JPH09118338A - Bottle with air suction port, and its auxiliary port - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize the flow out of a liquid when the liquid being contained inside is poured by a method wherein a plurality of air suction holes from which the outside air flows in, are provided separately from a flow-out port of the liquid which is a content, and the air suction ports for the outside air are closed at the same time when the flow-out port is covered with a lid. SOLUTION: The neck of a bottle is made thicker, and a plurality of air suction ports 4 are provided in the wall. Then, a flow-out port 2 for a liquid with a thread 3 to tighten a lid, on the periphery is provided on a main body 1 of the bottle. The flow-out port of the liquid and the air suction ports 4 are located being close to each other, and by placing a lid on the flow-out port 2 from the outside, the flow-out port 2 and the air suction ports 4 can be closed at the same time. Since the plurality of the air suction ports 4 are provided around the flow-out port 2, the liquid smoothly flows out regardless of the position of the bottle to be tilted, and a splash is prevented from spreading.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing a liquid, and more particularly to a container through which a liquid, which is a content, smoothly flows out, or an auxiliary port used by being fitted into the port of the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for containing a liquid, particularly a plastic bottle such as a plastic bottle which has been popular recently, has an unstable outflow of the liquid when the liquid inside is poured after opening the container. It was easy for accidents such as splashes of water splashing and overflowing from the container to occur.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a container having a structure capable of stably discharging the liquid when pouring the liquid inside or an auxiliary port used by being fitted into the mouth of the container. It is what

[0004]

The structure of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a bottle or an auxiliary port as described in the claims. That is, it is a bottle having a plurality of intake ports into which outside air flows in separately from the outlet of the liquid which is the content, or an auxiliary port which has such a structure and is fitted into an ordinary bottle port to be used. Further, in the bottle or auxiliary port having such a structure, it is preferable that the outflow port and the intake port are close to each other so that when the liquid outflow port is plugged, the outside air intake port can be closed at the same time. More specifically, referring to the drawings, as shown in FIG. 1, the neck of the bottle body has a liquid outlet 2 and an intake port 4 extending longitudinally through a thick wall. It is a bottle provided in 1. The pressure P when the liquid flows out from this bottle becomes a pressure difference between the upper end of the intake port 4 and the lower end of the outlet, as shown in the cross sections in FIGS. P = ρgh P; Pressure when flowing out ρ; Density of liquid g; Acceleration of gravity h; Liquid level difference With such a structure, the liquid level is higher than that of the intake pipe 5 regardless of the amount of liquid inside. As long as it is above, it gently flows out at a constant pressure P expressed by the above formula, so that liquid droplets do not scatter.

According to the present invention, since a plurality of suction ports 4 are provided around the liquid outlet 2, the liquid can smoothly flow out regardless of the position of the bottle. Moreover, the number of the intake ports 4 may be set to an appropriate number according to the purpose. In addition, outlet 2
Since there is a screw thread 3 for tightening the lid on the outer peripheral surface of the, the outlet port 2 and the intake port 4 can be closed together from the outside air by having a screw-in lid that covers the outlet port from the outside,
It can be opened. Although the above description has been made with respect to the structure of the bottle mouth, the same effect can be obtained even if the auxiliary mouth having such a structure is fitted and used in the ordinary bottle mouth. As the fitting means, an auxiliary opening having a structure to be inserted into the mouth of the bottle and an auxiliary opening used to be fitted so as to be covered from the outside of the bottle are proposed.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0007]

The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to examples. Example 1 In the example shown in FIG. 1, a bottle neck is thickened, an intake port 4 is provided in the wall of the bottle, and a liquid outlet 2 having a screw thread 3 for tightening a lid is provided around the bottle. It is provided for the main body 1. In this bottle, the liquid outlet 2 and the inlet 4 are located close to each other, so that the outlet 2 and the inlet 4 can be closed at the same time by covering the outlet 2 from the outside.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 is an example in which the thickness of the neck of the bottle shown in Embodiment 1 is made thicker only at the portion of the intake port 4, and other portions are the same as in Embodiment 1. In this case, there is an advantage that the material of the bottle neck is smaller than that of the first embodiment. Example 3 The examples shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 correspond to those in FIGS.
This is an example in which an intake pipe 5 is provided subsequent to the bottle intake port 4 shown in FIG. 4 and the tip end is extended along the wall of the bottle. In this example, when the bottle is tilted, as shown in FIG. 6, the depth h of the liquid becomes larger as compared with the example without the intake pipe 5 (the example in FIG. 5), so that the pressure P flowing out becomes large, The outflow rate of the liquid becomes faster.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 7 shows an insertion type outlet 7 which is used by inserting the bottle mouth of the structure shown in FIG. 1 into the mouth 9 of the ordinary bottle 1 as an independent auxiliary port. Even with such an auxiliary port, the usage is the same as that shown in the first to third embodiments, in which air enters through the intake port 4 and liquid flows out through the outlet port 7. Embodiment 5 FIG. 8 is the same as Embodiment 4 in that the bottle mouth of the structure shown in FIG. 2 is used by inserting it into the mouth 9 of the ordinary bottle 1 as an independent auxiliary mouth. Sixth Embodiment FIG. 9 is provided with an intake pipe 5 connected to the intake port 4 of the auxiliary port of the structure shown in FIG. 7, and the other structures are the same as those shown in FIG. 7. Air comes out from the tip of the intake pipe 5 into the bottle. The operation is the same as that shown in FIG. 6, and the liquid flows out faster than the auxiliary port having the structure shown in FIG.

