JP5369331B2 - Double container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a double container for housing cosmetics such as creams and medicines.

  Conventionally, cosmetics for refills filled in pouches or lightweight containers have been sold for the purpose of reducing the amount of garbage in consideration of the environment. However, if such cosmetics for refilling are directly packed in the main body container, there is a risk of contamination by germs in the refilling operation, and if the main body container is used repeatedly, dirt accumulates in the main body container. There is a problem that it becomes a hotbed and is not hygienic.

  In view of this, a double container has been proposed in which a removable inner container is accommodated inside the main body container. By using a double container, refilling can be performed hygienically, and the above problems can be avoided. Further, there is an advantage that the beauty of the entire container can be enhanced by making the main body container transparent or translucent and coloring the inner container.

  Here, since the inner container of the double container is disposable, it is desirable that it can be produced at a low cost with a structure as simple as possible.

JP 2003-40331 A

  However, in order to maintain the sealing performance and prevent the inner container from falling off the main body container, the inner container requires other members such as a reinforcing ring and an elastic member. However, there was room for improvement in terms of production efficiency and cost.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, the inner container is a double container having a configuration that does not fall off from the main body container while having a shape that can be produced as simple as possible at low cost, and further includes An object of the present invention is to provide a double container that can be easily attached and detached.

  The double container of the present invention is composed of a lid, a main body container, and an inner container. The lid has a ring-shaped rib on the inner side, and the main body container has an L-shape on the circumference of the inner wall top. A stopper rib is provided in a part of a vertical portion of the L-shaped step, the inner container is formed thin, a flange is provided in an opening, and the stopper rib is provided with the flange. Fits under the stopper rib and functions to prevent the inner container from falling off the main body container, and the rib functions to contact the inner wall of the opening of the inner container and press outward. It is characterized by.

  In addition, the stopper ribs are provided at two opposing positions on the circumference of the top of the inner wall of the inner container. Furthermore, it has a notch part in a part of wall surface of a main body container, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Alternatively, a hole is provided in the bottom surface of the main body container.

  Since the double container of the present invention is composed of a lid, a main body container, and an inner container, cosmetics and medicines are filled in the inner container, and when the cosmetics and medicines run out, the used inner container becomes a new inner container. Replacing can be supplemented with cosmetics and drugs. Since cosmetics and drugs do not directly adhere to the main body container, the lid and the main body container can be reused in a sanitary manner.

  Further, the double container of the present invention has a ring-shaped rib inside the lid, has an L-shaped step on the circumference of the top of the inner wall of the main body container, and a part of the vertical portion of the step. A stopper rib is provided and has a flange at the opening of the inner container. The stopper rib functions to prevent the inner container from falling off the main body container by fitting the flange under the stopper rib. Is designed to contact the inner wall of the opening of the inner container and function to press outward, so that the stopper rib and ribs prevent the inner container from lifting and prevent it from falling off the main body container Can do. For this reason, the double container of the present invention does not require other parts to prevent the inner container from falling off, and it is not necessary to attach such other parts, so that it is easy to attach and remove.

  Further, by adopting such a configuration, the inner container can be made thin and very simple, so that it can be manufactured at low cost. When the inner container is arranged, the weight of the entire double container increases accordingly, but by reducing the thickness of the inner container, the weight increase when the double container is configured can be remarkably reduced. Moreover, the amount of waste that is discarded can be reduced by reducing the thickness.

  In addition, the stopper ribs are provided at two opposing locations on the circumference of the top of the inner wall of the inner container, so that the flange can be effectively prevented from being lifted.

  Moreover, by having a notch in a part of the wall surface of the main body container, the inner container can be easily attached and detached. Similarly, the inner container can be easily attached and detached by providing a hole in the bottom surface of the main body container.

It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the double container which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. (A) is a disassembled perspective view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the double container of the state which fastened the lid | cover. It is the figure which showed the main body container which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. (A) is a plan view, (b) is a bottom view, and (c) is a half side view and half sectional view showing a state in which an inner container is arranged inside a main body container. It is a partially expanded sectional view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the inner container inside the main body container. It is the figure which showed the cover concerning this invention. (A) is a top view, (b) is a bottom view, (c) is a half side view, and a half sectional view. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the lid concerning the present invention. It is the figure which showed the positional relationship of each component in the double container of the state which fastened the lid | cover. The left half shows the positional relationship between the main body container and the lid by the side view of the main body container and the cross section of the lid, and the right half shows the positional relationship between the lid, the main body container, and the inner container in the double container with the lid closed. It is shown by a cross-sectional view. It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the double container which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. (A) is a disassembled perspective view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the double container of the state which fastened the lid | cover. It is the figure which showed the main body container which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. (A) is a plan view, (b) is a bottom view, and (c) is a half side view and half sectional view showing a state in which an inner container is arranged inside a main body container.

  The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of a double container 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the double container 1 is disassembled into parts. The double container 1 of the present invention is composed of a main body container 2, a lid 3 and an inner container 4, and is used with the inner container 4 filled with cosmetics and medicines attached to the inner side of the main body container 2. When the inner container 4 is attached to the inside of the main body container 2 and the lid 3 is tightened, the state shown in FIG.

  The inner container 4 is a disposable container and is formed thin with a thickness of about 0.3 to 0.5 mm. By forming it thin, the material cost can be suppressed, and the increase in weight when the double container 1 is constructed can be remarkably reduced. Moreover, although the used inner container 4 is discarded, garbage can be reduced by making it thin.

