JP7251177B2 - scent tester - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a scent tester, for example, a scent tester for sales promotion of products with characteristic scents.

For products such as detergents, softeners, fragrances, perfumes, cosmetics, shampoos, rinses, and insect repellents, the scent is an important factor in differentiating them from other companies' products. However, consumers cannot open the product at the store to check the scent of the product. Therefore, it is common practice to place a scent tester that emits the same scent as the product at the storefront together with the product so that the customer can check the scent of the product before purchasing the product.

Conventionally, various types of scent testers have been proposed. It has the advantage that it can be used without contact. A typical bottle-type scent tester is composed of a bottle body with an opening at the top and a lid for opening and closing the opening.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-21572

In the scent tester described in Patent Literature 1, a cotton-like body impregnated with perfume is accommodated in the bottle body. The user can open the lid, smell the scent released from the bottle body, confirm the scent of the product, and select the product to purchase. However, since opening and closing the lid is a time-consuming task, there is a risk of losing the willingness to purchase. Moreover, when the volatility of the fragrance is low, there is also the inconvenience that it is necessary to shake the fragrance tester to release the fragrance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a scent tester which is excellent in operability and convenience, which enables the user to easily smell the scent.

In order to achieve the above object, the scent tester of the first invention comprises a bottle body capable of containing a content that emits a scent, and a cap coupled to the bottle body so as to cover the opening thereof. A scent tester comprising:
The cap is characterized by having an elastically deformable pressing portion and a release port for releasing air in the bottle body.

A scent tester according to a second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the discharge port discharges air pressurized in the bottle body by elastic deformation of the pressing portion.

A scent tester according to a third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the pressing portion has a dome shape.

A scent tester according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the cap is made of rubber.

A scent tester according to a fifth invention is the scent tester according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a double-sided tape between the bottle body and the cap, and the bottle body and the cap via the double-sided tape. and can be screwed together.

A scent tester according to a sixth invention is the scent tester according to the fifth invention, wherein the bottle body is made of hard plastic, the cap is made of silicone rubber, and the double-sided tape has a silicone adhesive on the cap side surface. and a pressure-sensitive adhesive other than a silicon-based pressure-sensitive adhesive is provided on the surface of the bottle body.

A scent tester according to a seventh invention is characterized in that, in the sixth invention, the double-faced tape has an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bottle body side surface.

The scent tester of the eighth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the fifth to seventh inventions, further comprising a string having one end fixed with the double-sided tape between the bottle body and the cap. and

A scent tester of a ninth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to eighth inventions, the bottle body is positioned below the cap, and the pressing part is positioned on the head of the cap. and

A scent tester according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to ninth aspects of the invention, a fragrance member containing a fragrance is further provided as the content.

According to the present invention, since the pressing portion of the cap is configured to be elastically deformable, air containing high-quality fragrance can be delivered from the bottle body to the consumer by a simple push-type operation of pressing the pressing portion. It can be delivered to the nostrils. At this time, it is not necessary to open the lid, and it is not necessary to shake the scent tester even if the volatility of the perfume is low. Therefore, it is possible to realize a fragrance tester which is excellent in operability and convenience, which allows the user to easily smell the fragrance. This scent tester can effectively arouse consumer's willingness to buy.

The external view which shows one embodiment of a fragrance tester. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the cap of the scent tester of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing part D in FIG. 1;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A bottle-type scent tester and the like according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the scent tester 1, and FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the cap 3, which is a component of the scent tester 1. In FIG. 1, (A) is a front view of the scent tester 1, and (B) is a side view of the scent tester 1. As shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a front view of the cap 3, (B) is a side view of the cap 3, and (C) is a top view of the cap 3. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the scent tester 1 includes a bottle body 2 capable of accommodating a scent member 4 as a content that emits scent, and a cap 3 coupled to the bottle body 2 so as to cover the opening 2A. , is equipped with The bottle body 2 is a cylindrical transparent bottle made of hard plastic (eg, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.), and has an accommodation space 2S for accommodating the fragrance member 4 and an opening 2A for inserting the fragrance member 4 into the accommodation space 2S. ,have. The cap 3 is a substantially cylindrical rubber cap made of silicone rubber, and has an elastically deformable dome-shaped pressing portion 3a. and an outlet 3b.

