JP3071973U - Liquid applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a liquid applicator used for applying a water-repellent agent to a window glass of an automobile, etc., and to prevent an unnecessarily large amount of liquid from flowing out of a liquid storage container at once. SOLUTION: A stopper 7 is mounted inside a cylindrical mouth portion 2 of a liquid agent storage container 1. The plug 7 has a spiral groove 8 on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a communication passage 10 which is opened in a part of the spiral groove 8.
It is assumed that the apparatus has a liquid material outlet 9 which communicates with A and 10B and opens at the upper end. When the plug 7 is mounted inside the cylindrical mouth 2, the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth 2 and the spiral groove 8 of the plug 7 constitute a liquid agent outflow path 11. Since the liquid material outflow path 11 is not spiral and monotonous and has a long path length, it is possible to prevent an unnecessarily large amount of liquid material from flowing out at one time when applying a detergent.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a liquid applicator, and more particularly to a liquid applicator that can be used to apply various liquids such as a water repellent to a surface to be applied such as a window glass of an automobile.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 7 shows a conventional liquid medicine applicator partially cut away. In this liquid medicine applicator, a cylindrical liquid medicine storage container 31 also serving as a hand-held grip, and an inner lid 33 attached to a cylindrical opening 32 formed at one longitudinal end of the liquid medicine storage container 31. And an application body 34 held by the inner lid 33.

The inner lid 33 is provided with a cylindrical portion 41 and an insertion portion 42 concentrically. The insertion portion 42 is pressed into the inside of the cylindrical mouth portion 32, and is provided on the inner periphery of the distal end portion of the cylindrical portion 41. The inner lid 33 is attached to the cylindrical mouth 32 by engaging the ring-shaped engaging portion 43 with an engaged portion 44 provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical mouth 32. As a result, the insertion portion 42 comes into surface contact with the cylindrical mouth portion 32, and the press-fitted portion is sealed in a liquid-tight manner.

A liquid outlet 45 is formed at a center position of the insertion section 42 in the inner lid 33, and a liquid amount adjusting member 35 is mounted in the insertion section 42. An adjustment hole 35a is formed in the liquid amount adjustment member 35, and the liquid agent in the liquid agent storage container 31 flows out of the outlet 45 of the insertion portion 42 through the adjustment hole 35a, thereby suppressing the amount of the liquid agent flowing out. . The liquid agent flowing out of the outlet 45 infiltrates the application body 34 or is applied to the surface to be applied.

[0005] A cap 36 that covers the application body 34 is detachably provided on the inner lid 33, and a liquid agent outlet 45 of the inner lid 33 is closed by a stopper 46 formed integrally with the cap 36. To prevent the liquid agent from flowing out from the outlet 45.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the liquid medicine applicator having the above-described configuration, the path from the adjustment hole 35a of the liquid amount adjusting member 35 to the liquid medicine outlet 45 of the inner lid 33 is short and monotonous. When applying the liquid, it is likely that more liquid than necessary flows out of the outlet 45 of the inner lid 33 at one time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a liquid applicator that prevents an excessive amount of liquid from flowing out of a liquid storage container at a time when a liquid is applied. The purpose is to:

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The liquid medicine applicator according to the present invention includes a liquid medicine storage container having a cylindrical mouth, a plug attached to the cylindrical mouth and mounted inside the cylindrical mouth, and a periphery of the cylindrical mouth. And an application body for applying the liquid agent coming out of the cylindrical mouth to the surface to be applied.

The plug has a spiral groove on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and has a liquid agent outlet that opens at an upper end thereof in communication with a communication passage that opens in a part of the spiral groove. When the plug is attached inside the cylindrical mouth, a liquid agent outflow path is formed by the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth and the spiral groove. In such a case, the liquid material outflow path becomes spiral and not monotonous, and the path length becomes longer, so that when applying the detergent, it is possible to prevent an unnecessarily large amount of liquid material from flowing out at once. .

In the liquid medicine applicator of the present invention, it is desirable to provide two communication passages that open in a part of the spiral groove of the plug. With this configuration, even if one of the communication passages is clogged, the liquid agent flows out from the liquid outflow path to the liquid agent outlet through the other communication passage, so that clogging of the liquid agent hardly occurs.

In the liquid medicine applicator of the present invention, the application body may be held by a holding table provided concentrically with the cylindrical mouth around the cylindrical mouth. In this case, the application body can be stably held in a state surrounding the cylindrical mouth.

