JP5789101B2 - Refill bottle equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a refill bottle device for use in saunas, inns, hotels and other business facilities, for example, body soap, shampoo liquid, rinse liquid and the like.

  Conventionally, in saunas, fitness clubs, inns, super public baths, nursing homes and other business facilities, liquids such as body soaps, shampoos, rinses, conditioners, etc. used in the bathroom are each packed in predetermined amounts in bottles, Prior to the start of work, the shortage is replenished or refilled. When using such refill bottles, many bottles have a detachable pump dispenser at the top and push the pump dispenser's push head down into the pump cylinder through a tube that extends into the bottle. The liquid is sucked up and discharged from the nozzle (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Therefore, when the pump dispenser is removed from the bottle during the refilling operation, the liquid material dripped from the lower end of the tube and often contaminates the vicinity. Also, since bottles using this pump dispenser must be placed directly on the floor or shelf, etc., it is unsanitary. In addition, if the pump's pressing head is continuously pressed several times, the contents are discharged continuously, so that more shampoo solution than necessary is used, which is a wasteful cause of environmental pollution. It was also tied up. Although devices have been proposed that allow the contents to be taken directly from the refill pouch, such devices are usually for personal use and are replenished daily in the facility as described above. It is not the best bottle for business use.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-186963 (paragraph 0015, FIG. 1)

  The solution of the present invention is to refill the refill bottle easily and hygienically with the liquid material mainly used for business as described above, and does not require a wide installation place and holds a plurality of bottles in a narrow place. It is possible to provide a refill bottle device that can be discharged in small amounts even when used.

  According to the present invention, a bottle body having a neck portion at the top and bottom, a cap that is detachably attached to the upper neck portion of the bottle body, a hanging portion that is provided on the cap and can suspend the bottle body, A pump connected to the lower neck portion is provided, the cap is provided with a slide engagement piece that engages with a locking groove formed in the upper neck portion of the bottle body, and the pump is a flexible pump wall body The refill bottle apparatus which is the structure which discharges the content in a bottle main body from a nozzle quantitatively by pressing is provided, and the said subject is solved.

  Further, according to the present invention, the pump opens and closes an inner pipe having a flow channel communicating with the lower neck portion of the bottle body and having a nozzle connected to the lower end, and a valve hole formed in the flow channel. And a ball provided in the inner pipe and a flexible pump wall that surrounds the outer periphery of the flow hole formed in the middle of the inner pipe and forms a storage space for the contents. The refill bottle apparatus characterized by the above is provided, and the above problems are solved.

The present invention is configured as described above, and includes a bottle body having a neck portion at the top and bottom, a cap detachably attached to the upper neck portion of the bottle body, and a suspension provided on the cap and capable of suspending the bottle body. The cap includes a pump connected to the lower neck portion and the lower neck portion, and the cap is provided with a slide engagement piece that engages with a locking groove formed in the upper neck portion of the bottle body, and the pump is flexible. Since the pump body is pressed to discharge the contents in the bottle body from the nozzle, the bottle body can be hung on an appropriate support rod or hook, etc. When replenishing the contents without taking up space, remove the slide engagement piece from the locking groove to remove the bottle body from the cap and remove the contents from the upper neck. It can be replenished easily, there is no fear of contaminating the surroundings with droppings.

  Further, the pump is provided in the inner pipe so as to open and close the inner pipe having a flow path communicating with the lower neck portion of the bottle body and having the nozzle connected to the lower end, and the valve hole formed in the flow path. When the ball is formed with a flexible pump wall that surrounds the outer periphery of the flow hole formed in the middle of the inner pipe and forms a storage space for the contents, the pump wall is lightly pressed (gripped). When the pump wall body is contracted, the contents stored in the pump wall body are discharged from the nozzle when the pump wall body contracts, and when the pump wall body returns from the contracted state, the contents are transferred from the bottle body to the pump wall. Inhaled into the body. Since the discharge and suction amounts at this time are defined by the size of the pump wall body, the pump wall body can control the discharge amount quantitatively and the pump wall body must be restored to its original form by its own elastic action. Since it cannot be pressed next time, there is no risk of using the contents repeatedly and repeatedly as in the case of a conventional pump dispenser, which is economical and less likely to cause environmental pollution.

The perspective view of the suspended state which shows one Example of this invention. Perspective view. The perspective view of a part of the state which removed the cap from the bottle main body. The disassembled perspective view of a cap part. The state of the slide engagement piece of a cap part is shown, (A) is the state engaged with the upper neck part of a bottle main body, (B) is explanatory drawing of the state which has remove | deviated from this neck part. FIG.

