JPH0542150U - Stand for holding bag containers - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a stand capable of holding a bag container in an upright state. [Structure] A stand for holding a bag container 1 for pouring a liquid content from a pouring port 3a of the mouth body 3 by liquid-tightly attaching a mouth body 3 to an upper end of a bag body 2 for accommodating a liquid content. There is a pedestal 21 installed on a horizontal plane, and an arm portion 22 extending upward from the pedestal 21 and having a tip protruding forward.
A bag container holding portion 23, which is provided at the tip of the arm portion 22 and holds the bag container 1 in an upright state via the mouth portion body 3, is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a stand for holding a bag container for storing liquid contents in an upright state.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as a container for storing liquid contents such as shampoo, for example, by combining a pump mechanism with a plastic container obtained by integrally molding polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. and pressing the pump mechanism, A pump container adapted to discharge the liquid content of is supplied to the market. Such a pump container is uneconomical from the viewpoint of resource saving because it disposes of the pump mechanism together with the container after the liquid contents are completely discharged, and is not preferable from the viewpoint of environmental protection. Therefore, from the viewpoint of resource saving and environmental protection, it is required to reduce the amount of plastic used in the container and to reuse it.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the present applicants stored a liquid content in a flexible bag body and detachably attached a pump mechanism to a mouth part that was liquid-tightly attached to a part of the bag body. By providing the above, it was decided to address the above request. However, although such a bag container can achieve the purpose of reducing the amount of plastic and reusing the pump mechanism, there is still room for improvement in terms of usability. In other words, it is not easy to press the pump mechanism if the bag container is installed on a horizontal surface as it is due to the flexibility of the bag body, and it is necessary to lift and hold the bag container in an upright state so that the pump mechanism can be pressed. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a stand that can hold a bag container in an upright state.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, the present invention is a stand that holds a bag container for pouring the liquid content from the pouring outlet of the mouth body by attaching a mouth body to the upper end of the bag body that stores the liquid content in a liquid-tight manner. There is a pedestal installed on a horizontal surface, an arm portion extending upward from the pedestal and a tip of which protrudes forward, and the bag container is provided in an upright state through the mouth body provided at the tip of the arm portion. A means for solving the above-mentioned problems is provided by including a bag container holding portion for holding the bag container.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the stand according to the present invention, the bag container is held upright by attaching the mouth body to the bag container holding portion at the tip of the arm. Then, by operating the pump mechanism attached to the mouth of the bag container, the liquid content is discharged from the tip of the discharge nozzle, and by tilting the stand without using the pump mechanism, the outlet of the mouth is taken out. Liquid contents are removed from the.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a bag container, and reference numeral 20 indicates a stand for holding the bag container 1 in an upright state.

The bag container 1 will be described first. As shown in FIG. 2, the bag container 1 has a flexible bag body 2 for containing a liquid content therein and a flexible bag body 2. It is composed of a mouth body 3 which is liquid-tightly attached to the upper end. The bag body 2 is a transparent, semi-transparent, or colored bag-like body, and is composed of a laminate sheet of aluminum and plastic, a polyethylene sheet, or the like.

A mouth portion 4 having a screw portion 5 formed on the outer peripheral surface is formed in the upper half portion of the mouth portion body 3. A cylindrical portion 6 is formed in the lower half of the mouth portion body 3 so as to be inserted into the opening at the center of the upper end of the bag body 2, and the left and right side surfaces of the cylindrical portion 6 are substantially triangular in plan view. 7 and 7 project from the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 6 to the outer surfaces of the left and right bag welding portions 7 and 7 so that the inner surface of the upper end of the bag body 2 is welded in a liquid-tight manner. The outer surface of the bag welding portion 7 has a smooth curved surface extending from the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 6 to the tip of the bag welding portion 7 so that the inner surface of the upper end of the bag body 2 can be welded in a liquid-tight manner.

A locking plate 8 for removably locking the mouth body 3 to a bag container holding portion 23 of a stand 20, which will be described later, is provided at a central portion of the mouth body 3 in the axial direction. .. This locking plate 8 has a width dimension that slightly protrudes in the left-right longitudinal direction of the bag body 2 and a length that slightly protrudes in the front-rear lateral direction of the bag body 2 in plan view with respect to the mouth body 3. It has a size. Further, a locking step portion 9 is formed on the upper surface of the locking plate 8 for smoothly performing the locking operation of the mouth body 3 with respect to the bag container holding portion 23 of the stand 20, and the locking step portion 9 is engaged. Vertical ribs 9a are provided on both side surfaces along the stopping direction to ensure the locked state of the mouth body 3 with respect to the bag container holding portion 23.