  The opening of the inner container 4 is provided with a flange 6 that is expanded outward. As will be described later, the flange 6 fits under the stopper rib 5 of the main body container 2 when the inner container 4 is attached to the main body container 2, and prevents the inner container 4 from dropping off unexpectedly. In addition, since the inner container 4 can be held by grasping the flange 6 with a finger or pinching the outer periphery with a finger, the inner container 4 is not touched when the inner container 4 is attached or removed. Hygienic. In particular, when removing, the inner container 4 can be taken out by putting a finger under the flange 6 from the notch 8 of the main body container 2 and pushing it up, so that the inner side of the inner container 4 is not touched. There is no risk of smearing fingers with cosmetics or drugs.

  FIG. 2 shows the main body container 2 of the present invention according to the first embodiment. A male screw 7 is provided on the outer wall of the main body container 2 and is fitted to the female screw 12 of the lid 3. An L-shaped step is formed on the top of the inner wall of the main body container 2, and the flange 6 of the inner container 4 is placed on the horizontal portion of the step. Further, a convex stopper rib 5 is provided on a part of the vertical portion of the L-shaped step. As shown in FIG. 3, the flange 6 of the inner container 4 is fitted under the stopper rib 5 to prevent the flange 6 from being lifted, and the inner container 4 is prevented from unexpectedly falling off the main body container 2. it can. In order to effectively suppress the lifting of the flange 6, the stopper ribs 5 are preferably provided at two opposing positions on the inner wall circumference as shown in FIG.

  Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, a part of the wall surface of the main body container 2 is notched (notched portion 8). The notch 8 facilitates attachment and removal of the inner container 4. That is, when attaching the inner container 4, a finger holding the flange 6 can be inserted from the notch 8, and the flange 6 is inserted into the horizontal portion of the L-shaped step so that the flange 6 is inserted under the stopper rib 5. Can be installed. Further, when removing the inner container 4, the inner container 4 can be taken out by putting a finger under the flange 6 from the notch 8 of the main body container 2 and pushing it up, so that the inner side of the inner container 4 is touched. There is no danger of smearing your fingertips with cosmetics or drugs.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the main body container 2 can be configured to include a cylindrical jar 9 having a bottom portion and a leg portion 10 provided so as to project around the jar 9. In this case, since the gap between the jar 9 and the leg portion 10 is thickened, it is preferable to use the meat stealing 11 as shown by the oblique lines in FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows the lid 3 according to the invention. Inside the lid 3, a female screw 12 that fits into the main body container 2 has a ring shape, and a rib 13 has a ring shape inside the ring. As shown in FIG. 6, when the lid 3 is tightened, the rib 13 is in contact with the inner wall of the opening of the inner wall 4, and has a function of pressing outward. The inner container 4 can be prevented from dropping from the main body container due to vibration or dropping. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, when the gradient 14 is provided on the outer edge of the rib 13 along the inclination of the inner wall of the opening of the inner container 4, the inner wall of the opening of the inner container 4 can be uniformly pressed. preferable.

  Polypropylene resin or the like can be applied to the lid 3, the main body container 2, and the inner container 4.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing the appearance of the double container 1 ′ of the present invention according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a view showing the main body container 2 ′ of the double container 1 ′ according to the second embodiment. is there. In the double container 1 ′, the main body container 2 ′ is configured to have a hole 15 on the bottom surface instead of having a notch portion on a part of the wall surface, and otherwise the same as in the first embodiment. By providing the hole 15 in the bottom surface of the main body container 2 ′, the inner container 4 can be pushed up from the bottom surface when being removed, and can be easily removed without touching the inside of the inner container 4.

  In addition to the first and second embodiments, the main body container of the present invention may have both the notch 8 and the hole 15.

  As described above, the double container of the present invention can prevent the inner container from being lifted and prevented from falling off the main body container by the stopper rib provided on the main body container and the rib provided on the lid. For this reason, the double container of the present invention does not require other parts to prevent the inner container from falling off, and it is not necessary to attach such other parts, so that it is easy to attach and remove. Further, by adopting such a configuration, the inner container, which is a disposable container, can be made thin and very simple, and can be manufactured at low cost.

  The double container of the present invention can be used for drugs such as cream and gel cosmetics and ointments, powders such as foundations, and semi-solid cosmetics. It can also be used when subdividing cosmetics for travel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1 'Double container 2, 2' Main body container 3 Lid 4 Inner container 5 Stopper rib 6 Flange 7 Male screw 8 Notch part 9 Jar 10 Leg part 11 Meat stealing 12 Female screw 13 Rib 14 Gradient 15 Hole

Claims (4)

A double container composed of a lid, a main body container, and an inner container,
The lid has a ring-shaped rib on the inner side, the main body container has an L-shaped step on the circumference of the top of the inner wall, and a stopper rib is formed on a part of the vertical portion of the L-shaped step. The inner container is formed thin, has a flange in the opening,
The stopper rib functions to prevent the inner container from falling off the main body container by fitting the flange under the stopper rib,
2. The double container according to claim 1, wherein the rib contacts the inner wall of the opening of the inner container and functions to press outward.   The double container according to claim 1, wherein the stopper ribs are provided at two opposing positions on the circumference of the top of the inner wall of the inner container.   The double-walled container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wall surface of the main body container has a notch in a part thereof.   The double container according to claim 1, wherein a hole is provided in a bottom surface of the main body container.