JP4947519B2 - Liquid volatilization container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid volatilization container that volatilizes liquids such as fragrances and deodorants via a suction member.

  Liquid volatilization containers are known in which liquids such as fragrances and deodorants stored in a bottle-shaped container body are sucked out of the container body by a suction member due to capillary action and volatilized directly from the suction member. Yes.

This liquid volatilization container is constructed by assembling a suction member having a lower part immersed in a liquid in an opening part of a container body containing liquid in a posture in which the upper part protrudes from the opening part of the container body. The amount of liquid volatilization per unit time can be adjusted by adjusting the degree of protrusion from the opening of the main body, that is, by adjusting the surface area of the suction member exposed outside the container main body.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-058550 (configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4)

  However, in the above-described Patent Document 1, the assembly of the suction member to the opening of the container body is achieved only by the tension force against the opening of the suction member, so that the assembled state is unstable. There is a problem that there is anxiety about stably holding the set protrusion degree.

  Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and a sucking member protruding from the container body is provided by a cap body attached to the container body so as to be opened and closed by swinging rotation. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a stable holding of the suction member portion protruding from the container main body and to set an accurate protruding degree.

  A liquid volatilization container according to the present invention includes a container body that contains a liquid, a cap body that is hinged to a body part that is tightly assembled to a mouth tube part of the container body so that an opening / closing lid part can be opened and closed, and a cap body And a suction member that draws out the liquid in the container body.

  A holding body for holding and sucking the suction member is assembled and fixed to the lower surface of the top wall of the cap-shaped open / close lid portion of the cap body.

The holding body is provided on the lower surface of the base plate that forms a part to be attached to the lower surface of the top wall of the opening / closing lid portion, and the both side ends of the suction member are paired on the lateral side. It is comprised from the holding piece which latches and holds from.
In addition, a drawer opening is established in the bottom wall of the bottomed cylindrical mouthpiece that is recessed in the top plate of the topped cylindrical body, and on the bottom surface of the top wall of the opening / closing lid, This is a configuration in which an inner cylinder that can be tightly fitted is suspended.

  The sucking member latched by the holding body provided on the opening / closing lid portion of the cap body is latched and held at both end portions thereof, so that the latching force does not deviate along the width direction. A stable latch holding of the raising member is achieved.

  Assembling the sucking member to the holding body, the portion of the sucking member to be hooked is placed between the pair of holding pieces in a state where the sucking member is bent and deformed in the width direction against the elasticity. This is achieved by removing the reduced-width bending deformation force and allowing the suction member to self-return from the deformation.

As described above, the sucking member is fixedly held by the opening / closing lid portion that is rotationally displaced for opening / closing, so that the length of the portion exposed in a rising manner increases as the opening angle of the opening / closing lid portion increases. .
In addition, since a drawer port is opened on the bottom wall of the cap piece provided on the main body of the cap body, and an inner cylinder that can be fitted into the cap piece is provided on the opening / closing lid of the cap body, the container is sealed. Is achieved and maintained by tightly fitting the inner cylinder to the mouthpiece.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, a plurality of paired holding pieces are provided on a vertical frame piece opposed to a holding frame suspended from the lower surface of the base plate via a hinge portion at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. It is a thing.

  In the case where a plurality of pairs of holding pieces are provided on the holding frame, the upper end portion of the suction member is held in a state of maintaining a constant posture over the height width range of the holding frame, and The suction member pulled out from the drawer port by the opening and closing of the opening / closing lid part is connected to the base plate via the hinge part so that the opening / closing lid part is opened as the amount of drawer is increased. Appropriately correspond to the inclined posture with respect to the increasing change in angle.

  Further, according to another configuration of the present invention, a stopper piece that is engaged with the opening edge of the drawer opening from below is provided at the lower outer end of both vertical frame pieces of the holding frame.

  In the case where the holding frame of the holding body is provided with a stopper piece, the opening of the holding frame is prevented from being pulled out from the drawing opening by the locking of the stopper piece from below the opening edge of the drawing opening, and the opening / closing lid portion The limit of opening rotation is set.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, an elastic contact piece that elastically contacts and supports the suction member is provided at the opening edge of the drawer opening provided in the main body of the cap body.

  For the cap body with a resilient contact piece provided at the opening edge of the drawer opening, it is possible to provide the desired sliding resistance between the opening edge of the drawer opening and the suction member. Yes, the sucking member drawn out can be pushed into the container body according to the closing and turning operation of the opening / closing lid portion of the cap body in a state where the suction member can be prevented from dropping due to its own weight. .

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the present invention, since the stable attachment of the suction member to the opening / closing lid portion side is achieved, the suction member can be reliably exposed in a rising shape as the opening / closing lid portion is opened. .