In the bag container 1 configured as described above, the pump mechanism (discharging mechanism) 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the pump mechanism 10 includes a pump main body 11 which is detachably screw-fitted to the mouth portion 4 of the mouth portion body 3, and a pump main body 11 which extends vertically from the inside of the mouth portion 4. Cylinder 12, a tube 13 vertically extending from the lower end of the cylinder 12 and reaching the vicinity of the inner bottom of the bag body 2 of the bag container 1 in an upright state, and an operating tube provided at the upper end of the pump body 11. 14, a push button 15 provided at the upper end of the actuating tube 14, and a discharge nozzle 16 provided at the tip of the push button 15. In such a pump mechanism 10, the liquid content in the bag body 2 is pushed from the lower end suction port of the tube 13 to the inside of the tube 13 and the cylinder 12 by depressing the push button 15 while being assembled to the mouth body 3. The gas is sucked up into the pump main body 11 through the above, and a discharge valve (not shown) provided in the discharge passage inside the actuating pipe 14 is pushed open to discharge from the tip discharge port 16a of the discharge nozzle 16.

The stand 20 is composed of a flat plate-shaped pedestal 21 installed on a horizontal plane, a vertical portion 24 extending vertically upward from the back surface of the pedestal 1, and a horizontal portion 25 protruding horizontally forward from the upper end of the vertical portion 24. The arm portion 22 and the bag container holding portion 23 provided at the end of the horizontal portion 25 of the arm portion 22. The height of the arm portion 22 is set so that the bag container 1 can be held in the bag container holding portion 23 in an upright state. Further, the arm portion 22 has a U-shaped cross section in which bent portions 22a are formed on both side surfaces from the lower end to the front end so as to ensure sufficient rigidity.

The bag container holding portion 23 is provided with a concave portion 26 that opens to the front surface and the upper and lower surfaces in the horizontal portion 25 of the arm portion 22, and is formed on both inner side surfaces of the concave portion 26 between the top plate portions 25a and 25a. Lower plate portions 27 that extend in the horizontal direction are provided at predetermined vertical intervals, and the mouth body 3 of the bag container 2 is engaged between the lower plate portions 27 and 27 and the corresponding top plate portions 25a and 25a. The side of the stop plate 10 is formed with a locking groove 28 that is inserted in the horizontal direction.

The width dimension and the depth dimension of the recess 26 are set to such a size that the locking step 9 of the mouth body 3 can be smoothly and completely housed in the recess 26. Further, the width dimension between the inner back surfaces of both locking grooves 28, 28 is set to be slightly larger than the width dimension of the locking plate 8 of the mouth body 3. Then, on both side surfaces of the recess 26, both sides of the locking plate 8 are horizontally inserted into the corresponding locking grooves 28, 28, and the locking step 9 is completely stored in the recess 26. A vertical rib 26a is provided so as to project and engage with the vertical rib 9a of the mouth portion 5.

Next, a method of using the bag container 1 and the stand 20 having the above configurations will be described.

(1) First, the liquid content is filled into the bag body 3 through the upper end opening of the mouth portion 5 of the bag container 1, and the pump mechanism 10 is incorporated in the mouth portion 5. In this state, it will be commercially available. Further, instead of incorporating the pump mechanism 10 in the mouth portion 5, the bag container 1 having a detachable lid or the like is also prepared for replacement.

(2) Next, the bag container 1 is held on the stand 20. Holding the mouth 3 of the bag container 1 from the front of the bag container holding portion 23 of the stand 20, the locking plate 8 is inserted horizontally into the locking groove 28 of the bag container holding portion 23 toward the back. When the locking plate 8 is moved horizontally until the locking step 9 comes into contact with the inner surface of the recess 26, the vertical rib 9a on the side surface of the locking step 9 rides over the vertical rib 26a on the side surface of the recess 26 and stops. The body 3 is housed in the recess 26 in a locked state.

(3) In this state, the bag container 1 is held upright, and the liquid content inside the bag body 2 is discharged from the tip discharge port 16a of the discharge nozzle 16 by pressing the push button 15 of the pump mechanism 10. It will be discharged. Since the bag body 2 is reduced in size according to the remaining amount of the liquid content and maintains the liquid tightness, the liquid content can be efficiently discharged until the liquid content is exhausted.

