JP2015166251A - Discharge device, discharge container and discharge member used in discharge device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharge device provided with a discharge member which is securely and easily detached and attached, and provide a discharge container and the discharge member used in the discharge device.SOLUTION: An aerosol device (a discharge device) 10 includes an aerosol container 11, and a discharge member 15 exchangeably attached to the aerosol container. A shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11 includes a flat surface wall 21 (a direction recognition part) by which a whole direction of the aerosol container 11 can be recognized, and includes a guide groove 29 (a first discharge member guide) extending vertically. On the other hand, an attachment body 17 of the discharge member 15 includes a guide projection part 40 (a first shoulder cover guide part) inserted in the guide groove 29. The guide groove 29 and the guide projection part 40 serve as a guide mechanism for guiding the attachment body 17 in attaching the attachment body 17 to the shoulder cover 14 (the aerosol container 11).

Description

  The present invention relates to a discharge device, a discharge container used for the discharge device, and a discharge member.

2. Description of the Related Art A discharge device that includes a discharge container having a valve mechanism and a discharge member that operates the discharge container is known. Generally, such a discharge device is sold in a state where a discharge container and a discharge member are connected.
On the other hand, environmental problems have been raised in recent years, and after using a discharge device, it is required to separate and dispose of a metal container and other parts made of synthetic resin. And it is required to actively reuse the reusable parts.
Patent Document 1 discloses an aerosol product including an aerosol container and an injection member (discharge member) that can be attached to and detached from the aerosol container. The ejecting member is provided with a detaching mechanism including an engagement piece, and can be detached with one touch.

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However, the discharge container and the discharge member are mounted by connecting the two positions of the engagement of the discharge container stem and the push button of the discharge member and the engagement of the discharge container and the main body of the discharge member. Moreover, it is firmly engaged so that it may not remove | deviate by operation, such as a pushbutton. For this reason, even if the discharge container and the discharge member are configured to be detachable, their mounting is complicated.
In the injection member of Patent Document 1, the push button and the injection member main body are integrated, but they are merely connected by a hinge and are independently engaged with each other. On the other hand, if one of them is attached in an incomplete state first, the other attachment is likely to be in an incomplete state. In particular, when the push button and the stem are mounted after mounting the injection member main body and the aerosol container, the mounting of the injection member main body and the aerosol container is incomplete (the state where the injection member main body is inclined with respect to the aerosol container). Since the positions of the push button and the stem are shifted, the push button and the stem are likely to be incompletely mounted. If the injection operation is performed in such a state, there arises a problem that the contents leak from the mounting portion of the push button and the stem.
Furthermore, since the injection member of Patent Document 1 is directly attached to and detached from the metal annular recess of the aerosol container, there is a problem that the engagement protrusions and the like deteriorate when repeatedly attached and detached.
An object of the present invention is to provide a discharge device including a discharge member that can be attached and detached reliably and easily, a discharge container used in the discharge device, and a discharge member.

The discharge device of the present invention is a discharge device comprising a discharge container having a valve rod and a discharge member attached to the discharge container so as to be replaceable.The discharge container closes the container main body and the container main body, A valve assembly including a valve stem; and a cylindrical shoulder cover that passes through the valve rod and is fixed to the container body or the valve assembly; and the discharge member includes a push button attached to the valve rod; A mounting body mounted on the shoulder cover, and a direction recognition mechanism is provided on the shoulder cover, and is mounted when the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover between the shoulder cover and the mounting body. A guide mechanism for guiding the body is provided.
The discharge container includes a container body, a valve assembly that closes the container body, and a valve shoulder that passes through the valve rod and is fixed to the container body or the valve assembly. Discharge container (discharge container having one valve rod); container body, closing the container body, valve assembly having two or more valve rods, and passing the two or more valve rods, the container body or valve A discharge container (a discharge container having two or more valve rods) with a cylindrical shoulder cover fixed to the assembly; two or more container bodies and each container body closed, one valve rod A valve assembly having a cylindrical shape that is fixed to the container body or valve assembly through the valve stem and connects two or more container bodies or valve assemblies. Discharge container with a cover (discharge vessel 2 barreled) can be mentioned.

In the discharge device of the present invention, the mounting body may be provided with a detachment operation mechanism that is operated when the mounting body is detached from the shoulder cover.
In the discharge device of the present invention, the direction recognition mechanism and the guide mechanism may be provided on a straight line via a valve rod, and the detachment operation mechanism may be provided on a straight line orthogonal to the straight line.
In the discharge device of the present invention, it is preferable that the direction recognition mechanism includes a flat portion (direction recognition portion) of the shoulder cover in which the outer shape of the shoulder cover is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container body. However, it is only necessary that the outer shape of the shoulder cover has a portion (direction recognition unit) that is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container body.
In the discharge device of the present invention, a container direction recognition mechanism may be provided in the container main body or the valve assembly. The container direction recognition mechanism preferably includes a portion (container direction recognition portion) in which the outer shape of the container main body or the valve assembly is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container main body.
In the discharge device according to the present invention, the detachment operation mechanism is an engagement piece provided on an outer periphery of the mounting body, and the engagement piece is provided at a lower portion and engages with a shoulder cover on an inner side. A pressing portion provided at an upper portion for releasing the engagement and a shaft portion provided at the center thereof, and the engaging claw and the shoulder cover are urged to engage with each other, and the pressing portion is The portion may be formed so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the mounting body in a state where the engagement piece is rotated around the shaft portion and the engagement between the engagement claw and the shoulder cover is released.
In the discharge device of the present invention, the upper end of the shoulder cover may be higher than the upper end of the valve stem.