Embodiment 7 FIG. 10 shows an intake pipe 5 connected to the intake port 4 of the auxiliary port of the structure shown in FIG. 8, and the other structures are the same as those shown in FIG. The action of this auxiliary port is also the same as that shown in FIG. 6, and the outflow of the liquid is faster than that of the auxiliary port having the structure shown in FIG. Embodiment 8 FIG. 11 shows a cap-type outlet 8 used by covering the mouth 9 of an ordinary bottle 1 with the auxiliary mouth 7 shown in FIG. 9 inserted into the mouth of the bottle 1. Is. This auxiliary opening is provided with a cap portion 10 so that it can be fixed by covering the bottle opening 9. Further, an intake pipe 5 is provided so as to be connected to the intake port 4. Embodiment 9 FIG. 12 shows the auxiliary mouth shown in FIG. 10 which is used by covering the mouth 9 of an ordinary bottle 1 with the same operation as that of the eighth embodiment.

Embodiment 10 FIG. 13a shows an insertion type outlet 7 suitable for a bottle having the structure shown in FIG. 13b. At its uppermost portion, there is a mound 11 having an outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the bottle mouth and larger than the inner diameter, and prevents the outflow port 7 from falling into the bottle. Therefore, when the outlet 7 is used, the height at which the auxiliary port projects from the bottle is only the thickness of the collar 11 as shown in FIG.
The original bottle screw-in lid can be used with the auxiliary port inserted. Needless to say, the state in which the auxiliary port is inserted has the same structure as the bottle port shown in the first embodiment,
The action is similar. Further, if the intake pipe 4 is provided at the tip of the intake port 4, the structure is similar to that of the bottle mouth shown in FIG. 3, and its operation is also similar to that of the bottle mouth shown in FIG.

Example 11 The auxiliary port shown in FIG. 15 is an example in which the wall thickness of the insertion-type outlet 7 used in Example 10 is increased by the thickness of the intake port 4, and the other parts are the auxiliary ports of Example 10. Is the same as.

This auxiliary opening is also suitable to be inserted into the bottle opening of the structure shown in FIG. 13b and used as shown in FIG. 16 like the auxiliary opening of the tenth embodiment. The structure is the same as that of the second embodiment
The structure is similar to that of the bottle mouth shown in FIG. 3, and the operation is also the same as that shown in the second embodiment. If a structure having the intake pipe 5 at the tip of the intake port 4 is adopted, the structure is similar to that of the bottle port shown in FIG. 4, and its operation is also similar to that of the bottle port shown in FIG.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the liquid in the bottle can be smoothly discharged, so that the liquid droplets are not scattered. Further, since the liquid outlet and the intake port are close to each other, the intake port can be closed from the outside air by the lid that closes the liquid outlet. Therefore, it does not take extra time to open and close the lid,
The lid can be opened and closed with the same labor as a conventional bottle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a specific example of the structure of a bottle and its outlet of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the bottle of the present invention and the structure of the outlet thereof.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a specific example having an intake pipe following an intake port in the bottle of FIG. 1;

4 is an explanatory view of a specific example having an intake pipe following an intake port in the bottle of FIG. 2,

5 is an explanatory view of the principle of the present invention by a cross section through the air intake of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the principle of the present invention by a cross section through the intake port of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention and an example of a bottle suitable for using the auxiliary port;

14 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the auxiliary opening of FIG. 13 is attached to a bottle,

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing another specific example of the structure of the auxiliary port of the present invention,

16 is an explanatory view of a state where the auxiliary port of FIG. 15 is attached to a bottle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bottle main body 2 Outlet port 3 Thread 4 Intake port 5 Intake pipe 6 Bubble 7 Insertion type outlet 8 Cap type outlet 9 Bottle mouth 10 Cap part 11 Spit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bottle characterized by having a plurality of inlets into which outside air flows in, in addition to an outlet for a liquid as a content. 2. The bottle according to claim 1, wherein the outflow port and the intake port are close to each other so that the outside air intake port can be closed at the same time when the liquid outflow port is covered. 3. A plurality of air inlets into which outside air flows in, in addition to an outlet for the liquid that is the content, and are configured so that they can be fitted into the outlet of a bottle that holds the liquid. Auxiliary mouth of bottle. 4. The bottle assisting device according to claim 3, wherein the outlet and the inlet are close to each other so that when the outlet for the liquid is covered, the inlet for the outside air can be closed at the same time. mouth. 5. A plurality of air inlets, through which outside air flows, are provided separately from the outlet of the liquid, which is the content, and can be fitted to the outside of the outlet of the bottle containing the liquid. Auxiliary mouth of the bottle characterized by. 6. The bottle auxiliary port according to claim 5, wherein when the liquid outlet is covered, the outlet is close to the inlet so that the outside air inlet can be closed at the same time. .