JPH0880954A - Positionable container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To strengthen a positioning between the step part of the shoulder of a container main body and the lower end of an external cylinder of a lid body, and make the container main body and lid body easily separatable. CONSTITUTION: A positionable container consists of a container main body 5 and a lid body 12. For the container main body 5, a neck part 4 which has a male thread 3 is erected at the center of a shoulder part 2 wherein a step part 1 is provided on the rim, and the cross section of the container main body 5 is not circular. The lid body 12 is formed by integrally molding an external cylinder 7 wherein the lower end part 6 of the peripheral wall is fitted in the step part 1, and a internal cylinder 11 which is located inside of the external cylinder 7 and has a female thread 8 being screwed with the male thread 3, and at the top part 9 of which a through hole 10 is provided. Then, the external cylinder 7 and internal cylinder 11 are bridged by an elastic plate 16, and the external cylinder 7 is made relatively movable in the vertical direction to the internal cylinder 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for aligning a non-circular lid body having an elliptical or rectangular cross section with a container body, and more specifically to a non-circular lid equipped with a pump or a pouring plug. The present invention relates to a container for aligning a body and a container body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional example of a container in which a non-circular lid having an elliptical or square cross section and a container body are aligned, as shown in FIG. Part 52
A container main body 55 having a non-circular cross section in which a neck 54 having a male screw 53 is erected from the center of the container; and an outer cylinder 58 in which a lower end 58 is fitted to the stepped portion 51 and an inner cylinder of the outer cylinder 58. Inner tube 60 having a female screw 59 that is screwed to the male screw 53.
It is well known that and are composed of a lid body 62 hung from a top wall 61.

In this conventional positioning container, when the lid 62 is tightened by screwing it to the neck portion 54 of the container body 55, the lower end edge 63 of the outer cylinder 58 comes into contact with the upper surface of the shoulder portion 52 and its screwing is restricted. The outer cylinder 58 is elastically deformed when it is further tightened, and then fitted to the step portion 51 by the restoring force.

[0004]

By the way, a position where the lower end portion 57 of the outer cylinder 60 is screwed into the step portion 51 provided around the shoulder portion 52 employed in the above-mentioned conventional positioning container. In the matching mechanism, the outer cylinder 58 is elastically deformed around the lower end 6 and fits into the stepped portion 51. Therefore, when repeatedly used, the lower end 57 of the outer cylinder 58 is distorted due to elastic deformation. If it remains, or if the container body 55 is made of a hard material such as a glass bottle, the lower end edge 63 of the outer cylinder 58 is worn and the appearance becomes poor.

Therefore, as a normal position adjusting mechanism in which the step size of the step portion 51 is suppressed to a low level and the fitting between the outer cylinder 58 and the step portion 51 is not set so strongly, there are practically few problems. However, in a positioning container that uses the above-mentioned positioning mechanism as a cartridge so that the container body can be replaced by attaching a manual pump or a pouring stopper, it will be opened carelessly unless the container body is replaced. Is not preferable. For this reason, if the fitting between the lid and the container body at the step is set to be strong without rattling or the step size of the step is increased, the above-mentioned drawback is amplified and the opening and closing of the lid is more difficult. There was a problem saying that.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the lower end portion of the outer cylinder of the lid is firmly fitted to the step portion provided around the shoulder portion of the container body, and the lower end of the outer cylinder is also provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a positioning container that can be easily fitted and removed by screwing without elastically deforming the entire circumference of the part.

[0007]

A container main body having a non-circular cross section in which a neck portion having a male screw is erected in the center of a shoulder portion having a stepped portion on the outer circumference; and a lower end portion of a peripheral wall on the stepped portion. A lid body integrally formed with an outer cylinder into which the outer cylinder fits, and an inner cylinder inside the outer cylinder that has a female screw to be screwed into the male screw and has a through hole at the top. The outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the lid body are bridged by an elastic plate, and the outer cylinder is vertically movable relative to the inner cylinder.

[0008]

In the alignment container according to the present invention, the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are bridged by the elastic plate so that the outer cylinder is vertically movable relative to the inner cylinder. Since it is used, even if the lid is screwed onto the container body and the lower edge of the outer cylinder contacts the upper surface of the shoulder of the container main body, the elastic plate bends upward and the outer cylinder is placed on the shoulder. The screwing is not regulated by and the tightening progresses, and when the tightening is finished and the position is adjusted, the elastic plate restores, and the lower end of the outer cylinder falls into the shoulder portion of the container body and is closely fitted.

When removing the lid from the container body, the lid is clamped with fingers and pulled up to bend the elastic plate upward so that the lower end of the outer cylinder is disengaged immediately above the step and then rotated. Therefore, the screw can be opened without being restricted by the step of the step.

