JP6138562B2 - Liquid vaporizer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid volatilizer, and more particularly to a liquid volatilizer that volatilizes liquids such as fragrances and deodorants contained in a liquid container.

  Conventionally, this type of liquid volatilization tool is sold in a state where the volatilization body is immersed in the liquid, and the liquid volatilization unit is sold in a state where the volatilization body is not immersed in the liquid, and the user soaks the volatilization body in the liquid. There is a method of using it.

Among these, the former has a problem that it is not suitable for long-term storage because the liquid is evaporated through the volatilizer during storage.
On the other hand, the latter is suitable for long-term storage, but the volatilization body is bulky, so that the packaging and distribution costs increase.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 proposes a liquid volatilization tool that can solve these problems.

JP 2012-75748 A

  The liquid volatilization tool according to Patent Document 1 has a volatilizing body having an immersion part immersed in the liquid when the liquid stored in the container main body is sucked up, and for mounting the volatilization body on the mouth of the container main body. A volatilizer mounting inner lid, and a volatilizer housing space is provided in the volatilizer mounting inner lid, and the immersion part of the volatilizing body is folded and accommodated in the volatilizer housing space.

  According to this liquid volatilization tool, the volatilization body is not immersed in the liquid before use, and the immersion part of the volatilization body is folded and accommodated in the volatilization body storage space. In addition to being possible, the volatilization body can be gathered in a compact and low volume.

  By the way, in the liquid volatilization tool according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in use, the volatilizer mounting inner lid is removed from the mouth portion of the container body, and the volatilizing body is immersed from the volatilizer storage space of the removed volatilizer mounting inner lid. Remove the sealing material that seals the mouth of the container body, extend the folded immersion part of the volatile body, and immerse it in the liquid in the container body, while attaching the inner lid for mounting the volatile body to the container body. I try to install it.

  For this reason, this liquid volatilization tool had the problem that operation for making it in a usable state was complicated and time-consuming.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid volatilizer that can be stored for a long period of time and can be used by a simple opening operation in view of the problems of the conventional liquid volatilizer. And

To achieve the above object, the liquid vaporization device of the present invention derives a liquid container containing a liquid, the liquid sucked up by the wicking portion and having a wicking portion siphon liquid in the liquid container to the volatilization body derived A suction body having a portion, and a fixing member that has a holding portion that holds the suction portion and has a lid that covers the lead-out portion, and that fixes the suction body to the liquid container. The weak part which weakened intensity | strength was provided in the boundary of this, and the cover part was made fractureable with respect to a holding | maintenance part, and the liquid in a liquid container was made to volatilize using a volatilization body, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Then, the volatilizing body is bent into a U-shape so as to have a vertical plate part, and an upper horizontal plate part and a lower horizontal plate part connected to the vertical plate part. By storing and holding in a perforated cover member that can be attached to and detached from the container, and attaching the perforated cover member to the liquid container before the lid opening operation, the lower lateral plate portion of the volatilization body is covered by the lid portion. In addition to bringing the perforated cover member into the liquid container after the lid opening operation, the lower horizontal plate portion of the volatilization body is brought into contact with the lead-out portion of the suction body in a horizontal state . I am doing so.

  Further, it is preferable that the weakened portion has a short dimension in the minor axis direction perpendicular to the major axis direction with respect to a major axis direction from one side to the other.

  Moreover, it is preferable to provide the knob | pick part which can be pinched with a person's finger | toe at a cover part.

In the liquid volatilization tool of the present invention, the suction part of the suction body is immersed in the liquid in the liquid container, and the liquid is sucked up to the lead-out part of the suction body by this suction part.
Before use, since the lead-out part of the sucking body is covered with the lid part of the fixing member, the liquid is not evaporated through the lead-out part during storage.
In use, the lid portion of the fixing member is twisted or bent with respect to the holding portion to break the fragile portion provided at the boundary between the lid portion and the holding portion, and the lid portion is excised. The lead-out part is exposed to the outside. Thereby, the liquid in the liquid container is sucked up by the volatilizing body through the sucking body, and can be volatilized, and can be used as a liquid volatilization tool.
According to the liquid volatilization tool of the present invention, the lead-out portion of the sucking body is covered with the lid portion of the fixing member, so that liquid can be prevented from being evaporated through the lead-out portion during storage, and the lid portion of the fixing member Since the lead-out part of the sucker body can be exposed to the outside by a simple opening operation such as twisting or bending the holding part, it can be stored for a long period of time and can be used with a simple opening operation It can be in a state.
In the liquid volatilization tool of the present invention, since the sucking body is inserted in the liquid container in advance, the volatilization structure composed of the sucking body and the volatilization body is not bulky, and the volatilization structure is made low in volume and compact. Needless to say, it can be summarized.

