JPH09124064A - Liquid spray container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a liquid spray container of a pushdown head type to be used as a spray container of a trigger type, by fitting and fixing an operation member, provided with a cover cylinder having a liquid-spray window hole made in it, an opening/closing cover which can open/close the window hole, and a lever which hangs at the front of a container, into the liquid spray container. SOLUTION: In the case of converting a container having a pump 6 of a pushdown head type into a container of a trigger type, a projection 16 formed all the way round the lower end of the support cylinder 12 of an operation member 5 is fitted into a groove 9 formed all the way round the upper end of the body 7 of the container. The operation member 5 is so formed that an opening/closing cover 14 is integrated with a cover cylinder 13, and this is provided so as to close a window hole 20. By pulling a lever 15 toward this side with the opening/closing cover 14 opened, the cover cylinder 13 inclines downward, as it does so the top plate 18 of the cover cylinder 13 pushes down the pushdown head 3 to force out a stored liquid in the container from a spray hole 2. Also, by releasing the pulling of the lever 15, the top plate 18 is pushed up, and the lever 15 is returned to its original state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a liquid ejection container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cylindrical pressing head is projected from the upper end of a container body so that it can be pressed down with an upward biasing force, and the liquid contained in the container is ejected by pressing down the head. A liquid ejection container including a ejection mechanism configured to eject more liquid is known.

Further, by positioning and fixing the pump main body projecting forward and backward above the container body, and pulling the trigger hung vertically from the lower surface of the front part of the pump main body to the front side,
It is known to mount a so-called trigger type pump configured to suck up the liquid in the container body and eject the liquid from the ejection hole at the tip of the pump body. With a container equipped with a trigger type pump, it is possible to eject liquid by pulling the trigger toward you, so it is easy to apply force to the trigger and it is convenient to handle, and while it has a profound appearance and looks good, it has a structure. However, there is a drawback in that the manufacturing cost is increased because of the complexity.

[0004]

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention uses a liquid ejection container having a cylindrical head having a simple conventional structure and newly mounts a simple operation member having a special structure. This makes it possible to perform a jetting operation like a trigger-type liquid jetting container and to cover the jetting hole portion where dust or the like is generally likely to adhere when not in use. The present invention proposes a liquid ejection container which is economical because it can prevent leakage of the liquid as much as possible, and can use a conventional push-down head type container, and which is extremely easy to assemble.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the container according to the first aspect of the present invention moves upward of the container body 4 so as to be able to press down the push-down head 3 having the ejection hole 2 on the front surface in the upwardly biased state. In a liquid ejection container configured to eject the stored liquid in the container body by ejecting the head by pushing down the head, an operation member 5 fitted and fixed from above is provided, and the operation member 5 is A support cylinder 12 which is erected by fitting the lower end to the upper part of the container body and a peripheral wall 19 which surrounds the periphery of the head from the periphery of a top plate 18 which pushes down the upper surface of the head
A cover cylinder 13 in which a rear part of the peripheral wall is pivotally attached to the rear part of the upper end of the support cylinder so as to be pivotable in the opening / closing direction, and a window hole 20 for ejecting liquid is formed in the front part, and the window. An opening / closing lid 14 that rotatably connects the rear edge to the upper edge of the hole 20 to close the window hole 20 so that the window 20 can be opened and closed, and a lever 15 that extends vertically from the lower end of the front portion of the cover cylinder toward the front of the container body. And a window hole of the opening / closing lid 14
20 In the closed state, the opening / closing lid is configured to be locked to the cover cylinder, and the locking plate 29 hung vertically from the rear surface of the opening / closing lid is pushed down to abut and lock the upper surface of the container in front of the head. The liquid ejecting container is characterized in that it is structured such that 15 cannot be pulled in.

[0006] The container according to a second aspect of the present invention is the opening / closing lid.
The liquid jetting container according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid (14) can be locked to the cover cylinder (13) in the opened state of the lid (14).

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the container 1 of the present invention, a cylindrical push-down head 3 having an ejection hole 2 formed in the front surface is made to project above the container body 4 so as to be pushed down in an upwardly biased state.
The operation member 5 is fitted and fixed by a known ejection mechanism configured to eject the stored liquid in the container body from the ejection hole 2 by pushing down.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 uses a push-down head type pump 6 as an ejection mechanism. In this embodiment, the container body 4 has a mouth-neck portion 8 of which the diameter is reduced from the upper end of the tubular body portion 7, and a concave groove for locking the operation member 5 on the outer periphery of the upper end of the body portion 7. 9 are laid around.

