JPH0743993U - Seasoning container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a press-type seasoning container capable of pouring out a desired amount of seasoning and preventing post-dripping of the seasoning by one pressing operation. [Structure] The pressing operation portion 80 having a locking projection 83 on the outer peripheral side surface is pressed until the locking projection 83 is locked to the limiting projections 78, 79 of the upper surface 76 of the lid 75. Due to the pump-up function of the bellows 90 having the return spring 95 housed inside the lid 75, the contents of the container body 55 filled with the seasoning are poured out from the water conduit 85 and the spout 86. The through hole 96 that connects the inside of the lid 75 and the water conduit 85 is provided with an opening / closing means for opening / closing due to the pressure difference, and the pressing of the pressing operation portion 80 is released to expand the bellows 90 and the inside of the lid body 75 becomes When the pressure is reached, the opening / closing means opens the through hole 94 and the spout 8 together with the air.
Inhale the seasoning around 6.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pressure-type liquid seasoning container that prevents dripping after pouring.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a container for liquid seasonings such as soy sauce and sauce, a container 15 for filling contents as shown in FIG. 6 is screwed with a lid 10 having a spout 11 in most cases. Then, as shown in the figure, the spout 11 was bent to prevent the sudden outflow of the contents. Further, for the outflow of the contents, pressure type seasoning containers using a coil spring are disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1465/1988 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 10964/1988.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

 The container of the seasoning shown in FIG. 6 had to hold the container in order to flow out the contents, and tilted the container to pour out an appropriate amount of the contents. Since the liquid seasoning container is usually used on the table, the contents that remain on the edge of the spout 11 when placed on the table after tilting the container itself to let out an appropriate amount of content Had the inconvenience of flowing down the outer periphery of the spout and causing the liquid to drip and contaminating the dining table. In addition, in a press type seasoning container, the amount that flows out in one operation is fixed, so if a small amount is needed, it will flow out more than necessary, and if a large amount of seasoning is needed. In one operation, the amount of outflow was too small, and several operations were required. Therefore, the present invention provides a seasoning container capable of pouring a necessary amount of contents and preventing liquid dripping with a single pressing operation.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the seasoning container of the present invention comprises a container body for storing a liquid seasoning, an upper surface portion provided with a projecting limiting projection at its peripheral edge in the central portion, and an outer periphery. A pushing operation part having a locking projection protruding on the side surface and rotatably fitted in the opening of the upper surface part, and a water conduit provided with a spout are hung down, and the inside of the lid body and the inside of the container body are A lid bottom plate having a communicating air hole, a lid bottom plate having an opening / closing means for opening and closing depending on the pressure difference between the lid body and the water conduit, and a through hole communicating the water conduit, a pressing operation section and a lid. And a lid body having a bellows having a return spring mounted between the bottom plate and the bottom plate.

[0005]

[Action]

 When the liquid seasoning in the container body presses the pressing operation part, the pump-up function of the bellows causes the locking protrusion to come out from the spout in an amount commensurate with the drop until the locking protrusion collides with the limiting protrusion on the top surface of the lid. Drip out. Also, when the pressing of the pressing operation section is released, the return spring in the bellows returns and the inside of the bellows becomes negative pressure, so the opening / closing means of the through hole of the lid bottom plate moves to the negative pressure side and opens, Air and seasonings are sucked into the lid through the through holes.

[0006]

【Example】

The present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a seasoning container according to the present invention. The seasoning container 5 has a container body 55 that stores the liquid seasoning, and a lid 75 that covers the upper surface of the container body 55. The end of the lid 75 is screwed onto the container body 55 so that it can be engaged and disengaged. A sealing member such as a packing 56 is provided at a portion where the container main body 55 and the lid 75 are overlapped with each other for liquid tightness. The lid 75 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the bottom portion serves as an upper surface portion 76 and covers the opening portion on the upper surface of the lower container body 55. An opening 77 is provided at the center of the upper surface portion 76. A protrusion-shaped first limiting protrusion 78 and a second limiting protrusion 79 having a height higher than that of the first limiting protrusion 78 are provided on the periphery of the opening 77 of the upper surface portion 76. A pressing operation portion 80 is rotatably fitted and attached to the opening 77. The pressing operation portion 80 has a bottomed cylindrical shape similar to the lid body 75, and has a flange portion 81 formed at the end edge. The brim portion 81 of the pressing operation portion 80 is locked to the edge of the opening 77 of the lid body 75. A locking projection 83 is provided on the outer surface of the pressing operation portion 80. The gap between the locking protrusion 83 and the first limiting protrusion 78 on the upper surface 76 is defined as the gap H ₁ . Further, the pressing operation portion 80 is rotated to position the locking protrusion 83 on the second limiting protrusion 79, and the gap between the locking protrusion 83 and the second limiting protrusion 79 is set as the gap H ₂ . The length of the gap is H ₁ > H ₂ . The gap between the upper surface portion 76 and the locking projection 83 when the locking projection 83 in the free position the limit projection becomes the gap H _3, has a gap H _3> H _1.

