JP4837479B2 - Method for manufacturing two-component mixing container with pump and two-component mixing container with pump that can be manufactured using the method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a method for producing a two-pack mixing container with a pump in which two contents are filled in one container, the contents are mixed in use, and the mixture is ejected from the nozzle head to the outside. The present invention relates to a two-component mixing container with a pump manufactured using the method.

In a conventional two-pack mixing container with a pump, the filling chamber of the container body is a main filling chamber, and a tubular portion is suspended from the back surface of the cover body with a pump attached to the container body. There is one in which a cover case is attached to the lower opening to form a sub-filling chamber that is a filling chamber for other contents (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-292074

  However, in such a conventional container, since the cylindrical part hangs down on the back surface of the cover body, when filling the cylindrical part with the contents, the cover body is turned upside down so that the back surface is on the upper side. The contents must be filled. For example, it is difficult to fill and assemble in a series of operations by flowing the container main body in a vertical position on the production line, and the manufacturing process is complicated. .

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for producing a two-component mixing container with a pump with high production efficiency and a two-component mixing container with a pump that can be produced using the method without going through complicated manufacturing steps. It is in.

The present invention has a cylindrical portion extending upward, and a container main body connected to the outside through the internal passage of the cylindrical portion as a main filling chamber, and the contents filled in the container main body are ejected. A pump that has a nozzle head and repeats its pushing and returning operations to cause suction, pressurization, and pumping of the contents of the main filling chamber, and holds and holds the pump. A cover body that is mounted so as to be capable of being approached or separated, and a sub-filling chamber that fills the contents together with the pump between the cover body and the container body are formed, and the cover body and the container body a punching or breaking to the sub-filled chamber and method of manufacturing a secondary agent mixing container with a pump and a inner plug which communicates with the main filling chamber by the approach, as the container body, protruding on the inside of the inner passage Alternatively, the inner plug has a hollow frame portion that is attached to the cylindrical portion and communicates with the main filling chamber and the sub-filling chamber through the internal passage as the inner plug. In addition to having a partition portion that partitions the main filling chamber and the sub-filling chamber in such a manner that it can be punched out or broken, and having a convex portion or a step portion in the frame portion,
After the main filling chamber is filled with the contents through the cylindrical portion , the convex portion or step portion provided in the frame portion of the inner plug is provided on the convex portion or step portion provided inside the internal passage of the cylindrical portion. By locking, the inner plug is attached to the cylindrical portion so that the inner plug becomes the bottom of the sub-filling chamber, and after filling the contents on the inner plug, the container body or the inner plug It is a manufacturing method characterized by attaching the cover body to a stopper.

The present invention also includes a container body that has a cylindrical portion extending upward, and connects the contents filling chamber to the outside through the internal passage of the cylindrical portion as a main filling chamber, and the contents filled in the container body. A pump having a nozzle head to be ejected, and a pump that causes suction, pressurization, and pressure feeding to the contents of the main filling chamber by repeating the pushing operation and the returning operation, and the pump is suspended and held, and the container A cover body to which the main body can be attached or separated is formed, and a sub-filling chamber for filling the contents together with the pump is formed between the cover body and the container main body, and the cover body and the container main body are formed. A two-component mixing container with a pump, which is punched or broken by the approach to the inner filling plug to communicate the sub-filling chamber and the main filling chamber, and the inner plug is attached to the cylindrical portion. Inside Includes a partition portion for partitioning the said auxiliary filling chamber and the main filling chamber and the auxiliary charging chamber and vent or breakable in the main filling chamber push the hollow frame portion communicating has the inside of the frame portion through the passageway, The said frame part has a convex part or step part latched by the convex part or step part provided inside the said internal channel | path, and is mounted | worn inside the said internal channel | path by this latching It is a feature.

  According to the present invention, by attaching the inner plug to the cylindrical portion of the container body, the main filling chamber formed in the container body, and the sub-filling chamber formed between the container body and the cover body, Therefore, for example, even if the container body is flown on the production line while being placed vertically, the contents can be filled and assembled by a series of operations while the container body is placed vertically.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for producing a pumped two-component mixing container with high production efficiency and a pumped two-component mixing container that can be manufactured using the method without going through complicated manufacturing steps. it can.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, the manufacturing method of the two-pack mixing container with a pump according to the present invention and the two-pack mixing container with a pump which can be manufactured using the method are explained in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before mixing of a two-pack mixing container 100 with a pump according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state during mixing.

Reference numeral 110 denotes a container main body including an outer layer body 111 having a surface decorated, and an inner layer body 112 assembled on the inner side. The inner layer body 112 has a cylindrical portion 113 extending upward, and has a space partitioned together with the outer layer body 111 through an internal passage 113a (see FIG. 4 ) of the cylindrical portion 113. In this space, a slide bottom 114 that is slidable along the inner layer body 112 is provided, and between the slide bottom 114 and the inner layer body 112, a main filling chamber R1 that is a filling chamber for the liquid content C1 is provided. It is formed.

