JP2013095466A - Application container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create an application container that can expand a coating range of the liquid discharged from the container without directly touching the liquid with a finger.SOLUTION: The container includes a container body (2) having a content liquid filling the same, and an inner stopper body (10) having an assembling part (11) for being assembled to a hollow cylindrical part (3) of the container body (2) and a nozzle part (12) forming a discharging hole (16) on its tip end surface for discharging the liquid. The container also includes a valve body (20) having a valve part (23) provided on the inner side of the inner stopper body (10) and for closing the discharging hole (16) and a spring piece (22) for biasing the valve part (23) in a closing direction, and a flexible liquid spreading part (15) extending from a side surface of the nozzle part (12) toward its side position.

Description

  The present invention relates to an application container that has a push-in valve body and that is applied to the skin or the like while pouring out an insoluble material such as a chemical solution.

  Discharge holes are drilled at the tip of the nozzle-shaped inner plug body, and by opening and closing the discharge holes via a push-type valve body, the contents liquid such as chemical liquid filled in the container body is placed in the required location. An application container for applying an appropriate amount to (affected area, etc.) has been developed.

  Patent Document 1 shows an application container for an external chemical solution such as athlete's foot as an example of such a conventional application container. As described in the same document, the container 1 is inverted and the inside plug 2 is shown. By opening the spout 2c by pressing the valve body 3 provided at the tip of the spout to the required location, it becomes possible to pour and apply the chemical solution in the container 1 from the spout 2c to the required location. Yes.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-2067

  However, in the application container described in Patent Document 1, for example, when the required places are scattered, it is necessary to widen the application range (also referred to as application area) of the dispensed chemical solution, In order to properly guide the chemical solution to a required place, it is necessary to spread the chemical solution while rubbing it with a finger, or to dispense and apply the chemical solution again. In the former, there is a problem that hygiene problems and volatility are easily promoted because the finger touches the affected area, and in the latter, there is a problem that a large amount of chemical solution is required.

  On the other hand, it is conceivable to expand the application range with other members such as spatula and tissue paper, but such other members are not always in the vicinity of the user, and the chemical solution is absorbed by the method using tissue paper. There is a problem that it is difficult to widen the application range.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a coating container for dispensing an inner solution such as a chemical solution for athlete's foot and applying it without touching the inner solution directly with a finger. It is an object to create a coating container that can spread the spread.

Of the means for solving the above problems, the main configuration of the present invention is as follows.
A container body filled with the inner solution, an assembly part assembled to the mouth tube part of the container body, and an inner plug body provided with a nozzle part having a discharge hole for pouring the inner solution on the tip surface; A valve body provided inside the plug body and having a valve portion that closes the discharge hole and a spring piece that biases the valve portion in the closing direction, and a flexible member that extends from the side surface of the nozzle portion to a side position. And a stretching section.

  In the application container of the main configuration of the present invention, the inner solution is poured out by pressing the tip of the nozzle portion of the container body against the skin and the extending portion for expanding the application range of the dispensed inner solution is integrated. The provision of a coating container provided is achieved. Also, by making the stretched part flexible, it is gentle to the affected part and achieves efficient expansion of the application range by improving the fit to the skin etc.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in the coating container according to claim 1, an inner plug body is integrally formed by an outer layer portion and an inner layer portion made of a synthetic resin material softer than the outer layer portion by a two-color molding method. It is said that a part of the inner layer portion is used as the stretched portion.

  In the above configuration, only the stretched portion can be made flexible, but the effect of the shape of the stretched portion in which the tip portion extends sideways by forming the inner layer portion and the outer layer portion by a two-color molding method in particular. Achieve ideal molding.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in the coating container according to claim 2, the base portion of the valve body is fixed in close contact with the inner layer portion that forms the inner surface of the assembly portion. Urges the inner layer part forming the discharge hole at the tip of the nozzle part to close the discharge hole.

  With the above configuration, an improvement in the sealing performance between the inner plug body and the valve body disposed inside thereof is achieved.

  The specific configuration of the present invention is the coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the extending portion has a diameter-expanding shape that gradually expands toward the tip, or the extending portion has a spatula. The shape or the squeegee is used, or the stretched portion is a comb-like shape.

