JP2016190660A - Discharge container and discharge cap and over-cap for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent contents such as liquid seasoning from scattering to the outside of a container when closing an over-cap.SOLUTION: A discharge container includes: a container body; a discharge cap 15; an over-cap 16; an over-cap side engaging section 52; and a discharge cap side engaging section 32. The discharge container further includes a scattering prevention section 50 which is formed at the radial direction outside of the container body of the discharge cap side engaging section 32 and the over-cap side engaging section 52 so as to block contents scattered to the outside of the discharge container when the discharge cap side engaging section 32 is engaged with the over-cap side engaging section 52.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to various discharge containers containing liquid food or the like, and discharge caps and overcaps thereof.

  A container (discharge container) is used in which a discharge cap is attached to an opening of a plastic main body container, and contents such as liquid seasonings accommodated in the container are discharged from the discharge cap. Further, there is also used a discharge container in which an overcap for closing and closing the discharge port when not in use is detachably disposed on the discharge cap. Further, as such a discharge container, an engaging portion for guiding the overcap to be covered at a predetermined position when the overcap is closed or for maintaining the overcap engaged with the discharge cap. Some of them (projections, steps, etc.) are formed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-184729 A

  However, in the discharge container having such a structure, the contents may be scattered when the overcap is closed and the discharge cap is covered. For example, in the case where an annular engagement portion is formed by an interference fitting projection so that the discharge cap can be sealed by the overcap, when the force is applied to the overcap and the closure portion is closed, the overcap is attached to the engagement portion. The contents may scatter and adhere to the user's clothes or floor.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a discharge container that prevents contents such as liquid seasonings from splashing outside the container when the overcap is closed, and the discharge cap and the overcap. To do.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides:
A container body for storing contents;
A discharge port for discharging contents is formed on the top surface, and a discharge cap attached to the mouth of the container body,
An overcap removable from the discharge cap;
An overcap side engaging portion formed on the overcap;
A discharge cap side member that is formed on the discharge cap on the outer side in the radial direction of the container body from the discharge port and engages with the overcap side engaging portion to attach the overcap to the discharge cap. With the joint,
A discharge container comprising:
When the discharge cap side engagement portion or the overcap side engagement portion is formed on the outer side in the radial direction of the container body, and the discharge cap side engagement portion and the overcap side engagement portion are engaged. It is further provided with a scattering prevention unit that blocks the contents scattered toward the outside of the discharge container.

  When the overcap of the discharge container is attached to the discharge cap, the contents attached to the discharge cap side engaging portion, etc. are surrounded by the movement of the discharge cap side engaging portion and the overcap side engaging portion engaging each other. May scatter toward In the discharge container according to the present invention, the scattering prevention part prevents the contents scattered from the engaging part in this way, thereby preventing the scattering to the surroundings.

  Also, if you look at the actual usage situation, there are some users who put the overcap gently on the discharge cap after using the discharge container, but press the overcap strongly or cover it with force. Some users put it on the surface. In particular, if each engagement portion is to be fitted and locked so that the space between the overcap and the discharge cap is tightly tightened, the difference in level that must be overcome during engagement will increase. May require great force and momentum. If the overcap is pushed in strongly or covered with force, etc., the contents attached to the engaging part etc. tend to scatter vigorously, but in this respect, according to the discharge container according to the present invention, the contents Even if it scatters vigorously, the anti-scattering part blocks this and prevents it from scattering around.

  In this discharge container, the scattering prevention portion may be formed on the overcap.

  The discharge cap may be formed with a recess into which a part of the scattering prevention part enters.

  In the discharge container, the discharge cap side engaging portion is configured by a projecting body formed in a circumferential shape around the discharge port of the discharge cap, and the overcap side engaging portion is formed of the protrusion of the overcap. You may be comprised with the protrusion body formed in the periphery corresponding to the discharge cap side engaging part.

  The discharge cap side engaging portion may be formed in an annular shape.

  The overcap side engaging portion may be larger in diameter than the discharge cap side engaging portion, and may be engaged with the discharge cap side engaging portion from the outside thereof. .

  It is preferable that an outer peripheral shape and an outer diameter of the overcap are equal to an outer peripheral shape and an outer diameter of the discharge cap. In this case, the outer peripheral surface of the overcap and the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cap are smoothly connected in a covered state where the overcap is attached to the discharge cap.

  The overcap may be attached to the discharge cap via a hinge portion.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent contents such as a liquid seasoning from being scattered outside the container when the overcap is closed.

