JP2022041274A - Powder container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a powder container that can easily adjust an amount of powder to be taken out.SOLUTION: A powder container 1 comprises: a partition wall 7 comprising a through hole 10, and separating a powder housing space S1 and an applicator housing space S2; and an operating member 5 comprising a blocking part 14, forming the powder housing space S1 between itself and the partition wall 7, and capable of switching between a blocking state in which the blocking part 14 blocks communication between the powder housing space S1 and the through hole 10, and a communication state in which the blocking part 14 allows communication between the powder housing space S1 and the through hole 10, by relative rotation with respect to the partition wall 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a powder container.

As a powder container for storing powder (powder) such as loose powder and baby powder, a powder container having a through hole which is a plurality of holes and a partition wall separating the powder storage space and the coating tool storage space is known (for example). , See FIG. 9 of Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-201530

In the conventional powder container as described above, by reversing the powder container so that the powder storage space is vertically above the coating tool storage space, the powder can be taken out from the powder storage space to the coating tool storage space through the through hole. can. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to adjust the amount of powder taken out.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a powder container in which the amount of powder taken out can be easily adjusted.

The powder container of the present invention is provided with a partition wall having a through port and separating the powder accommodating space and the coating tool accommodating space, and is provided with a blocking portion and forms the powder accommodating space between the partition wall and is relative to the partition wall. By rotation, it is possible to switch between a blocking state in which the blocking portion blocks communication between the powder storage space and the penetration port, and a communication state in which the blocking portion allows communication between the powder storage space and the penetration port. It is characterized by having a various operating members.

In the powder container of the present invention, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the powder accommodating space is located vertically above the applicator accommodating space in an upright state.

In the above configuration, the powder container of the present invention preferably has a lid provided with the partition wall and the operating member, and a container body forming the coating tool accommodating space between the lids.

In the powder container of the present invention, in the above configuration, the applicator enters a position where the container body overlaps with the through port when viewed along the central axis of the relative rotation in the applicator accommodating space. It is preferable to have a protrusion to prevent it.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a powder container in which the amount of powder taken out can be easily adjusted.

It is sectional drawing which shows the powder container which is one Embodiment of this invention in a closed state. It is sectional drawing which shows the part of FIG. 1 enlarged. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the closed lid shown in FIG. 1. It is an external view of the powder container shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the lid when the closed state is changed to the open state shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the powder container from the closed state to the open state shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the powder container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be illustrated and described with reference to the drawings.

The powder container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a container body 2 and a lid 3. The lid 3 has a lid main body 4 and an operating member 5. A packing 6 which is an O-ring is attached to the operation member 5. The container body 2, the lid body 4, and the operating member 5 are each formed by injection molding of synthetic resin. The material and manufacturing method of each member can be changed as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, the vertical direction means the direction along the central axis O of the relative rotation between the partition wall 7 and the operating member 5, and the upper direction is from the coating tool accommodating space S2 to the powder accommodating space S1. The downward direction means the direction opposite to the downward direction, the radial direction means the direction along the straight line perpendicular to the central axis O, and the circumferential direction means the direction orbiting the central axis O.

In the present embodiment, the powder container 1 is configured such that the powder storage space S1 is located vertically above the coating tool storage space S2 in an upright state. The powder container 1 can basically always be used in an upright state, and basically does not need to be in an inverted state.

The container body 2 has a downward dome-shaped bottom wall 2a centered on the central axis O, and a cylindrical peripheral wall 2b connected to the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 2a. The peripheral wall 2b has a lower peripheral wall 2c extending downward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 2a and an upper peripheral wall 2d extending upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 2a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lid main body 4 includes a partition wall 7 that separates the powder storage space S1 and the coating tool storage space S2, and a cylindrical mounting cylinder 8 that extends downward from the outer peripheral edge of the partition wall 7. have. The powder storage space S1 is formed between the operation member 5 and the partition wall 7. Further, the coating tool accommodating space S2 is formed between the container main body 2 (bottom wall 2a and upper peripheral wall 2d) and the lid 3 (partition wall 7).

