JP2020138759A - Quantitative extraction container - Google Patents

Abstract

To propose a quantitative extraction container that can quantitatively extract a stored content with a simple operation.SOLUTION: A quantitative extraction container of the present invention comprises: an operation lever that swings to open a discharge port 2d when an operation part 3c is pressed; an inner plug 4 having an inner opening 4b; and an intermediate member 5 that includes a peripheral wall 5a having an inlet side opening 5b and an outlet side opening 5c and defining a weighing space K, and a pressing part 5g to hit the operating lever 3 directly or indirectly pushed by the swing of the operating lever 3, and that slides between a weighing position where the inlet side opening 5b communicates with the inner opening 4b and the outlet side opening 5c does not communicate with the discharge port 2d and a discharge position where the outlet side opening 5c communicates with the discharge port 2d and the inlet side opening 5b does not communicate with the inner opening 4b. A container body 1 is displaced to the tilted posture at the weighing position, and a content of a storage space S is moved to the weighing space K, so that the swing of the operating lever 3 causes the intermediate member 5 to move to the discharge position and discharge the content of the weighing space K from the discharge port 2d.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a quantitative extraction container capable of quantitatively extracting powdered cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, seasonings and the like.

In a container containing powdered cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, various seasonings, foodstuffs, etc., there is a quantitative extraction container capable of extracting only a specified amount of powder in one operation.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a container body 1 for storing powder, a measuring cup 5 for storing a predetermined amount of powder in the container body 1, and a “measuring position” for measuring the powder in the measuring cup 5. A container with an upper lid 3 that is rotated between the and the "outlet" for extracting the weighed powder is shown.

Utility Model Registration No. 3113217

By the way, in the container of Patent Document 1, the powder is moved to the measuring cup 5 by displacing the container body 1 in the tilting posture with the upper lid 3 aligned with the "measuring position", and then the container body 1 is again in the upright posture. After returning to, the upper lid 3 is rotated to align with the “outlet”, and then the container body 1 is displaced to the tilted posture again to discharge the powder measured by the measuring cup 5. That is, in the container of Patent Document 1, the upper lid 3 must be aligned in the correct position depending on whether the powder is weighed or discharged, and the posture of the container body 1 must be changed many times. It takes time and effort.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a quantitative extraction container capable of quantitatively extracting the contained contents by a simple operation.

The present invention includes a container body having a storage space for storing the contents, and a container body.
A lid that is attached to the container body and has a top wall provided with a discharge port for discharging the contents of the container body toward the outside world.
A support portion swingably supported by the lid, an operation portion located on one end side of the support portion, and an outlet located on the other end side of the support portion to close the discharge port. An operation lever having a plug portion that opens the discharge port when pressed against the operation portion, and
An inner plug provided inside the lid and having a top wall provided with an inner opening leading to the accommodation space,
A peripheral wall having an entrance side opening and an exit side opening and forming a measuring space inside, and the operation lever being pushed directly or indirectly through a part of the lid by the swing of the operation lever. It has a pressing portion to hit, and is slidably provided along the top wall between the top wall and the top wall, and the entrance side opening communicates with the inside opening to form the exit side opening. An intermediate member that slides between a weighing position that is not communicated with the discharge port and a discharge position that communicates with the discharge port and the inlet side opening is not communicated with the inner opening. With,
By displacing the container body in a tilted posture at the weighing position, the contents of the accommodating space are moved to the weighing space, and by pressing against the pressing portion due to the swing of the operating lever, the intermediate A quantitative extraction container in which a member moves to the discharge position and discharges the contents of the measuring space from the discharge port.

The intermediate member preferably has an elastic support portion that elastically supports the peripheral wall and the pressing portion.

The intermediate member preferably has a hinge portion that is integrally connected to the inner plug.

The operating lever has a protrusion that projects downward.
It is preferable that the lid body has a pressing portion that is interposed between the protrusion and the pressing portion and is pressed by the protrusion by the swing of the operating lever and is pressed against the pressing portion.

The pressing portion preferably has an inclined surface facing the pressing portion.

It is preferable that the pressing portion has an engaging portion that engages with the protrusion and swings the pressing portion together with the swing of the operating lever.

According to the quantitative extraction container according to the present invention, by displacing the container body in a tilted posture, the contents contained in the container body move to the measuring space, and if the operation unit is pressed in the same posture, the operation lever is shaken. With the movement, the intermediate member moves to the discharge position, and the contents of the measuring space can be discharged. That is, according to such a quantitative extraction container, it is not necessary to change the posture of the container body in order to extract a predetermined amount of contents, and the contents can be discharged only by operating the operation lever.

