JPH07277378A - Fixed rate discharging apparatus for powder/granular body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply and easily discharge a certain quantity of powder/granular body without using a measuring instrument, etc., by a method wherein on a sliding member, an opening which becomes a discharging port of a powder/granular body discharged from an opening of a cap is provided, and an elastic body is fitted, and the sliding member is integrated in a guide member wherein openings in which the sliding member reciprocates are provided at both ends. CONSTITUTION:When a powder/granular body storage container 2 in which a tea powder 6 is contained is turned upside down, the powder tea 6 drops by gravity, and is discharged in a guide member 5 from an opening of a cap 1 and an opening of the sliding member. Then, a protruding piece 3a of the sliding member, which is provided on the cap 1, is pressed by finger. By this motion, the protruding piece is pushed out by an elastic body, and the tea powder 6 which is already discharged in the guide member 5 is pushed out by the protruding piece by the principle of evening, and the tea powder of a fixed quantity is discharged from an opening 5a of the guide member. When the discharge is completed, the whole body of the sliding member is pushed back by the reaction of the elastic body when the finger is removed from the protruding piece 3a of the sliding member, and the protruding piece 3a closes the opening 5a of the guide member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to powdered tea, powdered coffee,
From the container that contains milk, medicine, and other various powders,
The present invention relates to a quantitative discharge device for powder and granules, which enables a predetermined amount of powder and granules to be easily taken out without using a spoon or the like.

[0002]

Generally, powdered tea, powdered coffee, milk,
To take out a certain amount of powder or granules from a container that contains medicines or other powder or granules, use a spoon, measuring cup,
Alternatively, a predetermined amount was taken out using a cap or the like.
However, in such a method, since moisture enters the container every time the container is opened, the quality of the stored items deteriorates, the taste and aroma are impaired, and it takes time and time to take out a predetermined amount. is there.

Therefore, recently, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 61-232176
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-23276 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-23276, in which a certain amount of powdered coffee can be taken out.
Techniques such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-1766 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-14378, which make it possible to extract a certain amount of tea leaves, have been proposed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

[0004] However, these techniques use completely separate fixed amount ejectors because of different types of powder and granules and their characteristics such as powdered coffee and tea. Further, even if different kinds of granular material are supposed to be a versatile quantitative discharge device that can be used for each,
It was not embodied because its structure became complicated. Furthermore, from the point of view of function, quantitativeness, operability,
There was nothing that satisfied all of durability and the like.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to easily and easily take out a certain amount of powder or granules without using a spoon or a measuring instrument even if the powder or granules have different types or characteristics. An object is to provide a constant quantity discharge device for granules.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a powdery-quantity quantitative discharging device for discharging a fixed amount of powdery-particles from a powdery-particles storage container. The cap of the container is provided with an opening for discharging a certain amount of powder and granules, and a reciprocating slide member that opens and closes the opening in contact with the opening surface, and the slide member further comprises:
An elastic body is provided by providing an opening serving as an outlet for the powder or granules discharged from the opening, and an opening for reciprocating the slide member is built in a guide member provided at both ends to form the powder or granule. It must be detachably attached to the storage container. The slide member and the guide member provided on the cap were provided with a protruding piece at one end for abutting a finger, and in the middle, an opening portion serving as an outlet for the powder and granular material and an elastic body for pushing out the powder and granular material. The projecting piece is provided at the other end with a projecting piece that closes the opening of the guide member and guides the granular material when discharging the granular material to form a slide member, and to cover the slide member from the outside. Built in a guide member with both ends open. A cutting blade is provided on the slide member or the opening. The cap and the cap mounting port of the granular material storage container are provided with a gradient toward the discharging port of the granular material.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the cap of the container for accommodating powder and granules is provided with an opening for discharging a certain amount of powder and granules, and reciprocally movable so as to open and close the opening in contact with the opening surface. A slide member is provided, and an opening is provided on the slide member, which serves as an outlet for the powder or granular material discharged from the opening, and an elastic body is attached to the slide member. Since it is built into the guide member provided in the and is detachably attached to the powder container, the size of the opening for discharging the powder is fixed, and the slide member reciprocates in the guide member. By doing so, anyone can easily and easily discharge a certain amount of powder or granules. In addition, when discharging the granular material, the force of the granular material falling by gravity is used and the elastic member is attached to the slide member. Emissions can be easily achieved. Further, since the cap is detachably attached to the powder or granular material storage container, it is possible to easily refill or refill the powder or granular material.