A lid 3 can be attached to and detached from the upper peripheral wall 2d via a screw portion 9. A female screw 9a of the screw portion 9 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting cylinder 8 of the lid main body 4. A male screw 9b of a screw portion 9 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper peripheral wall 2d. By attaching and detaching the lid 3 to the upper peripheral wall 2d in an upright state, the coating tool accommodating space S2 can be opened and closed. The lid 3 may be configured so that it can be attached to and detached from the upper peripheral wall 2d via an engaging portion other than the screw portion 9. Further, the lid 3 may be configured so that the coating tool accommodating space S2 can be opened and closed by rotating with respect to the upper peripheral wall 2d via the hinge portion.

The partition wall 7 has a circular bottom wall portion 7a centered on the central axis O, a cylindrical tubular wall portion 7b extending upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 7a, and a radial outer side from the upper end of the tubular wall portion 7b. It has an annular upper wall portion 7c extending to the surface and an annular upper wall portion 7c. The outer peripheral edge of the upper wall portion 7c is connected to the upper end of the mounting cylinder 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, a through hole 10 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 7a. The through-hole 10 is composed of six partial through-holes 10a. Each partial through hole 10a is composed of two slits 10b. Each slit 10b extends radially outward while being inclined to one side in the circumferential direction. All (12) slits 10b are provided side by side in the circumferential direction. All the partial through holes 10a are provided side by side at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the central portion 7d of the bottom wall portion 7a located radially inside the through hole 10 has an upward dome shape centered on the central axis O.

The operating member 5 has a circular top wall 11 centered on the central axis O, and a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 12 extending downward from the top wall along the center axis O.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral edge of the top wall 11 has a flange shape extending radially outward beyond the outer peripheral wall 12, and is housed in an annular recess formed on the upper surface of the upper wall portion 7c. As a result, the upper surface of the top wall 11 and the portion radially outer of the annular recess on the upper surface of the upper wall portion 7c are flush with each other.

The outer peripheral wall 12 is arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the tubular wall portion 7b of the partition wall 7. An annular groove centered on the central axis O is formed at the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 12, and the packing 6 arranged in this groove creates a gap between the tubular wall portion 7b and the outer peripheral wall 12. It is sealed. The arrangement of the packing 6 is not limited to this.

The operation member 5 is attached to the lid main body 4 via a retaining fitting portion 13 so as to be relatively rotatable about the central axis O. The retaining fitting portions 13 are a plurality (six) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular wall portion 7b and the annular groove portion 13a centered on the central axis O formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 12. It is composed of a protrusion 13b. The configuration of the retaining fitting portion 13 is not limited to this, and the retaining fitting portion 13 may be such that the operating member 5 is fitted to the lid main body 4 so as to be relatively rotatable about the central axis O. Just do it.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface of the top wall 11 is provided with a knob 11a formed by a portion sandwiched between a pair of semicircular recesses in a top view. By operating the knob 11a, the operating member 5 can be selectively rotated relative to either one side in the circumferential direction or the other side in the circumferential direction with respect to the lid main body 4.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the operating member 5 has a blocking portion 14 capable of blocking communication between the powder accommodating space S1 and the through port 10. The cutoff portion 14 is composed of six partial cutoff portions 14a. Each partial blocking portion 14a is composed of a U-shaped wall 14b extending downward from the top wall 11 and having both ends connected to the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 12 in a top view. All the partial blocking portions 14a, that is, the U-shaped walls 14b are provided side by side at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. A gap 14c in the circumferential direction is formed between the two partial blocking portions 14a (that is, the U-shaped wall 14b) adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. Each gap 14c is included in the powder storage space S1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the operating member 5 is in a cutoff state in which the blocking portion 14 blocks the communication between the powder storage space S1 and the through port 10 by the relative rotation about the central axis O with respect to the partition wall 7. The blocking portion 14 is configured to be able to switch between a communication state that allows communication between the powder storage space S1 and the through port 10.

The powder storage space S1 contains powder 15 such as loose powder and baby powder.

