JP6752504B2 - Volatilization container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a volatilization container that volatilizes a chemical or the like in the form of a liquid, solid or gel into the air.

In the following Patent Document 1, the drug volatilization comprises a cover 6 having a plurality of through holes 7 communicating with the inside of the container body 1 attached to the open upper end portion of the container body 1 in which the volatile drug is housed. The container is listed. The volatile agent is volatilized from the inside to the outside of the container body 1 through the through hole 7 of the cover 6.

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However, since the volatilization container described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which a plurality of through holes 7 are provided in the cover 6, when the volatilization container is used, for example, in a bathroom or outdoors, water such as a shower or rain can be discharged. When the cover 6 is applied, water may enter the container body 1 through the through hole 7 and the chemicals contained therein may be deteriorated.

Alternatively, there is a problem that the volatilization rate is lowered due to the influence of water, and it becomes difficult to efficiently volatilize the medicinal ingredient in the air.

In addition, such drugs are generally stored in refill bottles and sold, but the diameter of the refill bottle may differ due to the difference in capacity, and it is necessary to prepare covers 6 according to the diameter. It was complicated. Further, in the case of a refillable bottle, since the volatilization part main body (corresponding to the cover) attached to the mouthpiece is composed of two or more parts, there is also a problem that it is difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost by reducing the number of parts.

The present invention creates a volatilization container capable of efficiently volatilizing medicinal ingredients into the air by preventing the ingress of water by an integrated volatilization unit main body in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. The task is to do.

Among the means for solving the above problems, the first main means of the present invention is
A volatilization container having a tubular container body for accommodating a volatile drug and a volatilization part main body assembled to the mouth tube of the container body.
The volatilization part main body is configured to be displaceable at a cap part that is provided on the top wall with a volatilization hole that communicates with the inside of the container body and is attached to the mouth cylinder part, and a connecting part that is connected and formed between the cap parts. It is integrally molded with an umbrella part that hides the volatilization holes and prevents exposure to the outside.
The female screw portion formed on the cap portion is formed on the male screw portion formed on the mouth cylinder portion of the large-diameter container body and on the mouth cylinder portion (2) of the small-diameter container body in the radial direction from the female screw portion. It can be engaged with the neck ring that protrudes greatly on the outside ,
When the open edge of the umbrella part is displaced below the top wall of the cap part so that the cap part is hidden under the umbrella part, a volatilization hole is formed in the portion where the umbrella part and the top wall face each other. At the same time, it is characterized in that a volatilization passage for volatilizing the drug to the outside is formed .

In the first main means of the present invention, the infiltration of water from the volatilization portion can be prevented by concealing the volatilization hole under the umbrella portion.

Further, in the first main means of the present invention, it is possible to achieve the attachment of the volatilization portion main body to the container main bodies having different diameter dimensions.

Further, in the first main means of the present invention, a volatilization portion main body formed by having an umbrella portion and a cap portion having a volatilization hole hidden under the umbrella portion can be integrally formed.

Further, in the other means of the present invention, in the above means, the connecting portion is a short columnar connecting projection formed between the central portion of the top wall of the cap portion and the central portion of the umbrella portion, and the umbrella portion is the connecting projection. It is said that the folded portion formed in the vicinity of the above is inverted with the fulcrum as a fulcrum.

In the above configuration, since the umbrella portion and the cap portion are connected via a connecting protrusion, it is possible to easily hide the volatilization hole formed in the cap portion under the umbrella portion by simply reversing the displacement of the umbrella portion. Can be achieved.

Further , in the first main means of the present invention, the other means of the present invention is that the connecting portion is a hinge, and the cap portion is rotated around the folded portion formed on the hinge as a fulcrum so that the cap portion becomes the umbrella portion. It is said that it has a hidden structure underneath.

In the above configuration, since the umbrella portion and the cap portion are connected via a hinge, it is possible to easily hide the volatilization hole formed in the cap portion under the umbrella portion by simply rotating and displacementing the umbrella portion. Can be achieved.

Further, in the other construction means of the present invention, in the above means, a locking recess is formed in one of the central portion of the umbrella portion and the central portion of the top wall of the cap portion, and a locking convex portion is formed in the other, and the locking concave portion is formed. And the locking convex portion are engaged with each other.

In the above configuration, since the central portion of the umbrella portion and the central portion of the cap portion engage with each other, the volatilization hole formed in the cap portion is completely hidden under the umbrella portion to ensure that it is not exposed. Can be achieved.

