JP6372044B1 - Powder container - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To contain a granular material for daily use such as seasonings, luxury goods, small animal food, potted fertilizer, powdered soap, etc., and to discharge almost a fixed amount of granular material with a simple operation of rotating and tilting. A dispensing container is provided.
A tube having both ends opened is inserted and fixed through a body plate 2 or a lid 4 of a container 1, and a collection guiding means 12 is provided at an opening end (inlet) in the container of the tube. Is abutted or fixed near the body plate and the bottom plate. A cap for keeping airtightness is provided at the open end (outlet) of the tube outside the container. Part of the container can be elastically deformed by pressing, and the clogging of the granular material is destroyed by the increase in air pressure. Furthermore, a discharge amount adjusting means is provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a container for dispensing a granular material for daily use. Although this dispensing container is not strict, an almost fixed amount of powdered particles can be dispensed for each operation.

In addition to salt, sugar, pepper and other seasonings and sesame seeds, coffee beans, powdered coffee, powdered green tea, powdered milk, rice sprinkles, tea sauce, peanuts, hail, konpeito, beans There are luxury goods such as. In addition to food, powdered soap, goldfish, food for small animals such as dogs, cats, and small birds, as well as fertilizers for potted plants, are often in the form of granules.

  The amount of these powders consumed at one time is often not strictly measured. In general, it is used based on a rough appropriate amount according to experience and taste.

In some powders and granules, an appropriate amount may be provided in a small bag, but a large amount of powder is often packed in a bottle, can or bag. At the time of use, it is used by using a cocoon, a spoon, a cup, or “squeezing out” with a total amount.
Inserting a hand or insulator many times into a granular bag or the like may cause intrusion of foreign matter (hygienic aspect) or alteration due to moisture, and is troublesome.
Strict quantification using a measuring spoon or the like in daily life is limited to special cases such as cooking with reference to cookbooks and recipes.

Some of the physically handicapped, sick, injured, etc. are difficult to scrub with a spoon or the like, and the present invention is an example of a useful field.

Several inventions and devices related to a powder container are disclosed.
First, there is “a box-shaped container with a quantitative discharger for a granular material and a manufacturing method” (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-53284).
This consists of a granular material discharge passage having a discharge port provided at the corner or side of a box-shaped container, a granular material intake port provided at the lower part of the discharge passage, and a measuring chamber, and only tilts the box. It is said that almost a fixed amount of powder particles can be discharged.

In the disclosed invention, when the remaining amount of the granular material in the container is reduced, it is difficult to guide it to the measuring chamber. In addition, it is assumed that the amount of powder particles flowing into the measuring chamber is almost constant. However, if clogging (bridge phenomenon) occurs at the entrance of the measuring chamber, there is a concern about insufficient inflow or smooth discharge.

“Quantitative spout device and quantitative discharge container” (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-127240) has been disclosed for the same purpose as that of the disclosed invention.
This generally employs a structure in which a plurality of semicircular shielding plates are inclined at a cylindrical discharge port portion and provided at opposite positions.

In the second aspect of the invention, the granular material passes through a narrow gap between the two shielding plates. Therefore, there is a risk that the powder having very good fluidity (eg, granular form) may be discharged without limit. Although it is not specified, it seems to be a method for a granular material having a suitable flow resistance, and depending on the type of the granular material, there is a concern about a large variation (variation) in the discharge amount.

JP-A-10-53284 JP2015-127240A

The subject of this invention is providing the container which discharges a substantially fixed quantity of granular material for every operation with respect to many types of granular material. Even if the amount discharged in one operation is not precisely measured, there is often no problem in daily life. The object is to provide a small-sized container that is simple in structure, inexpensive, and easy to operate and clean.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a dispensing container provided with means (adjustment means) for adjusting the discharge amount by a single operation.
Furthermore, among powder particles, very fine powders (such as Meriken powder) are poor in fluidity and easily clogged (bridge phenomenon), and may not flow out by gravity due to natural flow. Coping with this clogging (bridge phenomenon) is also an issue.
Furthermore, depending on the granular material to be accommodated, it may be necessary to be sealable in order to prevent deterioration due to moisture.

