JP2019189331A - Drinking water container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a drinking water container that reduces labor for maintenance of a water server.SOLUTION: A drinking water container comprises a container body that is formed of a soft material, and a piercing assist member that is provided in a prescribed position of the container body. The piercing assist member includes a side wall, a flange that is extended outward from one end of the side wall and attached to the container body, and a piercing member that can be moved in the side wall so as to pierce a hole in the container body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a drinking water container used for a water server or the like.

  There is known a water server that accommodates and uses a drinking water container formed using a soft packaging material or the like.

  Patent Document 1 includes a bottle holder for setting a bag containing drinking water (drinking water container). When the bag is set in the bottle holder, the bag is perforated by the needle provided on the bottom surface of the bottle holder and flows out. A water server is disclosed in which drinking water is stored in the cooling tank through the passage of the needle. The drinking water container is provided with a cylindrical piercing auxiliary member at a position pierced by the needle, and is used for alignment of the needle and the drinking water container at the time of piercing and for suppressing positional deviation after piercing.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a hollow needle (needle) of a piping device provided at the top of a flexible water intake pipe on the top of a water bag (drinking water container) containing drinking water stored in a water bag storage unit. ), And a water server that can take out drinking water is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 4677508 Japanese Patent No. 5380584

  In such a water server, the needle provided in the water server is repeatedly used. Therefore, the tip gradually wears, and it may be difficult to perforate the drinking water container. In addition, it takes time to replace the worn needle during maintenance of the water server. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a drinking water container in which there is no fear of needle wear and the maintenance labor is reduced.

  One aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem is a drinking water container comprising a container body formed of a soft material, and a drilling assisting member provided at a predetermined position of the container body, the drilling assisting member Is a drinking water container including a side wall, a flange extending outward from one end of the side wall and attached to the container main body, and a piercing member capable of moving in the side wall to pierce the container main body.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, since a drinking water container is equipped with piercing members, such as a needle, it does not become difficult to pierce and can provide the drinking water container which reduced the effort of the maintenance of a water server.

The schematic diagram of the water server which accommodated the drinking water container concerning one embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view and expanded sectional view of the drinking water container which concern on one Embodiment of this invention The expanded sectional view of the drinking water container concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

  A drinking water container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a water server 500 containing a drinking water container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the drinking water container 100 and an enlarged view along the line AA ′. A cross-sectional view is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, the drinking water container 100 includes a container body 110 and a perforation assisting member 120.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the drinking water container 100 is housed in a water server 500 and used. The drinking water container 100 is accommodated in the accommodating part 510 of the water server 500 and is pierced to take out drinking water on the surface of the container main body 110 using the piercing member 124 provided in the piercing assisting member 120. Drinking water is taken out from the hole and stored in a water storage tank 530 provided inside the water server 500. Drinking water stored in the water storage tank 530 can be taken out through the water tap 540.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the water server 500, the drinking water container 100 is accommodated above the water storage tank 530 and the faucet 540, so that the drinking water is taken out by the atmospheric pressure or the weight of the drinking water. The drinking water container 100 may be accommodated below the water storage tank 530 or the water tap 540, and the drinking water may be sucked up by a pump or the like and taken out to the outside.

  Further, in the water server 500, the drinking water container 100 is installed in such a direction that the drilling assisting member 120 is below the drinking water container 100. However, the drilling assisting member 120 is installed so as to be above the drinking water container 100. A flexible water intake line may be attached above the drinking water container 100.

  Further, in the water server 500, the drinking water once stored in the water storage tank 530 is supplied to the water tap 540. However, the drinking water may be directly led to the water tap 540 without providing the water storage tank 530.

(Container body)
The container main body 110 is a packaging bag formed of a soft material (soft packaging material). Although the internal volume of the container main body 110 is not specifically limited, For example, it is formed in the magnitude | size of 1 liter-20 liters according to the magnitude | size of the water server 500 used. The shape of the container body 110 is not particularly limited. For example, a three-side sealed bag or a four-side sealed bag in which a rectangular film is folded and the combined edges are sealed to form a housing portion is preferably used. Can do.

  The film used for the container body 110 may be either a single layer film or a laminated film. Although the material of a film is not specifically limited, For example, if it is a single layer film, polyethylene (PE) can be used. Further, in the case of a laminated film, for example, PE / nylon (NY) / PE, PE / NY / polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PE / NY / transparent deposited PET, PE / NY / ( A film in which PE) having a polycycloolefin layer is laminated can be used.

