JP2019034774A - Granular material storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a granular material storage container which can take out by more simple operation without touching a granular material by hands directly.SOLUTION: A granular material storage container of this invention comprises a container body 1 which comprises a passage T that connects to a storage space S and has a cylindrical portion 7 which discharges a granular material R that passes the passage T from an exit opening 8, and a head 21 which is installed in the container body 1, and which comprises a push part 28 provided so as to oppose to an outer face of the cylindrical portion 7. The cylindrical portion 7 is one being capable of deforming elastically in the radial direction, and comprises an expansion portion 9 which protrudes from an inner face of the cylindrical portion 7 and has a gap g which locally narrows a passage T between the expansion portion and the inner face of the opposing cylindrical portion 7. The push part 28 makes the cylindrical portion 7 deform elastically by that a pushing force toward the cylindrical portion 7 is given so that permitting passing of the passage T of the granular material R by expanding the gap g.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a granular material storage container for storing a granular material.

  Conventionally, as a container for storing granular materials such as confectionery and medicine, a container body having a relatively large mouth portion with respect to the granular material and a lid body detachably attached to the mouth portion, the granular material In general, the container body is tilted with the lid removed to drop the granular material. In such a container, more granular material than intended is taken out depending on the inclination of the container body. For this reason, it takes a lot of time to return the excess particulate matter, and there is also a problem in terms of hygiene because what is once touched by the hand is returned to the container body.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses a granular material storage container that allows a granular material to be taken out without being touched by a hand. In this container, the lid mounted on the mouth of the container is provided with a first concave portion and a second concave portion facing the first concave portion with a space therebetween. And when taking out the granular material, the container is displaced to the upside-down inverted posture, the granular material is moved to the first concave portion, and then the container is displaced to the original upright posture to form the first concave shape. It is supposed that the granular material accommodated in the second concave portion can be taken out by moving the granular material of the portion to the second concave portion and then removing the lid from the container.

JP 2008-228843 A

  As described above, the granular material storage container disclosed in Patent Document 1 must repeatedly change the attitude of the container when taking out the granular material. For this reason, there are difficulties in terms of operability.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such problems, and to provide a novel granular material storage container that can be taken out by a simpler operation without directly touching the granular material with a hand. With the goal.

The present invention includes a main body having a storage space for storing particulate matter, a container main body having a passage connected to the storage space and a cylindrical portion for discharging the particulate matter passing through the passage from the outlet opening,
A granular material storage container comprising: a head that is mounted on the container body and includes a pressing portion that is provided to face an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion;
The cylindrical portion is elastically deformable in the radial direction, and protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and the passage is locally provided between the opposed inner peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical portions. A bulging portion having a narrowing gap,
The pressing portion is configured to elastically deform the cylindrical portion by applying a pressing force toward the cylindrical portion, and widen the gap to allow passage of the granular material through the passage. It is a container.

  The head is connected to the pressing portion outside the outlet opening, and is moved with the pressing portion by applying a pressing force to the pressing portion, and a predetermined number of granular materials between the bulging portion and the head It is preferable to have a shielding portion that allows the particulate matter to be discharged from the weighing space when the pressing force is released while the weighing space that accommodates the measuring space is partitioned.

  It is preferable that the bulging portion has an inclined surface that gradually approaches the inner peripheral surface of the opposing cylindrical portion from the storage space toward the outlet opening.

  The head includes a peripheral wall that includes a window hole that surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion and exposes the pressing portion, and a ceiling wall that is connected to the peripheral wall and has a take-out hole that allows the particulate matter discharged from the outlet opening to pass therethrough. It is preferable to have.

  Furthermore, a cap that covers the head and is detachably held on the head or the container main body is provided, and the cap is in airtight contact with the head or the container main body to prevent outside air from entering the storage space. It is preferable to have the packing which performs.

  In the granular material storage container according to the present invention, a cylindrical portion having a passage leading to a storage space can be elastically deformed in the radial direction, and the cylindrical portion protrudes from an inner peripheral surface thereof and is opposed to the inner periphery. The bulging part which has the clearance gap which narrowed the channel | path locally between the surfaces is provided. Then, by applying a pressing force toward the cylindrical wall to the pressing portion provided to face the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion is elastically deformed, thereby widening the gap and allowing the particulate matter to pass therethrough. be able to. That is, it is possible to discharge the particulate matter by a simple operation by simply pressing the pressing portion without direct contact with the hand.

