JP6295384B2 - Application container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coating container in which an extendable rod and a puller can be stored in a container.

  Conventionally, for the purpose of relieving symptoms such as stiff shoulders, back pain, joint pain, bruise, etc., or for the purpose of preventing biting and itching, an analgesic antiphlogistic liquid or antipruritic antiphlogistic liquid as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used. An application container containing an application liquid is known.

  As such an application container, as shown in FIG. 10, the neck portion 101 of the container body 100 has a shape inclined obliquely upward, and an application member 103 such as a rubber sponge is provided in the mouth portion 102 of the neck portion 101. What is known. As a method of applying the application liquid, the application liquid contained in the container 100 is impregnated into the application member 103 and the application member 103 is directly pressed against the skin, whereby the application liquid is applied to the skin through the application member 103. This is done by oozing the surface.

  The application container as described above has an excellent characteristic that it is easy to apply the application liquid to the affected part such as the shoulder because the container neck provided with the application member is inclined obliquely upward. Is. However, when applying to places such as the back and waist, there is a limit to the distance and angle that can be reached even if the total length of the container and the length of the arm of the individual to be applied are combined. It is difficult to apply, and if the hand or shoulder is damaged, or if the movement of the bent leg or forward bending is obstructed, the application container does not reach the tip of the foot, and the application liquid must be applied without help from another person. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  In order to apply a medicine to his / her own back and waist alone, it was necessary to use a device that is installed outside the container, as disclosed in Patent Document 2.

JP 2014-221655 A JP 2005-125173 A

  It is also easy to apply the medicine to places where it is difficult for one person to apply medicine, such as the back and waist, and to improve the convenience for the user.

  Provide containers that apply medicines to places that have been difficult to reach.

  By storing the extendable rod in the container and integrating it with the container, the storage space is reduced compared to the case where the instrument is externally mounted, and there is no need to search for the rod during use or to install the instrument on the container body. An object of the present invention is to provide a coating container that can be omitted and can improve user convenience.

Means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows. Means for solving the problems of the application container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the application container of the present invention includes a container body 2 having a mouth portion 24 at an upper portion and a cap 4 screwed into the mouth portion 24. The application container 1 is an application container for applying the application liquid by impregnating the application member 3 with the application liquid contained in the container body 2 and bringing it into contact with the application surface such as the skin.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the container main body 2 includes a bottom portion 21, a trunk portion 22 that continues upward from the bottom portion 21, a neck portion 23 that has a mouth portion 24 that continues from the trunk portion 22 and rises obliquely upward, and a bottom portion 21. A rod storage space 32 for storing the rod portion 33 is provided inside the container body, and the rod portion 33 mounted on the rod storage space 32, the pulling portion 34 mounted on the rod portion, and the bottom space for storing the pulling portion 34 are provided. 31, and the rod portion 33 is fixed to the container body 2 by a rod fixing ring 46.

  When the rod portion 33 is attached from the side surface of the container body trunk portion, as shown in FIG. 3, the rod portion fitting groove 41 provided on the side surface of the trunk portion 22 is provided to provide the same role as the rod storage space 32. . A rod storage cylinder portion 35 mounted in the rod fitting groove 41, a rod portion 33, a pull portion 34 mounted on the rod portion 33, and a bottom space 31 for storing the pull portion 34 are provided. 33 is stored in the rod storage cylinder 35.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rod storage cylinder portion 35 is attached to the container body 2 by being inserted into the rod portion insertion groove 41, and therefore, the rod storage cylinder portion 35 is provided with a rod fixing rod side claw portion 51 b. The rod fitting groove 41 has a rod fixing container main body side claw 51a. The rod fixing rod side claw portion 51b is fixed to the container main body 2 by being caught by the rod fixing container main body side claw portion 51a. It is preferable to use an adhesive in combination for fixing.

