JP4266983B2 - Tube container and application attachment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tube container in which a medicine such as an ointment or cream is filled and the medicine is extruded from the container, and an application attachment used therefor.

  When using a tube container filled with a medicine such as an ointment or cream, the medicine is pushed out from the container, applied onto the skin with fingers, and applied in such a manner as to extend the medicine. For this reason, when using medicine such as an ointment, the medicine is applied after washing and cleaning the fingers, or after the medicine is applied, the medicine remaining on the fingers is washed away. Thus, when using a tube container filled with a medicine such as an ointment or cream, there is a trouble that the medicine adheres to the finger, and in order to eliminate such trouble, the medicine is not attached to the finger. In this way, products that can be easily applied are provided.

For example, a product that is provided with an application pad formed in a porous shape, such as sponge, at the opening of a container in which the drug is stored so that the drug can be applied to the skin by leaching from the pad while grasping the container by hand Has been. In addition, when using a paste-like drug, there is a product that attaches an attachment for applying the drug to the drug outlet of the tube container, and applies the drug pushed out of the tube container to the skin using the attachment. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No. 3066983 JP 2002-263196 A

  A product in which a pad for application is attached to a tube container has an advantage that a medicine can be easily applied without soiling fingers. However, a tube container provided with a pad for application can be used for a liquid drug, but is not suitable for use with an ointment or a paste drug. Moreover, although the thing which attached the attachment for application | coating to the tube container as disclosed by patent document 1 can be apply | coated without soiling fingers, the operation which accommodates an attachment is troublesome, and a structure is also included. There is a problem of complexity.

  In the present invention, when applying a paste-like drug such as an ointment or a cosmetic such as a cream to the skin or the like, it can be easily applied without attaching the drug or the like to the fingers, and the structure is simple and easy to handle. It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy tube container and a coating attachment used therefor.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the following arrangement.
That is, a tube container comprising a container main body, a coating attachment detachably provided at an extrusion port of the container main body, and a cap that covers an outer surface of the coating attachment, wherein the coating attachment is provided at the proximal end portion of the extrusion port. threaded portion to be screwed is provided on the side surface and a nozzle portion which tip side is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a gauze pad portion covering the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle portion, the nozzle portion with the distal end side is sealed The gauze pad portion is provided with an opening that communicates with the extrusion hole.
The container body is provided by filling a paste or liquid medicine or a cream used as a cosmetic.

Moreover, the nozzle part provided in the said application attachment is attached to the top part of the screwing cap attached to the said extrusion port so that attachment or detachment is possible, and is attached to the inside of this screwing cap, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
In addition, since the nozzle portion and the screw cap are integrally formed, the configuration of the coating attachment is further simplified.
Also, between the gauze pad portion and the nozzle portion, the cushion portion provided around is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle portion, in communication with the extrusion orifice, the gauze pad portion and the cushion portion Since the communication hole is provided, when a drug or cream is applied to the skin or the like, it can be applied with a touch close to fingers.

In addition, it is an application attachment used for the tube container, and includes a nozzle part that is screwed to the extrusion port of the container body, and a gauze pad part that covers an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle part, and the nozzle part The base end portion is provided with a threaded portion that is screwed into the extrusion port , the distal end side is formed in a cylindrical shape , the distal end side is sealed , the side surface is provided with an extrusion hole, and the gauze pad portion Is provided with an opening communicating with the extrusion hole.
In addition, the nozzle portion is attached to the top of a screw cap that is detachably attached to the extrusion port, and is connected to the inside of the screw cap.
In addition, the nozzle portion and the screw cap are integrally formed. Further, a cushion portion is provided between the nozzle portion and the gauze pad portion, and is provided around the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle portion. The cushion portion communicates with the extrusion hole and communicates with the cushion portion and the gauze pad portion. A hole is provided.

  In the tube container according to the present invention, by pushing the container body, the medicine or cosmetic cream filled in the container body is pushed out to the outer surface of the gauze pad part, and the medicine etc. is extended by the gauze pad part to the skin or the like. Can be applied. Thereby, it can be handled without attaching a medicine or the like to the fingers, and it is provided as an easy-to-handle tube container and application attachment with a simple structure.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a first embodiment of a tube container according to the present invention. The tube container 10 of the present embodiment includes a container main body 13 filled with a medicine, an application attachment 20 that is detachably provided at the extrusion port 14 of the container main body 13, and a cap 30 that covers the application attachment 20.
The application attachment 20 includes a nozzle portion 22 that is screwed to the extrusion port 14, a cushion portion 24 that is provided around the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle portion 22, and a gauze pad portion 26 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the cushion portion 24. Consists of.

The nozzle portion 22 is formed in a thin cylindrical shape with the tip sealed, while the base end portion attached to the extrusion port 14 of the container body 13 is an attachment portion 22b having a larger diameter than the tip end side. A threaded portion that is formed and is screwed into the extrusion port 14 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting portion 22b. An extrusion hole 22a is provided at a position slightly closer to the tip side from the center position in the longitudinal direction of the nozzle portion 22.
In the present embodiment, one extrusion hole 22 a is provided in the nozzle portion 22, but the number and arrangement position of the extrusion holes 22 a provided in the nozzle portion 22 can be appropriately selected.