The discharge container of the present invention is a discharge container for use in the discharge device of the present invention. The container main body, the valve assembly having the container main body closed and provided with the valve rod, and the valve rod are passed through the container main body or the valve. A cylindrical shoulder cover fixed to the assembly, the shoulder cover is provided with a direction recognition mechanism, and the shoulder cover has a discharge member attached to the shoulder cover so as to be replaceable. A discharge member guide portion for guiding the discharge member when being mounted is provided. It is preferable that a sealing material for closing the upper end opening of the shoulder cover is provided.
The discharge member of the present invention is a discharge member for use in the discharge device of the present invention, and includes a push button mounted on the valve stem and a mounting body mounted on the shoulder cover so as to be replaceable. The mounting body is provided with a shoulder cover guide portion for guiding the mounting body when the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover.

The discharge device of the present invention is a discharge device comprising a discharge container having a valve rod and a discharge member attached to the discharge container so as to be replaceable.The discharge container closes the container main body and the container main body, A valve assembly including a valve stem, a cylindrical shoulder cover that is fixed to the container body or the valve assembly through the valve rod, and the discharge member includes a push button attached to the valve rod, a shoulder A mounting body mounted on the cover, and a direction recognition mechanism is provided on the shoulder cover, and the mounting body is mounted when the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover between the shoulder cover and the mounting body. Since the guide mechanism for guiding is provided, the discharge member can be securely attached to the discharge container in a stable orientation. In particular, even when the consumer wears, it is possible to prevent wearing in the wrong direction, and to ensure that the push button is mounted on the valve stem and the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover substantially simultaneously. In addition, when the decoration of the discharge container (design of the container main body) is applied so as to match the direction of the discharge member, the user can accurately attach the discharge member to the discharge container.
In particular, when a discharge container having two or a plurality of valve rods or a dual-type discharge container and the contents discharged from the respective valve rods are different, the discharge member is mounted on the discharge container in the same direction every time. Thus, the two contents are not mixed in the discharge member. Furthermore, when the contents are contents that exert an effect by mixing two undiluted solutions such as a two-component hair dye, one undiluted solution remaining in the discharge member after being used once becomes the other undiluted solution It is possible to prevent the contents from deteriorating by reacting with.
In such a discharge device, when the attachment body is provided with a detaching operation mechanism that is operated when the attachment body is removed from the shoulder cover, the discharge member can be attached more easily and reliably. It becomes.

In the discharge device of the present invention, when the direction recognition mechanism and the guide mechanism are provided on a straight line via a valve rod, and the detachment operation mechanism is provided on a straight line orthogonal to the straight line, The mounting body of the discharge member can be easily aligned with the shoulder cover, and mounting of the discharge member is easier.
In the discharge device according to the present invention, when the direction recognition mechanism is formed of a flat portion (direction recognition portion) of the shoulder cover in which the outer shape of the shoulder cover is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container main body, The orientation can be confirmed, erroneous mounting of the discharge member can be further prevented, and formation thereof is easy. When the direction recognition mechanism is formed of a portion (direction recognition portion) in which the outer shape of the shoulder cover is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container body (direction recognition portion), the direction of the discharge container can be confirmed, and erroneous mounting of the discharge member can be prevented.
In the discharge device according to the present invention, when the container body or the valve assembly is provided with a container direction recognition mechanism, the shoulder cover can be accurately fixed in accordance with the direction of the valve mechanism of the discharge container. For example, by aligning the front side of the shoulder cover with the extending direction of the dip tube of the valve mechanism, the direction of tilting during use can be matched with the extending direction of the dip tube in the discharge container, and the contents are discharged to the end. Can do. In particular, when the outer shape of the container main body or the valve assembly is an astigmatic portion (container direction recognition portion) about the axis of the container main body, the manufacture thereof is easy.
In the discharge device according to the present invention, the detachment operation mechanism is an engagement piece provided on an outer periphery of the mounting body, and the engagement piece is provided at a lower portion and engages with a shoulder cover on an inner side. A pressing portion provided at the upper portion for releasing the engagement and a shaft portion provided at the center thereof, wherein the engaging claw and the shoulder cover are urged to engage with each other, and the pressing portion When the engagement piece is formed so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the wearing body in a state where the engagement piece is rotated around the shaft portion and the engagement between the engagement claw and the shoulder cover is released, the engagement of the shoulder cover・ Can be released easily and reliably, and the discharge member can be easily removed.
In the discharge device according to the present invention, when the upper end of the shoulder cover is higher than the upper end of the valve stem, the valve stem does not protrude even if the discharge member is removed, and thus the valve mechanism is protected by the shoulder cover. Moreover, it can also be set as the product for refilling only by providing a sealing material in the opening part of a shoulder cover.

