JP4847276B2 - Moisturizing container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a moisturizing container for storing a wet sheet such as a wet tissue.

  A moisturizing container for storing a wet sheet such as a wet tissue has a container body for storing the wet sheet, an outlet for the wet sheet formed on the container body, and an opening / closing unit hinged to the container body for opening and closing the outlet. And a lid. Many wet sheets are folded into a Z-shape, and are stored in the container body in a state where the folded portions are stacked so that the folded portions enter between each other, or a continuous wet sheet. Is stored in the container main body in a zigzag folded state on the cut line placed at a constant interval, or is stored in the container main body in a state in which a continuous sheet having the cut line provided at a predetermined interval is wound in a roll shape. The When the uppermost wet sheet or the wet sheet on the start end side is pulled out from the outlet, the leading end portion of the subsequent wet sheet is pulled out from the outlet so as to be connected thereto, and is stopped by being caught by the end of the outlet. Thereafter, in the same manner, the wet sheets are taken out one by one from the outlet (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-49206 JP 2000-142842 A

  When taking out a wet sheet such as a wet tissue from the outlet, it is desirable that the opening / closing lid automatically opens when the lock is released. To that end, it is necessary to provide a spring member such as a spring on the hinge of the opening / closing lid (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2), but this spring member is omitted to reduce the number of parts and simplify the structure. There is a request.

  There is also a desire to further improve the sealing performance of the container body with the open / close lid closed.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a moisturizing container capable of solving such problems.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

  That is, the invention according to claim 1 includes a container main body (1) for storing the wet sheet (12), and the container main body (1) or the detachable member (16a) of the container main body (1). A bellows member (7) which is attached so as to cover the opening (9) of the detachable member (16a), is always urged in the extending direction, and has a closed end, and a constricted portion (7a) of the bellows member (7) An opening / closing lid (3) covering the outlet (2) of the wet sheet (12) provided on the container and the bellows member (7) joined to the container body (1) or the detachable member (16a) in a crushed state And a lock means (8) for holding the open / close lid (3) in a closed state.

  In the moisturizing container, the packing member (11) that can surround the collapsed bellows member (7) and the contact portion (13) that contacts the packing member (11) are connected to the open / close lid (3) and the container body ( 1) or the detachable member (16a).

  Further, in the above-described moisturizing container, a packing member (11) that presses the bellows member (7) in a crushed state is attached to the opening / closing lid (3), and the packing member (11) protruding from the crushed bellows member (7). You may provide the contact part (13) which contact | abuts to a container main body (1) or a detachable member (16a).

  In the moisturizing container, the detachable member (16a) may be a superposed body of the wet sheet (12) formed on the container main body (1) or a lid for opening and closing the roll insertion opening.

  According to the present invention, the container body (1) or the detachable member (16a) is connected to the container body (1) for storing the wet sheet (12) and the container body (1) or the detachable member (16a) of the container body (1). ) Provided to cover the opening (9) of the bellows member (7), which is always urged in the extending direction and whose tip is closed, and the constricted portion (7a) of the bellows member (7). An opening (2) for the wet sheet (12), an opening / closing lid (3) for covering the bellows member (7) joined to the container body (1) or the detachable member (16a) in a collapsed state, and an opening / closing lid Since the lock means (8) for holding (3) in the closed state is included, the open / close lid (3) can be opened without providing a spring member such as a spring at the hinge of the open / close lid (3). The structure of the container can be simplified. Further, since the take-out port (2) can be automatically opened, the wet sheet (12) can be taken out smoothly. Furthermore, since the outlet (2) can be closed by both the opening / closing lid (3) and the constricted portion (7a) of the bellows member (7), the sealing performance of the container body (1) can be further enhanced, and alcohol or the like Evaporation of chemicals, water, etc. can be prevented appropriately.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the moisture retaining container includes a container main body 1 for storing a wet sheet, a bellows member 7 attached to the container main body 1, constantly urged in the extending direction, and closed at the tip. The opening 2 of the wet sheet 12 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) provided in the constricted portion 7a of the bellows member 7 and the opening / closing lid 3 that covers the bellows member 7 hinged to the container body 1 in a collapsed state. And a lock means for holding the open / close lid 3 in a closed state.

