JP6321940B2 - Pump nozzle and container with nozzle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nozzle for a pump and a container with a nozzle for storing a content liquid.

  As a nozzle attached to a container or apparatus for taking out liquid contents, the nozzle shown in FIG. 11 is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the nozzle 1 includes an extraction path and an extraction port in a horizontal portion, and a hood 4.

  Specifically, an extraction port 3 for extracting the content liquid J sucked up by the pump member toward the bottom is provided at the tip. In addition, a cylindrical hood 4 is formed integrally with the nozzle body 2 so as to surround the extraction port 3 and face directly below so that the lower end opening is positioned below the extraction port 3. By the cylindrical hood 4 facing directly below, the content liquid J extracted from the extraction port 3 is guided downward and is not scattered in all directions.

JP 2007-61724 A (FIG. 3)

  In the conventional pump nozzle 1, for example, when the gel-like content liquid J is used, the content liquid J tends to adhere to the inside of the hood 4 and solidify if there is a certain interval of use. However, since the hood 4 is formed in a cylindrical shape, the lump of the content liquid J adhering to the opening of the discharge port 3 inside the hood 4 is inserted with a finger or the like. It was difficult to remove.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to easily remove a lump of the content liquid adhering to the inside of the hood and the discharge port with a finger or the like and clean the content liquid at all times. The present invention relates to a pump nozzle and a container with a nozzle that can be discharged directly underneath.

The present invention relates to a pump nozzle in which a hood is integrally formed, and includes a discharge port for discharging the content liquid sucked up by the pump at the tip of the nozzle body, the discharge port is directed downward, surrounds the discharge port, and has a lower end. Provided is a pump nozzle in which a notch is formed on a pump side of a hood whose opening is located below a discharge port.

Further, in the nozzle pump integrally formed with a hood provided with a discharge port for discharging toward beneath the liquid contents of the pump is sucked into the tip of the nozzle body, the discharge port faces downward, pump spout surrounds including side, and provided with the hood lower end opening is directed directly below so as to be positioned below the discharge port, the hood has a lower end side of an area of the discharge direction toward the open face of the nozzle body The pump nozzle has a shape that gradually increases toward the top, and extends downward so that the lower end of the discharge port is separated from the upper end of the hood.

According to the present invention, since a finger or the like can be inserted into the hood for preventing splashing formed integrally with the nozzle tip from the notch formed on the pump side of the hood, the discharge port inside the hood It is possible to easily remove the lump of the content liquid adhering to the surface with a finger or the like and clean it. Thereby, the content liquid discharged from the discharge port can be always guided and discharged directly without being scattered.

It is sectional drawing which shows the nozzle for pumps of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the nozzle for pumps. It is a right view of the said nozzle for pumps. It is a left view of the said nozzle for pumps. It is a rear view of the said nozzle for pumps. It is a front view of the nozzle for pumps. It is a top view of the nozzle for pumps. It is a bottom view of the pump nozzle. It is the perspective view which looked at the nozzle for pumps from the bottom side. It is a side view of the container with a nozzle provided with the said nozzle for pumps. It is sectional drawing of the conventional nozzle for pumps.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a sectional view showing a pump nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pump nozzle, FIG. 3 is a right side view of the pump nozzle, and FIG. 4 is a left side of the pump nozzle. 5 is a rear view of the pump nozzle, FIG. 6 is a front view of the pump nozzle, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the pump nozzle, FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the pump nozzle, and FIG. The perspective view which looked at the nozzle for pumps from the bottom side, and Drawing 10 are side views of the container with a nozzle provided with the nozzle for pumps.

  In FIG. 10, reference numeral 10 is a container with a nozzle provided with a mouth tube portion 12, preferably at the center of the upper end of the container body 11 that stores the content liquid J, and reference numeral 20 denotes a mouth tube portion 12 of the container body 11. The pump is a manual push-down pump that is detachably attached via the attachment cap 21. Reference numeral 30 is a pump nozzle that is detachably attached to a nozzle head 23 as an operation unit of the pump 20.

  In the container main body 11 of the container 10 with the nozzle, the gel-like hand sanitizer, shampoo, rinse, body soap, hand soap, liquid detergent, liquid as the content liquid J with the mounting cap 21 removed from the mouth tube portion 12 Washing finish, cosmetic liquid, etc. are stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the pump nozzle 30 includes a nozzle body 31 and a hood 33 formed integrally with the tip 31 a of the nozzle body 31. The nozzle body 31 and the hood 33 are formed to be translucent from transparent or translucent polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) so that the content liquid J before being discharged can be seen.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the nozzle body 31 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a horizontal flow path inside, and at its tip 31 a, the nozzle body 31 is bent and heads downward, and the content liquid J sucked up by the pump 20 is sucked. A discharge port 32 for discharging directly below is integrally formed. In addition, the inner surface of the base end 31 b of the nozzle body 31 is formed with a concavo-convex portion 31 c that is fitted into the cylindrical portion 23 a of the nozzle head 23 without a gap.

