JPS5830022Y2 - liquid container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a liquid container of a liquid pumping type called an air pot or an electric pot.

Conventionally, in this type of liquid container, the entire liquid container is vertically long, and the spout pipe for pouring out the liquid in the liquid container opens in an upward position. When discharging the liquid, the liquid receiving container, such as a pot, must be held up while injecting the liquid, which is cumbersome.

In addition, some conventional pump injection type liquid containers use a dispensing auxiliary pipe that guides the liquid downward to dispense the liquid from a low position (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 49148281, Publication No. 52-105159, etc.) However, in all of these conventional examples, the ejection auxiliary tube is exposed to the outside as it is, so they are not desirable in terms of design.

In order to improve the design problems of liquid containers with auxiliary spout pipes, the present invention first proposes covering both sides and the front of the auxiliary spout pipe with pipe cover members. The present invention further attempts to propose means for improving the following new problems that occur when such a pipe cover member is provided.

In other words, in a liquid container with an auxiliary spout pipe, it is convenient to use it if the lower end opening of the auxiliary spout pipe is separated from the front surface of the outer case of the container body by a predetermined distance, but in such a case, the auxiliary spout pipe A relatively large gap will be created between the lower end of the pipe cover member that covers the outside of the container body and the front surface of the outer case of the container body.

However, if such a gap is left as it is, small animals such as cockroaches may enter the pipe cover member through the gap and accumulate there, causing a sanitary problem.

The present invention was made with the aim of improving the above-mentioned problems that occur when the auxiliary pouring pipe is provided and the periphery of the auxiliary pouring pipe is covered with a pipe cover member. In the low spout type liquid container, the lower end opening of the auxiliary spout pipe is separated from the front surface of the outer case of the container main body by an appropriate distance, and the periphery of the auxiliary spout pipe is covered with a pipe cover member, and The gap between the bottom of the pipe cover member and the front surface of the outer case of the main container is closed by a bottom plate, thereby improving usability, further improving the sense of design, and solving hygienic problems. It is characterized by:

Hereinafter, the liquid container of the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiment. The liquid container of the embodiment shown in FIGS. A liquid container main body 1 having a lower mouth member 6 placed and fixed on the upper part, a lid body 2 having an air pump 9 housed inside, a liquid pumping pipe 11 and a liquid pouring pipe 12 are in communication with each other. It is configured by a plug body 8 attached thereto.

The liquid container 5 is a so-called large-body vacuum bottle, which is a vacuum double bottle with a large diameter bottle and a low bottle height.

Above the shoulder portion 5a of the liquid container 5, a relatively large annular space 22 is formed inside the outer case 4 and below the lower mouth member 6.

A plug insertion hole 7 is formed approximately in the center of the lower mouth member 6, and a plug body 8 is removably fitted into the plug insertion hole 7.

A lid body 2 is pivotally attached to the upper part of the liquid container body 1 by a hinge 3 so as to be able to pivot freely to open and close.

Note that this hinge 3 is provided on the rear side of the liquid container body 1.

A bellows type air pump 9 is housed inside the lid body 2.

This air pump 9 is pressed and driven by a pump operation plate 10 arranged on the top of the pump top plate.

The air pump 9 is configured to communicate airtightly with the inside of the liquid container 5 via a ventilation path 17 formed in the stopper 8 when the lid is closed.

A liquid pumping pipe 11 extending downward and a liquid pouring pipe 12 extending laterally are attached to the stopper 8.
1 and the spouting pipe 12 are communicated via an in-stop water passage 16.

The lower end of the liquid pumping pipe 11 is opened near the bottom of the melting vessel 5.

The liquid spouting pipe 12 is made to protrude toward the front side of the liquid container main body 1, and the spout 13 of the liquid spouting pipe 12 is connected to the outer case 4.
The opening is opened downward near the upper part of the front surface 4a side.

Further, the spout 13 is made to project downward from an opening 23 formed near the front side of the lower mouth member 6.

