JP5212867B2 - Pumping container with pump - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to a mouth tube portion of a container body.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes an invention related to a pumping container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump that pumps out the liquid stored in the container body is fixed to the mouth tube portion of the container body with a cap with assembly. ing.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-296140

In this type of pumping container, especially a stationary type container, the contents of the liquid discharged from the palm of the other hand are usually received while pressing the nozzle head with one hand. Perform the extraction operation.
On the other hand, in actual use situations, it may be necessary to perform the pouring operation with one hand closed, and there is a demand for a pouring container with a pump that can be easily carried out with one hand. .

The present invention therein relates to pouring spout container with easily feasible pump operation with one hand, particularly, by attaching the auxiliary member, technique to the conventional dispensing container with pump with one hand operable This is a typical issue.

Of the means for solving the above problems, the main configuration of the present invention is as follows.
In the dispensing container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to the mouth tube portion of the container body by a cap with a cylindrical assembly with a top,
A nozzle head that extends a nozzle cylinder is attached to the stem of the pump protruding from the opening of the top wall of the assembled cap.
The assembled cap is equipped with an auxiliary member that demonstrates the function of fingering in the push-down operation of the pump.
The auxiliary member is intended to have a fitting wall portion upward movement sideways is fitted so as not to the cylindrical side wall of the assembled cap,
As the shape of this fitting peripheral wall part formed as a slit in the longitudinal direction in a part of the cylinder, the auxiliary member is configured to be externally fitted from above the assembled cap,
A configuration in which a locking plate piece is attached to the outer peripheral shape from the fitting peripheral wall portion ,
The tip of the nozzle cylinder is projected in the outer side from the tip of the locking plate piece so that the tip of the locking plate is recessed in the proximal direction,
It is said.

  According to the above configuration, the fingertips other than the thumb are aligned with the palm facing upward, the index finger is externally fitted to the side peripheral wall of the assembled cap, and is in contact with the locking plate piece of the auxiliary member to be attached from below Thus, by depressing the nozzle head with the thumb, the content liquid can be poured out on the palm of the hand, and a one-handed pouring operation can be easily achieved.

In the above-described one-handed dispensing operation, by bringing the index finger or the like into contact with the locking plate piece of the auxiliary member from below, the dispensing container can be firmly supported, and the nozzle cylinder that discharges the content liquid; Since the positional relationship of the palm that receives the content liquid to be discharged can be stably maintained, the dispensing operation can be stably performed.
In addition, pressing force can be effectively applied to the nozzle head in a state where the nozzle head and the locking plate piece are sandwiched between the thumb and forefinger, etc., and the nozzle head can be pushed down with a relatively small force. It becomes.

  In addition, the auxiliary member having the above configuration is to be attached to the cap with the assembly as a separate member, and is used by attaching to a conventional pumping container without changing the shape of the constituent member. Can do.

In addition, the shape of the fitting peripheral wall part is a part of the cylinder formed with a slit in the vertical direction, and the auxiliary member is configured to be externally fitted from above the assembled cap,
It is possible to the shape of the fitting peripheral wall with a cylindrical mounting firmly grapple cap auxiliary member, while diameter of the fitting peripheral wall by using a slit, from the upper set of cap It is possible to easily fit the side peripheral wall.
Further, even when the diameter of the side peripheral wall of the assembled cap and the diameter of the fitting peripheral wall portion are slightly different, the outer cap can be easily fitted.
In addition, as a means for disabling upward movement, for example, as described later, also when a locking piece is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the fitting peripheral wall, the fitting is performed using the slit as described above. It is possible to easily fit the side peripheral wall while expanding the diameter of the peripheral wall portion.

  Also, by making the tip of the nozzle plate protrude outward from the tip of the locking plate piece, the tip of the locking plate piece is recessed in the proximal direction,
Depending on the viscosity of the content liquid, the content liquid may drop downward from the tip of the nozzle cylinder. Even in such a case, it can be prevented that the content liquid hits the locking plate and adheres to it. It becomes possible to do.

  According to still another configuration of the present invention, in the main configuration described above, a locking piece is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the fitting peripheral wall portion, and is locked to the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall of the assembled cap. This is one of specific means for externally fitting the fitting peripheral wall portion to the side peripheral wall of the assembled cap so as not to move upward.

  Still another configuration of the present invention is that, in the main configuration described above, a locking peripheral piece is attached to the upper end portion of the fitting peripheral wall portion in the shape of an inner collar and locked to the top wall of the assembled cap. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the attachment state of the auxiliary member to the assembled cap more stable.

