JP2020001743A - Medicine container and medicine volatilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medicine container capable of suppressing sticking of volatilization bodies to each other, and a medicine volatilizer equipped with the medicine container.SOLUTION: A medicine container 2 having an opening 50 for inserting volatilization bodies 10 in an upper part and a liquid medicine storage space 30 therein comprises a mouth 5 which has an inner wall surface 51 for forming the opening 50. In the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5, a plurality of fitting parts 6 into which the volatilization bodies 10 inserted through the opening 50 are fitted are provided along a peripheral direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a drug container used for a drug vaporizer for volatilizing a volatile drug such as an aromatic and a deodorant, and a drug vaporizer provided with the drug container.

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In order to eliminate discomfort caused by odors in a space such as a room or a car, and to create a comfortable space, a drug vaporizer that volatilizes a liquid drug naturally is widely used. As this type of drug vaporizer, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a device in which a plurality of rod-shaped vaporizers are inserted into a drug container containing a liquid drug. In the drug volatilizer of Patent Document 1, a part of the lower end side of each volatilizer is immersed in the liquid medicine, while a part of the upper end side of each volatilizer protrudes from the upper opening of the medicine container, and the liquid in the medicine container. The drug is sucked up by each volatilizer and volatilized outside the drug container, thereby exhibiting an aroma effect and the like.

  In many cases, a chemical vaporizer is installed in a place such as a living room or an entrance that is visible to humans. In recent years, there is a growing need for a chemical vaporizer with improved interior characteristics. For this reason, natural materials such as rattan and plants, artificial flowers, resin sticks, and the like are mainly used for the volatile substances.

JP-A-2006-124603

  In this type of drug vaporizer, the volatilizer sucks the liquid drug, and thus the volatilizer is leaned against the liquid container in a drug container. However, if the surface of the volatiles is wet, the volatiles are likely to stick to each other, and if multiple volatiles are attached to each other and densely packed, the surface area of the volatiles will be reduced accordingly, and the amount of the liquid drug that is vaporized will decrease. However, there is room for improvement in that the interior properties of the chemical vaporizer are impaired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has as its object to provide a medicine container and a medicine volatilizer that can suppress sticking of volatile substances.

  The medicine container of the present invention is a medicine container having an opening for inserting a volatile substance at an upper portion and having a space for accommodating a liquid medicine therein, including a mouth having an inner wall surface forming the opening. The inner wall surface is provided with a plurality of fitting portions along the circumferential direction, into which the volatile bodies inserted from the openings fit.

  In the medicine container of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portion is constituted by a concave portion formed on an inner wall surface of the mouth.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portion is constituted by a concave portion between a pair of protrusions protruding from an inner wall surface of the mouth portion.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, it is preferable that an inner wall surface of the mouth has a polygonal shape in a sectional view, and the fitting portion is constituted by a corner of the polygon.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portions are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of an inner wall surface of the fitting portion and the mouth portion adjacent to each other.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting portion is inclined so as to descend toward the opening.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, the inner wall surface of the mouth portion is constituted by a lower vertical surface and an upper inclined surface, and the inclined surface descends toward the opening. It is preferable that they are inclined as follows.

  Further, in the medicine container of the present invention, a top surface portion provided to surround the mouth portion at an upper end of the mouth portion is further provided, and an upper surface of the top surface portion is connected to an inner wall surface of the mouth portion and is connected to the opening. It is preferable that it is inclined so as to descend as it goes.

  A medicine volatilizer of the present invention includes the medicine container having the above-described configuration, and a plurality of volatilizers inserted into the medicine container.

  According to the present invention, since the plurality of fitting portions are provided along the circumferential direction on the inner wall surface of the mouth, the plurality of volatile substances inserted into the medicine container from the opening of the mouth are fitted to the fitting portions, respectively. By leaning against the inner wall surface of the mouth, the fitting portion can suppress the movement of each volatile body along the inner wall surface of the mouth. Therefore, for example, even if the medicine container is moved or the volatilizer is touched by the hand, the volatilizer is restricted from moving along the inner wall surface of the mouth, and the volatilizers are closely attached to each other. Can be suppressed, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in the amount of volatilization and deterioration of interior characteristics.

