JP5207312B2 - Refill container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill container, and more particularly, to a refill container in which a step before a refill operation can be omitted as much as possible.

  In consideration of recent garbage disposal circumstances and the like, various refill containers have been proposed for refilling only the contents when the contents filled in the refill container are used up (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). reference).

  The refill container described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a refill cap, and the refill cap includes a lower screw screw for mounting on the mouth of the refill container and an upper screw screw for mounting on the mouth of the refill container. Furthermore, a partition film is formed between the lower screw screw and the upper screw screw. In use, the pull top of the partition membrane is opened, the refill container is docked, and after docking, the contents are inverted and refilled to the refill container side.

  In addition, the disposable container described in Patent Document 2 is a bottle-shaped thin container in which a cylindrical filling port is provided so as to project after filling only from the upper end of a cylinder for storing the contents and sealed after filling. A body is provided, and a spout opening is provided in the shoulder portion of the trunk so as to break open. A break opening tab is continuously provided at the tip of the spout. And it can open easily by cut | disconnecting a knob piece, and crush disposal can be performed easily after use.

JP 2000-159249 A JP-A-11-130112

  In the above-described conventional refill container, a step before refilling is required at the time of refilling. For example, the former requires a step of opening a pull top, and the latter requires a step of cutting a knob piece.

  The present invention does not require a step before refilling at the time of refilling, and can be refilled as it is simply by fitting it into a refilled container, and it is easy to use, and the connection operation at the time of refilling is easy, and a solid connection is easy Propose a refillable container. In addition, the present invention proposes a refill container that has an extremely simple structure and has the advantage of being easily manufactured.

  The refill container of the present invention is for refilling the contents of the refill container.

  The refill container includes a container body and a nozzle member. The container body can be preferably in the form of a bottle formed of synthetic resin or the like, that is, it can be preferably in the form of a mouth standing on the trunk.

  The nozzle member is made of synthetic resin or the like, includes a nozzle communicating with the inside of the container main body, and is a target that is fitted into the mouth of the container main body so as not to come out. For example, a configuration in which the nozzle is raised from the bottom wall portion of the bottomed cylindrical portion that is continuously attached to the container main body by a fitting cylinder that is fitted to the container main body mouth so as not to be pulled out can be preferably employed.

  Further, the nozzle is configured such that the nozzle fitting cylinder of the refill container can be tightly fitted to the outer periphery while reducing the diameter of the nozzle of the refill container. For example, those having a ring-opened cylindrical shape whose diameter is sequentially reduced from the lower part to the upper part can be mentioned. As a specific example of such a thing, the thing which makes the ring-shaped cylindrical shape of the taper form from the bottom to the top where a cross section makes C shape is mentioned, In that case, a taper form is a cone-shaped trapezoid shape. In addition to the case of reducing the diameter as described above, the diameter may be reduced to a truncated cone shape in which the virtual vertex is in the eccentric position.

  The refill container includes a container body and a spout.

  The container body is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and can be preferably used in the form of a bottle with the mouth and neck raised from the trunk, but various forms such as other bag-like containers can be employed.

  The spout is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and is fitted and fixed to the container body by a mounting cylinder that is detachably fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth and neck. In addition, a nozzle fitting cylinder for fitting the nozzle of the refill container into the inside is provided, and a closure lid that can be pressed and broken is provided in the nozzle fitting cylinder so as to block the inside and outside of the mounted container body. ing. The closing lid is horizontally provided in the lower part in the nozzle fitting cylinder so that the nozzle can be inserted. Further, the nozzle fitting cylinder is configured to fit tightly to the outer periphery while reducing the diameter of the nozzle of the refill container.

