JPS6145714A - Liquid receiving container with air pump - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention accommodates a liquid container in a case body, and is provided with an air pump that compresses the gas in the container and pours out the liquid in the liquid container. The present invention also relates to a liquid storage container with an air pump, which is provided with an operating member for operating the air pump.

[Conventional technology]

As a thermos flask, which is an example of this type of liquid container,
As shown in Figure 0, an air pump (P) for pressurizing air into the liquid container is installed in the upper lid (B) of the container, and
A cylindrical operating member (0
1) is fitted into a recess (02) formed on the upper surface of the upper cover so as to be vertically movable.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in order to move the operating member (01) up and down, it is necessary to extend your hand from a high position above the upper M (B) and insert it into the recess (02) of the upper M (B). Part (01
) had to be recessed into the top lid (B), which made it difficult to operate the operating member (01) with the container placed on the table due to its high position. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid storage container with an air pump that allows a liquid pouring operation using an operating member to be performed as close to the operator as possible.

[Means for solving problems]

The characteristic structure of the liquid storage container with an air pump of the present invention is that a panel is attached to the side surface of the case body to cover the liquid injection pipe and/or the liquid level display tube in the liquid container, and this panel is used as a guide for the operating member. The point is that it is configured.

[For production]

In other words, the panel attached to the side of the case body has a surface that is almost vertically oriented, and this panel allows the operating member to be moved up and down along the panel by operating force from the side of the case body. It is supported so that it can freely slide up and down.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Therefore, since the operation member is guided by a strong panel that covers the liquid injection tube, liquid level display tube, etc. and protects them from damage, there is no need for any special guide member and the operation is very stable. Moreover, it has the advantage of being easy to incorporate even complex mechanisms, and even when the entire container is placed on a tabletop, it can be easily operated by moving it up and down from near the operator, that is, from the side of the case body. reached.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, inside the internal space formed by the case body (A) equipped with the liquid injection pipe (1) in a downwardly inclined position and the upper M (B) that can swing open and close. , container body (2
Vacuum glass liquid container (hereinafter referred to as medium bottle) (2) in which a mouth part (2b) smaller than the maximum assembled diameter part of the container body (2a) is connected to the upper part of the component container body (2a). And this medium bottle (2
) The first water conduit (4) that guides the liquid in the inner stopper (3)
and an inner stopper unit (C) comprising a second water conduit (5) that guides liquid from the inner stopper (3) to the juice pipe (1).
and a manual mechanism for sending the liquid in the middle bottle (2) out of the case body (A) through the middle stopper (UNISO) (C) and the juice pipe (1) by force-feeding air into the middle bottle (2). type bellows pump (an example of an air pump) (P
) are arranged to form a thermos flask, which is an example of a liquid storage container with an air pump.

The case body (A) has a lower opening member (6) provided with a through hole (6a) for inserting and holding the juice pipe (1) so that it can be pulled out only upwardly and an annular recess (6b) that opens downward. ) and a cylindrical case (7) which is elastically fitted and fixed to the lower mouth member (6), in other words, which is fixed in an unreasonable range, and the case (7) A panel (8) forming a cover part (8a) that covers the outer circumference of the liquid injection pipe (1) and is approximately triangular in side view is attached to the outer circumferential surface of the liquid injection pipe (1) using screws (9). There is.

The upper lid (B) includes an outer cover (11) that is vertically swingable around the horizontal bin (10) with respect to the lower opening member (6);
The outer cover (11) includes an inner cover (13) that is fitted and held while forming an appropriate space, and the outer cover (11) has a locking member that can be freely engaged and detached from the lower opening member (6). (14).

The hero's pump (P) has an operating rod (24) pivotably supported in the annular recess (6b) of the lower mouth member (6) around a horizontal pivot shaft (12). It is compressed by pushing up one end of the bottle (2a), and presses air into the medium bottle (2a).

The other end of the operating rod (24) is in contact with the lower end of an operating member (25) that is supported by the cover part (8a) of the panel (8) in a substantially vertically slidable manner. Element(
Along with the vertical sliding operation of 25), the other end of the operating lever 24) is also operated to swing downward.