A discharge container for use in the discharge device of the present invention, a container main body, a valve assembly that closes the container main body and includes a valve rod, and a cylindrical shape that is fixed to the container main body or the valve assembly through the valve rod The shoulder cover is provided with a direction recognition mechanism, and the shoulder cover is attached to the shoulder cover with a discharge member that can be attached to the shoulder cover. Since the discharge member guide part to guide is provided, it can be set as the discharge container with easy refilling operation. Moreover, when the sealing material which closes the upper end opening part of the said shoulder cover is provided, a big cap becomes unnecessary and it becomes a more environmentally friendly refill container by reducing the usage-amount of a raw material.
A discharge member for use in the discharge device of the present invention, comprising: a push button attached to the valve stem; and an attachment body attached to a shoulder cover so as to be replaceable. There is a shoulder cover guide that guides the mounted body in the correct mounting direction when the body is mounted on the shoulder cover, so there is little damage at the time of mounting, it can be reused many times, and its handling is easy It is.

1a, b, c, and d are a partial cross-sectional side view, a partial cross-sectional front view, a plan view, and a side view showing a part of an embodiment of a discharge device (aerosol device) of the present invention. 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are a plan view, a cross-sectional view taken along line XX, a partial cross-sectional view taken along line YY, and an overall side view showing the discharge container (aerosol container) of FIG. 3A and 3B are a side sectional view and a front sectional view showing the ejection member of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3C is a front sectional view of the ejection member detaching operation mechanism of FIG. FIG. 4a is a partially sectional side view showing a part of another embodiment of the ejection device of the present invention, and FIGS. 4b and 4c are a plan view and a side sectional view showing the ejection member. 5a and 5b are a partial cross-sectional side view and a partial cross-sectional front view showing a part of still another embodiment of the discharge device of the present invention. 6a and 6b are a front sectional view and a plan view showing the discharge container of FIG.

The aerosol device 10 in FIG. 1 includes an aerosol container 11 and a discharge member 15 attached to the aerosol container so as to be replaceable.
The aerosol container 11 includes a container body 12, an aerosol valve 13 that closes the container body 12, and a shoulder cover 14 that is fixed to the container body 12 and / or the aerosol valve (valve assembly) 13. The shoulder cover 14 is provided with a flat wall 21 (direction recognition unit) so that the direction of the aerosol container 11 can be recognized.
The discharge member 15 includes a push button 16 attached to the stem of the aerosol valve 13 and an attachment body 17 attached to the shoulder cover 14. The mounting body 17 is provided with a detachment operation unit 22 that is operated when the mounting body 17 is detached from the shoulder cover 14.
A guide mechanism 23 (first guide mechanism) for guiding the mounting body 17 when the mounting body 17 is mounted on the shoulder cover 14 (aerosol container 11) is provided between the shoulder cover 14 and the mounting body 17. Yes.
By separating the aerosol container 11 and the discharge member 15 of the aerosol device 10, the discharge member 15 can be reused even if the contents in the aerosol container 11 disappear. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2b, by providing a sealing material 19 at the opening of the aerosol container 11, a refillable aerosol container is obtained. By opening the sealing material 19 of the refillable aerosol container and connecting the aerosol container 11 and the discharge member 15, it can be used as the aerosol device 10.

First, the aerosol container 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2b, the container main body 12 is a metal pressure-resistant container provided with a cylindrical body portion, a tapered shoulder portion, and a bead portion 12a formed in an annular shape at the upper end thereof.
The container body 12 is formed, for example, by forming a metal disk such as aluminum into a bottomed cylindrical shape by impact processing and squeezing and ironing, or forming a metal cup into a bottomed cylindrical shape by squeezing and ironing. Next, necking is performed on the upper end of the body portion to form a shoulder portion and a neck portion, and curling processing is performed on the upper end portion of the neck portion to form a bead 12a. However, the container body may be formed of synthetic resin, glass or the like. In this case, instead of the bead portion 12a, a flange projecting outward is provided at the top of the container body.

The aerosol valve 13 includes a mounting cup 13a that is crimped to the bead 12a of the container body 12, a housing 13b that is held in the center of the mounting cup, and a stem that is accommodated in the housing 13b so as to be vertically movable and has a stem hole. (Valve Rod) 13c, a stem rubber 13d that closes the stem hole in the housing, and a spring 13e that constantly biases the stem 13c upward. A dip tube 13f extending into the container body 12 is provided at the lower end of the housing 13b. The aerosol container 11 constitutes an end portion of the mounting cup 13a (a mount portion that covers the bead portion 12a) and / or an engagement step portion 12b in which the bead portion 12a engages with the shoulder cover 14.
The dip tube 13 f is for sucking up the contents in the container main body 12, and the length is set so that the opening at the lower end thereof opens near the bottom of the container main body 12. In particular, in the case of high-grade cosmetics such as creams and packs where the amount of gas is small, as shown in FIG. 2d, the lower part of the dip tube 13f is bent in accordance with the direction in which the container body 12 is tilted (forward in FIG. 2d). The remaining amount of the contents can be extremely reduced by disposing the tip so as to face the edge of the bottom.
The direction of the shoulder cover 14 and the direction of the aerosol valve 13 may be matched by providing a mark or the like on the mounting cup 13a of the aerosol valve 13 and recognizing the mark on the production line.