(4) When the liquid content inside the bag body 2 is exhausted, hold the mouth body 3 and pull out the locking plate 8 from the locking groove 27 against the engaging force between the vertical ribs 9a and 26a. The bag container 1 is removed from the bag container holding portion 23 of the stand 20. The pump mechanism 10 is removed and reused, and only the bag body 2 is discarded. Then, the replacement bag container 1 is prepared, the temporary lid is removed from the mouth portion 5 of the new bag container 1, and the pump mechanism 10 is incorporated. It is held in the bag container holding portion 23 of the stand 20 by the procedure and used.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a locking step portion 9b is formed at the base end of the mouth portion 5, and the shape of the inner surface of the concave portion 26 is changed to the locking step. It has a semicircular shape that matches the portion 9b.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In a stand 30 of this embodiment, an arm portion 32 rises from the rear surface of a pedestal 31 having a rectangular shape in plan view, and a horizontal portion at the tip of the arm portion 32. The bag container holding part 34 is provided in 33. In this bag container holding portion 34, a recess 35 is provided on the side surface (longitudinal direction of the pedestal 31) of the horizontal portion 33 for inserting the mouth body 3 of the bag container 1 from the side. A lower plate portion 37 forming a locking groove 36 having the same purpose as the locking groove 27 of the first embodiment is projected on both inner side surfaces of the recess 35, and an inner side surface of the top plate portion 33a is formed. Vertical ribs 38 are provided so as to project. A part of the top plate portion 33a having the vertical ribs 38 serves as an elastic locking piece 39 independent of the other top plate portion 33a by the slit 39a on the back side, and the mouth portion body 3 inserted into the concave portion 35 from the side is formed. The vertical rib 9a on the side surface of the locking step portion 9 elastically deforms the elastic locking piece 39, so that the vertical rib 38 can easily be overcome and the mouth body 3 can be easily engaged. ing. A handle 40 is provided on the back surface of the arm portion 32, and a bag pressing plate 41 is provided on the side surface of the pedestal 31 facing the arm portion 32.

According to the stand of the present embodiment, the liquid content can be discharged from the bag container 1 held in the bag container holding portion 34 by utilizing the pump mechanism, and even without using the pump mechanism. The liquid content can be poured out from the mouth portion 5 of the bag container 1 by grasping the handle 40 of the arm portion 32 and tilting the stand. For this reason, it is convenient when a large amount of contents are to be dispensed at once or when drinking water is filled in a cup. Since the mouth body 3 is inserted into the recess 35 from the side and the bag container 1 is located between the arm portion 32 and the bag pressing plate 41, when the stand is tilted. The mouth body 3 does not come off in the front, and the bag container 1 does not fall forward.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of this embodiment, in which the structure of the bag container holding portion 34 in the third embodiment is partially modified. That is, the hook 50 projects from one end of the side surface where the recess 35 of the horizontal portion 33 at the tip of the arm portion 32 opens and the hinge portion 51 is provided at the other end, and the hinge portion 53 provided at one end of the lock member 52. Is rotatably connected to the hinge portion 51 so that the hook 54 provided at the free end of the lock member 52 can be engaged with the hook 50, and the lock member 52 closes the opening of the recess 35. It was done like this.

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the bag container can be held upright by the stand, and the liquid contents in the bag container can be easily used by using the pump mechanism or tilting the stand. It can be taken out by simple operation. As a result, it is possible to improve the ability to take out liquid contents, which are inferior to bottle containers and the like, and to further improve the usability of the bag container. In addition, the stand can be used repeatedly by replacing the bag container, and can be manufactured integrally with synthetic resin or the like, which is easy to manufacture and advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stand showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the stand and the bag container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pump mechanism used for the bag container.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stand showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a stand showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a stand showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 bag container 2 bag body 3 mouth body 20 stand 21 pedestal 22 arm portion 23 bag container holding portion

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A stand for holding a bag container (1) in which a mouth (3) is liquid-tightly attached to an upper end of a bag (2) for containing a liquid content, and the stand is installed on a horizontal surface. Through the pedestal (21), the arm portion (22) extending upward from the pedestal (21) and having its tip protruding forward, through the mouth body (3) provided at the tip of the arm portion (22). A bag container holding stand comprising a bag container holding portion (23) for holding the bag container (1).