JP3885255B2 - Quantitative discharge container for powder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a powder quantitative discharge container used for contents that tend to solidify, such as cocoa, powdered milk, and bath preparations.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a quantitative stopper disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-1093 is known as a basic method of attaching a fixed amount to a mouth and neck of a container body and discharging it quantitatively. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the metering plug (100) is composed of a cup-shaped main body portion (100) having a peripheral wall (111) and a bottom wall (112) and having an inlet (113) on a side surface of the peripheral wall. 110) and a partition part (120) composed of a top plate (121), a vertical plate (122) and an inclined plate (123), and by fitting the main body part and the partition part, Comprised of a spare chamber (101), a replenishment chamber (102), a metering chamber (103), and a discharge hole (104). The contents are weighed and quantitatively discharged by operating the container upside down and upright. It was something to do.
[0003]
Then, normally, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the container body (300) shown in FIG. 3 (b) to which the metering stopper (100) is attached is screwed with the container body. A small lid (230) with an opening knob (231) having a joint ring (221) on the inner surface of the peripheral wall (220) and a sealing ring (232) with the discharge hole of the metering plug on the lower surface is attached to the hinge (201). And a cap (200) with a small lid attached to the top plate (210).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the above-described conventional metering stopper is attached to the metering discharge container, when the powdered contents that tend to solidify are used, the solidified contents block the inlet, and the contents enter the metering stopper. The amount of discharge sometimes fluctuated significantly due to hindering the inflow or clogging, for example, in the discharge hole inside the metering plug.
[0005]
The present invention solves the above-described problems of the conventional quantitative discharge container, and provides a quantitative discharge container for powder that is accurate and has no variation even when used for powdery contents that tend to harden. To do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a metering plug (100) is inserted into the mouth of a container body (300), and a cap with a small lid (200) is mounted thereon. In the metered discharge container, the metered stopper has a cup-like shape comprising a peripheral wall (111) and a bottom wall (112) having a lattice (114) and an inflow port (113) inclined to the vertical direction of the container. And a partition section (110) having a horizontal top plate (121) on the projecting side of the upper end of the semicircular bowl-shaped vertical plate (122) and an inclined plate (123) on the projecting side of the lower end. 120), the partition portion is inserted inside the main body portion with the inlet of the main body portion corresponding to the projecting surface of the vertical plate of the partition portion, and the inside of the main body portion is set as a spare chamber. (101), a replenishing chamber (102), a weighing chamber (103), and an elliptical discharge hole (104). And the quantitative plug body of the discharge hole is said to be connected with the connecting ring forming a small lid below the outlet of the cap with the small lid (240) (211), said cup-shaped and the semicircular trough-shaped vertical plate A quantitative discharge container for powder, characterized in that a discharge hole (104) for contents formed by the peripheral wall of the main body part linearly connects the measurement chamber and the discharge port .
[0007]
[Action]
The inlet of the quantitative stopper for the powder quantitative discharge container of the present invention is provided with a grid that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction of the container, so that when the container is inverted, the contents descend in the container. The lump of the material hits the lattice and breaks, and the contents easily flow into the metering plug from the inlet.
[0008]
In addition, the elliptical discharge hole of the quantitative stopper of the powder quantitative discharge container of the present invention is a semicircular discharge hole of the conventional quantitative stopper, and has a shape that is wide and difficult to stay, , to tie the outlet and linearly with the metering chamber, even if the masses in the contents of the weighing chamber, rather easily discharged without clogging, is good metering accuracy.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the powder quantitative discharge container (10) of the present invention has a quantitative stopper (100) inserted into the mouth of the container main body (300), and a top thereof. The cap (200) with a small lid is attached by being engaged by screwing or occlusion. As the container body, a plastic bottle or a paper container with a stopper can be used.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the metering plug (100) is composed of a main body part (110) and a partition part (120), and the main body part (110) is as shown in FIG. 2 (c). A cup-like shape having a flange (115) at the periphery of the opening formed by the peripheral wall (111) and the bottom wall, and having a lattice (114) having a shape adapted to the intended use on the side surface of the peripheral wall with respect to the vertical direction of the container An inclined inlet (113) is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the partition (120) is provided with a horizontal top plate (121) on the projecting surface at the upper end of the semicircular bowl-shaped vertical plate (122), and the projecting surface at the lower end. An inclined plate (123) having an angle adapted to the purpose of use is provided on the side. These main body part and partition part are each produced by injection molding using polyethylene or polypropylene. Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, the inlet (113) of the main body (110) and the projecting surface of the vertical plate (122) of the partition (120) are made to correspond to each other and partitioned inside the main body. The inside of the main body is partitioned into a spare chamber (101), a replenishment chamber (102), a measuring chamber (103), and an elliptical discharge hole (104). It is to be produced.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the cap (200) with a small lid is continuously provided with a small lid (230) having an opening knob (231) via a hinge (201) on the top plate (210) of the cap. As shown in FIG. 1B, an elliptical discharge port (240) is provided on the top plate of the cap below the small lid (230), and a connection ring (211) is provided on the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the discharge port. The inner wall of the peripheral wall (220) is provided with an engaging portion (221) such as screwing or occlusion with the container body. Note that when wearing the small lid capped (200) to the container body (300), the lower surface of the connecting ring (211), is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the discharge hole (104) of the quantitative stopper (100) The discharge hole (104) for the contents formed by the semicircular bowl-shaped vertical plate (122) and the peripheral wall (111) of the cup-shaped main body (110) is connected to the weighing chamber (103) and the discharge port. (240) is connected linearly . The cap with a small lid is produced by injection molding polypropylene or the like.