  In the said structure, provision of the extending part of various shapes is achieved according to the use of a content liquid.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, in the coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the stretched portion is colored with a color different from the color of the surface of the inner plug. .

  In the above configuration, the operator can visually recognize the presence of the enlargement portion.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, in the coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, a cap for housing the inner plug body, the extending portion, and the valve body is provided.

  In the said structure, the improvement of the sanitary surface by covering a discharge hole and prevention of careless liquid leakage of an internal solution are achieved.

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the main configuration of the present invention, the application range of the internal solution can be hygienically expanded using only the stretched portion of the internal solution poured out to the skin or the like without using a finger. Further, it is possible to prevent the volatility of the internal solution from being promoted by touching with a finger or the like.
Furthermore, since the stretched portion has flexibility, the fit between the distal end portion of the stretched portion and the skin is improved, and the application range of the internal solution can be more efficiently expanded.

  Further, by the two-color molding method according to claim 2, the inner plug body is integrally formed with the outer layer portion and the inner layer portion made of a synthetic resin material softer than the outer layer portion, and a part of the inner layer portion is formed as an extension portion. In the above configuration, the entire inner plug body is formed to be relatively hard, so that the root portion of the extending portion can be strengthened, while only the distal end of the extending portion is provided with flexibility and free bending. The deformation can be secured and the operability can be improved.

  Further, the base portion of the valve body according to claim 3 is fixed in close contact with the inner layer portion forming the inner surface of the assembly portion, and the valve portion of the valve body forms the discharge hole at the tip of the nozzle portion. In the configuration in which the discharge hole is blocked by energizing the part, the close contact between the inner layer part and the valve body arranged on the inner side can be improved and the sealing performance can be improved. The prevention effect can be enhanced.

  Further, according to the fourth to sixth aspects, the expanded portion has a diameter-expanding shape that gradually expands toward the tip, or the expanded portion has a spatula shape or a squeegee shape, or the expanded portion has a comb-tooth shape. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the optimum shape of the stretched part according to the application. Moreover, since each has a unique shape, if the degree of recognition of the shape of the stretched portion is improved, the application of the application container can be grasped simply by looking at the shape of the stretched portion.

  Further, in the configuration in which the stretched portion according to claim 7 is colored with a color different from the color of the surface of the inner plug, it is easy to recognize the presence of the stretched portion at a glance. , Can stimulate consumers' willingness to buy.

  Further, in the configuration provided with the cap for housing the inner plug body, the extending portion, and the valve body according to claim 8, since the discharge hole is not placed in an exposed state to the outside, the improvement of the hygienic surface, The volatilization of the solution can be prevented. Furthermore, since the valve body can be protected, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the valve body is pushed in and the internal solution leaks when the container body is dropped due to carelessness.

The 1st Example of the application | coating container of this invention is shown, The left half in a figure is a front view, The right half is a half sectional view. It is the front view and half sectional view which expand and show the head of the application container of FIG. FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of the head of the application container, in which the left half is a side view and the right half is a half cross-sectional view. It is a top view of the application container which shows the state which removed the cap. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode at the time of internal solution extraction as a usage example of the application | coating container of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the application | coating range after extraction is extended following FIG. 5 as a usage example of the application container of 1st Example. It is a perspective view which shows the application container of the state which removed the cap as 2nd Example of this invention. The head part of the application container as 2nd Example is expanded and shown, A right half is a side view, A left half is a VIII-VIII line | wire equivalent half sectional view of FIG. It is the side view and half sectional view similar to FIG. 8 which show the head part of the application container as 3rd Example of this invention enlarged.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the application container of the present invention, in which the left half is a front view, the right half is a half sectional view, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the head of the application container of FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the head of the application container of FIG. 1, the left half in the figure is a side view, the right half is a half cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4 is the application container with the cap removed. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the state of dispensing the internal solution as an example of use of the application container of the first embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a continuation of FIG. 5 as an example of use of the application container of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the coating range after extraction is extended.

  A coating container 1 shown as a first embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 6 is a container for applying an appropriate amount of an external chemical solution (hereinafter referred to as an internal solution) for treating athlete's foot to a required place (affected area) such as the skin and nails. The container main body 2 having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the inner plug body 10 assembled in the mouth tube portion 3 of the container main body 2, and the head of the container main body 2 to which the inner plug body 10 is assembled are fitted. And a cap 30 assembled so as to cover the head.