Further, the applicator 16 which is a puff is accommodated in the applicator accommodating space S2. The coating tool 16 is not limited to the puff.

In the cutoff state shown in FIG. 3, each partial cutoff portion 14a cuts off the communication between the powder accommodating space S1 and the partial through port 10a. That is, in the cut-off state, the partial through port 10a is not located directly under each gap 14c. Therefore, in the blocked state, the powder 15 in the powder accommodating space S1 is prevented from falling from the respective partial through openings 10a into the applicator accommodating space S2.

Further, in the communication state shown in FIG. 5, each partial blocking portion 14a allows communication between the powder accommodating space S1 and the partial through port 10a. That is, in the communication state, a part of the partial through port 10a is located directly under each gap 14c. Therefore, in the communicating state, as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 6, the powder 15 in the powder accommodating space S1 may fall from the respective partial through openings 10a into the applicator accommodating space S2 through the gap 14c. can. Specifically, since the U-shaped wall 14b passes through a part of the partial through hole 10a with the relative rotation of the operation member 5 with respect to the partition wall 7, the powder 15 is forcibly transferred from the partial through hole 10a into the coating tool accommodating space S2. Can be dropped. At this time, the powder 15 can be dropped by the amount that the U-shaped wall 14b has passed a part of the partial through opening 10a. Therefore, the amount of powder 15 corresponding to the relative rotation amount of the operating member 5 with respect to the partition wall 7 can be taken out to the coating tool accommodating space S2.

As shown in FIG. 6, the container main body 2 has a protrusion 17 that prevents the applicator 16 from entering the position where the applicator 16 overlaps with the through hole 10 when viewed along the central axis O in the applicator accommodating space S2. Have. The protruding portion 17 is a vertical rib group 18, and the vertical rib group 18 is composed of a plurality of vertical ribs 18a that are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction and are perpendicular to the circumferential direction. Therefore, since the applicator 16 arranged in the applicator accommodating space S2 does not enter directly under the through hole 10, the powder 15 does not fall on the upper surface of the applicator 16, and the powder 15 is more than the applicator 16. Also falls to the outer part in the radial direction. The protrusion 17 is not limited to the vertical rib group 18, and may be, for example, a protrusion group having a plurality of columnar protrusions.

As shown in FIG. 2, a click feeling is generated between the U-shaped wall 14b and the outer peripheral edge portion on the upper surface of the central portion 7d of the bottom wall portion 7a when the operating member 5 changes from the communicating state to the blocking state. An overcoming portion 19 is provided. The overcoming portions 19 are ribs 19a formed in each of several U-shaped walls 14b extending in the vertical direction, and six ribs 19a extending in the vertical direction formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edge portion on the upper surface of the central portion 7d. It is composed of a groove 19b and. The configuration of the overcoming portion 19 is not limited to this.

When using the powder 15, the user rotates the operating member 5 to change the operating member 5 from the shut-off state to the communicating state, whereby the powder 15 is passed through the through port 10 and the bottom wall at the peripheral edge of the applicator 16. Drop it on 2a. Then, the user further rotates the operation member 5 to put the operation member 5 from the communication state to the cutoff state. At this time, the user can recognize that the operating member 5 has returned to the shut-off state due to the click feeling generated by the overcoming portion 19.

For example, a predetermined amount of powder 15 is applied to the coating tool accommodating space S2 by rotating the powder 15 to one side in the circumferential direction to make the communication state once from the cutoff state, and then rotating the powder 15 to the one side in the circumferential direction to make the shutting state again. Can be taken out. Therefore, for example, by adjusting the number of such rotation operations, the amount of powder 15 taken out from the powder storage space S1 can be easily adjusted.

Then, the user opens the applicator storage space S2 by removing the lid 3 from the container body 2, takes out the applicator 16 from the applicator accommodating space S2, and takes out the powder 15 in the applicator accommodating space S2. It can be used by taking an appropriate amount with the applicator 16.