The fragrance member 4 in the housing space 2S emits the same fragrance as the product (for example, detergent, softener, fragrance, perfume, cosmetics, shampoo, rinse, insect repellent, etc.) by containing fragrance. In this case, a granular perfume carrier is assumed in which a carrier carries a perfume by impregnation or the like. As a carrier, an inorganic material (eg, silica gel, fluorite (special calcium silicate), zeolite, bentonite, etc.) or an organic material (eg, activated carbon, pulp, cellulose, etc.) is used so as to have water absorption or oil absorption. Examples include those formed in a predetermined shape (eg, granular, powdery, fibrous, sheet-like, block-like, etc.) (eg, porous particles, porous powder, paper, non-woven fabric, etc.). Alternatively, the aroma member 4 may be formed by mixing or kneading a fragrance into the above inorganic material or organic material and molding it into the above predetermined shape.

For the fragrance member 4, instead of the fragrance, an aromatic composition containing a fragrance may be used in a predetermined form (for example, liquid, gel, solid, etc.). It may be used as a composition or fragrance member 4 . It should be noted that glass may be used as the material of the bottle body 2 instead of hard plastic in relation to the material such as perfume contained in the fragrance member 4 .

The scent tester 1 is assembled by connecting the cap 3 to the bottle body 2 from the opening 2A side. A screw structure N is provided at each connecting portion between the bottle body 2 and the cap 3, and the bottle body 2 and the cap 3 can be screwed together via a special double-sided tape 5 (Fig. 1). . A double-faced tape 5 is wound and pasted on the surface of the connecting portion including the screw structure N of the bottle body 2, and then the cap 3 is screwed and fixed to the bottle body 2 to complete the connection between the bottle body 2 and the cap 3. do. Since the bond between the bottle body 2 and the cap 3 is strengthened by the double-faced tape 5, it is possible to prevent the cap 3 from coming off the bottle body 2 and the fragrance member 4 to spill out.

The scent tester 1 is further provided with a string 6 (FIG. 1) to prevent theft, accidental ingestion, etc., for example. One end of the string 6 is fixed between the bottle body 2 and the cap 3 with a double-faced tape 5. - 特許庁The other end of the string 6 is fixed to a store shelf, product sample, product advertisement, or the like.

FIG. 3 shows the cross-sectional structure of an enlarged portion D of FIG. The double-sided tape 5 has a polyester film 5b (for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film) as a base film, has an acrylic adhesive 5a on the bottle body 2 side, and has a silicone adhesive on the cap 3 side. It is configured to have an agent 5c. The acrylic adhesive 5a has adhesive strength to polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), etc., and the silicone adhesive 5c has adhesive strength to silicone rubber. The bonding between the bottle body 2 and the cap 3 is further strengthened by bonding with the acrylic adhesive 5a and bonding with the silicone rubber cap 3 with the silicone adhesive 5c. If the bottle body 2 or the cap 3 is made of a material other than those mentioned above, it is preferable to use a double-faced tape having an appropriate adhesive.

When the scent tester 1 is in the initial state, as shown in FIG. 1, the pressing portion 3a located at the head of the cap 3 has a dome shape. When using the scent tester 1, the pressing portion 3a of the cap 3 is pushed down toward the bottle body 2 with an index finger or the like. Since the cap 3 is integrally formed of silicon rubber, the pressing portion 3a is elastically deformable. When the pressing portion 3a is pushed and elastically deformed, the air in the accommodation space 2S is pressurized and pushed out from the discharge port 3b. Since the air emitted from the scent tester 1 contains scent components volatilized from the perfume contained in the scent member 4, it is possible to easily and quickly experience a high-quality scent. For example, compared to sniffing the fragrance by bringing the nose close to the fragrance member 4, releasing the air containing the fragrance component in the direction of the nose makes the fragrance stronger and shortens the time until the fragrance is felt. Become.