  As a result, when the contents in the main filling chamber R1 are ejected, the container main body 110 rises as shown by the broken line in FIG. 2 according to the ejection amount, and the contents can be used up efficiently. it can. However, such an effect is obtained by fixing a flexible bag body arranged on the inner side of the inner layer body 112 as the container body 110 at the upper end portion of the cylindrical portion 113, and making other portions peelable. It can also be obtained by adopting a lamination container. Further, the container body 110 may be formed by integrally forming the outer layer body 111 and the inner layer body 112.

  Reference numeral 120 denotes a pump having a nozzle head 130 for ejecting the contents in the main filling chamber R1. The pump 120 includes a cylinder 121 having a suction port 120a opened in the main filling chamber R1, a hollow guide 123 that is slidably supported in the cylinder 121 via a spring 122, and slides inside the hollow guide 123. A plunger piston 124 that is movably held and opens and closes the suction port 120a according to the slide of the guide 123, a hollow stem 125 that connects the hollow guide 123 and the nozzle head 130, and is slidably held inside the stem 125. And a ball member 126 as a check valve (discharge valve).

  Reference numeral 150 denotes a base cap (cover body) including an outer layer body 151 having a surface decorated and the like, and an inner layer body 152 disposed inside the outer layer body 151. The inner layer body 152 has a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 154 that hangs down from the top wall portion 153, and a projection 154a provided on the outer peripheral wall 154 engages with the inner side of the outer layer body 151, and the central axis O of the container 100 The outer layer body 151 and the inner layer body 152 are positioned along the line. The base cap 150 may also be formed integrally with the outer layer body 151 and the inner layer body 152.

  Further, on the inner side of the outer peripheral wall 154, a screw portion n that engages with a screw portion p formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 113 is formed. As a result, the container body 110 is attached to the base cap 150 so that the container main body 110 can approach or separate along the central axis O by its clockwise or counterclockwise rotation. Further, a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 155 hangs down from the top wall portion 153 and is concavo-convexly fitted to the inner side surface of the cylindrical portion 113. Accordingly, when the container main body 110 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise around the central axis O, the base cap 150 can be attached to the container main body 110, and the container main body 110 and the base cap 150 are brought close to or separated from each other. Can be made.

  However, in the stage before mixing, the stopper S is detachably mounted between the container body 110 and the base cap 150 as shown in FIG. For this reason, in the stage before mixing, the container main body 110 cannot be approached or separated from the base cap 150.

  Further, inside the top wall portion 153, a cylindrical pump holding portion 156 that suspends and holds the cylinder 121 of the pump 120 and slidably holds the hollow stem 125 is formed. In addition, a cylindrical peripheral wall 157 is erected on the top wall portion 153. The peripheral wall 157 has a detent rib 158 between the outer cylindrical body 151b and the inner cylindrical wall 151b hanging from the top wall 151a for detachably attaching the overcap C to the outer layer body 151. The body 152 is configured not to rotate around the central axis O.

  The nozzle head 130 includes a nozzle body 131 having a dispensing hole 130a, a shut-off pin 132 biased in a direction to close the dispensing hole 130a inside the nozzle body 131, the shut-off pin 132, and a link 133. And a joint part 134 slidably held in the nozzle body 131, and the joint part 134 is connected to the hollow stem 125.

  Further, the joint part 134 is slidably disposed inside the peripheral wall 157 so as to maintain an airtight state. As a result, when the nozzle head 130 is pushed down, the joint part 134 rises in the nozzle body 131, so that the shut-off pin 132 is moved against the biasing force in the direction of closing the dispensing hole 130a via the link 133. Open. On the other hand, when the nozzle head 130 is raised, the joint portion 134 returns to the initial position in the nozzle body 131, so that the shut-off pin 132 is returned to the position where the pouring hole 130a is closed by the biasing force.

  As a result, the pump head 120 is operated by repeating the push-in operation and the return operation of the nozzle head 130, and the contents in the main filling chamber R1 are sucked, pressurized and pumped to generate dripping or clogging from the nozzle head 130. The contents can be ejected to the outside.

  On the other hand, reference numeral 160 shown in FIG. 1 is formed by forming a sub-filling chamber R2 for filling the powdered contents C2 together with the pump 120 between the container body 110 and the base cap 150. It is an internal stopper that communicates the main filling chamber R1 and the sub-filling chamber R2 by being punched or broken when approaching 150.

