JP2679964B2 - Refill connection - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refilling connector for refilling a container with a liquid or pasty filling material enclosed in a bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for the purpose of saving resources and preventing the generation of dust, various products have been sold separately from the containers that contain them.

The products of this type are mainly liquid or pasty foods such as sauces and dressings and liquid detergents. As for the type, many kinds are handled in restaurants, hospitals, etc. that consume a large amount, but recently, various kinds have been refilled and used at home for the above-mentioned purpose, and the type has increased. ing.

Most conventional refill products are enclosed in a flexible bag. When refilling, a part of the bag is cut off and the enclosed filling is squeezed out into a container. It was

In the case of a large amount of commercial use, a cap member that can be capped is welded to the outside of the bag, and when used, the bag inside the plug member is broken to refill the bag. In some cases, when the filling remains, the cap member is capped.

[0006]

The refill bag used conventionally simply encloses the filling material. Since the container to be refilled contains liquid or paste, the input port for the filling material is generally made narrower than the shape (capacity) of the container. When cutting out parts and refilling,
There is a problem that the enclosed material easily spills from the cut edge to the periphery of the container.

Further, in the refilling work, in addition to the bag and the container in which the filling material is enclosed, it is necessary to provide a blade for cutting the bag, which is troublesome.

Further, when the filling remains in the bag at the end of the refilling work, it is necessary to prevent the leakage of the filling by binding the cut end or the like, but the bag has flexibility as described above. Therefore, there is a problem in that workability is poor and leakage prevention tends to be insufficient. Although such a problem is solved when the bag is provided with a cap member that can be capped, there is a problem in that the plug member is in a protruding state from the bag, so that the bag is likely to be damaged during transportation and difficult to carry. is there.

Each of the above problems is consumed in a large amount,
Naturally, it will be a problem in restaurants and hospitals where a lot of refilling work is done, but from the recent trend aimed at resource saving and preventing the generation of garbage, it is a particular problem from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of refilled products in ordinary households. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and a refilling work can be performed by a simple work using only a bag and a container without spilling the filling material to the surroundings. To provide a refill connector that can easily and reliably prevent leakage of the filling material when the filling material remains in the bag at the end of the work. With the goal.

[0011]

The refilling connector of the present invention comprises a first connector and a second connector having a hollow portion, and the first connector and the second connector are Located inside a bag filled with filling material and
Used in the state that the connecting tool of the contact with the inner surface of the bag,
The second connector has teeth at one end and is slidably supported on the inner peripheral surface of the first connector, and each of the first connector and the second connector has a second connector. A holding mechanism is provided for holding the connecting device in a first state in which the connecting device is accommodated in the first connecting device and a second state in which one end of the second connecting device projects from the first connecting device. It is characterized by being

In this case, the first connecting device is connected to the hollow portion of the first connecting device in the vicinity of the end on the side where one end of the second connecting device projects in the second state. And a second hole is formed in the second connector in the second state.
The first hole formed in the connecting device and the second hole communicating with the hollow portion of the second connecting device may be formed.

A step may be formed on the outer peripheral portion of the first connector.

Further, a collar may be formed on the outer peripheral portion of the first connector.

"Operation" The refill connector of the present invention is used by being put in a bag together with a filling material. Since the second connector is in the first state that it is accommodated in the first connector at the time of loading and transporting the bag, the bag is not damaged and the filling material is not spilled. At the time of refilling, the worker presses the first connecting tool against the inner surface of the bag,
Further, the second connector is pushed to bring it into a second state in which one end on which teeth are formed is projected. Second by the pushing operation
When a tooth provided at one end of the connection tool breaks the bag, the filling material is discharged through the hollow portions provided in each of the first connection tool and the second connection tool, and refilling is performed.

When holes are formed in each of the first connecting tool and the second connecting tool, the filling material is discharged to the outside even though each hole is passed. Since the hole provided in the first connector is formed near the end where the first connector contacts the bag,
More filling can be discharged.

When a step is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the first connector, it becomes possible to refill containers of various diameters, and when a collar is formed, usability is improved.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1A and 1B are a sectional view and a bottom view showing the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the above embodiment.

The refill connector 100 of this embodiment is enclosed in a bag together with a filling and used as a container-bag connector when refilling. First connection tool 1
01 and the second connector 102, each of the above figures shows the state of the bag during transportation.

First connecting tool 101 and second connecting tool 1
No. 02 is formed in a rotationally symmetrical shape having a hollow portion, and the second constituent member 102 is accommodated in the inner surface of the first constituent member 101 as shown (first condition). Held in.

The first connector 101 comprises an insertion portion 111 which is an insertion port into a container, a collar 103 having a diameter larger than that of the insertion portion 111, and four legs 110 which connect the collar 103 and the insertion portion 111. Has been done. An opening 112 is formed between the legs 110 as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 1B and the perspective view of FIG. The insertion portion 111 has a brim 103.
[Upper side in FIG. 1A] is formed so that its diameter gradually increases, but a step portion 113 that acts as a collar is formed at the connection portion with the leg 110. The upper surface of the inner peripheral surface of the step portion 113 has a second connecting member 1 described later.
It becomes the pressing surface 108 for pressing the collar 104 formed on the No. 02. The inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion 111 is a portion that slidably supports the second connector, and a protruding portion 107 that protrudes toward the inner surface is provided around the flange 103 of the inner peripheral surface. ing.