  In addition, the length of the suction member exposed in a rising shape depends on the opening angle of the opening / closing lid, so that the degree of liquid volatilization can be adjusted easily and accurately by adjusting the opening angle of the opening / closing lid. Can do.

Since the attachment of the suction member to the holding body can be achieved by reducing the width of the suction member in the width direction of the suction member, the operation is simple and the suspension of the suction member to the pair of holding pieces is as follows. Since it is achieved and maintained by the elasticity of the suction member itself, a reliable and stable latch can be obtained.
In addition, since a drawer port is opened on the bottom wall of the cap piece provided on the main body of the cap body, and an inner cylinder that can be fitted into the cap piece is provided on the opening / closing lid of the cap body, the container is sealed. Is achieved and maintained by tightly fitting the inner cylinder to the mouthpiece piece, so that the upper end portion of the suction member that is pulled out from the drawer port can be stored in a sealed state.

  In the case where a plurality of pairs of holding pieces are provided on the holding frame, the upper end portion of the suction member that is pulled out from the container body and exposed is held in a fixed posture, and the opening angle of the opening / closing lid portion Since the inclination posture is appropriately handled with respect to an increase in the amount of change, the length accurately corresponds to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid, thereby allowing the liquid volatilization degree to be set almost accurately and in this state. Can be maintained stably.

  In the case where the holding frame of the holding body is provided with a stopper piece, the limit of opening and closing of the opening / closing lid portion can be set, so that a safe opening / closing operation of the opening / closing lid portion can be obtained.

  In the case where the elastic body is provided on the opening edge of the drawer opening of the main body of the cap body, the cap body can be opened and closed in a state where the drawn-out sucking member can be prevented from dropping due to its own weight. Since it can be pushed into the container body according to the closing and turning operation of the lid portion, the exposed length of the suction member can be made to correspond exactly to the opening angle of the opening and closing lid portion. The volatilization degree can be set accurately.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a first embodiment which is the most basic configuration of the present invention. A container body 1 containing a liquid such as a fragrance or a deodorant is bottle-shaped with a synthetic resin. A peripheral ridge for undercut connection is provided around the outer peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 2 that forms the upper end opening.

  The cap body 3 is composed of a body portion 4 that is tightly undercut coupled to the mouth tube portion 2 by a seal tube piece or the like, and an opening / closing lid portion 11 that opens and closes a drawer port 9 established in the body portion 4. Yes. In addition, the assembly | attachment with respect to the mouth tube part 2 of the main-body part 4 is not specified to undercut coupling | bonding, You may use other suitable assembly | attachment means, such as screwing coupling | bonding.

  The main body portion 4 is continuously provided with a top plate 6 provided with an engaging step portion 7 that engages with an open / close lid portion 11 in a closed position at a peripheral end portion at an upper end of an assembled tube 5 assembled to the mouth tube portion 2. At the center of the top plate 6, a bottomed cylindrical mouth piece 8 having a drawer opening 9 in the bottom wall is continuously provided in a depressed manner.

  At the opening edge of the drawer opening 9 opened in the mouthpiece piece 8 is elastically contacted with the suction member 24 portion located at the drawer opening 9, and the drawn suction member 24 is brought into the container body 1 by its own weight. An elastic contact piece 10 is provided to support it so as not to return.

  The opening / closing lid portion 11 has a top-cylindrical shape, and an outer cylinder 13 that hangs the lower end opening from the peripheral end of the top wall 12 to the engagement stepped portion 7 is suspended, and the inner side of the outer cylinder 13 Further, an inner cylinder 14 that can be closely fitted into the mouthpiece piece 8 is suspended, and a locking protrusion 15 is provided around the upper end portion of the inner circumferential surface of the inner cylinder 14.

  The holding body 17 is formed as a pair of holdings on the lower surface of a base plate 18 having a flat disk shape having an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the inner cylinder 14 of the opening / closing lid portion 11 with an interval substantially equal to the width of the suction member 24. A piece 21 is integrally formed in a hanging shape. The holding piece 21 is L-shaped, and is configured such that the front end of the horizontal bar portion is opposed from the left and right, and the peripheral edge of the base plate 18 is The cover 14 is assembled to the opening / closing lid 11 by getting over the locking protrusion 15 of the tube 14 and locking it.

  The sucking member 24 is a member that sucks the liquid into the upper part protruding out of the container body 1 using the capillary phenomenon by immersing the lower part in the liquid in the container body 1. It is formed into a wide string shape by an impregnated material.

  The main body part 4 and the opening / closing lid part 11 constituting the cap body 3 are joined by a hinge 16 between the rear ends thereof, and the main body part 4 and the opening / closing lid part 11 are integrally formed.

  In the closed state of the cap body 3, the drawer port 9 is sealed by tightly fitting the inner cylinder 14 into the mouthpiece piece 8, and the container is maintained in the closed state.

