JPH0520560Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a container for storing curable fluids, and more particularly to a container for storing or stirring paints and the like.

<Prior art> Conventionally, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a sliding portion A of a lid for agitating and dispensing a paint can etc. has a sliding plate 3 having a long hole 2 for opening and closing a spout 1, which is connected to a lid portion 4. At the same time, the rear end of the slide plate 3 is engaged with the operating lever 5 provided on the lid part 4, and the upper surface of the slide plate 3 is placed on a plate so that the slide plate 3 does not come off the lid part 4. Press with spring 6, and this plate spring 6
One end of the lid was fixed to the lid part 4 with a screw 7.

However, in the conventional slide section A described above, since the top surface of the slide plate 3 is strongly pressed by the leaf spring 2, when opening the spout 1, the slide plate 3 cannot be smoothly operated due to the pressing force of the leaf spring 2. As expected, it was difficult. Therefore, the screw 7 fixing the leaf spring 2 was slightly loosened to allow the slide plate 3 to operate smoothly, but when the screw 7 was loosened, the adhesion of the slide plate 3 that blocks the spout 1 was weakened. Therefore, when a paint can etc. with a lid having a slide part A as described above is tipped over, the paint etc. will come out from spout 1.
There were also concerns that it would leak.

A further problem is that if paint adheres to the vicinity of the spout 1 and hardens, it will interfere with the sliding of the slide plate 3, making it extremely difficult to open and close the spout 1.

Regarding this point, for example, a device called Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 63-36822 has been proposed.

This is a lid with a spout for a base paint can on an agitator, which comprises at least one fixing element on the paint can, a spout, the opening edge of which is strictly flat; an operating lever articulated at the lower end with the upper wall of the lid and movable between a rest position and a retracted working position; It includes a sliding plate that is pulled via an operating lever in order to perform extraction, and has the following configuration.

That is, the operating lever has a contact element on its front side, spaced apart from the spout, which fixes the operating lever in its rest position and is in airtight contact with the ventilation hole formed in the upper wall of the lid, allowing it to slide. The plate is connected to the operating lever by a lever articulated on the operating lever at the level of the upper middle of the sliding plate on the one hand and at a distance from its articulation axis on the other hand, the spring means causing the sliding plate to It is characterized in that it is pressed against the edge of the opening of the spout with pressure and the operating lever is returned to its rest position in which the edge of the opening of the spout is closed by a slide plate.

By adopting such a configuration, this product can be said to have solved the problems of the container shown in FIG. 3 mentioned above.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, with this device, no ingenuity has been taken to ensure smooth operation of the operating lever, which is responsible for opening and closing the sliding plate of the spout.
In detail, for example, if the elastic force of the above-mentioned spring means is large, it is not easy to rotate (push down, ie push down) the operating lever. Usually, in order to keep the spout liquid-tight, a spring means with a considerably strong retracting force is used. Therefore, even if you simply grasp the operating lever and try to push it down, a situation often arises in which the operating lever simply does not operate.

Also, in the case of a container lid with a spout facing upwards, when pouring the contents into another container, the container must be lifted and the spout must then be opened using a lever. It is something. In such work, it is extremely difficult to push down the operating lever.

This device places a contact element near the joint axis that regulates the rotation of the operating lever in order to rotate it backwards, but this is of no use in order to smoothly push down the operating lever. It's something that doesn't exist.

The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, the present invention has an opening formed in the front of the upper part of the container for discharging the contents to the outside, a lid body covering this opening, and this lid. a sliding means for opening and closing the opening by sliding the body along the opening; the lid is formed separately from the opening and is removable upward from the opening; It is attached to the opening with appropriate biasing means, and the sliding means is a bridging member having a handle at the rear for applying a sliding force, and the tip engages with the lid. , at or near the center of this bridging member, so as to have a biasing force in the direction of adhesion of the lid and in the direction of restoration during sliding;
In the storage container for a curable fluid, characterized in that at least one of the biasing means such as a tension strip is installed, the handle has an engaging portion formed in the body portion to engage with a rear portion of the bridging member. The base is pivoted to the rear of the top surface of the container, and the tip protrudes upward and diagonally to the rear of the container.On the other hand, a handle is provided near the base of the handle on the top surface of the container, and this handle has a base that It is fixed to the container in a non-rotatable manner, and at least the tip extends behind the lid at an appropriate distance from the tip of the handle, and the tip of the handle is large enough to be held by the other four fingers excluding the thumb. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a curable fluid, which is characterized in that it has a long length.

<Function> By adopting the above structure, the device of the present invention can be used to open the lid by hooking the other four fingers except the thumb on the tip of the handle, pushing down the handle with the thumb, and bringing the handle closer to the handle. It is possible to open the opening by sliding it.

<Example> A preferred example of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, shapes, materials, relative positions, etc. of the components described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of this invention, unless otherwise specified. , is merely an illustrative example.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

Examples of containers for storing liquids, such as cans, will be explained using examples (the contents are curable or highly viscous liquids, or liquids or powders that become curable when exposed to the outside air). (The present invention is not limited to this example.) In particular, examples of contents such as paint will be listed.

