JPH09226802A - Liquid housing container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make pouring of liquid possible without removing a cap for a liquid housing container having a cap body fitted to the container body by a method wherein the liquid can be poured out through a nozzle that is erected at the top wall of the cap body and made available for opening and closing by vertical movement. SOLUTION: This container is constituted of a container body 1 having a perpendicular surrounding wall 2 and a cap body 11 having a fitting wall 13 dangling for fitting to the upper internal face of the surrounding wall 2 with its lower end face closed with the top wall 14 of the cap body. A mounting plate 6 is provided, projecting toward the inside from the upper internal face of the surrounding wall of the container body, and a spherical protuberant valve body 7 is formed at the upper face of the mounting plate while the top wall 14 is raised to form a tubular part 19 at a part above the valve body, starting from the upper periphery thereof, and an elastically turnable beheaded cone serving as a thin plate spring 18 is formed, and a nozzle 21 is formed by bending its upper part. Then, a discharge valve 23 formed by the protuberant valve body 7 and the lower end of the tubular part 19 can be opened and closed by elastically turning up and down the thin plate spring 18 with the nozzle 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cold water storage container which is placed in a liquid storage container, for example, a refrigerator, and can be taken out and used at any time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the cold water storage container, a mouth cap is screwed onto a mouth neck portion standing up from the top wall of the container body so that the stored water does not spill when storing or taking out in the refrigerator.

[0003]

In the conventional liquid container described above, the mouth cap is removed when the liquid is taken out, and the mouth cap is poured out, and the mouth cap is screwed again after the liquid is taken out. Was troublesome.

As a container in which the trouble is removed, the actual container is 3-1054.
The container of Japanese Patent No. 58 is known. The container has an opening at the center of the top wall of a cap screwed into the mouth and neck of the container body, a nozzle is erected from the periphery of the opening, and a valve element is provided at the lower end of a plurality of connecting pieces suspended from the periphery of the opening. In addition, the top wall is erected in a slantingly inward downward taper shape so as to be elastically reversible, and when the top wall is elastically reversed by the nozzle pulling up and rises in a taper shape upward, the container body mouth part is The valve body is provided so as to close the mouth at the upper end of the mouth and neck when the top wall is elastically inverted downward by being released and by pushing down the nozzle.

The conventional container described above has the convenience that the mouth of the container body can be opened and closed by pulling up and pushing down the nozzle without the need to attach and detach the cap. However, when the mouth part is opened, the upper end surface of the neck portion of the container body mouth is opened. The valve body is located above, and the effluent liquid passes between the upper inner edge of the mouth and neck and the outer surface of the valve body and between the connecting pieces that suspend the valve body, and further in the nozzle. Since it flows out through it, its outflow path becomes relatively narrow, and therefore it is suitable for small-volume dispensing, but unsuitable as a container for relatively large-volume dispensing. Further, since the nozzle stands up, there is a drawback that the nozzle easily touches other objects when carrying the container.

The container according to claim 1 of the present invention is a container provided such that the discharge valve below the nozzle is opened by pulling up the nozzle and the discharge valve is opened by pushing down the nozzle, as in the conventional example. The valve body is provided on the container side, and the valve seat is provided on the nozzle side so that the liquid outflow passage can be formed widely.

In addition to the problems of the container according to claim 1, the container according to claim 2 can easily form a container body with a valve body of a discharge valve, and the upper surface of the nozzle is above the lid body when the nozzle is pushed down. It is designed so that it does not get in the way by protruding to and touching other objects,

Further, in addition to the problems of the container according to claim 1 or 2, the container according to claim 3 is provided with finger hooks on the left and right sides of the upper part of the nozzle so as to be convenient for pushing down and pulling up the nozzle. It is a thing.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a first means, a container body 1 standing up a peripheral wall 2 of an upper end surface opening, and an outward inner flange 12 from an outward flange 12 engaged with the upper end surface of the peripheral wall 2 are formed. The fitting wall 13 is hung down by fitting it to a lid 11, and the lower end surface of the fitting wall is closed by a top wall 14.