  The container body 1 is formed as a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shell, for example, from a synthetic resin. The bottom wall 1a of the container main body 1 is detachably fitted to the peripheral wall of the container main body 1 via the uneven edge 1b. The inside of the container body 1 is kept in a sealed state by the fitting of the uneven edge 1b. The wet sheet 12 can be accommodated in the container body 1 by releasing the fitting of the uneven edge 1b and removing the bottom wall 1a.

  The wet sheets 12 are stacked so that a large number of the wet sheets 12 are folded in a Z-shape, and the folded portions of the wet sheets 12 enter between the other. Alternatively, long wet sheets are zigzag folded with a sewing machine line and stacked. The entire stack of wet sheets is impregnated with a chemical solution such as alcohol, water or the like. The stacked sheets of wet sheets are initially stored in the container body 1 of the moisturizing container while being packed in the bag 4. When taking out the wet sheets one by one from the moisturizing container, the bags 4 are taken out from the container main body 1, opened, and then returned to the container main body 1 together with only the content wet sheet or the opened bag 4.

  An opening 9 having a size and shape substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the bellows member 7 is formed in the top wall 1c of the container body. The opening 9 is formed in a circular shape in the first embodiment, but can be formed in a desired shape such as an ellipse or a rectangle according to the cross-sectional area of the bellows member 7.

  The open / close lid 3 is provided so as to cover the top wall 1 c of the container body 1 from above the opening 9. The periphery of the opening 9 of the top wall 1c is formed as a recess. When the opening / closing lid 3 enters the recess in a closed state, the surface of the opening / closing lid 3 and the surface of the container body 1 are flush with each other. The opening / closing lid 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and its rear part is connected to the rear part of the top wall 1 c, that is, the rear part of the container body 1 via a hinge pin 5. The opening / closing lid 3 can be rotated in the vertical direction with the hinge pin 5 as a fulcrum.

  On the other hand, a locking piece 8 is provided as a locking means at the front end of the top wall 1c corresponding to the front end of the opening / closing lid 3. As shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the lock piece 8 is supported by the top wall 1c so that rotation is possible up and down via the pivot pin 8a. A lock portion 8b on which a protrusion 3a provided at the front end of the opening / closing lid 3 is hooked is provided at a position closer to the opening / closing lid 3 side than the pivot pin 8a of the lock piece 8, and is provided on the front side of the container body 1 from the pivot pin 8a. Are provided with a finger hooking portion 8c that is pressed by a finger when the opening / closing lid 3 is opened and closed, and a spring piece 8d that is deformed by the pressing of the finger hooking portion 8c. When the open / close lid 3 is closed, the projection 3a of the open / close lid 3 is hooked on the lock portion 8b of the lock piece 8, and the lock piece 8 is urged counterclockwise around the pivot pin 8a. When the finger hook portion 8c is pressed so that the spring piece 8d is deformed, the lock piece 8 is rotated counterclockwise around the pivot pin 8a, and the lock portion 8b is separated from the projection 3a. It is released from the lock piece 8 and can turn upward around the hinge pin 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bellows member 7 is formed of a soft material as a thin cylindrical body, the distal end thereof is closed by an end plate 7 b, and a flange portion 7 c is formed at the proximal end. The bellows member 7 is fixed to the opening 9 of the top wall 1c by a desired fixing means. Specifically, the flange portion 7c of the bellows member 7 is applied around the opening 9 of the top wall 1c, the ring 10 is applied from above, and then the stopper 6 is passed through them. Connected to the opening 9.

