JPH1024950A - Extraction container of liquid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constantly discharge the liquid content by one extraction manipulation to favorably use the liquid content, by providing a regulating piece far from squeeze deformation which is inserted in a container body and provided with a contact part at least at the opposite position of a pressing part and fitted and fixed to an assembled cylinder at the fitting bar type part of the upper end. SOLUTION: After a cap body 8 has been opened, the pressing part 3 of the body 2 of the container body 1 is pressed by a finger tip in the state the container body 1 is nearly turned upside down and the body 2 of the container is forced to bring about the squeeze deformation until the pressing part 3 collides with the contact 7 of the regulating piece 5. The liquid content in the container body is discharged through an aperture hole 11 and a pouring opening 13 by the positive pressure in the inside of container caused by the squeeze deformation of of the body 2. The squeeze deformation volume of the body 2 of the container is nearly a constant value by pushing the pressing part 3 until it collides with the regulating piece 5. Accordingly, the extraction volume of the liquid content in one manipulation is nearly constant and hence, an extraction manipulation of a constant volume can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a synthetic resin bottle container for discharging a content liquid by utilizing squeezing properties.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a liquid-dispensing bottle container made of a synthetic resin, which squeezes a body portion by pressing with a fingertip holding a body portion to squeeze the body portion and shampoos or rinses the contents.

[0003] This liquid squeeze container has a squeeze property.
A cap or inner plug having a small spout is attached to the mouthpiece of the container body, and in a state where the container body is substantially inverted, the body of the container body is pressed and squeezed, and the squeeze deformation of the body Due to the positive pressure generated in the container body,
The content liquid is discharged from the pouring outlet in a rectified state, and the amount of the content liquid to be discharged is adjusted by a squeeze deformation amount according to a pressing operation on the body.

[0004]

The conventional liquid dispensing container utilizing the squeezing property has the advantage that the operation of dispensing the content liquid is simple and the handling thereof is easy. Since it is difficult to keep the degree of pressing with the fingertip on the part constant, the amount of liquid content discharged by a single pour operation is not constant, and the amount of content liquid used every time of the pour operation is excessive or insufficient. There was a problem that it often occurred.

[0005] As a means for stabilizing the amount of the content liquid to be discharged by one discharging operation, a container equipped with a discharging pump is used, but this kind of container is an expensive discharging pump. , A new problem arises in that not only the price of the container is increased, but also it becomes impossible to carry.

Therefore, the present invention was conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and in the discharging of the content liquid using squeeze deformation, the discharging of the content liquid by a single discharging operation is performed. It is an object of the present invention to quantify the amount, and to obtain a suitable use state of the content liquid and to obtain a comfortable use state of the container.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems Among the present invention for solving the above technical problems, the means of the present invention according to claim 1 includes a pressing operation portion at a place where a squeezable deformable bottomed cylindrical body is easily gripped. At the upper end of the formed body, there is provided a container body having an upright and continuous mouthpiece portion, and a window is formed on the wall of the tube from the center portion where the spout of the cap body is fixedly attached to the mouthpiece portion of the container body. A cap body in which a tube part with a hole is provided in a hanging manner and a lid body for opening and closing a spout is provided in the cap body, which is inserted into the container body and faces at least a pressing operation part of the container body. And a restricting piece that is hardly deformed by squeezing and is fixedly fitted into and fixed to the assembled cylindrical portion of the cap body by the fitting rod-shaped portion at the upper end.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the invention is formed by curving and depressing a cylindrical wall of a body of a container body into a spherical shell shape.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the present invention is formed such that the cylindrical wall of the body of the container body is corrugated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a concave pressing portion formed by depressing the body of the container body, and a hard fitting fixedly fitted to the concave pressing portion. And a push plate made of a material.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of sets of the pressing operation portions according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, which are vertically divided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifth aspect, the intervals between the plurality of sets of pressing operation portions and the contact portions of the regulating pieces are set to different values for each pressing operation portion. It is.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the sixth aspect, the depression depth of the plurality of sets of the pressing operation portions is set to a different value for each set, so that each of the pressing operation portions and the regulating piece are set. Are set to different values.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the sixth aspect, the lateral width of the contact portion of the regulating piece is set to a different value for each of the portions opposing each of the plurality of pressing operation portions.
The distance between each pressing operation part and the regulating piece is set to a different value.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claims 1 to 8
In the invention described in (1), the cap body and the lid are joined together by a hinge, and the lid is provided with a plug piece that fits tightly into the spout of the cap body.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claims 1 to 9
In the invention described in the above, the pressing operation portion is positioned such that a distance from the upper end of the body of the container body to the center of the pressing operation portion is within a set distance that is 2/3 of the height of the body. .

