JP7514205B2 - Dispenser container with receiving container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container with a dispenser for filling it with liquid or viscous contents and dispensing the contents into a receiving container such as a refill container or a measuring cup.

In recent years, containers consisting of a container body that holds the contents and a dispenser that is detachably attached to the neck of the container body, such as the container in Patent Document 1, have been widely used as containers for filling with shampoo, conditioner, disinfectant, cosmetics, etc.

JP 2018-34862 A

The dispenser has a pump mechanism, and is configured so that by pressing the pressure head downward, a piston arranged in a cylinder is moved back and forth, sucking the contents in the container body into the cylinder, and pressurizing and compressing it so that the contents can be discharged from a dispensing nozzle provided on the pressure head.

When pouring the contents from such a container with a dispenser into a small-capacity refillable container or measuring cup, for example, the tip of the pouring nozzle is positioned at the mouth of the refillable container, and while supporting the refillable container with one hand, the pressing head is pressed down with the other hand, and the refillable container is moved in accordance with this movement to eject the contents from the pouring nozzle into the refillable container. However, in this case, since the container body cannot be supported with fingers, etc., the container may tilt when the pressing head is operated, or the contents may spill out of the refillable container, making the pouring operation of the contents from this type of container very unstable and impractical.

Moreover, in the case of a container with a dispenser as described above, the tip of the dispensing nozzle attached to the pressing head must be positioned at the mouth of the refillable container, so at least the tip of the dispensing nozzle must protrude outward beyond the body of the container body. This necessitates making the length of the dispensing nozzle long, which makes the nozzle difficult to mold. In addition, after the contents are dispensed, a large amount of the contents remains in the dispensing nozzle, causing problems such as the remaining contents dripping down.

The present invention aims to provide a container with a dispenser that has a receiving container that allows stable pouring of the contents into a receiving container such as a refill container or measuring cup, and that has a short pouring nozzle so that there is no risk of the contents dripping from the pouring nozzle.

The container with a dispenser and a receiving container of the present invention, which was developed to achieve the above object, is a container with a dispenser comprising a main container which operates a dispenser provided at the top of the container body to dispense the contents contained in the container body from the dispensing nozzle of the dispenser, and a receiving container which receives the contents dispensed from the dispensing nozzle,
The main container has a holder that can detachably fit the receiving container to a body portion of the container body,
the holding portion comprises a recess including a mounting wall on which the receiving container is placed, a pair of clamping walls each rising from an edge of the mounting wall at an opposing position thereof to sandwich at least a part of the receiving container from the outside, and a front wall connected to the edge of the mounting wall and each edge of the pair of clamping walls and rising along the peripheral wall of the receiving container between the pair of clamping walls,
At least a portion of the pair of sandwiching walls extends in a direction away from the main container beyond a half or half of the radial direction of the receiving container ,
The holding portion is characterized in that it has a holder comprising a bottom plate member that is overlapped on the upper surface of the mounting wall and on whose upper surface the receiving container is placed, an upright wall that is connected to the edge of the bottom plate member and rises along the front wall, and a pair of locking arms that are connected in a cantilevered manner to both widthwise edges of the upright wall and can be freely attached and detached to the peripheral wall of the receiving container at least halfway along the radial direction of the receiving container .

In addition, in the container with dispenser having the receiving container of the present invention ,
(1 ) The receiving container is a refillable container or a measuring cup ;
(2 ) The bottom plate member has a locking portion that is linked to a bottom wall of the receiving container and can lock the receiving container to the bottom plate member.
is preferred.

According to the container with dispenser equipped with a receiving container of the present invention, a holding part is provided on the body part of the container body of the main container, and a receiving container such as a refillable portion container or a measuring cup can be detachably fitted to the holding part. This eliminates the need to support the receiving container with fingers when pouring the contents into the receiving container. Instead, the contents can be ejected from the ejection nozzle by pressing down the pressure head of the dispenser while holding down the body part of the container body with the hand. Also, since there is no need to move the receiving container in accordance with the pressing down of the pressure head, the contents can be stably poured into the receiving container.

In addition, according to the present invention, the holding portion is a recess having a mounting wall on which the receiving container is placed and a pair of clamping walls that clamp at least a portion of the peripheral wall of the receiving container from the outside, so that the receiving container is supported by the holding portion at the bottom wall and the peripheral wall, and the receiving container can be effectively prevented from accidentally falling off during the operation of pouring out the contents.