A lid bottom plate 84 is arranged on the lower surface of the lid body 75. The lid bottom plate 84 suspends the water conduit 85, and one end (upper end) of the water conduit 85 is projected and opened to the outside from an opening portion (not shown) provided on the side surface of the lid body 75 as a spout 86. There is. The lower end of the water conduit 85 is opened at a distance from the bottom plate 57 of the container body 55. A bellows 90 is mounted inside the lid 75 and between the pressing operation portion 80 and the lid bottom plate 84. The bellows 90 includes an upper plate 91 that covers the upper surface and a lower plate 92 that fixes the lower surface. The bellows 90 is housed inside the lid body 75 with the lower plate 92 placed on the lid bottom plate 84 and the upper plate 91 abutting on the flange portion 81 of the pressing operation portion 80. The upper plate 91 of the bellows 90 has a central portion protruding to form a mountain shape, and is pressed onto the lower surface of the pressing operation portion 80. An air hole 93 is formed in the lower plate 92, penetrates the lid bottom plate 84, and opens in the container body 55. When the pressing operation section 80 is pressed, the collar section 81 presses the upper plate 91 of the bellows 90 due to the lowering of the pressing operation section 80, the bellows 90 contracts, and the air in the bellows 90 becomes air. It is configured to flow into the inside of the container body 55 through the hole 93. Further, a through hole 94 that opens to the water conduit 85 is formed in the lower plate 92 on the spout 86 side. Inside the bellows 90 above the through-hole 94, a lead plate-shaped valve 96 as an opening / closing means for the through-hole 94 is attached to form a rear drip prevention part of the liquid. The valve 96 acts as a check valve that opens and closes the through hole 94 by a pressure difference. A return spring 95 is provided inside the bellows 90. The upper end of the return spring 95 is fixed to the inner surface of the mountain-shaped top portion of the upper plate 91, and urges the upper plate 91 toward the pressing operation portion 80. The lower end of the return spring 95 is arranged on the air hole 93 of the lower plate 92.

The operation of the liquid seasoning container thus configured will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a case will be described in which the liquid seasoning in the filled container is poured out with the locking projection 83 positioned above the first limiting projection 78. The pressing operation unit 80 is pressed. The pressing operation portion 80 descends by the length of the gap H ₁ until the locking projection 83 collides with the first limiting projection 78 of the upper surface portion 76. The upper plate 91 of the bellows 90 joined to the flange 81 is pushed to contract the return spring 95 and the bellows 90. The air in the bellows 90 passes through the air holes 93 and flows into the container body 55. At this time, the valve 96 surely closes the through hole 94 by the pressure in the bellows 90. The air flowing into the container body 55 presses the liquid seasoning. The liquid seasoning passes through the water conduit 85, and the pressing operation portion 80 descends, and the amount of seasoning that corresponds to the amount of air pushed out by the bellows 90 flows out from the spout 86. The pressing of the pressing operation unit 80 is released. The pressing operation section 80 moves while expanding the bellows 90 by the returning force of the returning vane 95 in the bellows 90. At this time, since the inside of the bellows 90 has a negative pressure, the valve 96 is pulled to the inside of the bellows 90, which has a low pressure, and the through hole 94 is opened (the state shown by the chain line in FIG. 1). As the valve 96 moves, the inside of the bellows 90 communicates with the water conduit 85, and the air in the spout 86 is sucked into the bellows 90 on the negative pressure side. At this time, the liquid seasoning remaining in the vicinity of the spout 86 and causing the backward drip is sucked into the bellows 90 together with the air.

When it is desired to drip a smaller amount of the seasoning than the amount of the liquid seasoning flowing out by the above operation, the pressing operation portion 80 is set so that the locking projection 83 is located on the second limiting projection 79. Rotate. Then, when the pressing operation portion 80 is pressed, the pressing operation portion 80 descends until the locking projection 83 collides with the second limiting projection 79. The drop becomes long you corresponding to the gap H _2, the relation of the gap H _1> gap H _2, the amount corresponding to the length, Chi words, when operating at the position of the first restriction projection 78 Drip a smaller amount of liquid seasoning. Further, when it is desired to drip a larger amount of seasoning, the pressing operation section 80 is rotated so that the locking projection 83 is located on the upper surface 76 of the lid 75 having no restriction projection. When the pressing operation portion 80 is pressed, the gap H _{3 in} this portion is the longest, so the amount of descent of the pressing operation portion 83 is the largest and the drop amount is the largest.

