JP4743384B2 - Container with lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a lid containing a desiccant.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes an invention relating to a tablet storage container in which a desiccant is stored in an inner lid. As in this example, a container in which a desiccant is set in a container or a cap according to the purpose has been conventionally used.
JP 2001-97438 A

  In these conventional containers, in many cases, after the contents are consumed, the effectiveness of the desiccant is reduced, and therefore the entire container is discarded. However, in recent years, there is a high need for products that can be used over a long period of time without losing the container by replenishing the contents after consumption of the contents from the viewpoint of low cost or resource saving. There is a request. There is also a demand for products that can easily separate and dispose of containers and desiccants from the viewpoint of environmental issues.

  The present invention responds to the above-mentioned requirements regarding the desiccant-containing container, and the desiccant can be exchanged and can be easily separated in the cap body so as not to interfere with normal use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a lid containing a desiccant that can be used conveniently, is inexpensive, and can be easily separated.

Of the methods for solving the technical problem, the means of the first invention is as follows:
A container body, a cap-shaped cylindrical cap body mounted on the mouth tube portion of the container body, and a lid that covers the top wall of the cap body so that it can be opened and closed by being coupled to the rear end portion of the cap body via a rear end hinge. Having a body,
An opening for taking out the contents is opened in the first half of the top wall, and an exchange hole for exchanging the desiccant in the second half. Is arranged to be replaceable,
The lid is divided into a front half and a rear half by a central hinge that crosses the substantially central part in the front-rear direction. The front seal cylinder piece that seals the take-out port is sealed on the lower surface of the front half and the replacement hole is sealed on the lower surface of the rear half Each of the rear seal cylinder pieces to hang down,
When taking out the contents, the central hinge is the base end, and only the front half of the lid can be opened.
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With the above configuration of the first invention , during storage, the lid is closed, so that the outlet and the exchange hole formed in the top wall of the cap body are formed by the front seal cylinder piece and the rear seal cylinder piece of the lid body. Each can be sealed. At this time, by appropriately forming a vent hole in the storage portion with the desiccant stored in the storage portion disposed on the lower surface of the rear half portion of the top wall, moisture in the container is passed through the vent hole. Absorbed.

  When using, that is, when taking out the contents, only the front half of the lid can be opened with the central hinge as the base end, and the contents can be taken out from the outlet, but at this time the latter half of the lid is closed. The sealed state is maintained by the rear seal cylinder piece, and the outside air does not enter from the exchange hole and the function of the desiccant is not reduced unnecessarily, and the desiccant spills to the outside. It can be used conveniently without worrying.

  When the contents are consumed or when the desiccant performance is reduced and the desiccant is replaced, the entire lid including the rear half is opened with the rear end hinge as the base end, and the replacement hole is opened. The desiccant can be exchanged. Further, when the container is discarded, the desiccant can be easily separated and processed. Note that the desiccant may be replaced only in accordance with the purpose, or the desiccant can be replaced for each storage unit.

The means of the second invention is the first invention ,
A small cup-shaped container in which a vent is formed in the storage portion and a flange is provided around the upper end;
Attaching a short cylinder piece with an inner peripheral piece at the lower end to the opening periphery of the exchange hole,
Forming the body of the small cup-shaped container so that it can be inserted into the exchange hole from above;
With the rear half of the lid closed, the rear seal cylinder piece is fitted into the short cylinder piece, and the flange is sandwiched between the upper surface of the inner peripheral peripheral piece and the lower end surface of the rear seal cylinder piece. It is configured to be disposed on the lower surface of the rear half of the cap body,
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The above-described configuration of the second invention is a specific example of the storage portion and the method of arranging the storage portion, wherein the storage portion is separated from the cap body, and the small cup is in a state where the rear half of the lid body is closed. The container is a flange portion and is fixedly assembled to the cap body. Also, the desiccant can be easily replaced by opening the entire lid and taking out the small cup-shaped container that is the storage unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention , there is provided a small cup-shaped container for replacement according to the second aspect of the present invention , in which the desiccant is stored and the upper end opening and the vent hole formed in the bottom wall are sealed with a sealing film. It is to be able to change the desiccant for each part.

The above configuration of the third invention is a specific example for exchanging the desiccant together with the storage unit. If a small cup-shaped container containing a new desiccant and sealed with a seal film is prepared for replacement, the exchange is possible. Sometimes, the sealing film that seals the bottom wall is peeled off and the vent hole is opened, so that the cap body can be set through the replacement hole, and the desiccant can be easily replaced without spilling the desiccant to the outside.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention , in the first aspect of the present invention , a bottomed cylindrical hanging cylinder piece having a vent hole is integrally suspended from the opening periphery of the replacement hole to form a storage portion.

