JP4933138B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nasal container for spraying nasal drops.

  As a conventional nasal container, the present applicant has already proposed the one disclosed in FIGS. 8 to 10 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-018019 (Patent Document 1).

This nasal container is of the melting type at the time of use, and the method of use will be described with reference to FIG. 10 of the publication. The step (a) is the delivery form of the product, that is, the state at the time of transportation and storage. Is shown. In use, first, as shown in step (b), the lid member (6) and the stopper (5) are removed from the mouth (4) of the vial (1), and the cover cap of the bottle (2) is removed. Remove (45). Next, as shown in the step (c), the bottle (2) is turned upside down, and the connection port (52a) is pushed into the port (4) of the vial (1). Connect. Next, when the bottle (2) is further pushed in, as shown in steps (d) to (e), the second cap structure (52) is relatively axial with respect to the first cap structure (51). The opening (56) of the plug (52c) is exposed to the bottle inner space, and the cap (50) communicates the inner space of the vial (1) and the inner space of the bottle (2). A communication path is formed, and the liquid component in the bottle (2) flows into the vial (1) through the communication path. After sufficiently mixing the solid component and the liquid component, as shown in step (f), the whole is turned upside down so that the bottle (2) is positioned on the lower side and the vial (1) is positioned on the upper side. , All of the liquid mixture flows into the bottle (2). And as shown to a process (g), the holder part (51d) is hold | gripped, and the cap (50) is removed from the bottle mouth part (22) by rotating the whole 1st cap structure (51) (vial bottle ( Remove with 1). Then, as shown in the step (h), by attaching a discharge device (50) such as a pump spray device prepared separately to the bottle mouth portion (22), it was used as a liquid component container before mixing. The bottle (2) can be used as a discharge container. Thereafter, during storage, an overcap (not shown) is externally fitted to the shoulder of the bottle (2), and the entire discharge device (50) is covered with this cap.
JP, 2004-018019, A paragraph numbers 0052-0064, Drawing 8-Drawing 10

  In the above-mentioned conventional dissolution nasal container, the solution container, pump, and overcap are packaged separately, and the pharmacist or patient needs to assemble the pump and overcap sequentially into the container after the dissolution operation. The work is complicated and troublesome.

  On the other hand, in order to improve nasal operability, the actuator of the pump has an oval finger hook portion in plan view, and the long diameter of the finger hook portion is larger than that of the mounting adapter for attaching the pump to the bottle. With this cap structure, the cap cannot be externally attached to the attachment adapter.

  The container of the present invention disclosed herein has a container body having a mouth portion, a pump device mounted on the mouth portion of the container body, and an axially inward direction of the mouth portion to operate the pump device. The actuator includes a pushable actuator, a mounting adapter for mounting the pump device to the mouth, and a cap that covers the actuator, and the actuator has a finger hook portion that projects radially inward at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction. The pump device is attached to and held by a mounting adapter, and the cap has an outer cylinder portion larger in diameter than the finger hanging portion and a smaller diameter than the finger hanging portion that is detachably fitted to the mounting adapter. The circumferential predetermined portion excluding the portion where the finger hook portion of the actuator is provided is formed with a smaller diameter than the middle foot, and the middle foot is the circumferential direction where the finger hook portion is not provided. Located in the constant region, it is characterized in that the cap from the tip side of the actuator is possible Hikanmuri. The “outer cylindrical portion having a diameter larger than that of the finger hanging portion” means that the outer cylindrical portion has an inner diameter larger than the maximum diameter of the finger hanging portion at a circumferential position where the finger hanging portion exists, and the outer cylindrical portion is an actuator. However, the outer cylinder portion may be smaller in diameter than the maximum diameter of the finger-hanging portion at a circumferential position where the finger-hanging portion does not exist.

  According to this invention, the cap can be mounted and held on the mounting adapter by fitting the middle foot to the mounting adapter. Therefore, before mixing at the time of use, the cap can be mounted and held on the mounting adapter together with the pump device, and the mounting of the pump and the cap can be completed only by mounting the mounting adapter on the container body after the melting operation. On the other hand, after the assembly, the pump device including the actuator having the finger hook and the entire mounting adapter can be protected by the outer cylinder portion of the cap.

