JP4046939B2 - Refill container and storage container for loading the refill container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refill container provided with a thin-walled main body portion having extremely small shape retention and a storage container for loading the refill container.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Containers having a thin-walled main body portion with extremely small shape retention are known, and are used, for example, as refill containers for kitchen detergents and clothing detergents.
[0003]
In such a refill container, it is necessary to transfer the contents filled in the thin-walled main body part to, for example, a ready-made container shipped in a state in which the contents are filled in advance. In this operation, the contents of the refill container are poured from the outlet into the outlet of the existing container.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, refilling work from thin-walled refill containers to ready-made containers has a very small shape-retaining property and the posture is not stable, so care must be taken not to spill liquid during refill. It becomes complicated.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to eliminate the troublesome refilling work that occurs in order to refill the contents from a thin-walled container having a very small shape retention into an existing container. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, the refill container according to the present invention is a refill container including a thin-walled main body portion having extremely small shape retention. In the present invention, the refill container comprises a main body portion that is loaded inside the storage container, and a spout that is integrally formed with the main body portion and discharges the contents in the refill container, and is stored in the neck portion of the spout. It has a positioning member for positioning the refill container with respect to the container.
[0007]
In this case, since the refill container can be directly loaded into the storage container by the positioning member, the troublesome refilling work that occurs when the contents are refilled from a thin container having a very low shape retention to an existing container is eliminated. Therefore, the present invention can be transferred efficiently without taking out the contents from the refill container. In addition, since the refill container has a positioning member at the neck portion, the refill container can be laid out in the most suitable position without changing the diameter of the refill container.
[0008]
In particular, a first aspect of the present invention, the spout of the refill container, which is sealed by the virgin cap, positioning member, and is formed on the cap band integral with virgin cap. In this case, since the positioning member is formed integrally with the cap band, it can be laid out at the neck portion of the refill container without increasing the number of parts.
[0009]
In the second aspect of the invention, the positioning member is a snap type that is detachable at the neck portion of the refill container. In this case, since the positioning member is detachable with respect to the refill container, the positioning member can be reused and can be employed in an existing refill container.
[0010]
Further, the present invention is a storage container for loading the above-described refill container itself, wherein the storage container has an internal space in which the refill container is loaded through the storage opening, and the internal space is positioned on the inner side of the storage opening. An inner step with which the positioning member of the refill container loaded in the internal space comes into contact, and its spout in the refill container in contact with the inner step, and the storage opening is closed to stabilize the positioning member in the storage opening. The cap consists of a cap that holds the refill container fixedly in its internal space.
[0011]
In this case, since the refilling container can be loaded as it is by the inner level difference and the cap of the storage container, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome refilling work that occurs in order to refill the contents from a thin-walled container having a very small shape retaining property to an existing container. . Therefore, the present invention can be transferred efficiently without taking out the contents from the refill container.
[0012]
Moreover, it is preferable that the cap concerning the storage container which is this invention is equipped with the pump which is directly inserted in the spout of the refill container loaded in the storage container, and inhales and discharges the content from there. In this case, the contents can be easily taken out without moving the storage container loaded with the refill container.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0014]
FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2 show a first embodiment of a refill container and a storage container that is loaded with the refill container according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 1B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the virgin cap is removed from the refill container, and FIG. 2 is a state in which the refill container is loaded in the storage container. It is a partial sectional view shown.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1B, the refill container 10 includes a thin-walled main body portion 11 with extremely small shape retention and a spout 12 that is integrally formed with the main body portion 11 and discharges the contents in the refill container 10. . The spout 12 is sealed with a virgin cap 20.
[0016]
The virgin cap 20 is for providing the consumer with a high-quality product by displaying to the consumer that the refill container 10 is unopened. As shown in FIG. The cap main body 21 that closes the outlet 12 and a cap band 22 attached to the neck portion 13 of the spout 12 are connected to the cap main body 21 and the cap band 22 in a detachable manner by a plurality of ribs 23. In this embodiment, the cap band 22 is integrally formed with a positioning member 40 that positions the refill container 10 with respect to the storage container 30 described later. The positioning member 40 has a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of a storage opening 31 to be described later in the storage container 30, and the positioning member 40 in the present embodiment has a disk shape.
[0017]
According to the present embodiment, since the refill container 10 can be directly loaded into the storage container 30 by the positioning member 40, a complicated refill operation that occurs to refill the contents from the thin-walled container 10 having a very small shape retaining property to the existing container is performed. It will be resolved. Therefore, this embodiment can be efficiently transferred to the highly rigid storage container 30 without taking out the contents from the refill container 10. In addition, since the refill container 10 has the positioning member 40 at the neck portion 13, the refill container 10 can be laid out at the most suitable position without changing the diameter of the refill container 10.