It is a perspective view of a medicine volatilizer of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the chemical vaporizer of FIG. It is a longitudinal section of a medicine container of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a cap. It is a bottom view of a cap. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a fitting part (recess). It is sectional drawing which shows roughly the cross-sectional shape of a fitting part (recess part). It is a top view of the cap which has a fitting part (recess part) of a modification. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the fitting part (depression) of a modification. It is sectional drawing which shows roughly the cross-sectional shape of a protrusion and the fitting part (depression) of a modification. It is sectional drawing which illustrates typically the state which a volatile body fits into a fitting part. It is a cross-sectional view of a volatilization body. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section when a volatile body sucks up liquid medicine schematically. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section at the time of the volatile body of a modified example sucking up liquid medicine. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a contact angle of a droplet. It is a top view of the cap which has a fitting part (recess part) of a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a chemical vaporizer 1 of the present embodiment. The medicine volatilizer 1 includes a medicine container 2 containing a liquid medicine L, and a plurality of volatilizers 10 inserted into the medicine container 2. The plurality of volatilizers 10 are partially immersed in the liquid medicine L in the medicine container 2 on the lower end side, while part of the upper end side is exposed on the medicine container 2. The drug volatilizer 1 sucks the liquid medicine L in the medicine container 2 by the plurality of volatilizers 10 and volatilizes the outside of the medicine container 2, so that the liquid medicine L is supplied to the surrounding space where the medicine volatilizer 1 is installed. Exhibits medicinal effects.

  The liquid drug L has a volatilizing property (drug release effect), and exerts a medicinal effect by gradually volatilizing the drug in the air. Examples of the liquid drug L include a fragrance, a deodorant, an insect repellent and the like, but are not particularly limited, and depending on the purpose of use, a fragrance, a deodorant component, an insect repellent component, a coloring And the like can be included alone or in combination. The solvent contained in the liquid drug L is appropriately selected according to the type of the additive used, and may be a hydrophilic solvent, a lipophilic solvent, or a mixture thereof. When the liquid drug L contains a fragrance, it is preferable to include at least a lipophilic solvent as a solvent in order to increase the fragrance intensity. As the hydrophilic solvent, for example, water or ethanol, or a mixture thereof can be used. As the lipophilic solvent, for example, a glycol ether or isoparaffinic solvent, or a mixture thereof can be used. Note that the liquid medicine may contain a solubilizing agent for solubilizing a fragrance, a deodorant component, an insect repellent component, a coloring agent, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the medicine container 2 is a bottomed container having an opening 50 into which the volatile substance 10 is inserted at an upper portion and having a storage space 30 for the liquid medicine L inside. In the present embodiment, the medicine container 2 includes a container body 3 having a storage space 30 and a cap 4 having a cylindrical mouth 5 having an opening 50 and being detachably attached to the container body 3.

  The container body 3 may be transparent, translucent, or opaque, and may be colorless or colored. In addition, translucent means that the transparency is not completely transparent, but has transparency that allows the inside to be visually recognized. It is preferable that the container main body 3 be transparent or translucent because the inside of the container main body 3 can be visually recognized from the outside and, for example, the remaining amount of the liquid medicine L in the container main body 3 can be confirmed. The material of the container body 3 is not particularly limited, and may be made of, for example, glass, plastic, or pottery. The material is appropriately selected in consideration of aesthetic appearance.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the container body 3 includes a neck 31, a shoulder 32 continuous with the lower end of the neck 31, a hollow body 33 continuous with the shoulder 32, and a bottom continuous with the lower end of the body 33. 34.

  The neck 31 has a cylindrical shape having an inlet for the liquid medicine L. The neck portion 31 is formed in a size that allows the mouth portion 5 to pass through the inside when the cap 4 is attached to the container body 3, and the opening 50 of the mouth portion 5 is formed at the inlet of the neck portion 31. The volatilized body 10 inserted into the opening 50 by being positioned is inserted into the container body 3.

  The shoulder portion 32 has a flat upper surface portion 32A that is larger than the neck portion 31 in a plan view, a side surface portion 32B that hangs down from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface portion 32A, and a flat lower surface that is continuous with the lower end of the side surface portion 32B. 32C. The lower surface 32C is formed in a size that allows the outer peripheral wall 41 of the cap 4 to abut on the outer peripheral edge when the cap 4 is attached to the container body 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the cap 4 has a top surface portion 40 having a circular shape in plan view, a cylindrical outer peripheral wall portion 41 hanging down from an outer peripheral edge of the top surface portion 40, and a top surface portion inside the outer peripheral wall portion 41. And a cylindrical inner peripheral wall portion 42 that hangs down from the inner peripheral wall portion 40. In the present embodiment, the cap 4 has the cylindrical mouth 5. An opening 50 for inserting the volatile body 10 is opened at the center of the top surface 40, and the top surface 40 is provided at the upper end of the mouth 5 so as to surround the mouth 5.

