JPH10235241A - Push type dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable both of the locking of a nozzle head at a bottom dead center and the locking thereof at a top dead center and to enable the suitable selection of these locking positions in accordance with the state thereof. SOLUTION: A guide projection 36 is molded on the inner peripheral surface of a chaplet 30. A guide groove 38 which freely slidably and nondetachably holds the guide projection is molded on the outer peripheral surface of a piston shaft 22. The guide groove 38 has a bottom dead center locking groove 38b and top dead center locking groove 38c extending in the circumferential direction of the piston shaft 22 respectively continuously at the top end and bottom end of a stoke groove 38a extending in a longitudinal direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to suction of liquid in a cylinder and pressurization of liquid in a cylinder accompanying reciprocation of a piston in association with pushing of a nozzle head and successive rise of the nozzle head, whereby liquid in a container is moved to the nozzle head. The present invention relates to a push-type dispenser that flows out of a nozzle tip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, liquid in a container is sucked up into a cylinder by reciprocation of a piston in a cylinder interlocked with pushing of a nozzle head, and liquid is discharged from a beak-shaped nozzle of the nozzle head by pressurization from the suction. A so-called push-type dispenser having a structure for discharging water is well known as a dispenser to be attached to a container containing a relatively viscous liquid such as a shampoo or a rinse (for example, USP No. 3,062, 41
6).

[0003] Dispensers of this kind are usually delivered to the liquid manufacturer side as finished assembled products, and by mounting the dispenser in a container at the delivery destination, commercialization of liquids such as shampoos and rinses can be achieved. It has been done.

Here, after the liquid (shampoo, rinse, etc.) is commercialized, unnecessary outflow of the liquid from the nozzle, for example, outflow of the liquid at the time of conveying or displaying the product, must be surely prevented. Must. And since this kind of dispenser causes the liquid in the container to flow out of the nozzle by the suction and pressurization accompanying the pressing of the nozzle head, the pressing of the nozzle head into the container is prevented (locked). Arrangements for preventing unwanted outflow of liquid from the dispenser are generally known in known dispensers.

[0005]

Generally, a lock type for preventing the nozzle head from being pushed in locks the nozzle head at the bottom dead center (lowest position) of the vertical stroke.
It can be roughly classified into a so-called bottom dead center lock type and a so-called top dead center lock type which locks at the top dead center (uppermost position) of the vertical stroke. Then, as the former bottom dead center lock type, for example, the nozzle head is further pushed in from the bottom dead center of the up-and-down stroke and rotated, and the nozzle head is screwed into the bottom dead center by the corresponding male screw and female screw accompanying this rotation. There is provided a so-called screw-lock type that locks with a lock (see US Pat. No. 3,062,416).

In such a bottom dead center lock type, since the nozzle head is held at the bottom dead center of the elevating stroke, that is, in the pushed state, the overall height of the product can be sufficiently suppressed, and the efficiency is improved. Transport and display can be easily performed.

However, the push type dispenser has a structure in which the liquid in the container flows out of the nozzle by pushing the nozzle head. If the dispenser is used even once, the liquid in the container is sucked up into the cylinder and stands by. In order to lock the nozzle head after use, it is inevitable that wasteful outflow of liquid for one stroke of the nozzle head and unnecessary follow-up for processing this liquid are inevitable. If the product is carried without locking the nozzle head after use of the dispenser in order to reduce waste and processing of the liquid, an unexpected pushing of the nozzle head may cause unnecessary outflow of the liquid. There is.

Further, as the latter top dead center lock type,
For example, a so-called twist lock type in which the nozzle head is rotated in a specific direction at the top dead center at the vertical stroke to lock the nozzle head at the top dead center, or around a piston shaft extending below the nozzle head. There is known a so-called stopper type in which a separate stopper is fitted to the head to prevent the nozzle head from being pushed from the top dead center.

According to such a top dead center lock type, the nozzle head can be locked without depressing the nozzle head. Therefore, even after using the dispenser, the lock without wasting the liquid can be easily performed. It becomes possible. However, in this top dead center lock type, since the nozzle head is located at the top dead center of the vertical stroke, that is, at a position that protrudes as far as possible from the container, the overall height of the product is increased, and the transport and display of the product are increased. In this case, a reduction in efficiency is inevitable.

