JP3789805B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention accommodates a sealed package containing room temperature volatile chemicals such as insecticide, insect repellent, pest repellent, aroma, deodorant and the like, and when used, the sealed package is opened with one action and stable for a certain period of time. The present invention relates to a container that can be gradually released into the air.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, many containers containing a volatile chemical solution have been proposed and marketed for the purpose of insecticidal, insect repellent, pest repellent, aroma, deodorization and the like. One typical example is a fragrance container. This fragrance container is sealed with an inner plug until use, and the inner plug that seals the container body by removing the outer lid from the container body containing the volatile fragrance liquid solution only after use After that, the outer lid (with a liquid absorbent wick) is attached again, so that the liquid absorbent wick is immersed in the volatile fragrance liquid in the container body, thereby leading the volatile fragrance liquid to the liquid absorbent wick. The volatile fragrance liquid is discharged from the liquid absorbent core into the room to obtain the fragrance effect.
[0003]
Another typical example is a liquid electric mosquito trap. This liquid electric mosquito trap consists of a container sealed with an outer lid with a liquid absorbent core that contains a heat-volatile insecticide solution and is immersed in the heat-volatile insecticide solution, and a separate heat-volatile device. For the first time in use, remove the outer lid of the container containing the heat volatile insecticide solution and attach the container to the heat volatilizer, and the exposed liquid absorption core is heated by the heating element provided in the heat volatilizer. Then, a heat-volatile insecticide solution is released from the liquid absorbent core into the room to obtain an insecticidal effect.
[0004]
All of the above-mentioned examples are quite complicated as described above, and it takes a lot of time and effort to set it in use, and there is a risk that chemicals will adhere to fingers and the like. In addition, the liquid electric mosquito catcher has a problem that it requires a separate heating volatilizer and can be used only in a place where there is a risk of fire or a power source.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and stores a package containing a room temperature volatile chemical solution such as insecticide, insect repellent, pest repellent, aroma, deodorant and the like until use. It is intended to provide a container that can open a package with one action without chemical solution adhering to fingers during use, and can stably release a room temperature volatile chemical solution into the air for a certain period of time. .
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the inventor of the present invention according to claim 1 includes a peripheral wall on the periphery of the bottom wall and a pointed protrusion at the approximate center of the bottom wall in the peripheral wall. A main body, an impregnation holding material that surrounds the protrusion and is placed on the bottom wall; an elastic dome-shaped outer lid that includes a hole that covers the protrusion side of the container main body; and the container main body; A circumferential support body having an elastic support portion interposed between the outer lids and supporting the package body containing a room temperature volatile chemical solution on the projection portion so that the package body containing the chemical solution and the projection portion are directly opposed to each other. An inner cover provided on the outer cover, and an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral end of the outer cover and an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral support of the inner cover are engaged, and the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the container body and the This is characterized in that the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral end portion of the outer lid is fitted. By configuring in this way, the packaging body containing the chemical solution is stored until use, and at the time of use, the central portion of the dome-shaped outer lid is pressed against the container body side with fingers or the like, and the pointed tip provided on the container body The package containing the chemical solution is opened (broken bag) at the protruding portion of the chemical solution to allow the chemical solution to flow out. At this time, the chemical liquid that has flowed out is absorbed into the impregnation holding material placed on the bottom wall of the container body, and the chemical liquid is gradually released from the impregnation holding material into the air, thereby killing insects, insecticides, pest repellent, aroma, and deodorant. Etc. are exhibited. Therefore, it can be set to a use state by a one-action operation at the time of use, and a chemical solution does not adhere to fingers and the like. In addition, there is no risk of fire and there is no choice of location.
[0007]
Moreover, the present invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the container described in claim 1, positioning means for positioning the package containing chemical solution is provided in the support portion. By comprising in this way, even if an external force is added to a container during transport etc., the chemical | medical solution containing package can be reliably ensured in a predetermined position.
