JPH10296147A - Trigger type sprayer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a sprayer to spray and switch a spraying direction to a horizontal direction or to a vertical direction against a container by constituting a nozzle main body provided with a vertical nozzle, a horizontal nozzle and a direction switching valve member and capable of switching a flow path to the nozzle by operating a switching knob. SOLUTION: A sprayer base A is attached to a mouth cylinder part of a container with a cap and pumping work is started by pressing a trigger to pump up a content liquid from the container and to discharge it from a nozzle member B. The nozzle member B is erected on an opening/closing switch part b1 and consists of a nozzle holding cylinder b2 extending in the horizontal direction and a nozzle main body part b3 provided on the tip of the nozzle holding cylinder b2 and the nozzle main body b3 is constituted of a vertical nozzle 30, a horizontal nozzle 31 and a direction switching valve member 32. By operating rotatively a switching knob of the direction switching valve member 32, a flow path is switched so that the content liquid can be sprayed from either one side of the vertical nozzle 30 or the horizontal nozzle 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a trigger type sprayer,
In particular, the present invention relates to a trigger type sprayer that can switch a spray direction between a container held in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and a vertical direction with respect to the container without tilting the posture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a trigger type sprayer, as shown in FIG.
2. Description of the Related Art A trigger type sprayer which sprays the contents in a container by operating a trigger 112 mounted on a frame 1 and mounted on a casing is well known in the related art.

[0003] The sprayer base a is attached to the mouthpiece of the container 111, and is disposed in the vertical direction (Y direction) with respect to the container 111, and has a valve chamber having a suction pipe attached to a lower end thereof. , A discharge pipe portion disposed in the horizontal direction (X direction), and a pump chamber portion disposed in a horizontal direction parallel to the discharge pipe portion. A nozzle attachment member 114 is attached, and a nozzle member 115 capable of switching the opening and closing of the flow path is attached to the nozzle attachment member 114 so that the content liquid is sprayed on the container in a horizontal direction (X direction). I have to.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned sprayer, the tip of the suction pipe is immersed in the content liquid to suck and spray the content liquid into the pump chamber. In order to completely discharge the content liquid in the container, The tip of the suction pipe is located at a certain position on the bottom of the container. Therefore, even if the container is tilted and sprayed upward, for example, if the pipe tip is at position b, the tip of the suction pipe will not be immersed in the liquid unless the contents are filled in the container. There was a problem that things were not sprayed.

[0005] In particular, when using a detergent or the like, the spray cannot be sprayed from below when a symmetrical object such as a ceiling, a range hood or the like is located above. There is a problem that it is not easy to spray the detergent effectively because it is necessary to lift the container so as to position the container.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to solve the above-mentioned problems by spraying the container upwardly without tilting the container held in the vertical direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a trigger type sprayer which can perform spraying by switching in a vertical direction.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above technical object, the present invention provides, as a trigger type sprayer, a sprayer base attached to a container, an opening / closing switching section attached to the sprayer base, A trigger type sprayer comprising a nozzle member having a nozzle body portion, wherein the nozzle body portion includes a horizontal nozzle, a vertical nozzle, and a direction switching valve member,
The vertical nozzle includes a valve cylinder having a valve element insertion hole,
The direction switching valve member has a valve body provided with a switching path and a switching knob, and switches the flow path to the nozzle by operating the switching knob, so that the spray direction is horizontal without tilting the posture of the container. And a switchable configuration in the vertical direction.

Another technical means is a trigger type sprayer comprising a sprayer base attached to a container and a nozzle member attached to the sprayer base and having an opening / closing switching section and a nozzle body. The nozzle body includes a nozzle holding cylinder, a horizontal nozzle formed at the tip thereof, a vertical nozzle formed by branching upward from the nozzle holding cylinder, and a switching cover attached to the nozzle holding cylinder. A switching cover holding cylinder is formed at the tip of each of the nozzles, and the switching cover is extended from an outer peripheral edge of the lid and the lid, and has an elongated hole at an end. A nozzle that is slidably supported on the outer periphery of the nozzle holding cylinder by a mounting pin, selects a nozzle to be sprayed by closing one nozzle end with the lid, and adjusts the posture of the container. Spray direction without tilting To adopt a structure which is characterized in that a switchable horizontally and vertically.