  The extendable rod part 33 stored in the container main body bottom part 21 can be extended by pulling out the pulling part 34, and the total length of the container can be increased. The application part 3 reaches | attains the affected part which has not reached so far because the full length becomes long. Moreover, since the rod part 33 already stored in the container body 2 is pulled out, it is not necessary to attach a special external device.

  When the rod portion 33 is retracted, the puller portion 34 becomes horizontal at the bottom of the container, is completely stored inside the container body, and fits within the outer dimensions of the container body 2. For this reason, the rod part 33 and the pulling part 34 do not jump out of the container, and it is not necessary to remove a special device for external attachment separately. Therefore, the space for storing the application container 1 is reduced. be able to.

  The rod portion 33 is made into a three-stage system in consideration of the volume of the container body 2 and the strength during stretching. Since the durability strength of the rod itself changes depending on the size of the container body 2 and the thickness of the rod, it is necessary to determine the number of steps of the rod in consideration of the internal volume of the solution. The total length of the rod is preferably about 3 to 4 times the length of the container body, and the length of the container with the rod extended is 25 cm or more, assuming application from the shoulder mouth to the periphery of the scapula to the feet of the chair It is preferable to become.

  In the rod storage space 32, the angle θ between AA ′ and BB ′ shown in FIG. 2 is preferably “parallel” because the coating member 3 is in horizontal contact with the skin of the coated surface. In consideration of the internal shape of 2, the rod is preferably disposed within an angle of about 20 ° in order to increase the length of the rod.

  The rod fixing ring 46 is a ring having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first rod 33a. The rod fixing ring 46 is inserted into the container body 2 and fixed so that the first rod 33a does not come out of the container body 2 when the rod portion 33 is extended.

 When the puller portion 34 is stored in the bottom space 31, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom protrusion portion 36 prevents the rod portion 33 from unintentionally popping out, and the puller portion 34 is fixed. The bottom protrusion 36 preferably has a height and shape that does not hinder the operation of pulling out the rod 33.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the puller portion 34 is pulled out, by providing the pull recess portion 37, a large space can be formed between the bottom space 31 and the puller portion 34 can be easily pinched with fingers. The rod part 33 can be easily pulled out.

The cross-sectional shape of the rod portion 33 is not particularly limited, such as a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon.
However, in the case of a circle, the rod itself is tapered to increase the frictional force at the connecting portion of the rod, or as shown in FIG. The container main body 2 is shaped so as to prevent the orientation of the application member 3 from being changed by rotating the rod portion 33 around the axis by providing an inner surface groove 48, and the skin of the application member 3 and the surface to be applied are kept in parallel. Such a shape is preferable.

  In order to grasp the orientation of the application member 3 during application to the back or for visually impaired users, it is preferable to provide a position confirmation recess 39 on the rod portion 33 as a mark.

  As a material for forming the container body 2 and the cap 4, synthetic resin materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene, and polystyrene can be used. Moreover, you may form the container main body 2 combining 1 type, or 2 or more types of these materials.

The coating member 3 is a member that is attached to the opening of the mouth portion 24 in the neck portion 23 and is disposed so as to close the opening, and is a soft porous body that is excellent in the absorption and release properties of the coating liquid and has good strength and touch. It is formed with the material containing. As the material for the soft porous body, natural rubber, foamed urethane, foamed styrene, or the like can be used. The pore diameter of the porous body is preferably in the range of 50 to 250 μm, for example, in view of the retention and permeability of the coating solution.
The soft porous body is not particularly limited in structure, form, thickness, or the like as long as the coating liquid can be discharged to the outside of the container.

  The material forming the rod portion 33 and the pulling handle 34 may be the same as the material forming the container body 2 or ABS resin.

  Such an application container 1 can be produced by a combination of known blow molding such as injection blow molding or injection molding. The internal volume of the application container 1 is preferably 30 to 150 ml, for example, as the amount of contents. The total length of the coating container 1 is preferably 10 to 20 cm.