In a so-called stopper type configuration, a separate stopper is required, and the stopper is removed when the dispenser is used, so that the stopper is likely to be lost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a push-type dispenser which enables both a bottom dead center lock and a top dead center lock of a nozzle head, and allows the lock position to be appropriately selected according to the situation.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a guide projection is formed on an inner peripheral surface of a chaplit fixed to an upper end of a cylinder, and the guide projection is slid. A guide groove which is movably and irremovably held is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the piston shaft at a position facing the guide projection.

The guide groove includes a stroke groove extending vertically along the axis of the piston shaft so as to ensure a vertical stroke of the nozzle head between the top dead center and the bottom dead center, and an upper end of the stroke groove. , Are formed as a combination of a bottom dead center lock groove and an upper dead center lock groove that extend continuously from the lower end in the circumferential direction of the piston shaft. The nozzle head is moved up and down from the stroke groove to the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove along with the rotation of the piston shaft at the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the vertical stroke of the nozzle head. The head can be locked at a position corresponding to each dead point so as to be unable to move up and down.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1A, a push type dispenser 10 according to the present invention includes a nozzle head 12 and
A cylinder 14 and a piston 16 reciprocating in the cylinder in conjunction with the nozzle head are provided. The dispenser 10 is removably attached to the mouth 20a of the container 20 by screwing a rotatable bottle cap 18, and when the nozzle head 12 is moved up and down between a bottom dead center and a top dead center of a lifting stroke. The liquid (pressurized liquid) is drawn into the nozzle head by sucking up the liquid in the container into the cylinder and pressurizing the liquid in the cylinder accompanying the reciprocation of the piston 16 inside the cylinder 14 It is configured to flow out from the tip of a beak-shaped nozzle 12a (see FIG. 2A).

As the container 20 to which the dispenser 10 is mounted, for example, a container made of a soap having a relatively high viscosity, such as shampoo, rinse, and hand soap, and a container containing cosmetics, Containers containing viscous foods and seasonings as represented by sauces such as mayonnaise, ketchup and sauce can be generally exemplified. Such containers 20 are typically formed from plastic or glass.

As shown in FIG. 1 (A), in this dispenser 10, a nozzle head 12 having a beak-shaped nozzle 12a has an inside thereof defined as an outflow passage 12b.
The piston shaft 22 is connected to the upper end of the piston shaft 22 so as to be non-rotatably connected to the upper end of the piston shaft 22 in communication therewith. At the lower end of the piston shaft 22, for example, an outflow passage 22a
A stem 23 having an outflow passage 23a communicating with the stem is fixed, and a piston 16 is arranged to be able to move up and down within a predetermined range around the outflow passage of the stem.

The piston 16 has, for example, a skirt-shaped sealing piece 16a which is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral surface of a cylinder 14 which is a stepped substantially cylindrical body having open upper and lower ends. Is molded. And the nozzle head
The piston 16 is configured so that the opening of the outflow passage 23a can be opened and closed by a relative elevating operation around the outflow passage 23a of the stem accompanying the elevating and lowering of the piston shaft 22 integral with the piston shaft 12. That is, the piston 16 also has a function as a valve (secondary valve) for controlling the flow of the liquid between the inside of the cylinder 14 and the outflow passage 22a of the piston shaft.

The predetermined step of the cylinder 14 and the stem 23
A return spring 24 made of, for example, a compression coil spring or the like is disposed and stretched as biasing means for biasing the nozzle head 12 pushed downward, upward, and the biasing force of this return spring. The nozzle head is pushed by the push-in action against the pressure and the push-up under the biasing force of the return spring accompanying the push-in action.
That is, the piston 16 can continuously reciprocate.

At the lower end of the cylinder 14, an inflow passage 26a
The upper end of a suction tube 26 that defines the flow rate is fitted, and a primary valve 28 that controls the flow of the liquid in the inflow path.
Are arranged at the open end of the inflow path.

A chaplit 30 having an outer cylindrical body 30a and an inner cylindrical body 30b which are continuous at the upper end is integrally formed with the cylinder 14.
(See FIG. 3). Then, as shown in FIG.
The bottle cap 18 is rotatably disposed with respect to the cylinder by the holding of the inner flange 18a at the upper end by the lower end of a and the flange 14a at the upper end of the cylinder 14.

