JPH0939999A - Volumetric discharging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely discharge contents of determined quantity of powder body or grainy body by selectively switching to a small capacity and a large capacity with a volumetric discharging container. SOLUTION: A cap 1 having an opening/closing lid 10 is mounted on a container body 2 rotatably. A discharge opening 3 is formed on a top face wall 11 of the cap 1 and measuring cups 4 and 5 consisting of annular walls which partition into different capacities are protruded on the inner face of the top face wall. A cylindrical mouth 6 positioned in the areas of the measuring cups 4 and 5 is protruded in a manner communicating with the inside of the container body 2 at an eccentric position deviated from the central position of the container on a shoulder 7 arranged on the top face of the container body. Thus, a volumetric discharging container, which has a simple structure, has excellent reproducibility of a discharge at one time, can switch the capacities and capable of largely improving measuring precision, can be provided in a form easy to handle and low in cost.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to seasonings, nutritional supplements,
The present invention relates to a fixed-quantity discharge container used for metering powder or granules such as chemicals, detergents and other products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of conventional fixed-quantity discharge containers are used. When roughly classified, a type is provided in which a place for temporarily storing contents is provided in a cap, and contents are stored on the shoulder of the container body. There are two known systems, the type of temporary storage.

[0003]

The former type of the prior art has a problem that the structure is complicated and expensive, and the discharge amount per discharge is different, the measurement accuracy is low, and the discharge amount is not reproducible. In order to improve the point, there is the latter one with a simple configuration, which has good reproducibility of the single discharge amount, but in any case, the discharge amount is limited to one, and a large capacity or a small capacity can be used. It was impossible to select and discharge it, which was inconvenient in handling. In particular, for applications such as detergents and seasonings where the usage amount needs to be selected according to the amount of the target object to be used, one type of weighing can only measure multiples, so the accuracy is roughly a rough guideline. There was a problem with the amount used.

The present invention is intended to eliminate these drawbacks of the prior art, and has a simple construction, good reproducibility of the discharge amount per one time, and moreover, the capacity can be switched and the metering accuracy can be greatly improved. The object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-handle and inexpensive form.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a cap having an opening / closing lid is rotatably provided on a container body, a discharge port is formed in an upper wall of the cap, and an inner wall of the upper wall is divided into different volumes. A plurality of measuring cups consisting of walls are projected, and the cylindrical mouth located in the area of each measuring cup communicates with the inside of the container body at an eccentric position deviating from the center position of the container on the shoulder of the upper surface of the container body. In this state, the tubular mouth portion is provided so as to project, and the opening end of the tubular mouth portion is disposed near the lower end of the annular wall of the measuring cup.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In this fixed-quantity discharge container, the cap 1 is rotated to locate the tubular mouth portion 6 in the measuring cup 4 or the measuring cup 5, and the tubular mouth portion 6 is used when the container is inverted. The contents flowing out from the container 6 are stored in the selected measuring cup 4, and only the contents falling from the measuring cup 4 when the container is upright are received and stored by the container shoulder 7, and further the cap 1 opens and closes. The contents can be drawn out by opening 10 and selecting a small amount or a large amount of fixed amount from the discharge port 3. In particular, the container body 2
A guide groove 16 into which the convex portion 15 protruding from the cap 1 is fitted on the outer periphery of the upper portion, and a fitting concave surface portion 17 on the inner peripheral surface of the cap,
Correspondingly provided are recesses 14 for locking the projections 13 provided on the cap 1, so that the cylindrical mouth can be stopped and positioned in the measuring cup.

[0007]

1 to 7, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A cap 1 having an opening / closing lid 10 having an opening / closing lid 10 is rotatably provided on a container body 2 and an upper wall 11 of the cap 1 is provided.
A discharge port 3 is formed in the upper surface, and measuring cups 4 and 5 each having an annular wall partitioning into different volumes are projectingly provided on the inner surface of the upper surface wall, and a cylindrical mouth portion 6 located in the region of each measuring cup 4 and 5. Is a fixed-quantity discharge container projecting in a communicating state in the container body 2 at an eccentric position deviated from the center position of the container of the shoulder portion 7 provided on the upper surface of the container body.

