JPH0975800A - Spray container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the spray container capable of appropriately injecting a liq. material filled in the container main body even if the container is erected or inverted. SOLUTION: A sprayer 3 is attached to the main body 2 of a container, a horizontal pipeline 4 and a vertical pipeline 5 are provided to the sprayer 3, and the spray container is furnished with a main body 6 having a piston- cylinder mechanism 12, a trigger 7 and an intake 10. Further, an external air introducing check valve 13 and a suction pipe 27 are provided to the intake 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spray container capable of ejecting liquid substances such as household detergents even in an inverted state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a spray container having a trigger sprayer attached to the mouth of a container body (trigger spray container) pulls a trigger to expel air in a cylinder to the outside. When the trigger is returned, the liquid is sucked through the pipe immersed in the liquid, the cylinder is filled with the liquid, and the trigger is pulled again to push out the liquid in the cylinder to the vertical conduit. There is a type in which the liquid is guided, and finally ejected from a nozzle through a horizontal pipe and a spin element.

Such spray containers are widely used as containers for filling liquid substances such as clothing finishing agents, clothing sizing agents, and household detergents.

[0004]

By the way, the conventional spray container as described above is usually prepared for use in an upright state, and when used in an upright state, a ventilation hole for air replacement is used. Liquid will leak out through
It was impossible to use it in such an inverted state. Therefore, when the detergent is sprayed to the front side of the bathtub or the toilet, it has to be sprayed with the wrist turned up, which is very difficult to use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a spray container capable of suitably ejecting a liquid substance filled in the container body in an upright state or an inverted state.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a trigger sprayer is attached to the mouth of a container body for filling a liquid substance, and the trigger sprayers communicate with each other. A sprayer body provided with a horizontal pipe line and a vertical pipe line and a piston / cylinder mechanism for supplying a liquid substance to the horizontal pipe line and the vertical pipe line, and rotatably attached to the sprayer body. In a spray container equipped with a triggered trigger and an intake attached to the vertical conduit, the intake does not block the inflow of outside air into the container body in the upright state, and the container body in the inverted state. A check valve for introducing outside air, which blocks the inflow of outside air into the inside of the container body and allows the outside air to flow into the inside of the container body when the inside pressure of the container body becomes negative, and is upright even in an inverted state. By providing a spray container, characterized in that in state is disposed a suction pipe system for sucking the liquid material in the container body is obtained by achieving the above object.

[0007] The invention described in claim 2 of the present invention provides
The spray container according to claim 1, wherein the suction pipe device is mounted on the intake and supplies a liquid substance into the vertical pipe line, and a liquid supply reverse pipe interposed in an intermediate portion of the pipe. The check valve for liquid supply, which is composed of a stop valve, allows the liquid material to be sucked from the tip of the pipe in the upright state of the spray container, and the tip of the pipe when the spray container is inverted. There is provided a spray container characterized in that the liquid substance is blocked from flowing into the vertical pipe passage from the mouth side of the container body.

[0008] The invention described in claim 3 of the present invention provides:
The spray container according to claim 1, wherein the suction pipe device is a pipe that is attached to the intake and supplies a liquid substance into the vertical conduit, and the pipe has a bendable bellows portion. The present invention provides a spray container having an anchor at its tip.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention provides:
The spray container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outside-air check valve allows the outside air to flow upward and then downward when the spray container is inverted. A spray container characterized by being defined as follows.

The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention provides:
The spray container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the valve body of the check valve for introducing outside air is a ball valve body.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 of the present invention provides:
The spray container according to claim 5, wherein the ball valve element is arranged via a coil spring.

In the spray container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 of the present invention, when the spray container is in the upright state, the check valve for introducing the outside air does not block the inflow of outside air, so that the container body. Outside air flows into the inside, and deformation of the container body is suppressed. When the spray container is in the inverted state, the check valve for introducing the outside air shuts off the inflow of outside air. Therefore, in this state, leakage of the liquid substance is reliably suppressed. When the trigger is operated in this state, the liquid substance in the container body is supplied to the vertical conduit through the suction pipe device that sucks the liquid substance from the container body. Then, when the trigger is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the horizontal conduit. When the inside of the container body becomes negative pressure due to the operation of the trigger, the check valve for introducing the outside air opens and the outside air flows into the container body, so that the deformation of the container body is suppressed.

In the spray container according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the check valve for introducing the outside air is configured such that the outside air is directed upward and then downward when the spray container is inverted. Since it is defined so as to flow in, even if the viscosity of the liquid material is low, it is possible to reliably suppress liquid leakage when the spray container is inverted.

