JP5783770B2 - Container holding jig - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention can be attached to a gun-type dispenser that discharges edible contents by pressing an exchangeable cartridge containing edible contents with a piston, and is a deformable container for edible contents. It is related with the container holding jig which can hold | maintain.

  In a fast food restaurant or the like, a manual gun dispenser that pushes out a predetermined amount of edible contents at a time when serving edible contents such as mayonnaise or tartar sauce on buns is generally used.

  The above-mentioned gun-type dispenser is equipped with an exchangeable cartridge containing edible contents as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 on an installation portion of the dispenser, and the edible content in the cartridge is pushed by a piston. Extruding things is done.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-270771 Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-23436

  However, since the entire cartridge is so-called disposable, it is not preferable from the viewpoints of environment and cost. Therefore, the container for edible contents is made into a deformable bag made of a thin film, etc., and a container holding jig that can be used repeatedly is provided to hold the container and install it in the gun-type dispenser. thinking. Moreover, since the gun-type dispenser for cartridges is widely used, it is preferable that a deformable container can be installed using the same-type gun-type dispenser.

  In this case, the container holding jig needs to place the container in the gun-type dispenser like the cartridge and press the container with its piston to stably push out the edible contents. For this reason, the container holding jig may be provided with a cylindrical sleeve that accommodates and guides the deformable container.

  In that case, however, the container in the sleeve is pushed by the piston and the edible contents are discharged. At this time, as shown in FIG. Easy to get in between. When a part of the container 200 enters between the piston 201 and the sleeve 202, the edible contents inside move to the rear side of the piston 201. As a result, for example, when the piston 201 moves to the tip of the sleeve 202, the edible contents remain in the container 200. Further, when a part of the container 200 enters behind the piston 201, the part obstructs the piston 201, and it is difficult to take out the container 200 from the sleeve 202 when replacing the container 200.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and enables a deformable container to be installed in a gun-type dispenser for a cartridge, and is a problem peculiar to the case of using the deformable container. It is an object to prevent a part of the container from entering between the sleeve and the piston during the operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention can be attached to a gun-type dispenser that discharges edible contents by pressing the inside of a replaceable cartridge that contains edible contents with a piston, and can be attached to the edible contents. A container holding jig capable of holding a deformable container for an object, wherein the jig can be installed in a cartridge installation portion, and can be attached to and removed from a cylindrical sleeve loaded with the container, and a tip of the piston. A piston cover that slides inside and presses the container in the sleeve, and the sleeve has a lid portion that opens and closes with respect to a main body of the sleeve and allows the container to be taken in and out, and the piston The cover is provided in a circular shape around the front surface portion with a circular front surface whose center coincides with the axis of the piston, and is located on the rear side of the front surface portion. There are those having a suppressing-inserting suppressing portion from entering between the sleeve and the piston cover.

  According to the present invention, a deformable container can be installed in a gun-type dispenser for a cartridge. Moreover, since it can suppress that a part of container pressed by the piston enters between a sleeve and a piston, it can push out from a container, without leaving an edible content. Further, the piston can be easily pulled back, and the container can be easily detached from the sleeve when the container is replaced.

  The intrusion suppressing portion may have a V-shaped cross-sectional shape. In such a case, a V-shaped inner space is formed around the front portion, so that a part of the container hanging from the periphery of the front portion is guided into this space, whereby a part of the container is formed. It is possible to effectively and reliably prevent rearward entry from between the piston and the sleeve. In addition, since the contact area between the tip of the entry suppressing portion and the sleeve is small and the friction is small, the piston cover and the piston are smoothly moved in the sleeve, and the edible contents are properly discharged. The “V-shape” includes a shape close to a V-shape that performs substantially the same function as the V-shape.

  The piston cover has a length in the front-rear direction such that at least a part of the piston cover is located in the sleeve when the piston is disposed at the rearmost position with the piston cover attached. May be. In such a case, the piston cover does not come out of the sleeve even when the piston is pulled when the container is replaced. As a result, the sleeve is fixed to the dispenser when the container is exchanged, so that the container can be easily and quickly inserted into and removed from the sleeve.