In the liquid medicine applicator of the present invention, a screw portion to which a cap for covering the application body is screwed may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion. In this case, the cap can be easily and securely attached to the cylindrical mouth of the liquid agent storage container.

[0013]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of a liquid applicator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the liquid applicator, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the liquid applicator.

The liquid medicine applicator includes a liquid medicine storage container 1 having a cylindrical mouth portion 2 at an upper end, and a holding table 3 attached to the upper end side of the liquid medicine storage container 1 concentrically with the cylindrical mouth portion 2. An application body 4 held by the holding base 3 and a cap 5 that covers the application body 4 are provided.

The liquid agent storage container 1 is made of a synthetic resin molded body, has a substantially circular front surface, a predetermined thickness, and has a cylindrical opening 2 formed integrally with a substantially flat central portion at the upper end. . The cylindrical mouth portion 2 has a base portion 6 having a larger diameter at the base end than the upper end side, and a ring-shaped engaged portion with which the holding base 3 is locked on the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 6. 6a are formed. A plug 7 is mounted inside the cylindrical mouth portion 2 by press fitting. The plug 7 is also made of a synthetic resin molded body, and has a spiral groove 8 formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof as shown in a front view in FIG. A liquid outlet 9 extending along the axis of the plug 7 and opening at the upper end is formed in the plug 7, and two communication passages 10A and 10B communicating with the liquid outlet 9 are respectively formed in a part of the spiral groove 8. It has an opening. By attaching the plug 7 to the inside of the cylindrical opening 2, a spiral liquid agent outflow path 11 is formed by the spiral groove 8 of the plug 7 and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical opening 2. You. That is, the liquid agent in the liquid agent storage container 1 flows out of the container from the liquid agent outlet 9 via the liquid agent outflow path 11 and the communication paths 10A and 10B.

The holding table 3 is also made of a synthetic resin molded body, and has a disk-like shape as shown in a perspective view in FIG. 3, and has a center positioned so as to be loosely fitted to the cylindrical opening 2 of the liquid agent storage container 1. The use cylinder part 12 is formed integrally so as to protrude downward. The positioning cylinder 12 has an inward rib 12a at its lower end, and a ring-shaped space 13 is formed between the positioning cylinder 12 and the cylindrical mouth 2 by the rib 12a. Secured. On the outer peripheral side of the positioning cylinder 12, an engagement cylinder 14 is formed integrally and concentrically with the cylinder 12 so as to protrude downward. A ring-shaped engaging portion 14a that engages with the engaged portion 6a of the cylindrical mouth portion 2 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the engaging cylindrical portion 14. When the alignment cylinder 12 is fitted into the cylindrical mouth 2 until the lower end of the alignment cylinder 12 abuts against the upper end surface of the base 6 of the cylindrical mouth 2, the engagement cylinder is rotated. 14 is elastically deformed toward the radially enlarged side along the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 6, and the engaging portion 14 a engages with the engaged portion 6 a, whereby the holding table 3 is placed on the upper end of the liquid agent storage container 1. It is attached. Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the holding base 3, a pair of detent pieces 15 are integrally formed with engaging projections 1a, 1a integrally formed on both shoulders at the upper end of the liquid agent storage container 1. The rotation of the holding table 3 with respect to the liquid agent storage container 1 is achieved by the engagement of the rotation preventing piece 15 with the engaging projection 1a.

Further, a ring-shaped collar portion 16 protruding upward is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the holding base 3 as shown in FIG. The collar portion 16 has a plurality of engaging claws 17 which mesh with the outer peripheral surface of the coating body 4 in a part of the inner peripheral surface. The application body 4 is held on the holding base 3 by the engagement claws 17. That is, the coating body 4 is a disk-shaped material having a predetermined thickness made of a liquid-absorbing material having excellent wear resistance, such as a felt or a sponge. It has a central hole 18 that fits over the upper end 12b of the cylindrical part that protrudes upward, is positioned on the holding base 3 by the upper end 12b of the cylindrical part of the holding base 3 and the collar part 16, and the engaging claw 17 is applied. By being engaged with the outer periphery of the body 4, the application body 4 is held on the holding base 3 concentrically with the cylindrical mouth portion 2.