As described above, the container of the liquid seasoning according to the present embodiment is configured such that one pressing operation of the pressing operation section 80 causes one liquid of different dripping amount depending on the size of the pressing stroke. The seasoning can be dripped from the container body 55. When the pressing of the pressing operation portion 80 is released, the residual seasoning that remains near the spout 86 and causes drooping is sucked to the lid side, so that the seasoning drooping disappears from around the spout. .

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the valve 100 is provided instead of the valve 96 for preventing the rearward droop formed in the through hole 94. In this embodiment, the valve mounting portion 101 is erected on the lower plate 92 of the bellows 90 so as to surround the through hole 94. The valve 100 having the spring 102 fixed therein is fitted into the valve mounting portion 101. The valve 100 is biased toward the upper part of the valve mounting portion 101 by a spring 102, and the upper surface of the valve 100 is pressed against the lower surface of the valve mounting portion 101. In this state, the through hole 94 is closed by the valve 100, and the inside of the bellows 90 communicates with the inside of the container body 55 by the air hole 93. When the pressing operation portion 80 is pressed, the valve 100 is lowered by the pressure in the bellows 90 against the biasing force of the spring 102, and the through hole 94 is closed. The dripping of the seasoning is completed, and the pressing of the pressing operation unit 80 is released. Since the inside of the bellows 90 has a negative pressure, the valve 100 rapidly rises with the restoring force of the spring 102. As the valve 100 rises, the lower surface of the valve 100 inside the valve mounting portion 101 becomes negative pressure. Then, the air in the spout 86 of the water conduit 85 flows into the valve mounting portion 101 in a negative pressure state. Along with the inflow of air, the residual liquid seasoning accumulated in the vicinity of the spout 86 is sucked into the valve mounting portion 101. As described above, even if the through-hole is closed by the valve, the drooping of the liquid seasoning can be prevented by one pressing operation of the pressing operation portion.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the liquid seasoning can be poured from the inside of the container by the pump-up function of the bellows by pressing the pressing operation portion. In addition, in order to adjust the dispensed amount (dripping amount) of seasoning, the pressing operation part is rotated to change the pressing stroke, so that the amount of seasoning suitable for the stroke is dropped. be able to. Further, the opening / closing means of the through hole sucks the seasoning accumulated in the vicinity of the spout into the lid, which is on the negative pressure side, together with the air, and the residual seasoning that has caused dripping after use and causing contamination is spouted out. Since it does not remain in the vicinity, prevent the posterior drip. In this way, the seasoning container of the present invention can dispense a desired amount of seasoning and prevent dripping by a single pressing operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory sectional view of a liquid seasoning container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a liquid seasoning container.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a relationship between a locking projection and a restriction projection.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a relationship between a locking protrusion and a limiting protrusion.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the rear drooping prevention structure.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a conventional liquid seasoning container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Seasoning Containers 55 Container Main Body 75 Lid Body 76 Top Surface 77 Opening 78 First Limiting Protrusion 79 Second Limiting Protrusion 80 Pushing Operation Portion 83 Locking Protrusion 84 Lid Bottom Plate 85 Water Conduit 86 Spout 90 Bellows 93 Air hole 94 Through hole 95 Return spring 96 valve 100 valve

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A seasoning container having a container main body for storing a liquid seasoning and a lid provided with a spout that is detachably fitted to the upper portion of the container main body, wherein the lid has a protrusion-shaped periphery. An upper surface portion having an opening provided with a projecting limiting protrusion in the central portion, a locking projection portion provided on the outer peripheral side surface, and a pressing operation portion rotatably fitted in the opening of the upper surface portion, and a spout. A lid bottom plate that hangs down the water conduit provided, and has an air hole that connects the inside of the lid and the inside of the container body, a through hole that connects the inside of the lid and the inside of the water conduit, the pressing operation portion, and the lid bottom plate. And a bellows having a return spring mounted between the lid body and the liquid seasoning in the container main body by the pumping function of the bellows by the pressing of the pressing operation part. Drop out from the pouring outlet in an amount commensurate with the drop until it collides with the limiting protrusion on the upper surface. The cover bottom plate through hole of having a closing means for opening and closing the communication between the internal conduit and the inside lid, the closing means seasoning container that is configured to open and close by the difference in pressure between the lid body and the water guide pipe. 2. The seasoning container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of protrusions having different heights are provided as the limiting protrusions on the upper surface of the lid at intervals. 3. The seasoning container according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing means for the through hole is a lead plate valve. 4. The opening / closing means for the through hole is constituted by a valve mounting portion surrounding the through hole and a valve biased upward by a spring installed in the valve mounting portion. The seasoning container according to claim 1.