JPH0995344A - Tube-content extruding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach very easily a proper amount of the contents of a tube onto a brush or the like, by providing a box with an opening/closing part which closes/opens the nozzle opening of the tube, and a roller device which pushes the contents, filled in the tube, toward the nozzle of the tube by means of rollers. SOLUTION: The cap of a tube O is detached, and its nozzle (n) is positioned face down. Then, by fitting the nozzle (n) of the tube O into the notch of a receiving metal 2, it is fixed into a box 1. At this time, the nozzle opening of the tube O is closed with an opening/closing piece 3, and the bottom of the tube O is pinched by the rollers 4a of a roller device 4. The head of a brush B is put into the area where the opening/closing piece 3 is housed, and it is pushed further. Consequently the opening/closing piece 3 slides laterally to open the nozzle opening. Then, the rollers 4a of the roller device 4 rotate interlocking with a holder 4d and move toward the nozzle (n) by being guided along a vertical guiding shaft 4c. Therefore, pushed down toward the nozzle (n), the contents of the tube O is attached onto the bristles of the brush B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an aluminum tube,
The present invention relates to a tube content extrusion device that can very easily take out the content filled in a laminated tube or the like and attach it to a brush.

[0002]

Usually, when the contents are extruded from an aluminum tube or a laminated tube filled with toothpaste etc., the cap attached to the tip of the tube nozzle is removed by hand, and the belly of the tube is removed. Press with your finger. Therefore, when attaching the tube contents to the brush, it is a two-handed work of holding the brush with one hand and the tube with the other hand.

By the way, in using an aluminum tube or a laminated tube, the following problems have occurred. First, removing the cap from the tube nozzle and applying the appropriate amount of the tube contents to the brush or the like, such as brushing teeth, requires a two-handed operation, which is very difficult for a person with a hand disorder.

Secondly, if the belly of the tube is pushed when the cap is closed on the tube nozzle, the tube contents will leak out from the nozzle, which is not hygienic.

Thirdly, in order to use up the contents of the tube to the end, it is necessary to devise such as pressing the tube with a certain amount of force, which is a difficult task for infants and the like.
There is waste in consumption.

Here, the main objects to be solved by the present invention are as follows. The first object of the present invention is not to provide a tube contents extrusion device which can very easily attach an appropriate amount of contents such as an aluminum tube or a laminated tube to a brush or the like even for a person with a hand disorder. It is what

A second object of the present invention is to provide a tube contents extruding device which can prevent the tube contents from leaking unnecessarily from the nozzle and is extremely hygienic.

A third object of the present invention is that the contents of the tube can be used up to the end without any ingenuity such as pressing the tube with a certain amount of force or the like, and waste of consumption can be prevented. It is an object of the present invention to provide an extruding device for tube contents.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a specification, drawings,
In particular, it will be obvious from the description of the appended claims.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To solve the above-mentioned problems,
The present invention is achieved by adopting the novel characteristic construction means listed below.

That is, the first feature of the device of the present invention is that the box is provided with the insertion opening for inserting the brush on the lower side in the longitudinal direction and the tube in the box with the nozzle facing downward. Fixing means for fixing, and provided in the box body,
An opening and closing device that closes or opens the nozzle opening of the tube and a bottom of the tube fixed in the box is sandwiched between the guide axis and the guide vertical axis to move the contents filled in the tube into a roller. With a roller device that pushes down on the nozzle side of the tube at, and when a brush is inserted from the insertion opening of the box body, the opening and closing nozzle moves to open the nozzle port, and the tube contents are in place at the brush. It is in a tube content extrusion device that is structured to adhere.

A second feature of the device of the present invention is that the roller device according to the first feature of the device of the present invention has a handle protruding to the outer surface of the box body, and the roller is interlocked with the handle. Is rotated and the roller is slid along the guide vertical axis.

