JP7419640B2 - Can contents collector - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for collecting the contents of a spray can (including aerosol cans) that are released together with the gas during a residual gas discharge operation performed before disposal of spray cans (including aerosol cans).

When disposing of a spray can, when the contents inside the can are used up, it is necessary to punch a hole in the can or keep pressing the spray can actuator (injection button) to release the residual gas inside the can. It is being done.

On the other hand, when disposing of paint spray cans, anti-corrosion spray cans, waterproof shoe spray cans, etc. without being used up for some reason and with contents remaining inside, it is necessary to make a hole in the can or remove the actuator. If the (injection button) is pressed continuously, the contents inside the can will be scattered along with the residual gas, which may stain the worker's body, clothes, or surrounding items, or may cause harm to health by accidentally inhaling the ejected material. There is the problem of receiving it.

Therefore, in order to avoid such problems, a "spray can contents extractor" has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This "spray can contents extractor" consists of a flat main body that has a spray nozzle insertion port into which the spray nozzle of a spray can can be inserted, and a discharge port that communicates with the spray nozzle insertion port, as well as a main body discharge port. It consists of vinyl pipes etc. connected to the outlet.

To use the above-mentioned "spray can extractor," insert the spray nozzle (stem) of the spray can into the spray nozzle insertion port at the bottom of the main body, and push down the main body from above to eject the contents of the spray can from the top of the main body. The liquid is ejected from the outlet and taken out into another container (for example, a saucer) via a vinyl pipe connected to the outlet.

Registered utility model No. 3172586

As mentioned above, the "spray can contents extractor" described in Patent Document 1 connects a vinyl pipe to the spray nozzle of a spray can through the main body, and extracts the contents spouted from the spray nozzle via the vinyl pipe. Since the contents of the spray can are ejected with great force from the tip of the vinyl pipe, there is a high possibility that the contents of the spray can will not be contained within the container and will be scattered around the container.

This prevents the contents of the spray can ejected from the tip of the vinyl pipe from staining the worker's body, clothing, or surrounding items, or from inadvertently inhaling the ejected material and causing harm to one's health. difficult to do. Additionally, if the contents of the spray can stain the worker's body, clothes, or surrounding items, cleaning them requires a lot of effort and time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a can collector that is easy to use and can collect the contents remaining in a spray can without scattering them around. It is in.

The can contents collector according to the present invention includes a storage space capable of accommodating the contents spouted from the stem of a spray can, and an introduction means for introducing the contents inside the can into the storage space. and an exhaust port that communicates the inside of the storage space with the atmosphere;
A filter disposed at a position closer to the inside of the housing space than the exhaust port.

In the can contents collector, a tubular body is used as the introduction means, the proximal end of which is inserted into the storage space of the collection container with the distal end protruding from the collection container. I can do it.

In the can contents collector, a connecting means for communicating with the stem of the spray can can be provided at the tip of the tubular body.

In the can contents collector, the filter may be removably attached to the collection container.

In the can contents collector, the filter may be composed of a plurality of filter materials having different filtration functions.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a contents collector that is easy to use and can collect contents remaining in a spray can without scattering them around.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a can contents collector according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially omitted exploded front view of the can contents collector shown in FIG. 1. FIG. (a) to (d) are partially omitted plan views of each member shown in FIG. 2, respectively. FIG. 2 is a partially omitted perspective view showing how to use the can contents collector shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 7 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a can contents collector according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a partially omitted perspective view showing an example of use of the can contents collector shown in FIG. 5. FIG. It is a partially omitted vertical cross-sectional view showing a can contents collector which is another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, can contents collectors 100, 200, and 300, which are embodiments of the present invention, will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 7.

First, the can contents collector 100 will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 4. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the can contents collector 100 includes a collection container 10 having a storage space 11, a tubular body 12, and a connecting means 14 provided at the tip 12a of the tubular body 12. , an exhaust port 13 opened on the upper end surface of the collection container 10, and a filter 15.

The accommodation space 11 is capable of accommodating the contents in the can spouted from the stem 2 (see FIG. 4) of the spray can 1, which will be described later, and the tubular body 12 is used for introducing the contents in the can into the accommodation space 11. The exhaust port 13 communicates the inside of the accommodation space 11 with the atmosphere. The filter 15 is arranged at a position closer to the inside of the housing space 11 than the exhaust port 13 is.