Briefly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing container with a simple structure and a simple operation that discharges a substantially fixed amount of powder particles in a single operation. In order to solve this problem, the following solutions are adopted.
That is, as described in claim 1,
In a granular container configured to be sealed with a bottom plate, side shell plate, and lid, it has an inner surface that allows smooth flow of the granular material, and does not hinder the flow of straight pipe or granular material Loose curved pipe
It passes through the upper position of the body plate or the lid, is inclined and inserted into the container, is directed to the vicinity of the intersection of the body plate facing the penetration position and the bottom plate, and is fixed at the through point,
An outlet cap is detachably attached to the outer end of the container of the tube,
The container open end of the tube, scoop type scoops above the Extract cormorants surface is open space with granular material is arranged, the tip of the scoop is abutting near the intersection Dispensing container characterized.
Incidentally, when the container is rotated inclined to the axis of the tube to keep the substantially vertical imaginary plane, granular material of substantially quantitatively from discharge opening of the tube (vessel outer opening end) it is discharged.

As claimed in claim 2,
Adjusting means for adjusting the discharge amount in one operation, and wherein said control plate covering the ladle, and the ladle or inserted inside the tube, a control pipe which allow the regulation according to the insertion amount of acceleration The dispensing container according to claim 1.
Further, as described in claim 3,
Claims by slight increase in air pressure in the container, in order to encourage the break clogging of the particulate material flow, and wherein the elastic deformable can portion due to the pressing on said container provided et the Dispensing container according to 1 or 2

As claimed in claim 4,
4. The dispensing container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the fixing of the tube to the container can be released and re-fixed.

Let us consider the general operation of scrubbing powder with a citron (here, a word for a scooping tool such as a spoon, a scoop, or a rice paddle) divided into the following three stages. That is, “insert the insulator into a large amount of powder”, “pick up the insulator away from the large amount of powder”, “transfer the powder on (inside) the insulator to another container”. Become.
In contrast to these three operations, the feature of the present invention corresponds to the second operation, “lifting the insulator ...”, and instead of lifting the insulator, the container is rotated and tilted to remove the powder particles remaining in the container. It is equivalent to having lifted the insulator relatively. Only the powder on (inside) the insulator is discharged out of the container, and the third operation is performed.

The powder container according to the present invention is simple in structure and operation method. When the container is held in a hand and rotated and tilted so that the discharge port faces downward, almost a fixed amount of powder is discharged each time.
In order to prevent deterioration of the accommodated granular material, it may be necessary to provide a hermetically sealed cap by providing a sealable cap at the discharge port. Furthermore, an adjusting means (mechanism) for adjusting the discharge amount at one time is also provided. Compared to the conventional operation of opening a bag containing a large amount of powder and inserting a cocoon (spoon) many times, it is less sanitary and less sanitary. It is very convenient for some disabled people.

Before discharging the granular material, with the outlet facing upward, shake the container well to unravel the granular material. When shaken, the powder is mixed with air and fluidity increases, clogging hardly occurs, and stable ejection can be achieved.

In the case of fine particle powder such as Meriken powder, fluidity is poor and clogging (bridge phenomenon) at the inlet of the tube is likely to occur. If a (slight) elastic deformation is possible in the lid, body plate or bottom plate of the container, or a part thereof, the container can be pushed to compress the air in it, breaking the bridge and allowing it to flow. You may provide the part which can be elastically deformed in a trunk plate, a lid | cover, and a baseplate. Even if the air is compressed and flowed, the discharge amount is the same as in the case where clogging does not occur, and the discharge amount is not increased by pressure feeding by air pressure. The discharge amount is determined by the shape and size of the insulator (collection guiding means).