In this case, the measuring cups 4 and 5 may be cylindrical or rectangular annular walls having large and small capacities, or may be medium capacity cups, and the cylindrical shape may be provided on the lower end side of the annular walls. Notches 4 ₁ , 5 ₁ that can pass through the mouth 6
And the lower ends 4 ₂ and 5 _{2 of} the annular wall and the open end 6 ₁ of the tubular mouth portion 6 are closely arranged, and the measuring cups 4 and 5 and the container body 2
The tubular mouth portion 6 of the cap 1 rotates or the container body 2
It is configured so that they do not collide with each other by the rotation of or the relative rotation of both, and the powder spill from the measuring cup can be suppressed. Further, the opening end 6 ₁ of the tubular mouth portion 6 is designed so that it can be set in the divided measuring cups 4 and 5.

Further, an opening / closing lid 10 is provided on an upper surface wall 11 of the cap 1 so as to be openable / closable by a hinge portion 12, and a positional relationship of the cap 1 on a fitting sliding surface with the container body 2 is clarified. Further, the engaging portions 13 and 14 having a concave and convex shape for positioning the discharge port 3 are provided. For example, on the inner surface of the cap 1,
A plurality of convex portions 13 are provided at one place or a pair at opposing positions, and corresponding concave portions 14 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the container body 2 so that the cap 1 or the container body 2 can be rotated to stop at a fixed position. .

It should be noted that a ring-shaped protrusion is provided at one or more places on the inside of the cap 1 or at the periphery thereof, and a concave guide groove 16 into which these protrusions 15 are fitted is provided on the outer periphery of the container body 2. It is provided so that the cap 1 is fitted and held in the container body 2 and rotates smoothly, but does not come off unintentionally. In this case, it is preferable in terms of appearance that the stepped concave surface 17 is formed on the container body 2 or the cap 1 so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the cap 1 and the container body 2 are the same.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the measuring cups 4 and 5 are used.
In relation to the tubular mouth portion 6 corresponding to, the opening end 6 ₁ of the tubular mouth portion 6 is connected to the lower ends 4 ₂ , 5 of the annular wall of the measuring cups 4, 5.
_It is positioned on the same plane as ₂ , or arranged as close as possible to prevent the cylindrical mouth 6 and the measuring cups 4, 5 from colliding. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the notches 4 ₁ and 5 ₁ that allow the tubular mouth portion 6 to pass therethrough.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a cap having an opening / closing lid is rotatably provided on a container body, a discharge port is formed on an upper wall of the cap, and an inner wall of the upper wall is divided into different volumes to form a metering wall. A plurality of cups are projected, and the cylindrical mouth located in the area of each measuring cup is projected in an eccentric position deviated from the center of the container on the shoulder provided on the upper surface of the container body in a communicating state. However, since the opening end of the tubular mouth portion is arranged in the vicinity of the lower end of the annular wall of the measuring cup, the reproducibility of a single discharge amount is good with a simple structure, and the capacity can be switched to increase the measuring accuracy. It is possible to provide a fixed-quantity discharge container that can be improved in width in an easy-to-handle and inexpensive form.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a separated state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside by partially cutting away the assembled state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of an assembled state of the example of FIG.

4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the example of FIG. 1, (a)
Shows an upright state, (b) shows an inverted state, and (c) shows an inverted upright state.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of a content discharge state of the example of FIG.

6A and 6B are enlarged views of the cap of the example of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 6A is a bottom view, FIG. 6B is a plan view with an open / close lid opened, and FIG.

7A and 7B show a vertical cross section and a horizontal cross section of the cap of the example of FIG. 1, in which (a) is an upright state before use, (b) is an overturned state, (c) is an inverted stationary state, and (d) is a state. Is discharged, (e)
Indicates the measurement state.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Cap 2 Container Main Body 3 Discharge Port 4, 5 Measuring Cup 4 ₁ , 5 ₁ Notch 4 ₂ , 5 ₂ Lower End 6 Cylindrical Mouth Part 6 ₁ Opening End 7 Container Shoulder 10 Opening / Covering Cover 11 Top Wall 12 Hinge Part 14 Recess 15 Projection 16 Guide groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cap having an opening / closing lid is rotatably provided on a container body, and a discharge port is formed on an upper wall of the cap.
In addition, a plurality of measuring cups each having an annular wall partitioning into different volumes are projected on the inner surface of the upper surface wall, and a cylindrical mouth located within the area of each measuring cup is provided from the center position of the shoulder part provided on the upper surface of the container body. A fixed-quantity discharge container characterized in that it is provided in a protruding manner in a disengaged eccentric position in the container body so as to communicate with it, and the open end of the tubular mouth portion is arranged in proximity to the lower end of the annular wall of the measuring cup.