2b, the shoulder cover 14 includes a cylindrical lower inner peripheral wall 25 that engages with the engaging step portion 12b of the container body 12, and a cylindrical lower outer peripheral wall provided coaxially on the outer periphery of the lower inner peripheral wall. 26 and a cylindrical upper peripheral wall 27 which is provided coaxially with a reduced diameter above the lower inner peripheral wall. The upper end of the lower inner peripheral wall 25, the upper end of the lower outer peripheral wall 26 and the lower end of the upper peripheral wall 27 are connected by a ring-shaped communication plate 28.
At the lower end of the lower inner peripheral wall 25, an engaging claw 25a protruding radially inward is formed in an annular shape. The engaging claw 25a engages with the engaging step portion of the container body 12. Note that the engaging claws 25a may be provided with a plurality of claws in an annular shape. Further, the engaging claws 25a and the container body 12 are firmly fixed so as not to rotate.
The lower outer peripheral wall 26 is provided with two engagement grooves 26a formed upward from the lower end at equal intervals. The left and right engagement grooves 26a engage with a detachment operation portion 22 of the mounting body 17 described later (see FIGS. 3b and 3c). A line connecting the engagement groove 26a and the axis of the container body 12 is provided so as to be orthogonal to a line connecting a plane wall 21 and an axis of the container body 12 described later. Thereby, it can mount | wear, confirming the direction of the discharge member 15. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2a, the upper peripheral wall 27 includes a curved wall 27a, a planar wall 21 connecting both ends thereof, and a ring-shaped upper wall 27b provided at the upper ends thereof, and a circle is cut along a secant line in plan view. It has a lacking shape. Further, a portion of the curved wall 27a that faces the plane wall 21 across the center is cut out along the top and bottom of the upper peripheral wall 27 to form a guide groove 29 extending in the vertical direction. Similarly, the upper wall 27b is cut away. The upper wall 27b of the upper peripheral wall 27 is higher than the stem 13c of the aerosol valve 13 disposed in the center (see FIGS. 2b and c).
The planar wall 21 (first direction recognition unit) serves as a first direction recognition mechanism for recognizing the direction of the cylindrical container body when the discharge member 15 is mounted. In this embodiment, the plane wall 21 faces the front of the aerosol container 11 and indicates the front. As will be described later, the flat wall 21 is configured to face the flat portion 37b of the mounting body 17 and also serves as a second discharge member guide portion, so that the discharge member can be mounted in an incorrect direction. Can be prevented (see FIG. 1a).
The guide groove 29 is a first discharge member guide portion that assists in guiding the mounting body 17 in the correct direction when the mounting body 17 is mounted on the shoulder cover 14. Moreover, since the guide groove 29 is on the opposite side of the flat wall 21, it shows the back of the aerosol container 11, and also has an effect as a 2nd direction recognition part.
As described above, the sealing material 19 (imaginary line in FIG. 2b) is provided on the upper wall 27b of the upper peripheral wall 27 so as to close the center hole (opening portion of the aerosol container 11) of the ring-shaped upper wall 27b. Thus, the stem can be protected, and the discharge container can be refilled with a simple structure.
In this embodiment, the first direction recognizing mechanism and the second direction recognizing mechanism are provided. However, it is only necessary to include a direction recognizing unit that makes the outer shape of the shoulder cover asymmetry about the axis of the container body. However, the flat wall 21 is particularly preferable because it can be easily recognized visually and can be easily molded.

Next, the discharge member 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
The push button 16 includes a flat main body 31 having a stem engaging portion 31a for receiving a stem 13c at a lower end, a cylindrical nozzle portion 32 having an injection hole 32a provided on the front surface thereof, and a plate provided on the rear surface thereof. And a pressing portion 33 having a shape. The stem engaging portion 31a and the injection hole 32a communicate with each other inside. In addition, a hinge 34 is provided at the front lower end of the main body 31 in parallel so as to sandwich the nozzle portion 32 continuous with the mounting body 17 (see FIGS. 1a and 1c). Further, the main body 31 includes a protruding portion 31b that protrudes substantially forward toward the curved inner wall 39b on the side portion of the protective portion 36 of the mounting body 17 to be described later. Since the protruding portion 31b is provided, even when the push portion 33 of the push button 16 is lifted upward and the stem is detached from the stem engaging portion 31a when the discharge member is removed, the protruding portion 31b remains on the curved inner wall 39b. It is configured to abut against the abutting portion 39d and not push the push button 16 more than necessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the hinge 34 serving as the rotation axis of the detaching operation, and to prevent the hinge 34 from being broken.
However, the push button may be pushed down at the upper end of the main body 31 without the push portion 33. Further, the injection hole may be provided directly in the main body 31 and the nozzle portion 32 may be omitted. Furthermore, the hinge part 34 may be omitted with the push button and the mounting body as separate bodies. The push button should just be provided with the stem engaging part which receives a stem, the injection hole provided ahead, and the channel | path in a button which connects them.

The mounting body 17 includes a cylindrical mounting portion 35 that covers the lower outer peripheral wall 26 of the shoulder cover 14 and a protection portion 36 provided at the upper end thereof.
The protection part 36 is provided above the front part of the mounting part 35, and includes a front part 37 having a second shoulder cover guide part, a rear part of the mounting part 35, and a flat part 37b of the front part 37. A rear part 38 provided with a first shoulder cover guide part, a front part 37 and a rear part 38 continuous with each other, and a side part 39 surrounding the push button 16. It has. In addition, the attachment body 17 is provided with a detachment operation unit 22 that can detachably attach the attachment body 17 and the shoulder cover 14. However, the detachment operation unit 22 may not be provided, and the inner surface of the mounting part 35 of the mounting body 17 and the outer periphery of the lower outer peripheral wall 26 of the shoulder cover 14 may be fitted to be removable.