It is sectional drawing in the side view which showed one Embodiment of the quantitative extraction container according to this invention. It is a top view of the quantitative extraction container of FIG. FIG. 1 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the inner plug and the intermediate member in FIG. 1 in a state where the hinge is closed. FIG. 1 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the inner plug and the intermediate member in FIG. 1 in a state where the hinge is opened. FIG. 1 is a plan view and a side view showing a state in which the operating lever is swung in the quantitative extraction container of FIG. 1. It is a figure explaining the situation of extracting the quantitative contents from the quantitative extraction container of FIG. 1, (a) shows the state of moving the contents of a container body to a measuring space, and (b) is the content of a measuring space. Indicates a state in which an object is discharged. It is a figure which showed the other embodiment of the quantitative extraction container according to this invention, (a) shows the state before operating the operation lever, (b) operated the operation lever and rocked this. Indicates the state.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the quantitative extraction container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present specification and the like, for convenience, as shown in FIG. 1, the side where the container body (symbol 1) is located is referred to as the "lower" side, and the side where the lid (symbol 2) is located is referred to as the "upper" side. .. Further, the "front" side is the side where the plug portion (sign 3b) of the operation lever (sign 3) is located, and the "rear" side is the side where the operation portion (sign 3c) is located. The "left" side and the "right" side are the left-right directions when the quantitative extraction container is viewed from the front side to the rear side.

The quantitative extraction container of the present embodiment includes a container body 1, a lid 2, an operation lever 3, an inner plug 4, and an intermediate member 5. The inner plug 4 and the intermediate member 5 are integrally provided by a hinge described later.

The container body 1 includes a disc-shaped bottom portion 1a and a cylindrical body portion 1b that rises from the outer edge portion of the bottom portion 1a, and is formed in a bottomed tubular shape as a whole. A male screw portion 1c is provided at the upper end portion of the body portion 1b. Further, a storage space S for storing the contents to be powder is formed inside the bottom portion 1a and the body portion 1b.

The lid 2 has a cylindrical shape and includes an outer peripheral wall 2a that surrounds the upper end of the body 1b. A female screw portion 2b that matches the male screw portion 1c is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 2a, and the lid 2 is attached to the container body 1 by screwing the female screw portion 2b into the male screw portion 1c. Can be done. When attaching the lid 2 to the container body 1, other means such as undercut may be used.

A top wall 2c extending in the horizontal direction is provided in front of the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 2a. The top wall 2c is provided with a discharge port 2d that penetrates the top wall 2c in the thickness direction. Further, behind the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 2a, a thin elastic portion 2e formed in a dome shape is provided. A pressing portion 2f is provided at the center of the elastic portion 2e so as to project downward. The pressing portion 2f of the present embodiment includes an inclined surface 2g that inclines downward from the front to the rear on the front surface thereof. Further, the lid body 2 is provided with U-shaped groove portions 2h on the left and right sides of the elastic portion 2e (see FIGS. 1 and 2). A pair of guide walls 2j spaced apart in the left-right direction are provided on the front lower surface of the top wall 2c.

The operating lever 3 has a substantially plate-like shape, and as shown in FIG. 2, the shape in a plan view is formed so that the front width is narrow and the rear width is wide. Cylindrical support portions 3a with the central axis directed in the left-right direction are provided on both the left and right sides of the central portion of the operating lever 3. The support portion 3a is fitted into the groove portion 2h, whereby the operating lever 3 is swingably supported by the lid body 2. In order to support the operation lever 3 on the lid body 2 so as to be swingable, another configuration such as replacing the groove portion 2h provided on the lid body 2 and the support portion 3a provided on the operation lever 3 is adopted. May be good. Here, in front of the operating lever 3, a plug portion 3b having a shape suitable for the discharge port 2d is provided. Further, behind the operating lever 3, an operating portion 3c that swings the operating lever 3 by pressing downward is provided. Further, the lower surface of the operating portion 3c is provided with a protrusion 3d having a cylindrical shape and extending toward the upper surface of the pressing portion 2f.

The inner plug 4 includes a top wall 4a provided so as to cover the upper part of the body portion 1b. The top wall 4a of the present embodiment has a disk shape as a whole, and its central portion is formed so as to be located above the outer edge portion. An inner opening 4b that penetrates the top wall 4a in the thickness direction is provided at the center of the top wall 4a. The inner opening 4b is provided at a position deviated from directly below the discharge port 2d, and in the present embodiment, the inner opening 4b is located closer to the central axis O of the container body 1 than the discharge port 2d. An annular wall 4c that stands up upward is provided on the outer edge of the top wall 4a, and the annular wall 4c is sandwiched between the container body 1 and the lid 2 in the vertical direction to fix the inner plug 4. ing.