A spout 13 is provided at a suitable position on the upper surface 12 of the container body 10, and the opening periphery 13' of the spout 13 is formed flat. This prevents a gap from being created between the lid 14 attached to the spout 13 and the spout 13, and also
This is to ensure smooth sliding in step 4. Main body 10 top surface 1
2, a lever 15 (this is a component that directly corresponds to the "handle" described in the claims of the utility model registration) is pivoted at an appropriate distance behind the spout 13. By pressing the lever 15, the lever 15 can be tilted further backward with respect to the spout 13. Reference numeral 15' indicates a rotation axis of the lever 15. In the lever 15, an engaging portion 16 is formed at a position appropriately spaced apart from the shaft 15'. This engaging portion 16 is connected to the lever 15 and the lid body 14.
The sliding force from the lever 15 is applied to the lid body 1
The rear end 17' of the transmission member 17, which aims at transmission to the transmission member 4, is loosely fitted.

The distal end 17'' of the transmitting member 17 is loosely fitted to the distal end of the lid 14. Steps 18, 18 are formed near the center of the transmitting member 17, and from this step 18 toward the lid 14 (front downward Direction) and trigger line 1
9, 19, etc. are provided. Therefore, spring 1
9 and 19 are angled (not parallel) to both the sliding direction of the lid 14 when the lever 15 is operated and the normal direction to the top surface 12, so that they are restored when the lever 15 is operated. It applies a force to the transmission member 17 and also provides the adhesion force of the lid 14 to the spout 13.

In this embodiment, ear-shaped guide portions 2 are provided on both sides of the lid body 14 so as to cover the sides of the spout 13 from the outside.
0 is set. By sliding the lid 14 with the guide portion 20 in contact with the side portion of the spout 13, guidance in the sliding direction is achieved.

A handle 21 that serves as a grip when operating the lever 15 is attached to the main body 10 with the base near the shaft 15' of the lever 15.
Extending backwards. As shown in FIG. 1, the tip of the handle 21 extends rearward and is long enough to be held by the other four fingers except the thumb. In FIG. 1, the tip of the handle 21 is bent in the middle at the upper grip portion and is formed to hang downward.

The above is the main structure of the present invention. It is also effective to form the upper surface 12 separately from the main body 10 and fit it into the main body 10 as a large lid so as to serve as a large lid when storing contents in the container.

Below, other components will be described in the case where the container is used as a container for stirring paint (for example, a container used when mixing multiple paints to create a new color). The upper surface 12 will be described below as a separate large lid 12 that is fitted onto the main body 10. ) Although it may be integrated with the main body, it is disclosed here considering convenience in actual implementation). The large lid 12 has a stirring rod-shaped body 22 fixed therethrough from its front surface to its back surface. (If necessary, it may be fixed so that it can move slightly up and down). The end of the portion of the rod-shaped body 22 that protrudes outside the container may be connected to a device such as an electric motor that automatically supplies rotational force, but in this case, a handle 23 is provided for turning it by hand. Illustrate things. An impeller 24 for stirring the contents is provided at an appropriate position inside the container of the rod-shaped body 22.
is provided. Here, a spiral strip formed around the rod-shaped body 22 is shown, but it may be implemented in place of this as long as it is effective in stirring the contents. 25 is a tracing member for stirring the contents deposited on the inner bottom of the container.

It would be more effective if a covering member 26 for keeping the inside of the container airtight is provided in the portion of the large lid 12 through which the rod-shaped body 22 passes. 27 is a handle for tightening when fixing the large lid 12 to the main body 10. (Internal tightening means not disclosed).

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the lever 15 is pushed down and the spout is opened.

<Effects of the invention> By implementing the invention, when opening and closing the spout in a storage container for curable fluid,
Because it has a structure that provides a grip for the fingers to apply force, it can be opened and closed easily. Particularly when pouring the contents into another container, the operation can be carried out smoothly with one hand.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanation of opening and closing of the lid. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a conventional example. 13... Spout, 14... Lid, 15... Lever, 17... Transmission member, 18... Step, 19...
Spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. An opening formed in the front of the upper part of the container for discharging the contents to the outside, a lid that covers this opening, and a state in which the lid is attached to the opening. The lid body is provided with a sliding means for sliding to open and close the opening, and the lid body is formed separately from the opening and can be released upwardly from the opening, and can be moved upwardly from the opening by using an appropriate biasing means. On the other hand, the sliding means is a bridging member, has a handle for applying sliding force at the rear, and has a tip engaged with the lid body, and the sliding means is a bridging member at or near the center of the bridging member. is characterized in that at least one of the biasing means, such as a tension strip, is installed so as to have a biasing force in the direction of adhesion of the lid and in the direction of restoration during sliding. In the storage container for sexual fluids, the handle has an engaging portion formed in the body to engage with the rear part of the bridging member, a base that is pivoted to the rear of the upper surface of the container, and a tip that projects diagonally upward and rearward of the container. On the other hand, a handle is provided near the base of the handle on the top surface of the container, and the base of the handle is fixed to the container in a non-rotatable manner,
At least the tip of the handle should extend behind the lid with an appropriate distance from the tip of the handle, and the tip of the handle should be long enough to be held by the other four fingers excluding the thumb. A storage container for a curable fluid, characterized by: 2. The curable fluid storage container according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the bridging member and the lid are engaged with each other via a hinge.