The operating member (25) is vertically long and has a hollow-shaped cross section, and is designed to be pushed down substantially downward along the side surface of the panel (8) while touching the upper end surface (25a) with a finger from above. , its both sides (25b).

(25b) into substantially vertical grooves (8b) formed on both left and right sides of the panel (8),
Guided and supported up and down. Then, the operation member (25
), one end of which is attached to the inside of the spring (15).
The other end of the supporting member (1) is attached to the lower opening member (6).
6), the operating member (25) is urged back upward.

On the lower end side of the operating member (25), there is a lock state that contacts and prevents the operating member (25) from moving to the liquid pouring operation position by a horizontal movement operation, and a lock state that prevents the operating member (25) from moving to the liquid pouring operation position, and a lock state that prevents the operating member (25) from moving to the liquid pouring operation position. A safety stopper (17) is provided on the panel (8) for switching between the locked and unlocked states.

At the lower end of the liquid injection pipe (1), a cylindrical member (19) that allows the liquid injection port (18) to freely extend further downward is attached externally to the liquid injection pipe (1) in order to stably hold the liquid injection port (18) in the upper and lower two positions. Along with fitting it,
A locking protrusion (1a) that is positioned in a mutually fixed manner on both sides.
(19a) are provided integrally.

[Another example]

The operating member (
25) can be classified into the following types.

(1) Push down the upper end surface with your fingers and move it vertically in a straight line. (Figures 1 to 12, Figure 20,
(Fig. 21, Fig. 29) (II) From the upper and lower middle part of the operating member (25) to the panel (8)
) on the panel (
8) It is operated in an almost vertical straight line direction by the guiding action.

(FIGS. 13 to 15, FIGS. 21 to 25) (DI) Projects forward from the panel (8) and swings around the pivot shaft (12) or (20). (Fig. 16 to Fig. 19, Fig. 26 to Fig. 28) <Type (I)
〉 A. The operating member (25) shown in FIGS.
25b) are engaged with vertical grooves (16a) formed on both left and right sides of the support member (16), and are guided and supported up and down, and are also guided and supported up and down by the inner surface of the panel. The safety stopper (17) of the operating member (25) is configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis near the lower end of the operating member (25) of the panel (8), and can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked state by rotating the safety stopper (17). It will be done. In addition, the upper lid (B
) by engaging the locking member (14) with the lower opening member (6), the upper cover (B) is attached to the case body (^)
fixed to the side.

Therefore, since the locking of the operating member (25) and the fixing of the top cover (B) to the case body (A) are all performed on the front side, there is an advantage that all operations can be performed efficiently and efficiently.

In addition, the cylindrical member (19) is attached to a part of the cover of the panel (8) (
8a) for cleaning, etc., as shown in Figures 3 and 5.
As shown in the figure, the stopper (21) (7) provided at the lower end of the cover part (8a) is disengaged from the cylindrical member (19) by swinging operation or front/backward pulling operation,
The cylindrical member (19) is constructed so that it can be freely pulled out, making it easy to clean the part through which the liquid flows.

In addition, in order to reduce the number of parts and make it cheaper, the products shown in Fig. 4 (a) and (o) are different from those shown in Fig. 3 (a) and (T).
The operation member (25) shown in I) and (C), and the operation member (
25) is supported or guided by a part of the panel (8), and locks or locks the operation of the operating member (25) by horizontal and lateral movement. A safety stopper (17) that can be freely switched to the released state is provided on the panel (8) below the operating member (25), and can be locked by contacting the lock piece (3o) attached to the lower end of the operating member (25). It is set as.

The abutment of the lock piece (30) against the upper part of the panel (8) also functions to position the operating member (25) at its upper limit.

Therefore, the operating range of the operating member (25) can be determined.

B. The ones shown in Figures 6 and 7 are safety stoppers (+
7) is provided on the panel (8) portion behind the upper end surface (25a) of the operating member (25), and this safety stopper (17
) by pushing and pulling the operating member (25) in the horizontal and lateral direction.
) is engaged/disengaged with respect to a protrusion (25c) integrally provided in the horizontal direction on the upper part of the control member (25) to form a locked state and an unlocked state. 17) are at almost the same height, so it can be operated smoothly without changing the position of the hand extended for operation.

