JP3063082B2 - Trigger cover - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a trigger cover mounted on a trigger sprayer as a cover for packaging a trigger spray container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A trigger spray container is used as a gun-type container for spraying liquid detergents, bleaching agents, finishing agents, etc. for clothes, houses, exteriors, vehicles and the like. As shown in FIG. 6, the trigger spray container 1
Reference numeral 00 denotes a case in which the liquid to be sprayed is stored in the container body 1 and a trigger sprayer 10 is attached to the mouth 2 of the container body 1. By releasing, the built-in piston-cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated,
The liquid in the container body 1 is sucked, and the liquid is sprayed from the discharge holes 13.

[0003] Various types of mechanisms are known as the trigger sprayer 10, and the liquid flow path and the trigger 11 in the trigger sprayer 10 are determined according to the mechanism.
The position of the fulcrum of the trigger sprayer is also different, but basically, as shown in FIG.
4 has a discharge nozzle 15 in front thereof, and a discharge hole 1
3 and the trigger 11 hangs down from the vicinity of the discharge nozzle 15. The trigger sprayer 10 is fixed to the container body 1 with the cap 5.

The trigger spray container 100 includes:
In order to prevent the trigger 11 from acting carelessly due to the falling of the container and spraying the liquid, or to prevent the infant from operating the trigger 11 to spray the liquid, the ejection hole 13 is used when not in use. There have been various proposals to provide a lid attached to the trigger, a lock mechanism for preventing the trigger from being pulled, or a flow path shielding mechanism for closing the flow path of the discharged liquid inside the trigger sprayer 10. Among such lids, lock mechanisms, flow path shielding mechanisms, etc., operability,
From the viewpoint of design, as shown in FIG.
The rotation of the discharge nozzle 15 in the direction of arrow B with respect to the rotation center, whereby the flow path of the discharge liquid can be opened and closed, has become widespread.

[0005] The discharge nozzle 1 for opening and closing the liquid passage as described above.
As shown in FIG. 6, a lever 16 is provided on the outer surface of the discharge nozzle
7. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a lever 16 having a bent portion 16a at its end is used as shown in FIG. 7. When the trigger spray container is not used, a bent portion at the end of the lever 16 is used. It is also known that the trigger 16a is inserted into a position where the trigger 11 cannot be pulled, thereby ensuring the lock of the trigger 11 when not in use.

[0006] By the way, as a packaging form of the product of the trigger spray container 100, a packaging box which covers the entire trigger spray container 100 is generally used. This is because the outer surface of the trigger spray container 100 has a small flat area, so that the trigger spray container 100 itself has a sufficient display space for displaying information such as product content and handling method. This is to prevent the trigger 11 from being carelessly sprayed with the liquid.

However, the trigger spray container 10
Trigger spray container 10
If a packaging box that covers the entirety of the package is used, there arises a problem that the consumer cannot strongly impress the feature that the content is not a normal bottle type container but a trigger spray container.

Further, from the viewpoint of environmental protection and resource saving in recent years,
It is required to reduce the amount of packaging material used as much as possible.

In response to such a problem or request,
As a packaging form of the product of the trigger spray container 100,
Trigger spray container 1 so that trigger 11 is exposed
00 is partially covered with a wrapping material, and as shown in FIG. 9, put on a trigger sprayer 10 to reduce the amount of wrapping material used and to make it possible to directly recognize the trigger spray container from the external appearance. A sleeve-shaped trigger cover 40x is contemplated. FIG. 10 is a development view of the trigger cover 40x.

The trigger cover 4 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10
0x has on its bottom surface 43x a curved portion 45x that fits from behind into the neck 3 of the trigger spray container. The length of the curved portion 45x slightly exceeds half the circumference of the peripheral wall of the neck portion 3. Therefore, when the trigger cover 40x is mounted on the trigger sprayer 10, the trigger spray container is pushed into the curved portion 45x of the bottom surface 43x of the trigger cover 40x by pushing the trigger cover 40x horizontally from behind the trigger sprayer 10. Of the neck portion 3 of the trigger sprayer 10x.
To be fixed.

