JPH08268457A - Liquid container for ejection - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a liquid container in which an ejection cap with a lever pushing down a head is fitted in a container body with a pushing-down head type pump and the ejection cap is not required to remove at every time for use and it can be firmly fixed with a simple manipulation on fitting it to the container body. CONSTITUTION: A fixing plate 14 elastically reversing to both inside and outside is formed as a unit at an ejection cap 4 provided with a lever 13 set so as to lower a pushing-down head 10. The inside face of the fixing plate 14 is fitted in a rugged contact to a part of the upper end of outer periphery of the container body 5 so that it does not slip off upward, in a state the fixing plate 14 reverses inward.

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 the cap, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from adhering to the periphery of the head when not in use. 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 in the place of storage.

Also, in the case of a small head, when ejecting the liquid by pushing the head down with a finger, there is a case where the ejected liquid adheres to the finger.
Further, the cap is configured to be engaged with the container body with a relatively weak force in terms of the function of removing the cap at the time of use. For example, on the lower surface of the engaging ridge provided around the upper end of the container body,
The engagement protrusions that are provided around the lower end of the inner surface of the cap peripheral wall are passed over and engaged. Then, the engaging widths of these engagements are adjusted to be relatively small so that they can be easily engaged and disengaged.

According to the present invention, when the head is used, the head can be pushed down with a smaller force to easily pour out the liquid, and the ejected liquid adheres to the hand because the head is not directly pushed down even if the head is small. Equipped with a spout cap that can prevent inconveniences such as dripping, and the spout cap does not have to be removed each time it is used, and it can be firmly fixed with a simple operation when attaching to the container body, and further when removing it The present invention proposes a liquid ejection container that can be easily manufactured, and has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a container according to the present invention is constructed by mounting a push-down head type pump 3 on a container body 2, and a push-down head protruding above the container body. In the liquid ejection container configured to suck up the liquid in the container body and eject the liquid from the ejection port of the head by depressing 10,
The jet cap 4 is provided by surrounding and mounting 10 on the outer peripheral surface of the body 5 of the container body. In addition, a band-shaped lever mounting window hole 16 is formed in a portion extending rearward from the front portion of the top wall to the rear portion of the peripheral wall, and a cap body 12 is formed by forming a liquid ejection window hole 17 in the front portion of the peripheral wall 15. The lever mounting window hole 16 is provided with a lever 13 provided so as to be able to push down the pressing head 10, the cap body peripheral wall 15 is provided with a cutout portion 21 at a lower end portion thereof, and the cutout portion 21 is provided with peripheral walls on both side edges. A pair of elastic plates 23, 23 connected to the respective parts via thin hinges 22 and locking plates 14 via thin hinges 24.
In addition, the locking plate 14 is configured to be elastically reversible inward and outward, and when the locking plate 14 is inwardly reversed, the inner surface of the locking plate 14 is partially in contact with the upper part of the outer periphery of the container body 5. The liquid ejecting container is characterized in that it is configured so as to be engaged with the concave and convex portions so as not to come out upward.

The container according to the second aspect of the present invention is erected at a notch portion 21A provided at a part of the lower end portion of the cap main body peripheral wall 15 so that the lower part of the inner surface thereof is located above the outer peripheral part of the upper end of the container body. L-shaped plate-like elastic plate portion which extends downward from the lower surface of the support plate portion 28, which is engaged with the inside of the cap main body 12 of the engaging plate 14A which is engaged with the cap body 12 so that it cannot be pulled out. 27. The liquid jetting container according to claim 1, wherein the liquid jetting container is constructed so as to be swingable in and out by being integrally connected to the outer edge.

[0009]

When the ejection cap 4 is attached to the container body 2, the ejection cap is pushed in from above the container body so that the ridge 18 of the ejection cap rides over the lower surface of the ridge 7 of the container body 5 and is engaged therewith. At this time, the locking plate 14 is stable with the elastic plates 23, 23 protruding outward (FIG. 2 (a)). When the back surface of the handle 26 is pushed in from this state, the elastic plates 23, 23 are inverted inwardly, and as a result, the locking plate 14 is also inverted inwardly, so that the ridge 25 laterally provided on the inner surface of the elastic plate 23, 23 is formed. The projection 7 of the part 5 is engaged with the lower surface of the rear part of the predetermined position (FIG. 2 (b)).

