JP3015346B2 - Dispensing container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing container that facilitates positioning between a container main body and a dispensing tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various proposals have been made for a fitting structure having a positioning mechanism between a container body and a pouring device in a liquid pouring container. For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 55-63863 proposes a container having an engaging ridge formed so as to protrude at an interval on an outer peripheral surface of a base portion of a neck portion. In addition, 3-78
Japanese Patent Publication No. 754 proposes a container in which a cap includes a protruding portion having a lower surface placed on an opening peripheral surface of a container main body, and a plurality of small protrusions slidingly contacting a curved surface portion of a neck portion of the container main body. ing. However, in the containers according to these proposals, the positioning itself becomes easy, but due to the positioning structure, the fitting between the container body and the dispensing tool becomes more difficult than in the conventional container, and as a result, However, there is a problem that the operability at the time of positioning is also reduced.

[0003] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to facilitate positioning for determining the direction of a spout in a container,
Moreover, an object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing container which does not impair the ease of fitting between the container body and the dispensing tool.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a container body for accommodating contents, and a spouting tool fitted to a neck of the container body, wherein the container body and the spouting tool are aligned. In the dispensing container provided with the above, the positioning structure fits into the concave portion formed by providing a plurality of concave portion forming ribs on the outer surface side of the neck portion and the concave portion formed on the inner surface side of the pouring tool. It consists of a convex portion to be inserted, the recess-forming ribs, Ri chevron shape der convex upper portion thereof upward, to the neck, upper
When the above ejector is fitted separately from the ribs for forming the recesses
The abutment portion that abuts against the inner surface of the pouring tool is the rib for forming the concave portion.
The above object has been attained by providing a horizontally adjacent pouring container.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The pouring container 1 of the present embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the container body 2 for accommodating the contents and the pouring tool 3 fitted to the neck 21 of the container body 2 are provided, and the container body 2 and the pouring tool 3 are provided with the alignment structure 5. It is a thing. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the pouring device 3 includes a pouring tube 32 projecting upward from the partition plate 31 and a pouring tube 3.
And an outer wall portion 34 surrounding the pouring cylinder 32 and connected to the pouring cylinder 32 by a partition plate 31 at the lowermost portion of the partition plate 31. Is provided, and the pouring cylinder 32 has an axial separating portion 3 reaching the opening 35 of the partition plate 31 from the upper end portion 32a.
6 are formed. A container sealing cap 4 capable of measuring the contents is detachably screwed to the spouting tool 3. The spout 3 and the container body 2 are fitted with a fitting rib 22 provided over the entire circumference below the neck 21 and a fitting recess (not shown) provided below the inner surface of the spout 3. It will be attached.

In the pouring container 1 of the present invention, the positioning structure 5 is formed by providing a plurality of ribs 51 for forming concave portions on the outer surface side of the neck portion 21 as shown in FIGS. A concave portion 52 and a concave portion 52 formed on the inner surface side of the pouring tool 3.
And a rib 51 for forming a concave portion.
Has a chevron shape at its upper part 51a.

More specifically, in the positioning structure 5, when the spout 3 is fitted to the container main body 2, the separating portion 36 is moved in a predetermined direction (when the container main body 2 is viewed in a plan view as shown in FIG. 3). (Longitudinal direction). That is, a predetermined number of concave portions 52 and convex portions 53 are provided on both sides, respectively, when the direction in which the separating portion 36 faces is the front direction. The recess-forming ribs 51 are provided at equal intervals (pitch: 20 °) on each side surface by five pieces each. In addition, four convex portions 53 are provided at regular intervals of four each. The neck 22 has ribs 51 for forming concave portions.
Separately, one contact portion 54 is provided in the front direction and the back direction, which is in contact with the inner surface of the spout 3 when the spout 3 is fitted. The corresponding contact portion 54 is provided adjacent to the rib 51 for forming a concave portion, thereby forming six concave portions 52 on both sides. As described above, the provision of the contact portion 54 allows the pouring tool 3 and the neck 21
And the clearance between the spout 3
The rattling is suppressed. If the contents are liquid, this will prevent leakage during use. Further, even if the opening of the container main body 2 becomes flat due to some trouble, the container main body is corrected by the spouting tool because the clearance is small, and liquid leakage can be prevented. As described above, in the present invention, the concave portion does not need to be surrounded by the concave portion forming ribs on both sides. If at least one of the concave portions is the concave portion forming rib, another concave portion such as the concave portion forming rib and the contact portion are provided. It may be formed by the set part.

