JP6534354B2 - Mixing container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mixing container capable of mixing and discharging a plurality of substances.

  Some medicines etc. mix and use a plurality of medicines just before taking. For example, in Patent Document 1, a container body in which the main agent is contained, a mounting member detachably mounted on the mouth of the container body, and a cartridge body in which the auxiliary agent is contained and disposed inside the mounting member And a mixing container capable of mixing and discharging a main agent and an auxiliary agent, and a discharge container are disclosed.

JP, 2015-163519, A

  By the way, although there is a case where a plurality of auxiliary agents are mixed with the main agent in the mixing container of this type, the mixing container described in Patent Document 1 can handle only one auxiliary agent due to its structure. Could not meet the needs of

  An object of the present invention is to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mixing container capable of mixing and discharging a plurality of substances.

The present invention
A container body for containing the main agent,
A cartridge holding member detachably attached to the mouth of the container body and holding a plurality of cartridges containing auxiliary agents;
A mixing container comprising: a pump for pumping the substance in the container body upward; and a pump assembly removably mounted on the cartridge holding member,
The cartridge holding member is
A pump through hole through which the pump passes;
A cartridge holding portion provided around the pump through hole and provided with an opening and a projection at a position corresponding to each of the cartridges;
The pump assembly
Said pump,
And a pressing unit provided around the pump and pressing the cartridges.
It is a mixing container in which each said cartridge is pressed by the said pressing part, when mounting the said pump assembly to the said cartridge holding member.

  Preferably, the cartridge holding portion has a positioning portion for positioning the respective cartridges.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the recessed part is formed in the position corresponding to the said protrusion in the said press part.

  Preferably, the pump assembly is attached to the cartridge holding member by screw engagement or undercut engagement.

  According to the mixing container of the present invention, it becomes possible to mix and discharge a plurality of substances.

It is front sectional drawing of the mixing container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the procedure which sets a cartridge in the mixing container of FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the cartridge assembly which six cartridges used for the mixing container of FIG. 1 were connected, (b) is a state which removed one cartridge from the cartridge assembly of (a). FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which is mixing the several auxiliary agent, after setting a cartridge in the mixing container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the (a) top view of the container main part and cartridge holding member which are used for the mixing container concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and (b) front sectional view.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a front cross-sectional view of a mixing vessel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present specification, claims, abstract, and drawings, the side on which the pump cover 25 described later is positioned is the upper side (upper side in FIG. 1), and the side on which the container main body 50 is positioned is the lower side (lower side in FIG. Side). The present invention can handle a plurality of various substances, but in the present embodiment, the liquid main agent contained in the container main body 50 in the initial state, and one or more contained in the cartridge 30 The case of mixing with the liquid auxiliary agent will be described. The main agent may be composed of one kind of substance or may be composed of a mixture of plural substances. In addition to the liquid or gel liquid, the main agent may be a solid such as a powder or a tablet. As shown in FIG. 1, the mixing container 100 pumps up and discharges the substance in the container main body 50, the container holding member 40 for holding the cartridge 30 containing the main agent, the cartridge 30 containing the auxiliary agent, and the like. A pump body 20 and a pump head 22, a pump holding member 10 for holding the pump body 20, and a pump cover 25 covering the pump head 22 are provided.

  The container body 50 has an opening 55 for screwing the cartridge holding member 40 at the upper end of the cylindrical container peripheral wall 51, and a bottom 52 for closing the container body 50 is connected to the lower end. A male screw 55 a is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the opening 55, and is screwed with a female screw 41 a provided on the inner peripheral surface of the lower peripheral wall 41 of the cartridge holding member 40. The container main body 50 can use, for example, a material such as glass according to the substance to be stored, but various materials such as metal and synthetic resin (plastic) can be used.

  The cartridge holding member 40 is a member for positioning and holding, in the cartridge holding portion 44, a cartridge combination body in which a plurality of cartridges 30 in which the auxiliary agent is stored is connected. It should be noted that one or more cartridges 30 may be removed from the cartridge assembly and used, and in the case of using a plurality of cartridges 30, even if they are connected or separated individually. Good. Further, only one cartridge 30 may be disposed in the cartridge holding portion 44. The cartridge holding portion 44 is provided in a region having a donut shape in plan view extending in the outer peripheral direction from the lower end of an inner peripheral wall 46 covering the side surface of the pump main body 20 described later. The cartridge holding portion 44 is provided with a protrusion 45 projecting upward and an opening 44 a for supplying the auxiliary agent in the cartridge 30 to the accommodation space S of the container main body 50. The upper end of the inner circumferential wall 46 is provided with a pump through hole 46t through which the vertically extending pump body 20 penetrates. The outer peripheral end of the cartridge holding portion 44 is connected to an upper peripheral wall 43 having a cylindrical shape, and the upper peripheral wall 43 and the lower peripheral wall 41 are connected via a step portion 42. A male screw portion 43a formed as a double thread is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper peripheral wall 43, and screwed into a female screw portion 11a provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 of the pump holding member 10 described later. Be done. Note that the connection between the cartridge holding member 40 and the pump holding member 10 is not limited to screw engagement, and projections may be provided on both of them to be configured for undercut engagement.