A base plate 6 is inwardly projected from a part of the upper inner surface of the peripheral wall 2 of the container body, and a spherical raised valve body 7 is provided on the upper surface of the base plate.
Together with

The top wall portion above the raised valve body 7 is provided with a thin hinge 17 to form a thin conical frustoconical plate having a small inclination angle.
As 18 is bulged so as to be elastically reversible, and a cylindrical portion 19 is erected from the upper end peripheral edge of the thin spring plate, and the upper end portion is further bent in the lateral direction so that its front end opening surface 20 is located above the outward flange 12. No nozzle 21 located,

Further, the lower end surface of the tubular portion 19 is used as a valve seat 24, and the valve seat and the raised valve body 7 are opened and closed by elastically reversing the thin spring plate 18 in the vertical direction by the vertical movement of the nozzle 21. Discharge valve
23 formed.

As a second means, it has the above-mentioned first means, and at least one of the left and right intermediate portions of the front and rear walls of the container peripheral wall 2 is concavely curved inward from the lower end to the upper part of the container. It is formed on the ridge portion 5 with respect to the inner surface, and the base plate 6 is formed on the ridge portion upper wall,

Further, when the discharge valve 23 is closed, the tip opening surface 20 of the nozzle 21 is closed by the inner wall surface of the lid fitting wall 13, and at this time, the nozzle upper surface is provided so as not to project from the lid outward flange 12 upper surface. It was

As a third means, the fingerholding pieces 22, 22 are provided on both the left and right sides of the base portion of the laterally-oriented cylinder portion of the nozzle 21 in addition to the above-mentioned first or second means.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 1 is a container body in which a peripheral wall 2 having an upper end surface opening is erected. An outward flange 3 is attached to the upper part of the peripheral wall, and an inclined surface is formed on the upper end portion of the peripheral wall portion above the flange so as to be inclined downward and outward, and between the lower end of the inclined surface and the outward flange. A groove is circumferentially provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion, and the lower end portion of the inclined surface is formed on the engaging projection 4.

The peripheral wall 2 has a plane rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is long,
Also, the front and rear walls 2a, 2a of the peripheral wall are curved inward from the lower end in the left-right direction to the upper part to form a ridge portion 5 with respect to the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and the upper surface of the ridge portion is formed. A spherical valve element 7 is formed on the inner end of the plate 6.
The ridge 5 and the raised valve body 7 may be provided on only one of the front and rear walls 2a, 2a, but by providing them on both sides as shown in the drawing, the lid body can be provided regardless of whether the nozzles are in the front or rear. It is convenient to fit. Further, the projecting portion 5 can be formed by projecting the base plate 6 inward from the inner surface of the peripheral wall without bending a part of the peripheral wall toward the inside of the container as shown. Reference numeral 8 is a concave line formed on the outer surface side of the protrusion 5.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a lid, which has an outwardly facing flange 12 engaged with the upper end surface of the container body peripheral wall 2 and is fitted to the upper inner surface of the peripheral wall 2 from the flange to hang the fitting wall 13. The top wall 14 closes the lower end surface of the fitting wall. As shown in the drawing, an outer wall 15 is hung from the outer periphery of the outward flange, and an engaging ridge 16 is provided around the inner surface of the lower end of the outer wall to the lower surface of the engaging ridge 16 on the outer surface of the upper end of the peripheral wall 2 of the container body. It may be engaged.

The top wall 14 above the raised valve body 7 is
A thin frustoconical thin walled spring plate 18 with a small inclination angle is bulged through a thin hinge 17 so as to be elastically reversible, and a tubular portion 19 is erected from the upper end peripheral edge of the thin spring plate, and the upper end portion is laterally extended. Bends and the open surface 20 at the tip is already described outward flange 12
The nozzle 21 is positioned above the above. It is desirable to attach finger-hanging pieces 22, 22 to the left and right sides of the base of the lateral cylinder portion of the nozzle.

When the nozzle 21 is pushed downward, the thin spring plate 18 is elastically inverted downward about the thin hinge 17 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The valve seat 24 formed by is pressed against the upper surface of the raised valve body 7 so as to close the lower end surface of the cylindrical hole in an airtight or watertight manner.
The thin spring plate 18 is elastically inverted upward by pulling up the nozzle so that the lower end of the cylindrical hole of the nozzle standing cylindrical portion is opened as shown by the solid line in FIG. That is, the discharge valve 23 is formed by the raised valve body 7 and the lower end of the rising cylinder portion of the nozzle, and the opening and closing of the discharge valve 23 is performed by the nozzle.
It will be possible to pull up and push down 21. nozzle
When the nozzle 21 is pushed down, the tip opening surface 20 is closed by the inner wall surface of the lid fitting wall 13 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. It is desirable to provide so as not to project from the upper surface of the. The container body 1 and the lid body 11 may be integrally formed of synthetic resin material.

