JPH0541779Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a container in which two types of stored items can be stored separately until the time of use and mixed at the time of use.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a container is known in which two types of stored items are stored and held separately until the time of use, and the containers can be mixed together at the time of use.

However, all of the conventionally known mixing containers have complicated structures and a large number of parts, and none of them are easy to use. In particular, there was no device that prevents the mixed liquid from flowing back into the upper container after mixing. For this reason, when the mixed liquid has a high viscosity, there is an inconvenience in that it takes time for the liquid that flows backward due to the shaking of the container during mixing to return downward.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) This invention has a simple mechanism and a small number of parts.
The purpose is to allow two types of stored items to be mixed easily, and to prevent the liquid from flowing back into the cap, especially when the liquid is viscous.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the means taken by this invention is such that an outer peripheral wall can be freely attached and detached to the opening of the first container 1 that stores the first stored item 2. A cylindrical plug means 3 is attached, and a sealing material 7 is fixed to the outer end surface of the plug means 3 to close it off, and an unsealing means 9, an opening/closing member 18, and a guide means for guiding these in the vertical direction are arranged inside. A stopper gasket 1 is provided, and is capable of liquid-tightly separating or communicating the first container 1 and the stopper means 3.
5 is disposed between the first container 1 and the closure means 3, the closure member 15 has a center hole 16 defined by a half-cut groove 17 that does not penetrate vertically, and the opening/closing member 18 pushes down the closure member 15. It has a small-diameter unsealing part 19 that opens the center hole 16 from the half-cut groove 17 to create a passage between it and the stopper seal 15, and a large-diameter stopper part 20 that tightly contacts the stopper seal 15. 4 is formed separately, and the outer peripheral surface of the second container 6 is formed into a cylindrical shape to be inserted into the inner peripheral wall of the plug means 3. a second container 6 whose opening can be sealed with a sealing material 14 which can be opened by the opening means 9, and into which the opening/closing member 18 can be pushed and the opening of the closure means 3 can be closed;
The cap of the first container 1 is constructed by inserting the cap from above.

(Function) At the mouth of the first container containing the first stored item,
The plug means is removably fitted tightly, the sealing material on the outer end surface of the plug means is unsealed, and the sealing material of the second container containing the second stored item is opened by the unsealing means in the plug means. At the same time, the opening/closing member supported by the guide means is pushed downward by the second container, and the first
The seal is opened through a half-cut groove that does not pass through the top and bottom of the closure gasket disposed between the container and the closure means, and a passage is created between the push-out closure gasket and the small-diameter opening portion to open the second stored item. Mix into 1 container. After mixing, the opening/closing member is further lowered to close the lower opening of the plug means with the upper plug part and the plug packing. The second container, the stopper gasket, and the opening/closing member remain in the stopper means to prevent the mixed contents from returning to the second container, and serve as a sealing means for sealing the mouth of the first container. A cap means is configured to freely open and close the first container opening.

(Effects of the invention) According to this invention, it is possible to mix the first and second stored items by simply pushing the second container into the container, and the mixing operation is extremely convenient, and does not involve getting your hands dirty or causing the stored items to be mixed. There is no risk of spillage.

Since the first container, the closure means and the opening/closing member are all combined together, they cannot be lost or difficult to package, as would be the case if the respective containers and opening/closing member were separated from each other. There is no risk of it happening.

Since the half-cut groove of the stopper gasket held between the first container and the stopper means does not penetrate vertically, the first stored contents will not flow back into the inside of the stopper means, and after mixing, the opening/closing member will not open. Since it is pushed into the stopper in the stopper means in a sealed state, even if the first stored material has a high viscosity, it does not flow back into the second container and into the stopper means, reducing the mixing time. It is extremely clean and there is no risk of spoiling the aesthetic appearance.

Furthermore, since the opening/closing member cooperates with the second container to form the cap of the first container after opening, there is no need to prepare a separate cap, and the structure is simple and the number of parts is reduced.

(Embodiments) Preferred embodiments of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 1 is the first storage item 2
The first container 3 containing the container is a plug means 3 formed separately from the first container 1. first container 1
A plug means 3 is removably attached to the mouth of the valve. The plug means 3 integrally has an opening/closing cylinder part 5 which is removably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the opening of the first container 1 by an appropriate means such as a screw, and when the opening/closing cylinder part 5 is opened or closed, the plug The means 3 opens and closes the opening of the first container 1 and opens and closes the mouth of the first container 1.
By inserting the cap into the first container 1 from above, it functions as a cap.

A sealing material 7 is fixed to the outer end surface of the plug means 3,
A passage passing vertically through the plug means 3 is closed.
The inner peripheral wall of the plug means 3 is formed with an annular protrusion 8 facing inward, and three arms 10 extending upward from the upper edge of the annular projection 8 intersect at the center of the plug means 3. It acts as an unsealing means 9 for unsealing the sealing material 14 of the second container. In order to facilitate the piercing of the sealing material 14, the upper surface of the arm 10 has a chevron-shaped cross section as shown in the drawings. Furthermore, the three arms 10 of the opening means form a slope that rises toward the center, so that the opening action can be performed even more easily. Further, a guide rod 11 is vertically provided downward from the center of the three arms 10, and constitutes a guide means, and guides the vertical movement of an opening/closing member 18, which will be described later, within the stopper means 3. Further, a groove 12 is formed in an annular shape in the upper part of the inner circumferential wall of the plug means 3.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a circular plug gasket, and a half-cut groove 17 that does not penetrate vertically is cut in the center of the plug gasket 15 to easily create a center hole 16 between the first container 1 and the plug means 3. It is held by sandwiching the periphery of the container, and completely isolates the first stored item 2 from the inside of the plug means 3, or the contact between the center hole 16 and the opening/closing member 18 allows the first container 1 to be removed from the second container. 6 and prevent backflow into the plug means 3. The half-cut groove 17 preferably has a partially cut-off circular shape to connect the separated central portion and the periphery of the plug packing 15. As a result, the 11th
As shown in Figures 1 to 13, the center part forming the center hole 16 is connected to the peripheral part and hangs downward, and the first
This prevents the container from falling into the container 1.

