JP2717483B2 - Liquid dispenser - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid dispenser, and more particularly to a liquid dispenser in which a flexible airtight bag is accommodated in a decorative box made of cardboard or other cardboard, and a spouting valve is connected to the mouth of the airtight bag. Dispenser related.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a container for discharging an appropriate amount of liquid such as an alcoholic beverage, a liquid seasoning, or a soft drink is provided with a dispensing valve as a dispenser. Is designed so that the liquid in the container is not oxidized when the built-in liquid is poured out. The inventor of the present invention has previously proposed a liquid container with a discharge valve in which a closed bag is accommodated in a decorative box and a discharge valve having a pair of valve closing portions is attached to the mouth of the closed bag (Japanese Patent Publication No. SHO 57-157). -57337, JP-B-57-591
50, JP-B-62-29306).

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned two conventional liquid containers with a discharge valve have a structure in which the discharge valve always projects outside the decorative box. There was a problem that germs easily adhered around the spout. The latter has a structure in which the dispensing valve is housed in a dressing box when not in use, so it is easy to keep the dispensing valve clean. Since the box extends over the entire depth of the box, there is a problem that the dressing box tends to be large. In addition, when the liquid is discharged from the discharge valve, the discharge ring or the like must be rotated, and the liquid cannot be received in a container such as a cup by one-touch operation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional dispensing valve and to close two places of a flow path between a mouth portion and a spout port of a liquid-sealed bag, and to close the circuit. ,
An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid dispenser capable of discharging an appropriate amount of liquid simply by pressing an edge of a cup against an opening / closing lever.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a liquid dispenser which is attached to an opening of an outer box and which is attached to a container having an opening of a sealed bag for storing a liquid therein. The liquid dispenser includes a valve housing and a valve member, and the valve housing has a concave portion having an outer end attached to the opening and accommodating the valve member, and is housed in an airtight bag at an inner end. A valve member is mounted movably in the circumferential and axial directions within the valve housing, and has an inner end closing the inlet port, and a valve member attached to an outer end of the valve case. An outer cylinder elbow,
A flexible tube connected to the outer end of the valve cylinder and disposed in the outer cylinder elbow; and a pusher pivotally attached to the outer cylinder elbow to close a passage by closing a passage by pressing a part of the flexible tube when closed. An opening / closing lever which is sometimes moved inward from the liquid outlet and is arranged so as to open the presser or the passage, and a spring member which biases the opening / closing lever in a direction to close the flexible tube. Is what you do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when it is necessary to pour out an appropriate amount of liquid stored inside the sealed bag, the valve body is pulled out from the valve housing, and the edge of the cup is pressed against the opening / closing arm. By releasing the flow path of the flexible tube, an appropriate amount of the liquid in the sealed bag can be discharged to the outside.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a liquid dispenser according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a part of a square decorative box, and the decorative box 1 is made of a cardboard, a plastic material, a metal material, or another suitable material. An outer peripheral end of a mounting ring 3 with a flange for mounting the liquid dispenser 2 according to the present invention is attached to a part of the decorative box 1 with an adhesive. A mounting ring 4 is fitted on the outside of the mounting ring 3 without any gap, and a sealing bag 5 made of a synthetic resin laminated film is heat-welded to the back side of the flange. Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, and the like are stored in the sealed bag in advance.

The liquid dispenser 2 includes an outer valve housing 6 and a valve member incorporated in the valve housing 6. The valve housing 6 has a straight cylindrical valve cylinder housing 9 having an inlet port 8 at the tip, a large-diameter guide cylinder 10 coaxially coupled thereto, and integrally coupled to the outer end thereof. And a head unit 11. The valve member is incorporated in the valve housing 6 so as to be movable in the circumferential direction and the axial direction, and has an inner end closing an inlet port, and an outer cylinder elbow 23 attached to an outer end of the valve cylinder 7.
A flexible tube 28 connected to the outer end of the valve cylinder 7 and disposed in the outer cylinder elbow 23; an open / close lever 30; and a spring member 34 for urging the open / close lever in a direction to close the flexible tube. An external thread 12 is formed on the outer periphery of the head 7, and the external thread 12 is screwed with an internal thread 13 inside the mounting ring 3. The head part 1
A flange 14 is attached to an outer end of the first member 1. A vertical guide hole 15 is formed inside the guide tube 10, and a pair of helical grooves 16, 16 are formed at diametrically opposed positions on the inner peripheral surface thereof. These helical grooves 16 are grooves having a rectangular cross section,
It is formed by giving a predetermined lead angle to the axis.