[0011]

However, in the known trigger cover 40x shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the trigger cover 40x is mounted on the trigger sprayer 10, the end of the curved portion 45x of the bottom surface 43x of the trigger cover 40x is not used. Part 45
Since y is expanded, it is easy to bend. Therefore, there is a problem that the trigger cover 40x is easily detached from the trigger sprayer 10.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. As a form of packaging a product of a trigger spray container, a trigger sprayer of a trigger spray container is covered with a packaging material so that the trigger is exposed, and a trigger is provided. A new packaging form that allows the spray container to be directly recognized from its appearance, as well as sufficient space for displaying information such as product content and handling methods, and that can be securely attached and fixed to the trigger sprayer The purpose is to provide. Further, in this case, it is another object of the present invention to surely maintain a function of preventing inadvertent spraying of the liquid, such as a lock mechanism for pulling the trigger.

[0013]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has proposed a trigger spray container comprising a container body for containing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to the mouth of the container body. wrapped in sprayer
A trigger cover mounted as a mounting material , comprising at least a top surface attached to a top surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, two side surfaces attached to the side surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, and It has a bottom surface that connects a part of the bottom side, and the bottom surface is located between the trigger of the trigger sprayer and the neck portion of the trigger spray container that is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body. Provide a trigger cover.

[0014] Further, the trigger sprayer of the trigger spray container comprising a container main body for storing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to the mouth of the container main body.
A trigger cover mounted as a packaging material , at least a top surface attached to a top surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, two side surfaces attached to the side surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, and It has a bottom surface that connects a part of the bottom side, and the bottom surface is located on the rear side of the trigger sprayer from the neck portion of the trigger spray container that is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body,
The trigger sprayer is inserted into the space inside the body of the trigger sprayer at the side of the rear side of the trigger sprayer on the bottom surface, and the trigger cover attached to the trigger spray container is locked and fixed to the trigger spray container by contacting the inner wall of the body. A trigger cover characterized in that stopper pieces are continuously provided.

Further, according to the present invention, a trigger sprayer comprising a container body for storing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to an opening of the container body has the trigger cover attached to the trigger sprayer. A trigger spray container package is provided.
The trigger spray container package refers to a trigger spray container packaged with a packaging material, and in particular, here refers to a trigger spray container packaged by mounting a trigger cover.

According to the present invention, there is provided the trigger spray container package described above, wherein the trigger sprayer has a discharge nozzle for opening and closing a flow path of the discharge liquid by rotating around a discharge hole. I will provide a.

The trigger cover of the present invention comprises a top surface attached to the top surface of the trigger sprayer body, two side surfaces attached to the side surfaces of the trigger sprayer body, and a bottom surface connecting these side surfaces. As a result, a packaging cover that significantly reduces the amount of packaging material as compared with a conventional packaging box that covers the entire trigger spray container is obtained. In addition, according to this trigger cover, even after being attached to the trigger sprayer, the trigger is directly visible as an appearance of the product, and the general consumer can see the product in a trigger spray container instead of a normal bottle container. It is possible to strongly impress that this is the case. In addition, it is possible to secure a sufficient display space for information such as product content and handling method on the surface constituting the trigger cover.

Further, in the trigger cover of the present invention, the bottom surface thereof is formed with a trigger of a trigger sprayer,
According to the aspect located between the trigger sprayer and the neck of the trigger spray container, which is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body, after the trigger cover is attached to the trigger sprayer, the bottom surface of the trigger cover is attached to the trigger cover by the bottom surface of the trigger cover. Back and forth movement is regulated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the trigger cover once attached from being inadvertently detached in a product distribution process or the like.

In the trigger cover according to the present invention, the bottom surface is located on the rear side of the trigger sprayer with respect to the neck portion of the trigger spray container, which is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body, and a stopper piece is provided on the bottom surface. After the trigger cover is attached to the trigger sprayer, the back and forth movement of the trigger cover is restricted by the bottom surface of the trigger cover and the stopper piece. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the once-installed trigger cover from being accidentally detached. Also, according to this aspect, the trigger cover can be easily put on the trigger sprayer by assembling the trigger cover in advance into a sleeve shape and then pushing it in from the rear side of the trigger sprayer.

The trigger cover of the present invention is useful as a packaging cover for a trigger sprayer having various mechanisms. In particular, as a trigger nozzle of a trigger sprayer, the trigger cover is rotated about a discharge hole as a rotation center. When a device that opens and closes the flow path of the discharge liquid is provided, by covering the periphery of the discharge nozzle with a trigger cover,
An external force that inadvertently rotates the discharge nozzle can be prevented from being applied to the discharge nozzle. Therefore, the function of the trigger sprayer, such as the flow path shielding mechanism, is reliably maintained.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In each of the drawings, the same reference numerals represent the same or equivalent components.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a trigger cover 40A according to an embodiment of the present invention and a trigger spray container 100 to which the trigger cover 40A is attached, and FIG. It is a side view of the trigger spray container package of the present invention. FIG.
Is a perspective view of the trigger sprayer 10 portion of the trigger spray container to which the trigger cover 40A is attached as viewed from below, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the trigger cover 40A.