In the spray container according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the valve body of the check valve for introducing the outside air is a ball valve body, the inflow of outside air should be blocked when the spray container is in the upright state. Therefore, a mechanism for blocking the inflow of outside air in the inverted state can be easily manufactured.

In the spray container according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the ball valve element is arranged via the coil spring, even when the liquid container has a low viscosity, the spray container is inverted. It is possible to reliably suppress the liquid leakage.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a spray container.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spray container A described above is used.
Is configured such that a trigger sprayer (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “sprayer”) 3 for ejecting the liquid material is attached to the mouth portion of the bottomed container body 2 for filling the liquid material.

The sprayer 3 includes a sprayer main body 6 having a horizontal conduit 4 and a vertical conduit 5 communicating with the horizontal conduit 4, and a trigger rotatably mounted on the sprayer main body 6. 7, a spin element 8 mounted on the front part of the horizontal conduit 4, a nozzle member 9 mounted on the front part of the spin element 8, and an intake 10 mounted on the vertical conduit 5. There is.

The horizontal conduit 4 of the sprayer body 6
A piston / cylinder mechanism 12 which is operated by the trigger 7 is disposed in the lower part of the.

Further, the intake 10 does not block the inflow of the outside air from the outside air introducing passages 6a and 10a in the upright state, and the outside air introducing passage 6a in the inverted state.
For introducing outside air, which blocks the outside air from flowing into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a and 10a when the trigger 7 is pulled and the inside of the container body 2 becomes a negative pressure. A check valve 13 is provided, and the intake 10 is provided with a suction pipe device 27 for sucking a liquid substance from the container body 2.

In the spray container A of the first embodiment, the suction pipe device 27 is composed of the pipe 11 and the liquid supply check valve device 14 interposed in the middle portion of the pipe 11. The liquid supply check valve device 14 includes a check valve 14a for upright liquid supply that supplies a liquid substance to the vertical conduit 5 when the trigger 7 is operated while the sprayer body 6 is upright. Further, a check valve 14b for liquid supply during inversion is provided to supply the liquid substance to the vertical conduit 5 when the trigger 7 is operated in the inverted state of the sprayer body 6. Here, the suction pipe device in the present invention means that the liquid substance flows through the pipe to the vertical pipe line 5 of the sprayer body 6 in order to supply the liquid to the sprayer body irrespective of whether the spray container A is upright or inverted. It is what forms a path.

Explaining the spray container A in more detail, an insertion fitting portion 4a is provided at the front portion of the sprayer body 6 and at the tip end portion of the horizontal conduit 4.
The spin element 8 is fitted to the insertion portion 4a. Then, at the tip of this spin element 8,
The nozzle member 9 having the nozzle tip 9a is fitted therein.

Double cylindrical wall portions 12a and 12b constituting the cylinder S of the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 are provided below the horizontal pipe line 5, and below the cylindrical wall portion 12a. An outside air introduction hole 6a for allowing outside air to flow into the container body 2 is formed in the.

In the cylinder constituted by the cylindrical wall portions 12a and 12b, the piston member 15 constituting the piston P of the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is provided with the coil spring 16.
It is arranged through. The sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 closes the outside air introduction hole 6a when the trigger 7 is not pulled.

The trigger 7 is rotatably fitted inside the side wall of the sprayer body 6. On the back surface of the trigger 7, a pressing projection 7a that abuts the front end of the piston member 15 is provided. By rotating the trigger 7, the piston member 15 reciprocally slides in the cylinder S. It is made possible.

On the other hand, the lower part of the sprayer body 6 is provided with double insertion wall parts 17 and 18 surrounding the lower end part of the vertical conduit 5, and these insertion wall parts 17 and 18 are provided. 1
The intake 10 is fitted in the vertical pipe 8 and the vertical pipe 5.

The intake 10 has the fitting wall portion 10c fitted to the insertion wall portion 18, the vertical conduit 5 and the insertion wall portion 17 at the upper part with the base plate portion 10b as a boundary. A pipe portion 10d to be fitted is provided, and a pipe portion 10e communicating with the pipe portion 10d and to which an upper end portion of the pipe 11 is fitted is provided at a lower portion. The outside air introducing hole 10a is formed in the top plate portion of the insertion wall portion 10c.