On the other hand, the valve cylinder 7 has a skirt-shaped large-diameter guide portion 18 and a small-diameter guide portion 19, and a packing 20 for closing the inlet port 8 is provided at the tip of the small-diameter guide portion 19. A part of the outer periphery of the packing 20
A communication passage 21 communicating with the passage 17 inside the valve cylinder 7 is open.

A pair of engaging pins 22, 22 project from the distal end of the large-diameter guide portion 18, and these engaging pins 22, 22 are fitted into the helical grooves 16, 16 to slide. I can do it. A hollow outer cylinder elbow 23 is attached to the outer end of the valve cylinder 7. Further, a female screw 24 is formed near the outer open end of the valve cylinder 7, and an adapter 26 having an outlet 25 opened is screwed into the female screw 24. A flexible tube 28 is connected to the distal end of the adapter 26.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fork-like opening / closing lever 30 is provided outside the outer cylinder elbow 23.
Are pivotally connected by a pair of pivot shafts 31.
A presser 32 is provided on the inner surface of the zero. The pressing element 32 is provided with a groove 3 formed inside the outer cylinder elbow 23.
The flexible tube 28 is locally pressed into the inside 3 to block the flow path. A ring-shaped coil spring 34 is mounted around the open / close lever 30 and the outer cylinder elbow 23, and applies a spring force so that the presser 32 of the open / close lever 30 always presses the flexible tube 28. A spiral spring may be set around the pivot 31 instead of the coil spring. Further, a finger arm 35 is connected to a lower end of the opening / closing lever 30. In the above configuration, the sealing bag 5 is attached to the opening of the container together with the valve housing, so that the configuration is simplified, the valve housing is firmly fixed, and the decorative box can be easily configured without having a complicated shape. .

Next, a mode of use of the liquid dispenser configured as described above will be described. When the liquid dispenser of the present invention is shipped from a factory or the like, the valve member including the valve cylinder 7 is pushed into the valve housing 6 as shown in FIG. The pressing member 32 of the lever 30 is a flexible tube 28
Is closed, and an appropriate seal paper is stuck on the front surface so that the dispenser is not exposed to the outside. When the liquid dispenser is installed in the store from this state, the seal paper of the outer box 1 is peeled off, the outer cylinder elbow 23 is rotated counterclockwise by a predetermined angle, and the engagement pins 22 are turned into the helical grooves 16. , 16 forward, as shown in FIG.
It moves inside and projects forward to be used.

In this state, in order to pour out an appropriate amount of a liquid such as an alcoholic beverage in the sealed bag 5, a cup 36 is pressed against the finger arm 35 as shown in FIG. Then, the opening / closing arm 30 rotates about the pivot 31, the pusher 32 retreats against the spring force of the coil spring 34, opens the flexible tube 28, and removes the liquid guided into the valve cylinder 7. It can be poured into the cup 36. After the appropriate amount of liquid has been poured out, the cup 36 is removed, and the opening / closing arm 30
Is restored, and the pressing element 32 again crushes the flexible tube 28 to shut off the flow path.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a flexible tube is attached to the tip of a valve cylinder movably incorporated in a valve housing, and the flexible tube is moved by the movement of an opening / closing lever. Since the liquid is made to flow out, an appropriate amount of the liquid stored in the closed container can be poured out by one-touch operation. Also, when not in use,
Since the valve cylinder can be stored in the valve housing and the discharge valve can be stored in the valve housing, it is possible to maintain cleanliness without dust and various bacteria adhering to the exposed portion of the spout.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing one embodiment of a dispenser according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a dispenser according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state at the time of dispensing a dispenser.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a stored state of the dispenser.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A liquid dispenser attached to a container having a structure for fixing a mouth portion of a sealed bag for storing a liquid in an opening of an outer box, wherein the liquid dispenser comprises a valve housing and a valve member, The valve housing has an outer end attached to the opening and a recess for accommodating the valve member, and an inner end having an inlet port accommodated in a sealed bag. A valve cylinder that is incorporated movably in the circumferential and axial directions and has an inner end closing the inlet port, an outer cylinder elbow attached to the outer end of the valve cylinder, and an outer cylinder elbow connected to the outer end of the valve cylinder A flexible tube disposed at the opening and closing lever pivotally attached to the outer cylinder elbow, the presser presses a part of the flexible tube when closed to close the passage, and the presser opens the passage when opened; Flexible tube with open / close lever Liquid comprising a spring member for urging Jill direction Deisubensa