The second connector 102 has a cylindrical shape with a collar 104, and is on the side opposite to the collar 104 [FIG. 1 (a)].
The lower end of the inside] has a chevron-shaped tooth at the tip portion 109. A first groove 105 and a second groove 106, which form a holding means together with a protrusion 107 formed on the first connecting tool, are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the body of the second connecting tool 102. . The height of the second connecting tool 102 is formed to be lower than that of the first connecting tool 101, and the protrusion 107 and the second groove 106 are engaged with each other during transportation shown in FIG. The second connecting tool 102 is contained in the first connecting tool 101. Each of the 1st connection tool 101 and the 2nd connection tool 102 is formed using the resin which has flexibility.

Next, the refilling operation of this embodiment will be described.

3 and 4 are a sectional view and a perspective view showing the state of the present embodiment during refilling.

At the time of refilling, the operator presses the insertion portion 111 (downward in the figure) side of the first connector 101 from the top of the bag (not shown) against the inner surface of the bag and then makes the second connection. The tool 102 is pushed out toward a container (not shown) provided outside the bag (downward in the figure). By the pushing operation, the protrusion 107 and the second groove 10 shown in FIG.
6, the engagement state with 6 is released, and the tip portion 109 of the second connecting tool 102 having the chevron-shaped teeth is broken and protrudes to the outside.
The refilling state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is obtained. The second connecting tool 102 is pushed out until the brim 104 abuts the pressing surface 108 of the first connecting tool 101. In this state, the protruding portion 107 has the first groove 1 as shown in FIG.
05, the second connector 102 is held in a state of protruding from the first connector 101 (second state).

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the refilling connector 100 at the time of refilling, together with the bag 501 and the container 502.

The refill operator has a tip 10 as shown.
7 of the bag 501 (see FIG. 4) is projected to the container 502
The bag 501 is squeezed into the opening at the upper end of the bag. By this squeezing operation, the filling in the bag 501 passes through the opening 112 (see FIG. 4) provided in the first connector 101 and the central portion of the second connector 102 (see FIG. 3) into the container 502. It is discharged and refilled. At this time, the air in the container 502 is discharged to the outside through the gap between the upper opening of the container 502 and the bag 501. In the above refilling work, since the outer peripheral portion of the first connector 101 (see FIG. 4) functions as a funnel, the filling can be refilled without leaking out of the container.

In this embodiment, the refilling connector 100 is simply put into the bag together with the filling material, and the refilling work is easy without using any other tool and without the filling material spilling out of the container. You can do it.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the structure of the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, in order to efficiently squeeze the filling, holes 603 and 604 are partially formed in each of the first connector 101 and the second connector 102 shown in the first embodiment. Provided on the first connection tool 60
The first and second connectors 602 are used. The other structure is similar to that of the first embodiment shown in each of FIGS. 1 to 5, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

Hole 603 provided in the first connector 601
Is connected to the hollow portion of the first connector 601 and is provided in the vicinity of the lower end on the container side (downward in the drawing) when refilling. Hole 604 provided in second connector 602
Is the second connector 6 in the state at the time of refilling shown in the figure.
It is formed at a position communicating with the hole 604 provided in the first connector 601 when 02 is in a protruding state. Therefore, the filling in the bag is discharged into the container through the holes 603 and 604 in addition to the openings formed in the first connector, so that the amount of the filling remaining in the bag at the end of refilling is small. It is less, and it is possible to refill efficiently.

The refill connector of the present invention may be provided with a capping ability. As a configuration for producing such an action, the positions of the holes formed in the first and second connecting tools are partial, and the holes formed in the first connecting tool are defined by the second connecting tool. It is conceivable that the structure is such that it communicates with or shuts off from the outside, or that a valve mechanism is added, and such a structure is naturally possible.

Further, in each of the embodiments described above,
Although it has been described that the first connecting tool has a step, this is intended to accommodate containers of various diameters and to improve usability, and from the viewpoint of adapting to various containers. May be formed in multiple stages, and a collar may be provided in the middle part of the outer periphery of the first connector to improve usability.

[0035]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the invention, there is an effect that the refilling work can be easily performed without spilling the filling material on the periphery. Further, since the refill connector for producing such an effect is enclosed in the bag during transportation, it can be transported in the same manner as a normal bag and is not damaged.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the above respective effects, there is an effect that a larger amount of the filling material can be discharged and the refilling can be efficiently performed.

According to the third aspect, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to accommodate containers of various diameters.

According to the fourth aspect, in addition to the above respective effects, there is an effect that usability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B are a cross-sectional view and a bottom view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state during refilling of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state during refilling of the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 together with a bag and a container.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Refilling connector 101,601 1st connector 102,602 2nd connector 103,104 Collar 105 First groove 106 Second groove 107 Projection part 108 Pressing face 109 Tip part 110 Leg 111 Insert part 112 Opening 113 Step 501 Bag 502 Container 603, 604 Hole

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first connecting device and a second device having a hollow portion.
In a state in which the first connecting tool and the second connecting tool are located inside the bag filled with the filling material and the first connecting tool is in contact with the inner surface of the bag. The second connecting tool is provided with teeth at one end and is slidably supported on the inner peripheral surface of the first connecting tool, and each of the first connecting tool and the second connecting tool is provided. ,
A holding mechanism is provided for holding the second connector in a first state in which the second connector is accommodated in the first connector and in a second state in which one end of the second connector protrudes from the first connector. Refilling connector characterized by being provided. 2. The refill connector according to claim 1, wherein the first connector has a portion near an end on which one end of the second connector projects in the second state. , A first hole communicating with the hollow portion of the first connecting device is formed, and the second connecting device has a first hole and a first hole formed in the first connecting device in the second state. A refilling connector characterized in that a second hole communicating with the hollow portion of the second connecting device is formed. 3. The refill connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a step is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the first connector. 4. The refill connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a brim is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the first connector.