  The material of the cap 4 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, metal or plastic, and a material is appropriately selected in consideration of aesthetic appearance.

  The top surface 40 has an upper surface connected to the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5. In the present embodiment, the top surface portion 40 is inclined so as to descend toward the opening 50, and the top surface of the top surface portion 40 is connected to the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 in a state of being similarly inclined.

  The outer peripheral wall portion 41 has an inverted tapered shape whose outer diameter increases as it goes downward. When the cap 4 is attached to the container main body 3, the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 41 abuts on the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface 32 </ b> C of the shoulder 32 of the container main body 3. Thereby, the neck part 31 and the shoulder part 32 of the container main body 3 can be covered and hidden.

  The inner peripheral wall portion 42 is provided on the top surface portion 40 concentrically with the outer peripheral wall portion 41, and has a lower height than the outer peripheral wall portion 41. When the cap 4 is attached to the container main body 3, the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 42 contacts the outer peripheral surface of the neck 31 of the container main body 3. As a result, the cap 4 can be attached to the container body 3 in a properly positioned state.

  The mouth 5 has a cylindrical shape having a predetermined thickness, and has an opening 50 inside. The opening 50 is formed by the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5. In the present embodiment, the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 is composed of a lower vertical surface 51A extending in the vertical direction and an upper inclined surface 51B connected to the vertical surface 51A. It is connected to the upper surface. The inclined surface 51B is inclined so as to descend toward the opening 50 at an inclination angle steeper than the upper surface of the top surface portion 40.

  A plurality of fitting portions 6 are provided in the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 at predetermined positions on the upper end side along the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6, the fitting portion 6 can be constituted by, for example, a concave portion 52 formed by partially recessing the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5. The recess 52 has a predetermined width w, depth h, and length l.

  The concave portion 52 may be provided so as to extend in the vertical direction on the vertical surface 51A of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5, but in the present embodiment, it extends over the inclined surface 51B of the inner wall surface 51 and the vertical surface 51A. It is inclined so as to descend toward the opening 50 at an inclination angle steeper than the inclined surface 51A, and the lower edge is located closer to the opening 50 than the upper edge. The volatile body 10 inserted into the medicine container 2 from the opening 50 leans against the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 in an inclined state. The volatile body 10 can be leaned against the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 in a state of being fitted to the.

  The shape of the concave portion 52 is not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, the concave portion 52 has a rectangular shape in a cross-sectional view as shown in FIG. 7A, but has a C-shape in a cross-sectional view (FIG. 7B). ), A trapezoidal shape (FIG. 7 (c)), an arc shape such as a semicircle (FIG. 7 (d)), and a triangular shape (FIG. 7 (e)).

  Although the depth h of the concave portion 52 changes in the direction of the length l in the illustrated example, the depth h may be constant in the direction of the length l. Further, in the illustrated example, the depth of the concave portion 52 is the deepest at the center in the direction of the length l, and gradually becomes shallower toward one side and the other side in the length direction. The depth h may change in the direction of the length l by gradually increasing or decreasing the depth toward one side in the direction of the length l.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the fitting portion 6 may be configured by a concave portion 54 between a pair of protrusions 53 protruding from the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5. The protrusion 53 may be provided on the vertical surface 51A of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 so as to extend in the vertical direction, or may be provided on the inclined surface 51B so as to extend diagonally. When the projection 53 is provided on the inclined surface 51B of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5, the concave portion 54 is inclined along the inclined surface 51B. The volatile body 10 can be leaned against the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 in a state of being fitted to the. The recess 54 has a predetermined width w, depth h, and length 1 corresponding to the interval, height, and length of the projection 53.

  The shape of the projection 53 is not particularly limited. In the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9, the projection 53 has a rectangular shape in a sectional view as shown in FIG. (B)), a shape with both sides constricted (FIG. 10 (c)), a triangular shape (FIG. 10 (d)), a semicircular shape (FIG. 10 (e)), a circular shape (FIG. 10 (f)), and the like. Various shapes are possible.

  In the illustrated example, the height of the protrusion 53 is constant in the length direction (the direction of the length 1 of the concave portion 54), but the height may change in the length direction. For example, the height may gradually decrease or increase toward one side in the length direction, or the height may be highest at the center in the length direction and may be gradually increased toward one side and the other side in the length direction. The height may be gradually reduced. Thereby, the depth h of the concave portion 54 also changes in the direction of the length l.