[0018]
In particular, according to this embodiment, the spout 12 of the refill container 10 is sealed by the virgin cap 20, and the positioning member 40 is formed integrally with the cap band 22 of the virgin cap 20. In this case, since the positioning member 40 is integrally formed with the cap band 22, the positioning member 40 can be laid out on the neck portion 13 of the refill container 10 without increasing the number of parts.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage container 30 is a container in which the refill container 10 itself is loaded. The storage container 30 stores the internal space 32 in which the refill container 10 is loaded through the storage opening 31 and the refill container 10 loaded in the internal space 32. An inner step 33 that is stably locked in the opening 31, and the refilling container 10 is locked by the inner step 33 so that the storage opening 31 of the storage container 30 is closed and the refill container 10 is fixedly held in the inner space 32. The cap 34 is made.
[0020]
Specifically, the positioning member 40 contacts the inner step 33, Ri by the coming into contact with the spout 12 of the container 10 a cap 34 is refilled, the positioning member 40 is locked stably engaged in housing opening 31 Thus, the refill container 10 is fixedly held in the internal space 32.
[0021]
As another embodiment, the storage container 30 can be fixedly held by directly holding the positioning member 40 between the inner step 33 and the cap 34 when the cap 34 is assembled.
[0022]
According to the present embodiment, since the storage container 30 can be loaded with the refill container 10 as it is by the inner level difference 33 and the cap 34, the trouble caused by refilling the contents from the thin-walled container 10 with extremely small shape retention to an existing container. Refilling can be eliminated. Therefore, this embodiment can transfer efficiently, without taking out the contents from the refill container 10.
[0023]
Moreover, the cap 34 includes a push pump 35 that is directly inserted into the spout 12 of the refill container 10 loaded in the storage container 30 and sucks and discharges the contents therefrom, as in the present embodiment. In this case, the contents from the refill container 10 can be easily taken out without moving the storage container 30 loaded with the refill container 10.
[0024]
3 (a), 3 (b), 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of a refill container and a storage container for loading the refill container according to the present invention. Note that the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0025]
FIG. 3A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a virgin cap that seals the spout of the refill container, FIG. 3B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the virgin cap is removed from the refill container, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a positioning member. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the refill container is loaded in the storage container.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 3B, the refill container 10 has a thin main body portion 11 having a very small shape retaining property and the contents in the refill container 10 integrally formed with the main body portion 11 as in the first embodiment. It consists of a spout 12 for discharging. The spout 12 is sealed by a virgin cap 25 provided at the spout 12. As shown in FIG. 3A, the virgin cap 25 includes a cap body 26 that closes the spout 12 and a cap band 27 that is attached to the neck portion 13 of the spout 12, and the cap body 26 and the cap band 27. The space is detachably connected by a plurality of ribs 28. In addition, about the cap used for this embodiment, not only a virgin cap but the normal screw cap etc. which do not have a virgin mechanism can be selected suitably.
[0027]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the positioning member 50 is a snap type that is detachable at the neck portion 13 of the refill container 10, and corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the storage opening 31 in the storage container 30. Disc shape.
[0028]
The snap structure 52 provided in the positioning member 50 has a hole 53 for fitting the neck portion 13 in the vicinity of the center of the disk main body 51, and a notch 54 is formed in the fitting hole 53. The positioning member 50 can be detachably attached to the neck portion 13 of the refill container 10 by the snap structure 51.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 5, the storage container 30 is a container in which the refill container 10 itself is loaded as in the first embodiment. The positioning member 50 contacts the inner step 33 and the cap 34 is attached to the refill container 10. Ri by the coming into contact with the outlet 31, that is the positioning member 50 is locked stably engaged in housing opening 31, the refill container 10 is fixedly held in the interior space 32.
[0030]
As in the first embodiment, the storage container 30 may be fixed and held by directly holding the positioning member 40 between the inner step 33 and the cap 34 when the cap 34 is assembled. Similarly to the first embodiment, the cap 34 also includes a push pump 35 that is directly inserted into the spout 12 of the refill container 10 loaded in the storage container 30 and sucks and discharges the contents therefrom. preferable.
