JP2014008987A - Pouring container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new pouring container that is capable of quantitatively pouring its contents stepwise while being inverted, and that has excellent operability to be ease-of-use.SOLUTION: A pouring container comprises a container 1, and a pouring device 2 pouring contents from the container 1, which is screwed on a cylindrical mouth portion 1a in a removable manner. The pouring device 2 includes a base part 3 that has an intake A1 and an outlet A2, arranged in an upstream portion and a downstream portion forming a recessed space S2 into which a measuring member 4 is to be arranged, respectively, so as to be apart from each other in a fore-and-aft direction. The measuring member 4 having a measuring chamber S3 therein penetrating from the upstream portion to the downstream portion, which is urged by a spring member 5 so that an intake A3 in the measuring chamber S3 aligns the intake A1 in the base part 3, and which includes an outlet A4 that aligns the outlet A2 in the base part 3. The measuring chamber S3 is divided into a plurality of dispensing chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) with a partition 4d.

Description

  The present invention relates to a take-out container that can take out contents in a state where the container body is inverted.

  In the conventional take-out container, a measuring recess is provided inside the main body covered with a lid, and the container main body is turned upside down while being tilted, and then upright again (standing up the mouth tube portion of the main body of the container), Some contents such as tablets can be taken out quantitatively by holding the contents in a measurement recess and sliding the lid with respect to the main body (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-166959 A

  However, in the conventional take-out container, since the container needs to be erected after being inverted, the take-out operation becomes complicated and there is room for improvement. In addition, the conventional take-out container can take out the contents quantitatively, but it cannot be carried out in stages, for example, by taking the quantitative take out in several times.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a new take-out container that can perform quantitative take-out of contents in stages while the container is inverted, and is excellent in operability and easy to use. It is in.

The present invention comprises a container body having a mouth tube portion and a passage leading to a content filling space formed therein, and a take-out device for taking out the contents from the container body,
The take-out device is detachably screwed to the mouth tube portion, and is slidably disposed in a concave portion formed in the base portion in which a concave space having an open front is formed. A measuring member and a spring member for biasing the measuring member,
The base portion has an inlet and an outlet that are shifted in the front-rear direction on the upstream side and the downstream side that form a concave space in which the measuring member is disposed,
The measuring member has a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side on the inner side thereof, and is biased via the spring member so that the intake port of the measuring chamber is aligned with the intake port of the base portion, and the spring A member in which the outlet of the weighing chamber is aligned with the outlet of the base by pushing against the member,
The measuring chamber has a partition wall extending from the upstream side to the downstream side inside thereof, and is divided into a plurality of subdivided chambers by the partition wall.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that an elastic tongue having a protrusion is provided on the side wall of the measuring member, and the protrusion is slidably engaged through a long hole formed in the side wall of the base portion.

  In the present invention, a slit is extended in the side wall of the base portion in parallel with the long hole, and an elastically deformable portion that can be deformed and restored is formed between the slit and the long hole. The portion can be provided with a protrusion for locking the protrusion of the elastic tongue piece.

  In the present invention, the base portion of the take-out device is formed with a concave space where the front of the base portion is open, and the intake port and the take-out port are formed in the front-rear direction on the upstream side and the downstream side, respectively, forming the concave space In addition, a measuring member having a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side is slidably arranged in the concave space, and the inlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the inlet of the base portion. Since the biasing is performed via the spring member, the contents from the container body can be filled into the measuring chamber by a simple operation of simply inverting the container body.

  In addition, the present invention is configured such that the take-out port of the measuring chamber is aligned with the take-out port of the base portion by pushing against the spring member, and the partition extending from the upstream side to the downstream side inside the measuring chamber. By providing a wall and dividing the measuring chamber into a plurality of subdivided chambers by the partition wall, the subdividing chambers in the measuring chamber can be selected according to the pushing amount of the measuring member. Thereby, by adjusting the push-in amount of the measuring member, the contents can be quantitatively taken out from the plurality of subdivision chambers stepwise or at once by pushing the measuring member.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a quantitative removal of contents in stages while the container is inverted, and to provide a new removal container with excellent operability and ease of use. it can. According to the present invention, it is sufficient that at least one partition wall exists. If a plurality of partition walls are provided, the contents can be taken out in stages with a single push.

