JP6851135B2 - Injection container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pouring container capable of pouring the contents with one hand.

In a pouring container for storing and pouring a content liquid such as dishwashing liquid or liquid soap, the content liquid is usually poured out with the palm of the other hand while pressing the head of the pump with one hand. It is assumed that the pouring operation is performed so as to receive. However, when actually using these pouring containers, for example, it is assumed that the contents liquid is to be poured and received only by the other hand while the tableware is already held in one hand. Therefore, there is a demand for a pump-equipped pouring container that can be easily operated with one hand.

To solve such a problem, for example, in Patent Document 1, an auxiliary member is attached so as to cover the periphery of an assembly cap for attaching a pump to the container body, and the auxiliary member is engaged from a cylindrical fitting peripheral wall portion. A pump-equipped pouring container is disclosed in which the stop plate piece is configured to protrude in the outer peripheral direction so that the locking plate piece exerts the function of a finger hook when the pump is pushed down.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-155623

However, in the dispensing container described in Patent Document 1, if an attempt is made to perform the dispensing operation while holding the sponge in the hand, the sponge obstructs the nozzle head and the locking plate piece with a finger firmly placed on the nozzle head and the locking plate piece. In some cases, it was not possible to push down the pump. Further, in Patent Document 1, since the locking plate piece is configured to be flat, when a rotational moment is generated in the pouring container by pressing the nozzle head from an oblique direction, the locking plate piece is in a wet state. There is a problem that the holding force for stably holding the pouring container cannot be applied even if the pouring container is held, and the pouring operation cannot be performed well.

The present invention has been developed in view of such a current situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pump-equipped pouring container capable of easily performing a pouring operation with one hand.

The gist structure of the present invention is as follows.
1. 1. The container body for accommodating the contents, a mounting portion mounted on the mouth portion of the container body, and a pump mounted on the mounting portion are provided, and the head portion of the pump is pushed down toward the mounting portion. A pump is a pouring container that pours out the contents.
The head portion is provided with a nozzle cylinder for pouring the contents toward the outer periphery of the head portion by the pushing-down operation.
The pump is arranged so as to be inclined so that the central axis of the pump has a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction in the upright state of the pouring container, and a holding force can be applied to the pouring container. Locking part is provided,
The locking portion is such that the head portion is pushed down by the thumb and the locking portion is gripped by at least one other finger, or the locking portion is gripped by the thumb and the locking portion is gripped by the other at least one finger. By pushing down the head portion, a holding force can be applied in the direction from the mounting portion toward the head portion and in the pouring direction of the contents, and the pouring extends from the side surface of the pump or the mounting portion in the pouring direction. and direction holding portion, and a central axial holding portions extending from the outer peripheral end of the infusion egress direction holding portion to further the central axis container body along the possess,
By applying a drag force in the pouring direction to the locking portion with the finger against the holding portion in the central axis direction, a rotational moment in a direction that cancels the rotational moment generated in the head portion of the pump when the content liquid is dispensed. A pouring container, characterized in that it can act on a holding force to generate.

2. The container body for accommodating the contents, a mounting portion mounted on the mouth portion of the container body, and a pump mounted on the mounting portion are provided, and the head portion of the pump is pushed down toward the mounting portion. A pump is a pouring container that pours out the contents.
The head portion is provided with a nozzle cylinder for pouring the contents toward the outer periphery of the head portion by the pushing-down operation.
The pump is arranged so as to be inclined so that the central axis of the pump has a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction in the upright state of the pouring container, and a holding force can be applied to the pouring container. Locking part is provided,
The locking portion pushes down the head portion with the thumb and grips the locking portion with at least one other finger, or grips the locking portion with the thumb and the other at least one finger. By pushing down the head portion, a holding force can be applied in the direction from the mounting portion to the head portion and the pouring direction of the contents, and the horizontal holding portion extending outward from the side surface of the container body and the said It has a vertical holding portion extending from the outer end of the horizontal holding portion toward the bottom of the container body.
By applying a drag force in the pouring direction to the locking portion with the finger to the holding portion in the vertical direction, a rotational moment in a direction that cancels the rotational moment generated in the head portion of the pump when the content liquid is dispensed is applied. A pouring container, characterized in that it can act on a holding force to generate it.

2 . The locking portion has a horizontal holding portion extending outward from the side surface of the container body and a vertical holding portion extending further from the outer end portion of the horizontal holding portion toward the bottom portion of the container body. The pouring container according to 1 above.