  The volatile body 10 inserted through the opening 50 leans against the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5. The fitting portion 6 is a portion of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 where the volatile body 10 inserted from the opening 50 fits. The fitting of the volatile body 10 means that all or a part of the volatile body 10 enters the inside of the fitting portion 6, and for example, as shown in FIGS. Alternatively, a part enters the inside of the fitting part 6 (the concave parts 52, 54) and the volatile body 10 falls into the fitting part 6 (the concave parts 52, 54). For example, as shown in FIG. The volatilization body 10 fits tightly inside the portion 6 (the concave portion 52) and closely adheres to the fitting portion 6, or, for example, a part of the volatilization body 10 is fitted into the fitting portion 6 as shown in FIGS. The volatile body 10 is restrained by the fitting portions 6 (the concave portions 52 and 54) by being sandwiched inside the (recessed portions 52 and 54) and pressing both sides of the volatile body 10 by the fitting portions 6 (the concave portions 52 and 54). The state in which it is difficult to move along the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 . As described above, the plurality of volatile bodies 10 inserted from the opening 50 of the mouth 5 and leaned against the inner wall surface 51 are respectively fitted inside the fitting portions 6 and fitted, so that the plurality of volatile bodies 10 are connected to the mouth 5. The movement along the inner wall surface 51 is restricted, so that the volatilization bodies 10 can be prevented from sticking together and becoming dense.

  The width w of the concave portions 52 and 54 is not particularly limited, and is appropriately set according to the thickness of the volatile body 10. If the width is greater than the thickness of the volatile body 10, the volatile body 10 Since the volatilizer 10 is dropped into or fitted into the recesses 52 and 54 and held in the recesses 52 and 54, the effects of the present invention can be effectively exhibited. For example, when the thickness of the volatile body 10 is 1.0 mm, the width w of the concave portions 52 and 54 is preferably 1.0 mm or more, more preferably 1.5 mm or more, and even more preferably 2.0 mm or more. On the other hand, if the width w of the concave portions 52 and 54 is too large, a plurality of the volatile bodies 10 can easily enter the inside of one concave portion 52 and 54. Therefore, when the thickness of the volatile body 10 is 1.0 mm, The width w of the recesses 52, 54 is preferably 4.0 mm or less, more preferably 3.0 mm or less. In addition, the width w of the concave portions 52 and 54 indicates the width of the opening at the top position opposite to the bottom of the concave portions 52 and 54.

  The depth h of the concave portions 52 and 54 is not particularly limited, and is appropriately set according to the thickness of the volatile body 10, but more than half of the thickness of the volatile body 10 is inside the concave portions 52 and 54. When the depth is such that it enters, the volatilized body 10 is easily held in the concave portions 52 and 54, and the effect of the present invention can be effectively exhibited. For example, when the thickness of the volatile body 10 is 1.0 mm, the depth h of the concave portions 52 and 54 is preferably 0.5 mm or more, more preferably 1.0 mm or more, and even more preferably 2.0 mm or more. On the other hand, if the depth h of the concave portions 52 and 54 is too large, the opening 50 of the mouth portion 5 needs to be enlarged. Therefore, when the thickness of the volatile body 10 is 1.0 mm, the concave portions 52 and 54 are used. Is preferably 5.0 mm or less, more preferably 4.0 mm or less.

  The length l of the recesses 52, 54 is not particularly limited, but if the length is large, more portions of the volatile body 10 enter the inside of the recesses 52, 54, and the It is preferable because it is possible to effectively restrain 10 and make it difficult to move. For example, it is preferably 2.0 mm or more, more preferably 4.0 mm or more, and still more preferably 6.0 mm or more.

  The cross-sectional shapes of the recesses 52 and 54 are not particularly limited, but the widths of the recesses 52 and 54 shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C and FIGS. If the shape is constant from the bottom to the top or the top has a shape smaller than the bottom, it is difficult for the volatile body 10 to come out of the recesses 52 and 54, so that the effects of the present invention can be exerted effectively.

