JPH08230925A - Liquid jet container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a liquid jet container not leaking a liquid by mistake at a time of non-use, capable of pushing down a head by smaller force at a time of use to easily eject the liquid, simple in structure and capable of being produced inexpensively. CONSTITUTION: A push-down head type pump 3 is provided on a container body 2 and a jet cap 4 having special constitution is provided so as to cover a head 6. The jet cap 4 has a lever 11 incapable of being pushed down at a time of non-use and capable of being pushed down only when drawn out rearwardly and the push-down head 6 of the pump 3 is pushed down by pushing down the lever 11 to eject the liquid in the container body from the jet orifice of the head 6 through the window hole 15 of the jet cap 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a liquid ejection container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a liquid ejection container, a push-down head is provided which is protruded vertically from the upper end of the container body so as to be movable upward and downward. It is known that the liquid is sucked up and ejected from the ejection port of the head.

In these containers, generally, the lower end of the peripheral wall is removably fitted to the upper end of the body of the container, and a cap for covering the above-mentioned push-down head is attached, and the cap is removed before use. .

[0004]

Due to the presence of this cap, dust and the like can be prevented from adhering to the periphery of the head when not in use, and the disadvantage that the unnecessary liquid is leaked out by pushing down the head by mistake is prevented. It is possible.

However, these caps have to be removed one by one at the time of use, and there are inconveniences such as loss of the removed caps and trouble of placing them.

Further, in the case of a small head, when ejecting the liquid by pressing the head with a finger, the ejected liquid may adhere to the finger.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the head from being pushed down by mistake when not in use, and to press down the head with a smaller force when using it, so that the liquid can be easily poured out and the head can be easily dispensed. Even if the size is small, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the ejected liquid adheres to the hand because the head is not pushed down directly, and the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost, and the liquid ejection container can also be operated easily. Is proposed.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the container according to the first aspect of the present invention is constructed by mounting a push-down head type pump 3 on a container body 2 and a push-down head 6 protruding above the container body. In the liquid ejection container configured so that the liquid in the container body is sucked up and ejected from the ejection port of the head by pushing down.
Is provided with a spout cap 4 that covers and is attached. The spout cap 4 has a cylindrical shape with a lower end surface opening in which the lower end portion of the peripheral wall 12 is fitted and attached to the upper end of the body portion 5 of the container body. , A band-shaped notch 14 extending from the top wall 13 to the rear peripheral wall 12a
And a cap main body 9 having a front peripheral wall 12b provided with a window hole 15 for ejecting a liquid, and a front end portion of the main peripheral wall 12b of the main body 9 integrally formed with a thin hinge 17 on the inner surface of the front peripheral wall 12b. A swing plate 10 which is connected to the swing plate 10 and extends rearward so as to swing up and down, and a pressing protrusion 18 which pushes down the upper surface of the push-down head 6 from the lower surface is projected, and a rear surface having a predetermined width on the upper surface of the swing plate 10. The top plate portion 20 that is fitted so that it can be pulled out and cannot be pulled out is stored in the notch portion 14 so that it can be pushed down,
A vertical wall portion 21 is provided below the rear end edge of the top plate portion 20 with a gap for inserting a finger, and both ends of the vertical wall portion 21 are cut out to the rear in the cap body peripheral wall 12 portions on both sides of the cutout portion 14. It is configured as a liquid ejection container characterized in that it is configured with a lever 11 that is capable of being locked and cannot be pushed down.

A container according to a second aspect of the present invention is configured as the liquid ejection container according to the first aspect, wherein the push-down head 6 is projected from the eccentric position on the front portion of the container body.

[0010]

In the state shown in FIG. 1, both ends of the vertical wall portion 21 of the lever 11 are locked by the engaging recessed portions 16 provided in the peripheral wall 12 of the cap body so that the swing plate 10 cannot be pushed down.

In use, the lever 11 is pulled out from the lower portion of the hanging wall portion 21 by placing a finger on the inner surface of the hanging wall portion 21 to release the locking of the hanging wall portion 21 by the engaging concave portion 16, After that,
When the lever 11 is pushed down, the oscillating plate 10 is also rotated around the thin hinge 17, and the pressing projection 18 pushes down the head 6, so that the liquid in the container body 2 is opened from the tip of the nozzle 8 through the window hole.
Eject through 15.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 denotes a liquid ejection container. The container 1 includes a container body 2, a push-down head type pump 3, and an ejection cap 4.