Further, the intake 10 is provided with the insertion wall portion 1 described above.
A hole (not shown) communicating with the outside air introduction hole 10a in 0c is formed. A bottomed tubular member 19 that forms a tubular space inside is fitted and fixed in this hole, and a vertical ventilation hole 19a is formed in the bottom surface of the tubular member 19. Then, a ball valve body 19b for closing the outside air communication hole 10a is arranged in the space formed by the insertion wall portion 10c and the tubular member 19, and the outside air check valve 13 is provided. There is. The vent hole 19a is provided with the ball valve element 19b when the spray container A is in the upright state.
It is thin enough to allow outside air to pass even when it is blocked by.

The pipe portion 10d is formed with communication holes 10f and 10g which communicate with the horizontal pipe line 4 and the cylinder S, respectively. A valve 20 is provided above the inside of the pipe portion 10d. This valve 20
The flange portion 20a is supported by the support wall portion 10h to prevent the backflow of the liquid material from the horizontal pipe line 4 and to prevent the liquid pressure in the lower portion of the support wall portion 10h from rising to a desired pressure. A liquid substance is supplied to the horizontal pipe 4 by connecting the inside of the portion 10d with the horizontal pipe 4. A ball valve body 21 is disposed below the valve 20. The ball valve body 21 is supported by a support wall portion 10i that projects into the pipe portion 10d, prevents backflow of the liquid substance from the cylinder S, and supports the support wall portion 10i.
When the liquid pressure in the lower part of i rises to a desired pressure, the liquid material is supplied upward.

A cap body 22 having a vertical insertion hole is mounted above the intake 10, and a female screw 22a of the cap body 22 and a male screw (not shown) on the outer periphery of the mouth of the container body 2 are attached. The sprayer 3 can be attached to the container body 2 by screwing. A packing 28 for preventing liquid leakage is provided between the inner surface of the cap body 22 and the upper end of the mouth of the container body.

The liquid supply check valve 14 has a cylindrical member 23 having two insertion holes 23a and 23b in the top plate and a cylindrical member 24 having an insertion hole 24a in the bottom plate. The tubular member 25 is fitted so as to surround the opening of the insertion hole 23b, and the tubular member 26 is fitted so as to surround the opening of the insertion hole 24a. The ball valve bodies 25a and 26a are arranged in the 26.

In the spray container A of the first embodiment, the volume V (see FIG. 1) in the liquid supply check valve 14 of the suction pipe device 27 is such that the liquid substance is ejected by one operation of the trigger 7. It is set to be larger than the amount (volume of the cylinder S), which enables stable ejection.

When the spray container A is in the upright state, as shown in FIG. 1, the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air does not block the inflow of outside air through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a, and The check valves 14a and 14b are closed. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes negative pressure, and the ball valve element 2 of the check valve 14a.
6a moves upward, and the liquid substance is sucked from the lower end portion of the pipe 11 and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the vertical conduit 5, the horizontal conduit 4, and the spin element 8 are
Also, the liquid material is ejected to the outside through the nozzle member 9. With the operation of the trigger 7, the piston member 1
When the sliding portion 15a of 5 moves rearward from the outside air introduction hole 6a, outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a, so that the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed.

When the spray container A is in an inverted state, as shown in FIG. 2, the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air blocks the inflow of outside air into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a. , The check valves 14a, 14
b is closed. Therefore, in this state, leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 10a is reliably suppressed.
When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 becomes negative pressure, the ball valve body 25a of the check valve 14b is opened, and the tubular member 25 is opened. The liquid material is sucked from and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow Y in the figure). When the trigger is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8, and the nozzle member 9. Along with the operation of the trigger 7, the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15
Is moved rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a, the ball valve body 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing outside air is opened, and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a and 10a. Deformation is suppressed. Further, at this time, the ball valve element 19 in the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air
Since the inside of the container body 2 is opened to the extent that the outside air can flow in due to the negative pressure in the container body 2, the leakage of the liquid substance through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a can be surely suppressed. To be

As described above, according to the spray container A, the liquid material filled in the container body 2 can be suitably ejected regardless of whether the spray container A is upright or inverted.

Further, since the valve body of the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air is the ball valve body 19b, when the spray container A is in the upright state, the inflow of the outside air is not blocked, and when the spray container A is in the upright state, the outside air is blocked. A mechanism for blocking the inflow can be easily manufactured.