  An annular constriction 7 a is provided in the middle of the cylindrical body of the bellows member 7. In the first embodiment, only one constricted portion 7a is provided, but a plurality of constricted portions 7a may be provided. By providing the constricted portion 7a on the bellows member 7, the bellows member 7 can be expanded and contracted, but a biasing force is always applied to the bellows member 7 in the extending direction. This urging force can be applied, for example, by molding the bellows member 7 with blow molding or the like in a fully extended state. Thus, since the urging force is always applied to the bellows member 7 in the extending direction, when the opening / closing lid 3 is released by unlocking the locking means, the bellows member 7 is extended by itself as shown in FIG. Open the lid 3 and open the outlet 2.

  The constricted portion 7 a of the bellows member 7 is provided with an outlet 2 for the wet sheet 12. The constricted portion 7 a may be formed to be concentric with the bellows member 7, but preferably the constricted portion 7 a is formed so that the center of the constricted portion 7 a is deviated from the center of the bellows member 7 toward the rear of the container, that is, the hinge pin 5 side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the area of the constricted portion 7a on the front side of the container is enlarged, and the outlet 2 is provided in the enlarged constricted portion 7a.

  The take-out port 2 is formed in a shape and size that can draw out the wet sheet 12 and can be closed by the constricted portion 7a. The take-out port 2 is preferably formed in a circular shape, an oval shape, or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the outlet 2 allows the wet sheet 12 to pass through, and when the wet sheet 12 passes, the excess impregnating liquid such as alcohol is handled from the wet sheet 12. When the preceding wet sheet 12 is taken out from the take-out port 2, the leading end 12a of the subsequent wet sheet 12 is pulled out to the standby position slightly ahead of the take-out port 2 and stopped in a state of being caught by the take-out port 2, and the container body It is held so as not to fall into 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the outlet 2 is sealed when the bellows member 7 is in a collapsed state and the constricted portion 7a is closed. The take-out port 2 is closed with the leading end 12a of the subsequent wet sheet 12 sandwiched therebetween, thereby preventing the impregnating liquid of the wet sheet 12 from volatilizing.

  As a soft material for forming the bellows member 7, silicon rubber, an elastomer, or the like can be used. Desirably, a material having gas barrier properties and water vapor barrier properties is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a packing member 11 that can surround the collapsed bellows member 7 is fixed to the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 3, and a contact portion 13 that contacts the packing 11 member is a top of the container body 1. Provided on the wall 1c. Of course, the packing member 11 may be provided on the top wall 1 c and the contact portion 13 may be provided on the opening / closing lid 3. The packing member 11 and the contact portion 13 are provided as necessary, and the bellows member 7 can be pressed directly on the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 3.

  The packing member 11 is formed of the same material as the soft material forming the bellows member 7. The packing member 11 is formed in a disk shape having a slightly larger area than the end plate 7 b of the bellows member 7. The contact portion 13 is formed as an annular protrusion so as to surround the flange portion 7 c of the bellows member 7. This annular protrusion is formed slightly higher than the height of the bellows member 7 in the collapsed state. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, when the opening / closing lid 3 is closed and the packing member 11 presses the bellows member 7 in a crushed state, the packing member 11 that protrudes radially outward around the bellows member 7 is applied. The container body 1 is sealed by contacting the contact portion 13. At this time, since the outlet 2 is closed by the tight contact of the constricted portion 7a of the bellows member 7, the sealing performance in the container body 1 is further improved.

  Next, the operation of the moisturizing container configured as described above will be described.

  A large number of wet sheets 12 are initially stacked in a bag 4 and sold in a state of being stored in a container body 1 of a moisturizing container.

  The user removes the bottom wall 1a of the container body 1 at the time of purchase and takes out the bag, opens the bag 4 and takes out the superposed body or roll of the wet sheet 12. Then, the opening / closing lid 3 is opened and the leading end portion 12 a of the first wet sheet 12 is picked and pulled out from the outlet 2 of the bellows member 7.

  Thereafter, the superposed body or roll is accommodated in the container main body 1, and the container main body 1 is closed again by the bottom wall 1a as shown in FIG.

  When the wet sheet 12 is used, a finger is put on the lock piece 8 to unlock the open / close lid 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing lid 3 is pushed upward by the bellows member 7 being automatically extended upward by its biasing force, and the constricted portion 7 a is expanded by the extension of the bellows member 7, and the outlet is opened. 2 is released.

