JP5470213B2 - holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder for holding a thin container such as a pouch.

  As this type of holder, conventionally, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a pair of abutting members sandwiching a side edge portion of a thin container and an upper end portion of the pair of abutting members are connected via a string portion. A configuration including a cap body is known. The cap body described above is a cap body that is detachably attached to the spout of the thin container, and the cap spout of the thin container is closed by the cap body. According to the holder configured as described above, the spout is opened by removing the cap body attached to the spout, and the contents in the thin container can be poured out from the spout. Moreover, after pouring out the contents, the spout is closed by attaching a cap body to the spout.

JP 2001-31117 A

  However, in the above-described conventional holder, the operation of removing the cap body when opening and closing the spout is complicated, and improvement in operability in the holder of the thin-walled container has been demanded.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a holder that can easily open and close the spout of a thin-walled container and has good operability.

  The holder according to the present invention is a holder for holding a thin-walled container, and is a stand-alone stand part in which a space for accommodating the thin-walled container is formed inside, and is connected to the stand part via a connecting part. A clip portion comprising a pair of arms each rotatable around the connecting portion, and the pair of arms includes a fastening portion for closing the spout of the thin container from both sides, and the fastening portion. And an operation lever portion disposed on the outside of the stand portion, and the connecting portion is elastically bent and deformed, and the fastening portions are connected to each other by a restoring force of the connecting portion. The pair of arms are biased in a direction in which they are pressed against each other.

  With such a feature, the thin container is placed in a stable state by being accommodated in the inner space of the stand portion that can stand by itself. Moreover, a spout is obstruct | occluded by pinching | interposing the spout of a thin container by the fastening part of a pair of arm. At this time, the pair of arms are respectively connected to the stand part via the connection part elastically bent and deformed, and are urged in the direction in which the fastening parts on both sides are pressed against each other by the restoring force of the connection part. The spouts of the thin-walled container are sandwiched between the fastening portions on both sides with a considerably strong force, and the spout is reliably closed.

  Further, when the contents stored inside the thin container described above are poured out, the operation lever portions of the pair of arms are operated, and the pair of arms are connected to each other in a direction in which the fastening portions on both sides are separated from each other. Rotate each around. Thereby, the fastening part on both sides is opened, the spout of the thin container is opened, and the contents in the thin container are poured out from the spout. In addition, after the content is poured out, the operation of the operation lever portion is released, so that the pair of arms rotate around the connecting portion in the direction in which the fastening portions on both sides are close to each other due to the restoring force of the connecting portion. . As a result, the clasps on both sides are closed, and the spout of the thin container is sandwiched between the clasps on both sides and closed.

  According to the holder of the present invention, the spout of the thin container can be easily opened and closed, and the operability can be improved.

It is a perspective view of a holder for explaining an embodiment of the invention. It is a side view of the holder for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the holder for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the holder for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded view of the holder for demonstrating embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A holder 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a synthetic resin holder for holding a flexible bag-like thin container 10 (shown in FIG. 2) that is difficult to stand by itself, such as a pouch container.
In the present embodiment, the spout 11 side (left side in FIG. 2) of the thin-walled container 10 is “front”, and the opposite side (right side in FIG. 2) is “rear”. Further, a horizontal direction (lateral direction in FIG. 3) orthogonal to the front-rear direction is referred to as “left-right direction”.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the schematic configuration of the holder 1 includes a stand part 2 that can be self-supported in which a space for accommodating the thin container 10 is formed inside, and a front end of a support part 42 described later of the stand part 2. The clip part 3 provided in the part is provided.

The stand part 2 is an outer shell part that covers the lower end part, the rear side end part, and the upper end part of the thin-walled container 10, and includes a pair of left and right side wall parts 4A and 4B as shown in FIG. The pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B are disposed with a space in the left-right direction, and a space for accommodating the thin container 10 is formed between the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pair of side wall portions 4 </ b> A and 4 </ b> B includes a pedestal portion 40 whose lower end surface is grounded, a frame portion 41 erected from the rear end portion of the pedestal portion 40, and a frame The support part 42 which is arrange | positioned at the upper end of the part 41 and supports the upper end part of the thin container 10 is each provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the above-described pedestal portion 40 is a wall portion that extends in the front-rear direction and is curved in an arc shape in plan view, and the pedestal portions 40 and 40 on both sides are arranged symmetrically facing each other, They are arranged in a substantially flat circular shape in plan view.
As shown in FIG. 4, the frame portion 41 described above is a wall portion that extends in the vertical direction and is curved along the pedestal portion 40 in a plan view, and the interval between the frame portions 41 and 41 on both sides is the rear end. It is gradually widened from the front to the front. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper portion of the frame portion 41 is inclined inward in the left-right direction toward the upper side, and the interval between the upper portions of the frame portions 41 and 41 on both sides is gradually reduced toward the upper side. ing.
As shown in FIG. 4, the above-described support portion 42 is a flat plate portion extending from the upper end of the frame portion 41 toward the front side, and the pair of support portions 42 and 42 are arranged to face each other in parallel. Has been.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1-4, the outer edge wall part 43 which protruded toward the inner side of the left-right direction of the stand part 2 is formed in the outer edge of the support part 42. As shown in FIG. The outer edge wall portion 43 is a belt-like wall portion extending from the lower end of the edge portion on the rear side of the support portion 42 to the front end of the upper edge portion of the support portion 42 along the edge portion of the support portion 42. The outer edge wall parts 43 and 43 of a pair of support parts 42 and 42 are mutually faced | matched over the full length.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 2-4, the cylindrical fitting cylinder part 44 protrudes from the inner surface of the support part 42 of one side wall part 4A, and the support part 42 of the other side wall part 4B. A cylindrical fitting portion 45 fitted on the inner side of the fitting cylinder portion 44 is provided on the inner surface of the projection portion. A plurality (two in the present embodiment) of the fitting cylinder portion 44 and the fitting portion 45 are provided on the upper portion of the support portion 42 with a space therebetween. The pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B are connected by the portion 45. Further, the thin container 10 is supported by inserting the plurality of fitting tube portions 44 into the retaining holes formed in the upper end edge portion 12 of the thin container 10.