[0009]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, A is a sprayer base, and B is a nozzle member attached to the sprayer base, each of which is molded using a synthetic resin. The sprayer base A is attached to the mouthpiece 2 of the container 1 in the same manner as a conventionally known sprayer, and is arranged in the vertical direction (direction Y) of the container (hereinafter, the direction Y is referred to as a vertical direction and the direction X is referred to as a horizontal direction). It is arranged above.

[0010] The sprayer base A has a valve chamber portion disposed vertically (direction Y) and having a suction pipe attached to a lower end, a discharge pipe portion disposed horizontally, and a discharge pipe portion arranged in parallel with the discharge pipe portion. And a pump chamber disposed horizontally (not shown). The pump chamber is attached to the mouthpiece 2 of the container 1 by the cap 3, and the trigger 4 is pressed to operate the pump. The liquid content is sucked up and discharged.

As shown in FIG. 2, a nozzle attachment member 6 is attached to the tip of the discharge pipe 5 of the discharge section of the sprayer base A, and the nozzle attachment member 6 is connected to the discharge pipe of the sprayer base A. A fitting cylinder 9 having a bottom wall 8 provided with a through hole 7 communicating with 5;
A mounting cylinder 10 having a bulging portion on the outer periphery;
And a mounting shaft 12 formed with the same.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the nozzle member B is
An opening / closing switching section b1 capable of opening / closing switching of a flow path, and a nozzle holding cylinder b which is erected on the opening / closing switching section b1 and extends horizontally.
2 and a nozzle body b3 disposed at the tip of the nozzle holding cylinder b2.

The opening / closing switching portion b1 includes a substrate 20 having a substantially triangular shape, and a peripheral wall 21 erected on the periphery of the substrate 20.
With On the atomizer substrate A side of the substrate 20,
Inside the peripheral wall 21, a fitting cylinder 22 provided with a bulging portion on the inner periphery fitting to the outer periphery of the mounting cylinder 10, an engaging ring 23 engaging with the inner periphery of the mounting cylinder 10, A passage 24 is formed, and a mounting cylinder 25 mounted on the mounting shaft 12 is provided upright.

The nozzle holding cylinder b2 is provided upright on the outside of the substrate 20, and a discharge flow path 26 communicating with the flow path 11 in the open / close switching section b1 is formed inside.

When the open / close switching portion b1 of the nozzle member B is attached to the nozzle attaching member 6 of the sprayer base A, the mounting cylinder 1
0 and the respective bulging portions of the fitting tube 22 are engaged with each other so as to be rotatable. When the opening / closing switching part b1 is rotated to a position where the flow path 11 formed in the mounting shaft 12 and the flow path 24 formed in the mounting cylinder 25 coincide with each other, the through hole 7, the inner chamber of the mounting cylinder 10, The discharge pipe 5 of the sprayer base A and the discharge flow path 26 in the nozzle holding tube b2 are communicated via the flow path 24 and the flow path 11 to form a discharge path, and the flow path 11 does not match the flow path 24. When rotated to the position, the communication between the discharge pipe 5 and the discharge flow path 26 is blocked, and the discharge path is closed.

The nozzle body b3 includes a vertical nozzle 30 disposed in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the nozzle holding cylinder b2,
A horizontal nozzle 31 protruding from the vertical nozzle 30 in the same direction as the axis of the nozzle holding cylinder b2, and a direction switching valve member 32 are provided.

The vertical nozzle 30 comprises an upper nozzle tip mounting portion 33 and a valve cylinder 35 having an insertion hole 34 for a direction switching valve member 32 formed inside. A lower portion of the valve cylinder 35 has a direction switching valve member. 32 mounting portions. A through hole 36 is formed at a position corresponding to the nozzle holding cylinder b2 of the valve cylinder 35,
It communicates with the discharge channel 26 of the nozzle holding cylinder b2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a cylindrical nozzle tip mounting hole 37 is formed in the nozzle tip mounting portion 33, and a mounting shaft 38 is provided at the center thereof. Mounting shaft 38
A channel groove 39 is formed in the hole, a through hole 40 is formed between the nozzle tip mounting hole 37 and the insertion hole 34, and a fluid passage is formed together with the channel groove 39. A bulging ring 41 is provided on the outer periphery of the lower part of the valve cylinder 35, the outer periphery below the bulging ring 41 is reduced in diameter, and a valve mounting cylinder 42 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, a ridge 43 for positioning is protruded.

A nozzle tip 50 is mounted in the nozzle tip mounting hole 37.
A substrate 52 having a nozzle hole 51 formed in the center and a fitting tube 53 having a bulging ring formed on the outer periphery are provided. The fitting tube 53 is fitted so as to fit into the nozzle chip mounting hole 37. I'm wearing The nozzle hole 51 communicates with the insertion hole 34 via the flow channel 39 and the through hole 40.