3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention. In these figures, the symbol B indicates a spray container. The same parts as those of the spray container A of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The spray container B of the second embodiment is the spray of the first embodiment except that the ball valve body 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air is provided via the coil spring 19c. It has the same configuration as the container A. The elastic force of the coil spring 19c causes the ball valve element 19b to move to the outside air introducing hole 10a.
The outside air introducing hole 10a is closed by urging it to the side, and when the inside of the container body 2 becomes a negative pressure, the coil spring 19c contracts, but outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing hole 10a. It is done like this.

When the spray container B is in the upright state, as shown in FIG. 3, the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air blocks the inflow of outside air through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a, and the above-mentioned reverse direction. The stop valves 14a and 14b are closed. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes negative pressure, and the ball valve element 2 of the check valve 14a.
6a moves upward, and the liquid substance is sucked from the lower end portion of the pipe 11 and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the vertical conduit 5, the horizontal conduit 4, and the spin element 8 are
Also, the liquid material is ejected to the outside through the nozzle member 9. With the operation of the trigger 7, the piston member 1
When the sliding portion 15a of No. 5 moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a, the ball valve body 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing outside air is operated when the negative pressure in the container body 2 becomes larger than the contracting force of the coil spring 19. Only the ball valve body 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air is opened, and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a.
Deformation is suppressed.

When the spray container B is in an inverted state, as shown in FIG. 4, the check valve 13 for introducing outside air blocks the inflow of outside air into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a. , The check valves 14a, 14
b is closed. Therefore, in this state, leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 10a is reliably suppressed.
When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 becomes negative pressure, the ball valve body 25a of the check valve 14b is opened, and the tubular member 25 is opened. The liquid material is sucked from and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow Y in the figure). Then, when the trigger 7 is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8 and the nozzle member 9. Along with the operation of the trigger 7, the sliding portion 15 of the piston member 15
When a moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a, the ball valve body 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing outside air is used for introducing outside air only when the negative pressure in the container body 2 becomes larger than the contracting force of the coil spring 19. Since the ball valve element 19b of the check valve 13 opens and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a, the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed. At this time, the container body 2 is provided between the ball valve body 19b and the outside air introducing hole 10a in the check valve 13 for introducing outside air.
Since the negative pressure in the inside becomes larger than the contracting force of the coil spring 19c and only opens to the extent that the outside air can flow in, the liquid substance does not leak through the outside air introducing hole 6a.

According to the spray container B of this embodiment, as in the spray container A of the first embodiment, the liquid material filled in the container body 2 is suitable regardless of whether the spray container B is upright or inverted. Can be gushed into. Further, in the spray container B of the present embodiment, the ball valve body 19b that closes the outside air introduction hole 10a is biased by the coil spring 19c, so that the spray container B is turned upside down when the viscosity of the liquid is low. Also, the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a
It is possible to more reliably suppress the leakage of the liquid material through the.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention. In the figure, the symbol C indicates a spray container. The same parts as those of the spray container A of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The spray container C includes the suction pipe device 27 'in place of the pipe device 27 of the spray container A of the first embodiment, except that the spray container C is provided with the suction pipe device 27'.
It has the same structure as the spray container A of the embodiment.

The suction pipe device 27 'comprises a pipe 31 which is attached to the pipe portions 10d, 10e of the intake 10 and supplies a liquid substance into the vertical pipe line 5. The pipe 31 is a bendable bellows. With the part 32,
A spherical anchor 33 is attached to the tip portion 31a. The tip portion 31a of the pipe 31 can always be immersed in the liquid substance in the container body 2 regardless of whether the spray container C is upright or inverted. The tip portion 31 a of the pipe 31 is provided in a shell shape corresponding to the anchor 33. Further, a predetermined space is provided between the anchor 33 and the inner surface of the distal end opening so that the liquid material can be sucked smoothly.

In the upright state of the spray container C of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air blocks the inflow of outside air through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a. Moreover, the tip portion 31a of the pipe 31 faces downward by the anchor 33. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston
The cylinder mechanism 12 operates, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes a negative pressure, and the liquid substance is sucked from the tip portion 31a of the pipe 31 and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the vertical conduit 5, the horizontal conduit 4, and the spin element 8 are
Also, the liquid material is ejected to the outside through the nozzle member 9. With the operation of the trigger 7, the piston member 1
When the sliding portion 15a of 5 moves rearward from the outside air introduction hole 6a, outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a, so that the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed.