3 . The pouring container according to 2 above, wherein the locking portion also serves as a handle of the pouring container.

4 . The container body is integrally provided with a tubular portion extending in the vertical direction.
The pouring container according to any one of 1 to 3 above, wherein the lower end of the pump is fitted to the upper end of the cylinder.

5 . The pouring container according to any one of 1 to 4 , wherein a hook for fixing the container body is provided on a side surface of the container body in a direction opposite to the pouring direction.

6. The pouring container according to any one of 1 and 3 to 5 , wherein the locking portion is rotatably configured around the central axis of the pump.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pump-equipped pouring container capable of easily performing a pouring operation with one hand.

It is a figure which shows the appearance of the pouring container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which performs the pouring operation with one hand with respect to the pouring container of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the pouring container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance of the pouring container which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance of the pouring container which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the dispensing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In the present specification, claims, abstract and drawings, the upper side in FIG. 1 is the upper side and the lower side is the lower side based on the upright state of the container.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing container 100 according to the present embodiment is attached to the container body 1, the mounting cylinder 14 (mounting portion) that can be attached to and detached from the mouth 4 of the container body 1, and the mounting cylinder 14. The pump 8 is provided with a locking portion 23 that protrudes from the side surface of the ring 11 of the pump 8 in the outer peripheral direction.

In the present embodiment, the container body 1 closes the mouth portion 4 provided at an inclined upper portion, the body portion 15 formed wider than the mouth portion 4 and extending in the vertical direction, and the lower portion of the body portion 15. It has a bottom portion 19 to be formed. In order to incline the central axis CL of the mounting cylinder 14 and the pump 8 mounted on the mouth 4 by about 45 degrees for the reason described later, the central axis CL of the mouth 4 is set with respect to the vertical direction as shown in FIG. It is provided with an inclination of about 45 degrees. As a result, the head portion 5 of the pump 8 protrudes upward on the right side of FIG. 1, and the position of the center of gravity of the pouring container 100 moves to the right, which makes it easy to fall. Correspondingly, it is formed wider in the right direction of FIG. As a result, the pouring container 100 can be arranged in a stable state on a horizontal plane. A male screw portion (not shown) is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 4, and is configured to be screw-engaged with the female screw portion provided on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting cylinder 14.

On the left side surface of the container body 1, a tubular portion 16 extending in the vertical direction is provided integrally with the container body 1. The tubular portion 16 is provided along the left side surface of the container body 1 in FIG. 1 via a slit 17. The upper end portion 16U of the tubular portion 16 is provided so as to have a slightly larger diameter according to the outer diameter of the lower end portion 8L of the pump 8 to be fitted, and is provided in the right direction of FIG. 1 so as to fit the lower end portion 8L of the pump 8. It has a curved shape. The body 15 and the bottom 19 of the container body 1 have a hollow prismatic shape that maintains the same shape in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1, whereas the tubular portion 16 is a hollow that extends vertically. It has a substantially cylindrical shape.

Above the tubular portion 16 in the container body 1, a hook 18 having a thickness substantially equal to the diameter of the tubular portion 16 and having an inner side surface formed in a substantially arc shape is provided. The hook 18 can be used to install the pouring container 100 in a place of use such as a kitchen or a bathroom, and also has a role of stably fixing the pouring container 100 when pouring the content liquid as described later. Fulfill.

The mounting cylinder 14 is a member for assembling and fixing the manually pushed-down type pump 8 to the container body 1. As described above, the mounting cylinder 14 has a female screw portion on the inner peripheral surface, and can be fixed by screw engaging with the male screw portion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 4 of the container body 1. .. The outer peripheral surface of the mounting cylinder 14 has the shape of a flat knurl, and the user of the dispensing container 100 can easily disengage the screw engagement between the mounting cylinder 14 and the container body 1. As a result, the pump 8 can be removed from the container body 1 and the content liquid can be easily filled.

The pump 8 is an example of a pump generally used conventionally, and by pressing the head portion 5 with respect to the pump main body 8B and pushing down the stem 9, the content liquid in the container main body 1 is discharged into the cylinder portion. It can be sucked up from 16 and poured out from the spout 7 provided at the tip of the nozzle cylinder 6. The pump 8 can be assembled and fixed to the container body 1 by screwing the mounting cylinder 14 to the mouth 4 of the container body 1.