The horizontal nozzle 31 has a cylindrical nozzle tip mounting hole 37a and a mounting shaft 38a having a flow channel 39a formed in the same manner as the nozzle tip mounting portion 33, and the bottom surface of the nozzle tip mounting hole 37a. And between the insertion hole 34,
A through hole 40a having the same axis as the through hole 36 is formed.

The nozzle tip mounting hole 37a is provided with a nozzle tip 50a comprising a substrate 52a having a nozzle hole 51a formed at the center and a fitting cylinder 53a in the same manner as the nozzle tip 50. Is the channel groove 3
9a, it communicates with the insertion hole 34 through the through hole 40a.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the direction switching valve member 3
2 comprises a valve shaft 60 pivotally connected to the insertion hole 34 and a switching knob 61 formed at the lower end thereof. Valve shaft 6
0, at a predetermined position, a through-hole 62 is bored through the valve shaft 60 in the diametric direction.
A flow channel 63 is formed in the axial direction at a position orthogonal to the axis of the through hole 62. The lower end of the channel groove 63 is formed in an arc 64, and the lower end of the arc 64 is
2 so as to coincide with the lower side.

The switching knob 61 has an outer wall 65 formed at the lower end of the valve shaft 60 and a peripheral wall 66 erected on the outer wall 65.
And a fitting cylinder 67 erected inside the peripheral wall 66. The fitting cylinder 67 is provided with a swelling ring 68 that engages with the swelling ring 41 at the distal end.
9 are provided. A pair of stoppers 70a and 70b are provided at the lower end of the fitting cylinder 67 to abut against the ridges 43 provided on the valve mounting cylinder 42, so that the rotation range of the switching knob 61 is regulated. I have. A narrow strip 71 is formed on the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 66.

When the direction switching valve member 32 is mounted on the valve cylinder 35, the valve shaft 60 is fitted into the insertion hole 34, and the bulging ring 68 of the fitting cylinder 67 gets over the bulging ring 41 of the valve cylinder 35. As the lower surface of the bulging ring 68 and the upper surface of the bulging ring 41 engage with each other, positioning in the vertical direction is performed.

At the time of mounting, the direction switching valve member 32 is mounted on the valve cylinder 35 so as to be freely rotatable and unable to move up and down, and the axis of the through hole 62 formed in the valve shaft 60 is aligned with the valve cylinder 35.
The lower end of the circular arc 64 of the flow channel groove 63 is located on the same line as the lower end of the circumference of the through hole 36 on the same axis as the axis of the through hole 36 and the through hole 40a.

When the switching knob 61 is rotated in use, the position of the through hole 62 of the valve shaft 60 communicating with the through hole 36 and the through hole 40 formed in the valve cylinder 35 is determined.
The communication between the valve shaft 60 and the through holes 36 and 40a is closed, and the pivoting position of the valve shaft 60 can be switched to a position where the through hole 36 and the flow channel 63 communicate with each other.
It is regulated by a and b.

Next, the mode of use and the function and effect of the sprayer of this embodiment will be described. When the sprayer is used, first, the opening / closing switching section b1 is rotated to stop at the rotation position where the vertical nozzle 30 is located above. At that time, the discharge pipe 5 of the sprayer base A and the discharge flow path 26 of the nozzle holding cylinder b2 are communicated. Next, by rotating the switching knob 61, the discharge passage 26 of the nozzle holding cylinder b2 is communicated with either the through hole 62 of the valve shaft 60 or the passage groove 63. At this time, since the turning position of the switching knob 61 is regulated by the stopper 70, the switching knob 61 may be turned until it stops, and the turning operation is easy. Next, by pressing the trigger 4, the content liquid can be sprayed through the horizontal nozzle 31 or the vertical nozzle 30.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a switching member for changing the nozzle spray direction in the nozzle member B of the above embodiment is changed. In FIG. 7, Aa denotes a sprayer base, and Ba denotes a nozzle member attached to the sprayer base, each of which is molded using a synthetic resin.

The sprayer base Aa is attached to the mouthpiece 2a of the container 1a in the same manner as the sprayer base A of the above-described embodiment, and is disposed in the horizontal direction with the valve chamber having the suction pipe attached to the lower end. It incorporates a discharge pipe part and a pump chamber part (not shown) arranged in a horizontal direction in parallel with the discharge pipe part, and is attached to the mouthpiece part 2a of the container 1a by the cap 3a, and the trigger 4a is mounted. The pump is operated by a pressing operation to suck up and discharge the content liquid from the container a.