  The container body 2 is formed of a relatively hard and chemical-resistant synthetic resin material such as polypropylene, for example, and an external thread 4 is integrally provided around the outer peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 3 provided in the upper part. .

  The inner plug body 10 basically has an assembly portion 11 that is inserted into the mouth tube portion 3 on the lower side, and a tapered nozzle portion 12 that is provided outside the mouth tube portion 3 on the upper side. These are integrally connected via a ring-shaped middle step 13 provided in the middle thereof.

  The inner plug 10 includes an inner layer portion 10A made of a soft synthetic resin material such as an elastomer having excellent flexibility or low density polyethylene, and an outer layer portion 10B made of a relatively hard synthetic resin material such as polypropylene. Are laminated by a two-color molding method and formed integrally. That is, the inner plug body 10 is integrally formed by forming the inner layer portion 10A by the primary molding in the two-color molding method and the outer layer portion 10B by the second molding.

  A discharge hole 16 penetrating inside is formed in the end face of the tip of the nozzle portion 12. Further, at the lower end of the nozzle portion 12, a base portion 15a is formed at the lower end, and the diameter of the tip portion 15b is extended so as to gradually widen from the base portion 15a toward the tip end (a trumpet shape or a trumpet shape). A stretched portion 15 (also called a horn shape) is integrally formed. That is, the nozzle portion 12 is arranged in the center of the enlarged diameter extending portion 15.

  Window portions 14 and 14 are opened at positions where the extending portion 15 is axially symmetric (see FIGS. 2 and 3). As described above, the nozzle portion 12 constituting the inner plug 10 is formed by a two-color molding method, but the window portions 14 and 14 and the stretched portion 15 are soft synthetic resin materials in a primary mold (not shown). Are formed together in the primary molding to form the inner layer portion 10A.

Then, in the subsequent secondary molding, a relatively hard synthetic resin material is poured between a secondary mold (not shown) and the inner layer portion 10A, and the outer layer portion 10B is integrally laminated on the outer surface of the inner layer portion 10A. A body 10 is formed. In this secondary molding, a relatively hard synthetic resin material can be formed, for example, by pouring from the assembly part 11 side to the nozzle part 12 side through the window parts 14 and 14.
3 shows a state where the inside of the window portion 14 is filled with a relatively hard synthetic resin material constituting the outer layer portion 10B.

  By using such a two-color molding method, it is possible to efficiently form the shape of the stretched portion 15 in which the tip portion 15b extends and extends on the side of the nozzle portion 12. Further, since the stretched portion 15 is formed by the inner layer portion 10A made of a soft synthetic resin material, it can be easily bent and deformed when contacting the skin or the like.

  The valve body 20 is configured to have a cylindrical base portion 21 that is open up and down, spiral spring pieces 22 and 22, a tapered valve portion 23, and a protruding portion 24 at the upper end. It is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material that exhibits high elasticity.

The cap 30 is formed in a cylindrical cylindrical shape, and a female screw 32 that is screwed into the male screw 4 on the container body 2 side is engraved on the inner peripheral surface on the lower portion 31 side. A storage space 33 for storing the extending portion 15 is provided on a side portion in the cap 30.
The extending portion 15 is formed with a height-direction dimension and a radial-direction dimension that can be accommodated in the storage space 33.

Next, a method for assembling the application container will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the valve body 20 has the base portion 21 in close contact with the inside of the assembly portion 11 of the inner plug body 10, and the spring pieces 22 and 22 are compressed in the height direction in the inner plug body 10. Decorate with. The discharge port 16 is set in a closed state by the valve portion 23 biased by the spring pieces 22 and 22 coming into contact with the inclined surface 17 on the upper end side of the nozzle portion 12 on the side of the inner plug body 10 facing this. . A protrusion 24 is inserted into the discharge hole 16 from the lower side, and the tip of the protrusion 24 protrudes outside the discharge hole 16.