It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the whole discharge container in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the effect | action at the time of the discharge of the content in a discharge container. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining an effect | action when a discharge container restore | restores after discharge of the contents. It is a perspective view of the discharge cap and the overcap in the state covered with the overcap. It is a perspective view of a discharge cap and an overcap in a state where the overcap is opened. It is a side view of a discharge cap and an overcap in the opened state. It is a top view of a discharge cap and an overcap in the opened state. It is a front view of a discharge cap and an overcap in the opened state. It is sectional drawing of the discharge cap and overcap of a cover open state. It is a figure which expands and shows a part of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the discharge cap and overcap of a cover state. It is a perspective view which shows an example of cross-sectional structures, such as a coupling body which comprises a discharge container. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the valve body part shown in FIG. 12 elastically displaced. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structural example of the conventional discharge cap and overcap in a cover state as a reference.

  Hereinafter, a discharge container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Below, the case where this invention is applied to the discharge container 10 of the lamination | stacking peeling structure provided with the inner container 11 and the outer container 12 is demonstrated (refer FIG. 1 etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the discharge container 10 includes a flexible inner container 11 that accommodates the contents M and is squeezed and deformed as the contents M decrease, and an inner container 11 that is internally housed and elastically deformed. A container main body 13 having a possible outer container 12 and a discharge cap 15 which is mounted on a mouth portion 13a of the container main body 13 and has a discharge port 14 for discharging the contents M is detachably disposed. The overcap 16 is provided.

  Here, the container main body 13 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, the overcap 16 is formed in a topped cylindrical shape, and the container main body 13 and the overcap 16 are covered with the overcap 16 attached to the discharge cap 15. These center axes are arranged so as to be located on a common axis (see FIGS. 1 and 8). Hereinafter, this common axis is referred to as the container axis O, the overcap 16 side along the container axis O direction is referred to as the upper side or the upper side, the bottom side (not shown) of the container body 13 is referred to as the lower side or the lower side. The direction to do is referred to as the radial direction, and the direction around the container axis O is referred to as the circumferential direction.

  In addition, the overcap 16 may be connected to the discharge cap 15 by the hinge part 16a (refer FIG. 6, FIG. 11, etc.). In order to prevent the overcap 16 from getting in the way when the contents M are discharged from the discharge port 14, the hinge portion 16 a is configured so that the discharge container 10 is inclined so that the discharge port 14 faces downward and the discharge port 10 is in a discharge posture. It is arranged to be higher than 14 (see FIG. 2 etc.).

  The container main body 13 is a so-called Delami bottle having a laminated peeling structure in which the inner container 11 is laminated on the inner surface of the outer container 12 so as to be peeled off. The container body 13 is formed by, for example, blow molding a co-extruded two-layer parison. The outer container 12 is made of, for example, polyethylene resin or polypropylene resin, and the inner container 11 is made of, for example, a polyamide-based synthetic resin that is not compatible with the resin forming the outer container 12 or ethylene vinyl alcohol. It is made of polymerized resin.

  The mouth portion 13a of the container body 13 is formed in a two-stage cylindrical shape including an upper cylindrical portion 17 positioned on the upper side and a lower cylindrical portion 18 positioned on the lower side and formed with a larger diameter than the upper cylindrical portion 17. (See FIG. 2 etc.). A male screw portion 29 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of a portion (hereinafter, referred to as an outer upper tube portion) 17 a formed of the outer container 12 in the upper tube portion 17. In addition, an intake hole 19 through which the outside air is sucked into the inner container 11 is formed in a portion of the outer upper cylinder portion 17a located below the male screw portion 29 (see FIG. 3 and the like). A communication groove 20 extending in the container axis O direction is formed in a portion of the male screw portion 29 located above the intake hole 19.

  An inner peripheral surface of the outer upper cylindrical portion 17a is a cylindrical surface, and a portion (hereinafter referred to as an inner upper cylindrical portion) 17b formed of the inner container 11 in the upper cylindrical portion 17 is laminated on the inner peripheral surface. (See FIG. 2 etc.). The upper end portion of the inner upper cylindrical portion 17b may be folded outwardly in the radial direction and disposed on the open end of the outer upper cylindrical portion 17a.