In addition, according to the present invention, the holding portion is formed as a recess in the body portion of the container body. Therefore, when the receiving container is attached to the holding portion, the distance between the mouth of the receiving container and the dispenser is shortened, and the length of the dispenser's dispensing nozzle can be shortened, improving the moldability of the dispensing nozzle and reducing the amount of contents remaining in the dispensing nozzle, thereby preventing dripping.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, a holding section is provided in the body of the main container body, to which a receiving container can be detachably fitted via a holder. This allows the container body to be reused for various receiving containers of different shapes by simply replacing the holder, eliminating the need to manufacture a container body according to the type of receiving container, thereby reducing costs.

1A and 1B are diagrams showing one embodiment of a dispenser-equipped container having a receiving container of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a right side view. FIG. 2 is a front view of the dispenser container with the receiving container of FIG. 1. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dispenser container with the receiving container of FIG. 1 taken along the line AA. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dispenser container with the receiving container of FIG. 1 taken along the line BB. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a state in which the receiving container shown in FIG. 1 is removed from the dispenser-equipped container, in which FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a front view. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing another embodiment of a dispenser-equipped container having a receiving container of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a right side view. FIG. 7 is a front view of a container with a dispenser having the receiving container shown in FIG. 6. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the dispenser-equipped container with the receiving container of FIG. 6 taken along the CC line. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the dispenser-equipped container with the receiving container of FIG. 6 taken along the line DD. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing the dispenser-equipped container having the receiving container shown in FIG. 6 in a state where the receiving container has been removed, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a front view. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the dispenser-equipped container having the receiving container shown in FIG. 6 with the receiving container and the holder removed. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a holder constituting a container with a dispenser having a receiving container of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a container V with a dispenser (hereinafter referred to as "container V with a dispenser") equipped with a receiving container according to one embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1(a) is a plan view and FIG. 1(b) is a right side view. FIG. 2 is a front view of the container V with a dispenser in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the receiving container is removed from the container V with a dispenser in FIG. 1, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a front view. The container V with a dispenser of the present invention is composed of a main container 1 consisting of a container body 2 for storing and holding the contents and a dispenser 3 provided on the top of the container body 2, and a receiving container 10 consisting of a refillable subdivision container, a measuring cup, or the like for receiving the contents in the container body 2.

The reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a main container, which is composed of a container body 2 that contains and holds the contents as described above, and a dispenser 3 provided at the top of the container body 2. The container body 2 has a filling space for the contents inside, and a cylindrical neck portion 2a is provided at the top. The container body 2 can be manufactured by extrusion blow molding or biaxial stretch blow molding using a material such as a synthetic resin, but the material is not particularly limited. In addition, in this embodiment, a cylindrical container body 2 is shown as an example, but the shape of the container can be changed appropriately based on the type of contents, the design of the container, the purpose, etc., and is not limited to the shape shown in the figure. The capacity of the container body 2 is not particularly limited, but the container with dispenser V of the present invention is preferably used when transferring the contents filled in the container body 2 to a subdivision container or the like, so that it is preferably a large capacity of 2L or more, more preferably 4L or more.

The dispenser 3 includes a press head 3a having a dispensing nozzle 3b for dispensing the contents, and a pump that reciprocates a piston disposed in a cylinder 3c by repeatedly pushing the press head 3a downward, and sucks the contents filled in the container body 2 into the cylinder 3c through a suction tube 3d, pressurizes and compresses the contents, and discharges them from the dispensing nozzle 3b of the press head 3a. The dispensing nozzle 3b has a curved tip 3b' at which a dispensing outlet 3b1 is formed, so that the contents in the container body 2 are directly dispensed into a receiving container 10 located below. The dispenser 3 is detachably attached to the mouth neck portion 2a of the container body 2 by screwing or undercut fitting to each other using a cap 3e as shown in this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the dispenser 3 is shown as an example having a pressing head 3a, but it is also possible to apply a trigger-type dispenser that ejects the contents by pulling an operating lever or other types of dispensers, and the dispenser is not limited to the one shown in the figure.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a receiving container that receives the contents poured out from the pouring nozzle 3b. The receiving container 10 can be a cup-shaped container with a wide opening at the top as shown in the figure, or a bottle-shaped container with a cylindrical neck. There are no particular limitations on the shape or material, etc., as long as it has a top opening that can be filled with the contents. The contents are not particularly limited, but are preferably mouthwash, alcoholic beverages, etc. that are dispensed into the receiving container 10 for use, or disinfectant alcohol that is divided into small portions and carried around.

The reference numeral 4 in the figure denotes a holding portion consisting of a recess formed by partially recessing the upper part (shoulder) of the body portion of the container body 2 toward the dispenser 3. The holding portion 4 is for removably fitting the receiving container 10, and is molded to match the shape (dimensions) of the receiving container 10 when the container body 2 is molded by blow molding or the like.