The cushion part 24 is made of a thick material having a slight cushioning property such as sponge or styrene foam, and is provided so that the outer diameter of the application attachment 20 is a columnar shape with a thickness of fingers. The cushion portion 24 is provided with a slit hole 24a which is aligned with the extrusion hole 22a provided in the nozzle portion 22 and is long in the circumferential direction. The slit hole 24a is provided through the cushion portion 24 in the thickness direction, and communicates with the extrusion hole 22a.
The gauze pad portion 26 is provided by winding gauze around the outer peripheral surface of the cushion portion 24 formed in a columnar shape. The gauze pad portion 26 is provided with a slit-shaped opening 26a in alignment with the slit hole 24a. The slit hole 24a and the opening 26a constitute a communication hole that communicates with the extrusion hole 22a.

  FIG. 2A shows a state in which the application attachment 20 is attached to the container main body 13, and FIG. 2B shows a state in which the single unit of the application attachment 20 is viewed from the front. The application attachment 20 is a cylindrical part whose outer peripheral surface is covered with a gauze pad portion 26. The slit holes 24a and b openings 26a are provided at a position slightly closer to the distal end side from the center of the coating attachment 20 so as to be elongated in the circumferential direction (lateral direction).

  FIG. 3 shows a method of using the tube container 10 to which the application attachment 20 is attached. The tube container 10 according to the present invention pushes the container body 13 with a finger and pushes a medicine such as an ointment filled in the container body 13 from the extrusion port 14 to the nozzle part 22, and the extrusion hole provided in the nozzle part 22. It is used by being pushed out from 22a to the opening 26a of the gauze pad portion 26 through the slit hole 24a.

  The nozzle part 22 is attached to the extrusion port 14 so that the medicine does not leak out. When the container body 13 is pushed, the medicine is pushed out of the application attachment 20 via the nozzle part 22. When the medicine is pushed out of the application attachment 20, the container body 13 is gently grasped by hand, and the medicine is rubbed while the gauze pad portion 26 is pressed against the affected area (skin). The medicine A is spread on the gauze pad portion 26 that covers the outer surface of the application attachment 20 by applying the medicine to the surface of the skin using the application attachment 20, and is applied to the skin.

In the tube container 10 of the present embodiment, since the application attachment 20 is formed to be about the thickness of a finger, the drug is applied with the finger by applying the drug A in a state where the drug A is attached to the gauze pad portion 26. The drug can be applied with the same feel as in the case.
Further, since the drug is applied with the drug attached to the gauze pad portion 26, the drug can be applied more cleanly than when the drug is applied with a dirty finger. In addition, since the finger does not touch the medicine, the finger does not adhere to the medicine.

  After use, the cap 30 is put on the coating attachment 20, and the entire outer surface of the coating attachment 20 is sealed with the cap 30. Sealing the application attachment 20 with the cap 30 prevents dirt from adhering to the gauze pad portion 26 on the outer peripheral surface of the application attachment 20 when the tube container 10 is not in use, so that the gauze pad portion 26 is always clean. Can be maintained. In use, the cap 30 is removed and the gauze pad portion 26 of the application attachment 20 is exposed for use.

  The application attachment 20 used in the tube container 10 of the present embodiment can be provided in a state of being attached to the container body 13 in advance, or a tube container filled with a commonly used medicine such as an ointment. It can also be supplied as an attachment that can be applied to. Since the application attachment 20 can be screwed to and removed from the extrusion port 14 of the container body 13, the application attachment 20 can be attached to a conventional product and used at any time.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the second embodiment of the tube container according to the present invention. The tube container 11 of the present embodiment is characterized in that the container body 13 and the application attachment 20 are integrally formed. That is, the tube container 11 of the present embodiment is configured such that the extrusion port itself of the container body 13 is formed in the nozzle part 22 and the gauze pad part 26 is covered on the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle part 22. The formation of the extrusion hole 22a in the nozzle part 22 and the provision of the opening 26a communicating with the extrusion hole 22a in the gauze pad part 26 are the same as in the first embodiment described above.

  In the tube container 11 of the present embodiment, since the medicine such as ointment is pushed out from the container body 13, the medicine is pushed out from the nozzle portion 22 to the outer surface of the gauze pad portion 26 through the extrusion hole 22a and the opening 26a. Similarly to the case of the embodiment, the gauze pad portion 26 is applied to the skin, and the gauze pad portion 26 rubs the skin to apply the medicine.