The following is a brief description of the drawings.
Dispensing container with circular bottom plate (cylindrical container / body plate through type) Small container with rectangular bottom plate (square tube container / lid through-type example) How to use the dispensing container Round bottom plate, small bottle container Cylindrical insulator and adjusting means Scoop insulator and adjusting means Box insulator and adjusting means Adjustment means at the exit Fixing method of container and discharge pipe (screwing) Fixing method of container and discharge pipe (rubber rubber) Method to stabilize discharge volume (limit plate) Method to stabilize the discharge rate (dent of the body plate) Insulator integrated with bottom plate

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In addition, the pipe through which the powder flows inside is the discharge pipe, the means for collecting the powder and guiding it to the inlet of the discharge pipe (the opening pipe end in the container) (collection guide means) is the insulator, the amount of discharge per time The means for adjusting is used as the adjusting means. The outlet indicates the discharge pipe open end outside the container.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a basic configuration using a cylindrical container 1.
1A is a plan view with the lid removed, FIG. 1B is a front view (cross-sectional view), and FIG. 1C is a view of the scoop-type insulator 12 (collection guiding means) in the direction of arrow 15. is there.
The container 1 includes a circular bottom plate 3, a cylindrical side plate 2, and a sealable wide-mouthed lid 4, a discharge pipe 10, and an insulator 12. However, the lid and the outlet cap of the discharge pipe 10 are not drawn in FIG. Reference numeral 14 a in FIG. 1B denotes an attached outlet cap that seals the outlet 13 of the discharge pipe 10.

The discharge pipe 10 is a pipe through which powder particles can smoothly flow. It is not limited to a straight pipe, and may be a loose curved pipe that does not hinder the flow of the granular material. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the discharge pipe is not limited to a circle (circular pipe), and may be an ellipse, a rectangle, or a rectangle. The discharge pipe 10 has an inlet 11 through which powder particles flow in and an outlet 13 through which the powder is discharged. The outlet 13 is outside the container 1 and the inlet 11 is inside the container 1. The discharge pipe 10 penetrates and is inserted at a position 8 of the body plate 2. In this example, the discharge pipe 10 and the body plate 2 are bonded and fixed at a through portion (position 8).

At the inlet 11 of the discharge pipe 10, a scoop-type insulator 12 (collection guiding means) having a function of collecting and guiding powder particles to the inlet 11 is provided integrally with the discharge pipe 10.
In addition, the insulator 12 in FIGS. 1-3 is a shape similar to a scoop or dust removal, and is shown again in FIG.

The position of the insulator 12 in the container is a position 9 in the vicinity of the intersection between the lower portion of the body plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 facing (opposite) the penetrating position 8 of the discharge pipe 10. As shown in FIG. 1B, the discharge pipe 10 is inserted with an inclination from the upper left (position 8) to the lower right (position 9). The top and bottom are close to the height of the container, and the left and right are intervals of a length close to the diameter of the bottom plate 3. The position 9 of the insulator 12 is a position that makes it easy to collect the remaining granular material in the container 1 in the insulator 12.

In the operation of discharging the granular material, that is, the (left) rotation and tilting operation of the dispensing container, when the insulator 12 is in the upper position, the non-discharged granular material in the container 1 flows downward from the insulator 12 into the container. , It is not guided to the inlet 11 and is not a discharge target. (See Figure 3)
The discharged granular material is a granular material that is placed on (inside) the insulator 12 and is guided to the inlet of the discharge pipe immediately before being rotated and inclined. Therefore, the shape and size of the insulator greatly affect the discharge amount. The direction in which the container is rotated, right or left rotation, is based on the state of FIG. 1B in which the outlet 11 is on the left.

The insulator 12 is in contact with one or both of the bottom plate 3 and the body plate 2. In the case of handling a slightly large particle such as soybean, it is preferable that the space between the insulator 12 and the body plate 2 facing the insulator 12 is slightly widened by contacting only the bottom plate 2.
Further, the insulator 12 may be separated upward from the bottom plate 3. This is effective in separating the insulator and the remaining granular material earlier. (See FIG. 2 (c))

The height of the outlet 13 is preferably about the height of the lid 4 so that the contained granular material does not leak naturally.
The inclination angle t of the discharge pipe 10 shown in FIG. 1B depends on the height of the body plate 2 and the size of the bottom plate 3. In general, the tilt angle t has no functional trouble in a wide range of about 5 to about 85 (°). The inclination angle t is small in a low and wide container, and the inclination angle t is large in a high and thin container.