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
If the upper part of the locking plate 14A is pushed forward from the state of
The lower part of 14A shifts to the rear, the engagement of the inner surface protrusion 29 is released, and the ejection cap 4 can be removed from the container body.

Further, when the ejection cap 4 is mounted, if it is pushed in from above the container body 2, the projection 18 of the cap main body peripheral wall 15 gets over the projection 7 of the container body 5 and the projection of the locking plate 14A. The strip 29 rides over the projecting strip 7 of the container body 5 and engages with each other. At this time, if the upper side of the locking plate 14A is pushed inward in advance, the engagement becomes easier.

In use, when the lever 13 is pushed down, the head 10 is pushed down by the pushing projection 19, so that the liquid in the container body 2 is jetted from the tip of the nozzle 9 through the liquid jet window hole 17.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention,
In the figure, 1 indicates a liquid ejection container. The container 1 is a container body 2
And a push-down head type pump 3 and an ejection cap 4.

The container body 2 is constructed by erecting a mouth / neck portion 6 from an upper end of a cylindrical body portion 5. In this embodiment, the push-down head of the pump 3 mounted so that the mouth and neck is erected from the upper end front part of the rectangular tubular body part 5 is configured to project to the front part of the body part. Thereby, for example, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the ejected liquid is carelessly applied to the container body and the like, and it is possible to more easily push down the head after the ejection cap is attached. Also,
A ridge 7 is provided around the upper end of the body 5, and a groove 8 having a predetermined width is provided immediately below the ridge 7.

The push-down head type pump 3 has a well-known pump mechanism built-in, and a push-down head 10 with a nozzle 9 is projected on the upper end of the pump 3 so that the push-down head 10 can be moved up and down while being biased upward, and is screwed to the outer periphery of the mouth and neck. The mounting cap 11 is fixed by a method such as the above to mount the mounting cap 11 on the container body. And
When the head 10 is pushed down, the liquid in the container body is sucked up by the action of the internal pump mechanism and is ejected from the nozzle 9 at the tip of the head 10. The pump 3 can be used if it is a conventional pump used for this kind of container.

The jet cap 4 comprises a cap body 12, a lever 13, and a locking plate 14 formed integrally with the cap body 12.

The cap body 12 is the pressing head 10 described above.
Has a cylindrical shape with an opening on the lower end surface that surrounds and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the body portion 5 of the container body 2 by means of concave and convex engaging means.
(15) A lower end portion is fitted and fixed, and a belt-shaped lever mounting window hole (16) extends rearward from the front portion of the top wall and reaches the rear portion of the peripheral wall.
Liquid ejection window holes 17 are formed in the front portion of the peripheral wall 15.

In the present embodiment, the cap body 12 has a rectangular tubular shape having an opening at the lower end surface and long in the front-rear direction, and extends from the front end of the top wall thereof to the rear and extends to the rear wall of the peripheral wall to the central portion in the vertical direction of the peripheral wall. A hole 16 is provided.

Further, a vertically long liquid ejection window hole 17 is formed in the center of the upper front portion of the peripheral wall 15. This window hole 17 is used for the head 10.
Has a vertical width from the protruding position of the nozzle 9 when the head is at the highest position to the protruding position of the nozzle 9 when the head 10 is at the lowest position. Even if the liquid is moved and the jetting position of the liquid is changed, the liquid is surely jetted from the window hole 17. A ridge 18 is provided around the bottom of the bottom surface of the peripheral wall 15, and when the ejection cap 4 is attached to the container body 2, the ridge 18 is formed on the body part 5 of the container body.
It is constructed so as to ride over and engage with the lower surface of the protrusion 7.