  The discharge cap 15 includes an inner plug member 21 that closes the mouth portion 13a of the container main body 13, and a top-like cylindrical main body cylinder member 23 that covers the inner plug member 21 and has the discharge port 14 formed therein. (See FIG. 2 etc.). The inner plug member 21 includes a plug main body 47 whose outer peripheral edge is disposed on the opening end of the mouth portion 13 a of the container main body 13, and a communication cylinder portion 22 erected from the plug main body 47.

  The stopper body 47 has a bottomed cylindrical inner cylinder portion 24 disposed in the mouth portion 13a of the container body 13 with a gap between the mouth portion 13a, and a radial direction from the upper end of the inner cylinder portion 24. A flange portion 25 that protrudes toward the outside of the container body 13 and is disposed on the open end of the mouth portion 13a of the container body 13, and an outer cylinder portion 26 that extends upward from the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 25; An intermediate tube portion 27 extending downward from the flange portion 25 so as to surround the inner tube portion 24 from the outside in the radial direction and fitted in the mouth portion 13a of the container body 13 in a liquid-tight manner. (Refer to FIG. 2 etc.). The inner cylinder part 24, the flange part 25, the outer cylinder part 26 and the intermediate cylinder part 27 are arranged coaxially with the container axis O. An outer air circulation hole 28 that penetrates in the radial direction and opens downward is formed at the lower end portion of the outer cylinder portion 26.

  On the bottom wall portion of the inner cylinder portion 24, the communication cylinder portion 22 is disposed. In addition, a through-hole 42 that opens both in the inner container 11 and in the communication cylinder portion 22 is provided in the bottom wall portion. The through hole 42 is constituted by a plurality of small holes that are evenly arranged around the container axis O, for example (see FIG. 2 and the like).

  The main body cylinder member 23 is formed in a top cylinder shape that is arranged coaxially with the container axis O. On the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 23 a of the main body cylindrical member 23, a female screw portion 30 is formed that is screwed to the male screw portion 29 of the mouth portion 13 a of the container main body 13. Further, in the peripheral wall portion 23a, the lower cylinder portion 18 in the mouth portion 13a of the container body 13 is fitted in an airtight state in a lower end portion located below the screw portion where the female screw portion 30 is formed, and the screw The outer tube portion 26 of the inner plug member 21 is fitted in the upper end portion located above the portion.

  A discharge port 14 for discharging the contents M is formed in the top surface portion 31 of the discharge cap 15 (see FIG. 5 and the like). In the discharge container 10 of the present embodiment, the discharge port 14 is formed so as to be coaxial with the container axis O (see FIG. 2 and the like), but may be formed at a position shifted from the container axis O. .

  Further, the top surface portion 31 of the discharge cap 15 is formed with an outside air introduction protrusion 33 protruding upward, and the outside air introduction hole 33 is formed in the outside air introduction protrusion 33 (see FIG. 2 and the like). In order to prevent the contents M from being sucked from the outside air introduction hole 34, the outside air introduction protrusion 33 is in a state where the discharge container 10 is inclined to be in a discharge posture in order to discharge the contents M from the discharge port 14. And formed at a position higher than the discharge port 14 (see FIG. 2 and the like).

  For example, in the present embodiment, the outside air introduction protrusion 33 is formed so as to stand between the discharge port 14 and the hinge portion 16 a, and the outside air introduction hole 34 is located at a position higher than the top surface portion 31. It is arranged at a spatial distance from 31. For this reason, even if the content M dripping from the discharge port 14 adheres to the outer surface of the discharge cap 15, the dripping content M is hardly sucked from the outside air introduction hole 34. In addition, the outside air introduction hole 34 may be formed on the upper surface of the outside air introduction protrusion 33, or when the discharge container 10 is inclined and discharged to discharge the contents M from the discharge port 14, It may be formed so as to be in a state opened to the outside, more preferably in a state opened upward in the vertical direction of the projection 33 for introducing outside air. In the present embodiment, a pair of outside air introduction holes 34 are symmetrically arranged on the upper surface of the outside air introduction protrusion 33 (see FIG. 7 and the like).

  The specific shape of the external air introduction protrusion 33 described above is not particularly limited. For example, in this embodiment, the length in the circumferential direction is longer than the thickness of the discharge cap 15 in the radial direction (the direction perpendicular to the container axis O). The shape is curved along an arc centered on the discharge port 14 (see FIGS. 5 and 7). According to the external air introduction protrusion 33 having such a shape, the contents M adhering to the outer surface of the discharge cap 15 due to dripping or the like are prevented from approaching the external air introduction hole 34 and are sucked from the external air introduction hole 34. Can be avoided. It is also preferable that the outside air introduction protrusion 33 is curved along an arc centered on the discharge port 14.