FIG. 1C is a view of a part of the discharge pipe 10 and the scoop-type insulator 12 as seen in the direction of the arrow 15. The tip of the insulator 12 is widened like a scoop (or dust collector). In this embodiment, the insulator 12 and the inlet 11 of the discharge pipe 10 are integrally connected.

The embodiment of FIG. 2 will be described.
2A is a plan view in which the lower half of the lid 24 is cut off, and FIG. 2B is a front view (sectional view). (C) is a front view (cross-sectional view) similar to (b), but the position of the insulator 12a (thick line) is located slightly above the bottom plate 23 (height h). This has the effect that the residual of the granular material and the outflow can be separated earlier (with a smaller rotational inclination angle) during the operation of discharging the granular material and the (left) rotational inclination of the container.
2 differs from FIG. 1 in that the bottom plate 23, the barrel plate 22 and the lid 24 form a rectangular rectangular tube-shaped container 21, and the discharge pipe 10 penetrates the lid 24 instead of the barrel plate 22. That is, a small supply port 25 is provided in the lid 24 and a cap 26 that can be sealed is provided.

Since the discharge pipe 10 penetrates the lid 24 and is fixed, it can be removed together with the lid 24 and can be easily cleaned.
On the other hand, in the state in which the granular material is accommodated in the container 21, when mounting the cover 24, the discharge pipe 10, and the insulator 12 integrally, the granular material may be in the way and it may be difficult to mount. . When powder is fine powder such as salt and coffee, or when it is very small, it is relatively easy to install, but large particles such as soybeans and large quantities of powder are contained. In some cases, wearing is nearly impossible. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the small supply port 25 in the lid 24.
After mounting the set such as the lid 24, the granular material is supplied from the small supply port 25 to the container. The supply port cap 26 is not limited to a screw as long as it can be sealed. The small supply port 25 may be applied to other embodiments including the embodiment of FIG.

The insertion position 8a of the discharge pipe 10 in the lid 24 of the rectangular tube shaped container 21 is set to a position near the corner of the container 21, and the insulator 12 is in contact with the bottom plate 23 below the corner of the body plate 22 facing the container. The position is 9a. If the corner groove of the container 21 is used, it is easy to collect the reduced granular material in the insulator 12.
In addition, 9a is the contact position of the insulator 12, 11 is an inlet, 12 is an insulator, 13 is an outlet, 14 is an outlet cap (not mounted), and 14a is an outlet cap in a mounted state.

  In FIG. 2 (c), the position of the thin imaginary line insulator 12 is the case where it is in contact with the bottom plate, and the position of the thick solid line insulator 12a is fixed away from the bottom plate 23 (height h). Is the case. In order to collect less granular material in the insulator 12a, it is preferable to rotate the container 21 to the right and move the granular material above the insulator 12a (toward the lid 24). In the case of the insulator 12a, the rotation angle of the counterclockwise rotation of the container 21 for discharging the powder is less than in the case where the container 21 is in contact with the bottom plate 23 like the insulator 12. (See Figure 3)

FIG. 3 shows how to use the dispensing container of the present invention.
FIG. 3A shows a state in which the granular material is supplied to the container 1, and the upper surface 5a of the granular material 5 is substantially horizontal.
In order to discharge the granular material 5 from the outlet 13, the container 1 is tilted counterclockwise and the outlet 13 is directed downward so that the axis of the discharge pipe 10 is substantially kept within the virtual vertical plane. At this time, the granular material 5 that is not discharged in the container 1 flows toward the lid 4 in the container and leaves the vicinity of the insulator 12. In addition, it is good to keep the quantity of the granular material in the container 1 at around 80% of the container volume. In addition, 14 is an exit cap, 5b is the powder body upper surface in the discharge pipe 10. FIG.

When discharging the granular material 5, the outlet 13 is directed toward the tray 6. Then, the granular material 5 flows, and its upper surface 5a gradually becomes as shown in FIG. A thick broken line 5c drawn above the insulator 12 indicates a boundary line (estimation) between the discharged granular material and the granular material remaining in the container 1.
When further rotated and inclined, as shown in FIG. 3C, the granular material placed on the insulator 12 below the boundary line 5 c is guided to the inlet 11 and discharged from the outlet 13. In FIG. 3 (c), 7 is a discharged granular material, and 6 is a tray.
A series of operations from (a) to (b) and (c) in FIG. 3 is performed smoothly.