On the side surface of the ring 11 provided on the pump 8, a pouring direction holding portion 23H extending in the outer peripheral direction, that is, in the pouring direction of the content liquid in FIG. 1, and a pump further from the outer peripheral side end portion of the pouring direction holding portion 23H. A locking portion 23 having a central axis direction holding portion 23V extending in the direction of the container body 1 along the central axis CL of 8 is provided. The pouring direction holding portion 23H and the central axis direction holding portion 23V are connected by a smooth R surface 23R, and are configured to be easy for the user to handle and use as described later.

Next, a method of using the pouring container 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the user is pouring out the content liquid using only the hand H of the person holding the sponge S in the palm. In the pouring container 100 shown in FIG. 2, the central axis CL of the pump 8 is arranged so as to be inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction. As a result, the head portion 5 of the pump 8 is arranged so as to project in the direction of the user, so that the thumb T of the user's hand H can easily reach the head portion 5.

In FIG. 2, the user presses the head portion 5 of the pump 8 with the thumb T while hanging the index finger F of the hand H on the locking portion 23. For a user holding the sponge S in the palm, it may be difficult to press the head portion 5 from directly above because the distance between the head portion 5 and the hand H increases by the size of the sponge S. .. In that case, the front side of the head portion 5 is pressed as shown in FIG. At this time, the head portion 5 of the pump 8 is subjected to the clockwise rotational moment in FIG. 2 in addition to the pressing force along the central axis CL for pouring out the content liquid. However, since the user hangs the index finger F on the locking portion 23, the user counteracts the pressing force by giving a drag force in the direction from the mounting cylinder 14 toward the head portion 5 to the pouring direction holding portion 23H. It is possible to exert a holding force for the purpose. In addition, the user applies a drag force in the pouring direction to the R surface 23R and the central axis direction holding portion 23V with the index finger F to generate a holding force for generating a counterclockwise rotational moment that cancels the rotational moment. Can act. As described above, in the present embodiment, the locking portion 23 enables the holding force to be applied in the direction from the mounting cylinder 14 to the head portion 5 and the pouring direction of the contents, so that the sponge S can be held in the palm of the hand. With the thumb T of the hand H, the head portion 5 can be pressed in a stable state to allow the content liquid to be poured onto the sponge S.

Further, the pouring container 100 has a hook 18 on a side surface in a direction opposite to the pouring direction of the content liquid. When the pouring container 100 is not in use, the user can hang the hook 18 on a convex portion provided on a wall of a kitchen or the like to arrange and arrange the pouring container 100. Further, by using the hook 18 in a stabilized state by hanging the hook 18 on, for example, a faucet of a kitchen or a convex portion of a sink, the content liquid can be more stably dispensed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a modified example of the dispensing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the pouring container shown in FIG. 3, instead of having the hook 18, the ring 11 is configured to be rotatable around the central axis of the pump 8. As a result, at the time of use, the locking portion 23 can be arranged so as to protrude in the same direction as the nozzle cylinder 6, and the pouring operation can be performed after stabilizing the pouring container as in the first embodiment. .. When not in use, the locking portion 23 is arranged so as to project in the direction opposite to the nozzle cylinder 6 as shown in FIG. 3, and the locking portion 23 is hung on a convex portion provided on a wall of the kitchen or the like. The pouring container 100 can be arranged and arranged.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the central axis CL of the pump 8 is arranged so as to be inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, and the head portion 5 of the pump 8 is arranged so as to project toward the user. Therefore, the thumb T of the user's hand H can easily reach the head portion 5, and the operation of pouring out the content liquid while holding the sponge or the like in the palm of the hand becomes easy. Further, the pouring container 100 is provided with a locking portion 23 extending in two directions to hold not only a holding force against a force for pressing the head portion 5 but also a direction for canceling a rotational moment derived from the pressing of the head portion 5. It is configured so that force can also be applied. As a result, the user can perform the pouring operation while holding the pouring container 100 in a stable state. In the present embodiment, even when the dispensing operation is performed in a state where the hand hung on the locking portion 23 is slippery, such as when the hand is wet, the hand does not easily come off from the locking portion 23, and the dispensing container 100 It has a remarkable effect because the holding force can be applied in any direction to stabilize the.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the tubular portion 16 is provided integrally with the container main body 1, it is not necessary to provide a pipe for supplying the content liquid to the pump 8 as a separate component.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the hook 18 is provided on the side surface of the container body 1 in the direction opposite to the pouring direction, the hook 18 is provided on the wall of the kitchen or the like when not in use. In addition to being able to organize and arrange the pouring container 100 by hanging it on the kitchen faucet or the convex part of the sink, the hook 18 can be hung on the faucet of the kitchen or the convex part of the sink to stabilize the fixing of the pouring container 100. Therefore, the operation of pouring the content liquid can be further easily performed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the locking portion 23 is configured to be rotatable around the pump 8, when the pouring container 100 is not in use, it is rotated around the pump 8 to serve as a hook. Can be done.