[0008]
Moreover, the present invention according to claim 3 is the container according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the package with the chemical solution includes an upper surface and a recess for storing the chemical solution formed at a substantially central portion thereof. It is composed of a molded body and a sheet-like lid provided so as to seal the recess by thermal bonding to the upper surface of the molded body, and the sheet-like lid is supported so as to face the protruding portion. It is characterized by that. With this configuration, the tip provided on the container main body can be easily supported by the support provided on the inner lid and the center of the dome-shaped outer lid is pressed against the container main body with fingers or the like. The package can be easily opened (bag broken) with a sharp protrusion.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The above-described present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a container according to the present invention. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view, (b) is an enlarged view of the main part of (a), and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body constituting the container shown in FIG. 3 is a side view of the outer lid constituting the container shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4B is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inner lid constituting the container shown in FIG. , (B) is an end view taken along the line XX of (a), FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the method of using the container according to the present invention, in which 1 is a container, 2 is a container body, and 3 is an outer lid. 4 is an inner lid, 5 is a package, 6 is an impregnation holding material, 21 is a bottom wall, 22 is a peripheral wall, 23 is a protrusion, 24 is an annular recess, 31 is a hole, 32 is an annular protrusion, and 33 is an annular notch. , 41 is a support, 42 is a circumferential support, 43 is positioning means, 44 is an annular projection, 51 is a molded body, 52 is a sheet-like lid, A is the top of the outer lid, and L is a chemical solution. .
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a container according to the present invention. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view, (b) is an enlarged view of the main part of (a), and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body constituting the container shown in FIG. The container 1 includes a container main body 2 having a peripheral wall 22 on a peripheral edge of a circular bottom wall 21 and a pointed protrusion 23 at a substantially center of the bottom wall 21 in the peripheral wall 22, and the protrusion 23. The elasticity which provided the some hole 31 (refer FIG. 3) in locations other than the surrounding impregnated holding | maintenance material 6 mounted on the said bottom wall 21, and the top part A which covers the said projection part 23 side of the said container main body 2. FIG. A dome-shaped outer lid 3, and a package 5 containing a room temperature volatile chemical solution interposed between the container body 2 and the outer lid 3 on the projection 23. A support part 41 having elasticity to support the direct support is provided on the circumferential support body 42 and the support part 41 is provided with the support part 41. The inner lid 4 is provided with positioning means 43 that projects toward the lid 3 and positions the packaging body 5. An annular recess 24 is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the peripheral wall 22 of the container body 2 and the inner lid. 4 is provided with an annular protrusion 44 on the outer peripheral surface of the circumferential support 42, and the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the peripheral end portion of the outer lid 3 are respectively provided with the peripheral wall 22 of the two container bodies. The annular notch 33 that engages with the annular protrusion 32 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the circumferential support 42 of the inner lid 4 and the annular projection 32 that fits the annular recess 24 provided on the inner circumferential surface. The outer lid 3 and the inner lid 4 are engaged by the annular protrusion 44 and the annular notch 33, and the container body 2 and the outer lid 3 are fitted by the annular recess 24 and the annular protrusion 32. It is a combination.
[0011]
The container body 2 is an injection-molded product made of a synthetic resin and is not particularly limited as long as it is a resin that can be injection-molded. For example, polypropylene, polyester, etc. can be used and colored as necessary. It doesn't matter. Further, the impregnation holding material 6 is not particularly limited as long as it is a material that has liquid absorbency and from which the chemical solution can be gradually volatilized. For example, felt, nonwoven fabric, paper, cloth, etc. Can be mentioned.