  After the container body 2 is filled with the content liquid, the inner plug body 10 in which the valve body 20 is installed press-fits the assembly part 11 into the mouth tube part 3 of the container body 2, and the lower surface of the middle stage part 13 is open. It is mounted by pushing it in until it comes into contact with the upper end of the tube part 3. Then, by screwing the cap 30 onto the head of the container main body 2, the inner plug body 10, the extending portion 15 and the protruding portion 24 of the valve body 20 provided on the head of the container main body 2 are covered. Thereby, the improvement of the sanitary surface at the tip of the nozzle portion 12 that directly touches the skin or the like can be achieved, and volatilization of the internal solution can be suppressed. Furthermore, since it becomes possible to protect the valve body 20 at the tip of the nozzle portion 12, when the application container 1 is accidentally dropped, the valve body 20 is pushed in and the internal solution leaks. It becomes possible to prevent.

  The portion where the base portion 21 of the valve body 20 and the assembly portion 11 on the inner plug body 10 side are in close contact with each other forms a lower seal portion S1, and the inclined surface 17 on the valve portion 23 and the inner plug body 10 side. A portion where the ring contacts with each other forms an upper seal portion S2. Both the inclined surface 17 of the lower seal portion S1 and the inner surface of the assembly portion 11 on the upper seal portion S2 side are composed of an inner layer portion 10A that is a soft synthetic resin material. For this reason, the sealing performance in the lower seal portion S1 and the upper seal portion S2 can be improved, and liquid leakage can be effectively prevented.

Next, a method for using the application container shown in the first embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the application container 1 with the cap 30 removed is set in an inverted posture, and the tip end side of the nozzle part 12 is brought into contact with a required location (affected part) such as skin and nails. Press in the direction of the white arrow.

By this operation, the projecting portion 24 is pushed in the inner direction of the container body 2 (in the direction of the black arrow in FIG. 5) against the urging force of the spring pieces 22 and 22, and the valve body 20 side constituting the upper seal portion S2 Since the valve portion 23 is separated from the inclined surface 17 on the nozzle portion 12 side and the closed state of the discharge hole 16 is released, the inner solution L can be poured out to a required place.
The inner solution L passes from the container body 2 to the inside of the valve body 20 and flows into the gap formed between the inner surface of the nozzle portion 12 and the outside of the valve body 20 through the upper and lower gaps between the spring pieces 22. Further, the ink is discharged to the outside through the discharge hole 16 opened from the gap.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the container body 2 is tilted and set in an inclined posture, and the inner solution L after being poured out is stretched laterally while moving the distal end portion 15 b of the stretching portion 15 in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction. . By this operation, the application range of the inner solution L can be expanded.

As described above, in the first embodiment, after the inner solution L is poured out, the container body 2 can be tilted and moved slightly back and forth and left and right to easily and hygienically expand the application range of the inner solution L. become able to. In addition, since the extending portion 15 is flexible, it can be easily bent toward the center of the discharge hole 16 to give a soft touch feeling, so that the pain given to the user can be alleviated.
Moreover, since the extending part 15 is easy to fit on skin etc. and can extend the internal solution L efficiently, the application area of the internal solution L can be made wider.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the application container with the cap removed as a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the head of the application container as the second embodiment. Is a side view, and the left half is a half cross-sectional view corresponding to the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

  The difference between the applicator container 1 shown in the second embodiment and the applicator container 1 shown in the first embodiment is the configuration of the stretcher 15, and the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated about the same member.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the extending portion 15 of the application container 1 shown as the second embodiment has a base portion 15 a on the side surface side of the nozzle portion 12 of the inner plug body 10, and the tip portion 15 b extends from the base portion 15 a. Is configured as a spatula-shaped portion (also referred to as a squeegee shape) directed to the side.

  Also in the second embodiment, the inner plug 10 is integrally formed by laminating an inner layer portion 10A made of a soft synthetic resin material and an outer layer portion 10B made of a harder synthetic resin material by a two-color molding method. In addition, a part of the inner layer portion 10A extends to the outside of the surface of the nozzle portion 12 (outside of the outer layer portion 10B), and the portion extending to the side is the stretched portion 15. The extending portion 15 in the second embodiment is also flexible, and the tip portion 15b gives a soft touch feeling, and has the same effect as the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view and a half sectional view similar to FIG. 8 showing an enlarged view of the head of a coating container as a third embodiment of the present invention.
The applicator container 1 shown in the third embodiment is different from the applicator container 1 shown in the first embodiment in the configuration of the stretcher 15, and other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the extending portion 15 of the application container 1 shown as the third embodiment has a base portion 15 a on the side surface side of the nozzle portion 12 of the inner plug body 10, and a distal end portion 15 b is laterally extended from the base portion 15 a. It is comprised as a comb-tooth-shaped site | part which consists of the several comb-tooth piece 15A extended toward.