When the powder particles 5 in the container are reduced, the container 1 is tilted clockwise (in reverse rotation from the time of discharge) and tilted so that the insulator 12 is at the lowest position. The above-mentioned discharge operation (left rotation) is performed after collecting the above.

In the case of the granular material 5 with low fluidity or when the fluidity of the internal granular material 5 (which is often mainly powder in this case) has not been used for a while and is low, the discharge pipe When 10 outlets 13 are directed upward, and shaken to give vibrations, they are mixed with air and fluidity is generated.
Further, when the powder has already entered the inside of the discharge pipe 10 at the time of discharge (5b is more inside), a larger amount of powder is discharged. Also in this case, if the insulator 12 is shaken in the lowest state, the powder particles in the discharge pipe are reduced (returned into the container), and the fluctuation of the discharge amount is suppressed.

The fine powder has low fluidity and may clog (bridge) at the inlet 11 of the discharge pipe 10. In this case, when the lid 4 is pushed in the direction of the arrow 17 in FIG. 3C, the air in the container 1 is compressed, the clogging (bridge) is broken and flows.
As the premise, it is necessary that the lid 4 can be elastically deformed, that the lid 4 and the container 1 are hermetically sealed, and that the bridge be broken by the flow of air. In the case of granules, there are gaps between the grains, and even if a bridging phenomenon occurs, air passes through, and bridge breakage may not be possible with airflow.
Instead of the lid 4, the body plate 2, the bottom plate 3, or a part thereof may be elastically deformed.

The embodiment of FIG. 4 will be described.
The container 31 in FIG. 4A is not a wide-mouthed container, but a bottle type with a small supply port 35. Accordingly, the lid 34 is a cap similar to the small supply port cap 26 of FIG. The penetrating position of the discharge pipe 41 is a rounded shoulder portion of the body plate 32 of the container 31. The cap 43 of the outlet 42 of the discharge pipe 41 is also a screw type similar to the lid 34. 33 is a bottom plate of the container 31, and 44 is a semi-cylindrical insulator. FIG. 4A is a front sectional view.

FIG. 4B shows a structure in which a discharge pipe 41 and a semi-cylindrical insulator 44 are integrally formed. The insulator 44 provided on the inlet side of the discharge pipe 41 has a shape (semi-cylindrical shape) obtained by cutting the upper half circle of the tip of the discharge pipe 41 and is different in shape from the scoop-type insulator 12. Suitable for elongated granules. Reference numeral 45 denotes a screw that meshes with the outlet cap 43 of the discharge pipe 41, and reference numeral 42 denotes an outlet of the discharge pipe 41. FIG. 4B is a front sectional view and a view of the insulator 44 as viewed from the front.

FIG. 5A shows an example of adjusting means in which the long adjusting pipe 47 shown in FIG. 5B is inserted into the discharge pipe 41 of FIG. The adjustment pipe 47 is smoothly inserted inside the discharge pipe 41 and is fixed by a tightening nut 53. Reference numeral 54 denotes a tightening portion.
The protrusion 49 at the tip of the adjustment tube 47 in FIG. 5B is a stopper for the adjustment tube 47, but may not be provided. 48 is an inlet of the adjusting tube, and 50 is an outlet of the adjusting tube 47.
As shown in FIG. 5 (d), a rubber ring-like ring 46 having a triangular cross section is attached to the tip of the outlet 42 of the discharge pipe 41. The ring 46 is tightened by a nut 53 and elastically deformed to hold the adjustment tube 47 and to be tightly fixed.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the outlet 50 of the adjustment pipe 47 protrudes from the outlet 42 of the discharge pipe 41, and the granular material is discharged from the outlet 50 of the adjustment pipe 47. Reference numeral 51 denotes an outlet cap capable of sealing the adjustment pipe.