Here, the trigger spray container 100 is
It has a well-known discharge nozzle 15 with a lever 16 shown in FIG. 6. The discharge nozzle 15 is rotated by operating the lever 16, whereby the flow path of the discharge liquid can be opened and closed. is there.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, the discharge nozzle 15 is provided with a fixed cap 18 inserted into an end of a horizontal liquid passage 17 in the body 14 of the trigger sprayer, and a fixed cap 18. And a turning cap 19 which turns around a horizontal line passing through the discharge hole 13 as a turning axis L.
And

Here, the fixed cap 18 is connected to the horizontal liquid passage 17.
An insertion wall 20 is inserted into the end of the liquid passage, and a liquid passage plug 21 is disposed at the center on the side of the discharge hole 13. A through hole 22 is formed in the base of the liquid passage plug 21. A groove 23 is formed on the peripheral surface of the liquid passage plug 21 on the side of the discharge hole 13 in the direction of the rotation axis L.

The rotating cap 19 has an inner peripheral wall 24 into which the liquid passage plug 21 is fitted, and an outer peripheral wall 25 outside the inner peripheral wall 24. The groove 26 is also formed on the sliding surface of the inner peripheral wall 24 with the liquid passage plug 21. Are formed in the direction of the rotation axis L. Therefore, the rotating cap 1
When the groove 26 formed in the inner peripheral wall 24 of the rotation cap 19 and the groove 23 formed in the liquid passage plug portion 21 of the fixed cap 18 communicate with each other by the rotation of the 9, the inside of the body 14 of the trigger sprayer is opened. The horizontal liquid passage 17 and the discharge hole 13 communicate with each other, and the liquid can be sprayed from the discharge hole 13. On the other hand, the rotation of the rotation cap 19 causes the rotation cap 19 to rotate.
When the groove 26 formed in the inner peripheral wall 24 and the groove 23 formed in the liquid stopper 21 of the fixed cap 18 are separated, the horizontal liquid passage 17 in the body 14 of the trigger sprayer and the discharge hole 13 are shut off. As a result, the liquid cannot be sprayed from the ejection holes 13.

On the other hand, the trigger cover 40A is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a top surface 41 is attached to the trigger sprayer body top surface 14a, a side surface 42 is attached to the trigger sprayer body side surface 14b, and a bottom surface 43 connecting these two side surfaces. ing.

In this case, as shown in FIG.
Is connected to one of the two side surfaces 42, and a locking piece 46 is connected to a side of the bottom surface 43 facing the side surface 42. Also, from the other side surface 42, the trigger cover 40A
The small piece 47 which overlaps with the bottom surface 43 when attached to the trigger sprayer 10 is continuously provided. The small piece 47 has a cut 48 into which the locking piece 46 is inserted when the trigger cover 40A is attached to the trigger sprayer 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface 43 is formed with the trigger 11 and the trigger sprayer 1 at the formation positions.
It is set between the neck part 3 of the trigger spray container which is the boundary part between 0 and the container body. The size of the bottom surface 43 is such that when the trigger cover 40A is attached to the trigger sprayer 10,
Preferably, a and 43b abut the trigger 11 and the neck 3 of the trigger spray container, respectively.

As a method of mounting the trigger cover 40A on the trigger sprayer 10, the trigger sprayer 10 is mounted with the bottom side of the trigger cover 40A open without inserting the locking piece 46 of the bottom 43 into the cut 48 of the small piece 47. Then, the locking piece 46 on the base 43 is attached to the small piece 47.
Into the notch 48 of FIG.

The trigger cover 40A thus mounted
As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface 43 of the
1 and a trigger spray container neck portion 3 which is a boundary portion between the trigger sprayer and the container body, is locked and fixed, and regulates the forward and backward movement of the trigger cover 40A in the arrow C direction. Therefore, in the product to which the trigger cover 40A is attached, the trigger cover 40A is prevented from being accidentally detached during transportation. In particular, when the trigger cover 40A is attached to the trigger sprayer 10,
When the bottom surface 43 is formed so that the opposing two sides 43a and 43b of the bottom surface 43 respectively contact the trigger 11 and the neck portion 3 of the trigger spray container, it is possible to prevent the trigger cover 40A attached to the trigger sprayer 10 from rattling. .