Furthermore, the slide member and the guide member provided on the cap are for pushing out a protruding piece for abutting a finger at one end, and an opening and a granular material for discharging the granular material in the middle. From the outer side, the slide member having the elastic piece attached thereto is provided with a projecting piece at the other end that closes the opening of the guide member and guides the granular material when discharging the granular material. As described above, since it is built in the guide member having both ends opened, the slide member can be easily discharged by pushing the slide member with a finger. Since the opening can be completely closed even after discharging, even if the container is accidentally tumbled, the granular material does not spill out to the outside, preventing moisture from entering and the quality deterioration accompanying it. You can also

Further, since a cutting blade is provided on the slide member or the opening portion, even a linear object other than the granular material such as tea leaves and stems can be easily discharged in a certain amount. Can be done.

Further, since the cap and the cap mounting opening of the powder and granular material storage container are provided with a slope toward the powder and granular material discharging opening, the discharging operation is easy and even when the powder or granular material is placed on a table or the like. , The powder or granules can be easily removed from the cap, and the powder or granules do not adhere to the cap and interfere with the next discharging operation.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a fixed amount discharger showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view after assembly, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a cap, and FIG. Perspective view,
FIG. 5 shows a usage pattern of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a cap attached to the opening 2a of the powder or granular material storage container 2,
As shown in FIG. 4, the opening 1 for discharging a certain amount of powder or granular material.
a and a reciprocally movable slide member 3 which opens and closes the opening portion in contact with the opening surface thereof are provided, and the slide member 3 further has a discharge port for the powder and granules discharged from the opening portion. And the elastic member 4 is attached to the slide member 3
The openings 5a and 5b that reciprocate are incorporated in the guide member 5 provided at both ends, and the screw parts 1b and 2b are attached to the powder and granular material storage container 2.
It is detachably attached via. Reference numeral 1c is an O-ring for improving the degree of sealing between the cap 1 and the container 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the slide member 3 and the guide member 5 provided on the cap 1 have a projecting piece 3a at one end thereof with which a finger abuts, and an opening portion which serves as a discharge port for the granular material in the middle. Three
e and a projecting piece 3b on which an elastic body 4 for pushing out the granular material is attached, and the other end of the projecting piece for closing the opening 5a of the guide member and guiding the granular material when discharging the granular material. 3 c is provided to configure the slide member 3, and the slide member 3 is built in a guide member 5 having both ends opened so as to cover the slide member 3 from the outside. The opening 3e is provided between the projecting pieces 3b and 3c so that the discharged powder or granules can pass through according to the position and area of the opening 1a. Furthermore, the protruding piece 3c is provided with a slight step so that the protruding piece 3c is in close contact with the opening 5a of the guide member and can be sufficiently closed.
In this embodiment, the thin plate member 3d is attached and formed.
A guide 5c serves as a guide path for the protruding piece 3c of the slide member, and is formed by extending a part of the guide member 5.

When discharging the powder or granular material, as shown in FIG. 3, the slide member 3 is brought into contact with the protruding piece 3a with a finger.
Is extruded in the direction of the arrow, the powder particles already discharged from the opening portion 1a into the guide member 5 are extruded by the protruding piece 3b sliding on the inner wall of the guide member, and the protruding piece 3c is formed. When the position indicated by the broken line is reached, the protruding piece 3c serves as a guide plate and discharges the powder particles downward.

At this time, if a protruding blade 3c of the slide member 3 or the opening portion 1a is provided with a cutting blade, even if it is a linear object other than a granular material such as tea leaves or stems, A certain amount can be easily discharged. Further, the cap 1 and the cap mounting opening 2a of the powder and granular material storage container are provided with a gradient toward the opening 5 or the opening 1a of the guide member serving as the discharge opening. Thus, the discharging operation is easy to perform, and even when the discharging operation is performed on a table or the like, the powder or granular material is easily separated from the cap, and the powder or granular material does not adhere to the cap to prevent the next discharging operation.

The mode of use of such a constant amount discharger will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 by taking an example in which the powder and granular material is powdered tea. When discharging the powdered tea, as shown in FIG. 5, the powdery or granular material storage container 2 storing the powdered tea is first inverted. As a result, the powdered tea falls by gravity and is discharged into the guide member 5 through the openings 1a and 3e. In this state, a finger is brought into contact with the protruding piece 3a of the slide member provided on the cap 1 and pushed out. Then, the projecting piece 3b is pushed out by the elastic body 4 composed of the coil spring, and the opening 1
a, the protruding piece 3b pushes out the powdered tea that has already been discharged into the guide member 5 from the opening 3e, and discharges a certain amount of powdered tea from the opening 5a of the guide member. At this time, the projecting piece 3c serves as a guide plate for the powder or granular material to slide down, and the powder or granular material 6 is placed in the container 7 such as a bowl.
To be discharged smoothly.