The eleventh aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
In the invention described in Item No. 0, a taper piece which becomes narrower downward is provided continuously at the lower end of the regulating piece.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the cap is opened, the pressing operation portion of the body of the container body is pressed with a fingertip in a state where the container body is substantially inverted, and the pressing operation portion is regulated. The body of the container body is squeezed until it hits the abutting part of the piece, and the internal pressure in the container body is made positive by the squeeze deformation of the body, so that the liquid in the container body is poured through the window and the spout. Put out.

During the operation of discharging the content liquid, the squeezing deformation of the body of the container body is restricted in a state where the pressing operation portion abuts on the contact portion of the restricting piece, and the restricting piece is unlikely to be squeezed. Since there is, the squeeze deformation amount of the body of the container main body becomes a substantially constant value by pressing the pressing operation portion until it hits the regulating piece, whereby a single operation of pressing the pressing operation portion until it hits the regulating piece is performed. The dispensing amount of the content liquid becomes a substantially constant value, and a constant-rate dispensing operation can be obtained.

After the pouring operation is completed, when the pressing force applied to the pressing operation portion is removed, the outside air is sucked into the container body by the negative pressure generated in the container body due to the elastic recovery of the body portion.
The negative pressure in the container body is eliminated, and it is ready for the next pouring.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the invention is formed in a curved arcuate shell shape at a position opposed to the contacting portion of the regulating piece. So
It is easy to recognize the position of the pressing operation unit, and it is possible to set the interval between the pressing operation unit and the regulating piece to a desired value without being limited by the flat cross-sectional shape of the body of the container body. Become.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, since the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the invention is provided in a corrugated shape at a position opposed to the contacting portion of the restricting piece, a touch of the fingertip is provided. Thus, the position of the pressing operation portion can be accurately confirmed, and the pressing operation with the fingertip can be smoothly performed without slipping.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pressing operation portion according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the pressing operation portion is provided with a concave pressing portion depressed and formed on the body of the container main body at a position facing the contacting portion of the regulating piece. , Which is assembled to the concave pressing portion, and is constituted by a pressing plate piece which is a separate object from the container main body, so that the pressing plate is made to have a different color from the container main body, and the position of the pressing operation portion is easily identified. In addition, it is possible to adjust and set the amount of one-time liquid ejection according to the size of the push plate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of sets of the pressing operation portions according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention are provided vertically, the degree of freedom of the gripping process of the container body at the time of the liquid content discharging operation is increased. Will be higher.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the distance between the plurality of sets of pressing operation portions and the contact portion of the regulating piece according to the fifth aspect of the invention is set to a different value for each pressing operation portion. With this configuration, the squeeze deformation amount of the body portion, that is, the dispensing amount of the content liquid, can be set to a different constant value for each pressing operation unit, and thereby, a single fixed dispensing amount is pressed. The selection can be made by selecting the operation unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first to eighth aspects of the present invention, the cap body of the cap body and the lid are joined by a hinge, so that the opening and closing operation of the container body is facilitated, and Since the plug piece that fits tightly into the spout of the cap body is provided, the sealing effect can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claims 1 to 9
The pressing operation part in the described invention is located within a set distance in which the length from the upper end of the body part of the container body to the center of the pressing operation part is 2/3 of the height of the body part of the container body. Therefore, when holding the body of the container body with one hand and pressing the pressing operation unit with the fingertip of one hand to pour out the internal solution, while maintaining stable gripping of the container body, the pressing operation unit The pressing operation by the fingertip can be suitably achieved without difficulty.

[0028] The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claims 1 to 1
In the invention described in Item 0, since a tapered piece that narrows downward is continuously provided downward at the lower end of the regulating piece, the lateral width of the lower end of the integral body of the regulating piece and the tapered cylindrical body is the mouthpiece portion of the container body. Is significantly smaller than the inner diameter of the container, so that the restricting piece (and the tapered piece) can be easily and smoothly inserted and assembled into the container body.

[0029]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall view in which the right half is longitudinally cut. The container body 1 is blow-molded into a bottle shape from a relatively soft synthetic resin material such as polyethylene resin or vinyl chloride resin, and is formed at the upper end of a body 2 having a bottomed cylindrical shape capable of squeezing deformation. The mouthpiece portion 4 having a thread formed thereon is configured to be erected and connected.