  The piston cover may have a claw portion for stopping the piston on an inner surface thereof, and the claw portion may allow the piston cover to be freely attached to and detached from the piston. In such a case, a tool or the like is not required, and the piston cover can be easily attached to and detached from the piston. Since the sleeve and the piston cover can be easily removed from the dispenser by removing the piston cover from the piston, the cartridge and the container holding jig can be easily replaced.

  The sleeve may be made of polycarbonate, and the piston cover may be made of polypropylene. In such a case, the strength of the sleeve and the piston cover is ensured and the weight can be reduced. Moreover, hot water sterilization becomes possible.

  The edible content may be a packaged food in which a viscous food is filled and sealed.

  According to the present invention, a container holding jig that can be used repeatedly can be used instead of the cartridge, which is preferable from the viewpoint of the environment and the cost. Moreover, the edible contents in the container can be efficiently extruded without waste. Furthermore, the container can be easily exchanged, and the usability of the dispenser is improved. Moreover, since the container holding jig can be removed from the dispenser, the container holding jig can be appropriately washed and used for a long time.

It is a perspective view of a dispenser in the state where a container was removed. It is a perspective view of a container. It is sectional drawing of the discharge part of a container. It is a front view of a seat part. It is a perspective view of a container holding jig. It is sectional drawing of a sleeve. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container holding jig installed in the installation part of a dispenser. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container holding jig in a state where the piston is pulled back to the maximum. It is a perspective view of a dispenser when a container is loaded. It is a perspective view of a dispenser when a pull top part is removed. It is a longitudinal cross-section of the container holding jig which shows the state by which the edible content is extruded. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the container moved back from between a piston and a sleeve.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a gun-type dispenser 2 on which a container holding jig 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted.

  The gun-type dispenser 2 is made of a general stainless steel, and is equipped with an exchangeable cylindrical cartridge that accommodates edible contents, and pushes the edible contents by pushing the inside of the cartridge with a piston. . Specifically, the dispenser 2 includes an installation portion 10 capable of selectively installing the cylindrical cartridge and the container holding jig 1 of the present invention, and a handle portion 11 attached to the rear end of the installation portion 10. And a pressing mechanism 12 that pushes the cylindrical cartridge of the installation unit 10 and the container A of the container holding jig 1 from the rear. The cylindrical cartridge is, for example, a container itself, and at least a part of the cartridge is deformed to discharge the edible contents.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the installation part 10 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. For example, an annular front end part 20 having a circular opening 20a at the center and a circular rear end part 21 through which a rod 51 described later is inserted at the center. In addition, the front end portion 20 and the rear end portion 21 are connected to each other and a substantially semi-cylindrical mounting portion 22 on which a sleeve 80 described later of the container holding jig 1 and a cylindrical cartridge are mounted is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the handle portion 11 includes, for example, a fixed handle 30 fixed to the rear end portion 21 of the installation portion 10, and a lever 31 provided to be rotatable with respect to the fixed handle 30. For example, a spring (not shown) is provided inside the handle portion 11, and when the force pulling the lever 31 is removed, the lever 31 returns to its original position.

  The pressing mechanism 12 includes, for example, a disk-shaped piston 50 inserted into the sleeve 80 of the installation unit 10, and a rod 51 that protrudes rearward from the piston 50 through the rear end portion 21 and the handle portion 11. ing. The rod 51 is formed with a plurality of grooves 51a at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction, and hooks (not shown) in the lever 31 can be hooked on the grooves 51a. This is a ratchet mechanism. When the lever 31 hooked in a groove 51a is pulled, the rod 51 is fed forward by the interval of the groove 51a, the piston 50 moves forward, and when the lever 31 is returned, the lever 31 is moved to the next. It is caught in the groove 51a. Since there are a plurality of grooves 51a, this operation can be repeated, and the piston 50 can be advanced by that amount by repeatedly pulling the lever 31. Further, the rod 51 can be reversed around the axis to release the catch of the groove 51a and the lever 31, and can be pulled back.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the container A includes a discharge portion 60 provided at a portion where the edible contents are discharged, and a bag portion 61 that is connected to the discharge portion 60 and is deformable. The discharge unit 60 is made of, for example, resin and is injection-molded, and the bag unit 61 is formed of, for example, a thin film made of resin.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the discharge part 60 includes an annular outer frame part 70, a pull top part 71 that enables the container A to be opened from the outer frame part 70, and a sheet attached to the back side of the pull top part 71. A portion 72 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the sheet portion 72 has a thin film circular shape, and cut-out discharge holes 72 a are formed at, for example, three locations. When the pull top portion 71 is removed from the outer frame portion 70, the discharge port 72a of the sheet portion 72 is exposed.

