JPH0630065U - Pump type discharge container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In a pump-type discharge container, it is possible to reliably prevent the permeation of surrounding water. In the pump type discharge container 10, the outer diameter of the nozzle head 14 is made larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring 35, and the pump lock device 15 is provided in the nozzle head 1.
The female screw 36 provided on the No. 4 and the male screw 37 provided on the nozzle fixing ring 35 are screwed to each other, and the nozzle fixing ring 35 is provided with a draining portion 38 that rises around the stem insertion port 33 and comes close to or slidably contacts the outer periphery of the stem 13. What will be.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pump-type discharge container capable of discharging contents such as cosmetic liquid and toothpaste in a liquid, mist, or foam form.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a conventional pump type discharge container, there is one as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-27475. This discharge container has a container body, a pump housing, a stem, and a nozzle head. The container body contains the contents. The pump housing is attached to the container body and can communicate with the container body through the suction port. The stem is reciprocally inserted into the pump housing and includes a piston that allows the pump chamber defined in the pump housing to expand and contract, and a discharge passage that allows the piston to communicate with the pump chamber in a compressed state. . The nozzle head is fixed to the end of the stem protruding outside the pump housing, and has a discharge port communicating with the discharge passage of the stem.

Therefore, in this discharge container, by the forward movement of the stem, the contents of the pump chamber compressed by the piston can be discharged from the discharge port of the nozzle head through the discharge passage of the stem. Further, by the return movement of the stem, the content of the container main body is sucked from the suction port of the pump housing into the pump chamber which is expanded by the piston and made into negative pressure, and prepares for the next discharge operation.

Further, this discharge container has a pump lock means for locking the pump action by the reciprocal movement of the stem in order to prevent an unexpected liquid leakage during transportation or the like. This pump lock means is provided with a nozzle fixing ring around the stem insertion opening of the pump housing, and by screwing the nozzle head to the nozzle fixing ring, the movement of the stem and the nozzle head with respect to the pump housing can be locked. It is a thing.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional discharge container, the pump lock means is one in which the male screw provided on the nozzle head and the female screw provided on the nozzle fixing ring are screwed to each other. The female screw of the nose lock ring will be exposed around the stem insertion port, and a wide space will be created around the stem by the female screw. Further, in the conventional discharge container, the outer diameter of the nozzle head is smaller than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring. For this reason, when this discharge container is used in a shower room or the like, the surrounding splashed water drops or drips around the nozzle head, and then bounces or propagates toward the upper end surface of the nozzle fixing ring, and thus the large gap described above. Easily penetrates into the pump housing. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the contents of the container body are diluted by the infiltrated water and the predetermined effect is impaired.

An object of the present invention is to reliably prevent the invasion of surrounding splashed water in a pump type discharge container.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a container main body for accommodating contents, a pump housing attached to the container main body and capable of communicating with the inside of the container main body through a suction port, and reciprocable to the pump housing. And a piston that allows the pump chamber defined in the pump housing to expand and contract, and that has a discharge passage that allows the piston to communicate with the pump chamber that is in a compressed state, and a stem that projects to the outside of the pump housing. A nozzle head that is fixed to the end of the stem and has a discharge port that communicates with the discharge passage of the stem, and a nozzle fixing ring around the stem insertion port of the pump housing, and screw the nozzle head to the nozzle fixing ring. The pump lock means for locking the movement of the stem and nozzle head with respect to the pump housing. In the pump type discharge container, the outer diameter of the nozzle head is larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring, and the pump locking means screws the female screw provided on the nozzle head and the male screw provided on the nozzle fixing ring. The nozzle fixing ring is provided with a water draining part that rises around the stem insertion port and comes into close contact with or slidably contacts the outer circumference of the stem.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, an outer peripheral side end surface portion and an inner side of the outer peripheral side end surface portion are provided on an end surface around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring. And an inner peripheral side end surface portion which rises in a protruding ring shape are provided, and the inner peripheral side end surface portion constitutes the draining portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, a taper shape is provided on an end face around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring, which is convex toward the stem insertion opening. An end face portion is provided, and the water draining portion is constituted by the tapered end face portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the present invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the draining portion further comprises a thin edge portion that is in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the stem. .