The holding portion 4 is composed of a mounting wall 4a on which the bottom of the receiving container 10 is placed, a pair of clamping walls 4b rising from the opposing edges of the mounting wall 4a, and a front wall 4c that connects to the edges of the mounting wall 4a and the edges of the pair of clamping walls 4b between the pair of clamping walls 4b and rises along the peripheral wall of the receiving container 10. Note that in this embodiment, an example is shown in which the pair of clamping walls 4b and the front wall 4c have curved surfaces that are continuously connected by the same arc, but the shapes of the clamping walls 4a and the front wall 4c are changed to match the shape of the receiving container 10 and are not limited to those shown in the figure.

The receiving container 10 fitted into the holding portion 4 has its peripheral wall sandwiched from the outside by a pair of clamping walls 4b, so that the receiving container 10 is detachably held within the holding portion 4.
As shown in the figure, the pair of sandwiching walls 4b have a protrusion 4b1 extending in a direction away from the container body 2 at the center in the length direction. The protrusion 4b1 is provided so that its tip is located at half or more than half (more than half in the figure) of the diameter of the receiving container 10 when the receiving container 10 is fitted into the holding part 4. As a result, at the position of the protrusion 4b1, more than half of the diameter of the receiving container 10 is fitted and held in the holding part 4, and the receiving container 10 is firmly held in the holding part 4, effectively preventing the receiving container 10 from accidentally falling off during an operation to pour out the contents, etc.
The protrusion 4b1 may be provided over the entire length of the pair of clamping walls 4b, but it is preferable to appropriately determine the extension length, position, etc., depending on the ease of attachment and detachment of the receiving container 10, etc.

Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a locking portion 4b2 on the protruding portion 4b1 and to detachably fit the locking portion 4b2 into the peripheral wall of the receiving container 10 by undercut fitting, thereby making it possible to further firmly hold and fix the receiving container 10 to the holding portion 4.

As described above, in the container with dispenser V of this embodiment configured as described above, the receiving container 10 can be detachably fitted into the holding part 4 consisting of a recess provided in the body part of the container body 2, so that when pouring the contents in the container body 2 into the receiving container 10, the receiving container 10 can be fitted into the holding part 4, and while holding the container body 2 with one hand, the pressing head 3a of the dispenser 3 can be repeatedly pressed down with the other hand as shown by the dotted line in Figure 1 (b), thereby directly pouring the contents into the receiving container 10. Therefore, there is no risk of the container body 2 accidentally tipping over during the pouring operation, and the contents can be poured while the receiving container 10 is fixed, so the pouring operation can be performed stably.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the distance from the dispenser 3 to the receiving container 10 is shortened, and the length of the dispensing nozzle 3 can be shortened, which improves moldability and prevents the contents remaining in the dispensing nozzle 3b from dripping off.

Next, another embodiment of the container with a dispenser V of the present invention will be described. Note that the description of the same parts as those of the above embodiment will be omitted.
Fig. 6 shows a dispenser-equipped container V of the present invention, Fig. 6(a) is a plan view, and Fig. 6(b) is a right side view. Fig. 7 is a front view of the dispenser-equipped container V of Fig. 6, Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along CC in Fig. 6, and Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along D-D in Fig. 6. Fig. 10 shows a state in which the receiving container 10 has been removed from the dispenser-equipped container V of Fig. 6, and Fig. 10(a) is a plan view, and Fig. 10(b) is a front view. Fig. 11 shows a state in which the holder 5 constituting the holding part 4 has been removed from the dispenser-equipped container V of Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the holder 5 constituting the dispenser-equipped container V.

The dispenser-equipped container V of this embodiment is composed of a recess formed by partially recessing the upper part (shoulder part) of the body part of the container body 2 toward the dispenser 3, and has a holding part 4 equipped with a holder 5, and a receiving container 10 is detachably fitted through the holder 5. Note that in this embodiment, the receiving container 10 has a cylindrical neck and is a prismatic bottle container, but the receiving container 10 may be any type as long as it has a mouth at the top as described above, and is not limited to the one shown in the figure.

As shown in FIG. 11, the holding portion 4 comprises a recess having a mounting wall 4a, a pair of clamping walls 4b each rising from an edge of the mounting wall 4a at an opposing position, and a front wall 4c between the pair of clamping walls 4b and connected to the edge of the mounting wall 4a and each edge of the pair of clamping walls 4b. In this embodiment, an example is shown in which the pair of clamping walls 4b and the front wall 4c have a square shape to match the shape of the rectangular receiving container 10, but the pair of clamping walls 4b and the front wall 4c can be appropriately changed to match the shape of the receiving container 10 and are not limited to those shown in the figures.