  The discharge cap 15 is formed with a discharge cap side engaging portion 32 with which the overcap side engaging portion 52 of the overcap 16 in the covered state is engaged. For example, in the present embodiment, the discharge cap side engagement portion 32 configured by an annular protrusion protruding from the top surface portion 31 is formed so as to surround and surround the discharge port 14 and the outside air introduction protrusion 33. . As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the discharge cap 15 and the overcap 16.

  Further, the outer surface of the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 has a shape in which the lower portion is constricted and the upper portion protrudes radially outward so that the overcap side engaging portion 52 of the overcap 16 is fitted and locked from the outside. (See FIG. 8, FIG. 11, etc.). The inner side in the radial direction of the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 may be the same height as the discharge cap side engaging portion 32. In the present embodiment, the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the outside air introduction protrusion 33 are provided. In addition, only a discharge cylinder 36, which will be described later, protrudes from the top surface portion 31, and the other portions have the same height as the top surface portion 31 (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

  On the other hand, an overcap side engaging portion 52 that engages with the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 is formed on the back surface of the overcap 16 (the surface facing the lower side or the inner side in the covered state) (FIG. 9 and the like). reference). The overcap side engaging portion 52 is formed in a shape corresponding to the discharge cap side engaging portion 32, and engages with the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 when the overcap 16 is put in a covered state. Although the specific shape and structure of the overcap side engaging portion 52 are not limited, in the present embodiment, the overcap side engaging portion 52 is configured by an annular projecting body projecting on the back surface of the overcap 16. The overcap-side engagement portion 52 has an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the discharge cap-side engagement portion 32, and is fitted into the discharge cap-side engagement portion 32 to be fitted and locked from the outside. (See FIG. 11 and the like).

  The discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 do not have to be annular. In addition, the discharge cap side engagement portion 32 and the overcap side engagement portion 52 may be configured by discontinuous engagement portions that intermittently engage, but as in this embodiment, they are continuously engaged with no gap. According to the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 having a structure that can be combined, when the overcap 16 is covered, the discharge port 14 and the outside air introduction protrusion 33 are blocked from the outside air. (See FIG. 11 and the like).

  Further, the discharge container 10 is provided with a scattering prevention unit 50 that blocks the contents scattered toward the outside of the discharge container 10 when the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 are engaged. It has been. The anti-scattering part 50 is formed so as to be positioned on the outer side in the radial direction of the container body 13 with respect to the discharge cap side engaging part 32 and the overcap side engaging part 52 when being covered with the overcap 16. .

  The scattering prevention unit 50 may be formed on the discharge cap 15, but in the present embodiment, the side wall portion of the overcap 16 formed in a top tube shape is not only used as a portion constituting the lid body, It is made to function also as the scattering prevention part 50 opened and closed with the cap 16. The scattering prevention unit 50 covers the top surface portion 31 at the same time that the overcap 16 is attached to the discharge cap 15. Accordingly, when the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 are engaged with each other, the contents M attached to the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and its peripheral portion are not Even if it splashes outside due to the influence of momentum or fitting action, it is blocked (shielded) by the splash preventing part 50, so it does not splash outside the container.

  For example, in the case of a discharge container having a structure in which the discharge cap 15 and the overcap 16 are engaged at the outermost peripheral portion, the contents attached to the outermost engaging portion are scattered outward during the engagement. According to the discharge container 10 of this embodiment, these engaging portions are shifted inward in the radial direction as compared with the conventional one, and the periphery thereof is covered with the anti-scattering portion 50. The scattering of the contents M can be prevented (see FIG. 11). Therefore, the scattered contents do not adhere to the user's clothes. Further, according to the present embodiment in which a part of the overcap 16 is used as the scattering prevention unit 50, there are very few restrictions on the design of the overcap 16.

  It is preferable that the top surface portion 31 of the discharge cap 15 is formed as smoothly as possible. For example, in the discharge container 10 of the present embodiment, the portion of the top surface portion 31 where the discharge port 14 is formed, the portion where the outside air introduction protrusion 33 is formed, and the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 are formed. The part excluding the part which is present is a smooth surface. In this case, even if the contents M such as dripping adhere to the top surface portion 31 of the discharge cap 15, it is easy to wipe off.