  As in the present embodiment, the application attachment 20 can be formed integrally with the container body 13, the nozzle portion 22 has a slightly larger diameter, and the gauze is formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle portion 22 without using the cushion portion 24. The coating attachment 20 can also be formed by covering the pad portion 26. By forming the nozzle part 22 integrally with the container main body 13, the nozzle part 22 can be formed at the same time when the container main body 13 is formed, and the tube container 11 provided with the application attachment 20 is manufactured at low cost. Can do. In this embodiment, only the gauze pad portion 26 can be replaced. Further, the cap 30 is placed on the application attachment 20 so that the gauze pad portion 26 is not contaminated, as in the above-described embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the third embodiment of the tube container according to the present invention. The tube container 12 of the present embodiment is characterized in that the application attachment 20 is mounted on a screw cap 15 attached to the extrusion port 14 of the container body 13. FIG. 5 shows a state where the cap 30 is attached to the application attachment 20 so as to be extrapolated.
The screw cap 15 has the same form as a cap attached to the extrusion port 14 in a conventional tube container, and has an opening hole 15a at the top, and a base end portion 22c of the nozzle portion 22 of the coating attachment 20 in the opening hole 15a. , And the nozzle portion 22 is caulked and fixed in the opening hole 15a. As a result, the container body 13 and the nozzle portion 22 communicate with each other with the screw cap 15 screwed to the extrusion port 14.

  The cushion part 24 is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle part 22, the outer peripheral side surface of the cushion part 24 is covered with the gauze pad part 26, the extrusion hole 22a is provided in the nozzle part 22, and the slit hole 24a is provided in the cushion part 24. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, the gauze pad portion 26 is provided with the opening 26a so that the extrusion hole 22a, the slit hole 24a, and the opening 26a are in communication.

  Also in the case of the tube container 12 of this embodiment, since the medicine is pushed out to the gauze pad part 26 of the application attachment 20 by pushing out the medicine from the container body 13 as in the above-described embodiments, the gauze pad part 26 The drug can be applied to the affected area in a stretched manner. In the case of the tube container 12 of the present embodiment, since the application attachment 20 is attached to the screw cap 15, there is an advantage that the application attachment 20 can be easily attached and detached by an operation of detaching the screw cap 15. In the present embodiment, the screw cap 15 and the nozzle portion 22 are separated from each other, but the screw cap 15 and the nozzle portion 22 may be integrally formed by resin molding or the like. In that case, the coating attachment 20 can be manufactured at a lower cost.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the container body 13 is filled with a paste-like medicine and the medicine is applied has been described. However, it is of course possible to fill the container body 13 with a liquid medicine. is there. Moreover, the tube container according to the present invention is not limited to the case of using a medicine such as an ointment, but can also be applied to the case of applying a cream or the like used in cosmetics.

It is a fragmentary sectional view showing composition of a 1st embodiment of a tube container concerning the present invention. It is the front view (a) of a tube container, and the front view (b) of an application attachment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of a tube container. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of the tube container which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the structure of 3rd Embodiment of the tube container which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 11, 12 Tube container 13 Container body 14 Extrusion port 15 Screw cap 20 Application attachment 22 Nozzle part 22a Extrusion hole 24 Cushion part 24a Slit hole 26 Gauze pad part 26a Opening 30 Cap

Claims (8)

A tube container comprising a container body, a coating attachment detachably provided at an extrusion port of the container body, and a cap covering the outer surface of the coating attachment;
The application attachment is provided with a screw part that is screwed into the extrusion port at a base end part, a nozzle part that is formed in a cylindrical shape on the tip side , and a gauze pad part that covers the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle part,
The nozzle part is provided with an extrusion hole opened on the side surface with the tip side sealed,
The tube container, wherein the gauze pad portion is provided with an opening communicating with the extrusion hole. The nozzle part provided in the said application | attachment attachment is attached to the top part of the screwing cap attached to the said extrusion port so that attachment or detachment is possible, and is attached to the inside of this screwing cap. Tube container.   The tube container according to claim 2, wherein the nozzle portion and the screw cap are integrally formed. Between the nozzle part and the gauze pad part, a cushion part provided around the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle part is provided,
The tube container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a communication hole is provided in the cushion portion and the gauze pad portion so as to communicate with the extrusion hole. An application attachment used in the tube container according to claim 1,
A nozzle portion attached by screwing to the extrusion port of the container body, and a gauze pad portion covering the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle portion,
The nozzle portion is provided with a screw portion that is screwed into the extrusion port at the base end portion , the tip end side is formed in a cylindrical shape , the tip end side is sealed , and an extrusion hole is opened on the side surface.
The gauze pad portion is provided with an opening that communicates with the extrusion hole. 6. The coating attachment according to claim 5 , wherein the nozzle portion is attached to the top of a screw cap that is detachably attached to the extrusion port and communicates with the inside of the screw cap. The coating attachment according to claim 6, wherein the nozzle portion and the screw cap are integrally formed. Between the nozzle part and the gauze pad part, a cushion part provided around the outer peripheral side surface of the nozzle part is provided,
The application attachment according to any one of claims 5 to 7 , wherein a communication hole is provided in the cushion portion and the gauze pad portion so as to communicate with the extrusion hole.

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