A gasket 32, for example, is wound around the cylinder 14 along the lower surface of the cylinder flange 14a, and the tightness of the container opening 20a to the gasket ensures liquid tightness inside the container 20. It is possible.

Further, a negative pressure prevention hole 34 for preventing a negative pressure in the container from flowing (sucking up) from the container 20 to the cylinder 14 is formed as a lateral hole in the side wall of the cylinder. The negative pressure preventing hole 34 is closed by the piston skirt-shaped sealing piece 16a at the top dead center (uppermost position) of the up / down stroke of the nozzle head 12 shown in FIG. The container 20 is opened by pushing the head, and the container 20
It is possible for air to flow into the interior of the building (see Fig. 1 (A)).

In the dispenser 10 having this configuration,
By pushing the nozzle head 12 against the biasing force of the return spring 24 from the uppermost position shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1A, that is, from the top dead center of the elevating stroke (see FIG. 16 is, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The interior of the cylinder 14 is lowered in conjunction with the depression of the nozzle head. Then, for example, after the nozzle head 12 is pushed down to the lowest position,
1A, the piston 16 moves together with the nozzle head by the biasing force of the return spring 24.
Is returned to the top dead center (uppermost position) of the stroke indicated by the alternate long and short dash line and waits.

That is, by pushing and raising the nozzle head 12 between the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the vertical stroke, the piston 16 moves inside the cylinder 14 to a lower position shown by a solid line in FIG. A so-called pumping action of reciprocating between the upper position shown in FIG.

In such a pumping action, the liquid in the container is sucked into the cylinder via the inflow passage 26a and the primary valve 28 under the negative pressure inside the cylinder 14 accompanying the rise of the piston 16 in such a pumping action. Then, the liquid inside the cylinder 14 is pressurized by the lowering of the piston 16 accompanying the pushing of the nozzle head 12 from the top dead center (see FIG. 2 (A)) of the up-and-down stroke shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 (A), the stem outflow passage 23a associated with the rise of the skirt-shaped sealing piece 16a during this pressurization.
With the opening of the opening, the liquid (pressurized liquid) in the cylinder flows out from the outlet at the tip of the nozzle 12a of the nozzle head via the outflow passages 22a and 12b.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3, in the push-type dispenser 10 of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface of the chaplit 30, that is, the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body 30b of the chaplit. A guide protrusion 36 is integrally provided on the surface, and a guide groove 38 for holding the guide protrusion slidably and undetachably is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the piston shaft 22 at a position facing the guide protrusion.

In this embodiment, the guide projection 36 of the chap and the guide groove 38 of the piston shaft are provided at, for example, two places separated by 180 °.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1B and 3, the guide groove 38 of the piston shaft moves the nozzle head 12 up and down between the bottom dead center and the top dead center (see FIG. 1A). ), A stroke groove 38a extending longitudinally along the axis of the piston shaft 22, and an upper end of the stroke groove,
From the lower end, for example, a substantially U-shaped plane formed by a combination of a lower dead center lock groove 38b and an upper dead center lock groove 38c that extend continuously in the same direction on the circumference of the piston shaft, respectively. Is formed.

Each of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b and the top dead center lock groove 38c of the guide groove is, for example, a guide projection.
Piston shaft 22 to 36, ie nozzle head
It is formed to a length that can guarantee 12 rotations of about 90 °.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 3, in such a configuration that the guide groove 38 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the piston shaft 22, the upper end of the guide groove is formed into an open shape. Is done. The guide groove 38 is formed by the lower end of the nozzle head 12 fixed to the upper end of the piston shaft 22.
The upper end of can be defined. That is, the nozzle head
12 is formed so that at least the upper end of the stroke groove 38a of the guide groove and the upper end of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b can be continuously defined at the lower end.

According to such a configuration, when the nozzle head 12 is separated from the piston shaft 22, the upper end of the guide groove 38 can be opened, so that the insertion of the guide protrusion 36 from above the guide groove, The arrangement becomes easy. Then, after the arrangement of the chaplit 30 with the insertion of the guide projection 36 into the guide groove 38, it is sufficient to fix the nozzle head 12 at the upper end of the piston shaft 22, so that the arrangement of the guide projection in the guide groove is sufficient. There is no complication of the work.

As shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle head 12
It is preferable that the piston shaft 22 and the piston shaft 22 can be connected together, for example, with mutual engagement between the concave portion 39-1 on the nozzle head side and the convex portion 39-2 on the piston shaft side.
According to such a configuration, the engagement between the concave portion 39-1 and the convex portion 39-2 can reliably prevent the nozzle head 12 and the piston shaft 22 from being displaced from each other in the rotation direction.

Here, the concave portion 39-1 is provided at the lower end of the nozzle head 12, and the convex portion 39-2 is provided at the upper end of the piston shaft 22, but it is sufficient if they can be engaged with each other. Conversely, it goes without saying that a configuration may be adopted in which a convex portion is provided on the nozzle head side and a concave portion is provided on the piston shaft side.

Since the stroke groove 38a of the guide groove is formed so as to guarantee and define the elevating stroke of the nozzle head 12, the stroke groove is aligned with the guide projection 36 in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B). In the state (1), the nozzle head is pushed (down) between the top dead center and the bottom dead center, and the outflow of the liquid under the rise is obtained.

For example, at the bottom dead center of the vertical stroke of the nozzle head 12 shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the nozzle head, that is, the piston shaft 22 is moved in the corresponding direction, that is, the guide groove 38. 4B is rotated in the direction of moving the guide protrusion 36 to the left in FIG.
As shown in (A) and (B), the guide projections
It enters the bottom dead center lock groove 38b continuous with the upper end of a.

The bottom end of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b is defined as a holding position for locking and holding the guide projection 36. As can be seen from FIG. 4 in addition to FIG. 4 (B), for example, at a position adjacent to the terminal edge of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b, a projection having a height that can be locked and can be passed over by the guide projection 36 is provided. , Provided as a stopper 40, and by being held between the stopper and the terminal edge of the lock groove,
The guide projection can be held.

In such a configuration, the guide protrusion 36 enters the bottom dead center lock groove 38b by the rotation of the nozzle head 12 at the bottom dead center of the up-and-down stroke. If the projection is held at the holding position of the terminal end of the lock groove, the engagement of the guide groove with the upper and lower walls of the lock groove prevents the piston shaft 22 from moving up and down with the guide protrusion, that is, the nozzle head 12 from moving up and down. You. That is, the nozzle head 12 is locked at the bottom dead center of the vertical stroke.

As described above, if the nozzle head 12 is locked at the bottom dead center of its up-and-down stroke, the height of the dispenser 10 itself and, consequently, the overall height of the product as a combination of the dispenser and the container 20 can be sufficiently increased. Can be suppressed,
By reducing the required space, efficient transportation and display can be easily performed.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4B, in the present invention, the bottom dead center lock groove 38b is formed as an inclined groove that extends upward from the upper end of the stroke groove 38a. Thus, the holding position of the lock groove is set above the upper end of the stroke groove. In such a configuration, the nozzle head 12 is moved downward along the inclination of the bottom dead center lock groove by the movement of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b with respect to the guide projection 36 accompanying the rotation of the nozzle head 12. It falls further than the point.

In the present invention, FIGS.
As can be seen from FIG. 4A in addition to FIG. 4B, when the nozzle head 12 is partially provided with the large-diameter portion 12c and the guide projection 36 is located at the holding position of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b. The large-diameter portion of the nozzle head can be fitted into the open end 30c of the chaplit 30 while being in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the chaplit 30. According to such a configuration, the large-diameter portion 12a of the nozzle head is fitted into the nozzle head 12 at the bottom dead center of the up-and-down stroke, so that the opening end 30
Since c is sealed, even if the liquid in the container flows into the cylinder through the negative pressure prevention hole 34, leakage of the liquid from the cylinder is reliably prevented.