The cap 5 is also made of a synthetic resin molded body, and a cylindrical body 19 having a screw portion 19a on the inner peripheral surface is formed integrally at the center of the back surface so as to protrude downward, and this screw portion 19a is formed. Is screwed into a screw portion 2 a formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion 2, so that the cap 5 is detachably attached to the cylindrical mouth portion 2. On the inner bottom surface of the cylindrical body 19, a spherical valve body 20 for closing the liquid agent outlet 9 opened at the upper end of the plug body 7 in the attached state is integrally formed. Further, a ring-shaped engaging portion 5a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral portion of the cap 5, and in the mounting state, the engaging portion 5a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the holding base 3 by a ring-shaped engaged portion. 3a.

The application of the liquid medicine by the liquid medicine applicator configured as described above is performed as follows. When the cap 5 screwed to the cylindrical mouth portion 2 is removed, the liquid agent storage container 1 also serving as a hand-held grip is grasped by hand, and the coating object 4 rubs the surface to be coated, for example, a window glass of an automobile. The liquid medicine in the liquid medicine storage container 1 is connected to the plug 7 through the spiral liquid medicine outflow path 11 formed by the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion 2 and the spiral groove 8 on the outer peripheral surface of the plug 7. It flows out of the container via the passages 10A and 10B and the liquid agent outlet 9, and is immersed in the application body 4 or applied to the surface to be applied. In this case, the liquid material passage includes the spiral liquid material outflow path 11 and is not monotonous, and the path length is long. Therefore, when applying the liquid material, even if the liquid material applicator is turned downward, it is unnecessarily necessary. A large amount of liquid can be prevented from flowing out at once.

Further, in this liquid applicator, since the two communication paths 10A and 10B communicating with the liquid material outlet 9 are opened in the spiral groove 8 of the plug 7, one of the communication paths 10A and 10B is clogged. However, since the liquid agent flows out from the liquid agent outlet path 11 to the liquid agent outlet 9 through another communication passage, clogging of the liquid agent hardly occurs. In addition, the communication path may be one.

Further, since the application body 4 is held by the holding table 3 provided concentrically with the cylindrical mouth 2 around the cylindrical mouth 2, the state in which the coating body 4 surrounds the cylindrical mouth 2. In addition, the coating body 4 can be stably held.

Further, since the screw portion 2 a to which the cap 5 covering the application body 4 is screwed is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion 2, the cap 5 is attached to the cylindrical mouth portion 2 of the liquid agent storage container 1. It can be installed easily and securely.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the liquid applicator of the present invention. In this liquid applicator, a locking claw 21 is protruded from the upper surface of the holding table 3, and the locking claw 21 is forcibly fitted into an engaging hole 4 a provided on the lower surface side of the application body 4. The collar 4 and the engaging claws 17 in FIG. 4 are omitted. Other configurations are the same as in the previous embodiment.

In this configuration, since the lower half of the outer peripheral surface of the coating body 4 is not covered with the collar portion 16 and the engagement claws 17 as shown in FIG. When applying the liquid, the application of the liquid agent is not hindered by the collar portion 16 and the engaging claw 17, and the applying operation is facilitated.

[0025]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the liquid agent outflow path formed by the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion of the liquid material storage container and the spiral groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of the plug attached inside the cylindrical mouth portion has a spiral shape. Therefore, the path length is not monotonous and the length of the path is long, so that it is possible to prevent an unnecessarily large amount of liquid agent from flowing out at once when applying the detergent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a liquid applicator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the liquid applicator.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the liquid agent applicator.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the liquid agent applicator.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a plug in the liquid agent applicator.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment of the liquid medicine applicator according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a liquid material applicator of a conventional example partially broken away.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid-storing container 2 Cylindrical opening 2a Screw part 3 Holder 4 Application body 5 Cap 7 Plug 8 Spiral groove 9 Liquid-equipment outlet 10A Communication path 10B Communication-path 11 Liquid-equipment outflow path

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A liquid medicine storage container having a cylindrical opening, a liquid medicine outlet having a spiral groove on the outer peripheral surface, and having a liquid medicine outlet opening at an upper end thereof in communication with a communication passage opening in a part of the spiral groove, A plug attached to the inside of the cylindrical mouth to form a liquid agent outflow path with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth and the spiral groove, and disposed around the cylindrical mouth; A liquid applicator, comprising: an application body for applying the liquid agent coming out of the mouth to the surface to be applied. 2. The liquid applicator according to claim 1, wherein there are provided two communication passages that open in a part of the spiral groove of the plug. 3. The liquid applicator according to claim 1, wherein the application body is held by a holding table provided concentrically with the cylindrical mouth around the cylindrical body mouth. 4. The liquid medicine applicator according to claim 1, wherein a screw portion to which a cap for covering the application body is screwed is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical mouth portion.