As shown in FIG. 12, the holder 5 has a bottom plate member 5a that is placed on the upper surface of the mounting wall 4a and on which the receiving container 10 is placed, an upright wall 5b that is connected to the bottom plate member 5a and rises along the front wall 4c, and a pair of locking arms 5c that are connected in a cantilevered manner to both sides of the upright wall 5b in the width direction and can be linked to the peripheral wall of the receiving container 10.

The holder 5 has a window hole 5c2 in the locking arm 5c, and is detachably attached to the clamping wall 4 by fitting the window hole 5c2 into a protrusion 4b3 provided on the clamping wall 4b. Note that in this embodiment, an example is shown in which the holder 5 is fitted into the window hole 5c2 and the protrusion 4b3 provided on the clamping wall 4b, but the holder 5 may be attached to the clamping wall 4b by providing a protrusion that protrudes outward at the location where the window hole 5c2 is provided and providing a recess in the clamping wall 4b that fits into the protrusion.

The locking arm 5c has a protruding locking portion 5c1 on the inner wall surface, and the locking portion 5c1 can be engaged with a recess 10b provided on the peripheral wall of the receiving container 10 to detachably fit the two. It is preferable that the locking portion 5c1 and the recess 10b are each arranged so that when the receiving container 10 is fitted into the holder 5, at least half of the radial direction of the receiving container 10 (more than half in the figure) can be clamped by the locking arm 5c. In this way, more than half of the radial direction of the receiving container 10 is clamped from the outside by the locking arm 5c and firmly held, effectively preventing the receiving container 10 from accidentally falling off during operations such as pouring out the contents.

Furthermore, the holder 5 has a rib 5a1 on the upper surface of the bottom plate member 5a, and by fitting the rib 5a1 into a recess 10a provided in the bottom wall of the receiving container 10, the receiving container 10 can be easily positioned and held at a predetermined position on the bottom plate member 5a, and the receiving container 10 can be prevented from accidentally falling off the bottom plate member 5a. Note that in this embodiment, the bottom plate member 5a is provided with a rib 5a1, and the receiving container 10 is provided with a recess 10a to engage with each other, but the bottom plate member 5a may also be provided with a recess, and the receiving container 10 may be provided with a protrusion such as a rib to engage with each other.

As described above, in the container V with dispenser of this embodiment configured as described above, the receiving container 10 can be detachably held via the holder 5, so that by replacing the holder 5, the container body 2 can be reused for various receiving containers 10 with different shapes, etc., eliminating the need to manufacture the container body 2 to match the receiving container 10, thereby reducing costs.

The dispenser-equipped container equipped with the receiving container of the present invention can be suitably used when transferring liquid, creamy, viscous, or other foods and beverages, cosmetics, medicines, detergents, etc., from a large-capacity container to a small-portion refill container or measuring cup, etc.

V Container with dispenser 1 Main container 2 Container body 2a Mouth neck 3 Dispenser 3a Press head 3b Dispensing nozzle 3b' Tip 3b1 Dispensing outlet 3c Cylinder 3d Suction tube 3e Cap 4 Holding portion 4a Placement wall 4b Clamping wall 4b1 Projection 4b2 Locking portion 4b3 Protrusion 4c Front wall 5 Holder 5a Bottom plate member 5b Standing wall 5c Locking arm 5c1 Locking portion 5c2 Window hole 10 Receiving container 10a Recess 10b Recess

Claims (3)

A container with a dispenser, comprising: a main container for dispensing contents contained in the container body from a dispensing nozzle of a dispenser provided at the top of the container body by operating the dispenser; and a receiving container for receiving the contents dispensed from the dispensing nozzle,
The main container has a holder that can detachably fit the receiving container to a body portion of the container body,
the holding portion comprises a recess including a mounting wall on which the receiving container is placed, a pair of clamping walls each rising from an edge of the mounting wall at an opposing position thereof to sandwich at least a part of the receiving container from the outside, and a front wall connected to the edge of the mounting wall and each edge of the pair of clamping walls and rising along the peripheral wall of the receiving container between the pair of clamping walls,
At least a portion of the pair of sandwiching walls extends in a direction away from the main container beyond a half or half of the radial direction of the receiving container ,
A container with a dispenser and a receiving container, characterized in that the holding portion has a holder comprising a bottom plate member that is overlapped on the upper surface of the placement wall and on which the receiving container is placed, an upright wall that is connected to the edge of the bottom plate member and rises along the front wall, and a pair of locking arms that are connected in a cantilever manner to both widthwise edges of the upright wall and can be freely attached and detached to the peripheral wall of the receiving container at least halfway along the radial direction of the receiving container. 2. The container with dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the container is a refillable container or a measuring cup. 3. A container with a dispenser and a receiving container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom plate member has a locking portion that is connected to a bottom wall of the receiving container and is capable of locking the receiving container to the bottom plate member.

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