JP2022115545A - Portable container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a portable container body which enables easy replenishment of contents of a main container to a portable container body.SOLUTION: In a portable container body, a plug member 14 is moved in an axial direction with respect to a portable container body 12, a plug part 13 is separated from the inside of a connection cylinder part 15 and a lid body part 26 is rotated around a second hinge part 29 with respect to an engagement cylinder part 27, the connection cylinder part is opened, then in a state where a discharge cylinder 24 having a discharge hole 23 to which contents of a main container 20 are discharged is fit into the inside of the connection cylinder part while inserted integrally to each of the insides of a base cylinder part 25 and the engagement cylinder part, when the engagement cylinder part is rotated around a first hinge part 28 with respect to the base cylinder part 25, the engagement cylinder part is engaged with an outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to portable containers.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a portable container that is replenished with contents from the container and carried around, such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.

Utility Model Registration No. 3094142

However, in the conventional portable container, when refilling the contents, for example, after opening the injection hole of the portable container main body and the pouring hole of the main container separately, the main container is tilted to pour out the contents from the pouring hole. Therefore, there is room for improvement in replenishing operability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable container that can be easily refilled with the contents of the container.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means. That is, the portable container of the present invention comprises a portable container body having an injection hole formed thereon, and a plug member having a plug portion that closes the injection hole so as to be openable, and the portable container body is provided with the injection hole. A connecting tube portion projecting outward from the portable container main body from an opening peripheral edge portion, and a guide tube portion surrounding the connecting tube portion from the outside in a radial direction, wherein the plug portion is detached into the connecting tube portion. The plug member is a base movably provided in the guide tube portion in the axial direction along the central axis of the guide tube portion in a state where the plug member is restricted from being separated from the guide tube portion. a tubular portion, a lid portion formed with the plug portion, a locking tubular portion provided between the base tubular portion and the lid portion, and a base tubular portion and the locking tubular portion that are connected to each other. A first hinge portion that connects and a second hinge portion that connects the locking tube portion and the lid portion are provided, and the plug member is moved in the axial direction with respect to the portable container main body, After removing the plug portion from the inside of the connecting tube portion and rotating the lid portion around the second hinge portion with respect to the locking tube portion to open the inside of the connecting tube portion, the container is closed. A discharge cylinder having a discharge hole through which contents are discharged is integrally inserted into the inner sides of the base cylinder portion and the lock cylinder portion, and the lock is engaged in a state where the discharge cylinder is fitted inside the connecting cylinder portion. When the cylindrical portion is rotated about the first hinge portion with respect to the base cylindrical portion, the locking cylindrical portion is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder.

According to the present invention, the plug member is moved in the axial direction with respect to the portable container main body to disengage the plug portion from the interior of the connecting tubular portion, and the lid portion is attached to the locking tubular portion by the second hinge. When a discharge cylinder having a discharge hole through which the contents of the container are discharged is fitted to the inside of the connection cylinder after the connection cylinder is rotated around the part and the inside of the connection cylinder is opened, the injection hole of the portable container is aligned with the container. The contents of the container can be easily replenished into the main body of the portable container through the discharge hole and the injection hole.
Then, while the discharge cylinder is integrally inserted into the inner sides of the base cylinder part and the locking cylinder part and fitted inside the connecting cylinder part, the locking cylinder part is hinged to the base cylinder part by the first hinge. Since the locking cylinder portion is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder when the discharge cylinder is rotated around the joint cylinder, the connection cylinder is locked with the locking cylinder portion locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder at the time of refilling. It is possible to fit the discharge cylinder inside the connecting cylinder part, and it is possible to prevent the discharge cylinder from coming off from the inside of the connecting cylinder part at the time of refilling.

A filter covering the injection hole may be provided in the portable container body.

In this case, since the main body of the portable container is provided with a filter that covers the injection hole, even if dust or the like adheres to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge tube of the main container, the dust or the like can be removed from the main body of the portable container during refilling. You can prevent it from getting inside.

A sealing protrusion detachably fitted into the injection hole may be formed on the stopper.

In this case, since the plug portion is formed with a seal protrusion detachably fitted into the injection hole, when the discharge cylinder of the container is fitted inside the connecting cylinder portion, the outer periphery of the discharge cylinder is Even if dust or the like adhering to the surface migrates to the inner peripheral surface of the connecting cylinder, the seal protrusion is fitted into the injection hole when the inside of the connecting cylinder is closed by the cover body after the replenishment described above. It is possible to prevent the dust and the like from entering the main body of the portable container through the injection hole.