The front portion 37 includes a tapered portion 37a extending from the front upper end of the mounting portion 35 toward the axis of the container body, and a flat portion 37b extending from the upper end in the vertical direction. A hinge 34 is continuous with the upper end of the flat portion 37b. That is, the front portion 37 is positioned below the injection hole 32a (nozzle portion 32) of the push button 16. The flat portion 37b is configured to be close to and parallel to the flat wall 27b of the shoulder cover 14 when the mounting portion 35 is mounted on the lower outer peripheral wall 26 of the shoulder cover 14 (see FIG. 1a). That is, the flat surface portion 37b becomes the second shoulder cover guide portion.
The rear portion 38 includes a guide convex portion 40 that is inserted into the guide groove 29 of the upper peripheral wall 27 of the shoulder cover 14 from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35. The rear portion 38 includes a support wall 38 a extending upward from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35, a guide convex portion 40 extending vertically, and a connecting piece 38 b connecting the support wall 38 a and the guide convex portion 40. This guide convex part 40 becomes a 1st shoulder cover guide part.
The side portion 39 connects the curved upper wall 39a extending upward from the upper end of the side portion of the mounting portion 35 so as to surround both sides of the push button 16, the curved inner wall 39b provided coaxially with the curved outer wall 39a, and the upper ends thereof. It consists of a ceiling wall 39c.

The detachment operation unit 22 includes a slit 41 that extends vertically from the lower end of the mounting unit 35 toward the curved outer wall 39 a of the side portion 39, and an engagement piece 42 that is disposed in the slit 41.
As shown in FIG. 3b, the engaging piece 42 is provided at the lower part and is provided with an engaging claw 42a that engages with the engaging groove 26a of the shoulder cover 14, and a pressing part 42b that is provided at the upper part and releases the engaged state. And a shaft portion 42c provided in the center, and the engaging claw 42a and the engaging groove 26a are biased so as to maintain the engaged state. In this embodiment, the shaft portion 42 c is a hinge that continues the slit 41 and the engagement piece 42 of the mounting body 17, and the engagement piece 42 is parallel to the curved outer wall 39 a of the mounting body 17. The pawl 42a is configured to engage with the engaging groove 26a. Further, as shown in FIG. 3c, the pressing portion 42b has a curved outer wall 39a (an outer peripheral line L) in a state where the engaging claw 42a and the engaging groove 26a are released (the engaging piece 42 is tilted inward). ) So as to protrude outward, and the pressing portion 42 can be picked until the engagement is reliably released.

  The aerosol device 10 of FIG. 1 includes a detachment operation mechanism that includes the engagement groove 26a of the shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11 and the detachment operation unit 22 of the discharge member 15, and therefore breaks the engagement claw 42a. The discharge member 15 can be easily replaced from the aerosol container 11 without any problem. Therefore, the discharge member 15 can be reused by removing the discharge member 15 after the contents in the aerosol container 11 are used up. For the removed discharge member 15, a product in which the sealing body 19 is provided in the opening of the shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11 is purchased, the sealing body is removed, and the flat wall 21 (first direction recognition) of the shoulder cover is removed. Part), the guide projection 40 of the mounting body is inserted into the guide groove 29 of the shoulder cover, and the discharge member 15 is attached in the correct direction while being guided. The aerosol device 10 can be easily reconstructed.

Next, when attaching the attachment body 17 to the shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11, the guide protrusion 40 can be inserted into the guide groove 29, and the attachment body 17 can be attached while being guided to the shoulder cover 14. That is, since the first guide mechanism 23 including the first discharge member guide portion of the shoulder cover 14 and the first shoulder cover guide portion of the mounting body 17 is provided, the mounting body 17 is inclined with respect to the aerosol container 11. There is no wearing in the state or wrong direction. In particular, even if the mounting body 17 and the push button 16 are connected by a hinge, the tip of the stem 13c can be aligned with the stem engaging portion 31a of the push button 16, so that the mounting can be ensured. In addition, the 1st guide mechanism 23 may provide a guide groove as a 1st discharge member guide part in the mounting body 17, and may provide a guide convex part as a 1st shoulder cover guide part in the shoulder cover 14. FIG.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the mounting body 17 is attached to the shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11, the flat wall 21 of the shoulder cover 14 and the flat portion 37b of the mounting body 17 are configured to be close to each other and parallel. Therefore, since the second guide mechanism including the second discharge member guide portion and the second shoulder cover guide portion of the shoulder cover is provided, the mounting body 17 can be attached to the shoulder cover 14 more accurately.