A third feature of the device of the present invention is that the opening and closing member in the first or second feature of the device of the present invention accommodates the head of the brush inserted from the insertion opening of the box body. A lid for closing the nozzle opening of the tube, and when a brush is set in the housing and the brush is pushed in, a sliding operation is performed to open the nozzle opening, and when the brush is removed from the housing, a spring is provided. The tube content extruding device has a structure in which it is slid to the original position by the elastic force to close the nozzle opening.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The tube contents extruding device of the present invention is used by placing it on a wash basin or table or by sticking it to a wall. Examples of the tube to be set in the device of the present invention include a toothpaste tube, a toothpaste tube, a cleaning cream tube, a compound cream tube and the like.

In the apparatus of the present invention, after the tube is set in the box body, when taking out the contents of the tube, the roller of the roller device is appropriately rotated every time it is used, and the tube contents are pushed down to the nozzle side. As a result, an appropriate pressure is applied to the inside of the tube, and when the brush is inserted through the insertion opening and the opening / closing element is moved, the nozzle opening of the tube is opened and an appropriate amount of the tube contents adheres to the brush.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings on the basis of an apparatus example thereof.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the tube O is set in the tube content pushing-out apparatus α of this apparatus example. The main components of the tube contents extruding apparatus α are a box body 1, a receiving metal fitting 2 as a fixing means, an opening / closing element 3, and a roller device 4.

The box 1 is in the shape of a prism, has an opening / closing lid 1a on the upper part, and an insertion opening 1b for inserting the brush B on the lower front side.

FIG. 3 shows a bracket 2 for fixing the nozzle n of the tube O. The bracket 2 is, as shown in FIG.
It is fixed parallel to the bottom plate 1c at a position above the inner insertion opening. The bracket 2 is formed of a plate and has an insertion opening 1
A substantially U-shaped notch 2a into which the nozzle n of the tube O is fitted is provided on the b side.

In this example of the apparatus, the notch 2a is provided in the receiving metal fitting 2. However, instead of the notch 2a, an opening that is slightly larger than the diameter of the nozzle n is provided, and the tube side of the opening is provided. A fixed spring may be provided at the edge of the. In this case, since the fixed spring pushes up the tube O in the vertical direction, appropriate pressure is transmitted to the tube, and the contents are efficiently extruded from the nozzle of the tube.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show the switch 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing member 3 is connected to a housing portion 3a for housing the head of the brush B from the insertion opening 3c and a housing portion 3a on the opposite side of the insertion opening 3c, and the nozzle opening of the tube O is connected. It is provided with a lid portion 3b for closing.

On the bottom surface of the accommodating portion 3a of the opening / closing member 3 on the insertion opening 3c side and on the wall portion of the accommodating portion 3a on the opposite side of the insertion opening 3c,
Pin portions 3d and 3 for supporting the pins by being inserted into the horizontal groove 5a and the inclined groove 5b of the guide rail 5, which will be described later, respectively.
e is provided.

A spring 6 is attached to the pin portion 3e so that the opening / closing element 3 is always positioned on the front side by the elastic force of the spring 6 and the nozzle n of the tube O is closed.

The accommodating portion 3a is provided with a side wall in the longitudinal direction,
The shape is such that the head of the toothbrush B can be accommodated with the bristles facing upward. The lid 3b is provided with a contact head 3f having an area larger than the diameter of the nozzle n, and is formed in a side-shape of approximately 7 shape.

The opening / closing member 3 is a horizontal groove 5a and an inclined groove 5 of a guide rail 5 attached to the central portion of the bottom plate 1c of the box body 1.
Guided by b, the contact head 3f of the lid portion 3b is tilted downward and moved so that the head of the brush B is located directly below the nozzle n of the tube O.

The roller device 4 includes a pair of rollers 4a,
It is provided with a roller support 4b, a guide vertical axis 4c, a handle 4d and a latch 4e. The pair of rollers 4a sandwiches the upper side of the tube O fixed in the box body 1 and holds the handle 4
It rotates in conjunction with d, and is guided by the guide vertical axis 4c to move to the nozzle n side of the tube O. Therefore,
The contents of the tube O are pushed down to the nozzle n side by the roller 4a. The latch 4e functions to prevent the pair of rollers 4a from rotating in the reverse direction.