  In addition, it is provided with a perforated cover member that is detachable from the liquid container and accommodates and holds the volatilized body. By attaching the perforated cover member to the liquid container after the opening operation of the lid, the wicking body is derived. The volatilized body is brought into contact with the liquid container to form a volatilized structure by joining the sucked up body and the volatilized body with a simple operation such as attaching a perforated cover member to the liquid container. The liquid in the liquid container can be volatilized to the outside.

  In addition, the fragile portion has a cross section at both ends in the long axis direction of the fragile portion by reducing the passing dimension in the short axis direction perpendicular to the long axis direction with respect to the long axis direction dimension from one to the other. Since the suddenly changing portion is formed, when the fragile portion is broken, the stress can be concentrated on the rapidly changing portion of the cross section, and the fragile portion can be reliably broken even with a small operating force.

  In addition, the opening operation can be performed more easily by providing the lid with a knob that can be held between human fingers.

It is a whole perspective view of the liquid volatilization tool concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the liquid volatilization tool of this embodiment. It is the front view which fractures | ruptures and represents the principal part of the liquid volatilization tool of this embodiment, (a) is an unopened state figure of a cover part, (b) is an open state figure of a cover part. It is a side view which fractures | ruptures and represents the principal part of the liquid volatilization tool of this embodiment, (a) is an unopened state figure of a cover part, (b) is an open state figure of a cover part. It is a figure which shows the fixation structure of the suction body with respect to a liquid container, (a) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view around a fixing member, (b) is the sectional view on the AA line of (a).

  Next, an embodiment of the liquid volatilizer of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the liquid volatilization device 1 of the present embodiment fixes the sucking body 4 to the liquid container 2 via the fixing member 3, and the volatilization body 5 is brought into contact with the sucking body 4. A perforated cover member 6 that is held and accommodated is mounted on the liquid container 2.

<Description of liquid container>
As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid container 2 includes a container main body 2 a that stores a diffusible liquid such as a fragrance or a deodorant, and a mouth portion 2 b is projected from the upper surface of the container main body 2 a. It is configured.
A groove portion 7 is formed in the upper portion of the container body 2a over the entire circumference.
In the mouth portion 2b, a ring-shaped locking convex portion 8 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tip portion, and a ring-shaped locking concave portion 9 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate portion.

<Description of sucking body>
The suction body 4 extends in a round bar shape in a vertical direction with a predetermined length dimension that can reach the vicinity of the bottom surface of the container body 2a in a state of being fixed to the mouth 2b of the liquid container 2 via the fixing member 3. A portion extending from the lower end to a portion closer to the upper end serves as a sucking-up portion 4a that sucks up the liquid in the liquid container 2, and a leading-out portion 4b that draws out the liquid sucked up by the sucking-up portion 4a into the volatilizing body 5 It is said that.
As a constituent material of the sucking body 4, any material that can suck up the liquid in the liquid container 2 by capillary action may be used. For example, a nonwoven fabric, a filter paper, a fiber bundle, an open-cell foamed body, or the like can be used.

<Description of fixing member>
The fixing member 3 is formed by integrally forming a sheath member 3b on a cap member 3a that is mounted so as to cover the mouth 2b of the liquid container 2 so as to penetrate the central portion thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the cap member 3a is attached to the mouth portion 2b of the liquid container 2, the top surface of the cap member 3a is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion of the mouth portion 2b. A seal ring portion 10 is formed, and the seal ring portion 10 prevents liquid from leaking between the mouth portion 2b and the cap member 3a.

