JP4164585B2 - Granule storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container capable of hygienically removing a desired amount of stored particles.

  In a container for storing a granular material such as a certain kind of tablet or confectionery, it is required to easily and reliably take out a desired appropriate amount. This is because the granular material itself is small and almost spherical, so that it is easy to roll and not easily picked.

In view of such a demand, for example, inventions according to the following documents have been proposed.
JP 2002-362653 A JP-A-11-278493

  The invention “granular material case” disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-362653 discloses that the outlet is formed in a part of the peripheral surface of the thin box container and the outlet is closed on the peripheral surface of the container. Is inserted and the part of the ring is turned up and down to open and close the take-out port. Here, if the ring is released in a posture in which the take-out port is opened, the take-out port can be closed by the elastic return force.

  Further, the invention “portable container” disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-278493 has a configuration in which an outlet is formed by a pair of lip pieces provided on one edge of a peripheral edge of a thin box container. By applying an external force inward in the width direction of the take-out port, the take-out port that is normally closed is opened, and when it is released, the take-out port is closed by an elastic return force.

  However, in particular, the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-362653 requires a ring as a separate member, and it takes time and effort to assemble the ring into a container. If it passes, it is difficult to return to the inside from the outlet, and the stored item is directly taken out to the palm or the like, so that there is a disadvantage that unclean feeling remains when returning or providing it to others.

  Therefore, the present invention is a granular container that has been developed to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, disadvantages, and dissatisfactions of the prior art, so that not only can the opening and closing of the outlet be achieved with a single touch, but also an appropriate amount can be removed cleanly. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the granule storage container of the present invention is a hollow container for storing granules, and a part thereof is cut into a substantially U shape or a substantially U shape to form a notch. In addition, a cutout end face of the notch is provided with a grain takeout opening, and a dome-shell shaped operation piece is integrally provided in a reversely deformable manner via a hinge along the lower end of the cutout end face of the notch. The operation piece is configured to block the opening in a bulging upward direction, and to open the opening in a reversed depressed dent posture and to form a granule receiving tray.

  Therefore, according to the granule storage container of the present invention, the opening can be easily opened by pressing the dome-shell shaped operation piece from above to reversely deform, and the operation piece is formed as a granule receiving tray. Therefore, opening and closing of the take-out opening can be achieved with one touch, and it is clean because it is not taken out directly to the palm etc., and when it is taken out too much, it can be returned to the container through the opening from the operation piece as a tray. Therefore, it is possible to take out an appropriate amount easily at all times.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for realizing the granular material storage container of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The granular material storage container 1 of the present invention is a hollow container in which an upper case 2 and a lower case 3 are assembled together. A box that contains granules A such as certain tablets and confectionery, and is formed of, for example, silicon rubber. The upper case 2 is made of plastic such as acrylic, and the lower case 3 is made of urethane rubber or the like. It is good also as shape | molding with an elastomer resin.

  The upper case 2 is composed of a top plate 21 having a substantially elliptical dome shape in plan view, and one end portion along the long axis is largely cut out into a horseshoe shape or a U-shape to form a cutout portion 22. At the same time, the blade plate 23 is formed on both sides, and a notch wall 24 is suspended from the cut end surface of the notch portion 22 along the inner side of the blade plate 23. Further, a particle take-out opening is formed at the center of the notch wall 24. 25 has been established.

  On the other hand, the lower case 3 is composed of a bottom plate 31 having a thin plate shape that is substantially elliptical in plan view, and one end portion along the major axis is notched into a horseshoe shape or a U-shape. 32 and the blade plate 33 are formed on both sides, and a substantially elliptical dome-shell shaped operation piece 34 is formed on the cut end surface of the notch 32 along the inner side of the blade plate 33 in a plan view. It is integrally provided so that it can be inverted and deformed through the.

  In the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 having the above-described structure, the peripheral edges of each other and the notch wall 24 of the upper case 2 are brought into contact with the inner edge of the notch portion 32 of the lower case 3 and are integrally joined together. It is configured as. In this integrated configuration, the operation piece 34 is positioned along the lower end of the cut end face of the notch 22 of the upper case 2.

  Then, the operation piece 34 enters the notch 22 of the upper case 2 in a bulging upward position, closes the opening 25 (see FIGS. 1A and 3A), and is inverted. In the depressed dent posture, it bulges downward and opens the opening 25 and forms a receiving body for the granule A (see FIGS. 1B and 3B). The operation piece 34 is formed thinner than other portions of the lower case 3 so that this reverse deformation can be performed smoothly.

  As described above, the operation piece 34 has a substantially elliptical shape in plan view, but may have a circular shape, and may have a rectangular shape as long as the above-described reverse deformation can be easily achieved. This shape is also related to the shapes of the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 and corresponds to the elliptical shape in the illustrated embodiment. Therefore, in the form of the bulging upward of the operation piece 34 that closes the opening 25, It is desirable that the upper surface be continuous with the curved surface of the top plate 21 as much as possible to achieve a uniform appearance.

  1 (b) and 3 (b) show a state in which the opening 25 is opened and the granule A is taken out into the operation piece 34 in the shape of a saucer. In this case, the container 1 can be returned to the inside as it is tilted and rolled to the opening 25, so that it is very hygienic.

(A) is the state which closed the opening part of the container concerning this invention, (b) is a perspective view of the state which opened the opening part. It is a disassembled perspective view of the depression dent posture state in which the operation piece of the container concerning the present invention was reversed. (A) of the container concerning this invention is a state of the state which closed the opening part, (b) is sectional drawing of the state which opened the opening part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grain container 2 Upper case 21 Top plate 22 Notch part 23 Wing board 24 Notch wall 25 Opening part 3 Lower case 31 Bottom board 32 Notch part 33 Wing board 34 Operation piece 35 Hinge A Granule

Claims (1)

  A hollow container box for storing granules (A), a part of which is cut into a substantially U-shape or a substantially U-shape to form a notch (22), and the notch (22) is cut off. A granule take-out opening (25) is provided on the end face, and the dome-shell shaped operation piece (34) can be inverted and deformed via a hinge (35) along the lower end of the cut end face of the notch (22). The operation piece (34) is provided integrally, closes the opening (25) in a bulging upward position, opens the opening (25) in an inverted concave position, and serves as a tray for the granules (A). A granular container, characterized in that it is formed.

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