  In addition, the top surface portion 31 is formed with a receiving tube portion 35 that extends downward and has an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of an outer fitting tube portion 40 described later. Further, the top surface portion 31 is provided with a discharge cylinder 36 whose inside is the discharge port 14. In the discharge cylinder 36, an inner seal cylinder part (seal part) 37 extending downward from the overcap 16 is fitted (see FIGS. 1, 9, 11, etc.).

  Moreover, the discharge cap 15 may be formed with a recess 54 into which a part of the scattering prevention unit 50 (lower peripheral portion) enters (see FIGS. 9 and 11). In such a discharge container 10, when the lid is covered with the overcap 16, a part of the scattering prevention unit 50 is overlapped with the discharge cap 15. The inside and outside of the cap 16 can be completely blocked.

  Further, the overcap 16 may be formed with an outside air introduction hole seal portion (not shown) that closes the outside air introduction hole 34 when the overcap 16 is attached to the discharge cap 15. If the overcap 16 is attached to the discharge cap 15 when the discharge container 10 is not used or transported, the outside air introduction hole seal portion prevents the contents M from being inadvertently sucked from the outside air introduction hole 34. To do.

  The discharge container 10 further includes a ventilation portion 60 that ensures ventilation between the outside of the discharge container 10 and the outside air introduction hole 34 in a state where the overcap 16 is attached to the discharge cap 15 (covered state). . As described above, the discharge cap-side engagement portion 32 of the discharge cap 15 and the overcap-side engagement portion 52 of the overcap 16 are continuously engaged with each other without any gap therebetween, whereby the inside (discharge port 14 and Although the outside air introduction projection 33 and the like are separated from the outside (outside of the discharge cap side engagement portion 32 and the overcap side engagement portion 52) to prevent gas and liquid from passing through, the ventilation portion 60 In the discharge container 10 of the present embodiment further including the above, ventilation between them is allowed.

  The ventilation portion 60 is provided in one or both of the engaged discharge cap side engagement portion 32 and the overcap side engagement portion 52. Although the specific structure of the ventilation part 60 is not limited, for example, in this embodiment, it has a long hole shape that is elongated and cut out at least at a portion of the overcap side engagement part 52 that engages with the discharge cap side engagement part 32. A ventilation portion 60 is provided to allow ventilation between the inside and the outside even when the discharge cap side engagement portion 32 and the overcap side engagement portion 52 are engaged (see FIGS. 5 and 7).

  According to the vent 60 described above, it is possible to prevent the content M from leaking when the overcap 16 is opened. That is, if the delamination-type discharge container 10 is refrigerated and left at room temperature, the air introduced between the inner container 11 and the outer container 12 is heated and expands. When the cap 16 is opened, it is ejected instantaneously, which may cause the contents M adhering to the discharge cap 15 to blow off, whereas in the discharge container 10 of the present embodiment, the expanded air Can be released from the vent 60 to the outside, so that the internal pressure of the discharge container 10 is prevented from increasing when left at room temperature, and the content is prevented from leaking when the overcap 16 is opened. be able to.

  Here, between the inner plug member 21 and the main body cylinder member 23, an outer fitting cylinder portion 40 that is externally fitted to the communication cylinder portion 22 of the inner plug member 21 is disposed. The outer fitting cylinder part 40 is arranged coaxially with the container axis O, and the lower end part of the outer fitting cylinder part 40 is fitted on the communication cylinder part 22 and in the inner cylinder part 24 of the inner plug member 21. The upper end part of the outer fitting cylinder part 40 is fitted on the receiving cylinder part 35 of the main body cylinder member 23.

  An annular check valve (air valve portion) 41 protruding outward in the radial direction is formed at an intermediate portion in the container axis O direction of the outer fitting cylinder portion 40 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). ). The check valve 41 can be elastically deformed, and is a valve for switching communication between the intake hole 19 and the outside air introduction hole 34 and switching between them, and between the inner container 11 and the outer container 12 when the contents M are discharged. The communication between the space formed at the outside and the outside is suppressed, and the air can be sucked in by opening only when the outside air is inhaled. A lip portion 41a seated on the valve seat 31a is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the check valve 41 of the present embodiment which is annular (or circumferential, disc-shaped, bowl-shaped, top hat shape) (FIG. 10, (Refer FIG. 12, FIG. 13). The valve seat 31 a is provided inside the main body cylinder member 23 at a position near the flow path of the outside air introduced from the outside air introduction hole 34. Further, the valve seat 31 a is formed in an annular shape at a portion of the ceiling surface which is the back side of the top surface portion 31, where the lip portion 41 a of the check valve 41 contacts. The lip portion 41a is formed in an annular shape in the same manner as the annular valve seat 31a (see FIGS. 12, 13, etc.).