  The user picks the tip 12 a of the wet sheet 12 viewed from the outlet 2 with a finger and pulls it out of the container body 1 from the outlet 2.

  The wet sheet 12 is pulled out from the outlet 2 and is handled by the edge of the outlet 2. As a result, surplus impregnation liquid such as alcohol is returned into the container body 1. Moreover, since the bellows member 7 is formed of a soft material having elasticity, the take-out port 2 is easily expanded when the wet sheet 12 is taken out. Since the force generated by the elastic deformation of the bellows member 7 accompanying the expansion of the outlet 2 is extremely small compared to the force pulling the wet sheet 12, the container body 1 is not lifted by the force pulling the wet sheet 12. The wet sheet 12 is drawn out of the outlet 2 smoothly.

  When the preceding wet sheet 12 is pulled out, the leading end 12a of the subsequent wet sheet 12 is pulled out to a standby position slightly past the outlet 2 and stops. Thereby, the front-end | tip part 12a of the wet sheet | seat 12 is hold | maintained at the edge of the outlet 2, and the fall into the container main body 1 is prevented.

  When the wet sheet 12 is not necessary any more, the opening / closing lid 3 is closed by the user. The bellows member 7 is crushed by the closing force applied to the opening / closing lid 3, and the outlet 2 of the constricted portion 7a is closed. When the opening / closing lid 3 is closed, the projection 3a of the opening / closing lid 3 is hooked on the lock portion 8b of the container body 1, thereby holding the opening / closing lid 3 in the closed state.

  When the opening / closing lid 3 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the packing member 11 is pressed against the contact portion 13 on the top wall 1c, the periphery of the outlet 2 is further sealed, and the impregnating liquid of the wet sheet 12 is Volatilization is prevented.

<Embodiment 2>
As shown in FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, unlike the case of the first embodiment, the container main body 16 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the detachable member 16 a is attached to the cylindrical container main body 16. The container main body 16 accommodates a stack of stacked wet sheets 12 (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) or a roll wound up with a long wet sheet in which perforations are placed at equal intervals. .

  Specifically, the detachable member 16a is a lid for opening and closing a superimposed body of the wet sheet 12 formed on the container body 16 or a roll insertion port. In this case, the lid is attached to the container body 16 by an appropriate means such as a screw or an uneven fitting.

  In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  The present invention is configured as described above, but is not limited to the first and second embodiments.

It is a plane of the moisture retention container concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. It is an enlarged view of the principal part in FIG. It is an enlarged view shown in the state which opened the opening-and-closing lid in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the moisture retention container which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention in the state which closed the opening-and-closing lid | cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container main body 2 ... Outlet 3 ... Opening / closing lid 7 ... Bellows member 7a ... Constriction part 8 ... Locking piece 9 ... Opening part 11 ... Packing member 12 ... Wet sheet 13 ... Contact part 16a ... Detachable member

Claims (4)

  A container main body for storing the wet sheet, and a bellows member attached to the container main body or the detachable member of the container main body so as to cover the opening of the container main body or the detachable member, constantly biased in the extending direction, and closed at the tip A wet sheet outlet provided in a constricted portion of the bellows member, an open / close lid that covers the bellows member joined to the container body or the detachable member in a collapsed state, and a lock that holds the open / close lid in a closed state And a moisturizing container.   The moisturizing container according to claim 1, wherein a packing member that can surround the collapsed bellows member and a contact portion that contacts the packing member are provided on the opening / closing lid and the container body or the detachable member. A moisturizing container characterized by that.   The moisturizing container according to claim 2, wherein a packing member that presses the bellows member in a crushed state is attached to the opening / closing lid, and an abutting portion that abuts on the packing member that protrudes from the crushed bellows member A moisturizing container provided on a container main body or the detachable member.   The moisturizing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detachable member is a wet sheet overlapping body formed on the container body or a lid for opening and closing a roll insertion port. Moisturizing container.

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