The intermediate member 5 is located between the top wall 2c and the top wall 4a and is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction along the top wall 4a. As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate member 5 has a track shape in a plan view and includes a peripheral wall 5a extending in the vertical direction. The opening below the peripheral wall 5a is referred to as an entry side opening 5b, and the opening above the peripheral wall 5a is referred to as an exit side opening 5c. The inner space surrounded by the peripheral wall 5a is referred to as a measuring space K. At the front upper end of the peripheral wall 5a, an upper wall 5d extending horizontally forward and a front wall 5e extending downward from the front end of the upper wall 5d and integrally connecting with the peripheral wall 5a are formed. It is provided. At the rear lower end of the peripheral wall 5a, a rod-shaped portion 5f that is integrally connected to the peripheral wall 5a and extends rearward is provided. The rear end portion of the rod-shaped portion 5f is referred to as a pressing portion 5g. As shown in FIG. 2, the peripheral wall 5a is located between the pair of guide walls 2j, and restricts the movement of the intermediate member 5 in the left-right direction when the intermediate member 5 slides in the front-rear direction.

The intermediate member 5 of the present embodiment includes a base portion 5h having a U-shape in a plan view in front of the front wall 5e. Further, on both the left and right sides of the base portion 5h, a pair of elastic support portions 5j extending in an arc shape and then extending toward the rod-shaped portion 5f and connecting to the intermediate portion of the rod-shaped portion 5f are provided. As a result, the rod-shaped portion 5f and the peripheral wall 5a connected to the rod-shaped portion 5f are elastically supported by the base portion 5h. A hinge portion 5k that is integrally connected to the front portion of the annular wall 4c is provided in the front portion of the base portion 5h. As shown in FIG. 4, the inner plug 4 and the intermediate member 5 of the present embodiment are formed as an integral part by a mold with the hinge portion 5k open.

The quantitative extraction container provided with these members is normally in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the peripheral wall 5a is located directly above the inner opening 4b, and the entrance side opening 5b and the inner opening 4b communicate with each other. On the other hand, in this state, the outlet side opening 5c is not in communication with the discharge port 2d. Further, the discharge port 2d is closed by the upper wall 5d below, and the plug portion 3b is inserted and closed above. The position of the intermediate member 5 in FIG. 1 is referred to as a weighing position.

Then, when the operation portion 3c is pressed downward, the operation lever 3 swings around the support portion 3a as shown in FIG. As a result, the plug portion 3b inserted into the discharge port 2d is separated from the discharge port 2d. Further, the protrusion 3d provided on the operation lever 3 presses the elastic portion 2e. As a result, the elastic portion 2e is elastically deformed as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the inclined surface 2g of the pressing portion 2f is pressed against the pressing portion 5g, and the peripheral wall 5a and the rod-shaped portion 5f slide forward. Since the rod-shaped portion 5f is integrally connected to the base portion 5h by the elastic support portion 5j, the peripheral wall 5a and the rod-shaped portion 5f slide forward while elastically deforming the elastic support portion 5j. Further, in this state, the peripheral wall 5a is located directly below the discharge port 2d, and the outlet side opening 5c and the discharge port 2d communicate with each other. On the other hand, the entrance side opening 5b is not in communication with the inner opening 4b. Here, the position of the intermediate member 5 in FIG. 5 is referred to as a discharge position.

In order to quantitatively extract the contents from the quantitative extraction container having such a configuration, the container body 1 is tilted while the intermediate member 5 is displaced to the weighing position as shown in FIG. 6A. Displace. As a result, the contents of the accommodation space S are introduced into the measuring space K through the inner opening 4b and the entrance side opening 5b. Since the outlet side opening 5c is not in communication with the discharge port 2d, the contents introduced into the measuring space K are not discharged from the discharge port 2d. Therefore, it is possible to measure the amount of contents according to the volume of the measuring space K.

Then, when the operation portion 3c is pressed with a finger or the like while the container body 1 is in the tilted posture, the operation lever 3 swings as shown in FIG. 6B, and the intermediate member 5 slides to the discharge position. As a result, the contents of the measuring space K are discharged from the discharge port 2d through the outlet side opening 5c. Since the inner opening 4b and the entrance side opening 5b are not communicated with each other, new contents are not introduced into the measuring space K from the accommodation space S. Therefore, only the quantitative contents measured in the measuring space K can be discharged.

