 is connected to the cylindrical body 5 and the upper end of the body 5, and from there upwards. It has a tapered shoulder portion 7 whose diameter decreases as it goes, a mouth portion 9 erected on the upper end of the shoulder portion 7, and a bottom portion 11 that closes the lower end of the body portion 5. The container body 3 may be a bag-shaped or thin-walled blow bottle that can reduce the volume of the container body 3 itself as the contents are reduced due to the content being poured out, or a squeeze container that can be deformed and restored by human gripping. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and a rigid bottle that does not deform the container body 3 when the contents are poured out can also be used.

  In addition, the refill container 1 is attached to the mouth portion 9 of the container body 3, and the contents in the container body 3 are poured out to the mouth portion C1 of the container C (see FIG. 5) to be refilled. A tap 13 is provided.

  The spout 13 has a base 15 that is detachably held by undercut engagement with the mouth 9 of the container body 3. The base 15 includes an annular wall 17 that surrounds the mouth 9 of the container body 3, and a top wall 19 that is integrally connected to the upper end of the annular wall 17 and covers an opening formed by the mouth 9 of the container body 3. And an inner ring 21 that hangs down from the back surface of the top wall 19 and is fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 9. The base 15 may be held by screw engagement with the mouth portion 9 of the container body 3.

  Furthermore, the top surface wall 19 of the base 15 is formed with openings 19a that allow the filling space M to communicate with the outside, and it can be clearly seen in FIGS. 2 and 3 on both sides of the opening 19a. A pair of support walls 23 and 24 are provided upright so as to sandwich the opening 19a. Each support wall 23, 24 is formed with a shaft portion 23a, 24a protruding toward the opposite support wall 24, 23.

  The spout 13 is further disposed between the support walls 23 and 24 and is rotatably supported by the shaft portions 23a and 24a of the support walls 23 and 24, thereby forming a content discharge passage P inside. A cylindrical body 26 is provided. Specifically, the cylindrical body 26 includes a drum portion 28 that forms a convex curved surface 28a that slides along a concave curved surface portion 19b formed in a portion surrounding the opening 19a of the top surface wall 19, and the drum portion. A nozzle portion 30 extending from the front end of the nozzle 28 is integrally formed, and the extraction passage P is formed so as to penetrate both the drum portion 28 and the nozzle portion 30. Bearing portions 32a and 33a for receiving shaft portions 23a and 24a of the support walls 23 and 24 are provided on both side end surfaces of the drum portion 28, respectively, whereby the cylindrical body 26 is tilted with respect to the base 15 (cylindrical body). 26), the opening 19a of the base 15 is closed by the convex curved surface 28a, while the standing posture is caused by the shafts 23a and 24a as the starting point (the cylindrical body 26 is substantially parallel to the axis of the container). ), The opening 19a and the extraction passage P are aligned to allow the content to be extracted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the concave curved surface portion 19b extends annularly along the opening portion 19a, presses against the convex curved surface 28a of the drum portion 28, and cooperates with the convex curved surface 28a to form the opening portion 19a. A protruding ridge 19c to be sealed is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the tilted posture of the cylindrical body 26, the mouth portion C <b> 1 of the container C to be refilled can be inserted between the nozzle portion 30 and the top surface wall 19 of the base 15. A gap G of a certain degree is provided. The gap G is formed by bringing the lower surface of the nozzle portion 30 into contact with a stopper wall (hereinafter referred to as “tilting side stopper wall”) 19 d provided continuously in front of the concave curved surface portion 19 b of the top wall surface 19. The Here, the lower end part of the tip of the nozzle part 30 is extended, that is, the tip part of the nozzle part 30 is stepped so that the tip part is reliably caught by the mouth part C1 of the container C to be refilled. ing. The shape of the tip portion of the nozzle portion 30 is not limited to the illustrated example, and not only the lower end portion of the tip portion of the nozzle portion 30 but also the upper end portion of the tip portion may be extended so that the tip surface of the nozzle portion 30 has a flat shape. Further, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 3, at least one (two in this example) projections 28 b and 28 c are provided on the outer wall of the drum portion 28, and these projections 28 b and 28 c When the cylindrical body 26 stands up and the dispensing passage P and the opening 19 are aligned (see FIG. 9), a stopper wall (hereinafter referred to as “stand-up side stopper wall”) connected to the rear of the concave curved surface portion 19b. The cylinder body 26 is positioned in contact with 19e.