It is the side view which shows the extraction container for powder detergents which is one form of this invention, and its partially expanded view. It is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the same form. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inverted the same form and hold | gripped the housing | casing wall of the base part with the measurement member. (a) is the principal part side view which shows the state which takes out the powder detergent quantified in one subdivision chamber in the same form, (b) is sectional drawing of (a). (a) is a principal part side view which shows the state which takes out the powder detergent quantified in two subdivision rooms in the same form, (b) is sectional drawing of (a). It is an exploded view which shows the measuring member, the spring member, and base part which comprise the taking-out apparatus which concerns on the same form with the top view.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a take-out container for a powder detergent, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described in detail.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a bottle-shaped container main body having a mouth tube portion 1a (see FIG. 2), a shoulder portion 1b, a body portion 1c, and a bottom portion 1d, which is a blow molded product made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, a passage R is formed on the inner side of the mouth tube portion 1a to allow the filling space S1 of the powder detergent as the contents to communicate with the outside.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a take-out device for taking out the powder detergent from the container body 1.

  The take-out device 2 has a base portion 3 fixed to the mouth tube portion 1a. The base portion 3 has a mounting portion 3a, and a screw portion 3s that is removably screwed with a screw portion 1s formed in the mouth tube portion 1a is formed inside the mounting portion 3a. A partition wall 3b disposed above the mouth tube portion 1a is integrally formed inside the mounting portion 3a. In the partition wall 3b, an intake A1 for taking in the powder detergent from the passage R is formed. In addition, an annular peripheral wall 3c that seals the inner peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 1a is provided inside the mounting portion 3a.

  A housing wall 3d stands up from the mounting portion 3a. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing wall 3d is located on the rear side of the intake port A1 when the side on which the intake port A1 is disposed is located on the front side. It consists of two side walls 3d1 arranged so as to be sandwiched in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and a rear wall 3d2 arranged behind these side walls 3d1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the side wall 3d1 and the rear wall 3d2 function as a pinch portion that is sandwiched between four fingers such as an index finger and the thumb. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear wall 3d2 is formed of a curved surface to improve the fit between the four fingers and the thumb.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an extraction wall 3d3 as a lid is provided at the tip of the housing wall 3d. As a result, a concave space S2 having an open front is formed between the partition wall 3b and the extraction wall 3d3.

  In addition, a rectangular outlet A2 (see FIG. 7) for taking out the powder detergent from the passage R is formed in the extraction wall 3d3. As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet A2 is arranged behind the inlet A1, so that the inlet A1 and the outlet A2 are not arranged on the same axis with respect to the front-rear direction. ing.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a measuring member for measuring the powder detergent from the container body 1. The measuring member 4 is accommodated in the concave space S2 from the front of the base portion 3 so that the measuring member 4 is slidably held by the partition wall 3b of the base portion 3 and the take-out wall 3d3.

  The measuring member 4 has a measuring part 4a, and a measuring chamber S3 is formed inside thereof. The measuring chamber S3 forms a rectangular through-hole between an upstream flat surface (hereinafter referred to as “upstream flat surface”) 4b and a downstream flat surface (hereinafter referred to as “downstream flat surface”) 4c. A partition wall 4d that extends from the upstream side to the downstream side and partitions the through hole in the front-rear direction is provided on the inner side. Thus, the measuring chamber S3 is divided into two sub-chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) by the partition wall 4d.