The aerosol device 50 of FIG. 4 includes an aerosol container 11 and a discharge member 51 attached to the aerosol container so as to be replaceable. The aerosol container 11 is substantially the same as the aerosol container 11 of FIG. 1 and includes a shoulder cover 14 having a similar direction recognition mechanism.
The discharge member 51 includes a trigger-type push button 52 that is attached to the stem 13 c of the aerosol valve 13 and an attachment body 53 that is attached to the shoulder cover 14. The attachment body 53 is provided with the detachment operation unit 22 in the same manner as the attachment body 17 of FIG. That is, the aerosol device 50 includes a detachment operation mechanism including the engagement groove 26 a of the shoulder cover 14 and the detachment operation unit 22, similarly to the aerosol device 10 of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the push button 52 has a cylindrical body 31 including a columnar body 31 extending in the front-rear direction having a stem engaging portion 31a for receiving the stem 13c at the lower end and an injection hole 32a provided in the front surface thereof. Nozzle portion 32, a trigger 54 extending from the lower surface of the base portion of the nozzle portion 32 toward the front lower direction, and a connecting portion 55 protruding rearward from the rear portion of the main body 31. The stem engaging portion 31a and the injection hole 32a communicate with each other inside. The distal end of the connecting portion 55 is provided with a rotating shaft 55a and is rotatably connected to a bearing of a mounting body 53 described later.
The mounting body 53 includes a cylindrical mounting portion 35 that covers the lower outer peripheral wall 26 of the shoulder cover 14, and a protection portion 53 a provided at the upper end of the mounting portion 35. The mounting portion 35 is substantially the same as the mounting portion 35 of the discharge member 15 in FIG.
The protective portion 53a is provided above the front portion of the mounting portion 35, and is provided on the front portion 56 having the second shoulder cover guide portion, on the rear portion of the mounting portion 35, and on the flat portion 56b of the front portion 56. A side portion 58 that is provided so as to be opposed to the container body via the shaft, is continuous with the rear portion 57 including the first shoulder cover guide portion, the front portion 56 and the rear portion 57, and surrounds the push button 52. And.

The front portion 56 includes a horizontal portion 56a extending from the upper end of the front portion of the mounting portion 35 toward the axis of the container body, and a flat portion 56b extending from the inner end thereof in the vertical direction. The front part 56 is located below the injection hole 32a (nozzle part 32) of the push button 52. The flat portion 56b is adjacent to the flat wall 21 of the shoulder cover 14 when the mounting portion 35 is mounted on the lower outer peripheral wall 26 of the shoulder cover 14 (see FIG. 4a). Therefore, this flat surface portion 56b becomes the second shoulder cover guide portion.
The rear portion 57 includes a guide convex portion 59 that is inserted into the guide groove 29 of the upper peripheral wall 27 of the shoulder cover 14 from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35, and two bearing portions 57 b that sandwich the rotary shaft 55 a between the upper ends of the rear portion 57. Is formed. Specifically, the rear portion 57 includes a support wall 57a extending upward from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35, and two bearing portions that are provided at the upper end of the support wall 57a and receive the end portion of the rotary shaft 55a of the push button 52, respectively. 57 b, parallel guide protrusions 59 that extend vertically, and parallel connection pieces 57 c that connect the bearing parts 57 b and the guide protrusions 59, respectively. This guide convex portion 59 becomes the first shoulder cover guide portion.
The side portion 58 includes a curved outer wall 58a extending upward from the upper end of the side portion of the mounting portion 35, a vertical inner wall 58b extending along the main body 31 of the push button 52, and a top wall 58c connecting these upper ends. The front part 58d of the side part 58 has a tapered surface and is connected to the upper end of the flat part 56b of the front part 56. The push button 52 is disposed so as to be surrounded by the vertical inner wall 58b.

  Since it is configured in this manner, the aerosol device 50 can easily replace the discharge member 51 in accordance with the orientation of the aerosol container 11 as in the aerosol device 10 of FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4b, when the discharge member 51 is attached to the aerosol container 11, the direction of the flat portion 56b of the mounting portion is aligned with the flat wall 21 of the shoulder cover, and the discharge member 51 is put into the guide groove 29. The guide convex portion 59 is inserted, and the attachment member 53 of the discharge member can be attached while being guided to the shoulder cover 14. In particular, although the mounting body 53 and the push button 52 are connected by the shaft and the bearing portion, the push button 52 is not inclined and is not attached to the stem 13c of the aerosol container 11. Further, since the flat wall 21 of the shoulder cover 14 of the aerosol container 11 and the flat portion 56b of the mounting body 53 are arranged close to each other and parallel to each other, the discharge member 51 can be mounted on the aerosol container 11 more accurately. Can do.

In the aerosol device 60 of FIG. 5, the valve assembly 63 of the aerosol container 61 includes a protruding portion 63a protruding upward from the opening of the container main body 62, and a flat portion 75 (container for container direction recognition mechanism) is provided in the protruding portion. (Direction recognition unit) is provided. Thus, since the valve assembly 63 includes the container direction recognition mechanism, when the shoulder cover 64 of the aerosol container 61 is attached, the direction of the valve assembly 63 can be recognized, and the manufacture of the aerosol container 61 is facilitated.
The aerosol device 60 includes an aerosol container 61 and a discharge member 65 attached to the aerosol container so as to be replaceable.

As shown in FIG. 6 a, the aerosol container 61 includes a container body 62, a valve assembly 63 that closes the container body 62, and a shoulder cover 64 that is fixed to the container body 62 and / or the valve assembly 63.
The container main body 62 is a pressure-resistant container including a cylindrical body, a tapered shoulder, a cylindrical neck, and a thick jaw 62a at the upper end. The inner surface of the neck portion and the inner surface of the jaw portion 62a are continuous and have a cylindrical shape including a vertical surface, and constitute an inner surface 62b of the opening. Such a container body 62 is formed, for example, by forming a bottomed cylindrical parison from a synthetic resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, or polypropylene, and then expanding the parison in the axial direction to inflate the inside to expand the biaxial stretch blow. It can be formed by molding. Moreover, you may shape | mold from a pressure | voltage resistant glass.

