JP3711366B2 - Tactile product identification cap - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tactile product identification cap, and more particularly to a cap that can detect a plurality of types of related liquid products stored in a container having a similar shape based on a user's tactile sense and can select a specific liquid product based on a difference in tactile sensation. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, related liquid products for bathrooms such as shampoos, rinses, body soaps, etc. used by individuals in bathrooms at home are generally stored in containers of similar shapes.
[0003]
Since these containers are all used for convenience, many types of caps have caps with liquid extrusion buttons on the caps. They are very similar in appearance, but can be easily identified by the color of the containers, product name marks, etc. Therefore, the user unconsciously selects and uses necessary products.
[0004]
However, for elderly people and visually impaired people, the bathroom lighting is relatively dark and often clouded with steam or the like, so that it is difficult to quickly and visually distinguish containers of necessary products. For this reason, it is necessary to use the wrong product or ask the householder which container of the product is needed each time.
[0005]
Under the circumstances as described above, not only elderly people and visually handicapped persons but also normal eyeglass users often encounter the same inconvenience because they remove their glasses in the bathroom.
[0006]
Also, in public places such as hotels, inns, and golf courses, especially in public baths such as golf courses and hot springs that are often used by groups, there are always several similar shaped shampoos, rinses, body soaps, etc. A large number of bathing product sets are provided, and it is troublesome even for healthy people without visual impairments to immediately identify the types of products used by each individual in an environment where steam rises.
[0007]
Also, in recent years, large baths are increasingly used by elderly people, and the above trends are likely to increase.
[0008]
In order to solve the above problems, related liquid products having substantially the same use conditions are individually put into containers of completely different shapes and sizes, or disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-12313. As shown, for the visually handicapped person, the product name of the filled product is displayed in a hole provided on the outer surface of the container with any of uneven characters, braille, or the like.
[0009]
However, if the shape of the container is changed depending on the liquid commodities to be put in it, or if a hole is provided on the outer surface of the container, the manufacturing cost increases, and there is a great problem in distribution.
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the appearance design of each container for storing each related liquid product is made substantially the same, and the cap of the container (including a cap with a push button for dispensing an appropriate amount of the liquid product). .)) Or by forming different division codes on the upper surface of the cap so that the design can be divided.
[0011]
However, in such a method, the user can only confirm whether each liquid product is the same or not by visual or tactile sense. It cannot be known without knowledge of classification or its memory. For this reason, these methods are not useful for first time users.
[0012]
In addition, for example, when using a shampoo during bathing, a user often seeks the container by hand while keeping his eyes closed and wearing hot water. In such a case, it is convenient if only a shampoo can be distinguished from other liquid commodities only by the hand of a healthy person.
[0013]
The present invention has been made under the above technical background, is relatively low cost, and allows both healthy and visually handicapped persons to recognize the liquid product in the container only by touch of the hand. An object of the present invention is to provide a tactile-type product identification cap that is capable of recognizing a specific liquid product while giving a different touch .
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The tactile product identification cap provided by the present invention includes a plurality of similar liquid products, each containing a plurality of related liquid products represented by shampoos, rinses, body soaps and the like used as bathing agents. Each of which is attached to the container, and the initials of the alphabets or kana characters of the liquid goods contained in the container are displayed on the uppermost smooth surface , each of the initials being a plurality of substantially small hemispherical protrusions The combination of points protrudes so that tactile sense can be detected, and the substantially small hemispherical protrusion point can touch more sensitively than the substantially small hemispherical protrusion point of other products, particularly for one specified product. It is characterized in that it is formed in the shape of a substantially small hemispherical projection point so that a specific liquid product can be selected from only a difference in tactile sensation from a large number of liquid products.
[0015]
[Action]
According to the cap of the present invention, a healthy person, an elderly person, and a visually handicapped person can easily confirm the type of the related liquid product placed in a container having a shape similar to each other by the tactile sense of each person. Of the related liquid products, one specific liquid product can be detected by being distinguished from other liquid products by touch.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail based on examples with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
【Example】
Fig.1 (a), (b) is a perspective view of the container which put the shampoo among the containers of similar shapes, such as a shampoo, a rinse, and a body soap, and the cap attached to this. 2 (a) to 2 (f) are plan views of the upper surface of the cap of the container containing each liquid product.
[0018]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a container body, and 2 is a trade name mark "shampoo" displayed on one surface of the container in a label or other form. This mark 2 can be visually recognized at a glance if it is a healthy person with normal visual acuity.
[0019]
The cap in FIG. 1A is a single cap 4a, and the cap in FIG. 1B is a cap 4b with a liquid extrusion button. Reference numeral 5 denotes a tactile product identification mark of the embodiment protruding from the upper surface of the single cap 4a and the upper surface of the cap 4b with the liquid push button. Reference numeral 3 denotes a liquid supply tube.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2, the product identification mark 5 is displayed with an initial of each liquid product name of shampoo, rinse, and body soap. The initial letters in FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (c) are indicated by Roman letters, and those in FIGS. 2 (d) to 2 (f) are indicated by kana letters. Each acronym is displayed in substantially Konakara Tama突 force point. For example, in particular approximately Konakara Tama突 raised points representing Romaji Katakana cap of Figure 2 showing a shampoo as an item to specify (a) and (d), of the other in FIG. 2 (b), and (c) ( e), from substantially Konakara Tama突 force point indicating the character of (f), the shape is sharp, thereby to obtain a keen feel can be confirmed as a specific shampoo container easily distinguished from other containers.
[0021]
Since the caps 4a and 4b of the embodiment are configured as described above, not only healthy persons but also elderly people and visually impaired persons can touch the product identification mark 5 with their fingers to sense the container body 1. You can intuitively check the liquid products inside.
[0022]
In addition, products with such caps can be used in the same way as people with vision impairments in the same way as healthy people. It can be said that it contributes to the improvement of the corporate image as a welfare product that is also considered.
[0023]
[Other embodiments]
In the above embodiment, the related bathing material has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, medicines and beverages enclosed in similar containers. Of course.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since it is configured as described above, the elderly person, visually impaired person and healthy person can reliably recognize the liquid product in the container only by touch of the hand, simply touch since substantially Konakara Tama突 force point of the container initials one item, it is formed in a slightly different keen projection substantially Konakara Tama突 force point of initial of containers other liquid products particularly specified Therefore, it is convenient to select a specific liquid product only by the difference, and since the structure is simple, a relatively low cost antenna-type product identification cap can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a container to which a tactile product identification cap of an embodiment is attached, (a) is a container to which a single cap is attached, and (b) is a container to which a cap with a liquid push-out button is attached. It is a top view which shows the upper surface of the cap of an example.
1 Container Body 2 Product Name Mark 3 Liquid Supply Tube 4a Single Cap 4b Cap with Liquid Extrusion Button 5 Tactile Product Identification Mark

Claims (1)

A plurality of related liquid products, such as shampoos, rinses, body soaps, etc., used as bathing agents, are individually attached to a plurality of containers of similar shapes and on the top smooth surface. And a cap displaying the initial letters of alphabets or kana characters of liquid goods contained in the container, wherein the initial characters project from each of a combination of a plurality of substantially small hemispherical protrusions so that tactile sense can be detected. In addition, the substantially small hemispherical protrusion point is formed in the shape of a substantially small hemispherical protrusion point that can be touched more sharply than the substantially small hemispherical protrusion point of other products, particularly for one specified product, A tactile product identification cap characterized in that a specific liquid product can be selected from only a difference in tactile sensation from a large number of liquid products.

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