JPH07267283A - Container for liquid - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make quick outflow possible for liquid even though the liquid is remained in a small quantity in a container and make the liquid flow out to its last drop without difficulties. CONSTITUTION:For a container A for liquid composed of a liquid-impermeable container body having an opening 1a for injection and discharge of liquid B, a hollow liquid retaining part 1b, approximately in conical form with its upper and bottom parts opened, is provided in the container body with the side facing the opening 1a of the container body made to be upside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing a liquid, and more specifically, a liquid capable of quickly flowing out by storing the liquid above the container when the remaining amount of the liquid is low. Regarding the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various liquids contained in a container, and there have been various containers for various liquids. For example,
The container that stores the liquid (liquid glue) that is an adhesive consists of a resin body with a substantially cylindrical shape that has an opening on one side. To apply the adhesive, the opening is closed at the top of the body to discharge the liquid. Is provided, and a liquid application member for temporarily absorbing the adhesive is provided at the center of the liquid discharge body. Furthermore, a lid was provided to prevent the liquid application member from drying and leaking. To use this container, the lid is removed, the absorbing member of the liquid applying body absorbs the liquid having adhesive force, and the absorbing member is slid on the coated surface to apply the liquid. In addition, viscous liquids (eg liquid seasonings,
The main body for storing (oil, etc.) is made of resin, aluminum, glass or the like, each has an opening, and a lid for closing the opening is appropriately provided. The method of using these containers was to remove the lid and let the liquid flow out from the opening.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional liquid container is capable of immediately flowing out the liquid when the remaining amount of the liquid is large. However, when the remaining amount of liquid is low, the upper surface of the liquid is near the bottom of the container body, so it takes time for the liquid to move to the opening of the body,
There was a drawback that it took a long time to leak.

Further, since a small amount of liquid is difficult to collect and move at the bottom of the main body, there is a drawback that it cannot be used up to the end.

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention provides a liquid container in which the liquid can be quickly discharged even when the remaining amount of the stored liquid is small and the liquid can be used up to the end easily. The purpose is to

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a liquid container comprising a liquid impermeable main body having an opening through which liquid can be taken in and out, wherein a bottom surface is provided in the main body. And a hollow substantially cone-shaped liquid storage portion formed so that the upper portion is opened and the opening side of the main body is the upper portion.

Further, the main body is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a hooking portion hooked at an opening of the main body is provided on an upper portion of a body formed in the same shape as the main body so that the main body can be fitted into the inner surface of the main body. Is provided, the liquid storage part is provided in the lower part of the body, and the main body and the body are detachably provided.

Further, the liquid storage portion is formed integrally with the main body on the inner surface of the upper half portion of the main body.

Further, the main body is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape made of resin.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that it comprises the main body and a liquid discharger having a liquid coating member detachably attached to the upper part of the main body, or the main body and the upper part of the main body. In contrast, it may be characterized by comprising a lid detachably provided.

The liquid contained in the main body is characterized by having a viscosity or an adhesive.

[0012]

When the opening of the container main body is lowered, the liquid flows along the inner surface of the main body, further passes through the open bottom surface and the upper portion of the liquid storage section toward the opening of the main body, It flows out through the opening. Here, when the liquid applicator is provided, the liquid is absorbed by the liquid absorbing member of the liquid applicator, and the liquid is absorbed by pressing or sliding the liquid absorbing member against the surface to be coated. Applied to.

After that, when the main body is returned to its original state (the state in which the opening is up), the liquid flows downward along the periphery of the main body, but the liquid storage portion blocks the flow of the liquid to store the liquid. Store liquid around the area. Then, when the liquid storage portion cannot be fully stored, the liquid flows from the upper portion of the opened liquid storage portion to the lower side of the main body.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a sectional perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are principal part sectional perspective views showing another embodiment.

In the figure, A is a liquid container, and this liquid container A is constructed as follows. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the liquid container A, and an opening 1a is provided on an upper surface of a resin main body 1 formed in a cylindrical shape. Further, an upper portion of the main body 1 has a semicircular cross section spirally extending along an outer peripheral surface. Spherical engagement protrusion 1b
Is provided.

A body 2 which can be fitted into the main body 1
Is formed in a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the main body 1, and a hooking portion 2a having an outer diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the opening 1a of the main body 1 is integrally formed with the body 2 on the upper portion of the body 2. Has been formed. For this reason, when the body 2 is fitted into the body 1, the body 2 does not go all the way into the body 1. Further, the bottom edge of the liquid storage portion 2b is integrally formed with the lower edge of the body 2 so that the upper portion of the hollow cone-shaped liquid storage portion 2b whose bottom and upper portions are opened is located above the lower edge of the body 2. Is formed in.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a liquid discharger, which is formed into a cylindrical shape having a convex cross section with an opening at the bottom.
The lower half portion 3a of the liquid discharger 3 has an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the main body, and engages with an engagement protrusion 1b provided on the peripheral surface of the main body 1 in a spiral shape along the inner surface of the lower half portion 3a. The engaging groove 3b is provided and is detachably attached to the upper portion of the main body 1. Further, at least two substantially semispherical projections 3c are provided on the lower outer peripheral surface of the lower half 3a of the liquid discharger 3. Further, an opening 3e is provided at the center of the upper surface of the upper half 3d of the liquid discharger 3. The liquid applying member 4 is fixed inside the upper half 3d of the liquid discharger 3, and the liquid applying member 4 is projected from the opening 3e of the upper half 3d of the liquid discharger 3.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a lid, which is a lower half portion 3 of the liquid discharger 3.
It has an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of a and is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open bottom. Further, a protrusion 5a is provided around the inner peripheral surface of the lower portion of the lid 5, and the protrusion 5a is engaged with the protrusion 3c provided on the outer peripheral surface of the liquid discharger 3 so that the lid 5 can be detached. It is attached to the discharge body 3.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. The liquid B in this embodiment is a viscous adhesive, for example, glue, and the liquid B is fitted into the main body 1 by removing the lid 5 and lowering the opening 1a of the main body in order to discharge the liquid B. It flows in from the lower edge of the body 2 and flows out from the opening in the upper part of the liquid storage portion 2b. Then, it flows into the liquid discharger 3 attached to the upper part of the main body 1. The liquid B in the liquid discharger 3 is absorbed by the liquid coating member 4 fixed to the liquid discharger 3, and the liquid B is contacted with or slid on the surface to be coated. Is applied. Then, finally, the projection 5a of the lid 5 and the projection 3c of the liquid discharger 3 are hooked to close the lid.