What has the main structure of this invention has the effect shown below.
That is, with the index finger or the like externally fitted to the side peripheral wall of the assembled cap, the content liquid is placed on the palm of the hand by pressing down the nozzle head with the thumb while in contact with the locking plate piece of the auxiliary member to be mounted from below. Therefore, it is possible to easily achieve the dispensing operation with one hand.
Then, by bringing the index finger or the like into contact with the locking plate piece of the auxiliary member from below, the dispensing container can be firmly supported, the nozzle cylinder for discharging the content liquid, and the palm for receiving the content liquid to be discharged. Therefore, the pouring operation can be stably performed.

  Further, the auxiliary member is attached as an external member to the assembled cap as a separate member, and can be used by being attached to a conventional pumping container without changing the shape of its constituent members.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below along the examples with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a pumping container according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view, and FIG. 2 is equipped with an auxiliary member 21 in the pouring container in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the auxiliary member 21, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a fitting state of the assembled cap 11 and the auxiliary member 21. It is.
Each member is made of synthetic resin except for the spring used for the pump.
Here, in the present embodiment, in the present invention, “the auxiliary member 21 having a shape of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 in which a slit 26 is formed in a vertical direction in a part of a cylinder” is used. An embodiment will be described, and in the present invention, the requirement that “the distal end portion of the locking plate piece 23 is recessed in the proximal direction” will be described later in Example 2 (FIGS. 6 and 7). ) Will describe the embodiment.

  2 is an example of a pumping container with a pump that is generally used in the past, and is attached to the mouth tube portion (not shown) of the container main body 1. A manual push-down pump 8 is assembled and fixed by a cap 11 with a nozzle, and a nozzle cylinder 6 is laterally extended to a stem 9 of the pump 8 protruding from an opening 13 of a top wall 12 of the cap 11 with a cap. The nozzle head 5 is fitted and fixed.

The auxiliary member 21 shown in FIG. 3 has a fitting peripheral wall portion 22 that fits externally on the cylindrical side peripheral wall 14 of the assembled cap 11, and has an outer collar shape from the upper end portion of the front portion of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22. A locking plate piece 23 is extended.
In addition, the shape of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is a shape in which a slit 26 is formed in a vertical direction in a part of a cylinder, and a locking peripheral piece 24 is attached to the upper end of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 in an inner collar shape. Furthermore, a locking piece 25 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end.

Next, when attaching the auxiliary member 21 to the dispensing container shown in FIG. 2, first, the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is formed with a narrow cylindrical stem 9 portion located below the nozzle head 5 using the slit 26. Then, it is fitted to the side peripheral wall 14 from above the assembled cap 11 so as to be fitted and fixed.
At this time, since the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 can be mounted with the slit 26 being enlarged in diameter, the mounting can be easily achieved even if the locking piece 25 is provided around the lower end portion.
In addition, one end and the nozzle head 5 can be removed, and the fitting surrounding wall part 22 can also be assembled | attached and fixed to the side surrounding wall 14 of the assembly | attachment cap 11 from the upper direction in the shape of an external fitting.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the auxiliary member 21 is fitted to the assembled cap 11 in a state in which the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is assembled and fixed to the side peripheral wall 14.
As shown in this figure, the locking piece 25 is locked to the lower end surface of the side peripheral wall 14 so that the auxiliary member 21 cannot be moved upward relative to the assembled cap 11.
Further, the locking peripheral piece 24 attached to the upper end is locked to the top wall 12 of the assembled cap 11 from above, so that the mounting state of the auxiliary member 21 to the assembled cap 11 is more stable. It is assumed that

  In this manner, in the dispensing container of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in which the auxiliary member 21 is attached to the assembly cap 11, the fingertips other than the thumb are placed so that the palm of the hand H faces upward as shown. With the index finger and the middle finger in contact with the locking plate piece 23 of the auxiliary member 21 from below, the content liquid L can be poured out on the palm of the hand by pushing down the nozzle head 5 with the thumb. The pouring operation can be easily achieved.

More specifically, by bringing an index finger or the like into contact with the locking plate piece 23 from below, the dispensing container can be firmly supported, the nozzle cylinder 6 from which the content liquid L is discharged, and the content liquid to be discharged. Since the positional relationship of the palm that receives L can be stably maintained, the dispensing operation can be stably performed.
Further, it is possible to effectively apply a pressing force to the nozzle head 5 in such a state that the nozzle head 5 and the locking plate piece 23 are sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger or the like, and the nozzle head 5 can be pushed down with a relatively small force. Can be implemented.

Next, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reference example of the auxiliary member 21. The feature of the auxiliary member 21 is that the peripheral length of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is shortened compared with the auxiliary member shown in FIG.
By adopting such a shape, it can be directly fitted from the lateral direction to the side peripheral wall 14 of the assembled cap 11 of the conventional dispensing container with a pump as shown in FIG. be able to.

In the auxiliary member 21 of FIG. 5, the circumferential length of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is made slightly longer than the semicircular arc shape (the center angle of the circular arc is 240 °). It can prevent effectively that 21 will remove | deviate from the assembly | attachment cap 11 in a horizontal direction.
In addition, even if the circumferential length of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 is slightly longer than the semicircular arc shape in this way, the fitting peripheral wall portion 22 can be easily and directly fitted to the side peripheral wall 14 from the lateral direction while expanding the diameter of the fitting peripheral wall portion 22. Can be installed.