[0021]

The present invention is configured as described above, and the container according to claim 1 has a spherical raised valve body 7 on the upper surface of a base plate 6 projecting inward from the upper inner surface of the peripheral wall of the container body. A thin hinge 17 is provided around the upper portion of the lid top wall 14 fitted to the upper surface of the container peripheral wall 2 to form an elastically reversible thin spring plate 18, which is thin. The tubular portion 19 is erected from the upper edge of the spring plate 18, and the upper end portion of the tubular portion is bent laterally outward to form the nozzle 21, and the lower end surface of the tubular portion 19 is seated on the valve seat.
Since the discharge valve 23 formed by the valve seat 24 and the raised valve body 7 is closed and opened each time when the nozzle 21 is pushed down and pulled up, the thin spring plate 18 is elastically reversed as 24.
The opening / closing operation of 21 is extremely easy, and moreover, when the discharge valve is opened, the space between the raised valve body 7 and the valve seat 24 formed by the lower end of the tubular portion of the nozzle is widely opened, and in the case of the above-mentioned conventional example. Since there is no such thing that can prevent the liquid from flowing out, the liquid can be smoothly discharged.

In the case of the container according to claim 2, in addition to the container according to claim 1, the base plate 6 has at least one of the left and right intermediate portions of both rear rear walls of the container body peripheral wall 2 from the lower end to the upper part. Since it is curved inwardly toward the inside of the container to form the protruding portion 5 with respect to the inner surface of the peripheral wall and is formed by the upper wall of the protruding portion, it is easy to integrally form the container body having the base plate with a synthetic resin material. In addition, since the tip opening surface of the nozzle is provided so as to be closed by the inner wall surface of the lid fitting wall 13 when the discharge valve 23 is closed, it is possible to prevent the liquid remaining on the inner wall surface of the nozzle from drying and prevent the crystal body from drying. Since the upper surface of the nozzle 21 is provided so as not to project from the upper surface of the outward flange 12 of the lid when the discharge valve is closed, the nozzle will not come into contact with other objects and be damaged when being carried.

In the case of the container according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the container according to claim 1 or 2, since finger hanging pieces 22, 22 are attached to both left and right sides of the base of the laterally facing tubular portion of the nozzle 21,
There is the convenience that the nozzle can be pushed down and pulled up using the finger hanging plate.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a container.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 6 ... Bed plate 7 ... Raised valve body 14 ... Top wall 18 ... Thin spring plate 21 ... Nozzle 24 ... Valve seat

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container body 1 which erects a peripheral wall 2 having an upper end surface opening.
And the outward flange 12 engaged with the upper end surface of the peripheral wall 2
To the inner surface of the upper part of the peripheral wall 2 and hang down the fitting wall 13,
It comprises a lid 11 which closes the lower end surface of the fitting wall with a top wall 14 and projects a base plate 6 inwardly from a part of the upper inner surface of the peripheral wall 2 of the container body to form a spherical protrusion on the top surface of the base plate. The valve body 7 is formed, and the top wall portion above the raised valve body 7 is raised through a thin hinge 17 as a truncated cone-shaped thin spring plate 18 having a small inclination angle so as to be elastically reversible, and the thin wall is formed. The tubular portion 19 is erected from the upper edge of the spring plate, and the upper end portion is further bent in the lateral direction so that the tip opening surface 20 thereof does not serve as the nozzle 21 located above the outward flange 12, and the tubular portion 19 is also provided. The lower end surface of the valve seat 24 serves as a valve seat 24, and the valve seat and the raised valve body 7 form a discharge valve 23 that is opened and closed by elastically reversing the thin spring plate 18 in the vertical direction by the vertical movement of the nozzle 21. Characteristic liquid storage container. 2. At least one of the left and right intermediate portions of the front and rear walls of the container peripheral wall 2 is bent inward from the lower end to the upper part in a container body to form a ridge 5 with respect to the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and the protrusion is formed. When the base plate 6 is formed by the upper wall of the ridge portion and the discharge valve 23 is closed, the tip opening surface 20 of the nozzle 21 is closed by the inner wall surface of the lid fitting wall 13, and at this time the upper surface of the nozzle is outside the lid. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the liquid container is provided so as not to project from the upper surface of the facing flange 12. 3. The liquid storage container according to claim 1, wherein finger hanging pieces 22, 22 are provided on both left and right sides of the base portion of the sideways cylindrical portion of the nozzle 21.