  The pump holding member 10 is a member for holding the pump main body 20 which pumps up the substance in the container main body 50, that is, the content in which the main agent and the auxiliary agent are mixed. At the center of the pump holding member 10, a horizontally extending pump holding portion 16 for attaching the pump main body 20 is provided. The attachment surface of the pump main body 20 is in contact with the lower surface of the pump holding portion 16, and the pump main body 20 is fixed to the pump holding member 10 by undercut engagement with the projection 18a. When the fitting wall 18 is suspended from the outer peripheral end of the pump holding portion 16 and the pump holding member 10 is fixed to the cartridge holding member 40, the outer side surface of the inner peripheral wall 46 is fitted to the inner side surface of the fitting wall 18. Do. Further, an inner wall 15 of the pressing portion hangs down on the outer peripheral side of the fitting wall 18 and covers the periphery of the inner peripheral wall 46. Further, the pressing portion 14 is provided in the outer peripheral direction from the lower end of the pressing portion inner wall 15, and presses the housing portion 30b of the cartridge 30 when the pump holding member 10 is attached to the cartridge holding member 40 as described later. In the pressing portion 14, a pressing portion concave portion 14 a is provided at a position corresponding to the protrusion 45. The pressing portion outer wall 13 extends upward from the outer peripheral end of the pressing portion 14 and is connected to the outer circumferential wall 11 by the upper wall 12. As described above, the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 is provided with an internal thread portion 11a formed as a double thread, and threadingly engages with the external thread portion 43a.

  The pump body 20 is provided to pump the substance in the container body 50 upward, and operates by depressing the pump head 22 attached upward through the stem 21. A discharge hole 22 a is provided on the side surface of the pump head 22, and the substance (mixed content) pumped from the container main body 50 is discharged from the discharge hole 22 a.