  In addition, when providing a shielding part on the head, a predetermined number of granular materials are formed in the measuring space formed between the shielding part and the bulging part by pressing the pressing part while the container body is displaced in the tilted posture. If the pressing force applied to the pressing part is released after that, the cylindrical part is restored and the passage is narrowed, thereby preventing the discharge of particulate matter in the storage space. Only the particulate matter is discharged from the outlet opening. That is, when a shielding part is provided on the head, a predetermined number of granular materials can be measured and discharged each time the pressing part is pressed.

  Moreover, when providing the inclined surface which gradually approaches toward the exit opening from the storage space with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the opposed cylindrical portion, the granular material passing through the expanded portion is guided by the inclined surface. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent a problem that the particulate matter is caught in the middle of the passage.

  Further, when the head is provided with a peripheral wall that includes a window hole that surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion and exposes the pressing portion, and a ceiling wall that is connected to the peripheral wall and includes a take-out hole through which the particulate matter discharged from the outlet opening passes. Since the entire cylindrical portion is covered with the head, the elastically deformable cylindrical portion can be protected from damage.

  Furthermore, when a cap that covers the head and is detachably held on the head or the container main body is provided, and a packing that prevents air from entering the storage space by airtightly contacting the head or the container main body is provided on the cap. Further, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the granular material stored in the storage space, and it is possible to prevent the entry of dust or the like into the storage space.

It is the figure which showed one Embodiment of the granular material storage container according to this invention, Comprising: (a) is sectional drawing in sectional view (sectional drawing in alignment with AA shown in FIG.2 (c)), (b ) Is a side view around the pressing portion (an arrow view along arrow F shown in FIG. 2C). It is the figure which showed the state which removed the cap from the granular material storage container shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: (a) is sectional drawing in sectional view (sectional drawing in alignment with BB shown in FIG.2 (b)). (B) is a top view, (c) is sectional drawing which follows CC shown to Fig.2 (a), (d) is sectional drawing which follows DD shown to Fig.2 (a). Yes, (e) is a cross-sectional view along the line EE shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which pushed the press part, Comprising: (a)-(d) respond | corresponds to Fig.2 (a)-(d), respectively. It is a figure explaining the condition which discharges | emits a granular material, Comprising: (a) is the figure which showed the state just before pushing a press part corresponding to FIG. 2 (a), (b) is the figure which shows the state in FIG. It is the figure shown corresponding to (a). FIG. 2A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2A, and FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating the state corresponding to FIG. It is a figure explaining that a granular material can move to measurement space also in the state where a bulging part is located below to the state of Drawing 5 (b) where a bulging part is located above. 2A shows a state in which the pressing force to the pressing portion is released. FIG. 2A shows the state corresponding to FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2B shows the state corresponding to FIG. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a granular material storage container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The granular material storage container of the present embodiment includes a container body 1, a head 21, and a cap 51.

  The container main body 1 includes a main body portion 2 including a storage space S. In the storage space S, granular materials R that are spherical in this embodiment are stored. Further, the main body 2 is integrally connected with a bottom portion 3 having a disk shape, a cylindrical body portion 4 standing from an outer edge portion of the bottom portion 3, and an upper end portion of the body portion 4 with an inclined portion and radially outward. An engaging portion 5 having a protruding claw portion is provided.

  Further, a donut plate-like top wall portion 6 extending inward in the radial direction is provided above the engaging portion 5. A cylindrical portion 7 rising upward is integrally connected to the inner edge portion of the top wall portion 6, and an opening (exit opening) 8 is provided at the upper end portion of the cylindrical portion 7. Inside the tubular portion 7, a passage T that leads from the storage space S to the outlet opening 8 is provided. Further, a bulging portion 9 that protrudes radially inward is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 7. The bulging portion 9 of the present embodiment has a hemispherical surface 10 at its upper outer surface, and its lower outer surface gradually moves from the storage space S toward the outlet opening 8 with respect to the inner peripheral surface facing the bulging portion 9. It is the inclined surface 11 which approaches and is connected to the hemispherical surface 10. The hemispherical surface 10 is provided below the outlet opening 8. As a result, the bulging portion 9 has a measuring space K for accommodating a predetermined number (one in the present embodiment) of the granular material R between the bulging portion 9 and a shielding portion (reference numeral 32) described later, as shown in FIG. It is partitioned. The passage T is locally narrowed by the bulging portion 9, and a gap narrower than the diameter of the granular material R is formed between the bulging portion 9 and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 7 facing the bulging portion 9. g is formed. As shown in FIG. 2 (d), the cylindrical portion 7 has a configuration in which the cross-sectional shape is an elliptical cylindrical shape (the side where the bulging portion 9 is located is a short axis).