On the inner peripheral surface of the cap member 3a, a ring-shaped locking recess 11 corresponding to the locking protrusion 8 provided in the mouth 2b of the liquid container 2 is formed, and the engagement provided in the mouth 2b. A ring-shaped locking projection 12 corresponding to the locking recess 9 is formed.
By engaging the locking projections 8 and 12 and the locking recesses 11 and 9, the state where the fixing member 3 is attached to the mouth 2 b of the liquid container 2 can be stably held.
Note that when the cap member 3a is subjected to a tensile force of a certain level or more in the direction away from the mouth 2b of the liquid container 2, the engagement state between the locking projections 8 and 12 and the locking recesses 11 and 9 is released. Thus, the fixing member 3 can be removed from the mouth portion 2b.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the sheath member 3b is formed of a member having a rhombus-shaped cross section extending in the vertical direction and having a shape in which the lower end side is opened and the upper end side is closed.
In the sheath member 3b, the upper end portion disposed at the upper position of the top plate of the cap member 3a is a lid portion 13 that covers the lead-out portion 4b of the sucking body 4, and the top of the cap member 3a is below the lid portion 13. A portion extending from the slightly protruding portion from the upper surface of the plate to the lower end is a holding portion 14 that holds the upper portion of the sucking portion 4 a in the sucking body 4.

The lid portion 13 is integrally formed with a knob portion 15 that can be sandwiched between human fingers.
Necessary protrusions 16 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the holding part 14, and the holding force for the sucking part 4 a is increased by biting the protrusion 16 into the sucking part 4 a of the sucking body 4. .
Further, the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 14 is different from the cross-sectional shape of the siphoning body 4, specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. The inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 14 and the outer peripheral surface of the sucking body 4 are formed with respect to the body 4 in a deformed shape including an arc portion along the circular shape of the sucking body 4 and a linear portion extending in the tangential direction thereof. A minute ventilation space 14a is formed between the two.

At the boundary between the lid portion 13 and the holding portion 14 in the sheath member 3b, a weakened portion 17 whose strength is weakened by forming a groove over the entire region in the circumferential direction is provided. The lid portion 13 can be broken with respect to the portion 14.
Here, the fragile portion 17 has a rhomboid cross-sectional shape (the sheath member 3b of the sheath member 3b) in which the passing dimension S2 in the minor axis direction orthogonal to the major axis direction is smaller than the passing dimension S1 in the major axis direction from one to the other. It is similar to the cross-sectional shape and its size is small). Thereby, since the cross-sectional sudden change part 17a is formed in the both ends of the major axis direction in the weak part 17, when breaking the weak part 17, stress can be concentrated on these cross-section sudden change parts 17a, and even with a small operating force The fragile portion 17 can be reliably broken.
The means for providing the fragile portion 17 is not limited to the above-mentioned continuous groove, and may be a discontinuous groove, or by providing a thin cut continuously or discontinuously instead of the above-mentioned groove. Can also achieve its function.

<Explanation of Volatilizer>
As shown in FIG. 2, the volatilization body 5 is formed by bending a sheet-like member having a required thickness into a U-shape when viewed from the side, and is connected to the vertical plate portion 5 a and the upper edge of the vertical plate portion 5 a. The upper horizontal plate portion 5b and the lower horizontal plate portion 5c connected to the lower edge of the vertical plate portion 5a are accommodated and held inside the perforated cover member 6.
As a constituent material of the volatilization body 5, the same material as the sucking body 4 can be used.

<Description of perforated cover member>
The perforated cover member 6 has a rounded quadrangular top plate 6a, and side plates 6b that are curved so as to bulge slightly outward are connected to the front, back, left, and right sides of the top plate 6a. It is configured.
In the perforated cover member 6, necessary vent holes 18 are respectively provided in the top plate 6 a and the side plates 6 b so that the liquid component volatilized from the volatilizer 5 accommodated therein is released to the outside. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 3A, a required projection 19 that fits into the groove 7 formed in the container body 2 a of the liquid container 2 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the perforated cover member 6.
On the lower surface of the top plate 6a, an abutment piece 20 that abuts on the upper lateral plate portion 5b of the volatilizing body 5 is provided. A gap can be provided between 6a and the volatilization efficiency of the volatilization body 5 can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), a pair of suspension support brackets 21 are vertically provided on the lower surface of the top plate 6a in the left-right direction, and as shown in FIG. A pair of suspension support brackets 22 are vertically suspended.
As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the pair of suspension support brackets 21 arranged in the left-right direction is suspended and supported so as to hold the upper lateral plate portion 5 b of the volatilizing body 5.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the pair of suspension support brackets 22 arranged in the front-rear direction is suspended and supported so as to hold the lower lateral plate portion 5 c of the volatilizer 5.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the lower horizontal plate 5c of the volatilizer 5 is pushed up by the knob 15 before the lid 13 is opened. The part 5 c is slightly lifted from the pair of suspension support brackets 22.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, the perforated cover member 6 is attached to the liquid container 2 in a state where the lead-out portion 4b of the sucking body 4 is exposed by the opening operation described later. When this is done, the suspended support brackets 21 and 22 can maintain the height position of the volatilizing body 5 so that the lower lateral plate portion 5c of the volatilizing body 5 contacts the lead-out portion 4b of the sucking body 4. It can be done.

