JPH05285204A - Container for liquid automatic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To get a container for liquid aromatic which can start to shed perfume with simple operation at use. CONSTITUTION:A middle plug 4 for preserving a core 5 for sucking up a liquid aromatic is provided in the mouth 2 of a container body 3, and a screw-type cap 7 is overlaid from on it, and the cap 17 supports a felt base 17 which holds a felt 16. A hole 8 is made in the top of the cap 7, and a film 15 is provided to fill up this hole 8. Moreover, an edge 20 for breaking through the film 15 is made in the position opposite to the hole 8, at the felt base 17. And, at circulation and sale, it is so arranged as to keep the condition that the edge 20 and the film 15 are a specified distance apart, while at use, it is so arranged that the edge 20 may break through the film 15 to let the core 5 and the felt 16 contact with each other by pushing down the felt base 17.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid fragrance container for sucking a liquid fragrance contained in a container to diffuse the scent into the outside air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 56-146947
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. JP-A-2003-242242, the lower part of the core is immersed in a liquid fragrance contained in a container, and the upper part of the core is brought into contact with a volatilization body having a large surface area, thereby causing a capillary phenomenon. There is generally known a liquid fragrance container in which a liquid fragrance sucked up by a core is diffused from the surface of a volatilizer into the outside air. Further, in order to make the volatilization body have a larger surface area, the volatilization body is attached to a support base and the support base is supported on the container body by covering the cap provided at the mouth of the container body. It is also known to have been made. By the way, in the case of the liquid fragrance container as described above, it is common to cover the surface of the core or the volatilizer with a cap, an inner lid or the like in order to prevent the liquid fragrance from being diffused during distribution and sale. is there.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional liquid fragrance container, since the surface of the core body and the like is covered with the cap, the inner lid and the like at the time of distribution and sale, these caps are used at the time of use. It is necessary to remove the cap and the inner lid once after removing the support base from the container main body in the structure where the volatilizer is attached to the support base, and it is necessary to attach the support base again. Therefore, there is a drawback that the operation until starting the aroma is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container for a liquid fragrance which can start aroma release with one touch at the time of use.

[0005]

A container for liquid fragrance according to the present invention is a container body for containing a liquid fragrance, and a liquid fragrance in the container body is inserted into the mouth of the container body to suck up the liquid fragrance. An inner stopper for holding the core body, a cap having a hole on the top surface and having a sealing member for closing the hole, and a cap for covering the mouth of the container body from above the inner stopper, and a seal member supported at the lower portion of the cap The volatile material support base has a piercing member that breaks through and supports a volatile material that volatilizes the fragrance of the liquid fragrance, and the volatile material support base is a sealing member that is a piercing member before the liquid fragrance container is used. Hold a position with a gap between the core and the volatilizer when the volatilizer support is moved to the container body side when using the liquid fragrance container, and the piercing member pierces the seal member to bring the core and the volatilizer into contact. Is configured to It is characterized in.

[0006]

Before use of the liquid fragrance container, the volatilizer support base is supported by the cap so that the breaker member maintains a position having a gap between the breaker member and the seal member. In this state, when the volatilizer support base is moved to the container body side during use, the break-through member breaks through the seal member,
The core and the volatilizer come into contact with each other, and the aroma is started with one touch.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a liquid fragrance container according to an embodiment of the present invention before use, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the same liquid fragrance container during use.

In this embodiment, a liquid fragrance container 1
Is polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (P
The container main body 3 is integrally molded according to E) and the mouth portion 2 is formed in a tubular shape. An inner plug 4 made of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) is inserted into the mouth portion 2 of the container body 3. The inner plug 4 has a central portion and a peripheral wall portion that are bent upward, and a flange-shaped portion is formed at the upper end of the peripheral wall portion. The outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion is the mouth portion 2. Is closely fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the container, and the flange portion is engaged with the upper edge of the mouth portion 2 to be held by the container body 3. A core body 5 for sucking up the liquid fragrance contained in the container body 3 is held in the central portion of the inner stopper 4.
Further, an air hole 6 for adjusting the pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the container body 3 is provided on the bottom wall of the inner plug 4.

The mouth 2 of the container body 3 into which the inner plug 4 is fitted is covered with a sealing cap 7 from above. This cap 7 is made of polypropylene and has a ring-shaped top wall 9 with a hole 8 formed in the center.
And a peripheral wall portion 10 continuously provided on the outer periphery of the ceiling wall portion 9. A screw thread 11 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10, while a rib-shaped projection 12 is formed on the outer peripheral surface at a predetermined position on the lower side, and a large number of projections 1 are formed in the vertical direction.
3 is formed. The thread 11 is screwed into the thread 14 formed on the outer peripheral wall of the mouth portion 2, while the protrusion 12 is
It engages with a lower end portion of an outer cylinder portion 18 of a felt table 17, which will be described later, and serves to hold the felt table 17 at a predetermined position. A film 15 made of a laminate of aluminum foil and unstretched polypropylene (CPP) is heat-sealed on the top wall 9 of the cap 7 so as to close the hole 8.