  According to the present invention, by extending the rod portion, it is possible to easily apply the medicine without borrowing another person's hand to a place where it is difficult to reach by hand. It is possible to improve the convenience of those who cannot live with a single person and who can not ask anyone to apply the drug, those who have a bend, flexion, shoulder joint or elbow joint, children or the elderly.

  Since the rod part is stored in the container main body, it is not necessary to attach or detach a special external device, and it is not necessary to attach and detach attachment or to secure a storage space for the rod part. Further, by retracting the rod and storing the rod portion and the pull portion at the bottom of the main body, the drug can be directly applied to the affected area while holding the container main body in the hand as in the conventional product.

  Currently, when manufacturing in the conventional general container shape as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to change to the container with the rod of the present invention without changing the outer dimensions and shape of the container, It can be introduced into the production line such as solution filling without the need for major changes.

It is a side view of the application container of the state which removed the cap and extended the rod. It is a side view of the application container of the state which removed the cap and stored the rod. It is a perspective view of the state where a rod which removed a cap and was fitted in a side surface was extended. It is a perspective view of the application container of the state which extended the rod inserted in the side surface. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the cap and stored the rod fitted in a side surface. It is a perspective view of the application container of the state which stored the rod inserted in the side surface. It is a perspective view of the application container which has a bottom part side surface concave space. It is a front view of the application container which changed the shape of a handle into the same shape as a bottom. It is an enlarged view of the rod part at the time of storing the tenoned rod. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional application | coating container based on patent document 1. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a coating container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the application container with the cap removed and the rod extended, FIG. 2 is a side view of the application container with the cap removed and the rod stored, and FIG. 6 shows the state with the rod stored. It is a perspective view of an application container. These are also used as reference for explanation in other drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the container body 2 includes a bottom portion 21, a trunk portion 22 that is continuous with the bottom portion 21, and a neck portion 23 that has a mouth portion 24 that is continuous with the trunk portion 22 and stands obliquely upward, and an application member 3. A cap 4 that is screwed into the mouth portion 24, a rod storage space 32 that stores the rod portion 33 in the bottom portion 21, and a rod fixing ring 46, and the rod portion 33 and the rod that are mounted in the rod storage space 32. And a bottom space 31 in which the handle portion 34 is stored.

  The rod portion 33 is inserted into the rod storage space 32 and includes a plurality of rods that extend and contract like the first rod 33a, the second rod 33b, and the third rod 33c, and a pull portion 34 that is connected to the rod portion 33. By pulling the portion 34, the rod portion 33 is extended, and the overall length of the container body can be increased.

  The position confirmation recess 39 can be provided by forming a part of the third rod 33c into a concave shape, and grasping the direction of the container and the direction of the coating member 3 by applying a thumb when the rod is gripped. Can do.

  The rod 33 has a circular cross section, and the first rod 33a, the second rod 33b, and the third rod 33c are tapered to increase the friction coefficient so that the connecting portion between the rods does not come off. In addition, since the connecting portion is fixed by friction when the rod is extended to the maximum extent, the container body 2 can be prevented from rotating around the rod portion 33.

  The rod fixing ring 46 is a ring having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the second rod 33b and smaller than the outer diameter of the first rod 33a, and is inserted into the container body 2 to fix the first rod 33a. When the rod portion 33 is extended, the first rod 33a is fixed by a frictional force with the rod fixing ring 46 so that the first rod 33a does not come out of the container body 2. In order to increase the friction surface, it is preferable to taper the inner diameter of the ring at the same angle as the taper of the first rod 33a. The rod fixing ring 46 is preferably fixed by using an adhesive together when inserted into the container body 2.