According to the present invention, since the holding position of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b is set above the upper end of the stroke groove 38a, the lower dead center of the up-and-down stroke is set to the opening end 30c of the chaplit. The contact of the large diameter portion 12c of the nozzle head can be reliably prevented (see FIG. 1A). Accordingly, the fitting of the large diameter portion 12c of the nozzle head into the opening end 30c of the chaplit due to the pushing of the nozzle head 12 is reliably prevented, and the smooth lifting and lowering of the nozzle head can be easily ensured.

Further, since the nozzle head 12 is locked at the bottom dead center with the fitting of the large diameter portion 12c into the opening end 30c of the chaplit, the frictional force under this fitting causes the nozzle The loosening of the head is sufficiently suppressed. Therefore, unexpected unlocking of the nozzle head 12 at the time of locking at the bottom dead center can be sufficiently prevented, thereby improving safety at the time of locking.

Then, from the holding position of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), the rotational force against the frictional force between the chap 30 and the large diameter portion 12c and the guide protrusion 36 are formed. The nozzle head 12, that is, the guide groove 38 is rotated about 90 ° in a direction to move the nozzle head 12, that is, the guide groove 38 to the right in FIG. If
The guide projection is returned to a position aligned with the stroke groove 38a, so that the nozzle head can be moved up and down between the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the up-and-down stroke (see the solid lines in FIGS. 1A and 1B). .

Also, for example, at the top dead center of the vertical stroke of the nozzle head 12 shown by a dashed line in FIGS. 1A and 1B,
1B is rotated about 90 ° with respect to the guide projection 36 in the direction of moving to the left in FIG. 1B, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
The guide projection enters a top dead center lock groove 38c which is continuous with the lower end of the stroke groove 38a, whereby the nozzle head is locked at the top dead center of its vertical stroke.

In this top dead center lock groove 38c, the holding position of the guide projection 36 is also determined by the terminal edge and the stopper.
40 (see FIG. 2 (B) and FIG. 3).

In such a configuration, if the guide projection 36 enters the top dead center lock groove 38c by the rotation of the nozzle head 12 at about 90 ° at the top dead center of the up / down stroke, the guide projection can be moved. Since the vertical movement of the piston shaft 22 with respect to the guide projection, that is, the vertical movement of the nozzle head 12 is prevented under the engagement of the upper and lower walls of the lock groove, the nozzle head 12 is locked at the top dead center of its vertical stroke. You.

As described above, by making the nozzle head 12 lockable at the top dead center of the vertical stroke, the dispenser 10 after use can be locked without pushing the nozzle head. That is, even after the dispenser 10 is used, the lock can be performed without wasting the liquid, so that the transport after the use of the dispenser can be easily performed without the outflow of the liquid.

As described above, in the push-type dispenser 10, the lock of the nozzle head 12 for preventing the nozzle head from moving up and down is locked at the bottom dead center of the up / down stroke.
This is possible at both top dead centers. The lock position can be appropriately selected according to the position at which the nozzle head is rotated. Therefore, the lock at the bottom dead center before use of the dispenser 10 enables efficient conveyance and display. By using the lock at the top dead center after using the dispenser, it is possible to easily lock the liquid without outflow, and to surely prevent the outflow of liquid when carrying after use.

Further, even when the liquid manufacturer specifies the lock position at the time of delivery to either the bottom dead center lock or the top dead center lock, according to the dispenser 10 of the present invention, the structure of the dispenser itself is achieved. Can be easily dealt with without changing. In other words, the manufacturer of the dispenser only needs to set the lock position of the nozzle head 12 to a position in accordance with the request of the liquid manufacturer at the time of manufacture and shipment, so that the dispenser 10 having a single structure can be used in any of the dispensers. It can be adapted to the lock position requirements. Therefore, it is sufficient for the dispenser maker to prepare the dispenser 10 having a single structure for any request, and the production efficiency of the dispenser is surely improved.

Further, the guide projections 36 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the chap split 30 and the guide grooves 38 slidable by the guide projections are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder shaft 22, so that the structure is complicated. The dispenser 10 capable of locking the nozzle head 12 at both the bottom dead center and the top dead center can be easily secured without any problem.

