JP5146162B2 - Granule storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for storing granular materials such as gums, candy, etc., such as granular confectionery and tablets. By using an opening / closing member having an easy-to-operate shape, many people can reliably take out the contents. Concerning the container.

Conventionally, various types of containers have been used as containers for storing granular materials. Generally, however, a fitting lid or an opening provided near a corner or an end of a container having a body and a lid is used. A slide lid is provided, and a container having a structure in which an opening is opened at the time of taking out and the contents are taken out by swinging out is often used. These containers were inconvenient in that the contents of the containers popped out accidentally when they were taken out, or the number of grains exceeded the required number. (Patent Documents 1 and 2)
In addition, in many cases, opening and closing the lid often requires an operation of hooking with a nail or an operation of prying it off with a fingertip, and there are many things that are difficult to use for those who do not move the fingertip sufficiently or who do not have a fingertip .
Japanese Utility Model Publication No.4-112072 JP-A-9-77152

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a granular material storage container that is easy for many people to use by using an opening / closing member having an easy-to-operate shape.

  As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a container for storing granular contents, comprising an upper case, a lower case, and an opening / closing member, wherein the upper case and the lower case are: The upper case fitting rib and the lower case fitting rib are fitted together to form the container body storage portion, and the falling wall provided in the central portion of the upper case and the rising wall provided in the central portion of the lower case are respectively lowered. The wall fitting rib and the rising wall fitting rib are fitted and connected to form a space, and the opening / closing member is slidably accommodated in the space, and the opening / closing member is a finger hook having a through hole. Part and a plate-like part projecting to the lower part thereof, and sliding protrusions on both outer sides of the finger-hanging part, the sliding protrusions can slide horizontally on the slide rail formed at the upper end of the rising wall And the plate-like portion is the rising wall. It is possible to move to a closed position that covers the discharge port formed in the lower case via a notch provided in the base, and the contents on the plate-like part move the opening / closing member to the open position. Accordingly, the granular material storage container is characterized in that the plate-like portion moves from the discharge port and is taken out by dropping the contents.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a vertical groove is provided in a central portion of the sliding projection provided on the opening / closing member, and the vertical engagement with the falling wall fitting rib is fitted into the groove. The granular material storage container according to claim 1, wherein a stop projection is provided, and the groove and the locking projection are fitted and locked in the closed position and the open position of the opening / closing member. is there.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a temporary fixing protrusion is provided at the base of the plate-like portion of the opening / closing member, and the temporary fixing protrusion prevents the plate-like portion from retracting to the notch portion. Then, the opening / closing member is temporarily fixed at the closed position, and the granular material storage container according to claim 1 or 2.

  The granular material storage container according to the present invention includes an upper case, a lower case, and an opening / closing member, and the upper case and the lower case are fitted by the upper case fitting rib and the lower case fitting rib to form the container main body storage portion. Formed, the falling wall provided in the central part of the upper case and the rising wall provided in the central part of the lower case are respectively fitted and connected by the falling wall fitting rib and the rising wall fitting rib to form a space, The opening / closing member is slidably accommodated in the space, and the opening / closing member includes a finger-hanging portion having a through hole, a plate-like portion protruding below, and sliding protrusions on both outer sides of the finger-hanging portion. The sliding projection is horizontally slidable on a slide rail formed at the upper end of the rising wall, and the plate-like portion passes through a notch provided at the base of the rising wall. Closed to cover the discharge port formed in the lower case The contents placed on the plate-like part can be taken out by moving the opening / closing member to the open position so that the plate-like part moves from above the discharge port and the contents fall. Therefore, the opening / closing member can be opened / closed by placing a finger on the finger-hanging portion, and since the finger-hanging portion has a through-hole, the operation can also be performed through the through-hole. Also, in some cases, if a large ring is passed through this through-hole, it can be opened and closed by pulling the string through the arm and pulling the string, so even a person with a fingertip can be surely opened and closed. It is.

  Also, a vertical groove is provided at the center of the sliding protrusion provided on the opening / closing member, and a vertical locking protrusion is provided on the falling wall fitting rib to be engaged with the groove so that the opening / closing member is in the closed position. When a structure is employed in which the groove and the locking projection are fitted and locked in the open position, the opening / closing member is click-stopped by the fitting of the groove and the locking projection in the closed position and the open position. Since it will be in a state, a feeling of use will become comfortable and it will be able to open and close reliably.