The container body 2 has a mouth neck portion (not shown) standing upright from the upper end of the tubular body portion 5. In this embodiment, the mouth / neck portion is protruded from the front portion of the body portion 5 so that the push-down head 6 of the attached pump 3 is projected to the front eccentric position. It is possible to prevent as much as possible the inconvenience that the liquid to be poured into the container body carelessly.

The push-down head type pump 3 has a well-known pump mechanism built-in, and the push-down head 6 is protruded at the upper end of the pump 3 so as to be vertically movable in a state of being urged upward. By fixing the mounting cap 7 with, the container is mounted. Then, the head 6 is pushed down to suck up the liquid in the container body by the action of the internal pump mechanism, and the liquid is ejected from the nozzle 8 at the tip of the head 6.

The pump 3 can be used as long as it is a conventional pump used for this kind of container.

The jet cap 4 comprises a cap body 9, a swing plate 10 formed integrally with the body 9, and a lever 11.

The cap body 9 has a cylindrical shape with a lower end surface opening which is fitted by fitting the lower end of the peripheral wall 12 to the upper end of the container body 5, and has a band-shaped notch extending from the top wall 13 to the rear peripheral wall 12a. 14 is provided, and a window hole 15 for ejecting liquid is formed in the front peripheral wall 12b.
Is formed by drilling.

In the present embodiment, the cap body 9 has a top wall 13 extending from the upper end of a peripheral wall 12 having a rectangular tubular shape which is long in the front-rear direction, and extends from the front part to the rear end of the top wall 13 to form a rear peripheral wall 12a. A band-shaped notch 14 is formed to reach the central part in the vertical direction.
The notch 14 is formed wide on both sides with a width of about the thickness of the peripheral wall.

Further, the upper central portion of the front peripheral wall 12b is slightly recessed rearward in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a vertically long rectangular window hole 15 is formed therein. The window hole 15 has a vertical width from the protruding position of the nozzle 8 when the head 6 is at the highest position to the protruding position of the nozzle 8 when the head is at the lowest position. Even if the tip of the nozzle 8 is pushed down and the ejection position of the liquid changes, the ejection is surely ejected from the window hole 15.

Also, the peripheral wall of the cap body on both sides of the notch 14
12 A pair of engaging recesses 16 having upper and rear openings are formed at the upper end of the rear end.

Then, the ejection cap 4 is attached to the container body 2 by fitting the protrusion provided around the lower end of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12 into the concave groove provided around the outer periphery of the upper end of the container body 5.

The swing plate 10 is a front peripheral wall of the cap body.
A tip portion is integrally connected to an upper portion of the inner surface of 12b via a thin hinge 17 so as to extend rearward so as to be vertically swingable, and a pressing projection 18 that pushes down the upper surface of the pressing head 6 from the lower surface is projected.

In this embodiment, the oscillating plate 10 has a rectangular plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and a pair of pressing protrusions 18, 18 having an inverted trapezoidal plate shape are integrally hung from both sides of the lower surface of the front part thereof. The lower surface of each pressing protrusion 18 is pressed down and brought into contact with the upper surface of the head 6.

Further, a long guide hole 19 is formed in the center of the rear portion of the swing plate 10 before and after the sliding projection of the lever 11 described later is fitted.

The lever 11 accommodates a top plate portion 20, which is fitted on the upper surface of the rocking plate 10 so that it can be pulled out rearward with a predetermined width and cannot be pulled out, so as to be pushed down into the cutout portion 14, A vertical wall portion 21 is provided below the rear end edge of the portion 20 with a gap for inserting a finger, and both ends of the vertical wall portion 21 can be pulled out rearward to the main body peripheral wall 12 portions on both sides of the cutout portion 14. And, it is locked so that it cannot be pushed down.

In the present embodiment, the lever 11 has a top plate portion 20 in the form of a rectangular plate having a size that substantially fills the notch portion 14 in the top wall 13 of the main body. A pair of locking protrusions 22, 22 are vertically provided at predetermined positions on the front surface of the lower surface. Each locking projection 22 is a hook-shaped ridge that is L-shaped and L-shaped when viewed from the front and can be engaged with a portion from the side surface of the rocking plate 10 to the edge of the lower surface. The lower surface of the top plate portion 20 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the oscillating plate 10 while being engaged with both sides of the sliding member 10, and is fitted so that it can be slid in the front-rear direction and cannot be pulled out upward.