  1-6 which show one Example of this invention, the bottle main body 2 of the refill bottle apparatus 1 is formed in the substantially cylindrical shape where the lower part swelled from the intermediate part, and it is in the said bottle main body up and down. Although the neck parts 3 and 4 which open are provided, the shape of this bottle main body 2 can be formed in various forms. The upper neck portion 3 rises upward from the shoulder portion 5 of the bottle body 2, has a tapered surface 6 formed on the outer periphery of the tip, and is provided with a locking groove 7 recessed in an annular shape in the middle. A male screw 8 is formed on the outer periphery of the lower neck portion 4 and a pump 9 is connected thereto.

  A cap 10 is detachably attached to the upper neck portion 3, and a suspending portion 11 capable of suspending the bottle body 2 is provided on the cap 10. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the hanging portion 11 has one end rising upward from the upper surface (top plate) of the cap 10 and the tip thereof facing the upper surface of the cap with a gap therebetween. The hook shape is curved in a letter shape, but it may be substantially U-shaped with both ends integrally rising from the upper surface of the cap, or may be attached to the cap with an appropriately shaped hook or ring formed separately ( (Not shown).

  There are various ways to attach the cap 10 in a detachable manner. Preferably, the upper neck portion 3 can be attached and detached with one touch. In the embodiment shown in the figure, a slide engagement piece 12 that engages with the locking groove 7 of the upper neck portion 3 is provided on the cap so that it can be attached and detached with one hand. More specifically, the cap 10 has a cylindrical wall body 14 whose lower end is in contact with the shoulder portion 5 of the bottle body 3 below the top plate 13, and the tip of the upper neck portion 3 is on the back surface of the top plate. A receiving portion 15 is formed, and the lower surface 16 of the stepped portion forming the receiving portion 15 is a surface in contact with the upper surface of the slide engagement piece 12, and the lower surface 16 slides opposite to both sides of the upper neck portion. A guide wall 17 is provided so that the side surface of the engagement piece 12 slides, and an operation hole 18 opening to the side is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wall body. A support plate 19 is inserted below the guide wall 17 so as to support the lower surface of the slide engagement piece 12 and fixed by screws 20. The support plate 19 is formed with a receiving hole 21 having a size that allows the upper neck portion 3 to be inserted. An inclined surface 22 that guides the insertion of the upper neck portion is formed at the lower peripheral edge of the receiving hole 21. Has been.

  The slide engagement piece 12 is formed of a plastic material in a plate shape, and has a locking hole 23 formed in a substantially circular shape so that the tip of the upper neck portion 3 can be inserted. A side surface 24 that comes into sliding contact is formed, and on one side, an operation portion 25 that faces the operation hole 18 and bends in an approximately L shape is provided. On the opposite side of the operation portion 25 across the locking hole 23, two claws are formed so as to abut against the inner surface of the wall of the cap 10 and urge the slide engagement piece 12 toward the operation portion 25. The elastic leg 26 protrudes in an opposing state. The slide engagement piece 12 normally moves in the direction of the operation portion 25 by the action of the elastic leg 26 until the peripheral side surface 27 abuts against the inner surface of the wall 14 of the cap. At this time, the operation portion 25 is moved to the operation hole. 18 hardly protrudes from the wall 18 and is substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the wall 14 of the cap 10. An appropriate number of the elastic legs can be provided, and when the slide engagement piece 12 is pushed into the cap against the elasticity of the elastic legs between the ends of the elastic legs 26, the inner surface of the wall of the cap A stopper may be provided on the slide engagement piece so as to abut (not shown).

  Referring to FIG. 5, when the slide engagement piece 12 is moved in the direction of the operation portion 25, the engagement hole 23 of the slide engagement piece 12 is fitted in the engagement groove 7 of the upper neck portion 3. The inner peripheral locking edge 28 is formed so as to be disengaged from the locking groove 7 when the slide engaging piece 12 is pushed into the cap. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking hole 23 has a horizontally long deformed circular shape in the moving direction of the slide engagement piece 12.

Referring to FIG. 6, the pump 9 has a configuration in which a liquid content in the bottle main body 2 can be quantitatively discharged from a nozzle 30 by pressing a flexible pump wall body 29. In FIG. 6, the pump 9 is connected to the lower neck portion 4 by a joint 32 having an internal thread 31 formed on the inner surface, and an insertion cylinder 34 having a connecting pipe 33 protruding from the lower end is inserted into the lower neck portion. It has an inner pipe 35 which is secured to the connecting pipe 33. The inner pipe 35 serves as a flow path for contents, and has a valve hole therein. In FIG. 6, the valve hole is composed of a lower valve hole 36 formed in the middle of the inner pipe 35 and an upper valve hole 37 opened at the lower end of the connection pipe 33, and between the upper valve hole 37 and the lower valve hole 36. In the figure, a ball 38 is inserted so as to close the upper valve hole 37 and open the lower valve hole 36 when raised and open the upper valve hole 37 and close the lower valve hole 36 when lowered. Yes. The inner pipe 35 is fixed to the insertion tube 34 by ultrasonic sound welding or the like after the ball 38 is inserted therein.