[0012]
Next, the discharge operation of the quantitative discharge container for powder of the present invention and the principle of fixed discharge by the operation will be described below. When the quantitative discharge container for powder according to the present invention filled with powdered contents is first tilted upside down with the inlet of the quantitative stopper facing upward, the contents in the container fall downward. The contents flow into the metering plug from the inlet and accumulate in the preliminary chamber. The amount of the inflowing contents is regulated by the position and size of the inflow port, whereby the first measurement is performed. Next, when the container is returned to the upright state, the contents of the preliminary chamber partially return to the container from the inlet, but most of the contents fall and accumulate in the measuring chamber and the replenishing chamber located below. Next, when the cap's small lid is opened and the container is tilted upside down again, the contents in the container flow into the spare chamber in the metering stopper from the inlet, and a part of the contents in the replenishing chamber is spared. Return to the room and weigh in the spare room together. At the same time, the contents in the measuring chamber and the contents in the shortage are secondarily measured from the replenishing chamber to the discharge hole by the measuring action of the inclined plate below the partition, and a predetermined amount of content flows into the discharge hole. The discharged contents are discharged from the outlet of the cap.
[0013]
【Example】
First, a cap with a small lid was produced by injection molding using polypropylene. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2A, the structure of the cap with a small lid (200) has an opening knob (231) via hinges (201) extending substantially at both ends of the top plate (210). ) Having a small lid (230), and a top plate below the small lid is provided with an elliptical discharge port (240), and a connection ring (211) with a discharge hole of the metering plug on the lower peripheral surface of the discharge port A fixing ring (212) that comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the partition top plate is provided on the lower surface corresponding to the connection ring of the top plate, and the inner surface of the peripheral wall (220) is screwed with the container body. A joint portion (221) is provided.
[0014]
Next, the main body part and the partition part of the measuring plug were produced by injection molding using polypropylene. As shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (c), the structure of the main body (110) is a cup shape having a flange (115) at the periphery of the opening, and has a lattice (114) on the side surface of the peripheral wall. An inflow port (113) is provided. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (b), the partition part (120) has a step which overlaps with the flange of the main body part on the projecting side of the upper end of the semicircular bowl-shaped vertical plate (122). A top plate (121) having a peripheral edge is provided horizontally, and an inclined plate (123) is provided on the projecting surface side of the lower end.
[0015]
Next, a container main body having a screwed portion with a cap on the mouth and neck is manufactured by direct blow molding using polyethylene, and after filling the container main body with powdery contents, FIG. As shown in b), the main body part (110) of the measuring plug (100) is inserted into the mouth part, and the vertical plate (122) of the partition part (120) projects into the inlet (113) of the main body part. The partition part is inserted into the main body part so as to correspond to the surface, and the cap with a small lid (200) is screwed onto the mouth and neck part (310) of the container main body from above and attached to this embodiment. An example quantitative discharge container (10) for powder was prepared.
[0016]
After the normal distribution and storage process, the contents were discharged. Despite the occurrence of lumps in the contents, the discharge was accurate and consistent.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
The metering discharge container of the present invention, in which a metering plug is inserted into the mouth of the container body and a cap with a small lid is mounted thereon, is provided with a grid at the inlet of the contents of the metering plug. When the container is turned upside down, the contents in the contents are easily broken and flow into the metering stopper. Can perform quantitative discharge without variation.
[0018]
In addition, since the cap is provided with a small lid, the container can be opened with a small lid without removing the cap and it is an easy-to-use quantitative discharge container.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of a powder quantitative discharge container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view thereof.
2A is a perspective view of a cap with a small lid in a state where a small lid of a powder quantitative discharge container according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened, and FIG. 2B is a partition of a quantitative stopper body; (C) is a perspective view of the main body of the metering plug.
3A is a cross-sectional view of an example cap with a small lid used in a conventional quantitative discharge container for powder, and FIG. 3B is a conventional quantitative stopper body at the mouth of the container. It is sectional drawing when mounting | wearing.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ....... Quantitative discharge container 100 ... Powder stopper 101 ... Preliminary chamber 102 ... Replenishment chamber 103 ... Measuring chamber 104 ... Discharge hole 110 ... Main body parts 111, 220 ... Surrounding wall 112 ... Bottom Wall 113 ... Inlet 114 ... Grid 115 ... Flange 120 ... Partition part 121, 210 ... Top plate 122 ... Vertical plate 123 ... Inclined plate 200 ... Cap with small lid 201 ... Hinge 211 ... Connecting ring 212 ...... Fixing rib 221 ...... Engagement part or screwing part 230 ...... Small lid 231 ...... Opening knob 232 ...... Sealing ring 240 …… Discharge port 300 …… Container body 310 …… Port neck 311 …… Screw part

Claims (1)

In a quantitative discharge container in which a metering stopper is inserted into the mouth of the container body and a cap with a small lid is mounted thereon, the metering stopper has a grid and has an inlet that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction of the container. A cup-shaped main body part comprising a peripheral wall and a bottom wall provided, and a partitioning part having a horizontal top plate on the projecting side of the upper end of the semicircular bowl-shaped vertical plate and an inclined plate on the projecting side of the lower end Configured, the inlet of the main body and the protruding surface of the vertical plate of the partition corresponding to each other, the partition portion is inserted inside the main body, the interior of the main body is a spare chamber, a replenishment chamber, measuring chamber and is partitioned and formed in the oval shape of the discharge hole, and, with the discharge hole of the quantitative plug member is connected to the connecting ring forming the outlet of the small lid below the capped the operculum, said semicircular trough The discharge hole for the contents formed by the cup-shaped vertical plate and the peripheral wall of the cup-shaped main body straight line the weighing chamber and the discharge port Powder for quantitative dispensing container, wherein the connecting to.

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