In short, in the present embodiment, the concave portion 52
A plurality of convex portions 53 are provided, and the number of concave portions 52 is two more than the number of convex portions 53.
Since the number of the concave portions 52 is larger than that of the convex portions 53,
When the fitting is performed, even if the direction is slightly misaligned (a misalignment of about ± 30 °: a misalignment that does not climb over the upper portion 51a is 10 °, and a misalignment of one pitch of the recess-forming ribs 51 is 20 °), there is no problem in use. The dispensing device 3 can be fitted with the displacement within the range. For this reason, the container of this embodiment is:
Products with poor position / direction are less likely to occur.

[0009] recess-forming rib 51 has a shape with a convex chevron shape upwardly over portions of the rectangular body side <br/> plane view shape, the angle of the upper 51a theta (see Figure 2) It is preferable that the angle is 30 to 100 ° in terms of the good fitting property of the projection 53. As shown in FIG. 6 , the recess forming ribs 51 are provided.
When viewed from the side, the top 51b has an angle θ ′ of 90 ° to 40 ° with respect to the vertical direction D of the container body (70 ° in this embodiment).
°) has been made to have. By setting this angle to 90 ° or less, the guiding function of the concave portion forming ribs 51 can be sufficiently exerted. 5
1 can be fitted accurately without going over. The convex portion 53 is a plate-like body.

The liquid dispensing container 1 of this embodiment can be manufactured and used in the same manner as a normal liquid dispensing container. And according to the liquid pouring container 1 of this embodiment, the container main body 2
The container body 2 and the spout 3 cannot be fitted unless the predetermined direction of the spout 3 is aligned with the predetermined direction of
Positioning can be performed easily and accurately, and products with poor orientation are not generated. In addition, since the upper part of the concave portion forming rib 51 has a mountain shape, the fitting is easy and the productivity and the operability are excellent.

In the above-described embodiment, the pitch of the concave portion forming ribs 51 is set to 20 °, but may be other than 20 °, for example, 5 °, 10 °, 30 °, 45 °, or the like. In addition, the ribs 51 and the projections 53 do not have to be arranged at equal intervals, and the pitches do not need to be particularly constant as long as the ribs and the projections match. Also, the recess 52
The number of the convex portions 53 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is arbitrary as long as it is one or more. Also, in the above embodiment,
The concave portion forming ribs 51 are rectangular, and the convex portions 52 are plate-shaped. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The concave portion forming ribs 51 may be narrow and the convex portions 53 may be rectangular. . Further, in the above-described embodiment, the concave portion 52 is two
Although the number is increased, the number may be increased by one or the same number.

[0012]

The pouring container of the present invention can easily perform the positioning for determining the direction of the pouring device in the container, and does not impair the ease of fitting between the container body and the pouring device. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a pouring container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a neck of a container body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a container main body.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the dispensing tool.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a fitted state in which the container main body and the spouting tool are fitted together (X- in FIG. 1 in the fitted state).
X sectional view).

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 dispensing container 2 container main body 21 neck 3 dispensing tool 31 partition plate 32 dispensing cylinder 33 collection space 34 outer wall 35 opening 32 a upper end 36 disconnecting portion 4 cap 5 alignment structure 51 concave forming rib 52 concave 53 convex 51 a Upper part 51b Top part 54 Contact part

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 39/00-55/16

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A dispensing container comprising: a container main body for accommodating contents; and a spouting tool fitted to a neck of the container main body, wherein the container main body and the spouting tool have an alignment structure. The alignment structure includes a concave portion formed by providing a plurality of concave portion forming ribs on the outer surface side of the neck portion, and a convex portion formed on the inner surface side of the pouring tool and inserted into the concave portion, the recess-forming ribs, the top Ri chevron shape der convex upward, the above-mentioned neck portion, and the recess-forming ribs apart, leaving the note
When the fitting is fitted, the contacting part that comes into contact with the inner surface of the
A pouring container which is adjacent to the rib for forming the concave portion in the horizontal direction . 2. The concave portion forming rib has a top portion having an angle of 90 ° to 40 ° with respect to the vertical direction of the container body when the concave portion forming rib is viewed from the side. The pouring container according to claim 1. 3. The dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the concave portions and the convex portions are provided, and the number of the concave portions is one or two more than the number of the convex portions.