JP7309278B2 - container with applicator - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container with an applicator.

As a container for storing a liquid cosmetic such as nail polish to be applied to an application target using an applicator, there is provided a container body having a mouth, a lid detachably attached to the mouth, and a lid. An applicator-equipped container is known that has an applicator provided on the body and housed in a container body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In such a container with an applicator, the applicator is immersed in the contents in the container body when the lid is attached to the mouth, and the contents adhere or impregnate when the lid is removed from the mouth. Since the applied applicator body can be removed from the container body, the applicator can be operated by the lid body to easily apply the contents to the object to be applied.

JP 2017-140145 A

Application of the contents using the applicator is performed on various sites such as fingernails and toenails, for example. In addition, the way of holding the lid during the application also varies depending on the user.

However, in the conventional container with an applicator described in Patent Document 1, the applicator has a configuration in which the applicator is fixed in a straight posture along the axial direction to the tip of the shaft supported by the lid. Therefore, when operating the applicator with the lid to apply the contents to the object to be coated, it may be difficult to apply the applicator to the object to be coated at an appropriate angle depending on the part to be coated or the way the lid is held. In this respect, there is room for improvement in coating workability.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container with an applicator having an applicator that improves the workability of application.

A container with an applicator of the present invention comprises a container body having a mouth, a lid detachably attached to the mouth, an applicator provided on the lid and housed in the container body, , wherein the applicator includes an applicator, a shaft supported by the lid, and a support that is spaced apart from the shaft and supports the applicator is provided between the shaft and the support, the support is connected to the shaft so as to be tiltable with respect to the axial direction of the shaft, and the applicator faces the first direction. a hinge body configured to be held in a first posture and a second posture in which the applicator is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction , wherein the applicator is composed of a bundle of fibers; The brush is fixed to the tip of the shaft at one end in the longitudinal direction and positioned inside the cylindrical support at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction so as to face the support in the axial direction of the support. It is characterized by being movably inserted .

In the container with the applicator of the present invention, in the above configuration, it is preferable that the applicator is oriented in the axial direction of the shaft when the support is in the first posture.

In the container with the applicator of the present invention, in the configuration described above, the hinge body has a plate-like shape with a concave surface, and the concave surface is reversely deformed to form a convex shape, thereby moving the support body into the first posture. It is preferable that it is tilted from the bottom to the second posture and held in the second posture.

In the container with the applicator of the present invention, it is preferable that the hinge body is formed integrally with the shaft body and the support body from a synthetic resin material.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the container with an applicator provided with the applicator which improved the coating workability can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a front cross-sectional view of a container with an applicator that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of the applicator shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1; (a) is a side view of the applicator with the support in the first posture, and (b) is a side view of the applicator with the support in the second posture. (a) is an explanatory diagram showing how the support is tilted from the first attitude to the second attitude, and (b) is an explanatory diagram illustrating how the support is tilted from the second attitude to the first attitude.

Hereinafter, a container 1 with an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be illustrated in detail with reference to the drawings.

The applicator-equipped container 1 according to the present embodiment has a container body 10 , a lid (cap) 20 and an applicator 30 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the container body 10 has a bottle shape including a mouth portion 11 , a body portion 12 that continues below the mouth portion 11 , and a bottom portion 13 that closes the bottom end of the body portion 12 . The mouth portion 11 has a cylindrical shape, and a male thread 11a is integrally provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The inside of the container body 10 is a storage space 12a for storing contents, and the storage space 12a continues to the mouth portion 11. - 特許庁In this embodiment, the storage space 12a stores nail polish as a content.

Note that the contents housed in the container body 10 are not limited to the nail polish described above, and various other liquid cosmetics such as mascara can be applied by the applicator 30. can be adopted. Further, the shape of the container body 2 is not limited to a bottle shape, and can be variously changed as long as it has the mouth portion 11 .

The lid body 20 is formed in a topped cylindrical shape having a top wall 21 and a peripheral wall 22 . A female screw 22a is provided integrally with the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 22, and the female screw 22a is screwed to the male screw 11a of the mouth portion 11, so that the lid body 20 is detachably attached to the mouth portion 11. As shown in FIG. The opening 11 is closed by attaching the cover 20 to the opening 11 .