  In the refill container 1 as described above, the top wall 19 of the base 15 surrounds the nozzle portion 30 of the cylinder 26 so that it can be clearly seen in FIGS. 3 and 4. At the time of transition from the tilted position to the standing position, it is hooked and broken by the nozzle portion 30 of the cylindrical body 26 so that the air replacement through-hole 35 appears in the top surface wall 19 of the base 15 (that is, is opened). A gate-shaped virgin band 37 is provided. One end portion 37 a of the virgin band 37 is connected to the peripheral edge portion of the through hole 35 of the top surface wall 19 via a thin weakened portion 39 so that the other end portion 37 b of the virgin band 37 can be broken. It is connected to the face wall 19 so as not to be broken. Further, the other end portion 37 b of the virgin band 37 is formed with a concave portion (may be cut) 41 on the side surface opposite to the side surface facing the cylindrical body 26.

  In the refill container 1, an air replacement pipe 43 that communicates between the filling space M and the outside in cooperation with the through-hole 35 that appears due to the breakage of the virgin band 37 is provided in the filling space M. The pipe 43 is fitted and held in a pipe holder 45 provided on the back surface of the top wall 19. The pipe 43 has the length filled with a predetermined amount of contents in the filling space M, the container body 3 is inverted, and the through hole 35 is opened by breaking the virgin band 37. When refilling starts, the length of the end of the pipe 43 is set so as to be exposed from the surface of the contents.

  In the refill container 1 of the illustrated embodiment, reference numeral 47 is a cap that covers the cylindrical body 26 when not in use, and the cap 47 is integrally connected to the rear end of the spout 13 via a hinge 49. Has been.

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

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the user enters the gap C between the nozzle portion 30 of the cylindrical body 26 in the tilted posture and the top wall 19 of the base 15 in the mouth portion C1 of the container C to be refilled. Insert the top edge. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical body 26 is erected by tilting the container body 3 of the refill container 1 while hooking the tip of the nozzle part 30 on the mouth part 9. 7 and 8, when the container body 3 is further tilted to further raise the cylinder 26, the virgin band 37 surrounding the cylinder 26 is pulled, and one end of the virgin band 37 is weakened. 39, the air replacement through-hole 35 appears on the top wall 19 of the base 15 and causes the cylindrical body 26, whereby the outlet passage P of the cylindrical body 26 and the opening 19a of the base 15 Are aligned, and the content in the filling space M flows out through the opening 19a and the extraction passage P, and at the same time, air is introduced into the refill container 1 through the through hole 35 provided in the base 15 ( That is, air replacement is performed.)

  Therefore, according to the refill container 1, the opening plug 19 is opened to the opening C of the base 15 and the air replacement is performed simply by tilting the container body 3 by placing the spout 13 on the mouth C1 of the container C to be refilled. The through-hole 35 can be opened, the refilling operation can be easily performed without directly touching the spout 13 with the fingers, and the base 15 is discharged as the contents in the refill container 1 flow out. Since air replacement can be performed through the through-hole 35 formed in the above, smooth refilling work can be performed.

  Further, according to this refill container 1, it can be determined that the refill container 1 is unopened because the virgin band 37 is not broken, in other words, if there is an unauthorized opening, Can be distinguished at a glance.