C. In the devices shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the safety stopper is also used as a part of the operating member (25).
In other words, in the operating member (25), move the lever part (25A) at the upper end, which the finger always comes into contact with during operation, to the vertical sliding part (25B), which has a vertical surface, in a direction approximately parallel to the direction of the arrow. By making it slidable in the direction, the operating member (25
) can be operated in a locked or unlocked state, which has the advantage of smoother operation, eliminating the squeamishness of locking operations, and improving safety.

In particular, Figure 10 (A), (U), (C)
, the operating member (25) shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 has a vertical sliding part (25B) that moves up and down as the lever part (25A) is pulled forward and backward. hole (2
2) is equipped with a cam member (23) equipped with a display section (23a) that displays "comes out" or "does not come out" when the liquid in the container is released by lever operation, and a visual operation member (
25) It is easy to confirm the safety lock operation.

In addition, when switching the operating member (25) to the locked state or the unlocked state by pulling the lever part (25A) forward and backward, the steps shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 (a), (o), and (
As shown in c), this may be done through a locking piece (30) that is fixedly fixed to a part of the lever (25A), and in this case, it is easy to mold each part.

<Type (■)> The operating member (25) shown in Fig. 13 includes a lever part (25A) that protrudes horizontally forward and can be operated by a knob, and a panel (8) that slides and guides the operating member (25). ), and a vertical sliding part (25B) that covers the guide hole (8c) while contacting the panel (8) so that it cannot be seen from the outside is integrally molded. ), the lever part (25A) is connected to the vertical sliding part (25B) so that it can swing freely around the pivot shaft (0) in the vertical direction, and when locking the operating member (25), , which is fixed by swinging the lever part (25A) upward and locking the protrusion (25c) formed on the lever part (25A) to the locking part (8d) of the panel (8). Therefore, when the operating member (25) is not operated, it does not get in the way and erroneous operation can be prevented.

In the case shown in FIG. 15, a part of the lever (25A) is fitted inside the vertical sliding part (25B) so that it can move forward and backward in the horizontal direction, and the part of the lever (25A) is inserted inside the panel (8). The configuration is such that the operation member (25) can be retracted by pushing it, and the tip of the operation member (25) can be locked in a part inside the case body (A), so that the operation of the operation member (25) is disabled. Since it does not get in the way during operation, and the lever part (25A) is locked to a part of the case body (A) to be in the locked state, no special structure for locking is required.

<Type (■)> The one shown in Figures 16 and 17 is the case body (A)
A part of the cover (8a) that covers the liquid injection tube (1) and a liquid volume display section (8e) that covers the liquid volume display tube (26) that displays the liquid volume in the container (2) are integrally formed on the side surface of the container. A panel (8) is attached, and the guide hole (25) of the operating member (25) is located in the sideways part of the panel (8) opposite to the liquid level display part (8e) with respect to the cover part (8a). 8c) and an operating member (25
The vertical sliding part (25B) of ) is formed into an arcuate surface so as to be slidably guided in an arcuate manner along the guide hole (8c), and a part of the lever (25A) is made into a cylindrical shape with a compression spring inside. The tip of the operating rod (24) is fitted inside through (27). Although the operating member (25) swings up and down about the pivot shaft (12) of the operating rod (24), the panel (8) is always supported by the biasing force of the compression spring (27).
), the guide hole (
Even if there is a manufacturing error or assembly error in 8c), the vertical sliding part (25+3) is always in close contact with the inner surface of the panel (8) even during the vertical swinging operation of the operating member (25). The guide hole (8c) is closed so that the inside of the panel (8) cannot be seen from the outside so as not to spoil the aesthetic appearance.
8) Stably guided by the inner surface.

In addition, a safety stopper (17) provided on the panel (8)
) in the lateral direction (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 17), the operating member (25) comes into contact with the lower end of the operating member (25), is in a non-contact state,
In other words, a locked state and an unlocked state are formed.