The second main means of the present invention is
A volatilization container having a tubular container body for accommodating a volatile drug and a volatilization part main body assembled to the mouth tube of the container body.
The main body of the volatilization portion is predetermined in the circumferential direction on both the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion, as well as the double cylindrical cap portion composed of the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion having the female screw portion formed on the inner peripheral surface . It is integrally molded with a plurality of volatilization holes arranged alternately at intervals and an umbrella part that hides the volatilization holes to prevent exposure to the outside .
The female screw portion formed on the outer cylindrical portion is formed on the male screw portion formed on the mouth cylinder portion of the large-diameter container body and on the mouth cylinder portion of the small-diameter container body, radially outward from the female screw portion. It is characterized in that it can be engaged with a neck ring that protrudes greatly .

In the second main means of the present invention, it is possible to secure a volatilization hole for volatilizing a drug or the like into the air even in the volatilization part main body in which the cap part is formed in a double cylindrical shape.

Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects are obtained.
In the main configuration of the present invention, the number of parts is reduced by integrally molding the main body of the volatilization portion having the umbrella portion and the cap portion having the volatilization hole hidden under the umbrella portion. Cost reduction can be achieved.

Further, by hiding the volatilization hole under the umbrella part, even if the volatilization container is used in a bathroom or outdoors, for example, the umbrella part can block water to prevent water from entering through the volatilization hole. It is possible to prevent deterioration of drugs and the like contained in the main body.

In addition, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the volatilization rate due to the influence of water, and to efficiently volatilize the medicinal ingredient into the air, and as a result, it is possible to sufficiently apply a drug or the like.

It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization part main body (at the time of molding) used for the volatilization container of 1st Example of this invention. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the container body of a small diameter in 1st Example of this invention. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the large-diameter container main body in the 1st Example of this invention. It is a top view of the volatilization part main body (at the time of molding) used for the volatilization container of the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a vertical sectional view of FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which assembled the volatilization part main body used for the volatilization container of 2nd Example. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the container body of a small diameter in the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the large-diameter container main body in the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the container body of a small diameter in 3rd Example of this invention. It is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container which shows the use state which attached the volatilization part main body to the large-diameter container main body in the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a bottom view of the volatilization part main body used for the volatilization container of the 3rd Example of this invention. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIGS. 9 and 10.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the volatilization container shown in the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization part main body (during molding) used for the volatilization container of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a half of the volatilization container showing a usage state in which the volatilization part main body is attached to a small-diameter container body. A cross-sectional view and FIG. 3 is a semi-cross-sectional view of a volatilization container showing a usage state in which the volatilization unit main body is attached to a large-diameter container main body.

The volatilization container of the present invention is for volatilizing chemicals in liquid, solid or gel form into the air, indoors or outdoors, for the purpose of sterilization, insect repellent, fragrance or deodorization, for example. Is. The volatilization container is configured to include a container body 1 for accommodating a drug or the like and a volatilization section body 10 for volatilizing the drug or the like to the outside of the container body 1, both of which are made of a synthetic resin material.

The container body 1 shown in this embodiment can be used as a refillable container, and is composed of two types having different diameter dimensions, that is, a container body 1A having a small diameter as shown in FIG. 2 and a large diameter as shown in FIG. There is a container body 1B. The small-diameter container body 1A and the large-diameter container body 1B both have a mouth tube portion 2, a shoulder portion 3 formed in a downwardly larger diameter from the mouth tube portion 2, and a cylindrical body portion. It is a container formed by blow molding or the like having a bottomed cylindrical shape having 4 and a bottom portion 5, and a male screw portion 6 is engraved on the mouth cylinder portion 2, and is located at a lower position of the mouth cylinder portion 2 and has a male screw. An annular neck ring 7 is formed so as to project between the portion 6 and the shoulder portion 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the volatilization portion main body 10 includes a cap portion 11 attached to the mouth cylinder portion 2 of the container main body 1, an umbrella portion 16 formed in an upwardly larger diameter during molding, and a cap. It has a connecting portion 18 for connecting the portion 11 and the umbrella portion 16, and is integrally molded by an injection molding method.