The trigger cover 40A mounted on the trigger sprayer 10 has a top surface 41 and two side surfaces 4 as surfaces that can be easily observed externally in the mounted state.
2 will be provided. Therefore, it is possible to secure a sufficient display space for information such as product content and handling method on these surfaces. In addition, since the top surface 41 is particularly formed of a flat surface, it is possible to stably stack the trigger spray containers 100 equipped with the trigger cover 40A when packing or displaying the containers.

Even after the trigger cover 40A is attached to the trigger sprayer 10, the trigger 11 is directly visible as the appearance of the product. Therefore, it is possible to strongly impress the general consumer that the product is not a product stored in a normal bottle container but a trigger spray container.

Further, the side surface 42 of the trigger cover 40A is attached on the lever 16 of the rotating discharge nozzle 15 of the trigger sprayer 10, and the rotation of the lever 16 is disabled. Therefore, while the trigger cover 40A is mounted on the trigger sprayer 10, functions such as a lock mechanism for attracting the trigger 11 and a flow path shielding mechanism are reliably maintained.

The lever 1 will now be described with reference to FIGS.
The trigger cover 40A according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described as an example in which the trigger cover is attached to the trigger spray container 100 having the rotating discharge nozzle 15 attached to the trigger 6, but the trigger to which the trigger cover 40A is to be attached is described. The spray container is not limited to the trigger spray container 100 having the rotating discharge nozzle 15 with the lever 16. For example, instead of rotating the discharge nozzle when not in use, the trigger cover 40A can be attached to a trigger spray container of a type that opens and closes a flow path of the discharge liquid by covering the discharge hole.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a trigger cover 40B according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an expanded view thereof.

The trigger cover 40B is the same as that shown in FIG.
3 can be attached to various trigger spray containers such as the trigger spray container 100 having the discharge nozzle 15 with the lever 16 shown in FIG. 6 as in the trigger cover 40A shown in FIG. It has a top surface 41 attached to the top surface, two side surfaces 42 attached to the side surfaces of the body of the trigger sprayer, and a bottom surface 43 connecting a part of the bottom sides of the two side surfaces,
Further, a margin 44 for connecting the top surface 41 and the side surface 42 is provided.
have.

In the trigger cover 40B, the bottom surface 43
Is different from the above-described trigger cover 40A in FIGS. 1 to 3 in that the formation position is located on the rear side of the trigger sprayer with respect to the neck portion 3 of the trigger spray container when the trigger cover is attached to the trigger sprayer. There.

The bottom surface 4 of the trigger cover 40B
3 has a trigger spray container 1 on the side near the discharge nozzle.
Another difference is that a curved portion 45 that fits loosely with the neck portion 3 of No. 00 is formed, and that a stopper piece 49 is continuously provided on the bottom 43 of the trigger cover 40B.

That is, the trigger spray container 100 generally has a tubular body 4 extending vertically from the trigger sprayer 10 to the inside 1 of the container body at its neck 3 as shown in FIG. Trigger cover 40 of FIG.
On the bottom surface 43 of B, a curved portion 45 that fits from the rear of the trigger sprayer 10 is formed on the peripheral wall of the neck portion 3, that is, the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body 4. Here, the curved portion 45
Is formed to be less than half the circumference of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body 4.

Therefore, when attaching the trigger cover 40B to the trigger sprayer 10, the top surface 4
The trigger cover is assembled in a sleeve shape by attaching the first and side surfaces 42 with a margin 44 and then pushed horizontally from the rear of the trigger sprayer so that the trigger spray container is inserted into the curved portion 45 of the bottom surface 43 thereof. The tubular body 4 is loosely fitted, and the trigger 40B is put on the trigger sprayer 10. Next, the stopper piece 49 is inserted into the inner space 1 of the body rear portion 14c of the trigger sprayer 10.
4d (see FIG. 7), and the trigger cover 40B is locked and fixed to the trigger spray container 100 by making contact with the inner wall of the body.