The cover 20 may be detachably attached to the opening 11 by undercut engagement, fitting, or the like, not limited to the threaded connection between the male thread 11a and the female thread 22a.

A synthetic resin base 23 having a reinforcing wall inside a cylindrical cylinder is fixed to the inside of the lid 20 by fitting or undercut engagement. A bottom wall 23a of the base body 23 has a first seal portion 24 that contacts the opening end of the mouth portion 11 when the lid body 20 is attached to the mouth portion 11, and a cylindrical seal portion that fits the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 11. A second seal portion 25 is provided integrally with the mouth portion 11 so that the mouth portion 11 is liquid-tightly closed by the lid body 20 .

The applicator 30 is provided on the lid 20 . The applicator 30 is stored in the storage space 12 a of the container body 10 in a state where the lid 20 is attached to the mouth portion 11 . On the other hand, when the lid 20 is removed from the mouth portion 11 , the applicator 30 is taken out from the storage space 12 a of the container body 10 through the mouth portion 11 to the outside.

More specifically, applicator 30 includes shaft 31 and applicator 32 .

The shaft 31 has a straight rod shape with a circular cross section, and is integrally connected to the central portion of the bottom wall 23a of the base 23 at one end (upper end) in the longitudinal direction thereof, so that the cover 20 can move through the base 23. supported by The shaft 31 extends downward from the bottom wall 23 a along the axis of the lid 20 or the mouth 11 , and the tip facing the bottom 13 of the container body 10 is lower than the lower end of the peripheral wall 22 of the lid 20 . located in

The applicator 32 is fixed to the tip (lower end) of the shaft 31 . In this embodiment, the applicator 32 is a brush made up of bundles of many fibers. The applicator 32 configured as a brush is implanted at one longitudinal end (base end or upper end) of the applicator 32 in an implant hole 31a provided at the tip of the shaft 31 and is adhered using an adhesive or the like. , extends straight along the axis of the shaft 31 and is fixed to the tip of the shaft 31 with its tip pointing downward.

The applicator 32 can adhere or impregnate the contents stored in the storage space 12 a of the container body 10 . Therefore, after holding the lid 20 by hand and removing the lid 20 from the mouth portion 11 of the container body 10 containing the contents and taking out the applicator 30 from the container body 10, the lid 20 is held by hand. The content can be applied to the application target by moving the application body 32 while pressing it against the application target.

In the applicator-equipped container 1 of the present embodiment, the support 33 that supports the applicator 32 is connected to the applicator 30, and the support 33 is connected to the shaft 31 so as to be tiltable with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31. He is trying to provide the hinge body 34 which carries out. By configuring the applicator 30 to have a support body 33 and a hinge body 34, the orientation of the applicator body 32, that is, the direction in which the lower end of the applicator body 32 faces (orientation of the tip of the hair) can be adjusted to the axial direction of the shaft body 31. It is possible to switch between a first direction facing (downward) and a second direction facing a direction (obliquely downward) inclined with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31 .

In this embodiment, the support 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the applicator 32 is inserted inside the support 33 so as to be relatively movable relative to the support 33 in the axial direction thereof. ing. As a result, the applicator 32 is supported by the support 33 at its longitudinal intermediate portion. When the support 33 is tilted with respect to the shaft 31, the applicator 32 inserted through the support 33 is bent at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction and the orientation of the lower end is changed accordingly.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hinge body 34 is formed in a plate shape, and is displaced radially outward from the axial center of the shaft body 31 or the support body 33 between the shaft body 31 and the support body 33 . are provided so as to be positioned radially outward of the applicator 32 . In this embodiment, the shaft 31, the support 33, and the hinge 34 are integrally formed by injection molding a synthetic resin material. It is integrally connected to the tip, and the other side, which is the lower side of the hinge body 34 , is integrally connected to the support body 33 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge body 34 has a concave surface 34a on the inner side in the radial direction, the concave surface 34a having a C-shaped vertical cross section, and a convex surface 34b on the outer side in the radial direction, protruding in the shape of a substantially quadrangular pyramid. ing. A protrusion 34c is integrally provided at the center of the convex surface 34b. The hinge body 34 is elastically deformable so as to bend around the horizontal direction between the shaft 31 and the support 33 , and the elastic deformation tilts the support 33 with respect to the shaft 31 . can be done.