When the guide protrusion 36 is aligned with the stroke groove 38a of the guide groove, the nozzle head 12 can be moved up and down between the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the up / down stroke. Function and operation are not impaired.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 3, the stroke groove 38a of the guide groove and the bottom dead center lock groove 38b are provided.
In addition, it is preferable to form defining projections 42 for defining a boundary point with the top dead center lock groove 38c at the open ends of the lock grooves with respect to the stroke grooves. As the regulating projection 42, for example, a projection having the same height as the stopper 40, such that the guide projection 36 can be locked and can get over, can be used.

The above-mentioned regulating projection 42 is inserted into the bottom dead center locking groove 38.
b, by providing each at the opening end of the top dead center lock groove 38c, unnecessary entry of the guide projection from the stroke groove 38a into each lock groove when the nozzle head 12 moves up and down is regulated. Therefore, smooth elevation of the nozzle head 12 can be easily ensured.

Then, the guide groove 38, that is, the nozzle head 12 may be rotated under the rotational force of the guide projection 36 going over the regulation projection 42, and the guide projection 36 moves over the guide projection to guide the guide projection to the guide projection. Since the position of the groove is clarified, the operability is further improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention,
The bottom dead center lock groove 38 is formed by the stopper 40 as a projection.
b, the holding position of the guide projection 36 in the top dead center lock groove 38c is defined. However, the present invention is not limited to the formation of the protrusions. For example, a concave portion in which the guide protrusions 36 can be inserted and locked may be provided on the lower walls of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b and the top dead center lock groove 38c.

However, as in this embodiment,
If the stopper 40 serving as a projection is provided at a position adjacent to the terminal edge of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b and the top dead center lock groove 38c, operations other than rotation are not required at the holding position.
Complicated operability can be reliably prevented.

In this embodiment, the guide groove 38 is provided with a bottom dead center lock groove 38b and a top dead center lock groove 38c.
From the upper and lower ends of the stroke groove 38a.
22 are embodied as substantially U-shaped planes extending in the same direction on the circumference of the circumference, however, the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove need only be shaped to extend in the circumferential direction of the piston shaft. Therefore, the guide groove is not limited to the same direction, and the guide groove may be formed in a shape in which the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove extend in different directions from the upper end and the lower end of the stroke groove.

However, if the bottom dead center lock groove 38b and the top dead center lock groove 38c are formed so as to extend in the same direction, the locking direction and the release direction coincide with each other at both the bottom dead center and the top dead center. Also from this point, complication of operability can be reliably prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, a stopper 40 for defining the holding position of the guide projection 36, a stroke groove 38a, a bottom dead center lock groove 38b and a top dead center lock groove 38c are provided.
Are separately provided, but are not limited to this.For example, the stopper may be omitted,
The regulating protrusion may also serve as the stopper.

The lengths of the bottom dead center lock groove 38b and the top dead center lock groove 38c are embodied as lengths that can guarantee the 90 ° rotation of the nozzle head 12, but are not limited thereto. Instead, for example, the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove may be defined to have a length that ensures the rotation of the nozzle head at another angle such as 45 °, 60 °, or 120 °.

In this embodiment, a configuration in which the guide projection 36 and the guide groove 38 are respectively disposed at two positions separated from each other by 180 ° is exemplified. However, the numbers of the guide projections and the guide grooves match. The number is not limited to this. That is, the dispenser 10 may be configured by providing the guide protrusions 36 and the guide grooves 38 at one or three places without being limited to two places.

In a push-type dispenser of this type, for example, a so-called back suction in which a liquid (residual liquid) left at the nozzle tip flows back into the cylinder under a negative pressure generated in the cylinder is generated. There is a configuration (for example, JP-A-07-096956).

FIG. 5A shows an example of the dispenser 110 that generates this back suction. As can be seen, in the dispenser 110 that generates such a back suction, similarly to the dispenser 10 of the above-described embodiment, the nozzle head 12 provided at the upper end of the piston shaft 122, the cylinder 14, A piston 16 is provided at the lower end of the piston shaft and is slidable in the cylinder. A chaplit 30 is fixed to the upper end of the cylinder by fitting or the like.

In the dispenser 110, the inflow passage 26 defined by the suction tube 26
A primary valve 128 for controlling the flow of liquid from a is formed in a rod shape integrally having a rod 128a extending upward, and a secondary valve 44 capable of holding this rod is provided inside the piston shaft 122. The opening of the outflow channel 122a can be opened and closed.