  Next, the container holding jig 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the container holding jig 1 is detachable from the cylindrical sleeve 80 into which the container A is loaded and the tip of the piston 50, and slides in the sleeve 80 to move the container A in the sleeve 80. A piston cover 81 that presses the bag portion 61 is provided.

  The sleeve 80 has a lid portion 82 that opens and closes with respect to the main body 80a of the sleeve 80 and enables the container A to be taken out. The lid 82 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 6, the lid portion 82 has a rotating shaft 90 extending in the axial direction of the sleeve 80 at one end, and can be rotated around the rotating shaft 90 to be opened and closed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the sleeve 80 is formed with a locking portion 91 that is locked to the main body 80 a of the sleeve 80 at the other end opposite to the rotation shaft 90. The locking portion 91 is, for example, a through hole, and is locked to the main body 80a by being fitted into a protruding portion 92 provided on the main body 80a side. The sleeve 80 has a length that allows the sleeve 80 to be attached and detached without the piston 50 and the sleeve 80 interfering with each other when the piston 50 is most retracted in a state where the sleeve 80 is installed in the installation portion 10. Yes. For example, polycarbonate is used as the material of the sleeve 80.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the piston cover 81 is provided in a circular shape around the front surface portion 100 having a disk-like front surface portion 100 whose center coincides with the axis of the piston 50, and is located on the rear side of the front surface portion 100. The bag portion 61 of the container A has an entry restraining portion 101 that restrains the bag portion 61 from being caught between the piston cover 81 and the sleeve 80. The intrusion suppression portion 101 is formed in a V-shaped cross section at a position lower than the front surface portion 100 by one step.

  The intrusion suppressing portion 101 has, for example, a substantially V-shaped cross-sectional shape, for example, a rear extending portion 110 that continuously extends rearward from the outer edge of the front surface portion 100, and a bottom portion 111 that is positioned on the outer edge of the rear extending portion 110 A protrusion 112 that protrudes obliquely outward from the bottom 111 toward the front side is provided, and a space B that is formed inside the V-shape is formed in the intrusion suppression portion 101. The protrusion 112 is formed in a tapered shape so as to be tapered, for example. The tip of the protrusion 112 is in contact with the inner surface of the sleeve 80. The protrusion 112 only needs to be substantially in contact with the inner surface of the sleeve 80 so that the film-like bag portion 61 does not enter, and there may be a slight gap.

  The piston cover 81 further includes a cylindrical portion 120 that extends to the rear side of the insertion suppressing portion 101 and a rib portion 121 that extends to the rear side from the back surface of the front surface portion 100. A claw portion 130 protruding inward is provided at the rear end of the cylindrical portion 120. The claw portions 130 are provided at a plurality of locations at the rear end of the cylindrical portion 120. The piston cover 81 is formed by pressing the circular substantially dish-shaped piston 50 against the rib portion 121 on the back surface of the piston cover 81 and hooking the peripheral portion of the piston 50 to the claw portion 130 on the inner peripheral surface of the piston cover 81. 81 can be attached to the piston 50. The piston cover 81 can be removed from the piston 50 by pulling the piston cover 81 from the piston 50 and removing the outer edge of the piston 50 from the claw portion 130.

  The piston cover 81 has a predetermined thickness in the front-rear direction, and when the piston 50 with the piston cover 81 attached is disposed at the rearmost position as shown in FIG. 8 (when the rod 51 is pulled most rearward). Further, at least a part of the piston cover 81 is configured to be located in the sleeve 80. For example, polypropylene is used as the material of the piston cover 81.