As shown in FIG. 8, a nozzle attachment member 6a is attached to the tip of the discharge pipe 5a of the discharge section of the sprayer base Aa, and the nozzle attachment member 6a is connected to the discharge pipe of the sprayer base Aa. A fitting cylinder 9a having a bottom wall 8a provided with a through hole 7a communicating with 5a, and a mounting cylinder 10a having a bulging portion on the outer periphery.
And a mounting shaft 12a in which a flow path 11a is formed.

The nozzle member Ba comprises an opening / closing switching portion c1 capable of attaching to the sprayer base Aa and switching the flow channel between opening and closing, and a nozzle body portion c2. The open / close switching unit c1 includes:
A substrate 20a having the same configuration as the open / close switching unit b1 of the above-described embodiment, and having a substantially triangular shape,
And a peripheral wall 21a erected on the peripheral edge of the main body.

On the side of the atomizer substrate Aa of the substrate 20a,
A fitting cylinder 22a having a bulging portion on the inner periphery thereof fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting cylinder 10a inside the peripheral wall 21a;
An engagement ring 23a engaged with the inner periphery and a flow path 2
4a, and a mounting cylinder 2 attached to the mounting shaft 12a.
5a are erected. A through hole 73 is formed in the center of the substrate 20a.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the nozzle body c2
The nozzle holding tube 80, a horizontal nozzle 81 formed at the tip of the nozzle holding tube 80, a vertical nozzle 82 formed to branch above the nozzle holding tube 80, and an outer periphery of the nozzle holding tube 80. A switching cover 83 is provided, and the nozzle holding cylinder 80 and the nozzles 81 and 82 are integrally formed together with the open / close switching unit c1.

The nozzle holding cylinder 80 is provided with the open / close switching section c1.
The filling rod 85 is inserted into the cylinder 84 of the substrate 20a. The filling rod 85 has a nozzle tip mounting cylinder 86 formed at the end thereof, and a flow channel groove 87 is engraved on the outer peripheral upper portion thereof.

A switching cover holding tube 88 is provided at the tip of the nozzle holding tube 80, and the switching cover 83 is fitted therein. The nozzle tip mounting tube 86 is fitted into the nozzle holding tube 80 through the switching cover holding tube 88, and a swelling ring 89 provided on the inner periphery of the switching cover holding tube 88.
Is positioned by Nozzle tip mounting tube 86
The nozzle tip 90 is inserted between the tip of the filling rod 85 and the nozzle tip 90.

The nozzle tip 90 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a substrate 92 having a nozzle hole 91 formed in the center and a fitting tube 93 having a bulging ring formed on the outer periphery. The fitting tube 93 is provided with the nozzle tip mounting tube 86 and the tip of the filling rod 85. It is mounted so as to fit between them. The nozzle hole 91 communicates with the flow channel groove 87. A horizontal nozzle 81 is formed by the switching cover holding cylinder 88, the nozzle tip mounting cylinder 86, and the nozzle tip 90.

The vertical nozzle 82 has a cylindrical nozzle tip mounting hole 95 formed on the inside thereof, and a center thereof forms a mounting shaft 96. A flow channel 97 is formed on the outer periphery of the mounting shaft 96 and communicates with the flow channel 87 of the filling rod 85. A nozzle tip 90a having the same configuration as the nozzle tip 90 is attached to the nozzle tip mounting hole 95, and the nozzle hole 91
“a” communicates with the channel groove 87 of the filling rod 85 via the channel groove 97. A switching cover holding cylinder 98 having an enlarged diameter is formed at the upper end of the nozzle, and the switching cover 83 is fitted therein.

As shown in FIG. 10, the switching cover 83
A lid 100 and a mounting rod 10 extending from the lid 100
The mounting rod 101 has an elongated hole 102 at an end thereof in the longitudinal direction. The switching lever 83 is attached to the outer periphery of the nozzle holding cylinder 80 so as to be freely movable in the axial direction and rotatable by an attachment pin 103 inserted into the long hole 102.

The switching cover 83 has a mounting pin 103 attached to the nozzle holding cylinder 80 through the elongated hole 102 so as to be slidable.
00 can be pulled out from the switching cover holding cylinder 88,
It can freely rotate around the mounting pin 103 as a fulcrum. The switching cover 83 is connected to the switching cover holding tube 88 of the horizontal nozzle 81 or the switching cover holding tube 98 of the vertical nozzle 82.
, The nozzle hole 91 or 91a of the nozzle fitted by the lid 100 is closed to make spraying impossible.