  In the present embodiment, the bottom part 3, the body part 4, and the engaging part 5 are formed of a material having relatively high hardness (such as hard synthetic resin or glass). On the other hand, the ceiling wall part 6, the cylindrical part 7, and the bulging part 9 are formed of materials (rubber, elastomer, soft polyethylene (low density polyethylene), etc.) having relatively low hardness. Thereby, the cylindrical part 7 can be elastically deformed to radial direction. In addition, you may form the top wall part 6 and the bulging part 9 with a material with comparatively high hardness. Moreover, the container main body 1 of this embodiment has two members, a member constituting the bottom part 3, the body part 4, and the engaging part 5, a top wall part 6, a cylindrical part 7, and a member constituting the bulging part 9. Although it is comprised by the member, these may be formed by one member, making the cylindrical part 7 elastically deformable to radial direction.

  The head 21 has a cylindrical shape surrounding the engaging portion 5, and includes an engaged portion 23 having a claw portion that is caught by the engaging portion 5 on the inner peripheral surface and an external thread portion 22 on the outer peripheral surface. A flange 24 directed radially inward is provided at the upper end of the engaged portion 23, and a cylindrical peripheral wall 25 extending upward is provided at the inner edge of the flange 24. Further, a rectangular window hole 26 is provided above the peripheral wall 25 as shown in FIG. 1B, and is integrally connected to the peripheral wall 25 via a pair of hinges 27 inside the window hole 26. A pressing portion 28 is provided. With such a configuration, the pressing portion 28 can move radially inward with respect to the peripheral wall 25 by applying a pressing force.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a pair of pressing portions 28 of the present embodiment are provided with the cylindrical portion 7 interposed therebetween. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, each pressing portion 28 is located on the radially outer side, and a pressing plate 29 that is a portion to be touched with a finger when applying a pressing force, and a pressing plate 29. The semicircular inner peripheral wall 30 provided on the inner side in the radial direction, the connecting plate 31 connecting the pressing plate 29 and the inner peripheral wall 30, the pressing plate 29, the inner peripheral wall 30, and the upper end of the connecting plate 31 are integrated. And a shielding part 32 having a plate shape. The inner edge of the shielding part 32 has a curved edge 33 that is recessed in an arc shape toward the outside in the radial direction, and a straight line that is located at both ends in the width direction of the curved edge 33 and is aligned with both ends of the inner peripheral wall 30. An edge 34 is provided.

  The head 21 includes a disk-shaped top wall 35 that is connected to the peripheral wall 25 above the peripheral wall 25. In the present embodiment, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 1A, an outward claw portion 36 is provided on the lower surface of the top wall 35 and is engaged with an inward claw portion 37 provided on the upper end portion of the peripheral wall 25. The peripheral wall 25 is connected. In addition, the outward nail | claw part 36 is removed in the part corresponding to the press part 28, in order to avoid interference with the press part 28. FIG. The top wall 35 is provided with positioning projections 38 and the peripheral wall 25 is provided with positioning recesses 39 corresponding thereto so that the top wall 35 is positioned in the circumferential direction and attached to the peripheral wall 25 (FIG. 2 (c), (e)). Furthermore, a circular extraction hole 40 that leads to the outlet opening 8 is provided in the center of the top wall 35.

  The cap 51 has a female screw portion 52 corresponding to the male screw portion 22 on the inner peripheral surface, and is integrally connected to the lower outer peripheral wall 53 surrounding the engaged portion 23 and the upper end portion of the lower outer peripheral wall 53 and radially inward. A stepped portion 54 extending toward the inner surface, and a covered cylindrical cap body 55 that is integrally connected to the inner edge of the stepped portion 54 and covers the head 21. Further, a donut plate-like packing 56 is provided on the lower surface of the step portion 54 so as to abut against the flange 24 when the cap 51 is held on the head 21. Thereby, since it can suppress that external air penetrate | invades into the storage space S through the exit opening 8, the quality change of the granular material R stored in the storage space S can be prevented effectively. In addition, since dust and the like can be prevented from entering the storage space S, it can be stored more hygienically.

  When discharging the granular material R from the granular material storage container having such a structure, after removing the cap 51, the finger is applied to the pressing portion 28 as shown in FIG. Displace to posture. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4B, although the granular material R in the storage space S moves to the passage T, the gap g is narrower than the diameter of the granular material R. 9 prevents the discharge.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the pressing portion 28 is pushed in from both sides, the inner peripheral wall 30 presses the cylindrical portion 7 radially inward as shown in FIG. 3D. Thereby, the cylindrical part 7 is elastically deformed and the gap g is widened. When the pressing portion 28 is pushed in, the opposing inner peripheral walls 30 and the straight edge portions 34 come into contact with each other and function as a stopper, so that excessive pushing is prevented. Further, in the state where these function as stoppers, the gap g is widened larger than the diameter of the granular material R, so that the granular material R passes through the bulging portion 9. By the way, the pressing part 28 is provided with a shielding part 32, and when the pressing part 28 is pushed in from both sides, the shielding part 32 also moves radially inward and projects to the outlet opening 8 of the cylindrical part 7. become. Here, between the bulging part 9 and the shielding part 32, since the measurement space K which can accommodate one granular object R is provided, as shown in FIG.5 (b), one granular object R is shown. Passes through the bulging portion 9 and is accommodated in the measurement space K.