Further, a cylindrical sliding protrusion 23 vertically extending from a predetermined position in the center of the lower surface of the top plate portion 20 is slidably fitted in the tip end portion of the guide hole 19 so that the sliding protrusion 23 is formed in the guide hole 19. A predetermined width between the front end and the rear end is slidable back and forth.

In addition, downward from the rear end edge of the top plate portion 20, a vertical wall portion is formed in the upper portion inside the notch portion 14b formed in the rear peripheral wall 12a of the main body.
21 are installed vertically. From both ends of this hanging wall portion 21, the locking projection 2
The projections 4 and 24 are provided, and the projections 24 are locked in the engagement recesses 16 so that the projections can be pulled out backward but cannot be pushed downward.

Further, a space is provided below the hanging wall portion 21 so that at least a finger can be inserted, and the inserted finger is hung on the back surface of the hanging wall portion 21 so that the lever 11 can be pulled out rearward. . Further, a pair of ribs 25 are integrally spanned between the top plate portion 20 and the hanging wall portion 21.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the structure and the like can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the cap body is not limited to the rectangular tubular shape described above, but may be a cylindrical shape, a polygonal tubular shape, or any other tubular shape, and the width of the notch portion 14 is the same as in the above embodiment. The width may be such that the top wall is left on both sides without having the width of about 13 as a whole. In addition, each of the above members may be formed of synthetic resin or the like.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the liquid can be ejected by pulling the lever backward and pushing it down, it is not necessary to remove the cap as in the conventional product, and it is difficult to place the removed cap. The loss of the removed cap does not occur.

Further, since the force required to push down the head is reduced by pulling out the lever, the liquid can be ejected more easily, and since the pushing head is not directly pushed down, the hand is contaminated with the ejected liquid. Does not occur.

Further, when the lever is not in use, the both ends of the vertical wall of the rear end of the lever are locked to the peripheral wall portion of the cap body and cannot be pushed down, so that the lever is erroneously pushed down. Can prevent
It is possible to prevent inadvertent leakage of liquid.

Further, since it can be formed by attaching the ejection cap to the existing container, the production efficiency is good, and since the structure of the ejection cap is simple, it has an advantage that it can be manufactured at low cost.

Further, in the ejection container according to the second aspect of the present invention, the efficiency of pushing down the head by pushing down the lever is good, the head can be pushed down more easily, and the ejection port is closer to the window hole. It is possible to surely eject to the site.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the ejection cap of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state where the lever of the embodiment is pushed down.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Container body, 3 ... Pump, 4 ... Jet cap, 5 ... Body part, 6 ... Depressing head, 9 ... Cap body, 10 ... Oscillating plate, 11 ... Lever, 12 ... Peripheral wall, 12a ... Rear peripheral wall, 12b ... Front peripheral wall, 13 ... Top wall, 14 ... Notch portion, 15 ... Window hole, 17 ... Thin hinge, 18 ... Pressing protrusion, 20 ... Top plate portion, 21 ... Vertical wall portion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pump 3 of a head type which is pushed down into a container body 2.
In the liquid ejecting container, the pressing head 6 is configured so that the liquid in the container body is sucked up and ejected from the ejection port of the head by depressing the pressing head 6 protruding above the container body. Is provided with a spout cap 4 that covers and is attached. The spout cap 4 has a cylindrical shape with a lower end surface opening that is attached by fitting the lower end of the peripheral wall 12 to the upper end of the body 5 of the container body. , A strip-shaped notch 14 extending from the top wall 13 to the rear peripheral wall 12a is provided,
In addition, a cap body 9 having a window hole 15 for ejecting a liquid is formed in the front peripheral wall 12b, and a tip portion is integrally connected to an upper portion of an inner surface of the front peripheral wall 12b of the body 9 via a thin hinge 17. A swing plate 10 is provided which extends rearward so as to be vertically swingable, and a pressing protrusion 18 which pushes down the upper surface of the push-down head 6 from the lower surface is projected, and the upper surface of the swing plate 10 can be pulled rearward with a predetermined width. In addition, the top plate portion 20 fitted so as not to slip out is housed in the notch portion 14 so as to be pushed down, and at the same time, the top plate portion 20
It is possible to extend the hanging wall portion 21 below the rear end edge with a gap for inserting a finger, and both ends of the hanging wall portion 21 can be pulled out rearward to the cap body peripheral wall 12 portion on both sides of the cutout portion 14. A liquid ejection container characterized by comprising a lever (11) locked so that it cannot be pushed down. 2. The liquid ejection container according to claim 1, wherein the push-down head 6 is projected from an eccentric position on the front part of the container body.