  Next, the operation of the container holding jig 1 configured as described above will be described together with the operation when the dispenser 2 is used. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the container holding jig 1 is mounted on the installation portion 10 of the dispenser 2. Thereafter, the lid portion 82 of the sleeve 80 is opened, and a hand is put into the opening, and the piston cover 81 is attached to the piston 50. Thereafter, the container A is placed in the sleeve 80 as shown in FIG. At this time, the discharge part 60 of the container A is fitted into the opening 80b at the tip of the sleeve 80 and positioned. In addition, the container A stores pasty edible contents C such as mayonnaise, which are served in foods such as hamburgers and hot dogs.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the lid portion 82 is closed, the pull top portion 71 is removed from the outer frame portion 70, and the container A is opened. At this time, the discharge hole 72a of the sheet portion 72 is exposed. Thus, the container A loading operation is completed.

  Next, the lever 31 of the dispenser 2 is pulled, the rod 51 and the piston 50 move forward by a predetermined pitch, and the piston cover 81 presses the bag portion 61 of the container A from the rear side. Thereby, a predetermined amount of edible contents C is pushed out from the discharge hole 72a.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the front surface portion 100 of the piston cover 81 mainly pushes the bag portion 61 of the container A, and a part of the bag portion 61 enters the space B of the entry suppression portion 101 around the front surface portion 100. . Further, the protrusion 112 of the intrusion suppressing portion 101 having a V-shaped cross section is in contact with the inner wall of the sleeve 80. Thereby, a part of the bag part 61 that has moved to the space B around the front surface part 100 is held by the V-shaped intrusion suppressing part 101, and the bag part 61 remains in the sleeve even if the piston cover 81 moves forward. Intrusion between 80 and the piston cover 81 is suppressed.

  Thereafter, when the piston cover 81 reaches the discharge part 60 of the container A, the container A becomes empty. At this time, the front surface portion 100 reaches the sheet portion 72, and the outer frame portion 70 of the discharge portion 60 enters the space B of the intrusion suppression portion 101, and interference between the discharge portion 60 and the piston cover 81 is prevented.

  When the container A becomes empty, the rod 51 is pulled back, and the piston cover 81 and the piston 50 move to the rear side in the sleeve 80. At this time, even if the rod 51 and the piston 50 are pulled backward as much as possible, the piston cover 81 does not come out of the sleeve 80. For this reason, the sleeve 80 is fixed to the installation portion 10 by the piston cover 81 attached to the rod 51 and the piston 50. Thereafter, the lid portion 82 of the sleeve 80 is opened, and an empty container A is taken out from the inside and replaced with a new container A.

  According to the above embodiment, the container A that can be deformed can be installed in the gun-type dispenser 2 for the cartridge using the container holding jig 1. Thereby, instead of the cartridge, the container A can be installed using the container holding jig 1 that can be used repeatedly, which is preferable from the viewpoints of environment and cost. Moreover, since the container holding jig 1 has the piston cover 81 having the front surface portion 100 and the entry suppressing portion 101, when the edible contents are pushed out by pressing the bag portion 61 of the container A with the piston 50, The bag portion 61 of the container A can be prevented from entering between the sleeve 80 and the piston cover 81. Thereby, the edible contents C can be pushed out from the container A without leaving. Further, when replacing the container A, the piston 50 can be easily pulled back, and the container A can be easily detached from the sleeve 80.

  Further, since the intrusion suppressing portion 101 is provided in an annular shape around the front surface portion 100 and is positioned one step rearward of the front surface portion 100 and has a V-shaped cross-sectional shape, A V-shaped inner space B can be formed. Thereby, a part of the bag part 61 of the container A hanging from the periphery of the front surface part 100 is guided into the space B, whereby a part of the bag part 61 of the container A is connected to the piston cover 81 and the sleeve 80. It is possible to effectively and reliably prevent rearward entry from between. In addition, since the contact area between the tip of the entry suppressing portion 101 and the sleeve 80 is small and the friction is small, the piston cover 81 and the piston 50 move smoothly in the sleeve 80, and the edible content C is discharged properly. Done.