  In FIG. 5B, the container main body 1 is tilted in the direction in which the bulging portion 9 is positioned upward. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the container main body 1 in the direction in which the bulging portion 9 is positioned downward. May be tilted. Even in such a direction, since the bulging portion 9 is provided with the inclined surface 11, the granular material R moves to the measuring space K without being caught by the bulging portion 9.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7A, pushing into the pressing portion 28 is released. As a result, the cylindrical portion 7 that has been elastically deformed as shown in FIG. 3D is restored as shown in FIG. 2D, and the bulging portion 9 moves radially inward. Further, the granular material R positioned on the storage space S side is prevented from being discharged by the bulging portion 9. Further, since the shielding portion 32 protruding to the outlet opening 8 moves radially outward along with the restoration of the cylindrical portion 7, only one granular material R accommodated in the measuring space K passes through the outlet opening 8. It is discharged from the takeout hole 40.

  As described above, according to the granular material storage container of the present embodiment, the granular material R is discharged one by one by repeatedly pressing and releasing the pressing portion 28 while the container body 1 is displaced in the tilted posture. be able to.

  The granular material storage container of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes those in which various modifications are made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the embodiment described above, one granular material R is accommodated in the measurement space K. However, by changing the volume of the measurement space K, the number thereof can be arbitrarily changed. In addition, the cap 51 is held by the head 21 using the male screw portion 22. However, for example, a male screw portion may be provided in the container main body 1 and held by the container main body 1.

1: Container body 2: Body part 3: Bottom part 4: Body part 5: Engaging part 6: Top wall part 7: Cylindrical part 8: Exit opening 9: Swelling part 10: Hemispherical surface 11: Inclined surface 21: Head 22: Male screw portion 23: Engaged portion 24: Flange 25: Peripheral wall 26: Window hole 27: Hinge 28: Pressing portion 29: Pressing plate 30: Inner peripheral wall 31: Connecting plate 32: Shielding portion 33: Curved edge 34: Straight edge 35: ceiling wall 36: outward claw portion 37: inward claw portion 38: positioning protrusion 39: positioning recess 40: take-out hole 51: cap 52: female screw portion 53: lower outer peripheral wall 54: step portion 55: cap Main body 56: Packing K: Measuring space R: Granular matter S: Storage space T: Passage g: Clearance

Claims (5)

A main body having a storage space for storing the particulate matter, and a container main body having a cylindrical portion that has a passage connected to the storage space and discharges the particulate matter passing through the passage from the outlet opening;
A granular material storage container comprising: a head that is mounted on the container body and includes a pressing portion that is provided to face an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion;
The cylindrical portion is elastically deformable in the radial direction, and protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and the passage is locally provided between the opposed inner peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical portions. A bulging portion having a narrowing gap;
The pressing portion is configured to elastically deform the cylindrical portion by applying a pressing force toward the cylindrical portion, and widen the gap to allow passage of the granular material through the passage. container.   The head is connected to the pressing portion outside the outlet opening, and is moved with the pressing portion by applying a pressing force to the pressing portion, and a predetermined number of granular materials between the bulging portion and the head The particulate matter storage container according to claim 1, further comprising a shielding part that allows the particulate matter to be discharged from the weighing space when the pressing force is released while the weighing space that accommodates the particulate matter is partitioned.   The granular material storage container according to claim 1, wherein the bulging portion has an inclined surface that gradually approaches the inner peripheral surface of the opposing cylindrical portion from the storage space toward the outlet opening.   The head includes a peripheral wall that includes a window hole that surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion and exposes the pressing portion, and a ceiling wall that is connected to the peripheral wall and has a take-out hole that allows the particulate matter discharged from the outlet opening to pass therethrough. The granular-material storage container as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which has these.   Furthermore, a cap that covers the head and is detachably held on the head or the container main body is provided, and the cap is in airtight contact with the head or the container main body to prevent outside air from entering the storage space. The granular-material storage container as described in any one of Claims 1-4 which has packing which performs.

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