  The recesses 52 and 54 are preferably provided on the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 with a space s (shown in FIGS. 6 and 9) between the recesses 52 and 54 adjacent in the circumferential direction. By providing the interval s between the adjacent recesses 52, 54, the volatilizer 10 becomes difficult to move to the adjacent recesses 52, 54, so that the volatilizers 10 are more effectively prevented from sticking together and becoming dense. be able to. The distance (length in the circumferential direction) s between the concave portions 52 and 54 is preferably 1.0 mm or more, more preferably 2.0 mm or more, and even more preferably 3.0 mm or more. On the other hand, if the interval s between the recesses 52 and 54 is too large, the opening 50 of the mouth 5 must be enlarged. Therefore, the interval s between the recesses 52 and 54 is preferably 6.0 mm or less, and is preferably 5.0 mm. The following is more preferred. It is not always necessary to leave an interval s between the adjacent recesses 52, 54, and the recesses 52, 54 may be provided continuously without an interval s in the circumferential direction.

  The volatile body 10 has a longitudinal shape, and in the present embodiment, has a rod shape. The longitudinal shape refers to a shape in which the length in one direction is sufficiently longer than the length in a direction orthogonal to the one direction. In addition, the volatile body 10 does not necessarily need to have the shape of a rod, but may have the shape of an elongated plate, for example.

  The length (length in the longitudinal direction) of the volatile body 10 is such that the upper end protrudes from the upper opening 50 of the medicine container 2 and the lower end is on the inner bottom surface (preferably the outer peripheral portion of the inner bottom surface) of the bottom portion 34 of the medicine container 2. The length is not particularly limited as long as it reaches, but may be, for example, 110 mm or more and 190 mm or less, depending on the size of the medicine container 2.

  The thickness of the volatilizer 10 is not particularly limited, but the thinner is preferable from the viewpoint of design because the volatilizer 10 is inconspicuous in appearance when the chemical vaporizer 1 is visually recognized from the outside. If it is too much, it will be easily broken. Moreover, when the volatile body 10 is thin and light, the volatile body 10 can move more easily, so that the effect of the present invention is easily exerted. In addition, the thickness of the volatile body 10 can be defined by the diameter of a circle in which the cross section of the volatile body 10 is inscribed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the cross-sectional view perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the volatilizer 10 has a fine flow path for sucking up the liquid medicine L in the longitudinal direction so that the liquid medicine L can be sucked up by capillary action. A plurality of groove-like grooves 11 are provided on the outer circumference at intervals in the circumferential direction. The volatile body 10 is composed of a shaft portion 12 and a plurality of ridges 13 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 12 and extending in the longitudinal direction on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 12. There is a groove 11 between them. The outer shape of the cross section of the shaft portion 12 does not necessarily have to be a circular shape, but can be various shapes such as an elliptical shape, a polygonal shape such as a triangular shape or a square shape. Although the shape of the ridge 13 (the shape of the groove 11) is not particularly limited, in the present embodiment, the plurality of ridges 13 are radially spread from the center of the shaft portion 12. Therefore, the interval (the length in the circumferential direction) between the adjacent ridges 13 gradually increases toward the top 13A of the ridge 13. In other words, the width of the groove 11 is set such that the width of the groove 11 extends from the groove bottom 11A to the external space. It gradually spreads toward the side.

  The width W (width at the groove bottom 11A) of the groove 11 of the volatilizer 10 is not particularly limited, but is 0.01 mm or more and 0.15 mm or less so that the liquid drug L can be quickly sucked up at normal temperature. It is preferable that Further, the depth H of the groove 11 of the volatile body 10 (the height of the ridge 13 from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 12) is not particularly limited, but if the groove 11 is too deep, the ridge 13 is broken. On the other hand, if the groove 11 is too shallow, the amount of the liquid drug L that can be sucked up will decrease, so it is preferable to set the groove 11 to 0.1 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less.

  The volatilizer 10 may have a flow path for another liquid medicine L instead of the plurality of grooves 11 or in addition to the plurality of grooves 11 as long as the liquid medicine 2 can be appropriately sucked up by capillary action. For example, when the volatile body 10 has a hollow structure, the cavity 14 extending in the longitudinal direction inside the volatile body 10 can be used as a flow path of the liquid medicine L. In this case, fine grooves may be further provided on the inner peripheral surface of the volatile body 10.