The lever 13 is provided in the lever mounting window hole 16 so that the pushing head 10 can be pushed down.

In this embodiment, the inclined plate extending rearward and downward from the rear end edge of the top plate portion 13a fitted in the window hole 16a of the top wall portion of the cap body to the central portion of the rear end of the cap body 12 in the vertical direction. The portion 13b is extended, and the pressing projection 19 vertically extending from the rear surface of the top plate portion 13a is pushed down and brought into contact with the upper surface of the head 10. Further, the lower end portions of the pair of support arms 20 vertically extending from both front ends of the top plate portion 13a are pivotally attached to the peripheral wall 15 of the cap body so that the pivotable portions can be pivoted downward. By depressing 13b, the head 10 is depressed so that the liquid can be poured out. Further, the pushed down lever 13 is configured to return to the original state by the upward biasing force of the head 10.

The top plate portion 13a and the inclined plate portion 13b are formed to have a lateral width slightly smaller than the lateral width of the window hole 16 so that they can be pushed down and substantially cover the upper surface of the head 10. Locking plate
The reference numeral 14 denotes a pair of elastic plates 23, 23 connected to the peripheral wall portions on both side edges of the notch portion 21 provided on a part of the lower end portion of the cap main body peripheral wall 15 through thin hinges 22, respectively, so that the elastic inversion inward and outward is prevented. It is possible to connect. Further, when the locking plate 14 is turned inward, the inner surface of the locking plate 14 is engaged with a part of the outer peripheral upper end of the container body 5 so that it cannot be pulled out upward.

In this embodiment, a laterally elongated notch 21 having substantially the same lateral width as the lever mounting window 16 is formed in the lower end edge of the rear portion of the cap main body peripheral wall 15, and in this portion, The ridge 18 is partially missing. In addition, one side is integrally connected to the peripheral wall portions on both sides of the cutout portion 21 via a thin hinge 22, and the other ends of the pair of elastic plates 23, 23 each having a rectangular plate shape projecting obliquely rearward are mutually connected. Each is connected by a horizontally long rectangular locking plate 14 via a thin hinge 24. A protrusion 25 is provided laterally in the center of the upper portion of the inner periphery of the locking plate 14, and an L-shaped plate-like handle 26 extending rearward from the upper end of the rear surface thereof and standing upright is integrally provided. ing. Then, by pushing the rear surface of the handle 26, the elastic plate 23 is elastically inverted inward, and at that time, the projection 25 is firmly engaged with the lower surface of the projection 7 on the outer periphery of the upper end of the container body 5. There is.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which a notch portion 21A provided in a part of the lower end portion of the peripheral wall 15 of the cap body stands upright and the lower portion of the inner surface thereof is placed in the container body. A locking plate 14A is engaged with a part of the outer periphery of the upper end of the part so that it cannot be pulled out upwards. Extending L
The plate-shaped elastic plate portion 27 is integrally connected to the outer edge of the plate-shaped elastic plate portion 27 so as to be swingable in and out.

In the present embodiment, the lever mounting window hole 16 of the cap body 12 extends rearward from the front end portion of the top wall, and the peripheral wall 15 is formed.
The rear end lower end is formed in a strip shape, and the lower end of the window hole 16 is also used as the cutout 21A. In addition, a support plate portion 28 having a horizontally long rectangular shape is provided at a predetermined position on the lower rear portion of the inner surface of the cap main body peripheral wall 15 so that both sides thereof are integrally connected and hung.
28 An L-shaped elastic plate portion 27 extending downward from the central portion of the lower surface and extending rearward is continuously provided, and further, the rear end edge of the elastic plate portion 27 is
It is integrally connected to the lower portion of the inner surface of the locking plate 14A standing upright in the cutout portion 21A.