  The discharge port 32 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the diameter of the cylindrical nozzle body 31. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner diameter R1 on the tip 31a side of the nozzle body 31 is set to 4.539 mm, and the inner diameter R2 of the discharge port 32 is set to 6.7 mm. R1 is preferably 3.5 to 6 mm, and R2 is preferably 3 to 8 mm.

  Further, the lower end 32 a of the discharge port 32 extends long downward so as to be separated to some extent from the upper end (base end) 33 a of the inner surface of the hood 33. By the extension of the lower end 32 a of the discharge port 32, the content liquid J discharged from the lower end opening 32 b of the discharge port 32 is guided below the center of the hood 33. Further, around the upper end 32 c of the cylindrical discharge port 32, the hood 33 surrounds the cylindrical discharge port 32 and faces downward so that the lower end opening 33 b is positioned below the lower end opening 33 b of the discharge port 32. Is formed. The extension of the lower end 32a of the discharge port 32 is 2 to 10 mm, preferably 4 to 8 mm.

  From the viewpoint of preventing liquid adhesion to the hood 33 and from the viewpoint of optimizing the size of the hood 33, the length of the extension is preferable.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, a notch 33 c is formed on the rear side (the pump 20 side) of the hood 33. The notch 33c is formed from the middle in the height direction of the hood 33, and the circumferential width of the notch 33c is gradually increased toward the downstream opening. For example, an inverted V-shaped notch 33c is formed. It is. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an inverted U-shaped recess 33 d is formed at a position opposite to the notch 33 c of the hood 33. Here, the notch 33c of the hood 33 can be used for the content liquid J if the hood 33 is in the depth direction and the left-right direction of the hood 33 with reference to the time when the hood 33 is viewed from the container body 11 (pump 20 side). Since it is possible to ensure safety against scattering, the preferable notch 33c can ensure a large opening area and facilitates cleaning and cleaning of the nozzle. The size of the notch 33c is preferably such that an adult's finger can enter. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the height H from the lower end opening 33b of the hood 33 to the tip 31a of the nozzle body 31 is set to 30 mm. The curvature radius R3 of the arcuate cone of the hood 33 is set to 56 mm. Further, the length L1 between the front and rear lower ends of the hood 33 is set to 19.6 mm, and the length L2 from the top of the notch 33c to the top of the recess 33d of the hood 33 is set to 21.8 mm. It is. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the width W of the lower side of the notch 33c of the hood 33 is set to 20.8 mm.

  Here, H is preferably 25 to 50 mm, L1 is preferably 15 to 30 mm, L2 is preferably 18 to 30 mm, and W is preferably 15 to 30 mm.

  The shape of the hood 33 is preferably such that the lower end side of the hood 33 gradually increases in area toward the opening direction from the nozzle body 31 side toward the opening surface. A bell type, a trumpet type, and a bell type are preferable. Further, the notch 33c of the hood 33 can secure safety against the scattering of the content liquid J if the hood 33 is provided in the depth direction and the left-right direction of the hood 33 with reference to the time when the hood 33 is viewed from the container body 11. . The notch 33c can secure a large opening area and facilitates cleaning and cleaning of the nozzle. The size of the notch 33c is preferably such that an adult's finger can enter.

  The notch 33c on the pump 20 side is cut from 1/4 to 3/4 of the distance of the lower end 32a of the discharge port 32 from the lower end of the longest hood 33 in the discharge direction. In the direction parallel to the discharge direction, about 20 to 80%, preferably 30 to 70%, more preferably about 30 to 50% is cut off with respect to the circumferential direction at the lower end of the hood 33 as a reference. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the notch 33 c viewed from the lower surface of the hood 33 has an angle γ of 30 ° <γ <with the origins 33 e 1 and 33 e 2 of the width of the lower side of the notch 33 c of the hood 33 as shown in FIG. The angle is preferably 170 °.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the pump 20 has a nozzle head 23 assembled to the upper end of a stem 22. The pump 20 is composed of a cylinder, a piston, a suction ball valve, a suction pipe (both not shown) and the like in addition to the stem 22. Each time the nozzle head 23 is manually pushed down, an appropriate amount of the content liquid J is supplied. The ink is discharged downward from the discharge port 32.