[0012]
3A is a side view of the outer lid constituting the container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a plan view. The outer lid 3 is formed in a dome shape and has two large and small spherical surfaces other than the top A. A total of eight holes 31 having a size are provided in FIG. 3, and an injection-molded product made of a synthetic resin in which an annular convex portion 32 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral end portion. It is designed to have elasticity when used. The synthetic resin used for this is not particularly limited as long as it is a flexible resin, but considering moldability and cost, polyethylene, polypropylene, and the like are suitable, and may be colored as necessary. Is. Moreover, the convenience of being able to visually confirm the opening of the package 5 to be described later can be imparted by configuring it so as to have transparency in both uncolored and colored. In addition, although the hole 31 is described later, the impregnated holding material 6 into which the chemical solution has been absorbed is touched with a finger, and the hole 31 is designed to have a size that does not allow a finger such as an infant who may lick the finger, It is desirable to configure so that infants and the like do not touch the chemical. And the said hole 31 is formed in order to volatilize the chemical | medical solution absorbed by the said impregnation holding | maintenance material 6 from the container 1 in air, such as indoors, Comprising: The number of the said holes 31 is shown in FIG. As shown, the number is not limited to eight, and an appropriate number may be provided.
[0013]
4A is a plan view of the inner lid constituting the container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is an end view taken along line XX of FIG. 4A, and the inner lid 4 is on the circumferential support 42. The circumferential support 42 is provided with a support portion 41 that is curved and projected at a position that equally divides the circumferential support 42 into four equal parts, and at the same four positions from the circumferential support 42 on the support 41. Positioning means 43 including a projecting piece projecting in the opposite direction of the circumferential support 42 is provided, and an annular projection 44 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the circumferential support 42, A packaging body 5 containing a chemical solution (see FIG. 1) is installed on the support portion 41 surrounded by the positioning means 44, and the packaging body 5 is positioned by the positioning means 44. The inner lid 4 is an injection-molded product made of a synthetic resin. By using a synthetic resin having flexibility, the inner cover 4 has a structure in which the support portion 41 is formed so as to protrude in a convex shape. It is designed to have elasticity. The synthetic resin used for this is not particularly limited as long as it is a flexible resin, but considering moldability and cost, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. are suitable, and these are also colored as necessary. It may be.
[0014]
Next, the chemical solution-containing package erected on the support portion 41 will be described.
The package body 5 with a chemical solution is formed so as to seal the concave portion by thermally bonding the molded body 51 having a top surface and a concave portion that accommodates a chemical solution formed at a substantially central portion thereof, and the upper surface of the molded body 51. A sheet-like lid body 52 is provided. The molded body 51 may be an injection molded product molded by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be a drawn molded product molded by vacuum and / or pressure molding of a synthetic resin sheet. In addition, a press-molded product formed by press-molding a metal foil may be used. However, in the case of an injection-molded product or a draw-molded product, the chemical solution from the package 5 is used as the package 5. It is necessary to prevent volatilization for a certain period, and it is particularly necessary to have a structure excellent in water vapor gas barrier properties. Further, the sheet-like lid body 52 is required to have a water vapor gas barrier property as in the case of the molded body 51 described above, and a hole is formed by being pierced by a pointed protrusion 23 provided on the container body 2 as described later. In order to be opened, it is necessary to make it easy to pierce. Further, since the molded body 51 and the sheet-like lid body 52 are sealed by thermal bonding, the thermal bonding surface between the molded body 51 and the sheet-like lid body 52 needs to be configured to be capable of thermal bonding. . As the molded body 51 satisfying the above requirements, for example, an injection molded product made of a propylene resin, or a drawn product of a coextruded sheet made of a polypropylene (PP) sheet or a PP / ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer / PP, or aluminum Examples of the sheet-like lid body 52 include a biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) / ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. A sheet / thermoadhesive resin layer (PP sheet etc.), PET / aluminum foil / thermoadhesive resin layer (PP sheet etc.), etc. can be mentioned. In addition, the chemical | medical solution containing package 5 is not restricted to an above-described molded product, A packaging bag, such as a three-side seal type and a four-side seal type, may be used.