The operating member (25) shown in FIG.
B) with the operating rod (24) in close contact with the panel (8).
A lever part (25A) formed separately from the vertical sliding part (25B) is connected to the vertical sliding part (25B) and configured to be movable in an arc upward and downward about the pivot shaft (12). panel (
8) Protruding from the front.

In this state, the other end is fitted and held in the vertical sliding part (25B) so as to be freely retractable back and forth, and further, the other end of the lever part (25A) is inserted into the panel of the lever part (25A). A stopper member (28) that engages with a constituent member in the case body (A) to lock the vertical operation of the operating member (25) by a pushing operation is linked, and the vertical sliding portion (25B) ), based on the one-button operation of the lever part (25Δ), the lever part (25A) is held in a retracted position inward of the panel (8) and held in a protruded position. Well-known one-button operation mechanism that can be switched freely (
29) is installed inside.

Therefore, the operation is extremely simple and requires only one push of the lever (25A), making it convenient.

The operating member (25) shown in FIG. 19 is swingably mounted on a pivot shaft (20) separately from the operating rod (24),
The panel (8) is guided substantially vertically with lateral wobbling suppressed, and the other end of the operating member (25) is configured to operate the operating rod (24) vertically to suppress it; In this case, the structure of the operating member (25) is simple and the unit price of the product is low.

Next, another embodiment shown in an overall perspective view will be shown.

Fig. 20 is shown for those corresponding to the above-mentioned type (I),
A safety stopper (17) is positioned below the operating member (25) of the panel (8).

In addition, FIG. 21 shows that both the left and right sides of the semi-cylindrical operation member (25), which has the features of both type (I) and type (II) and has a length in the vertical direction, can be used with the thumb and index finger. It is configured so that it can be slid up and down by holding it between the panel (8).
is provided.

Type (II) is shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, and especially in FIG. 25, the operating member (25) is connected to the panel (8
) to the cover part (8a) of the juice pipe (8a).
It is shown that the safety stopper (17) is installed on the horizontally tilted part surface on the opposite side from e), and the safety stopper (17) is installed at the lower position.

In addition, as type (III), figures 26 to 28
The figure corresponds to the operation member (25) provided on the panel (8).
) is in the shape of an arc.

Furthermore, if the operating member (25) is designed to be large enough so that the fingers can make stable contact with its upper end surface (25a), or if the depth of the panel (8) in the front and rear direction is to be reduced, the 29th As shown in the figure, the liquid injection tube (1) can be bent in the middle, and the operating rod (24) can be curved in the vertical direction, which can provide sufficient functionality in a small amount of space and is compact. become.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the liquid storage container with an air pump according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a partially cutaway cross section, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line nn of FIG. 1, and FIG. (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of main parts showing another embodiment, FIG. 3 (III) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line m-m of FIG. 3 (A), and FIG. m'-
4(a) is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in (a), and FIGS. 5 and 6 are another embodiment. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part showing another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8. Cross section, 1st
Figure 0 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part showing another embodiment, and Figure 10 (
+1) is the cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X of (a), and (c) is the x of (a)
'-X' line sectional view, Figures 11 to 16, Figure 18,
19 is a vertical sectional view of main parts showing different embodiments, FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along X-XVI[vA of FIG. 16, and FIGS. FIG. 29 is a vertical sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment, and FIG. 30 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a conventional example. (1)...Soup pipe, (2) Old...liquid container,
(8)... Panel, (25) Old operating member, (26)... Fluid level display tube, (A)...
・Case body, (P)・Old air pump.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A liquid container (2) is housed in the case body (A), and an air pump (P) is provided for compressing the gas in the container and discharging the liquid in the liquid container (2). In a liquid storage container with an air pump provided with an operating member (25) for operating the liquid container (P), the liquid injection pipe (1) or/and the liquid container (
2) A liquid storage container with an air pump, which is equipped with a panel (8) that covers the liquid volume display tube (26), etc. inside, and this panel (8) is configured as a guide for the operating member (25).