The pump 6 is fixed to the container body 4 by a mounting cylinder 10 screwed onto the outer periphery of the mouth / neck portion 8.
A guide cylinder 11 is provided upright through the upper surface above the container body, and a cylindrical push-down head 3 is projected upward from the inside of the guide cylinder 11 so as to be able to be pushed down in an upwardly biased state. Further, a well-known pump mechanism that is configured to eject the liquid contained in the container body from the ejection hole 2 by opening the ejection hole 2 on the front surface of the head 3 and pushing down the head is incorporated. As the ejection mechanism, instead of the above-mentioned push-down head type pump,
It is also possible to employ a so-called aerosol-type ejection mechanism configured such that the built-in discharge valve is opened by pushing down the head and the liquid in the container is ejected from the ejection hole by the stored gas pressure.

The operating member 5 can be easily changed from a push-down head type container to a trigger type container by mounting it, and includes a support cylinder 12, a cover cylinder 13, an opening / closing lid 14, and a lever 15. Is equipped with.

The support tube 12 has a groove 16 provided at the upper end of the container body 7 fitted with a ridge 16 provided at the lower end of the inner circumference, and surrounds the mounting tube 10 and the guide tube 11. And is standing up. In the support cylinder 12 of the present embodiment, the upper end edge is inclined downward toward the front, and a bearing 17 for pivotally attaching the cover cylinder 13 is provided at the center of the rear upper end in a protruding manner.

The cover cylinder 13 is provided with a peripheral wall 19 surrounding the head periphery from a periphery of a top plate 18 for pushing down the upper surface of the head 3, and a rear portion of the peripheral wall is pivotable in an opening / closing direction at an upper end of a rear portion of the support cylinder 12. A window hole (20) for ejecting the liquid is provided in the front part so as to be pivotally attached.

In this embodiment, the center of the rear portion of the peripheral wall 19 is opened in the shape of an upper and lower strip, and a pair of parallel plate-like portions 21 are projected rearward from the edge of the opening. It is pivoted on both sides. Further, from the front part of the rear surface of the top plate 18, a pressing projection 22 is provided which projects against the lower end at the center of the pressing head 3. Further, the window hole 20 has a shape in which the front portion of the top plate 18 and the front portion of the peripheral wall 19 are cut out, and the liquid ejected from the ejection hole 2 can be ejected to the outside through the window hole 20. There is.

The opening / closing lid 14 is formed integrally with the cover cylinder 13, and is constructed so as to rotatably connect the rear end edge to the upper end edge portion of the window hole 20 so that the window hole can be opened / closed. There is. In this embodiment, a thin hinge 23 is provided on the front edge of the top plate 18 of the cover cylinder 13.
A rear end edge of the horizontal top plate portion 24 is rotatably connected via a pair of side plate portions 25, 25 downward from the left and right edges and the front end edge of the top plate portion 24.
And the front plate portion 26 is vertically provided.

Further, a protrusion 27 is provided laterally on the front upper portion of the front plate portion 26 of the opening / closing lid 14, and a hook 28 is raised from the center of the rear end of the top plate of the cover cylinder 13 to open the opening / closing lid 14. Above protrusion 27
Is configured to be retained by the hook 28 to maintain the open state (two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). Then, when the lever 15 is pulled toward you with the open / close lid 14 open, the cover cylinder 13 tilts forward and downward around the pivot portion, and accordingly, the top plate 18 (pressing protrusion 22) of the cover cylinder 13 moves. The push-down head 3 is pushed down so that the contained liquid in the container body is ejected from the ejection hole 2. When the lever is released, the top plate 18 is pushed up by the upward biasing force of the head 3 and the lever 15
Is configured to return to the original state.

Further, in the present invention, when the opening 20 of the opening / closing lid 14 is closed, the opening / closing lid 14 can be locked to the cover cylinder 13, and the lower end of the locking plate 29 hung vertically from the rear surface of the opening / closing lid. The edge is pushed down and brought into contact with the upper surface of the container in front of the head 3 so that the lever 15 cannot be pulled in.

