JP2013095448A - Refill container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refill container which can easily and smoothly transfer contents without causing trouble such as the attachment of the contents to fingers during refilling work.SOLUTION: The refill container comprises: a base 20 which is mounted to a mouth 10d of a container body 1; and a tubular body 21 which includes a discharge path 21d and is held so as to be capable of oscillating to the base 20. The base 20 includes; a content discharge port 20e; a vent hole 20f for introducing air into a filling space M; and an air exchanging pipe 22 communicating with the vent hole 20f. The tubular body 21 has a closed wall 21e which brings the discharge path 21d, the discharge port 20e and the vent hole 20f in a closed posture where the tubular body 21 falls down into non-communication state, and the closed wall 21e has a through hole 21c for making only the discharge port 20e communicate with the discharge path 21d in an inclined posture where the tubular body 21 is pulled up, and making both the discharge port 20e and the vent hole 20f communicate with the discharge path 21d in a falling posture where the tubular body 21 is further pulled up.

Description

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

  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 utilized by transferring new contents from refill containers that are sold separately and reusing the original containers (containers to be refilled). It is illustrated.

  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. And according to such a refilling container, the contents in the refilling container can be transferred simply by hooking the cylindrical body of the spout tap on the mouth of the container to be refilled to cause the tubular body. Suppose you can.

JP 2011-157096 A

  By the way, in the refill container proposed in Patent Document 1, when the contents are poured out with the whole container turned upside down, the inside is decompressed by the contents being poured out, and the contents are smoothly poured out. There was room for improvement in this regard.

  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 comprises a container main body having a mouth connected to a filling space for contents, and a spout provided at the mouth of the container main body, and the spout is inserted into the mouth of the container to be refilled. A refill container for transferring the contents in the filling space,
The spout tap includes a base attached to the mouth of the container body, and a cylindrical body that has a pouring path for contents and is swingably held by the base.
The base has a discharge port for discharging the contents in the filling space and a ventilation port for introducing air into the filling space, and extends toward the bottom of the container body and communicates with the ventilation port. With replacement pipes,
The cylindrical body has a closed wall that disconnects the pouring path from the discharge port and the vent hole in a closed posture in which the cylindrical body is pulled down, and the cylindrical body is caused on the closed wall. In the inclined posture, only the discharge port is communicated with the pouring path, and a through-opening is provided in the pouring route so that both the discharge port and the vent hole are communicated in the inverted posture that further causes the cylindrical body. A refill container characterized by

  The cylinder is brought into contact with the inner surface of the mouth together with the tip of the cylinder when the cylinder is inserted into the mouth of the container to be refilled and caused on the outer surface of the cylinder. It is preferable that the rib has a rear end side portion that comes into contact with the base in the inverted posture.

  In a refill container consisting of a container body filled with contents and a spout stopper provided at the mouth of the container body, the spout has a base attached to the mouth and a discharge passage for the contents. And a base that is swingably held by the base. The base is provided with a discharge port for contents and a vent for introducing air, and an air replacement pipe that communicates with the vent is provided. The cylindrical body is provided with a closed wall that disconnects the pouring path from the outlet and the vent in a closed position where the cylindrical body is pulled down, and the closed wall is poured in an inclined position that causes the cylindrical body. Since only the discharge port is communicated with the outlet, and the through-opening is provided in the pouring route with both the outlet and the vent in the inverted posture that further raises the cylinder, the filling space is provided in the closed posture of the cylinder. The closed state of the cylinder can be maintained, and the cylinder With the discharge the contents in position, by introducing air becomes possible to replace the contents of the air in the filling space can be smoothly dispensed the contents. In particular, because it is difficult to completely close the closing wall and the discharge port on the relationship that the cylinder can be swung, if the vent communicates with the outside before the discharge port in the middle of causing the cylinder, Although there is a concern that the contents may leak from the discharge port, the above-described configuration effectively prevents the leakage of the contents because the vent port communicates with the outside after the discharge port. .