  According to the desktop nozzle-equipped container 10 including the pump nozzle 30 according to the above-described embodiment, the highly viscous gel-like hand sanitizer content liquid J in which the container main body 11 contains, for example, ethanol in order to obtain quick drying properties. The pump 20 is attached to the mouth tube portion 12 of the container body 11, and the content liquid J is sucked up by the pressing operation of the nozzle head 23 attached to the upper end of the stem 22 of the pump 20. Then, the sucked content liquid J passes through the horizontal flow path of the nozzle body 31 and the discharge port 32, and is guided to the hood 33 and discharged directly below as shown in FIG. Here, as a suitable content liquid J, ethanol is 70 to 80% by weight, and the viscosity is 2000 to 5000 mPa · s (25 ° C.).

  At this time, the hood 33 surrounds the discharge port 32, and the lower end opening 33b is formed at the tip 31a of the nozzle body 31 so as to face directly below the lower end opening 32b of the discharge port 32. The hood 33 can prevent the content liquid J discharged from the outlet 32 from being scattered on the user side, that is, on the side opposite to the pump 20 or in both directions orthogonal to the horizontal flow path of the nozzle body 31.

  In addition, since the nozzle body 31 and the hood 33 are formed to be transparent or translucent, the distribution state of the sucked content liquid J from the horizontal flow path of the nozzle body 31 through the discharge port 32 to the hood 33 is guided. Can see.

  Further, by forming the inverted V-shaped notch 33c on the rear side of the hood 33 for preventing splashing, even if the content liquid J adheres to the inside of the hood 33 and the content liquid J is solidified, Since a thumb or forefinger can be inserted into the hood 33 from the inverted V-shaped notch 33c, the lump of the content liquid J adhering to the inside of the hood 33 can be easily and reliably removed with a finger for cleaning. . Thereby, scattering of the content liquid J discharged from the discharge port 32 can be prevented, and the liquid can be guided and discharged directly below.

  For the above reason, since the cleaning is easy and the cleaning can be performed without removing the hood 33, the hood 33 can be provided integrally.

  Furthermore, the lower end 32 a of the discharge port 32 extends downward so as to be away from the upper end 33 a of the hood 33, so that a mass of the content liquid J that has adhered to and accumulated inside the hood 33 can enter the lower end opening 32 b of the discharge port 32. Even when the hood 33 is closed, when the finger is inserted into the hood 33 from the inverted V-shaped notch 33c of the hood 33 to remove the lump of the content liquid J adhering to the hood 33, the lower end opening 32b of the discharge port 32 is closed. The lump of the content liquid J can be easily and reliably removed together with a finger and cleaned. As a result, the content liquid J discharged from the discharge port 32 can always be guided and discharged directly below.

  In addition, according to the said embodiment, although the nozzle main body and hood of the nozzle for pumps were formed translucent with translucent polypropylene, only the hood may be formed translucent, and the nozzle main body and hood are formed transparently. You may do it. Furthermore, the resin is not limited to polypropylene, and may be formed of a resin such as polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polyvinyl chloride.

  The nozzle body is provided with a discharge port for discharging the content liquid sucked up by the pump directly downward, the discharge port is directed downward, surrounds the discharge port, and the lower end opening is positioned below the discharge port. And the hood has a shape in which the lower end side has a shape in which the area gradually increases in the discharge direction from the nozzle body side toward the opening surface, and the lower end of the discharge port is Even in a pump nozzle that extends downward away from the upper end of the hood, a pump nozzle having a hood that can prevent the content liquid from adhering to the hood and the discharge port to prevent the content liquid from solidifying can be obtained. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container with nozzle 11 Container body 12 Mouth part 20 Pump 30 Pump nozzle 31 Nozzle body 31a Tip 32 Discharge port 32a Lower end 33 Hood 33a Upper end 33b Lower end opening 33c Notch J Content liquid

Claims (6)

In the pump nozzle with a hood integrated,
At the tip of the nozzle body is equipped with a discharge port that discharges the liquid pumped up by the pump toward the bottom, the discharge port faces downward, the hood surrounds the discharge port, and the lower end opening is below the discharge port A pump nozzle that is located and has a notch formed on the pump side.   The pump nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the discharge port extends downward so as to be separated from the upper end of the hood.   The pump nozzle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least the hood of the nozzle body and the hood is formed to be translucent or transparent.   The pump nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content liquid contains 70 to 80 wt% of ethanol, and the viscosity of the content liquid at 25 ° C is 2000 to 5000 mPa · s.   A container main body that contains the content liquid, a pump that is detachably attached to the mouth tube portion of the container main body, and a pump nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 4 that is detachably attached to the pump. Container with open nozzle. In the pump nozzle with a hood integrated,
Provided with a discharge port for discharging toward beneath the liquid contents of the pump is sucked into the tip of the nozzle body, the discharge port faces downward, surrounds the spout, including the pump side, and the lower end opening spout With the hood facing down so that it is located below,
The hood has a shape in which the lower end side gradually increases in the discharge direction from the nozzle body side toward the opening surface, and extends downward so that the lower end of the discharge port is separated from the upper end of the hood. Pump nozzle.

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