This makes it possible to regulate the forward and backward movement of the trigger cover 40B attached to the trigger sprayer 10. That is, the trigger cover 40B once attached to the trigger sprayer 10 is prevented from dropping to the rear of the trigger sprayer 10 by the stopper piece 49. It is prevented by being stopped at. Therefore, this trigger cover 40B
This also prevents the trigger cover 40B from being accidentally detached during transportation or the like.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to this, and the trigger cover of the present invention can take various forms. The trigger spray container to which the trigger carver of the present invention is attached is not particularly limited. Therefore, FIG. 1 shows an example in which the trigger cover 40 </ b> A is attached to the trigger sprayer 10 provided with the rotating ejection nozzle 15 with the lever 16, regardless of the presence or absence of the lever 16 in the ejection nozzle 15. Alternatively, the trigger cover of the present invention is useful as a packaging cover for a trigger spray container regardless of whether or not the discharge nozzle 15 can be rotated.

[0044]

According to the present invention, the trigger spray container is partially covered with the packaging material and packaged so that the trigger is exposed, so that the packaged product is a trigger spray container directly from the appearance. It becomes possible to recognize, and it is possible to secure a sufficient display space for information such as the product content and the handling method. Further, it is also possible to reliably retain the function of the trigger sprayer, such as a lock mechanism for pulling the trigger, for preventing inadvertent spraying of the liquid. Further, it is possible to prevent the trigger cover once attached to the trigger spray container from being accidentally detached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the trigger cover of the embodiment (FIG. (A)) and a side view of a trigger spray container package with the trigger cover attached to a trigger sprayer (FIG. (B)).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the trigger sprayer to which the trigger cover is attached when looking up from below.

FIG. 3 is a development view of a trigger cover.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a trigger cover.

FIG. 5 is a development view of a trigger cover.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a general trigger spray container.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view when a trigger sprayer of a general trigger spray container is viewed from below.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a rotating discharge nozzle.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a trigger sprayer equipped with a conventional trigger cover when viewed from below.

FIG. 10 is a development view of a conventional trigger cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Mouth part 3 Neck part 4 Cylindrical body 5 Cap 10 Trigger sprayer 11 Trigger 12 Piston / cylinder mechanism 13 Discharge hole 14 Body 14a Body top surface 14b Body side surface 14c Body rear portion 14d Body bottom 15 Discharge nozzle 40A, 40B Trigger cover 41 Trigger cover top surface 42 Trigger cover side surface 43 Trigger cover bottom surface 43a, 43b Trigger cover bottom surface 44 Gap 45 Curved portion 49 Stopper piece 100 Trigger spray container

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-10-5644 (JP, A) JP-A 10-156233 (JP, A) JP-A 8-175558 (JP, A) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 47/00-47/34 B65D 83/00 B01B 11/00 102

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A trigger spray container comprising a container body for storing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to an opening of the container body, which is packaged in the trigger sprayer.
A trigger cover attached as a material , at least a top surface attached to the top surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, two side surfaces attached to the side surfaces of the body of the trigger sprayer, and a bottom side of the two side surfaces. Characterized in that the bottom surface is located between the trigger of the trigger sprayer and the neck portion of the trigger spray container that is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body. Trigger cover. 2. A trigger spray container comprising a container body for storing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to an opening of the container body, which is packaged in the trigger sprayer.
A trigger cover attached as a material , at least a top surface attached to the top surface of the body of the trigger sprayer, two side surfaces attached to the side surfaces of the body of the trigger sprayer, and a bottom side of the two side surfaces. , The bottom surface being located on the rear side of the trigger sprayer with respect to the neck portion of the trigger spray container, which is the boundary between the trigger sprayer and the container body, and having a trigger on the bottom surface. On the side of the rear side of the sprayer, a stopper piece is inserted into the space inside the body of the trigger sprayer and abuts against the inner wall of the body to lock and fix the trigger cover attached to the trigger spray container to the trigger spray container. A trigger cover characterized by being provided. 3. The trigger cover according to claim 1, wherein the trigger sprayer to which the trigger cover is attached has a discharge nozzle that opens and closes a flow path of the discharge liquid by rotating around a discharge hole. 4. The trigger sprayer according to claim 1, wherein the trigger sprayer comprises a container main body for storing a liquid and a trigger sprayer attached to an opening of the container main body. A trigger spray container package characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. The trigger spray container package according to claim 4, wherein the trigger sprayer has a discharge nozzle that opens and closes a flow path of the discharge liquid by rotating about the discharge hole.