Next, FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the dispensing container according to the present invention. In this second embodiment, as described above, the "tip portion of the locking plate piece 23 is recessed. The embodiment is described with respect to the requirement that “the shape is recessed in the proximal direction”.
FIG. 6 is a side view (partially cut through the auxiliary member 21), and FIG. 7 shows a state where the auxiliary member 21 is fitted to the assembled cap 11 in the dispensing container of FIG. FIG.
In this dispensing container, the nozzle head 5 is screwed and fixed to the screwed portion 15 of the assembled cap 11 before use, and the nozzle head 5 is rotated and unscrewed before starting use, and the built-in spring. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6, the nozzle head 5 is used while being displaced upward.

As shown in FIG. 7, the auxiliary member 21 of the present embodiment has a slightly longer circumference than the semicircular arc shape as in the auxiliary member 21 of FIG. The center angle is 240 °.), And can be directly attached to the assembled cap 11 in a state where the pump 8 is assembled and fixed to the mouth tube portion 2 of the container body 1 from the lateral direction.
Further, as can be seen from FIGS. 6 and 7, the auxiliary member 21 is firmly assembled and fixed to the assembled cap 11 by the locking peripheral piece 24 and the locking piece 25.

The feature of this embodiment is that the distal end portion 23t of the locking plate piece 23 is recessed in the proximal direction so that the distal end portion of the nozzle cylinder 6 protrudes outward from the distal end portion 23t of the locking plate piece 23. It is in the point which was made into the shape (refer FIG. 6).
Depending on the viscosity of the content liquid, the content liquid may drop downward from the tip of the nozzle cylinder 6, but according to the above configuration, the content liquid is prevented from hitting and adhering to the locking plate piece even in such a case. Can be used comfortably.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described along the Example, embodiment of this invention is not limited to these Examples.
For example, the assembly cap, the pump, and the nozzle head in the above-described embodiment are examples in which those conventionally used are combined, and the auxiliary members used in the dispensing container of the present invention are variously used conventionally. It can correspond to a pumping container with a simple shape.

  As described above, the pumping container according to the present invention enables a one-handed pouring operation by attaching an auxiliary member to a conventional pumping container, and can be used in a wide range of applications. It is expected.

It is a perspective view which shows 1st Example of the extraction container of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is not mounting | wearing with the auxiliary | assistant member in the extraction container in FIG. It is a perspective view of the auxiliary member in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the fitting state to the cap with an assembly | attachment of the auxiliary member in the extraction container of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the reference example of an auxiliary member. It is a side view which shows the 2nd Example of the extraction container of this invention partially longitudinally. It is a top view which shows the fitting state to the cap with an assembly | attachment of the auxiliary member in the extraction container of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container body 2; Mouth part 5; Nozzle head 6; Nozzle cylinder 8; Pump 9; Stem 11; Cap with cap 12; Top wall 13; Opening part 14; Fitting peripheral wall 23; locking plate piece 23t; tip 24; locking peripheral piece 25; locking piece 26; slit H;

Claims (3)

A pumping container with a pump in which a manual push-down pump is assembled and fixed to the mouth tube portion of the container body (1) with a cap-shaped cylindrical cap (11), and the top wall of the cap (11) The nozzle head (5) extending the nozzle cylinder (6) is attached to the stem (9) of the pump (8) protruding from the opening (13) of (12),
The assembled cap (11) is equipped with an auxiliary member (21) that exhibits a finger-hooking function in the push-down operation of the pump (8),
Said auxiliary member (21), the side wall (14) cylindrical of said set cap (11), shall chromatic fitting peripheral wall (22) which moves upward is fitted so as not to,
The shape of the fitting peripheral wall portion (22) is such that a slit (26) is formed in a longitudinal direction in a part of a cylinder, and the auxiliary member (21) is configured to be fitted from above the assembled cap (11). ,
The engaging plate piece (23) is attached to the outer peripheral shape from the fitting peripheral wall portion (22),
The tip of the nozzle cylinder (6) can protrude outward from the tip of the locking plate piece (23), and the shape of the tip of the locking plate piece (23) is recessed in the proximal direction. pump with a dispensing container, characterized in that it was. Fitting peripheral wall lower end inner annexed the locking piece (25) on a peripheral surface, the set cap (11) according to claim 1, wherein where the structure engages with the lower end surface of the side wall (14) of (22) Pumping container with pump. Claim annexed the inner brim shape engaging peripheral piece (24) in the upper portion and configured for engaging the top wall (12) of the assembled cap (11) of the fitting peripheral wall (22) 1 or 2 Dispensing container with pump as described.

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