When the spray container C is in the inverted state, the ball valve element 19b of the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air closes the outside air introducing hole 10a as shown in FIG. 6, so that the liquid from the outside air introducing hole 10a is discharged. Leakage of substances is reliably suppressed, and the inflow of outside air into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a, 10a is also blocked. In addition, the tip portion 31a of the pipe 31
Since the bellows portion 32 bends due to the weight of the anchor 33, is immersed in the liquid substance on the mouth side of the container body 2. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is operated, the negative pressure is generated in the vertical pipe line 5, the liquid substance is sucked from the tip portion 31a of the pipe 31, and the pipe portion of the intake 10 is taken. 10d (arrow Y in the figure). When the trigger is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8, and the nozzle member 9. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a in accordance with the operation of the trigger 7, the ball valve element 1 of the check valve 13 for introducing outside air 1
9b is opened, and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a, so that the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed. Further, at this time, the space between the ball valve element 19b and the outside air introduction hole 10a in the outside air check valve 13 is opened only to the extent that outside air can flow in due to the negative pressure inside the container body 2, and No liquid substance leaks through the outside air introduction hole 6a.

According to the spray container C of the present embodiment, like the spray container A of the first embodiment described above, the liquid material filled in the container body 2 can be suitably ejected in either the upright state or the inverted state. You can In the spray container C,
Since the suction pipe device 27 'is composed of the pipe 31, the sprayer 3 can be mounted without any trouble even when the mouth of the container body 2 is small.

7 and 8 show a spray container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the symbol D indicates a spray container. The same parts as those of the spray container A of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The spray container D of the fourth embodiment is the intake 10 in the spray container A of the first embodiment.
Instead, it has an intake 10 '. The intake 10 'assembles a component 101 including a pipe portion 10d, a component 102 inserted into a lower portion of the component 101, and a component 103 including the board portion 10b and the pipe portion 10e in the intake 10'. It is a thing.

The intake 10 'is attached to the sprayer body 6, and the check valve 14a' is arranged in the pipe portion 10d and the pipe 11 'is fitted to the check valve 13 for introducing the outside air. 'And suction pipe device 27'
Are integrally provided on the sprayer body 6 and the intake 10 '.

The intake 10 'is the sprayer body 6
The valve chamber 10j is formed between the fitting wall portion 18 and the front portion of the component 102 when mounted on the ball valve body 19b 'for opening and closing the outside air introduction hole 6a in the valve chamber 10j. By arranging the
3'is provided.

Further, the inner surface of the upper end of the pipe portion 10e of the intake 10 'is formed so as to gradually reduce its diameter upward, and the ball valve body 26a' is arranged therein and the pipe 11 'is mounted. By doing so, when the spray container D is turned upside down, the check valve 14a 'for blocking the inflow of the liquid substance from the pipe 11' is formed. In the spray container D of the present embodiment, the functions of the ball valve elements 19b and 25a in the spray container A are performed only by the ball valve element 19b '.

The outside air introducing hole 6 is provided in the front portion of the substrate 10b.
An outside air introduction hole 10a 'communicating with a is provided. Further, a communication hole 10k is provided in a portion of the component 102 located below the outside air introduction hole 6a, and a liquid substance is supplied to the pipe line 10m described later through the communication hole 10k. . The inner surface of this hole 10k is formed so as to gradually increase in diameter upward, and when the spray container D is in the upright state, the ball valve element 19 is formed.
b'provides a reliable seal. In the intake 10 ', a pipe line 10m communicating with the pipe parts 10d and 10e is provided. When the spray container D is used in an inverted state, liquid is supplied to the pipe part 10d through the pipe line 10m. It is designed to be able to supply things.

In the upright state of the spray container D of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the communication hole 10 is formed by the ball valve element 19b 'of the check valve 13' for introducing the outside air.
k is blocked. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is activated, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes negative pressure, and the ball valve body 2
6a 'moves and the check valve 14a' opens. Then, the liquid substance is sucked from the lower end of the pipe 11 'and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10' (arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8, and the nozzle member 9 are operated.
Through the liquid material is ejected to the outside. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a in accordance with the operation of the trigger 7, the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a and 10a '. The deformation of the main body 2 is suppressed.

When the spray container D is in an inverted state, as shown in FIG. 8, the inside of the container body 2 is passed through the upper outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a 'by the ball valve body 19b' of the check valve 13 'for outside air introduction. The inflow of outside air into the outside air is blocked, and the leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 6a is reliably suppressed. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 becomes a negative pressure, so that the liquid substance becomes the communication hole 10k and the pipe line 10.
It is supplied to the pipe part 10d of the intake 10 'through m (arrow Y in the figure). And when you operate the trigger further,
A liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8, and the nozzle member 9. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introduction hole 6a in accordance with the operation of the trigger 7, the ball valve element 19 of the check valve 13 'for outside air introduction.
Since b ′ is opened and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a ′, the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed. At this time, between the ball valve element 19b 'and the outside air introducing hole 10a' in the check valve 13 'for introducing outside air,
Since the inside of the container body 2 is opened only to the extent that the outside air can flow in due to the negative pressure, the liquid substance does not leak through the outside air introduction hole 6a.