The cap portion 11 is formed by having an outer cylindrical portion 12 and a dome-shaped top wall 13 integrally formed on the upper portion of the outer cylindrical portion 12. A female screw portion 12a is engraved on the inner surface of the outer cylindrical portion 12. A plurality of volatilization holes 14 communicating with each other are bored in the top wall 13 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, a stopper 15 having a short cylindrical shape is formed on the lower surface of the top wall 13. The umbrella portion 16 formed in an enlarged diameter is provided with flexibility by being formed with a thin wall thickness. The diameter of the opening edge of the umbrella portion 16 is formed to be larger than the outer diameter of the cap portion 11, and when inverted as described later, the cap portion 11 is under the umbrella portion 16. Can be completely hidden. The connecting portion 18 is a short columnar connecting projection 18A formed between the central portion of the top wall 13 of the cap portion 11 and the central portion of the umbrella portion 16, and the umbrella portion 16 is in the vertical direction at the upper end of the connecting projection 18A. It is said that it can be displaced to. More specifically, an annular groove-shaped folded-back portion 16a is formed near the upper end of the connecting protrusion 18A and on the surface of the umbrella portion 16, and the umbrella portion 16 can be inverted with the folded-back portion 16a as a fulcrum. There is.

Next, the assembly of the volatilization container will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the case of the small-diameter container body 1A, when the volatilization portion main body 10 is put on the mouth cylinder portion 2 of the small-diameter container main body 1A, the lower end of the stopper 15 on the volatilization portion main body 10 side becomes the container. It abuts on the upper edge of the mouthpiece 2 of the main body 1A. At the same time, the protrusion 12a1 located at the lowermost portion of the female screw portion 12a of the cap portion 11 gets over the neck ring 7 on the container body 1 side and engages. This makes it possible to reliably mount the volatilization unit main body 10 on the small-diameter container main body 1A.

Then, after mounting, the cap portion 11 is completely hidden under the umbrella portion 16 by inverting the flexible umbrella portion 16 downward with the folded portion 16a as a fulcrum, as shown by the solid line in FIG. It can be in use. In this used state, since the volatilization passage S is secured between the umbrella portion 16 and the top wall 13 of the cap portion 11, the chemicals and the like contained in the container body 1 are brought to the outside through the volatilization hole 14 and the volatilization passage S. Can be volatilized.

Further, in this used state, since the entire cap portion 11 is arranged under the umbrella portion 16, it is possible to hide the volatilization hole 14 and prevent it from being directly exposed to the outside. Therefore, even if water such as a shower or rain splashes on the volatilization container during use, the umbrella portion 16 blocks the water and prevents water from entering through the volatilization hole 14. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the chemicals and the like contained in the container body 1. Alternatively, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the volatilization rate of the chemical or the like due to the influence of water, and to efficiently and sufficiently volatilize the medicinal ingredient in the air.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the case of the large-diameter container main body 1B, the volatilization part main body 10 is fitted to the mouth cylinder portion 2 of the large-diameter container main body 1B, and the male screw portion 6 and the cap on the container main body 1 side are fitted. By screwing the female screw portion 12a on the portion 11 side, the volatilization portion main body 10 can be attached to the large-diameter container main body 1B. Then, after mounting, the umbrella portion 16 is inverted downward with the folded portion 16a as a fulcrum to bring it into a used state, so that the same effect as described above can be obtained.

Next, the volatilization container shown in the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the volatilization part main body (during molding) used for the volatilization container of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which the volatilization part main body is assembled. , FIG. 7 is a half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container showing the usage state in which the volatilization part main body is attached to the small diameter container body, and FIG. 8 is a half of the volatilization container showing the usage state in which the volatilization part main body is attached to the large diameter container body. It is a sectional view.

The difference between the volatilization container shown in the second embodiment and the volatilization container of the first embodiment is the configuration of the volatilization unit main body, and other configurations and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, the main body of the volatilization unit, which is different from the first embodiment, will be mainly described. The same members will be described with the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the volatilization unit main body 10 used in the volatilization container of the second embodiment also has a cap portion 11, an umbrella portion 16, and a connecting portion 18 for connecting them, as in the first embodiment. However, the difference is that the connecting portion 18 is composed of the hinge 18B.
The cap portion 11 is configured to have a flat plate-shaped top wall 13 having an inclined portion 13A formed on the outer peripheral edge side and an outer cylindrical portion 12 provided at the lower end of the inclined portion 13A. A locking recess 19 is formed in the central portion of the top wall 13, and a plurality of (8 in FIG. 4) volatilization holes 14 formed in an oval shape are radially arranged around the locking recess 19. The point that the female screw portion 12a is engraved on the inner surface of the outer cylindrical portion 12 is the same as in the first embodiment. Further, a locking convex portion 20 that engages with the locking concave portion 19 is formed so as to protrude from the central portion of the top surface of the umbrella portion 16. Around the locking convex portion 20, a support piece 21 arranged in a plane cross to reinforce the locking convex portion 20 is formed.