After the application, when the main body 1 is returned to the original state (the opening 1a is upward), the liquid B in the liquid discharger 3 flows downward along the inner surface of the main body 1. Then, the liquid B is transmitted to the inner surface of the body 2 fitted in the main body 1 and is stored between the inner surface of the body 2 and the liquid storage portion 2b. Further, when the liquid B flows between the body 2 and the liquid storage portion 2b, the liquid B cannot be completely stored between the body 2 and the liquid storage portion 2b, and flows downward from an opening in the upper portion of the liquid storage portion 2b to the bottom of the main body 1. Be stored.

As described above, since the liquid B is stored in the inner surface of the body 2 and the liquid storage portion 2b, the time required for the liquid B to flow into the liquid discharge portion 3 at the next use is shortened. It This is because when the liquid B decreases, the main body 1
This is because it takes time to flow into the liquid discharger 3 since it collects at the bottom of the liquid discharger 3. By storing the liquid B above the main body 1, this time is shortened. In addition, the liquid B
It becomes easy to use up to the end by storing above.

Here, in the liquid container of this embodiment, the liquid discharger 3 may not be provided depending on the liquid to be stored.
In the case of the oil container, the liquid discharger 3 is not necessary because the oil is dropped directly on the cooking utensil. Further, the opening provided in the main body is formed by forming at least one hole in the upper portion like an oil container or the like, and it suffices if it can serve as an outlet when used. Further, a lid for covering the opening is attached if necessary, but this lid may be attached if necessary. The main body 1 may have any shape as long as the body 2 having substantially the same shape as the main body 1 can be fitted therein. For example, the main body 1 and the body 2 may be formed in a tubular shape.

Next, another embodiment will be described. 3 and 4
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main portion of a liquid container in which the main body 1 and the liquid storage portion 2b described above are integrally formed. As shown in the figure, the main body 1 is formed into a cylindrical shape or a hollow quadrangular prism shape, and when the main body 1 and the liquid storage portion 2b are integrally molded, the main body can be formed into various shapes. Is. For example, bottleneck, hollow polygonal column, hollow polygonal pyramid,
The main body may be formed in the shape of a hollow cone.

In this case, the shape of the liquid storage portion is determined by the cross-sectional shape of the main body at the position where the liquid storage portion is integrally provided on the main body. For example, if the main body 1 is formed in the shape of a hollow quadrangular prism as shown in FIG. 4, the main body 1 has a quadrangular cross section, and the liquid storage portion 2b has a hollow quadrangular pyramid whose upper and bottom surfaces are open. It may be formed. If the main body is formed into a bottle shape, the cross section of the main body is circular, and the liquid storage section may be formed in a shape in which the top and bottom of the hollow cone are opened.

Therefore, by forming the main body 1 and a conventional container for storing a liquid such as mayonnaise sauce, ketchup, Worcester sauce, dressing, honey, etc. in the same shape and the same material, it can be applied to various liquid containers.

The operation of the liquid container in which the main body 1 and the liquid storage portion 2b are integrally formed is the same as that of the above-described embodiment.

Here, the material used for the container of the present invention includes resin, light metal, etc., and more specifically, vinyl chloride, polypropylene, aluminum, etc. are used.

[0028]

As described above in detail, the present invention is
Even if the remaining amount of the liquid in the container is small, the liquid can be quickly flown out, which is easy to use. Furthermore, since it is easy to use up the liquid to the end, waste is eliminated and it is economical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a main part showing a modified example of the main body of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A liquid container B liquid 1 main body 1a opening 2 body 2a hook 2b liquid storage 3 liquid discharge 4 liquid application member 5 lid

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A liquid container comprising a liquid impermeable main body having an opening through which a liquid can be taken in and out, wherein a bottom surface and an upper portion are opened in the main body, and an opening side of the main body is formed as an upper portion. A liquid container having a hollow substantially conical liquid storage part provided therein. 2. The main body is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a hooking portion hooked in an opening of the main body is provided on an upper portion of a body formed in the same shape as the main body so that the main body can be fitted into the inner surface of the main body. Is provided, and the liquid storage section is provided in the lower portion of the body,
The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the main body and the body are detachably provided. 3. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the liquid storage portion is formed integrally with the main body on the inner surface of the upper half portion of the main body. 4. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the main body is made of resin and has a substantially cylindrical shape. 5. The liquid container according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, comprising the main body and a liquid discharger having a liquid application member detachably attached to the upper portion of the main body. . 6. The liquid container according to claim 1, comprising a main body and a lid detachably attached to the upper portion of the main body. 7. The liquid container according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein the liquid contained in the main body has a viscosity. 8. The liquid container according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the liquid contained in the main body is an adhesive.