According to the spray container D of the present embodiment, as in the case of the spray container A of the first embodiment, the liquid substance filled in the container body can be suitably ejected in the upright state or the inverted state. it can.

Further, in the spray container D of this embodiment,
Since the check valve 13 'for outside air introduction and the suction pipe device 27' are integrally arranged on the sprayer body 6 and the intake 10 ', even when the mouth of the container body 2 is small,
The sprayer 3 can be mounted without any trouble.

9 and 10 show a spray container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the symbol E indicates a spray container. The same parts as those of the spray container A of the first embodiment and the spray container C of the third embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first and third embodiments, and the description thereof will be omitted. .

In the spray container E of the present fifth embodiment, the check valve 13 'for introducing the outside air is arranged via the pipe 40 fitted in the fitting wall portion 10c of the intake 10. Except for this point, the spray container C has substantially the same configuration as the spray container C of the third embodiment.

The check valve 13 'for introducing outside air in the spray container E is defined so as to allow the outside air to flow upward and then downward when the spray container E is inverted. ing.

The check valve 13 'for introducing the outside air is formed into an external hexahedral shape or a cylindrical shape, and the upper surface portion 41 thereof is provided with outside air introducing holes 42 and 43. A fitting wall portion 42a for fitting the lower end portion of the pipe 40 is provided at the opening edge portion of the outside air introduction hole 42. The inside of the check valve 13 ′ for introducing outside air is divided into outside air introducing chambers 45 and 46 by a partition wall 44 having an L-shaped cross section.
A ball valve element 19b 'is arranged in the interior of the valve 5. In addition, a communication hole 47 is provided in the horizontal portion of the partition wall 44 for communicating the defined outside air introduction chambers 45 and 46. The outside air check valve 13 'is assembled from three parts.

When the spray container E of this embodiment is in the upright state, as shown in FIG. 9, the check valve 1 for introducing the outside air is used.
The outside air introducing hole 6 is provided by the ball valve body 19b 'of 3'
Inflow of outside air through a, 10a, 42, 43 is not blocked, and the tip end 31a of the pipe 31 is
It is directed downward by the anchor 33. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is actuated, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes a negative pressure, and the liquid substance is sucked from the tip portion 31a of the pipe 11, and the intake 10 It is supplied to the pipe portion 10d (arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8 and the nozzle member 9. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a as the trigger 7 is operated,
Since the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10a, 42, 43, the deformation of the container body 2 can be suppressed.

When the spray container E is in the inverted state, as shown in FIG. 10, the ball valve element 19 'of the check valve 13' for outside air introduction closes the outside air introduction hole 42, so that the upper outside air introduction hole 6a, The inflow of outside air into the container body 2 through 10a is blocked, and the leakage of the liquid material from the outside air introduction hole 10a is reliably suppressed. Further, in the pipe 31, the bellows portion 32 is bent, and the anchor 33 of the tip portion 31 a is immersed in the liquid substance on the mouth side of the container body 2. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 is activated, the negative pressure is generated in the vertical pipe line 5, and the liquid substance is supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 (arrow Y in the figure). . When the trigger is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8, and the nozzle member 9. With the operation of the trigger 7, the piston member 1
When the sliding portion 15a of No. 5 moves rearward from the outside air introduction hole 6a, the ball valve element 19b 'of the check valve 13' for outside air introduction.
Is opened, and the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a, so that the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed. At this time, the space between the ball valve element 19b ′ and the outside air introduction hole 10a in the outside air check valve 13 ′ is opened only to the extent that outside air can flow in due to the negative pressure inside the container body 2. No liquid substance leaks through the outside air introduction hole 6a. Further, since the outside air that has flowed in through the outside air introductions 6a and 10a rises in the outside air introduction chamber 45, it descends in the outside air introduction chamber 46 and flows in through the ventilation hole 43, so that a check valve can be used even for a liquid substance having low viscosity It is possible to prevent the inflow into the inside 13 ', and it is possible to surely suppress the leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 6a accompanying this.