  Further, a plurality of blade portions 46 arranged radially around the fitting tube portion 44 are projected from the inner surface of the support portion 42 of the one side wall portion 4A, and the support portion 42 of the other side wall portion 4B. A plurality of blade portions 46 arranged radially around the fitting portion 45 are also provided on the inner surface of the projection. The blade portions 46 and 46 are respectively disposed at positions where the tip surfaces face each other, and the upper edge 12 of the thin container 10 is sandwiched between the blade portions 46 and 46.

In addition, the rear edge portions of the pair of side wall portions 4 </ b> A and 4 </ b> B are connected to each other via a hinge portion 47. The hinge portion 47 described above is a thin connecting portion that can be bent and deformed and extends along the rear edge of the side wall portions 4A and 4B, and the pair of side wall portions 4A, 4A, 4B is integrally formed, and the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B are relatively rotatable around the hinge portion 47.
Further, a stopper portion 48 is provided on the outer surface of the support portion 42 of the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B so as to limit the rotation operation of the operation lever portion 51 of the clip portion 3 described later. The stopper portion 48 is a convex portion that extends upward from the lower end of the support portion 42, and is disposed at the front portion of the support portion 42.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the clip portion 3 is a closing member that closes the spout 11 of the thin container 10 and includes a pair of symmetrical arms 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B.
Each of the pair of arms 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B includes a fastening part 50 disposed on the front side of the support part 42 and an operation lever part 51 connected to the rear end part of the fastening part 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the above-described fastening part 50 is a substantially rectangular flat plate part for closing and closing the spout 11 of the thin container 10 from both sides. Is formed with a contact surface 52 inclined with respect to the rear portion of the inner surface. As shown in FIG. 4, the fastening portions 50, 50 on both sides are arranged in a substantially V shape in plan view with the respective contact surfaces 52, 52 overlapping each other. The spout 11 is closed when the spout 11 of the thin container 10 is sandwiched between the contact surfaces 52, 52 of the 50, 50.

  The operation lever portion 51 described above is a plate portion for performing an operation of opening the fastening portions 50, 50, and is disposed on the outer side in the left-right direction of the support portion 42 of the stand portion 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation lever portion 51 is arranged in a position that is curved in a substantially arc shape along the pedestal portion 40 in a plan view and overlaps the pedestal portion 40. Are arranged with a gap between them.

  Further, the pair of arms 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B described above are connected to the stand part 2 via a connecting part 6. The connecting portion 6 is a thin-walled portion extending along the front edge of the side wall portions 4A and 4B, and the arms 5A and 5B are formed integrally with the stand portion 2 via the connecting portion 6. The arms 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B are rotatable relative to the stand part 2 around the connecting part 6. Further, the connecting portion 6 is elastically bent and deformed, and a pair of arms 5A and 5B are attached in the direction in which the fastening portions 50 and 50 are pressed against each other by the restoring force of the connecting portion 6, respectively. It is energized.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the holder 1 having the above-described configuration is formed with the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B open. At this time, the pair of arms 5A and 5B respectively connected to the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B via the connecting portion 6 are formed in a direction intersecting (for example, orthogonal to) the side wall portions 4A and 4B. That is, in a plan view, the fixing portion 50 protrudes toward the inner surface side of the side wall portions 4A and 4B and the operation lever portion 51 protrudes toward the outer surface side of the side wall portions 4A and 4B. Mold 5B.