A reinforcing washer 18 in the form of a vertically long plate is brought into contact with the back side of the front surface 4a of the outer case 4.
a and the washer 18, vertically elongated notch grooves 19 and 20 are formed downward from their respective upper ends.

The spout 13 of the spout pipe 12 is exposed near the upper end of the notched groove 19 formed on the front surface 4a of the outer case.

Below the spout pipe spout 13, a spout auxiliary pipe 14 for guiding the liquid W in the liquid container downward is connected with a gap T between it and the spout 13.

The auxiliary pouring pipe 14 includes an abbreviated pipe body 31 and the pipe main body 3.
1, and a trumpet-shaped connecting tube 32 made of an elastic material such as silicone rubber and connected to the upper end of the tube.

The connecting pipe 32 is formed in a bellows shape, and when the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is attached to the pipe cover member 15 surrounding it, the upper end opening 32 of the connecting pipe 32 is closed by the bellows.
The sealing performance of a is improved.

The pipe cover member 15 includes a vertically long pipe mount 35 attached to the front surface 4a of the outer case 4 and the pipe mount 35.
It is constituted by a lid 36 that covers the front side of the.

The pipe mount 35 connects a vertically long U-shaped frame portion 37 fixed to the periphery of the notch groove 19 on the outer case front surface 4a and a vertically long pipe receiving portion 38 for supporting the pouring auxiliary pipe 14 to a connecting plate on the top thereof. They are connected at 39 and formed integrally.

The pipe receiving part 38 is formed in an abbreviated shape, with an upper half part 38a projecting rearward from the rear surface of the frame part 37, and a lower half part 38b projecting obliquely forward by an appropriate length. It is a shelf section.

Incidentally, this pipe receiving shelf section 38b is formed in the shape of a gutter in order to stably place the tube body 31 of the auxiliary pouring tube 14.

An L-shaped projection 41 for holding a holder 40 for holding the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is protruded from the front surface of the upper half 38a of the pipe receiving portion.

Further, a screw boss 42 for fixing the lid 36 is protruded downward from the lower surface of the pipe receiving shelf 38b.

A hole 43 is formed in the connecting plate 39 of the E portion of the pipe mount 35 to allow the spout 13 to pass therethrough.

The inner diameter of the hole 43 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the spout 13, and the auxiliary spout pipe 14 is communicated with the outside air through the hole 43 and the gap T between the spout 13 and the spout 13.

That is, if the upper end side of the auxiliary spouting pipe 14 is communicated with the outside air in this way, even if an infant accidentally sucks the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary spouting pipe 14, the hot water in the liquid container 5 will not be sucked out. This prevents unexpected accidents from occurring.

A receiving groove 44 is formed in the front end of the connecting plate 39, into which an engaging protrusion 46 formed at the upper end of the lid 36, which will be described later, is engaged.

A pair of protrusions 45 and 45 are provided on the inner surface of the side wall 37 a of the frame 37 of the pipe mount 35 to engage an L-shaped retaining piece 47 formed at the rear of the lid 36 .

This pipe mount 35 is fixed to the peripheral edge of the notch groove 19 on the front surface 4a of the outer case by screwing screws 30 into the frame 37 from the back side of the washer 18.

The hole 43 formed in the connecting plate 39 of the pipe mount 35 is arranged to match the opening 23 formed in the lower mouth member 6.

The auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is the lower half (horizontal curved part) of the pipe main body 31.
31b is placed on the trough-shaped receiving part 38b of the pipe receiving part 38, the opening 3 of the connecting pipe 32 at the upper end of the pipe main body 31
2 a is the hole 4 formed in the connecting plate 39 of the pipe mount 35
Its shape is determined so that it is pressed into contact with the lower surface of the opening of No. 3.

Also, this pouring auxiliary pipe 14 has an upper half 31 of the pipe main body 31.
By holding the appropriate position of a by the elastic holder 40,
It is detachably attached to the pipe receiving portion 38.