The first hinge portion and the second hinge portion may be separately provided on both sides of the center axis in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction.

In this case, since the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are separately provided on both sides of the center axis in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction, the lid body portion is attached to the locking cylinder portion. to rotate around the second hinge to open the inside of the connecting tubular portion, and then pull up the cover body portion to rotate the locking tubular portion around the first hinge portion with respect to the base tubular portion via the second hinge portion. can be rotated freely, and the locking cylinder portion can be easily locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder.

According to this invention, the contents of the container can be easily refilled into the main body of the portable container.

1 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of a portable container shown as a first embodiment; FIG. It is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the present container shown as one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the cap portion is removed from the connecting cylinder portion in FIG. 1 and the lid portion is rotated around the second hinge portion to open the connecting cylinder portion. In FIG. 1, the discharge cylinder is fitted inside the connecting cylinder part, the locking cylinder part is rotated around the first hinge part, and the locking cylinder part is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder. It is a plan view. FIG. 10 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the portable container shown as a second embodiment; In FIG. 5, the discharge cylinder is fitted inside the connecting cylinder, the lock cylinder is rotated around the first hinge, and the lock cylinder is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder. It is a plan view.

A first embodiment of the portable container will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the portable container 1 according to the present embodiment includes a portable container main body 12 having an injection hole 11 formed therein, a plug member 14 having a plug portion 13 for releasably closing the injection hole 11, It has

The portable container main body 12 has a mouth portion, a body portion 12a and a bottom portion 17 (not shown). The mouth portion, body portion 12a and bottom portion 17 are provided coaxially with the common axis O, and are provided along the common axis O from top to bottom in this order.
Hereinafter, the direction along the common axis O will be referred to as the axial direction, the direction crossing the common axis O as seen from the axial direction will be referred to as the radial direction, and the direction that rotates around the common axis O will be referred to as the circumferential direction.

In the illustrated example, the portable container 1 is provided with a dispenser 30 . Note that the portable container 1 does not have to have the dispenser 30 .
The dispenser 30 includes a mounting cap 30a attached to the mouth of the portable container body 12, a truncated tubular pressing head 30c having a discharge hole 30b formed in the peripheral wall, and a pump mechanism. ing. The pump mechanism includes at least a suction pipe 30d, a cylinder, and a piston that is movable downward in an upwardly biased state. is discharged from the discharge hole 30b, and when this depression is released, the piston rises in the cylinder and supplies the contents of the portable container main body 12 into the cylinder through the suction pipe 30d.

The portable container body 12 includes a connecting tube portion 15 protruding outward from the opening peripheral portion of the injection hole 11 toward the outside of the portable container body 12 , and a guide tube portion 16 surrounding the connecting tube portion 15 .

The injection hole 11 , the connecting tube portion 15 and the guide tube portion 16 are formed in the bottom portion 17 of the portable container body 12 . The bottom portion 17 is separate from the trunk portion 12a of the portable container main body 12 and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom.
The injection hole 11, the connecting tube portion 15, and the guide tube portion 16 may be formed in the trunk portion 12a of the portable container body 12, and the bottom portion 17 may be formed integrally with the trunk portion 12a. .

A lower end portion of the trunk portion 12a is fitted into the peripheral wall 19 of the bottom portion 17. As shown in FIG.
An injection hole 11 is formed in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 . The injection hole 11 is formed in the radially central portion of the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 . A plurality of injection holes 11 are formed at intervals in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 . A filter F that covers the injection hole 11 is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 . The top surface of the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 is positioned inside the portable container body 12 . Note that the filter F may not be provided on the portable container main body 12 .

The connecting tubular portion 15 and the guiding tubular portion 16 protrude downward from the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 . The connecting tubular portion 15 and the guiding tubular portion 16 are provided coaxially with the common axis O. As shown in FIG.
The connecting tubular portion 15 integrally surrounds the plurality of injection holes 11 from the outside in the radial direction. A male threaded portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting tube portion 15 . The lower end of the connecting tube portion 15 is positioned below the lower end of the guide tube portion 16 .
The guide tube portion 16 surrounds the connecting tube portion 15 from the outside in the radial direction. A first protrusion 16 a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the guide tube portion 16 so as to protrude radially outward and extend continuously over the entire length in the circumferential direction.