At this time, when the container is inverted, the cap 1 is provided with a slope with the opening 1a for discharging the powder or granules upward, so that the powder or granules are placed on the inner surface of the guide member. It helps prevent the powder and granules 6 from being smoothly slid off and smoothly discharges. When the discharging is completed, the finger is removed from the protruding piece 3a of the slide member, whereby the entire slide member 3 is pushed back by the action of the spring of the elastic body 4 to return to the original position, and the protruding piece 3c is opened in the guide member. The part 5a is closed to prevent the granular material from spilling to the outside. When the discharging operation is completed in this way, the powdery or granular material container 2 is inverted as shown in FIG. At this time, the granular material discharged into the guide member from the opening 1a of the cap 1 and the opening 3e of the slide member 3 falls into the container 2 and the cap 1
Since it does not adhere to, it is possible to smoothly perform the next discharging operation. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, by covering the guide member 5 with the cover 8, the damage of the cap 1 can be protected and the discharge portion can be protected hygienically.

If such a container is made small so that it fits in the palm of the hand, all the above operations can be performed with one hand, which is extremely convenient. The refilling of the powder and granules can be easily performed by removing the cap 1 and replacing or refilling the contents, and then reattaching the cap 1 because the cap 1 is removable. Further, when the discharge amount is desired to be adjusted, it can be easily performed by changing the dimensions of the opening portion 1a of the cap 1 and the opening portion 3e of the slide member 3 to desired desired dimensions.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the example applied to powdered tea has been described, but powdery coffee, powdered milk, medicine, detergent, metal powder and the like, as well as powdery ones, can be similarly applied. Further, the protruding piece 3b of the slide member and the opening 1
If a cutting blade is provided on a, it can be applied to linear objects such as tea leaves and stems.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the powder particles are discharged by utilizing the force of falling due to gravity. Therefore, by simply pressing the slide member with a finger, the powder particles can be easily discharged in a very short time. A fixed amount of discharge can be easily achieved. And again, because the cap is removably attached to the powder container,
It is possible to easily replenish and refill the granular material. Also, since the opening for discharging the granular material can be completely closed, even if the container is accidentally tumbled,
It is possible to prevent the infiltration of moisture and the deterioration of quality due to the infiltration of powder or granules to the outside.

Furthermore, since it is possible to easily replenish and refill the powder and granules and to prevent the infiltration of moisture and the deterioration of the quality due to it, conventionally, the powder and granule storage container should be a can container or a bottle container. Even if it is unavoidable, it becomes possible to use flammable packaging such as vacuum packs, which contributes to reducing distribution costs in market distribution and environmental conservation resulting from waste problems. It is extremely large.

Further, since the slide member or the opening portion is provided with the cutting blade, even a linear object other than the granular material such as tea leaves and stems can be easily discharged in a certain amount. You can Also, since the cap and the cap mounting opening of the powder and granular material storage container are provided with a gradient with the opening 1a for discharging the powder and granular material upward when the container is inverted, the discharging operation is performed. It is easy to do, and even when placed on a table or the like, the powder or granules can be easily separated from the cap, and the powder or granules do not adhere to the cap to prevent the next discharging operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a fixed amount ejector showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the present invention after assembly.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the cap of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of the inner surface of the cap of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the mode of use of the present invention.

[Explanation of sign]

 1 Cap 1a Cap Opening 1b Cap Screw 1c O-ring 2 Powder / Granule Storage Container 2a Powder / Granule Storage Container Opening 2b Powder / Granule Storage Container 3 Slide Member 3a, 3b, 3c Slide Member 3d Plate-like member 3e Opening part of slide member 4 Elastic body 5 Guide member 5a, 5b Opening part of guide member 5c Slide member guide 6 Granules 7 Container 8 Cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A constant quantity ejector of a granular material for discharging a fixed amount of granular material from a granular material accommodating container, wherein a fixed amount of granular material is ejected to a cap of the granular material accommodating container. An opening portion and a reciprocating slide member that comes into contact with the opening surface and opens and closes the opening portion are provided, and the slide member further comprises:
An elastic body is provided by providing an opening serving as an outlet for the powder or granules discharged from the opening, and an opening for reciprocating the slide member is built in a guide member provided at both ends to form the powder or granule. A fixed-quantity ejector for powder and granules, which is detachably attached to a storage container. 2. A slide member and a guide member provided on the cap are provided with a projecting piece at one end for contacting a finger, and an opening portion serving as a discharge port for the powder and granular material in the middle for pushing out the powder and granular material. A slide member is formed by providing a projecting piece on which an elastic body is mounted and a projecting piece at the other end that closes the opening of the guide member and guides the granular material when discharging the granular material. The fixed amount discharging device for powdery or granular material according to claim 1, wherein the constant amount discharging device is constituted by being built in a guide member having both ends opened so as to cover the outside. 3. The quantitative discharging device for powdery or granular material according to claim 1, wherein a cutting blade is provided on the slide member or the opening portion. 4. The quantitative discharge device for powdery or granular material according to claim 1, wherein the cap and the cap mounting opening of the powdery or granular material storage container are provided with a gradient toward the discharge opening of the powdery or granular material. .