  When the rod portion 33 is shortened to the shortest, as shown in FIG. 2, the extended rod portion 33 is stored in the rod storage space 32, and the pulling portion 34 is stored in the bottom space 31.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a pulling recess portion 37 is provided in the pulling portion 34. The pull-in recess 37 is formed in a concave shape that allows a finger to easily enter the bottom space 31 when the pull-out part 34 is pulled out. Thereby, it becomes easy to pinch the puller part 34 with a finger, and the puller part 34 can be easily pulled out.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom protrusion 36 is attached. The bottom protrusion 36 does not hinder the operation when the puller 34 is pulled out, and the puller 34 is fixed when the puller 34 is stored in the bottom space 31 to prevent unintentional jumping. Make it about the size.

  The coating container of Example 1 was created using a 3D printer.

When manufacturing the container body 2, if mass production is to be performed by blow molding or the like, a separate mold is prepared to form the hollow rod portion storage space 32 in the container body 2, and the rod portion storage space is prepared. The number of processes increases, such as welding the main body 32 and the container body 2. An example of an embodiment for solving this will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cap is removed and the rod to be fitted to the side surface is extended.
4 is a perspective view of the coating container in a state where the rod fitted on the side surface is extended. FIG.
5 is a perspective view of a state in which the rod that is removed from the cap and fitted into the side surface is stored.
6 is a perspective view of the application container in a state in which the rod fitted in the side surface is stored.
These are also used as reference for explanation in other drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a rod storage cylinder 35 is provided outside the container in place of the rod storage space 32 of FIG. 1, and the rod 33 is stored therein.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the side groove cover 45 is formed in the same shape as the rod storage cylinder portion 35, so that the step of fitting the side groove cover 45 later can be reduced. Naturally, the side groove cover 45 may be formed separately from the rod storage cylinder portion 35 and combined later.

  The rod portion 33 can be disposed at the depth of the central portion of the container body 2 by fitting the rod storage cylinder portion 35 into the rod portion fitting groove 41 from the side surface of the container body 2.

  Since the rod storage cylinder portion 35 does not fall out of the container main body 2, the rod fixing cylinder side portion 42 a prevents the rod storage cylinder portion 35 from moving up and down by the rod fixing rod side convex portion 42 b, and the rod fixing container The storage cylinder portion 35 is fixed by the main body side claw portion 51a and the rod fixing rod side claw portion 51b.

  The rod fixing main body side concave portion 42a, the rod fixing rod side convex portion 42b, the rod fixing container main body side claw portion 51a, and the rod fixing rod side claw portion 51b are structured so that the rod storing cylinder portion 35 can be firmly fixed. If it is, it will not be restrict | limited especially in a structure, a form, thickness, etc.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, by inserting the rod storage cylinder portion 35 into the rod portion insertion groove 41, it is possible to have a function equivalent to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

  Thereby, it becomes unnecessary to form the rod part storage space 32 in the container body 2 in a hollow shape, the container body 2 can be created by blow molding, and other members can be created by extraction molding or compression molding. The number of processes during mass production can be reduced.

In the present invention, the bottom space 31 is provided to store the pulling portion 34, and the pulling concave portion 37 is provided to facilitate the pulling out of the pulling portion 34. However, the same effect can be obtained when the container body 2 is manufactured. An example of an embodiment having the above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a coating container having a bottom side concave space.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a similar effect can be obtained in terms of ease of pulling out of the pull portion 34 by providing a pull recess portion 38 at the bottom of the side surface of the container body 2 instead of the pull recess portion 37 of FIG. 6. be able to. In this case, it is preferable that the shape of the pulling portion 34 in FIG. 6 is widened to a position close to the pulling concave space 38 like the pulling portion 43 having no recess in FIG.

  When the concave space 38 for the puller is provided at the bottom of the side surface, when the side surface of the container body 2 is sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger and the finger is moved from the trunk portion 22 toward the bottom portion 21 along the side surface of the container body 2, A finger enters the inside of the container main body in the concave space 38 and is caught by the pulling portion 43 having no recess, so that the rod portion 33 can be pulled out by grasping it.