The plug portion 13 is detachably and tightly fitted in the connecting cylinder portion 15 .
The plug member 14 is provided so as to be axially movable with respect to the bottom portion 17 of the portable container main body 12 while being restricted from being detached downward. The plug member 14 includes a base tube portion 25 , a lid portion 26 , a locking tube portion 27 , a first hinge portion 28 and a second hinge portion 29 . The base tube portion 25, the lid portion 26, the locking tube portion 27, the first hinge portion 28, and the second hinge portion 29 are integrally formed. The base tube portion 25 and the locking tube portion 27 are provided coaxially with the common axis O. As shown in FIG.

The base tube portion 25 is mounted on the guide tube portion 16 so as to be axially movable. A second protrusion 25 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the base tube portion 25 so as to protrude radially inward and extend continuously over the entire circumferential length. The second projection 25 a is separated upward from the first projection 16 a of the guide tube portion 16 . As the base tube portion 25 moves downward with respect to the guide tube portion 16 , the second protrusion 25 a abuts against the first protrusion 16 a , so that the plug member 14 is moved downward from the bottom portion 17 of the portable container body 12 . restrictions on secession towards

The lid portion 26 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and provided coaxially with the common axis O. As shown in FIG. The bottom wall of the lid portion 26 is formed with the plug portion 13 and a threaded cylinder 26 a having a female threaded portion that is screwed into the male threaded portion of the connecting tube portion 15 . The screw cylinder 26 a protrudes upward from the upper surface of the bottom wall of the lid portion 26 . The plug portion 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape and protrudes upward from a portion of the bottom wall of the lid portion 26 located radially inward of the screw cylinder 26a. The upper end of the plug portion 13 is located below the upper end of the screw cylinder 26a.

The locking cylinder portion 27 is provided between the base cylinder portion 25 and the lid portion 26 . The locking cylinder portion 27 is inserted inside the peripheral wall of the lid portion 26 . The locking tube portion 27 surrounds the threaded tube 26a of the lid portion 26 from the outside in the radial direction. The upper end of the locking tube portion 27 is located below the upper end of the screw tube 26a. The upper end opening edge of the locking tube portion 27 is located below the lower end opening edge of the guide tube portion 16 and faces the same in the axial direction. A flange portion 27a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the locking cylinder portion 27 so as to protrude radially outward and extend continuously over the entire length in the circumferential direction. The flange portion 27 a is axially sandwiched between the lower opening edge of the base cylinder portion 25 and the upper opening edge of the peripheral wall of the lid portion 26 .

The first hinge portion 28 connects the locking tube portion 27 and the base tube portion 25 to each other. The first hinge portion 28 connects the radial outer end portion of the flange portion 27 a and the lower end portion of the base cylinder portion 25 .
The second hinge portion 29 connects the locking tube portion 27 and the lid portion 26 to each other. The second hinge portion 29 connects the radial outer end portion of the flange portion 27 a and the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the lid portion 26 .
The first hinge portion 28 and the second hinge portion 29 are separately provided on both sides of the common axis O in the radial direction when viewed in the axial direction.

Here, the container 20 filled with the content to be replenished in the portable container main body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the container 20 includes a container body 21 and a dispenser 22 . Note that the container 20 may not have the dispenser 22 .
The dispenser 22 includes a mounting cap 22a mounted on the mouth of the container body 21, a pressing head 22c, and a pump mechanism.
The pump mechanism has the same structure as that of the dispenser 30 of the portable container 1 described above.
The pressing head 22c has a discharge cylinder 24 projecting outward.

The discharge cylinder 24 protrudes in a lateral direction intersecting the vertical direction from the pressing head 22c, and the tip thereof is bent so as to extend downward. A tip opening of the discharge cylinder 24 is closed by a closing plate. A discharge hole 23 through which the contents of the container 20 are discharged is formed in the closing plate. A spin member 22e is provided in the tip of the discharge cylinder 24 to discharge the contents from the discharge hole 23 while rotating. Note that the spin member 22e may not be provided inside the discharge cylinder 24. FIG.

The discharge cylinder 24 is formed integrally with the pressing head 22c and includes a base portion 24a extending in the horizontal direction, an intermediate portion 24b fitted on the base portion 24a and bent so that the tip extends downward, and an intermediate portion. 24b, extends vertically, and includes a tip tube portion 24c having the closing plate. Note that the entire discharge cylinder 24 may be formed integrally with the pressing head 22c.

