JP3973057B2 - Liquid application container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a liquid application container.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a liquid application container for detergent, etc., as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-126954, an application nozzle is provided in a squeeze container body, and the liquid in the container body is poured out from the spout of the application nozzle. The dispensed liquid can be applied to a portion to be coated such as a collar of a Y shirt by a coating work surface around the spout of the coating nozzle.
[0003]
At this time, in the prior art, the coating nozzle is constituted by a nozzle body fixed to the container body and a coating head attached and detached around the tip of the nozzle body. When the application target area of the application portion covers a wide area, the application head is fitted to the tip of the nozzle body, and the liquid discharged from the application head through the nozzle body is poured into the application head. Application is possible in a wide application target area of the application part by a large application work surface around the outlet. On the other hand, when the area to be coated of the coated portion is narrow, the coating head is removed from the tip of the nozzle body, and the liquid dispensed from the spout at the tip of the nozzle body is removed from the end surface around the spout of the nozzle body. Application is possible in a small application target area of the application part by a small application work surface.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prior art, when the coating nozzle is attached to and detached from the tip of the nozzle body, it is necessary to remove the coating head from the tip of the nozzle body. The removed coating head is flexed around the nozzle body. It is connected with a piece.
For this reason, when the container head is turned upside down with the application head removed from the tip of the nozzle body, and the application to the narrow application target area of the application part is performed by the small application work surface of the nozzle body, the application head Hangs around the nozzle body, which interferes with the coating operation.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to improve the coating workability when the coating nozzle is provided with a coating head for wide-area coating around the tip of the nozzle body for narrow-area coating.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the first aspect of the present invention, a coating nozzle is provided in the container body, the content liquid in the container body is poured out from the spout of the coating nozzle, and the discharged liquid is covered by the coating work surface around the spout of the coating nozzle. A liquid application container that can be applied to an application part, wherein the application nozzle comprises a nozzle body that is fixed to the container body side, and an application head that is fitted to the tip of the nozzle body. The coating head can be moved up and down in the axial direction of the nozzle body around the tip of the nozzle body, and can be switched between a wide-area coating work mode and a narrow-area coating work mode. In the narrow-area coating work mode, the container body In the wide-area coating operation mode, the diameter d ₂ that is larger than the inner diameter d _{1 of the} liquid conduit that communicates with the spout is continuous with the spout in the narrow-area coating operation mode and is larger than the spout. d ₃ Note that which was set as the exit.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid application container, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an application nozzle, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a setting state for switching the application head up and down in the application nozzle, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram shown.
[0015]
(Liquid application container 10) (FIGS. 1 to 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, the liquid application container 10 is provided with an application nozzle 20 in an opening 11 </ b> A of a squeeze (press-deformable) container body 11 so that the application nozzle 20 can be covered with a cover cap 12. The container 10 tilts the neck 11B having the opening 11A of the container body 11 forward with respect to the vertical axis, thereby bringing the container body 11 upside down from the upright state and bringing the coating nozzle 20 close to the portion to be coated. Therefore, the rotation angle of the user's wrist is made small so that the operability can be improved.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the application nozzle 20 has a mounting portion 21 having a female screw portion that is screwed into a male screw portion provided in the opening portion 11 </ b> A of the container body 11, and a liquid passing through the top surface portion 21 </ b> A of the mounting portion 21. The nozzle body 22 includes a long nozzle body 22 connected to the passage 21 </ b> B, and a ring-shaped application head 23 fitted around the tip small diameter portion 22 </ b> A of the nozzle body 22.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, the coating nozzle 20 can move the coating head 23 up and down in the axial direction of the nozzle main body 22 around the small diameter portion 22 </ b> A of the nozzle main body 22. When the coating head 23 is in the upward movement position, the fitting locking portion 23A of the coating head 23 is locked to the upper locking portion 31 of the outer periphery of the tip small-diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22, and the coating head 23 is widened. The setting is switched to the application work mode (FIG. 3A). On the other hand, the application head 23 is engaged with the lower engagement portion 32 of the outer periphery of the tip small-diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22 at the downward movement position. Is switched to the narrow area application work mode (FIG. 3B).