  Also in the third embodiment, the inner plug 10 is integrally formed by laminating an inner layer portion 10A made of a soft synthetic resin material and an outer layer portion 10B made of a harder synthetic resin material by a two-color molding method. In addition, a part of the inner layer portion 10A extends to the outside of the surface of the nozzle portion 12 (outside of the outer layer portion 10B), and the portion extending to the side is the stretched portion 15. The extending portion 15 in the third embodiment is also flexible in the same manner as described above, and the tip portion 15b gives a soft touch feeling and has the same effect as the first embodiment.

As mentioned above, although the structure of this invention and its effect were demonstrated along the Example, embodiment of this invention is not limited to the said Example.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the expanded portion 15 having a diameter-enlarged shape, a spatula shape, and a comb-tooth shape is shown and described, but other shapes may be used.

In each of the above embodiments, no particular mention is made of the color of the enlarged portion 15 having an enlarged diameter shape, a spatula shape, a comb shape, or the like. Coloring with a color different from the color of the part 10B) is preferable in that the user's willingness to purchase can be stimulated by visually recognizing the presence of the enlargement part 15 to the user.
Thus, when coloring the extended part 15, you may form inner layer part 10A and outer layer part 10B with the same material.

  Note that the cap 30 is not an essential component for expanding the application range of the inner solution L, but a configuration in which the cap 30 is provided is preferable from the viewpoint of improving hygiene and preventing volatilization and liquid leakage.

  The present invention can expand the application range in the field of coating containers in a wider area in order to hygienically and efficiently expand the application range of the internal solution after dispensing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Application | coating container 2; Container main body 3; Mouth part 4; Male screw 10; Inner plug 10A; Inner layer part 10B; Outer layer part 11; Assembling part 12; Nozzle part 13; Middle step part 14; 15a; base (stretched part)
15b; tip (stretched part)
15A; Comb piece 16; Discharge hole 17; Inclined surface 20; Valve body 21; Base portion 22; Spring piece 23: Valve portion 24; Protrusion portion 30; Cap 31; Cap lower portion 32; Solution S1; Lower seal part S2; Upper seal part

Claims (8)

  The container body (2) filled with the inner solution, the assembly part (11) assembled to the mouth tube part (3) of the container body (2), and the discharge hole (16) for pouring the inner solution onto the tip surface An inner plug body (10) having a nozzle section (12) in which is formed, a valve section (23) provided inside the inner plug body (10) and closing the discharge hole (16), and the valve section (23) A valve body (20) having a spring piece (22) for urging the valve portion (23) in the closing direction, and a flexible extending portion (a side surface of the nozzle portion (12) extending to a lateral position ( And 15).   By the two-color molding method, the inner plug (10) is integrally formed by the outer layer portion (10B) and the inner layer portion (10A) made of a synthetic resin material softer than the outer layer portion (10B), and the inner layer portion ( The coating container according to claim 1, wherein a part of 10A) is used as an enlarged portion (15).   The base part (21) of the valve body (20) is fixed in close contact with the inner layer part (10A) forming the inner surface of the assembly part (11), and the valve part (23) of the valve body (20). The coating container according to claim 2, which energizes the inner layer part (10 </ b> A) that forms the discharge hole (16) at the tip of the nozzle part (12) to close the discharge hole (16).   The coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the extending portion (15) has a diameter-expanding shape that gradually expands toward the tip.   The coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the extending portion (15) has a spatula shape or a squeegee shape.   The coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the extending portion (15) has a comb shape.   The coating container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the extending portion (15) is colored with a color different from the color of the surface of the inner plug (10).   The application container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a cap (30) for accommodating the inner plug (10), the extending portion (15), and the valve body (20).

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