  Further, when a temporary fixing protrusion is provided at the base of the plate-like portion of the opening / closing member, the temporary fixing protrusion prevents the plate-like portion from retracting to the notch, and the opening / closing member is temporarily fixed in the closed position. Therefore, when not in use, the take-out port is not opened carelessly and the contents are not spilled, and the usability is improved.

In addition, the container body has a square shape with arcs at the four corners, a discharge port is provided in the corner, a recess is formed in the center of each side, and the through hole of the opening / closing member can be inserted with a finger In the case of a cylindrical shape having a thickness, the container body can be opened and closed with one hand by holding the container body with one hand and inserting the index finger into the through-hole, so that the container is very easy to use. In addition, since the overall shape is rounded, it is safe for children and easy for everyone to use.
In addition, in such a shape, since the portion of the discharge port becomes narrow, excess contents do not collect near the discharge port, and an approximately constant number of grains are taken out depending on the size of the content. It becomes possible.

The granular material storage container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing an embodiment of a granular material storage container according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of the granular material storage container shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory sectional view showing how to use the same granular material storage container. The upper diagram shows a state where the opening and closing member is in the closed position, and the lower diagram shows that the opening and closing member is in the open position. It is the figure which showed the state by which the thing was discharged | emitted.

The granular material storage container of the present invention includes an upper case 1, a lower case 2, and an opening / closing member 3. The upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are fitted by an upper case fitting rib 4 and a lower case fitting rib 5. The container body storage portion 21 is formed.
The falling wall 6 provided at the center of the upper case 1 and the rising wall 8 provided at the center of the lower case 2 are fitted and connected by a falling wall fitting rib 7 and a rising wall fitting rib 9, respectively. A courtyard-like space 22 is formed.
Therefore, the container main body of the present invention as a whole has a donut shape having a hollow space at the center. There is no restriction | limiting in particular about the external shape of a container, Circular, square, and another polygon may be sufficient.

The opening / closing member 3 is accommodated in the courtyard-like space 22 so as to be slidable horizontally.
The opening / closing member 3 has a finger hooking portion 13 having a through hole 16, a plate-like portion 14 protruding below the finger hooking portion 13, and sliding protrusions 17 on both outer sides of the finger hooking portion 13.
The sliding projection 17 can slide horizontally on the slide rail 10 formed at the upper end of the rising wall 8. The slide rail 10 uses straight portions on both sides of the upper end portion of the rising wall 8, and the rising wall fitting rib 9 is removed only in this portion.
The vertical width of the sliding projection 17 is slightly smaller than the height of the falling wall fitting rib 7, and the height of the sliding projection (protruding margin) is slightly smaller than the thickness of the rising wall fitting rib 9. For this reason, the sliding protrusion 17 can move horizontally in the space surrounded by the slide rail 10, the lower surface of the falling wall 6, and the falling wall fitting rib 7.

The plate-like portion 14 is movable to a closed position covering the discharge port 12 formed in the lower case 2 via a notch portion 11 provided in the base portion of the rising wall 8. The contents 20 on the board are discharged out of the container by moving the opening / closing member 3 to the open position, so that the plate-like portion 14 is moved from above the discharge port 12 and the contents 20 are dropped.
The size of the outlet is determined by the size of the contents and the number discharged at a time.

  The opening and closing of the opening / closing member 3 may be moved by hooking the finger hook 13 with a finger, or may be moved by inserting a fingertip into the through hole 16. When it is assumed that a fingertip is inserted into the through-hole 16 to open / close, the through-hole 16 needs to have a size that allows the fingertip to be inserted. It is also possible to make a ring in the through-hole 16 through another string or the like and open and close the container with this ring. By doing so, even a person with a handicapped hand can easily open and close.

  In the present embodiment, a vertical groove 18 is provided at the center of each of the sliding projections 17 provided on both sides of the opening / closing member 3, and the vertical engagement with which the falling wall fitting rib 7 is fitted into the groove 18 is provided. Four stop projections 19 are provided, and the groove 18 and the locking projection 19 are fitted and locked when the opening / closing member 3 is in the closed position and the open position. By doing so, the groove 18 and the locking projection 19 are fitted in the open position and the closed position of the opening / closing member, so that the click stop is performed, so that the feeling of use is comfortable, comfortable to use, and reliable. Opening and closing operations can be performed.