The tightening nut 53 is loosened, and the adjusting tube 47 is taken in and out in the direction of the arrow 52 to adjust the effective entrance area of the insulator 44 and adjust the discharge amount of the powder. When a large amount of the adjustment tube 47 is inserted, the discharge amount decreases, and when the adjustment tube 47 is pulled out, the discharge amount increases. Reference numeral 48 denotes an inlet of the adjustment pipe 47.

FIG. 5D is an example of a short adjustment tube 55. In this case, the above-described ring 46 is not necessary, but is shown here for convenience of illustration.
The short adjustment tube 55 is inserted only near the insulator 44 and is simpler than the adjustment tube 47, but is difficult to adjust. For the adjustment, as shown in FIG. 5C, an adjustment rod 18 provided with a projection 19 at the tip is inserted from the outlet 42 of the discharge pipe 41, and the adjustment pipe 55 is slid in the direction of the arrow 57. The adjustment pipe 55 can slide on the inner surface of the discharge pipe 41, but has a frictional force that does not move naturally. Reference numeral 56 denotes a protrusion that prevents the adjusting pipe 55 from entering the inside of the discharge pipe 41, but may be omitted.

FIG. 6 shows adjusting tools 60 and 60a which are adjusting means for the scoop-type insulator 12.
FIG. 6A shows the adjusting tool 60 attached to the discharge pipe 10 so as to hold it, and FIG. 6B shows the adjusting tool 60a attached similarly. The difference is that the adjustment plate 64 at the tip of the former (a) adjustment tool 60 is substantially parallel to the lever 12, while the adjustment plate 64a of the latter (b) adjustment tool 60a is at the tip of the lever 12. It is bent to open away from. The body 65 and 65a of both adjustment tools are the same.

FIGS. 6C, 6D, and 6E are views seen from the directions of arrows 61, 63, and 62 in FIG. 6A, respectively. As shown in FIG. 6C, the adjustment plate 64 of the adjustment tool 60 has a shape that covers the scoop-type insulator 12. The position of the adjuster 60 is changed along the discharge pipe 10, and the discharge amount is adjusted by adjusting the covering amount. If the adjustment tool 60 is moved forward (in a direction close to the lever 12) and the amount covering the lever 12 is increased, the discharge amount is decreased. When the discharge pipe 10 is completely retracted toward the outlet 13, the discharge amount does not decrease. Therefore, the adjuster 60 serves as an adjusting means (function) for reducing the discharge amount.

A groove 67 shown in FIG. 6D indicates that the body 65 of the adjusters 60 and 60a is divided. That is, the body 65 is made of an elastic material, and is opened and removed from the discharge pipe 10 by opening the groove 67. The mounted adjusters 60, 60a do not slide naturally due to frictional forces.
FIG. 6E shows a state where the adjustment plate 64 covers the insulator 12. In the present invention, the shape of the insulator 12 is not limited to this.

The adjustment plate 64a of the adjustment tool 64a shown in FIG. 6B is bent upward. This enlarges the space 66 between the insulators 12, collects many powder particles, and increases the powder particles guided to the inlet 11. If the adjusting plate 64a is not provided, there is an effect that the granular material that does not go to the inlet 11 is also directed. That is, the adjustment plate 64a has a function of increasing the discharge volume by increasing the space 66 of the discharged powder particles.

FIG. 7 shows a box-shaped insulator 75. This is the third example of collection guiding means in addition to the scoop-type insulator 12 and the semi-cylindrical insulator 44.
FIG. 7A is a plan view cut from an oblique plane passing through the center line of the discharge pipe 71 and viewed from above, and FIG. 7B is a front view (sectional view). (C) And (d) is the top view and front view (all are sectional drawings) explaining an adjustment means. However, only the long adjustment tube 74 of (a) and (c) is not shown in a sectional view. )

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the corners of the body plate 22 of the container 21 whose bottom plate 23 is rectangular, the bottom plate 23, and the side plates 70 constitute a small box. An inlet 72 of the discharge pipe 71 is joined to the side plate 70. The side plate 70 is provided with a hole leading to the inlet 72.
The feature of this box-shaped insulator 75 is that the variation in the discharge amount is small. However, in order to collect the reduced granular material in the container into the insulator 75, it is necessary to tilt the container 21 clockwise before discharging.