<Description of effects>
In the liquid volatilization device 1 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the suction part 4a of the suction body 4 is immersed in the liquid M in the liquid container 2, and this suction part 4a. As a result, the liquid M is sucked up to the outlet 4b of the sucking body 4.

  Before use, since the lead-out part 4b is covered with the lid part 13, the liquid M is not evaporated through the lead-out part 4b during storage. Therefore, long-term storage is possible.

In use, the perforated cover member 6 is once removed from the liquid container 2, and then the knob portion 15 is picked with fingers and the lid portion 13 is twisted or bent with respect to the holding portion 14 (see FIG. 5A). By doing so, the fragile portion 17 is broken and the lid portion 13 is excised, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the lead-out portion 4b of the sucking body 4 is exposed to the outside. Thus, it can be in a usable state by a simple opening operation.
Thereafter, the perforated cover member 6 that houses and holds the volatilizing body 5 is attached to the liquid container 2. Then, the derivation | leading-out part 4b of the siphoning body 4 and the lower side horizontal board part 5c of the volatilization body 5 will contact.
In this way, the sucking body 4 and the volatilizing body 5 are joined by a simple operation such as attaching the perforated cover member 6 to the liquid container 2 to form the volatilizing structure 23. The liquid M can be sucked up by the sucking body 4 and volatilized by the volatilizing body 5.
Note that, as shown in FIG. 5B, a minute ventilation space 14a is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 14 and the outer peripheral surface of the suction body 4, so Even if the liquid M is sucked up through the suction body 4, the inside of the liquid container 2 does not become negative pressure, and the liquid M in the liquid container 2 can be sucked up smoothly by the suction body 4 and volatilized by the volatilization body 5. .
And the component of the liquid M volatilized from the volatilization body 5 is discharge | released outside through the ventilation hole 18 (refer FIG. 2) of the perforated cover member 6. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although the liquid volatilization tool of this invention was demonstrated based on one embodiment, this invention is not limited to the structure described in the said embodiment, The structure is suitably changed in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. Is something that can be done.

  Since the liquid volatilization tool of the present invention can be stored for a long period of time and has a characteristic that it can be used by a simple opening operation, it can be used as a fragrance or a deodorant. It can be suitably used for the purpose of diffusing a diffusible liquid.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid volatilization tool 2 Liquid container 3 Fixed member 4 Suction body 4a Suction part 4b Derivation part 5 Volatilization body 6 Perforated cover member 13 Lid part 14 Holding part 15 Knob part 17 Fragile part 23 Volatilization structure

Claims (3)

A liquid container for storing the liquid, a suction part that sucks up the liquid in the liquid container, a suction body that has a lead-out part that guides the liquid sucked up by the suction part to the volatilization body, and a holding part that holds the suction part And a fixing member for fixing the suction body to the liquid container, and a weakened portion having a weakened strength is provided at the boundary between the holding portion and the lid portion of the fixing member. On the other hand, in the liquid volatilization tool that can break the lid part and volatilize the liquid in the liquid container using the volatilization body, the volatilization body is folded into a U-shape, and the vertical plate part and the vertical plate An upper horizontal plate portion and a lower horizontal plate portion that are connected to the portion, and the volatilized body is accommodated and held in a perforated cover member that is detachable from the liquid container. Open the lid By attaching to the liquid container before operation, the lower horizontal plate of the volatilization body is pushed up by the lid, and the perforated cover member is attached to the liquid container after opening the lid By doing so, the lower lateral plate part of the volatilization body is brought into contact with the outlet part of the wicking body in a horizontal state .   2. The liquid volatilization device according to claim 1, wherein the weakened portion has a smaller dimension in the minor axis direction perpendicular to the major axis direction than the dimension in the major axis direction from one side to the other.   The liquid volatilization tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a knob part that can be held between human fingers is provided on the lid part.

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