  A rib is provided on the outer surface of the cylinder to temporarily hold the cylinder by abutting the inner surface of the cylinder together with the tip of the cylinder when the cylinder is inserted into the mouth of the container to be refilled. When this rib is provided with a rear end side portion that comes into contact with the base in an inverted posture of the cylinder, the cylinder is simply tilted without confirming the attitude of the cylinder by visual observation or the like. Since it can be changed to the intended inverted posture, the refilling operation can be easily performed without directly touching the spout with a finger.

Embodiment of the refill container according to this invention is shown with the closed attitude which pulled down the cylinder, (a) is a fragmentary sectional view by a side view, (b) is AA shown to (a). (C) is a partial expanded sectional view of (a). It is a side view which shows an example of the container which should be refilled. It is a partial expanded sectional view which shows the state which inserted the extraction stopper of the refilling container shown in FIG. 1 in the opening part of the container which should be refilled shown in FIG. 2 which removed the discharger. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the refill container is tilted from the state shown in FIG. 3 and the tip of the cylinder and the rib provided on the outer surface of the cylinder are brought into contact with the inner surface of the mouth of the container to be refilled. is there. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an inclined posture of the cylindrical body in which the refill container is tilted from the state shown in FIG. 4 and the pipe outlet and the outlet of the base communicate with each other. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an inverted posture of the cylinder, in which the refill container is tilted from the state shown in FIG. 5 and the discharge path and the vent of the cylinder communicate with each other.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a refill container according to the present invention in a closed posture in which a cylindrical body is pulled down, (a) is a partial sectional view in side view, and (b) is shown in (a). It is sectional drawing which shows AA to show, (c) is the elements on larger scale of (a).

  In FIG. 1 (a), the code | symbol 1 is a container main body which accommodates the content for refilling. The container body 1 has a cylindrical body portion 10b that rises from a bottom portion 10a, and includes a mouth portion 10d that has an upper portion opened through a shoulder portion 10c. On the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 10d, an engaging portion 10e that protrudes outward in the illustrated example is provided. In addition, a filling space M for the contents is defined inside the container body 1. As the container body 1, a bag-like or thin-walled blow bottle that can reduce the volume of the container body 1 itself as the contents are reduced by pouring, or a squeeze container that can be deformed and restored by human gripping is used. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and a rigid bottle that does not deform the container body 1 when the contents are poured out can also be used.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a spout provided at the mouth 10d of the container body 1. As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the spout 2 is a base 20 attached to the opening 10d of the container body 1, and is held by the base 20 so as to be swingable. And a cylindrical body 21 provided with a spout 21a to be poured out from. In the illustrated example, the cylindrical body 21 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, but may have a square shape or a circular shape.

  The base 20 integrally connects a peripheral wall 20b surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 10d to the outer edge of the top wall 20a covering the mouth portion 10d, and an engaging portion 10e of the mouth portion 10d on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 20b. The base 20 is attached to the opening 10d by undercut engagement. In addition, you may make it mount | wear with screw engagement instead of undercut engagement. An annular seal wall 20d is provided on the inner side of the peripheral wall 20b in liquid-tight contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 10d.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the top wall 20a has two outlets 20e for discharging the contents in the filling space and vents 20f for introducing air into the filling space. Two through holes are provided. In the illustrated example, the vent 20f is provided in the vicinity of the center of the top wall 20a, and the discharge port 20e is inserted with the vent 20f sandwiched in a posture (closed posture) in which the cylindrical body 21 is pulled down. It is provided in the direction opposite to the outlet 21a (the rear end side of the cylindrical body 21). Further, an annular holding portion 20g surrounding the vent hole 20f is provided on the back surface of the top wall 20a, and the air replacement pipe 22 extending toward the bottom portion 10a of the container body 1 is fitted and held. Here, the length of the air replacement pipe 22 is such that when the container main body 1 is turned upside down in a state where the filling space M is filled with a predetermined amount of the contents, the air replacement pipe 22 starts from the liquid level of the contents. The end of the working pipe 22 is set to be exposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (c), in the vicinity of the discharge port 20e and the vent port 20f, a convex portion t that slidably seals between a closing wall 21e of the cylinder 21 and a ceiling wall 20a described later. Is provided.