The tubular body 12 has its proximal end 12b inserted into the collection container 10 with its distal end 12a protruding from the collection container 10. The base end portion 12b of the tubular body 12 is located in a region vertically upwardly separated from the bottom plate 10b of the recovery container 10 within the accommodation space 11. The connecting means 14 detachably attached to the tip 12a of the tubular body 12 is a substantially cylindrical member for communicating the tubular body 12 with the stem 2 of the spray can 1. A connection port 14b is formed on the distal end surface 14a of the connection means 14, and the inner part of the connection port 14b communicates with the distal end portion 12a of the tubular body 12. Since the tubular body 12 is made of a flexible material, it is bendable.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the collection container 10 includes a cylindrical main body 16 having a storage space 11, a cylindrical sub-body 17 having a smaller outer diameter than the main body 16, and a cylindrical sub-body 17 having a smaller outer diameter than the main body 16. It is formed by a lid body 18 or the like having an outer diameter equivalent to the outer diameter.

The lower surface of the main body part 16 is closed by a bottom plate 10b, and the upper surface of the main body part 16 is attached with a donut-shaped top plate 10a having a cylindrical male screw part 10c and a through hole 10d. A through hole 10e for removably inserting the tubular body 12 is formed in a part of the top plate 10a located on the outer periphery of the male screw portion 10c.

The secondary body portion 17 is provided with female screw portions 17a and 17b on its upper surface side and lower surface side, and the female screw portion 17b on the lower surface side can be screwed into the male screw portion 10c of the main body portion 16. Inside the secondary body part 17, above the female threaded part 17b, a partition wall 17c is provided that crosses the secondary body part 17, and a plurality of circular through holes 17d are formed in the partition wall 17c. Since the shape and number of the through holes 17d are not limited, they can be set as appropriate depending on the conditions of use. A short cylindrical filter 15 is removably housed in a space 17e above the partition wall 17c inside the sub-body part 17.

The lid body 18 includes a disc-shaped closing part 18a, a semicircular knob part 18b protruding from the upper surface of the closing part 18a, and a cylindrical male screw part 18c provided on the lower surface of the closing part 18a. , is equipped with. The knob 18b is erected along the diameter direction of the closing part 18a, and a pair of semicircular exhaust ports 13, 13 are opened symmetrically with the knob 18b in between. Since the shape and number of the exhaust ports 13 are not limited, they can be set as appropriate depending on the conditions of use. The male screw portion 18c of the lid body 18 can be screwed into the female screw portion 17a on the upper surface side of the sub body portion 17.

In each member shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the female screw portion 17b on the lower surface side of the sub body portion 17 is screwed into the male screw portion 10c protruding from the top plate 10a of the main body portion 16. Attach the body part 17, insert the filter 15 into the space 17e from the upper surface side of the sub-body part 17, and insert the female thread part 17a on the upper surface side of the sub-body part 17 into the male thread part 18c on the lower surface side of the lid body 18. When the base end 12b of the tubular body 12 is inserted into the accommodation space 11 from the through hole 10e of the top plate 10a of the main body 16, the can contents collector 100 shown in FIG. It is formed.

Next, a method of using the can contents collector 100 will be explained based on FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, after removing the actuator 3 of the spray can 1 with contents 4 remaining in the can to expose the stem 2, the tip of the tubular body 12 of the can contents collector 100 is removed. The upper end of the stem 2 is inserted into the connection port 14b of the connection means 14 of 12a.

After that, when the upper end of the connecting means 14 is pressed by the same operation as when pressing the actuator 3, the content 4 remaining in the spray can 1 flows out from the stem 2 together with the gas, and the connecting means 14 and the tubular body 12, and is ejected from the base end 12b of the tubular body 12 into the accommodation space 11 of the collection container 10.

The contained material 4 ejected into the accommodation space 11 together with the gas is sprayed onto the bottom plate 10b of the collection container 10 and is stored (collected) there, but the gas containing the mist-like contained material 4 remains in the accommodation space. 11, rises while circulating in the sub-body part 17, passes through the plurality of through holes 17d in the partition wall 17c of the sub-body part 17 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, penetrates into the filter 15, and after passing through the filter 15, It is discharged into the atmosphere from the exhaust ports 13, 13 of 18.