An example of another embodiment for storing the puller unit 34 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the application container in which the shape of the puller is changed to the same shape as the bottom surface.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the same effect can be obtained by making the shape of the pulling portion 34 the same as the bottom surface of the container body 2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the bottom-shaped isochronous handle portion 44 becomes the bottom surface of the container body 2, so that the bottom surface of the bottom-surface isomorphous handle portion 44 is horizontal in order to stand the container body 2 vertically. It is necessary to mold.

  As an item common to the first to fourth embodiments, polypropylene (PP) is used as a material for forming the container body 2 and the cap 4. The material for forming the rod portion 33, the puller 34, the rod storage cylinder portion 35, and the rod fixing ring 46 is made using ABS resin. The application member 3 uses urethane foam.

  Such an application container 1 was prepared by a combination of known blow molding such as injection blow molding or injection molding.

  Although it does not specifically limit as a coating liquid accommodated in the container main body 2, The pain relief conventionally used for the purpose of relieving symptom, such as a stiff shoulder, a back pain, a joint pain, and a bruise, or an insect bite or an itching prevention Coating liquids such as anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory can be used.

  In order to apply the coating liquid onto the surface to be coated such as the skin using the coating container 1 having such a configuration, the cap 4 is removed from the container body 2 and the neck portion 23 is inclined downward to impregnate the coating member 3 with the coating liquid. The surface of the applying member 3 is pressed against the surface to be applied such as the skin while being applied. In addition, in the case where the surface to be coated is difficult to reach such as the back or toes, the length of the container body 2 can be increased by extending the pulling portion 34 from the container body 2 and extending the rod portion 33. This is done by pressing the application member 3 against the surface.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Application container 2 Container body 3 Application member 4 Cap 21 Bottom part 22 Body part 23 Neck part 24 Mouth part 31 Bottom part space 32 Rod part storage space 33 Rod part 33a 1st rod 33b 2nd rod 33c 3rd rod 34 Pull part 35 Rod Storing cylinder part 36 Bottom projection part 37 Pulling recessed part 38 Pulling recessed part 39 Position confirming concave part 41 Rod part fitting groove 42a Rod fixing body side concave part 42b Rod fixing rod side convex part 43 Non concave part pulling part 44 Bottom face isomorphous portion 45 Side groove cover 46 Rod fixing ring 47 Rod side tenon 48 Rod inner surface groove 51a Rod fixing container body side claw 51b Rod fixing rod side claw 100 Container body 101 Neck 102 Mouth 103 Application member

Claims (7)

A coating container comprising a body portion that is continuous with the bottom portion and stands upward, and a neck portion that is continuous with the body portion and has a mouth portion that stands obliquely upward, and is provided with a coating member and a cap that are attached to the mouth portion. It is possible to apply the coating liquid by impregnating the coating liquid stored in the coating member and bringing it into contact with the surface to be coated, and the rod storage space and the rod storage space provided in the coating container body provided rod portion including a plurality of rods to comprise a pull portion connected to said rod portion, further comprising a bottom space for storing the pull portion, by reducing the rod portion, pull parts are stored in the bottom space, or become a bottom surface of the coating container body, this that the rod portion stored in the coating container by pulling the pull tab portion drawn out from the rod section storage space, it is possible to lengthen the overall length of the coating vessel Coated container according to claim.   The coating container according to claim 1, wherein the storage space for the rod part is provided inside the body part of the coating container main body.   The coating container according to claim 1, wherein the storage space for the rod part is provided on a side surface of the body part of the coating container body. The applicator container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an opposite side of the rod part to the handle part is mounted on the applicator body body.   The coating container according to claim 1, wherein the rod portion is extendable and contractible.  6. A coating container main body, wherein the rod part of the coating container according to claim 1 can be mounted. A rod having a rod portion composed of a plurality of rods, wherein the rod is connected to the application container main body in the application container according to claim 1 and can lengthen the entire length of the application container.