In FIG. 7, an adjustment pipe 74 that is slightly longer than this is inserted into the discharge pipe 71 as an example of the discharge amount adjusting means. The adjusting pipe 74 does not move naturally due to the frictional force acting on the contact surface with the discharge pipe 71. The granular material is discharged from the outlet 77 of the adjustment tube 74.
The inlet 78 of the adjustment pipe 74 is cut out a lower semicircle over a length g as shown in FIG. 7B. This is provided to enable fine adjustment of the discharge amount by rotating the adjusting tube 74, but other shapes may or may not be used. (See the rotation arrow R in Fig. E.)

7A and 7B, the entire inlet 78 of the adjusting pipe 74 is inside the discharge pipe 71. In this state, the adjusting function does not work.
7C and 7D, only a part (dimension d) of the inlet 78 of the regulator 74 protrudes from the discharge pipe 71, and the discharge amount decreases. (Adjustment to reduce discharge volume.)
As described above, since a part of the inlet 78 is cut away, the discharge amount can be finely adjusted even if the adjustment tube 74 is rotated as shown by the arrow R as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 73 denotes a cap of the discharge pipe 74.

Instead of the adjustment tube 74 of FIG. 7, a short adjustment tube as shown in FIG. 5 may be used. Further, instead of the tube, an elastic thin plate may be rounded into a cylindrical shape and used as the adjusting tube.

FIG. 8A shows an example of a simple adjusting means provided at the outlet 13 of the discharge pipe 10. In this case, a tubular small adjustment piece 82 is attached to the outlet 13 of the discharge pipe 10. The adjusting piece 82 does not come off naturally due to the frictional force with the discharge pipe 10 or the like. Inside the adjustment piece 82, there is provided a weir plate (cough) 83 whose upper half is open. It functions to block outflow of a part of the granular material and keep it in the discharge pipe 10 so as not to be discharged. The held granular material is reversely operated (inclined to the right of the container) and is returned to the container when shaken. This adjusting means also reduces the discharge amount. Reference numeral 14 denotes an outlet cap.

A collar 84 on the outer periphery of the adjusting piece 82 is provided to hold the adjusting piece 82 at the outlet 13 of the discharge pipe 10.

FIG. 8B shows the adjustment piece 82 and its cross-sectional view as seen from the direction of the arrow 80 in FIG. The upper part of the weir plate 83 is cut off, and the powder particles flow out from here. In the figure, the upper end of the weir plate 83 is horizontal.
FIG. 8C shows a state in which the adjusting piece 82 of FIG. 8B is slightly rotated (arrow 85) and the upper end of the barrier plate 83 is inclined. In this case, the amount of the granular material to be dammed is reduced, and the discharge amount can be finely adjusted.

In the embodiment described above, the discharge pipe and the container (for example, the discharge pipe 10 and the container 1 in FIG. 1) are fixed and have an integral structure.
In FIG. 9, the discharge pipe 91 is configured to be detachable. A fixed cylinder 93 is fixed integrally to the body plate 2 of the container 1. A screw 92 similar to the outlet screw in FIG. 5 is provided at the end of the fixed cylinder 93 outside the container, and a ring 98 having a thin (thin) shape that can be elastically deformed is attached to the tip. When the discharge pipe 91 is inserted into the fixed cylinder 93 and the tightening nut 53 is tightened, the ring 96 is pressed against the discharge pipe 91 and fixed. Instead of the ring 96, an O (O) ring may be used.

As shown in FIG. 9 (c), the insulator set 95 includes an insulator portion 94 and an attaching / detaching portion 95a. The insulator set 95 can be attached to and detached from the discharge pipe 91 and can be exchanged with a different insulator.

FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 9 in that the discharge pipe 91 and the container 1 are configured to be detachable, and the fixing cylinder 93a and the discharge pipe 91 without screws are fastened together with a wide rubber band 97 and fixed together. ing.