The valve assembly 63 includes a valve holder 66 that closes the opening of the container body 62, a valve mechanism 67 that is supported or held by the valve holder 66, and covers the valve holder 66, and the valve holder 66 is attached to the container body 62. A cover cap 68 to be fixed is provided.
The valve holder 66 includes a cylindrical plug portion 71 that is inserted into the opening portion of the container body 62 and a columnar lid portion 72 that is disposed at the upper end opening portion of the container body 62. Further, in order to engage with the upper end of the jaw portion 62 a of the container body 62 and support the valve holder 66, a flange portion 73 protruding outward in the radial direction is formed between the stopper portion 71 and the lid portion 72. . In the center of the valve holder 66, a valve holding portion 74 that penetrates up and down and holds the valve mechanism 67 is formed. The lid 72 has a shape in which a part of the cylinder is cut out in a plane extending in the vertical direction, and in a plan view, the part of the circle is cut out. The portion that has been formed is a flat portion 69.

The valve mechanism 67 includes a stem 67a, a stem rubber 67b, and a spring 67c supported in the valve holding portion 74. In addition, you may provide the housing which accommodates the stem 67a, the stem rubber 67b, and the spring 67c.
The cover cap 68 is formed on a cylindrical mount portion 68a having a top surface that covers the upper ends of the container main body 62, the valve holder 66, and the valve mechanism 67, and the lower end thereof, and the valve holder 66 and the valve mechanism 67 are attached to the container main body 62. It consists of a cylindrical fixing portion 68b to be fixed. The mount portion 68a has a shape in which a part of the cylindrical body is cut out by a plane extending in the vertical direction, like the lid portion 72 of the valve holder 66, and a shape in which a part of a circle is cut out in a plan view. The part which cut off the cylindrical body is the flat part 75. That is, the flat portion 75 of the cover cap 68 and the flat portion 69 of the valve holder 66 are configured to be adjacent to each other. The mount portion 68a of the cover cap 68 becomes the protruding portion 63a, and the flat portion 75 (container direction recognition portion) becomes the container direction recognition mechanism of the valve assembly 63. In addition, what is necessary is just to provide the other container direction recognition part which makes the external shape of the aerosol container 61 astigmatism centering on the axis | shaft of the container main body 62 as a container direction recognition mechanism.
The fixing portion 68 b is a portion that sandwiches the flange 73 of the valve holder 66 and the jaw portion 62 a of the container main body 62. The jaw portion 62 a of the container body 62 or the fixing portion 68 b covering the jaw portion 62 a serves as an engagement step portion that engages with the shoulder cover 64.

The shoulder cover 64 has the same shape (no guide groove) so that the upper peripheral wall 76 covers the mount portion 68 a of the cover cap 68, and the engaging claw that protrudes outward at the lower end of the lower outer peripheral wall 77. Two 77a (see FIG. 5a) are provided at equal intervals. The other structure is substantially the same as that of the shoulder cover 14 of FIG. 1, and includes a lower inner peripheral wall 25, a lower inner peripheral wall 25, a lower outer peripheral wall 77, and a communication plate 28 that connects the upper peripheral wall.
The upper peripheral wall 76 includes a curved wall 76a that surrounds the mount portion 68a of the cover cap 68, a flat wall 76b that connects both ends thereof, and a ring-shaped upper wall 76c that is provided at the upper end thereof, and divides the circle in plan view. It has a cut-out shape (see FIG. 6b). The flat wall 76b serves as a direction recognition unit for recognizing the direction of the cylindrical container body when the discharge member 65 is mounted. The flat wall 76b indicates the front of the aerosol container 61. Further, the flat wall 76b is configured to be close to and parallel to the flat portion 37b of the mounting body 17 as will be described later, and serves as a discharge member guide portion (see FIG. 5a).
By providing the sealing material 19 on the upper wall 76c of the upper peripheral wall 76 so as to close the central hole of the shoulder cover 64 (the opening of the aerosol container 61), a discharge container for refilling is obtained.

Returning to FIG. 5, the discharge member 65 includes a push button 16 attached to the stem of the valve assembly 63 and an attachment body 78 attached to the shoulder cover 64. The push button 16 is substantially the same as the push button 16 of FIG.
The mounting body 78 is substantially the same as the mounting body 17 in FIG. 1 except that the rear portion 79 is configured to be adjacent to the curved wall 76a of the shoulder cover 64, and the mounting body 35 and the protection body 35 are protected. The front part 37 and the side part 39 of the part 36 are provided, and the detachment operation part which consists of the engagement piece 42 is provided. The engagement piece 42 is formed with a slit 42d that engages with the engagement claw 77a of the shoulder cover.

  The rear portion 79 includes a guide convex portion 80 that overlaps and adjoins the upper peripheral wall 76 of the shoulder cover 64 from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35. The rear portion 79 includes a support wall 79 a extending upward from the rear upper end of the mounting portion 35, a guide convex portion 80 extending vertically, and a connecting piece 79 b connecting the support wall 79 a and the guide wall 80. This guide convex part 80 becomes the first shoulder cover guide part.

  Because of this configuration, the aerosol device 60 can be easily and accurately adjusted to the direction of the aerosol container 11 in the same manner as the aerosol device 10 in FIG. 1 and the aerosol device 50 in FIG. 4. Can be replaced.