In this embodiment, the ridge 30 is formed on the outer surface of the short wall which is erected at the inner edge of the substantially horizontal portion of the lower peripheral portion of the window hole 20 of the cover cylinder 13.
On the other hand, a recessed groove 31 is formed from the inner surface lower end of the front plate portion 26 of the opening / closing lid 14 to the inner surface lower end front portions of the left and right side plate portions 25, 25.
The concave groove 31 is configured to engage with the ridge 30 when the lid is closed. Further, the lower surface of an arcuate plate-like locking plate 29 vertically extending from the back surface of the top plate portion 24 is pushed down and can be locked to the upper surface of the guide cylinder 11 in front of the head 3. Therefore, in this state, even if the lever 15 is retracted, the locking plate 29 interferes with the lever 15 so that the lever 15 cannot be retracted.

Reference numeral 32 in the figure denotes a projection for hanging a finger when the engagement between the opening / closing lid and the cover cylinder is released. Further, it is preferable that each of the above-mentioned members is mainly made of synthetic resin.

[0019]

As described above, in the container of the present invention, the support cylinder having the lower end fitted to the upper part of the container body and erected, and the peripheral wall surrounding the head periphery from the periphery of the top plate for pressing down the upper surface of the pressing head are vertically provided. At the same time, the rear part of the peripheral wall is pivotally attached to the rear part of the upper end of the support cylinder so as to be pivotable in the opening / closing direction, and the front part is provided with a window hole for ejecting liquid, and the upper end of the window hole of the cover tube. An operation member including an opening / closing lid that rotatably connects a rear end edge to an edge portion and closes a window hole so that the window hole can be opened and closed; , Since it was fitted and fixed from above to a push-down type liquid ejection container that has ejection holes opened on the front of the head, it is possible to use the conventional push-down type liquid ejection container as a trigger-type ejection container that is easy to handle. It is possible.

Since the lower end of the support cylinder can be attached only by fitting it to the upper part of the container body, the attaching operation is extremely simple.

Further, when the opening / closing lid is in the closed state of the window, the opening / closing lid can be locked to the cover cylinder, and the lower edge of the locking plate hung from the rear surface of the opening / closing lid is pushed down to push the front surface of the container in front of the head. Since the lever is configured so that it cannot be pulled in by abutting and locking it on the container, if the lid is closed when not in use, the lever operation is prevented even if the container falls over. It is possible to prevent easy leaks. Also, the circumference of the head is covered with a cover cylinder and an opening / closing lid,
Since it is possible to block dust and the like, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from adhering to the periphery of the ejection hole, which is particularly undesirable.

Further, in the case where the opening / closing lid is configured so that it can be locked to the cover cylinder when the opening / closing lid is open, in addition to the above effects, the opening / closing lid closes during the ejection of the liquid, which obstructs the ejection. There is no fear of causing inconveniences such as

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid of the embodiment is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Jetting hole, 3 ... Depressing head, 4 ... Container body, 5 ... Operation member, 12 ... Support cylinder, 13 ... Cover cylinder, 14 ... Open / close lid, 15 ...
Lever, 18 ... Top plate, 19 ... Peripheral wall, 20 ... Window hole, 29 ... Locking plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A push-down head 3 having a jet hole 2 on its front surface is projected upwardly of a container body 4 so as to be able to be pushed down in an upwardly biased state, and the liquid stored in the container body is jetted from the jet hole by pushing down the head. In the configured liquid ejection container, an operation member 5 fitted and fixed from above is provided,
The operating member 5 has a support cylinder 12 that is erected by fitting the lower end to the upper part of the container body, and a peripheral wall 19 that surrounds the head periphery from the periphery of a top plate 18 that pushes down the upper surface of the head. The cover cylinder 13 is pivotally attached to the rear end of the upper end of the support cylinder so as to be rotatable in the opening / closing direction, and the cover cylinder 13 is provided with a window hole 20 for ejecting liquid in the front part, and the cover cylinder 13 is rotated to the upper edge of the window hole 20. Opening and closing lid that connects the rear edges as much as possible and closes the window hole 20 so that it can be opened and closed
14 and a lever 15 vertically extending from the lower end of the front part of the cover cylinder toward the front of the container body, and in the closed state of the window hole 20 of the open / close lid 14, the open / close lid can be locked to the cover cylinder. At the same time, the liquid jetting container is characterized in that the lower end edge of the locking plate 29 hung vertically from the rear surface of the opening / closing lid is pushed down and brought into contact with the upper surface of the container in front of the head to lock the lever 15 so that the lever 15 cannot be pulled in. 2. The liquid ejection container according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid 14 is configured to be locked to the cover cylinder 13 when the opening / closing lid 14 is opened.