  As apparent from FIG. 1 (a), a pair of side walls 20h are provided on the surface of the top wall 20a so as to sandwich the side portion of the cylindrical body 21, and a bearing portion 20j is provided inside each side wall 20h. Is provided. Furthermore, a connecting portion 20k that connects the pair of side walls 20h to each other is formed on the rear end side of the cylindrical body 21 in the closed posture of the cylindrical body 21.

  Further, the cylindrical body 21 includes a pair of shaft portions 21b that protrude toward the respective side walls 20h and are supported by the bearing portions 20j so as to be swingable. On the inner side of the cylindrical body 21, a dispensing path 21 d having a spout 21 a on the front end side and a through hole 21 c on the rear end side is formed. And the wall part pinched | interposed by the top wall 20a of the base 20 and the extraction channel | path 21d in the closed attitude | position of the cylinder 21 is the closed wall 21e which covers the discharge port 20e and the vent hole 20f. Furthermore, a rib 21 f is provided on the top of the outer surface of the cylindrical body 21. In the illustrated example, one rib 21f is provided along the axis of the cylinder 21, but a plurality of ribs 21f may be provided.

  Here, the container C to be refilled is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, in which a discharger C2 equipped with a pump is attached to the opening C1, and the discharger C2 is removed when refilling the contents. Keep it.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, after inserting the closed cylinder 21 into the mouth C1 of the container C to be refilled, the container body 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure (the direction in which the cylinder 21 is caused). As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical body 21 is temporarily held with the tip of the cylindrical body 21 and the rib 21f abutting against the inner surface of the mouth C1. Accordingly, if the container body 1 is further tilted in the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawing while the container C to be refilled is held so as not to fall down, the cylindrical body 21 is relatively caused.

  And the operation | movement which inclines the container main body 1 is continued, and as shown in FIG. 5, even if it becomes the inclination attitude | position of the cylinder 21 which only the discharge port 20e connects with respect to the extraction channel | path 21d, the vent hole 20f remains closed. Therefore, the contents in the filling space M are hardly discharged.

  Thereafter, the operation of further tilting the container main body 1 is continued, and when the cylindrical body 21 in which both the discharge port 20e and the vent port 20f communicate with the pouring path 21d is in an inverted posture as shown in FIG. The contents are replaced with air, and the contents are smoothly poured out. If the length of the rib 21f is determined so that the rear end side end 21g of the rib 21f contacts the connecting portion 20k of the base 20 in the inverted posture of the cylindrical body 21, the rear end side end 21g Is more preferable because it can function as a stopper for the cylinder 21.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to propose a refill container that does not cause a problem such as the contents adhering to a finger and that allows the contents to be transferred more smoothly and facilitates the refill work. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Outlet 10d Opening part 20 Base 20e Outlet 20f Vent 21 Tubular 21c Through-hole 21d Outlet 21e Closure wall 21f Rib 21g Rear end side 22 Air replacement pipe C Container to be refilled C1 Mouth of container to be refilled M Filling space

Claims (2)

A container main body having a mouth connected to the filling space for the contents; and a spout provided at the mouth of the container main body, the spout being inserted into the mouth of the container to be refilled. A refill container for transferring the contents inside,
The spout tap includes a base attached to the mouth of the container body, and a cylindrical body that has a pouring path for contents and is swingably held by the base.
The base has a discharge port for discharging the contents in the filling space and a ventilation port for introducing air into the filling space, and extends toward the bottom of the container body and communicates with the ventilation port. With replacement pipes,
The cylindrical body has a closed wall that disconnects the pouring path from the discharge port and the vent hole in a closed posture in which the cylindrical body is pulled down, and the cylindrical body is caused on the closed wall. In the inclined posture, only the discharge port is communicated with the pouring path, and a through-opening is provided in the pouring route so that both the discharge port and the vent hole are communicated in the inverted posture that further causes the cylindrical body. Refill container characterized by.   The cylinder is brought into contact with the inner surface of the mouth together with the tip of the cylinder when the cylinder is inserted into the mouth of the container to be refilled and caused on the outer surface of the cylinder. 2. The refill container according to claim 1, further comprising a rib that is held on a rear end side portion that abuts against the base in the inverted posture.

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