In the state where the intermediate member 5 is displaced to the discharge position, the elastic support portion 5j is elastically deformed as shown in the plan view of FIG. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the elastic portion 2e is also elastically deformed. Therefore, when the pressure on the operation portion 3c is released, the elastic support portion 5j and the elastic portion 2e are restored, so that the operation lever 3 and the intermediate member 5 can be automatically displaced to their original positions.

The quantitative extraction container described above can also be configured as shown in FIG. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the basic configuration is the same as that in the embodiment of FIG. 1, while a cylindrical engaging portion 2k surrounding the protrusion 3d is provided on the upper surface of the pressing portion 2f.

According to the quantitative extraction container provided with the engaging portion 2k in this way, when the operating lever 3 is swung as shown in FIG. 7B, the protrusion 3d tilts the pressing portion 2f via the engaging portion 2k. While moving the pressing portion 2f forward. Therefore, the pressing portion 5g against which the inclined surface 2g of the pressing portion 2f is pressed also moves forward as compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. That is, according to the present embodiment, since the amount of movement of the intermediate member 5 can be increased, for example, the peripheral wall 5a can be expanded in the front-rear direction to increase the volume of the measuring space K.

Although the present invention has been described above while showing specific embodiments, the quantitative extraction container according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are made within the scope of the claims. included. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the operating lever 3 is swung, the protrusion 3d is pressed against the pressing portion 5g via the pressing portion 2f, but the protrusion 3d is not provided without the pressing portion 2f. May be directly pressed against the pressing portion 5g. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the elastic support portion 5j and the elastic portion 2e are used in automatically returning the swung operation lever 3 and the intermediate member 5 at the discharge position to the measurement position. It may be one.

1: Container body 1a: Bottom 1b: Body 1c: Male thread 2: Lid 2a: Outer wall 2b: Female thread 2c: Top wall 2d: Discharge port 2e: Elastic part 2f: Pressing part 2g: Inclined surface 2h: Groove 2j: Guide wall 2k: Engagement part 3: Operating lever 3a: Support part 3b: Plug part 3c: Operating part 3d: Protrusion 4: Inner plug 4a: Top wall 4b: Inner opening 4c: Circular wall 5: Intermediate member 5a: Peripheral wall 5b: Entrance side opening 5c: Exit side opening 5d: Upper wall 5e: Front wall 5f: Rod-shaped part 5g: Pressing part 5h: Base part 5j: Elastic support part 5k: Hinge part K: Measuring space O: Central axis S: Containment space

Claims (6)

A container body that has a storage space for storing the contents,
A lid that is attached to the container body and has a top wall provided with a discharge port for discharging the contents of the container body toward the outside world.
A support portion swingably supported by the lid, an operation portion located on one end side of the support portion, and an outlet located on the other end side of the support portion to close the discharge port. An operation lever having a plug portion that opens the discharge port when pressed against the operation portion, and
An inner plug provided inside the lid and having a top wall provided with an inner opening leading to the accommodation space,
A peripheral wall having an entrance side opening and an exit side opening and forming a measuring space inside, and the operation lever being pushed directly or indirectly through a part of the lid by the swing of the operation lever. It has a pressing portion to hit, and is slidably provided along the top wall between the top wall and the top wall, and the entrance side opening communicates with the inside opening to form the exit side opening. An intermediate member that slides between a weighing position that is not communicated with the discharge port and a discharge position that communicates with the discharge port and the inlet side opening is not communicated with the inner opening. With,
By displacing the container body in a tilted posture at the weighing position, the contents of the accommodating space are moved to the weighing space, and by pressing against the pressing portion due to the swing of the operating lever, the intermediate A quantitative extraction container in which a member moves to the discharge position and discharges the contents of the measuring space from the discharge port. The quantitative extraction container according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate member has an elastic support portion that elastically supports the peripheral wall and the pressing portion. The quantitative extraction container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the intermediate member has a hinge portion integrally connected to the inner plug. The operating lever has a protrusion that projects downward.
Claims 1 to 3 have a pressing portion interposed between the protrusion and the pressing portion, and the lid body is pressed by the protrusion by the swing of the operating lever and is pressed against the pressing portion. The quantitative extraction container according to any one of the above. The quantitative extraction container according to claim 4, wherein the pressing portion has an inclined surface facing the pressing portion. The quantitative extraction container according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the pressing portion has an engaging portion that engages with the protrusion and swings the pressing portion together with the swing of the operating lever.

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