Next, the action of the portable container 1 will be described.

First, in a state in which the portable container 1 is turned upside down, the plug member 14 is rotated with respect to the portable container main body 12 toward the slack side of the female screw portion of the threaded cylinder 26a along the circumferential direction and moved in the axial direction. , the plug portion 13 is removed from the connecting tube portion 15 and the threaded tube 26a is removed from the connecting tube portion 15. As shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the second projection 25a of the base tube portion 25 abuts the first projection 16a of the guide tube portion 16, so that the plug member 14 from the bottom portion 17 of the portable container main body 12 is removed. severance is regulated. In this state, the lid portion 26 is rotated around the second hinge portion 29 with respect to the locking tube portion 27 to open the inside of the connecting tube portion 15 .

Next, the distal end cylinder portion 24c of the discharge cylinder 24 of the main container 20 is inserted into the base cylinder portion 25 and locking cylinder portion 27, and is tightly fitted inside the connecting cylinder portion 15. 4, when the locking cylinder portion 27 is rotated around the first hinge portion 28 with respect to the base cylinder portion 25, the upper end of the inner peripheral surface of the locking cylinder portion 27 is placed on the upper surface of the outer peripheral surface of the laterally extending portion of the discharge cylinder 24 . As a result, the locking tube portion 27 is locked to the discharge tube 24 .

At this time, the locking cylinder portion 27 rotates around the first hinge portion 28 with respect to the base cylinder portion 25 while the discharge cylinder 24 is inserted inside the locking cylinder portion 27 . At this time, the tip tube portion 24c of the discharge tube 24 may be axially abutted against the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 of the portable container body 12 .
Next, by pressing down the pressing head 22c of the main container 20 and discharging the contents in the main container body 21 from the discharge hole 23, the contents are supplied into the portable container main body 12 through the injection hole 11. .

After that, after the locking cylinder part 27 is rotated around the first hinge part 28 with respect to the base cylinder part 25 and overlapped in the axial direction, the portable container 1 is separated from the tip cylinder part 24c of the discharge cylinder 24, and the lid body The portion 26 is rotated around the second hinge portion 29 with respect to the locking tube portion 27 , and the threaded tube 26 a is inserted into the locking tube portion 27 . In this state, the plug member 14 is rotated with respect to the portable container main body 12 toward the tightening side of the female threaded portion of the threaded tube 26a along the circumferential direction and moved in the axial direction, thereby connecting the plug portion 13 to the connecting tube portion 15. The threaded cylinder 26a is screwed to the connecting cylinder part 15. As shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the portable container 1 according to the present embodiment, the plug member 14 is axially moved with respect to the portable container main body 12 to disengage the plug portion 13 from the connecting tube portion 15, and After the cover body part 26 is rotated around the second hinge part 29 with respect to the locking tube part 27 to open the inside of the connecting tube part 15, the discharging tube 24 is fitted inside the connecting tube part 15, whereby the portable device can be carried. The filling hole 11 of the container 1 directly communicates with the discharge hole 23 of the container 20, so that the contents of the container 20 can be easily refilled into the portable container main body 12 through the discharge hole 23 and the filling hole 11. can be done.

Then, while the discharge cylinder 24 is integrally inserted into the inner sides of the base cylinder portion 25 and the lock cylinder portion 27 and fitted inside the connecting cylinder portion 15 , the lock cylinder portion 27 is connected to the base cylinder portion 25 . Since the locking cylinder portion 27 is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder 24 when the cylinder is rotated around the first hinge portion 28, the locking cylinder portion 27 is locked to the discharge cylinder 24 during refilling. It is possible to fit the discharge cylinder 24 inside the connecting cylinder part 15 in a state of being locked to the outer peripheral surface, and to suppress the discharge cylinder 24 from falling out from the inside of the connecting cylinder part 15 at the time of refilling. can be done.

Since the filter F covering the injection hole 11 is provided in the portable container main body 12, even if dust or the like adheres to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder 24 of the container 20, the dust or the like can be removed from the portable container during the above-mentioned replenishment. Entry into the container body 12 can be suppressed.