In this way, most of the stored material 4 ejected from the base end 12b of the tubular body 12 into the storage space 11 of the recovery container 10 is accommodated in the storage space 11, and the gas containing the mist-like stored material 4 is The gas is filtered by passing through the filter 15, and the contained substances 4 in the gas are captured by the filter 15, so that almost only the gas components are released into the atmosphere from the exhaust ports 13, 13 of the lid body 18. . Therefore, the contents 4 remaining in the spray can 1 can be collected in the storage space 11 and in the filter 15 without being scattered around.

Therefore, even if the spray can 1 is a paint spray can, a rust inhibitor spray can, a shoe waterproofing spray can, etc., as shown in FIG. When the contents 4 in the can are collected, paint, rust inhibitor, waterproofing agent, etc. remaining in the can can be collected in the storage space 11 and by the filter 15.

In the can contents collector 100, the actuator 3 of the spray can 1 with the contents 4 remaining is removed to expose the stem 2, and then the connection port 14b of the connection means 14 of the tip 12a of the tubular body 12 is removed. After inserting the upper end of the stem 2 into the container, the container 4 can be collected simply by pressing the connecting means 14, so it is easy to use. In addition, if a plurality of connection means 14 with different sizes (inner diameter, depth, etc.) of the connection port 14b are prepared according to the differences in the size (outer diameter, protruding length, etc.) of the stem 2, the size of the stem 2 can be changed. It is possible to accurately accommodate various types of spray cans 1 having different (outer diameters, protrusion lengths, etc.).

In the can contents collector 100 after the collection work is completed, each member can be disassembled into the state shown in FIG. 2 by going through the reverse process of the assembly process described above (see paragraph 0025) Therefore, the stored items 4 collected in the storage space 11 of the main body portion 16 can be discharged from the through hole 10d. In addition, since the filter 15 is removable in the space 17e of the secondary body part 17 of the collection container 10, the contents 4 adsorbed and captured by the filter 15 are discarded together with the filter 15, and a new filter 15 is installed in the space. 17e.

Since the filter 15 is not limited, it is possible to use a filter 15 having an appropriate filtering function depending on the type of the contained object 4 to be adsorbed and captured. Note that when the lid 18 is screwed onto and removed from the sub-body portion 17, the attachment/detachment work can be performed by pinching the knob 18b on the top surface of the lid 18 with fingers, so that the workability is also good.

Next, other embodiments of can contents collectors 200 and 300 will be described based on FIGS. 5 to 7. Note that the parts that constitute the can contents collectors 200 and 300 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 that are common to the parts that constitute the can contents collector 100 shown in FIGS. The same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be used, and the explanation will be omitted.

In the can contents collector 200 shown in FIG. 5, a main body part 16 and a sub-body part 17 forming the collection container 10 are detachably connected by a hinge part 20 and a snap lock 21. Further, a flange portion 22a is formed on the outer periphery of the partition wall 22 provided on the lower surface of the sub-body portion 17, and the proximal end portion 12b side of the tubular body 12 is inserted into a through hole 22b opened in a part of the flange portion 22a. There is. How to use the can contents collector 200 is the same as that of the can contents collector 100 shown in FIG. 4, and the same effects as the can contents collector 100 can be obtained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the can contents collector 200, the hinge portion 20 and the snap lock 21 are used as means for connecting the main body portion 16 and the sub-body portion 17. The work of attaching and detaching the sub-body portion 17 is easy. Furthermore, by unlocking the snap lock 21 and standing up the secondary body part 17 and the lid body 18 around the hinge part 20, the upper surface of the main body part 16 can be opened, as shown in FIG. , the contents in the can (not shown) collected in the accommodation space 11 of the main body part 16 can be easily discharged.

Furthermore, before using the can contents collector 200, the plastic bag 24 is placed in the storage space 11 of the main body 16 so as to connect the sub-body 17 and the lid 18. For example, since the contents inside the can are collected into the plastic bag 24, after the work is finished, the contents inside the can can be removed by unlocking the snap lock 21 and raising the secondary body part 17 and the lid body 18. If so, it can be easily taken out together with the plastic bag 24, and cleaning work inside the storage space 11 can be simplified. In this case, it is also possible to place a substance (for example, a paper-like material, a fibrous material, a porous material, etc.) having a function of absorbing the contents in the can into the plastic bag 24 in advance. Note that the usage described above is one of the usage cases, and does not limit the usage.