According to the spray container E of the present embodiment, as in the spray container A of the first embodiment, the liquid substance filled in the container body can be suitably ejected in the upright state or the inverted state. it can. Further, in the spray container E of the present embodiment, the check valve 13 'for introducing the outside air is the spray container E.
In the inverted state, the outside air is directed to flow in upward and then downward, so that even if the viscosity of the liquid substance is low, the leakage can be reliably suppressed. it can.

11 and 12 show a sixth embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention. In these figures, the symbol F indicates a spray container. The same parts as those of the spray container A of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The spray container F of the sixth embodiment is the same as the spray container A of the first embodiment except that an intake 10 'is integrally provided with a check valve 13' for outside air introduction reverse. It has the same configuration as.

The outside air check valve 13 'allows the outside air introduced through the outside air introduction hole 6a to flow upward and then downward while the spray container F is inverted. Is defined as

The check valve 13 'for introducing the outside air is integrally provided at the front part of the intake 10', and the upper surface portion 51 thereof has the outside air introducing hole 1 communicating with the outside air introducing hole 6a.
0a 'is formed. Also, a check valve 13 'for introducing outside air
The inside of the chamber is divided into outside air introducing chambers 52 and 53 by partition walls having an L-shaped cross section, and inside the outside air introducing chamber 52, the ball valve body 1
9b 'is provided. The horizontal portion of the partition wall is provided with a communication hole 54 that communicates the defined outside air introduction chambers 52 and 53 with each other.
It is provided so as to flow into the container body 2 through the space 56 between the 3'and the intake 10 '. Further, an outside air introduction hole 55 is provided on the upper surface of the outside air introduction chamber 53. The outside air check valve 13 'is assembled from two parts.

When the spray container F is in the upright state, as shown in FIG. 11, the ball valve body 19b 'of the check valve 13' for introducing the outside air introduces the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10b.
a ', the inflow of outside air through the communication hole 54 is not blocked,
The check valves 14a and 14b are closed. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 12 operates, and the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 gradually becomes negative pressure, and the ball valve element 26a of the check valve 14a moves upward, The liquid substance is sucked from the lower end portion of the pipe 11 and supplied to the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 '(arrow X in the figure). When the trigger 7 is further operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8 and the nozzle member 9. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introducing hole 6a as the trigger 7 is operated,
Since the outside air flows into the container body 2 through the outside air introduction holes 6a and 10a ', the deformation of the container body 2 can be suppressed.

When the spray container F is in the inverted state, as shown in FIG. 12, the ball valve element 19b 'of the check valve 13' for introducing the outside air introduces the outside air introducing holes 6a, 10b.
The inflow of outside air into the container body 2 through a ′ is blocked,
The check valves 14a and 14b are closed. Therefore, in this state, leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 10a 'is reliably suppressed. When the trigger 7 is operated in this state, the piston / cylinder mechanism 1
2 is actuated, the inside of the vertical pipe line 5 becomes a negative pressure and the liquid substance is sucked from the tubular member 25, the ball valve body 25a of the check valve 14b is opened, and the pipe portion 10d of the intake 10 'is opened.
(Y in the figure). And further trigger 7
When is operated, the liquid substance is ejected to the outside through the vertical pipe line 5, the horizontal pipe line 4, the spin element 8 and the nozzle member 9. When the sliding portion 15a of the piston member 15 moves rearward from the outside air introduction hole 6a in accordance with the operation of the trigger 7, the ball valve element 19b 'of the check valve 13' for outside air introduction opens to introduce the outside air. Holes 6a, 1
Since the outside air flows into the container body 2 through 0a ', the deformation of the container body 2 is suppressed. At this time, the ball valve body 19b ′ and the outside air introduction hole 10 in the outside air check valve 13 ′ are introduced.
Since the inside of the container body 2 is opened only to the extent that the outside air can flow in due to the negative pressure in the container body 2, the liquid substance does not leak through the outside air introduction hole 6a. In addition, since the outside air that has flowed in through the outside air introducing hole 10a 'rises in the outside air introducing chamber 52, it descends in the outside air introducing chamber 53 and flows in from the outside air introducing hole 55, so that even a liquid substance having a low viscosity is not blocked. It is possible to prevent the inflow into the valve 13 ', and to suppress the leakage of the liquid substance from the outside air introduction hole 6a accompanying this.