  The inner stopper member 21 has a communication recess 43 that allows the discharge cylinder 36 and the inner container 11 to communicate with each other. The communication concave portion 43 is configured by the inside of the communication cylinder portion 22 and is disposed coaxially with the container axis O. Thereby, the container axis O direction and the axial direction of the communication recessed part 43 correspond. In the illustrated example, the communication recess 43 is located below the discharge cylinder 36, that is, inside the inner container 11 along the container axis O direction. Furthermore, the internal volume of the communication recess 43 is larger than the internal volume of the discharge cylinder 36.

  A valve body 44 that is slidably fitted along the container axis O direction and is slid along the container axis O direction to open and close the communication recess 43 inside the communicating cylinder portion 22 of the inner plug member 21. Is arranged. The valve body portion 44 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape disposed coaxially with the container axis O, and further has an annular flange portion projecting radially outward from an upper end (upper end) in the container axis O direction. It is regulated to have a shape. With respect to the valve body portion 44, the annular upper end surface of the communication cylinder portion 22 functions as a valve seat (valve retainer) that receives the valve body portion 44 in contact with the flange portion. At this time, the outer peripheral surface of the valve body portion 44 and the inner peripheral surface of the communication recess 43 may be less likely to contact each other, or the bottom surface of the valve body portion 44 may be more radial than the communication cylinder portion 22 in the plug body 47. It is good also as a structure which does not contact | abut to the part located inside.

  Further, the upper end of the valve body portion 44 is in contact with the upper end surface of the communicating cylinder portion 22 or is located above the upper end surface, and as shown in FIGS. Is connected to one end of a connecting piece 45 that connects the valve body portion 44 and the external fitting cylinder portion 40. A plurality of connection pieces 45 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, three in the illustrated example, and each connection piece 45 is curved and extends along the circumferential direction. Further, the positions of the both ends of the connecting piece 45 in the container axis O direction are the same. The valve body portion 44, the outer fitting cylinder portion 40, the connecting piece 45, and the check valve 41 are integrally formed to constitute a connecting body 48.

  The connecting piece 45 allows the valve body portion 44 to be displaced along the container axis O direction by being elastically deformed (in this specification, the connecting piece 45 is elastically deformed in this way while the valve body is deformed. The displacement of the portion 44 is expressed as elastic displacement). When there are a plurality of connection pieces 45 (three in the illustrated example) as in this embodiment, the connection pieces 45 are preferably arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. If the connecting pieces 45 are arranged at equal intervals in this way, the valve body portion 44 when elastically displaced is prevented from being inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the container axis O (a twisted state). Smooth displacement of the valve body 44 can be assisted (see FIGS. 12 and 13).

  When the valve body portion 44 is elastically displaced, the connecting piece 45 is in a state of being inclined as a whole while being partially deformed and twisted (see FIG. 13). At this time, the connecting piece 45 itself is in a partially twisted (twisted) state, and the whole is extended according to the state, and the elastic restoring force of the connecting piece 45 causes the valve body portion 44 to be displaced. It acts as a force for restoring displacement (return) to the position. It should be noted that the valve body 44 may be rotated in the circumferential direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) around the container axis O during the elastic displacement or restoring displacement.

  Next, the operation of the discharge container 10 configured as described above will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the contents M are discharged from the discharge container 10, first, the overcap 16 is removed from the discharge cap 15 and the lid is opened. After that, in a state where the discharge container 10 is tilted so as to face the lower side than the horizontal plane and in a discharge posture, the discharge container 10 is pressurized to be pushed inward in the radial direction to be squeezed (elastically deformed), The inner container 11 is deformed together with the outer container 12 to reduce the volume.

  Then, the pressure in the inner container 11 rises, and the content M in the inner container 11 presses the valve body part 44 through the through hole 42, and the connecting piece 45 is elastically deformed, so that the valve body part 44 becomes the container. The communication recess 43 is opened by being slid toward the outside of the inner container 11 along the axis O direction. As a result, the content M in the inner container 11 is discharged to the outside through the through hole 42, the communication recess 43, the outer fitting cylinder portion 40, and the discharge port 14 (see FIG. 2).