[0018]
The nozzle body 22 opens a spout 22B at the tip end surface of the tip narrow diameter portion 22A, and this tip end surface serves as a small-area coating work surface 22C, and leads the fluid passage 21B of the mounting portion 21 to the spout 22B. A liquid path 22D is provided. The coating head 23 opens a spout 23B connected to the spout 22B of the nozzle body 22 in a state where the wide-area coating work mode is set around the tip small diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22, and the spout 23B is large around the spout 23B. A coating work surface 23C having an area is formed. The coating head 23 includes a rib 23D on the back side of the coating work surface 23C.
[0019]
When the coating head 23 is set to the wide-area coating operation mode, the coating nozzle 20 makes the coating head 23 substantially flush with the tip surface of the nozzle body 22, and the spout 23B of the coating head 23 becomes the spout 22B of the nozzle body 22. Make it continuous. On the other hand, the application nozzle 20 causes the application head 23 to stand by near the base of the nozzle body 22 when the application head 23 is set to the narrow area application operation mode.
[0020]
Coating nozzle 20, the inner diameter of the liquid guiding path 22D of the nozzle body 22 d _1, the diameter of the spout 22B d _2, when the diameter of the spout 23B of the coating head 23 and _{d 3, d 1 <d 2} < It is set to d _3. That is, the coating nozzle 20, when setting the coating head 23 to a wide area coating operation mode, it is assumed that occupies put out Note the content liquid from the spout 23B of the coating head 23, spout diameter d ₃ of Shirubeekiro 22D at that time It is considerably larger than the inner diameter d _1. Further, when the application head 23 is set to the narrow-area application work mode, the application nozzle 20 causes the application head 23 to stand by near the base of the nozzle main body 22, so that the nozzle main body 22 dispenses the content liquid from the spout 22 </ b> B. The spout diameter d _{2 at} this time is also larger than the inner diameter d _{1 of the} liquid introduction path 22D.
[0021]
The application nozzle 20 includes a liquid dripping retaining cylinder 24 and a cap receiving cylinder 25 at two positions on the top surface portion 21A of the mounting portion 21 that are doubly concentric around the nozzle body 22.
[0022]
The liquid dripping retaining cylinder 24 is disposed between the nozzle body 22 on the top surface portion 21A of the mounting portion 21 and the liquid dripping retaining groove 24A connected to the outer peripheral portion around the coating work surface 23C formed by the coating head 23 of the coating nozzle 20. Form. The liquid dripping to be dripped from the coating head 23 of the coating nozzle 20 turns to the back side of the coating head 23 and is transmitted to the outer surface of the nozzle body 22 using the rib 23D as a bridging portion, and is temporarily held in the liquid dripping retaining groove 24A. (FIG. 4).
[0023]
The coating nozzle 20 is configured such that a coating head 23 fitted around the tip small diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22 is rotatable around the tip small diameter portion 22A. Therefore, when the application head 23 set in the wide-area application operation mode is applied to a wide application target area of the application part, the application head 23 is pressed against the application part and rolls without resistance while performing smooth application. Can do.
[0024]
In the liquid application container 10, the cover cap 12 attached to the application nozzle 20 includes a sealing pin 12 </ b> A on the top inner surface. With the cover cap 12 sealed to the application nozzle 20, the sealing pin 12 </ b> A is sealed to the spout 22 </ b> B of the nozzle body 22.
[0025]
Therefore, the liquid application container 10 is used as follows.
(1) Remove the cover cap 12 from the cap receiving cylinder 25 of the application nozzle 20 fixed to the container body 11. When the application target area of the application part is wide, the application head 23 is set to the wide application operation mode that is the upward movement position around the nozzle body 22, and when the application target area of the application part is narrow, the application head 23 is set. The narrow area application work mode, which is the downward movement position around the nozzle body 22, is set.
[0026]
(2) The container body 11 is turned upside down to bring the coating nozzle 20 close to the portion to be coated.
[0027]
(3) In a state where the application nozzle 20 is pressed against the application part, the container body 11 is squeezed to extrude the content liquid and applied to the application part by the application nozzle 20. Application is performed on the wide application target area by the application work surface 23C of the application head 23 set in the wide application operation mode, and application is performed on the application area 22C of the nozzle body 22 on the narrow application target area. It is.
[0028]
(4) Return the container body 11 to the upright state, attach the cover cap 12 to the cap receiving cylinder 25 of the application nozzle 20, and finish using the liquid application container 10.
[0029]
According to this embodiment, there are the following operations.