  In the container of the present invention, the mounting adapter is attached in a state of being circumferentially positioned with respect to the mouth portion, and the guide portion that allows the actuator to move in the axial direction but prevents relative rotation between the actuator and the mounting adapter. The middle foot may be positioned in the circumferential direction by a finger hook. According to this, the attachment angle of each part with respect to the container main body is uniquely determined, and in particular, the circumferential position of the finger hook portion of the actuator can be set to a fixed position with respect to the container main body. Therefore, when the outer peripheral shape of the container main body is oval or elliptical for improving the handleability, the finger-hanging portion can be positioned at the position with the best operability corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the container main body. .

  In addition, the container body has a non-round cap fitting portion, and a non-round outer cylinder portion can be fitted onto the cap fitting portion. By mounting the cap on the adapter and fitting the outer tube portion of the cap onto the cap fitting portion, the mounting adapter can be configured to be positioned in the circumferential direction with respect to the mouth portion. According to this, when attaching the mounting adapter after the melting operation to the mouth portion, by pushing the mounting adapter into the mouth portion while guiding the mounting angle between the outer cylinder portion of the cap and the cap fitting portion of the container body, Positioning of the finger rest with respect to the container body can be easily performed.

  Preferably, the actuator includes a base portion guided and held by the mounting adapter, the mounting adapter includes a guide tube portion in which the base portion of the actuator is fitted so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the middle foot is fitted to the outer periphery of the guide tube portion. Can be. According to this, it is possible to provide a structure that allows the cap to be fitted to the mounting adapter while improving the stability of the operation of the actuator while having a simple structure.

  According to the present invention, the pump device and the cap can be attached to the mounting adapter in advance when assembling the pump device and the cap having the finger hanging portion on the container main body. The assembly of the device and the cap is also completed, and the assembly operation can be performed easily and quickly.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an in-use dissolution nasal container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The container 1 is mounted on a container body 3 having a mouth 2 and the mouth 2 of the container body 3. A pump device 4, an actuator 5 that can be pushed inward in the axial direction of the mouth portion 2 to operate the pump device 4, a mounting adapter 6 for mounting the pump device 4 to the mouth portion 2, And a cap 7 that covers the actuator 5 and the mounting adapter 6.

  Before use of the container 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the vial 40 (first container) for storing the lyophilized preparation and the vial are independent of each other and the solid component solvent or dispersion medium. The solid component and the liquid component are separated and accommodated in a container body 3 (second container) that hermetically accommodates the liquid component. A connection adapter 42 for connecting each of the mouth portions 2 and 41 of the container main body 3 and the vial bottle 40 is detachably screwed to the mouth portion 2 of the container main body 3. In use, the vial body 40 is opened, while the sealed state of the container body 3 is maintained, the container body 3 is connected to the mouth portion 41 of the opened vial bottle 40 as shown in FIG. Are connected, and the vial 40 is pushed in to open a communication path for connecting the internal space of the vial 40 and the internal space of the container body 3 inside the connection adapter 42, and the solid component and the liquid component are connected via the communication path. And the mixed liquid agent is accommodated in the container body 3. Then, after the mixing, as shown in FIG. 7, the vial bottle 40 and the connection adapter 42 are removed from the container main body 3, and the pump device 4 for discharging the mixed liquid in the resin bottle 9 is attached to the container main body 3. Thus, the liquid mixture in the container body 3 can be discharged, and the container body 3 used as the liquid component container before the mixing can be used as the liquid container discharge container. According to such a configuration, when storing or transporting before use, since there are two containers constituting the set, the packaging material does not become too large compared to a case where a spray container is separately provided. It becomes possible to facilitate handling and reduce costs. In addition, since the container body used as a container for liquid components before use mixing is diverted as a mixed liquid discharge container after use mixing, cost reduction due to reduction of components and waste amount It is possible to achieve a reduction, and it is possible to improve the environmental performance.