  When the opening / closing lid portion 11 is opened and rotated from this state, the opening / closing lid portion 11 pulls up the suction member 24 overcoming the sliding resistance with the elastic contact piece 10 and exposes the suction member 24 thus raised. It will be in the state which can be made to volatilize a liquid.

  In this liquid volatilization state, the degree of liquid volatilization, that is, the degree of exposure of the suction member 24 is determined according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid 11, and the opening angle of the opening / closing lid 11 is pulled out by the elastic contact piece 10. Due to the rigidity of the suction member 24 itself in which the state is maintained, it is supported substantially unchanged.

  3 to 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and the structure of the holding body 17 is greatly different from the first embodiment.

  That is, the holding body 17 in the second embodiment has a rectangular holding frame 20 connected in a hanging manner to the lower surface of the base plate 18 via a hinge portion 19 and faces the holding frame 20 in parallel. A plurality of pairs of holding pieces 21 are projected on the inner side surfaces of the two vertical frame pieces 22 at intervals in the vertical direction, at the lower end of the outer surface of the two vertical frame pieces 22 and at the opening edge of the drawer port 9. A stopper piece 23 (see FIG. 4) is provided so as to be locked out from below.

  The suction member 24 is latched onto the holding body 17 by placing the upper end portion of the suction member 24 inserted into the holding frame 20 from the opposite side to the pair of holding pieces 21 adjacent vertically. Hook it into a serpentine shape.

  The upper end portion of the suction member 24 latched by the holding frame 20 is put in and out of the drawer port 9 according to the opening / closing rotation operation of the opening / closing lid portion 11 while the posture of the suction member 24 is held constant by the holding frame 20. However, at this time, the upper end portion of the suction member 24 is in elastic contact with the elastic contact piece 10 while being attached to the holding frame 20.

  In this way, the upper end portion of the suction member 24 is supported by the elastic contact piece 10 so as not to be lowered while being held in a fixed posture by the holding frame 20, so that the opening / closing lid portion 11 is supported by the holding frame 20. The open posture is supported so that it does not change to delirium.

  As the opening / closing lid 11 is pivoted to open, the stopper piece 23 is locked to the opening edge of the drawer port 9 and reaches the position where the holding frame 20 cannot be pulled out from the pull-up port 9 (see FIG. 5). Then, this is the limit position for opening and turning the opening / closing lid portion 11, and this position is the position where the largest volatilization effect is exhibited.

  When closing the open / close lid 11, the upper end portion of the suction member 24 drawn out from the drawer port 9 is pushed into the drawer port 9 while maintaining its posture constant by the holding frame 20. The pushing and collecting of the member 24 into the container main body 1 can be achieved appropriately without difficulty.

It is a side view at the time of the closed state which carried out the partial vertical cut which shows the example of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the holding body of the embodiment example of FIG. It is a side view at the time of the closed state which carried out the partial vertical cut which shows the example of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the holding body of the embodiment example of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 in a partially cut open state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container main body 2; Mouth tube part 3; Cap body 4; Main body part 5; Assembly cylinder 6; Top plate 7; Engagement step part 8; Mouth piece 9; 12; top wall 13; outer cylinder 14; inner cylinder 15; locking projection 16; hinge 17; holding body 18; base plate 19; hinge portion 20; holding frame 21; holding piece 22; 24; Suction member

Claims (4)

A container body that contains liquid, a cap body that is hinged to open and close the opening and closing lid part on the body part that is tightly assembled to the mouth tube part of the container body, and is drawn from the drawer opening of the body part, In a container having a suction member for sucking up the liquid in the container body,
A holding body for latching and holding the suction member is assembled and fixed to the lower surface of the top wall of the open / close lid portion having a top tube shape, and the holding body is formed as an assembly portion to the lower surface of the top wall. A flat base plate and a holding piece provided on the lower surface of the base plate and holding both side ends of the suction member as a pair from the side ,
The drawer opening is opened in the bottom wall of the bottomed cylindrical mouthpiece, which is recessed in the top plate of the body portion having a topped cylinder shape, on the lower surface of the top wall of the opening / closing lid body, on the mouthpiece piece A liquid volatilization container characterized in that an inner cylinder that can be closely fitted is suspended . The holding pieces paired, the vertical frame pieces facing the droop setting retention frame through a hinge portion on the lower surface of the base plate, the liquid volatilization of longitudinally at regular intervals according to claim 1, wherein the plurality container.   The liquid volatilization container according to claim 2, wherein a stopper piece that locks from below to the opening edge of the drawer opening is provided at the lower outer end of both vertical frame pieces of the holding frame.   The liquid volatilization container of any one of Claims 1-3 which provided the elastic contact piece which elastically contacts and supports a suction member at the opening edge of the drawer opening established in the main-body part of the cap body.

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