In such a configuration, the nozzle head
Pressing in 12 opens the secondary valve 44. And, by holding the rod 128a of the primary valve, the secondary valve 44
Nozzle head at bottom dead center because it is left in its open position
After a delay of a predetermined time from the start of the rise of 12, the secondary valve is closed. Therefore, at the time corresponding to this delay time, the outflow passage 12 defined inside the piston shaft 122 is
The residual liquid at 2a is returned to the cylinder via the secondary valve 44 by the negative pressure generated inside the cylinder 14 under the rise of the nozzle head 12, that is, the piston shaft.

Then, the residual liquid remaining in the outflow passage 122a is caused to flow back to the cylinder 14, and at the same time, the residual liquid near the tip of the nozzle 12a is receded, whereby the liquid dripping and the drying and solidification of the residual liquid are prevented. It can be prevented.

Since the dispenser 110 in which such back suction occurs has a configuration in which back suction of the residual liquid occurs as the vertical stroke rises from the bottom dead center, the dispenser 110 locks the nozzle head 12 at the bottom dead center. This backsuction does not occur in dead center lock. However, by providing the dispenser 110 with the same guide projections 36 and guide grooves 38 as those in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to lock the nozzle head 12 at both the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the vertical stroke. For example, by locking the nozzle head at the top dead center after use, locking of the nozzle head in a state where back suction occurs can be ensured.

Therefore, by applying the present invention to the dispenser 110 in which the back suction occurs, the back suction functions more effectively.

In the present invention, a top dead center lock effective for carrying after use and a bottom dead center lock effective for transportation and display are provided together. It can be particularly effectively used for a dispenser 110 with a back suction that requires dead point lock.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are intended to explain the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any way. Modifications, alterations, and the like within the technical scope of the present invention may also be made. It goes without saying that all are included in the present invention.

[0072]

As described above, in the push-type dispenser according to the present invention, the lock for preventing the nozzle head from moving up and down can be locked at both the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the vertical stroke. And since the lock position can be appropriately selected according to the position where the nozzle head is rotated, the lock at the bottom dead center before use of the dispenser enables efficient conveyance and display, and By locking the top dead center after use of the dispenser, it is possible to easily lock the liquid without outflow, and to surely prevent the outflow of the liquid during transportation after use.

Further, since the bottom dead center lock and the top dead center lock can be appropriately selected, the dispenser having a single structure can respond to a demand for any lock position with a dispenser having a single structure. Therefore, the production efficiency of the dispenser is surely improved.

Further, it is sufficient to provide a guide projection on the inner peripheral surface of the chaplit and to form a slidable guide groove on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder shaft without complicating the configuration. A dispenser capable of locking the nozzle head at both the dead center and the top dead center can be easily secured.

In the state where the guide projections are aligned with the stroke grooves of the guide grooves, the elevation of the nozzle head between the bottom dead center and the top dead center of the up / down stroke can be ensured. Does not impair.

By providing a defining projection for defining a boundary point with the stroke groove at the opening end of the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove, when the nozzle head moves up and down,
Unnecessary entry of the guide projection from the stroke groove to each lock groove is regulated, so that the nozzle head can easily ascend and descend smoothly.

Further, the bottom dead center lock groove on the upper end side of the guide groove is an inclined groove which extends upward from the upper end of the stroke groove, so that the corresponding large-diameter portion of the nozzle head becomes the open end of the chaplit. , The lock end at the bottom dead center of the nozzle head seals the open end of the chaplit. Therefore, even if the liquid in the container flows into the cylinder via the negative pressure prevention hole, leakage of the liquid from the cylinder is reliably prevented, and from this point also, the safety of the dispenser is improved.

Since the bottom dead center lock groove is inclined, the contact of the large diameter portion of the nozzle head with the opening end of the chaplit at the bottom dead center of the vertical stroke can be reliably prevented. Therefore, the fitting of the large diameter portion of the nozzle head into the opening end of the chaplit accompanying the pushing of the nozzle head is reliably prevented, and the smooth lifting and lowering of the nozzle head can be easily ensured.