[0011]

[Action]

 (a) Since the outer diameter of the nozzle head is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring, the large diameter nozzle head becomes like a bulk for the small diameter nozzle fixing ring. Therefore, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the chance that the splashed water on the periphery hits the upper end surface of the nozzle fixing ring under the umbrella of the nozzle head. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the possibility that splashed water in the surroundings bounces off or is transmitted from the upper end surface of the nozzle fixing ring, and reduces or eliminates the chance of the splashed water entering the stem insertion port on the center side of the nozzle fixing ring.

Further, (b) the pump locking means screws the female screw provided on the nozzle head and the male screw provided on the nozzle fixing ring so that the nozzle fixing ring rises around the stem insertion opening and approaches the outer circumference of the stem or Since the water draining portion that comes into sliding contact is provided, the gap between the nozzle fixing ring and the outer circumference of the stem can be made small or can be eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the chance that the surrounding splashed water enters the pump housing through the above-mentioned gap.

At the end face around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring, the inner peripheral end face that rises in a protruding ring shape from the outer peripheral end face reaches the outer peripheral end face of the nozzle fixing ring by making it a draining part. The flow of the splashed water toward the stem insertion port is blocked at the end face on the inner peripheral side, so that the effect of preventing water from entering (b) above can be further improved.

On the end face around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring, by making the tapered end surface part a drainage part, the flow of the splashed water reaching the end surface of the nozzle fixing ring toward the stem insertion opening is made to the tapered end surface part. It is possible to further improve the effect of preventing water ingress in (b) above.

By providing the drain edge with a thin edge portion that is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the stem, the thin edge portion can be brought into close contact with the outer periphery of the stem, and the effect of preventing water ingress in (b) above can be further improved.

[0016]

【Example】

 1 is a schematic diagram showing the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a stem forward movement start state, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid discharge state, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid suction state, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of a second embodiment, FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a main part of a third embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a main part of a fourth embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows.

(First Embodiment) (See FIGS. 1 to 5) A pump type discharge container 10 is configured to include a container body 11, a pump housing 12, a stem 13, a nozzle head 14, and a pump lock device 15. The contents can be discharged in liquid, mist, foam, etc.

The container body 11 stores the contents. 11A is an opening. The pump housing 12 is attached to the container body 11 with the packing 22 sandwiched between the pump housing 12 and the end surface of the opening 11A by the cap 21 screwed to the outer peripheral portion of the opening 11A of the container body 11. The pump housing 12 defines a pump chamber 12A and can communicate with the inside of the container body 11 via a suction port 12B. The suction port 12B is provided with a ball valve 23. The ball valve 23 is a check valve that allows only the flow from the container body 11 to the pump chamber 12A. At the lower end of the suction port 12B of the pump housing 12, there is provided a suction pipe 24 extending near the bottom of the container body 11.

The stem 13 is configured by connecting a piston guide 27 to the lower end of the stem tube 26, and is reciprocally inserted into the pump housing 12. The stem 13 is elastically urged in a direction projecting from the pump housing 12 by a spring 28 interposed between the piston guide 27 and the inner diameter step portion of the pump housing 12, and is moved forward by a manual pushing force to generate a spring force. To return.

Further, the stem 13 is provided with a piston 29 around the piston guide 27, which is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the pump housing 12. The piston 29 can move relative to the piston guide 27 between the lower end flange portion 26A of the stem tube 26 and the intermediate flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 around the piston guide 27. (a) The forward movement of the stem 13 Occasionally, the lower end flange portion 26A of the stem tube 26 opens the communication passage 30 between the flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 and then the piston guide 27 moves downward in the drawing to compress the pump chamber 12A. . (B) When the stem 13 is returned, it is supported by the intermediate flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 to close the communication passage 30 and then moves upward together with the piston guide 27 in the drawing to expand the pump chamber 12A. Make negative pressure. The intermediate flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 has a communication passage 27B.

Further, the stem 13 is provided with a communication port 27C in a portion of the piston guide 27 facing the inner surface of the piston 29. When the stem 13 moves forward, the stem 13 can communicate with the pump chamber 12A which is in the compressed state as described in (a) above by the piston 29 through the communication passage 27B, the communication passage 30, and the communication opening 27C. A discharge passage 31 is provided.

The nozzle head 14 is fixed to the end portion of the stem 13 protruding to the outside of the pump housing 12, and has a discharge port 32 communicating with the discharge passage 31 of the stem 13 and extending toward the front of the container.