This holder 40 is attached to the upper half portion 38a of the pipe receiving portion 38.
A plate-shaped mounting piece 40a that is hooked onto an L-shaped protrusion 41 that projects from the front surface of the mounting piece 40a, and a pair of elastic arm pieces 40b and 40 that have arc-shaped inner surfaces that integrally project from the mounting piece 40a. b, and a mounting piece 4 is attached to the above-mentioned round-shaped protrusion 41.
The auxiliary pouring tube 14 can be held by hooking the upper half 31a of the tube body 31a between the arms 40b and 40b.

When the auxiliary pouring tube 14 is held, the tube body 31
The horizontally bent portion 31b is placed on the gutter-like shelf portion 38b of the pipe receiving portion 38, and the upper end opening 32a of the connecting pipe 32 at the upper end of the pipe main body is in communication with the spouting pipe spout 13. It is adapted to come into pressure contact with the lower surface of the opening edge of the hole 43 formed in the connecting plate 39 of the pipe mount 35.

The auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is restricted from moving in the front, back, left and right directions by the elastic holder 40 and is held between the lower surface of the connecting plate 39 and the gutter-like shelf 38b of the pipe receiving part 38. Therefore, vertical movement is also restricted, and it is fixed to the pipe mount 35 in a stable state.

The lid 36 of the pipe cover member 15 has both side walls 36a, 3
6a and a front wall 36C, and is open at the rear, and the iron lid 36 is placed over the front surface of the pipe mount 35 from the outside of the auxiliary pouring pipe 14.

A retaining protrusion 46 is protruded from the upper end of the lid 36, and the iron lid 3
L-shaped engagement pieces 47, 47 are formed at the rear ends of both side walls 36a, 36a of 6.

In addition, there are screw holes 48 in the bottom plate 36b provided at the bottom of the lid 36.
A notch 49 is formed at the front end of the bottom plate 36b to expose the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 downward.
is formed.

This lid 36 has a retaining protrusion 46 at its upper end inserted into a receiving groove 44 formed on the upper part of the pipe mount 35, and an L-shaped retaining piece 47, 47 at the rear end of the side wall 36a is connected to the pipe mount frame. The screw 50 is engaged from below with the protrusion 45.45 formed on the inner side surface of the pipe receiving portion 37b, and is inserted through the screw hole 48 formed in the bottom plate 36b.
It is fixed to the pipe mount 35 by screwing into a boss 42 formed on the lower surface of the pipe mount 35.

The lid 36 can be removed from the pipe mount 35 by removing the screws 50, and the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 can be removed from the pipe mount 35 by removing the iron lid 36.

The auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is connected to both side walls of the pipe cover member 15 (the side walls 36a of the lid 36 and the frame 37 of the pipe mount 35).
side wall 37a) and front wall (front wall 36C of lid 36)
), and in this embodiment, the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 and the side walls 36a, 37a are covered with
In addition, a gap S is formed between the front wall 36C and the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 so that they do not come into direct contact with the auxiliary pouring pipe 14, so that the impact applied to the pipe cover member 15 is not directly applied to the auxiliary pouring pipe 14. There is no such thing.

The lower end opening 33 of the pouring auxiliary pipe 14 has a vertical distance H from the bottom surface of the liquid container body 1 and a horizontal distance to the front surface of the outer case 4 necessary for arranging a liquid receiving container 51 such as a teapot or a pot below. The opening is made at a position where the opening is made.

Since the gap S' formed between the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 and the front surface of the outer case 4 is closed by the bottom plate 36b, small animals such as cockroaches are prevented from entering through this gap S'. It can be prevented.

In the liquid container of this embodiment, a part of the pipe receiving part 38 (the upper half part 38a of the pipe receiving part) is connected to the outer case front surface 4a and the washer 1.
8, the front side of the pipe cover member 15 (the front wall 36C of the lid 36) is inserted into the cutout grooves 19 and 20 (into the space 22), and the removed portion is It is installed with the area set back inward.