The nozzle 30 provided at the lower end of the inner pipe 35 is provided with a discharge port member 40 having a discharge port 39 and fixed to the lower end of the inner pipe 35 by ultrasonic welding or the like, and the discharge port member 40. A valve rod 41 having an O-ring or the like in contact with the discharge port 39 at the lower end, and a discharge port spring 42 for urging the valve rod 41 upward in the drawing. The discharge spring 42 is a weak spring and has a strength that allows the valve stem 41 to be lowered by the applied pressure when the pump wall 29 is pressed. A flow hole 43 through which contents can enter and exit is formed in the middle portion of the inner pipe 35, and the pump wall 29 is flexible so as to surround the outer periphery of the flow hole 43 and form a content storage space. Is provided. The pump wall 29 is formed in a substantially spherical shape as shown in the figure, has a locking groove 44 on the upper side, and is held by engaging the flange portion at the lower end of the joint 32 with the locking groove 44. Below the lower end of the inner pipe 35 is inserted, and a cylindrical portion 45 is provided.

  If the hanging part 11 of the cap 10 is hooked on the support bar 47 provided on the shower hanger 46 in the bathroom, for example, as shown in FIG. It can be placed in the bathroom without taking it. If the pump wall 29 of the pump 9 at the lower end is pressed (gripped), the ball 38 is raised by the pressure applied by the deformation of the pump wall to close the upper valve hole 37 at the lower end of the connection pipe 33 and the lower part. The valve hole 36 is opened, and the contents in the pump wall 29 are pushed out from the nozzle 30 so that a predetermined amount can be used. Further, if the pressure of the pump wall 29 is stopped, the ball 38 is lowered by the suction force when the pump wall 29 is restored to the original state, and the upper valve 37 hole is opened to place the contents from the bottle body 2. It can be taken into the metering pump wall 29. In this way, each time the pump wall 29 is pressed once, the content can be discharged in a fixed amount. Then, when the contents in the bottle body 2 are reduced or at the start of every day, the operation piece 25 facing the operation hole 18 of the cap 10 is pressed against the elasticity of the elastic leg 26 to slide. The inner peripheral locking edge 28 of the combined piece 12 is disengaged from the locking groove 7 of the upper neck portion 3, the bottle body 2 can be removed from the cap 10, and the contents can be easily replenished. After the filling, when the tip of the upper neck portion 3 of the bottle body 2 is inserted into the cap 10, the slide engagement piece 12 is pushed by the tip of the upper neck portion 3 so as to advance and retreat, and the inner peripheral locking edge 28 becomes the locking groove. 7 can be easily connected to the cap and suspended.

  Since the refill bottle device of the present invention is configured as described above, it can be replenished in a short time and can be suitably used in a business facility, but it can of course be used at home.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refill bottle apparatus 2 Bottle main body 3 Upper neck part 4 Lower neck part 7 Locking groove 9 Pump 10 Cap 11 Hanging part 12 Slide engagement piece 17 Guide wall 18 Operation hole 19 Support plate 25 Operation part 26 Elastic leg 28 Inside Circumferential locking edge 29 Pump wall body 30 Nozzle

Claims (3)

A bottle body having a neck portion above and below a cap that having a side surface on the operation hole of the removably mounted wall above the neck portion of the bottle body, hanging capable suspended a bottle body provided in the cap The cap has a lower part and a pump connected to the lower neck part, and the cap is provided with a slide engagement piece that engages with a locking groove formed in the upper neck part of the bottle body, and the slide engagement piece Is a locking hole formed in a horizontally deformed circular shape so as to be able to be inserted through the upper neck part, an operating part facing the operating hole, and a slide engagement provided on the opposite side of the operating part across the locking hole. The slide engagement piece moves in the direction of the operation unit until the peripheral side surface abuts against the inner surface of the wall of the cap by the action of the elastic leg. The slide engagement piece moves in the direction of the operating section in the hole When the slide engagement piece is pushed into the cap against the elastic leg, an inner peripheral engagement edge is formed that can be engaged with the engagement groove formed in the upper neck portion. The refill bottle device is configured such that the pump is configured to discharge the content in the bottle body from the nozzle by pressing the flexible pump wall.   The pump is provided in the inner pipe so as to open and close an inner pipe having a flow path communicating with the lower neck portion of the bottle body and having a nozzle connected to a lower end thereof, and a valve hole formed in the flow path. And a flexible pump wall body that surrounds the outer periphery of the flow hole formed in the middle of the inner pipe and forms a storage space for the contents. The refill bottle device described. The operation unit, when the slide engagement pieces are moved to the operating unit direction, refill bottle according to claim 1 or 2 shall be the characterized in that the outer peripheral surface flush with the wall of the cap .

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