  The inner plug 160 has a hollow frame portion 161 that is attached to the internal passage 113a of the cylindrical portion 113 and communicates with the main filling chamber R1 and the auxiliary filling chamber R2 through the internal passage 113a, and is pushed inside the frame portion 161. A partition portion 162 made of an aluminum seal is provided to partition the main filling chamber R1 and the sub-filling chamber R2 so that they can be pulled out or broken.

  The frame portion 161 has a convex portion or step portion 161a that is locked to a convex portion or step portion 113b provided inside the internal passage 113a, and is attached to the inside of the internal passage 113a by such locking.

  For example, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, the means 140 for removing the inner plug 160 includes a base portion 140a held by the top wall 153 of the base cap inner layer body 152 and a pressing portion 140b connected to the base portion 140a. The pressing part 140b has a slit-like inclined surface at the tip, and is formed with a slit 140s for supplying the contents C2 of the sub-filling chamber R2 to the inside of the inner plug removing means 140.

  In this embodiment, the inner plug removing means 140 is provided separately from the base cap 150, but may be integrally formed, or may be integrally formed with the cylinder 121 of the pump 120. In addition, the partition 162 is not only a thin film-like member that can be broken such as an aluminum seal but also a member that cannot be broken, so that the partition 162 falls off by press fitting or uneven fitting to the frame body 161. It may be a member configured to be held by being pushed through by pressing the inner plug removing means 140.

  Next, the operation of the two-pack mixing container 100 with a pump will be described.

  At the time of shipment and before use, as shown in FIG. 1, the stopper S is still attached, but the stopper S is removed from the container body 110 at the time of use.

  Next, when the container main body 110 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise around the central axis O, the screw portion P provided on the cylindrical portion 113 of the container main body 110 becomes the screw provided on the inner layer body 152 of the base cap 150. It moves along the portion n, and the container body 110 and the base cap 150 approach each other by a gap formed by removing the stopper S.

  At this time, the pressing portion 140b of the inner plug removing means 140 fixed to the inner layer body 152 of the base cap 150 also approaches the partition portion 162 of the inner plug 160, and as shown in FIG. However, by breaking the partition 162 made of an aluminum sheet, the content C2 of the sub-filling chamber R2 falls into the content C1 of the main filling chamber R1, and the two are mixed.

  Thus, after mixing the contents C1, C2 evenly by shaking the two-component mixing container 100 with a pump, etc., if the pushing operation and the returning operation of the nozzle head 130 are repeated, the mixture of the contents C1, C2 will be Sprayed from the nozzle head 130.

  4 (a) to 4 (d) are schematic cross-sectional views showing a method for manufacturing the two-component mixing container 100 with a pump in time series.

  An example of the manufacturing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. First, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the contents C1 are passed through the internal passage 113a of the cylindrical portion 113 into the main filling chamber R1 of the container body 110. After filling and filling of the contents C1, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the inner plug 160 is mounted inside the internal passage 113a. As a result, the inner plug 160 seals the internal passage 113a and serves as the bottom of the sub-filling chamber R2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4C, the content C2 is filled on the inner plug 160 from the internal passage 113a. At this time, since the cylinder 121 or the like of the pump 120 does not exist in the internal passage 113a, the content C2 can be filled smoothly.

  As a result, after the filling of the contents C2 is completed, as shown in FIG. 4 (d), the base cap 150 in which the pump 120, the nozzle head 130, and the inner plug removing means 140 are assembled in advance as a unit is attached to the container main body 110. If it is installed by rotating it counterclockwise or counterclockwise, the unit base cap 150 is turned upside down and filled with the contents C2, as before, and after this is further covered, it is attached to the container body 110 There is no need to do.

  The stopper S may be attached to the container main body 110 at the initial stage, or the base cap 150 may be attached to the container main body 110 just before the stopper S is attached. Further, the frame body 161 of the inner plug 160 may be mounted over the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 113 of the container main body 110. In this case, the base cap 150 is attached to the frame body 161 of the container main body 110 or the inner plug 160. Can be attached to.

  That is, according to the two-component mixing container 100 with a pump, the main filling chamber R1 formed in the container main body 110, the container main body 110, and the base cap by attaching the inner plug 160 to the cylindrical portion 113 of the container main body 110. 150 can be partitioned into a sub-filling chamber R2 formed between the container body 110 and the container body 110, for example, even if the container body 110 is flowed to the production line while being placed vertically, the container body 110 is placed vertically as described above. The contents C1 and C2 can be filled and assembled by a series of operations as they are.

  Therefore, according to the two-component mixing container 100 with a pump, a method for manufacturing a two-component mixing container with a pump having high production efficiency and a two-component mixing container with a pump that can be manufactured using the method without going through complicated manufacturing steps. Can be provided.

  In particular, as in this embodiment, if the frame portion 161 of the inner plug 160 is mounted inside the internal passage 113a of the tubular portion 113, the overall container can be reduced in height. A two-pack mixing container with a pump with high production efficiency and a two-pack mixing container with a pump that can be manufactured using the method can be provided.