  The volatile body 10 is preferably formed of a transparent material. The transparent material may be colorless or colored. Since the volatilizer 10 is formed of a transparent material, the volatilizer 10 has a light transmitting property, so that light is less likely to be reflected and refracted at the boundary with the liquid medicine L in the liquid medicine L. . Therefore, when the volatilized body 10 is viewed from the outside of the medicine container 2, the portion of the volatilized body 10 immersed in the liquid medicine L is largely refracted and cannot be seen. It can be suppressed that the portion where the liquid medicine L is broken appears on the liquid surface of the liquid medicine L or looks larger than it actually is. In addition, the plurality of grooves 11 on the outer periphery increase the number of surfaces that reflect light on the outer surface of the volatilizer 10, and the light appears diffusely as a whole due to irregular reflection of light. Thereby, when the volatilized body 10 is viewed from the outside of the medicine container 2, even if a portion of the volatilized body 10 immersed in the liquid medicine L appears to be slightly bent, a large number of volatilized inside the medicine container 2. Rather than giving the impression that the body 10 is cluttered, the large number of volatile substances 10 give the medicine container 2 a glittering impression. Therefore, even if many volatilizers 10 are inserted in the medicine container 2, the beauty of the medicine volatilizer 1 can be improved, and the interior of the medicine volatilizer 1 can be enhanced. Further, even if the liquid medicine L is colored, the colored liquid medicine L sucked up in each groove 11 becomes difficult to see because the volatile body 10 shines brilliantly. Therefore, the appearance of the volatile body 10 before the suction of the liquid medicine L does not change so much, and the volatile body 10 can be made not to appear to be wet with the liquid medicine L. In addition, when the volatile body 10 is formed of a colorless and transparent material, the effect can be suitably exerted regardless of the color of the liquid medicine L.

  In addition, since the liquid medicine L passes through the groove 11 on the outer periphery and / or the internal cavity 14 by suction, light is more transmitted through the liquid medicine L at the boundary with the liquid medicine L. Since light is less likely to be reflected and refracted, the volatile material 10 can be made less visible in the liquid medicine L. Therefore, even if a large number of volatile substances 10 are inserted into the medicine container 2, the volatile substances 10 can be substantially assimilated with the liquid medicine L, so that the inside of the medicine container 2 is not cluttered with the large number of volatile substances 10. Thus, the beauty of the drug vaporizer 1 can be further improved, and the interior of the drug vaporizer 1 can be further enhanced. In addition, even if the liquid medicine L is colored, most of the volatile substance 10 becomes the same color as the external liquid medicine L due to the liquid medicine L passing through the groove 11 on the outer periphery and / or the internal cavity 14. Therefore, the volatile substance 10 becomes difficult to see in the liquid medicine L. In addition, when the volatile material 10 has the same color or a similar color as the color of the liquid drug L, the volatile material 10 can be made more difficult to see in the liquid drug L. Note that the similar colors refer to colors that are similar to each other, refer to colors that are adjacent to each other or close to each other on a color wheel, and include blue and light blue, orange and yellow, green and yellow-green, and the like. Can be.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the volatile body 10 is formed of a material having a high affinity for the liquid drug L. Since the volatile substance 10 is formed of a material having a high affinity for the liquid medicine L, when the liquid medicine L is sucked up in each groove 11 of the volatile substance 10, the liquid medicine L sticks to the surface of the groove 11. As a result, the area where the liquid medicine L comes into contact with the surface of the groove 11 increases. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, when the liquid medicine L is sucked up in each groove 11 of the volatile body 10, the height of the liquid surface of the liquid medicine L is the depth of the groove 11 (the height of the ridge 13). And the liquid surface of the liquid medicine L does not rise to the outer space side from the outer edge of the groove 11 (the top 13A of the protrusion 13). Therefore, even when the hand, clothes, curtain, or the like touches the upper end portion of the volatile substance 10 exposed from the medicine container 2, the top 13A of the ridge 13 first touches the hand or the like, and the liquid medicine in the groove 11 Since L hardly adheres to the hand or the like, it is possible to prevent the hand or the like from being stained with the liquid medicine L.

  When the volatile substance 10 is formed of a material having low affinity with the liquid medicine L, when the liquid medicine L is sucked up in each groove 11 of the volatile substance 10, the liquid medicine L is flipped on the surface of the groove 11. As a result, the area where the liquid medicine L comes into contact with the surface of the groove 11 is reduced. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, when the liquid medicine L is sucked up in each groove 11 of the volatilizer 10, the height of the liquid surface of the liquid medicine L becomes higher than the height H of the ridge 13, The liquid level of L rises toward the outer space side from the top 13A of the ridge 13. Therefore, when the hand, clothes, curtain, or the like touches the upper end portion of the volatile body 10 exposed from the medicine container 2, the liquid medicine L in the groove 11 easily adheres to the hand or the like.