Next, the dispensing container 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The pouring container 200 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is not significantly different except that the configuration of the locking portion 24 is different from that of the first embodiment. Therefore, here, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

The container body 2 of the present embodiment having a substantially prismatic shape is provided with a through hole 26 having an elongated hole shape at a position to the right in FIG. 4, and is located between the upper end of the through hole 26 and the upper end of the container body 2. , A horizontal holding portion 24H extending in the horizontal direction from the mouth portion 4 is formed. Further, between the right end of the through hole 26 and the right side surface of the container body 2, a vertical holding portion 24V extending from the right end of the horizontal holding portion 24H to the bottom 19 of the container body 2 is formed. The locking portion 24 is formed by the horizontal holding portion 24H and the vertical holding portion 24V. The horizontal holding portion 24H and the vertical holding portion 24V are connected by a corner portion 24R having a smooth R surface, and are configured so that the user can easily use the locking portion 24 by touching it.

Next, a method of using the pouring container 200 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the user is pouring out the content liquid using only the hand H of the person holding the sponge S in the palm. Also in the pouring container 200 shown in FIG. 4, the central axis CL of the pump 8 is arranged so as to be inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, as in the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the user presses the head portion 5 of the pump 8 with the thumb T while hanging the index finger F and the middle finger M of the hand H on the locking portion 24. For a user holding the sponge S in the palm, the distance between the head portion 5 and the hand H increases by the size of the sponge S. Therefore, when the front side of the head portion 5 is pressed as shown in FIG. There is. At this time, the head portion 5 of the pump 8 is subjected to the clockwise rotational moment in FIG. 4 in addition to the pressing force along the central axis CL for pouring out the content liquid. However, since the user hangs the index finger F and the middle finger M on the locking portion 24, by applying a drag force in the direction from the mounting cylinder 14 to the head portion 5 to the horizontal holding portion 24H and the corner portion 24R. A holding force for countering the pressing force can be applied. In addition, the user applies a drag in the pouring direction to the corner portion 24R and the vertical holding portion 24V with the index finger F and the middle finger M to generate a counterclockwise rotational moment that cancels the rotational moment. Force can be applied. As described above, in the present embodiment, the locking portion 24 enables the holding force to be applied in the direction from the mounting cylinder 14 to the head portion 5 and the pouring direction of the contents, so that the sponge S can be held in the palm of the hand. With the thumb T of the hand H, the head portion 5 can be pressed in a stable state to allow the content liquid to be poured onto the sponge S.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the dispensing container 200 is provided with a locking portion 24 extending in two directions, and is derived not only by a holding force against a force for pressing the head portion 5 but also by pressing the head portion 5. It is configured so that the holding force in the direction of canceling the rotational moment generated can also be applied. As a result, the user can perform the pouring operation while keeping the pouring container 200 in a stable state. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the locking portion 24 is configured to be integrally provided with the container body 2, the pouring container 200 can be reliably provided without providing a new component as the locking portion as in the first embodiment. It is possible to perform the pouring operation while holding the container.

Next, the dispensing container 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Compared with the dispensing container 200 shown in FIG. 4, the dispensing container 300 shown in FIG. 5 is not connected to the lower end portion and the bottom portion 19 of the vertical holding portion 25V, and has a gap sufficient for a finger to pass through. It is provided. With this configuration, in addition to passing the index finger F and the middle finger M through the through hole 26, the user can insert the ring finger R into the lower end of the vertical holding portion 25V to exert a holding force. The magnitude of holding power and controllability can be increased.

According to the pouring container 300 of the present embodiment, since it is possible to apply a holding force to the locking portion 25 with three fingers, the pouring container 300 can be operated with a larger and more controllable holding force. It is possible to perform a stable pouring operation while holding the container.

It should be noted that the above description merely shows an embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the first embodiment, the locking portion 23 is configured to protrude from the side surface of the ring 11 of the pump 8, but is not limited to this embodiment. The locking portion 23 may be provided on any of the pump 8, the mounting cylinder 14, and the container body 1. Further, as the inner shape of the hook 18, any shape other than the arc can be adopted as long as it is suitable for hanging on the convex portion. The container bodies 1 to 3 can have various shapes other than prisms.