As shown in FIG. 4A , in the initial shape, the hinge body 34 can hold the support body 33 in the first posture in which the lower end of the applicator body 32 faces the first direction, that is, the axial direction of the shaft body 31 . . That is, when the support 33 is in the first posture, the applicator 32 is oriented in the axial direction of the shaft 31 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the hinge body 34 has a direction in which the other side connected to the support 33 separates from the axis of the shaft 31 rather than the one side connected to the shaft 31. , and the concave surface 34a is reversely deformed so that the concave surface 34a assumes a convex shape. The lower end of 32 can be tilted to a second posture in which it faces a second direction that is tilted by a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction of shaft 31, and support 33 can be held in the second posture. At this time, since the convex surface 34b of the hinge body 34 is deformed into a concave shape, the support body 33 can be held in the second posture more firmly.

Next, a method of using the applicator-equipped container 1 having the above configuration will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the initial state, the support 33 is in the first posture, and the applicator 32 is coaxial with the shaft 31 so that its lower end faces the axial direction of the shaft 31. placed straight on. When the lid 20 is attached to the mouth 11 , the lower end of the applicator 32 is positioned near the bottom 13 of the container body 10 , and the applicator 32 is immersed in the contents contained in the container body 10 . be done.

A user holds the lid body 20 by hand and removes the lid body 20 from the mouth part 11 of the container body 10 containing the contents, so that the applicator body 32 with the contents attached or impregnated together with the lid body 20 is obtained. 30 can be taken out from the container body 10 to the outside. Then, while holding the lid body 20 by hand, the application body 32 to which the contents are adhered or impregnated is moved while being pressed against the application target, so that the content can be applied to the application target.

At this time, since the applicator 32 is arranged straight coaxially with the shaft 31 so that its lower end faces the axial direction of the shaft 31, each part of the object to be coated (for example, a hand) suitable for the direction is arranged. The contents can be easily applied to the nail).

On the other hand, when the application work is performed on a portion (for example, a toenail) where the application body 32 is oriented in an inclined direction with respect to the axial direction of the shaft body 31 and the content is more easily applied, By tilting the support body 33 from the first posture to the second posture about the hinge body 34 and holding it in the second posture by the hinge body 34 , the lower end of the applicator body 32 is moved in a predetermined direction with respect to the axial direction of the shaft body 31 . can be oriented in a second direction inclined by an angle of .

As a result, the content can be easily applied by the applicator 30 even to a portion where the content is more easily applied when the applicator 32 is oriented in a direction inclined with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31.例文帳に追加be able to.

As described above, according to the applicator-equipped container 1 of the present embodiment, the orientation of the applicator 32 with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31 can be changed according to the portion to be applied with the content, the way the lid 20 is held, and the like. Since the direction can be arbitrarily changed to suit the application of the contents to the relevant part, the workability of applying the contents with the applicator 30 can be improved for various parts and how the lid 20 is held. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, after the cover 20 is removed from the opening 11, the hinge 34 is oriented in the direction opposite to the pressing direction with respect to the applicator 32, and the first posture is taken. By pressing the supporting body 33 against the inner peripheral surface of the opening 11 or the inner peripheral edge of the opening, the supporting body 33 can be easily tilted from the first posture to the second posture with respect to the shaft body 31. Therefore, the orientation of the applicator 32 with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31 can be changed from the first direction to the second direction with a simple operation.

On the contrary, when the direction of the applicator 32 is returned from the second direction to the first direction, as shown in FIG. By pressing the support body 33 in the second posture against the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 11 or the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening, the support body 33 can be easily changed from the second posture to the second posture with respect to the shaft body 31. Since it can be tilted, the orientation of the applicator 32 with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31 can be returned from the second direction to the first direction by a simple operation.

After applying the contents, the applicator 30 can be returned to the inside of the container body 10 by attaching the lid 20 to the mouth portion 11 . At this time, the applicator 30 can be returned to the interior of the container body 10 through the mouth portion 11 regardless of whether the applicator 32 faces the first direction or the second direction. Since the applicator 32 is oriented in the axial direction of the shaft 31 when the support 33 is in the first posture, the applicator 32 can be oriented in the axial direction of the shaft 31 with the support 33 in the first posture. , the applicator 30 can be returned to the interior of the container body 10 more easily through the mouth portion 11 .