The locking plate 14A is in the shape of a vertically long rectangular plate, and a ridge 29 is laterally provided at the lower end of the inner surface of the locking plate 14A.
It is constructed so as to be firmly engaged with the lower surface of the protrusion 7 on the outer periphery of the upper end. Further, when the upper part of the locking plate 14A is pushed forward, the elastic plate 23 is elastically deformed and the lower part of the locking plate 14A is moved rearward so that the mutual engagement of the protrusions 7 and 29 is disengaged. There is. It should be noted that each of the above members may be formed of synthetic resin or the like.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the liquid can be ejected only by pushing down the lever, it is not necessary to remove the cap as in the conventional product, and it is difficult to place the removed cap or the removed cap is removed. There is no inconvenience of losing the.

Further, since the head can be pushed down by pushing down the lever, the liquid can be jetted more easily, and since the pushing down head is not directly pushed down, the hand is contaminated with the jetted liquid. Nor.

Further, if the ejection cap is formed according to the shape and size of the existing container, the existing container can be used to form the ejection cap, so that the production efficiency is good, and the structure of the ejection cap is simple, so that the ejection cap is inexpensive. It also has the advantage that it can be manufactured.

Further, when mounting the ejection cap, the engaging plate is pushed and inverted to securely engage the concave and convex portions of the peripheral wall of the cap body and the body of the container. Even if the uneven width is large, it can be easily engaged, and even if it is disengaged, if the locking plate is elastically reversed outward, the uneven engagement of that part can be easily disengaged. The ejection cap can be easily removed by making the concave-convex engagement of the other part of the container body relatively easy to disengage.

In addition to the above effects, in the container of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effect, the lower part of the inner surface of the ejection cap peripheral wall is engaged with the upper end of the outer peripheral part of the container body in a concave-convex state while the upper part of the locking plate is pushed inward, If the pressing of the locking plate is released, the ejection cap can be attached easily and firmly, and its removal is also easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the action of the locking plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the state before locking the locking plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the ejection cap of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Container body, 3 ... Pump, 4 ... Jet cap, 5 ... Body part, 10 ... Push down head, 12 ... Cap body, 13 ... Lever, 14, 14A ... Locking plate, 15 ... Cap body peripheral wall, 16 ... Lever Installation window, 17 ... Liquid ejection window, 21, 21A ... Notch, 22 ... Thin hinge, 23 ... Elastic plate, 24 ... Thin hinge, 27
... L-shaped elastic plate, 28 ... Support plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pump 3 of a head type which is pushed down into a container body 2.
In the liquid ejection container, which is configured to be attached and configured so as to suck up the liquid in the container body and eject it from the ejection port of the head by depressing the pressing down head 10 protruding above the container body, The ejection cap 4 is provided so as to surround and cover the inner periphery of the body 5 of the container body by means of concave and convex engaging means. At the same time, a belt-shaped lever mounting window hole 16 extends rearward from the front portion of the top wall to the rear portion of the peripheral wall, and a liquid ejection window hole 17 is formed in the front portion of the peripheral wall 15.
And a lever 13 provided in the lever mounting window hole 16 so as to be able to push down the head 10, and a notch portion 21 in a lower end portion of the cap body peripheral wall 15 A pair of elastic plates 23, 23 connected to the peripheral wall portions on both side edges of the cutout portion 21 via thin hinges 22, respectively, are connected by a locking plate 14 via a thin hinge 24, and the locking The plate 14 is configured to be elastically reversible inward and outward, and when the locking plate 14 is inwardly reversed, the inner surface of the locking plate 14 cannot be pulled out upward to a part of the outer peripheral upper end of the container body 5 and cannot be pulled upward. A liquid ejection container, characterized in that the liquid ejection container is configured to be combined. 2. A notch portion 21A provided at a part of a lower end portion of the cap main body peripheral wall 15 is erected, and a lower portion of the inner surface thereof is engaged with a part of an outer periphery of an upper end portion of a container body so as not to come out upward and to be recessed and protruded. The locking plate 14A thus formed is integrally connected to the outer edge of the L-shaped elastic plate portion 27 which extends downward from the lower surface of the support plate portion 28 which is hung over the inner cap body 12 and extends outward. The liquid ejection container according to claim 1, wherein the liquid ejection container is configured to be capable of swinging in and out.