Further, in the present embodiment, with the sponge S placed on the palm of one hand H, the head portion 5 of the pump 8 is pushed down with the thumb, and the locking portion 23 is exerted with the holding force by at least one other finger. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect. It is not always necessary to hold the sponge S in one hand H to operate, and the finger to operate also holds the locking portion 23 with the thumb and pushes down the head portion 5 with at least one other finger. You may. Even in this way, the effect of the present invention of performing a stable pouring operation can be obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the inclination angle of the pump 8 is set to about 45 degrees, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. It can be configured so that the user can easily access the head portion 5 of the pump 8 and the pouring container 100 to 300 can be stably placed at an arbitrary inclination angle. And it should be understood that such a configuration is within the scope of the present invention.

1, 2, 3 Container body 4 Mouth 5 Head 6 Nozzle cylinder 7 Injection port 8 Pump 8B Pump body 8L Pump lower end 9 Stem 11 Ring 14 Mounting cylinder (mounting part)
15 Body 16 Cylinder 16U Cylinder upper end 16L Cylinder lower end 17 Slit 18 Hook 19 Bottom 23, 24, 25 Locking part 23H Pouring direction holding part 23V Central axis direction holding part 23R R surface 24H, 25H Horizontal direction Holding part 24V, 25V Vertical holding part 24R, 25R Square part 26 Through hole 100, 200, 300 Injection container H Hand T Thumb F Index finger M Middle finger R Ring finger S Sponge CL Center axis

Claims (6)

The container body for accommodating the contents, a mounting portion mounted on the mouth portion of the container body, and a pump mounted on the mounting portion are provided, and the head portion of the pump is pushed down toward the mounting portion. A pump is a pouring container that pours out the contents.
The head portion is provided with a nozzle cylinder for pouring the contents toward the outer periphery of the head portion by the pushing-down operation.
The pump is arranged so as to be inclined so that the central axis of the pump has a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction in the upright state of the pouring container, and a holding force can be applied to the pouring container. Locking part is provided,
The locking portion is such that the head portion is pushed down by the thumb and the locking portion is gripped by at least one other finger, or the locking portion is gripped by the thumb and the locking portion is gripped by the other at least one finger. By pushing down the head portion, a holding force can be applied in the direction from the mounting portion toward the head portion and in the pouring direction of the contents, and the pouring extends from the side surface of the pump or the mounting portion in the pouring direction. and direction holding portion, and a central axial holding portions extending from the outer peripheral end of the infusion egress direction holding portion to further the central axis container body along the possess,
By applying a drag force in the pouring direction to the locking portion with the finger against the holding portion in the central axis direction, a rotational moment in a direction that cancels the rotational moment generated in the head portion of the pump when the content liquid is dispensed. A pouring container, characterized in that it can act on a holding force to generate. The container body for accommodating the contents, a mounting portion mounted on the mouth portion of the container body, and a pump mounted on the mounting portion are provided, and the head portion of the pump is pushed down toward the mounting portion. A pump is a pouring container that pours out the contents.
The head portion is provided with a nozzle cylinder for pouring the contents toward the outer periphery of the head portion by the pushing-down operation.
The pump is arranged so as to be inclined so that the central axis of the pump has a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction in the upright state of the pouring container, and a holding force can be applied to the pouring container. Locking part is provided,
The locking portion pushes down the head portion with the thumb and grips the locking portion with at least one other finger, or grips the locking portion with the thumb and the other at least one finger. By pushing down the head portion, a holding force can be applied in the direction from the mounting portion to the head portion and the pouring direction of the contents, and the horizontal holding portion extending outward from the side surface of the container body and the said possess a vertical holding part extending further towards the bottom of the container body from the outer end of the horizontal holding portion,
By applying a drag force in the pouring direction to the locking portion with the finger to the holding portion in the vertical direction, a rotational moment in a direction that cancels the rotational moment generated in the head portion of the pump when the content liquid is dispensed is applied. A pouring container, characterized in that it can act on a holding force to generate it. The dispensing container according to claim 2, wherein the locking portion also serves as a handle of the dispensing container. The container body is integrally provided with a tubular portion extending in the vertical direction.
The pouring container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lower end portion of the pump is fitted to the upper end portion of the tubular portion. The dispensing container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a hook for fixing the container body is provided on a side surface of the container body in a direction opposite to the pouring direction. The pouring container according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 5 , wherein the locking portion is rotatably configured around the central axis of the pump.

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