  In the embodiment, a discharge container (aerosol container) having one valve rod has been disclosed. However, the discharge container of the discharge device of the present invention may be an aerosol container having two valve rods or a double aerosol container. For example, an aerosol container having two valve stems such as International Publication No. WO2012 / 086818 may be used. Further, a double aerosol container as shown in FIG. 5 of JP 2012-224376 may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Aerosol apparatus 11 Aerosol container 12 Container body 12a Bead part 12b Engagement step part 13 Aerosol valve 13a Mounting cup 13b Housing 13c Stem 13d Stem rubber 13e Spring 13f Dip tube 14 Shoulder cover 15 Discharge member 16 Push button 17 Mounted body 19 Sealing Material 21 Direction recognition part (plane wall)
22 Detachment operation part 23 Guide mechanism 25 Lower inner peripheral wall of shoulder cover 25a Engaging claw 26 Lower outer peripheral wall of shoulder cover 26a Engaging groove 27 Upper peripheral wall of shoulder cover 27a Curved wall 27b Upper wall 28 Communication plate 29 Guide groove 31 Push Button body 31a Stem engaging portion 31b Protruding portion 32 Nozzle portion 32a Injection hole 33 Pushing portion 34 Hinge 35 Mounting portion 36 Protection portion 37 Front portion 37a Taper portion 37b Planar portion 38 Rear portion 38a Support wall 38b Connecting wall 39 Side portion 39a Curved Outer wall 39b Curved inner wall 39c Top wall 39d Contact part 40 Guide convex part 41 Slit 42 Engagement piece 42a Engagement claw 42b Press part 42c Shaft part 50 Aerosol device 51 Discharge member 52 Push button 53 Attachment body 53a Protection part 54 Trigger 55 Connection Part 55a Rotating shaft 56 Front part 56a Horizontal wall 56b Flat part 57 Rear Part 57a support wall 57b bearing part 57c connecting piece 58 side part 58a curved outer wall 58b vertical inner wall 58c top wall 58d front part 59 guide convex part 60 aerosol device 61 aerosol container 62 container body 62a jaw part 62b inner surface 63 of container body opening Valve assembly 63a Protruding portion 64 Shoulder cover 65 Discharge member 66 Valve holder 67 Valve mechanism 67a Stem 67b Stem rubber 67c Spring 68 Cover cap 68a Mount portion 68b Adhering portion 69 Planar portion 71 Plug portion 72 Lid portion 73 Flange portion 74 Valve holding portion 75 Flat portion 76 Upper peripheral wall 76a Curved wall 76b Planar wall 76c Upper wall 77 Lower outer peripheral wall 77a Engaging claw 78 Mounted body 79 Rear portion 79a Support wall 79b Connecting piece 80 Guide convex portion

Claims (10)

A discharge container having a valve stem;
A discharge device comprising a discharge member attached to the discharge container so as to be replaceable,
The discharge container includes a container body, a valve assembly that closes the container body and includes a valve rod, and a cylindrical shoulder cover that passes through the valve rod and is fixed to the container body or the valve assembly.
The discharge member includes a push button attached to the valve stem and an attachment body attached to a shoulder cover.
A direction recognition mechanism is provided on the shoulder cover,
A guide mechanism is provided between the shoulder cover and the mounting body for guiding the mounting body when the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover.
Discharge device. The mounting body is provided with a detachment operation mechanism that is operated when the mounting body is removed from the shoulder cover.
The discharge device according to claim 1. The direction recognition mechanism and the guide mechanism are provided on a straight line via a valve stem,
The desorption operation mechanism is provided on a straight line orthogonal to the straight line;
The discharge device according to claim 2. The direction recognition mechanism comprises a flat portion of the shoulder cover in which the outer shape of the shoulder cover is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the container body.
The discharge device according to claim 1. A container direction recognition mechanism is provided in the container body or the valve assembly.
The discharge device according to claim 1. The detachment operation mechanism is an engagement piece provided on the outer periphery of the mounting body,
The engaging piece includes an engaging claw that is provided at a lower portion and engages with an inner shoulder cover, a pressing portion that is provided at an upper portion and releases the engagement, and a shaft portion provided at the center thereof. , The engagement claw and the shoulder cover are biased to engage,
The pressing portion is formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the mounting body in a state where the engaging piece is rotated around the shaft portion and the engagement between the engaging claw and the shoulder cover is released.
The discharge device according to claim 1. The upper end of the shoulder cover is higher than the upper end of the valve stem;
The discharge device according to claim 1. A discharge container for use in the discharge device according to claim 1,
A container body, a valve assembly that closes the container body and includes a valve stem, and a cylindrical shoulder cover that passes through the valve rod and is fixed to the container body or the valve assembly.
The shoulder cover is provided with a direction recognition mechanism,
The shoulder cover is provided with a discharge member guide portion that guides the discharge member when the discharge member attached to the shoulder cover is attachable to the shoulder cover.
Discharge container. A sealing material for closing the upper end opening of the shoulder cover is provided,
The discharge container according to claim 8. A discharge member for use in the discharge device according to claim 1,
A push button to be attached to the valve stem, and a mounting body to be attached to the shoulder cover so as to be replaceable,
The mounting body is provided with a shoulder cover guide portion for guiding the mounting body when the mounting body is mounted on the shoulder cover.
Discharge member.