In this embodiment, a temporary fixing projection 15 is provided at the base of the plate-like portion 14 of the opening / closing member 3.
The temporary fixing protrusion 15 is formed in a state of rising from the surface of the plate-like portion 14, and the shape is not particularly limited, but a gentle circular convex shape is preferable. The temporary fixing protrusion 15 prevents the plate-like portion 14 from retracting to the cutout portion 11 so that the opening / closing member 3 is temporarily fixed in the closed position, so that the opening / closing member 3 moves carelessly. Thus, there is an effect of preventing the discharge port 12 from opening and the contents 20 from jumping out.
In addition, since the action of the temporary fixing protrusion 15 and the action of the locking protrusion 19 are partially overlapped, it is possible to remove the overlapped part, but the situation that the discharge port 12 opens carelessly Since it is unavoidable to avoid it, it is meaningful that both the temporary fixing protrusion 15 and the locking protrusion 19 exist in view of safety.

In the present embodiment, the shape of the container body is a square shape with arcs at the four corners, the discharge port 12 is disposed at one of the four corners, and the recess 23 is formed at the center of each side.
The through hole 16 of the opening / closing member 3 has a cylindrical shape with a thickness that allows insertion of a forefinger.
By doing so, it becomes easy to hold the container in hand and insert the index finger of the same hand into the through-hole 16 to perform the opening and closing operation, and it can be operated with one hand, so that the container is very easy to use. That is, since there is a recess 23 provided on each side, it is easy to hold in the hand and is less likely to slip off. Moreover, since the four corners are arc-shaped, there are no corners and it is safe for children.
Further, since the discharge port 12 is arranged at the corner portion, in this example, only one content can exist on the discharge port, and a specific number of contents can always be taken out.

  The materials of the upper case 1, the lower case 2, and the opening / closing member 3 are not particularly limited, but various thermoplastics can be preferably used in consideration of ease of production, cost, usability, and the like. The color tone and transparency of each member, surface irregularity, surface decoration, characters and logo display, etc. should be arbitrarily set according to the contents and purpose of use. If the material is transparent so that the presence of the contents can be confirmed, the usability is improved.

The perspective explanatory view which showed one Example of the granular material storage container which concerns on this invention Plane explanatory drawing of the granular material storage container shown in FIG. Sectional explanatory drawing which showed the usage method of the granular material storage container shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Upper case 2 ... Lower case 3 ... Opening / closing member 4 ... Upper case fitting rib 5 ... Lower case fitting rib 6 ... Falling wall 7 ... Falling wall fitting Rib 8 ... Rising wall 9 ... Rising wall fitting rib 10 ... Slide rail 11 ... Notch 12 ... Discharge port 13 ... Finger hook 14 ... Plate-like part 15 ··· Temporary fixing projection 16 ··· through hole 17 ··· Sliding projection 18 ··· Locking groove 19 ··· Locking projection 20 ··· Contents 21 ··· Storage portion 22 of container body ···・ Space 23 ... hollow

Claims (3)

  A container for storing granular contents, which consists of an upper case, a lower case, and an opening / closing member. The upper case and the lower case are fitted by the upper case fitting rib and the lower case fitting rib to store the container body. The rising wall provided at the center of the upper case and the rising wall provided at the center of the lower case are fitted and connected by the falling wall fitting rib and the rising wall fitting rib to form a space. The opening / closing member is slidably accommodated in the space, and the opening / closing member is slid on the outer sides of the finger-hanging portion, a plate-like portion protruding below, A sliding projection, which is slidable horizontally on a slide rail formed at the upper end of the rising wall, and the plate-like portion is a notch provided at the base of the rising wall Cover the outlet formed in the lower case via The contents that can be moved to the closed position and are placed on the plate-like portion are moved by moving the opening / closing member to the open position, so that the plate-like portion is moved from above the discharge port and the contents are dropped. A granular material storage container characterized by being taken out.   A vertical groove is provided at a center portion of the sliding protrusion provided on the opening / closing member, and a vertical locking protrusion that is fitted to the groove is provided on the falling wall fitting rib, and the opening / closing member is provided. The granular material storage container according to claim 1, wherein the groove and the locking projection are fitted and locked at a closed position and an open position.   A temporary fixing protrusion is provided at the base of the plate-like portion of the opening / closing member, and the temporary fixing protrusion prevents the plate-like portion from retracting to the notch and the opening / closing member is temporarily fixed in the closed position. The granular material storage container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

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