Since the first hinge portion 28 and the second hinge portion 29 are separately provided on both sides sandwiching the common axis O in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction, the lid body portion 26 is attached to the locking cylinder portion 27. and rotate it around the second hinge portion 29 to open the inside of the connecting tube portion 15 , and then pull up the lid portion 26 to attach the locking tube portion 27 to the base tube portion 25 via the second hinge portion 29 . On the other hand, it becomes possible to rotate around the first hinge portion 28 , and the locking cylinder portion 27 can be easily locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder 24 .

Next, a portable container 2 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.
In the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted, and only the different points are described.

In this embodiment, one injection hole 31 is formed in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 of the portable container body 12 . The injection hole 31 is arranged coaxially with the common axis O. As shown in FIG. A filter F is not provided on the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 .
A plug portion 32 is detachably fitted in the connecting tube portion 15 and a sealing protrusion 33 is formed in the injection hole 31 so that it is detachably fitted.
In the illustrated example, the bottom wall of the lid portion 26 is formed in a multi-stage capped cylindrical shape whose diameter decreases upward, and the plug portion 32 serves as the bottom wall of the lid portion 26. there is A lower end portion of the plug portion 32 is fitted into the connecting cylinder portion 15 , and the seal projection portion 33 serves as an upper end portion of the plug portion 32 .

As described above, according to the portable container 2 according to the present embodiment, the stopper portion 32 is formed with the sealing protrusion 33 that is detachably fitted into the injection hole 31, so that the sealing protrusion 33 is shown in FIG. As described above, when the discharge cylinder 24 of the container 20 is fitted inside the connecting cylinder part 15 , dust and the like adhering to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder 24 moves to the inner peripheral surface of the connecting cylinder part 15 . However, after the above-mentioned replenishment, when the inside of the connecting tube portion 15 is closed by the lid portion 26, the seal protrusion 33 can be fitted into the injection hole 31, and the dust and the like can be removed from the injection hole 31. can be prevented from entering into the portable container main body 12 through the

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The plug member 14 may be provided so as to be slidable in the axial direction with respect to the portable container body 12 . That is, it is not necessary to provide the lid portion 26 with the threaded cylinder 26 a and to form the male threaded portion on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting cylinder portion 15 .
In the second embodiment, a plurality of injection holes 31 may be formed in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 at intervals, and a filter covering the injection holes 31 may be provided in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 17 .

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the components in the above-described embodiments with known components without departing from the scope of the present invention, and the above-described embodiments and modifications may be combined as appropriate.

Reference Signs List 1, 2 Portable container 11, 31 Injection hole 12 Portable container body 13, 32 Plug 14 Plug member 15 Connecting cylinder 16 Guide cylinder 20 Main container 23 Discharge hole 24 Discharge cylinder 25 Base cylinder 26 Lid 27 Locking Cylindrical portion 28 First hinge portion 29 Second hinge portion 33 Seal protrusion F Filter O Common axis (central axis)

Claims (4)

a portable container body having an injection hole;
a plug member having a plug part that blocks the injection hole in an openable manner;
The portable container main body is
a connecting tube portion protruding from the opening peripheral portion of the injection hole toward the outside of the portable container main body;
a guide tube portion that surrounds the connecting tube portion from the outside in the radial direction,
The plug portion is detachably fitted in the connecting tube portion,
The plug member is
a base tube portion provided in the guide tube portion so as to be movable in the axial direction along the central axis of the guide tube portion in a state where separation from the guide tube portion is restricted;
a lid body portion in which the plug portion is formed;
a locking cylinder portion provided between the base cylinder portion and the lid portion;
a first hinge portion that connects the base tube portion and the locking tube portion to each other;
a second hinge portion that connects the locking tube portion and the lid portion to each other;
The plug member is moved in the axial direction with respect to the portable container main body to disengage the plug portion from the connecting tubular portion, and the lid portion is moved to the locking tubular portion from the second hinge. After opening the inside of the connecting cylinder portion by rotating it, a discharge cylinder having a discharge hole through which the contents of the container are discharged is integrally inserted into each inner side of the base cylinder portion and the locking cylinder portion. while being fitted inside the connecting tubular portion, when the locking tubular portion is rotated about the first hinge portion with respect to the base tubular portion, the locking tubular portion A portable container that is locked to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge cylinder. 2. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein the portable container main body is provided with a filter covering the injection hole. 3. The portable container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plug portion is formed with a seal protrusion detachably fitted into the injection hole. 4. The first hinge portion and the second hinge portion according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are separately provided on both sides of the central axis in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction. portable container.

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