  At the time of assembly, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the pair of arms 5A and 5B are rotated around the connecting portion 6 relative to the side wall portions 4A and 4B, respectively. Subsequently, the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B are relatively rotated around the hinge portion 47, and the fitting portion 45 is fitted inside the fitting tube portion 44 to close the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B. As a result, the connecting portion 6 is elastically bent and deformed, and the pair of arms 5A and 5B are biased in a direction in which the fastening portions 50 and 50 are pressed against each other by the restoring force of the connecting portion 6. .

  Next, the operation of the holder 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  As described above, when assembling the holder 1, the thin container 10 is inserted between the pair of side wall parts 4 </ b> A and 4 </ b> B while the fitting cylinder part 44 is inserted into the retaining hole formed in the upper edge 12 of the thin container 10. When sandwiched, the thin-walled container 10 is accommodated in the space inside the stand part 2 where the thin-walled container 10 can stand by itself with the upper end edge 12 of the thin-walled container 10 supported by the support 42. Thereby, the self-supporting unstable thin container 10 is placed in a stable state.

  Further, the spout 11 is closed by sandwiching the spout 11 of the thin container 10 by the fastening portions 50, 50 of the pair of arms 5A, 5B. At this time, the pair of arms 5A and 5B are connected to the stand part 2 via the connecting parts 6 and 6 which are elastically bent and deformed, and the fastening parts 50 and 50 on both sides are connected to each other by the restoring force of the connecting parts 6 and 6. Are pressed in the direction in which they are pressed against each other, the spout 11 of the thin container 10 is sandwiched between the fastening portions 50, 50 on both sides with a considerably strong force, and the spout 11 is reliably closed.

  Further, when the contents in the thin container 10 are poured out, the operation lever portions 51 and 51 of the pair of arms 5A and 5B are respectively pressed inward in the left-right direction. Accordingly, the pair of arms 5A and 5B rotate around the connecting portion 6 in the direction in which the fastening portions 50 and 50 on both sides are separated from each other, and the fastening portions 50 and 50 on both sides are opened. As a result, the spout 11 of the thin container 10 is opened. Then, the contents in the thin container 10 are poured out from the spout 11 by tilting the thin container 10 together with the holder 1 while pressing the operation lever portions 51 and 51.

  Moreover, after the content is poured out, the pressing of the operation lever portions 51 and 51 is released. As a result, due to the restoring force of the connecting portions 6 and 6, the pair of arms 5A and 5B rotate around the connecting portions 6 and 6 in the direction in which the fastening portions 50 and 50 on both sides are close to each other, respectively. 50, 50 are closed. As a result, the spout 11 of the thin-walled container 10 is sandwiched and closed by the fastening portions 50, 50 on both sides.

  According to the above-described holder 1, the spout 11 of the thin container 10 is opened only by pressing the operating lever portions 51, 51, and the spout 11 is closed only by releasing the press. The spout 11 can be easily opened and closed, and the operability can be improved.

Moreover, since the spout 11 is obstruct | occluded by pinching the spout 11 of the thin container 10 by the fastening parts 50 and 50 of the clip part 3, and the thin container 10 is sealed, the contents in the thin container 10 may spill out. It is possible to prevent a problem that the contents in the thin container 10 are deteriorated by being exposed to air.
In particular, in the holder 1 described above, the pair of arms 5A and 5B of the clip part 3 are sandwiched by the restoring force of the connecting parts 6 and 6 that are elastically bent and deformed so that the spout 11 of the thin-walled container 10 is sandwiched with a considerably strong force. Therefore, the spout 11 can be reliably closed, and the sealing performance of the spout 11 can be improved.

The embodiment of the holder according to the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the holder 1 attached to the bag-like thin container 10 has been described. However, the present invention is a holder used for a bottle-like thin container formed by blow molding or the like. May be.

  In the above-described embodiment, the holder 1 having a substantially flat circular shape in plan view has been described. However, the shape of the holder of the present invention can be modified as appropriate, for example, a rectangular shape in a plan view, a circular shape, or a rectangular shape. A circular holder may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pair of side wall portions 4A and 4B are integrally formed via the hinge portion 47, and the holder 1 is formed of one component. The parts 4A and 4B may be molded separately, or may be a holder composed of two or more parts.

  In addition, in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention, it is possible to replace suitably the component in above-mentioned embodiment with a well-known component, and you may combine the above-mentioned modification suitably.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder 2 Stand part 3 Clip part 5A, 5B Arm 50 Fastening part 51 Operation lever part 6 Connection part 10 Thin container 11 Outlet

Claims (1)

A holder for holding a thin container,
A self-supporting stand part in which a space for accommodating the thin-walled container is formed inside, and a clip part composed of a pair of arms each connected to the stand part via a connecting part and rotatable around the connecting part; , And
The pair of arms are each provided with a fastening portion that closes the spout of the thin container from both sides, and an operation lever portion that is connected to the fastening portion and disposed outside the stand portion. And
The holder is characterized in that the connecting portion is elastically bent and deformed, and the pair of arms are urged in a direction in which the fastening portions are pressed against each other by a restoring force of the connecting portion.

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