(Punching auxiliary member)
The drilling auxiliary member 120 is a member provided at a predetermined position where the drilling of the container body 110 is planned. The drilling assisting member 120 includes a side wall 121 and a flange 122 provided so as to extend outward from one end of the side wall 121. The drilling assisting member 120 is fixed to the container main body 110 by fixing the flange 122 to the outer surface of the container main body 110 by welding using ultrasonic waves or the like so that the side wall 121 extends outward from the outer surface of the container main body 110. It is attached.

  The drilling assisting member 120 includes a drilling member 124. The configuration of the piercing member 124 is not limited. For example, the piercing member 124 is provided on the other end side of the side wall 121. Further, the perforating member 124 is, for example, a top surface portion integrally formed with the side wall 121, a protruding portion such as a needle or a blade with a sharp tip attached to the top surface portion so as to protrude inward from the top surface portion. including. The shape of the protruding portion is not limited as long as the container body 110 can be perforated. Further, the protruding portion and the top surface portion may be integrally formed or may be separate. A flow path is appropriately formed in the side wall 121 or the piercing member 124 to allow drinking water in the container body 110 to flow out.

  The piercing member 124 can be detached from the side wall 121 and moved in the direction of the flange 122 by being pushed in during use. By this movement, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip of the protruding portion of the piercing member 124 protrudes outside the side wall 121 from the plane including the flange 122, and the container body 110 can be pierced. A thin portion as shown in FIG. 2 may be provided at the boundary between the peripheral edge of the top surface portion of the piercing member 124 and the side wall 121 to facilitate separation. In this way, a part of the piercing member 124 may be integrally formed with the side wall 121, or it may be formed separately from the side wall 121 and engaged with each other and disengaged by being pushed in. May be.

  Since the perforation member 124 moves while sliding the outer edge of the top surface portion in contact with the inside of the side wall 121, the projecting portion advances toward the container body 110 during the movement, so that the container moves forward. The main body 110 can be reliably drilled. Thus, it is preferable that the piercing member 124 and the side wall 121 have shapes that interfere with each other when the piercing member 124 moves, and the movement direction of the piercing member 124 is restricted.

  The perforation of the container main body 110 by the movement of the cap 123 may be performed by a user pushing in the drinking water container 100 with the finger when the drinking water container 100 is accommodated in the water server 500, or the connection member provided in the water server 500. May be brought into contact with each other and pushed through a connecting member.

  In addition, the side wall 121 can be engaged with the connection member of the water server 500 to suppress the positional deviation after the drilling more effectively.

  The material of the drilling assisting member 120 is not particularly limited, but PE, PET, a combination thereof, and the like can be used. Similarly, the material of the piercing member 124 is not particularly limited, but resin or metal can be used. In order to prevent dust from entering the flow path, a lid member that covers the opening of the flow path when not in use may be provided. Further, the side wall 121 and the flange 122 may be partially provided with an opening, a notch, or the like according to the design of the flow path or the like, but the flange 122 does not cause bending or wrinkles in the film of the container body 110. The region in contact with the container main body 110 is preferably one continuous shape without being separated into two or more.

<Effect>
Thus, according to the present invention, since the drilling assisting member provided in the drinking water container includes the punching member having a protruding portion such as a needle, it is not necessary to provide a needle on the water server side, and the same needle is repeated. It is not used for drilling. Therefore, drilling does not become difficult due to wear of the needle, and the maintenance work of the water server can be reduced.

  The present invention can be used for drinking water containers for water servers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Drinking water container 110 Container main body 120 Drilling assistance member 121 Side wall part 122 Flange 124 Drilling member 500 Water server 510 Storage part 530 Water storage tank 540 Water tap

Claims (3)

A container body formed of a soft material;
A drinking water container comprising a perforation assisting member provided at a predetermined position of the container body,
The drilling auxiliary member is
Side walls,
A flange that extends outward from one end of the side wall and is attached to the container body;
And a piercing member capable of piercing the container body by moving in the side wall.   The drinking water container according to claim 1, wherein a movement direction of the piercing member is regulated by the side wall.   The drinking water container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the piercing member is integrally formed with the side wall, and is separated from the side wall by pressing and is movable with respect to the side wall.

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