The alignment container according to the present invention has a structure in which the shoulder upper surface and the step can be fitted into and removed from each other without being regulated. Therefore, the step size of the step is set high and the fitting is set strong. can do.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of an alignment container according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in the alignment container according to the present embodiment, a neck 4 having a male screw 3 is erected in the center of a shoulder 2 having a step 1 on the outer circumference. And a container body 5 having an oval cross section; an outer cylinder 7 into which the lower end 6 of the peripheral wall fits on the stepped portion 1 and a female screw 8 inside the outer cylinder 7 and screwed into the male screw 3. And a lid 12 integrally formed with an inner cylinder 11 having a through hole 10 in the top portion 9; and a nozzle 15 inserted through the through hole 10 to be mounted in the inner cylinder 11 to have a rod shape. It is composed of a pump 13.

The container body 5 is a hollow-molded bottle made of synthetic resin or glass and having an elliptical cross section. The shoulder 2 has an outer periphery on which a step 1 into which a lower end 6 of an outer cylinder 7 is fitted. A cylindrical neck 4 having a male screw 3 which is screwed with a female screw 8 of the lid 12 is provided at the center of the shoulder 2 while being provided in a shape similar to the outer periphery of the container body 5. A plug 14 in which a pump 13 is inserted in a liquid-tight manner is fitted at the top open end of the neck portion 4.

The lid 12 is injection-molded from a synthetic resin material and has an elliptical cross section with a cross-section of substantially the same size as the container body 5. The lid 9 has a nozzle 9 of a pump 13 inserted through the top 9. An inner cylinder 11 in which a hole 10 is bored and a female screw 8 which is screwed into the neck portion 4 of the container body 5 is screwed on the inner circumference.
And an outer cylinder 7 which is outside the inner cylinder 11 and fits into the step portion 1 provided around the shoulder 2 of the container body 5 to form a double wall, and further includes the inner cylinder 11 and the outer cylinder 7. Are integrally cross-linked with the elastic plate 16.

As shown in FIG. 2, the elastic plates 16 are provided in a pair in the longitudinal direction with the center of the lid body 12 sandwiched therebetween, and the outer flange 7 and the outer cylinder 7 projectingly provided on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder 11. Is integrally formed with the inwardly facing flange 18 projecting from the inner periphery of the. With this structure, the outer cylinder 7 is elastically movable up and down relative to the inner cylinder 11.

In the present embodiment, the elastic plate 16 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, but the point is that the outer cylinder 7 can move up and down with appropriate elasticity and strength. It goes without saying that the shape is not limited to the letter shape.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a decorative synthetic resin plate mounted on the upper surface of the lid body 12, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, the plate 19 is provided with hooking pieces 22 having hooks 21 from the back surface at a plurality of locations around the outer circumference of the inner cylinder 11, and the hooking pieces 22 are arranged on the outer circumference of the inner cylinder 11. It is irremovably engaged with a retaining hole 20 formed in the outwardly facing flange 17 projecting from and is fixed to the lid 12. The plate 19 is provided with a peripheral wall 23 vertically fitted in the upper opening of the outer cylinder 7 so that the outer cylinder 7 can be vertically moved relative to the peripheral wall 23.

The plate 19 is a decorative plate that covers the elastic plate 16 and the outer cylinder 7 and the inner cylinder 11 are connected only by the elastic plate 16, so that when the lid 12 opens. It also prevents the elastic plate 16 from twisting and reinforces it.

Next, the pump 13 is a well-known manual type of a rod-shaped body for discharging a fluid such as shampoo or milky lotion, and as described above, it is mounted and fixed in the inner cylinder 11 and the lid 12. It is integrated. When the contents of the container body 5 are used up, the cartridge body 5 can be replaced with a new container body 5 filled with new contents.

In the alignment container of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, when the lid 12 having the pump 13 mounted on the container body 5 is screwed and tightened, the lower end edge 24 of the outer cylinder 7 is removed. Although it descends and contacts the upper surface of the shoulder portion 2 of the container body 5, the elastic plate 16 bends upward, and the outer cylinder 7 does not elastically deform and rotates while sliding on the upper surface of the shoulder portion 2 to receive any restriction. It is screwed without. Then, after the tightening is completed, the elastic plate 16 is restored at a position where the fitting shape of the lid body 12 and the container body 5 are matched with each other, so that the lower end portion 6 of the outer cylinder 7 falls into the step portion 1 and is closely fitted. .

When removing the lid 12 from the container body 5, as shown in FIG. 4, the lid 12 is clamped and lifted by fingers, the elastic plate 16 is bent upward, and the lower end portion of the outer cylinder 7 is bent. 6 is disengaged right above the stepped portion 1 and then rotated in the opening direction. Therefore, the lid body 12 is not restricted by the step of the step portion 1 and can be easily screwed open without elastically deforming the outer cylinder 7.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the lid 12 can be inserted and removed without being restricted by the step between the upper surface of the shoulder 2 and the step 1, so that the step size of the step 1 Can be set to a high and strong fitting. By increasing the step size of the stepped portion 1, the fitted lid body 12 can be made non-rotatable.