The box-shaped insulator 75 described with reference to FIG. 7 is a method for suppressing fluctuation (variation) in the discharge amount and stabilizing the discharge amount each time.
Surrounding the insulator is one method for keeping the fluctuation of the discharge amount low.
FIG. 11 shows an example of suppressing fluctuations in the discharge amount. A bulging portion 98 is provided near the bottom plate 3 of the body plate 2, and the tip of the insulator 12 is inserted therein. In this way, there is a wall around the insulator 12, and fluctuations in the discharge amount can be suppressed. In addition, collection guidance of the small amount of the granular material becomes easy.

FIG. 12 is also a method for suppressing fluctuation (variation) in the discharge amount. In FIG. 12, a limiting plate 99 is provided on the top of the insulator 12. Since the granular material located above the restriction plate 99 does not enter the insulator 12, it is not discharged. In particular, it is effective when there are a large amount of particles.

FIG. 13 shows an insulator 86 (an example of collection guiding means) in which the bottom plate 87 is deformed and side plates 86a are provided on both sides. 86b is a swash plate of the insulator 86, 86c is a heel portion of the insulator 86, 88 is a single discharge pipe, 88a is an inlet of the discharge pipe 88, and 88b is an outlet of the discharge pipe 88. In this case, the granular material in the space surrounded by the two side plates 86a, the swash plate 86b, and the body plate 2 is discharged. The discharge pipe 88 and the insulator 86 may be bonded and fixed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylindrical container 2 Body plate 3 of container 1 Bottom plate 4 of container 1 Cover 5 of container 1 Powder body 5a Upper surface 5b of the powder body in container 1 Upper surface 5c of the powder body in discharge pipe 10 Boundary 6 of the granular material to be received Dish 7 Discharged granular material 8 Penetration position 8a of the discharge pipe 10 of the container 1 Penetration position 9 of the discharge pipe 10 of the container 21 Position 9a where the insulator 12 of the container 1 contacts Position at which 12 abuts 10 Discharge pipe 11 integrated with insulator 12 Discharge pipe 10 inlet 12 Scoop-type insulator 13 Discharge pipe 10 outlet 14 Exit cap 18 Adjusting rod 21 Square tube container 24 Container 21 lid 25 Cover 24 A small supply port 31 provided in a bottle-shaped container 35 A supply port 41 of a container 31 A discharge pipe 44 integrated with a semi-cylindrical insulator 44 A semi-cylindrical insulator 45 An outlet screw 47 of a discharge pipe 41 A long adjustment pipe 60 Discharge amount Adjuster 60a to reduce the discharge amount Adjusting plate 64 adjusting plate 60 adjusting plate 66 space 71 collected by the insulator 12 discharging tube 74 of the insulator 75 long adjusting tube 75 of the discharging tube 71 box-shaped insulator 82 adjusting piece 83 weir plate 86 of the adjusting piece 82 bottom plate Insulator 91 constituted by 87 Discharge pipe 93 to be inserted into the fixed cylinder 93 Fixed cylinder 94 Insulator part 95 of the insulator set 95 Insulator set 98 which is detachable from the discharge pipe 91 The bulge part 99 of the body plate 2 The restriction provided above the insulator 12 Board

Claims (4)

In the container of the granular material that can be sealed with the bottom plate, side shell plate, lid,
A straight pipe or a loosely curved pipe that does not interfere with the flow of the granular material, with an inner surface that allows smooth flow of the granular material,
It passes through the upper position of the body plate or the lid, is inclined and inserted into the container, is directed to the vicinity of the intersection of the body plate facing the penetration position and the bottom plate, and is fixed at the through point,
An outlet cap is detachably attached to the outer end of the container of the tube,
At the opening end in the container of the tube , a scoop-type insulator that is a space where the upper side of the surface on which the powder particles are made is opened,
The dispensing container characterized in that the tip of the insulator is in contact with the vicinity of the intersection. Adjusting means for adjusting the discharge amount in one operation, and wherein said control plate covering the ladle, and the ladle or inserted inside the tube, a control pipe which allow the regulation according to the insertion amount of acceleration The dispensing container according to claim 1. Claims by slight increase in air pressure in the container, in order to encourage the break clogging of the particulate material flow, and wherein the elastic deformable can portion due to the pressing on said container provided et the Dispensing container according to 1 or 2 4. The dispensing container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the fixing of the tube to the container can be released and re-fixed.

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