[0015]
Next, the usage method of the container of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method of using the container according to the present invention. The container 1 of the present invention is protected by an exterior such as a paper box in the state shown in FIG. 1 until the user uses it. The user first takes out the container 1 from the exterior such as a paper box. Then, the container 1 is placed at a desired location and the top part A of the outer lid 3 is pressed with a finger or the like to push down the package 5 containing the chemical solution installed on the support part 41 of the inner lid 4. As shown in (a), the package body 5 is opened by piercing the sheet-like lid body 52 of the package body 5 with a pointed protrusion 23 provided at a substantially central portion of the container body 2. When the opening of the package 5 is confirmed and the pressing is removed later, the outer lid 3 and the inner lid 4 are restored to their original state as shown in FIG. The chemical liquid L in the package 5 naturally flows down by breaking through the sheet-like lid 5 and is absorbed by the impregnation holding material 6 placed on the bottom wall 21 of the container body 2 and absorbed by the impregnation holding material 6. The liquid chemical L is gradually released from the impregnation holding material 6 into the air, and effects such as insecticide, insect repellent, pest repellent, aroma, and deodorization are exhibited for a certain period. In this way, it can be set to a use state by a one-action operation at the time of use, and the chemical solution L does not adhere to fingers and the like, which is extremely hygienic and safe. In addition, there is no danger of fire, etc., and no place is selected.
[0016]
Further, the container 1 of the present invention presses the top A of the outer lid 3 with a finger or the like to push down the package 5 containing the chemical solution installed on the support portion 41 of the inner lid 4, as shown in FIG. As shown, the package body 5 is unsealed by breaking through the sheet-like lid body 52 of the package body 5 with a pointed protrusion 23 provided at a substantially central portion of the container body 2, although not shown. The container 1 may have a stopper function so that when the top A of the outer lid 3 is pressed with fingers or the like, the container 1 cannot be pressed down more than a certain distance.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the container of the present invention contains a package containing a room temperature volatile chemical solution such as insecticide, insect repellent, pest repellent, aroma, deodorant and the like until the time of use. The package can be opened with a single action without sticking, and it is extremely hygienic and safe. Also, the chemical liquid absorbed by the impregnation holding material is gradually released into the air from the impregnation holding material. It exhibits a number of excellent effects such as stable insecticidal, insect repellent, pest repellent, fragrance, deodorization and the like.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a container according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body constituting the container shown in FIG.
3A is a side view of an outer lid constituting the container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a plan view thereof.
4A is a plan view of an inner lid constituting the container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is an end view taken along line XX of FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining how to use the container according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Container main body 3 Outer lid 4 Inner lid 5 Packing body 6 Impregnation holding material 21 Bottom wall 22 Peripheral wall 23 Protrusion part 24 Annular recessed part 31 Hole 32 Annular convex part 33 Annular notch 41 Support part 42 Circumferential support body 43 Positioning means 44 Annular projection 51 Molded body 52 Sheet-like lid A Top L of outer lid Chemical solution

Claims (3)

A container body having a peripheral wall on a peripheral edge of the bottom wall and a pointed protrusion at a substantially center of the bottom wall in the peripheral wall; an impregnation holding material that surrounds the protrusion and is placed on the bottom wall; and the container An elastic dome-shaped outer lid having a hole covering the protruding portion side of the main body, and a package containing a room temperature volatile chemical solution interposed between the container main body and the outer lid on the protruding portion. An inner lid provided on the circumferential support with an elastic support that supports the package so that the protruding portion directly faces the inner package, and the inner circumferential surface of the outer end of the outer lid and the inner lid A container characterized in that an outer peripheral surface of a peripheral support of a lid is engaged, and an inner peripheral surface of a peripheral wall of the container body and an outer peripheral surface of a peripheral end portion of the outer lid are fitted. The container according to claim 1, wherein positioning means for positioning the package containing chemical solution is provided on the support portion. The package containing chemical liquid is provided so as to seal the concave portion by thermally bonding the molded body having an upper surface and a concave portion for accommodating the chemical liquid formed at a substantially central portion thereof, and the upper surface of the molded body. The container according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the container is constituted by a sheet-like lid, and the sheet-like lid is supported so as to face the protruding portion.

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