  Thereafter, when the pushing force on the valve body 44 by the contents M in the inner container 11 is weakened by stopping or releasing the pushing of the discharge container 10, the pressure difference caused by the elastic restoring force of the discharge container 10. Thus, the valve body portion 44 slides inside the inner container 11 along the container axis O direction (see FIG. 3).

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, when the valve body portion 44 enters the communication recess 43, the outer peripheral surface of the valve body portion 44 comes into sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the communication recess 43 and the communication recess 43 and the valve body portion. The gap with 44 is closed. Thereby, an inner space 46 in which the contents M that have not been returned to the inner container 11 remain is formed between the main body cylinder member 23 and the inner plug member 21. The inner space 46 communicates with the discharge port 14, and the valve body portion 44 is a part of the drawing wall, and the communication with the communication recess 43 is blocked by the valve body portion 44.

  Then, after the inner space 46 is formed in this way, when the valve body portion 44 continues to slide in the communication recess 43 along the container axis O direction, the contents of the inner space 46 are accompanied by the sliding. The product will increase. As a result, the contents M in the discharge port 14 can be drawn into the inner space 46, and air can be sucked into the discharge port 14 from the outside.

  Here, when the pressure of the container body 13 is released in a state where the communication concave portion 43 is closed by the valve body portion 44, the outer container 12 tends to be restored and deformed while the inner container 11 is deformed and deformed. At this time, a negative pressure is generated between the inner container 11 and the outer container 12, and this negative pressure acts on the check valve 41 through the intake hole 19, thereby opening the check valve 41. Then, outside air is sucked between the outer container 12 and the inner container 11 through the outside air introduction hole 34, the outside air circulation hole 28, the communication groove 20, and the suction hole 19 (see FIG. 3). When the internal pressure between the outer container 12 and the inner container 11 rises to atmospheric pressure, the check valve 41 is restored and deformed to shut off the intake hole 19 and the outside. Thereby, the volume reduction shape of the inner container 11 is maintained after the contents M are discharged.

  From this state, when the outer container 12 of the container body 13 is squeezed again, the check valve 41 is shut off, so that the internal pressure between the outer container 12 and the inner container 11 becomes a positive pressure. The inner container 11 is reduced in volume by the pressure, and the contents M are discharged by the above-described action.

  In addition, after discharging the contents M and before the communication recess 43 is closed by the valve body portion 44, when the pushing of the discharge container 10 is not only stopped but also released, the inner container 11 follows the outer container 12. Then try to restore and transform. Then, the pressure in the inner container 11 is reduced and a negative pressure is generated, and this negative pressure acts on the valve body part 44, so that the valve body part 44 is placed inside the inner container 11 along the container axis O direction. It will be made to slide smoothly toward.

  As described above, according to the discharge container 10 according to the present embodiment, after the content M is discharged, the content M in the discharge port 14 is drawn into the inner space 46 and air is discharged into the discharge port 14 from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the contents M that have not been returned to the inner container 11 from remaining in the discharge port 14. Thereby, after discharge of the content M, it can suppress that the content M leaks from the discharge outlet 14. FIG.

  Further, even if the valve body portion 44 is not intended to be displaced to the inside of the inner container 11 along the axial direction, the flange portion of the valve body portion 44 is formed in the annular shape of the communication tube portion 22 in the plug body 47. It will contact | abut to an upper end surface, and the above-mentioned displacement of the valve body part 44 can be controlled.

  Further, when the valve body 44 is configured to contact the bottom wall of the plug body 47 when the discharge container 10 is not operated, the communication between the communication recess 43 and the through hole 42 is blocked by the valve body 44. can do. Furthermore, in this case, when the valve body 44 is restored and displaced after the contents M are discharged and the inner space 46 is formed as described above, the valve body 44 is placed in the communication recess 43 in the container. It can slide over the entire length in the direction of the axis O. As a result, the internal volume of the inner space 46 can be reliably increased, and the above-described effects can be remarkably achieved.

  Moreover, since the inner seal cylinder part 37 is provided in the overcap 16, it can suppress that the content M leaks out from the discharge outlet 14 in the state which closed the overcap 16. FIG. Further, as described above, after the contents M are discharged, the contents M that have not been returned to the inner container 11 are less likely to remain in the discharge port 14, so that the overcap 16 is discharged after the contents M are discharged. 15, when the inner seal cylinder portion 37 is fitted into the discharge port 14, the content M is pushed out of the discharge port 14 by the inner seal cylinder portion 37, or the content is stored in the inner seal cylinder portion 37. It can suppress that the thing M adheres.