  In each of the subdividing chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2), an opening disposed at a position adjacent to the intake A1 of the base portion 3 functions as an intake A3 for the powder detergent. 1 powder detergent can be filled. Note that the powder detergent from the inlet A1 of the base portion 3 is formed in the partition wall 3b of the base portion 3 by forming an annular inclined surface so as to surround the inlet A1, thereby taking the powder detergent from the passage R into the inlet A1. It can also be configured to lead to

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the measuring member 4 is provided with a bulging portion 4g for grasping and pushing into the concave space S2 together with the base portion 3 (housing wall 3d). In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the bulging portion 4g is configured such that the fingertip can be hooked more easily by making the lateral width narrower than the measuring portion 4a. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the bulging portion 4 g is integrally provided with a flange portion 4 f that is caught by the inner portion of the index finger when gripped in an inverted state together with the container body 1.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, the base portion 3 has a flange portion 3 f that is caught by a finger crotch portion (so-called water scraping portion) between the index finger and the thumb when gripped in an inverted state together with the container body 1. Are provided integrally. As shown in FIG. 3, the flange portion 3 f extends rearward while extending in the lateral direction.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a spring member interposed between the base portion 3 and the measuring member 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the spring member 5 is held by a mount portion 4m provided on the rear wall 4e of the measuring portion 4a and a mount portion 3m provided on the rear wall 3d2 of the housing wall 3d. The measuring member 4 is urged so that the intake A3 (partition chamber S3 (1), S3 (2)) of the portion 4a is positioned on the same axis as the intake A1 of the base portion 3.

  In other words, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, when the measuring member 4 is assembled together with the spring member 5, the inlet 3 of the measuring member 4 matches the inlet A <b> 1 of the base 3. The intake A1 is provided. Further, the base portion 3 is provided with an extraction wall 3d3 so that the outlet A4 of the measuring member 4 is sealed when the inlet A3 of the measuring member 4 is aligned with the inlet A1. Thereby, even when the powder detergent is filled by aligning the inlet A1 with the inlet A3, the powder detergent filled in the sub-chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) is taken out through the outlet A4. There is nothing.

  In addition, in this embodiment, when the measuring member 4 is pushed against the urging force of the spring member 5, the base portion 3, as shown in FIG. 5B or FIG. The takeout port A2 is provided so that the takeout port A4 coincides with the takeout port A2. Thus, if the measuring member 4 is pushed in and the takeout port A4 is aligned with the takeout port A2, the powder detergent can be taken out through the takeout port A2.

  When the powder detergent is taken out from the container body 1, the container body 1 is inverted vertically by grasping the take-out device 2 (housing wall 3d) with a reverse hand so as not to push the measuring member 4 from the upright state shown in FIG. When the take-out device 2 is reversed, it can be held in the state shown in FIG. Thereby, the powder detergent can be taken into the subdividing chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) from the inlet A1 of the base portion 3 through the inlet A3 (see the state in which FIG. 2 is inverted).

  After the powder detergent is filled into the subdividing chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2), the measuring member 4 is placed in the base portion 3 against the urging force of the spring member 5, as shown in FIG. When pushed in, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the subdivision chamber S3 (1) of the measuring member 4 coincides with the takeout port A2 of the base part 3, so that it enters the subchamber S3 (1) through the takeout port A2. The content can be taken out quantitatively by the filled amount.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), when the measuring member 4 is further pushed in, as shown in FIG. 3 and the amount filled in the sub-chamber S3 (2) or the sub-chamber S3 (1) and the sub-chamber S3 (2) through the outlet A2 The powder detergent can be taken out at a time.

  Thus, after the powder detergent from the container body 1 is filled in the sub-chamber S3 (2) together with the sub-chamber S3 (1) by turning the container main body 1 upside down, it is in accordance with the pushing amount of the measuring member 4 Only the powder detergent in the sub-chamber S3 (1), or the powder detergent in the sub-chamber S3 (2) after the powder detergent in the sub-chamber S3 (1) is taken out step by step, or the sub-chamber S3 ( The amount filled in 1) and the subdivision chamber S3 (2) can be taken out at a time.

  Thus, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a concave space S2 having an open front is formed in the base portion 3 of the take-out device 2, and an upstream side and a downstream side that form the concave space S2 are formed. The inlet A1 and the outlet A2 are respectively shifted in the front-rear direction, and a measuring member 4 having a measuring chamber S3 penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side is slidably arranged in the concave space S2. Since the inlet A3 of the measuring chamber S3 is urged through the spring member 5 so as to align with the inlet A1 of the base portion 3, the powder detergent can be brought into the measuring chamber S3 by simply operating the container body 1 upside down. Can be filled.