Next, the mode of use and the function and effect of the sprayer of this embodiment will be described. When using the sprayer, first, the open / close switching unit c1 is rotated to stop at the rotation position where the vertical nozzle 82 is located above. At that time, each nozzle 8 is connected to the discharge pipe 5a of the sprayer base Aa and the flow channel 87.
A discharge path communicating with the nozzle holes 91 and 91a is formed. Next, when the switching cover 83 is pulled out and rotated, and one of the nozzles is closed and the trigger is pressed, spraying can be performed from the other nozzle.
When switching the spray direction, pull out the switching cover and cover it over the other nozzle, close the nozzle end,
It can be sprayed from an open nozzle. Therefore, by operating the switching cover, it is possible to spray in either the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.

[0041]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. By providing two nozzles, a horizontal nozzle and a vertical nozzle, arranged in orthogonal directions and a direction switching member, the spray direction can be switched between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction without tilting the attitude of the container held in the vertical direction. Now you can do it. In particular, when the object to be sprayed is located above, the contents can be effectively sprayed from below while the posture of the container is kept in a normal state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sprayer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of the sprayer.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a nozzle member when sprayed in a vertical direction.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the nozzle member.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

6A and 6B are views showing a switching valve member, wherein FIG. 6A is a partial cross-sectional front view, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sprayer according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the sprayer when spraying in a horizontal direction.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the nozzle member when sprayed in a vertical direction.

FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating an attached state and an operation of a switching cover.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a conventional trigger type sprayer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, Aa, a Sprayer base B, Ba, 115 Nozzle member b1, c1 Opening / closing switching part b2 Nozzle holding cylinder b3, c2 Nozzle body part 1, 1a, 111 Container 2, 2a Mouthpiece part 3, 3a, 110 Cap 4, 4a, 112 Trigger 5, 5a, 113 Discharge pipe 6, 6a, 114 Nozzle attachment member 26 Discharge flow path 30, 82 Vertical nozzle 31, 81 Horizontal nozzle 32 Direction switching valve member 33 Nozzle chip mounting part 34 Insertion hole 35 Valve cylinder 37, 37a, 95 Nozzle tip mounting holes 38, 38a, 96 Mounting shafts 39, 39a, 63, 87, 97 Flow grooves 40, 40a, 62, 73 Through holes 41, 68, 89 Swelling ring 42 Valve mounting cylinder 50 , 50a, 90, 90a Nozzle tip 51, 51a, 91, 91a Nozzle hole 52, 52a, 92 Substrate 53, 53a, 67, 93 Fitting cylinder Reference Signs List 60 valve shaft 61 switching knob 69 engagement groove 80 nozzle holding tube 83 switching cover 85 filling rod 86 nozzle tip mounting tube 88, 98 switching cover holding tube 100 lid 101 mounting rod 102 long hole 103 mounting pin

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A trigger type sprayer comprising: a sprayer base attached to a container; and a nozzle member attached to the sprayer base and having an opening / closing switching unit and a nozzle body. Comprises a horizontal nozzle, a vertical nozzle, and a direction switching valve member, and the vertical nozzle includes a valve cylinder having a valve element insertion hole,
The direction switching valve member has a valve body provided with a switching path and a switching knob, and switches the flow path to the nozzle by operating the switching knob, so that the spray direction is horizontal without tilting the posture of the container. Trigger type sprayer characterized in that it can be switched in the vertical direction. 2. A trigger type sprayer comprising: a sprayer base attached to a container; and a nozzle member attached to the sprayer base and having an open / close switching unit and a nozzle body. Comprises a nozzle holding cylinder, a horizontal nozzle formed at the tip thereof, a vertical nozzle formed by branching upward from the nozzle holding cylinder, and a switching cover attached to the nozzle holding cylinder, A switching cover holding cylinder is formed at the tip of each nozzle, and the switching cover includes a lid and a mounting rod extending from the outer peripheral edge of the lid and having an elongated hole at an end. The nozzle is slidably supported on the outer periphery of the nozzle holding cylinder by a mounting pin, and the nozzle to be sprayed is selected by closing one nozzle end by the lid, and the spray direction is adjusted without tilting the posture of the container. Cut horizontally and vertically A trigger type sprayer characterized by being replaceable.