A pressing operation portion 3 is formed opposite to a position where the container body 2 is easily gripped from the center to the upper portion, and the cap body 8 is opened to bring the container body 1 into an almost upright posture. Thereafter, a predetermined amount of the inner solution can be poured out by pressing the two opposing pressing operation sections 3 so as to be sandwiched between the fingertips until the two pressing operation sections 3 come into contact with the contact section 7 of the regulating piece 5.

In this embodiment, the pressing operation unit 3
Although only one pair is formed, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a first pressing operation portion 3 having a large degree of curved depression is provided on the upper side, and a second pressing operation portion having a small degree of curved depression is provided on the lower side. By providing the third pressing operation portion 3, the distance between the restricting piece 5 and the contact portion 7 is larger in the second pressing operation portion 3 than in the first pressing operation portion 3. Quantitative dispensing of the second pressing operation unit 3 is larger than that of the unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 12, the width of the abutting portion 7 of the regulating piece 5 is set to a different value for each of the portions opposing each of the pressing operation portions 3 provided in a plurality of sets. The same effect can be obtained even when the distance between 3 and the regulating piece 5 is set to different values.

As shown in FIG. 3, the restricting piece 5 in this embodiment has a fitting rod-like portion 6 which is firmly fitted into the assembled cylindrical portion 12 of the cap body 8 at its upper end so as not to come out. It has a wide engaging portion 20, and a pair of abutting portions 7 facing each other is provided at the lower end of the regulating piece 5 via a continuous portion.

The fitting rod 6 has a quadrangular prism shape (the assembled cylindrical portion 12 of the cap body 8 also has a corresponding quadrangular frame shape). Are formed in the same direction, and by fitting the fitting rod-shaped portion 6 to the assembled cylindrical portion 12, the contact portion 7 is inevitably formed.
Is achieved.

The form of the regulating piece 5 is not limited as long as its upper end is fixedly attached to the cap body 8 and has a contact portion 7 with which the pressing operation portion 3 contacts.
And those shown in FIG.

The contact piece 7 of the regulating piece 5 shown in FIG. 4 has a cylindrical shape (or a round bar shape). In this case, any part of the cylindrical portion may be used as the contact part 7. 5 is easy to set, and the restricting piece 5 shown in FIG. 5 has the contact portion 7 formed by a frame body, and its direction is the same as the direction of the plane portion of the square pole-shaped fitting rod 6. Is set.

The cap body 8 includes a cap body 9 having a spout 13 formed at the center of the top plate of a topped cylindrical body which is externally fitted to the mouthpiece portion 4 and tightly screwed therein.
6 and a lid body 10 having a plug piece 17 that fits tightly into the spout 13 in the center of the lower surface. The inner solution passes through the lower edge of the spout 13 of the cap body 9. The window hole 11 is opened in the cylindrical wall, and the assembled cylindrical part 12 to which the fitting rod-shaped part 6 of the restricting piece 5 is fitted is assembled in a hanging manner.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the contact portion 7 of the regulating piece 5 of the liquid discharging container in the present embodiment is formed through four continuous portions 19 in a cylindrical shape. The regulation piece 5
A tapered piece 18 that becomes narrower downward is provided continuously at the lower end of the taper.

With such a configuration, the width of the lower end of the integral body of the restricting piece 5 and the tapered piece 18 is made significantly smaller than the inner diameter of the container main body tubular portion 4, and the tapered piece 18 is connected to the container 5 By functioning as a guide when inserted into the main body 1, it is possible to easily insert the integrated body into the container main body 1.

In any of the above embodiments, the length L from the upper end 21 of the body 2 of the container body 1 to the center thereof is 2/3 of the height H of the body 2. , The container body 1 can be stably gripped with one hand pressing the pressing operation unit 3 with a fingertip, and a good use situation can be obtained.

Incidentally, if the length L is not within the set distance D (ie, if the pressing operation part 3 is formed at the lower end portion of the container body part 2), the container body with one hand pressing the pressing operation part 3 with a fingertip 1 becomes unstable, and the operation of pouring out the content liquid becomes difficult.

FIG. 9 shows the pressing operation portion 3 at a position opposed to the regulating piece 5 with a concave pressing portion 14 formed on the body 2 of the container body 1 and a pressing plate to be assembled to the concave pressing portion 14. The pressing plate piece 15 is provided with a projection at the center of the rear surface thereof, and this projection is firmly fitted into a hole depressed at the center of the concave pressing section 14 to thereby form the concave pressing section 14. It is to be attached to.