Therefore, in the alignment container according to the present embodiment, the container main body 5 is used as a cartridge like a container with a pump without opening and closing except when replacing the cartridge,
In addition, the step of the stepped portion 1 can be set high so that it does not normally open carelessly, and even if the fitting is set stronger, the screwing is not restricted when opening and closing the container. The operation is performed smoothly, and the appearance of the lid is not spoiled due to distortion or wear due to elastic deformation.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment according to the present invention. In the drawings, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the alignment container according to the second embodiment has a shoulder portion 2 having a step portion 1 around the outer periphery thereof.
A container body 5 having a non-circular cross section in which a neck 4 having a male screw 3 is erected from the center of the container;
The elastic plate 16 includes an outer cylinder 7 into which the outer cylinder 7 fits and an inner cylinder 11 inside the outer cylinder 7 that has a female screw 8 to be screwed into the male screw 3 and a through hole 10 formed in a top portion 9. And a spout 25 having a spout 28 that is attached to the upper surface of the lid 12 and communicates with the through hole 10. The lid 12 and the container body 5 are configured to be aligned in the same direction.

Since the construction of the main part of the container body 5 and the lid 12 in the alignment container of the second embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, a detailed description will be omitted.

The spouting plug 25 has a cylindrical neck portion 29 having a spouting cylinder 28 for opening a spout 27 at the top surface in the center of the upper surface of a flat plate 26 having an elliptical shape similar to the lid 12.
In addition, a lid 31 having a stopper plug 30 that fits into the spout 27 and closes the spout 27 is projectingly formed integrally with the neck 29 in the longitudinal direction.

Further, from the back surface of the plate 26, hooking pieces 22 having hooks 21 are provided at a plurality of locations around the outer circumference of the inner cylinder 11, and the hooking pieces 22 are provided on the outer circumference of the inner cylinder 11. It is hooked in a hooking recess 32 provided in a projecting outward flange 17 and is fixed to the lid body 12 so that it cannot be removed and rotated, and the lower end portion of the pouring tube 28 is a lid. It is inserted into the through hole 10 of the body 12 and communicates with the inside of the container body 5 to form an outflow passage for contents. A peripheral wall 23 is vertically provided on the outer periphery of the plate 26, and the outer cylinder 7 is vertically movable around the peripheral wall 23.

As described above, the opening / closing operation of the positioning container of this embodiment in which the spout 25 and the lid 12 are integrally fixed is similar to the opening / closing operation of the positioning container described in the first embodiment. Is.

The alignment container in this embodiment is always aligned in the longitudinal direction with respect to the container body 5 so that the pouring plug 25 integrated into the elliptical lid 12 is easy to use. As with the alignment container of the first embodiment, the step of the step portion 1 can be set high so that it does not normally open carelessly, and the container can be opened and closed even if a stronger fitting is set. Sometimes the screwing is not regulated so that the opening / closing operation is performed smoothly, and the appearance of the lid is not spoiled due to residual strain or wear due to elastic deformation. Therefore, the lid 12 with the pouring plug 15 can be used many times.

[0031]

According to the alignment container of the present invention, the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the lid are bridged by the elastic plate so that the outer cylinder is vertically movable relative to the inner cylinder. Therefore, even if the lid and the container body are set to have a strong fitting dimension, the lid can be fitted into and removed from the shoulder portion of the container body without difficulty.

Therefore, even if the container body is used as a cartridge, such as a positioning container with a manual pump or a pouring plug, it is possible to set a strong fitting that does not normally open carelessly, and the cartridge can be installed. Since the lid can be easily opened and closed when it is replaced, there is provided a positioning container which is easy to open and close without deformation or wear of the lid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a positioning container according to a first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lid of the alignment container in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the alignment container in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the alignment container in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the alignment container according to the second embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front.

6 is an exploded perspective view of the alignment container in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional alignment container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Step, 2. Shoulders, 3. Male screw, 4. Neck, 5. Container body, 6. Lower end, 7. Outer cylinder, 8. Female screw, 9. Top,
10. Through hole, 11. Inner cylinder, 12. Lid, 13. pump,
15. Nozzle, 16. Elastic plate, 25. Outlet plug, 28. Pouring barrel.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container body (5) having a non-circular cross section with a neck (4) having a male screw (3) standing upright at the center of a shoulder (2) having a step (1) around its outer circumference. ); And an outer cylinder (7) in which the lower end (6) of the peripheral wall fits into the step (1) and a female screw inside the outer cylinder (7) and screwed into the male screw (3). (8) and has a through hole (1
A lid body (12) integrally formed with an inner cylinder (11) in which 0) is bored; and an outer cylinder (7) and an inner cylinder (11) of the lid body (12). Is a positioning container characterized in that the outer cylinder (7) is vertically movable relative to the inner cylinder (11) by being bridged by an elastic plate (16). 2. The alignment according to claim 1, wherein a manual pump (13) having a nozzle (15) inserted through the through hole (10) is mounted in the inner cylinder (11). container. 3. A pouring tube (2) communicating with the through hole (10).
The alignment container according to claim 1, wherein a pouring plug (25) having 8) is fitted to the inner cylinder (11).