The opening/closing member 18 pushes the center part of the stopper packing 15 and unseals it from the half-cut groove 17 to open the center hole 16.
and an opening portion 19 having a smaller diameter than the center hole 16 and creating a passage between the opening portion 19 and the center hole 16.
has a plug part 20 having the same diameter as the center hole 16 for sealing the center hole 16 of the plug packing 15, and further has three plugs integrally formed in the upper part of the plug part 20. It has a push-down piece 21. Further, the opening/closing member 18 has a guide hole 22 for receiving the guide rod 11 inside the plug means 3, and is guided in the vertical direction by engagement of the guide hole 22 with the guide rod 11 inside the plug means 3.

In order to mix the first and second stored items 2 and 4 stored separately in the first and second containers 1 and 6, first, the sealing material 7 is peeled off and the mouth of the plug means 3 is opened. Then, at the same time as the second container 6 is inserted into the plug means 3 from above, the sealing material 14 of the second container 6 is opened by the unsealing means 9 disposed inside the plug means 3, and the second stored item 4 is opened. flows into the plug means 3. In this case, the second container 6 and the opening of the plug means 3 are fitted together without being completely sealed, and the second container 6 closes the opening of the plug means 3, and at the same time Push down the pressing piece 21 of the opening/closing member 18 from above with the outer end surface of the lower part of the opening/closing member 18 , and push down the center part of the stopper packing 15 with the lower end of the opening part 19 of the opening/closing member 18 to unseal it from the half-cut groove 17 . The opening/closing member 18 is further lowered to create a ring-shaped flow path between the opening portion 19 and the opening of the stopper packing 15 for the second stored item 4 to flow therethrough. The second stored item 4 flows into the first container 1 through the flow path and mixes with the first stored item 2.

After the second stored item 4 has flowed into the first container 1, the second container 6 is further pushed down to remove the protrusion 13 on the outer peripheral surface of the second container 6 and the inner peripheral wall of the stopper means 3. The concave grooves 12 engage with each other to completely seal the second container 6 and the plug means 3. Furthermore, regarding the inside of the plug means 3, the plug portion 2 is removed simultaneously with the lowering of the second container 6.
0 fits into the center hole 16 of the stopper packing 15 to become liquid-tight and prevent the mixed liquid from flowing back into the second container 6 and the stopper means 3.

The plug means 3, the second container 6, the plug gasket 15, and the opening/closing member 18 collectively constitute the cap of the first container 1, which closes the mouth of the first container 1 and rotates the plug means 3. By doing so, it can be removed from the mouth and opened, and the mixed stored items 23 can be taken out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the external appearance before mixing, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the external appearance showing the mixing state, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the state with the sealing material of the plug means removed, and Fig. 4 is a part of the mixing container. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the guide means and the opening/closing member within the plug means, FIGS. 6 and 7 are state perspective views showing the operation of the opening/closing member within the plug means, and FIG. Figure 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the state before mixing, Figure 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the mixed state, and Figures 10 to 12 are longitudinal sectional views showing the mixing process. , Figure 13 shows the first container and the second container.
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing opening and closing of a cap composed of a container and the like. 1...first container, 2...first stored item, 3...
...Plug means, 4...Second storage object, 5...Opening/closing cylinder part, 6...Second container, 7, 14...Sealing material,
8... Annular convex portion, 9... Opening means, 10... Arm,
11...Guide rod, 12...Concave groove, 13...Protrusion,
15...Plug seal, 16...Center hole, 17...
Half-cut groove, 18...Opening/closing member, 19...Opening part, 20...Plug part, 21...Pushing piece, 22...
Guide hole, 23...Mixed storage items.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cylindrical plug means with a removable outer peripheral wall is attached to the opening of the first container containing the first stored item, and a sealing material is fixed to the outer end surface of the plug means to close it and open it inside. A means, an opening/closing member, and a guide means for guiding these in the vertical direction are disposed, and a stopper seal capable of liquid-tightly separating or communicating the first container and the stopper means is provided between the first container and the stopper means. The stopper gasket has a center hole defined by a half-cut groove that does not penetrate vertically, and the opening/closing member presses down on the plug gasket and opens the center hole from the half-cut groove to create a passage between the plug gasket and the gasket. A second container having a small-diameter opening portion and a large-diameter plug portion that is in close contact with the plug seal and housing a second stored item is formed separately, and the outer circumferential surface of the second container is connected to the plug means. It is formed into a cylindrical shape to be inserted into the inner circumferential wall of the
The opening of the second container is sealed with a sealing material that can be opened by the opening means, the opening and closing member is pushed in, and the second container that can close the opening of the plugging means is inserted from above. A container for mixing two types of stored items, characterized in that the cap of the first container is configured.