Therefore, the pump type discharge container 10 performs a pumping action as described in (1) to (3) below. (1) When the nozzle head 14 is pushed in, the stem 13 moves forward. As a result, the piston 29 around the system 13 is supported by the lower end flange portion 26A of the stem tube 26 and opens the communication passage 30 with the intermediate flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 (see FIG. 2).

(2) When the nozzle head 14 is pushed further in, the stem 13 moves further forward. As a result, the piston 29 moves downward in the drawing together with the piston guide 27, and compresses the pump chamber 12A. At this time, the suction port 12B of the pump housing 12 is closed by the ball valve 23, the content of the pump chamber 12A is pressurized, and the communication passage 27B of the piston guide 27, the communication passage formed in (1) above. Discharge from the discharge port 32 of the nozzle head 14 via the communication port 30, the communication port 27C of the piston guide 27, and the discharge passage 31 of the stem 13 (see FIG. 3).

(3) When the pushing force of the nozzle head 14 is released, the stem 13 returns by the spring force. As a result, the piston 29 around the stem 13 is supported by the intermediate flange portion 27A of the piston guide 27 and closes the communication passage 30 (see FIG. 4). Then, the piston 29 moves upward in the drawing together with the piston guide 27, and expands the pump chamber 12A to make it a negative pressure. As a result, the ball valve 23 becomes free, and the contents of the container main body 11 are sucked up from the suction port 12B to the pump chamber 12A via the suction pipe 24 to prepare for the next discharge operation.

It should be noted that the internal pressure of the container body 11 is reduced by the amount by which the content is sucked up into the pump chamber 12 A, but this reduced pressure is due to the gap between the stem insertion port 33 of the pump housing 12 and the pump housing 12 It is filled with the air pressure introduced into the container body 11 through the air holes 34 of the.

However, the discharge container 10 locks the pump action by the reciprocating movement of the stem 13 by the pump lock device 15 in order to prevent an unexpected liquid leakage during transportation or the like. The pump lock device 15 engages the nozzle fixing ring 35 around the stem insertion port 33 of the pump housing 12, and screws the nozzle head 14 to the nozzle fixing ring 35, whereby the stem 13 and the nozzle head of the pump housing 12 are fixed. The movement (reciprocating movement) of the carriage 14 is locked, and as a result, the pump action is locked.

However, the discharge container 10 of this embodiment is provided with the following configurations (A) to (C) in order to prevent the invasion of water splashing around. (A) The outer diameter D1 of the nozzle head 14 is made larger than the outer diameter D2 of the nozzle fixing ring 35.

(B) In the pump lock device 15, a female screw 36 provided on the nozzle head 14 and a male screw 37 provided on the nozzle fixing ring 35 are screwed together.

(C) The nozzle fixing ring 35 has a draining portion 38 that rises around the stem insertion port 33 and is close to the outer circumference of the stem 13.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. (a) Since the outer diameter of the nozzle head 14 is made larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring 35, the large diameter nozzle head 14 serves as a bulk for the small diameter nozzle fixing ring 35. Therefore, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the chance that the splashed water in the periphery hits the upper end surface of the nozzle fixing ring 35 under the umbrella of the nozzle head 14. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the possibility that the splashed water in the surroundings will bounce or flow from the upper end surface of the nozzle fixing ring 35, and reduce or eliminate the chance of the splashed water entering the stem insertion port 33 on the center side of the nozzle fixing ring 35. it can.

(B) The pump lock device 15 screws the female screw provided on the nozzle head 14 and the male screw provided on the nozzle fixing ring 35 so that the nozzle fixing ring 35 rises around the stem insertion opening 33 and the outer circumference of the stem 13. Since the water draining portion 38 is provided near the nozzle fixing ring 35, the gap between the nozzle fixing ring 35 and the outer circumference of the stem 13 can be made minute or non-existent. Therefore, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the chance that the splashed water in the periphery enters the pump housing 12 through the above-mentioned gap.

Second Embodiment (See FIG. 6) The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the outer peripheral side end face portion 41 and the outer peripheral side are provided on the end face around the stem insertion port 33 of the nozzle fixing ring 35. The inner peripheral side end surface portion 42 that rises in a protruding ring shape is provided inside the end surface portion 41, and the inner peripheral side end surface portion 42 is used as the draining portion 38.