  Further, as in the present embodiment, the frame portion 161 has a convex portion or step portion 161a that is locked to a convex portion or step portion 113b provided inside the internal passage 113a, and the internal passage 113a is thus locked. If the inner plug 160 can be mounted by a simple method of simply pushing the inner plug 160 into the inner passage 113a, a two-component mixing container with a pump with higher production efficiency, and A pumped two-component mixing container that can be manufactured using the method can be provided.

  The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, the container body 110, the pump 120, and the nozzle head 130 according to the present embodiment are merely disclosed as examples, and those having a conventional structure may be appropriately selected and employed.

  In this embodiment, the container main body 110 and the base cap 150 are screwed together, and the container main body 110 and the base cap 150 are attached or separated from each other while being attached. It may be slid according to the relationship between the groove of the shape or the like and the protrusion, and in this case, it is preferable that the container main body 110 and the base cap 150 are positioned by concavo-convex fitting so that the distance between the container main body 110 and the base cap 150 is maintained at an appropriate position.

  Furthermore, although the contents C1 has been described as a fluid such as a liquid and the contents C2 as a solid such as a powder (granular material), the contents C1 and C2 are of course the same regardless of the physical properties, etc. The contents of

  The present invention can be applied to all containers that are held as separate contents before use and in which two contents are mixed in use.

It is sectional drawing which shows the state before mixing of the 2 agent mixing container with a pump which is one form of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state at the time of the mixing in the container of the same form. It is a perspective view which illustrates the inside plug removal means of the same form. It is a schematic cross section which shows the method of manufacturing the two agent mixing container with a pump of the same form in time series.

Explanation of symbols

100 hand scanner housing
110 Container body
120 pump
130 nozzle head
113 Tube
113a Internal passage
113b Convex or step (inside the internal passage)
140 Inner plug removal means
150 Base cap (cover body)
160 Plug
161 frame
161a Convex or step (provided on the outer surface of the frame)
162 Partition
C1, C2 Contents R1 Main filling chamber R2 Sub filling chamber

Claims (2)

A container main body having a cylindrical portion extending upward, and connecting the contents filling chamber to the outside through the internal passage of the cylindrical portion as a main filling chamber,
Having a nozzle head for ejecting the contents filled in the container body, and repeating the pushing operation and the returning operation to cause suction, pressurization, and pumping of the contents of the main filling chamber; and
While holding this pump suspended, a cover body to which the container main body is mounted so as to be able to approach or separate;
A sub-filling chamber for filling the contents together with the pump is formed between the cover body and the container main body, and the sub-filling chamber is pushed or broken by the approach of the cover body and the container main body. And a method for producing a two-component mixing container with a pump comprising an inner plug that communicates with the main filling chamber,
While using a container body having a convex or stepped portion inside the internal passage,
The inner plug has a hollow frame portion that is attached to the cylindrical portion and communicates with the main filling chamber and the sub-filling chamber through the internal passage, and can be punched or broken inside the frame portion. While having a partition part which divides a room and the above-mentioned sub filling room, what has a convex part or a step part in the frame part,
After the main filling chamber is filled with the contents through the cylindrical portion , the convex portion or step portion provided in the frame portion of the inner plug is provided on the convex portion or step portion provided inside the internal passage of the cylindrical portion. By locking, the inner plug is attached to the cylindrical portion so that the inner plug becomes the bottom of the sub-filling chamber, and after filling the contents on the inner plug, the container body or the inner plug A method of manufacturing a two-component mixing container with a pump, wherein the cover body is attached to a stopper. A container main body having a cylindrical portion extending upward, and connecting the contents filling chamber to the outside through the internal passage of the cylindrical portion as a main filling chamber,
Having a nozzle head for ejecting the contents filled in the container body, and repeating the pushing operation and the returning operation to cause suction, pressurization, and pumping of the contents of the main filling chamber; and
While holding this pump suspended, a cover body to which the container main body is mounted so as to be able to approach or separate;
A sub-filling chamber for filling the contents together with the pump is formed between the cover body and the container main body, and the sub-filling chamber is pushed or broken by the approach of the cover body and the container main body. And a two-component mixing container with a pump comprising an inner plug that communicates with the main filling chamber,
The inner plug has a hollow frame portion that is attached to the cylindrical portion and communicates with the main filling chamber and the sub-filling chamber through the internal passage, and can be punched or broken inside the frame portion. A partition for partitioning the chamber and the auxiliary filling chamber ,
The said frame part has a convex part or step part latched by the convex part or step part provided inside the said internal channel | path, and is mounted | worn inside the said internal channel | path by this latching A two-component mixing container with a pump.

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