Since the direction in which the air containing the fragrant component is emitted is determined by the direction of the emission port 3b, the restriction of the emission direction at the emission port 3b prevents the fragrant component from spreading unnecessarily. Moreover, in the upper portion of the cap 3, the discharge port 3b is positioned adjacent to the pressing portion 3a and protrudes in the lateral direction of the cap 3. Therefore, the position of the discharge port 3b can be confirmed by looking at the discharge port 3b. The position of the exit 3b can also be confirmed from the feel of the hand touching the exit 3b. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the emission direction of the air containing the fragrance component from being mistaken.

When the index finger or the like is released from the pressing portion 3a to stop pressing the pressing portion 3a, the elastically deformed pressing portion 3a returns to its original dome shape. Due to the restoration of the shape, the air outside the scent tester 1 flows into the housing space 2S from the discharge port 3b, and the scent tester 1 returns to its initial state. Note that rubber other than silicon rubber or other elastic materials may be used as the material of the cap 3 in consideration of cost, durability, and the like.

Since the scent tester 1 has a configuration in which the bottle body 2 is positioned below the cap 3 and the pressing part 3a is positioned at the head of the cap 3, it is easy to hold and light, and can be easily pushed with one hand. It has excellent operability. For example, it is possible to grasp the bottle main body 2 so that the forefinger touches the pressing portion 3a as a natural flow of action when the scent tester 1 is picked up.

Since the peripheral surface of the bottle body 2 and the peripheral surface of the cap 3 have few irregularities and occupy most of the surface of the scent tester 1, there is a display space for displaying product information (for example, advertisements for sales promotion, etc.). advertising space, notes space, etc.). Also, on the upper surface of the cap 3, the ring-shaped plane formed around the dome-shaped curved surface of the pressing portion 3a (Fig. 2(C)) comes into view during the push operation. Suitable for writing space.

In the configuration of the cap 3, the shape of the pressing portion 3a is a simple dome shape, the elasticity of the rubber of the pressing portion 3a is used for the push operation, and the pressing portion 3a and the discharge port 3b are made of the same material and integrated. The fact that it is formed in a uniform manner (using a single mold) makes it possible to effectively reduce costs for a push-type bottle type. In addition, since the cap 3 does not come into direct contact with the fragrance member 4, the cap 3 can be easily used by replacing the bottle body 2 containing the fragrance member 4 of a different kind.

According to the scent tester 1, as described above, the pressing portion 3a of the cap 3 is configured to be elastically deformable. Air can be delivered from the bottle body 2 to the consumer's nostrils. At this time, it is not necessary to open the lid, and it is not necessary to shake the fragrance tester 1 even if the fragrance has low volatility. Therefore, the excellent operability and convenience of the scent tester 1 enable the user to easily smell the scent, and effectively arouse the consumer's willingness to purchase.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 scent tester 2 bottle body 2S accommodation space 2A opening 3 cap 3a pressing part 3b discharge port 4 scent member (contents)
5 Double-sided tape 5a Acrylic adhesive 5b Polyester film 5c Silicon adhesive 6 String N Screw structure

Claims (9)

A scent tester comprising: a bottle body capable of containing a content that emits a scent; and a cap coupled to the bottle body so as to cover the opening thereof,
The cap has an elastically deformable pressing portion and a release port for releasing the air in the bottle body ,
The scent tester further comprises a double-sided tape between the bottle body and the cap, and the bottle body and the cap can be screwed together via the double-sided tape. 2. The scent tester according to claim 1, wherein said release port releases air pressurized in said bottle body by elastic deformation of said pressing portion. 3. The scent tester according to claim 1, wherein said pressing portion has a dome shape. The scent tester according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cap is made of rubber. The bottle body is made of hard plastic, the cap is made of silicone rubber, the double-sided tape has a silicone-based adhesive on the cap-side surface, and an adhesive other than the silicone-based adhesive on the bottle body-side surface. The scent tester according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it has an agent. 6. The scent tester according to claim 5 , wherein said double-faced tape has an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive on the side of said bottle body. The scent tester according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a string having one end fixed with the double-sided tape between the bottle body and the cap. The scent tester according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the bottle body is positioned below the cap, and the pressing portion is positioned at the head of the cap. The scent tester according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further comprising a scent member containing perfume as the content.

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