FIG. 5 shows the state of the back surface of the tube contents extruding apparatus α according to this apparatus example. Tube contents extrusion device α
On the back surface 1d of the box body 1, the mounting opening 1 is provided at the vertical center in the vertical direction.
e, 1f are provided. The mounting openings 1e and 1f are for mounting suction cups for sticking to a wall. In addition, instead of the suction cup, an adhesive tape may be used to attach the tube content extrusion device α to the wall.

Next, a method of using the tube contents extruding apparatus α of this apparatus example will be described. When setting the toothpaste tube O in the tube content extrusion device α, the cap of the toothpaste tube O is removed and the nozzle n of the tube O is directed downward. And the nozzle n of the tube O
Is fitted into the notch 2 a of the receiving metal fitting 2 and fixed in the box body 1. At this time, the nozzle 3 of the tube O is closed by the opening / closing member 3, and the tube O is closed by the roller 4 a of the roller device 4.
The bottom of the will be pinched.

When applying toothpaste to the toothbrush B, the head of the toothbrush B is housed in the housing portion 3a of the opening / closing member 3 and pushed. As a result, the opening / closing element 3 slides laterally to open the nozzle opening, and the toothpaste adheres to the bristles of the toothbrush B. Subsequently, by removing the toothbrush B from the housing portion 3a of the opening / closing element 3, the opening / closing element 3 is slid to the original position by the elastic force of the spring and the nozzle of the tube is closed.

Although the representative apparatus examples of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the means of these apparatus examples, and the object referred to in the present invention can be achieved.
The present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented within a range having the effects described below.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the contents such as the aluminum tube and the laminated tube can be attached to the brush or the like in an appropriate amount very simply by inserting the brush. Even a person with a hand disorder can easily take out the contents of the tube.

Further, it is possible to prevent the contents of the tube from leaking out unnecessarily from the nozzle, so that it is possible to obtain an extremely excellent effect in terms of hygiene. Furthermore, since the tube contents can be used up to the end without special measures, waste of consumption can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cutaway view seen from a side of a tube contents extruding device according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view showing a section XX in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4A is a side view of the opening / closing element, and FIG. 4B is a front view of the opening / closing element.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the device according to the present device example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 α ... Tube content extrusion device O ... Tube 1 ... Box 1a ... Opening / closing lid 1b ... Insertion opening 1c ... Bottom plate 1d ... Back surface 1e, 1f ... Mounting port 2 ... Receiving metal fitting 2a ... Notch 3 ... Opening / closing member 3a ... Housing Part 3b ... Lid part 3c ... Insertion port 3d, 3e ... Pin part 3f ... Contact head 4 ... Roller device 4a ... Roller 4b ... Roller support 4c ... Guide vertical axis 4d ... Grip 4e ... Latch 5 ... Guide rail 5a ... Horizontal groove 5b ... Inclined groove 6 ... Spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A box body in which an insertion opening for inserting a brush is provided on a lower side in a longitudinal direction, a fixing means for fixing a tube in the box body with a nozzle facing downward, and a box body in the box body. An opening and closing device that is provided to close or open the nozzle opening of the tube, and a state where the bottom of the tube fixed in the box body is sandwiched, guided by the guide vertical axis to move, and the contents filled in the tube It has a roller device that pushes down an object to the nozzle side of the tube with a roller, and when a brush is inserted from the insertion opening of the box body, the opening and closing nozzle moves to open the nozzle port, and the tube is placed in the proper position of the brush. A tube contents extrusion device having a structure to which contents adhere. 2. The roller device has a handle projecting from an outer surface of the box body, the roller rotates in conjunction with the handle, and the roller slides along the guide vertical axis. The tube content extrusion device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The opening / closing member includes an accommodating portion for accommodating a head of a brush inserted from an insertion opening of the box body, and a lid portion for closing a nozzle opening of the tube, and the brush is set in the accommodating portion. Then, when the brush is pushed in, the operation of sliding to open the nozzle opening is performed, and when the brush is removed from the accommodation portion, the elastic force of the spring slides to the original position to close the nozzle opening. The tube content extrusion apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that