According to the powder container 1 according to the present embodiment, the amount of powder 15 taken out from the powder storage space S1 can be easily adjusted by rotating the operating member 5 to appropriately switch between the shutoff state and the communication state. Can be done.

Further, according to the powder container 1 according to the present embodiment, since the powder 15 can be taken out by rotating the operating member 5 in an upright state, good operability can be obtained.

Further, according to the powder container 1 according to the present embodiment, an appropriate amount of the coating tool 16 can be used by simply removing the lid 3 from the container body 2 after rotating the operating member 5 in an upright position. Powder 15 can be made ready for use.

Further, according to the powder container 1 according to the present embodiment, since the powder 15 can be taken out around the applicator 16 by the protruding portion 17, it is possible to take an appropriate amount of the powder 15 with the applicator 16 and use it. can.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

Therefore, the powder container 1 of the above-described embodiment can be changed in various ways as described below, for example.

The powder container 1 is provided with a partition wall 7 having a through port 10 and separating the powder accommodating space S1 and the coating tool accommodating space S2, and is provided with a blocking portion 14 and forms a powder accommodating space S1 between the partition wall 7 to form a partition wall. A blocking state in which the blocking portion 14 blocks communication between the powder storage space S1 and the penetration port 10 by relative rotation with respect to 7, and a communication state in which the blocking portion 14 allows communication between the powder storage space S1 and the penetration port 10. As long as it has an operation member 5 capable of switching between the two, it can be changed in various ways.

However, it is preferable that the powder accommodating space S1 is located vertically above the applicator accommodating space S2 in the upright state.

Further, the powder container 1 preferably has a lid 3 provided with a partition wall 7 and an operating member 5, and a container main body 2 forming a coating tool accommodating space S2 between the lid 3.

Further, the container body 2 has a protrusion 17 that prevents the applicator 16 from entering the position where the applicator 16 overlaps the through opening 10 when viewed along the central axis O of the relative rotation in the applicator accommodating space S2. Is preferable.

The number of the partial through openings 10a and the partial cutoff portions 14a is not limited to 6, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, the number of slits 10b constituting the partial through hole 10a is not limited to two, and can be appropriately changed. For example, the through hole 10 may be composed of only one slit 10b, and the blocking portion 14 may be composed of only one U-shaped wall 14a. The partial penetration port 10a is not limited to the one composed of the slit 10b. Further, the partial cutoff portion 14a is not limited to the one composed of the U-shaped wall 14a.

1 Powder container 2 Container body 2a Bottom wall 2b Circumferential wall 2c Lower peripheral wall 2d Upper peripheral wall 3 Lid 4 Lid body 5 Operation member 6 Packing 7 Partition 7a Bottom wall part 7b Cylinder wall part 7c Upper wall part 7d Central part 8 Mounting cylinder 9 Screw Part 9a Female screw 9b Male screw 10 Penetration 10a Partial penetration 10b Slit 11 Top wall 11a Pinch 12 Outer wall 13 Retaining fitting 13a Groove 13b Protrusion 14 Block 14a Partial block 14b U-shaped wall 14c Gap 15 Powder 16 Tool 17 Protruding part 18 Vertical rib group 18a Vertical rib 19 Overcoming part 19a Rib 19b Groove O Center axis S1 Powder storage space S2 Coating tool storage space

Claims (4)

A partition wall that has a through hole and separates the powder storage space and the coating tool storage space,
A blocking state in which the powder accommodating space is formed between the partition and the partition, and the blocking portion blocks communication between the powder accommodating space and the through port due to relative rotation with respect to the partition, and the blocking. A powder container having a unit having an operating member that can switch between a communication state that allows communication between the powder storage space and the through port. The powder container according to claim 1, wherein the powder storage space is located vertically above the coating tool storage space in an upright state. The powder container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a lid provided with the partition wall and the operating member, and a container body forming the coating tool accommodating space between the lids. The third aspect of the present invention has a protrusion that prevents the applicator from entering a position where the container body overlaps with the through port when viewed along the central axis of the relative rotation in the applicator accommodating space. The powder container described.

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