(1) The coating head 23 is moved up and down around the narrow tip portion 22A of the nozzle body 22 so that the coating head 23 can be switched between the wide-area coating operation mode and the narrow-area coating operation mode. Accordingly, when the application target area of the application portion is wide, the application head 23 is set to the wide application operation mode, and the large application work surface 23C of the application head 23 can be applied quickly and efficiently. On the other hand, when the area to be applied is narrow, the application head 23 is set to the narrow area application operation mode, and the narrow application area 22C at the end face of the tip small diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22 is aimed at the narrow application area. Thus, a small area can be applied quickly and efficiently without fouling the outside of the application work area with unnecessary application liquid.
[0030]
(2) When the container body 11 is erected after the liquid application container 10 is used, liquid dripping may occur from around the application work surface 23C formed by the application head 23 of the application nozzle 20. This liquid sag is temporarily retained in the liquid sag retaining groove 24 </ b> A through the outside of the coating nozzle 20. When the container body 11 is turned upside down at the next use, the liquid retained in the liquid dripping retaining groove 24 </ b> A is transmitted in the opposite direction to the outer direction of the coating nozzle 20 to form the coating head 23 of the coating nozzle 20. It is returned to the application work surface 23C to be applied and applied to the application portion. Thereby, the stain | pollution | contamination around the container 10 by liquid dripping can be prevented.
[0031]
(3) Since the coating head 23 of the coating nozzle 20 is rotatable around the tip small diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22, the coating work surface 23C of the coating head 23 is pressed against the surface of the coated portion such as the fiber surface. It can be applied smoothly while rolling without resistance.
[0032]
(4) By moving the coating head 23 up and down while fitting the tip small diameter portion 22A of the nozzle body 22, the coating head 23 is switched between the wide-area coating work mode and the narrow-area coating work mode. Accordingly, when the application head 23 is set to the narrow area application operation mode, the container body 11 is turned upside down, and application is performed to a narrow application object area of the application portion by the small application work surface 22C of the nozzle body 22. The head 23 is made to wait in a fitted state near the base of the nozzle main body 22, and the coating head 23 does not get in the way of the coating operation because it rubs. That is, the coating workability can be improved.
[0033]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. Is included in the present invention. For example, in the present invention, the inner diameter of the liquid guide path of the coating nozzle and the diameter of the spout may be made equal.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the coating nozzle is provided with the coating head for wide-area coating around the front end portion of the nozzle body for narrow-area coating, the coating workability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a liquid application container. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an application nozzle.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a setting state of up / down switching of a coating head in a coating nozzle.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the application nozzle is kept dripping.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Liquid application container 11 Container main body 20 Application nozzle 22 Nozzle main body 22A Tip small diameter part (tip part)
22C Application work surface 23 Application head 23A Fitting locking part 23C Application work surface 24A Liquid dripping retaining groove 31 Upper locking part 32 Lower locking part

Claims (5)

A liquid application container in which a coating nozzle is provided in the container body, the liquid in the container body is poured out from the spout of the coating nozzle, and the dispensed liquid can be applied to the coated portion by the coating work surface around the spout of the coating nozzle. Because
The application nozzle is composed of a nozzle body fixed to the container body side, and an application head fitted to the tip of the nozzle body,
The coating nozzle can move the coating head up and down in the axial direction of the nozzle body around the tip of the nozzle body, and can be switched between a wide-area coating operation mode and a narrow-area coating operation mode ,
In the narrow band application operation mode, a large diameter d ₂ than the inner diameter d ₁ of the liquid guiding channel communicating from the container body to the spout and the spout,
The wide application in working mode, continuously spout the narrow band application operation mode, the liquid coating container, characterized in that the spout a big diameter d ₃ than infusion outlet. 2. The liquid application according to claim 1, wherein a liquid dripping retaining cylinder and a cap receiving cylinder are provided at two positions inside and outside the nozzle body, and a liquid dripping retaining groove is formed between the nozzle body and the liquid dripping retaining cylinder. container.   The liquid application container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the application head of the application nozzle is rotatable about the tip of the nozzle body as a rotation axis.   The coating head can be switched between a wide-area coating operation mode in which the coating head is substantially flush with the tip surface of the nozzle body, and a narrow-area coating operation mode in which the coating head is held near the base of the nozzle body. The liquid application container according to claim 1, wherein each of the head and the nozzle body is provided with a locking portion. A cover cap that is attached to the coating nozzle, and a sealing pin provided on the inner surface of the top of the cover cap is sealed to the spout of the nozzle body with the cover cap sealed to the coating nozzle The liquid application container according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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