FIG. 10 shows a liquid dispensing container according to the present invention, in which the pressing operation portion 3 is provided in a corrugated shape at a position opposed to the regulating piece 5 therebetween. I try to improve the catch.

[0044]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the amount of the liquid to be discharged by a single operation of pressing the pressing operation portion until the pressing operation portion abuts on the contact portion of the regulating piece is substantially constant, whereby the simple pressing of the body portion is achieved. A quantitative dispensing operation can be obtained only by the operation.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, it is easy to recognize the position of the pressing operation portion, and the interval between the pressing operation portion and the restricting piece is limited to the flat cross-sectional shape of the body of the container body. It is possible to set to a desired value without being performed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mechanical strength of the pressing operation portion is increased, so that the squeeze deformation of the body of the container body by pressing the pressing operation portion can be more easily achieved.

In the invention according to claims 5 to 8,
It is possible to select a fixed amount of dispensing at one time.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the container body can be easily opened and closed and the sealing effect can be enhanced.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the container body can be kept in a stable position when the inner solution is poured by pressing the pressing operation portion with a fingertip.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the regulating piece (and the tapered piece) can be easily inserted and assembled into the container body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a semi-vertical view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an entire front view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially longitudinal side view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an overall front view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the relationship between the pressing operation portion and the regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the relationship between the pressing operation portion and the regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the relationship between the pressing operation portion and the regulating piece according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the relationship between the pressing operation portion and the regulating piece according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Container main body 2; Body part 3; Pressing operation part 4; Mouth part 5; Restriction piece 6; Assembled cylindrical portion 13; Outlet 14; Recessed pressing portion 15; Push plate piece 16; Hinge 17; Plug piece 18; Tapered piece 19; Height distance H; Height distance D; Set distance

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An upper end of a body (2) having a pressing operation portion (3) formed at a position where a squeezable deformable bottomed cylindrical body is easily gripped,
A container body (1) having a mouthpiece (4) standing upright,
From the center where the outlet (13) of the cap body (9), which is fixedly attached to (4), is opened, the assembled cylindrical part (12) with the window hole (11) opened in the cylindrical wall, A cap body (8) in which a lid (10) for opening and closing the spout (13) is attached to the cap body (8).
And an abutting portion (7) inserted into the container body (1) at least at a position facing the pressing operation portion (3), and the fitting rod-shaped portion (6) as an upper end portion is used for the assembly. A liquid-dispensing container comprising a squeezing-resistant restricting piece (5) fitted and fixed in the attached cylindrical portion (12). 2. The pressing operation part (3) is connected to a body part of the container body (1).
2. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical wall of (2) is formed by being curved and depressed into a spherical shell shape. 3. The pressing operation section (3) is connected to a body of the container body (1).
2. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical wall of (2) is formed in a corrugated shape. 4. The pressing operation part (3) is connected to a body part of the container body (1).
(2) a concave pressing portion (14) formed by depression, and the concave pressing portion
2. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, further comprising a hard material push plate (15) fixedly fitted to (14). 5. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of the pressing operation portions are provided vertically. 6. A plurality of sets of a pressing operation part (3) and a restriction piece.
6. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 5, wherein a distance between the contact portion and the contact portion is set to a different value for each of the pressing operation portions. 7. The depressing depth of a plurality of sets of pressing operation units (3) is set to a different value for each set, and
7. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 6, wherein the distance between (3) and the regulating piece (5) is set to different values. 8. The pressing member (5) has a lateral width set to a different value for each portion opposing each of the pressing operation portions (3) provided in a plurality of sets, and The liquid dispensing container according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the distance between (3) and the regulating piece (5) is set to different values. 9. The cap body (9) and the lid (10) are hinged.
(16), and the cap body is attached to the lid (10).
9. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, further comprising a plug piece (17) closely fitted to the spout (13) of (9). 10. The distance (L) from the upper end (21) of the body (2) of the container body (1) to the center of the pressing operation part (3) is determined by changing the pressing operation part (3). 10. The liquid dispensing container according to claim 1, wherein the container is positioned within a set distance (D) that is 2/3 of the height (H) of (2). . 11. A taper piece (18), which is narrowed downward, is provided at the lower end of the regulating piece (5) in a hanging manner.
Or the liquid dispensing container according to 10.