  And according to the discharge container 10 of this embodiment which formed the scattering prevention part 50 in the radial direction outer side of the container main body 13 rather than the discharge cap side engaging part 32 or the overcap side engaging part 52, the overcap 16 is closed. When the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 are engaged, the contents M scattered when the discharge cap side engaging portion 52 is engaged can be blocked by the scattering preventing portion 50.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the container having the laminated peeling structure including the inner container 11 and the outer container 12 has been described as an example, but this is only a suitable example of the discharge container 10. In addition, the present invention can naturally be applied to a discharge container 10 including both the discharge cap 15 and the overcap 16, such as a container that does not have a laminated peeling structure.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the specific example of the content M accommodated in the discharge container 10 was not mentioned, if this is added, liquid seasonings and drinks, such as a soy sauce containing seasoning, processed starch Liquid foods such as mixtures, daily necessities used around water, such as facial cleansers and toothpaste, cosmetics such as emulsified liquids, and liquid (including gelled) chemicals.

  In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52, an annular engaging portion that fits and locks the overlapping protrusions so as to press each other is illustrated. However, this is only a suitable example. The discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 can be engaged with each other so that the overcap 16 can be maintained in the state where the overcap 16 is attached to the discharge cap 15. There are no particular limitations, and other examples include a plurality of claw-like engagement pieces that are deformed when the overcap 16 is closed and that maintain the engaged state by elasticity.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the side wall portion of the overcap 16 functions as the scattering prevention unit 50 is illustrated, but this is also only a suitable example, and conversely, the scattering prevention unit is disposed on the discharge cap 15. 50 may be formed. For example, the scattering prevention unit 50 may be formed around the discharge cap 15 so as to be positioned on the radially outer side of the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52. For example, in a conventional discharge container, if the positions of the discharge cap side engagement portion 32 and the overcap side engagement portion 52 are not shifted radially inward, the scattering prevention portion 50 is formed so as to cover the periphery thereof. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, the contents M scattered when the discharge cap side engaging portion 32 and the overcap side engaging portion 52 are engaged can be blocked (see FIG. 14).

  The present invention is suitable for application to various discharge containers containing liquid food or the like, and their discharge caps and overcaps.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Discharge container 13 ... Container main body 13a ... Mouth part 14 ... Discharge port 15 ... Discharge cap 16 ... Overcap 16a ... Hinge part 31 ... Top surface part 32 ... Discharge cap side engaging part 50 ... Spattering prevention part 52 ... Overcap side Engagement part 54 ... Recessed part M of discharge cap

Claims (9)

A container body for storing contents;
A discharge port for discharging contents is formed on the top surface, and a discharge cap attached to the mouth of the container body,
An overcap removable from the discharge cap;
An overcap side engaging portion formed on the overcap;
A discharge cap side member that is formed on the discharge cap on the outer side in the radial direction of the container body from the discharge port and engages with the overcap side engaging portion to attach the overcap to the discharge cap. With the joint,
A discharge container comprising:
When the discharge cap side engagement portion and the overcap side engagement portion are engaged with each other, the discharge cap side engagement portion is engaged with the overcap side engagement portion. A discharge container further comprising a scattering prevention unit that blocks the contents scattered toward the outside of the discharge container.   The discharge container according to claim 1, wherein the scattering prevention part is formed in the overcap.   The discharge container according to claim 2, wherein the discharge cap is formed with a recess into which a part of the scattering prevention part enters.   The discharge cap side engaging portion is constituted by a projecting body formed in a circumferential shape around the discharge port of the discharge cap, and the overcap side engaging portion is the discharge cap side engagement of the overcap. The discharge container of Claim 2 or 3 comprised by the protrusion body formed in the periphery at the position corresponding to a joint part.   The discharge container according to claim 4, wherein the discharge cap side engaging portion is formed in an annular shape.   The said overcap side engaging part is larger diameter than the said discharge cap side engaging part, and it fits from the outer side with respect to this discharge cap side engaging part, and will be in an engagement state. Discharge container.   The discharge container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an outer peripheral shape and an outer diameter of the overcap are equal to an outer peripheral shape and an outer diameter of the discharge cap.   The discharge container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the overcap is attached to the discharge cap via a hinge portion.   A discharge cap and an overcap used for the discharge container according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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