Next, the can contents collector 300 shown in FIG. 30 is formed. A through hole 32a is provided in the center of the lid 32, and an exhaust port 33 is provided in a portion closer to the outer periphery of the lid 32. The main body portion 31 and the lid body 32 are each made of a material having translucency.

The inner diameter of the top opening 31a of the main body 31 is larger than the outer diameter of the bottom 31b, and the inner peripheral surface of the main body 31 continuously increases in diameter from the bottom 31b toward the top opening 31a. The external shape of the main body portion 31 is an inverted truncated cone shape.

Inside the main body part 31, a partition wall 34 having air permeability and liquid permeability is arranged at a predetermined distance (for example, about 1/3 of the height of the main body part 31) from the bottom part 31b toward the top opening 31a. As a result, an accommodation space 35 is formed between the bottom portion 31b and the partition wall 34. A filter 37 is arranged on the upper surface side of the partition wall 34. The filter 37 is constructed by stacking and arranging a plurality of filter materials 36a and 36b having different filtering functions.

The proximal end 12b side of the tubular body 12 having the connecting means 14 at the distal end 12a is inserted through the through hole 32a of the lid 32, passes through the filter 37 (filter materials 36a, 36b) and the partition 34, and connects the tubular body 12. The base end portion 12b of is located within the accommodation space 35. The lid 32 can be attached to and removed from the top opening 31a of the main body 31, and the filter 37 (filter materials 36a, 36b) and the partition 34 can be taken in and out of the main body 31.

The can contents collector 300 is used in the same way as the can contents collector 100 shown in FIG. Since it has optical properties, it is possible to visually check the storage state of the contents in the can in the storage space 35 and the dirt on the filter 37 (filter materials 36a, 36b) from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect when to discard contents stored in the can stored in the storage space 35 and when to replace the filter 37 (filter materials 36a, 36b).

In addition, in the can contents collector 300, the filter 37 in the main body 31 can be configured with a plurality of filter materials 36a and 36b, so that the filtration functions (coarseness of the mesh, adsorption performance, etc.) are different from each other. By arranging the filter materials 36a and 36b, it is possible to improve the life of the filter and to perform a collection operation according to the properties and characteristics of the contents in the can.

Note that the can contents collectors 100, 200, and 300 described based on FIGS. 1 to 7 are examples of can contents collectors according to the present invention. The material collector is not limited to the can contents collectors 100, 200, and 300 described above.

The collector according to the present invention can be widely used in the work of releasing residual gas when disposing of spray cans and aerosol cans, regardless of whether it is in a general household or a business office.

1 Spray can 2 Stem 3 Actuator (spray nozzle)
4 Contents 10, 30 Collection container 10a Top plate 10b Bottom plate 10c Male screw part 10d, 10e, 17d, 22b, 32a Through hole 11, 35 Accommodation space 12 Tubular body 12a Tip part 12b Base end part 13, 33 Exhaust port 14 Connection Means 14a Tip surface 14b Connection port 15, 37 Filter 16, 31 Main body part 17 Sub-body part 17a, 17b Female screw part 17c, 22, 34 Partition wall 17e Space part 18, 32 Lid body 18a Closure part 18b Knob part 18c Male screw part 20 Hinge part 21 Snap lock 22a Flange part 24 Vinyl bag 31a Top opening 31b Bottom part 32 Lid body 100, 200, 300 Can contents collector

Claims (3)

A storage space capable of accommodating contents in the can spouted from a stem of a spray can, an introduction means for introducing the contents in the can into the storage space, and communication between the inside of the storage space and the atmosphere. a collection container having an exhaust port;
a filter arranged to block the exhaust port and filter gas containing the contents in the can ,
The introducing means is a tubular body whose distal end side protrudes from the collection container and whose proximal end side reaches the accommodation space of the collection container,
A can collector for contents in a can , wherein the tip of the tubular body is provided with a connecting means for communicating with a stem of a spray can . The can contents collector according to claim 1 , wherein the filter is removably attached to the collection container. The can contents collector according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the filter is composed of a plurality of filter materials having different filtering functions.

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