In this embodiment, when the applicator 32 is a brush composed of a bundle of fibers and fixed to the tip of the shaft 31 at one end in the longitudinal direction, the application is performed by the support 33 connected to the hinge 34. Since the middle part of the body 32 in the longitudinal direction is supported, the applicator 32 is firmly supported by the tip of the shaft 31, so that the workability of applying the contents by the applicator 32 can be further improved. In addition, it is possible to change the orientation of the applicator 32 with a simple configuration using the hinge member 34 and the support member 33 .

In this embodiment, the support 33 is cylindrical, and the applicator 32 is inserted inside the support 33 so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction of the support 33 . Therefore, when the support body 33 tilts between the first posture and the second posture about the hinge body 34, the inclination is prevented from being hindered by the applicator body 32, and the orientation of the applicator body 32 is controlled. can be changed more smoothly.

Further, in the present embodiment, the hinge member 34 has a plate-like shape with a concave surface 34a, and the concave surface 34a is reversely deformed so that the concave surface 34a becomes convex, thereby shifting the support member 33 from the first posture to the second posture. Since it is configured to be tilted and held in the second posture, the simple structure of the hinge member 34 tilts the support member 33 between the first posture and the second posture and allows the support member 33 to be tilted between the first posture and the second posture. The cost of the applicator-equipped container 1 can be reduced by enabling it to be held.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the hinge body 34 is formed integrally with the shaft body 31 and the support body 33 from a synthetic resin material, so that the cost of the applicator 30 having the above configuration can be further reduced. can.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the applicator 32 is a brush composed of a bundle of fibers and fixed to the tip of the shaft 31 at one end in the longitudinal direction. Various configurations can be adopted as long as they can be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the application body 32 faces the axial direction of the shaft body 31 when the support body 33 is in the first posture, and the application body 32 faces the axial direction of the shaft body 31 when the support body 33 is in the second posture. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the support 33 is in the first posture, the applicator 32 faces the direction inclined with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31, and the support 33 is in the second position, the applicator 32 can be oriented in a direction inclined at an even greater angle with respect to the axial direction of the shaft 31 .

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the hinge body 34 has a concave surface 34a. However, the configuration is not limited to this. The configuration can be changed in various ways as long as it can be held in the second posture.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the applicator 32 is fixed to the tip of the shaft 31. However, the applicator 32 is fixed to the support 33 and tilted integrally with the support 33. It is good also as a structure which carries out.

1 container with applicator 10 container body 11 mouth 11a male screw 12 body 12a storage space 13 bottom 20 lid 21 top wall 22 peripheral wall 22a female screw 23 base 23a bottom wall 24 first seal 25 second seal 30 applicator 31 Shaft 31a Implanting hole 32 Applicator 33 Support 34 Hinge 34a Concave surface 34b Convex surface 34c Projection

Claims (4)

A container with an applicator, comprising: a container body having a mouth; a lid detachably attached to the mouth; and an applicator provided on the lid and housed in the container body. ,
The applicator is
an application body;
a shaft supported by the lid;
a support that is spaced apart from the shaft and supports the applicator;
A first application body is provided between the shaft and the support, the support is connected to the shaft so as to be tiltable with respect to the axial direction of the shaft, and the applicator faces the first direction. a hinge body configured to be held in a posture and a second posture in which the applicator faces a second direction different from the first direction;
The applicator is a brush composed of a bundle of fibers, and is fixed to the tip of the shaft at one end in the longitudinal direction and is attached to the cylindrical support at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. A container with an applicator , wherein the applicator-equipped container is inserted so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction of the support . 2. The container with an applicator according to claim 1 , wherein said applicator is oriented in the axial direction of said shaft when said support is in said first posture. The hinge body has a plate-like shape with a concave surface, and the concave surface is reversely deformed to have a convex shape, thereby tilting the support body from the first posture to the second posture and returning to the second posture. 3. A container with an applicator according to claim 1 or 2 , configured for holding. The applicator-equipped container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the hinge body is made of a synthetic resin material and integrally formed with the shaft body and the support body.