The above-described configuration of the fourth invention is a specific example in which the storage portion is integrally provided on the top wall of the cap body, and the configuration of the member can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention has the above-described configuration, and has the following effects.
In the first invention , when the contents are taken out, the latter half of the lid can be kept closed, and the function of the desiccant is not reduced unnecessarily, and the desiccant is exposed to the outside. It can be used conveniently without worrying about spilling out. Further, the entire lid can be opened, and the desiccant can be easily exchanged through the exchange hole. When the container is discarded, the desiccant can be easily separated and processed.

In the second invention , the storage portion is a separate body, and the small cup-shaped container is assembled and fixed to the cap body at the flange portion with the rear half of the lid closed. In addition, the desiccant can be easily exchanged by opening the entire lid and taking out the small cup-shaped container.

In the third invention , it is a specific example for exchanging the desiccant together with the storage part. If a small cup-shaped container for replacement is prepared, the seal film that seals the bottom wall is peeled off at the time of replacement. It is possible to easily replace the desiccant without spilling outside by setting the cap hole on the top wall of the cap body with the vent hole opened.

In the fourth invention , it is a specific example in which the storage portion is integrally provided on the top wall of the cap body, the configuration of the member can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a container with a lid according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view and FIG. 2 is a plan view. 13 is divided into a front half part 14f and a rear half part 14b. 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional views of the container. FIG. 3 shows a state where only the front half 14f of the lid 11 is opened, and FIG. 4 shows a state where the entire lid 11 is opened. In FIG. 3, a state where the front half 14f is closed is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The container of the present embodiment has a bottomed cylindrical container body 1 having a mouth tube part 2 at the upper end, a cap body 3 screwed into the mouth tube part 2 of the container body 1, and a rear of the cap body 3. A lid 11 covering the top wall 5 of the cap body 3 and a small cup-shaped container 22 which is a storage portion 21 storing a desiccant D are integrally connected to the end through a rear end hinge 12 so as to be opened and closed. Has been. Here, the cap body 3 and the lid body 11 are made of synthetic resin and are integrally formed by injection molding.

  The cap body 3 has a cylindrical shape with a top, and has an assembled tube portion 4 that is screwed and assembled to the mouth tube portion 2, and the cap tube portion 2 is tightly fitted into the inside of the assembled tube portion 4 from the top wall 5. The fitting tube piece 8 is suspended. Further, a circular outlet 6 for taking out the contents is opened in the front half of the top wall 5 and a circular exchange hole 7 for exchanging the desiccant D is opened in the rear half (see FIGS. 2 and 3). . And the short cylinder piece 9 which attached the inner collar peripheral piece 9a to the lower end at the opening periphery of the exchange hole 7 is attached.

  As described above, the lid body 11 is divided into the front half part 14f and the rear half part 14b in the front-rear direction by the central hinge 13 that traverses at the approximate center in the front-rear direction. Further, a front seal cylinder piece 15f for sealing the take-out port 6 is suspended from the lower surface of the front half part 14f, and a rear seal cylinder piece 15b for sealing the replacement hole 7 is respectively suspended from the lower surface of the rear half part 14b. A knob 16 is attached to the front end.

  In this embodiment, the storage unit 21 is a small cup-shaped container 22 which is a separate member, and is an example of a type in which the desiccant D is replaced with the storage unit 21. FIG. 5 is a half vertical cross-sectional view of a small cup-shaped container 22 prepared for replacement. The small cup-shaped container 22 has a flange 23 around its upper end and a plurality of vent holes 25 formed in the bottom wall 24. The top opening and the bottom wall 24 are sealed with the desiccant D inside. Sealed with a film 26.

  At the time of replacement, with the cover 11 opened as a whole (the state shown in FIG. 4), the seal film 26 covering the bottom wall 24 is peeled off, the small cup-shaped container 22 is inserted from the replacement hole 7, and the flange 23 is surrounded by the inner periphery. It is disposed on the lower surface of the cap body 3 in contact with the piece 9a.

  When the lid 11 is closed with the small cup 22 disposed as described above, the front seal cylinder piece 15f is tightly fitted and the takeout port 6 is sealed, and the rear seal cylinder piece 15b is a short cylinder. The replacement hole 7 is sealed by tightly fitting the piece 9. Further, in this state, the flange 23 of the small cup-shaped container 22 is sandwiched between the inner flange peripheral piece 9a and the lower end surface of the rear seal cylinder piece 15b, so that it is firmly fixed to the top wall 5 and rattles during use. Nor.

  At the time of use, that is, when taking out the contents, only the front half 14f of the lid 11 can be opened with the central hinge 13 as the base end, and the contents can be taken out from the take-out port 6. 14b can be kept closed, and the state sealed by the rear seal cylinder piece 15b is maintained, so that the outside air enters from the exchange hole 7 and is convenient without unnecessarily degrading the function of the desiccant D. Can be used for

  Here, the storage unit 21 of the present embodiment replaces the desiccant D together with the storage unit 21, but for example, it is also possible to replace only the desiccant D using a similar small cup-shaped container 22, Even if there is no seal film 26 for sealing the upper end opening, the rear seal cylinder piece 15b can be used without worrying about the desiccant D spilling out.