  The container body 3 includes a blow-molded resin bottle 9 integrally including a bottomed cylindrical body portion 8 and a mouth portion 2, a pedestal 10 that is externally fitted to the bottom portion of the bottle 9, and an outer periphery of the pedestal 10. And a holder 11 for holding the upper side of the bottle 9. A flange portion 2 a for locking the mounting adapter 6 is formed on the outer periphery in the vicinity of the base end portion of the mouth portion 2. A plurality of vertical grooves 12 are formed at predetermined positions in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion of the bottle 9, and ribs 13 that fit into the vertical grooves 12 at positions corresponding to the vertical grooves 12 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the base 10. Thus, the base 10 can be fitted to the bottle 9 only at a predetermined mounting angle. The outer periphery of the pedestal 10 is substantially elliptical. Correspondingly, the lower part of the holder 11, that is, the part that fits into the pedestal 10 is also substantially elliptical. It can be fitted only at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction. In order to prevent a slight misalignment after the holder 11 is mounted, a vertical rib 14 is provided at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction at the fitting portion between the base 10 and the holder 11. On the upper outer periphery of the holder 11, a fitting portion 15 having a substantially elliptical shape in plan view with which the cap 7 is fitted is formed.

  The pump device 4 includes a cylindrical main body portion 16 incorporating a pump mechanism, a stem 17 protruding from the upper portion of the main body portion 16 and capable of being pushed in, and a liquid suction pipe 18 attached to the lower portion of the main body portion 16 (see FIG. 7). The lower end of the suction pipe 18 is opened near the bottom of the bottle 9 so as to suck up the liquid from the bottom of the bottle 9. A flange portion 19 having substantially the same diameter as that of the mouth portion 2 is provided in an axially intermediate portion of the main body portion 16, and the flange portion 19 is abutted on the mouth upper surface of the mouth portion 2 via a ring-shaped rubber gasket 20. It is touched. A ridge 28 is formed on the outer periphery of the main body 16 slightly above the flange portion 19 over the entire circumference.

  The actuator 5 is fitted on the stem 17 of the pump device 4. More specifically, the actuator 5 includes a cylindrical base portion 21 fitted to the stem 17 of the pump device 4 and a nozzle having a truncated cone shape larger in diameter than the base portion 21 and integrally connected to the base portion 21 at the tip end portion. A portion 22, a finger hook portion 23 provided at the base end portion of the nozzle portion 22, and a cylindrical guide portion 24 extending from the base end portion of the nozzle portion 22 toward the base end side. . The finger hooks 23 are provided at two predetermined positions in the circumferential direction, in the illustrated embodiment, at two positions opposed in the radial direction, and are formed so as to protrude outward in the radial direction. Is formed. The circumferential portion where the finger-hanging portion 21 is not provided is formed with a small diameter, and the middle leg 34 of the cap 7 which will be described later can be put on the outer peripheral side of the actuator 5 at the circumferential portion where the finger-hanging portion 23 is not provided. It has become.

  The mounting adapter 6 includes an inward flange 25 for locking the body portion 16 of the pump device 4, a cylindrical cap portion 26 extending downward from the outer peripheral edge of the flange 25, and the outer peripheral edge of the flange 25. And a cylindrical guide tube portion 27 extending upward from the top. The flange 25 is fitted between the flange portion 19 of the pump main body portion 16 and the protrusion 28, thereby holding the pump device 4. The cap portion 26 has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the mouth portion 2 and can be crowned on the mouth portion 2 by being pushed in the axial direction. A locking piece 29 that locks to the flange portion 2a provided in the vicinity of the base end portion of the mouth portion 2 is provided at a predetermined circumferential portion of the cap portion 26, and the engagement between the locking piece 29 and the flange portion 2a is provided. This prevents the mounting adapter 6 from being detached from the mouth 2. A cap portion 26 is externally fitted on the outer periphery of the mouth portion 2 above the flange portion 2a of the mouth portion 2, and a predetermined position in the circumferential direction of the fitting portion (a circumferential position where the locking piece 29 is provided) Vertical ribs 30 are provided at different circumferential positions), whereby the mounting angle (circumferential mounting position) of the mounting adapter 6 with respect to the mouth portion 2 is positioned.