  In addition, the outlet A4 of the measuring chamber S3 is aligned with the outlet A2 of the base portion 3 by pushing against the spring member 5, and extends from the upstream side to the downstream side inside the measuring chamber S3. The partition wall 4d is provided and the measuring chamber S3 is partitioned by the partition wall 4d into a plurality of sub-chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2), so that the sub-chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) are separated from the measuring member 4 It can be selected according to the amount of pushing. Thereby, by adjusting the pushing amount of the measuring member 4 without erecting the container body 1 again, the plurality of subchambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) can be used step by step or The powder detergent can be removed quantitatively at once by pressing.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to quantitatively extract the powder detergent while the container is inverted, and to provide a new extraction container that is excellent in operability and easy to use. it can. According to the present invention, it is sufficient that at least one partition wall 4d exists. If a plurality of partition walls 4d are provided, the powder detergent can be taken out in a stepwise manner with a single push.

  Incidentally, the measuring member 4 further includes two side walls 4h extending rearward from the rear wall 4e of the measuring portion 4a as shown in FIG. The side wall 4h is slidably held inside the side wall 3d1 of the housing wall 3d of the base portion 3, and an elastic tongue piece 4t is integrally provided. The elastic tongue 4t is formed by a slit 4s penetrating the side wall 4h, and an outward projection 4p is provided at the tip.

  On the other hand, elongated holes 3n extending in the front-rear direction are formed in the side walls 3d1 of the housing wall 3d of the base portion 3, respectively. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 1, the elongated hole 3n is engaged with the projection 4p of the measuring member 4 through the inside. As a result, the elongated hole 3n guides the movement of the measuring member 4 in the front-rear direction, and the front end edge 3n1 and the rear end edge 3n2 each come into contact with the projection 4p, thereby moving the measuring member 4 in the front-rear direction. It functions as a stopper that regulates

  In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, two slits 3L having a width smaller than that of the long hole 3n are formed on the side wall 3d1 of the base portion 3. Each of the slits 3L is disposed so as to sandwich the long hole 3n in the flow direction (axis O direction) and extends along the front-rear direction. The slit 3L extends in the front-rear direction in parallel with the long hole 3n, thereby forming an elastically deformable portion 3r that can be deformed and restored with the long hole 3n.

  The two elastically deforming portions 3r are each provided with two protrusions 3p1 and 3p2 spaced in the extending direction. The protrusion 4p of the measuring member 4 is sequentially hooked on the protrusions 3p1 and 3p2, thereby positioning the measuring member 4 for each of the protrusions 3p1 and 3p2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, when the projection 4p is engaged with the projection 3p1 as shown in FIG. 1, the measurement member 4 is moved by the urging force of the spring member 5 as shown in FIG. The intake A3 (the subdivision chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2)) is positioned at a position that coincides with the intake A1. The locking of the protrusions 3p1 and 4p cannot be released until the user pushes the protrusion 3p1 provided on the elastically deforming portion 3r and gets over it by pressing the measuring member 4 with a certain force or more.

  On the other hand, when the measuring member 4 is pushed in and the protrusion 4p pushes open the protrusion 3p1, the protrusion 4p of the measuring member 4 is locked to the protrusion 3p2 as shown in FIG. As the projection 4p is locked to the projection 3p2, as shown in FIG. 5B, the pushing of the measuring member 4 is temporarily performed until the subchamber S3 (1) coincides with the outlet A2. Limited to The protrusions 3p2 and 4p are also locked, as in the case of the protrusion 3p1, when the user pushes the measuring member 4 with a certain force or more, the protrusion 4p opens the protrusion 3p2 provided on the elastically deforming portion 3r. It cannot be canceled until it gets over.

  When the measuring member 4 is further pushed in and the projection 4p pushes open the projection 3p2, the pushing can be performed until the projection 4p contacts the rear edge 3n2 of the long hole 3n as shown in FIG. 6 (a). Become. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, in addition to the sub-chamber S3 (1), the sub-chamber S3 (2) can be pushed to a position where it coincides with the outlet A2.