  As a material having a high affinity for the liquid drug L, a material having a contact angle α of the liquid drug L of 90 ° or less, preferably a material of 70 ° or less, more preferably a material of 50 ° or less as shown in FIG. More preferably, the material is 30 ° or less, and further preferably, the material is 10 ° or less. The contact angle α is made of a material used for the volatile body 10, and after removing dirt from the surface of the flat plate B (size: about 60 mm × 20 mm, thickness: about 5 mm), for example, using a micropipette A droplet of about 6 μL of the liquid drug L is deposited on the surface of the thin plate B, and the contact angle α of the droplet after 1000 ms is measured by a contact angle meter (manufactured by Kyowa Interface Chemical Co., Ltd .: DropMaster500, integrated measurement analysis software: FAMAS). can do.

  As a material for forming the above-described volatile body 10, for example, glass or a transparent resin can be used. As the transparent resin, for example, polycarbonate, acrylic resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, vinylidene fluoride, Polyamide, polystyrene, vinyl chloride and the like can be preferably used.

  The volatile material 10 can be formed using a material for forming the above-described volatile material 10 by a generally known molding method (for example, extrusion molding for resin, draw molding for glass, and the like). In addition, it is preferable that the volatilization body 10 is formed by extrusion molding or the like, so that the volatilization body 10 is formed as a single body (one rod-like body or plate-like body), and is a dense body having no or almost no gaps or holes. preferable. As a result, the volatile substance 10 does not substantially impregnate the liquid medicine L inside, so that the volatile substance 10 does not excessively hold the liquid medicine L, and the liquid medicine L disappears from the medicine container 2. Since the volatilizer 10 immediately loses the retained liquid drug L, the end of use can be easily grasped. Further, in the volatilization body 10, since the flow path of the liquid medicine L other than the outer circumferential groove 11 and the internal cavity 14 can be eliminated, the suction speed of the liquid medicine L by the volatilization body 10 is maintained at a desired set speed. be able to.

  In addition, the material of the volatile body 10 is not particularly limited, and the volatile body 10 may be formed of a material other than the above-described materials. For example, the volatile material 10 may be formed of a known material conventionally used for the volatile material 10, for example, a natural material such as rattan or a plant, or an artificial flower.

  As described above, according to the medicine container 2 having the above-described configuration and the medicine vaporizer 1 using the medicine container 2, the plurality of fitting portions 6 are provided on the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 along the circumferential direction. The plurality of volatile bodies 10 inserted into the medicine container 2 from the opening 50 of the mouth 5 are leaned against the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 in a state of being fitted into the fitting portions 6, respectively. The movement of the part 5 along the inner wall surface 51 can be suppressed. Therefore, for example, even if the medicine container 2 is moved or the volatilizer 10 is touched with the hand, the volatilizer 10 is restricted from moving along the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5. 10 can be prevented from sticking together and becoming dense.

  In addition, by inclining the fitting portion 6 so as to descend toward the opening 50 side, a wider range of the volatile body 10 can be fitted to the fitting portion 6. Therefore, the movement along the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 of each volatilizer 10 can be more effectively suppressed by the fitting portion 6, and the volatilizers 10 can be more effectively prevented from sticking together and becoming dense. be able to.

  In addition, since the fitting portion 6 is provided on the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 with a space between the fitting portions 6 that are adjacent in the circumferential direction, the volatile body 10 is less likely to move to the fitting portion 6 that is adjacent. Become. For this reason, it is possible to more effectively suppress the volatilization bodies 10 from sticking together and becoming dense.

  Further, since the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 includes the inclined surface 51B on the upper side, even when the liquid medicine L sucked up by the volatile body 10 adheres to the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5, it adheres along the inclined surface 51B. The liquid medicine L thus formed can be guided into the medicine container 2 from the opening 51. Further, since the upper surface of the top surface portion 40 of the cap 4 is inclined so as to descend toward the opening 50, even when the liquid medicine L from the volatilizer 10 drops on the top surface portion 40 of the cap 4, The liquid medicine L dropped along the upper surface of the top surface portion 40 can be guided from the opening 51 into the inside of the medicine container 2. Therefore, since the liquid medicine L can be prevented from adhering to the upper surface and the outer peripheral surface of the medicine container 2, it is possible to prevent the liquid medicine L from dripping on the outer peripheral surface of the medicine container 2 and invading household goods. Even if hands, clothes, curtains, and the like touch the medicine container 2, the hands and the like can be prevented from being stained with the liquid medicine L.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Embodiment, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the meaning.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the fitting portion 6 is constituted by the concave portion 52 formed on the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 and the concave portion 54 between the pair of protrusions 53 protruding from the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5. The structure is not particularly limited as long as it is a structure into which the volatile body 10 fits, and various other structures can be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the fitting portion 6 may be formed by forming the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5 into a polygonal shape in a sectional view, so that the corner 55 of the polygonal inner wall surface 51. Also in this case, a portion of the volatile body 10 is sandwiched inside the fitting portion 6 (corner 55), and both sides of the volatile body 10 are pressed by the fitting portion 6 (corner 55), so that the volatile body 10 is fitted. (Corner 55), it is difficult to move along the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth portion 5. Therefore, the plurality of volatile bodies 10 inserted from the opening 50 of the mouth 5 and leaned against the inner wall surface 51 are fitted inside the fitting portions 6 (corners 55), respectively, so that the plurality of volatile bodies 10 Since movement along the inner wall surface 51 of the part 5 is regulated, it is possible to suppress the volatilization bodies 10 from sticking together and becoming dense.