On the cap 7, a polypropylene felt stand 17 holding a felt 16 at the center is supported. Here, the felt 16 is formed in a plate shape so that the surface area is as large as possible, and it is folded in two at the center and attached to the felt base 17 so that the bent portion is located below. The felt table 17 has an outer cylinder portion 18 having an inner diameter that is fitted into the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 10 of the cap 7, and a continuous connection portion 19 that is continuously arranged from the upper edge of the outer cylinder portion 18 in the horizontal direction. The outer cylinder part 1
8 is provided at a position closer to the inside by a predetermined distance from the connecting portion 19, and is provided continuously from the connecting portion 19 downward, and has an inner cylindrical portion 21 having a blade portion 20 for breaking through the film 15 formed at the tip thereof. Further, on the upper surface of the continuous portion 19, support portions 22, 22 that support the outer side surface of the felt 16 from both sides are erected, and further, inside the bent portion of the felt 16, the felt 1 is formed.
A separate support bar 23 that regulates the vertical position of 6 is provided. Further, at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion 18, a recess 24 is formed which engages with the projection 12 of the peripheral wall portion 10 of the cap 7 when the felt base 17 is pushed down to the position shown in FIG. There is.

The liquid fragrance container 1 having the above-described structure is used for distributing and selling the outer cylinder portion 18 of the felt base 17.
The lower end of the projection 1 provided on the peripheral wall 10 of the cap 7.
By engaging with 2, the position shown in FIG. 1 is held. At this time, the blade portion 20 at the tip of the inner tubular portion 21 and the film 1
It is in a state in which it is separated from 5 by a predetermined distance.

In use, the felt stand 17
Is pushed downward, the lower end portion of the outer tubular portion 18 rides over the projection 12, and the felt table 17 is pushed to a position where the projection 12 engages with the recess 24 of the outer tubular portion 18. At this time, the blade portion 20 provided at the tip of the inner cylinder portion 21 pierces the film 15, and the ruptured film 15 enters the recess of the inner plug 4 and, as shown in FIG. Will be in the state of being cut into the felt 16. When the core body 5 and the felt 16 come into contact with each other in this way, the core body 5 is caused by the capillary phenomenon.
The liquid fragrance in the container body 3 sucked up by is absorbed by the felt 16 continuous with the core body 5, and the perfume component is diffused from the surface of the felt 16 to the outside air. The air hole 6 provided in the bottom wall of the inner stopper 4 serves as an air vent inside when the inner stopper 4 is fitted into the container body 3, and at the time of use, the liquid fragrance agent in the container body 3 is used. It serves to adjust the pressure difference between the inside and outside when the amount of is reduced.

FIG. 3 shows a modified example of the inner cylinder portion of the felt table, (a) is a partial sectional view and (b) is a bottom view. In this example, the inner cylinder portion 21 'is shaped so that the lower end is inclined toward one side, and the blade portion 20' is provided in a portion other than the periphery of the shorter end portion. .. With such a shape of the inner cylinder portion, when the felt base 17 is pushed in, the film 15 is sequentially cut from one side to the other side, and the film portion facing the portion where the blade portion 20 'is not provided is Since the cut film 15 remains without being cut, the cut film 15 more smoothly enters the recess of the inner plug 4 and prevents the film 15 from interfering with the contact between the core body 5 and the felt 16. be able to.

In the above embodiment, the felt base is inserted into the outer periphery of the cap, and the felt base and the cap are held at the time of distribution / sales by the engagement between the lower end of the felt base and the projection on the cap side. However, instead of such a structure, the outer peripheral surface of the cap and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion of the felt base may be formed with threads that engage with each other. In some cases, the felt base may be screwed into the cap to break through the film on the top surface of the cap.

[0016]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is constituted as described above, it is possible to obtain a liquid fragrance container in which aroma release can be started with one touch at the time of use without removing a cap or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a liquid fragrance container according to an embodiment of the present invention before use.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a liquid fragrance container according to an embodiment of the present invention when in use.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view and a bottom view showing a modified example of the inner cylinder part of the felt base in the liquid fragrance container according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container for liquid fragrance 2 Portion 3 Container body 4 Inner plug 5 Core body 7 Cap 8 Hole 9 Top wall 12 Protrusion 15 Film (seal member) 16 Felt (volatilizer) 17 Felt base (volatilizer support base) 20 , 20 'Blade (breakthrough member)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container main body for storing a liquid fragrance, an inner stopper for holding a core body that is inserted into the mouth of the container main body and sucks up the liquid fragrance in the container main body, and has a hole on the top surface. With a cap having a sealing member for closing the hole and covering the mouth of the container body from above the inner plug, and having a piercing member supported by the cap and piercing the sealing member, the fragrance of the liquid fragrance is provided. It consists of a volatilizer support table that supports a volatilizer to be volatilized, and the volatilizer support table holds a position where the breakthrough member has a gap between the breakthrough member and the seal member before use of the liquid fragrance container. When the volatilizer support base is moved to the container main body side when the liquid fragrance container is used, the break-through member breaks through the seal member so that the core body and the volatilizer body come into contact with each other. Octopus And a container for liquid fragrance.