According to the spray container F of the present embodiment, like the spray container A of the first embodiment described above, the liquid material filled in the container body 2 can be suitably ejected in the upright state or the inverted state. You can Further, in the spray container F of the present embodiment, the check valve 13 'for introducing the outside air is configured to allow the outside air to flow upward and then downward when the spray container F is inverted. Since it is formed, even if the viscosity of the liquid material is low, the leakage can be surely suppressed.

The spray container according to the present invention is not limited to the spray container of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, and its size, shape and the like can be appropriately changed without departing from the object of the present invention.

For example, the ball valve element 19b 'in the third to sixth embodiments is replaced with the ball valve element 1 in the second embodiment.
By biasing with a coil spring like 9b,
The leakage of the liquid material may be more surely suppressed.

The suction pipe device 27 'in the fifth embodiment is replaced with the suction pipe device 27 in the first embodiment, and the suction pipe device 2 in the sixth embodiment is used.
7'is the suction pipe device 27 in the third embodiment.
You may change to.

Further, the spray container A of the first embodiment described above.
In place of the intake 10 in Fig. 13, an intake 10 'provided with a check valve 13' for introducing outside air as shown in Fig. 13.
Also by adopting, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the spray container A.

Further, the spray container A of the first embodiment described above.
In place of the liquid supply check valve 14 of the suction pipe device 27 in FIG. 14, check valves 14a ′ and 14 as shown in FIG.
The same effect as that of the spray container A can also be obtained by interposing the liquid supply check valve 14 ′ including b ′ in the pipe 11.

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EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the spray container of the present invention, it is possible to suitably eject the liquid substance filled in the container body in the upright state and the inverted state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an upright state of a first embodiment of a spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an inverted state of the spray container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part showing an upright state of a second embodiment of a spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an inverted state of the spray container according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an upright state of a third embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an inverted state of the spray container according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an upright state of a fourth embodiment of a spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a main portion showing an inverted state of the spray container according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a main portion showing an upright state of a spray container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a main part showing an inverted state of the spray container according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a main part showing an upright state of a sixth embodiment of the spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an inverted state of the spray container of the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the intake in the spray container according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a side sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the suction pipe device in the spray container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Container Main Body 3 Trigger Sprayer 4 Horizontal Pipeline 5 Vertical Pipeline 6 Sprayer Body 6a Outside Air Introduction Hole 7 Trigger 10, 10 'Intake 11 Pipe 12 Piston / Cylinder Mechanism 13, 13' Outside Air Introduction Check Valve 14, 14 'Liquid supply check valve 19b, 19b' Ball valve body 19c Coil spring 27, 27 'Suction pipe device 31 Pipe 31a Tip part 32 Bellows part 33 Anchor A, B, C, D, E, F Spray container

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shin Akasaka, 2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Kao Corporation Research Institute

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A trigger sprayer is attached to an opening of a container body for filling a liquid substance, and the trigger sprayer is provided with a horizontal pipe line and a vertical pipe line which communicate with each other, and the horizontal pipe line. And a sprayer body in which a piston / cylinder mechanism for supplying a liquid substance to the vertical pipeline is disposed, a trigger rotatably mounted on the sprayer body, and an intake mounted in the vertical pipeline. In a spray container provided, the intake does not block the inflow of outside air into the container body in the upright state, and blocks the inflow of outside air into the container body in the inverted state, and further the inside of the container body is A check valve for introducing outside air, which allows outside air to flow into the container body when a negative pressure is applied, is provided, and a suction pad for sucking the liquid substance in the container body in an inverted state or an upright state. Spray container, characterized in that it has arranged up device. 2. The suction pipe device comprises a pipe which is mounted on the intake and supplies a liquid substance into the vertical pipe line, and a check valve for liquid supply which is interposed in an intermediate portion of the pipe. The liquid supply check valve enables suction of liquid material from the tip of the pipe in the upright state of the spray container, and liquid material from the tip of the pipe when the spray container is inverted. 2. The spray container according to claim 1, wherein the liquid material is made to flow into the vertical conduit from the mouth side of the container body by blocking the inflow of the liquid material. 3. The suction pipe device comprises a pipe which is attached to the intake and supplies a liquid substance into the vertical conduit, and the pipe has a bendable bellows portion and an anchor at a tip end portion. The spray container according to claim 1, wherein the spray container is provided. 4. The check valve for introducing the outside air is defined to allow the outside air to flow upward and then downward when the spray container is upside down. The spray container according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The spray container according to claim 1, wherein the valve body of the check valve for introducing outside air is a ball valve body. 6. The spray container according to claim 5, wherein the ball valve element is arranged via a coil spring.