[0031]
In particular, according to the present embodiment, the positioning member 50 is a snap type that is detachable at the neck portion 13 of the refill container 10. In this case, since the positioning member 50 is detachable from the refill container 10, the container can be reused and has a neck portion 13 to which the positioning member 50 can be attached with an existing refill container. It can be employed in various forms of refill containers such as blow bottles and pouches.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
The refill container which is this invention is a refill container provided with the thin-walled main-body part whose shape retention property is very small. In the present invention, the refill container comprises a main body portion that is loaded inside the storage container, and a spout that is integrally formed with the main body portion and discharges the contents in the refill container, and is stored in the neck portion of the spout. It has a positioning member for positioning the refill container with respect to the container.
[0033]
In this case, since the refill container can be directly loaded into the storage container by the positioning member, the troublesome refilling work that occurs when the contents are refilled from a thin container having a very low shape retention to an existing container is eliminated. Therefore, the present invention can be transferred efficiently without taking out the contents from the refill container. In addition, since the refill container has a positioning member at the neck portion, the refill container can be laid out in the most suitable position without changing the diameter of the refill container.
[0034]
In particular, a first aspect of the present invention, the spout of the refill container, which is sealed by the virgin cap, positioning member, and is formed on the cap band integral with virgin cap. In this case, since the positioning member is formed integrally with the cap band, it can be laid out at the neck portion of the refill container without increasing the number of parts.
[0035]
The second invention, the positioning member is a freely snap detachable at the neck portion of the refill container. In this case, since the positioning member is detachable with respect to the refill container, the positioning member can be reused and can be employed in an existing refill container.
[0036]
Further, the present invention is a storage container for loading the above-described refill container itself, wherein the storage container has an internal space in which the refill container is loaded through the storage opening, and the internal space is positioned on the inner side of the storage opening. An inner step with which the positioning member of the refill container loaded in the internal space comes into contact, and its spout in the refill container in contact with the inner step, and the storage opening is closed to stabilize the positioning member in the storage opening. The cap consists of a cap that holds the refill container fixedly in its internal space.
[0037]
In this case, since the refilling container can be loaded as it is by the inner level difference and the cap of the storage container, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome refilling work that occurs in order to refill the contents from a thin-walled container having a very small shape retaining property to an existing container. . Therefore, the present invention can be transferred efficiently without taking out the contents from the refill container.
[0038]
Moreover, it is preferable that the cap concerning the storage container which is this invention is equipped with the pump which is directly inserted in the spout of the refill container loaded in the storage container, and inhales and discharges the content from there. In this case, the contents can be easily taken out without moving the storage container loaded with the refill container.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 (a) is a first embodiment of a refill container according to the present invention, and is a partial cross-sectional view showing a virgin cap that seals a spout of the refill container, and FIG. 1 (b) is a refill container. It is a partial sectional view showing the state where the virgin cap was removed from.
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the refill container of the first embodiment is loaded in the storage container.
FIG. 3A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a virgin cap that seals the spout of the refill container, and FIG. 3B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the virgin cap is removed from the refill container.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a refill container according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the refill container of the second embodiment is loaded in the storage container.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Refill container 11 Main-body part 12 Outlet 13 Neck part 20 Virgin cap 21 Cap main body 22 Cap band (positioning member)
23 Rib 25 Virgin cap 26 Cap body 27 Cap band 28 Rib 30 Storage container 31 Storage opening 32 Storage space 33 Inner step 34 Cap 35 Pump 40 Positioning member (cap band)
50 Positioning member 51 Disc body 52 Snap structure 53 Fitting hole 54 Notch

Claims (4)

A refill container having a thin-walled main body portion with extremely small shape retention,
The refill container comprises a main body portion to be loaded inside the storage container, and a spout that is integrally formed with the main body portion and discharges the contents in the refill container, and the spout is sealed by a virgin cap, the neck portion of the spout, have a positioning member for positioning the refill container relative to the container, refill the positioning member, and characterized in that formed on the cap band integral with virgin cap vessel. A refill container having a thin-walled main body portion with extremely small shape retention,
The refill container comprises a main body part to be loaded inside the storage container, and a spout that is integrally formed with the main body part and discharges the contents in the refill container. A refillable container having a positioning member for positioning the container, the positioning member being a snap-type that is detachable at the neck portion. A storage container for loading the refill container itself according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The storage container has an internal space in which the refill container is loaded through the storage opening, an inner step where the internal space is positioned inside the storage opening and the positioning member of the refill container loaded in the internal space comes into contact , The refill container is fixed in the internal space by contacting the spout in the refill container in contact with the inner step and closing the storage opening and stably locking the positioning member in the storage opening. A storage container for loading a refill container, comprising a cap to be held. The said cap is a storage container of Claim 3 provided with the pump which is directly inserted in the spout of the refill container loaded in the storage container, and inhales and discharges the content from there.

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