In the second embodiment, the inner peripheral side end surface portion 42 rising from the outer peripheral side end surface portion 41 in a protruding ring shape is formed on the peripheral surface of the nozzle fixing ring 35 around the stem insertion port 33, and the draining portion 38. As a result, the flow of the splashed water that has reached the outer peripheral side end surface portion 41 of the nozzle fixing ring 35 toward the stem insertion port 33 is blocked by the inner peripheral side end surface portion 42, and the above water infiltration prevention effect is achieved. You can improve more.

(Third Embodiment) (See FIG. 7) The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the inner peripheral side end face portion 42 constituting the draining portion 38 is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the stem 13. The thin edge portion 51 is provided (see FIG. 7B).

In the third embodiment, the water draining portion 38 is provided with the thin edge portion 51 that is slidably contacted with the outer circumference of the stem 13, so that the thin edge portion 51 is brought into close contact with the outer circumference of the stem 13 to prevent the above water intrusion. The effect can be further improved.

It should be noted that slits 52 for introducing air into the air holes 34 may be provided at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the thin edge portion 51 (see FIG. 7C).

(Fourth Embodiment) (See FIG. 8) The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the end face around the stem insertion opening 33 of the nozzle fixing ring 35 is projected toward the stem insertion opening 33. The tapered end face 61 is formed, and the tapered end face 61 is used as the drainage portion 38.

In the fourth embodiment, the tapered end surface portion 61 of the nozzle fixing ring 35 around the stem insertion opening 33 serves as the draining portion 38 to reach the end surface of the nozzle fixing ring 35. The flow of the scattered water toward the stem insertion port 33 is blocked by the tapered end face portion 61, and the above-described water infiltration prevention effect can be further improved.

It is needless to say that the tapered end face portion 61 may further have the thin edge portion 51 and the slit 52 as in the third embodiment.

Further, in the practice of the present invention, the configuration (pump housing, stem, piston, opening / closing mechanism of the suction port, opening / closing mechanism of the discharge port, nozzle head, etc.) for performing the pump action is the same as that of the above embodiment. Not limited to

[0042]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the invasion of surrounding splashed water in the pump type discharge container.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a stem forward movement is started.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid discharge state.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid suction state.

5 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a main part of a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Pump Type Discharge Container 11 Container Body 12 Pump Housing 13 Stem 14 Nozzle Head 15 Pump Lock Device 12A Pump Chamber 12B Suction Port 29 Piston 31 Discharge Passage 33 Stem Insertion Port 35 Nozzle Fixing Ring 36 Female Thread 37 Male Thread 38 Drain Port 41 Outer Surface Part 42 Inner peripheral end face part 51 Thin edge part 61 Tapered end face part

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Creator Kiyoshi Takeuchi 3-19-7 Kaijin, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture (72) Creator Torie Horii 5-7-1-14 Nishigigaoka, Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body for accommodating contents, a pump housing mounted on the container body and capable of communicating with the container body through a suction port, and a pump housing reciprocally inserted into the pump housing. A stem that has a piston that allows the pump chamber defined inside to expand and contract, and a discharge passage that allows the pump chamber to communicate with the pump chamber that is in a compressed state, and the end of the stem that projects outside the pump housing. The nozzle head is fixed and has a discharge port that communicates with the discharge passage of the stem, and a nozzle fixing ring is provided around the stem insertion port of the pump housing, and by screwing the nozzle head onto the nozzle fixing ring, A pump type discharge container having a pump lock means capable of locking the movement of the nozzle head. In addition, the outer diameter of the nozzle head is made larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle fixing ring, and the pump locking means screws the female screw provided on the nozzle head and the male screw provided on the nozzle fixing ring so that the nozzle fixing ring is A pump-type discharge container comprising a water draining portion that rises around the stem insertion port and is in close proximity to or in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the stem. 2. An outer peripheral side end surface portion and an inner peripheral side end surface portion rising up like a protruding ring inside the outer peripheral side end surface portion are provided on the end surface around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring, and the inner peripheral side is provided. The pump type discharge container according to claim 1, wherein the draining portion is formed by an end face portion. 3. The taper end surface portion that is convex toward the stem insertion opening is provided on the end surface around the stem insertion opening of the nozzle fixing ring, and the draining portion is formed by the taper end surface portion. Pump type discharge container. 4. The pump type discharge container according to claim 1, wherein the water draining portion has a thin edge portion that is in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the stem.