  Further, according to the refill container 1 of the present embodiment, one end portion 37a of the virgin band 37 that closes the through hole 35 is connected to the base 15 in a breakable manner, and the other end portion 37b is connected to the base 15 in a non-breakable manner. Therefore, when the one end portion 37a of the virgin band 37 is broken, the virgin band 37 can be held on the base 19 at the other end portion 37b, and the virgin band 37 is refilled at the time of refilling. It can prevent falling into the container C performed.

  Furthermore, according to the refill container 1 of the present embodiment, the concave portion (may be cut) 41 is provided on the side surface of the other end portion 37b of the virgin band 37 opposite to the side surface facing the cylindrical body 26. Therefore, after the virgin band 37 is broken, the virgin band 37 can be easily refracted with the concave portion 41 as a base point, so that it is possible to prevent the virgin band 37 from inhibiting the rotation of the cylindrical body 26, The cylindrical body 26 can be smoothly rotated.

  Furthermore, according to the refill container 1 of the present embodiment, the mouth portion of the container C to be refilled between the nozzle portion 30 of the cylindrical body 26 and the top wall 19 of the base 15 by the tilt side stopper wall 19d. Since the gap G into which C1 can be inserted is formed, the cylindrical body 26 can be reliably hooked to the opening C1 of the container C to be refilled, and the cylindrical body 26 can be easily erected.

  Furthermore, according to the refill container 1 of the present embodiment, the protrusions 28b and 28c are provided on the outer wall of the drum portion 28, and the standing side stopper wall 19e with which the protrusions 28b and 28c abut when the cylinder body 26 is raised. Therefore, it is possible to reliably align the pouring passage P and the opening 19a when the cylindrical body 26 is erected.

  Moreover, according to the refill container 1 of the present embodiment, the concave curved surface portion 19b extends along the opening portion 19a and is pressed against the convex curved surface 28a of the drum portion 28 to cooperate with the convex curved surface 28a. Since the protrusion 19c for sealing 19a is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent leakage of the contents through the opening 19a in a state where the cylindrical body 26 is in the tilted posture, and the protrusion 19c has a convex curved surface. Since it is in line contact with 28a, the sliding resistance is small and the rotation of the cylindrical body 26 is not hindered.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated examples, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shaft portion is provided on the support wall of the base so as to rotatably support the cylindrical body. However, the shaft portion is provided on the cylindrical body and the bearing portion that receives the shaft portion on the support wall is provided. It may be provided.

  Thus, according to the present invention, it has become possible to propose a refill container that can easily and smoothly transfer the contents without causing problems such as the contents adhering to fingers during refilling work.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refill container 3 Container main body 9 Mouth part 13 Outlet plug 15 Base 26 Cylindrical body 35 Through-hole 37 Virgin band 41 Recessed part M Filling space P Outlet passage

Claims (3)

A refill container comprising a container body having a mouth connected to a filling space for contents, and a spout provided in the mouth of the container body,
The pouring tap is a base formed with an opening that is held in the mouth and connected to the filling space, and a cylindrical body that is rotatably held by the base and forms a pouring passage for contents. A cylindrical body that closes the opening in a tilted posture with respect to the base, and allows the contents to be poured by aligning the opening and the dispensing passage in a standing posture caused by the raising, Have
The base surrounds the cylindrical body, and when the cylindrical body transitions from the tilted posture to the standing posture, it is caught by the cylindrical body and is broken so that a through-hole for air replacement appears in the base. A virgin band,
A refill container provided with an air replacement pipe that communicates between the filling space and the outside in cooperation with the through hole that appears when the virgin band breaks in the filling space.   2. The refill container according to claim 1, wherein the virgin band is configured such that one end portion that closes the through hole is connected to the base in a breakable manner, and the other end portion is connected to the base in a non-breakable manner.   The refill container according to claim 2, wherein a cut or a recess is provided on a side surface of the other end portion of the virgin band opposite to the side surface facing the cylindrical body.

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