  Thus, if the means for positioning the measuring member 4 is provided, the sub-chambers S3 (1) and S3 (2) can be reliably aligned with the intake port A1 of the base portion 3 each time the measuring member 4 is pushed. The subdivision chamber S3 (1) of the measuring member 4 can be reliably aligned with the outlet A2 of the base portion 3. Further, since the measuring member 4 does not slide unnecessarily, it is easy to carry and easy to use. According to the present invention, it is preferable that the projection 4p can push and open the projections 3p1 and 3p2 provided on the elastic deformation portion 3r by the urging force of the spring member 5, respectively. Specific examples include appropriately setting the urging force of the spring member 5 and the shapes and dimensions of the elastic deformation portion 3r and the protrusions 3p1 and 3p2. In this case, when the pushing-in of the measuring member 4 is released, the measuring member 4 automatically returns to the initial position (position shown in FIG. 1) by the urging force of the spring member 5. According to such a configuration, it is possible to repeatedly perform quantitative extraction with a smooth operation.

  The above description only shows one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, the take-out wall 3d3 of the base portion 3 can be detachable from the housing wall 3d. Therefore, the take-out wall 3d3 can be connected to the housing wall 3d via the hinge so as to be openable and closable. Further, the shape of the measuring portion 4a is not limited to a rectangle as long as the measuring member 4 can slide in the concave space S2 of the base portion 3, and various cross-sectional shapes can be adopted. The same applies to the inlets and outlets of the base portion 3 and the measuring member 4. Moreover, the container main body 1 can also be manufactured by various methods, without being limited to a blow molded product. Further, the container body 1 is not limited to its shape, and the material thereof is not limited to the synthetic resin container, and can be made of various materials such as glass.

  The present invention can be applied not only to powders such as powder detergents but also to contents such as granules such as tablets.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 1a Mouth part 1s Thread part 2 Take-out device 3 Base part 3a Mounting part 3b Partition wall 3d Housing wall 3d1 Side wall 3d2 Rear wall 3d3 Extraction wall 3f Flange part 3L Slit 3n Long hole 3n1 Rear edge 3n1 Rear edge 3n2 Protrusion (for measuring member positioning)
3p2 protrusion (for measuring member positioning)
3r elastic deformation part 3s screw part 4 measuring member 4a measuring part 4b upstream flat surface 4c downstream flat surface 4d partition wall 4e rear wall 4f flange part 4g bulging part 4h side wall 4p protrusion 4s slit 4t elastic tongue piece A1 Inlet A2 Base outlet A3 Weighing chamber inlet A4 Weighing chamber outlet S1 Content filling space S2 Recessed space (Measuring member storage space)
S3 Weighing room S3 (1) Subdivision room S3 (2) Subdivision room

Claims (3)

A container body having a mouth tube portion and a passage leading to a filling space for the contents formed therein, and a take-out device for taking out the contents from the container body,
The take-out device is detachably screwed into the mouth tube portion, and has a base portion in which a concave space opened forward is formed, and a measuring member that is slidably disposed in the concave space of the base portion. And a spring member for biasing the measuring member,
The base portion has an inlet and an outlet that are shifted in the front-rear direction on the upstream side and the downstream side that form a concave space in which the measuring member is disposed,
The measuring member has a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side on the inner side thereof. The measuring member is biased via the spring member so that the intake port of the measuring chamber is aligned with the intake port of the base portion, and the spring. A member in which the outlet of the weighing chamber is aligned with the outlet of the base by pushing against the member,
The measuring chamber has a partition wall extending from the upstream side to the downstream side on the inside thereof, and is divided into a plurality of subdivided chambers by the partition wall.   The take-out container according to claim 1, wherein an elastic tongue having a protrusion is provided on the side wall of the measuring member, and the protrusion is slidably engaged through a long hole formed in the side wall of the base portion. .   In Claim 1 or 2, a slit is extended in a side wall of a base part in parallel with a long hole, and between this slit and a long hole constitutes an elastic deformation part which can be changed and restored, and the elasticity A take-out container, wherein the deformable portion is provided with a protrusion for locking the protrusion of the elastic tongue piece.

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