  The guide portion 24 of the actuator 5 is inserted into the guide tube portion 27 of the mounting adapter 6 so as to be movable in the axial direction. A longitudinal groove 31 is provided at a predetermined circumferential position of the guide portion 24 of the actuator 5, and the guide tube portion 27 of the mounting adapter 6 is axially movable in the longitudinal groove 31 at a position corresponding to the longitudinal groove 31. A convex portion 32 is provided over the entire length in the axial direction. The guide portion that allows the axial movement of the actuator 5 but prevents relative rotation is provided by the longitudinal groove 31 and the convex portion 32. 6 is configured.

  The cap 7 has an oval or oval outer cylinder 33 having a larger diameter than the finger hook 23 and a finger hook 23 detachably fitted to the guide cylinder 27 of the mounting adapter 6. The small-diameter middle leg 34 and the top plate part 35 are integrally provided. The outer cylinder portion 33 covers the mouth portion 2, the mounting adapter 6, and the actuator 5 from the outer peripheral side, and is detachably fitted to the cap fitting portion 15 of the holder 11 of the container body 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of middle legs 34 are provided opposite to each other in the diametrical direction, and each middle leg 34 is formed in an arc shape in cross section and is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the guide tube portion 27 of the mounting adapter 6. It is fitted externally. The fitting portion between the middle leg 34 and the mounting adapter 6 is provided with an undercut portion for preventing the cap 7 from being accidentally pulled out. In addition, the circumferential edge of the middle leg 34 is brought close to the side edge of the base of the finger hook 23 of the actuator 5, whereby the middle leg 34 is positioned in the circumferential direction by the finger hook 23.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed in design.

  The present invention is a type in which the two agents are stored in separate containers before use, such as a dissolution nasal container at the time of use, and after mixing the two agents at the time of use, the pump device is attached to the container that stores the mixed solution. When used, it can be suitably used for a mixing container.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which varied the cross-sectional position 90 degree | times on the left and right of a centerline. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of two containers at the time of 2 agent separation accommodation before mixing at the time of use of the container. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which connects the two containers shown in FIG. 5, and performs a mixing operation in use. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the operation | work which attaches a pump apparatus to the container main body of the container.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pump spray container 2 Mouth part 3 Container body 4 Pump apparatus 5 Actuator 6 Installation adapter 7 Cap 23 Finger hook part 34 Middle foot

Claims (2)

A container body having a mouth, a pump device mounted on the mouth of the container body, an actuator that can be pushed inward in the axial direction of the mouth to operate the pump device, and a pump device The actuator includes a mounting adapter for mounting on the head and a cap that covers the actuator, and the actuator is provided with a finger hook portion projecting radially outward at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction, and the pump device is attached to the mounting adapter. The cap includes an outer cylinder portion having a larger diameter than the finger hanging portion and a middle leg having a smaller diameter than the finger hanging portion that is detachably fitted to a mounting adapter, The circumferential predetermined portion excluding the provided portion is formed to have a smaller diameter than the middle foot, and the middle foot is located in the circumferential predetermined portion where the finger-hanging portion is not provided. Hikanmuri allow der the cap from the tip side of is,
The mounting adapter is attached in a state of being circumferentially positioned with respect to the mouth by pushing in the axial direction, and a guide portion that allows the actuator to move in the axial direction but prevents relative rotation is provided between the actuator and the mounting adapter. Provided, the middle foot is positioned in the circumferential direction by a finger hook,
The container body includes a non-round cap fitting part, and the outer cylinder part that is non-round can be detachably fitted to the cap fitting part, and when the mounting adapter is attached to the mouth of the container body, The mounting adapter is covered with a cap, and the outer cylinder portion of the cap is externally fitted to the cap fitting portion, thereby positioning the mounting adapter in the circumferential direction with respect to the mouth portion. container. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a base portion guided and held by the mounting adapter, the mounting adapter includes a guide tube portion in which the base portion of the actuator is fitted so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the middle foot includes the guide tube. A container characterized by being fitted to the outer periphery of the part .

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