Further, if the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove of the guide groove are extended in the same direction of the circumference of the piston shaft from the corresponding side of the upper end and the lower end of the stroke groove, respectively, the bottom dead center and the top dead center are obtained. In any of the points, the locking direction and the releasing direction coincide with each other, and from this point also, operability can be reliably prevented.

Further, if the open ends of the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove of the guide groove are formed to be expanded, smooth entry of the guide projection from the stroke groove to each lock groove can be easily ensured. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a push-type dispenser according to the present invention at a bottom dead center of a lifting stroke, and a schematic plan view of a guide groove.

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a dispenser and a schematic plan view of a guide groove in a locked state at a top dead center.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a partially broken piston shaft and a chaplit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a dispenser and a schematic plan view of a guide groove in a locked state at a bottom dead center.

FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a dispenser according to another embodiment of the present invention at a bottom dead center of a lifting stroke, and a schematic plan view of a guide groove.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 110 Push type dispenser 12 Nozzle head 12a Nozzle 14 Cylinder 16 Piston 20 Container 22 Piston shaft 30 Chap 36 Guide protrusion 38 Guide groove 38a Stroke groove 38b Bottom dead center lock groove 38c Top dead center lock groove 40 Stopper 42 Boundary protrusion

Claims (7)

[Claims] A piston slidable inside a cylinder is provided at a lower end portion of a piston shaft, and reciprocation of the piston in conjunction with pushing of a nozzle head integrally connected to an upper end of the piston shaft and continuous rising thereof. Due to the suction and pressurization of liquid in the cylinder due to movement,
In a push-type dispenser that causes liquid in a container to flow out of the nozzle tip of a nozzle head, a guide projection is formed on an inner peripheral surface of a chaplit fixed to an upper end of the cylinder, and a guide protrusion is formed between a top dead center and a bottom dead center. A stroke groove extending in the longitudinal direction along the axis of the piston shaft so as to ensure the up-and-down stroke of the nozzle head; and an upper end continuously extending in the circumferential direction of the piston shaft from the upper and lower ends of the stroke groove. A guide groove formed of a combination of a bottom dead center lock groove and a bottom dead center lock groove on the lower side and a piston shaft at a position facing the guide protrusion so as to be able to slidably and undetachably hold the guide protrusion. Formed on the outer peripheral surface of the piston head. The push head is lockable so that the nozzle head cannot be raised or lowered at a position corresponding to each dead center by entering and holding the guide projection from the stroke groove to the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove. Type dispenser. 2. A stopper which can lock a guide projection is provided at a terminal end of a bottom dead center lock groove and a top dead center lock groove of a guide groove, and a holding position of the guide protrusion is defined at a terminal end of each lock groove. The push-type dispenser according to claim 1. 3. A stopper is formed at a position adjacent to the end of the bottom dead center lock groove and the end of the top dead center lock groove of the guide groove, as a protrusion having a height that can be locked by the guide protrusion and that the stopper can get over the stopper. The push type according to claim 1, wherein a position between the stopper, which is capable of holding the guide projection under holding, and the end of each lock groove, is defined at the end of each lock groove as a guide projection holding position. dispenser. 4. A regulating projection for defining a boundary point between a stroke groove of a guide groove, a bottom dead center lock groove, and a top dead center lock groove is a projection having a height at which the guide projection can be locked and can be overridden. 4. The push-type dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said push-type dispenser is formed at an opening end of each lock groove with respect to said stroke groove. 5. The lower dead center lock groove on the upper end side of the guide groove is formed as an inclined groove which is inclined upward and extends from the upper end of the stroke groove, so that the holding position of the lower dead center lock groove is set to the stroke groove. When the guide projection that has entered the bottom dead center lock groove reaches at least the holding position, the corresponding large-diameter portion of the nozzle head is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the chaplit. The push-type dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the push-type dispenser can be fitted into an open end of the push-type dispenser. 6. The guide groove has a substantially U-shaped planar shape in which a bottom dead center lock groove and a top dead center lock groove extend in the same direction of the circumference of the piston shaft from the corresponding side of the upper end and lower end of the stroke groove, respectively. The push-type dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the push-type dispenser is formed. 7. The push-type dispenser according to claim 1, wherein an opening end of each of the bottom dead center lock groove and the top dead center lock groove of the guide groove is formed so as to expand.