  In addition, when the front half 14f of the lid 11 is opened during use, the rear seal cylinder piece 15b has a sufficiently high insertion / removal strength so that the rear half 15b does not open together, and an undercut is appropriately provided. It is preferable to do.

  FIG. 6 shows another example of another usage mode of the container shown in the first embodiment, and the cup-shaped container 22 shown in FIG. 5 is not peeled off the sealing film 26 covering the bottom wall 24. The cap body 3 is disposed on the lower surface. If the seal film 26 covering the bottom wall 24 is peeled off for the first time at the stage when the user starts using the product in such a state, the performance of the desiccant D in the period until use can be reduced. It can be prevented, and the performance of the desiccant can be fully utilized.

  Here, the container shown in FIG. 6 can be filled with the contents to make a product, or the container shown in FIG. 6 and the contents prepared sealed in a bag separately from the container are prepared and used. At the same time, the contents can be filled and the seal film 26 covering the bottom wall 24 of the cup-shaped container can be peeled off as described above. Of course, the same applies to other embodiments, but the contents can be refilled (refilled).

  FIG. 7 is a longitudinal side view of the container according to the second embodiment of the present invention in a state where the entire lid 11 is opened. (This corresponds to FIG. 4 of the first embodiment.) In this embodiment, a bottomed cylindrical drooping cylinder piece 10 in which a vent hole 25 is formed from the opening periphery of the exchange hole 7 is integrally suspended to form a storage portion 21. The portions other than the storage portion 21 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  By integrally installing the hanging cylinder piece 10 as the storage portion 21 on the top wall 5 of the cap body 3, the structure of the members can be simplified, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the entire lid body 11 is opened (FIG. 7). State) The desiccant D can be easily replaced.

  As described above, the container with a lid of the present invention can be used conveniently without worrying about the presence of the desiccant, and can be easily exchanged and separated. Expansion can be expected.

It is a side view of 1st Example of the container of this invention. It is a top view of the container of FIG. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the container of FIG. 1 with a lid front half opened. It is a vertical side view of the state which opened the whole cover body in the container of FIG. It is a half longitudinal cross-sectional view of the exchangeable small cup-shaped container used for the container of FIG. It is a vertical side view which shows the other example of the usage condition of the container of FIG. It is a vertical side view of the state which opened the whole cover body in 2nd Example of the container of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container main body 2; Mouth part 3; Cap body 4; Assembly cylinder part 5; Top wall 6; Outlet 7; Exchange hole 8; Insertion cylinder piece 9; Short cylinder piece 9a; Cylindrical piece 11; Lid 12; Rear end hinge 13; Central hinge 14f; Front half portion 14b; Rear half portion 15f; Front seal tubular piece 15b; Rear seal tubular piece 16; Pick piece 21; 23; Flange 24; Bottom wall 25; Vent 26; Seal film C; Contents D; Desiccant

Claims (2)

A container main body (1), a cap-shaped tubular body (3) to be attached to the mouth tube (2) of the container main body (1), and a rear end hinge at the rear end of the cap body (3) (12) has a lid (11) that covers the top wall (5) of the cap body (3) so as to be openable and closable via a joint, and a content outlet ( 6) and an opening (7) for exchanging the desiccant (D) in the latter part, respectively, and a storage part (21) containing the desiccant (D) in the lower part of the latter part, A desiccant (D) is disposed so as to be replaceable from the exchange hole (7), and the lid (11) has a front hinge (13f) and a rear half (14f) and a rear half ( 14b), the front seal cylinder piece (15f) sealing the outlet (6) on the lower surface of the front half (14f), and the rear portion sealing the replacement hole (7) on the lower surface (14b) Each of the sealing cylinder pieces (15b) is suspended, and when taking out the contents, the central hinge (13) is used as the base end, and the lid (11) Only the first half (14f) can be opened,
At the opening periphery of the exchange hole (7), a short cylinder piece (9) provided with an inner peripheral piece (9a) at the lower end is attached,
Separately from the cap body (3), the storage part (21) is a small cup-shaped container (22) in which a vent hole (25) is formed and a flange (23) is provided around the upper end .
Forming the body of the small cup-shaped container (22) so that it can be inserted into the replacement hole (7) from above,
The rear seal cylinder piece (15b) is fitted into the short cylinder piece (9) with the rear half (14b) of the lid (11) closed,
The small cup-shaped container (22) is placed on the lower surface of the rear half of the cap body (3) in a state where the flange (23) is sandwiched between the upper surface of the inner flange piece (9a) and the lower end surface of the rear seal cylinder piece (15b). A container with a lid configured to be detachable. In a state where the desiccant (D) is stored, a small cup-shaped container (22) for replacement in which the top opening and the vent hole (25) formed in the bottom wall (24) are sealed with a sealing film (26), enabling replace the housing portion (21) for each desiccant (D) and claims 1 lidded container according.

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