  The pump head 22 is covered by a pump cover 25 as shown in FIG. In the pump cover 25, the user unintentionally presses the pump head 22 so that the substance in the container body 50 is ejected erroneously, or the periphery is contaminated with the substance by the liquid dripping from the ejection hole 22a. It can be prevented. The pump cover 25 abuts on the upper surface of the pressing portion 14 and the inner side surface of the pressing portion outer wall 13 and is detachably fixed.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a procedure for mounting the cartridge 30 in the mixing container 100 of the present embodiment. The user first rotates the pump holding member 10 about the axis to release the threaded engagement between the male screw portion 43a and the female screw portion 11a. Then, the pump assembly consisting of the pump body 20, the pump head 22 and the pump holding member 10 is moved upward as shown by the arrow in FIG. Next, the user sets the cartridge 30 on the upper surface of the cartridge holding portion 44. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary agent is accommodated inside the cartridge 30, and is formed in the form of a so-called PTP package (Press Through Package). After the cartridge 30 is set, the pump assembly may be screwed to the cartridge holding member 40 again.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B show the configuration of the cartridge 30 formed as a PTP package. FIG. 3 (a) shows a cartridge combination in which six cartridges 30 are annularly connected around the cartridge opening 30c. In the present embodiment, each cartridge 30 contains the auxiliary agent in the containing portion 30b formed of a plastic material and is sealed with a sealing film 30a such as an aluminum foil or a resin film, but other materials are used. May be The user inserts the inner peripheral wall 46 provided in the cartridge holding member 40 into the cartridge opening 30 c provided at the center of the cartridge assembly, and sets the cartridge assembly in the cartridge holding portion 44. The cartridge assembly is provided with a slit at the boundary and can be easily divided into each cartridge 30 by the user applying a bending stress. Each cartridge 30 may contain different auxiliary agents, or a plurality of cartridges 30 may contain the same auxiliary agent. Further, the auxiliary agent contained in each cartridge 30 may be composed of one type of substance or may be composed of a mixture of a plurality of substances. The auxiliary agent may be a solid such as powder or tablet, in addition to liquid or gel liquid. Each cartridge 30 has notches 30r1 and 30r2 at the four corners, and when the cartridge 30 is set in the cartridge holding portion 44, it is provided on the rib 46r provided on the outer surface of the inner peripheral wall 46 and the inner surface of the upper peripheral wall 43. The ribs 43r (see FIG. 2) are positioned by fitting respectively. Therefore, it is not necessary to use the cartridge 30 in the state of the cartridge combination in which six pieces are always connected as shown in FIG. 3A, and a part of the cartridge 30 is cut out as shown in FIG. It may be set in the holding unit 44. In this way, the user can freely combine and set any number (in the embodiment, up to six) of the cartridges 30, so that various combinations of mixed substances can be generated with a container having a simple configuration. can do.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the auxiliary agent in each cartridge 30 is mixed with the main agent after the cartridge 30 is set in the mixing container 100. The user sets the cartridge 30 in the cartridge holding portion 44, and then rotates the female screw portion 11a to the male screw portion 43a while rotating the pump body 20 of the pump assembly in the state inserted in the pump through hole 46t. I will unite. As a result, the pressing portion 14 gradually descends downward, and the storage portion 30 b of the cartridge 30 is deformed by the pressing force from the pressing portion 14. On the other hand, the sealing film 30a is broken by the action of the reaction force against the pressing force from the projection 45. When the auxiliary agent in the cartridge 30 is a liquid, the auxiliary agent in the storage unit 30b is supplied into the storage space S of the container main body 50 via the opening 44a when the sealing film 30a is broken. . Since the main agent is stored in advance in the storage space S, the diffusion ball 57 moves in the storage space S to shake the mixed contents by swinging the container main body 50 after the auxiliary agent is supplied. . When the auxiliary agent is a solid such as a tablet, the solid in the storage unit 30b can be crushed by the pressing force from the pressing unit 14 and then supplied to the storage space S via the opening 44a. For example, the protrusion 45 is formed into a hollow cylindrical blade having a diameter equal to the diameter of the opening of the housing portion 30b, and the sealing film 30a is widely opened to keep the shape of the solid auxiliary agent in the container. The shapes of the protrusions 45 and the openings 44 a can be changed as appropriate, such as supplying to the main body 50. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing portion 14 is provided with an annular pressing portion recess 14 a at a position corresponding to the protrusion 45. As a result, the pressing unit 14 is moved as close to the cartridge holding unit 44 as possible to squeeze the cartridge 30 to the end, and the auxiliary agent in the storage unit 30 b can be supplied into the storage space S.

  The cartridge holding member 40 and the container main body 50 of the present embodiment have a configuration as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). As shown in FIG. 5A, on the cartridge holding portion 44, ribs 46r and 43r are provided at positions corresponding to the notches 30r1 and 30r2 of the cartridges 30, respectively. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, even when only a part of the six cartridges 30 constituting the cartridge assembly are set in the cartridge holding portion 44, they are positioned at the desired position. Further, in the present embodiment, since the male screw portion 43a and the female screw portion 11a are screw engaged with each other to apply a pressing force while rotating the pump assembly around the axis, the receiving portion 30b is not limited to the pressing force. Frictional force in the direction is applied. However, since the respective cartridges 30 are firmly positioned by the notches 30r1 and 30r2 and the corresponding ribs 46r and 43r as can be understood from FIGS. 3 and 5, the above-mentioned frictional force also displaces the position of the cartridges 30. There is no fear. Further, since the projections 45 and the openings 44a are disposed at positions corresponding to the respective cartridges 30, the sealing film 30a is reliably broken by the reaction force from the projections 45 with respect to the pressing force to store the auxiliary agent in the space. S can be supplied.

  When the stirring of the mixed content is completed, the user can depress the pump head 22 to discharge the mixed content in the container main body 50 from the discharge hole 22a. That is, the user can realize from mixing of a plurality of contents (main agent and a plurality of auxiliary agents) to discharge with a simple configuration using only the mixing container 100 of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the main agent is accommodated in advance in the accommodation space S of the container main body 50, and the auxiliary agent in the plurality of cartridges 30 can be mixed with the main agent, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The main agent and the auxiliary agent may be separately stored in one or more cartridges 30 and supplied to the storage space S to be mixed.