The hinge 18B is formed of a flat plate piece projecting from the boundary portion between the outer cylindrical portion 12 and the inclined portion 13A, and a plurality of small holes (5 in FIG. 4) 18a are bored in the hinge 18B. ing. An umbrella portion 16 is continuously provided at the tip of the hinge 18B, and the umbrella portion 16 can be displaced at the hinge 18B. More specifically, a folded-back portion 18b formed by forming a thin portion in a straight line is formed on the lower surface of the hinge 18B and at the tip portion connected to the umbrella portion 16, and the umbrella body 16 forms the folded-back portion 18b. It can rotate to the fulcrum.

In the second embodiment, the cap portion 11 is an umbrella portion by rotating from the unfolded state shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 to the state shown by the alternate long and short dash line and engaging the locking convex portion 20 and the locking concave portion 19. A volatilization container obscured by 16 can be assembled. In the assembled state of the volatilization container, the support piece 21 comes into contact with the top wall 13, so that the volatilization passage S is secured between the umbrella portion 16 and the top wall 13 of the cap portion 11.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the inside and outside of the volatilization container are attached to the top wall 13 in any of the usage states in which the volatilization unit main body 10 is attached to the small-diameter container body 1A or the large-diameter container body 1B. Since it communicates through the formed volatilization holes 14 and the volatilization passage S, it is possible to volatilize the chemicals and the like in the container body 1 into the air. At a position near the hinge 18B, it is possible to volatilize to the outside through a plurality of small holes 18a formed in the hinge 18B.

Next, the volatilization container shown in the third embodiment will be described.
9 to 12 are the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a semi-cross-sectional view of the volatilization container showing a usage state in which the volatilization part main body is attached to a container body having a small diameter, and FIG. 10 shows a large volatilization part main body. A half cross-sectional view of the volatilization container attached to the container body having a diameter, FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the volatilization part main body used for the volatilization container of the third embodiment, and FIG. 12 is the line XII-XII of FIGS. 9 and 10. It is a cross-sectional view taken along the line.

The volatilization container shown in the third embodiment is different from the volatilization container of the first and second embodiments in the configuration of the volatilization unit main body, and other configurations and effects are the same as those of the first and second embodiments. .. Therefore, in the following description, the main body of the volatilization unit, which is different from the first and second embodiments, will be mainly described. The same members will be described with the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the volatilization portion main body 10 shown in the third embodiment has a double cylindrical shape including an outer cylindrical portion 12 and an inner cylindrical portion 17 provided inside the outer cylindrical portion 12. It has a cap portion 11 and an umbrella portion 16 that covers the upper portion of the cap portion 11, and is formed by integrally molding the cap portion 11 and the umbrella portion 16.

As shown in FIGS. 9, 10 and 12, a plurality of notch holes 14a are formed at the upper end of the outer cylindrical portion 12 (position directly below the umbrella portion 16) at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of intermittent windows 14b that open over the entire length in the height direction are alternately formed in the inner cylindrical portion 17 having a predetermined width dimension in the circumferential direction. The plurality of notch holes 14a and the plurality of intermittent windows 14b together form the volatilization hole 14.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the volatilization portion main body 10 is attached to the small-diameter container main body 1A, the inside and outside of the volatilization container are the volatilization holes 14, that is, the notch holes 14a formed in the outer cylindrical portion 12 and the inside. It is possible to communicate through the intermittent window 14b formed in the cylindrical portion 17 and volatilize the chemicals and the like in the container body 1 into the air through the notch holes 14a and the intermittent windows 14b (volatilization holes 14).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, in the used state when the volatilization portion main body 10 is attached to the large-diameter container main body 1B, the inside and outside of the volatilization container are the volatilization holes 14, that is, the notch holes 14a formed in the outer cylindrical portion 12. Since the communication is performed only through the notch hole 14a (volatilization hole 14), it is possible to volatilize the chemicals and the like in the container body 1 into the air.

Although the configuration of the present invention and its action and effect have been described above with reference to Examples, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above Examples.