  Although the polygonal shape of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 is not particularly limited, the smaller the inner angle of the corner 55, the more effectively the volatilized body 10 can be restrained by the corner 55 and the more difficult it is to move. It is preferably, for example, 150 ° or less, more preferably 140 ° or less. On the other hand, if the inner angle of the corner 55 is too small, the number of the corners 55 (fitting portions 6) that can be provided on the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 decreases, and thus, for example, 120 ° or more is preferable, and 130 ° or more is more preferable. preferable. Therefore, the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 has a regular hexagonal shape (FIG. 16 (a)), a regular octagonal shape (FIG. 16 (b)), or a regular dodecagonal shape (FIG. 16 (c)) in cross section. It is preferred to present.

  In the polygonal shape of the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5, the larger the length of the side, the more difficult it is for the volatilized bodies 10 to move to the adjacent corners 55, so that the volatilized bodies 10 are more effectively stuck together and densely. Can be suppressed. The length of the side is preferably 1.0 cm or more, more preferably 1.5 cm or more, and even more preferably 2.0 cm or more. On the other hand, if the length of the side is too large, the opening 50 of the mouth portion 5 needs to be enlarged. Therefore, the length of the side is preferably 4.0 cm or less, more preferably 3.0 cm or less.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the inner wall surface 51 of the mouth 5 includes the inclined surface 51B on the upper side, but the inner wall surface 51 may be constituted only by the vertical surface 51A.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the top surface 40 of the cap 4 has the upper surface inclined, but the upper surface of the top surface 40 is not necessarily inclined and may be horizontal.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the medicine container 2 is constituted by the container body 3 and the cap 4, and the mouth 5 having the opening 50 for inserting the volatile material 10 is provided in the cap 4. The container body 3 alone may be used. In that case, the neck 31 of the container body 3 is used as the mouth 5, and the fitting portion 6 can be formed on the inner wall surface of the neck 31.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drug volatilizer 2 Drug container 5 Mouth part 6 Fitting part 10 Volatilization body 30 Storage space 40 Top surface part 50 Opening 51 Inner wall surface 51A Vertical surface 51B Inclined surface 52 Depression 53 Projection 54 Depression 55 Angle L Liquid medicine

Claims (9)

A drug container having an opening for inserting a volatile substance at an upper portion and having a storage space for a liquid drug therein,
A mouth having an inner wall surface forming the opening,
A medicine container, wherein a plurality of fitting portions along the circumferential direction are provided on an inner wall surface of the mouth to fit the volatile body inserted from the opening.   The medicine container according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is configured by a concave portion formed on an inner wall surface of the mouth portion.   The drug container according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is configured by a concave portion between a pair of protrusions protruding from an inner wall surface of the mouth portion.   The medicine container according to claim 1, wherein an inner wall surface of the mouth has a polygonal shape in cross section, and the fitting portion is formed by corners of the polygon.   The drug container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fitting portion is provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of an inner wall surface of the mouth portion and the fitting portion adjacent to the fitting portion.   The medicine container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the fitting portion is inclined so as to descend toward the opening.   2. The inner wall surface of the mouth portion includes a lower vertical surface and an upper inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined so as to descend toward the opening. 3. 7. The drug container according to any one of items 6 to 6. A top surface portion is provided at an upper end of the mouth portion so as to surround the mouth portion,
The drug container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an upper surface of the top surface portion is continuous with an inner wall surface of the mouth portion and is inclined so as to descend toward the opening. A drug container according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A plurality of volatilizers inserted into the medicine container from the opening.

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