  The piston cover 81 has a length in the front-rear direction such that at least a part of the piston cover 81 is located in the sleeve 80 when the piston 50 is disposed at the rearmost position. Even when pulled, the piston cover 81 does not come out of the sleeve 80. As a result, since the sleeve 80 is fixed to the dispenser 2 when the container A is replaced, the container A can be easily and quickly inserted into and removed from the sleeve 80.

  The piston cover 81 has a claw portion 130 for stopping the piston 50 on its inner surface, and the piston cover 81 can be freely attached to and detached from the piston 50 by the claw portion 130. For this reason, a tool etc. are unnecessary and attachment / detachment with respect to piston 50 of piston cover 81 can be performed easily. By removing the piston cover 81 from the piston 50, the sleeve 80 and the piston cover 81 can be easily removed from the installation portion 10 of the dispenser 2, so that the cartridge and the container holding jig 1 can be easily replaced. .

  Since the material of the sleeve 80 is polycarbonate, which is a hard and unbreakable resin, and the material of the piston cover 81 is polypropylene, which is a relatively hard resin, the strength of the container holding jig 1 can be secured and the container holding treatment can be ensured. It is prevented that the tool 1 is damaged in the complicated work of handling the tool 1. Moreover, it is excellent in heat resistance, and the sleeve 80 and the piston cover 81 that handle edible contents can be sterilized with hot water. Furthermore, weight reduction is achieved and it can be used conveniently also for the relatively heavy dispenser 2 made of stainless steel.

  The container A loaded in the container holding jig 1 has a pull-top type discharge part 60 from which edible contents are discharged, and a deformable bag part 61 connected to the discharge part 60. Thus, by having the pull-top type discharge part 60, the airtightness before use can be ensured and an edible content can be reliably kept in a sterilized state. Further, since the container A can be easily opened, it is easy to use. Further, by having the deformable bag portion 61, the edible contents can be suitably pushed out.

  Moreover, since the container-packed food with which the container A is filled with a viscous food and sealed is used up, the waste of the edible contents can be eliminated.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various modifications or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the idea described in the claims, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood.

  The present invention is useful when the container pressed by the piston of the dispenser is prevented from entering between the sleeve and the piston.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container holding jig 2 Dispenser 50 Piston 51 Rod 60 Discharge part 61 Bag part 80 Sleeve 81 Piston cover 82 Cover part 100 Front surface part 101 Intrusion suppression part A Container C Edible content

Claims (6)

It can be attached to a gun-type dispenser that discharges edible contents by pressing the inside of an exchangeable cartridge containing edible contents with a piston, and can hold a deformable container for edible contents A container holding jig,
A cylindrical sleeve that can be installed in a cartridge installation unit and loaded with the container;
A piston cover that is detachable from the tip of the piston and slides in the sleeve to press the container in the sleeve;
The sleeve is
Opening and closing with respect to the main body of the sleeve, and having a lid portion that allows the container to be taken in and out,
The piston cover is
A circular front surface whose center coincides with the axis of the piston;
An intrusion suppressing portion that is provided in an annular shape around the front surface portion, is located on the rear side of the front surface portion, and prevents a part of the container from entering between the piston cover and the sleeve. Furthermore, it has a claw portion for stopping the piston on its inner surface, and the piston cover can be freely detached from the piston by the claw portion,
The entry suppression part has a protrusion,
A container holding jig in which a slight gap is formed between the protrusion and the inner surface of the sleeve . The sleeve has an opening at its tip,
The discharge part of the container fitted in the opening has a sheet part in which a discharge hole for discharging the edible contents is formed,
The container holding jig according to claim 1, wherein the front part reaches the sheet part when the container is empty. Entering-inclusive suppressing portion has a V-shaped cross-sectional shape, the container holding jig according to claim 1 or 2. The piston cover has a length in the front-rear direction such that at least a part of the piston cover is positioned in the sleeve when the piston is disposed at the rearmost position with the piston cover attached. The container holding jig according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The sleeve is made of polycarbonate,
The container holding jig according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a material of the piston cover is polypropylene.   The container holding jig according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the edible content is a container-packed food in which a viscous food is filled in a container and sealed.

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