Note that the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 is not formed with the cutout grooves 19 and 20.
When the pipe cover member 15 is attached, the front side surface of the pipe cover member 15 protrudes greatly toward the front side of the liquid container as shown by the chain line A, which is unfavorable in terms of appearance.

Next, to explain the use of the illustrated liquid container, when the pump operation plate 10 is pressed, pressurized air from the air pump 9 is blown into the liquid container 5 through the air passage 17 in the stopper, and the pressurized air causes the liquid to The liquid W in the container 5 is pumped up into the pumping pipe 11. The liquid passes through the stopper conduit 16, the spouting pipe 12, and further passes through the spouting auxiliary pipe 14, and is poured into a liquid receiving container 51 such as a pot.

In this case, the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 serves as an outlet for the liquid W in the liquid container.
Since the lower end opening 33 opens at a position close to the liquid receiving container 51 placed on the floor surface on which the liquid container is placed, the liquid filling operation can be performed with the liquid receiving container 51 placed on the floor surface. can.

Moreover, the liquid W discharged from the spouting pipe spout 13 into the auxiliary spouting pipe 14 flows through the opening formed in the lower mouth member 6 by the upper end opening 32 a of the connecting pipe 32 of the auxiliary spouting pipe 14 . 23 through the hole 43 of the pipe mount connecting plate 39, water will not leak from the opening 23.

Furthermore, when the liquid W in the liquid container decreases, a so-called splash phenomenon occurs in which gas and liquid are mixed and ejected from the spout 13 of the spout pipe 12. Since it faces into the opening (connecting pipe 32), a splash phenomenon does not occur from the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary pouring pipe.

In addition, by removing the lid 36 of the pipe cover member 15, the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 can be attached and detached with a single touch, and the auxiliary pouring tube 14 can be removed and cleaned if necessary. .

Next, to explain the effects of the present invention, the liquid container of the present invention has the following effects.

(1) Pour pipe spout 13 for dispensing the liquid W in the liquid container
An auxiliary pouring pipe 14 that communicates with the spout 13 is connected below the liquid container so that its lower end opening 33 is separated from the front surface of the outer case 4 by an appropriate amount, so that when pouring liquid into the liquid container, The liquid injection operation can be carried out with the liquid receiving container 51 such as a pot placed on the floor, and the liquid can be poured without touching the liquid receiving container 51, which is convenient and easy to use. You will not get burned by the splashing of boiling water.

(2) Since both sides and the front of the auxiliary pouring pipe 14 are covered with the pipe cover member 15, the design defects caused by exposure of the auxiliary pouring tube as in the conventional example are improved.

(3) Since the gap S' between the bottom of the pipe cover member 15 and the front surface of the outer case 4 is closed with the bottom plate 36b, small animals such as cockroaches do not enter into the pipe cover member 15, making it sanitary. It is highly beneficial.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a liquid container according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the liquid container of FIG. 1. 1...Liquid container body, 2...Lid body, 4
...Outer case, 5...Liquid container, 6...
... Lower mouth member, 12 ... Pour pipe, 13 ...
...Spout, 14... Pour auxiliary pipe, 15...
... Pipe cover part, 23 ... Opening part,
32... Connecting pipe, 33... Lower end opening,
36 a, 37 a... side wall, 36 b...
...Bottom plate, 36 C...Front wall, S'...
...gap, T...gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A spout 13 of a spout pipe 12 for drawing out the liquid W in the liquid container is opened downward at the upper part of the outer case 4 containing the liquid container 5, and a spout 13 of a spout pipe 12 is opened downward, and the spout 13 of the spout pipe 12 is extended downward. The auxiliary spouting pipe 14 is continuous with its lower end opening 33 separated from the front surface of the outer case 4 by an appropriate amount, and the auxiliary spouting pipe 14 is connected to the side walls 36 a and 37 .
A and a front wall 36C are provided on both sides and the front of the pipe cover member 15, and the gap S' between the bottom of the pipe cover member 15 and the front surface of the outer case 4 is covered by a bottom plate. 36b.