For example, in the second embodiment described above, the configuration in which the locking recess 19 is formed on the top wall 13 of the cap portion 11 and the locking convex portion 20 is formed on the top surface of the umbrella portion 16 has been described. The embodiment is not limited to the above embodiment, and the locking convex portion 20 is formed on the top wall 13 of the cap portion 11 and the locking concave portion 19 is formed on the top surface of the umbrella portion 16. It is also possible.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a wider range of applications in the field of volatilization containers used by being installed in a bathroom or outdoors.

1: Container body 1A: Small-diameter container body 1B: Large-diameter container body 2: Mouth cylinder part 3: Shoulder part 4: Body part 5: Bottom part 6: Male screw part 7: Neck ring 10: Volatilization part body 11: Cap portion 12: Outer cylindrical portion 12a: Female thread portion 12a1: Protrusion 13: Top wall 13A: Inclined portion 14: Volatilization hole 14a: Notch hole (volatilization hole)
14b: Intermittent window (volatilization hole)
15: Stopper 16: Umbrella part 16a: Folded part 17: Inner cylindrical part 18: Connecting part 18A: Connecting protrusion (connecting part)
18B: Hinge (connecting part)
18a: Small hole 18b: Folded portion 19: Locking recess 20: Locking convex portion 21: Support piece S: Volatilization passage

Claims (5)

A volatilization container having a tubular container body (1) for accommodating a volatile drug and a volatilization part body (10) assembled to the mouth tube part (2) of the container body (1). There,
The volatilization portion main body (10) is provided with a volatilization hole (14) communicating with the inside of the container main body (1) on the top wall (13) and is attached to the mouth cylinder portion (2) with a cap portion (11). umbrella portion for preventing the displaceable exposed to the outside to hide the previous SL volatilization hole (14) with formed in the connecting portion (18) which is connected formed between said cap portion (11) (16) With and integrally molded,
The female screw portion (12a) formed on the cap portion (11) is the male screw portion (6 ) formed on the mouth cylinder portion (2 ) of the large-diameter container body (1 ) and the small-diameter container body. (1) the mouth tube portion of the (2), is engageable to the female screw part (12a) larger projecting radially outward than has been neck ring (7),
The opening edge of the umbrella portion (16) is displaced below the top wall (13) of the cap portion (11) so that the cap portion (11) is hidden under the umbrella portion (16). In the state, a volatilization passage (S) for volatilizing the drug to the outside is formed together with the volatilization hole (14) in a portion where the umbrella portion (16) and the top wall (13) face each other. A characteristic volatilization container. The connecting portion (18) is a short columnar connecting projection (18A) formed between the central portion of the top wall (13) of the cap portion (11) and the central portion of the umbrella portion (16), and is the umbrella portion (18A). 16) the connecting protrusion (18A) volatilization container according to claim 1, wherein the folded portion formed in the vicinity of the (16a) has a configuration to invert the fulcrum. The connecting portion (18) is a hinge (18B), and the cap portion (11) is said to be the cap portion (11) by rotating the umbrella portion (16) around the folded-back portion (18b) formed on the hinge (18B) as a fulcrum. volatilization container according to claim 1, wherein was hidden structure beneath the umbrella portion (16). A locking recess (19) is formed in one of the central portion of the umbrella portion (16) and the central portion of the top wall (13) of the cap portion (11), and a locking convex portion (20) is formed in the other. The volatilization container according to claim 3 , wherein the stop recess (19) and the locking convex portion (20) are engaged with each other. A volatilization container having a tubular container body (1) for accommodating a volatile drug and a volatilization part body (10) assembled to the mouth tube part (2) of the container body (1). There,
The volatilization portion main body (10) has a double cylindrical cap portion (11) composed of an outer cylindrical portion (12) having a female screw portion (12a) formed on the inner peripheral surface and an inner cylindrical portion (17). , A plurality of volatilization holes (14) alternately arranged in both the outer cylinder portion (12) and the inner cylinder portion (17) at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the volatilization holes (14). It is integrally molded with an umbrella part (16) that is hidden and prevented from being exposed to the outside .
The female screw portion (12a) formed on the outer cylindrical portion (12) is the male screw portion (6) formed on the mouth cylinder portion (2) of the large-diameter container body (1) and the small-diameter container. A volatilization container characterized in that it can engage with a neck ring (7) that protrudes radially outward from the female screw portion (12a) of the mouth cylinder portion (2) of the main body (1). ..

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