  In addition, the mixing container 100 of the present embodiment can be used for mixing medicines, cosmetics, beverages, foods, adhesives, etc. for any substance that can provide better quality when mixed when used.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cartridge holding member 40 having the projections 45 and the openings 44 a and capable of setting a plurality of cartridges 30 is mounted on the container main body 50 and the cartridge holding member 40. The pump assembly was configured such that the pump body 20 connected to the pressing portion 14 penetrates the center. As a result, when the user engages the pump assembly with the cartridge holding member 40, the pressing portion 14 presses the housing portion 30b of the cartridge 30, and the projection 45 breaks the sealing film 30a. The contained auxiliary agent can be mixed with the main agent in the accommodation space S. Alternatively, only one cartridge 30 may be disposed in the cartridge holding portion 44 and used. Further, the mixed contents in the accommodation space S can be pressure-fed upward through the pump main body 20 and discharged from the discharge hole 22a.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the cartridge holding portion 44 is configured to have the ribs 46 r and 43 r for positioning the respective cartridges 30. As a result, when the cartridge 30 is pressed while rotating the pump assembly, the cartridge 30 does not shift. Therefore, the sealing film 30a can be broken by the projection 45 provided at a predetermined position, and the auxiliary agent can be supplied to the housing space S of the container main body 50 through the opening 44a. In addition, since the individual cartridges 30 are positioned by the ribs 46r and 43r, it is not necessary to use the cartridge combination connected as shown in FIG. 3A, and the individual cartridges 30 as shown in FIG. 3B. After being divided into two, only the necessary cartridge 30 can be set and used.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the pressing portion concave portion 14a is formed at the position corresponding to the protrusion 45 in the pressing portion 14, the pressing portion 14 is moved downward as much as possible in the housing portion 30b. Auxiliary agents can be supplied into the accommodation space S.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the pump assembly is mounted on the cartridge holding member 40 by screw engagement, the assembly is moved toward the container main body 50 by the rotation of the pump assembly, so that it is stable. The container 30 b of the cartridge 30 can be pressed by operation to supply the auxiliary agent into the container space S.

  In the present embodiment, the ribs 43r and 46r are provided as the positioning portions in the cartridge holding portion 44. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect, and various shapes capable of positioning the cartridge 30 can be used. Further, the positioning unit may not be provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the protrusion 45 and the pressing portion concave portion 14a are provided so that the cartridge 30 can be easily opened by pressing. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect, and the protrusion 45 and the pressing portion concave portion It is good also as composition which does not provide 14a.

  The cartridge 30 can also be housed in the cartridge holding portion 44, and various forms such as a pouch shape can be adopted as long as it can be opened by the pressing of the pressing portion 14.

  In addition, the above-mentioned place only shows the embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be added within the scope of the claims. And, it should be understood that such an arrangement is within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pump holding member 11 Outer peripheral wall 11a Female screw part 12 Upper wall 13 Press part outer wall 14 Press part 14a Press part recessed part (concave part)
15 Presser inner wall 16 Pump holder 18 Mating wall 18a Projection 20 Pump body (pump)
Reference Signs List 21 stem 22 pump head 22a discharge hole 25 pump cover 30 cartridge 30a sealing film 30b housing portion 30c cartridge opening 30r1, 30r2 notch 40 cartridge holding member 41 lower peripheral wall 41a internal thread portion 42 stepped portion 43 upper peripheral wall 43a external thread portion 43r, 46r Rib (Positioning part)
44 cartridge holding portion 44a opening 45 projection 46 inner circumferential wall 46t pump through hole 50 container main body 51 container circumferential wall 52 bottom 55 opening 55a external thread 57 diffusion ball 100 mixing container S housing space

Claims (4)

A container body for containing the main agent,
A cartridge holding member detachably attached to the mouth of the container body and holding a plurality of cartridges containing auxiliary agents;
A mixing container comprising: a pump for pumping the substance in the container body upward; and a pump assembly removably mounted on the cartridge holding member,
The cartridge holding member is
A pump through hole through which the pump passes;
A cartridge holding portion provided around the pump through hole and provided with an opening and a projection at a position corresponding to each of the cartridges;
The pump assembly
Said pump,
And a pressing unit provided around the pump and pressing the cartridges.
The mixing container, wherein the cartridges are pressed by the pressing portion when the pump assembly is mounted on the cartridge holding member.   The mixing container according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge holding unit has a positioning unit that positions the respective cartridges.   The mixing container according to claim 1, wherein a recess is formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion in the pressing portion.   The mixing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pump assembly is attached to the cartridge holding member by screw engagement or undercut engagement.

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