  The first means is configured as follows. That is, the refilling container for refilling the contents of the refillable container B in which the nozzle member B2 standing up from the nozzle 45 is fitted into the mouth 33 of the container body B1 so as not to be pulled out, and the mouth neck 12 is raised. And a spout A2 fitted to the container A1, and the spout A2 has a nozzle fitting cylinder 23 disposed above the mounting cylinder 20 detachably fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth-and-neck portion 12. In addition to standing up, a closed lid 24 that can be pressed and broken by the nozzle 45 is provided horizontally in the lower part of the nozzle fitting cylinder 23. The nozzle fitting cylinder 23 closes the outer circumference while reducing the diameter of the nozzle 45 of the refill container. Configured to fit.

  The second means is configured as follows. That is, in the first means, the nozzle 45 of the refill container B has a ring-opened cylindrical shape with a diameter reduced from the lower part to the upper part.

  The third means was configured as follows. That is, in either the first means or the second means, the closing lid 24 is constituted by a closing lid 24a provided with a separate press-breakable sheet by insert molding.

  According to the present invention, after the refill container A is inverted, if the nozzle 45 is inserted into the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 and pushed down, the closing lid 24 is opened by the nozzle 45, and the contents of the nozzle 45 are removed as it is. Can be introduced into the refill container B, and smooth refilling without a pre-process can be performed. Moreover, since the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 is configured to closely fit to the outer periphery while reducing the diameter of the nozzle 45 of the refill container, there is an advantage that the nozzle 45 and the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 can be fitted tightly and easily. Have both. In addition, the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 can be easily extracted from the nozzle 45.

  Further, when the nozzle 45 of the refill container B has an open tube shape with a diameter reduced from the lower part to the upper part, the nozzle 45 is more easily elastically deformed and can be greatly elastically deformed. Further, the nozzle 45 and the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 can be further tightly fitted. Also in this case, the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 can be easily extracted from the nozzle 45.

  When the closing lid 24 is constituted by a closing lid 24a in which a separate press-breakable sheet is provided by insert molding, a sheet having a gas barrier property when mounted on the container body A1 having a gas barrier property. If used, there is an advantage that the deterioration of the contents can be prevented. Moreover, since it forms by insert molding, there is no position shift etc. and a fixed adhering form is obtained.

It is a principal part notch principal part front view of a refill container. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing of the content refilling state of the refill container. Example 1 It is a principal part notch principal part front view of a refill container. (Example 2)

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

  1 and 2 show an example of the refill container of the present invention. The refill container A is for refilling the contents into a refill container B, and the refill container A includes a container body A1 and a spout A2. ing.

  The container body A1 is made of a synthetic resin, and is configured such that the mouth-and-neck portion 12 is erected from the trunk portion 10 via the shoulder portion 11. The trunk portion 10 is formed as thin as possible, and is formed to have a thickness that provides a minimum shape retaining property even when the contents are empty or filled with contents.

  The spout A2 is made of synthetic resin, and a flange-like top plate 21 that abuts on the top surface of the neck portion 12 is extended from the upper end of the mounting cylinder 20 screwed to the outer periphery of the neck portion 12. The spout A2 extends from the bottom surface of the inner peripheral edge of the top plate 21 to the mouth. A seal cylinder 22 that is closely fitted to the inner periphery of the neck 12 is provided vertically. A nozzle fitting cylinder 23 is erected from the top surface of the top plate 21, and a closing lid 24 that can be pressed and broken by the nozzle 45 is provided in the nozzle fitting cylinder 23. The closing lid 24 is provided horizontally at the lower part of the inner periphery of the nozzle fitting cylinder 23, and a thin annular break line 25 is provided at the periphery.

  The refill container B includes a container body B1 and a nozzle member B2. The container body B1 is made of a synthetic resin having sufficient rigidity, with an upper end standing up a small-diameter mouth 33 via a shoulder 32 at the upper end of a cylindrical body 31 having a handle 30. A locking protrusion 34 for locking the nozzle member B2 is provided around the outer periphery of the mouth 33.

  The nozzle member B2 is mounted on the container body B1 by fitting the fitting cylinder 40 fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth portion 33 to the outer periphery of the mouth portion 33. An engagement protrusion 41 provided around the inner peripheral lower portion of the fitting cylinder 40 is engaged with and engaged with the engagement protrusion 34 of the mouth portion 33 to prevent upward slipping. Further, a flange 42 is provided inwardly extending from the upper end of the fitting cylinder 40 so that the lower surface abuts the upper surface of the mouth portion 33. Further, a cylindrical portion 43 having a bottom wall portion 44 is extended vertically from the inner peripheral edge of the flange 42. The upper portion of the flange portion 42 of the cylindrical portion 43 is configured to be screwed with a cap (not shown) having a thread provided around the outer periphery thereof, and the lower portion of the flange 42 is suspended in the mouth portion 33. In addition, a nozzle 45 having a lower end opened in the bottom wall portion 44 is projected upward from the cylindrical portion 43 and stands. The nozzle 45 has a ring-opening cylindrical shape whose diameter decreases as it goes upward. In addition to the base end opening of the nozzle 45, an air vent hole 46 is formed in the bottom wall portion 44 at a position outside the nozzle 45.

  The refill container A of the present invention is formed for refilling the refill container B in which the nozzle member B2 is fitted to the container main body B1 as described above. As shown in FIG. By pushing down with the nozzle 45 inserted into the fitting cylinder 23, the closure lid 24 is pushed up by the nozzle 45, the breaking line 25 is broken and the spout A2 is opened, and the contents in the container body A1 are removed from this state. It introduce | transduces in the container main body B1 of the to-be-refilled container B through the nozzle 45. FIG. At this time, as the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 is lowered, the diameter of the nozzle 45 is reduced to fit firmly.

  FIG. 3 shows another example, and in the example of FIG. 1, an example is provided in which a closing lid 24a formed of a separate press-breakable sheet is provided. The sheet forming the closing lid 24a is composed of a laminated sheet including a gas barrier layer, and a closing lid 24a having a peripheral edge fixed to the upper surface of a flange 26 projectingly provided on the lower inner surface of the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 is provided. Yes. In the case of this example, the closing lid 24 is formed by insert molding.

A ... Refill container
A1 ... container
10 ... trunk, 11 ... shoulder, 12 ... mouth and neck
A2 ... Spout
20 ... Mounting cylinder, 21 ... Top plate, 22 ... Seal cylinder, 23 ... Nozzle fitting cylinder, 24, 24a ... Cover lid, 25 ... Fracture line, 26 ... Flange B ... Refillable container
B1 ... Body body
30 ... handle, 31 ... trunk, 32 ... shoulder, 33 ... mouth, 34 ... locking ridge
B2 ... Nozzle member
40 ... fitting cylinder, 41 ... engaging ridge, 42 ... flange, 43 ... cylinder part, 44 ... bottom wall part,
45 ... Nozzle, 46 ... Air vent hole

Claims (3)

  A refillable container for refilling the contents of a refillable container B in which the nozzle member B2 standing up from the nozzle 45 is fitted in the mouth 33 of the container body B1 so as not to be pulled out, and the container in which the neck portion 12 is erected It comprises a body A1 and a spout A2 fitted to the container body A1, and the spout A2 stands up a nozzle fitting cylinder 23 above a mounting cylinder 20 that is detachably fitted to the outer periphery of the mouth-and-neck portion 12. In addition, a closure lid 24 that can be pressed and broken by the nozzle 45 is provided in the lower part in the nozzle fitting cylinder 23, and the nozzle fitting cylinder 23 closely fits to the outer periphery while reducing the diameter of the nozzle 45 of the refill container. A refill container characterized by being configured as described above.   The refill container according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle 45 of the refill container B has a ring-opened cylindrical shape with a diameter reduced from the lower part to the upper part.   The refill container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the closing lid 24 is constituted by a closing lid 24a in which a separate press-breakable sheet is provided by insert molding.

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